Portfolio changes today. Dollah to take over the Defense Ministry while Najib to be the Finance Minister. It does not take a genius to figure why such arrangement was made. Image courtesy of The Malaysian Insider, read more here.
On top of that another blogger was arrested at 5PM today. Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz aka kickdefella was arrested at Kota Bahru believed to be under the ISA and his controversial Malaysian flag incident. Malaysiakini reported here.
And a statement made by Dollah Badawi which rather disturbing. Mr. Prime Minister made a statement that opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a THREAT to the country's economy because of his constantly misleading remarks over investments and promises to topple the government. Read again ISA is detention without trial, no warrant needed and nobody know how long the detention will be. Who is threaten? The country or Dollah himself? Malaysiakini with its report here.
The best weapon to scare Malaysians is back, the ISA - Internal Security Act, detention without trial, whatever definition you may call it. It is confirmed that 3 person were arrested under this cruel act. Or should I say the abuse of the act. First it was Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) and not too long ago, Seputeh MP, Teresa Kok was arrested 11.20PM. To add into this, Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested too. The Star reported here.
RPK was arrested for publishing blog postings that were said to insult the Malay & Muslims. As for Teresa, although there is no statement stating the reason of her arrest, I suspect it had something to do with the mosque issue in Kota Damansara (read it here). And as for Tan, the reporter was arrested for exposing the Ahmad Ismail's infamous use of the word "immigrants".
After reading RPK's latest posting or his last posting before he got arrested, I urge everyone to calm down. All these arrestments will definitely ignite anger & hatred but we need to calm down. I believe the latest ISA detainees will share the same message to all, the world is watching us. Truth & justice will prevail definitely.
There are more reasons now to flood the country with SMSes, emails or whatever medium is possible to be in Kelana Jaya Stadium this 15th September 2008 at 8PM.
God bless the victims.
UPDATES: A message from Marina (RPK's wife) to the public. Again peeps, dibawa bertenang...
I thought I can write about the movie I watched last night over a post for a Saturday but it is very heartbreaking reading some of the postings that I subscribed to. At times, many felt lucky as Malaysia is a free from natural disasters, volcanoes, earthquakes, typhoon, etc. But Malaysia is somehow had been a sad country itself caused by man made disasters.
I am practically reproducing what I read, see over the postings, I believe this will not be in detail in the mainstream paper.
Aina at most right
Aina, a 17-years old girl. She was 7-years of age when his dad was detained under the cruel ISA. For freaking 7-years, Aina's dad was detained without trial. He can be guilty or innocent in a layman common sense, but this ISA thingy said as long as the government felt that you are a threat to the country, you can be detained under ISA without trial. This is really cruel, innit? You, me, anybody who the ruling authorities felt that you are a threat to the country, they will detain you under ISA.
Summary, the heartbreaking part - Aina was somehow not well, admitted to the hospital and fighting for her life on the 2nd July 2008. Her family immediately informed authorities in Kamunting (ISA detention center) to allow Shahrial (Aina's dad) to be with her for the last time. However, Shahrial was only informed on the 3rd July 2008. Doctors diagnosed and told Aina's mom that Aina had only few hours of life left. Aina's mother made a personal appeal to Kamunting detention center, they are not allowed to release anybody without Syed Hamid's signature. By the time Shahrial was released, Aina had already passed away. It's painful to write this like any other bloggers, it's really painful.
