FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION


FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

* Selected REFERENCES / Sources:


Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

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28 August 2011

Garuda Breast Examination !


Comment:

Young girls who are desperate to look for job opportunity, and they would do almost anything, but the question the government authorities should ask 'IS it really necessary and/or life endangering to the passengers or themselves?'

That the so-called 'breast examination' be conducted (by GARUDA and/or other airlines)? The so-called 'Breast Examination' is at best termed 'sexual harassment made legal' ...when it could be done by a female doctor, and also the issue of 'Is it really necessary?' ... I mean does GARUDA do really think that the 'fake breasts' (implant) would possibly 'EXPLODE' in mid-air, and cause injuries to the passengers???? Come on, where are the local authorities and NGOs??

Also how about the passengers with 'breast implant'... should they also be 'checked' and not allow to broad the plane?

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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/ANN/Story/STIStory_705492.html
(25 Aug 2011)

Indonesian airline Garuda under fire for near-naked interview
Published on Aug 25, 2011

(THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - An Indonesian airline came under fire after having female job applicants get almost naked during an interview. Garuda Indonesia has recently interviewed applicants to pick 18 Korean crew members for its new flight service.

The women were ordered to take off all their clothes except their underpants for a 'health examination'. A male doctor touched their breasts to check whether they have implants, which the company said would endanger them when flying.

The company said it conducted the same examination when picking stewardesses in all countries, including Japan and Australia.

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Airline Breast Exam Angers Flight Attendants, 25 Aug 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/25/airline-breast-check-ups-_n_936095.html

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Garuda Denies Breast Check Allegations
Elisabeth Oktofani & AFP | August 24, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/garuda-denies-breast-check-allegations/461497


Gaddafi Flee Libya !


http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0828&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_03.htm (28 Aug 2011)

Britain sumbang 3 juta Euro kepada Libya

28/08/2011 2:16am

LONDON 28 Ogos - Negara Britain menyumbang 3 juta Euro (RM 12.9 juta) kepada Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Antarabangsa untuk bantuan kemanusiaan segera di Libya, semalam.

Menurut Menteri dalam Jabatan Pembangunan Antarabangsa (DFID), Andrew Mitchell berkata pakej bantuan tersebut akan menolong menyediakan perkhidmatan-perkhidmatan asas seperti memberi makanan untuk hampir 700,000 orang dan bantuan perubatan kepada 5000 mangsa yang tercedera akibat pertempuran itu.

"Kami telah melihat kejadian yang dashyat itu dari hospital Tripoli dan kami sedang bergerak pantas untuk menghulurkan bantuan kepada Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Antarabangsa dalam menangani isu itu,” katanya kepada saluran televisyen BBC. – AFP

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http://www.straitstimes.com/The-Big-Story/The-Big-Story-3/Story/STIStory_705788.html
(25th Aug 2011)

Rebels hunt Gaddafi relatives, supporters in Tripoli
Published on Aug 25, 2011

TRIPOLI (REUTERS) - Rebels fought gun battles in Tripoli with loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday as they hunted for his relatives and supporters, Reuters witnesses and an Arab television station said.

A Reuters correspondent said bursts of gunfire rang out near the Corinthia Hotel in central Tripoli late on Wednesday and a column of smoke rose from the area. The shooting came after a group of heavily armed rebels arrived at the hotel demanding to search room after they had heard that one of Gaddafi's sons, Saadi, was inside.

A Reuters reporter saw about half a dozen rebels arrive in the hotel forecourt in a truck mounted with an anti-aircraft gun. The men ran into the hotel and blocked off access to the elevators as they prepared to search the building room by room.

Foreign journalists who had been trapped for days in the Rixos hotel in the capital had been taken to the Corinthia after their release on Wednesday.

In a separate incident, a rebel spokesman told Al Arabiya Television that gunmen fought a fierce battle with Gaddafi's top military commander, General Abdul Rahman Al Syd, at his farm in Tripoli on Wednesday, but it was not clear whether he had been captured.

'He (Syd) is leading the battle with the rebels and he is still inside the farm,' the spokesman, Abdel Salam Abu Zaakouk, told the Dubai-based channel without giving further details.

Abu Zaakouk also said that rebels had found Gaddafi's office director, Bashir Saleh, and his four children at a family farm in Tripoli. The spokesman said Mr Saleh had tried to conceal his identity by wearing Sudanese garb.

A Reuters television crew filmed heavy clashes on Wednesday afternoon on the edge of Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, which was ransacked by rebels on Tuesday.

The crew said rebels were seen stepping over the bodies of pro-Gaddafi soldiers as they moved from one building to another trying to clear the area.

The rebels pulled back at sundown, saying they did not want to hurt civilians they believed were caught in the cross fire inside some of the buildings. The rebels vowed to return to fight again in the morning.

Rebels stormed Gaddafi's headquarters on Tuesday, a day after they first entered the Libyan capital following a six-month insurgency.

Gaddafi has fled and Libyan rebels are offering a US$1.3 million (S$1.6 million) bounty for his capture alive or dead.



11 August 2011

RM19.4 juta Utk Sekolah Mubaligh Sabah !


http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0811&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_18.htm
(11 Aug 2011)

RM19.4 juta untuk sekolah mubaligh di Sabah – Dr Puad

11/08/2011 4:12pm

KOTA KINABALU 11 Ogos – Sabah akan menerima RM19.4 juta daripada peruntukan khas RM70 juta untuk sekolah-sekolah mubaligh di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10, kata Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi.

Wang itu adalah untuk 101 sekolah mubaligh di seluruh Sabah, di mana peruntukan bagi setiap sekolah berbeza bergantung permohonan dan keperluan masing-masing, katanya selepas menyampaikan cek bantuan tersebut masing-masingnya sebanyak RM50,000 kepada 12 buah sekolah mubaligh dalam daerah Kota Kinabalu di SM La Salle, sebuah daripada sekolah penerima itu, di sini hari ini.

Sekolah-sekolah ini adalah antara kumpulan pertama yang menerima peruntukan tersebut. Kini terdapat 441 sekolah mubaligh di seluruh negara.

Terdahulu dalam ucapannya, Puad berkata, kebiasaannya sekolah mubaligh yang tergolong dalam kategori sekolah bantuan kerajaan, diberi modal pembangunan dua tahun sekali berdasarkan permohonan yang dibuat, namun Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak atas kepekaan beliau, telah memberi peruntukan khas RM70 juta untuk sekolah-sekolah mubaligh ini.

"Yang paling penting peruntukan ini mesti sampai secepat mungkin ke sekolah-sekolah tersebut untuk memastikan kecemerlangan pendidikan dapat ditingkatkan dari penambahbaikan kemudahan-kemudahan sekolah,” katanya. – Bernama

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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0811&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_20.htm
(11 Aug 2011)

The Star dipanggil ekoran artikel lauk babi dalam sisipan Ramadan

11/08/2011 5:09pm

KUALA LUMPUR 11 Ogos - Kementerian Dalam Negeri telah memanggil Ketua Pengarang akhbar The Star kerana penyiaran artikel mengenai juadah Ramadan yang memuatkan gambar masakan daging khinzir.

Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha (Keselamatan) Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi berkata, dalam sisipan semalam, akhbar itu telah menyiarkan artikel bertajuk ”Ramadan Delights” yang memuatkan gambar-gambar masakan daging babi serta artikel mengenai restoran tidak halal yang menyediakannya.

Katanya, KDN memanggil Ketua Pengarang akhbar berkenaan bagi menyatakan kesalahan akhbar itu berikutan tindakannya yang tidak sensitif kerana penyiaran artikel terbabit. "Kementerian memandang serius kesalahan itu terutamanya kerana sisipan bertajuk ”Ramadan Delights” itu merupakan ruangan khas bagi memberi panduan dan pilihan kepada umat Islam mengenai restoran untuk berbuka puasa,” katanya dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata akhbar tersebut telah mengakui kesilapan dan akan menyiarkan kenyataan memohon maaf di atas perkara itu. - Bernama


Wajib berjihad pertahankan Islam !


http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0811&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_04.htm
(11 Aug 2011)

Wajib berjihad pertahankan Islam

KUALA LUMPUR 10 Ogos - Umat Islam wajib berjihad dengan menerangkan tentang kesucian agama tersebut selain mengembang dan mempertahankannya daripada dicemari dan dijadikan bahan provokasi oleh mana-mana pihak termasuk mereka yang cuba memurtadkan penganut agama itu.

Mufti Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria berkata, kewajipan itu tidak boleh dipandang remeh kerana umat Islam boleh dianggap kufur sekiranya mereka reda dengan tindakan pihak bukan Islam mencemari agama suci itu. Menurutnya, jihad tersebut merupakan fardu ain ke atas umat Islam dan mati kerana berjuang mempertahankan Islam adalah mati syahid.

Kata beliau lagi, kerajaan juga wajib mempertahankan Islam kerana telah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Negara bahawa Islam adalah agama rasmi Persekutuan. "Walaupun agama lain dibenar diamalkan di negara ini namun ia tidak wajib dipertahankan oleh kerajaan.
"Malah, sekiranya berlaku pertikaian antara agama, Islam mesti didahulukan kerana ia telah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Negara.

"Justeru, saya menyokong penuh kenyataan Mufti Selangor, Datuk Seri Mohd. Tamyes Abd. Wahid kerana ia merupakan jihad yang perlu dilakukan setiap umat Islam,'' katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Mohd. Tamyes yang menyeru umat Islam di negara ini bersatu mempertahankan akidah Islam daripada diganggu gugat oleh musuh agama, sekalipun terpaksa menghadapi apa sahaja rintangan sebagaimana yang disiarkan dalam laporan muka depan Utusan Malaysia hari ini.

Harussani dalam pada itu berkata, pihak gereja Methodist dan sesiapa yang dikaitkan dengan pemeriksaan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) atas dakwaan cuba menyebarkan agama lain ke atas penganut Islam perlu didakwa di mahkamah sekiranya laporan itu terbukti benar.
Katanya, pihak itu seharusnya menerima apa yang telah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan yang wujud sejak kemerdekaan lagi.

Sementara itu, Harussani berkata, pemeriksaan JAIS ke atas gereja Methodist di Petaling Jaya itu membuktikan dakwaan beliau sebelum ini yang mendedahkan laporan Persatuan Paderi Malaysia yang mengisytiharkan lebih 230,000 umat Islam memeluk Kristian adalah benar.

"Cubaan pihak ini untuk memurtadkan umat Islam telah lama berlaku namun ia tidak dipedulikan termasuk parti politik yang mendakwa mereka memperjuangkan Islam.

"Dakwaan saya selama ini telah dibuktikan namun hanya segelintir pihak sahaja yang mahu membangkitkan isu ini,'' katanya.

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PERLEMBAGAAN MALAYSIA

Perkara 3: Agama bagi Persekutuan.
(1) Islam ialah agama bagi Persekutuan; tetapi agama-agama lain boleh diamalkan dengan aman dan damai di mana-mana Bahagian Persekutuan.

Perkara 11: Kebebasan beragama.
(1) Tiap-tiap orang berhak menganuti dan mengamalkan agamanya dan, tertakluk kepada Fasal (4), mengembangkannya.




09 August 2011

Run-away Bribe Slaps with RM1.1 M Sue !


Source:
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/15laws/Article/

Jilted man slaps 'runaway bride' with RM1.1m suit

2011/08/08

Read more: Jilted man slaps 'runaway bride' with RM1.1m suit

KOTA BARU: A woman is facing a RM1.1 million suit for allegedly calling off her wedding about six hours before it was set to be solemnised in June. Her ex-fiance, Mohd Masran Ab Rahman, 32, a civil servant, claimed in the suit that the last-minute cancellation had caused a lot of distress to him and his family.

He named Norzuliyana Mat Hassan @ Mat Hussin, 28, a medical technician with University Malaya Medical Centre in Petaling Jaya, and her father, Mat Hasan @ Mat Hussin Ibrahim, 60, of Kampung Maka in Tanah Merah, as the first and second defendant.

His lawyers, Latifah Ariffin and Murtadza Mokhtar, filed the suit at the High Court registry here yesterday. Masran, who is also from Tanah Merah, was not present at the court.

In the affidavit, Latifah said the couple got engaged last year and the wedding ceremony was supposed to be held at the bride's family home in Kampung Salor, Pasir Mas, on June 4.
This was to be followed by a reception at Masran's family home in Kampung Banggol Kemunting two days later.

"My client decided to file the suit as the defendant had called off the wedding, which was scheduled after Asar prayers on June 4. "My client had made full preparations, including sending out invitation cards to some 1,200 guests comprising relatives, friends and neighbours not only from Kelantan, but throughout the country."

Murtadza said Masran was claiming RM100,000 in general damages, RM500,000 each for defamation and exemplary damages, and special damages.


Read more: Jilted man slaps 'runaway bride' with RM1.1m suit http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/15laws/Article/#ixzz1UWZmcE87


University Chancellor Sex Dungeon Exposed !


Comment:

COME ON... with the sex dungeon exposed, and the man is hopeful to be still running the university?! What kind of a chancellor is this? Talking about morality and ethical behavior.

IF this guy is a CEO in a private firm or company, this may not sound so dramatic, but chancellor or lecturer in a university, where all-rounded good students are supposed to be produced, student that is not only equipped with the highest knowledge and skills possible, but also ingrained with moral, ethical and integrity values!

In Asia (maybe not so in the West), a teacher, lecturer or professor, not only teaches 'knowledge' to his students, but also inculcated 'moral and ethical' values, plus 'integrity' in work the profession.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2021317/UNVA-chancellor-David-Lee-64-sadomasochistic-suburban-sex-dungeon-master.html
(2 August 2011)

NOTE: David Lee, 64, is the chancellor and chair of the University of Northern Virginia

University chancellor, 64, Exposed as Sadomasochistic, Suburban Sex-Dungeon Master
By RACHEL QUIGLEY
Last updated at 4:01 AM , 2nd August 2011

A chancellor of a university raided last week by federal immigration agents has been revealed as a man so into domination and sadomasochism that he and his girlfriend turned their basement into a suburban sex dungeon. David V. Lee, 64, of the University of Northern Virginia, is said to have advertised online seeking 'attractive submissive women' who 'wish to be part of our poly family'. 'Ideally you will consider
yourself a slave or a sub with slave tendencies,' it added. The ad appeared on collarme.com, which describes itself as the 'largest BDSM Community on the Planet'.

Last Thursday, the for-profit school was raided by immigration authorities seizing computers and documents and leaving a population of approximately 2,000 mostly Indian students in limbo.

A letter was then posted by Lee, who is UNVA's chancellor and chair of its board of trustees, on the university's website telling students to stay calm and that classes were taking place as usual.

It said: 'UNVA would like to remind everyone that rumours have been circulating since last year, but they are juts rumours. 'We at UNVA were very surprised by the events that occurred. There are many details of the investigation that are still unclear.'



Since the raid, The Smoking Gun found the personal ad - complete with photos of his dungeon and Lee performing sadomasochistic acts - on the collarme website [www.collarme.com ].
It said: 'We enjoy almost all kinks, and are expert in most of them. But for us it is more the submission and commitment that matter.

'We provide a safe, sane home with a good balance of love and discipline. We are very serious about finding a permanent addition to our poly family.' They use the screen name 'polyfamilyinva2'. Their profile includes photos of the couple in a variety of poses.

In two, Lee can allegedly be seen holding a flame to the body of a naked female who is wearing a bondage mask. In another he is seen topless flexing his muscles, noting in his profile that they are in 'excellent health and in excellent shape'.

More photos show Lee's blonde girlfriend attached to a metal spider's web, while another shows her straddling another, younger woman who is gagged and appears to be bound by an extension cord. As well as pictures showing their sex dungeon - complete with wooden rack - are photos of the couple at home wearing Santa Claus hats.

Lee did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment about his search for a female slave or the search conducted last Thursday at the university’s Annandale, Virginia, offices by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

He was due to meet with the UNVA students and faculty this morning to talk about last week's raids. According to the Smoking Gun, the ICE probe is examining whether UNVA, which was founded in 1998, has exploited visa loopholes to enrol foreign students.

Investigators are seeking to determine whether some students attended classes or just used enrollment in UNVA as a method of gaining entry to the United States. Lee is scheduled to meet this morning “with all concerned UNVA students and faculty,” according to a notice on the school’s web site.

Also see,

UNVA, Office of Admissions
7535 Little River Turnpike Suite 103, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: (703) 941 0949 Fax: (703) 941 0893

Wikipedia on UNVA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Northern_Virginia

University of Northern Virginia Official Website
http://www.unva.edu/

NOTE: IF you score IELTS score of 5.0 (English Exam) at UNVA, you will be eligible for the 'Waiver of English Program' , whereas, in Australia, and even in Asia good universities, you need to score 6.0 and above (in IELTS), in order to waive the English Foundation program. That show you the urgency of UNVA to attract new students, who may not otherwise, be eligible for the study program (at most universities), and the mediocre approach in recruiting new students. Don't know if the university is recognized in USA or not, and the World Ranking is doubtful?!

See source:
http://www.unva.edu/forms/undergraduate_admissions_packet.pdf
(Accessed on 2 August 2011)

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2021317/UNVA-chancellor-David-Lee-64-sadomasochistic-suburban-sex-dungeon-master.html#ixzz1TvcKQj8f


Female Teacher Filmed Sex with Student

http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/9999745/teacher-filmed-sex-with-student/
(9 Aug 2011)

TEACHER 'FILMED SEX WITH STUDENT'
Yahoo!7
August 9, 2011, 10:39 am


A high school teacher has been charged with raping a 16-year-old male student and filming it.
Tara Driscoll, 33, was arrested after police found a tape which allegedly showed her performing sex acts on the 16-year-old boy, the Daily Mail reported.

The student at Campus Magnet High School in Cambria Heights, Queens had admitted having sex with the teacher after his mother confronted him. The mother then called police, who were able to seize the alleged video.

Driscoll has been charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sexual act.

In New York, the age of consent is 17.

Driscoll had been a teacher at the school for five years, and was reassigned to non-classroom duties when the allegations first surfaced in May.

Prosecutors have alleged Driscoll had a history of alcohol abuse and had a recent stint in rehab.

Comment:

COME ON... with alcohol related abuse, and other sexual fantasy, why don't the teacher (Tara) find job somewhere else, instead of pretending to be morally and ethically right, working as a teacher in the school. In Asia (maybe not so in the West), a teacher not only teaches 'knowledge' but also inculcated 'moral and ethical' values.


06 August 2011

Ying Luck is Now the New Thai Prime Minister

Comment:

While the Thai military are busy fighting among themselves, and among the militants, and while the various political parties in Thailand are fighting among themselves, suddenly a mysterious figure walked passed them, and before they (i.e. the military, police, and politicians) even realized what is happening, the sister of the notorious ex-Thailand Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra (i.e. who is on charges of corruptions and abuse of power). It also happened that Thaksin is a a brother to Yingluck, who now officially BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND !

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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_699229.html
(Aug 6, 2011)
Thaksin's sister, Yingluck, is Thailand's first female PM


Ms Yingluck, whose political career began only 11 weeks ago, must wait for endorsement by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK - THAILAND'S parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country's first female Prime Minister on Friday after the political novice won the support of more than half of the lawmakers in a televised vote, according to Reuters calculations.

The 44-year-old businesswoman, who was unopposed, won the 251 votes required to follow in the footsteps of her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire overthrown in a 2006 coup and now living in self-imposed exile.

The voting continued in the 500-member parliament.

Ms Yingluck, whose political career began only 11 weeks ago, must wait for endorsement by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which could come as early as Friday evening, before she officially takes up her post.

The former president of property firm SC Asset Corp steered the opposition Puea Thai Party to a landslide election victory on July 3, winning 265 of the seats in parliament. Puea Thai has formed a coalition with five other parties. Together they have 300 of the 500 seats. -- REUTERS

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Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yingluck_Shinawatra

Yingluck Shinawatra (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, Thai pronunciation: [jîŋ.lák tɕʰīn.nā.wát]; born 21 June 1967), or nickname Pu (Thai: ปู)[1], is a Thai businesswoman and politician, member of the Pheu Thai Party, and the 28th Prime Minister of Thailand following the 2011 general election. Yingluck is Thailand's first female Prime Minister.

Born in Chiang Mai province, Yingluck Shinawatra earned bachelor's degree from Chiang Mai University and master's degree from Kentucky State University, both in public administration. She became an executive in the businesses founded by her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, and later became the president of property developer SC Asset and managing director of Advanced Info Service. Meanwhile, her brother Thaksin became Prime Minister, was overthrown in a military coup, and went into self-imposed exile after a tribunal convicted him of abuse of power.

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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0809&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_02.htm

Yingluck diperkenan Raja Thailand sebagai PM

09/08/2011 11:09am

BANGKOK 9 Ogos – Raja Thailand, Raja Bhumibol Adulyadej memperkenan dan mengesahkan Yingluck Shinawatra sebagai Perdana Menteri wanita pertama Thailand, semalam.

Yingluck, 44 dipilih sebagai Perdana Menteri wanita pertama dalam satu undian wakil-wakil rakyat pada Jumaat lalu tetapi perlu mendapat perkenan Raja sebelum menjawat jawatan tersebut.

“Raja telah memberi perkenan kepada Yingluck untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri, “ kata Speaker Dewan, Somsak Kiatsuranont . – AFP






04 August 2011

Campur Tangan Orang Politik di dalam Universiti


KOMEN: Campur tangan orang politik di dalam pentadbiran universiti boleh menyebabkan banyak faktor buruk:

1- Kemasukan pelajar akan berkurangan, pelajar akan khuatir bahawa nasib mereka juga tidak akan ditimbang kelak, maklumlah orang 'besar' universiti pun boleh di turun pangkat atau dibuang universiti, dengan sewenangnya.

2- Ini juga akan menurunkan semangat atau motivasi para pensyarahnya untuk terus berkhidmat dengan 'cemerlang dan gemilang'. Maklumlah semua hasil kajian, kertas kerja, penulisan buku ilmiah, dan jurnal - semuanya tidak akan dilihat - profesor pun boleh dibuang universiti atau diturunkan pangkat dengan sesuka hati, ini pula pensyarah biasa.

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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0804&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_02.htm
(4 Aug 2011)

Campur Tangan Hancurkan Unisel

Oleh METRA SYAHRIL MOHAMED
metra.mohamed@utusan.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR 3 Ogos - Campur tangan politik dalam urusan pentadbiran Universiti Selangor (Unisel) bakal membawa kehancuran kepada universiti itu yang kini berhadapan dengan kemerosotan kemasukan pelajar.

Bekas Naib Canselor pertama Unisel (dahulunya Universiti Industri Selangor), Prof. Datuk Dr. Kamarudin Kachar berkata, sebagai sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT), Unisel sepatutnya memiliki autonomi sendiri dan bebas daripada unsur-unsur politik kepartian. ''Saya sedih dan kecewa dengan apa yang berlaku terhadap universiti yang saya bangunkan selama ini. Saya bermula dengan kosong tetapi kini Unisel menjadi hancur.

''Naib Canselornya merupakan seorang yang berpendidikan tinggi, berpengalaman dan mempunyai visi yang luas, tetapi kerana berlakunya campur tangan politik, beliau meletak jawatan.

''Seharusnya perkara ini tidak berlaku. Saya sendiri mendapat maklumat bahawa dalam Unisel sudah ada kelompok tertentu. Ada team A dan B. Ini sangat tidak sihat. Walhal mereka ini golongan profesional,'' katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia hari ini. Unisel asalnya ditubuhkan oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN). Beliau mengulas tindakan Naib Canselor Unisel, Datuk Dr. Rosti Saruwono meletak jawatan dengan notis 24 jam dipercayai akibat tekanan politik dalaman dan pentadbiran Kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor.

"Inilah kalau politik sudah masuk dalam universiti. Seharusnya Kerajaan PKR Selangor yang tidak pandai mentadbir tidak mencampuri urusan Unisel. Ini akan memberi kesan buruk kepada universiti. Perlukah semuanya hendak campur tangan?'' soal beliau.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Pengerusi Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN), Prof. Datuk Dr. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin berkata, jika benar Kerajaan PKR Selangor atas kepentingan politik bertindak menekan Rosti sehingga memaksa beliau meletak jawatan, ia merupakan satu tindakan yang tidak profesional. ''Beliau (Rosti) adalah orang yang berpengalaman dan profesional. Kalau berlaku campur tangan politik oleh kerajaan negeri, mereka memang tak profesional.

''Kalau hendak membuang orang tanpa sebab, berkemungkinan ada masalah besar yang bersifat bukan pentadbiran. Saya tak tahu apa yang dimarahi sangat oleh kerajaan negeri,'' katanya.

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(4 Aug 2011)

Arahan tidak ikut Peraturan'

Oleh MOHD. AINUDDIN ALIFF SALEHUDEN
ainuddin.salehuden@utusan.com.my

SHAH ALAM 3 Ogos – Bekas Naib Canselor Universiti Selangor (Unisel), Datuk Dr. Rosti Saruwono tidak menolak dakwaan kemungkinan Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim menggunakan kuasanya untuk mengeluarkan arahan supaya beliau melucutkan jawatan tiga pegawai kanan universiti itu.

Menurutnya, secara teknikal, Abdul Khalid yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengarah universiti mempunyai kuasa untuk mengeluarkan arahan sedemikian kepadanya sebagai Naib Canselor.

Saya menerima arahan untuk menurunkan jawatan ketiga-tiga individu tersebut tetapi saya tidak bersetuju kerana pada saya, ia perlu dibuat mengikut peraturan yang ditetapkan dan bukannya boleh dibuat sesuka hati. “Untuk menyelamatkan keadaan, saya berundur diri supaya pihak yang mempunyai kuasa itu dapat meneruskan hasrat mereka. Mudah-mudahan ia memudahkan kerja mereka dan sebab itulah saya mengambil keputusan untuk meletakkan jawatan,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita di kediamannya di sini hari ini.

Rosti mengulas peletakan jawatannya semalam yang berkuat kuasa hari ini kerana dipercayai ada kaitan dengan tekanan politik daripada pentadbiran Kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor.

Rosti berkata, beliau tidak setuju untuk menurunkan pangkat ketiga-tiga individu terbabit kerana sepanjang berkhidmat bersamanya, mereka menjalankan tugas dengan baik dan tidak mempunyai sebarang masalah disiplin.

“Kita perlu menilai setiap pekerja daripada apa yang telah dicapai mereka dan saya tidak pernah ada sebarang masalah dengan ketiga-tiga individu ini serta tidak pernah menerima sebarang aduan mengenai mereka daripada pekerja lain, malah mereka sentiasa melaksanakan tugas dengan baik.

“Jika hendak tukar mereka ke jabatan lain sekali pun, ia mestilah bersebab. Jika seseorang itu tidak melaksanakan tugas yang baik atau dia boleh melaksanakan tugas yang lebih baik di tempat lain, itu kita boleh terima, tetapi sekiranya perkara itu berlaku secara mendadak dan tidak ada sebarang alasan kukuh, takut nanti orang salah anggap,” katanya.

Beliau percaya perkara tersebut perlu dibuat dengan adil bagi menjaga maruah pihak yang terbabit.

“Sebagai umat Islam kita kena hormat-menghormati di antara satu sama lain terutama pada bulan puasa ini,” jelasnya.

Rosti mula dilantik sebagai Naib Canselor Unisel pada 2 Mac 2009 bagi menggantikan Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Razali Agus yang mengosongkan jawatan itu pada Julai 2008.

Semasa baru dilantik, beliau berazam untuk tidak menjadi ‘pak turut’ kepada mana-mana pihak bagi memastikan institusi pengajian tinggi swasta itu tidak dijadikan medan berpolitik.

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(4 Aug 2011)

Khalid tidak nafi politik punca Dr. Rosli letak jawatan

SHAH ALAM 3 Ogos - Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim tidak menolak kemungkinan wujudnya tekanan politik dalaman sehingga menyebabkan Datuk Dr. Rosti Saruwono meletak jawatan Naib Canselor Universiti Selangor (Unisel) berkuat kuasa hari ini.

Katanya, pihaknya sudah menjangka krisis tersebut akan berlaku dan telah bertindak menubuhkan sebuah pasukan petugas khas lebih awal dengan beberapa perbincangan dilakukan bagi mengatasi masalah tersebut.

Pasukan petugas khas tersebut katanya, dianggotai oleh tiga orang Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Unisel iaitu Datuk Dr. Ir. Muhamad Zohadie Bardaie yang merupakan bekas Naib Canselor Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SIRIM, Datuk Dr. Mohamed Ariffin Aton dan bekas Naib Canselor Unisel, Datuk Dr. Adnan Alias.

"Dalam mana-mana organisasi pun adalah politik dalaman dan kerajaan negeri telah menerima peletakan jawatan Rosti, kita tidak ada halangan sebab itu adalah keputusan beliau.

"Saya hendak beritahu pasukan petugas khas itu sudah mula berjalan dalam keadaan krisis yang kita jangka dan ia akan berterusan sehingga kita melantik naib canselor yang baru," katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Exco Kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor di sini, hari ini.

Beliau mengulas keputusan Rosti meletak jawatan sebagai Naib Canselor Unisel dengan notis 24 jam berkuat kuasa hari ini dipercayai akibat tekanan politik dalaman dan pentadbiran Kerajaan PKR Selangor.

Rosti yang mengesahkan perkara itu semalam, berkata, keputusan itu dibuat berikutan beliau tidak sanggup melaksanakan tindakan terhadap tiga pegawai Unisel yang diarahkan dilucut jawatan.

Beliau yang berasal dari Klang pernah berkhidmat sebagai Timbalan Presiden Bahagian Pendidikan Petronas dan Rektor pertama Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) dan dilantik sebagai Naib Canselor Unisel pada 2 Mac 2009 bagi menggantikan Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Razali Agus yang mengosongkan jawatan itu pada Julai 2008.

Difahamkan, tindakan Rosti itu sebagai 'membantah' keputusan pelucutan jawatan tiga orang pegawai iaitu Pendaftar, Rokmaa Mat; Dekan Fakulti Perniagaan, Prof. Dr. Khalifah Othman dan Pengarah Pemasaran dan Komunikasi Korporat, Halid Hasbullah yang dicadangkan dalam satu rumusan memorandum yang dikemukakan kepada Jawatankuasa Siasatan Exco Kerajaan Negeri.

Memorandum itu disediakan dan ditandatangani oleh empat pegawai tertinggi lain di Unisel pada 16 Mei lalu terhadap tiga pegawai Unisel berkenaan atas tuduhan tertentu yang dipercayai membabitkan salah tadbir urus universiti itu.

Tuduhan yang disertakan dalam memorandum berkenaan turut melibatkan Rosti yang dicadangkan meletak jawatan dan digantikan dengan serta-merta.

Abdul Khalid berkata, kedudukan tiga pegawai kanan Unisel yang sebelum ini diarah dilucutkan jawatan juga diserahkan kepada pasukan petugas khas tersebut bagi membuat sebarang keputusan.

"Mesyuarat Exco hari ini telah dimaklumkan mengenai pasukan petugas khas itu dan mereka mempunyai kelulusan akademik yang bersesuaian untuk melihat pembangunan universiti.

"Ketiga-tiganya mempunyai pengalaman pentadbiran dari segi mengendalikan organisasi lebih besar daripada Unisel," katanya.