Malay English
26/07: A comedy of errors (excerpts)
I received a call from the police at 8.00am yesterday that they want to record my statement on the police report lodged by an ex-Selangor Menteri Besar with two Muhamads in his name. I saw the phone call coming and was not only expecting it but was hoping that they would summon me for interrogation so that I can expose this entire episode for the farce that it really is. In short, I pushed their hand with the 'See you in hell Muhamad son of Muhamad' article so that they would be forced to make their move on me.
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"Okay, now I will make that statement. Malaysia Today's domain name is registered in the UK," I told the police. When you click on the domain name malaysia-today.net you are sent to the server of the registered IP address in that domain name. Our server is in Singapore. But what you see is only the front page. Then you choose which item on the front page you want to read and you are sent to the blog. The blog sits in the US. When you post a comment it goes straight to the blog. For all intents and purposes, Malaysia Today is a foreign website and not a Malaysian website. We therefore do not come under Malaysian laws."
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Friday, July 27, 2007
What happen to Anak Raja Bugis?
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The Great Debate - Is MALAYSIA an Islamic State (IS) or Secular State (SS)
The controversial Polemics, Is MALAYSIA an Islamic State (IS) or Secular State (SS) – is said to be haywire because those involved in the polemics did not differentiate clearly as what type of state MALAYSIA has become today as opposed to what type of state MALAYSIA should be (either according to historical continuity context or their desire).
As for DAP and MCA they felt MALAYSIA should be a SS but on the contrary it moves towards crystallizing it into an IS.
As for PAS they think that MALAYSIA should be an Islamic State but on the contrary it is moving towards a SS entity.
For ABIM President Malaysia is an IS, ( Uncertain this position limit to leadership only) only the question of its Islamicness, there a lot of goodness and further improvement needed to be done.
Within UMNO, MALAYSIA is an IS and adequately the best available IS now. UMNO is even ready to export to the rest of the Islamic world.
For PKR, they are having some difficulties and still thinking of the best political posture for this plural society while maintaining a good relation with PAS and DAP. Big problem, where the leadership is really tested. If they are successful, thumbs up!
In any Islamic Country this situation is always there. The Leaders of an Islamic Country have to give rooms to Muslims and the non Muslims with various different opinions.
In Summary, in Malaysia
UMNO / ABIM / DAP / MCA is in agreement that Malaysia now is an IS , only the first two love it but the second two do not like it and want it secular.
A. If Malaysia should be either IS or SS is the contention, That’s normal, hence there will be a struggle – each wanting to make their dream a reality.
DAP / MCA is making noise as to what Malaysia should be - a SS. No what it is now. Thats their political legitimacy Ticket
B…….but we cannot come to a consensus as to what type State we are and hence what we want
Islamic State (IS) PAS and Islamic State ((IS) UMNO / ABIM / DAP / MCA is not the same.
But what we have now is, Rakyat Malaysia have no consensus, is Malaysia an Islamic State? Is that good for politics, may be the politics of misleading. We had seen the 3 different positions of UMNO, ABIM and PAS. It means the understanding of Islam have not reached a unity of thoughts and wide spread. These differences indicates the need and potential for spreading Islamic teachings, information and reaching consensus.
For Malaysia to be an Islamic State is important to UMNO for it is source of their political allegiance. As for ABIM that faith is crucial as a rationale and basis for their existence and activities MALAYSIA a continuous social involvements for further goodness and improvement to be done for IS.
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