tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311212732011-12-04T21:39:24.479+08:00A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. --Mahatma GandhiHenry Anak Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026104262936002796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31121273.post-16771827444885739832011-10-21T17:26:00.015+08:002011-10-21T19:16:43.033+08:00

Gaddafi was reported killed in hometown of Sirte. A dictator for more than four decades, Gaddafi was the latest most hated man in political history. Love that turned into hatred.History always repeats itself. But almost all long-time serving political leaders never seem to learn from this stupid error. We have abundant examples. In the Philippines we had Ferdinand Marcos; in Indonesia we had

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Some people feel that bringing back of the remains of the fallen soldiers in defence of Malaya during the communist insurgency of 1948-1960 was a long overdue exercise; whilst others are of the opinion that the graves of those fallen heroes should remain in Malaya but relocated to a decent cemetery so that the Malayans would always be reminded of the role played by Sarawak and the Sarawak Rangers

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Majority must not tyrannise minority is what democracy in its pristine form is all about. Democracy is about the protection of the minority against oppression by the majority in the name of 'majority decision will rule'.Well said Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu [for simplicity hereinafter I shall just call him as "Jabu" only, without intention of showing any disrespect]. Since you agree and

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I am writing this note basically stemming from two articles: one from the Borneo Post dated 4 November and the other from Sarawak Update.com on 5 November in which Mr Abdul Hakim Bujang is its administrator and author. Extracts of both articles and comments thereto are reproduced in verbatim below. I have also provided the links to the two articles for easy access and ease of reference. What

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The demise of Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew, a member of Parliament for P.212 Sibu, on 9 April, has paved way for another by-election in a series of by-elections since the conclusion of the 12th General Election in April 2008. Teropong Dunya would like to convey its heartfelt condolence to the family of the late Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew.It has been announced by Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim that the

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The Perak's setting: The hijack of Tan Sri P. Ramlee's Negeri Pasir Dua Butir in Laksamana Do Re Mi. A case that brings a new constitutional track and far-reaching political dimension in our country. The aftermath of the case may possibly bring continuous political surprises. Time will tell it all. CLJ Bulletin 09/2010 - DATO' SERI IR HJ MOHAMMAD NIZAR JAMALUDDIN v. DATO' SERI DR ZAMBRY ABDUL

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What a renown Muslim scholar has to say about the word "ALLAH"...Let's listen to the recording below.Source: Youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vGQa-35Xok

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I was made to understand that recently the State of Malacca has made a ruling that non-Muslims are prohibited from using in writing or uterring orally certain words that are considered by the state government to be exclusive to Muslims. These words among others, include, Allah, ulama, hadis, ibadah, kaabah, kadi, Ilahi, wahyu, mubaligh, syariat, kiblat, haji, mufti, rasul, dan iman.But let's us

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For General knowledge and reading pleasure

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SOURCE: YOUTUBE

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Hey! I am first among equals, the rest of you just shut up". It's not just a question of being first among equals, it is, "I am first, the rest no where". That's exactly the position the BN wants in this country. Peaceful and legitimate public assemblies were dispersed with chemical-soaked water cannon. Reason: no permit. Why no permit? Oh.... security threat. But today's proposed protest public

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UMNO MP for Pasir Salak, Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, said the High Court judgment delivered after Christmas in allowing the word "Allah" to be used in the Bahasa Malaysia section of the Catholic Herald will stir racial tension in the country.Some years ago a high-ranking officer of an Islamic religious body/authority was quoted claiming that several thousands Muslims in Malaysia had renounced

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The precious commodity we called, "FREEDOM" is a rare commodity in Malaysia today. There is almost no freedom to practise your religion/faith freely, almost no freedom to move around freely, almost no freedom to express your legitimate dissenting voice freely without fear, and almost no freedom to be what you are or to be who you are. Laws are made against your will to define who you are or who

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Although a few days have passed, it is still not too late to wish all Muslims in Malaysia, especially my friends and relatives, SELAMAT HARI RAYA HAJI. May all of you be blessed, Amin.

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SOURCE: MALAYSIA TODAY

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SOURCE: MALAYSIA TODAY

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SOURCE: MALAYSIA TODAY

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For a change, instead of writing on something very controversial, I just want to share with you all one of the songs that I like very much. I believe some of you may like it too. SOURCE: YOUTUBE.COM

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[The Children of His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Perak. PHOTO TAKEN FROM MALAYSIA TODAY]On 19 October in Malaysia Today, Raja Petra Kamarudin wrote the following lines, which I reproduce below in verbatim: "What was it that the Sultan and his family wanted which Pakatan Rakyat said no to and which Barisan Nasional has now said yes?" [CLICK HERE]

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That's right, honorable Minister. We don't want your brand of politics of extremism, corruption, discrimination and racial polarisation. But the irony is, all of you who are now in power go berserk whenever you are being criticised for possessing such brand of politics. And you justify your going beserk in defence of Ketuanan Melayu, which I like to put it to you that others are nowhere when your

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This quote says it best..."A good leader inspires people to have confidence in their leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves." ~Anonymous~ Although it may sound trite to many of us, the way some of our Dayak leaders hit at the Dayak most valued asset ,ie, the intellectuals, I think the above line is appropriate for them. I hope our Dayak leaders stop bashing at

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[Plaza Masalam that housed the MACC office where Teoh was detained and last seen alive. Photo: Star Online]The need for original form of the documentA friend of mine since college days, who is now still working with Telekom Malaysia, often complains that they still have to retain the out-dated telegramme or telegraphic system despite having been superseded by other forms of better communication

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February 2009: The last dinner I had with the late SC Chan. So polite was SC that he stood up to ask what we would like for dinner. [The late SC Chan standing with glasses] Seated next to him on his right is the author [Photo by delCapo] For a long long time I never had any severe stomach ache. I have fogotten when was the last time I had it. But yesterday night from around 11pm until around 4am

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Several minutes ago I was watching a video clip of a press conference of Malaysia's former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir. The press conference published by Malaysiakini, I think, was held on 28 June 2009. In that conference Tun Dr Mahathir warned UMNO members against accepting bribes,where he said, "jangan terima rasuah; itu adalah perkara yang dosa; you makan duit haram, macam makan babi" (

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I am absolutely convinced what is happening in Perak, and especially its Legislative Assembly sitting today, is a laughting stock to all those are familiar with parliamentary democracy. I cannot imagine the shadow government led by Zambry Abdul Kadir attempting a coup detat over the legitimate government led by Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.The law as it stands is very clear that the Head of State

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I said at one dinner attended by a number of bloggers prior to the announcement of candidate by DSAI in no uncertain term that Jawah would lose in the Batang Ai by-election. "Bawin has a good chance and would win with Jawah's supporters on his side", I said. But nobody seemed to agree except Harris Ibrahim. Five times victory is not a benchmark of a winner, which many like to quote. The rest is

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Someone wrote and requested as follows:"Aki, please tell us here what happened next in Kalong's case. How come in spite of the last sentence in the judgment and the fact that such ruling had never been overruled until today, Tawi Sli's appointment as CM was never rescinded and Kalong was not reinstated? The new generation now would like to know..."Uchu-----------------------------AND SO MY ANSWER

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I have been away for more than two weeks and practically for the last five days I was out of reached. When I came back yesterday I found that the state of Perak was and still is in turmoil.The irony is, there was a striking similarity with the case of Dato' Stephen Kalong Ningkan, which has never been overruled, which I have re-produced below in verbatim from the law report. Another irony is that

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Today I want to be different. Instead of writing heavy stuff I just want to digest a few things that I think would give some inspiration to myself and perhaps others too.The 10 simple words "if it is to be, it is up to me", I picked somewhere in a certain magazine give a profound impression. Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said "When you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it

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To all our Chinese relatives, friends, neighbours and all Chinese in Malaysia: I like to take this opportunity to to wish you all a very happy Chinese New Year of the Golden Ox. May you all celebrate the new year in atmosphere of peace and harmony. Insofar as diversity of cultures and beliefs are concerned, Malaysia is a place like no other. The blend of ethnic felicity is our pride.

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For the past many days I have not been in the habit of reading mainstream newspapers not until a friend rang to inform that Tan Sri Alfred Jabu had once again inviting polemic with the bloggers. I won't say I was shunning myself from those papers. But rather I did not have the 'tamasya' (sanskrit word for 'fun') in reading those papers. The media are meant to inform. Anything short of that would

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Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak , while accepting the defeat of Barisan Nasional in the Kuala Trengganu by-election, said that the result was not a reflection of the people’s lack of confidence in him as the incoming premier.Before the polling day, when launching the Barisan Nasional election machinery for the Kuala Trengganu by-election at the Islamic Civilisation Park, Najib said, "

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A friend sent me the following email, which I think I need to share with all of you. It is unabridged and taken in verbatim.---------------------------------------"America has decided not to sell any more spares for the Boeing jets and has clamped import of All goods from Malaysia"........... ????? our best business partner ...This is the fellow who was at the helm of our country.......

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After a litany of refusal by hotel operators and other venue owners, finally Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) managed to secure an open ground at 4th Mile Kuching-Serian Road for the venue of its January 9th dinner. In preparation for unpredictable January rain, a roofed canvas makeshift hall was erected. Judging from the total number of numbered tables and chairs without tables, the crowd at the

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The Malaysian News Agency, Bernama, reported the Deputy Prime Minister as saying,“If they vote for the PAS candidate, he cannot be a deputy minister”, when launching the Barisan Nasional election machinery for the Kuala Trengganu by-election at the Islamic Civilisation Park Monday night.In any general or by-election in Malaysia an ordinary Barisan Nsional MP candidate either an incumbant or first

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Most Sarawakians still remember when Pakatan Rakyat took over the administration of the State of Selangor after March 8 General Election, the first thing that the Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim did was to announce free water for all Selangor residents up to RM20. The Menteri Besar really meant it. Any consumption above RM20, the consumer has to pay the extra. For example if in a

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I observe some lines from the media report, which I quote unabridged as follows:Telling the media after the TDC at the party’s headquarters Kuching on Sunday, Chan said the ‘old guard’ would find new ways and approaches to rejuvenate the party. “It is the thinking that has changed. (From Bintulu.org. Line in this bracket is mine) “Changing does not mean changing the person but it means changing

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It has been reported in several papers, including Malaysiakini, that the Home Ministry decided on Tuesday to approve the renewal of annual printing permit of a Catholic newsletter, 'Herald'. But the ministry's Publications and Quranic Text Control unit deputy secretary Abdul Razak Abdul Latif said, the approval letter sent to the publisher outlined three rules that they must abide by. They are: -

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To all beloved Malaysians big and small, Teropong Dunya Aki Andan would like to wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009.Receiving and ushering a new calendar year is either of little significance or one that is full of new hopes. It depends on how one takes it.The year 2008 that is about to end when the clock strikes 12:00 tonight has been full of many surprises. Some of the

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In the aftermath of the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) Triennial Delegates Conference held in early December, the Broken Shield had on December 22 asked a question, "What is the Dayaks' role in SUPP?" The party's president, Tan Sri Dr George Chan, in denying that Dayak YBs in SUPP as mere by-standers, gave an almost immediate response, with caption in one local daily, "SUPP has never

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A rare meeting that I had with DPM before Christmas was something quite memorable. It was rather a rainy afternoon. I had a simple lunch in Hong Kong when DPM came and seated next to my table.DPM is acronym for Dimbab (dr), Peter (dr) and Menua (dr). I have known Dr Dimbab Ngidang for quite sometime, who is now a professor at a local university. That afternoon at Hong Kong Noodle House was my

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On morning of 25 December, I was among hundreds of others attending the Christmas Mass at my kampong's church, the very church that my late father establihed way back in mid 1970's. My late father recommended the church be named St. Charles as the late Bishop Charles of Kuching was very instumental in providing the first fund for the church building while my late father was instrumental in

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Dear readers,I am taking a few days off. My village is the destination. To all Christian relatives and friends, Christian readers of this blog and all Christians in Malaysia and over the world, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009. May the good tidings of our Lord's nativity bring you salvation and joy. The lord is my shepherd and there's nothing I shall want. To the

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Gkm2020 in Dayak Baru Weblog on 20 December wrote on the criteria or characteristics of a Dayak Future Leader. It is quite a long article.His opening paragraph is as follows:What are the criteria to become a real and responsible serving leader?Would it be:One who asks the right questions or one who provides the right answers? A shepherd or a catalyst? A protector or a destroyer? A savior or a

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Right to freedom of religion is one of the corner stones of democracy. In Malaysia, religious freedom is spelt out in our Federal Constitution, and to be specific, Article 11 of the Federal Constitution, while Islam is the state and official religion of the federation (Article 3).Article 11(1) Every person has the right to profess and practice his religion and, subjectto Clause (4), to propagate

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This Article is from M. Bakri Musa BlogSunday 14 December 2008 It is disheartening to note that while world leaders from Gordon Brown to Barack Obama are consumed with the evolving global economic crisis "the worse since the Great Depression", Malaysian leaders are obsessed with such trivialities as whether yoga would undermine our faith in Islam, and on such silly issues as Malay special

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This writing is to put matters right following an article written by one Seliong Ak Wau (hereinafter shall be referred to as "the author") appearing in Dayak Baru weblog on 16 December 2008.The author has commented on my writing in my/this blog that I captioned "Income of a participant of SALCRA land development programme"The author's remarks were as follows:"4. Oil Palm Tree is Money TreeThe

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Malaysiakini reported that the Kuala Lumpur High Court today ruled that the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam clip cannot be challenged.Korek, korek, korek--looks like me, sounds like me but since it has been copied in different format it cannot be me. After much korek-mengorek, terus terkorek the big secret of big people. But amazingly how V. K. Lingam was entrusted

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I am here making special reference to the challenge that Tan Sri Jabu made in the Borneo Post on 8 December asking us to prove 10 percent of what SALCRA had achieved or else he insisted we cannot be genuine in our effort to assist the Dayak. He declared that it was his extraordinary patience and ingenuity that has brought great success to SALCRA since its establishment 32 years ago, to which we

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On this day twenty years ago I have had the occasion of attending a seminar in conjunction with World Human Rights Day organised by the Bar Council. The President of the Bar Council then was YM Raja Aziz Addruce. Half of the seats at the packed ballroom of the Federal Hotel were occupied by members of the legal fraternity. And the rest were occupied by people like myself, any Tom Dick and Harry

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During my teeange years, the most irritating thing I usually encountered were broken promises. For example, I could hardly tolerate people who turned up late for an appointment where exact time had been fixed. Some of my friends tried to pacify me with one phrase that many of you often hear, "Promises are like hearts and are meant to be broken". Even though the phrase was meant to be a kind of

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The front page of today's Borneo Post contains a big coloured picture of Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu presenting a cash incentive to one outstanding student but with a big caption "Jabu claims bloggers unappreciative of him, Salcra".Further down the page, the author quoted Jabu as saying, "They blog every day and night but have done nothing for the people. They only talk", without getting

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I refer to Joe Fernandez's lines appearing in Malaysian News Network, that I qoute in verbatim below:"The Dayaks should shed their slave mentality and focus on Ketuanan Dayak in Sarawak and Kalimantan"."If the Dayaks (at least the voters) didn’t have a slave mentality, they would have voted for a system of checks-and-balances, democracy, public accountability, and transparency and not vote in,

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It is axiomatic that music and dance ought to be synchronised otherwise it would be just foul sound and meaningless movements devoid of any aesthetic value. The harmony between the music and the dances exhibited by the Indonesian performers on the night of 4th December at the Majlis Makan Malam Dayak Borneo or Dayak Borneo Dinner had mesmerised the hall-packed audience. The synchronisation of the

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While on the way to bring a friend from Kedah for lunch at Grand Continental Hotel today, we saw thick smoke came from the direction of Bukit Mata. I immediately suspected that Kuching High School was on fire. My suspicion was correct when my friends and I went to the place. Big fire as high as a fully grown casuarina tree was proudly bellowing amidst thick smoke. Major parts of the school

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Writing under constraint of time, space and opportunity I try to scribble some lines herein below.I am trying to recollect whether it was Reynold Gregory or Wilfred Vincent Ragam who did the rendition of Elvis' evergreen, "It's Now or Never" at a dinner function hosted by DCCI a few weeks ago in Kuching. Whether it was Wilfred or Reynold did the number, the message was clear. There is something

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On 24 November 2008 news portal, Bintulu.org, reported the following:Jabu lambasted ‘certain quarters’ for denying Sarawak great developmentPosted: Nov 24, 2008 11:10amJabu continues lambasting certain quarters who kept denying the great changes and development that had happened in Sarawak for the past 45 years of independent.Speaking at a luncheon reception of St Mark Chapel Nanga Peka, Paku,

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Romeo and Juliet ACT II SCENE II’Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Line 42What’s in a name? that which we call a rose Line 47By any other name would smell as sweet. Line 48-------------------------------------------------------------------One of country's highest Islamic bodies, National Fatwa Council, said yoga was forbidden for Muslims because the practice would weaken religious faith.In

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Malay language scholars from Russia, Holland, Germany, Australia, the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom were in Kuala Lumpur for a three-day conference, themed 'Bahasa Melayu in an International Perspective' to discuss issues and problems in achieving objectives of elevating Bahasa Melayu to international level. About 20 working papers were tabled.The conference is something that

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I have deliberately shunned myself from reading news associated with the acquittal of Abdul Razak Baginda, a leading defendant in the most sensational murder trial of the decade. The other two co-accused persons are Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar. However, my intention to stay away was short-lived when Abdul Razak opened his mouth with remarks or statements at a press conference that I shall

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A young Joe would be able to describe the nature and size of a creature called dragon. I am absolutely convinced most readers of this blog are adults. Therefore there is no necessity for me to provide any description of a creature known as dragon to an adult if a young Joe has already sufficient knowledge to describe you the creature.In Iban's folk tale, the dragon king has special significance

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Many if not all of us are prepared to forego one meal in any given day, either breakfast or lunch or dinner or supper for those who take four meals a day, in exchange for something better or permanent benefit. If one is unwilling to sacrifice just one meal for something that gives him permanent benefit, he is not in his right thinking mind. Any ordinary man on the street would readily choose such

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At the DCCI function that I attended last Friday, Malaysian Airline (MAS) managing director, Dato Seri Idris Jala in his speech said, "numbers don't lie". He was right with this age-old saying. Massive losses suffered by MAS prior to Idris' taking over as managing director were manifested in its profit and loss account. That was correct because numbers don't lie. Now that MAS has become a

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My posting on 30 September 2008 where I said it was 'a rare two in one' referred to the coincidence of 1 day of Syawal of the Hijrah Calendar and 1 October of the Gregorian Calendar.The above coincidence was rare. The 12th General Election also saw a rare result. And for the first time in 40 years Barisan Nasional lost its two-third majority in Parliment. The last time was in 1969. In that

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Last week I thought I would not be writing any more on matters relating to Baginda's statements. But the event this afternoon had caused me to lift my self-imposed limit. Baginda had called for a press conference at 3pm announcing and explaining his resignation from Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS).Baginda, who had been sacked by his party's boss as Balleh Division Information Chief, gave two main

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My lawyer friend rang me up this afternoon, presumably suspecting that I have not read the paper or seen the Internet. He was right I did neither of that. He kindly briefed me about the ruling of the Shah Alam High Court at the close of the case for the prosecution in the murder trial of Abdul Razak Baginda and two others. What I had expected was true. Abdul Razak was discharged and acquitted

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Taken from a reliable source, Baginda Minda is going to drop another bombshell either today or tomorrow. The targets this time are more specific. Two targets to be precise. One is Datuk Patinggi Alfred Jabu and the other the Chief Minister, Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud. I was made to understand that Baginda would be asking both very senior politicians to step down for their failure to improve

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Yesterday one Baginda Minda or often called Tubai Kara by his close friends had said in Malaysiakini that "UMNO is a bully and so is PBB". PBB is an acronym for Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu. Baginda, whose name rings a bell to many readers was a witness in Anwar Ibrahim's corruption trial in 1998. Baginda, who was under oath testified that he had sexual intercourse with Umi Hafilda Ali while

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I have not been blogging for a while. The hiatus was intentional.I was made to understand today is TYT of Sarawak official birthday. Not that I am naive for not knowing His Exellency's official birthday this year but if my memory serves me well the official birthday has been amended several times in the past years that I feel useless to keep abreast of the same. Yesterday a friend sent me one sms

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KUALA LUMPUR: Hindu Rights Action Force members' "intimidating" actions at the ministers' open house on Wednesday were described yesterday as being disrespectful and inappropriate.Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the group's boldness at the function also constituted an insult to Islam.The event was hosted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Putra World Trade

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Borneo Post today has the following report:Let’s talk, but don’t try any rough stuff with me: CMBy Puvaneswary DevindranKUCHING: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said he is open to discussion on a supposed eviction of some 10,000 villagers from 13 Kedayan-Malay villages in Bekenu.He said although he had yet to hear from the affected villagers, he felt that the best way to resolve the

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My mind is not quite at rest this Hari Raya. Deep inside it keeps wondering why the government deprives Raja Petra Kamarudin of his right as a Muslim to celebrate Hari Raya at a place and with people of his choice. Hence I log on to Malaysia Today. There's a caption "Give me Liberty or Give me Death", which was the battle cry of the French Revolution alluded to Charles Dickens in his novel 'A

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When I say two in one I am NOT referring to any shampoo of any brand sold in town. I am in fact referring to tomorrow, the 1st of October of the Gregorian Calendar, which coincides with the 1st of Syawal of the Muslim Calendar and very close to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which is the 3rd day of the 9th Month. The year 2008 is a rare year and especially the month of October.1st day of Syawal is a

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To all my Muslims relatives & friends and all Muslims in Malaysia and across the globe, I am wishing them a very Happy and Blessed Hari Raya Puasa.I am praying that all Muslims all over the world can celebrate their Hari Raya in atmosphere surrounded by peace and joy. May God grant them every wise and meaningful wish for their betterment and the betterment of all mankind.Hari Raya Puasa is

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Seputeh MP, Teresa Kok, was released from Internal Security Act detention yesterday. As we all know the arrest and/or detention under the ISA was purportedly for security reason. That is what the police or the Home Minister always say. Now that Teresa Kok has been released, which, if in accordance with the police's or Home Minister's rationale, Teresa is no longer a threat. What intrigues me is

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For the past two days I have been receiving many sms either asking or telling me whether Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi would invoke the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) to arrest Anwar Ibrahim on ground of "threat to the national economy". Thus far I have given them no answer or comment.Watching TV3 news last night I heard Abdullah Badawi condemning Anwar Ibrahim for the latter's attempt to

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Today is 16 September. It is exactly 45 years after Sarawak, North Borneo (now Sabah), Singapore and Malaya entered into formal formation of the Federation of Malaysia. The contents of IGC (Inter-Governmental Committee) report explicitly manifested the desire of Sarawak, North Borneo and Singapore as equal partners of Malaya in the new federation. But unfortunately the Federal Constitution has

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Watching NTV7 8pm news, it was reported that Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in-charge of law or commonly referred to as de facto law minister, Zaid Ibrahim, had tendered his resignation as a mark of disagreement over the arrest of popular blogger, Raja Petra Kamarudin, MP for Seputeh, Teresa Kok and Sin Chew reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng under the draconian Internal Security Act. If that

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The following is reported by Malaysiakini:Law minister threatens to quit over ISA Beh Lih Yi | Sep 14, 08 2:42pm De facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim today threatened to resign if the government continues to use the Internal Security Act, which allows detention without trial, against any individuals. ---------------------------------------To me, threatening to resign is not good enough. Zaid

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Star Online has the following report:Sunday September 14, 2008Zahid: Blame the detaineesKOTA BARU: Those detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have themselves to blame because they chose to ignore racial and religious sensitivities of the country, said an ex-detainee.Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said those detained on Friday had ignored

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When the late Tun Razak moved a motion in Parliament to table the Internal Security Bill 1960 he gave a solemn promise that the bill once becomes law shall never be used for purposes other than against communist terrorist. He went at length to give assurance that the Alliance, as a responsible government, shall never abuse the Act. The sole justification for introducing such law was to prevent

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Selamat Berpuasa in this holy month of Ramadan to our Muslim relatives, friends, neighbours and all Muslims in the country and around the globe. I pray that with abstinence, prayers of every Muslim and also the prayers of non-Muslim during this holy month of Ramadan will convert this country into a better place for everyone. We pray that all forms of oppression against Muslims and non-Muslims

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The fact that Dayak people notably the Iban have hitherto been marginalised is a common knowlewdge and therefore requires no further proof. Many young and educated Dayak put the blame on their Dayak leaders whilst others put the blame on the ruling BN government especially one that is led by Abdul Taib Mahmud at the state level for the sorrowful state of affairs of the Dayak.To me, the federal

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Putting 16 September 2008 as a day to recall or ought to be remembered in Malaysian political history has invited various responses from various people including the Prime Minister himself. Anwar Ibrahim picks 16 September, which coincides with the formal creation of Malaysia 45 years ago, as a day that Pakatan Rakyat would form a new federal government.I try to look at Anwar Ibrahim's

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What seems a very small problem is a big one for people who has no IT background like me. For the past many weeks I could not post anything to my blog from my pc. But somehow when I tried from a cybercafe or my workplace it works. A little voice whispered in my ears that I should try to reset the ADSL Modem by pushing a small pin into the small hole. I tried and yes, it worked. Now I can enjoy

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But it turns out to be:-1) Sodomy vs Altantuya2) Liwat vs murder3) Saiful vs Agama4) Najib vs Anwar5) Sumpah laknat vs projek kilat datang melanda.Where is national issue?Where is marginalisation of the ethnic minority?Where is economic revival?Where are we heading?Sumpah, sumpah, sumpah nothing but sumpah. As if sumpah is the only formula to keep this nation going. We are a laughing stock of

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I was watching NTV7 late in the afternoon. It was a report of parliament sitting. Responding to a remark made by member for Ipoh Timur, Lim Kit Siang, member and member for Taiping, Nga Kor Ming, Nazri Aziz, the minister in charge of Parliament said, "Kalau dapat dibuktikan kita tidak ikut perlembagaan, saya akan terima" ("If it can be proved that we have breached the constitution, I will accept"

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Extract from Margeemar blog "...MALAYSIAKINI reported that PERMATANG PAUH by election candidate from BN, Arif Shah Omar Shah has stopped pursuing his PhD degree after questions were raised over his academic credentials."Full contents please log on to: margeemar blog, which is linked to this blog.

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Last Saturday morning I joined by youngest brother for breakfast in one of the coffee shops in town with a group of his friends. They congregated there as a meeting point prior to embarking on a trip to Engkilili. One of the gentlemen among them was a budding oil palm planter with large acreage of land planted with oil palm. In fact the trip to Engkilili on that day was to bring the 27,000 oil

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A new system of administration of criminal justice is now in the making. Saiful Bukhari Azlan would soon make the Penal Code and Criminal Code obsolete statutes by creating precedent in proving the guilt of an accused person through swearing by invoking Allah's divine intervention aided by the holy Quran. That precedent, in the words of Tok Guru Nik Aziz, is known as 'sumpah laknat' was praised

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A muslim lawyer, Zulkifli Nordin, urged that time has come for the Bar Council should be led by a muslim lawyer to ensure that in the future the council will not organise forum that will anger muslims. If the proposition of saudara Zulfikli were to contain any truth, the problems of two conflicting legal system would have been solved many years ago as many of the council’s presidents in the past

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...That is the gist of allegation of the petitioner, Kho Whai Phiaw 54, in his bid to nullify the election result of Bandar Kuching Parliamentary that had given Chong Chen Jen of DAP a thumping victory in the March 8 General Election.Kho accuses Chong of rocking the Bandar Kuching constituency via unethical means through the latter's blog thus making voters felt compelled to vote for him. Chong

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Prior to 2nd June this year, the BN government led by PM YAB Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi reasoned that if the price of fuel sold to Malaysians were to remain, the heavy subsidy burden would cause Malaysia to go bankrupt. This argument was later echoed by his deputy in several public functions. Hence the prices of diesel and petrol were raised to RM2.50 and RM2.70 respectively, which is an increase

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Forty five years is by no means a short span of time. September 16, 1963 after a delay of 16 days, Sarawak formally became one of the territories of the Sovereign Malaya that had obtained its independence from the British on August 31, 1957. The formation of the new federation was planned to occur on June 1, 1963 but was later postponed to August 31, 1963 in order to coincide with the sixth Hari

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One thing I have always hitherto failed to understand or comprehend--what have the Native Customary Right landowners done to deserve the kind of treatment that they have always been receiving in relation to their right over native customary land?Sounds rhetorical. But it is this rhetoric that has always been causing this category of landowners pain in the neck. Native Customary Right landowners

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ANONYMOUS WROTE A COMMENT IN THIS BLOG IN REPLY TO MY POSTING ENTITLED 'HAMIDAH'S TASTE: A SNAKE OR AN INDIAN MAN?', which I am now reproducing here unabridged as follows: -------------------------------------------------------Actually its not about killing... its about a proverbial things... PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE BY TONGKANG AND BOATS OFTENLY TAK PAHAM-PAHAM BAHASA MELAYU.... THEY NEED ANOTHER

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Last time the prosecution couldn't prove its case of sodomy or evidence of sodomy against Anwar Ibrahim as a result of several factors:1. Not an iota of evidence of penetration on Azizan Abu Bakar's rectum (causing the prosecution to amend the charge by dropping the word sodomy in Anwar's corruption trial that had caused the judge to expugned from the record all evidence that exonerate Anwar with

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During the sitting of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri or DUN) last Friday, Sungai Rapat assembly member, YB Hamidah Osman, was reported to have insulted the Indian community. Hamidah was reported to have asked the DUN Speaker V. Sivakumar, who is also an Indian, if he agreed or disagreed with the well-known fable of whether a snake or a man from a certain racial

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It was reported in Malaysiakini a few days ago that angry NCR land development participants set fire to some of the properties, including standing oil palm trees, of an oil palm company in Kanowit. The reason being dissatisfaction with the very little dividend handed out to the participating land owners. The report stated that the act was a gesture of protest. The above incident reminds me of my

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Road to Ulu Selangau, upper part of Mukah River in Selangau District. Photo taken in early June 2008.Watching TV3 News Bulletin last night, in a burst of anger, the Orang Asli woman (in mid 30's I think) in Kampar, Perak, said, "Kami dibuat macam binatang peliharaan. Kami tidak mahu dibuli lagi. Bukan Melayu, Cina dan India sahaja mahu hidup. Orang Asli pun mahu hidup juga." (Translation: We are

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