Ibrahim Ali’s jihad against a fictitious foe
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May 16, 11 8:18am
`If they don’t arrest Ibrahim Ali, we know Umno is involved. If this is not incitement of racial and religious hatred, I don’t know what is.’
Perkasa ready to crusade against ungrateful Christians
Quigonbond: Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali is no help to Najib Razak for saying the prime minister is playing a game. That means all overtures by the PM is now proven to be nothing more than a vote-getting exercise, devoid of sincerity in resolving problems.
On the other hand, what Ibrahim is doing is being syok sendiri (self-infatuation). He creates his own enemy, launches a crusade against that fictitious foe, and hopes that the enemy will respond.
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Sdr Chian Heng Kai’s last blog posting: “入阁为了谁？”
http://chianhengkai.blogspot.com/
Thursday, May 5, 2011
砂拉越州议会大选已尘埃落定，以城市为基础的人联党大演滑铁卢，在参选的19个议席中只赢得6席，输了13席。
竞选期间，人联党提出的宣传口号是，安定，发展，与参政（参加执政）。
事实上，人联党早已知道安定与发展牌已不管用，他们想借参政牌来挽回民心，结果显示参政牌也不管用了。
快人快语的马华总会长拿督斯里蔡细历医生立刻建议人联党不在砂州议会内入阁。可是他这项快人快语却被急智的槟城首席部长兼民主行动党秘书长林冠英指出，如果马华公会建议人联党不入阁，那么马华公会在西马的成绩也好不了多少，所以马华也应该在西马的议会内不要入阁。 Read the rest of this entry »
Sodomy II: Anwar ordered to enter defence
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Court on Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:20 am
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will have to defend himself on a charge of sodomising former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan three years ago, the High Court ruled today.
Trial judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah concluded that there was a prima facie case against the 63-year old Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto leader, facing a second sodomy case charge in 13 years.
He was sacked as deputy prime minister and finance minister after the first case came to light in 1998.
“Prosecution proven all facts to define charge. Prima facie case made out against accused. Accused therefore called to enter defence,” said Mohd Zabidin today.
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‘No need for Najib to apologise’
Posted by Kit in Najib Razak, UMNO on Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:12 am
By Tarani Palani | May 16, 2011
Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Najib Tun Razak does not need to apologise for the latest “Christian Malaysia” report by the party’s mouthpiece, Utusan Malaysia, says political analyst Farish Noor.
Rather it is Utusan’s editor-in-chief Aziz Ishak and other editors who should be held responsible for the report.
“If one day, Utusan starts a rumour that ‘aliens are landing in Malaysia’, would Najib have to apologise for that as well”? he told FMT, adding that although Najib was the party president, the onus cannot always fall on him.
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Ignore race rhetoric, says Talent Corp
Posted by Kit in Brain drain, Religion, UMNO on Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:05 am
The Malaysian Insider | May 16, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The man in charge of Malaysia’s talent drive wants overseas Malaysians to ignore the heightening race rhetoric in the country.
In an interview published by the Singapore Straits Times today, Talent Corporation chief Johan Mahmood Merican said that ultimately race rhetoric should not be confused with government policy.
“Ultimately, what gets implemented are the policies of the prime minister and the government,” he told the Singapore newspaper.
Johan’s comments came amid rising concerns that heightening race and religious rhetoric could derail Malaysia’s ambitious drive to attract top talent.
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Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #65
Posted by Kit in Bakri Musa, globalisation on Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:03 am
Chapter 8: Culture, Institutions, and Leadership
Economic Culture of Malays: Our Purported Lack of Learning And Savings
Another pat explanation for Malay backwardness is that we do not save. The resounding success of Tabong Haji narrated earlier gives lie to this claim.
There are of course many productivity-eroding habits of Malays. While I expect these to persist among rural dwellers out of ignorance, I would expect better from the more educated urban elite. Earlier I wrote about Deputy Prime Minister Badawi not being able to afford a home but could put on a lavish wedding, but ponder the following.
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10 Days in May (11)
Posted by Kit in Hishammuddin, Media, Najib Razak on Monday, 16 May 2011, 8:40 am
Tweets @limkitsiang:-
Hisham says newspapers should be given leeway (TMI) Hishammuddin to meet chief editors of newspapers （Malaysiakini） http://bit.ly/j09gkh
Issue not Hisham meeting editors but explanation from Hisham 4double stds/negligence/failure 2take action agnst Utusan http://bit.ly/j09gkh
If Hisham dare not discharge ministerial duty re: Utusan, he shld stop “talk big” n go catch acid splashers who have claimed 22 victims
KTK Disunity Affairs Minister. Issue is not so much IAli Utusan but Hishammuddin Najib. Is KTK taking issue 2Cabinet? http://bit.ly/lDMyTw
What credibility when nestle extremists Utusan IAli in bosom? http://bit.ly/jA4P1Y PM brings global call 2reject extremism 2Oxford (Star) Read the rest of this entry »
Hisham says newspapers should be given leeway
Posted by Kit in Hishammuddin, Media on Monday, 16 May 2011, 7:10 am
By Melissa Chi
The Malaysian Insider
May 15, 2011
SUNGAI BESAR, May 15 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today that newspapers should be given leeway despite stringent laws under the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA).
“The law is very clear but everybody, every paper has crossed that line one time or another. This is probably Utusan’s time. Before this there was China Press, Nan Yang, I know, because it happened under my watch.
“But in such situations, we give them a little space. We find which is really news that can benefit us as one race, 1 Malaysia but they shouldn’t go past the boundaries which touches on sensitive issues such as religion and race,” he told reporters after launching the Sungai Besar Umno division meeting here at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Sin Min.
The latest controversy to rile the country’s dominant majority was the “Christian Malaysia” report first published by the Umno newspaper Utusan Malaysia on May 7.
The Umno daily carried a front-page article headlined “Kristian agama rasmi?” (Christianity the official religion?), claiming the DAP was conspiring with Christian leaders to take over Putrajaya and abolish Islam as the religion of the federation. Read the rest of this entry »
Kenapa Najib biarkan Utusan?
Posted by Kit in Media, Najib Razak, UMNO on Monday, 16 May 2011, 6:46 am
Husam Musa
The Malaysian Insider
May 15, 2011
15 MEI — Saya merujuk kenyataan Perdana Menteri bahawa teori menukar kedudukan Islam dalam perlembagaan negara adalah tidak wujud.
Trend Utusan Malaysia mempermainkan api perkauman dan agama — terakhir isu konspirasi Kristian – jelas membahayakan keamanan negara dan kemakmuran hidup masyarakat majmuk Malaysia.
Ia tidak membantu menguatkan Islam bahkan sebaliknya memercikkan api yang boleh melemahkan negara dan kedudukan Islam di negara ini.
Tepat sepertimana disebut Perdana Menteri sendiri,
“…semua pihak mesti membendung perasaan emosi untuk tidak membuat perkara yang boleh mengganggu-gugat keamanan, keharmonian serta kesejahteraan negara.” (Perdana Menteri; Berita Harian 12 Mei 2011)
Persoalannya, jika Perdana Menteri sedar gerakan ini membahayakan negara, kenapa Utusan Malaysia bebas menjadi ‘anak nakal’ yang tidak bertanggungjawab menabur api fitnah sesuka hati? Read the rest of this entry »
Gerakan wants Ibrahim’s ‘crusade’ threat against Christians investigated
Posted by Kit in nation building, Religion on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 11:05 pm
By Clara Chooi
The Malaysian Insider
May 15, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Dr Koh Tsu Koon today called on the police to investigate Datuk Ibrahim Ali for inciting racial and religious hatred in his recent speeches, especially Ibrahim’s threat last night to wage a crusade against Christians.
Dr Koh, who is unity affairs minister in the Prime Minister’s department, accused the Perkasa president of being “uncouth” in his outburst, saying Ibrahim had clearly violated the government’s 1 Malaysia concept and call for moderation among the various communities.
“I feel disgusted that he should beat his chest this way, trying to be a hero, especially after the Prime Minister has just met Muslim and non-Muslim leaders separately, calling for calm, understanding and mutual respect,” Dr Dr Koh said in a statement today.
Dr Koh reminded Ibrahim that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, together with Christian leaders, had met last week to discuss the row over allegations by Utusan Malaysia of Christian conspiracy, and had decided to put the matter to rest. Read the rest of this entry »
Ibrahim Ali is Umno
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Mahathir, Najib Razak, UMNO on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 10:57 pm
Shamsuddin Ghani
The Malaysian Insider
May 15, 2011
MAY 15 — I think it is time we stop this charade. Ibrahim Ali says he is an Independent MP and that Perkasa has nothing to do with Umno.
But we know better than to accept this nonsense from the King of Nonsense.
He is allowed by the Najib administration to plant seditious ideas everywhere, to brandish his thuggish behaviour on the national stage and insult everything decent about being Malaysian.
The police give him a free pass even though everytime he speaks he breaks a slew of laws. How can an intellectually-disadvantaged politician with supposedly no affialiation be so privileged?
Because he has the support of Najib Razak and Umno and the protection of Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Perkasa is Umno’s alter ego and was set up to give Umno the luxury of playing the chauvinist and right wing card and yet have the luxury of deniability. So Umno could assure its BN component party members that it was middle of the road while twin Perkasa targetted the vote of the Malays. Read the rest of this entry »
Yemeni Opposition Says GCC-Backed Political Plan Is ‘Dead’
Posted by Kit in Middle East/Africa on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 10:35 pm
Bloomberg
By Mohammed Hatem
May 15, 2011
May 15 (Bloomberg) — Yemen’s Joint Meetings Party, a coalition of six opposition groups, says a plan to end the country’s political crisis is dead following a visit by the chief envoy of Arab Gulf states seeking to broker a deal.
While the coalition is willing to meet Abdel Latif al- Zayyani, the secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, again to explore new options, the current proposal was considered “dead,” Mohammed Qahtan, spokesman for the opposition, said in a telephone interview today.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets in Sana’a, the capital, today calling for an end to the 32-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several people marched through the streets carrying a makeshift coffin with the words “GCC Initiative” written on the side.
Protests have persisted since the government and the Joint Meetings Parties failed to sign a GCC-brokered plan last month. Under the terms of the plan, Saleh would have ceded power within a month of signing the deal and would be granted immunity from prosecution. Al-Zayyani visited Sana’a yesterday to revive the group’s stalled peace initiative, the official Saba news service said. Read the rest of this entry »
Family wants independent inquiry into teen’s fatal shooting
Posted by Kit in Human Rights, Police on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 9:19 pm
By Clara Chooi
May 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 15 — The family of Johari Abu Bakar have demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 17-year-old’s shooting, accusing the police today of giving inconsistent accounts of the incident.
The family will also file a court petition tomorrow, seeking for a second post-mortem on the school dropout, due to “suspicious” signs of assault found on the boy’s body, including a broken right arm.
Johari, an odd-job worker, was killed in a shootout with the police behind a budget hotel at the Cyber Valley Commercial Centre, Dengkil, at about 10.30pm on Friday.
According to a media statement by Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah following the incident, the suspect had been in his “20s” and was believed to have been hiding in the hotel after stealing a Toyota Alphard multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) near Taman Megah, Kelana Jaya, on May 10. Read the rest of this entry »
Group pushes for ‘truly Malaysian’ history
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Education, nation building on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 9:15 pm
By Melissa Chi
May 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 15 — The campaign for “A Truly Malaysian Heritage” took root today, when a group of scholars and non-governmental organisations (NGO) pushing for greater accuracy in history textbooks for secondary school students gathered for the first time.
“We need to provide the alternatives to what we think are much better balanced more truthful Malaysian history syllabus in textbooks,” said Dr Lim Teck Ghee, director of the Centre for Policy Initiatives.
Lim told reporters at the Hotel Singgahsana here that the group was formed shortly after February 10, when the online History Book Reform Signature Campaign was launched by the Plan of Action 4 Malaysia.
Aside from Lim, the group also counts professors and lecturers as among its member, along with 18 NGOs including human rights group Aliran, the All Women’s Action Society (Awan), the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH), and the National Interlok Action Team (Niat). Read the rest of this entry »
Snap forms committee to study merger with DAP
By Ang Ngan Toh
May 15, 11 | Malaysiakini
Sarawak National Party (Snap) has formed a four-member committee to head preliminary discussions with the DAP on the merger proposal.
Announcing this today, Snap secretary-general Stanley Jugol said the party wants to know “what the DAP actually wants” in black and white.
“The party’s central executive committee will discuss the report to be submitted by the committee later,” he told Malaysiakini when contacted today.
The CEC would then make a decision after studying the report, he added.
The committee, formed by the CEC at its meeting yesterday, is headed by the party’s vice-presidents Augustine Liom and vice-president Johnny Wong, with CEC member Johari Bujang and Youth chief Dayrell Walter Entrie as members. Read the rest of this entry »
10 Days in May (10)
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, environment, Islam on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 6:18 pm
Tweets @limkitsiang:-
Kuantan Police cynosure. Is Lynas already exercising Xtraordinary influence over Kuantan Police? Contd subversion of national institutions?
Internet-savvy IGP, r u following this? Shd apologise n tel/stop Kuantan police from its folly b4 Police become world laughing stock.
Hisham will have 2explain Parliament wh Police have new SOP 2get urine test from all arrested, rationale – recipe 4PDRM become world-class?
Hisham – in national interest, wld Police arrest IbrahimAli n demand urine test 2stop lies n seditious race/religious baiting?
Hisham – can explain Y police so tough overbearing w loyal peaceloving defenders environment? @LeeChinChen they want us to do urine test!
If DAP/Christian rep had said 10% what Ibrahim did, ISA/worst laws wld have been thrown at him.Hisham – Y so soft now? Read the rest of this entry »
Two Pakatan leaders demand immediate action against Taib
By Joseph Tawie
The Broken Shield
Saturday, May 14
KUCHING: Two Sarawak Pakatan leaders today (14 May) demanded an immediate investigation to be taken against Chief Minister of Sarawak Abdul Taib Mahmud following reports by Sarawak Report that the President of Swiss Federation Micheline Calmy-Rey has revealed Taib’s assets in Switzerland.
Calmy-Rey has forwarded the information about Taib’s assets in Switzerland to its regulatory body FINMA (the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority) for investigation.
The Swiss President said that Switzerland takes extremely seriously the concerns that have been raised internationally about Taib’s alleged profiteering from timber corruption and are unhappy that such assets may have been invested in Switzerland.
In a statement on the report, Sarawak PKR Chief Baru Bian said: “For the President of a foreign country to acknowledge that her government has begun investigation into Taib Mahmud’s assets is indeed an indictment on the credibility of the Chief Minister. Read the rest of this entry »
Sabah health services limping along
By Michael Kaung
May 15, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP said that it has received scores of complaints regarding the services rendered by the Federal Health Ministry to Sabahans in terms of quality of treatment, medical supplies and equipment.
Junz Wong, state DAP assistant secretary, said that both the patients and doctors are unhappy and frustrated with the state of affairs in the medical and health services.
The party believes that Sabahans are among the most ill-cared for citizens in Malaysia due to lack of drugs and healthcare equipment.
Wong justifies his claim by pointing out that Sabah only one radiotherapy machine for the whole state.
In the past, before the Sabah Medical Centre (SMC) was bought over by government, the hospital rented the radiotherapy machine.
Now after taking over the SMC hospital, the government is still renting it. Read the rest of this entry »
Ibrahim Ali doesn’t represent all Malays, says Hisham
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Islam, nation building, Religion on Sunday, 15 May 2011, 2:55 pm
By Melissa Chi
May 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider
SUNGAI BESAR, May 15 — UMNO Vice President Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (picture) said today that Perkasa President Datuk Ibrahim Ali does not represent all the Malays in the country.
“I don’t think Ibrahim Ali represents all the Malays or all the Muslims. Same as Osama bin Laden, he doesn’t represent all the Muslims. There are extremists, I’m not saying Ibrahim Ali is an extremist, please don’t quote me wrongly but I’m saying that there are different levels of understanding. so let the public decide who they want to represent (them),” he said, adding that there are extremists in the Chinese community as well.
Despite police still investigating unsubstantiated reports of a move to a Christian Malaysia, the Malay rights group president threatened Christians nationwide last night that he would wage a crusade or holy war should they proceed with their agenda to usurp Islam. Read the rest of this entry »
