Penang Umno on ‘Amar Makruf Nahi Mungkar’

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By Helen Ang   At the state assembly sitting on Thursday, Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng fielded criticism from Umno representative Shabudin Yahya who chided him for misusing the term ‘Amal Makruf Nahi Mungkar’ for political gain.   Malaysiakini reported that Lim denied deriving political mileage as charged by Umno but rather “was attempting … Read more

RAZAK’S HELPING HAND TO NAJIB NOT HELPFUL

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By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek November 22, 2008   There appears to be only one motive in Razak Baginda’s press conference on Nov 20.  It was to alleviate the mounting pressure on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor, who have found themselves irretrievably entangled in the Altantuya murder case.  … Read more

Honey, I shrunk the Indians

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By Helen Ang

Two weeks ago on Nov 4, the New Straits Times carried the headline ‘Zaid lucky to be born a Malay, says Syed Hamid’.

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim had said in his LawAsia 2008 conference speech on Oct 31: “The obsession with the Ketuanan Melayu doctrine has in fact destroyed something precious in us.

“It makes us lose our sense of balance and fairness.”

The statement unsurprisingly caused Umno warlords to go berserk.

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Razak Baginda speaks out

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Thursday, November 20, 2008By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru November 20, 2008 This morning, Razak Baginda, who was acquitted of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Sharibuu on Oct 31, called for a press conference. This was the first time he spoke on the case since the acquittal. In a nutshell, Razak said:     1) Deputy Prime Minister and … Read more

Raja Nazrin warns against modern-day tribalism

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By The Sun
November 20, 2008

PETALING JAYA: Mankind is failing badly at creating a sense of community and is instead allowing race, culture and religion to dominate discourse, Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said today.

“When we think of social fragmentation as good rather than bad, something is awfully wrong. Our moral gyroscopes have gone completely awry. If we continue on the present path, great dangers lie ahead,” he said in his speech at the Diversity Matters Forum on Diasporas in the Commonwealth held at Monash University, Sunway Campus here.

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Presentation by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee at 5th “Diversity Matters”

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Press Statement on Presentation by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee at 5th “Diversity Matters??? : A Commonwealth Forum, 19 November 2008 In his plenary presentation to the Commonwealth 5th “Diversity Matters??? conference currently ongoing at the Malaysian branch of Monash University, CPI Director Dr. Lim Teck Ghee spoke on what happens when diaspora communities such as … Read more

LETTER FOR MAHATHIR

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Assalamualaikum wr wb,

Dear Tun Mahathir,

I think you under-estimate the will of the Rakyat to dismantle racialism. In this era of global competition and high technology – for how long can UMNO shield the Malays from the reality of a free market?

You cannot hide the shortcomings of the Malays. No one stops the Malays from acquiring technology. You yourself sent thousands of Malays to study overseas. Yet where are the returns on your investment in them?

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Rain or Shine, the Seremban Vigil Goes On …

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http://bum2008-desiderata.blogspot.com/2008/11/rain-or-shine-seremabn-vigil-goes-on.html

 

By YL Chong aka desiderata

 

Saturday, November 15, 2008

 

Because Serembanknights are caring — daring2? — souls.

Although it rained cats and dogs and wolves last Friday an hour before the scheduled start of the THIRD SEREMBAN ANTI-ISA CANDLELIGHT VIGIL at Dataran Seremban Park, the pom-pom gals led by angelA and the tom-tom boys led by Des, or ws it zorro aweDAway fromKuala Lumpur, were in full swing.

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ESSAY SERIES: Social Contract and National Unity (5)

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http://malaysianunplug.blogspot.com/2008/11/must-read-article-umnos-mythical.html Ketuanan Melayuby Art Harun Excerpts: Read here for more I am normally very good at grasping a concept, understanding it, differentiating it from other not dissimilar concept, identifying it’s positive and negative points and using it. However, try as I might, I just could NOT understand the concept of Ketuanan Melayu aka Malay Supremacy akaMalay Dominance. Let alone identify it. Now I … Read more