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prices are increasing but salary remain same for last 25 years

November 4th, 2007
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“He said the wages of Malaysians had also been artificially kept low. Citing the example of his starting salary 26 years ago at RM1,400, Ameer Ali said: “Now, I am employing graduates at the same salary. There is something wrong here. In every other developed country, the minimum wage has increased by at least 100%.”

– why does MYDIN have to wait for minimum wage ruling? They should be proactive and offer better salary to graduates. t least we can proudly say that Malaysian wholesale company offering best pay for graduate in the industry and able to retain the workers. This sounds like an own goal.

Anyway, I check my groceries expenses last Friday (at Jusco IOI Mall, Puchong).

Dutch Lady UHT – RM6.60 (before usually 5.59-5.99)
Famous Amos – Rm14.90 (usually 12.90-13.90)

even Twisties went up from 1.29 to 1.49!

more comparisons coming up later.

If these kind of “good-to-have” food are increasing, imagine the prices of necessity items, as mentioned in article below.

Price rises hurting the wallets of Malaysians
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By JOSEPH LOH and RASHVINJEET S.BEDI

PETALING JAYA: Bread now costs 20 to 30 sen more per loaf, and toll charges may be raised again next year. All over the country, Malaysians are paying more for popular local fare like char kuay teow and roti canai . Prices are increasing across the board for items and commodities essential for a modern lifestyle. Toll on the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), for example, has increased this year from RM1 to RM1.60. While this may be a worrying situation for Malaysia, it is hardly a localised phenomenon but one that is happening globally. The immediate concern to Malaysians, however, is the effect on their wallets.

According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), prices have increased by 2% from January to September. The highest increase was in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.3%) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.8%). The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), however, feels the CPI does not reflect the true situation. “The CPI deals with averages but most consumers will dispute this figure. “Consumers can tell you prices have gone up by more than 2%,” said CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris.

Razak Hamzah, 43, and his wife Siti Ruhayu, 37, who have three school-going children, know for a fact that the price of their purchases has gone up significantly. They, like many other families, really feel the pinch when it comes to basic necessities like Milo, milk, flour, cooking oil and chicken. “I can remember getting two chickens for RM13, but today I can only get one,” said Siti. So, for the couple, it is all about juggling expenses and keeping strictly to a budget – which remains at RM300 per month for groceries despite higher prices. “We try to make do with less. Our income hasn’t gone up so we have to be smart and adjust our needs,” said Siti, who runs a business with her husband.

Those in the middle and lower middle income groups will feel the effects of the price increases most painfully as food is one of their core expenses. Fears that the salary increases for civil servants of between 7.5% and 42% effective July 1would result in price hikes despite government controls have come true. Hence, the call by MTUC for a cost of living allowance (Cola) for private sector workers; and Cuepacs’ nationwide boycott campaign against rising prices of essential goods.

Dr Yeah Kim Leng, group chief economist at Ratings Agency of Malaysia (RAM), attributes the price increases to the rise in commodity prices like wheat, milk, corn, soya bean and rice, which are at a 10-year high. There are also energy commodities such as petrol and gas to take into account. Oil is currently selling at US$92 per barrel. “The revision of control prices of commodities has exerted domestic price pressures,” he said. A price increase in petrol will result in higher transportation fees, and is relayed to the consumer – and this trend is occurring all over the world. Other factors include the growing of crops for bio-fuel and animal feed instead of for food. Even global warming is in the picture. The rising price of wheat due to drought and reduced harvests in Australia caused the price of flour to rise: in Jamaica it’s up by 30%; in China, the price of a packet of instant noodles jumped an average of 20% and by as much as 40% in some cases in July.

Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd (MMHB) managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin looks at increasing prices differently. “Undoubtedly, prices for almost everything are going up, but is anything wrong with that?” He believes that if prices globally are increasing, there has to be a pass-through mechanism implemented by the Government. “We cannot live in an isolated world. In this globalised economy, we cannot have a protected economy. “We can live with it temporarily to obtain a balance, but currently we can see the Malaysian economy becoming increasingly distorted because of the millions of ringgit going into subsidies of petroleum, flour or rice, for example.”

He said the country did not have deep-enough pockets to maintain this indefinitely. He said the wages of Malaysians had also been artificially kept low. Citing the example of his starting salary 26 years ago at RM1,400, Ameer Ali said: “Now, I am employing graduates at the same salary. There is something wrong here. In every other developed country, the minimum wage has increased by at least 100%.”

He said certain measures taken have helped the country in its early development stages. “But we have to get out of this rut and become a consumption-based economy. When you increase wages, you can increase the price of flour or petrol. So, the person who now earns more is also paying more, but all subsidies have been removed.”

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Poll by Merdeka Centre say 71 percent indians support PM

August 12th, 2007
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54% of chinese and 80% of the malays, plus 71% of the indians….BN does not need to worry.
 
NST: Go to the ground, says Khairy

BERUAS: Barisan Nasional component parties must work together and resolve outstanding issues which might cause discord among the public, especially those involving the Chinese community.

Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said it was the responsibility of the component parties to go to the ground and provide a detailed explanation of such issues to the people.

"Take, for example, sensitive issues (involving the Chinese). It would be better if the explanation (to the community) was done (by the MCA or Gerakan) as it would be more credible than if it was carried out by Umno.

"We have to ensure that all races fully understand the concept of give-and-take instead of just focusing on the economy and how to help the Malays," he said after opening the Beruas Umno Youth divisional meeting yesterday.

Khairy said this when asked to comment on a poll carried out by the opinion research firm, Merdeka Centre, in June which showed that only 54 per cent of the Chinese community supported the present administration led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
In the same poll, 86 per cent of Malays and 71 per cent of Indians gave the thumbs up to the administration. The telephone interview survey involved 1022 respondents throughout the peninsula.

"We should not ignore the survey. We have to resolve this matter now instead of hoping that it (findings) will just go away on its own.

"The Chinese community must understand that we also give space to other races and not only to Malays. We (Umno) are not a racist party. Hence, the need for this stand to be explained properly to them."

Meanwhile, Gerakan vice-president Datuk Chang Ko Youn said that racial overtones at the last Umno general assembly still worry Chinese voters.

Their fear of being sidelined as well as worries about the rising inftation and crime rate have made them unhappy, he said.

"It is hoped the government will take measures to soften the impact on the community in the next few months."

Chang, who is Perak Gerakan chief, said political leaders from all Barisan Nasional component parties and Chinese leaders in the community must combine efforts to explain the issues.

 
 
THE STAR: Treat survey findings seriously, Khairy urges BN parties

BERUAS: Barisan Nasional component parties cannot regard lightly the findings of a survey on the people's support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said yesterday. 

He said the Barisan must find answers and provide an explanation over the findings of the survey, conducted by the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research, that 71% of respondents supported the Prime Minister while 21% did not.. 

"We have to find the cause. We have to provide the explanation because we believe there is nothing that cannot be explained," he told reporters after opening the Beruas Umno Youth delegates meeting.  

Khairy was referring to a news portal which had quoted the findings of the telephone survey conducted by the centre between June 14 and June 20, involving 1,022 respondents aged 21 and above in Peninsular Malaysia. 

The Merdeka Centre, which has its office in Bandar Baru Bangi, is an opinion research firm set up to concentrate the capabilities of a team of dedicated social scientists and professionals in the field of economics, political science, communications, marketing management and civil society. 

Khairy said he was not accusing the component parties of not having done their best in explaining to the public the findings of the survey, but hoped that they would step up efforts in view of the next general election. 

On the reported plan by PAS to win at least 40 parliamentary seats in the next general election, Khairy said there was no way the opposition party could achieve that, considering the Prime Minister had the support of 80% of the Malays. 

PAS now has six seats in the Dewan Rakyat. 

On another matter, Khairy described as dangerous the mocking of the national anthem Negaraku by a Malaysian student in Taiwan. 

He said Umno Youth felt that the action of Wee Meng Chee, 24, who went by the nickname Namewee, could incite anger among the cosmopolitan population in the country. ? Bernama  

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NEP not doing anybody any harm, says Tun M

July 24th, 2007
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Tell that to those wage earners who had to buy property without discount while the privileged ones buy better houses at 7% discount at least!
 
Tell that to those who want to open fast food or petrol stations.
 
Tell that to those who want to bid for govt contract above certain amount.
 
Tell that to those who can't a get a scholarship even though their results are top of the class.
 
Tell that to all those who can't get job because those jobs are only for certain privileged people.
 

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The affirmative action plan to help Bumiputras under New Economic Policy has not deterred Malaysia from emerging as the world’s fastest growing developing nation, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said today.

“In any case, the policy to help Bumiputras is not doing anybody any harm,” he told reporters after delivering a keynote address at the international conference on “Gold Dinar Economy 2007.”

“Other developing countries without an affirmative policy cannot do as well as Malaysia, so why are we people questioning the policy,” he said in response to calls to review the policy.

“We have reconsidered the policy, made amendments, reduced the affirmative action but in certain areas we still need affirmation action.

In any case it is not doing anybody any harm,” he said.
 

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Extracts from Hindu Human Rights Report 2006 by Hindu American Foundation

July 17th, 2007
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source: http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/pdf/HHR2006.pdf (7MB)

note that information to the foundation was provided by Hindu Rights Action Force (HindRAF)

Malaysia: Pg 49-52 and 162-167

Introduction

The Indian and Chinese influence in the Malay-speaking world dates back to at least 3rd century BCE when traders from both regions arrived at the archipelago. Hinduism and Buddhism were both established in the region by the 1 st century CE. Between the 7th and 14th centuries, the Indian Hindu culture reigned in the Malay world. During the 10 th century the arrival of Islam broke apart the Hindu empire and led to the conversion of most of the Malay-Indonesian world. The 16th century saw the arrival of the European colonizers, beginning with the Portuguese, followed by the Dutch, and ultimately the British. In 1824, the Anglo-Dutch created a border between British Malaysia and the Dutch East Indies, which is now Indonesia. This phase of occupation was followed by the mass immigration of Chinese and Indians who entered the country as workers in the colonial British economy. Between 1942 and 1945, the Japanese occupied the region, detracting power from the British in East Asia. Although short-lived, this occupation triggered feelings of nationalism, ultimately leading to the establishment of an independent Federation of Malaya in 1957. Upon the acquisition of British territories in North Borneo and Singapore, Malaya became Malaysia in 1963.

Status of Human Rights of Hindus in Malaysia, 2006

For years, Malaysia seemed to be balancing a secular government with the strong Islamic roots of the majority of its citizens. However, in recent years that balance has shifted and increased religious tensions among the population. Marina Mahathir, a rights activist and daughter of Malaysia’s longest-serving premier, says that the Malaysian government is not properly protecting the rights of its citizens from conservative Muslims. She spoke further about the incursion of Muslim values through a variety of confrontations, including the trial of a Chinese couple caught kissing in public and rules requiring non-Muslim policewomen to wear headscarves in parades. Mahathir also says the policy of giving preferential treatment to ethnic Malays should be modified. “The original intentions were good; it was about equality, bringing up people so that there was a level playing field, but I think maybe nobody foresaw some of the psychological side effects,” she said, citing the “sense of entitlement.

Religious freedom has been eroding within the country. As it is, ethnic Malays are required to be Muslims, as they are born into Islam and do not have the freedom to convert. However, even the minority Hindus and Christians in the country struggle to maintain and practice their religions. In the past few years, numerous disputes have come to light over the burial of Hindus in accordance with Muslim rites. The most well-known of these incidents occurred in 2005 when a prominent Malaysian climber was buried as a Muslim, despite protests from his Hindu family that he remained a Hindu.

In a further incident, an ethnic Indian man, Chandran Dharma Dass, was buried according to Islamic rites despite claims by his family that he had renounced Islam. Dass had converted to Islam in 2001 in order to marry a Muslim woman, but renounced Islam when he married a Thai woman instead. However, Syarifuudin Alsa Osman, a Kuantan Islamic religious offer, said that as Dass had not embraced another religion after renouncing Islam, “the deceased was a Muslim and should be buried according to Islam and this cannot be disputed by his family or other parties.” Dass was buried at a Muslim cemetery in his hometown of Gopeng, Perak.

In another example of the growing religious tensions in Malaysia, two practicing Hindu siblings of Indian origin are trying to change their religion on their birth certificates from Islam to Hinduism. The sibling’s father, K. Seshadri, converted from Hinduism to Islam before their birth but reverted back to Hinduism in 1991. Again, Seshadri was buried according to Islamic rites despite protests by his family. The siblings, S. Jeevanathan and S. Maneemegalay, are registered as Hindus on their identity cards but have been denied by Malaysia’s National Registration Department in changing their Muslim status on their birth certificates. “According to the law, when one embraces Islam, there is no provision that allows him to take another religion or go back to his former religion,” said Rahimin Bani, Malacca religious department head.

Separately, Fauzi Mustaffar, the head of Malaysia’s Shariat Department, has asked Muslims in Malaysia not to wish Hindus a Happy Diwali. Although the government distanced itself from the directive, Mustaffar’s message claimed that for a Muslim to greet Hindus on Diwali was equivalent to practicing polytheism. In an email to his staff, Mustaffar wrote, “So Muslims who have inadvertently wished Hindus a Happy Diwali, Happy Durga Pooja or Happy Lakshmi Pooja [all are prominent Hindu festivals] must immediately repent and not repeat it in the future.”

The highest profile atrocity faced by Hindus in Malaysia is the destruction of their temples. A total of seventy-six separate demolitions, desecrations or forcible relocations of Hindu temples are enumerated and discussed in Appendix C. According to P. Waytha Moorthy, Chairman of the Hindu Rights Action Force (an umbrella of approximately 40 NGOs in Malaysia), authorities are destroying temples “in an unlawful and indiscriminate fashion, at the federal, state, and local levels.”

Many of these temples have existed since British colonial rule as Indian laborers who were brought into the country to work on rubber plantations built them. Malaysian mosques have not faced similar fates and actually mosques are given preference in the government allocation of public funds and land. Moorthy lists six major temples that were demolished by the authorities between February and June 2006:

– Sri Ayyanar Sathiswary Alayam at Jalan Davies demolished February 22
– Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman at Pantal demolished April 17
– Sri Kaliamman at Midlands Estate demolished May 9
– Sri Balkrishan Muniswarer at Setapak partly demolished May 14
– Gangai Muthu K Karumariaman at PMR Batu Buntung Estate Kulim torched May 15
– Muniswara at Setapak demolished June 8

A more prominent case involves the demolition of the Sri Muthu Mariamman, a temple that is over 100 years old. The temple, which was located on rubber plantation that was home to approximately 1000 families, has been at the center of a fight since 1992 when the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) made claims to temple’s land. There have been various attempts to save the temple, but a court order allowed the demolition of the temple in December 2006. The deities within the temple are to be moved to a separate location that will be provided by the Johor state. Hindu Rights Action Force has filed an application with the Malaysian High Court in Kuala Lumpur in order to stop the continued demolition of Hindu temples.

Violations of Constitution and UN Covenants

Malaysia has not taken any action toward signing or ratifying the UN’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights or the UN’s International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Malaysia’s Constitution upholds Islam as “the religion of the Federation” but provides for the practice of other religions “in peace and harmony.” Part II of the Constitution defines the fundamental liberties of people, which include the right to equality before the law; the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly; and the right to “prove and practice his religion.” The Constitution also guarantees that every religious group may “manage its own religious affairs, establish and maintain institutions for religious or charitable purposes, and acquire and own property and hold and administer it in accordance with law.” Furthermore, religious groups hold the right “to establish and maintain institutions for education of children in its own religion” although the Federation retains the right to “establish or maintain or assist in establishing or maintaining Islamic institutions.” Additionally, the Constitution mandates that no individual is “required to receive instruction in or take part in any ceremony or act of worship of a religion other than his own.” Clearly, state-sponsored temple destruction and infringements on personal religious freedom seen in Malaysia today are direct violations of the aforementioned guarantees enshrined in the nation’s Constitution.

Conclusion and Recommendations

Over the past decade, the rights of minorities in Malaysia have eroded as the government shifts from its seemingly secular state to one that is rooted in conservative Islam. Religious freedom is not protected and for ethnic Malays, does not exist at all. While the Hindu community faces numerous struggles, the two key ones are their right to cremate their dead as Hindus and the demolition of their temples. The Malaysian government should respect the wishes of family members and permit them to carry out final rites for their deceased in accordance with Hindu tradition. The U.S., UN and various human rights groups should pressure the Malaysian government to protect Hindu temples from desecration and destruction ? the primary institutions of the Hindu community in Malaysia. Hindu places of worship that existed prior to independence should be designated as temple property and title to the land should be handed to the respective temple trustees/committees as has been done for pre-independence era mosques. The Malaysian Government should be urged to not discriminate in the allocation of public funds and land for places of worship between Muslim and minority religious groups.

Appendix C:

Destruction of Hindu Temples in Malaysia – 2006

ELEVEN HINDU TEMPLES DEMOLISHED IN THE KLANG VALLEY

1. The Sri Ayyanar Sathiswary Alayam Temple (more than 65 years-old) was demolished on February 22, 2006 and the sacred icons buried at the site.
2. The Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple Pantai (more than 100 years-old) was demolished on April 17, 2006 on orders by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
3. The Vaalmuniswarar Rajaamman Kovil (more than 60 years-old) at the Lady Templer Hospital was demolished on May 3, 2006 or orders by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
4. Sri Kaliamman temple at Midlands Estate, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam (more than 100 yearsold) was demolished or orders by the Shah Alam City Hall on May 9, 2006.
5. The Sri Balakrishan Muniswarer temple in Setapak (more than 60 years-old) was partly demolished on May 11, 2006 or orders by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
6. The Sri Balakrishan Muniswarer temple in Setapak was completely demolished and sacred icons destroyed on June 8, 2006.
7. The partly demolished Sri Kaliamman temple at Midlands Estate, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam was demolished for a second time on June 12, 2006 wherein three main Hindu deities were hammered and smashed to pieces with a sledge hammer by the Shah Alam City Council enforcement officers.
8. On August 1, 2006 the Om Sri Sakti Nagamma Allaya Hindu Temple in Taman Sri Manja, PJS 3/30 Petaling Jaya, Selangor was demolished by the Petaling Jaya City Council.
9. The Sri Subramaniam temple in Country Homes, Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia was demolished on September 29, 2006.
10. On October 31, 2006 the Sri Muniswarar Temple (more than 100 years-old) which was built on private land in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih Selangor was demolished.
11. The Devi Sri Karumaniamman Hindu Temple, Petaling Jaya Utara, Section 21, Kampung Taman Aman was demolished on November 30, 2006.
12. On December 29, 2006 the Sri Muniswarar Temple (more than 100 years-old) which was built on private land in Bandar Rinching, Semenyih Selangor was demolished.

FOUR OTHER DEMOLISHED HINDU TEMPLES LOCATED OUTSIDE KLANG VALLEY BUT WITHIN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

13. The Sri Maha Sivalingaeswarrar Hindu Temple, Batu 7, Gemas Tampin was demolished on April 10, 2006.
14. The 80 year-old Sri Muthumariamman Alayam Hindu Temple in Skudai Johor Bahru was demolished in August 2006.
15. Sacred icons in the Sungai Wangi Mathurai Veeran Temple (60 years-old) in Sitiawan, Kampung Tirali, 9 th Mile Jalan Air Tawar, Sungai Wangi Estate, Perak were hammered, smashed up and thrown into a drain and the temple demolished on October 17, 2006 by the Manjung District Council.
16. The 55 year-old Kaliaman Alayam Hindu Temple in Taman Impiana Mengelembu in Ipoh was demolished on November 27, 2006.

THIRTY ONE HINDU TEMPLES IN KLANG VALLEY THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED A DEMOLITION NOTICE

17. A demolition notice was issued to the Kuil Hindu Sri Mariaman di Seksyen 11, Shah Alam on April 26, 2006 by the Shah Alam Municipal Council.
18. The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Taman Intan Baiduri Selayang was issued a demolition notice in June 2006.
19. The Sri Subramaniam Temple Kg.Jawa Klang (107 years-old) was issued a demolition notice in June 2006.
20. The Mariamman Temple Jalan Meru Bandar Setia Alam, Shah Alam (101 years-old) was issued a demolition notice in June 2006.
21. The Kg.Jawa Mariamman Temple (more than 120 years-old) was issued with a demolition notice in June 2006.
22. The Sri Maha Laxhsmi temple in Sunway was issued with a demolition notice in June 2006 by the Petalaing Jaya City Council.
23. The Sri Angineer Temple in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur built on a private land was issued with a demolition notice in June 2006 by the Kuala Lumpur City Manager.
24. Sri Mahamariaman Hindu Temple in Kg Semarak, Old Klang Road has been threatened with demolition five times (Nanban, July 6, 2006, pg. 12)
25. The Sri Sai Bala Raman Hindu Temple in Klang Jaya was threatened with demolition (Nesan, July , 2006)
26. The 101 year-old Dewi Sri Karumari Aman Temple at the 4 ? Mile Jalan Meru, Klang was ordered closed by the Selangor State Government on July 10, 2006, and the temple was threatened to be demolished to make way for housing development.
27. The 101 year-old Thevy Sri Karumariamman temple’s Bandar Setia Alam, Shah Alam access road was closed on July 10, 2006 by the Selangor State Government and later threatened with demolition to make way for a private housing development.
28. The Arun Estate Temple in Shah Alam was issued a demolition notice (
Nesan, July 12, 2006, pg. 6)
29. In July 2006 the 110 year-old Tepi Sungai JKR Mariaman Temple was given a notice that it would be demolished.
30. In July 2006 the Sri Muniswarar temple in Jalan Air Panas Baru Setapak was given a notice that it would be demolished.
31. In July 2006 the Sri Jada Muniswarar Hindu Temple in Danau Kota, Kuala Lumpur was given a notice that it would be demolished.
32. The Jedda Manismanar Hindu Temple in Jalan Setapak was given a notice that it would be demolished (Nesan, August 17, 2006)
33. The Sri Maha Megeswari Hindu Temple in Lembah Jaya, Ampang is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, August 20, 2006)
34. The Muniswarar Hindu Temple in Bandar Baru Ampang is being threatened withdemolition (Nesan, August 20, 2006)
35. The Sri Sakti Vinayar Hindu Temple in Kampung Ampang Indah is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, August 20, 2006)
36. The Mariaman Hindu Temple in Kg Tasik Permai, Ampang is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, August 20, 2006)
37. Siti Subramariam Hindu Temple in Kg Tasik Permai, Ampang is being threatened with demolishment Nesan (20/8/06)
38. The Sri Mariaman Temple (60 years-old) in Section 18 was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
39. The Sri Kaliaman Temple (80 years-old) in Section 18 was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
40. The Sri Vinayagar Temple (80 years-old) in Section 18 was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
41. The Sri Mariaman Temple (109 years-old) in Section 19, which has a sacred 100 year old tree, was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
42. The Sri Mariaman Temple (100 years-old) in Section 15 was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
43. The Sri Maha Mariaman Hindu Temple in Section 11 was issued a notice demanding relocation, on October 18, 2006.
44. The 80 year-old Sri Athi Muniswara Temple in Jalan Semarak, off Jalan Gurney in Kuala Lumpur was issued a demolition notice on October 19, 2006.
45. On November 21, 2006 the Sivaksakthi Linggeswara Hindu Temple in Kampung Tropikana, Jalan Padang Tembak, Subang Jaya was issued a demolition notice.
46. The Sri Kamatchie Amman Telecoms Temple Cheras (more than 100 years-old) is being threatened with demolition.
47. Despite receiving recognition from UNESCO, the Nageswari Hindu Temple in Bangsar is being threatened with demolition.

SEVENTEEN OTHER HINDU TEMPLES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE KLANG VALLEY BUT WITHIN PENINSULA MALAYSIA THAT HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION

48. The Sri Muniswarar Aalayam Seremban (150 years-old) and a 150 year-old “rain tree” have been threatened with demolition since March 2006 by the District and Land Office.
49. On June 26, 2006 the 110 year-old Sri Chinna Karuppan Temple in Masai Johor was issued a notice of demolition.
50. The 60 year-old Saiva Muniswarar Temple Temple in Sg.Petani Kedah was given a notice of demolition (Nanban June 29, 2006, pg 4).
51. The Sri Muthumariaman Aman Skudai Hindu Temple (70 years-old) in Lindon Estate risks being demolished (Nesan, July 3, 2006, pg. 7)
52. Sri Muniswarar Temple in Slim River risks being demolished (Nesan, July 14, 2006)
53. On July 15, 2006 the Muniswarar Temple in Sitiawan was given a demolition notice (Nanban, July , 2006).
54. A Hindu temple was threatened with demolition (Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6)
55. The Sri Nageswari Amman Alayam Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6)
56. The Muniswarar Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (
Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6).
57. The Sri Sakti Viyanayagar Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6).
58. The Sri Maha Mariaman Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6).
59. The Sri Subramaniam Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, July 19, 2006, pg. 6).
60. The Muthu Mariaman Hindu Temple in Liutan Estate Skudai was threatened to be demolished on August 13, 2006.
61. The Sri Subramaniam Hindu Temple in Kampar is being threatened with demolition (Nesan, August 21, 2006).
62. Bangi Mariaman Hindu Temple is being threatened with demolition (
Nesan, August 23, 2006).
63. The Taman U Hindu Temple in Skudai, Johor Bahru was on the verge of being demolished when about 600 Hindu devotees protested on August 23, 2006.
64. The Sri Mathuraimeeran Hindu Temple in Kampar Taman, Sri Wangi is being threatened with demolition (Nanban, August 25, 2006).

THREE HINDU TEMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN BURNT TO THE GROUND

65. The Ganggai Muthu Karumariaman temple in PMR Batu Buntung Estate Kulim, Kedah on May 15, 2006 was torched by unknown individuals.
66. The Sri Kalikambul Kamadeswarar temple in Ebor Estate Batu Tiga, Shah Alam Selangor was burned down.
67. The Sri Kalkattha Kaliamman temple in Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, 47400 Petaling Jaya was burned down.

SIX TEMPLES FORCED TO BE RELOCATED NEXT TO SEWAGE TANKS

68. The Sri Muneeswarar JKR Temple, Batu 5/12, Jalan Kapar, 42100 Klang, Selangor (73 years-old) was given notice to be demolished and forced to be relocated next to a sewage tank (June 2006, Hindraf)
69. The Sri Kumaravel Hindu Temple in Kampung Medan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor was forcibly relocated next to a sewage tank, electric station (TNB) and high voltage cable on July 14, 2006 (Makkal Osai, August 15, 2006)
70. The Mariaman Hindu Temple in Bukit Beonang, Taman Bukit Melaka was forced to relocate next to a sewage tank (Nanban, August 25, 2006).
71. The Sri Raja Rajeswarar Hindu Temple in Taman Tunku Jaafar, Senawang, Seremban was relocated next to a sewage tank (Hindraf).
72. The Mariamman and Perumal Hindu Temple in Puchong Perdana, Selangor were relocated next to a sewage tank (DAP sources).
73. The Mariamman Temple in Desa Mewah, Sunway Semenyih was forcibly relocated next to a septic tank, according to Bandar Rincing, the Semenyih Temple Chairman.

THREE HINDU TEMPLES WHERE DEITIES WERE FORCIBLY REMOVED

74. Icons in a 73 year-old JKR Sri Muniswarar Temple, Jalan Kapar Klang Temple were forcibly removed and taken away under mysterious circumstances in July 2006.
75. Deities from the Devi Sri Karumariaman Hindu Temple, Petaling Jaya Utara, Section 21, Kampung Taman Aman were forcibly removed and left in a construction site.
76. At the Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Jalan Matin Batu 5 Seremban (which is more than 28 years-old) deities and temple bell were removed (Nanban, September 3, 2006).

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NEP stays, says Pak Lah

July 11th, 2007
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"the objective to dissociate race from occupation or social standing was crucial in ensuring long-term unity for the country ? given its legacy and racial structure."
 
dulu: petani/pesawah – malay, peniaga/pelombong – chinese, penoreh getah – indian.
 
sekarang: can we fill in the answers?
 
ah long  – ???
mat rempit – ??
drug addict – ??
child rapist – ??
suicidal community – ??
gangsters – ??
cleaners – ??
estate workers – ??
petani/pesawah – ??
fishermen – ??
lawyers – ??
accountants — ??
businessmen — ??
doctors — ??
 
 
NEP stays, says Pak Lah

By LOONG MENG YEE

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is willing to review policies or regulations deemed to be hindering the distribution of equity in the most sustainable, competitive and meaningful way. 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, however, said Malaysian maintained its position that the New Economic Policy (NEP) was not a cost to doing business. 

"Perhaps the most difficult question we must address is to improve equity without sacrificing competitiveness. Many have come to regard Malaysia's affirmative action policies, widely described as the NEP, as a cost to doing business. 

"But many fail to appreciate the spirit behind the policy, and this is crucial in understanding Malaysia," he said yesterday. 

Abdullah said the objective to dissociate race from occupation or social standing was crucial in ensuring long-term unity for the country ? given its legacy and racial structure. 

"Racial-based riots raged in neighbouring countries while Malaysia was spared the experience. The expansion of an educated and multi-ethnic middle class, thanks to affirmative action policies, has mitigated the risk of mass unrest. 

"But great disparities in income and social mobility still exist between ethnic groups. Whereas this may just be another issue in other countries, ethnic-based disparity strikes at the heart of national unity for Malaysia," said Abdullah in his keynote address at a high-level dialogue with foreign investors and international business leaders. 

The Prime Minister spoke at the two-day "Business Roundtable with the Government of Malaysia." This dialogue allowed the business leaders to engage policy makers on the on-going reform process and to discuss key economic issues. 

"In this 50th year of our independence, we see an improving economy and the fruits of our structural changes. The renewed interest in Malaysia is the product of this 50-year legacy as well as recent national efforts at refining our approaches," he said.

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