Tag: Islam

Almakhazin: Removing Malay Political Strength – The Ethnic Quota Policy

One of the ways the PAP has removed the political strength of the Malay community is through the implementation of the ethnic quota policy.

This policy was supposedly enacted to stop the development of ethnic “enclaves” in Singapura.

According to PAP Minister Masagos Zulkifli, the ethnic quota policy is one of the successes of the PAP.

However, he admitted that the quota has caused difficulties to some but justified it by saying it helps promote racial harmony. He further claimed that harmony in Singapura is not natural.

His justification that the ethnic quota policy was created to help develop racial harmony is mistaken at best. An analysis of the policy reveal that its main purpose is to weaken the Malay community’s political power.

Even though quotas were set for the different races, this policy was directed at the Malay community. As discussed by Chih Hoong Sin,

“Attention must be given to the general political discourse in Singapore. The identification of Bedok new town as a `Malay enclave’ has to be set in the context of the wider political discourse surrounding the `Malay problem’. While the Chinese and the Indians are certainly over represented in certain new towns (The Straits Times, 19 February 1989), it has been the Malays who have borne a disproportionate amount of government and media attention.”

Chih quoted former PAP Minister Dhanabalan’s comments about Bedok New Town to illustrate how the PAP’s focus was actually on the Malays and not the other races. Dhanabalan had in 1989, referred to a “Malay problem” in Bedok. He stated “that if present trends continue, the Malay population in Bedok will reach 30% in 1991 and 40% in 10 years”.

But why is 30% or 40% a problem? We do not refer to any constituency with 40% Chinese as indicative of a “Chinese problem”.

But for the PAP, a constituency with 30% Malays makes it a problem.

Malays do not support PAP

Contrary to popular claim, Chih argued that the Malays do not support the PAP. In fact, Lee Kuan Yew admitted that most Malays do not support his party.

Chih quoted Kuan Yew as saying, “If we were less skillful, (a Malay opposition party) would have emerged…I know we did not win more than fifty percent of the Malay votes; we never did…”

PAP support in constituencies with large Malay population tend to be much lower than the national average.

The PAP has seen how the Malays have continuously rejected them. In fact, from the 1960s onwards where they almost lost several constituencies( if not for internal problems in SMNO) until the 90s where they almost lost Eunos GRC (currently Aljunied), they know the Malays do not support them.

As Chih argued, “Malay disenchantment with the ruling party has been well-publicized, and the PAP has certainly blamed its narrow wins in certain constituencies in recent elections on the Malay vote…

The call for dispersal has certainly been interpreted as an attempt to undercut the perceived growth and consolidation of Malay anti-PAP votes in existing Malay ‘enclaves’, and to prevent the emergence of new centres of Malay resistance.”

Kuan Yew’s Press Secretary, James Fu admitted “in a letter to the Straits Times Forum page…: `Today with resettlement, every constituency is racially integrated. PKMS can no longer win anywhere in Singapore’ (The Straits Times, 4 March 1988).

The policy was ultimately designed to disperse the Malays so that they will never have the numbers to be politically significant.

Because as Chih noted, “The PAP quickly realized that as long as Malay strongholds persist, their electoral victory in such seats can never be assumed.”

Sin, C. H. (2003). The politics of ethnic integration in Singapore: Malay ‘regrouping’as an ideological construct. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 27(3), 527-544.

Source: Almakhazin SG

March 4, 2016
Mufti Perak: Menulis, Membaca Al-Quran Dalam Bahasa Selain Arab Dilarang

PUTRAJAYA: Menulis dan membaca al-Quran dalam bahasa selain bahasa Arab adalah dilarang, demikian tegas Lembaga Pengawalan dan Pelesenan Pencetakan al-Quran (LPPPQ).

Dalam kenyataan hari ini (3 Mac), Pengerusinya Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria berkata ini kerana penulisan al-Quran dalam bahasa lain tanpa adanya teks bahasa Arab tidak boleh dianggap sebagai al-Quran.

Perbuatan itu juga boleh diambil tindakan undang-undang di bawah Akta Pencetakan Teks al-Quran (APTQ) 1986 dan Akta Mesin Cetak (AMCP) 1984, katanya.

Beliau yang juga Mufti Perak mengulas mengenai kempen “Let’s Read The Quran” bagi menulis dan membaca al-Quran dalam bahasa lain selain bahasa Arab.

Harussani berkata sebagai pihak bertanggungjawab dalam mengawal selia pencetakan, penerbitan dan pengimportan teks al-Quran di bawah Akta Pencetakan Teks al-Quran (APTQ) 1986, LPPPQ memandang serius kempen berkenaan.

Untuk itu, katanya, LPPPQ bersama-sama dengan pihak berkuasa agama Islam di setiap negeri akan mengambil tindakan tegas bagi menyekat gerakan dan kempen berkenaan.

Dalam pada itu, Harussani berkata al-Quran yang diterjemahkan dalam pelbagai bahasa bagi memudahkan mereka yang tidak memahami bahasa Arab memahami kitab suci berkenaan, tidak boleh dianggap sebagai naskah al-Quran tetapi merupakan ‘terjemahan al-Quran’ atau ‘tafsir al-Quran’.

Terjemahan al-Quran tanpa disertakan dengan teks asal dalam bahasa Arab adalah dilarang kerana takut disalah fahami dan membacanya tidak mendapat pahala, katanya.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

March 4, 2016
An Encounter With Racist Father & His Kids At Hawker Centre

Dear ASS Editors,

This is a disgusting racist encountered faced by our fellow Singaporean in the hawker center. After 50 years of multi racial harmony and nationhood, such racist still exist in Singapore. Thoroughly do not understand why parents do not correct their kids and allow such racist thinking to persist.

This was his unfortunate encounter in full

“Had an interesting lunch. Someone paid me $20 to move to another table because his young children don’t want to sit and share the table with ‘a Malay man’ even though I was already there eating halfway through and they were the ones who came later.

Took the money, finished my food, and gave it to the cleaning lady instead. And told the guy what an expensive way to raise racist kids.”

Shame on this parent who does not have the sense to teach the right values to his children. Pity the children really.

Shazwan
A.S.S. Contributor

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

March 3, 2016
Atan Ahmad Osman: Melayu Singapura Tak Layak Kritik Pencapaian Dr Mahathir

Seorang bekas pemberita part time Berita Harian Singapura beria ia cuba mengkritik dan mencemoh Tun Dr M tanpa malu malu, sementara diri nya sendiri tak lulus peperiksaan tammat sekolah menengah MCE ( sekolah melayu )

Apa bila di nasihati supaya jangan campur tangan masaalah politik Negara lain dia block kita pula, kalau nak jadi reporter full time pun tak mampu, hanya sekarang cuba menjadi seorang juru gambar arti nya anda tak berkebolehan

Jika anda sendiri tak berkebolehan jangan lah bersifat sebagai seorang yang setaraf dengan Dr M, rasa nya dengan NAJIS Dr M pun dia tak setaraf apalagI nak meletakan diri nya sebagai pengkritik Dr M, tidak kah ada perasaan malu kepada masyarakat melayu ?

Kita rakyat Singapura sebaik nya jangan campur urusan politik negara lain, setiap manusia sudah tentu ada buruk baik nya tapi dengan Dr M kita sungguh bangga dengan sikap beliau yang cinta kan bangsa dan berusaha menaikan taraf social dan ekonomi bangsa melayu, walau pun tidak di Singapura tapi apa yang di buat oleh beliau telah meluput kan image kita yang di pangdan rendah oleh bangsa bangsa lain di Singapura

Beliau bukan hanya berusaha supaya bangsa melayu menjadi satu bangsa intelek, dengan usaha beliau kita juga di pandang sebagai satu bangsa yang boleh bersaing di alam ekonomi, setelah beliau dan beberapa orang pemimpin melayu merancang dan Berjaya mengambil alih Guthrie dengan serangan mengejut yang di panggil

“ The Dawn Raid “ orang orang Ingeris yang dulu nya melihat kita sebagai satu bangsa yang malas dan bodoh, dengan terkejut telah melihat kita sebagai satu bangsa yang tak boleh di permain kan

Tentang ’ Capital Control ’ yang mana Presiden Suharto cuba melaku kan nya tapi beliau berundur setelah di beri amaran oleh Amerika, tapi dengan keberanian dan kepintaran Tun Dr M, beliau telah melaku kan ‘ Capital Control’ dalam waktu dua hari yang mana America ‘ caught by surprise ‘ tak sempat nak beri amaran, maka sebab itu beliau di benci oleh Amerika, yang mana bila beliau ke Amerika beliau di malukan dengan pemeriksaan kastam,

Manakala deputy nya Anuar Ibrahim di berikan karpet merah !!

Semua professor dan orang orang bijak pandai perniagaan di Singapura mengatakan ‘Malaysia is doomed’ due to capital control, tapi sekarang kita lihat Tun Dr M benar dan mereka salah !!

Kita hanya mampu lihat selanjut nya apa yang akan berlaku !!!

Source: Atan Ahmad Osman

March 3, 2016
Political Consultant: Malaysia At Serious Risk Of Attack By ISIS

Malaysia is at serious risk of an attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) militants, a political consultant warns.

In a report carried by CNBC, head of Alavan Business Advisory Alastair Newton said security warnings about the terrorist threat in Malaysia “should be taken seriously”.

“It is far from clear where, outside its ‘heartland’, Isis will strike next. But strike it will. And one region which appears to be at serious risk is Southeast Asia,” Newton was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Newton was referring to warnings earlier this year by foreign governments that terrorists were planning attacks in and around Kuala Lumpur, following a series of explosions in Jakarta on January 14 which killed seven.

Australia in February advised its citizens to exercise normal safety precautions across Malaysia, urging them to avoid all travel to the coastal resorts of eastern Sabah, including islands, dive sites and associated tourist facilities because of the high threat of kidnapping.

New Zealand classified travel to the area as “high risk”, while the United Kingdom warned citizens against travel to coastal islands in Sabah, near the Philippines, citing high threats to foreigners of kidnapping and criminality.

In Malaysia, meanwhile, authorities said the country would remain on high security alert after terrorism analysts said Isis was now spreading its operations beyond the Middle East and Europe to Asia.

Security measures were increased in public areas, such as malls and tourist spots, while precautionary measures were said to be taken at border areas to prevent possible terrorist infiltration.

Police have arrested 157 suspected militants, including 25 women since 2013. They were believed to be involved with various levels of militant activities.

The latest was at the end of January, when seven people were picked up in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Pahang, Johor and Kedah for suspected links with Isis. Police seized a cache of bullets for various types of firearms, including those for the M16 assault rifle.

The three-day operation was a follow-up to the earlier arrest of a man at an LRT station in Kuala Lumpur on January 15.

The seven were said to be planning attacks at several popular spots in the Klang Valley as well as other states. Among those detained was a cell leader, a Sabahan, who works as an assistant manager of a hotel in Johor.

Another suspect arrested in Johor was a 33-year-old factory store supervisor.

One of the seven was also identified as the cell’s fund manager, whose task was to collect and channel funds to those wanting to go to Syria and for carrying out attacks.

The man, aged 50, was arrested in Kedah and had worked as a cendol seller. He was assisted by another detainee, aged 26 from Terengganu, who was planning to join Isis in Syria.

The counter-terrorism unit had also found out that one of those arrested had been in communication with Bahrun Naim, the Indonesian founding member of Khatibah Nusantara Muhammad, and whom Indonesian police said orchestrated the Jakarta attacks on January 14.

Another one of those arrested had been in contact with Malaysian Isis recruiter, Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, also known as Abu Hamzah.

Source: www.themalaysianoutsider.com

March 3, 2016