But before I go into a mini-hiatus, I thought I'd highlight again, this time, our Prime Minister's reiteration that Malaysia is indeed an Islamic State.
Seperti yang telah saya nyatakan sebelum ini, Malaysia bukanlah sebuah negara sekular ataupun negara teokratik. Malaysia adalah sebuah negara Islam, yang ditadbir berlandaskan prinsip-prinsip Islam, dan pada masa yang sama, berpegang teguh kepada prinsip-prinsip demokrasi berparlimen yang berpandukan kepada undang-undang tertinggi negara, iaitu Perlembagaan Persekutuan.I assume Pak Lah meant to say in English that "“Malaysia is an Islamic state which is administered based on the principles of Islam and at the same time adheres to the principles of parliamentary democracy guided by the highest law of the land - the Federal Constitution. The principles of Islam mentioned here is the Islam Hadhari philosophy which has been introduced by him."
Prinsip Islam yang saya maksudkan di sini dapat dilihat melalui pendekatan Islam Hadhari yang telah saya perkenalkan.
The billion ringgit question then is, in the event of contradiction between Islam Hadhari as defined by the Prime Minister, and the Federal Constitution, which one comes first? If it is the former, then by definition, we are a theocratic state. If it is the latter, why is it that we are seeing clear cut evidence to the contrary? It is especially obvious when the Prime Minister states that we are "not a secular state", contrary to the spirit and objectives of the Federal Constitution. Either that, or he doesn't know what he is talking about.
Now, given that the MCA Youth leaders led by Datuk Liow Tiong Lai who had tried to defend Najib's initial proclamation that Malaysia is an Islamic State, and who so patrioticly waved the Federal Constitution during the MCA Youth Assembly, the question is will he lead the MCA leaders both in the cabinet as well as the Parliament to wave the Federal Constitution in Parliament?
The apex of Liow’s speech was in the closing when he said that it was never MCA Youth’s culture to brandish the keris.Or was the waving of the constitution just for MCA's internal consumption and a photo taking publicity opportunity, or will he act as big as he talks?
“If we want to brandish something, why not let us wave the Federal Constitution?” he said as all of the Youth wing committee members on the stage rose in unison with copies of the constitution in their hands to loud applause from the floor.
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are we really independent??in term of real freedom??freedom to develop our own mind set ??ask our university student n our malay comrade!!freedom of speech n expression??look at datuk wee RPK,NAT tan!!freedom to progress on humanity aspects n development,worship,belief,education??look at the number of temples being torn down,lina joy,vernacular school n language issues,islamic state,syria law etc etc !!freedom to earn a living on free entreprenearship in your own country??look at how umno n BN gang rape the people n nation behind the curtain of "distorted NEP" n ask all our non-malay malaysian!! The worst is ,umno n BN don't even provide the freedom for one to learn how to stand on own two feet independently after 50yrs!!so,are we really free n independent??
How Things Work In Real Life
Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water.
After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.
Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked.
Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here.
And that, my friends, is how a company policy begins.
I have a question about semantics.
Is there a difference between "negara Islam" and "negara yang berugama Islam"?
Is the argument becoming a course in primate zoology?
Which is which now? Malaysia is neither a secular nor islamic country and now it is declared as islamic country...all from the words of a same person.
I'd rather if MCA brandished one of the Chinese Kung Fu swords instead.
Non-Muslims in this country need to accept one irrefutable fact now - that the powers in charge by and large want an Islamic state - it is not clear exactly how it is defined but its clear, the label whatever definition, comes first and must be Islamic. It is also irrelevant to them what history and the constitution says in the context of their goal, they also must fit in to what they want, which is unclear intellectually and long term consequentially.
As far as Islamic state issue is concern is about which unburden mind and unbridled power determines it, not the heavy burden of awareness and intellectual prowress. The Constitution? Its whatever they want it to be. History? Choose what they want to see and hear. Truth? Smart People are laughing at such a question at our expense..
When the mild-mannered Abdullah Badawi took over as prime minister from the fire-breathing Mahathir Mohamad in 2003, there were hopes of change for the better. Mr Badawi preached a moderate, “civilisational” Islam and pledged to crack down on corruption.
Four years on, corruption, facilitated by the pro-Malay policies, is unchecked. The state continues to use draconian internal-security laws, dating back to the colonial era, to silence and threaten critics. UMNO continues to portray itself to Malays as the defender of their privileges yet tries to convince everyone else that it is the guarantor of racial harmony. One commentator this week gently described this as a “paradox”. Hypocrisy would be a better word.
The Economist
Come and look at the ugly faces of UMNO politicians:
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&gid=564457&vid=482199&b=2
They are no difference from thugs!!!
Hi Tony, below are some suggestions for you to topple Barisan Nasional!! Hope they are useful.
建议十大政治结构改革方向
如何要有效摆脱这样的国家危机而把它转变成有利于全民革新的转型机会？这里要提出几点建议来探讨我们的政治结构改革方向:
一，以公正党和民主行动党为中心，联合各多元政党和回教党组织策略联盟，创造更大的在野制衡力量。
二，各别卅属可以采纳不同的策略和战术以符合当地的民情，做一项大胆的政治改革是非常重要和必要的，一州一策略创造执政大机会。
三，设计一套一般标准和特殊标准来审订代议士候选人，讲求求胜原则和战略，避免人为的错误判断和个人选择，宁缺勿滥。
四，全面推动恢复地方民主选举运动。扎根民主杜绝专权贪腐。
五，设立资讯交换和协调中心，统一言论机制，面向国阵的竞争。
六，归划举办长年月谈会，建立与民众交流的管导机制，一月一课题找回民心民意，训练干事人材培养干部能力。
七，制作多媒体的影片进行群众的教育和引导，以资讯传达意念和目标，突破现有媒体的局限。
八，建立更良好的管导与华团及非政府组织接触以便有效传达讯息和承诺，为未来的国家政策改革寻求更大的共识。
九，以良知知识份子专业人士和社会运动份子相结合推动马耒西亚公民改革运动，联合城市中产阶级及中小企业本土农民求改求变的希望，创造大马新远景。
十，与大学生举行对话和交流，举办干训营培养人材，关怀社会和国家，面对全球的挑战!
十一，召揽广告人材为联盟设计形象和口号以作为新的出发。标帜:月亮加五星，月亮代表廉洁与光明；五星代表五族共和，多元文化的表征；蓝色代表蓝天碧海，红色代表满地红。
十二，创造主题歌：新路JALANBARU
十三，联盟命名为:民主团结阵线(民阵)，BARISAN DEMOKRASI BERSATU。（BDB）
十四，以非官方人组织“民主团结委员会”，成立行政总部推行上述计划，招揽义工大队协助工作。
十五，设立“民主基金会”，筹募基金推动是项活动。
全球化在五百年前我们就开始，有规模的是始于马六甲时代。今天通讯和资讯的发展使全球化变得更迅速和有效。感觉更深刻，因此我们要更加努力去建立良好的体制和民主团结的团队耒应付世界的挑战，要以更专业的精神去面对全球竞争的考验。今天是朝野共治的时代，对异议者采纳包容的态度，让议决说话，让制度说话，让数字说话，让人动脑!
若在野精英无法结合将付出庞大代价
四十年前我国的民主化进程受到了逆转，在野的政治阵营一方面受到思想意识形态的冲击，另一方面政治手段也深受考验而走上政治上的自我留放和解体，本土在野精英和核心力量无法统一阵线，而不小心让“土著主义”抬头并合理化地主导了国家政治理念和政策，我们付出了很大的社会代价，六七十年代出生的阶层付出的牺牲最大。
然而今天我们需要更谨慎思考以下的几个思想观点和方向:
一，要革新不是革命
二，要竞争不是斗争
三，要分权不是夺权
四，要取代不是推翻
五，要民权不是专权
六，要减除不是废除
这样的治国理念更能付合我们的国情，使我们的社会变迁和民主化进程更顺畅可行。
2007年国家步入独立五十岁大关，从千年历史的角度而言那只是一个起步，然而它却是一个很好的反省和转变的天机。今天提出推动组织“民主团结阵线”，算是送给国家一个最美好的礼物，也同时为我国马耒民族乃至全民的民主化进程做出最大的贡献!希望非官方人能够发动起来共襄盛举，创造新的历史。
Good luck !! We will help you to sack the hypocrite Pak Lah!!
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我们国家欢庆五十周年国庆，是一个值得全马来西亚人庆祝的日子。在这么一个有意义的日子来临前，我们必须省思马来西亚未来的路该如何走下去。
过去这五十年来，华人在马来西亚被政府种种歧视性，不公平、偏差的政策所对待。从增建华小失败到独中统考文凭不受承认，甚至是国立大学录取学生的不公平政策，我们华人这些年来都默不作声，一一接受。这都得归功于马华公会和民政党的协商文化，他们一直都在告诉华社，华人在政府必须要有代表，有人在朝好办事，这样才能够替华人争取更多的权益。他们也一直在制造华社华小前景一片大好的假象，为的只是保住官职官位。
明事理的人一眼就看穿这班在做戏的政客，但是还是大有人在背后支持这些所谓的协商政治；原因很简单，不外就是因为金钱权利和官职地位。
这个协商政治的伦理非常简单，那就是马华民政进一步，巫统进两步；又或者是马华民政退两步，巫统退一步。就是因为这个协商政治搞到华人在这个属于我们自己的国家越来越没有地位，越来越被边缘化，任人鱼肉。
五十年前，华人在马来亚占有约四成的人口，或许这个协商方式还可以发挥一定的作用。但是当华人只占马来西亚总人口约25%的今天，协商方式已经不再管用。
假如华人再继续迷信这种协商文化，只会误了我们的下一代。试想想，如果有一天当华人在马来西亚只剩下不到一成的人口时，巫统还会要和马华民政协商吗？
当年马华公会主席能够当上财政部长，直到今时今日的房屋与地方政府部长这么一个不受器重的九品芝麻官，就足以证明协商文化只会把华人带到末路，越协越伤。所以华人必须发挥政治智慧在一片逆境中杀出一条血路，我们必须凝聚政治力量把票投给在野党。
黄家定曾经所说过，在野党只会分散华人选票，其实真正分散华人选票的是马华民政。回顾历史，多数的华人票都是投给在野党的，只有少数被误导的民众以及那些为了自身利益的人士把票投给国阵。
马华公会已经乖离政治，他们所搞的终身学习运动、丘比特的天空、单亲妈妈活动，都旨在转移华社的视线，让华人不再关心政治课题。这些活动根本不是一个身为政党应该办的，国内那么多个非政府组织，慈善团体都有能力办这些活动，并不需要马华代劳。
再看看马华在马接补选所搞的嘉年华会，目的一目了然，那就是让华裔选民不再关心国家大事，政治课题，只是搞派对，学烹饪，听演唱会，唱卡拉OK，而他们就继续做他们的官，骗取人民的血汗钱。
现在的这个政府已经是腐烂到没有机会拯救，从垄断国内媒体，贪污腐败，控制司法到朋党主义，金钱政治都是我们人民无法忍受的。唯一的办法就是政党替换，我们的国家才会有希望。
不认可否，马来西亚的政治必须由占大多数的马来人所主导。而今日人民公正党的出现，就是华人摆脱国阵种族政治的最大希望。黄家定说除了巫统以外，马华别无选择，简直就是睁眼说瞎话。公正党在对待母语，言论自由，新经济政策和国内种种恶法的立场就足以证明他们比巫统更值得华社支持。
华人本可以在1999年大选选出一个公平公正的政府，但是这个机会却被马华民政搞砸了。他们利用各种欺骗的谎言恐吓华社，说投票给行动党就是要马来西亚成为回教国。时间是最好的证人，如今人民可以看得一清二楚，一直想把马来西亚变成回教国的就是巫统，而马华民政就是巫统的最大的帮凶。这一条血债，马华民政永远都无法偿还华社。
这五十年来，全体马来西亚人民都是生存在一个谎言之中，当年巫统为了争取独立，为了得到华社的支持就接受马来西亚是个世俗国。如今他们的势力日益蓬勃，一党独大就不再把马华民政放在眼里，单方面宣布马来西亚一直以来都是个回教国，不曾是世俗国，并警告马华领袖别在炒砸回教国的课题。
今天马华民政可以就回教国课题向巫统让步，明天同样会把华人的权益扫到一旁，成为出卖华社，出卖华人的卖华贼，卖华公会。
这边厢马青刚刚在代表大会上高举宪法，那边厢，希山慕丁就说道将会在十一月的巫统代表大会再次高举马来短剑要让马青统统闭嘴。国阵的种族政策只是在分裂人民，捞取廉价政治筹码，制造种族的不和谐，而他们就继续商妥要如何分配所得到的政治利益。
五十年过去了，拜马华民政的大力协商，华人在马来西亚也已经从二等公民矮化成为三等公民，巫统和马华的关系也已经从兄弟关系演变成为主仆关系。
同胞们，是时候站起来了，是时候团结一致了，是时候向野蛮专政和马来主义至上的巫统说不了。我们不能够再让国阵再继续把全国人民分类成为土著非土著，回教徒非回教徒，我们要的是一个真正的马来西亚族！
下一届大选将是非常关键性的一次选举，这个选举将奠定华人在马来西亚的生存或灭亡。假如华人要在马来西亚这片国土中继续生存就必须反对国阵的种族政策，把手中的一票统统都投给在野党；就算没有办法替换政府，也要否决国阵在国会的三分二议席，为来届大选铺路，选出一个替代政府。
黄家定说华社在1999年大力支持马华，成为他向巫统协商的筹码，根本就是无稽之谈。从1999年至今，华社在国内越受打压的情况显而易见－－神庙被拆、华小被关闭、独中生升学问题恶化。
倒是1990年华社倾向在野党，使到国阵政府改变一种语言，一种种族，一种文化的政策。如今，这个政策有死灰复燃的迹象，所以华人必须明确的向国阵传达一个讯息，我们不要协商政治，我们要的只是一个公平的待遇！
黄家泉大言不惭地说，年青人假如有心要为族群争取权益就应该加入马华，而不是参加在野党在外面骂政府。事实并非如此，加入马华就代表支持国阵种种的不公平，打压华人和歧视性的政策。协商和争取族群权益的天平，从一开始就倾向另一边，纵使费再大的力量也无法为族群争取一个公平的待遇，使到这个协商政治是多么的不可靠，多么的不堪一击。
那些坚持华人在政府必须要有代表，所以必须把票投给他们的言论，其实是建立在一个非常脆弱的假设上，那就是国阵政府永远不会被推翻。所以今天全体华社必须集中火力把票投给在野党，再加上公正党和安华的力量，推翻国阵。在外谩骂的就会成了马华民政，而华人不止依然在政府里会有代表，而且华人的政治力量将会大大的提升也更具代表性和说服力。
在这里我恳请各位马华民政的议员们醒醒，不要再沉迷下去，不要再因为个人利益而把族群的利益置之不理，必须果断的退出被巫统牢牢控制的国阵政府，不要成为马来西亚华人的千古罪人。各位华人同胞朋友们，假如马华民政为了金钱官位要继续向巫统叩头，就由得他们吧！别忘了你和我手中改朝换代的那一票！
欢迎有心人转载至论坛或电邮转寄，谢谢！
If you are a citizen with some wisdom, you should not vote Barisan Nasional in the coming general election.
Say no to UMNO, say no to MCA, say no to MIC, say no to Gerakan. They are all hypocrites who only look after their own profits using the country's resources. Wake up!!!
Vote Opposition for a better future!! The country now badly needs a stronger opposition to be the check and balance for the TOTALLY CORRUPTED BN GOVERNMENT!!
GOD BLESS!
But seriously, what is there to celebrate the Merdeka?
I turned off the TV once I see such an incompetent PM insulting our Tunku Abdul Rahman by re-enacting his Merdeka shouts.
And not to mention that particular gobloke who wasn't even elected by the public (no, not even the party members) raising the flag.
Irks me a lot!!
I was really upset upon seeing the UMNO, BN and MCA flags amidst the Malaysian flags. As you drive into the toll booths, you are confronted with the giant pictures of BN leaders. BN has made itself synonymous with nationalism. It is revolting. Henceforth, to be patriotic, to love the nation, is to love BN. They have taken everything from us even our national symbols. Who is to blame? We the voters. This is what we deserve when we give BN a 90% seat majority. BN is Malaysia, Malaysia is BN. By making their parties synonymous with the national Merdeka celebrations, BN has desegrated our national symbols. Isn’t there a law against this?
AAB is paying lip service again to the need for unity, and to be fair to all races. He said that he wanted to be a PM for all races four years ago. But soon after, he extended NEP until 2020, as though he did not realise that NEP has never been a policy fair to the non-Malays.
When he was told that the government had achieved the target set for Malays in owning 30% of corporate equity for ending NEP, he said that EPU would reveal its methodology and data to refute (or confirm) the results revealed by ASLI. That was more than 9 months ago, and he has since frozen the topic. Has he been convinced that ASLI's report was right, but he had not the political will to end NEP? Quite obviously whatever the objectives the NEP was set out to do, its implementation was unfair to the non-Malays. Non-Malays have been smarting the sufferings brought by NEP and are awaiting the government to honour UMNO's promise to end NEP when the specified target of the 30% equity capital accrued to Malays has been achieved.
AAB knew that non-Malays could not throw out BN in the next election, and that he could bully non-Malays at will by proclaiming that NEP, the unfair policy, would be extended to 2020. He even did not have the courtesy to first examining the achievements realised so far, nor indicate the actual steps towards achieving the 30% target. For example, the government could just use Petronas funds to buy up the equity capitals up to 30% to be distributed to poor Malays right now, rather than using it to bail out his cronies.
NEP had lived twice its expected lifetime, and the actions that have nothing to do with improving the share ownership of Malays, such as making non-Malays pay more so that Malays get a discount in buying non-low cost houses is done in the name of NEP. (If the argument is that the savings for Malays would allow them to own corporate share, then the government should have not allowed Malay tycoons to park their fabulous wealth outside Malaysia.)
AAB wanted to be a PM for all races four years ago, but his records showed that he could only support the policy direction of racists in his party, the persons like MB of Johor and Malacca, Kerismuddin, and his SIL. So, though he made reasonable sound bites during his Merdeka speech, he would be doing the same things that he did in the pasrt four years.
Based on his records, one can conclude that either he was lying to the world, and he did not understand the meaning of his own speeches. In either case, he represented UMNO, and UMNO cannot be trusted to lead the country in the way AAB said he hoped the country would proceed in the next fifty years. If AAB is neither a lier, nor a person unable to understand his own speeches, then he is a eunuch in his own party, UMNO.
Can somebody tell me their take on WHAT is the "logic" KJ was invited/honored to raise our flag on Merdeka Day??
is it that this is the sign he is true Malaysian?
He contributed big time to nation building?
He is the "anointed" one?
"Let him raise the flag and get the flak"?
Is BN really throwing their "patriotism" and supremacy so much in our face ...
I dunno from what holes we hv creeps like KJ crawled out of!!!
Man!! Esp on Merdeka I really feel like Badawi ...everything also don't know anymore!
Nang bo ti nang, kwee bo ti kwee!!!
I cant read chinese!
To all bloggers, besides vending our anger here, do not despair, start doing our part now. Together we can pull our beloved land out of this shit hole. All good citizens of this country, whether MAlay, Chinese or Indian, are suffering now, if we do not do anything, our children and chilren's children will suffer even more. Corruption, crime rate is rampant, the judiciary , education is going down. There is no future for our future generation if the BigNajis government is allowed to carry on like this. We need not suffer any more from all the abuse, misdeed of those crooked Umnoputra bandits who steal and rob the Rakyat!
Start to educate your friends, your colleagues, your neighbours, your relatives and every one around you about what is happenning to our beloved country and how dire the situation is.
Especially to our Malay compatriots, start to educate all your folks back in the kampongs, don't let those scumbag parasite politicians, with their fake religiousity and meadieval, vulgar racialism hoodwink them with election gimmicks. The future of Malaysia has more to offer than RM200 or a few paved roads during election time.
It is the responsibility of us the Rakyat, we owe it to our future generation. We can change this peacefully through the ballot box in the coming election.
So, every body, start doing your parts now.
We must have a plan to deny BN the 2/3 majority in the coming GE. It will be great if we can achieve better than that. If we want a truly Malaysian Malaysia, there is a need to start a new political party which is race blind.
It may be too late for this coming GE but this party can be formed after denying BN the 2/3. We definitely need new leaders that can lead all Malaysians. The present political parties are too racial base. The goal is to kick BN out in the next GE. The challenge is to find these leaders. WE need to save this country from the corrupt and liars.
Ex-member of UMNO
The Barisan Nasional government frequently makes pronouncements that the economy is sound, with GDP growth rates of 5% and above.
However the following statistics of per capita income do not give a flattering picture of Malaysia:
PER CAPITA INCOME OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES
1967/ 2005
Malaysia US290/ 5,042
Singapore 600/ 26,836
Hong Kong 620/ 25,493
Taiwan 250/ 15,203
S. Korea 160/ 16,308
In 1957, Malaysia had the second biggest per capita income after Japan, but now we are at the tail end among the front-rank developed nations in Asia.
In 2005, Malaysia’s per capita income increased by only 17 times from 1967, as compared to South Korea which increased 100 times. Taiwan 60 times, Singapore 45 times and Hongkong 40 times.
Malaysia is far richer in natural resources than the other countries. Singapore for example has no rubber, oil, forests, palm oil, etc.
The difference is in the development and utilisation of human resources. Malaysia has failed to make full use of the human resources in the country.
The statistics indicate that Malaysia was competitive with the other countries up to 1967. Thereafter, the Asian tigers like HK, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan leapt forward to lofty heights.
In 1966, the bumiputra policy was formally announced as a policy and in 1971, the National Economic Policy was launched. The various regulations and measures from these two policies slowed down economic growth considerably. Entrepreneurs, businessmen, traders and small and medium industries were put off by these policies.
The reaction of international countries was negative, and many investors shied away from Malaysia. Foreign direct investments declined considerably to US$3.9 billion in 2006, whereas Asean countries had FDIs of US$10 billion for Vietnam, US$7.9 billion for Thailand, US$30 billion for Singapore. China had US$70 billion FDIs in that year.
The above proves that Basisan Nasional is a big failure!!
Do you need another reason to vote out the Barisan Nasional government?
Dr. Chen Man Hin
满21岁的华人年轻人，如果你还想你的孩子在这片土地有光明的未来，快注册为选民吧，把票都投给反对党（无论是什么党，别再投马华和巫统了）。
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