ISA Arrest, Pak Lah's Desperate Moves

12 Sept is the darkest day in journalism history, where the Sin-Chew reporter who reported a racist remark by the UMNO plitician beeing arrested under Internal Security Act (ISA). Beside the reporter, the prominent blogger, Raja Petra and Teresa Kok-DAP MP were also arrested on the same day. This rendered the decision by MCMC to lift the ban on political blogs meaningless.

It is easy to find an excuse to arrest RPK & Teresa Kok as both of them are "politicians". But what has the Sin Chew reporter ,Ms Tan Hoon Cheng done wrong? She merely put together what Ahmad Ismail has said into black and white for the readers to consume. She did not even give her opinion or said something that is consider provacative. The police, instead of inviting her to assist in investigation, they detained her under ISA. Why so high handed?

In contrary, Ahmad Ismail who quoted the racist remarks over and over again remain untouched? Ahmad Ismail repeatly calling the chinese as squatters and the UMNO ultimately granted him is 3 years "honey moon" (he is banned from party post for 3 years but keeps his UMNO memebrship). Furthermore, the 13 division heads from Umno Penang who have openly supported Ahmad Ismail were also walk free as if nothing happened. Aren't this bunch of peoples also culprit of the current racial tension?

It is clear that Pak Lah is desperate now as he faces many problems the initiated by the disgruntled UMNO members. He is facing a fresh demand from leader like Muhyiddin to call for the PM's early retirement. At the same time, the DPM, Najib Tun Rasak loyalty to Pak Lah seems to be shaken.

In view of the imminent UMNO party election, I foresee that the show will be getting dirtier as day goes by (more arrest maybe) . Not only Pak Lah, the other potential candidates for party posts will try their best to be the "Malay hero" so as to garner more support from the ground. I'm interested to see how today's Malay react to UMNO politicians old dirty tactics.

Khir Toyo Stirring Up Racial Tension

Malaysiakini.com today reported that police report has been lodged against the former Menteri Besar of Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo (Left) who alledged of spreading “malicious slander” and “lies” about certain quarters within the Selangor government lobbying for directives against azans in the state. As usual, Utusan Malaysia will carry the report.

I think Khir Toyo is now politically bankrupted. He has no more bullet to fire at the Selangor PR government and hence, resorted to stirring up racial issues for his own political gain. It is clear that what he is doing is to prepare himself for the UMNO party election in December 2008. What a despicable tactic. They may be some Malay fall into his trap but fortunately majority are still concious, as concious as on the day that they voted BN out of Selangor on 8 March 2008.

Dr Khir Toyo may have suffered from serious brain damage until he think that Selongor folks are stupid and he can emerge as hero in this case. The accomplice Utusan reporter, Zaini Hassan, quoted in his article that his "rakan" told him this, told him that about Teresa Kok's involvement in this issues. I can tell that Zaini planned his story well but I seriously in doubt about his integrity. Swear to god that you did not lie!

Whatever the two of you said, Allah is always watching you from behind.

For a seasoned politician like Teresa Kok, she is more sensitive than anyone when come to religious matters. She is killing herself politically if she does those things. I fully support Terasa's legal action againts these irresponsible parties. Sue until their sarong drop!

Racism will be deserted by the peoples but some just don't seems to see it yet.