Tuesday, July 24, 2012


Nasruddin Hassan Nakbah Bagi Pakatan Rakyat.

Ketua Pemuda PAS, Nasruddin Hassan adalah nakbah yang telah melanda Pakatan Rakyat. Kadang-kadang benak hati saya bertanya jika si-kitul ini adalah kuda tunggangan Barisan Nasional atau makhluk yang diutuskan izazil untuk meranapkan  Pakatan Rakyat dan sekali gus impian PAS.

Siapa tidak tahu tentang Nasruddin Hassan yang dapat diharapkan untuk mengeluarkan nas-nas yang tak masuk akal. Ingat tentang kajian ilmiahnya yang menggegarkan Malaysia apabila beliau mengaitkan Hari Valentine dan Malam Tahun Baru sebagai punca pembuangan bayi. Juga tabiat peliknya yang gemar menggunakan perkataan "non" dan pantang menggunakan perkataan "bukan" bila merujuk kepada orang bukan Islam. Tapi geram saya kepadanya bukan kerana semua ini.

Betapa bezanya si- dia dengan Salahuddin Ayub yang tegas prinsip, terbuka untuk berbincang dan serdahana dalam bicara. Salahuddin berpijak di bumi realiti, jadi bila dia berkata sesuatu atau mengulas tentang sesuatu isu, Salahuddin berfikir dahulu sebelum bercakap. Berbeza ketara Salahuddin dengan foot-in-the mouth Nasruddin.

Nasruddin mungkin bodoh banggang untuk sedar bahawa setiap kali beliau buka mulut mengulas atau bercakap tentang hudud Pakatan Rakyat menjadi mangsa kebodohannya. Bukan itu sahaja, saudara-saudara saya seperti Sdr Syed Osman, Sdr Suhaizan Kayat, Sdr Mazlan Aliman, Sdr Zulkifli Ahmad, Sdr Rosli Kemin, Sdr Aminulhuda nescaya akan menerima tempias. Saya memanggil  mereka ini sebagai saudara, sebab persahabatan dan keakraban yang telah dibina sudah lebih sedekad. Kerana itulah, saya benar-benar mahu saudara-saudara saya ini dari PAS dan juga Sdr Salahuddin Ayub menang pilihanraya ini di Johor. Saya mahu melihat Sdr Salahuddin Ayub menjadi Menteri Besar Johor. Malangnya impian mereka mungkin akan dilenyapkan gara-gara perbuatan Nasruddin yang tidak tahu realiti politik Johor berbeza dengan Kelantan atau Trengganu.

Nasruddin Hassan bodoh sombong untuk menerima hakikat bahawa hudud tiada dalam dasar Pakatan Rakyat dan PAS pula bercakap tentang Negara Kebajikan. Yang asyik mengungkit-ungkitkan hudud ialah Nasruddin Hassan dan mereka yang sewaktu dan sealiran dengannya. Kalau dah dalam satu pakatan, pakatlah bersama untuk mencapai matlamat. Bukan sahaja Karpal Singh seorang tetapi DAP dalam Pakatan Rakyat tidak akan menerima perlaksanaan hudud. Saya percaya PKR pun sama. PAS pun kini bercakap tentang Negara Kebajikan, bukan tentang hudud. Hudud tiada dalam Common Policy Pakatan Rakyat. Jadi tak payahlah bangkit-bangkit.

Masalahnya bila Nasruddin Hassan cakap tentang hendak melaksanakan hudud, maka ia menjadi berita besar dalam suratkhabar Cina. Tambah dengan berita hukuman hudud di Afganistan seperti perempuan yang dikhabarkan telah melakukan zina ditembak mati, lelaki yang mencuri kaki dan tangannya diikat pada empat kuda yang diletak dalam arah bertentangan dan apabila seekor kuda di sebat sekali sahaja, bertempias larilah semua kuda sehingga berkecai kaki dan tangan dari badan. Inilah hudud yang digambarkan kerana orang Afganistan juga akan berpendapat inilah hudud biarpun dinafikan Nasruddin Hassan.

Nasruddin Hassan tidak sedar saudara-saudara saya jika hendak menang di Johor perlu undi kaum Cina. Permas, Kempas atau Pulai bukan seperti Marang atau Nilam Puri. Jadi apabila dalam suratkhabar Cina terpampang gambar kaki dan tangan yang berkecai dan tembak mati mengingatkan pengundi Cina bahawa  inilah yang menanti jika menggundi PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat, tidak mustahil pengundi Cina akan mula menjadi rimas dan mungkin membuat keputusan menggundi Barisan Nasional. Better the known devil than the unknown angel, bak kata orang putih.

Nasruddin Hassan yang bernafsu  timur tengah dan mungkin teringin melentur Malaysia dalam acuan ini, tidak berfikir bahawa Malaysia adalah negara majmuk dan hampir separuh rakyat Malaysia dari orang bukan Islam. Malangnya, Nasruddin Hassan tidak berpijak dibumi realiti. Nasruddin Hassan boleh cakap sampai kering tekak bahawa "non- muslim" (menggunakan gaya Nasruddin) tidak akan dikenakan hudud tapi orang bukan Islam tidak percaya dan malahan banyak soalan timbul yang sampai hari ini di sorok tidak dijawab kegusaran orang bukan Islam. Contoh, jika seorang Islam merogol seorang perempuan Cina memakai skirt. Apakah mangsa perlu beri keterangan di mahkamah syariah ? Jika perogol bawa saksi dan mangsa bawa saksi, adakah saksi orang Islam akan lebih dipercayai. Bukankah jika mangsa dan saksi hadir dimahkamah syariah, ini bererti mereka tunduk kepada mahkamah syariah? Bagaimana pula jika seorang Muslim masuk ke kedai arak kepunyaan orang Cina dan mencuri dan juga membinasakan botol-botol arak. Apakah hudud akan terpakai atau mahkamah akan menerima pembelaan mencegah mungkar dan melepaskan dia dari hukuman hudud. Banyak lagi kemuskilan dikalangan orang bukan Islam tentang hudud dan hakikatnya ialah mereka tidak akan menerima PAS atau Pakatan Rakyat jika melaksanakan hudud menjadi agenda. Lebih baik mereka menggundi BN.

Nasruddin juga perlu sedar bahawa orang bukan Islam tidak akan membeli hujahan dia bahawa hudud tidak akan dilaksanakan kepada orang bukan Islam bila pada tahun 1999 Tuan Guru Hadi Awang sendiri telah mengatakan secara terbuka hudud akan juga dipanjangkan kepada orang bukan Islam. Its on record.

Jadi, memandangkan PAS sudahpun mengguna-pakai istillah Negara Kebajikan, hudud  tiada dalam agenda Pakatan Rakyat dan juga tahu pandangan DAP, eloklah jika Nasruddin Hassan berhenti membangkitkan perlaksanaan hudud.

Jika Nasruddin Hassan masih ingin mewawarkan isu ini, maka PAS khususnya di Johor mesti bersedia untuk direjam oleh penggundi Cina dan DAP juga menerima hukuman kerana bersyubahat. Kita mahu PAS menang lebih di Johor, kita mahu DAP menang lebih banyak di Johor, kita mahu PKR pun untuk mengecap kemenangan. Kita mahu Pakatan Rakyat menang di Johor.

Justru itu dan memandangkan kita diambang pilihanraya, mesej lantang kepada Nasruddin Hassan ialah "Shut your freeking mouth" (cuba rujuk dalam kamus atau google untuk maksud). Belajar untuk bercakap dan bertindak sebagai satu pasukan untuk mencapai matlamat dan kemenangan. Terimalah apa yang telah dipersetujui dan diputuskan pimpinan pusat Pakatan Rakyat. Cuba. Jangan ranapkan Pakatan Rakyat.

Friday, July 13, 2012


INDIAN YOUTHS GET ADMITTED FOR GRASS CUTTING COURSES


For as long as I known, the grass cutters I have seen have been exclusively Indonesians. One can see them in the housing areas and sometimes along the roads and highways. You may have seen them, wearing a straw hat, face covered with a morning towel and sometimes wearing spectacles and cutting grass using the mobile grasscutter that looks like a simple contraption. I have yet to see an Indian grasscutter or ever known an Indian who has been given a prestigious grass cutting contract by the government or even the local authorities.

The Sun newspaper on Wednesday July, 12 published an interview with P. Kamalanathan, MIC’s Information Chief and Member of Parliament for Hulu Selangor where he answered a range of questions. This question really caught my eye.

Question by Sun

How is MIC helping Indian youths ?

Answer by P. Kamalanathan.
“ In my constituency, we identified 240 Indian Youths and sent them to a college offering courses such as GRASS CUTTING, wiring etc…”

Isn’t it amazing to see that P. Kamalanathan and MIC  gushing with great pride for helping Indians become grasscutters. After 54 years of independence, empowering Indians as grasscutters is seen to be the height of achievement by MIC.

Thursday, July 12, 2012


SINGAPOREANS CONTINUE TO BE VICTIMS OF JOHOR BAHRU CRIMES


Friday, July 1, 2012

Singaporean businesswoman Rita Zahara was driving her family back to Singapore at about 1 am when she stopped near Jalan Tun Abdul Razak to buy fruits from a roadside stall, while her children and maid waited in the car. Two men armed with guns and knives hijacked her car. Intense negotiation with the criminals ensued and she eventually found her family safe in Ulu Tiram. The criminals escaped with her car and valuables.


Monday, July 4, 2012

Singaporean Affendi Mamat  was at a brightly lit petrol kiosk at Jalan Tebrau, Johor Bahru, just across the road from the police headquaters at 2 am, when two men got into his Hyundai Sonata and ordered him to drive. The robbers pointed a gun and a knife at him and ordered him to drive off where he was dumped with his hands tied at a road side near Kota Tinggi, some 140km away. The criminals escaped with his car.


Thursday, July 7, 2012

Sin Min Daily News reported about Singaprean part-time tutor David Lim who was robbed at gunpoint in Perrmas Jaya Johor Bahru at 10.45pm when he met three men who appeared to be interested in buying the laptops he was selling online.
To digress a little, all the above cases involved Singaporeans. Malaysians too are victims of Johor Bahru crimes.  The Star newspaper July, 4  reported :


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

In a daring heist outside the Johor police headquarters, a group of aremed men smashed the windows of a car and grabbed a bag said to contain RM100,000. The men were armed with steering locks.


Saturday, July 7, 2012

A bodyguard was shot fivetimes before robbers escaped with RM100,000 from a moneychanging outlet at Holiday Plaza, Johor Bahru.

Its been  a successful and prosperous July for criminals ! 

Anyway, coming back to the recent cases of Singaporeans who had fallen victims to criminals, last Saturday, the Johor police held a press conference to announce that they had arrested three suspects and recovered Rita Zahara’s Nissan Sunny. According to Johor CPO Dato Mokhtar Mohd Shariff, the three suspects were arrested in Felda Ulu Tebrau area and the police also seized a pump gun with three bullets, two pistols, one police badge, among aothers. Apparently this gang is believed to have been behind 14 other crimes in Johor, including vehicle theft, robbery and drug offences. Two other male suspects are still on the run.


At the press conference, Dato Mokhtar also released figures on the number of crimes against Singaporens :

2009                           :  413 cases
2010                           :  320 cases
2011                           : 400 cases
2012 ( Jan –June)      : 216 cases

(A simple interpretation of the statistics would reveal that ONE Singaporean is a victim of crime EVERY DAY in Johor Bahru ! )


The Johor Police must be commended for their quick action in apprehending the criminals and resolving the recent carjacking and attemted kidnapping case involving Rita Zahara and her family members. Dato Mohktar has described the criminals as “retarded and moronic “. Harsh words indeed. Still, what”s really needed are not merely harsh words but effective policing.

A few months ago, again after a wave of crimes particularly snatch-theft cases, there was a sudden visible presence of police in the city centre. In fact there was a visible presence of police walking the streets and particularly at bus-stops during the rush hours. There were even some temporary police post. Well, it would seem that they have all tapered off.

Perhaps, YDH Dato’ CPO Johor can for a start give statistics as to how many CCTV have been installed ( and of course functioning) in Johor Bahru year on year from 2008.

Also, how effective have the police “scrambler motorbike” unit been as a crime prevention unit. A general public description about this unit is “police joy-ridders”. 

If there are are any advice to give the police, it is to ask the police to increase and have more visible policing and police post at areas patronized by visitors particularly at Taman Pelangi, Taman Sentosa, Taman Suria, Tebrau City vicinity and Permas Jaya. All housing areas and Taman’s must be monitored by CCTV or “eye in the sky” and linked and monitored at the Johor Police headquarters.

Another thing which is causing concern to Johor Bahru residents are the influx of foreigners and questionable tourist in Johor Bahru. Some are even running their own busineses and petty trading. There is already a noticeable increase of Africans in Johor Bahru and believe me not all are students. Could the CPO perhaps direct the local authorities MBJB and MBJBT to make a mandatory requirement that house-owners renting rooms or their house to foreigners are compelled to lodge comprehensive details (including photograph) of their tenants with the local council and police station. Seeing the Afghan and Pakistani looking “tourist” in Johor Bahru, it would seem that they may be bidding time for their place on the boat to Australia and Johor is the cstagging post.

 At  Saturday’s  press conference Dato Mokhtar said “ There was a lot of publicity, This will affect the investment climate, the confidence of Singaporeans coming here. We don’t want all this”

To the Johor CPO, we Johor Bahru residents want a crime free Johor Bahru and the onus is on you to ensure that Johor Bahru is free from crime. Effective policing and not police statistics which gives comfort and peace of mind to Johor Bahru residents. When Lim Guan Eng made a comment (in fact years ago Lee Kuan Yew said the same) that one is more likely to be kidnapped or robbed in Johor Bahru, it riled up many and political opportunists took advantage to make numerous police reports against him. Was what he said was wrong or we speak in hush tone what Lim Guan Eng said in the open. Has Lim Guan Eng been proven to be wrong ? 

Finally, the life-blood of Johor Bahru economy are Singaporeans and some two million Singaporean residents visit Johor Bahru ever month. Taking RM500 per Singaporean spent in Johor Bahru, that is about RM 10 million per month from Singaporean visitors alone. That’s a lot of money. 

Surely, Johor Bahru deserves better security!

Thursday, July 05, 2012


DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND CRIMINALS.  IS MALAYSIA A MAGNET ?

The Malaysian public owes an immense gratitude to the Royal Malaysian Customs officers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for their relentless apprehension of drugs traffickers trying to smuggle drugs into the country.

Tueday’s NST reported that about RM22.7 million worth of drugs were seized by the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Customs from January to June this year. According to Kuala Lumpur Customs Department Director Badaruddin Mohamad Rafik drugs weighing 138.98 kg and 897 pills were seized at KLIA and at the LCCT alone.

On the same day, the Star reported the news about a Nigerian drug–mule who was arrested at the LCCT with 400gm of syabu in capsules which she had swallowed. The drugs had a street value of RM98,000. Also reported was about the arrest of a Romanian man who tried to smuggle 3.29kg of syabu worth at least RM824,000 and an Indian man who was caught with 2.89kg of ketamine with a street value of RM114,000.

Now, what is the response from our Home Affairs Minister aka Menteri Amaran Dalam  Negeri?
 
Well, there you have it.














Seriously, it is as though the floodgates have been breached  and word has gotten out that Malaysia allows the easiest and unimpeded entry to criminals, suspicious tourists and dubious international post. They are all coming to Malaysia – the South Americans, the Nigerians and other Africans, Iranians, they are all making a beeline to Malaysia.

Despite having studied and graduated from Australia and having close family ties with Australia, on my recent trip to Australia, the immigration officers still spend a little time asking me about the purpose of visit, proof of my occupation and why I made a short trip to New Zealand before coming to Australia. In fact the embarkation card has a question “Do you have any criminal offence”? Now, after more than a century of Australian nationhood, I didn’t realize it is still a pre-requisite !.

The Malaysian public deserves better from the government and perhaps the Prime Minister should seriously look into the influx of suspicious tourists and dubious international students coming in droves to Malaysia. To continue to assign this task to Hishammuddin is a lost cause.

Another question is don’t the immigration officers vet at the entry point the arriving international visitor to confirm that he has a legitimate purpose wanting to come to Malaysia. Don’t the immigration officers ask his travel itenary, whether he has sufficient fund and if he is coming to apply to study whether he has the sufficient means. Or is it a case of “ all can come, no questions asked” policy.  Maybe, the immigration department and its officers ought to watch the program “Border Security” on Astro as to how the Australian immigration and custom officers deal with arriving passengers.

The government should also regularly review the entry free visa for countries whose citizens are becoming a menace and a security threat to the country. Make them apply for visa before they are allowed entry and vet thoroughly their application. Remember, how United Kingdom after seeing the high level of Malaysian overstayers wanted to impose visa before entry rule for Malaysians. A 45 year old Nigerian who expresses his desire to study English or for the matter Business Studies surely must trigger suspicion.

Malaysia having lost the fight against Indonesians overstayers and illegals cannot now become a haven for Africans, Iranians and South Americans whose sole purpose to enter Malaysia is for criminal purpose. 

Monday, June 11, 2012


KENYATAAN AKHBAR - 
PENGUMUMAN DAP JOHOR AKAN BERTANDING DI KERUSI PARLIMEN GELANG PATAH DAN KERUSI DUN JOHOR JAYA


DARIPADA :

NORMAN FERNANDEZ
Timbalan Pengerusi DAP Negeri Johor


KEPADA      :          

Ketua-Ketua Pengarang Akhbar dan Media Massa


PER :   PENGUMUMAN DAP JOHOR AKAN BERTANDING DI KERUSI PARLIMEN GELANG PATAH DAN KERUSI DUN JOHOR JAYA

1    DAP JOHOR hari ini membuat pengumuman resmi bahawa DAP JOHOR akan bertanding untuk kerusi Parlimen Gelang Patah dan kerusi DUN Johor Jaya.

Pengumuman resmi ini adalah untuk menjernihkan kenyataan dan pengumuman terbuka pimpinan PKR Negeri dan khususnya Pengerusi PKR Negeri Johor Dato Chua Jui Meng bahawa kedua-dua kerusi tersebut adalah milik PKR. Usul parti DAP bertanding ini telahpun dipersetujui dan di putuskan dalam mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Perhubungan DAP Negeri Johor.


2        DAP JOHOR telah sebelum ini telah menggunakan segala cara termasuk runding-cara  memberi alasan-alasan kukuh kepada PKR mengapa kedua-dua kerusi ini layak dan patut ditandingi parti DAP, namun PKR enggan menerima atau menimbang alasan-alasan yang dikemukakan DAP dan  malahan enggan berganjak dari memberi laluan kepada parti DAP.


3        DAP  pernah bertanding dikedua-dua kerusi ini dan sebelum ini demi kemuafakatan pembangkang, pada tahun 2004 di atas permintaan Pengerusi PKR Negeri Johor pada masa itu Razak Ahmad, dan selepas satu persefahaman telah dicapai, DAP Johor telah memberikan laluan untuk PKR  bertanding di kerusi Parlimen  Gelang Patah pada PRU 2004 dengan syarat yang dipersetujui bahawa kerusi Parlimen Gelang Patah akan dikembalikan dan ditandingi parti DAP pada PRU 2008.


4         DAP Juga pernah bertanding di kerusi tradisi DUN Johor Jaya dan pada tahun 2004, PKR walaupun menyedari bahawa kerusi Johor Jaya kan ditandingi parti DAP, mengingkari kemuafakatan pembangkang dengan sengaja meletakkan calun PKR dikerusi DUN Johor Jaya pada tahun 2004 yang berakhir dengan calun PKR hilang deposit.

            Jelas, PKR tiada berpegang kepada janji atau pada kemuafakatan.


 5      DAP pada tahun 2008 hanya bertanding di 6 kerusi Parlimen dan 12 kerusi DUN. Sebaliknya, PKR sebuah parti baru bertanding di 11 Parlimen dan 10 kerusi DUN.
 

6      Adalah niat murni, parti DAP Johor untuk menggelak terjadinya pertandingan tiga penjuru, dimana-mana kerusi Parlimen  dan kerusi DUN di negeri Johor, namun tindakan dan kenyataan-kenyataan pimpinan PKR Johor masa kini, telah membuat DAP atas permintaan rakyat dan ahli-ahli DAP, tiada cara tetapi untuk akur kepada permintaan rakyat dan ahli-ahli DAP untuk bertanding di kerusi Parlimen Gelang Patah dan kerusi DUN Johor Jaya.



Norman Fernandez
Timbalan Pengerusi
DAP Negeri Johor
11hb Jun 2012