PM's aides orders crucifixes in St John's Cathdral to be removed

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PM's aides orders St John's Cathedral to remove crucifixes and banning of singing hymns at St John's Cathedral constitute a violation of religious freedom guaranteed under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution

 

By Dr. Chen Man Hin (DAP Life Advisor)

The excuse given by the PM's aides that the cruciffixes would be offensive to the Prime Minister while visiting the church and grounds borders on the ridiculous.

 

Malaysia has diplomatic relations with many Christian countries in the West, South America and the Phillipines. Crucifixes decorate many public buildings in these countries. Would the aides issue orders to Christian countries in the West and South America to take down or remove the crucifixes when the Prime Minister of Malaysia visits the said countries?

 

Church buildings and grounds are sacred areas to Christians especially Catholics. Crucifixes are sacred. So are the religious rites and singing of hymns. Forcible removal of crucifixes in churches would constitute an act of sacriliege. The orders by the PM's aides are therefore sacrilegious.

 

Disappointed Jeffrey quits PKR

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s official. Sabah politician Jeffrey Kitingan has resigned from PKR. FMT has acquired a copy of his resignation letter dated Dec 31 sent via e-mail to party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and copied to the state liaison secretary.

The letter ends Jeffrey’s denial today that he had not “yet” quit from the party after his close aides tipped off FMT earlier that the former PKR vice-president had sent in his resignation to Wan Azizah and copied the mail to some of his inner circle members.

Not amused by his latest theatrics, a source in his inner circle said that Jeffrey’s fickle-minded “stunt” was to enable him “to do some last-minute bargaining with Anwar (Ibrahim, PKR adviser)”.

But Jeffrey’s resignation letter, however, sounded otherwise.

Jeffrey resigns from PKR

Luke Rintod

 of FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Former PKR vice-president Jeffrey Kitingan has resigned from PKR today. He submitted his resignation letter via e-mail to party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution.

He resignation ended weeks of speculation about his position in the party. Jeffrey has indicated his intention to leave the party to pursue his passion – autonomy for Sabah and Sarawak – outside of PKR.

He is also the leader of the rights movement United Borneo Front, which aims to unite Sabahans to regain their position in the country.

MORE TO FOLLOW………..

I bet Dr Jeffrey will quit PKR not later than January 6, 2011 !

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: Former PKR vice-president Jeffrey Kitingan denied he has quit PKR Sunday. He instructed one of his aides, Guandee Kohoi, to tell friends that he has not "yet" quit the party as reported by some online news portals.

"Dr Jeffrey denied sending in a resignation letter. Wait for the right time. He just called me and want FMT to clarify, as he is still a member of PKR as he did not submit any letter of resignation "yet"," Guandee said through a mobile- phone text.

The wording of the text however clearly indicated there was already this "will" to quit. Only a matter of timing.

Jeffrey's deputy in the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut Task Force in Sabah PKR, Daniel John Jambun, quietly told close suportrs that he and the rest of the task force committee members would quit PKR en bloc January 6, 2011 (leaving Dr Jeffrey isolated).

Earlier, it was reliably learnt that even Tian Chua, a PKR vice president, who joined Jeffrey at his Christmas party in Tambunan Thursday (December 30) must have gotten the "signal" that Jeffrey's leaving PKR was imminent.

Insiders said Tian Chua must have pre-empted that when he quietly asked some of his friends at the party to persuade Jeffrey and his group not to leave PKR.

Dr Jeffrey teragak-agak tinggalkan PKR tetapi KDM Task Force akan keluar parti 6 Januari, 2011

Oleh Razlan Danial
KOTA KINABALU: Ketika Dr Jeffrey Kitingan teragak-agak sama ada mahu meninggalkan PKR atau tidak, KDM Task Force PKR Sabah sudah pun membuat keputusan akan keluar beramai-ramai dari parti pembangkang itu pada 6 Januari, 2011 ini.

Timbalan Pengerusi KDM Task Force PKR, Daniel John Jambun, memberitahu Borneo Herald beliau dan hampir semua AJK KDM Task Force yang diketuai Dr Jeffrey akan tetap keluar PKR 6 Januari ini.

"KDM tetap keluar PKR, tiada apa yang ditunggu dalam parti ini lagi," katanya sambil menambah mereka akan mempunyai jalan sendiri untuk meneruskan agenda politik mereka selepas itu.
 
Jeffrey, bekas naib presiden PKR, dikatakan sudah menulis surat peletakan jawatannya dari PKR Sabtu (Januari 1, 2011) bagaimanapun masih mahu bermain teka-teki dengan penyokong dan pihak media mengenainya.

"Sepatutnya beliau berterus terang sahaja dan jangan buat kita tertunggu-tunggu dan tertanya-tanya..." kata salah seorang penyokong beliau sendiri.

Unite or fall, Jeffrey tells Sabahans

KOTA KINABALU: The leader of the rights movement United Borneo Front (UBF), Jeffrey Kitingan, has called on Sabahans to unite to regain their position in the country.

“The old saying, ‘United we stand, divided we fall’ is the premise by which we have lost our autonomy. To regain our position as equals, we must unite and put our differences aside,” he said in a New Year message.

“We must unite under the Borneo Agenda which we will push together as a growing team before the next general election. This is the last chance we’ll have to make this known to the federal powers.”

He was speaking at the Tambunan Village Resort Centre (TVRC) in Tambunan on Thursday, in conjunction with the launch of UBF’s roadshows as part of its commitment to educate the masses on the Borneo Agenda and its many demands.

Jeffrey said that the old political model used since 1963 based on the premise that political parties must only fall within clear racial lines was no longer relevant to the present society.

Malaysian Murali and wife Guzal (Uzbek) disappears into thin air. No action taken even after six police reports were made. Are underworld and police involved?

Murali who has a fish pond and a antic car dealer was married to Guzal from Uzbekistan for more then six years and have two children, Shanthi age 5, and Tamilchelvi, age 3.  

Guzal who is in MLM does her business around Bukit Bintang. While doing her MLM business she meet a lady from Uzbekistan who said that she was tricked into coming here and forced to work as prostitute. Guzal helped the girl and took her to the Uzbekistan Embassy, and later she returned to Uzbekistan. 

A lady named Shalo @ Julian, a Tajik who runs a salon at Bukit Bintang was not happy with Guzal for helping the girl to runaway and Shalo suspects Guzal and her husband Murali informed the police that her salon has drugs. Shalo called Guzal many times and threatened to kill Guzal and her family. Fearing the Shalo’s threats against her and her family, Guzal made a police report on 14/3/2010 at Jalan Bandar Police station. Four days later she made another police report that she is in danger and she wants police to take action. 

Beaten and robbed by cops over expired road tax, the story from the victim's mouth

Hard to believe that in this present days and time....this can still happen in Malaysia...Black Sheep must be curled to protect the rest of the good men in the force.

Very very SAD indeed that we have such cops in the police force!!!

Beaten and robbed by cops over expired road tax

S Pathmawathy
Dec 24, 10
7:08pm

For being frank with the police, 34-year-old Chia Buang Hing was detained for five days and beaten up until he vomited blood.

The businessman, who is frame-maker, narrated the "horrific" incident today, saying that the police bashed him up, threatened and robbed him of RM13,000 in cash he was carrying - all for the expired road tax of his wife's car that he was driving. 

Chia's nightmare began about 11pm on Dec 18, as he was driving from his house in Tropicana to Kota Damansara, where traffic police had set up roadblocks. 

Having spotted the expired road tax, one of the police officers asked for his driver's licence and identification card. 

It was then, he said, that the officer spotted stacks of RM50 notes, totalling RM7,000, sticking out of his pocket and demanded that he hand them over.

Must Read ! A daring DAP rep, shown in "hansard" of Sarawak Assembly sittings 4.11.2010 touching on CM's family's wealth etc

A very daring speech by Violet Yong of DAP in Sarawak DUN. She got guts and we need people like her. These issues have never been raised by any of the BN ADUNs.

 

Apparently this has been deleted from the Hansard, claimed by Violet

This is the first time that the Govt has ever tampered with the Hansard.

Dewan Speech delivered on 4.11.2010 touching on CM's family's wealth and Sarawak Report

Attending DUN is always considered one of a vital duty for me as a people’s representative. This is the time when I would forward the grievances of the people to the Government. It has always been a challenge for us few in the Opposition to tell the unfair policies, point out the wrongs of the government and to ask for the people’s needs as we are the minority.

When I read out my text of speech in the Dewan last Thursday i.e. 4.11.2010, it was not smooth sailing. I was interrupted many times by the Speaker, Bawang Assan ADUN Wong Soon Koh and Pelagus ADUN Larry S’ng in particular when I touched on the nerves’ issues on the wealth of Chief Minister’s family members. But I told myself, the truth has to be told for the people’s sake.

I have the feeling that the BN state government is so scared that the truth be known to the people, the Hansard for my speech recorded on 4.11.2010 is still not furnished to all members until today.

Below is my text of speech I read in the Dewan on Thursday and the occasion interruption which I wanted to share with all Sarawakians.

I have to bring to your attention the seriousness of the grabbing of land in Sarawak by you-all-know-who.

Don't rely on peninsular leaders to fight for Sabah, Sarawak

By Luke Rintod of FMT

KOTA BELUD: A prominent local lawyer here has urged Sabahans and Sarawakians not to rely on peninsular leaders to fight for their rights.

"Sabahans and Sarawakians should regroup in their respective state-based political parties and ally themselves to whichever groups that accommodate their demands," said Peter Marajin, who stood as an independent candidate in the 2008 election and garnered over 1,700 votes.

"We in Sabah and Sarawak should not rely on them to support our wishes and demands even if those are our state rights.

"They will fight for their own rights. We cannot expect those in peninsula to fight for us in Sabah and Sarawak," he told a group of leaders at Mayang Sari Hall here yesterday. He was speaking on the current and future political scenario in Malaysia and also on the newly-formed United Borneo Front (UBF).