Racist Champions

Kit Siang calls ex-judge ‘racist champion’ for warning Chinese of Malay backlash

By Emily Ding
May 15, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has called former Court of Appeal Judge Mohd Noor Abdullah a “racist champion” for his recent statements warning the Chinese of a backlash from the Malays for their alleged “betrayal” against Barisan Nasional (BN) in Election 2013.
The Gelang Patah MP (picture) said that the ex-judge’s speech was unworthy of a person of high office because of its seditiousness and “abomination” of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia ideal.
“I have seen the video of Mohd Noor’s speech which is unquestionably the most divisive, destructive, racist and seditious speech ever made in Malaysia in 44 years,” Lim said in a statement today.

He was referring to a speech the former judge gave three days ago at a forum titled “GE13 post-mortem: Muslim leadership and survival”, organised by the UiTM Malaysia Alumni Association and Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS).
Mohd Noor, who currently sits on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) complaints committee, had reportedly accused the Chinese of plotting to “seize political power” from the Malays, despite already having benefited economically from the “Malay’s hand of friendship”.
“When Malays are betrayed, there is a backlash and the Chinese must bear the consequences of a Malay backlash,” he was quoted as saying on independent news portal Malaysiakini.
Lim slammed the police and the attorney-general for failing to arrest, charge and prosecute the former judge for sedition in undermining the country’s racial harmony.
“I feel totally uneasy that anyone, let alone a person of Mohd Noor’s stature as former Court of Appeal judge, could spew such racist and chauvinist poison with immunity and impunity, completely reckless of the grave harm they could do to destroy the fabric of Malaysia’s plural society,” he said.
Post-Election 2013 has seen scores of BN and BN-friendly leaders take potshots at the Chinese community for their clear backing of federal opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) during the tumultuous polls last week.
But while they argue that it had been a “Chinese tsunami” that had cost BN to bleed seats, analysts and PR leaders have denied this, arguing that it was more accurately an urban-rural divide.
Umno-owned daily Utusan Malaysia has also been pushing the view that the Chinese are to blame for BN’s lacklustre election results despite its win, publishing news and editorials with headlines such as “Apa lagi Cina mahu? (What more do Chinese want?)”

Getting Fiery after 5 years....

Before the polls, I wasn't getting irritated by anyone or any political party.  I could still watch bulletin perdana or other news on tv1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 14 awani and so on...and along with it i give a sly smile to shame the tv station for getting themselves nowhere with their news.

But I began to get annoyed with the media as soon as I saw the headlines of KOSMO and UTUSAN yesterday....... Now I'm going to write and publish my thoughts and emotions to let my anger out...... but pray they don't drag me for sedition.

LONG TIME NO READ UTUSAN AND NEVER WILL...

Goving overboard with emotions..... Utusan getting carried away by backing from PM... What a shame.... they have been telling Anwar to accept the results and yet they are the ones crying out seditiously.  Hope the law is not below them...

Banish utusan for life...

Utusan intensifies race-baiting against Chinese and DAP

3:29PM May 8, 2013

After publishing the controversial headline ‘Apa lagi Cina mahu?’ (What more do the Chinese want?) yesterday, Utusan Malaysia today intensified its race-baiting against the Chinese and DAP over the resulfs of the 13th general election.

Besides publishing Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s statement on its front page which claimed that the Chinese have been duped by DAP, the Umno-owned Malay daily published at least three articles lambasting the Chinese community and DAP.

Its assistant chief editor Zaini Hassan, in an article entitled ‘Pasca PRU-13: Ke mana Melayu selepas ini...’ (Post GE13: Where do Malays go after this...) in his column dubbed “Cuit” today, urged Malays to unite against the Chinese.

He described the Chinese as an “intelligent and smart” race but also “kiasu, selfish and greedy”.

“In fact they think they can live without the Malays in the land of Malaysia. Their lives are money, Chinese schools, Chinese language and Chinese culture. For Malaysian Chinese, those are enough. The others are not important.”

He said Malay leaders are too apologetic to the Chinese and the Najib administration has kept trying to accommodate their demands, but the community can never be satisfied.

Zaini pointed out that although the Malays form 67 percent of the total population, they are split into seven groups - Umno, PAS, PKR, DAP, liberal Malays, fence-sitters and those in NGOs.

On the other hand, despite being just 25 percent of the population, the Chinese were united in the general election and formed a “Chinese tsunami” which has frightened the Malays.

Fortunately, he said, the “Chinese tsunami” failed to topple the “Malay system” in this nation due to divine intervention from Allah.

But the blessing of God would not last forever if the Malays are not united, he warned.

Zaini then urged Najib, PAS leaders and other Malay leaders to unite the Malays.

“All this while the Malays have been cheated and continue to be cheated by others. My fellow Malays, do you know that the term 'Ini kali lah' is a slang of Chinese dialect! But it was carried proudly and excitedly by the Malays, the Malay children and the Malay Muslims,” he claimed.

Another article written by a lawyer-cum-activist Khairul Anwar Rahmat entitled ‘Peringatan untuk Melayu’ (Reminder for the Malays) claimed that a small group of DAP supporters spat while the Malays were praying in Kluang, the parliamentary constituency won by DAP.

‘DAP supporters do not respect Malays’

“DAP supporters do not respect the Malays any more. They do not respect Islam any more. If there is still respect, then how is it that they spat while we are praying?”

The author, who campaigned for BN in Kluang, also claimed that DAP supporters showed obscene gesture to the Malays who trespassed into their territory, and some of them even shouted “Malay rubbish” and “Throw out the Malays! Destroy the Malays!”

As their leaders, Khairul said he and other campaigners allowed the Malay youths, who were disappointed by DAP supporters' racist behaviour, to express their dissatisfaction against the Chinese.

“More than 1,000 Malays particularly the young ones started to march through the whole Kluang town on vehicles and motorcycles with BN flags as long as 3km. We reminded DAP supporters that the Malays’ patience also has its limit.”

The march was met with obscene gestures and the shouting of “Malay rubbish” from DAP supporters on roadside, he said.

“In the meeting with the Malays especially the young ones, we reminded them that this is a clear sign that DAP supporters want to topple the Malay government.”

Khairul said DAP supporters want a stronger voice in the Parliament and state assemblies to jeopardise the status of Islam, abolish Malay special rights and eliminate Malay political power.

That is because “they are jealous that the premier is Malay, they are jealous because most ministers are Malay, they are jealous because Malay students are assisted”, he claimed.

Since the Chinese only want representatives who can speak out in the legislative body, Khairul urged the government not to entertain the demands of the Chinese.

“Don’t be afraid to be labelled ultra Malay because they first played up racial emotion. Don't be worried to be considered a Malay champion because they first revolted against our friendship.”

Utusan Malaysia also published a media report written by its journalist and a commentary by former information minister Zainuddin Maidin to defend its controversial headline of ‘Apa lagi Cina mahu?’ yesterday.

The media report argued that it was DAP which first provoked its supporters through social media, campaign materials and leaflets, while Zainuddin stressed that the daily only voiced out the burning feeling of the Malays.

WINNERS AND LOSERS - Facts and Pains

By The Malaysian Insider
May 06, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Take a bow, Malaysians. You are the big winner from GE13, you have firmly entrenched the two-coalition system in the country.
The days of Barisan Nasional (BN) having unfettered power are truly over. The result of 2008 was not a flash in the pan, it merely was the start of a trend. Yesterday, that trend continued and Malaysians gave Pakatan Rakyat (PR) 89 federal and 230 state seats and 51 per cent of the popular vote.
What is crystal clear is that many Malaysians want a system of check and balance.

Now the audition for the next polls begins. It is really up to BN to accept that despite the victory, much is wrong with the BN formula and that the non-Malays, especially Chinese, sought refuge with PR simply because the excesses of BN politics and overt racism in this beloved country have become intolerable.
For PR, today will be tough but the prized jewels of Selangor and Penang still remain in your clutches and your popular vote was some 240,000 over BN, despite facing a machine with billions of ringgit at its disposal.
But the fact remains that many Malays remain unsure about your policies and direction. And without the support of Malays in Malaysia, change is impossible.
All said, Malaysians take a bow. Activism is very much alive in this country and people were willing to speak up for their convictions and political ideals, stepping out of their comfort zones for what they believed. And turning out to vote in record numbers. That is true patriotism.
The other winners from GE13:
● Najib Razak
Though the BN performed worse than five years ago, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s (picture) position as the president of Umno is secure.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested a month ago that Najib could come under threat during the Umno polls in November if he did not matchTun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s position but the simple fact is that Brand Najib carried Umno to victory this time around.
Yes, money was thrown around like confetti and populist policies were the norm in the run-up to the polls but it is arguable that without his stamina on the stump, Umno would not have won so many seats. Hard to see anyone rising to challenge him from within Umno.
● Nurul Izzah Anwar
Don’t think there is a more loved politician than this woman of grace. Some tout her as a future prime minister but her rise and rise in Malaysian politics is testimony that you don’t have to indulge in muck raking and negative politics to come up.
When Nurul speaks, she talks about hope, so unlike many Malaysian politicians who fear monger. She was carried across the line against the financial might and organisation of Senator Raja Datuk Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin by Malaysians who truly cherish her humility and inclusiveness.
● Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud
He thumbs his nose at the MACC and doesn’t care what people think about his integrity or how well endowed all members of his family are. Why?
Because in Sarawak, he is king. Just before the Sarawak elections, Najib gave him a timetable to retire. Might as well junk that timetable.
He delivered big time for BN and sent a powerful message that he is truly formidable in Sarawak. Sad but true. No doubt helped by a fractured opposition. Any chance of the MACC visiting him soon? Don’t hold your breath.
● Liew Chin Tong
This young man is the architect of the DAP’s victory in Johor. He figured that PR might as well take the battle to the heart of Umno and BN rather than wait to be mauled and assaulted in their own strongholds.
He convinced a few party elders and rising stars to join him in Johor, and along the way, expanded the DAP’s federal seats total to 38 with the combined multi-racial support of Johor.
If there ever was a Johor Way, Liew found it and showed the rest of Malaysia that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come.
● Khairy Jamaluddin
Five years is a long time in politics and it has been a boon for a young man who has matured into an astute politician in his quiet way.
The Umno Youth leader also tripled his majority from 5,746 votes in Election 2008 to 18,357 in the May 5 general election, showing that there are BN politicians whose popularity is real in his constituency and beyond.
He has shown his party that his appeal is beyond the core conservative right-wing elements and that he can reach out to most Malaysians his generation. Umno and BN would do well to keep rising stars like him in the front and centre of their future government and campaigns.
● Bersih
This organisation must take some credit for energising Malaysians to go out and vote. Messrs Ambiga Sreenevasan and others have done a sterling job in making Malaysians understand that voting is a civic duty of every citizen and highlighting the many weaknesses of the current electoral system.
The record voter turnout of 80 per cent and the largely peaceful elections are proof that civil society has a large role and place in Malaysia.
LOSERS
● MCA
The party is irrelevant. They might as well convene an EGM and drop the “C” from the MCA because the political party does not represent the Chinese community.
They hung their whole campaign on scaring the Chinese voters about PAS and hudud and this plan of action had little traction. More than anything else, the failure of the hudud strategy shows how out of touch the party is with the aspirations of the community.
Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and gang should make way. And the MCA? Time has come for race-based parties to fold.
● The mainstream media
Time to punish the lies of the mainstream media. The Star, Utusan Malaysia, NST and others have dragged down the noble profession of journalism.
But their lies and scare-mongering didn’t work. More than 50 per cent of the country voted for PR, which performed better than in 2008.
The message is out there: Malaysians prefer balance and the truth. Malaysians generally have a sense of justice and hate it when only one side of the story is told, even more so when the bad guys are always the opposition.
Remember this fact, mainstream media. Urban Malaysia voted for PR and that is your circulation and advertising market.
How about this, Malaysians? Put the mainstream on probation for a week and if they still don’t change, start a massive boycott and hit them where it hurts.
● Datuk Zulkifli Noordin and Datuk Ibrahim Ali
And the gongs for the most popular losers go to the BN candidates for Shah Alam and Pasir Mas. May these two Perkasa chaps fade away.
They represent something which no country needs: divisiveness. How both are feted/treated will be a measure of Najib’s commitment to reconciliation.
● Racism
Last night, Najib blamed opposition politics for the strong swing of Chinese voters away from BN.
We suggest that detailed analyses be kept until all the data is in but it is likely that the Indians also did not return to BN in a big way.
And before TV3 and the mainstream media start bashing the non-Malays and blaming Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Lim Kit Siang, please remember the contributions of Dr Mahathir and other Umno politicians who spooked Malays daily with their rhetoric over possible loss of Malay privileges if PR took control of Putrajaya.
The sad fact is that after 56 years, much is still seen through the race prism. First-world infrastructure but still a people defined by colour of skin?
● Election Commission
The less said about this bunch, the better. Impartial? No. Professional? No. We am not talking about the thousands of volunteers and ground level staff of the EC, we are referring to the upper echelon of the EC. The ones who ignored all the complaints and said it was business as usual.
The ones who gave excuses for the indelible ink, and the lack of preparedness in running the general election. Time for the government to put in professionals to run an election, not retired civil servants who see this as a reward for their careers.

Cerita Lama Januari 2013

GEORGE TOWN: A motor mechanic, whose workshop in Jelutong was demolished by the authorities two years ago, caused a commotion when he was denied entry into Komtar by security personnel.

Mohd Yaakob , who had brought along a plastic package containing silver notes used by the Chinese for prayers and two big and small boxes for Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, and his seven followers, were stopped at the lift lobby entrance by security personnel.
The 24-year-old protested vehemently and demanded loudly that he and his friends be allowed to see Lim.
“I have registered my name at the front office counter and I now want to go up to the 28th floor to hand over these things I have brought along for the chief minister,” he told the  guards who blocked his path.
Yaakob then handed the parcels to one of Lim's assistants, Zainul Faqar Yaakub, before telling reporters he wanted to know why his workshop was demolished.
“Until now, I have not been given a reasonable reply on why my workshop was demolished. Let me warn Lim that I will keep sending him gifts every day as long as there is no answer to my question,” he said.
Claiming that Lim had neglected the people ever since he assumed the chief minister's position, Yaakob said he would contest as an independent candidate in the Jelutong parliamentary and Sungai Pinang state seats in the coming general election to fight for the rights of the people.

So he fights.....