Selamat Hari Raya

Alhamdulillah we have completed the month long fasting of Ramadzan and tomorrow, the first of Shawal we celebrate our 'victory' on Hari Raya. The past month has not been a good month for us Malaysians. What with all that power hustlings and locking up 'non-terrorists' citizens, and all the prices of every day essentials shooting up. We, ordinary folks , survived through our own sheer will and detemination, did'nt we ? Looking at the future , within the next few months, looks like nothing will change for better or worse. No matter who rules the country, there will always be dissatisfaction among certain pockets of society. Let them go for each other's throats, but they better not incovenient us, the plain folks. My wish to you, my dear readers, is to be thankful to Allah, be faithful to your beliefs and cherish and watch out for your family and loved ones. Forgive me if I have slighted or hurt any feelings within my blog. I wish you all a Selamat Hari Raya, love and best wishes.

Charged with ISA

Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, DAP MP & Selangor senior exco Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, are a threat to national security and public order, so said Home minister Syed Hamid Albar, so they were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA ). Raja Petra, allegedly, insulted Islam and Muslims in his blog. If one had the brains to understand his writings, it was more about his criticising the hypocratic ways of the Muslim Malays. The insulting was by his blog commentators. So, the authorities (govt & police) afraid to face him in a court trial, chose to charge him under the ISA. Which means to imprison without trial. Seputeh MP Teresa Kok was arrested for, allegedly, trying to cause inter-racial and inter-religious tension between Muslims and non-Muslims. She was accused by Dr.Khir Toyo (ex-MB of Selangor) and reported by Utusan Malaysia, for her involvement in a residents' petition against the calling of 'azan' at a Puchong mosque. She has denied the allegation and has demanded an apology from Dr Khir and Utusan. Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested for reporting Umno Bt Bendera division chief Ahmad Ismail's racist remarks during the Ptg Pauh by-election campaign. This is very weird, the racist gets let off with a three-year suspension, but is still unapologetic about his seditious remarks against the Malaysian Chinese, and the reporter got arrested under the ISA. The latest news is that reporter Tan has been released. Albar said she was taken by the cops, for her own safety. Really weird. Generally speaking, I do not see any 'tension' among the races in my town or anywhere else. Don't believe the NST, Utusan, Berita Harian, RTM or TV3 news. Its only the Govt and BN (especially Umno) who are uneasy, and are trying to cause all the misunderstandings, so that they can continue to rule the country without opposition. And 3 newspapers were given 'show cause' letters for going against publication guidelines. The Sun for manipulating and highlighting sensitive issues. Sin Chew Daily for reporting racially sensitive contoversial statement involving Penang Umno former Bt Bendera chief Ahmad Ismail. Suara Keadilan for reporting that IGP Musa Hassan has been paralysed after undergoing coronary bypass surgery.