Making the rakyat pay - Selena Tay

No leader of a nation will trouble its citizens unless he himself is in trouble. And this seems to be the case with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak for right now he is having trouble in servicing the nation’s national debt.

The solution however is very simple. He just needs to trouble the citizens by obtaining funds from them to service the debt and that is what he is doing now via subsidy cuts.

After the petrol hike in early September, we had subsidy cuts for sugar and then the hike in assessment for KL and Ipoh followed by the hike in power tariff which will begin in three weeks time. One after another it is just bad news for the low-wage earner at year-end.

According to the former PAS Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad, the low-wage earner not only has to bear the burden of these hikes but also the ‘knock-on chain effect’ from these price increases.

“All these hikes will cause the price of groceries and services to go up, not to mention the fact that factories will also be increasing the prices of their products.

“The low-wage earners suffer the most because they will not be getting big pay hikes to commensurate with the increase in the cost of living unlike those in the executive level,” remarked the current PAS Research Director.

This will simply mean that the low income group will need to tighten up their belt more which will in turn adversely affect their standard of living.

“The inflation rate for the poor and the low-income group will be much higher than 4% which may cause them to default in their monthly loan repayments. As of now the statistics concerning the Non-Performing Loans (NPL) has been purposely kept a secret by Bank Negara.

“Will there be more bankrupt cases then?” questioned Dzulkefly, adding that the prime minister is highly irresponsible in squeezing money out of the citizens via the GST (Goods & Services Tax) which burdens the poor more than the rich.

Najib is certainly a cruel leader for reducing the subsidies and then implementing the GST. It is certainly a double-blow for the poor citizens and low-income folks.

And these price hikes which are coming fast and furious is just the beginning. Tolls, public transport fares, Quit Rent, sewerage and cooking gas too will go up soon enough.

Profit-making cartel

It can also be seen that the BN government only favours their cronies as Dzulkefly has informed this columnist that sugar and electricity are owned by their cronies and therefore these hikes will only give them more profits.

“TNB being a public utility company should look after the interest of the public first and foremost as the public are the stakeholders. Making massive profits should not be the bottom line for TNB,” commented Dzulkefly.

Our government then is nothing more than a profit-making cartel. It is not a government that takes care of the rakyat’s interests and well-being.

“We Malaysians are thus very unfortunate to have such a government as Najib seems to have just woken up from a long coma just in time to realise that the nation is in serious financial trouble,” added Dzulkefly.

The interest payment levied on the national debt could be as high as RM1 million a day. Who knows the actual figure?

Suffice to say, the interest will be massive. As such, each and every one of us Malaysian citizens must fork out at least RM20,000 to pay the debt.

Foreign workers too are not really helping our nation’s economy as they remit about RM20 billion back to their home country.

Moreover things in Malaysia are expensive. In Britain one can buy a sandwich for 99 pence and a newspaper for 35 pence and for the poor, they can even buy an old house for 1 pound sterling. Here in Malaysia, a sandwich costs at least RM2.50 these days.

Comparing dollar for dollar, the pound is much more powerful than the ringgit as prices in Britain have stayed relatively low for a long time. Although Britain is an old country with not much industry nor manufacturing, the British economy seems to be chugging along just fine.

There is no one really very poor in Britain whereas in Malaysia, there are still many very poor rural and urban folks.

And because of Najib’s spendthrift leadership and less-than stellar economic know-how, we the rakyat are now bearing the burden of his wasteful ways.

Najib’s economic skills is nothing much to shout about as he just spends and spends and then leaves the rakyat to foot the bill.

His economic skills which some people have labelled as ‘Najibnomics’ is actually nothing but ‘nonsense-nomics’.

Bleeding the rakyat dry -Selena Tay

Christmas is less than two weeks away, but for this columnist it is a time for juggling bills instead of singing Jingle Bells. What with the Chinese New Year coming about a month after Christmas, expenses are heavy and there is the usual flurry of end-of-the-year bills to be paid.

And then there is word going round that the price of RON95 petrol will soon be increased again, perhaps at the end of this month or next month or February the latest.  The increase will be between 10 sen and 30 sen.

Each time there is some price increase, those who are affected will grumble and groan via social media. But does the government ever listen?

BN leaders constantly proclaim that we have a caring government. But is this really true? Do they ever listen to the rakyat’s complaints? If they really do care, they should engage with citizens before implementing major price increases or new taxes.

Implementing increases without first engaging with civil society shows up the government as dictatorial and unreasonable. Our so-called leaders neglect the rakyat’s interest in favour of their cronies.

Of course, nothing stays at the same price forever, but the hikes should not be burdensome, and one increase coming after another certainly does not help give any impression that the government is caring nor considerate.

Why is the government suddenly burdening the rakyat post-GE13?  Has BN overspent during the hustings?

Newly-elected PAS vice president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has called for a protest against the rise in the cost of living.

But will protest rallies change anything?

Will they stop the rise in vegetable prices, which have been soaring at a tremendous rate? Will they reduce the cost of eating at a Chinese coffee shop to what it used to be? A plate of fried kueh teow in Kepong Baru has gone up from RM4.50 to RM4.80 and looks set to go up to RM5.00 after the next hike in the RON95 price.

This columnist reiterates that the nation is in what we can call “technical bankruptcy”, which was explained in an article last month.

Chain effect
Because of this difficult situation that the nation is in, the prices of goods will have to be jacked up so that the grocery stores, mini-marts and hypermarts will make more money and pay more in taxes. Thus we are servicing the national debt when buying groceries.

Still, the best way for the government to get more money from citizens is to increase the price of petrol and electricity because everyone will then be hit in a chain effect.

The BR1M money, which has been increased from RM500 to RM650 for payout next year, is a pittance. It should at least be RM800 and perhaps RM1,000 for the low-income group.

This country relies a lot on domestic consumption to power the economy.  Therefore, by the end of next year, people will be hoarding or stocking up in anticipation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is to be launched on April 1, 2015.  This means that immediately after GST is implemented, there will be a lull in spending on certain goods, especially among low-wage earners.

The economy will get back to status quo only after some months.

The Chinese Year of the Wood Horse, which begins on Jan 31, will see prices galloping and consumers wearing their belts more tightly from February. In fact, people have already begun to spend less on luxury items.

Year-end expenses will especially be hefty for people with schoolgoing children. We pity the many low-income parents with many children.

All this distress that citizens are suffering is due to the government’s mismanagement of the nation’s economy.

In 2007, the national debt stood at RM267 billion but it ballooned up to over RM500 billion last year.  What gives?  What happened?  How come it has soared to such a high level in just five years?  There must be something wrong somewhere.

The government is simply bleeding the rakyat dry.

And now even GST is touted as a people-friendly tax. The government’s infomercials say that with GST we pay only one type of tax instead of two, as in the Sales and Service Taxes.  But then not everyone pays these two taxes all the time since they are levied only in hotels and some restaurants. The government is being economical with the truth about the GST in order to hoodwink the public.

The government does not have to be caring. It needs only to be responsible. It must pay the price of its mismanagement not by burdening the rakyat, but by using revenues from oil and the sale of offshore assets and properties.

TIDE TURNS, Malays shocked by Umno's Shia intolerance: ZAHID LOSES BIG - Melissa Lee,

What sort of a nation is Malaysia turning into these days?

If those who cheered when authoritarian former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad slipped from power in ruling party Umno, are they happy now with the antics of the faction led by Prime Minister Najib Razak and Zahid Hamidi, the most powerful of Umno's 3 vice presidents?

For sure, the prognosis for Malaysia is a poor one. Najib is not known for dynamism or vision or possessing strong intellect. Zahid is worse - many within his own Malay community have written him off and no longer think of him as being able to fit into the PM's chair.

Malaysia led by a bunch of CLOWNS?

Seven months have passed since the May 5 general election and nearly two months have gone by since the Umno party polls. But critics say Malaysia is stuck in the same quagmire, trapped by "nincompoop" leaders who bank on their hold on the police, the armed forces and the government machinery to "force their will on the citizenry".

If the institutions were neutral, the critics continued, for sure Zahid would be hounded out of his job as Home Minister by now due to his botched 'Shia' crackdown and Najib asked to quit for taking the nation to its most corrupt level ever.

In the past few days, speculation has also swirled of a crackdown against PAS deputy president Mat Sabu, whose arrest was imminent, the rumor mills predicted.

Accusing Mat Sabu of being a Shia follower, Zahid had warned he would not hesitate to throw the book at anyone found to be a follower of the sect.

Incidentally, it is believed Mat Sabu also knows quite a bit about Zahid's involvement in a case where the minister had allegedly assaulted a businessman for 'abducting' his daughter. This had led many to accuse Zahid of abusing his power so as to pressure Mat Sabu to not interfere in the case, the current status of which is in Zahid's favor.

Overkill: Arresting Mat Sabu & being more Muslim than the Middle East

The rumor of Mat Sabu's imminent arrest gained additional strength with Najib conveniently away in Japan, which would leave Zahid having the final say as far as the police are concerned. As the police come under the Home Ministry, they would have to obey Zahid.

Now, 'Shia' is considered an 'aggressive' branch of the Islam religion. It is banned in Malaysia, but even so it is widely accepted in the Middle East where the late Ayatollah Khomeini was a follower.

As such, for Najib, Zahid and Umno to suddenly decide they know more about Islam that the Muslims in the Middle East is not only pretentious but downright ridiculous.

And this is why the tide has suddenly turned against Umno. Simply put, there has been overkill. Najib and Zahid's Shia tactic has backfired badly.

Tide turns: Malays uncomfortable with Zahid's Shia intolerance

The non-Malays, who are the usual targets of Umno's hatred, are watching with bemusement the way the Umno leaders are suddenly going after rival Malay politicians by accusing them of being Shia followers. The non-Malays have seen this sort of sick conspiracy and manipulation only too many times. It is now the Malays' turn.

The Umno-instigated Shia tussle is set to drive sympathy from the Malay community towards rival parties PAS and PKR. Big seeds of doubt have formed about Umno, with many of the Muslims in the country shocked by its political cynicism in daring to use the Shia card against fellow Muslims and on mere flimsy pretexts.

Zahid, who has just announced a plan to form a special police team to target Muslim deviants including Shia followers, is the biggest loser.

Due to this issue, he has lost great credibility and it is hard to see how he can regain the respect of the majority of the Malays, although to a small select right-wing group, he might be a hero.

Shoot first, think later?

In the runup to the Umno poll, Zahid had even encouraged the police to 'shoot first' their crime suspects. Critics believe Zahid is following his own advice now.

"There is a suggestion from an NGO to form a syariah police force, to battle false teachings...we will look into this in detail.  We will also inform the Council of Rulers, so there is no misunderstanding that we are interfering in religious issues," Zahid told the media.

"Our interest is only to safeguard peace and security. Prevention is better than cure."

The Home Ministry had a day ago unveiled 10 'proofs' that they said confirmed Mat Sabu's link to  the Shia sect.

Sad to say, these turned out to be mostly vague hearsay, and it was sad to see Malaysia's Home Ministry reduced to referring to anonymous blogs as 'proof' to nail Mat Sabu.

Many wonder why Zahid, after his very public blustering, has not arrested Mat Sabu yet.

Zahid loses big

There are also growing calls for retaliation from PAS, the second largest political party in the country. Mat Sabu is meeting his lawyers soon and is likely to sue Zahid for defamation at the very least.

Even if the politically-savvy Mat Sabu decides to hold his hand, Zahid has lost.

Barely 2 months ago, the 60-year-old Umno leader was riding high winning the most number of votes in the vice president's post contest. Some even saw in him a prime minister in the making.

Sad to say, those dreams are unlikely to come true. To political observers, Zahid has not only shown his true colors and the dishonest politics he is willing to purvey, his gross incompetence and bungling have rendered him unsuitable to lead the country.

Umno Baru running scared - Mariam Mokhtar

The 4Rs – race, royalty, religion and the rural people – have been used by Umno Baru to divide and rule Malaysia.

When Najib asked the rhetorical question, “Where would the Malays be without Umno Baru?”, it was a cry of desperation and an admission of defeat.

Umno Baru’s hold on the Malays is slipping. Najib and Umno-Baru are scared. Without the Malays, where would Umno Baru be? Domination of the Malays is not about protecting their rights. It is all about power and status.

The line that Umno Baru has used for over five decades to divide the nation, is no longer relevant. Malay graduates who return to Malaysia do so because they have to fulfil the terms of their scholarship or loan. Try asking them what they really feel about Malaysia, about Umno Baru and its leaders. Their stories will fill you with hope.

The current clampdown on dissent and the hunt for Malays who speak their minds is because the government is afraid. A thinking Malay is a threat to Umno Baru. A thinking Malay who is prepared to question the leaders and make them accountable for their actions will erode the power of Umno Baru.

Umno Baru knows that one thinking Malay will embolden other Malays and very soon, Umno Baru will become irrelevant.

If anecdotal evidence is to be believed, the brain drain is no longer confined to non-Malays seeking better shores. What frightens Umno Baru is the fact that many Malays have become disillusioned with Umno Baru and are not just abandoning the party. They are prepared to forsake their country.

In the past, Malays used to deride the non-Malays for leaving Malaysia. Many did not know the degree of unfairness with which the government treated the non-Malays, in the areas of employment, business opportunities, education, jobs in the civil service and defence.

Today, young graduate Malays, who have been educated overseas, are telling their parents that enough is enough.

They are astute enough to know that the government will make the lives of their families miserable so they leave quietly and without fuss. If the government cannot prosecute the Malay graduate who has absconded, their modus operandi is to go after their families.

In a change from the past, Malay families are now supportive of their children working and living abroad. In the age of the Internet, communication is easy and relatively cheap. Ironically, the Malays are now emulating their non-Malay peers, by turning their backs on Malaysia.

Many Malays who have found employment in the countries in which they studied are happy and glad they made the move.

One Malay doctor said, “My work experience in the (Malaysian) hospital was a bitter experience. I wasn’t just overworked but when I asked the consultant for advice, I was shouted at in front of the patients and other staff.

“It was humiliating and degrading. In the teaching hospital in Sydney, the consultants were pleasant and eager to train me. I felt appreciated.”

When you hear stories like these you know that young Malays are not prepared to believe the lies of Umno-Baru, any longer. The young Malays of today have an appetite for hard work, which is not matched by the Umno Baru Malays or mat rempit types whom Najib is fond of praising.

Answering Najib

A Malay farmer in his sixties said, “What is Najib doing about the farmers? The youth have no interest in agriculture They are leaving the kampong in search of jobs. Many farmers are now in their 60s and 70s. Who will take over my farm when I die?

“I know that many young men who migrated to the cities, are still unemployed. Many have turned to drugs or petty theft. What has the government done to make farming attractive?”

Many civil servants claim that they are demoralised at work. They find that their time and departmental operating budgets are increasingly being used for political, Umno Baru activities. The ones who voice their opinions are warned that they risk destroying their career prospects.

Even Umno Baru supporters are slowly realising they are being conned. One senior party worker said that, with Umno Baru’s help, many rich Malays drive imported sports cars and live in rumah mewah (mansions). When asked how Umno Baru had helped uplift his life, he was dumb-struck. The penny had dropped!

If Najib Abdul Razak had asked the rhetorical question “Where would the Malays be without Umno Baru?”, in front of ordinary members of the rakyat, he would have been drowned out with hisses and pelted with rotten eggs, or shoes.

The answer to Najib’s question is simple. Without Umno Baru, the Malays would be better off economically, financially, morally, spiritually and intellectually. Without Umno Baru, the Malays can restore their lost dignity. A Malay who has the courage to reject Umno Baru will be mentally liberated and feel a weight lifted from his shoulders.

Umno Baru has brainwashed Malays and gave them a false sense of entitlement. They were told they were owed success without the need for hard work. Only Umno Baru would think of placing a copyright on the word ‘Allah’. Umno Baru gave Malays and Islam a bad reputation.

Under Umno Baru, Malays have become arrogant, insincere, work-shy, complacent, uncompetitive, demanding and insensitive. Umno Baru conditioned the Malays to stop thinking and let Umno Baru think for them.

Umno Baru taught some Malays to steal the taxpayers’ money and learn the fine art of corruption.

Umno Baru conditioned the Malay mind to think that any wrongdoing by its leaders is acceptable, because this is preferable to a non-Malay leading the country.

Umno Baru injected fear into the Malay psyche and told him that he should be afraid of change and new ideas.

Only Umno Baru would say that liberal Malays, Christians, Singapore and progressive NGOs are a threat to Malays and Islam.

Umno Baru is Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s creation and the mistrust, disunity, treachery, sedition and intolerance are his true legacy.

Only an Umno Baru leader would defend his wife’s extravagance and boast of her ability, but ignore the suffering of the rakyat. The average Malaysian family is barely surviving. Where is the breadwinner going to find an additional 15 percent more income to pay for the increase caused by the GST?

Mahathir, Najib, Muhyiddin Yassin, Hishammuddin Hussein, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Khairy Jamaluddin and other senior Umno Baru politicians are poor role models for Malays.

Umno Baru is not concerned about Malays or Malay rights. Its only concern is status and power; both economic and political power. Najib realises that without the Malays, Umno Baru could be as dead as a dodo. Najib knows that Umno Baru is living on borrowed time.

By GE14, the only people supporting Najib and Umno-Baru will be the mat rempits and the ‘new Malays’ from Bangladesh.

The next general elections will be all about Islam - Zurairi AR Zurairi AR

It is a relatively good time to be an Islamist in this country.

If signs are to be believed, it is only a matter of time until Malaysia becomes a full-fledged Islamic country, just like how it was meant to be.

Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was kind enough to grant the Mentri Besar of Kelantan, Ahmad Yaakob, an audience. It was believed that part of their discussions centred on steps to allow hudud laws to be implemented in Kelantan.

This, of course, came after Ahmad’s party, the Islamist PAS, passed a resolution during its annual congress last month, calling for the Federal government to not impede the implementation of Islamic laws, especially hudud, in states which are run by the opposition Pakatan Rakyat.

This frenzy, in turn, came about after the Sultan of Brunei decreed that Islamic laws including hudud be enforced in his country, inviting praises from PAS among others, despite international concerns over human rights.

PAS delegates even went as far as calling attention to the Acheh province in Indonesia, urging for the same kind of moral Gestapo to be given authority in Malaysia to harass citizens.

The frenzy for hudud in PAS’ annual congress was followed, almost serendipitously, by the Sultan of Johor’s announcement that the state will revert its rest days to Fridays and Saturdays to allow Muslims time for their weekly Friday prayers.

The last time this had happened was before 1994, and unlike previously, this time around the proclamation was made without much consideration for business entities, and almost failing to recognise Johor’s status as a neighbour to the burgeoning economy of Singapore.

Alas, this is a small matter. The sultans have listened to the rakyat. Islam is back in the grandstand.

For some, this might feel like a fortuitous turn of events. But not everyone obviously will feel the same way.

I was chatting with a senior PAS leader just before the party’s annual congress, and he expressed his worry over the creeping skin-deep Islamisation that the country is going through.

“The next general elections will be about who seems the most Islamic,” he said, and despite his Islamist credentials, his concern was understandable.

For a devout Muslim, this discomfort comes with seeing Islam being cheapened to a mere political tool, with support for hudud seen as the ultimate tool of proving a politician’s devoutness.

It is as if just by crying one’s religious credential over the others, it automatically absolves him of his many other sins.

We have already seen the ball rolling during the Umno general assembly this week.

Seemingly locked in religious auction with PAS, its Malay support base eroded in the last polls, Umno had beaten its chest, proclaiming itself as the “real” champion of Islam.

A delegate from the women’s wing even declared Umno as “more Islamic” than PAS, citing proven Islamic products such as Islamic banking as purportedly the fruits of Umno’s labour.

We also heard the Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin calling for a Constitutional amendment so that Malays will only adhere to the Sunni denomination of Islam, in another demonisation against the Shia sect.

The deputy prime minister also urged for Islamic studies to be a lifelong learning, whatever that means, to combat liberalism of all things.

We have witnessed a truly rare event, where both PAS and Umno mirrored each other: condemning the “liberals” and advocated human rights as undeniable threats to the sanctity of Islam in the country.

Thanks to smear tactics and fear-mongering by some narrow-minded Muslims NGOs, we have now been assured of not only a state-sanctioned, but even bi-partisan effort to deny Malaysians minorities of their rights.

Top of the list, however, is talk that both Umno and PAS should combine their powers for the sake of the Malays and Islam.

Talks of a unity government between the two have always been in the air, but never have they been so loud. Some of the public are truly looking forward to it.

If anything, if both of them do resort to unity after years of labelling each other heretics, it would only show their desperation and lack of political depth to survive the upcoming years.

For now, they might be in consensus. But it might not be long until they start the heretic blame game again in the game of one-upmanship.

The Muslims might think that they are winning out of this—surely this is a victory—but whether they will benefit from this remains to be seen.

One thing for sure, those who will suffer the most from the creeping Islamisation are the multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-ideological Malaysians. You and me.

There is nothing worse than being the minority, and to see the government that is supposed to represent you fixated on the whims and fancy of only one domineering ethno-religious group.

The road towards the next general elections will be intimidating. The hope of seeing any political body standing up for a secular Malaysia looks bleaker than ever.

- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/opinion/zurairi-ar/article/the-next-general-elections-will-be-all-about-islam#sthash.Rul5GL0P.cCQK5ypl.dpuf

8th century temple site in Bujang Valley demolished

PETALING JAYA,Nov 29 2013: A housing developer has demolished several temples sites, including an 8th century heritage site, in Bujang Valley, Kedah, and the authorities are not taking any action to stop the act.

Non-governmental organisation Bujang Valley Study Circle chairman V Nadarajan has urged the Tourism and Culture Ministry to stop the developer from further destroying the area and preserve the site.

Nadarajan said several ancient temples, called Candi, had been demolished in the last few years to make way for development.

He said the developer had now demolished the most famous 8th century temple remnants known as Candi Sungai Batu estate or Bujang Valley site 11.

Nadarajan, who is a lawyer, urged Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz to stop the demolition process.

“The temple in Sungai Batu estate is the most famous tourism spot in Bujang Valley, but now it is gone,” he said.

Nadarajan, who has written a book on the Bujang Valley heritage site, said the authorities had failed to stop the demolition.

“The National Heritage Department, Museum, Kedah state tourism committee and Sungai Petani Municipal Council should have protected the sites but they have turned a blind eye to the demolition work,” he added.

Area is packed with historical artifacts

He said that he was not sure when the Candi Sungai Batu was demolished but believes it was done earlier this week. He only realised it was demolished when he visited the Candi two days ago.

“This entire area is packed with historical artifacts. Most of them are hidden away from our view. This particular temple site is famous with tourists.

“The developer is greedy and willing to pay the fine for the demolishing the temples (and its remnants) because they will make a huge profit from the housing project.

“I am surprised why the Malaysian government is so careless in Bujang Valley when countries like Indonesia and Cambodia are proud of their heritage sites,” said Nadarajan.

The Bujang Valley is an archeological site and excavation had revealed jetty remains, iron-smelting areas and a clay-brick monument dating back 110AD making it the oldest man-made structure to be recorded in South-east Asia.

“It is the most important entry port before Malacca (15th century) and Singapore (19th century). Bujang Valley has been a mid-way hub to Arab nations, India and China,” said Nadarajah.

“We should be proud of the heritage and not give the site to profit-minded individuals,” he added.

Nadarajan urged the ministry to issue a stop-work order to the developer and preserve the remaining sites.

"Upholding Malay Race" Award,

So in support of the "1Malaysia" spirit, the author at Lukeyishandsome has decided to come up with a guide on how you can help "uphold" the Malay race and earn yourself RM5000 along with an award with the handsome face of our dear Malay rights champion on it. 1. Treat all other races, be it Chinese, Indians, Jews and even Banglas as mortal enemies of the Malay race. Adopt a siege mentality that no other race except the Malay race is to be trusted. Everyone else with a different skin color is out to destroy the Malay race. Be paranoid, be very paranoid 2. Adopt a "ketuanan Melayu" mentality. Malays are the supreme race of the entire world, which are automatically entitled to all the special privileges of the world. There should be no equality, no questioning of those rights  that belongs to the Malays. The Malays NEED those special privileges to survive or else the Chinese will wipe the Malays out 3. Treat UMNO and Malays as the same. UMNO is Malays and Malays is UMNO. Whoever threatens UMNO is automatically an enemy of the Malays. And whoever that says UMNO is an enemy of Malays is not a Malay 4. Always play the race and religion card. Don't ever use logic or rationale in your statements. You cannot win by logic anyway. Whenever you debate with people with opposing opinions as you, just declare them as enemies of Islam will do. That's the standard operating procedure. 5. Never speak good English. English is the official language of the enemies of Islam anyway so whenever you speak, even with foreign media, use BM to show them that Malays don't need English to communicate. Others should learn BM, not Malays should learn English 6. Use a keris at every function, meeting, dinner and even at the toilet 7. Make sexist statements every now and then like how wives should stay in the kitchen and if husbands have affair, it's the wife's fault 8. Declare every anti-government movement to be of either communist, Jews or Christian infiltration attempts. Better still, declare any anti-government movement as all three in one. 9. Call your fellow Malaysians who are not bumiputeras pendatang or immigrants every now and then 10. 1Malaysia should not mean all races uniting together and sharing the same aspirations or anything to you. That's bullshit. Rather, 1Malaysia should actually mean 1Malaysahaja to you So yeap, basically that's a very rough guide by Lukey on how you can be the "upholder" of the Malay race. We hope that you would have no problems following the guide and be able to win the Ibrahim Ali award with the RM5000 cash prize. And if you perform well enough, you might even get a home minister position in the cabinet. So good luck and all the best in obtaining the award. - See more at: http://www.lukeyishandsome.com/2011/07/get-your-upholding-malay-race-award-now.html#sthash.aC3cdE5E.dpuf

NUCC means business in tackling inter-ethnic issues.

With ‘strong minded and independent’ representatives of civil society on board the newly-formed National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the government looks set to receive an earful in dealing with inter-ethnic issues.

PM Najib,why than the need for another National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC). What happened to the Interfaith Commission of Malaysia (ICM), the Cabinet’s interfaith Committee in 2010 and The Department of National Unity and Integration????.

What is Najib going to do, to people and groups like,Ibrahim Ali,Zulkifli Nordin,the moron Ridhuan Tee,Pekasa,Isma,Pekida and Muslim NGOs who are going to attack the NUCC as an attempt to spread pluralism and usurp Islam as the religion of the federation, leading to proliferation of Muslim apostasy.

What would Najib do?,arrest the detractors and race-baiters and jail them?,has Najib the guts to stand up to the religious bigots?.

We don't need another Unity Council.In order for inter-faith to flourish in the country,all the PM has to do, is the right thing for all Malaysians ,irrespective of race,color,creed or religion.Najib has to stop his nonsense, haveing a different standard for dUmno,Perkasa and Utusan and us.Najib should stop talking with forked tongue.

What is the use of a National Unity Consultative Council,when issues faced by non-Muslims like religious conversions, custody of children,temple demolition and body snatching are not address or afraid to be address,by the government?.

The Najib government is at fault for the declining inter faith and race relation in the country. Najib must provide an environment where criticisms are taken up positively instead of threatening non-Muslims with arrest or reprisal,until than no amount of Inter Faith Councils, will work in this country.

"The Tiger That Lost Its Roar" - Tony Pua

"The Tiger That Lost Its Roar", a tale on Malaysia's political economy has just been published. I've been asked to give a synopsis on the book, which tends to be a little difficult when it's 350 pages and covers a wide range of topics. But I thought the Foreword in the book provides a good background to what I've written, so I'll "blog" it here for those keen to find out more.

It's still kinda long, so enjoy ;-). For those keen on having it shipped to you (a personal autographed copy), before the book hit the bookstores perhaps in a month's time, you can order direct, details here.

Foreword

In writing and producing this book “The Tiger That Lost Its Roar”, a book on Malaysia's political economy, I wanted to present the state of Malaysia's economy, supported by all the necessary facts and figures, in a fashion which a typical man-on-the-street will be able to easily digest and understand without complicated jargons or abstract economic theories. The economy is a subject matter which affects all Malaysians, regardless of race or religion, age or gender, but it is often poorly understood or worse, neglected as a subject best left for the “authorities”. 

At the same time, the developing Malaysian economy is deeply and inextricably intertwined with the country's politics. Any attempt to decipher the former, without understanding the impact of the latter will only give a distorted abstract on the relevant issues. What is perhaps the most important is to debunk the myth that “politics and economics do not mix”, and what happens with the countries' politics, whether it is race-based policies or political rent-seeking and patronage does not significantly affect the economy at large.

In the past, it is often heard that patronage and corruption can be tolerated, as long as projects get completed and the economy continues to grow at a rapid pace. It's a “win-win” situation, so what is there to complain. However, the above cannot be further from the truth as Malaysia had sacrificed the future growth and prosperity of the country and our future generations to create this short-term feel-good mirage of economic euphoria, particularly in the 1990s. The Barisan Nasional government then continued to maintain a facade of economic growth in the 2000s with the support of windfall oil and gas income, papering over cracks which have started to widen significantly.

It was with the drastic drop in global oil prices in 2008 which finally “exposed” the naked emperor, triggering a whole series of supposed “reform” measures in the guise of the “New Economic Model”, the “Government Transformation Plan” and the “Economic Transformation Plan” to slam the brakes on our economic decline and reverse the years of damage caused by not only our economic policies but also the country's politics. I wanted to relate in this book how the economic implications of its politically-driven policies had severely affected the performance of our economy, and how our economy cannot be reformed without transformative changes to the entrenched political culture in Malaysia.

Putting this book on Malaysia's political economy together has certainly been a lot more challenging than I had initially anticipated. There was a ready pool of source materials for the book, which was in the form of my articles and columns written for my blog and newspapers respectively, as well as hundreds of press statements which I have written over the past few years. However, I didn't want to turn the book into a compilation of articles and statements which are related, but aren't properly “connected” in the context of a book. In addition, such articles will often carry repeated background information on particular issues which will not contribute towards an easy-to-read, concise and coherent book.

Hence much time was spent not only on organising, integrating and editing the hundreds of existing articles into cohesive chapters for this book, I realised that I had to write many new sections, or even brand new chapters to ensure that readers will be in possession of a more complete and coherent picture of the “stories” which I'd like to tell. The chapter on the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal for example, got expanded to 2 separate chapters due to the amount of “juice” flowing from the story, which if left unwritten, will do injustice to the scandal. After all, it is the ultimate example of a “perfect brew” of BN politicians from various parties getting their fingers dirty with crony businessmen, stinking of corruption and abuse of power, abetted by blissfully ignorant and incompetent government officials and unchecked by the country's top enforcement agencies. The scandal probably deserves a book on its own, but for the moment, a condensed version packed into 2 chapters will suffice.

The initial chapters gives the macroeconomic overview of the country's economy and the country's defining economic policies, the overaching “New Economic Policy” and its proposed replacement the “New Economic Model”. This is followed by the chapters reviewing the Government's privatisation policies on highways, water and electricity and their lasting distortionary implications.

Readers will then be “treated” to a series of scandals which reflects the decay in governance and its impact on our tax-payers' funds. These scandals further exacerbate the misallocation in the Government's budgetary expenditures, particularly in the accelerating operating expenditure which puts to waste the immense windfall revenue contribution from the oil and gas sectors. The ineffective use of crude interventionist policies such as price controls, subsidies and fiscal instruments further destroys competitiveness and efficiency, without at the same time achieving the objectives of such policies in the first place.

Finally structural issues within the Government, particularly that of the civil service, as well as infrastructural bottlenecks such as the country's transportation system, or the lack of it, with their root causes in politics, continue to impose an artificial glass ceiling on the growth potentials of the country's economy.

On top of all of the above, in my personal view, the biggest failure of the BN Government is its inability to protect and develop our excellent pool of human capital due to political expediency. Our economy has been able to remain “above water” thus far has less to do with the socio-economic policies of the Government, but in spite of it. This is because the Malaysian human talents were able to make do with whatever limitations and hurdles placed in their path. The chapter “Education Simplified” tells the simple tale of how our education system has been desecrated and debased, which not only fails the future generations of Malaysians but also at the same time encouraged them to look for greener pastures overseas.

The book isn't meant to be a book of unbridled negative criticisms with no corresponding positive and constructive proposals. Throughout each of the respective chapters, alternative policies with varying degrees of detail are outlined to achieve the goals for economic competitiveness and efficiency while protecting social and distributive justice for the man-on-the-street. I've also called for a “New Deal” to overhaul the archaic and increasingly centralised planning, decision-making and implementation of the government machinery which not only makes a mockery of our federal system, but severely restrains the development of dynamic regional economies in the country.

Malaysia today is a “tiger” that is weak and impoverished from years of neglect, abuse and malnutrition. As a result, it has not only lost its bite, it has lost even its roar. However with the necessary tender loving care, the right dose of medication and therapy, the Malaysian Tiger has every opportunity to bounce back, stronger than ever before. This can only happen if the Government of the day has the political will and moral courage to face its demons, place the interest of the rakyat above that of the vested interest parties and slaughter the sacred cows.

With the country on the cusps of change, there is no better time to bring back the Malaysian roar.

Saudi Muslim family hang Ethiopian maid from hook

Saudi Muslim family hang Ethiopian maid from hook - brutally beat her.

Saudi Arabian Family hang their Ethiopian maid upside down from a hook and beat her to a bloody pulp. She is drenched in blood from the whips and sticks that the Saudi men use to beat her. 

Foreign workers in the Gulf states are treated as de-facto Slaves, with no human rights and are kept as virtual prisoners by their respective "employers" and forced to endure harsh treatment for little pay.Women are treated for more worst than their male counterparts.


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Malay rulers: Regress or reform? - Muhammad Nazreen

Since the passing of a constitutional amendment in 1993 which revoked the immunity status of the Malay rulers, it has become a subject of contention in the contemporary Malaysian politics.

Dr Syed Husin Ali made a brief attempt to revise the evolution of Malay monarchies that transgressed from its early inception until today. It is timely for us to discuss about the historical development of the Malay rulers, despite widespread controversial surroundings the Malay monarchies went through all these days.

Dr Syed Husin have managed to rewrite the history of Malay rulers, and lend its weight from authoritative sources with a much needed assessment. He began his book by tracing the genealogy of Malay sultanates that was believed to be originated from a myth of Seri Teri Buana.

He was believed to be appeared from a vomit of a cow, as the propagation of Hindu's belief that cow is a sacred animal from heaven. Seri Teri Buana, who was also claimed to be a rightful heir of Alexander The Great, later reiterated his claim as the sole authority of the Malay world.

Through his assessment on Sejarah Melayu, Dr Syed Husin demonstrates an excerpt of dialogue between Seri Teri Buana, who was asking hand for the daughter of Demang Lebar Daun, a leader of his people at that time.

So, Demang Lebar Daun requested Seri Teri Buana to make a pledge to him and the result was both of them have reached a mutual agreement. It is important to note the dialogue between Demang Lebar Daun and Seri Teri Buana reflects a social contract of the people during the time, where the people would only obliged to the rulers if the rulers are just with their leadership as an old Malay saying, "Raja adil raja disembah, raja zalim raja disanggah".

The practice of loyalty imbibes a strong resonance on the history of the Malay people. However, the alternative form of history had shown the voices of defiance against the practice of feudalism and its captive mentality.

As Kassim Ahmad argues in his edition of Hikayat Hang Tuah by applying a class analysis on the literary subject, Hang Jebat is the symbol of defiance against the feudal culture of the Malay rulers.

Hang Jebat revolted against Sultan Mahmud after Hang Tuah was denied a fair and justice trial. He made erudite points to show evidence on how there is a consistent struggle against the enslaving mentality of the Malay feudal lords.

Dr Syed Husin prompts the fact on how language of the palace was instrumental to sustain the ideological roots of feudal culture.

The language of communication used in the palace reminds me of a notion popularised by Albert Memmi in his classic, "The Colonizer and the Colonized" which demarcates the position of distinct class of the society.

He goes further by criticising few condescending words that were still used until now. Several words were outlined such as “patik” which literally means slave, “menjunjung duli” (carry the ruler's feet on the head).

He contends that some of the Malay royalties have pronounced themselves as “saya” instead of “beta”. He calls for a revision on some of the words that formally used in official occasions that are not suitable with the current times.

It resembles an Orwellian dictum: " Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind" which closely refers to the manufacturing consent of the political language to solicit the interest of status quo.

One of the key components of Dr Syed Husin's analysis that attracts us is the psychological servitude of the Malay people.

He comments on the enslaving mentality that still haunts us. As exemplified, the concept of “derhaka” (treason) has a definite effect to the Malay people. The blind loyalty towards the authority, as in the case of Malay rulers constituted a serious problem and later contributed to the regressiveness of the people.

Some might consider the Malay rulers as their sole vanguard.

The complex interplay between the rulers and the people is fundamental to the formation of Malay culture. The fledgling relationship between the both; the rulers and its people, however, was being contested by Chandra Muzaffar's canonical work of “The Protector” (1979).

Chandra argues that the enslaving mentality of the Malay was a part of political project of colonialism, so the people's mutiny is easily averted.

The real problem of the Malay is the psychological of fear. This attitude has been exacerbated by all kinds of ranks and titles. Malay inferiority is manifold in layers, be it economy, political and social, it motivates an utmost fear and over-reliance to the rulers.

Dr Syed Husin writes: "The psychology of fear towards the common people, especially the poor and marginalised. The people must be freed from beliefs and attitudes that stifle or cripple them. To that extent, a mental revolution is still relevant."

Notwithstanding, the development of Malay rulers have encountered competitions and conflicts. Again, Dr Syed Husin made comparisons in each state due to disputes occurred between traditional rulers and the new political elites.

He brought several conflicts to the fore by putting examples of disputes throughout its historical narratives. In Perak, there was a tussle between Sultan Idris Shah and the first Perak Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Ghazali Jawi.

Apparently, the Ruler did not like his MB since the beginning. Tunku Abdul Rahman, the prime minister at that time, was forced to step in and resolved the matter. Ghazali was asked to step down from his position.

One of most highlighted scenes was the incident that took place in Johor Bahru in 1992. Douglas Gomez, who was the coach of the college team, was beaten up by the Sultan of Johor due to his criticism on the pulling out of SABC from the semi-final of the inter-hockey competition.

On a different occasion, Tengku Bendahara Tengku Abdul Majid was alleged of injuring Mohamed Jaafar Vello, after a match between Johor and Perak in which the Johor team was defeated.

There were few cases involving assault from Johor sultanates. In 1972, Tengku Mahmud Iskandar slapped Syed Hamid Ali, who was then Secretary of the Johor Bahru Branch of Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia (PSRM), because he opposed to the members of PSRM singing together in their office.

These incidents finally captured the interest of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was acting as the Prime Minister, to issue a controversial amendment regarding to the status of Malay rulers.

The constitutional provision that required amendment was Article 181(2), which reads: "There shall no trial before any court against a Ruler of any State in his own personal capacity."

The conspicuous debate due to the controversial amendment led into a constitutional crisis. The amendment that revoked the privileged status of the Malay rulers, who were exempted from any trial, drew different reaction from each segment of the society.

The opposition members were strongly opposed this amendment. They alleged that the revocation of Malay rulers' status will reduce the efficiency of the check-and-balance mechanism.

It took a precedence where there is a direct political intervention from the authority to make a hasty decision on regards with the amendment. The amendment was passed in view of Barisan Nasional majority in the Dewan Rakyat.

It could be more refining when Dr Syed Husin attempts in this book to give the historical outlook, and its direct consequences in the Malaysian political configuration.

In conclusion, Dr Syed Hussin offers a thought-provoking analysis which is vital for everyone to re-examine the conflation between Malay monarchies and political elites in the wake of current political settings, its development and regression throughout the historical narrative.

From the outset, we can clearly see the importance role of the elites in tuning the political culture. Dr Syed Husin gives a review on the comparison between each monarchs across the world.

Indeed, there is no need to call for a total revamp of the entire royalty institution, but reforms to the political mindset is the key feature to alleviate political backwardness of the society. 

Malay Words of Sanskrit Origin

The Malay language is almost completely derived from Sanskrit, and the early litriture is predominantly based on the Ramayana and the Mahabaratha. Even today, a major portion of Malay vocabulary is made up of Sanskrit words. Today, when a Malay speaks a sentence of ten words, probably five to seven of them will be Sanskrit words and the remaining either of Arabic, Tamil, Hindi, English, Chinese, Persian or of some other origin.

Words such as putera, son; puteri, daughter; asmara, love; samudra, ocean; belantra, jungle; kenchana, gold; sukma, soul; and literally thousands of other words are all Sanskrit words, either in original or in modified form.

A

acara — "event; item in a programme"

Sanskrit: acara, "by activities, behavior".

adakala — "sometimes"

Sanskrit: kata kāla, "for some time".

agama — "religion"

Sanskrit: agama, "of the Vedas, inspired religious text".

aneka — "multifarious; varied; all sorts of"

Sanskrit: aneka, "many, various".

anekaragam — "variety show"

Sanskrit: aneka-rāgam, "various color".

anekawarna — "multi-coloured"

Sanskrit: aneka-varṇa, "variety of color".

anggota — "limb, member"

Sanskrit: ańga-jāḥ, "born from the body; limbs; member".

angkara — "insolence, cruel"

Sanskrit: aham-kara, "ego; pride - maker".

angkasa — "space (beyond earth's atmosphere)"

Sanskrit: ākāśa, "the sky".

angkasawan — "astronaut"

Sanskrit: ākāśa-vān, "the sky + having; possessing".

angsa — "goose"

Sanskrit: haṃsa, "swan".

aniaya — "maltreatment; abuse; injustice; tyranny"

Sanskrit: anyayā, "sinful activities, mischief".

antara — "among, (in) between"

Sanskrit: antarā, "between, in the meantime".

anugerah — "award; honour; grace"

Sanskrit: anugraha, "to bestow blessings; compassion".

asmara — "love"

Sanskrit: smara, "of lust".

asrama — "hostel"

Sanskrit: āśrama, "a religious hermitage".

atau — "or"

Sanskrit: athavā, "alternatively; or; either".

alpa — "negligent"

Sanskrit: alpa, "for a slight reason "

angka — "numerical figure"

Sanskrit: anka, "numerical constant"

angsana — "Pterocarpus Indica (tree)"

Sanskrit: asana, "Terminalia Tomen Indica (tree)"

antarabangsa — "international"

Sanskrit: antarā-vaṃśa, "between + descendants"

asa — "hope"

Sanskrit: āśa, "hope; expectation"

B

baca — "read"

Sanskrit: vācā, "words; with a voice".

bagai — "as if; like"

Sanskrit: bhagā, "whose good fortune".

bagi — "for; give"

Sanskrit: bhāga, "(to) divide".

bahagi — "allot; distribute; divide"

Sanskrit: bhāga, "divisions; portion".

bahagia — "blissful; lucky; blessed"

Sanskrit: bhāgya, "of the good fortune;".

bahasa — "language"

Sanskrit: bhāṣā, "language".

bahawa — "that (conj.)"

Sanskrit: bhava, "become; state of being".

bahaya — "danger"

Sanskrit: bhaya, "fear, danger".

bahu— "arm, shoulder"

Sanskrit: bāhu, "arms".

baja — "seed"

Sanskrit: bīja, "seed".

bakti — "homage, devotion, service"

Sanskrit: bhakti, "devotion".

bala — "disaster; calamity"

Sanskrit: bala, "by the strength;".

bangsa — "race; nation"

Sanskrit: vaṃśa, "of the dynasty; descendants; the spine;".

bangsawan — "noble "

Sanskrit: vaṃśa-vān, "of the dynasty; + having; possessing".

basmi — "eliminate; destroy"

Sanskrit: bhasmã, "reduce to ashes".

bayu — "wind"

Sanskrit: vàyu, "wind".

belantara — "jungle"

Sanskrit: vanàntara, "(interior of a) forest".

belia — "youth"

Sanskrit: ba-lya, "childhood age".

berita — "news (same as warta)"

Sanskrit: va-rta-, "event, news, topic, conversation".

bicara — "speak"

Sanskrit: vicàra, "discussion".

baginda — "Majesty"

Sanskrit: bhāgya, "part, good fortune + Austronesian suffix"

bahtera — "ship"

Sanskrit: vahitra, "a boat, ship"

bahwasanya — "that (conj.)"

Sanskrit: bhava, "being, state + ? "

baiduri — "opal (gem)"

Sanskrit: vaidårya, "cat's eye (gem)"

balai — "hall of audience"

Sanskrit: id., "id. "

balatentera — "army"

Sanskrit: balam-tantra , "the army + of the doctrine; the purport; "

bela — "defend"

Sanskrit: velà , "time, death 9 "

belaka — "merely"

Sanskrit: bàlaka , "young [G. 274] "

belanja — "expense"

Sanskrit: vala¤ja , "that which is spent [Sinh?] 10 "

bencana — "calamity"

Sanskrit: và¤cana , "deception "

benda — "object"

Sanskrit: bhàõóa , "goods "

bendahara — "treasurer (male)"

Sanskrit: bhàõóàgàra , "treasure "

bendahari — "treasurer (female)"

Sanskrit: id, "id. "

berahi — "passionate love"

Sanskrit: virahin , "separated from one's beloved [G. 262] "

berhala — "image of a god"

Sanskrit: bhaññàra , "lord [via Prk] 13 "

bestari — "clever"

Sanskrit: vistàrin , "extending 14 "

biara — "monastery"

Sanskrit: vihàra , "id. "

biasa — "habitual; usual; ordinary"

Sanskrit: abhya-sa , "of the accumulated practice; "

biasiswa — "scholarship"

Sanskrit: vyaya-iùya , "id. "

biayai — "expense, coats"

Sanskrit: vyaya , "loss, expense "

bidadari — "nymph"

Sanskrit: vidyàdharã , "id. "

bidan — "midwife"

Sanskrit: vidvàn , "nom. masc. of Skr vidvant, wise 15 "

bijak — "clever"

Sanskrit: vicakùaõna , "clever 17 "

bijaksana — "clever"

Sanskrit: vicakùaõna , "id. "

biji — "seed"

Sanskrit: bãja , "id. "

bila — "when"

Sanskrit: vela- , "period "

binasa — "destroyed"

Sanskrit: vinàsa , "destruction "

bisa — "venom; malice"

Sanskrit: vis?a , "poisonous "

budaya — "culture"

Sanskrit: buddhi , "id. "

budi — "kindness; good deed"

Sanskrit: buddhi , "of intelligence; "

budiman — "wise"

Sanskrit: buddhiman , "id. (nom. of buddhimant) "

bujangga — "scholar"

Sanskrit: bhujanga, "snake 22 "

bukti — "proof."

Sanskrit: bhukti , "enjoyment 23 "

bumi — "earth"

Sanskrit: bhu-mi , "earth, of lands "

bumiputera — "son of the soil, native"

Sanskrit: bhu-mi-putra , "earth + son "

C

cabai — "chilli pepper"

Sanskrit: cavi , "Piper Chaba 24 "

cahaya — "Light, radiance"

Sanskrit: cha-ya- , "shade "

cakra — "disk, sphere"

Sanskrit: cakra , "disc, wheel, "

cakrawala — "horizon"

Sanskrit: cakravàla , "mythical mountain bordering the earth (Puranas) "

candi — "ancient Hindu or Buddhist monument"

Sanskrit: caõói , "name of Durga "

cara — "way, manner"

Sanskrit: àcàra , "conduct 27 "

cari — "look for"

Sanskrit: càri, "moving around "

catur — "chess"

Sanskrit: caturaïga , "id. "

cedera — "quarrel, dispute"

Sanskrit: chidra , "cleft "

celaka — "mishap"

Sanskrit: chalaka , "delusive MW2 "

cempaka — "Michelia Champaka (tree)"

Sanskrit: campaka , "id. "

cendala — "low, outcaste"

Sanskrit: caõóàla , "id. "

cendana — "sandal-wood"

Sanskrit: candana , "id. cendekia "

cendera — "sweetheart"

Sanskrit: candra , "moon "

cenderawasih — "bird of paradise"

Sanskrit: candra , "id. "

ceria — "pure, spell"

Sanskrit: caryà , "due observance 30 "

cerita — "story"

Sanskrit: carita , "id. "

cernah — "digested"

Sanskrit: jãrõa , "old, digested "

cinta — "love"

Sanskrit: cintà , "thought, care "

cipta — "create"

Sanskrit: citta , "thought "

cita-cita], "ideal"

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/citta "thought "

citarasa — "taste; flavour"

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/citta "id. "

citra — "picture"

Sanskrit: citra, "multi-coloured "

cuci — "wash"

Sanskrit: cuci, "clean [cf. suci] "

cuka — "vinegar"

Sanskrit: cukra , "id. "

curiga — "suspect"

Sanskrit: churikà , "knife [via Prk] "

D

dadih — "curd"

Sanskrit: dadhi, "curd"

dahaga — "thirst"

Sanskrit: dàha, "thirst"

dana — "gift; fund; donation"

Sanskrit: dàna, "gift; charity; giving"

daru — "Urandra Corniculata (tree)"

Sanskrit: dàru, "wood"

daya — "power; capacity; ability"

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/d/daya], "mercy"

delima — "pomegrenate"

Sanskrit: dàlima, "pomegranate"

denda — "fine"

Sanskrit: danda, "punishment"

dendam — "resentment"

Sanskrit: danda, "punishment"

derhaka — "traitor"

Sanskrit: drohaka, "traitor"

derita — "suffer"

Sanskrit: dhàrita, "held, tolerated "

derma — "donation"

Sanskrit: dharma , "duty, good deeds "

dermaga — "platform"

Sanskrit: màrga , "road [] "

desa — "village"

Sanskrit: desa, "place, "

dewa — "deity"

Sanskrit: deva, "god "

dewasa — "time, adult"

Sanskrit: divasa , "day "

dewi — "deity"

Sanskrit: devi, "goddess "

dina(-hina) "miserable"

Sanskrit: dãna , "id. "

dosa — "sin"

Sanskrit: doùa, "id. "

duka — "sorrow; sadness"

Sanskrit: duhkha, " in distress, unhappiness "

dukacita — "sorrow"

Sanskrit: duhkha-citta, "id. "

dusta — "lie"

Sanskrit: dusta, "wicked "

duta — "envoy"

Sanskrit: dåta, "id. "

dwi- "two, double"

Sanskrit: dvi-, "id. (in comp.) "

dwibahasa — "bilingual"

Sanskrit: dvi-bhàsà, "id. "

E

erti — "meaning"

Sanskrit: artha, "id. "

esa — "one, only"

Sanskrit: ãsa, "lord, iva "

F

G

gajah — "elephant"

Sanskrit: gaja, "elephant "

gala — "resin"

Sanskrit: gala, "id. "

ganda — "double"

Sanskrit: ganda "cheek 36, "

gangsa — "bronze"

Sanskrit: kamùa, "brass [G. 382] "

gembala — "shepherd"

Sanskrit: gopàla , "id. "

gembira — "cheerful"

Sanskrit: gambhãra, "deep [G. 320, 552, 630] 37 "

gempa — "earthquake"

Sanskrit: kampa, "id. via Prk? "

gendala — "obstacle"

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/kandala "portent 38 "

gergaji — "saw"

Sanskrit: krakaca, "id. "

gerhana — "eclipse"

Sanskrit: grahaõa, "id. "

gua — "cave"

Sanskrit: guha, "id. "

gula — "sugar"

Sanskrit: gula, "id. "

guna — "utilize, use, purpose"

Sanskrit: gunna, "by the modes, qualities "

guru — "teacher"

Sanskrit: guruh, "spiritual master, teacher "

H

harga — "price"

Sanskrit: argha, "value, price 40 "

harim — "harim"

Sanskrit: id, "unto the Lord "

harta — "property"

Sanskrit: artha, "object, property etc. "

hartawan — "rich"

Sanskrit: artha-vān, "+ having; possessing"

hina — "low, despicable"

Sanskrit: hãna, "id. "

I

irama — "rhythm"

Sanskrit: virama, "pause, ceasura (in verse) "

istana — "palace"

Sanskrit: àsthàna, "place in the interior of a palace [G. 119] "

isteri — "wife"

Sanskrit: strã, "woman "

istimewa — "special"

Sanskrit: àstàm eva, "thus be it! [G. 632] "

J

jaga — "awake, guard"

Sanskrit: jagarti, "be awake, but via Prakrit, cf. Beng. jaga "

jala — "casting net"

Sanskrit: jala, "id. "

jambu — "tree (Eugenia)"

Sanskrit: jambu, "id. "

jampi — "incantation"

Sanskrit: japa, "id. [G. 307] "

janda — "widow"

Sanskrit: raõóa, "id. [G. 277] "

jasa — "service"

Sanskrit: vyàsa, "id "

jasa — "merit, service"

Sanskrit: yasah, "wonderful activities, glories "

jati — "tree (Tectonia grandis)"

Sanskrit: jàti, "tree (Jasminum grandiflorum) "

jawa — "Java(nese)"

Sanskrit: yava, "barley, grain (via Prakrit java, id.) [MW] "

jawi: [traditional] Malay"

Sanskrit: yava, "barley, grain [MW] MW15 "

jaya — "victorious"

Sanskrit: jaya, "victory "

jaya — "victory"

Sanskrit: jaya, "victory, all glories "

jelata — "common"

Sanskrit: janatà, "community "

jelita — "lovely"

Sanskrit: lalita, "id. "

jelma — "incarnation"

Sanskrit: janma, "birth "

jentera — "(spinning) wheel"

Sanskrit: yantra, "instrument "

jiva — "living being, living entity"

Sanskrit: jiwa, "(personal) soul "

juta — "million"

Sanskrit: ayuta, "ten thousand "

jutawan — "very rich"

Sanskrit: ayuta+vān, "ten thousand + having; possessing"

K

kaca — "glass, page"

Sanskrit: kàca, "glass "

kacamata — "spectacles"

Sanskrit: kàca, "glass"

kala — "length or period of time"

Sanskrit: kāla, "time"

kalakini — "now"

Sanskrit: kàla, "time"

kalau — "if"

Sanskrit: kàla, "time"

kali — "time(s)"

Sanskrit: kàla, "time"

kanta — "lens"

Sanskrit: kànta, "sun-crystal"

kapas — "cotton"

Sanskrit: karpàsa, "id. [G. 60] "

karma — "karma"

Sanskrit: karma, "work, action "

karya — "achievement, work "kàrya "

Sanskrit: karya, "duty, work; cf. kerja "

kasturi — "musk flower (k.o. hibiscus)"

Sanskrit: kastårã, "musk "

kata — "word"

Sanskrit: kathà, "story "

kati — "a hundred thousand"

Sanskrit: koñi, "ten million "

kelahi — "quarrel"

Sanskrit: kalaha, "id. "

Keling — "Indian"

Sanskrit: kàlinga, "inhabitant of Kalinga, south Orissa, India "

keluarga — "family"

Sanskrit: kula-varga, "id. "

kemboja — "tree (Plumeria Acuminata)"

Sanskrit: kamboja, "id. "

kendi — "water-pitcher"

Sanskrit: kuõóa, "id. "

kepala — "head"

Sanskrit: kapàla, "cup, skull "

kerana — "because"

Sanskrit: kàraõa, "cause "

keranda — "coffin"

Sanskrit: karaõóa, "basket, box "

kerja — "work, oeuvre"

Sanskrit: karya, "the work, the manifest products "

kesatria — "warrior, knight"

Sanskrit: kùatriya, "id. "

ketika — "moment, when"

Sanskrit: ghañikà, "hour (24 minutes) "

kian — "as much (many) as"

Sanskrit: kiyan, "how much? "

kosakata — "vocabulary"

Sanskrit: kosa, "id. "

kota — "town"

Sanskrit: koña, "stronghold "

kuasa — "power"

Sanskrit: vasa, "id. [] 47 "

kumba — "pot"

Sanskrit: kumbha, "id. "

kunci — "key"

Sanskrit: kucikà, "id. 48 "

kungkuma — "saffron"

Sanskrit: kuïkuma, "id. "

kurnia — "mercy"

Sanskrit: kàruõya, "compassion "

kusta — "leprosy"

Sanskrit: kuùñha, "id. "

L

labu — "gourd"

Sanskrit: alabå, "id. [G. 322] "

laksa — "ten thousand"

Sanskrit: lakùa, "id. "

laksamana — "admiral"

Sanskrit: lakùmaõa, "name of Rama's younger brother [G. 507] "

lawang — "cinnamon"

Sanskrit: lavanga, "clove 49 "

lela — "smart, elegant"

Sanskrit: lãlà, "play 50 "

lena — "(sleep) soundly"

Sanskrit: lãna, "lying, vanished 51 "

lencana — "badge"

Sanskrit: làncana, "id. "

lingga — "lingga (symbol of Siva)"

Sanskrit: liïga, "id. "

loba — "greedy"

Sanskrit: lobha, "greed "

loka — "world"

Sanskrit: loka, "id. "

M

madu — "honey, co-wife"

Sanskrit: madhu, "honey"

maha — "great"

Sanskrit: mahà, "greatest"

mahadewa — "Supreme God, iva"

Sanskrit: mahà+deva, "Supreme God"

mahadewi — "supreme goddess"

Sanskrit: mahà+devi, "Supreme Goddess"

mahaesa — "all-mighty"

Sanskrit: mahà+īśa, "Supreme Lord"

mahaguru — "professor"

Sanskrit: mahà+guru, "great teacher"

maharaja — "king"

Sanskrit: mahà+ràja, "great king"

maharajalela — "rage"

Sanskrit: maharaja-lãlà, "king + play "

maharani — "queen"

Sanskrit: mahàrani, "id. "

mahasiswa — "(male) student"

Sanskrit: mahà-śiṣyā, "great-student"

mahasiswi — "(female) student"

Sanskrit: mahà-śiṣyā, "great-student"

mahkota — "crown"

Sanskrit: makuña, ""

mala — "stain; dirt"

Sanskrit: mala, "dirty things;"

malapetaka — "calamity; disaster"

Sanskrit: mahā-pātaka, "the resultant actions of greatly sinful activities;"

manakala — "when"

Sanskrit: māna-kàla, "in honor of time"

mani — "sperma"

Sanskrit: mani, "pearls; gemlike"

manik — "bead, jewel"

Sanskrit: mani, "jewel"

mantera — "spell, mantra "mantra "

Sanskrit: mantra, "hymns, magical chants "

manusia — "man(kind), human "manusya "

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/human beings "

mara — "danger"

Sanskrit: màra, "death "

masa — "period"

Sanskrit: màsa, "month "

masakini — "contemporary"

Sanskrit: màsa, "month"

maya — "illusion"

Sanskrit: màyà, "id. "

melaka — "Phyllanthos emblica (tree)"

Sanskrit: malaka, "name of various plants "

melati — "jasmine"

Sanskrit: màlàti, "id. "

menteri — "minister"

Sanskrit: mantri, "counselor, adviser, the minister "

merdeka — "free"

Sanskrit: maharddhika, "prosperous "

merdu — "soft, melodious"

Sanskrit: mçdu, "id. "

merpati — "pigeon"

Sanskrit: parapati, "id. "

mesra — "mixed"

Sanskrit: misra, "id. "

mestika — "bezoar"

Sanskrit: sphañikà, "crystal "

muka — "face, front"

Sanskrit: mukha, "face "

mula — "Beginning, start "mula "root, beginning, at the base "

Sanskrit: mula

mulai — "(counting) from"

Sanskrit: måla, "root, beginning [+ suffix -i] "

mulia — "noble, excellency"

Sanskrit: målya, "value "

murka — "angry (applied to a king)"

Sanskrit: mårkha, "fool "

mutiara — "pearl string"

Sanskrit: muktàhàra, "id. "

N

nada — "tone"

Sanskrit: nàda, "sound"

nadi — "pulse"

Sanskrit: nàdi, "artery "

naga — "mythical cobra"

Sanskrit: nàga, "id. "

nama — "name"

Sanskrit: nama, "name, known as "

negara — "state"

Sanskrit: nagara, "city, state "

negeri — "city"

Sanskrit: nagarī, "the city, town "

neraca — "balance"

Sanskrit: nàràca, "scale"

neraka — "hell"

Sanskrit: narakāḥ, "the hellish regions"

niaga — "trade"

Sanskrit: vànijya, ""

nila — "indigo"

Sanskrit: nīla, "bluish; sapphires"

nilam — "sapphire"

Sanskrit: nīlam, "bluish;"

nira — "water"

Sanskrit: nīra, "water"

nobat — "a famous music"

Sanskrit: naubat, where nau andnava "nine", bah "combine" — "combination of nine type of instruments"

nyana — "suppose"

Sanskrit: jnàna, "knowledge "

nyata — "real, clear, evident"

Sanskrit: niyata, "certain "

O

P

pada — "at, to"

Sanskrit: pàda, "foot 63 "

paduka — "(Your) Majesty"

Sanskrit: pàduka, "sandal 64 "

pahala — "merit, reward (for moral conduct)"

Sanskrit: phala, "results of activities, fruits "

pakma — "Rafflesia (flower)"

Sanskrit: pakùma, "eyelashes 65 "

paksa — "force"

Sanskrit: pakùa, "wing etc. [G. 556] "

panca — "five"

Sanskrit: pa¤ca, "id. "

pancaragam — "diverse"

Sanskrit: pa¤ca, "five [Skr/Tam] "

pandai — "clever"

Sanskrit: pandita, "learned "

papa — "miserable"

Sanskrit: pàpa, "bad, wicked "

para — "Id. "param"

Sanskrit: param, "far superior things "

pati — "id. "pati, essence"

Sanskrit: pati,

pelihara — "look after"

Sanskrit: parihara, "immunity "

pencuri — "thief"

Sanskrit: cora, "id. ] "

pendeta — "vicar"

Sanskrit: paõóita, "scholar "

penjara — "jail"

Sanskrit: pa¤jara, "cage "

percaya — "trust"

Sanskrit: pratyaya, "id. "

perdana — "prime"

Sanskrit: pradhàna, "principal "

perdanamenteri — "prime minister"

Sanskrit: perdanamantri, "id. "

perdata — "civil (law)"

Sanskrit: pradatta, "offered 77 "

peribahasa — "proverb"

Sanskrit: paribhàùà, "rule, maxim "

peribumi — "indigenous"

Sanskrit: bhumi, "land, earth"

periksa — "examine"

Sanskrit: pariksà, "examination "

peristiwa — "event"

Sanskrit: prastàva, "occasion "

perkara — "affair"

Sanskrit: perkàra, "manner "

perkasa — "courageous"

Sanskrit: prakà÷a, "bright "

permaisuri — "queen"

Sanskrit: paramesvarã, "id. "

pertama — "first"

Sanskrit: prathama, "id. "

pertiwi — "earth"

Sanskrit: pçthivã, "id. "

perwira — "brave, officer"

Sanskrit: pravãra, "hero "

peta — "map"

Sanskrit: paña, "cloth "

petaka — "misfortune"

Sanskrit: pàtaka, "crime, sin "

petala — "layer"

Sanskrit: pàtàla, "(the seven strata of) hell "

prakata — "foreward"

Sanskrit: prà-kathà, "pre- + story "

prasangka — "prejudice"

Sanskrit: pra-saïkà, "pre- + care, suspicion "

puasa — "fast"

Sanskrit: upavàsa, "id. [via Prk] "

puja — "worship"

Sanskrit: puja, "id. "

puji — "worship"

Sanskrit: puja, "worship 80 "

pura — "city, kraton"

Sanskrit: pura, "city "

purba — "former"

Sanskrit: pårva, "id. "

purbakala — "ancient time"

Sanskrit: pårvakàla, "id. "

purnama — "full moon"

Sanskrit: pårõamà, "id. "

puspa — "flower"

Sanskrit: puùpa, "id. "

pustaka — "book"

Sanskrit: pustaka, "books "

putera — "prince"

Sanskrit: putra, "son "

puteri — "princess"

Sanskrit: putri, "princess "

Q

R

raga — "basket; a kind of rattan ball; to show off"

Sanskrit: ràga, "of reddish color; spontaneous love; passion"

ragam — "kind, colour"

Sanskrit: ràgam, "color"

rahsia — "secret"

Sanskrit: rahasya, "mysterious"

raja — "king"

Sanskrit: raja, "the king"

rani — "queen"

Sanskrit: rani, "the Queen "

raksasa — "giant, demon"

Sanskrit: rākṣasaḥ, "the ignorant spirits; a man-eater"

rana — "suffering"

Sanskrit: maraṇa, "death; because of the death"

rasa — "emotion, feeling; taste; opinion"

Sanskrit: rasa, "taste; humor; in the mood"

reka — "to invent; to create; to design; to compose"

Sanskrit: rekhà, ""

rencana — "plan"

Sanskrit: racana, "arrangement; compilation"

restu — "blessing"

Sanskrit: astu, "let there be; hypothetically granted;"

roma — "fine body hair"

Sanskrit: roma, "body hair "

rosak — "broken, spoiled"

Sanskrit: råkùa, "coarse, dirty"

rugi — "loss"

Sanskrit: roga, "disease"

rupa — "form"

Sanskrit: rūpa, "form; beauty"

S

sa — "with (prefix)"

Sanskrit: sa, "with; along with; accompanied by"

sabda — "sound, word"

Sanskrit: śabda, "sound"

sedaya — "to the extent possible"

Sanskrit: sadaya, "merciful; always"

sahaja — "natural"

Sanskrit: sahaja, "natural, simple "

saja — "only"

Sanskrit: sahaja, "natural [G. 390] "

saksama — "accurate"

Sanskrit: sa-sama, " "

saksi — "witness"

Sanskrit: sa-ks?i, "the witness, evidence "

sakti — "power"

Sanskrit: s'akti, "energy, power "

sama — "same"

Sanskrit: sama, "equal, level, unaltered "

samudra — "ocean"

Sanskrit: samudra, "oceans and seas "

sandiwara — "theatre"

Sanskrit: saümdhi, "+ ? 90 "

sangka — "suppose"

Sanskrit: saïkà, "doubt, fear "

sangsi — "doubt"

Sanskrit: saünaya, "id. "

sari — "essence"

Sanskrit: sàra, "core, essence [G. 89 f.] "

sarjana — "scholar "sajjana "

Sanskrit: sarja, "virtuous or wise man [G. 319] "

sastera — "literature"

Sanskrit: sastram, "the scriptures "

sastra — "literature"

Sanskrit: àstra, "handbook 110 "

satria — "knight"

Sanskrit: kùatriya, "warrior "

saudara — "brother"

Sanskrit: sodara, "(half-)brother (same mother) "

saudari — "girl"

Sanskrit: sundarã, "beautiful girl 109 "

saya — "I (polite)"

Sanskrit: sahàya, "companion, assistant "

sebentar — "at once"

Sanskrit: avantara, "in-between 12 "

sederhana — "simple"

Sanskrit: sàdhàraõa, "common "

sedia — "ready"

Sanskrit: sajja, "prepared "

sediakala — "formerly"

Sanskrit: sajja-kàla, " "

segala — "whole, all"

Sanskrit: sakala, "which includes all "

segera — "quick"

Sanskrit: sãghra, "id. "

sejagat — "all"

Sanskrit: sakala-jagat, "of all the universe "

sejahtera — "prosperous"

Sanskrit: sàdhya, "celestial beings 94 "

sekali — "once, very"

Sanskrit: sakala, "once [G. 486] 95 "

seksa — "torment"

Sanskrit: sikùà, "punishment "

selenggara — "organize"

Sanskrit: sàlaükàra, "adorned 97 "

selesma — "flu"

Sanskrit: sleùma, "mucus [G. 157] "

seloka — "phrase "shloka"

Sanskrit: verse, " "

semadi — "meditation"

Sanskrit: samàdhi, "id. "

semasa — "during"

Sanskrit: màsa, "month, time "

sementara — "temporary"

Sanskrit: samanantara, "just following [G. 140] "

semesta — "all"

Sanskrit: samasta, "id. "

sempurna — "perfect"

Sanskrit: sampårõa, "id. "

semua — "all"

Sanskrit: samåha, "multitude "

semuka — "(someone with) the same face"

Sanskrit: mukha, "face"

semula — "original"

Sanskrit: måla, "root "

senantiasa — "always"

Sanskrit: nityasas, "id. "

sendi — "joint, sinew"

Sanskrit: sandhi, "id. "

sengketa — "conflict"

Sanskrit: saüketa, "id. "

sengsara — "suffering"

Sanskrit: sam´sara, "material bondage "

senja — "sunset"

Sanskrit: sàüdhya, "id. "

senjata — "weapon"

Sanskrit: saüyatta, "come into conflict [G. 523] "

sentosa — "tranquil"

Sanskrit: saütoùa, "satisfaction "

seragam — "uniform"

Sanskrit: ràga, "colour [via Tam] 99 "

serangga — "insect"

Sanskrit: sàraïga, "variegated 100 "

serasi — "harmonious"

Sanskrit: rà÷i, "heap [; G. 151] "

serba — "omni-"

Sanskrit: sarva, "all "

serbaneka — "various"

Sanskrit: sarva-aneka, "all "

seri — "splendour"

Sanskrit: srã, "divine, fortune "

seribumi — "heliotrope"

Sanskrit: ÷rã, "id. "

serigala — "wolf"

Sanskrit: sçgàla, "jackal "

seroja — "lotus"

Sanskrit: saroja, "id. "

serta — "with, and"

Sanskrit: sàrtha, "company [G. 109] 101 "

seteru — "enemy"

Sanskrit: id., "id. "

setia — "loyal , faithful"

Sanskrit: satya, "true, loyal "

sewa — "rent"

Sanskrit: sevà, "service "

sila — "moral principle"

Sanskrit: ÷ãla, "virtue "

singa — "lion"

Sanskrit: siüha, "id. "

singgasana — "throne"

Sanskrit: siühàsana, "lion throne "

siswa — "pupil"

Sanskrit: ÷iùya, "id. "

stupa — "id."

Sanskrit: ståpa, "id. MW13 "

suami — "husband"

Sanskrit: svàmi, "lord "

suara — "voice"

Sanskrit: svara, "sound "

suasana — "atmosphere"

Sanskrit: suvasana, "good seat 106 "

suci — "sacred"

Sanskrit: ÷uci, "pure [cf. cuci] "

sudah — "already"

Sanskrit: ÷uddha, "cleared, acquitted [G. 565] 107 "

sudi — "well-disposed"

Sanskrit: ÷uddhi, "acquittal [G. 119] "

suka — "like; enjoy"

Sanskrit: sukha, "happiness "

sukacita — "glad; happy; cheerful"

Sanskrit: sukha-citta, "happiness + of the heart; "

sukarela — "voluntary"

Sanskrit: sukha, "pleasure [Skr/Ar] "

sukaria — "happy"

Sanskrit: sukha, "happiness, pleasure "

sunyi — "deserted"

Sanskrit: ÷ånya, "empty, void "

supaya — "in order that"

Sanskrit: upàya, "means [] "

surga — "heaven"

Sanskrit: svarga, "id. 104 "

surga — "heaven"

Sanskrit: svarga, "heaven, the heavenly planets "

suria — "sun"

Sanskrit: surya, "the sun "

susila — "virtuous"

Sanskrit: su÷ãla, "id. "

sutera — "silk"

Sanskrit: sutra, "silk "

swasta — "private"

Sanskrit: svastha, "relying on oneself "

T

tabik — "good-bye"

Sanskrit: ksàntavya, "pardon [G. 640] "

tadi — "a moment ago"

Sanskrit: tada, "at that time; then "

tala — "well-tuned"

Sanskrit: tàla, "musical measure "

tapa — "asceticism"

Sanskrit: tapas, "id. "

tata — "system; order"

Sanskrit: tata, "order [G. 320] "

tatabahasa — "grammar"

Sanskrit: tata-bha-s?a, "language rules "

tatkala — "when"

Sanskrit: tat-kàla, "that-time; in that duration of time;"

teka — "guess"

Sanskrit: tarka, "conjecture "

telaga — "pond"

Sanskrit: taóàga, "id. 111 "

tembaga — "copper"

Sanskrit: tàmra, "id. [via Prk] "

tentera — "army; military; troops"

Sanskrit: tantra, "the purport; "

tetapi — "but; yet; even if; in spite of"

Sanskrit: tatha--api, tatha-pi "as well as; + also = Nonetheless; but still "

topi — "hat"

Sanskrit: topi, "hat "

U

ucap — "say"

Sanskrit: uvaca, "said "

udara — "air"

Sanskrit: udàra, "high "

umpama — "example"

Sanskrit: upama, "comparison; analogy "

upacara — "ceremony"

Sanskrit: upaca-ra, "of offerings "

upaya — "means; ways; ability"

Sanskrit: upa-ya, "the means; of processes "

usaha — "effort"

Sanskrit: utsa-ha, "enthusiasm "

usia — "age"

Sanskrit: àyuùya, "longevity "

utama — "main; chief; special; most important"

Sanskrit: uttama, "highly situated; topmost "

utara — "north"

Sanskrit: uttara, "upper, above "

utas — "explain"

Sanskrit: uttara, "reply "

V

W

wacana — "discussion"

Sanskrit: vacana, "statement "

wangsa — "dynasty"

Sanskrit: vam÷a, "family "

wanita — "lady"

Sanskrit: vanita, "woman "

warganegara — "citizen"

Sanskrit: varga-nagara, "member + town "

waris — "heir"

Sanskrit: waris, "heir "

warna — "color"

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/varn?a "color "

warta — "news (same origin as berita)"

Sanskrit: varta, "news, topic, conversation "

wartawan — "journalist"

Sanskrit: vçtta+vān, "event + having; possessing"

wasangka — "suspicion"

Sanskrit: saïkà, "doubt [Ar/Skr] 115 "

wibawa — "authority"

Sanskrit: vibhava, "id. "

wicara — "hurt, cut +"

Sanskrit: vicàra, "reflection "

wijaya — "victory"

Sanskrit: vijaya, "id. "

wira — "hero"

Sanskrit: vãra, "id. "

wisma — "hostel"

Sanskrit: ve÷ma, "dwelling "

X

Y

yayasan — "foundation"

Sanskrit: ya÷as "glory [G. 537 "

yoga — "id."

Sanskrit: [http://vedabase.net/yoga "id. "

Z