"...don't worry about mum and dad, we will take care of them...."
"... your wife and your child, we will look after them..."
Those were the last few lines from his sister's tribute during the funeral which broke the heart of many who attended the funeral this morning.
The funeral was sad and sombre. Perhaps, the part which angered me was when the reporters kept hoarding in front of Anwar Ibrahim and Chua Jui Meng when they were seated in the front seat, soon after they arrived. I thought that was rather inappropriate of the reporters because the funeral service was ongoing. By doing that, they were actually blocking the guests from seeing others who were called to pay their last respect. It was simply disrespectful to the deceased and the family.
Reporters taking the pictures of the big guns while the funeral service was still ongoing.
At one point, Beng Hock's mum who was seated outside the house, was crying uncontrollably. She kept saying that, she is waiting for his calls, why did he leave so soon. It was really heart-wrenching to see that. I couldn't bring myself to take any photos of that scenes.
As Beng Hock is laid to rest today, I hope that truth and justice about his death will prevail and that his death will not be in vain. I pray that his family and most importantly his fiancée will find strength to go through this trying time. May God's peace be with them.
I was at the protest at Plaza Masalam where the MACC's office is, this morning.
I was and still upset and disturbed over Teoh Beng Hock's death in the MACC's HQ yesterday.
What happened at Plaza Masalam today has also left me feeling more disturbed and lousy.
The police force, have they got no sympathy over friends and supporters of Teoh Beng Hock who are still mourning over his death while wanting to seek clarification on how he died?
All we wanted to do was to ask for a proper investigation to be done, that those who are involved be held responsible, and that there will be justice for him.
Why, why, why, can't the friends and supporters of Teoh Beng Hock mourn in peace?
There were at least 6 big FRU trucks, 2 small ones and many police trucks. Is there a need to mobilise such a big team to crack down only 300 of peaceful protestors?
The police cannot seem to stand being there and not doing anything.
I was there.
I saw how the police threatened to arrest the speaker, when they said that "no speech is allowed", while the crowd moved forward to protect the speaker.
I heard it when a police officer commanded the 'squat tangkapan' to 'tangkap dan letak mereka dalam Black Maria'.
I was screaming, "Polis ganas! Polis ganas" at the top of my lung with the rest of the crowd, repeatedly, when I saw how the police dragged a friend of Beng Hock, for over 30meter on the floor before releasing him.
I saw how Dr. Xaxier was been taken away by the police while speaking to ask the rest of the people to calm down, and to march to the Dataran Kemerdekaan after the PR's leaders have finished talking to the MACC.
No, I don't trust the police. I don't trust them at all looking at how they handled today. They always seem to only disturb the peaceful assemblies of those who are not on the same camp of their master, while those in the other side, are left untouched. The police does not even listen and respect the state leaders!
Will justice be served, when all the components which supposed to perpetuate truth and justice are merely the puppet of those walking in the corridor of power?
History tells us that blood must be spilled in order for reformation to take place. Will this incident be the 'blood' that would raise more anak-anak Bangsa Malaysia to join this march to reformation?
There will be a rally in this Sunday for Beng Hock. Will you be there too?
JUSTICE FOR TEOH BENG HOCK RALLY
Date: Sunday, 19 July 2009
Time: 4.30 pm
Venue: Stadium MBPJ Kelana Jaya
*People are encouraged to wear black and bring white flowers for this event.
The details of his funeral:
Date: Monday, 20 July 2009
Time: 11.00am
Venue: Teo Residence No.7648, Taman Seri Kelemak 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today gave voters in Manek Urai a rather stark choice - choose either PAS or a new bridge for the state constituency.
Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, told the remote constituency's 12,293 voters that should they back Barisan Nasional on Tuesday, they would get a 300-metre bridge connecting Manek Urai Baru and Manek Urai Lama in Kuala Krai.
“We can build it (the bridge), insya'allah, but there is a condition. It is easy - all you need to do is to 'pangkah' (vote), but you must vote for BN. If not, there would not be any new bridge. If you want the bridge, vote BN,” Muhyiddin said.
I'll never forget how I first met you. It was 5th of October 2007- our first and last encounter...
I was on the way to the Free Burma Vigil from my office, taking the LRT. I was rushing, thinking that I was late.
In the LRT, I heard two persons talking about the candlelight vigil that I was going to... and I thought to myself, "Ahh I'm not late and alone, there are another two college students who are also on the way..."
But the both of you seemed to be preparing for what to say at the vigil...
I don't know how, we somehow started to talk and we introduced ourselves.
You told me not to be worry, as both the MCs of the event were in the train with me, so, we were not going to be late.
I remember telling you that you looked very young and I thought that you and Shannon were college students. :p You laughed and told me briefly about your work and said that you had been doing this for 20 years now, but you have not given up hope. You were still ever so hopeful of change.
Why is Chin Peng denied entry to Malaysia, the place he called home, the place he fought so relentlessly for its independence??
Even, our Bapa Kemerdekaan , Tunku Abdul Rahman acknowledged this in years of his retirement. This was what he said,
"Just as Indonesia was fighting a bloody battle, so were the communist of Malaya, who too fought for indepenence. With the difference that the communists of Malaya were not the indigenous people of this country and they were fighting to set up a communist regime which the believers in the fait of Islam [i.e. the Malays] could not support nor could those orthodox people, who believed in democracy and freedom. So the struggle for the independence of this country was carried out by the communist alone and they fought a subversive as well as a shooting war, losing many of their men and at the same time killing many of our men and the Commonwealth soldiers. The battle continued for 12 years [1948-1960] and would have gone on had the British Government not yielded to our demand for a general election as a step towards independence" - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Lest We Forget:Further Candid Reminiscences, Pg34
In the Baling talk on 28 and 29 December 1955, Chin Peng voluntarily committed to ceasefire if the Alliance could obtain independence and get the British to transfer internal security and defence powers into its hands as the present goverment is still not fully independent.
Here's the exchange according to the official minute of the meeting:
Chin Peng: The presence Government, although it is a popularly elected government still is not an independent government.
Mr Marshall: Tell him we recognise that fully.
Chin Peng: Under such circumstances, therefore, w hen we bring out our suggestions we have got to have regards to this situation. If those popularly elected Government of the Federation and Singapore have self-determination in matters concerning internal security and national defence, then all problems could be solved easily. As soon as these two Governments have self-determination in internal security and national defence matters, then we can stop the war immediately.
Tunku: Is this a promise? When I come back from England that is the thing that I am bringing back with me.
Chin Peng: That being the case, we can straightaway stop our hostilities and also disband our armed units.
-"Report of the chief minister of the Federation of Malaya on the Baling Talks": draft summary by Tunku Abdul Rahman on the verbatim record, 29 Dec 1955, in CO1030/30, ff3-16, in Stockwell, op.cit, Malaya: Part III The Alliance Route to Independence, 1953-1957, pg. 224.
Therefore, British had to expedite independence in order to end the Emergency.
The above facts are mentioned the book Malaysia, The Making of a Nation, by our historian Cheah Boon Kheng. He also mentioned that "the communist insurrection had forced the British Government to accelerate its plans further for Malaya's decolonisation".
Sigh, instead of acknowlegding his contribution towards independence, these people opposed his homecoming?!
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, detained Nobel Peace Laureate
A vigil is organised by Tenaganita, SUARAM, Youth 4 Change (Y4C) and the Civil Rights Committee of the KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
Two years ago, similiar vigil was held in front of KLCC in protest of her house arrest as well as the massacre of the monks.
*** Peace Vigil In Unity for the liberty of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
This vigil is part of an initiative of coordinated vigils organised by groups in Southeast Asia. While we have our vigil for Aung San Suu Kyi in Malaysia, other groups in other countries in Southeast Asia will also be having vigils at the same time.
Please come with your friends to show solidarity for Aung San Suu Kyi - one of the greatest leader of peaceful resistance against oppression of our time - and the oppressed people of Burma.
You can also make your own posters and/or banners.
Details of the vigil DATE: Sunday, 31 May 2009 TIME: 6.00pm VENUE: Meet at entrance of KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Dress code: Wear YELLOW and/or RED
Public transportation: Maharajalela Monorail Station stop
Local organisers are Tenaganita, SUARAM, Youth 4 Change (Y4C) and the Civil Rights Committee of the KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
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Background:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the democratically-held elections in 1990, has been under house arrest for almost two decades. On 18th May 2009, she was charged with breaching the terms of her house arrest by hosting an unauthorized visitor after an American man swam uninvited to her compound and refused to leave.
She has borne her trials with dignity. Yet they continue unabated. The world has honoured her with a Nobel Peace Prize and lobbied tirelessly for her freedom but there is a growing helplessness towards the situation as the Myanmar junta continues to keep her in detention without trial.
I wonder to myself; how is it possible for BN to be so short-sighted?
Why would BN rather win a battle and lose the war? The tactics used in trying to take over Perak only paint itself as villain in the eyes of the public. In fact it is a sheer undermining of the people’s intelligence, if it thinks that we are all too blind to see the injustices that have been going on.
7th of May will forever be marked as one of the most unforgettable day in the history of Malaysia- the Black Day of Malaysia. I’m sorry, Tun, but I think your hope that the people have short memory may not materialise after all. It has been 40 years since the “May 13”; yet, the tragedy still lingers in the mind of many, especially those who witnessed it.
The live video recording, photos and reports on how the drama unfolded will always remind us, Malaysians, of how our democracy was raped throughout the three months of political tussle in Perak. Oh, how disgusting and ugly the scenes were. It will forever remind us on how NOT autonomous the police force, judiciary and civil servants had been (The crisis of confidence.)
Why had so many police being deployed on that day? Why was Wong Chin Huat arrested just for calling people to wear black the day before?. Where was the threat ? Why were there mass arrests on May 7th? Simply wearing black on that day or having breakfast at the mamak nearby the state secretariat did not warranted an arrest. Why did the police go into the State Assembly hall and forcefully drag the speaker, YB Sivakumar out? Why did the Sergeant at Arm refuse to follow the Speaker’s instructions? Why did the Assembly secretary Abdullah Antong Sabri have the audacity to sign the letter to announce for a State Assembly sitting on May 7th without the consent of the Speaker?
Oh well, maybe only part of the judiciary is independent, since YB Nizar was declared the rightful MB of Perak on May 11th by the Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim . I had initially thought that this might be the best way out for both PR and BN. Maybe.., just maybe… BN has finally come to its senses and realised how much this fiasco had damage its image. However, it can’t seem to see itself as being wrong for starting this whole episode in having Hee Yit Foong, Osman Jailu and Jamaluddin defecting from PR to be BN-friendly. I had thought that the High Court’s judgment was the best way to solve this mess so that a fresh SNAP election could be called to end this shameful episode of power grab.
But how wrong I was. Within the next 24 hours, the scenario had completely reversed. The Court of Appeal judge Datuk Ramli Ali, had granted Zambry a stay of execution of the High Court’s judgement. So, it was back to square one. It was really like a joke, to have one MB who had been declared true by the court, to go to his office, only to be surrounded by many police and FRU trucks, and the next day, was asked to vacate by the BN-elected MB because a stay of execution had been obtained! . This must be a joke for the whole world !
I was so wrong - BN has not learnt its lesson. It continues to self-destruct. Yes, go ahead and continue to wrestle PR for Perak. Go ahead and burn the forest just for a tree. The price will be expensive come the next general election, because the people will not forget what happened on Feb 4th, March 3rd and May 7th.
I was really hoping that our new and seemingly more intelligent PM would be able to show the strength of his character in solving the crisis in time of need, though he seemed to be the one who triggered the crisis, I was hoping that he could at least prove us wrong by making sound actions on this matter….. Now, he seemed to be passing the bug to the “MB”.
This saga has not come to an end as yet. The whole country and the whole world is watching. We are supposed to be a developed nation in not many years to come. I think we’ve been moving backwards instead!
