Dear friends, As usual, I have many things to comment on but I can’t find time to do it. I am now in a saloon to try to add a little spunk in to my hair style. Ya, general elections is coming, so I need to be more presentable and I guess a tidy hair…
Umno downsizing Kadazandusun community
Press Statement released on 12th June 2007 at Sandakan Dr. Maximus Ongkili’s inability to separate ethnicity and religion when calling on the people to define their own race is a lame way to back a lame statement by a very lame Ali Rustam who was trying to promote the Ketuanan Melayu concept in Sabah. Maximus…
Melaka CM’s remark ‘a gross insult to non-Malays’
11th June, 2007 KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP leaders yesterday censured Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hj Mohd Ali Rustam for his remark that “it is easy to become a Malay”. They described the remarks as controversial, racist, inflammatory, nonsensical and a gross insult to other races in this country. At a news conference held at…
Easy to become a Malay, says MB
Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Rustam said a person who is a Muslim, converses in Malay and follows the Malay traditions is considered a Malay. “It is easy to become a Malay, ” he told a Press conference after Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman opened the Dunia Muslim Dunia Islam…
Empowering voters to keep tabs on MPs
Old-timers and newcomers are forming a new breed of pressure groups that aim to educate voters and rate their elected representatives. SANTHA OORJITHAM of NSTonline asks politicians and election-watchers how big an impact these groups will have in the next general election Datuk Dr Syed Arabi Idid says more groups are being formed Teresa Kok…
“清者自清、浊者自浊”,张天赐勿需对《阿窿王》称号过于敏感
行动党宣传秘书兼士布爹区国会议员郭素沁于 2007年6 月9日(星期六)在吉隆坡发表的文告 “清者自清、浊者自浊”,张天赐勿需对《阿窿王》称号过于敏感 我对马华公共投诉局主任张天赐因着光明日报于 2006年12 月8 日以”张天赐是阿窿王?”这标题来起诉光明日报,感到惊讶。 如果我们详细阅读光明日报当天的报道的话,我可以肯定的说该报根本没指张天赐是”大耳窿”。 首先,在标题方面,光明日报在”张天赐是阿窿王”这标题后头加上问号,这表示该报编辑质疑这句话的真实性;第二,光明日报在内页特别针对”张天赐是阿窿王”这句话作出解释,那即是由于张天赐经常为人民处理有关阿窿的个案,因此坊间给他套上”阿窿王”的称号。 这证明光明日报在处理这则报道时并没存心毁谤,该报只是针对笔者之前在南洋商报的一则有关大耳窿的文章,而深入报道张天赐和笔者对处理大耳窿问题的不同观点吧了。 报载张天赐的入禀书里形容他本人是个”负责任、诚实、廉正及重视来自不同种族和背景的人的问题,而其声誉甚至远播国外,并受到当地社会的重视。”既然如此,张天赐为何会被光明日报的有关报道困扰,以致像他入禀书所说的”毁坏了他的生活、蒙受名誉和金钱的损失,使他和同事们遭受批评”呢? 张天赐身为一位社会工作者,应该明了”谣言止于智者”这句话。他无须对光明日报有关的报道过于敏感,到甚至要对该报道采取法律行动,因为”清者自清、浊者自浊”,任何过敏的行动,只会引起坊间更多的舆论和猜测,使他的形象更受打击。 最后,我呼吁张天赐尊重新闻自由,勿通过法律诉讼行动来干扰媒体的报道和运作。
敢敢問:火箭再起風雲
敢敢問:火箭再起風雲 郭素沁:給予栽培不懂珍惜 鄺志勝做事,我收拾手尾 士布爹區國會議員郭素沁對於前助理鄺志勝於上週六(2日)被行動黨開除後,還自稱導火線是自己“鋒頭過勁”的說詞感到痛心。她直言鄺志勝是行動黨要栽培的人,特地設立一個消費事務局讓他擔任秘書;讓他到蓮花苑設立服務中心,希望他這隻“出頭鳥”能飛得更高。郭素沁說,後來她發現到鄺志勝為民服務服務到變成到處被人投訴,有許多事情做到一半就停下來,害到她常在不知情下被投訴者謾罵。 與鄺志勝有過6年主僕關係,郭素沁形容鄺志勝的性格就像一個小孩子般,在花園裡見到一隻蝴蝶就去追蝴蝶,再看到榴槤時又轉去摘榴槤,然後就忘記那隻蝴蝶,卻不懂得拿著榴槤去追蝴蝶。 問:記者 郭:郭素沁 鄺志勝被開除的原因 特設事務局委秘書職 問:你當初為什麼建議鄺志勝到蓮花苑另起爐灶,是有計劃性的開除他或者故意排他出外? 郭:其實,行動黨不斷的栽培和提拔他,為了他,我們特地設立一個消費事務局讓他擔任秘書,其實,當林冠英做秘書長時,根本沒有這個職位;他離開士布爹區時,還特地為他辦告別宴,讓他上台致詞,就是為了讓媒體和選民對他留下深刻印象。此外,他在蓮花苑的服務中心開幕時,林冠英、陳國偉等黨領袖都有出席支持他,又怎麼可以說是有計劃性的開除他呢?我覺得他這番話充滿謊言,他從未檢討過自己,也完全沒有懺悔,反而把矛頭指向他人。我覺得他最失敗的地方是他沒有認識自己,而且在面對重大問題時,他選擇逃避。
Michael Chong to sue over ah long king title
Tabloid politician Michael Chong is to sue Guang Ming Daily for allegedly calling his “king of ah long“. Guang Ming justified fair use by saying that Chong used to deal with ah long issues and that’s why he was given such title. NST today reportrs the suit was filed at the High Court (Civil Division)…