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On 4th April, Minister of Federal Territory Zulhasnan called a meeting of all FT MPs. He made this move after we criticised Pak Lah for setting up this ministry and put him as the minister in charge as he was the only BN MP who won in the March general elections in Kuala Lumpur.
The MPs of DAP-PKR-PAS in KL have met and decided to meet with Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur, and not him, earlier. In the close door meeting, he and Datuk Bandar were heavily criticised by many of us, especially new MPs Wee Choo Keong, Dr Lo’ Lo’ and Lim Lip Eng. The minister then invited us to participate in a retreat to brain storm and air our opinion on 17-18 April 2008. Each MP was given a chance to speak for 20 mins. In my speech, I voiced out the following issues:
1) DBKL must improve communication with MPs and the residents of KL, as most people don’t know how to contact DBKL to voice their complain, but they know how to contact MPs.
Suggestions:
i) set up sign board to inform people how to voice their complain to DBKL, may be DBKL to set up a hotline;
ii) monthly meeting between MP, DBKL & other government agencies officers to resolve problems in each constituency, like the monthly meeting of Majlis Daerah that is being practised in MPSJ;
iii) MP must be invited to Local plan meeting;
iv) Allocation be given to all resident associations in KL without being selective;
v) Datuk Bandar & high-ranking officers should make a point to have monthly meeting with all MPs;
vi) More non-Malay officers to hired in DBKL to assist people of different races, as well as to fill the vacum during fasting month and Hari Raya month.
MPs of opposition parties in FT. From left to right: Fong Kui Lun (Bukit Bintang), Nurul Izzah (Lembah Pantai), Tan Kok Wai (Cheras), Dr Lo’ Lo’ (Wangsa Maju)(Titiwangsa), Me and Lim Lip Eng (Segambut)
2) Housing
i) Squatters in private land should be given PPR houses too;
ii) Green area, public transport and recreational facilities should be given to residents in PPR flats, because PPR flats have become the birth place of Mat Rempit as many young people don’t have too;
iii) DBKL should release Bumiputera quota for developer to sell to non-Bumiputer after the developers have tried their best to sell the Bumiputera units;
iv) DBKL should build more factory lots for SMI squatters, so that these SMI squatters can earn a living, or else when their rice bowls are broken, many of them might involve in illegal business activities in order to survive;
v) Squatters in private land should be given PPR houses too;
3) Others
i) DBKL should loosen the regulations on restaurant, coffee shops and mamak shops on table and chairs that being placed outside the shops, like what are being practised by MPSJ and other municipal councils. As of now, all mamak shops in KL put their table and chairs at road side, strict regulations by DBKL will only encourage enforcement officers to take bribe from restaurant owners;
ii) DBKL to sell PPR houses squatters that paved way for the abandoned KL Linear City project;
iii) Expand the Jalan Klang Lama from 2 lanes to 4 lanes at 6th mile;
iv) Improve roads to Kg Muhibbah PPR flats;
v) MPs should be told on squatters that are on the demolition list of DBKL, so that we can assist them in shifting squatters and application of PPR flats. Besides, I also urged DBKL to allow the squatters to continue to stay or operate in state land should DBKL doesn’t need to use the area for development.
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2008-04-04 17:05
（吉隆坡）聯邦直轄區部長拿督斯里朱哈斯南今日（週五，4日）首次正式接見直轄區反對黨國會議員，惟雙方針對民生課題及會晤目的意見分歧，過後更分別召開新聞發佈會表述對會議的看法。
朱哈斯南與8名直轄區反對黨國會議員週五早上10時召開長達2小時的閉門會議後，先與吉隆坡市政局官員召開新聞發佈會，過後再讓路給反對黨國會議員使用會議室另外向記者發佈新聞。
朱哈斯南形容此次與反對黨國會議員的會晤氣氛融洽、雙方都很專業的發表意見，他也準備聆聽對方的意見。
“我們能接受他們提出的部份看法，但是我們不能接受部份有違中央政策的意見。”
I understand that at present, DBKL has a band of ten advisors to “advise” them on the running of the city.
How much weight the Mayor or the Minister attached to their advice is very blurry!
I think that there is a missing link in the communication between City Hall and the city dwellers administered by them.
Unlike the other states, we have no councillours to whom we can voice our dissatisfaction.
Somehow, this missing link in communication must be bridged.
Dr. LO LO is MP for Titiwangsa not Wangsa MAju….
another mistake i realize from opposition…
how the opposition will tell people about the real fact?
even this small fact they are not realize..
(Thanks for pointing out the oversight. Still trying to get used to who’s who in Opposition cos suddenly so many of us. 🙂 )
The ministry should set up something in the likes of the councellors in the Majlis in states. These counsellors made up of politicians, ngo and professional representatives would than scrutinise the DBKL on behalf of the Rakyat – Good Governance, transparency and accountability.
If indeed the Ministry has listened to the voice of the people (7 opposition – 1 bn) this is what they need to do to reassure the people. Otherwise, it is the exit at PRU13 (8-0)
A note of advice to PR – you may be the opposition but please act as the Peoples’ Representative first and opposition second. Rakyats interest comes first before your own political survival!
I believe only good things in store for us. Well done PR reps – thank you in advance for delivering your promises!
Dear Teresa,
thanks for the update on what went on. I understand it was a stormy meeting as Adnan stormed out! But to me, the FT minister deserves to be pressured as KL unfortunately is so dirty and messy and is nowhere near world class cities like Singapore, Melbourne, Tokyo, Barcelona, Zurich etc.
Anyway, was hoping that you have a chance to bring up this issue in parliament: BTN or Biro Tatanegara.
Please read this story by Dr Azly Rahman, a prof at Columbia U. BTN is an indoctrination organization for civil students and govt sponsored students that teaches Malays to have a supremist mindset and that non-Malays are 2nd class citizens. The story is accompanied by testimonies of those who went thru BTN indoctrination.
http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/6316/1/
Really hope you can help bring down this organization.
Thank you
Banjaran
I understand a lot of frustration among opposition MPs in Wilayah, where the minority rules the majority. City hall has always been the dumping ground by BN to put old and expired BN politicians as mayors and other positions. These people has screwed up big time as a politician and that’s why they are in city hall during the later part of their careers b4 death and retirements. They will not do what the cityfolks wants cos they are all having gaji buta and no powers. They are there to fill the numbers. That’s why there is urgency to put the mayor’s post for election. In many democracies overseas, local coucil and city elections are spring board for aspiring politician to go national. Serving in city council allowed mayors to serve and understand the ordinary people grouses and to be in touch with the people and assists people with problems at the grassroot level. later this people who have become mayor will aspire for higher office as governors or national politicians. Hovever, sadly this does not happened in malaysia and because of this BN lost touch with the men in the street. The expectation gap was so wide that BN lost 4 states to PR. PR should well learnt on how to develop a method to capture the discontent from the groundswell.
another thing. the electronic boards in Kay El are all in Malay but if we want to promote Kay El as a destination for foreign investment and international tourism, how can a wandering tourist or a farang driving to a meeting understand the electronic display like “Jalan Ipoh akan ditutup”, “Kesesakan in Lebuhraya Mahameru” bla bla bal
I am not talking down the status of the national language but the convenience for the hands that feed us.
Mr Lee,
This Bahasa Melayu (Malay top officials still insist on this instead of B. Malaysia) is one major reasons why our services are really backwards… and of course it is still considered “sensitive subject” making us MORE backward. This is the proof that BN admin machineries are too BZ on BM and their egoistic images, glamor for their stupid bahasa instead of improving the services funded by us the taxpayers. In fact, one way to make a jump start of improving Malaysia is simply throw out this wasteful Bahasa policy, 50 years and I am yet to see its positive contribution to national development, apart from having kept UMNO in power for the last 50 years. Sad to say, Anwar Ibrahim was the hard hitting champion of Bahasa in his early days, he must change his tune if I would accept him as the next PM.
I repeat here, as someone who had long experienced in public service, the Bahasa rule was the main reason govt admin is very slow becos of the emphasis of the useless language.
Now, on what Teresa has described in her suggestions to the DBKL, that shows that after 50 years, the councils are all backwards and useless, a mechanism of helping UMNO get rich only, the welfare of KL folks well, who cares?
Guys, I am very qualified to make all these statements. Just last week, I had a golden opportunity to witness the Kota Kinabalu council in sitting and also their subcommittee on traffic flow. Even though some professionals are represented, their performance are still that of the dark ages. SOme of the council members really dont know what they are talking about, and the chairman would be the full time council director who obviously was biased to some influential bizmen instead of looking into the problem as an impartial and fair person to get a solution best for everyone.
For example, these guys were telling off officials from a GLC (who will follow most of govt rules anyway) saying they did not put enough greens on their development plans. One outspoken official of the GLC got so fed up, he just spoke calmly and politely, “sir, how come our next door building owned by a prominent datuk with a gun, dont even have a single tree or flower pot in his building and he has got all the approval?”
From then on, that stupid council offiicial changed the subject and never touched on the green issues again.
See what I mean? RM or the biz handgun governs their judgement…
So now, I have little or no respect for these authorities as long as BN govt principles rule in their heads….
Teresa, My hopes are all on you and your DAP reps to fight on and give the rest of Malaysia some examples of how to run this country with INTEGRITY….
yeah…
all happened SUDDENLY…
and because of SUDDENLY, the Opposition SUDDENLY SHOCK..
and SUDDENLY dont know what to do…
and then SUDDENLY, opposition will make mistake…
then SUDDENLY people will realize that they choosed wrong people….
dear Lee and and Sabahfan….
both of you look so rude..
BAhasa MAlaysia arethe official language in Malaysia ruled by PERLEMBAGAAN MALAYSIA…
when BN govt want the MATH and SCIENcE subject to be teach in english at SRJKC or SMJKC many DAP chinese leader say NO with that..
when the electronic board use BAHASA MALAYSIA as the language they still say NO…
WHY?????
i think they all want it to use Mandarin..
maybe they will satisfy…
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THEY?????
sellfish…
Kabut,
Read again what I wrote. I wrote that electronic message board in KL city centre carrying vital traffic information should also be in English so that foreigners can read it, especially foreign businessmen rushing in traffic.
Be specific, which word of mine is rude?
Don’t let your emotion cloud your judgement. You can be proud of your heritage, race, language and religion, nothing wrong with that but remember that there are many many wonderful people who do not have the same heritage, language, religion.
Sabahfan,
can you change it to
“if one talk sense in any language, one make sense. if one talk crap in any language, one talk crap”
I wasn’t referring to your comments but when I read myself, I might give a different impression to others.
By the way, love your seafood over there.
Signages in the city, airport, hotels and places of recreation should be in the languages of the reader. The idea is to make easy communications and user-tourist friendly.
Here it should be in english, malay, chinese, tamil, and japanese. It immediately makes people feel at home.
In Australia many sign boards in tourist areas, car parks, toilets, litter bins are in Bahasa Indonesia/Malay as there are many tourists from Indonesia.
In Kelantan, Kedah and Penang is should also include Thai as there are many thai tourists. I met many who commute to work daily!! In Penang hotels it can also be in arabic/jawi as there are many arabs in Ferringhi.
Malaysia (malays) should stop being parochial, insecure and threatened. The 5 States should go ahead with this idea.
Hi Teresa,
I have noted that you had mentioned about the bottle neck at 6th Mile Jalan Klang Lama. It creates nightmarish jams Subang-bound in the morning. In the evening, it is the other direction. Traffic crawls from PJ-JKL intersection right up to JSentosa-JKL. This only shows how inconsiderate and irresponsible on the part of all those in DBKL and Kem Wilayah!
City Hall has done nothing about those inconsiderate and indiscriminating parking on road shoulders of J Klang Lama which causes unnecessary traffic hold-up, inconveniencing road users – one in front of Pacific Bank and another near J Kuchai Lama traffic light and a third at the wet market area. The bank should emulate Maybank, to be more socially responsible! The City Hall should provide ample parking lots.
Still about parking and traffic flow. OUG has a nice building with parking lots but not in use. Why?
I wish to add here that Federal highway should have an elevated expressway above the present one to ease the colossal traffic build-ups on both sides. Nothing has been done about the traffic crawls since Samy Vellu’s visit to “find out why the crawl” years ago! Too many exits along Federal Highway have caused massive queues!
In management, too many meetings stifle the carrying out of jobs. They must be effectively and constructively balanced. By having so many meetings conveniently give little Napoleans all the excuses to shirk their duties.
One emphasis: The leaders should move out of the comfort of their posh offices to walk the streets of the city. To see with their own eyes how their “dogs” are “bearing their fangs” at the innocent little men on the streets (The hawkers are just trying to make an honest living)! They should gather information from the people, to plan and improve KL.
KL is simply full of problems.
Dear Teresa,
Everyone of us knows the mistake is not intentional. You should not have responded to Kabutzalwayz. For this little error, you only owe Dr. Lo Lo a smile when you next meet her. This guy thinks he is a saint, makes no mistake in his whole life. You and every other people, including me, are just humans.
For Lee Wee Tak, my opinion is, just ignore him. He has shown to us that he has a hidden agenda. He harps on trivial little things trying to divert readers’ attention.
We are here to do in a small way towards keeping Malaysia competitive in the face of globalisation. Neighbours like Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Kampuchea are closing in and overtaking us. It is the good image of Malaysia that we want to proudly declare to the whole world.
Some of us are still dreaming away, bickering over trivial things!
For those who may have missed it, please read “Under threat? What threat?” by Dr. Azmi Sharom on The Star, Thursday 17 April 2008.
A beautifully written article!
Dear YB,
As a normal Chinese youngsters i don’t really care ’bout politics that much. But this year i was persuaded by my friend to help you out as polling and counting agent.well… the job is easy but big responsibility.. i just have to witness and check the process of the voting is fair.. and i’ll get the 1st hand result..
wolar.. u win… i don’t even belief the early rumors that u guys took Penang.. my jaw drop to the floor, when i saw the newspaper next morning..5 states.. u guys gotta run the show from now on..
Since then,.. i started to chase news on development and digged more on our history (i used to dozed off on History class).. i’m glad that our politics is maturing and i’m quite impress with u guys.. i also like to contribute some ideas for the community…
1)I agreed with what u say about lack of communication between the commoner and the administrator.. i like to suggest a web’s community’s forum for seputeh/ whole kl.. like United Subang Jaya is doing..
http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/index.php?s=a23589d249144db9d87c7800477a82b6&
With this forum the whole communities would have chance to discuss common problem they wanted to solve.. share ideas on hobbies.. make announcement of events.. buy/sell secondhand/handicraft/cookery ..and many more.. The Government can even have a few topic to bring out for the public to discuss.. u guys need feed back too right?
Currently, theres a forum for Seputeh but its a teenage scouts’ casual chatting forum..i hope theres 1 that we can discuss serious stuff for the communities…
http://www.seputeh.com/
2)i’m quite concern on the rats invasion on my area(Happy Garden).. Recently theres rat nested inside my bathrooms drainage hole.. do u know that 1 rat can breed 12 babies.. only 5 weeks to mature and mate.. it took me 2-3 years to get rid of them off my house.. But how can i get rid of those on the street?.. Ya.. theres a lot of stray cats too on the street but they don’t chase rats anymore.. they even runaway from them..(weird!!) Is there any dept from the government that can handle them? Wouldn’t want to have “Black Plague” like old London city..
Maybe we can catch those stray cats and train them to catch rats again. (don’t “han tam” me on this, it just a joke)
kcl6031: ” wish to add here that Federal highway should have an elevated expressway above the present one to ease the colossal traffic build-ups on both sides.”
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Definitely disagree.
Teresa, hope you can advance the cause of proper urban planning as our cities are being taken over by automobiles. Cities were made for people not for cars. Planning officials are too obsessed about traffic flow are not passionate enough about proper planning, zoning, public transport blueprints and the importance of the pedestrian or cyclist. Many cities over the world are now making sections of their city free of cars and are even implementing car free days and investing billions into improving public transportation. Hope KL can do the same and not keep widening roads as if that is the only solution.
Kabutz:
“BAhasa MAlaysia arethe official language in Malaysia ruled by PERLEMBAGAAN MALAYSIA…
when BN govt want the MATH and SCIENcE subject to be teach in english at SRJKC or SMJKC many DAP chinese leader say NO with that”
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I think the language policies have done a great deal of harm to Malaysia. Language is not something that can be legislated or politicized but it is something that evolves and is adopted based on its usefulness. That’s why French at one time was so important, then came English and now Mandarin.
Given the context that Malaysia finds itself in, I think we should allow Malays schools to teach in Malay and Chinese schools to teach in Chinese. But bring back English medium schools as we should not deprive those who want their children to be educated in English.
Banjaran,
Thanks for your contribution. You are an optimist of radical change. I am compromising for an incremental improvement. Even that they are unable to do.
I am happy that Rionnie Liu is organising a “learning tour” to our neighbour, by coach.
kcl6031
“For Lee Wee Tak, my opinion is, just ignore him. He has shown to us that he has a hidden agenda. He harps on trivial little things trying to divert readers’ attention. ”
yep, I see your point but I want to demonstrate that one should argue logically and in a civilised manner. I hope to present an example/reference to people to see how disagreement can be ironed out.
People here have agreed and disagreed with me so if I prove my point, I can live with myself.
Hopefully mature democracy starts from HEre!!!!!!
Dear Forummers at TK blogspot,
I stand with what i said. Agree or disagree, i wont bother to reword my sentences…
For MR kabutzaluturahim above, his answer is typically that of an UMNOputra beneficiary of NEP. He will defend the rubbish no matter, even if the gods from heaven comes down with proofs. Just wasting your time. Look at how he criticise the winners from opposition.. with suddenly suddenly crap..
Yeah, I too regretted voting for oppositions…
Voting UMNO becos they were once opposition in Sabah,
Voting PBS becos they once were oppostion in Sabah,
Voting MCA, LDP, etc etc becos they once were oppositions in Sabah, and they all made mistakes..( but wont admit it, they wanna u say they are perfect)
But the greatest mistake I made in voting for them was they applied the NEP and victimised pple like me even though I am a bumiputra.
The reasons i am a victim of NEP are..
1…. I am not a malay, not umno member, not a moslem
2. .. If i had chosen to convert, I cant take the name of Mohd but can only take Abdullah…
(Now I realise why these umno guys wanna pull down Badawi.. he he he)
See, second class bumiputra
And to the Bahasa subject, you can argue until heaven and hell but the fact remains, when Sabah helped to form malaysia, the 20 points stated that English can be used until forever. THE UMNOputra forced the changes down our throat through BN Tun Mustapha the dictator, BN Harris Salleh and the rest of the gang.
(Note Sabah did not join Malaysia but a founding partner, which is something lots of you in semenanjung wont acknowledge a historical fact, except for DAP.)
FOR mr kabutztaliban, let him answer these..
For 50 years, what positive results have Bahasa Melayu (note = it means language for the malays only so i dont have to use it) contributed to the NATION?
1. Language for Unity– then why the hell do we need a national integration ministry and the national services?
why do we have racial based parties instead of one multiracial party if this is the language of unity?
2. National identity — does the rest of the world cares? Remember the “to know malaysia is to love malaysia song?” One rascist UMNO MP questioned why it was not in BAHASA…. I wonder if anyone answered.. so tourist must learn Bahasa first before they are welcomed in Malaysia boleh?
3.. Good for bizness? Yes of course, for the UMNOputra who keep producing new text books or rather translating into BM and burden the parents with the cost. Remember we had Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu again, then Bahasa Baku, then Bahasa Johor Riau… (forget these events so soon?) And new editions of textbooks in all subjects even though the meat of content is the same…More RM to spend, more profits…
Good for international bizness, CRAP…. go and use bahasa when you wanna biz with china, Japan, West, East, North, South, the rest of the world COULD NOT CARE A DAMMED.
Even the Mahafiraun realised a bit too late and ordered science and maths back to english, thats probably the only correct thing this dictator has done for the country.
4… aha, the one and only benefit… KEPT UMNO in power for 50 years together with their keris…etc.
Now anyone else who can name me other benefits… I sent you RM 10 for each one… acceptable…
Dear YB Teresa,
Good job so far. Keep it up.
Nevertheless, I wish to invite Selangorian and KLites to have your say on the government that you have voted in.
Click:
http://pakatan-rakyat-selangor.blogspot.com
http://pakatanrakyat-wp.blogspot.com
YB Teresa,
I’ve always wanted to voice my frustration about the traffic lights along Jalan Tun Perak in KL. Since now you have mentioned about meetings with the mayor, etc, maybe I think I should just voice out my frustration here, and hopefully one you or any other MPs who read this would bring it up with DBKL.
Jalan Tun Perak, is notoriously known as one of the most heavily jammed up roads in KL. I find that the main problem is due to the many traffic lights along the road which seems to be NOT SYNCHRONISED. I mean, any tom, dick and harry knows that it is one of the factor that contributed to the daily traffic jam along this road for ages, but DBKL seemed to be turning a blind eye on this problem. Instead, they’d rather pick on summoning couples who are caught “hugging” or “kissing” in KLCC parks, etc. Com’mon!!! When will these idiots ever wake up and realise what age we are living in!!!
Also, the so-called Smart Tunnel, is STUPID, as I see it as it doesn’t seem to solve the flood woes in KL. Its been raining daily for the past months and I would say many times, KL is hit by flash floods. Just last 3 weeks, I was caught in a horrendous traffic jam along Jalan Tun Perak (almost 1.5 hours from Menara Maybank to Bank Negara Malaysia junction), which I then realised (as I was approaching Bank Negara junction) that it was due to the flash floods caused by the heavy rain.
Please help up do something to improve the quality of our lives. Getting caught in traffic jams certainly brings down productivity.
I just wish that YB can revert some of these wrong and misguided implementations.
1. Bus Lanes – The police are directing traffic to use the bus lanes during the peak hours at Jalan Syed Putra (both directions) and it eases up the traffic jams effectively. This just proves that the bureaucrats are just dumb theoreticians! Simply follow what others do without knowing why. Since it does not help the traffic flow, when will the bus lanes be REMOVED?
2. Man Made Traffic Jams – Daily afternoon traffic jam caused by Kuen Cheng school inconsiderate parents indiscriminate parking. Just tell the parents to arrive after school is over and don’t come too early! Get police to shoo them off and don’t allow them to wait.
3. Bad Design causing Traffic Jams – Why spend millions to build 4 lanes highways but yet incorporate some 2 lane bottle necks? 6th mile Jalan Klang Lama; the MRR2 at Bandar Tasik Selatan; MRR2 at Taman Cempaka;
4. Useless Direction Sign Boards – Don’t know if there is any guidelines or code of practice issued by the Malaysian Highway Authority on the size & placement of sign boards. Either the words are too small or the location (distance before a turn-off) is too close ( sometimes even after the turning!!). Worst case scenario, outdated information (as when newer roads are built but sign still points to older turnings).Example is the overhead sign TO OUG just after the KESAS Taman Yarl Toll which says to use the Sri Petaling junction and not the new OUG junction. Further down, the sign boards to Kg Pandan by KLIA is way too small and too near the turn off. Sometimes, you will find @#$% drivers stopping abruptly in the middle of the road, not knowing which of the 3 roads to choose!?
There are so many of these misguiding signboards that one wonders what is DBKL/MHA doing?
5. Clogged Drains – It is not our job nor YB’s to inform DBKL of clogged drains! What are DBKL’s supervisors, health inspectors, enforcement team doing? All drains should be free flowing, otherwise somebody is sleeping and deserves to be FIRED. Don’t give excuses.
6. Public Transport – Forget about LRT, MRT or whatever TTT, just bring back the PINK MONSTERS! The mini buses lah. With the fares charged by the monopoly, I am sure that the pink monsters will behave and provide air cond coaches.
Sabahfan,
*sorry, not national integration ministry(kementerian), national integration department(jabatan)..
even MIC and MCA use bahasa Malaysia on their AGM..
*why that MP want it in Malay??
when the tourist read this, they all will think what its mean..
after they know the meaning, they will attract to come and visit Malaysia and want to know why Malaysia are proud with this language.When they come, they can see our harmony people live with this language..
after the back, they can tell their friend about our country that can live together althought there are many race..
they all will become more attract to visit Malaysia..
it is good for our country financial..
*starting this year, all the text book are given free to all the student under Skim Pinjaman Buku Teks (SPBT).
so no point that parent will spent money for the text book because it all given free..
*there are many outside university teach Bahasa Malaysia(Bahasa Melayu) as the additional subject and many student choosed this subject..
Are they still not care????
*keris is the symbol of bravery and also the ‘ketuanan Melayu’ of Tanah Melayu.
nothing to be worried by other race….
If you born in 1957,you should very thanks to God..
you are still ALIVE even this country are under BN govt starting from the independence until now..
and you should also proud to be MAlaysian because you still can speak in your own ‘bahasa ibunda’..
not like in Indonesia, there, you MUST speak in Bahasa Indonesia..
_see ya_
Sabahan,
one more..
are your parent didnt teach you to respect someone’s name??
not Sabahan… SABAHFAN
lee wee tak,
non of your word are rude but your language style..
you said like there is nothing except Malay are use in Kuala Lumpur..
when you walk around Bukit Bintang/Bintang Walk there is a lot of sign using English and also Arabic..
Check it…
even when we use LRT, it still use english as the Malay translate..
even the both entrance to Jalan Petaling/Petaling Street.
Is this kabutzalwayz came from Zaman Hang Tuah? His thinking is so primitive.. Ya rite… Last time people do this… Last time people do that.. Last time Hang Tuah ride horses.. why now u ride motor?…
He really sound racist.. Hey.. come on.. break the race barrier.. i have a lot of malay members too.. some even my childhood friend.. i won’t break up wif them cos u guys wanna start a Race War..
Not all Chinese are bad.. Not all Malay are bad.. Not all Indian are bad.. When u saw an Indian steal ur shoes, doesn’t mean all Indian are thief.. theres a lot of lawyers and doctors too.. When u saw a Malay snatch some1 bags, doesn’t mean all Malay are robbers.. theres a lot of politicians and artists too.. When u saw a Chinese con people, doesn’t mean all Chinese are rich.. (sorry SabahFan.. this semenanjung’s stereotype of people, i dunno ’bout Iban or others)
Any way Racism is old school.. As a saying goes
“The Real Law is not the one written in the book and kept lock in the cabinet.
The Real Law is the Motive and Result. A Law that contain both that Benefit the Citizens, thats the Real Law
-Anonymous”
Show gratitude to BN? Over my dead body.. I’m the victim of education’s quota system.. If there’s not enuf University .. Build more.. They don’t even provide enuf proper primary school for the Orang Asli.. They are the real Bumi..
“Ketuanan Melayu”?.. kabutzalwayz.. if u still wanna cling on the idea.. Be my guest!! u can keep them.. in long run, status and high position will not hold.. The real Power is knowledge.. The Tiger in Zoo won’t hunt, they will die in the wild.. Every1 is going Global, and u want to be in ur safe play pent.. i tell u.. it’s not a crutch is a wheelchair..
“Democracy – Nation rules by The People for The People”
By the way, the Social Contract is long ago expire, it’s was amended and extended without really the rakyat consent. The Constitution already been cut and paste for BN own propagandas. Its no more the Original one..
P.S. SabahFan,.. Not only love the seafood there.. love the beach too..
I just watched National Geographic tittle “Brilliant Beast- Pigs”. Do u guys know pig is so valuable for Medicals research because among all mammals pig have the same size of organ with human (especially heart).
Millions of people are dying waiting for organ donors..
Not due to dis-respect on Islam or something like that, just out of curiosity , if the research is successfully.. would it be a sin for Muslim to accept a pig’s organ to save your own life? Shouldn’t we do our own research on this?
Kabut,
when u wrote….
“you said like there is nothing except Malay are use in Kuala Lumpur”
Read again my quote
“Read again what I wrote. I wrote that electronic message board in KL city centre carrying vital traffic information should also be in English so that foreigners can read it, especially foreign businessmen rushing in traffic.”
I am talking about ELECTRONIC NOTICE BOARD FOR TRAFFIC INFO. I drove past the bugger daily until I switch to LRT recently. I did not write “everything in Malay” so please refrain from incorrect interpretation.
I will not respond to further misquote as I have made myself prefectly clear.
Good day,
I really hope you could raise the issue of cemetery + crematorium at Ladang Bkt Jalil with DBKL. This is a really urgent issue and it will affect many people in your state constituency of Kinrara. To the north and east will be your federal constituencies of OUG, Bkt Jalil & Sri Petaling. With so many of your constituents potentially breathing the air of burnt corpses day-in day-out, wouldn’t that alone alert you to this hazard? Thank you.
Regards,
LKH
lee wee tak,
i realize my mistake..
but i dont think tourist will drive in Kuala Lumpur..
enough if the sign are in english..
i saw many tourist just walk from a place to another or using public transport..
so nothing if the electronic board are in Malay..
‘so nothing if the electronic board are in Malay’
i mean no problems
ahyo.. plz la.. we know that DAP-PKR-PAS won all but Setiawangsa. But each constituency doesnt gave a 100% vote for thiz coalition. There is at least 45% voters on that fateful day who vote for the ruling front. back to business lah. stfu lah those chauvinist who bashing this race and that race. it end up nowhere but your own toilet bowl !
randyhow
Wow, I say… how can I disagree with U? he he he
Lets just say…SPOT ON 100% accurate.
BTW seafood here certainly good, still cheaper than semenanjung BUT sad to inform U inflasi has taken a toll that I myself cannot enjoy them anymore. Also all the top quality are already hijacked and exported overseas, singapore mainly i understand leaving us sabahans only the remaining leftover second class quality to buy.
I think the sabah BN guys have a fat share in the fish bizness too and as long as their pockets are full, what do they care about us man of the street.
And agree too, our Kabutzturahim here still is living his Hang Tuah egomaniac ways..
Hey Randy, would u own a metalwork shops, forge a thousand keris and give them to Kabuttul and his fella UMNOputras so they can stab each other while we videotape them and sell to Hollywood? The way they are trying to pull down their own PM is worthy of a Malaywood movie award. he he he
OOiIii Kabut.
Ministry or Jabatan, what d fk is d difference? Still a waste of our taxmoney if your bahasa can promote unity?
2. Tourist will be attracted becos of Bahasa? Ha ha ha, U have conducted any questionaires on any sample of the tourist? ke ke ke
3. Textbooks given free? ha ha ha. Who pays? UMNO or the taxpayers? The umnoputra bizmen gets paid by us lah.. bodoh..
4. Many outside universities? Only a handful lah, just to please you UMNO govt… and probably funded by malaysian taxpayers..
5. Yes I was born just after 1957, but why should I be thankful to UMNO or BN, its not them who ensured the peace in this country. In Sabah, all the races were already united, I have moslem relatives and we all respect one another. Only when BN come to sabah that they start presurising non moslem to convert or be sidelined like us victims of NEP. So dont claim credit when pple like U kabutztul did not contribute.
Also, when the communist terrorist from indun kacau malaysia, wasnt it the British troops who help out?
Did the malays fight the Japanese occupation or the Australian liberated us? so i should be thankful to them otherwise my parents would have died, and I wont be writing here. Kabutsz kabuts, I have nothing to thank people like you!! We have only ppl like U causing us our present suffering.. so go to hell.
6. Kabuts can keep your KETUANAN and your keris so long as you use your keris to fight amongst yourselves as what is going on now.
7. We continue to speak our bahasa ibunda, not becos UMNO did not try to destroy it, BUT WE FOUGHT TO KEEP IT by our efforts. MALU LAH, umnoputras now trying to claim credit.
FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE WORLD, WHEN SABAH WAS RULED BY TUN MUSTAPHA, A CRONY OF BN GOVT, NOT ONLY DID HE BANNED THE KADAZAN LANGUAGE FROM RADIO BUT ARRESTED THE CHRISTIAN PRIEST, JAILED THEM AND DEPORTED THEM. THE PROOF ARE ALL WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY.
TO THIS DATE, THE BARISAN UMNO GOVT HAS NOT APOLOGISE, SO I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU UNTIL THE LAST DROP OF MY BLOOOD !!!!
SHAME ON YOU.
Kabut said “even MIC and MCA use bahasa Malaysia on their AGM..
SO WHAT? JUST two BN cronies trying to ANGKAT KAKI UMNO or what do u say in chinese dialect..”Pung Tai Kiok”?
Pung Tai Kiok is one thing, my opinion is that these MCA, MIC, Gerakan fellas are all UMNO’s DOGS!!! Anjing!!! kekekekeke… Ask them to sit, they sit, ask them to eat shit, they eat… Sekali some idiot UMNO fella kiss the keris only, all keep quiet… Third world mentality…
Btw, the first thing this kabut fella should do is to improve on his English laa, I don’t understand what he is trying to say. If that fella come to my organisation with this kind of English writing, I think he will be the first to be sacked!!!
why can we think or do something more important than talk or comment about language malayu la, cina la english la etc etc etc. all these are petty to me. if we talk about flood, we as the citizens of KL shld STOP fucXXX throw rubbish out from our car, our house etc etc. i hv seen ppl driving BIG cars doing these. IDIOTIC MONKEYS. why do we bother about english, arabic, CINA or INDON road signs….is it so important………evrythng must be spoon fed…
agreed.. we should stop on this Bahasa/Race/Religion debate and give other ppl chance to voice out something more constructive comment/complaint/suggestion…
Agree too Mr Randy and all politicman..
However consider this…. I am English educated, have difficulty expressing technical letters in other languages.
So I sent in a plan and proposals mostly in English, usually only the cover letter i get someone to draft in BM.
Submit to some rascist council and they will reject your proposal saying it must be in BM including the techie stuff.
Doesnt that piss u off? And when u sent letters complaining about flood, even in BM also dont get a reply, what more in English? I heard the federal officers just throw your NON BM letters into the thrash can.
Now this is not acceptable and the only way is to get rid of such government.
Sabahfan.. i think u r a bit exaggerated on this.. i use to wrote few letter in English to Government’s dept and my lawyer too write in English to the court (a case i don’t elaborated here).. if this is true in ur area, u should keep the rejection letter. this is a solid prove of discriminating.. we shouldn’t discriminate communication on language.. Even a criminal accuse prosecuted in court, he was given a translator FOC if he’s illiterate..Not ada baca, takda baca.. But ada tahu, takda tahu..The rejection letter would tell u the cause of the rejection is due to non-Bahasa with the name + signature + stamp of post of the officer.. Bring it to ur local MP/opos MP to voice out ur grievance..
Though Bahasa is our formal Language, this shouldn’t restrict the common comminucation on normal activities. Most business use English as their main medium and do u know u can write a Bank cheque in Chinese or Tamil and acceptable in any bank..
There i rest ur case..
The reason why i agreed with “allPoliticiansarethesame” (boy.. this is too long 4 a name) is this Bahasa issue is occupying too much space than others comment.. some1 out there too seriously wanted to voice their opinions.. this column is ’bout “the meeting of FT minister with all Federal MP” and what YB Teresa had bring out..
1) Improvement of Communication and administration of the authorities (DBKL)
2)Housing
3)Others (for detail pls refer above)
This blog is useful for her to get collective opinions from the public to use in the next meeting. But this is pity too small for arguments or elaborating on the subject or cursing around each other..
That why im suggesting a web’s communities forum.. this way we could discuss any thing u want unlimited.. This is an effective way to discuss stuff in this cyberworld.. i got solve a lot problem from web’s forum (repairing PDA and computer, cooking, real estate etc).. thanks to those forumlist’s idea..
From above i can see most concern is on the traffic condition and flood problem.(YB u should take note on this). the forum could start a thread on the traffic and flood topic.. For u Sabahfan u could post a “Bahasa as National Language, Agreed or not” thread.. For me i would post “Ketuanan Melayu is a wheelchair, u should learn to stand up on ur own” or “Ways to exterminate rats on your neighborhood street” thread..
(for information on those never use web’s forum a thread is a topic u post for discussion)
What i admire on the United Subang Jaya’s is the market thread where u can sell/ buy second hand stuff.. Recycle.. yes i support.. but we also need to Reuse.. If Seputeh/KL’s community forum is forming i’m suggesting to put a sub-thread on the market for
1)elderly Care taker or baby stting service
2)Cookery
3)house cleaning
(so some house wife can earn some extra income)
4)car buy/sell
5)porperty sale/rent
6)IT buy/sell
If YB is not forming a forum for the community.. i hope some else would.. on web making ,im a dummy.. if any Web making expert out there is forming 1 i would like to help out.. but my time is limited so i wont be the web master to manage the web…
i rest my case here..
P.S. Sabahfan.. i might climb the legendary Mt. Kinabalu this year.. when will the best time to climb.. if too foggy it wont worth it.. year end?
Randylow,
Did I write above, reject “in writing” becos of not bahasa?
How i wish they would dare put that in writing becos I would have sent certified copies to Teresa and the rest, plus scan them and post at all forums including malaysia today……
Rascist are always smart, always VERBAL, nothing in writing, just hand you your letter back…OR if sent by mail, you will never get any replies…
i know and i really agree that my english is bad..
but, at least i try to learn to use that language..
than someone who cannot accept to use their country language..
not all people who can speak or write in English, Mandarin, or Tamil but i can proof that everyone in this country can speak Malay even those who live at the Hulu or even in the jungle…
is this Bahasa Malaysia can make people in Malaysia become a strong comunity??
the answer is YES…
now where waz the response on “Meeting Between Opposition MPs & Minister of FT”… all i see … one racist person… pulling everything far to the middle of nowhere.. eh.. come on lah… thiz sassy mp should be feed up with related issue to be brought forward… not all thiz hatred thingy… i dont say all.. but some ppl out there in some place is way too unfit to use internet…
Ipoh malay…. for u perhaps..
Language become relevant… becos
When there is a meeting between Opposition and govt, what language they use? Must be bahasa right?
Would they scold you too if your bahasa not so perfect?
which bahasa to use?
Baku, Melayu, cina, india, johor riau, he he he hehe hhe
Sabahfan,
I worked with govt b4. I opt to quit when I waz offered by a pte. ltd. co. with better earning.
During my 6 years service, THERE IS NO any letters left in bakul sampah. Malay and English is comprehensible for me and few others. We even recieved letters written in Chinese. And there is officers that well verse with zhong wen. Even it was not a proper way to write in Chinese for beaurocratic matters to the government, we try our best to make matters solved.
Anyway, did hispanic citizen in US wrote in Spanish to the US govt? huhehehe
Dear kabutzalwayz,
If you still reading this post, seems like you are angry that others don’t appreciate BM. But you forget that it’s our Malay’s leader who demand English to be used in Maths and Science. Others, basically opposed not to change their primary school system.
I can see that you are proud to be a Malay and I understood from my history lesson in a Malay government school that Honestly and Loyalty is one of the greatest thing we find in the race. The rakyat have chosen the opposition because we couldn’t find the Honestly among the leaders anymore. What left, was Loyalty towards party. But too bad, Allah does not approve of someone without honestly, for he hears the cry of the people they opposed.
If you find one leader that still hold what I have learned in history, do let the people know, I’m sure they would welcome, from whatever party.