If Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin does not understand how the law works than he should just keep quiet, said Batu Kawan Umno division leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan. The problem is, whether the Police can be trusted with such information.
Warlordism in UMNO their first options to make money
I’m a soldier, I have no regrets, says Khairy
Patronage politics and endemic corruption continue unabated. Helping the Malays has been used to justify national policies when in reality these policies benefit only cronies and a select few Chinese, usually every close members of the UMNO elite. There is a lot for UMNO to do, if it is to remain relevant.Finally, an UMNO guy has got out of the feudalistic mindset and starting to question the leadership. This should be the way to ensure good governance and competent leadership The instrument we are using to understand the reality of our existence and the reality of the world around us is not part of this (body) mechanism that is there. That’s why I say thoughts are not self-generated and are not spontaneous.
There are no thoughts there even now. If you want to find out whether there is any such thing as thought, the very question that we are posing to ourselves, namely, “Is there a thought?” is borne out of the assumption that there is a thought there.
But what you will find there is all about thought and not thought. All about thought is what is put in there by the culture.
That is put in by the people who are telling us that it is essential for you to free yourself from whatever you are trying to free yourself from through that instrument.
But once it dawns on you that thought is not the instrument, and that there is no other instrument, then there is no need for you to find out if any other instrument is necessary. This very instrument has in an ingenious way invented all kinds of things like intuition, right insight, right this, that, and the other. And to say that through this very insight, we have come to understand something is the stumbling block.
All insights, however extraordinary they may be, are worthless, because it is thought that has created what we call insight, and through that it is maintaining its continuity and status quo.
Looking deep into Dirty Tengku Adnan eyes, can be an uncomfortable experience because he is notprepared for the truths revealed eyes are the windows to the soul; they indicate the real you. Have you tried looking deep into your own eyes? Most people are scared of doing so, even as self-help gurus encourage us to do so. For, our eyes can sometimes reveal truths that we are not prepared to face. You could fool the whole world and even yourself into believing whatever your mind wants you to believe, but the accusing look, the hurt in your eyes will pull you up sharply. As beautifully put by a poet trying to explain the connection between eyes and the soul, “Eyes mirror our souls… actually they don’t. They have been carved out of our souls
The rules of political imagery and image-building are surprisingly stringent. Liers likeTengku Adnan are not born, they’re made Creating a public image is not necessarily peddling a lie. essentially doing is conflating the notion of the self-styled representative of UMNO
his own trademark of opulence of all sorts. So to Najib, one cannot afford to live without Malaysia’s Sedition Act
The rules of political imagery and image-building are surprisingly stringent. Liers likeTengku Adnan are not born, they’re made Creating a public image is not necessarily peddling a lie. essentially doing is conflating the notion of the self-styled representative of UMNO
his own trademark of opulence of all sorts. So to Najib, one cannot afford to live without Malaysia’s Sedition Act
Khairy Jamaluddin dynastic leadership the myths propagated abouts
It might be a little, but not too late, to finally see some prominent Malays speak up against the national discourse on race and religion that has been going pear-shaped recently.
Twenty-five of them, retired top civil servants and personalities that helped take Malaysia to punch above its weight-class in the 1990s and early 2000s, sent an open letter last night to ask moderate Malaysians to stand up and be counted.
"Given the impact of such vitriolic rhetoric on race relations and political stability of this country, we feel it is incumbent on us to take a public position," Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, former Malaysian ambassador to the Netherlands, said in a statement issued on behalf of the 25 signatories last night.
In their 19-paragraph statement, they succinctly described the need for a rational dialogue, spoke out against minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom's comments on a recent transgender case, and importantly, told Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to provide leadership.
Malaysians have to laud them for their stand, for their candour, and their courage to speak their mind. But it will take more than 25 Malaysians who have seen the world in their time to ensure shrill voices do not dominate the national discourse.
"It is high time moderate Malays and Muslims speak out. Extremist, immoderate and intolerant voices as represented by Perkasa and Isma do not speak in our name," said the 25 in an open letter sent to all Malaysian media.
"Given the impact of such vitriolic rhetoric on race relations and political stability of this country, we feel it is incumbent on us to take a public position and urge for an informed and rational dialogue on the ways Islam is used as a source of public law and policy in Malaysia.
"More importantly, we call on the prime minister to exercise his leadership and political will to establish an inclusive consultative committee to find solutions to these intractable problems that have been allowed to fester for too long.
"We also urge more moderate Malaysians to speak up and contribute to a better informed and rational public discussion on the place of Islamic laws within a constitutional democracy and the urgency to address the breakdown of federal-state division of powers and finding solutions to the heart-wrenching stories of lives and relationships damaged and put in limbo because of battles over turf and identity," they added.
This battle over turf and identity has raged since Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) began losing power after the 2008 general elections. The loss of political power has led some parties to court and allow the far-right fringe to dominate the national discourse for the sake of keeping power.
The greater irony is that Malaysia is the country that has been promoting the idea of moderation at the international stage but yet, in our home, we let a few people to hijack policies and sideline the rational voices.
The reality is that this creeping narrow and parochial view of the world has turned into a march under the watch of a government distracted about keeping power. And it will take more than one open letter to change anything.
"These issues of concern we raise are, of course, difficult matters to address given the extreme politicisation of race and religion in this country.
"But we believe there is a real need for a consultative process that will bring together experts in various fields, including Islamic and constitutional laws, and those affected by the application of Islamic laws in adverse ways," said the 25.
They are right. And the reality is this consultative process needs more from the Malay Muslims as they form the majority in the country.
If they stay silent, the vociferous few will dominate and take the country further to the right.
So right now, more Malaysians need to step up and speak up against the few who want a Malaysia far removed from the dreams of its founding fathers.
Right now, more people must support the 25 who include among them Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Rahim Haji Din, former secretary-general of the home affairs ministry; Tan Sri Ahmad Kamil Jaafar, former secretary-general, foreign ministry; Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman, former secretary-general, finance ministry; Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican; former director-general, health ministry; Tan Sri Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim, former secretary-general, finance ministry; Tan Sri Dr Mustaffa Babjee, former director-general, Veterinary Services Department; and Hendon Mohamad, former president of the Malaysian Bar.
Right now, we need a government that will stand up for Malaysians, and if not, they should step aside for those who will. –
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