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COMMENT Many had expected Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to be more stringent in enforcing controls a la Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the media. Few expected that he would be worse than Mahathir. Yesterday, the Home Ministry announced that the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) - the mother of all censorship laws - would be amended to cover online content. Its secretary-general Mahmood Adam said the changes will plug loopholes in the law. There is no doubt that Malaysiakini and other online media have gained from the 'loophole', derived from Mahathir's pledge not to censor the Internet in 1995 as he kick-started the Multimedia Super Corridor project. Since his retirement in 2004, Mahathir has himself turned blogger. Free of censorship, the online media went on to lay the foundations for the 'political tsunami' in 2008, resulting in then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi conceding that the government had “lost the Internet war”. While the tra...

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Tenang locals have been receiving a windfall since the by-election was called, including cash and gifts from government agencies and other related quarters, all claiming it is just business as usual. BN representatives have claimed that they are merely regular assistance due to underprivileged residents from the various government agencies. Regardless of the excuses, how to receive "election goodies" has become the hottest topic in Tenang coffeeshop talk. Malaysiakini managed to interviewed several voters who had received the so-called "assistance", based on tipoffs from the locals. A 40-year-old single mother residing in Labis who requested anonymity fearing reprisal, showed Malaysiakini a RM50 hamper, a RM200 'Ang Pow' and 12 feet of fabric that she received in an event at Labis municipal hall last week. "I don't know who was the organiser. I think there were over 100 beneficiaries. The organiser gave out RM200 cash, hampers and fabric. The...

The Federation of Indian NGO Associations has tagged Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin a liar and a traitor for suggesting that the ministry has reached consensus with the Indian community on the use of the Malay literature textbook 'Interlok'. Instead, the federation's information chief AP Raja Retinam said, some Indian representatives who attended Tuesday's meeting had called for a total withdrawal of the book. "Muhyiddin is a liar and a traitor for saying the ministry has reached a consensus, with making some amendments, as well as adding a glossary and teaching guidelines, as possible solutions. "We, along with the representatives who attended the meeting, had called for the complete withdrawal of the book, not such solutions," Raja Retinam ( left ) said, adding that those who mislead the public would go to hell. The federation, which opposes the use of the Form Five textbook in schools, had also earlier said i...

Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching received a death threat this morning, reinforced by a dead chicken hung on the grill door of the DAP Sungai Chua branch office. Her assistant Chen Fan Dao, when contacted, said local residents had alerted her to this about 8am. When he arrived at the office about 9.30am, the carcass was still hanging where it had been hung. Its throat had been slashed and blood was still dripping, Chen said. A poster was stuck to the signboard, with the warning: "Ingat! Ini satu Peringatan Teo Nie Ching, Tentera Jihad" (Take note! This is a reminder Teo Nie Ching, the Jihad Army). Asked if security would be tightened, Chen said the MP's schedule will not be affected, although she "will be more careful". He would not speculate on who might have made the threat, only saying that they would allow the police to investigate this. Te o (left) lodged a report at the Kajang police station at 11.45am. The Serdang MP has been embroiled in several controver...

Over 1,000 Tenang constituents were treated to a sumptuous dinner last night with free beer, sexy dance performance and a lucky draw, featuring a 100cc motorcycle as the grand prize. The pro-BN 1Malaysia dinner also featured a fiery speech by former Umno vice-president Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who had made his political comeback by winning the Bagan Pinang by-election in 2009. He made PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and PAS his main targets. see the full news at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/153703 seals: Hmmm UMNO at "with free beer, sexy dance performance" to promote UMNO? They are at this point to attract people with beer and woman? I thought ....errrr !!!!

These are some of the Phases found in Interlok that controversial ,as if the book narrated and insult the living condition of Indian in pre-Independence time. The book remind us to realise how bad the living standard in motherland India , and also point to the idea that we are "pendatang" to Malaya and the Indian should be grateful to the the Malays to live in Malaysia, and don't ask for more. The book narrated about caste system and poor living standard before they come to Malaya. The book has hidden agenda to attack the non-malay and remind us not to ask for rights and privilege as what happening lately,awakenning of Indian start questioning injustices inflicted upon the Indian. The wost things is our SPM Indian children has to digest this book and they may feel humiliated about the content in front of the other races, may subject to UMNO style of bully. The extract: 1. Maniam seperti orang India yang lain, tidak pernah khuatir tentang keselamatan isterinya. (Page 218...

Markom was 'just looking for anti-gov't teachers' Change: Yes, government servants must support the government of the day elected by the rakyat since its policies and projects are implemented by them. But Markom Giran cannot meddle with the rights of the teachers as voter-citizens as to which party they support. Is there any circular or law that says all government servants must be BN members/supporters? Going by your words, Penang, Selangor, Kelantan and Kedah government servants must support Pakatan Rakyat and not BN. It is not your duty to find out which party they support. Teach the students sincerely and faithfully according to the teaching profession. Don't be political parties' mouthpiece. You and me, and the rest of the rakyat, as voters will decide which political party to vote for in the next election and elect the government. Shut up and do your work. Righteous: It's simply sickening that anyone in our education system would suggest th...

A school principal who was said to have uttered a term derogatory to the Indian Malaysian community has issued an apology to her students. According to complainant AP Raja Retinam, who is also Federation of Malaysian Indian Organisation information chief, the apology was made at 12.30pm today. “She made the apology to the Indian students today, so the matter is closed and we are moving on,” he said. Principal Zaini Mohd Zin of SMK Taman Tasik Ampang in Selangor was reported to have said the word 'pariah' during a speech. However, she later told the media that she believes that she was taken out of context as she had used the word while referring to the novel 'Interlok' which has attracted much controversy. “She (said she) had used the book as a reference. This is what we don't want and this is the reason we want the book banned,” said Raja Retinam. “Young people don't know how to contain their anger when they hear words like 'pariah' used amongs...

The Johor Education Department has attempted to transfer the husband of PAS' Tenang candidate Normala Sudirman from Tenang to Johor Bahru on the ground that he cannot "control his wife". The sudden directive, which orders Normala's husband Makrof Abd Mutalib to relocate to Johor Bahru within 24 hours, was however retracted after the couple ( left ) protested. "The headmaster said it was because I can't control my wife, referring to her political participation in PAS," said Makrof Abd Mutalib, who has been teaching in a school in Tenang for the past 13 years. Met at a PAS event to announce its candidate last night, Makrof told Malaysiakini that he received the transfer notice a few days ago when it was heavily speculated that his wife could contest the Jan 30 by-election for the state seat. Makrof said the transfer notice did not state a reason. "We confronted the district education department. Normala had resigned (as a teacher). (We ...

A group of five NGOs today filed five separate police reports against the burning of controversial novel 'Interlok' and the picture of its author, Abdullah Hussein, last Saturday. The group claimed that the torching incident was a direct insult to the book's author, the nation's literary greats and also the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The police reports, filed at the Dang Wangi police station at 3pm, also claimed that the book burning was an attack on the dignity of the author and smelled of excessive hatred that could spark racial tensions and the anger of the Malays. The five NGOs include Gapena and Pena, representing Malay literature writers, aside from Ikatan Melayu Asli Nusantara, Majlis Permuafakatan PIBG Nasional and Majlis Kebudayaan Negeri Selangor. The group have also urged the police to investigate Kota Raja MP Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud and Kota Alam Shah state assemblyperson M Manoharan over their involvement in Saturday's protest. All five police...

A new pressure group is planning to host a rally next Sunday (Jan 23) to protest the appointment of Mohd Khusrin Munawi as the new Selangor state secretary. Hormati Suara Rakyat Selangor (HSRS) is hoping to attract at least 10,000 people for the rally, that will be held at the MPPJ stadium in Kelana Jaya. The group's spokesperson, Haris Ibrahim ( left ), said the rally is aimed at pressuring federal state secretary Mohd Sidek Hassan to declare Khusrin's appointment null and void. “Khusrin's appointment is a culmination of the relentless attempts by the BN federal government to frustrate the Selangor administration in carrying out their policies and programmes,” he said at a press conference at the KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall today. Consultation is 'simple courtesy' Bersih 2.0 chairperson Ambiga Srineevesan ( below ) pointed out that HSRS was mooted as a united movement amongst various civil society groups to demand that all parties respect the cho...

Three hundred protestors marched to the gates of the Selangor state secretariat building in Shah Alam today to protest the state government's handling of the appointment of Mohd Khusrin Munawi as the state secretary. They are also demanding the resignation of Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, likening his opposition to the appointment as a form of treason. "Khalid is a traitor to the Malay rulers. He lied to the rakyat and has tarnished the state administration with his political machinations," said rally leader Hamidzun Khairuddin, who heads the Gagasan Anti Penyelewengan Selangor (Gaps) movement. Protestors included members from Umno, Malay rights pressure group Perkasa and MCA Youth. The group marched from Dataran Shah Alam to the building but were stopped about 100 metres from the gates by 30 police personnel in riot gear. During the march, the group chanted “ Daulat Tuanku ”, “ Tangkap Anwar (Arrest Anwar)” and “ Undur Khalid (Khalid resign)”. A p...

Despite Johor's reputation as a BN stronghold, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim's presence on the Tenang by-election campaign trail seems to have given the ruling coalition the jitters. At two rallies in the constituency last night, the police moved in to stop the events the moment Anwar took the rostrum. In contrast, the police ignored other Pakatan Rakyat leaders who spoke before Anwar. Nor did the authorities act when PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang spoke at several functions a few days before. “When other leaders spoke, there were no interruptions. But when Anwar spoke, the police would stop him almost immediately," said Johor PAS information chief Mazlan Aliman. “Johor Umno is very worried about Anwar's because he was very influential here when he was deputy prime minister. There were Umno leaders and community leaders at the two ceramah last night.” At the first function at Kampung Ayer Panas, the road leading to the venue were lined up with police vehicl...

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The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged Utusan Malaysia to call off the domestic inquiry against the union's president Hata Wahari. Hata, a senior journalist, will face an inquiry panel on Thursday over public statements condemning Utusan's editorial policy which he blamed for the daily's falling circulation. “ Utusan should respect the right of NUJ officials to make public statements which relate to the interests of union members," said general-secretary Anbalagan in a statement today. “Hata ( right ) had made his remarks as a union official, and Utusan is free to make a public rebuttal if it does not agree with NUJ's statements.” If disciplinary action is taken against Hata, he would be the third Utusan union official to be sacked since former NUJ president Yazid Othman and NUJ Utusan chapter chairperson Amran Ahmad. It is understood that the NUJ executive committee will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the development. Hata was el...

Despite tomorrow being his first day at work and his oath-taking ceremony scheduled to take place before the Sultan next Thursday, federal appointee Mohd Khusrin Munawi's position as Selangor secretary remains uncertain. "I will have to meet with my executive council members first and discuss the matter. We need to sort out the actual powers of the state," said Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim to reporters in Ampang Jaya today. He was responding to a question about the matter in a press conference after awarding 5A notices to about 220 applicants from the Kuala Langat district for land titles. Asked if he is going to administer the oath of secrecy that Khusrin must take before being allowed to be privy to state secrets and participate in the day-to-day running of the state, Khalid was evasive. "I don't know, I have to consult my excos first. "I shall also talk to the sultan about this and other things. It is the duty of the MB to report to...