Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad said in a book published Tuesday that Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew was unhappy with his "municipal role" at the helm of the city-state, and harboured ambitions to lead Malaysia.
In his latest broadside against Singapore's founding father, Mahathir, Malaysian premier from 1981 to 2003, said his bitter rival had wanted to take over Malaysia when the island-state was part of the Malaysian federation.
Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak merged with peninsula Malaysia to create the federation of Malaysia in 1963, but Singapore was ejected in 1965, following racial clashes and political and economic differences.
Lee remained Singaporean prime minister until 1990.
"Lee saw Malaysia as his chance to dominate a substantial nation and become its prime minister," Mahathir said in his 809-page "A Doctor In The House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad", which hit bookshelves Tuesday.
"The Singapore of the early 1960s was too small for him and his ambitions.
"Malaysia was a real country, not a city-state and to become Prime Minister of Malaysia would satisfy his ambitions, especially for power and a more than municipal role," he wrote.
Mahathir said he had often clashed with Lee when Singapore was part of Malaysia, adding that Lee was "condescending" when addressing parliament.
"Lee and I had a civil relationship, but it was never a friendship," he said, adding that Lee had labelled him a Malay 'ultra' -- or extremist -- although he himself was one.
"Lee did not see himself as an extremist... when in commenting upon Malay poverty and its causes, he remarked that 'it is not the Malays themselves who are backward, just their culture.'"
A sleepy backwater trading port upon separation in 1965, Lee transformed Singapore into an economic powerhouse.
Its economy grew at 14.7 percent in 2010, doubling Malaysia's 7.2 percent.
Official figures show Singapore's GDP per capita had increased from 512 dollars in 1965 to 36,537 dollars in 2009, while Malaysia's GDP per capita lagged behind on 335 dollars in 1965 to 6,975 in 2009.
The two former leaders had failed to resolve rows over the price of the water that Malaysia supplies to resource-scarce Singapore and access for the city-state's military to Malaysian airspace.
Mahathir stepped down in 2003, at a time when relations between the two neighbours were at a low. Ties have improved since Najib Razak took over from Mahathir's successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2009.
source : AFP
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Tun Mahathir says Arabs not capable of planning 9/11
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad continued today to back a conspiracy theory that the US government was responsible for the 9/11 attacks on its own soil, even as Americans prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of their nation’s worst-ever terrorist attack.
He added that he could not believe Arab Muslims were capable of the planning required to launch such attacks against the United States.The former prime minister repeated today the claims he had made last January, hinting that the attacks were staged as an excuse for the US government to retaliate against the Muslim world.
“This is the legacy of George W. Bush. If they can lie so as to kill Iraqis, Afghans and American soldiers, it is not unthinkable for Bush & Co to lie about who was responsible for 9/11. Human lives do not seem to mean much to Bush!!” he said in a blog posting today.
Standing by his theory, Dr Mahathir insisted that the Arab Muslims were incapable of planning such a well-strategised multi-pronged attack that saw the iconic twin towers of the New York World Trade Center crumble to the ground.
He backed his argument by pointing to an article by wire agency AFP that was published in English daily The Star last Friday, which said: “For some Americans, the deaths of nearly 3,000 people were not the scariest thing about 9/11. It was realising who carried out the attack: yes, the American government.”
The line he quoted from the AFP story was part of an ironic piece about the number conspiracy theories that have mushroomed over the years.
“I believe Arab Muslims are angry enough to sacrifice their lives and become suicide bombers. More often they would kill other Arabs who may be quite innocent. Frequent targets are mosques at prayer time.
“But they or their handlers do not strike me as capable of planning and strategising such attacks so as to maximise the damage to the enemy,” Dr Mahathir wrote.
But the 9/11 attack, he said, particularly the coverage given on the disaster by the American media, which saw many stones left unturned, reeked of suspicion.
He pointed out that the hijacking of four aircraft simultaneously would have required great precision in time and logistics, voicing doubt that terrorists from Saudi Arabia could have carried out such an operation with success.
“Then there was the collapse of the two towers hit by the aircraft. They came down nicely upon themselves without toppling against the other buildings close by.
“It looks more like planned demolition of buildings than collapse consequent upon being hit by aircraft,” he said.
Dr Mahathir also pointed to the mysterious collapse of a third building which came down like the trade center despite not being hit by any aircraft.
“What is the explanation for this untouched building collapsing upon itself and not damaging other buildings nearby?” he asked.
Dr Mahathir then pointed again to the mysterious disappearance of the aircraft that hit the Pentagon building and the fourth plane that was supposed to have crashed in an open field.
“There was no debris of any kind, no broken parts of the aircraft, no black box, and no human bodies flung into the surroundings. Is it possible for an aircraft to vaporise totally after a crash?” he said.
The American media’s uncharacteristic silence on the incident was suspicious, he said, pointing out that such incidents would typically be given full coverage, complete with revealing photographs and interviews with the relatives of the passengers who had died.
“It is now the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Bush lied about Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction and as a result, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, Afghans and a few thousand young American soldiers died, thousands more wounded, maimed for life, suffering mental breakdowns,” he said.
source :themalaysianinsider.com
He added that he could not believe Arab Muslims were capable of the planning required to launch such attacks against the United States.The former prime minister repeated today the claims he had made last January, hinting that the attacks were staged as an excuse for the US government to retaliate against the Muslim world.
“This is the legacy of George W. Bush. If they can lie so as to kill Iraqis, Afghans and American soldiers, it is not unthinkable for Bush & Co to lie about who was responsible for 9/11. Human lives do not seem to mean much to Bush!!” he said in a blog posting today.
Standing by his theory, Dr Mahathir insisted that the Arab Muslims were incapable of planning such a well-strategised multi-pronged attack that saw the iconic twin towers of the New York World Trade Center crumble to the ground.
He backed his argument by pointing to an article by wire agency AFP that was published in English daily The Star last Friday, which said: “For some Americans, the deaths of nearly 3,000 people were not the scariest thing about 9/11. It was realising who carried out the attack: yes, the American government.”
The line he quoted from the AFP story was part of an ironic piece about the number conspiracy theories that have mushroomed over the years.
“I believe Arab Muslims are angry enough to sacrifice their lives and become suicide bombers. More often they would kill other Arabs who may be quite innocent. Frequent targets are mosques at prayer time.
“But they or their handlers do not strike me as capable of planning and strategising such attacks so as to maximise the damage to the enemy,” Dr Mahathir wrote.
But the 9/11 attack, he said, particularly the coverage given on the disaster by the American media, which saw many stones left unturned, reeked of suspicion.
He pointed out that the hijacking of four aircraft simultaneously would have required great precision in time and logistics, voicing doubt that terrorists from Saudi Arabia could have carried out such an operation with success.
“Then there was the collapse of the two towers hit by the aircraft. They came down nicely upon themselves without toppling against the other buildings close by.
“It looks more like planned demolition of buildings than collapse consequent upon being hit by aircraft,” he said.
Dr Mahathir also pointed to the mysterious collapse of a third building which came down like the trade center despite not being hit by any aircraft.
“What is the explanation for this untouched building collapsing upon itself and not damaging other buildings nearby?” he asked.
Dr Mahathir then pointed again to the mysterious disappearance of the aircraft that hit the Pentagon building and the fourth plane that was supposed to have crashed in an open field.
“There was no debris of any kind, no broken parts of the aircraft, no black box, and no human bodies flung into the surroundings. Is it possible for an aircraft to vaporise totally after a crash?” he said.
The American media’s uncharacteristic silence on the incident was suspicious, he said, pointing out that such incidents would typically be given full coverage, complete with revealing photographs and interviews with the relatives of the passengers who had died.
“It is now the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Bush lied about Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction and as a result, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, Afghans and a few thousand young American soldiers died, thousands more wounded, maimed for life, suffering mental breakdowns,” he said.
source :themalaysianinsider.com
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
BORNEO HEIGHTS
By Dr Mahathir Mohamad
1. Most Malaysians know Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands. Their principle attraction is the coolness of the climate. They also know of Mount Kinabalu not so much because of its coolness but being, at 13,000 feet, the highest mountain in Malaysia.
2. Not many know of Borneo Heights, one of the most beautiful hill resorts in Malaysia. Situated only one hour slow drive from Kuching International Airport, the heights have retained much of its original tropical rain forest.
3. It is literally at the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia; literally because the border is a cliff which plunges 600 meter (2000 feet) from the southern boundary of the resort, to Indonesia Kalimantan. You cannot miss the border. One step over the rope marker you would be in Indonesia sans visa. The drop would not be pleasant.
4. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. From the foot of the cliff, the thick tropical forest of Kalimantan spread to the distant mountains some 20 – 30 miles away (my guess – could be much more).
5. There appears to be no human habitation. But I was told the Indonesian Dayak shifting cultivators live there, though their long houses cannot be seen. I know of no other place where one can view a huge green tropical forest seemingly untouched by human habitation. Kalimantan is bigger than Sabah and Sarawak put together but it is very sparsely populated.
6. The resort has an eighteen hole golf-course laid out beautifully between thick forest. But more interesting to me are the beautiful temperate climate flowers which grow well there. They come in all shapes and colours. But deep purple seem to be the dominant colour.
7. I have a house there but have not been using it much. Not knowing where to go for my year end holiday, I decided to go there. I spent three restful, quiet days without air-conditioners.
8. The heights are as cool as ever. I was driven up in a 4WD to the vantage point to look down the cliff at Kalimantan and as usual it took my breath away. Our vantage point is 3,600 feet above sea level.
9. Borneo Heights was developed by Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, a close friend of mine. Maybe this article will benefit a “crony” but if more tourists, domestic and foreign visit this beautiful part of Malaysia, tourism Malaysia will also benefit. And what we earn from tourism will benefit all Malaysians. It would be selfish of me to avoid writing this bit simply because I am afraid of being accused of cronyism.
source :chedet.cc
1. Most Malaysians know Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands. Their principle attraction is the coolness of the climate. They also know of Mount Kinabalu not so much because of its coolness but being, at 13,000 feet, the highest mountain in Malaysia.
2. Not many know of Borneo Heights, one of the most beautiful hill resorts in Malaysia. Situated only one hour slow drive from Kuching International Airport, the heights have retained much of its original tropical rain forest.
3. It is literally at the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan, Indonesia; literally because the border is a cliff which plunges 600 meter (2000 feet) from the southern boundary of the resort, to Indonesia Kalimantan. You cannot miss the border. One step over the rope marker you would be in Indonesia sans visa. The drop would not be pleasant.
4. The view from the top of the cliff is breathtaking. From the foot of the cliff, the thick tropical forest of Kalimantan spread to the distant mountains some 20 – 30 miles away (my guess – could be much more).
5. There appears to be no human habitation. But I was told the Indonesian Dayak shifting cultivators live there, though their long houses cannot be seen. I know of no other place where one can view a huge green tropical forest seemingly untouched by human habitation. Kalimantan is bigger than Sabah and Sarawak put together but it is very sparsely populated.
6. The resort has an eighteen hole golf-course laid out beautifully between thick forest. But more interesting to me are the beautiful temperate climate flowers which grow well there. They come in all shapes and colours. But deep purple seem to be the dominant colour.
7. I have a house there but have not been using it much. Not knowing where to go for my year end holiday, I decided to go there. I spent three restful, quiet days without air-conditioners.
8. The heights are as cool as ever. I was driven up in a 4WD to the vantage point to look down the cliff at Kalimantan and as usual it took my breath away. Our vantage point is 3,600 feet above sea level.
9. Borneo Heights was developed by Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, a close friend of mine. Maybe this article will benefit a “crony” but if more tourists, domestic and foreign visit this beautiful part of Malaysia, tourism Malaysia will also benefit. And what we earn from tourism will benefit all Malaysians. It would be selfish of me to avoid writing this bit simply because I am afraid of being accused of cronyism.
source :chedet.cc
Dr Mahathir Saran Negara Islam Kaya Sumbang Zakat Kepada Negara Miskin
Dr Mahathir Saran Negara Islam Kaya Sumbang Zakat Kepada Negara Miskin
LANGKAWI: Bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hari ini mencadangkan agar sebahagian kecil kutipan zakat dari negara Islam yang kaya diberi kepada negara miskin atau rakyat miskin di negara lain.
Ini kerana katanya, lapan asnaf yang layak menerima zakat sudah tidak wujud di kebanyakan negara kaya, selain kutipan juga melebihi keperluan mereka yang ada.
"Jika kita menganggap diri kita sebagai ummah, masyarakat Islam yang menggunakan wang zakat untuk membantu golongan miskin di negara lain tidak akan dianggap melanggar kategori mereka yang memerlukan bantuan zakat," katanya di sini, Sabtu.
Beliau berkata demikian dalam ucaptama pada hari pertama Persidangan Antarabangsa Kewangan dan Ekonomi Islam Langkawi (LIFE) ketiga bertema "Perbankan dan Kewangan Islam: Wakaf, Zakat dan Sedekah sebagai Pemerkasaan dan Strategi Komuniti Untuk Transformasi Ekonomi Ummah".
Dr Mahathir yang juga penaung LIFE berkata walaupun hanya sebahagian kecil daripada 2.5 peratus zakat yang dikutip disumbangkan, jumlah itu sudah lebih daripada cukup untuk membantu meringankan penderitaan penduduk miskin.
"Saya percaya jika sebuah tabung diwujudkan bagi mengumpul sumbangan zakat daripada negara kaya, akan ada wang yang mencukupi bagi membina infrastruktur bagi membolehkan negara miskin membangun dan menghasilkan peluang kerja menerusi pelaburan dalam industri berasaskan buruh.
"Bolehkah kita menggunakan zakat untuk infrastruktur? Jika untuk membasmi kemiskinan dan mengurangkan penderitaan penduduk di negara Islam yang miskin, saya fikir kita tidak bertentangan dengan hukum Islam," katanya.
Beliau berkata ulama boleh meneliti perkara tersebut dan mengeluarkan fatwa mengenainya.
Bagi mengumpul dan mentadbir dana zakat itu, Dr Mahathir mencadangkan agar sebuah institusi diwujudkan dan dikendali oleh petugas daripada negara yang menyumbang.
"Menerusi perakaunan yang sewajarnya, serta ada ketelusan dan peraturan akan memastikan tidak berlaku penyelewengan. Negara yang menyumbang serta ummah mesti dimaklumkan dari mana sumber dan bagaimana sumbangan diagih," katanya.
Beliau berkata selain zakat, Islam juga menggalakkan amal menerusi sedekah, dan lebih banyak sedekah daripada golongan kaya bukan saja dapat membantu mereka yang memerlukan, tetapi juga baik untuk imej Islam.
"Bagi wakaf, amalan ini harus dipromosi dan digalakkan dalam dunia Islam. Sesetengah negara Islam sudah mengamalkannya dengan menyokong pembinaan masjid dan universiti di seluruh dunia. Dengan maklumat yang lebih banyak mengenai keperluan, lebih banyak akan mendapat manfaat daripada wakaf," katanya.
Dr Mahathir berkata masyarakat Islam disatukan menerusi kegiatan kebajikan namun mereka tidak harus membataskannya untuk orang Islam semata-mata.
"Kita juga harus membantu manusia lain jika ada keperluan.
"Jika kita menubuhkan institut untuk mengagihkan wang zakat bagi mengatasi kemiskinan pada kalangan orang Islam dan negara Islam, kita bukan saja mempamerkan cara hidup dalam Islam, tetapi juga membantu mengubah imej Islam yang dipaparkan media Barat. Kita akan berupaya membuktikan Islam dan cara hidup Islam adalah yang terbaik untuk kemanusiaan sejagat," katanya.
Persidangan tiga hari itu dianjurkan bersama Kolej Universiti Insaniah, Bank Pembangunan Islam dan Institut Penyelidikan dan Latihan Islam. - BERNAMA
LANGKAWI: Bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hari ini mencadangkan agar sebahagian kecil kutipan zakat dari negara Islam yang kaya diberi kepada negara miskin atau rakyat miskin di negara lain.
Ini kerana katanya, lapan asnaf yang layak menerima zakat sudah tidak wujud di kebanyakan negara kaya, selain kutipan juga melebihi keperluan mereka yang ada.
"Jika kita menganggap diri kita sebagai ummah, masyarakat Islam yang menggunakan wang zakat untuk membantu golongan miskin di negara lain tidak akan dianggap melanggar kategori mereka yang memerlukan bantuan zakat," katanya di sini, Sabtu.
Beliau berkata demikian dalam ucaptama pada hari pertama Persidangan Antarabangsa Kewangan dan Ekonomi Islam Langkawi (LIFE) ketiga bertema "Perbankan dan Kewangan Islam: Wakaf, Zakat dan Sedekah sebagai Pemerkasaan dan Strategi Komuniti Untuk Transformasi Ekonomi Ummah".
Dr Mahathir yang juga penaung LIFE berkata walaupun hanya sebahagian kecil daripada 2.5 peratus zakat yang dikutip disumbangkan, jumlah itu sudah lebih daripada cukup untuk membantu meringankan penderitaan penduduk miskin.
"Saya percaya jika sebuah tabung diwujudkan bagi mengumpul sumbangan zakat daripada negara kaya, akan ada wang yang mencukupi bagi membina infrastruktur bagi membolehkan negara miskin membangun dan menghasilkan peluang kerja menerusi pelaburan dalam industri berasaskan buruh.
"Bolehkah kita menggunakan zakat untuk infrastruktur? Jika untuk membasmi kemiskinan dan mengurangkan penderitaan penduduk di negara Islam yang miskin, saya fikir kita tidak bertentangan dengan hukum Islam," katanya.
Beliau berkata ulama boleh meneliti perkara tersebut dan mengeluarkan fatwa mengenainya.
Bagi mengumpul dan mentadbir dana zakat itu, Dr Mahathir mencadangkan agar sebuah institusi diwujudkan dan dikendali oleh petugas daripada negara yang menyumbang.
"Menerusi perakaunan yang sewajarnya, serta ada ketelusan dan peraturan akan memastikan tidak berlaku penyelewengan. Negara yang menyumbang serta ummah mesti dimaklumkan dari mana sumber dan bagaimana sumbangan diagih," katanya.
Beliau berkata selain zakat, Islam juga menggalakkan amal menerusi sedekah, dan lebih banyak sedekah daripada golongan kaya bukan saja dapat membantu mereka yang memerlukan, tetapi juga baik untuk imej Islam.
"Bagi wakaf, amalan ini harus dipromosi dan digalakkan dalam dunia Islam. Sesetengah negara Islam sudah mengamalkannya dengan menyokong pembinaan masjid dan universiti di seluruh dunia. Dengan maklumat yang lebih banyak mengenai keperluan, lebih banyak akan mendapat manfaat daripada wakaf," katanya.
Dr Mahathir berkata masyarakat Islam disatukan menerusi kegiatan kebajikan namun mereka tidak harus membataskannya untuk orang Islam semata-mata.
"Kita juga harus membantu manusia lain jika ada keperluan.
"Jika kita menubuhkan institut untuk mengagihkan wang zakat bagi mengatasi kemiskinan pada kalangan orang Islam dan negara Islam, kita bukan saja mempamerkan cara hidup dalam Islam, tetapi juga membantu mengubah imej Islam yang dipaparkan media Barat. Kita akan berupaya membuktikan Islam dan cara hidup Islam adalah yang terbaik untuk kemanusiaan sejagat," katanya.
Persidangan tiga hari itu dianjurkan bersama Kolej Universiti Insaniah, Bank Pembangunan Islam dan Institut Penyelidikan dan Latihan Islam. - BERNAMA
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
MALAYSIA’S WORLD BANK LOANS
MALAYSIA’S WORLD BANK LOANS
Dr Mahathir Mohamad
1. The accusation that I wrote to the World Bank asking for loans is baseless. But Malaysia had been borrowing project loans from the World Bank since 1958.
2. The last negotiations for the loans were made in 1997. These were for projects in:
a) Education sector USD 244 million
b) Social sector USD 60million
c) Technical sector USD100million
3. The currency crisis also began in 1997. Naturally the loans were not approved until 1999 when the crisis was over. The usual sequence is for application for a loan to be made, followed by negotiations. Approval would be given by the bank later.
4. The World Bank wanted Malaysia to request for loans to tide over the crisis like the other countries affected by currency trading. The loans would be conditional upon Malaysia following IMF advice on economic management. It is well-known that Malaysia refused to seek IMF or World Bank help because the so-called help would worsen the financial situation. Instead, in 1998 Malaysia imposed currency control which helped it to recover.
5. In June 1998 (before currency control and while Anwar was still Minister of Finance) a loan for USD 300 million was signed with the World Bank for;
a) Fund for Food Programme
b) Higher Education Loan Fund
c) Microcredit Programme
6. By 31st March 1999 a loan of USD 100 million was signed for Technical Assistance and for overcoming Y2K problems. However, this loan was stopped after drawing down USD 11.94 million.
7. Of the USD 244 million Education Project which was approved in March 1999, payment was ordered to be stopped after USD 216.7 million was drawn down.
8. Of the Social Sector loan of USD 60 million, approved in March 1999, only USD 600,000 was drawn down before it was stopped.
9. As the whole world knows Anwar was reported in the press and foreign magazines for implementing the IMF policy without the IMF loans. He raised interest rates, reduced the period for declaring loans non-performing from 6 months to 3 months, reduced budget allocation to ministries so as to achieve a budget surplus etc.
10. Although he did not oppose currency controls, his appointees as Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank Negara refused to implement the policy and resigned. Tan Sri Zeti was then appointed as Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.
11. As stated above, Malaysia stopped the draw down on loans negotiated with the World Bank in 1997 and June 1998. This did not stop Malaysia from recovering from the crisis.
12. At no time did I write a letter or verbally request for loans from the World Bank. If Anwar can show evidence that I did, he should. Failing that he should swear on the Quran in a mosque that he knows what he says is true. I am prepared to swear that I never asked for loans from the World Bank
source :chedet.cc
Dr Mahathir Mohamad
1. The accusation that I wrote to the World Bank asking for loans is baseless. But Malaysia had been borrowing project loans from the World Bank since 1958.
2. The last negotiations for the loans were made in 1997. These were for projects in:
a) Education sector USD 244 million
b) Social sector USD 60million
c) Technical sector USD100million
3. The currency crisis also began in 1997. Naturally the loans were not approved until 1999 when the crisis was over. The usual sequence is for application for a loan to be made, followed by negotiations. Approval would be given by the bank later.
4. The World Bank wanted Malaysia to request for loans to tide over the crisis like the other countries affected by currency trading. The loans would be conditional upon Malaysia following IMF advice on economic management. It is well-known that Malaysia refused to seek IMF or World Bank help because the so-called help would worsen the financial situation. Instead, in 1998 Malaysia imposed currency control which helped it to recover.
5. In June 1998 (before currency control and while Anwar was still Minister of Finance) a loan for USD 300 million was signed with the World Bank for;
a) Fund for Food Programme
b) Higher Education Loan Fund
c) Microcredit Programme
6. By 31st March 1999 a loan of USD 100 million was signed for Technical Assistance and for overcoming Y2K problems. However, this loan was stopped after drawing down USD 11.94 million.
7. Of the USD 244 million Education Project which was approved in March 1999, payment was ordered to be stopped after USD 216.7 million was drawn down.
8. Of the Social Sector loan of USD 60 million, approved in March 1999, only USD 600,000 was drawn down before it was stopped.
9. As the whole world knows Anwar was reported in the press and foreign magazines for implementing the IMF policy without the IMF loans. He raised interest rates, reduced the period for declaring loans non-performing from 6 months to 3 months, reduced budget allocation to ministries so as to achieve a budget surplus etc.
10. Although he did not oppose currency controls, his appointees as Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank Negara refused to implement the policy and resigned. Tan Sri Zeti was then appointed as Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.
11. As stated above, Malaysia stopped the draw down on loans negotiated with the World Bank in 1997 and June 1998. This did not stop Malaysia from recovering from the crisis.
12. At no time did I write a letter or verbally request for loans from the World Bank. If Anwar can show evidence that I did, he should. Failing that he should swear on the Quran in a mosque that he knows what he says is true. I am prepared to swear that I never asked for loans from the World Bank
source :chedet.cc
Al-Fatihah -Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Othman
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Othman adalah bekas menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri . Beliau dilantik pada 2001 sebagai Penasihat Agama kepada Perdana Menteri ketika itu iaitu Dr Mahathir dan kemudian sebagai Penasihat Agama kepada Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dari 2005 hingga 2009. Beberapa pihak mengiktiraf beliau sebagai ulama dari UMNO dan membuat ucapan penggulungan semasa Perhimpunan Agung UMNO.
Pada 23 Disember 2011, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Othman (72) meninggal dunia setelah mendapat akibat angin ahmar / strok di pejabatnya di Maju Junction dan selamat dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Bohol, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.Jenazah dimandikan di kediamannya di Taman Tenaga, Puchong, Selangor.Jenazah disembahyangkan di Masjid Al-Amin dengan diimamkan Imam Besar Masjid Negara Tan Sri Syaikh Ismail Muhammad.
sumber gambar :thestar
TAKUT
TAKUT
Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
1. Kita semua tahu takut. Kita takut sakit. Kita takut kehilangan mereka yang disayangi. Kita takut dicedera atau dibunuh orang. Kita takut iman digugat. Kita takut mati. Kita takut dan kita patut takut. Sedikit sebanyak ia menyelamat kita.
2. Tetapi kadang-kadang kita takut kepada yang kita tidak patut takut. Kita takut gelap. Kita takut makhluk yang sebenarnya tidak wujud melainkan dalam fikiran kita atau dari cerita-cerita yang kita dengar, terutama semasa kecil.
3. Ramai kita orang Melayu percaya ada manusia yang mempunyai kelebihan tertentu – mampu meresap, menghilangkan diri. Dan kita takut kepada mereka ini.
4. Semasa saya kecil saya dengar kononnya orang Siam mempunyai “ilmu” tertentu. Mereka bukan sahaja boleh meresap tetapi mereka kebal dan tidak boleh ditikam. Ada yang berkata tembak dengan peluru pun tak tembus. Mereka juga boleh membuat perempuan gila kepada mereka.
5. Di Kedah peperangan sering berlaku dengan Siam (Thai) di zaman dahulu. Tentera Sultan amat takut kepada askar Siam. Mereka yakin mereka tidak boleh kalahkan tentera Siam kerana mereka itu kebal, boleh meresap. Kononnya kadang-kadang mereka boleh terbang dan tiba-tiba berada di belakang.
6. Maka anggota pasukan Melayu pun baca doa macam-macam. Namun mereka tidak dapat mengatasi ketakutan mereka. Belum pun bertempur dengan pasukan perang Siam, mereka sudah yakin mereka akan kalah.
7. Dan mereka pun kalah kerana tidak percaya mereka boleh menang. Mereka tidak pun dapat mempertahankan diri mereka. Mereka kaku disebabkan ketakutan. Dan askar Siam boleh menyembelih mereka.
8. Yang lain melarikan diri, tidak berani mengadap orang kebal, boleh meresap, boleh tiba-tiba berdiri di atas pokok di belakang pasukan Melayu.
9. Demikian apabila kita takut dengan “bayang-bayang” kepercayaan kita sendiri. Adalah mustahil sesiapa boleh kebal, atau meresap (menghilangkan diri). Sedangkan Nabi tidak kebal dan luka dalam peperangan Jabal Uhud, apakah Tuhan memberi kelebihan kepada musuh orang Melayu dan orang Islam.
10. Mungkinkah ada makhluk yang berkuasa seperti Allah s.w.t. Sekarang ada orang kebal apabila memakai baju kalis peluru. Tetapi askar Siam di zaman dahulu tidak pakai baju kalis peluru. Jika mereka ditikam atau ditembak mereka akan cedera dan akan mati. Tetapi mereka kebal kerana dengan ketakutan kita, kita tidak terdaya menikam atau menembak mereka. Kalau tembak pun, kerana gigil dalam ketakutan, peluru tidak kena sasaran. Ini kononnya bukti mereka kebal.
11. Tetapi ini cerita lama. Apa guna saya bangkit perkara ini. Sebabnya saya masih dengar askar kita ada menghadapi orang yang berpakaian serba putih yang boleh terbang. Dan mereka jadi takut. Apabila askar diserang ketakutan, mereka tidak lagi dapat menjalankan tugas mereka.
12. Kita juga kerap mendengar cerita orang halus, toyol, hantu, pelesit dan berbagai lagi. Kes hilang akal (hysteria) kerap berlaku di kalangan murid perempuan Melayu di asrama.
13. Apa yang berlaku ialah pada malam hari mereka berkumpul dan mencerita berkenaan hantu atau sesuatu yang menakutkan. Mendengar cerita mereka berasa gerun dan ternampak bayang bergerak seolah ada makhluk di samping mereka. Apabila di pandang tidak ada apa-apa. Seorang dari mereka akan menjerit ketakutan. Dan yang lain akan turut sama. Dan jadilah fenomena hysteria beramai-ramai.
14. Sebenarnya kita biasa melihat gerakan di hujung mata (peripheral vision) dan apabila kita beralih untuk melihat, didapati tidak ada apa-apa. Ini adalah fenomena biasa.
15. Saya malu kenapa hysteria terjadi kepada anak Melayu yang semuanya beragama Islam. Agama kita menegah kepercayaan kepada makhluk yang mempunyai kuasa yang hampir dengan Allah s.w.t.
16. Diwaktu rusuhan kaum 13 Mei 1969, rami orang Melayu yang mencari ubat kebal. Di Alor Star terdapat seorang bomoh Indonesia yang kononnya boleh memberi kekebalan kepada sesiapa hanya dengan memasukan jarun “emas” ke dalam badan.
17. Saya pergi untuk melihat bagaimana bomoh ini dapat melakukan sesuatu yang ajaib. Seorang yang dikenali oleh saya telah “dirawat” dengan memasuk jarum “emas” kepada badannya.
18. Selepas ini dia diuji dengan ditetak oleh bomoh dengan pedang di belakangnya. Terlihat luka yang cetek yang berdarah sedikit sahaja walaupun ditetak dengan amat kuat.
19. Kemudian dia ditetak dibahagian perutnya. Luka yang sama di lihat. Dia kemudian memepak kaca lampu elektrik tanpa mulutnya berdarah.
20. Mereka yang lihat dan saya juga kagum dengan kekebalan beliau. Saya jemput supaya beliau datang ke klinik saya keesokan hari.
21. Apabila dia datang saya bertanya bolehkah saya cucuk jarum kedalam badannya. Dia mendakwa jarum tak mungkin masuk kerana dia tidak mengizinkannya.
22. Saya cucuk dan jarum masuk seperti biasa. Dia tidak kebal.
23. Tidak ada orang yang kebal. Mereka yang berjalan atas bara api dan dicucuk dengan besi tajam pun tidak kebal.
24. Dalam Islam ada jin dan iblis. Mereka merasuk fikiran kita supaya membuat apa yang dilarang. Dalam Islam tidak disebut tentang hantu, pelesit, toyol dan sebagainya. Semua ini berasas kepada kepercayaan di zaman pra-Islam.
25. Kita dapati ramai yang gemar mendengar cerita seram. Menyedari akan kegemaran ini banyaklah filem yang dibuat sekitar hantu, toyol dan makhluk luar biasa yang menakutkan. Filem seperti ini sering ditunjuk di TV dan pawagam.
26. Mungkin pengeluar filem seram ini mendapat keuntungan. Tetapi cerita-cerita seperti ini tidak menolong remaja menolak kepercayaan kepada yang karut yang tidak membina peribadi yang baik. Kes-kes hysteria ada kaitan dengan kepercayaan yang karut.
27. Menjadi penakut memalukan. Bangsa yang penakut tidak boleh dibanggakan. Janganlah kita sengaja menjadikan bangsa kita bangsa penakut. Sebaliknya cubalah supaya bangsa kita jadi lebih berani. Ahli-ahli politik pun tak usahlah cari bomoh kerana ingin menang. Bukan bomoh yang boleh beri kemenangan. Budi yang baik, tingkah laku yang sopan, keperihatinan akan masalah yang dihadapi rakyat yang boleh memberi kemenangan dan kejayaan.
28. Melayu mempunyai banyak sebab-sebab yang menghalang kejayaan mereka. Tidaklah perlu kita tambah halangan terhadap kejayaan mereka dengan kepercayaan kepada yang karut-karut.
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Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
1. Kita semua tahu takut. Kita takut sakit. Kita takut kehilangan mereka yang disayangi. Kita takut dicedera atau dibunuh orang. Kita takut iman digugat. Kita takut mati. Kita takut dan kita patut takut. Sedikit sebanyak ia menyelamat kita.
2. Tetapi kadang-kadang kita takut kepada yang kita tidak patut takut. Kita takut gelap. Kita takut makhluk yang sebenarnya tidak wujud melainkan dalam fikiran kita atau dari cerita-cerita yang kita dengar, terutama semasa kecil.
3. Ramai kita orang Melayu percaya ada manusia yang mempunyai kelebihan tertentu – mampu meresap, menghilangkan diri. Dan kita takut kepada mereka ini.
4. Semasa saya kecil saya dengar kononnya orang Siam mempunyai “ilmu” tertentu. Mereka bukan sahaja boleh meresap tetapi mereka kebal dan tidak boleh ditikam. Ada yang berkata tembak dengan peluru pun tak tembus. Mereka juga boleh membuat perempuan gila kepada mereka.
5. Di Kedah peperangan sering berlaku dengan Siam (Thai) di zaman dahulu. Tentera Sultan amat takut kepada askar Siam. Mereka yakin mereka tidak boleh kalahkan tentera Siam kerana mereka itu kebal, boleh meresap. Kononnya kadang-kadang mereka boleh terbang dan tiba-tiba berada di belakang.
6. Maka anggota pasukan Melayu pun baca doa macam-macam. Namun mereka tidak dapat mengatasi ketakutan mereka. Belum pun bertempur dengan pasukan perang Siam, mereka sudah yakin mereka akan kalah.
7. Dan mereka pun kalah kerana tidak percaya mereka boleh menang. Mereka tidak pun dapat mempertahankan diri mereka. Mereka kaku disebabkan ketakutan. Dan askar Siam boleh menyembelih mereka.
8. Yang lain melarikan diri, tidak berani mengadap orang kebal, boleh meresap, boleh tiba-tiba berdiri di atas pokok di belakang pasukan Melayu.
9. Demikian apabila kita takut dengan “bayang-bayang” kepercayaan kita sendiri. Adalah mustahil sesiapa boleh kebal, atau meresap (menghilangkan diri). Sedangkan Nabi tidak kebal dan luka dalam peperangan Jabal Uhud, apakah Tuhan memberi kelebihan kepada musuh orang Melayu dan orang Islam.
10. Mungkinkah ada makhluk yang berkuasa seperti Allah s.w.t. Sekarang ada orang kebal apabila memakai baju kalis peluru. Tetapi askar Siam di zaman dahulu tidak pakai baju kalis peluru. Jika mereka ditikam atau ditembak mereka akan cedera dan akan mati. Tetapi mereka kebal kerana dengan ketakutan kita, kita tidak terdaya menikam atau menembak mereka. Kalau tembak pun, kerana gigil dalam ketakutan, peluru tidak kena sasaran. Ini kononnya bukti mereka kebal.
11. Tetapi ini cerita lama. Apa guna saya bangkit perkara ini. Sebabnya saya masih dengar askar kita ada menghadapi orang yang berpakaian serba putih yang boleh terbang. Dan mereka jadi takut. Apabila askar diserang ketakutan, mereka tidak lagi dapat menjalankan tugas mereka.
12. Kita juga kerap mendengar cerita orang halus, toyol, hantu, pelesit dan berbagai lagi. Kes hilang akal (hysteria) kerap berlaku di kalangan murid perempuan Melayu di asrama.
13. Apa yang berlaku ialah pada malam hari mereka berkumpul dan mencerita berkenaan hantu atau sesuatu yang menakutkan. Mendengar cerita mereka berasa gerun dan ternampak bayang bergerak seolah ada makhluk di samping mereka. Apabila di pandang tidak ada apa-apa. Seorang dari mereka akan menjerit ketakutan. Dan yang lain akan turut sama. Dan jadilah fenomena hysteria beramai-ramai.
14. Sebenarnya kita biasa melihat gerakan di hujung mata (peripheral vision) dan apabila kita beralih untuk melihat, didapati tidak ada apa-apa. Ini adalah fenomena biasa.
15. Saya malu kenapa hysteria terjadi kepada anak Melayu yang semuanya beragama Islam. Agama kita menegah kepercayaan kepada makhluk yang mempunyai kuasa yang hampir dengan Allah s.w.t.
16. Diwaktu rusuhan kaum 13 Mei 1969, rami orang Melayu yang mencari ubat kebal. Di Alor Star terdapat seorang bomoh Indonesia yang kononnya boleh memberi kekebalan kepada sesiapa hanya dengan memasukan jarun “emas” ke dalam badan.
17. Saya pergi untuk melihat bagaimana bomoh ini dapat melakukan sesuatu yang ajaib. Seorang yang dikenali oleh saya telah “dirawat” dengan memasuk jarum “emas” kepada badannya.
18. Selepas ini dia diuji dengan ditetak oleh bomoh dengan pedang di belakangnya. Terlihat luka yang cetek yang berdarah sedikit sahaja walaupun ditetak dengan amat kuat.
19. Kemudian dia ditetak dibahagian perutnya. Luka yang sama di lihat. Dia kemudian memepak kaca lampu elektrik tanpa mulutnya berdarah.
20. Mereka yang lihat dan saya juga kagum dengan kekebalan beliau. Saya jemput supaya beliau datang ke klinik saya keesokan hari.
21. Apabila dia datang saya bertanya bolehkah saya cucuk jarum kedalam badannya. Dia mendakwa jarum tak mungkin masuk kerana dia tidak mengizinkannya.
22. Saya cucuk dan jarum masuk seperti biasa. Dia tidak kebal.
23. Tidak ada orang yang kebal. Mereka yang berjalan atas bara api dan dicucuk dengan besi tajam pun tidak kebal.
24. Dalam Islam ada jin dan iblis. Mereka merasuk fikiran kita supaya membuat apa yang dilarang. Dalam Islam tidak disebut tentang hantu, pelesit, toyol dan sebagainya. Semua ini berasas kepada kepercayaan di zaman pra-Islam.
25. Kita dapati ramai yang gemar mendengar cerita seram. Menyedari akan kegemaran ini banyaklah filem yang dibuat sekitar hantu, toyol dan makhluk luar biasa yang menakutkan. Filem seperti ini sering ditunjuk di TV dan pawagam.
26. Mungkin pengeluar filem seram ini mendapat keuntungan. Tetapi cerita-cerita seperti ini tidak menolong remaja menolak kepercayaan kepada yang karut yang tidak membina peribadi yang baik. Kes-kes hysteria ada kaitan dengan kepercayaan yang karut.
27. Menjadi penakut memalukan. Bangsa yang penakut tidak boleh dibanggakan. Janganlah kita sengaja menjadikan bangsa kita bangsa penakut. Sebaliknya cubalah supaya bangsa kita jadi lebih berani. Ahli-ahli politik pun tak usahlah cari bomoh kerana ingin menang. Bukan bomoh yang boleh beri kemenangan. Budi yang baik, tingkah laku yang sopan, keperihatinan akan masalah yang dihadapi rakyat yang boleh memberi kemenangan dan kejayaan.
28. Melayu mempunyai banyak sebab-sebab yang menghalang kejayaan mereka. Tidaklah perlu kita tambah halangan terhadap kejayaan mereka dengan kepercayaan kepada yang karut-karut.
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