Malaysiaku, Negaraku

THE controversy kicked up by Berry’s Cake house has turned many netizens aghast with the country’s so-called “latest development,” and as usual, some even blame Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for not doing anything.           In fact, what is otherwise a non-issue has hurt the feelings of many netizens judging from the complaints made on social media.            In all my 43 years, whenever there is Christmas luncheon or dinner, whether locally or abroad, fruit cakes may be served, but never icing cakes, even in the traditional Western homes.   Injustice to both JAKIM and Minister            Injustice has already been done to JAKIM and Minister i n the Prime Minister's Department in charge of religious affairs,  Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar  to the point that they had to do damage control, no thanks to the controversy sparked by a circular issued by the Operations M...

  AS usual, credit to whom credit is due. I am just doing what I need to do as a citizen who tries to intervene to help solve some problems.          I think the credit should go to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, his cabinet minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and his political secretary, Tuan Johari Kassim. Also, to YB Lim Lip Eng when he was the Segambut MP and current MP, Hannah Yeoh for handling a few more cases in the past. With a new minister, there is a future for the stateless people.           Through Anwar's concept of the Madani (civilised) government, many stateless people's cases have been solved: something that no other politicians in the past cared about, since they did not mean an additional vote for themselves.           This year, for the first time in Malaysia's history, a Home Minister has prioritised the problem in the country involving thousands of statele...

  Unless the federal constitution is amended, stateless people have nowhere to turn to… AMINAH wakes up to another grim day knowing that she is stateless, and there is nothing much she can do about it. The federal constitution does not recognise her as a Malaysian citizen although her father is a Malaysian. Arokiasamy Abdullah and Fatimah are a childless couple who decided to adopt a boy from the orphanage in Rawang. Their child, later named, Zaid Abdullah was discovered in a box by the roadside when he was born, but now, 13 years old, Zaid is still stateless. Karen has just turned 16. Next year, she will be entering college, but without a blue IC, she will encounter difficulties to enrol with the college. Unlike most patients having to pay only RM5, the single father of this stateless girl, who suffers from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has to fork out RM800 every month for both medication and doctor consultation at the public hospital. Her father is Malaysian, but...

MANY people expressed to me their surprise what Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PMX) did recently in his solidarity with Palestinians.   Yes, while I am not amused with the involvement of schools with the Solidarity with Palestine, I think Anwar was also caught by surprise that some schools and teachers had gone too far, expressing their tendencies towards extremism. But this is probably an eye-opener to the government that such extremism exists in our schools and must be dealt with before this brings Malaysia into becoming another Taliban state.  The video above came out of the public schools. The one below is allegedly from a Tahfiz school. I think young children should be given a conducive learning environment where they can be educated and help the country's future. As parents we would not feel comfortable if our children are forced to attend events where certain school principals or teachers are grooming them into pawns to be sent to war.   In the...

Untuk Bahasa Inggerisnya, sila tatal (scroll) ke bawah. Terimakasih Dr Zaliha (Menteri Kesihatan), Dr Siti Mariah (Mantan Ahli Exco Kesihatan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor) dan Pegawai (-Pegawai) yang menguruskan pemulihan tiga set tangga di Klinik Kesihatan Taman Ehsan yang dibina tanpa mengikut spesifikasi 12 tahun lalu.  Kerana keprihatinan Puan/Tuan, walaupun tiada bajet tetapi pegawai tetap usahakan mencari “Savings” dari projek-projek lain untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini. Bravo, Tuan/Puan. Panggilan yang saya terima bulan Mac ini memang menunjukkan Tuan benar-benar cuba mengusahakan masaalah orang yang jatuh tangga.  Sekarang penjawat awam termasuk pegawai kesihatan serta orang awam yang saya temui hari ini amat bersyukur kerana ada menteri dan Adun yang prihatin terhadap keselamatan mereka.  Saya meninggalkan klinik tersebut dengan kata-kata menggalakkan penjawat awam: menteri dan mantan Ahli EXCO prihatin, sekarang kamu semua kuatkan semangat dan naikkan taraf perkhidm...

From my friend Charles, an observer of Malaysian politics and global geopolitics:   The key point is that the Swatch range of watches come in a choice of the six colours of the gay pride flag a.k.a. the rainbow flag, which overall is intended to provide corporate endorsement of the LGBTQ+ lifestyle. "This year, we are celebrating Pride with a vivid collection of watches inspired by the iconic Pride flag. Each watch appears in one of the bold colors that make up the flag and features a symmetrical seconds hand symbolizing equality. Two rainbow loops bring the colors together to celebrate the unity and diversity that make our society – and Swatch – so strong." https://www.swatch.com/en-my/pride.html Wikipedia describes the Rainbow Flag:- "The rainbow flag, also known as the gay pride flag or simply pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community and the spectru...

  By FocusM   His critics may once again feel jealous of him, but who cares, everyone wants to enjoy a song sung by the country’s very own  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim . If his songs can turn the civil servants in the country to work harder rebuild the country, and if his songs can bring about healing for the nation, already torn apart by politics of the 3R – Race, Religion and Royalty - why not?  While we have cautioned people not to  idolize any leader, Anwar included , there is nothing wrong to enjoy along when the Prime Minister himself is singing along with the people.    For example, at the official launch of Fire & Rescue Services Department in  Tambun  on March 13, unexpectedly, Anwar went on stage to perform the  song “Azizah”  to give  the Bomba band   a n   uplifting .   At an other   Aidilfitri  do  hosted by the Ministry of Finance, Anwar belted  a song  for h...