康南打算改行？人民要改国运！

康南打算改行？人民要改国运！

人联党魁陈康南医生在新年期间说希望人联可以靠12生肖的虎年“发威”，赤裸裸的显示了人联政治路线的破产！如果连陈主席都对人联的前程都没把握而需要利用生肖来自我安慰，那么人民还可期望人联为人民做什么呢？如果人联不懂人民要改国运，那么它实在离人民太远了！

从人联創党跑人民路线的政党到近年改为集团政治的政党，人联在人民心目中的地位已经变质，变的一文不值了。现在没有几个砂州人民相信人联是一个可以信赖或以民为先的政党。一个连本身的候选人都不能做主的政党还有什么尊严？一个连本身党员都摇头叹气的政党还有什么理由叫人民支持它？一个连本身高层领袖都说“康南不倒，人联不保”的人联党还有什么“不该倒”道理？一个每次大选都用“威胁论”来威胁人民的政党还有什么政治理念来带领人民？一个连自己党的招牌都拆掉的政党还有什么继续生存下去的价值？

人民对人联已经从早期的期望到失望，又从失望到绝望。人联太伤人民的心了！人联不可怪人民，更不可怪在野党，要怪只可怪自己不争气。在1987年的“明阁事件”，人联有足够的本钱来为人民争取利益，比如修改砂州过期和不合理的土地法典，强硬和不妥协的要砂州政府制度化拨款给独中和华小和以效绩来聘请州政府的公务员和公平及不分种族的分配政府工程给砂州的承包商等等。可是我们有看到人联利用它最有利的筹码为我们争取到什么吗？答案是人民都可看到的，无需我们做任何的争辩。

人联在来届州选时唯有一个口号做筹码，希望可以利用一个过时的威胁论来要挟华裔同胞，那就是“如果人联输掉全部议席而以土保党为主的国阵又执政的话，华人的利益又有谁争取？” 这个言论是人联部长的最爱，以为这就是人联的镇山之宝！请问人联领袖现在的槟城华裔是不是被边缘化和民不聊生？请问人联民联执政的雪兰莪州是不是比砂州落后？

请问人联如果它们连在1987年能够左右政权的时候都不为人民争取，今天今日它还有什么筹码去为人民争取？槟城的民政在308以前也以为这招“华人代表论”可以保身呢，现在请人联去问问前民政党主席林敬益医生吧！民政在槟州被连根拔起，可是槟州人民得到的是一个有效率，负责和透明的民联政府。现在槟州人民没有后悔把民联扶正，就连林敬益医生都知道国阵很难拿回槟州政权。

大马政治处在一个十字路口，人民要做出选择；是继续让国阵一党独霸还是需要有一个拥有两线制来代替？国阵是一个就如马哈迪医生所说的“种族主义”的巫统所领导，马华，人联和民政根本没有本钱和力量去制衡它。从巫统领袖的华人寄居论到首相的特别助理说华妇来到大马卖身，华人祖宗和妇女先后被侮辱，请问人联“你又在哪里呢？” 就没看到你们开特大来为你们所谓所代表的华裔同胞的祖先和妇女们平反？就是因为有你们这样的自我矮化的“代表”，巫统才会为所欲为的一次又一次的伤害非土著。就因为有你们这样的“代表”，非土著才会一天一天的被边缘化，连宪法给我们的权力都不保更不用说“公平，平等”了。那么请问人联投人联一票跟投巫统一票有何不同？那么投人联一票跟投票支持“寄居论”和“华妇卖身”有何不同？那么投人联一票不是侮辱自己祖先和种族吗?

而以行动党，公正党和回教党组成的民联在308以后在槟州，雪兰莪州，霹雳州，吉打州和吉兰丹州都证明了执政能力。特别是在槟州，雪兰莪州和霹雳州，民联的州政府都推出有利人民的政策使国阵不安。民联带给人民希望，带给人民新的视野，人民可以看到他们手中一票原来可以改变政策和改变以往认为只有国阵才能当政府的歪理。

现在首相拿吉知道唯有靠东马来保住政权，所以才会3天2趟的往东马跑。首相拿吉当东马是国阵的“定期户口”，可是东马只是国阵保住霸权的一粒棋子，东马落后西马半岛20年是最后的见证。在参入组成马来西亚后，东马人民47年来都大力的支持国阵，可是我们所得到的待遇又是什么呢？就连砂州国阵领袖都承认这个事实，可是他们不但没有能力改变这个事实，还有砂州人民继续的当凯子，做巫统的帮凶让国家继续的被贪污腐败和没有政治良知和没道德的政治集团操控。

够了！人民应该有更好的选择。选择不要政党权力太大，选择有一个健全的两线制，选择人民当家作主，选择没有种族政策和以绩效为主政治路线的政党。我们也选择不要没有尊严，没有政治道德，没有骨气，自我矮化，不能当家作主，不能以民为先的政党继续的代表我们。

康南和人联要在虎年谈老虎，蛇年谈蛇（虎头蛇尾），可能康南知道自己在来届州选后要改行了。可是我们要的是一个马来西亚人的马来西亚，还有以东马优先的砂州和联邦政府。同胞们，让我们一起向前看，一起为这个我们热爱的国家出一份力，把握机会把两线制带入砂州。改国运靠大家，我相信我们能！

民主行动党砂州宣传秘书

黄培根

22/02/2010

p.s 这篇文章是用1888个汉语组成的，是要在华人农历新年期间给火箭报的读者和全部华人同胞带来好兆头，在此再次的祝各界“新年进步，万事如意"

Praise the Lord, 5 new members join our family

Photos from top down

1)The mother holds the puppy in her arms,

2)5 bundles of joys line-up for milk and warmth

3)Beautiful, ain't they?

4)Closed-up of two of them

5)My boys became the early-bird because of the puppies

6)How sweet is the little one sleeping in her mother's arms?

Yesterday, 20Th June 2008, was a very special although hectic one for me. I had a busy day as it all started from 14oo hour as one(1) National Service trainee called me from the Bumimas camp in Sibu informing me that he had been asked to relocate to Bintulu. His case was handled by me as his father was very sick and i helped him to get the approval from Khidmat Negara HQ to be allowed to be stationed in Sibu Bumimas camp instead of Bintulu. We got the approval on the 2nd 0f June and the letter was faxed to me from KL. But this trainee was informed that he has to get his butts off Bumimas camp yesterday instead after being in the camp for the last 13 days.

I was puzzled as to why and how the local Camp commandant could able over-rule the decision of the administrative personnel of its HQ.Another thought went through my mind was my press statement the day before urging the government to scrap the National Service immediately. I rushed to the Bumimas Camp accompanied by my wife and after i showed them the letter and told them that the trainee stays or else they have to get their own butts out of the Camp. Finally everything was settled but that have shown us the quality of the Khidmat Negara's administration.

I reached home at around 1540 and it was pouring down heavily then. As i drove into the house compound, our pet dog, a bitch of around 7 years old, was actually howling which was unusual. My wife said she must be hungry and that our maid might have forgotten to feed her. I walked to her as she was lying at the car pouch and patted her head and then i brought some food for her and left her there. I was thinking to myself that the vet might have to be called as i look at her belly which was a bit swollen. 10 minutes after as i was sitting down at the computer table, our maid called us excitedly "dia beranak!" or she is giving birth in English. My wife and the kids all went Berserk and was in a frantic mood as they saw the first born puppy (in white and black spots).

Well i was excited too and wanted to have a look at the puppy but no, my wife would not let me near them! She told me that as i was born in the year of the tiger, it was taboo for me to face the newly born animals with unopened eyes. That i have heard since i was a kid as it was the Chinese belief that the mother would consume its own new born if they were being exposed to a person with the Tiger's Zodiac symbol.

Then my phone rang, it was from Law Hui Ung, the personal assistance to our state Chairman, Wong Ho Leng. He asked me whether i was free as our Chairman had called for a press conference and wanted me to join him. I asked him whether it was that important and urgent and he told me the topic of the PC is "RICE" which i was taken by many as the key man in a sense. But i knew that i need someone who knows better and i called up a rice whole seller to assist us.

I had to rush to our Chairman's office although my own pet is having the most important moment of her life. We had a press conference at 1645 and we shown to the press the unbelievable sample of 15% broken rice which Bernas has released to the rice whole sellers.There were rice mice in the sampled rice and the rice is very powdery. Our Chairman told the press that he will bring the sample rice to KL for the chemist to check whether it is consumable or whether it is fit for human consumption.

After the PC i rushed home to welcome the second puppy (brown with dark spot) and my wife told me that that should be it. But she can not be more wrong as our pet gave birth on interval until well over mid night. She gave us five (5) bundles of joys all with their own characteristics and different colours as well.

My kids have been quarreling over the rightful ownership of the puppies this morning and they begged their mother to keep all 5 of them. We haven't decided yet as it is simply irresponsible to keep all of them if we can't manage to provide well for them, imagine 6 adults dogs in a semi-detached house! Well, we just have to take good care of them and God will definitely shows us the way when the time comes.

Before we hit the bed, my wife commented how magnificent is "life" and i told her it was the gifts from God. Praise the Lord for my hectic and meaningful day and praise the Lord for everything he provides for our family.

David Wong

21-06-2008

What is right may not be correct.

What is right? What is correct? Is there any difference between the two? The primary school students would able to tell their parents they know the difference to the puzzle of their parents. Does that mean that we are more ignorant than them or simply tell us that what is right may not necessary be correct.

What is right is governed by the natural law, eg what should be morally right and just or what the Bible teaches us if you are a Christian. What is correct means the answer or reaction that is expected by the authorities, peers, superior,family members or even spouse, an example is the correct answer that the school teacher expects or not to report on your friends.Our children have to differentiate the two questions in order to do well in school and in their own circles.

The complexity of that increases with one age and status. Adults tend to tread along the fine line and their success depends very much on their ability to react and respond to the necessity and not their hard work or knowledge. We will cheat if that is the "correct" way to achieve success, we will use our connection to give ourselves the "information" require to secure a business contract. We will even "bribe" to get our kids off the hook of the laws and we can even sell our souls if that would make us a millionaire.Because the road to success is charted by the "correct way" and not the "right way".

One of my sons told me that Moral study is the easiest subject in school. I was puzzled as what he meant to be the easiest and asked "was it because you knew the right from the wrong?" I thought at least we taught him to differentiate the right from the wrong. But his reply was "the correct answer in the test is always the opposite of what we normally do!" I asked "what do you mean the opposite?" He replied "dad, it is simple, let say we broke something in the house and never tell you guys, then the correct answer must be "be honest and tell your parents". Now even the children see what is correct may not be right.

Our society and school are preaching something that the kids do not believe in but they would abide just to escape punishment or to receive rewards for the correct answer given. Parents normally teach the kids what is right from wrong only when there is nothing on the line. However, we will teach them to lie sometimes as 'white lie' doesn't hurt and we will teach them to do the "correct" thing when the consequence is severe. eg. how many parents will tell the kids to report their own follies to the teacher, eg. breaking the glass of the car belongs to that teacher. Because telling the truth under that circumstance would dig a hole in the pocket of the parent, then the correct way is not to tell!

With our good "guidance", the kids of today will turn into the master in giving the "correct" answer in the future. Well, I am relieve as their destiny has been well charted and they have been taught and learnt the "correct" way to live and prosper.

David Wong
DAP Sarawak publicity sec.,
21-10-2007

Malaysia prepares to go to the SUN? A joke by David Wong

here goes the tale...

There was a UN session on space programme abd as the subject if of ultra important, most countries were represented by their top leaders and scientists. The session was not reported by the media because of the sensitive issues regarding space-wars programmes and suspected terrorists involvement on some Eastern blog countries.

The US and the Russia and China were represented either by their President or Chairman but as our PM is busy honey-moon-ing, we sent our most senior politician there, and who else is more fitting than our Uncle Sammy! At least the name sounds like Uncle Sam of the US, what a brilliant idea by Ong Ka Ting of the MCA.

Anyway, the UN session started with the SG who speaks English with the heavy Korean slang about world peace and how to use the technology know-how to promote foods and to pronounce war on global warming.

The Russian, Pudding then blasted on who was the first people in space and boosted about almost 2000 trips into space for the last 50 years.He further challenged the US not to develop the space-war programme initiated none other than the 3rd-class actor, Mr. Read-gain.

That got the Cowboy Bush's brain burning like a hamburger on the grill, he told the delegates there that the American was the first to set foot on the Moon or else there would be no M00n-walker, would it? He further accuse the Usama gang of buying technology shares in Bleak-water , the cowby firm who had secure contract to kill in Iraq bla bla bla...

The" Who" guy from China was really pissed off by the Rude Pudding and Cowboy Bush, he stood out and told them in no uncertain term that the Chinese have celebrated the Moon Cake festival for thousands of years and wonder loudly where were the Russian and Yankie then. He told the delegates that China 5000 years history and untold number of fairy tales have proved that the Chinese are the sons of the Dragaon and thus the Emperors were "Tain-Zhi" in ancient China and the space is no big deal for the sons of the dragon. He got full support from the Japs and the Korean, they share the same ancestors, or didn't they? The Japs PM whom i can't remember because he was in office for less than a dozen months promised that his Emperor's army would do more from now on.

They were so busy and they ignored the presence of our Malaysia Boleh's representative, who was at that point 'dark-faced' like the wok i have at home. They can't see the difference though because everyone knows Uncle Sammy is our very MIC chief. He stood up and combed his inplanted hair with his claws and shouted 'attention!, may i have the floor now!'. The delegates were speechless and really took aback by this guy from Malays-land of SE Asia.

Uncle Sammy fist told Uncle Sam's representaive, the Cowboy Bush to listen and told the Pudding that just because Malaysia paid 3.4 bilions just to send a handsome traveller into space doesn't mean that Malaysia is stupid. He said' the race to space has just started !' Malaysia will be the fore-runner in 10 years time and that the US, the Russia and the Chinese will have to acknowledge Malaysia has the most heroic vision. Cowboy Bush stood up and challenged "what do you mean? You actually thought that you can beat us in the space-race?Hahaha.....The Who guy from China also joined in and smeared at Uncle Sammy.

Uncle Sammy then shouted into the microphones "Malaysia has started a programme called "project Matahari" or in your language "the sun project".

"We are going to the sun in 10 years time, you heard me now, don't you?"

The whole assembly fell dead silence and the face of the Cowboy, the Pudding and the Who guy turned pale with the rest of the members fighting for oxygen. The impact was done and the whole world now pay its fullest attention to the Malays-land.

Seconds past before the rude Cowbot jumped up again "how the hell can you go to the sun? you will melts even before you get close!" "pure bull shit!" shouted the Pudding. "Bu Ke Nen, said the Chinese Who.

Uncle Sammy was real proud then and shouted

"you idiots, we will go to the Sun at Mid-night!"

Our Malaysia Boleh spirit was finally understood by the leaders of the world from that day on...

David Wong

DAP Sarawak publicity sec.

11-10-2007

Watch out ET, here comes the lady-killer?

Countdown starts for M'sian astronaut
Oct 10, 07


Malaysia's first astronaut was to blast off today on a space voyage seen as breaking new boundaries for the Asian nation and for space travel by Muslims.Malaysian officials have described the voyage as a national milestone as their country marks 50 years of independence.

The visit has been arranged as part of a billion-dollar purchase by Malaysia of Russian fighter jets, Russia being the operator of the Baikonur cosmodrome in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan. Russians have sent off 1800 such mission without problem but at least we can follow them into space for the money we spent on defence.

We have to be proud that we have finally produced an astronaut although we can't even launched our own satellite. It was a pity that he can't wear the Batik in space or else that could attract world attention and Milan would not be the fashion capital anymore.

Another pity would be he can't show off our very own 'tea-tarik' in space which certainly annoyed some Malaysian officials here. But i bet the Malaysian space programme director would at least be able to produce 'space-lemak' so that our first astronaut would not be homesick in space.

Perhaps the most important thing for the Malaysian would be what would be the first word he says in space. Would he greet the Muslim first for the breaking of the fast? Would he address the national leaders like Pak Lah and Najib? Would he recite the Koran in space?Would he produce an inspirational speech to address the nation on the important of supporting the BN in the coming election?

What is his real mission?

There were simply too many questions and the list could go on and on but how come i did not mention what scientific experiment he would undertake? Malaysian are puzzled as to what is the real mission of the astronaut , that has to be one, if not how on earth can we tell the world why we send an astronaut into space without a mission?

The BN would say this is another first to show Malaysia-Boleh! We can do anything if we have the money, can't we? Even without the technical know-how and high-tech industry, we can still hop onto the band wagon of the superpowers as long as we have the oil money to spare. Never mind that the country is running a trade deficit for the 11st straight year and never mind that our per capital income is only 1/4 of our Singapore couterparts. At least there is no Singaporean in space yet, or was there?

Keep the spirit burning this Ramadan, let reality sets in after our astronaut returns and 'touch-downs' in 10-days time.

David Wong

DAP Sarawak publicity sec.,

10-10-2007

World class tiolet makes world class city! Robert Lau's vision!

Robert Lau is seen here on the 3rd from left








Let’s do less politicking, says Sibu MP

People told to focus on economic devt or investors will look elsewhere for opportunities

SIBU: The people here have been urged to focus on the economic development of the town and their own rather than to involve themselves too much in politics.

Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Robert Lau gave this reminder during a Mooncake gathering organised by Sibu Oya Road Community Association (SORCA) at Blue Splendour Restaurant Sunday night.

Robert Lau's has quite a wield mentality
We know that RL is still young at heart at 65 but mentally he might be quite a lost old man because he forgot most of the things he spoke and promised.Robert Lau also mentioned about turning Sibu into a world class city. I guess his has his own way of turning Sibu into a world class city even though Sibu does not even have a full-fledges University and has only a population of around 230,000.

Below are some of the promises he or the so-called visionary team made to the people of sibu:-

1)We all know that the Wawasan Team to whom RL is a member has promised the people in Sibu Southern Australian University which turned up to be totally untrue. The chancellor of the University replied to our state chairman WHL that the university has no plan of coming to Sibu or to any other country to set up any campus.

2)Robert Lau should not forget that the Wawasan team had promised the people in Sibu the city status by 2005. That promise was again proved to be an empty promise and the Wawasan team later on said it passed the chance to Miri first! Maybe we will achieved our by 2020 when the Wawasan is not around to fool the people anymore,don't get me wrong, i wish them long life, i meant when they have been kick out and rejected by the people.

3)His team made lots of promises to the people since 2001 and the people are still waiting for the delivery. Every election brings new promises and disappointment follows after the election.

Construction of world-class toilets in Sibu
Robert Lau and his team should know that setting up a few world-class toilets simply do not make Sibu a world-class city. The people should know that Robert Lau is the 4th term MP for Sibu and Tiong TK is the 3rd term MP for Lanang.

Both of them take turn to become the Chairman of the SMC and all the people know that they have both failed to bring development to Sibu and both of them can't even make a decent Chairman of the SMC AS SIBU HAS THE WORST DRAINAGE AND ROADS in the whole of Sarawak.But they have constructed a few public toilets costing a few hundred thousand each.

Sarawak Land policies are against the wishes of the people and against development

Robert Lau and Tiong TK have always been the mouth pieces of the BN and will always take alliance with the CM and the Umno whenever there is a conflict of interest between the rakyat and the government. They were never the representatives of the people and they forgot that they are supposed to represent the people instead of the BN.

For example, the people have to pay a hefty premium of 25%-50% of the land price for the renewal of the land leases when they expired. That would cost the people RM30,000 to RM50,000 depending on the market value of the land.How does that argue for what Robert Lau said“Focus on economic development instead of indulging too much on political issue to enhance your economic status.”Even China has passed the property law that gives unconditional and automatic renewal of the land leases once they expired.

David Wong
DAP Sarawak publicity sec.
2-10-2007

Please respect and honor the good name of China!

I just hung up a call from a young lady who has a distinct assent of the Mainland China. It was another cone-job at work but I did not give her the time to finish off her “sales-call”.

She was worst than a hooker in actual fact, at least certain hookers would still protect the good name of their country by disguising their nationality and many do not feel that they literally cone (although they do solicit) someone into having illicit sex with them. I believe many hookers still have some shame and dignity left in them if compared to these cone women.

It is a shame that while the world looks up to the Chinese in culture, arts, literatures and many other fields, they are some of those who would smear the good name of their race and their country for their own greed and lust. Many of them operate in Malaysia and their targets are all Malaysian Chinese. News reported that many of the victims are senior citizen and those less educated sectors of the society and these have caused much outrage in the general public. Many of my friends and family members were their targets as well and they really are unimpressed by their “cousins” from China.

Malaysian immigration department and their counterparts in the police force are not doing much at all to crack down on many of these who entered as “tourist” but are actually engaged in the sex industry or selling pirating software and CD in the market. There are hundreds of these in Sibu, Sarawak and yet the government is not doing anything about it. Our DAP state assemblyman for Kidurong had in 2006 raised the issue of the Chinese “sleeping doll” in the state assembly and we have proof that there were some who entered as “foreign students” but are actually call girls who were sponsored by their rich “uncles” here. We received some heart-broken housewives who complaint that their husbands are these “uncles” and how their families were ruined by the “sleeping dolls”.

Malaysian welcomes any tourist from any country but let them know that the laws do not allow them to violate the terms and conditions of their stay in the country.

Half-way through this article, another young Chinese lady called again and I told her “please do not insult yourself and smear the name of your country, even your Chairman Mao would rise from below if he knows about what you are doing”. She hung up and I hope I will not hear another kind of this call again.

David Wong
DAP Sarawak publicity sec.,
17-09-2007

The Parliament-the Rubber Stamp of the BN

The rubber stamp in the name of “The Parliament”

The Dewan Rakyat or the Hall of the peoples in English is the highest law making body in the country and it is supposed to supervise the executive branch of the governments. Anything that is of importance to the people should be debated in the Dewan Rakyat so that the people and their representatives in the house would be able to voice their opinion and address the issues in the spirit of democracy. The executive branch should not be in control of the Dewan Rakyat or else the separation of powers in the 3 branches (legislative, executive and judicial) of the government would be in jeopardy and the people and the country would be subjected to the winch and fancy of the executive branch; which is exactly the case in Malaysia.

When Tun Mahartir was in power, the judicial branch of the government basically lost its independent when the then Lord President was dismissed. That would be the darkest day of the judicial in Malaysia and Malaysia was under labeled as a country whereby democracy is simply a phase and nothing in essence.

Our elected representatives have a duty to turn the Dewan rakyat into a true “Hall of the people” and not the rubber stamp of the BN. However, since the formation of the country, the country has been governed by the BN alone and its grip on the parliament has become stronger by the years through various means. The 2004 general election saw the BN controls more than 91% of the Dewan Rakyat and that have led to the most powerful BN at the expense of the country and the peoples. Since the PM, Abdullah came to power, the corruption index of the country has turned for the worse and the country has become less transparence as per Transparency International’s standard.

With the 91% mandate it received in 2004, the BN administration has become un-checkable and its dominant coalition partner, the UMNO, has become more authoritative in its push for the NEP and even challenging the Constitutions of the country when its leaders announced and reaffirmed that Malaysia is an Islamic state. Some UMNO leaders even challenged the Chinese to “return” to China in the parliament and used it as a butcher house when cows were slaughter in its compound to celebrate the second marriage of the PM, Abdullah.

When the PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone) scandal was brought up by the opposition leader in the Parliament, Mr. Lim Kit Siang , the speaker of the Dewan Rakyat refused an emergency debate because “the government is looking into it”. What a joke has the BN turns the parliament into? How would the people put their trust in the parliament to protect their interest? YB or Yang Berhormat (Honorable or respected member) has been labeled by the people on the streets as Yang Bodor (idiot) or Yang Buaya (corrupted), which is not only an insult to the MPs but to the Parliament and to the country.

The country has just celebrated its 50th Merdeka, it is still in its infancy stage of development as a country. The Malaysian regardless of their race, cultural or religious background must face the truce, that this country’s future hangs not only in the balance of the division and separation of powers not only in the 3 branches of the government but also a more equable balance of political power between the BN and the opposition.

David Wong
DAP Sarawak Publicity Secretary
07-09-2007





Below is reported by Malaysiakini for your reading pleasure;

A government backbencher today suggested that the Parliament is relocated to Putrajaya, the seat of the government administration.

"We need a bigger and more comfortable Parliament. We should just relocate our Parliament to Putrajaya," said Badruddin Amiruldin (BN-Jerai).

"Our Parliament is just a tall rectangular building. I understand that in the past we had no money to get a better building, but now we have plenty of money and we should build a more beautiful building in a better place."
Where the Parliament is located is not important, but we have to ensure that it is on par with the judiciary and executive," he added.


" Explaining that the Parliament was now under the tight control of executive, Wan Junaidi (photo) called for the Parliamentary Services Act to be reviewed.

He said that the Parliament needed to get out Ministry of Finance's control and has its own budget and allocations, like how it was before the Act was abolished in 1992.

Rukunegara or National Principles

Many of the parents saw the Rukunegara at the back cover of our kids exercise books and yet do not "recognise" it at all. The phrases sound so hollow and empty and we thought it was there just for the sake of not leaving the back cover looks empty, well it is time to look at it from the historical prospective. Even the government of the day forgot the third principle of the Rukunagara, the supremacy of the Parliament, as it has turned the Parliament into the rubber stamp of the BN government.

We seldom see important issues being fully discussed in the Parliament, the most recent example was on the 27th August 2007 when the Speaker of the lower house turned down the motion of the opposition leader, Mr. Lim Kit Siang to debate the government's RM 4.6 billion bail-out of the Port Klang Free Zone.

David Wong
DAP Sarawak publicity secretary
29-08-2007

Below is from www.referenceencyclopedia.com for your reading pleasure.

The Rukunegara or sometimes Rukun Negara (Malay for "National Principles") is a philosophy and national ideology — the de facto Malaysian pledge of allegiance — was instituted by royal proclamation on Merdeka Day, 1970, in reaction to a serious race riot known as the May 13 Incident which occurred in 1969. The incident proved at that time that Malaysian racial balance and stability was fragile at best. Immediately thereafter, the Malaysian government immediate sought ways to foster unity among Malaysians. One of the methods used to encourage unity is the Rukunegara. The Rukunegara was inspired in part by the Indonesian Pancasila, and like the Pancasila, is based on five guiding principles.

The word Rukunegara can refer to the whole declaration, the words after the preamble (beginning Maka kami...) or the five principles alone.

Malay text
BAHAWASANYA NEGARA KITA MALAYSIA mendukung cita-cita hendak :

mencapai perpaduan yang lebih erat di kalangan seluruh masyarakatnya ;
memelihara satu cara hidup demokratik ;
mencipta satu masyarakat adil di mana kemakmuran Negara akan dapat dinikmati bersama secara adil dan saksama ;
menjamin satu cara liberal terhadap tradisi-tradisi kebudayaannya yang kaya dan berbagai corak ; dan
membina satu masyarakat progresif yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden.
MAKA KAMI, rakyat Malaysia, berikrar akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip berikut :

KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN
KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA
KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN
KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG
KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN

Literal translation
WHEREAS OUR COUNTRY MALAYSIA nurtures the ambitions of:

achieving a more perfect unity amongst the whole of her society;
preserving a democratic way of life;
creating a just society where the prosperity of the country can be enjoyed together in a fair and equitable manner;
guaranteeing a liberal approach towards her rich and varied cultural traditions; and
building a progressive society that will make use of science and modern technology.
NOW THEREFORE WE, the people of Malaysia, pledge to concentrate the whole of our energy and efforts to achieve these ambitions based on the following principles:

BELIEF IN GOD
LOYALTY TO KING AND COUNTRY
THE SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION
THE RULE OF LAW
COURTESY AND MORALITY

Alternative English version
Our nation, Malaysia, being dedicated :

to achieving a greater unity of all her peoples;
to maintaining a democratic way of life;
to creating a just society in which the wealth of the nation shall be equitably shared;
to ensuring a liberal approach to her rich and diverse cultural traditions;
to building a progressive society which shall be oriented to modern science and technology;
We, her peoples, pledge our united efforts to attain these ends guided by these principles:

BELIEVE IN GOD
LOYALTY TO KING AND COUNTRY
UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION
RULE OF LAW
GOOD BEHAVIOUR AND MORALITY

Recitation
It is a norm for primary and secondary public schools in Malaysia to recite the pledge weekly during a compulsory assembly. Pledge reading follows immediately after the singing of the Malaysian national anthem, Negaraku. Of some interest, the Rukun Negara could usually be found behind the cover of every exercise book that is typically used by primary and secondary Malaysian public school students. This is primarily a move recognised to have been formulated to emulate the similar tactic introduced by the Singapore government immediately after her departure from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.

Recently on December 8, 2005, the Malaysian government has made reading of the pledge as a must at every official function. The announcement was made a few months after the government made singing of the national anthem as compulsory at every official function. (Bernama)