Friday, December 4, 2009

BTN dissolution motion rejected


The Penang state assembly today rejected a motion by a government backbencher to pressure the federal government to dissolve the National Civics Bureau (BTN) course and review the courses at the National Institute of Public Administration (Intan).

Speaker Abdul Halim Hussain said that although the matter involved public interest, it was not urgent because the cabinet had promised to revamp the curriculum for the course.

The motion was moved by Ong Chin Wen (PKR-Bukit Tengah)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Commission politicians as preachers!

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested that politicians get commissioned as religious preachers if they want to conduct ceramah (public talks) on Islam so as to prevent disunity and confusion among Muslims in the country.

“I notice that many politicians conduct religious lectures without having been commissioned to do so. Religious lectures with a political motive cannot be trusted.

“The commissioning is to ensure that the lecturers adhere to the true Islamic teachings propagated by Prophet Mohammad,” he told reporters after opening the annual general meeting of the United Sabah Islamic Association here on Wednesday.

Dr Mahathir, who is president of the Malaysian Muslim Welfare Organisation, said it was feared that the differences of opinion among certain Muslim personalities would be misinterpreted by Muslims and lead to disunity and factions.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Only contestant's flags allowed? Really?


So, this was what the EC said:

PORT DICKSON: Only flags and posters of Barisan Nasional and PAS are allowed to be displayed in the Bagan Pinang constituency, the Election Commission said.

Its deputy chairman, Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, noted that the Election Offences Act did not state why parties not contesting the elections were not allowed to display their party flags.

“Section 24B of the Act states that only the candidate and political party contesting the elections are allowed to put up campaign materials as long as he is issued with the permit and pays the campaign deposit.

“Even the candidate himself will be barred from putting up his own campaign posters if he or his party do not pay the deposit,” he said after inspecting the final check and distribution of postal votes for the armed forces and police personnel at the district and land office here yesterday.

He said party workers had wanted to know which section in the Act stated that political parties were barred from putting up their posters or banners.

“Of course, it is not stated in the Act because the contesting candidate himself is not allowed to put up posters if he hasn’t paid the campaign deposit.

“So, there is no need to state in the Act why parties which are not contesting the elections can or cannot put up their posters.

“It’s a matter of whether the campaign deposit was paid by the contesting candidate and party.”

Wan Ahmad also refuted claims by PAS that there were duplication of names in the electoral roll, particularly involving postal voters. “We have scrutinised the roll and can assure everyone that the duplication of names does not exist.”


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

No tainted candidate for bagan Pinang, pls...


Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad saidUmno should pick a candidate who is free of money politics (vote-buying) for the Bagan Pinang state by-election.

He believed that BN could win the by-election on Oct 11 with a big majority because the seat was Umno’s stronghold.

he said having corruption-free candidates would be a very important factor in Bagan Pinang as well as in the next general election.

“For me, it’s not just this place. The people throughout Malaysia want to know whether we are serious about eradicating money politics, corruption and so forth,” he said.

If Umno fielded an candidate who was not clean, it might win in Bagan Pinang but would lose in other constituencies, he said.

He also feared that the party would lose badly in the 13th general election if the trend continued.

“I’m not thinking about individuals. I know everyone and I don’t care about anyone but I’m thinking only of the party,” he said.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Berundurlah Khalid...




RAKYAT di seluruh negara sedang menyaksikan kekacauan pentadbiran di dua buah negeri yang dikuasai oleh pakatan pembangkang. Kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang yang diketuai DAP ternyata dikuasai oleh golongan minoriti, sanggup tunduk kepada tekanan dan bantahan kumpulan hanya lebih 20 orang sehingga terpaksa menangguhkan projek pembangunan yang bernilai berjuta ringgit di Kampung Buah Pala.

Ini tentunya memberikan implikasi buruk kepada kerajaan negeri kerana terlihat tidak tegas untuk menyelesaikan masalah dengan cepat dan tidak berdiri di atas keputusan yang telah dibuat. Ini tentunya akan menyebabkan pemodal-pemodal takut untuk datang membuka projek yang terlibat dengan kerajaan negeri itu.

Sikap kerajaan negeri itu juga akan menggalakkan rakyat mencari penyelesaian dengan cara mengugut bagi memenuhi tuntutan mereka. Kerajaan terlihat bukan memenuhi kepentingan rakyat terbanyak tetapi mengutamakan kepentingan kelompok kecil.

Tolak ansur Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng dalam isu pembangunan Kg. Buah Pala menampakkan kelemahan kepimpinan beliau yang bagitu mudah memberi ruang kepada kepentingan politik tanpa memikirkan kesan jangka panjang kepada imej kewibawaan kepimpinannya.

Sementara itu di Selangor pula Menteri Besarnya Khalid Ibrahim telah mengendalikan kerajaan negeri seperti menguruskan syarikat pernigaan atau badan korporat yang mengutamakan keuntungan tanpa mempedulikan perasaan rakyat biasa dan juga Sultan Selangor.

Beliau juga telah terlihat tidak sensitif terhadap perkara-perkara yang menyentuh isu agama dan bangsa.

Beliau tidak memghormati rakan politiknya Pas dengan membiarkan penjualan arak dengan sewenang-wenang di kawasan orang Islam. Beliau mahu menggunakan wang zakat untuk pembangunan umum sehingga menyinggung perasaaan Sultan Selangor. Beliau juga tidak menghiraukan bantahan orang Islam yang tidak mahu kuil Hindu didirikan di kawasan kediaman mereka.

Dari sudut keugamaan dan kebangsaan, Khalid Ibrahim telah mencatatkan sejarah sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor yang paling biadab yang pernah dimiliki oleh Selangor.

Sulan Selangor terpaksa menitahkan larangan terhadap hasrat Meneri Besar ini untuk menggunakan wang zakat bagi tujuan selain daripada membantu umat Islam dan pembangunan ummah. Jelas bahawa Khalid tidak tahu bidang kuasanya, tidak menghormati institusi Melayu dan tidak mempedulikan perasaan bangsanya yang beragama Islami tetapi sanggup melakukan apa sahaja untuk kepentingan diri dan politik partinya.

Dalam hal ini beliau telah sampai ke peringkat tidak menghormati perlembagaan negeri dan negara.

Imej bersihnya telah tercemar apabila beliau mengumumkan untuk tidak membenarkan ahli-ahi exconya dan juga pegawai- pegawainya disiasat oleh SPRM ( Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia) di luar pejabat mereka dan beliau juga mahu menentukan masa penyiasatan.

Seorang anggota exco negeri, Azmin Ali telah pun menunjukan ketidak percayaan terhadapnya dengan meminta supaya disusun semula barisan exco negeri Selangor dan Ahli Parlimen  PKR Wangsa Maju mendakwa ada ahli exco yang mempunyai kaitan dengan semseng dan gerakan bawah tanah.

Khalid juga bertegas mahu mendirikan kuil Hindu di kawasan Shah Alam yang majoritinya orang Islam sekalipun telah menerima bantahan keras dari penduduk setempat.

Berasaskan kepada dakwaan seorang Ahli Parlimen Pakatan sendiri, Wee Choo Keong dari kawasan Wangsa Maju ternyata kerajaan pimpinan Khalid Ibrahim mempunyai kaitan dengan samseng dan gerakan bawa tanah.

Dakwaan ini semakin meyakinkan orang ramai apabila kenderaan utiliti sukan milik SPRM telah dilontar dengan bom molotov baru- baru ini ketika exco kerajaan negeri disiasat dalam kes rasuah. Prasangka ini tidak boleh ditolak dengan sekadarkan Penasihat DAP Lim Kit Siang mengutuk tindakan serangan itu.

Kejadian mati jatuh bangunan( bunuh diri?) pegawai pembantu exco negeri yang sedang dalam siasatan dan peristiwa-peristiwa berikutnya ternyata telah menimbulkan prasangka dan kehilangan keyakinan rakyat terhadap kepimpinan Khalid Ibrahim.

Ketidakkeyakinan bertambah apabila Mahkamah Tinggi memerintahkan bekas Ketua Eksekutif PNB itu membayar hutang berjumlah RM66.67 juta kepada Bank Rakyat yang diperolehnya pada 2001 untuk membeli saham Guthrie.

Menimbangkan semua senario yang disebutkan dan juga keadaan yang dihadapi oleh kepimpinan Khalid Ibrahim, maka pakatan pembangkang di negeri Selangor harus memikirkan apakah wajar krisis keyakinan ini terus dibiarkan berlarutan di negeri ini..

Inilah masanya untuk memberikan perhatian kepada seruan Azmin Ali supaya kerajaan negeri disusun semula. Menteri Besar Selangor mesti digantikan dengan seorang yang lebih sesuai dan berkemampuan untuk memulihkan keyakinan rakyat bagi menjamin kestabilan kerajaan dan bagi membolehkan kerja-kerja pembangunan negeri dan rakyat di teruskan.

Bagaimana kalau Azmin Ali menggantikan Khalid Ibrahim sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor?

Oleh MUNSYI ABDULLAH
malaysiaaktif.com

Monday, August 17, 2009

Its time to reject idiotic leaders like N.Gobalakrishnan


You watch the video footage on Gobalakrishnan during the nomination process in Permatang Pasir today. What do you see? Police brutality?

Come of it...that idiot was clearly going against election rules by instigating supporters. What more, despite his antics, non among the Pakatan supporters present stepped forward to join him...they were more sensible, I suppose.

What Gobalakrishnan was aiming at was to cause problems and, of course, at the end of the day put the blame on the government.

Enough is enough...now you see for yourself!
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

France, the birthplace of democracy discriminates against Muslim women...



France’s struggle with Islamic dress has moved into the swimming pool after a 35-year-old woman was banned from bathing in her “burkini”, a head-to-toe swimsuit.

The woman, identified only as Carole, was making her third outing in a burkini to the town pool at Emerainville, on the eastern outskirts of Paris, when the chief lifeguard ordered her to leave.

She was said to be breaking hygiene rules, but her ejection has become the latest episode in a battle between fundamentalist Muslims and a state that has banned head-cover from schools and may curb face-covering in public...

Excerpt from The Times