Friday 17 May 2013

TIME TO MOVE MALAYSIA FORWARD






Dear Editor,

I TOTALLY agree with the remarks of Lim Kit Siang in the Malaysiakini on 11 May 2013.  His message clearly propagated unity. Gone are the days of May 13. Words that are spoken to cause disunity and the fear of that date should be regarded as sedition, as that in itself, is not in line with the Rukunegara or the creed of the nation.

We must from today affix our minds and hearts on the vision of our founding fathers. Malaysia should be for Malaysians and not just any race. We must be a country which will give and grant justice and fairness to all regardless of skin color or creed.

We must remember that Malaysia is only 50 years old and its birthday is the 16 September 1963. We the people would love to see this nation continue its prosperity for centuries to come, not be broken due to the myopic views of politicians who would do anything to win, regardless of what division that the words that spew from their mouth would cause.

Truly, I must echo the words of the PM, who just said that he wants to be a prime minister for all Malaysians. If that is true of his aspirations, then UMNO should no longer be known as United Malay National Organization but renamed as United Malaysian National Organization. This would definitely picture the really true aspirations of a truly Malaysian Prime Minister.

Why divide and rule when you can unite and rule. As I can observe from the recently concluded 13th General Election, the popular votes were for unity not division. The younger generation no longer wants to be identified as Chinese or Malay or Indian or Iban or Kadazan, but they want to be known as Malaysians when people ask them a question about race.

Although it is good to know our ethnic backgrounds and cultures to stay in line with our heritage, let that not be the divide that rules us. The spirit of being a Malaysian should always inspire and spur us to greater heights and achievements.

I must also include Mohd Asri’s remarks on 11 May 2013 which basically says it is unIslamic to be racist. Islam is taught and practiced in every nation under the sky. If Islam is racist, then we would not be seeing a cacophony of colors during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Makkah every year.

Islam is not only for the Malays but for everyone to understand and nurture. We should by all means respect the religions that are practiced by others as well. Islam is a religion of peace and should be known as such. We can see that the extreme were also rejected by the people.

We can never succeed if we keep our divide. There will remain an eternal unbridgeable boundary which will eventually break the bonds of unity in this beloved country we call home as we will always be enemies of our neighbors and we will have no friends outside of our community that stays within the racial divide.

We cannot unite as one party only during a general election and quickly blame others when the accounting of losses comes. That does not reflect the Malaysian spirit. We are accountable for what we do.

If I fail, I must never blame my neighbor or friends, for it is my failure. If I succeed, I must credit others for my success because as we are humans, we can never succeed without others for we are flawed and as such, we need others to complement our flaws and help us attain the success we dream of.

Now comes the time for reconciliation and the mending of injuries caused by unwarranted, unwanted and unwonted remarks which had led to anger and hurt in the society. Now comes the time for friendship and camaraderie to be upheld.

Now that the dust has settled, we are foremost Malaysians and we must stay united for our beloved country and the generations to come. We cannot overlook the future of our children and our nation.

Our time will pass and we may no longer be there when it happens and I, for one, will never want to see my son or daughter or my grandchildren for that matter, to fight with another person because he or she has a different religion or race or creed. It is to the future that we must look, not the past.

Best Regards,

JOHAN S ABDULLAH

68 comments:

  1. "KEDIAMAN RASMI PM DISERANG MAHASISWA YANG LUPA DIRI. " ~ INI KAH MASA DEPAN YANG KITA MAHU? INI MASA DEPAN YANG KITA INGINKAN? SIKIT-SIKIT SERANG... INI BUKAN MALAYSIA LAGI.. KITA TAK NAK MASA DEPAN YG MCM PEMBANKNG. TAK ADA KETENANGN.

    Polis menahan tiga mahasiswa berusia 20-an di depan kediaman rasmi Perdana Menteri di sini lewat petang tadi selepas didapati sengaja menimbulkan masalah dan mengganggu ketenteraman awam.

    Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Putrajaya Superintenden Mak Pak Chuai berkata mahasiswa berkenaan, yang mengetuai kira-kira 100 pelajar lain, cuba menghantar memorandum berhubung isu pendidikan kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

    I WANT THE BEST FROM BN. I COULD GO TO FACULTY CALMLY. FEAR OF NOTHING

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  2. "KEDIAMAN RASMI PM DISERANG MAHASISWA YANG LUPA DIRI. " INI KAH MASA DEPAN YANG KITA MAHU? INI MASA DEPAN YANG KITA INGINKAN? SIKIT-SIKIT SERANG... INI BUKAN MALAYSIA LAGI.. KITA TAK NAK MASA DEPAN YG MCM PEMBANKNG. TAK ADA KETENANGN.

    "Mereka semua datang kira-kira jam 6 petang, kononnya untuk menghantar memorandum kepada Perdana Menteri mengenai isu pendidikan. Kita beri peluang mahasiswa terbabit berucap selama 10 minit tanpa menggunakan mikrofon, tetapi mereka berdegil dan tetap meneruskan ucapan menggunakan mikrofon.

    "Suasana itu mengganggu ketenteraman awam menyebabkan kita terpaksa mengambil tindakan menahan tiga mahasiswa berkenaan kira-kira sejam kemudian bagi tujuan soal siasat,” katanya sambil menambah kumpulan pelajar itu bersurai pada kira-kira 7.30 malam selepas diarah polis.

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  3. "KEDIAMAN RASMI PM DISERANG MAHASISWA YANG LUPA DIRI. " INI KAH MASA DEPAN YANG KITA MAHU? INI MASA DEPAN YANG KITA INGINKAN? SIKIT-SIKIT SERANG... INI BUKAN MALAYSIA LAGI.. KITA TAK NAK MASA DEPAN YG MCM PEMBANKNG. TAK ADA KETENANGN.

    Beliau berkata kumpulan itu juga melaung pelbagai tuntutan, termasuk penghapusan hutang Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) dan pendidikan percuma di depan kediaman rasmi Perdana Menteri.

    Kesal dengan kejadian itu, Mak berkata ia tidak seharusnya berlaku terutama pada cuti hujung minggu kerana semua memorandum boleh dihantar terus ke pejabat Perdana Menteri pada hari bekerja.

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  4. Seorang aktivis politik tempatan Kanul Gindol menyifatkan pelantikan tiga pemimpin Kadazandusun Murut (KDM) dalam barisan Kabinet Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sebagai keputusan mercu tanda kerajaan persekutuan dalam memperkasa rakyat Sabah.

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  5. Beliau berkata pelantikan bersejarah Anggota Parlimen Kota Marudu, Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili sebagai Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri) dan Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin (Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi) adalah baik untuk Malaysia terutama masyarakat KDM.

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  6. “Tidak pernah dalam 50 tahun, kita mempunyai tiga pemimpin Kadazandusun Murut sebagai menteri persekutuan pada satu-satu masa. Ketiga-tiga mereka tidak boleh menggagalkan Najib dan mereka tidak boleh bekerja sambil lewa bagi mengelak kekecewaan.

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  7. “Ia menggambarkan kekuatan politik Najib dan penghargaan kepada sokongan berterusan Sabah (dan juga Sarawak) kepada BN,” katanya

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  8. Selain tiga pemimpin berkenaan, Sabah turut diwakili dalam Kabinet persekutuan menerusi Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah); Datuk Seri Anifah Aman (Menteri Luar) dan Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan).

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    1. ini memperlihatkan Sabah dihargai oleh kepimpinan pusat

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  9. Sementara tiga timbalan menteri dari Sabah terdiri daripada Datuk Mary Yap (Kementeri Pelajaran dan Pengajian Tinggi); Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri (Kementerian Pertahanan); Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (Kementerian Kerja Raya) dan Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun (Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat).

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  10. Pada pilihan raya umum ke-13, BN Sabah yang diketuai Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Aman menang 22 kerusi kawasan Parlimen dan 48 kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri.

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  11. Next Wednesday can't come fast enough for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. That's when his new "unity cabinet" meets properly for the first time following its introductory get-together in the wake of the swearing in ceremony. The meeting next week, with real Government business on the agenda, will do wonders for Najib's efforts to heal the nation after a fractious GE13.

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  12. A small but encouraging symbol of this unity in action arrived via the congratulations messages for two of the new members. Maybank CEO Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar, who has been appointed as a minister without portfolio to the Prime Minister's department, was congratulated by PAS and immediately replied in the same positive spirit.

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  13. Meantime Umno Youth Leader and newly sworn in sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been congratulated via Twitter by both DAP's Tony Pua and PKR's Azmin Ali. These might seem like mere courtesy messages but they should not be underestimated given that Pakatan leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is still wallowing in his "disgust" at the outcome of GE13.

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  14. If Anwar had any doubts about how isolated he is in his sulking campaign, he need look not at the new cabinet, which is ready to move on, but at his Pakatan colleagues who are way ahead of him in terms of political maturity.

    Of the 32 cabinet members, nearly half are new faces, which means Najib has delivered on his commitment to renewal and governmental reform. He has also been praised for the inclusion of technocrats like Abdul Wahid who gives his team the business-friendly edge which is so welcome with the international investment community.

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  15. The inclusion of Transparency International Malaysia boss Paul Low is also a loud statement about what lies ahead as the Government redoubles its anti-corruption drive.

    There is a real sense of urgency with this new cabinet which is good for the nation. With less than a week to the first agenda items the new and reshuffled ministers need to be hard at work learning about their ministries. Then there is the likelihood of Parliament sitting next month ahead of Ramadan to debate policies approved by cabinet. There isn't much time.

    The new Government needs to find its rhythm fast both in terms of cabinet business and healing the wounds of GE13. By naming this line-up Najib has given his administration the best possible start.

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  16. Tidak ada mana-mana budaya kaum di Malaysia yang mendominasi kehidupan rakyat secara total.

    Menurut Mayor Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, Datuk Abidin madingkir, baik orang melayu, cina, india, kaum bumiputera hidup bebas dengan budaya, agama, bahasa dan identiti mereka sendiri tanpa bersikap prejudis atau ‘ethnocentrisme’.

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  17. Katanya, inilah kelebihan dan keunikan budaya masyarakat di Negara ini sehingga Malaysia diangkat dan dimartabatkan sebagai ‘Truly Asian’ oleh Negara barat.

    Madingkir juga berkata bahawa keunikan negeri Malaysia, Sabah terutamanya dapat dilihat melalui pelbagai kaum yang dilihat boleh duduk bersama-sama dengan harmoni dan perkahwinan berlainan bangsa juga tidak menjadi suatu isu malahan mampu hidup aman sejahtera.

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  18. Kabinet baru akan bertanggungjawab untuk melaksanakan transformasi di Malaysia dan meneruskan pembaharuan ekonomi dan politik yang bermula empat tahun lalu.

    Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak berkata menteri-menteri baru, menggandingkan pemimpin lama berpengalaman luas, dan muka baru dengan idea-idea baru dan berdaya maju, satu asas bagi pencegahan rasuah dan undang-undang hak asasi manusia, dan penghargaan terhadap kedinamikan sektor swasta.

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  19. Dalam posting terbaru di Facebook beliau, Najib berkata sejak beberapa bulan dan tahun yang lalu, berlaku perpecahan dalam masyarakat Malaysia dan kini sudah tiba masanya untuk setiap rakyat, dalam kerajaan dan melangkauinya untuk melupakan kekecewaan, dan bekerja bersama-bersama untuk penyatuan nasional dan perpaduan nasional.

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  20. "Dalam semangat inilah, saya meminta pemimpin lelaki dan wanita ini untuk berkhidmat, bukan hanya sebagai menteri, tetapi sebagai barisan Kabinet yang bersatu-padu. Bersama-sama kita boleh menjayakan penyatuan nasional, menjamin masa depan ekonomi Malaysia dan membina sebuah masyarakat yang lebih utuh, lebih harmoni," katanya.

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  21. Malaysia mencapai pembangunan dan kemajuan pesat setelah lebih 54 tahun merdeka berikutan kedudukan politik yang kukuh dan stabil, kata Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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  22. Selain itu, katanya, kemajuan turut dicapai bersandarkan kepada barisan kepimpinan yang efektif dan berwawasan.

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  23. Najib melanjutkan dengan Kejayaan demi kejayaan telah kita kecapi melalui kepimpinan kerajaan Barisan Nasional. Kejayaan ini hadir berteraskan kepada formula perkongsian kuasa yang diamalkan sejak negara merdeka.

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  24. Kepelbagaian kaum, bangsa dan agama negara kita merupakan satu aset yang bernilai ke arah menjadi sebuah negara yang maju katanya lagi

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    1. Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak juga berkata dalam laman 1malaysia, hasrat beliau untuk menceburi bidang politik sebahagiannya didorong oleh kepercayaan terhadap potensi Malaysia yang banyak dan keyakinan penuh bahawa beliau boleh membantu negara merealisasikan potensi itu dan menjadi sebuah negara maju.

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  25. Stop making racist statements again.

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  26. Adakah sampai bila2 pun nak cakap pasal perbalahan?

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  27. It is time to really really making a change in our lives.

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  28. Takkan kita nak undur ke belakang pula?

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  29. We have to put ourselves in more far way.

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  30. We should waste no more time looking back.

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  31. Pandang ke depan baik baik.

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  32. Laksanakan tanggungjawab dengan baik.

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  33. Does Malaysia ready to be united? First ask whether The Bumis are willing to drop their "special privileges"?

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  34. Secondly, Ask the Chinese & Indians whether they are willing to close all Chinese & Indian School??

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  35. And third, ask all the race-based & religion-based political party to disband themselves.

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  36. If all of the above materialize, then we can talk about what the author want Malaysia be.

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  37. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    GE13 is over, and the people have made known their choice. Now let us unite and build a better Malaysia. I have voted in all the elections in the past. And I believe I have seen what all Malaysians want, regardless of race and religion.

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  38. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    No corruption in any form. Let us destroy it before it overwhelms us. No racial, religious or class distinction. We must condemn all who try to divide us. No restriction on government scholarship for higher studies to anyone who merits it.

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  39. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Educational and work opportunities for all who qualify. Those who are competent and capable must be recognised for their efforts. The poor should be given assistance to bring them up to a level where they can contribute meaningfully to the country.

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  40. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    No injustice. Our judicial system must mete out justice fairly to all. There were allegations of cheating in the recent election. Our laws require that proof must be furnished before sentence is meted.

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  41. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    We should also make party hopping illegal. Let us have a law that will prohibit acts of party hopping.

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  42. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Some parties should stop harping on why they lost ... that’s over and down with. The people have spoken. Now is the time to move on. Enough of politics. If you are not satisfied, get proof and facts, lodge a report with the Election Commission, police, MACC. Don’t take the matter to the streets or hold protests and demonstrations. People are fed up.

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  43. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Be gracious, accept your defeat. Don’t press your luck, you might just lose it. There will be other general elections. The next one is in five years. Prepare your groundwork, do your job and win over the voters.

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  44. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    We are a grown-up nation, we are 56 years old, over half a century old. We have to respect the people’s choice. This is Malaysia, a multi-racial country. We should be proud that the 13th polls was conducted professionally and incident free.

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  45. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    To the opposition, please stop sowing seeds of mistrust. Enough is enough. We should remember how our forefathers discussed matters of race and politics and work in that direction. We must also support the peace measures in the nation.

    We need to uphold peace and unity, the two are among the essential ingredients for a developed and prosperous nation.

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  46. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Among the issues that needs to be looked at:

    * The role and functions of local governments. We need clean, tidy and crime free cities, and towns that are safer. Can we have that? We need clean water. We need to have our garbage efficiently removed, the lalang and bushes cleared and drains cleaned. And matters of public health.

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  47. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Among the issues that needs to be looked at:

    The elected representatives must practise good governance, then the people would not complain or whine. Municipal councils must not only improve their work ethics but productivity too. It is time to re-look at the local councils. Most are not performing and rate payers are getting more and more annoyed.

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  48. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Among the issues that needs to be looked at:

    Some local authorities are a law unto themselves. This state of affairs must come to an end. Local authorities play a very important role in the lives of urban people, but if they are not performing, they have failed in their duties.

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  49. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Among the issues that needs to be looked at:

    * During the election campaigns, crime matters were raised. The new government must tackle crime issues. It is not enough to say the crime perception index has gone down, the crime rate must also go down. The figures should tally.

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  50. I HOPE the newly elected BN government, and PR state governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan, are ready to get to work to build a better Malaysia

    Among the issues that needs to be looked at:

    The crime doers are getting braver and braver. For example, the snatch thieves, they are more daring than before and will not think twice to rough people up just to get at their handbags, purses, wallets and costume jewelry. There was a proposal by police for mandatory whipping for snatch thieves. This is a good move. When will it be implemented?

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  51. Sabah and Sarawak are assured of more progress under a Barisan Nasional (BN) government, with numerous projects expected to take off in the next five years if the coalition is returned to power.

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  52. According to the BN election manifesto launched by Prime Minister and BN chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here tonight, one of them is the construction of the 2,300-km Pan-Borneo Highway stretching from Sematan in Sarawak to Serudung in Sabah.

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  53. The highway is expected to spearhead new growth areas, better business opportunities and enhanced communications. Themed 'A Promise of Hope', the manifesto was unveiled in the wake of the dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat on April 3, paving the way for the country's 13th general election.
    There is also the pledge to build 2,500 kilometres of paved roads in Sabah and 2,800 kilometres in Sarawak, while the rural electrification project will benefit 60,000 households in Sabah and 80,000 in Sarawak.
    The BN is also committed to extending clean water supply to another 320,000 homes nationwide in the next five years.
    In a bid to provide better access to quality healthcare services, the BN, in its manifesto, pledges to set up a heart centre and cancer centre in every major hospital in both states.
    The coalition also promises to improve access to quality education for rural and minorities communities, especially those in Sabah and Sarawak.
    Meanwhile, in the economic sector, the 31-page manifesto said the effectiveness of the bumiputera agenda, including for bumiputeras in Sabah and Sarawak, will be enhanced by providing business opportunities, a stronger eco-system and institutional support.
    The BN, meanwhile, pledges to gazette all native customary land in close consultation with state governments should it be returned to power in the upcoming general election.
    The coalition is also committed to providing more income-generating opportunities within indigenous communities and increasing the intake of indigenous youth into tertiary and vocational education.
    In addition, the BN promises to set up special courts with the same status as the High Court under the present justice system to deal specifically with native customary rights issues.

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  54. Masalah membelenggu warga kota seperti kesesakan jalan raya, banjir kilat dan perumahan untuk golongan muda, menjadi keutamaan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan yang baru, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor.

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  55. Beliau berkata, perkara itu perlu diberi tumpuan kerana apabila berlaku masalah itu, masyarakat khususnya penduduk Kuala Lumpur akan terus menuding jari menyalahkan kementerian yang bertanggungjawab.

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  56. Contohnya, apabila tersangkut dalam kesesakan jalan raya, pemandu salahkan kerajaan dan begitu juga dengan banjir kilat di Kuala Lumpur, kerana semua ini tanggungjawab kita.

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  57. Kita akan cari jalan menyelesaikannya. Kita tahu punca masalah ini. Umpamanya, saya lihat longkang tersumbat akibat orang ramai membuang sampah sesuka hati, selain daun gugur yang tidak dibersihkan segera.

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  58. Saya akan bincang dengan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) mengenai perkara ini tetapi kita juga memerlukan kerjasama orang ramai, katanya pada sidang media selepas memulakan tugas rasmi hari pertama di kementeriannya,

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  59. semoga pembentukan kabinet baru Najib dapat memberi nafas baru kepada sistem pentadbiran negara ini

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  60. Najib menggambarkan kabinetnya sebagai imbangan di antara yang berpengalaman, teknokrat dan wakil-wakil belia.

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  61. PM juga berkata bahawa barisan kabinet baru ini akan menyumbang secara positif kepada pentadbiran berdasarkan pengalaman mereka yang luas

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  62. Najib juga berjanji bahawa kabinet barunya akan memberi tumpuan kepada isu-isu integriti dan rasuah...

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  63. ...dan akan membantu meneruskan agenda transformasi negara di Malaysia.

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