Above the law and head!

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Don’t push the PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Do not push the Prime Minister, warns Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

“No one is above the law. If you go against it, then you must be prepared to face the consequences,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday.

Hishammuddin said the Government would not hesitate to use laws against those who break them to protect the peace and harmony in the country.

“Don’t push the prime minister. He respects the stability and harmony of Malaysians irrespective of race, religion or colour.

“But we (the Government) will not hesitate to take drastic measures or use laws if the country’s stability is affected,” he added.

Hishammuddin condemned the action of some groups which were out to disturb the country’s peace and stability.

Beating around the Bush

Coming from the Kerismuddin who been drawing up the dagger in almost every UMNO General Assembly lately, it is a joke to hear from this joker that “no one is above the law” and that the PM “respects the stability and harmony of Malaysians irrespective of race, religion or colour”. Probably this is why politician talk has been cheaper than dirt – it hardly holds water

How Tall?

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Najib: We can now stand taller

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians now “stand a few inches taller,” said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

“It is not easy to be an astronaut. I take this as a huge success, as there is a Malaysian who can be recognised as an astronaut and this success means we have started exploring a new dimension which all this time has only been explored by others,” he said after the first Angkasawan Negara was lifted off to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday.

Asked if the Government was planning to send a Malaysian to the moon next, he replied: “Let’s take one step at a time.

“We must do what we can as a small country but with big ambitions.”

Beating around the Bush

Actually there is many other ways that is cheaper and more honourable for Malaysians to stand tall. This expensive trip is not one of them and don’t let us start with the “moon mission” either

What Respect?

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No taking pix during Negaraku

KUALA LUMPUR: Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim have directed photographers covering the National Day parade and other government-organised Merdeka events not to snap pictures when the Negaraku is being played.

Dr Rais, who is chairman of the main committee of the 50th National Day anniversary celebrations, said the new “ruling” would be enforced at the National Day parade here tomorrow and at the Merdeka giant and Merdeka Eve celebrations.

He said he was thinking of proposing to the Cabinet to make it compulsory for photographers to stand at attention when the national anthem is being played at any function.

“Negaraku only lasts for two-and-a-half minutes, and photographers ignore the fact that the national anthem is being played, and continue to click away.

“Don’t use work as an excuse,” he told reporters after witnessing a full dress rehearsal of the National Day parade at Dataran Merdeka yesterday.

The sight of photographers clicking away when the Negaraku was played several times during the two-hour rehearsal probably irked Dr Rais.

Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin, when contacted, however disagreed with the move.

He counter-proposed that a special area be allocated for photographers to take pictures at events where the national anthem would be played.

Zainuddin pointed out that it was necessary for photographers to capture the right moments and to take the best shots.

“Sometimes there is a need to capture the expressions of the leaders,” he explained.

Beating around the Bush

Politicians when the time comes can make ruling that make them look like an idiot. The story speaks for itself

KJ joining the apes?

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Umno needs Net presence

Umno needs Net presence, says Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno and the Barisan Nasional have not made full use of the Internet, a situation that Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin hopes could be rectified soon.

He said cyberspace was both a medium of communication and a political strength and the party would lose support among the young if it does not have an Internet presence.
Khairy said Umno faced the challenge of conveying “the truth and the real news” and to overcome the public tendency to be influenced by sensational and unsubstantiated news.

“If we do not have Internet presence, we will lose support among the young, who only see the world through the Internet,” he said here yesterday.

Khairy was commenting on the DAP's e-campaign to reach out to the net-savvy community in the next general election. “We view the opposition’s campaign through the Internet seriously,” he said, adding that Umno was ready to take them on.

“We have a website and the writers for it. But, unfortunately, the phenomenon on the Internet is still to sensationalise news. “So, we need a correction mechanism. It is difficult to find credible sources, compared to the traditional media,” he said.

On the threat by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to sue him over his alleged remarks that the former deputy prime minister is a Jewish agent and a traitor to the Malay cause, Khairy said he would not apologise for anything he had said.

Beating around the Bush

What UMNO needs is creditability – with the way things are moving along by UMNO, it is hardly going to make an impact in the cyberspace. They will still lose the support of the younger generation