File 23 : Malaysian movies...

This issue had been brought up many times in the entertainment section by some major Malay dailies. They [the editors] often questioned whether Bahasa Malaysia movies are Malay movies or Malaysian movies. They have such view because normally, Bahasa Malaysia movies' actors and actresses are Malays.

If Bahasa Malaysia movies are the only Malaysian movies, how about Chinese language movies that are made in Malaysia. There are quite a number of made-in-Malaysia Chinese movies which are produced, acted, directed and filmed in Malaysia. For me, it is quite discriminatory to classified only Bahasa Malaysia movies as Malaysian movies.

It is true that according to Article 152 of the Federal Constitution, Malay language is the sole official language in Malaysia. But we have to bear in mind that the use of other languages are permitted and recognized under the Article. After all, Malaysia is and will always be a multi-ethnic country. So, why does non-Bahasa Malaysia movies are not classified as Malaysian movies?

Maybe it is caused by the mind set of Malaysians themselves, I mean, ourselves ;p .. We often describe ourselves along race based communal lines [especailly in the Peninsula]. Malays, Chinese, Indians.... I think Malaysians will have true Malaysian movies when we stop being racist / race-biased.. Unless and until we truly become one Bangsa Malaysia [as stated in the first paragraph of Vision 2020], Malaysians will never have true Malaysian movies...

File 22 : Do we need a new law?

Do we need a new law?

Bloggers are writers who write their views over the Internet. People often said that the Internet is the lawless place on the earth. Well, as to what extent does the Internet is lawless?

In most part of the world, blog is the medium for people to voice out their views over matters that mainstream medias do not allow. As mainstream medias are subjected to law, people write in blogs to escape from the so called restriction law, law that restricts people from totally express their views.

What is the position in Malaysia?

As far as I am concerned, there is no specific law that limits a person from expressing their views through the Internet. Which means that, we are free to express our views in any matters. This is due to the fact that, blogs exist in cyberspace, not real world. So, does normal laws apply to the cyberspace?

This is a new thing actually because blogging in Malaysia has had a tremendous development from an online diary to a place where people write about anything. Even now, the government uses blogs to reach the community.

Recent cases such as Raja Petra's showed that bloggers are subjected to normal laws. Raja Petra's was charged under Section 500 of the Penal Code for defamation. But is it right to charged a person under normal law when the offence was made in the cyber world?

With all respect to the above question, should a new law be made available to govern blogging activities?

File 21 : A qualified mandate...

I was quite fascinated with an article that I read in the Star recently. It is true when the writer said that what the Opposition or Pakatan Rakyat had right now is a qualified mandate given by the Rakyat. Well, we have to remember that Pakatan Rakyat won 5 states in the Peninsula through the ballot box. It is a qualified mandate as to the extent that the Pakatan Rakyat won the states through proper channel i.e through the election. Not through other means e.g stumbling upon the government, power seizure or a coup.

As for that matter, it is very tiring to see that the Pakatan Rakyat, instead of properly governing the states that they had won, are busy over the matter of cross over. People are tired to see all this dramatic-political-storyline that are happening in Malaysia. If, let's say the Pakatan Rakyat managed to get the numbers needed to form a new government, is it a qualified mandate? Is it chosen by us, the Rakyat?

The question is not mine to answer, but it is for you, the Pakatan Rakyat leaders and for you, the readers of Voices of Young Malaysians, to evaluate it and answer it.

God bless Malaysia...

File 20 : One in - one out...

A breaking news..

DSAI was released at 9.45 a.m this morning under police bail. However he has to go to IPK KL at Jalan Hang Tuah on 18th August. - One out...

As stated and thought by Nurul Izzah Anwar in her blog, Raja Petra Kamaruddin was detained at 11 a.m this morning. He was detained under Section 500 of the Penal Code. - One in..

DSAI was released and RPK was detained. Do not know when all this drama would ended...

File 19 : Anwar arrested...

It's quite a long time since I last posted here. Maybe because of my life as a student and the money that I had to fork out every time I wanted to update my blog in cyber cafes.

Yesterday was a historic day. For the first time, Malaysians had watched a live telecast of a debate between an opposition figure, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister of Information, Datuk Shabery Cheek. Although I did not managed to catch the live telecast, I am able to watch the debate through recorded telecast at TV3 as well as through the net.

It was quite amazing to see how DSAI managed to tackle the questions intellectually by giving out fact and numbers. It was also amazing as to the extent that he managed to give out his speech calmly despite the tense that flew all over him [well, he said yesterday that he might be caught anytime...].

However, it was quite disheartening to see the way the minister answered the questions. Although he is a good speaker and yes, some of his answers were good, the fact that there were too many personal attacks made towards DSAI had made the minister looks more like a person who like gossips as if he was gossiping to tell the people things that he himself was not sure whether they are true or not...

Anyway, this afternoon DSAI was detained and the policemen who detained him were Special Squad cops with balaclavas!! Looks like they [the policemen] were arresting a highly wanted global terrorist...

Well, I'm still young but I think that I can think rationally too. Is it necessary to have Special Squad with balaclavas to detained a yet-to-be proven suspect of an alleged sodomy?? Plus, why arrest him when the time for him to give his statement is not yet due? mmm...

File 18 : A guy named DSAI...

If I ask each and every one of you, what is the current general issue that is getting hotter and hotter everyday, I bet that the answer would be the sodomy report lodged against Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim [DSAI]. Or, maybe some of you don't even care about this issue. Yeah, I am pretty sure that there are some who do not care or don't even know about it. They do not care because they know that this is politics. A game played with strategies.

For DSAI supporters, who could forget the tragedy 10 years ago. Yes, 10 years ago where the same situation occured. Some said that history repeats itself. Is it true? With the world entering recession period - as in 10 years ago, the sodomy chargers - as in 10 years ago, the unstable political scenario - as in 10 years ago... If the teory is true, we have to buckle up ourselves and get ready to face another challenge in our lifetime.

As for DSAI, nobody knows what really happen except him, the guy who lodged the police report, and Allah s.w.t. Is it real? Is it a conspiracy? Is it a cheap publicity? Let us wait and see....