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Pengundi meragukan, PAS Johor buat laporan polis Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:19 PM PDT Naib Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Johor Mohd Faizul Mohd Salleh hari ini membuat laporan polis mendakwa terdapat senarai pengundi meragukan dikesan dalam daftar pemilih negeri itu. Dakwanya, semakan rambang terhadap beberapa nombor kad pengenalan melalui laman web SPR semalam mendapati sejumlah pengundi berkongsi nombor kad pengenalan lama yang sama walaupun berbeza nombor kad pengenalan baru. Faizul ((gambar kanan, tiga dari kiri) juga mendakwa, kebanyakannya mempunyai nama yang sama atau seakan-akan sama. "Atas penemuan ini saya merasa menjadi tanggungjawab saya untuk membuat laporan polis kerana bimbang berlaku manipulasi ke atas senarai daftar pemilih pilihan raya Malaysia," laporan itu dipetik. Nama-nama yang didakwa meragukan adalah Lee Chui Ching, Sabran Hosnan dan Ong Peng Seng. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Anwar tak nampak kedudukan terancam Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:17 PM PDT Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini menolak dakwaan terdapat rancangan bagi menggantikannya dengan pemimpin senior Umno Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah sebagai ketua pembangkang baru. Sambil tersenyum, Anwar (kiri) berkata beliau sendiri tidak mendengar berhubung perkara itu daripada mana-mana pemimpin Pakatan. "Saya tidak dengar perkara ini daripada mana-mana pemimpin PAS atau DAP... mungkin ia hanya dari Bayan Baru," katanya merujuk kepada pemimpin konsensus bebas Zahrain Mohd Hashim. Sementara itu, dalam wawancara dengan Malaysiakini hari ini, Presiden PKR Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail juga mengetepikan dakwaan itu sambil menjelaskan bahawa Razaleigh tidak benar-benar di pihak pembangkang. "Tengku Razaleigh tidak pernah menjadi ketua pembangkang, dia dalam (parti Melayu Semangat) 46. Semangat 46 pecahan daripada Umno. Dia tak pernah di luar dan kemudiannya kembali (pada Umno). "Sesetengah daripada anggota Semangat 46 kata tidak pernah ditanya (tentang kembali kepada Umno), dia hanya kembali tiba-tiba," katanya. [Baca berita penuh] Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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More ministers won't help sorry state of Indians Posted: 01 Aug 2011 01:59 AM PDT It may seem like a historic feat for Prime Minister Najib Razak to return to how his father had run his cabinet way back in the 70s with two Indians being given a full ministership. During that time it was Sambanthan and Manickavasagam - but all that changed after Samy Vellu took over from Manickavasagam in 1979 and today after 32 years are we getting two ministers. But will these two ministerships bring in the actual reform initiatives that the Indians need? Will the two ministers be given portfolios that can uplift the Indians from the years of neglect? Or will it be another sweetener to get Indian votes and then make them beggars again? Take education as a prime example; when we see the day when Chinese and Tamil languages be brought back as a Pupil's Own Languages (POL) subject in our national schools? Why can't we be like Singapore, the nearest country whose example that we can learn from, where we see that knowing another language is important and it helps them secure places in universities and scholarships later as they further their studies. Here it is always about race and positions. Today's schools' leadership roles are all dominated by the Malays; will we see more Indian headmasters and headmistresses appointed? Will we see more Indian males being given a chance and encouraged to take up teaching as a profession and staying in schools to teach and mould our future generations, just like what they did in the yesteryears? What the current set of MIC leaders have forgotten is that as they had concentrated on amassing wealth when they found that all their pleas were falling on deaf ears, the Indians were going through a phase of transformation from rural agricultural based livelihoods to becoming the new urban underclass. They had no other alternative but to come to the urban areas when their estates cashed in on the lucrative land track deals that land hungry developers were after. With the emergence of this new underclass coupled with the fact that many Indians were retiring from civil service and not being replaced by Indians but by Malays, the Indians were simply left to fend for themselves. Some had connections, whilst others had an opportunity to enter into the 'Ali Baba' mode of doing business. It did help somewhat but the vast majority where simply left behind. Without much education except that for mother tongue education, many from this urban underclass had to look to other means to survive. Crime was one of the easiest ways out and that is one reason why the Indians form the majority of those who are being held under the Emergency Ordinance(EO) in Simpang Renggam, Johor. Will the two ministers address these issues and allow the hardworking Indians a chance to show their mettle without succumbing to the 'Ali Baba' model? Will Indians be given loans? Will we see Indian appointment in government linked companies (GLCs) ? Can we see Indians being allowed to own and run petrol stations? Will we see Indians who are now doing well in the scrap metal business be encouraged to go big in the metal industry and become the next Laskmi Mittal? Or will these two ministers tell the Indians that they will have to succumb to the 'Ali Baba' model after all, and depend on the Malays for licenses, sub-contracts and other forms of government hand-outs which are dished out to the Malays first as part of 'affirmative action', who then sell them to the Chinese and the Indians? Instead of giving two full ministerships, it will be better to have bold and courageous Indian leadership who will question the PM and his cabinet if there has been negligence and neglect like what we saw in the death in police custody of A Kugan, and ask that Indian equity be raised based on the ability of the Indians in free market without begging the Malays for licenses and forcing them to take on bumi sleeping partners just for the sake of fulfilling the 30 percent stake that the Malays demand, without lifting a finger? None of the current set of MIC leaders have been bold enough to debate with the government on fundamental constitutional rights and human rights. It has always been the opposition Indian leaders, who always have to pay the price for being bold enough to demand that the government responds, so will giving two full ministerships do any good here? Further with most of the current set of MIC leaders being educated in the 'Samy Vellu School of Politics and Social Governance' of the Indians, we can expect more camps and factions amongst the party members instead of good and healthy competition. Furthermore, the two full ministers will have to have the courage to debate with the Malays in the education ministry as to why the novel Interlok was introduced as a history textbook when there are better books written before by other well known educationists in the country of whom many were Indians. What the two full ministers will have to do is to make sure that the Malays understand what the concept of equality is and the Indians believe in the concept of equality, instead of simply accepting whatever that has been stated in Article 153 of the federal constitution. The Indian founding fathers may have traded these rights for a right to stay here and become citizens but today after nearly 800 years of history and active relations for the past 300 years, aren't we Indians also the 'putras' of this 'bumi' ? Why must we tolerate being called and made fun of as pariahs and pendatangs? Why must the term 'go back to India' come to the forethought of Malay politicians each and every time there is a spat with the Indians? Why must we stomach the threat of revoking citizenships? Will the two ministers stand up for this? Therefore having two Indian ministers in the cabinet is not enough, it must dawn on the prime minister that he is not just a PM for the Malays but he must acknowledge that Chinese and Indians also make up what we call Malaysians, and their problem is a Malaysian problem which every leader be it Malay, Chinese or Indian will have to share and try to solve to make live better and equal for everyone. 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IGP and deputy, step down for lying to public Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:24 PM PDT On behalf of the party, PSM would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all the brave people for all their effort, solidarity, support and struggle in ensuring the release of our six comrades. We wish to thank the massive support from all quarters – the civil society movements, the NGOs, the legal assistance from the lawyers, Pakatan Rakyat parties the DAP, PKR, PAS as well as PRM. Also individuals from BN like Khairy Jamaluddin, individuals in Gerakan, MCA and MIC. As well the great solidarity of the International community as well as the international socialist parties all over the world. We thank all those who have sent letters, solidarity message and participated in online petition, those who lodged police reports, send in memorandum, collected signatures, spoken out, held nightly vigils, held prayers and kept protesting the arrest. We dedicate this release to all these brave people in Malaysia and all over the world, They are the true heroes who released our six comrades. This is a victory for all those who demanded for change and stood up against oppression. We are humbled by this great support, courage and solidarity. Five main issues PSM wants to raise: 1. Before we go into that, we would like to express our thanks and gratitude to the wardens and the policemen who according to our released comrades took very good care of them and treated them well and with respect. The problem is not with the lower ranking policemen but with the top level of the police force. We call for the immediate resignation of the IGP and especially the deputy IGP, both of whom we consider were the main actors in manufacturing lies and fabricating evidence to punish PSM and the EO6. They have lied to the Malaysians over the last 34 days that PSM is waging war against DYMM Yang DiPertuan Agong. PSM trying to revive the MCP PSM working with foreign agents elements to topple the Government PSM is the "penggerak" or the main organiser of BERSIH Because of this manipulation, the IGP and the DIGP should resign. 2. The arrest and the detention of the PSM6 is unlawful, illegal and in bad faith. The central committee of the party will discuss with our lawyer on the next course of action with regards to this. 3. We call for the AG to drop the case against of the 24 other PSM members and grassroots members who have been charged on other ridiculous grounds related to Bersih 2.0 especially for distributing Bersih leaflets. Bersih was only declared illegal by the Home Ministry on July 2 whereas the 24 were arrested on 25 June. It is therefore a waste of public funds for the government to pursue the charges, and we call upon the AG to drop this case. 4. We call for the repeal of the Emergency Ordinance (EO), Internal Security Act (ISA), as well as the Dangerous Drug Act's special prevention measures that allows detention without trial. All detention without trial laws should go. The government should seek to either charge detainees or release them. 5. PSM will next embark on a nationwide tour to explain to the people the true reason behind the arrests of our members and the conspiracy against PSM, and to continue our call 'Udahlah tu....bersaralah', as well as to thank the people for their support as well as explain Long live the people! Long live PSM S Arutchelvan is PSM secretary general. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Bahagian BN diminta kemuka nama calon kepada Najib Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:58 PM PDT Semua parti komponen BN pada peringkat bahagian di semua 222 kawasan pilihan raya parlimen telah diminta mengemukakan nama calon yang difikirkan sesuai untuk diserahkan kepada pengerusi BN Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan pemimpin atasan secepat mungkin. Akhbar harian Cina Sin Chew Daily pada tajuk utamanya yang memetik sumber berkata semua bahagian menerima arahan itu sejak dua atau tiga bulan lalu yang meminta mereka mengemukakan senarai calon berdasarkan agihan kerusi yang dibuat pada pilihan raya umum 2008. Setiap bahagian diminta mengemukakan tiga nama bersama latarbelakang terperinci mereka. Menurut akhbar itu, arahan daripada pemimpin BN itu dibuat sebelum perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 pada 9 Julai lalu tetapi berdasarkan scenario politik semasa, kemungkinan besar pilihan raya umum akan diadakan pada November atau Mac, April tahun depan. Senarai itu adalah hanya nama awal yang akan dikaji bersama laporan penilaian dan kaji selidik untuk menentukan kemampuan seseorang calon untuk menang sebelum keputusan muktamad dibuat. Penyerahan nama yang awal itu bertujuan memberi Najib lebih banyak masa untuk "menyaring" calon menjelang pilihan raya umum akan datang. Memetik seorang ahli parlimen yang tidak disebutkan namanya, akhbar Sin Chew Daily melaporkan pemimpin BN telah mewawancara beberapa ahli parlimen BN baru-baru ini dan sesi terbaru itu berlainan dengan temu-bual tiga minit yang diadakan dengan Najib, sebelum ini. "Sepanjang pengetahuan kami, laporan kali ini yang diperolehi pemimpin atasan BN, tidak hanya terhad yang diterima daripada polis Cawangan Khas (SB) atau Kementerian Penerangan sahaja. "Tidak memeranjatkan jika terdapat 20 atau 30 laporan berhubung satu-satu kerusi. Ini akan memastikan maklumat yang diterima boleh menggambarkan keadaan sebenarnya," kata ahli parlimen itu. Menurut sumber lain yang dipetik akhbar itu lagi, peluang BN menang di 80 daripada 222 kerusi parlimen yang dipertandingkan adalah antara 40 hingga 60 peratus dan kerusi-kerusi ini yang akan menentukan jika BN dapat merebut kembali majoriti dua pertiganya di parlimen. "Kerusi-kerusi ini bukan sahaja yang BN tewas pada 2008 tetapi juga adalah kerusi yang dimenanginya," kata sumber itu sambil menambah 'kerusi sasaran' itu kini 'dijaga' oleh menteri dan timbalan menteri BN. Mengenai negeri-negeri yang tumbang pada Pakatan Rakyat pada pilihan raya yang lalu, BN yakin dapat merampas kembali Kedah dan Selangor, lapor akhbar berkenaan. [Baca berita penuh] Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Nik Aziz: 'Perbincangan rahsia' hanya jenaka Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:24 PM PDT Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyifatkan dakwaan mengaitkannya dengan "perbincangan rahsia" untuk menggantikan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dengan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah sebagai lawak jenaka. "Lawak jenaka! Itulah saja yang boleh saya sifatkan kepada khabar angin yang mengaitkan saya dengan perbincangan rahsia untuk melantik YBM Tengku Razaleigh sebagai ketua Pakatan Rakyat menggantikan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "Saya nasihatkan, sempena bulan Ramadan ini, tulislah perkara-perkara yang betul dan benar. Ingatlah, apa yang ditulis dan diucap akan menjadi bahan untuk dihisab oleh Allah SWT di akhirat kelak," katanya melalui Facebook. Beliau juga mempersoalkan kewibawaan dakwaan "pelik" itu kerana dibuat berasaskan jangkaan Anwar akan ke penjara ekoran kes liwat yang sedang dibicarakan. "Adakah benar keputusan mahkamah di negara ini sudah boleh dijangka atau sememangnya keputusan tersebut sudah bocor?" soalnya. Semalam, New Straits Times melaporkan, NGO Jaringan Melayu Malaysia menggesa Nik Aziz menjelaskan penglibatannya dalam pertemuan yang didakwa berlangsung tanpa pengetahuan Anwar. Presidennya Omar Salleh juga menimbulkan persoalan sama ada pertemuan itu diadakan secara rahsia kerana Anwar kemungkinan didapati bersalah dan bakal merengkok dalam penjara. "Mungkin peguam Anwar Karpal Singh memberitahu DAP dan PAS bahawa keadaan Anwar dalam kes pertuduhan liwat oleh Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan; dan ini membawa kepada usaha mencara calon pengganti bagi mengisi jawatan ketua pembangkang," Omar dipetik sebagai berkata. Sementara itu, anggota parlimen Bayan Baru Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim pula baru-baru dilaporkan mendedahkan usaha itu yang didakwanya sebagai rancangan pembangkang untuk pilihan raya umum ke-13. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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An open letter to PM Najib Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT Dear PM Najib, As a result of the developments on July 9, the world is now paying increased attention to Malaysia. In particular, we now wonder how free and fair your nation's elections are. We have learned that some of your country's citizens believe that Malaysia needs electoral reform. On July 9, they marched with a coalition called Bersih 2.0, and they called for free and fair elections. You responded by declaring Bersih illegal and suppressing the 'Walk for Democracy' with overwhelming police force. The world noticed your heavy-handed reaction, and it wondered why a peaceful demonstration calling for fair elections bothered you so much - so much so that you were willing to risk Malaysia's international reputation - and give your country and yourself a major black eye. When you returned from your visit to Europe, you declared that Malaysia's elections truly are free and fair, and that Umno has never cheated in any election. I am glad to hear that. Because it means that in Malaysia's next general elections, you have nothing to hide. Governments that manipulate elections have lots to cover up. But you say that your elections are free and fair, so that means you have nothing to be afraid of showing to all of us in the outside world, not to mention your own people. Therefore, I am sure that you are willing to readily agree to the following proposals: 1) Allow international groups to observe your elections. Based on your assertions, they will find nothing amiss, and their reports will give credibility to Malaysia's election results. 2) Allow observers from all political parties to witness the postal balloting that takes place on military bases. For years, the opposition has said that something is amiss. But since you say that Umno never cheats, I am sure that they will find nothing wrong, and you will be vindicated. 3) Let's put an end to all the accusations about phantom voters by using a simple, effective and cheap solution - indelible ink. Your Elections Commission wants a super-sophisticated biometric system, but there is no way it can be in place by then - and many people worry that it can be manipulated. Indelible ink works - just ask the world's largest democracy, India. I don't think anyone has ever disputed the results of India's elections in over 60 years. 4) Finally, let RTM be truly independent, like the BBC and NHK and the public broadcasting systems in Australia, France, Germany, and elsewhere in the world. RTM does not belong to Umno. It belongs to the people. As long as RTM - funded by all the people of Malaysia - acts as the propaganda arm of the 25 percent of Malaysians who voted for Umno, no one can believe that Malaysia's elections are fair and free. So, my dear Prime Minister, it's all very simple. You say that Malaysia's elections are free and fair. Now you have a chance to prove it to the outside world and remove all doubts. And if your party wins, then the Malaysian people - and the world - might finally be convinced. If you refuse these suggestions, then the doubts will linger, and your assertions about the honesty of Malaysia's election will continue to be questioned. Sincerely, John Malott The writer is former US ambassador to Malaysia. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Pelukis logo 'ADIL' Syed Ahmad meninggal dunia Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:57 PM PDT Seniman Negara 1995, Datuk Syed Ahmad Syed Jamal meninggal dunia di kediamannya di Gombak di Kuala Lumpur, kira-kira 10 malam semalam. Allahyarham berusia 82 tahun dan meninggalkan balu Datin Hamidah Mohd Noor dan dua anak lelaki. Menurut Bernama, jenazah akan dikebumikan sebelum Zohor hari ini di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Pusu, Gombak. Syed Ahmad yang berasal dari Muar, Johor mendapat pendidikannya di Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Baharu sebelum melanjutkan pengajian di Birmingham School of Architecture pada 1950 hingga 1951 dan Chelsea School of Art, London pada 1951 hingga 1955. Beliau dianugerahkan Hadiah Seni Negara pada 1995, dan pelbagai hadiah lain sepanjang penglibatannya dalam seni visual. Allayarham sangat dikenali dengan keberaniannya merakamkan peristiwa-peristiwa kemanusiaan termasuk politik negara dan dunia. Beliau menerima pelbagai tanggapan berikutan lukisannya yang menyentuh kemerdekaan, pembangunan negara dan politik di bawah pentadbiran Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, perjuangan Palestin, peristiwa politik 1998 dan tsunami pada 2004. Beliau enggan menyertai mana-mana parti politik tetapi tidak mengelak daripada menyuarakan pandangan dan mengambil pendirian terhadap isu-isu kritikal. Syed Ahmad ialah pelukis logo gerakan bukan kerajaan ADIL, atau Pergerakan Keadilan Sosial yang ditubuhkan sebagai respons tindakan-tindakan yang dikenakan ke atas Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, bekas timbalan perdana menteri dan pemimpin Umno. Tindakan itu menyaksikan penyokong tegar Umno yang tidak berpuas hati dan menuntut gelaran Seniman Negara yang dianugerahkan kepadanya ditarik balik. Allahyarham juga pernah berkhidmat sebagai Pengarah Pusat Kebudayaan, Universiti Malaya dari tahun 1979 hingga 1982 serta pensyarah di Malayan Teachers Training College, Kirkby, England dari 1958-1959. Beliau antara tokoh yang memainkan peranan penting dalam perkembangan Balai Seni Lukis Negara dan memegang jawatan Pengarah Balai Seni Lukis Negara dari 1983 hingga 1991. Syed Ahmad merupakan seorang pelukis yang berbakat besar dan telah menghasilkan karya seni yang penuh penghayatan untuk tatapan para pencinta seni. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Ashraf gagal jadi Aleesha selamat dikebumikan Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT Ibu Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz atau lebih mesra dipanggil Aleesha yang meninggal dunia awal pagi tadi, terkilan anaknya itu tidak sempat mencuba baju kurung baru yang ditempah untuk dipakai pada Hari Raya Aidilfitri nanti. "Arwah tempah baju kurung itu dengan sepupunya dan minta sepupunya menjahit baju kurung Pahang dalam masa satu hari, dan baju itu sempat disiapkan dalam masa ditetapkan. "Namun, dia tidak sempat untuk melakukan perincian labuci di baju tersebut dan memakai baju kurung warna merah hati itu," katanya yang hanya ingin dikenali sebagai Yah, 51, ketika ditemui di Rumah Mayat Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ). Mohd Ashraf Hafiz, 26, meninggal dunia ketika dirawat di Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) di Kuala Terengganu, 5 pagi tadi. Allahyarham yang mengalami kemurungan dikejarkan anggota keluarga ke ospital pada 3 pagi kelmarin setelah mengalami muntah teruk. Dia disahkan engalami masalah serangan jantung yang tidak stabil atau 'unstable angina with ardiogenic shock' dan tekanan darah rendah. Mohd Ashraf Hafiz yang berasal dari Seberang Takir, menimbulkan kontroversi apabila mengemukakan permohonan untuk menukar nama di dalam MyKad epada Aleesha Farhana Abdul Aziz setelah beliau melakukan pembedahan menukar jantina di Thailand dua tahun lalu. Permohonan itu dibuat bagi memudahkannya diterima masuk ke universiti kempatan untuk menyambung pelajaran dan kesukarannya menjalani kehidupan sebagai seorang wanita. Tak sempat Bagaimanapun, pada 18 Julai lalu, Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Terengganu menolak permohonan itu setelah mengambil kira tiga faktor iaitu kromosom, kewujudan alat kelamin semasa pemohon dilahirkan dan kewujudan organ dalaman. Menurut ibunya lagi, sebelum meninggal arwah anaknya selalu menyebut perkataan 'tidak sempat'. "Arwah selalu menyebut perkataan tidak sempat nak berjumpa ahli keluarga, ak sempat nak raya, tidak sempat nak perbaharui lesen memandu dan tidak sempat memakai baju kurung yang baru ditempahnya," katanya. Sementara itu ayah Mohd Ashraf Hafiz, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, 60, berkata dia reda dengan pemergian anak ketiganya itu dan menganggap mungkin itu yang terbaik untuk Allahyarham. "Dia seorang anak yang baik, manja dan rapat dengan semua ahli keluarga. Semasa menghembuskan nafas terakhir, saya, ibunya dan dua adiknya ada di sisi," katanya. Katanya bedah siasat di hospital itu mengambil masa kira-kira sejam setengah. Jenazah Allahyarham dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Seberang Takir 4.30 petang tadi dengan dihadiri sanak saudara dan rakan-rakannya. Sebelum itu, solat jenazah diadakan di surau hospital HSNZ dan sekali lagi d Surau Haji Wan Muda, Seberang Takir. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Biometrik daripada poket kuning rakyat Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:07 PM PDT Saya rasa terpanggil untuk memberi pandangan mengenai isu penggunaan sistem biometrik yang dicanang-canang akan digunakan dalam PRU-13 akan datang. Bahkan isyarat awal tergambar jelas apabila perdana menteri sendiri yang menyatakan akan meluluskan sejumlah peruntukan untuk perbelanjaan sistem ini akan datang. Saya juga merasa tertanya-tanya apabila Perdana Menteri sendiri difahamkan berpendirian tegas dalam menyokong usaha menggunakan sistem yang belum ternyata telus ini. Beliau dipetik menyebut:"Kalau nak buat penambahbaikan kita akan buat. Kita akan buat yang terbaik (dengan menggunakan biometrik bagi memastikan pilihan raya yang adil dan bersih) walaupun negara-negara maju pun tak buat." Kerajaan seharusnya menerima cadangan yang lebih realistik dalam menangani isu pengundi hantu dan pengundi bertindih ( yang boleh mengundi lebih dari sekali ). Bahkan telah banyak bukti-bukti jelas yang menunjukkan lemahnya sistem yang sedia ada sekarang. SPR juga perlu telus dalam hal ini. Malah Perdana Menteri juga mendakwa bahawa Pakatan Rakyat sengaja membangkitkan isu pilihan raya yang bersih di negara ini ekoran kekalahan parti itu dalam beberapa pilihan raya kecil mutakhir ini di tangan kerajaan. "Di peringkat nasional, kita (BN) ada masa dapat undi banyak ada masa undi sikit. Tetapi majoriti masih di tangan kita. Kalau kita boleh jamin kita boleh menang, tidak adalah menteri kalah (pilihan raya) dan ada negeri kalah," katanya lagi. Kenyataan sinis ini tidak sedikit pun akan memberi kesan kepada tuntutan rakyat selama ini. Ini bukan soal menang atau kalah, ini adalah soal prinsip keadilan yang kita tuntut. Bahkan tuntutan untuk sebuah pilihan raya yang adil dan telus bukanlah satu perkara baru. Malah ia adalah tuntutan tidak berkesudahan rakyat yang terus dinafikan sehingga ke hari ini. Kenyataan ini senada dengan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) yang sering mempertahan bahawa mereka adalah badan yang bebas dan telus namun tidak pula sanggup akur dengan tuntutan rakyat yang selama ini memandang isu ketelusan SPR ini sangat berkait rapat dengan periuk nasi mereka. Pemerintah pula berjalan angkuh dengan permaidani merah mereka! Bahkan mereka tanpa segan silu melabelkan pembangkang dan BERSIH 2.0 mempunyai agenda tertentu di sebalik lapan tuntutan yang dibuat antaranya adalah penggunaan dakwat kekal dalam menangani masalah pengundi hantu. Kita yakin, cadangan ini hanya dibakulsampahkan oleh pihak yang berkepentingan ini! Betapa jauh lebih rendah kos penggunaan dakwat kekal ini berbanding sistem biometrik yang ternyata akan menjangkau jutaan ringgit. Ia juga bakal dikaut daripada poket kuning rakyat! Penulis adalah presiden Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam Universiti Malaya (PMIUM) Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Umno lebih bahaya daripada Wahabi Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Keghairahan Umno melalui agensi Majis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) membuat tuduhan mengaitkan Wahabi dengan pengganas bukanlah sesuatu yang baik untuk negara. Wahabi yang diasaskan oleh Syeikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab mempunyai perbezaan dalam perkara furu', bukan soal penafian prinsip Islam. Kerana itu, ia diterima dan dianuti oleh kerajaan Arab Saudi dan beberapa negara lain. Arab Saudi, sekurang-kurangnya telah melaksanakan hukum hudud, Qisas dan Takzir, akan tetapi Malaysia masih terkial-kial mencari formula mengatasi masalah jenayah dalam negara. Umno dalam sejarahnya pernah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang menghina hukum syarak, memperlekehkan sunnah nabi, menganggap negara akan mundur kalau melaksanakan Islam, bahkan lebih teruk dari itu, ada sebilangan pemimpin Umno pernah menanggap politik suku agama suku. Fahaman sekular yang dianuti oleh sebahagian pimpinan tertinggi menyebabkan Islam hanya ditadbir sebagai satu jabatan, bukan sebagai satu sistem kehidupan manusia. Bukankah ini bukti fahaman Umno yang berdasar sistem pragmatisme sebenarnya jauh lebih bahaya dari Wahabi? Tuduhan mengaitkan beberapa tokoh agama dengan pengganas bukanlah perkara baru, bahkan ianya selaras dengan anggapan Amerika Syarikat terhadap gerakan Islam. Cuma yang agak menghairankan bilamana ulama muda Umno juga tergolong senarai pengganas? Apakah Kementerian Dalam Negeri tidak bercadang mengenakan mereka di bawah Ordinan Darurat, sebagaimana nasib enam aktivitis PSM yang sehingga kini rakyat tidak tahu apa jenis ancaman yang mereka bawa kerana menyokong BERSIH 2.0? Kerana kalau benar ulama muda Umno ini ada kaitan dengan pengganas, bukankah ia sudah pasti menjadi ancaman kepada keselamatan negara? Sehubungan itu, saya bersetuju dengan pandangan bekas mufti, Dr Asri Zainul Abidin agar 40 ulama muda Umno ini menyemak kembali penyertaan mereka dalam Umno. Tidak terfikirkah bahawa apabila ulama Umno pun dicop sebagai pengganas, bukankah ini bermaksud pemimpin mereka lebih hebat lagi? Tapi, apa yang hairannya, inilah Umno. Bagi mereka, kerja membunuh kerjaya politik musuh dalaman atau luaran mereka adalah satu kerja yang halal dan wajib dilaksanakan asalkan kuasa politik mereka terjaga. Penulis adalah Ketua Penerangan PAS Pusat Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Transparency in defence procurement vital Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:13 PM PDT The arms trade is one of the most corrupt prone sectors. The impact of corruption in the arms trade have severe consequences for citizens, governments and nations. The payment of kickbacks and bribes in defence purchases inflate the cost of weapons and this impedes the ability of governments to defend their countries. When there is high level of secrecy in arms deals, weapons may end up in the hands of criminals and violent dictators ending in the cost of many lives. Transparency in the purchase of arms will assist governments in checking that arms do not fall into the hands of those involved in criminal activities. Taxpayers' money intended for development needs such as education and healthcare have often been diverted to the purchase of arms with dire consequences for social development at national levels. Member states of the United Nations are currently negotiating a UN treaty by 2012 to regulate the arms trade. Anti-corruption provisions will be an important part of the treaty. Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) certainly hopes that Malaysia will not object to the inclusion of anti-corruption provisions in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The 27 member states of the European Union and others such as Australia, Costa Rica , South Africa etc. are supporting the inclusion of anti-corruption provisions in the ATT. Exporting governments, importing governments and defence companies are already beginning to introduce tools and mechanisms such as Integrity Pacts for greater transparency and accountability in defence procurement. Some of these tools include civilian oversight of defence procurement. Strong anti-corruption tools and measures are vital in defence procurement as payment of bribes in defence purchases are widespread. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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