Raja Petra Arrested Under ISA

Breaking News : 1.15pm

Marina Lee AbdullahRaja Petra Kamaruddin ( RPK ) has been detained under the Internal Security Act. 10 police personnel came to their home in Sungai Buloh at about 1.10pm to arrest him. RPK, is believed to have allowed comments on his website that criticize Prophet Muhammad and Islam and in an article "Not all Arabs are descendants of the Prophet. This is the second arrest of Raja Petra, who is also part of the Selangor royal family, has been detained under ISA, which allows for indefinite detention without trial, the first one was in 2001. RPK was released after 2 months of arrest. The family is yet to engage a lawyer at press time.

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Second Letter Against Racial Remarks By SMK Panglima Tok Garang Teacher

Tarikh : 11 September 2008

Melalui : AR Registered

YB Dato Seri Hishammudin bin Tun Hussein
Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia
Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia
Aras 10 Blog E8,
Komplek Kerajaan Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62604 Putrajaya

Y.B IR Dr. Wee Ka Siong
Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia
Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia
Aras 9, blok E 8
Komplek Kerajaan Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan.
62604 Putrajaya.

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri / Yang Berhormat Dr,

ADUAN DAN BANTAHAN ‘KEDUA’ TERHADAP SIKAP KURANG AJAR DAN TIDAK BERETIKA SEORANG GURU DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TELOK PANGLIMA GARANG, KUALA LANGAT SELANGOR.

Semoga YB Dato Seri / YB Dr, sentiasa diberkati dan dikurniakan hidayah didalam melaksanakan tugas dan tangungjawap seharian disamping terus beroleh kesejasteraan yang Cemerlang, Gemilang dan Terbilang. Maka dengan yang demikian untuk kali keduanya pihak kami merujuk sekali lagi isu yang telah dilaporkan menerusi akhbar The Star Online bertarikh 4 Ogos 2008 dan surat kami bertarikh 21 Ogos 2008 adalah juga berkaitan.

Sehubungan itu, seperti yang telah dilaporkan bahawa seorang guru dari Sekolah berkenaan dengan secara sedar telah mengeluarkan kenyataan dan perkataan yang menyinggung serta menghina kaum India di Negara ini. Wajar diulangi , bahawa diantara kenyataan yang disebut adalah seperti berikut “ KELING PARIAH, NEGRO DAN MONYET HITAM”
Selain daripada itu , ialah :

i. Orang India datang / lahir dari anjing

ii. Kaum India bodoh dan kearah gangsterism serta Pencuri.

iii. Kanak kanak India adalah Pelacur

iv. Pemuda India tiada telur.

Dengan berdasarkan kewajaran kehidupan didalam sebuah Negara yang didiami oleh pelbagai kaum, maka kenyataan dan penghinaan seperti itu sepatutnya tidak berlaku. Oleh itu perbuatan itu jelas memperlihatkan unsur unsur menghina dan menjatuhkan maruah sesuatu kaum. Pada pendapat kami, berasaskan kepada pegangan agama, nilai, budaya, peradaban, falsafah kehidupan, kepercayaan, dan apa saja corak latar belakang masyarakat di Malaysia, maka perbuatan seperti itu harus dianggap sebagai perbuatan yang mempunyai niat yang jahat dan seharusnya di dikutuk.

Semua pihak harus memandang berat terhadap isu tersebut, kerana sikap berdiam diri akan hanya menyuburkan nilai nilai negatif dalam masyarakat kita dan ini sudah pasti akan ada tindak balas yang akan memunkinkan timbul masalah yang tidak sepatutnya menjadi pemangkin yang buruk kepada masyarakat keseluruhanya. Atas kewajaran tersebut, kami mengemukan beberapa persoalan dan kenyataan untuk menjadi atas pertimbangan didalam menilai semula isu berkenaan:

• Apakah wajar kenyataan tersebut keluar dari mulut seorang yang bertangung jawab dan terlatih dalam bidang pendidikan. ?

• Wajarkah individu tersebut terus dibiarkan berada dalam sebuah institusi pendidikan di Negara ini ?

• Apakah tidak ada tindakan diambil terhadap mereka yang ternyata melanggar etika dan menghina kaum kaum di Negara ini ?

• Apakah Pihak Kementerian hanya memandang sepi dan serong terhadap aduan dan tingkah laku tenaga pengajar yang secara sedar telah melakukan perbuatan yang menyalahi prinsip pendidikan Negara ?

• Apakah manusia yang sihat, waras, terlatih, berilmu, bertangungjawap, berpendidikan dan berperanan sebagai pengajar wajar mengeluarkan perkataan dan kenyataan seperti itu ?

• Apakah tidak ada kod etika yang boleh dikenakan tindakan terhadap guru berkenaan ?

Oleh yang demikian pihak kami berharap YB Dato Seri / YB Dr, dapat menilai semula kenyataan tersebut agar tindakan yang lebih proaktif dapat diambil dengan kadar segera. Kami yakin ini akan dapat membendung masalah ini daripada terus menjadi kemelut didalam masyarakat kita khususnya kaum India.

Kami yakin, bahawa YB Dato Seri / YB Dr, yang pendirian jelas dan insaf mengenai isu yang berunsur perkauman mampu memberi komitmen untuk menanganinya agar perkara ini diambil tindakan segera serta memastikan ianya tidak terjadi juga kepada kaum kaum lain di Negara ini.

Sekian terima kasih.

Yang Benar

Signed

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Sk.

Y.A.B Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

YB. T. Murugiah
Timbalan Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri
Jabatan Perdana Menteri

YB Dato Seri Tiong King Sing
Pengerusi BNBBC Merangkap Ahli Parlimen Bintilu

Y.Bhg. Mejar ( K ) Huan Cheng Guan
Pengerusi BN Batu Kawan, Merangkap
Setiausaha Eksekutif BNBBC

Pengetua & Pengerusi PIBG
Sek. Men. Keb. Telok Panglima Garang

Ahmad Ismail Suspended

Breaking News : 4.30pm

Bukit Bendera Division Chief who created tensed among Barisan Nasional Component parties have been suspended for 3 years over his racial rants. Umno President Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announce the decision a moment ago after a three hour emergency meeting. Earlier about 2.00pm Ahmad's Ismail supporters gathered in front of PWTC. Abdullah also told that Ahmad would also be stripped of all party posts.They carried banners such as, ‘MT Pertahankan Maruah Datuk Ahmad Ismail’ (Supreme Council, Defend Ahmad Ismail’s Dignity) and ‘Kami sokong Datuk Ahmad Ismail’ (We support Ahmad Ismail). They also shouted ‘Hidup Melayu’ (Long Live the Malays) as top Umno leaders arrived at the 39-storey tower block which housed the party headquarters.

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Gerakan Reps Quit BN Youth In Protest

Athi Veeranggan | Sep 9, 08 5:49pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/89375

Penang Gerakan Youth leader Huan Cheng Guan has quit with immediate effect as state Barisan Nasional Youth chief, to protest the disrespect shown to his party’s acting head Koh Tsu Koon by several Umno members yesterday.

They had torn up and trampled on a photograph of Gerakan acting president Koh Tsu Koon at the Penang Umno headquarters.Three other Gerakan Youth leaders - vice-chairperson Yew Khean Siang, secretary Oh Teong Keong and assistant-secretary Heng Thee Wey - will submit their resignations to the state BN secretariat tomorrow. Yew is the BN state Youth vice-chairperson, while Oh and Heng are members of the BN Youth committee.

Huan, who is currently in Taiwan, conveyed a message via SMS to BN national Youth head Hishammuddin Hussein this morning. He said he would not tolerate Koh being subjected to “such humiliation and utter contempt” by segments within Umno. “It’s too much for me to take. How could they tear down my leader’s photo and step on it? I have tendered my resignation as Penang BN Youth chief with immediate effect,” the former Batu Kawan parliamentarian told Malaysiakini via SMS.

Huan, who is on a study tour of Taiwan with 49 BN MPs in his capacity as executive secretary of the Backbenchers Club, also rejected calls by certain Gerakan leaders for him to abandon the trip and return immediately. “As the executive secretary, I'm duty-bound to be in Taiwan to co-ordinate the tour. I would be irresponsible to abandon it and return home now,” he explained. Huan, who has to relinquish his leadership of Gerakan Youth this month due to his age, had recently announced that he would contest the post of state chairperson in the upcoming party polls.

‘Dismayed by Umno’

The other Gerakan Youth leaders said they were resigning because they were dismayed by the ineptness of Umno and BN top leaders in reining in Bukit Bendera Umno division head Ahmad Ismail. “Ahmad is going on and on with his seditious remarks and threats to disrupt the harmony within BN and among Malaysians. His supporters tore down and stepped on our party leader’s portrait. But Umno and BN leadership are still hesitating to act against him,” said Oh. Ahmad’s supporters had verbally abused reporters and torn down Koh’s portrait in the meeting hall during yesterday’s press conference.

Ahmad had also told Gerakan to get out of BN and warned Chinese Malaysians not to mimic American Jews who not only sought to control the country's economy but also its political power. He has invoked a national backlash for his reportedly racist remarks by calling Chinese Malaysians “immigrants squatting in the country” during the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign. Meanwhile, Kampung Kolam state assemblyperson Ng Wei Aik (left) lodged a police report at the Jalan Patani station in George Town today against state Umno secretary Azhar Ibrahim for saying that the “Sin Chiew journalist ought to be shot if her article causes another May 13”. The statement was reportedly made during an earlier press conference by Ahmad, held last Friday. Ng said Azhar’s threat amounted to criminal intimidation and he wants the police to probe the Umno leader without fear or favour.

George Town OCPD Azam Abdul Hamid said the police would probe Ng’s complaint without double standards. Sin Chew Daily has stood by its article and the journalist who wrote it.

Penang Barisan Nasional Youth Chairman Quits Post

Breaking News :

Former Batu Kawan Member Of Parliament, Huan Cheng Guan had just tendered his resignation as Penang Barisan Nasional Youth Chairman a moment ago. He is currently in Taiwan with the MP's study trip team. Huan had already inform Dato Seri Hishamuddin who is the National BN Chairman.

Sms Sent To Press :
To All Media Friends,

For your info, I have tendered my resignation as Ketua pemuda barisan Nasional with immediate effect because under such circumstances and situation it is not appropriate for me to hold unto the post. I have informed Dato Seri Hishamuddin in his capacity as Ketua Pemuda BN Malaysia. presently i am in Taiwan, study trip with MP.Thank You.

From, Huan Cheng Guan, penang Gerakan Youth Chief

AHMAD ISMAIL RUDE, STUPID, IDIOTIC, RACIST.

Two articles from The Star Online Today :

1) Get out of BN, Bukit Bendera Umno head tells Gerakan
2) Penang Gerakan cuts ties with state Umno

Ahmad Ismail have been giving statements that can create tensed and and effect the unity between all races which are living in a peaceful country. The latest press conference which was held yesterday where it ended up by tearing up the photo of former Penang Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon. The action can be describe as an idiotic behavior by those who are involved in it. Lately Penang UMNO have been giving press statement that can create anger and dissatisfaction, ie :-

i) Ahmad Ismail's speech included a wide range of topics such as the divide-and-rule policy of the colonial British, the immigration of Chinese and Indians to the country, May 13 racial riots, Malay special rights and privileges, the social contract, citizenship for non-Malays and New Economic Policy.

Former Bayan Lepas assemblyperson Mohd Zain asked “non-Malays to be extra careful with their deeds and words”. “Don’t disturb and push the Malays too much. Don’t think we are quiet.“We can retaliate very aggressively,” he thumped home amidst applause from supporters. (Malaysiakini News)

ii) I am surprised with the unexpected overwhelming support I had received from Malay -Muslims across the country. It seems Malays have kept back their disgruntlement for far too long and my issue had evoked their sentiments. It is going to be a major issue now(Malaysiakini)

iii) In another development, Penang Umno secretary Azhar Ibrahim has stood by his call for the Sin Chew reporter in question to “be shot” should a May 13-type racial riot breaks out. Contacted today, Azhar reiterated firmly that, “the journalist deserved to be shot if her article causes another May 13". (Malaysiakini)

iv) Tun Dr. Mahathir commented on why the Malays should apologies since Indian or Chinese political parties / leaders didn't do so for what Hindraf and Wee Meng Chee did. (Tun's Blog)

Maybe Tun don't realize that Hindraf or Wee is not a component party or BN members for the leaders / component parties to apologies. What Ahmad Ismail has done is far different from what he is trying to relate with Hindraf or Wee. Gerakan and Dr. Koh's action to cut ties with Penang UMNO is a brave drastic action and to send a message to UMNO that we dont tolerate racial Idiotic action. Well Pak Lah should be brave now to take disciplinary action on Ahmad Ismail to prevent from making the situation worse where Gerakan would have to pull out from BN. Other top level UMNO leaders have been saying that Gerakan should not leave BN since it's Ahmad Ismail personal statement. But they dont see or pretend not to see that when Ahmad have been giving his press statement where he is being flanked by all 13 Penang UMNO Division leaders, so how would that be his personal opinion?! UMNO should take disciplinary action on Ahmad immediately, if they fail to do so, Gerakan should not hesitate to pull out of BN. Ahmad's personal mistake now has been drag into fight's and dissatisfaction between component parties. UMNO - Stop creating racial issues and Gerakan - Stand against it ( creating racial issues). SATU HATI !

Racial vs Harmony

Well while Ahmad Ismail was busy giving his statement to make worse the situation together with other Penang UMNO leaders, we were in Batu Kawan to give press statement on the Bukit Batu Kawan hill flattening issue and the problems faced by the Batu Kawan Estate people. As we were busy with the press conference, i noticed a wooden house separated from the rows of houses in the estate. I wonder if there is electricity and water supply to this house. But i was shocked to see the Jalur Gemilang flying high in front of the wooden house. Ahmad Ismail who is being racial, owns luxury bungalow at Robina Park, Telok Air Tawar, Penang and expensive cars. While far inside the estate, people are living in peace and harmony with great respect for the country. What a shame on him.

Ahmad Ismail & UMNO - Stop Being Racial

This press statement as publish in Malaysiakini could cause anger and hatred. UMNO is making the situation worse. Just sent Tan Sri Dr. Koh a sms stating that we are very sad with the way they have reacted and Gerakan should make a stand in this. Ahmad Ismail have blown up things. As Dr. Koh mentioned at the TV3 News, Current Penang CM have the power and can cancel the Datukship given to Ahmad Ismail if he wish to. Well Maybe we should leave BN if they would want to be so racial!

Penang Umno Backs Ahmad, snubs Pak Lah
Athi Veerangan | Sep 5, 08 4:10pm
Source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/89166

Backed by all 13 Umno divisions from Penang, the embattled Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Ahmad Ismail today fervently defended his stand not to apologise for his alleged racist remarks against the Chinese community. All Penang Umno divisions, including Prime Minister and Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's Kepala Batas, fully supported Ahmad's stance, which erupted into a national furore over the past one week. The Penang Umno's action today came as a snub against the prime minister who had earlier urged Ahmad to make an apology.

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Abdullah, who is Penang Umno chief, is scheduled to have a meeting with the division leaders tomorrow. Instead of apologising, the local Umno strongman today accused vernacular daily Sin Chiew Daily and its journalist for triggering the controversy by reporting his speech out of context, which was delivered during the recent Permatang Pauh by-election rally in Kampung Belah Dua on Aug 25. “The newspaper and reporter were the ones who should apologise to me, my family, my friends, Umno and all Malaysians for misrepresenting facts and wrongly reporting my statements,” he said, while taking a swipe at the so-called trial by media, which had publicly found him guilty without hearing his side of the story. The packed press conference was unexpectedly held under an intimidating atmosphere with the presence of some 100 Umno members, mostly from Bukit Bendera division, frequently punctuated by shouts of racial slurs and threats.

Social contract

Reading out a 16-page statement, Ahmad recollected his by-election rally speech and did not deny it contained the statement that “Chinese were immigrants squatting in this country”. However, he argued the statement was taken out of context from a lengthy speech he had delivered to a largely Malay audience at the rally. In his rally speech, Ahmad claimed he only touched on “Chinese migration to this country” when narrating Malaysia’s historical background and the social contract agreed between Malays and other races when the country attained independence. His speech included the divide-and-rule policy of the colonial British, immigration of Chinese and Indians to the country, May 13 civil riots, Malay special rights and privileges, social contract, citizenship and New Economic Policy. “What I said was a statement of facts which no one can refute. “So it’s not wrong if I were to mention those historical facts in public,” he said, while taking a swipe at all those, whom he described as “Chinese extremist leaders”, for attacking him recklessly without finding out the truth beforehand. He said even though he had clarified the contents of his speech a day after to the media, no newspapers, television channels or online portals have reported his clarification. Ahmad's statement only became a controversy after several Chinese-based political parties, notably MCA and Gerakan, began lodging a series of police reports against the Umno leader. Many have called on the Umno leadership to sack Ahmad from the party. “It is the Chinese leaders who are causing this controversy, not me. “What’s wrong if a Malay leader touched on or defended Malay rights?” asked Ahmad.

‘Gerakan can get out’

Other local Umno leaders such as state secretary Azhar Ibrahim, Bukit Mertajam division leader Musa Syeikh Fadzir and Bayan Baru division chief Mohd Zain Omar joined Ahmad to rap those who objected to Ahmad’s rally speech. Azhar blasted the relevant Sin Chiew Daily reporter as ‘idiotic’ saying that “the reporter and the newspaper should be held responsible for inciting racial hatred and conflict”. Ahmad called Gerakan acting president Dr Koh Tsu Koon as a “great liar and opportunist”, and said Gerakan can always “get out from Barisan Nasional”. He even claimed BN would not have lost in Penang in the last general election if not for the incompetency of former chief minister Koh and Gerakan. “MCA could have won more seats if not for Gerakan,” he claimed.

He accused Koh and Gerakan of seizing the opportunity by using him as a pawn to resurrect their waning credibility, position and relevance among the Chinese community. In a clear sign of defiance and internal mutiny over the controversy, Musa hit out at the Umno top leadership for apologising on behalf of the party without checking the facts with Ahmad. Deputy Prime Minister and Umno deputy president Najib Abdul Razak has already apologised over the issue to Chinese Malaysians on behalf Umno. “The national leadership can have its own stand, but Penang divisional leaders have theirs. “We fully back Ahmad on this issue,” Musa told journalists, rejecting outright Najib's apologetic gesture.

‘We can retaliate’

But the most intimidating threat came from former Bayan Lepas assemblyperson Mohd Zain, who warned “non-Malays to be extra careful with their deeds and words.” “Don’t disturb and push the Malays too much. Don’t think we are quiet. “We can retaliate very aggressively,” he thumped home amidst applause from supporters. Mohd Zain rapped Chinese and Hindus of “blowing up Muslim conversion issues out of proportion while at the same time, being quiet on Christianity conversion issues”.

Ahmad however argued that he was neither a racist nor anti-Chinese. The former municipal councillor, who is being investigated by the police under the Sedition Act 1948, said he has many Chinese friends, both personal and business, all these years. The press conference ended with a show of solidarity and strength from local Umno leaders, and shouts of ‘Hidup Melayu’ (long live Malays). Earlier in the morning, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said it was up to Umno to demonstrate its “sincerity and honesty” in dealing with the matter and taking a strong stand on Ahmad's refusal to apologise for his racist remarks. "Umno leaders must prove that they are not hypocrites by taking a stern and firm action on Ahmad," the DAP secretary-general told newsmen.