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MCA Youth Assembly says wave handphone, not sword

August 19th, 2007
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MIC youth probably can copy and paste from MCA youth. no need to waste time.
 
This is what i liked the most : "He said the authorities should do away with labels like ‘Muslims and non-Muslims’, ‘bumiputras and non-bumiputras’ among Malaysians to eradicate racism and advocate the spirit of ‘rakyat Malaysia’. "
 
of course in the end, it is all rhetorics to please the crowd and play to the gallery.
 
 
Stick to the Constitution

MALACCA: The MCA Youth has pledged to defend the sanctity of the Federal Constitution to ensure a united and progressive society that allows the freedom to practise one’s religion. 

Movement chief Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the spirit of the Constitution must be preserved for a long time for the sake of the future generation and the document must be the reference point. 

“Whenever there is a conflict of opinions about a situation we are not comfortable about, we should refer back to the Constitution,” he said during his speech at the opening of the movement’s annual general assembly. 

Liow said it was not MCA’s culture and certainly not the MCA Youth’s, to wave a sword when making a point. 

“If we wanted to wave something, why not a handphone? A handphone signifies communication and can also be said to promote understanding. We in the MCA Youth rather wave the Federal Constitution,” Liow said as he held out a copy of the document. 

His entire central committee then stood up and waved copies of the country’s supreme law to loud applause from the floor. 

Party deputy president Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy opened the assembly which was held at the Pay Fong Middle school hall here yesterday. 

Liow reminded the delegates not to take lightly the unity which had been enjoyed since independence but instead strive to not only preserve but also to strengthen it. 

“We must appreciate the unity and remind ourselves of the spirit behind our Federal Constitution, which is full of spirit of solidarity, natural justice and goodwill.” 

Quoting Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah, Liow said the integrity of that document must be protected at all costs and that many misunderstandings may be avoided if the principles embodied in the Constitution were adhered to strictly. 

“We should not pressure others or to cause tension but instead promote the culture of open-mindedness and always be ready to engage in healthy discourse. 

“In the Barisan family, we are brothers, there is no master and slave, there is no question of who is being scared of whom or who should kowtow to whom,” Liow added to applause. 

He said the authorities should do away with labels like ‘Muslims and non-Muslims’, ‘bumiputras and non-bumiputras’ among Malaysians to eradicate racism and advocate the spirit of ‘rakyat Malaysia’. 

Liow also revealed that the Education Ministry had allocated RM14mil for Chinese primary schools under a four-year adoption programme by MCA Youth. 

He said the move was to upgrade the quality of education in Chinese primary schools to a higher level that was comparable to international standards. 

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MIC welcomes Abdullah’s rebuttal to allegations

August 18th, 2007
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KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC has welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's rebuttal to allegations that the Government had failed to help the Indian community. 

Its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party thanked Abdullah for giving the true picture that Barisan Nasional had always assisted the Indian community to advance economically and socially. 

Abdullah had on Thursday expressed disappointment that there were groups still claiming that the Indian community was 50 years behind the others, despite continuous efforts by the Government to address its needs. 

He was commenting on a memorandum submitted by a group saying that the Government had failed to help the Indian community. 

Samy Vellu, who is also the Works Minister, said any fair-minded person could acknowledge the many achievements of the Indian community in economics, religion, education and social aspects. 

“Thousands of temples were constructed or rebuilt, all with the help of the Barisan government.  

“Thousands of Indian students have also undergone and are undergoing tertiary education in public and private universities while the MIC alone has created 32,000 semi-professionals through its TAFE College in Seremban,” he added.  

Samy Vellu said the MIC would safeguard the legitimate rights of the Indian community with the continuous support of the people and party members. 

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Education and Crime to top MCA AGM

August 17th, 2007
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both the Sun and Star focused on MCA’s AGM coming Sunday. Among the hot topics expected are related to education, crime prevention and economic opportunities. In fact, education matters are paramount to them till it takes up more than half of the resolutions proposed.

MCA is also worried about the support from the community since tension rising from antics of UMNO. In the end, MCA suffers since the chinese voters are not like the malays or indian voters who follow blindly. DAP will gain when MCA has a problem. Only option is for BN to field non-chinese candidates to fight DAP in their areas. But that would mean exchange of seats which will not go down well with other components.

THE STAR: Crime among the hot topics at MCA annual general assembly

By LOONG MENG YEE and NG SI HOOI
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KUALA LUMPUR: Fighting crime will be among the main topics for debate by delegates to the 54th MCA annual general assembly, said party secretary-general Datuk Ong Ka Chuan.

He said the rising crime rate was also likely to be discussed. “People are very concerned about the crime rate in areas such as Johor Baru. We want to come out with crime prevention programmes as well as work with police to combat crime,” he said in an interview.

Ong added that many of the resolutions received from the grassroots touched on public safety. “The community is worried. They are calling for a stronger police presence. There are even suggestions of starting night patrols. “The high presence of foreign workers is also very worrying, especially the ease with which they can gain employment as security guards.”

On Sunday, 2,341 delegates will attend the assembly, which is expected to be opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, at the Dewan San Choon here.

There have been many resolutions submitted on the economic sector calling for equal opportunity to participate in national economic programmes such as the Iskandar Development Region in Johor and Government projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.

“Another area of potential for the Chinese community is the modern agriculture sector. This will especially be attractive for rural youth and get them to stay in their home towns.”

THE SUN: Chinese support to dominate MCA debates
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PETALING JAYA (Aug 16, 2007): Chinese support for the MCA is expected to dominate the debates at the party’s annual general assembly (AGM) on Sunday.
According to an aide of MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, the party chief will focus on topics relating to the political strength of the Chinese community.

The source said the Chinese community always voted for opposition parties when it wants to disagree or show dissatisfaction to the ruling parties and “current sentiments don’t look good”.

“If the support (of the Chinese community) continues to split half for MCA and another half for the opposition parties, it is very worrying because they may vote emotionally just to disagree with Umno,” the source said.

The source said such sentiments of the community will weaken MCA’s voice in the Barisan Nasional, leaving the opposition to deal with Umno.

“The political relationship between the Chinese and Malays may worsen as Umno will never agree with the opposition. It is time for the Chinese community to think deeply,” the source said.

Selangor MCA organising secretary Lee Wei Kiat said the delegates would want the central leadership to five more attention to fighting crime.

“Increasing crime rates have been worrying delegates. They hope to raise the issue with central leaders so that the matter can be given priority by the Cabinet to look for more effective measures in crime prevention,” he added.

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Samy hits back at HINDRAF on memorandum

August 17th, 2007
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finally, something that appeared on mainstream media (the NST) about the memorandum by HINDRAF. Just some hot air and no facts as usual 🙂

Samy Vellu hits back at Hindu Rights Action Force
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PUTRAJAYA, FRI:

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu today launched a stinging attack against a non-governmental organisation, the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), which claimed that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government had done little to address the woes of the Malaysian Indian community over the last 50 years.

“I must state here that if there is anything that affects the Indian community, the MIC will be there to fight it out even when we are partners of the Barisan Nasional. To me, I have never remained idle and I don’t waste time,” Samy Vellu, who is also Works Minister, told Bernama today.

The MIC supremo was asked to comment on a 18-point memorandum by HINDRAF, which was handed to the Prime Minister’s office last Sunday by the organisation’s chairman P. Waytha Moorthy, secretary V.K Regu and its legal adviser P. Uthayakumar.

Apart from stating that the Indian community was marginalised by the BN government, in the memorandum, HINDRAF also wanted an end to special privileges given to Malays. The memorandum also took a dig at Umno asking the largest political party in the country to “stop playing politics” through the “mandore” (supervisor) system by dishing out aid to the Indian community on a piecemeal basis.

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Couple dissolves marriage after wife embraces Islam

August 14th, 2007
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problem is, is the divorce via syariah court binding on the non-muslim couple and does the court has the authority? notice that the husband had filed for divorce in civil court on his behalf. of course he won't want to be caught committing bigamy if he marries again, if the registration dept does not acknowledge the syariah courts ruling.
 
thus, the couple have to divorce twice 🙂
 
anyway, this was a "happy" divorce; not one filled with children custody claims and forced conversion of children, plus the lady is the one who converted.

Couple dissolves marriage after wife embraces Islam
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By M. MAGESWARI

PETALING JAYA: A teacher and a hotel manager became the first couple in the country to dissolve their marriage amicably through the Syariah lower court after she embraced Islam.  

Today, Aishah Sandhera Abdullah @ Sandhera Debbie Kimbi, 27, from Sibu, Sarawak, applied to the Syariah lower court here to dissolve her marriage because of the change of religion.  

She made her application under Section 46(2) of the Islamic Family Law Enactment (Selangor) 2003.

The court granted the application to dissolve the marriage.  

In confirming the dissolution of the marriage for her, Syariah court judge Ghazali Ahmad praised the couple for settling the matter good-naturedly.  

According to the statement of claim, Aishah, who is the plaintiff, had married Reynolds Chua Guan Teck, 28, on May 5, 2004.  

The marriage was registered under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 as both were Christians during the period. The couple has no children.

Aishah converted to Islam on Feb 2 while the defendant was still a Christian.

The couple then could not live together under Islamic law because of the difference in religions.

She filed the summons and statement of claim on Aug 1 for the dissolution of the marriage.  

The defendant had filed a divorce petition on July 20 at the Shah Alam High Court (civil) under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act.

The Shah Alam Court has not set a date to hear the divorce matter.

Speaking to reporters later, Aishah's lawyer Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar said the case set a precedent for couples to dissolve their marriages amicably when one party converts to Islam.

He said such settlements should be encouraged as it resulted in a win-win situation for both.  

Earlier, Aishah informed Ghazali that she would attend the divorce case proceeding for Chua at the Shah Alam High Court.

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