Christians: "Enough is Enough"!

When I heard of churches gathering at Kingwood Inn few days ago to protest the seizure of 30,000 bibles, I know that the Christian have enough of being pushed to the walls.

We Christian are a forgiving lot. We are taught to forgive our enemies, pray for them and to live in harmony with one another through respect and love.

So when the Kuching Ministers Fellowship, Miri Pastors Fellowship, Sibu Pastors Fellowship, Bintulu Pastors Fellowship and Gempuru Besai Raban Jaku Iban Malaysia (an alliance of Iban churches) joined together few days ago to protest against the unfair treatment of Christians in this lovely land of Sarawak, it shows that the most tolerant of the lot had surrender and said ‘enough is enough’.

Sarawak makes up of over 40% Christians. In this land, we live in harmony with the Buddhist, Hindu and Muslims. We find no fault with one another. We eat together, rejoice together, work together and even in death, we offer each other sympathy.

Today, the Christians are unhappy. It is not because of our Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist friends. It is the system, the government system that gives hardship to the Christians and their churches with their many rules and regulations.

Sarawak is a land of freedom of religion. Why has it become so? Why are the Christians being ‘prosecuted’ and expected to remain silent. The churches never want to politicize issues connected to the churches. Today, they stood up not because of political reasons but because of the system that is so unfair to them.

The system comes from the Government of the Day. The system must be changed so that the condition in which Sarawak formed part of Malaysia would be respected. That means the Government must be changed so that Christians can worship in peace and without repercussion.

“Article 8 of the Federal Constitution states that “All persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law”, and “there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender in any law”.

Article 11 provides for every person to have “ the rights to profess and practice his religion,” and that every religion group has the right (a) to manage its own religious affairs, (b) to establish and maintain institutions for religious or charitable purposes, and (c) to acquire and own property and build and administer it in accordance with the law.

Under the 18 point Agreement of Sarawak in the formation of Malaysia, it is clearly stated that there is no official religion in Sarawak. “

The seizure of the Bibles at the Kuching Port is not only unconstitutional but it also violates the spirit of the agreement for Sarawak to participate in the formation of the Malaysia. Will more Bibles be seized again in the further? How many rules and regulations do the Christians have to comply? How many obstacles do the Christians have to face so that their church members can get a Bible in their hands, praise the Lord our God without fear. The present system has to go.

姐妹们一起来抗拒霸权！

今年行动党妇女组庆祝“三八妇女节”意义显得非凡，一是为纪念“308政治海啸”3周年；二是茉莉花风潮席卷全球，将专政独裁的中东政权冲击得七零八落，并鼓舞了全球的人民力量。

古晋区行动党青年团今年在肯雅兰菜市场派发茉莉花给女性选民，并以“茉莉花开万里香，妇女权益要伸张，全球人民有力量，政治改革有希望”作为活动主题。

308政治大海啸是我国民主运动的一个伟大里程碑，它不仅成功否决了国阵长年在国会垄断的3份2大多数议席，也选出了四个由民联执政的州政府。

更为重要的还是，各族人民团结一致所发挥的求变力量，成功打破了国阵半个世纪以来靠‘513幽灵’所捏造的白色恐怖。因为选举成绩揭晓后，并没有出现任何动乱。反之，民联执政的州属欣欣向荣，给国阵的施政构成极大的竞争压力。

民联执政也破除了国阵的谎言，诬指反对党没有执政的能力和人才。如行动党在槟州，就展现了非凡的改革魄力和动力。公平、透明、廉洁不再是口号，而是指导新政落实的核心价值。

另一方面，中东的茉莉花风潮，彰显了伟大的人民力量。人民不再受压于独裁和贪婪的统治，纷纷起来和暴政对抗。这一股民主运动，改变的不仅是中东的地缘政治，还包括鼓舞了全球的民主运动，让独裁者心惊胆跳，纷纷作出各种各样、主动或被动的改革，以回应人民力量澎湃汹涌的冲击。

任何人民力量都需要女性的参与，不论是在历史的台前或幕后，女性都能顶半边天。如果女性不主动要求解放，任何政权的更替，女性的地位还是难获提升。“所以，行动党妇女组要积极推动女性对政治的参与，让女性在公共事务的决策方面有充分的发言权和决策权。

行动党作为全球社会民主主义的成员，一直以来行动党妇女组都以派发红玫瑰作为庆祝全球妇女节的象征，因为红玫瑰是民主社会主义在全球的共同党徽。然而，今年行动党妇女组却选择派茉莉花，就是为了回应茉莉花风潮的崛起。

世界各个国家和民族都选择使用最适合他们自己国情和文化的方式来争取民主。中东今天以群众运动的力量来对抗独裁政权，那是因为他们长年累月都没有获得真正民主选举的方式来表达政治改革的愿望。“所以，我们应该尊重他们斗争的方式，但不需要将他们斗争的方式直接移植到马来西亚。关键在于争取民主的普世精神，斗争方式可以随国情而有所不同。

马来西亚奉行议会民主，人民可以通过选举的方式改变不合理的现状。所以，马来西亚国民更加要珍惜在野党的存在，并且应该积极和踊跃地壮大民联，让马来西亚可以通过和平选举的方式，转型成为一个两线制的新兴民主国家。

尤其是我们砂州人民，长期来被国阵政府当作‘定期存款’，给国阵政府强有力的支持，但却没有获得公平对待。砂州的发展落后了半岛20年，作为原油及天然气的出产州，我们不单仅获得5%的开采税，人民还得负担日益调高的油价和天然气价格。

显然的，国阵政府根本罔顾砂州人民的权益；有鉴于此，我呼吁砂州妇女及人民们在即将到来的砂州选举，与行动党及民联候选人站在同一阵线，全力捍卫砂州人民的权益，抗拒霸权。

挑战沈桂贤表明如何医治“政治黑心病”

沈桂贤作为一个心脏科医生，医术超卓，虽然能治人类生理上的心脏病，但我认为，他却无法医治国阵政客的“政治黑心病”。

我挑战人联党沈桂贤医生，要他表明如何医治“政治黑心病”。

沈桂贤作为一个心脏科医生，医术超卓，虽然能治人类生理上的心脏病，但却无法医治国阵政客的“政治黑心病”。

所谓的“政治黑心病”包括了贪心、私心和偏心等“政治顽疾”。既然人联党领袖大力推荐沈桂贤，人联党秘书长沈庆辉甚至还打出一个“从心出发”的口号，支持沈桂贤弃医从政，出战即将到来的州选，因此沈桂贤医生就应该向各界表明他该如何根治砂州国阵这一“政治黑心病”。

“政治黑心病”是一种祸国殃民的绝症。如政客的贪心带来贪污滥权横行，朋党作祟的超值采购浪费公帑。更甚的是，砂州国阵领袖富可敌国的敛财手段更是猖獗，在国际政治上可匹敌中东独裁者那样肆无忌惮。

贪污舞弊长年盘旋在砂州政治，导致钱权交易，以钱买权，以权弄钱；更导致贫富悬殊，贫者越贫，富者越富。这是平民百姓都晓得的现象，我不相信沈桂贤不明白这个顽疾的病源。

国阵的偏心导致马来支配主义半个世纪以来一直打压民族平等的理念。好比偏心的国家教育政策，让国阵长年以来只顾着国民学校的发展，反之，华校缺乏师资、校长、经费的问题都悬而不决。”

不仅如此，政治黑心病还包括了国阵政治人物的私心。国阵领袖的朋党公司获得大部分工程。一片又一片的政府地廉价批给朋党公司，而华校却面对缺乏校地的问题。

这些“政治绝症”，唯有两线制才能根治。且她坚信，作为心脏科医生的沈桂贤在国阵旗帜下出战州选，不论胜负，他肯定的也对现有的国阵偏差体制唯唯诺诺，根本无法医治所谓的“政治黑心病”。

沈庆辉为了要挽救垂死的人联党，而错误配置尖顶的医务人才；沈桂贤医生的弃医从政，不单无法治好国阵的“政治黑心症”，更导致医院流失一名医务专才，这是一场“双输”的布局，只是为了遂人联党的一党私利。

Another Political Stunt by SUPP

A house owner came to see me early this week. He could not understand why he was asked to fill up a form from Land and Survey to appeal for refund of his overpayment of the renewal land lease fees.

SUPP has collected a total of 854 forms on September 16 last year. There was a big hu-ha over it and later, their president, George Chan even come out with a press conference telling the people that only those who applied through SUPP will get the refund.

I am curious to know where the 854 forms. George Chan said on September 16 last year that he will personally hand it over to the Chief Minister. I also wonder where the Chief Minister put the forms if indeed it has been handed over to him. Or is it still collecting dust somewhere in a SUPP office drawers?

The house owner showed me the form and there were a series of unnecessary questions asked, like how much the house owner is earning per month, his other properties if he has any. The government agencies are link with one another so why ask all the unnecessary questions. Just a click on the keyboard, all the information is at the fingertip.

Why is the house owners given the forms to fill when SUPP has done all the donkey job for the land and survey? Is it that the SUPP forms are not eligible to be used for reimbursement?

This is the people’s money. Just give it back to them. What is so difficult to inform the owner and pay back the excess amount.

If SUPP is not the puppets of the Chief Minister, then go and demand the Chief Minister to give the people’s money back to them immediately. SUPP should stop fooling the people over this issue. There is no necessity to fill whatsoever forms if the BN state government is sincere in their deeds and promises.

SUPP should not make a political stunt out of the whole issue. Even on January 16 this year, George Chan has through the media announced that the cabinet has approved the money. Where is the money? Why still make the people waiting?

It is ridiculous to see that the BN state government is so generous to alienate out lands to families of the Chief Minister and cronies for obscenely cheap price or even for “FREE” so what is this little amount of money which in fact belonged to the people, who wants it back.