UMNO Cuba Tembusi Persatuan Pelajar di UK

Ma.S.A.M telah dimaklumkan melalui satu e-mail bahawa seorang pelajar muda yang bergiat di dalam Kelab UMNO (UK) bernama Kamarul Rashdan Salleh telahpun mencalonkan dirinya sendiri untuk bertanding bagi jawatan Timbalan Presiden sebuah gabungan persatuan pelajar Malaysia di United Kingdom yang dipanggil UKEC.

Walaupun UKEC pada pandangan pelajar umumnya hanyalah sebuah persatuan anak muda yang 'hidup segan mati tidak mahu', tetapi menurut Saudari tersebut - cubaan Kelab UMNO untuk mengambil alih UKEC ini perlu dilihat di dalam konteks yang lebih besar; terutamanya bersabit sokongan pelajar dan populariti BN yang semakin merosot. [Berita Lanjut]

Name and Shame: Why We Feel Kamarul Rashdan Should Be Named And Shamed?

• He has repeatedly 'volunteered' himself as a tool to be used by BN to oppress his fellow students.

• He allows himself to be used to propagate BN agendas to the innocent people of Malaysia by disguising himself as the voice of the students overseas.

• He claimed that he agrees with the issue of injustice perpetrated onto Saudara Anwar - yet he will not condemn the perpetrators to uphold his loyalty to Dato' Zahid Hamidi though he goes everywhere presenting himself as a Muslim leader. What kind of Muslim who supports corrupt and tyrant leaders? [Full News]

Mahathir di mata antarabangsa: keADILan dijadikan 'kambing hitam'?

Akhbar-akhbar mainstream kelam kabut menyiarkan berita berkenaan komplot keADILan mengkhianati Malaysia di luar negara - tingkahlaku editor akhbar-akhbar ini tidak ubah seperti kanak-kanak tujuh tahun baru mendapat permainan pokemon yang baru! Siang malam pagi petang, sambil makan tengah tidur - itulah yang dibuainya! Rakyat Malaysia akan menjadi jemu dua hari lagi.....

Ini bukanlah taktik baru, sehinggakan saya sendiri mulai mencurigai kononnya 'kepandaian' pemikir-pemikir UMNO seperti Nordin Sopiee dan yang lain-lain itu. Tidakkah mereka sedar bahawa taktik 'pengkhianatan' ini sudah tidak laku dan dipercayai lagi? Apakah mereka ingat rakyat Malaysia sudah lupa rentetan peristiwa sebelum pengkhianatan terhadap Saudara Anwar dua tahun lalu? Setiap malam kita dihidangkan melalui saluran media utama akan momokan kosong ahli politik bankrupt seperti Ghafar Baba dan Rahim Thamby Chik mengenai usaha 'pengkhianat' negara menjual Malaysia kepada CIA dan Amerika Syarikat. Ia tidak berkesan malah makin memburukkan UMNO dua tahun lepas - apatah lagi di dalam senario politik semasa yang sememangnya menampakkan keengganan rakyat menerima kenyataan kerajaan secara bulat-bulat. [Berita Lanjut]

Budget 01 - Lack of Vision

I find it appalling that the budget lacks vision for the future - instead it reasserts our belief that BN has always manipulated the tabling of budget as a tool to buy voters. We have seen how in 1999 before the general election bonus and pay rise were splashed in order to woo voters - with little regards given to pre-emptive steps necessary to avoid a rise in inflation since such moves are undoubtedly inflationary. Given the state of the economy at that time - it was clear to me that nothing matters to them as long as they could win the next election. [Full News]

Antara Halangan Yang Dikenakan Terhadap Kita dan Yang Dibuat-buat

Seringkali pelajar dan golongan muda memberikan alasan bahawa mereka tidak dapat menyumbang dengan lebih bermakna kepada perjuangan besar menolak kerakusan BN kerana tekanan-tekanan yang dihadapi. Kalau di Malaysia - siswa dikongkong hebat oleh AUKU; malah telah banyak siswa yang dijadikan 'sampel' kuasa AUKU. Di luar negara pula, siswa kita diugut dengan ancaman menarik balik biasiswa dan oleh kerana kebayakan mereka ini bukanlah daripada keluarga yang sangat berada, jika itu berlaku punahlah masa depan mereka walaupun begitu cemerlang di bidang akademik. [Berita Lanjut]

Tsar Wars II: Fear Leads To Anger

To those who have become avid fans of Star Wars like me - the phrase 'fear leads to anger' is definitely not new. It is indeed the famous catch-phrase of our famous green Yoda when he (not even sure of his gender actually, but let's assume it's a HE) was interviewing Anakin Skywalker. But hey - I am not supposed to write on Star Wars here since I am sure everyone knows what follows after that; we are here to relate how instilled fear will no doubt cause so much misery to everyone involved!

Fear does indeed lead to anger - for people who are not allowed to speak up their minds will tend to suppress it initially before resorting to other means available to them to expound their views. This is what is happening with our students back home and elsewhere. Young and talented people which have been groomed to inherit the country surely have so much to say about what kind of country they want to inherit. Well educated young people will definitely have their own critical comments on how the country has been run - otherwise why bother to get a First-Class Economic, Politics and Philosophy Degree from an Ivy League university in the first place? Why go through all the hassle to learn the marvelous knowledge only to be told that you are to follow what the government feels is good for you? [Full News]

Our Role In The Asian Renaissance

'The Asian Renaissance' or 'Nahdah Asia' in Malay, was defined by Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim as being "revival of the arts and sciences under the influence of classical models based on strong moral and religious foundations; a cultural resurgence by a reflowering of art and literature, architecture and music and advancements in science and technology." He also remarked, "While sharing many similarities such as the recourse to the classical eras of the various Asian traditions, the Asian Renaissance, however, differs fundamentally from the European in that it has its foundations in religion and traditions - Islam, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity being the major ones." [Full News]