Wee Choo Keong Isytihar Keluar PKR

Wee Choo Keong Isytihar Keluar PKR

KUALA LUMPUR: Ahli Parlimen Wangsa Maju dari PKR Wee Choo Keong isytihar keluar parti dan menjadi wakil rakyat Bebas.

-BERNAMA

Malaysia legalises sports betting despite Islamic concerns

BERITA AFP - SATU DUNIA DAH TAHU!!! MALU WEH.

Malaysia legalises sports betting despite Islamic concerns
Mainly Muslim Malaysia has legalised sports betting, a move supporters claim will curb illegal gambling and boost government coffers.
Ascot Sports, a company controlled by influential tycoon Vincent Tan, has been granted a licence that will allow it to offer odds in time for the hugely popular English Premier League season.
"Ascot Sports has been re-issued the sports betting licence by the Ministry of Finance which was first issued in 1987," gaming group Berjaya -- of which Tan is a major shareholder -- said in a statement late Wednesday.
Berjaya, a conglomerate with holdings ranging from lottery to casino operations, will acquire a 70 percent stake in Ascot Sports by paying Tan 525 million ringgit (164 million dollars).
The 1987 permit was quickly rescinded and an attempt to revive it several years ago failed because of opposition to gambling, which is forbidden in Islam.
Berjaya said that legalising sports betting will curb illegal bookmaking and bring huge revenues to the government.
"By some estimates, the illegal sports betting market in Malaysia is thought to be as much as 20 billion ringgit per annum," it said.
"This represents a tremendous loss of tax revenue to the Government which Ascot Sports hopes to be able to mitigate."
The company will launch products based on internationally popular sporting events including football, basketball, motor racing, tennis and golf.
(Final Thomas Cup boleh start betting ka?)
"Ascot Sports will also offer telephone betting convenience and only adults above 21 years old and non-Muslims will be allowed to open a telephone betting account," Berjaya said.
Malaysia's conservative Islamic party is among the groups that have criticised plans to award the sports gambling licence, which they fear could promote betting and increase debt.
Its youth wing will hold a protest outside a mosque on Friday in the capital Kuala Lumpur after afternoon prayers.
"There will be a big demonstration. We oppose the government's decision to award the sports gambling licence. We want the government to cancel the licence," Kamarulzaman Mohamad, secretary of the Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) youth wing, told AFP.
Hatta Ramli, PAS treasurer said: "It is a social and religious sin to gamble. We cannot accept it. It will break up families and attract the young into this vice activity."
N. Marimuthu, president of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association, said the government should seek other ways to raise revenue.
"There are better ways to generate income for the nation. I do not believe we have to resort to legalising sports gambling," he said.
Government officials have said they plan to channel the revenue generated from legalising betting into sports development, but that the move will not eradicate match-fixing which has long blighted football in Asia.

GOOGLE MAP

Semalam pegi kat GOOGLE MAP dan tengok Japan. Rupanya kat Google Map Japan ada interactive map viewer. Sayangnya kat Malaysia tak ada. Singapore adalah. Maknanya belum ada gambar penuh jalan-jalan kat Malaysia ni lagi.
Semalam cuba-cuba dan pergi Universiti Saitama dan jugak University Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo tempat Mem belajar.
Ni gambar peta bird view Saitama University.

Ini pulak gambar interactive kat belah depan pagar masuk ke Saitama University


Suprisingly, aku dapatlah tengok apartment yang aku duduk dulu dan dapatlah "berjalan-jalan" pergi tengok SAKAWA JIDOUSHA - Used Car tempat aku bekerja part time dulu. Paling mengejutkan apabila pergi kejalan belakang, kawasan sawah padi dah di penuhi dengan rumah rumah. Apartmewnt yang dulu kat bawah ada Izakaya Shogun dah takde dan Supermarket MARUSHO tempat aku kerja dah terbiar. Tak pasti apa ada sebab kosong. Seven Eleven yang kecik dulu dah jadi Seven Eleven warehouse.

Wow!!! Harap aku ada rezeki untuk pergi melawat ke situ nanti.

Kenangan bersama Al Arqam

Al Arqam yang diasaskan oleh Abuya Ustaz Ashaari berpusat di Sungai Pencala. Aku pernah tinggal disitu selama 1 minggu kalau tak silap masa cuti sekolah tahun 1980. Apabila AL Arqam diharamkan aku no komen bila memikirkan bagaimana BTN memberi penerangan kepada pelajar-pelajar yang hendak keluar negara berkaitan dengan Kes Memali boleh faham sendiri lah.

Tahun 70an ke 80an Al Arqam di pandang serong kerana sifat keIslamannya. Zaman dimana masa itu ucapan salam bukanlah menjadi kebiasaan. Keujudan Al Arqam juga ujudlah HANTU KUM-KUM (ni untuk menakutkan sapa aku pun tak tahu - "kalau orang bagi salam jangan jawab - itu hantu kum-kum" itulah didikan yang telah diberikan kepada kanak-kanak zaman tersebut.
Juga pada masa tersebut jugalah ujudnya HANTU SETOKIN. Ini merujuk kepada muslimat pengikut Al Arqam yang memakai purdah. Hasil tarbiyah Al Arqam ramai golongan muslimat mula mendekati ajaran Islam dengan bertudung.

Bayangkan bagaimana sukarnya Islam hendak bertapak kukuh.

Pada zaman tersebut jugalah pengikut AL Arqam masuk kekampung orang asli dan tinggal di sana sambil mengamalkan cara hidup muslim dan akhirnya menarik ramai menganut ajaran Islam. Tiada masuk macam pegawai, suruh masuk Islam lepas mengucap, lepas tangan dan akhirannya ramai murtad kembali.

Mungkin ada segelintir yang nampak sebagai batu loncatan untuk jagi penguasa atau pemerintah samada dnegan niat baik atau tidak kita tidak tahu yang menjadi punca pengharaman Al Arqam tapi aku tak nampak Al Arqam sebagai pengajar ajaran sesat.

Wallahua'lam

Innalillah - Al-Fatihah kepada Allahyarham

Bekas Pemimpin Al-Arqam, Ashaari Muhammad Meninggal Dunia

PETALING JAYA: Bekas pemimpin kumpulan Al-Arqam yang diharamkan, Ashaari Muhammad meninggal dunia di Hospital Pakar Ipoh petang ini.

Walau apapun yang diperkatakan terhadap beliau, beliau mempolopori ekonomi Islam dengan penghasilan produk makanan halal pada tahun 80an.

Sumbangan bveliau sebenarnya banyak terhadap dunia Islam di Malaysia tapi apakan daya.