Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Kuala Terengganu By-Election Jan.17 09

It is an opportunity for rakyat Malaysia who reside in Kuala Terengganu to speak out to the Kerajaan through their votes this January 17.

If each time there is a by-election, people's money are returned to the people through various allocations, this goes to tell that the power of the vote is obvious. This time allocations are given to lots of schools. Even petrol money is channeled back to Terengganu state government.

If only rakyat Malaysia relised that their votes can dictate and even change the government of the day, politicians will be more responsible in their words and actions.

What has the people cried out during 308? Rakyat Malaysia wanted a just and progressive Malaysia, fairness to all rakyat, sharing of national prosperity, and development in rural settings. Rid of money politics, corruptions and upholding the Merdeka Constitution.

308 also reminded us that Rakyat Malaysia wanted a change ---- no more harping on communal tune but on national tune. Together we build a Progressive Malaysia.

It is time again for rakyat Malaysia bagi Kuala Terengganu by-election to repeat the echo of 308.

Good Decision YB S Manikavasagam

I was glad to read from New Straits Times dd 30/12 Pg 12 " MP hurt by comments but don't quit the party". I hope YB Mr. S Manikavasagam will continue in Parti Keadilan for the sake of the people and the goal of a Malaysian Malaysia.

Being a public servant one is open to criticism and commendation. However, due to the selfish nature of human being, more criticism than commendation is expected. Therefore, one must learn to stand by his political ideaology and move forward towards the goal of his political ambition inspite of bitter and unfriendly criticism. Having confident in what he is doing and be confident of his action.

Until this moment, since after 308, we have yet to see politicians to really grasp the message the Malaysians are sending to them. Malaysians wanted peace, wanted justice, wanted unity in divercity, wanted to see the beauty of multiracial community living and working as one people. Malaysians wanted politicians to know that rakyat is the boss, politicians are elected public servants to serve the nation and the people.

Sad to say, many are still deaf to the cry and blind to see the changes. Nevertheless, those who are not for the people will slowly be rejected by the people in each general election. Malaysia is moving in the right direction. In between each general election, let all politicians learn to cool down and get on the job as people's representatives and public servants. People are watching ! People know who to reject in the next round. The votes speak louder than the gong!

Mature politicians have an agenda and projection to gevern the nation, to improve on what they feel is lacking, to correct on what they feel is wrong, and to restore on what they believed to have wrongly implemented. Each time, mature politicians will give thought to the trend and the need of that particular generation. They will review their plan and projects and have it customised to suite the need of the generation.

Over all, the nation move forward with each generation of matured leadership. Each politician will place the nation the the people well above their personal ego, their party image, their personal opinion etc. Daring to apologize when it is wrong. Willing to clerify when he is misunderstood. Good leadership must aquire good and efficient communication skill.

PKR still can move on inspite of a few who think differently. There are more Malaysians and politicians who think and dream of a new Malaysia. Let us move on and prove to the nation that PKR is a better choice.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Federal Policy Over Shadows State Government

In the recent talk about National Land Council having a say in the decision of state government in granting freehold land titles for new villages, it seems that state government may just be puppets under the present system.

Can it not be that the Central is having too much power over the state government in dealing and managing state affaires?

The state government is for the people, people friendly, whereas the Central seems to be against such policy. Has not the previous state government granted any land to anyone at all? Was it meant only for certain selected few?

Thus it is important for rakyat Malaysia to learn one BIG lesson, the next election, go all out for a change of the central power. Chose one who is serving the rakyat, one who is for the good and development of the nation. This time of the year, we have noticed that the PKR state government is being restricted in some way for developing the states. Next round, get the central power and develop Malaysia for all Malaysians.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

PAS'Hudud and PKR

Just because of the coming by election in Trengganu PAS once again brought up the hudud which caused a stir among the member parties of PKR. In fact, PAS need not have to raise the hudud to win the rakyat. The rakyat are discarding BN for a change.

Now that the hudud is brought up and much doubts and fear is cast upon the non-muslims in the nation, PKR need to be careful in handling the issue, otherwise PKR will play into the hands of BN not only in this by election, even at the next general election.

Whether the hudud, or the common law, or any jurisdictionsystem, it is meant to punish the evil one, the discipline the wrong doers. However, basing on Islamic value, the hudud may be good and feasible to implement on people of Islamic faith. To cover it even for the non-muslims will in one way putting down the right of an individual granted by the Constitutions.

If it is just to cover those in the Islamic faith, the genral rakyat of Malaysia will have nothing to say.Nevertheless, since we have already our jurisdiction system that suits all people of all faith in Malaysia, for the sake of a better Malaysia, why can't PAS review their old time ideology and live to face a modern generation.

If not careful, PAS' political ideology may be obsolete and rejected by modern generation of learned muslims as the old timers are passed off.In fact, this is the best time for PAS to team up in PKR and play a supervision role to promote Islam and to guide the morden generation in the fear of God. Allow PKR to play the role of growing a new Malaysia, bringing unity to all rakyat and PAS to play a major role as a spiritual overseer for the muslim population in Malaysia.

Member parties of PKR must find time to workout a resolution in this matter so that the public can be sure of the political ambition of PKR before the next general election. Worse to the worse, let people who truly value a new Malaysia upholding the Merdeka Constitution coming together to lead Malaysia into the next century.

Stop all mass media arguement or statements if PKR wanted the support of rakyat Malaysa and get down to respect the PKR political ideology.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Unity In Divercity

Have we not learn from nature as how we can be complementary to make our life wholesome inspite of many differences? Malaysian politicians seems to have failed in this sense. Some are still insisting on ethnic superiority giving no respect to others, suppressing the importance of diversity.

Thank God we have a sounding message from Raja Nazrin recently. Allow me to quote it from The Sun November 20 Pg 2

1. When we think of social fragmentation as good rather than bad, something is awfully wrong.

2. We must reject radicalism and extremism of all types.

3. I know this as a Malaysian for what has built this country and made it strong are the contributions of its different communities.

4. The need to forge a community of people with shared values and interests remains paramount.

I hope Rakyat Malaysia will reject "tribalism" and support a government that believed in a multiracial, multilingual, multi cultural Malaysia. If I am not mistaken Malaysian politicians are trying to create a ruling class, what we called the "nobles" in olden days. They hope to rule the nation forever from among themselves and their children, leaving the rest of the population as the peasants or commoners, who should submit to them in totality with just some benefits for their livelihood.They wish they could turn the enforcement bodies into their instruments to suppress any opposition to their ambitions.

In order to shatter such unimaginery dream of our politicians, Rakyat Malaysia must make good use of their intellect and their right to vote, removing any politician that they deemed to be detrimental to the harmonious community in Malaysia.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

One School System?

This is an old tune replayed by Mukhriz Mahathir. Who is this Mukgriz? No one knows him until he hits the pages in the Mass media. Then with the tag Mahathir, people can guess it must be Mahathir's son lah! However, to gain popularity and attarct attention through such old tune is poor performance of a up coming politician. It may be even unfitting at this generation.

It has it's set back. The general public is against racist politicians. He may not go to far with this approach. He should have come in some 30 yeas ago.

I would hope all public and politicians just ignore such irresponsible player. Let him shout out of his throat and see no respond to it. I remember a popular saying: Let a fool does what he wanted to do, then only he will know that he is a fool.

The Constitutions safeguard the rights of all Malaysians. The Constituitons allow the use of ethnic languages for education and coomunication. It is not the cause of divisions among the rakyat Malaysia. It is the irresponsible politicians who cast fear and divide the people.

Let all Malaysians stand together to reject such cheap tricks and see that his game is over in a short while.

You Cannot Fool All People All the Time

Having watch wat was going on in the political arena in Malaysia since September 2008, people don't seems to have learn any lessons from the 308 General Election. Many are still harping on racial issues, vernacular education of rakyat Malaysia, Ketuanan Melayu etc. If you read and look at what these politicians are harping on, you just don't believe that the world is facing economy crisis. Malaysian politicians are not concern at all. They are more concern of showing off their championing of racial rights and privileges. It sounded as if some one out there is going to lose some rights and privileges, whereas in truth, they are crying wolves! Making people believe they are threatened in a way. Not true at all. It's just a political lie.

Let me show you how a lay man will read and understand from The Sun datedd November 17 page 4
1. A learned law man explained that someone has make the Malays to believe that the Social Contract on the Malaysian Constitutions has not safeguard the Malay rights. So whenever anyone insisted that we uphold and abide by the Social Contract, the politicians would sound out anger saying that the Malay rights is threatened.

2.In fact, our learned man said that the Social Contract is important for all Malaysians. Without the Social Contract, there will be chaos and no one will be able to live in peace.

3. Malay rights and privileges are protected by the Constitutions. Any changes to take place, under Article 38, one has to get the consent from the Malay rulers. Very well protected by Article 153.

4. Article 3 itself declares that Islam is our official religion.

5. Article 152 stated that Malay is the national language, however there is NO STOPPING others from using their languages.

6. In 1963 Article 153 was change to include Sabah and Sarawak bumiputras to enjoy the same privilege as the Malays.

7. As far as the Constitution is concern, Ketuanan Melayu is only a political philosophy. It is more of the Malay identity rather than supremacy, above others, making others second class citizens.
There is no master and slave position in the Federal Constitutions.

This is what I read and understand from the presentation of Prof Dr.Abdul Aziz Bari, law lecturer of IIUM.