Whether the concept is 1 Malaysia 1 Malaysia 1 Rakyat Malaysia or actually Umno and Najib?

Cry 1 Malaysia Najib simply rhetoric - Shen Yee Aun

Malaysia's sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Razak has melaungkan and 1 introduced the concept of Malaysia from the first day he is powerful to this day. This continues to be repeated cries in anywhere. When I represent the University of Malaya for Unity Debate in 2009 held at the Unimas, Sarawak on 19 to 23 May 2009 and successfully penetrate the final Debate Unity in 2009 and while I recognize that the concept of Malaysia 1 with broader and detailed. This is because I had to struggle to find and analyze facts. Moreover there are many motions related to the concept of Malaysia 1.

In this concept there are three main thrusts by Najib stressed that the acceptance, Kenegeraan and Social Justice. The three core will be strengthened with these seven values was introduced.

Value 1: Culture Excellence

Value 2: Perseverance

Value 3: Low Heart

Value 4: Acceptance

Value 5: Integrity

Value 6: Kesetian

Value 7: Meritocracy

Value 8: Education

Core 1: Acceptance


The question is how AWI can introduce the concept of struggle and conflict with implementation? He want to change the basic relationship in Malaysia from the concept of tolerance to the concept of acceptance. Nevertheless the concept will be achieved sekirannya policy breach and continue to command a fine Najib memecahkanbelahkan multi-racial society in our country? Barisan Nasional often melaungkan policy and political idelogi they are power-sharing political system but in fact the system is broken political system and order policy where the parties have certain special rights and to fight for the fate of their nation. Usually we only recognize the breach of policy and economic order in which the British said the farmer in the village of Malay, Chinese and Indian cities as traders in rubber estates as penoreh. Therefore, if the difference for Malay party Umno, MCA party for China and India to MIC party? Policy and breach of order can exist not only in the economic system but also in politics.

Core 2: Nationalism


On 28 April 2009 Najib reminded that any party not too taksub claims of rights and forget their responsibilities as citizens because citizenship is not only right but also outlines the responsibilities and demands under the concept of Malaysia 1, no people marginalized from the government's attention.

First among people who say that too taksub claim their rights in thinking Najib? But without more hurai each of us already know the note which is Najib. Najib is the answer to if a person is given enough food and should have been satisfied and whether the person will ask for more food when the stomach is full? Compared with those who are hungry stomach so they need to ask taksub food.

Circumstances indicate the state of certain rights that they no longer met. Do not just call people's responsibility but the responsibility of the government and the Prime Minister is also important. Do not just send someone does not claim to know but do not try to own every effort to meet the needs of the people needed. No sound of people marginalized from the government enough attention prank because the people in Pakatan Rakyat state government willing to help or not? We studied a string of issues and events that occur between Selangor, Kelantan, Perak, Penang and Kedah with the federal government has to evaluate to what extent the statement Najib rhetoric or not.

Core 3: Social Justice

Social justice or social justice Umno people? We look after 52 years of independence our country but all the policies and rhetoric to the people of division but ultimately cronies and members of their own delight. If true the earth lucky people have social justice why many graduates wise all served overseas? They may be accused of not loyal to the country but whether the government's fair to them?

How people can achieve social justice sekirannya AWI directly manipulate the right is in the Malay menindakkan opportunity to continue and other people right? Other people have never disputed the special privileges of the Malays but Umno itself is often obscure the eyes of the public with the concept of Malay supremacy and privilege to dispute their actions. Pertikaikan action against other people is very different from Umno dispute of Malay rights and privileges. If true Umno truly transparent and fight to defend the privileges of the Malays is why many people who oppose Umno Malays, many Malays in Umno memangkah own election and the number of Malay people in Pakatan Rakyat today increasingly growing. This is because the struggle Malay special privileges simply cries rhetoric and manipulation and exploitation committed by Umno. May be true supremacy and privilege but not championed Malay Malay Malay people and in fact is Umno and Najib.

Value 1 - Cultural Excellence

How a kidnapper and the robbers can create a culture of excellence while displaying all actions already lost culture? We see how the elected representatives Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader kidnapped by a country and we also look at how a country's leaders rob the rights, votes and the people in the country demorkrasi Perak. Is this act marks a culture of excellence or otherwise? Ask your chest and you tepuklah appetite.

How can a culture of excellence established let alone triggered when a Speaker pulled out using police power that has been a hall of glory menodai that? How excellent culture can be established when the Constitution continue to be raped by the satisfaction of desire and a leader in the coup that never happened in the history of the country in the reign of the five Prime Minister's country?

How excellent culture can be created when the Chinese in China continue to worship but also how the Chinese in Malaysia? Seiko Malay proverb said rainfall in the country of gold, hail in the country and better themselves in their own country. However, action and struggle of national leaders is not based on this Malay saying. China China's gold should be treated like a rock but the Chinese are treated like gold stone Malaysia.

How do we create a culture of excellence while democracy bertunjangkan the right to freedom of Association of the United Nations was replaced by the communist-style government? Chin Peng communists opposed the communist hammer and liver but actions that restrict freedom of assembly, speech and blocked party. People by the people arrested as Ang San Su Kyi is detained under the Military Junta rule. Is Najib government in Malaysia is practiced military to continue?

If all the above questions indicates a culture of excellence then Malaysia will be excellent, glorious, famous and not famous.

Value 2 - Perseverance

Barisan Nasional will not learn from history. Political tsunami in March 2008 could not raise them from their sleep and negligent. Are they resilient people facing unexpected? Are they resilient accept change and political transformation that occurred for the first time in the history of the land? Or they are still complacent and neglectful in their beautiful dream?
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Is a leader the country resilient to wait or the power transition process does not actually look forward to until authorities Desk former Prime Minister is also Umno things spell? What does that spell and who do? Perhaps only God knows.

Is Umno leaders receive resilient weakness former Prime Minister of Malaysia, fifth and willing to continue to fight with him until AGENDA people filled the National Front and wound incurable? The answer is because many leaders who have shown their stripes and ordered request Pak Lah to resign and friend countries to accelerate the process of transition of power. While Pak Lah when a new holding power when used in worship and dijilat but when Pak Lah weakest due to the weakness of leaders subordinate speckled already started to arise and spit Pak Lah forced to end in his political career.

Does Samy Vellu resilient to face the changes that swept the country? Does Samy Vellu learn from sudden changes of votes against the Indians, including PAS and Pakatan Rakyat than MIC? Jawapanya not. We see how one by one stripped of his office when they rise against Uncle Sam to grab seats in the MIC President. Who broke the Indian community than ever before to the MIC there is IPF? Who broke the Indian community who were before independence to only one party A and party B when Subramaniam further marginalized even qualified to meet the personal and political interests of an individual?

PPP will not accept their party's resilient weakened. PPP does not learn how pepecahan in the party to defeat the akhinrya invite a party president in Taiping. They are much more extreme when there is PPP A and B that both parties claim they are a legitimate party PPP. Turbulence power in PPP recent pictures like Hindustan that may get more awards from the "Slumdog Millionaire" which received eight international awards.

Movement is not resilient to face allegations that they gain. They were injured with severe and there are also many political analysts think they could not capture Penang rise forever. However, their members continue to speak out when pressed dimaki and championing an issue that hit the country.

We also see how the MCA continued berdrama TVB Hong Kong movies such as between the President and Deputy Party which there is no end to this day. We see how a president of whatever party attempted overthrow Edison Chen Johor Malaysia compared restore the vote and the Chinese belief that the day the Fade and fade.

Not what. We consider only the Barisan Nasional is all action as a form of value of their determination to face the political transformation that swept the country. Continue.

Value 3 - Low Heart

How arrogant that Umno can move a value that may not practiced by them? We see how a cousin of Prime Minister menghunus keris to the non-Malays not to challenge the authority of Malay? The question is whether a keris is a message not to challenge or not challenge Malay and Umno itself?

We also see the cries for Umno power sharing rhetoric that does not give ade any other place to hold party office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Power sharing what they touted?

Chief Minister of Malacca with the loud voice called out from the PPP power sharing National Front and the fact God is not able tengelamkan Umno. Kelakarnya soon not even need the power of God with power almost life-Umno people fish lives in the election.

Primary liver does not mean that portrayed by a puppet leader down to a field next to the public and newspapers show that all incidents.

Value 4 - Acceptance


Is Umno ready to accept democracy people who want political change when the people in Perak dicantas their democracy? Is Umno willing to accept in a democracy the people free speech and peaceful assembly when they continue to arrest and detention?

How Umno to instill values and acceptance sekirannya voice vote Umno members themselves are not treated when representatives choose Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin as individuals but they also lost the minister was elected.

Umno is only one year I accept the fact people no longer want them again. Therefore, they do not dare to contest the election Penanti. They already accept their defeat before the game.

Value 5 - Integrity

Integrity sekiannya what police continue to abuse their power should protect the people and countries do not respect the actions of the Legislative Assembly Silver? We can see how the death occurred in prison own beloved country.

We also see that the index of corruption Malaysia today increasingly severe. What is the symbol of corruption is integrity? We look at how Umno itself mempertikaian Terengganu Menteri Besar appointment and whether this action to the integrity instutisi monarchy? See also how they try to mengherat monarchy brought political institutions in Perak Perak Sultanate and politicize the issue.

Does anyone Umno leaders after 52 years of independence, said Chinese passengers are in this country is an act of integrity?

China and India are passengers but it is China and India first. Before power sharing exists. Before the social contract exists. Before the constitution drafted. China and India are now born and die in this land we are not only residents but the people of Malaysia still valid and authentic as enshrined in the constitution and as championed by the core 2 One of Malaysia nationhood.

Value 6 - Kesetian


Who is not faithful on the issue that hit state of Perak? Who is the cause of action to the people questioning the King? Actual action is not against people but against the King of actions that Umno mengherat King's political scene.

They are not faithful to the Constitution. They are not faithful to the people of Malaysia ethnic Malays, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban and all. They are not faithful to democracy. They are not faithful to human rights. They are not faithful in the hall.

Kesetian what they want to create more?

Value 7 - Meritrokrasi


Does Economic Policy Bahama soul that continues in our country indicates meritrokrasi situation? As people of Malaysia is not my intention to dispute the policies that benefit the Malay opposition but because I failed policies that benefit Malays.

The policy is only directly benefit the Malay and Umno and Malay berdirikari sekirannya they could not still be clinging on Economic Policy Bahama. Many Malay-wise pure and wise to continue to help them is to insult those who are able to compete with all the people and the world without any policies and policies to help them.

I think all religions believe in the concept of reward and sin. The more we do better then the chance for a foothold in the bright heaven. The more who do evil will likely be punished to hell. Similarly, the system demoraksi. The more we try and work the more banyaklah opportunity in front of our eyes.

Malays are now no longer need to Umno policies to help them because they have been able to succeed in any field in our country and many individuals have membuktikkan situation. Why continue to invade the minds of Malay NEP? Is aware when Umno Malays are able to realize their self-reliance without help from Umno and Umno in history when that will end? Is this because Umno continues to conquer the minds and lives that continue to rely on the Malay Umno cries? Is this action in order to continue developing the Malay or Malay kelansungan Umno?

Value 8 - Education


Education system that continues to produce the Mat Rempit who eventually sponsored by the Prince of Umno? The education system sekirannya rates pengganguran among the graduates is increasing day? Education system that caused the former Minister of Education itself does not send his own children to study under a system designed and dijaganya own?

They are fighters said Umno Malay race. Dihunus by Malay keris. However dihunus keris stabbed and also the authority of the Malay language of their own when PPSMI no longer taught in the national language.

Conclusion


Finally, whether the concept is 1 Malaysia 1 Malaysia Rakyat Malaysia or actually 1 Najib and Umno? Each cries simply rhetoric politi solely because unity will not problematic sekirannya politicians themselves do not politicize the issue by their own political interests. Everything is purely fantasy sekirannya all actions and statements contrary to the concept introduced.

Najib said Malaysia 1 Malaysia and Malaysian different DAP. The reality is indeed too many differences and the differences are differences of struggle and reflection of reality. DAP did not flee from struggle and their actions consistently and all of Malaysia Malaysian in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia is a reflection of reality. That perbezaanya.

Shen Yee Aun is DAP Youth secretary Klang.

Pakatan tones down electoral reforms

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has backtracked on its commitment to electoral reforms as the coalition of three parties tried to seal an agreement on a common policy framework.

The Malaysian Insider understands that the policy framework scheduled to be launched at the PR national convention this weekend will make no commitment to restore local elections, but will merely declare its intention to “strengthen local democracy.”

Such a choice of words was made to appease party leaders who are critical of local government elections and to allow the coalition more options to handle the matter.

According to PR insiders familiar with the policy framework, opposition to local elections by party leaders is not new.

“Some party leaders believe that having local elections will make councillors dependent on the party machinery,” said a PR official who spoke on condition on anonymity.

The opponents of local elections in the federal opposition are also concerned with the “racial composition in major towns”, the administration centre of most local councils.

However, another PR leader denied that the coalition has dropped its commitment to restore the third vote arguing that the framework is merely a blueprint on how PR should move forward and details of policy implementations are not necessary at this point.

“Basically it is a commitment on issues by the three parties, once it has been endorsed, we will come out with the mechanism, on how to handle them,” a PR leader told The Malaysian Insider.

“There is no question of our commitment to local elections... it is a matter of semantics, it is about how we are saying it,” he added.

Since the suspension of local elections in the 1960s, councillors are appointed directly by the state government and this has since turned into a political reward for ruling party officials.

The restoration of local elections is one of the demands made by electoral reforms coalition, Bersih, which PR parties are part of.

In November 2007, the group organised the largest street demonstration in the city in a decade, mobilising some 60,000 protesters to demand for free and fair elections.

The coalition’s effort in mobilising support contributed to Barisan Nasional’s (BN) worst electoral performance in Election 2008, which was held just four months later.

House of Representatives Reject Pay Cut Usul Hishammuddin RM 100


House of Commons tonight rejected the motion to cut salary Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein of RM100 per month submitted by the MPs from PKR Batu, Tian Chua.

When motion is present, Tian Chua said the ministers concerned should pay cut because he failed to reform the police force and contract extension Chief of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan has alleged poor performance and records.
"He also failed to curb criminal activities such as road gangsters, snatch, secret societies and samun and failed to address the issue of death in the lock case including A. Kugan," he said.

Motion carried Tian Chua was also supported by Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (DAPBeruas) who described that the rate order in the country when this is in serious condition.
"There are more than 200,000 criminal cases in the period a year now and people have lost faith in police.

In addition, I find there is a lack of police intelligence in this matter ... we must be improved, "he said.

Dr. Ahmad Dzulkefly (PASKuala Singapore) said, members of Parliament Batu motion is Hishammuddin to realize that he has a great responsibility."KPN has a bad record that has been advanced motion ... this is symbolic for the minister understand that these things can not be accepted ... people should have this matter dealt with more effectively and responsibly," he said.

However the motion was denied by several members of Parliament of the Barisan Nasional (BN) which arose that questioned the motion Tian Chua. Datuk Mohamad Aziz (BNSri Gading) described the motion as evil and take the opportunity to discredit the government and police. "Police have been carrying out their duties with the blood and lives ... I'm most angry because this motion shows as if criminals be defended and the police ... we are struck between the people of the world's most lena sleep," he said. Meanwhile, Alexander Nantalinggi (BNKapit) also asked the minister be given bonuses for doing excellent work despite the new eight-month hold office.

"He served the community so much for giving Penan birth certificate and successfully solve many other problems, especially those related to citizenship. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia rejected the motion and the majority of members based on votes Parlimen.-BERNAMA

On the problem of “Ketuanan Melayu” and the work of the Biro Tata Negara

I must first congratulate “whackthembugger” the author of “Thumbs Up for BTN” for an insightful analysis and response to the argument we posted re: BTN. I would love the writer/blogger to sit in my classes and enrich the experience of my American students studying Cross Cultural Perspectives. Many will benefit from his critical sensibility. I think he/she has mounted a good piece of argument. On a related note, democracy — and dialogue on difficult issues — is certainly alive and well in Malaysia-Today, Malaysiakini, and other alternative media forums.

However, there are flaws in his argument we need to reflect upon. This concerns the nature of history and the structure of propaganda and mass indoctrination disguised as “patriotism”.

I agree we must give credit to those working hard to “improve the psychological well-being of the Malays” and for that matter for any race to improve its mental wellness. This is important. This is a noble act. The question is: in doing so, do we want to plant the seeds of cooperation and trust– or racial discrimination and deep hatred? Herein lies the difference between indoctrination and education.

These days, the idea of Ketuanan Melayu is going bankrupt, sinking with the bahtera merdeka. It works only for Malay robber barons who wish to plunder the nation by silencing the masses and using the ideological state apparatuses at their disposal. In the case of the BTN it is the work of controlling the minds of the youth. The work of BTN should be stopped and should not be allowed anymore in our educational institutions. It is time our universities especially are spared of counter-educational activities, especially when they yearned to be free from the shackles of domination. Look at what has happened and what is still happening to our institutions with the University and University Colleges Act and the Akujanji Pledge.

Over decades, many millions of Malays and non-Malays have not been getting the right information on our nation’s history, political-economy, and race relations. History that is being shoved to us or filter-funneled down the labyrinth of our consciousness is one that is already packaged, biased, and propagandized by our historians that became text-books writers. History need not be “Malay-centric”. Special rights for all Malaysians should be the goal of distributive and regulative justice of this nation, not the “special rights of a few Malays“. History must be presented as the history of the marginalized, the oppressed, and the dispossessed — of all races. We toil for this nation, as the humanist Paramoedya Ananta Toer would say, by virtue of our existence as “anak semua bangsa … di bumi manusia“. Malaysia is a land of immigrants.

In this regard we can learn from the former British colony called America. Whatever the shortcomings may be, America is a land of immigrants and still evolving. Even a Black man or a woman can become president. This is what America conceives itself to be and this is what Malaysian can learn from. Can a non-Malay become a Prime Minster is he/she is the most ethical of all politicians in the country?

No one particular race should stake claim to Malaysia. That is an idea from the old school of thought, fast being abandoned. Each citizen is born, bred, and brought to school to become a good law-abiding and productive Malaysian citizen is accorded the fullest rights and privileges and will carry his/her responsibility as a good citizen. That is what “surrendering one’s natural rights to the State” means. One must read Rousseau, Locke, Voltaire, and Jefferson to understand this philosophy. A bad government will not honor this — and will fall, or will sink like the bahtera merdeka.

The history of civilizations provides enough examples of devastation and genocide as a consequence of violent claims to the right of this or that land based upon some idea of “imagined communities.” We must teach our children to make history — a history of peace amongst nations. This must be made into a new school of thought: of “new Bumiputeraism” that encompasses all and do not alienate any — because life is too brief for each generation to fight over greed.

The eleventh hour of human existence and our emergence in this world has brought about destruction as a consequence of our inability to mediate differences based on race, color, creed, class, and national origin. Each ethnic group thinks that it is more socially-dominant than the other. Each does not know the basis of its “self”. Each failed to realize its own DNA-make up or gene map.

Life is an existential state of beingness, so must history be conceived as such. Nationalism can evolve into a dangerous concept– that was what happened to Europe at the brink of the two World Wars. It happened in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Indonesia when Suharto fell. I argue that we must live evolvingly in the “historical presence of historical constructions”. The past and the future is in the present.

Back to BTN.

Courses devoid of critical treatment and sensibility and ones that retard student thinking — such as “Kenegaraan” — in our universities are designed to tell our mind to live in an imagined past. BTN is playing this dangerous game of blind nationalism still passing down packaged information that do not take into consideration the complexities of globalization and the promise of multiculturalism. We need to offer courses such as Multiethnic Malaysia that will have students aspire to think like multiculturalists and help this nation evolve better.

The ministry of education higher education combined has hundreds of experts — many overseas trained and have tasted the “spirit of multiculturalism” and the “beauty of intellectual freedom” in their classrooms abroad — who ought to have engineered a paradigm shift to help dismantle indoctrination agencies such as Biro Tata Negara.

But where are the voices in the wilderness of our public universities — those who should be speaking up against ‘Ketuanan Melayu or Ketuanan this or that race’? Why are many of these experts, instead of fighting for radical changes to affect radical-peaceful structural changes, are making big decisions to further advance the cause of racism? One-dimensional thinking prevails — the thinking that does not allow diversity of ideas and failed to develop cross-cultural perspectives. Ideas move nations but indoctrinations remove intelligence. Political masters– however corrupt to the core they are — dictates the work of our academicians.

Whoever writes history and turn that into say, BTN propaganda, controls the future (or at least they think they do). We must question what is taught during the sessions or during any history lesson; fundamentally:

– Whose history are we studying?
– Is it meaningful to me?
– Who wrote this history? Why? Who benefits?
– Who gets included and excluded in this history textbooks?
– Who’s the hero — who’s the villain?

The author “whackthembugger said this:

“…I also do not share Dr Azly’s many desperate wants (“I want this lah and that lah, no not that lah, should be like this lah etc”), it reflects something horrible must have happened him; he sounds really confused, frustrated and very much sickly. He should have more Faith; if the pleadings are too many or too unrealistic, He may not grant want any at all. Be reasonable, accept that we are merely human and have limitations on what can we achieve.”

This comment does not add value to the core of his argument; although what “I want..” is what the rakyat wanted as evident in the results of March 8 Elections. What I want to see is a stop to the systematic and ongoing stupefication of the Malays and the non-Malays and to let them be free from being run-down emotionally by boot camp facilitators who make a living humiliating people. We have a new generation of best and brightest Malaysians to educate. As an educator I have worked with thousands of them. These are extremely creative individuals who enjoy being challenged at the most respectable and intellectual levels — not through indoctrination methods such as those used in BTN camps. They want to be fed with more questions and not be shoved with BTN-type of answers. We cannot afford to turn term them into docile beings while at the same time we holler the slogan “human capital” or modal insan the world over. It will be a “modularly insane” human condition if we continue to capitalize on human docility.

The Biro Tata Negara as an indoctrinating institution was conceived by “intellectuals” who themselves are trapped in their own cocoon or glass coconut shell of “wrongly-defined” Malay-ness and in a paradigm that teaches a poor understanding of Malaysian history. These intellectuals are running around in our public universities promoting a more sophisticated and pseudo-intellectual version of racism. Inciting racial sentiments in classroom and boot camps is big business nowadays — profits made in the name of patriotism. But who’s monitoring the trainers?

Education is not about insulting one’s intelligence and instilling fear in our children. This is what the creators of BTN need to learn. In short, the indoctrinators need a good education on how not to indoctrinate. “Melayu ‘kan hilang di nusantara … ” if we allow the dumbing down of Malaysians to continue.

Progressive parliamentarians must discuss this serious matter concerning the organization’s deliberate attempt to promote disunity and to further fertilize the seeds of racism, at a time when we need to come together as Malaysians in order to face humanity’s greater problem such as the food, oil, and water crisis that will plague us as human beings — at a time when we must focus on constructing a new republic of virtue that will be founded on transcultural ethics, responsive and reflective politics, and a social-democratic-based economic system that do not tempt and feed human greed of the things they do not need. Our Asian despotic brand of capitalism continues to destroy the very foundation of our existence and our moral fibre. It is greed — big time — that brought down the National Front.

Through the work of the Rakyat, Divine intervention helped speed up the process of removal of Greed disguised as political parties in power. That’s the metaphysical interpretation of March 8, 2008.

The author “wackthembugger” however did a decent job putting forth some substantiated, supporting points. I think this is a learning experience for all of us in dealing with a subject matter as delicate as “Ketuanan Melayu” and in discussing challenging issues in an open public forum.

Let us now do a compare and contrast activity.

Which argument for and against the fate and survival of Biro Tata Negara is stronger, you think?

We can next write to our elected representatives to raise the issue of Biro Tata Negara in Parliament for the programs to either be monitored, reconstructed or discontinued:

His/her argument: Thumbs up for BTN

THUMBS UP FOR BTN


(in response to the article “Refection of a sinking Bahtera Merdeka” by Dr. Azly Rahman in Malaysia today)

Astonishing! From his article, Dr Azly Rahman claims

- an educator and of an astute stature having given a speech at Harvard University on “ambiguities of freedom” in post-March 8 revolution in Malaysia.

- “the BTN is the chief institution that disseminates the idea of Malay supremacy, makes Malays docile, wages nDoc germ warfare on Malays, breeds inter-racial hatred, destroys the possibility of inter-race dialogue, makes Malays afraid of themselves and their own shadow, and psyches Malays into believing that only UMNO is their true saviour”

- “his own personal experience with BTN in1980’s that BTM programs turning the Malay participants into leaders to hate especially the Chinese”.

I also did attended and found, unlike Dr Azly, that the BTN course satisfactorily achieved its objectives of inculcating the sense of Ketuanan Melayu (for my definition of Ketuanan Melayu see my blog at www.whackthembugger.blogspot.com), an alien concept to me then.

Backgrounder

Living among the Chinese communities in Ipoh during my entire schooling days, many of trusted friends were non Malays. Somehow after the infamous May 13 incident perhaps out of inherent fear, suspicion and sense of security, I got acquainted with more Malay friends but still never aside my friendship with the non-Malays. Throughout my professional career, I believed I have worked well and fairly easy with all races. Living in this blessed country, mutual respect is mighty crucial for business as well as for the peace and harmony to prevail within a multiracial and religious society. My exposure to “Ketuanan Melayu” was practically absent then.

Akurjanji Culture

Maybe I am not as educated or qualified as Dr Azly Rahman .I confess I am no political scientist to be able to analyze and envisage the kind of extensive ‘carpet bombing, systematic mental genocide of Malays, the nDoc virus etc” to conclude vis a vis the Malays in general are “mentally subdued, docile etc contributing them extensively a few people. But this I know, the bulk of the Malays are engaged in the public sector and not the private sector. I would believe that being relatively immobile, they have a natural phobia “not to bite the hand that feeds them” (i.e. the Government) in the open. But when came 12 GE where the ballots were deemed secret, this set of people whom Dr Azly referred to could have been among those who gave a good swing of votes to the opposition. In Islam, if you see some wrong act, first use your hand to remedy the wrong, if you can’t then use mouth, even if that you cannot do that, then say it in your heart, Almighty understands. Indeed during the GE 12, these people being fully assured their ‘periok nasi’ is safe, finally used their hand on the ballot papers in demonstrating their perception of what’s right or wrong.

Bonda senyum riang (Mother smiled with joy)

Now there’s this national call for Ketuanan Melayu getting stronger and louder by the day. Many Malay NGO’s and prominent individuals are in togetherness in looking forward for some favorable outcome. The Malay electorates are genuinely concern as they feel insecure about their future, about their children’s welfare, about their race and religion and so the call for Ketuanan Melayu reverberates…

A newly designed ship, the Bahtera Merdeka with its Ketuanan Rakyat’s flag hosted up high, is in the docks of mainland West Malaysia, appears not quite ready to be launched to set sail for a long tough journey in search of the land of many promises. This new ship has 3 different able captains but each is clumsily learning to steer the wheels of the newly designed ship. Learning to pilot on still waters is never that simple especially when there some really big holes to plug. These 3 captains could sense from their most sophisticated radar system that an unexpected storm is approaching. The radar also indicates that a 50 year old junk of battle ship once perceived as sinking seemed opportune to capitalize on the stormy weather. This old junk flies several flags but the “despicable” Ketuanan Melayu flag seemed prominently hosted at the center. The 3 captains being skillful politicians, fearing their many of newly recruited passengers (of protest voters) may jump ship even before its official launch, takes on a common ploy – putting the blame elsewhere and this time to hit BTN and UMNO, the prime mover of Ketuanan Melayu.

Respect for Ketuanans


During my primary school days some 45 years ago, the sekolah rendah kebangsaan I attended was packed with non Malay students. At the sekolah rendah kebangsaan (just walking distance from my house) where all my children go for their primary education, one can hardly find Chinese students there. I was informed that the Chinese preferred to send their kids to Chinese primary schools. I would take it that the Chinese have their individual “indoctrination” programs to sustain their wishes and I have no qualms about it.

Certain nights as I just drive around the Chinese part of the new villages, I see frequent Chinese cultural happenings; Malaysia is truly a magnificent country endowed with wonderfully rich and diverse cultures. I respect the many cultures of the Chinese as they respect mine and so similarly with the Indians and others.

The BTN programs have purpose.


Now back to BTM programs, sometime during the last couple of months of TDM’ retirement, upon invitation, I attended a 3-4 day “national service” program organized by BTN. We, the “chosen ones“, comprise mostly very senior executives and top heads from the private as well as government corporations and institutions. “Chosen” because we were given the absolute discretion to choose whether we wish to attend or not; on my part there was absolutely no compulsion. I was glad I made the correct choice to attend. Those who participated included several of my clients and friends, so I wasn’t without company nor felt lonely being away from my family at a secluded location about 11/2 hours drive from home.

Unlike Dr. Azly Rahman, I found the BTN course

- an shocking eye opener; the facts and statistics laid bare before us demonstrated the status and achievements and the economic well being of the Malays in relation to the others;

- pressures and forces, both national and international, that continues ‘threatening’ the Malay community especially teenagers were highlighted and focused (generally applicable to other races too). These included the supposedly bad influences of the entertainment world, the channels of communication (media), drugs, etc

- analysis and factors that influence the performance of Malay students and the inability of some to response appropriately upon exposure to the world i.e. once they are detached from the family

- historical development of our country, etc, etc.

Perhaps appreciating the make up and seniority of the participants, the BTN program was conducted in a most open environment with none of the junk Dr Azly referred earlier. If my memory serves me correct, the indoctrination program reminded us a lot about the poor state of our “roots” i.e. Malay race and as I reflected, I felt most sad, who shouldn’t be but that’s life as preordained by our creator, the Almighty, the most Beneficent and Compassionate. If we have the will to change our lives (fate), He will change it. So if we failed, we should not put the blame others except ourselves FULL STOP.

The Government continues to spent substantial amounts for the development of Malay students (amid instances of favoritism). Somehow Malay youths seemed very susceptible to the luring of worldly temptations and that is a genuine concern. Thus for its teen programs, BTN’s message of Ketuanan Melayu has to be hammered hard and in right into their brains to remind them who they are and what their responsibilities are. I would not disagree with that approach because even during my time, there were many students (financed by the Government or their institutions) who strayed from their studies and flopped. By the way, my daughter did her national service last year after her form 5 and she really enjoyed it.

I also do not share Dr Azly’s many desperate wants (“I want this lah and that lah, no not that lah, should be like this lah etc”), it reflects something horrible must have happened him; he sounds really confused, frustrated and very much sickly. He should have more Faith; if the pleadings are too many or too unrealistic, He may not grant want any at all. Be reasonable, accept that we are merely human and have limitations on what can we achieve.

Finally I categorically refute Dr Azly’s many baseless accusations on BTN and the effects of their programs. The programs themselves are beneficial for the Malays within the context of Ketuanan Melayu. As to the organization itself, it’s just natural for the organizers to want the programs to achieve as many aims as possible. Of course some educators are better than others in their approach and communication skills. For me and I believe too for most participants, we are matured enough to make up our own mind on what’s good or bad, what’s reasonable, illogical, unreasonable or fictitious; we take from the program what we like and discard those we think are rubbish and as we reflect, we move on in life searching for the manifold bounties out there.

I am just a simple minded Melayu (like a lazy big fat berok) who stay up on the tree top and from that vantage point, I dreamily watch the many opportunities slip way. I see no reason to compare with the Spartans or Athenians for examples, the Malays too has a long history with many examples and if anyone that the Malays should wish to emulate or compare, it’s the Prophet of Islam (PBUH)

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Penolakan BTN dibuat atas dasar penolakan agenda perkauman


ISU National Civics Bureau (BTN) has become the talk of the community even more so when the battle occurred mouth Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Ideas and proposals to reform the Cabinet module get the opposition to defend Dr Mahathir that it is good and should not revamped.

Dr Mahathir's idea was later supported many Umno leaders including Deputy Prime Minister himself.

Solidarity Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) also issued a statement of opinion regarding this issue. May assume that many students who simply want to share my political matters.

However, I am of the view that students are responsible for speech also state their stance because students are among the target groups that are required to attend sessions BTN.

Voice of students was in line with this voice that most former operator BTN BTN is a program that is not healthy. Filled with racial matters, dividing the community and participants to press taklid on certain parties.

BTN is a program that I think if done with the relevant module and how the implementation of a good and full responsibility to develop the spirit of patriotism among the people, especially young people. However, unfortunate as it is not so.

Most students who attend this program elements frustration because racism still exists. Operators may not realize that the political landscape has changed and the ideas of racism has been rejected first by the hard part of the community as well as large parties in the Barisan Nasional component.

But there are also students who do not agree with the stance and efforts to boycott the program SMM BTN this reason it appears he has attended and interesting for students.

BTN program has various modules and how the implementation of different backgrounds according to participants.

Participation of the whole Malay participants will receive and how different operational with the participation of the whole Rencam participants with multi-ethnic participation. This happens in the BTN.

However, SMM will reject any manipulation with the principles and agenda for the narrow interests of certain racial party. Hated the idea of some things that individuals are also rejected because it is using government agencies as a tool to achieve this support.

Students as the campus community should be educated and intelligent are eligible to stand and state their views.

Rejection BTN made on the basis of rejection of the racist agenda driven, ideas that divide society and use of government agencies as a tool to gain political support.

Must be distinguished from political parties and government.

This is a result of the experience of most students who attended the program.

If still want to be defended, it does not become a big problem. Instead the government must be willing to disclose and how implementation module used in this program.

I think the community has enough maturity to evaluate itself.

Students also do not see what rasionalnya to require the recipient government and sponsorship and scholarship students who will be outside the country to attend the program.

There is a reason why their participation is required, but it still rejected if it appears it is manipulated for political interests of certain parties.

Therefore, the spirit of reform to change and better suited to the situation and current situation, I think relevant to be reviewed and revamped.

In fact, if also proven that the BTN is not healthy and is used as a tool to gain support for certain parties then it should continue to be abolished immediately.
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Muhammad Hilman Idham was the leader of Students Solidariti Malaysia.

Federalism, the two party system and political realities of Malaysia

On 21 November last year I invited the Institute for Policy Studies with YB Datuk Husam Musa and YB Teng Chang Khim in the forum discusses Two Party System and State-Federal Relations. Forum is part of the National Symposium on IKD Pakatan Rakyat and onset of Two Party System in Malaysia.

Capital touching about hypocrisy in the BN State Government and Federal relations, while Teng also propose that the principle of federalism with greater construed in accordance with current developments.

In my speech, I start with writing citing YM Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz: "Regional autonomy was practised for centuries present amongst the constituent states of Malaysia - the only formal federation in Southeast Asia - yet the country is among the most centrally administered in the region .

That is the irony, how the only formal Federation in the region has become increasingly terjerat with the Central Government control. I also reminded the audience how Umno itself against the proposed unitary concept of Britain through the Malayan Union, but suggest the formation of the Federation of Malaya in 1948.

In the history of our country, there is some violation of the principle of federalism episodes, including: the Federal Government intervention to overthrow Sarawak Chief Minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan the 1960s, the Emergency rule in Kelantan in 1977 that allows the Federal Government dropped the PAS, marginalization rights Sabah under PBS in early 1990s and the issue of oil royalty to Terengganu and Kelantan.

Since March 8, 2008, when 5 was the first time state government fell to the opposition we see how the hijacked Perak, Penang and further marginalized the latest issue of oil royalty Kelantan.

As part of the Singapore Government, through our own experience some of the same: People-Centric program jointly organized by the Prime Minister's Department, National Security Council, Department of Social Welfare and the Election Commission; barriers Datuk Noh Omar as Minister of Agriculture officials to all Federal agencies to attend programs in the State Government and Federal Government efforts to thwart Selangor water industry restructuring.

Same theme that underlies the incidents was clear: how the Federal Government led by one party (or coalition parties) rejected cooperation with the State Government led by the opponent and the structured use of the governmental machinery of these states, thus the people of their own!

In fact, since March 8 now see tension between state and center spread also in states such as the appointment of Menteri Besar BN in Perlis and Terengganu.

Clearly, the principle of federalism that underlies the formation of the Federation of Malaya and Malaysia has eroded further, swallowed deck period, revenue Constitutional amendments impact a large majority for the BN this.

Power and financial resources of the State Government extremely limited. Financial strength, the government machinery, security institutions - all under the control of the Federal Government. At the same time, I asserted that the State Governments need to Pakatan Rakyat in creative ways and not only give reasons to overcome this crisis.

Selangor State Government in its efforts mendrafkan Enactment of Freedom of Information for realizing the principles of transparency and accountability. Even so, during which the Chief Minister using his powers under Section 2C Official Secrets Act, the Federal Government tries to find a way menggagalkannya. Hill International in incidents, people must ask: how reports of landslides threaten the safety or affect the strategic interests of the country?

At the same time, efforts Petaling Jaya City Council to establish police assistance (Auxiliary police) to assist the Royal Malaysia Police guard in Petaling Jaya to this day do not get a green light of the Federal Government. Yes, safety is the responsibility of the Federal Government. But as a pro-active measures that have a PBT result of many crimes and handcuffed, MBPJ want to help the often lamented lack of RMP police officer. Airport, Port all have police assistance. Why people are denied the right to Petaling Jaya? In many other countries, is under the police power PBT!

To break this deadlock, we must find some way. Among produce spirit dwiparti (bipartisanship) between BN and PR, as exists in the parties in the BN which is also not satisfied with the bias condition today (can we ask YB Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh!). Availability YM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah led kaukus claim royalty oil is a good example, and need to be developed further.

We must also start the paradigm shift from the mentality of winner takes all (win or lose all) to the win-win (win-win). If we refer to our Constitution clearly exists between the equilibrium back the State and Federal Government. Proposal YAB Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Independent Grants Commission established to ensure justice for channeling funds to the State Government should be studied carefully. Imagine, people pay a tax of Selangor RM16 billion to the Federal Government. But the State Government budget cumalah RM1.3 billion. As a member of the Federation, we accept the need to fund the rich is shared selangor other states that require more, but if each state guaranteed a minimum 20 percent tax obtained daripanya, Selangor own allocation of RM3.2 billion will be entitled to!

Some countries succeeded with their federalism model, such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany. Even countries that Indonesia is basically unitary republic, the power of the Central Government relaxes post-Reformation to the sleeping giant is now risen back to economic progress, political and social impressive.

In this case, Pakatan Rakyat must unite. Pressure against the Government-Pakatan Rakyat state government only if we can we face together. In this case, the Convention People's Alliance and the Conference Minister-Chief Minister and Chief Minister of Pakatan Rakyat should be used preferably for melakar policies and cooperation between states, but a manifesto at the national level.

Mention this matter I would like to review some critical views about the fairness of two party system in Malaysia. My friend, Wan Saiful Wan Jan is chairing one of the panel in the same symposium. In his column The Malaysian Insider, Wan Saiful felt two party system in the country would inflict long-term view of the system to kill competition and choice. He asked me the same thing when I held forums.

Haris Zalkapli Cebu Daily News also saw the difference in ideology in Pakatan Rakyat as a barrier system of the two parties, since the two party system requires a clear difference in the two ideologies.

History proves how the Umno-dominated BN for 50 years has been to erode Muafakat Constitution when independence was achieved first. Yes, there are elections, but elections are lame and the period between the election of the people do not feel the grace of democracy: media dikongkong, party line / vague government, fundamental rights violated.

Among the factors that enable the BN-Umno hegemony there is a plural society. Umno-BN only managed to get the support of the entire spectrum of society; PAS only able to reach a large majority support in the Malay in the North and the East Coast while DAP also won the support of the overwhelming majority of Chinese working class.

In that case, PAS and DAP can focus on voters respectively, won their group issues but failed melakar national agenda that can attract the support of all. Hence BN comfortable in power socket.

Justice is the introduction of various races to change this scenario. Added feeling is bad and racist sentiments against suffering economic policy in the BN-Umno General Election 2008 and create a unique situation where people of various races in the first time rejected the Umno-BN together. Previously only a people who oppose Umno-BN: 1986 Chinese, Malays and 1999.

Femonena involve unique voter Chinese, Indian and Malay town in 2008 is difficult to be repeated without an agreement to Pakatan Rakyat in the middle path and become a party political alliance that is united with the basic principles and policies with clear.

Hence registration and Convention People's Alliance in December teramatlah important. After the attack the media and the failure of our image shows more closely together, we can not let this opportunity.

With the view that open up more competition in the political arena will raise the level of politics we assume all political parties will compete on the field equal: the media a fair, equitable allocation of development and government officials who receive free and open to all parties.

However, without a clear cooperation, opponents will continue to BN brittle and split like the ancients. Is the situation for the opposition will grow well in these conditions?

This not mean that we want to be like Pakatan Rakyat Umno-BN, Umno which serves as the "eldest brother" and space for different opinions and criticize the leadership of extremely narrow. Such obsolete politically irrelevant.

The fact that no party in the Pakatan Rakyat racist elements to prevent "eldest brother". Pakatan Rakyat leaders must berlapang chest of differences of opinion and critical opinion. But the principle of collective responsibility is not only based on the British Westminster democracy take root even in the era of Islamic Manners congregation Messenger should be greeted. Differences exist between members of government and a representative of the people backbencher.

Anyone who follows political developments in the West know that even though each party based on the main principles agreed with the basic differences exist various views. Britain's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to lead the Labor Party and accept the simple reality of the market, but still have the old socialist hard against these changes. Democrats have their own right wing and left.

In fact, every successful political movement based on the combined area involving various groups focused on common goals. Yes Pakatan Rakyat have the liberal, socialist and there are no Islamic group. But the issue of carrying the Constitution, the election free and fair, dynamic and prosperous economy, uphold human rights, I do not think we are all different. Experience we become victims of authoritarian rule of Umno-BN should teach us about the changes we want. In this case each political party must find the meeting point relevant to large groups of people of Malaysia.

In Islam itself, hatta among the Ahlul Sunnah Wal Jamaah we have differences in matters furuk (branch) while the same basic iktikadnya. But we can also learn from this dynamism where kesepakatannya not 'forced' from above, but arise from a society that is born from Ijma scholar.

Thus mechanisms exist such as the one member one vote election (as has been made of Justice) and selection of candidates by the grassroots level (as a proposal for Umno Tengku Razaleigh and practiced in Britain) may be considered. With this system the two parties shall maintain the dynamism of a society and public opinion represents the plural.

Even so, I do not deny possible in the future we need to think about different situations. If we change the electoral system from first-past-the-post to a form of proportional representation is not possible we look at situations such as more flexible in Germany and Indonesia. But if people are not ready, this system may produce extreme groups in politics. We can improve existing systems to return to the original provisions of the Constitution which is the difference between the Parliament can not exceed 15 percent of each other. This provision was abolished in 1962 until the situation arises cacamerba today.

Hence, we must go back to basic things. At this time, saw the reality of Malaysian society, the two party system is a democracy we make progress. At least, two parties is better than the dominance of one party for this!

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is Assembly Seri Setia, Selangor and also assuming Political Secretary to Selangor Menteri Besar and Exco Angkatan Muda Keadilan Malaysia. He writes in the blog www.niknazmi.com. This view is a personal opinion.
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