Pak Lah Ties Knot

Nadiah and Nadene

Nadiah and Nadene, the daughters of Jeanne Abdullah, are happy that their mother and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also their uncle, would be married on Saturday.

Nadiah, 29, said two good people have managed to find each other and the most important thing was they are happy and would be able to look after each other and keep each other company.

The daughters, on behalf of their mother, also thanked family, friends and the public for their warm wishes and blessings. "We are very grateful for all the support," said Nadiah who runs a visual communications company in Kuala Lumpur.

Nadene, 27, is involved in the fashion industry, dealing with fashion-related and lifestyle projects.

The Prime Minister's Office announced on Wednesday the marriage which would take place at the prime minister's official residence "Seri Perdana" and to be attended by close relatives. - Bernama

PM to wed

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will marry Jeanne Abdullah, 53, on Saturday

The wedding will take place at the prime minister’s official residence, Seri Perdana and will be attended by close relatives.

Jeanne was born in Kuala Lumpur on July 29 1953 and is the eldest of four siblings.

She was educated at Sekolah Menengah Assunta and has wide experience in administration and hotel management and has worked as supervisor of the official residence of the deputy prime minister and manager of the Seri Perdana Complex.

Jeanne has two daughters, Nadiah and Nadene.

Tahniah Pak Lah!

Abdullah Says His Intention To Serve As The PM, Nothing Else.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday he carried out his duty as the prime minister in the interests of the country, people and religion and that he did not have any other intention.

"My job as the prime minister does not come with any other intention or objective," he said at a "Spirit of the Jalur Gemilang (National Flag)" gathering of taxi operators and drivers at Dataran Putra, here.

In that connection, Abdullah said, he would assist the people as much as he could.

SRI KANDEH SAYS:

SEBAGAIMANA YANG SAYA KATAKAN SEDIKIT MASA LALU BETAPA PERLUNYA YAB PAK LAH:

1. BERSIKAP "BOLD" DALAM TINDAKAN MENANGANI ISU-ISU KRITIKAL TIDAK BOLEH TERAGAK-AGAK, KALAU TIDAK ORANG LAIN TIDAK AKAN HORMAT PERDANA MENTERI DAN MEREKA TAK TAU SIAPA TUAN DI NEGARA INI.TENGOKLAH MACAMANA DEPA BERTINDAK KEPADA KHAIRI.KUKUHKAN KEUPPAYAAN DAN PENGURUSAN DAN PENTADBIRAN DISEGENAP BIDANG.JANGAN LEKA.

2. TINGKATKAN SECARA AGERISIF DAN MELUAS PELBAGAI BIDANG "THE PURCHASING POWER" BUMIPUTRA. KALAU TIDAK KAUM PENDATANG JENTIK KITA.YOU NEED TO DO MORE AT EVERY LEVEL. KALAU TIDAK BY THE NEXT 40 YEARS MELAYU AKAN TERPINGGIR.

3. MEMBINAKAN TINGKAT "HUMAN RESOURCES" BUMIPUTRA DI BIDANG-BIDANG KRITIKAL SEMANTAP-MANTAPNYA SUPAYA DAPAT MENANDINGI KAUM PENDATANG.YOU MUST REINGINEERED PUSAT-PUSAT PENGAJIAN SAPERTI UiTM SUPAYA MENJADI LEBIH CEMERLANG.DAN SEGERA TUBUHKAN NEW CENTERS.

4. MELAKSANAKAN "LAW AND ORDER" HINGGA KE AKAR UMBI.

5. JANGAN SEKALI-KALI BAGI PIHAK MANA PUN HINA ISLAM DI NEGARA INI. JANGAN TAKUT SANGAT KEPADA DEPA...APA JAKIM BUAT? SAMPAI BILA LAGI NAK TIDOK? BILA NAK BANGUN BERTINDAK?

6. PERANGILAH RASUAH SUNGGUH-SUNGGUH.

7. PERANGILAH MAKSIAT DAN JAGALAH MUDA MUDI KITA.

KERANA YAB DAN SEMUA MENTERI-MENTERI TELAH DIBERI KEPERCAYAAN SERTA AMANAH OLEH RAKYAT.MENTERI-MENTERI MELAYU PERLU BIJAKSANA!

PAK LAH YOU NEED TO BE BOLD

YAB PAK LAH
PERDANA MENTERI MALAYSIA.

APA YANG BERLAKU BARU-BARU INI TANDANYA SEBAGAIMANA YANG SAYA KATAKAN SEDIKIT MASA LALU BETAPA PERLUNYA:

1. BERSIKAP "BOLD" DALAM TINDAKAN MENANGANI ISU-ISU KRITIKAL TIDAK BOLEH TERAGAK-AGAK KALAU TIDAK ORANG LAIN TIDAK AKAN HORMAT PERDANA MENTERI DAN MEREKA TAK TAU SIAPA TUAN DI NEGARA INI.TENGOKLAH MACAMANA DEPA REACT KEPADA KHAIRI.KUKUHKAN KEUPPAYAAN DAN PENGURUSAN DISEGENAP BIDANG.JANGAN LEKA.

2. TINGKATKAN SECARA AGERISIF DAN MELUAS PELBAGAI BIDANG "THE PURCHASING POWER" BUMIPUTRA. KALAU TIDAK KAUM PENDATANG JENTIK KITA.YOU NEED TO DO MORE AT EVERY LEVEL. KALAU TIDAK BY THE NEXT 40 YEARS MELAYU AKAN TERPINGGIR.

3. MEMBINAKAN TINGKAT HUMAN RESOURCES BUMIPUTRA DI BIDANG-BIDANG KRITIKAL SEMANTAP-MANTAPNYA SUPAYA DAPAT MENANDINGI KAUM PENDATANG.

4. MELAKSANAKAN "LAW AND ORDER" HINGGA KE AKAR UMBI.

5. JANGAN SEKALI-KALI BAGI PIHAK MANA PUN HINA ISLAM DI NEGARA INI. JANGAN TAKUT SANGAT KEPADA DEPA...APA JAKIM BUAT? SAMPAI BILA LAGI NAK TIDOK?

6. PERANGILAH RASUAH DI SEGENAP LAPISAN.

7. PERANGILAH MAKSIAT DAN JAGALAH MUDA MUDI KITA.

KERANA YABLAH DIBERI KEPERCAYAAN OLEH KAMI.

SALAM.

Sajak untuk Pak Lah.

Oleh Mohamed Fudzail

O Pak Lah
kami tak marah
kerana kami faham
kerajaan tidak kejam
dulu kini dan selamanya
minyak tetap naik harga
dan masih saja termurah
berbanding tukaran matawang asing

O Pak Lah
sumpah kami tak marah
kami akan buat tahlil kesyukuran
meraikan 30 sen kenaikan
sambil mengubah gaya hidup
yang belum terlingkup
selagi petronas sekadar milik
ameno dan adik beradik

O Pak lah
memang kami tak marah
walau semuanya akan naik
selain gaji yang statik
tetap kami bersama-sama rebah
dengan kepimpinan bedebah
demi sebuah lagi projek gemilang
barisan nasional cemerlang

O Pak Lah
jangan pula marah-marah
kalau kami berdemonstrasi
hantar water cannon, fru dan sb
kerana periuk nasi kami
semakin dipenuhi janji-janji
yang hangit setiap hari
di canang mesra rakyat dan hadhari!


Dubai 14 Mac 2006
[Via Harakah Daily]

Action If Prophet's Caricatures Posted On the Internet.

Action will be taken under the Multimedia and Communications Act against anyone found to have posted or distributed the offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor warned on Friday Feb 24.

He said provisions in the Act were clear against anyone found to have posted or distributed materials containing pornographic elements, humiliating, degrading or damaging the reputation of any party was liable to a maximum fine of RM50, 000 or jailed for not less than a year, or both, upon conviction.

"If they're convicted and they're found to have repeated the offence, they will be fined RM1, 000 a day for posting or distributing through the Internet," he said.

He said this when asked to comment on public concerns over posting and distributing of the controversial caricatures on the Internet that could be a subject of poking fun and ridicule by some people.

Stressing that the ministry was monitoring the matter, Shaziman said the people could co-operate by lodging complaints to the Multimedia and Communications Commission so that the ministry could detect the source that posted or distributed the caricatures. [Bernama]

PM: Islamic Court System Is Fair and Just.

According to BERNAMA: Malaysian Premier, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on January 24, 2006, the ruling by the Seremban Syariah High Court that Nyonya Tahir was a non-Muslim showed that the Islamic court system was fair and just.

The fact that the court also allowed the immediate family to attend court proceedings was also consistent with the truth and justice tenets propagated by Islam.

“In the earlier case of Mount Everest climber M. Moorthy alias Mohammad Abdullah, the people had the impression that the doors were shut to non-Muslims, but the opposite took place in Seremban where their statements were presented to court. This goes to prove that there is justice in the Syariah courts and that those involved did not just shut their eyes and disregard the facts of the case,” said Abdullah .

Abdullah was commenting on the court decision of Nyonya Tahir, 89 who died of natural causes that sparked a controversy when her family wanted to inter her as a Buddhist while she had been registered as Malay of the Muslim faith.

Pak Lah: No Need to Amend Article 121 (1a)

BERNAMA reports, Malaysian Premier Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Article 121 (1a) of the Federal Constitution governing the powers of the civil and syariah courts need not be amended.

"Only laws that can create problems and misinterpretations should be studied whether they should be amended to make them clearer,"

The Premier was asked to comment on the matter following a joint memorandum submitted by 10 non-Muslim cabinet ministers to him, urging to review laws related to conversion of religion.

The memorandum, among others, was signed by Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

Article 121 (1a) states that the Civil Court has no jurisdiction on matters under the purview of the Syariah Court.

The religion conversion issue surfaced following the death of Mount Everest climber Sgt M. Moorthy or Muhammad Abdullah when his widow S. Kaliammal and the Federal Territories Religious Department [JAWI] were involved in a dispute over his burial.

Moorthy who died on December 20 was finally buried by JAWI on December 28, 2005 following the decision by the Syariah High Court that he was a Muslim while the High Court ruled that it had no power to intervene in the Syariah High Court's decision citing Article 121.

The decision sparked dissatisfaction among certain groups.

One of the issues arising from the Moorthy case was whether non-Muslims had legal redress on matters relating to Islam. Abdullah said they had recourse in the Syariah court. The non-Muslims can attend the Syariah court but they are reluctant to do so.

Abdullah said Article 121 (1a) had drawn all sorts of reaction and views from the public.But the article need not be amended.

Abdullah also clarified his statement several days ago where he was quoted as saying that laws of the country have to be made clear on religious conversions. "When I said the laws had to be clear I was not referring to conversion. I said if there were any laws that brought hardship to the people or if there was room for misinterpretation, then we will look at it if it needs to be amended. I was not referring to any specific Act or law.”

On the memorandum by non-Muslim ministers, Abdullah said he accepted it with an open mind "but actually if there are problems, they should raise them in the cabinet meeting rather than sending their proposals in the form of memorandum to me, I prefer that way, since they have sent it to me, I will bring it up in the cabinet,”

Abdullah said he did not know why the ministers acted in that manner but may be they probably wanted to convey their proposals jointly.

The ministers would be allowed to speak on the issue in the next cabinet meeting, he said, adding that the issue should be discussed objectively, not emotionally and by not raising matters that could arouse people's racial and religious sensitivities.

Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the action by nine non-Muslim Cabinet ministers in submitting a memorandum to the Prime Minister calling for a review of laws that affect the rights of non-Muslims was "improper" and "not nice". "It is against the Cabinet system and unprecedented,"

The words of Pak lah and Najib were very strong!! The debate should now be over.It was truncated by the usual burst of emotion, rash language and point-scoring that follows every discussion on race and religion in Malaysia. They should rather come to their senses.

Mencari Damai Abadi.

Aku cari bukan harta bertimbun-timbun,
Untuk hidup kaya,
Aku cari bukan wang berjuta-juta,
Untuk hidup bergaya,
Aku cari bukan kawan-kawan,
Untuk hidup sekadar berpoya-poya,
Aku cari mana dia Al-Ghazali,
Aku cari mana dia Al-Shafie,
Kita bongkar rahsia kitab suci,
Cari pedoman,
Kita bongkar rahsia sunah Nabi,
Cari panduan,
Aku hidup kerana Dia Rabbi,
Dialah teman,
Dialah wali,
Dia mencukupi,
Aku hidup bererti,
Menikmati damai abadi.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi