protest/demo is UMNO’s culture
filed in government, penang, politics |
on Mar.20, 2008
following taken from malaysiakini. this news was also on tv3 and rtm2 yesterday.
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Penang rally: Police warn ISA will be used
Mar 19, 08 7:19pm
The police today warned that the Internal Security Act (ISA) could be invoked against those who participate in tomorrow’s rally in Penang or spread short messaging service (SMS) regarding it.
Acting Penang police chief Salleh Mat Rashid said action could also be taken under Section 27 (5) or 27(5)(a) of the Police Act 1967 for participating in a rally without a permit.
"They can also be arrested under the ISA for jeopardising national security," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
The warning was given to those spreading SMSes regarding a mammoth gathering slated to take place in the state mosque.
The gathering is said to be a follow-up to the one staged outside the Komtar building last Friday in protest of the DAP-led state government’s decision to steer clear of NEP practices. Several former state excos had also participated.
"We would take action against those who continue to spread the SMSes and two police reports had been lodged regarding the matter so far. We are investigating the source of the SMS," said Salleh.
The police chief said the gathering was against the law because the organisers did not apply for a police permit.
"Only two gatherings would take place tomorrow, the Maulidur Rasul (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) celebrations at the Seberang Jaya mosque in the morning and at the Kapitan Keling mosque in the evening," he added.
Salleh said 400 police officers and personnel would be stationed at both the locations.
"We would also take additional security measures, such as deploying personnel at the state mosque to face any eventualities," he added.
Protest held in Selangor
In Selangor, a protest was held by several hundred people from the Coalition of Selangor Malays at Dataran Shah Alam against the PKR, DAP and PAS state government.
The protest led by Selangor Umno Youth leader Shukur Idrus started at 3pm and ended about an hour later.
They also handed over a memorandum to the Sultan, which was received by his private secretary Mohd Munir Bani who came to the scene.
Among others, the protesters urged newly minted Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim not to go against the wishes of the Sultan regarding the appointment of a deputy menteri besar.
They also called on the state government not to appoint a non-Malay deputy menteri besar and retain the exco composition at 60 percent Malays and 40 percent non-Malays.
The protesters also condemned DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang for allegedly insulting the Malay hegemony.
note: pictures here also taken from malaysiakini, which showed the protest in selangor.
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my say:
i heard about this rumour on 15 march at ‘the bad and good about politics’ blog. then around 14 march, heard some friends in penang talking about it. many were saying better don’t leave the house today, a public holiday, as there might be some ‘trouble’ again from the malays.
again, just at their last protest (and UMNO or PAS other protest) was held AFTER FRIDAY PRAYER AT THE MOSQUE , this protest was also rumoured to be held at a MOSQUE… and imagine, on a holy day too! (prophet mohamad’s birthday).
well i really hope that, this is really a rumour only and the UMNOputera are not calling for a protest again on a holy day at a mosque…. because can you imagine the shame brought upon the ordinary malays if this is true? after prayer on a holy day, then all the anger released… MISGUIDED, WRONG anger at that!
while i laud the police for taking measure to see that news of the protest did not spread or that the people do not gather for the rally, i questioned the police for invoking ISA. many of us are already asking for ISA to be abolish.
the news also mentioned a protest at selangor where UMNOputera (who else!) urged the new MB not to appoint a non malay as deputy MB. now, isn’t this racist? granted a MB should be malay but deputy MB, why can’t it be from other race?
this was the 3rd… 4th… er… how many already…. protest UMNO held in penang, perak, selangor all together – so PROTEST IS NOW PART OF UMNO’S CULTURE?
the protestors also condemned lim kit siang for insulting the sultan’s hegemony. now didn’t kit siang already apologised, why brought it up?
methink these UMNOputera got nothing better to do so pick on the smallest trivial matter to protest.
another thing, if they want to protest against kit siang, why they didn’t also protest against ong ka chuan and the ‘ah pek siao’ lin keng yaik (both from BN)? according to kenny law, they too insulted the sultan if people want to say kit siang insulted the sultan!
coming back to the penang UMNO protest on 14 march, the main reason they protested, so they claimed was against lim guan eng’s remark to do away with NEP (and they labeled him a racist). rocky mentioned that in march last year, the ex DPM, musa hitam had also said it was time to do away with NEP…. but no malays melatah and hit the street, no malays accused musa hitam of being racist – WHY??
this also reminds me what i read in aisheman’s blog - one UMNOputera had lodged a police report against lim guan eng for his statement which was racist and seditious. what in the world???? can you imagine that?? grrrr!! that was so silly! wasn’t the protest itself more racial and seditious? tak’ da otak punya UMNO olang!
so those past UMNO’s protest and future ones to come, although, they will shout so much about malay’s rights and condemn non malays, won’t be labeled racial or seditious? oh no, it won’t because UMNOputera are also KING OF BOLEHLAND!!
on another news, it says that penangites are boycotting mamak’s nasi kandar stalls. why? well they believe that the protest held on 14 march, most of them are mamak. well i believe so too (pictures can’t lie)… but i also believe they were not our local mamak. i believe most of them were ‘imported’ from other states. penang UMNO should realise that even many malays or mamak voted for DAP/PKR/PAS, and not them!
the news here said that penangites boycott mamak stall because they were angry with the mamak for being involved in the protest… BUT the SMS some people had been receiving said more than that – the SMS urged people not to patronise mamak stalls because they will put ‘poison’ in their food as they (the mamak) are angry at non malays and want to get rid of the non malays. SILLY EH? but to think some people believe it! well it takes all kind.
March 20th, 2008 on 2:30 am
[...] Original post by mental jog [...]
March 20th, 2008 on 5:52 am
Demagoguery is privileged UMNO culture.
March 20th, 2008 on 10:40 am
Eh, stop spreading lies about Guan Eng stopping NEP. He NEVER said it. In fact, it was fabricated. He only said he will implement open tenders, never mentioned NEP. Bernama, the lying news agency, issued a letter of apology. Read jeffooi.com. It’s even mentioned in the thestar.com.my’s interview with LGE. So stop helping the racist UMNOputeras. Let everyone know it was blatant misreporting and dirty tricks.
March 21st, 2008 on 10:03 am
UMNO was born out of protests against the British. Its just that over the years, they decided to refuse that right to anyone else who may disagree with them.
On the NEP issue. Anwar Ibrahim will be giving a talk at the Bayan Baru mosque, next to the market, tonight Mar 21 as an official guest of the Penang State government for the Maulidur Rasul celebrations. Expected to speak on the alternative path to the NEP.
Malay friends tell me there’s a gigantic crowd expected.
March 21st, 2008 on 7:31 pm
how I wish everytime a rumour says trouble stay at home ,
more people go out to the streets just to prove a point then if really got trouble go for it show your balls ! man that would be great
March 21st, 2008 on 8:38 pm
come to think of it it is precisely this kind of kiasi or kiasee attitude of the non-Malays ( esp the got money one Chinese ) for 50 years or so that has emboldened the Malays and mamaks to bully the rest and even ask them to go home( where ?). The non Malays by this kind of long standing cowardice have contributed and still encouraging this keris weilding behavior from the actually moronic Malays ( even if he is the Education Minister haha ). Well hopefully we have stood up to them this time ( but as usual for how long ?) Dare we go all out , risking our status , wealth and even lives to stand up for ourselves ? do mere rumours or whatever scare the shit out of us or are we scared to miss our tvb8 , korean operas & astro ? what a disgrace
March 21st, 2008 on 11:07 pm
When Pak Lah said demo is not our culture, it means that demo by others, and does not include UMNO members as it is their culture.
Corruption is also their culture.
March 22nd, 2008 on 2:36 am
wits
er… what is demagoguery?
gropp
i hope you don’t mean me when you asked to stop spreading lies re: guan eng and NEP. i know that. he only asked for NEP to be review and talked more on open tender.
kitty
the bayan baru mosque you mentioned is just a stone’s throw from where i was staying. i did not go however as i had to attend good friday service. i returned about 9.30 and i notice, lots of cars there and heavy traffic. at my 4th fl. flat i can see the mosque and i can even hear the speeches! but not very clear as to hear whole thing…. just manage to catch bits and pieces. i heard a lot of whistling though… think from the traffic cops or what. i managed to catch zahrain’s name so i guess he must be there. didn’t really notice anwar’s name being mentioned.
grownup man
right! to me i’m unfazed by the sms. when people told me about it, i kind of get irritated and said “aiya! no such thing lah! aiya! even if got, why so scared?”
toni
hmm…. in a way you are right about the kiasu and kiasi non malays… but not me lah… as my respond to grownup man refers.
mave
yep. UMNO demo ok, others demo no ok. yep. corruption and also another ‘c’ – cronism are their cultures.
March 22nd, 2008 on 7:28 am
demagoguery – Impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace or crowd.
Ku Li is doing that, pls see Jed’s blog on that matter : http://tinyurl.com/24u4bs