Cabinet: Open the access road

News from MalaysiaKini:

Kabinet arah jalan BMC dibuka

Kabinet hari ini mengarahkan supaya jalan akses yang digunakan oleh penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) bagi mengelak membayar tol di Lebuhraya Cheras-Kajang dibuka kepada laluliintas.

Keputusan itu dibuat dalam mesyuarat mingguan kabinet hari ini.

Pertikaian berhubung tindakan syarikat konsesi lebuhraya, Grand Saga, membina benteng menutup jalan tersebuttelah berterusan sejak tiga tahun lalu tetapi ia sampai ke kemuncaknya pada 21 April lalu apabila penduduk di situ, dengan sokongan beberapa ahli exco kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat, bertindak memusnahkan benteng yang dibina pada 2005.

Grand Saga kemudiannya membina semula benteng di situ, tetapi penduduknya bertindak memusnahkannya semula.

Bagaimanapun, percubaan Grand Saga untuk membina benteng konkrit setinggi tiga kaki - bagi kali ketiga - pada malam 8 Mei lalu terganggu, apabila pihak polis melepaskan tembakan gas pemedih mata untuk menyuraikan penduduk yang berhimpun di situ.

Empat hari kemudiannya, penduduk gagal mendapatkan perintah dari Mahkamah Tinggi untuk menghalang syarikat konsesi lebuhraya itu mendirikan semula benteng konkrit di jalan tersebut.

Selepas mahkamah membuat keputusan yang memihak kepada Grand Saga, Zainal Abidin mengeluarkan notis tiga hari lalu bahawa benteng konkrit akan dibina semula di situ dan berharap orang ramai tidak mengengkari penghakiman mahkamah tersebut.

Bagaimanapun, kelmarin, penduduk Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) sekali lagi bertindak membuang semula benteng tersebut yang menutup jalan akses tersebut.



翁诗杰通知开路委会好消息
内阁议决皇冠城开通不封路

经过数周来的“你建我拆”拉锯战，甚至爆发流血冲突事件后，蕉赖皇冠城居民终于盼到好消息，今日的内阁会议，议决同意皇冠城不再设置石墩封路，开通道路让居民使用。

开路委员会主席陈文华告诉《当今大马》，交通部长翁诗杰在中午亲自致电告知他这项好消息。

目前居民与媒体正聚集在皇冠城封路现场，等待工程部长莫哈末辛的到来，以正式作出开路的宣布。

此外，争议中的另一名主角加影蕉赖大道经营公司Grand Saga执行董事再纳阿比丁（Zainal Abidin Ali）也出现在现场，等待部长的到来。

民联政府招商交出成绩 美巨资入注槟州

（槟岛西南区28日讯）

槟州民联政府交出招商成绩，继日资揖斐电电子马有限公司(Ibiden)在槟设厂后，再成功招揽美资航空配备公司入注槟州，推动槟工业迈向另一个新兴的领域！

HoneyWell共投资逾亿

槟州首席部长林冠英今日宣布，来自美国著名的HoneyWell共投资1亿1千520万令吉在槟设厂以生产高科技的航空电子设备，相信将能促进槟工业发展，同时也制造就业机会。

他说，这家设立在北赖工业区，占地220,000平方尺的美资公司厂房目前正在如火如荼建筑中，并预定在2008年年尾完成，2009年开始投入操作。

“该公司是生产航空领域配备的佼佼者，相信在其带动下，州内科技水准将跨向另一个高层次。”

他是在贵都酒店召开的记者会上，宣布这项好消息，在场者包括HoneyWell（集成化供应链）副总裁尼尔、副总裁吉姆吉布斯、投资槟城执行委员会董事长拿督李家全、槟州发展机构总经理罗斯里、王国慧行政议员、阿都玛力州议员、首长政治秘书黄伟益、郭庭源州议员等。

他相信该公司进军槟州后将开拓相关领域的发展潜能，同时也为本地中小型企业开拓新商机，促进州内经济。

另一方面，他也指出，去年槟州外资投资达到31亿令吉，今年州政府展望能突破去年的投资目标，取得更好的成绩。

他说，州政府不仅会极力保留现有的外资工厂外，往后也会引进更多领域工业，包括生物科技等。

他表示，根据槟州发展机构的数据显示，全槟共有4个工业区，工厂有2千间，其中槟州发展机构拥有的共有800间。

员工以本地人为主　不会引进大量外劳

槟州首席部长林冠英说，HoneyWell航空电子公司的设立，不会引进大量外劳。

他说，最近由槟政府引进的外资，包括日资Ibiden和美资HoneyWell，所需要的都是工程师和高级技术人员等人才，而且99％员工将以本地人为主。

他续说，有关外资所提供的工作机会只有500多个，受惠的应是本地人才，不是外劳。

他也说，这也符合槟政府引进能提供高薪的外资公司的招商策略。

他认为，就业机会的数量并不是引进外资的重点，州政府比较注重引进能提供高薪的外资公司。

“我们不希望招到的外资是可以提供1万份，但薪金只有500、600令吉的工作机会，我们要的是高薪工作机会。”

陈记光受委雪土地委会主席

News from MalaysiaKini:

继李家全之后，又有一名民政党领袖将为人民联盟州政府效劳！雪州政府今日宣布，委任民政党联邦直辖区主席陈记光（左图）出任该州土地发展调查委员会主席。

由人民联盟执政的雪州，今日在行政议会会议后，仿效槟城政府委任前民政党副总秘书李家全的做法，委任陈记光领导一个特别工作队，专司研究州内的土地管理事务、政策和问题，并向州政府建议解决方案。

雪州大臣卡立依布拉欣在新闻发布会上表示，这个工作队将拥有6名成员，除了陈记光之外，另一名联合主席是聂莫哈末再因（Nik Mohd Zain bin Nik Mohd Yusof）。

The party’s Federal Territory chief, Dr Tan Kee Kwong, has been tapped by the Selangor government to head a special task force on land management. Will he face the same pressure from his party like Lee Kah Choon previouly?

Barricade Removed Again

From the video clip, you can see those thugs beating the residents. If they are not being hired, how come they were so busy body helping to take care the barricade? Not logic mah......


News from The Star:

Using mallets, car jacks and steel bars, the residents broke down the foundations of the barricade made of large boulders and forced the stones to the ground.

The boulders were then chained to lorries and dragged away to the side of the underpass of the Cheras-Kajang Highway, which leads into the neighbourhood.

In the mean time, Selangor Government is tracking these thugs, hopefully can be done in the shortest time. And you know what, Selangor Government has sizable stake in Grand Saga and will call for EGM. Hope for the best la.......

Japanese tourist drowns off Batu Feringghi

News from NST:

GEORGE TOWN:

A Japanese tourist drowned after falling into the sea while sightseeing at the Batu Ferringhi beachfront about 8.30am today.

Tetsuya Fuji, 40, was standing on some rocks when he lost his balance and fell. His body was later found stuck between some rocks off the beach.

Northeast district police chief assistant commissioner Azam Abdul Hamid said police were still waiting for the post-mortem results to determine the cause of death.

He said police had so far ruled out any foul play.

Our Polis....... Are They?

Our Malaysia Polis..... How are they taking care of us. Their style. This incident happened at Bandar Mahkota Cheras yesterday night.

3,500 years of the Sedition Act

From Raja Petra's blog:


is clear that the Sedition Act can solve all our problems. The Sedition Act, properly and seriously implemented, would result in the entire world sharing just one religion. There would not be so many religions, which, today, are the source of most of the world’s problems.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

There is an old law which many Malaysians do not realise still exists in this country. This law is called the Sedition Act. How old is this law, you may ask. Trust me, it is very, very old.

The Sedition Act was already around 3,000 or 3,500 years ago during the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs. At that time a man called Musa -- namesake of Musa Hitam, Musa Aman and Musa Hassan; who are all the exact opposite of the Musa of old Egypt -- received a message from God. And the message is that the Pharaoh is not God, as he believed he was, and Musa was to go tell him so.

Of course Musa was scared because he was aware of the Sedition Act and anyone who disputes that the Ruler of Egypt is God will be dealt with severely. So Musa asked God for permission to bring his brother along since his brother had the gift of the gab and was able to ‘spin’ just like the Bloggers of modern days. Knowing that a lot of spinning would be required to counter Pharaoh’s claim of divinity, God agreed and Musa and his brother then went and confronted the Pharaoh.

The Pharaoh asked Musa what are the credentials to become God. Musa then replied that God gives life and God takes life. The Pharaoh then sentenced Musa to death thereby ‘taking his life’. The Pharaoh then commuted the death sentence thereby ‘giving back’ Musa his life.

“So I have just taken life and given life,” argued the Pharaoh. “That means I am God.”

That was certainly a very smart move indeed. So what is the moral of this story? Simple. If the Internet and Blogs had been around 3,000 or 3,500 years ago, the Pharaoh would have been the King of Bloggers since he is the best spin-doctor in history.

But Musa insisted that the Pharaoh was not God and this resulted in the Pharaoh invoking the Sedition Act on him. Any act to make the people hate or turn against the Ruler is an act of sedition and punishable under the Sedition Act. However, Musa did not play fair. He skipped bail and escaped from Egypt and this resulted in the new nation of Israel being created. And, ever since, this has been the cause of great turmoil and countless deaths. If the Pharaoh had arrested Musa under the Sedition Act and had not allowed him bail then, today, there would be no turmoil and chaos in this world and we would all be living in a peaceful world, in particular in the Middle East.

Slightly over 2,000 years ago, another person by the name of Isa came along. This was Isa The Man, not ISA the Internal Security Act. Isa too was seditious and he turned the people against the Rulers. Of course Isa was not really that successful because he only had about a dozen followers, not even enough to form an Umno branch, which requires more members than that. But the Ruler made the great mistake of making a martyr out of Isa and his support grew, until today where he has more than one billion followers.

That was certainly not a very smart move indeed. So what is the moral of this story? Simple. Never make a martyr of someone who commits the crime of sedition, as then his or her following will grow beyond controllable proportions.

1,400 years or so ago, another man came along. This man was called Muhammad (but he had only one Muhammad in his name, not like today where we have people with two Muhammads in their name). For ten years he tried turning the people against the Rulers of the tiny state called Mekah. Finally, the Mekah government could stand it no longer and they tried arresting Muhammad under the Sedition Act.

But Muhammad managed to escape to another small village called Medina. Within 12 years this village grew into a city and they managed to build a large army and then went back to Mekah to topple the government.

That was certainly a very smart move indeed. So what is the moral of this story? Simple. Never allow anyone who commits the crime of sedition to escape to another country, as he or she can then build up a large army and come back to topple the government.

These examples of Musa, Isa and Muhammad have taught the world a thing or two. Firstly, never allow anyone to commit the crime of sedition. Secondly, sedition is not about punishing someone for lying. Sedition is about punishing someone who tells the truth. And that was demonstrated in Penang not too long ago when Marina Yusoff was found guilty of sedition for telling the truth -- yes, she proved that she had told the truth and had not lied. Marina Yusoff wrongly thought that if she could prove she was telling the truth she would escape punishment. Little did she realise that the Sedition Act does not punish you for lying. It punishes you for telling the truth. And Musa, Isa and Muhammad too told the truth so they are all rightfully guilty of sedition.

600 years or so ago, the English King decided to make it illegal to speak against the Ruler. God appoints Rulers as Rulers, argued the King, and to oppose the Ruler or speak ill of the Ruler is seditious and you can be arrested and your ears will be cut off. So many people who did not bodek the King were arrested and punished under the Sedition Act.

62 years ago, Malayans too started opposing the British Monarchy. They did not like the British proposal to form the Malayan Union. The Malays then got together and formed an amalgamation of the many Malay movements, societies and associations, which they called Umno. And through Umno the Malays began to make seditious statements in their many road-shows that criss-crossed the length and breadth of Malaya.

As the movement gained momentum and Umno started winning the support of the Malayan population, the British decided in 1948 to introduce the Sedition Act, more than 500 years after it was introduced in England. That was of course 60 years ago but the Sedition Act did not achieve its purpose. Finally, in 1957, Malaya managed to gain independence from Britain in spite of the Sedition Act.

Today, the Sedition Act that was introduced to punish Malayans who speak against the British still remains. But there is no longer a British Colonial government ruling Malaya. Today, Malaya is Merdeka and is now called Malaysia. But the law that makes it a crime to speak ill of the British still remains even though no one speaks bad about the British any longer other than Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who was Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years and who managed to get Margaret Thatcher’s knickers all twisted into knots.

Sigh….if the Pharaoh had been serious about the Sedition Act then there would be no Jews today. And if there were no Jews then there would be no Isa; so there would be no Christianity. And if the Mekah government too had been serious about the Sedition Act there would be no Islam today. And since there would be no Jews, Christians and Muslims, then all 26 million Malaysians would today still be Hindus, like they were more than 600 years ago. And since we would all be Hindus there would be no problems and therefore no need for Hindraf. And as there would be no Hindraf then Barisan Nasional would not have done so badly in the 8 March 2008 general election.

It is clear that the Sedition Act can solve all our problems. The Sedition Act, properly and seriously implemented, would result in the entire world sharing just one religion. There would not be so many religions, which, today, are the source of most of the world’s problems.

Malaysians must be able to look at the Sedition Act in this light. Against the backdrop of the Sedition Act being able to prevent the growth of new religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- which would result in world peace -- then the Sedition Act is good. But because the Rulers since 3,500 years ago failed to ensure that no one escapes the Sedition Act, today, we have so many religions that have divided the world and which have created a lot of conflicts that have resulted in so many deaths.

And remember, the Sedition Act is used to punish those who tell the truth, not those who lie. If they lie then there are so many other laws we can use against them.

Samseng rules

Even samseng also "hired to take care" the barricade. Damn! And the police just standing there watching as reported in media. What the ****!!!! Some of the residents are seriously injured, beating by sticks, helmet and even parang. Camera from reporters even being smashed or taken away the memory card.

Either the police also scared of protecting the people or it was not thier business to protect the people.



News from The Star:

A fracas ensued at about 7.15pm when a group of unidentified men armed with sticks and helmets attacked the residents. Several residents were taken to hospital.

Also injured was a photographer from Utusan Malaysia, Roy Azis Abdul Aziz, who was beaten up when he tried to snap some photographs.

Several cars parked at the roadside were also smashed by the group.

The group of men sat on the blocks, not allowing the residents to remove them and threatened to attack those who tried to go near the barricade. However, the group disappeared when the police arrived later.

私会党徒攻击皇冠镇居民
皇家警察近距离袖手旁观

【本刊特约记者周泽南撰述】今晚7时23分，大约20至30名疑受雇於“蕉赖－加影大道”特许经营公司Grand Saga的私会党徒手持木棍、巴冷刀和头盔，攻击聚集在雪兰莪州蕉赖皇冠镇已被封堵的出口的居民，20多人被打伤，其中三人伤势严重；令人髮指的是，七名警察竟然在50米外的汽车天桥袖手旁观，不但没阻止暴徒行兇，也不曾向受伤居民施援。

至少10多名记者和摄影记者亲眼见证事发过程，其中两名马来文报章的摄影记者也遭受池鱼之殃，因拍摄了暴徒的举动而被殴打，本刊特约记者的相机记忆卡也被夺走。被殴至头破血流的居民陈吉丰（音译），被居民送往双溪龙马安药房后，因伤势严重转送加影中央医院；他的右手被打断，头部缝了七针。前往劝架的雪州民主行动党投诉局秘书李亚全左手和背部挨了五棍，负伤逃走，其他伤者伤势情况未明朗。

20至30名手持武器蓄意伤人的暴徒，据称是Grand Saga雇来“保护”路墩免遭居民拆除，据了解，是恶名昭彰的“三条线”（Tiga Line）私会党徒；他们於今天凌晨一时已就陪同大道公司前来设置路墩。皇冠镇的马来人居民向他们探听，Grand Saga付给他们每人100元，前来防止工作人员遭居民打伤或干扰，结果这些暴徒“先发制人”，在居民於傍晚七时开始拆路墩时，在发出警告后没有任何商量余地的情况下，手持各种兇器见人就打。暴徒从路墩处一路追打居民，还叩破沿途停放的居民车辆镜子。

《独立新闻在线》特约记者在最近距离拍摄暴徒行兇过程，看到离路墩约50米之后大约5名暴徒正在以木棍和头盔攻击一名华裔青年陈吉丰，即以记者身份喝止暴徒继续行兇。暴徒见陈吉丰倒在血泊中奄奄一息，遂火速彻退，但其中一名暴徒见记者手持相机，乘记者扶起伤者准备送院时将相机夺走，记者呼喝命令他交回相机，却遭另一名暴徒以头盔攻击，唯皆被记者档了下来。畏罪彻退的暴徒最后将相机记忆卡取出，仅归还相机。一名居民随后扶起重伤的陈吉丰，用电单车将他载往药房；事后他向记者展示其背部衬衫已被伤者鲜血染红。

现场两辆警车隔岸观火

打人事件发生之前，路墩前后50米左右各停放着一辆警车，其中一辆是停泊在“蕉赖－加影大道”的天桥上，有七名制服警员和交警站在天桥上观望；另一辆则停在路墩路口通往双溪龙方向，警员人数不详。暴徒攻击居民的时候，天桥上的七名警员隔岸观火，桥下的警员却在打人事件后失去了踪影。居民作鸟兽散后，大批记者被这起突发的攻击事件吓得目瞪口呆。数分钟后，窜逃的居民纷纷再聚集到路墩前。

一些极度愤怒的居民开始呼吁聚集者拿起武器以自保，有些居民甚至迁怒於记者，质问究竟有没有拍到暴徒打人的証据。《独立新闻在线》特约记者前往天桥记录下警车车牌号码为WPM 4906, 那时只剩下两名交警和三名身穿PDRM外套的警员。记者质问警员为何不阻止暴行和逮捕滋事者，拒绝透露姓名和编号的警员只说没看清楚下面究竟发生什么事。

暴力事件发生后，两辆警车才於8时10分珊珊来迟，四名警员将警车停放在距路墩约50米之外，他们下车后却若无其事的在车外闲聊，不曾见到他们向任何伤者或居民录取口供。记者问他们，这些暴徒究竟是谁，他们却装着不了解情况。该两辆警车车牌为WPP 1296及 WPP 1247。

8时35分，越来越多居民返回现场，情绪高涨。有人呼吁居民检起可以防身的武器，以防止暴徒捲土重来。数名疑为暴徒的人混在人群中，被一些居民认出后拔腿就跑。群龙无首的居民情绪更高昂，有人建议推倒路墩，有人建议既然警察无法保护居民，就唯有回去“搬马”，纠众保护自己。惊魂未定的居民人心惶惶，流言开始到处飞，有居民说该群暴徒已召了300人正在前来的途中。


居民质问议员们做了什么？

8时57分，情绪激昂的居民开始合力推倒数个路墩，却碍於过重而无法开出一条通道。一名不愿透露姓名的华裔警官向记者表示，警员会确保一旦暴徒再现身，就会逮捕他们，但居民疑惑的是，警方和议员已在今凌晨接获有私会党徒前来滋事的通知，为何却没能阻止暴徒攻击居民？

9时18分，雪州行政议员欧阳捍华抵达，立刻被愤怒的居民包围和质问。他表示已致电加影警区主任，后者答应会派刑事调查组警员和一组人前来维持秩序。数居民近失控的向欧阳捍华怒吼：“大道公司派私会党来打我们，你在做什么？“居民建议他派人将路墩推掉，欧阳捍华呼吁居民要冷静，并表示没有证据证明Grand Saga雇用私会党，一切都应依法行事。

欧阳捍华向媒体表示，他将在明天的州行政会议讨论此事，并透露马上会到加影警局报案及探访伤者。9时35分，民主行动党沙登区国会议员张念群从国会赶来，只匆匆表示雪州行政议员刘天球等人已报案。记者将事发时在天桥观望的警员警车号码交由张念群，她没说什么就和欧阳捍华一同离去，据说是前往报案和探访伤者。

9时58分，五辆镇暴队大卡车抵达。两辆水炮车开到路墩前，并将水炮描向居民。10时05分，警方开始广播要居民疏散，居民分数方向退守100米以外。截至记者於10时45分离开，居民还不愿疏散。

一名居民说：“连阿婆都被打，这些人没人性”，另一个说：“这样的国家令我惶恐不安，因为警察不会保护人民，还眼睁睁看着居民被打。”还有一个说：“如何为被打的居民讨回公道？”

Boycott Utusan

All should boycott this UMNO controll papers long time ago, even before the 12th GE. If they think they can win back the support from Rakyat, then they are wrong.



News from NST:

THE Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today announced it was boycotting Utusan Malaysia and Mingguan Malaysia for allegedly running a smear campaign against the opposition.

Reading a prepared statement, opposition bench chief and PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the two publications have been criticising and painting PR members in a bad light as if "still on an election campaign".

She also charged that Utusan was stoking narrow-minded racial sentiments to incite the anger of the Malays against PR leaders.

Wan Azizah announced this in a brief press conference, attended by DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa and Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

However, after reading the statement the PR leaders refused to take questions from the media.

Election Again?

EC asked to be prepared for snap election. Where they obtained such information? From Pak Lah? Or because preparing to have election in case what Anwar said is correct? hmmm....

布城26日讯) 选举委员会主席丹斯里阿都拉昔表示，选委会必须为一切可能发生的情况做好准备，以便有足够的能力应对闪电大选。

尽管不愿猜测会否出现闪电大选，但他已指示其官员做好面对随时来临的全国闪电大选的准备.“我并不喜欢猜测，我们不应猜测，但我们没有选择，必须为一切可能发生的事做好准备。”

他指出，第12届全国大选选后的分析中，他已指示所有选举监察官做好准备以便随时被传召。他说，全国14万人涉及选举工作，他们被知会闪电大选可能到来，受促不要请假。“过去2个月，我与选举监察官举行会议时已告诉他们随时会有闪电大选，他们必须准备随时被传召。”

政治观察家兼人民公正党前署理主席詹德拉慕斯达化博士认为，近期内举行全国闪电大选的可能性存在，并不可排除此因素。
布特拉大学政治学讲师阿都慕雅迪博士说，若国阵议员大批跳槽至反对党，将有可能发生闪电大选。

Which is better?

Streamyx or Izzi Net?

Anyone can give thier comments?

Tun M Quits UMNO

Deja Vu? Tunku also withdrew his membership from UMNO and helped to campaign for DAP in 1990 GE. Now is Tun Mahathir. He said he will only return when his hand-picked successor Abdullah is replaced and wants others to emulate him.

Means while, Shahrir said prepare for another general election. Aiyoh, another election meh, so fast?

more news on NST.

Rhina Bhar quits Gerakan

Rhina Bhar was the one who fought Karpal Singh in Jelutong constituency back in 1995 GE where Karpal won by less than 1000 votes after several recount. In 1999 GE, Karpal lost to Lee Kah Choon. And now, she quit due to racial bias in Gerakan as she claimed.

News from The Star:

PENANG: Former Gerakan vice-president and Wanita national chairman Datuk Rhina Bhar has quit the party after 30 years, citing racial bias in the leadership.

“It is impossible for me to continue working under the present conditions,” she said.

“Gerakan is to be a multiracial party but the leaders have been making many racist remarks. Enough
is enough,” she said.

Rhina, 59, who tendered her resignation on Monday, also hit out at Gerakan adviser Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik for “practising double standards”.

Rhina also expressed her disappointment over Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon’s comments for not fielding any Indian candidates in the last general election.

Both Dr Koh and Dr Lim could not be reached for comments.

The Bukit Bendera Gerakan Wanita chief said she was taking a break from politics to “heal her broken heart.”

“But I am keeping my options open to consider joining other political parties or non-governmental organisations, which can provide me an opportunity to serve the people,” she added.

A New Beginning ......

Basically i will only serve my company for another two (2) more days and enjoy my weekend with family, attending wedding dinner of my ex-housemate cum B2K coursemate cum OX member, Yang Ping, on Saturday night at Sri Petaling, spending some time to pray and celebrate Wesak Day on 19th May 2008 (Monday) before i start my new job on Tuesday.

It is almost 21 months that i have served my company. Feel sad to leave the company, the colleagues and of course the pretty girls around the KLCC/Bukit Bintang Golden Triangle area.

I am going to miss also having lunch together with Wan Lin and Chui Miew (once nia).

Life have to go on, Man used to migrate from one area to another just like our ancestors from China to Malaysia and to the rest of the world, so i belive in working life also the same will happen.

Today In History

There is no such information or news or records for this incident.

Time to disclose!

Toothless MCAC

Talk is easy, end up still talking only. From ACA to Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption (MCAC), just the matter of changing name only, just to please the public. This toothless MCAC does not has any prosecution powers.

设咨询局和国会委员会监督

在建议中的反贪委员会新架构下，当局将成立一个“反贪独立咨询局”（Lembaga Penasihat Bebas Pencegahan Rasuah）和“反贪国会委员会”（Jawatankuasa Parlimen Mengenai Pencegahan Rasuah）。

反贪委员会将把所有涉及公众利益的贪污案件告知“反贪独立咨询局”，而咨询局成员将监督与进一步询问关于有关案件的详情，并针对进一步的行动作出建议。

此外，反贪委员会也将提呈年度报告给“反贪国会委员会”成员，通过这个方式，咨询局与国会委员会将确保反贪委员会的透明度与效率。

RPK: Sedition and the first 'Royal ISA detainee'

Who is the first Royal ISA detainee? Read from Malaysia Today by Raja Petra



In honour of Umno’s 62nd Anniversary today, allow me to educate you a bit on some of our forgotten history and the unsung heroes of the fight for Malaya’s independence from Britain. Ironically, the Sedition Act was a British instrument to stifle this struggle for Merdeka and to silence critics to British rule.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

“I recall the statement made by the First Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Rahman, when requested by a foreign emissary to sack me from the office of the Prime Minister of Malaya,” said the First Prime Minister and Bapa Merdeka, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on 23 January 1978.

“’Oh, I cannot, for he is appointed by the people and not by me,” replied His Majesty, “On the other hand, he can sack me.’”

“If this system were to change and the Rulers were given the sovereign right and prerogative to rule by the DIVINE RIGHT of kings,” added the Tunku, “then I fear it would be only a question of time before the whole institution was scrapped.”

During the Constitutional Crisis about a decade later, the then Deputy Prime Minister, Ghaffar Baba, said that it is not unlawful to criticise the Rulers. That does not tantamount to sedition. You may not, however, propose that the Monarchy be abolished and for Malaysia to be turned into a Republic, as that would constitute a crime under the Sedition Act.

There was a time, though, when criticising a Ruler was definitely a crime. That was of course 500 years or so ago in England. But that was the time when Kings were considered ‘personally’ appointed by God and to criticise the Monarch is the same as criticising God. And if you criticise God then you will be burnt alive at the stake.

In 1946, the Malays rose up to oppose the British-mooted Malayan Union. With that saw the birth of Umno. As the Umno leaders criss-crossed the length and breadth of Malaya to rally for support, the British decided to introduce the centuries-old Sedition Act that would make it a crime to oppose or criticise the British Colonial Government.

Royalty was not immune from the wrath of the British. In 1938, ten years before the introduction of the Sedition Act 1948, Tengku Musa Ghiathuddin was bypassed in favour of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, the Sixth Sultan of Selangor, on the insistence of the British. Tengku Musa was opposed to British intervention in Selangor and his struggle for ‘Merdeka’, many years before Umno was formed, saw His Highness ‘evicted’ from the Selangor throne.

When the Japanese invaded Malaya in 1942, my grandfather, Raja Sir Tun Uda, smuggled Sultan Hisamuddin to safety and hid His Highness in the jungle. My grandfather, who was both cousin and brother-in-law to His Highness, then came out from the jungle to negotiate for safe passage for the Sultan. After extracting a guarantee from the Japanese that the Sultan would not be harmed, my grandfather brought His Highness out of hiding.

The Japanese, however, would not allow Sultan Hisamuddin, who they regarded as a British lackey and not the rightful heir to the throne, to take back the throne. Instead, the Japanese installed Sultan Musa Ghiathuddin Riayat Shah as the new (Seventh) Sultan according to proper protocol and tradition (which means Sultan Musa would now be the legal and rightful Sultan of Selangor).

My grandfather was then arrested and brought to the Japanese headquarters (what today is known as Carcosa Sri Negara) where he was to be executed by pancung kepala. Sultan Musa rushed to the Japanese headquarters to ‘witness’ the execution and just as the Japanese soldier raised the Samurai sword and before it could separate my grandfather’s head from his shoulders, Sultan Musa dropped to his knees and begged that they spare my grandfather’s life.

The Japanese were taken aback. A Ruler is ‘God’ in the Japanese tradition and for ‘God’ to go down on his knees and beg was a sort of ‘culture shock’, to put it mildly. My grandfather’s life was invariably spared and he spent the war years assisting the Sultan in ensuring that the people of Selangor at least had enough food to eat. Sultan Musa, of course, had to ‘collaborate’ with the Japanese and ‘abuse’ his ‘God’ status in ensuring that the people of Selangor were spared the ravages of war.

When the British came back in 1945, they sacked Sultan Musa and reinstalled Sultan Hisamuddin onto the throne of Selangor. For ‘collaborating’ with the Japanese, Sultan Musa was sent into exile to the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. That was in the days before the introduction of the Internal Security Act and the Kamunting Detention Center. In that sense, my grandfather, Sultan Musa, was the first ‘Royal ISA detainee’ back in 1945 (so I was NOT the first Royal ISA detainee).

Ten years later, Sultan Musa was brought back to Kelang so that he could die at home. His Highness died soon after that and now lies buried in the Royal Mausoleum in Kelang alongside my father, grandmother, grandfather and scores of grandparents, uncles, aunties and cousins. Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah died in 1960 and was succeeded by Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, the late Agong.

Mount Everest Day

Mount Everest Day - 29 May. A day to remember where the peak was conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

News from NST:

KATHMANDU, Fri.:

Nepal has decided that May 29 — the day the world’s highest peak was first conquered in 1953 — will be marked as International Mount Everest Day, tourism officials said today.

“The government has decided to commemorate the historic first ascent. This year will be the first time we celebrate the event and pay tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay,” said tourism ministry spokesman Prem Rai.

New Zealander Hillary died in January at the age of 88, prompting worldwide praise for the man seen by many members of Nepal’s Sherpa community as a second father for the development work his foundation undertook in the Everest region.

Nepal will commemorate the day with “a mountain film festival, photography exhibitions and cultural programmes,” the spokesman said.

“The day will also be an opportunity to promote Nepal’s adventure tourism in the international arena,” he added.

In February, Nepalese authorities said they had renamed the small airport used by mountaineers and trekkers to access the Everest region the Hillary-Tenzing airport.

Since Hillary and Tenzing reached the roof of the world 55 years ago, the 8,848-metre peak has been conquered at least 3,000 times. - AFP

Yet Another "Project by BN Government"

Why these people get paid skyhigh figure (combined RM 1.134 mil anually) yet there are people who can perform better than them? Why hired Shahrizat with the status equal to minister even though she lost in 12th GE to Nurul? To console the UMNO Wanita that does not have a say in Cabinet? Damn....... Money gone to drain, yet another "Project by BN Government".

News from The Star:

TWO advisers to the Prime Minister – Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil on women and social development affairs and Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Othman on religious matters – and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is adviser to Petronas, earn a combined RM1.134mil annually, said Zulkifli Noordin (PKR – Kulim Bandar Baru) at a press conference at the Parliament lobby yesterday.

He said that in a written reply to his question from the Prime Minister, it was revealed that Tun Dr Mahathir was paid RM15,000 a month.

He added that the written reply also revealed that Shahrizat earned RM33,727.20 a month or RM404,726.40, including allowances, annually, while religious affairs adviser Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid received RM27,163 a month.

“Another RM18,643.25 is spent on Hamid’s supporting staff, bringing the annual total of Hamid’s office to RM549,675 annually,” he said.

Zulkifli said that it was redundant to have the advisers as there was the Petronas board to advise the Prime Minister and ministers in the right portfolios to advise Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on matters relating to religion, and women and social development affairs.

“Why are we supporting pensioners who are jobless?” he asked.

Earlier, he had raised this issue during the debate on the motion of thanks on the royal address by Ahmad Maslan (BN - Pontian), who was then speaking on hardcore poverty in the
country.

“Isn’t it better to just give the money to the poor?” said Zulkifli.

Kos Penggunaan Jet Eksekutif Oleh PM Dalam Pilihan Raya

Why should we paid the BN in order for them to be in power? It should be paid under Party BN and not from government's coffer. This money should be spent on the tax payers not on BN. Can we considere this as another form of corruption?

Re-directed from MP Teresa Kok's blog:


PEMBERITAHUAN PERTANYAAN DEWAN RAKYAT PERTANYAAN : LISANDARIPADA : YB. DATO’ SERI ABDUL HADI BIN AWANGTARIKH : 30 APRIL 2008 (RABU) SOALAN:

YB. DATO’ SERI ABDUL HADI BIN AWANG (MARANG) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan berapakah jumlah perbelanjaan yang ditanggung oleh Kerajaan sepanjang tempoh kempen Pilihan Raya Umum Ke 12 dari 24 Februari sehingga 7 Mac 2008 hasil dari penggunaan jet eksekutif Kerajaan bagi kegunaan YAB. Perdana Menteri dan YAB. Timbalan Perdana Menteri.

JAWAPAN: Tuan Yang Di Pertua,

Bagi tempoh 24 Februari sehingga 7 Mac 2008, jumlah perbelanjaan untuk penggunaan jet eksekutif adalah sebanyak Tujuh Ratus Sembilan Puluh Dua Ribu Tiga Ratus Dua Puluh Lima Ringgit dan Dua Puluh Sen (RM792,325.20).

Police is arm of Grand Saga?

What the hell is happening to Malaysia now? Even required to use Tear Gas and Water Cannon to disperse the people of Bandar Mahkota Cheras? Treating the people like criminal! Is Police becomes the arm of this greedy company, against the interest of rakyat?

In The Star & NST, there is no a single word mentioned on tear gas was being used by Police. They are indeed the reporting tools for BN government.

Shame on you, Mr Police. Shame on you Zainal and Shame on you Grand Saga!

镇暴队四度发催泪弹水炮
皇冠镇居民凌晨再拆石墩

本刊林宏祥撰述】警方昨晚出动水炮与催泪弹，强硬驱散企图拆除雪兰莪州蕉赖皇冠镇（Bandar Cheras Mahkota）路墩的居民；从昨晚11时到今日凌晨12时30分，警方共发了四轮催泪弹，估计共50颗左右。许多民众都投诉孩子与老人无法承受呛人的气味，更有孩童因逃跑而跌伤了脚（下图）。

另外，在晚间的阻止拆石墩行动中，警方也逮捕了皇冠镇开路行动委员会主席陈文华，并向民主行动党泗岩沫区（Segambut）国会议员林立迎动粗。尽管没有遭逮捕，林立迎却向记者投诉，他在和警察拉扯之际，遭警方殴打。

警民的对峙从昨日傍晚五时左右开始，随着警方在晚上8时45分左右下令捉人后，形势由警方控制。Grand Saga工友则开始以焊烧方式将石墩连接起来，不让居民再度推倒。居民没有放弃，反移师到附近的草场，商量对策。【点击：再设石墩激怒皇冠镇居民 警方逮捕殴打一摩托骑士】

林立迎率众推开石墩

无论如何，在晚上10时30分左右，林立迎与陈文华则抵达设置路墩的地方，两者于是率众将石墩移开。警方这时再度介入，指示人群立刻驱散。在晚上11时，镇暴队便向人群发射水炮以及催泪弹，约700名集会者纷纷逃开。但是，数分钟以后，这些居民又重新聚集，往“路墩”方向走去。

警方于是再发射催泪弹，集会者四处窜逃。其中多人投诉在逃跑过程中，跌伤了，抑或无法呼吸，导致几近昏眩。

午夜12时左右，民主行动党蕉赖区（Cheras）国会议员陈国伟与沙登区（Serdang）国会议员张念群抵达当地，零散的居民再度向前，警方于是发出第三轮的催泪弹。接下来发出第四轮催泪弹后，居民已无法再前进，除了数名骑着摩托，挑衅警方。

在午夜12时30分，人群几乎全然撤退；警方在凌晨1时左右封锁现场后便离开。

凌晨2时拆石墩

无论如何，居民没有因此而放弃。一名当地居民告诉《独立新闻在线》，有居民在凌晨2时左右回返当地，开始了拆墩工作。

民主行动党国会议员林立迎（右图）早前申诉，其停泊在不远处的车子，也遭人刺破轮胎、拆下车牌，并刮花车身。除了拉扯过程中撕破了衣服，林立迎也不满警方在过程中殴打自己。

另外，加影副警区主任多哈（Toha）在午夜受询时，拒绝向媒体透露确实的逮捕人数。他以“不知道”回答此道问题；而当记者反映林立迎遭殴打的事件，多哈先是说“我不知道”，然后再补充“我没有看到”。

诚如前日，Grand Saga主席再纳阿比丁（Zainal Abidin）再度亲临当地，巡视工作进展。前来的包括雪州行政议员兼民主行动党雪州主席欧阳捍华。

More news on MalaysiaKini.

Daylight Robbery 大盗

Under the safety reason, Grand Saga Highway insisted to place back the concrete barriers. The closure of the road meant that residents had to pay toll (Rm 0.90 per trip) and take a longer route to get to their homes (extra 7km).

What is the actual reason behind the incident? You know I know Lah, money! Given the choice of shorter distance and toll-free, will you use the short cut road? Anyway, the land belong to developer of Bandar Cheras Mahkota, Narajaya. Therefore, Grand Saga has no other reason except Safety in order to re-install the barrier. Why not just install the traffic lights to solve the issue since this is the "new" access road to the highway?

This is what we called DAYLIGHT ROBBERY! The concessionnaire will always win all, at the expenses of Rakyat! Now, Works Minister want to review the contracts of all 22 highway concessions. We shall wait and see.

Quote:

Grand Saga business development and corporate affairs executive director Zainal Abidin Ali, who was at the site, said while he sympathised with the residents for being forced to use a longer route, a new barrier would be erected as the concessionaire was concerned about safety issues.

News from The Star: Residents and FRU in stand-off over barricade
News from NST: 500 protest as road is closed again
News from MerdekaReview: 大道公司获警方辅助强行封路 蕉赖皇冠镇千人阻挡两人被捕



News from MalaysiaKini:
皇冠镇居民肉身阻封路不果
欧阳捍华放话明日移除石墩
李永杰 5月7日 傍晚5点40分

蕉赖皇冠城居民自上个月21日自行使用神手移开石礅后，一直担心大道公司将重新封路；居民的忧虑今日成真，大道公司今午动用强大警力掩护下，成功在原位置再设立石墩。

大道公司在下午3时企图动用铲泥机重新设立永久路墩来封路，结果在居民智取下成功阻止封路行动。

大约傍晚7时，大道公司和警察展开次轮的封路行动，这次增援的镇暴队将当时聚集起来的大约一千居民驱赶到原路墩以内范围，并且让大道公司放下路墩，过程中爆发推挤冲突，两人被捕。

肉身阻挡泥车建路墩

皇冠城开路委会与居民在今午1时许接到大道公司可能封路的消息，当地居民开始齐聚在现场。

当大道公司於下午3时许企图开工时，遭到居民的极力阻止。皇冠镇开路委员会主席陈文华宣称，他甚至曾趋前抢走铲泥机的钥匙。

也有一些居民就地坐在石礅的原本位置，企图以肉身阻挡大道公司动工。现场还有民主行动党蕉赖区国会议员陈国伟和沙登区国会议员张念群。

当地一名居民出示冥钱，宣称“三百亿大元送给大盗公司”，指责大道公司贪钱。

大道局总监曾指示展延封路

在下午4时50分左右，加影市议会执法组主任拉查尼到场，宣称接到大道局总监派的指示，要求大道公司展延封路行动。

正当居民以为封路行动暂告一段落时，警方在下午5时突然派出的8辆的镇暴车辆和水炮车疾驰到现场，更把皇冠城的路口封锁，导致当地交通陷入瘫痪。

镇宝队的抵达马上引起居民的一阵鼓噪。

另外，在场的大道公司执行董事再纳阿比丁（Zainal Abidin bin Ali）较后受询时否认接到大道局的指示，并以间接通过大道局获得总检察署的信函，指当地道路有安全问题为由，坚持封路行动。

他也宣称，警方也是受到总检察署的指示来协助大道公司的封路行动。

在此同时，居民也将重新搭起帐篷，准备在今晚开始守夜，进行长时间抗战。

冲突中两名男子被捕

经过陈国伟与张念群向警方谈判，张念群表示，警方要求人群马上解散，并宣称接到总检察署的命令，有关路段必须设置路障。他们企图要求警方暂缓行动，等待雪州行政议员欧阳捍华带来土地证明函。

镇暴队在6时40分左右开始驱赶人群到原石礅以内范围，与居民发生推挤冲突。镇暴队列起警戒线时，一名印裔疑抛掷石头被捕。

警方为大道公司开出空间后，大道公司员工开始在原来地点放置路墩，先是塑胶路墩，接着再放石礅，以阻止居民使用有关道路进出。

一名华裔男子在石礅放置过程疑与工作人员和警方发生冲突而被逮捕。

此时，居民碍于优势的警力镇守下，只有眼睁睁看着路墩重新被设立起来。

捍华要警方保护雪州财产

欧阳捍华在7时半左右出示乌鲁冷岳县土地局发出信函，证明路墩位置已经属于加影市政局管辖，同时向刚刚抵达的雪州总警长卡立阿布巴卡要求警方保护雪州政府的财产，因为大道公司在没有获得加影市议会批准下，非法占用有关土地设立路障。

不过，有关谈判却没有达至结果，因为警方反而要求雪州政府先行向法庭申请庭令，他们才会受理这项要求。

加影警区助理总监沙卡鲁丁（Mohd Shakaruddin）较早向记者表示，警方的任务是给大道公司提供保护，至于石礅应该放哪里与他们无关。

批警方偏私不信任州政府

在谈判破裂后，欧阳捍华放话，雪州政府明天会把石墩铲除。

张念群批评也批评警方偏私，宁可相信私人公司也不相信雪州行政议员的话和出示的证据。

陈国伟抨击警方只会保护国阵朋党的利益，却不理会人民的痛苦。

皇冠镇开路委员会主席陈文华指责这种事情十分荒谬，居民对中央政府感到非常失望，因为它竟选择协助一家私人公司，而置人民的权益于不顾。

委员会同时也决定放弃守夜，留待明天看州政府的行动。

蕉赖皇冠镇（Makhota Cheras）位于蕉赖吉隆坡大道旁边，是一个新兴的住宅区，拥有一条连接蕉赖吉隆坡大道的新路。由于连接处是在收费站之后，因此这条新路可以让蕉赖皇冠镇及双溪龙镇（Bandar Sungai Long）的居民，避开其中一个蕉赖吉隆坡大道收费站的情况下，使用该大道。

不过，虽然该新路已经建竣，蕉赖皇冠镇居民也已经迁入，但是经营蕉赖吉隆坡大道的Grand Saga大道公司，却要蕉赖皇冠镇的发展商作出赔偿，否则不得开放该新路。

双方之间的纷争导致该新路迟迟未开放，蕉赖皇冠镇居民被迫通过双溪龙镇进入蕉赖吉隆坡大道，不仅需要缴付多一个收费站的收费，还得面对堵车的问题。

Raja Petra Refuse To Pay Bail

Raja Petra will stay in jail till 6th Oct 2008 for the trial to be started after refused to pay RM5,000. He will become the 1st blogger in Malaysia to be charged under Sediction Act.

"Good" for Malaysia's international publicity, good luck to Malaysia as well. Maybe next year, our World Press Freedom ranking will increase, in number (current raking 141/195). Everything can be done in The BolehLand.

随着拉惹伯特拉今日被控上八打灵再也地庭，他已成马来西亚首名在煽动罪名下被控上庭的部落客。伯特拉被控的消息得到了国内外媒体的关注，今早9时许国内外媒体就开始守驻在吉隆坡推事庭。

Not A Cheap Flight!

Based on the news from TheStar, Malaysia Government (aka We) paid another RM 39.11 for the Angkasawan space programme. The first phase of the Angkasawan programme was not totally free of charge for the Government. So the total paid out was RM 114.91 mil. If this money can spend on more realistic way, we can train more doctors to service the country rather than perfomed few experiments (only) in the space. Idiot!

Some one even proposed himself for Mars expedition! Hey, superpower country like China also aims for Moon only even though they produce their own rocket! Be realistic!


Quote from The Star:

Maximus said that of the RM39.11mil paid, RM16.8mil was born by the ministry and RM22.28mil by government-linked agencies.

He added that the Russian Government funded RM75.8mil for the programme as part of a deal when the Malaysian Government purchased Sukhoi SU30MKM fighter jets from the Russian Government.

14 days in HUKM (Final)

Day 10 (Saturday):
A boring as well, nothing much to do besides physiotheraphy of my knee. Of course, Saturday also waiting for PL to send the foods, you know la the standard of foods in hospital.

Day 11 (Sunday):
Having my 1st bath since 4th January 2008 with the help of my wife, not the nurse! 10 days without bath....... just imagine!

Day 12 (Monday):
A day that been waiting for...... the lab test result of the liquid sample aspirated from my knee. But waited till cow come home, result still not coming, knn. Later in the afternoon, Ms Tan came and asked me to lift my leg to strengthen the hamstring. From a leg that totally lost of power, i able to lift it within 1 hr and started to walk around with crutches, without much problem. Toi toilet, to watch TV, to bath myself......

Day 13 (Tuesday):
Still waiting for the lab result and yet no result till end of the day. Today also came another final year student (physiohterapist)Ms Heah and assisted me on the exercise. New exercises introduced to me.

Today, student of Prof Sam, Ms Tiong was being assigned by Prof Sam to handle me. Asking all sort of questions related to my injury, operation etc. Helping final year medical student. I am the white rabbit.

Day 14 (Wednesday):
Finally obtained the lab result and it was negative. Quickly asked for discharge. Dr Syed came and all the doctors, inspected and gave the approval to go home.

Now i am going to miss all the nurses, medical students, future to be physiotherapists and "neighbours". Hope to meet again, outside the hospital.

I must thanks all my colleagues, ex-colleagues, boss, friends, medical staffs, of course my wife and my family members for visiting me, taking care of me and the help during my 14 days stays in hospital. 14 days is the longest time i was away from home!


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