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Photos of Press Statement after YB Manoharan swearing in
May 14th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
no such thing as social contract says Ungku Aziz
May 12th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Wow…Ungku Aziz very brave ohh….Surely he have heard of Sedition Act before this? 😆
I believe the contract exists virtually, exchange of citizenship for preserving the special rights, and the details were made into articles in the constitution.
Don: No such thing as ‘social contract’
Rahmah Ghazali | May 11, 08 5:47pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/82665
Royal professor Dr Ungku Abdul Aziz today made a startling claim today that there was no physical social contract between Malaysia’s diverse ethnic communities. “There is no such thing as social contract,” said Ungku Aziz, a panelist in the 25th Anniversary Look East Policy Forum in Shah Alam today.
Deviating from his original speech during the event, the celebrated academic said that the social contract was “a fantasy created by politicians of all sorts of colours depending on their interest”.
Ungku Aziz said the social contract should rightly be called an “economic contract” to justify affirmative action in areas of education and health for groups that needed it the most. However, he did not elaborate on the subject and said that he would save it for another forum.
Among the panelist today were former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Public Servide Department director-general Ismail Adam.
But Mahathir disagrees
Speaking at a press conference later, Mahathir however disagreed with Ungku Aziz and stressed that a social contract exists albeit not in written form. Instead, Mahathir explained that the social contract was an “understanding among founders of the alliance (government)” by Tunku Abdul Rahman.
“Tunku gave one million citizenship to the Chinese, in return, he expected the Chinese would give some support to the demand for independence and to the sharing concept. He didn’t spell it (the contract) out 100 per cent, but there was this understanding, not written,” he said. “But it is also reflected in the constitution, every time something is given to the Malays, something is also given to the Chinese and Indians,” he added.
Mahathir said the social contract was an understanding that includes sharing of political power and sharing the economic cake, which the bigger portion was given to the bumiputeras.”So eventually they can catch up with the non-bumiputeras,” he said.
Are you upset with Karpal’s statement?
May 10th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Current poll status shows that:
* No (89%, 48 Votes)
* Yes (11%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
Still got time to prove that PM was correct – Many Malaysians are upset with Karpal.
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MIC Youth points out Karpal mistake
May 10th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email MIC Youth: Karpal erred in law
May 10, 08 6:41pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/82652
DAP chairperson Karpal Singh had erred in law by citing a case that was unrelated to Islam and using it to criticise the Perak Sultan for ‘interfering’ with the transfer of Perak Religious Department director Jamry Sury.
MIC Youth chief S Vigneswaran said Karpal had cited Federal Territory Education Director and Others vs Loot Ting Yee (1982) which had nothing to do with Islamic affairs and was thus unrelated to Jamry’s case.
“How can Karpal, a distinguished lawyer of senior standing give example of an Education Department staff in a secular dispute with the case of Jamry which is directly within the scope of the religious department under the Sultan,” said Vigneswaran in a statement today. » Read more: MIC Youth points out Karpal mistake
Interview with Kulasegaran MP Ipoh Barat
May 10th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email KNOW YOUR MPs: Constituents’ welfare comes first for Kula
By : P. Chandra Sagaran
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IPOH: Solving local issues affecting the people is not exactly the job of a member of parliament but M. Kulasegaran, MP for Ipoh Barat, still demands solutions from the authorities so as not to let his constituents down.
The second-term MP said if councillors and local councils had done their job well, people would not bring their problems to the elected representatives. “This is why we are planning to appoint 30 per cent of councillors from a diverse section of the community including professionals and those who who can discharge their duties effectively.” » Read more: Interview with Kulasegaran MP Ipoh Barat
