TIME TO REMOVE THE Perak MB!!!

One too many gaffes by Perak MB

Mariam Mokhtar

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August 3, 2019 7:00 AM

From the time he entered office, in May 2018, Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu’s tenure has been plagued with ridicule and inconsistency.

Despite his gaffes, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed satisfaction with the MB’s performance. However, Faizal went overboard with his recent statement that there was no such thing as Orang Asli “tanah adat”. That proved to be the last straw for many people.

As the head of the Perak government, he has access to some of the best legal brains in the state. He could contact the attorney-general’s office to sort out any technical matters or doubts. However, the statements issued from his office suggest that he is either surrounded by “yes-men” or that he has ignored his advisers.

When he first became MB, he horrified Perakians with his timid response towards a group of unruly Muslim NGOs. They had stormed into a grocery store in Manjoi, Ipoh, to demand the removal of alcoholic drinks. Their actions alarmed many businessmen. Many wondered if these thugs might next descend on their shops and scare away customers in a multiracial society.

In June, Faizal purchased a fleet of 16 new Toyota Camrys for members in his state executive council. This caused a public backlash because he had previously claimed that the state was short of money.

Last month, a group of vegetable farmers in Chemor was told to vacate state land which they had been cultivating for five decades. The MB had awarded their land to the Perak football team as a reward for beating Terengganu in 2018.

Last week, the MB rolled out a programme to provide jobs for the retired and elderly. He said they could work as nannies, but many grandparents are already looking after their own grandchildren.

He said they could also grow vegetables for sale, without realising that many of them are now living in apartment blocks.

He has ignored the hundreds of thousands of younger Perakians, who have sought jobs in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Many have also fled overseas because the local government does not know how to attract investors and retain the best workers.

Local and foreign tourists flock to Perak for its natural beauty, from the limestone hills and jungles to the seas. Despite that, the state has issued quarrying permits to blast the rocks and flatten the hills. Many important cave systems have been destroyed to provide materials for the cement industry.

The mining of sand in the seas off the coast of Perak will add to coastal erosion and threaten the fish, crustaceans and turtle-breeding areas. The fishermen have voiced their alarm. but their environmental concerns have been brushed aside.

We regularly read in the papers that the jungles are being cleared for monoculture. Tourists come to enjoy our rich diversity of plant and animal life, but industries like logging and mining pollute the rivers and waterways. The MB appears to have ignored all these important considerations.

A field officer of the Perak chapter of Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has expressed alarm that the state had issued permits to two companies to clear an environmentally-sensitive area in the jungles of northern Perak. The jungle will be logged before it is replanted with rubber.

The previous week, a sickly tiger was caught in Terengganu. The beast, which was suffering from canine distemper, was transported to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak, to be nursed back to health, before it could be released back into the jungle. Sadly, the tiger died the following day.

When man encroaches into the jungles and clears the forests to practise monoculture, which is the planting of just one type of crop, such as oil palm or rubber, animals die.

At best, the animals will migrate deeper into the jungle. The tigers and elephants then have to share the small space with the other displaced animals. When there is too little space for them, they come out to forage in farmers’ orchards and kill the goats or chickens in their smallholdings.

Animals and many species of plants are not the only ones which suffer from the clearing of the rainforests. The Orang Asli, the true Bumiputeras, have found that their ancestral lands have been invaded by people who are alien to their beliefs and customs.

When the MB dismissed the rights of the Orang Asli to their ancestral land, he showed his ignorance of the laws of the land and what the courts have decided in their favour.

The combined efforts of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waytha Moorthy and Attorney-General Tommy Thomas may be too late to save the MB.

So, will Mahathir remove this MB and replace him with a more competent Pakatan Harapan candidate?

TIME TO REMOVE THE Perak MB. What is Mahathir think he ding - supporting an arrogant, egoistical person! The PH got MUST quickly remove him NOW!!! Probably  TIME for Dr. M. to go as well - his usefulness to getting PH govt. to success is much appreciated but he is going back to Mahathirism ways - not good for US ALL.

Putting profit before people in Perak - put this MB Ahmad Faizal Azumu out of office!

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Putting profit before people in Perak

The impact of indiscriminate logging has serious consequences on the environment and on the Orang Asli, who live in the interior.

Last month, the Temiar people of Kampung Cunex in Perak Ulu, found that a blockade they set up to stop logging companies from removing felled trees had been breached. Violence ensued and some Orang Asli were kicked and assaulted by workers of the timber tycoon.

The Orang Asli say a police report was made, but the police denied receiving one.

A fortnight later, a second convoy of lorries arrived to collect more logs; this time they came with the police, as instructed by the Perak menteri besar. The police dismantled the barricade and the Orang Asli could only watch helplessly.

This was a classic case of bullying, with the resources and might of the state against the small man.

The Orang Asli have always maintained their rights over ancestral lands and say they did not give their permission for logging to take place. They are the guardians of the forest. They disapprove of logging and were not informed that the Perak menteri besar had given the logging companies the green light to resume logging after a brief lull.

The menteri besar, Ahmad Faizal Azumu, seems to have no clue about Orang Asli rights. He appears to have forgotten that the slopes of inner Kelantan have been laid bare, contributing to many environmental problems: surface run-off has turned rivers muddy and caused landslides and flooding.

Faizal seems to lack vision if he believes in the quick way to make money for the state by allowing logging. Perhaps, he just wants to cash in while there are still trees to fell.

He claimed that logging is critical to the Perak economy, but has failed to explain. The timber companies make millions, but the environment is destroyed. More importantly, the ancestral Orang Asli heartland is desecrated and their way of life destroyed.

There are less destructive ways to make money from the forest: eco-tourism could probably make far more money for Perak’s taxpayers than logging.

It is unclear if Faizal’s team has the wisdom to bring jobs and investment so that Perak could prosper and progress in the long-run, instead of resorting to short-term, desperate measures.

The Kampung Cunex story is a tragedy common to the forests of both east and west Malaysia. The original inhabitants of the land are slowly being hounded by those who should be protecting them: the state government.

Faizal has said he did not feel pressured by the demands of the Orang Asli that the state government approve customary rights over 12,456 hectares of forest. That land is part of the Air Chepam Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak, the Piah Forest Reserve (Kuala Kangsar) and government land in Mukim Kenering, Hulu Perak District.

The menteri besar claimed that the state government had been very lenient towards the Orang Asli, whom he accused of illegally occupying the land.

He said, without realising the irony of his words, “This is not a cowboy country, we have laws. So if there are people freely encroaching on government land without regard to law provisions, we need to take appropriate action. The government must be fair to everyone. Regardless who they are (sic), we have to take action (against those illegally encroaching on the land) but we will not demolish the Orang Asli houses immediately.”

But the Perak state government does not appear to recognise Orang Asli customary land rights.

The original Orang Asli village was well-established with a helicopter landing pad and clinic. The villagers were evacuated during the Second Emergency, but in 2011, the Temiar returned to their former village, as the promises of better conditions in their resettled area did not come to fruition.

What does Faizal mean by “cowboy country”? A lawless place?

Perhaps he should be told that Malaysia has signed the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and that the Pakatan Harapan government of which Faizal is a member, has said it will enforce this declaration.

Here is a reminder for the Perak government: the Kelantan state government was sued by the federal government for ignoring the rights of the Orang Asli.

So please do not ignore their rights.

PUT AN END TO THE MB fiasco.
   WHEN WILLTHE PH govt do the right thing and put this MB Ahmad Faizal Azumu out of office!!!

Zakir Naik and the radicalisation of Malaysia Baru - TIME TO GET ZAKIR NAIK OUT OF MALAYSIA

Zakir Naik and the radicalisation of Malaysia Baru

Dennis Ignatius

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May 1, 2019 10:15 AM

In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, a warning by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) last month that Malaysia was becoming a hub for foreign militants has taken on added significance.

According to news reports, the IGP warned that the police had “uncovered a plan by foreign militants to use the country as a safe haven, transit and logistics centre, following the collapse of terrorist outfit Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).” Continuing, he said that the militants planned to marry local women to get spousal visas to enable them to live in Malaysia, or to remain in the country by attending educational institutions or by being involved in business.

The IGP’s warning should have immediately set off alarm bells but such is the state of denial in the country when it comes to religious radicalism that it passed almost without notice. Even the high security alert throughout the country announced by the IGP soon after the attacks in Sri Lanka – an indication of just how vulnerable we are – did not appear to have evoked much concern.

A favoured terrorist destination

Of course, Malaysia has long been a favourite destination for international terrorism. Some of the al-Qaeda operatives who planned the 9/11 attacks, for example, met in Kuala Lumpur. Since then, the growing number of both local and foreign jihadis being arrested in the country suggests that the problem has grown exponentially. And so, too, is the scope of their activities – from bomb-making and weapons smuggling to recruitment and fundraising.

The rising number of foreign jihadis in Malaysia is usually dismissed as simply a consequence of Malaysia’s good airlinks but the reality is far more worrying: they choose Malaysia because the local culture is increasingly tolerant of them. In fact, there is a sense among many local Muslims that it is their duty to assist anyone fighting for Islamic causes even though they might not necessarily agree with their methods. For this reason, foreign jihadis appear to have no problem finding refuge and support locally.

Not happening in a vacuum

Of course, all this is not happening in a vacuum but is taking place within the context of the growing radicalisation of our society. Thanks to decades of sustained Wahhabi indoctrination and infiltration, Malaysia is no longer the moderate country it once was although we continue to pretend it is. Despite a fatwa against it, Wahhabi theology is now the dominant force in the country and is being vigorously promoted in every school, every university and every government department, not to mention every religious establishment with predictable results. Ironically, while we boast about the success of our de-radicalisation programmes, the whole country is slowly being radicalised!

A recent survey, for example, revealed that one-fifth of students in major public universities believe that terrorism is an effective strategy to achieve an objective while 11% of Malaysians have a favourable view of IS. The dozens of young Malaysians who rushed off to join IS is but a manifestation of the slow process of radicalisation that has been underway in our society.

Paralysis in Putrajaya

Unfortunately, Putrajaya has thus far been unable or unwilling to provide the kind of decisive leadership that the situation demands.

There is widespread agreement, for example, that our education system has become a major precursor of religious extremism and intolerance but is Putrajaya willing to fight to wrest back our education system from the religionists who now dominate it? Do they even know how?

All they have done thus far is pander to the religious establishment by showering them with more money and ceding more and more legal and moral authority to them.

Even taking simple steps like strengthening immigration controls and reimposing visa requirements on Middle Eastern and other visitors seem too onerous, too fraught with danger to the risk-averse politicians in Putrajaya.

Sending the wrong signals

Nothing sums up the government’s lack of resolve on the issue of extremism more than the way it has managed the case of Zakir Naik – arguably one of the most controversial Wahhabi ideologues in the world today. He is so toxic that he has been banned by several countries and is now a fugitive from the Indian criminal justice system. Reports suggest that his teachings have inspired several jihadis including the ones who carried out attacks in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Everywhere he has gone, he has promoted nothing but division and social and religious strife.

And yet this is the man who is now held up as a role model in Malaysia Baru. Prime Minister Mahathir honoured him with a private meeting soon after he took office, the minister for religious affairs called him an “inspiration,” the Menteri Besar of Kedah welcomed him while the Perlis mufti is one of his staunchest supporters.

The PH government may not have given Naik permanent residence but they have given him something far more important – a level of credibility and respect that no other country has bestowed upon him. That, in itself, says a lot about the kind of nation we have become.

Of course, Mujahid has since backtracked on his comments and now says that he has not changed his position that Naik’s teachings are not suitable for Malaysia. If he really believes that, the very least he can do, as minister for religious affairs, is to publicly disassociate himself from Naik and work to have him removed from the country as speedily as possible. Anything short of that is simply intellectual dishonesty.

Mujahid and other PH leaders would also do well to note that Naik is not here simply to pass time or hide from justice in his own country; he is here to spread his hateful extremism and recruit followers to his cause. The very fact that one of his acolytes has just been arrested for insulting another faith should tell us something about the threat this man poses to our society. The longer he stays in Malaysia, the more people he recruits to his cause, the more dangerous he’ll become.

Non-Muslims, in particular, have every reason to detest Naik and other radical preachers because they (non-Muslims) are the principal targets. As the police have repeatedly warned, both foreign jihadis and local extremists tend to target non-Muslim places of worship. Naik himself has built his reputation on belittling other religions and promoting the view that non-Muslim places of worship have no place in Muslim countries.

But don’t expect the government to send him packing anytime soon. Naik has so skilfully woven his narrative into the fabric of Malay ethno-religious nationalism that his removal now would be seen as an assault on Islam, Malay rights and Malay civilisation. No Malay politician would dare do it. As it is, even the arrest of one of his proteges is deemed to be an affront to the Malays.

Malaysia Baru a passing phase

What all this says is that the Malaysia Baru that many of us are celebrating is simply a passing phase, a prelude to a more radical religious state. With no leader of consequence willing to defend the secular constitutional foundations of our nation, democracy’s days may well be numbered. The future, it seems, belongs to the likes of Zakir Naik.

TIME TO GET ZAKIR NAIK OUT OF MALAYSIA. SAUDI ARABIA HAS ALREADY INVITED HIM TO STAY THERE - WHY IS HE LINGERING IN M'SIA??? 

5G technology: A disaster waiting to happen

The telecom industry is chomping at the bit to roll out its next generation of wireless technology, formally known as 5G. But just like with smart meters, 5G is shaping up to become yet another radioactive nightmare for those exposed to it – not to mention the fact that some 20,000 5G satellites are expected to be launched in to space in 2019, which will make exposure to 5G virtually inescapable.

We already know that, because of how much power and speed it’s expected to deliver, 5G technology will require that cell towers be placed in extremely close proximity to one another – with at least one antenna per every 10 to 12 homes in urban regions. This densely-packed grid of EMF (electromagnetic frequency) transmitters will emit unprecedented levels of cancer-causing radiation, with no possible means by which to “opt-out.”

Furthermore, 5G radiation will be directed energy as opposed to spread energy – meaning microwave beams from transmitter to receiver will be more focused than ever before. This will almost certainly result in higher doses of ionizing radiation entering people’s bodies, particular in the brain area where people place their mobile phones.

“Previous generations of RF cellular communication used large antennas to send a blanket of radiation in all directions,” writes John P. Thomas for GreenMedInfo.com. “The lower frequencies they used and the broad distribution of microwaves limited the numbers of cellular devices that could connect through an individual tall tower.”

“The much shorter length microwaves used for 5G will make it possible to use small phased array antennas to send and receive signals,” he adds, explaining how phased array antennas shoot radiation at their targets “just like a bullet.”

“A cluster of these tiny antennas can be arranged in a 4 inch by 4 inch matrix … The rays of microwaves they produce will be strong enough to pass through walls and human bodies. If they were not strong enough to do this, then everyone with a 5G smartphone would have to stand outside when using the devices.”

For more information about the immense dangers of 5G EMFs, be sure to check out EMF.news.

5G radiation is exponentially worse than earlier wireless technologies because electromagnetic pulses “re-radiate” inside the body to create new antennas

According to author, researcher, and RF (radio-frequency) truth-teller Arthur Firstenberg, there’s another very serious issue with 5G technology that almost nobody is talking about, and it has to do with the way that 5G electromagnetic fields interact with the human body.

In an analysis of 5G radiation that he published way back in 2002, long before the technology was given the green light by industry-compromised politicians, Firstenberg explained how, because 5G electromagnetic pulses are extremely short and delivered in bursts, they actually replicate inside the body to create tiny new 5G antennas internally.

“… when extremely short electromagnetic pulses enter the body [5G], something else happens: the moving charges themselves become little antennas that re-radiate the electromagnetic field and send it deeper into the body,” he wrote.

“These re-radiated waves are called Brillouin precursors … They become significant when either the power or the phase of the waves changes rapidly enough … This means that the reassurance we are being given – that these millimeter waves are too short to penetrate far into the body – is not true.”

In other words, there’s nothing at all safe about 5G, and concrete evidence has existed for nearly two decades to show that it’s arguably the most serious threat to public health ever. And yet, because our nation is no longer represented by public officials who serve the people, but who instead serve corporations, it’s only a matter of time before 5G blankets the country and planet, provoking untold harm on all life forms.

PH govt must now ACT on the IGP suspension and bring a RCI on the DOU 'disappearance'

Human rights group calls for IGP's immediate suspension

Malaysiakini  |  Published: Today 7:39 am  |  Modified: Today 7:39 am

     

Human rights group Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) has called for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohamad Fuzi Harun to be suspended immediately over allegations of misconduct in the police force in relation to the disappearances of pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat.

This is in light of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s announcement yesterday that a new investigation would be launched based on the Human Rights Commission’s (Suhakam) findings on the pair’s disappearance, but only after Fuzi retired next month.

In a statement yesterday, Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy objected to the premier’s announcement and the decision to allow Fuzi to remain as the country's police chief until his retirement. 

He said: “With such severe allegations against the police, specifically the Special Branch, the person in charge of the Special Branch at the time, who is now also the IGP, cannot continue to serve in the police.

“Any delay in suspension of the IGP would only be an insult to the rule of law and continue to tarnish the reputation of the police.”

He claimed that the police had “clearly failed” in its duties to probe the disappearances of Koh and Amri, and another two individuals, pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth.

'Ample opportunity'

Doraisamy added that the police had been given “ample opportunity to provide adequate evidence” to disprove the allegations and evidence produced throughout the inquiry, and that no party should claim that the finding of the inquiry was merely hearsay.

The failure to identify the perpetrators and resolve the disappearances fell squarely on Fuzi, he said.

He emphasised that Fuzi must be held responsible to send a clear message to all civil servants that they are accountable for any misconduct or dereliction of duty.

“Any delay would only allow a person who has failed the country, the four disappeared individuals and their families to continue to enjoy the benefits of the office of the IGP and further besmirch (the police’s) reputation and credibility,” he said.

On Wednesday, Suhakam revealed its findings on the inquiry held into Koh and Amri's disappearances in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

The human rights commission claimed that the police Special Branch was responsible for the pair's abduction and demanded an independent taskforce to look into the disappearances.

At the time, Fuzi was heading the Special Branch.

PH govt must now ACT on the IGP suspension and bring a RCI on the DOU 'disappearance'. OR let us bring a MASSIVE peaceful RALLY in place with 100K strong crowd!!! 

Home Minisiter must act on abductions NOW!

Suspend IGP over abductions, NGO Caged urges Home Minisiter

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PETALING JAYA: The Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances (Caged) is urging Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin to suspend current Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Fuzi Harun (pic), who was special branch head, when activists Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh were abducted.

After the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) concluded that the police were responsible for the abduction of both activists, the NGO also wants several police officers to be suspended and questioned for their lies to the Suhakam inquiry panel.

It also called for open investigations against former IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar for allegedly lying to the nation.

"It is time to restore public confidence in the police and fulfil the expectations of the laypersons who helped the Inquiry find the truth.

"If the Home Minister does not take the above actions, we will know he lacks the courage to establish justice in our nation. He should be replaced with someone who will not be a puppet of the police," Caged said in a statement on Thursday (April 4).

It also called for the public rebuke of the police force for boycotting Suhakam panel's announcement and release of its findings on the public inquiry on Wednesday (April 3).

Caged also wants the government to table the IPCMC bill and publish a time-bound plan to execute all the actions listed by the Suhakam panel.

Caged had, in April 2017, delivered a memorandum to Suhakam, asking them to investigate the abductions of Amri, Pastor Koh, and Joshua and Ruth Hilmy.

Home Minisiter must act on abductions NOW! or RESIGN.

TIME FOR PH GOVT. TO CLEAR UP SB INVOLVEMENT WITH ABDUCTIONS OF 4 PERSONS

Ahmad Zahid: I did not order cops to kidnap missing duo

AMAR SHAH MOHSEN -

ASHWIN KUMAR /

03 APR 2019 / 14:07 H.

KUALA LUMPUR: No orders were given by the Home Ministry to Bukit Aman’s Special Branch (SB) to abduct Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh (pix) in 2016 and 2017 respectively, according to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The former deputy prime minister said neither him nor the ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim had given any such directive, after the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) concluded that the SB was involved in the pair’s disappearance.

“There is no such directive given by me or the ministry’s secretary-general (to kidnap Amri and Koh),” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby, here, today.

Suhakam had, earlier today, tabled its findings of its public inquiry into the disappearance of Amri and Koh, and concluded that they were victims of “enforced disappearance”, and that the perpetrators were members of SB.

The police were however not present at the announcement of the findings.

Commenting further on Suhakam’s report, Ahmad Zahid said the finding that the police was also involved in Amri and Koh’s disappearance have to be respected.

“But at the same time, we must also respect the police institution, and in this matter, any investigation that needs to be carried out must be done professionally.

“And because the matter happened so long ago, the case has to be handled meticulously,” he said.

Koh, who was the founder of NGO Harapan Komuniti, was kidnapped by a group of men in Petaling Jaya on Feb 13, 2017, with CCTV footage showing at least 15 men and three black SUVs involved in the abduction.

Amri, the co-founder of welfare association Perlis Hope, meanwhile has been missing since Nov 24, 2016.

TIME FOR PH GOVT. TO CLEAR UP SB INVOLVEMENT WITH ABDUCTIONS OF 4 PERSONS. 

We hope that there will not be necessary to RAISE A LARGE RALLY - 100K+ strong to get PH govt to act. Best to ACT NOW!!!