Monday, May 24, 2010
Karnival Juara Rakyat-Dataran Temerloh
Karnival Juara Rakyat anjuran Umno Bahagian Temerloh bersama Jabatan Kerajaan dan NGO di Dataran Temerloh pada 22 Mei 2010.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
以下是东方日报-首相勸《前鋒報》減少煽動報導文章
首相的苦口婆心是否能打动那些死硬派是个未知数。不过作为一国之首，看全面，也需看个别政党的需求。虽然长久以来，都是首相说了算，现在局势不同往日，个别政党甚至党内派阀可不卖帐。
以下是全文：
（吉隆坡20日訊）首相拿督斯裡納吉勸告《馬來西亞前鋒報》減少煽動性報導，而多著重於具知識性的新聞。
納吉說，《馬來西亞前鋒報》應該轉變其報導方式，減少煽動性報導以免被時代所淘汰。
他指出，當前的印刷媒體，面對許多其他類型的媒體，包括電視、部落格、新聞網站、網區網站Facebook的競爭下，印刷媒體必須轉型，才不致於被淘汰。
塑造知識性社會
他今日在《馬來西亞前鋒報》新大廈動土禮上表示，雖然煽動性的報導會讓新聞更暢銷，但媒體應該扮演重要的角色，以便協助塑造一個知識性社會。
在這個《馬來西亞前鋒報》的活動上，納吉並沒有點名指責該報的報導方式，然而箇中意涵呼之欲出。
納吉說，本身不會阻止報章出現一些煽動性報導，但這些報導方式對於建立知識性社會，並無好處。
「我們知道，煽動性及勁爆性的新聞才能暢銷，尤其是某些個人的勁爆新聞，但我們也應該著重一些知識性的報導。」
他說，在西方媒體的觀念中，勁爆性的新聞才能讓報紙暢銷，但我國不一定需要採納這種西方的報導方式。
他也強調，印刷媒體面對新型媒體的競爭下，不應忽略新聞的真實性及準確性。
「報章在報導新聞之後，又需要為有關的新聞道歉，這是沒用的。」
納吉表示，《馬來西亞前鋒報》自1938年成立，對於國家、民族及宗教的發展，都扮演著舉足輕重的角色。「我希望無論在甚麼時代，《馬來西亞前鋒報》都是一家卓越的報社。
首相的苦口婆心是否能打动那些死硬派是个未知数。不过作为一国之首，看全面，也需看个别政党的需求。虽然长久以来，都是首相说了算，现在局势不同往日，个别政党甚至党内派阀可不卖帐。
以下是全文：
（吉隆坡20日訊）首相拿督斯裡納吉勸告《馬來西亞前鋒報》減少煽動性報導，而多著重於具知識性的新聞。
納吉說，《馬來西亞前鋒報》應該轉變其報導方式，減少煽動性報導以免被時代所淘汰。
他指出，當前的印刷媒體，面對許多其他類型的媒體，包括電視、部落格、新聞網站、網區網站Facebook的競爭下，印刷媒體必須轉型，才不致於被淘汰。
塑造知識性社會
他今日在《馬來西亞前鋒報》新大廈動土禮上表示，雖然煽動性的報導會讓新聞更暢銷，但媒體應該扮演重要的角色，以便協助塑造一個知識性社會。
在這個《馬來西亞前鋒報》的活動上，納吉並沒有點名指責該報的報導方式，然而箇中意涵呼之欲出。
納吉說，本身不會阻止報章出現一些煽動性報導，但這些報導方式對於建立知識性社會，並無好處。
「我們知道，煽動性及勁爆性的新聞才能暢銷，尤其是某些個人的勁爆新聞，但我們也應該著重一些知識性的報導。」
他說，在西方媒體的觀念中，勁爆性的新聞才能讓報紙暢銷，但我國不一定需要採納這種西方的報導方式。
他也強調，印刷媒體面對新型媒體的競爭下，不應忽略新聞的真實性及準確性。
「報章在報導新聞之後，又需要為有關的新聞道歉，這是沒用的。」
納吉表示，《馬來西亞前鋒報》自1938年成立，對於國家、民族及宗教的發展，都扮演著舉足輕重的角色。「我希望無論在甚麼時代，《馬來西亞前鋒報》都是一家卓越的報社。
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
華人要什么？
以下这篇是东方日报节露自Kee Thuan Chye 在 Free Malaysia Today 的文章。从不同的角度出发，他确实反映出马来西亚华人的一些困境，
虽然他不认同国阵/巫统，但是我们也不用因此而拒绝或害怕聆听不同的声音。
作为政治人物，不管站在怎样的立场，我们不能避免被拒绝，我们不止会被敌对政党的支持者拒绝，甚至也会被自己人和自己的党员所拒绝。
我们必须聆听不同的意见，从中采纳最适当的意见。当然，最适当的意见，不一定是最好的意见。
在这个多元种族多元文化的国家，没有一个解决方案可以符合全体人民的要求。我们只能通过选举制度，议会民主治理国家。虽然这制度还存有许多缺陷。
聆听不同的声音，甚至面对严厉的批评，是需要一点勇气的！
假如你没有勇气，你就别往下读！
外評選讀：華人要什么？
每次國陣所獲的華人支持不理想，思維狹隘的人總是問：為何華人不懂得感恩？烏雪補選后，《馬來西亞前鋒報》出現了〈華裔大馬人，你還要什麼？〉一文，並不讓人驚訝。
不過，我純粹是以大馬人，而非大馬華人的身分來回覆這篇文。華人所獲並不比任何公民要求的更多，因此「還要什麼？」具有誤導性。問「華人要什麼？」才對。
華人相信，沒人欠我們什麼，要生活就要工作。絕大部分人都是靠辛勞工作，而非政府賞賜才得以生存。我們不期待任何官方的援助，獎品、榮譽或禮物。不像在以任何主要語言創作的人都可能獲得文化獎的新加坡，以中文創作的作家在我國永遠不可能獲得國家文學獎。
大家也不期望能獲得政府將學金。當然有人能拿到，但拿不到的更多。教育很重要，要支持兒女上大學，我們只好更勤奮工作。很多人為此面對不少壓力，許多華人沒選擇之下，為了兒女教育只好移民，或接受海外，特別是新加坡的獎學金。這無可避免地導致了人才外流。
《前鋒報》一文指「國內大部分最佳的私立學院，學生全都是華人。」但他們為此必須付出高昂的學費。錢不是天上掉下來的。文章又指「馬來人只能到政府學府，或名不見經傳的學院。」這非常具有誤導性，因為其中一些學院是為頂尖馬來學生而設的，有著一流的設備，政府更給予優惠。作者也忘記指出，不少這類學院不收華人學生。反之，馬來人可以自由報讀私立學院，因為這是個自由市場。
作者說「他們在富庶的馬來西亞享受奢華的生活。」而作為新加坡最主要的少數族群，新加坡馬來人卻「生活平凡」。這樣一概而論的說法，特別是在沒註明何謂「奢華」、「平凡」之下，讓人覺得非常空洞。缺乏了佐證，這樣的說法瘋狂及好笑。《前鋒報》等全國大報會刊登如此文章，還由新加坡《海峽時報》轉載，真是不可思議。
作者也引述某調查，說國內十大富豪中，華人佔八人。如果他們靠勤奮及敏銳的經營才幹獲得今天的地位，這有錯嗎？如果作者肯告訴大家，某些人依賴朋黨關係獲得盈收豐厚的政府合約及更大的財富，那這其實是事實。不過即使如此，勤奮及經營才幹還是成功的要素。
若非勤奮及敏銳，賽莫達也無法打入十大。事實上，這八位華人富豪，只是廣大華人群眾中的極少人。僅因為這八人，就指其他華人也生活奢華，不平凡，顛覆了事實真相。
杜絕貪腐，全民有責
作者認為華人在補選沒投國陣，表示華人不懂得感恩，顯示了他的思維有多狹隘及封閉。為何大部分華人不投國陣？因為他們討厭貪腐。競選期間大灑金錢，甚至承諾某華小若中選就獲撥款300萬令吉，在在證明了這點。大約40%的馬來人與45%的印度人，也抱有相同的想法。杜絕貪腐也算犯法嗎？
華人要什麼？他們要清廉，能妥善治國，誠實，尊崇法治，尊敬而非破壞國家體系的政府。這是國民不分族群都追求的目標，應該不難理解吧？
有人將政府與國家劃上等號，認為不支持政府就是不效忠國家。這實在是個謬論。不支持巫統也不代表反對馬來族群，批評巫統也只是批評這個政黨，不是批評全體馬來人。
我還知道華人不要什麼。我們不想被侮辱，不要被指為外來移民，或因獲得公民權而被命令必須感恩。我們是準時繳稅，效忠國家，尊重憲法及國家體系的公民。誰喜歡被藐視或排斥？如所有人一般，華人也要受尊重，以及嚮往歸宿感。他們追求的就是一個叫家的地方而已。
作者紀傳財是本地著名戲劇家、詩人及文教記者
虽然他不认同国阵/巫统，但是我们也不用因此而拒绝或害怕聆听不同的声音。
作为政治人物，不管站在怎样的立场，我们不能避免被拒绝，我们不止会被敌对政党的支持者拒绝，甚至也会被自己人和自己的党员所拒绝。
我们必须聆听不同的意见，从中采纳最适当的意见。当然，最适当的意见，不一定是最好的意见。
在这个多元种族多元文化的国家，没有一个解决方案可以符合全体人民的要求。我们只能通过选举制度，议会民主治理国家。虽然这制度还存有许多缺陷。
聆听不同的声音，甚至面对严厉的批评，是需要一点勇气的！
假如你没有勇气，你就别往下读！
外評選讀：華人要什么？
每次國陣所獲的華人支持不理想，思維狹隘的人總是問：為何華人不懂得感恩？烏雪補選后，《馬來西亞前鋒報》出現了〈華裔大馬人，你還要什麼？〉一文，並不讓人驚訝。
不過，我純粹是以大馬人，而非大馬華人的身分來回覆這篇文。華人所獲並不比任何公民要求的更多，因此「還要什麼？」具有誤導性。問「華人要什麼？」才對。
華人相信，沒人欠我們什麼，要生活就要工作。絕大部分人都是靠辛勞工作，而非政府賞賜才得以生存。我們不期待任何官方的援助，獎品、榮譽或禮物。不像在以任何主要語言創作的人都可能獲得文化獎的新加坡，以中文創作的作家在我國永遠不可能獲得國家文學獎。
大家也不期望能獲得政府將學金。當然有人能拿到，但拿不到的更多。教育很重要，要支持兒女上大學，我們只好更勤奮工作。很多人為此面對不少壓力，許多華人沒選擇之下，為了兒女教育只好移民，或接受海外，特別是新加坡的獎學金。這無可避免地導致了人才外流。
《前鋒報》一文指「國內大部分最佳的私立學院，學生全都是華人。」但他們為此必須付出高昂的學費。錢不是天上掉下來的。文章又指「馬來人只能到政府學府，或名不見經傳的學院。」這非常具有誤導性，因為其中一些學院是為頂尖馬來學生而設的，有著一流的設備，政府更給予優惠。作者也忘記指出，不少這類學院不收華人學生。反之，馬來人可以自由報讀私立學院，因為這是個自由市場。
作者說「他們在富庶的馬來西亞享受奢華的生活。」而作為新加坡最主要的少數族群，新加坡馬來人卻「生活平凡」。這樣一概而論的說法，特別是在沒註明何謂「奢華」、「平凡」之下，讓人覺得非常空洞。缺乏了佐證，這樣的說法瘋狂及好笑。《前鋒報》等全國大報會刊登如此文章，還由新加坡《海峽時報》轉載，真是不可思議。
作者也引述某調查，說國內十大富豪中，華人佔八人。如果他們靠勤奮及敏銳的經營才幹獲得今天的地位，這有錯嗎？如果作者肯告訴大家，某些人依賴朋黨關係獲得盈收豐厚的政府合約及更大的財富，那這其實是事實。不過即使如此，勤奮及經營才幹還是成功的要素。
若非勤奮及敏銳，賽莫達也無法打入十大。事實上，這八位華人富豪，只是廣大華人群眾中的極少人。僅因為這八人，就指其他華人也生活奢華，不平凡，顛覆了事實真相。
杜絕貪腐，全民有責
作者認為華人在補選沒投國陣，表示華人不懂得感恩，顯示了他的思維有多狹隘及封閉。為何大部分華人不投國陣？因為他們討厭貪腐。競選期間大灑金錢，甚至承諾某華小若中選就獲撥款300萬令吉，在在證明了這點。大約40%的馬來人與45%的印度人，也抱有相同的想法。杜絕貪腐也算犯法嗎？
華人要什麼？他們要清廉，能妥善治國，誠實，尊崇法治，尊敬而非破壞國家體系的政府。這是國民不分族群都追求的目標，應該不難理解吧？
有人將政府與國家劃上等號，認為不支持政府就是不效忠國家。這實在是個謬論。不支持巫統也不代表反對馬來族群，批評巫統也只是批評這個政黨，不是批評全體馬來人。
我還知道華人不要什麼。我們不想被侮辱，不要被指為外來移民，或因獲得公民權而被命令必須感恩。我們是準時繳稅，效忠國家，尊重憲法及國家體系的公民。誰喜歡被藐視或排斥？如所有人一般，華人也要受尊重，以及嚮往歸宿感。他們追求的就是一個叫家的地方而已。
作者紀傳財是本地著名戲劇家、詩人及文教記者
Monday, May 3, 2010
Here a a piece: No reason to tick off voters by Wong Chun Wai to share with you.
Below is the full text.
STAND-UP comic Harith Iskandar is the product of Malay-English parentage. He has acted in plays and movies speaking in Bahasa Malaysia and earns a living telling jokes, mostly in English with some Malay and Chinese words thrown in.
He has been telling his audiences that he plans to get married soon with a woman of Chinese-Indian parentage. “I do not know how our children will fill up those forms. I think they will have to tick every box – Malay, Chinese, Indian and lain-lain.”
The predominantly Chinese crowd in Petaling Jaya roared when he asked when Malaysians could stop having to state their racial background. Then he delivered his punch line: “But I am a Malaysian first.” His listeners were on their feet by then, which goes to show how much the issue had struck a chord with urban Malaysia.
With certain politicians asking the Chinese community to be “grateful” for getting their citizenship and Perkasa asking the community to “repent”, it does not need a political scientist or a sociologist to explain why many Chinese voters have refused to vote for the Barisan Nasional.
Yet, the Chinese electorate has often been pro-establishment, except for 1969 and then in 2008. In 1999, when Umno suffered badly in the hands of PAS, it was the Chinese voters who came to the rescue of Umno candidates.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak retained his Pekan seat with a 241-vote majority against unknown PAS challenger Ramli Mohamed.
Ibrahim Ali, who was then a deputy minister, lost his Pasir Mas parliamentary seat and certainly his predominantly Malay voters rejected him. We don’t recall him telling off the mostly Malay voters for being ungrateful despite being benefactors of the New Economic Policy.
The Chinese voters backed the Barisan so strongly that even the DAP’s Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh lost their parliamentary and state seats in Penang. The Chinese voters were angry at the DAP-PAS electoral pact and wanted to send a strong message of disapproval.
The irony was that then PAS Youth chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar – now a vice-president – said Umno was increasingly dependent on Chinese votes.
“This would be very dangerous to the Malay sovereignty,” he said.
Fast forward 2010, we are hearing such similar statements from the likes of Ibrahim Ali, who have forgotten or chosen to forget that the Chinese votes can help Umno.
When the MCA and Gerakan were weak, it would be the Umno votes that helped these two parties. That has been the way since the Alliance under Tunku Abdul Rahman, who was aware that the inclusion of non-Malays in the government would be crucial to its legitimacy as well as to keep intact the politics of consensus and accommodation.
The power-sharing concept has worked so well that now the Pakatan Rakyat has adopted it via a PKR, DAP and PAS coalition.
Immediately after the 1999 electoral bashing, Najib, who was an Umno vice-president, said the voting trend of Malays – who favoured the opposition – was a signal for Umno to work harder in ensuring the party and Barisan success in future.
Umno, he added, must correct its mistakes and look at itself before pointing fingers at others for the defeat. That, however, seems to be the pattern of some politicians after the Hulu Selangor by-election which the Barisan won. Imagine how these politicians would have reacted had the PKR won the seat.
But it is encouraging for Najib to ignore these hollow calls by going to the Chinese school in Rasa with a RM3mil cheque to construct a building.
Najib is obviously looking further ahead. The RM3mil is a political investment for the next general election, not just for Rasa but for every Chinese majority constituency, as his gesture went down strongly.
There is no need to tell the community to be grateful. After all, the Chinese and Indian communities helped build the nation and the bulk of income tax is said to be from the Chinese community.
A political party is just like any company. It has to sell its product by convincing its customers why it is better than its rivals. In meeting sales targets, no company picks its customers according to their race. Every customer should be treated like a king and every effort should be made to win his heart and mind. So it is incredulous that one would ask his customers to be “grateful” and to “repent” or, worse still, even ask what more the customers want.
The electorate, like the customers, expect their sales persons to be nice to them if they still want to do business. If these salesmen disappear when their services are needed or act arrogantly, then we can expect the company to be out of business.
All is not lost for the Barisan because the scenario has improved. Besides, Najib’s increasing favourable ratings and the economy – a crucial key indicator for the Chinese – has seen some positive outlook starting with a stronger ringgit.
The feel good factor seems to be coming around and while the government’s expectations for the GDP growth is between 4.5% and 5.5%, others believe that 6.6% is possible.
Local companies have reported better market confidence in the first quarter results. In fact, monthly car sales reportedly recovered from a low of 33,000 in October 2008 to an average of 42,000 per month over the last six months.
The transformation plans would certainly have an impact on the country’s economy and the political scenario.
There is no need for anyone to play the racial card and Umno should distance itself from groups or individuals fanning communal sentiments. The fact that the MCA and the MIC put the word “Malaysian” first when they were formed is sufficient proof of their allegiance to this country.
Strangely, comedians like Harith are making sense while our politicians have become comics instead, often with their foot in their mouth.
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STAND-UP comic Harith Iskandar is the product of Malay-English parentage. He has acted in plays and movies speaking in Bahasa Malaysia and earns a living telling jokes, mostly in English with some Malay and Chinese words thrown in.
He has been telling his audiences that he plans to get married soon with a woman of Chinese-Indian parentage. “I do not know how our children will fill up those forms. I think they will have to tick every box – Malay, Chinese, Indian and lain-lain.”
The predominantly Chinese crowd in Petaling Jaya roared when he asked when Malaysians could stop having to state their racial background. Then he delivered his punch line: “But I am a Malaysian first.” His listeners were on their feet by then, which goes to show how much the issue had struck a chord with urban Malaysia.
With certain politicians asking the Chinese community to be “grateful” for getting their citizenship and Perkasa asking the community to “repent”, it does not need a political scientist or a sociologist to explain why many Chinese voters have refused to vote for the Barisan Nasional.
Yet, the Chinese electorate has often been pro-establishment, except for 1969 and then in 2008. In 1999, when Umno suffered badly in the hands of PAS, it was the Chinese voters who came to the rescue of Umno candidates.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak retained his Pekan seat with a 241-vote majority against unknown PAS challenger Ramli Mohamed.
Ibrahim Ali, who was then a deputy minister, lost his Pasir Mas parliamentary seat and certainly his predominantly Malay voters rejected him. We don’t recall him telling off the mostly Malay voters for being ungrateful despite being benefactors of the New Economic Policy.
The Chinese voters backed the Barisan so strongly that even the DAP’s Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh lost their parliamentary and state seats in Penang. The Chinese voters were angry at the DAP-PAS electoral pact and wanted to send a strong message of disapproval.
The irony was that then PAS Youth chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar – now a vice-president – said Umno was increasingly dependent on Chinese votes.
“This would be very dangerous to the Malay sovereignty,” he said.
Fast forward 2010, we are hearing such similar statements from the likes of Ibrahim Ali, who have forgotten or chosen to forget that the Chinese votes can help Umno.
When the MCA and Gerakan were weak, it would be the Umno votes that helped these two parties. That has been the way since the Alliance under Tunku Abdul Rahman, who was aware that the inclusion of non-Malays in the government would be crucial to its legitimacy as well as to keep intact the politics of consensus and accommodation.
The power-sharing concept has worked so well that now the Pakatan Rakyat has adopted it via a PKR, DAP and PAS coalition.
Immediately after the 1999 electoral bashing, Najib, who was an Umno vice-president, said the voting trend of Malays – who favoured the opposition – was a signal for Umno to work harder in ensuring the party and Barisan success in future.
Umno, he added, must correct its mistakes and look at itself before pointing fingers at others for the defeat. That, however, seems to be the pattern of some politicians after the Hulu Selangor by-election which the Barisan won. Imagine how these politicians would have reacted had the PKR won the seat.
But it is encouraging for Najib to ignore these hollow calls by going to the Chinese school in Rasa with a RM3mil cheque to construct a building.
Najib is obviously looking further ahead. The RM3mil is a political investment for the next general election, not just for Rasa but for every Chinese majority constituency, as his gesture went down strongly.
There is no need to tell the community to be grateful. After all, the Chinese and Indian communities helped build the nation and the bulk of income tax is said to be from the Chinese community.
A political party is just like any company. It has to sell its product by convincing its customers why it is better than its rivals. In meeting sales targets, no company picks its customers according to their race. Every customer should be treated like a king and every effort should be made to win his heart and mind. So it is incredulous that one would ask his customers to be “grateful” and to “repent” or, worse still, even ask what more the customers want.
The electorate, like the customers, expect their sales persons to be nice to them if they still want to do business. If these salesmen disappear when their services are needed or act arrogantly, then we can expect the company to be out of business.
All is not lost for the Barisan because the scenario has improved. Besides, Najib’s increasing favourable ratings and the economy – a crucial key indicator for the Chinese – has seen some positive outlook starting with a stronger ringgit.
The feel good factor seems to be coming around and while the government’s expectations for the GDP growth is between 4.5% and 5.5%, others believe that 6.6% is possible.
Local companies have reported better market confidence in the first quarter results. In fact, monthly car sales reportedly recovered from a low of 33,000 in October 2008 to an average of 42,000 per month over the last six months.
The transformation plans would certainly have an impact on the country’s economy and the political scenario.
There is no need for anyone to play the racial card and Umno should distance itself from groups or individuals fanning communal sentiments. The fact that the MCA and the MIC put the word “Malaysian” first when they were formed is sufficient proof of their allegiance to this country.
Strangely, comedians like Harith are making sense while our politicians have become comics instead, often with their foot in their mouth.
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