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ISU KEKURANGAN GURU SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CINA (SJKC)

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:50:00 +0000

KENYATAAN AKHBAR YAB TAN SRI MUHYIDDIN HJ. MOHD YASSIN, YAB TIMBALAN PERDANA MENTERI MERANGKAP MENTERI PELAJARAN MALAYSIA MENGENAI ISU KEKURANGAN GURU SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CINA (SJKC)

Jawatankuasa khas yang telah ditubuhkan oleh Kementerian Pelajaran untuk menangani isu kekurangan guru di SJKC sebagaimana yang diputuskan oleh Mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri adalah bukti Kerajaan benar-benar komited dan serius dalam menyelesaikan isu tersebut dengan segera dan efektif.

Sebagai sebuah Kerajaan yang prihatin, langkah-langkah sistematik, dasar yang seragam dan berterusan telah dan sedang pun diambil untuk menangani isu kekurangan guru di SJKC.

Oleh itu saya berharap masyarakat Cina menyambut baik langkah-langkah jangka pendek dan jangka panjang yang telah diumumkan oleh jawatankuasa tersebut pada 20 Mac lalu kerana sekolah rendah jenis kebangsaan tidak pernah diasingkan daripada sistem pendidikan negara kita.

Langkah yang diambil ini juga bukan kerana tekanan yang dibuat oleh mana-mana pihak dan kesimpulan bahawa Kerajaan telah mengambil langkah tersebut hanya setelah tekanan dibuat oleh pihak-pihak tertentu adalah tidak benar.

Isu ini perlu diperjelaskan agar gambaran sebenar dapat diberikan untuk menangkis dakwaan dan tuduhan yang tidak berasas terhadap Kerajaan dan KPM. Dalam usaha memastikan proses pembelajaran dan pengajaran SJKC di seluruh Negara berjalan lancar setiap tahun KPM telah berusaha bersungguh-sungguh mengisi kekosongan guru-guru di SJKC.

Pada tahun 2009 terdapat kekurangan guru seramai 4,991, pada tahun berikutnya jumlah ini telah dikurangkan kepada 3,043, pada tahun 2011 jumlahnya menurun kepada 2,720 dan akirnya pada tahun ini kekurangan guru di SJKC adalah hanya seramai 1,874.

Daripada jumlah ini, KPM telah melantik sejumlah 1,482 guru interim untuk mengisi kekosongan tersebut. Baki kekurangan di SJKC hanyalah tinggal 392 orang yang mana Guru Besar SJKC diberi kebenaran mencadangkan calon guru interim untuk dilantik oleh Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri.

KPM telah memperuntukkan sejumlah 38,047 jawatan guru bagi SJKC. Sehingga 31 Januari 2012 seramai 36,173 guru terlatih telah ditempatkan di semua sekolah SJKC. Sebanyak RM1.8 bilion dibelanjakan setiap tahun untuk membayar gaji guru-guru dan operasi-operasi mengurus di SJKC di seluruh negara.

Pada masa ini terdapat 1,294 buah SJKC di seluruh negara. Dari 1,294 sekolah, sebanyak 455 adalah sekolah kurang murid (kurang 150 murid).

Saya menyeru kepada semua pihak supaya berhenti mempolitikkan isu-isu pendidikan Cina dan sebaliknya menumpukan perhatian kepada usaha meningkatkan kualiti dan kemajuan pendidikan di semua sekolah, sama ada sekolah kebangsaan atau jenis kebangsaan dengan tujuan menambah daya saing kita bagi menghadapi cabaran-cabaran yang akan datang.

Jawatankuasa khas yang diketuai YB Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong telah mengadakan perbincangan dengan persatuan-persatuan pendidik Cina dan pemegang amanah lain untuk menangani masalah yang dihadapi oleh sekolah-sekolah Cina. Ini telah menghasilkan pelan lapan perkara yang telah dipersetujui oleh kerajaan.

Jawatankuasa ini telah empat kali bermesyuarat dengan pihak yang berkepentingan dan telah menerima segala input yang diberikan oleh semua pihak.

Mesyuarat tersebut telah diadakan pada: 5 Mac 2012 bersama-sama Bahagian Perancangan dan Penyelidikan Dasar Pendidikan (BPPDP), Bahagian Pendidikan Guru(BPG), Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan(SPP), Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia(IPGM), Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian(BPSH), Persatuan Guru Besar SJKC 8 Mac 2012, BPPDP, BPG, SPP, IPGM, BPSH, Persatuan Guru Besar SJKC , Dong zhong, Jiao Zhong, HuaZhong, dan National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) 16 Mac 2012, BPPDP, BPG, SPP, IPGM, BPSH, Persatuan Guru Besar SJKC, JiaoZhong, HuaZhong, dan NUTP ( DongZhong- tidak hadir) 23 Mac 2012, BPPDP, BPG, SPP, IPGM, BPSH, Persatuan Guru Besar SJKC, JiaoZhong, HuaZhong, dan NUTP ( DongZhong- tidak hadir) 2 April 2012, BPPDP, BPG, SPP, IPGM, BPSH, Persatuan Guru Besar SJKC , JiaoZhong, HuaZhong, NUTP dan DongZhong

Untuk memastikan keputusan Jawatankuasa itu dilaksanakan sepertimana yang dipersetujui, satu mesyuarat penyelarasan tindakan Susulan Jawatankuasa Khas Menangani Guru SJKC telah diadakan pada 27 Mac 2012 bersama-sama BPPDP, BPG, IPM, NUTP, dan BPSH (sebagai urusetia).

Untuk permasalahan kekosongan jawatan guru di SJKC
Bagi mengatasi masalah kekurangan guru, sebanyak 1,482 guru interim telah pun diagihkan kepada semua negeri, manakala baki 392 guru interim dibenarkan dilantik pada 1 April 2012 lalu.

Guru-guru interim ini akan berkhidmat sehingga pengisian oleh guru terlatih dapat dilaksanakan sepenuhnya dan tertakluk kepada kekosongan sebenar berdasarkan Anggaran Belanja Mengurus Perjawatan diluluskan.

Pada 27 Mac 2012, KPM telah mengeluarkan surat perlanjutan perkhidmatan guru-guru interim di SJKC. Bagi melaksanakan agenda tersebut, pihak guru besar SJKC boleh mencalonkan guru-guru yang memenuhi syarat dan pelantikan akan dilakukan oleh Pengarah Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri masing-masing.

Untuk permasalahan guru pemulihan yang tidak mempunyai kelayakan dwibahasa Tentang permasalahan guru pemulihan yang tidak mempunyai kelayakan dwibahasa, Lembaga Pengelola SJKC berpendapat tindakan memindahkan 100 guru tersebut adalah wajar kerana guru-guru tersebut tidak boleh bertutur dan menulis menggunakan bahasa itu.

Pada mereka persoalannya adalah bagaimanakah guru-guru ini dapat berinteraksi dengan murid-murid pemulihan yang sudah tersedia lemah.

KPM telah membuat penyemakan terperinci di atas dakwaan lebih kurang 100 orang guru pemulihan tiada kelayakan bahasa Cina dan mendapati ada dalam kalangan guru-guru ini mempunyai kredit dalam Bahasa Cina.

Seramai tujuh orang guru didapati mempunyai kelayakan Bahasa Cina iaitu 2 orang di Melaka (SJKC Chabau dan SJKC Pay Hsien, 2 orang di Sarawak (SJKC Chung Hua, Sibuti dan SJKC Chun Hua Serian), seorang di Selangor (SJKC Hin Hua) dan 2 orang di Johor (SJKC Sengkang, Kulaijaya dan SJKC Ban Foo)

Oleh itu, KPM menetapkan guru-guru yang mempunyai kelayakan bahasa Cina akan terus kekal di sekolah tersebut sementara guru-guru lain akan ditempatkan semula ke sekolah kebangsaan mulai 16 April 2012 sebagaimana yang diputuskan dalam Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Khas Menangani Kekurangan Guru SJKC pada 2 April 2012.

Untuk permasalahan guru-guru opsyen kajian sosial yang tidak berkelayakan BC

Seramai 17 orang guru Kajian Sosial dengan minor Bahasa Melayu telah ditempatkan di daerah Klang, Selangor.

Semakan dibuat oleh KPM mendapati seorang daripada mereka mempunyai kelayakan Bahasa Cina dan akan dikekalkan di sekolah sedia ada (SJK(C) Chung Hua). Sementara itu, 16 orang guru ini akan dipindahkan ke sekolah Kebangsaan. Seorang guru Kajian Sosial yang ditempatkan di Melaka telah diganti dengan seorang guru pengajian Cina (SJKC Chabau) manakala seorang lagi guru di SJK(C) Chung Hwa, Subis. Semua guru ini akan dipindahkan berkuatkuasa pada 16 April 2012.

Untuk permasalahan kelayakan dwibahasa guru opsyen Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris Pengajaran Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris di Tahap 1 di SJKC Gred A dan B akan diajar oleh guru yang berkelayakan mengajar Bahasa Cina sekurang-kurangnya di peringkat Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia .

Bagi Sekolah Kurang Murid pula , bagi tahap 1 dan 2 bagi pengajaran Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris akan diajar oleh guru-guru yang berkelayakan Bahasa Cina sekurang-kurangnya peringkat Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia.

Inisiatif Jangka panjang bagi menangani kekurangan guru SJKC
BPG dan IPGM sedang merangka Program Intervensi Tambah Opsyen (PITO) untuk guru-guru bukan opsyen BM/BI dan mengajar mata pelajaran selain Bahasa Cina lebih dari 5 tahun. Kursus ini dijangka bermula selewat-lewatnya akhir tahun ini, supaya tidak menjejaskan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran di bilik darjah.

Kerajaan telah mengemukakan perancangan mengikut keperluan di SJKC dan mekanisme untuk melatih bukan sahaja guru-guru yang terlatih di dalam Bahasa Cina tetapi juga penambahan pensyarah-pensyarah Pengajian Cina.

Buat masa ini terdapat 72 pensyarah Pengajian Cina di IPG seluruh Malaysia . KPM telah bersetuju untuk mengambil 30 lagi pensyarah Pengajian Cina bagi mempertingkatkan kapasiti latihan guru.

Permohonan untuk menjadi pensyarah di IPG, termasuk jawatan pensyarah Pengajian Cina telah dilaksanakan mulai 13 Mac hingga 30 Mac 2012. Pada ketika ini pihak urusetia di IPGM KPM sedang memproses permohonan dan pengambilan akan dibuat pada 1 Jun 2012.

Pengambilan pensyarah dilaksanakan secara berterusan. Iklan untuk pengambilan pensyarah ini telah pun ditutup pada 30 Mac yang lalu.

Sebagai langkah penambahan guru terlatih di SJKC, KPM juga telah menyemak dengan SPP dan mendapati dalam kalangan graduan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan dari Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam yang telah ditemuduga, terdapat seramai 105 orang yang mempunyai kelayakan BC di peringkat Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia. Oleh itu, KPM telah bersetuju akan melantik mereka untuk berkhidmat di SJKC dalam tempoh yang terdekat.

Langkah-langkah yang diambil ini jelas menunjukkan keikhlasan kerajaan dalam menyelesaikan isu yang dianggap berlarutan oleh masyarakat Cina.

Walaubagaimanapun, saya telah mengarahkan supaya Jawatankuasa ini terus mengadakan sesi perbincangan dan maklumbalas serta mengumpul input dengan kesemua pihak yang berkepentingan dan melihat semua pandangan yang diutarakan dengan mengambil kira semua aspek dan mencari jalan penyelesaian jika ada isu-isu lain yang diketengahkan.

RFID illegal logging detector on trial run

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:54:00 +0000

The Forestry Department is currently testing a device that uses German technology to detect illegal logging activities.

Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim said the device, which uses radio frequency identification (RFID), is being used on a trial basis.

“We are currently testing the technology in Negri Sembilan and if everything goes well, will use it to thwart illegal logging and encroachment into forest reserves,” he told The Star after opening the 16th Forestry Conference at a hotel here yesterday.

Dr Abdul Rahman said technologies like RFID were vital in forestry management because of European Union regulations for the production of logs and wood products.

The European Union, he said, wanted countries that export wood products to guarantee the trees used to make those products were harvested legally and in an environmentally sustainable manner.

The European Union also wants control and monitoring processes to be transparent. “Once those controls and processes are in place, the Government will be able to issue export licences that meet EU standards and combat illegal logging,” he said.

The conference, themed “Forest for Community Livelihood”, was opened by Malacca’s Rural Development and Agriculture committee chairman Datuk R. Perumal.

M’sia maintains 56.4% of land area as forest

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:51:00 +0000

Malaysia is still able to maintain 56.4 percent of its total land area as forested land, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said on Monday.

He described it as an encouraging achievement because many countries were not able to do so as their forest areas had been opened for development.

This success is very significant because Malaysia is still a developing country where development and forest land-use change for other purposes still happens, he said in his speech at the opening of the 16th Malaysian Forestry Conference here.

The text of the speech was read by Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.

Uggah said the most important challenge in today's forest management was to balance the competition and various land use for forestry activities.

He said that the forest was not just a producer of a product, but also to produce clean air and water, as well as to absorb carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect.

Meanwhile, Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, in his speech when opening the conference, said Malacca had gazetted 5,327 hectares of forested land or 3.2 percent of the state's total land area as permanent forest reserves.

"This effort is made on the commitment by the state government to maintain a permanent forest area to provide a clean environment and for the preservation of the biodiversity for the people's well-being" he said.

The speech was read by the State Rural Development and Agriculture Committee Chairman Datuk R. Perumal.

He said the state government would continue with its tree planting effort, adding that a total of 17,250 trees had been planted since 2005. - Bernama

Credit BN for law reforms, says Najib

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:01:00 +0000

No one else should take credit for the law reforms mooted by Barisan Nasional which saw the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the three Emergency Declarations when both the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat have their next sitting, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.

He also announced that the government will do away with annual printing and publishing permits with permits that can be cancelled if regulations are flouted.

He said that the law reforms would put Malaysia on the right track to becoming a more open and progressive democracy while ensuring harmony.

The prime minister said the decision to scrap the ISA was part of his promise to amend the controversial law when he took office in 2009.

“These are not the fruits of their struggle. This was a decision made by the Barisan Nasional government because we listened to Malaysians who want this change.”

Forest law enforcement to curb illegal logging

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:15:00 +0000

Flying Squad in Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia is the forest law enforcement unit that plays a vital role in curbing illegal logging.

Under the law, all forest produce are the property of the State Authorities and only those with permission are allowed to enter and extract the forest produce.

Datuk Razani Ujang, Director General Of Forestry Department Peninsular M'sia

Forests are under the responsibility of the states as enshrined in the Malaysian Federal Constitution. Under Article 74(12) of the Federal Constitution, land and forest ownership and management is the responsibility of the State governments.

The executive authority of the Federal Government only extends to the provision of advice and technical assistance to the States, training and the conduct of research, unless the State agrees to delegate some of their authority to the Federal Government.

However, the Federal Government is responsible for trade policies, import and export controls and international cooperation among others. The Enforcement Unit at the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia coordinates and supports the enforcement actions undertaken by the Forest Operations Division at the State Forest Departments of Peninsular Malaysia only.

Zahari Ibrahim, Director of Flying Squad

The challenge of sustainability management of production forests faces highly complex processes. It is interesting to note that Forestry Department has taken various measures in to curb illegal logging.

Let’s see what Datuk Razani Ujang, Director General of Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia and Zahari Ibrahim, head of Flying Squad say about the modus operandi on Corporate Illegal Logging and the issues to the Star, the biggest circulation newspaper in Malaysia…

Read the full article below:

http://mstar.com.my/kolumnis/cerita.asp?file=%2F2011%2F7%2F18%2Fmstar_kolum_khabarnya%2F20110718101827&sec=mstar_kolum_khabarnya

http://mstar.com.my/mingguan/cerita.asp?file=%2F2011%2F7%2F19%2Fmstar_mingguan%2F20110719112155&sec=mstar_mingguan

Illegal logging

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:04:00 +0000

The issue of illegal logging has become a hot topic as the awareness of the environmental issues not only gains its momentum but become social agenda.

Datuk Razani Bujang, Director General of Forestry Dept. Peninsular M'sia

Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. It is a pervasive problem, causing enormous damage to forests, local communities and to the economies of producer countries.

The activities contribute to deforestation and by extension global warming causes loss of biodiversity and undermines the rule of law. These illegal activities undermine responsible forest management, encourage corruption and tax evasion and reduce the income of the producer countries, further limiting the resources that can be invested in sustainable development.

Illegal logging not only destroys the country’s unique rainforests, but also causes a series of environmental problems including flooding. The seriousness and negative impact of the economic and social implications for the poor and disadvantaged shouldn’t be overlooked.

Many Malaysians might not be aware that the forest that they are so used to is actually complex ecosystems that are filled with an assortment of plant life and wildlife.

Malaysia has been blessed with an abundance of rainforests. Many forested areas in Malaysia have been designated as National Parks and forest reserves. Malaysia’s efforts in preserving its rainforests are not in vain.

Malaysia has always done its best in the fight against illegal logging, which not only destroys the country’s unique rainforests, but also causes a series of environmental problems, including flooding.

It is interesting to note that Forestry Department has taken various measures to overcome the problems. Let see what the Director General of Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia said....

Read the full article below:

http://mstar.com.my/mingguan/cerita.asp?file=/2011/7/19/mstar_mingguan/20110719113620&sec=mstar_mingguan

PM wants review Prepaid tax

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:22:00 +0000

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the government has nothing to do with the telecommunication companies' decision to pass the burden of the six percent service tax on mobile phone prepaid reloads to the customer.

He said the move was decided entirely by the telecommunication companies, and should be reviewed so as to not burden the rakyat.

"The Finance Ministry did not approve it. It was done by the telecommunication companies themselves," he said in Kuala Lumpur.

The premier added that he has received much feedback on the matter and feels that a review of the decision is needed especially as the rakyat is now facing increasingly lean times.

“I have received information and feedback from the people at large and find that the decision is unpopular.

“So I hope it can be reviewed to reduce the burden of the rakyat who are now facing hikes in food prices,” he said.

Yesterday, telecommunications companies announced that it will now charge consumers the six percent tax it had previously been footing.

The opposition has hit out at the Najib administration, saying that it is proof of its uncaring stance.

中国社会老化日就是输给印度时

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:59:00 +0000

波恩大学社会学系教授埃里希•威德（Erich Weede）在《法兰克福汇报》撰文，认为在今后20年, 人口老化将导致印度经济增长超过中国。

在比较中国和印度时，印度潜在优势有4个即：英国的法制遗产、民主、英语和较好的人口发展。

有保障的产权和独立司法，简称法治国，被视是良好经济发展制度前提。在原则上, 印度比中国更有优势，然而只是原则上而已。这两个国家都存在着顽固的腐败问题。印度法院在判决时缓慢，以至于有司法不作为之嫌。

政治影响似乎不仅在中国，也在印度发生即, 保护某些人不受法律追究。所以，印度的新闻自由只是一个潜在的优势。对于滥用权力，印度虽然可以比中国更自由地公开讨论，但印度的政治和行政并未因此更廉洁。

计量经济学研究表明，民主和专制在增长速度上没有明显的差别。也许民主和专制之间在增长前景上的差别根本就不在于平均值，而在于变量：民主倾向于以一般的速度与世界经济相接近地增长，而专制则会远远低于或者远远高于中间值。

中国经济史就是证明，在毛泽东领导下，中国国民经济增长比世界经济更缓慢。在所谓的大跃进中，农业生产合作社过渡到庞大的人民公社，用农村小高炉推动工业化，在这一过程中，有超过3000万人饿死，按照新的研究甚至超过4000万人。

在邓小平及其继任者领导下，中国自1979年以来经历了一个经济奇迹。在独裁体制中，一切都取决于领导人的质量。在毛泽东领导下，中国人度过一段可怕的时光，自邓小平以来，中国的政府在经济政策上运气好些。领导人在经济上有能力，不再耽于乌托邦，但中国的一连串好运还能持续多久呢？

印度的王牌是其年轻而且不断增长的人口。在中国，人口快速老化，虽然计划生育政策没有导致妇女只生一个孩子，但中国出生率接近德国，即每个妇女大约1.3个孩子。计划生育政策可以被看作计划经济最后的'苦果'。中国的人口在20年后将会比全世界整体上都更老。

中国人像老化的欧洲和日本一样, 富有之前，就已经老矣。由于男女比例失衡，老化问题更激化，大约8000万中国男子将找不到伴侣。中国的产权如此不可靠，持续的高速经济增长令人惊异。或许争取投资竞争迫使中国地方政府和省政府以行动表明，似乎他们愿意尊重生产资本的私人占有。但这就可以解释中国的经济增长和没有产权保障之间的矛盾了吗？

作者断言，在今后20年，印度没有机会明显地减少与中国的差距。只有中国变老了，印度的时机才会到来。

Hishammuddin to meet chief editors of newspapers on reporting sensitive issues

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:35:00 +0000

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein plans to meet chief editors of newspapers on the reporting of sensitive issues.

He said he wanted to ensure that the chief editors exercised caution in the reporting of sensitive issues on race and religion and that they understood they would be held responsible for their action.

Commenting on a report published in Utusan Malaysia recently alleging that certain groups wanted to make Christianity the official religion, Hishammuddin said:

"There are times when the Malay community were unhappy with the reporting of the Chinese newspapers (on sensitive issues) and vice versa.

"It is the responsibility of the chief editors to ensure that their organisations do not go beyond the boundaries set in reporting such issues," he told reporters after opening the Sungai Besar Umno division delegates meeting near Sabak Bernam.

Despite the clarity of the country's publishing laws and guidelines, he said, "every paper has crossed the line (in reporting sensitive issues) one time or another. Now it's Utusan (which has crossed the line)."

Hishammuddin said that it was difficult to control the flow of information on sensitive issues, especially with the emergence of the new media.

"If it (the information) does not make it to the mainstream papers, it will somehow or rather get to the new media like online news portals, Facebook and the short messaging service," he said.

PAS-DAP cooperation is only benefitting DAP: Najib

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:20:00 +0000

Prime Minister Najib Razak today urged PAS to leave the Pakatan Rakyat coalition as only DAP is reaping benefits from three-member opposition coalition.

He said that the PAS-DAP cooperation is only benefitting the DAP and this could be clearly seen in the just-concluded Sarawak state election where PAS worked very hard but it was the DAP which won.

"In Terangganu, we see posters captioned "PAS ganti UMNO" (PAS replaces Umno) but in reality it's "DAP ganti PAS" (DAP replaces PAS)," he said.

According to Najib, PAS should get out of Pakatan and shift its attention elsewhere.

“It did not matter if the party (PAS) did not want to join the BN,” he said.

Najib said DAP was the dominant force in Pakatan and its two other partners - PAS and PKR - were playing second fiddle to it.

"We see in a number of issues DAP will object if they do not fit into their ideology. So if they were to form the government, they might not be able to agree on major issues," he said.

The prime minister said if PAS wanted to champion Islam, DAP was not the right partner to do this.

“What I want to say is that in the Pakatan coalition now, only the DAP is benefitting."

World Bank Report wanted a change of Prime Minister: Dr Mahathir

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:59:00 +0000

The former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir said the World Bank report was politically motivated as it wanted a change of prime minister.

He described the World Bank as “useless”, saying today that it was politically motivated for putting out a report that pro-Bumiputera policies are stunting the country’s economy.

“We have been critical of the World Bank since my time. We said that they were useless. They dislike us and want to have their good friend become prime minister”, seemingly referring to Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, a former chairman of its development committee.

The World Bank said on Thursday that more than one million Malaysians live abroad as policies favoring the Malays are holding back the economy, causing a brain drain and limiting foreign investment.

World Bank senior economist Philip Schellekens was quoted as saying that foreign investment could be five times the current levels if the country had Singapore’s talent base.

He said Malaysian migration was increasingly becoming a skill migration with one-third of the one million-strong Malaysian diaspora now consisting of the tertiary educated and expected the trend to continue.

Malaysian Malaysia reflected DAP belief Malaysia is just for Malays - Dr M

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Tun Dr Mahathir rubbished DAP’s “Malaysian Malaysia” concept, claiming it reflected the party’s belief that Malaysia is presently just for the Malays.

The former prime minister said the Alliance and the BN have representation from all races is ignored and the parties share power in the Government is also ignored.

Even the opposition was trying to go the way of BN by forming its own pact. But so far they can only co-operate during elections. They now don’t contest against each other. But each party is still racist; concerned only with its own race once the election is over.

He casts aspersions on DAP’s claim to be a multiracial party, pointing out that the overwhelming majority if its members, supporters and leaders are Chinese. Their struggle is principally against anything Malay and for what they claim to be Chinese rights.

“Their disguise that they are for Malaysians is exactly that — it is a disguise. No one is taken in by their claim to be multiracial,” he chided.

He said for 50 years Barisan Nasional coalition has brought prosperity to all races, with the Chinese getting the biggest share because of their skills and ability is deliberately disregarded.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad insisted today that Malaysians are not yet ready to discard their ethnic origins by identifying themselves with only their nationality instead of their race. That day has not arrived yet. Until then, only the BN coalition can represent all races in Malaysia.

He said this was why Barisan Nasional as a coalition comprising various race-based parties like Umno, MCA and MIC, was still relevant in the country’s political landscape.

He claimed it was likely that the BN formula of combining race-based parties was responsible for bringing Malaysia years of peace while other nations with the same racial diversity languished with numerous racial and religious clashes.

“With the ensuing stability, Malaysia was able to develop and prosper. Can anyone deny that?” he said.

Blame Pakatan Rakyat if Sarawak's Pribumi community denies all their demands: Sarawak Perkasa

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:15:00 +0000

The Sarawak Perkasa told BN to brush aside the demands of the Chinese and focus instead on “reinstating” the rights and privileges of the bumiputeras in the state.

Sarawak Perkasa chief Abang Abdul Nasser Abang Hadari said the Chinese have betrayed the ruling coalition by “membalas susu dengan tuba” (repaying milk with poison)."

“Ever since Perkasa was launched in Sarawak, it has never questioned any claims by the Chinese, as a sign of respect for the 1Malaysia concept.

“The Chinese community should blame Pakatan Rakyat, and even more so DAP, if Sarawak's pribumi community denies all their demands.”

Abang Abdul implied support for Utusan's views, calling on the federal and Sarawak governments to realise the special rights for pribumis in Sabah and Sarawak by, among others, replacing the New Economic Policy with an affirmative action policy tailored for them.

His other demands include:
i. Realising non-Muslim bumiputeras' rights to practise their religion, while respecting Islam as the nation's official religion
ii. Ensuring all pribumis enjoy access to basic infrastructure such as electricity, water and clinics
iii. Automatic scholarships for bumiputeras in Sabah and Sarawak who achieve the minimum requirements to enter college and universities
iv. Special leeway for bumiputera students in public universities for all critical courses
v. Ensure that projects and contracts for bumiputera contractors and companies are issued transparently and effectively to allow ease of monitoring

“Perkasa congratulates Sarawak's pribumis and the BN government under the leadership of Abdul Taib Mahmud and his elected representatives for winning their respective constituencies,” he added.

“BN must retain its fixed deposit in Sarawak, and not allow anyone to disturb or challenge it.”

Utusan calls for 1Melayu, 1Bumi movement

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:14:00 +0000

Utusan Malaysia called on its owners Umno to spearhead a 1Melayu, 1Bumi movement involving all Malay parties — claiming DAP was intent on toppling the country’s Malay leadership.

“What Umno needs to do now, in this pressing time, is to launch a wave of racial unity - 1Melayu, 1Bumi. Launch 1Melayu, 1Bumi immediately with other Malay parties,” assistant chief editor Datuk Zaini Hassan wrote in the Malay daily today.

He said that DAP’s slogans in the recently concluded Sarawak state election called for Chinese voters to change the Malay-led government, adding that they already controlled everything and was now aiming for political power.

“Only absolute political power has not been controlled by the Chinese, everything else has been taken. Now DAP bringing great slogans among them, Undi Untuk Ubah (Vote for Change), Enough is Enough and Selamatkan Malaysia (Save Malaysia).

“In truth, those slogans are aimed at no one else but specifically the Chinese. It is displayed proudly on the chests of DAP candidates and supporters in the Sarawak election so that the Malay leadership of Malaysia is changed,” he added.

In his column, he said that the Chinese community was a united force whose “brotherhood” was unmatched by any other race in the country. He said that despite their different political stands, Chinese voters would unite when the time came to decide the fate of their community.

Zaini also said that the Chinese community helped each other economically and stood together unwaveringly to protect their culture, language and vernacular education.

“The Chinese language is a high priority and it is said that even Chinese who cannot read Chinese will still buy Chinese newspapers.

“In short, the Chinese are actually very fortunate to be in Malaysia. They have controlled everything. The top ten Chinese are Malaysian billionaires,” he wrote.

However, he provided no facts to substantiate the claim that the Chinese community was such a united force. Zaini said that while DAP has united the Chinese politically, Malays have so far done nothing in response.

“They are a race that is quite comfortable, complacent and apathetic. In fact, their thoughts are quite disorganised,” he wrote.

Zaini said that if PAS refused to participate in the 1Melayu, 1Bumi movement, Umno could join hands with the dozens of Malay NGOs who were established because they were “thirsting to fight for the interests of the race that is increasingly being left behind.” He added that Chinese component parties in Barisan Nasional (BN) would not be upset with such a move to unite Malays as Chinese were already united.

Dr M accused DAP destroying the Sarawak BN power-sharing formula

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:18:00 +0000

The former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad accused DAP of destroying the power-sharing formula that Barisan Nasional had implemented for half a century.

He wrote in his blog that the Chinese community in Sarawak has rejected multiracialism after being infected by the virus of Chinese racism that he said is the guiding principle of the DAP.

He also suggested that any DAP administration would only be ostensibly Malaysian.

“I congratulate the DAP for bringing its racist politics to Sarawak. Before this all races co-operated well with each other for the good of Sarawak. Now we see clearly that the Chinese community in Sarawak has rejected multiracialism.”

“They have become infected by the virus of Chinese racism that is the guiding principle of the DAP. If the same pattern was seen in the next general election that is expected to be held in a year, it would split the country.

Malaysia faces a grave danger of being divided by two parties — one Malay dominated by default and the other Chinese by choice. This will not be good for Malaysia. But this is what the DAP is striving for. A two-party system based on race will not contribute to stability much less national unity.

“Those Chinese who reject the DAP seem to be considered as non-Chinese by the DAP. The presence of a few Malays in the DAP is just window dressing,” he said.

He again accused the DAP of emulating Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) in sidelining the Malays.

“It is the same as in Singapore where the PAP government sidelined their Malay supporters completely. The Malays make up 15 per cent of the island’s population but their share of political power and wealth of this very prosperous nation is about one per cent.

“Of course, Singapore is ruled by Singaporeans. The same would happen in Malaysia should the DAP rule this country. It would be ostensibly being Malaysian”

Utusan tells BN to ignore Chinese vote after Sarawak polls

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:07:00 +0000

Utusan Malaysia has told Barisan Nasional (BN) to ignore the Chinese community for not supporting the ruling coalition during yesterday’s Sarawak elections.

BN’s Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) lost more than two-thirds of the 19 seats it contested in a snub by the tiny but vociferous China commuity.

In its weekend edition Mingguan Malaysia, columnist Awang Selamat stressed that re-elected Sarawak chief minister Tan Sri Taib Mahmud’s new cabinet will reflect the “reality of the ballot box.”

“The average Chinese voters have rejected BN and supported DAP. Therefore the BN state government can no longer be too generous to give place to representatives from the community. Sarawak cabinet must be reflective of the decisions and attitude of the voters.

“Clear message must be sent. Taib must show gratitude to those that supported him and BN government,” said Awang in his article “New Reality.” The columnist, whose pseudonym is used by Utusan editors, said that BN leaders must learn from the state election when preparing for the national polls.

“Once again, the attitude of the Chinese voters is clear in rejecting BN. Awang believes that sentiment of Chinese voters in the peninsular is also the same. The reality is that after dominating the economy for so long, the Chinese community wants to have greater influence and become a dominant political force.

“The campaign to change the state government seems to only be accepted by a majority of the Chinese voters. The Bumiputera community still remains strong with BN,” Awang added.

He said that BN must formulate a new strategy without depending on the support of the Chinese voters. Awang said the ruling coalition must not fall into a trap of granting every demands of the community if they continue to vote for DAP.

“Let the support come naturally. If the Chinese voters continue to reject BN then we should not worry as there will be a way out,” Awang said. The columnist also said that BN can still win in the general election without the support of the Chinese community.

“What is important is to empower the voters that are already loyal supporters. We should not pursue what we cannot get. The potential for BN to win is still huge with the growing support of the Bumiputeras, Malays, Indian and other ethnic communities.

“If there is additional support from a small percentage of Chinese voters then that is a bonus. All parties must be ready with the new reality,” said Awang.

Islamic state debate needs to be settled urgently, says Karpal

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:05:00 +0000

PAS and DAP have long been in disagreement over Islamic state issue, with DAP is against the idea of transforming Malaysia into an Islamic state.

PAS has, however, in recent times expressed a renewed push for the concept; implementing it in stages should PR win federal power. The issue shows us that the cooperation between PAS and DAP is on a level of marriage of convenience.

DAP national chairman Karpal Singh said that Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) dilemma over the Islamic state issue needed to be settled immediately.

The veteran politician said that he was concerned that Barisan Nasional would use the issue to try and sow discord among PR leaders.

“The issue of the Islamic state. This needs to be settled urgently.DAP will defend the constitution, and recognises Islam as the official religion.

“But the issue of the Islamic state ... can be discussed among us, and I am certain we can reach a consensus,” said Karpal.

BN could wrest one or two states, says Dr M

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:32:00 +0000

The opposition's leadership appeared to be falling on each other which cause opposition lands in trouble.

The far-reaching consequences seem to cause Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad predicted Barisan Nasional (BN) may win back one or two states from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in the next general election because he says the “opposition is in shambles,” according to a Bloomberg report.

He said BN “may not get the two-thirds majority which would enable them to rule the country with a strong majority.”

He told Bloomberg in an interview here that BN “might be able to recover maybe one or two states.”

“At the moment his party is in a shambles,” Dr Mahathir was quoted by Bloomberg as saying in reference to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR.

Dr Mahathir’s remarks come amid intense speculation that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will call snap polls by the first quarter of next year.

BN looks after the interests of all ethnic groups

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:29:00 +0000

MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said, Titiwangsa Umno division chief Johari Abdul Ghani's speech that Umno did not need Indian or Chinese votes appeared on YouTube do not represent the mainstream view among Umno's top leadership.

“If we want a definite answer, ask the prime minister. The prime minister clearly promotes 1Malaysia with policies for every ethnic group. This is very clear.”

MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said, MCA would not support these non-mainstream grassroots leaders and even recommend to the Umno leadership that they not be fielded as candidates in the general election.

He said that such Umno leaders do not act in the spirit of BN which looks after the interests of all ethnic groups.

“This (video clip) tells us that there are some Umno grassroots leaders who are not politically savvy. They are not very smart. We will report back to the prime minister.

“They should not come out (in public). We will pursue this. They should not represent BN and should retire and go home,” said Chua.

Run afoul of secrecy

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:44:00 +0000

Google revealed that it had unintentionally collected WiFi data from open routers using its Google Street View cars.

The data was only discovered when the German Data Protection Authority asked to audit the WiFi data collected by the Google Street View team.

Google said that up until the time of the audit, it had been under the impression that it was only collecting MAC addresses and SSID information. However, the audit showed that Google had been collected fragments of payload data from open WiFi networks.

Data collected by Google included emails and web addresses users were viewing. Google said that it would be deleting all of this extra data and said a third party would be brought in to ensure this was done in the correct manner.

However, it seems Peter Schaar, Germany's federal commissioner for data protection, and freedom of information, is not satisfied with Google's story.

"So everything was a mistake, a software bug! The data was collected and stored without the authorization of the project's managers or even the company's managers. If we go along with this story, this means the software was used without having been properly tested beforehand," he said, according to TGDaily.

Indeed, Germany is not the only country who has found issue with Google's behavior.

The Irish Data Protection Authority Friday contacted Google and asked that all data accidentally harvested in Ireland be deleted.

Google today confirmed that this Irish data was deleted over the weekend in the presence of an independent third party.

No bonus for civil servants to avoid sovereign debt crisis

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:44:00 +0000

There is nothing wrong with civil servants earn higher average salaries than private-sector and receiving bonus. But can you imagine how big RM3.1 billion is and its effect on the National Debt?

Ironically, Malaysia GDP is expected to grow more than 3% annually but government debt continues to grow at 12% annually.

The government’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit’s calculations show that by the year 2019, the country’s projected debt will be 103% of GDP and the fiscal deficit will reach RM449 billion or 38% of GDP.

At that point in time, the country will go into sovereign debt crisis in which government revenue will not be enough to service its debt and to operate the hospitals, schools and other government services.

Undeniably, government paying a month's bonus to the 1.2 million civil servants can be seen as unwise. Thus, under no conceivable circumstances should the government ever concede in practice.

Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government could not pay a month's bonus to the 1.2 million civil servants in Budget 2011 because it incurred an expenditure of RM3.1 billion is thus justified.

He said, the special financial assistance of RM500 for each civil servant was appropriate.

Najib said many quarters had lobbied to him to announce a month's bonus to the civil servants. But I would like to share with you ... that a month's bonus incurs an expenditure of RM3.1 million for the government. Personally, I would want to give a bonus but as a responsible finance minister, I cannot expend more than the national revenue.

"It is for this reason that I gave RM500 as a special financial assistance to civil servants," he said.

Najib announced a special financial assistance of RM500 for all civil servants from Grade 54 and below as well as contract officers and retirees. The payment will be made in December this year. The aid could help civil servants cope with schooling expenses for their children at the end of the year.

He said that though no bonus was given, the government had proposed other incentives for civil servants, such as maternity leave of up to 90 days. These also benefited women teachers, who made up almost 70 percent of the 400,000 teachers in the country.

World's richest government

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:25:00 +0000

The USA might have the biggest economy, but the American government is not at all rich; in fact, it can't even take out $150bn if asked to now without resorting to borrowing. To date the US government has borrowed $14 trillion!

The UK, likewise, while the country/people are rich, the government isn’t. The UK government's debt stands at $9 trillion now.

There are only 5 countries with no debt (I.E. 0%):
Brunei, Liechtenstein, Palau, Nieu and Macau of China.

World's richest governments after 2008-2009 financial crisis:
1. China
National reserves: $2,454,300,000,000

2. Japan
National reserves: $1,019,000,000,000
3. Russia
National reserves: $458,020,000,000

4. Saudi Arabia
National reserves: $395,467,000,000
5. Taiwan
National reserves: $362,380,000,000
6. India
National reserves: $279,422,000,000
7. South Korea
National reserves: $274,220,000,000
8. Switzerland
National reserves: $262,000,000,000
9. Hong Kong , China
National reserves: $256,000,000,000
10. Brazil
National reserves: $255,000,000,000

20. Malaysia / 96,100

Here are the rest, in million US $:

11 Singapore / 203,436
12 Germany / 189,100
13 Thailand / 150,000
14 Algeria / 149,000
15 France / 140,848
16 Italy / 133,104
17 United States / 124,176
18 Mexico / 100,096
19 Iran / 96,560
20 Malaysia / 96,100
21 Poland / 85,232
22 Libya / 79,000
23 Denmark / 76,315
24 Turkey / 71,859
25 Indonesia / 69,730
26 United Kingdom / 69,091
27 Israel / 62,490
28 Canada / 57,392
29 Norway / 49,223
30 Iraq / 48,779
31 Argentina / 48,778
32 Philippines / 47,650
33 Sweden / 46,631
34 United Arab Emirates / 45,000
35 Hungary / 44,591
36 Romania / 44,056
37 Nigeria / 40,480
38 Czech Republic / 40,151
39 Australia / 39,454
40 Lebanon / 38,600
41 Netherlands / 38,372
42 South Africa / 38,283
43 Peru / 37,108
44 Egypt / 35,223
45 Venezuela / 31,925
46 Ukraine / 28,837
47 Spain / 28,195
48 Colombia / 25,141
49 Chile / 24,921
50 Belgium / 24,130
51 Brunei / 22,000
52 Morocco / 21,873
53 Vietnam / 17,500
54 Macau / 18,730
55 Kazakhstan / 27,549
56 Kuwait / 19,420
57 Angola / 19,400
58 Austria / 18,079
59 Serbia / 17,357
60 Pakistan / 16,770
61 New Zealand / 16,570
62 Bulgaria / 16,497
63 Ireland / 16,229
63 Portugal / 16,254
64 Croatia / 13,720
65 Jordan / 12,180
66 Finland / 11,085
67 Bangladesh / 10,550
68 Botswana / 10,000
69 Tunisia / 9,709
70 Azerbaijan / 9,316
71 Bolivia / 8,585
72 Trinidad and Tobago / 8,100
73 Yemen / 7,400
74 Uruguay / 8,104
75 Oman / 7,004
76 Latvia / 6,820
77 Lithuania / 6,438
78 Qatar / 6,368
79 Cyprus / 6,176
80 Belarus / 6,074
81 Syria / 6,039
82 Uzbekistan / 5,600
83 Luxembourg / 5,337
84 Guatemala / 5,496
85 Greece / 5,207
86 Bosnia and Herzegovina / 5,151
87 Cuba / 4,247
88 Costa Rica / 4,113
89 Equatorial Guinea / 3,928
90 Ecuador / 3,913
91 Iceland / 3,823
92 Paraguay / 3,731
93 Turkmenistan / 3,644
94 Estonia / 3,583
95 Malta / 3,522
96 Myanmar / 3,500
97 Bahrain / 3,474
98 Kenya / 3,260
99 Ghana / 2,837
100 El Salvador / 2,845
101 Sri Lanka / 2,600
102 Cambodia / 2,522
103 CÃ´te d'Ivoire / 2,500
104 Tanzania / 2,441
105 Cameroon / 2,341
106 Macedonia / 2,243
107 Dominican Republic / 2,223
108 Papua New Guinea / 2,193
109 Honduras / 2,083
110 Armenia / 1,848
111 Slovakia / 1,809
112 Mauritius / 1,772
113 Albania / 1,615
114 Kyrgyzstan / 1,559
115 Jamaica / 1,490
116 Mozambique / 1,470
117 Gabon / 1,459
118 Senegal / 1,350
119 Georgia / 1,300
120 Panama / 1,260
121 Sudan / 1,245
122 Zimbabwe / 1,222
123 Slovenia / 1,105
124 Moldova / 1,102
125 Zambia / 1,100
126 Nicaragua / 1,496
127 Mongolia / 1,000
128 Chad / 997
129 Burkina Faso / 897
130 Lesotho / 889
131 Ethiopia / 840
132 Benin / 825
133 Namibia / 750
134 Madagascar / 745
135 Barbados / 620
136 Laos / 514
137 Rwanda / 511
138 Swaziland / 395
139 Togo / 363
140 Cape Verde / 344
141 Tajikistan / 301
142 Guyana / 292
143 Haiti / 221
144 Belize / 150
145 Vanuatu / 149
146 Malawi / 140
147 Gambia / 120
148 Guinea / 119
149 Burundi / 118
150 Seychelles / 118
151 Samoa / 70
152 Tonga / 55
153 Liberia / 49
154 Congo / 36
155 SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃ¬ncipe / 36
156 Eritrea / 22

PM: mainstream media faced intense competition from new media

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:44:00 +0000

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak asked the mainstream media to continue reporting news based on facts to remain relevant with the people.

He said the mainstream media was now faced with intense competition from new media like blogs and websites that were more based on the perspective of the individual and did not provide news based on accurate facts.

As such, he said, the mainstream media needed to be more creative and innovative in presenting the news in order to continue to gain acceptance by the people.

"If we follow the mainstream media, we will know intuitively that the reporting cannot be disputed, in terms of fact or perspective, because the basis is facts.

"As such, I wish to encourage the mainstream media to hold fast to its role as providers of factual based reporting and well-thought out opinions, intellectual and based on the actual facts" he added.

The interesting question arises: Can the mainstream media make outstanding profit beside maintain the true quality journalism?

PM: make Malaysia the best country

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:19:00 +0000

In conjunction with the National Day, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak called on Malaysians to renew their commitment and strengthen their resolve to make Malaysia the best country.

"Please remember that Malaysia is our homeland; this is the place where we were born, the place where we grow up, where we find our livelihood, a place where we find happiness and where we shall be laid to rest," he said.

Najib Abdul Razak said the society should not allow the Malaysian way of life, which is based upon diversity and moderation, to be undermined by extreme attitudes which manifest themselves through racial and religious issues.

"Everything which we have achieved, everything which we have built, and things which are dear to us, will be destroyed.

"We should, therefore, value the prevailing peace, harmony and stability in the country."

He also said that the time had come for the current generation to take the lead to propel the country to greater heights.

PM: Government will not tolerate anyone making racist remarks

noreply@blogger.com (anti-dap) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:50:00 +0000

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has warned the people against spreading “half-truths” on racial issues and said the Government has zero tolerance of racist remarks.

“We are aware of some SMSes that have been going around, (in which the content) is not accurate and is intended to raise (racial) sentiments,” he said.

Najib emphasized that action would be taken against those who made remarks that were racist in nature and unlawful, and also against those who vandalized places of worship such as churches or surau.

“Let’s not have people who spin the issue racially, as if we practice selective prosecution,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Najib said the Government had zero tolerance for racist remarks by anyone.

“Our stand is not to tolerate racist remarks by anyone. Unity is very important as part of our nation building,” Najib said.

Najib, however, added that alleged racist remarks must first be investigated before action was taken.