New cases of sexual abuse of Penan woman and girls

Suara Rakyat Malaysia documentation and monitoring coordinator John Liu gives a police statement on the recent expose of 7 new cases of sexual abuse of Penan women and girls in Ulu Baram. He seeks for a Royal Commission to be set up to look into the cases and other issues related to sexual exploitation.

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Empangan Bakun : Projek Pembaziran Barisan Nasional

Tanah-tanah orang asal dirampas, 10,000 orang asal dihalau dari tempat tinggal mereka semenjak masa nenek moyang, kampung-kampung mereka ditenggelami di bawah empangan. Sumber rezeki dan makanan (hutan) dimusnah!

Satu Empangan Bakun hanya salah satu pembaziran, ada lagi 12 empangan mega di Sarawak dan 16 di Sabah! Ada banyak lagi orang asal dicabuli tanpa pengetahuan rakyat Malaysia!

MENOLAK PROJEK-PROJEK EMPANGAN YANG MEMBAZIR!

JOM UBAH MALAYSIA!

PAS perlu popularkan pemikiran baru

PETALING JAYA, 11 Ogos (Hrkh) : PAS wajar popularkan pemikiran-pemikiran yang lebih baru sekiranya parti itu mahu merealisasikan satu komuniti Islam yang kuat pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13) kelak, kata Naib Presidennya, Datuk Mahfuz Omar.

Beliau ketika menyampaikan perutusan sempena menyambut bulan Ramadhan berkata, Rasulullah s.a.w sendiri sebenarnya melakukan 'rancangan jangkauan panjang' atau long range planning kalau dilihat pada ekspedisi Hijrah ar-Rasul ke Yathrib (Madinah).

"Inilah ilmu pemikiran strategik yang Rasulullah s.a.w. tinggal pada kita di mana ekspedisi hijrah ke Madinah itu adalah long range planning, satu persiapan untuk melengkapkan persiapan yang lain, iaitu pembukaan Kota Makkah," ujarnya semalam.

Beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen Pokok Sena berkata, kerangka dinamik itu sudah tentu menuntut PAS mempunyai 'pendekatan bertahap' (step by step approach) yang tersendiri.

"Persiapan masyarakat sivil Madinah sendiri menunjukkan Rasulullah s.a.w. mengiktiraf kerakyatan orang-orang Aus dan Khazraj sebelum wujud masyarakat Ansar di samping Muhajirin yang datang dari Makkah.

"PAS perlu berani dekati masyarakat bukan Islam serta perkasakan sokongan yang sedia ada di kalangan orang-orang bukan Melayu sejak tsunami politik dua tahun lalu," ujarnya sambil menganggap dokongan orang-orang Islam dan Melayu tetap penting untuk perjuangan PAS.

Baginya, PAS sepatutnya tidak perlu takut dengan tohmahan Umno yang kononnya PAS bakal menjadi kuda tunggangan DAP dan PKR sekiranya terus bersama Pakatan Rakyat pada PRU13 kelak.

"Buat apa kita takut dengan tohmahan pemimpin tertentu dalam Umno, mereka tidak sedar bahawa Rasulullah s.a.w. sendiri bersedia memeterai perjanjian politik dengan tiga kaum Yahudi serta Majusi untuk menghadapi kezaliman pemimpin-pemimpin Arab di Makkah yang akhirnya membawa pada penubuhan negara Madinah yang cukup moden dan kuat," beliau menambah.

Tidak cukup dengan itu, beliau berkata, PAS wajar meluaskan hubungan tidak langsung dengan kaum profesional supaya cara berfikir kepemimpinan PAS senantiasa ajaib dan di luar kotak.

"Untuk memenangi Peperangan Khandaq, cadangan golongan profesional seperti Salman al-Farisi gali parit sebagai benteng pertahanan yang cukup ajaib sendiri akhirnya diterima Rasulullah s.a.w.

"Untuk pilihan raya umum depan, PAS tidak boleh lagi menggunakan strategi-strategi lalu, kena ada sesuatu yang saya anggap thinking outside the box," ujarnya.

Dengan konsep berfikir di luar kotak, tambahnya, mampu membuntukan serta melemahkan serangan Umno ke atas PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat di samping memecahkan muafakat politik dalaman BN pada pilihan raya umum depan.

Dari segi yang lain, PAS mesti dilihat menguasai ilmu pemikiran literal supaya rakyat lebih yakin dengan kepemimpinan PAS berbanding Umno.

"Kalau dahulu, Khalifah Umar al-Khattab mengambil langkah inovatif berijtihad solat tarawih dari 8 rakaat pada 20 rakaat berjamaah, masyarakat kita sekarang popularkan pula budaya tazkirah, takkan PAS mahu dilihat tidak mahu dilihat berfikir lebih literal dalam urusan agama, dalam pentadbiran negara lebih dari itu.

"Apa yang penting yang nak saya ketengahkan bukannya jumlah rakaat solat tarawih tetapi ialah lateral thinking yang dibawa oleh seorang khalifah," ujarnya sambil mengajak seluruh pemimpin dan ahli PAS mengambil kesempatan mendekati rakyat sempena 'bulan tarbiah' Ramadhan.

PAS slams Dr M, denies being insincere to woo Chinese

Dr Mahathir’s claims of PAS hypocrisy have caused the party’s leaders to hone in on Umno’s own. — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (TMI) — PAS leaders have retaliated against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for calling their party hypocritical with a jibe of their own: Accusing Umno of rallying support by using a brand of Islam that leads to “church attacks” and “cow head protests”.

The leaders denied that PAS was only being accommodative to the Chinese for the sake of winning votes, pointing out that the very foundation of the party was to spread Islamic justice to all, regardless of race or religion.

PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that PAS had always been consistent in its struggle to spread justice through Islam, adding that it did not matter who the recipients of justice was — be they Chinese, Malays, Indians or others.

“What is he (Dr Mahathir) talking about? We are very clear about our beliefs and we have never strayed from them.

“We have been, since our inception, consistently campaigning and placing Islam as our reason for being, as our commitment and conviction.

“We always speak about Islamic justice and fairness and equality for all, all of these are espoused in Islam. It is commanded and demanded of us as Muslims to provide justice to all... it is not political expediency,” he told The Malaysian Insider.

In his blog posting two days ago, Dr Mahathir, the country’s longest-serving prime minister criticised PAS for being disingenuous, claiming that the Islamist party was only pretending to be accommodating of the Chinese to win their votes.

He claimed that if PAS seemed extremely supportive of the Chinese today, it was not because the party was “disaffected with race and religion” but because it wanted to play up Chinese racial sentiments to win their votes.

“Hypocrisy is very much alive in Malaysian politics,” Dr Mahathir had declared.

Dzulkefly shrugged off the former prime minister’s accusations and instead criticised Umno for using a violent brand of Islam to woo for votes, claiming that their methods only lead to chaos and racism.

“Islam preaches justice against corruption, it preaches about defending the rights of the others in their practices, whether religious or non-religious.

“Umno is not doing this. They use Islam differently. The attack on churches, the cow head incident — that is the kind of Islam they have,” he said.

Dzulkefly stressed that unlike Umno, PAS was not using Islam as its tool to canvass for votes.

“We are tools of Islam, not using Islam as a tool,” he said.

He also rubbished Dr Mahathir’s claim that the Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership would only grant more political power to the Chinese if the Malays expanded themselves economically, claiming that this would never become a reality.

“It is a total farce. The Chinese will never be given more political power under the BN. Out of the 165 seats in West Malaysia, 96 is Malay-held and 69 went to the non-Malays. Of the 222 parliamentary seats, 131 went to the Malays and 91 to the non-Malays.

“What is he saying then? They in the BN are only trying to play up their politics of fear of racism, for the purpose of dividing and then ruling. They are calling for Malay unity now because they fear that the Chinese will rule the country? We do not buy this racial politics,” he said.

Another PAS leader, Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli, mocked Dr Mahathir for his statement that PAS was only playing nice with the Chinese to gain power, pointing out that the former premier was indirectly indicating that the Chinese were incapable of thinking for themselves.

“There is no point for Dr Mahathir to accuse us. The Chinese know where they stand. Here, you are saying that PAS is going to bluff the Chinese with promises but the Chinese are more politically aware and sound than that.

“They know where they stand in Malaysian politics and whoever comes along to make incredible promises will just become the laughing stock of the nation,” he said when contacted.

Dr Mohd Hatta noted that PAS was merely trying to provide fair and equal opportunities to all and would not dare to make promises they could not keep in the future.

“Come on, you have to give them better credit. The Chinese will not be taken for a ride, not like the way Dr Mahathir is claiming,” he said.

He accused the former premier of attempting too hard to remain politically relevant and for politicking on behalf of the BN.

“We in PAS condemned racial politics right from the beginning. We reject narrow thinking. Umno practises narrow Malay politics. MCA practises narrow politics too. This is why we rejected Umno’s partnership with MCA from before.

“For us in the Pakatan Rakyat, our partnership with DAP is for the struggle for justice, not for racial politics,” he said.

PAS central committee member Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar concurred with his colleagues but added that he was not surprised at Dr Mahathir’s accusation.

“These are just accusations thrown at us from all over but the proof is in what we have done inside the party and in the states we have governed,” he said.

As an example of PAS’ sincerity in working together with the non-Muslims, Kamaruddin reminded of how the party had institutionalised the non-Muslim component of PAS’s membership structure.

“We have the PAS supporters’ [congress] and we have thousands of members with us who are non-Muslims.

“This is concrete proof that PAS has taken the role of the non-Muslims right into the party itself. How could you say we are just being hypocritical?” he said.

Firma RM250 juta (US$80 juta) : Saham dipegang bagi pihak Taib

Dua dokumen didedahkan di laman web bagi membuktikan hubungan secara langsung antara ketua menteri Sarawak dengan sebuah syarikat hartanah yang berpangkalan di Amerika Syarikat - Sakti International Corporation.

Laporan sesawang Sarawak Report memuat-naikkan perjanjian bertulis oleh lembaga pengarah Sakti bahawa adik beradik Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dan anak-anaknya akan memegang kepentingan 50 peratus dalam syarikat itu bagi pihaknya.

Perjanjian itu dimeterai tidak lama selepas syarikat itu ditubuhkan pada 1987 dengan laporan meletakkan nilainya pada RM80 juta.

Lima proksi berkenaan adalah adik beradiknya Onn dan Ariff, anak perempuannya, Jamilah dan anak-anak lelakinya, Mahmud dan Sulaiman.

Mengikut perjanjian yang bertarikh 8 April, 1988, sejumlah 1,000 unit saham dikeluarkan. Separuh daripada jumlah itu dipegang oleh lima individu berkenaan sebagai amanah kepada seorang yang dikenali sebagai 'Abdul Taib Mahmud'.

Perjanjian itu mempunyai tiga tandatangani - dipercayai oleh Onn, Ariff (meninggal dunia tiga tahun lalu) dan Mahmud.

“Bukan menjadi rahsia, dalam syarikat milik keluarga Taib, ketua menteri itu sentiasa mengelakkan namanya disenaraikan dalam sebarang dokumen,” kata Sarawak Report semalam.

“Beliau selama ini sering-kali mendakwa selaras dengan jawatannya sebagai ketua menteri, beliau tidak mempunyai kepentingan perniagaan. Adalah jelas, bahawa beliau menubuhkan Sakti International, dengan menggunakan alamat rumahnya sendiri di San Francisco.”

Sakti international memiliki beberapa hartanah penting di bahagian pantai barat Amerika Syarikat. Antaranya termasuk bangunan Abraham Lincoln di Seattle - yang antara lain menempatkan pejabat Biro Siasatan Persekutuan (FBI) dan unit anti pengganas Washington Fusion Centre.

“Sistem berkenaan memastikan bahawa Taib Mahmud memiliki separuh daripada saham-saham itu yang dipegang secara amana untuk dirinya sendiri, manakala yang lain memegang tidak lebih daripada 200 saham,” petik artikel itu.

“Dengan cara ini, beliau menguasai syarikat itu secara langsung dengan berpura-pura tidak memilikinya.”

Laman web itu juga mendedahkan satu lagi dokumen - kenyataan saham tempatan yang dimiliki Sakti yang mesti dikemukakan setiap tahun kepada kerajaan California.

Kenyataan yang difailkan pada 17 Sept, 1987 menamakan Taib, Onn dan Ariff sebagai pengarah Sakti pada masa penubuhannya.

Anak sulungnya, Mahmud (Abu Bekir Taib) dinamakan sebagai ketua pegawai eksekutif, setiausaha dan juga ketua pegawai kewangan syarikat itu.

Kedua-dua dokumen itu didedahkan pada perbicaraan mahkamah yang membabitkan Sakti.

Seperti pendedahan empayar hartanah Taib di luar negara, Sarawak Report menggesa ketua menteri itu supaya menjelaskan kekayaan dan bagaimana beliau mendapat dana untuk menguruskan syarikat-syarikat berkenaan.

“Dengan bukti seumpama itu Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah tidak boleh lagi tidak memperdulikan tuntutan supaya siasatan dilakukan ke atas Raja Sarawak yang berambut putih itu?” akhiri artikel itu.

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Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Terengganu, Dato' Ustaz Abu Bakar Chik berkata, antara syirik terhadap Allah itu adalah takut kepada sesuatu yang lain, selain Allah SWT

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menyampaikan Tazkirah Ramadhan di Masjid Tahfiz Darul Iman, dekat sini semalam, 10 Ogos.

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Kerajaan Umno/BN Terengganu Biaya Program 'Haram' Gertak

KUALA TERENGGANU - Program 'Melayu Bangkit' yang dianjurkan oleh pertubuhan 'haram' Gertak telah dibiayai oleh kerajaan Umno/BN Terengganu.

Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Terengganu, Ustaz Mohd Nor Hamzah berkata demikian ketika menyampaikan cermahnya dalam program penerangan isu-isu Sidang dewan undangan Negri, di Batu Burok, 9 Ogos.

Beliau turut mengingatkan semua akyat Terengganu supaya berhati-hati terhadap program kerajaan Umno/BN ketrana ianya adaah program politik bertujuan memancing undi.

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Unmasked! Taib The Godfather

Held in trust by private agreement - 50% of the shares of Sakti International, worth approximately US$ 40 million.

Sarawak Report has uncovered devastating documents which prove that Abdul Taib Mahmud, Sarawak’s Chief Minister, is the real owner of millions of dollars of property assets held in the name of family members abroad.

The damning discovery lays bare a system of private deals, which enabled the Chief Minister to conceal his true ownership of the properties. This was presumably in order to hide the extent of his enormous wealth, for which he has yet to provide any legitimate explanation.

Under the system, whilst it is Taib’s relatives who are publicly registered as the official shareholders and directors of the companies owning the properties, a separate, private agreement ensures that the shares are actually held in trust for him.
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Documentary evidence of elaborate concealment

260 California Street, San Francisco - Bijou Sakti Office Block

Among documents in its possession Sarawak Report has a copy of one such private agreement (see above) relating to the shares in Sakti International, a company that owns buildings in San Francisco. Sakti is part of a web of companies started in North America by the Taibs, which includes Sakto, a major Ottawa property company, and Wallysons, which owns the Abraham Lincoln Building in Seattle, housing a top secret anti-terrorist facility for the FBI.

The five official shareholders of Sakti International, which is registered in California, are Taib’s brothers, Onn Mahmud and Arip Mahmud, along with three of his children, Sulaiman Taib, Mahmud Taib and Jamilah Taib. However, as the document which we have obtained shows, a resolution made soon after the formation of the company has privately ruled that half those shares (a commanding majority) are held in trust for the Chief Minister. The value of these shares amounts to 40 million US dollars for Sakti alone, according to the company’s own documents.

Tip of the iceberg?

However, Sakti International, estimated to be worth US $80 million, accounts for just a small proportion of the Taib family wealth. Our previous exposes have revealed a vast portfolio of further international property assets, which are owned by members of Taib Mahmud’s immediate family. For example, Taib’s own children are the shareholders and directors of numerous companies controlling residential and commercial buildings in Canada, Australia, Britain and the United States together worth hundreds of millions of US dollars. Yet, suspiciously, many of these assets came into their possession when they were in their early 20s and still college students with no visible access to legitimate resources to invest. The inevitable question for Taib Mahmud, therefore, is whether, as in the case of Sakti International, they are also secretly holding these other properties in trust for him? If not, what explanation can there be for these investments?

Golden Wedding Couple - The Godfather and his family

A number of reports have already been made to the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) regarding the recent disclosures of the Taib family wealth. These new revelations proving the direct link to the Chief Minister will increase the pressure on the MACC to respond with a proper investigation.

Further Fingerprints

The Sakti International documents in our possession, released as part of the disclosure in a recent court case, provide further extensive evidence of Taib Mahmud’s involvement in the company, despite his denials of any business connections. Indeed one of the company’s earliest official documents, signed in 1987, even lists him as one of the Directors of Sakti International.

Chief Minister's name in black and white, listed as a Director Of Sakti International

The document in question is a Domestic Stock Corporation Statement for Sakti International, which is required annually by the State of California. In 1987, the year the company was set up, its inaugural statement clearly registers Taib Mahmud, along with his brothers Onn Mahmud and Arip Mahmud, as a Director of the company. The only officer of the company is listed as Mahmud Taib, the Chief Minister’s eldest son.

It is well-known that in subsequent Taib family enterprises the Chief Minister has always scrupulously avoided including his own name in any documentation. This early mistake will undermine his constant claims that, in keeping with his role as Chief Minister, he has no direct business interests. It is clear that he in fact set up Sakti International, using the address of his own house in San Francisco. Download PDF

Cover Up

Subsequently, records show that the structure of the company was altered to make Onn, Arip and Mahmud Taib the three Directors, while Rahman became the only officer of the company. But, as we are now able to exclusively report, Taib Mahmud secretly retained his control through a resolution by the company directors dated April 8th 1988. This resolution (see top) placed 500 of the 1,000 shares issued by the company in trust for him.

The Godfather

43 Presidio, Taib's San Francisco town house and early HQ for Sakti International

The Sakti documents give a fascinating insight into the manipulative methods used by Taib Mahmud to control his family members, who are supposedly the earners and ‘businessmen’ who have generated the Taibs’ legendary wealth. The five relatives who were selected to own shares in Sakti International were each been given a different number of shares. Each then surrendered differing proportions of these shares to be held in trust for the Chief Minister.

Brother Onn Mahmud gets 400 shares, but of them 200 are held for the Chief Minister, whereas brother Arip gets just 200 shares, 100 of which are in trust for Taib. Mahmud Taib has the same arrangement ast Arip. However younger brother, Sulaiman Rahman Taib, who was later made sole Director of Sakti, only gets 100 shares under the agreement and they are all in fact held in trust for his father. Daughter Jamilah also only gets 100 shares, but she gets to hold them all herself.

The system ensures that Taib Mahmud has half of all the shares held in trust for himself, whereas none of the others hold more than 200 shares. In this way he clearly keeps a commanding control over the company he pretends not to own.

Taib in charge

Classic Car on Standby - Vintage Ferrari kept ready for Chief Minister's occasional visits to 43 Presidio Avenue. Son Rahman Taib, who shared his father's interest requested a 4,000 square foot garage to house his car collection in the States

Former employees of Sakti have testified to the controling position the Chief Minister holds over the other members of the family. Rahman, as he was known in the States, was still in college when he became sole Director of Sakti and has been described as being in awe of his father, whom he once had to wait a week to get a meeting with.

“We always considered Taib to be the ultimate boss and decision-maker” one former executive has told Sarawak Report, “It was obvious that he was the source of the money and Rahman was extremely deferential towards him”.

Where did the money come from?

The Chief Minister has so far made no comment on the string of recent exposes regarding his wealth. However, this new evidence will increase the widespread demands for him to explain how he and his family accrued the millions necessary to acquire such investments. Taib’s personal salary from his numerous concurrent positions still only delivers an official income of just under 50,000 MYR (around US $16,000) a month.

Multi-billionaire? Chief Minister's finances beg immediate scrutiny

In past weeks the existence of Ridgeford Properties in London and Sakto Corporation in Ontario, Canada have also been made public (see previous exposes on Sarawak Report). These companies own and manage numerous office blocks worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Ostensibly the Directors and owners of these concerns are Jamilah Taib and her husband Sean (Hisham) Murray, a Canadian national. However, like Sakti, Sakto was originally set up under the names of Taib family members, not Mr Murray.

Although numerous members of Sean Murray’s family now work for Sakto, all the evidence indicates that these are in fact Taib family businesses, ultimately controlled by the Chief Minister of Sarawak.

Surely the weight of evidence is now such that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will be unable to ignore the deluge of demands requiring thorough investigation into Sarawak’s White Haired Raja?

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BUMIPUTERA ISLAM LEBIH HINA DARIPADA BABI DI SABAH?

TERTAWA....Babi ini mungkin mentertawakan pemimpin UMNO kerana nasib Babi lebih baik daripada ahli UMNO yang mereka pimpin.

Oleh: IBNU HAMZAH (SK)

MANA MP Batu Sapi? Mana pemimpin-pemimpin UMNO bertaraf Ketua Menteri dan Menteri? Kenapa biarkan masyarakat Bumiputra Islam di kawasan Batu Sapi dilayan seperti umat Palestine yang rumah-rumah milik mereka dirobohkan oleh puak Zionis Israel tanpa sedikitpun rasa belas kasihan?

Kalau apa yang dilakukan oleh Zionis Israel ke atas umat Palestine itu dikutuk hebat oleh pemimpin UMNO, kenapa pemimpin UMNO yang beragama Islam bisu atau ‘babau’ terhadap derita yang sama yang dihadapi oleh pengundi-pengundi mereka di Batu Sapi?

Pernahkah kita dengar kampung-kampung milik orang Cina dirobohkan sewenang-wenangnya tanpa pampasan yang munasabah? Pernahkah kita dengar ladang babi dirobohkan tanpa menyediakan tempat alternatif walaupun selama ini kewujudan ladang-ladang babi diprotes hebat oleh penduduk sekitarnya? Jawabnya tidak pernah!

Kenyataan saya ini tiada langsung mempunyai kaitan dengan unsur perkauman atau hasutan! Ianya adalah realiti, nyata dan berita mengenainya disiarkan dalam media arus perdana.

Sentuhlah kampung orang Cina, cuba robohkan kandang babi. Nescaya seluruh pemimpin Cina, baik yang dalam kerajaan mahupun pembangkang, pasti akan bangkit menentang tindakan tersebut.

UMNO dan para pemimpinnya kecut perut bila orang Cina mula bising. Tengok saja kes patung Mazu. Musa Aman sudah umumkan bahawa satu tapak baru telah diberikan kepada Chong Kah Kiat untuk mendirikan patung Mazunya.

Tetapi, bagaimana dengan rumah Bumiputra Islam yang dirobohkan? Kenapa tiada gantinya? Jadi, kita boleh andaikan bahawa UMNO/BN lebih memuliakan patung serta babi daripada memuliakan masyarakat Bumiputra Islam. Itu hakikat yang mesti kita terima.

Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan telah menyediakan tapak kawasan baru seluas lebih 60 ekar bagi menempatkan semula ladang-ladang babi yang selama ini dianggap kawasan 'setinggan babi' atau 'perkampungan haram' bagi babi yang haram dimakan oleh orang yang mengaku Islam dan beriman dengan ajarannya.

Kalaulah kampung-kampung yang telah didiami sejak berkurun lamanya oleh Bumiputra Islam masih dianggap kampung haram dan bakal mengalami tindakan diroboh oleh pihak berkuasa; dengan memperalatkan pegawai Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan yang mengaku beragama Islam untuk mengeluarkan arahan bertulis. Diikuti pula dengan tindakan bisu dan rabun oleh kononnya Pemimpin Juara Rakyat.

Maka apa sangat mulianya kita sebagai Bumiputra Islam, yang kononnya mempunyai hak istimewa yang termaktub Perlembagaan Persekutuan? Di mana mulianya Bumiputra Islam yang selama ini menjadi penyokong kuat UMNO/BN berbanding Babi yang tidak pernah pun mengundi UMNO/BN?

Selagi undi terus diberikan kepada calon-calon UMNO/BN dalam mana-mana pilihanraya akan datang, maka akan berkekalanlah golongan Bumiputra Islam menjadi bangsa 'Pariah' yang dipandang sebagai kasta paling hina di India. Malah lebih hina dari babi!

MESTI BACA : Khalid Samad lawat kilang Carlsberg

SHAH ALAM, 6 Ogos : Anggota Parlimen Shah Alam, Ir Khalid Samad bersama beberapa ahli Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) telah mengunjungi kilang arak, Carlsberg jam 3 petang, semalam.

Khalid sendiri menyifatkan ianya satu kunjungan yang luar biasa begitu juga pihak pengurusan kilang arak itu.

Melalui blognya, Khalid menjelaskan, lawatan itu dibuat ekoran pencarian tapak baru terminal Bas Shah Alam dimana beliau telah menerima satu cadangan agar kilang Carlsberg itu dijadikan tapaknya.

Selepas pilihan raya umum lalu, Khalid juga mengejutkan pelbagai pihak apabila mengunjungi sebuah gereja di Shah Alam dan berucap kepada penganut Kristian di gereja itu.

Berikut adalah tulisan Khalid dalam blognya.

Lawatan Kerja ke Kilang Carlsberg

Tajuk posting saya kali ini barangkali akan memeranjatkan sesetengah pihak. Lanjutan daripada perbincangan berhubung Terminal Bas Shah Alam, saya bersama beberapa Ahli Majlis MBSA telah melawat kilang Carlsberg pada hari Khamis 5 Ogos, jam 3 petang. Kami disambut oleh Dato’ Chin Voon Loong, Timbalan Pengarah Urusan Syarikat berkenaan. Beliau memberikan penjelasan dan latar belakang syarikat serta prestasi perniagaannya semenjak ianya mula beroperasi. Untuk makluman semua, kilang Carlsberg Shah Alam telah mula beroperasi pada tahun 1972, iaitu 38 tahun dahulu. Ia merupakan di antara kilang yang terawal di kawasan tersebut dan semasa ianya dibina, hanya hutan dan belukar di kelilingnya.

Dari segi operasinya, kilang tersebut mempunyai 300 orang pekerja, sebahagian darinya orang Melayu beragama Islam. Sambil itu, 100% dari bahan keperluan utama ia itu ‘Malt’ diimpot dan 50% dari produk keluarannya diekspot. Dewasa ini, pasaran sasaran adalah di luar Negara kerana pasaran Malaysia dianggap tepu.

Setelah selesai penerangan beliau, saya mula menceritakan hajat kunjungan kami ke kilang tersebut. Saya menjelaskan kepada Dato’ bahawa kedudukan kilangnya amat strategik dan walaupun dahulunya ianya dikelilingi hutan, sekarang ianya bagaikan mercu tanda pintu masuk ke Bandar Raya Shah Alam. Saya bertanya samada pihak kilang mempunyai apa-apa rancangan ‘extension’ atau pembesaran dan samada rancangan itu mungkin terlaksana di tapak itu atau memerlukan tapak yang lebih luas. Saya menyebut bahawa sekiranya tapak yang lebih luas diperlukan, maka kemungkinan satu tapak di pelabuhan Klang, memandangkan 100% bahan keperluan Malt diimpot dan 50% bahan keluaran diekspot, boleh diusahakan. Sekiranya itu merupakan satu kemungkinan, maka tapak kilang itu hendaklah kita ‘ear mark’ atau cadangkan sebagai tapak Terminal Bas Shah Alam.

Dato’ menyatakan bahawa beliau faham sensitiviti masyarakat Shah Alam berhubung kilang beliau dan itulah di antara sebab pihak Carlsberg juga mengambil satu pendekatan ‘low profile’. Mereka tidak menonjolkan kehadiran mereka dengan secara keterlaluan. Sambil itu, menurut beliau lagi, mereka telah menanamkan pelaburan yang tinggi di situ dan telahpun membeli tanah di tepi kilang mereka pada tahun 2000 atau 2001 yang seluas 6 ekar untuk menampung keperluan pembesaran. Kawasan berlebihan ini masih kosong dan mencukupi untuk apa-apa perancangan pembesaran mereka.

Kos pengangkutan pula tidak merupakan satu faktor kos yang besar dan oleh itu, walaupun ianya mungkin satu penjimatan, ianya tidak merupakan sebab yang kukuh, dari sudut kommersil, untuk mereka berpindah.

Setelah mendengar penjelasan beliau, maka amatlah jelas bahawa kemungkinan mereka berpindah adalah amat tipis sekali. Sekiranya diminta berpindah sekalipun, ianya memerlukan perbelanjaan yang terlalu besar yang perlu ditanggung oleh pihak kerajaan Negeri. Oleh itu, walaupun tapak itu kelihatan yang paling strategik, ianya tidak mungkin digunakan untuk Terminal Bas Shah Alam. Satu tapak yang lain, yang berhampiran landasan keretapi komuter dan juga lebuh raya perlu dikenalpasti.

Oleh yang demikian, saya beralih pula kepada persoalan kakitangan Melayu Islam yang berkerja di kilangnya. Keadaan mereka, lebih-lebih lagi memandangkan bulan Ramadhan sudah menjelang, perlu diambil tahu. Walaupun mereka berkerja di kilang arak, sebagai pendakwah, maka tidak seharusnya terlalu cepat menghukum dan memutuskan hubungan dengan mereka. Mereka orang Islam dan usaha untuk meningkatkan kefahaman dan seterusnya penghayatan mereka terhadap Islam perlu dilakukan sepertimana ianya dilakukan terhadap seluruh anggota masyarakat, tanpa mengira latar belakang pekerjaan mereka.

Saya difahamkan bahawa adanya surau di kilang tersebut dan dalam masa yang sama terdapat juga Persatuan Kebajikan Islam. Ketua persatuan pekerja, menurut belia ialah seorang Melayu. Saya meminta Dato’ memberi saya nombor talefonnya supaya dapat saya hubunginya dan terus berurusan dengannya.

Sejurus dengan itu pertemuan berakhir dan Dato’ meminta agar kami semua bergambar sebagai kenang-kenangan. Maklumlah kata Dato’, selama hampir 30 tahun dia bekerja di situ, tidak pernah kilangnya dilawati “rombongan yang seperti kami”! Terdetik juga rasa khuatir bahawa gambar itu akan disalah gunakan oleh pihak penyokong UMNO sepertimana yang terjadi dengan isu kuil Seksyen 19 dahulu di mana ianya diputar-belitkan. Namun, saya berserah kepada Allah dan saya rasa tiada yang perlu saya takutkan kerana saya tahu mengapa saya ke situ. Kerana, sekali lagi, seperti biasa, PR perlu berusaha keras bagi merongkaikan ikatan dan simpulan akibat bercelaru hasil peninggalan UMNO/BN.

WaLlahu 'Alam
KHALID SAMAD

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Sarawak terpinggir dari arus pembangunan material dan spiritual

1. Lawatan saya ke Bumi Kenyalang dalam misi memperkasa gerakan Pemuda PAS dan Pemuda Pakatan Rakyat di sana sungguh bermakna dan benar - benar menyentuh sanubari seorang pejuang .

2. Semangat anak - anak muda yang ingin melihat perubahan besar berlaku di negeri Sarawak cukup meyakinkan bahawa Sarawak adalah bumi yang subur buat perjuangan Islam yang kita dokong ini .

3. Sarawak sebagai sebuah negeri yang mempunyai banyak hasil bumi seperti minyak , gas , balak dan lainnya adalah sebuah negeri yang berpotensi besar untuk menjadi negeri yang paling maju di Malaysia dan rakyatnya pula adalah rakyat yang paling selesa dan bahagia . Bertolak dari kemajuan dan keselesaan itu pula , Sarawak sewajarnya mampu membekalkan ilmu dan pendidikan yang baik malah bertaraf dunia kepada seluruh rakyatnya .

4. Namun malang sejuta kali malang apabila rakyat Sarawak disenaraikan antara rakyat yang paling miskin dalam negara kita . Inilah musibah besar yang terpaksa dihadapi oleh rakyat negara ini ekoran penyalahgunaan kuasa dan penyelewengan dana negara yang sangat ketara . Lihat sahaja negeri Terengganu yang turut mendapat jolokan sebagai Kuwait Malaysia seketika dulu lantaran minyak yang melimpah dikurniakan Allah swt , tetapi dukanya Rakyat Terengganu juga antara rakyat termiskin dalam negara ini .

5. Sarawak yang hanya mempunyai 2.4 juta penduduk berbanding pendapatan kerajaan negeri Sarawak yang sedemikian banyak , selayaknya sejak 47 tahun negeri ini merdeka tiada lagi rakyat yang hidup miskin dan berada di bawah paras kemiskinan yang bisa meluluh sanubari insaniah .

6. Lebih malang 37% ummat Islam [ 888.000 orang ] Sarawak tidak mendapat pendidikan agama yang sewajarnya sebagai seorang muslim terutama kepada muslim yang berada di kawasan pendalaman . Mereka terus terhimpit atau terperangkap dalam kemiskinan dan kejahilan yang parah . Jurang perbedaan tahap upaya ekonomi keluarga juga sangat ketara antara golongan kaya dan miskin . Pemandangan di Sarawak jelas dapat dilihat secara mata kasar bagaimana jurang perbedaan kaya miskin itu selebar jarak "langit dan bumi" .

7. Saya tidak nafi berlakunya perkembangan dakwah dan peningkatan ummat Islam di Sarawak tetapi perlu diingatkan bahawa Islam tidak sekadar mengislamkan insan kemudian meninggalkan mereka kekal dalam keadaan jahil dan terus leka dibawa arus maksiat serta mungkar tanpa ada usaha yang gigih dan berkesan untuk membimbing atau mendidik mereka agar menjadi insan yang soleh dan bertaqwa .

8. Sarawak telah memiliki institusi Islam yang baik seperti surau [ 845 buah ] dan masjid [ 352 buah ] . Malah Sarawak juga turut mempunyai Ngos Islam seperti Harakah Islamiah [HIKMAH] , PERKIM , PERKIS , JIM , ABIM , AMAL , PERKEPIS , SEMISA dan 74 buah Lembaga Amanah Khairat di seluruh negeri Sarawak . Segala potensi ini sewajarnya tidak hanya diberi peruntukkan material berupa dana dan bangunan semata - mata tetapi juga peruntukkan kuasa dan bidang tugas yang lebih luas dan besar agar mereka benar - benar berfungsi tanpa kekangan yang membantutkan usaha murni mereka .

9. Peningkatan 78 buah perkampungan baru Islam si seluruh negeri Sarawak juga mestilah diberi perhatian serius oleh pihak kerajaan negeri agar kebajikan dan pendidikan mereka dijamin sebaik mungkin . Bukan sahaja kaum dan bangsa yang menganut ajaran Islam tetapi jua kepada seluruh rakyat negeri Sarawak selayaknya diberikan tumpuan oleh kerajaan agar taraf hidup mereka ditingkatkan sekaligus memberi harapan dan sinar baru buat masa depan mereka.

10. Setakat ini , apa yang berlaku di Sarawak ialah pengaruh dan penguasaan ekonomi negeri hanya dibolot oleh golongan pemimpin dan kroni parti pemerintah . Segala projek dari serendah nilai seperti projek angkut sampah hinggalah kepada projek mewah setinggi nilai dikaut dan dikuasai oleh individu dan golongan [ elit ] tertentu sahaja.

Ustaz Nasrudin Hassan at Tantawi
Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Pusat.

Politik Baru Pakatan Rakyat

Politik Baru Pakatan Rakyat bukan menentukan siapa yang akan diangkat menjadi pemimpin, tetapi ia suatu politik yang mempunyai agenda tersendiri yang telah dipersetujui bersama, iaitu menumbangkan BN dalam pilihanraya umum akan datang.

Tindakan pemimpin BN yang turut menamakan dan menonjolkan tokoh-tokoh tertentu dalam Pakatan Rakyat dengan tujuan 'memecah belahkan' pemuafakatan Pakatan Rakyat adalah permainan 'Politik Lama'.

Umno, MCA dan kerajaan Barisan Nasional sengaja memainkan sentimen perkauman bagi menakut-nakutkan rakyat di negara ini.

Adu domba BN telah lama diamalkan, antaranya, MCA cuba menakutkan rakyat terhadap PAS agar orang Cina tidak memberi sokongan kepada Pakatan Rakyat.

Umno pula sering mengulang-ngulang kenyataan supaya orang Melayu berhati-hati, kerana nanti orang Melayu akan hilang PM dan Cina pula jadi PM, merupakan taktik BN cuba mengelirukan rakyat

Rakyat kini ramai yang telah sedar dan tidak akan 'terpesong' dengan akibat propaganda 'murahan' Umno-BN berunsur perkauman.

Pakatan Rakyat telah memberi jaminan, dengan persetujuan parti-parti bergabung, menandatangani dasar-dasar yang sama, yang akan berlaku adil terhadap semua bangsa, merupakan satu pakatan politik yang bersih dan ikhlas.

Antara pemimpin BN yang 'gatal' mulut menamakan Perdana Menteri Pakatan Rakyat, sekiranya diberi mandat memerintah Malaysia ialah Presiden MCA Chua Soi Lek.

Chua mendakwa Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim tidak akan dipilih sebagai Perdana Menteri jika Pakatan Rakyat menang Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) ke 13, akan datang.

Kenyataan Chua menunjukkan kebanyakkan pemimpin Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak faham, muafakat Pakatan Rakyat.

Perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat bukan bagi menentukan siapa yang bakal menjadi Perdana Menteri, Menteri-menteri serta wakil rakyat.

Justeru itu, pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat yang terdiri dari PAS, DAP dan PKR harus fokus kepada kerja masing-masing kerana senario politik kini menunjukkan rakyat mempercayai pakatan 'politik baru ini.

Pakatan Rakyat boleh bersatu serta menjanjikan sesuatu yang lebih baik dan telus.

***ulasan diatas adalah Intipati Ucapan Pengarah Strategik PKR yang juga Ahlli Parlimen Batu, Tian Chua, ketika menyampaikan ceramah di Bukit Payung, 31 Julai lalu

Hidden Opulence

Nice Office

Following recent exposes about the lavish international properties which the Taib family have for years kept hidden abroad, Sarawak Report feels it is appropriate to also draw attention to the equally staggering opulence of their lifestyle in Kuching.

Through the keyhole

Most Sarawakians only get a glimpse of the luxury enjoyed by their modestly-paid Cheif Minister, for example when his Rolls Royce flashes by or he takes off in the Hornbill jet put aside for his personal use. Therefore Sarawak Report would like to offer an exclusive inside view of just one office suite prepared for the use of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, the Chief Minister’s second son, for those occasions when he might be visiting Kuching.

Spacious for several important meetings at once

Gold leaf decor

Of course this is just the office of the younger son of the Chief Minister and, since he spends most of his time outside Kuching fufilling his dual roles as Member of the Federal Parliament and international businessman, Sarawakians shouldn’t expect it to be nearly as grand as, for example, his father’s own office. But still not bad!

Mr Taib clearly favours heavy gilt decor and 18th century-style European furniture. Sarawak Report would be interested to know the cost of furnishing these offices, including what is reported to be a highly valuable Islamic painting visible on the wall. Such costs ought to be properly audited and made available for public scrutiny, as would be the case for example in America, Europe and elsewhere. A detailed inventory showing what proportion of these furnishings belong to the State and which are personal ought also to be available.

Homes destroyed and land grabbed to make way for Taib's Oil Palm

Compare and contrast

We invite you to view the further pictures in our slide show at the top and contrast them to the homes of these Iban villagers whose houses were recently razed to the ground at the behest of the Chief Minister, in order to make way for yet another palm oil plantation handed to one of his business cronies.

This disgraceful act was carried out in defiance of a Federal Court ruling in favour of the villagers. That ruling had clearly stated that land rightfully belonged to the natives and could not be appropriated in this way. But, after 30 years in power Abdul Taib Mahmud thinks he is above the law (he ignores it often enough).

There is one piece of good news in this situation. Sarawak’s PKR opposition leader, the top Human Rights Lawyer Baru Bian, has been supporting these villagers in their brave struggle to save their lands and and he has managed to get a new court order to halt the destruction for now. Should Baru Bian become Chief Minister as a result of the next election, he has pledged to put a stop to the rapacious land-grabbing by the Taib family and their cronies and to give back the land already seized from the people.

Time to build a new Sarawak?

Time for change

Sarawak Report therefore suggests that all Ibans should make sure they are registered to vote and that they only support political groups which have pledged to join PKR’ s opposition coalition – or better still vote for PKR itself!

At the moment this does not include James Masing, who continues to support the Chief Minister and the BN coalition which has done so much damage to Sarawak.

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Sukaneka & Hari Keluarga PASTI Kawasan Miri

Alhamdulillah segala puji bagi Allah, dengan rahmatNya Sukaneka & Hari Keluarga PASTI Kawasan Miri kali ke-2 telah diadakan pada 1 Ogos 2010 bersamaan 20 Sya’aban 1431H di Luak Esplanade yang dimeriahkan dengan kehadiran ibubapa serta pelajar di kedua-dua cawangan PASTI Al-Munawwarah (Hiltop Garden) dan PASTI Al-Amalu Lillah (Pujut 9).

Pusat Asuhan Tunas ISLAM Miri

Night of arrests at Amcorp Mall

The peaceful Anti-ISA vigil at the Padang Timur in Petaling Jaya on 1st August 2010 turned into a night of arrests by the Police and FRU.

Minutes before 8 pm, some 300 protestors had gathered at the Padang Timur which was heavily guarded by police and FRU personnel.

The protesters were not allowed to gather at the field and were subsequently pushed back into the Amcorp Mall open carpark and the Mall itself.

By 8.30 pm the arrests started and within the hour some 24 protesters were in police custody.

Most of the protesters made a beeline to the Petaling Jaya Police Headquarters where those arrested were being held. While a group of lawyers were trying to enter the police station, a few more of the protesters were arrested at the carpark opposite the police station.

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Malaysia hit show picks 'Imam Muda'

Muhammad Asyraf, left, beat nine other contestants to become the show's first 'Young Imam' [Reuters]

A hit Malaysian television show which has gained international attention has announced a winner in its talent search for an imam, or Muslim religious leader.

Muhammad Asyraf Mohamad Ridzuan, 26, a religious scholar, was named the winner of the Imam Muda (Young Imam) programme on Friday, after he beat Hizbur Rahman Omar Zuhdi, a 27-year-old religious teacher, in the finale.

He won funding for a trip to Mecca to perform the hajj pilgrimage, a scholarship to al-Madinah University in Saudi Arabia, and a job at a Malaysian mosque.

Eight other contestants were eliminated during the 10-week series which began in May and grew hugely popular in the predominantly Muslim Southeast Asian country.

The show – the first of its kind - follows the reality-TV formula similar to "American Idol" in the US and "The X Factor" in Britain, and has apparently ignited new enthusiasm for Islam among Malaysia's Muslim youth.

"I feel good. Thanks to my parents, my wife and my fellow villagers who have been supporting me," Asyraf told studio audience at the end of the show aired live over Islamic lifestyle channel Astro Oasis.

Religious youth

Speaking to reporters later Asyraf said: "Our target is not just personal victory but the victory of a society and the victory of Islam itself. It has brought the youth closer to religion," he said, adding that his immediate plan was to set up a "Young Imam club".

Stephanie Scawen reports on the show that has won international attention

The 10 finalists, all men chosen from 1,000 contestants, were given a variety of challenges including preparing an HIV-positive corpse for burial and counselling marriage partners.

They faced written and practical tests on religion each week, and were isolated in a mosque dormitory - banned from using phones, the internet and television.

In the finale, the two finalists were tested on reciting the Quran, presenting a sermon, singing religious hymns and answering questions from the programme's sole judge, a former grand imam of Malaysia's national mosque.

The show became a major hit, attracting worldwide interest, while the creators of the programme were thrilled by its success in achieving their goal of making Islam more appealing to young people.

"When we talk about imams, the first impression is always someone who is old-fashioned or just does his work in the mosque," Adam Riyadz, a 21-year-old journalism student, told AFP on the sidelines of the show.

"But with this show, it is easier for me to relate to what the young imams are trying to tell us," said Adam, who travelled for two hours from another state to watch the finale with five fellow students.

Imams play a broad role in Malaysia – where some 60 per cent of the 28 million population are Muslim – including leading prayers at mosques and offering counselling.

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Kerajaan Najib tarik subsidi rakyat tetapi kekalkan subsidi kroni dan projek-projek yang tidak memanfaatkan rakyat, inilah 1Malaysia yang Najib tegakkan!

Projek 1 "Barang Naik" Malaysia!!!

Nik Aziz saran Bazar Ramadan dikenali Bazar Iftar

Nik Aziz bertanya apa salahnya jika nama dan konsep bazaar Ramadan diubah. — gambar fail

KOTA BARU, 30 Julai (TMI) — Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat hari ini menyarankan nama dan konsep bazar Ramadan ditukar kepada Bazar Iftar (berbuka puasa) bagi mencerminkan penghayatan terhadap ibadah berpuasa itu.

Beliau berkata Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan dan media boleh memainkan peranan untuk menukar nama dan konsep bazar Ramadan itu yang sentiasa mendapat sambutan ramai setiap kali bulan puasa.

“Saya baca dalam akhbar, rasa kagum betapa ramai peniaga terdiri daripada umat Islam sampai berebut-rebut untuk mendapat borang berniaga di bazar Ramadan.

“Apa salahnya kalau nama dan konsep bazar Ramadan itu ditukar kepada bazar Iftar bagi memberi penghayatan kepada umat Islam bahawa ada dua ketika nikmat bagi orang berpuasa iaitu ketika berbuka dan menyambut Idilfitri,” katanya ketika menyampaikan kuliah mingguan di Dataran Ilmu di sini, hari ini.

Ketika ditemui pemberita selepas itu, Nik Aziz berkata beliau telah melawat Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri Galas Che Hashim Sulaima, yang kini dirawat di Unit rawatan Rapi (ICU) Hospital Pakar Perdana di sini kerana kanser usus.

Beliau meminta semua pihak mendoakan agar kesihatan wakil rakyat itu kembali pulih.

Che Hashim, yang disahkan menghidap barah usus kira-kira setahun lepas, pernah menjalani rawatan susulan di sebuah Hospital di Guangzhou, China pada 2009.

— Bernama

Penyatuan Melayu : NGO digesa hantar 50 bas rayu Nik Aziz

Heartless, Cruel Demolition of Iban Settlement at Sekabai, Bintulu

The demolition of Nor Nyawai folks' houses at Sekabai, Sebauh earlier this year. It was described by Dr Rundi the state assemblyman for the area as mere empty houses - without even bother to double check his information. Read story here Nor Nyawai granted temporarily injunction against demolition by court

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Anwar dikagumi tegas pertahan prinsip – Nik Aziz

KOTA BHARU, 28 Julai : Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyifatkan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim seorang yang tegas mempertahankan prinsip perjuangan.

Katanya, ketegasan itu sama seperti pernah ditunjukkan Nabi Muhammad saw semasa berhadapan dengan pelbagai fitnah pembesar Quraisy.

“Kerana ketegasan mempertahankan kebenaran perjuanganlah maka Nabi saw sanggup meninggalkan Kota Mekah menuju ke Madinah. Baginda tidak pernah bertolak ansur dengan pelbagai tawaran pembesar Quraisy.

“Anwar seorang yang mendokong prinsip ketegasan di atas kebenaran yang diperjuangkan selama ini,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini.

Ketua Pembangkang tersebut dalam satu wawancara dengan sebuah akhbar hari ini menyebut kerjasama Umno dan PAS tidak akan menjadi realiti meski pun tanpa kehadiran Menteri Besar Kelantan.

Anwar dipetik sebagai berkata, Umno merasakan sekiranya mereka boleh tawan Nik Aziz, mereka boleh tawan PAS.

Mursyidul Am itu merakam ucapan tahniah sepenuh hati kepada Anwar di atas ketegasan beliau dalam perjuangan.

Menurutnya ketegasan itu merupakan sifat istiqomah yang ada pada pemimpin memperjuangkan kebenaran dan hak hakiki.

“Istiqomah bukanlah suatu nilai kedegilan, tetapi suatu kebenaran yang dituntut oleh agama.

"Prinsip mempertahankan kebenaran secara istiqomah sudah pasti akan menyemarakkan lagi perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat bagi menghadapi pilihan raya umum akan datang,” ujarnya.

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