Keris needs political transformation

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani

August 01, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin told Umno to complement the government’s economic policies and transform politically to ensure a balanced approach in developing the country.

The Umno deputy president was confident that such a move will help the party regain the trust of the people after suffering historic losses in Election 2008.

“Where are we heading? The government has taken radical steps to ensure that we can become a developed nation by 2020 and the prime minister has launched his 1 Malaysia platform and the New Economic Model.

“However, the political transformation has been slow and we must not neglect it. We must have a balance approach in transforming the government. If we are able to achieve the balance then I am confident that we can regain the confidence and public perception in the near future,” he said when opening Federal Territory Umno Convention at Biro Tata Negara headquarters here.

The deputy prime minister also urged Umno members to forge a stronger working relationship with Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.

“We must ensure that we have a close working relationship. This is important because we want the voters to see that we do not move on the platform of Umno only but also Barisan Nasional,” he said.

Muhyiddin admitted that public perception still remains the main obstacle for Umno to regain the electorate.

“It is important that we have a better relationship with the Chinese and Indians, we must not be seen to only protect the welfare of the Malays but also the other communities which can help us improve public perception,” he said.

He added that public still perceive that Umno is indifferent towards the grassroots.

“The main problem is the perception even though it is not right but that is what they see. They feel that we are still aloof and not aware of the problems affecting the people. That is why we must be willing to go to the grassroots and be seen working to help them,” he said.

Muhyiddin said the Umno must also be prepared to counter Pakatan Rakyat’s propaganda.

“They (PR) have began to campaign even though election is still far away. They going to different parts of the country and spreading lies to the people. If Umno is not aggressive in its approach then we will be seen as weak,” he said.

He said Umno leaders must be fluent with modern technology.

“The opposition is better in using the cyber media to criticise the government but the reaction and response from the government and party has been very slow,” he said.

He added that Umno must be proactive and reactive to allegations by PR.

“We must show that we are ready to face the problems and issues manipulated by the opposition. It is important that we are ready to respond and defend the government. If that does not happen, then the confidence of the people will deteriorate gradually.

“We must take the bull by the horn and must always answer with confidence and facts to allegations made by the opposition. We must be proactive and not reactive, offensive and not defensive in facing the opposition,” he said.

Muhyiddin also urged Umno branch leaders to create special teams to register new voters.

“This initiative must be implemented immediately because the opposition has been more effective in registering new voters and the numbers have increased every month. We must be better,” he said.

1/2 Melayu kata Diskaun Memalukan dan Tak Berperlembagaan

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Some middle-class Malays have surprisingly rejected the seven per cent Bumiputera discounts for luxury homes, calling the policy “embarrassing” and “unconstitutional” despite Malay politicians saying it was still necessary.

Their stand contradicted Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s opinion that removing the discount for select properties as proposed by DAP’s Tony Pua would anger the Bumiputeras, as well as Umno Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin’s argument that it was still needed to widen Bumiputera ownership in strategic areas.

“It is quite embarrassing to us Malays because it is as if we cannot afford that kind of property,” real-estate business owner Haslinah Yaacob told The Malaysian Insider yesterday.

“It is against the Constitution,” said the 49-year-old, who added that housing discounts are not listed under Article 153 of the Federal Constitution which guarantees the special position of the Malays.

Khairy said the discount was still required to encourage Bumiputeras to own property.

Retired engineer Ismail Ibrahim agreed with Haslinah that the Bumiputera discount was unconstitutional and should be scrapped.

“The discounts are illegal and unconstitutional. There is no such thing as special rights of Malays in our Constitution,” said Ismail, 60, pointing out that Malays’ “special position” as defined in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution did not translate to “special rights”.

The engineer added that the “special position” of the Malays refers to religious and family matters, and not houses.

Pua, the DAP national publicity secretary, recently urged the Selangor government to abolish Bumiputera discounts for million-ringgit luxury homes as well as commercial property in the state to improve competitiveness and restore investor confidence. However, he proposed keeping the discounts for houses up to RM500,000 and commercial properties up to RM2 million.

On another point, businessman Abdul Aziz Ahmad said the Bumiputera discount was not an Islamic practice as the affirmative action did not benefit the poor in general.

“The policy should cover everyone regardless of race. That is more Islamic,” said the 50-year-old businessman.

Abdul Aziz also criticised the New Economic Policy (NEP) for its failure to achieve the stated 30 per cent Bumiputera equity target since its inception in 1971.

“For 40 years, we failed to achieve even 20 per cent of Bumiputera equity,” said Abdul Aziz.

“It (the NEP) is a policy to cover for Umno, to show that they are fighting for Malay interests. But it is for their own benefit, for certain segments in society,” added Abdul Aziz.

Najib has been criticised for backtracking on the New Economic Model (NEM), which was meant to remove the rent-seeking and patronage practices left over from the NEP, after he called the policy a “trial balloon” when faced with a sour reaction from some Malay groups.

The discount may not last forever, said Najib, but will stay for now.

“If I can afford RM2 million, I should be embarrassed to ask for a seven per cent discount,” said management consultant Mohd Radzi Mohd Taib, 50.

“The discount should not be based on racial status but economic basis,” added Mohd Radzi.

Like Abdul Aziz, the management consultant criticised the NEP for reducing the competitiveness of the Malays.

“We (Malays) are weakened by NEP because we don’t compete on the same level,” said Mohd Radzi, pointing out that Malay students would not study as hard as their non-Malay counterparts as they could still enter government universities even with lower grades.

Communications practitioner Arfan Amaluddin echoed Mohd Radzi’s points, and said that the Bumiputera discount policy merited a relook in order to make the grouping more competitive.

“We should revisit the decision, should it be detrimental in the long run. I believe it is time to do so,” said Arfan, 32.

“This is so that we, the sons of the soil, will in fact become more competitive, especially in order to attain that lofty goal of becoming a ‘developed’ nation,” he added.

Although Najib admitted yesterday that the Bumiputera discount practice might “not last forever”, he said that it would not be removed now, citing possible dissatisfaction among the Malays.

The Najib administration had also decided to maintain the 30 per cent Bumiputera equity target in the 10th Malaysia Plan, leading critics to question if the “merit-based” NEM would be finalised months after its debut in March this year.

Naga Kepala Dua

Jangan terperangkap sandiwara Tony Pua

KUALA LUMPUR 30 Julai - Seorang penganalisis politik hari ini menyifatkan tindakan Ahli Parlimen Petaling Jaya Utara, Tony Pua membangkitkan isu pemansuhan diskaun kepada bumiputera sebagai satu helah bagi menarik perhatian pengundi.

Oleh itu, penganalisis politik tersebut, Prof. Madya Datuk Zainal Abidin Borhan menasihati ahli-ahli politik, terutamanya daripada UMNO, supaya berhati-hati dengan sandiwara yang dimainkan oleh Tony kerana kenyataan tersebut adalah helah DAP untuk meraih sokongan pengundi Cina kepada mereka.

''Tony dan DAP sebenarnya sedang memancing sokongan pengundi kepadanya dengan melontarkan isu sensitif yang melibatkan keistimewaan orang Melayu dan bumiputera.

''Beliau tahu melalui tindakan berkenaan pemimpin Melayu akan marah dan ia membolehkan kaum Cina hilang kepercayaan kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) dan menyokong DAP,'' katanya.

Tony ketika membuat dakwaan itu meminta pemansuhan diskaun berkenaan melibatkan pemilikan hartanah komersial dan rumah mewah di Selangor.

Cadangan beliau turut mendapat sokongan daripada Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

Sementara itu, pensyarah politik Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Prof. Dr. Ahmad Atory Hussain berkata, cadangan pemansuhan pemberian diskaun tersebut adalah satu tindakan yang boleh dianggap menentang dasar nasional.

Ahmad Atory berkata, pemberian diskaun kepada bumiputera sememangnya sudah termaktub dalam pelaksanaan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dan ia sentiasa dipatuhi oleh BN.

''Oleh itu jika DAP mahu menghapuskannya mereka perlu bersedia untuk menghadapi sebarang akibat berikutan tindakan tersebut,'' katanya.

DAP juga kata beliau, perlu memberikan penjelasan atas alasan apakah mereka mahu memansuhkan dasar pemberian diskaun berkenaan sedangkan jurang ekuiti antara bumiputera dan bukan bumiputera masih jauh.

Pasir: DAP mahu Khir dedah identiti ’samseng’

BERITA/KOMENTAR

Friday, 30 July 2010

(TVSelangor) - Exco Selangor Ronnie Liu Thian Kiew meminta bekas Menteri Besar Selangor menunjukkan bukti yang menyokong dakwaan bahawa DAP Selangor dilindungi kumpulan samseng.

DAP juga menuntut Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo mendedahkan identiti samseng terbabit. Sekiranya gagal, maka pemimpin

UMNO itu digesa bertaubat dan meminta maaf secara terbuka.

Ketua Pembangkang Selangor mendakwa pelombong-pelombong pasir haram dilindungi samseng dan samseng berkenaan rapat kepada DAP Selangor. Beliau turut mendakwa samseng-samseng terbabit membiayai jentera pilihan raya DAP

DAP meminta Dr Khir Toyo mengemukakan bukti dalam tempoh 24 jam atau hadapi tindakan undang-undang.
“Saya minta Dr Khir Toyo untuk tidak membuat tuduhan bukan-bukan, tanpa bukti. Tunjukkan bukti dan jangan jadi pengecut. Saya mempertimbangkan untuk menyaman beliau,” tegas Ronnie.

“Keuntungan dari Kumpulan Semesta digunakan untuk rakyat. Saya minta Khir Toyo untuk ambil teladan dari urustadbir Menteri Besar sekarang. Jadi saya cabar kamu berikan bukti menunjukkan kaitan DAP kepada samseng-samseng pasir,” kata Ronnie.

Sementara itu juga, DAP menggesa Khir menamakan kumpulan samseng yang dimaksudkannya itu jika benar beliau mempunyai bukti menyokong dakwaannya.

“Berikan kami nama-nama samseng tersebut dalam masa 24 jam. Sekiranya tidak, tindakan undang-undang akan diambil terhadap kamu,” kata ADUN Kampung Tunku, Lau Weng San.

NAGA KEPALA DUA SUDAH KELUAR

Jui Meng: Umno controls the minds of the Malays

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:59

By Fazy Sahir

FMT EXCLUSIVE PETALING JAYA: Umno, being the largest political party in the country which has ruled over the last 50 years, has poisoned the minds of the Malays, feeding them lies that their position is under threat from the non-Malays, former health minister and MCA vice-president Chua Jui Meng said.

"All these years Umno has brought about this propaganda that the Malays were under threat. They try to control the hearts and minds of the Malays, telling them that the advancement of other races would make them poor. This propaganda to poison the minds of the Malays has resulted in the Malays not being able to see the true picture.

"The problem is not the other races but Umno itself. This message is important for all Malays in Malaysia. They must be aware of the truth. We have to break their mindset,” he said in an exclusive interview with FMT recently.

He was quick to add that the Malays in urban areas were realising the truth of Umno's political game plan. However, he said, the Malays in the outskirts, such as in his home state of Johor, still had the orthodox mentality that Umno was Malay and Malay is Umno.

“This kind of propaganda poisons the minds of the Malays," said the 67-year-old lawyer-turned- politician.

He added that access to the new media as well as a paradign shift in the mindset of the urban Malays would enable them to break away from the Umno mentality.

He stressed that Pakatan Rakyat should aspire to bring about the change in the mindset of rural Malays in order to see a change in the country.

"I have told (Opposition leader) Anwar (Ibrahim) that I am a Chinese leader in Pakatan wanting to help poor Malays. My heart goes out to them... we need to help these Malays.

“In Johor, there is a huge information gap. We have to narrow this gap. After 50 years in power, Umno is still spreading lies to the people through the mainstream media which is under Umno control,” he said.

Chua, however, said that Pakatan should not be only concentrating on uplifting the Malay community's economic status.

"We tend to forget other races. Like the Indians, they too have problems. Even when they are citizens of this country, their rights are denied. This is the way of Umno," said Chua, who was in MCA for 35 years before deciding to join PKR late last year.

Plans for Johor

Asked on his plans for Johor as the new state PKR chief, he said he was not a novice in politics and knows the ways of the BN from a political perspective, which uses the mainstream media to win votes.

He said since joining the opposition front, he had become more open to the alternative media.

He said on the part of the Chinese, the community had repented and now had an open mindset knowing that they could live in this country without being dependent on Umno.

"The Chinese community works hard and are smart. Their priority is education... although they only receive minimal assistance from Umno, they don't give up. When they are educated, they can be critical and analytical in the way they think," said the veteran politician.

He also revealed that there was no racial issue in Malaysia, although Umno insists on racialising each and every issue that crops up.

"The Malays are blinded by Umno. Look at the education system. It does not allow our students to be independent and become critical of things. We still have laws to control university students... all these are meant to control the mindset of the Malays.

He also slammed Umno for using Islam to further their political agenda despite indulging in immoral activities like corruption.

"Umno talks about religion. Do they really know what they are talking about? If they know what they are talking about, then why are they still doing wrong? If they hold on to the Quran, then they should also know that corruption takes them to hell... but they still go ahead and do it.

“This message should be sent to the Malays in rural areas: the rich in the country are not the Chinese but those in Umno and their cronies.”

Chinese voters want fairness, says PKR's Chua

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:21

By Fazy Sahir

FMT EXCLUSIVE KUALA LUMPUR: Alleging that the Barisan Nasional-led government was similar to the rule of former Indonesian and the Philippine presidents Suharto and Ferdinand Marcos, former health minister and MCA vice-president Chua Jui Meng says the rakyat, especially the Malaysian Chinese, despised the unfair race-based policies implemented by the ruling government.

He said this was one of the main reasons why the Malaysian Chinese community almost entirely turned its back against the ruling BN at the historic 2008 general election.

The BN-led government had also failed to be democratic, respect human rights, ensure a sustainable economic climate, was unable to provide equal education opportunites for all races in the country, practises selective prosecution in weeding out corruption and, above all, failed to be fair in administering the nation.

"The main point is that they (the Malaysian Chinese community) wants justice and fairness from the government. They want the government to care for the people, especially the poor. For the Chinese, they will donate money and this is their culture.

"These donations are to assist the poor. This is what they (the Malaysian Chinese) want the government to do. Is this difficult for them (BN) to do after the country's independence some 50 years ago? The government has based itself on wrong policies," he told FMT in an interview.

A good majority of the Malaysian Chinese community had traditionally supported the ruling coalition until the 2008 general election. The historic polls revealed a massive decline in the Chinese and Indian support for the ruling coalition.

This resulted in the BN losing the state governments of Selangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah to add to Kelantan, which was already in the hands of the opposition. The BN also lost its long-guarded two-thirds majority in Parliament.

'Forever borrowing money'

Chua, who joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat late last year after being in the MCA for 35 years, likened the country's administration to that of former Indonesian and the Philippines presidents Suharto and Ferdinand Marcos.

"We are forever borrowing money. The situation now is worse than the rule of Suharto and Marcos. The Philippines does not have any oil revenue, but the economy during Marcos' rule was bad because he stole billions from the people.

"Here everyday we have an expose like Felda. If the case is brought to court, there will be a lot more revealed. The profits reaped by Felda is a lot more than that of Sime Darby or IOI Bhd but profits per hectare had declined. It's finished...we have just made the Malays (Felda settlers) poor for another year,” he said in the interview, which covered various issues, at a modest restaurant in Damansara.

Chua said the statement by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala that the government would go bankrupt because of the decline in taxes collected from Petronas, Sime Darby and Felda also raises questions.

"This should not be the case for a country which produces oil like Malaysia. Look at the increasing coffers of Saudi Arabia, Brunei or Norway. What about us? Has our treasury recorded an increase?" he asked.

He said while China was moving fast economically with a 30% annual growth, Malaysia was still dragging its feet in catching up.

He said all the policies formulated by the government, including the Ninth Malaysia Plan, did not produce the desired results because there was no quality in the administration of the prime minister, deputy prime minister or the Cabinet as they only thought about their cronies and not the well-being of the country.

"If we allow BN to enslave the people, we will continue to be left behind. Don't talk about South Korea or China; we would be even worse than the economies of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand," said Chua, who holds the record for being the longest-serving health minister, from 1990 to 2004.

Opposition's vision

He said the mindset of the Chinese has changed and that the community was looking forward to a brighter better future for the generations to come.

"Their mindset has changed as they have seen the light. The Chinese voters read news from the Internet for more information. They do not want to be fooled by the BN again," he said.

On the opposition coalition made up of PAS, DAP and PKR, Chua, who was stripped of his "Datuk Seri" title by the Johor Sultan more than a month ago, said the best approach would be to explain the opposition's vision to the nation.

"When we take over the government, we would make Malaysia the most democratic nation in the world. We would respect human rights. No more cases like Anwar (Ibrahim) who was jailed for six years because justice was denied.

"With this democracy, we would empower the people, strengthen the economy and boost the confidence of the world in our country. Believe me, if this happens we would be better and far richer than Singapore.

"After 53 years of BN rule, Singapore is 500% richer than us. This is because Singapore does not tolerate corruption. BN, on the other hand, likes corruption. We want to take care of the poor regardless of whether they are Malays, Indians, or Bumiputeras from Sabah and Sarawak."

AMARAN YAB PM

Peringatan kepada ROKET

Oleh HELMI MOHD. FOAD dan NORLIZA ABDUL RAHMAN
pengarang@utusan.com.my

PUTRAJAYA 28 Julai - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak mengingatkan DAP supaya tidak terlalu menekankan soal hak istimewa orang Melayu dan bumiputera sehingga menimbulkan kemarahan dan rasa tidak puas hati di kalangan kaum tersebut.

Perdana Menteri menegaskan, kerajaan cuba menentukan dasar-dasar yang adil dan saksama tetapi orang Melayu dan bumiputera akan merasa marah jika parti itu asyik menekankan tentang soal penghapusan dasar membabitkan kepentingan orang Melayu di negara ini.

"Kalau terlalu menekan orang Melayu dan bumiputera tanpa mereka melihat ada juga pihak lain yang memberi pertimbangan kepada orang Melayu terutama sekali swasta, ia akan ada rasa tidak puas hati di kalangan masyarakat.

"Maknanya, orang Melayu pun mengharapkan syarikat-syarikat swasta (yang dikuasai bukan bumiputera) membantu mereka dalam memajukan ekonomi mereka.

Will Anwar Win the War?

BY Syed Zahar

A lot has transpired since the unforgettable March 8 General Election which embodied the changing tides in Malaysia’s socio-political scene thanks to Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) and his team of strategists. Credit also goes to his partners in the coalition - PAS and DAP, as well as the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties themselves that were evidently perceived as complacent and arrogant at that time. Like it or not, one can no longer deny that the Pakatan Rakyat has gained a plenty of confidence (and grounds) owing to Anwar’s charisma, charm and doggone tenacious nature. .So confident is Anwar that he had said that people will still vote for the Opposition even if he is in prison during the process. Meanwhile, PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has said that his party is ready to face a general election any time. The move to establish an opposition pact was more than a stroke of genius; it was practical and absolutely necessary. Now with and the possibility of snap election happening anytime soon (rumour has it that it is going to take place next year), will this newfound adversary of BN under the leadership of Anwar be able to unleash a second tsunami in the 13th General Election with what they have achieved so far? PKR-Pakatan vs Umno-Barisan: The Plan So Far The 12th General Election is over and done with. Substantial gains were secured by Pakatan Rakyat but this is just beginning. The newfangled political climate requires a different game plan and, in terms of image-building, it must be said that the Opposition has fared pretty well considering their disadvantages in terms of media exposure, non-authority Federal government side and their lack of experience in governing. Somehow, these drawbacks are met with counter-actions like their clever use of new media (blogs, websites, news portal, twitter, Facebook etc) and alternative news providers (The Rocket, Suara Keadilan, Free Malaysia Today, Harakah Daily). PKR, while for some are newbie and somewhat less experienced, to others they come across as a fresher, friendlier, more energetic and proactive alternative. .It is definitely not going to be smooth road to Putrajaya for PKR-Pakatan Rakyat and there will always be some potholes along the way. Strings of departures by PKR MPs, Anwar’s ongoing Sodomy 2 / Fitnah 2 trial and the sand thieveries in Selangor are just some major ones. Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s (pic) defeat in Hulu Selangor in April – the last by-election contended by PKR – was only by a 1,725 (out of 48,269) vote majority – that’s just 3.57 percent margin. The result does indicate that PKR is not as popular as it would like to be but at the same time it also shows that BN still don’t get to enjoy the massive winning margin it used to or let alone achieve their targeted 6,000. Last Three By-Elections The loss of that precious Selangor seat to MIC’s P Kamalanathan is not near as bad as PAS contender Zulkefly Mohamad Omar’s defeat to Umno’s Tan Sri Isa Samad by 5,435 vote majority (51.32 percent). Almost immediately after Hulu Selangor, DAP’s narrow victory (1.07 percent margin) in Sibu by way of Wong Ho Leng over MCA’s Robert Lau Hui Yew was also a reminder that both sides still have a long way to go before they can guarantee a comfortable win in the next general election and by-elections for that matter. That’s as far as by-elections go. They may not be a reliable indication of the most likely winner of the upcoming general election but they do more or else impart us on the latest voting trends and swings (for the certain districts anyway). The last three (N.31 Bagan Pinang, P.94 Hulu Selangor and N.31 Sibu) are the most recent ones that were contended by all the six biggest parties – three from both sides – and the score sheet looks like this: Last three by election results: Sibu (16 May, 2010): MCA 18,447 – DAP 18, 845 – Independent 232 Hulu Selangor (25 April, 2010): PKR 23,272 – MIC 24,997 Bagan Pinang (11 October, 2009): Umno 8,013 – PAS 2,578 Total parliamentary seats: Pakatan Rakyat - DAP: 29, PKR: 24, PAS: 23 Barisan Nasional - Umno: 78, MCA: 15, MIC: 4 One thing is for sure though. To win the next general election the Opposition must win over the rural population and fortunately for them, PAS happens to carry substantial weight in this department. In Hulu Selangor we could see how desperate PKR was in getting the Felda settlers to swing their way. At time of by-election, Anwar went as far as promising the Felda settlers’ children the right to the ownership over the estate lands they’ve been working and living on – that how precious the rural votes are to PKR and Pakatan as a whole. After all, the people in the rural areas make up the majority of the population. .Tackling Issues The Perak MB power tussle was no doubt an ugly and somewhat confusing affair that left the nation wondering more about the ins and outs of the Constitution. For the first time, the whole nation gets to witness the rakyat actually protesting in front of a royal palace. Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin (pic) did all he legally could to take the power back from Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as to take the matter to the highest court but his efforts proved futile. But what the PAS man did achieve was to make people more aware of our rights according the Constitution. The whole affair also reminds us that the Opposition are competing on uneven playing field. The ‘Allah’ usage dispute which led to mindless church burning and foolish pig head in mosque stunt that came about later was quite significant too as it brought about a few unexpected reactions from certain parties. For one, Nik Aziz (pic) and PAS (most of them anyway excluding Datuk Ibrahim Ali that is) agreed that it is okay for the Christians to use the word ‘Allah’ in their texts – a stance that was seen as progressive, moderate and most definitely a far cry from the traditionally stringent image of the party that we had become accustomed to. .Also surprising in a good way were the calm reactions of Christians and Muslims amid the infringements of their respective places of worship. These rational responses showed how far our people have grown mentally. So if the claim that Umno was behind the church and mosque as a plot to create unrest between the races were at all true then it didn’t work; instead, the Opposition, PAS and PKR in particular, rose the occasion by sticking to their stance and they managed to make themselves look good in the process. Sand-Shifting in Selangor PKR’s not-so-satisfactory handling of the rampant sand theft cases in Selangor is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges faced by the party since it took over the state. Elected MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (pic) has been getting the heat from all directions and his credibility under constant attack especially from Umno leaders including, not surprisingly, the state’s former MB Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo. The predicament proved to be too big for Khalid to handle that he was forced to let his Selangor PKR Chief position go to Azmin Ali so that he could focus entirely on his MB job scope. .At present Khalid had requested for more time to resolve the illegal sand mining issue but until significant results are achieved in protecting the state’s sand resource he will be under constant scrutiny. It goes without saying that Umno is very much bitter about losing Selangor as the state happens to be the country’s richest and most industrialised. With that said, they are more than happy to criticise PKR’s incapacity in governing the prized state any chance they get. Anwar’s Alleged Jewish Links It all started with Anwar alleging that the government had engaged public relations firm Apco Worldwide; a company which he claim, to have links with Israel. On top that, he also said that Apco which was awarded a RM4 million contract by the government also came up with the 1Malaysia concept which more or less emulated One Israel campaign that was launched in the 80s. Moreover, he told Dewan Rakyat that Israeli Intelligence agents have worked in Bukit Aman’s communications server room. .The Home Ministry had denied Apco’s link with Israel and the whole 1Malaysia-One Israel allegations. But later on, Umno leaders came up with their own allegations against Anwar linking him to prominent Jewish-American figures namely House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman and former World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz (pic). Anwar has yet to respond to the allegations which stemmed from a Washington Post article by Jackson Diehl entitled ‘Flirting with Zealotry in Malaysia’ that was published in June. The article told of Anwar’s recent visit to Washington DC where he met with a group of “pro-Zionist policymakers” and told them that he regretted using terms such as “Zionist aggression”. It’s going to be hard for Anwar to wriggle out of this one if this part of the story is true in any way. Being pals with anything Zionist don’t fly well with Muslims and Malays especially after having led a 10,000-people demonstration against the Israel military raids on Gaza aid ships in front of the US embassy on June 4 where an Israel flag was burnt. To most, especially Muslims, this would be hypocrisy at its worst. In this case, Anwar’s plan has backfired and he is faced with a dilemma: stay friends with the Jews and enjoy their moral and political support while losing his credibility as a Muslim leader or lose the Jews and the patronage that comes with them while staying true to the cause of Islam. As the weeks pass news of another article, this time a Washington Times’ opinion piece by Joshua Trevino, came out in July entitled 'The End of an Affection'. Trevino, a former speechwriter in President George W Bush's Department of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2004, wrote in the article that Anwar once commanded the respect of Americans but “that day is gone”. Some may think that the Trevino’s article sets it straight in terms of Anwar having lost his American friends and support but as the Malay proverb puts it – there may well be a shrimp underneath the rock. We are talking about old hands in politics and PR here so this recent US publicity could just be a damage control spiel to convince Malaysians and Muslims that Anwar had already broken his ties with his Jewish-American friends. For all you know, behind the scenes, Anwar may already be planning on what to wear for Paul Wolfowitz’s grandson’s Bar Mitzvah. .Wind Crying for Change? One of the earliest political moves by Anwar after being released from prison (and subsequently visiting Washington DC) was to invite people in the creative industry for a roundtable meeting. 30 to 40 renown figures in the local arts and entertainment scene turned up at that meeting held at Shah Village Hotel in Petaling Jaya which lasted four hours. Apparently, Anwar just wanted to say “Hi” but we all know there’s more to it. He’s a smart man who was trained by the best at a young age and the reason for calling upon this creative group in particular was to instigate these people who are already rebellious in nature. These individuals were also makes the perfect target group for they already have credible influence especially among the younger generation. Idiosyncratic as it may seem, this was Anwar thinking outside of the box while he was stuck inside his prison cell. PKR was formed and then the coalition with PAS and DAP was in place but there was still a lot to do in paving the road to Putrajaya. Patronage from the international community is also pretty much in gear as we can see that Anwar has already garnered support from sympathisers in Indonesia, Australia, Britain and the US just to name a few. .Meanwhile, on BN’s side, prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's (left) approval rating as of June 9 had risen to 72 percent, up from 69 percent in April, according to opinion research firm Merdeka Center. The figure was so significantly high that it prompted Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (right) to remark sarcastically for Najib to consider calling an early general election if the figure is accurate. He also commented that it would be good to know who actually conducted the survey. The former premier also recalled that his popularity rating was only 60 percent when he led BN to an election victory which secured a two-third majority in parliament. "But if it is 72 percent, we hope to be able to win more than a two-third majority. Perhaps, you (Najib) can call the elections now!" he told reporters back in June. The poll also showed the highest approval rating among the Indians (80 percent) followed by the Malays (77 percent) and the Chinese (58 percent). It’s always stimulating to hear what comes out next from Mahathir’s mouth. But it doesn’t take a smart aleck like him to recognise that the tides are changing and it is in the Oppositon's favour. And, hate him or love him, the man had and still has much to do with this changing times. Recalling the past, it was Mahathir who created and obliterated Anwar. And it was Mahathir who chose “Mr Clean” / “Mr Cleanup” Tun Abdullah Badawi, who’s largely to blame for the massive loss of seats in the last general election, as his successor. So contrary to popular belief that Datuk Seri Rosmah Mansor is the one making all the calls behind scene it is actually Mahathir who is still a force to be reckoned with in influencing the governments decision-making.

Cakap-cakap penyatuan Ummah tempuh jalan buntu...

Nik Aziz puji ketegasan Anwar, mahu kukuh Pakatan hadapi PRU-13

Oleh G. Manimaran

July 28, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Julai – Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyifatkan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebagai seorang yang memiliki ketegasan dalam mempertahankan prinsip perjuangannya – sokongan yang membayangkan beliau sekali lagi menolak idea kerjasama dengan Umno.

“Tahniah, itulah kenyataan yang dapat saya ucapkan kepada (Ketua Umum Pakatan Rakyat) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim setelah saya membaca kandungan temu ramahnya dalam Sinar Harian,” kata Nik Aziz (gambar) yang juga Menteri Besar Kelantan dalam satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan hari ini.

Mursyidul Am PAS itu memberitahu, ketegasan yang sama pernah ditunjukkan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW semasa berhadapan dengan pelbagai fitnah pihak pembesar Quraisy.

“Kerana di atas ketegasan mempertahankan kebenaran perjuanganlah, maka Nabi sanggup berhijrah meninggalkan Kota Mekah menuju ke Madinah. Oleh sebab itu, Nabi tidak pernah bertolak ansur dengan pelbagai tawaran pihak pembesar Quraisy agar meninggalkan perjuangan.

“Maka, Anwar seorang yang mendukung prinsip ketegasan di atas kebenaran yang diperjuangkan selama ini,” kata beliau lagi.

Dalam temu bual dengan Sinar Harian hari ini Anwar antara lain menekankan dua perkara iaitu situasi serangan politik yang dialaminya sekarang sebagai satu proses “menimba pengalaman” dan “tidak mempunyai pilihan dan tahu risikonya”.

Selain itu, Anwar juga berkata beliau yakin kerjasama Umno-PAS tidak akan menjadi realiti meskipun tanpa ketiadaan Nik Aziz.

Umno beranggapan bahawa Nik Aziz menjadi halangan besar bagi kerjasama politik dan perpaduan antara Umno-PAS, idea yang dicetuskan berulang kali sejak selepas 8 Mac 2008.

“PAS tetap dengan pendirian tidak akan bekerjasama dengan Umno berdasarkan pengalaman lalu dan tanpa bersandarkan prinsip.

“Pemimpin PAS juga menolak kerjasama ini,” kata Anwar, juga Penasihat PKR, yang menjadi faktor penting membawa ketiga-tiga parti itu di bawah PR menambah, perpaduan itu adalah satu tuntutan dan kalau betul mana-mana pihak mahukan perpaduan ia mesti dimulakan dengan “premis yang betul”.

Nik Aziz menambah, sesungguhnya beliau mengucapkan tahniah dengan sepenuh hati kepada Anwar atas nilai ketegasan beliau.

Dari segi Islam, ketegasan itu merupakan sifat istiqomah yang selayaknya ada pada setiap pemimpin yang memperjuangkan kebenaran, keadilan dan hak yang hakiki, kata pemimpin itu yang sudah memasuki dekad kedua menerajui kerajaan negeri Kelantan.

“Anwar Ibrahim memiliki sifat istiqomah itu. Kerana istiqomah bukanlah suatu nilai kedegilan, tetapi suatu kebenaran yang dituntut oleh agama,” katanya lagi.

Nik Aziz menambah, diharapkan berbekalkan prinsip mempertahankan kebenaran secara istiqomah sudah pasti akan menyemarakkan lagi perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat menghadapi pilihan raya umum akan datang.

“Semoga kita semua mengambil pengajaran daripada peristiwa Israk-mikraj yang baru disambut,” katanya.

Dalam peristiwa tersebut, Nabi Muhammad telah menceritakan kebenaran berdasarkan apa yang dialami baginda, kata Nik Aziz.

Namun, katanya, masih ada pihak Quraisy tidak menerima kebenaran yang diceritakan oleh Nabi sendiri.

“Sebaliknya pula, pelbagai tuduhan buruk dilemparkan terhadap Nabi,” kata beliau sambil menambah, “percayalah, apa halangan dan ujian yang mendatang pastinya akan mengukuhkan lagi sifat istiqomah dalam mempertahankan kebenaran.”

“Kerana setiap pemimpin Islam hendaklah istiqomah di atas jalan agamanya yang mewajibkan umatnya mempertahan lima perkara wajib iaitu akidahnya, nyawanya, keturunannya, maruahnya dan hartanya.

“Sesungguhnya, Anwar seorang yang memiliki sifat istiqomah dalam mempertahankan maruahnya demi kebenaran,” kata Nik Aziz lagi.

Anwar insists PAS-Umno talks will never take place

July 28, 2010

Anwar believes its more than just Nik Aziz keeping PAs-Umno talks from happening.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has nixed the chance of unity talks ever taking place between his Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ally PAS and the ruling coalition’s Umno, even without being stonewalled by the Islamist party’s Spiritual Adviser, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) Malay party has long viewed Nik Aziz as the main stumbling block towards achieving bi-party unity and political cooperation, an idea that has repeatedly cropped up post Election 2008.

“PAS maintains its stand it will not cooperate with Umno based on its past experiences and without being backed by principles.

“PAS leaders also reject this cooperation,” Anwar was reported saying during a visit to Kumpulan Media Karangkraf yesterday.

The PKR de facto chief added that Umno did not understand PAS; noting the grand old Malay party thought “if they can capture Nik Aziz, they would be able to control PAS.”

Anwar stressed that among the three PR parties – PAS, DAP and PKR – there could be no talks with Umno so long as conditions were imposed.

He claimed that any party looking for unity must begin on the “right premise”.

“[It] must be sincere in upholding justice and stop this oppression first. If not, any unity will be seen as Malays trying to dominate the other [racial] groups,” Anwar said, adding that no one was against Malay-Muslim unity.

“I also say it’s good,” he quipped, “but united for what [purpose]?”

“To be united is so it can uphold something better, not just because there is a threat,” he continued.

Yesterday, Umno information chief, Datuk Ahmad Maslan said his party would not stop its efforts to have unity talks with PAS despite opposition from Nik Aziz, who is also Kelantan Mentri Besar.

Ahmad said it was because Umno was confident there were certain groups in PAS that support its efforts.

“Nik Aziz can say anything but in PAS, there are certain groups. As everybody knows, PAS does not revolve around Nik Aziz alone,” said the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

Ahmad stressed that PAS was not dependent on Nik Aziz to lead the party as there were others who could do so, such as the president, the deputy president and the party’s supreme council.

However, he agreed with Nik Aziz’s statement that there was no need for a middleman nor any conditions to be set in order for a meeting to take place.

PAS leaders have repeatedly stressed that the party had closed the chapter on talks with Umno and now was focused only on strengthening ties within PR.

GELOMBANG PENAFIAN POLITIK

Oleh Aziz Jamaludin Mhd Tahir

USAHA untuk menyatukan bangsa Melayu dan umat Islam oleh ahli-ahli politik dalam negara ini merupakan satu kegiatan yang baik dan perlu dialu-alukan. Perpecahan umat Islam akibat perbezaan dan ideologi politik merupakan salah satu faktor yang boleh melemahkan kekuatan Islam dalam negara ini.

Kemenangan dan kejayaan itu hanya akan datang apabila terciptanya perpaduan di antara yang memimpin dengan yang dipimpin. Kerana itulah, Rasulullah SAW menegaskan, “bahawa orang-orang yang beriman itu adalah bersaudara.”

Peri pentingnya kesatuan ummah itu dapat diselaraskan dengan firman Allah SWT dalam Surah Ali-Imran ayat 103 mengenai berpegang teguh kepada tali (agama) Allah dan jangan bercerai-berai.

Namun amat dikesalkan atas kejujuran orang lain untuk melihat dua kuasa politik sebangsa dan seagama kembali berkerjasama, cadangan yang membawa kepada penyatuan itu akhirnya dipersoalkan sebagai sesuatu yang bohong.

Mempersoalkan kejujuran dan keikhlasan orang lain dengan menggunakan kayu pengukur pengekalan kuasa politik adalah satu bentuk sindrom resah dan kekacauan moral yang tidak selaras antara apa yang diucapkan dengan apa yang dilakukan.

Begitulah realiti umat Islam dewasa ini. Sepatut kita sama-sama mencari jalan penyelesaian sehingga al-Quran dapat berfungsi kembali sebagai petunjuk tertinggi dalam memecahkan masalah ummah yang tak pernah selesai. Kita harus bersikap jujur dalam memahami al-Quran, membuang jauh-jauh kepentingan peribadi.

Al-Quran sebenarnya juga berfungsi sebagai al-Furqan tetapi mengapa kita masih saja terpasung dalam polarisasi yang meruncing sesama umat Islam? Sebagai petunjuk, al-Quran menerangkan secara jelas hakikat antara yang benar dan salah. Kemudian diserahkan kepada manusia dengan kemahuan bebasnya untuk memilih yang benar atau yang salah, tidak terkecuali dalam kaitannya dengan moral dan kekuasaan.

Banyak peristiwa sejarah yang berlaku di Malaysia boleh kita renungi betapa kerana takut kehilangan kuasa, mereka yang berada di tampok kekuasaan tidak lagi menghiraukan moral rakyat kebanyakan. Pada ketika itu, rakyat hanyalah sekelompok penyokong yang perlu mengiyakan apa yang diputuskan oleh pemimpin walaupun sedar ada sesuatu yang perlu diperbetulkan. Pemimpin terus menganggap dirinya yang betul, maka rakyat perlu patuh kepada apa yang dinyatakan.

Permulaan berkuasa penuh dengan kesederhanaan dan rendah diri. Setelah lama berkuasa, kesederhanaan sifat dan tindakan sudah berubah, sehingga pendapat orang lain tidak lagi perlu walaupun orang itu mendapat sokongan padu daripada ahli yang membentuk dan mengemaskan perjalanan organisasi.

Proses penyatuan tidak perlu dirintis secara lebih bermaruah kerana ia akan menggadaikan seluruh perjuangan yang ditegakkan selama ini, akan membongkar kesilapan lalu yang terlalu lama digula-gulakan kepada rakyat.

Itulah realiti politik yang sedang berlaku dalam gelombang pengekalan kuasa menuju sebuah arah yang gagal. Kegagalan bukan kerana tidak memahami keperluan, tetapi atas sikap yang semakin ego dan autokratik. Bila ada pihak yang cuba menghantar isyarat bagi memperbetulkan arah, maka pemimpin itu akhirnya diberikan petunjuk baru agar segera menghentikannya. Maka terjadilah suasana bisu dan beku, yang hanya boleh memberikan pandangan adalah pemimpin itu seorang.

Maka belum pun perbincangan selanjutnya dirintis, petanda awal itu bertukar menjadi geruh politik yang membingungkan orang ramai. Dolak-dalik pun bermula sebagai petanda baru pemuafakatan yang disarankan semakin tidak dipersetujui kerana takutkan pusingan kuasa beralih dan bertukar tampok. Legasi untuk kekal sepanjang hayat tidak akan menjadi kenyataan, walaupun kepimpinannya semakin terumbang-ambing bagaikan “orang mabuk kuasa.”

Kuasa mutlak milik Allah SWT. Pemimpin tidak berhak mempersoalkan kuasa yang mutlak kerana mempersoalkannya bererti cuba mengambil hak Allah SWT. Apabila pemimpin menyoalkan dan menilai seseorang itu masuk syurga misalnya, ia sudah bermakna sebagai satu percubaan mengambil kuasa yang hanya milik Allah SWT. Mempersoalkan hakikat keimanan seseorang atas kelainan fahaman politik juga merupakan percubaan mempertikai kuasa Allah SWT sedangkan antaranya masih mengucap dua kalimah syahadah, beribadat dan beriman dengan al-Quran, keyakinan kepada Tuhan yang sama.

Putaran turun naik dan jatuh bangun sesebuah kekuasaan bukanlah suatu peristiwa yang tidak bermakna, dalam setiap penggiliran kuasa itulah sebenarnya Allah SWT ingin memperlihatkan bentuk pengajaran yang terbaik untuk manusia. Teladan itu akan membentuk satu falsafah moral yang bakal menjadikan panduan buat manusia bagi meneruskan kelangsungan kuasa dan membentuk sebuah peradaban yang kuat.

Beruntunglah bagi manusia yang dapat memahami dan mengambil pengajaran dari setiap peristiwa yang pernah dialami dan menjadikannya sebagai nilai baru sepanjang menguruskan kuasa, tetapi bukan menjadikan kuasa itu sebagai milik mutlak manusia. Kemutlakan tetap milik Allah SWT. Amanah tersebut perlu dilaksanakan secara bermoral dan bertanggungjawab.

Penghayatan dan kupasan sejarahwan dan pemikir Islam, Ibnu Khaldun mengenai hal ini bersandarkan sepotong ayat yang telah digambarkan dalam al-Quran. Bangun dan jatuhnya sesuatu bangsa itu adalah kerana sikap kelompok elit yang tidak mempedulikan hak rakyat yang perlu diberikan perhatian dan akhirnya keegoan kelompok elit dengan pendapatnya sahajalah yang betul, maka rakyat menjadi muak dan benci. Ketika itulah suatu kuasa lain akan muncul mengambil peranan menjatuhkan kelompok elit yang lupakan tanggungjawab dan tidak melaksanakan amanah. (al-Quran Surah al-Isra ayat 16).

Kelompok elit terdahulu bukan sahaja jatuh, malah menerima jalan akhir penuh kejelikan. Kita mungkin tidak dapat melupakan bagaimana kekuatan Dinasti Pahlawi dan akhirnya terpaksa berkelana sehingga mati dalam buangan apabila rakyat Iran mula mempersoalkan bagaimana kuasa yang ada telah disalahgunakan. Kita juga memahami bagaimana suatu masa kemunculan Marcos penuh dengan sanjungan dan harapan, tetapi akhirnya dijatuhkan secara tragis sehingga menyebabkan kepulangan mayatnya menjadi konflik dan ketegangan.

Seorang penguasa wajib menjaga kehormatan agama Islam. Dia harus tetap membangun dan memperkuatkan pertahanan dan berusaha menjunjung tinggi kebenaran dan menjaga kemurnian umat agar langkah perjalanannya terpuji di sisi Allah SWT. Pemimpin juga perlu memperlihatkan sikap dan wibawa yang terpuji, bukan hanya untuk mendapatkan sanjungan manusia, tetapi mencari keredhaan Allah SWT.

Jangan-jangan kita semua sudah tidak peduli lagi dengan perintah Tuhan. Kita semua sudah menjadi hamba dalam dunia bayangan yang kita ciptakan sendiri. Semasa di masjid, kita membesarkan dan memuji kekuasaan Allah SWT; di luar masjid kita menggunakannya untuk bermaksiat kepada-Nya. Tangan-tangan yang kita angkat sepanjang amalan doa itulah juga kita celupkannya dengan dosa.

Lidah-lidah yang kita gegarkan bersama alunan suara nyaring menyebut Asma-Nya, lidah itulah juga akhirnya kita lontarkan kata-kata kesat, umpatan dan fitnah. Lidah itulah juga akhirnya memenjarakan diri kita dalam gelombang pembohongan dan penafian yang tidak berkesudahan.

Lidah itulah juga menyekat kita dari melakukan bahasa yang indah dan penuh makna kepada sebuah kebaikan. Kitalah sebenarnya telah memenjarakan tirai kuasa dalam politik belantara yang kotor dan keji.

Jangan kerana ingin terus berselindung di sebalik tirai kuasa, kita menjerat diri dalam tabir politik dolak-dalik dan prejudis. Itulah sebenarnya telah membunuh nilai diri dan keinsanan kita, sebagaimana dianjurkan oleh Islam. Tidak perlu kita mengamalkan apa yang pernah disyorkan oleh Machiavelli, matlamat menghalalkan cara, kuasa menghalalkan tindakan dan mengetepikan prinsip moral.

Adakah Melayu Islam Malaysia akan jatuh jadi Kota Malaysia Raya

Hikayat Pada Masa Itu...

Oleh Zaini Hassan

DAP dan para pemimpinnya kini sering merujuk kepada kejayaan Singapura. Singapura itu dan Singapura ini. Malah, kononnya Pulau Pinang juga kini mendapatkan pelbagai nasihat daripada republik itu.

Kelmarin, Tony Pua, penasihat ekonomi DAP yang juga Ahli Parlimen PJ Utara, turut merujuk kepada sistem yang diamalkan di Singapura apabila mahu menasihati kerajaan Selangor supaya mansuhkan diskaun pembelian rumah untuk bumiputera.

Apabila beliau memperlekehkan Pelaburan Langsung Asing (FDI) ke Malaysia, dia juga merujuk kepada Singapura yang menurutnya republik itu berada di tahap tertinggi berjaya menarik pelaburan berbanding dengan negara-negara ASEAN lain.

Asyik-asyik Singapura. Kita memang sedar DAP dan parti yang memerintah Singapura sekarang iaitu PAP ialah adik-beradik. Mungkin kerana itu, tumpuannya banyak berkiblatkan republik itu.

Singapura ialah sebuah negara sudah tiada beraja yang mengamalkan sistem republik. Ada juga desas-desus yang mengatakan corak sistem sebegitulah yang diidam-idamkan oleh DAP. Benar atau tidak, saya tidak tahu, tapi berat-beratnya macam betul? Apapun hanya Allah Yang Maha Esa sahaja yang amat mengetahuinya.

Ekoran kegawatan politik yang memperlihatkan – teori saya – orang Melayu berpecah kepada enam (rujuk Cuit 25 Mac 2009: Melayu bukan UMNO lagi, Melayu sudah minoriti) maka tiada mustahil akhirnya, Singapura akan bersambung dengan Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Putrajaya, Perak, Pulau Pinang (sudah seakan-akan Singapura sekarang) serta Kedah. Apabila kesemua negeri ini bersambung dengan satu ideologi, maka tidak mustahil sistem pemerintahan yang diidam-idamkan oleh DAP itu akan menjadi kenyataan.

Pada masa itu, Singapura akan dikenali sebagai Singapura Raya (the greater Singapore) dan ia tidak perlu bimbang lagi dan pada masa itu DAP akan menjadi sebuah parti yang akan mendapat sokongan padu orang- orang Melayu yang berpecah enam tadi.

Pada masa itu juga, Pas akan terus bekerjasama dengan DAP – sama-sama bertepuk belakang – dengan disokong oleh jiran seberang Tambak Johor (yang pada masa itu semua pihak akan bersetuju bahawa Tambak Johor bukan lagi bernostalgik, dan ia akan dirobohkan bagi membolehkan air laut Selat Tebrau yang cukup kotor itu dapat mengalir dengan tenangnya dan kapal-kapal dapat berlayar melalui selat itu.)

Pasa masa itu, Tony Pua serta Lim Guan Eng serta Lim Kit Siang (mungkin akan menjadi Menteri Mentor Malaysia) akan memerintah. Tony Pua pada masa itu tidak perlu lagi mencadangkan itu dan ini, tapi sudah boleh meminda apa-apa sahaja akta yang difikirkan perlu untuk rakyat Malaysia, khususnya yang berkepentingan orang Melayu.

Pada masa itu juga, orang Melayu akan menjadi orang yang paling tenang kehidupannya di alam maya ini. Dan, pada masa itu juga orang Melayu tidak lagi akan bercakap mengenai soal perpaduan Pas-UMNO, kerana mungkin UMNO sudah tiada lagi, atau mungkin sudah bertukar nama.

Pas pada masa itu, akan menjadi parti yang paling gembira kerana dapat mengembangkan ajaran agamanya tanpa sebarang paksaan (berbanding masa sekarang dan pada zaman Mahafiraun dulu).

Nik Aziz Nik Mat, jika masih hidup pada masa itu akan menjadi orang yang paling gembira, segembiranya beliau apabila dapat berjabat tangan dengan Lee Kuan Yew di Kota Bharu tidak lama dulu.

Pada Masa Itu Lagi...

SEKARANG DAP terlalu memuja Singapura kerana hebatnya negara itu. Dan memuji orang Malaysia kerana dapat bekerja dengan gaji besar di negara itu.

Pada masa itu, Singapura bukan lagi menjadi tempat tinggal yang paling baik untuk rakyat di negara pulau itu. Mereka mahu mencari tapak-tapak rumah yang lebih besar. Jika sekarang mereka hanya menghuni di rumah-rumah kiub, mereka mahukan rumah-rumah banglo.

Ia hanya boleh diperoleh di tanah Semenanjung yang cukup luas ini. Sekarang pun, jika orang Singapura diberi kerakyatan Malaysia - saya boleh bayangkan, pintu sempadan akan pecah dirempuh mereka.

Mereka mahu mencari tanah yang lebih luas untuk hidup. Sekangkang kera, sudah tidak cukup. Jutawan dan bilionwan sana mahukan rumah yang lebih besar untuk mendirikan mahligai masing-masing. Negara pulau itu sudah terlalu kecil.

Itu pasal sekarang pun, ramai yang sudah bermastautin di Australia atau New Zealand kerana mereka mahukan tanah yang luas.

Pada masa itu, soal batasan sempadan bukan masalah lagi. Berduyun-duyunlah orang seberang sana, mencari ketenangan di tanah Semenanjung atau Sabah dan Sarawak yang penuh dengan kehijauan ini.

Tanah kini terbentang luas bagi mereka. Tidak perlu lagi ke Australia atau pun New Zealand.

Hukum alam sebenarnya berputar. Ia ada kitarannya. Hanya orang yang tidak tahu sejarah, tidak pernah percaya wujudnya kitaran seperti ini. Ingat sejarah; Singapura dulu milik orang lain, kini milik orang lain.

Malaysia juga tidak terkecuali.

Di Kudakan atau Mengkudakan

Kita memang sudah mengetahui lagi bersuluh bahawa Roket memang suka menggunakan peluang untuk menjatuhkan kuasa org Melayu Islam di Malaysia. Ini dapat diperolehi apabila Mata Sepet dan Bulan Penuh sanggup berpakat dgn Roket untuk mengujudkan Pakatan Rompah. Realitinya kita ambil apa yg terjadi di Kota Darul Ridzuan, cemas jadi Kota Darul Ngeh. Nasib baik Allah (SWT) tunjukkan siapa yg lebih berkuasa dgn menumbangkan kerajaan Pakatan Rompah. Pakatan Rompah tumbang adalah angkara mereka sendiri. Di Kota Darul Ridzuan Roket Kudakan Mata Sepet dan Bulan Penuh.

Di Kota Darul Aman Roket cuba menimbulkan polimek dengan keluar Pakatan Rompah kerana tak puashati dgn tindakan kerajaan Bulan Penuh tetapi utk tidak menimbulkan kegelisahan rakyat Kota Darul Aman maka Roket terpaksa masuk kembali Pakatan Rompah. Angkara merobahkan tempat sembelihan babi. Di Kota Darul Aman Bulan Penuh kudakan Roket dan Mata Sepet.

Di Dinasti Lim Pulau Mutiara Pakatan Rompah telah melancarkan gerakan untuk meghapuskan setinggan dengan merobohkan Kg Buah Pala Kg Asam dan banyak lagi selepas itu. Roboh gerai org Melayu dan tutup harapan org Melayu untuk berniaga. Milikan harta org Melayu di Tanjung semakin berkurangan kerana harga yang melambung tinggi terpaksa bersadai di Tanah Besar sekitar Seberang Prai dan lain-lainnya. Polimek politik juga merebak di dalam pentadbiran agama Islam dgn cubaan Pakatan Rompah utk melantik TKM 2 sebagai Pengerusi Pusat Zakat. Walau bagaimanapun permohonan tersebut di tolak oleh DYMM Agong kerana tak mahu org politik duduk dlm institusi Islam. Terbaru polimek politik Dinansti Lim dgn kakitangan kerajaan iaitu SDO. Polimek ini telah membabitkan kerajaan Pusat termasuk KSN sekali. Mata Sepet dan Bulan Penuh hanya membisu seribu bahasa kerana mereka sudah dikunci taring mereka apabila berhadapan dgn Roket. Di Pulau Mutiara Roket kudakan Mata Sepet dan Bulan Penuh.

Sekarang dikita lihat di Kota Darul Ehsan. Sememang daripada mula lagi Roket telah menunjukkan taringnya di Kota Darul Ehsan dgn perlantikan ahli-ahli Majlis Tempatan dan ahli-ahli Majlis akan di lantik menerusi pemilihan spt pilihanraya kecil. Tetapi proses tersebut gagal. Kemudian timbul isu mengelapkan wang peruntukkan DUN di Selangor. Dab-du kita dengar org Roket mati jatuh bangunan. Tuduh SPRM lakukan jenayah dan org Roket di bunuh. Mahkamah inkues sampai sekarang masih belum selesai lagi. Macam kes liwat Ketua Mata Sepet. Sebelum itu timbul kes gambar melucahkan DUN di Kota Darul Eshan. Kes tutup. DUN itu boleh terus bekerja tiada tindakan kerana pengaruh Roket walaupun DUN itu Mata Sepet sebab satu bulu dgn Roket. Lepas itu timbul kes nak hapuskan arak di Kota Darul Ehsan oleh Bulan Penuh. Tapi Roket kata ianya adalah utk org bukan Islam. Bulan Penuh senyap. Timbul kes pasir. Mata Sepet bagi berbagai-bagai alasan dan tuduhan terhadap kerajaan Pusat. Kes senyap aje. Roket punya angkara dan kawasan. Oleh itu kita dapati bahawa segala kejadian di Kota Darul Ehsan sekarang yg mendapat jolokan sebagai Kota Darul Urut kerana terlalu banyak rumah urut serbu hari ini besok buka lagi ada yg sudah sepuluh kali serbu still buka lagi. Di Kota Darul Urut Roket kudakan Mata Sepet dan Bulan Penuh.

Di seluruh negara siapa yang lantang menghalang penubuhan negara Islam oleh Bulan Penuh. Tiada lain selain drp Roket "over my dead body". Dlm persoalan ini Bulan Penuh senyap aje sebab tak nak hancurkan cita-cita untuk merampas Putrajaya.

Oleh itu kesimpulan yang boleh di perhalusi drp hujahan di atas adalah Bulan Penuh dan Mata Sepet di kudakan oleh Roket dalam segala segi dalam Pakatan Rompah.

Petanda awal DAP mahu mansuh hak Melayu

Oleh SAIFULIZAM MOHAMAD
pengarang@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 27 Julai - Cadangan terbaru seorang Ahli Parlimen DAP memansuhkan diskaun bumiputera bagi pembelian hartanah komersial dan rumah mewah di Selangor disifatkan sebagai satu petanda awal bahawa parti itu sedia menghapuskan semua hak istimewa Melayu sekiranya diberi kuasa memerintah.

Presiden Gagasan Melayu Perak (GMP), Datuk Seri Mohd. Hilmi Ismail berkata, melalui konsep 'Malaysian Malaysia', DAP sudah tentu akan berusaha untuk mencapai misi tersebut termasuk melakukan pindaan terhadap Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

Beliau berkata, sekiranya igauan buruk itu benar-benar berlaku, nasib kehidupan orang Melayu bukan sahaja bertambah perit malah kepentingan Islam juga boleh terjejas.

''Adakah ini yang kita mahukan? Adakah kita mahu melihat nasib kaum kita seumpama mengemis di tanah air sendiri? Adakah kita mahu melihat Islam sebagai agama kita yang suci ini terjejas?

''Insaflah, sedarlah, lebih-lebih lagi kepada pemimpin-pemimpin Melayu dan pengikut-pengikut mereka yang terlalu seronok bersekongkol dengan DAP. Cuba lihat Singapura apa sudah jadi dengan orang Melayu di sana?,'' katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Mohd. Hilmi berkata, secara peribadi beliau meminta kumpulan pemimpin Melayu yang sanggup bekerjasama serta bersekongkol dengan DAP supaya segera bermuhasabah.

''Jangan nanti kita menyesal setelah melihat negara ini tergadai kepada kaum lain,'' katanya.

Ketika menjawab satu soalan, Mohd. Hilmi turut mengakui cadangan Tony Pua itu akan melebarkan lagi jurang dalam bentuk pegangan ekuiti antara bumiputera khususnya orang Melayu dengan kaum-kaum lain.

''Umum mengetahui kedudukan orang Melayu dengan kaum-kaum lain dalam konteks pegangan ekuiti adalah terlalu jauh. Orang Melayu masih lagi ketinggalan. Ini adalah fakta dan bukannya kenyataan kosong.

''Berapa sangat orang Melayu boleh memberi hartanah komersial dan rumah mewah? Saya percaya ia boleh dikira dengan jari. Selama ini pun sejak berpuluh-puluh tahun sistem diskaun pembelian hartanah oleh bumiputera diamalkan tidak pula timbul masalah,'' katanya.

Sementara itu, Pengerusi Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) Selangor, Mohd. Faizal Mohd. Salleh memberi amaran kepada Tony supaya tidak bermain api dengan sengaja membangkitkan isu tersebut.

Beliau berkata, walaupun cadangan itu hanya melibatkan hartanah komersial dan rumah mewah tetapi ia memberi mesej cukup jelas iaitu DAP mahu memansuhkan hak keistimewaan orang Melayu.

''Lihat, inilah bibit-bibit permulaan DAP untuk menghapuskan segala keistimewaan orang Melayu. Mereka sememangnya bercadang untuk melakukan perkara ini jika diberi kuasa memerintah.

''Pulau Pinang adalah contoh yang terbaik. Cuba jenguk nasib orang Melayu di negeri itu. Pelbagai cara dibuat untuk meminggirkan orang kita di sana. Terbaru mengenai isu projek rumah mewah di Kampung Jalan Pokok Asam, Jelutong,'' ujarnya.

Meriam Buluh Bulan Penuh

Ada pihak benci perkara maaruf

Oleh SAIFULIZAM MOHAMAD
pengarang@utusan.com,my

KUALA LUMPUR 27 Julai - Cercaan yang diterima Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria serta Pesuruhjaya Pas Selangor, Datuk Dr. Hassan Ali kerana mengadakan pertemuan demi menyelesaikan perpecahan ummah membuktikan telah wujud segelintir orang Islam di negara ini amat bencikan perkara maaruf.

Ahli Parlimen Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Zulkifli Noordin berkata, golongan terbabit lebih rela tidur sebantal dengan pihak kafir yang secara terang-terangan menolak dan menentang Islam walaupun jelas ia merupakan satu kemungkaran.

Beliau yang sedih dengan keadaan itu percaya pertemuan Harussani dan Hassan menepati seruan Allah seperti mana yang difirmankan di dalam surah Ali-Imran ayat 103 yang bermaksud, 'Berpegang teguhlah kamu sekalian pada tali Allah dan janganlah kamu bercerai berai'.

''Sebagai Mufti, Tan Sri Harussani bersangka baik dan memberi cadangan untuk jalan penyelesaian kepada permasalahan yang dikemukakan. Mereka bertemu, berbincang dan bermuzakarah sesuai dengan seruan Allah di dalam Surah Ali-Imran ayat 103.

''Namun apa mereka dapat. Maki hamun, caci maki, dilabel dengan pelbagai penghinaan dan macam-macam lagi keaiban. Apa yang mereka cuba buat itu suatu perkara maaruf tetapi itu yang menjadi kebencian kepada segelintir umat Islam,'' katanya.

Zulkifli berkata demikian pada entri terbaru di dalam blog beliau, http://zul4kulim. blogspot.com.

Zulkifli di dalam blognya turut memaparkan satu petikan hadis Rasulullah SAW yang amat panjang yang antara lain menyentuh mengenai gambaran mengenai umatnya yang diperintahkan melakukan kejahatan dan ditegah melakukan kebaikan.

''Saya teringatkan hadis tersebut yang pernah dibaca oleh seorang ustaz. Apabila mengenangkan kita umat Islam yang tak habis-habis dirundung perpecahan dan yang paling teruk, kita sanggup bersekongkol dengan kafir untuk menjatuhkan satu sama lain.

''Kita lupa kepada sejarah. Itulah punca kejatuhan kerajaan Khilafah Uthmaniah, apabila sekumpulan badwi padang pasir yang kononnya mahu menumbangkan kerajaan Khilafah Uthmaniah yang didakwa zalim, rasuah dan banyak melakukan mungkar sanggup bersekongkol dengan kafir harbi Eropah, terutamanya dari Britain,'' ujarnya.

Akhirnya beliau berkata, kerajaan Islam yang berpusat di Istanbul, Turki itu runtuh dan peristiwa tersebut di abadikan dalam filem Lawrence of Arabia.

''Sepatutnya ia menjadi iktibar dan pengajaran kepada kita tetapi rupa-rupanya umat Islam akhir zaman ini memang mereka yang mudah lupa pada sejarah,'' katanya.

Dalam pada itu Zulkifli berkata, umat Islam pada zaman ini wajib bersatu sama ada mereka yang datang dari parti pemerintah mahu pun pembangkang.

''Kita boleh berselisih dalam apa juga isu tetapi dalam isu membabitkan Islam dan umat Islam kita wajib bersatu sama ada dalam isu murtad, isu perlaksanaan syariat, isu hukum-hakam, isu perundangan dan kehakiman, isu muamalat, munakahat dan isu halal haram.

''Jika timbul sesuatu isu, sepatutnya kita duduk bersama dengan para mufti dan ulama berbincang untuk mencari kata sepakat. Jika ada perbezaan hendaklah cuba diselesaikan di dalam muzakarah,'' katanya.

Apabila hendak diambil satu pendirian beliau berkata, ia hendaklah berlandaskan pada satu suara dan satu pendapat.

''Ini kerana Tuhan kita hanya satu, Nabi Muhammad hanya satu, kitab kita hanya satu. Pasti kita boleh mengambil satu pendirian. Asalkan ia berlandaskan al-Quran dan as-Sunnah,'' katanya lagi.

Harussani must resign, says Mahfuz

By Adib Zalkapli

July 26, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 – PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar today said Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria must resign for allegedly lying that his meeting with Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Hasan Ali was over political co-operation between the Islamist party and Umno.

Mahfuz said Harussani has become a political tool for Umno.

Tan Sri Harussani should resign as Perak Mufti as he had said before that as a mufti, he would not lie, but Datuk Hasan’s statement showed that Tan Sri Harussani had lied. It was clear that the meeting did not touch on PAS-Umno co-operation. The meeting was held prior to the national council of Islamic affairs meeting.

And Datuk Hasan said he was not tasked by PAS to discuss with Harussani on PAS-Umno co-operation. Datuk Hasan’s statement has exposed Harussani's lies. His dishonesty and his willingness to be an Umno agent has embarrassed Islamic clerics and all state muftis.

I demand Tan Sri Harussani to apologise openly to PAS, the Muslim community for his lies. I also hope that he will stop serving Umno’s interest.

Mata Sepet cuba ujudkan "Si Kitul" dan "Raja Mandeliar" di Kota Darul Ehsan

Selangor peruntuk RM15 juta untuk 'perang' info

Selangorkini

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