Tale of a busload full of Bangladeshi voters - by Anas Zubedy

My comments on RED

A friend’s family friend owns a tour company. Here’s their story.

1. On May 5, 2013, A tour bus with 42 Indian national tourists traveling from Johor to Kuala Lumpur for a short KL tour. And then From KL they were going to Genting Highlands. The bus is a bonafide tourist coach.
2. While in KL the tour guide who is a Malaysian wanted to vote. He was registered at Bukit Indah, Ampang. He got permission from his tour company to stop by and vote. Therefore he parked the bus full of the Indian national tourists about 500 metres from the poll station (Bukit Indah school). the bus driver and the tourists waited in the bus.
3. While waiting for the tour guide to finish, some members of PKR and PAS (they were wearing tshirts with the party logo) asked the driver to come down and explain why they were there, in the meantime, the rest of the PR members went into the bus and started questioning the passengers in a very harsh and rude manner, accusing that they are illegal voters.
4. They forced all the passengers to come down from the bus, but the bus driver insisted that the tourists stay in the bus. Then PR people insisted on holding up the tourists and the bus.
5. Then they started arguing and yelling at each other. The bus owner came. By this time, there was a huge crowd outside the bus. All from the same political party. The youth members were the rudest ones. Without questioning, they assumed those are phantom voters.
6. Then they started spreading the news around, taking pictures video, uploading it on FB, etc - saying that there are phantom voters in Ampang.
7. They almost got into a physical fight, but the bus owner managed to sort everything out and the PR people escorted the bus out of Ampang.
8. This entire commotion went on for about 1 hour and no policemen came even though the police station is only about 150 meters away.

Note:

My dear Malaysians, we can be better than this. We have the capacity to respect foreigners. Even those who come here to make a living in our nation of plenty as labourers; remember, many of our forefathers were just like them. We need to heal ourselves from hatred, arrogance and racism.

Thank you.

Anas Zubedy

Kuala Lumpur

***My Comment: I do agree that we need to heal ourselves from hatred, arrogance and racism. I have good friends among Malays, Chinese, Indians etc. and we are like a family. We care to each other, support and encourage each other despite the different on our religion and political views. We do quarrels few times on few things, but as a family we respect each other views and opinions. We didn't practice hatred, arrogance and racism.

This is a beautiful country with loads of ethnics. We should be together  building the nation and provide check and balance for it's betterment. Please don't let racism, arrogance and hatred mastering yourself.

Storytelling Jamming Session - Project Linkages

Project Linkages Organizing Committee Cordially invites 

You

to the Launch of  

Linkages Cer-Cerita Storytelling Jamming Session

18 May 2013, Saturday at 9.00am

Rumah Arboreta, FRIM, Kepong

Please join us as our guests. Do bring along your friends and family, and especially elder citizens. We got some special gifts for them, besides paying them a tribute for sharing stories ... on life in the good old days; health & wellness; tips & remedies, etc.  

This event brings together young and old across all communities and cultures to share knowledge and wisdom within a window of 48 hours. Set in the midst of a serene forest, this will be a nostalgic and enriching family outing to be cherished by elder citizens.  It offers a great opportunity to tap and narrate the wisdom and indigenous knowledge of our elder citizens - creatively and compellingly. 

Prizes and recognition of elder citizen's wisdom, wit and knowledge captured in videos and photos  awaits creative participants.   

Please RSVP before 15 May 2013.  

Warm regards

Ramesh Pillai

Manager, Project Linkages 

017 8828 302 

www.linkages.my 

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PROGRAM

Chinese Pendatang! Indian Pendatang! Melayu...also Pendatang!!

Due to its geographical nature, The Malay Archipelago comprises of various big and small islands, isles and islets ranging westward from Madagascar Island, East of Africa to the Polynesian isles in the Pasific and include Taiwan, Hainan Island and parts of Vietnam and Cambodia in the north and even New Zealand in the south. 

The historically well-known Parameswara who fled to Kota Singa (now Singapore) and then established the Sultanate of Malacca, was a descendant of the Palembang sultanate and this made the hosts of Malacca sultans after him were his descendants. Parameswara leaved with him hosts of other descendants whom later established a number of sultanates in Peninsula Malaysia. The Perak Sultanate was established by DYMM Sultan Muzaffar Syah, the eldest prince of Sultan Mahmud Syah, the last sultan of Malacca. 
The Johor Sultanate was developed when Sultan Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca in exile and the first Sultan of Johor-Riau-Lingga) fled to Bentan and later to Kampar, Sumatra during the Portuguese bombardment of Malacca. When he died, his son Sultan Allauddin Riayat Shah was proclaimed the second Sultan of Johor. (The current Johor Sultanate is not descendants from the Johor-Riau-Lingga sultanate). 

It was also historically mentioned that Parameswara’s earlier descendents goes back to Sang Nila Utama and Wan Empuk/Ratu Chendera Puri (the fist Malay-Singapura Sultanate rulers circa 1160-1208) to Raja Suran of a Ceylonese Dynasty to Raja Iskandar Zulkarnain (Alexander the Great) of the Greek Macedonia.

Origins of the Kedah Sultanate is full of legends and myths and mainly from verbal sources. It was said that the Kedah Sultanate had very close relationship with Raja of Rum (Turkish), Raja of Parsi (Persia/Iran), the Moghul Sultanate in India and the Maurya Dynasty also of India and the Siamese dynasties. Phra Ong Mahawangsa, a Hindu-Bhuddist seventh ruler of Old Kedah later converted into Islam and adopted the title Seri Paduka Maharaja Derba Raja and was later known as Sultan Muzaffar Shah. In the context of the Malay Sultanates, he was recognized as the first Kedah Malay Sultan to rule under the Islamic government banner. This was said to happened during the late 11th or early 12th century.

According to historical sources from China, Kelantan was once ruled by one Maharaja Ku-ma-r during the 15th century. It’s not known the origin of Raja Ku-ma-r. According to Siamese historical sources, Kelantan was ruled by Raja Seri Dewa circa 1493. His origin was not established. Local sources indicated that when Kelantan was attacked by Malacca, Sultan Mansur Shah, the then sultan of Kelantan, retreated to Pattani.

The Syed Jamalullail family of Perlis was said to originate from Palembang. Syed Harun Jamalullail was appointed the Penghulu of Mukim Arau by the then Sultan of Kedah and later his son, Syed Harun was proclaimed Raja of Perlis.

Raja Lumu was the first ruler to use the title Tuanku Sultan of Selangor in 1766. Raja Lumu, the son of Daeng Celak the Yamtuan Muda of Johor, and his brother are decendants of Opu Trendiburang Daeng Rilaka, Raja of the Land of the Bugis, came all the way from Land of the Bugis, Celebes Island to Tanah Melayu. 

It is a well known fact that the Negeri Sembilan royal families are descendants of Minangkabau sultanate in Pagaruyung, Sumatera and so do all of the Minangkabaus in Malaysia. 

The earliest known Chinese settlers in Tanah Melayu was those Chinese whom accompanied Princess Hang Li Po to Malacca. The Babas and Nyonyas are all said to be descendants of Hang Li Po and her followers.

The earliest known Indian settlement in Tanah Melayu was also during the Malacca Sultanante. Indian tradesmen, mainly of the Ceti origin, came to Malacca and started the Ceti Peranakan through marriage with locals and made their headway into the royal court of the Sultanate; one such example was the aristocrat Seri Nara Diraja who held a dignified position in the royal court of the Malacca sultanate. 

Let us now examine some of the contemporary Malay sub-ethnic groupings :

The Malay communities in Malaysia today are formed from the various sub-ethnic groups from every corners of the Malay Archipelago that had migrated to Tanah Melayu since hundreds of years ago; this include the Achehs (North Sumatera), Minangkabaus (Western Sumatera), Mandailings (North Sumatera), Bengkulus (Bengkulu Island off Sumatera), Rawas (Rawa Island), Palembang (South Sumatera), Lampungs (Jawa Island), Jawa (Java Island), Sunda (Sunda Island/Straits), Bugis (South Sulawesi, Celebes Island), Banjars (South Kalimantan), Sulus (Isle of Sulu), Minahasas/Menados (Manado, North Sulawesi), Pattani (Southern Thailand), Cham (Kingdom of Champa, Central Vietnam/East of Cambodia), There are also a small number of Flores (Isle of Flores), Lomboks (Isle of Lombok), Sumbas (Isle of Sumba), and Malukus (Isle of Molucas).

Jawa : a well-known Malay ethnic from Java Island. 

Bugis : originated from Land of the Bugis, South Sulawesi, Celebes Island. The Bugis are mainly traders; they traveled all over the Malay Archipelago to trade. Bugis settlement can be found largely in Selangor and Johore. 

Bawean (pronounce Boyan) : came from Bawean Isle and can be found all over West Malaysia, especially city centres such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bharu, Malacca and Seremban including Singapore. It is not known when Baweanese first came to Tanah Melayu but a population census in 1849 indicated substantial settlements of Baweanese existed in Singapore and the Straits Settlement.

Jawi Peranakan : Malay ethnic of Indian origin; mainly male traders migrated from South India to Penang Island and married local Malay women. Their offsprings are known as Jawi Peranakan. The “Maricans” are one example of Jawi Peranakan; for instance Tan Sri Hassan Marican, former President & CEO of Petronas. 

Mandailing : sub-ethnic of the Batak clan evolved in Northern Sumatra. Migrated to Tanah Melayu circa 1820’s to study Islamic religion. Can be found in Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Penang. Those Malay names ending with Nasution, Lubis, and Siregar are of Mandailing origin. 

Patani : located in Southern Thailand was once ruled by the Malay Patani Sultanate consisting of Patani Dynasty and Kelantan Dynasty during the mid 15th century. Both these dynasties among them had at least 16 known sultans and sultanahs ruled Patani between the 15th century right up to the 19th century when the Siamese rulers “took over” the sovereignty and administration of the Patani sultanate. The Patani settlement’s main concentration is in Kelantan and small numbers can also be found in North Perak, Perlis and Kedah. The “latest wave” of Patani “migration” into Peninsula Malaysia occurred most recently thr000ough the opening up of “tom yam” eateries all over the country. 

Banjar : originated from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The Banjars first known wave of migration to other parts of the Malay Archipelago including Tanah Melayu was during the 1850’s when conflicts between ruling dynasties and the Dutch came to its apex. Their settlement can be found all over Malaysian largely in Perak and Sabah.

Other Malay sub-ethnic groups known are Orang Kampar (from orginating from Kampar, Western Sulatera) and Orang Rawa (originating from Pulau Rawa off Sumatera). Both are closely related to Minangkabaus and their spoken dialects are similar to that of the Minangkabaus.

It is interesting to note that one Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar Dato’ Hussein Mohamed Taib, who was a chief administrator in the Pahang Civil Service as well as a court officer in the Pahang Sultanate is a descendant of the Bugis-Johor aristocrat family that migrated to Pahang in the 18th century. His son, Abdul Razak Hussein was the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia and his grandson, Najib Tun Razak is the current Premier.

All in all, the issue here is that the Chinese are definitely “pendatang”, the Indians are also definitely “pendatang” as well as most Malays in Malaysia are also definitely “pendatang” within the historical context. What is there for us to shout about. It is a historical fact that we are all indeed “pendatang” to this holy and sacred land. 

What’s more important for us all “pendatang” is to forge close cooperation in the spirit of merdeka and look ahead to better ourselves and together develop this nation despite our differences in our very own “pendatang” characteristics. 

Sources : Ensaiklopedia Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Melayu, DBP.

Because that's the CHANGE that I want!

What if BN win majority while Najib lost in Pekan?What will happen then?

What if PR win majority while Anwar lost in Permatang Pauh?
What will happen then?

What if both of the above lost?
What will happen then?

I'm asking those questions because most of Malaysian are looking at war between both of them who spearhead their respective coalition towards 5th May 2013.

However, I wonder how many Malaysian are asking the same questions as above. Honestly, I'm looking forward for the outcome if both of them lost at their constituency. 

Why?

Because that's what I want!

When both of them lost at the same time, the entire game will be change.
New faces will turn up and new warlord will be appointed. 

Now the next question will be:

Who'll be replacing them? Who'll be in charge of the war? 

It's unpredictable. 

For BN camp they have Muhyiddin & Zahid Hamidi instead of Hishamuddin & Shafie Apdal on the waiting list while PR have Hadi Awang and Nurul Izzah or could also be Khalid Ibrahim and Salahuddin Ayub instead of Azmin Ali and Mat Sabu or even Husam Musa.

Let say BN win the majority, and Najib retain his seat, then the next UMNO General Assembly come to date and someone challenge him for Presidency post. 

Assuming that the scenario of "Mahathir vs Tengku Razaleigh" is repeated, what will happen to UMNO?

Who might be challenging him for the Presidency? What if Najib lost?

What will Palanivel, Chua Soi Lek and Koh Tsu Koon do if Najib Lost?

Then assume that BN lost the majority, what will happen to the coalition? 

Will they still together? Will they be blaming each other? Will it be the end of BN?

What will happen to UMNO, MCA, MIC, Gerakan and the other components?

Have you think about that?

Now, assume that PR win the majority, will PR deliver all their promises?  Will PR able to deliver their "within 100 days" promises? Hopefully I wont be listening they blaming the previous government and not doing anything to correct and/or improve it.

What if they can't? What will happen?

And as words flying around, will Anwar bring down Mahathir & Co for court trials? What will be the allegation? How many years will it take. Will it be unsettle and postponed just like most of his cases?

What will be the fate of us? Will it be better quality of life? Hopefully we are the beneficiary.

Let us also assume that PR lost the majority, will Anwar step down and retire from politics? Will Lim Kit Siang do the same? Will Karpal and Nik Aziz join the band? 

What would be the fate of PR coalition especially PKR? 

Do remember the emerging new generation politician on both camp. The likes of Khairy Jamaluddin, Razali Ibrahim, Mukhriz Mahathir, Saifuddin Abdullah, Rafizi Ramli, Nasharuddin Mat Isa, Zairil Khir Johari, Teo Kok Seong, Yusmadi Yusof, Chang Lih Kang, Nik Abduh Nik Aziz, Nasruddin Hassan and Chang Ming Kai.

What will be the role of the likes of Reezal Merican, Sohaimi Shahadan, Megat Firdaouz, Lokman Adam, Khairun Aseh, Nik Nazmi, Badrul Hisham (CheguBard), Lee Kai Loon, Tan Hong Pin, Arul Kumar, Lee Chin Chen, Raja Iskandar, Riduan Md Nor, Zamri Asaed, Shamsul Iskandar, Chua Tee Yong,  Teng Chang Yeow, T.Mohan and V.Mugilan?

It is interesting to see the outcome. 

Indeed I would love to see Najib and Anwar lost their seat. It would change the entire political scenario. 

Why?

Because that's the change that I want!

Fielding for 50% new faces and average of 30% young candidates for GE-13 are still not enough. Most of them are replacing the looser candidates and outdated incumbent before them. It is normal situation not transformation.

I want to see changes on the leadership for all parties.

Once it happen, then I'll call it political transformation that I desire.

Have a look yourself.

http://www.umno-online.my/?page_id=2727

http://www.mca.org.my/en/about-us/about-mca/personnel/mca-leadership/mca-central-committee-members/

http://www.mic.org.my/about-us/leadership/cwc

http://dapmalaysia.org/newenglish/au_l_n.htm

http://www.keadilanrakyat.org/leaders/pusat/majlis-pimpinan-pusat/

http://www.pas.org.my/v2/index.php/info/senarai-pimpinan-pas/pimpinan-pas-pusat/ajk-pas-pusat

http://www.gerakan.org.my/my_organisation.asp

This is my "JOM UBAH" / "TUKAR" / "INI KALI LAH"

10 minutes are more than enough!

Awal pagi ini saya terbaca berita kekecewaan Pengerusi SPR apabila Pakatan Rakyat menolak tawaran untuk menyiarkan manifesto pilihanraya mereka. Namun begitu, saya tidaklah terkejut kerana tolakan tersebut, tetapi terkejut dengan tawaran yang di berikan oleh Menteri yang bertanggungjawab.

Umum melihat ini sebagai satu tindakan untuk memperlihatkan keterbukaan kerajaan dan secara tidak langsung meraih sedikit kepercayaan rakyat. Dari sudut lain pula, ia dilihat sebagai satu permainan UMNO yang sebagaimana lazim diperkatakan oleh Pakatan Rakyat media UMNO akan memutarbelitkan fakta-fakta mereka.

Selain itu, waktu siaran yang tidak diperincikan dan jangka masa siaran yang hanya 10 minit membuatkan ada pihak terutama Pakatan Rakyat meragui keihklasan tawaran tersebut sekaligus menolaknya bulat-bulat.

Pakatan Rakyat yang dilihat more efficient and dominant dalam pengunaan media sosial dalam menyampaikan mesej-mesej politik mereka manakala Barisan Nasional are utilizing every second and every inch of the space on the traditional media.

If we look at advertising perspective, 10 minutes on-air are more than enough. It doesn't matter if the spot are on midnight or early morning or whatsoever time, as long as it deliver an attractive messages, it will reach the target audience.

Bukan susah sangat pun. As mentioned by few Pakatan Rakyat leaders, the manifesto are not a promises. So nak takut apa? Just put it on advertising format as you guys did for your so called "Buku Jingga" & your "2013 PR Budget"..

Why don't you clever guys use the 10 minutes as medium to channel the info back to the new media that you've been dominated for the past few years? Are you guys so clever not to utilize it for your own benefits? In advertising world, 10 minutes are more than enough to tell the public on your offerings!

Kalau dok pikir everything that BN especially UMNO offers will take you down, then why asked for media freedom etc..etc...At the very least now they willing to listen and materialize some of your demands. But on the other hand, you clever people does not know how to take advantage out of it.

Bare in mind that if the message are properly conveyed even to a single person, he/she will spread it out to others especially their closed friends and relatives. Don't you believe on the power of words of mouth? Don't you think that it won't reach to your target audience? Or you clever guys only believe on the power of Anwar's words?

Come on, you guys are clever than me! But now it seems that you clever guys are just another bunch of politicians that only talk nonsense. Unless you prove it, you'll never get support. If you really realize that and take note that those people on the fence will decide the outcome of the next GE, you better be clear of it. 

As for BN, it is good if you can further utilize the new media to convey the right and clear messages on your manifesto as the urban on the fence people will be comparing both mainly via the new media.
Your troopers should now have matured enough to showcase more of your achievements to woo the voters rather than those annoying video and improper language. The Rakyat are tired with all the silly explicit video!

Yang tu semua dah jemu dah! Tak lalu dah nak tengok! Baik hangpa tunjuk pencapaian prestasi PEMANDU, TERAJU, TALENT CORP etc..etc.. Rakyat dok tunggu nak tau prestasi depa ni terutama TERAJU yang diberi tanggungjawab untuk memacu dan meneraju agenda bumiputera yang dilihat semakin kebelakang.

The Rakyat wants to know more of your achievements, socio-economic stability, short and long term plan that benefits The Rakyat & country. We love the country. We don't care who's the PM as long as he/she can deliver The Rakyat wills and properly govern the country.

Do remember that The Rakyat are watching every steps you've made. You want The Rakyat to turnaround to BN, you better do it first especially UMNO & MCA leaders. 

Your candidate line-up will pre-determined the outcome of the next GE. Be very careful before you name the candidate. Wrong candidate at wrong constituency might bring you the downfall that you've never imagine.

Malaysian are looking for a good governance government and strong leaders that can voice out and worked for the people interest while continuously improving the nation.

AN OVERVIEW OF MULTIMEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR (MSC) MALAYSIA

Introducing MSC Malaysia Cybercentre roles and criteria to drive the uptake of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector

MSC Malaysia is the gateway to growing profits in Asia’s booming ICT markets. Modeled to be a world-class hub for development and nurturing of the nation’s ICT industry, it gives you the best of first-world knowledge and infrastructure, at developing-nation costs.

Since its inception in 1996, the MSC Malaysia initiative has shown results that have exceeded expectations. In the Phase 2 rolled out between 2004 to 2010, MSC Malaysia contributed RM34.57 billion to the nation’s GDP, the figure is generated by good initiation stage emphasizing on visioning and physical infrastructure in Phase 1. Now, the Phase 3 scheduled until 2020 run in tandem with 10th Malaysian Plan is built on the foundation and successes achieved under Phase 1 and 2.

MSC Malaysia Cybercentres, serve as the physical location and environment to catalyse and support the growth of ICT and ICT-enabled industries. This helps the government’s ETP in the creation of knowledge-based jobs.The recent statistics shows that MSC Malaysia created 111,367 high-value jobs with average net salary of RM4,385 per month, 137%higher than the global pay scale. Focused, reliable and trusted one- stop centre is readily available to attend to enquires, complaints, suggestions and feedbacks. All these make it an ideal location for investments and business activities.

MSC Cybercentre’s major role is to provide a conducive environment and ecosystem that can attract and house major ICT players, house and nurture local ICT and MSC Malaysia Status companies to become global players. On the Shared Services Outsourcing (SSO) side, MSC Malaysia’s SSO sub-sector contributed 220 companies as of 2011. The Cybercentre also acts as a delivery partner of Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the Government of Malaysia on the delivery of MSC Malaysia Bills of Guarantees (BoG) to MSC Malaysia Status companies.

To date, there are 12 MSC Cybercentres in scattered locations within Klang Valley. Each building offers its own unique value proposition that feature different strength and niche area in ICT. These features will be the main focus for the Incubation Centre for MSC Malaysia companies and usually also represents their anchor tenant. Some buildings are existing buildings that have been upgraded and refurbished while the others are new buildings constructed specifically according to the criteria and specification that meets the eligibility requirements.

Those buildings also needed to comply with the Performance Standard set by MDeC to ensure the Performance Guarantees towards providing high level of service delivery to its tenant.

As a conclusion, MPI sees MSC Malaysia as a value-added that will drive Malaysian commercial property market especially in Kuala Lumpur against negative perception due to a temporary oversupply and rental rate compression.

Next Issue: How MPI can facilitate foreign companies to obtain a MSC Cybercentre status?

This article have been published in MPI Property Quotient; Issue 2, 2012
www.malaysiapropertyinc.com

Bersih 2.0 vs Patriot

Are they BERSIH enough?

Are they PATRIOT enough?

Does their rally make any changes?
Does their rally can boost the economy?
Does their rally really meant for what they claims?
Does their rally really BERSIH & PATRIOTic?

Think about it....