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Hishammuddin regrets ‘Allah’ ban, blames Syed Hamid

Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today that his predecessor should not have banned the word “Allah” from being used by the Catholic Church.

The decision, he added, will continue to haunt his ministry “for a very long time.”

“In this ministry, it is a zero-sum game. We are [now] in an uncharted landscape which will haunt us for a very long time.

“We should have let the sleeping dogs lie. It was triggered by those that believed that the word ‘Allah’ should not be used in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said during the Fourth Annual Malaysian Student Leaders Summit here.

Former home minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar had imposed the word ban on the Church’s newspaper, The Herald, two years ago.

Syed Hamid had temporary allowed the conditional use of the word “Allah”, only to rescind the government gazette later.

He had then cited fears that the use of word outside an Islamic context would cause confusion to Muslims.

Today, Hishammudin stressed that the Church appreciated the circumstances surrounding the ban.

“Church leaders understood fully that there are different levels of maturity and understanding in our constituents. The issue required wisdom and a decision but it is not as easy as you think.

“When you become a minister then you would find that it is difficult in finding a balance between the majority and minority,” he said.

The Catholic Church has since won a court ruling upholding its constitutional right to print the word “Allah” in its newspaper on December 31, 2009 but a government application to stay the ruling has dragged the case out longer.

The Court of Appeal has yet to indicate when it will move the case along. Several retired jurists said it cannot take very long, while one lawyer said it could take up to two years before the first hearing.

“We are looking at it and there is a court case and we are waiting for the outcome. There is [a] difference between acceptance and customs that have been used in the past in Sabah and Sarawak. The reaction from Muslims in the peninsular and Sabah and Sarawak will not be the same,” Hishammuddin said.

Supporters of the Church have argued that Bahasa Malaysia-speaking Christians in Sabah and Sarawak have used the word “Allah” for generations and it has become part of their cultural norms.

Apa Beza Jika Reaktor Nuklear Bocor? Sama Dengan Chenorbyl

Bikini Atoll approved as World Heritage site

The United Nations' cultural organization, UNESCO, has added Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean to its list of World Heritage sites. The World Heritage Committee made the decision at its meeting in Brasilia on Saturday.

The United States conducted 67 nuclear bomb tests at the atoll in the Marshall Islands over a 10-year period starting in the latter half of the 1940s.

UNESCO said the tests equivalent to 7,000 times the force of the Hiroshima atomic bomb had major effects on the geology and natural environment of the atoll and on the health of those exposed to radiation. It said the atoll symbolizes the dawn of the nuclear age, in contrast to its image of peace and earthly paradise.

A US hydrogen bomb test in 1954 exposed 23 crew members of a Japanese fishing boat, the Number 5 Fukuryu-maru, to radiation. One of the crew members died about 6 months later. Many people on nearby islands are suffering from radiation exposure even to this day.

KALAU MAHKAMAH TERIMA - MAMPUIH

Bayangkan tetiba anda dapat surat dari Mahkamah suruh hadir sebagai defenden sebab ada awek kata anda telah berjanji nak kahwin dengannya walhal anda tidak tahu menahu (kes syok sendiri ker, secret admire ker.....) Kalau anak dara takpe lah jugak.

Mahkamah Tolak Saman Maria Terhadap Ahli Perniagaan

KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari Jumaat menolak saman sivil personalti TV3, Maria Tunku Sabri terhadap seorang ahli perniagaan yang didakwa mengingkari penyelesaian pembayaran pampasan RM5.5 juta kerana memungkiri janji untuk berkawin.

Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof menolak saman tersebut dan memeintahkan bekas pengacara rancangan 'Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan' itu membayar kos RM10,000 kepada mahkamah.

Zabariah memuat keputusan itu dibuat dalam kamar selepas pertemuan kira-kira 15 minit dengan peguam Sangeet Kaur Deo yang mewakili Maria, 40, serta peguam Jagjit Singh dan Akhbardin Abdul Kader, yang mewakili ahli perniagaan Datuk Wan Johani Wan Hussin,57.

Bagaimanapun personaliti dan ahli perniagaan itu tidak hadir di mahkamah hari ini.

Akhbardin memberitahu pemberita bahawa permohonan personaliti itu ditolak atas alasan Wan Johani tidak melangar perjanjian tersebut memandang ketika perjanjian itu dibuat, Maria merupakan isteri orang dan seorang wanita yang sudah berkahwin.

"Justeru anak guam saya tidak melanggar perjanjian itu disebabkan Maria tidak berpisah dengan suaminya sewaktu perjanjian itu dibuat dan ini bermakna defendan tidak melanggar perjanjian tersebut disebabkan Maria masih isteri orang," katanya.

Akhbardin berkata mahkamah menolak permohonan itu berikutan personaliti itu bukan berada dalam kapasiti yang membolehkannya untuk berkahwin memandangkan pada masa itu Maria masih bergelar isteri orang.

Dunia Makin Parah

Apakah ini bala Allah keatas Pakistan yang bersekongkol dengan Amerika dan menentang Mujahidin? 

Floods kill more than 1,100 in Pakistan

Floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 1,100 people in Pakistan.

Last week, record heavy rains fell mainly in northwestern areas of Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan.

The number of deaths due to floods is expected to rise because the damage level in some areas is unknown.

The United Nations says at least one million people have been affected by the heavy rains.

It says many people have lost their homes, and that food and water are running short. The UN also says hygiene conditions have worsened, and that some people are showing signs of diarrhea.

Pakistan is receiving emergency aid from international donors. The United States has decided to provide 10 million dollars, and China about 1.5 million dollars.

Kekerasan FRU, Chua Anggap Langkaui Polis Zaman British

Sebagai mantan Menteri yang bersama-sama Tun Ling Liong Sik, tentulah Dato Chua tahu banyak rahsia.... karang keluar nama-nama yang tak patut kang susahlah nak proceed perbicaraan dengan 'telus' dan 'adil'.

Pengerusi Perhubungan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Johor, Datuk Seri Chua Jui Ming menyifatkan tindakan Polis menyerbu ceramah  Pakatan Rakyat di Rengit, Batu Pahat mengesahkan betapa  negara ini sudah menjadi negara polis.

Ia berikutan sekurang-kurangnya 50 anggota Unit Simpanan Persekutuan (FRU) dan puluhan lagi anggota polis menyerbu pentas ceramah dan menghalau ribuan rakyat daripada mendengar ceramah itu.

Serbuan pula dibuat sebelum Ketua Umum Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dijadual berceramah di pentas itu. 

Bercakap kepada TV Selangor, Chua Jui Meng kecewa dengan tindakan zalim pimpinan UMNO-BN yang memperalat politik demi menafikan hak rakyat Malaysia untuk berhimpun secara aman. 

Beliau menganggap perkembangan ini membuktikan UMNO di Johor semakin kalut dan panik dengan kemaraan deras Pakatan Rakyat di Johor.

Katanya, tindakan polis pula melampaui batas dan melangkaui gelagat penjajah Britih pada masa lalu.

“Saya kesal sama sekali. Negeri ini dulu ada demokrasi di Johor. Pada zaman penjajah British, (Datuk) Onn Jaafar mengumpulkan orang-orang Melayu di Johor di Batu Pahat pada 1946. Polis di bawah penjajah British tidak menghalang, tidak memerintah mereka bersurai, tidak menggunakan kekerasan terhadap mereka.

"Akan tetapi, bawah UMNO sekarang yang korup dan angkuh, mereka tidak benarkan walhal Brirish sebagai penjajah memberikan laluan kepada orang Melayu berhimpun di Batu Pahat.

"Kali ini, di Batu Pahat juga kumpul beribu-ribu orang tidak dibenarkan dan diancam dengan FRU yang begitu ramai,” katanya ketika dihubungi.

Beliau menganggap kekerasan polis, ditambah pula cengkaman terhadap institusi mahkamah menyukarkan mereka mengambil tindakan balas tetapi pimpinan parti tidak patah semangat dalam membela rakyat.

“Panel peguam kita akan ambil tindakan mahkamah, mengapa di markas PAS juga  perhimpunan aman dilarang sama sekali? Malah diancam dengan kekerasan FRU. Kita akan bawa perkara ini ke muka keadilan. 

"Kita tahu mungkin susah tetapi kita mahu tunjuk kepada rakyat, ini bukan negara demokrasi lagi. Tidak ada kedaulatan undang-undang, polis tidak dibenarkan bertugas secara profesional, secara berkecuali dalam hal politik,” katanya.

Sungguhpun begitu, Chua Jui Ming percaya kekerasan polis hanya membakar semangat untuk menumbangkan UMNO pada pilihan raya umum akan datang, sekalipun parti pemerintah itu masih taksub dengan mitos bahwa Johor adalah kubu kuat yang tidak mungkin tumbang.

"Bagi Pakatan Rakyat dan PKR di Johor, ini akan menambahkan keinginan kita untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan yang sudah terdesak ini di Johor,” katanya lagi.