Archive | August, 2011

Say NO to politics of fear

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Administrator

IRF’s Hari Raya Message: The recent report by Malaysiakini regarding the non-existent Surau al-Musyrikin and that the demonstration attributed to the committee members against an act of proselytisation by a tuition centre at Jalan Klang Lama as aired by TV3 which did not represent the true situation, was very alarming.…

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God’s love 1) expresses

Posted on 29 August 2011 by Peter Young

Every day we hear of, read about or even see the horrors and tragedies that are taking place throughout the world. To offset this, we need a strong dose of God’s love. And so for three weeks, we shall examine how God’s love 1) Expresses 2) Edifies and 3) Expels.…

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Walk the talk

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Administrator

CFM MEDIA STATEMENT MERDEKA DAY AND MALAYSIA DAY 2011 Together with all Malaysians we join hands in celebrating and rejoicing over Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day this year. Let us offer our prayers in thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings showered upon us and for His kind mercies over…

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How Lady Gaga might read BN’s rm 1.4 billion welfare aid

Posted on 26 August 2011 by Alwyn Lau

Lady Gaga and Elton John recently produced a song about unexpected encounters. It was part of the sound track for the animated movie Gnomeo & Juliet and goes something like this: “Hello Hello! My My My, What have we here?! What a surprise, what a surprise!” It’s almost the first…

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Bersih and media coverage

Posted on 26 August 2011 by Tricia Yeoh

Last night, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) organised a forum on Media Coverage and Bersih 2.0. They did a really good job presenting their research, which covered four mainstream newspapers, and exploring how they covered Bersih – positive, negative and neutral reporting; mention of Bersih’s demands; mention of legislation…

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Syura consultative council to find solution on church examination by JAIS

Posted on 22 August 2011 by Administrator

AUGUST 23, 2011 The Selangor Government will establish a Syura consultative council in its efforts to resolve the matter regarding the examination of Damansara Utama Methodist Church last Aug 3 by Selangor Islamic Religous Department (Jais). The council will consist of three members; Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim,…

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Political schizophrenia

Posted on 22 August 2011 by Peter Young

Marina Mahathir in her Musings in the Wednesday 27th August edition of The Star, writes: ARE we getting progressively schizophrenic? Judging by current responses to events around the world, it would be easy to conclude that we are. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the…

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Why everything is political

Posted on 22 August 2011 by Tricia Yeoh

There is a tendency for people to complain in loud groans how everything is oh-so-political these days. The fact is that, yes, everything is in fact political. Especially so in a country like Malaysia where decision-making is highly centralised and ultimately concentrated on the few that make up the Cabinet…

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Subversion and division

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Lee Hwok Aun

A subversive document lies before me. Brazenly, some Malaysians think “only those countries that undertook a systematic programme to transform the underlying structure of their economies … were able to rise from middle-income status to become high-income countries.” And these people say we should do likewise. Transform the underlying structure?…

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PAS real target of JAIS’ raid: DUMC dispensable collateral damage

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Ng Kam Weng

The war drums beat ominously. The platoons are quickly mobilized for attack. The commanders are confident that their target will be hit and destroyed given numerous artillery salvos. I am not talking about shock and awe in the Iraq war. I am talking about how Jais and Umno activists have…

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Silence

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Peter Young

What should we be saying NOW about the raid by JAIS, together with the police, on the Thanksgiving Dinner at Dream Centre on Wednesday, 3rd August 2011? What should I be saying to you in this POP about this unfortunate incident? 1 There is a time for everything, and a…

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Statement by Muslim NGO on proposed Faith Crime Act

Posted on 10 August 2011 by Administrator

Islamic Renaissance Front August 11, 2011 We, from the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) read the news regarding the proposed Faith Crime Act by the Deputy Education Minister yesterday with trepidation. The proposal came about as a response to JAIS’s unwarranted raid of Damansara Utama Methodist Church last week. The raid…

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