DR MAHATHIR’S LETTER TO YITZHAK RABIN

Taken from : http://www.sinarharian.com.my/nasional/putrajaya-siar-3-surat-mahathir-kepada-israel-1.28261



DR MAHATHIR’S LETTER TO YITZHAK RABIN

PRIME MINISTER, MALAYSIA 21 December 1993

His Excellency Mr Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel JERUSALEM

I would like to thank you for your letter of 17 October informing me about the Agreement of Principles and Mutual Recognition between Israel and the PLO.

My government supports this positive development and views it as a first step towards the realization of a comprehensive solution to the Middle East problem.

As a demonstration of Malaysia’s support to this development my country was represented at the Donor’s Conference to support The Middle East Peace held in Washington and subsequently pledged a modest financial contribution to the Palestinians to assist in their new tasks. My government has also offered the Palestinians technical assistance under the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme.

Malaysia as a matter of general principle is prepared to develop relations with Israel at the appropriate time. In the meantime, we would like to see tangible progress in the implementation of the peace agreement.

The Middle East problem particularly the Palestinian issue has been a cause of instability to the region and I hope the recent agreement between Israel and PLO would contribute to lasting peace to the area.

I look forward to normal relations with Israel. (this last sentence is hand written)

DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD

** For the third time (3 letters) can somebody point me the loop holes? What if we try another game... Let say that you were the Prime Minister at that time, what would you do?

-I'll pray and dream, I'll rise and win-

DR MAHATHIR’S LETTER TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Taken from: http://www.sinarharian.com.my/nasional/putrajaya-siar-3-surat-mahathir-kepada-israel-1.28261



DR MAHATHIR’S LETTER TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

PRIME MINISTER MALAYSIA 14 March 1997 His Excellency Mr Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel JERUSALEM

Your Excellency,

Your letter dated January 23rd only reached me yesterday. I appreciate very much your taking the trouble to inform me on the situation in Palestine and the region.

Unfortunately much of what you have written has been overtaken by events.

Malaysia believes in peace and in settlement of problems between neighbours through negotiations. As a last resort, we turn to third parties.

In disputes over territories between Malaysia and Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia we have agreed to get the World Court to decide.

Dispute between Malaysia and Thailand over territorial waters was resolved by agreeing to share the non-marine resources equally.

Within the country, disparities in wealth distribution between the indigeneous people and those of immigrant origins were resolved through affirmative action in which the have nots would have a bigger share of a growing economic cake but there would be no expropriation and redistribution of what already belonged to the descendants of immigrants.

Everyone has very nearly a fair share now and everyone is fairly satisfied. Relations between the different races in Malaysia are good and not disruptive.

The important point I would like to stress is not to take what already belongs to others even though historically they may be yours. Lately, Israel has been pulling down Arab dwellings in order to erect houses for Israelis.

The whole world, including your ally, the United States condemns this. But Israel has gone ahead.

You condemn Syria for making threats. But their threats are the response to your own action. If you forcibly take over land and property belonging to the Palestinians, the only response if they are not to violently act against you, is to threaten to act against you.

If they cannot retaliate and they cannot voice their intended retaliation, than they would have to submit to all your action no matter how wrong. What you are doing now is against the spirit and the letter of the peace process agreed to by your predecessor.

How can we trust Israel if a change in the government negates solemnly given undertakings by a Government of Israel. Please reconsider your decision to build new Jewish settlements on Arab land.

The Israeli youths are here. Our intention is to show them that Muslims are normal rational people who want to live in peace and freedom. We hope that they will have a new impression of Muslims and Islam.

There will be aberrations among Muslims but there are also aberrations among Jews and Christians and people of every religion. No religion should be judged by these aberrations.

We hope that the youths will understand Muslims better and will want to be at peace with them. To have peace you have to make sacrifices. The Palestinians no longer demand the elimination of Israel. They are even prepared to share Jerusalem with you. They have made sacrifices.

We should remember that when Jews were persecuted in Europe, they had always found sanctuary among Muslims in Muslim countries. We don’t regard Israelis as eternal enemies. But we cannot help but sympathise with the Palestinians because their land is being taken away from them now.

It may have belonged to Jews three thousand years ago. A lot of traditional Malay land have been made part of Thailand. But we are not claiming Southern Thailand as part of Malaysia. If we go too far into the past we cannot live with our neighbours.

We are ready to have economic and technological cooperation with Israel but we cannot do so yet because you have not honoured commitments made by a legitimate Government of Israel.

We would like to think that once we have established relations with you, it would be permanent.

DR MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD

-I'll pray and dream, I'll rise and win-

PRK: Merlimau (N27) & Kerdau(N28)- By-Election Result

•Barisan Nasional (BN) mempertahankan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Merlimau (N27) dan DUN Kerdau (N28) dalam pilihan raya kecil di kedua-dua kawasan itu semalam dengan meraih majoriti undi yang lebih besar.


•Di Merlimau, calon BN Roslan Ahmad, 44, memperoleh majoriti 3,643 undi menewaskan calon Pas, Yuhaizad Abdullah, 38. Di Kerdau pula, Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, 44, mendapat majoriti 2,724 undi mengalahkan calon Pas, Hassanuddin Salim, 43.

Sumber: Utusan Malaysia

Just wondering, when will the campaigning session would be held without pointing on each other's fault. Just concentrating on how good you are as a leader...


-I'll pray and dream, I'll rise and win-

N11 Permatang Pasir

A huge bombardment of truth and lies is circulating the nation in this moment. You nor me knows the which is the truth and the lies. Every sides tries to get people together and vote them. In fact, it's good if we look in the marketing prospects.

However things were worsen by the hatred implanted within. Neither parties agrees on what the other party is doing. For 'A', 'B' is bad and vice versa. I love to read the blogs of ruling and opposition. This is just to broaden my knowledge in different perspective and scope. There are certain bloggers who can really interpret the matter with knowledge and common sense. However, mainly I could say that sometimes what is right would be wrong depending on which side are we in. I might be wrong but...It's totally up to you and me to decide. Reading those blogs pushed me to laughter and sometimes horror.

Well, the clock is ticking.


-I'll pray and dream, I'll rise and win-

Rakyat diingatkan 7 wasiat Raja-raja Melayu

06/08/2009 5:03pm

KUALA LUMPUR 6 Ogos — Raja Muda Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah hari ini mengingatkan rakyat khususnya orang Melayu mengenai tujuh wasiat Raja-Raja Melayu yang menjanjikan kesejahteraan, kedamaian dan keamanan jika mereka bersatu dan berpegang teguh kepadanya.

Menurut baginda, wasiat yang disampaikan semasa Raja-Raja Melayu menurunkan tandatangan persetujuan pembentukan Perlembagaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu pada 5 Ogos 1957 ialah :

Kami namakan dan kami panggil dia, bumi yang kamu pijak dan langit yang kamu junjung PERSEKUTUAN TANAH MELAYU (sekarang dikenali dengan nama Malaysia);

1. Kami isytiharkan dan kami simpan untuk kamu dan kami benarkan kamu isytihar dan simpan untuk anak cucu kamu, selain gunung-ganang, tasik dan hutan simpan, TANAH SIMPANAN MELAYU sehingga nisbah 50 peratus, selebihnya kamu rebutlah bersama-sama kaum lain;
2. Bagi menjaga kamu dan bagi melindungi anak cucu kamu serta harta hak milik kamu, kami tubuhkan REJIMEN ASKAR MELAYU selain untuk membanteras kekacauan dalam negara dan ancaman dari luar negara;
3. Kami kekalkan dan kami jamin Kerajaan dan Kedaulatan RAJA-RAJA MELAYU memerintah negara ini;
4. Kami isytiharkan ISLAM adalah Agama Persekutuan;
5. Kami tetapkan bahasa kebangsaan ialah BAHASA MELAYU;
6. Kami amanahkan dan kami pertanggungjawabkan kepada Raja-Raja Melayu untuk melindungi KEDUDUKAN ISTIMEWA ORANG MELAYU dan KEPENTINGAN SAH KAUM-KAUM LAIN.
   (Kemudian ditambah kedudukan istimewa anak negeri Sabah dan Sarawak).

Raja Nazrin Shah bertitah demikian semasa melancarkan tiga buku Allahyarham Prof Datuk Dr Syed Hussein Alatas, berjudul Mitos Peribumi Malas, Intelektual Masyarakat Membangun, dan Rasuah : Sifat, Sebab dan Fungsi, sempena Seminar Antarabangsa Legasi Pemikiran Syed Hussein Alatas yang bermula Selasa lepas di Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka di sini.

Menurut baginda, wasiat sembilan Raja Melayu terdiri dari empat negeri Melayu bersekutu dan lima yang tidak bersekutu itu, disampaikan sebelum Merdeka kepada rakyat Melayu, yang merupakan rakyat asal dan subjek Raja-Raja Melayu.

“Wasiat ini dihasilkan atas kehendak Raja-Raja Melayu untuk mengekalkan kesinambungan sejarah, kedaulatan, dan kuasa politik Melayu (yang terletak pada Raja-Raja Melayu) kepada kesinambungan kedaultan negara kepada Raja-Raja Melayu serta mendapat penerimaan rakyat melalui wakil-wakil sah yang mempunyai locus standi, maka Perlembagaan Persekutuan mempunyai fasal-fasal tertentu,” titah Raja Nazrin Shah, merujuk kepada Perkara 3 (1) (2) (3) dan (5); Perkara 11, Perkara 12; Perkara 38 (5); Perkara 152; Perkara 153 dan Perkara 181 (1). Menurut Raja Nazrin Shah fasal-fasal ini memerlukan izin Majlis Raja-Raja Melayu untuk sebarang pindaan.

“Sempena ulang tahun kemerdekaan negara ke-52 pada 31 Ogos ini, sewajarlah fakta-fakta utama dalam perjalanan menuju kemerdekaan itu dipastikan tidak terpendam dari sejarah,” titah baginda. Mengenai Syed Hussein Alatas, yang meninggal dunia kerana serangan jantung pada 23 Jan 2007, Raja Nazrin Shah bertitah bahawa Allahyarham sering membangkitkan mengenai kejijikan rasuah, dan dihuraikannya dalam buku tulisan beliau “Rasuah: Sifat, Sebab dan Fungsi.” “Walaupun ianya kotor dan jijik, ironinya semakin ramai yang berlumba untuk mendapatkan kuasa supaya berpeluang melakukannya, malah melakukannya dengan penuh tipu muslihat untuk terlepas dari undang-undang dan hukum dunia,” titah baginda.

Raja Nazrin Shah bertitah bahawa ramai yang bercakap tentang rasuah, malah seruan untuk memeranginya ada kalanya bergema lebih nyaring daripada kalangan mereka yang tidak bebas daripada melakukannya. “Lalu tenggelamlah kesungguhan usaha untuk memerangi rasuah dalam retorik kepura-puraan. Akibatnya takhta runtuh, pemimpin jatuh, negara lebur dan rakyat melarat,” titah baginda. Baginda bertitah rasuah berlaku di mana-mana termasuk di istana, dalam sektor awam, swasta, organisasi politik, malah dalam badan-badan agama, kerana rasuah merupakan candu yang mengasyikkan dan yang menanggung derita bukan dalam kalangan pengamal dan penerima rasuah. “Sebenarnya rasuah merendahkan martabat seseorang insan ke taraf abdi, menjadikan insan hamba kepada harta, kepada kekayaaan, kepada kebendaan dan kepada jawatan yang diperoleh secara haram,” titah Raja Nazrin Shah. Menurut baginda, rasuah adalah instrumen yang membunuh jiwa merdeka, pemikiran merdeka, sifat merdeka dan watak merdeka dalam diri seseorang insan yang terjebak dengannya.

— BERNAMA

http://utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0806&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_18.htm

-I'll pray and dream, I'll rise and win-

PPSMI - Retreat! Retreat!

I know...It's a bit late for it now. However, by putting my thoughts just to myself creates a sense of depression to my mind. Need to express on 'HOW I FEELS' towards this matter. Or should I say HOW I THINK...because 'feels' could be affected by emotion, greeds and morale.

1. Waste of money - was and will

2. Different perception- wrong intepretation of why PPSMI in the 1st Place. It's not for teaching ENGLISH GRAMMAR. But the technical terms

3. Gaining support - Ease out the pain given by the opposition

4. Changes : Adapting English is a matter of generations..not a click



http://utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0719&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_02.htm&arc=hive