Thursday, 12 September 2013
Parental consent required, says lawyer
Parents … if your children have been questioned by police without your consent or without you being present, sue them.
Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights coordinator Edmund Bon said parents should do so for the arbitrary and unlawful interference in the lives and privacy of their children.
“They should also sue (to claim) damages for emotional distress to the children,” he said.
Bon said any police officer who questions a child without the consent of the parents, as happened to several students of SK Seri Pristana, have breached Section 113 of the Child Act 2001.
“In order to question a child, the police must first order any person to produce the child who may assist in the investigation of the offence. Given that the parents were not ordered to produce their children for questioning, Section 113 has been violated,” Bon told theSun.
He was commenting on Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar’s, statement that the consent of parents was unnecessary if police wished to question their children.
Khalid said this in relation to last week’s disclosure that Sungai Buloh police had admitted interviewing pupils from the Seri Pristana primary school in connection with the “shower room canteen’ controversy.
Bon said the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) could not be applied in this instance as the Child Act specifically governs those who are under 18 years of age.
“Where there is a specific law, the general law, in this case the CPC, cannot be used,” he said. However, Bon added that the Child Act is silent on the powers of the police when taking a written or oral statement from a child.
Similar views were shared by Lawyers for Liberty co-founder Eric Paulsen, who felt that while Khalid was technically correct in his interpretation of the law, a responsible police force would inform parents before questioning their children.
“Children must be treated fairly as witnesses. They are not suspects. We have to look into the best interests of the child and we must protect children from unnecessary questioning and abuses of power,” he said.
Paulsen added that the police have to exercise discretion to ensure the best interests of the child are protected.
Meanwhile, criminal defence lawyer, Sreekant Pillay, said that children would be intimidated if they were questioned by he police, as the child would be afraid of someone in uniform, no matter how nice they can be.
“The courts take the fears of the child into consideration when testifying in court. The police can’t simply go in and pick up kids. A parent has to be present, or at least give their consent. To me, it falls short of bullying,” said Sreekant.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Malaysia and its Morons.
We havs a idiot as a IGP, claiming that there is nothing in the law which states that they are not authorised to interrogate school children without the presence of their parents.This is the same fellow whon said that there was nothing in the law to prevent a group of brainless ex-servicemen from shaking their stinking booty in front of your house.
We have a C4,PMwho assured Malaysians that there won't be a hike in the price fuel,after the 13th general election.
We have a 'I'm a Malay first', DPM who claimed that Muslims never insulted our religion its always the non-Muslims who insult Islam,in MOOheddin wraped mind when Muslims insult our religion,they call it defending Islam,but when non-Muslim defend their religion,they call it insulting Islam.
We have a maverick Minister who claimed that he doesn't sleep with his son because he was not a gay.He had the audacity to appoint his ouw son in his ministry,
We have a 'kaki pukul', Home Minister who said that those unhappy with the results of the GE13 should leave the country and migrate to a country,where the election is free and fair.
We have a 'foaming in the mouth, Minister who recommended that UiTM do a 'scientific research' on the Dumno propaganda,Chinese bashing and historically distorted crap 'Tandas Putera'.
We have a 'hand kissing Dumno/BN apologist, Deputy Minister who quickly brushed aside the SK Sri Pristina changinng room/stingky toilet fiasco as a small matter and declared the matter closed after a whirlwind 'for show' investigation,he later went on to defend a bully teacher whacking a student with a chair, as an isolated insident.
We have a 'rejected MB', Second Education Minister Idris Jusoh who said that those who opposed to the new education blueprint,should send the children overseas for study.
We had the 'Kris waving' former Home Minister KrisMOOdin saying the armed Sulu militants who entered Sabah were not militants or terrorists but “since they had guns,and that it was important that police action does not lead to bloodshed”.It took 3 weeks for the government to recognize the armered intruders as terrorists before the army was sent to hunt the militants down.
Friday, 6 September 2013
Vernacular school groups sceptical despite ministry’s assurance
Groups championing vernacular education are not buying the education ministry's assurance that Chinese and Tamil schools will continue to exist and be protected.
The United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) and Tamil Foundation Malaysia remain fearful of the blueprint and its policies, which they say threaten vernacular school education.
"My biggest worry is that the policies are based on Education Act 1996, which in effect pushes for the implementation of single-stream schools.
"We are not against the teaching of the national language, but single-stream schools sideline mother tongue education, and this threatens vernacular education," said Dong Zong vice-president Chow Siew Hon.
Vice-president of Tamil Foundation Malaysia Raghavan Annamalai said they are on the same boat as Dong Zong on this issue and are unhappy that the blueprint wasn't reviewed before the launch.
"As part of Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia, a coalition of 25 NGOs, which has conducted detailed studies and reviews of the Ministry of Education's initiative, we are disappointed that our suggestions were not taken into consideration by the government," said Raghavan.
He said that although it wasn't mentioned explicitly in the blueprint that vernacular schools will be removed, he is concerned that the identity of Chinese and Tamil schools will die a slow death, just like what happened to English medium schools.
He fears that teaching time for non-Malay languages will be reduced to accommodate longer hours for the teaching of the national language.
Chow said that Dong Zong will continue to oppose the blueprint with its petition movement and roadshows that started in July as a move to educate the community about the threats posed to vernacular education by the blueprint.
A resolution was passed during a Dong Zong organised assembly at SJK (C) Chung Kwo in July, which was attended by 2,000 representatives from 1,100 associations.
The roadshow, which targets communities nationwide, will be held in West and East Malaysia.
They also resolve to pressure the government by submitting complaints to the United Nation Human Rights Council and The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as the last mode of action. - September 6, 2013.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
The revenge of Najib,
6 tips to combat the price hike on fuel.
I know for a fact that the recent price hike for petrol and diesel was punishment for not voting Dumno/BN in GE13.This is Najib's revenge.Dumno have 3 5 million party menbers,6.8 million Malaysian will be eligeble to receive Najib's BR1M 3.0,which means all Dumno Members,their family,friends and cronies are all covered under the BR1M scheme.
Now,who did not vote for Dumno/BN?,that's 95% Chinese,slightly over 50% Indians and Malays who are supporters of PAS and PKR.This are the people that the government have targeted to pay the price,for not voting Dumno/BN.The truth is, Najib is taxing us, to reward his people/supporters.This is racialization of fuel subsidy and has got nothing to do with fuel subsidy reform.
So,I've got some advice for you on how to save money in this hard times:-
1) Drive less aggressively.( don't try to emulate the 'mat rempits',riding/driving,like there is no tomorrow.What to do : Drive safer.Your Potential Saving : Up to 33%)
2) Keep your vehicle within the speed limit.(don't asume that your 'cap chai' or your 'kancils' as superbike or Ferraris, there is no need to ride/drive at 300 kph,tearing up the highways,in the process. What to do :Observe optimum speed limit of your car
Your potential saving : Between 7 – 14%)
3) Remove excessive weight from your car.( remove all the 'parangs' hockey sticks,iron rods,and extra steering locks,with which,you normally use to beat up other motorist. What to do : Remove junks from your car.Your potential saving : 2% for every 45 kilograms of excessive weight)
4) Maintain the tires at the right pressure.( don't be a 'kedukut',don't keep using your car's tyres unitl they become 'botak' with the steel wires/linings exposed and forget about 'celup' tyres.So for the sake of fuel economy and your own safety, check your tyres.What to do : Maintain your tires at optimum pressure,Your potential saving : 3% for every 10 PSI)
5) Don’t idle.(Malaysian drivers have the habit of waiting in their cars with the engines switched on.Don't do that,instead switch off the engine,jack-up your car and go lie down under the car.What to do : Do not idle in your car with the engine switched on
Your potential saving : 1.6 km worth of fuel for every 2 minutes you idle)
Happy Motoring and Happy Saving.
I know for a fact that the recent price hike for petrol and diesel was punishment for not voting Dumno/BN in GE13.This is Najib's revenge.Dumno have 3 5 million party menbers,6.8 million Malaysian will be eligeble to receive Najib's BR1M 3.0,which means all Dumno Members,their family,friends and cronies are all covered under the BR1M scheme.
Now,who did not vote for Dumno/BN?,that's 95% Chinese,slightly over 50% Indians and Malays who are supporters of PAS and PKR.This are the people that the government have targeted to pay the price,for not voting Dumno/BN.The truth is, Najib is taxing us, to reward his people/supporters.This is racialization of fuel subsidy and has got nothing to do with fuel subsidy reform.
So,I've got some advice for you on how to save money in this hard times:-
1) Drive less aggressively.( don't try to emulate the 'mat rempits',riding/driving,like there is no tomorrow.What to do : Drive safer.Your Potential Saving : Up to 33%)
2) Keep your vehicle within the speed limit.(don't asume that your 'cap chai' or your 'kancils' as superbike or Ferraris, there is no need to ride/drive at 300 kph,tearing up the highways,in the process. What to do :Observe optimum speed limit of your car
Your potential saving : Between 7 – 14%)
3) Remove excessive weight from your car.( remove all the 'parangs' hockey sticks,iron rods,and extra steering locks,with which,you normally use to beat up other motorist. What to do : Remove junks from your car.Your potential saving : 2% for every 45 kilograms of excessive weight)
4) Maintain the tires at the right pressure.( don't be a 'kedukut',don't keep using your car's tyres unitl they become 'botak' with the steel wires/linings exposed and forget about 'celup' tyres.So for the sake of fuel economy and your own safety, check your tyres.What to do : Maintain your tires at optimum pressure,Your potential saving : 3% for every 10 PSI)
5) Don’t idle.(Malaysian drivers have the habit of waiting in their cars with the engines switched on.Don't do that,instead switch off the engine,jack-up your car and go lie down under the car.What to do : Do not idle in your car with the engine switched on
Your potential saving : 1.6 km worth of fuel for every 2 minutes you idle)
Happy Motoring and Happy Saving.
'There Is No Way PR Can Rule Malaysia With Just Three Parties' Print E-mail By SM AMIN
There is no way that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will be able to govern the entire nation with a coalition of just three parties; PKR, DAP and PAS, according to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice president Chua Tian Chang.
More commonly known as Tian Chua, he said that in order to achieve their goal, the Opposition coalition would require fresh elements to bring down and eventually reform the current system.
"I would like to say that in the current scenario, there is no way for PR to govern with just three parties.
"If we want to change the formula of power that is in place now, we would need new elements," he said in a forum titled 'Reformasi 15 Tahun' (15 years of reformation) held at Bangsar Utama club Tuesday night.
Tian Chua added that a unity government is one of the elements and it can be achieved if PR is able to further disclose their plans and with the help of various groups urging for the matter to come to fruition.
Apart from that, he said the possibility for Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to urge their leader to focus more on economy and solving the rakyat's woes will also become a key contributing factor.
He explained that this idea is not entirely farfetched especially since it is likely that within Umno itself, the feeling of doubt is already brewing and they themselves are not sure the ruling government can remain the way they are in light of the current state of the nation.
"I'm sure they feel need to sit down and discuss a different agenda," Tian Chua said.
"To me, I feel it is possible for the formation of a unity government. We are now in the midst of demanding for change.
"People no longer want to hear 'wait another five years until the next general election'...after fifteen years, the public has realized that reformation will not take place as long as BN is run by Umno," he added.
Tian Chua remains doubtful that there are leaders in BN with a strong enough conviction to want to realise the formation of a unity government because according to him, this matter requires a strong leadership.
"With the current state of BN leaders, I will not even dream that any of them will be able to get out from their old mentality and form a new leadership," he told a crowd of about 50 people.
Meanwhile, social activist, Hishamuddin Rais said, that in order to topple the current government, there are several methods that can be adopted; one of them being to form a unity government.
"I predict, based on my own theory, that there are four ways to bring down a government," Hishamuddin said.
"The first is a coup d'etat like how Suharto did to Sukarno. The second is through elections like in the United States of America, England and France. The next is through a reformist movement or a street movement and lastly through the agreement to form a unity government.
"It is not entirely impossible to form a unity government, it has happened before," Hishamuddin said at the forum where he was one of the panel members.
He added that based on an analysis of Opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's speech about August 31, it is clear that the former deputy prime minister is looking to form a unity government, despite the matter having been denied.
"He said it in the third last paragraph...'eventhough we reject the results of the 13th general election (GE13) we are ready to put aside differences and urge for a discussion to take place'.
"From my understanding, Anwar, from paragraphs 1 to 6, lined up one crisis after another that Malaysia is facing, namely economy, belief, religion, crime and several others. Those crisis are seen as grounds to begin a discussion, but was then denied," he said.
Apart from the two leaders, other panels at the forum were lawyer Latheefah Koya and PKR Youth's deputy chief, Khairul Anwar.
"I would like to say that in the current scenario, there is no way for PR to govern with just three parties.
"If we want to change the formula of power that is in place now, we would need new elements," he said in a forum titled 'Reformasi 15 Tahun' (15 years of reformation) held at Bangsar Utama club Tuesday night.
Tian Chua added that a unity government is one of the elements and it can be achieved if PR is able to further disclose their plans and with the help of various groups urging for the matter to come to fruition.
Apart from that, he said the possibility for Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to urge their leader to focus more on economy and solving the rakyat's woes will also become a key contributing factor.
He explained that this idea is not entirely farfetched especially since it is likely that within Umno itself, the feeling of doubt is already brewing and they themselves are not sure the ruling government can remain the way they are in light of the current state of the nation.
"I'm sure they feel need to sit down and discuss a different agenda," Tian Chua said.
"To me, I feel it is possible for the formation of a unity government. We are now in the midst of demanding for change.
"People no longer want to hear 'wait another five years until the next general election'...after fifteen years, the public has realized that reformation will not take place as long as BN is run by Umno," he added.
Tian Chua remains doubtful that there are leaders in BN with a strong enough conviction to want to realise the formation of a unity government because according to him, this matter requires a strong leadership.
"With the current state of BN leaders, I will not even dream that any of them will be able to get out from their old mentality and form a new leadership," he told a crowd of about 50 people.
Meanwhile, social activist, Hishamuddin Rais said, that in order to topple the current government, there are several methods that can be adopted; one of them being to form a unity government.
"I predict, based on my own theory, that there are four ways to bring down a government," Hishamuddin said.
"The first is a coup d'etat like how Suharto did to Sukarno. The second is through elections like in the United States of America, England and France. The next is through a reformist movement or a street movement and lastly through the agreement to form a unity government.
"It is not entirely impossible to form a unity government, it has happened before," Hishamuddin said at the forum where he was one of the panel members.
He added that based on an analysis of Opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's speech about August 31, it is clear that the former deputy prime minister is looking to form a unity government, despite the matter having been denied.
"He said it in the third last paragraph...'eventhough we reject the results of the 13th general election (GE13) we are ready to put aside differences and urge for a discussion to take place'.
"From my understanding, Anwar, from paragraphs 1 to 6, lined up one crisis after another that Malaysia is facing, namely economy, belief, religion, crime and several others. Those crisis are seen as grounds to begin a discussion, but was then denied," he said.
Apart from the two leaders, other panels at the forum were lawyer Latheefah Koya and PKR Youth's deputy chief, Khairul Anwar.
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
The numbers don’t tally, Mr Prime Minister
(there is a saying, that if you are not good at cheating,don't attempt to cheat,you will get caught,with your pants down and Najib is in that predicament now)
Najib Razak has claimed that the 20 sen hike on RON95 and diesel would help the country to reduce its fiscal deficit.He further claimed that the move would save RM1.1 billion in the remainder of 2013 and RM3.3 billion annually.
To cushion the impact due to fuel price hike, Najib also announced that the cash payout for 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) would be increased in the Budget 2014.
However, he did not state how much it would be.
Let's assume the government would pay RM600 for household earning less than RM3,000 and RM300 for bachelors, BR1M 3.0 would cost the government a whopping RM3.48 billion, slightly more than the RM3.3 billion saved from the fuel subsidies.
For BR1M 2.0,the government paid a whopping RM2.9 billion.A total of 6.8 million recipients received the cash aid, with 4.8 million receiving RM500 for those with household income of less than RM3,000 and another 2 million receiving RM250 for bachelors earning less than RM2,000.
So Najib will saves RM3.3 billion from the fuel subsidy and pay out RM3.48 billion on BR1M 3.0 annually, mathematically, this has expunged Najib’s claim that the fuel price hike would help to reduce country’s fiscal deficit.Now, how will the government recover the deep financial hole it'll be in from their BR1M 3.0 exercise?.Goods and services tax, new electricity tariffs or new taxes? You name it. It seems like a people-unfriendly Budget 2014 is coming our way.
Najib Razak has claimed that the 20 sen hike on RON95 and diesel would help the country to reduce its fiscal deficit.He further claimed that the move would save RM1.1 billion in the remainder of 2013 and RM3.3 billion annually.
To cushion the impact due to fuel price hike, Najib also announced that the cash payout for 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) would be increased in the Budget 2014.
However, he did not state how much it would be.
Let's assume the government would pay RM600 for household earning less than RM3,000 and RM300 for bachelors, BR1M 3.0 would cost the government a whopping RM3.48 billion, slightly more than the RM3.3 billion saved from the fuel subsidies.
For BR1M 2.0,the government paid a whopping RM2.9 billion.A total of 6.8 million recipients received the cash aid, with 4.8 million receiving RM500 for those with household income of less than RM3,000 and another 2 million receiving RM250 for bachelors earning less than RM2,000.
So Najib will saves RM3.3 billion from the fuel subsidy and pay out RM3.48 billion on BR1M 3.0 annually, mathematically, this has expunged Najib’s claim that the fuel price hike would help to reduce country’s fiscal deficit.Now, how will the government recover the deep financial hole it'll be in from their BR1M 3.0 exercise?.Goods and services tax, new electricity tariffs or new taxes? You name it. It seems like a people-unfriendly Budget 2014 is coming our way.
Can we rely on Pakatan Rakyat to deliver us to the promised land???
As a precursor,we put forth 11 conditions for their perusal...
It is so easy and clear to see the winner of the next General Election. The winner will be the party which addresses the current problems with regards to the economy and the eventual cost of living. Forget about all the bickering with regards to religious and racial matters.
.Improving the Purchasing Power of the Rakyat.
Improving the cost of living need not be equated to bringing the cost of products down. It is not just that one item. We have to bring the cost of production down and the salaries of the Rakyat up. A 5% swing in both the respective direction will bring about a 10% increase in Rakyat Spending Power.
2.Removing the Subsidy mentality
Be brave, remove the susbisdy! If the purchasing power of the rakyat is increase by 10%, Subsidy can be reduce by 10%. It is a zero number game.
3.Reduce the BLOAT in the Public sector
All senior positions in the government will be replaced if the officer is more than 50 years old. They will not be filled, but the second man in the heirarchy will assume the position. No increase in pay.
4.GLC
No more political appointees into the board of GLC. All GLC must run on its own and have professional managers to serve. Each GLC will be responsible for their own bottom line and is answerable to the general public. Their accounts must be published twice a year for public scrutiny.
5.RELA
RELA to be disband.
6.De-regularizing government purchase.
Certain fundamental items in the government's spending to be de-regularized and made into an open tender item without the requirement for tendering cokmpany to be registered with the treasury or MOF. items like administrative items, pens, pencils, paper, paper clips. such standard items. They can be obtained via open tender.
The purchasing officer is fully responsible for ensuring of getting the best price. MACC to investigate on a random basis.
7.Be Responsible.
Once MACC initiate the investigation on any individual in the public sector or GLC, that person must immediately be suspended.
If cleared, they will resume their duties otherwise, they will be SACK and legal action will be taken against them for Fraud and Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT).
Culprits must GO TO JAIL.
8.MACC
MACC officers will be subjected to the law just like anyone in the country.
9.POLICE Force
Major revamp to redeem the respect our police force once used to enjoy. Corruption within the rank and file must be stopped.
10.People's Volunteer Corp
This corp is made up of respected individuals of various communities in the country. They are to be the check and balance of our POLICE forces.
11.Education Standards
We must start improving the education standards of the nation from NOW. We cannot immediately achieve the standards in the 1960s till 1980's but we can START moving in the right direction.
As anyone can see, there are plenty of issues which are close to the rakyats' heart. Each person in Malaysia is concerned about various issues. There is no need to add to this LONG list of problems with Religious and Racial matters.
When I went to school we never had problems with race or religion. Are we more religious NOW???? Are we more concerned about RACE now? WHO MADE these 2 items important????
Religion is something each indivdual deals with, personnaly with GOD.
RACE is something we are born with, It cannot be changed or modified. Being born into a race does not automatically make any one cleverer or brighter than the next. So why is this an issue???
It is so easy and clear to see the winner of the next General Election. The winner will be the party which addresses the current problems with regards to the economy and the eventual cost of living. Forget about all the bickering with regards to religious and racial matters.
.Improving the Purchasing Power of the Rakyat.
Improving the cost of living need not be equated to bringing the cost of products down. It is not just that one item. We have to bring the cost of production down and the salaries of the Rakyat up. A 5% swing in both the respective direction will bring about a 10% increase in Rakyat Spending Power.
2.Removing the Subsidy mentality
Be brave, remove the susbisdy! If the purchasing power of the rakyat is increase by 10%, Subsidy can be reduce by 10%. It is a zero number game.
3.Reduce the BLOAT in the Public sector
All senior positions in the government will be replaced if the officer is more than 50 years old. They will not be filled, but the second man in the heirarchy will assume the position. No increase in pay.
4.GLC
No more political appointees into the board of GLC. All GLC must run on its own and have professional managers to serve. Each GLC will be responsible for their own bottom line and is answerable to the general public. Their accounts must be published twice a year for public scrutiny.
5.RELA
RELA to be disband.
6.De-regularizing government purchase.
Certain fundamental items in the government's spending to be de-regularized and made into an open tender item without the requirement for tendering cokmpany to be registered with the treasury or MOF. items like administrative items, pens, pencils, paper, paper clips. such standard items. They can be obtained via open tender.
The purchasing officer is fully responsible for ensuring of getting the best price. MACC to investigate on a random basis.
7.Be Responsible.
Once MACC initiate the investigation on any individual in the public sector or GLC, that person must immediately be suspended.
If cleared, they will resume their duties otherwise, they will be SACK and legal action will be taken against them for Fraud and Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT).
Culprits must GO TO JAIL.
8.MACC
MACC officers will be subjected to the law just like anyone in the country.
9.POLICE Force
Major revamp to redeem the respect our police force once used to enjoy. Corruption within the rank and file must be stopped.
10.People's Volunteer Corp
This corp is made up of respected individuals of various communities in the country. They are to be the check and balance of our POLICE forces.
11.Education Standards
We must start improving the education standards of the nation from NOW. We cannot immediately achieve the standards in the 1960s till 1980's but we can START moving in the right direction.
As anyone can see, there are plenty of issues which are close to the rakyats' heart. Each person in Malaysia is concerned about various issues. There is no need to add to this LONG list of problems with Religious and Racial matters.
When I went to school we never had problems with race or religion. Are we more religious NOW???? Are we more concerned about RACE now? WHO MADE these 2 items important????
Religion is something each indivdual deals with, personnaly with GOD.
RACE is something we are born with, It cannot be changed or modified. Being born into a race does not automatically make any one cleverer or brighter than the next. So why is this an issue???
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