There are only 11 million registered voters in Malaysia. (73%)
Last General Election (March 8, 2008), only 8 million voters exercised their votes. (73% of registered voters)
7 million voters, missing in action. (47% of eligible voters)
What the heck? The fate of this nation, the choice of who we want to run this country was decided by just a little more than 50% of all who have the duty to do so ? That is not even substantial or convincing majority!
Please, don’t be part of the 7 million apathetic, lazy, irresponsible citizen. Wait, if you don’t vote, please don’t consider yourself as a citizen of the country. You have no right to bitch or to complain when idiots like #yorais made it to the office, because of your (in)action.
To register as a voter, get your ass to the nearest Post Office, just bring your Identity Card. There is an initiative going on to register voters called EPIC for UNITY. So lend your support to do something EPIC!
The Flaccid Mind is proud to pimp this cool project by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM) -- BANGKIT!
Dear fellow Malaysians,
Are you happy with the state of our country today? Is our country and her people truly living up to their potential? What do you think of Malaysian society today? Should “race” be a major factor in how Malaysian citizens relate to each other? What unites Malaysians? What divides Malaysians? Do you think Malaysia needs to change? Why or why not? What are your dreams/aspirations for yourself? Your country?
Do you love Malaysia?
These are questions that are rarely asked of our country’s youths. But we believe that all of them have a burning answer deep within their hearts. They may not feel at liberty to share it. Or they may feel like even if they did, who would listen? So many of these hushed voices go unheard. It’s the greatest loss to our nation…
Well, not anymore.
We believe that the youth of our nation have outstanding opinions about the issues facing Malaysia today. And we want our nation’s youths to know that they are NOT forgotten, forsaken or frivolous. Because it is their passion that will revive the hope in our nation -- to once again rise up and be a shining example to the world for our peace and prosperity. And this will happen when the youth of our country choose to stand up and speak out.
That’s where BANGKIT comes in.
BANGKIT is a nationwide search for songs written by youths, for youths and representing the aspirations of the youths in our country. We believe that they deserve…no, they NEED to be heard. And we’re going to provide the platform for them in the language that speaks to youths -- music!
And to prove the point that Malaysians DO care about their country, we will be taking a huge step of faith -- because we want to put this entire project together with NO MONEY AT ALL!
No money for salaries or allowances
No money spent on promotions/marketing.
No money spent on design.
No money spent on recording.
No money to hire talents.
No money spent on websites.
No money prizes
No money for prizes.
Tak ada, mei you, eelek, zip nada!
Impossible? Maybe…unless you and I decide to believe that it is NOT IMPOSSIBLE. We can both step out in faith that this project WILL succeed because there will be more than enough people stepping up to contribute their time, talents, facilities and resources FOR FREE, with no other motivation than their passion, creativity and love for country!
Have we got your attention yet?
If you feel inspired to join us, here are the details of BANGKIT:
MECHANISM
- A BANGKIT blog will be set up for this event
- Teasers will be spread throughout the internet (March 15 – 31)
- Selections begin, demo cuts of compositions to be submitted in mp3 format (April 1 – May 15)
- Songs will be featured on the BANGKIT blog for youths to vote on their favourites (April 1 – May 31)
- Professional judges will select 10 songs from the 20 most popular voted songs and results announced (June 7)
- A professionally recorded BANGKIT CD of the 10 selected songs will be released within 3 months of final selection (Target to be launched in September)
- A BANGKIT concert featuring local artistes will be held to showcase the selected songs (to be held either in November or December, in conjunction with SABM’s voter registration carnival)
- No prizes will be offered. Just recognition of participants’ talents and the chance for their song to be recorded.
PUBLICITY
- Primarily through the internet (facebook, youtube, twitter, blogs, websites, etc)
- Flyers and posters to be distributed to universities / colleges nationwide
- Exposure through the Mass Media
- Email, SMS & MMS
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Attach the ‘BANGKIT’ posters/banners/videos to your blog or website and make sure to link it to our blog. We will be releasing a series so that it keeps fresh and exciting
- Tell everyone you know about BANGKIT through word-of-mouth, blogs, facebook, twitter, email, SMS, MMS, etc. We need everyone in Malaysia to know.
- Keep updated at our BANGKIT blog or the SABM website.
- Put us in touch with people who are willing to contribute to BANGKIT’s cause for free.
Please support BANGKIT in our effort to bring the voices of our youth to the nation and the world!
P.S. As BANGKIT is still the pre-launch stage, please don’t reveal too much about us yet. If you feel a need to explain a bit more about BANGKIT, just say something like “something big is brewing in Malaysian cyberspace and everyone under-30 should watch out for the announcement on April 1st”. We will be releasing more promos and information that you can post as the official launch date (April 1) approaches.
If you need more information, please email: jombangkit@gmail.com.
And please do feel free to pass this message to as many people as you know.
Let’s rock Malaysian together!
Regards,
Lai Chee Seng
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia -- Youth Outreach Project Team Coordinator
ps: I wrote the post “Bangkitlah Rakyat Malaysia” back in April 2009, just a month after the March 8th General Election. Eerie, how things turned out to be. I’m feeling like a seer now. But in Malaysia, it is only too easy to be one. Everything is so predictable.
I thought I would slow down writing on socio-political issues since I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon and spending most of my time there on such issues, but I need to pen down more than 140 characters for this particular issue.
In the latest development, our very wise and forward thinking Attorney General has decided to let the two Al Islam journalists of the hook, without any reason given for such decision. So he is playing judge as well, deciding whether criminals can be let free or not, eh?
The duo were then investigated under Section 298A (1) of the Penal Code for causing disharmony, disunity or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will, or prejudicing the maintenance of harmony or unity, on grounds of religion.
It was reported yesterday that the Dang Wangi district police headquarters, through the officer in charge of the case, had sent a letter to the complainant telling him that the AG’s office would not be pressing charges.
No reason was given for the decision.
Well, guess who came to the AG’s rescue for his decision? Khairy Jamaluddin, Umno Youth chief, who also happened to be the first Malaysian Muslim politician to condemn the action of the two irresponsible Al Islam journalists when the issue came out.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin (picture) said today the Attorney General’s decision to let two Al-Islam magazine journalists off the hook for allegedly desecrating Catholic Communion hosts should not matter so long as the magazine has “learned its lesson from this episode.”
Allow me to use famous point-form blog writing style ala Che Det here.
1. Stupid reason for not prosecuting.
‘So long as the magazine has learned its lesson from this episode‘ is one of the most stupid reason for not prosecuting.
What kind of signal the government is trying to send out? That rule of law can be undermined by politics? This episode happened way before the cow-head incident (happened in September 2009), churches arson attacks (happened early of January 2010) and pig head incident (happened end of January 2010).
When it happened, no swift and immediate action was taken, apart for the usual condemnation by politicians and promises to investigate the matter. Because of the efficiency of such inaction by the government and the authorities, it gave some sort of blessings for more untowards incidents to happen after, which we witnessed.
2. Lackadaisical action by the government and authorities in dealing with ’sensitive’ matters like this.
Lackadaisical action by the government may have led to a perception that certain groups of people with vested interests and subversive tendencies have the immunity to carry out their despicable acts to disturb the peace and harmony in the country.
When the ‘cow head incident’ took place, the government and the authorities took the ‘cow head incident’ played down the incident, taking it lightly and were even seen to show some support and sympathy for that provocative, senseless and insensitive action (Hishammuddin ‘Keris’ Hussein even went to defend cow head protester!). Malaysians couldn’t help but to think that those people had the blessings of someone or some groups with the required political clout to protect them.
Thanks to many sensible Malaysians who made it clear that such nonsense and ineptitude cannot be tolerated. Had it not been for the public outcry over that heinous behaviour, those responsible would not have been charged in court. Even that has been rather slow and lacked the urgency or importance for a highly-sensitive provocation with seemingly religious overtones.
@bongkersz Perhaps, but the train has left the station on ‘taking action’. Tensions must be eased first. 3:36 PM Feb 26th via UberTwitter in reply to bongkersz
Well, if I miss the train, I’ll be sure to take a plane to catch up, or at least give chase and not letting the train goes without me. To be honest, Malaysians are sick of inactions over matters like this, not the timing of such actions to be taken. Also interesting to note, this argument by Khairy.
He, however, argued that the decision may have been reached to “balance out” the racial and religious tension caused by the “Allah” row in a bid to prevent further unease.
Funny, because these two journalists were investigated under Section 298A (1) of the Penal Code for causing disharmony, disunity or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will, or prejudicing the maintenance of harmony or unity, on grounds of religion. Now, instead of using available laws provisioned to take care of offences that will jeopardise harmony or unity, we should ‘let go’ to get the same result – maintain harmony and unity? Aiseh, this is so confusing..
“I don’t want to speculate on the reason..but there are things that you can take to court and others best to leave it to other sensible ways for solution,” Khairy said.
Letting them off the hook is a sensible way of solution? This ’sensible’ solution is to please few stubborn extremists or the many good Muslims and Malaysians? Are we going to sacrifice the rule of law under the pretext of maintaining peace and harmony at the mercy of few troublemakers? What, they got the AG (government, police and KJ) by the balls now? Malaysian is held hostage by these crooks?
Many good Muslims out there would see the wrong committed by these two journalists and to press charges would bring satisfaction to many. (except for people like Ibrahim Ali) Give Malaysians more credits, they are wiser now and united to crush any element of chaos and destruction to their peaceful and harmonious living.
4. Glaring inconsistencies
Why we are letting some people off the hook for major issues, but calling heads for minor issues? Why the cow head protestors are charged but the two Al Islam journalists not? Would there be a lesser sentence meted out for the cow head protestors later if they are found guilty, because this is their first offence and they have learned their lesson well? Just recently, Malaysians were mind-fucked by this piece of news:
Man who raped minor gets sentence reduced
SEREMBAN: A 32-year-old odd-job worker had his jail sentence for raping a minor reduced by 10 years, after the High Court here took into consideration that he was a first-time offender and had cooperated with the police.
WTF is that?
Oh, I think Gunasegaran of The Star should use such argument over his caning article episode. Home Ministry is considering to take action against The Star and Gunasegaran for sedition (see what I said about inconsistencies?) so maybe Gunasegaran should say he has learned his lesson too. For greater impact, Khairy Jamaluddin can help to put out a good word for him and The Star too.
We cannot, in any way compromise the security, peace and harmonious living of the Malaysian community. We must reject those who use it to gain political superiority and power. Anything that threatens these vital requirements for a progressive and tranquil way of life should be dealt with swiftly while imparting a strong message to the perpetrators of the severe consequences of their actions.
The government has to set strong examples that Malaysians do not condone any disruption to their normal way of life, so enjoyed and valued for a nation of great hope. The right decision must be made in a swift and consistent manner.
ps: Of course, I am writing this with the assumption the rule of law still has meaning here. *chuckles*
I laughed my ass off when I read that Isa Samad was named as BN’s candidate for upcoming Bagan Pinang by-election. Is it Umno so devoid of good candidates that it needs to put a recycled thrash for contest? Funny how BN apologists started the battle by defending its candidate credibility at the word ‘go!’.
Predictably, just like how they usually do whenever people question or criticize any decision made by BN, they would use the idiom ‘pot calling kettle black’ on the person by pointing out incidencies where similar decisions were made by BN’s political enemies (in this case, PR) in order to justify BN’s action for doing so.
For this, they would always assume the critics are speaking on behalf of the other party (in this case, PR) and supporting the past actions taken by PR (which was pointed out to justify BN’s decision) So how BN people defended their party action for nominating Isa as the candidate for the Bagan Pinang by election?
By pointing out that PR accepted Zaid Ibrahim who was also found guilty together with Isa Samad by Umno Diciplinary Board for involving in money politics. Their reason is, if people can accept Zaid Ibrahim (especially PR supporters), why not Isa Samad? Their reason, both were found guilty for the same offence.
Zaid was found guilty and given warning but he lashed out at the Disciplinary Boardfor its decision and he earned a suspension for doing that. Yes, he was suspended for criticising the Board in the media. Not for money politics. (I hate the term ‘money politics’. Bribery is bribery. What money politics? Ah, that was the my idealist doppel ganger speaking out.) Pak Lah then called him back to be the Law Minister and the rest is history. So, why he was not sentenced? Not enough evidence? Interesting to note that Umno Youth Chief was also given a warning for the same offense as Zaid Ibrahim last year before he won his position now in the party election.
Isa Samad was found guilty for money politics and sentenced to 6 years suspension which was then reduced to only 3 years for reasons only Umno knows. Isa quietly accepted his fate, while Zaid made a big noise over it, he even challenged the board to prove the allegation. Berani kerana besar, takut kerana salah, anyone?
Clearly, we can see how Isa and Zaid Ibrahim ‘earned’ their suspensions from Umno. One for criticizing the Discplinary Board for issuing a warning for his offense and another one for being found guilty and probably with more evidences too since not a warning but a sentence was given. Hey, I’m quite good at spinning lol!
Putting all the arguments on who is more guilty and who’s not aside, the only question Umno needs to answer is: Is there no other better candidate to offer but Isa Samad? Someone with a better background (although this task, for Umno is like finding a needle in haystacks) and credibility? After all it is a strong seat for Umno and with 5000 postal votes ehem, according to political gossips mill are secured, so why not try to do the right thing for once?
Maybe Umno has become so desperate to win that it has no qualm to compromise everything. Just imagine, Hishammuddin the Home Minister which is also one of the Umno Supreme Council member could come up with things like. ‘Halal guilt and haram guilt’. What the fuck is kosher guilt and sinful guilt? I don’t know. Then, another idiot who I forgot the name said choosing Isa as a candidate is a “necessary compromise”.
Ok, that’s enough craps from Umno or else some of my Umno friends reading this may think I am so much in love with Umno and that’s I can’t stop talking about it. An analogy given to me by a friend is that his father hates him smoking, so the father keep on nagging and telling him to stop smoking, for one and only reason – out of fatherly love. I replied, “Well your father probably wanted to say you’re an idiot for killing yourself slowly but decided not to say because because it would be reflected on him. Saying your son is stupid, is as you’re telling the world you don’t know how to teach your son.” Ehe!
Ini entri mencarut. Saya perlu melepaskan geram yang terbungkam di dada. Sila jangan teruskan membaca sekiranya anda masih suci murni seperti Makcik Madonna.
Hoi Khairul!
Kau memang bodoh sial. Bercakap pun tergagap-gagap entah apa-apa entah. Dah muka sekali tengok macam muka Khir Toyo sebelum botox + tempe treatment, tengok lagi macam bapuk Lorong Haji Taib. Bercakap bergoyang-goyang kepala dan badan macam sotong, geli-geleman aku tengok.
Mari kita tengok betapa bodoh dan dungunya si Khairul, ‘hero’ Pro-ISA ini.
“..iaitu semasa berdemonstrasi, banyak harta benda milik orang awam dan milik peniaga-peniaga sekitar Masjid India, Chow Kit, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman dan sebagainya telah rosak. Harta benda awam telah rosak, aaa termasuk juga harta benda awamlah, tong sampah rosak, telefon awam rosak… “
Amende ko cakap tu hah? Ko Melayu ke aper? Cakap tak betul, beri malu bangsa jer.
“.. Saksi kejadian adalah 27 juta rakyat Malaysia dan 7.3 billion warga dunia“
Kepala hotak kau 7.3 billion. Ko pandai pakai internet tak? Hah, pergi baca kat Wikipedia.
As of 4 August 2009, the Earth’s population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be 6.775 billion.
Mana ko dapat lagi lebih setengah billion? Bapak ko bagi?
Ko faham ke Keluhuran Perlembagaan itu apa? Kedaulatan Undang-Undang itu apa? Jangan main sebut jer. Artikel 10 Perlembagaan Malaysia ko pernah baca tak?
Artikel 10 bagi Perlembagaan Persekutuan di Malaysia
(1)Tertakluk pada Klausa (2), (3) dan (4) - (a) setiap warganegara mempunyai hak dalam kebebasan untuk berkata-kata dan ucapan;
(b) semua warganegara mempunyai hak untuk berhimpun dengan aman dan tanpa senjata;
(c) semua warganegara mempunyai hak untuk menubuhkan persatuan.
*Klausa (2), (3), dan (4) adalah sekatan-sekatan yang boleh dikenakan ke atas hak-hak dalam klausa (1) jika dianggap perlu untuk keselamatan negara.
Merbahaya? Ancaman kepada keselamatan negara?
“Eh, you seorang anak minta RM10 dengan bapak you, wajib ke bapak…”
Woi bodoh, polis bukan bapak rakyat, polis tu kuli rakyat lah! Rakyat yang bagi duit dengan polis suruh jaga keselamatan rakyat. Apa pulak rakyat yang jadi anak? Otak ko letak kat kepala lutut ke, Khairul?
“..Menteri tiada kuasa untuk menangkap orang di bawah ISA”
Seksyen 8 dalam Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960 membolehkan Menteri Dalam Negeri mengeluarkan perintah tahanan selama dua tahun, tanpa melalui proses perbicaraan, terhadap mana-mana individu bagi tujuan mencegahnya daripada melakukan sebarang tindakan yang boleh mengancam dan memudaratkan keselamatan negara.Nampak sangat kau ni bahlol tahap keldai, Khairul. Keldai pun lagi pandai dari kau.
“Perompak dan penyamun di Malaysia berpesta sebab polis semua sibuk menjaga..”
“Hello polis, tolong ada orang curi rumah saya. Sorry lah polis semua sibuk”
Lawak ke? Apa tugas polis? Pukul orang awam yang berdemonstrasi secara aman? Tangkap penjenayah? Mana yang patut jadi keutamaan?Otak ko lembab macam span cuci pinggan mana lah tau ye? Er, macam mana nak ‘curi rumah’ tadi? Angkut?
“Saya dengan ini mengumumkan saya selaku (semua title haprak entah) saya dengan ini mencabar one by one debate dengan DS Anwar Ibrahim”
Yang ini memang lawak. Kalah lawak Zizan, kalah lawak Nabil Raja Lawak. Ukur kain di baju sendiri lah, Khai. One by one debate? English macam taik ada hati nak ’speaking’ seh! tak payah berdebat dengan DS Anwar Ibrahim, kalau menteri Umno macam Shabery Chik boleh berbuih mulut terkena penangan DSAI, aku rasa ko mesti muntah balik nasi kandar yang ko makan semalam. Tak pun tercirit terberak terkencing dalam seluar.
Tapi kalau hendak sangat berdebat, meh sini, berdebat dengan aku kalau rasa hebat sangat. Aku takder title-title hebat macam ko, tapi setakat berdebat dengan sotong kurap picisan macam ko ni bring it on!
“At the first place, kenapa engkorang ni semua, makcik-makcik tua, yang pakcik-pakcik..”
Kurang ajar betul engko ni Khairul. Ada mak bapak engko ajar macam mana nak bahasakan orang-orang tua macam makcik-makcik, pakcik pakcik? Sukahati ko jer panggil ‘engkorang’. At the first place kepala hotak ko. Sudahlah nak ’speaking’ tu, nampak terencat lah hoi!
“Sebelum tembak polis kena beri amaran..”
Kalau dah dasar penipu tu, memang tak boleh percaya.
Ada ke beri amaran?
“Saya pun perlahan-lahan pergi masuk balik dalam CM beli t-shirt Visit Malaysia RM1o”
Wah wah, nak temberang cakap pakai t-shirt Visit Malaysia lepas sekatan polis serah memorandum di Istana Negara. Penipu besar!
Polis nafi pro ISA berjaya lepas ke Istana Negara
03 Aug 2009 11:20AM
KL: Majlis Gabungan NGO Pembela Negara (Magaran) sama sekali tidak menyerahkan memorandum mempertahankan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) kepada Istana Negara sebagaimana didakwa oleh kumpulan pro-ISA kelmarin, kata polis semalam.
Ketua Polis Daerah Brickfields, Asisten Komisioner Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid menjelaskan penasihat undang-undang Magaran, Mohd. Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz telah ditahan polis kira-kira 7 petang kelmarin ketika mendekati kawasan Istana Negara.
Sehubungan itu tegas beliau, tahap kawalan keselamatan di kawasan Istana Negara juga tidak pernah dicerobohi.
“Memorandum kumpulan pro-ISA tidak pernah diserahkan (kepada Istana Negara), wakil Istana Negara juga tidak hadir untuk menerima memorandum,” katanya.
Jelas Wan Abdul Bari, apabila Khairul cuba untuk melepasi sekatan jalan yang dikenakan, beliau telah dibawa ke pusat subtaktikal berhampiran dan maklumat peribadinya diambil.
Katanya lagi, Khairul telah dilepaskan kemudian kerana beliau tidak memperlihatkan sebarang ciri-ciri mengancam keselamatan.
Kelmarin kumpulan pro-ISA berkata pihaknya bangga kerana berjaya menyerahkan memorandum kepada Istana Negara melalui pintu masuk belakang.
Memang kaki putar belit, siapalah yang bodoh sangat nak percaya kat ko ni Khairul? Sudah merepek tu, bagus balik rumah peluk bini. Sekarang, 1Malaysia dah tahu bahawa Mohd. Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz ini merupakan seorang pengkhianat parti, penipu, bodoh perasan pandai, bodoh tidak bertempat, bodoh dungu, bodoh keldai, bodoh tolol dan yang sejenis dengan yang bodoh-bodoh.
ps: Pheewwww, I’m feeling better now. Must be the haze.
pss: Yes, I stoop low to hit him below the belt. Er, must fight at same level no?
“I am mentally healthy, I have no injuriesand I will not commit suicide,” - Must let all friends, family know about this, to be safe :D 2 days ago
Namawee: “I am mentally healthy, I have no injuries and I will not commit suicide,” http://bit.ly/bSVUGD <-- hahaha! cheeky fella. 2 days ago
What say U? @NajibRazak RT @timmysay: Pn. Siti Insyak shud b given d same coverage as Namawee. A TASK FORCE shd b established to investigate 2 days ago
Jack Bauer! Huarghhh!! Chuck Norris is tough, but Jack Bauer is tougher. No one crosses Jack Bauer and lives.. 2 days ago
LadyBird: by looking at a glance on the road condition (based on the picture), it is much better as compared to miri-bakong road.... on The curse of the ’signboard’.
Don’t laugh, I’ll choke slam you.
