Shah Rukh Khan Airport Detentions !

COMMENT: 

Detention and apology routine in USA airports, are getting too f**king old, and obsolete! I know these USA personnel never watch a Bollywood movies their whole life, but that does not give them the right to 'detent' anyone that looks like they are from the Middle-east, Arabs, Pakistan, and Muslim. 

Imagine IF Asia countries and Middle-east airport officers detent celebrities from the USA??! Sure there are going to be a huge uproar, in the USA mass-media.   

Also why is there no news or protest among USA celebrities about Shah Rukh Khan detention by airport authorities? So much about the civil society concept and philosophy of the USA, I guess it ONLY applies to USA citizens only.

Another country that has the same outlook is Australia. Don't be surprised IF they detent Middle-east, Arabs, Pakistan, and Muslim - as they too has similar profiling method.

HELLO, Mr Shah Rukh Khan arrives in a private aircraft... does that tells you anything about him?? How rich, how popular, how well-known... OH I see, a TERRORIST arrives in a private aircraft... And how often does that happens? USE your f**king heads you stupid arrogant USA immigration officers, don't you guys even attend universities or colleges???  

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http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/detention-and-apology-routine-is-getting-old-1.76033

(21 April 2012) 

21 April 2012 | last updated at 08:45am

'Detention and Apology' Routine is Getting Old

By Nuraina Samad | news@nst.com.my

MY NAME IS KHAN: And I shouldn't be profiled

WHEN my son, Adel Hakim, was searching for a university that offered actuarial science three years ago, I was hoping he would skip the list in the United States. He did not but he narrowed it down to those in the United Kingdom and Canada, finally choosing the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

 I was quietly relieved because, silly as it may sound, I was worried that he'd be the subject of racial profiling by US immigration officers. Never mind if, at that time, it was almost a decade after the 9/11 incident. 

 His name is spelt in a typically Arabic way. If you Google his name, you will find many Adels from the Middle-east and Pakistan.

 At that time, images of the notorious Guantanamo and its prisoners played on my mind. The mighty US could detain anyone they suspected of being a terrorist. A tall dark Malaysian Muslim with a name like Adel Hakim seemed a likely candidate for Gitmo. Yes, I was paranoid.

 There had been too many first-hand stories from people. That same year, the King of Bollywood aka Shah Rukh Khan was detained at Newark Airport in New Jersey. According to reports, he was allowed out only after extensive questioning.

 I mean, Shah Rukh Khan for heavens' sake -- Bollywood heartthrob and immensely recognisable with, according to the Indian press, fans numbering in the billions. You could not but ask "why"? There was no good answer. So you ask: was the actor a victim of racial profiling in an Islamophobic America?

 Following that incident, US officials attempted to justify Khan's "detention". There were reports citing US sources that "Bollywood stars and other Indian artistes were under the scanner for financial transactions, including illegal cash payments, that some of them get through dodgy promoters".

 Khan is not the only Indian celebrity to have that immigration experience. Among others were Aamir Khan, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irfan Khan.

Last Thursday, the 46-year-old Khan was detained for the second time -- this time at the airport in White Plains, New York.

 He arrived in a private aircraft, en route to deliver a lecture at Yale University where he was inducted as a Chubb Fellow. He was detained for 90 minutes. Yale University officials had to intervene after which he was released.

 Such irony. Life imitating art. In 2010, he starred in the movie My Name is Khan in which he got to say many times "...and I am not a terrorist".

 So, Mr Khan may have adoring fans the world over but at the airport in White Plains, he was just another Khan whose name (must have) matched those on the Interpol blacklist or the database of terrorist suspects.

 The Indian government pressed for an explanation from the US as there was "deep concern that has been expressed nationwide in India over this incident".

 The Indian embassy in Washington also sought the State Department's intervention "to put in place measures so that such incidents are not repeated in future".

 The US embassy in India issued a statement last Friday apologising for the incident. Mark Toner, spokesman for the State Department, in remarks on Khan's detention, ruled out any pattern or racial profiling. The US Customs and Border Protection addressed a letter to India's New York Mission with "profound" apologies for the incident.

 But, as they say "sorry is no cure" and to the Indian government it just "won't do". Its Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna remarked that this "habit of detention and apology cannot continue."

 Khan, who was delayed by three hours for his Yale event, was reported to have told his audience that this "always happens when I come to America".

 "Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself I take a trip to America. These immigration guys, they kick the stars out of stardom", he jested.

 The US tightening of security and preventive measures allows for random selection, which is supposed to be more effective, but security experts say that one setback is the singling out of many innocent people.

 Adel plans to visit his buddies in the US. I hope he drops the idea. I'm not convinced that  US immigration officers have all got over their ignorance, paranoia and phobia of anyone who resembles a Middle-eastern person or who has a strange-sounding name.

 As I have said, with a name like Adel Hakim, anything can happen. He's no celebrity and I don't have a sense of humour.

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NOTE:

Shah Rukh Khan had a big big headache after the First Airport Detention, then comes the Second Airport Detention... What is wrong? Is it because of my poor outlook one would ask? NO, Shah Rukh Khan dressed just beautifully... IS it because I am poor? NO, Shah Rukh Khan came into USA in a private jet, that tells the airport authorities who he is, even without a spoken word... So what is the conclusion??

Singling out Muslims, paranoia of Muslims, and Islamophobia - that's the exact words! Well to cut short the story, USA airport authorities use the manuals (books), which are written by the JEWS, who typically hated the Muslim (e.g. Pakistan, India, Middle-east, and some parts of Asia). The airport authorities are just the 'underdogs' who are trained to read the manuals, written by the Jews. Had the airport authorities read manuals written by other than the Jews, the cases of racial and religious discrimination, and 'unnecessary profiling', would definitely reduced by almost more than half !!

DON'T get big headache from these detentions... you don't need to obtain a degree in philosophy in order to understand, just like I said, the Airport Manuals and Security Manuals - are written by the JEWS... So profiling the Muslims are the 'natural' procedure, and 'necessity procedure.' WHO hated the Muslims more IF not the JEWS ?? I hope the readers understand.  

Believe me... the Jews do not favor the Christians too, but they need the Christians as soldiers for their missions! (e.g. the airport security officers who screen/examine/scrutinize the Muslims at the airport entrances).

Safee Sali to Earn RM90,000 a Month !

Comment:

It is estimate that the Malaysian Safee Sali will earn about USD30,000 a month (RM90,000-RM120,000), that's equivalent to the official monthly salary of a minister in Malaysia, or a YEAR salary of a professor in Malaysia !!

And you think that USD30,000 a month is so much, think again!  Ronaldo earns 20 times more and that does not include the many advertisements and ambassador of products and images and the payment that Ronaldo received !!  

Again, one would wonder how the ministers in Malaysia manage to own many big houses and luxury apartments with the official gazetted salary of RM45,000 a month or less. Think again?!

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http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/safee-sali-to-earn-rm90-000-a-month-1.40276

(3rd April 2012)

Safee Sali to earn RM90,000 a month

By Ajitpal Singh

SAFEE Sali is officially the first local millionaire footballer after he signed an improved two-year contract extension with Indonesian Super League (ISL) side Pelita Jaya FC in Jakarta today.

The deal which the 28-year-old inked is worth more than RM2 million and includes an extensive match bonus package, a house and a car with a personal driver.

Safee’s taxes will be paid by the club, as well as any travelling expenses to Kuala Lumpur.

According to the contract, Safee will earn US$30,000 (RM90,000) a month, which will also make him one of the highest earners in the ISL.

Safee will also receive an additional ‘image rights’ package managed by the club for all commercial endorsements.

The contract also has a levy which could see the striker playing for a subsidiary club owned by Pelita Jaya Cronus, “depending on the various rules of the respective leagues.”

These clubs include Australia's Brisbane Roar, who will be playing in this year’s AFC Champions League, Belgium’s second division team CS Vise and SAD Uruguay.

All three clubs are owned by Cronus. “My football has improved so much and even my peers have commented on it since I moved to Indonesia last February,” said Safee in Jakarta today.

Read more: Safee Sali to earn RM90,000 a month - Top News - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/safee-sali-to-earn-rm90-000-a-month-1.40276#ixzz1qywbwCFv

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Mahasiswa perlu sedar isu Palestin !

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0315&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Bicara_Agama&pg=ba_02.htm

(15 Mac 2012)

Mahasiswa perlu sedar isu Palestin

Presiden Islamic Society Of Jabalia, Gaza, Ir Abdel Rahim Shehab.

Realiti kezaliman tentera rejim zionis Israel yang tidak berperikemanusiaan membunuh, menyakiti, merampas harta milik rakyat Palestin dan memusnahkan bumi anbia, bumi ketiga paling suci umat Islam, Palestin yang terdapatnya padanya Masjid Al-Aqsa yang menyaksikan baginda Rasulullah SAW menaiki ke langit dalam perjalanan malam paling agung, iaitu Israq dan Mikraj.

Menurut Ir Abdel Rahim, para siswa digesa supaya memahami akan realiti dan tanggungjawab mereka untuk membantu mempertahankan bumi palestin dan Masjidil Aqsa yang merupakan wakaf umat Islam seluruh dunia. Ini kerana perjuangan di Palestin bukan semata-mata isu keagamaan, malah juga isu kemanusiaan yang perlu diturut sertai oleh segenap lapisan masyarakat dunia tanpa mengira bangsa dan agama.

Rejim Israel sesungguhnya sudah keterlaluan. Menafikan hak semua golongan peringkat umur di Palestin, anak-anak kecil, remaja, pemuda wanita, orang tua semua mereka hebat teraniaya dan berada di dalam tekanan yang tidak pernah terfikirkan oleh manusia.

"Saya amat mengharapkan agar anda, para mahasiswa terus membantu dan menyokong usaha-usaha Aqsa Syarif dan lain-lain NGO untuk Palestin yang telah berjaya memulakan inisiatif membawa pelbagai projek kemanusiaan, pendidikan, bantuan perubatan dan peojek-projek sosio ekonomi seperti kilang roti, mikro kredit, ternakan lembu, ternakan ikan dan sebagainya terutamanya di Gaza, yang menjadi terkepung dan penjara serta terputus hubungan dengan dunia luar akibat kekejaman rejim Israel," kata Ir Abdel Rahim.

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Ada Gerakan Guling Kerajaan (Malaysia)

Komen:

Akan sentiasa ada percubaan (oleh kuasa besar, seperti USA dan Israel) utk menggulingkan kerajaan setempat, sama ada Malaysia, atau Iran, atau Tunisia, atau Mesir, atau Iraq, atau Afghanistan, dan sebagainya... dan pemimpin Islam yang tidak menunjukkan kesukaan kpd polisi USA atau Israel, akan cepat-cepat diberhentikan (dgn cara baik atau jahat).

TETAPI yang lebih penting ialah, adakah kerajaan yg sedia ada memenuhi keperluan sosial, ekonomi, dan politik (civil politics) rakyat setempat, atau sebaliknya, hanya memenuhi keperluan golongan elit yang tamakkan harta dan kuasa politik negara??! Sama-samalah kita fikirkan.

Lagi satu... apa sudah jadi dengan Anwar Ibrahim??!! Bukankah suatu masa dahulu, dia adalah pejuang kuat prinsip-prinsip Islam dan penyokong warga Palestine??!! "Keadilan apa yang diwar-warkan??!!"

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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0219&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_03.htm

(20 Feb 2012)

Ada Gerakan Guling Kerajaan (Malaysia)

Oleh AMRAN MULUP

pengarang@utusan.com.my

MELAKA 18 Feb. - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad memberi amaran Malaysia tidak akan terkecuali daripada menghadapi gerakan menggulingkan kerajaan sedia ada kerana terdapat pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan parti politik di negara ini yang menerima sokongan kewangan dari Amerika Syarikat (AS).

Tegas beliau, sejak dahulu lagi AS memberi sokongan kewangan kepada mana-mana NGO dan parti politik bagi menggerakkan usaha untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan yang tidak disukai oleh negara tersebut.

''Saya tidak hairan dan percaya ada NGO dan parti politik di negara ini sedang mengadakan gerakan untuk menukar kerajaan yang sedia ada.

''Kalau di Malaysia ia berlaku namun ini bukan perkara biasa buat AS. Memang kerja mereka adalah hendak menjatuhkan kerajaan yang tidak sokong mereka.

''Sebagai contoh, AS minta kita sekat perdagangan dengan Iran dan jika kita tidak berhenti, mereka akan ambil tindakan terhadap perdagangan Malaysia," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas majlis perasmian Jelajah Aman, Wakaf Water For 4Gaza anjuran Yayasan Keamanan Dunia Perdana (PGPF) peringkat negeri Melaka di Dewan Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, di sini hari ini.

Turut hadir, Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Mohd. Khalil Yaakob, Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam dan Pengerusi PGPF, Tan Sri Norian Mai.

Jelajah Aman anjuran PGPF itu bertujuan mendapat sumbangan ikhlas daripada orang ramai melalui penjualan 1.5 juta botol air mineral bagi membantu penduduk Palestin di Gaza yang menghadapi kesulitan keperluan air minuman.

Menjawab soalan pada sesi dialog pada majlis tersebut mengenai tindakan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyokong Israel, bekas Perdana Menteri berkata, ketua pembangkang itu cuba mendapat sokongan bukan sahaja daripada rejim Zionis tetapi juga AS bagi melakukan gerakan menukar kerajaan.

''Hanya dengan sokongan daripada dua buah negara itu, Anwar boleh menukar Malaysia untuk menyokong Israel selain membantu perjuangannya untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri," katanya.

Menurut Dr. Mahathir, sokongan AS itu diperlukan kerana tanpa sokongan daripada luar mungkin hajatnya untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri tidak akan kesampaian.

1CARE Malaysia ?!

http://www.mmail.com.my/story/1care-care-explain (13 FEB 2012)

1Care: Care to explain?

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 - 17:00

by Terence Fernandez

WHY would the government push such an unpopular scheme like the 1Care health plan down our throats so close to elections? This was the question I texted Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai on Friday night.

The minister and MCA No 2 promptly responded that it was not a done deal and the consultation process was still ongoing.

Then why, I asked, did the National Health Financing Unit deputy director Dr Rozita Halina Hussein tell the media during a Thursday briefing that 1Care was mandatory; only the quantum that Malaysians would have to pay for the scheme was still being deliberated?

Liow responded: “It's only mandatory if we accept one of the models presented ... will clarify.” He added that the media was “not given the full picture”. Now we are told its implementation is pushed to 2014.

Communication, it seems have always been the bane of officialdom. Why is it so difficult to present crisp, clear information? Why is it that more often than not, there is always a retraction or, in the case of the Health Ministry a need for a “clarification” when what comes out of the mouths of officials only give rise to more questions, concerns and boiling temperatures of stakeholders — in this case, the taxpayers.

We saw this similar reaction from Auditor-General (AG) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang over the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) issue when over a month after making his remarks in the annual AG's Report did he come out to “clarify” he never said the feedlot was in a mess, reasoning he felt compelled to voice his “clarification” as his staff had come under fire.

By then the damage had already been done and as we know now, the NFCorp is an unstoppable train.

With millions being spent annually on hiring communications consultants and outsourcing public relations work to the private sector, we wonder why is it that information — a great commodity in this day and age — still have the tendency of being misinterpreted or having the message totally misunderstood. Sometimes — as in the case of 1Care, it seems that even the information is wrong.

Then there is the question of why we still have a public relations department in most government agencies and ministries, with full-time staff. But we'll leave that for another day.

A few years ago I gave a presentation on communications and the media to senior government officials including Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, the (then) director-general of Public Service Tan Sri Ismail Adam and (then) Housing Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri (now Tan Sri) Ahmad Fuad Ismail.

My presentation was brief: If you yourself are unsure about what to say, then don't say anything at all. And never say “no comment” due to its negative implications. If you are only allowed to say so much, say so and explain why: “We are still discussing and we do not have full details yet, but we are talking to all stakeholders. Nothing is definite.”

This should have been the message given by the Health Ministry.

Now, the government is seen to be reacting to negative reaction following 1Care and falling over itself to salvage the people's confidence. 1Care after all — with all it's perceived good intentions and benefits — comes at a bad time — what with the NFCorp issue and the RM1.5 billion loan from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to fund the PR1MA My First Home Scheme.

The fact that government spending in healthcare is below the recommended World Health Organisation's (WHO) budget — as explained by some detractors is also a question that the government does not immediately have answers to.

If it wants to shove such controversial policies down our throats, the government must be prepared to open the books and be forthright with ancillary questions:

Where is the RM11 billion in annual healthcare spending going? Why is there a cartel of sorts controlling our pharmaceuticals when an open market system would mean cheaper healthcare? Why are there many government hospitals but they lack equipment? Why is there still a long queue for consultation and prescriptions and a long waiting list for the use of equipment such as basic scanners and MRIs? Why are we losing many good doctors and top healthcare staff to other countries? Why should one be compelled to contribute to 1Care when one has medical insurance that gives him or her top-notch private healthcare? Just who are the 12 or so individuals/companies that have submitted proposals?

It is pertinent that there are answers to these questions if our take-home pay is going to be much less and the people would want to know who ultimately benefits — the rakyat or a few Sendirian Berhads which are going to be laughing all the way to the bank.

Now that is bound to make one sick to the stomach!

By: Terence, managing editor (news)
Twitter at @TerenceFnandez

Rasuah: Bekas Pengarah JPAM kekal dipenjarakan

Comment: Thinking about joining the police, FRU, and army, as part-time recruit, and contribute to combat crime! The top commander is on the crime list?!

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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0213&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Mahkamah&pg=ma_02.htm (13 FEB 2012)

Rasuah: Bekas Pengarah JPAM kekal dipenjarakan

ALOR SETAR 12 Feb. - Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini mengekalkan hukuman penjara tiga tahun dan denda RM21,200 ke atas bekas Pengarah Jabatan Pertahanan Awam (JPAM) Kedah, Mohamad Abdullah bagi dua kesalahan rasuah, tujuh tahun lalu.

Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman, Mohd. Zaki Abdul Wahab memutuskan demikian selepas menolak rayuan Mohamad, 52, untuk mengenepikan sabitan dan hukuman yang dijatuhkan ke atasnya oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini.

Pada 29 Julai tahun lepas, Mohamad dijatuhi hukuman penjara tiga tahun dan denda RM11,200 atau enam bulan penjara jika gagal membayar denda itu bagi tuduhan pertama dan penjara dua tahun dan denda RM10,000 atau empat bulan penjara bagi tuduhan kedua.

Mohd. Zaki dalam penghakimannya berkata, tiada alasan untuknya menerima rayuan itu kerana beliau mendapati hukuman yang diputuskan Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen itu sebelum ini tidak melampau (berat).

Sehubungan itu, katanya, sabitan dan hukuman penjara dan denda yang dijatuhkan ke atas Mohamad kekal dan hukuman itu berjalan serentak.

Mohamad disabitkan dengan kesalahan memberi satu dokumen bertarikh 16 Februari 2005 kepada seorang pembantu tadbir JPAM negeri yang mengandungi butiran palsu memperakukan bahawa pembekal makanan, Mohd Roshid Hussain telah menyediakan 70 tempahan makanan untuk peserta Latihan Pertahanan Awam Unit Giat Mara Sungai Tiang berjumlah RM2,240 pada 17 hingga 20 Mac 2005, sedangkan tiada bekalan sedemikian.

Dia juga didapati bersalah melakukan perbuatan sama dengan memperakukan bahawa Mohd Roshid, 35, telah menyediakan 80 tempahan makanan untuk peserta Latihan Asas Intensif Unit Giat Mara Sungai Tiang berjumlah RM1,920 pada 19 hingga 21 Mei 2005.

Mahkamah tolak permohonan PTPTN untuk batalkan saman

http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/MahkamahtolakpermohonanPTPTNuntukbatalkansaman/Article

(13 FEB 2012)

Mahkamah tolak permohonan PTPTN untuk batalkan saman

KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Sesyen hari ini menolak permohonan Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Negara (PTPTN) untuk membatalkan saman yang dikemukakan oleh seorang peminjam PTPTN.

Hakim Unaizah Mohd memutuskan plaintif mempunyai sebab untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap defendan (PTPTN) untuk saman itu dibicarakan. Hakim menetapkan empat hari dari 9 April untuk mendengar kes itu. Beliau juga menetapkan 5 Mac bagi pengurusan kes untuk kedua-dua pihak memperincikan dokumen mereka sebelum perbicaraan.

Plaintif dijadual memanggil dua saksi manakala defendan akan memanggil tiga saksi.

Pada 20 September tahun lalu, pegawai bank Mandeep Singh memfailkan saman itu di Pejabat Pendaftar Mahkamah Sesyen Sivil terhadap PTPTN bagi memfitnah dan ditahan secara salah selepas beliau disenarai hitam atas dakwaan gagal melunaskan pinjaman pelajarannya.

Mandeep, 27, menuntut RM19,000 sebagai ganti rugi khas bagi tiket penerbangan dan tempahan hotel, faedah, kos dan relif lain yang difikirkan sesuai oleh mahkamah.

Mandeep berkata di bawah perjanjian pinjaman pelajaran bertarikh 9 November 2006,PTPTN bersetuju meminjamkan RM48,000 kepadanya.

Beliau mendakwa beliau telah ditahan pegawai Imigresen di Terminal

Penerbangan Tambang Murah di Sepang pada 6 Julai tahun lepas semasa beliau mahu

berlepas untuk bercuti di Guangzhao, China.

Katanya beliau dimaklumkan oleh pegawai imigresen berkenaan yang namanya telah disenarai hitam dalam pangkalan data imigresen.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata PTPTN gagal memadamkan namanya daripada pangkalan data itu walaupun beliau telah memaklumkan kepada PTPTN untuk berbuat demikian.

Susulan kejadian itu, beliau mendakwa dirinya telah diaibkan di depan orang ramai dan mencemarkan imejnya.

Peguam Abdul Malik Hakim mewakili Mandeep manakala peguam Farhan Abdullah mewakili PTPTN. - Bernama