the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) feels that child pornography images peddler are traffice offenders no big deal but if you make report against UMNO you are a criminal.Umno is much more Islamic than PAS said Muhyiddin.
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Muhyiddin warned those who always challenged the special privileges of the Malays to be prepared to face the legal consequences.Umno is much more Islamic than PAS, and one of our party’s struggles is to uphold Islam in the country. This is stated in Umno’s struggle said Muhyiddin.Maybe he has only this much understanding on islam
the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) feels that child pornography images peddler are traffice offenders no big deal but if you make report against UMNO you are a criminal must be harrassed,implicated in false cases this is happening in a police state MALAYSIA ,As there is no comprehensive definition
of democracy but two priciples include
any definition,vague or comprehensive,of democracy:1)all members of society(citizens) have equal
access to power,and,2) that all members(citizens) enjoy universally recognised freedoms and liberty.If we go by these priciples and which are lacking in our so-called democratic set up,it is riculous to claim that we are democracy,let alone islamic or secular.
Doesn’t this saying fits our political class:”you have all the charecterstics of a popular politician:a horrible voice,bad breeding and a vulgar manner”.joined hands with communal and fascist forces to enjoy fruits of power.It is sheer opportunism.
byBy R. Nadeswaran (The Sun)
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER
after reading the plight of Nevash Nair of The Malay Mail (where I started and honed my investigative journalism trade), who was questioned for six hours by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), I can relate my feelings. I too, not long ago, underwent a similar exercise (though I was not detained) when police officers came to record my statement on the Balkis affair. Nair’s alleged offence (gathered from news reports) was reporting what a member of Parliament experienced at the MACC office. His laptop and handphone were seized – a new experience for those in the fraternity.
What offence did he commit? Did he take a bribe from the MP or any other party to write the report? If that is the case, I would rest my case and declare that the law must take its course. However, this was not the case. While it would be wrong to “interfere” with investigations, no one has told us what Nair is being investigated for. The National Union of Journalists has come out strongly against the treatment of the journalist, but the silence on the part of two senior newsmen in the MACC’s Consultation and Anti-Corruption Panel is deafening indeed. No one expects them to defend any wrongdoer – journalist or not – but they owe a special duty to find out and explain the nature of the so-called offence and if the methodology used by the MACC in the course of its investigation is commensurate with the provisions of the Act. We are likely to be told that “MACC has wide powers” but the speed with which it embarked on Nair’s report and its almost immediate statement – the files were never missing – gives us, lesser mortals hope that the commission can work on cases and produce results in a jiffy if it wants to.
I am not against the MACC and I will be the first to admit that there are bad apples among us and there a handful who are involved in dubious deals, for whom there should be no sympathy. The MACC has a job to do and it should show no favour to anyone – journalists included. In this case, no money changed hands and apparently, they wanted to get to the bottom of the issue where the MACC officials had been quoted saying that “the files are missing”.
If I had been the investigation officer, I would have had a chat with him and asked him how and why he came to the conclusion that the files were missing. Surprisingly, to add to MACC’s perception problem, it singled out Nair while other journalists who filed similar stories were spared the detention and interrogation.
The Fourth Estate has a duty to play in nation-building and the creation of a better society. It has a duty to work with both the public and private sectors in disseminating news which the public wants. If there is something wrong, it has a job of pointing it out and if there’s something positive, it has to be reported as well. This is the credo in every journalist’s mind and most of us are aware of this when we put pen to paper. We are aware of the laws of defamation and the other punitive laws which could land us in jail. But when we are faulted for reporting what was said, is it not a case of shooting the messenger?
Muhyiddin warned those who always challenged the special privileges of the Malays to be prepared to face the legal consequences.Umno is much more Islamic than PAS, and one of our party’s struggles is to uphold Islam in the country. This is stated in Umno’s struggle said Muhyiddin.Maybe he has only this much understanding on islam In the line of duty
FOR a custodian of the law, there can be no better example. Within weeks of assuming office, he had noticed something was not all right. He noticed that there were discrepancies in documentation and instead of leaving it to law enforcement agencies to investigate; he took it upon himself to chase the paper trail. Like a true investigator, the accomplices and those who had allowed it to happen, were kept out of the loop and were moved out of handling finances and approvals. Having got everything in order, he called in the police. About RM500,000 had allegedly been siphoned by an officer who has since been indicted.
For what has been described as a “heroic effort”, the Penang Syariah Department Chief Judge Yusuf Musa becomes the first recipient of the state government’s inaugural award to encourage civil servants to fight corruption and misuse of funds.
Corruption, leakages and misuse of funds have always been said to be the pillars of misadministration in the country. Because serious efforts were not taken to curb these ills, they have become “establishments” which were beyond reproach. Many individuals, some aided and abetted by their political masters, “invented” schemes to enrich themselves or steal from the government. Those who had previously snitched on them were victimised or transferred where they would remain silent.
The award scheme started by the Penang Government must be applauded and it must be said that the good judge did not do it for the money. In him, there is a man of integrity, a rare sight in our administrative system, these days. He knew something was wrong and he pursued it till the very end. We need more people like him who brook no nonsense of staff – whatever position they are in. It is hoped that the exemplary deed by Justice Yusuf will prompt many others to emulate what he had done. Hopefully, there will be many more to come after him. this is true Islam
the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) feels that child pornography images peddler are traffice offenders no big deal but if you make report against UMNO you are a criminal must be harrassed,implicated in false cases this is happening in a police state MALAYSIA ,As there is no comprehensive definition
of democracy but two priciples include
any definition,vague or comprehensive,of democracy:1)all members of society(citizens) have equal
access to power,and,2) that all members(citizens) enjoy universally recognised freedoms and liberty.If we go by these priciples and which are lacking in our so-called democratic set up,it is riculous to claim that we are democracy,let alone islamic or secular.
Doesn’t this saying fits our political class:”you have all the charecterstics of a popular politician:a horrible voice,bad breeding and a vulgar manner”.joined hands with communal and fascist forces to enjoy fruits of power.It is sheer opportunism.
byBy R. Nadeswaran (The Sun)
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER
after reading the plight of Nevash Nair of The Malay Mail (where I started and honed my investigative journalism trade), who was questioned for six hours by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), I can relate my feelings. I too, not long ago, underwent a similar exercise (though I was not detained) when police officers came to record my statement on the Balkis affair. Nair’s alleged offence (gathered from news reports) was reporting what a member of Parliament experienced at the MACC office. His laptop and handphone were seized – a new experience for those in the fraternity.
What offence did he commit? Did he take a bribe from the MP or any other party to write the report? If that is the case, I would rest my case and declare that the law must take its course. However, this was not the case. While it would be wrong to “interfere” with investigations, no one has told us what Nair is being investigated for. The National Union of Journalists has come out strongly against the treatment of the journalist, but the silence on the part of two senior newsmen in the MACC’s Consultation and Anti-Corruption Panel is deafening indeed. No one expects them to defend any wrongdoer – journalist or not – but they owe a special duty to find out and explain the nature of the so-called offence and if the methodology used by the MACC in the course of its investigation is commensurate with the provisions of the Act. We are likely to be told that “MACC has wide powers” but the speed with which it embarked on Nair’s report and its almost immediate statement – the files were never missing – gives us, lesser mortals hope that the commission can work on cases and produce results in a jiffy if it wants to.
I am not against the MACC and I will be the first to admit that there are bad apples among us and there a handful who are involved in dubious deals, for whom there should be no sympathy. The MACC has a job to do and it should show no favour to anyone – journalists included. In this case, no money changed hands and apparently, they wanted to get to the bottom of the issue where the MACC officials had been quoted saying that “the files are missing”.
If I had been the investigation officer, I would have had a chat with him and asked him how and why he came to the conclusion that the files were missing. Surprisingly, to add to MACC’s perception problem, it singled out Nair while other journalists who filed similar stories were spared the detention and interrogation.
The Fourth Estate has a duty to play in nation-building and the creation of a better society. It has a duty to work with both the public and private sectors in disseminating news which the public wants. If there is something wrong, it has a job of pointing it out and if there’s something positive, it has to be reported as well. This is the credo in every journalist’s mind and most of us are aware of this when we put pen to paper. We are aware of the laws of defamation and the other punitive laws which could land us in jail. But when we are faulted for reporting what was said, is it not a case of shooting the messenger?
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