Voters must Knock PAS CANDIDATE AHMAD ZAMRI Out and make Pas a fringe party that they used to be. Pas Muslims remain a minority though,Muslims making up 65 percent of  Malaysia population the most part, they have been living in harmony with Malaysian of other faiths, and protected by a somewhat fragile secular democracy.

But all has not been well lately. The PAS  media is contributing to the polarization and marginalization of Malaysia’s Muslim population, and worst yet, “demonizing” them., “Is this the responsible behavior of the media? I think it is a totally irresponsible behavior which is promoting communalism in the country.suarakeadilanmalaysia.wordpress have raised voice against this, but they said I am suppressing the media.”

WHERE THE MALAYS IN KAMPONG BARU AND KAMPONG PANDAN GONE TO? ALIEN HAS TAKEN OVER during PAS LAST TERM IN TITIWANGSA

Who is the real you PAS  AHMAD ZAMRI  ?

Why   PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang always the issue ?

mentioned that neither changing circumstances nor people can affect your balance so long as your core as a human being remains the same, I was inundated with requests to write about one’s “core as a human being!”

Simply put, your core is your real, essential self — the authentic you, the person you are when you shed all pretences. That’s the easy part; what is more difficult is tearing down the perception you have of your real self! For, all of us come to adopt an image of ourselves that we believe in very early in life, and then live trapped in that image for the rest of our lives. In doing so, we forget to understand who we really are, what makes us tick and what is true happiness or the real purpose of our lives.

And so, a child who may have had to deal with difficult parents withdraws into himself and lives the rest of his life convinced he is an introvert; a girl who may have been complimented for little else than her looks, may start focusing on her looks to the exclusion of all else. Someone who is appreciated for their sense of humour, may start believing that is their calling card. If smartness benefitted you in early childhood, you start believing yourself to be clever. But how sure are you that this is the real you? Most probably the person you really are is hidden within the layers you have built over the years.

Add to that the pressures of fitting into predetermined slots and measuring up to expectations — of punishing fitness
routines, cosmetic surgery, and makeovers; of faking it to measure up, pushing yourself beyond limits, and doing things that you intrinsically don’t agree with — and your core self is too deeply hidden to even flutter in protest! Everyone wishes to be someone he or she isn’t. Have you ever been in a situation where you feel like clawing the walls in frustration or getting out of your body, so to speak, and walking away? At such times, you are obviously being forced to do something that runs contrary to your true self; something your very being rebels against!

Psychotherapist Stephen Cope, author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, says that people are aware of a sense of self-estrangement, and understand that they are not living lives according to ‘their true authentic selves, their deepest possibilities in the world. The result is a sense of near-desperation.’ Healing this, he feels, would lead us to a new sense of purpose and to a deeper, more satisfying life.

Being true to your real self, psychiatrists tell us, induces psychological well-being as it leads to a feeling of higher self-esteem and satisfaction, and hence happiness. People who are true to themselves also have better coping skills and are mentally and physically, healthier.

But how can one discover one’s core self? Read on…

• Understand that to be the real you a certain amount of selfishness is necessary! Your focus has to shift to yourself.

• Who are you really? And what do you want? The first step is to understand yourself and know your priorities — listen to your mind and body language.

• Know your strengths; more important, know your weaknesses.Have the confidence to be yourself and not copy anyone else.

Have you ever been tempted to do what you should rightfully be doing? Most probably not! For, the very definition of temptation is wishing to do that which you are not supposed to do! You are tempted to do the very things that you are warned against, eating what you are advised not to, and wondering about places that are declared danger zones! As old as Adam and Eve, temptation is what led the original First Couple to taste the fruit of that one forbidden tree, and commit the Original Sin that led to the Fall of Man! Temptation is very easy to give in to, and near impossible to resist.

The Devil outside may be easier to resist than the Devil within, which makes temptation a natural state of existence for us. Our natural urges are all set to be tempted and lead us astray. We give in to temptation when we rationalize the outcome and convince ourselves that we are doing the right thing by giving in. The body craves pleasure and so, all the wrong things; the mind, which knows better, tries to resist, but then rationalizes the craving and gives way. Curiosity is a huge factor in temptation. Curiosity, which is basically a function of the mind, is aroused by denial or unapproachability.

• Make it a habit to look your best and feel good all the time. Nurture your mind with stimulating conversations, reads, and other challenging activities.What are the things that give you happiness? Indulge in them. Often.When are you most uncomfortable and irritated? Shun those activities.

Notice how the day you start a diet also seems to be the day you crave all kinds of unhealthy food! You think of reasons to put off the dieting, or convince yourself that a little indiscipline will not cause much harm! The mind has its reasons that decide whether you give in or not. Temptation is the weapon used by unscrupulous people to control others. When Ravana wanted to abduct Sita, he took on the form of a golden deer that tantalises her. She sends Rama off in hot pursuit and Lakshman after him, thus falling into the hands of the evil Ravana! When Lord Indra wished to test King Kaushika (later Sage Vishwamitra), he sent Menaka, an apsara from his court, to disturb his meditation. Kaushika lived with Menaka for 10 years and they had a daughter — Shakuntala.

His arrested meditation had to continue thousands more years before he became Sage Vishwamitra and managed to overcome all passion and temptation. Temptation by itself is not a sin, though it may pave the path towards sin. To be tempted is normal, a natural state of affairs. Whether you give in to that temptation or not is what determines your character. If ever a married person were to tell me he or she has never felt attracted to a member of the opposite sex; if someone said they have not been ever tempted to cheat or lie, I would find that difficult to believe! We all have our weak moments, and to be tempted is not wrong. So temptation is a good indicator of character. You do not know you are honest unless tempted by dishonesty! How do you know you are faithful unless you are tempted to be unfaithful? The strength of your resistance is a measure of your faith, fidelity, or your honesty!

• Focus on your most important relationships and don’t waste time with negative souls.Dream big, and empower yourself to fulfil those dreams!
• What fun would a life without temptations be? Temptation is also the stuff seductions and wild imaginings are made of! To be tempted by love and desire, to allow the mind to meander through forbidden pastures before resolving to resist them in the long-term interest, or to give in at times… Can you imagine life without ever being tempted by anything at all? What a pallid, colourless existence that would be! In Oscar Wilde’s words, “I can resist anything except temptation!”
  – Assisting and safeguarding the interest and welfare of the Bumiputera remains the main agenda of leaders and the government today, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said
  “So, the Bumiputera need not worry if the word Bumiputera is not used or repeated numerous times when implementing policies or the New Economic Policy,” he said when closing the two-day convention “Empowering the New Economic Model: A Bumiputera Economic Jihad”, organised by the Gagasan Badan Ekonomi Melayu (GABEM) at Universiti Teknologi Mara, here Saturday, Aug 20. 

  Muhyiddin said that though the interest and welfare of all races would be taken into consideration when implementing the country’s economic development policy, the interest of the Malays and Bumiputera would not be denied or forgotten.

  “I myself am not be willing to see a situation whereby no efforts are made to help or assist the needs of the Malays, as long as they are needed,” said Muhyiddin when commenting on recent speculation and perception by some that the leaders and government was not giving importance to Bumiputera.

  He added that was a group of Malays who want to distance themselves from Barisan Nasional (BN) as if “We are not championing their rights and interest.”

  “There is also perception that Bumiputera are not given priority or importance in the awarding of contracts and the worth of such contracts were not lucrative enough.

  “This included the awarding of projects under the Government Transformation Programme since questions were raised by some,” he said.

  Muhyiddin said maybe capable Bumiputera companies can compete among themselves and be selected to participate in the government transformation projects through the tender system based on meritocracy or qualification.

  He said the government was serious in assisting Bumiputera entrepreneurs, and the Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (Teraju) was formed to assist Bumiputera to play an active role in the corporate sector.

  “The role and main objective of Teraju is critical to lead, coordinate and drive Bumiputera transformation and participation in the economy to reduce the economic gap that exists between Bumiputeras and other races.

  “Within a year Teraju had identified 1,100 potential Bumiputera companies that has the potential to be listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange,” he said.

  Muhyiddin said he had also received 25 resolutions proposed during the convention, to be submitted to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Lee said no foreseeable combination of political alliances would arrive at the necessary number to execute an Islamic state. — File picKUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― Veteran MCA politician Datuk Lee Hwa Beng hosed down today his party’s claims that a vote for DAP could lead vicariously to the implementation of hudud law, pointing out that it was “impossible” for any winner of Election 2013 to set up an Islamic theocratic state.

Without naming any party, he noted that there were politicians who relied on fear-mongering tactics among the Chinese community by warning them that an Islamic state will result if the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition comes into power or, alternatively, if there is a coalition of Umno and PAS.

MCA, hit by widespread unpopularity among the Chinese electorate, has made the possibility of an Islamic state a central plank of its campaign in Election 2013.

The party has placed a number of newspaper advertisements suggesting that a vote for DAP is a vote for hudud, the Islamic penal law, especially after the PR party said it had considered using the logo of PAS in the general election following now-dispelled doubts about its ability to apply its own symbol.

Lee, the former Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman who gained public acknowledgement for his role in investigating the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, pointed out that any change to the Federal Constitution required a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

He said in a letter to The Malaysian Insider today that the number of seats contested by the various political parties, including the main Muslim parties of Umno and PAS, suggest that it was impossible to amend the constitution as needed for an Islamic state.

Lee based this on the assumption that all non-Muslim MPs would not vote for any amendment to introduce an Islamic theocratic state.

“For example in the Terengganu state assembly some years ago when PAS introduced hudud law, the lone MCA member abstained from voting for it whereas, in contrast, all the Umno members voted for it,” he said.

He pointed out that even if Umno won all 105 parliamentary seats it was contesting in the peninsula and the 15 in Sabah, and if Sarawak’s PBB took 14 seats there, these would still total only 134.

This, he pointed out, remains short of the two-thirds majority ― 148 seats ― needed to amend the constitution.

He added that while it may appear possible if Umno, PAS and PBB formed a coalition, it should be noted that PAS and Umno were competing for many of the same seats.

“My conclusion is that an Islamic theocratic state is impossible in our multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural country, safeguarded by our societal constitution and the Federal Constitution itself.”

Veteran MCA politician Datuk Lee Hwa Beng hosed down today his party’s claims that a vote for DAP could lead vicariously to the implementation of hudud law, pointing out that it was “impossible” for any winner of Election 2013 to set up an Islamic theocratic state.

Without naming any party, he noted that there were politicians who relied on fear-mongering tactics among the Chinese community by warning them that an Islamic state will result if the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition comes into power or, alternatively, if there is a coalition of Umno and PAS.

MCA, hit by widespread unpopularity among the Chinese electorate, has made the possibility of an Islamic state a central plank of its campaign in Election 2013.

The party has placed a number of newspaper advertisements suggesting that a vote for DAP is a vote for hudud, the Islamic penal law, especially after the PR party said it had considered using the logo of PAS in the general election following now-dispelled doubts about its ability to apply its own symbol.

Lee, the former Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman who gained public acknowledgement for his role in investigating the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, pointed out that any change to the Federal Constitution required a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

aid in a letter to The Malaysian Insider today that the number of seats contested by the various political parties, including the main Muslim parties of Umno and PAS, suggest that it was impossible to amend the constitution as needed for an Islamic state.

Lee based this on the assumption that all non-Muslim MPs would not vote for any amendment to introduce an Islamic theocratic state.

“For example in the Terengganu state assembly some years ago when PAS introduced hudud law, the lone MCA member abstained from voting for it whereas, in contrast, all the Umno members voted for it,” he said.

He pointed out that even if Umno won all 105 parliamentary seats it was contesting in the peninsula and the 15 in Sabah, and if Sarawak’s PBB took 14 seats there, these would still total only 134.

This, he pointed out, remains short of the two-thirds majority ― 148 seats ― needed to amend the constitution.

He added that while it may appear possible if Umno, PAS and PBB formed a coalition, it should be noted that PAS and Umno were competing for many of the same seats.

“My conclusion is that an Islamic theocratic state is impossible in our multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural country, safeguarded by our societal constitution and the Federal Constitution itself.”

I believe all the political parties be it in BN or PR is well aware of this FACT. I also think most Malaysians accept this FACT. However many Malaysians wish that one day Malaysia will mature to the level where race is not a factor in Malaysia and of course that’ll take some time…..
The problem of just a few years ago when many Muslim candidates and one Hindu candidate contested for the same seat reulting in the Hindu candidate winning, largely did not happen in the above cited election. The reason being that Muslim voters are now not willing to vote for a non-viable candidate just because he/she is a Muslim.

If Muslims continue to play such strategic electoral politics as they have demonstrated in the past, they have nothing to fear from UMNO. They can force  PAS to change its basic thinking and policies or get reduced to a fringe party that they used to be.

“No one single race can hope to rule Malaysia by itself,” said Tun Mahathir Mohammad here yesterday.

In his speech at a private dinner with Perak’s businessmen, the 87-year-old former Prime Minister said neither Malay, Chinese or Indian could single-handedly steer the country’s leadership.

“It has to be ruled by all three (major races) together with the people in Sabah and Sarawak.

“Only then, this country can be peaceful, grow and develop for everyone to enjoy its wealth,” he said.

He said despite being a nation of different race and religion, peace was still maintained due to the spirit of togetherness.

He pointed out that the country had progressed and was considered to have reached developed status because all three races as well as the people in Sabah and Sarawak were willing to work together in a coalition to form government.

He said Barisan Nasional was formed on this concept.

“There is a willingness to share and the voice of each race can be heard for decision to be made for the well-being of all parties,” he said.

He said the opposition parties, DAP, Pas and Parti Keadilan Rakyat ( PKR ), tried to copy by forming a coalition.

“But theirs is a fake coalition.

“Pas is aiming to impose Hudud laws in the country, including on non-muslims but DAP cannot accept this.

“While PKR is only aiming to make their de facto leader (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) Prime Minister,” he said.

Mahathir said it was not easy to govern a multi-racial nation and expressed hope that the public would not fall for the opposition’s attempts to “demonise” BN.

“I hope this time, the people would choose BN,” he said.

Pas that had made a habit of loudly proclaining their Muslim-friendly credentials have been put to tests by Muslim voters. Muslim voters have decided that neither any of them is their messiah nor enemy; they each had to prove what they are for Muslims.

The basis of an equitable democracy is that the various communities — ethnic and relegious — get representation in the political decision making process. In an equitable democracy like  Malaysia Pas  intimidation and influence peddling on the basis of religious and ethnic origin often happens and is compounded by the fact that there are over a dozen major linguistic and ethnic communities, a multiplicity of class and over half a dozen relegious communities, it is difficult to build an equitable, enlightened and secular democracy.

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has reiterated the party’s stand that only Muslims can be the prime minister of this country.

But he said anybody could be a minister, regardless of whether the person was a Muslim or a non-Muslim if the opposition pact formed the next government after the May 5 general election.

“Non-Muslims can work with Muslims to administer this country on condition, No. 1, the prime minister must be a Muslim.

“The person in charge of policies must be a Muslim in an Islamic nation. If he is a non-Muslim, then he should embrace Islam.

“For instance, for the works minister’s post, if the person picked is a non-Muslim, but he has the knowledge and expertise in road and building construction, we will appoint him, but we will not appoint a non-Muslim to take charge of mosques,” he said in his ceramah here late last night.

Hadi, who is defending the Marang parliamentary seat and the Rhu Rendang state seat, also belittled the BN-led state government’s efforts to transform the Kenyir Lake as a duty-free zone.

He also said the construction of the Kemaman Zoo was a sheer waste of public funds.

Much of Hadi’s speech at the ceramah centred on raising outdated issues and openly criticising BN’s top leadership and state leaders, including caretaker mentri besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said.