NASIB BAIK UITM MASIH TAHU MALU

UiTM Tidak Cadang Anugerah Ibrahim Ali

Oleh ARIFFUDDIN ISHAK

PETALING JAYA: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) tidak bercadang untuk mewujudkan 'Anugerah Ibrahim Ali' kepada para pelajarnya.

Kata Naib Canselor, Profesor Datuk Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, tanpa mendapat kelulusan Lembaga Pengarah dan Senat universiti berkenaan, UiTM tidak boleh sewenang-wenangnya menerima atau mencadangkan anugerah seumpama itu.

Malah beliau berkata, universiti itu tidak pernah mencadangkan sebarang anugerah menggunakan nama pemimpin tertentu seperti yang dihebahkan melalui laman web Institut Pemikiran dan Kepimpinan Melayu (Impak) - salah satu jabatan di bawah universiti berkenaan.

Sebaliknya Profesor Sahol berkata, wujud salah faham mengenai hebahan berkenaan apabila ia dibuat tanpa melalui proses dan prosedur yang ditetapkan.

"Anugerah itu dicadangkan oleh Datuk Ibrahim Ali sendiri tetapi sebelum anugerah boleh diberi, perlu dibawa ke Senat dan lembaga. Namun mereka terlepas pandang kerana ada jabatan yang buat hebahan melalui web.

"UiTM prihatin tentang keadaan semasa dan tidak akan terima anugerah tersebut tanpa kelulusan Senat dan Lembaga Pengarah," kata Profesor Sahol yang dipetik menerusi akaun facebook peribadinya di sini, Rabu.

Beliau mengulas mengenai pandangan beberapa pihak berhubung cadangan pemberian Anugerah Ibrahim Ali kepada pelajar yang membuktikan komitmen dan sumbangan mereka dalam memartabatkan bangsa Melayu.

Anugerah berkenaan diilhamkan oleh Ibrahim sendiri dan hadiahnya juga akan ditaja oleh beliau yang juga Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa).

Ibrahim yang kini Ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas (Bebas) adalah graduan UiTM. Beliau menuntut di universiti itu dari tahun 1971 hingga 1974.

Menjelas lanjut mengenai proses mewujudkan sesuatu anugerah, Profesor Sahol berkata, cadangan itu jika mempunyai merit, perlu dibahaskan oleh badan bebas yang dianggotai oleh sekumpulan profesor, dekan dan rektor kampus.

"Prosesnya bukan mudah dan mengambil masa. Di senat ada 60 profesor, dekan dan rektor kampus. Masing-masing bertindak secara individu, tidak ada proses melobi atau paksaan kerana ia satu badan yang kuat dan bebas di UiTM.

"Senat UiTM tahu apa yang terbaik dan apa nama anugerah yg perlu dicadangkan," katanya.

Hormat Penganut Agama Lain, Jangan Terpengaruh Politik Sempit Umno-BN

HARAP SELANGOR JUGA BOLEH LAKSANAKAN BERPERINGKAT KALAUPUN TIDAK SEPENUNHNYA.

Ditulis oleh Naeem Raffie19/07/2011

 Utusan Malaysia dan juak-juak parti itu serta MCA mendakwa langkah PAS itu menunjukkan ia tunduk kepada tekanan DAP.

KUALA LUMPUR 19 JULAI : Mantan Perdana Menteri Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata isu-isu yang berkaitan agama lain harus diselesaikan dengan adil selain mengambil kira-kira lunas Islam.

Beliau menegaskan ajaran Islam mengajar agar hak penganut agama lain juga harus dibela dengan seadil-adilnya.

Abdullah membuat komen itu dua hari selepas kerajaan pimpinan PAS di Kedah bersetuju membenarkan pusat-pusat hiburan di Kedah meneruskan operasi pada bulan Ramadhan dengan syarat orang Islam dilarang berkunjung ke premis itu.

Tindakan itu bertujuan memelihara kemuliaan Ramadhan di samping melindungi hak peniaga bukan Islam. Bagaimanapun keputusan itu dikecam oleh akhbar kawalan Umno

Kerajaan Negeri Kedah sebelum ini bercadang menguatkuasakan undang-undang yang diluluskan oleh Umno-BN pada tahun 1997 tetapi tidak pernah dilaksanakan.

Peraturan itu melarang sebarang konsert dan pertunjukan hiburan ala Barat pada bulan Ramadhan.

Bagaimanapun selepas perbincangan dengan pemilik premis berkenaan, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Razak bersetuju membenarkan premis berkenaan beroperasi namun penguatkuasaan melarang orang Islam mengunjunginya akan diperketatkan.

Abdullah yang juga Pengerusi Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia berkata Islam menuntut hak penganut agama lain harus dibela dengan seadil-adilnya.

“Selain sifat muhibah yang dipupuk agama Islam, juga menjadi tanggungjawab dalam agama kita ini sifat dan amalan berpegang teguh kepada janji baik yang telah dimeterai termasuk dengan penganut-penganut agama yang lain.

“Sejarah umat Islam menjadi saksi akan kepentingan menunaikan amanah dan berpegang pada janji bukan hanya sesama umat Islam tetapi juga bukan Islam,” kata beliau dalam ucapan perasmian Seminar al-Quran dan Cabaran Pluralisme Agama: Pengajaran Masa Lalu, Keperihalan Semasa dan Hala Tuju Masa Depan.

Teks ucapannya dibacakan oleh Ketua Pengarah Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia Datuk Nik Mustapha Nik Hassan.

Dalam pada itu, Pengerusi Sekretariat Ulama Asia, Ustaz Ghani Shamsuddin menggesa rakyat di negara ini supaya tidak mudah diperkotak-katikkan oleh laporan media kawalan Umno-Barisan Nasional.

Malah nasihat beliau kepada pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat juga semoga tidak goyah dan termakan dek hasutan media yang mahu memecahbelahkan gagasan itu.

"Fitnah-fitnah itu sudah pastinya bukan bertujuan baik. Ianya dilaksana bagi menimbulkan rasa kebencian yang menebal, ketakutan supaya mereka boleh menangguk di air yang keruh untuk merialisasikan perpecahan," kata beliau.

"Jelas tujuan mereka adalah untuk melaga-lagakan, mempersenda dan menjadikan gagasan pakatan sebagai sasaran kebencian rakyat dengan tuduhan 'diperkuda' dan
'memperkuda', sedangkan kita sangat jelas siapa sebenarnya yang diperkuda, bagaimana media massa diperkuda?" soal Ghani.

Justeru menurut beliau, hal-hal seumpama itu tidak perlu dilayan dan menyeru rakyat mahupun parti politik yang teraniaya dengan pencaturan jahat kerajaan pemerintah, segera keluar dari perangkap mereka dan menumpukan kepada perjuangan dasar untuk membela nasib rakyat.

"Kejahatan, rasuah, salahguna kuasa dan penindasan terhadap rakyat yang masih belum terbela nasibnya, ini adalah antara perkara yang perlu diberikan perhatian daripada isu yang sengaja ditimbulkan oleh mereka sekarang walaupun ianya tidaklah satu perkara yang kecil untuk dihadapi," kata beliau. 

ADAKAH AKU BERMIMPI?

DARI AKHBAR SINAR HARIAN

TRAILER VIDEO BERSIH 2.0 - 09 JULAI 2011

This one really gave me a goosebumps. With AVATAR movie trailer sound at the back - lets remember - MALAYSIA - THIS IS OUR LAND

Forever in denial mode, there is no hope left for the BN

Come on BN. Please get this into your heads. The Bersih Rally on July 9 was an outstanding success for its organisers and won the hearts and minds of Malaysians here and overseas. Many Singapore and Myanmar folk are now beginning to admire the brave Malaysians who stood up for their beliefs and principles.

Only fools and mad men would deny what is so obviously clear. So stop it. Stop the propaganda and white-washing. Repent and offer reform or forever hold your peace.

As high as 9 out 10 Malaysians would agree with this surmise, but no - not the powers that be. For some reason or other, they must resort to bare-faced lies, shenanigans, dramas of yesterdays and totally out-dated thought and strategies to defuse the A-grade bomb they personally created and exploded on behalf of their boss - Najib Razak.

Of lies and passing the buck

Take a look at the mainstream media reportage to get a drift of the Najib disconnect to reality.

TV3 reported a PKR member in uniform allegedly handing out RM200 to anyone who will march in the rally. Since the amount was too little, only one person accepted and decided to turn whistle blower. The rest of the 99,999 who attended refused and continued their noble march.

DAP was accused of sending a SMS message calling on the Chinese not to attend the rally, and to allow the Malays to fight among themselves. The Chinese refused to heed the SMS and went out in big numbers in support of the Malays so that they won’t fight among themselves.

The government noted that very few Chinese and Indians turned up at the rally. But an independent official headcount reported a total of 100,000 supporters, with about 67,500 Malays and other races, close to 25,000 Chinese and about 7,000 Indians were present.

It was totally a multiracial crowd which wasn’t very surprising. Even UMNO Youth were there with about 500 in red shirts to lend support, but against Bersih though. Only Perkasa was missing - surprisingly so? And no one met any exponent from Silat Lincah either.

The rally was a real failure as only 4 to 6 thousand supporters turned up and it is clear the Opposition lied when it boasted of a 300,000 strong crowd.

Najib also said that the police were not responsible for the death of one Bersih marcher. Of course the police are not responsible, as we know who the responsible person is. Najib also said, “Don’t make us start street demonstrations. Yesterday, we only sent our Umno Youth wing, led by Khairy Jamaluddin, to represent us."

Ooops, the cat is out of the bag again as we thought he was against street demonstrations. Of course, a red-faced Khairy tried his goody-two-shoes best to dust up after his boss.

“MIC Youth feels that the number of Malaysian Indians who participated in the Bersih rally held on Saturday was very minimal” remarked MIC Youth Chief Mohan. He was so proud to announce that to the world. But Bersih only needed 1 other Indian to be besides Dato’ Ambiga to prove Mohan's previous words wrong, and that was easily achieved.

PSM’s Sungai Siput MP Dr D Michael Jeyakumar, presently detained without trial under the Emergency Ordinance, has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for heartbeat abnormality. The Police have made it clear, that if anything happens to his heart, it is not the fault of the Police and they will not bear responsibility. So fast they pass the buck. I guess Najib has been a good teacher, ya?

Multiracial crowd

Did the eldest daughter of despot Mahathir Mohamad really take part in the Bersih 2.0 rally for free and fair elections? This random photo taken from the rally speaks a thousand words too! Look carefully:

It’s not only Marina herself but from the left two guys perched on the gate and fence with a headband and a cap is probably an East Malaysian Iban, Murut or Kadazan but cannot say for certain. Standing next to him the girl that looks like Nicole David is probably of mixed heritage. Behind her, the man with spectacles and pink cape is probably Superman. Fronted in red with that cute smile is definitely a young Malay supporter. Standing beside him looks like their leader.

Behind him is an elderly Chinese lady with grey hair with her husband. And behind Marina is an Indian supporter but definitely not a member of MIC Youth.

So you see, the Bersih Rally is truly multiracial with young and old supporters from all races present.

Hush, hush... tsk, tsk... and the huff and a puff

PAS president Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang has warned Barisan Nasional that the massive Bersih protests in the capital Saturday were only the beginning of the people’s uprising. Hush, hush.. don’t make the same mistake of forewarning the BN regime again, or else they will lockdown the city and start purchasing more defence equipment like water-cannons and teargas canisters which are seriously running out of stock after the last campaign.

DAP leader Lim Kit Siang reportedly said that 1Malaysia has been reduced to 1Malaysia T-shirt and 1 Malaysia Tupperware circus and insinuating that Bersih is actually 1Malaysia. Tsk..tsk.. How can Kit Siang say that? BN paid millions of ringgit for the 1Malaysia campaign and BN will be sore if Bersih is really 1Malaysia.

Prime Minister Najib Razak made a walkabout around Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Many Malaysians said that Najib should have joined fellow Malaysians for the Bersih walk, instead of walking all alone the next day. Was he trying to clean up after Bersih? It would have made Malaysians proud of him.

But Najib still thinks he knows best.

“Umno and BN will continue to defend the principles of democracy in our country. We will ensure democracy and a free and clean general election,” said Najib with a huff before he walked off.      -     Malaysia Chronicle