Ketuanan Rakyat and Ketuanan Anwar, one of the same?

Friends, listen to this man, he does not talk nonsense:


Nazri says ‘ketuanan rakyat’ does not empower people
By Clara Chooi December 02, 2010(MI)


KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz told PKR leaders that “ketuanan rakyat” did not grant the people full power to decide their government leaders, reminding them that the Malay Rulers still reigned supreme in Malaysia’s constitutional monarchy system.


“A lot of people think that when there are elections, it means that it is all about ‘ketuanan rakyat’ (people supremacy) and the Rulers have no say at all.


“I want to tell them that they are wrong. In this country, it is a kind of hybrid system. Even though it is a constitutional monarchy, the Rulers also have their own say and power,” the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department told The Malaysian Insider.


There are nine royal houses in the country and each Ruler is elected as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in a five-year rotation system thought up by the country’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, who is a scion of the Kedah royalty.


The current row over the “ketuanan Melayu” or “Malay supremacy” concept started over the weekend when several PKR leaders, including president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and deputy president Azmin Ali, rejected the concept, pointing out that the Malay race was no more supreme than the others.


Dr Wan Azizah’s husband, PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, joined the fray later and propagated the “ketuanan rakyat” concept to the people.


But Umno leaders have linked PKR’s arguments as hurting the constitutional monarchy system.


Nazri cited the example of the year-long constitutional impasse in Perak last year, pointing out that the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah had proven several times that the Malay Rulers were still the top decision-makers in the formation of the government.


During the crisis in the northern state last year, Sultan Azlan Shah had refused several attempts by the fallen former Pakatan Rakyat state government to dissolve the state assembly to pave the way for snap polls following several defections.


The Ruler had also gone on to allow Barisan Nasional to take over leadership in the state after 31 assemblymen, including three independents, pledged their allegiance to the ruling coalition.


Prior to that, following the results of Election 2008, Sultan Azlan Shah had also played a pivotal role in deciding on the PR candidate for the post of mentri besar.


Although of the three PR component parties, the DAP had won the most number of seats compared to PAS and PKR, the Islamist party’s candidate Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was appointed to the mentri besar’s post.


During the March 2008 general election, the pact between DAP, PAS and PKR had surprisingly trounced BN in Perak, with the DAP taking the lead with 17 state seats, followed by PKR’s seven and PAS’s six.


“In Perak, DAP had 17 state assemblymen so why is it that they could not put up one of their own to be the mentri besar? Why did they have to use Nizar from PAS?


“It means that the Sultan has the right to say ‘no’, which means that to say that the Sultan has no power is wrong because it is still within the Ruler’s power to decide who is the mentri besar.


“The only thing he cannot do is to appoint someone who is not an assemblyman to be the mentri besar, that is all,” he said.


Nazri acknowledged that the selection of Nizar was likely due to the fact that the state Constitution stipulated that only a Malay could hold the post of mentri besar but pointed out that the Sultan still had the right to reject any Malay candidate if he deemed fit.


As examples, Nazri cited the cases of Terengganu and Perlis post-Election 2008 in the appointment of the states’ respective mentris besar.


“Just as it was shown in Terengganu and Perlis. Even though the ruling party had received the people’s mandate and they already had their own choice to lead the states as the mentri besar but if the Sultan said no, then there is nothing that can be done,” he said.


In both cases, the respective Rulers of Terengganu and Perlis had rejected Umno’s candidate for the post of mentri besar and despite the dispute, party leaders eventually had to relent to the Rulers’ choice of candidate.


Nazri said the prime minister or mentri besar would not be allowed to dissolve Parliament or the state assembly without the consent of the King or Sultan.


“The word ‘on the advice’ in our Constitution is not the same as in Britain. In Britain, the Queen dissolves the Parliament on the advice of the prime minister but here, ‘advice’ is more a directive.


“In Malaysia, we are different. If the Agong says it is unnecessary to dissolve Parliament, then there will be no dissolution,” he said.


As such, Nazri said that the term “ketuanan rakyat” that was now being promoted by PKR did not translate to mean that the people were all-powerful in any election process.


“Those who say that ‘ketuanan rakyat’ means the people have all the power, they have a cow dung factory in their brains.


“I know what I am talking about — I am not only a lawyer, I am also in politics,” he said.


He added that there was no English equivalent to the term “ketuanan Melayu” and claimed that the often-used translation “Malay supremacy” was inappropriate.


“It is an incorrect translation because it has nothing to do with supremacy. In order for a person to understand what ‘ketuanan Melayu’ means, you have to know Bahasa Malaysia,” he said.


Nazri continued to assert that the concept was meant to protect the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers.


I agree with Nazri, he is right and he talks with facts.


Friends, don't listen to these people from PKR..Parti Ketuanan AnwaR, they are all devoted cult followers of Anwar Ibrahim who is just trying to save his skin from being sent to jail for the crime of sodomy against his former assistant. All these Pakatan campaign to disparage the Constitution and relegating the role of the Monarchy and the Raja Raja Melayu under the guise of the very deceiving slogan of Ketuanan Rakyat leads to a campaign to only save Anwar from going to jail a second time which is what Ketuanan Anwar is all about, its not about democracy in Malaysia , God knows how much overdose of democracy this country has already been blessed with, its just about saving Anwar from going to jail. This is God's honest truth.


read Ketuanan Anwar gobbledygook on ketuanan rakyat here and the statement of the MB who should have stuck to business and stay out of politics, whose party is a democracy in name only when its ketua umum refuse to undergo a democratic election process in his own party here. And the standard kaki goreng support from the DAP here, come off it lah Chen Man Hin, Anwar a born leader? He was convicted for six years for abuse of power when he was Deputy prime Minister of Malaysia, born leader my foot.


Listen to my favourite khalsa warrior here:


He said Anwar has created enough trouble for the country, Anwar mesti bertaubat, Anwar is not fit to be a leader, a leader who believes in immorality.


Don't play around with Karpal Singh Ok Mr Chen and Uncle Lim.

Visiting a place that I wanted to see since college..a ship breaking yard in Chittagong

Fulfillment of a long life dream..to actually visit a ship breaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh         

Myself and a good friend from Chittagong, Mr Jafor

[background: a supertanker being reduced to its bridge section]

A Supertanker in the background which took thousands of men to built in two years could be broken down into scrap in 3 months by about 100 strong Bangladesh men with just blowtorches.

                 Just Amazing what we humans can do when we focus our mind to do something!

A closer view of what was once a mighty supertanker which plied the world's oceans.

This here is a picture I took in Chittagong port city, amazing what we use to transport livestock isn't it.

[small cow in three wheel taxi]

If DAP insist that the Johor principal be charged then its Secretary General should be charged also

The chauvinist DAP is at it again, still raking mud, still inciting Malaysians and blowing up an event which should have been left to rest. Now they are demanding that criminal charges be brought upon Cikgu Siti Inshah, as if the punishment that she received wasn't enough already, reminds me of Shylock who insists on his pound of flesh:


DAP wants Johor principal slapped with criminal charges


What does the DAP hope to achieve with this latest incitement campaign? Justice? More Chinese and Indian support? At what political price to the country's stability? If the DAP can play with racial sentiments, so can others who have been patient despite the antics of  Namewee the fella from Muar. I note that the DAP is strangely silent about Namewee, showing tacit support which no doubt showed the true racist colour of the purportedly multiracial party whose leadership line up are anything but.


If Lim Kit Siang wants Cikgu Siti be charged then I am asking the Government; what happened to the investigation on Kit Siang's son DAP Secretary General and Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng who is being investigated over his remarks suggesting that Teoh Beng Hock was murdered when giving a speech in public, read here and here.


I remembered the then IGP Musa Hassan saying that "Guan Eng made the statement while an inquest was going on, adding that it was an attempt to create hatred among the public against a government agency". He had also said that Guan Eng had uttered seditious remarks which was an offence under the law and all the police were doing was to investigate it.


Those are tough words from the then No.1 Police Officer in Malaysia. However, the question is what has happened to the investigations on Lim Guan Eng in particular which started in January 2010, it is now 1 December 2010, almost 11 months had elapsed.


Lim Guan Eng's "remark" which is a subject of a Police investigation  is eerily similar to his long ago charge  of spreading false news and committing sedition which got Guan Eng convicted for 18 months, [refer (2000)2CLJ, Lim Guan Eng vs PP, Federal Court, Kuala Lumpur, Criminal Appeal No: M05-3-1998, 18 June 1999].

Democratic Action Party with undemocratic election practises?

The recent Selangor DAP elections are an eye opener for me at least. How could a candidate who came 11th in the elections becomes Chairman of the 15 member State Committee over her chief political rival who came in 4th position in the state elections. Never mind that  Ms. Kok narrowly won the Chairman post 8-7 in the 15 member elections. How undemocratic can you get. Surely this election will not be the end of the Teng-Theresa political rivalry. Same thing happening in DAP Perak. 


Looks like the long time iron grip of DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang is loosening, wonder if age is catching up with the old man. Time to retire perhaps Uncle Lim?


read interesting articles on the recent Selangor DAP election here and here and do not miss blogger Syed Akbar Ali's ...60% PKR Members Tamils? DAP Multiracial? Theresa 5th Last From The Bottom and Susan Lim's Selangor DAP’s State Polls: Dictator Rules.

Professor Khoo: "Ketuanan Melayu" Melayu not in Constitution but Raja-Raja Melayu Supremacy is

Friends, Please listen to the knowledgeable and the rational:


‘Ketuanan Melayu’ not in Constitution, says Prof Khoo
November 30, 2010


KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The terminology “Ketuanan Melayu” or Malay Supremacy need not be debated because it does not exist in the country’s constitution, said history expert, Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim.


He said that from the historical aspect, only the Rulers’ Supremacy was stated in the constitution where the people must show their loyalty to the Rulers.


“In the past, ‘Malay Supremacy’ was never mentioned within the Malay community. In history, such things are incorrect. What is stated in the Constitution is only the Rulers’ Supremacy, where you show loyalty to the state where you reside in.


“The Malays obtained the special privileges because they are the subjects of the Ruler. The position of the Malays is given special consideration and need not be disputed,” he said when contacted by Bernama, here tonight.


He was asked to comment on the statement by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on the Malay Supremacy in her policy speech at the 7th National Congress of the party on Sunday.


Dr Wan Azizah called for the abolition of the concept of Malay Supremacy to enable Malaysian children to grown up with the vision of a ‘race of integrity’ or ‘Malay of Integrity’.


Khoo said the terminology ‘Malay Supremacy’ was only raised by politicians purely for political purposes, and he observed that politicians were now frequently raising issues that could lead to racial confrontations.


“Politicians should focus on their services to the public, helping the people. They should not encourage the people to quarrel,” he said.


Meanwhile, the Director of the Institute of Ethnic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin shared Khoo’s opinion that the term Malay Supremacy was coined by politicians in portraying the political and economic position of the Malays.


Questioning Dr Wan Azizah’s motive in raising the issue, he said the statement by the wife of PKR de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was merely a political gimmick and purely to cover up the crisis faced by the party currently.


“I don’t know why the issue was raised. What I notice is “Anwar’s Supremacy” in the PKR. It is Anwar’s Supremacy that must be abolished. The Malay Supremacy is merely to demolish Anwar’s Supremacy. In my opinion, the concept (Malay Supremacy) does not exist,” he said.


He said Dr Wan Azizah should re-examine what was meant by the term supremacy and should not question the special privileges of the Malays which had been enshrined ever since the era of the Malay Sultanate.


Shamsul Amri said that looking from the economic aspect, the Chinese community dominated 70 per cent of the economy while the Malays had only 30 per cent and there was no such thing as the Malays dominating in all aspects.


“If we look at it, the 70 per cent should be the supreme group. So, what does the Malay Supremacy show? What does supremacy mean? She (Dr Wan Azizah) herself is not clear on the meaning of supremacy,” he said.


Dr Shamsul Amri said politicians should be thinking about issues that were relevant for discussion instead of raising issues that could bring about negative developments between the races.
- Bernama


If the PKR politicians and those who are like them cannot raise issues which will bring positive progress to this great nation of ours then they should all make way for people who can. Otherwise it is best that the authorithies take off their gloves and handle these people using the Laws that we have like the Sedition Law or the ISA before matter gets out of hand.


I think also that the new History syllabus should have a chapter specifically on "ketuanan melayu" based on intellectual statements backed with facts such as the ones given by Professor Khoo and Professor Shamshul Asri. 


The nation should put a stop to these divisive political nonsense by "Ketuanan Anwar" and their supporters.

Politicians who misinterpret "Ketuanan Melayu" are full of cow shit in their head

Amidst the divisive political campaign by PKR to spook the non Malays by misinterpreting the "ketuanan melayu" comes a thunderous no nonsense statement by Minister YB Nazri:


Nazri says Malay supremacy wrongly interpreted


Nazri says ‘ketuanan Melayu’ is not about the Malays, it is about the Malay Rulers. Nazri stressed that “Malay supremacy” did not in any way mean that the Malays were more superior than the other races.


“It is not about me as a Malay or about (Prime Minister Datuk Seri) Najib (Razak) as a Malay. It is not about the Malays, it is about the Malay Rulers. For as long as they are around, we respect them.


“These people do not understand what it means. How can we have a race more supreme than the others? It is ridiculous,” the Padang Rengas MP said when met at his office in Parliament yesterday evening.


The straight-talking politician explained that the phrase had been coined long ago before the country achieved independence in 1957 and was created to give due recognition to the special position of the Malay Rulers in the Federal Constitution.


“It has been enshrined in the Constitution. When the Constitution says that there is a special place for the Sultans in the states where there are Rulers, that is the ‘ketuanan Melayu’ (Malay supremacy). It is not about Najib or Nazri being more Malay and thus, more supreme than others,” he said.


Nazri acknowledged that the phrase was often times used by politicians across the political divide when referring to the special position of Malays under Article 153 of the Constitution but insisted that they were leaders with “cow dung in their brains”.


“They are rubbish leaders. They have cow dung in their brains. You want to put that in? Please do. They have cow dung in their brains. They do not know what it is all about.


“How can you say that just because you are a Malay in this country, that means you are supreme. What is that?


“How do you measure the supremacy of one race over another? In every community, there are those who are smart, clever, stupid.... you find this in all races so what are they talking about? Those who think this way have cow dung in their brains,” he said.


read more here.


All I can say is that PKR the cult movement should really clean up their act to get rid of "Ketuanan Anwar" and its supporters in the PKR before its too late, before the party is banished into the dustbin of Malaysia's political history.


I understand that a police report has been made against speeches in the PKR convention. I hope the matter is investigated to the fullest before it becomes uncontrollable.

Have PKR members elected an ignoramus as their Timbalan Presiden?

Here is the maiden speech by Azmin Ali as PKR Timbalan Presiden, read:

Azmin attacks Najib, rejects Malay supremacy

1. Azmin Ali showed his total ignorance of our system of Government which is modelled on the Westminster system where the Prime Minister is an MP who has the support of the majority group in Parliament. His tongue twisting devisive description of PM Najib elevation to Prime Minister is indeed pathetic as it offending to right thinking Malaysians. Najib became Prime Minister when he was elected unopposed as Presiden of UMNO which is the biggest party in the majority BN coalition and that is a fact.

2. If there are any argument it should be the position of Opposition leader held by Anwar Ibrahim which rightly belong to Lim Kit Siang because the DAP has the highest number of MPs in the loose Pakatan coalition. By Azmin's standard then he must ask Anwar to step down and allow Lim Kit Siang to become Opposition Leader immediately. Azmin Ali talks nonsense.

3. The position of the unelected and not constitutionally recognised de-facto leader of PKR, Anwar Ibrahim is a big question mark on the democratic election process of the PKR, lets not even begin to talk about the complaints of abuse, cheating and fraud in the PKR election where LESS than 25% of the questionable PKR member numbers of 400,000 went to vote. Azmin Ali the PKR crusader should address this problem in PKR first above anything else.

4. Ketuanan Melayu is a word made famous only after Anwar Ibrahim was let out of jail, it has never been used by UMNO during the 22 years that Dr Mahathir was UMNO President nor was it used by Dollah Badawi as a political cry. The only people harping on Ketuanan Melayu nowadays are the PKR, PAS and DAP folks who are trying to rejuvenate Ketuanan Melayu so that they can demonise UMNO and make the Chinese and Indians resent UMNO more. Prove: PKR President and now its Timbalan Presiden are again raising the spectre of Ketuanan Melayu to spook the non Malays. A closer look at the UMNO BN led Government policies suggest otherwise, every body benefits from the BN Government policies and PM Najib promotes 1 Malaysia, NOT Ketuanan Melayu.

5. In a nutshell, the last PKR convention has nothing to offer the Rakyat except its loud self proclaimed devotion to Anwar Ibrahim who after being released from jail after serving a six years sentence for abuse of power when he was Deputy PM is now facing another charge of sodomizing his young PKR (ex)assistant, hmm, so much for God's gift to Malaysia isn't it.

6. Azmin Ali's questionable election victory and his style of politics will only be canon fodder for UMNO and BN, he is no orator like Anwar Ibrahim as his  latest uninspiring speech showed. PKR will be decimated in the next election, Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim should have competed against Azmin, he will lose his MB post and Pakatan will lose their jewel in the crown because of his hesitation.

Very Good News from the Gomen, "Pirated DVD buyers let off"

I am in Chittagong, Bangladesh at the moment finally having some time to post from the comforts of my hotel room. Apart from the internet connectivity which is quite satisfactory the food here is great if you like it hot and spicy, the green chilli padi here is a killer. The people here are generally friendly especially if they find out that you are Malaysian.


Anyway I heard the Malaysian Government had come to their senses; from the NST:


Pirated DVD buyers let off


KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to penalise those who buy pirated DVDs, VCDs and CDs will not be seeing the light of day after all.


Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob told the New Sunday Times that the proposal, which was mooted by the industry, had been shot down because the 'public feels the move is too harsh'.


"The people think the proposal to amend the Copyright Act to this effect is too punitive. They fear the enforcement of the amendment.


“They are concerned about misuse of power during enforcement.


Read more here.


The decision is timely, other wise our Penjara will be filled to the brim with Malaysians who I am sure at one time or the other had inadvertently bought a pirated DVD or two for their Mak, Ayah and children and friends.


Malaysia have enough Laws to counter DVD piracy, what we need is good honest well organised enforcement agency specifically for pirate goods, one which is not corrupted by money offered by the piracy crime lord who are highly organised and very, very well funded.


We have now a severe critical situation where even the Malay and other local movies and songs are pirated and sold openly for a fraction of the already low published legal price. If these situation is not contained our local movie and song industry will soon die, killed by piracy no matter how much money the Government give to help the industry. Yes, definitely its not right to punish the gullible and naive consumer until the enforcement have really done their job well without fear or favor.

Chinese MPs slam Ridhuan Tee, kesian Dr. Tee

Wow, there are a lot of hyper sensitive Malaysian Chinese politicians out there. Seems they are out for Dr. Ridhuan Tee's blood for saying that that non-Malay-speaking Malaysians and the “ultra kiasu” will be the stumbling block to the government’s transformation programmes. 


Really? its that bad? I do not think so, because Dr Tee's consistent message to his brethrens has always been "Dimana Bumi dipijak Disitu Langit dijunjung", unless of course your loyalty to Malaysia though cannot be questioned, is only surpassed by your loyalty to your ethnicity. Lets read the report from one of my more favourite news portal, my comments will be in bold green:

Chinese MPs slam Ridhuan Tee’s ‘publicity stunt’
By Boo Su-Lyn November 26, 2010


KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Chinese lawmakers accused Utusan Malaysia columnist Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah of using his Chinese identity to attack the non-Malay communities.


Tee had said that non-Malay-speaking Malaysians and the “ultra kiasu” will be the stumbling block to the government’s transformation programmes.


“He (Tee) is trying to seek cheap publicity by using his identity as a Chinese to whack the non-Malays so he can get more prominence in Utusan Malaysia,” Selangor executive councillor Teresa Kok (picture) told The Malaysian Insider today.[Typical DAP, those they cannot intimidate they disparage]


“People who cannot speak fluent Bahasa (Malaysia) are not lesser than those who can speak Malay. We are all Malaysians,” added the Seputeh MP.[Who is talking about superiority here, DAP either disparage the messenger or divert the issue. I thought DAP lifelong supremo Lim Kit Siang say he is Malaysian First and Chinese Second..should't that mean being able to speak the National Language fluently?]


Tee is a prominent Chinese Muslim who has consistently courted controversy with his strident views on race relations.[ Read Dr Tee's views with a open heart not through a narrow tunnel vision]


The columnist also stressed that non-Malays should absorb the country’s policies, such as Article 152 and Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, into their own lifestyle rather than resist them.


Article 152 states that Malay is the national language while Article 153 outlines the special position of the Malays and Bumiputeras.


The National Defence University lecturer used what is his favourite term to describe anything and anyone who does not share his beliefs or who questions Malay rights — “ultra kiasu”. The word “kiasu” comes from the Hokkien dialect meaning “too proud to lose”.


Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua, however, pointed out that Article 8 guaranteed equality before the law.


“Perhaps Dr Ridhuan Tee should also read Article 8 that guarantees equal treatment under the law,” said Pua.[Yes, perhaps this young YB Cambridge graduate should not cherry pick but read and understand the whole Perlembagaan]


“Ridhuan Tee has to read the Constitution as a whole document, rather than just picking out one or two clauses that is suited to his ultra bigoted and extremist views,” added the DAP national publicity secretary.[Its the other way round, that is exactly what you are doing Tony]


Echoing Pua’s views, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong told Tee to look at the Constitution holistically.


“It (the Federal Constitution) must be seen in total,” he said. [Exactly YB Wee and YB Tony, perhaps both of you are the ones who needs to read the perlembagaan in total, read also the history of how the Perlembagaan was written]


Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi labelled Tee a “dangerous” person for allegedly intensifying racial and religious tension.


“He’s assumed a pattern in the Umno media where he is stoking a lot of friction, tension and misunderstanding between different races and religions. He is a dangerous person underneath that context,” said Ooi.


“We have been trying the last 53 years to forge national unity and he is doing the reverse,” he added.


[Ya right, first timer MP Ooi have a read of your Supreme Leader Leader speech here]:


[referred from blog: Pure Shiite]

On Chinese Malaysian Losing their citizenchip
Press Statement by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, on 21st April 1969: read here,


Mr. Koh Kim Leng is at liberty to institute whatever legal proceedings, but I will not withdraw a single word that I have said


Mr. Koh Kim Leng and Alliance politician are very fond of issuing threats because they do not have reason, argument and facts to match the DAP’s reasons and arguments.


Mr. Koh Kim Leng has again resorted to threats against me. In a statement yesterday, Mr.Koh Kim Leng accused me of distorting his speech at the Alliance rally at Hereen Street, where he said that the Chinese will lose their citizenship if they vote for the opposition.


Mr. Koh now explains that what he meant was that if he and the Alliance candidates lose, and the PMIP wins, then the Chinese will lose their citizenship.


This is Mr. Koh’s present explanation of his speech made at Hereen Street on April 14. I reject his explanation. I am satisfied that Mr. Koh Kim Leng has blatantly threatened the Chinese in Malaysia that if they don’t vote for the Alliance and himself, they stand to lose their citizenship. I have said that this is downright blackmail, and a most shameful act, and I stand by every word I have said.


Mr. Koh Kim Leng has threatened that unless I withdraw what I have said on this issue, he will institute legal proceedings.


Mr. Koh Kim Leng is at liberty to institute whatever legal proceeding he want, but I will not withdraw a single word, because when we in the DAP speak, we weigh every word and sentence, and we don’t behave like Alliance leaders and politicians, who say the most foolish things which they live to regret later.


I had said that I believe that Mr. Koh Kim Leng is fully capable of advocating the removal citizenship of Chinese if he loses his election, because in 1960, he was one of the authors of the Abdul Rahman Talib Report, which is the Alliance master plan to destroy Chinese schools, language and culture. My views are unchanged.

There are many more but suffice to say that they are all of the same tone.....

Refer below his detention order under the ISA 2 months after the May 13 event.....


STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 11(2)(b) ISA, 1960.
NAME OF DETAINEE: LIM KIT SIANG.


GROUNDS ON WHICH THE ORDER OF DETENTION IS MADE:


Since July, 1968, you, Lim Kit Siang, have been acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order in Malaysia in that in the several speeches you have made since the date you have deliberately and intentionally roused intense communal feelings thereby promoting feelings of hostility between different races in Malaysia and causing suspicion and disunity to grow between them.


ALLEGATIONS OF FACTS:
1) On the 27th July 1968, at a DAP public rally at Tanjong Malim, Perak, you deliberately distorted the Government policy on Education by telling your audience that the policy was designed to achieve and eventual extermination of Chinese newspapers, Chinese schools and Chinese languages. Such distortion was made by you with the deliberate intention of creating and furthering suspicion and animosity between the Chinese and the Malay in this country.


2) On the 24th August 1968, at a public rally at Slim River, Perak, you deliberately distorted the Government’s policy on language by telling your audience that a tourist poster with the Malay wordings “speak the National language only” clearly illustrated the one language policy of the government and that the dubbing of English, Chinese and Tamil T.V. films with Malay was unfair to the other races as their languages were not being given equal status such distortion was made by you with the deliberate intention of creating and furthering suspicion and animosity between the Chinese and the Malays in this country.


3) On the 7th September 1968, at the DAP public rally at 24 milestone, Sg. Besi road, Kuala Lumpur, and on 21st. September 1968, at Sungei Way new Village Selangor, on both these occasions you deliberately roused intense communal feelings by telling your audience that the MCA had instead of striving for the rights of the Chinese Language and Education in fact assisted the government in suppressing the Chinese Language as evidenced by the Non-recognition of Nanyang University project. The speeches are evidence of a deliberate misinterpretation of actual facts and had resulted in generating suspicion and animosity between the Malays and the Chinese in Malaysia and thereby creating a feeling of tension and racial hatred.


4) On the 29th September 1968, at the DAP public rally at Batu Pahat, Johore, on 2nd November 1968, at Lawan Kuda Bahru, Gopeng, Perak, and on 26th January 1969, at Jalan Yow, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, on these three occasions you deliberately roused intense communal feelings by telling your audience that the alliance’s policy was a “racialist policy” as the Alliance had given more privileges to Bumiputras in University education and that there were first and second class citizens – the Bumiputras being first class citizens, and that the awards of honour such as P.P.M, are not worth anything because they were given to men in the streets and that P.P.M. stands for “ PELAN PELAN MATI”. By these utterances you had deliberately distorted the actual Government policies and by doing so you had generated racial tension, hatred and disharmony in the country.


5) On 12th, Feb 1969, at a DAP public rally held at Jalan Lengkongan Brunei, Kuala Lumpur, you deliberately roused intense communal feelings by telling your audience that the Government was showing discrimination between the various races in examination entry to University of Malaya, employment and in the distribution of land and that special privileges were being given to the Malays. By these utterances you deliberately distorted the Government policies and thereby causing suspicion and animosity between the various races.


6) On 13th May 1969, at a public rally held at Kampong Ayer, Kota Kinabalu, you deliberately roused intense communal feelings by telling your audience that the Government was trying to have a Malay Malaysia by dividing the people into bumiputras and non-bumiputras, that “the Malays were first class Bumiputras” and that the Government was carrying out a policy of “Malaysiation” of Sabah whereby all top post were held by the Malays. You also stirred anti-Malay and anti-Islamic religious feelings by telling your audience that the Government was pursuing the policy of exploitation by Malays of other races and that the Government by holding an International Islamic Conference in Kuala Lumpur had intended to send Malaysian citizens to die in the Middle East in order to capture Jerusalem for the Muslim World. By this speech you had made dangerous statements of a communal nature there by fostering communal resentment fear and apprehension amongst sections of the public in Sabah.


By direction,
Sign:
b/p SETIA USAHA,
KEMENTERIAN HAL EHWAL DALAM NEGERI,
MALAYSIA.
DATE: 11 JULY 1969

[So DAP wannabee politicians and leaders, tolong jangan cakap tak serupa bikin, your arrogance offends many right thinking Malaysians. The DAP politics has not changed much since then. Begin by NOT saying that you are trying to forge national unity for the last 53 years as the DAP came into being only after PAP left Malaysia in 1967 and has done virtually nothing to forge unity since3]

I have met many Chinese and Indian friends, they are Malaysians who like Dr. Ridhuan Tee, they lived the peribahasa "Mana Bumi DiPijak Disitu Langit Dijunjung", their loyalty to Malaysia surpasses their loyalty to their ethnicity. Malaysia is a multicultural nation we have to have a unifying Language to move forward as one nation, they understand the urgency of the matter. I hope the ultra kiasus will change their mind too.

Farewell Tun Lim Chong Eu, RIP

I regret to say that even though Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu is a very familiar name but I have not made any effort to know this man, when he died recently Dr. Mahathir wrote about the Late Dr Lim Chong Eu:


1. We know that we must all leave this life one day. But knowing the inevitabilty of death cannot stop us from grieving over the passage of a great man, no matter how long he may have lived.

2. As a nationalist, as a friend, as a compatriot, I feel saddened by the passage from this life of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.

3. Except for Tun Razak, Tun Lim contributed most to the formation of the National Front, the coalition which succeeded the Alliance, ruled and developed Malaysia until today. He responded postively to the proposal by Tun Razak to rejoin the coalition for the good of Malaysia. He rose above many of the grievances which had led him to leave the MCA, to become a junior partner even though he had been victorious. He was content to be just a Chief Minister of Penang.

4.It was as a Chief Minister that he made Foreign Direct Investment a by-word in Malaysia and perhaps in the world. He brought the first foreign investments in electronics to Penang. It was the best thing for overcoming unemploymnet which had plagued Malaysia till then.

5. It was he who made the Penang the centre for the transformation of Malaysia into an industrial nation. Towards this end he was tireless, almost single-handedly contacting and persuading foreign industrialists to invest in the new electronics industry. So successfull was he that very quickly Penang was short of workers and other states benefitted from his effort at creating employment.

6. I worked closely with Tun Lim and always found him open to proposals on the development of Penang and Malaysia. When he lost in the 1990 elections, it came as a shock to me. I had thought that the people of Penang would remember his services and overcome partisan sentiments. But I suppose I was hoping for far too much.

7. Malaysia, and I dare say Penang, has lost a great leader with the passing away of Tun Dr Lim Ching Eu.


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My sincere condolences to the family of the late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. He was indeed a great Malaysian. 


I hope the new history syllabus for SPM will highlight the late Tun's contributions to our nation. Lets not wait for someone to die before his contributions to the nation are finally given recognition.