GEMPAR! Aminulrasyid Amzah Meninggal Bukan Salah Polis?!

Saya terpaksa menumpang cara member saya Parpu Kari sebab posting ini wajib diketengahkan untuk memberi konteks penting tentang tanggungjawab ibu-bapa terhadap anak-anak:

Jadi, budak 15 tahun mati ditembak polis ketika memandu dan enggan berhenti sekatan buka tragedi. Ia kejadian “tragic” (menyedihkan) yang tidak sepatutnya berlaku kerana BUDAK 15 TAHUN TIDAK LAYAK MEMANDU KENDERAAN BERMOTOR.

Yang menjadi tragedi ialah apabila sebahagian besar masyarakat tidak menyoal bagaimana Aminulrasyid Amzah yang berumur 15 tahun boleh bawa kereta sebaliknya bulat-bulat menyalahkan polis.

Sedangkan soalan yang wajib ditanya dan dijawab ialah siapa yang mengajarnya memandu kereta sedangkan undang-undang berkata umur minimum memandu kereta adalah 17 tahun (Lesen Memandu D) dan motosikal 16 tahun (lesen B2 -250 kuasa kuda).

Soal dia “pinjam” kereta kakaknya adalah perkara kedua yang tidak akan timbul kalau tidak ada persoalan pertama iaitu siapa yang mengejarnya memandu kereta sedangkan dia di bawah umur.

Kita boleh salahkan polis kerana “trigger happy”. Itu Ketua Polis Negara, Musa Hassan, wajib siasat dan wajib jawab kerana memang ada kecenderungan di kalangan sesetengah anggota polis menggunakan kekerasan.

Tetapi nak salahkan polis bulat-bulat pun tak kena. Kerap juga anggota polis yang membuat sekatan jalan raya, mengawal lalu lintas atau meronda dirempoh sampai mati oleh penjenayah dan oleh pemandu yang melanggar undang-undang jalan raya.

Bayangkan, apa pula pendirian kita kalau budak-budak bawah umur ini membawa kereta dan berlanggar dengan orang yang ada lesen di jalan raya sampai mati atau cedera parah?

Hanya orang yang ada lesen yang sah sahaja dibenarkan oleh undang-undang untuk memandu kenderaan bermotor. Budak 15 tahun tidak dibenarkan kerana dia belum berhak memiliki lesen memandu.

Betul betul betul! Upin dan Ipin pun tahu! Nak baca penuh, klik sahaja blockquote di atas...

Fahamlah kita kenapa ibunya Aminulrasyid tak mahu perkara ini diheboh-hebohkan... Siapalah agaknya yang beria-ia benar nak heboh kes ni... Jenis yang macam di link ini mungkin... Malu lagi keluarga arwah nanti jadinya...

Di Manakah Juara Rakyat Di Selangor?

Saya dipohon teman-teman blogger untuk mewar-warkan rancangan membantah tindakan anggota parlimen Australia yang menghalalkan tindakan DS Anwar merogol Saiful sebelum selesai perbicaraan untuk menentukan salah-betulnya menurut undang-undang Malaysia. Walaupun tertarik dengan isu ini, saya rasa ada baiknya ia dibiar terwar-war melalui blog-blog yang sudah pun aktif melakukannya supaya boleh blog ini boleh menumpu kepada isu lain.

Ingin saya persoalkan di sini, DI MANAKAH JUARA UNTUK RAKYAT SELANGOR YANG TERGAMBAR DI SINI?

Bila buat pelancaran program Juara Rakyat, berkoyan-koyan orang turun. Saya yang tak minat pun siap ditalipon member yang bertanya kenapa saya tak turun! Soalnya, nak jadi Juara Rakyat, bukan dengan pelancaran majlis sahaja! Juara Rakyat akan jelas apabila Rakyat yang teraniaya orang berkuasa, seperti sdr Bakri ini, yang dilanggar semasa bermotosikal oleh seorang ADUN MABUK, tak kiralah ADUN DAP ke, PAS ke, BN ke, budak Melayu, India atau Kadazan ka, KENAPA BELUM ADA YANG MENJUARAINYA!

Nak tunggu buat majlis ka? Tak payahlah nak ajak orang turun ramai-ramai lagi dah kalau Juara Rakyat tu setakat slogan, retorik dan wayang semata-mata. Bukan 1Malaysia tu, Rakyat tak nampak diutamakan kalau begitu. Tak ubah macam hipokrit lembap Pakatan Rakyat Selangorlah jadinya... Dahlah Ketua Pemuda bila gereja dibakar, tak sabar-sabar sibuk nak jaga hati orang Kristian konon, tapi ini anak muda Melayu sampai dah masuk koma pun tak peduli ka!

Pakatan Perak Schizophrenic?

I have been following and occassionally commenting on the situation in Perak without having a clear description sussed out for the Pakatan leadership which used to rule the state. However, recent pronouncements by DS Nizar, the former DAP-puppet MB of the state, has me convinced that, whilst Pakatan Selangor is Incompetent and Pakatan Penang is led by Hypocrites, Pakatan Perak appears to be Schizophrenic!

Consider these points:

1. After blatantly ignoring the views of not just state BN legislators, but even BN sympathisers among community leaders when they were in power, now that the courts have decided for BN's DS Dr Zambry's state government, Nizar and co have gone back to their pre-PRU12 claims of wanting to 'work with' BN?


2. Whilst they are willing to 'work with' the Perak BN government, DS Nizar laid down 'conditions' if BN 'wants' their cooperation! Wah, as if Pakatan Perak will be doing the BN government a favour by 'working with' DS Dr Zambry's team. Why, DS Nizar wants to claim joint credit is it when BN Perak successfully runs the state? Why, Ngeh and Nga just advised Nizar that DS Dr Zambry have FDI coming into the state soon, despite Pakatan's lies is it?


3. Whilst Pakatan Perak wants to 'work with' DS Dr Zambry, DS Nizar also states that,"...but we (Pakatan Rakyat) are not conceding." So, which is it, is Pakatan happy to accept the court ruling by 'working with' BN in Perak, or are they rejecting the court ruling? The two scenarios are mutually exclusive! In the meantime, DS Nizar and an Ipoh MP from the DAP is clearly opposed to the court's position, but in doing so, may have bitten off too much to chew:



4. We saw symptoms of this Pakatan Perak schizophrenia even when they were in power. They had in the past accused BN of abuse of power and corruption, then when they were in power, timber concessions were given to Pakatan leaders in the state, even those who knew nothing about the business. So ignorant were they that they turned to BN members from the business to develop the timber concessions! Schizo!

Actually, I don't really know if being Schizo is necessarily that bad for a politician. Certainly it isn't as bad as being Incompetent or a Hypocrite. At least Pakatan Perak have a better excuse for not fulfilling their promises or for not behaving in a civilised manner... THEY"RE NUTS! But of course, in the end, it is up to the people of Perak to truly judge them for what they are...

Mari Berceramah Kepada BTN...

Tempohari, saya dijemput untuk memberi ceramah kepada pemimpin-pemimpin Biro Tata-Negara yang menjadi bahan kecaman Pakatan baru-baru ini. Topik yang di minta saya bincangkan adalah bersabit 'Cabaran Pendidikan' pada masa kini. Saya menganggap topik ini cukup bebas untuk menyentuh pelbagai perkara, termasuklah perlunya:

1. Cabaran yang timbul hasil dakyah anti-1Malaysia yang menidakkan sejarah, malah memperindahkan dusta semata-mata untuk menarik minat masyarakat muda.
2. Perlunya BTN mengemaskinikan CARA perisiannya DISAMPAIKAN kepada generasi muda bagi menyahut cabaran tersebut.
3. Menjelaskan bagaimana generasi berteknologi maklumat harus dihormati 'kelainannya' serta untung-rugi di sebalik layanan tersebut.

Sebagai seorang yang pernah dikursus mahupun memberi ceramah dalam aktiviti BTN, peluang diberi tidak saya sia-siakan dengan mempersoalkan perisian BTN. Ini terutama sekali memandangkan BTN kini dipimpin oleh seorang veteran pembina program jatidiri, Datuk Saghul Hamid dan tokoh-tokoh Belia lama seperti 'Pak Long' Wahab yang sudi hadir pada ceramah saya.

Soalan tentang 1Malaysia timbul juga pada sesi dialog saya, dan hubungan antara konsep 1Malaysia dan pengajaran Tata-Negara dahulu jelas pada saya. Pada saya, 1Malaysia merupakan usaha DS Najib untuk memperingatkan rakyat Malaysia tentang sejarah perpaduan kita sebagai sebuah negara-bangsa yang tidak mengamalkan asimilasi, tetapi menghormati kelainan dalam persekutuan pelbagai dalam 1 gagasan. Paksi sejarah ini sesuai dengan peranan BTN.

Kerana itulah saya merasa agak kecewa mendengar cerca keluar semula dari mulut DS Nazri Aziz menuduh kononnya Tun Dr Mahathir seorang bersifat perkauman atau 'racist' kerana amnya bersependapat dengan saya, bahawa BTN tidak perlu dirombak kurikulumnya, cuma sekadar diperbaiki sahaja mungkin. Kita tahu DS Nazri mungkin kepingin menelan malu dari latahnya tempohari tentamg perlunya kurikulum BTN dirombak, tetapi kenapa harus dihina Tun Dr M?

Apakah DS Nazri sudah lupa yang Tun Dr M-lah yang membuka jalan politik luas untuk beliau, semata-mata kerana mengingati kawannya, arwah Tan Sri Abdul Aziz dahulu? Atau mungkin DS Nazri masih membawa dendam lama kerana pemimpin kesayangannya Pak Lah sudah tiada lagi di tampuk kuasa? Atau mungkin juga DS Nazri malu kerana menyedari beliau salah dan sudah terjebak dalam perangkap pembangkang yang lebih licik dielak oleh Datuk Ahmad Maslan?

Bukti kesalahan DS Nazri Aziz menjadi jelas apabila beliau kini disokong sekaligus diperkudakan pendakyah-pendakyah yang mengapi-apikan perbalahan antara kaum di Malaysia. Seperti biasa, contoh 1-2 diketengahkan yang memutar-belitkan bisa dirasa pendakyah menindakkan sejarah apabila hadir dan dipersembahkan kebenaran beralaskan sejarah dalam kursus BTN.

Kalau hendak dikatakan BTN itu maksum dan tak pernah salah langkah pun tidak. Pada zaman BTN dikuasai oleh DS Anwar Ibrahim pada suatu masa dahulu, ia digunakan untuk menyebarkan dakyah yang beliaulah pemimpin bagaikan nabi yang akan menyelamatkan negara dari salah langkah Tun Dr M! Pak Lah juga banyak menyalah-gunakan BTN pada zaman beliau Perdana Menteri. Tetapi BTN sekarang kelihatan sudah kembali kepada tujuannya yang asal.

Mungkinkah ini merunsingkan pihak Pakatan, yang BTN kini sudah kembali ke niat asalnya dan kian berjaya membetulkan dakyah palsu pembawa perpecahan. kalau tidak, kenapakah kerajaan Pakatan Selangor dan Penang takut bebenar untuk membolehkan kakitangan dan para pelajar hadir kursus-kursus BTN? Saya rasa atas dasar ini, ada baiknya para pemimpin Pakatan sendiri dijemput menyertai program BTN!

Mungkin DS Nazri Aziz pun patut hadir ke kursus BTN itu sama...?

Litany Of Incompetence Continues In Selangor... But It's OK! They Have A RM 1 Economic Advisor Now!

In my hiatus, too many samples of incompetence have arisen in the state of Selangor, such that I have chosen not to dedicate individual blogs postings to them, but rather lump some together here. May the list, or at least the observations, be not too stale...

1. A Selangor Pakatan ADUN has decided that the Malaysian government is wasting money when engaging a top British coroner to witness the post-mortem of the exhumed body of Teoh Beng Hock. This is likely because the coroner, whilst previously engaged in high profile cases such as the death of Princess Diana and victims of war crimes, is not Thai, has boring coloured hair and is not in the habit of accusing the police of all sorts of nonsense.


2. Still on Teoh's case, to assist in their time of need, Pakatan has of course ensured Teoh's family is being represented by the best and most impartial lawyer they can think of... Gobind Singh Deo! Must be impartial mah, he is after all a DAP ADUN! Of course if it is true Teoh's death was related to some DAP wrong-doing, Gobind will do the 'right thing'! Of course, of course... And just look at the hair colour of the coroner Gobind picked!


3. In the meantime, even before the conclusion of Teoh's inquest, Pakatan has achieved another success in 'efforts to eradicate' corruption in Malaysia! Thanks to the hard work of DAP leaders especially, the High Court has ruled that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can only interogate witnesses during office hours! It is believed this will surely lead to more corrupt individuals being convicted, Pakatan hopes those from BN...


4. The Selangor state has decided that their propaganda is not failing because of their own incompetence, but due to the presence of mainstream media in their press conferences. This has led to expulsions of 'pro-BN' media from Pakatan related press conferences in the state. Just to make a point though, the suspect 'pro-BN' reporters are still invited, but are then expelled from the press conferences just prior to their beginning ...


5. In the same vein, all Selangor government staff and students from Selangor state owned institutions cannot join 'BTN' courses any more. Obviously this is because Pakatan feels threatened by BTN running their 1-2 week courses, as it would leave them only 50-51 weeks in the year to correct BTN's 'propaganda', which is not enough! Many are now wondering if Selangor students will be blocked from going for National Service!


6. In the meantime, crime is still rife in the PJ area, despite the promises of Pakatan leaders that they would be able to cut crime better than BN. Perhaps this is because Pakatan have a better record of working with the police? (LOL!) Unfortunately, these promises have still not been delivered, however, never fear, at least the MPPJ have managed to crack down on all those excessive billborads that were all over the place before this!



7. In addition, Muslims in Selangor can breath easy that only 'certified' persons may give religious sermons in the state. Of course, this may put UIAM and USIM in some danger as no one really knows if their lecturers are 'certified' according to JAIS' interpretation. But don't worry, as JAIS is so confident they know what they are doing that they are already charging a former mufti for preaching without being certified...

Nevertheless, despite all their demonstrated folly, Selangor Pakatan has hope! They will soon receive invaluable guidance from the world's most high-value 'economic adviser', for RM 1 mah! Cheap, cheap! I am sure they can arrange for the adviser to be imprisoned in Selangor for 'easy consultation' if ..., and no one will complain about him being a 'highly paid' fellow. Of course, you would only pay high for good value, as it almost never comes cheap...

Budget 2010: Suspicious Quality Of Criticism Detected...

I have always thought Malaysians deserve a quality opposition. What happened during Pak Lah's regime further justified why, and it is without irony that I observe quality and effective opposition against it only emerged from the ranks of Barisan Nasional itself, not from the formal opposition parties in Malaysia. It is in fact ironic that whilst Pak Lah was eventually toppled, it was not by the formal opposition, who had pleaded for him to stay!

Some of the quality opposition against Pak Lah who rose among BN, such as Jeff Ooi, then joined the formal opposition. Whilst it was sad to see Jeff and others such as 'kickdefella' go, I had some hope that these would add much needed quality to the opposition ranks. My litmus test included how the opposition would respond to a BN National Budget, largely due to the pathetic responses of the past, including Lim Kit Siang's past insignificant ravings about 'TV licenses'.

Unfortunately, the quality of our opposition continues to be shallow into the new generation! At least Lim Guan Eng, now Chief Minister of Penang(!) no less, was talking about income taxes when commenting on the 2010 Budget right after its tabling. However, the commentary, fine perhaps in the ears of ignorant liberals, was still shallow, criticising the 15% rate for knowledge workers at Iskandar as being unfair and that it should apply to all knowledge workers nationwide!

This reminds me of Guan Eng's similarly shallow complaints before about how flying MAS from Singapore to another foreign city can be cheaper than flying MAS from KL to the same city. Again, fine criticism to the ignorant, but pretty pathetic as he fails to appreciate economic factors such as competitive forces. In the case of the Iskandar's discounted income taxes, is he failing to understand that it is specifically to build the area's competitiveness vis-a-vis Singapore? Does he even know that this is not new, with tax exemptions a favourite tool of Tun Dr M's?

Or maybe Guan Eng, having failed to improve the economic lot of the workers in Penang since he took over, is so desparate that he is hinting for DS Najib to cut income taxes for Penang's knowledge workers too? Maybe he is now facing the stark reality of his incompetence, despite loyal assistance from ex_BN man Jeff Ooi and other gerakan 'cross-overs', that he needs help from DS Najib's government? Ah... but he can't ask directly... malu beb!

Then again, one has to perhaps excuse Guan Eng. Considering the shallow economic basis passed on by his father, he must have been looking at the new opposition leader, DS Anwar Ibrahim for guidance... unfortunately, so called 'economic wizard' DS Anwar also FAILED! His press conference started well, with some interesting general commentary about the size of the deficit, until you realise:

1. DS Anwar was reading from text, and the material must have been very unfamiliar as he seemed to stutter in presenting some technical stuff. he is a very practiced parrot though, so many probably would forgive him this.


2. DS Anwar was more comfortable then speaking off the cuff, without aid of the text and all the technical economics material, speaking about 'transparency' and 'governance'. Same old story then, with no real criticism of the budget's salient points...


3. DS Anwar also made mistakes ala-Lim Kit Siang, but on credit card taxes rather than TV licenses. He complains that some 2 Million rakyat now have to pay taxes on credit cards, stating this as being 'significant', as opposed to 'small' benefits elsewhere. Hmmm, I get a RM500 tax rebate for my broadband in 2010, the smallest of the benefits, and only have to pay ~RM200 of credit card taxes... and only the high income folk pay... Hmmm...


4. Even as DS Anwar attempts to criticise by being 'global', he fails. E.g. he compares Malaysia's reduced ability to attract FDI to China and India's supposed recent strength. In the first place, what he is impliying is WRONG, all countries have suffered reduced cross-border investments over the course of the crisis, and China particularly weathered it the same way as Malaysia, by increased local activity. The there is size of economy, phasing, etc...

Don't believe me? Judge for yourself how shallow these two great opposition leaders are here, in their own words, with DS Anwar coming first followed by Guan Eng. What is scary now is that Guan Eng is running Penang state whilst DS Anwar is in power in Selangor, controlling Khalid Ibrahim by remote-control in the form of his former pegawai khas...

Meanwhile, I continue to lament that Malaysia does not have quality opposition, at least not of sufficient quality to make significant observations regarding this budget, and believe me, there are things worth questioning... things which I will question in private to those close to power that do appreciate quality opposition. In the meantime, here is a good precis of the budget offerings presented by StarTV. Worth more that any commentary from both sides of the floor...

These observations come a tad late as my back has been troubling me again of late. Ta!

Isu Perpindahan Kuil Ke Seksyen 23 Berkait Rasuah?

Sementara kerajaan negara terus ditohmah kononnya tidak berlaku adil terhadap agama minoriti, termasuk melalui media elektronik Wikipedia yang hanya memburukkan tanpa menampilkan jasa parti komponen MIC menegakkan maruah agama Hindu misalnya dengan mendirikan patung Lord Murugan di Batu Caves, jurublog ini ingin mempersoalkan, bermula di muka Facebook saya:

Perpindahan kuil ke Seksyen 23 dah ditunda.

Pakatan diajar yg mesra Rakyat bukan sekadar propaganda atau pura-pura.

Jangan diingat isu ini sudah mati kerana penyelesaiannya belum jelas pada sesiapa.

Cuma... kalau betul kuil ini 150 tahun umurnya,

maka seharusnya bertaraf khazanah budaya negara,

kenapa ada niat untuk memindahnya dari Seksyen 19 pula?

Apakah niat kerajaan Selangor sebenarnya?

Haruskah MACC bertanya?

Rata-rata akhbar melaporkan bagaimana kuil Hindu Sri Maha Mariamman yang kini di Seksyen 19 tersebut sebuah kuil lama berumur 150 tahun. Malah, fakulti seni bina Universiti Malaya dikatakan pernah melakukan lukisan berukur atau 'measured drawing' bangunan kuil tersebut, termasuklah perhiasan dan pahatan yang dikatakan indah, halus serta unik berbanding dengan kebanyakan kuil-kuil baru.

Berdasarkan maklumat umur dan keunikan kuil tersebut, seharusnya kuil tersebut didaftar sebagai sebuah 'Heritage Building' atau khazanah budaya penganut agama Hindu di Malaysia. Atas dasar tersebut, kuil Sri Maha Mariamman ini tidak seharusnya dipindahkan kerana perpindahannya membawa risiko kerosakkan dan hakisan nilai sejarah budayanya.

Sesungguhnya, kalaupun BN Selangor dahulu tidak dapat memutuskan perkara ini, kerajaan Pakatan Selangor baru, yang kononnya ber-'ketuanan rakyat', semestinya membiarkan sahaja kuil tersebut di lokasi sedia ada. Tetapi ini tidak, gatal juga nak memindahkan kuil tersebut! Persoalannya adalah, kenapa? Mungkinkah ada sesiapa yang mendapat untung dari perpindahan tersebut? Perlukah Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia SPRM/MACC menyiasat?

Atau mungkinkah memang betul... kerajaan Pakatan Selangor ini agak kureng dan lembap pula kebolehannya...?! ...selain dari aksi sarkasnyalah...

Menjelang MERDEKA, Punca Pertelingkahan Antara Kaum Terpampang Buat Rakyat Selangor

Saya hanya mendengar 2 kali sejak 1Malaysia dilancarkan, pendapat jelas akan apa dimaksudkan slogan tersebut yang bolehlah masuk akal sedikit sebagai pencinta sejarah. Terus-terang, kita pernah berdenyut senadi sebagai rakyat 1 Malaysia, dan ini jelas sepanjang alunan sejarah sebelum kepimpinan Pak Lah. Mungkin ada juga segelintir rakyat, terutama yang membangkang, terus menerus membawa modal ketidaksama-rataan kaum, tetapi ini kerana mereka tak reti...

Malangnya bagi kita, kelembapan pentadbiran dan keunggulan ikon-ikon korupsi pada zaman Pak Lah, membuka jalan untuk kegusaran rakyat diasak dan ditujukan ke arah propaganda ketidaksama-rataan antara kaum yang dicanang PKR dan DAP. Malangnya, kepimpinan lama disokong oleh pemimpin-pemimpin komponen BN yang sama ada lemah, seperti TS Koh Tsu Koon, atau diakhir hayat politik, seperti DS Samy Vellu.

Dalam kelemahan ini, tiada yang dapat terus mengingatkan rakyat apakah punca harmoni kita yang lama: kompromi yakni tolak-ansur yang berpada-pada! Tidak mungkin dalam suatu masyarakat berbilang kaum boleh wujud keharmonian tanpa kompromi. Kompromi antara hak, dan kehendak, selagi tidak melanggar keperluan mana-mana kaum adalah formula yang telah menjayakan Malaysia sejak 13 Mei 1969. Tidak ada mana-mana kaum yang mendapat segala-galanya...

1Malaysia-lah usaha untuk mencetus kembali ingatan tua dan mencanang hingga generasi muda faham yang bersatunya kita sebagai rakyat bukannya berdasarkan prinsip setiap kaum, agama malah rakyat mengecapi semua 'hak' dan kehendak mereka, seperti dibawa oleh ide Malaysia-Malaysia DAP. 1Malaysia seharusnya membawa dengan lebih jelas... ingat kembali! Kita sudah pun 1 Malaysia dahulu! Kita menghormati tuntutan hak semua dan berusaha dalam kompromi...

Kompromi adalah kata-najis politik. Ia diconteng ke muka pemimpin yang kononnya menderhakai perjuangan. Oleh itu, susah mungkin untuk pemimpin BN mengakui bahawa kompromi dalam mengejar hak antara kumpulan rakyat yang diwakili parti-parti komponen adalah antara sebab BN berjaya mengekalkan keharmonian antara kaum selama ini. Sudah tentu, tidak ada satu-satu kaum yang benar-benar puas... tetapi amnya tiada yang berasa ketinggalan...

Pra-PRU 12, isu menegangkan keharmonian antara kaum, yakni perobohan kuil Hindu yang dibina tanpa kebenaran tuan tanah, seperti biasa timbul. Kepimpinan BN yang kuat dan berhemah, disokong majoriti, sudah pasti dapat membawa kompromi untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini. Mungkin masyarakat Hindu diberi kuil ganti sebagai tawaran perdamaian oleh pemimpin Melayu yang terlibat. Ini kompromi. Tak mungkin semua puas, tetapi keperluan diisi dan harmoni kembali.

Kini kita melihat, di Selangor, propaganda Pakatan memakan diri. Propaganda inilah yang dicanang sewaktu rakyat gusar atas salah-silap Pak Lah dahulu. Dikatakan bukan korupsi sahaja membawa merudumnya kemakmuran rakyat kebanyakan. Dikatakan, ini akibat 'politik perkauman' yang diamalkan selama ini! Dikatakan DEB tidak menguntungkan sesiapa selain yang berkuasa. Dihapuskan dari ingatan yang kompromi harus ada untuk kita makmur dalam harmoni...

Sudah berbulan-bulan kita melihat bagaimana kerajaan Pakatan negeri Pulau Pinang GAGAL menyelesaikan isu sekular yang juga berbau perkauman, yakni pengambilan tanah Kampung Buah Pala. Dalam isu tersebut, sebuah pengusaha Cina ingin membuang penduduk India dari tanah milik antara lain koperasi pekerja kerajaan negeri yang amnya Melayu! Padahal, penyelesaiannya merupakan antara janji-janji pokok Pakata sewaktu PRU-12!

Buat masa ini, kerajaan Pakatan Pulau Pinang yang kepincangan dari pelbagai hal terselamat akibat kelemahan kepimpinan BN negeri diterajui TS Koh Tsu Koon. TS Koh dibenci kaum Melayu dan India kerana sifat perkaumannya sehingga disangsi bangsanya sendiri! Tetapi, kejadian menyepak kepala lembu sebagai bangkangan terhadap pembinaan kuil Hindu oleh pemimpin Islam PKR Selangor menunjukkan betapa pada dasarnya, Pakatanlah golongan yang bersifat perkauman!

Bagaimanakah mungkin suatu parti yang berpropaganda hangat akan penolakkan politik kononnya 'ala-perkauman' BN boleh bersifat begitu kurang ajar sekali terhadap kaum lain? Ini kerana idealisma yang dipropaganda oleh Pakatan Rakyat dan parti komponennya adalah yang serong. Ia suatu idealisma kurang matang dengan melulu menjanjikan hak mutlak segalanya bagi setiap kaum, tanpa memberi kesedaran akan perlunya benteng kompromi berpada-pada!

Perbincangan tentang hal ini harus diteruskan oleh semua rakyat Malaysia. Tak kiralah politik mana yang disuka, jelas, rakyat Malaysia harus memahami apa itu maksud 'perkauman', apa baiknya 'kompromi' dan kembali ke masa di mana 1Malaysia bukan slogan semata-mata. Pada hemah saya, Pakatan Rakyat sendiri harus dibetulkan paksinya, kalau tidak, giliran mereka pulalah untuk ditolak rakyat yang dahulu dibuta-tulikan pemimpinnya dengan janji-janji manis-palsu.

Sekadar merenung, mengisi:

MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!

Has The Selangor State Government Lost The Plot?

I do not understand the Selangor state government. OK, I admit to being biased, but this Teoh Beng Hock issue on the back of the MACC's continued probe of the state exco should not be driving them to distraction the way it is.

Today, we saw the unveiling of yet another strange policy of the state, of course reported by the pro-Pakatan newspaper, The Sun, as some sort of breakthrough of things "Democratic". The Sun had it as its main headline (admitting again which side of the policial divide they stand) whilst the other, less sensational and more sensible mainstream press didn't see any merit in even reporting it! Something to do with making making the State Legislature 'more independent'.

???

I had a look at what this new policy was 'delivering' to the Rakyat, and this is what I interpret from the way it's described:

1. The state assembly will now have its own budget and committee to manage its administration. It will not have to 'rely' on the state government. Comment: Isn't the state government made up of the legislature, indeed making up it's majority? In actual fact, the state government is NOT independent of the state assembly! So, other than allowing Pakatan to now appoint more of its ADUNs into 'positions' in the 'assembly management', how does this benefit the Rakyat?


2. The state assembly now can manage its assets independently. Comment: Hmmm... the state assembly is supposed to be fully funded by the state government. Its job is to pass state laws, act as a voice of the people as check-and-balance to the state government, so, why does it need assets? It has assets mah? Wah... maybe this way Pakatan can sapu the people's money more easily, via the state assembly's 'new management and independence'!


3. The state assembly now will have a committee managed by the Speaker and will have members of both sides of the political divide in it. Comment: So, who really runs the place? Where is the state secretary and other civil servants in the management of the assembly? Are they doing this to try and take power from the civil servants charged with managing the assembly's workings under the auspices of the Sultan? Are they trying to create a barrier to what happened in Perak? How is that more democratic? And the poeple?

The Pakatan government of Selangor should stop wasting their energy on such pathetic policy changes that bring no benefit to the people! It should focus on real problems that are CURRENT and yet to be solved, like:

1. Continued rising crime in Selangor!
2. Cleaning up the exco from all negative influences, especially criminal elements, real or percieved.
3. Clearing up the beer sales issue.
4. Figuring out how to run the state's finances properly so that they don't need to sapu the Baitulmal (Muslim charity/zakat) money!
5. etc
6. etc
7. ...
8. ad nauseum

The Selangor Pakatan came into the state government with the impression they could be more clean than their BN predecessors. Well, before that, they must prove first that they are AT LEAST as competent! At the moment... the INCOMPETENCE OF PAKATAN SELANGOR IS MORE APPARENT...