Umno desperado — Zaid Ibrahim

20 JULAI — Sebagai seorang bekas ahli parti Umno yang telah lama memberi sumbangan dan khidmat sokongan pada parti tersebut — dan walaupun telah dipecat dan dimaki hamun setiap masa dan ketika — saya berasa kasihan melihat Umno yang begitu lemah atau ‘pathetic’ dan hilang maruah sejak kebelakangan ini.

Setiap hari mereka meminta belas kasihan PAS untuk menyelamatkan mereka.  Mereka tidak berhenti-henti bercakap pasal ‘Selamatkanlah Melayu dan Islam’ sedangkan kita semua tahu maksud yang tersirat ialah ‘Selamatkanlah Umno yang sudah hilang kepercayaan Rakyat sambil bergelumur dengan masalah dalaman hari ini.’

Yang terakhir sekali, Presiden Umno meminta PAS bersetuju bertemu tanpa sebarang syarat... link to read more


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Selangor Umno cracks ~ Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Fierce rivalry and tantrums continue to split Selangor Umno as it struggles to find its footing more than two years after losing the country’s wealthiest state to Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

Party members are split between Selangor Umno deputy chief Datuk Seri Noh Omar and Selangor Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo, both of whom are working “independently” and upstaging each other to impress state chief and party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Dr Khir, the former mentri besar, is widely blamed for losing Selangor in Election 2008 while Noh, the Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister, is seen as positioning himself as a potential mentri besar should Barisan Nasional (BN) win in the next general election.

“It looks like they are competing with each other for the limelight rather than working to strengthen Umno Selangor,” said a state assemblyman, who declined to be identified.

Link to read more... (Gila Kuasa)


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Which one? (UPSR, PMR, English or Bahasa?)

Initially when I heard about abolishing SRP in the year 1983, I was so happy that I need not have to pay extra attention to my study and I can concentrate on my sporting events.

Surprisingly, till today the questions remain unsettled. Beside this unsettled issues, here come another unsettled issue which has been ding donging all these year.

Is to teach in English or to teach in Bahasa Malaysia. Till when?

Some politician can’t simply solve the problem because there won’t be anything to hang on. A simple mythology and a global paramedic measures need to be anticipated. Our politicians are far away from this, I guess.

 

The need of education which can be explore through out the world. except the theory that make sense and practical to practice. 

Where do we stand to against the current of advancements? Are we suppose to be the bridge to the younger generation to pass on which betterment.

Here the question again,

Abolishing UPSR and PMR is yet to be decided.

Do we need to abolish UPSR and PMR? Who shall be the right person to answer these questions correctly?

Parents?

Ministry?

Ministers?

Politicians?

Or

Those got nothing to do except for commenting?

Before we question, how about answering few doubts that lead to abolishment?

This abolishment of PMR (SRP) and UPSR exams was raised up since 1983 and it was almost 27 years and we are still deciding?

It goes to teaching language too. Either to teach Mathematics and Science subject in English or in Bahasa Malaysia? And surprisingly, the ministry is yet to make any decisions on this matter.

UPSR is definitely need, and the simple reason is to measure when do the student stands before they pass on  to secondary school.

Six years of primary school study should be measured. The need to know where they stand is vital to benchmark their performance in coming years.

The placement of the student either science or Economy studies should be decided from form one. The next five years of study should be sufficient for the student to face SPM before they absorbed into colleges and universities. PMR can be considered but still as a bench mark to measure the students capability. That means, we need it and what wrong by keeping it?

Some of them may use PMR to up lift their performance. Some of them may keep the par of their performance.

So, lets go to another topic. About teach in English or Malay language. Let me tell you I have written about this issues before. 

This issue is pure "Ego" of the nations majority. They never thought about growing. Their ego is so thick. Thicker than a buffalo skin. But they don’t know what they are loosing the advancement. The are limiting their growing to face the world.

So, let s get this topic in hand. It is involving our children. Their future.

So many years and so many politicking. I have children who is studying in university. I do know what stand in front of them. They are just another mirror of me. You too do have to consider to make a change for the better for all.

It will not if we never change and make changes. We can make the changes. We can change by making the changes in the next GE.

So shall we come to a point where we need to stop all these nonsense and craps and move forward for the nation. Lets stop those who are drying the country’s wealth and corrupting the system.

It is lies in you. Decide.

by,

lvbala 

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I cry for Malaysia — Dr Tan Kee Kwong

July 09, 2010
JULY 9 — To The prime minister of Malaysia and the Cabinet,

One month ago, on a Sunday morning after Church, I was driving near Jalan Duta. I was so overcome with emotion that I pulled by the side of the road and wept silently for about three minutes.

What has happened to this beautiful country of Malaysia? How come there are now so many racial and religious problems facing our country?

In addition to the outright looting and plundering of our country’s resources and wealth, there seems to be a group of evil people who want to disrupt the peace and harmony that we cherish and have enjoyed so far.

South Africa

What a shining example of progress! We are told that 18 years ago, they ended the terrible practice of Apartheid. Look at South Africa today. They are hosting the football World Cup Finals, and this Sunday, all sports fans across the world will watch them host the final of the World Cup.

In 18 short years, they have erased the practices of Apartheid and made tremendous progress.

Czech Republic

I had a chance to visit Prague in the Czech Republic three years ago. It was a very enjoyable experience. What really amazed me was how they transformed from a Communist set-up and thinking to a very robust Western-style capitalistic economy in 20 years. A very short time indeed.

The US

In the 60s, Martin Luther King was singing “We shall overcome, we shall overcome some day.” Not much later, they had leaders the likes of Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice, etc.

Today, the US has Barack Obama as president, a person of Negro-African parentage.

What about Malaysia?

After 54 years of Independence, we still have the likes of Datuk Ibrahim Ali, who continue to harp on raw racial issues. Also the former PA of the present PM who in a 1 Malaysia talk in Melaka called Indians “beggars” and said Chinese women like to “sell their bodies”.

To say we are insulted is an understatement, we are incensed! With such racial bigots around, how do we expect Malaysia to progress like the three countries mentioned above?

Allah issue

An Umno friend remarked recently “Why is your Catholic Church so bad that it took the Government to court over this issue?” I asked him to check the facts and background of the issue.

There was no issue until Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, the former home minister made it an issue. The truth is that The Herald has been using the word Allah in their Bahasa Malysia version since 1982.

This is because many Catholics in Sabah and Sarawak are more conversant in BM. The Editor of the Catholic Herald was warned many times in writing about the use of the word Allah.

To protect their rights, they took the Government to court and won. Then the real problems started.

We remember the call by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein in encouraging Muslims to come out in big numbers after prayers on a Friday to show displeasure about the use of the word Allah.

I want to ask Najib and Hishamudin, since when in this country have demonstrations been allowed?

Also the leaders of the government in waiting, such as Lim Guan Eng, Datuk Seri Hadi Awang and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signed a joint statement that they have checked the historical records of the Middle East, Egypt, etc.

They said there were no problems with non-Muslims using the word Allah. So Umno was checkmated again!

In the recent Sibu by-election, the head of SUPP George Chan, called us gangster West Malaysian politicians.

He said “Allah has never been a problem in Sarawak, do not stir up religious emotions here”.

Our reply to him was: “Brother, we did not create this problem, your BN Syed Hamid started it”

Burning of houses of worship in January 2010

This was a black mark in our nation’s history. It started with the Metro Tabernacle Church at Desa Melawati. Today, three Malay youths have been charged for this attack.

What many people are not aware of is that God intervened to avoid a near-disaster from happening. One hour before the church was fire-bombed, the Senior Pastor was at the entrance of the church. He had some urgent work and just used his slash card to open the door.

However, God prevented his possible death. Out of the blue, he developed severe stomach cramps, so he returned to his house to ease himself.

I quote from the DPP’s Azlina Radzi statement: “We are not interested in the motives of the accused, but in whether they committed the offence of attacking the Church.”

What a ridiculous remark. How can there be an attack if there is no motive? Unless one can prove that they are insane and fit for Tanjong Rambutan!

In conclusion

Why, after 54 years of Independence, do we still have still so many race and religious problems remaining? Why do we allow a small group of religious and racial bigots to dictate terms and try to destroy the unity, peace and harmony that we enjoy and cherish?

* Dr Tan Kee Kwong was the former deputy minister of Land and Cooperative Development. He quit Gerakan to join PKR in September 2008

lvbala,
Do I need to elobrate or explain in further about one heart was broken and tear flow not from the eyes but from the heart.

There are many Malaysians are crying for the this country. Real Malaysians and real patriotic personnels are still in blue over the country's policies and future.

Make your choice and choose wisely. Do we still need this ruling party?

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MIC to overcome politicking ~ Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak issued a stern warning to MIC delegates today to not let its leadership crisis affect the party’s performance and relevance to the country’s Indian community.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman said the MIC needed to be able to adapt and “change with the times” if it wanted to reach out to the Indian community. The party was badly mauled in Election 2008, losing its usual 100 per cent win record.

“Don’t let leadership problems sap the energy of MIC. Don’t get carried away with MIC politics. Internal politics can destroy (the party).

“My plea is...don’t fight and destroy MIC. You have to choose your leadership to make MIC better and stronger for the Indian community,” the prime minister said when opening the party’s annual general assembly.

In his speech during the 64th MIC annual general assembly here, Najib reprimanded leaders within the fractured Indian party for utilising the media to sow discord and achieve their own political ends.

“I see the Tamil newspapers...when you are using newspapers for your own political ends, you are destroying Barisan Nasional. You have to use the media for the betterment of the Indian community. I can be more specific than this, but I won’t,” said a smiling Najib who chose not to make any specific references to his speech.

The response to Najib’s speech was a stark contrast to MIC president Datuk Seri Samy Vellu’s opening address.

Samy Vellu’s speech had only received a lacklustre response at best from delegates, but Najib had managed
to fire up the crowd, wasting no time in addressing the problems that have been plaguing MIC for some time
now.

“As you know, we are at a crossroads now, not only for MIC, but also Umno and other BN parties. The results of the 12th general elections have shown that all BN parties have to engage in some self-reflection, look honestly at our strengths and weaknesses,” said Najib.

But the Umno president was also cautious when he spoke about the need for MIC to move forward with a new leadership, and was careful not to upset Samy’s party loyalists.

He told delegates that Samy’s contributions to the party also has to be recognised.

“I, as BN chairman have to acknowledge MIC’s contributions in the context of strengthening BN.

“It cannot be denied that Samy’s role as the MIC president has long supported the BN leadership for all these years. MIC under Datuk Seri Samy Vellu has contributed to the development of the Indian community,” said Najib.

lvbala,
Just tell him strait on his face ~ "Bye bye, your service is no more needed"

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United Borneo native demands justice and respect.

BAU: The Malaysian and Indonesian governments have been urged to ‘review all existing laws and regulations’ that undermine rights of Borneo’s indigenous peoples.

They were also asked to respect and recognise their rights to ensure the ‘full and effective participation’ of indigenous peoples in the respective countries' decision making process.

These were among the resolutions in the inaugural Krokong Declaration following a  three-day Borneo Forests Conference attended by representatives from Sabah, Sarawak, West and East Kalimantan.

The conference was jointly organised by the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association, Borneo Resource Institute Malaysia, Building Initiative in Indigenous Heritage, Pascos Trust, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, Indonesia, and Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia.

The Krokong Declaration remindedto the two governments, who endorsed and adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), of their obligation to uphold the rights of the indigenous peoples.

It calls on the these two governments to:

• Ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in all development policies, plans, assessments and implementation related to indigenous peoples subject to our Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
• Impose a moratorium on development projects that have been identified to be implemented and planned in our territories that have violated our rights and do not have our FPIC.
• Review all existing laws and regulations that undermine our rights as indigenous peoples.
• Urge the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia to stop and investigate all forms of violence against our people, arising from all the common issues below.

What's the Krokong Declaration says:

“We, the indigenous peoples of Borneo, have very distinct cultures and relations to our land, territories and resources.

“We strive to maintain these distinct values through our Adat and norms that have been passed down to us from our ancestors for generations.

“We have lived and nurtured our traditional knowledge, innovations and practices since time immemorial, making us the true custodians of our land, territories and resources.

“We, the indigenous peoples of Borneo have suffered social injustices resulting from the imposition of development aggression on our lands, territories and resources. All these have been done without our free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

“We have not been included in the decision making processes, thus we continue to be marginalised and discriminated regardless of our basic human and customary rights to land, territories and resources, as stated in state, national and international laws.

“We call upon our governments, Malaysia and Indonesia, who adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to fully uphold the rights contained in the declaration.

“We, the indigenous peoples of Borneo declare our solidarity and unity in declaring the Krokong Declaration to be respected and recognised towards its implementation in Malaysia and Indonesia.

“We are further united by the common threats that face us; mega dam projects, mining and other extractive industries, oil palm plantations, deforestation and forest degradation, and climate change on our island of Borneo. We recognise that these threats are faced by indigenous peoples in Malaysia and Indonesia as well as around the world.

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The above article was copied from M2day. I hope RPK won't go after me because I copied his report on native of Sarawak from his blog. I know he won't because I am only echos to his writing. 

I wonder, do we have to be reminded on this issues? Is it because Malaysian "Mudah lupa" as once mentioned by the famous Indian mix blood prime minister who forgot his own origin and claim he is BUMIPUTRA of this country. He wrote his bangsa as INDIAN when he was studying in University Malaya in Singapore.

But lately he became bumiputra of this country and became a Malay origin. What a wonderful world. 

This is how DEB was miss-lead by current leaders starting from Tun. The non Malays was promised their sacrifice is only for certain years and will be revise once the term ends. But achievement percentage was used to blind Malaysians. 

And this will be used until this country's wealth drained by the Malaysian politicians.

Back to the question?

Isn't it the native suppose to be the only BUMIPUTRA of this country? The rest of us are pendatang. This goes to Malays, Chinese and Indian as well.

Are we neglecting them? Are we suppose to change the existing law for their benefits in this country? Or it was neglected on purpose? Do someone need to remind us to this issues?

 

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Rage against the Juice… and some other nonsense — Art Harun (Malaysian Insider)

JULY 8 — They conspire to do everything and anything. Everything which is bad almost inevitably involves their conspiracy. Brazil’s and Argentina’s defeats at the World Cup are also because of them. (England’s defeat is not due to them, though. The English players are just too damn lame!).

(Digression. Football joke of the day. David Blaine is gutted. His record for doing absolutely feck all in a box for 42 days has been shattered by Wayne Rooney. LOL!!!)

They rule the world. They are bad.

And, of course, in certain countries — ours included — they are also the perennial punching bags for people hoping to score some political brownie points.

Who are they?

They are the Juice.

It appears to be universal, this totally inexplicable urge to entertain. Our little neighbour down South is not to be left out when it comes to this kind of thing. In response to my satire, “Kami tak kow tow, kau tau?”, a person, professing to be a Singaporean, posted this comment:

“1. 20% of crime rate down...

2. 2 submarines...

This doesn’t prove anything about malaysia malay kow-towing to anyone...

ON the other hand, We singaporeans do not need % and figures to tell us that our crime rate has gone down... because all along we are given a good ranking due to our utterly low crime rate internationally.

2 submarines doesnt mean can win us...It doesnt threaten us a single bit, please...

and we do not even have cases of stolen aircraft engine parts besides your country...

So it just proves that w/o having to kow-tow to anyone, u people are already losing national assets like losing money in gamling at Genting Highland.”

A part of my reply (I don’t know why I even care to reply, but I did for the heck of it!) says:

“This blog is not about comparing who has the bigger sexual organ. And if you are in the habit of doing so, perhaps you should not visit this blog.

Have a good Sunday.”

And yesterday, my remark about some people “comparing who has the bigger sexual organ” took a surreal twist, when a piece of news from Singapore was titled “S’porean seeks sponsor to enlarge breasts”.

It is here. An extract would not be out of place, just to prove a — or several — points:-
“A young Singaporean is seeking sponsorship for breast enlargement to enable her to sport a bikini for an online show, China Press reported.

The 22-year-old wants to enlarge her breasts from size 29A to 32C for the online show titled Bored in Bikinis, which requires its hosts to wear bikinis for various activities, including playing games and reading the news.”

I rest my case.

But of course, Malaysia has to compete. And so, the Malay Mail reported that KD Tunku Abdul Rahman “remains at the Teluk Sepanggar naval base in Sabah as problems have again resulted in the submarine being docked.”

I am restraining myself from writing  my normal four letter word reaction in order to prevent an “x” rating for this article. What the bloody hell is happening? Why are there so many problems with the submarines?

If it cannot dive in tropical waters, why the heck did we buy it in the first place? And how do Singapore and Indonesia manage to make their submarines work properly? The last time I checked, the water there is the same with our water (except Singapore Newater of course!).

Then, yesterday we have this news. “A member of parliament was rushed to hospital today after he felt unwell when attending a durian fest and mutton promotion at the multipurpose hall at Parliament House here.”

I hope he is okay. Surely we do not want another by-election. Too much money is involved. The country could ill afford it. Petronas is not doing well. Sime Darby is not exactly the definition of “profit-making corporation”.

But it struck me.

A durian and mutton promotion in the Parliament House?

Is it me or is everything going nuts? — art-harun.blogspot.com

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or the publication. The Malaysian Insider does not endorse the view unless specified.

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What Is The Point To Support ~ Police Report

June 24 at 6:25pm
Report no: TRAVERS/005189/ 10
Penerima report: Azaliyah bt hambali
No personel: R141825
Pangkat: Konst/p
Police Report against- 24th June 2010



I, JAYATHAS A/L SIRKUNAVELU (IC.No: 670430-04-5341) Information Chief of the Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRP) hereby lodge a police report against the Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muyhiddin Yassin (Education Minister) and Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khalid Nordin on the disbursements of JPA Scholarships, PTPTN study loans, Matriculation and University seats.

Article 8 of the Federal Constitution 8(1) provides that all persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law and Article 8(2) provides that there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent of place of birth. Article 12 of the Federal Constitution – rights in respect of education. Article 12(1) read, "Without prejudice to the generality of Article 8, there shall be no discrimination against any citizen on the grounds only of religion, race and descent of place of birth." in the admission to any higher education institution that is government funded.

We hereby lodge this police report that there are an estimated 2,237 Malaysian Indian bright and intelligent students who scored up to 13A’s, 12A’s, 11A’s, 10A’s, 9A’s, 8A’s, 7A’s but who were denied their rights from receiving the 10,500 local and 1,500 overseas JPA scholarships, 40,000 Matriculation seats (Utusan Malaysia 2/11/08 page 4) and 847,485 Public University seats (NST 7/8/08) and also places in critical courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Accountancy, Law, Bio Technology etc. While Malaysian Indian students had been denied their rights, malay muslim student with a mere 2A’s and 3A’s are given places choices of their course and seats which is in contradiction with Article 8 and 12 of the Federal Constitution.

We hereby also lodge a police report that medical students studying in Russia, Romania, Ukraine, India and Indonesia have had their valid and lawful medical degrees maliciously derecognized on racial and supremacist grounds and with the intention of reducing the number of Malaysian Indian medical doctors when Malaysia is on the contrary facing a shortage of Medical doctors by 100%.

Government PTPTN study loans have also been denied to almost all Malaysian Indian students studying Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Law, Accountancy, Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering etc overseas and also even at the local Aimst University and other local private Universities and Higher Education Institutions.

The Certificate of No Objections requirement by the racist and supremacist UMNO led Malay-sian government for Malaysian Indian and Chinese students to study overseas is void, illegal, unconstitutional and an abuse of powers by the PM, DPM and the Higher Education Minister. We also question how and why then were 360 students allowed to study medicine in Egypt in 2007 with only their SPM qualifications (The Star 31/5/07).

We want the police to investigate PM Najib Razak, DPM Muyhiddin Yassin, the Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khalid Nordin and the UMNO led Malay-sian government on especially the violations of Article 8 and Article 12 of the Federal Constitution for denying the Malaysian Indian students of even their very basic right to education. This level of racism, religious extremism and supremacy does not exist in any other part of the world except in Najib Razak’s One Malay-sia. Today Malaysia is the most racist and supremacist country in the world.

Please investigate this and reply to me in writing within two (2) weeks failing which I shall assume the contents of this police report to be true.

This is my report
JAYATHAS A/L SIRKUNAVELU
Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRP)
Information Chief
012 6362287
 
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An email I received couple of day ago. I decided to publish because I went through the same with my daugther who just return after 5 years studying in SMSPP Kelantan. What is the point sending our kids to science school when they were offered nothing with 10 As. I have to come up with my own funding to pursue her further study. Why should I support the current ruling government? Total crap and bullshit.

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‘Malu tak bertempat’ rosakkan maruah Melayu — Khairol Anuar

4 JULAI — Spektrum masalah sosial yang sedang melanda berubah daripada kenakalan remaja sehingga yang lebih berat seperti pembuangan bayi dan jenayah lain. Ia menarik perhatian setiap lapisan masyarakat kerana apa yang dilalui sekarang amat asing dengan kita sepanjang ingatan sejarah negara.

Masalah yang timbul pula pelbagai dan menakutkan. Seolah-olah kita semua terhambat sama dan timbul juga kebimbangan adakah ini ancaman kepada agenda kita? Jika benar mengganggu agenda pembangunan negara, semestinya kita perlu berganding bahu untuk sekurang-kurang meredakan sedikit ancaman itu dan menyusun strategi terbaik.

Artikel ini terhad kepada pandangan psikologi dan segala ruang lingkupnya. Dengan kata lain, kita mestilah mengambil kira pandangan pakar lain juga contohnya ahli sosiologi, pakar agama, pendidik dan pihak berkaitan kerana pasti ada pandangan lebih baik, lantaran perspektif psikologi saja tidak dapat mengupas isu sosial.

Perbincangan ini turut melihat dari segi psikologi-Melayu dan psikologi-sosial. Kedua-dua paksi perbincangan ini akan meninggikan profil kecerdikan minda, kecerdikan moral/akhlak, kecerdikan emosi, dan kecerdikan rohani/spiritual.

Penulis juga ingin menarik perhatian kepada istilah yang akan digunakan selepas ini, iaitu masalah sosial atau krisis moral. Persoalannya ialah adakah gejala sosial boleh dihadkan hanya kepada masalah sosial atau ia sebenarnya sudah mencapai krisis moral.

Pengistilahan ini amat penting kerana ia akan mencorakkan pemahaman, strategi dan juga tindak balas kita. Jika seseorang remaja melakukan kenakalan ia masih boleh diterima, tetapi jika membabitkan jenayah pada usia bawah umur, patutlah kita berasa bimbang. Ringkasnya masalah sosial adalah petanda krisis moral, lebih-lebih lagi membabitkan bawah umur, iaitu bawah usia 16 tahun, kita kena lebih berhati-hati. Contohnya kenakalan sudah mencecah krisis moral, tetapi masyarakat secara am melihat ia masih sebagai kenakalan remaja. Ini antara sebab ibu bapa tidak dapat mengenal pasti krisis moral anak.

Satu perkara lagi, setiap perkara sumbang yang dilakukan bukan berbentuk ‘in situ’ di kawasan bandar, tetapi turut menular ke luar bandar. Isunya hampir sama seperti di atas kerana dulu jenayah banyak berlaku di bandar, maka luar bandar selalunya diketepikan. Jika ada pun, masyarakat lebih cenderung mengambil sikap menafikan atau ‘denial’.

Maka akan terpacul di mulut mereka si pelaku itu orang luar, walaupun si pelaku sebenarnya tinggal sekampung. Sekarang pula, apabila ada perkara sumbang berlaku, ramai tidak mahu masuk campur kerana sikap ibu bapa remaja itu sendiri yang menafikan dan mempertahankan anak. Maka timbul satu lagi gejala, iaitu kelemahan sebagai jadi ibu bapa.

Bagi tajuk psikologi Melayu, penulis amat tertarik dengan sebuah buku Psikologi Melayu (1993) Terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), diselenggara Prof Abdul Halim Othman. Satu tajuknya ialah Konsep Malu Orang Melayu tulisan Mohamed Mansor Abdullah.

Menurut penulis itu, definisi malu kepada orang Melayu mempunyai subkonsep tersendiri iaitu rasa malu, diberi malu, mendapat malu dan dimalukan. Semuanya akan menjadikan orang Melayu boleh bertindak di luar kebiasaan dan melampau.

Contohnya, apabila seseorang remaja mendapat malu atau dimalukan, dia sanggup merempit untuk menghilangkan rasa malu, boleh bertindak agresif apabila dimalukan dan boleh diajak bertumbuk. Lebih malang lagi, ada yang sanggup membuang bayi baru lahir. Pada orang Melayu, mereka sanggup buat apa saja asalkan perasaan malu itu hilang.

Boleh disimpulkan bahawa orang Melayu secara semula jadi adalah bangsa pemalu, tetapi jika perasaan itu hilang, akan timbul malu jenis lain pula yang menghancurkan hidup. Jadi apabila konsep malu untuk berbuat dosa hilang dan perbuatan untuk menghilangkan malu berdosa pula lebih tinggi, maka akan wujud kepincangan dalam masyarakat.

Ini pandangan dari sudut kajian orang Melayu, terutama sekali sifat malu orang Melayu yang disalah anggap oleh remaja Melayu sekarang. Mungkin mereka buta dengan sifat nenek moyang yang lebih meninggikan sifat mulia Melayu, iaitu budi. Budi Melayu sinonim dengan apa dikatakan akhlak atau moral Melayu.

Berbalik kepada persoalan psikologi yang kedua, psiko-sosial. Penulis mahu meminjam disiplin sosiologi, terutama berkaitan urbanisasi. Urbanisasi pada penulis bukan setakat kedudukan geografi, tetapi lebih kepada kesedaran minda. Meskipun duduk jauh dari bandar, pemikiran lebih ultra bandar kerana perkembangan era digital.

Mungkin inilah alasan yang ada dalam pemikiran remaja bahawa jika mereka membuat salah, tiada sesiapa tahu dan tiada sesiapa peduli. Maka seks rambang berlaku sehinggalah melengkapkan persepsi tadi dengan membuang bayi. Kerana tiada siapa pun peduli.

Keadaan ini menepati ciri Generasi Y (generasi lahir 1980-an hingga lewat 1990-an), selepas generasi ‘baby boomers’ (generasi lepas perang) yang diikuti Generasi X (lahir 1960-an hingga lewat 1970-an). Generasi X amat terpengaruh dengan budaya hedonistik contohnya hippies, muzik, LSD atau dadah, Generasi Y pula dengan kemewahan ekonomi dan teknologi.

Jika Generasi X ingin membuat sesuatu, mereka perlukan rakan yang boleh menjadi sokongan sosial, tetapi tidak bagi Generasi Y kerana mereka mahu membolot kemewahan dan bersendiri dengan kecanggihan teknologi mampu mereka beli. Jika berlaku sesuatu, mereka tiada rakan dan buat keputusan sendiri hingga akhirnya berani membuang bayi, misalnya.

Dari perspektif ini, kita akan lihat ada pertentangan idea, iaitu pertama kerana perasaan malulah, orang Melayu bertindak dan kedua kerana tiada perasaan malulah menjadikan orang Melayu membuat jenayah. Pada pandangan penulis, pada mula seseorang itu ingin membuat jahat, dia sanggup melakukannya kerana tiada perasaan malu.

Pada pandangan mereka tiada siapa melihat, termasuk rakaman perlakuan sumbang, tetapi sejurus sedar ada orang boleh melihat atau ada bukti, contohnya bayi luar nikah dilahirkan, mereka akan terjerumus melakukan jenayah lebih berat.

Bagi mat rempit, perasaan malu timbul jika tidak boleh menunjukkan kehebatan. Perlu diingat orang Melayu sanggup berkorban apa saja untuk menutup malu. Jadi untuk menutup malu kerana enggan dilabelkan lemah, mereka merempit untuk membuktikan kejaguhan.

Kesimpulannya, apa yang berlaku sekarang dalam masyarakat Melayu ialah celaru jati diri atau ringkasnya, malu tak bertempat. Jika perasaan malu disalur dengan baik, maka bangsa kita pasti lebih cemerlang. — Berita Minggu ~ Malaysian Insider.

* Khairol Anuar ialah pakar psikologi dan Ketua Perunding K&A Applied Psychology Consultancy.

lvbala ~ Masalah yang timbul dipermukaan merupakan masalah remaja yang dihadapi semua bangsa di seluruh dunia.  Maruah bangsa yang bakal didukung oleh remaja dari semua lapisan bangsa di seluruh dunia harus dipandang "serious" dan ditangani.  

Kegagalan dan kelemahan remaja merupakan cancer yang akan menghakis kesejahteraan dan kemakmuran masa depan sesuatu bangsa dan negara. 
 
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Umno, Pakatan slam Dr M’s Malay theory as ‘far-fetched’

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — In a rare show of unity, Umno and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) have slammed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s argument that the Malays could end up being a minority.
They called the former prime minister’s theory “far-fetched”.

Umno’s Pulai MP Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said statements like these from Dr Mahathir had resulted in the Malays being even more split and unable to assert dominance.

“He (Dr Mahathir) is giving a far-fetched scenario, without really properly looking into finding a way to give out a proper message that young Malays could understand. He is scaring the Malays into becoming more Malay,” said Nur Jazlan.

Dr Mahathir suggested yesterday that future government leaders could open the immigration floodgates to dilute the number of Malays in the country.

He said in a posting on his popular blog that the current national leadership appears to believe that the Malays would continue to account for 60 per cent of the country’s population.

“He’s just being Dr Mahathir. Immigration polices would only be amended to allow more immigrants if the country desperately lacked labour and needed the input a lot.

“Bear in mind that even if immigrants come, they cannot vote. So how are they going to affect the Malays’ position?” Nur Jazlan told The Malaysian Insider.

He said that it was “not right” for the former PM to assume that the Malays were constantly under siege and could not compete with the other races.

“He should realise that it was from his own industrialisation policies which have resulted in the Malays being more progressive. The Malays today are competitive, strong and capable of direct competition,” said the Umno man.

He claimed that the reason why the Malays were not united in the first place was because of Umno’s own policies.
“It is the questioning of Umno’s own policies. If Umno wants their support it has to fight for them. Get them to be on our side,” said the Pulai MP.

“Dr Mahathir is just doing it for Perkasa. Perkasa is not taking off, Ibrahim Ali sounds racist when he opens his mouth. With Dr Mahathir’s position, he hopes to attract moderate Malays.”

But Nur Jazlan admitted that Dr Mahathir’s remarks would still have an “effect on the more rural Malays, who still regard him as a national icon.”

Another Umno member, Johor Baru MP Datuk Seri Shahrir Samad, said that while Umno could take heed of Dr Mahathir’s advice, he personally felt it was too speculative.

“I think that it is purely speculative. I’m not too worried about his remarks.

“He is basing his theory on a perception of Semenanjung Malaysia, on what had happened to Malaya. But we have to view his arguments in the context of Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak,” said Shahrir.

The former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) told The Malaysian Insider that it would be highly unlikely that the government would open the immigration floodgates in the future, because Sabah and Sarawak would not be “agreeable” to that.

“We will take note of what he says. It will only happen if Sabah and Sarawak encourage such a policy. They would also have to agree, and for now I don’t see why they should. Decisions like these are made on a federal level, not just peninsular.

“And don’t forget, would PAS and PKR even approve of it?” said Shahrir.
He also said he understood what Dr Mahathir was trying to say.

“He is saying that BN would not do well if Umno does not command Malay support, and if the Malays remain divided between PAS, PKR and Umno.

“I think Umno has to work harder and be more mindful of the reversals of policies that how we have suffered from it. But Umno is still strong, we just have to build on our base,” added Shahrir.

Former Umno deputy president-turned PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claimed that Dr Mahathir’s views were the actual obstacle for the Malays.

“I think that ideas like his are an obstacle, and will create even more insecurity among the Malays.
“He (Dr Mahathir) is oblivious to the fact that the new generation of Malays are more assertive, and confident of their abilities and position,” Anwar told The Malaysian Insider.

But Dr Mahathir’s one-time blue-eyed boy stressed that the Malays must also not be marginalised and that equal opportunity be given to all.

“We cannot take his views and position about non-Malays as he did during the 1950s. The second and third generation of non-Malays are as much citizens of the country as the Malays.

“I appeal to young Malays to be confident and move on with the future,” Anwar said.

Dr Mahathir’s latest remarks mark a continuation of a more strident right-wing tone adopted by the former prime minister in recent months in his push for a siege mentality among the Malays.

Last month, he argued that the community’s political leaders are now under the thumb of “the others” and need to be united again for the sake of its future.

He illustrated his argument by referring to the fall of the Perak PR government which he characterised as being “led by a Malay (but) a certain race considered it the fall of a government belonging to their race”.

Dr Mahathir has been stepping up his rhetoric in recent months to lobby for the current Umno leadership to respond to disquiet among conservative Malays.

Backed by increasingly influential right-wing Malay groups like Perkasa, Dr Mahathir and his supporters have rattled Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s reform agenda.

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Afghan Hindus and Sikhs grapple with uncertain future

KABUL, July 2 — They thrived long before the arrival of Islam in the seventh century and for a long time dominated the country’s economy, but Sikh and Hindu Afghans now find themselves struggling for survival.

“We have no shelter, no land and no authority,” says Awtar Singh, a senator and the only non-Muslim voice in Afghanistan’s Parliament.

“No one in the government listens to us, but we have to be patient, because we have no other options,” says Singh, 47.

In a brief idyll in 1992, after the fall of the Moscow backed-government but before civil war erupted, there were around 200,000 Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan compared with around just a few thousand today.

When warring factions fought over Kabul, razing entire neighbourhoods in deadly rocket barrages, the two communities became targets partly because of their religion, but also because they didn’t have a militia of their own for protection.

Armed men stormed a temple in Kabul and tore a religious book to avenge the destruction of a mosque by fanatic Hindus in India. After complaining of extortion, intimidation, kidnappings, theft and even rape, those with the means fled to India where they live as aliens and require visas, like other foreigners.

Ironically the rise to power of the hardline Islamist Taliban marked an improvement in the lives of those who remained — and some emigres even started to return.

“The Taliban did not suppress us — they respected our religion and if we had any problem they would resolve it immediately, let alone delay it until the next day,” says Singh.

Some Afghan Hindus were baffled by Western outrage at one Taliban decree — ordering them to wear a yellow tag to identify their religion — saying in practical terms it spared their clean-shaven faces from the wrath of the Taliban religious police, who insisted Muslim Afghan men must grow beards.

The Sikhs escaped scrutiny because they also grow their beards long.

Since the Taliban’s fall, Afghanistan’s new constitution promises religious minorities greater freedoms than
before, but it is harder to ensure in practical terms.

Hindus and Sikhs had scores of properties stolen during the civil war and its aftermath and thousands of claims lie gathering dust in the arcane bureaucracy that makes up the government.

“I have my family still in India because I have lost my house and other properties,” says Awtam Singh, who was an important trader in the old days but is now reduced to selling herbal medicines in a tiny Kabul shop.
“We feel ignored by this government,” he laments.

While tens of thousands of Muslim Afghans have the same problems, they at least have politicians or leaders fighting their corner.

Some of the returning Hindus and Sikhs have brought their families and live mostly in secure areas such as Kabul and eastern city of Jalalabad, where they have temples and segregated schools.

Even after death, problems continue. Part of the land that Sikhs and Hindus use for the funeral pyres for their dead has been taken over by urban sprawl in Kabul.

“I can not see things getting better for us,” said Awtam.

“The Indians say you belong to Afghanistan, and here we are seen as Indians. No government cares for us, he said. — Reuters