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There is concern that members recruited by lobby groups will not reflect the broad membership envisioned by the People's Volunteer Corps, and may form its de facto para-military groups. Perkasa has moved to take a wider role in its political struggle by forming a subgroup within the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) that is exclusively for its members. Perkasa coordinator, Zainuddin Salleh, revealed to Komunitikini that a Rela subgroup called ' Briged Setia Negara ' had been established by Selangor Perkasa chief Abdullah Mansor in December last year. “An approval was granted by the Home Ministry in December last year for the establishment of the brigade," claimed Zainuddin. "The brigade is formed exclusively for Selangor Perkasa members.” He said those who join Perkasa will be offered the option to enrol in Briged Setia Negara . A screenshot ( right ) of Selangor Perkasa's website shows that the brigade was announced to its members at a re

Deputy Prime Minister Muyhiddin Yassin today defended Utusan Malaysia as a Malay voice and said it was improper of the MCA to boycott the Umno-owned Malay daily. He said Utusan has been the voice of the Malays and Malaysians in conveying the people's views on various issues. This, said Muhyiddin, who is also Umno deputy president, was never meant to damage national unity. "We have to remain rational. I don't know why MCA wants to do this, as I was not in Malaysia then. "Is it because MCA is worried that what was reported in Utusan can spark a riot?" Muhyiddin said, adding that Utusan only reported what the Malays felt. He was responding to MCA's call to the people to boycott the Malay daily for calling for a '1Melayu, 1Bumi' movement instead of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's 1Malaysia campaign. Muyhiddin told reporters after launching the Kuala Lumpur international book fair that it was improper of the MCA to call for the boycott of

KUALA LUMPUR: Pengerusi Badan Bertindak Interlok Kebangsaan (Niat), Haji Thasleem Mohamed Ibrahim mendakwa Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin telah membohongi rakyat Malaysia berhubung isu buku kontroversi, Interlok edisi murid. “Muhyiddin di dalam sesi Parlimen pada 24 Mac menyatakan bahawa Jemaah Menteri bersetuju agar Interlok terus diguna pakai tetapi tiada seorang pun yang menjelaskan pendirian mereka.” “Seterusnya Muhyiddin berkata keputusan penggunaan Interlok berterusan adalah muktamad namun akhbar Sinar Harian melaporkan Muhyiddin sebagai berkata bahawa Interlok hanya akan digunakan selepas pindaan dilaksanakan.” Thasleem turut berkata bahawa Niat tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengheret Muhyiddin untuk membuktikan penipuan yang dibuat pemimpin kedua tertinggi negara itu. Justeru itu, Thasleem mencabar Muhyiddin menjalankan pungutan suara untuk memperoleh pandangan rakyat Malaysia kerana pandangan yang diterima beliau dari peringkat aka

Please tell to everyone. Happen on Sunday 3 April 2011     (not the bloggers experience ...from a forwarded mail) This is my sad story, a one really unforgetable moment in my life. Finally its my turn to experience an unfortunate event. Yesterday, between 10.00 to 10.30am at Elite highway, I have been hijacked. I make my way home from work place around 9.30, reached Cyberjaya toll around 9.50 pm. I then take an exit to Shah Alam. Just about 50 metres after I take my left lane from the exit, I noticed one Mercedes E Class 240 from right lane behind me, take a closer range to me. At first, I don't bother, but then it came really near and wind down window on passenger side, I saw one Malay guy, with PDRM cap and long sleeve shirt look alike police traffic, ask me to pull aside. At that time, I was thinking, whether to run or not. If I run, I'm not sure if I'm fast enough to outrun them, or if they are real police, I would get shot, and if they are not real

Makkal Osai bertarikh 31 Mac 2011 – KAMUS DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA MENGANDUNGI PERKATAAN YANG MENYINGGUNG PERASAAN KAUM INDIA Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (KPM) ingin mengucapkan terima kasih dan merujuk kepada Laporan Akhbar MAKKAL OSAI bertarikh 31 Mac 2011 – Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka mengandungi perkataan yang menyinggung perasaan kaum India. Pendekatan dan prosedur menyusun kamus bahasa Melayu sama dengan pendekatan dan prosedur yang diamalkan oleh ahli leksikografi bangsa-bangsa lain yang merakamkan perkataan yang digunakan oleh pengguna sesuatu bahasa.   Kamus Dewan terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka disusun berasaskan perkataan-perkataan yang digunakan oleh pengguna bahasa Melayu, termasuklah perkataan-perkataan yang bersumberkan bahasa-bahasa lain seperti bahasa sukuan atau etnik, bahasa Inggeris, China, Sanskrit, Tamil, Belanda, Arab dan sebagainya. Sehubungan dengan perkataan-perkataan dalam bahasa Melayu y

By Melissa Chi April 15, 2011   KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) has backed its chairman Raja Petra Kamarudin, claiming today that his exclusive interview with TV3 aired this week was “spin doctored” for tomorrow’s Sarawak election. MCLM President Haris Ibrahim said the two-part interview aired during prime time on Wednesday and yesterday was heavily edited and distorted in favour of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, to give him a “squeaky clean” image to the people in rural Sarawak, who have only access to mainstream media, ahead of the state vote. “The fact is that the quotes by RPK in the heavily edited video recordings have been taken out of context and this has caused the message to be grossly distorted. “RPK has time and time again commented on this issue via video recordings and through his postings on his news portal Malaysia Today and in various other media. Based on these, it is obvious that the essence of what he

The Malay Mail, Frankie D'Cruz, Monday, April 11th, 2011 A CLASSIFIED advertisement for the rental of a high-end condominium in Kuala Lumpur appallingly asserts NO INDIANS — throwing up a regrettable case of selective bias. It was the first time in local English media that I had come across a downright racist advertisement that steered prospective Indian tenants away. It was not meant for Indian nationals — it applied to any Indian, including me. I may be accused of overstepping racial lines but the advertisement in a national daily by a Malaysian Chinese lady working and living in Sydney, Australia, takes Indian bashing here to new depths of shame. The advertisement by the owner, a radiologist, for rental of her apartment suite at Bistari condominium near the PWTC and The Mall explicitly states “No Indians”, something so bold and blunt unseen in the housing ads of newspapers. Her problem with Indians: curry! She would not have her tenant cooking up a &quo

Murugiah to be dropped as deputy minister By G Manimaran Bahasa Malaysia Editor April 13, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — Datuk T. Murugiah is expected to be dropped as deputy minister when his senatorial term expires on Monday, according to MIC sources and his aides. The former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Youth chief after a prolonged and bitter leadership battle with PPP president left the party and joined MIC last August. He is a deputy at the Prime Minister’s Department This development is the clearest sign yet that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will affect a minor administrative reshuffle after Sarawak polls on Saturday. The Malaysian Insider understands that Murugiah has been officially informed by the prime minister. Another source informed that Murugiah was informed of the decision last week, but an official letter would be out yesterday. A source that has seen the letter to Murugiah said that Najib, as Barisan Nasional (BN) chief, informed his term in Senat

Perkasa leader ‘contradicting’ herself over history books row, says historian By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal    April 12, 2011    KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Historian Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi has accused Datin Paduka Professor Dr Ramlah Adam of contradicting herself in asserting that the current history textbooks were “well-balanced” and for belittling the contribution of non-Malays. Ranjit also charged that Perkasa supreme council member had “erroneously” accused him of being paid to “check the syllabus,” saying he was only appointed as an expert consultant (pakar rujuk) to ascertain factual accuracy of the history textbooks. “Dr. Ramlah Adam makes a classic contradiction in her statements. On one hand, she says “The history syllabus is well-balanced” and that there is “nothing wrong” with the current history syllabus for secondary schools. “She subsequently contradicts herself by admitting that the Form 4 syllabus had placed a lot of emphasis on Islamic civilisati

Malaysiakini down. SarawakReport down. Now we know which 2 websites Taib and BN fear the most. Read MalaysiaKini updates at : http://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaKini

Pilot killed in helicopter crash... AT 8.30PM 1.50pm: Sibu - A helicopter believed to be carrying members of the deputy prime minister's entourage has tipped and landed on its side just as it was attempting takeoff on a field near Wisma Sanyan. The convoy of helicopters were said to have about to be flying back out after ferrying DPM Muhyiddin Yassin from Bintangor to Sibu, when one of them landed back onto the ground and fell on its side. It is understood the accident happen at 1.45pm. Muhyiddin is reportedly uninjured. The pilot has sustained injuries and has been taken to the nearby hospital for treatment. Muhyiddin, who was not on the copter, is slated to visit the injured pilot at 3pm. 2.30pm: Sibu - According to OCPD ACP Shafie Ismail, the incident happened at 1.50pm after the helicopter had unloaded all passengers in Sibu Townsquare. "The helicopter wanted to fly back to the airport for parking, (but) then fell from about 10 feet aboveground."

'After TBH, the MACC should have tightened up their security and procedures. Yet, it believes nobody should question the way they work.' Customs officer dies after falling off MACC building Fair Mind: After the Teoh Beng Hock (TBH) fiasco, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should have tightened up their security and procedures. Yet, the MACC thinks that they are the Almighty and nobody should question the way they work. Now we have another one walking into the MACC alive and leaving MACC dead. How many deaths should occur before anything is being done by the MACC to prevent future deaths? The MACC boss should tender in his resignation. In other country, the head of the department would voluntarily take responsibility for such a fiasco and resign. Aku India: Please investigate: 1) Can a person die if he were to fall from the third floor? 2) If Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed planned to commit suicide, shouldn't he have gone to the Twin Towers? 3)

The high occurrence of extramarital affairs is due to "wives who neglect their responsibilities" to their husbands, the MP for Pasir Mas (Ind) Ibrahim Ali claims. Therefore, he asked in a supplementary question during Question Time in Parliament, what was the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) doing about educating wives on their responsibilities? "There are times when husbands have urges ( ada keinginan )... but when they come home to their wives, they will say, 'wait, I'm cooking', or 'wait, I'm getting ready to visit relatives'. "In Islam, wives are supposed to stop everything to fulfil their husbands' demands," Ibrahim ( right ) said. "Husbands driving home after work see things that are sexually arousing ( menaikan semangat ) and go to their wives to ease their urges ( semangat ). "So much so there are husbands who go to private places ( tempat-tempat yang sulit ) to satisfy their urge

Pakatan Rakyat leaders have reacted in shock over the death of a senior Customs officer at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) Federal Territory office this morning. Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah said it is obvious that the MACC “did not learn from Teoh Beng Hock's case”. “This will look badly on the MACC. People have already lost confidence (in them) after Teoh's case... the MACC must take action to prevent this from happening again. Somebody must take responsibility for this case,” he said when contacted. The MACC is at the heart of an ongoing royal commission of inquiry into the death of Teoh, who was Ean Yong's aide in July 2009 when he was found dead outside the building where the Selangor MACC is based. He had been questioned overnight as a witness into alleged irregularities in use of Selangor government funds by Ean Yong. Today's death of the seni or Customs officer - assistant director Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed - is

Teluk Intan member of parliament M Manogaran was today arrested along with the head of the Malaysian Tamil Students Progressive Associations (MATSAP), MS Arjunan, while demonstrating against the controversial Interlok novel. Manogaran ( second from right ), who is from the DAP , and Arjunan ( far right ) had arrived with a small crowd of activists earlier this morning at the Batu Caves temple complex in Gombak. Kuala Lumpur. They were demonstrating against the Education Ministry's decision to make Interlok a compulsory reading material for form five students taking the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams, this year onwards. Police moved in and arrested Manogaran and Arjunan around noon, when the former addressed those gathered and urged the Indian community to unite against the introduction of the literature component in the Bahasa Malaysia subject. Both Manogaran and Arjunan were taken to the Gombak district police headquarters. They were released at about 2.40pm after

RCI: MACC man watched porn after quizzing Teoh S Pathmawathy Mar 31, 11 5:52pm 10 friends can read this story for free A Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer was found to have downloaded and watched pornography on his office computer instead of monitoring his witness, Teoh Beng Hock. This bombshell was dropped by the royal commission of inquiry into Teoh's death panel chief Justice James Foong today. He mentioned this in passing when Bar Council lawyer Cheow Wee was quizzing former Selangor MACC deputy director Hishamuddin Hashim on his internal memorandum which warned officers to keep an eye on visitors, witnesses or suspects when they are on the commission's premises. At one point, Foong said that assistant superintendent Mohd Ashraf Mohd Yunus ( right ) was indulging in pornography on his computer. Ashraf had said previously that he was ordered by Selangor MACC investigations unit head Hairul Ilham Hamzah