Care To Vote?

The Home Ministry apparently wants your views on the ISA.

Go HERE to vote. Scroll down to the bottom right corner of the website.

You'd be surprised to find out what your fellow Malaysian thinks.

Undermining People's Faith

One very effective way to ensure a book is read: Ban it.

However, I'm not sure if that was the intended result when the Home Ministry made this move.


Malaysia bans books; Muslim women activists upset

An excerpt:

The activist group Sisters in Islam, which published the book on Muslim women, criticized the ban.

Norhayati Kaprawi, an official with the group, said the book was an academic work in which female activists and scholars studied the impact of extremism on Muslim women's lives.

"For me, it's very ironic that the book itself is a victim of extremism. Does that mean women cannot even discuss extremism?" she said. "What do they want us to do? Lie down and shut up?"

Ever since the recent talks with PAS, the UMNO government is outdoing itself with its religious posturing - first by the disastrous protest over the Bar Council forum, and now by banning books discussing Islam.

I wonder if there are Muslims out there who fall for these kind of political tactics.

Any Attempt To Fix Anwar

It's pretty obvious - all the government wants to do, is fix Anwar Ibrahim at any cost.


The Home Minister is proposing a bill to make refusing to give DNA samples illegal.

In the past, we have had heaps of criminals walk through our justice system. Many have refused to produce any samples for the court. Was there any motion in the court for that?

Anyone? No? I thought so.

But this time, Syed Hamid Albar is falling over himself to oil the "wheels of justice". All for poor, screwed Saiful Bukhari Azlan, you think?

What makes this 23-year-old sod so special that the "crime" perpetrated on his goodself merits a change in a bill of parliament to collect and provide the necessary evidence?

What makes him so special that he gets an audience with none other than the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia for personal advice about his "condition" before he makes a police report??

Is it about seeking justice for Saiful Bukhari Azlan, or is it about putting away Anwar Ibrahim?

Travel Curb On Women

I swear we still need to make some pressing changes in the government as there is a surplus of village idiots still taking up residence within the ministries.

Take this prime fool Rais Yatim, for instance, who has suggested requiring letters from women travelling on their own:

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysian women travelling abroad on their own may need letters from their parents or employers in a bid to stop them becoming "mules" for international drug syndicates, reports said Sunday.

The proposal comes as 119 Malaysians, 90 per cent of whom are women, have been imprisoned worldwide on drug-related charges with the majority believed to have been duped into transporting drugs, the New Sunday Times reported.

Duped? Somehow I don't think so. You've gotta be a special kind of stupid not to suspect that favour you're doing has a scent of 'illegality' to it.

And when in doubt, refuse.

"I have submitted this proposal to the Cabinet and both the Foreign and Home Ministries feel this is necessary," foreign minister Rais Yatim told the paper.

"Many of these women (who travel alone) leave the country on the pretext of work or attending courses and seminars," he added.

"With this declaration, we will know for sure where and for what she is travelling overseas."

Oh yeah! And while you're at it, strap a chastity belt on her for good measure..

Malaysians have become prime targets for syndicates wanting to smuggle drugs into the European Union, the paper said, because they do not require visas for short stays of up to 90 days or to transit in those countries.

It said the offences were also committed in various other nations including China, Singapore, India, Spain and Portugal.

Let me tell you something.


I just came back from Spain after a long business trip. I don't appreciate having to carry a letter from my employer stating why exactly I have packed my bags and am clutching on to an air-ticket.

Most of us Malaysian women are smart enough to handle ourselves properly when abroad and not get into trouble.

Unfortunately, we have our dumb sisters who don't use all their grey matter. But I don't see why we should be punished for their actions.

Besides, like many women's groups have already protested, letters like that can be easily forged.