Barisan parties’ silence over Umno assembly rhetoric will cost them, says Zaid

Former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim says leaders of Barisan parties have become filled with such fear that they dare not protest racially charged speeches at the Umno general assembly. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, November 30, 2014.

The failure of Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to condemn racially charged speeches by delegates at the recent Umno general assembly will cost them votes from their respective communities, former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said.

The ex-Umno man said in his latest blog posting that leaders of the component parties had become "filled with such fear" that they did not dare muster even a mild protest against the speeches.

He accused the parties' leaders of being more concerned about their positions in the Cabinet and their parties.

"They are pathetic, and that’s why I would not be surprised if they fail to win any votes from their own people. Surely they have some iota of shame, enough to react to Umno’s taunting.

"But obviously not – they only have their positions as ministers and party leaders to cling to," he wrote in his blog.

Zaid, who also joined PKR for a stint after leaving Umno, said this year's assembly was "one of the worst in Umno's history".

"I would call the statements made by some of Umno's top leaders 'sick', and would rate them among the worst ever made by political leaders anywhere. They humiliate our own people with impunity...," he wrote.

But he added that such "venom" was "always present in large quantities" at the annual assembly of the BN's lynchpin party.

What was more distressing, Zaid said, was the lack of outcry from the BN component parties which represented the other races in the ruling coalition.

"What is glaring and worrying, however, is how Umno’s partners in the Barisan Nasional have shown a total lack of concern about Umno leaders and their speeches," he said.

"If the other component parties won’t react to this blatant provocation and humiliation, then it means we have descended into fascism. In a fascist environment, there is overriding fear of those in power. The fear is so consuming that it makes you incapable of reacting as a free human being. It makes you numb."

Urging the component parties to have more courage, Zaid said they should learn from the widow who was suing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and several others for damages following her family's exile from Malaysia for five years "because her late husband had said something that had angered the powers that be".

Zaid did not name the woman in his blog, but he was likely referring to A. Santamil Selvi, the widow of the late private detective P. Balasubramaniam, who was a witness in the murder trial of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Better known as P.I. Bala, he had made two statutory declarations (SD) within days of each other in July 2008, the first implicating Najib in Altantuya's murder in 2006, and the second which purportedly cleared the then deputy prime minister of involvement in the case.

He hurriedly left Malaysia after he signed the second SD and was in exile with his family in India for five years. He died in March last year from a heart attack just weeks after returning from India.

Najib, Rosmah and others named in Santamil's suit are now seeking to strike out the legal action on the grounds that the widow lacked the capacity to file the action as she has yet to obtain a letter of administration of her late husband's estate.

"You would have seen a woeful amount of cowardice if you followed the Umno general assembly. If you follow the life of the kindergarten teacher, you will find courage.

"We need a lot more of it if this country is going somewhere," Zaid said in comments directed at the BN component party leaders.

MCA vice-president Senator Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, however, did protest the statement by a Penang Umno delegate who said that Chinese in Penang had gained wealth and power through illegal means, such as gambling, prostitution and entertainment outlets.

Chew said the statement by Datuk Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said was inflammatory, offensive to the Chinese community as a whole, and urged Umno to act against him.

Zaid in his blog also named Mohd Zaidi as one of those whose who made incendiary statements at the Umno assembly.

He also ticked of Najib for using footage of the May 13, 1969, race riots in Kuala Lumpur during his speech at the assembly, where the prime minister had also said that Umno was the sole guarantor of peace in the country and that Malays had sacrificed more than anyone else to achieve peace.

"I just want to remind him that if he continues this way he will be remembered as ‘father of hate’ while his late father is deservedly known as 'father of development',” said Zaid.

- TMI

Najib’s mocking of pro-Umno bloggers will backfire, says ex-NST editor

Datuk Kadir Jasin believes the prime minister has bitten off more than he chew by attacking pro-Umno bloggers, including calling them a rude word. – The Malaysian Insider pic, November 30, 2014.Datuk Seri Najib Razak's admission yesterday that pro-Umno bloggers are funded by the party will only weaken the party's online warfare, a veteran journalist said.

Datuk A.Kadir Jasin noted on his blog today that this was the first time an Umno leader had openly declared that the party hired bloggers to write for them.

"Najib's admission and sneers will weaken Umno's psychological warfare on the Internet.

"Even without his confession and condemnation, the effectiveness of Umno bloggers is under dispute," the former group editor of The New Straits Times said.

Yesterday, Najib took the pro-Umno bloggers to task for attacking party leaders under the guise of friendly fire.

The Umno president said they should be aware of who their funders were, and urged them to train their guns at the opposition instead.

"Who are our bloggers relying on to feed their mouths? Go and attack the opposition. That is how we win a war.

"Don't battle one another. It doesn't make sense. Bangang (stupid)," said Najib in his closing speech at the Umno general assembly.

Kadir, taking exception to the word "bangang", said: "Forgive me for saying this, but the word 'bangang' which Mohd Najib used is too much. It is crass, rude and does not reflect the manner and dignity of a leader.

"I feel quite sorry for any blogger who loses his rice bowl after Mohd Najib's speech."

But he noted this was not the first time an Umno leader had criticised a blogger.

Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin, now a blogger himself, had called bloggers "goblok" during his time as Information Minister, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin had called them apes, while Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor called them shooter thieves when he was the Energy, Water and Communications Minister.

- TMI

PKR women’s chief Zuraida again barred from entering Sarawak

PKR women's chief Zuraida Kamaruddin speaking with a Sarawak immigration officer at the Kuching International Airport, after being denied entry into Sarawak. – The Malaysian Insider pic, November 30, 2014.Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin was again denied entry into Sarawak today, and had to wait seven hours in a restricted area of the Kuching International Airport for the next available flight back to Kuala Lumpur.

No reason was given for the denial of entry.

The PKR women’s chief, who arrived at 9.20am on a Malindo flight, was refused entry and had to wait till 4.30pm to catch the next Malindo flight home.

This is the second time this year that Zuraida was denied entry into the state although she managed to enter in April.

She was barred in March when she was stopped at the Sibu airport while trying to join the campaign for the PKR candidate in the Balingian by-election.

However, in April, she managed to slip in to attend a party meeting in Kuching.

Nik Nazmi, the new PKR Youth chief with whom Zuraida was travelling today, said he sensed something was amiss when it took Zuraida “a long time to clear immigration”.

She was to attend state election preparatory meetings chaired by PKR defacto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with their Sarawak counterparts.

Apart from Nazmi, other key PKR leaders who were able to enter Sarawak without any hassle were Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar and Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tsin.

Nazmi, who is also the Seri Setia assemblyman and a Selangor exco, described the denial of entry as “unfortunate”.

“We came here for legitimate political reasons,” he told journalists at a press conference after the meeting.

“I don't believe we are extremists,” he said, in reference to state Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem's use of the state’s immigration autonomy to bar extremists, religious bigots and troublemakers from the state.

Right-wing Malay rights group Perkasa president, Datuk Ibrahim Ali, considered a racial extremist by the state, is said to beon the immigration blacklist.

Anwar also expressed his regret with the continued denial of entry of certain PKR leaders into Sarawak.

He said he hoped Adenan would review the state's decision to bar not only PKR leaders but also heads of non-governmental groups and civil rights groups like former Bersih co-chair and the patron of Negara-Ku, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, as well as the new Bersih chief Maria Chin Abdullah.

Zuraida was among four PKR national leaders who were denied entry into the state in March to help out in the Balingian by-election.

The others were Rafizi Ramli, Batu MP Tian Chua and its former secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Rafizi and Chua had travelled to Sarawak with Anwar.

While Anwar was allowed in, Rafizi and Chua were told by immigration officers they could not be allowed in as their names were on the immigration blacklist.

- TMI

Wanita Kantoi Curi Barang Pengantin

MELAKA: Seorang wanita berjaya dicekup oleh sebuah keluarga pengantin kerana menceroboh ke majlis perkahwinan tanpa sebarang undangan mahupun jemputan.

Dalam kejadian yang berlaku di Jalan Bilal Karim, Paya Mengkuang, Bukit Ramai itu, suspek menceroboh di sebuah majlis perkahwinan yang sedang berlangsung ketika perarakan sedang dijalankan, semalam.

Menurut sumber, anak keluarga pengantin pada ketika itu hendak mengambil barang dalam sebuah bilik, namun berkunci. Setelah mengetuk beberapa kali, barulah pintu bilik dibuka dan wanita yang tidak dikenali itu muncul di hadapan pintu.

Setelah disoal siat, suspek memberikan alasan menumpang sembahyang di dalam bilik itu. Namun yang peliknya, tiada seorang pun yang mengenali wanita terbabit. Tiada undangan juga yang diberikan kepadanya untuk hadir ke majlis itu. 

Suspek dipercayai cuba mencuri barang-barang milik pengantin dan dia turut ditemani oleh seorang lagi rakannya yang telah melarikan diri.

Ahli keluarga pengantin akhirnya menyerahkan suspek kepada pihak polis untuk tindakan lanjut. 

Bagi mereka yang ingin dan sedang melangsungkan majlis perkahwinan, berhati-hatilah. Elakkan perkara sebegini berlaku di hari perkahwinan anda. - MY MEDIA HUB

Duda Bawa Anak Jadi Saksi Berkhalwat Dengan Jururawat

Gambar hiasan

ALOR SETAR - Seorang bapa tergamak membawa anak perempuannya yang berusia 11 tahun ke sebuah rumah tumpangan untuk bersenggama dengan kekasihnya bagi mengaburi mata pihak berkuasa.

Bagaimanapun, taktik kotor mereka itu terbongkar setelah sepasukan penguatkuasa Jabatan Agama Islam Kedah (JAIK_ membuat serbuan Ops Bersih pada jam 12 tengah malam, kelmarin.

Ketika serbuan, duda yang berusia 33 tahun dan mempunyai tiga orang anak ditangkap bersama dengan pasangannya yang juga seorang jururawat peribadi berusia 27 tahun memaklumkan bahawa mereka sudah berkahwin.

Namun, pihak JAIK mendapati mereka tidak mempunyai sijil nikah yang sah dan mengubah status sebagai telah bertunang.

Pasangan itu memberikan alasan mereka bakal berkahwin, tetapi akibat masalah kewangan, hasrat mereka terpaksa ditangguhkan.

Menurut anak kecil lelaki itu, dia mengaku kerap mengikut ayahnya ke kawasan itu untuk berjumpa dengan jururawat berkenaan. Sekali gus mendedahkan pasangan ini mungkin telah lama bersekedudukan.

Difahamkan, gadis berasal dari Baling itu menyewa di kawasan terbabit sejak beberapa bulan lalu bersama pasangannya. - MY MEDIA HUB

Tunai janji jaga anak

Kulaijaya : “Mereka anak saya, selagi terdaya saya akan menunaikan janji kepada arwah suami supaya menjaga mereka,” kata seorang ibu tunggal yang menanggung empat anak orang kurang upaya (OKU) yang mengalami kecacatan tulang belakang atau skoliosis kongenital sejak dilahirkan.

Bagi Suyati Aryo Sadi, 43, walaupun hidup kais pagi makan pagi dan kais petang makan petang, namun dia harus menunaikan janji kepada arwah suaminya Khairul Anuar Ajis yang meninggal dunia lima tahun lalu untuk membesarkan Nurain, 15; Nurisah, 12; Nuraini, 10 dan Mohamad Safaruddin, 6.

“Sebelum suami meninggal dunia akibat penyakit jantung berlubang, dia mahu saya berjanji supaya tidak akan meninggalkan anak dan pulang ke Indonesia walau apa keadaan sekali pun.

“Walau ada ahli keluarga menasihatkan saya melepaskan beban dengan menghantar semua anak ke rumah kebajikan, namun saya tidak sanggup. Biarlah susah senang kami bersama,” katanya ketika ditemui,

Suyati yang kini menanggung empat cahaya mata istimewanya itu dengan hasil pendapatan mengumpul dan menjual barangan kitar semula di kediaman sewanya di Blok T3, Flat Temenggong di sini.

Menurutnya, dia yang berasal dari Pulau Jawa, Indonesia itu, penderitaan dan cabaran yang dialami sebagai ketua keluarga bukan sedikit kerana perlu menyara dan memberi penjagaan empat anak yang kurang upaya.

“Akibat mengalami penyakit itu, tulang belakang anak-anak saya tidak normal hingga membantutkan tumbesaran mereka. Nurain sebenarnya sudah berumur 15 tahun tetapi akibat penyakit itu ketinggiannya seperti murid tahun enam.

“Begitu juga dengan Nurisah kerana tulang belakang bahunya di bahagian kiri lebih besar berbanding bahagian kanan. Manakala Nuraini dan Mohamad Safaruddin tidak dapat bergerak dengan baik kerana mudah mengalami kekejangan,” katanya.

Suyati berkata, semua anaknya menerima rawatan di Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur sejak empat tahun lalu dan tiga daripadanya disaran supaya menjalani pembedahan pada Januari depan.

Katanya, dianggarkan kos pembedahan dan rawatan keempat-empat anaknya mencecah RM100,000 menyebabkan dia kini buntu memikirkan masa depan mereka.

“Sebagai pengutip barangan kitar semula, pendapatan saya tidak tetap iaitu antara RM70 hingga RM80 seminggu. Akibat kesempitan wang, saya hanya mampu menyediakan makanan seperti bubur nasi dan nasi goreng untuk anak-anak bagi menjimatkan kos.

“Tidak mungkin saya dapat membiayai kos pembedahan berkenaan dan keadaan itu menyebabkan saya bimbang dengan masa depan mereka kerana sekiranya keadaan tulang belakang mereka semakin teruk kemungkinan mereka lebih sukar bergerak,” katanya.

Suyati berkata, dia bersyukur dengan bantuan kewangan yang diperoleh daripada bekas majikan arwah suaminya iaitu Majlis Perbandaran Kulaijaya (MPKu) yang menyumbang RM20,000 bagi meringankan beban keluarganya selain sejumlah bantuan disalurkan oleh Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Kulaijaya, Sekolah Agama (SA) Bandar Kulai 1 dan Persatuan Orang Minang.

Menurutnya, keluarganya juga menerima bantuan bulanan RM600 daripada Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) dan Majlis Agama Islam Johor (MAIJ) selain pencen suaminya RM229 sebulan.

“Tetapi bantuan bulanan itu hanya cukup untuk menampung kos rawatan serta pengangkutan dari Kulaijaya ke HUKM juga mencecah RM400 setiap kali mendapatkan rawatan di situ.

“Sebagai ibu, tidak terlintas di fikiran saya untuk meninggalkan mereka sebaliknya saya bersyukur kerana anak-anak saya masih boleh berjalan dan bersekolah seperti biasa,” katanya.

Orang ramai yang berhajat untuk membantu meringan beban keluarga berkenaan boleh menghubungi Suyati di 019-7997771.

DOA SEORANG IBU DAN DOA SEORANG ANAK ! PASTI BUAT ANDA KELUAR AIR MATA !!

anak jamilah kemalangan teruk dan doctor khabarkan tiada harapan untuk pulih ?

tapi berkat doa seorang ibu ?







Ini adalah antara doa Jamilah untuk anaknya itu :-



”Ya Allah ya Tuhanku, kasihanilah aku dan kasihanilah anak aku. Susah payah aku membesarkannya, dengan susu aku yang Engkau kurniakan kepadaku, aku suapkan ke dalam mulutnya. Ya Allah, aku pasrah dengan apa jua keputusan-Mu! Aku redho dengan qada’ dan qadar Mu yaa Allah.”



”Yaa Allah, dengan air mataku ini, aku bermohon kepadaMu, Engkau sembuhkanlah anakku dan janganlah Engkau cabut nyawanya. Aku sangat sayang kepadanya. Aku sangat rindu kepadanya. Susah rasanya bagiku untuk hidup tanpa anakku ini. Terngiang-ngiang suaranya kedengaran di telingaku memanggil-manggil aku ibunya.”



“Ya Allah, tidak ada Tuhan melainkan hanya Engkau saja. Tunjukkanlah kuasa Mu ya Allah. Aku reda kalau anggota badanku dapat didermakan kepadanya agar dengannya dia dapat hidup sempurna kembali.”

“Ya Allah, aku redho nyawaku Engkau ambil sebagai ganti asalkan Engkau hidupkan anak kesayanganku. Engkaulah yang Maha segala hal, berkat kebesaran Mu ya Allah, terimalah doaku ini….aamiin”.



Keyakinan Jamilah terhadap kuasa Ilahi sangat kuat walaupun tubuh badan anaknya hancur cedera dan dikatakan sudah tiada ada harapan lagi untuk hidup. Namun, Allah benar-benar mahu menunjukkan kebesaran dan kekuasaanNya.



Setelah 5 bulan terlantar, akhirnya Faizal menampakkan tanda-tanda kesembuhan dan akhirnya dia sembuh sepenuhnya. Berkat doa seorang ibu yang ikhlas.

Faizal dapat meneruskan hidupnya hingga berumahtangga dan beranak-pinak. Ibunya, Jamilah semakin hari semakin tua dan uzur.



Suatu hari, Jamilah yang berusia hampir 75 tahun jatuh sakit dan dimasukkan ke hospital. Pada mulanya, Faizal masih melawat dan menjaga ibunya di hospital. Tetapi semakin hari semakin jarang dia datang menjenguk ibunya hinggalah pada suatu hari pihak hospital menghubunginya untuk memberitahu keadaan ibunya yang semakin teruk.



Faizal segera bergegas ke hospital. Di situ, Faizal dapati keadaan ibunya semakin lemah. Nafas ibunya turun naik. Doktor memberitahu bahawa ibunya sudah tidak ada masa yang lama untuk hidup. Ibunya akan menghembuskan nafasnya yang terakhir pada bila-bila masa saja.



Melihat keadaan ibunya yang sedemikian dan kononnya beranggapan ibunya sedang terseksa, lantas Faizal terus menadah tangan dan berdoa seperti ini;



“ Yaa Allah, seandainya mati lebih baik untuk ibu, maka Engkau matikanlah ibuku! Aku tidak sanggup melihat penderitaannya. Yaa Allah, aku akan redha dengan pemergiannya…Aamin.”



Begitulah bezanya doa ibu terhadap anak dan doa anak terhadap orang tuanya. Apabila anak sakit, walau seteruk mana sekalipun, walau badan hancur sekalipun, walau anak tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan sekalipun, namun ibu bapa akan tetap mendoakan semoga anaknya diselamatkan dan dipanjangkan umur.



Tetapi anak-anak yang dikatakan ‘baik’ pada hari ini akan mendoakan agar ibu atau bapanya yang sakit agar segera diambil oleh ALLAH, padahal ibu bapa itu baru saja sakit. Mereka meminta pada Allah agar segera mematikan ibu atau bapanya kerana kononnya sudah tidak tahan melihat ‘penderitaan’ ibu bapanya.

Anda bagaimana? Apa doa anda untuk ibu bapa anda?...