Malaysian Indian Deserve a Save Place to Live!

22 years old Kugan a/l Ananthan proclaimed dead after being 5 days being in police custody in a Police Station. Look at his injuries, Kugan suffered in the police station for 5 days being tortured more worst than a slave or animal. The Selangor Police Chief Claims that 22 year old Kugan die all of a sudden within due to breathing difficulties. What the hell are you talking Mr Khalid?

This is not the first case in Malaysia. As I wrote in my previous post, there are 90% of the deaths in police and prison custody victims are Indians although their population not more than 10 %. Look at the pictures and video below and you can see how blatant all of this is. What else need to prove you?

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N. Logeswaran, Prabakar, Kugan Ananthan and Many More are Victims Of 'Silent Ethnic Cleansing’

Why these kind of intimidation against Malaysian Indian? When there are any injustices against Muslims, they will all out to voice on the oppressions. Lately, I can see a lot of demonstrations to stop the war at Palestine and showing dissatisfaction against Israel, there are also effort to stop buying US and Israeli products. Dear Malay friends, so when you going to stop ‘silent ethnic cleansing’ against Malaysian Indian in own country?

When you are pressuring us and treat us like a dog, we need to accept it? If others do the same on you, what you will do? We are human too; we have feeling just like you. Why are you upholding double standards in between races in Malaysia? Be fair in own country first if you sincerely want others to be fair on Muslims in other country.

There have been large numbers of cases on police picking up innocent Indian youths as suspects. In the name of interrogation these youths are detained for several days and are subjected to unnecessary torture and then released without any charges against them. When police going to stop brutality against innocent Indian youths?

Months ago, the mother of 10-year-old boy has accused the police of torturing her son, slapping and choking him and scalding his leg while questioning him for allegedly stealing his school teacher's purse. The incident occurred August 5 after N Logeswaran was taken to a police station at Kampar near Ipoh in Perak State, even though the purse, money (containing RM 700 — roughly Rs 8,400) and other documents were not found on the boy. Police used their power during the interrogation although no prove that the boy was misbehaved.

Then after several months, A 27 year old Malaysian ethnic Indian has alleged that he was tortured by policemen. Prabakar claimed that police were extremely rude and cruel during the interrogation. He accused police used several types of methods to abuse him.

PRABAKAR SHOWING HIS WOUNDED BODY

During the interrogation, police were:

• beat him with a rubber hose
  
• splashed boiling hot water on his body
  
• repeatedly beaten him
  
• kicked him
  
• stepped-on him at least with 10 police personnel
  
• uttered vulgarities
  
• warned him not to show his injuries to magistrate
• brought him to a private clinic instead government hospital
• hung a long piece of cloth from the interrogation room ceiling and tied it around his neck while he stood on a chair. They then threatened to knock away the chair

He also accused police that involved in corruption, he said police was bribed him RM500 to not lodge report against them on the incidents. I wonder such interrogation by police reflect 'mesra, cepat dan betul' motto. Let’s see how they solve this issue!

The latest case was involving Kugan Ananthan, he was another victim of custodial deaths. Police said that they are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine if any foul play was involved in the case.

"During interrogation, the man asked for a glass of water and upon drinking the water, he collapsed and lost consciousness. A doctor from a clinic nearby who was summoned to examine the man later confirmed that he had died," :Selangor police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar

I do not believe in his words. Do you? There are 90% of the deaths in police and prison custody victims are Indians although their population not more than 10 %. So it's nothing wrong if I say 'silent ethnic cleansing' towards Malaysian Indians are realy happening. Statistic shows that police are brutal against Malaysian Indian. Our so called 'sole representative' in government (MIC leaders) are yet and failed to respond and take proper actions although these issues have been raised repeatedly.

We Should Continue in English!

We can’t deny the fact that English is the language of the Internet and the global communication language for practically every important aspect of interaction in this era of globalization. Just go to any established and well-known company in Malaysia and you can see for yourselves the importance of English and it being the top qualification for employment. So that, It's important the Malaysian government continue the policy on using English to teach Mathematics and Science (PPSMI).

I am particularly concerned that the government is considering changing the teaching of Mathematics and Science from English to the Bahasa Melayu or mother tongue. I always believed that the government made the right decision to change the teaching of these two subjects to English back in 2003 and we should not make a U-turn now.

Furthermore, with English, you can do research on the Internet to supplement and enhance our knowledge, much more than what you can get from books. More often than not, you will also find up-to-date information on the Internet compared to what the books contain. However, to use this important tool, you need to be well versed in English, not Bahasa Malaysia or Mandarin or Tamil.

Considering the critical shortage of textbooks, journals, and other literature in other languages, teaching the two subjects in English would facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge by our students.Some parties also fear the threat of the erosion of their ethnic roots, culture and customs in this country and they believe that the way to prevent this erosion is by ensuring that schools teach important subjects in their respective mother tongues.

But is this a threat real? Let me be the first to tell you that I am a Malaysian Indian that received primary education in Chinese school. My English is not excellent when further my study to secondary school. Because of that, I had difficulties in my class. All the subjects in primary school were in Mandarin. The subject that only in English is English, there were no any action or effort to allocate extra hours to the subject. This crisis does not happen to me alone. I believe most of the students in Malaysia experienced that. Besides learning Mandarin, of course I did not fail to remember Tamil, my mother tongue.

Emphasis must be given on English, it does not mean that i am not respecting mother tongue as English is realy assisting a lot in the future of Malaysians. Therefore, I call upon all parents who love their children to all rises up and oppose the move to revert to teaching mathematics and science in Bahasa Melayu mother tongue. If you don't fight for this now, I dread to think what will happen to our future generations while the government and these ethnic based groups gamble with our student’s future.

RM90 Fine or Two Days Jail for Student With Serban?

AHMAD NASIR DARUS

Religious school student Ahmad Nasir Darus, 28, was ordered by the Kota Baru magistrate’s court to serve a two-day jail sentence after he insisted on wearing a turban instead of a crash helmet while riding his motorcycle on the grounds of his religious beliefs. Initially, I get this piece of news from here- Pelajar Pondok Dipenjara 2 Hari kerana Tidak Pakai Helmet

I always notice a lot of Muslims wear serban for Friday prayers in Mosque without wearing helmet. I highlighted this news in my blog because this is the first time I ever heard such case. I don’t know what my Muslim friends have to say about this. Then after all, are police going to fine all the Muslim friends that wear serban instead of helmet when riding motorcycle? How about the Sikhs? They are also having same chances to be fined? For me, its a violation of human religious right.

Just for thoughts…

People of Kuala Terengganu Sent another Clear Message to Barisan Nasional

KUALA TERENGGANU BY ELECTION RESULT

Rakyat have spoken third time in a row, after March 8 General Election and Permatang Pauh by election and this time in Kuala Terengganu. Malaysians want change. BN itself need to reform if they desire to regain popularity among Malaysian. There are no rooms for race-based politics in Malaysia.

Even money, machinery and incumbency could not trump the call for change. BN will lose, and will in the end lose everything, until it responds fully and sincerely to the peoples demand and rejects racial policies. BN’s leadership remains in denial. Loyal members of BN feel they are on a sinking ship. They can sense that no future for BN in Malaysia anymore if they not going to reform.

Barisan Nasional lost 2/3 majority in parliament and 5 states to Pakatan Rakyat in General Election. Pak Lah promised to restructure the party and bring change to Malaysian immediately. But Permatang Pauh by election punished current administration again for the empty promises. Multiracial Permatang Pauh voters sent clear message to BN showing Malaysian regardless of race and religion pushed the racial politics and policies away and welcomed equal and balance future for coming generation.

ABDUL WAHID ENDUT, THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE

The Malay majority Kuala Terengganu voters denied BN’s claim that the largest part Malays voters still supporting UMNO. What’s next to make BN realise? Kuala Terengganu gave them answers. BN must bring changes to the people immediately before people of Malaysia work together to change them in next General Election.

Onn Jaafar, The True Nationalist

United Malays National Organization (UMNO)

Malaysian history stated that there were several attempts to create multiracial parties, only a few have survived until today. The leader like Onn Jaafar already proposed the idea of multiracial party politics in 1950s. If it was a reality, I’m confident that we don’t need to struggle with a lot of racial problems nowadays. I realised that Malaysian had awakened that racial politics are not relevant to the modern Malaysia. Even now I can ask that will race-based party survives in future? March 8 general election wondering me is there any future for race based politics in Malaysia.

Onn Jaafar formed the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) on 4th March 1946 to unite the Malays in order to oppose the Malayan Union. Once he was appointed as the President of UMNO he suggested that UMNO be opened to other races in Malaya in order to resolve the racial issue in politics. He was the one who initiated the idea of multiracial politics in our nation’s history. It’s very true if I label him as the true nationalist for all Malaysian. He split with UMNO leadership because the reason to unite all Malayan to one leadership. He wanted a multiethnic party that included representatives from the Indians and Chinese minorities who made up almost 40% of the population.

In this case, I can equalise his effort to Mahatma Gandhi in India. Mahatma Gandhi struggled solidly to unite Muslims and Hindus under the flag of India, but sadly his attempts unsuccessful which have created the India and Pakistan. He was happy to freed India from British, but he regretted that he could not unite the Muslims and Hindus under one nation. Although Dato Onn’s struggle not as solid as Mahatma Gandhi in India, but he deserve the praise for the reason of his idea.

Since UMNO membership rejected Jaafar's proposal, opting for the continuation of communal parties based along racial/ethnic lines. In 1951, Jaafar left UMNO and founded the multiethnic Independence of Malaya Party (IMP). The IMP never won a large base of popular support or was able to challenge the UMNO-led coalition's monopoly on power. He failed of his attempt to create one Malayan concept politics. The failure of Onn Jaafar in his attempts empowers the racial politics in Malaysia. The effects we can witness until today after 51 years of independent.

From the May 13 tragedy, Kampung Medan incident, Keris wave by UMNO leaders to the Ahmad Ismail racial statement. All those incidents are the consequences of the racial politics in Malaysia. The idea of Dato Onn Jaafar was totally rejected by Malayan in 1950s, now in 2008 right after March 8 political Tsunami, every Malaysian had started to kick the racial politics out of Malaysia. It’s another prove that Malaysians are now becoming matured and more united although a lot of people constantly using the racial sentiments to generate public disorders and riots.

WE NEED MORE LEADERS LIKE DATO ONN JAAFAR!

Rich Malaysia, Poor Malaysian

Equality Essential for Racial Unity

I refer to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the news in NST entitled “Racial unity essential for stability.” I think it’s appropriate to say that “Equality essential for Racial Unity.” Think what Malaysian minorities fighting for such a long time. They are struggling for equal rights to be the same as the majority. We can't deny the facts that lots of people and leader and not happy with the policies and systems that favour to only some group of poeple. In fact, the inequality in some policies and systems doesn’t not help the Malays or non-Malays.

Definitely, equality benefits the majority as well, it boosts healthy competition in between races in Malaysia. Malaysians are surviving in the situations of inequality for decades, that’s the main obstacle to achieve racial unity. If we spoon feed everything to some group of people at all the time, so when are they going to learn? When they going to try on their own effort? Undeniably, it will lead to long term effect on racial unity, our economy and other fields too.

The minorities in Malaysian mostly come up in life on their own attempts and struggles. They not received major helps form government in any sector. The same thing does not happen to Malay, so it’s impossible for Malays if failed to climb up the social ladder. Don’t forget the history that when Chinese and Indian come to Malaysia they are poor too. They came here to do businesses, build railways, worked in plantation estates and farming.

I hope my Malay friends understand on this; you must work hard to build up a competent Malaysia. If Malaysia failed in progressing its economy, education, sports, and so on. The blames is on you, you are leading non-Malays from the beginning. Don’t forget that we have been loyal to you for decades. The minority especially Malaysian Indian fought for rights since 25 November 2007, they break the silence only after 50 years of “hard-core” marginalization.

So, no doubt that racial unity is achievable through the equality to all races. Abolish policies and systems that favour to one race to avoid racial discords, structure new policies and systems that benefit all Malaysian regardless of race and religion. Lets we build Malaysia together as Bangsa Malaysia!

Malaysia Blessed with Lots of Natural Resources, Should be Better than Singapore Definitely

RUBBER

Malaysia is a blessed country with much natural resource like rubber, tin, petroleum, fishes and others. Why we are not utilizing them and make benefits of them for the good of society? Sometimes, I would think that why so many youngsters leave Malaysia and go abroad to work. Of course, the most attractive factor is money, living environment and safety. I know that at past our money currency was almost equivalent with Singapore. But looking at our current currency, we are much lower than Singapore, Euro, Australian and others major countries currency.

RINGGIT MALAYSIA

I'm not a financial expert who has the right comment and analyze on our Malaysia Ringgit performance. I notice that our Ringgit is much decrease in value. Definitely we don't need to be a financial expert to realise that our ringgit's value is decreasing terribly. Look at Singapore, they have limited space or land to develop their economy. They have no choice rather than depend to only several economic fields. At the same time, what’s wrong with Malaysia? We have everything here, but 100,000 of Malaysian working in Singapore today.

We always know how to compare with others countries, but correct me if I am wrong that the comparison made was always with poorer performance countries. I don’t really understand this. Why we don’t want to improve our nation by comparing to the developing and developed countries? We had already achieved independence more than half century years.

Hope our leaders not always feel satisfied with what we have achieved because there is still much room to improve. Learn from Singapore if we wish to become a economic powerhouse in the region.

BBC News Crossing Continents (Malaysia's visions of a more equal future)

From weary red-eyed Indian labourers on plantations to urban middle-class Malay Muslim women, a new generation of Malaysians is pushing to end a system of racial inequality. But can their different visions for the future be brought together?

Listen to this radio programme- BBC News Crossing Continents (Malaysia's visions of a more equal future)

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