NUTP dakwa kenyataan Hon ‘membuta tuli’

Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Perguruan Kebangsaan (NUTP) semalam membidas Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Hon Choon Kim yang didakwa mengeluarkan cadangan ‘membuta tuli’ membabitkan guru seolah-olah tidak menghormati sumbangan guru selama ini.

Presiden NUTP, Anuar Ibrahim, berkata kenyataan Hon yang mahu tempat makan guru tidak diasingkan dengan murid bagi membolehkan tiada perbezaan kualiti makanan disediakan pengusaha kantin, memperlihatkan beliau gagal melihat sumbangan dan pengorbanan guru kepada murid selama ini.“Kami rayu janganlah mana-mana timbalan menteri melontarkan cadangan yang kadang-kadang tidak menghormati maruah guru seperti dikeluarkan timbalan menteri berhubung soal mengatasi kes keracunan makanan di sekolah,” katanya ketika dihubungi semalam.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas cadangan Hon kelmarin yang menyebut adalah tidak praktikal sekiranya ruang makan pelajar diasingkan daripada guru kerana ia boleh menyebabkan penyediaan dua kualiti makanan berbeza mengikut kuasa beli.

“Saya tidak nampak rasional mengasingkan tempat makan di kantin, termasuk menyediakan bilik khas untuk guru. Bagi saya ia tidak praktikal kerana akan menyebabkan pengusaha kantin memberi khidmat dan kualiti makanan berbeza yang mengutamakan guru,” kata Hon.

Beliau berkata, cadang Hon itu boleh dilaksanakan jika menteri atau timbalan menteri sanggup tidak diasingkan ketika menikmati makanan dalam majlis atau keraian yang dianjurkan kerajaan mahu pun pihak lain.

“NUTP cadangkan supaya semua menteri dan timbalan menteri tidak lagi disediakan meja atau bilik khas untuk semua jamuan yang dianjurkan dan perlu beratur untuk mengambil makanan sendiri. Adakah Hon sanggup?“Kami tidak mengharapkan yang bukan-bukan, tetapi hormatilah sedikit maruah kami dengan tidak mencadangkan sesuatu secara membuta-tuli tanpa menghiraukan perasaan semua guru. Perkara ini mungkin kecil bagi sesetengah pihak, tetapi lama kelamaan jika dibiarkan ia mampu melunturkan semangat guru,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, cadangan sebegitu tidak akan timbul sama sekali jika Hon memahami konsep yang diterapkan kepada lebih 10,000 kantin sekolah di seluruh negara.

“Adalah tidak adil meletakkan tanggungjawab semua perkara kepada guru apabila terjadi sesuatu perkara seperti keracunan makanan. Takkan semua guru nak jadi ‘food tester’ kantin sekolah dan kalau tak mati baru nak umumkan makanan selamat dan suruh murid makan?

“Orang yang mencadangkan perkara sedemikian sebenarnya tidak faham apa yang berlaku di semua kantin sekolah seluruh negara. Kebanyakan guru makan apa yang dimakan murid kerana pihak kantin menyediakan makanan sama tetapi mungkin ada tambahan lauk sedikit.

“Guru juga berhak mendapat ruang makan berasingan untuk menjarakkan sedikit hubungan antara guru dan pelajar bagi mewujudkan perasaan hormat. Apa lagi memang ada guru yang gemar makan bersama murid mereka dan kebanyakan sekolah luar bandar juga tidak mempunyai ruang makan berasingan,” katanya.

Anuar berkata, Hon sebenarnya tidak menyedari kewujudan Jawatankuasa Kantin di semua sekolah seluruh negara yang dianggotai semua guru yang memantau penyediaan makanan kepada murid setiap hari.“Guru akan makan makanan yang disediakan setiap hari dan ia dicatat dalam laporan khusus, jadi tidak logik jika mengatakan makanan guru dan pelajar mereka berbeza,” katanya.

Teachers' Day in SPS

Gambaran Sambutan Hari Guru Daerah 2007

Interesting day, with lots of happening.....

Memories? Yeap of yesteryears......

and another one that I cannot reply maaa ..

The second picture above is Hj Darulzaman ex lecturer at MTC

Tasek sudah tidak menjadi tasek

This undated combo image released by CONAF, Chile's National Forest Service, shows a 2-hectare lake at the Huemules National Park that mysteriously disappeared in the southernmost region of Magallanes, Chile. Park rangers on a routine monthly patrol discovered in late May, 2007, that the lake had dried up. A group of geologists is being sent to the area in the next few days to try to determine what happened to the lake . (AP Photo/CONAF)

Satu lagi gambaran kekuasaan Ilahi, tasek yang seingat manusia sentiasa wujud, tiba-tiba semua airnya sudah meresap ke tempat lain. Ke mana ya?

Storm in Penang

The wind was quite strong the whole day last Wednesday.

But on the shoreline, things are much worst.

FATHERS DAY

Hari ini mula pasang kaunter pada blog ini, saja nak test sebulan berapa hits yang ada di laman ini. Mana tahu ada peminat ke yang terlawat ke sini.

Anyway, it was fathers' day yesterday. Two of my good old friends send wishes to me. I don't know whether i've been a good one or not. I tried. Really I do. I pray to Allah that all my deeds were been blessed each passing minute of the day.

At the same time remembering my own dad, he seems so nice. Maybe because I was a good boy then. I learnt a lot from the beatings that my brothers got from him. Maybe that's why I didn't get the cane....... But all that doesn't matter when you really think of the wonderful days and nights that you are fond of remembering. The firm hold of the gentle hands that helps you cross the road, carry you around and not forgetting the kiss of a father, or when he ruffles your hair, just to tease you, or to tell you that he likes you ....

Oh God, you know better the feelings i had now... please Allah pardon him for whatever mistakes he has ever made, to anybody, or anyone, or anything, and most of all blessed him with the love that he has loved us, and give him the easy path to heaven.... Amien

Rusty 1957 Plymouth Unearthed in Okla.

Cerita ini sepatutnya lebih menarik sekiranya air tidak masuk ke dalam bilik kebal yang dibina 50 thn dahulu. Jika perkara ini berlaku kemungkinan kereta itu boleh dihidupkan enjinnya dan mungkin dapat bergerak sebagaimana kenderaaan lain.

Tapi takdir menentukan bahawa segala yang bersifat baharu pasti kembali ke asalnya........

Baca berita yang menarik ini ....

Thousands Watch the Unearthing of a Rusty 1957 Plymouth Belvedere in Tulsa, Okla.
Covered with dirt and rust, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried under the city's courthouse lawn fifty years ago, sits on the stage after it was unveiled in Tulsa, Okla., Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo)

A concrete vault encasing a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried a half-century ago may have been built to withstand a nuclear attack but it couldn't beat back the natural onslaught of moisture.
At a Friday ceremony complete with a couple of drum rolls, crews removed a multilayered protective wrapping caked with red mud, revealing a vintage vehicle that was covered in rust and wouldn't crank.
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There were a few bright spots, literally: shiny chrome was still visible around the doors and front fender, and workers were able to put air in the tires.
But the unveiling in front of thousands of people at the Tulsa Convention Center confirmed fears that the past 50 years had not been the kindest to Miss Belvedere.
"I'll tell you what, she's a mess. Look at her," said legendary hot rod builder Boyd Coddington, who was unable to start the thing up as planned.
Event organizer Sharon King Davis, a fourth generation Tulsan whose grandfather helped bury the Plymouth, joked that the car needed a little Oil of Olay to help it out.
In the trunk, workers meticulously pulled out some of the objects buried with the two-door hardtop to celebrate Oklahoma's 50 years of statehood a 5-gallon can of leaded gasoline, which went for 24 cents a gallon in those days, and rusted cans of Schlitz beer.
The contents of a "typical" woman's handbag, including 14 bobby pins, lipstick and a bottle of tranquilizers, were supposed to be in the glove box, but all that was found looked like a lump of rotted leather.
Workers also searched for a spool of microfilm that recorded the entries of a contest to determine who would win the car: the person who guessed the closest of what Tulsa's population would be in 2007 382,457 would win.
That person, or his or her heirs, will get the car within a week, along with a $100 savings account, worth about $1,200 today with interest.
The elements could not penetrate a time capsule buried with the car. Its top was sawed off and organizers unfolded an American flag still bright red, white and blue sending a rousing cheer through the crowd.

Rajini fans show who’s boss

Hai menariknya cerita ini,

Dahsyat juga bila difikir2kan. Tapi yang menarik tentang kisah ini adalah kehampir samaan nama ..... ha ha ha ha ha






By M. SIVANANTHA SHARMA
BUTTERWORTH: About 300 fans of Tamil movie star Rajinikanth turned unruly when told that the screening of the much-awaited movie Sivaji The Boss starring their idol, at the Cathay Cineplex here was cancelled due to a “technical hitch.”
The fans, some of whom came as early as 10am yesterday to buy tickets for the 9pm and midnight shows, started shouting and banging the ticket counters when informed just before 9pm that the screening was off and refunds would be given out.
Many of the fans demanded that they still wanted to watch the movie following which the cineplex management decided to screen the show but after a three hour delay.
Cineplex manager S. Kuppusamy said the 9pm screening was delayed to midnight while the midnight show was delayed to 3am today. While some 70 fans took the refunds, the others stayed back to watch the shows. Police were called in to control the crowd when the fans turned unruly.

Upset: At Butterworth a section of the Tamil movie fans seeking explanation from a cineplex worker last night.



Keeping watch: A policeman observing the crowd of disappointed movie fans at the State Cinema in Petaling Jaya on Thursday night

satu lagi cerita yang sama

Pandemonium reigned at more than 10 theatres on Thursday night when the premiere of the much-anticipated Tamil movie Sivaji – The Boss was either delayed or cancelled.
The movie, starring South Indian superstar Rajinikanth and released simultaneously in India and Malaysia on Thursday, was supposed to start at 9pm but was delayed at some cinemas by about six hours and cancelled at others.

Disappointed fans turned violent, causing damage at a number of cinemas. Police had to be called in at various venues to stop the outbreak of violence.
In Penang, fans turned unruly at the delay and banged on ticket counters, some demanding a refund and others insisting that the movie be screened. Police were called in to control the situation and the movie was screened after a three-hour delay.
In Klang's Sri Intan theatre, fans who had waited more than five hours for the movie to start, wrecked the cinema lobby, breaking ticket counters and set fire to part of the theatre. The fire was immediately put out by workers.
In Rawang, fistfights broke out, and people threw bottles, breaking glass showcases, while in Ipoh, a cinema manager was beaten up by irate fans. He suffered head injuries which required stitches.
Police arrested several people but released them later.
Cinemagoer D. Karthik, who had bought five tickets (Oi, beli satu pun tengok gambaq sama jugalah), said he could not see the movie because it was delayed by five hours at the State Cinema in Petaling Jaya.
“I had already waited in line for five hours two days ago to get the tickets and I did not want to wait more than three hours to see the movie. I don't understand why they advertised opening times for the movie if they cannot start on time,” he said.
Moviegoers demanded refunds or compensation of about RM200 for each ticket they had bought at RM12.
At the Coliseum Cinema here, manager Sofie Baba said tickets counters were opened after 4pm, although people had started queuing from as early as noon. Those waiting turned violent when tickets to the 800-seat theatre were sold out within an hour.
When asked about allegations that the majority of the tickets had been sold to scalpers, he said an individual could buy a maximum of six tickets only, and that the management was not aware of any such activity.
S. Vel Paari, CEO of the movie's distributor Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain, apologised for the delay and cancellation of the movie in some theatres.
“Rain and delay in getting the digital password from India for security reasons to beat piracy were the primary reasons for the delay and cancellations. Because of the rain, our delivery was affected and as a result, there was a delay in the screening of the movie,” he said.
He added that the Chennai-based movie producer, AVM, had supplied only 42 prints instead of the scheduled 53.
“The remaining 11 prints of the movie had to be downloaded through the Internet,” he said.

Hanira now in Bukit Aman

Selepas lebih dari 3 tahun bersama dengan PPDS akhirnya wanita ini mendapat pekerjaan tetap di Bukit Aman. Satu majlis ringkas meraikan Hanira diadakah last Friday, just before Friday prayers. So berangkatlah beliau untuk bersama dengan husband yang kini kembali bertugas di Sg Buloh.
Kita doakan kesejahteraan beliau dan berharap tempat lama bertugas menjadi kenangan indah dalam hidupnya.

Fire in Tanjong Tokong

Brunei Pics

Sendirian ku bersama bayangan yang sukar hendak digambarkan

Anyway my trip to Labuan paid off. Although gambar di Labuan tidak ditunjukkan namun kenangannya lebih banyak dari kenangan dalam gambar ini. Apapun hepi pergi dan hepi balik. Berbaloi bersama rakan-rakan menghabis sehari suntuk di Bandar Seri Begawan. Memang cantik, dan teratur bandaraya ini serta mempunyai keistimewaan tersendiri, but everything you paid double because of its ringgit exchange. The boating trip was also memorable because most of us slept thruough its journey to a certain port, nama pun dan lupa.

nak tengok gambar ya..........

hmmmmm.............

bukti...... kan?

Woman unconscious after being hit by durian

Cerita macam ini pun ada lo.........

A 36-YEAR-OLD woman fell unconscious when a durian which fell on her blind husband bounced off his head and hit her in the head too, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Cheah Ah Khoon, 54, said he asked his wife Mubawali to lead him to the orchard in Bukit Mertajam, some 2km from their house, after durians were repeatedly stolen.
They were hiding behind some bushes to spy on thieves at 10pm on Friday when they heard the sound of rustling leaves from above.
“We realised too late that it was a durian crashing down,” Cheah told the daily.
He had small holes in his scalp caused by the durian spikes but Mubawali had to be warded at the Bukit Mertajam Hospital.
He managed to carry his wife on his back home before sending her to the hospital.
The daily checked with the hospital and learnt that she did not suffer any severe injury.

Crackdown on Xenon headlights

So at last there's something positive from JPJ concerning this problem. Problem of people who thinks they can do anything with their money.

Read this:

The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will act against vehicle owners who modify their headlamps with bright Xenon lights that are blinding to other motorists at night.
JPJ Director of Enforcement Salim Parlan said the Xenon lights could blind drivers of vehicles coming from the opposite direction or in front of them.
He said the JPJ had received several complaints from the public on these modified headlamps and would take immediate action against modification beyond the set standard under the Road Transport Act 1987.
“These Xenon lights are too bright and can obstruct the visibility of other road users at night.
“This poses a danger to the other road users,” he said during an integrated traffic operation here yesterday.
The Road Transport Act provides for a RM200 fine for modification to a vehicle without the approval of JPJ's technical authorities.
Salim said the JPJ was considering regulations to prohibit the use of Xenon lights on vehicles altogether.

CCTV PUNYA CERITA

oroYesterday ada satu article dalam TheStar yang mempamerkan di muka depan tentang kerajaan negeri Trengganu memasang kamera litar untuk memantau pergerakan kakitangannya di Bangunan Persekutuan.

Agak sceptical juga bila terbaca benda yang macam ini. Kita baru saja dimotivate oleh PakLah dengan kenaikan gaji yang lumayan bertujuan meningkatkan kadar productivity negara. Sektor awam akan dijadikan satu sektor yang bertaraf tinggi dan seperti yang dilaung-laungkan bertaraf dunia. Kerajaan mahu agar sektor awam Malaysia mampu menjadi sektor awam yang terbilang di dunia. Selain daripada menyediakan sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan yang terbaik, kerajaan amat berharap anggota sektor awam akan lebih menekankan aspek perkhidmatan yang mempunyai nilai tambah kepada perkhidmatan termasuk mengurangkan karenah birokrasi, sentiasa mesra, telus, responsif, kreatif dan sentiasa mementingkan pelanggan - itu harapan PM

Jika perkara sebegini berlaku adalah ditakuti kakitangan awam akan merasa tertekan dan tekanan yang tidak diundang ini akan terkena kepada semua peringkat perkhidmatan, sama ada sokongan atau profesional. Asalnya pemasangan cctv ini adalah untuk memantau keselamatan harta benda kerajaan, tapi jika niatnya berubah, maka kesan kepada tingkahlaku dan peradaban kakitangan ini mungkin begitu negative dan membawa implikasi yang tidak diingini.

Dalam masa yang sama, mungkin ramai yang masih teringat kes cctv di bangunan komtar. Apapun kemungkinan perkara sebegini berlaku dan memalukan orang awam serta kakitangan kerajaan sendiri tentulah bukan tujuan sebenar cctv ini dipasangkan.

Kita berharap kematangan membuat polisi tertentu diberi pertimbangan yang tinggi dan adil buat semua. Bukannya kerana segelintir maka susu sebelanga dirosakkan.

Aku pun pening nak tulis benda macam ni.

Sesudah itu, timbul pula kisah seorang landlord memasang kamera berkenaan di 3 buah bilik air rumah yang disewakan kepada 19 orang wanita muda.

Ini apa yang nak jadi tak tahulah. Siapa pasang tak penting, tapi pasang di bilik air???

Anyway, ramai yang dok tension fikir benda macamni dah ada di merata-rata tempat. Eg. di England dulu masa terrorist bom rail bawah tanah, gambar mereka yang terlibat dirakam oleh cctv yang terdapat di sepanjang jalan masuk ke laluan keretapi bawah tanah itu. Ada baiknya juga bila berada ditempat yang sepatutnya.

Di negara kita cctv dah mula rakam banyak kes-kes langgar traffic lights, pandu laju, lalu lintas dsbnya.

Orang luar negara dah lama dok rakam gambar negara kita dari satelite.

Tapi yang hebat kadang-kala kita terlupa, cctv yang tuhan pasang dikiri kanan kita.....
Ooop..... nakpi sembahyang dah Isya .........

Cerita Dongeng

Suatu hari di sebuah warung bawah pokok di Empayar Melaka, abad ke-14. Laksamana Tuah bersama kawan karibnya, Tun Bendahara berduduk di bawah pokok menikmati teh tarik Mamak dan kuih Nyonya.

Tun Bendahara: Tuah, sepanjang malam aku tak tidur terfikir pasal si-Jebat tu. Tak terlantas aku kau sanggup membunuh dia.

Laksamana Tuah: Aiya Tun, lu tak faham lah. Kita mia olang cakap, manyak pantang kacau olang lain mia bini. Itu Jebat sudah... um... bo tua bo suey! Sultan mia gundik pun belani usik. Bikin malu keluarga Hang mia nama.

Tun Bendahara: Itu yang tak masuk akal, Tuah. Jebat tu kan adik kau sendiri? Kan orang putih cakap selalu cakap, "Blood is thicker than water"?

Laksamana Tuah: Adik da aanchua? Lu ingat jadi wa mia adik apa pun boleh bikin kah. Sekalang, wa bukan kerja sama sebalang olang tau. Wa mia bos, Sultan lah. Itu apa... belut... tikar...autar... olang putih mia cakap. Kita cakap, "Biar mati adik, jangan usik gundik!"

Tun Bendahara tidak berbalas. Beliau teringin sangat menegur Tuah pasal Bahasa Melayu Tuah yang cukup menyakitkan telinga, tetapi takut. Setiap kali si-pahlawan ini dipukau semangat patriotisme, dia suka hunus menjulang keris saktinya.

Laksamana Tuah: Woi Tun, wa cakap tak betui ah? Wa sudah lama tinggal sinilah. Kalau wa talak tolong jaga sama ini tempat, lu talak tolong jaga sama ini tempat - habis lah ini tempat.

Tun Bendahara: Kau takut apa, Tuah? Kalau musnah binasa Tanah Melayu ini, engkau masih boleh balik China.

Laksmana Tuah: Bukan balik tak balik mia pasal. Saya sudah lama duduk ini Tanah Melayu sampai sekalang saya pun sudah jadi olang Melayu mah.

Tun Bendahara: Eh, apa kau cakap tu, Tuah. Habis? Kalau tempat ini tukar nama jadi Malaysia, macam mana pulak?

Laksmana Tuah: Wa mah jadi olang Malaysia lah. Senang saja. Hahahaha! Wa sumpah sama lu, Tun, ta' Melayu hilang di dunia.

Tun Bendahara menjeling mata. Beliau sudah tidak tertahan dengan salahgunaan bahasa si-Cina ini. Kawalan pengunaan Bahasa Melayu Tuah cukup menyayatkan hati Tun. Tatabahasa silap. Peribahasa tak betul. Penggunaan pepatah Melayu pun salah. Imbuhan tak kena.

Tun Bendahara: Tuah, kau nak mengaku diri kau Melayu, aku tak kisah. Tapi, tolonglah bang, gunalah Bahasa Melayu yang tepat. Boleh tak? Apa ni, "Ta' Melayu hilang di dunia"? Cakap betul-betul - Tak akan hilang Melayu dari dunia ini!

Laksmana Tuah: Habis? Kalau ini tempat tukar nama jadi Malaysia apa macam? Hahahah!

Tun Bendahara: Maka kita katalah, "Tak akan hilang Malaysia dari dunia ini"! Hahah!

Laksmana Tuah: Wah, lu manyak pandai lah Tun. Okey, okey. Saya belanja lu makan Mi Goreng India. Mali, mali. Esok saya bawak Tun pigi tengok satu cun mia Puteli, atas gunung sana... Hahahahah....

Maka dengan adegan itu, tamatlah cerita cerita kita hari ini. Dua orang kuat Melaka ketawa terbahak-bahak di bawah teduh pokok Akasia ditebing muara, menanti akan pengembaraan mereka yang seterusnya, iaitu ke puncak Gunung Ledang.

The National Blunder of Malaysia

It's a shame when something that was meant to be good to the country by a certain few has been criticised by a lot more. This shows that it is not well accepted by most. Truly, somebody up there should listened more by being rationalistic. I wonder ....... why after 50 years of independence we still couldn't decide what is best. This writer has her part to let go ..... happy reading.

Have you ever wondered why the national language of Malaysia is called Bahasa Melayu and ALSO Bahasa Malaysia?

The forefathers of Malaysia has agreed among other things during formation of the nation, that the language of Malays, be the official language. The federal constitution guarantees this privileged status of Malay language or Bahasa Melayu in article 152.

But remember, this event took place during a transitional period from more than a century of British rule to a newly independent nation consisting of different races who are not really comfortable with each other.

One hundred years of using English primarily in schools and government offices to be replaced by Bahasa Melayu within ten years! A human factor that has to be considered is that not everyone has the ability to learn another language fast enough to suit government policy.
Unfortunately, politicians who were in the position to help out were doing the opposite. A bloody racial riot which started on May 13, 1969 prompted the Malaysian government to take remedial measures. One of the steps is to promote the official language as Bahasa Malaysia, literally the language of Malaysia, for a more universal appeal sanctioned by the National Language Act 1967.

Malaysians in general are not fussy about having two terms for their national language. So is their government. Says the Education Minister who eventually became deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak: "The government is not rigid about this. Although in the constitution the term Bahasa Melayu is used, in certain situations, the use of the term Bahasa Malaysia is allowed...We do not want to go into a debate on semantics. On the government's part, we are being pragmatic by accepting both. This is not an issue to be exaggerated."
However, there are still voices of dissent.

1994
-The Education Ministry issued a circular to the media sanctioning only " Bahasa Malaysia". This led to a debate between the Ministry and Malay literary circles.
1999-Malaysia's literary agency Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka ( DBP ) refused to publish a collection of short stories. The reason? The writers used the term " Bahasa Malaysia". DBP's stance is that Bahasa Malaysia is political and it acknowledges Bahasa Melayu. The strange part is, DBP has been publishing books using the term Bahasa Malaysia before this and continues to do so until as late as 2002.

2006
-The newly appointed Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin said the term Bahasa Malaysia better reflects the mother tongue of Malaysians and not just of one ethnic group. " Bahasa Malaysia is for all, not just for Malays. Whoever resides in Malaysia, his mother tongue is Bahasa Malaysia...But there are certain parties that are seeking political gain by calling it Bahasa Melayu and using Malay sentiments. But the national language is Bahasa Malaysia. That was the wish of the Tunku ( Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia ) and the late Hussein Onn ( 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia )," he said.

Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore do not have this kind of story to tell. In fact, expatriates prefer learning Bahasa Indonesia to Bahasa Melayu or hmm Bahasa Malaysia.

Sigh...there is a motto in Malaysia that says the language reflects the spirit of the nation. You see the impressive Petronas Twin Towers and world class F1 racetracks but the nation that brings about these things is still undecisive about the identity of its language. What image does this portray? It is better to let Malaysia answer.

DPM on Bahasa Malaysia

The Cabinet’s move to revert to the term Bahasa Malaysia to refer to the national language should not be turned into a polemic issue, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the Government came to the decision because it was of the opinion that the national language should be a language for all races.
"We don’t want this matter to become a major polemic," he told reporters after the opening ceremony of the World Tourism Conference themed “Tourism Success Stories and Shooting Stars” here on Monday.
“We all know that the national language means the Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) but we want the language to belong to all Malaysians regardless of race, ethnic groups and so on.
"So, by referring to the language as Bahasa Malaysia means that the language belongs to all of us.”
He was asked to respond to The Star’s banner report on the Cabinet’s decision.
It was reported that all ministries, public universities and local institutions of higher learning have been directed to inform their relevant departments and agencies to begin using the term Bahasa Malaysia in letters, notices and documents with immediate effect.
It is understood that the heads of the various ministries are also sending out these directives following the Cabinet order.
Najib said the move was also aimed at promoting unity, integration, togetherness and usage of the language among Malaysians.
Tunku Abdul Rahman introduced the term Bahasa Malaysia after the country’s independence to inculcate a Malaysian identity.
However, when Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim became the education minister in 1986, he dropped the term Bahasa Malaysia for Bahasa Melayu.

Tak habis-habis......

Back to Bahasa Malaysia

Back to Bahasa Malaysia

Bahasa Malaysia will again be the official term to be used to refer to the national language. In a unanimous decision last April, the Cabinet felt that reverting to the term Bahasa Malaysia would help inculcate a sense of belonging for all citizens irrespective of race, said Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin.
All ministries, public universities and local institutions of higher learning have been directed to inform their relevant departments and agencies to begin using the term Bahasa Malaysia in letters, notices and documents with immediate effect.
It is understood that the heads of the various ministries are sending out these directives following the Cabinet order.
“The Malay language belongs to Malaysians of all races and not just the Malays. The term Bahasa Malaysia would instil a sense of belonging,” Zainuddin told The Star yesterday.
He said the term Bahasa Malaysia was introduced by Tunku Abdul Rahman after the country's independence to inculcate a Malaysian identity.
“It was generally accepted and no one asked for a change until (Datuk Seri) Anwar Ibrahim became the education minister (in 1986).
“He dropped the term Bahasa Malaysia for Bahasa Melayu and it has remained that way. But now, we feel we should go back to the original term,” he said.
“RTM will use the term Bahasa Malaysia to refer to the Malay language from now. I have also instructed all private television and radio stations to comply.
“All newspapers, irrespective of language, will also have to refer to the language as Bahasa Malaysia,” he said.
By using the term Bahasa Malaysia, he said a psychological barrier would be removed, not just for Malays but also other races.
“The Malays, for example, must not see Bahasa Malaysia as a language used (solely) by themselves. If Malays truly want to promote the language regionally or globally, they should not be worried if others use it for religious reasons such as their books and sermons.
“Similarly, non-Malays would also not see the language as a Malay language but a language that belongs to them,” he said.
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the move “is to show that the language does not belong to just one race.”
“This is for national unity,” he said.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the decision was most timely “as we celebrate the country’s 50th national day”.
“The term Bahasa Malaysia is more appropriate as it will build a greater sense of nationalism for all Malaysians,” Chan, who is also MCA deputy-president, said.
Concurring, MCA secretary-general Datuk Ong Ka Chuan said the term Bahasa Malaysia was an original one was accepted by most Malaysians.