Najib, what kind of ministers are you grooming and are they capable leaders to assist you in running this injured country?
We want the truth, firm and decisive decisions and not flip flopping, misquoted type of statements.
Is BTN courses, after all these years, proofs to be beneficial to the country and are meant to instill patriotism in the participants as claim by the government, or is it used to maintain Malay support for Umno through cultivating racial hatred and concepts like “Ketuanan Melayu” (Malay supremacy) as reported by the oppositions and testimonials by former attendees.
The following reports indicated that your ministers are defending the BTN courses because it instill patriotism, nationalism, in line with the 1Malaysia concept, no racial content, inculcate positive values and not a political indoctrination.
If the BTN courses are that positive why then your Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz announced today that the Cabinet has agreed to revamp the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) following rising pressure to shut down the programme, which has been called a tool to spread racist propaganda.
Please tell us truthfully, which is which, BTN courses are good or bad.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the patriotic spirit instilled in the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course was for all and not just for federal government supporters.
Shahrizat said it was not justified to be apprehensive of the content of the BTN course as the people loved the 1 Malaysia concept.
Shahrizat said based on her experience when attending the BTN course there was no racial content.
“The Selangor state government is just making a big issue. I have attended the course and it is all about positive thinking, patriotism and nothing to do with racialism,” she told reporters. Full story here.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin defended the controversial Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses today as a form of nationalism in line with the 1 Malaysia concept despite growing criticisms of racism and political indoctrination.
“There are no ulterior motives. These courses are well intended,” Muhyiddin said. Read full story here.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Ahmad Maslan said. “The BTN is not the agency some quarters made it out to be. The BTN is to instil patriotism and has received the ISO 9000 certification from Sirim. It has a well-structured course,” he told reporters after receiving 200 Umno membership application forms here today.
He said that as the deputy minister in charge of the BTN, he would ensure that the courses would go on as they were in line with the 1Malaysia concept and had no racist elements.
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir described the decision by the Selangor government as inappropriate. He said that the BTN courses were neither politically-motivated nor racially-motivated.
Mukhriz said BTN courses were to inculcate positive values and not a political indoctrination as claimed by critics. Read full story here.
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz announced today that the Cabinet has agreed to revamp the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) following rising pressure to shut down the programme, which has been called a tool to spread racist propaganda.
The Minister in the Prime Minister Department disclosed that the Chief Secretary to the Government has been instructed to oversee BTN’s revamp
Nazri, speaking to reporters in Parliament lobby, said the recent Cabinet meeting saw it necessary to do away with BTN co-curriculum which government leaders, including the prime minister, saw was racially divisive and destructive. Read full story here.
I read two postings at Free Malaysia Today here, and here that prompted me to put up this posting.
I am very disturbed at what the NUJM president Norila Daud said:
Norila said the NUJM hoped that all quarters in Pakatan Rakyat would be more sensitive, adopt a professional attitude and understand the job of journalists who conveyed news to the people who had voted them into power.
“NUJM once again stresses that no one can stop journalists from covering government matters which are linked to the welfare of the people,” she said.
She said Malaysia was a democratic country and the media had a role to report whatever the government did for the people.
My questions to Norila, does the journalists in Malaysia really understand their job? Are they really the one who convey the news to the people or is it their media bosses? Does the journalists really understand why they are being stop from covering an event?
I want to remind Norila that Malaysia is a democratic country by name ONLY, especially the media.
The journalists/reporters responsibilities do not end after they submitted their reports for publication. They must read what is published the next day and verify that the published news are true and correct as what they had reported. Are there any twist or spin to their reports or total black out of damaging news and when they are told what they had reported are incorrect or it is one sided, do they insist their publishers that the right of reply must be allowed?
Why are journalists/reporters being stopped from covering, it is not personal against the journalists/reporters but the badge that they wear that represent the media. And why is it so, the journalists/reporters themselves should know why, because they allow their bosses to twist and spin or black out damaging news on their reports and dare not confront and insist that their reports which are true and fair must not be distorted to their bosses whim and fancy. All because of the rice bowl and if that is the case, then can we recognised them as being professional with good journalism ethics and practice in their field of work to ensure only the truth and fair reporting are being published plus no BLACK OUT?
My request to NUJM is to get into the heart of the real problem of Malaysia MSM and not cry over the problems that are perpetuated from your so called "DEMOCRATIC" country that controlled the MSM. Fight to your "death" to have a FREE MSM and I can assured you that the problem of stopping journalists/reporters from covering any event will be the thing of the past.
and what YL Chong aka Desiderata wrote:
Most journalists that I know — and I have had more than two decades of newsroom labour — work hard for a living, with an initial idealistic commitment to the good journalism ethics and practice. They, which include my two charges at the moment just three weeks old, deserve a certain degree of respect as they strive to embrace and practise good journalism.
Good journalism ethics and practice come with sacrifice. Here we are talking about the controlled MSM. The Rock and the Dah, we know who they are, don't we. Can they face the mirror and ask themselves, "AM I A JOURNALIST WITH ETHICS, INTEGRITY PROVIDING A TRUE AND FAIR REPORTS"? I have no answer for that, only they themselves and GOD knows.
If journalists/reporters are working hard for a living by bending and looking the other way should their reports are being distorted, twisted and spin by their bosses, can we still call these type of reports as good journalism ethics and practice?
To my new found friend, YL Chong, I have no problem with your online news reporting just trying to stress a point to those who try to look at the wrong side of things. We are not "shooting the messenger" as claimed but the messengers are being shot at by their own media bosses.
This is not a principle accepted in modern English law. However, Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) is said to have riposted with the Latin maxim when asked at his trial why he kept silent when asked to acknowledge the King's supremacy over the Church. Cf. L. qui tacet consentire videtur, he who is silent seems to consent.
Oo [one] maner of consent is, whanne a man is stille and tellith not. [c 1380 Wyclif Select English Works (1871) III. 349] From Answer.com.
Two things come to mind when you started to wonder why the complete silence and total MSM black out of PI Bala revelation.
1) As quoted above from answer.com, the guilty party consented that the revelation by PI Bala are the truth. The guilty party will keep silence and with the power and money that he control, he can sit still, wait and hope that it will slowly disappear.
Or
2) The guilty party is keeping silence for now, while he plot and plan to counter back with full force. He has the full control of all the institutions including the MSM. When he strikes back, there will be no mercy whatsoever. He will make sure that the whole saga on the Altantuya murder will be put to rest once and for all. Even bystanders will not be spared and everything linking to Altantuya, just like the missing immigration record, will be totally wiped clean and untraceable.
Finally we have the truth and the real meaning of Najib's "1Malaysia". We read the news report that Muhyiddin Yassin defended the controversial Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses today as a form of nationalism in line with the 1 Malaysia concept despite growing criticisms of racism and political indoctrination.
One question though, why start the rhetoric of "1Malaysia" when all these years the BTN courses are already a form of nationalism in line with the 1 Malaysia concept, as what the DPM claimed. Shouldn't it be functioning already in bringing the people of all races forging a common Malaysian consciousness and identity, transcending their ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic differences.
But, Najib does not think so, that is the reason why he came out with the slogan of "1Malaysia". He saw that after 52 years, the nation building is a total failure and getting even worst. This is what I think about Najib and his "1Malaysia" slogan unless he is just creating a superficial connotation of public welfare while trying to fish for votes.
We have to wait for Najib's response to the real intention of the BTN courses. Does he agree with what his DPM claimed, if he does, then we are in big trouble because the breaking news from those who had attended these BTN courses totally disagreed with what the DPM claimed it to be and that is "a form of nationalism in line with the 1 Malaysia concept".
While we wait to hear what the PM has to say, please read from those who had attended these BTN courses have to say.
During the lectures, questions were planted among the audience and the students were advised not ask raise any questions.
One speaker began with the history of Malaysia and how much the country had gone through, always emphasising the May 13 riots.
He stressed the point of how much the Malays had sacrificed and how the community should be united especially from outside threat — the Chinese community.
He said that the Chinese community were “the Jews of Asia” and were just itching to take over when Malays were disunited and broken.
The speaker also revealed a greater Chinese conspiracy where the Chinese Malaysians were working together with Singapore to topple the Malay government. Read the full story here
This is what BTN is all about. See these video clips. These ‘patriotic songs’ were created by people such as Nordin Kardi of BTN. Note the lyrics that are meant to inflame the Malays at their ‘loss’ of their country to the non-Malays. Any wonder why the Malays hate and distrust the non-Malays after 52 years of indoctrination and brainwashing by Umno? See video clips here.
It’s more than just political. By the time the course ends the Malays would understand that the non-Malays are the enemy and that Umno is the only protection they have against the Chinese, Indians and ‘others’. This is what BTN is all about. Read the thoughts of Raja Petra Kamarudin(RPK) about BTN here.
Below are a few comments from readers who had attended these courses abstracted from various online news report, we do not expect these to be reported by the MSM, do we?.
'I have attended this BTN course. It is a brainwashing session where they tell us that our country will be destroyed if we don't support BN. Learning about '1Malaysia', nationalism and unity'? My foot.'
Gblk7277: I have attended this BTN course. Yes, it is a brainwashing session where they were telling us that the other races must get a lesser amount of 'durian' because we are the 'pendatang' and we had agreed to accept a lesser amount.
Therefore we could not question anything, just shut up and eat the 'durian' you get or go back to China or India. It's very much politically biased and they were showing recordings of the Bersih and Hindraf rallies saying chaos will take place if we don't support BN.
And that our country will be destroyed. 'Learning about 1Malaysia, about nationalism and unity'? My foot.
Camverra Jose Maliamauv: In the year 2000, during my first year at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, I was one of those selected to attend the Kem Bina Negara. We were sent to an army camp in Kedah.
Out of all the lectures and physical activities etc, I will always remember two main things. The first was a lecture and discussion during which the instructor concluded at the end that non- Malays should not question the special rights and privileges of the Malays and that we should just work harder to move up.
And secondly, during another lecture, one of the 'threats to national security' that were highlighted was 'parti politik baru' (a coincidence that this was the year after 1999?).
Jawahar Hassan: Everybody who attend BTN camps knew the exact nature of the BTN courses during which you are required to surrender all the handphones and recording devices to the person in charge. What's the reason behind this? Why such a rule? Is there anything to hide? Read more here.
by LOH YENG MENG wahpunbeitahan my daughter told me that she attended similar brain-washing camp not long ago. Handphones not allowed, racist lecture and other races (pendatang) other than Malays are urged to just accept what they have, do not ask for more. Luckily chinese and Indians are hard-working by nature. So you guess I believe my daughter more or the BN more ? Well, keep on lying ... just be prepared to pack your bag and go in the next election. We do not need governement like this.
by Suhakam I had attended BTN as a requirement before going for my postgraduate study. All they talk is about how great BN is and no other political party can bring peace to the country. The worst thing is they justify giving contracts to BN cronies even if they are not capable to do the job. BTN is a waste of tax payer money. Read more here.
written by cckkpr, November 26, 2009 Many attendees of such courses have indicated that they felt humiliated, traumatic and totally disillusioned after attending such courses. We should inculcate positive values and now sow hatred among the various communities. If Bend doesnt change, change will come to you and God bless Malaysia!
written by tk, November 26, 2009 Tak yah nak bohong lah Muhyiddin. I have been to one ok. It was a 5 day course and indeed the so-called trainers/motivators had nothing in mind but to slam and badmouth Pakatan Rakyat or Opposition parties. Anwar was said to be a Pengkhianat Melayu and an agent to some Yahudi movement; DAP is a pure Chinese party whose main aim is to take over the country and once it does that, Malays will be sidelined (konon...like Belanda dapat tanah); PAS was said to be the "Pemecah Melayu" and that will make the Malays in the country weak. And guess what...who was said to be the saviour of all Malaysians...UMNO and UMNO ONLY. Whoe else. We were also taught to hate and not to trust the Chinese and Indians and must always remember that Malaysia is a Malay's land.
So please Muhyiddin...be a responsible politician. Dont simply make statements and deny this and that...as if ALL OF US are stupid and can simply swallow your lies. Be honest for once will you. Check you facts first before you start firing you lies.
I dont mind you saying that the Goverment is looking into it an will make necesary adjustments. But to simply DENY everything....that really gets on my nerves.
written by wkc, November 26, 2009 Even with all the public outcry and anger over BTN, you deliberately go all out to defend this racist brainwashing agency. It means only one thing - you have total disregard and contempt for the PM's 1Malaysia concept and the rakyat's opinions and wishes. It will register in our minds for a very long time to come and you can save on your next fictitious speeches on "national unity".
written by JCｚ, November 26, 2009 I can testify about what happened to participants in BTN as I've also attended one of those a few years back. While during my time they don't state out that UMNO is our only 'savior', they told us repeatedly that only the current government could maintain stability in M'sia & any opposition is just talking nonsense without any skills to run the country. They've also shown us a chart on the income disparity in M'sia & told us that NEP is to help those poor Malays(which we all know is to help enrich a few UMNO putras). Furthermore, they forced the non-Muslims to acknowledge that the Malays are the tuan in M'sia & we should just be glad for getting our citizen-ships. We were then asked to take a test answering questions about how great the Malays are & we should not challenge them. Fail the test & we won't be allowed to continue in our respective universities.
I'm a Chinese, born & bred in M'sia. But during the entire BTN, it was nothing but torture & shame. Just like what the Nazi's made of the Jews. Read more here.
A country's leaders must show great capabilities in leading the country with integrity, honesty and taking good care of their citizens without giving stupid statements that show otherwise.
The country is gearing up to introduce a goods and services tax (GST) with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak stating that he plans to table the first reading of a proposed GST Bill before the current sitting of the Dewan Rakyat ends in mid-December.
Here I am not saying whether the GST is good or bad, whether the public is happy or unhappy about it. The PM should know better, if he is a capable leader with integrity, honesty and cares for the rakyat.
Instead, he try to be smart by adding this statement:
“Basically, the whole world has introduced the GST,” he observed, leaving Malaysia as one of the odd ones out.
How stupid can he be by comparing with the whole world. If he wants to use the world to justify his introducing of the GST, then he must be brave enough to compare our state of democracy, media freedom, human rights, corruptions within all our institutions and all the obsolete laws that are still in place.
He cannot simply pick and choose what to compare and leave the ugly ones under the carpet.
The DPM is trying to outdo the PM to show how stupid he can be.
In what appears to be confusion whether Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah will head the oil royalty caucus, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said he believes the Umno veteran will make a correct decision on the matter.
How can he be the DPM when he cannot differentiate between Government and party. The oil royalty is a matter between the State and Federal Government and has nothing to do with umno or any party. So what makes him look stupid, read what he said:
The Umno deputy president also stressed that party is more important than state and its members should respect the principle.
Oh my GOD, how can that be, umno is more important than the State, which means the rakyat come second after umno. Is he trying to destroy Najib's so called "1Malaysia People First Performance Now" slogan? Or is he trying to interpret it as "umno first"?
What I can conclude here is that the two leaders are not sincere in looking after the country and its rakyat but protecting their own power base in umno.
