Youth group: Don't vote Pakatan Rakyat

 

PETALING JAYA: A youth group is urging Malaysians not to vote for Pakatan Rakyat during the next general election as it claims that PAS, which is a member of the opposition pact, will endanger non-Muslims' personal liberties.

The Malaysian Youth Rights Movement said this in light of the deputy PAS Youth chief Nik Abduh Nik Aziz's statement yesterday, who likened a pool party held last night to a "sex party" due to the dress code allowing participants to don swim wear.

Its president Shen Yee Aun pointed out that not only was swim wear optional, the emcee for the "Wet and Mad Wednesday" party had also announced that Muslim women should refrain from wearing outfits deemed inappropriate to the Muslim faith.

"The pool party had a dress code stating 'stylish, sexy, trendy and tasteful swim wear allowed", but swim wear was not a requirement – participants could choose what to wear and whether to enter the pool or not," Shen said in a statement.

"The event is basically just a pool party. It is out of line for PAS to even bring up things like prostitution, abortion, abandoning babies while condemning the event, all because of an event at a licensed entertainment outlet that caters to people of legal age."

Shen said that PAS' reaction to the event was just another addition to the Islamist party's "dangerous track record" of encroaching on non-Muslim's lives – a record that he claimed included attempts to ban Valentine's day celebrations in Malaysia, the segregation of men and women in Kelantan, as well as the banning of bikinis in Terengganu and Kelantan.

Simple pool party

"Malaysia has long enjoyed freedom – be it dress code and fashion, or even choices of lifestyle and entertainment. However in the states that PAS has held power for a long time, the freedom to dress and even mingle with others is severely restricted," he said.

He said that the group was not alone in questioning PAS' restrictions, pointing out a New Straits Times article in July which quoted 20-year-olds' unhappiness that unmarried couples were banned from sitting side by side in Kuala Selangor's sole cinema.

But the ruling was revoked within the same month, with Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad telling reporters that the enforcement was very unlikely to be implemented in the future.

Shen also flayed DAP and PKR for remaining silent on the issue and "failing to stand up for the rights of the youth, women and non-Muslim community in Malaysia".

"We sincerely urge all Malaysian youth, women and non-Muslim community to vote against Pakatan Rakyat in the upcoming general election unless they clarify their stand," he said.

"Pakatan continues to manipulate the public that hudud law is only for Muslims and non-Muslims will not be affected, but they have shown their intent by speaking out against a simple pool party," he added.

He also said that the group would launch a campaign to "enlighten all Malaysian youths regarding the danger to personal liberties if they were to vote Pakatan into power".

伊刑事法，真相或幻覺

鄭丁賢‧伊刑事法，真相或幻覺

 
 

在公開社會，一切言論都攤在太陽底下，接受陽光的照射。

 
 

我個人對伊斯蘭黨署理主席末沙布沒有成見，相反的，我過去欣賞他的直率，以及他相對的開明和務實。

 
 

這些觀點，在我過去評論伊斯蘭黨的文章都出現過。

 
 

這一次，我們感謝末沙布接受本報訪問；訪談中，記者梁康要求他針對該黨主席哈迪阿旺在《哈拉卡》表明將通過民主程序落實伊斯蘭刑事法，作出詮釋。

 
 

莫哈末沙布的說明是："伊斯蘭黨決定一旦在中央執政後，將尋求國會通過修改憲法，以便落實伊斯蘭刑事法。＂

 
 

夜報刊出之後，記者再次致電給末沙布，跟他確認談話內容。末沙布提出把"決定＂改為berhasrat（有意願），記者同意。

 
 

所以，日報稍有更改，內容是："伊斯蘭黨的意願是一旦執政中央，將尋求國會通過修改憲法，以便落實伊斯蘭刑事法。＂

 
 

本報也訪問了伊斯蘭黨宣傳主任端依布拉欣，徵詢該黨的立場；其回應和末沙布沒有反差，內容已在同日刊出。

 
 

此外，本報也取得哈迪阿旺8月13日發表對伊斯蘭刑事法的正式聲明，以及他8月25日在黨報《哈拉卡》發表的談話。

 
 

本報也就同樣課題，詢問黨總秘書慕斯達法阿里。

 
 

很不幸，報導見報後，末沙布隔天向媒體否認他的說法，指本報記者扭曲了他的談話。

 
 

本報屢次聯絡他，希望和他對證，不過，到截稿前，他還是失聯。

 
 

政治人物慣性的做法，看來在末沙布身上重覆；雖然司空見慣，然而，我個人有點失望，還以為末沙布會更有擔當。

 
 

為了佐證報導正確，本報今日刊出哈迪阿旺發表過的聲明，以及慕斯達化阿里的專訪，請讀者明鑑。

 
 

必須鄭重聲明，伊斯蘭刑事法的報導，不是意圖打擊伊斯蘭黨或民聯，而是讓讀者獲得正確和必要的訊息。

 
 

報章作為媒體，不能刻意隱藏重要的資訊；特別是涉及公眾利益，關係社會變化的事件和議題，報章更有責任報導。

 
 

伊斯蘭黨對伊斯蘭刑事法的立場，以及它落實的意願，必須攤在陽光下，讓公眾瞭解，作出判斷和選擇。

 
 

最糟糕的做法，是遮遮掩掩，選擇露出最美麗的部位，隱藏不願告人的部份，這是政治蠱惑術。

 
 

最惡劣的做法，是向穆斯林社會說一套，向非穆斯林社會說另外一套，這是政治上的騙術。

 
 

伊斯蘭黨素有清譽，應該珍惜它的誠信。它如果堅信伊斯蘭刑事法的正確和適宜性，應該向所有大馬人民宣佈它的議程，在穆斯林和非穆斯林社會，發表同樣的立場，乃至可以向華社進行宣傳和遊說。

 
 

但是，它必須把議程公開，無所隱瞞，這是最基本的公平做法。

 
 

它的民聯友黨，更不要因本身選舉利益，選票考量而衝昏頭腦，向華裔社會製造美麗幻覺；政黨可以追求本身的目的，但前提是要向人民負責任。

 
 

選票只是一時，政黨可來可去，然而，伊斯蘭刑事法，先別談好壞，只要一落實，從這一代到下一代，都無法擺脫。

 
 

人民有權利知道真相，讓大家可以自行判斷，為前途做一個選擇。

 
 

Statutory rape cases’ verdicts cause discontent among the people

Statutory rape cases' verdicts cause discontent among the people

Dr. Cheah Soon Hai: Judiciary system should be fair and consistent

 
 

Press statement by

Gerakan Kedah State Chairman

Dr. Cheah Soon Hai

 
 

29 August 2012

 
 

In referring to the recent court verdicts handed down on national bowler Nor Afizal and Penang electrician Chuah Guan Jiu that spared them the jail sentence for having sex with an underage girl, Gerakan Kedah State Chairman Dr. Cheah Soon Hai is regretful over the judgement. Dr. Cheah said that the case has generated public attention and discontent as well as doubts over the justice and fairness of the judgment.

 
 

"Although the Court of Appeal president has explained in detail over the judgment as he pointed out that the accused has a promising future ahead and therefore was given a suspended sentence, but nonetheless the accused is still in fact convicted of the offence and the crime is recorded. However, such an explanation will only stir up more discontent among the people as they feel that the sacrosanct judiciary system has multiple standards. Does the judgment signify that national athletes as long as they are deemed to have 'a promising future' will easily escape the jail sentence even if they have committed a crime? This is completely a wrong an unhealthy example!" Dr. Cheah said in a statement.

 
 

Dr. Cheah who is also the ADUN of Derga in Kedah pointed out that the way the court handed down judgment in this case was somehow appeared to be a lack of justice and fairness in the eyes of the people. The leniency the court showed on some crime offenders with a special 'halo', is it fair for the victims? How possible to convince the public?

 
 

Dr. Cheah Soon Hai stressed that the sacred spirit behind the law is that everyone is equal before the law, whoever commits the crime should bear the consequences and accept punishment.

 
 

"Similarly, the court also showed its discrepancy with multiple standards in some cases such as snatch theft, scratch tickets, stealing and many more, at times light sentence was given out; while the heavy sentence was given out to those who showed disrespect towards the police. All of these cases are leading the people to feel the injustice and have lost their confidence towards the country judiciary system. In order to restore the people's confidence towards the justice and fairness of the judiciary system, the judiciary branch should rediscover its coordination as well as to be fair and consistent with its stand and judgment," said Dr. Cheah.

 
 

Dr. Cheah said that the court should hand down fair judgment and then only the people will be convinced. While the judiciary system should be fair and equal, then only it will avoid causing the public grievance.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

诺阿费查案裁决引起人民不满

谢顺海：司法制度须公平一致

 
 

民政党吉打州主席

谢顺海医生

文告

 
 

2012年8月29日

 
 

针对保龄球国手诺阿费查及槟城电气工友蔡源嘉分别与未成年少女发生性关系不需坐牢裁决，民政党吉打州主席谢顺海医生表示遗憾。谢顺海说，这项裁决案已引起广大人民的关注与不满，并且对法庭的判决是否是公正与公平产生质疑。

谢顺海说，"虽然法官已对该判决作出深入的解释，指出涉案者因有大好前途，所以被判缓刑，但一生中都会背负着这个犯罪记录。可是，法官的如此的解说只会更引起人民的不满情绪，感到神圣的司法制度拥有多重准则。试问法庭如此的判决是否意味着将来只要拥有'大好前途'的国手都能在犯罪后，而轻易地逃过牢役之灾？这绝对是项错误与不良的示范！"

谢顺海医生也是吉打州德卡区州议员，他指出，法庭对于这案件的判决，使人民看不到真正的司法公正与公平。法庭对身上有特定"光环"的犯案者，给予网开一面与从轻发落"待遇"，这对受害者是否公平呢？又怎么能服众呢？

谢顺海医生强调，"法律的神圣精神是：在法律前人人平等，无论是谁犯罪都应承担后果，接受惩罚。"

"相同的，法庭在一些案件上似乎也有多重准则，如掠夺、刮刮乐及偷窃等案件，有时只获轻判；而侮辱警方却遭重判，这些都会让人民感到不公，对我国司法制度失去信心。为了使人民看到司法制度的公正与公平，司法单位必须取得协调，以拥有公平一致的立场与判决。"谢顺海说。

谢顺海表示，法庭必须作出公正的判决，人民才会信服。而司法制度也应公正与公平，才能避免引起民怨。

 
 

Judge, alleged rapist dishonour nation

 
 

Noor Afizal Azizan, the Malaysian tenpin bowler, fills Malaysians with disgust and so does the judge who let him off the hook.

 
 

By Mariam Mokhtar

 
 

One Malaysian Olympian manages to unite the whole country and does our nation proud with his true grit, his fighting spirit and his hard work, but another sportsman, Noor Afizal Azizan, the Malaysian tenpin bowler, fills Malaysians with disgust.

Noor Afizal allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in a hotel room in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, on June 5.

On Aug 7, he escaped punishment when the Court of Appeal president Raus Md Sharif set aside the five-year jail term imposed on Noor Afizal and agreed with Noor Afizal's counsel, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, that public interest would not be served by a custodial sentence, as Noor Afizal showed great promise.

Nothing was said about the future prospects of the victim – the girl Noor Afizal raped.

Hisyam said that Noor Afizal was 18 when the offence was committed.

Again, they ignored the age of Noor Afizal's victim. She was only 13 years old when she was raped.

Is this how the judiciary works in Malaysia? Do judges in the Court of Appeal set aside justice because the needs of the alleged rapist are more important? In this case, the allged rapist happens to be a national bowler and could win medals for the country.

What has the de facto Women, Family and Community Development Minister Najib Tun Razak to say about this?

What are the views of the de facto Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz?

What are the priorities of the appeal judges? Is their primary concern the winning of sporting events?

Did they think Noor Afizal should be left off lightly as this is his first offence? Did they think as a nationl athlete, he could bring "honour" to the country through sport?

Women have no recourse to justice

The actions of the Court of Appeal judges simply reinforce the views that women in Malaysia have no recourse to justice and that victims of rape are not important and their futures are not worth considering.

Around the world, sports personalities are required to behave. If they utter racist comments, they are hauled to court. If they misbehave on the pitch, they are banned and fined. If they commit rape, they are jailed. If they drive recklessly, their driving licences are taken away and they are put behind bars. If they are in possession of drugs, the punishment is severe.

Sports personalities are seen as role models for children and young people. Whatever they do, both on and off the pitch or court or bowling alley, is scrutinised by the rest of society.

Did the Court of Appeal judges stop to consider the consequences of their judgment? When people who are guilty of serious crimes are let off with a rap on the knuckles, then what is the message being conveyed to the public?

In Malaysia, young victims of rape wait a long time for their cases to be heard. If the government is serious about combating child sexual abuse, they should bring these cases to court quickly.

The child is growing and the effect of having to recall their unpleasant experiences can be devastating. When they are in their early teens, they are searching for their identity, and they are aware that they have become a victim of sex crime.

The cross-examination, to which they will be subjected, is detrimental to their pride. At this older age, they are more acutely embarrassed than when they were younger, and because of this, they may sometimes appear to be uncooperative.

Experts in the field have always maintained that the longer the case is dragged on, the better the outlook for the offender.

Noor Afizal allegedly raped his 13-year-old victim in 2009. In 2012, he was set free.

What of the girl? What of her future prospects? What of her educational future? What if she had become pregnant? Would he have married his victim and then divorced her, once he tired of her? As many Muslim men do.

Noor Afizal is praised as a tenpin bowling champion. He is probably funded by various sporting bodies to train and to go overseas for competitions.

And the girl? Who will help her deal with the long-term psychological and emotional trauma? Studies have shown that abused children grow into adults with suicidal tendencies and many other deleterious habits.

People who work with the victims of sex crimes allege that the offender often pleads guilty, just before the trial, to gain a lighter sentence. Was this the tactic employed by Noor Afizal, to escape a prison sentence?

Our judges have dented public confidence in the judiciary by failing to impose sentences that are seen as a deterrent.

The rape of a minor is statutory rape, whether or not it is concensual. What if the victim had been coerced or her life threatened?

Why is Malacca notorious for the rape of minors? What sort of justice can women get in Malaysia when it is alleged that even ministers and sports personalities can escape punishment just because of their position in society?

Mariam Mokhtar is a FMT columnist.

 
 

谢顺海：司法制度须公平一致

诺阿费查案裁决引起人民不满

谢顺海：司法制度须公平一致

 
 

民政党吉打州主席

谢顺海医生

文告

 
 

2012年8月29日

 
 

针对保龄球国手诺阿费查与未成年少女发生性关系不需坐牢裁决，民政党吉打州主席谢顺海医生表示遗憾。谢顺海说，这项裁决案已引起广大人民的关注与不满，并且对法庭的判决是否是公正与公平产生质疑。

谢顺海说，"虽然法官已对该判决作出深入的解释，指出涉案者因有大好前途，所以被判缓刑，但一生中都会背负着这个犯罪记录。可是，法官的如此的解说只会更引起人民的不满情绪，感到神圣的司法制度拥有多重准则。试问法庭如此的判决是否意味着将来只要拥有'大好前途'的国手都能在犯罪后，而轻易地逃过牢役之灾？这绝对是项错误与不良的示范！"

谢顺海医生也是吉打州德卡区州议员，他指出，法庭对于这案件的判决，使人民看不到真正的司法公正与公平。法庭对身上有特定"光环"的犯案者，给予网开一面与从轻发落"待遇"，这对受害者是否公平呢？又怎么能服众呢？

谢顺海医生强调，"法律的神圣精神是：在法律前人人平等，无论是谁犯罪都应承担后果，接受惩罚。"

"相同的，法庭在一些案件上似乎也有多重准则，如掠夺、刮刮乐及偷窃等案件，有时只获轻判；而侮辱警方却遭重判，这些都会让人民感到不公，对我国司法制度失去信心。为了使人民看到司法制度的公正与公平，司法单位必须取得协调，以拥有公平一致的立场与判决。"谢顺海说。

谢顺海表示，法庭必须作出公正的判决，人民才会信服。而司法制度也应公正与公平，才能避免引起民怨。

He escapes jail for raping 13-yr-old because he's a NATIONAL CHAMPION!

Written by  Charles Santiago

 
 

 
 

She was 13. A 21-year-old man had sex with her. According to the Penal Code, sex with an under-aged girl is statutory rape. He pleaded guilty. Today he is free. All he has to do is fork out RM25,000 and be on his best behavior for the next five years.

This is the brief of a statutory rape case with an outrageous ruling.

Now, let's get to the details. The accused person is national tenpin bowling ace Noor Afizal Azizan.

Taking into account that he is a national champion, the Court of Appeal ruled that a jail term is not in public interest as Noor Afizal has a promising future.

This is shocking.

Can it be consensual with a kid?

When the case was first heard in the Sessions Court, the judge ruled that Noor Afizal must be bound by a five-year term for good behavior and slapped a penalty of RM25,000 on him.  But he also said that it was a consensual act.

Sex with a 13-year-old is consensual? Really? Bollocks. Whatever happened to going by the law?

When the prosecution appealed the case, the High Court ruled that Noor Afizal serves a five-year jail term. But semblance of justice for the victim, a child, remains elusive with the recent ruling.

It's difficult to comprehend the judgment, which can only be described as reckless. It has failed to take into account the abuse endured by the victim, the emotional, mental and physical well-being, not to mention a crushed future.

In short, the accused person has robbed the child off her childhood. I can only imagine her trauma.

Mentality of the judiciary

On a deeper level, the ruling reflects the state of judiciary in the country, which seem to signal that rapists can have a "Get out of Jail Free" token if they hold an important position in the society, have a great future, are famous and with a fat bank balance.

The judgment has endorsed rape and set a grotesque precedence. It has also clearly shown that the country's judicial system is incapable of delivering justice to victims, especially children.

What kind of a society are we becoming? What kind of values are we teaching our younger generation?

We live in an environment where sex between consenting adults are open to moral policing. We live in a society that is quick to condemn homosexuality and same sex marriage.

What do we have to say about this ruling? A ruling which has allowed a rapist to walk the streets free?

I call upon child rights advocates, human rights organizations, civil society members, media workers, lawmakers, senators and the public to denounce this judgment.

In coming together, we bring with us the hope that the child victim gets justice at the Federal Court.

I pledge solidarity with the victim's family throughout this ordeal.

转型蓝调：阴与阳的变化•依德利斯贾拉

 
 

有时候我们停下来思考我们的目的，我们所做的一切是会带来帮助的；那让我们更专注于我们应该达致的目标。

 
 

行动与行为，其实就是阴与阳的变化，它们相互融合、彼此互动。关键在于依本身方式行事。而我也将有关策略，通过阴阳图表（如图A）来形容，它们是以非常基本的方式转型。

 
 

举个例子：当你要教导一个人骑脚踏车时，无需送他到高等学府去了解骑脚踏车的原理。你只要给他一辆脚踏车，让他来回踏几轮。

 
 

当然，在这过程中他会跌倒，但很快的，他会重新站起来再尝试，直到他掌握骑脚踏车的技术。因此，转型要求机构在操作业务方式（行动），使之成为机构特质（行为）的基础性的改变。

 
 

没有独自行事

 
 

其中一个我们经常面对的问题是，我们在表现管理和履行单位所扮演的角色常常被误解，有时我们也非常严重的被误解，当然有时别人刻意误解我们，但目前我们不谈这个话题。

 
 

重点是，我们并没有独自行事。我们不是转型计划方案的执行者，而是倡议者或促进者，或协调者———是通过我们在政府内的位置鼓励转型，并在转型时提供市场所需，并也监督及协调。

 
 

经济发展助公平分配收入

 
 

为了让政府有更多资源，我们必须有收入———就是更多的国民收入。这不仅有助于提高个人收入，并可为政府提供更多收入来进行本身的计划，造福于民。

 
 

这就是经济转型概念的由来。我们鉴定拥有最大增长潜能的领域，并专注在这些领域中。

政府设定目标、协调，并监督进展，确保我们获得成功。

 
 

我们已认定12个关键领域，包括发展大吉隆坡/巴生谷地区，增加收入。（请浏览网站了解详情）我们常面对一些说我们专注于这些领域的指责，并指这不会带来全面发展，但它们确实是可以的。

 
 

政府需要款额来发展，而这些金额来自快速的经济发展———大型且快速带来绩效的发展就是我们需要的。

 
 

这些资金有助公平分配收入，取得均衡发展，通过集中对教育方式创造能力。

 
 

通过实验室参与转型

 
 

目前许多投资都在城市进行，这是需求来源。当然，这些年来人口也大量迁移至城市，这意味投入更多金额，城市也会带来帮助。

 
 

政府获得的收入，也可注入乡区及其他更多的弱势经济领域。我们赚得更多，也可让我们消费得更多。

 
 

缩小差距改善竞争力

 
 

为了成为高收入国，我们需要这些"驱动器"来专注于特定经济领域，以提高收入，同时，也专注于取得民众所欲看到的绩效如降低罪案及贪污。

 
 

不过，有关注意力必须与竞争力相符，我们需要"推动者"确保我们拥有竞争能力。

 
 

我们正采取的措施包括引入竞争法、改善公共传递服务、提高人文资本能力，改善公共财务、减低政府在商务方面的角色，即缩小差距改善竞争力。

 
 

我们已展开一场战争，我们已使尽所有的武器来确保赢得这一场战争，让我们成为一个利惠所有人的高收入发展国，同时，也确保我们的所作所为不会伤害到我们的下一代。

 
 

我们的方案涉及各领域、政府部门官员及民众的参与。我们也鼓励所有人，通过各种实验室，参与转型。

 
 

转型专注六大领域

 
 

转型是非常全面的计划，它会影响所有人，并会改变一切。转型也是必然的，并应以全景俯视了解整个情况，毕竟，整体向来属于部分的总和。

 
 

转型涉及政府与经济，而它们在许多方面相互影响。有关的改变同时发生，而各别进行转型以为另一方带来最大利益，最终为达致高收入国及为全民带来更优质的生活。

 
 

调动公共服务伙伴

 
 

两个转型执行方案当中，我们持续并刻意的，按周、按月及按年监管执行进度，确保计划成功。

 
 

这也是我们如何调动公共服务伙伴，成功交付两项转型执行方案中的措施，并开始依本身的方式行事。

 
 

政府转型主要专注在六大领域———打击贪污、减低罪案、提高生活水平、改善乡区基本设施、改善城市公共交及通过更好的教育使学生成绩进步，还有一项就是保持较低的生活成本。

一看就知道这些措施是必要的，以达致高收入国及更好的生活条件，而这些都需要资源。

 
 

拟定确实的预算

 
 

我们通过宏观———就是我常说的3万尺，拟定了广泛的措施。不过，我们也做了更多———我们更了解要注重微观角度，因此，我们下降到3尺后，所刻画出的每一个细节，都确保有人在负责跟进。

 
 

我们拟定真实的预算（要是没有关注"3英尺"的微观角度，是不会有预算的）。如果我们没有一个预算，没有计划，有的就只有一个政策。只有一个详细的计划，才可确保我们有足够信心，计划也才能启航。

 
 

监测部长表现

 
 

一旦我们有了这类细节（计划、目标、预算），我们就以按周方式监督执行进展。每一个部长都会从自己的iPad索取并了解其部门的成果；而每一周，其部长也可看到他的得分，每两年我们也会审核，监测每个部长的表现。

 
 

我们就像一栋房子的绘测师，我们探讨政府所欲达致的目标。之后我们分配并着手于所需要进行的任务。我们通过政府部门官员及民众各种的实验室，研发概念。

 
 

我们记录、发放计划及建议回馈。一旦最终的计划出炉，意味着我们已获得政府及所有权益方面的同意；之后，我们就会根据计划与时间表监督。

 
 

我们的转型是全面的执行方案，是由各方集思广益规划的成果。这是属于所有人的计划。这也是我们深信它会成功的原因。

 
 

 
 

謝順海：加化青年分析力杜絕盲信‧青運應多辦激發思辨活動

謝順海：加化青年分析力杜絕盲信‧青運應多辦激發思辨活動

 

（吉打‧亞羅士打）青運亞羅士打支會名譽顧問即德卡州議員謝順海認為，嚴缺可助提昇青年分析能力，訓練自我思考能力的活動，導致我們的社會盲目推崇負面言論，影響社會的健全發展。

他說，因為沒有獨立思辨能力，凡事只看表面情況下，最受歡迎的反而是罵人的講座，但是隨意謾罵的主講人，根本不去估量現實中可行性，個人能力是否做得到的事實。

謝順海前晚（23日）在馬華亞羅士打區會服務中心，為青運亞羅士打支會干訓局主辦的"精彩的象牙塔、精彩的人生"講座主持開幕時，鼓勵青運多辦這類活動以助提昇時下青年的思考能力，為下一代打造健康的價值觀。

謝順海也在會上宣佈撥1千令吉贊助這場活動。

張日洲：互聯網被濫用荼毒青年

譽顧問馬華吉打州聯委會主席拿督張日洲，較早前致詞時也有同感，認為互聯網雖有正面功能，但是其被濫用散播負面、虛假、錯誤訊息的層面頗廣，不善思辨大是大非的青年族群常被荼毒。

他也表明提供免費場所供青運辦這類活動，並承諾撥3千令吉給北大華文學會助推廣這類活動。

約50青少年響應支持，出席聆聽這場講座。受邀主講者包括華總青中委兼大專事務局主任、北大華文學會主席李可歆、執業律師林維勇，主要是指導即將升學的青年男女如何遊玩象牙塔、瞭解大專法令、自我定位、尋覓方向甚至開始去規劃未來。

儀式上由支會主席魏傳祥頒紀念品給嘉賓，過後再由支會干訓局主任黃紀豪頒紀念品給主講人。

长巴司机吸毒严重威胁乘客安全

谢顺海促吊销其驾驶执照

 
 

民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任

谢顺海医生

文告

 
 

2012年8月25日

针对近日46名长巴司机在国家反毒局的测毒检测呈阳性反应一事，民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任谢顺海医生大表震惊，并谴责有关长巴司机不负责任行为，不顾乘客与其他道路使用者的安全，同时呼吁长巴业主与执法单位合作拟出妥善解决方案，包括吊销有关司机之驾驶执照。

谢顺海指出，长巴司机吸毒以驾驶更多班次赚取更多收入实属荒谬与绝不能被接受，因为吸食毒品不但危害司机自身的健康，更严重的是也威胁了乘客的安全。长巴司机吸毒后的精神状态会极糟，若强行驾驶，这将对乘客及其他道路使用者造成威胁。同时，吸毒是犯法的行为，长巴司机不应知法犯法。

也是吉打州德卡区州议员的谢顺海医生建议，长巴业者应提供长巴司机更好的薪酬及津贴，并确保长巴司机有足够的休息时间，提升长巴司机的素质及遏止他们为了驾驶更多班次而违反交通规则，如超速和鲁莽驾驶的行为。同时，他也建议执法单位应不定时地检查长巴司机，一旦证实有关司机是吸毒者，应马上吊销其商业驾驶执照，并给予相关业者警告信。

谢顺海表示，长巴司机应顾及自身及乘客的安全，不可为了自身利益，而滥用毒品，这不但会危害自身安全，也会威胁乘客及道路使用者的生命安全。

MB: Hudud better against crime

CHOPPING OF HANDS: Law allowing death by hanging more cruel, says Nik Aziz

 
 

  KOTA BARU: DATUK Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat reiterated yesterday that the law allowing death by hanging was more cruel than hudud, which prescribed the chopping of hands for thieves.

 
 

"Hudud is also better as it creates a sense of fear against committing crime."

 
 

"Whenever people see someone without a hand, they are reminded that the person has been caught for stealing and it will deter them from committing the offence.

 
 

"However, a person who is hanged will be forgotten after being buried," said the Pas spiritual adviser, who is also Kelantan menteri besar.

 
 

Nik Aziz said DAP national chairman Karpal Singh's efforts in prolonging the debate on the Islamic state and hudud would make people understand the issue better.

 
 

He said the matter, however, must be discussed rationally and there should not be any insult or abuse.

 
 

Karpal has been very critical in responding to renewed calls by Pas for an Islamic state to be established.

 
 

Upset over Pas' insistence on pursuing its agenda, Karpal had also said the opposition pact must resolve their differences on the issue.

 
 

Meanwhile, law experts said that enforcing hudud in a multi-racial country would not be fair to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

 
 

Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi told the New Straits Times that "equality before the law" could not be served if hudud and the current law co-exist.

 
 

"A problem will occur because if a crime is committed by two different people, one is a Muslim and another a non-Muslim, two different sets of law need to be applied to them. That would not be fair."

He explained that in current situations, Muslims refer to syariah courts on family matters and non-Muslim to family courts, but not when it comes to crime.

 
 

"However, they have to remember that criminal law applies to everyone. That is why we have the Penal Code.

 
 

"If you say hudud will only be applied to Muslims, under what authority do you make that distinction?"

 
 

Shad Saleem said that since a criminal law must be applied to everyone, it was the same for hudud.

"But that would be impossible. If you applied hudud to non-Muslims, it would be a violation of constitutional rights.

 
 

He explained that amendments must be made to the Federal Constitution to pave way for hudud, as criminal law is in its hands.

 
 

This, he said, was because the Syariah Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1965 permitted syariah courts to punish religious offences such as drinking of alcoholic beverages and failure to pay alimony with the maximum penalty of six str

okes of the rotan (implemented in the Islamic way), RM3,000 fine or two years' jail.

 
 

"Death penalty, severing of limbs, life sentences are all outside of syariah courts' jurisdiction."

Sharing the same sentiments, former Bar Council president Ragunath Kesavan said that having two sets of criminal justice systems were "impractical and not workable".

 
 

"If the civil court sentences a non-Muslim criminal to jail for robbery, the other Muslim criminal who committed the same crime will have his hand chopped off in a syariah court. How is that fair?" he said.

 
 

"Even a Muslim country like Pakistan does not actually practise hudud. It is not a simple system."

 
 

Call To Declassify Documents On Special Projects

 

GEORGE TOWN -- The Penang Gerakan local government bureau is demanding for declassification of documents on 19 special projects approved by the state government.

Its head Teh Leong Meng said the bureau had requested to view the declassified documents on the 19 special projects on June 20, but unfortunately it did not get any response from the state director of planning and development.

"The Penang government should be transparent and accountable for the 19 special projects approved. We want to check if there is any hanky-panky involved in the approvals," he told a press conference, here, today.

Teh said the bureau was demanding the state government to disclose information on the special projects approved, including the planning permission application reference code, proposed development title, application date and approval date, site details, drawings, geotechnical reports and status of the land as per land title during submission of the planning permission.

"We hope the Penang government will honour the Freedom of Information Bill which it passed last year. Do not repeat the act of declassification of documents which was a fake declassification to deceive the public," he said.

 

Strengths and weaknesses of Chinese schools

  By Rita Sim  

 

END THE BLAME GAME: Let's find workable solutions that will benefit the nation

 
 

 MUCH that is said and written about Chinese vernacular schools in Malaysia continues to be divided by entrenched political positions, but the fact is that Chinese education in Malaysia is here to stay.

 
 

With 1,295 Chinese primary schools, 60 independent secondary schools, 75 SMJK schools where Chinese is still taught and three Chinese institutions of higher learning, it bears remembering that Chinese education has become one of the pillars of the Chinese community here.

 
 

As such, we must ensure that it serves our national aspirations. The only way we can achieve this is to leverage on all the opportunities it presents while correcting the problems and shortcomings that have resulted from decades of what is tantamount to educational segregation.

 
 

What are the strengths? Malaysia is unique in all of Southeast Asia in possessing a vibrant network of Chinese schools that are a part of the national education system, and we are the only country with a parallel educational system incorporating national, vernacular and private schools.

 
 

From the economic perspective, the rise of China puts a global economic superpower in our immediate neighbourhood and we would be foolish not to harness Chinese schools to enhance cultural and linguistic capital for our national professional, commercial and diplomatic advantage.

 
 

Every Malaysian has the opportunity to benefit because our Chinese schools are not discriminatory. There are already more than 80,000 non-Chinese pupils currently enrolled in these schools and Malaysians can complete a tertiary degree in Chinese in their own country -- a feat that even Singapore has not achieved.

 
 

This showcases Malaysia's longstanding multilingual and multicultural wealth in a world that increasingly values nuanced approaches to trade and diplomacy. It also allows for the continuity and growth of traditional Asian norms and values via a popular mainstream Chinese press, which is itself strengthened by deep roots in education.

 
 

But while we enjoy and celebrate these strengths, we must be ever mindful of the weaknesses this system has created.

 
 

First, the schools are too dependent on private corporate and individual charity simply to keep things operating. They are also plagued by a perpetual shortage of teachers: the talent pool in Malaysia is small to begin with because language fluency is limited unlike, for example, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China, where it is almost universal.

 
 

Furthermore, while many graduates from these schools find success in commercial and other fields, too few are returning to the schools to help future generations succeed as they have.

 
 

Added to this is the fact that 90 per cent of Chinese Malaysian parents (whether or not they are Chinese-literate) now send their children to Chinese primary schools, which alone is a recipe for self-segregation.

 
 

The overwhelming majority of Chinese pupils graduating from these schools are disconnected from the government-based mainstream despite the benefits of the parallel system, and a quarter of Chinese school pupils drop out before they turn 16 due to their lack of skill and interest in Bahasa Malaysia.

 
 

Indeed, for many of these pupils, problems with Bahasa proficiency have hampered their prospects for further education in public universities as well as public sector employment -- many do not qualify for entry to vocational colleges, where the subjects are taught in Bahasa Malaysia.

 
 

If their Bahasa Malaysia fluency is not good, they cannot enter either and have little choice but to accept low-skilled (and low-waged) work.

 
 

This has resulted in a great deal of blame from both sides of the debate while the debate itself remains highly charged and highly politicised.

 
 

While we bicker about entrenched ethnic interests and resort to occasionally inflammatory

statements that rouse both indignation and outrage, we become obsessed far more with communal and linguistic biases than with providing workable and unified solutions that will benefit the entire nation and not just one small part of it.

 
 

Chinese education in Malaysia is not a zero-sum game in which one set of ethnic "educationists" can "win" only at the expense of someone else. It is not a question of pitting one set of Constitutional rights against another or of communal interests against national interests.

 
 

On the contrary, our Chinese schools provide our nation a latent ability that other nations are spending millions to cultivate. Shouldn't we start focusing on ways to make this system benefit the aspirations of our nation and all Malaysians?

HILL SLOPE DEVELOPMENT : WHAT IS ' SPECIAL PROJECT ' -Full Statement by Mr. Khoo Boo Soon, senior town planner with MPPP 1993-2010.‏

 

 

 

This was my full statement given to the press during my PC on Hill Slope Development.

And now lots of on-goings comments in Malaysia Kini website but let the People decide, one is always entitle to his own opinion.

HILL SLOPE DEVELOPMENT : WHAT IS ' SPECIAL PROJECT ' ? - as highlighted Rancangan Struktur Negeri Pulau Pinang 2020 (RSNPP 2020)

 
 

1. I am khoo boo soon an Urban Planner, formerly I am a senior town planner with mppp from 1993 -2010 ; last position held was Acting Director for the Town Planning Dept. MPPP from .JAN.2010 to March 2010 and subsequently opted for early retirement on medical ground.

2. Lately there are lots of press coverage on hill slope development with comments coming from both sides of politically divide, mppp, the developers, NGOs and the public. Some claimed approvals were given because it is under "special project " in the Penang Island Structure Plan 2020 or the projects had been approved under Pelan Dasar Perancangan dan Kawalan Pembangunan MPPP 1996 . It lead to confusion among the general public to why "certain hill slope projects" are still being approved ? The decision makers blame each other and even MPPP came out with a list of projects approved before March 2008 and also after March 2008.

So the purpose of today briefing is :- 

a) To address the meaning of " special project " and it's objective.

b) To make the general public understand what actually is Penang Island Structural Plan 2020 and also the Pelan Dasar Perancangan Dan Kawalan Pembangunan MPPP 1996. 

c) Function of both these two plans in relation to development approvals.

3. Firstly, a Structure Plan encompass only policies and strategies of the State Authority in respect of the development and use of land in the State. It inclines towards sectorial development for whole of Penang Island ranging from housing sector, commerce, industry, agriculture etc.

The Penang Island Structure Plan 2020(RSNPP2020) was prepared by Jabatan Perancang Bandar Dan Desa Negeri Pulau Pinang and was gazetted in Jun 2007. 

In comparision with the previous Penang Island Structure Plan which was prepared by MPPP and approved in 1986, this new plan in recognising the need to protect environment went a step further to address the issue of illegal clearing of hill land and to impose control on these activities. The previous 1986 Structure Plan does not have this policy. 

RSNPP2020 states that no " Development " and agriculture activities will be allowed in :-

(i) Hill land Areas that has been gazetted under Land Conservation Act 1960

(ii) Any land that is more than 76m 

(iii) Land that is steep, gradient more than 25 degree

However there are considerations for development above 76m if it falls under the term "special projects" but there is no clear defination indicated here.


4. Defination/ Interpretation : " Special Project " falls under three categories namely :-

(i) Is meant to be to be associated with major infrastucture projects or government projects like roads /transportation purpose, security reasons like for satellite stations/telecommunications, dam or pumping stations for public use.

(ii) Land that had been coverted to residential prior to the approval and adoption of the RSNPP2020 or land that is shown as" residential Zoning" in the Pelan Dasar Perancangan Dan Kawalan Pembangunan MPPP 1996.( Pelan Dasar is only a zoning plan which only indicates what kind " land use" that is deemed compatible for development eg residential, commercial, industry etc; all together in this plan there are only 8 classes of landuse ) Under this category it was never an intention to grant automatic approval for development. It still has to adhere to stringent vetting by relevant technical departments before the approval is given in the form of Planning Permission by MPPP.

LIST OF PLANS THAT NEEDED APPROVALS FROM MPPP BEFORE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION TAKES PLACE.

1. PLANNING PERMISSION – relevant documents includes a survey plan
2. BUILDING PLAN
3. SUB-DIVISION PLAN
4. EARTHWORKS PLAN
5. APPLICATION FOR COMMENCEMENT OF WORK (COW)

Even though one obtains planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976(Act 172), the validity is only 1 year. Without renewal a building plan cannot be approved. Local authority has every right under Act 172 to impose further conditions or even reject a renewal of planning permission.
(iii) Meant to be associated with earthworks activities like quarry, however under this category application must be made to the state authority.


5. In conclusion , it is clear :- 

i) " Special Project" as indicated in Penang Island Structure Plan 2020 and also Pelan Dasar Kawalan Perancangan Dan Kawalan Pembangunan MPPP 1996 are not meant to be use as a "pre-requisite" to grant planning permission for development above 76m or any other hill slope development for that matter. 

ii) The term " Special Project" also must not be used by State Authority as an "escape clause" to approve Rezoning of Hill Land areas under Land Conservation Act 1960 to other category of use because the Penang Island Structure Plan 2020 is already in place since June 2007.

iii) In granting Planning Permission up to Commencement of Work it goes through various approval process where Local Planning Authority is empowered by Town And Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) to intervene to the extend of revoking planning permission if it serves public interest.

iv) With reference to Section 22(4) Act 172 , it states " The local planning authority shall not grant planning permission if -
(a) the development in respect of which the permission is applied for would contravene any provision of the development plan;

Here in Penang Island, in the absence of Local Plan, Penang Island Structure Plan 2020 is the " Development Plan " in accordance to Act 172 so in my opinion if MPPP finds that projects that had been approved after March 2008 and between June 2007 till March 2008 that contradict to the Development Plan, then in the name of "Public Interest" for the people of Penang all these planning permission should be revoked.
MPPP had done it before.

Thank you.

Rgrds,
khoobs

Only Karpal dares to rock the boat

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By Baradan Kuppusamy

 
 

It has been said many times that PAS and DAP are strange bedfellows due to their many policy conflicts. Events over the past week have served only to strengthen this assessment.

LET'S face it DAP chairman Karpal Singh is never going to agree with PAS on the party's desire to implement hudud and an Islamic state, come what may.

The reasons for his strenuous objections are simple.

Ours is a secular nation and we have to fight to keep it that way against all attempts by PAS to change the fundamental rules and laws that form the secular basis of this modern and fast-developing nation.

PAS is an Islamic party that cannot and will not give up on hudud or Islamic state and its objection to secular laws, which it calls antiquated and colonial.

The party wants to turn the clock back to an era when crime and punishment were simple severing limbs for stealing, stoning to death for adultery and public whipping or jail terms for consuming alcohol.

But for some reason, presumably religious, PAS wants to implementhudud in a multi-ethnic society.

It is also regretable that Pakatan Rakyat and its leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had "arm twisted" PAS into agreeing to give up its cherished Islamic state objective for that of a welfare state as announced by partypresident Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang at the PAS muktamar last year.

Karpal's stand against hudud, which has moved from a constitutional and legal issue to a political argument, is that hudud and Islamic state are not in the Buku Jingga, the document that spells out the compromises thrashed out by the three disparate parties of Pakatan.

"I can assure the people that the Islamic state agenda and hudud will not be included in the Pakatan manifesto," Karpal said on Saturday, responding to calls by PAS leaders for him to quit calling for an end tohudud.

"DAP will not allow it," he said, adding that hudud and Islamic state were concepts unsuitable for a multi-religious country like Malaysia.

Increasingly, however, Karpal is alone in DAP for opposing PAS over thehudud issue.

Neither Lim Kit Siang, the all powerful adviser nor his son Lim Guan Eng, the party's secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister, or other key leaders are opposing PAS on matters that are crucial to voters in the upcoming general election.

The elder Lim had battled with the issues in the past and was punished by the public for going against their wishes in supporting PAS despite the party's stand on these issues.

But in the 2008 general election, the public lost their fear of hudud and Islamic state and gave their backing, even voting for PAS candidates in mixed seats enabling the party to do well.

Emboldened by this support, DAP has been selling PAS to the Chinese community.

The party actively supports their candidates in by-elections, endorses their position on public matters by keeping silent and cooperates with them in states ruled by the Opposition coalition.

Anwar likewise "agrees to disagree" with PAS over many policies.

The Chinese voters, too, urged by DAP, backed PAS candidates in several by-elections since 2008, notably in the January 2011 Tenang by-election.

During that by-election, DAP went all out supporting PAS candidate Normala Sudirman who had caused a stir among voters by insisting on wearing gloves before shaking hands.

Karpal is alone in a party whose leadership simply wants to cooperate with PAS and turn a blind eye to the dangers of religious politics.

They believe PAS has a "liberal" side and that they can "control" PAS and inhibit its fundamental tendencies.

But the only person standing in their way is Karpal.

Said a DAP source: "Karpal is alone in seeing the dangers to a secular Malaysia that PAS poses and he speaks up. He is not afraid. Everybody else is for working with PAS for political expediency."

Karpal is unrelenting going head-to-head with PAS Youth wing leaders led by its chief Nasrudin Hassan Tantawi over the past few weeks on thehudud issue.

PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat backed the youth leaders by explaining that the party's hudud and Islamic state aspirations were not political but religious obligations.

The marriage of convenience between PAS and DAP is working well but Karpal constantly throws a spanner in the works with his fierce opposition.

Increasingly, he is isolated and alone in the DAP's top leadership opposing hudud and this isolation encourages PAS to take on the DAP chairman.

Only some DAP grassroots leaders are openly supporting Karpal, whose strength lies in the fact that he is consistent in his opposition, has a wide following in society and is considered "untouchable" in the party.

"Karpal does not toe the party line ... everybody else is either agreeing to disagree' with PAS or has been cowed by the powerful Lim dynasty that rules DAP," said a DAP source.

The ongoing war between PAS Youth leaders, who are supported by the PAS elders, and Karpal, adds a new and explosive dimension to the opposition to hudud and Islamic state.

It also shows that the DAP leadership is increasingly disconnected with some of their own grassroots who strongly oppose PAS for the continuing dangers it presents to a secular society.

On a personal level, PAS calling Karpal "outdated" and urging him to step aside has enraged the Tiger of Jelutong and his supporters into hitting back.

Can they pretend to be on the same page after this little war?

驾驶态度乃车祸主要肇因

应加强执法系统及交通安全教育

 
 

民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任

谢顺海医生

文告

 
 

2012年8月8日

针对近日陆路交通局宣布即将推行自动执法系统（AES），以检举超速、闯红灯、滥用紧急车道及双线割车等违规行为，民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任谢顺海医生表示欢迎及支持此措施，并认为该措施能有效减低车祸率。此外，他也敦促交通部勿忽略向人民灌输交通安全教育的重要性，因为驾驶态度往往是发生车祸的肇因。

"根据马来西亚道路安全研究院（MIROS）调查显示，我国2011年的车祸案达2万4809宗，比2010年增加了12.6%，其中共有6千877人丧命，即平均一天有19人丧生于车祸中。此外，目前我国注册的交通工具共有2千200万辆，平均每年增加100万辆新注册的交通工具，这或许也是促使我国的车祸率间接上升的原因之一，因此采取防范措施是必要的。"谢顺海表示。

"陆路交通局即将推行的自动执法系统旨在利用及提高驾驶人士的"被捉意识"达至自我警惕，提醒自己不要违规。纵然自动执法系统能让现有的执法系统更完善，有效地减低车祸率，但交通部也应多管齐下解决高车祸率问题，其中包括通过教育改善及培养良好的驾驶态度，以避免发生车祸。"也是吉打州德卡区州议员的谢顺海补充。

谢顺海建议，交通部应主办更多讲座及道路安全运动，灌输民众正确的道路安全意识，同时也应在交通安全课程纲要中加入更多安全意识的元素，确保驾驶人士皆拥有正确的驾驶道德意识。此外，他建议警方应把屡次违反交通规则的冥顽不灵驾驶者列入黑名单，不能更新驾照或路税或直接吊销其驾驶执照，以示惩罚。

谢顺海说，驾驶者应遵守交通规则，避免发生车祸，而导致人命伤亡的发生，特别是涉及无辜的道路使用者的伤亡。

Gerakan accuses Kedah gov't of lavish spending

Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak has been accused of spending lavishly on luxury cars, meant for official use.

According to Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang, the Kedah state had bought a Mercedes S350 at the end of last year for the menteri besar.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, Tan said that the three photographs posted on his blog, which were taken about two weeks ago during Kedah's state assembly, showed that the state government has been misusing the taxpayer's money.

"The market price for a Mercedes S350 is approximately RM850,000. This does not include the price of the number plate, KCX 8," he stated in his blog.

However, he added he was not sure if the car had been discounted or exempted from excise duties.

Azizan said last November that the Kedah state government chose to buy five Toyota Camrys and a Mercedes-Benz S Class because of the high maintenance cost of their previous Proton Perdana V6 vehicles.

Tan is also questioning Azizan whether Pakatan leaders have the right to criticise BN leaders for siphoning the rakyat's money when they themselves are using the taxpayer's money to buy luxury cars

Gerakan accuses Kedah gov't of lavish spending

Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak has been accused of spending lavishly on luxury cars, meant for official use.

According to Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang, the Kedah state had bought a Mercedes S350 at the end of last year for the menteri besar.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, Tan said that the three photographs posted on his blog, which were taken about two weeks ago during Kedah's state assembly, showed that the state government has been misusing the taxpayer's money.

"The market price for a Mercedes S350 is approximately RM850,000. This does not include the price of the number plate, KCX 8," he stated in his blog.

However, he added he was not sure if the car had been discounted or exempted from excise duties.

Azizan said last November that the Kedah state government chose to buy five Toyota Camrys and a Mercedes-Benz S Class because of the high maintenance cost of their previous Proton Perdana V6 vehicles.

Tan is also questioning Azizan whether Pakatan leaders have the right to criticise BN leaders for siphoning the rakyat's money when they themselves are using the taxpayer's money to buy luxury cars

公共交通车辆安全不可妥协

谢顺海吁相关当局严加管制

 
 

民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任

谢顺海医生

文告

 
 

2012年8月2日

 
 

民政党中央环境、安全与生活素质局主任谢顺海医生，针对日前学校巴士疑因煞车器失灵而酿成二尸三命车祸惨剧，再次呼吁政府及相关单位关注商用车辆课题，并拟出应对方案，因为这已严重威胁道路使用者的安全。

"商用车辆士的单日使用量是非常大的，尤其是学校巴士、公共巴士、长途巴士、旅游巴士及的士等商用车辆乘客多，其安全性更是不能受到忽略。再加上开斋佳节即将来临，长途巴士更是游子回乡的首选交通工具。因此，相关单位必须严厉管制，避免再次发生类似的悲剧。"谢顺海表示。

也是吉打德卡区州议员的谢顺海建议道路安全局、商用车辆执照局和陆路交通局应不定时突击检查各类商用车辆交通工具，确保这些商用车辆都符合各项上路的要求，以确保搭客的安全。

此外，谢顺海敦促业者应负责任，摒除侥幸及得过且过的态度，业者若发现车辆有问题时，应立即送往维修中心接受检查及维修，而不是拖延或置之不理。同时，他建议业者实行轮班制及增设副司机，随时可以代替驾驶工作，避免主司机因精神不佳而导致车祸发生。

同时谢顺海也鼓励民众，若发现商用车辆司机鲁莽驾驶及违反交通规则，应立即向执法单位举报，以便当局马上采取行动。

谢顺海医生说，搭客安全最重要，因此公共交通业者及司机应该时时刻刻负起责任，确保搭客及道路使用者的安全。