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For Justice, Freedom & Solidarity
For Justice, Freedom & Solidarity PP3739/12/2008(007145) ISSN 0127 - 5127 RM4.00 2008:Vol.28No.8 Aliran Monthly : Vol.28(8) Page 1 COVER STORY People power shines through candlelight vigils Despite the harsh action of the police on 9 November, the struggle to abolish the ISA will continue by Anil Netto t had been a night laced with drama in II Petaling Jaya as a stand-off ensued be- III tween the rakyat seeking electoral reforms and the repeal of the ISA, on the one hand, and police, who were in a mood to crack down. After having been chased away from the field near Amcorp Mall, the site of their usual vigils, the par- ticipants then entered the mall and gathered in the lobby as riot police lined up facing the entrance, glaring menacingly at them. Some among the crowd then went ‘shopping’ until about 9.30pm. They later dispersed but others adjourned to the PJ Civic Cen- tre not far away for an impromptu gathering. As they were singing the national anthem and about to disperse, riot police and plain-clothes officers marched into the crowd and arrested 23 people. A few protesters complained they were roughed up or assaulted. “Two guys came over to grab one arm each and pushed me towards the Black Maria,’’ wrote MP Tony Pua in his blog. “I stated that I will walk, don’t be rough but they tore my shirt instead. I repeated my call and three other police officers came at me, one with the knees into my belly while an- other attempted to kick my shin.’’ “They then chucked me against the back of the Black Maria truck and shoved me up despite me stating that I can climb myself.’’ Authorities unnerved Most Malaysians were shocked to hear of the police action on the night of Sunday, 9 November, and the arrests of concerned individuals who had turned Aliran Monthly : Vol.28(8) Page 2 EDITOR'S NOTE In our cover story, Anil Netto takes a close look at the ongoing candlelights vigils where ordinary CONTENTS rakyat have been coming out to express their desire for justice and reforms. -
`Al-Ma'unah Are Terrorists' (HL) (NST 11/07/2000)
11/07/2000 `Al-Ma'unah are terrorists' (HL) Shamsul Akmar; Abdul Razak Ahmad PUTRAJAYA, Mon. - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad today warned any group against justifying the actions of the Al-Ma'unah group, whom he described as "terrorists" out to topple the Government. "At this time, the people are condemning the actions of the Al-Ma'unah group, but I believe that not long from now, there will be attempts to justify their actions," said Dr Mahathir, who is Umno president, after chairing a special meeting of the party's supreme council to discuss the recent arms heist. The meeting, conducted one week earlier than scheduled, was held at his residence here today. Dr Mahathir singled out Pas as a group which he said would go "all out" to defend the actions of the terrorists. Citing the 1985 Memali incident in Baling, Kedah as an example, Dr Mahathir said Pas, in defending the group of religious fanatics had justified the murder of four policemen killed in the operation. "This will be the opinion voiced by groups whom we know sympathise with these people because they have the same objective - fighting supposedly for the establishment of an Islamic State," he added. The Prime Minister said many people would be swayed by such an opinion and hoped that there would be no Friday sermons (khutbah) or religious lectures aimed at justifying the actions of the Al-Ma'unah. Dr Mahathir said the Government was worried that people would sympathise with the actions of the terrorists if it did not explain the real motive of the group, which he described as belonging to the "lunatic fringe". -
23 November 2016
Bil. 52 Rabu 23 November 2016 MALAYSIA PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN DEWAN RAKYAT PARLIMEN KETIGA BELAS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diterbitkan oleh: PENGGAL KEEMPAT CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA MESYUARAT KETIGA 2016 K A N D U N G A N JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN (Halaman 1) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG DIBAWA KE DALAM MESYUARAT (Halaman 20) USUL MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DI BAWAH P.M.27(3): Menggantung Yang Berhormat Segambut Daripada Perkhidmatan Majlis Mesyuarat Selama Enam Bulan (Halaman 21) RANG UNDANG-UNDANG: Rang Undang-undang Kewangan 2016 (Halaman 25) Rang Undang-undang Kesalahan Yang Berhubungan Dengan Anugerah 2016 (Halaman 58) Rang Undang-undang Lambang dan Nama (Mencegah Penggunaan Tak Wajar)(Pindaan) 2016 (Halaman 82) Rang Undang-undang Pentadbiran Undang-undang Islam (Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan)(Pindaan) 2016 (Halaman 83) Rang Undang-undang Pendaftaran Kelahiran dan Kematian (Pindaan) 20 (Halaman 100) Rang Undang-undang Pihak Berkuasa Penerbangan Awam Malaysia 2016 (Halaman 119) Rang Undang-undang Penerbangan Awam (Pindaan) 2016 (Halaman 138) USUL-USUL: Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat (Halaman 20) Meminda Susunan Aturan Urusan Mesyuarat (Halaman 45) Menangguhkan Bacaan Kali Yang Kedua dan Ketiga Rang Undang-undang (Halaman 142) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diterbitkan oleh: CAWANGAN PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA 2016 DR 23.11.2016 i AHLI-AHLI DEWAN RAKYAT 1. Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Haji Mulia, P.S.M., S.P.D.K., S.U.M.W., P.G.D.K., J.S.M., J.P. 2. “ Timbalan Yang di-Pertua, Datuk Seri Dr. Ronald Kiandee, P.G.D.K., A.S.D.K. -
KHAIRUDDIN, PLEASE REPLY to THIS Malaysia Today OCTOBER 9, 2016 by MT Webmaster
KHAIRUDDIN, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS Malaysia Today OCTOBER 9, 2016 By MT Webmaster For 30 years many believed that Musa was behind the Memali massacre. Two years ago it was revealed that Mahathir was actually in the country and not in China after all when Memali happened. So it was Mahathir and not Musa who directed the operation. And that means someone lied to Parliament in 1985. And all this while many believed that Musa’s son’s death in the Highland Towers tragedy was God’s punishment for Memali. NO HOLDS BARRED Raja Petra Kamarudin On 19th November 1985, 18 people were killed in Memali, Kedah, in a skirmish between 200 police personnel and 400 villagers. For almost 30 years Malaysians believed that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was in China at that time and that the operation was handled by the then Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Musa Hitam. Two years ago it was revealed that Mahathir was not in China but was, in fact, in his office in Kuala Lumpur and that he had been monitoring the operation all along. A White Paper was presented to Parliament stating that Mahathir was overseas when he was not. That is a serious offence and action can and should be taken against the person who intentionally lied to Parliament. When Memali first occurred, Musa Hitam was condemned and was called a murderer. When Musa’s son, Carlos Abdul Rashid (and his wife Rosina Datuk Abu Bakar), died in the Highland Towers tragedy on 11th December 1993, many people were quite happy and said that that was God’s punishment to Musa for killing innocent people in Memali. -
The UMNO-PAS Unity Charter and Its Impact
ISSUE: 2019 No. 83 ISSN 2335-6677 RESEARCHERS AT ISEAS – YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE ANALYSE CURRENT EVENTS Singapore |15 October 2019 The UMNO-PAS Unity Charter and its Impact Norshahril Saat* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • On 14 September 2019, Malay-based opposition parties UMNO (United Malays National Organization) and PAS (Islamic Party of Malaysia) signed a National Consensus Charter to formalize political co-operation. • The agreement seeks to ride on Malay-Muslim unhappiness towards the PH (Alliance of Hope) government which these two parties claim to be dominated by the secular and Chinese DAP (Democratic Action Party). • UMNO and PAS informal cooperation since 2018 has resulted in some positive outcome for the opposition: they won three consecutive by-elections in Malay- dominated constituencies in 2019; the PH government was pressured to reverse some of its policies including ratification of ICERD and withdrawal from Rome Statute; and the PH government planned to implement populist policies such as introducing Jawi calligraphy in vernacular schools, and taking a neutral stance towards controversial Indian preacher Zakir Naik, in order to appease the Malay- Muslim electorate. • To be sure, fragmentation in UMNO may dilute the overall effectiveness of the new pact and further alienate reformers within UMNO. Moreover, the pact may cripple the already fragile BN (National Front) coalition and dilute further the importance of MCA and MIC. *Norshahril Saat is Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. He is the author of The State, Ulama and Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia (Amsterdam University Press, 2018). The author wishes to thank Dr Francis Hutchinson for his comments, and Mr Kevin Zhang, Research Officer at the Institute, for his editorial assistance. -
'Democracy Week' Malaysiakini.Com Disember 7, 2010 a Mock
Mock Parliament kicks off Penang 'democracy week' Malaysiakini.com Disember 7, 2010 A mock Parliament involving 29 youths was held in Penang yesterday as part of an NGO-organised campaign to promote democracy. NONEThe three-hour event, which kicked off the NGO-organised Local Democracy Week, was chaired by Penang state legislative assembly speaker Abdul Halim Hussein. Among the “elected representatives” that took were suppose to represent the 42 Penang legislative assembly seats. However, only 29 individuals were present. Among them were Penang PKR Youth chief Amir Ghazali, Penang PKR Youth secretary Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid, state PAS Youth leader Afnan Hamini, former Gerakan member Dalbinder Singh and Satees Muniandy, who is the assistant to Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy. NONEBN's sole representative came in form of Gerakan Youth exco member Richard Too Seng Shin (right) who staged a walk out. Speaking to reporters later, Too said that he was unhappy with the debates as many who spoke did not stick to the topic and instead promoted their respective parties. “I do not blame the organisers or the speakers, but I feel that the quality of some of the debate was not up to standard. "Today's topic is about Youth. We should be non-partisan and discuss the issues seriously. Don't just make yourself a lackey of certain parties,” he added. “I can also promote my party, but I did not; I came as an individual to address the issues with facts and figures.” Speaker impressed The six motions “passed” included one to asking the authorities to reduce the age of voting to 18 years (currently it is 21 years) and provide free education for citizens, provide more spaces for recreation and activities for youths. -
Sian' Battle Malaysiakini.Com Disember 22, 2010 DAP Has Rallied
DAP leaps into 'pseudo-M'sian' battle Malaysiakini.com Disember 22, 2010 DAP has rallied around secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who has come under fire from some quarters for his recent speech slamming “fake or pseudo” Malaysians. Penang DAP secretary Ng Wei Aik (right) described 'pseudo Malaysians' as those who would betray the country and jeopardise its interests for their own benefit. “Anyone who tries to manipulate Lim's speech into (meaning) that he is questioning the citizenship of anyone is completely irresponsible and should be rejected by all true Malaysians,” said Ng, who is also Komtar assemblyperson. Ng then turned the spotlight instead on BN and Umno-owned daily Utusan Malaysia. “Just look at the awful slander and lies hurled by Utusan every day. Are these tactics to divide the people in line with the prime minister's 1Malaysia concept? Is Utusan's existence to unite the people?” asked Ng in a statement today. Reserving the worst of the vitriol for the daily which has crossed swords with the party, Ng questioned the newspaper for lambasting Lim (left), who is Penang chief minister. “This newspaper is no longer one that is based on facts and truths, but a newspaper of lies that is addicted to its role as the harbinger of libel and false accusations,” he said. “DAP calls on these 'false Malaysians' to fear God before it is too late. These 'false Malaysians' should go back to the path of righteousness to be true Malaysians who want freedom - freedom from abuse of power, corruption and threats, and freedom from fear.” At last weekend's Pakatan Rakyat convention in Penang, Lim had hit out at “pseudo Malaysians”, but the daily reported his speech as one that challenged the citizenship of certain people. -
From Plural Society to Bangsa Malaysia: Ethnicity and Nationalism in the Politics of Nation-Building in Malaysia
FROM PLURAL SOCIETY TO BANGSA MALAYSIA: ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM IN THE POLITICS OF NATION-BUILDING IN MALAYSIA Mohamed Mustafa Bin Ishak Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Leeds Department of Sociology and Social Policy & Department of Politics July 1999 The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. i From plural society to Ban gsa Malaysia: Ethnicity and nationalism in the politics of nation-building in Malaysia Doctor of Philosophy July 1999 ABSTRACT The question of nation-building has always been a central issue in Malaysian politics. Whilst the country has been able to sustain a relatively stable politics since the 1969 tragedy, and hence spawn a rapid economic development (at least until the 1997 Asian economic crisis), the project of nation-building remained a basic national agenda yet to be fully resolved. This study investigates the delicate process of nation-building in Malaysia in the post 1970s, especially in the context of the vision of constructing the Bangsa Malaysia or 'a united Malaysian nation' enshrined in Mahathir's Vision 2020 project which was introduced in 1991. The aim of the study is firstly, to examine the underlying socio-political parameters that shaped and influenced the politics of nation-building in the country, and secondly, to explore the viability of the project of Bangsa Malaysia in the context of the daunting challenges involved in the process of nation-building. Drawing from a range of theoretical frameworks as well as from both primary and secondary data, the study contends that, based on the Malaysian experience, the potent interplay between the forces of ethnicity and nationalism constitute the crux of the problems in the politics of nation-building in Malaysia. -
UMNO Factionalism and the Politics of Malaysian National Identity
UMNO Factionalism and The Politics Of Malaysian National Identity JAE HYON LEE This thesis is presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Murdoch University 2005 I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution. .................................. Abstract This thesis analyses UMNO factionalism from the perspective of the elite’s manipulation of the various modes of nationalisms. This thesis argues that UMNO factionalism, which is seemingly a power struggle between competing UMNO elites, has been significantly shaped by contesting nationalist ideologies that reflect the unresolved questions of national identity in Malaysia. These two issues, that is, nationalism and UMNO factionalism, have shaped Malaysian politics in significant ways. UMNO factionalism has been related to such major political events as the 1969 ethnic riots, the introduction of the New Economic Policy, the UMNO split in 1987 and the Reformasi (Reform) movement in 1998. Frequently, the impact of these disputes extended beyond UMNO politics and affected wider Malaysian politics. At the same time, due to unresolved questions of national identity, nationalism has occupied a central position in Malaysian political discourse. There are ambiguities regarding the relationships among the various ethnic identities and national identity and between the individual and the larger Malaysian community that enable elites to construct and manipulate nationalist ideologies. In this thesis, the conflicting nationalisms are captured by five different concepts of nationalism – ethnocultural, civic and multicultural nationalisms in one group and collectivist-authoritarian and individualistic-libertarian nationalisms in another. -
Indonesia – the Presence of the Past
lndonesia - The Presence of the Past A festschrift in honour of Ingrid Wessel Edited by Eva Streifeneder and Antje Missbach Adnan Buyung Nasution Antje Missbach Asvi Warman Adam Bernhard Dahm Bob Sugeng Hadiwinata Daniel S. Lev Doris Jedamski Eva Streifeneder Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ Frederik Holst Ingo wandelt Kees van Dijk Mary Somers Heidhues Nadja Jacubowski Robert Cribb Sri Kuhnt-Saptodewo Tilman Schiel Uta Gärtner Vedi R. Hadiz Vincent J. H. Houben Watch lndonesia! (Alex Flor, Marianne Klute, ....--.... Petra Stockmann) regioSPECTRA.___.... Indonesia — The Presence of the Past A festschrift in honour of Ingrid Wessel Edited by Eva Streifeneder and Antje Missbach Die Deutsche Bibliothek – CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Indonesia – The Presence of the Past. A festschrift in honour of Ingrid Wessel Eva Streifeneder and Antje Missbach (eds.) Berlin: regiospectra Verlag 2008 (2nd edition) ISBN 978-3-940-13202-4 Layout by regiospectra Cover design by Salomon Kronthaler Cover photograph by Florian Weiß Printed in Germany © regiospectra Verlag Berlin 2007 All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. For further information: http://www.regiospectra.com. Contents In Appreciation of Ingrid Wessel 9 Adnan Buyung Nasution Traces 11 Uta Gärtner Introduction 13 Antje Missbach and Eva Streifeneder Acknowledgements 17 Part I: Indonesia’s Exposure to its Past Representations of Indonesian History 21 A Critical Reassessment Vincent J. H. Houben In Search of a Complex Past 33 On the Collapse of the Parliamentary Order and the Rise of Guided Democracy in Indonesia Daniel S. -
DAP Gives Penang Gerakan an 'H' for Being Gutless Malaysiakini.Com November 11 ,2011 by Susan Loone
DAP gives Penang Gerakan an 'H' for being gutless Malaysiakini.com November 11 ,2011 by Susan Loone Not to be undone by its critics, the DAP has now slapped Gerakan with a 'H' grade for both losing support in Penang, resulting in Pakatan Rakyat'NONEs takeover of the state government in March 2008, and for being gutless. Komtar assemblyperson Ng Wei Aik (right) explained that 'H' stands for Holland, and the party is telling Gerakan leaders to "Go home to Holland". The phrase is a Cantonese joke that means "You are finished" (or in Malay "bungkus"), a reference to talk that Gerakan will not be able to wrest Penang back from Pakatan. 'H' can also stand for "bo hood", which is used to describe someone who is gutless or incapable of making decisions in the face of a bigger authority, Ng said. Ng, who is political secretary to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, welcomed Gerakan's evaluation of the state government, saying its members are also the rakyat and have the right to analyse the performance of the state. But he criticised the rival party for its "arguments that are not facilitated with facts, but arise out of its own imagination". "We will not deny or confirm whether their evaluation is on the mark (true or false), but it does not reflect the public perception of our three years in government," he said. "How can you evaluate the state government without taking public's perception into account?" Ng, who is also state DAP secretary, said Gerakan leaders were out of touch with the people, which was why it would be difficult for them to regain public support in the coming general election. -
Dr Mahathir Confirms He Was in the Country During the Memali Incident Malaysian Insider 10 Apr, 2014
Dr Mahathir confirms he was in the country during the Memali incident Malaysian Insider 10 Apr, 2014 Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today confirmed that he was in the country on the day of the Memali incident in which 14 civilians and two policemen were killed when security forces laid siege on the remote village in Kedah almost 30 years ago. However, Dr Mahathir, who was then the prime minister , denied in a blog posting today, that his former deputy Tun Musa Hitam had asked him to postpone his visit to China which was to begin a day after the incident on November 19, 1985. In his chedet blog posting today, Dr Mahathir said on November 20, 1985, he led a massive private sector delegation to China because he believed there were abundant trade opportunities with that country which had only then opened up to external trade participation. “I cannot recall Tun Musa (Hitam) coming up to me to ask me not to go to Beijing, but he was with many others, at the airport, to wish me well on my trip to China. Even at that time I cannot recall if he (Musa) had advised me against going abroad,” he said . Dr Mahathir said he was confident in Musa's ability to handle the situation, “that I appointed him as acting prime minister". Musa was the Home Minister at the time of the incident. Musa said he had told Dr Mahathir during the briefing that the incident was in Kedah, which is his home state; that it involved Muslims; and that by postponing his China trip, it showed Dr Mahathir prioritised and cared about an incident taking place in the country.