Are the Malay Rulers relevant??? ~ Malaysiakini

We have seen many interesting developments since PRU12. We know know why the people rejected Barisan Nasional. Sadly, we still hear racist remarks coming from Umno. This is malaysia 'tanah tumpah darahku' guys. Penang DCM says non Malay application for government jobs being torn and thrown into dustbin. Why are non Malays treated in such a unfair way by Umno???

The malay rulers have come out with statements about unity, equality for all malaysian. Do they mean every word they say???

Or is this just lip service by the malay rulers. The people need the malay rulers to stand up and protect all races in malaysia.

Is the malay rulers walking the talk??? If not, are the malay rulers relevant if they can't stand up to Umno's bullying of the people???

MIC THE CAUSE OF THE SORRY STATE OF TAMIL SCHOOLS ~ Malaysiakini

Malaysia, the only country besides india, where tamil schools still survive. One of the strongest advocates of tamil education is not the MIC but the opposition and the NGO's. Pointing to the continued existence of the tamil school system as its achievement. If not for the Opposition especially DAP and the NGO's , there will not be any tamil schools.

MIC has done nothing for Tamil schools. Thye talk big about the Tamil language and culture is all mere lip service. Furthermore, the MIC role has resulted in Tamil school education lagging behind other primary schools. Tamil schools are a political tol for the MIC leadership and not seen as a national heritage and being a distinctive component of the Malaysian education system.

Lately, the government pressured by a LOUD call from malaysian indians (especially Hindraf and Pakatan Rakyat) that tamil schools in malaysia need to be brought on par with other schools in the country in terms of funding and facilities.As the struggle for tamil school's survival continues ( increased intensity), we saw muted response from the ruling government regime. Thhis was the eyewash 'Economic package' Yesterday, I came across a blogpost linking tamil schools and increase of crime rate among malaysian indians. ( ref: Close Down All Tamil Schools) This is view is all the fault of the MIC.

Balan, u've highlighted some UGLY but TRUE facts about our situation.YES, i agree we do have BIG problems with Tamil schools because of MIC!!!

WHAT STUPID FATWA??? ~ Malaysiakini

Yoga has been around for thousands of years. Yoga is for all the human beings. Hinduism and Indians have been around for that long too. Now we her the Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan say Yoga is Haram. This is the meaning of the word Stupid!!! Who are this Fatwa people??? They say Islam has answer to everything is life and are scared to admit that Hindus have a more better answer to life. Yoga is one of the many examples of a culture and religious that is older than Islam and Muhammad.

This Majils Fatwa better solve the problems facing the Malays like Mat Rempit, drugs, incest, poor productivity and laziness before commenting on Yoga and the Indian culture. Hinduism is pure and true.

Malaysian Indians for the 1st time expressed their dislikes over BN publicly in GE12 .So we made the government realize that we are not happy and we need more. And unfortunately now MIC the sole Indians rep in the government is left with only few reps. Is this what they wanted?? Is this for good?? Don't blame MIC for what the Majlis Fatwa is saying about one of the treasures of our culture.

We like it or not, we regret it or not, this is out situation till GE13.

STUPID SAMY shoots on his foot ~ Malaysiakini

Well it was not real gun shots but almost real gun shots. The stupidly lost leader of MIC had shot his own foot. And I think this time this thick skinned Old Man is really caught with the pants down. lets see if he try's to pull it up back to cover the unsightly view.. here's the story...On 17th May , Samy was reported to have said that MAHATHIR DID NOT DO ANYTHING For the INDIANS ......Mr.Samy Vellu said Mahathir had promised 'this and that but in the end told the community nehi ('no' in Hindi)'.

That was reported by 2 tamil news papers namely Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban on the 17th May. He was shooting on his foot in his speech at an MIC gathering in Johor yesterday. The veteran politician stressed that if the community does not get what is promised under the 9MP, ‘we will make noise and demand for it’.

Ps...just in case you guys din know.....Mr.Samy - was always considered a close ally of Mahathir during his 22-year rule and is thot of 'dont quote me on this' one of the Ministers who had profitted hansomely under the Mahathir regime of corrupt days? well i am not sure how much of that is not true or true???.

Well ...well well so now that the not so smart Samy has set the ball rolling, lets see what happens next. My prediction, he has severly wounded his foot. Wait and see.I predict he will deny this report because this guy has got no balls. no , none at all. Wait n see what happens next!!!!!

Samy Vellu must leave MIC!!! ~ Malaysiakini

I am very happy to hear that MIC and MIUP are going to merge. I hope that every Indian will see that the future of the Indian Makkal in Malaysia lies in only the MIC. Why did MIC which fought selfishly for all Indians do so badly in PRU-12??? Why did nobody's like Manikavasam, Kulasegaran, Charles Santiago get elected at the expense of true fighters of the Indian Makkal from MIC??? Who is Waytha Moorthy and Hindraf??

The reason for all this is DATUK SERI SAMY VELLU!!! Yes, my my friends I know what I am saying will be shocking to you but it is true. I for very long saw Datuk Seri Samy Vellu is the true leader of the Indians in Malaysia but I don't believe this anymore.

Whoever wanted to change MIC for the better had themselves and their political careers destroyed by Samy Vellu. Look what happen to SA Vigneswaran. He worked so yhard for MIC butwhen he spoke, Samy Vellu shut him up. The same thing happen to the Late Dr. Pathmanathan. Dr. Pathma was a better leader to lead MIC than Samy Vellu but he too got kicked out. Samy Vellu's power is in the estates and with the support of the Indian gangsters.

Samy Vellu must leave MIC now!!! He and his son Vel Paari must answer to the Indian Makkal about the Telekom Maika Shares and many other scandals.

Bahasa Melayu must also be the language of MIC only then will all Indians, North and south, Muslim, Hindu and Christian will be part of MIC. The Muslim won't need KIMMA when they are at homewith MIC.

Namun di sebalik usaha bersungguh-sungguh di pihak kerajaan untuk meletakkan bahasa Melayu di tempat yang sepatutnya, ada sahaja cubaan untuk menyanggah, kononnya bahasa lain perlu untuk memberi kefahaman kepada penduduk majoriti di sesuatu kawasan.
Hakikatnya alasan seumpama itu amat menyedihkan dan memalukan. Selepas 51 tahun Malaysia mencapai kemerdekaan ada lagi kalangan rakyat negara ini yang tidak mahir berbahasa kebangsaan sehingga ke peringkat tidak tahu membaca nama jalan.
Di mana silapnya dasar kita sehingga masih ada kepercayaan sedemikian rupa atau pun terlalu rendahkah nilai bahasa Melayu untuk muncul sebagai bahasa kebangsaan di negara malaysia?

Go home Samy Vellu. Thank you but we don't need you anymore.

Economic package unveiled

Economic package unveiled

The Government dialled down its projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2009 from 5.4% to 3.5%, but said it would inject RM7bil to strengthen the economy and boost confidence within the private sector.

The RM7bil will come mainly from savings earned from the reduction of fuel subsidies announced earlier this year, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said in Parliament here on Tuesday when announcing the Government’s economic stimulus package (full speech in Bahasa Malaysia ).

The budget deficit is projected to rise to 4.8% from the 3.6% expected earlier, after estimated revenues were dialled down from RM176.22 billion to RM168.73 billion.

The inflation rate is expected to hold steady at around 3-4%, he said in announcing the revised Budget 2009.

His briefing on the stimulus package in Parliament was interrupted several times by Pakatan Rakyat Members of Parliament.

Speaker Tan Sr Pandikar Amin Mulia ordered Batu MP Tian Chua to leave for disobeying his instructions, which led to Opposition MPs walking out in protest.

Among the measures Najib announced were:

1) RM1.2bil to be allocated to build more low- and medium-cost houses;

2) Abolishing the 5% import duties on fertilisers, cement and steel;

3) Allowing hypermarkets to close late (weekdays 11pm; weekends 1am);

4) RM500mil for the maintenance of police stations and quarters, as well as Army camps;

5) RM200mil for Chinese, Tamil, religious and mission schools;

MALAYSIAKINI : RM50mil for Tamil schools: MIC says thanks

Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam thanked the government and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for approving the MIC's request for a RM50 million allocation for Tamil schools under the stimulus package announced today.

Big boost for Tamil schools
This proves BN gov't is fair

6) RM200mil for pre-school education; and

7) Employees can reduce their EPF contributions by 3% on a voluntary basis for up to two years

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MIC YOUTH SEEKS 10 PER CENT LOCAL COUNCIL CONTRACTS FOR INDIANS

MIC Youth today asked the government to allocate at least 10 per cent of local council contract jobs such as maintenance and landscaping to Indian contractors.

MIC Youth chief T. Mohan also said the wing proposed that the government create another class of contractors, similar to the Class F contractor for Bumiputeras, for the Indian community.

MIC Youth would write to the government on the matter next week, he told reporters after a meeting of the MIC Youth supreme council at the party headquarters here.

Mohan said these measures, when implemented, would help raise the living standard and equity ownership of the Indian community.

"These measures will help raise the income of the Indians and increase the purchasing power of the community," he said.

Mohan also said MIC Youth supported the statement by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that he was working towards the gradual liberalisation of the New Economic Policy, which was replaced by the National Development Policy in 1991.

PAKATAN RAKYAT IN DILEMMA???

PAKATAN RAKYAT IN DILEMMA???

Here, i would like to highlight an article by Mr. Brandan Kuppusamy, a journalist who choose to see and pen down Fair comments on 'both sides'.

The electorate believe they woke up to a new Malaysia on March 8 minus race, religion and discrimination and therefore it comes as a shock that the very same people who had preached “common human” values have fallen back on old habits.

Pakatan's Unresolved DilemmasPAS’ stance over the 30% bumiputra quota is the latest of several which has pitted it against its Pakatan Rakyat colleagues. This does not augur well for the coalition which hopes to win the hearts of all Malaysians.
(ref: -MIC, MCA and PAS on NEP )

PAS is returning to its old habits frequently showing an intolerance that is not in keeping with its preferred image now as a tolerant, moderate Islamic party that champions common values in a multi-ethnic party.

Guided by Pakatan Rakyat leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PAS discarded its core demand of a theocratic state to win over non-Malays on a “common values” platform in the March 8 general election.

Although PAS came in third in the number of seats won, it added Kedah to its stable and has a big say in Selangor and Perak.

But the party’s increasingly Malay nationalistic and Islamic postures are ringing alarms bells in the Pakatan Rakyat and among civil society activists.

The incidents are too numerous to be isolated and form a pattern suggesting that although moderates abound in PAS but the party as a whole is shifting to a hard-line position on numerous issues.

Clearly the party is caught between satisfying non-Muslim desire for equality and an end to discrimination and defending its Malay Muslim ground were there is fear that conceding to social equality is a “loss” to Malay society.

The party has grown in numbers in recent years and now has over one million Malays as members and growing phenomenally forcing it to speak up and defend “Malay rights” as well as Islam as Umno does.

But it still wants to keep non-Malay support it had earned in March and expand that support. Without this support it can never have much say in a Federal Government even if Pakatan Rakyat wins.

“We are caught in a quandary between defending Malay rights and keeping the support of non-Malays who had backed us and see us now as a moderate, liberal party,” said a senior PAS leader on condition of anonymity.
“We are unable to resolve this dilemma as yet,” he said.

In Kedah PAS wants 50% of house ownership reserved for bumiputras and in Selangor it is against a Chinese heading the state development corporation PKNS.
PAS has also openly and strongly opposed entertainment it considers un-Islamic although to most non-Muslims such events are tame affairs.

PAS involvement in the mob that broke up a Bar Council inter-faith forum in September is another example of rising intolerance which puts the party in the spotlight.

The party had also said it would not support a Pakatan Rakyat government that was not majority Muslim

Activists like human rights lawyer Haris Ibrahim of the Peoples Parliament initiative are questioning not only PAS but also the Pakatan Rakyat coalition’s commitment to abandon race based politics, champion equality and meritocracy.

In the most recent posting in his Peoples Parliament website entitled Is Pakatan Rakyat perpetuating race based politics?, PAS and the Pakatan government and even Anwar Ibrahim came in for some criticism for not defending multi-culturalism and meritocracy.

Harris is asking the public to write to their elected representatives to remind them of the egalitarian promise they had made to the people.

Within the Pakatan Rakyat too the relationship between PAS and the DAP is increasingly rocky with numerous policy differences surfacing every now and then.

The latest squabble is over the MCA proposal to do away with the 30% bumiputra equity requirement, a proposal openly condemned by PAS but supported by the DAP.

For PAS, however, the dilemma is much more complex it being a party based entirely on defending and promoting Islam.

On the one hand, it frequently falls on the values of Islam to defend rights, namely over the rights of Hindu Rights Action Front supporters to demonstrate even at the
Prime Minister’s Hari Raya gathering but at the same time the party rejects the appointment of a Chinese as PKNS general manager.

It is a case of running with the fox and hunting with the hounds with political expediency as the main consideration not the “common values” that PAS had subscribed to before the March 8 general elections.

The PKR is also in a similar dilemma having to carry an MP like Zulkifli Noordin whose exclusive and unbridled promotion of Islam runs counter to the party’s moderation and multi-religious underpinnings.

The electorate believe they woke up to a new Malaysia on March 8 minus race, religion and discrimination and therefore it comes as a shock that the very same people who had preached “common human” values have fallen back on old habits.

COMMENT
By BARADAN KUPPUSAMY

Apa dah jadi to pakatan's mutual agreement just before the GE-12??? The GE-12 political tsunami was because of BN's failure NOT because of Pakatan's performance .... So.... GE-13 might not be the same................If, BN manages to reform and rectify their cons .... will they (BN) face a favorable tsunami in near future?......

…And we, the rakyat of Malaysia of all races and of various faiths, now declare that we reject raced-based systems of governance of the country in favour of non race-based, integrated systems of governance…

This is an excerpt from The People’s Voice & The People’s Declaration, the document that was endorsed by, amongst others, DAP, PKR and PAS in February this year, just before the 12th GE.