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PENANG: If Malaysia practised genocide or apartheid, half the Cabinet would not be filled with non-Muslims, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
“When Hindraf said we carried out genocide, its allegation was a sign of evil. Please think about the Cabinet.
“Half of it is non-Malays, non-Umno members and non-Muslims,” he said at a press conference at the IMT-GT SME Conference & Expo 2007 here yesterday.
He said the Cabinet would not follow the Government if such atrocities were being practised.
“You think they (the Cabinet) would go with the government and allow themselves to be associated with it? Tak masuk akal (This does not make sense),” he said, referring to a front-page article in a foreign newspaper that claimed Malaysia was practising apartheid against Hindus.
Abdullah said only those who did not know the real situation would be hoodwinked….
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南洋社论：印裔族群社会问题严峻 2007/11/30 18:23:05
●南洋商报
我国印度裔族群长期存在的社会问题和所面对之困境，近日甚嚣尘上，引起首相拿督斯里阿都拉之关注，训示国大党主席拿督斯里三美威鲁尽速成立特别委员会，来研究有关该族群诉求之完整报告，以呈交予内阁深入讨论。
作为我国第三大族群，印裔一直宣称日渐被“边缘化”，使到印社问题层面日益扩大与复杂，首相在印裔表达不满声浪日渐强烈之际，适时指示国大党深入研究问题实况，并探讨适当步骤来逐步改善印裔在政经文教等领域的处境，显示政府已更关注印裔民众的心声与困境。
印裔先辈和华裔族群一样，于百多年前陆续被英国人引入马来亚，参与开发建设工作。印度人主要从事园丘种植与兴建修筑铁路与公路的劳动工作，他们克苦耐劳、工作认真，长期默默付出，为我国铁路与公路网络之完善发展，以及橡胶和棕油等种植业的迅速起飞，奠下稳固的基础，贡献巨大。
印裔先辈重视子女教育，独立初期，不少印度人在医药、司法、学术等专业领域表现杰出，时至今日亦然，不过，随着国家经济迅速发展，加上大部分印裔仍是居住在卫生、基本建设与资讯皆落后的园丘，印裔之竞争力已是今非昔比，一代不如一代，成为在政经文教育领域的弱势族群，单在经济领域里，印裔占有率便从早期的3.75％，剧降至目前的仅约1
％。
印裔散居于园丘与郊外，居住环境不象华人新村般人口密集，适合从事各类小生意和耕种等经济活动，有机会培养出有能力到大城市发展的工商领域人才，以及接受良好的教育，种种因素促使大部分印度人生活在贫穷水平，不易摆脱困境。
印社问题日趋棘手，非朝夕能改变，除工商领域落后外，印裔也不易进入公共服务领域和国立大专学府，令到年轻印裔傍徨无助，心生失望与不满；到大城市谋生的印裔青年，备受昂贵生活水准所冲击，在贫富悬殊之情况下，印裔青年更觉失落无助，心理不易平衡，遂衍生高犯罪率与自杀率等问题。
工商界大量聘请外劳，加剧印裔青年的失业率，我国外劳人数已近200 万人，加上约30余万名非法外劳，其总人数其实已超越人口仅约200万之印裔族群。大批失业印裔公民埋怨公共及私人领域把印裔排挤于外，使他们与马来人及华裔之间的收入与经济鸿沟扯远，私人企业在这方面，亦须重视有关现象，与其耗钱费时聘请外劳，何不舍远取近，吸纳印裔？
印社问题千丝万缕，短期不易解决，一些问题华社亦感同身受，并曾一再疾呼政府一视同仁，公平对待各族。政府须配合国内外时局大趋势，以加速落实各领域发展大计为重，不分肤色与文化背景，更开明和开放的吸纳各族人才协助建设与发展国家。
无论如何，印裔社群的诉求与怒吼，皆须在法律范围内理性进行，切勿挑起足以导致种族与宗教间磨擦敌视之敏感问题，应避免采用暴力和破坏公物的非和平示威行动，以确保各族先贤们艰辛建起之和谐团结、谅解包容精神长存，让各族共同为落实国家发展宏愿，齐心协力作出贡献。
There was another exchange today when DAP MP for Cheras, Tan Kok Wai raise the question of land snap by UMNO Cheras Division to build their division headquarters in an open space which belongs to the government without obtaining any approval from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Kok Wai was very furious as the deputy minister replied on behalf of his ministry, the MP from Masjid Tanah refuse to answer as he claimed that the matter is not under the portfolio of his ministry.
Do you believe what he say when matters pertaining to DBKL are directly under his portfolio and such blatant land snap by UMNO and erection of illegal structures are directly under the jurisdiction of DBKL?
Stop the rot! Stop the patronage!
Deputy Speaker of Malaysia Dewan Rakyat, Lim Si Cheng, today kept disturbing YB Teresa Kok (DAP - Seputeh) speeches when she took part in the committee debate of Ministry of Federal Territories.
There was even one tine when Teresa shouted unfair to Si Cheng that she should be allowed to deliver her debate speech without any interferences from the Deputy Speaker.
She was almost chasen away from the House.
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YB M. Kulasegaran (DAP Ipoh Barat) tabled an emergency motion to discuss the Demonstration held on Sunday 25thNovember07 in the city of Kuala Lumpur. My motion came up to day but fornatuly it was rejected. His motion reads as follows:
Indians are third class citizens?
The wholly unnecessary and excessive use of force by police in firing of tear gas and water cannons against poor Tamils and ordinary Malaysians gathering to voice their grievances is simply intolerable and totally unacceptable in a democratic society respecting the human rights of its citizen.
Over 450 were arrested and dozens suffered serious injuries.
The use of such excessive force is evidence of the discrimination against Tamils and other fellow Malaysians, the state have shown consistently in recent years. It is yet another example of a high-handed, ham-fisted and undemocratic tactics used against poor citizens who are peacefully assembly to air their grievances.
The serious violation of human rights and the high handed manner of police and government action calls for a serious debate in this august house.It is a pressing issue because the Indian community of two million people are upset and angered. They ask whether they are equal first class citizens or unequal third class citizens who deserves such wanton treatment.
Peaceful demonstrations and marches are common and accepted practices around the world. It is a natural form of showing displeasure. Only backward uncivilized societies will use force against its own citizen.
After today Malaysia is simply a police state in the eyes of the world and its own citizens.
Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force) have filed a class action suit against the British government in London for taking Indians to Malaya as indentured laborers and exploiting them for 150 years and there after failing to protect their rights as minorities under Malaysian constitution and law.
The Malaysian government should take the above suit seriously and if it does not agree to it challenge it. Bullying tactics by the government and its agencies against Indians and minorities must stopped. they must be held accountable for their actions.
The police and Government should be blamed for arresting without justification hundreds of people. Many suffer serious injuries.
All this could have been avoided if the police had allowed a peaceful assembly to voice legitimate grievances.
I also brought to the house information of the unruly use of “tear gas” and exhibited 4 “tear gas” canisters. This 4 were the more then hundred odd “tear gas” canisters which were used by the police at the scene of the “uprising” near KLCC, Kuala Lumpur. Also I asked why Khairi Jamulddin the Deputy UMNO President and the son in law of the PM has been permitted to conduct demos and how come the Police see it fit to give him a permit but not to HINDRAF
The Speaker said in order to allow a full debate of the motion according to the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat 3 pre conditions need to adhered to. That 1) the motion is specific – Speaker agrees 2) that the motion is of public importance –he too agrees with this but my motion failed on the issue of urgency. The Speakers mentioned that the police have not granted a permit for the demonstration and there was a court order which prohibited HINDRAF and its supporters from attending the demonstration.
It is regretted that the Speaker rejected my motion for matters of public importance could have been discussed and a strong message could have been sent to the Police and the Government.
The issue of lack of opportunities for Indians to join the civil service (in 1970 there were more then 10% now less the 5%, why?), the failure to build a single new Tamil schools under the 9th Malaysia Plan, why there is a high rate of unemployment, suicide, single mother, criminal cases, illiteracy, the indiscriminate demolishment of Hindu Temples and why over 45% of the detainees at Simpang Renggang are Indians.
A select Parliamentary committee to look into the woes of the Indian Community should be formed.
A golden opportunity to air the communities grievances could have been discussed and debated but all these has now been “swept” under the carpet and hibernating!
A Barisan Nasional MP departed from the norm today when he said the rally organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) reflected the Indian community's disgruntlement towards certain government policies.
YB K.Devamany (MIC-Cameron Highlands) added that the rally proved the failure of government policies which do not benefit the Indians.
The ruling politician made the remark after interjecting Parliamentary Opposition Leader YB Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) who argued that the rally was 'a cry of desperation' from the Indians.
"Some 50,000 people took to the streets yesterday. It shows the government's failure and it needs to be looked into carefully," said Devamany.
Meanwhile, Lim stood up and told Devamany not to be a hypocrite by practising double standards.
He was referring to Devamany's interview with satellite station Al-Jazeera yesterday, in which he condemned the rally.
"Devamany should publicly apologise for his Al-Jazeera interview yesterday belittling the Hindraf demonstration and condemning the demonstrators when he should be deploring the police mishandling and excessive use of force in firing tear gas and liquid chemicals against the defenceless and unarmed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday", said Kit Siang in his statement today.
After reinforcing themselves and firing several teargases, FRU started to move in to disperse the crowds. Followed tightly behind the FRU are plainclothes and uniformed policemen and women.
You can also see a FRU member holding a M-16 machine gun.
Is he going to fire live bullets??
I have managed to hide inside them and had noticed that they are growingly impatient as they have been trying to chase away the crowd since early morning but to no avail.
The commander shouted that the police can "catch at will", meaning they are allowed to catch and hit any Indian on the street, whether they are walking, eating or doing nothing on the street.
Such harsh targetting invites criticism as it is a clear violation of human rights as the police even raided a nearby Mamak restaurant where some Indians are having their lunches inside.
This scene shows how the FRU reinforce themselves and prepare to attack the crowd.
They marched and shouted loudly with the intention to terrify the gathering crowd along Jalan Ampang.
Members of Malaysia's Indian community have protested on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, the capital.
They are demanding equal rights in a country they believe discriminates against them.
They are also said to place blame on the colonial policies of Britain, and were intending to deliver a petition to the British High Commission in Malaysia.
Al Jazeera's Hamish MacDonald was there.
"Today the Malaysian Government lost votes from all Indians in Malaysia".
This is what chanted form this gentleman in red T-shirt.
Will Malaysian Indians come out and vote the opposition in the coming general election?
They also said that they are prepared to go to jail to fight for their rights.
This is a video showing some Indians talking and explaining to a foreigner, likely to be tourist.
Actually there were some tourists around KLCC yesterday despite the high tension between the police and the demonstrators. Maybe to them, they are used to such demonstrations as it always happen in their coutries.
I believe what is most shocking for them is the high-handed violence from the police against the demonstrators.
Police raided a Nasi Kandar restaurant located along Jalan Ampang at about 12:52pm.
Policemen in uniform and plain clothes rushed in the restaurant when a the restaurant is full with Indians having their lunches to catch any Indian at sight.
Such act raise question if the police can differenciate between demonstrators and restaurant customers.
This is a blatant power abuse!
Even if the demonstrators are having their meals inside the restaurant, and are not demontrating anything, the police have absolutely no right to catch anybody!
I saw an Indian who was at the video standing next to me pushed and pointed by a plain cloth police wan was shouted at with vulgar word "Bodoh" (stupid).
I quickly pushed him away and stood farside from a pavement watching a group of licensed samseng harrassing Indians eating out at a restaurant.
A scene showing an Indian standing by the roadside arrested by the police.
A plain cloth kicked him once. Another uniform policeman came and kicked him the second time. This happened in front of Wisma MCA Jalan Ampang at about 12:44pm.
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I attended the Hindraf rally this morning and this is the day I feel ashamed to be a Malaysian to see how cruel and violent Malaysian Police treating their masters.I have the chance to read some comments and blog-posts on Hindraf’s rally tomorrow.
While I have a lot of reservations with Uthayakumar’s character and his way of championing his struggle with the opposition, I will participate in the rally this Sunday, not because of Hindraf, not even because of Uthayakumar, but because of equality and Malaysian-ness, that we cannot afford to witness inequality, injustices and discrimination continue to happen in front of our own bare eyes.
Some has disregards on this rally, saying that it is a communal rally for the Indians and the Hindus, especially the under-priviledged.
And because of this, they will not participate in the rally. Some are saying that race-based rally or activity is not what they stand up for.
I am using the same reason to explain why I will be present, that it is the responsibility of all peace-loving Malaysians who uphold justice and democracy to correct whatever wrongs in this country, including inequality in wealth distribution, which has resulted the Indian as an under-class in Malaysia.
The Indians in Malaysia are in despair, anxiousness and desperate.
When there’s a need, why selfish to lend a hand?
I would like to share a youtube with you, “We are the world”.
There comes a time when we heed a
certain cal
When the world must come together as one
There are people
dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon
make a change
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the
truth, you know, love is all we needWe are the world, we are the children
We are
the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
被外界称为马华第一才子的翁诗杰昨日批评在野党人士‘大学无事要自主，有事要政府干预’。 JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN BAGI PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN
1. Dato’ Markiman bin Kobiran [Hulu Langat] minta Menteri Pengajian Tinggi menyatakan justifikasi melaksanakan “International Organization for Standardization (ISO)terhadap tugasan akademik di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam di negara ini.
Timbalan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi [Datuk Ong Tee Keat]: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, MS ISO 9000 sebenarnya adalah satu standard bertulis yang menetap dan menyenaraikan elemen-elemen asas yang perlu ada dalam sistem kualiti sesebuah organisasi bagi memastikan perkhidmatan yang diberikan dapat memenuhi kehendak pelanggan. Pelaksanaan Standard MS ISO 9000 dalam perkhidmatan awam bertujuan untuk memastikan semua agensi kerajaan termasuk badan berkanun seperti IPTA dapat mengamalkan satu sistem pengurusan kualiti yang universal dengan izin, dan berlandaskan kepada standard yang diiktiraf di peringkat antarabangsa.
Perkhidmatan awam Malaysia digalakkan mencapai taraf MS ISO 9000 bagi memantapkan lagi bagi sistem pengurusan kualiti yang sedia ada. Dalam hubungan ini pelaksanaan standard MS ISO 9000 di IPTA tidak akan menyekat kreativiti dan kebebasan ahli akademik dalam menjalankan tugas mereka bahkan dapat berfungsi sebagai blue print dengan izin untuk menambah baik dan meningkatkan sistem kualiti dan kecekapan serta keberkesanan tugas para pensyarah. Pelaksanaan standard MS ISO 9000 di IPTA telah dapat membantu meningkatkan lagi keupayaan pihak pengurusan IPTA membuat keputusan dengan lebih tepat, mewujudkan cara bekerja yang konsisten dan menepati prinsip betul pertama kali dan setiap kali yang secara langsung dapat mengawal kos kualiti bagi kerja-kerja yang berulang dan mengelakkan pembaziran serta meningkatkan produktiviti.
Standard MS ISO 9000 telah diguna pakai oleh 157 buah negara. Kementerian memberi jaminan bahawa pelaksanaan Standard MS ISO 9000 sama sekali tidak akan menjejaskan kreativiti dan kebebasan ahli akademik IPTA, sebaliknya mampu meningkatkan lagi kualiti urus tadbir IPT tempatan agar setanding dengan IPT lain di persada antarabangsa.
Dato' Markiman bin Kobiran [Hulu Langat]: Terima kasih, Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Terima kasih, Yang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri. Kita sedar keperluan penarafan MS ISO 9000 yang dinyatakan begitu banyak kebaikannya. Soalan tambahan saya, adakah pihak kementerian sudah memberi persiapan yang cukup kepada para academician bagi mematuhi beberapa standard serta prosedur yang mereka patuhi.
Soalan kedua yang juga agak ringkas ialah dalam kaedah mengukur keberkesanan atau kecekapan atau proses ulangan yang dilaksanakan oleh para pengajar atau para pensyarah ini adalah sukar untuk mengukur secara ringkas atau secara tepat kerana terlalu banyak faktor lain dan mengambil kira bidang profesionalisme mereka juga kerana sebagai pendidik mereka mempunyai bidang-bidang yang berbeza. Kayu ukur yang sama tidak boleh digunakan kepada pengajar kejuruteraan dengan pengajar-pengajar di bidang ekonomi dan sebagainya. Bagaimanakah kementerian melihat kaedah ini supaya dapat diseragamkan, dengan adanya perkataan standardization yang boleh diguna pakai dalam mengukur kecekapan mereka. Terima kasih, Tuan Yang di-Pertua.
Datuk Ong Tee Keat: Terima kasih, Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Saya mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Yang Berhormat bagi Hulu Langat di atas keprihatinan beliau terhadap kualiti IPT kita. Sukacita saya memaklumkan Yang Berhormat bahawa sesungguhnya pelaksanaan piawaian ISO ini bukanlah secara paksa dan bukanlah diseragamkan oleh kementerian saya. Sebaliknya ia adalah terserah kepada IPTA masing-masing. Ini kerana ia mengenai IPTA yang dibangkitkan tadi jadi saya jawab mengenai IPTA. Ia tidak merangkumi sebarang sukatan ataupun kaedah penyukatan terhadap urusan akademik tetapi sebaliknya ia lebih menjurus ke arah piawaian khas untuk urusan kewangan, urus tadbir kewangan, pendaftaran dan juga sumber manusia. Ia bukannya secara khusus seperti mana yang disarankan oleh Yang Berhormat diimposed, dengan izin ataupun ia bukanlah dikhususkan untuk menyekat ataupun mengawal selia kualiti sesuatu program pengajian, khasnya dalam sesuatu jurusan pengajian yang khusus.
Tuan Lim Kit Siang [Ipoh Timor]: Apakah guna piawaian ISO 9000 apabila mutu universiti-universiti - IPTA semakin merosot yang dilihat daripada ranking terkini, Times Higher Education Supplement di mana semua universiti terkeluar daripada senarai 200 hingga sekarang kita tengok, kita tidak tahu apa universiti yang boleh kata the premier university. Who is the best universiti yang ada di Malaysia. Adakah Universiti Malaya, tidak tahu? Sudah jatuh dan kalah kepada UKM tahun lalu dan tidak diiktiraf sebagai five stars university di dalam satu petunjuk yang dibuat oleh kerajaan sendiri. Adakah UKM sudah jatuh dalam tahun ini? Adakah Universiti Sains Malaysia di tangga ke-307 dan kenapa ini semua berlaku. Bukankah apa yang lebih mustahak ialah mengadakan emphasis mengenai bagaimana boleh memulihkan keunggulan, excellent meritokrasi universiti-universiti kita. Bukan semacam apa yang berlaku ISO 9000, UUCA semacam Universiti Putra Malaysia sekarang di mana mahasiswa Lee Sung Young dianiayai. Apabila Universiti Putra Malaysia sudah jatuh 52 tangga tahun lalu, 292 kepada tahun ini 364, bukankah emphasis semua sudah silap. Menteri Pengajian Tinggi pergi ke China menjadi salesmen untuk mendapatkan lebih pelajar-pelajar China datang ke Malaysia. Yang mustahak sekarang ialah bagaimana boleh memastikan adakah universiti-universiti Malaysia boleh dilihat dan diiktiraf sebagai antara 200 universiti yang terbaik di dunia.
Datuk Ong Tee Keat: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya sungguh terperanjat dengan apa yang telah dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat Ipoh Timor khasnya beliau merupakan seorang Ahli Parlimen yang begitu berpengalaman luas dan lama. Kita sedia maklum bahawa piawaian ISO itu seperti mana yang telah saya sebutkan tadi ia adalah lebih tertumpu kepada piawaian urus tadbir dan bukannya untuk menyukat prestasi ataupun keberkesanan sesuatu program akademik sepertimana Yang Berhormat sendiri hubung kaitkan.
Saya rasa terperanjat kerana Yang Berhormat sama ada beliau selama ini yang menguar-uarkan tentang keprihatinan beliau terhadap international ranking dengan izin yang rupa-rupanya saya kira beliau sampai sekarang pun belum lagi faham apa sebenarnya kaedah yang terkandung dalam sistem international ranking times higher education supplement yang dibangkitkan. Itu pun bukan satu kayu pengukur yang tunggal tetapi pihak kementerian tetap ambil maklum dan tindakan yang sewajarnya untuk mengatasi kelemahan-kelemahan yang masih lagi terkandung dalam sistem kita. Itu tiada hubung kaitnya dengan soalan asal sebab soalan asal itu adalah atas ISO, piawaian yang telah saya sebutkan tadi. Yang Berhormat cuba hendak hubung kaitkan ini
Tuan Lim Kit Siang [Ipoh Timor]: [Menyampuk]...adakah ini sikap...
Datuk Ong Tee Keat: Yang saya hendak jawab ini, saya kena jawab secara lantang untuk menangkis apa yang diputarbelitkan oleh Yang Berhormat. Yang dicakapkan itu walau pun benar ranking itu jatuh merosot, itu benar. Kita tidak nafi. Tidak ada denial syndrome dengan izin tetapi jangan cuba mengaburi mata masyarakat.
Yang Berhormat Menteri saya, beliau bertugas di negara China bukanlah bersiar-siar, bukanlah hendak bertugas sebagai salesmen sebagaimana yang didakwa. Itu adalah satu penghinaan yang amat sangat... [Disorak]
Saya hendak maklumkan kepada Yang Berhormat kalaulah beliau bertugas untuk negara, bukan untuk menarik pelajar tetapi untuk menjaringkan kemuafakatan dengan negara China khasnya universiti-universiti yang tersohor di negara China, apa salahnya... [Disorak]
I found it totally ridiculous for police to set up numerous roadblocks across Selangor on roads leading to Kuala Lumpur, causing major traffic jams since yesterday morning bringing the rush-hour traffic to a crawl.Three Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders who were to be charged with sedition at the Klang Sessions Court this afternoon, managed to walk free on technical grounds.
The trio, who were not charged today, were granted bail set at RM800 per person by judge Zumaidah Mohd Idris.
However, Hindraf chairperson and lawyer P Waythamoorty refused to post bail as a mark of protest against the ‘police being used by the government’.
He will be detained by the police until Monday and had vowed to go on a hunger strike. He was reportedly sent to Sungai Buloh prison.
However, his brother and Hindraf legal adviser Uthayakumar and another Hindraf lawyer, Ganapathy Rao, posted bail. Nevertheless, all three will be back in court on Monday to be formally charged.
Some 2,000 supporters, who were cheering throughout the proceeding, mobbed the duo as they walked out of the court building at about 6.45pm.
The trio were represented by lawyer M. Manoharan, A. Sivanesan, K. Ramu, VS Ganapathy Rao and R Kengadharan. All of them are also DAP members except Kengadharan.
Among those who attended the procedding including Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, DAP CEC leader Ronnie Liu, DAP Selangor Secretary Lau Weng San, DAP Selangor State Committee Member T. Kannan and DAP Selangor Vice Chairman Peter Tan.
