In the spirit of 1Malaysia, I support the call made by DPM Muhyiddin that the teaching of Mandarin and Tamil should be made available in all national schools. There is no need for the government to study the proposal that will go a long way to create racial unity and understanding of our ethnic cultures at the academic level. Comparatively speaking there are more non-Malays who can speak and write bahasa Malaysia than Malays who really bothers to learn Mandarin, which is also widely spoken in this country. We are proud to see non-Malay news presenters in bahasa Malaysia over our TV networks.
The majority of Malaysians today are born and bred in this country, and thus they are not "pendatang" or immigrants from other countries. Malaysia is our homeland and the nation building should be our common goal to bring this nation to the next level of development. As the prime minister had also reminded us that the ultimate success of this country depends on the undivided loyalty and support from the Malays, Chinese, Indians and others to move Malaysia forward in line with vision 2020 and beyond.
The present generation of young Malaysians will be the prime shakers of the future if our thinking reflects on the theme of 1Malaysia and 1nation in line with the inspiration of our current political leadership and BN government under prime minister Najib Tun Razak. We do not need opposition that are not contributing to our nation building, though at the same time we continue to demand a more transparent and responsible government for the benefit of our people. The government needs to do more in order to seriously combat corruptions and bring to trials those who had committed such crimes and immoral activities without fear or favour. Thus MACC should be a truly independent entity, with the power to investigate and prosecute corruption cases without any interference from the executive power of the government.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The two faces of Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister of Malaysia during the Mahathir administration was a student activist before he was invited to join the government in 1982. Today, he is still one of the most vocal and outspoken politician who had enjoyed the privilege and confidence of the Barisan Nasional government and currently the opposition leader in parliament.
In September 1998, Anwar was ousted in disgrace by the then prime minister Dr Mahathir for being immorally involved in scandalous sexual acts in the infamous sodomy I. It was a historical legal battle that had emerged from the late 90s until he was found guilty after more than two years of sensational trial. In mid year 2000, Anwar was found guilty and subsequently jailed.
Anwar did not overstay his term in sungai buloh and was released by former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2005 0r 2006. One could only speculate that the then prime minister had misjudged his political strength as a result of the overwhelming Barisan National victory in the 2004 general election to release Anwar. Anwar became a free man to once again pursue his political ambition to topple the Barisan Nasional government.
In the 2008 March general election, Anwar through his PKR and PR coalition managed to capture five states, including Penang and Selangor, the two important states under the BN government. Anwar's political sentiments were high and he was elected as the MP for Permatang Pauh which voted him as the Opposition leader in parliament. In September 2009, Anwar became over ambition and in his attempts to topple the BN government and move on to Putrajaya, he had enticed a number of Barisan Nasional MPs to join his opposition camp, but was unsuccessful. On the contrary, the PR controlled state of Perak was recaptured by BN in a most controversial move with a number of ensuing legal battle between BN and the dethroned PR government. The matter was finally resolved in favour of Barisan Nasional as the legal state government of Perak. The rest is history though the condemnation against the BN leadership and the Sultan of Perak is still ongoing even when the State Assembly was legally convened according to convention.
Currently, Anwar is still being embroiled with his second sensational defence case in sodomy II. Apart from the sexual case involving his own aide Saiful, there are also some other cases of defamation, etc in which Anwar is directly or indirectly involved. Anwar is now facing a series of trials and one wonders if he could live in peace and settle his own personal problems. He has no time for his constitutional duties as the MP for Permatang Pauh and yet he is being retained as the opposition leader. In most democratic parliamentary practice, Anwar could have been impeached or suspended from parliament pending the outcome of his ongoing trials. In accordance with parliamentary ethics, the government should review the parliamentary laws relating to member's privilege and immunity. How can Anwar justify his position as a Member of Parliament when he is being implicated by serious allegations of unnatural sexual assaults in the previous sodomy I and currently in sodomy II.
I wish that all Malaysians would like to believe that all that had happened in sodomy I & II in which Anwar had been accused was all fabricated or conspiracy acts to end Anwar's political career. I think it is a long and up hill legal battle for Anwar to clear his name and also to restore his political creditability, although nobody is guilty until proven otherwise. Good luck to you Anwar and let Allah be the first and last witness in your actions. You can fool us one time but not all the time. Hope to see you again in the coming PRU13.
In September 1998, Anwar was ousted in disgrace by the then prime minister Dr Mahathir for being immorally involved in scandalous sexual acts in the infamous sodomy I. It was a historical legal battle that had emerged from the late 90s until he was found guilty after more than two years of sensational trial. In mid year 2000, Anwar was found guilty and subsequently jailed.
Anwar did not overstay his term in sungai buloh and was released by former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2005 0r 2006. One could only speculate that the then prime minister had misjudged his political strength as a result of the overwhelming Barisan National victory in the 2004 general election to release Anwar. Anwar became a free man to once again pursue his political ambition to topple the Barisan Nasional government.
In the 2008 March general election, Anwar through his PKR and PR coalition managed to capture five states, including Penang and Selangor, the two important states under the BN government. Anwar's political sentiments were high and he was elected as the MP for Permatang Pauh which voted him as the Opposition leader in parliament. In September 2009, Anwar became over ambition and in his attempts to topple the BN government and move on to Putrajaya, he had enticed a number of Barisan Nasional MPs to join his opposition camp, but was unsuccessful. On the contrary, the PR controlled state of Perak was recaptured by BN in a most controversial move with a number of ensuing legal battle between BN and the dethroned PR government. The matter was finally resolved in favour of Barisan Nasional as the legal state government of Perak. The rest is history though the condemnation against the BN leadership and the Sultan of Perak is still ongoing even when the State Assembly was legally convened according to convention.
Currently, Anwar is still being embroiled with his second sensational defence case in sodomy II. Apart from the sexual case involving his own aide Saiful, there are also some other cases of defamation, etc in which Anwar is directly or indirectly involved. Anwar is now facing a series of trials and one wonders if he could live in peace and settle his own personal problems. He has no time for his constitutional duties as the MP for Permatang Pauh and yet he is being retained as the opposition leader. In most democratic parliamentary practice, Anwar could have been impeached or suspended from parliament pending the outcome of his ongoing trials. In accordance with parliamentary ethics, the government should review the parliamentary laws relating to member's privilege and immunity. How can Anwar justify his position as a Member of Parliament when he is being implicated by serious allegations of unnatural sexual assaults in the previous sodomy I and currently in sodomy II.
I wish that all Malaysians would like to believe that all that had happened in sodomy I & II in which Anwar had been accused was all fabricated or conspiracy acts to end Anwar's political career. I think it is a long and up hill legal battle for Anwar to clear his name and also to restore his political creditability, although nobody is guilty until proven otherwise. Good luck to you Anwar and let Allah be the first and last witness in your actions. You can fool us one time but not all the time. Hope to see you again in the coming PRU13.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Post blogging sydrome
I NOW REALISE THAT HAVING MY OWN BLOG IS EXCITING AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT UPDATING IT SINCE MY LAST POSTINGS IN JULY 2008. TIME FLIES ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN JOTTING MY OWN THOUGHTS. IN FACT, THERE WERE SO MANY ISSUES THAT WOULD HAVE PROMPTED ME TO POST THEM IN MASAGUNGKL D' SCRIBE. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT TOTAL HIBERNATION BECAUSE I HAD FREQUENTLY BLOGGED UNDER THE COURTESY OF ROCKY'S BRU, DATUK ABDUL KADIR JASIN SCRIBE AND OCCASIONALLY IN MALAYSIAN INSIDER.
LOOKING BACK, I DID NOT GO INTO HIBERNATION OR NEITHER JUST IGNORED WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS MAD MAD WORLD. MY OWN COUNTRY MALAYSIA TOO IS NOT LACKING IN SENSATIONAL NEWS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, ESPECIALLY PRE AND POST MARCH GENERAL ELECTION OF 2008. IN POLITICAL TERM, IT WAS A DISASTER FOR BARISAN NASIONAL DURING THE REIGN OF FORMER PREMIER TUN ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI, THE NATION'S 5TH PRIME MINISTER.
PAK LAH WAS A NICE GUY AND A KIND MAN TOO SO TO SPEAK. HIS DOWNFALL WAS NOT ONLY DUE TO THE OVER EXPOSED KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN, HIS SON-IN-LAW BUT HE HAD FAILED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO MANAGE THE COUNTRY ON AN UPWARD SWING. MANY THINGS WENT WRONG AND CERTAIN ISSUES BECAME HOT POTATOES WHICH HAD ACCELERATED HIS DOWNFALL THAT HAD CAUSED HIS PREMIERSHIP. HIS PREDECESSOR TUN MAHATHIR WAS CONSTANTLY EXPOSING HIS WEAKNESS AND CONTINUE TO LASH AT HIM FOR ALL HIS FAULTS IN POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES.
FINALLY, PAK LAH COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE FOR HIM TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS COVETED POSITION AS THE FLIP-FLOP PRIME MINISTER IN APRIL 2009. HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FINALLY HANDED OVER THE HOT SEAT TO HIS DPM DATO' SRI NAJIB TUN RAZAK.
IT WAS A NEW MALAYSIAN CHAPTER FOR THE NATION.EVERYONE HAD HIGH HOPES TO WELCOME NAJIB AS THE NATION'S 6TH PRIME MINISTER. THIS CHANGE OF POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HAD BEEN LONG OVERDUE AND THE PEOPLE'S EXPECTATION FOR NAJIB TO PERFORM WELL WITH MIRACLES WAS ON EVERYONE'S ASPIRATION.
LET ME STOP AT THIS POINT AS NAJIB STEPPED PROUDLY INTO THE PRIME MINISTER'S WEST WING OFFICE IN PUTRAJAYA ON 3RD APRIL 2009. I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE POLITICAL JOURNEY OF NAJIB AND HIS TEAM TO LEAD THE NATION INTO THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE UNFINISHED TERM OF BARISAN NASIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN MID TERM AFTER THE DISMAY PERFORMANCE OF BN IN THE MARCH 2008 GENERAL ELECTION. MORE TO BLOG IN MY NEXT EPISODE ON NAJIB'S AGENDA TO TURN THE COUNTRY AROUND WITH HIS NEW IDEALS AS PROMISED IN HIS 1MALAYSIA SLOGAN.
LOOKING BACK, I DID NOT GO INTO HIBERNATION OR NEITHER JUST IGNORED WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS MAD MAD WORLD. MY OWN COUNTRY MALAYSIA TOO IS NOT LACKING IN SENSATIONAL NEWS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, ESPECIALLY PRE AND POST MARCH GENERAL ELECTION OF 2008. IN POLITICAL TERM, IT WAS A DISASTER FOR BARISAN NASIONAL DURING THE REIGN OF FORMER PREMIER TUN ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI, THE NATION'S 5TH PRIME MINISTER.
PAK LAH WAS A NICE GUY AND A KIND MAN TOO SO TO SPEAK. HIS DOWNFALL WAS NOT ONLY DUE TO THE OVER EXPOSED KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN, HIS SON-IN-LAW BUT HE HAD FAILED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO MANAGE THE COUNTRY ON AN UPWARD SWING. MANY THINGS WENT WRONG AND CERTAIN ISSUES BECAME HOT POTATOES WHICH HAD ACCELERATED HIS DOWNFALL THAT HAD CAUSED HIS PREMIERSHIP. HIS PREDECESSOR TUN MAHATHIR WAS CONSTANTLY EXPOSING HIS WEAKNESS AND CONTINUE TO LASH AT HIM FOR ALL HIS FAULTS IN POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES.
FINALLY, PAK LAH COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE FOR HIM TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS COVETED POSITION AS THE FLIP-FLOP PRIME MINISTER IN APRIL 2009. HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FINALLY HANDED OVER THE HOT SEAT TO HIS DPM DATO' SRI NAJIB TUN RAZAK.
IT WAS A NEW MALAYSIAN CHAPTER FOR THE NATION.EVERYONE HAD HIGH HOPES TO WELCOME NAJIB AS THE NATION'S 6TH PRIME MINISTER. THIS CHANGE OF POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP HAD BEEN LONG OVERDUE AND THE PEOPLE'S EXPECTATION FOR NAJIB TO PERFORM WELL WITH MIRACLES WAS ON EVERYONE'S ASPIRATION.
LET ME STOP AT THIS POINT AS NAJIB STEPPED PROUDLY INTO THE PRIME MINISTER'S WEST WING OFFICE IN PUTRAJAYA ON 3RD APRIL 2009. I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE POLITICAL JOURNEY OF NAJIB AND HIS TEAM TO LEAD THE NATION INTO THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE UNFINISHED TERM OF BARISAN NASIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN MID TERM AFTER THE DISMAY PERFORMANCE OF BN IN THE MARCH 2008 GENERAL ELECTION. MORE TO BLOG IN MY NEXT EPISODE ON NAJIB'S AGENDA TO TURN THE COUNTRY AROUND WITH HIS NEW IDEALS AS PROMISED IN HIS 1MALAYSIA SLOGAN.
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