PM @NajibRazak better start ditching his 'Punahsihat' before UMNO/BN get ditched in GE14

'Sejarah Malaysia sudah banyak membuktikan bahawa ada pemimpin yang jatuh akibat terlalu mendengar nasihat penasihat secara membuta tuli'

'Sama ada mereka yang di dalam kumpulan penasihat ini, benar-benar memberikan nasihat yang tepat kepada Datuk Seri Najib dalam menjalankan tugas sebagai perdana menteri atau presiden Umno ia sama sekali tidak penting memandangkan mereka ini, tidak memikul tanggungjawab berkenaan sebaliknya ia dipikul Datuk Seri Najib sendiri'

'Untuk menjadi seorang pemimpin yang bijak dan disegani, seseorang itu perlu mempunyai kebijaksanaannya sendiri dan sikap terlalu bergantung kepada nasihat para penasihat ini, sebenarnya akan membawa padah'

'Jangan sekali-kali mengabaikan laporan atau nasihat daripada jabatan dan agensi kerajaan yang menjadi barisan depan untuk berdamping dengan rakyat, kerana mereka inilah yang mengetahui apa sebenarnya yang berlaku di peringkat akar umbi bukannya penasihat yang mendiami “istana-istana” di Putrajaya'

'Sikap memandang sepi pandangan atau rungutan Ketua Umno bahagian akan menjadi padah kepada pimpinan tertinggi parti kerana ia boleh menyebabkan golongan ini, “bersemangat” menyelamatkan diri masing-masing berbanding semangat memastikan punca kuasa Datuk Seri Najib untuk terus menjadi perdana menteri iaitu menjamin kemenangan parti dalam PRU'

'Jika terus dibuat mimpi indah pada masa kini, tidak mustahil ia akan menjadi mimpi ngeri dalam PRU14 nanti dan ketika itu nasihat yang diterima perdana menteri bukan datang daripada mereka yang bergelar penasihat tetapi lebih layak dipanggil “punahsihat”'

YB Nur Jazlan

A brave one for PM Najib Razak from YB Nur Jazlan anak arwah Tok Mat orang Kuat UMNO dulu:

‘Punahsihat’ dan nasihat bulan dan bintang



Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed is a three-term MP for Pulai, three-term Umno Pulai Divison Chief and the new PAC chairman. 

Nur Jazlan

Published: 3 July 2014

Saya tertarik dengan titah ucapan Sultan Perak ke 35, Sultan Nazrin Muizzudin Shah pada Mesyuarat Dewan Negara Perak ke-159, 6 Mac lalu, yang menyentuh mengenai peranan penasihat istana dalam menjaga kepentingan rakyat.

Titah ucapan baginda itu amat tepat pada masanya, dalam keadaan ada pihak terus cuba mempertikaikan peranan institusi kesultanan Melayu yang sebenarnya, menjadi teras kepada sistem demokrasi Raja Berpelembagaan yang diamalkan sejak 57 tahun lalu.

Sultan Nazrin sebagai seorang sultan yang mempunyai latar belakang akademik luas serta pandangan yang amat kritikal terhadap kesejahteraan negara serta rakyat, mengingatkan bahawa kegagalan peranan penasihat istana dalam menjaga kepentingan rakyat berupaya meruntuhkan institusi kesultanan itu sendiri.

Baginda terus mengingatkan penasihat-penasihat kesultanan Perak supaya menyembah maklumkan kepada baginda perkara sebenar, walaupun betapa pahit atau berat sekalipun untuk lidah mengucapkannya.

Begitu mendalam ingatan dan pesanan Sultan Nazrin kepada para penasihatnya dan ia dititahkan secara terbuka dalam mesyuarat menunjukkan betapa baginda tidak mahu mendapat nasihat yang “bulan dan bintang” tetapi hakikat sebenar di kalangan rakyat langsung tidak menggambarkan nasihat “bulan dan bintang” itu sendiri.

Sultan Nazrin sendiri yang baru menaiki takhta kesultanan Perak tidak sampai tiga bulan sudah menyedari ada penasihat istana ini, terdiri daripada mereka yang mencari keuntungan demi kepentingan mereka semata-mata dan membelakangkan kepentingan rakyat sekaligus memberikan imej buruk kepada institusi kesultanan itu sendiri.

Begitu besar peranan penasihat-penasihat ini, dan sejarah Malaysia sudah banyak membuktikan bahawa ada pemimpin yang jatuh akibat terlalu mendengar nasihat penasihat secara membuta tuli.

Dalam kata orang politik, penasihat biasa disebut “think tank” atau kumpulan pemikir dan mereka inilah, sebenarnya yang memberikan nasihat kepada ahli politik termasuk Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak sendiri.

Umum mengetahui Datuk Seri Najib mempunyai kumpulan pemikir atau “think tank” beliau sendiri yang memberikan pandangan dan nasihat untuk semua perkara daripada politik sehinggalah apa yang hendak ditulis dalam media sosialnya seperti Facebook atau Twitter.

Malah, ia juga suatu rahsia terbuka terdapat kumpulan dalaman atau “inner circle” perdana menteri yang mempunyai pengaruh kuat terhadap segala keputusan diambil termasuk dalam pelantikan menteri Kabinet atau pengerusi dan Lembaga Pengarah GLC.

Sama ada mereka yang di dalam kumpulan penasihat ini, benar-benar memberikan nasihat yang tepat kepada Datuk Seri Najib dalam menjalankan tugas sebagai perdana menteri atau presiden Umno ia sama sekali tidak penting memandangkan mereka ini, tidak memikul tanggungjawab berkenaan sebaliknya ia dipikul Datuk Seri Najib sendiri.

Untuk menjadi seorang pemimpin yang bijak dan disegani, seseorang itu perlu mempunyai kebijaksanaannya sendiri dan sikap terlalu bergantung kepada nasihat para penasihat ini, sebenarnya akan membawa padah.

Ini kerana sudah pasti para penasihat ini, mempunyai agenda tersendiri dan tidak bercakap perkara yang benar seperti yang dititahkan Sultan Nazrin, disebabkan mereka ini, terdiri di kalangan orang politik atau ahli perniagaan.

Sejak Datuk Seri Najib memegang teraju pemerintahan kerajaan sebagai perdana menteri Malaysia keenam pada April 2009, pelbagai inisiatif dilakukan beliau hasil nasihat daripada para penasihatnya.

Bermula dengan Gagasan 1Malaysia, program-program transformasi seperti GTP, ETP dan PTP, Datuk Seri Najib memasuki gelanggang Pilihanraya Umum (PRU) 13 pada Mei 2013 dengan penuh keyakinan untuk mendapat majoriti dua per tiga.

Bayangan mendapatkan keputusan yang amat cemerlang itu, adalah hasil daripada pandangan, tinjauan serta nasihat daripada penasihat-penasihat di Putrajaya.

Malah, tidak pernah berlaku dalam sejarah politik Barisan Nasional (BN) atau Umno, kempen untuk mendekati rakyat terpaksa dilakukan dengan cara “menjual” imej perdana menteri iaitu Datuk Seri Najib sendiri.
Ia sekaligus membenarkan andaian bahawa BN dan Umno begitu lemah untuk diterima rakyat dan strategi penasihat-penasihat Putrajaya adalah untuk “menjual” imej Datuk Seri Najib dengan mengambil kira sejarah yang berlaku pada Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mendapat keputusan cemerlang dalam PRU2004.

Hasilnya, begitu mengecewakan, BN masih tidak mampu pulih dan walaupun, keputusan Umno bertambah baik berbanding PR2008, tetapi tiada apa yang hendak dibanggakan kerana Selangor masih gagal dirampas daripada pembangkang walaupun, pengerusi BN dan Umno negeri berkenaan adalah Datuk Seri Najib sendiri.

Sebenarnya ketika itu, di peringkat akar umbi termasuk kalangan agensi dan jabatan kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab berdamping terus dengan rakyat berasa amat tidak yakin BN akan mencapai keputusan majoriti dua per tiga dalam PRU13 seperti yang dilaungkan penasihat-penasihat di Putrajaya dan walaupun pelbagai laporan dihantar ke Putrajaya, ia tetap gagal menyakinkan Datuk Seri Najib mengenai keputusan yang sebenarnya bakal diperoleh parti dalam PRU13 berbanding nasihat penasihat-penasihat ini.

Apa yang berlaku pada masa kini, seakan “déjà vu” kerana nasihat penasihat-penasihat ini, terus didengar dan mereka terus memberikan gambaran “bulan dan bintang” kepada pemimpin nombor satu kerajaan.

Golongan inilah, yang dikata sebagai “inner circle” Datuk Seri Najib serta berpengaruh dalam setiap keputusan diambil beliau, akan menjadi “punahsihat” kepada perdana menteri kerana gagal berkata benar walaupun pahit untuk lidah mengungkapkannya.

Terlalu banyak kepentingan dan konflik dalam setiap keputusan yang dibuat perdana menteri sehingga Datuk Seri Najib sendiri seakan keliru sama ada perkara yang disampaikan itu benar-benar berlaku atau khayalan semata-mata.

Ada juga pemerhati politik yang beranggapan bahawa kebergantungan kepada nasihat “inner circle” ini adalah faktor kejatuhan Datuk Seri Najib sebagai perdana menteri kerana mereka ini, sudah tidak relevan dalam arus perubahan pemikiran rakyat pada masa kini.

Ini kerana ada antara mereka berusia lebih daripada 60-an, dan bagaimana mahu memberikan nasihat kepada perdana menteri mengenai apa sebenarnya dimahukan rakyat berusia 40 tahun ke bawah yang akan membentuk kumpulan pengundi paling besar dalam PRU14 kelak.

Selain itu, ada juga di kalangan “punahsihat” ini yang mempunyai kepentingan peribadi dan mahu menjaga “perut”masing-masing sekaligus terus memberikan laporan serta nasihat yang langsung tidak tepat.

Sebenarnya, tidak salah untuk Datuk Seri Najib mendengar nasihat daripada orang-orang yang rapat di sekelilingnya tetapi beliau perlu mempunyai kebijaksanaan dalam menentukan sama ada nasihat itu benar-benar boleh dipakai atau tidak.

Jangan sekali-kali mengabaikan laporan atau nasihat daripada jabatan dan agensi kerajaan yang menjadi barisan depan untuk berdamping dengan rakyat, kerana mereka inilah yang mengetahui apa sebenarnya yang berlaku di peringkat akar umbi bukannya penasihat yang mendiami “istana-istana” di Putrajaya.

Pada masa sama, jangan sekali-kali mengabaikan, memandang ringan atau meletak ke tepi pandangan Ketua Umno bahagian yang ketika ini, sebenarnya memikul peranan begitu besar dalam memimpin jentera BN berikutan ketidakhadiran dan kegagalan jentera parti komponen BN lain yang secara terangan ditolak rakyat.

Sikap memandang sepi pandangan atau rungutan Ketua Umno bahagian akan menjadi padah kepada pimpinan tertinggi parti kerana ia boleh menyebabkan golongan ini, “bersemangat” menyelamatkan diri masing-masing berbanding semangat memastikan punca kuasa Datuk Seri Najib untuk terus menjadi perdana menteri iaitu menjamin kemenangan parti dalam PRU.

Seharusnya, Datuk Seri Najib merenung titah Sultan Nazrin dalam mesyuarat Dewan Negara Perak, apabila baginda bertitah: “Jauhkan beta daripada cerita-cerita penglipur lara hingga mendorong beta untuk berkhayalan, lena dengan mimpi indah, sedangkan realiti yang berlaku dalam kalangan rakyat dan di dalam negeri sangat berlainan dengan apa yang diceritakan.’

Dan kepada penasihat-penasihat di Putrajaya, berilah nasihat yang benar, jujur dan tepat kerana masanya sudah semakin suntuk untuk BN dan Umno terus berkuasa selepas PRU14, apabila dilihat kepada rungutan serta sungutan rakyat di peringkat akar umbi.

Jika terus dibuat mimpi indah pada masa kini, tidak mustahil ia akan menjadi mimpi ngeri dalam PRU14 nanti dan ketika itu nasihat yang diterima perdana menteri bukan datang daripada mereka yang bergelar penasihat tetapi lebih layak dipanggil “punahsihat”.

Malah, pada zaman pemerintahan Tun Abdullah, “punahsihat-punahsihat” inilah yang memberikan gambaran bahawa “budak-budak” tingkat 4 Putrajaya akan menyebabkan negara ini, punah.

Jika dahulu Datuk Seri Najib dianggap boleh diharap untuk menggantikan Pak Lah sekaligus menyelamatkan parti , sekarang siapa pula yang akan menggantikan beliau dan siapa pula “punahsihat” akan datang yang bakal menjadi tempat Perdana Menteri bergantung bagi mendapatkan nasihat “bulan dan bintang”. – 3 Julai, 2014.

My thots:

Pemimpin especially if you are the Prime Minister, jangan malas fikir dan jangan sekali kali delegate bab pemikiran pada orang lain, malapetakalah jadinya.

Tengok sahja apa yang PM Najib telah putus berdasarkan nasihat punasihat beliau yang akan datangkan malapetaka untuk negara:

1. Memansuhkan PPSMI - Pembelajaran Mathematik dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggeris amat mustahak untuk anak anak bangsa negara tapi mansuhkan juga, kenapa?

2. Memansuhkan ISA, EO (Akta buang daerah) - Akibat nya gulungan militan dah mula menular       dinegara, taukeh pengedar dadah pun bersuka ria.

SEMANTICS AND THE WAY FORWARD AFTER THE HERALD’S CASE - by Aidil Khalid

A superb write on the Herald Allah Judgement by Lawyer Aidil Khalid, perhaps the Catholic Paderis and their supporters should also read what is written and be enlightened too: 

'It must be said that it was unfortunate that the whole matter first came to public attention via the court case as a fully blown constitutional appeal. This has caused bitter division and hatred within our multi-religious society. It is in this light that it becomes all the more important that one must never lose sight of the very underlying scope: that the objection is and has always been specifically only against the alteration of the meaning of the holy name, as understood in the Malay language, not Arabic, not English, neither any other languages. And the reason is for fear of unwarranted shifting to the firmly rooted theological concepts emanating from it.'

 'Never has it been about claiming ownership to the word, as some quarters had relentlessly try to simplistically portray, neither has it been to prevent the Christians from freely professing their religion'

Aidil Khalid

SEMANTICS AND THE WAY FORWARD AFTER THE HERALD’S CASE

July 1, 2014

Aidil Khalid, Malay Mail Online

The Federal Court’s recent decision to dismiss the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur’s application for leave to appeal renders the previous judgment of the Court of Appeal as legally correct and as such remains binding.

At the time of writing this piece, the written grounds of judgment from the Federal Court has not been available to the public. The grounds of judgment of the Court of Appeal, on the other hand, have been out for quite a while. If one were to peruse through the written judgments of the three justices who sat at the Court of Appeal, one would note that the thrust of the reasoning lies in the finding that the Home ministry was not unreasonable — i.e. it had not acted inappropriately — in exercising its discretion to prohibit the misuse of the holy name “Allah” in the Malay version of the Church’s publication, Herald – The Catholic Weekly.

This, among others, was based on the fact that the ministry had issued a directive to that effect since as early as the year 1986, the directive of which had however time and again been breached by the said publication. It was following such breach that the ministry sent various and repeated letters of reminder, respectively dated 27/05/1998, 11/10/2006, 17/01/2007, 05/02/2007 and 13/09/2007, but all of which to no avail, since the editorial of the publication had chosen instead to audaciously ignore such admonitions, prompting therefore the ministry, after giving leeway for a span of 20 over years, to issue show cause letters against the publication followed by a Prohibition Notice.

While the scope of the discussion in the lengthy judgments of the three judges ranges from issues of constitutional rights and limits, administrative laws and functions under the Printing Presses and Publications Act, as well as on public security, it is also to be noted that one of the important issues was that of linguistics, and this was particularly highlighted in the judgment of Yang Arif Dato’ Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh, pursuant to the oral and written submission of Mr Haniff Khatri, a prominent and senior member of the Bar acting as the learned counsel for the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association as one of the appellants therein.

In the church’s affidavit, in its attempt to justify the usage of the holy name “Allah,” it was contended that the word “Allah” is the correct translation of the word “God” in Malay, and that it has been used in Christian publications since as early as the 17th Century. Various chronological purported publications including that of Munsyi Abdullah’s 1852 translation of the Gospels were relied upon and referred to by the church, which could all be traced back to a Malay-Latin dictionary published in the year 1631, translating the word “Deus” being the Latin word for God as “Alla” in Malay.

But as pointed out by Mr Haniff, the Herald had, in so arguing, made a fundamental flaw for having omitted to first of all establish the expertise of the translators of those various purported publications. “It is trite law,” so went the argument against the church, “that Respondent [i.e. the Archbishop] as the applicant in the judicial review application is duty bound to prove his case. If the Respondent says that the actual meaning of the word God is ‘Allah’ and not Tuhan, then it is the duty of the Respondent to prove so. Only if the Respondent successfully proves this fact, then can it be said that the Respondent was correct in complaining that the minister was unreasonable in applying the wrong meaning to the word God in coming to his decision.”

Thus one of the determining issues that had to be considered was evidentiary in nature: whether the church had discharged its burden of proof to prove that the translation of the word “God” in Malay is “Allah” by merely adumbrating all the purported publications in historical and chronological order, without however establishing the expertise of the translators and the correctness as well as accuracy of such translations. The answer to this seems to be in the negative, as could be seen from the skilful argument put forward by Mr Haniff:

“[T]he gist of the evidence relied upon by the Respondent to support his contention that the Bahasa Malaysia meaning to the word God as ‘Allah’, is on the reliance upon various chronological purported publications, which all go back to the purported dictionary meaning relied upon from a dictionary published in the year 1631 … That dictionary was written by Davidis Haex, whose expertise in Bahasa Malaysia is not confirmed. Surely, if the Respondent wishes any court of law to accept the meaning which is put forward in that dictionary, the expertise of the author in both languages, i.e. English and Bahasa Malaysia, must be proven first… Further scrutiny to other references annexed to the Respondent’s Affidavit in Support will also crystallise various other weaknesses and contradictions to the Respondent’s proposition… As night follows day, since the Respondent had failed to tender cogent proof to support his contention, his complaint on the impropriety of the minister’s decision of 07/01/2009, must therefore crumble and fall.”

Indeed, the arguments put forward by Mr Haniff is actually not far fetched if one were to look into the academic article written by Robert A. Hunt entitled The History of the Translation of the Bible into Bahasa Malaysia that was published in the Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (Volume 62 Part 1 No. 256), June 1989. There, confirming the stance taken by Mr Haniff, the author stated that “[e]arly translators learned Malay in places as diversed as Ache and Ambon, usually without the benefit of studying Malay literature,” one of whom, John Stronach, was said to have known but a little “more than a smattering of Malay.”

How then could such translations be relied upon as authoritative?

The author then went on to narrate how during the 1800s, the missionary societies in particular the London Missionary Society (LMS) attempted to produce the Malay translation of the Bible:

“The story of the LMS efforts to produce the Malay language Bible begin with an interview between Milne and one of his first language teachers, Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, more commonly known as Munshi Abdullah. … In that interview Abdullah was asked to give an opinion of Leidekker’s Bible. He confirmed what Milne no doubt suspected: that this Bible was not idiomatic and had many strange words.”

At one point, the author even noted that Abdullah Munsyi objected to the various biblical phrases in Malay, like that of “Kerajaan Syurga (Kingdom of Heaven),” “Mulut Allah (Word of God),” “Anak Allah (Son of God),” and so on and so forth.

With the finality that comes with the recent Federal Court’s decision, it is timely that the Christian’s community in Malaysia takes serious consideration to do what needed to be done in order to do justice, not only to the Malay language, but also to their own scriptures. As Hunt himself acknowledged at the end of his academic article, “there may be the need for further new translations.” In this regard, it is respectfully submitted that now is indeed the time to correct what has long been overdue.

In translating important theological key terms, such as the holy name “Allah,” great care must be taken to refer only to authoritative works, from those of whom their expertise in the Malay language have been duly recognised. This would include the likes of the oldest known Malay manuscript, the Aqa’id of al-Nasafi (1590) wherein it was affirmed that the holy name “Allah” in the Malay language refers strictly to “the One … [who] … is neither accident nor body nor atom … [who] is not formed nor bounded nor numbered (that is, He is not more than one), neither is He portioned nor having parts nor compounded,” the definition of which is clearly incompatible with the Christian’s concept of trinity. Another such definition could be seen from that accorded by Raja Ali Haji (died in 1873) who is considered as the first authoritative lexicographer of the Malay language. His detailed definition of the holy name “Allah” in his Kitab Pengetahuan Bahasa (The Book of the Knowledge of Language) could not be more irreconcilable with that of the trinity.

In the above light, one would suggest that the Christian community engage and work closely with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, being the public institution vested with the statutory power and duty as the guardian of the national language, to correct what needed to be corrected in the current translation of the Bible.

It must be said that it was unfortunate that the whole matter first came to public attention via the court case as a fully blown constitutional appeal. This has caused bitter division and hatred within our multi-religious society. It is in this light that it becomes all the more important that one must never lose sight of the very underlying scope: that the objection is and has always been specifically only against the alteration of the meaning of the holy name, as understood in the Malay language, not Arabic, not English, neither any other languages. And the reason is for fear of unwarranted shifting to the firmly rooted theological concepts emanating from it.

Never has it been about claiming ownership to the word, as some quarters had relentlessly try to simplistically portray, neither has it been to prevent the Christians from freely professing their religion.

* Aidil Khalid is a lawyer practising in Kota Damansara, Selangor.

Triple Win (BN far-sighted policies) vs Win-win (DAP short sighted policies)

'I say that the former state government(BN) is wise and farsighted in selling land. The current state government(DAP) sells land but it is short-sighted. On the surface, it has allowed the state government to rake in millions in profit. However, people are unable to benefit in the deal. They continue to live their hard life.'

Kwong Wah Jit Poh 

'Penang People deserves the Gomen that it Choose, in this case they have chosen DAP for two terms already, with DAP policy of sellling land to the highest bidding developer, its becoming more difficult now to buy homes in Pulau Pinang as developers will have to build expensive houses to recoup money paid for State Land. Enjoy your time with the DAPlah.'

Me

Pulau Pinang DAP Chief Minister receives a tight slap from the Kwong Wah Jit Poh dated 1 July 2014:

Triple Win vs Win-win

Posted: July 2, 2014 in Article

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By: Hu Dong Qiang (translated name)

Kwong Wah Jit Poh, 01-07-2014

Those who observe Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for long term would know that he is good at diverting issues when faced with problems. Few days ago, Chief Minister Lim issued a media statement on former state government of Penang selling land 35 times more than Pakatan Rakyat into its sixth years of running the state. This is obviously diverting people’s attention on the issues of expanding Penang International Airport.

After reading Lim’s statement on former state government selling land, it would not be difficult to find misleading points in the statement. The statement seems to be leading readers to a false phenomenon, intentionally or unintentionally, that the former state government does not only sell land but also sell it at extremely low price.

In fact, many issues are like double-edged swords. Now when I look at it I feel that the former state government is a far-sighted state government with vision. The state government may be selling land to developers at lower price but it has imposed a condition for developer to build thousands of low cost homes (selling at RM50,000) and medium cost homes (RM72,500) to people. Thousands of people benefited from this.

If the Barisan Nasional state government had opted to Lim’s way of handling by selling state government’s land to the highest bidders, how would developers be able to build low cost units for medium and lower income group under the pressure of increasing land cost? In order to recover its high cost, developers would be constructing high-end property for sale. Hence, property price in Penang would have increased. How many Penangites would be able to afford houses ranging from RM700, 000 to RM1 million? Indirectly, the state government has collaborated in helping the property price in Penang to escalate.

The Pakatan Rakyat and DAP have been stressing on highways and bridges without toll charges. They have urged the Barisan Nasional-led Federal Government to abolish toll booths for highways and Penang Bridge. But the undersea tunnel planned by state government is collecting toll charges from the people. The former state government built Tun Lim Chong Eu Expressway (formerly known as Jelutong Expressway) free of charge. This was the condition set by former Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon to the developer for selling land to developer. The condition was to build a free-of-charge expressway, 5,000 units of low-cost and medium-cost homes for people.

Since the expressway was open to public, it gives great convenience to people in Southwest part of Penang commuting to George Town. The journey only takes 15 minutes to reach the heart of the city.

As reclaimed land along Lim Chong Eu Expressway was sold to developers, more than 10,000 units of homes were built. This has indirectly increased the revenue of Penang City Council in terms of assessment rates.

The former state government’s act of selling could be described as triple win for developers, state government and the people!

Hence, I say that the former state government is wise and farsighted in selling land. The current state government sells land but it is short-sighted. On the surface, it has allowed the state government to rake in millions in profit. However, people are unable to benefit in the deal. They continue to live their hard life.

On the expansion of Penang International Airport, the Pakatan Government has ruled for six years but never bother about expansion plan of the airport until Kedah announces building a new airport. The Penang state government is worried now. Once the new airport near Kulim is ready, transport facilities in the area is also approaching maturity. As rental and sale of property in Kulim is relatively much cheaper than Penang, many foreign factories would relocate to Kulim to set up their plants by that time. This is a huge threat to Penang.

The issue of Penang airport expansion is evident that the state government does not have a long term plan. To divert attention to the so-called sale of land, the former state government’s act is triple win but the current state government only achieves win-win that is both state government and developer win but the people lose out.

Original Source: 三赢VS双赢

MALAYSIA is under militant threat without ISA? Bring back the #ISA then!

'The repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) has impacted the fight against militant activities,

without the ISA, which allowed for the detention of someone without trial, it was difficult for the security forces to take appropriate action against suspected militants'

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

PM Najib Razak should stop being delusioned by his advisors that Malaysia has been transformed. We have not! Najib Razak should bite the bullet and recall the ISA to help Polis DiRaja Malaysia to keep the peace and stability that we Malaysians have long enjoyed. Stop listening to those minority Human Rights activists and start listening to the majority who voted the UMNO into office.

Me

I hope our PM Najib who thot that the country had miraculously being transformed under his watch and that is why he is repealing many Laws that seemed draconian at first but have actually kept Malaysia safe, should read this: 

Wan Junaidi: Malaysia under militant threat without ISA

KUALA LUMPUR: The repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) has impacted the fight against militant activities, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

He said without the ISA, which allowed for the detention of someone without trial, it was difficult for the security forces to take appropriate action against suspected militants.

Under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 or SOSMA, which replaced the ISA, individuals can only be remanded for 28 days and have to be charged in court after this period.

"And only after they have been convicted by the court, can the individuals involved be jailed.

"But in the movement (militancy), it is not easy to provide proof that is acceptable to the court," Wan Junaidi told Dewan Negara in a reply to Senator Noriah Mahat.

Noriah wanted to know the reason for the existence of militant groups in this country and the holistic approach taken by the government with the cooperation of other countries in stemming the militancy threat.

Wan Junaidi noted that 12 Malaysians had been charged in court for militant activities.

"Eight were released due to lack of evidence. Only four cases are still on trial.

"So, this is among the effects of the abolishment of the much-feared ISA but unfortunately, our country is under threat without the ISA," he said.

Wan Junaidi said among the other factors that led Malaysians to become militants were the desire to help friends fight against what was purportedly for the sake of Islam.

He said there was also the wish to die as martyrs and the believe that involvement in such militant activities was the easiest and fastest way to go to heaven.

He said the authorities arrested 108 individuals of different nationalities since 2010 for their involvement in militant activities.

He said various measures had been taken through the police in curbing such activities, including investigating the activities of groups that aroused suspicion and monitoring of individuals who had been involved in militant groups before.

The deputy minister said the ministry also conducted a series of rehabilitation programmes for the detainees and their family members, besides establishing close cooperation and exchange of intelligence information with foreign security agencies, especially in Asean countries.

To a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Dr Firdaus Abdullah on whether the ISA should be brought back, he said as the Act had already been abolished, the government should move forward by taking various initiatives to stem militant activities.

"We have to live with the current situation and the existing law. What is left for us to do is to improve our intelligence personnel and raise further their capabilities, besides enhancing cooperation with foreign intelligence agencies," he said. - Bernama

The 'soldier' should be sent back to New Zealand to face charge of sexual assault in NZ Court

Up dated 2nd July 2014, Latest in the diplomatic saga, from The Malay Mail Online:

NZ Foreign Ministry says sorry to its government for bungling diplomat’s case

Published: 2 July 2014

The fallout from the diplomatic immunity case involving a Malaysian diplomat accused of sexual assault is being felt in the New Zealand administration with the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) today apologising to its government for the way it handled the matter.

TVNZ reported today that MFAT CEO John Allen had met with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully (pic) this morning to acknowledge shortcomings in the advice provided to the government.

It said McCully would not rule out the possibility that Allen had offered his resignation over the matter, nor would he rule out offering his own resignation.

However, McCully expressed confidence in Allen, said TVNZ.

McCully reportedly said he and the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key were let down by officials over the case as they were not told about informal discussions between ministry officials and their Malaysian counterparts over the issue of diplomatic immunity.

Muhammad Rizalman Ismail, 38, has returned to Malaysia using diplomatic immunity.

Earlier this week, Key had insisted that Malaysia had rejected New Zealand's request to waive diplomatic immunity for Rizalman so that he could stand trial in New Zealand.

However, yesterday the Malaysian government contradicted that, insisting that it had offered to waive immunity and was happy for Rizalman to face trial in New Zealand.

Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s had said yesterday that Malaysia had been willing to waive Rizalman’s immunity.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia was prepared to waive diplomatic immunity of the accused to enable prosecution under New Zealand law against him to proceed.

“During the discussion on 12 May, the New Zealand side had offered an alternative for the accused to be brought back to Malaysia,” Anifah had told a press conference in Wisma Putra, Putrajaya.

TVNZ said official papers showed that New Zealand did formally ask for the waiver to be granted.

However, it has since emerged that MFAT officials had informal talks with their counterparts in Malaysia that McCully said were ambiguous.

He said the talks would have led the Malaysian government to think New Zealand was happy for Rizalman to return to Malaysia and be held accountable there.

McCully also said that it was unseemly that he and his counterpart were at odds with each other and insisted the Malaysian government was acting in good faith, the TVNZ report said.

He also said that the situation was embarrassing and fell short of the standards expected.

McCully says it was now up to the police to decide if they wanted to try to extradite Rizalman.

Rizalman, a second warrant officer from the Ministry of Defence attached to the High Commission of Malaysia in Wellington the past year, was arrested on May 9 for attempted burglary and sexual assault on a woman.

He had followed the 21-year-old to her Brooklyn home on May 9 when the alleged assault occurred. – July 2, 2014.

Original Post:

The headline says it all:

Diplomat charged with sexual assault returns home from New Zealand

And sometimes our Gomen does funny things:

Malaysia to try soldier, won’t waive diplomatic immunity in NZ sexual assault

No, the soldier should not be charged in a Army Court Martial, he is being charged for a criminal offence in New Zealand. Guilty or Not, let the New Zealand Court decide, we can't have a Court Martial in Malaysia decide whether he is guilty of committing a crime in New Zealand!

It sends the wrong message to New Zealand and the world. Its bad news for Malaysia especially so we have still not recovered fro the MH370 dissapearance.

All Malaysian diplomats must adhere to high integrity and moral standards, tell them that Diplomatic Immunity cannot be a defense for crimes in countries where they are posted. Period.

Minister Anifah Aman should do the right thing, strip the guy of his diplomatic status and hand him over to Interpol to be escorted back to New Zealand to face trial.

Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad: PEMBANGKANG, MAJLIS PEGUAM DAN COMANGO “MERAMPAS” #MKPN (#NUCC)

'Saya katakan bahawa Kerajaan melalui Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional (JPNIN), secara senghaja atau tidak, sedar atau tidak, telah menyerahkan tugas menetapkan dasar (polisi) dan menyediakan draf rang-rang undang-undang berikut kepada pembangkang'

'Seperti yang ditegaskan oleh MKPN, rang-rang udang-undang itu berada di peringkat rundingan. Walaupun ia masih di peringkat rundingan, soalan saya ialah mengapa pembangkang, termasuk Majlis Peguam dan COMANGO diminta, dibenarkan, dibiarkan untuk menetapkan dasar dan menggubalnya, sedangkan mereka mempunyai agenda sendiri?' 

'Mengikut amalan biasa, apabila Kerajaan hendak membuat sesuatu undang- undang, Kerajaan (Kementerian atau Jabatan) akan terlebih dahulu membuat keputusan-keputusan dasar. Selapas itu Kementerian/Jabatan akan mengarahkan Jabatan Peguam Negara (melalui pegawai-pegawainya di Kementerian atau Jabatan itu.) Tugas Peguam Negara adalah untuk menggubal seperti yang dikehendaki oleh sesuatu Kementerian atau Jabatan. Mengapa amalan itu tidak diikuti?'

'Dalam hal ini, adalah amat menghairankan mengapa jawatankuasa itu bukan sahaja diberi tugas untuk mendraf rang-rang undang-undang, tetapi juga untuk menetapkan dasar mengenainya. Peguam Negara pun tidak tidak diberi tugas seperti itu.'

 Kerajaan BN, terutama sekali UMNO dan juga PAS akan bertanggungjawab jika undang-undang itu diluluskan dan ia akan menghakis hak-hak orang Melayu dan kedudukan agama Islam. Pemimpin-pemimpin anak negeri Sabah dan Sarawak juga tidak akan terlepas daipada tanggungjawab itu. 

Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad

'MKPN (NUCC)….PM Najib Razak, What have you done Sir?'

Me

A must read by PM Najib and his Cabinet and UMNO and all Malaysian Malays and Muslims:

PEMBANGKANG, MAJLIS PEGUAM DAN COMANGO “MERAMPAS” MKPN (NUCC)
Oleh
Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad (29 Jun 2014)

Jika ada satu keputusan yang saya buat dalam beberapa bulan lepas yang semakin terbukti bahawa ia adalah betul, ianya adalah keputusan saya untuk menolak tawaran untuk menjadi Pengerusi Majlis Konsultansi Perpaduan Negara (MKPN)atau lebih dikenali dalam Bahasa Inggerisnya sebagai National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC). Saya menolak tawaran itu kerana saya khuatir saya akan menjadi alat untuk memanjangkan tuntutan-tuntutan pihak-pihak tertentu yang senentiasa mencari peluang untuk menguatkan kedudukan mereka dengan menghakiskan hak-hak orang Melayu dan anak-anak negeri Sabah dan Sarawak dan kedudukkan agama Islam, sambil mengekalkan hak-hak mereka. Saya takut kiranya saya akan menjadi “pengkhianat” kepada bangsa Melayu dan agama Islam. Saya berbuat demikian sebelum saya mengetahui komposisi dan nama ahli-ahli MKPN.

Apabila saya melihat komposisi dan nama ahli-ahli MKPN, saya lebih yakin bahawa keputusan saya itu adalah betul. Besar kemungkinan MKPN akan menjadi saluran untuk pihak-pihak yang mendokong program parti-parti pembangkang, terutama sekali DAP dan PKR (manakala PAS, seperti biasa akan menurut sahaja) dan ahli- ahli Melayu/Islam tidak akan dapat mempertahankan kedudukan yang diperuntukkan dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan, malah ada yang tidak akan mempertahankannya kerana fahaman mereka yang “liberal” itu. Ahli-ahli yang terdiri daripada anak-anak negeri Sabah dan Sarawak, terutama sekali yang beragama Kristian, yang kurang senang denagn orang Melayu/Islam di Semenanjung kerana isu kalimah Allah, juga akan bersekongkol tanpa menyedari bahawa hak-hak mereka juga akan terhakis.

Siapakakh Pengerusi dan Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Undang-Undang dan Polisi MKPN? Pengerusinya ialah YB Dato' Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Ahli Parlimen PAS Parit Buntar dan Timbalan Pengerusinya ialah Encik Lim Chee Wee (LCW), bekas Presiden Majlis Peguam. Dato’ Dr. Mujahid adalah seorang pemimpin PAS dan LCW adalah mantan Pengerusi Majlis Peguam. Saya katakan bahawa Kerajaan melalui Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional (JPNIN), secara senghaja atau tidak, sedar atau tidak, telah menyerahkan tugas menetapkan dasar (polisi) dan menyediakan draf rang-rang undang-undang berikut kepada pembangkang:

1. Racial and Religious Hate Crime Billl;
2. National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill; and
3. National Harmony and Reconciliation Commission Bill.

Mengapa saya kaitkan Majlis Peguam dengan pembangkang? Semua orang tahu pendirian Majlis Peguam mengenai politik tanahair. Terus terang saya katakan bahawa Majlis Peguam menyebelahi dan menyokong Pakatan Rakyat, terutama sekali DAP dan Keadilan. Tidak perlu saya menghabiskan ruang untuk menurunkan fakta-fakta untuk menyokong kenyataan ini. Walau bagaimana pun saya akan cerita satu peristiwa yang berlaku semasa saya menjadi Ketua Hakim Negara.

Selepas PRU12, Majlis Peguam mengadakan Majlis Makan Malam Tahunannya. Untuk menjaga hubungan baik di antara Badan Kehakiman dan Majlis Peguam, saya hadir. Majlis itu tak ubah seperti majlis menyambut kemenangan parti-parti pembangkang. Antara lain, Dato Ambigar, Presiden Majlis Peguam berkata, “Akhirnya pengundi-pengundi telah matang....” (Soalan saya: Adakah pengundi hanya matang apabila mereka mengundi pembangkang, khususnya DAP dan Keadilan?) Encik Cecil Rajendra, peguam-penyair dari Pulau Pinang itu, menulis sebuah puisi memuji peguam-peguam yang memenangi pilihanraya atas tiket DAP dan Keadilan. Sebelum membaca puisinya, beliau memanggil mereka naik ke pentas dan mengisytiharkan mereka sebagai “Our heroes”. Itulah majlis rasmi Majlis Peguam yang menjemput Ketua Hakim Negara sebaga dif kehormat! Saya berfikir sama ada hendak meninggalkan majlis itu atau tidak, tetapi kerana tidak mahu membuat heboh, saya sabar juga. (Mungkin itu salah satu kelemahan orang Melayu: Orang Melayu terlalu sensitive terhadap perasaan orang lain sehingga orang lain tidak perlu sensitive terhadap perasaan mereka.)

Saya difahamkan bahawa LCW dan Andrew Khoo (Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hak Asasi Manusia Majlis Peguam dan seorang aktivis COMANGO) terlibat dalam menyediakan draf ketiga-tiga rang undang-undang itu. Malah saya percaya bahawa firma guaman merekalah yang membuatnya. Naskah awal yang saya terima melalui email tertera kata-kata “Prepared by Bar Council”. Saya juga membandingkan kedua-dua set rang-rang undang-undang itu. Banyak peruntukan kedua-dua set itu serupa, seksyen demi sekyen.

Apa salahnya jika pembangkang dilantik menjadi Pengerusi dan Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa itu? Ia bererti, paling kurang, bahawa setelah BN berhempas pulas untuk memenangi PRU 13, ia mengketepikan pengundi-pengundinya untuk mengambil hati pembangkang. Jika demikian untuk apa penyokong-penyokong BN terutama sekali UMNO berkerja keras untuk memberi kemenangan kepada UMNO dan BN? Pembangkang pula tidak perlu berkerja keras untuk menang, sebab jika ia kalah sekalipun ia akan dapat menyerapkan rancangannya untuk dilaksanakan juga.

Apa salahnya jika Majlis Peguam yang menggubal draf awal? Saya katakan, apabila diberi peluang Majlis Peguam semestinya akan menggubal seperti yang dikehendakinya, sesuai dengan kehendak parti-parti yang disokongnya ia itu DAP dan Keadilan.

Hal seperti ini pernah berlaku semasa saya menjadi Ketua Hakim Negara. Majlis Peguam telah menggubal Rang Udang-Undang Pelantikan Hakim-Hakim. Draf itu dibawa kepada Perdana Menteri (pada masa itu) oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (pada masa tu), Dato Zaid Ibrahim. Kerana ia melibatkan Badan Kehakiman, saya diberi satu salinan. Ringkasnya, mengikut draf itu Suruhanjaya itu akan menentukan siapa yang akan dilantik menjadi Hakim dan siapa yang akan naik pangkat sehingga menjadi Ketua Hakim Negara. Dalam draf Majlis Peguam itu, majoriti ahli-ahli Suruhanjaya itu adalah peguam-peguam. Ertinya penguam- peguamlah yang akan menentukannya. Saya membantahnya. Antara lain, saya berkata: “Jika Rang Undang-Undang ini diluluskan, Hakim-Hakim akan melutut kepada peguam-peguam.” Akhirnya, rang undang-undang itu dipinda dan peruntukan mengenai ahli-ahli yang terdiri daripada peguam-peguam dikeluarkan.

Tidakkah kita belajar dari kesilapan itu? Atau, dalam hal ini, adakah ia disengajakan, cuai, atau kerana tidak atau tidak dapat berfikir?

Saya difahamkan bahawa LCW, bersama-sama Christopher Leong (Presiden Majlis Peguam ) dan Andrew Khoo telah pun turun padang untuk mempromosikan agenda mereka.

Seperti yang ditegaskan oleh MKPN, rang-rang udang-undang itu berada di peringkat rundingan. Walaupun ia masih di peringkat rundingan, soalan saya ialah mengapa pembangkang, termasuk Majlis Peguam dan COMANGO diminta, dibenarkan, dibiarkan untuk menetapkan dasar dan menggubalnya, sedangkan mereka mempunyai agenda sendiri?

Mengikut amalan biasa, apabila Kerajaan hendak membuat sesuatu undang- undang, Kerajaan (Kementerian atau Jabatan) akan terlebih dahulu membuat keputusan-keputusan dasar. Selapas itu Kementerian/Jabatan akan mengarahkan Jabatan Peguam Negara (melalui pegawai-pegawainya di Kementerian atau Jabatan itu.) Tugas Peguam Negara adalah untuk menggubal seperti yang dikehendaki oleh sesuatu Kementerian atau Jabatan. Mengapa amalan itu tidak diikuti?

Dalam hal ini, adalah amat menghairankan mengapa jawatankuasa itu bukan sahaja diberi tugas untuk mendraf rang-rang undang-undang, tetapi juga untuk menetapkan dasar mengenainya. Peguam Negara pun tidak tidak diberi tugas seperti itu.

Perlu ditegaskan bahawa saya tidak menentang pihak pembangkang dirunding mengenai rang-rang udang-undang itu. Tetapi, janganlah sampai menyerahkan penentuan dasar dan penggubalan kpada mereka. Mereka tentu sekali akan menetapkan dasar akan menggubal mengikut kehendak mereka. Ini kita dapat lihat daripada kandungan draf rang-rang undang-undang terebut.

Kerajaan BN, terutama sekali UMNO dan juga PAS akan bertanggungjawab jika undang-undang itu diluluskan dan ia akan menghakis hak-hak orang Melayu dan kedudukan agama Islam. Pemimpin-pemimpin anak negeri Sabah dan Sarawak juga tidak akan terlepas daipada tanggungjawab itu.

(Bahagian Kedua akan membincang peruntukan-peruntukan rang-rang undang- undang itu)

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29 Jun 2014

Lo and behold, not once did the 10 point solution mention the word ALLAH

'The case of ‘Allah’s name in The Herald’ now closed. The decision made was that The Herald is not allowed to use the word ‘Allah’ in its publication. Fullstop'

'Are the Christians’ prayers unanswered now because they don’t pray to ‘Allah’? Was it answered before? Are the prayers of the Christians in the U.S answered because they don’t pray to ‘Allah’? You don’t know. Nobody knows' 

'The truth is that, the Christians are only fighting for the rights to spread the religion through manipulation of the word ‘Allah’' 

'Well, the last I checked, manipulation is not a part of Christianity so does the word ‘Allah’' 

'So, which part on freedom of religion did the Christians not enjoy?'

'Therefore, why are you doing all these my dear brothers and sisters? Why are you challenging the Law? Why do you want to create tension? Are you seriously asking for war?'

Blogger S.D Roswell of  Hardtalk 

Finally something sensible is said by a  Christian who is probably tired with all this posturing by the hothead Paderis and their DAP supporters who each probably have their own agendas for lack of a better term.

Thank you blogger Helen Ang for highlighting this post at Hardtalk: 

No ‘Allah’ Mentioned in 10-Point Solution

Frankly as a Muslim I am tired of it all too, I am tired of Muslims being called racists, bigots, extremists, ignorant, weak all because of the ALLAH and the AlKitab issue. There are limits to ALLAH given patience you know.

So this is what the 10 point solution say in PM Najib's own words:

.......lo and behold, not once did the 10 point solution mention the word ALLAH.

So why does the DAP leaders and supporters keep saying this:

“If the BN government promises that it will respect the 10-point solution in that Allah can still be used in church, why did they ban it in The Herald in the first place?”

Lim Guan Eng source here

Obviously the DAP leaders and their supporters and some Katholik Paderis really do not understand or refuse to understand [probably having their own political and religious agenda], the fragile interfaith situation that we have in Malaysia.

Blogger Helen noted on the 10 point Solution : 

Ia tidak wajar bagi Penyelesaian 10 Perkara itu ditakrif oleh puak Kristian sebagai memberikan hak kepada mereka untuk menggunakan lafaz Allah sama ada di Selangor ataupun di mana-mana gereja di Semenanjung.

Sebenarnya orang Kristian masih tertakluk kepada undang-undang negeri di tempat mana mereka bermastautin.

• Control & Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Johore)Enactment 1991 (Enactment 12/1991);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Kedah)Enactment 1988 (Enactment 11/1988);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Kelantan)Enactment 1981 (Enactment 11/1981);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Malacca)Enactment 1988 (Enactment 1/1988);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Negeri Sembilan) Enactment 1991 (Enactment 9/1991);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Pahang)Enactment 1989 (Enactment 5/1989);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Perak)Enactment 1988 (Enactment 10/1988);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Selangor)Enactment 1988 (Enactment 1/1988);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion(Terengganu) Enactment 1980 (Enactment 1/1980);

• Control and Restriction of the Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion (Perlis)Enactment No. 6 of 2002

and she certainly hit the nail with this:

Sebenarnya ‘Allah’ setakat boleh digunakan di Sabah dan Sarawak manakala undang-undang negeri di setiap negeri semenanjung kecuali Pulau Pinang dan Wilayah Persekutuan tetap menyekat kegunaan kalimah suci itu oleh orang Kristian.

So now we have it folks, no more quarreling, no more stepping on each others toes:

1. The Apex Courts decided that the ban by KDN on the Herald Weekly not to use the word ALLAH in their Bahasa Melayu section stays.

2. The Al-Kitabs can be used by Christians in Sarawak and Sabah based on the 10 point solution.

3. In Semenanjung Malaysia, there is no ban on the use of the word ALLAH by non Muslims in Pulau Pinang and Wilayah Persekutuan.

4. In Semenanjung Malaysia, the ban on the use of the word ALLAH for non Muslims is in force in Selangor,Johor,Pahang,Perak,Kedah,Negeri Sembilan,Terengganu, Kelantan, Perlis and Melaka.

….and yes non of these Islamic enactment forbid non Muslims from practicing their religion OK, the ALLAH ban on non Muslims is more to ensure that proselytizing activities among Muslims by Christian Evangelists in particular are prevented.

So, lets let us just end this polemic and move on…Catholic Paderis? Can? don't listen to those DAP hate mongers OK, they will never bring anything good for you but themselves.

In the Herald ALLAH issue, have the DAP found a weapon to pierce BN armor in Sarawak and Sabah?

'The Court of Appeal had applied the correct test, which was the objective test, and was thus right in overturning the High Court’s decision'

Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria, delivered a 4-3 Federal Court decision against the Herald

“Malaysia is a multi-faith country and it is important that we manage our differences peacefully, in accordance with the rule of law and through dialogue, mutual respect and compromise,”

“Malaysian Christians can still use the word ‘Allah’ in Church. The Government remains committed to the 10-point solution,”

Statement issued by the Prime Minister's Department

'I would like to congratulate the Christians in Sabah and Sarawak, for you can now see the true colours of the organisation that you’ve so enthusiastically supported for the past 50 over years'

Yeo Bee Yin DAP Social Media Strategist

'The judgment on the Herald‘s ‘Allah’ appeal was read in the Federal Court today. There have been loud, nasty and hostile reactions from the Chinese DAP supporters to the judges’ 4-3 decision'

Blogger Helen Ang

'The government's recent statement on the 10-point solution to the use of the word 'Allah' is hypocritical and is clearly made just to appease voters in the Sarawak state election' 

Lim Guan Eng DAP Secretary General

Now read this post by Raja Petra:

HOW ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY ARE BEING TURNED INTO PARIAH RELIGIONS

If I were Umno I would never admit defeat. So much bad blood exists (and which is going to get worse over the next three or four years) and it is not easy to forgive and forget. There is a lot of what the Malays would call dendam. For Umno to just pack its bags and hand over power to its bitter enemies is a fate worse than death. And if I were Umno I would rather see a civil war.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

If you want to know more regarding Islam and Christianity do not ask Muslims or Christians. The Muslims will start quoting the Hadith while the Christians will quote the New Testament.

If you point out certain verses from the Qur’an that contradicts what they say, they will tell you that you cannot ‘cherry-pick’ verses and take them ‘out of context’. You need to read the entire Qur’an to get the real meaning of those verses.

And if you point out certain verses from the Old Testament, the Christians will tell you that Jesus came to ‘change the laws’ and the New Testament has replaced the Old Testament. They will insist that you focus on the New Testament and ignore the Old Testament, which has been ‘abrogated’.

I remember back in 2008 when I was an ISA detainee in Kamunting and JAKIM sent an ustaz (preacher) to ‘rehabilitate’ me and lead me back to the ‘right path’. He gave a one-hour lecture about this Hadith and that Hadith. Not once did this ustaz quote the Qur’an.

After he ended his sermon and he asked the congregation of about 50 whether there are any questions, I asked him how many Hadith are there in total.

He stammered and said ‘many’. There are many Hadith.

He was the ustaz appointed by JAKIM to ‘rehabilitate’ me and he spoke an entire hour regarding the Hadith and he did not even know how many Hadith there are in total. So I gave him the answer. There are 700,000 Hadith in total.

There you are, he said. There are 700,000 Hadith in total. So this is why we need such sessions, he told the class of 50. Sometimes the teacher can learn from the student.

I then told the ustaz, but hold on, while there may be 700,000 Hadith, only less than 7,000 are accepted as sahih (or what the Christians would call canonised). The rest are what the Christians would call ‘apocryphal’. Hence less than 1% of the Hadith as far as Sunni Muslims of the Shafiee sect are concerned are authentic. Other sects accept only 500 while some reject all and refuse to accept even a single Hadith.

We never saw that ustaz again and for the subsequent twice-a-week ‘religious rehabilitation’ sessions they sent a different ustaz. I was also called to the office of the director of the detention camp and told to not embarrass the ustaz in public, who are there to lecture us and not to be lectured by us. But then what can you expect when you send brain-dead preachers to talk to us about a subject that clearly the preachers themselves know nothing about?

The trouble with Muslims and Christians is they read what is IN their ‘holy books’. They do not read any of the research done ABOUT their ‘holy books’. And they interpret what is IN the ‘holy books’ according to what biased and prejudiced ‘scholars’ tell them. Hence their knowledge is confined to what these so-called scholars want them to believe.

And what they have been told are a whole load of nonsense, conjecture, propaganda and whitewashing to make their religion look good and all other religions look bad. In short, you of my religion are the ‘chosen people’ while all those of other religions are the misguided ones destined for condemnation for eternity in the fires of hell.

Hence whatever the ‘believers’ tell you about their religion and their ‘holy books’ need to be rejected. If you really want to know the truth you need to talk to the unbiased and non-prejudiced ‘unbelievers’ who have done extensive research into the subject and have uncovered the truth regarding Islam and Christianity.

For more than 1,000 years, Islam and Christianity have always been in direct competition regarding who owns the truth. Muslims and Christians will get an orgasm when important people and renowned personalities from the ‘other side’ cross over to become one of their ‘flock’.

They will announce that so-and-so, a very famous person, who was once a Christian, is now a Muslim — or so-and-so, a very famous person, who was once a Muslim, is now a Christian. To both Muslims and Christians, this is a great victory that the whole world must be told about. The fact that this world famous person has now become one of us is proof that our religion is true and the other one is false.

Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, etc., can be regarded as religions, although they are more in the form of a philosophy or way of life. The Abrahamic faiths or Semitic religions, however, are political movements.

Jews, Christians and Muslims, however, would deny this and would insist that their religions are religions of peace and tolerance. And some Jews, Christians and Muslims actually believe this nonsense because they are too ignorant to know any better and they know very little about their own religion.

The Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS, ISIL, Muslim Brotherhood, etc., are labelled as radicals and extremists. Actually they are not radicals and extremists. They are true Muslims who uphold the real teachings of Islam. Those so-called ‘liberal’ Muslims who reject these ‘radicals’ and ‘extremists’ are not following the real teachings of Islam.

In the heart of Christendom you also have similar radicals and extremists. The only thing is since the last 200 years or so they have stopped killing deviants, apostates, heretics, etc., like they used to for almost 2,000 years. And this is because they have been told to follow the New Testament and not the Old Testament. This is like telling Muslims to stop following the Qur’an and just follow the Hadith.

In short, the modern Christians are no longer followers of Jesus. They have abandoned Jesus while Muslims still follow Muhammad. But if you were to point this out to them they will protest and tell you that you know nothing regarding Christianity and you do not know what you are talking about.

The Christians have not only turned their back on Jesus, they are also living in denial.

In Malaysia, race and religion are an integral part of politics. You cannot separate race and religion from politics. Umno knew this from the very beginning and that is why Umno plays the politics of the 3Rs — race, religion and royalty. As long as Umno is seen as the defender of the Malay race, Islam, and the monarchy, they can be assured of the support of the Malay heartland.

To break Umno’s hold on the Malay heartland the politics of the 3Rs must first be demolished. And if you cannot break Umno’s hold on the Malay heartland you need to isolate Umno by demolishing Barisan Nasional.

Umno can remain strong in the Malay heartland if that is unavoidable. But Barisan Nasional’s hold on the non-Malay heartland must be destroyed. Isolate Umno in the Malay heartland and demolish Barisan Nasional. Umno alone, without Barisan Nasional, will give them less than 50% of the seats.

But then Umno does not have the monopoly of the Malay heartland. It has to share the Malay heartland with PAS, the Islamic party. So the task of PAS is to split the Malays in the Malay heartland and DAP and PKR will demolish the non-Umno parties in the rest of the country.

Both Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional admit that Sabah and Sarawak are Barisan Nasional’s ‘fixed deposit’. It is because of Sabah and Sarawak that Umno is still in power. Hence Sabah and Sarawak must be turned to bring down Umno.

And this is what Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s team of so-called advisers are too stupid to understand. And because of this Umno may be history come the next general election in three or four years’ time.

The opposition has very skilfully played up the ‘Kalimah Allah’, Bahasa Malaysia Bible, conversion, body ‘snatching’, children ‘kidnapping’, etc., issues. Najib and Umno do not realise that the opposition set up booby-traps and they walked right into it.

These laws have actually been around a long time and they were never a problem before this. Only since the 2008 general election have these issues been stepped up and have become hot.
And now the voters in Sabah and Sarawak are extremely upset. Can Barisan Nasional retain Sabah and Sarawak? Even the top leadership of Umno does not think so.

In the past it was just Umno that played the politics of the 3Rs. And that was one of the main reasons why many Malay liberals, like me, rejected Umno. Now the opposition is playing this same brand of dangerous politics.

The issue of ‘Kalimah Allah’ is very damaging to Umno. In the end it may see the downfall of Umno when the Sabah and Sarawak voters reject Barisan Nasional, meaning reject Umno. In this whole episode Umno is seen as the aggressor while the non-Muslims are seen as the victims.

This issue is not confined to just the Christians. Even the non-Christians such as Hindus, Buddhists, agnostics, atheists, etc., are on the side of the Christians and are opposed to Umno. Umno is in for a damn hard time come the next election.

The opposition realises that issues regarding abuse of power, corruption, transparency, accountability, good governance, etc., are not enough to bring down Barisan Nasional or Umno. If it were then Barisan Nasional would have been kicked out back in 1990 or 1999 at the height of the anti-government movements. They need something more potent to bring down Barisan Nasional and Umno.

And what is more potent than the politics of the 3Rs?

So now the issue of Malay privileges, Article 153, UiTM, etc., need to be played up. They are even asking that the Malay Regiment be disbanded, much to the chagrin of the Rulers who feel that this is pushing things a bit too far.

The Christians versus Muslims (a more than 1,000-year-old ‘war’) and the ‘Kalimah Allah’, Malay Bible, and much more, are also being played to the hilt to demonstrate how Muslims persecute non-Muslims and how unfairly non-Muslims in Malaysia are being treated.

And many opposition supporters, Malays included, are questioning the constitutional monarchy, its relevance, the waste of money maintaining the monarchy, and how better off Malaysia would be as a republic.

Demolish Umno’s politics of the 3Rs and you demolish Umno. Demolish Barisan Nasional in Sabah and Sarawak and you demolish Umno. But you need to fight Umno by playing Umno’s game of the 3R politics. You must beat them at their own game.

Since 1990 it has been proven that the issues of abuse of power, corruption, transparency, accountability, good governance, etc., are not enough to demolish Umno. It needs something more potent than that. And there is nothing more potent than the politics of the 3Rs.

And that, in a nutshell, is what we are seeing happening in Malaysia today. And when Christians and Muslims have been at war and have been competing with one another for more than 1,000 years, it is not difficult to use this animosity as a strong political strategy.

Whether this strategy is working will be revealed in the 14th General Election. If Najib continues to sleep and continues to trust his half-baked advisers, then Umno is dead meat very soon. I would say it is a foregone conclusion that the way things are going we are seeing the last days of Umno.

What I am more concerned about is what will happen after that. Will Umno just pack its bags and hand power to Pakatan Rakyat and allow Anwar Ibrahim to take the throne in Putrajaya?

If I were Umno I would never admit defeat. So much bad blood exists (and which is going to get worse over the next three or four years) and it is not easy to forgive and forget. There is a lot of what the Malays would call dendam. For Umno to just pack its bags and hand over power to its bitter enemies is a fate worse than death. And if I were Umno I would rather see a civil war.

But that would be me. Maybe Umno is made of better stuff. But then when the issue is Malay versus non-Malays and Christianity versus Islam anything can happen because this is no longer just about politics.

I suppose Christians and Muslims will never be happy until they see the country burn and bodies piled up on the streets. This is what the Abrahamic faiths or Semitic religions are all about — war, war, and more war.

Christians and Muslims are the most idiotic people on this earth. 2,000 years of history has proven that. And both consider themselves God’s chosen people. And this is what my cousin e-mailed me:

Each of the three Abrahamic Religions (all of which have the same core belief, i.e. that there is a “personal” God who cares about us as individuals) came before their Good Books. So let’s look at the Religions first, and make the huge assumption that, whoever created them, did so with the very best of intentions.

Now, anyone today with half a brain can see quite clearly that Religion is causing tremendous strife all across the globe. So that means that those good intentions have been totally screwed up, since the opposite of what (presumably) was supposed to be the result of Religion is now occurring. And then we have the Good Books – the instruments to which all Religionists tend to point to justify their killing sprees and, by modern-day standards, their acts of barbarity.

Come on, please! If there is a personal God, was that God’s intention? If there is a personal God, to answer “yes” to that question would seem to me to be the greatest insult anyone could ever throw at their own God.

So, quite frankly, I think it seems a lot like Religions and their so-called Good Books are the Devil’s work!

And this is what DAP clever kid wrote very creatively in its divisiveness (My comments in green):

Congrats to Allah’s soldiers

By Yeo Bee Yin

This must be a happy time for those of you who think you have won a war for Allah.

First of all, I would like to congratulate Perkasa and other NGOs who have screamed, shouted, and threatened Malaysians who disagreed that Allah should be exclusive to Muslims. Congratulations! You have won your holy war. Go celebrate.(My comment: The Apex Court ruling is strictly on KDN's power to ban the use of the word ALLAH in the Bahasa Melayu Section of the Herald)

Second, I would like to congratulate the four judges who dismissed the Catholic church’s application for leave to appeal against a decision upholding the government ban against its use of “Allah” as a reference to God. If you made this judgement to protect your own religion, congratulations for sacrificing your professionalism. (My comment: This is contempt of the Federal Court, the Attorney General should file contempt charges against Yeo))

Third, I would like to congratulate the Home Ministry, for it was you that filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that the Herald can call on Allah. (My comment: Yeo conveniently forgot to say that it was the Herald which brought the Court action against the KDN in the first place)

Fourth, I would like to congratulate Umno, for you have been successful in engineering the war over Allah to distract Malaysian Muslims from the rising cost of living, your corrupt practices and your inability to govern and lead. Oh, Umno, you are such a political genius.(My comment: The court action was brought by the Paderis of the Herald! what has it got to do with UMNO?)

Fifth, I would like to congratulate the Christians in Sabah and Sarawak, for you can now see the true colours of the organisation that you’ve so enthusiastically supported for the past 50 over years.(My comment: Yes, there lies the crux of the matter the bashing and hasuting of the DAP..they are after the Christian votes in Sarawak and Sabah using the same formula they used in Peninsular Malaysia making people hate BN so that they vote DAP. The diverse Sarawak and Sabah Bumiputras are not as gullible as the Chinese in Semenanjung when it comes to who to vote, and I don't think those outside the town center would  trust DAP anyway, so I think DAP tactic won't work but the divisiveness they instill will polarise communities which have been living side by side in peace and harmony for hundreds of years, too bad Najib threw the ISA out )

As for me, call me whatever, catch me if you like, charge me if you can, I will continue to believe and stand on the principle that everyone in this country is given by the Federal Constitution the liberty to practise his or her own religion and to express himself or herself. By the principle of natural justice and liberty, Allah should never be exclusive to any particular group of people. (My comment: The Cabinet 10 point solution should be able to take care of the issue amicably, as long as people like Yeo do not instigate)

To my fellow Malaysians who are Bahasa Malaysia speaking Christians, remember this: They may take “Allah” away from the Herald, but they can never take God away from your heart. Be strong and courageous, continue to love and pray for them who persecute you for they know not what they are doing. (My comment: Stop using religion and make us fight with each other to get votes lah)

God bless Malaysia. (My comment: Indeed this is a very blessed Country for people of all races and faiths, where in this world can a minority religion sledgehammer the majority in Court and then pretend to be victim of persecution when they lost?)

Yeo Bee Yin is the State Assemblywoman for Damansara Utama

'In the Herald ALLAH issue, have the DAP found a weapon to pierce BN armor in Sarawak and Sabah?'

Me

And by the way I do believe that Yeo Bee Yin clever lady that she is, have committed Contempt of the Federal Court when she wrote:

 I would like to congratulate the four judges who dismissed the Catholic church’s application for leave to appeal against a decision upholding the government ban against its use of “Allah” as a reference to God. If you made this judgement to protect your own religion, congratulations for sacrificing your professionalism.

Hope the AG would act without fear or favor in this unwarranted attack on the credibility and integrity of the Judiciary.