D Swami writes with heat—and, at times, with an almost defiant refusal to soften what he has seen, endured and concluded.

That is both the book’s strength and its provocation. Swami is not interested in presenting a neat career narrative of postings, promotions and ceremonial milestones. His story is about the pressures, contradictions and human costs that lie beneath the official surface of military life. He writes from experience rather than institutional comfort, and his account carries the unmistakable force of someone who has little patience for euphemism.

There is nothing particularly “politically correct” about the voice. Swami does not appear intent on making every experience palatable to every reader. He challenges, complains, remembers, interprets and sometimes rages. That rawness gives the narrative its pulse, even when the passion threatens to outrun detached reflection.

And that is precisely why Exigent Circumstances deserves to be read as more than another soldier’s autobiography. It is a personal account that refuses to salute the official version of events merely because it is official. Swami writes not to polish the past, but to confront it—passionately, personally and without much interest in making the reader comfortable.

This journey plunged us into a world of wild jungle, crocodile-dense rivers, and the constant threat of police interference. Along the way, the film captures intimate glimpses of local culture and rich ecological systems, offering a raw, urgent plea for environmental conservation in one of the planet’s last wild frontiers.

Having premiered on PBS and select film festivals earlier this year under the official title of "The River of Life & Death", we decided to upload it here for free. What a great film, congratulations for showing the world this part of Borneo and the threats to the elephants and orangutans. Much needed Kinabatangan crocodile population (2017-2019) estd 1,386 living in that river, out of 2,886 counted across Sabah

The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said.

The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours into its journey, before passengers managed to overpower the attacker and successfully take control of the plane.

Capt Smit Machchhar said he was lying on the floor injured when he realised the plane was sinking and he had to act, explaining: "I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside", which allowed the passengers in.

Two reserve pilots then landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia.

A crash axe is usually kept ​in the cockpit in case of emergencies.

The weapon used has been a key question for investigators, given the stringent security on such a sensitive route. Early reports from passengers on board had suggested it might have been a knife.

The UAE attorney general told state media that investigations were ongoing to determine the full circumstances and motives of the incident.

The co-pilot who launched the attack was an Omani national, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Multiple media outlets including Reuters, CNN and The New York Times have named him as Hamam al-Hammami. There has been no official confirmation of this.

While working at another airline, Oman Air, US media reported that Al-Hammami was removed from flight training because of concerns over his radical views, and was given another role at Oman's national airline.

Australian authorities confirmed on Sunday they were investigating his "links" to the country, but did not provide any details.

Police service became an important early avenue of migration and employment in British Malaya. Beyond the barracks, Punjabi Muslim cattle rearers, bullock carters, mine workers, transport operators, and cloth pedlars sustained growing settlements. Their descendants would go on to distinguish themselves in education, public administration, business, and the professions. 

Yet while many cherish this inheritance, I have encountered a small number of successful individuals widely known to be of Punjabi Muslim ancestry who denied it when I approached them. Such encounters are deeply troubling. They raise an uncomfortable question about the value we place on our forebears when economic advantage becomes entangled with identity.

ScarletPuma1247 : Thank you for this enlightening article. I lived in a rubber plantation near Trolak (Perak) and went to school in Slim River from 1967-70. The bus that I travelled in was the Mogah Bus that plied from Sungkai to Tanjung Malim. They were Muslims, I knew. Punjabi Muslims? Well, now I know! Appreciate it very much.

They also urged authorities to apply clear and consistent rules to religious events.

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said police should focus on managing security risks rather than letting objections or threats of disruption decide whether the concert can proceed.

He said the police’s announcement that they would recommend postponing the concert before organisers had even submitted a formal application raised doubts over whether the event would receive a fair assessment.

“Sabah police must answer one simple question. If now is not the right time for Houghton to perform in Malaysia, when exactly is?” the DAP lawmaker said in a statement yesterday.

Lim (above) stressed that the police should deal with those threatening disruption rather than letting intimidation influence audiences or government decisions.

“If organisers meet all legal requirements and security risks can be managed, let him perform,” he said, adding that Houghton’s music promoted messages of love, faith, and unity.

Lim also questioned why sensitivities surrounding Houghton’s concert could not be managed with security arrangements, citing Malaysia’s hosting of United States President Donald Trump in October 2025 despite protests over the foreign country’s policies on Palestine.

'Clear, consistent rules needed'

In a separate statement, Luyang assemblyperson Samuel Wong said he supported Warisan president Shafie Apdal’s position that the concert should be allowed if it complied with the law and requirements.

Wong respected the police’s role in assessing security concerns, but called for a clear and consistent process for large-scale religious and worship events, particularly those involving international performers and big crowds.

“Organisers should know from the outset what approvals, venue requirements, security arrangements, and crowd management measures are required,” he said.

Wong said Sabah could also learn from previous large-scale Christian worship events, but highlighted that each event should be assessed according to its own circumstances.

Yesterday, Shafie asserted that Sabah’s diversity is not “merely a slogan” but a way of life.

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Houghton and his band, Israel & New Breed, are scheduled to perform in Sabah later this month. However, the singer’s alleged support for Israel in a 2023 social media post in its conflict with Palestine has prompted calls for the concert to be postponed.

On Sept 28, Bernama reported that Sabah police said that they would advise the state government to postpone Houghton’s concert if organisers submit a formal application.

Sabah police commissioner Jauteh Dikun said they have received two reports objecting to the concert and would continue monitoring the situation, including through recording statements from relevant parties.

Meanwhile, Wong said clear rules would help organisers and authorities identify potential concerns earlier and reduce uncertainty over similar events in future.

“If additional security measures or conditions are necessary, these should be clearly communicated to the organisers.

“If the necessary requirements are fulfilled, there should be a clear pathway for the event to proceed subject to the appropriate conditions,” he stated.

'Keep protecting Sabah's diversity'

Likewise, Likas assemblyperson Tham Yun Fook backed Shafie’s call, praising the Semporna MP’s stance in protecting religious diversity.

Tham said Sabah had long been known for its peaceful coexistence among people of different races and religions, stressing that extremism and prejudice should not be allowed to undermine the state’s social harmony.

“Let us continue to safeguard the harmony that has long been the strength of Sabah for the benefit of future generations," he added.

The Sabah One : i thought there was religious freedom in the Malaysian constitution - or maybe i was delusional

Sealthedeal : Many people in Malaysia support Israels right to exist and condemn the Oct 7th massacre of innocent men women and children. They are not afraid of the Muslim organisations that think the opposite and neither should be the people of Sabah if they want to hold a gospel concert with someone who thinks the same. Muslims do not have the power to proscribe the way non Muslims think.

HOYOHOYO : Hello PDRM When did the PDRM become a custodian of Islamists? The Gospel concert is patronised by non-Muslims. What security threats does that pose?

The two reports concerning the proposed Christian gospel concert therefore do not, without further evidence, establish that the proposed event is unlawful or that the organisers or performer have committed any wrongdoing.

The police may open an investigation where the information received discloses a possible offence or otherwise warrants further inquiry under the law. An investigation is a fact-finding process, not a finding of guilt.

On Sept 28, the Sabah police commissioner reportedly said that two reports had been received concerning the concert. No investigation paper had been opened at that time, although the police were monitoring the matter, recording statements and considering whether to advise postponement on public-sensitivity and public-order grounds.

Such advice is distinct from an investigation or enforcement action. A security assessment considers whether identifiable risks to public safety or order exist and whether they can be managed through lawful and proportionate measures. It does not, without further findings, establish that an event is unlawful.

Separately, police confirmed receiving 86 reports concerning remarks about a priest and a nun made by Sepang Umno division chief Noorazli Said. An investigation was opened, and statements were reportedly recorded from 93 witnesses.

Noorazli (above) subsequently apologised for the remarks. That apology is relevant context and should be acknowledged, although it does not by itself determine the legal outcome of the investigation.

These matters may involve different facts, laws, evidence and security considerations and should be assessed separately.

The number of reports alone does not establish inconsistent treatment. One report may disclose information requiring investigation, while multiple reports may concern the same incident or repeat substantially the same allegations. Law enforcement cannot be judged solely by comparing report numbers.

Merits of the case

Nevertheless, the public is entitled to understand the standards applied. Consistency does not require identical outcomes in different cases. It requires the same commitment to legality, evidence, procedural fairness and objective reasoning, with material differences explained where possible and lawful.

Article 8(1) of the Federal Constitution provides that all persons are equal before the law and entitled to the equal protection of the law.

This guarantee does not require every case to be handled identically. It requires that distinctions in treatment be based on relevant and lawful differences rather than arbitrariness, discrimination or improper considerations.

Every report should therefore be assessed according to its facts and the applicable law, regardless of political affiliation, religion or community.

Political affiliation must neither shield anyone from lawful scrutiny nor expose anyone to heightened scrutiny. Likewise, a religious gathering should not face greater scrutiny merely because objections or reports have been made.

The authorities should distinguish between:

• Receiving a report;

• Assessing whether it discloses a possible offence or requires further action; opening and conducting an investigation;

• Carrying out a security or public-order assessment; and

• Taking enforcement or prosecutorial action where the applicable legal requirements are satisfied.

A report is not an investigation; an investigation is not proof of guilt; and a security assessment is not proof of illegality.

Enforcement action or prosecution must be based on the applicable law, relevant facts and evidence sufficient for the decision in question - not merely on the existence of reports, public pressure or controversy.

Not just about public sensitivity

Because the proposed event is a Christian gospel gathering, any restriction may also engage the freedom to profess and practise religion under Article 11 of the Federal Constitution.

This does not exempt the event from lawful regulation, but it requires any restriction to rest on clear, lawful and proportionate grounds.

The organisers must comply with all applicable licensing, immigration, venue, safety and crowd-management requirements.

Any decision to impose conditions on, postpone or prohibit the concert must be authorised by law and based on specific and credible security, public-order or other lawful considerations.

Public sensitivity may legitimately inform operational planning and security precautions, but it should not operate as a free-standing veto.

Any recommendation to postpone or prohibit an event should be connected to a lawful power, an identifiable risk and an assessment of whether less restrictive measures would be sufficient.

The existence of two reports should not automatically determine the outcome for an event that otherwise satisfies all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Where genuine risks are identified, the authorities should explain them as clearly as legally and operationally possible and consider whether appropriate safeguards or conditions can adequately address them.

Any restriction should be no broader than reasonably necessary to address the identified risk.

I therefore call upon the police and other relevant authorities to clarify, as far as legally permissible, the present status and general legal basis of action in both matters. Such disclosure must not compromise an ongoing investigation or operational security.

Police reports initiate an assessment; they do not determine its outcome.

Sealthedeal : This concert must proceed. If it is banned on the grounds of "sensitivity" then police complaints should be made on every single gathering of Muslims outside of their mosques. Do not interfere with non Muslim events just because you don't agree with their values and opinions.

“The authorities must apply the rules fairly. If there is a specific legal obstacle, they should state it clearly. “Any genuine security concerns should be addressed, with the police taking appropriate measures to maintain peace and protect those attending,” Shafie said in a statement today.

Houghton and his band, Israel & New Breed, are scheduled to perform in Sabah later this month. However, the singer's alleged stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict has prompted calls for the concert to be postponed.

Sabah police commissioner Jauteh Dikun had recommended postponing the concert, citing concerns over the band’s name and Houghton’s (above) alleged support for Israel. While saying Jauteh’s concerns should be taken seriously, Salleh stressed that other factors should also be considered, including Houghton’s following among Sabah’s Christian community.

Religious coexistence

Shafie, meanwhile, said objections alone should not determine whether a religious gathering should be allowed to take place.

“People have the right to disagree and to express their objections peacefully. Those who wish to attend also deserve fair treatment and respect,” he said.

He also said Sabah’s tradition of religious coexistence included respecting each community’s freedom to worship and organise programmes within the law.

“Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and people of other faiths have shared this land for generations. Respect for each other’s beliefs includes the freedom to gather, to pray, to sing, and to organise religious programmes within the law.

“We must uphold that tradition. Our religious harmony depends on ensuring that every community feels respected and secure in practising its faith,” he said.

Shafie also urged all parties to exercise restraint and mutual respect.

Questions over permit

On Sept 28, Jauteh said organisers had yet to submit a formal application to the state government despite advertising the event’s dates, venues, and ticket prices.

Police had received two reports concerning the concert at the time.

Meerkat : Shafee is doing so much more to advance his religion than PAS and UMNO combined.

Kawak : Do not allow religious extremism to creep into Sabah where the people had live peacefully for centuries.

UB40 : Shouldn’t the police protect all citizens whenever there is security threat? Shouldn’t they investigate or find out who are the culprits? 

Isn’t they job to protect citizens is there is security risk instead of asking the organizers to cancel the concert? Why people can organize nashid event but people cannot organize gospel concert? Isn’t both are peaceful event?

OrangePigeon6081 : Don't follow the west Malaysia trap.

Sealthedeal : Music and sports event organisers should ignore calls from any religious or political groups calling on a ban. In fact it should be made illegal. Who do they think they are?

On the Other Hand : Have you forgotten who conquered, occupied and colonized the Holy Land in the 7th Century CE?

The United Sabah Islamic Association and Sabah Islamic NGOs also lodged a police report in Lahad Datu on Sept 29, seeking a review of the concert’s permits over Houghton’s alleged stance on Israel.

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Follow the journey of the B-29 Enola Gay as it delivers "Little Boy" to Hiroshima, and witness the devastating aftermath of the blast that brought WW2 to an end. It was the hardest choice of the war: drop the bomb and save countless lives from a costly invasion, or risk a prolonged, bloody war in the Pacific.

Summary:  A federal lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District has turned a high-school field trip to a mosque into a larger test of religious neutrality in public education. Jewish, Hindu, and Zoroastrian plaintiffs allege that students were encouraged to wear hijabs, observed or participated in prayer, received Qurans, and heard from a controversial Muslim activist, while other faiths received no comparable exposure. 

The dispute raises a fundamental constitutional question: where does legitimate teaching about religion end and religious participation or promotion begin? Coming amid national battles over Christianity, parental rights, and religion in public schools, the case complicates familiar culture-war alignments. Whatever its legal outcome, it asks whether neutrality requires schools to treat all religious traditions by the same standards.

On a Friday morning last fall, a busload of students from Palo Alto High School’s Social Justice Pathway [1] pulled up outside the Muslim Community Association’s mosque on Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara, a low tan building with a green dome that sits, incongruously, between a strip mall and a stretch of Silicon Valley office parks. 

The Pathway is a three-year elective sequence, the kind of program now found in dozens of ambitious public high schools, built around the premise that civic literacy requires direct contact with the world’s inequities — food deserts, housing policy, mass incarceration, and, that day, religion. 

Students removed their sneakers at the door. According to a complaint later filed in federal court, some of the girls were offered hijabs to wear inside; many put them on. They listened to a talk, watched or joined in prayer, and were sent home with copies of the Quran. Photographs were taken. Some ended up online.

Nine months later, the trip is the subject of a federal lawsuit that has become a proxy for a much larger argument the country is having with itself about what a public school is allowed to teach about God. 

The suit[2], filed August 7th in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, was brought by a newly formed advocacy group called Community Members for Religious Neutrality in Public Schools[3], together with a small roster of named plaintiffs. 

Two Jewish parents of Palo Alto High students, Jafi Lipson and Josh Lehrer; a Jewish alumna of the school, Sasha Ava Lehrer; a Jewish community member, Linor Levav; a Hindu parent; a Zoroastrian parent; and four plaintiffs identified in the complaint only as Does. It names the Palo Alto Unified School District and the school’s principal, Brent Kline, as defendants. 

According to the Chronicle[4], the district said it learned about the litigation through press coverage before it had even been formally served — a small but telling detail about how these disputes now travel, breaking in the news before they reach a docket.

To his credit, President Trump has been willing to acknowledge one of those elephants in the room that his predecessors have always ignored: the global persecution of Christians.

As we recently saw, when speaking before the U.N. on September 22, 2026, Trump said:

The craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council have little to say about the persecution of Christians. I mean, Christians are being persecuted all over the world. It’s not even believable. I never thought I’d say it, but it’s been happening for a long time.

Nor is this the first time he publicly cites this topic that virtually every other Western politician ignores.

For example, Trump is the only U.S. president to ever issue official statements on Global Coptic Day—and often in the context of highlighting the severe persecution Egypt’s Christians experience.

On June 1, 2025, he said:

Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day… Tracing its roots to Saint Mark, the apostle of Jesus Christ and the evangelist who brought the Christian faith to Egypt in the first century, the Coptic Church has been a beacon of Christendom in Africa for nearly 2,000 years. 

The Coptic community has left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions of Christians — most evidently seen in their timeless contributions to Christian theology and culture.

This Global Coptic Day, we also pause to reflect upon the vicious and ongoing persecution of Coptic Orthodox Christians in Africa and across the Middle East. In 2015, 21 Coptic construction workers were brutally executed by ISIS terrorists in Libya. 

Like persecuted Christians all around the world, these heroic martyrs refused to renounce their faith. They exemplified sacrificial love and steadfast devotion to God, even in the face of certain death. The Copts’ persistence amid relentless persecution is a living testament to their unbreakable resolve and fearless dedication to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In 2020, he remarked on the “ongoing challenges facing the largest Christian group [Copts] in the Middle East,” and emphasized the need to “reaffirm our commitment to promoting and defending this core tenet of a free society.”

That year, he also called the treatment of Christians in the region “beyond disgraceful,” that they were being “treated horribly and very unfairly — it’s criminal.”

Perhaps most memorably, following the 2017 massacre of 28 Copts — including 10 children — by Islamic gunmen in Egypt, Trump stated:

This merciless slaughter of Christians in Egypt tears at our hearts and grieves our souls… America makes clear to its friends, allies, and partners that the treasured and historic Christian communities of the Middle East must be defended and protected. The bloodletting of Christians must end, and all who aid their killers must be punished.

Some may argue that Trump’s words are just that — words.

But words matter. And if you doubt that, consider how completely different the words of his predecessors—especially Obama’s—have been.

Donald Trump has once again solidified his reputation as the only modern American president to repeatedly mention and condemn the very real and horrific persecution of Christians around the world.

During his Sept. 22 speech before the U.N.—and in the context of condemning the “craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council”—he said:

It is equally unacceptable that with all the genuine atrocities in the world, the UN’s top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender mutilation and transgender insanity and enforcing our immigration laws. What they do is unbelievable, what they do. It’s transgender mutilation of our children.

The craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council have little to say about the persecution of Christians.

I mean, Christians are being persecuted all over the world. It’s not even believable. I never thought I’d say it, but it’s been happening for a long time. So this is persecution of Christians … yet they want America to open up our borders to gangs and criminals from the world’s most dangerous places. They want the worst people to come in from the worst places on earth …

Both of Trump’s points—that the global persecution of Christians and the U.N.’s hypocrisy are “not even believable”—are truer than he may know. In fact, what is happening on both counts is surreal.

Investigations are announced. Committees are formed. Reports are commissioned. We are assured that the truth will emerge, those responsible will be identified, and lessons will be learned.

Then comes the harder question: What happens after the report?

We saw it with Teoh Beng Hock’s death, PKFZ, the littoral combat ship fiasco and, more recently, Tabung Haji. Different scandals. Different institutions. Different circumstances. And yet the uncomfortable question remains: When everything has been investigated, who is actually held accountable?

Now we have the Football Association (FAM).

Fifa found that FAM submitted falsified documents in the eligibility process for seven players. Fifa imposed sanctions, including a CHF350,000 fine on FAM. The players were also sanctioned. The Court of Arbitration for Sport later dismissed FAM’s appeal, while partially amending the players’ sanctions.

Knucklehead2 : Mariam, may I add these.... Altantuya Shaariibuu murder Teoh Beng Hock death Pastor Raymond Koh disappearance Amri Che Mat disappearance Muhammad Adib death Azam Baki share ownership controversy LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) scandal Scorpene submarine procurement controversy. 

Durian Tunggal shooting Kevin Morais murder motive mystery Forex losses (Bank Negara) controversy Felda / FGV governance controversy FashionValet investment controversy Aman Palestin fund management controversy Boustead Naval Shipyard controversy Sabah Water Department corruption scandal Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) procurement controversy. 

Jho Low whereabouts mystery MACC black ops / cartel allegations Immigration syndicate ("counter setting") allegations Sabah IC / Project IC controversy Batu Puteh withdrawal controversy Pandora Papers Malaysian names controversy LTAT governance controversies MARA Australia property scandal TH Heavy Engineering controversy SRC International related unanswered questions I'll stop here, there are so many more!!

Malaysiakini : Former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak has urged the police to manage security concerns so American gospel singer Israel Houghton's planned concert can proceed.

State police commissioner Jauteh Dikun had recommended postponing the concert by Houghton’s band, Israel & New Breed, over concerns about his name and his support for the Zionist state.

At least two police reports have been lodged against the event, whose organisers have begun advertising it despite not yet filing the necessary paperwork.

In a statement today, Salleh said Jauteh’s (above) concerns should be taken seriously, but all factors should be weighed as Houghton has a following among Sabah’s Christian community.

“Sabah has always been known for religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among its diverse communities. This is a tradition worth preserving.

"⁠If the security concerns can be reasonably managed, the emphasis should be on ensuring that the concert is conducted responsibly and peacefully, rather than preventing it from taking place altogether," said the Umno politician.

United Sabah Islamic Association (Usia) and Sabah Islamic NGOs lodged a police report in Lahad Datu yesterday and called for a review of the concert’s permits, Daily Express reported.

They cited Houghton’s alleged stance on Israel and the Israel–Palestine conflict, but stress the objection is not against any religion or race and that they reject hatred toward any group.

Houghton (below), an eight-time Grammy Award winner, is scheduled to perform in Sabah later this month.

Only truth : Let the concert go on as scheduled. We have had enough of people making police reports which does not involve them This is purely a Christian gathering involving gospel singing. 

Why should others poke their business into this, anyone has the right to their opinion, Where does it say that we all should think alike and do only what a certain group want What if it was the other way around ,will there be any noise made Sabah show how to respect each others religion

GP2025 : The singer has been invited to Sabah for religious reasons, not political reasons. As long as he is advised not to use the religious platform to advocate his political stance, the concert should go on. That’s Sabahans’ constitutional right and should be respected, esp since they form the majority there.

BlueShark1548 : Well spoken by a Sabahan.Sabah is not the peninsula where narrow-mindedness is a common trait of our religious heads.They can have a say here but not in Sabah where Christians were in the majority before. 

The successful holding of the concert will show the world what religious harmony we have in East Malaysia.Sabah people and police can manage the concert in peace Show your autonomy and confidence and have faith in Sabahans.

Sealthedeal : How pathetic does it get. The United Sabah Islamic Association (Usia) and Sabah Islamic NGOs are hysterical and forget where they are. Sabah is not an Islamic state. Kick these trouble makers out.

BusinessFirst : Thousands of reports against certain preachers also no action why the zeal when it comes to two reports?

KitaBoleh : If you are losing sleep over someone's name, then you should go back to school again. Our fellow citizens have biblical names and there hasn't been any issue. So, what's the problem with Israel?

Optimus : For those who are losing sleep over this concert, then don't attend but do not let the disease of religious disharmony that occurs ever so frequently over in the peninsula spread over to East Msia. 

Once the religious extremists take a foothold, the other religions would be trampled on and that will be the end of the road for religious harmony.

wayang : Sabah must not allow itself to become like the peninsula, afraid of religious bigots running paranoid trying to push their own personal agenda in making mountains out of a mole hill.

Headhunter : Looks like Sabah is being influenced by Malayan politics. If the fanatics are not stop in their track, brace for more ridiculous demands in the future.

Gutshot Podcast : I taped this much earlier but held it back due to current events i.e. tuition center fiasco etc.. so here goes. Lets call a spade a spade. (ps. may have missed the "former" in Former Bursa Chairman TS Wahid Omar. My opologies if so.) 

The tuition center fiasco is just the tip of the ice berg. Everyday Malays are neither interested and they have "maruah" not to ask for things to be forced to be given to them by non malays. Our every day Adam, Ali, Pak Cik and Mak Cik have the dignity, even when they are struggling to work hard selling nasi lemak, goreng pisang, working on offshore platforms 2 weeks on or a marine vessel 3 months at a time. 

But these elites really know how to make us Malays lose our dignity. In a dialogue session in a forum recently organized by the usual GLIC/GLC crowd, the Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah and Former Bursa Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, reviewed the so-called PuTERA35 target of forcing a 31% Bumiputera corporate contribution to the national GDP by 2035, a target set 10 years ago. Really?

The video though, is an AI-generated deepfake: the BBC never broadcast it, and its footage and audio were doctored. A second clip was also misrepresented and filmed in Dubai, not over where the incident occurred. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake. BBC is a peddler of fake news anyway. Someone took the pain of creating some content for them.

Absolute respect and gratitude to the incredibly brave Indian pilot on this flight. Despite being stabbed and facing a life-threatening situation, his quick thinking to transmit an emergency signal, open the cockpit door, and resist the attacker truly saved everyone on board.

A true hero whose courage in the face of terror is nothing short of miraculous. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery.

For the love of...........

And the wing’s deputy chairperson, Mike Chong, even has a destination in mind, somewhere “filled with hatred, antagonism, or even conflict”, but he stopped short of naming any particular country. 

After all, Chong suggested, Ridhuan (above) might finally “feel comfortable” in such a place, given his apparent inability to come to terms with the diversity that defines Malaysia.

Chong also had a choice selection of words for Ridhuan, accusing him of stoking hatred and antagonism while laying bare what he described as the academic’s narrow-mindedness.

“If Ridhuan feels he is unable to live in a peaceful, harmonious, diverse, and inclusive Malaysia, he does not need to continue to subject himself to this grievance.

“MCA Youth strongly advises him to voluntarily renounce his Malaysian citizenship and migrate,” he added.

'Hypocritical performance'

Chong’s trenchant suggestion came in response to Ridhuan accusing government leaders of hypocrisy and of staging a “performance” by attending the funeral of Dr Hasmah Ali.

Ridhuan, a former lecturer at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, claimed that those who had ignored former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s wife when she was alive were now suddenly eager to display their kindness following her passing.

Chong was also stumped on a psychological level, asking: “What kind of mindset does Ridhuan possess that compels him to manufacture antagonism and provoke hatred over everything?”

“This is not Ridhuan’s first controversial remark. Recently, his rants ranged from accusing the Malaysia Airlines in-flight magazine of lacking Bahasa Malaysia, questioning why Hungry Ghost Festival celebration banners only used Chinese characters, and characterising the Unified Examination Certificate as a ‘product of communism’.

“He consistently steers issues towards ethnic, linguistic, and identity confrontation which could otherwise be discussed rationally. Now, even a funeral can become an outlet for his hatred,” he added.

'Think of the children'

Emphasising that a moment of national mourning should not be exploited to manufacture hate, Chong (below) likened Ridhuan’s words and actions to “someone walking around with a torch of hatred, indiscriminately fanning the flames on all sorts of issues”.

“As an academic with social influence, Ridhuan should treat his public statements with greater care and cease using tactics that tear society apart and manufacture antagonism simply to chase web traffic and show off.

“He should do so not only for the sake of his fellow Malaysians, but also for the well-being and future of his own descendants,” he added.

Two days ago, DAP lawmaker RSN Rayer lodged a police report against Ridhuan over a social media post, which the DAP MP said contained words that were “insulting, sarcastic, and disparaging” towards the Chinese community.

Central to Rayer’s report was Ridhuan’s use of the term “ultra kiasu harbi”, which conflates non-Muslim political figures with hostile combatants or “enemies of Islam”.

'This is not what Islam teaches us'

Separately, PKR’s Kota Anggerik assemblyperson Najwan Halimi also weighed in, backing MCA Youth’s criticism of Ridhuan and accusing the academic of repeatedly pushing divisive views on race and religion.

Najwan (above), also Shah Alam PKR chief, said such positions have no place in a multiracial country like Malaysia.

“His statements do not at all reflect the mindset of a rational and civilised scholar or Muslim.

“I do not understand what version of Islam Ridhuan subscribes to - day after day, he sows hatred and calls for division.

TOPSYTURVEY FROM 2018 : To borrow a phrase from ketuanan, he should balik to tongsan. However at this point does tongsan want him? However he is trying very hard to be part of ketuanan. So does ketuanan want him or use him as a tool? Time will tell.

This story follows how Arab unrest, British rule, World War II, and the refugee crisis pushed them from bitter infighting to uneasy cooperation—and finally into a single army. It also traces the last, violent test of unity in 1948, when the new state demanded one chain of command. 

Britain did the geopolitcal equivalent of farting in an elevator before getting out. You mentioned the ‘eccentric’British Officer who trained the night squads including Dayan and other future Israeli Army leaders in 1939 was General Orde Wingate, who led the ‘Chindits’ fighting the Japanese behind their lines in Burma. 

I understand that he is quoted as a foreword in the IDF handbook to every Israeli entry the IDF. Would like to see you continue this story with info on the Palmach, and especially on the contributions made by my father, who was a Machal pilot from New York. 

He and 5 other captains flew the C-46's smuggled from the USA that ferried guns and grenades from Czechoslovakia to Israel. Without the help of these 6 airplane crews, each making many trips between Zatec, Czechoslovakia and Israel under very dangerous conditions,, there would be no Israel today.

"Enough is enough!" said the indignant Jelutong MP. "How many more police reports must be filed before this hateful rhetoric is halted? Do we wait until hatred takes root, communities are torn apart, and the damage becomes irreversible?" he told Rayer warned that official inaction risked fuelling public anger and reinforcing perceptions of double standards.

"This goes against everything Pakatan Harapan stands for. We represent principles, accountability, and the equal application of the law," he emphasised.

'Ultra kiasu harbi'

Rayer’s police report concerned a social media post by Ridhuan, which the DAP MP said contained words that were “insulting, sarcastic and disparaging” towards the Chinese community.

Central to Rayer’s report was Ridhuan’s use of the term "ultra kiasu harbi", which conflates non-Muslim political figures with hostile combatants or "enemies of Islam”.

Mano : Do we wait until hatred takes root, communities are torn apart, and the damage becomes irreversible?" Unfortunately the bullying tactics of some Muslims and Muslim preachers against NM have shown and sown enough supremacy seeds within the Muslims. 

When this happens, the divisiveness against NM grows and when enough supremacy is there, the MM even start bullying their own MM.

DonGetMeWrong : How many hundreds if not thousand of police made but no action. If it is the other way round PDRM already in front of the person's house even if only one police report made. 

Muslims are protected from the hate speech. Zakir Naik an example. He is protected even though there is an extradition order from Indian govt.

Modern and ancient genetic research is helping scientists reconstruct this complicated history and identify ancestry connections that cannot be explained by a single migration or population. 

In this video, we explore the Malay DNA mystery, Malay ancestry, Southeast Asian genetics, ancient migration, Austronesian ancestry, Asian population history, and the genetic connections linking populations across the Malay Archipelago. 

We examine how ancient population movements and later interactions shaped the ancestry of modern Malays and why the genetic history of Southeast Asia is far more complicated than older theories suggested.

In explaining China’s ascendancy in the last decade, I said that in addition to investments in infrastructure, technology and a focus on communitarian development, a key factor was the hard-nosed fight against corruption, which included the state empowering the public to report on corrupt officials even via WeChat.

I also pointed out that the punishment was most severe for senior officials, especially ministers, and that it includes the death penalty.

During the Q&A, I was asked a question about what lessons Malaysia could learn from China. I said there are many, but we are unlikely to learn them given our dysfunctional and rent-seeking political system. I added that if there is one that we should focus on, it would be to get tough on corruption, especially with senior officials. I refrained from advocating capital punishment.

There was, as is common in Malaysia, a hush amongst elites when one openly addresses what so many say aloud in private. I have lost count of the number of taxi drivers from the airport who are victims of the scam system operating there and who have asked me about Chinese methods to fight corruption.

When informed, they tell me they would like to see these same harsh methods used in Malaysia.

In answering the question at the talk, I said these measures would dramatically change the fortunes of the country, and this is obvious if we look at the results in Singapore, where per capita GDP is more than six times ours. Yes, Singapore is small and may not be the best comparison, but our per capita GDP is roughly level with China’s, a country of 1.4 billion people.

If we had the same tough stance, I believe our GDP might well double, and there would be scores in jail for white-collar crime, especially politicians and people from within the government. Few, if any, discharges not amounting to an acquittal (DNAAs) would be issued.

Coincidentally, I also found myself last week speaking to two groups of foreigners, mostly Europeans, and I said that the tough anti-corruption stance in China was a major factor in its ascendancy. I also mentioned Singapore and its former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s tough position from the early days. In this video, he recounts how a minister under investigation for corruption took his own life.

In Korea and Japan, many politicians and business leaders resigned or even took their own lives when exposed, given the shame they felt they brought on the nation and their families. It is an expectation of the society. It has cultural roots which seem to be totally absent amongst our political elite.

The reasons for this will make for very uncomfortable reading for our elite political leaders. A respected Malay Islamic scholar, M Kamal Hassan, sets them out in “Corruption and Hypocrisy in Malay Muslim Politics: The Urgency of Moral-Ethical Transformation”, which argues that Malay political culture itself has become corrupt.

RedRaven6070 : UMNO’s oldest political weapon is fear: when scrutiny gets too close, bring out race, religion and royalty. After decades of 3R politics, some have been conditioned to defend the powerful before questioning where the money came from — until corruption can be dressed up as “rezeki” and accountability portrayed as an attack on the race. 

Then comes the convenient religious argument: that corruption, as a specific offence, is not explicitly classified as haram under Shariah law. That does not mean Islam permits corruption; Islamic teachings also prohibit bribery, fraud, betrayal of trust and unjustly taking wealth. 

But politically, the message is chillingly simple: when the money trail becomes embarrassing, change the subject from accountability to race, religion and royalty — and suddenly the accused becomes the victim.