Ahli UMNO ganggu aktivis PSM diluar Balai?

Ahli UMNO ganggu aktivis PSM diluar Balai?

Kira-kura 40 penyokong Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) yang 'berkhemah' di luar balai polis Kepala Batas malam semalam diganggu oleh kumpulan yang tidak dikenali tetapi mendakwa diri mereka sebagai penduduk kampung di sekitar kawasan itu.

Penyokong parti PSM itu termasuk ahli keluarga mangsa yang ditahan reman selama tujuh hari atas dakwaan cuba mencetuskan peperangan terhadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Mereka berkumpul seawal jam 11.30 pagi semalam tetapi dinafikan hak untuk melawat oleh polis.


Antara yang ditangkap itu termasuk ahli parlimen Sungai Siput Dr D Jeyakumar, Ahli Jawatankuasa Pusat PSM Choo Chon Kai dan 27 aktivis lain.

Semua mereka dicekup di pondok tol Sungai Dua ketika dalam perjalanan ke Pulau Pinang Ahad lalu bagi menghadiri sebuah majlios yang bertema "Udahlah...Bersaralah" yang dianjurkan parti itu.

Mereka dikenakan perintah tahan reman sehingga 2 Julai ini tetapi peguam tahanan itu cuba membuat semakan di Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang hari ini pada jam 2.30 petang.

“Penduduk kampung” yang dianggarkan kira-kira 100 orang itu muncul pada jam 9 malam dan menuntut penyokong PSM supaya segera meninggalkan kawasan itu kerana tidak mahu melihat sebarang 'huru-hara'.

Kumpulan itu menafikan mereka terbabit dengan sebarang parti politik tetapi enggan mendedahkan siapa pemimpin mereka.

Mereka datang dengan menaiki kereta dan motorsikal tetapi berjaya disuraikan oleh kira-kira 50 anggota polis kira-kira 30 minit kemudian.

Pada satu ketika, apabial ketegangan memuncak, setiausaha agung PSM S Arutchelvan dan Ahli Jawatankuasa Pusat parti itu V Selvam terpaksa mendapatkan perlindungan daripada polis.

Selvam kemudiannya mempersalahkan polis kerana 'memaksa' kumpulan PSM itu berkumpul secara tidak sah.

"Mereka tidak benarkan kita masuk balai polis dan minta kita tunggu di jalan raya di luar balai,” katanya kepada Malaysiakini.

"Ada kawasan letak kereta yang luas di luar balai polis tetapi mereka juga tidak benarkan kita tunggu di sana, jadi kita terpaksa berkumpul di tepi jalan,” katanya.

Arutchelvan pula mendakwa kumpulan penunjuk perasaan itu cuba menghasut penyokong partinya supaya bergaduh.

Dakwanya penganjur penunjuk perasaan besar kemungkinan mahu melihat pergaduhan tercetus.

"Kita tidak mahu diheret dengan isu lain sebab itu kita berundur,” katanya sambil menambah perkara itu akan diadukan kepada ketua polis Pulau Pinang hari ini.

Keluarga mangsa tahanan kemudiannya diiringi oleh beberapa anggota PAS yang membawa mereka ke kampung tersebut untuk bermalam dan dilindungi daripada kumpulan penunjuk perasaan itu.

Sementara itu, seorang anggota PAS dari Kepala Batas Abu Muaz (kiri) berkata beliau mengenal-pasti penunjuk perasaan itu adalah ahli Umno kerana mereka tinggal di kawasan yang sama.

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Malaysia is world's No 5 in illicit outflows

Malaysia is world's No 5 in illicit outflows
Jan 20, 11 1:11pm

Malaysia is among the countries in the world which registered the highest illicit financial outflows over a period of nine years in the last decade.

http://malaysiakini.com/news/153932

CHILD ABUSE IN MALAYSIA

CHILD ABUSE IN MALAYSIA
Despite significant strides made by the Government in improving child protection measures in recent years, statistics from the Department of Social Welfare show a rise in reported child abuse cases in Malaysia. In 2008, child abuse reports rose to 2,780 from 2,279 in 2007 and 1,999 in 2006. Based on 2008 reported figures, neglect is the most common form of child abuse (952 cases), followed by physical abuse (863 cases). Sexual abuse accounted for 733 cases, of which 529 (72%) were incest. Failure to provide care and supervision has become the most frequent cause of death among children. In 2008, 58 cases of abandoned babies were also reported. Tragically, most child abusers of reported cases are parents, immediate family members, relatives or foster parents of the victims themselves. Child abuse is an offence in Malaysia, punishable under the Child Act (2001) and the Penal Code (revised 1997). Offenders may be liable to a maximum fine of RM 50,000 or up to 20 years imprisonment, or both depending on the offence. Offenders may also be punished with whipping in addition to the fine and/or imprisonment.

GET ON BOARD CAMPAIGN
The 'Get on Board' Campaign is a two-month initiative by UNICEF and its partners to provide the Malaysian public with a platform to learn and respond to child abuse in the country. The digitally-driven Campaign, a first by UNICEF in the region, aims to strengthen public understanding of child abuse and neglect by providing information on the types of abuse, why it could happen and how to recognise symptoms in an abused child. It also hopes to empower the public to act on behalf of children by equipping them with protection solutions, parenting tips, action ideas and a directory of important resources. The Campaign will host a special “public” program on 20 November in conjunction with Universal Children’s Day and culminate on 10 December. The ‘Get on Board’ Exhibition at One Utama Shopping Mall - High Street (Ground Floor near Parkson) will remain open to the public from 7-10 October for visitors to learn more and register their support for the Campaign. Get on Board.

For more information, please contact:

Indra Kumari Nadchatram
UNICEF Media Malaysia
Tel +6012 292 6872, inadchatram@unicef.org

Juana Jaafar
UNICEF Media Malaysia
Tel + 6012 530 9693, jjmanap@unicef.org

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Koon's RM30mil offer: MCA protecting rental income of cronies?

Koon's RM30mil offer: MCA protecting rental income of cronies?
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Report by Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle

The ongoing saga about the MCA and Utar shocking decision to reject a RM30 million donation to build hostels that provide students with affordable accommodation took a fresh twist with revelations of a real estate scam by investors alleged to have links to MCA leaders including Kampar MP Lee Chee Leong and his predecessor Hew See Tong.

It is an open secret that almost all the terrace houses, the semi-Ds, bungalows and shop-houses around the Utar campus were developed by towkays with connections to MCA strongmen. Apparently, MCA wants to brand Kampar as an MCA township,former mentri besar Nizar Jamaluddin told Malaysia Chronicle.

No-entry

Malaysia Chronicle was not able to contact either Lee or Hew for their comments. But a check with people familiar with the area revealed that rentals are going for between RM2,000 and RM4,000 per month, which are exorbitant given that Kampar is a small town and the consumers are students, and whose parents are mostly from the middle to lower income groups.

Amid such roaring business, it is unsurprisingly that MCA – which controls Utar – has hung up a no-entry sign to investors such as philanthropist Koon Yew Yin. In August 2009, Koon had offered a RM30 million donation to build proper hostels with recreational facilities.

In December that same year, Utar rejected his offer. Shocked at the way the university had failed to take into consideration the advantages of such an offer to the students and their parents, Koon gave it another go in March 2010.

Not only was it rejected again, Ipoh MCA politician Thong Fah Chong earlier this month alleged that Koon wanted a seat on the Utar council for his philantrophy. On September 13, Utar followed up with a press statement that Koon had imposed “many conditions such as the setting-up of a foundation where he will be the Chairman and be in full control†.

Koon has denied the allegations from both Thong and Utar. He has also provided copies of letters detailing his proposal dated November 18, 2009 and March 1, 2010 for public scrutiny.

Utar's refusal to accept my RM30 million donation for building hostels within the University campus is ridiculous. As a result, thousands of students and parents will suffer and they will not forget that the MCA controls Utar, Koon told a press conference last week.

The Perak Government gave 1,300 acres of land to develop Utar in Kampar and up till now only about 200 acres have been used. The public must ask for Utar development plan and ask to know when they will begin their hostel construction.

Betrayal

There is also speculation that Utar staff had suggested that instead of spending the RM30 million on building new hostels, the money should go towards paying student's rentals over the next 10 to 15 years. This would protect the rental income of the owners of the real estate surrounding Utar that the students currently have no choice but to rent.

This is a sheer betrayal by the MCA of the students and their parents who are already stretching their ringgit to the maximum to get their children the best education they can afford. The MCA has turned down a very generous offer to build conducive and cheap accommodation. And for no apparent reason other than to protect their cronies it appears,said Nizar.

We urge the BN government and the Education ministry to do a though investigation and come down hard on wrongdoers. For the sake of selfish, vested interests MCA is not only betraying the Chinese community, it is betraying our national agenda to give the best educational opportunities and facilities that we can to our young.

VOTER GET VOTERS campaign

VOTER GET VOTERS campaign

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Bangun! The court's in session

The following article is a work of fiction and any resemblance to people still living, already dead, or about to die is purely coincidental.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin

Bangun!
All rise.
The judge walks in and takes his seat.
Duduk!
All sit down again.
Case number 1651/09, the Shah Alam High Court, Public Prosecutor versus Mohd Azmir Mohd Zin, Ahmad Suhairi Zakaria, Mohd Hilmi Ni, Eyzra Ezhar Ramlz, Ibrahim Sabri and Ahmad Mahayuddhn Abd Manaf.
Will all the accused please come forward and enter the dock.
The six enter the dock.
Okay.
What is the charge?
lease read out the charges to all the accused.
Yes, your honour.
You, Mohd Azmir Mohd Zin, Ahmad Suhairi Zakaria, Mohd Hilmi Ni, Eyzra Ezhar Ramlz, Ibrahim Sabri and Ahmad Mahayuddhn Abd Manaf, are accused of dragging a cow’s head after Friday prayers on…….
Hold on.
What are they being charged for?
Sedition, your honour.
Sedition?
How come I don’t get to hear sodomy cases?
I want to hear a sodomy case.
Is there any sodomy involved here?
No, your honour.
Only sedition.
How did they commit sedition?
They dragged a cow’s head to the Selangor State Secretariat building.
How can they commit sedition against a cow?
Dragging a cow is not seditious.
It was not a cow, your honour.
It was a cow’s head.
Of course you have to drag a cow by the head.
I know that.
You can’t drag a cow by the tail.
It was not a live cow, your honour. It was a dead cow.
These six accused dragged a dead cow?
Not a dead cow, your honour. Just a cow’s head.
They cut off the head and just dragged the head.
They needed six people just to drag one cow’s head? No, your honour. Only two dragged the cow’s head.
In fact, they carried it by the horns.
Not actually dragged it along the ground.
Then how come six are being charged if only two dragged the cow’s head?
Did they take turns to drag the cow’s head?
No, your honour.
Two dragged the cow’s head.
The other four stepped on the cow’s head and spit on it.
So this is sedition against the cow?
Not sedition against the cow, your honour.
They committed sedition because their act was an insult to Hindus.
Was the cow owned by a Hindu man?
No, your honour.
We have not yet established who owned the cow.
Did the owner of the cow make a police report?
No, your honour.
But many Hindus did make police reports.
But none of these Hindus owned the cow?
No, your honour.
Then why are they so upset?
Because they feel insulted. Aiyah!
This case is getting very complicated even before the trial can start.
Can’t we just charge them for sodomy instead?
I want to hear a sodomy case.
Judges become famous when they hear sodomy cases, not cases involving cow’s heads.
We can’t, your honour.
There is no sodomy involved here.
I’m sure if the police investigate properly they will find someone who has been sodomised.
Well, your honour, I think Umno has been sodomised.
There you are.
So there is sodomy involved.
Can we amend the charges to sodomy against Umno instead?
But your honour, Umno was not literally sodomised.
It’s more like figure of speech sodomised.
Umno was sodomised politically.
Anwar Ibrahim did not literally sodomise anyone either.
He sort of politically sodomised Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
But that did not stop the government from charging him and finding him guilty of sodomy.
Why can’t these six be charged for sodomy, for politically sodomising Umno?
I want to hear a sodomy case.
For this particular case we can’t, your honour.
But maybe we can give you another sodomy case to hear.
Tiong King Sing just sodomised Ong Tee Keat by revealing the details of the RM10 million cash donation.
It is now public knowledge and there is even a Statutory Declaration floating around.
Fantastic. Make sure that that case comes to my court.
Where did the crime occur?
In Petaling Jaya, your honour.
Ah, then that comes under my court’s jurisdiction.
Okay, let us proceed with this sedition case then.
Are there any witnesses involved?
How many witnesses are going to be called and how many days will we need for this case? Initially, there were some videos of the crime.
Are the videos going to be entered as evidence?
Then the accused might as well just plead guilty and save the court’s time.
If there are videos then they have no defence.
The videos were available, your honour.
But now the MCMC has asked Malaysiakini to remove the videos under threat.
So the videos are no longer available.
So the evidence no longer exists?
No, your honour.
If there is no longer any evidence why waste the court’s time with a trial?
Just drop the charges.
We can’t, your honour. We have to make the Hindus happy by at least pretending that we are putting the six on trial and then later either drop the charges or find them not guilty due to lack of video evidence.
Why later?
Why not now?
We can’t, your honour.
There is a by-election coming up soon in Port Dickson and there are about 20% Hindu voters there.
This will make the Hindu voters very unhappy.
We can only drop the charges after Umno wins the by-election.
If not Umno is going to be sodomised good and proper.
Ah, if Umno loses the by-election can’t we then change the charge to sodomy since Umno was sodomised in the by-election?
Umno can’t lose the by-election, your honour.
Why not?
Because there are more than 5,000 postal voters in a total of only 14,000 registered voters. I see.
So the opposition is going to be sodomised instead then.
Sort of, your honour.
And these six people being charged are also opposition members?
They are, your honour.
I always said Anwar Ibrahim’s people are troublemakers.
All opposition people are troublemakers.
I have already decided to find them guilty even before the trial starts.
These six are not Anwar Ibrahim’s people, your honour.
You said they are opposition supporters.
They are Umno supporters, your honour.
But you said they are opposition supporters.
Yes, your honour.

Umno is the opposition in Selangor.

“Sometimes you’ll find treasure in the most unlikely place.”

For those who are looking at a perfect racial integration, look no further than the Peranakan Cina of Melaka. The Peranakan practices all the Chinese and Malay customs religiously, including old customs that even the Malay and Chinese no longer practice. They speak Malay, with heavy influence of Chinese language. In addition to all the deities they pray to, all Peranakan Cina accept that fate is determined by their Supreme God, “Tuan Allah” (perhaps due to the influence of Islam) At Jalan Tokong in Melaka, you will find a mosque, an Indian temple and a Chinese temple within the same road that is no longer than 500m. Everyone treated everyone else with respect, and all races could live harmoniously for hundreds of years. Our forefathers have learnt to live harmoniously regardless of the color of their skins. But I am very sad that all this will be destroyed by greed for power and money.


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