Latest news from Thestar reported that Seputeh MP Teresa Kok is held under ISA too. She was arrested at 11.20pm.

This is getting ridiculous.

Update - Tan was released after 18 hours of detention. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Tan’s detention under the ISA was part of the police’s action to ensure her safety after she received threatening calls… huh???

Teresa is still under arrest.

Teresa Kok and Sin Chew reporter held under ISA too by YeinJee

As if they haven’t done enough to damage their reputation for the past six months… they decided to detain controversial blogger Raja Petra under ISA for being a threat to security, peace and public order [more on Malaysiakini and Thestar]

I am not a fan of RPK; I think he is an arrogant jerk who trash-talked too much and often bordering on spreading rumours and fabricating stories. But has he done enough to cause security concern for the country? I strongly doubt so.

Pak Lah is trying to justify that the government will not be using ISA without concrete reasons, but seriously… how is it justifiable that the likes of Ahmad Ismail is walking on the streets acting like a patriotic hero?

And from my point of view I won’t even want to see Ahmad Ismail detained under ISA because it’s plain wrong to detain a person without trial as you wished.

Raja Petra detained under ISA by YeinJee

As said earlier in another post… there must be a portion of Malay that still have the Ketuanan Melayu mindset locked in their mind, and even a small portion like 10-20% means that million(s) of them are still thinking that way. Some of them are pure arrogant, but lots of them are simply fearing that their life will be miserable once their special rights are gone.

I don’t want to debate about the special rights here, it’s another long story. Point is, if we are going to abolish those special rights and create a fair country for every Malaysians in future… communication among races are strongly needed.

We need to convince those who hold firm to Ketuanan Melayu ideology that it’s not a bad thing to create a Malaysia for all Malaysians… but have we really done that or trying to do so? All the (non-Umno) politicians know is to demonise those who hold that ideology but seek no communications to assure that Malay will not be neglected in the country development with or without the special rights.

How are we supposed to create communications when we are going to report to the authorities every time something controversial is being brought up? While Chinese think that questioning of our citizenship is being racist, how do you think some Malay would feel when we question their special rights?

I am not here to dictate what’s right or wrong; what I want to emphasise is that we need communications between races, between all Malaysians… we need to find a platform to communicate about sensitive issues in a civilised manner; or else we won’t have the chance to create a Malaysia for all Malaysians in a harmonious way.

For goodness sake I am one of those who don’t believe in absolute freedom for speech, yet I can see the need for more open communications… and ironically some of those freedom fighters are eating their own words instead.

What about inter-race communications? by YeinJee

Ahmad Ismail said that he accepted the decision by Umno’s Supreme Council (MT) and would remain loyal to the party; but he still remains bullish that he has done nothing wrong and try to look like a saviour to the Malay race.

Read more on Bernama and Thestar; below is a video from Malaysiakini of Pak Lah speaking about the suspension…

Like it or not, the Chinese community should see this as the end of the saga. It’s up to the authorities to charge Ahmad Ismail with sedition act or not, but both the Chinese and the Malay community involved have to stop retaliating about the issue… don’t let it roll into a snowball that we can’t control of.

Ahmad Ismail suspended from Umno for three years by YeinJee

Kurup could appeal the judgment; but if everything stay as it is, a by-election will have to be called pretty soon. While the Parmatang Pauh by-election is easily predictable… a by-election for Pensiangan would be a good indication to check if the Sabahans are ready to embrace Pakatan Rakyat as alternative to the BN government.

By-election for Pensiangan? by YeinJee

It’s hard not to relate the visit as an attempt to prevent Pakatan Rakyat from forming a new government on Sept 16. Regardless, there are no justified reasons to send 49 MPs on a study trip to learn the industry and technology that most of them have no basic knowledge about… it’s a waste of money in every sense.

Well, BN might be able to delay Anwar’s takeover plan (if it’s happening) for a week or two… but at what cost? They are continuously throwing away people’s trust and gradually losing their original supporters with all these money wasting gimmick.

49 BN MPs go Taiwan to waste money by YeinJee

The issue is obviously being politicised and blown out of proportion, and some of the Chinese communities are over-reacting on this issue. Seriously, are the Chinese really THAT offended with what Ahmad Ismail said? Or is that the Chinese politicians thought that they finally found an easy target to win back some Chinese supporters?

Personally I don’t bother much about what Ahmad said… I believe most Malay are liberal and willing to share equal rights with every Malaysians, but there must be some portion of the Malay who didn’t share the same sentiment… and it means million of Malay even if 10% of them are ultra-supporter of Ketuanan Melayu. It’s a fact of life that Malaysians have to deal with, and we have to deal it maturely.

What Admad said was stupid… and the Chinese leaders have retaliated with enough criticism, and the case should have been put to rest. Both side should realise that there is not enough rooms to push the thoughts any further… Malaysians are not that harmonious yet to allow racial debates to be carry in public On second thought, read this instead.

A public apology doesn’t mean anything. Just look at Hishamuddin… he did apologise for once or twice for his keris waving, but his sincerity will always be questioned, and the damage has already been done regardless. It’s not like the Chinese would gain anything if Ahmad Ismail apologised; we will question his sincerity anyway… it’s just a needless moral victory that some of the Chinese are craving for.

Besides, how far off are Chinese from being racist? Just go ahead and read the comments from Lim Kit Siang’s blog and other popular blogs, some of the comments are far more racists than what Ahmad Ismail had said… and those same bloggers who criticised Ahmad Ismail couldn’t bother much about criticising their own readers instead. How ironic is that?

Ahmad Ismail saga… nobody wins by YeinJee

When Ahmad Ismail was caught in the racist saga, calling some Malaysians as squatters… you justified the Chinese’ reactions, that sedition act is great, that freedom of expression has its limits.

What Ahmad Ismail said was stupid, and deserved his share of criticism… but please show the same attitude when it’s one of your own that made the insensitive act.

Hypocritical Malaysian Chinese by YeinJee

I hate blogs that require registrations to leave a comment, but his blog is probably worth a read… he is one of the most exciting corporate leaders in Malaysia after all.

Tony Fernandes the blogger by YeinJee

Some of the Malaysians like to brag that Malaysia’s democracy is already dead when in fact it’s not; but they are perfectly happy to kill the democracy with their own hands. Bloody hypocrites.

If Anwar does have the numbers of MPs to crossover, he should dissolve the parliament and hold another General Election and win it fair and square… I’ll be more than happy to support him to become our next Prime Minister then.

I am not going to approve any other means to form our government besides via a public election… this crossover is going to dampen the basic constitution of the nation, and the damage could be far worse than whatever Malaysia is experiencing now.

Think twice before supporting the idea my fellow Malaysians… don’t be liaison in murdering the country’s democracy.

Crossover = death of democracy by YeinJee

Safe by YeinJee

When will the government learn that oppression is never the best way to win support? With Anwar’s threat to seize control looming near, the BN government should take every right measures to win back the people’s support… but bizarrely they are trying to harm their reputation further instead by committing the obvious fault.

You can still access Malaysia-Today via the mirror site or follow the steps by Crankshaft to bypass the ISP block.

Malaysia-Today is blocked for real by YeinJee