All malaysians should be treated as equal citizens of the country and not be caregorised as A,B or C-level citizens, MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said yesterday.
"After 51 years of independence,we are all citizens of malaysia and there is no class A,B or C. There should be no classification of citizenship as all races are equal and all people enjoy the benefits,. We have to work together and weed out the mischief caused by racially biased viewpoints that will destrok racial harmony in the country."
He said there should not be any questions raised about racial backgrounds and loyalty to Malaysia as all races including Malays, Chinese and Indians had sacrificed their blood to free the country from Japanese occupation in the 1940s.
About 300,000 Chinese died defending the country during the Japanese Cccupation when the British witrhdrew their troops and left the country defenceless. The British had acknowledged this hact and granted the Chinese community citizenship," he said in Ipoh.
he said this in reference to Umno Bukit Bendera division chief datuk Ahmad Ismail's alleged alleged statement that Chinese ar e only squatters and immigrants and it is impossible for them to achieve equal rights among the races.
The Alliance party 'house' was originally formed by Malays, Chinese and Indians which later la\ed to the formation of the BArisan National.
Datuk Seri Ong callrd on BN leaders to oromate BN leaders to promote the concept and spirit of muhibah among the various races. among the various races.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
UMNO members provide evidence to ACA
Two Umno members have submitted to the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) photographic evidence that they say supports their report against party president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for alleged abuse of power.
Formar Selangor youth leader Mazlan Harun dan Muar branch leader Datuk Kadar Shah handed over between 20 and 30 copies of photographs to the ACA office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Kadar Shah, the son of the late Umno permanent chairman Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah, said the pictures showed Abdulah allegedly holding closed-door meetings with Umno members and leaders.
According to the duo, they have other evidence,which they have not given... if this second report is not takened seriously, they will lodge another report or may be take legal action.
Asked what was shown in the pictures,he said:" Of Course he was campaigning... what else?
Kadar Shah claimed that Abdullah had met several statr Umno leaders several times between May 3 and June 29
Formar Selangor youth leader Mazlan Harun dan Muar branch leader Datuk Kadar Shah handed over between 20 and 30 copies of photographs to the ACA office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Kadar Shah, the son of the late Umno permanent chairman Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah, said the pictures showed Abdulah allegedly holding closed-door meetings with Umno members and leaders.
According to the duo, they have other evidence,which they have not given... if this second report is not takened seriously, they will lodge another report or may be take legal action.
Asked what was shown in the pictures,he said:" Of Course he was campaigning... what else?
Kadar Shah claimed that Abdullah had met several statr Umno leaders several times between May 3 and June 29
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
UMNO says sorry
Umno resterday apologised for the "unwarranted" statement made by its Bukit Bendera Division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail, who described non-Malays as immigrants, and indicated that the party will act against him.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, who is also UMNO deputy president, said the party had never considered non-malays as immigrants as they enjoyed full rights as citizens.
They apologised although it was not their statement but a statement made by one of their divisional leaders that was totally unwarranted and doesn't reflect the position and attitude of UMNO or its leadership as a whole. They regreted it very much.
His statement follows growing furore by Barisan Nasional component parties MCA and Gerakan, and DAP over the statement made on 25 August ceramah during the Permatang Pauh by-election.
So angry were these parties that a number of police reports were lodged, urging action under the Sedition Act.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, who is also UMNO deputy president, said the party had never considered non-malays as immigrants as they enjoyed full rights as citizens.
They apologised although it was not their statement but a statement made by one of their divisional leaders that was totally unwarranted and doesn't reflect the position and attitude of UMNO or its leadership as a whole. They regreted it very much.
His statement follows growing furore by Barisan Nasional component parties MCA and Gerakan, and DAP over the statement made on 25 August ceramah during the Permatang Pauh by-election.
So angry were these parties that a number of police reports were lodged, urging action under the Sedition Act.
Police summon Ahmad Ismail over alleged seditious remarks
Umno Bukit Bendera division head Datuk Ahmad ismail has been summoned by the police to give his statement following a string of reports lodged against him for allegedly uttering seditious remarks in public.
Penang State deputy police chief SAC(1) Datuk Salleh Mat Rashid confirmed yesterday police have traced Ahmas, who had kept a low profile since he was reported by vernacula newspapers to have made an anti-Chinese statement at a ceramah during Permatang Pauh by-election campaign on Aug. 25.
Ahmad had allegedly said the Chinese are pendatang(immigrants) in Malaysia and therefore, could not enjoy equality with others.
DAP.MCA and Gerakan have since lodged police reports against Ahmad, and also asked him to apologise.
Deputy Prime Minister and UMNO Deputy president Datuk Sri Najib Abdul Razak had apologised
on Tuesday for the remark,calling it"unwarranted" and not reflective of UMNO's stand,
Salleh told reporters Ahmad was being investigated under section under section 4(1)(B) of Sedition Act 1948. for uttering seditious words and they hope to wrap up the probe by this week.
Penang State deputy police chief SAC(1) Datuk Salleh Mat Rashid confirmed yesterday police have traced Ahmas, who had kept a low profile since he was reported by vernacula newspapers to have made an anti-Chinese statement at a ceramah during Permatang Pauh by-election campaign on Aug. 25.
Ahmad had allegedly said the Chinese are pendatang(immigrants) in Malaysia and therefore, could not enjoy equality with others.
DAP.MCA and Gerakan have since lodged police reports against Ahmad, and also asked him to apologise.
Deputy Prime Minister and UMNO Deputy president Datuk Sri Najib Abdul Razak had apologised
on Tuesday for the remark,calling it"unwarranted" and not reflective of UMNO's stand,
Salleh told reporters Ahmad was being investigated under section under section 4(1)(B) of Sedition Act 1948. for uttering seditious words and they hope to wrap up the probe by this week.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Problematic department to be queried after Raya
Several government departments, agencies and federal statutory bodies will be called up by the auditor-general's office after Hari raya to answer "discrepancies" mentioned in the 2007 Auditor-General's Report.
Parliment's Public Accounts Committee(PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid told reporters yesterday an audit on 123 agencies,departments and bodies found 5% of them to be problematic.They will call the problematic ones to give their sides of the story to ascertain what went wrong and this will be done immediately after Hari Raya. PAC wants to prevent a recurrencce because the pevious trend of discrepancies highlighted in the report has always been the same. Azmi said the PAC strongly recommended to the government to appoint more internal auditors in ministries, departments,agencies and statutory bodies. They want to see more internal auditors, as front-liners, doing their work on a daily basis and they must be empowered to do more things.He added proper checks will prevent losses.
Azmi said that overall, the report was satisfactory as 117 of the 123 audited in 2007 were given a "clean bill of health".
He said those to be called for questioning include the Home; Natural Resources and Enviroment; Health; Education; and Defence Ministries and Kuala Lumpur City hall. Among projects and companies involved in the "discrepancies" highlighted in the report are Teluk Sepanggar naval base project in Sabah, CTRM(Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn. Bhd), which is 90% owned by the Ministry of Finance Inc. and the SMART Tunnel project in Sungai Besi.
Azmi also said that while the number of problematic agencies, department and bodies is small, the losses in terms of money could be big
Parliment's Public Accounts Committee(PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid told reporters yesterday an audit on 123 agencies,departments and bodies found 5% of them to be problematic.They will call the problematic ones to give their sides of the story to ascertain what went wrong and this will be done immediately after Hari Raya. PAC wants to prevent a recurrencce because the pevious trend of discrepancies highlighted in the report has always been the same. Azmi said the PAC strongly recommended to the government to appoint more internal auditors in ministries, departments,agencies and statutory bodies. They want to see more internal auditors, as front-liners, doing their work on a daily basis and they must be empowered to do more things.He added proper checks will prevent losses.
Azmi said that overall, the report was satisfactory as 117 of the 123 audited in 2007 were given a "clean bill of health".
He said those to be called for questioning include the Home; Natural Resources and Enviroment; Health; Education; and Defence Ministries and Kuala Lumpur City hall. Among projects and companies involved in the "discrepancies" highlighted in the report are Teluk Sepanggar naval base project in Sabah, CTRM(Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn. Bhd), which is 90% owned by the Ministry of Finance Inc. and the SMART Tunnel project in Sungai Besi.
Azmi also said that while the number of problematic agencies, department and bodies is small, the losses in terms of money could be big
Cuepacs kecewa janji ITP,Cola tak ditepati
Cuepacs yang gembira dengan pemberian bonus dalam bajet 2009 telah kecewa apabila dua permintaan kesatuan itu berhubung kenaikan Imbuhan Tetap Perumahan(ITP) dan penyelarasan elaun kos sara hidup(Cola) kepada kakitangan awam tidak disenaraikan dalam belanjawan kali ini.
Sehubungan itu, Cuepacs yang mewakili hampir 1.2 juta kakitangan sektor awam akan bertemu Perdana Menteri pada bulan depan bagi membincangkan kedua-dua perkara itu.
Presidennya, Omar Osman berkata sebelum ini kerajaan secara dasarnya bersetuju memberi elaun Cola dan turut memaklumkan perkara berkenaan kepada Cuepacs dalam surat maklum balas. Beliau bagaimanapun berkata, Cuepacs tidak berniat mengugut kerajaan dalam perkara itu tetapi percaya sekiranya permintaan berkenaan dilaksanakan ia dapat membantu mereka yang berpendapatan rendah. Pihaknya akan membuat temujanji untuk bertemu Perdana menteri dan menerangkan secara rasional berhubung permintaan Cuepacs itu bagi manfaat anggota sektor awam.
Cuepacs sebelum ini meminta kerajaan menaikkan ITP daripada RM180 sebulan kepada RM230 dan menyelaraskan elaun Cola kepada RM500 sebulan di seluruh negara.
Sehubungan itu, Cuepacs yang mewakili hampir 1.2 juta kakitangan sektor awam akan bertemu Perdana Menteri pada bulan depan bagi membincangkan kedua-dua perkara itu.
Presidennya, Omar Osman berkata sebelum ini kerajaan secara dasarnya bersetuju memberi elaun Cola dan turut memaklumkan perkara berkenaan kepada Cuepacs dalam surat maklum balas. Beliau bagaimanapun berkata, Cuepacs tidak berniat mengugut kerajaan dalam perkara itu tetapi percaya sekiranya permintaan berkenaan dilaksanakan ia dapat membantu mereka yang berpendapatan rendah. Pihaknya akan membuat temujanji untuk bertemu Perdana menteri dan menerangkan secara rasional berhubung permintaan Cuepacs itu bagi manfaat anggota sektor awam.
Cuepacs sebelum ini meminta kerajaan menaikkan ITP daripada RM180 sebulan kepada RM230 dan menyelaraskan elaun Cola kepada RM500 sebulan di seluruh negara.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Malaysia Today disekat
Menteri Dakam Negeri datuk Seri Syed hamid Albar berkata, adalah wajar bagi Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia malaysia(SKMM) bertindak dan mengarahkan pembekal perkhidmatan Internet(ISP) di negara ini menyekat laman web Malaysia Today. Kata menteri,sudah terlalu banyak peluang dan amaran diberikan kepada laman web itu yang tidak dipedulikan dan beliau yakin SKMM telah menjalankan kuasanya dengan baik dan mwengikut undang-undang.
Datuk menteri berkata, kerajaan tidak pernah berniat menyekat kebebasan rakyat untuk berdebat dan memberi maklumat. Apabila seseorang menerbitkan kandungan yang dianggap menghina atau memfitnah kuasa SKMM untuk memelihara undang-undang danperaturan dalam negara ini, bagi mereka mengambil tindakan yang dianggap perlu.
Datuk menteri berkata, kerajaan tidak pernah berniat menyekat kebebasan rakyat untuk berdebat dan memberi maklumat. Apabila seseorang menerbitkan kandungan yang dianggap menghina atau memfitnah kuasa SKMM untuk memelihara undang-undang danperaturan dalam negara ini, bagi mereka mengambil tindakan yang dianggap perlu.
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