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Islamic Political Parties and Democracy: a Comparative Study of Pks in Indonesia and Pas in Malaysia (1998-2005)
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by ScholarBank@NUS ISLAMIC POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRACY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PKS IN INDONESIA AND PAS IN MALAYSIA (1998-2005) AHMAD ALI NURDIN S.Ag, (UIN), GradDipIslamicStud, MA (Hons) (UNE), MA (NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2009 Acknowledgements This work is the product of years of questioning, excitement, frustration, and above all enthusiasm. Thanks are due to the many people I have had the good fortune to interact with both professionally and in my personal life. While the responsibility for the views expressed in this work rests solely with me, I owe a great debt of gratitude to many people and institutions. First, I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Priyambudi Sulistiyanto, who was my principal supervisor before he transferred to Flinders University in Australia. He has inspired my research on Islamic political parties in Southeast Asia since the beginning of my studies at NUS. After he left Singapore he patiently continued to give me advice and to guide me in finishing my thesis. Thanks go to him for his insightful comments and frequent words of encouragement. After the departure of Dr. Priyambudi, Prof. Reynaldo C. Ileto, who was a member of my thesis committee from the start of my doctoral studies in NUS, kindly agreed to take over the task of supervision. He has been instrumental in the development of my academic career because of his intellectual stimulation and advice throughout. -
Writes to Guan Eng 4 Guan Eng Replies to Anwar 5 Changing Trmes 8 Three Feasts and a (Soap) Opera 10
u~t·r<~»••nt parties and NGOs, people from all races n!lta•iol'ia are coming together. he Anwar saga has Naturally these different and must be further pro g been an important ral groups with similar goals moted. lying point for the joined forces in the Gagasan reformasi movement. But con and Gerak coalitions to pursue The first item is a set of let cern for Anwar's sacking, as these goals vigorously. ters bet·ween Anwar and sault and unjust treatment Guan Eng from their respec generally have extended into The overall struggle has be tive jails: they exchange fes concern over wider issues. come more comprehensive tive greetings and discuss thb too: Justice for Anwar, for issue of ethnic relations. Sabri The ISA must go. Undemo Guan Eng, for Irene Zain's article Clznllging Times cratic laws must be reviewed Fernandez, for the 126 comments on pre\'ious ethnic so as to guarantee the rakyat's charged for illegal assembly, barriers breaking down. It is rights and liberties. The inde and now, for all prisoners too. a piece that lifts up the spirit. pendence and integrity of the No unjust toll hikes, boycott OJ Muzaffar Tate reports on judiciary, the Attorney irresponsible newspapers, en three functions he attended in Generalis chambers and the sure a free and fair election in Kuala Lumpur, while Anil Police must be restored. Sabah, etc. !\ietto and R.K. Surin write about their e>..perienceattend Cronyism must be gotten rid In this issue of AM, we carry ing a forum in Penang. -
Shell Business Operations Kuala Lumpur:A Stronghold
SHELL BUSINESS OPERATIONS KUALA LUMPUR: A STRONGHOLD FOR HIGHER VALUE ACTIVITIES etting up their operations nearly tial. It sends a strong statement that SBO-KL • SBO-KL’s success in Malaysia two decades ago, The Shell Busi- does not offer a typical GBS location, but was attributed to three key ness Operations Kuala Lumpur offers an entire ecosystem that is constantly aspects – talent quality & (SBO-KL) which is located in growing and developing. availability, world class infra- Cyberjaya, has come a long way. structure, and govt support. SInitially known as Shell IT International (SITI), Frontrunner In The Field • Expansion plans are based on the company has reinvented itself into the Currently, SBO-KL is one of seven global busi- skills, not scale – hiring from multifunctional shared services company ness operations serving clients worldwide, different sectors and industries it is today. with the current focus of being a hub of allows for new markets to be expertise and centre of excellence. tapped into when it comes to Malaysia, Meeting All Requirements Amongst the shared services in Malaysia, creative solutions. The centre’s setup in Malaysia was attributed SBO-KL has the widest portfolio, comprising • High Performance Culture cre- to three key aspects – government support, of business partners and services in the areas ates employees that are holistic talent availability and infrastructure. Having of IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Contracting in thinking and have a desire been granted MSC status, support, and and Procurement, Downstream Business to improve the bottom-line of policies that was favourable, this was a clear (Order-to-delivery, Customer Operation, the organisation. -
Fight AES Fines, PAS's Mahfuz Tells Road Users Malaysian Insider
Fight AES fines, PAS’s Mahfuz tells road users Malaysian Insider October 31, 2012 By Ida Lim KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 ― A PAS lawmaker today urged road users not to pay off traffic summonses issued under the federal government’s controversial Automated Enforcement System (AES), saying that they should claim trial to the offences instead. “Now I want to ask, if the government refuses to delay the implementation of the AES and withdraw all summonses issued, everyone who receives the AES summonses don’t need to pay the RM300 compound, instead follow this instruction to go to court...” PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar said at a press conference today. He said that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was prepared to provide lawyers to represent those who chose to contest the summonses in court. Yesterday, PR said it would suspend approval for the AES’s implementation in the four states of Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, to allow for further discussion and public feedback. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng yesterday said that PR’s move would mean that 331 out of the planned 831 cameras under the nationwide AES scheme will not be installed. The AES cameras, which detects speeding motorists and those who beat traffic lights, is in its pilot phase, with 14 installed in Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya. Today, Umno MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin also crossed the political divide today and backed the opposition PR pact in calling for Putrajaya to suspend enforcing the controversial traffic system, saying it could be used as electoral fodder against the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN). -
Kelantan & the PH Government
www.rsis.edu.sg No. 051 – 21 March 2019 RSIS Commentary is a platform to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy-relevant commentary and analysis of topical and contemporary issues. The authors’ views are their own and do not represent the official position of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU. These commentaries may be reproduced with prior permission from RSIS and due recognition to the author(s) and RSIS. Please email to Mr Yang Razali Kassim, Editor RSIS Commentary at [email protected]. Malaysia’s Changing Federal-State Relations Kelantan & the PH Government By Najwa Abdullah SYNOPSIS The Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) state government in Kelantan had had difficult relationships with Barisan Nasional (BN) governments in Kuala Lumpur for as long as BN was in power. Will this change under the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government? COMMENTARY THROUGHOUT THE modern history of Malaysian politics, the state of Kelantan has been unique in many ways, particularly for its distinctive political choice and religious character. Since 1990 when PAS gained control there, Kelantan was continuously portrayed as the ‘disobedient’ state by the federal government during the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) period. As a result, Kelantan’s relationship with the centre had been fraught with disagreements, particularly over economic development and oil royalty. There had been numerous studies and reports on how the BN government had blocked the allocation of mandatory and discretionary grants and refused to pay the oil royalty to the state government. The BN tactics did not convince the Kelantanese to stop their support for PAS, as reflected by PAS’ victories in Kelantan in the general elections over the years (except in 2004 where Kelantan almost fell to BN). -
DAP Exco Man Freed After Night in Lock-Up Malaysiakini.Com Sept 1, 2014
DAP exco man freed after night in lock-up MalaysiaKini.com Sept 1, 2014 Penang exco member Phee Boon Poh was released by police this evening after having spent a night in a police lock-up for his role as the head of state-funded Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS). A total of 134 more PPS members will be released by midnight, lawyer Gobind Singh Deo said this afternoon. Gobind said the documentation was being done to secure the release of the members. He was accompanied by 21 lawyers from DAP, PKR and the Bar Council’s Legal Aid Centre and they managed to get into a sessions court set up for the matter at the Northeast District police headquarters on Jalan Patani about 12.30pm today. "The police applied to remand them for four days, but since they needed to prepare the documentation, the detainees will be released, temporarily, on police bail today. "The sessions court judge heard the application by the detainees to seek their release," Gobind said. However, the lawyers were not informed about the actual reason for the remand. Sessions judge Mohamad Izwan presided over the matter, while police officer ASP Karuna applied for the remand. The lawyers came out about 3pm and were greeted by supporters who clapped happily upon hearing about the pending release of the detainees. Exact charge yet to be specified According to Gobind, the detainees are being investigated under Section 43 of the 1966 Societies Act, but the exact charge is yet to be specified. Earlier, 21 PPS members - seven women and 14 senior citizens over the age 60 - were released on police bail, after Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng negotiated with the police for their release last night. -
Forum `Bukit Cik Tam' Titik Mula Dialog Umno-Pas (BH 21/07/2001)
21/07/2001 Forum `Bukit Cik Tam' titik mula dialog Umno-Pas Azman Abdul Hamid WALAUPUN dialog Umno-Pas berhubung perpaduan Melayu menemui jalan buntu di tanah air, ia tidak bermakna proses mencari kesepakatan atau persefahaman untuk kebaikan masyarakat Melayu Islam di Malaysia juga terhenti. Pada peringkat parti politik, Umno dan Pas hanya berbeza dari segi retorik. Disebabkan retorik lantang kedua-dua pihak, dialog pada peringkat lebih rendah diperlukan bagi memulakan proses untuk sekurang-kurangnya membincangkan aspek kepentingan bersama sebelum membahaskan isu lebih rumit. Baru-baru ini, wakil Umno dan Pas menyertai satu forum bertukar-tukar pandangan di Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Tema forum itu ialah "Malaysia Visi Alternatif - Cabaran dan Hala Tuju Demokrasi di Malaysia" dan dilancarkan oleh Presiden Pas, Datuk Fadzil Noor. Turut hadir, Ketua Dewan Pemuda Pas, Mahfuz Omar, Presiden Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM), Dr Hatta Shaharom dan wakil Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim), Chairul Iqbal. Kira-kira 120 pelajar Malaysia dari universiti di Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield dan Salford selain dari Mesir turut menyertai forum itu. Hadir bagi pihak Umno ialah Ahli Majlis Tertinggi, Datuk Annuar Musa. Turut hadir ialah Presiden Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS), Datuk Suhaimi Ibrahim. Apa yang memberangsangkan ialah forum kali ini berjalan dengan tenang. Kedua-dua wakil Umno dan Pas berpeluang membentangkan hujah dan penjelasan tanpa gangguan serta menerima pandangan pihak berlawanan dengan sikap terbuka. Sejajar tema forum tajaan kelab Pas itu, empat ahli panel dipilih, iaitu Mahfuz, Dr Hatta, Ghazali dan Annuar. Tetapi perhatian tertumpu kepada kenyataan Mahfuz sebagai pembentang dan Annuar memberi pandangan balas. Seperti dijangkakan, isu yang dikemukakan bersifat tuduhan bahawa kerajaan tidak mengamalkan demokrasi dalam erti kata sebenar, menzalimi bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, menerusi Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) dan dakwaan bahawa Pas lebih pro-aktif daripada Umno dari segi dakwah Islamiah. -
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TIM DONOGHUE Karpal Singh, a tetraplegic following a road accident in Penang in 2005, literally ‘died in the saddle’ when For Review only his specially modified Toyota Alphard crashed into the back of a lorry on the North-South highway KARPAL in the early hours of 17 April 2014. He was widely regarded as the best criminal and constitutional lawyer practising in Malaysia when he lost the game of chance everyone plays when they venture out TIM DONOGHUE is a journalist based SINGH KARPAL onto a Malaysian road. in New Zealand. He has been a frequent visitor KARPAL SINGH SINGH One of Karpal’s biggest achievements was his to Malaysia since 1986, and on his last trip in TIGER OF JELUTONG TIGER OF JELUTONG steely defence of Malaysia’s former Deputy Prime TIGER OF JELU April 2014 bade farewell to Karpal Singh at the THE FULL BIOGRAPHY Minister Anwar Ibrahim on two charges of sodomy Sikh Temple in Penang. There, in the company With a New Foreword by Gobind Singh Deo and one of corruption. Many in the international of thousands of Punjabi people from throughout community, including members of the Inter- Malaysia, he reflected on the life of an incorrigible The full biography of Malaysia’s fearless Parliamentary Union, believe the charges against legal and political warrior during three days criminal and constitutional lawyer and human rights Anwar were politically motivated and designed to of prayer. advocate by veteran journalist Tim Donoghue prevent him from leading an opposition coalition to victory in the next two general elections. At the time Donoghue first met Karpal in early 1987 while of Karpal’s death, Anwar had been sentenced to five based in Hong Kong as the New Zealand Press “Tim Donoghue’s well-written biography of Karpal Singh .. -
LAPORAN DISUSUN DAN DISEDIAKAN OLEH: PUSAT KOMAS NON-DISCRIMINATION PROGRAMME Malaysia
1 LAPORAN DISUSUN DAN DISEDIAKAN OLEH: PUSAT KOMAS NON-DISCRIMINATION PROGRAMME Malaysia 2 © Pusat KOMAS The copyright of this report belongs to Pusat KOMAS. All or any part of this report may be reproduced provided acknowledgment of source is made or with Pusat KOMAS’s permission. Pusat KOMAS assumes no responsibility, warranty and liability, expressed or implied by the reproduction of this publication done without Pusat KOMAS permission. Notification of such use is required. All rights reserved. Published in Malaysia and Printed by PUSAT KOMAS A-2-10, 8 Avenue, Jalan Sungai Jernih 8/1, Seksyen 8, 46050, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Tel/Fax: +603-79685415 Email: [email protected] Web: www.komas.org Graphics and Arts created by ZUNAR Web: www.zunar.my Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data MALAYSIA RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REPORT 2019 PREPARED AND COMPILED BY: PUSAT KOMAS. ISBN 978-967-18080-1-6 1. Race discrimination--Malaysia. 2. Racism--Malaysia. 3. Discrimination--Malaysia. I. Pusat KOMAS. 305.809595 3 TAJUK MUKA SURAT Glosari 1 Prakata 2 Ringkasan Eksekutif 4 Definisi Diskriminasi Kaum 7 Usaha untuk mempromosikan Perpaduan Nasional di Malaysia 9 Kejadian Diskriminasi Kaum di Malaysia pada 2019 22 1. Politik Kaum dan Agama 25 2. Hasutan Kaum dan Agama 36 3. Perkauman dalam Pendidikan 39 4. Perkauman dalam Sektor Lain 41 5. Perkauman di Media Sosial 42 6. Perkauman di Parlimen 45 7. Perilaku Xenofobik 47 Laporan Khas: Pembentangan 5-tahun Diskriminasi kaum di Malaysia 49 Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malayisa -
Malaysia Politics
March 10, 2020 Malaysia Politics PN Coalition Government Cabinet unveiled Analysts PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled his Cabinet with no DPM post and replaced by Senior Ministers, and appointed a banker as Finance Minister. Suhaimi Ilias UMNO and PAS Presidents are not in the lineup. Cabinet formation (603) 2297 8682 reduces implementation risk to stimulus package. Immediate challenges [email protected] are navigating politics and managing economy amid risk of a no Dr Zamros Dzulkafli confidence motion at Parliament sitting on 18 May-23 June 2020 and (603) 2082 6818 economic downsides as crude oil price slump adds to the COVID-19 [email protected] outbreak. Ramesh Lankanathan No DPM but Senior Ministers instead; larger Cabinet (603) 2297 8685 reflecting coalition makeup; and a banker as [email protected] Finance Minister William Poh Chee Keong Against the long-standing tradition, there is no Deputy PM post in this (603) 2297 8683 Cabinet. The Constitution also makes no provision on DPM appointment. [email protected] ECONOMICS Instead, Senior Minister status are assigned to the Cabinet posts in charge of 1) International Trade & Industry, 2) Defence, 3) Works, and 4) Education portfolios. These Senior Minister posts are distributed between what we see as key representations in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition i.e. former PKR Deputy President turned independent Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (International Trade & Industry), UMNO Vice President Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Defence), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Chief Whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (Works) and PM’s party Parti Pribumi Malaysia Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Supreme Council member Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (Education). -
PAS Risks Internal Split If It Rejoins BN Malaysiakini.Com July 30, 2014
PAS risks internal split if it rejoins BN MalaysiaKini.com July 30, 2014 YOURSAY 'But once Pakatan breaks in S'gor, it will break nationally.' Leaked PAS message: Team up with Umno in S'gor Quigonbond: A question that must be asked is why PAS is back-paddling on the idea of welfare state instead of hudud. Do they seriously think they can work with a corrupt BN? Whither ideas of justice and fairness in PAS? Why have they suddenly turned into racial-religious bigots? Is it because they did not win as much as they liked in GE13? But don't they realise that even if they join BN, they will still fight over the same pie with Umno? Or is this strictly over Selangor? Even if it is strictly Selangor, they should realise that once Pakatan Rakyat breaks in Selangor, it will break nationally. One's faith is inextricably tied to the other. Perhaps PAS is looking for a breakup. But then the challenge will be how the Erdogans can break the political stranglehold of the conservatives in the party and from there break into the rural hearts and minds in Peninsular Malaysia. They don't have much traction in Sabah and Sarawak - that remains the gauntlet for DAP and PKR. Malaccan: PAS research centre operations director Dr Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki has as good as admitted himself to have no honour nor integrity. He sickeningly explains his bigoted and extremist views about non-Muslims by claiming it was an analysis, and uses distraction in his Umno-like defence. -
Government Backbenchers Defend Najib for Skipping 'Nothing to Hide' Dialogue Bernama June 8, 2015
Government Backbenchers Defend Najib For Skipping 'Nothing To Hide' Dialogue Bernama June 8, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) - The Nothing To Hide' dialogue which should have been attended by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was a hot topic in parliament as several government backbenchers offered an explanation regarding the controversy. Datuk Seri Noh Omar (BN-Tanjong Karang) said the cancellation of the dialogue also attended by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was fair as there was fear of provocation by certain parties. The former minister said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar should be commended for cancelling the dialogue as it was the best course of action to protect the dignity of the two leaders. "It's a question of dignity, not only the dignity of the prime minister, but also the dignity of a statesman (Dr Mahathir), who should not be made a spectacle. "Thank you for not playing into the hands of the Opposition," he said when debating the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) here, Monday. The dialogue between the prime minister and non-governmental organisations (NGO) was cancelled and postponed to a later date on police orders for safety concerns. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim meanwhile said that he had explained Najib's absence at the dialogue to Dr Mahathir. "The prime minister was ready to go on that day but skipped the event on the order of the inspector-general of police for security reasons. "I was with Tun Mahathir in Kota Kinabalu yesterday for a PERKIM (Malaysian Muslim Welfare Organisation) event and said the same thing.