Memali: Menteri nafi Musa Hitam arah tembak

Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein berkata spekulasi bahawa Tun Musa Hitam mengarahkan polis menembak mati dua penduduk semasa peristiwa berdarah Memali di Baling pada 1985 adalah tidak benar.

Ketika itu, Musa (kanan) merupakan timbalan perdana menteri dan juga menteri dalam negeri.

Hishammuddin berkata, pada 19 November 1985, polis menjalankan operasi untuk menangkap Ibrahim Mahmud dan 35 pengikutnya di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) 1960 kerana disyaki terlibat dalam kegiatan yang menggugat keselamatan negara.

"Semasa operasi tersebut, pihak polis telah diserang oleh pengikut-pengikut Ibrahim Mahmud dengan bersenjatakan senjata api, parang, pedang dan buluh runcing," katanya.

Hishammuddin memberitahu demikian dalam jawapan bertulisnya kepada pertanyaan lisan Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, yang juga naib pengerusi DAP, di Dewan Negara Isnin lalu.

Menurutnya lagi, pihak polis telah menyeru penyokong Ibrahim supaya meletakkan senjata dan menyerah diri secara aman.

'Demi mempertahankan diri dan mematahkan serangan tersebut, pihak polis terpaksa menggunakan senjata api dan melepaskan tembakan," tambahnya.

Peristiwa tersebut kata Hishammuddin telah mengorbankan empat anggota polis dan 14 orang awam termasuk Ibrahim manakala 23 anggota polis dan 14 orang awam mengalami kecederaan.

Selepas tragedi berdarah kira-kira 25 tahun lalu itu, Musa sentiasa dikaitkan dengan arahan menembak penduduk kampung tersebut memandangkan beliau menjadi menteri dalam negeri pada ketika itu.

Beliau juga pada masa itu memangku tugas perdana menteri ketika Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berada di luar negara.

Source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/130402

Free WiFi if PR takes Putrajaya

Fuh! Goosebump listening to the speech by YB Lim Guan Eng! Fuh! Wow wow!! U should look at how united the Malaysians are, flooded the whole stadium!

BN recaptured Hulu Selangor

The Hulu Selangor by-election has just ended and the result has been announced.

MIC has recaptured back Hulu Selangor Parliamentary seat that they lost in the last General Election through P.Kamalanathan.

He beat Datuk Zaid Ibrahim from PKR.

This is the official result from Election Commission.

BN - 24,997
PKR - 23,272
Majority -1,725
Spoilt votes - 731

Westlake in total darkness again

While people in Hulu Selangor are tensed up and excited for the polling day tomorrow for the by-election, people in Kampar, Perak were in darkness this evening.

UTAR students’ accommodation, Westlake was blacked out again this evening. This is the second time it happened this year.

Other places like New Town, Kampar Old Town and another UTAR students’ accommodation in Eastlake were also in total darkness.

The black out which started around 5.25pm resumed only after 3 hours at 8.30pm.

System down due to the black out has caused vehicles lining up at Petronas petrol station.

Parents claim daughter shunned by school

SEREMBAN: The parents of a 14-year-old girl, who alleged that she was raped by a policeman in Rembau, are now claiming that their daughter is being shunned by her school.

The girl's 36-year-old father, who works as a production operator in a factory, claimed yesterday that the school had stripped his daughter of her prefect post and demoted her from the third class to the last.

"She is in Form Three and was in the third class out of eight. But after the incident, the school administrators sent her to the last class. How can they do this to her when she is the victim?

"Instead of protecting her and giving her counselling for the trauma she endured, they are treating her like a bad person," he said.

He also claimed that his daughter was so traumatised by the incident that her studies have been affected.

"She was also very active in sport and had taken part in numerous sports competition representing her school and the district.

"But now, she hardly goes to school and is embarrassed due to fear of being shunned by her friends and teachers," he said.

The parents yesterday highlighted the matter to state Education Department director Datuk Abdullah Muhammad.

Abdullah said he would look into the matter immediately and get a report from the school principal.

"If this is true, it shouldn't happen like this... it is the school's responsibility to help a student in dealing with such situations and not make her a victim."

Efforts to reach the school principal for comment were futile.

The girl had claimed that she was raped by her policeman friend at his police quarters on March 17.

The victim also alleged that on March 20 , he punched her when the girl told him that she wanted to relate her ordeal to her mother.

On Thursday, state police chief Datuk Osman Salleh stressed that police would not protect any officer involved in crime.

The girl's father had claimed that the police were slow in taking action because the person allegedly involved was an officer who was attached to the traffic unit in Rembau.

Osman advised the parents to meet him or state Criminal Investigations Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaki Masroh to find out about the case.

"We are just waiting to iron out some details before handing the case to the prosecution unit," he said, adding that the officer had been transferred out of the district police headquarters.

vote 1Malaysia!

Another big blow to Pakatan Rakyat and Zaid Ibrahim in the last 24hour before the people of Hulu Selangor cast their vote on who's the best candidate to be their representative.

This video is from Citizen Journalist Chan Lilian.

KPT larang pelajar IPTA kempen di Hulu Selangor

KUALA KUBU BARU: Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) hari ini mengeluarkan arahan melarang semua pelajar di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam dan Swasta di negara ini terlibat dengan sebarang kempen pada pilihan raya kecil (PRK) Hulu Selangor.

Menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Unit Komunikasi Korporat KPT tindakan tegas akan diambil ke atas mana-mana pelajar yang terlibat dalam kegiatan berkempen mengikut Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universtiti (AUKU) 1971 dan Akta Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi Swasta.

Pilihan raya kecil Hulu Selangor diadakan ekoran kematian penyandangnya, Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad.

Pilihan raya kecil kali ini melibatkan pertandingan satu lawan satu antara calon Barisan Nasional P. Kamalanathan dan Parti Keadilan Rakyat diwakili Datuk Zaid Ibrahim .

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) telah menetapkan 25 April ini sebagai hari pengundian.

Nik Aziz may not be good enough to win it for Zaid

HULU SELANGOR, April 22 — One of the things that is immediately noticeable in the Hulu Selangor by-election is the near absence of campaigners from PAS, the party that usually forms the meat and bones of previous Pakatan Rakyat (PR) campaigns.

After a noisy presence during nomination day, the imported PAS bandwagon moved on and has not returned, leaving the local campaigners from the Islamist party overwhelmed with the task of mobilising hardcore Malay support for PR’s Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.

Zaid is not an easy candidate to sell by PAS leaders to its hardcore supporters, especially with his admission of past transgressions over his drinking and love for race horses.

Hardcore PAS supporters in Hulu Selangor, estimated at about 7,000-strong, have flinched at having to shoulder Zaid.

That is why PAS spiritual leader Datuk Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat is rushing from Mecca to hit the hustings in Hulu Selangor this week to help clean up Zaid’s image and lend his credibility to persuade Malay voters to back PR.

But can the venerated Tok Guru, who left on April 5 for Mecca to perform the umrah, turn the tide for Zaid, especially with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak also entering the fray for Barisan Nasional (BN)?

Najib’s presence last night in Hulu Selangor has added momentum to Umno’s campaign among the Malays and given new impetus to BN’s flagging campaign for support from Chinese and Indian voters.

Historical reasons are also working against the Tok Guru.

PAS’s presence in Hulu Selangor had always been thin because the state seats in the parliamentary constituency had been held by Umno giants like Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib and the late Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad, who was an Umno state executive councillor for 14 years before switching over to PKR in 2006.

They had made sure PAS did not grow in Hulu Selangor although it had a big-time preacher in Datuk Ismail Kamus, a local, who fought the BN’s Datuk G. Palanivel in 2004 but lost heavily by 14,483 votes.

But then the majority was not surprising and had nothing to do with Palanivel personally but had everything to do with the departure of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister and the arrival then of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who promised major reforms that never took shape.

After that loss Ismail went on to become a national figure on the Islamic lecture circuit but PAS failed to put roots in Hulu Selangor which continued as an Umno bastion.

It is largely because of these historical reasons that PAS is weak in Hulu Selangor, except for a minimal presence in Malay villages and Felda settlements in Malay-majority-Hulu Bernam.

Ironically, PAS now has strong support from among the Chinese in the urban centres in Hulu Selangor because of national issues and this was one reason why local PAS leaders wanted to field Ismail again but PKR leaders were quick to announce that the seat would be defended by PKR with PAS assisting.

Importing PAS supporters in the last leg of the by-election to shore up Malay support for Zaid may not work because Umno had already penetrated the villages months earlier and reconnected with the voters there.

The message from many of the voters in these Malay villages to Umno was that they would consider voting BN if Palanivel was dropped.

Although Zaid’s capital among Chinese and Indian voters, who together make up about 45 per cent of the voters, remains intact but among the majority Malays who make up about 55 per cent, his standing has eroded largely because of the “non-Islamic” character issue.

According to Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew deputy editor in chief, in a recent commentary titled “Counter-Marketing Politics”, “many non-Muslims do not seem to understand it and ask if drinking is really that serious at all? And can this thing decide everything?”

He said Muslims can also ask: Isn’t drinking serious enough? Couldn’t it decide everything?

He went on to say that “this is Malaysia, a country where different ethnic communities and religions have completely different views on the same issue.”

In trying to help Zaid, Nik Aziz will be battling strong prejudice against liberals like Zaid.

But PAS insiders say the presence and support from Nik Aziz could convince the PAS hardcore to stay with Zaid but might not move the fence-sitters who, they say, are already convinced that Zaid is not their man.

“The Malay villagers here are hardworking peasants... they slog for a living. They are not just against alcohol. Their friends, Chinese, Indians and Orang Asli, all drink,” said a PAS member when met in Kalumpang.

“They are put off by the image of a man of ease with unlimited wealth and expensive habits,” the member said.

That’s the image Nik Aziz has to clean up and even he may not be able to do it in one or two ceramahs on the last leg of the Hulu Selangor campaign.

~ from http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/60892-nik-aziz-may-not-be-good-enough-to-win-it-for-zaid

Liberty is A Constitutional Right

On March 11th, he was arrested at his apartment’s parking lot in Segambut. Police brought him to an apartment he rented in Kepong, and after entering, claimed that in that residence, he possessed 800grams of cocaine, and 140grams of methamphetamine, and accused him of processing and trafficking, putting him under the risk of being charged under Section 39B, which carries the death penalty.

On March 12th he was remanded for 7 days. When my parents inquired if we can engage a lawyer, the Investigation Officer told us “No need”.

On March 17th, after our family waited more than an hour, we were allowed to see him for the very first time, under supervision.

Again my mother asked if we should get him a lawyer, again the I.O advised against it, claiming “Lawyer tak boleh buat apa-apa sekarang. Buang duit je. (Lawyer can’t do anything now. It’s simply a waste of money).”

On March 18th, his remand was extended another 7 days. The magistrate inquired why there was no lawyer present for him, and whether he was made aware he had the right to a counsel of his choice. He replied “No.” Therefore, he requested for one, and only nine hours later, did the I.O call to inform my mother, who promptly engaged Amer Hamzah Arshad.

But the very next day, the police used their Executive authority under Section 28A that vetoed his right to a counsel. All requests made by our lawyer to visit him was denied.

Only after we complained to SUHAKAM, did the police allow Amer to visit him.

On the last day of his remand.

After the investigations were concluded.

For only 15 minutes.

On March 25th, he was brought to court, and charged under Section 12(2) for possession of 0.24grams of metaphetamin in his Segambut residence. Nothing the police claimed they found in the Kepong residence, the cocaine and shabu that was “already packaged to be distributed” or the so called “cocaine processing mini-lab” was brought to court.

Because there WAS none.

He was released on bail. A trial date was set. He was so close to being free, and seeing his 4 year old son again.
But as he was signing the papers of his release, the Plainclothes were outside waiting.

Not two steps after he came out of the bail department, without any explanation, they re-arrested him. Amer was restrained from protecting him, and only after Amer repeatedly asked them to show their I.D, did they do so. Still, no explanation was given to the family. We were merely told to go to the Headquarters and speak to Inspector Kang. The same guy who claimed my brother possessed the cocaine they NEVER found.

He never saw us, he was “in a meeting.” He wasn’t too occupied to give the press a statement, but was unavailable to see us.

We were told by the new I.O for this case, and the DSP (the guy who signed the papers denying my brother the right to a counsel) that they are detaining him for 60 days under the Special Preventive Measures Act (LPK), after which, they could further detain him for 2 years if found guilty.

Guilty according to THEM. For under this act, it is a detention without trial, like the Internal Security Act. Any information gathered from “witnesses” and “investigations” will never be disclosed to him or his lawyer, or the court. He will also not be able to defend himself against any allegations. Under this act, he will never have his day in court.

On March 25th, my brother, Ben, was denied his Constitutional rights.

For 2 weeks, our family went through hell. Sleepless nights, press waiting outside our door, Ben had asthma attacks after the police delayed themselves in acquiring the requested medication for 3 days, Mama, who is a cancer patient herself, suffered chest pains and lost her voice.

We felt it was all worth it, for we would be able to have him back.

But now, a new nightmare has begun.

Whether or not Ben is guilty, should not be for the Police to decide. If they HAD the evidence to strengthen their warrant for re-arrest, why was it not brought to court? Why is Ben not given a chance to defend himself? How can we ever know the authenticity of these so called witnesses and their statements? If there were ANY to begin with?

Under this act, I could simply be caught for any crimes of drug offences the police accuse me of, because they can claim they have enough information (even if they have absolutely nothing) and detain me. For 60 days, for 2 years, and even EXTEND it after.

Acts like this and the ISA are licenses for ARBITRARY arrest and detention. Anytime. Anywhere. Anybody.

My family and Amer will not back down. We will fight for Ben’s right. We will speak up for all of those who were silenced before us, who will be silenced hereafter.

But we seek your help. In any way at all, help us fight this. Re-post this, write on your blogs, write to your local representative, to our newspapers, and together we shall use our voice, our art, our space, to stand up not just for Ben, but for all our rights.

Liberty is a Constitutional right. It’s time to get it back.
- Elza

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18/2/2009 6.28pm Westlake, Kampar, Perak

200 illegal immigrants caught in Penang

*news after this

Hair saloon in Kampar caught 'fire'

News will be published tomorrow. Good night.  Bye. =p

Happy New Year

Here I wish all my Tamil, Malayalee and Sikh friends Happy Tamil New Year and Happy Vasakhi. =p

Kampar Thunderstorm Aftermath (beautiful side)

People now let's view this rain from the positive side.

I know it's not so nice. But COPYRIGHT RESERVED! tq. =p

Kampar Thunderstorm Aftermath (ugly side)

These are the ugly photos of the heavy downpour taken in Westlake Homes, UTAR and Kampar surrounding.

Don't mind the not-so-nice pictures. Still, COPYRIGHT RESERVED! tq. =p

Kampar hit by thunderstorm

HOT NEWS!

Kampar, April 13 - The normal dried and hot weather suddenly turned into a fiery thunderstorm and hit Kampar in just a few seconds.

The thunderstorm which started at 4.44pm is believed to be the heaviest and scariest downpour ever recorded this year here. It looks like a tornado or twister in the Western countries with giant lightnings and drumming thunders.

The strong wind blew away the trashes, bent down the trees and signboard. It also caused black out in hundreds of house in Westlake, the accommodation for University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Kampar students.

Some panic students were seen gathering outside their house. Students lost their assignments and reports in the laptop because they didn't save it yet. UTAR students, who are mostly cyclists were stranded in the university due to the heavy rain. This has caused their belongings in the room including laptop and clothes wet.

Houses in Westlake which has been reported by J-On over the low quality of building materials were proven to be true again. The ceiling leaks and caused the house wet. Some ceilings even fell off.

Over in UTAR, the parking lots in front of Block D are flooded. Trees are broken. The main cafeteria in Block C also flooded and water can be seen on most of the tables and chairs. A reliable source also revealved that there is water leakage in some classes.

The electricity has resumed by 5.06pm and the rain eventually stopped at 5.30pm.

*photos of aftermath tonight.
**any editors want to edit this news? =p

Puduraya Bus Terminal To Move Temporarily To Bukit Jalil Beginning April 12

Kuala Lumpur, April 6 - All bus services to the north and the south that are now operating from the Puduraya Terminal will move to a temporary terminal at Bukit Jalil (Parking Lot F) besides the hockey stadium beginning April 12.

According to the acting manager of corporate communications of Uda Holdings Berhad, Zuhaznim Izzudin, the move was to smoothen the renovation and upgrading of the Puduraya Terminal that will be completed in four months.

She said however taxi services to Genting Highlands and hired vehicles headed for the north and south would still operate from the Puduraya Terminal.

"Travellers can proceed to the temporary terminal using public transport like the LRT, taxis and buses and in that regard RapidKL bus service will be provided from the Puduraya Terminal to Bukit Jalil and back at 15-minute intervals," she said.

Zuhaznim said food stalls and trading stalls, as well as surau and public toilets, will be provided in the area of the Bukit Jalil Hockey Stadium beside the temporary terminal.

She said for the convenience of travellers information counters would be at the Puduraya Terminal and the temporary Bukit Jalil terminal and all information regarding the move can be got on the hotlines 03-20787017 and 03-20786018.
~ Bernama

Sibu MP dies, another by-election?

HOT NEWS!

Another politician has died because of illness in less than a month.

Sibu Member of Parliament, YB Robert Lau Hoi Chew has just passed away this morning at 11.10am due to liver cancer at his home. He's with the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), one of the parties in BN coalition.

Robert, 68, who's also the Deputy Minister of Transportation won the seat with 3236 majority of votes beating candidates from DAP Wong Ho Leng and PKR Lim Chin Chuang.

Will there be another by-election? If there is, then it will the 11th one since the General Election on 8 March 2008. And it will be the second by-election in Sarawak after DUN Batang Ai,

Sarawak is the major contributor of Parliament seats to BN in the last General Election. Without the support from people of Sarawak, most probably Malaysia is govern by PR now.

Story of Waterfall Tragedy's Survivor

Im sure many of you still remember the Batu Berangkai waterfall incident where 3 UTAR Kampar students got swept away by the sudden gush of water.

You are lucky because you'll now have the chance to listen to the untold story from the only survivor of the incident for the very first time.

Ok i'm proud because:
1. I contribute the photos in the news piece.
2. It's exclusive as it's never published anywhere before.
3. I was at the scene and i have the first hand experience.

So people, click the link below to read the exclusive story that you'll never get from the mainstream media.

http://j-on-news.blogspot.com/2010/04/live-life-to-fullest-story-of-waterfall.html

Wednesday is a raining Day

i have been staying here in Kampar for more than a year now.

It's amazing that i can predict quite accurately when it's gona rain.

And trust me, the most significant night for the rain to pour is always today, Wednesday.

Why i say so?

Because Wednesday is the night market day or people here called it Pasar Malam.

When it comes to Wednesday, it'll be as if it never rain before.

You can ask any UTARians here and i'm sure most of them can give you the same anwser.

Everyone is looking forward for Pasar Malam because that is the only grandest outdoor 'entertainment' Kampar is offering.

Yes there are a few big hypermarkets and some Mamak shops here but people get bored of the same things over and over again.

Pasar Malam is the only occasion where students can get a lot of nice cheap and wide varieties food, household stuffs, clothes, vegetables and so on. And it's located at a very short walking distance from students' accomodation, West Lake. Besides, they don't have to dress up nicely and bring a lot of money.

Pasar Malam gives the students the feeling of being at their hometown because Pasar Malam is everywhere in Malaysia.

well, it's raining heavily right now since around 7pm.

No where can the students go to get food.

it's a pity especially to the one making their business at the Pasar Malam. These people are from the lower income group.

Let's just wait for the rain to stop while we do some house cleaning, laundry, assignments etc.

Tsunami Alert Lifted

For more news, go to http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/7/nation/20100407083028&sec=nation

Tsunami Alert after 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Sumatra

HOT NEWS!!

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a tsunami warning to Perlis, Penang and Kedah after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit North Sumatra, Indonesia, 448km away from Pulau Pangkor.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu also issued a tsunami alert.

Residents in Petaling Jaya and Penang has felt the tremor at about 6am this morning.

People staying at lower ground especially the coastal areas are reminded to be very ceareful.

Please stay away from the beach is possible.

For more latest updates, please go read online news. Thank you.

1, 2, 3 Freeze!

Click to read more. =p

http://j-on-news.blogspot.com/2010/04/1-2-3-freeze.html

Himpunan Mei 1 2010

""Ini adalah pesanan khidmat masyarakat.""

Setelah rakyat menyuarakan bantahan terhadap perlaksanaan cukai GST, Kerajaan telah menangguhkan bacaan kedua Akta GST di Parlimen. Alasan Kerajaan adalah ia mahu mendengar pandangan rakyat. Oleh itu, Jawatankuas...a Mei 1, akan menganjurkan satu perhimpunan aman bersempena Hari Pekerja dan menyuarakan bantahan terhadap cukai GST.

Jawatankuasa Mei 1, 2010 terdiri daripada badan bukan kerajaan , kumpulan masyarakat dan parti-parti politik akan menganjurkan Himpunan Mei 1, 2010 untuk memperingati perjuangan pekerja dunia dan memperkasakan kaum pekerja di Malaysia. Sambutan tahun ini juga akan fokus kepada isu semasa iaitu CUKAI GST.

Maka Himpunan tahun ini juga akan merupakan maklumbalas kepada kerajaan mengenai CUKAI GST!

Butir-butir program Mei 1 adalah seperti berikut :

TARIKH : 1 MEI 2010

MASA : 10 AM

TEMPAT: DATARAN MERDEKA ( PERHIMPUNAN & PERARAKAN)

Tema Himpunan Mei 1, 2010 ialah :

“RAKYAT BANTAH GST, GAGALKAN SEBELUM TERLAMBAT”

Tema kali ini amat relavan pada masa ini di mana kelas pekerja dan rakyat biasa akan menjadi mangsa kepada CUKAI GST . Rakyat biasa akan merana dengan peningkatan kos hidup.

AYUH KITA BERJUANG BERSAMA UNTUK MEMBATALKAN CUKAI GST INI SERTAILAH KAMI DALAM HIMPUNAN MEI 1, 2010

Untuk maklumat lanjut sila hubungi Saudari Nalini - 0193758912

Sekretariat Jawatankuasa Mei 1

""Mari kita menyertai program yang bermakna dan bersejarah ini.

Sebarkanlah berita gembira ini.

Ingat, jika anda inginkan perubahan, anda yang harus mengubahnya."

Sumber: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113756581969904&v=info#!/group.php?v=wall&gid=113756581969904