Sayapun mengenakan tidak lebih RM1,000 bagi mas kahwin (yang termasuk hantaran) setiap anak saya sejak dulu," kata Datuk Nik Aziz.
Menurutnya langkah mengenakan mas kahwin dan hantaran yang terlalu tinggi lebih bersifat riak dan menunjuk-nunjuk.
'Mas kahwin tinggi, bimbang ramai anak dara tua'
Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat tidak bersetuju kadar mas kahwin dinaikkan kerana ialah boleh mengundang kepada ramai gadis menjadi anak dara tua.
"Kita tidak bercadang menaikkan kadar mas kahwin di Kelantan dan mahu mengekalkan peraturan sedia ada," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan kuliah Jumaat di Kota Bharu hari ini ketika diminta mengulas mengenai keputusan kerajaan Selangor menaikkan kadar mas kahwin di negeri itu daripada RM80 kepada RM300 berkuatkuasa 1 Jan tahun depan.
Nik Abdul Aziz berkata beliau sudah lama mengamalkan langkah tidak mengambil berat mengenai mas kahwin termasuk yang membabitkan perkahwinan anak-anaknya sendiri.
"Sayapun mengenakan tidak lebih RM1,000 bagi mas kahwin (yang termasuk hantaran) setiap anak saya sejak dulu," katanya.
Menurutnya langkah mengenakan mas kahwin dan hantaran yang terlalu tinggi lebih bersifat riak dan menunjuk-nunjuk.
Enakmen Keluarga Islam Negeri Kelantan tidak menetapkan jumlah tertentu berhubung kadar mas kahwin bagi pasangan yang ingin berumah tangga di negeri itu.
BERNAMA
RM300 Is The New Dowry Rate In Selangor
SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Starting Jan 1 next year, the "mas kahwin" or dowry rate in Selangor will be fixed at RM300.
Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) director Datuk Mohamed Khusrin Munawi said the new rate was set after receiving the consent of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
He said the new rate was also fixed after much consideration on current developments, including a proposal to standardise the dowry given to brides, regardless of their status.
"Prior to this, the dowry for a virgin bride was RM80, while for a divorcee RM40. I'm sure the new rate will uplift the standard of women regardless of their status," he told reporters after launching JAIS' Marriage Confirmation Smart Card here on Thursday.
He said the smart card would contain, among others, the couple's personal data and the marriage confirmation's serial number.
"The issuance of the smart card will also take effect next year to prevent the production of false marriage certificates by irresponsible people as had been detected by JAIS during its raids," he added.
BERNAMA
MEMANG SAH ARTIS KAHWIN DAPAT TAJAAN
MAS KAHWIN NAIK DUA KALI GANDA, WANG HANTARAN NAIK RIBU KALI GANDA (Dwibahasa)
PERASMIAN MASJID BANDAR DIRAJA KLANG (dwibahasa)
DYMM Sultan Selangor bertitah semasa merasmikan Masjid Bandar Diraja Klang hari ini perihal tauliah serta fungsi masjid.
Sultan: Dapatkan tauliah berdakwah di S'gor
Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah bertitah bahawa pihak yang ingin berdakwah dan mengajar agama di negeri itu perlu mendapatkan tauliah dari Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) bagi memastikan dakwah yang disampaikan betul dan mengelakkan pengembangan ajaran sesat.
Baginda bertitah, tauliah daripada Mais merupakan salah satu cara untuk memastikan perpaduan ummah yang kukuh di negeri itu, tidak dirosakkan melalui dakwah fahaman yang berpuak-puak dan juga dakwah atau pengajaran mengelirukan yang boleh memecah belahkan kesatuan umat Islam di Selangor.
"Jawatankuasa Tauliah Mais telah menguatkuasakan kaedah-kaedah tauliah yang diberi di bawah Seksyen 118 (4) Enakmen Pentadbiran Agama Islam Negeri Selangor 2003 yang memperuntukkan penalti bagi kesalahan mengajar agama Islam tanpa tauliah.
"Justeru, sebagai Muslim yang benar-benar beriman kepada Allah maka patuhilah ajaran agama Allah yang kita anuti ini, jadilah individu yang bertakwa dengan melaksanakan apa yang diperintahkan dan meninggalkan segera apa yang dilarangnya," titah baginda semasa merasmikan Masjid Bandar Diraja Klang hari ini.
Turut berangkat ke majlis perasmian itu Raja Muda Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah; Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dan pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS), Datuk Mohammed Khusrin Munawi.
Baginda bertitah, adalah perlu Jais membuat pengawalan, terutama berhubung ceramah atau pengajaran agama Islam di negeri itu, kerana ramai orang dari luar yang datang ke Selangor, sebahagiannya bukan hanya mencari rezeki, tetapi juga berdakwah serta mengajar perkembangan agama Islam.
Titah baginda segala peraturan dan prosedur yang dibuat bertujuan untuk pembangunan agama Islam dan perpaduan ummah hendaklah dipatuhi supaya umat Islam dipandang mulia dan dapat dihayati oleh umat bukan Islam untuk mendekati serta memahami agama Islam yang sebenarnya.
"Akhir-akhir ini terlalu banyak permasalahan sosial berlaku dalam masyarakat kita antaranya permasalahan perpaduan umat Islam, ajaran sesat, fanatik berkumpulan, fahaman ekstremis dan keruntuhan moral di kalangan muda-mudi kita yang kesemuanya memerlukan kepada kekuatan dan kebijaksanaan kita untuk saling bekerjasama mencari jalan penyelesaiannya," titah baginda.
Baginda turut mengingatkan, walaupun terlalu banyak isu fitnah dan hasutan, salah faham, perselisihan dan perpecahan berlaku pada masa ini, semua pihak harus sedar bahawa cabaran itu bukan sahaja datang dari luar tetapi juga dari kelemahan, kelalaian, kejahilan dan permasalahan dalaman pihak itu sendiri yang kurang peka terhadap perihal agama, anak bangsa dan negara.
"Kadangkala sikap yang terlalu optimis dengan ideologi kumpulan masing-masing dan memperbesarkan isu-isu yang remeh temeh menyebabkan perpecahan dan sengketa di antara ummah," titah baginda.
Mengulas mengenai fungsi masjid, Sultan Selangor bertitah selain menjadi pusat ibadah bagi seluruh umat Islam, masjid perlu berperanan sebagai pusat penjanaan, pembinaan kekuatan ummah dan penyatuan umat Islam secara menyeluruh.
Baginda bertitah keberkesanan institusi masjid bukan terletak kepada rekabentuk dan kelengkapan peralatan serta kemewahan sesebuah masjid itu sendiri.
Tetapi, titah baginda, ianya wujud sekiranya sesebuah masjid itu dapat memenuhi pengisiannya yang dapat menyatukan masyarakat, komitmen dan serius dalam mengatur strategi dakwah serta dapat menyelesaikan perselisihan dan perbalahan dalam kariah dan membina serta membimbing masyarakat ke arah kebaikan.
Sultan Selangor dalam pada itu menasihatkan rakyat supaya mengelakkan sebarang spekulasi yang boleh mencetuskan huru-hara yang menjejaskan keharmonian dan keamanan negeri itu.
"Laksanakanlah pelbagai langkah untuk memulihkan keadaan ekonomi kita agar kemampuan berbelanja tidak terjejas, kebajikan untuk golongan fakir miskin tidak dilupakan dan keupayaan untuk menunaikan zakat yang banyak dapat dilaksanakan," titah baginda. -
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Get Mais' Permission To Preach In Selangor - Sultan
KLANG, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Islamic preachers must seek permission from the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) if they want to give religious talks in the state, said the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
He said this was to ensure that the Islamic teachings were accurate as well and to prevent the spread of deviationist teachings.
The Sultan said Mais' certification would ensure that Muslim unity in the state would not be undermined by sectional and confusing dakwah (religious preaching), which could split Muslims in Selangor.
"The Mais Certification Committee has enforced the certification procedures under Section 18 (4) of the Selangor Islamic Administration 2003, which stipulated penalties for teaching without certification.
"As such, Muslims, who are subservient to Allah, should abide by the teachings of Allah, which we professed, devote to the divine decrees and quickly refrain from doing what were disapproved," he said when opening the Klang Royal Town Mosque here on Friday.
The Sultan said it was important that the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) regulate Islamic talks or teachings in the state as some outsiders merely sought monetary gains and not to propagate Islam earnestly.
He said regulations and procedures, which were aimed at advancing Islamic development and Muslim unity, must be abided by to ensure that Islam would be held in high regard and respected by non-Muslims.
"Of late, many social problems occurred in the society, including Muslim disunity, deviationist teachings, group fanatics, extremism and moral decadence among youths, which called for strong resolve and wisdom to solve them," he said.
Sultan Sharafuddin said slanders and instigations, bickering and disunity were not only due to outside factors but also due to weaknesses, negligence, ignorance and internal problems.
"Sometime the tendency to become over-optimistic and blowing-up petty issues out of proportion can cause disunity and disputes among ummah," he added.
On mosque, he said besides being a place of worship, it should become centre of garnering Muslim's strength and unity.
He said the effectiveness of the mosque institution did not hinge on its design, equipment and wealth, but whether it could be capitalised to unite the community and lay out dakwah strategy and solve misunderstandings in the community.
The Sultan also advised the people to refrain from making speculations which could cause upheaval as it could affect harmony and stability.
"Carry out efforts to revive the economy so that the purchasing power of the people is not affected, the welfare of the poor is not neglected and the ability to pay tithes is not impinged," he said.
Also present were the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah and Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
Bernama
ISTIADAT PENGANUGERAHAN, PENGURNIAAN DARJAH DAN BINTANG KEBESARAN NEGERI SELANGOR
10 DISEMBER 2009
ISTIADAT PENGANUGERAHAN, PENGURNIAAN DARJAH DAN BINTANG KEBESARAN NEGERI SELANGOR
Bersempena dengan Hari Keputeraan DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj Yang ke-64, Istiadat Penganugerahan, Pengurniaan Darjah Dan Bintang Kebesaran Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan akan dilangsungkan pada 12 Disember (Sabtu) pada jam 9.00 pagi di Balairung Seri Istana Alam Shah, Klang.
DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj dijadualkan akan berangkat masuk ke Balairung Seri pada jam 9.30 pagi. DYMM Sultan Selangor berkenan untuk menyampaikan Titah Ucapan selepas Istiadat tersebut.
Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dan isteri, Puan Sri Salbiah Tunut dijangka akan tiba pada jam 9.00 pagi.
YAB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim akan menyembah Ucapan Taat Setia sambil diapit oleh YB Teresa Kok, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (EXCO) merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pelaburan, Perindustrian dan Perdagangan yang mewakili kaum Cina dan YB Tuan Dr Xavier Jayakumar, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (EXCO) merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Kesihatan, Pekerja Ladang, Kemiskinan dan Kerajaan Perihatin, mewakili kaum India.
Sebelum Istiadat Penganugerahan, Pengurniaan Darjah Dan Bintang Kebesaran Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan berlangsung, Istiadat Pemeriksaan Kawalan Kehormatan Utama akan diadakan pada jam 8 pagi di Padang Mahkota, Istana Alam Shah, Klang.
SEKRETARIAT AKHBAR KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR
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DIRGAHAYU TUANKU
DULI YANG MAHA MULIA SULTAN SHARAFUDDIN IDRIS SHAH ALHAJ
IBNI ALMARHUM SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH ALHAJ
D.K.,D.M.N.,D.K.(Terengganu).,D.K.(Kelantan).,D.K.(Perak).,
D.K.(Perlis)., D.K.(Negeri Sembilan)., D.K.(Kedah).,S.P.M.S.,S.S.I.S.,S.P.M.J.
Sultan dan Yang Dipertuan Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan
Serta Segala Daerah Takluknya
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj dimasyhurkan sebagai Sultan Selangor ke 9 pada 22 November 2001 bersamaan dengan 6 Ramadhan Tahun 1422 Hijrah. Pemasyhuran Baginda adalah berikutan kemangkatan Padukan Ayahanda Baginda Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj pada 21 November 2001. Baginda kemudiannya ditabal dan dimahkotakan dengan penuh Adat Istiadat Diraja di Balairung Seri,Istana Alam Shah, Klang dalam Istiadat Pertabalan dan Kemahkotaan pada 8 Mac 2003 bersamaan dengan 5 Muharram 1424 Hijrah.
Baginda adalah putera sulong D.Y.M.M. Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj dan Y.M.M Paduka Bonda Raja Selangor, Raja Saidatul Ihsan binti Tengku Badar Shah. Baginda diputerakan di Istana Jemaah, Klang yang kini dikenali sebagai Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Klang pada 24 Disember 1945. Pada September 1960 ketika Baginda berusia 15 tahun, Baginda telah diisytiharkan sebagai Raja Muda Selangor. Istiadat Mengangkat Sumpah dan Menjunjung Duli sebagai Raja Muda ke 8 telah diadakan pada tahun 1970 di Istana Alam Shah.
Baginda telah dikurniakan dengan dua orang Puteri iaitu Y.A.M Tengku Zerafina dan Y.A.M Tengku Zatashah, dan seorang Putera, D.Y.T.M. Tengku Amir Shah, Raja Muda Selangor.
Baginda telah mendapat pendidikan awal di Sekolah Menengah Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur dan St.John Institution, Kuala Lumpur dari tahun 1954 hingga 1959. Pada tahun 1960, Baginda melanjutkan pelajaran ke Perth, Australia hingga tahun 1964 dan meneruskan pelajaran Baginda di England hingga ke tahun 1968. Pada tahun yang sama Baginda kembali ke tanah air dan berkhidmat di dalam Pentadbiran Kerajaan di mana perkhidmatan pertama Baginda di Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Selangor. Baginda juga pernah berkhidmat di Pejabat Daerah Kuala Lumpur dan Jabatan Polis Diraja, Kuala Lumpur yang membolehkan Baginda memperolehi pengalaman dan pengetahuan yang begitu kuas di dalam bidang pentadbiran.
Baginda telah dilantik buat pertama kalinya sebagai Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Raja pada 23 Februari hingga 20 September 1969 semasa Paduka Ayahanda Baginda berangkat ke England. Baginda telah beberapa kali dilantik sebagai Pemangku Raja Selangor dari masa ke semasa, dari tahun 1972 hingga tahun 1997. Pada 24 April 1999, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai Pemangku Raja Selangor sekali lagi apabila Paduka Ayahanda Baginda dilantik sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong yang ke-11.
Baginda telah membuat beberapa lawatan rasmi ke Daerah-daerah untuk melihat pembangunan dan juga masalah-masalah setempat yang dihadapi oleh rakyat Baginda dan beramah mesra dengan mereka. Baginda juga telah beberapa kali merasmikan Mesyuarat Pembukaan Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor pada tahun 1972, 1974, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 dan 2005.
Baginda telah dianugerahkan Darjah Kerabat (Yang Amat Dihormati) Selangor pada tahun 1973 dan Darjah Kebesaran Pertama, Seri Paduka Mahkota Johor (S.P.M.J.) pada tahun 1975. Baginda juga telah dianugerahkan Darjah-Darjah Kerabat dari Negeri Terengganu, Kelantan, Perak, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan dan Kedah.
Baginda adalah pemegang pertama Darjah Kebesaran Dato' Setia - Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (S.S.I.S) yang Baginda zahirkan pada tahun 2002. Baginda telah dianugerahkan Darjah Kebesaran-Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (D.M.N.) oleh Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong semasa Pertabalan dan Kemahkotaan Duli Yang Maha Mulia sebagai Sultan Selangor ke 9 pada 8 Mac 2003.
Dalam bidang ketenteraan, Baginda telah ditauliahkan sebagai Mejar Kehormat Tentera Darat (Wataniah) Malaysia pada tahun 1974 dan Komander Kehormat Sukarelawan Pasukan Simpanan Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia pada tahun 1998. Pada tahun 2002, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai Kepten Yang Dipertua Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia.
Baginda amat berminat di dalam aktiviti sukan termasuk sukan lasak seperti mendaki gunung, memandu kereta antik jarak jauh dan belayar mengelilingi dunia dengan kapal S.Y.JUGRA. Baginda mendapat pengiktirafan sebagai Putera Inspirasi dan banyak lagi pengiktirafan yang dianugerahkan kepada Baginda berkaitan dengan "maritime". Baginda dilantik sebagai Penaung kepada Persatuan-Persatuan Sukan dan Seni.
Hobi Baginda adalah membaca, belayar, fotografi, mengumpul setem serta sampul surat Hari Pertama, mengumpul "vintage cars" dan mengumpul senjata tradisi orang-orang Melayu. Pada 9 November 1998, Baginda telah berjaya melancarkan buku pertama Baginda iaitu "Peking to Paris". Pada tahun 1976, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai "Honorary Member Of The Philatelic Society" di Malaysia. Yayasan Antarabangsa Rotary telah menganugerahkan "Paul Harris Fellow" kepada Baginda. Pada tahun 1998, Baginda telah menerima anugerah tertinggi dari Persatuan Pengakap Malaysia iaitu "Pingat Semangat Padi". Pada tahun 1989, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai "Honorary Life Commodore" oleh Pelayaran Diraja Selangor "Royal Selangor Yacht Club". Baginda berminat di dalam bidang seni dan telah mengumpul banyak lukisan-lukisan tempatan dan Baginda telah dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Galeri Shah Alam pada tahun 1991. Pada tahun yang sama juga Baginda telah dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Lembaga Amanah Yayasan Seni Selangor Darul Ehsan. Pada 11 Mei 2000, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai "Fellow of The Chartered Institute Of Transport". Pada 25 Mei 2000, Baginda telah dilantik sebagai "Pro Canselor" UiTM dan pada 31 Mac 2001, Baginda telah dianugerahkan Darjah Kehormat Doktor Pentadbiran Awam. Pada 1 April 2002 Baginda telah dilantik sebagai Canselor Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Pencapaian tertinggi di dalam kegiatan sukan lasak ialah apabila nama Baginda telah terukir di dalam "Malaysia Book of Records" sebagai "The First To Sail Around The World" dan "The First To Complete Peking-Paris Motor Challenge"pada tahun 1998.
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Selangor adalah seorang insan yang peka di dalam perkembangan semasa. Baginda selalu memberi idea yang bernas di dalam mengatasi masalah-masalah kemanusiaan. Di dalam bidang agama pula Baginda sering bertitah di masjid-masjid menasihatkan rakyat jelata agar benar-benar mengikut ajaran Islam dengan penuh keyakinan. Baginda adalah seorang Raja yang berjiwa rakyat dan menitikberatkan kemajuan rakyat Baginda dalam semua bidang termasuklah ekonomi, sosial dan alam sekitar.
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JOM KERJA WAHAI ANAK SELANGOR
(gambar 1) - YB Dr Halimah Ali, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (EXCO)
merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pendidikan, Pendidikan Tinggi dan Pembangunan Modal Insan sedang menyampaikan ucapan beliau di Majlis Pelepasan 'Flag Off' Jelajah Jom Kerja Daerah Kuala Langat.(gambar 2)- YB Dr Halimah Ali, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (EXCO)
merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pendidikan, Pendidikan Tinggi dan Pembangunan Modal Insan sedang melepaskan para peserta Jelajah Jom Kerja Daerah Kuala Langat.Majlis Pelepasan ‘Flag Off’ Jelajah Jom Kerja Daerah Kuala Langat telah disempurnakan oleh YB Dr Halimah Ali, Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (EXCO) merangkap Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pendidikan, Pendidikan Tinggi dan Pembangunan Modal Insan pada jam 9.30 pagi di Tempat Letak Kereta Uptown Banting (depan Bazar Banting), hari ini.
Program diikuti dengan peserta jelajah yang disertai oleh Briged Amal Selangor dan kakitangan-kakitangan Kerajaan Negeri memulakan konvoi ke kawasan kampung-kampung untuk menghebahkan “walk-in interview” kepada mayarakat setempat selama dua hari (10 dan 11 Disember). “Walk-ni interview” ini akan diadakan di Dewan Sri Jugra, Banting pada 14-15 Disember 2009 bermula pada pukul 9.00pg – 5.00ptg.
Hampir 20,000 peluang pekerjaan perlu direbut oleh penduduk tempatan kesan daripada ekonomi yang semakin baik.
Antara objektif program ini adalah untuk memastikan penduduk tempatan diberi keutamaan dalam merebut peluang pekerjaan yang ada. Ianya juga selaras dengan usaha berterusan Kerajaan Selangor untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup rakyat melalui pengurangan pengangguran.
Siri Jelajah Jom Kerja Daerah Klang pula akan seterusnya diadakan pada 8 dan 9 Januari 2010. Penjelajahan dan hebahan di setiap kawasan dan kampung-kampung dan diikuti dengan “walk in interview “ pada 9-10 Januari 2010 di Dewan Serbaguna Pejabat Daerah/Tanah Klang.
Calon-calon yang berminat boleh pergi ke salah satu siri Jelajah Jom Kerja dengan membawa bersama sijil-sijil dan dokumen yang berkenaan. Sebarang maklumat boleh berhubung dengan Encik Daniyal di talian 03-55447515.
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BEKAS PENGARAH DEDAH MODUS OPERANDI BTN
Datuk Johari Abdul, former BTN director for tenure of 4 years ( 1986 to 1990) , alleged that former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, the premier for 22 years, was the one who turned BTN into a Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN) indoctrination machinery to maintain loyalty to the leaders.
BTN first director was former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
If Umno were to conduct such programmes using their own funds. it is OK but "don’t use the public funds."
Parliament recently approved a budget of RM62 million for BTN
BTN course facilitators handpicked, says former director
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9, 2009): Biro TataNegara (BTN) or National Civics Bureau facilitators were handpicked by politicians or "whoever were in positions of power", said former BTN director Datuk Johari Abdul pic left, who is now Parti Keadilan Rakyat MP for Sungai Petani.
"Most of them were civil servants, some on contract, some permanent but (they) are a bunch of committed people. They work hard for certain purposes, depending on what their bosses want," said Johari who was the BTN director from 1986 to 1990.
Johari, who was in Umno for 16 years before joining PKR in 1998, said many of the courses were run simultaneously and there were different departments and sections in charge to handle the courses.
He said various senior officers were tasked with handling courses for students, corporate leaders, ministers or even member of parliaments.
Apart from BTN facilitators themselves conducting the courses, various speakers from outside were also invited by the officers.
"Among the criteria for these speakers are they must be ultra-Malay, someone who is wiling to talk about Malay supremacy, someone Malay enough and while they conduct the courses, some of these speakers do go overboard," admitted Johari.
He said there was no specific instructions given by higher ups on the content of the courses but said it was an "open secret" that the course was to " glorify" the Malay leaders.
"When these speakers are invited to talk, they have certain expectations. They have their own KPIs (key performance index) and BTN has its own KPI so there was an understanding," said Johari.
"The yardstick is, if they don’t get called by their leaders, then it’s a good job, that’s the unspoken KPI."
He alleged former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, who was the premier for 22 years, turned BTN into a Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN) indoctrination machinery to maintain loyalty to the leaders.
"Mahathir was the one who used BTN to the fullest. I wouldn’t say he designed the curriculum but he had his advisors."
Datuk Ahmad Maslan, who is the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, last week clarified a statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz that the curriculum would be revamped to be in line with the 1Malaysia concept.
Ahmad said instead of a revamp, the curriculum is to be upgraded.
Nazri and Mahathir are exchanging heated criticism of each other over the BTN course issue, with the former calling Mahathir a racist. Mahathir had said the BTN should be maintained as it promoted nationalism.
Johari said the BTN which was first established in 1974 with a different name was placed under the then Youth and Sports Ministry.
In fact, its first director was former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
In 1983, it was re-named BTN and was placed under the Prime Minister’s department.
Johari said he had no qualms if Umno conducted such programmes using their own funds but "don’t use the public funds."
Parliament recently approved a budget of RM62 million for BTN.
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Johari: Dr Mahathir eksploitasi BTN, saya sudah bertaubat
OBAMA RECEIVED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DESPITE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Just nine days after ordering 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a major expansion of the eight-year-old war, Obama received Nobel Peace Prize. What a big JOKE....
Apparently Obama hopes the additional troops will help to break the momentum of a resurgent Taliban and buy time to train Afghan security forces to take over from the Americans.
"There will be times when nations -- acting individually or in concert -- will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified," he said.
Obama accepts peace prize, defends "just wars"
Video Obama Receiving Nobel Peace Prize HERE
OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, accepting the Nobel Prize for Peace, on Thursday defended the right of the United States to wage "just wars" like the one in Afghanistan.
In a speech at the award ceremony in Oslo, preceded by a fanfare of trumpets, Obama declared he would not "stand idle" in the face of threats to the United States.
He raised the specter of a new nuclear arms race, potentially in the Middle East or East Asia, and called for tough sanctions against nations that did not abide by international laws, a warning to Iran and North Korea.
Obama also acknowledged criticism that he does not deserve the prize and has few tangible gains to show from his nearly 11 months in office, saying he was "at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the world stage."
The president's acceptance speech, punctuated with references to past winners of the peace prize, was notable for its dominant theme of war.
He was speaking just nine days after ordering 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a major expansion of the eight-year-old war. Obama hopes the additional troops will help to break the momentum of a resurgent Taliban and buy time to train Afghan security forces to take over from the Americans.
He walked a rhetorical tightrope in addressing the paradox of a president receiving the highest award for peace while waging two major foreign conflicts, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Perhaps the most profound issue surrounding my receipt of this prize is the fact that I am the commander-in-chief of a nation in the midst of two wars," he said.
"There will be times when nations -- acting individually or in concert -- will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified," he said, adding that the Afghanistan war had been forced on the United States by the September 11, 2001, attacks, which were masterminded by al Qaeda from there.
He said he was mindful of former civil rights leader and Nobel peace laureate Martin Luther King's statement that "violence never brings permanent peace." But, Obama said, "I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people."
There was loud applause from some 900 invited guests as Obama accepted the award in a grand room in Oslo's city hall, becoming the third sitting U.S. president to receive the Nobel prize in its 108-year history.
While the award has excited international interest, Americans are preoccupied with double-digit unemployment and are more concerned about how Obama plans to generate new jobs. Americans remain anxious about the economy, nudging Obama's approval ratings to 50 percent or below.
MORAL STANDARDS
Obama said the United States must uphold moral standards when waging wars that were necessary and justified.
"Where force is necessary, we have a moral and strategic interest in binding ourselves to certain rules of conduct," he said.
By pledging to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for foreign terrorist suspects on Cuba, and moving to bring inmates to trial on U.S. soil, Obama has attempted to recover the moral high ground that critics of the United States accused his predecessor George W. Bush of surrendering by waging a no-holds-barred war on terrorism.
Acknowledging "a reflexive suspicion of America, the world's sole military superpower," he said his country could not act alone in confronting global challenges in Afghanistan, Somalia or other troubled regions.
In seeking alternatives to force, it was necessary to be tough.
"Those regimes that break the rules must be held accountable. Sanctions must enact a real price," Obama said in a passage that addressed North Korea's nuclear arsenal and U.S. suspicions that Iran, too, seeks to acquire the bomb.
"It is ... incumbent upon all of us to insist that nations like Iran and North Korea do not game the system," Obama said. "Those who seek peace cannot stand idly by as nations arm themselves for nuclear war."
On a rainy day with temperatures just above freezing, thousands lined heavily guarded Oslo streets to greet Obama.
Only handfuls of protesters were visible, with one group holding a sign reading: "Obama you won it, now earn it."
Environmentalists in the crowd called on the U.S. leader to sign an ambitious deal to fight global warming when he visits nearby Copenhagen next week for the climax of a U.N. climate conference involving nearly 200 countries.
DUN PELBUHAN KLANG DISELARAS OLEH YB NIK NAZMI
YB Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad
Alamat Pejabat Khidmat Rakyat DUN N46 Pelabuhan Klang di 104-A, Solok Pendamar Indah 1, 42000 Pelabuhan Klang.
Beroperasi dari Isnin hingga Jumaat setiap minggu dan dibuka bermula jam 9 pagi hingga 5.30 petang.
Hari bertemu pelanggan di pejabat tersebut: setiap hari Jumaat selama dua jam iaitu dari pukul 9 hingga 11 malam
013-3711808 (Encik Abdul Hadi)
Kerajaan Selangor buka Pejabat Khidmat Rakyat DUN Pelabuhan Klang
SHAH ALAM, 10 Dis: Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat negeri Selengor tetap membuka sebuah Pejabat Khidmat Rakyat di Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) Pelabuhan Klang biarpun Dun itu kini diwakili Adun bebas Badrul Hisham Abdullah.
Bagaimanapun ianya akan dipertanggungjawabkan kepada setiausaha politik menteri besar, Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad yang ditugaskan sebagai Adun penyelaras bagi Dun tersebut dengan dibantu dua petugas lain.
Dalam satu kenyataan hari ini, sekriteriat akhbar kerajaan negeri Selangor memberitahu ianya sebagai rasa prihatin dan tanggungjawab kerajaan negeri terhadap kebajikan rakyat ekoran tindakan Badrul yang mengumumkan bahawa beliau keluar PKR dan menjadi Adun bebas yang ‘mesra’ BN Oktober lalu.
"Kerajaan Negeri Selangor terus komited menjaga kepentingan dan kebajikan rakyat dengan membuka Pejabat Khidmat Rakyat DUN N46 Pelabuhan Klang di 104-A, Solok Pendamar Indah 1, 42000 Pelabuhan Klang dan YB Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Penyelaras bagi DUN Pelabuhan Klang," kenyataan itu dipetik.
Pejabat khidmat rakyat itu akan beroperasi dari Isnin hingga Jumaat setiap minggu dan dibuka bermula jam 9 pagi hingga 5.30 petang.
Manakala hari bertemu pelanggan di pejabat tersebut akan diadakan setiap hari Jumaat selama dua jam iaitu dari pukul 9 hingga 11 malam.
Orang ramai boleh menghubungi Pejabat Khidmat Rakyat DUN N46 Pelabuhan Klang di talian 019..., 012... (Encik Kamal Ariffin) dan 013-3711808 (Encik Abdul Hadi) untuk sebarang urusan berkaitan.
Badrul mengumumkan keluar PKR dan menjadi Adun bebas selepas beberapa desakan termasuk cadangan dari Menteri Besar yang juga Pengerusi PKR Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim sendiri supaya beliau meletak jawatan.
Desakan dan cadangan itu dibuat selepas hampir setahun proses membetulkan keadaan dibuat namun gagal dan sikap Adun berkenaan tidak berubah.
Kerajaan Selangor juga sebelum ini mendakwa sering menerima aduan dari penduduk penduduk di Pelabuhan Klang mengenai ketidakupayaan Badrul Hisham menjalankan kewajipan beliau sebagai wakil rakyat.
Harakahdaily
PEGAWAI KDSB, ARKITEK & BEKAS GM LPK DIHADAPKAN KE MAHKAMAH (dwibahasa)
Isu PKFZ: Tiga hadapi lebih 30 dakwaan
Isu PKFZ: Tiga hadapi lebih 30 dakwaan
Bekas pengurus besar Lembaga Pelabuhan Klang (LPK), Datin Paduka OC Phang dan dua lagi ditahan hari ini berhubung skandal projek Zon Bebas Pelabuhan Klang (PKFZ).
Phang tiba di Mahkamah Sesyen Klang hari ini untuk menghadapi
pertuduhan bersama Steven Abok, seorang pegawai tinggi Kuala Dimensi Sdn
Bhd (KDSB) sebagai kontraktor utama PKFZ, dan seorang arkitek Benard Tan Seng Swe.
Pada 9 September lalu, pasukan petugas Kementerian Pengangkutan dilaporkan mengenal pasti berlakunya dakwaan penyelewengan serius oleh kakitangan utama, termasuk bekas menterinya Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy dan juga Phang.
Difahamkan, lebih 30 pertuduhan akan dibacakan terhadap ketiga-tiga individu berkenaan.
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PKFZ: OC Phang, 2 others facing cheating, CBT charges
Former Port Klang Authority general manager OC Phang and two individuals were arrested this morning over the PKFZ scandal.
The two individuals were the chief exeutive officer of Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd Steven Abok and Bernard Tan Seng Swe, a consultatnt architect.
They were brought to the Klang Sessions court in the afternoon and are awaiting charges. They are expected to face more than 30 charges for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The case is expected to be heard before judge Yong Zaridah Sazali, prosecuted by deputy public prosecutor Manoj Kurup, Dzulkifli Ahmad and Hashley Tajudin.
Phang is represented by lawyer Ng Aik Guan while Tan Hock Chuan is appearing for Abok. Lawyer George Varghese is representing Tan.
Phang, 63, was accompanied by husband and daughter to the court.
Phang was blamed for the ballooning cost of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project.
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Azmi Khalid recommended that Phang and former Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy be investigated for criminal breach of trust over the scandal.
Malaysiakini
LARIAN RAKYAT SEMPENA HARI KEPUTERAAN SULTAN SELANGOR
SELANGOR ANJUR LARIAN
RAKYAT SEMPENA HARI KEPUTERAAN DYMM SULTAN SELANGOR
Tarikh: 11 Disember 2009
Tempat: I-City Sek 7 Shah AlamMasa:
Bersempena dengan Hari Keputeraan DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj Yang ke-64, satu acara larian yang dikenali sebagai Larian Rakyat akan diadakan pada 11 Disember (Jumaat), jam 7.30 pagi di i-City, Seksyen 7 Shah Alam.
Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dijangka akan melepaskan peserta-peserta Larian Rakyat pada jam 7.30 pagi. Larian Rakyat ini dianjurkan oleh Tourism Selangor dengan kerjasama , i-City, Selangor State Invesment Cente (SSIC) dan Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA).
Antara objektif-objektif penganjuran larian ini adalah untuk merayakan dan memeriahkan Hari Keputeraan DYMM Sultan Selangor, tanda kasih rakyat Selangor terhadap DYMM Sultan Selangor, menggalakkan rakyat dan penduduk Selangor untuk mengamalkan gaya hidup sihat serta mempromosi Bandaraya Shah Alam dan i-City sebagai zon pelancongan Negeri Selangor.
Tarikh tutup pendaftaran penyertaan adalah pada 10 Disember 2009. Orang ramai boleh memuat turun borang yang dilampirkan dan di fakskan kembali kepada Tourism Selangor di 03 5513 6268.
Pembayaran dan pengambilan nombor boleh dibuat dari 7-10 Disember (Isnin-Khamis) pada jam 11 pagi hingga 7 petang di Pusat i-City, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam.
Setiap penyertaan individu akan dikenakan yuran sebanyak RM10 manakala penyertaan keluarga berjumlah RM30 (untuk ibubapa dan 2 orang anak).
Terdapat lapan kategori yang dipertandingan pada Larian Rakyat ini. Maklumat kategori-kategori adalah seperti berikut:-
Kategori:
A - Lelaki Terbuka (10km) : 18-39 Tahun
B - Wanita Terbuka (10km) : 18-36 Tahun
C - Lelaki Veteran (7km) : 40 Tahun ke-atas
D - Wanita Terbuka (7km) : 37 Tahun ke-atas
E - Lelaki Junior (7km) : 13-17 Tahun
F - Wanita Junior (7km) : 13-17 Tahun
G - Larian Ria (3km) : Ibu Bapa dan 2 Anak
H - Orang Kurang Upaya (5km) : Terbuka
Orang ramai dijemput turut serta untuk memeriahkan lagi Larian Rakyat ini. Sebarang pertanyaan lanjut boleh hubungi Pejabat Tourism Selangor di 03-5513200 serta Urusetia Larian Rakyat di 0162076951, 0193685275 dan 0162076956. Atau e-mel kepada events@tourismselangor.org
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'Troponin' dan kreatinin adalah protein kompleks daripada otot jantung yang diserapkan ke dalam darah apabila sel dan tisu jantung rosak selepas serangan jantung akibat salurnadi tersumbat.
Maka peningkatan kadar 'troponin' atau kreatinin kinase dalam darah boleh memaklumkan kepada doktor bahawa serangan jantung telah berlaku.
Caranya ialah menggunakan teknologi dawai paling kecil yang diperbuat daripada silikon semikonduktor sebagai pengesan bio (bio-sensors), dan hanya memerlukan setitik darah.
Singapura Bangun Sistem Pantas Untuk Diagnosis Serangan Jantung
SINGAPURA, 8 Dis (Bernama) -- Pakar penyelidik Singapura telah membangunkan sebuah sistem bersepadu sensitif dan pantas untuk menguji enzim kardiak atau biomarkers khusus dalam darah.
Berbanding ujian konvensional ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay), sistem bersepadu terbaru itu memendekkan masa persediaan sampel dan analisa dari enam jam kepada 45 minit sahaja, menurut Agensi Sains, Teknologi dan Penyelidikan (A*STAR)).
Dalam kenyataan Selasa, A*STAR berkata sistem terbaru ciptaan kumpulan penyelidik di Institut Mikroelektronik menunjukkan kemampuan kepelbagaian di mana ia boleh mengukur beberapa biomarkers kardiak secara serentak, dengan menyumbang kepada butiran terperinci dan penentuan diagnosis.
Sistem bersepadu berasaskan silikon, yang menggunakan teknologi dawai paling kecil yang diperbuat daripada silikon semikonduktor sebagai pengesan bio (bio-sensors), juga turut mengurangkan pembedahan invasif kerana ia hanya memerlukan setitik darah.
Biomarkers kardiak, seperti 'troponin-T' dan kreatinin kinase adalah bahan protein yang digunakan untuk diagnosis serangan jantung.
'Troponin' dan kreatinin adalah merupakan protein kompleks daripada otot jantung yang diserapkan ke dalam darah apabila sel dan tisu rosak selepas serangan jantung.
Oleh itu, peningkatan kadar 'troponin' atau kreatinin kinase dalam darah boleh memaklumkan kepada doktor bahawa serangan jantung telah berlaku.
Dalam insiden disyaki berlaku serangan jantung, ciri-ciri terbaru dalam sistem ini boleh menjimatkan masa dalam membantu doktor melakukan pengesanan yang tepat untuk diberi rawatan perubatan, kata A*STAR.
A*STAR merupakan agensi utama dalam memupuk penyelidikan saintifik bertaraf dunia dan bakat dalam dunia perubatan.
BERNAMA
Animasi Jantung Berdenyut
BTN DAN UMNO: SEGALA-GALANYA TERBONGKAR MESKIPUN DINAFIKAN
BTN: Nazri kecam Mahathir rasis, Mahathir dakwa sengaja dibesarkan
KUALA LUMPUR, Dis 8 — Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz berkata beliau tidak bersetuju dengan pandangan bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad bahawa kursus Biro Tata Negara (BTN) tidak perlu dirombak.
“Saya tahu Dr M (Mahathir) mengulas mengenai patriotisme dan sebagainya, ya saya setuju mengenai patriotisme ... ia untuk semua semua.
“Namun terdapat mereka yang menghadiri kursus (BTN) yang kemudianya keluar dengan perasaan marah. Terdapat banyak contoh ... jadi saya ingin tahu di mana silap saya dalam menyokong rombakan silibus BTN,” katanya di sini semalam.
Malah Nazri juga menyifatkan Dr Mahathir sebagai “rasis betul” kerana mempertahankan kursus-kursus BTN sambil mengulangi keputusan Kabinet sebelum ini bahawa program-program itu akan dirombak.
“Dia rasis betul. Anda seharusnya bertindak sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia sama ada menteri ataupun sebaliknya.
“Anda mesti buat apa yang anda perkatakan. Jangan kerana bila anda menjadi Perdana Menteri, anda mahu setiap orang menyokong anda, anda bertindak seperti seorang rakyat Malaysia. Sebaik sahaja bukan lagi jadi Perdana Menteri, anda hanya bercakap pasal orang Melayu, saya tidak boleh menerima komen beliau,” katanya.
Oleh itu kata Nazri beliau “sangat percaya bahawa kursus-kursus BTN mesti selari dengan slogan 1 Malaysia yang digerakkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Kelmarin Dr Mahathir berkata modul latihan BTN yang sedia ada tidak perlu dirombak kerana ia sesuai untuk menyemai semangat patriotisme di kalangan rakyat Malaysia.
Isu kursus anjuran BTN mendapat perhatian ramai apabila kerajaan Negeri Selangor baru-baru ini melarang kakitangan awam dan penuntut institusi pengajian tinggi milik negeri mengikuti kursus berkenaan berkuatkuasa serta-merta kerana didakwa sebagai proses doktrinisasi oleh Barisan Nasional hingga mencetuskan fenomena perkauman, memecahbelahkan penduduk pelbagai kaum, agama dan menimbulkan kebencian kepada pembangkang.
Pada Rabu lalu, kerajaan Pulau Pinang, yang juga di bawah kepimpinan Pakatan, mengikut langkah kerajaan Selangor dan tidak membenarkan semua penjawat awamnya menghadiri kursus BTN berkuatkuasa serta merta.
Mohamed Nazri turut menafikan bahawa rombakan silibus BTN merupakan idea beliau.
“Ia merupakan keputusan Kabinet. Seperti yang anda ketahui, peruntukan BTN disebut dalam bajet (di bawah) Jabatan Perdana Menteri ... jadi ia merupakan wang awam.
“Sekiranya ia wang awam, maka kita perlu pastikan ia dibelanjakan secara berhemah,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu Dr Mahathir berkata kritikan mengenai modul kursus BTN, termasuk yang
mendakwa ia berunsur perkauman adalah sesuatu yang diperbesar-besarkan.
Beliau berkata kursus itu hanya mengajar penjawat awam supaya mempunyai nilai dan budaya yang baru, seperti lebih berdisiplin, jujur dan tidak melakukan rasuah, dalam usaha memberi khidmat yang lebih baik kepada negara.
“Kita telah mempunyai perkara ini selama 20 tahun. Ketika saya menjadi perdana menteri, tiada siapa yang mengadu apa-apa dan mereka yang menghadiri kursus ini juga mendapati ia sangat berguna.
“Apa yang kita cuba ajar mereka ialah mereka mesti mempunyai nilai-nilai yang baru, kerana sistem nilai dan budaya yang mereka ada tidak kondusif untuk kejayaan. Saya tidak nampak apa yang salah mengenainya,” kata beliau dipetik Bernama ketika ditemui wartawan di Cyberjaya.
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Nazri says Dr M's remarks ‘most stupid’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, lashed out at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today and described the former premier’s remarks as the “most stupid statement” that he has ever heard.
Dr Mahathir had said earlier today that Nazri should resign from Umno because if he were against racism, he should not be in a racist party.
“He (Nazri) said I am racist? Don’t ever say he is not, because he knows everything very well. He belongs to a party and that is a racist party, which is Umno. Umno is a party ‘perkauman’ and it’s meant only for Malays and nobody [else] can join in. So he is in a racist party but said he is against racism. So he should resign from the party,” Dr Mahathir had told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
In response, Nazri pointed out that Dr Mahathir’s comments only confirmed what he said about him was right.
“You know that the bigger concept is the Barisan Nasional. This party (Umno) was formed and it was not decided by me. I joined because I want to serve the government. I want to serve the people and that was the platform prepared for me so actually when you want to talk about forming the party, he was involved in forming the party.
“That is not my problem, that is his problem and I only joined the system as it is. I only want to serve the people and the only way I can serve is through this party.
“I am right in the sense that if Umno is a racist party, he was a president of a racist party so he is [therefore] a racist,” he said.
Nazri added that Dr Mahathir’s arguments did not make him less racist.
Nazri had called Mahathir a “bloody racist” yesterday for defending the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses, and reasserted the Cabinet’s earlier decision to overhaul the programme.
He explained that patriotism was not meant only for the Malays but for all Malaysians.
Nazri also slammed Umno’s Utusan Malaysia newspaper, saying its “denial syndrome is making me laugh.” The minister in the prime minister’s department repeated his stand that “everybody knows what the BTN is,” so there was nothing to hide.
Nazri’s attack on Dr Mahathir was however, not published in Umno-owned newspapers today.
“It does not matter to me, I don’t know what are the reasons but to me if Tun Mahathir can make criticisms against the government then he is not immune to criticisms from members of government,” he said.
Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani/malaysianInsider
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Dr M challenges Nazri to quit ‘racist’ Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today hit back at Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz for calling him a racist and urged the minister to instead quit Umno because it was indeed a racist party.
The former premier and the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department have been at loggerheads over the need to revamp the National Civics Bureau (BTN), which critics charge with cultivating racism instead of its original purpose of nation building.
Yesterday Nazri called Dr Mahathir a “bloody racist” for defending BTN courses while reasserting the Cabinet’s earlier decision to overhaul the programme in line with the policy of 1 Malaysia mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
“Nazri says I am a racist, he cannot deny he is not because he knows everything very well,” said Dr Mahathir.
“He belongs to a party that is racist because Umno is meant only for Malays, no one else can join. But he is against racism, so he should resign from the party.”
Nazri yesterday said Dr Mathathir’s postings in his blog were also racist and contrary to his own stand when he was the prime minister.
“When he was prime minister he wanted everyone to support him but now he only talks about the Malays, so I cannot accept his comments,” Nazri had said yesterday.
Dr Mahathir had defended BTN’s training modules and described them as suitable for instilling patriotism in Malaysians.
BTN came under public scrutiny recently, after Pakatan Rakyat-ruled Selangor prohibited state civil servants and students of higher educational institutions owned by the state from attending its courses, claiming that they were an indoctrination process by the Barisan Nasional government and aimed at brainwashing Malaysians into hate opposition parties.
PR leaders and former participants have also claimed that the courses were racist and emphasised the idea of Malay superiority.
Neville Spykerman/malaysian Insider
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Dr M transformed BTN to a super-racist agency, says former director
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Former National Civics Bureau (BTN) director now turn PKR leader Datuk Johari Abdul (picture) claimed that it was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who made the body a full-fledged racist indoctrination agency, contradicting the former premier who has gone all-out to defend BTN and deny that the body was used by Umno to sow racial hatred.
Speaking at a forum organised by PKR tonight, Johari claimed that prior to Dr Mahathir’s ascendancy as the prime minister, the body, not yet called the BTN, was initially used to counter the influence of anti-establishment Islamic movements in universities in the 1970s.
At the time, the body was headed by another former prime minister, Dr Mahathir’s arch-rival, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He was not yet a politician at the time but a government officer.
“And when Abdullah became a full time politician, the body officially became BTN and its purpose was to raise the confidence of Malay students who were doing badly academically by instilling ideas like ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy),” said Johari who is also MP for Sungai Petani.
But when Dr Mahathir became prime minister, Johari said the former premier, whom he described as a “shrewd politician”, made full use of the BTN and turned it into a complete Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN) indoctrination machinery to maintain Malay loyalty to the status quo.
“One of the courses (under him) was that the Malay participants were taught to defend the Umno-BN government at all cost. If the Umno-BN government falls, than the Malays are made to think that the Malays would be enslaved in their own country.”
“And then it got worse when (PKR de facto leader) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sacked by Dr Mahathir after a fall-out in 1998 and the BTN was then used to demonise all opposition leaders,” he added.
The PKR leader claimed he was speaking from personal experience as a former director of the agency.
And being a former director and also an Umno man, Johari admitted that he too at one point believed in the teachings of the BTN, and its supposed objective to help the Malays but has since “repented.”
“You know within your conscience that there is something wrong somewhere..it is wrong,” he said.
Johari said however that to be fair there was nothing wrong with the agency itself but that it was the syllabus that needed a revamp. He also said that Umno, as a political entity, has the right to do its best to edge out its political rivals.
“But don’t use taxpayers money for that. Finance your own programme,” he said.
The government had allocated RM64 million under the 2010 Federal Budget for BTN and the opposition is currently doing its best in Parliament to get BTN closed.
So far, some influential Umno leaders like Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, and Minister in the Prime Minister Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, have joined in the rising chorus against the agency.
Nazri had also blasted Dr Mahathir as a racist for defending BTN while Razaleigh claimed he too was a victim of the programme when he went against the former premier in the late 1980s.
But the hawks in Umno, through its newspapers like Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia, have come out to defend BTN and blast its critics as attempting to politicise the issue.
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid/MalaysianInsider
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Ku li: ‘I was battered by BTN’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 – One of Umno’s most respected leaders,Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, has come out to back the closure of the Biro Tata Negara (BTN), saying he was a victim of its controversial courses when he led an opposition front.
“Yes I have heard, I have been battered about in seminars, discussions in BTN,” the Gua Musang MP said when asked if he had been a victim of BTN.
“They said a lot of things,” he replied when asked to elaborate on the nature of the attacks against him.
The Kelantanese prince was also a victim of a hate campaign during Election 1990, when a photograph of him wearing an East Malaysian headgear was widely distributed just days before polls.
The photograph of Razaleigh in the headgear, which bore a motif similar to a crucifix, is credited with turning away significant numbers of Muslim votes from Semangat 46, which he led.
The BTN, under the Prime Minister’s Department, runs compulsory courses for civil servants and undergraduates and has been accused of promoting hatred and racism by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders.
“I think BTN should close down. It has been used to promote personality cults and also used for badgering people who oppose the leadership,” he told reporters after delivering his speech at the United Nations Human Rights Day here.
“It’s a waste of money,” said the Gua Musang Umno chief.
The PR-led Selangor government recently imposed a ban on its civil servants and students within its state-run educational institutions from attending BTN courses, while Penang — another PR- governed state — is said to be considering similar action.
But the hawks in Umno, through Malay-based dailies like Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia, have moved to defend BTN and attacked its critics as “traitors” who are trying to politicise the issue.
On Sunday Utusan urged the government not to “bow down” to the opposition on BTN.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz had said that BTN training modules would be revamped to better reflect the 1 Malaysia concept introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
However former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been defending the BTN courses and saying that the criticism against it has been exaggerated.
Adib Zalkapli/malaysianInsider
YAYASAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM SELANGOR BAKAL DITUBUHKAN
Kerajaan Selangor Sedia Beri Tanah Untuk Bina Sekolah Menengah Agama
SHAH ALAM, 8 Dis. - Kerajaan Negeri Selangor sedia
memperuntukkan tanah untuk membina Sekolah Menengah Agama (SMA) di negeri itu bagi menampung peningkatan bilangan pelajar yang semakin bertambah setiap tahun, kata Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
Beliau berkata terdapat kira-kira 480 buah Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) di negeri itu berbanding hanya 23 SMA di bawah pengurusan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) di mana jumlah berkenaan tidak mampu menampung bilangan pelajar yang naik darjah ke SMA setiap tahun.
“Majoriti ibu bapa dan pelajar dari SRA akan memilih SMA untuk melanjutkan pengajian mereka ke peringkat menengah kerana menawarkan aliran agama selain subjek wajib teras seperti di sekolah menengah biasa,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Konvensyen Pendidikan Islam Selangor di sini hari ini.
Abdul Khalid berkata peruntukan bagi membina SMA adalah daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan dan di peringkat negeri bersedia menyediakan tapak dan tanah bagi tujuan berkenaan.
Beliau berkata kebanyakan ibu bapa sebelum ini memilih untuk menghantar anak mereka melanjutkan pengajian ke peringkat menengah di beberapa sekolah persendirian di Kelantan dan Terengganu berikutan SMA di Selangor terhad.
“Kita juga meminta supaya kerajaan persekutuan memberikan peruntukan tambahan kepada SMA terutamanya bagi memastikan hal berkaitan pengurusan dapat dijalankan dengan lebih baik,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, Abdul Khalid berkata beberapa kawasan dikenal pasti seperti di Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor dan Shah Alam bagi mendirikan Sekolah Menengah Teknik Islam seperti diumumkan sebelum ini.
Beliau berkata beberapa aspek akan diambil kira termasuk melihat kawasan sesuai dengan konsep sekolah berkenaan kerana ia memerlukan jalinan hubungan industri berkaitan.
“Kita kena kaji betul-betul mana kawasan paling sesuai kerana kita mahu ia berfungsi dan melahirkan pelajar yang memenuhi matlamat penubuhan sekolah berkenaan,” katanya.
Abdul Khalid berkata Yayasan Pendidikan Islam Selangor akan ditubuhkan untuk menyalurkan dana sokongan kepada institusi pendidikan di negeri itu dalam pembangunan modal insan serta kemajuan ekonomi negeri dan negara.
“Melalui yayasan ini kita berharap dapat membantu institusi pendidikan terbabit yang sebelum ini hanya mendapat peruntukan daripada kerajaan negeri dan JAIS,” katanya.
Selangorkini
MAKSIMUM 12 SUBJEK SPM BERCANGGAH DENGAN PROJEK PERMATA PINTAR
Selangor Persoal PERMATA Pintar
SHAH ALAM, 8 Dis: Kerajaan Negeri Selangor mempersoalkan kewajaran langkah Kerajaan Persekutuan dalam memperkenalkan Program PERMATA Pintar untuk memberikan pendekatan pembelajaran yang berbeza kepada pelajar pintar cerdas sedangkan mutu pendidikan secara keseluruhan merosot.
Perdana Menteri Najib Razak kelmarin menyatakan hasrat kerajaan pusat mewujudkan Program PERMATA Pintar untuk memberi tumpuan kepada pelajar pintar, misalnya mengadakan tadika pintar dan sekolah pintar.
“Sebenarnya BN telahpun memperkenalkan 300 buah Sekolah Kluster atau Kelompok Sekolah Cemerlang (KSC) sejak tahun 2007, jadi kami tidak jelas apa perbezaan Sekolah Kluster dengan Program PERMATA Pintar yang terbaru ini,” kata Exco Pendidikan Selangor, Dr Halimah Ali dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini.
Halimah berkata, secara keseluruhan mutu pendidikan negara kita bertambah merosot, malah jurang taraf sekolah semakin melebar di antara kawasan maju dengan mundur.
“Sejauh manakah peluang terbuka kepada murid-murid dari sekolah-sekolah kampung, estet atau kawasan setinggan untuk menyertai program itu?”
“Dengan curahan wang yang banyak ke dalam program PERMATA Pintar yang bersifat ekslusif dan elitis, ianya mungkin boleh membantu segelintir pelajar yang mempunyai kecerdasan luar biasa, akan tetapi ia tidak akan memperbaiki keadaan pendidikan negara seluruhnya.”
“Sebaliknya menambahlebarkan lagi jurangnya dengan sekolah-sekolah terbiar di kawasan mundur,” ujar Adun Selat Klang itu.
Halimah menyarankan agar Kerajaan Persekutan fokus pada usaha mempertingkatkan infrastruktur sekolah khususnya sekolah sepertimana dilakukan di Selangor di mana RM16 juta diperuntukkan untuk Sekolah Agama Rakyat, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina, Tamil dan Sekolah Persendirian Cina.
Berhubung dengan isu pelajar yang menduduki peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dibenarkan mengambil tambahan dua mata pelajaran tetapi keputusan keseluruhan akan tetap mengambil kira 10 mata pelajaran teras, Halimah berpendirian keputusan kementerian itu jelas bercanggahan dengan konsep yang dibawa oleh Perdana Menteri sendiri iaitu memberi tumpuan kepada pelajar pintar.
“Apa gunanya untuk mengadakan Program PERMATA Pintar jika kerajaan sendiri menghadkan potensi mereka yang pintar ini?,” soal Halimah.
Katanya, kerajaan sewajarnya mengambil kira semua mata pelajaran yang diambil bagi menggalakkan pelajar yang cemerlang dalam pelajaran berpeluang untuk terus maju ke depan.
Harakahdaily
FORMER PKA GM NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
Lawyers acting for PKA have been unable to serve the papers of a civil suit filed two months ago.
OC Phang failed to comply with Treasury guidelines, failed to ensure that key agreements entered into by PKA contain adequate terms necessary to safeguard PKA’s interest, and appointing a quantity surveyor which was in a position of conflict of interest due to its association with KDSB.
OC Phang, where are you?
PETALING JAYA (Dec 7, 2009) : Has the former Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka Phang Oi Choo (OC Phang) left the country? Lawyers acting for PKA have been unable to serve the papers of a civil suit filed two months ago.
On Oct 8, PKA through its lawyers Skrine & Co filed a suit against Phang for breaches of her fiduciary, contractual and common law duties to PKA over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) multi-billion ringgit fiasco. It contends that she had failed to exercise due care, diligence and skill in the discharge of her duties as PKA general manager. Among others, failing to comply with Treasury guidelines, failing to ensure that key agreements entered into by PKA contain adequate terms necessary to safeguard PKA’s interest, and appointing a quantity surveyor which was in a position of conflict of interest due to its association with KDSB (Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd), the turnkey developer of PKFZ."
Sources familiar with the case said that several attempts were made to serve the writ at Phang’s last known address in Bukit Bandaraya in Bangsar, but on most occasions, no one was at home.
The summons servers, said the source, were at the house as late as last week and met a young woman who said that Phang would be in on Friday to receive the writ, but again, she was not in when they went there.
Lawyers said that the PKA has no choice but to effect a "substituted service" in the form of newspaper advertisements but have warned that this could take up to two months. They have to prepare documents to convince the court that all attempts to serve the papers have been exhausted.
"The summons servers will have to affirm affidavits giving details of the dates and times they visited the Bukit Bandaraya home and other relevant facts which the court will have to rely on before an order for substituted service can be given," explained one lawyer.
On Sept 25, PKA filed a RM920 million suit against KDSB and BTA Architect over key development and supplementary agreements signed between February 2003 and November 2006. The authority also filed an originating summons with the Civil High Court registry in Shah Alam, seeking a declaration that the increase in the interest rate in respect of a supplementary agreement for additional development works signed in April 2006 is null and void.
R. Nadeswaran/sun2surf
HOMICIDE IS MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF TEOH'S DEATH
There was an 80% possibility of homicide and 20% chance of suicide in the death Teoh Beng Hock.
Dr Porntip Rojanasunan (PIC LEFT) pointed out that among others a contusion on the right side of Teoh's neck as shown on the port mortem pictures was compatible with injury caused by manual strangulation.
She also found penetration injury in the anal region which can be caused by inserting an object in that particular part.
The fracture of the skull might have been caused by a direct blunt force to the skull prior to the fall.
Pornthip maintains 80% possibility of homicide in Teoh Beng Hock's death
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7, 2009) : Acclaimed Thai forensic pathologist Dr Porntip Rojanasunan, who attended the second post mortem on Teoh Beng Hock last month as an observer, maintains her view that there was an 80% possibility of homicide and 20% chance of suicide in the political aide's death.
Porntip had put forward her view last month at the inquest into Teoh's death on a fifth-floor landing of the Plaza Masalam on Aug 17 after he was interviewed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Gobind Singh Deo, the lawyer for Teoh's family, said Porntip had maintained her view during his latest discussion on her preliminary findings of the second post mortem.
However, he told Nanyang Siang Pau that Porntip still needed some time to complete her post mortem report.
The Puchong MP disclosed that British pathologist Prof Peter Vanezis, who is representing the Selangor MACC, and the pathologists who conducted the post mortem, have also yet to complete their reports.
"But I believe their reports will be ready before the coroner's court resumes the inquest on Wednesday" he said.
On whether the post mortem reports would be made public, Gobind said he felt they should be but he would leave it to the coroner.
At the hearing last month, Porntip's testimony prompted Teoh's family to seek a court order for Teoh's body to be exhumed for a second post mortem.
The flamboyant forensic expert had pointed out that among others a contusion on the right side of Teoh's neck as shown on the port mortem pictures was compatible with injury caused by manual strangulation.
She also found penetration injury in the anal region which can be caused by inserting an object in that particular part.
She told the inquest the fracture of the skull might have been caused by a direct blunt force to the skull prior to the fall.
sun2surf
GANGGUAN BEKALAN AIR DI SELANGOR
Gangguan Bekalan Air Di Selangor Pada 8 , 9 Dan 15 Dis
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Dis (Bernama) -- Gangguan bekalan air sementara akan berlaku di beberapa kawasan sekitar Petaling Jaya dan Hulu Selangor berikutan Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) sedang melaksanakan kerja-kerja menaik taraf perkhidmatan bekalan air di beberapa kawasan di sekitar Selangor.
Menurut kenyataan Syabas pada Sabtu, gangguan akan berlaku di keseluruhan flat dan kondominium di Flora Damansara, Wilayah Petaling pada Selasa depan iaitu dari 10 malam sehingga 3 pagi keesokannya akibat kerja-kerja pemasangan injap kupu-kupu di Damansara Perdana oleh pemaju Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd.
Gangguan bekalan air juga akan berlaku di Taman Seruling, Wilayah Hulu Selangor pada Rabu depan iaitu dari 7 pagi sehingga 7 malam akibat kerja-kerja henti tugas loji rawatan air Kuala Kubu Baru bagi kerja pencucian kolam imbangan oleh Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd.
Pada 15 Dis pula, gangguan bekalan air akan berlaku di Kampung Lembah Kinrara, Puchong; PJS 8/8 hingga PJS 8/14; Kondominum Suriamas, PJS 10/11; dan Mentari Court, PJS 8/9 akibat kerja-kerja pemasangan 'meter tekanan air' di saluran keluar kolam air Bukit Dengkil 10MG, Wilayah Petaling.
Sebarang pertanyaan lanjut, hubungi Pusat Perkhidmatan Pelanggan (Puspel) menerusi talian bebas tol 1-800-88-5252 atau menggunakan sistem pesanan ringkas (SMS) dengan menaip PUSPEL , dan hantar ke 39222.
-- BERNAMA
PELAN BARU SISTEM ALIRAN TRAFIK BANDAR KLANG
Menurutnya, sewaktu pentadbiran Umno-Barisan Nasional, mereka sudah berjanji kepada rakyat Klang malah sudah pun melancarkan batu asas jambatan ketiga bagaimanapun ia hanya omongan kosong sahaja. “Kerajaan Pusat dia sudah janji orang Klang, dia ada jambatan ketiga, dia sudah janji lama 10 tahun, akhir sekali semasa ada kempen Pilihanraya Ke12 Mac 2008, saya nampak Khir Toyo dan Samy Vellu dia datang sama-sama untuk lancarkan dia mahu mulakan jambatan ketiga, kalau tidak silap saya kosnya 230 juta”, kata Ronnie. Kelambatan pembinaan jambatan di pusat bandar Klang memburukkan lagi keadaan apabila didapati sering tergendala dan dibuat secara sambil lewa oleh kontraktror Spaz Sdn Bhd. Menurut Ronnie, pembinaan jambatan tersebut yang dimulakan sejak 2007 itu masih gagal disempurnakan malah sering kali berlaku penangguhan walaupun ia sepatutnya siap pada Mac tahun ini. “Sebab itu hari ini saya minta bagi pihak orang Klang kita minta dibuat 24 jam, yang kedua dia tambah pekerja, ketiga dia kena pastikan sentiasa ada cukup bahan, sebab pekerja dia kata kadang-kadang tak ada bahan, tak ada bahan semua orang berhenti”, jelasnya lagi. Exco Kerajaan Tempatan, Kajian & Penyelidikan, Ronnie Liu bercakap kepada pemberita ketika ditemui pada perhimpunan secara aman di jambatan Pusat Bandar Klang, pagi tadi. Ekoran itu, Ronnie sendiri menempatkan jurutera kerajaan negeri bagi memantau perjalanan projek pembinaan jambatan tersebut supaya dapat disiap seberapa segera. “Saya harap orang Klang dia kena faham ini projek persekutuan, kontraktor pun persekutuan, orang yang jaga tempat ni pun JKR, ini semua persekutuan punya kuasa, jadi kita minta jangan salahkan MPK, jangan salahkan Adun termasuk saya, saya ini kita hanya boleh bagi desakan sahaja”, tegasnya. Katanya lagi, kontraktor sudah berjanji menurap jalan lencongan berhampiran jambatan baharu semalam, bagaimanapun sehingga kini mereka masih gagal berbuat demikian.
Satu kajian yang dijalankan oleh MPK, PDRM dan JKR mendapati:-
(i) Persimpangan berlampu isyarat di bandar Klang menyebabkan berlaku kelewatan dalam alirn trafik,
(ii) Aktiviti meletak kenderaan serta menunggu menjejaskan pengaliran lalu lintas di pusat bandar,
(iii) Konflik lalu lintas di jalan keluar masuk pada Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim
menganggu kelancaran trafik,
(iv) Kapasiti sedia ada tidak mampu menampung kesesakan serta 
penggunaan di Jambatan Kota, Bulatan 100 dan Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim.
Kerajaan Selangor Desak Bina Jambatan Ketiga Atasi Kesesakan Bandar Klang
KLANG, 6 Dis - Kerajaan Negeri Selangor mendesak Kerajaan Persekutuan membina jambatan ketiga bagi mengatasi masalah kesesakan bandar Klang, kata Ronnie Liu.
MOHD SAHRULNIZAM MOHD ZAIN/selangorkini
