1609: Think and Act Malaysian

September 15, 2010

1609: Think and Act Malaysian

By K.K.Tan

1609: Think and Act Malaysian

1609: Time to Take Stock of Race Relations in Malaysia

When I first set out to write this monthly race column in November 2008, about eight months after the last general election, I thought that I would end my column after a year as surely that was enough time to cover all I needed to say. I was hoping that I would be able to write about other important issues which I was equally passionate about.

I was wrong. Its nearly 22 months now and developments on race relations are moving so fast lately that I have decided to write a piece now instead of waiting for my usual slot on the last Thursday of the month. Tomorrow (16 September) is Malaysia Day, when the states of Sarawak and Sabah joined Malaya (then) in 1963 to form the Federation of Malaysia. Its the first time the country celebrates the occasion with a public holiday. So its a good time to take stock of our race relations and understand the real problem we are confronting as a nation.

In the process of searching for our nations multi-ethnic soul made complicated by political power plays, the racial discord has reached such a high pitch recently. Fortunately, more and more moderate, fair and sensible voices are coming out to oppose a small minority still hankering for the economic abuses, easy handouts and rent-seeking of the past. The government is also making it clear now that it has zero tolerance against any racial remarks or provocation.

If one were to analyse objectively the causes of the racial squabble in Malaysia, a major source of the problem is the differing interpretations of our Federal Constitution and the Social Contract.

Throughout the history of mankind, differing inte! rpretati ons have often been the source of many past and present conflicts such as those within Christianity (between Catholics and Protestants and within them), within Islam (between the Sunnis and the Shiites and within them) and within the other major religions and political ideologies around the world.

There will always be opposing interpretations of any historical documents or tenets signed or promulgated by leaders who are no longer around but what is more important is to know how to handle these differences with maturity, moderation and justice so that the situation will not degenerate into violence and even war. Any social deal or compromise made must be acceptable and equitable to all as there will never be any lasting peace and harmony as long as there are injustice, inequality and oppression.

1Malaysia: What it means to Think and Act Malaysian

1Malaysia appears to offer that kind of deal which is inclusive, fair and equitable to all Malaysians and is fully consistent with the Constitution and the original spirit of it. To help the country cope with globalization and a rapidly changing world, 1Malaysia redefines the values and principles and refocuses the priorities of the government in putting people first and in managing the countrys resources more efficiently and equitably. All these values and principles were already there; 1Malaysia merely re-organizes them for the people and country to deal better with the new challenges.

However, there would always be a small minority with a hidden agenda who would insist on interpreting something the way they want it and if they dont get it, they would instigate or create tension or conflict with the hope that they can still get it. These people dont care about the collateral damage caused to the country and to many innocent people of all ethnic backgrounds. They would even undermine the interests of their own race to achieve their own selfish goals.

So how does one interpret the real nature of the rac! ial prob lem in Malaysia? Is it really racism or rather racialism or racial chauvinism?

Lately, there has been an outpouring of statements and articles, not only by politicians but by journalists, analysts, civil society and community leaders, academics, NGOs and general members of the public against chauvinistic ideas and racial slurs. The sentiments expressed in the statements and articles by the vast majority of these people are good and many of the ideas and suggestions are certainly praiseworthy.

There is only one problem here, most of them are still referring to the racial problem in this country as racism and the people making racial slurs or remarks as racists.

Racism Vs Racialism

It is politically and morally incorrect to use the terms racism or racist in the Malaysian context because racism is the systematic oppression of one or more races by another race and not a mere dislike, distrust or prejudice against another race (which is racialism). Racial remarks or slurs made in developing countries such as Malaysia are generally not racist but rather racialist, unless such remarks are made in a system where racism already existed. Racism is far more oppressive, arrogant and violent than racialism.

Perhaps a scenario during my student days in Britain about 30 years ago would give some idea on what racism is about. As coloured students, if one or a few of us were to unwittingly stray into certain areas after a football match, there is an almost certainty that we would be taunted with derogatory terms such as chinks or wogs and be physical assaulted for no other reason but for the colour of our skin. This is one simple example of racism where the victims suffer physical abuses.

Racism has a deeply rooted historical and ideological basis. It was an ideology developed 500 years ago with ! the rise of European colonialism and used to justify the slave trade of Africans and the conquest of colonies around the world. How else could they have justified it in the context of the emerging white liberal conscience but to describe black (which included coloured) people of the Africa and the colonized countries as inferior, uncivilized and even sub-humans. The Europeans who colonized America (and South Africa) brought with them such a racist culture while still engaging in the slave trade.

Racism may be a stronger and punchier term but if we frequently use it incorrectly, we may be committing

Herr Adolf Hitler: Arch Racist

two sins. Firstly, we may be belittling the terrible sufferings of the victims of real racism such as the African slaves, black people in the West, Jews under the Nazi regime, Bosnians under the Serbs and the Palestinians under the current Zionist regime. It may also be tantamount to insulting the historic struggles of great leaders such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.

Secondly, by describing the racial problem in Malaysia as racism, we are also not being honest and fair to ourselves. However bad the racial situation may be, it is still not racism but racialism which is the dislike, suspicion or even hatred of someone of another race. Of course, racialism, if not managed properly, can also lead to violent conflicts or riots like in the May 13 case.

Asians (and black people) on the whole cannot be racist. Just like an analogy that women on the whole cannot be sexists. The Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kazadans, Ibans and Dayaks and the other ethnic communities of Malaysia have no history of systematically oppressing another community based on race. Asian cultures generally have humble roots and a strong sense of justice and fair play. We have more in common than our perceived differences.

Perhaps one can argue tha! t intens e racialism in some cases may be a prelude to racism but there are fundamental differences. All racists are racialists but not all racialists are racists.

One can understand why the Western dictionaries would attempt to whitewash their past atrocities and inhumanity by tending to define racism as any hatred, prejudice or a feeling of superiority against another race. (Racism has often been referred to as a white mans disease.). It is so convenient to include the rest of the world now as equally responsible for racism. I am not anti-white or accusing all white people as racists. But the supremacist culture which has thrived for 500 years and seeped into the sub-conscious minds of white people cannot just disappear overnight even with the best intentions of current governments or political leaders there.

If we do not even understand the true nature of our racial problem, exemplified by the frequent misuse of the terms involved, what hope is there that we know how to deal with it? If we can appreciate that our problem in Malaysia is not so bad (as racism), then there is still hope that we would be able to address the issue collectively and more proactively. Using the wrong terms can also be divisive and demoralising amongst the people who are opposed to racialism.

Teach Malaysians to Fish: Give them Knowledge

Teach Them to Think and Act Malaysian

Our country seems to be sailing into unchartered waters and is still evolving in search of sustainable harmony with two main opposing forces: the old way of giving the man a fish (GMF) and being more racially exclusive (contrary to the true spirit of the NEP) and the new way of teaching the man to fish (TMF) and being racially inclusive as espoused by 1Malaysia.

The TMF way, as opposed to GMF, is the only sustainable approach to overcome poverty for all races! . Any ne ed-based affirmative policy would help the poorer Malays anyway to achieve a higher level of income in the long run and make them more self reliant, successful and competitive to take on the world. Change is not an option for our countrys survival and 1Malaysia and NEM can show the way.

The writer can be contacted at kktan22@hotmail.com.

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What extremism means

So you see, my dear Najib, if we really want to be non-extremist then there is much we need to change. To shed extremism there is much we need to shed. And the first would be to shed the attitude that we have a right to decide how someone lives his/her life and what he/she has to believe in and follow.

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Bernama reported today that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak wants Malaysians to fight extremism and to accept his 1Malaysia. Before we can fight extremism we must first understand what the word means.

Extremist (noun): a person zealous about a belief (Synonyms: agitator, die-hard, fanatic, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra, ultraist, zealot, illiberal, immoderate, stubborn, obsessive, single-minded, biased, unreasonable, bigot, intolerant, prejudiced, passionate, etc.)

Going by the above, almost 100% of Malaysians can be described as extremists. After all, who amongst us could tolerate/allow what we would regard as an insult to our race, religion or nation? Would we not passionately defend what we would consider our rights, dignity, freedom or whatever?

That would make us extremists.

Even America is an extremist nation. It opposes Communism and would go out of its way to fight Communism and defend the American way of life. It supported Saddam Hussein in Iraqs war against extremist Islamic Iran and the US closed its eyes to the atrocities Saddam committed against his own people -- all in the interest of democracy although Iraq is not the best example of a democracy.

The US also supported the Taliban in its opposition to the Communist Russian occupation of Afghanistan. The US built and nurtured the Taliban to what it is today. Basically the US created a monster to fight en even bigger monster because it is paranoid about Communism and is so intolera! nt to an other system that does not meet US standards.

That would make the US an extremist.

The entire world, not just Malaysians, is extreme. And the only way to fight extremism would be to be the opposite of that word. And what is the opposite of extremism?

The words opposite to extremist are: conservative, moderate, humanitarian, liberal, disinterested, impartial, unenthusiastic, limited, mild, tolerant, etc.

Now, for Malaysians to shed the extremist label and become the opposite of extremist they have to make a lot of sacrifices and offer a lot of concessions. Are Malaysians prepared to do that? Are the political, community and religious leaders prepared to do that? Are Umno and the 20 or so other political parties prepared to do that? Are the Malays prepared to do that? Are Muslims prepared to do that? More importantly, is Najib prepared to do that?

For example, many of our laws are extremely outdated and are inherited from the days when the world was an extremely intolerant, biased, superstitious and narrow-minded place. Is the government (with Najib at the helm) prepared to abolish all these laws?

Let us look at a few examples.

Can Malaysia shed its extremism and allow gay marriages? The right of gays should be respected. Anything two consenting adults do is their business. Why are we being extremists by deciding what two consenting adults can and cannot do?

You may argue that religion does not allow gay relationships. So what? That is between that person and his God. Why is the government deciding everything on behalf of God? Did God appoint Umno or Barisan Nasional or PAS or Pakatan Rakyat as His representative here on earth?

The government is becoming an extremist by deciding what humankind can and cannot do. You may say that gay marriages or relationships are immoral. Well, some may say the same about a man marrying more than one wife. Why is it a man with more than one wife is tolerated but not gay marriages?

You may argue that Islam allows a! man to marry four wives but does not allow gay marriages or relationships. Well and fine but why are Islamic laws imposed on those who are not Muslims? And even if that person is a Muslim should that not be between that person and God? Why is the government becoming an extremist by doing Gods work? Did God appoint the government as His agent or is God not capable of handling His own affairs?

What about the right to decide and choose your own religion? Isnt religion between you and God? Who gave the government the right to decide what religion we can and cannot follow? What if we refuse to follow any religion altogether or even believe in the existence of God?

The government is becoming an extremist by deciding what religion we must follow and by preventing us from choosing our own religion or even from rejecting religion altogether.

The above are only two examples meant to demonstrate my point. There are of course many more examples I can offer.

Can I be allowed to register a new party called the Communist Party of Malaysia? If not, why? Isnt the government being an extremist by deciding what party I can form? And what is wrong with Communism?

Can I become a Shia Muslim? And can I establish my own Shia mosque so that those who follow and believe in Shia Islam can have their own place of worship?

Better still, can I start a new religion called Abrahamism, which would unite all Jews, Christians and Muslims under one banner, the religion of Abraham -- which the Quran says is the only true religion. If the answer is no and if this new religion is banned and the followers arrested and jailed (and sent for religious rehabilitation) then the government is being an extremist.

So you see, my dear Najib, if we really want to be non-extremist then there is much we need to change. To shed extremism there is much we need to shed. And the first would be to shed the attitude that we have a right to decide how someone lives his/her life and what he/she has to believe in and follow.

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So le ts not talk about fighting extremism unless we are prepared to go all the way. As I said, almost 100% of Malaysians are extremists. And I dont see this changing until I can choose to not believe in God and enter into a gay marriage or relationship. And until that changes keep your thoughts about eradicating extremism to yourself.

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Fight extremism, says PM

(Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today expressed strong opposition to the actions of extremist groups or individuals who believe in their radical views and actions against others.

It saddens me that despite living in an independent multi-cultural nation for over 50 years, there are still those among us who cannot tolerate, much less accept the benefits of a [peaceful] society, he said.

He said this in his latest entry entitled Our Fight Against Extremism in his blog, www.1malaysia.com.my here.

Najib said he was sad because by rejecting Malaysians way of life, these groups were rejecting the 1 Malaysia concept.

He said as Malaysia celebrated a landmark in its history tomorrow, there was much to be proud of because Malaysia was a developing nation that had excelled in many sectors such as tourism, banking and finance, halal sector, medicine and many more.

We are blessed to be able to experience different cultures, food and religions without travelling far and abroad.

While we have achieved so much, it troubles me to see a rise in issues rooted in extremism in the nation.

This is not limited to racism. Extremists are groups or individuals who subscribe to radical views and actions against others.

They treat anyone who is different as an enemy and engineer fear in people who dont conform to their thoughts or ideologies and, in some cases in people who simply look different, Najib said.

Hence, extremism here applied to a gamut of factors, including racism, arts, culture, way of life, and more, th! e prime minister said.

While these groups were often small in number, their presence was amplified through their extreme sentiments and acts.

Nonetheless, the government continued to keep a watchful eye on such groups.

We have dealt effectively with a number of extreme cases in Malaysia, such as militant groups that have instigated conflicts and posed a genuine threat to national security.

We will continue to protect the Rakyat and the nation from threats from outside or within, through land, sea, air or cyberspace.

We have been exposed to examples of extremist behaviour, regionally and globally. I am glad that we have abstained from such acts, and instead displayed maturity as a people, as 1 Malaysia.

I urge all Malaysians to be calm and rational in the face of such extremism. To respond like with like only serves to escalate tensions between our countries and becomes a hindrance to our own progress.

Economies have faltered because of acts of extremism, and the road to recovery is often long and hard, Najib added.

Letter & Opinion From Joe Public

Khalid says common history way to move forward

By Neville Spykerman

September 15, 2010

SHAH ALAM, Sept 15 – In conjunction with Malaysia Day, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim called on all Malaysians to reflect on the meaning and significance of being one nation.

“We should remember, understand and recognise our history to appreciate the country and defend its sovereignty,” said the Selangor Menti Besar.

He said while Malaysia was the master of its own destiny, it is confronted with many challenges including questions of identity as well as religious and racial prejudices.

Khalid said these along with issues of corporate governance, weak government and abuse of power were adversely affecting the economy.

“We can no longer sweep these issues under the mat. Some of the problems require comprehensive solutions ,” he said.

He said this is only possible with the emphasis on the principle of transparency and accountability.

Khalid added that the Rule of Law must be protected based on the principles of freedom and justice.

“This is not new because it is contained in the Proclamation of Independence of our country and It was also repeated during the formation of Malaysia in 1963,” he said.

Khalid also pointed out that in order to progress as a mature nation, Malaysians needed to learn to express dissent peacefully with the purpose of trying to find a solution.

“Hopefully, the future of Malaysia will be better for everyone,” he concluded.

PM Najib: Reject extremism

Najib Razak

As we celebrate a landmark in the history of our nation of Malaysia this 16th of September, we have much to be proud of. We are a developing nation that has excelled in many sectors such as tourism, banking and finance, halal, medicine and many more. We are blessed to be able to experience different cultures, food and religions without traveling far and abroad.

While we have achieved so much, it troubles me to see a rise in issues rooted in extremism in the nation. This is not limited to racism. Extremists are groups or individuals who subscribe to radical views and actions against others. They treat anyone who is different as an enemy and engineer fear in people who dont conform to their thoughts or ideologies and, in some cases in people who simply look different. Hence, extremism here applies to a gamut of factors, including racism, arts, culture, way of life, and more. The late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy once said, "What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."

I am strongly opposed to these types of behaviour. It saddens me that despite living in an independent multi-cultural nation for over 50 years, there are still those among us who cannot tolerate, much less accept the benefits of a diverse society. It saddens me because by rejecting our diverse way of life, they reject 1Malaysia.

While these groups are often small in number, their presence is amplified through their extreme sentiments and acts. Nonetheless, the Government continues to keep a watchful eye on such groups. We have dealt effectively with a number of extreme cases in Malaysia, such as militant groups that have instigated conflicts and posed a genuine threat to national security. We will continue to protect the Rakyat and the nation fr! om threa ts from outside or within, through land, sea, air or cyberspace.

We have been exposed to examples of extremist behaviour, regionally and globally. I am glad that we have abstained from such acts, and instead displayed maturity as a people, as 1Malaysia. I urge all Malaysians to be calm and rational in the face of such extremism. To respond like with like only serves to escalate tensions between our countries and becomes a hindrance to our own progress. Economies have faltered because of acts of extremism, and the road to recovery is often long and hard.

As Malaysians, we can do our part to restrict the growth of extremism on our shores. By educating ourselves and participating in mature and rational dialogue, a deeper understanding can be reached between two parties with dissimilar views. We must nurture our intellect to be open to different opinions and ideas. We must train ourselves to apply diplomacy in our daily interactions with others, and to embrace 1Malaysia as our guiding philosophy in resolving conflict. It will serve us well as a people.

Happy Malaysia Day!
Letter & Opinion From Joe Public

PKR Sabah feting Anwar to fireworks on Malaysia Day?

By Haris Ibrahim,

How much damage has the imbroglio of the disciplinary action taken by PKR HQ against Jeffrey’s ‘dirty dozen’ caused to Anwar’s standing vis-a-vis the PKR grassroots in Sabah?
Anwar is due to find out soon, I am told.
Well, both Anwar and Azmin.
They both head out to Sabah tomorrow.
Anwar campaigning for Azmin already?
First stop : Tuaran.
Seems that Ansari, the current Tuaran division head and Anwar’s chosen Muslim poster boy, faces an uphill task in the coming party elections to retain this post. He’s being challenged by Edward Linggu, a known Jeffrey man.
Lesson number 1 waiting for Anwar, I am told.
On Malaysia Day, both Anwar and Azmin head out to Keningau.
Jeffery Kitingan territory.
Both Anwar and Azmin can expect the best of Sabah hospitality, I’m informed.
The calm before the storm?
Anwar heads back to Semenanjung whilst Azmin then takes his campaign to Sarawak.
I am reminded of the poser to me by the Sarawak PKR man in Kota Kinabalu, that I alluded to in my ‘…who will now kick UMNO out of Anwar?’ post.

“Go and ask Anwar if he will deny that his plan is to keep the Dayaks divided so that the Muslims will continue to rule in Sarawak. How different, then, is PKR from UMNO?”

Sabah's Harris Salleh says Malaysia headed for failed state status

By Joe Fernandez

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Harris Salleh sees Malaysias existing political and administrative system as heading towards a failed state status within the next 20 to 30 years. He described these states as the Club of Doom.

However, he rules out the system in Malaysia changing from within or on its own as its so entrenched that its difficult, if not impossible (for it), to change.

Its on public record that many leaders who have reportedly committed wrongdoings are being elected again and again, said Harris. These wrongdoings have been widely reported in the media.

Harris remarks were delivered in a prepared pre-Aidilfitri talk on leadership to students, in a run-up to Malaysia Day tomorrow, at Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara (UiTM) here. His talk just became available to the media.

The main contributing factor is that the voters are not politically and economically independent, said Harris. The voters depend for their livelihood on political patronage.

Race and religion, he said, played the most important part in selecting a leader.

Reiterating the central theme in his talk that the present system was dated, he opined that the country had the largest number of restrictive laws and policies, quite a number exceedingly harsh, and not conducive for the citizens to move forward.

Malaysia also had the largest number of this and that, he pointed out. As examples, he cited the number of civil servants and the number of agencies per population and the most number of public holidays 48 in the world. Surely, all these are not conducive for the citizens to move forward.

'Possible to change for the better'

Harris expressed confidence, without getting into any specifics, that it is still possible for the country to change for the better, but only! once th e voters are politically and economically independent. Once this is attained, a responsible leader will emerge and lead the country, he said. Then there will be good laws and policies.

Harris, who dropped out from school after Year Six, described a policy as an extension of the law and a guideline for the implementation (resolution) of a particular issue and should be the best for any particular issue and for the people.

He used three examples from his Berjaya administration (1976-1985) to explain what good policies are in a government: giving all schoolchildren free uniforms, shoes, books pencils and a packet of milk a day; giving and alienating 15 acres of land each to every landless Sabahan; and increasing the payment of dividends from Yayasan Sabah (Sabah Foundation) from RM100 to RM200 per annum.

These policies helped almost everyone but they were abolished or revoked by successive governments, said Harris. Thus the schoolchildren, the landless and Sabahans have been deprived.

(The school milk programme in Sabah has been reinstated but only three times a week and confined to Years One to Three.)

Seething with quiet anger, Harris charged that 90% of the 906,330 acres reserved in 74 locations throughout Sabah for 60,000 people in 1983 were not handed over by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), which replaced Berjaya in 1985. Instead, he alleged the lands earmarked by his administration were given away by PBS to local companies which promptly sold them (for a quick profit) to companies based in Peninsular Malaysia.

Denying that he was making up stories, Harris said that Joseph Kurup -- who left PBS in 1994 to form Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah -- revealed all the land details in 2003 amidst allegations that Sabah was the poorest state in Malaysia. Harris attributed the poverty in the state to, among others, the 60,000 landless growing to nearly 200,000 over the last 27 years.

The revocation of Berjayas land policies by the succeeding PBS administration has made Saba! h the po orest state in Malaysia over the last 20 years, said Harris. Sabah is an agricultural state and an overwhelming number depend on the land for their survival.

'Good laws revoked by government'

Sabahs descent into poverty from being the second richest in Malaysia, said Harris, proves that theres no guarantee that laws and policies made by responsible leaders will be honoured by their successors or successor governments.

Unfortunately, irresponsible successive leaders and governments have deemed it fit to abolish and revoke important policies for the people.

The former chief minister urged the eminent professors and lecturers of UiTM to research the poverty of Sabah and relate it to the successive state governments since independence and their various laws and policies.

Harris expressed no surprise that even good laws and policies are often revoked by government leaders.

Politics has become big business in Malaysia, he explained. People go into politics not to serve the country but to use it as an avenue to enrich themselves.

The rest of Harris talk on Malaysia was devoted to Sabah, which he described as an example of whats going wrong elsewhere in the country.

He urged Sabahans and Malaysians to stand up for the truth and call a spade a spade, citing a saying: All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

He observed that many people at all levels including students, just appear to be condoning by their inaction -- whatever (wrong) is happening around them.

He warned that there will be nothing left for Sabahans within the next 20 to years except the crumbs and leftovers if nothing is done today to put things right. Leaders, after skimming the wealth of the state within a short time, migrate to other countries, said Harris. With their political patronage and connections, some of the people have managed to make a lot of money within a few years.

There are forces at work who are not bo! thered w hat happens to Sabah and Sabahans, added Harris. Their business is not in the production of goods and adding economic value but to act as go-betweens and enrich themselves and others in power.

This state of affairs, said Harris, cannot and should not be allowed to go on.

courtesy of FMT

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CM calls for abolition of Penang Bridge toll

(The Sun) Penang commemorated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Penang Bridge today with the state government calling for the abolition of toll for its use.

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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said profits from the toll rates have far exceeded the original construction cost of about RM750 million.

"Since you have made up for the construction costs, we hope you can abolish the toll rate," he said at a press conference. I believe they (the concessionaire) have already made more than RM1 billion in profits."

Since Aug 15, 1993, Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB), a subsidiary of UEM Group Bhd, has been managing, operating, upgrading and collecting toll for the bridge under a 25-year concession agreement that expires on May 31, 2018.

The bridge was built by UEM Bhd together with Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company (Korea) Ltd .

When the 13.5km bridge was opened in Sept 1985, it was the world’s third longest, and today it handles more than 100,000 vehicles daily, Lim noted.

Lim also hailed the contribution of "unsung local heroes" behind the bridge, like engineers Tan Sri Prof Chin Fung Kee and Liaw Yew Peng.

"The construction costs were initially budgeted at RM850 million but final costs were RM100 million lower," he said, crediting the engineers for their innovative measures.

"Prof Chin’s various innovative design features such as the use of rubber pads to take care of seismic loading were wisely adopted elsewhere," he added.

He also said the nine workers who lost their lives during the construction should be remembered for their work and sacrifice.

Earlier, Lim held a meeting with Tenaga Nasional Bhd CEO Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh on the incident last Saturday where three TNB cables under the bridge caught fire.

He said TNB had agreed to make public its findings on the cause of the fire.

He said the damaged 150m-long sections of the cables are expected to be replaced by November at a cost of RM5 million.
He added that there was a need for a crisis management plan in the event such an accident recurred, with increased coordination with the cross-channel ferry services run by Penang Port.

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Zaid denies being backed by businessman

By Stephanie Sta Maria - Free Malaysia Today

KUAL A LUMPUR: Zaid Ibrahim has hotly refuted allegations that he is being financially backed by a businessman to infiltrate and destroy PKR.
In his latest blog posting, the PKR supreme council member asserted that he has no links with businessman Soh Chee Wen whom he claimed to have only met nine months ago.

Soh was charged in May 2002 with abetment in submitting false information to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He is also known for accusing former transport minister Dr Ling Liong Sik of being involved in corruption, cronyism and nepotism.

“Yesterday, Selangor PKR deputy chief Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud warned of enemies within the party but he didn't mention any names or numbers,” Zaid said. “Since the party elections began, the term 'enemy within' has often been heard. I suppose this refers to anyone who has offered his services without the necessary blessings.”

Zaid, who flew in to Kuching yesterday to hear the High Court's decision on case involving native land, said that even party leaders there had questioned his loyalty.

“Is this what the campaign has resorted to? Calling me a traitor and a greenhorn?” he asked in disgust. “As far as I know, Chee Wen is a close friend of Anwar's and has been of assistance to PKR. (PKR vice-president) Azmin Ali, Syed Shahrir and (Johor PKR chief) Chua Jui Meng all know this.”

“So I find it highly peculiar that Chee Wen is being portrayed as the enemy because he is now friends with me when all throughout his friendship with Anwar, he was a viewed as the good guy.”

The election campaign issue, according to Zaid, is very straightforward. If party members are satisfied with PKR's current standing and believe that all its problems and weaknesses are Umno's doing, then he strongly encourages them to choose their leaders from the existing stable.

“I will only step forward if the members are looking for an alternative,” he reiterated. “And I will only explain why I can be an asset to the party if I receive a nomination.”

In the same breath, however, he poured cold water on the very position he has set his sights on.

“In Malaysian politics, the role of the number two is solely for the name and the glamour. So being party deputy president doesn't come with much power. What more in PKR where even the top position doesn't have the power that is in the hands of the de facto leader. So I really don't understand all the fuss over this number two post.”

Anwar to campaign for Azmin in Sabah?

By FMT Staff

KOTA KINABALU: PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim and vice-president Azmin Ali are in Sabah today, prompting a blogger to question if the duo plan to hit the campaign trail.

Gombak MP Azmin is regarded as the opposition leader's protege and despite remaining above the fray on the surface, it is widely speculated that Anwar wants him to be the next deputy president.

However, the plan has hit a snag in the form of supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim, who has announced his interest to vie for the post.

Commenting on the duo's visit to Sabah, blogger Haris Ibrahim asked: “Is Anwar campaigning for Azmin already?”

Azmin is yet to announce his candidacy, but Zaid has hinted that the former is already pulling out Umno-like weapons from his arsenal to undermine the latter's chances.

According to Haris, the Anwar-Azmin tag team's first stop is Tuaran, where the current division chief Ansari Abdullah is facing an uphill battle to retain his post.

Describing him as Anwar's “chosen Muslim poster boy”, the blogger said Ansari is being challenged by Edward Linggu, who is aligned to Sabah PKR strongman Jeffrey Kitingan.

Next stop - 'Jeffrey's territory'
On Malaysia Day (Thursday), Haris said the pair is scheduled to visit Keningau, which is “Jeffrey Kitingan territory”.

“Both Anwar and Azmin can expect the best of Sabah hospitality, I’m informed,” he added in a sarcastic referrence to the tension in Sabah PKR.

Recently, the PKR disciplinary board hauled up 12 local leaders aligned to Jeffrey over their role in the aborted attempt to form a splinter party called Parti Cinta Malaysia.

Following this, the supreme council suspended three division leaders and issued a stern warning to the remaining nine.

A livid Jeffrey then accused Anwar of reneging on his word that no action will be taken. The promise was made during the peace talks held last year to diffuse the leadership crisis.

The PKR leadership claimed that during the negotiations, it was under the impression that the rebel group was contemplating on forming a new party and was not aware that an application had been submitted to the Registrar of Societies.

However, Jeffrey rubbished this argument.

Following the visit to Keningau, Haris said Anwar will return to the peninsula while Azmin will take his campaign into neighbouring Sarawak.

Meanwhile, party insiders said if it is true that Anwar will be campaigning for Azmin in Sabah, this means that PKR and its boss do not practise what is preached.

“Why gloat about having free and fair elections when such tactics are used to cull opponents. The code of conduct states that nobody should abuse their position and power to sway votes.”

Observers also noted that the bitter battle shaping up between Azmin and Zaid is similar to Umno's political culture and does not bode well for PKR's image.

Then again, said insiders, Anwar, Azmin and Zaid are all products of Umno.

Yesterday, incumbent deputy president Syed Husin Ali announced that he will not be defending his post during November's elections.

Zaid warns PKR to change leaders or turn into Umno

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Leading contender for the PKR deputy presidency contest Datuk Zaid Ibrahim warned its members today that the party risks turning into another Umno unless there is a leadership change.

The former de facto law minister, who was sacked from Umno in late 2008, said PKR has been plagued with problems such as defection of lawmakers which is not faced by its Pakatan Rakyat (PR) partners DAP and PAS.

”Everyone says PKR is a weak party,” said Zaid in an interview published in today’s edition of Sin Chew Daily.

The former Kota Bahru MP who joined PKR in June last year said the party has lost its original direction and risks becoming the ‘second Umno’.

He claimed PKR is facing the same problems as Umno and Malaysia and so a leadership change is needed for improvement.

“If you (members) want these problems to continue, you can elect the same leadership. If you want changes, you have to change the leaders. The same leaders will result in the same problems,” said Zaid who coordinated the framing of PR’s common policy platform, launched in December last year.

Zaid is supporting party de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest the party presidency in order to legitimise his position as the PKR chief.

Supporters of another contender, Azmin Ali, however want the status quo to be maintained with Anwar continue holding the unelected position while his wife Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail serves as president.

Anwar had said that he would decline nomination to contest in the party polls.

The post of de facto leader was created after party election 2007 as a compromise between two groups who wanted Anwar to contest the presidency and the other who were against it, fearing that the party would be deregistered as the former deputy prime minister was at that time banned from holding any elected political posts.

The ban expired in April 2008.

Zaid previously alleged that since announcing his intention to contest late last month, his loyalty to the party has been questioned and he was also accused of working for former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin to destroy PKR.

He also claimed that he was warned that he risk being “buried” — the way the late Tun Ghafar Baba had been in the 1993 Umno party election — if he chooses to stay in the race.

Then, Ghafar only received four nominations in that contest and withdrew from the race in favour of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Some 400,000 PKR members will vote beginning this weekend until November 21.

The party amended its constitution last year allowing all members to vote for divisional leaders and the 25 members of the central leadership council — including the president, deputy president and four vice-presidents.

The party’s 218 divisions will hold two separate meetings: One for the annual general meeting and election of divisional leaders, and a second meeting to vote for national leaders.

The divisions will vote for national leaders over several weekends, from October 29 to November 21.

- The Malaysian Insider

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Message to the Home Affairs Minister and his New IGP: Tackle the Violence

September 15, 2010

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Banting Murders: Tackle the Violence

ANOTHER case of gruesome brutality has occurred. Millionaire businesswoman Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three male companions were held captive at a poultry farm, beaten and murdered, and their remains burnt to ashes.

Has a culture of violence emerged in our nation? This is the question Malaysians cant help posing as brutal killings and grisly murders continue to feature as news headlines in our media.

What has gone wrong in our society? With all this gruesome and brutal murders, can we claim that we are living in a civilised age?

Have we lost our senses and compassion? Even if there are serious personal disputes, cant there be better alternatives to resolving them rather than resorting to brutal violence?

Hardly a day passes by without some form of violence being committed, be it at home or elsewhere. Is this because of the brutal tendencies of individuals as a way of settling scores? If this is so, then what are the causes?

Or, is it because of the fact that Malaysians, including the young, are influenced by the culture of violence that has permeated all levels of society?

What has happened to our value system, the noble values and virtues of goodwill, humanity and compassion that we have taken pride in as Malaysians since our early days?

The frequent occurrences of violent crimes are a serious reminder to all of us that something drastic, besides law enforcement, has to be done to address the problems.

We must also tackle the culture of violence as a whole as it seems to be gaining a foothold in society. Children and adults are being fed a daily diet of violence. Viciousness, revenge and outright cruelty are becoming the norm in most movies as well as those s! hown on cable television. Even cartoons contain violent scenes.

Exposure and the subsequent influence of these elements of violence need to be checked if we are serious about overcoming the problem of violent crimes.

TAN SRI LEE LAM THYE
Kuala Lumpur

Letter & Opinion From Joe Public

Siapakah ‘musuh parti’ dalam PKR?

— Zaid Ibrahim

September 15, 2010

15 SEPT — Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud adalah seorang pemimpin kanan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) dan juga merupakan presiden Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC). Baru hari ini, Ketua Cabang PKR Kelana Jaya tersebut telah memberi amaran yang PKR telah dimasuki dan dirasuki musuh. Siapakah dan berapakah ahli-ahli ini, dia tidak sebut.

Sejak isu pemilihan parti timbul, ungkapan “musuh parti” ini kerap kedengaran. Agaknya, sesiapa yang menawarkan perkhidmat semasa pemilihan ini tetapi tidak direstui adalah itu yang disebutkan “musuh parti” dan musuh perjuangan.

Saya ditanya pemimpin Keadilan tadi semasa saya sampai di Kuching untuk mendengar keputusan kes di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuching: Adakah benar saya ditaja oleh ahli perniagaan Datuk Soh Chee Wen untuk menghancurkan parti? Itukah cara kempen setakat ini? Bahawa saya ini pengkhianat dan saya orang baru?

Pada pendapat saya, isu kempen sebenarnya mudah sekali. Jika ahli-ahli Keadilan selesa dan berpuas hati dengan prestasi parti berteras reformasi ini, maka pilihlah calon-calon yang setia dan mereka dari Reformasi 1998. Jika ahli-ahli Keadilan percaya bahawa semua masalah dan kelemahan parti kita adalah ciptaan dan kerenah Umno, mereka patut memilih pemimpin yang sedia ada sebagai calon.

Saya menawarkan diri sebagai calon hanyalah kalau ahli Keadilan mahu alternatif dalam membuat perhitungan. Sebab-sebab saya boleh menjadi menjadi asset kepada parti akan saya huraikan selepas saya dapat pencalonan nanti.

Saya tidaklah mahu menjawab segala tohmahan tetapi tuduhan yang tak masuk akal mesti dijawab. Soh Chee Wen, setahu saya, adalah rakan akrab dan setia Datuk Anwar Ibrahim dan telah membantu Keadilan. Azmin Ali, Syed Shahir dan Chua Jui Meng tahu hal ini. Saya kenal Chee Wen kerana dia dilantik oleh Anwar untuk menganggotai biro politik PKR sembilan bulan lalu.

Amat tidak masuk akal untuk Soh Chee Wen digambarkan sebagai orang jahat dengan serta-merta bila berkawan dengan saya, tetapi bila berkawan dengan Anwar, dia orang yang baik. Ini aneh sekali.

Saya tidak perlu dibiayai oleh Soh Chee Wen ataupun orang lain. Lagipun jawatan Timbalan itu sebenarnya tidak ada kuasa. Nombor Dua dalam politik Malaysia ini hanya untuk glamour dan nama saja, tidak ada lah banyak kuasa sangat.

Apa lagi dalam Keadilan, Nombor Satu pun tak ada kuasa seperti Ketua Umum, jawatan yang tidak boleh ditandingi. Jadi, saya tidak faham riuh-rendah pasal jawatan Nombor Dua ini.

Pemilihan pemimpin parti ini adalah yang pertama untuk PKR, dan juga yang sulung di Malaysia. Ini satu kesempatan untuk membuktikan bahawa parti ini mampu melangsungkan pemilihan demokratik di dalam PKR, terutamanya apabila pemilihan ini akan diadakan di bawah pengawasan seluruh negara.

Biarlah proses pencalonan dan pemilihan parti ini dilangsungkan secara satu “friendly contest” dan yang kita sebagai satu parti mampu menunjukkan kepada rakyat bahawa PKR adalah parti yang matang dan progresif. — www.zaiduntukrakyat.com

* Datuk Zaid Ibrahim ialah Ketua PKR Wilayah Persekutuan.

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Yes-Manship: An Art Form in Public Services

September 15, 2010

Yes-Manship is an art form in Public Services

by Dr. KJ John @www.malaysiakini.com (September 14, 2010)

Why is the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) crying foul after the fact? Was his five years not long enough to get the job done excellently?

As a senior public servant he knows that it is the prerogative of the Public Services Commission, and in this case the Police Services Commission, to decide who the successor is; even if he did not recommend him. Moreover, as an appointee on extension by contract, should he not have been ready to leave six months before his last day?

For a further fact, if one follows all the accusations against this out-going IGP by Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) on his website Malaysia Today, and if we assume only 10% is true, the IGP should never have been extended in the first place. So what is the wayang kulit that cannot explain his unhappiness with the minister?

When I started with the public services in 1972, I learnt many lessons along the corridors of power within the public services. I was never sent for even a one-day basic Intan training course; and I have never understood why. The positive of all this is that I also never attended even one day of National Civics Bureau (BTN) training!

Therefore, I did much of my real learning about the real public services from good bosses as well as poor examples (at least how not to do things). Let me however start with one poor example.

On the first day of work, three of us reported for duty, and no one had planned any time for us. All three of

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us ushered into a room by the chief clerk and told to wait there until the bosses were free. The room had bare walls, two tables and three chairs. The bosses were all in a meeting.

Finally after lunch, our boss called us in and asked us what we had done the whole day. None of us did anything, frankly, other than to earn our gaji buta for the first half of the first day. But I was stupid and naive enough to speak up and say, I read the newspaper the whole morning; my own copy that is!

The reason I did that was because, in my mind, I questioned the rationale for his illogical query. Here we were on the first day of work, in an office which required all kinds of security procedures just to enter, and the boss actually believed that we were free to exercise initiative and do something without any clear welcome or job-assignment given.

Lesson No 1: The boss is always right

That day I learnt the first and most important lesson that the civil service taught me; they believe that the boss is always right and if you miss that lesson, you are taught rule 2 that is remember to always refer to rule 1.

In fact, I think it is this kind of management theory which consequentially creates the fear syndrome (i.e. some kind of false perception about the evil consequences of standing up for truth). And the direct impact of this is the yes-man syndrome. Blind compliance is better rewarded in most organisations than truth-speaking.

The boss was quick to respond to my rhetorical comment and obvious reaction. He said, firmly but not rudely, We do not like people who are too smart in the public services. As the conversation proceeded, he made another silly generalisation, when one of my colleagues responded that he had not done an undergraduate thesis.

He had asked, Have all of you done research projects, while in university? Two of us were economics and public administration undergraduates from UM and had done our graduat! ion thes es. But our third colleague was from the UM Arts Faculty with an economics major, and they were not required to undertake a graduation thesis for graduation. He said he had not done such a project study, and the boss concluded: that means you do not know how to do research!

I again retorted, as all truth matters always to me, It does not necessarily follow; he may still be capable of doing research. Then I learnt my ultimate lesson about the yes-man syndrome. He continued, If you want to survive and do well in the public services, you will learn that you cannot be too clever or too smart within the eyes of public service culture.

I very quickly learned from then on how to say no appropriately, within the public service context. In fact, in any context, the text must always be appropriate for the intended purpose. Text is always defined by context.

Therefore, I find it totally unacceptable that the IGP is now crying wolf, after the fact! Another way to say this is to cry over spilt milk or nasi dah basi tetapi baru buat aduan.

He is now in fact saying publicly, at least through my reading, that the deputy IGP is not his first choice candidate for the IGPs job! What a shame! Is it his assumption then that he is the only saint qualified for the job? Or, is it his assumption that the boss (or outgoing IGP) is always right all the time; even with his nominations for replacements and promotions?

Does not the Police Commission have a jurisdictional right over the matter? Did I not already write a column to suggest that it is time that the Public Services Department reviews how all senior or top post government officers are appointed?

Lesson No 2: How not to do things

The second lesson I learnt from my first posting in the Prime Ministers Department was how not to do things. After a few months in the public services, one day another boss invited me to his room and instructed me to help him raise hampers fo! r the Ad ministrative and Diplomatic Officers (PTD) Associations annual dinner.

He said, I have heard that you have a lot of contacts and can raise such hampers. I simply and politely told him that I could not. Then, later my immediate boss, a very friendly and personable person, asked me why I refused to help? I simply said, My friends are my friends and I will not use them to raise funds or hampers for a cause they may not believe in.

It was not only an issue of dignity for me, but also an issue of power and authority misapplied by the non-boss. What authority did he have to call me and instruct me when he was not even my real boss?

Obedience to authority and maintenance of the line of command are important principles in all good organisations. If there is a break in the authority structure and the line of command breaks, then you have subordinates who take orders from outside or even inside, but not in the line of command.

I learnt this most wonderful lesson about the line of command when I was still at RMC. I was only a new boy and in the final term of the first year. Usually in the final term lower sixth officers start assuming responsibilities for their companies.

One day, I was called to the carpet by an acting rank holder in H Company for sweeping the floor after his boys on the lower floor had swept the floor. It happened that my junior under-officer (or JUO) of the upper sixth form was passing by. He chewed up the acting rank holder because, he argued, it was out of line for this officer to reprimand me directly without following the correct line of command. My officer in line of command took the other non-boss to task!

Go Quietly , Dear IGP (rtd)

Dear IGP, you could have done excellently while you had power and authority; but, since you are now destined to leave office, please hold your tongue and be thankful that you are not being charged with some of! the im plied offences as alleged by RPK. Go in peace and if God gives you the grace, please continue to speak up for truth with your own dignity and within your God-ordained destiny. May God bless the public services of Malaysia.

Dr. KJ JOHN was in public service for 29 years. He is now dean of the Faculty of Economics and Policy Science at UCSI University, Malaysia. The views expressed above are truths that matter to him as an individual citizen wearing private and civil society hats ,and therefore are not opinions of the university or faculty.

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Kuan Yew's comments not far off the mark :Pakatan

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Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew

Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle

Pakatan Rakyat leaders said recent comments from Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew that Malaysia was in “a most unhappy situation" were not far off the mark and slammed BN leaders for going after him instead of confronting the truth and taking remedial steps.

“It is not the first time Kuan Yew has made such remarks. Through the decades he has often said more or less the same things,” Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham told Malaysia Chronicle.

“Only difference is that the situation and the economy in Singapore has taken off with the years. But in Malaysia, we are looking at bankruptcy by 2019 while racism has gone out of control. Maybe this is why BN is so desperate to make him seem wrong because it shows up their terrible shortcomings.”

'Self-generated' racial, religious discord

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PKR deputy president Senator Syed Husin Ali also lambasted Malaysia's ruling regime. He blamed the authorities for generating racial and religious discord, while Prime Minister Najib Razak was not taking enough effective steps to curb corruption resulting in widespread and growing unhappiness amongst the people.

Citing as a "clear" example the recent attacks launched at Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching for entering a Muslim prayer hall or surau in Kajang, Syed Husin questioned Umno leaders and their Utusan newspaper for intentionally stirring up racial hatred towards the Chinese.

“Who are we to say non-Muslims cannot enter a surau or say they are unclean and who are we to suspend the surau committee?” Syed Husin told reporters.

“If we start creating animosity, then we are not building a strong community.”

Nie Ching is just one in a long list of trouble-making incidents widely perceived to have been instigated by Umno, Utusan and ultra-Malay rights group Perkasa in a bid to steer Malay support away from the Pakatan coalition.

Hard to see a way out for Malaysia under Umno

In particular, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has borne the brunt of a non-stop series of attacks unleashed by Penang Umno. Recently, he was even accused of ordering the state religious authorities to replace the King's name with his own during Friday prayers at mosques.

PKR's Syed Husin

Controversial Chinese rapper Namewee is now the latest to be hauled up by the authorities for alleged racism in a video clip he made to protest government inaction towards two Malay headmistresses. The two teachers had allegedly told their Chinese pupils to go back to China and one of the even likened Indians to dogs.

Yet, both women have not been punished while Namewee faces arrest.

“It is hard to see a way out for Malaysia with Umno in power. Umno cannot change – can anyone see Umno changing? Can it ever stop its racist policies?” Bukit Gantang MP Nizar Jamaluddin told Malaysia Chronicle.

In an interview with the New York Times earlier this month, Kuan Yew had said:

“Malaysians saw it as a Malay country, all others are lodgers, “orang tumpangan”, and they the Bumiputras, sons of the soil, run the show. So the Sultans, the Chief Justice and judges, generals, police commissioner, the whole hierarchy is Malay. All the big contracts for Malays. Malay is the language of the schools although it does not get them into modern knowledge. So the Chinese build and find their own independent schools to teach Chinese, the Tamils create their own Tamil schools, which do not get them jobs. It’s a most unhappy situation."

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