1. KOTA KINABALU, Sun: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim must explain his presence at Parti Keadilan Rakyat’S national congress in Shah Alam yesterday to Umno’s disciplinary board before action is taken against him, Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.
2. GEORGE TOWN: After severely criticising his predecessor Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and Gerakan leaders for the last eight months, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng found himself in “enemy territory” yesterday. He made an unscheduled appearance at the inauguration ceremony of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu as Wawasan Open University’s (WOU) first chancellor at the university’s campus. His attendance drew surprised stares from guests and newsmen present.
So, in Malaysia, if you are a member of one particular party then you are not supposed to attend a rival party's gathering or function - if you do, you'll be required to explain to your party's disciplinary board. Does this mean that everything associated with your rival parties is prohibited? Should PAS make it compulsory for Dato Mustafa Ali (for example), to explain to the party's disciplinary board for paying his last respects to the late Dato Razali Ismail, the Deputy Minister of Education who passed away recently? I am interested to know the boundary between allowable and non-allowable actions of members of various political parties in Malaysia. Or should Guan Eng refrain from attending the Gerakan's function?
2. GEORGE TOWN: After severely criticising his predecessor Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and Gerakan leaders for the last eight months, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng found himself in “enemy territory” yesterday. He made an unscheduled appearance at the inauguration ceremony of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu as Wawasan Open University’s (WOU) first chancellor at the university’s campus. His attendance drew surprised stares from guests and newsmen present.
So, in Malaysia, if you are a member of one particular party then you are not supposed to attend a rival party's gathering or function - if you do, you'll be required to explain to your party's disciplinary board. Does this mean that everything associated with your rival parties is prohibited? Should PAS make it compulsory for Dato Mustafa Ali (for example), to explain to the party's disciplinary board for paying his last respects to the late Dato Razali Ismail, the Deputy Minister of Education who passed away recently? I am interested to know the boundary between allowable and non-allowable actions of members of various political parties in Malaysia. Or should Guan Eng refrain from attending the Gerakan's function?
3. GEORGE TOWN: Use the term “special position” instead of ketuanan Melayu, Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon urged. “The term ketuanan Melayu would give rise to a tuan and hamba (master and slave) situation so let’s use the proper term as provided for in the Federal Constitution.
4. KUALA LUMPUR 29 Nov. - Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein menegaskan lebih baik bagi pemimpin parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) menyertai sahaja parti pembangkang sekiranya mahu terus mengungkit sejarah dan fakta negara. Beliau berkata, dengan menidakkan sejarah termasuk konsep ketuanan Melayu, mereka hanya meletakkan diri dalam wajah yang sama dengan pembangkang iaitu berpolitik pada landasan kaum serta agama dan sebab itu lebih baik untuk mereka berada bersama pembangkang.
It seems that the issue of "ketuanan Melayu" is the main issue of BN component parties within these few days. UMNO is trying to regain the Malays' support by potraying that they are the ones who can be relied upon when it comes to safeguarding the so-called "ketuanan Melayu". At the same time, other component parties, especially the Chinese-based parties are also harping on the issue to regain support from the Chinese. By questioning "ketuanan Melayu" they hope to show to the Chinese that they're not just mere followers of UMNO in BN. So, to me the issue of "ketuanan Melayu" is a re-invented issue for the BN to win back their support.
4. KUALA LUMPUR 29 Nov. - Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein menegaskan lebih baik bagi pemimpin parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) menyertai sahaja parti pembangkang sekiranya mahu terus mengungkit sejarah dan fakta negara. Beliau berkata, dengan menidakkan sejarah termasuk konsep ketuanan Melayu, mereka hanya meletakkan diri dalam wajah yang sama dengan pembangkang iaitu berpolitik pada landasan kaum serta agama dan sebab itu lebih baik untuk mereka berada bersama pembangkang.
5. KUALA LUMPUR 29 Nov. - Orang Melayu perlu bangkit dan menghentikan segala bentuk kritikan daripada kaum lain yang mahu menolak konsep ketuanan Melayu di negara ini. Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar menegaskan kesedaran daripada orang Melayu perlu bagi memberi amaran kepada semua pihak bahawa perkara berkaitan ketuanan Melayu bukanlah 'jenaka yang boleh dipermainkan'.
6. KUALA LUMPUR 29 Nov. - Ahli Majlis Tertinggi UMNO, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin menyelar pihak yang cuba mengelirukan konsep ketuanan Melayu dengan membuat kenyataan tidak bertanggungjawab. Tegasnya, konsep ketuanan Melayu tidak ada kena mengena dengan hubungan tuan dengan hamba tetapi merujuk kepada asal usul negara ini dan kaum pribuminya daripada keturunan Melayu.
It seems that the issue of "ketuanan Melayu" is the main issue of BN component parties within these few days. UMNO is trying to regain the Malays' support by potraying that they are the ones who can be relied upon when it comes to safeguarding the so-called "ketuanan Melayu". At the same time, other component parties, especially the Chinese-based parties are also harping on the issue to regain support from the Chinese. By questioning "ketuanan Melayu" they hope to show to the Chinese that they're not just mere followers of UMNO in BN. So, to me the issue of "ketuanan Melayu" is a re-invented issue for the BN to win back their support.
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