| thanks to MK for highlighting this. nothing in the star and nst about PM's birthday (yet). btw, i'll be covering the merdeka center survey next. oh..there's also the "remove the cross" from school issue to settle. my…my…hands are getting full!
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Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today said he will continue with his style of administration since Malaysians are happy with it. Responding to a finding of a recent survey, Abdullah said that he was happy with the survey that showed Malaysians were happy with the administration of the present government. quoted Abdullah as saying. "We will continue to administer the country like we are doing now," he added. The premier, talking to journalists at the end of his two-day visit to Egypt, also said that he welcomed constructive criticism from everyone. "If someone wants to criticise, then it is fine as long as it is constructive criticism and we will try to do whatever possible to overcome the problems we face. "The important thing is that we will do everything possible to ensure success of the national vision to uplift all Malaysians. To those who supported the current government, I wish to say thank you. "To those who criticise, I would also say thank you but please ensure the criticisms are fair and not overboard, do not make your own conclusions without knowing the truth," he said. Economy, safety and corruption Bernama also reported that Abdullah, who turned 68 today, when asked what was his birthday wish, he said: "I just want to stay healthy and be happy". The survey, conducted by the Merdeka Center for the New Straits Times, found "a stable and positive voter support for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the Barisan Nasional government". It said that the public confidence in the PM and the government remained stable and positive despite some major concerns. The survey – polled among 1,024 respondents – indicated that Malaysians were concerned on economy, public safety and corruption. One in five respondents had listed price hikes, the rising cost of living, jobs and other economic issues as the "most important problem affecting Malaysia today". Crime and public safety came in as the second biggest concern while the third biggest concern was corruption. |
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Happy birthday pak lah!
November 27th, 2007
rally affects economy says DPM
November 27th, 2007the thing is when we look at public perception and surveys, many people are worried about bread and butter issues. the rural folks and the urban poor want to have chance to make a living. they are not worried about international issues or things that happen to the rich and well-off. elections are won by making sure the issues that are local to the area are taken care off – electricity, school, roads, surau, community centre etc. now, when the people want to air the grouses on their issues, they are asked to think and consider about tourism, national image etc. of course they don't care bit.
to handle the crowd, the govt should focus on solving or placating their "local" issues, and not ask them to think about economy affected, tourist run away etc. those thing won't register with the peaceful, simple-way-of-life indians who come from the outskirts of big towns.
meanwhile, koh tsu koon suggests that more peaceful way such as signature campaign to be used instead of assemblies and rallies.
Illegal rallies 'will affect economy, people's lives'
PETALING JAYA: The government will not back down from the political challenge posed by the Hindu Rights Action Force, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.
"We will meet the challenge. We will not back down from a political challenge," he said.
Asked to comment on Hindraf leader P. Uthayakumar's assertion during an interview with Al-Jazeera that the group's intention was to embarrass the government, Najib said: "His intention is political. If we were one-sided, there is no way the Indian community would have supported us, and the Barisan Nasional would not have won. "Suddenly, he wants to raise this issue. It is just politically motivated," Najib said after witnessing the handing over of three Dauphin helicopters from Eurocopter Malaysia to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. He said illegal street demonstrations could severely affect the economy and people's everyday lives.
More than 240 were arrested as thousands of protesters, organised by Hindraf to deliver a petition to the British High Commission, clashed with police on Sunday. Police had cordoned off a 4-km radius from the high commission, leaving the usually busy Jalan Ampang devoid of weekend traffic and shoppers.
In George Town, Gerakan's message to Hindraf supporters was to engage in constructive dialogue. The party's acting president, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, yesterday said there were always many peaceful channels for the Indian or other communities to resolve problems. Koh said the BN was open to suggestions and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had a soft spot for the marginalised. "Taking to the streets is a dramatic way of expressing one's feelings which can only lead to many other problems. "It is Gerakan's hope that the community can come together with concrete solutions to solve their problems. "Any problems which affect a community affects the country as a whole.
Although the MIC has and will continue to take the lead in helping to resolve issues faced by the Indian community, other BN component parties also have an important role to play," he said after the state legislative assembly meeting here. Koh admitted that while the Indian community was well represented in certain professions and businesses, there were also many areas where the community was left out. "Let us always go back to the New Economic Policy (NEP) spirit, with the sole objective of wiping out poverty and re-arranging the different communities in the country. "We should also look at the issue from all aspects and have a pragmatic approach to address it," he said, adding that the idea of petitioning Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was unrealistic.
selangor govt provide more info on padang jawa temple status
November 27th, 2007follow the link given earlier by a reader in my blog, i also found the following entry at the website of selangor MB. hop hindraf can verify or provide more information on this.
Info & Fakta Isu Setinggan Rimba Jaya, Shah Alam
Thursday, November 08 @ 12:14:22 MYT
1.0 Latarbelakang Setinggan Rimba Jaya Setinggan Kampung Rimba Jaya, Seksyen 16 Shah Alam terletak di kawasan seluas 69.170 ekar di atas tapak tanah kepunyaan Ken Rimba Jaya Sdn. Bhd. Bilangan keseluruhan unit setinggan di Kampung Rimba Jaya terdiri daripada 1121 struktur setinggan iaitu (1117 unit kediaman, 1 unit surau, 2 unit kuil kecil dan 1 unit kuil besar).
2.0 Latarbelakang Proses Perobohan dan Tindakan Mahkamah Yang Berkaitan 2.1 Perobohan pertama Pada 15 dan 16 November 2003, pihak Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) telah mengeluarkan notis meroboh berdasarkan kepada (Peraturan 10 di dalam Peraturan-Peraturan Perlu (Pembersihan Setinggan) 1969 yang memberi kuasa kepada Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan untuk merobohkan setinggan atas dasar kepentingan awam) kepada 110 unit kediaman setinggan sahaja.
Walaubagaimanapun 12 penduduk setinggan yang terlibat telah mendapatkan perintah injunksi interim daripada Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam untuk menghalang MBSA daripada merobohkan kediaman mereka sementara menunggu Saman Pemula bagi mencabar kesahihan (legality) notis perobohan yang telah dikeluarkan oleh pihak Majlis. Daripada 110 unit kediaman hanya 99 telah berjaya dirobohkan pada ketika itu.
Pada 7 Julai 2004, Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam telah membuat keputusan bahawa notis yang telah dikeluarkan oleh MBSA tidak sah dan Majlis dilarang daripada mengusir setinggan dari tapak tersebut.
Tindakan seterusnya pihak MBSA telah mengemukakan rayuan terhadap keputusan tersebut ke Mahkamah Rayuan, Putrajaya dan pada 9 Februari 2007, Mahkamah Rayuan Putrajaya telah membuat keputusan bahawa notis tersebut adalah sah dan arahan-arahan kerajaan negeri berhubung pembersihan setinggan adalah sah dan perobohan untuk 12 unit kediaman setinggan telah dilaksanakan pada 6 Mac 2007.
2.2 Perobohan Kali Kedua
Bagi baki 1011 unit setinggan, Pihak Majlis telah mengadakan Majlis dialog bersama penduduk pada 24 Julai 2005 di Dewan Padang Jawa dan berdasarkan kepada majlis dialog tersebut sebanyak 703 telah bersetuju untuk pindah ke Program Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Seksyen 26 manakala baki sebanyak 308 enggan berpindah.
Rentetan daripada itu, pihak Majlis telah mengeluarkan notis meroboh 308 struktur yang ada di tapak iaitu 304 rumah, 1 unit surau dan 3 unit kuil. Sebagai gantian satu tapak untuk kuil dan surau akan disediakan di kawasan berhampiran.
Namun begitu, 274 penduduk setinggan telah mefailkan tindakan terhadap MBSA melalui Saman Pemula di Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam bagi mencabar kesahihan (legality) notis tersebut dan telah difailkan bersama-samanya satu permohonan injunksi interim, sementara menunggu Saman {emula tersebut diputuskan. Manakala itu baki 30 unit rumah, 1 unit surau dan 3 unit kuil yang telah diserahkan notis yang sama tidak mefailkan sebarang permohonan Saman Pemula atauapun injunksi untuk menghalang perlaksanaan notis tersebut.
Seterusnya, permohonan untuk Injunksi Interim Inter-Part yang difailkan oleh 274 penduduk setinggan tersebut telah ditolak oleh Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam pada 3 Oktober 2007. Ini bermakna pihak MBSA tidak lagi dihalang daripada melaksanakan kehendak notis perobohan tersebut yang mana kesahihan (legality) notis perobohan tersebut juga telah diakui oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan melalui keputusan kes bertarikh 31 Julai 2007 yang telah diperolehi dalam kes rayuan yang telah difailkan oleh 12 penduduk setinggan sebelum ini.
Justeru itu, lanjutan daripada penolakan terhadap permohonan 274 penduduk setinggan untuk Injunksi Interim inter-parte tersebut, pihak MBSA telah menjalankan operasi perobohan baki unit struktur bangunan setinggan termasuk 1 unit surau dan 3 unit kuil pada 30 Oktober 2007.
3.0 Isu perobohan terhadap kuil dan surau
Berhubung isu perobohan kuil dan surau, pihak MBSA ingin memaklumkan 3 unit kuil dan 1 unit surau yang telah diserahkan notis meroboh bangunan pada 17 November 2005 tidak mefailkan sebarang tindakan untuk menghalang perlaksanaan notis meroboh yang telah dikeluarkan. Namun begitu pihak MBSA telah mengambil keputusan untuk menangguhkan proses perobohan terhadap 3 unit kuil dan 1 unit surau atas pertimbangan berikut :
1) Proses perobohan 3 unit kuil dan 1 unit surau tersebut akan dilaksanakan serentak dengan proses perobohan baki unit setinggan yang akan dilakukan setelah mendapat keputusan akhir daripada Mahkamah berhubung permohonan Injunksi Interim inter-parte yang telah difailkan oleh 274 penduduk setinggan yang terlibat.
2) Selagi permohonan 274 penduduk setinggan untuk Injunksi Interim inter-parte tidak diputuskan oleh mahkamah, pihak Majlis tidak dapat merobohkan unit kediaman setinggan mereka. Oleh itu, atas dasar keperluan mereka untuk melaksanakan ibadat harian kuil dan surau tidak dirobohkan.
3) Kuil tersebut ada yang bercantum dengan unit setinggan yang telah memperolehi perintah Injunksi Interim ex-parte. Oleh yang demikian, kerja perobohan sukar dilakukan kerana boleh menjejaskan unit setinggan yang dilindungi oleh perintah Injunksi ex-parte tersebut.
Berikutan keputusan pihak Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam pada 3 Oktober 2007 yang menolak permohonan injunksi interim inter-parte daripada 274 penduduk setinggan Rimba Jaya untuk menghalang pihak MBSA daripada meroboh kediaman setinggan mereka maka pihak MBSA telah mengadakan operasi meroboh pada 30 Oktober 2007. Walaubagaimanapun dalam operasi perobohan tersebut hanya 2 unit kuil dan 1 unit surau sahaja berjaya dirobohkan manakala itu perobohan 1 unit kuil telah ditangguhkan.
Dalam operasi tersebut 4 anggota penguatkuasa telah mendapatkan kecederaan di mana 3 anggota telah mengalami kecederaan di kepala dan seorang anggota telah mengalami patah jari kelingking.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Sekretariat Akhbar Negeri Selangor
speak up but stay within the law says Najib
November 25th, 2007People can speak up, but stay within the law, says Najib
ALOR STAR: Malaysians have every right to speak up but it is against the law to utter seditious words that could lead to racial clashes, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, “People can speak up, but they can’t break the law,” he said. Najib said this when asked to comment on the three members of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) who were charged under the Sedition Act 1948.
The three accused – lawyers P. Waythamoorthy, P. Uthayakumar and V. S. Ganapathi Rao – claimed trial to the charges. The three members allegedly uttered seditious words during a gathering in Batang Berjuntai in Selangor on Nov 16. “Action was taken against the Hindraf members because of the seditious speeches and not because of their plan to organise an illegal gathering in front of the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. “Regardless of who they are, we will take action under the Sedition Act against those who utter words that could stir anger among other races,” Najib said, describing the speeches made by the three men as very seditious.
Najib was speaking to newsmen after opening the Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) Entrepreneur Carnival at Darul Aman Stadium here yesterday. On the planned gathering, Najib said those involved would have to face the music because the police did not grant them a permit. “The law is very clear. Those who want to hold gatherings must get a police permit first. People cannot hold such gatherings without a police permit. This is against the law and those involved should face the risk.”
The group had planned to stage the assembly to submit a petition with 100,000 signatures to Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a Queen’s Counsel to represent the Indian community in a class action suit against the British government for bringing Indians as labourers to the then Malaya and exploiting them. The suit, filed at the Royal Courts of Justice in London by Waythamoorthy in August, seeks compensation of up to US$4tril (RM13.5tril) or US$1mil for every Indian in Malaysia.
hishamuddin says Sembrong is example of racial unity
November 25th, 2007Hisham: Constituency a fine example of multi-racial cooperation
KLUANG: The Sembrong parliamentary constituency is an example of racial unity and harmony where its Indian assemblyman receives the full support of people of other races, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
He said Kahang assemblyman S. Ramis received the support of the people although 97% of the population were non-Indians.
However, he said foreign news networks such as Al-Jazeera or CNN do not want to highlight such positive situations.
“They prefer to focus on the bad things that do not reflect the true identity of this country,” Hishammuddin, who is Sembrong MP, said after launching the Think.Com programme at SMK T6 yesterday.
At the Sembrong MIC Deepavali Open House, Ramis said the situation in the country, especially Sembrong, was fine without even a whiff of racial tension.
On the planned rally by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur today, he said he was firmly against such actions, describing it as an exploitation of democracy.
“These people are misusing the freedom of democracy to cause unwanted problems by staging the illegal rally or march,” he said.