Penjara

Hari raya lagi 8 hari

Isteri yang suami ditahan ISA
Tidak bershopping tahun ini
Simpan duit untuk buat tambang
Pergi ke kamunting di pagi raya

Pintu sel dibuka jam 7.00 pagi
Ke padang menyanyikan lagu memula moon
Bendera dinaikan
Kemudian menunggu tea/roti jam 8.30

Jam 12.00 pintu besar di ketuk makan sampai
Lalu makan
Senin ikan masin
Selasa ayam
Rabu ikan goreng
Khamis ikan masin
Jumaat telor rebus
Sabtu ikan goreng
Ahad daging

Jangan silap faham ketul ayam
Ikan kembung
Ikan jaket jenisnya lain
Mereka juga yang terkecil dan terkurus
Mereka dikhas untuk banduan
Yang sama kualiti antara makanan di kamunting dengan di rumah
Hanyalah telor dan ikan masin
Kalau telor boleh dikecilkan pasti telah lama dikecilkan
Kalau ikan masin boleh dimasinkan lagi pasti akan dimasinkan semasin masinnya

Jam 2.30 pintu sel tutup hingga 4.00 ptg
Kemudian petang sampai
Buatlah apa sahaja
Jam 7 pintu ditutup kembali hingga esok jam 7 pagi

Badan dikurung pekara biasa
Ramai kita masih terpenjara
Terpenjara dalam penjara yang maha luas
Terpenjara kerana takut hilang kerja
Terpenjara kerana takut berkata benar
Terpenjara kerana ingin membodek menjadi hamba
Terpenjara kerana tidak tahu erti bebas
Terpenjara kerana selesa mengikut kata
Terpenjara kerana tidak berani melihat salah dan benar
Terpenjara kerana bila membuka pintu hati kita tidak tahu apa yang temui

Lalu tinggal dalam zon selamat
Berbondong-bondong macam tikus
Orang ke hulu dia ke hulu
Orang ke hilir dia ke hilir
Orang kata iya dia kata iya
Orang kata hah dia kata hah
Dari lahir ke liang lahad
Mengambil tempat menyibuk diri
Menghabiskan oxigen menjadi stastik negeri
Hidup macam ini lebih baik mati

Dalam penjara
Berulang-ulang berkali-kali
Tapi tak semesti nya membosankan diri
Jika telah mengenal diri sendiri
Tidak ada besi dan jeriji
Dapat menggari pemikiran bebas hakiki

-Tukar Tiub

Kisah Mak Cu Timah

Hari Jumaat lepas, lepas sembahyang Jumaat, Pak Cu Razak dan Mak Cu Timah datang kerumah. Sejak pilihanraya lalu, depa dua orang ni langsung tak jenguk kerumah aku. Mungkin malu..mungkin serba salah.

Mak Cu Timah ialah Ketua Wanita Umno cawangan kat kampung aku. Masa berkempen dulu, aku kata Umno akan lingkup, dia kata pembangkang lagi teruk. Bila tiba hari mengundi, Umno menang kat tempat aku, tapi kalah peringkat negeri. Lagi teruk la sakit hati dia kat aku.

Tapi hari Jumaat lepas, dia tengah sesak. Mak mentua dia masuk hospital kat HUKM diKuala Lumpur. Nak pergi…dia tak berani bawa Toyota KE20 keKL. Takat bawa pucuk paku kepasar tani boleh la. Nissan Sunny aku pun lebih kurang macam tu jugak.. wiring dah kaput. Lampu tak bernyala, wiper tak bergerak.

“Tak kan tak ada orang lain kot?” aku tanya kat Mak Cu Timah.

“Deme tak reti jalan Kelumpo. Nanti sesat larat pulak, tup-tup lepas ke Seremban nanti.” jawab Mak Cu Timah.

“Tak kan tak pernah ke Kelumpo kot?” aku tanya.

“Banyak kali juge, tapi kat PWTC je. Tu pun ikut rombongan.” balas Mak Cu Timah.

“Tapi aku cakap betui la, Mak Cu. Aku bukan ada berduit!” aku cakap terus terang.

“Jangan risau le Mat..yang tu semua aku tanggung. Kami nak mintak kamu tolong bawak je.”

“Naik kereta sapa?”

“Nanti kami sewa kereta si Azmi tu.” jawab Pak Cu Razak.

“OK lah. Tapi hari ni dah lambat..nanti sampai sana dah malam. Esok..lepas bersahur kita bertolak.” Aku bagi tau. Punya la seronok depa.

Sabtu pagi, pukul 4 pagi depa dah sampai. “Hoi!! Mengapa awal sangat?” aku tanya.

“Semalam kamu kata lepas bersahur. Jadi lepas bersahur kami datang la.” jawab Mak Cu Timah.

“Mak Cu bersahur pukul berapa?” aku tanya.

“Pukul 3.00″

Memang susah nak berjanji masa dengan orang macam ni. Kata lepas Zohor, depa datang pukul empat. Kata lepas Isya’, silap-silap datang tengah malam.

Bila aku start enjin kereta, tengok-tengok minyak dah sampai “E”. “Ngape tak isi semalam? Pagi-pagi buta ni mana ada kedai minyak yang bukak!”

Terpaksa la tunggu sampai pukul 7 pagi, baru ada minyak. “Tiga puluh cukup ke, Mat?” tanya Mak Cu Piah.

“Ish!” kata Pak Cu Razak.”Sampai Sungkai cukup le.”

“Ngape mahai benor.” rungut Mak Cu Timah.

“Ini baru tau?” dalam hati aku.

“Kita ni nak terus keHospital ke Mak Cu?”

“Kita singgah dulu kat Bukit Subang. Sementara dah sampai Kelumpo, aku nak nengok adik aku kejap.” kat Mak Cu Timah.

Dari Kuala Kangsar sampai Jelapang..RM3.50. Dari Ipoh sampai masuk Lebuh raya Rawang-Shah Alam…aku pun dah tak ingat…lebih kurang RM20.00. Masuk Guthrie Corridor…RM1.40. Jalan lagi sikit..lagi RM1.40.

'Macam ini…naik bas lagi murah.” rungut Mak Cu Timah.

Sampai kawasan Bukit Subang, aku tanya kat Mak Cu Timah, ” Mak Cu tau ke jalan nak pergi rumah adik Mak Cu tu?”

Mak Cu Timah ternganga…”dah sampai ke? Mengape lain bebenor? dulu aku datang tak ada macam ini!”

“Mak Cu ada alamat dia tak?”

“Rumah setinggan mana ada alamat” jawab Mak Cu.

“Bila Mak Cu datang dulu?”

“Tahun 97!”

Aku boleh senyum saja la.

“Cuba kamu tanya kat orang pam minyak, kot-kot depa tau Rashid kerja guard.”

Aku geleng kepala. Macam mana dia ni boleh jadi Ketua Wanita Cawangan pun aku tak tau. “Kalau tanya Sheh Hasina Wajid mungkin la depa tau” aku bagi tau kat Mak Cu Timah.

Last-last…Mak Cu Timah surrender. “Jom kita ke hospital la”

Keluar Guthrie Corridor, masuk Lingkaran Tengah…RM1.60. Masuk Kesas highway kena lagi RM2.20. Jalan lagi sikit….lagi RM2.20.

“Macam ni nak bunuh orang!” kata Mak Cu Timah.

Sampai kat Awan Besar…aku masuk stesen minyak. “RM50.00 tadi dah habih dah?” tanya Mak Cu Timah. Dia keluar lagi RM50.00.

Sampai HUKM dah dekat pukul 11.00 pagi. Park kereta kat tempat parking, aku bagi tau kat Mak Cu Timah, pukul dua aku tunggu kat tempat letak kereta.

“Kamu nak kemana. Mat?” tanya Mak Cu Piah.

“Nak tidor”

“Kat mana?”

“Kat hotel atas tu. Ada air-cond.”

“Ada hotel jugak kat hospital ni?” tanya Mak Cu Timah. Macam tak percaya.

Aku naik ketingkat 7, Wad Sutera. Kat situ ada bilik tetamu..boleh lepak dengan aman. Kalau lepak kat bawah…guard asyik tanya pasai apa lepak kat situ. Tapi kalau lepak kat Wad Sutera…nurse pun tak berani tanya..sebab yang masuk wad tu semua yang banyak duit. kah..kah..kah.

Cukup pukul dua petang…aku pun balik kekereta. Tak lama kemudian, Mak Cu Timah dan Pak Cu Razak pun sampai. Dapat juga Mak Cu Timah berjumpa dengan adik dia, Rashid Guard kat hospital.

“Nak balik terus ke…nak pergi shopping dulu?” aku tanya kat Mak Cu Timah.

“Nak shopping amende? ” jawab Mak Cu.

Dalam perjalanan balik, Mak Cu Timah dah ready dengan duit tol. Kejap-kejap…duit. Kejap-kejap…duit.

“Kat kelumpo ni Mak Cu…nak kencing pun kena duit. kentut je free.” aku menyakat Mak Cu Timah. “Baik duduk dikampung…kurang-kurang pun dapat kain batik free.. rombongan pun tak berhenti..Kelantan…Langkawi.”

Pak Cu Razak diam kat belakang. Aku dah biasa dengan orang Umno kat kampong. Yang jantan takat bising kat kedai kopi. Balik rumah….takut bini.

Sampai Tapah….minyak dah sampai “E” lagi. Aku cakap kat Mak Cu Timah..” Isi dua puluh cukup le Mak Cu.”

Sampai kat rumah…Mak Cu Timah hulur kat aku dua puluh ringgit. Upah jadi drebar.

“Minta maaf la, Mat. Aku ingat pergi Kelumpo cukup dengan dua ratus. Rupanya…tiga ratus pun tak cukup. Minyak denga tol saja dah dua ratus. Sewa kereta lagi seratus. Tu pun nasib baik bulan puasa. Kalau tidak lagi rabak aku.” rungut Mak Cu Timah.

“Tu la… dok sokong Umno lagi buat apa.. bukan makin senang, tapi makin susah.” aku perli dia balik.

“Ish…tu di Kuala Lumpur je. Kat kampong tak da la susah sangat” jawab Mak Cu Timah.

Patut la dia dapat jadi Ketua Wanita Cawangan. Dulu, kini dan selamanya.

-PerakExpress

Peristiwa Aneh Malam Lailatul Qadar

Ramai yg mengatakan malam Lailatulqadar telah berlalu pada malam 21 Ramadan (hari Sabtu malam Ahad yang lalu).

Kalau mengikut kiraan para ulamak, memang ada kebenarannya iaitu kalau berpuasa bemula pada hari Isnin, Lailatulqadar akan berlaku pada malam 21 Ramadan.

Selain daripada itu, ianya juga boleh berlaku pada lain2 malam ganjil seperti malam 23, 25 27 dan 29.

Namun begitu ketepatannya tidak dapat dinyatakan dengan tepat dan kita digalakan melipatgandakan amalan di malam sepuluh terakhir pada bulan ramadan.

Namun suatu peristiwa aneh berlaku pada malam 23 Ramadan malam tadi apabila adik aku yg baru balik bercuti dari Sarawak mengalami peristiwa yg tak pernah dilihatnya sebelum ini.

Peristiwa berlaku malam 23 Ramadan malam tadi (malam Selasa);

"Lepas basuh pinggan, ikut Abah pergi masjid," kata Abah separuh memerintah.

Aku memandang kepada Emak. Emak angguk sahaja. Maksudnya emak mahu aku ikut Abah solat subuh ke masjid. Jangan melawan.

Nampaknya, aku kena batalkan niat untuk sambung tarik gebar selepas kenyang bersahur. Baru malam tadi sampai dari Sarawak, penat pun tak hilang lagi.

Aku bonceng di belakang. Kami tidak pakai helmet. Kopiah sahaja.

Ganjil. Dalam cahaya suram menjelang subuh, aku lihat kubah masjid berada di tanah. Bukan di bumbung masjid. Ajaib.

Abah macam tidak nampak keganjilan itu. Aku cuit bahu dia dan tunjukkan ke arah kubah yang berada di tanah. Mungkin kubah itu tengah sujud fikir aku.

"Kenapa?" tanya Abah.

"Lailatuqadar," kata aku dengan jari masih menunjuk kepada kubah.

"Kepala otak engkau. Berapa lama engkau tak ke masjid?"

Tidak pasal-pasal aku kena marah. Rosak pengalaman suci aku ini.

"Diorang tengah renovate masjid la. Bumbung masjid bocor.. pasal tu kubah tu dorg angkat letak kat tanah..Bodoh," sambung Abah memaki lagi.

Kalau emak ada di sini tentu dia angguk sahaja. Terima sahajalah. Jangan melawan. Kadang-kadang Abah lupa yang aku tidak duduk kampung lagi. Aku cuma pulang untuk cuti raya.

-Cendawan MALAYA

HINDRAF: Samy Pun Nak Kene Kencing

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi telah berjanji untuk menimbang rayuan MIC bagi membebaskan lima pemimpin Hindraf yang ditahan mengikut Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) sejak 13 Disember tahun lalu, kata Presiden MIC, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu.

"Perdana Menteri berjanji untuk berbincang perkara itu dengan Menteri Dalam Negeri (Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar) sebelum membuat keputusan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

Pemimpin MIC itu, diiringi menteri sumber manusia dan setiausaha agung parti itu, berbincang selama setengah jam dengan Abdullah di pejabat perdana menteri awal hari ini bagi mendapatkan pembebasan segera kelima-lima pemimpin Hindraf itu.

"Perdana menteri memberi jaminan bahawa beliau akan mengkaji keadaan dan mencadangkan tindakan sewajarnya. Kami mempunyai sepenuh keyakinan dan kepercayaan dengan perdana menteri dan kami percaya bahawa beliau akan melakukan sesuatu yang positif berhubung perkara ini," katanya dalam laporan Bernama.

Samy Vellu berkata beliau menjelaskan kepada Abdullah sebab-sebab kenapa R Kengadharan, 41, M Manoharan, 47, V Ganabatirau, 35, P Uthayakumar, 47, dan K Vasantha Kumar, 35 - perlu dibebaskan tanpa syarat.

Beliau berkata alasannya adalah mereka telah ditahan hampir sembilan bulan sekarang.

"Sebahagian daripada mereka memerlukan pemeriksaan perubatan walaupun kami diberitahu mereka telah diberi penjagaan yang sewajarnya. Keluarga mereka telah cukup menanggung penderitaan dan mereka sepatutnya dibenarkan pulang untuk menjaga keluarga mereka.

"Sudah tiba masanya mereka dibebaskan kerana mereka tidak membahayakan keselamatan negara," katanya.

Katanya, pembebasan kelima-lima pemimpin itu jug akan "mengurangkan ketegangan" di kalangan masyarakat India terhadap kerajaan.

"Saya juga menerima tekanan daripada pemimpin dan ahli MIC bagi mendapatkan pembebasan mereka. Hari ini saya bercakap dengan Perdana Menteri dan saya boleh memberi jaminan kepada ahli MIC bahawa sesuatu yang baik akan berlaku," katanya.

Samy Vellu berkata beliau akan membangkitkan perkara itu sekali lagi dalam mesyuarat Dewan Tertinggi Barisan Nasional (BN) akan datang.

-malaysiakini

Raja Petra sent to Kamunting

BREAKING NEWS! updated 5.35pm Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin was sent to the Kamunting Detention Centre in Taiping, Perak, this morning to begin his two-year detention without trial under the Internal Security Act.

Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar last night signed the detention order for the blogger to be held under section 8(1) of the tough security law. Under the Act, the initial two-year detention period can be renewed indefinitely.

According to journalists stationed outside the Kamunting detention camp, Raja Petra arrived at 11.50am in a white van with heavily-tinted windows.

"The act by the minister to sign the section 8 order yesterday is completely unacceptable," said Raja Petra's lead lawyer Malik Imtiaz.

The legal team believes the minister’s decision was linked to a habeas corpus hearing in the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning, which had been filed by Raja Petra's lawyers to secure his release.

A writ of habeas corpus orders the authorities to produce detainees before a judge to determine whether the government has the right to continue holding them.

Speaking to reporters later, Malik (left) argued that “the arrest was issued last night to avoid the consequences of this habeas corpus”.

Amarjit Sidhu, another of Raja Petra's lawyers, said the government had pulled a "mean, dirty trick" by issuing the detention order last night.

"The government can now hide behind a veil of secrecy because they do not have to disclose reasons for detaining him," he said.

Senior federal counsel Abdul Wahab Mohamad in his preliminary objection argued that the hearing was rendered academic as the clause under which Raja Petra is now detained supercedes section 73(1) of the ISA, under which he was initially held.

However, Malik countered: “Section 73(1) detention was without basis, unconstitutional and in bad faith… so the minister’s order could only have been the result of enquiry by the police, meaning that the section 73(1) order flows into the minister’s (present) order.

“Because it flows, what we say is that the question of whether this section 73(1) detention was lawful is a matter which is relevant for the challenge on the section 8 order.”

Malik pointed out that, if the matter is argued under the section 73(1) order, the court can review the matter objectively and look into the basis of detention.

Still, the legal team will file another suit to challenge the section 8 order - even if the court’s jurisdiction is limited to weighing the procedure only.

Malik said the basis of detention under section 73(1) and section 8(1) is the same.

“(Section 8) is relevant to section 73(1). So if we declare this to be unlawful, we can have a basis to argue that the minister’s detention is not just irregular for procedure - therefore showing the minister has no power to make the order. And that would give a wider basis to argue,” he said.

Judge Suraya Othman told lawyers to make their submissions on Oct 28.

Ex-Minister Attends Hearing

Also making a surprising appearance in the courtroom was former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim, who sat next to Marina.

“He (Raja Petra) writes well, he speaks his mind and we need more people like him," said Zaid (left in photo), who had resigned to protest the use of the ISA to detain Raja Petra and two others on Sept 12.

Zaid said he attended the hearing to show support for the wives of many others being held under the restrictive law.

“We should encourage people to speak out. If (those detained) have done wrong (then) we (should) charge them (in court),” he said.

Zaid also said that freedom of expression and of speech are important values and that “we cannot intimidate with fear”.

Earlier this morning, Raja Petra's wife Marina Lee Abdullah had confirmed the continued detention of her husband.

“(Police) said my husband had been sent to Kamunting this morning and that he will remain there for two years with no trial.

"This is the worst news I can receive but we will keep fighting for his release,” she told AFP, holding back tears.

“This is very unfair… we have filed our affidavit, they don’t reply to our affidavit for five days… this is ridiculous. This is a political move, it is very clear… he is not a threat to national security - it is bullshit.

“This is dirty foul play by the government as they know that we are in the process of fighting for his release in the court, but I was expecting this.”

Raja Petra, 58, has been under police custody in an unknown location since his arrest.

Fellow-detainees Sin Chew Daily senior journalist Tan Hoon Cheng, 33, was freed 18 hours after being arrested, while Selangor senior executive councillor and Seputeh parliamentarian Teresa Kok, 43 was released after seven days.

According to his lawyer J Chandra, Raja Petra was arrested for publishing articles on his news portal which allegedly tarnished the leadership of the country and insulted the sanctity of Islam.

The former newspaper columnist had earlier been charged with sedition and defamation after linking Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife to the sensational murder of a Mongolian woman.

Minister Confirms Detention

Meanwhile minister Syed Hamid confirmed Raja Petra's detention under the ISA, stating that he was satisfied with the reasons given by the police for the blogger's detention.

"The detention is due to Raja Petra's articles that ridiculed Islam which could arouse anger among Muslims.

"The police had recommended his detention and after going through the papers, we are satisfied that there are strong grounds for him to be further detained for two years (in Kamunting)," he said.

This is second time that Raja Petra has been arrested under the ISA.

He was detained under the draconian law in 2001, at the height of the reformasi movement triggered by the sacking and jailing of former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who is now opposition leader.

However, he was released by the police after 53 days without being sent to Kamunting detention centre.

Manoharan’s habeas corpus hearing adjourned

KUALA LUMPUR: Hindraf legal adviser M. Manoharan’s habeas corpus hearing has been adjourned to Nov 12, as he wants to conduct the application himself.

Manoharan’s counsel S.R. Sreedevi Naidu said that he had applied for the adjournment which was granted by High Court Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah.

“He wrote to the Home Ministry in a letter dated Sept 15 to apply for him to appear in court to conduct his own habeas corpus application.

“He was informed that his application had been rejected Monday evening, with the reason being that he is a threat to national security,” she told the press Tuesday. She added that the letter was faxed directly to him in Kamunting.

Sreedevi added that in the 1980s, lawyer Karpal Singh had also made such an application during his detention under ISA and it was granted.

“If Karpal Sigh was allowed, why is this application not allowed?” she said.

Karpal Singh, who was also in court Tuesday, also said that the Home Ministry should allow Manoharan to represent himself in court as there was a precedent set by him in 1988.

In his application, Manoharan, who is also the Kota Alam Shah assemblyman, had also requested that he be allowed to attend the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sittings as a six-month absence from the sittings would result in the seat being declared vacant.

In his letter to the detention camp director, he said that he also “does not wish to apply for leave” as advised, as he had “no reason to apply for leave”.

-The Star Online

Hishammuddin: Endorsements must reflect sentiment

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 23 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein today urged state party leaders to be careful in endorsing candidates for the party elections as endorsements which do not reflect the sentiment on the ground may adversely affect the party's credibility.

"Those who have already made endorsements must be responsible in bringing the support, if not the party's credibility will be questioned," he told reporters today.

However, he said, the state liaison committees can still provide guidance to the divisions before the start of the division meetings next month.

"Everyone can express support but the most important thing is they must respect each other," he said.

Hishammuddin added that traditionally, the state liaison committees have always been making endorsements, but the final decision can only be made by the party grassroots.

"Sometimes, the top leadership can see things that cannot be seen by the grassroots, but at the end of the day, we have to accept their decision," said Hishammuddin.

He was confident that the party elections scheduled to be held in December would not split the party.

Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was reported to be under pressure to step down before the 2010 deadline, yesterday received the support from Penang and Kelantan Umno to defend his presidency.

The two states also reiterated their support for the 2010 transition plan.

-TMI

Rasuah: Reformasi Pak Lah Berjaya!

Tidak ada kemajuan dalam persepsi rasuah di Malaysia sejak tahun 2001 walaupun banyak janji-janji yang telah dibuat oleh pihak berkuasa untuk membasmikannya.

Dalam Indeks Persepsi Rasuah (CPI) 2008 - yang mengukur tahap rasuah di sesebuah negara - Malaysia memperolehi 5.1 mata tahun lalu.

Mata yang sederhana itu hanya sedikit berbeza daripada 4.9 hingga 5.1 mata yang diperolehi Malaysia sejak tahun 2001.

"Ini menunjukkan terdapat negara-negara yang mencatatkan kemajuan yang lebih baik daripada kita," kata Presiden Transparency International (Malaysia), Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam.

Beliau merujuk kepada Singapura yang mendahului senarai bagi negara-negara di rantau Asia Tenggara, dengan mendapat 9.1 mata. Pada keseluruhannya, republik itu berada di tangga keempat di kalangan 180 negara yang dinilai.

Sebagai perbandingan, Malaysia berada di tangga 47 dalam senarai tersebut, berbanding pada tangga 36 pada tahun 2001 di kalangan 91 negara yang dinilai dalam indeks tersebut.

Bagaimanapun, Malaysia masih berada di atas negara-negara lain di rantau ini seperti Thailand (3.5), Vietnam (2.7), Indonesia (2.6), Filipina (2.3), Kamboja (1.8) dan Burma (1.3).

Menurutnya, tahap rasuah yang tinggi yang masih wujud dalam ekonomi tersebut boleh menjejaskan perniagaan, kecekapan, menghalang atau melembabkan perniagaan dan menjadikan perniagaan lebih mahal dan berisiko tinggi.

Navaratnam juga berkata, lebih banyak yang boleh dilakukan oleh pihak berkuasa Malaysia untuk membasmi rasuah.

Katanya, sementara usaha memerangi rasuah dalam sektor awam memerlukan kekuatan keazaman politik yang kuat, ini perlu disusuli dengan keazaman yang kuat dan berterusan untuk memperkukuhkan akauntabiliti.

"Satu budaya yang tidak bertolak ansur dengan rasuah juga perlu ditanam dalam budaya perkhidmatan awam. Pemimpin politik mesti memimpin melalui teladan dan cakap seperti bikin," katanya.

Beliau bagaimanapun memuji langkah kerajaan menubuhkan badan seperti Pemudah, sebuah badan petugas khas untuk membantu memulakan perniagaan secara mudah dan telus, tetapi menegaskan lebih banyak lagi yang boleh dilakukan.

Menurutnya, jumlah mata yang sederhana yang diperolehi Malaysia dalam CPI 2008 itu harus menjadi peringatan kepada kerajaan supaya meningkat usaha membasmi rasuah dan bukan setakat beretorik sahaja.

Selain pembaharuan institusi dan undang-undang, TI juga berkata , CPI Malaysia boleh ditingkatkan dengan memastikan keputusan dan transaksi kerajaan menjadi lebih telus.

"Ini termasuk merombak Akta Rahsia Rasmi," kata Navaratnam.

Perolehan kerajaan,tambahnya, juga mesti lebih terbuka untuk membasmi rasuah.

Mengenai politik wang, Navaratnam menyarankan supaya calon-calon yang bertanding dalam pilihanraya dan pemilihan parti politik lebih dihadkan dan dipertanggungjawabkan terhadap penggunaan wang dalam pilihanraya.

Ranking bagi CPI TI dibuat berdasarkan tahap persepsi rasuah di kalangan pegawai kerajaan awam dan ahli politik.

Indeks komposit ini mengumpul data dari pakar dan kajiselidik perniagaan yang dijalankan oleh pelbagai institusi bebas.

-malaysiakini

Syed Hamid confirms signing RPK’s detention order

RANTAU PANJANG: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar on Tuesday confirmed that blogger and Malaysia Today portal editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the Kamunting Detention Camp, Taiping, for two years.

Syed Hamid said he himself had signed the detention order on Raja Petra on Monday after he was satisfied with the reasons given for his detention.

”The detention is due to Raja Petra’s articles that ridiculed Islam which could arouse anger among Muslims.

”The police had recommended his detention and after going through the papers, we are satisfied that there are strong grounds for him to be further detained for two years (in Kamunting),” he told reporters Tuesday after a visit to the Malaysia-Thai border area, here.

Raja Petra was arrested under the ISA on Sept 12 as he was felt to be a threat to public order and national security. Besides him, two others arrested under the ISA were Seputeh member of parliament Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, but the two were later released.

Syed Hamid, however, said that after the first three months, the authorities would review Raja Petra’s attitude while in detention.

”Then the second review will be after six months, and we’ll see whether he can be released or not,” he added.

Syed Hamid said the people should understand why the Government decided to use the ISA, as what was important was to turn offenders into members of society who could contribute to nation building.

He said to date, he had not received any official proposals to free the other ISA detainees.

”If there are, I will look at them. But again what is more important is for the detainees to change to be able to return to society and together with other citizens, take part in nation building,” he said.

-The Star Online

Petra Ke Kamunting

Dikemaskini 3:57 pm Raja Petra Kamaruddin dihantar ke Kem Tahanan Kamunting hari ini untuk menjalani tahanan selama dua tahun bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), kata peguamnya.

Menteri Dalam Negeri telah menandatangani perintah tahanannya malam tadi mengikut seksyen 8 akta tersebut, yang membolehkan beliau ditahan tanpa bicara.

Mengikut akta tersebut, perintah tahanan ke atas Raja Petra itu boleh disambung setiap dua tahun.

"Tindakan menteri berkenaan menandatanganinya mengikut seksyen 8 semalam, tidak boleh diterima sama sekali," kata peguam Malik Imtiaz yang mewakili Raja Petra.

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini mendengar permohonan habeas corpus yang difailkan oleh peguam Raja Petra untuk membatalkan penahanan blogger tersebut.

Habeas corpus adalah permohonan supaya tahanan di bawah ke mahkamah untuk menentukan sama ada berlaku kecacatan dalam perintah tahanan tersebut, yang menjadikannya tidak sah.

Hakim Suraya Othman meminta peguambela mengemukakan hujah berhubung kes tersebut pada 28 Oktober.

Awal pagi ini, isteri Raja Petra, Marina Abdullah mengesahkan bahawa polis telah memaklumkan kepadanya bahawa perintah tahanan tersebut, telah dikeluarkan oleh menteri berkenaan semalam.

"Polis berkata, suami saya telah dihantar ke Kamunting pagi ini dan beliau akan ditahan di sana selama dua tahun tanpa bicara. Ini adalah berita paling buruk yang saya boleh terima, tetapi kami akan terus berusaha untuk membebaskannya," kata Marina dalam keadaan sebak.

Marina menyifatkannya sebagai satu taktik kotor kerajaan kerana "mereka tahu kami dalam proses untuk mendapatkan pembebasannya di mahkamah, tetapi saya sudah menjangkanya".

Menurut para wartawan yang menunggu di Kamunting, Raja Petra tiba di kem tahanan itu pada jam 11.50 pagi dengan menaiki sebuah van putih yang bercermin gelap.

Bekas menteri turut hadir

Turut hadir di mahkamah pagi ini ialah bekas menteri di jabatan perdana menteri, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim yang duduk di sebelah Marina dalam dewan mahkamah.

Raja Petra, 58, yang ditahan bersama dua orang lagi minggu lalu, kini ditahan di lokasi yang tidak diketahui.

Dua orang lagi - wartawan kanan Sin Chew Daily, Tan Hoon Cheng, 33, dan exco kerajaan Selangor, Teresa Kok, 43 - telah dibebaskan.

Tan dibebaskan 18 jam selepas dia ditahan, manakala Teresa dibebaskan tujuh hari kemudiannya.

Mengikut peguam J Chandra, Raja Petra ditahan kerana menyiarkan artikel dalam lamanwebnya yang mencemarkan kepimpinan negara dan menghina Islam.

Beliau sebelum ini telahpun dihadapkan ke mahkamah atas tuduhan menghasut dan fitnah selepas mengaitkan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan isterinya, dengan kes pembunuhan wanita Mongolia, Altantuya Shaariibu.

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Jeanne Buat Lawak Oi..!

SUNGAI PETANI, 23 Sept (Bernama) -- update 3:27pm Isteri Perdana Menteri Atin Seri Jeanne Abdullah mencadangkan agar kanak-kanak yang cacat akibat bermain mercun dan mat rempit yang cacat kerana nahas jalan raya tetapi berbakat dalam sukan disenaraikan sebagai atlet paralimpik.

Dengan ini, katanya, negara akan mempunyai lebih ramai atlet Orang Kurang Upaya untuk bertanding di peringkat antarabangsa.

"Semasa saya berada di Beijing bagi menyaksikan Sukan Paralimpik baru-baru ini, saya telah melihat banyak perkara yang boleh kita lakukan, dan walaupun atlet kita ada sedikit sahaja tetapi kita mampu masuk sehingga ke pusingan akhir," katanya pada majlis penyampaian sumbangan Hari Raya Aidilfitri sempena program Semai Bakti Kedah di sini hari ini.

Katanya Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat boleh menguji bakat kanak-kanak yang cacat akibat bermain mercun dan mat rempit yang cacat akibat kemalangan bagi mengenal pasti bidang sukan yang boleh mereka sertai.

"Kanak-kanak OKU merupakan anugerah yang istimewa walaupun mempunyai kekurangan dari segi fizikal namun saya percaya mereka mempunyai bakat tersendiri yang tidak ada pada orang biasa," katanya.

Jeanne juga menggesa orang ramai menjadi sukarelawan bagi membantu program pemulihan OKU di negara ini.

TP - Kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah - Lawak betoi..! Kot ye pun... jangan la samakan OKU "anugerah" dengan OKU "cari pasal"... OKU "anugerah lain", OKU "cari pasal" lain... appara... pemulihan OKU? OKU "anugerah" kita tak pulihkan, kita bagi semangat... yang OKU "cari pasal" pun sama jugak... "turrr"... aku pening...

quot from sham "memperbanyakkan orang kurang upaya agar kita dapat lebih banyak pingat emas……kah kah kah….kalau gagal tanding real olympik kenapa tidak patahkan kaki mereka boleh masuk paralimpik tahun depan….kah kah kah"

quot from commentor "kahkahkah 300x... apo punyo bangang nii. xkan la totibo bilo dah cacat buleh jd atlet.. kuang2 maso sehat tu bakat mesti dah ado.. ini bilo dah xdo kaki buleh main sukan.. kan polik tu"

dan lagi "check balik cadangan nih ada kene mengena ngan family anak beranak tak??..mane la tahu scomi leh supply equipment...or patrick nak tolond buat stadium khas untuk OKU.."

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Pakatan belum utus surat kepada Agong

Pakatan Rakyat belum mengutus surat kepada Istana Negara bagi menghadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong untuk menyerahkan senarai nama ahli parlimen BN yang menyokong gabungan pembangkang sebelum membentuk kerajaan baru.

Anggota sekretariat Pakatan Rakyat, Johari Abdul yang diberi tanggungjawab menyerahkan surat itu berkata, beliau sedang menunggu arahan untuk berbuat demikian.

Beliau yang juga ahli parlimen Sungai Petani menambah, apabila ketiga-tiga pemimpin tertinggi PKR, DAP dan PAS memberikan arahan, beliau akan menghantarnya.

Johari berkata, beliau bagaimanapun tidak mengetahui isu kandungan surat itu.

“Saya cuma tukang hantar, orang suruh hantar saya hantar,” kata bekas ketua perhubungan PKR Kedah kepada Malaysiakini hari ini.

Mengulas sama ada surat kepada baginda menjadi sebahagian starategi Pakatan untuk mengambil alih pentadbiran daripada kerajaan BN, Johari berkata:

“Ada sebab kita letakkan 23 September (sebagai tarikh akhir untuk panggil sidang khas parlimen).

"Kalau (perdana menteri) Datuk Seri Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi) gagal – hari ini sudah berakhir – kita ada strategi selepas 23 September. Kita ada rancangan.”

Ketua penerangan PKR Tian Chua ketika dihubungi enggan mengulas lanjut perkara itu.

Tambahnya, tidak ada pemimpin Pakatan yang bercakap tentang perkara itu dan "persoalan ini tidak wujud."

Mereka diminta mengesahkan kenyataan ahli jawatankuasa pusat PAS Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa yang dilaporkan menyebut Pakatan Rakyat telah mengutuskan surat rasmi bagi memohon mengadap Seri Paduka minggu lepas.

Beliau yang juga ahli parlimen Parit Buntar berkata, Pakatan Rakyat bergantung kepada Istana Negara untuk menasihatkan perdana menteri supaya memanggil sidang khas Parlimen untuk berdepan dengan usul tidak percaya yang mahu dibentangkan oleh pembangkang.

Malaysiakini hari ini difahamkan surat kepada baginda telah disediakan.

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Battle royal in Umno: Will Najib sink or swim?

updated 2.15pm Speculation is rife that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will not bow down to pressure and battle for his political life in the coming Umno elections in December.

And should the Umno president receive the necessary nominations to defend his title, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang is wondering who will be the protagonists in the looming 'battle royal' and what are the stakes involved.

In a statement today, the veteran politician also questioned the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Umno's second-in-command Najib Abdul Razak in this imbroglio.

"Will the protagonists in the Umno presidential battle be Abdullah vs Najib or will Najib 'sink or swim' with Abdullah in an Abdullah-Najib battle against the rest?

"What are the stakes involved? This question would be obtuse or even stupid in the past five decades when whoever is Umno president is automatically the prime minister," he said.

But according to Lim, this is no more the case after the two political tsunamis in the past six months - the first on March 8 and second in Permatang Pauh.

In view of this, he said the battle to be the Umno president at the end of the year is no longer automatically about who is to be the next prime minister, but probably the next parliamentary opposition leader.

Supreme Council Meeting

Meanwhile, Lim also commented on the recent Umno supreme council meeting, where it was reported that Abdullah had purportedly come under pressure from several senior party leaders to step down earlier.

"Although Umno information chief Muhammad Muhd Taib yesterday slammed as 'opportunists' those who leaked information on matters discussed in the supreme council meeting (which includes Muhammad himself), the facts remain uncontradicted that at last Thursday's meeting, Abdullah was pressured to have a quicker exit plan and not wait until mid-2010 according to his earlier power transition plan with Najib.

"Rafidah Aziz (who joined Muhyiddin Yassin, Hishammuddin Hussein and Shafie Apdal to pressure Abdullah to fast-forward the transition plan) even warned that Abdullah might not be able to secure the minimum 58 nominations (30 percent) required to defend his presidency," he said.

"Abdullah was openly pressured to make known his intentions by Oct 9 when Umno divisions begin nominating candidates for the Umno polls in December," he added.

Going For Broke

However, Lim said two events yesterday marked Abdullah's decision to go for broke in the Umno party polls.

The first, he said, was the public pledge of support for the beleaguered Abdullah by Penang Umno, calling on all the 191 divisions not to rock the boat and honour the 2010 power transition plan.

"This is most ironic as it was the Penang Umno which had done the most damage to the credibility, authority and legitimacy of Abdullah as Umno president and prime minister with its open defiance and contempt in giving full backing to Ahmad Ismail in the 'Chinese are penumpang' furore," he pointed out.

The second indication, Lim noted, was Abdullah's statement in Kota Bahru yesterday that Umno grassroots members want the strengthening of the spirit of consensus in the party in line with the leadership transition plan in 2010.

Support For Pak Lah-Najib Combo

In a related development, Malaysian Insider reported that nearly all Umno state chiefs will back the Abdullah-Najib combination for the top two posts in the party.

This decision was purportedly reached after a meeting at Seri Perdana between the prime minister and all but two of the state chiefs, a discussion which ended at 3am this morning.

The meeting, according to the report, was also attended by Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Mansor. It comes a day after Abdullah indicated that he would not bow down to pressure and was sticking to his original plan of defending the party president's position in December.

Yesterday, two states - Penang and Kelantan - have openly thrown their weight behind Abdullah. In so doing, the two pro-Abdullah states hope that this will put pressure on other states to follow suit.

A state chief, who requested anonymity, told Malaysian Insider that Abdullah made it clear that he wanted to stay on to complete several of the reforms he outlined after the March 8 elections.

"Several party officials apparently felt that sticking to the transition plan will allow Umno to concentrate on rebuilding the party and focus on its external enemies.

"There is the fear that a no-holds-barred contest for the top two positions in Umno will not only damage the main contestants in the eyes of Malaysians but also leave an already weakened political party disunited."

Tukar Lagi..!

PETALING JAYA: Selepas dua permintaan Pakatan Rakyat ditolak Perdana Menteri minggu lalu, kini perikatan pembangkang itu meletakkan tarikh sasaran yang baru - 1 Oktober ini - cuba merealisasikan pelan menukar kerajaan.

Pada 16 September lalu, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi telah pun menolak permintaan Ketua Umum Pakatan Rakyat, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim agar diadakan pertemuan bagi membincangkan keadaan politik semasa negara dan membincangkan proses peralihan kerajaan secara aman, dan syor diadakan sidang khas Parlimen hari ini, yang dikemukakan dua hari kemudian.

Sasaran 16 September dan 23 September sudah pun berlalu.

Ketua Penerangan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Tian Chua ketika dihubungi berkata, Pakatan Rakyat akan terus memastikan peralihan kuasa akan berlaku pada tarikh tersebut walaupun sidang Parlimen tergempar bagi membolehkan undi tidak percaya kepada Perdana Menteri ditolak.

"Kita sasarkan peralihan kuasa secara aman akan berlaku sebelum hari raya nanti.

"Ataupun satu persefahaman ke arah itu (peralihan kuasa) akan dapat dicapai pada 1 Oktober nanti," katanya.

Sehubungan itu, kata beliau, Pakatan Rakyat sedang mengatur satu rundingan dengan wakil Perdana Menteri bagi membincangkan mengenai perlihan kuasa antara kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) dan Pakatan Rakyat.

"Perdana Menteri enggan menemui kita, jadi kita akan berusaha untuk berurusan dengan pegawai-pegawainya untuk berbincang.

"Kami percaya melalui perbincangan kita dapat membentuk kerajaan dalam keadaan aman," katanya.

Ditanya sama ada Pakatan Rakyat mempunyai perancangan untuk mengadap Yang di-Pertuan Agung bagi memohon perkenan membentuk kerajaan baru, beliau berkata, perkara itu perlu diuruskan dengan cara terbaik.

"Sebelum kita mengadap Yang di-Pertuan Agung, lebih baik kita selesaikan dengan rakyat biasa dahulu," katanya.

Anwar mengumumkan saran Pakatan Rakyat membentuk kerajaan menjelang 16 September pada 1 April lalu.

Esok, Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur akan mendengar hujah berhubung permohonan pendakwaan untuk memindahkan kes liwat terhadap Anwar ke Mahkamah Tinggi.

"Esok mahkamah akan mendengar hujah kedua-dua pihak untuk mementukan permintaan memindahkan kes ke Mahkamah Tinggi," kata salah seorang peguam Anwar, Sankara Nair ketika dihubungi.

Bagaimanapun beliau tidak pasti sama ada mahkamah akan membuat keputusan esok ataupun sebaliknya kerana ia bergantung kepada mahkamah selepas mendengar penghujahan kedua-dua pihak.

"Sukar untuk dikatakan sekarang... kami ada banyak perkara untuk dihujah," katanya.

Pada 10 September lalu, Hakim S.M. Komathy Suppiah menetapkan esok ekoran bantahan terhadap permohonan itu oleh peguam Anwar, Sulaiman Abdullah.

Anwar, 60, yang juga Ketua Pembangkang di Parlimen mengaku tidak bersalah pada 7 Ogos lepas terhadap tuduhan meliwat bekas pembantu peribadinya, Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan di Unit 11-5-1 Desa Damansara Condominium, Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur antara 3.01 petang dan 4.30 petang pada 26 Jun lalu.

Kesalahan itu membawa hukuman penjara sehingga 20 tahun dan sebatan. Anwar kini dibebaskan dengan ikat jamin RM20,000.

-mSTAR

TP - Kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah kah

Newspaper vendor gunned down, mafia-style

KAJANG: A vendor was gunned down in cold blood while delivering newspapers on Tuesday morning.

K. Subramaaniam, 37, whose wife is a police constable, was shot five times from the back.

He died on the spot in the 7.30am incident at Kampung Rincing, Berenang, Semenyih near here.

Two men on a motorcycle were seen speeding off from the crime scene.

Police have launched a hunt for the two and are investigating the motive for the murder.

It is learnt that Subramaniam has a previous record for alleged drug-related activities, which police are believed to be looking into as a possible motive.

-The Star Online

TP - Malaysia Boleh..! Selamat, Aman, Makmur.

Khak Ptuih..!

Buffet 3x Sehari Di Lokap

Kerajaan diminta menyediakan makanan tiga kali sehari, berkhasiat dan seimbang kepada tahanan, termasuk yang ditahan tanpa bicara bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).

Ketua Pemuda PAS Salahuddin Ayub berkata, beliau akan membawa isu makanan yang “mutunya tidak dijamin” itu ke persidangan parlimen yang bersambung pada 13 Oktober ini.

“Bukanlah (mahu makanan) mewah, tetapi biarlah sederhana dan munasabah,” katanya, yang pernah dipenjara sebulan, kepada Malaysiakini.

Salahuddin (foto kiri) dibawa ke Penjara Kajang pada 2000 selepas didapati bersalah terlibat dalam perhimpunan haram bagi membantah kehadiran pasukan kriket Israel pada 1997.

Menurutnya lagi, dengan kenaikan harga barang di pasaran, keperluan menaikkan kos makanan di penjara dan lokap tidak boleh dinafikan.

Beliau mencadangkan RM10 sehari diperuntukkan untuk makanan tahanan di penjara dengan RM2 untuk sarapan pagi dan RM4 makan tengah hari dan makan malam.

Beliau diminta mengulas pendedahan Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, T Murugiah yang dilaporkan berkata beliau terkejut dengan kos makanan yang disediakan oleh kerajaan untuk setiap tahanan di lokap dan menyifatkannya “tidak masuk akal.”

Untuk tiga kali makan, katanya, kerajaan memperuntukkan RM4.50 sehari dengan pecahan 60 sen (sarapan), RM2 (tengah hari) dan RM1.90 (makan malam).

Murugiah mencadangkan kerajaan meningkatkan peruntukan RM10 sehari bagi setiap banduan atau tahanan.

Isu ini timbul apabila exco kanan Selangor, Teresa Kok (foto kanan) menyifatkan hidangannya dalam tahanan ISA minggu lalu “seperti makanan anjing” - dua biji telur, timun dan kuah untuk makan tengah hari dan malam.

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) pula berkata ia menerima aduan tahanan tentang penyediaan makanan yang “teruk” dan “tidak pelbagai” di Penjara Simpang Renggam, Johor.

“Mereka diberikan ikan masin, nasi dan kari hampir setiap hari. Bila Suhakam datang melawat, baru makanannya berubah,” kata penyelarasnya E Nalini.

Tambahnya, tahanan dapat makanan sedap seperti ayam dan daging sebagai lauk hanya seminggu sekali.

Beliau berpendapat, tahanan patut diberikan makanan berkualiti untuk mengelakkan penyakit.

-malaysiakini

Minyak Turun? Tok Sah Mimpi La Oi...!!!

The price of oil has jumped by more than $16 to $120.92 a barrel, the biggest one-day gain on record.

There is uncertainty about how the government's plan will work, causing investors to switch to perceived safe havens such as oil.

Others believe that the US government's bail-out plan will help the economy, increasing demand for oil.

Concerns also persist about supply as production in the Gulf of Mexico is still affected by Hurricane Ike.

However, analysts said the US rescue package was key.

"[It] has changed sentiment in the oil market," said analyst Paul Harris from Bank of Ireland.

At one point during trading, the price of oil rose by more than $25. The volatility in the price has been exacerbated by the fact that the contract for the supply of oil in October expires on Monday.

The contract for oil to be delivered in November was not up as sharply. It rose by $6.62 to $109.37 in New York. Last week oil traded as low as $91 a barrel. It had fallen from the peak of $147 a barrel it reached in July.

-BBC News

TP - Hangpa tok sah mimpi la rege minyak nak turun sebelum raya... Hari ni Pak-Pak Menteri dah ada alasan baru supaya rege minyak tak diturunkan... Dah... tunggu apa lagi? hangpa pi sambung buat kreja... raya dah dekat

Jadi Ke Tak Jadi?

Keputusan sama ada harga petrol dan diesel dapat dikurangkan daripada harga semasa akan ditentukan dalam tempoh dua tiga hari lagi.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, penentuan harga minyak perlu diputuskan oleh Kabinet yang masih belum membuat sebarang keputusan mengenai perkara itu.

''Kita lihat (harga minyak) atau mungkin (diumumkan penurunan harga minyak) pada bila-bila masa," katanya ketika ditanya sama ada keputusan itu bakal diketahui selepas mesyuarat Kabinet Rabu ini.

Sabtu lalu, Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad berkata, keputusan sama ada kerajaan akan menurun atau mengekalkan harga runcit petrol dan diesel bakal diketahui pada mesyuarat Kabinet Rabu ini.

Penyanyi 'Negarakuku' disiasat polis

Kemaskini 12:12pm Penyanyi lagu rap kontroversi 'Negarakuku', yang popular dengan nama Namewee, sedang disiasat polis berhubung lagu itu yang mendapat perhatian nasional tahun lalu apabila ia disiarkan di internet.

Wee Meng Chee diminta hadir di Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Perdagangan, Kuala Lumpur sejak 10.30 pagi.

Beliau tiba dari rumahnya di Muar, Johor bersama bapanya.

Sewaktu kontroversi itu memuncak Ogos tahun lalu, lagu pemuda 25 tahun itu di laman web Youtube.com mendapat sambutan hangat anak muda dan pengunjung Internet.

Wee, yang masih belajar di Taiwan waktu itu, turut mendapat kecaman ahli politik kerajaan dan pihak berkuasa Malaysia kerana didakwa membangkitkan isu-isu sensitif tentang agama dan kaum.

Lagu dalam bahasa Cina itu mengkritik polis, amalan rasuah, kelemahan birokrasi, dasar pro-Bumiputera, dan juga mengulas gaya azan dilaungkan yang berselang dengan lagu kebangsaan.

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Isteri Bekas Adun Bukit Tambun Mati Ditikam

PULAU PINANG, 23 Sept (Bernama) -- Isteri bekas anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri Bukit Tambun mati dipercayai ditikam di perkarangan rumahnya di Taman Tambun Indah, Simpang Ampat dekat sini malam tadi.

Thor Joo Lee, 44, yang ditikam di dada dan perut meninggal dunia sebaik tiba di Hospital Loh Guan Lye di sini pada pukul 12.15 pagi ini.

Ketua Polis Pulau Pinang Datuk Ayub Yaakob berkata kejadian dilapor berlaku di perkarangan rumah mangsa pada pukul 11.40 malam ketika Thor baru pulang dari stesen minyak miliknya di Simpang Ampat.

"Daripada maklumat awal, mangsa dikatakan diekori empat lelaki yang menunggang dua motosikal. Seorang daripada mereka dipercayai memasuki perkarangan rumah itu lalu menyerang dan menikam mangsa dengan senjata tajam," katanya kepada pemberita di Hospital Loh Guan Lye di sini awal pagi ini.

Beliau berkata suami mangsa, Lai Chew Hock yang berada di tingkat atas rumah itu terdengar bunyi hon kereta serta jeritan isterinya menyebabkan beliau ke balkoni rumah dan hanya sempat melihat seorang lelaki sedang duduk di atas sebuah motosikal.

"Lai menjerit ke arah lelaki itu sebelum turun dan sebaik tiba di perkarangan rumah, lelaki bermotosikal berkenaan telah melarikan diri dan Lai mendapati isterinya terbaring berlumuran darah, tidak sedarkan diri sambil memegang pintu pagar rumah," katanya.

Ayub berkata Lai kemudian membawa isterinya ke Hospital Loh Guan Lye di bahagian pulau untuk mendapatkan rawatan, tetapi mangsa disahkan meninggal dunia sebaik tiba di hospital.

Ketua Polis Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan Supt Shafien Mamat ketika dihubungi berkata siasatan di tempat kejadian masih dijalankan oleh Unit Forensik dan anjing pengesan.

Polis juga sedang menyiasat motif kejadian dan melihat semula rakaman kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di stesen minyak milik wanita itu, katanya.

Beliau berkata bedah siasat terhadap mayat mangsa akan dilakukan di Hospital Pulau Pinang pada kira-kira pukul 10 pagi ini.

Sementara itu Lai yang kelihatan terkejut dan sugul dengan kejadian itu, menawarkan ganjaran RM50,000 kepada sesiapa yang dapat memberikan maklumat sehingga pembunuh isterinya ditangkap dan dihadapkan ke mahkamah.

Counting the cost of Malay conservatism

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, like his cousin, Education Minister Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, are “bangsawan” (or aristocratic) politicians. To outsiders, it would appear that their rise through Umno has been charmed. In reality, their rise was propelled by a combination of lineage, “noblesse oblige”, education, the personal wealth linked to their family networks (it's safe to say that they know or have connections to everyone of political or economic consequence), glamour and the deft management of party politics.

At their best, they can be the most racially inclusive of figures: cosmopolitan, urbane and well-educated. In this respect, they reflect the way modern Malay royals have themselves become ineluctably “Malay-sian”, with royal palaces bestowing Datukships on the socially ambitious of all races.

At their worst, the “bangsawan” politicians can be deeply conservative, resistant to change and overly cautious. In the case of Najib, his continuing refusal to endorse and promote the reform agenda is undermining his own career.

Still, English language-speaking Malaysians have always tended to feel a close affinity with “bangsawan” leaders. They tend to project onto them the best qualities of their famous fathers — Tun Abdul Razak in Najib's case; and Tun Hussein Onn's in Hishammuddin's — forgetting that each has his own particular weaknesses. Because of this, Malaysians are also the angriest when they feel these “bangsawan” politicians have let them down (as Hishammuddin did with his kris-wielding antics).

As Najib appears to be closing in on the premiership, it's time to review the prospect of a “bangsawan” administration. Back in March, I interviewed the Deputy Prime Minister at his residence in Pekan.

The Razak family compound, with its grove of mature tembusu trees, is at the edge of the town. The original house, the late Razak's home, has been renovated, repainted and air-conditioned. To the right of the house, there are offices as well as a large semi-temporary structure with a concrete floor and a metal roof, and open on four sides. Food was laid out on the tables inside. The compound is an industrial-scale political infrastructure framed by the sluggish waters of the Pahang River flowing behind it.

Pekan is almost exclusively Malay. It is a royal town imbued with the Sultan's brooding presence. Najib with his hereditary title, Orang Kaya Inderapura, is very much “of” the Istana. He was also Menteri Besar of Pahang from 1982-86. These ties reflect Umno's traditional linkages to the royal houses, bonds that are almost alien to opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with his more activist and populist ways.

Historically, there have been two centres of authority in Malay society: the masjid and the Istana — the first spiritual and the second temporal. There has always been a degree of tension between the two. Umno's links are with the palace. The opposition Pas has a tight grip on the masjid. Despite what Anwar may envisage, this year could in fact presage a historic shift in power to the masjid.

Still, there's no doubt that Najib is one of Malaysia's smartest politicians. He is well-read and has a rigorous mind. His unflappable disposition is well suited to the demands of governance. He presides over meetings effortlessly, can summarise discussions succinctly and understands the importance of prioritising issues. In technocratic terms, he far surpasses both Prime Minister Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and even Anwar, whose flamboyant style is less suited to the tedium of Cabinet life.

However, Najib's superiority vis-a-vis his peers is less a reflection of his own personal excellence than the sheer weakness of Umno's human resource development. Capable Malay men and women avoid political life like the plague.

Time in Pekan was limited, so I was forced to interview Najib in his stretch Proton on the way to the Kuantan airport. I started by talking about the Indian activist group Hindraf and the devastating impact the temple demolitions in Selangor have had on Indian support for the ruling coalition.

Najib had spoken to an exclusively Indian gathering a few weeks before. To my surprise, he had made a point of apologising for the destruction of the temples.

As we talked, Najib explained: “The level of consciousness for all communities has risen. The nature of Malaysian society is going to be much more complex. We need to meet the rising expectations of Malaysian society — with globalisation and IT.”

I sensed in him a willingness to be all-embracing and open: “As Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, you belong to all communities,” he said. “You have to care for them and listen to their needs and aspirations. At the same time, we have our own constituents. We also need to maintain and deal with them. However, this isn't a zero sum game.”

“We are dominant and we have responsibilities to other races. The other races look up to Umno,” he added. As the conversation returned to Umno, his innate conservatism kicked in.

Najib's much vaunted capabilities will amount to very little as long as he neglects the reform agenda. As it stands, there are too many unanswered questions surrounding the Altantuya murder case.

He must come to terms with the fact that Malaysians look upon him with a jaundiced eye because they don't trust the institutions of state. Were he to push the reform agenda — cleaning up the courts, professionalising the police force and freeing up the media — the doubts about him would begin to fall away.

He must promote greater transparency and accountability, especially now that he is also Finance Minister. His confidence in the face of scrutiny would be the best way to head off the critics and prepare his party for a more people-friendly future. A failure to do so would be fatal both to him and Umno.

-TMI

Abdullah to hang tough

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Embattled Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has decided to defend his position as president of the ruling Umno despite mounting calls for him to hand over power before party elections in mid-December.

Close associates say Abdullah was convinced by his close supporters during meetings over the weekend that he still enjoyed widespread support in Umno and could easily secure the necessary nominations from the party's delegates to defend the presidency.

“They (his close supporters) have convinced him that he still has the support of the majority,” said a close associate of the Premier, adding that Abdullah could announce his decision before the week's end to see through his plan to hand over power some time in 2010.

Yesterday, Umno divisions in Kelantan and Penang expressed support for the plan to hand over power in 2010. Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Annuar Musa said the state Umno liaison body meeting, which was attended by almost all division chiefs, reached a unanimous decision to support the power transition plan.

Gua Musang Umno head Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who had announced his intention to contest the party's presidency, was absent.

Likewise, in George Town, all 13 Penang Umno divisions and Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings gave their full support to the plan. State Umno liaison committee deputy chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah said: “We will nominate Abdullah for the top post. We will defend the position of our president.”

Speaking after a closed-door meeting of the Kelantan Umno liaison committee yesterday, Abdullah said Umno members were supportive of the 2010 plan. “Umno members still care for the party and they want this party to be strong and well,” he said.

This show of support is in contrast to a meeting last Thursday, when several members of Umno's supreme council, the party's main policymaking body, told Abdullah there was a groundswell among the party's rank-and-file for him to quickly hand over the reins to his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The requests at the meeting for his early retirement also carried a not-so-subtle warning: if he refused to resign, he risked being humiliated by the party divisions, which would not nominate him to defend the Umno presidency later this year.

Abdullah's gamble to hold on to the Umno presidency, and the premiership that goes with it, is likely to stir unease among the party warlords, who are still reeling from the sharp setbacks in the March general election, which saw an opposition alliance headed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emerge as a serious threat.

Anwar has declared that his coalition intends to eject the Umno-led Barisan Nasional coalition in coming weeks through the defections of elected representatives from the government.

While many Umno officials doubt that Anwar has the necessary numbers to topple the government, they consider him a serious threat and they believe that Umno needs a strong leader to deal with the opposition.

Abdullah's decision to postpone his departure could also bring into the open a behind-the-scenes campaign by the supporters of Najib.

While Najib has publicly declared he is committed to the 2010 handover plan, his supporters have been canvassing Umno delegates, who will vote at the party assembly in December, to nominate their boss for the presidency in bid to force Abdullah into early retirement.

“The PM believes that Najib is loyal and will remain so. In any case, he now has a chance to prove it by abiding by the handover plan and refusing any nominations for the presidency,” said a close associate of Abdullah.

But Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Umno delegates will have the final say in choosing the party's top leaders. Speaking to reporters after attending a business forum yesterday, he said the transition plan is merely a convention and is not stated in the party's constitution.

He also warned that BN and Umno may not last past 2013 (when the next general election is due) if reforms do not occur quickly.

Some analysts say Abdullah's move to defend his position will force a rethink in the Deputy Premier's camp because an open fight for the leadership will spilt an already fractured Umno and work to the advantage of Anwar.

Others say Abdullah wants to stay in office to repair his tattered record since becoming Umno president and premier in November 2003.

His government has yet to deliver on a pledge to pursue sweeping economic and political reforms. Government debt has risen to its highest level in decades, and the country's fiscal deficit now hovers at 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product.

-TMI

Abdullah may seek re-election as Umno chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Much to the surprise of political pundits here, embattled Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is likely to seek re-election as president of Umno — the position that carries the prime ministership.

Party officials say Abdullah, 67, made the decision at the weekend after huddling with party allies and family members including his son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin, the deputy chief of Umno's youth wing.

“OK, we won't get that many nominations,” an Abdullah ally told BT. “But I think we should be able to get 70 to 80 with some work.” A challenger for the presidency needs at least 58 nominations from the party's 191 divisions nationwide.

But not all Umno officials think that Abdullah can pull off re-election. At a meeting of Umno state liaison chiefs last Thursday, at least two of his loyalists — Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Ghani Othman and his Pahang counterpart Datuk Adnan Yaakub — told him they can no longer control their divisions, which are likely not to nominate him.

And at an Umno supreme council meeting later, at least four senior members suggested in strong language that Abdullah not seek re-election lest he be humiliated by a lack of nominations.

The meeting ended abruptly after Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would settle the leadership transition in talks with Abdullah.

The stakes are huge in a party that operates on a winner-take-all basis. If Abdullah pulls out now, many of his appointees are likely to lose their positions and influence.

The risk of humiliation for Abdullah is real, according to some party officials. Umno divisions begin nominating candidates for the December party polls on Oct 9, and as many as 20 could announce their candidates within a couple of days.

The following week could see another 50 meetings, by which time a trend would be clear. “The estimate is that the Prime Minister may get only about 40 nominations,” said an Umno official. “That is why we do not want him to seek re-election.”

Some officials are so sure Abdullah will not contest that attention within the party has begun shifting to a possible contest for the deputy presidency, now held by Najib.

According to insiders, contenders include International Trade Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Ali Rustam, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zahid Zamidi and former Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Tan Sri Isa Samad.

Of the four, the favourite could be Muhyiddin, who was one of the first Umno leaders to call for Abdullah's resignation. It is believed that former deputy premier Tun Musa Hitam is leading a behind-the-scenes campaign to get the Najib-Muhyiddin team endorsed unopposed.

-TMI

MALAYSIAKINI: SAPP Leader?Abdullah And BPR? 沙巴步党?伯拉和反污局？

目前沙巴州副首长，陈树杰，
因为坚持不跟从沙巴进步党退出国阵，
为了保住自己的声誉，
突然间冒出一句话。。。
Kebelakangan ini, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah, Raymond Tan,
Oleh kerana ingin menjaga nama baiknya kerana tidak turut serta SAPP untuk meninggalkan Barisan Nasional telah membongkarkan...

陈树杰告诉沙巴报章说，在杨德利率先提出针对首相的不信任动议之后，
阿都拉原本有意在今年6月透过反贪污局，援引贪污罪名来逮捕杨德利，
但是最终却在他的介入阻止之下而罢休。
Raymond Tan memberitahu akhbar tempatan Sabah bahawa beliau pernah menasihati Perdana Menteri, Pak Lah supaya tidak menggunakan kes kesalahan rasuah untuk menahan presiden SAPP, Datuk Yong Teck Lee kerana undi tidak percayanya terhadap Pak Lah pada bulan Jun ini.

他说，本身曾经亲自向阿都拉求情，促勿逮捕杨德利，
因为这是一项错误的举动。他甚至还曾经上电视，
请求允许让杨德利拥有说话的空间。
Beliau berkata, beliau pernah merayu kepada Pak Lah supaya tidak menangkap Datuk Yong Teck Lee kerana ini adalah satu langkah yang salah. Beliau juga pernah merayu supaya ruang media yang lebih perlu diberikan kepada Datuk Yong Teck Lee .

看来伯拉续“司法改革”后，就连反贪污局也要一起“改革”了。
难道首相的一句话，反贪污局就会跟从？
Nampaknya setelah Pak Lah berjaya "merevolusikan" kehakiman negara dan kini turut akan "merevolusikan" BPR kita.
Adakah BPR hanya akan menurut kehendak PM?


看来，伯拉要面对安华的攻势外，还要面对自己人的不小心的一句，而附上会有一阵子的困扰了。
Nampaknya Pak Lah bukan saja menerima "serangan" dari DSAI, malah turut terasa apabila orangnya terlanjur kata.

916过后，伯拉还很忙！
nampaknya, selepas 916, Pak Lah masih sibuk!
-Go! Malaysian

Siasat Telur Rebus

SHAH ALAM, 23 Sept (Bernama) -- Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri T.Murugiah mengarahkan pegawai-pegawai Biro Pengaduan Awam (BPA) mendapatkan maklumat terperinci mengenai menu dan peruntukan makanan bagi seseorang tahanan di lokap dalam sehari.

"Kita akan buat laporan (daripada maklumat yang diperolehi) dan serah kepada Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Dalam Negeri kerana perkara ini sudah keluar di surat khabar dan TV, rakyat memerlukan satu jawapan," katanya.

Murugiah berkata, BPA yang terletak di bawah tanggungjawabnya, akan memastikan makanan untuk tahanan di lokap mengikut peruntukan, kata beliau selepas pertemuan dengan anggota Exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Teresa Kok di pejabatnya di sini hari Isnin.

Kok sebelum ini pada sidang akhbar sejurus pembebasannya minggu lepas dari tahanan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) mengatakan ada ketika semasa tahanan beliau hanya diberikan dua biji telur rebus, timun dan kuah.

Murugiah berkata menurut sumber tidak rasmi yang diperolehi beliau peruntukan makanan untuk sarapan pagi, makan tengah hari, makan malam bagi seseorang yang ditahan di lokap adalah RM5.80 sehari dan jika maklumat ini betul ia memang tidak memadai dengan harga dan kos barang makanan semasa.

Peruntukan RM5.80 sehari mungkin sesuai untuk 10 ke 20 tahun lepas dan BPA mahu peruntukan ini disemak kembali supaya menepati keadaan semasa, katanya.

"Kita minta kerajaan melihat secara serius kepada satu angka yang munasabah," kata beliau.

Brahim Bodo..!

HULU KLANG 22 Sept. – Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia yang telah diluluskan oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan (ROS) pada 12 September lalu akan menjadi benteng terakhir bagi mempertahankan hak orang Melayu dan agama Islam di negara ini.

Presiden Penajanya, Datuk Ibrahim Ali berkata, pertubuhan tersebut akan mempertahankan Kedudukan Hak Istimewa Orang Melayu sebagaimana termaktub di bawah Akta 153 sebagai Undang-Undang Tertinggi Negara (Supreme Law of The Land) dalam Perlembagaan.

Beliau menegaskan, pertubuhan itu yang berpaksi kepada perjuangan `Pribumi Perkasa Negara’ turut mendaulatkan asas-asas Perlembagaan yang sejak akhir-akhirnya telah diganggu-gugat.

-Utusan Malaysian Online

TP - Dulu ada yang tubuhkan PEKIDA dan tujuannya sama - untuk membela orang melayu dan agama Islam. itu kata-kata individu yang tubuhkan PEKIDA. sekarang pulak atas tekad yang sama, Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia pulak ditubuhkan... apa rasionalnya aku tak faham...

Bagi aku penubuhan 1 lagi organisasi yang dasarnya sama dengan PEKIDA tak lebih dari membuktikan bahawa pertubuhan yang sedia ada (PEKIDA) seolah tak berfungsi. bila dah tak berfungsi maka ada yang hilang kepercayaan lalu ambik jalan pintas, tubuhkan 1 lagi pertubuhan dengan nama lain tapi dengan maksud yang sama.

Memang dari awal aku tak dapat nak terima PEKIDA dan begitu jugak pertubuhan baru ni, sikit tak menarik perhatian aku. bagi aku baik PEKIDA maupun pertubuhan baru ni, 2-2 assobiyah.

Tak tau lah agama Islam mana yang depa ikut. entah-entah depa baca kitab rasul melayu kot. tu yang kalut sangat nak pejuang bangsa melayu tu.

Persoalan dalam kepala aku dari dulu sampai sekarang dan masih tak berjawab ialah, bangsa melayu sekarang diancam oleh sape?

Aku berbangsa melayu, jiran aku beah kanan cina, belah kiri india, depan rumah aku cina dan india dan jugak melayu. petang-petang kami main badminton sama-sama.malam kalau masing-masing senang, kami pi minum teh tarik sambil sembang-sembang politik.melayu, cina, india sama-sama duduk semeja.

India depan rumah aku orang kuat MIC Kelang.tak pernah pulak aku nak bertumbuk dengan dia, padahal ideologi politk kami berbeza.cina sebelah rumah aku pulak none partisme.pun tak pernah pulak kami berselisih faham.

Hari sabtu dengan ahad cuti... jam 5 petang kami naik sebijik kereta pegi bazaar ramadhan beli juadah...aku puasa, yang cina dengan india ni tak puasa.tapi depa tak makan, minum atau hisap rokok pun masa lepak dengan aku waktu siang...

Geng-geng PEKIDA ngan Pak Brahim dok dekat negara mana? Zimbabwe ke?

Selamat berjuang untuk geng-geng PEKIDA dan jugak Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia. hangpa gaduh la puas-puas (nak gaduh ngan sape?), hangpa berjuang la sampai menang (sape pulak nak cabar depa nih?). aku nak pi sahur dengan Ah Yi ngan Selvy.

Hangpa bodo..!

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