first! ducking sicks!

TRUE & WELL SAID!!

Fact: MAlaysians are ignorant.

kalau tak cakap, hati manyak panas...kalau cakap pulak mati kena condemn...amacam lar? all gahmen say onli lar...we 'lan lan' follow...foohhh...makin cakap makin marah..kepala sakit..

Write on blog they suspend & threaten to ISA you. Write on newspaper, they publish your face. so that when u go out u'll kena hamtam jiat lak jiatlak. submit a sign pettition to complain dept, they kasi put in shredder. group discussion pulak they said u illegal assembly. susah lar...ape le dah jadi dengan bangsa kita..millenium baru tapi mindset lama (expired).

macamana le mau improve?? tengok tengok, belum cakap habis sudah kena kutuk...

This country is memang fucking sensitive over all types of issues. I can understand Muslims getting all touchy and insulted over the cartoons of their Nabi but I can't stand the damn fact that we're not even allowed to talk about it, let alone report the issue.

oh well, even NY Times didnt publish the caricature because it's unrelevant and not worth published at all. Freedom of speech must be accompanied by press responsibility, in this case, ST didnt have. Im truly sad that their license is suspended, because i grow up reading ST my whole life. But, i do think they need to be responsible for their action.

Poor ol' Sarawak Tribune. Now how am I going to get my daily news on what's happening in Sarawak? Borneo Post is out of the question. TS and NST's coverage of Sarawak... meh.

You can find me crying in my room. Adios!

yeah la. wad LJ... talk about democracy. hahahah bullshit la freedom of speech my ass.

doesn't anyone figure out why the extremists, preaching a religion of peace, react with violence?

i mean, i've seen the chch's and crucifix being defaced but... yeah wadever.

touchy subject. cannot say in malaysia. bad bad.

freedom of speech? my ass. when it comes to malay and muslim issues, its a national issue, but when it comes to chinese and indian problems, its not an issue.

it is so hard to apply for a permit to build new churches and temples. That is why most of these churches and temples are located at shop lots.

sadly, i think we already *are* living in a country of morons.

:(

Very well said. This really is a vicios cycle that will continue for a long long time unless someone with enough guts and pwoer to make a change speaks up. If this "sensitive issues" thing remains then Malaysia will never improve as a nation.

From reading all the blogs that have spoken on this issue, i think i like your take on this issue.

u think msia is bad in these respects. well u havent seen brunei. :P

very sad. even sadder when it occurs to your homegrown newspaper company

Well, its a fact known long ago!! The ISA is a golden key for those ppl to do whatever shit they want, and we, have to live within the potty... No wonder ppl r running away from this country... Any regret for choosing to stay in this country, kenny?

WELL SAID. GOOD BYE ST. HELLO MORON COUNTRY WHO ISA EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT EVEN RELEVANT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. SO, BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE AND THE CARTOON, OUR NATIONAL SECURITY IS THREATENED MEH? NEED TO SUSPEND LICENSE AND SHUT DOWN NEWSPAPER KAH? WAKE UP LA, LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, BE OPEN MINDED. IT WA SJUST AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE CAROON ISSUE. ITS NOT EVEN INSULTING THE RELIGION IN MALAYSIA. MAYBE JUST WANT TO JOIN IN THE FUN OF MAKING IT BIG LIKE IN LEBANON.

something has to be done by EVERYONE. do you think the isa can take down the entire rakyat when united?

How brutally honest. I agree with this post through and through.

There are too many restrictions. If only ppl can be more open-minded, then we can learn from constructive criticisms/exchange of ideas.

It IS insulting, those caricatures. But I'm sure when ppl read about the news, they'd WANT to know what the pictures are. Its an international news for goodness' sakes, something which might go down in the books of history because its sparked so much trouble/riots.

And ppl in Msia don't get to see what the very pictures that sparked the whole furore?

How sad.

'because we don't communicate, we don't know. And because we don't know, over time, we become even MORE stupid. This in turn make us even MORE afraid to communicate, which in turn makes us even MORE stupid.'

Again, how sad.

Reading this post just a day after I've had my say of the consequences of the Msian Censorship board. Haha..

truly agree with what you said there.

racial issues in this country has been going on for a long time, wayy before independence day.

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it is just a small picture. an apology is probably enough for the people. one of the editors resigned, didnt he? isn't that enough? now one of sarawak's best daily is closed down. who else will keep the people informed of the happenings around the world?

it's not a good thing for the country.

well, its all depends on how u ask... i ask few muslim in fact, what they think on issues like this.. as long as i tell them "i have no intention harming anything or bring up sensitive stuff..", ppl will understand... when comes to religion, we do not doubt what they believe, but we can ask question regarding it.. its matter how u ask.. so long u have any question, just ask, but dont judge anything... but 1 thing for sure, every centuries long religion, but different language, are telling the same thing.. its called love, honest and respect... buddha, jesus and prophet are messenger of god, they only telling story in different languages and ways.. all religion are same.. or i should put it this way: all religion answers the same good, in different ways... which religion doesnt promote love?

so the correct question. no point arguing, it will not bring us anywhere but in deeper shit, and more fighting.. when you are fighting, u have no right saying u representing a religion... u only disgrace your religion.. so, please no fight, try to understand...

Man...this is sad...
I've been through some of this s***
people were too sensitive
and make a big fuss out of a small thing and when you sit back and look at the past, it was nothing but ignorance and stupidity.

Well why don't you take your OWN advice and publish your own views? Why don't you break out of the moron behaviour and change the cycle? Why can't it start with you? Lots of rhetoric but no ACTION!

the most potent display of malaysian stupidity ever to grace our headlines. this is indeed very disturbing to know that you get fcuked for practicing freedom of speech. No wonder many of my friends with high flying careers decided to stay in other countries. with all the smart people gone, this country will succumb to oblivion.

At some point, I think the reason they being so sensitive about it and start to take harsh action on those who voice things out is because they do not have solid facts to support them, they are speechless and they know what other ppl say make sense. So to protect them from kena flame, quarantine, kick out of country, torture in kandang to those with mouth to talk.

well, i agree that malaysia has its own problem... but lets face it, who are to judge ur own country? how u judge it? compare with other countries? fact is: every country has it's bad side... no country is perfect.. so dont compare, its useless... its our bad habit to compare and compete... just do the best u can for ur family and for your country! y talk cock?

btw, i dont think they should react in that way (not to say they shouldnt react..), but they themselves(the angry guys and the artist) both do not know how prophet looks like! since both side do not know the ACTUAL and SOLID answer, base on what they get upset about?

Anonymous, why don't you ask the big boys in Putrajaya and Bukit Aman.

I should emphasise that I am not talking about what's happening in Denmark. I'm talking about our over-reaction to "sensitive issues" in this country.

says a lot on why i don't touch the newspapers in malaysia when i go back for visits. it's disappointing to think that information have been filtered. defeats the purpose.

And the boys in Bukit Aman will ask you to do the "nude-squat"!...:P

yeah man.. i dont waan see tomorrow's headlines with kenny doing "nude-squat".. it will take whole fronpage to show's kenny's fun stuff man..

Adrian,

You're saying it's a bad habit to compare and compete? Without comparing, how can a country improve? It's the rivarly spirit that keeps a country moving forward. If say our country is THE ONLY country in this world, how do we measure ourselves? And what has this issue gotta do with competing?

Also, Muslims are sensitive when it comes to their holy prophets being caricatured in any form, let alone when the Dennish depicted it in THAT form (bomb on head). So it doesn't matter whether both sides knew the solid answer, just as long as someone caricatured it (in a good or bad way) they get heated up.

Btw, Kenny, good post you have there. I agree with you that our country lacks freedom of speech. I guess Anonymous clearly did not get the WHOLE point of ur post.

Haha...speaking of free country definition, sigh...anyway, great point of view, Ken.

we are in a semi-communist country if u didn't realize hehe!

hmm. u r right JA.. i guess i should say "complain".. "stop complaining what do what you should do for ur family and country.."

and the artist has crossed the line way too far.. they should learn to be respect before even becoming artist.. but what for becoming artist u cant draw things that u like? especially they draw these just to make ppl laugh at... those artist just dont get it...

haha..I cant stop laughing at Anonymous' comment! Found it hilarious for some reason. I mean, to put that up after having read that post?

No offence though!

Not all cartoons are there to make people laugh. Some cartoons are there to make people THINK.

Hey, Kenny, I understand wat u mean.
I think it is no about religious, cultural and races, it is all about political.
Do u know there are a part of extremly consevertive MPs in the Parlimen? Their power is there, even PM oso has to see their face to maintain his authority in UMNO. I think this can explain to u y the muslims can apply permit to build mosque like piece of cake. Y Malay can hv alot of benefit from gov.
I study in Malay secondary,i hv a lot of Malay friends, i quite understanding wat malay nowadays thinking about.
I think ST license suspended is a must action to be taken by gov to prevent kacau bilau in Parliment , prevent bising from those consevertive people(MP and rakyat) and hand -offs the issue in Malaysia.(Ask those conservertive people: puas ke tidak? )
But something hv to be noticed by us,Malay is getting improve some of them is getting open-minded, they really can accept those sensitive issue. This is the Malay nowadays , however for those who play the conservative rule in parlimen are no the new gen malay.
This is no the issue that we say:"Oooi ... chance larrr.. cant like that ler.." Then the gov will chance.
We hv to wait, coz we are no the majority power in parliment. Even PM oso cant chance their mins, he can scold them , he can educate them, he juz cant ignore the power. Later they will "refomasi", then ISA comes, then people complain......
By time to go, the conserative group will be gone.Yes we hv to wait, Kenny. Coz politic playing the rukes now.

i have to agree with your post.
freedom of speech is very limited here. amazing how its considered a form of freedom.

word.. THINK.. didnt see that coming..

well, it is us that elected those guys.. have to go with thier dicision..

still long way to go for this country.. cant wait to see 40 years later!! hopefuly they dont legalise guns like other country... "dont do guns, do drugs!" it will cool when u can finally smoke weed openly, expecially with your son.. "pass me the smokey, boy.."

lets stop talk bout this man.. the damage has been done and theres nothing much we can do... lets talk bout footballs and porns!

Well, this comes to the balancing act between freedom of speech and civil unrest ain't it ?

Sarawak Tribune has printing plants in Kuching, Bintulu and Sibu and it employs more than 300 people (I read from a reliable source). Because of the careless action of the publisher and the over-sensitiveness of 'some people', 300 innocent people have to be punished? Isn't that unfair?

There's not much point arguing about fairness as long as you're living in Malaysia. They say, we follow. We argue, they get offended, we get jailed. It's as easy as THAT.

I've also read that the GuangMing Daily is in the same trouble for publishing that caricature. What now? Another major daily newspaper waiting to be suspended indefinitely?

i agree, sometimes u even upset ppl when u point out that there are over-sensitive ppl
LoL
which is why.. i dont think i want to live in msia.....
too much suppression of being an individual that there is no room for ..those who dont want to be just like sheep..

i think it's right and just to suspend Sarawak Tribune. at this extent, i dont think it's a matter of freedom of speech anymore. even nations which are claimed to be free and democratic like France had to sack the editor who published the cartoon.

moreover, you said that we, Malaysians have a limited level of freedom when it comes to voicing our true opinions on certain matters like politics and we would end up being like morons.

well, look at Singapore. they cant speak nuts about their Government or freely express their beliefs. but look at them, they are a developed nation.

so, i dont think u could link the level of freedom of speech with the progress of a nation.

not all muslims are radical or extremists, i find the muslims in msia very easy to get along with etc when compared to some muslims from other parts of the world.

there are so many caricatures of other religious prophets/gods.. should ppl of other religion begin reacting in such an over the top way? lol tsk.

when the government did that to ST, aren't they in a way, serving the cause of raging islamists?

it is a matter of freedom of speech; i think they are just overreacting

"there are so many caricatures of other religious prophets/gods.. should ppl of other religion begin reacting in such an over the top way?"

or what abt cartoons depicting racism? should everyone start finding fault and reacting in a violent way because they are offended? in a world where there are so many different kinds of ppl, religion, practices.. u cant be oversensitive or totally insensitive. i dont think the cartoons were insensitive as there are numerous portrayals of various gods, prophets, politicians, etc as well

I feel the same way about this as you Kenny. Unfortunately, sometimes it's more prudent to hold you tongue.

It's things like this that reinforce my opinion that Malaysians as a whole, are unfortunately NOT ready and mature enough for unlimited freedom of speech

It's not really our fault, it's the culture of fear perpetrated by some politicians.

That's a very, very long story so I won't eloborate.

till we become a nation with morons? Don't you think we are already a nation run by mornons?

Meh, I don't think anyone wants 'unlimited' free speech. Does it even exist anywhere in the world? A line has to be drawn when it comes to 'free' speech. Laws already prohibit you from saying anything defamatory. Would anyone still like to read racist articles? Am I free to swear in public? Really, I think it was stupid to publish those cartoons. What good does it serve? All it's done is drag Denmark's name through the mud. One would then argue that free speech is a human right. Well, human rights are meant to benefit humans. And how exactly does anyone benefit from this? Seems to me that the cartoons were published just for the heck of it; an abuse of a right.

[KS: I'm not talking about Denmark]

Christianity had this era a long time ago. Remember witches and burning stakes? Galileo? Islam is a younger religion so it is also going through it also. However, with religions in static progression since the modern age, maybe it will stay at that violent era forever.

Quoting Albert Einstein which explains in part why we are and/or becoming more n more moronic ...

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions."

If you read that a show cause letter was issued to another Chinese publication for 'showing pictures of someone reading a newspaper with the page turned to the caricatures of the Prophet', you'd be even more repulsed by our bigotry and loss of sense of what the big picture is.

bravo

well said

well written

a master-piece

solid stuffs

worth reading :

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/46750

Malaysians have no courage
Khoo Kay Peng
Feb 10, 06 2:26pm

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/46750

true, but sad

marginalisedddddddddddd !!!!!!

dictionary please :-

tolerance, peace, communication, understanding,

patience, fairness, competitiveness, merits,

equality, ..............

I think most people live with stereotypes instead of trying to find out by ACTUALLY talking to a person of the other race/culture. People THINK that they know, when really they DON'T.

I absolutely hate it when people toss me shit like, "... but I thought you ALL are like that?" and "... oh you really SHOULD behave/think like that. Why are you so rigid?!". People like that have absolutely no consideration of the cultural and values factor that any other individual has.

I hope we pull through this one, because honestly, it would be a pity to see us go neck to neck in Malaysia for something that didn't even start/really occur here in Malaysia...

what about Singapore? they stop a riot before it even starts... hahaha

there so many polarities, so many sects, and every race / group have their own " sensitivities " , frailties , handicaps , weaknesses , and short-comings , society at large should be more equitable, has it , not just one sided .

'Sensitive' issues? I hate it when something is done without a reason. Every thing ought to have a reason. At least they/we/he/she did this because. Putting a stop to it just like that isnt really going to solve problems in the long run. Thats how things are in Malaysia isn't it? Wonder if this mindset will bring further developments in the country.

Well written! Kenny.

[KS: Some text removed. Like it or not, before any change has occured you better watch what you say.]

cartoons are just cartoons. It's not meant to be taken seriously, because it is just a CARTOON. Personally i felt those over-sensitive read too much into the cartoons.

Well, when you see a nail on the ground, will you purposely step on it? Joke or no joke, what ST "did" is a no no in our country. Don't dwell into saying freedom of speech la this and that la... I do agree with Day and Luke.
You can't say a person is oversensitive because you're not that person. What ST's done is not FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR PRESS bla bla bla. It's just an outcome of really bad filter. Well, I am just sad ST's filters did a real boo-boo there. Shows you how well they proof-read and filter the paper with the amount of sudden truncated articles, typos and plain mistakes they have. Jgn main-main with api. Don't trot to where you see "TRESSPASSERS WILL BE SHOT". Want to do it, do it elsewhere where it says "TRESSPASSERS WILL BE SERVED TEA" or "A PENNY FOR YOUR OPINIONS". If you're well read, want your opinions to be heard, wants total freedom, you can always go PR-lah in another country. Tak suka because u cannot cincai cakap-cakap (even with a sound reason to back your opinion up), gossip kopitiam, well then that's just too bad. It is still just YOUR opinion. Not everyone will see eye to eye with you. Don't like the conservativeness of the country? I am sure many places in the world are very much more "open". If you're that smart and opinionated, I am sure you can make a living elsewhere. Deal with it, or leave. Find another place. Go find that nirvana country for yourself. There's always a choice. Can't leave because of obligations? Too bad. Beggers can't be choosers then. Or maybe I am all wrong and you just like to bitch about it. Nothing wrong there. But know what response you're gonna get, and how this entry can influence others. I AM an avid reader of your blog. I do know you have a big "fan-base".
You can also see here (comments la) that some will go all out to lick your coconuts and hurrah with you, or some maybe memang same opinion with, and there's ppl like me with other opinions. We don't see eye-to-eye on every occasion do we? I don't think you'll get offended with what I write here.. You're not THAT SENSITIVE right? Well that's just my opinion. :D aiyah I write so long... suak-lah.. I go sleep liaw...

[KS: Don't like then leave? Who do you think are? Noh Omar?]

Blame? There's no one to blame to. Blame that this is M'sia. Ruled by Malays. Those high-positioned rulers want no one to say anything about their nation. Sensitivity is the big issue and you have to adjust yrself to learn how to =X if you plan to live in M'sia. Learn how to MYOB in M'sia. This is something M'sia should learn from Ang Moh now. At least they give the damn slight opportunity for you to speak out.

Well said indeed. The problem with this whole issue is the leaders of political parties are "elected" amongst a pool of worthless shit. How many leaders amongst the oh so many ministers are truly there to serve the people? Could you even tell me how many of the ministers in the cabinet now who are NOT millionaires (themselves or direct relatives) and who are not misusing their influence for personal profits?

I can tell you the answer... NONE.

When it comes to issue like this, leaders tend to make a big HOO HAA out of it to divert the people's attention away from something more important; corruption, bureaucracy and their oh so wonderful and comfortable lifes in a banglo somewhere in Bukit Tunku / Damansara Heights...

mati ko sumer org putih yg mempermainkan Nabi.

stupid ppl... chiak pa bo su cho... oways sue ppl... y kenot live harmonoiusly le?? tolerate mar.. multi racial marr.... nabeh! knnbccb...

a white guy, visitor to Malaysia, wonders what "Ang Moh" is/means?

find it very difficult to participate in current discussion, though did send long, and articulate, e-mail to Danish Ambassador in Canada supporting Danish govt's position in current furor. difficulty is due to ticket being bought and paid for - would hate to travel halfway around the world and find myself 'unwelcome' when I get to KLIA

The cartoon started last September of 2005, worldwide reaction took this long to organized? Islamic papers publish cartoons of Jesus all the time. Don't ask for sensitivity until you can respect other people's religion. Religion of peace ... is it really? I see more violence than anything else.

Kenny,

Because you are checking these posts before they go up, I might as if you know, or have any contact with Kenny Ee, editor (I believe) of the ST, and someone I met on my first trip to Kuching.

Thanks for your position on the issue.

Flaneur

[KS: I have no idea who Kenny Ee is. Sorry.]

Yes, this gahmen is blardy stupid to think we are stupid. I was laughing hard (oh how insensitive of me) when I read there were people killed in other countries over this cartoon. I was even laughing harder when some proclaimed that they would die for the religion. Come on lah, come to the magnum shop on draw day and count how many of those are from these religion that ban gambling, curi curi staking their bet while wearing helmet.

We are a hypocrite nation.

We are alreayd a country of morons. What more can I say

I have been following your posts for the past few days and am anticipating for you to bring up the issue and you finally did!!

This is MALAYSIA dude! Freedom of speech is basically NON-EXISTENT alright? I read about the part where a goverment official commented that the Media Industry is out of control, quoting the "nude squats" case and this one, ehem, just exactly how are you going to control them? By giving each newspaper the same script to publish? Then alright, we'll just have one newspaper then. Personally, I don't see what the fuss is about, but remember this is a MUSLIM country, you've gotta be careful when it comes to religion.

Anyways, I don't think ST will go down, worse comes to worse they can always register another company since the facilities are already setup.

it's like you don't do anything so that you won't make mistake, in malaysian way "no do no wrong"

At first, I also thought...WTH those people angry with the cartoons? (I have those 12 out of 15 of the cartoons)

Then I get to know... The cartoons was published back in september 2005. This only makes small part of the people angry in Denmark.

Then, they (Denmark) republish it again. This is the reason the people get angry. ST "re-publish" the cartoons for Malaysians. If they dont republish, i dun think they will be suspended.

As for ST, i think a fine is more suitable than close shop. If close shop, more people will be jobless. (similiar with proton eh?-> "close shop" "jobless")

yea! *lifting both hands and agree*

Sad for the people working in Sarawak Tribune. I feel the closing is very unfair to them. Why do they have to go to such extend to please some people? Don't they think they are spoiling them? Firing the the people responsible & having apologies published would hav been sufficient.

You are right there!

actually I tot that the paper is quite brainless to reprint cos what is the purpose in doing it???

knowing tat riots are occuring everywhere cos of the cartoons and here they are doing it...

trying to boost their readership? try to keep the readers well informed?

I really question their purpose...

irresponsibility...

[KS: Can you honestly say that you've read the news at some point without wondering WHAT the cartoons are all about? It's not to boost readership, they're doing their job.]

this is a touchy subject.. cant say much. since im muslim, im a bit upset abt it, but i dun think tht ppl shld react violently to this. i mean, wht does tht exactly say abt us?

Malaysia is better off as a nation of various races. Remember the riot in Indonesia in which the local people targeted chinese? It's worse dude..It's even more worse.. I don't even remember there is a riot targeting certain race in Malaysia

This is the first time I am leaving comment here although I have been reading your blog for some time now... I just want to say, I am sorry there is not much civilizations in men nowadays. Take care everyone!

kenny, next entry u'll better come up with something funny, or porno.. or else ppl will argue this all the time... no offence ppl, but this thing is getting pointless... i know u are upset, but i read kenny sia for something funny.. we all do, rite?

[KS: Why don't you write something funny in your own blog?]

True that!

honestly, i wonder what the fuss is all about. Sure, the caricatures are marginally insensitive, but i suppose u have to take into account that they are satirical. The funny thing is, these caricatures are just reprints! Personally i feel that half the time these riots occur just because there are some hyper-sensitive individuals out there who feel slighted at any inkling of "insensitivity". Violence doesn't exactly help portray Islam as a religion of peace (which it is) and does Muslims all over the world no favours, only increasing tension (racial or otherwise). Noone can be politically correct all the time, in fact sometimes political correctness is just plain pretentious and tiring.

Sad enough to say, but that's REALLY what happening now in Malaysia..... :(

to nope: There was. Don't rely on your history books though if you are Malaysian.

A newspaper is to allow their readers with news, not help the government in their propaganda. It is impractical to block problems when you can do nothing about it.

Has anyone even heard of Empress Dowager Cixi?

Anyway, beautiful entry.

Came here on advice of your fellow Catsville resident Yan; I am sorry you "deleted" some eralier posts -- I did too at mine on one subject .. I wished I had read those deleted ones, but i can hazard a gas?

The last time I heard "morons" being bandied about was an exchange between George Soros and former Dr Mahathir Mohamad, but that would be recounting too familair a tale and I wouldn't want to drive away Kenny's 'steamed readers, would I?

So - Now back to issue proper, just one reference to ONE of the ST's protagonists (does he deserve the what? 'aranic' moniker?): pls bear with desi, longish ~~~ Came here on advice of your fellow Catsville resident Yan; I am sorry you "deleted" some eralier posts -- I did too at mine on one subject .. I wished I had read those deleted ones, but i can hazard a gas?

The last time I heard "morons" being bandied about was an exchange between George Soros and former Dr Mahathir Mohamad, but that would be recounting too familair a tale and I wouldn't want to drive away Kenny's 'steamed readers, would I?

So - Now back to issue proper, just one reference tothe ST's protagonists (does he/they deserve the what? 'moron' moniker?): pls indulge desi with a longish reference, reproducing relevant parts of news report from The Star: ~~~

Indefinite suspension 61-year-old Sarawak

KUCHING: The 61-year-old Sarawak Tribune may not hit the streets anymore even after the suspension order has been rescinded, said the newspaper’s editorial advisor Senator Datuk Idris Buang.

He said the daily’s board of directors had decided to self-impose an indefinite suspension on publication at their meeting in Sibu yesterday morning, before the Government issued the suspension order.

“There may not be a Sarawak Tribune anymore,” he told a press conference at the newspaper’s office in Jalan Abell last night.

Idris said the board fully supported the Federal Government’s stand to suspend the licence of the Sarawak Tribune.

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“We are extremely ashamed of the damage and hurt caused to all Malaysians and the country due to the gross insensitivity and lack of responsibility on the part of whosoever involved among the staff in question, particularly the editor-on-duty.

“We join all Malaysians in condemning this act (reproduction of the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad),” he added. (ends new report exxtract..)

This guy is "amazing" -- a newspaper's boss "supporting" the suspension (killing off!) of his own newspaper!

Then he added insult to injury that he spoke ion behalf of "all Malaysians ...on TWO occasions.

Hey, - I'm a blue-blooded journalist, am proud of it! - did not wish to be represented by you, Idris. Especially a politician first, not even a journalist second!

"This guy Toman and his big boss Idris Buang were scapegoating Lester Malanyi all the way, now Toman wants to flag himself as a "honourable" hero. Yes, I heard Mark Antony say so many times too (after Julius Caesar's murder): Brutus and all the assasins were honourable men ... transfer the Roman public square to the Malaysian poliitcal (BN) stage ... and Shakespeare would have quietly smiled in his grave...
Maybe Toman will place some bouquets at the Sarawak Tribune tombstone: R.I.P. -- I hope it stands for my more optimistic (when I was a child...)version: RISE IF POSSIBLE.

With friends like Idris and Toman, the people at ST need no enemies..."

At one time, Putrajaya kept the Morons within the peninsular perimeter. Now it's cross-border --ah, evil if Global Villagisation?...

The Morons have arrived in Sarawak, I "sympathise" with thee, kenny, and mGf 2, Yan...I also empathise with ST hardpressed press member& their 300? families -- will continue to say some prayers for you ppl with such "noble" bosses heading the newspapers there...
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A: amen/amin.

Yours APpreciative (mayhaps "Dishonourable"?) Reader, YL

Yes Kenny, discussions are good among a group of friends where you can have a meaningful conversation.

But an online discussion with people over the Internet, you just know that one moron somewhere is going to join in and start dissing the religion and everybody else without substance.

Most of your readers have the intellect level of a rotten mushroom and I am sure you know it. Just scroll back up and you get what I am talking about.

Even a simple peaceful article like mine can attract hate comments about a certain religion. That is the reason things should be censored online. Under the anonimity of the Internet, any coward can say anything they like and misinterprete your article, no matter how well it was argued.

It is easy to call people sensitive, but if saying something or doing something causes people to burn down buildings and take to the streets, then maybe they are trully ofended. I have said it many times, it has got nothing to do with what you believe. It has ALL to do with understanding why people believe otherwise.

you took the words right outta my mouth

we are furious. we are sad.
but have we done anythin?
can we do anythin?
nope. we whine.
and silent....
can i know-why prophet's face shouldn't be showed?why malays have to be muslims? why they do not like dogs?-Qs i wanna know since primary..am i insensitive by askin these qs? and yes, i really do not know much bout other fellow malaysians' culture.

I have no idea what was said on the newspaper exactly, but they could have talked about the caricatures without posting the caricatures itself, right? I mean, seeing that it IS a sensitive subject and that they are in a muslim country, it IS kind of dumb to publish the caricatures, however unfair it is of the government to suspend them. Although they had no intention to hurt, whatsoever, and that the government's just being paranoid, I guess they brought it onto theirselves. You play with fire, get burnt your fault what.

Haha, I bet that didn't make sense. But oh well.

Quote " can i know-why prophet's face shouldn't be showed?why malays have to be muslims? why they do not like dogs?-Qs i wanna know since primary..am i insensitive by askin these qs? and yes, i really do not know much bout other fellow malaysians' culture."

i'll answer ur questions day,

the prophet's face, or god's face, or any prophet's face cannot be shown to PREVENT the followers from falling into idolatry(worship of figures/pictures, etc, as to why malays must be muslim, i have no idea, (im malay and i donno also),
as for the dogs part, it's a common stereotype by muslims to think dogs are bad/dirty and we cant touch em and that bullshit. Well technically, there's nothing in the holy scriptures that tell us THAT we cant touch em. in fact, the first prophet, Adam, owned a dog. The dog came to adam's hand.

hope that answers ur question, if u want to ask me more, you can email me jizu32@gmail.com, rather than flame kenny's comments.

btw kenny, malaysian government has never supported free press, what we have is an illusion of free press.

one of the pictures of the newspaper article says that whoever plays up the sensitive issue of race, religion... will be given heavy punishment. isn't this the country who's leaders said noone should ever question the rights of malays in the country?
what a case of double standards.

I really wonder what you mean by "they are doing their job"?

you mean by publishing the cartoons which in one way or another insults someone's religion is doing their job???

[KS: You have to look into the CONTEXT in which it was published. Taken out of context, yes the cartoons are VERY offensive. But in the context of reporting accurate news and supporting it with the very subject of discussion, they are not.]

i failed to get JPA scolarship after obtaining 10A1s........WTF...

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Kenny ..... great post.. but have anyone realise why Sarawak Tribune did it & not Borneo Post or any other Newspaper??? It's this guy L.M. who published the caricatures and whether it's against the Sarawak Tribune or someone really powerful. He obviously did it on purpose since the world has declare this issue as a sensitive & serious Muslim offending matter. But who bought this guy to do so is another matter... Either POLITICAL or COMPETITOR....

Well... as long as it does nothing harmful to me except for leaving only 1 Sarawak English Newspaper to read and uncertain furture for the staff in Sarawak Tribune!

Oh NO!!Kennysia's chatterbox has been suspended.

Thank You Kenny. Well said and I agree. Its unfortunate that people are insular and this creation of ideological walls around ourselves only serves to make us island of humanity unbridged and disunited. Id like to read the post you didn't put up, if i may.

it was stated that the suspension of the newspaper indefinitely was agreed upon by the board of directors not the goverment

they did so ebfore the goverment suspended them, which is what the goverment will be doing ....

kenny, I couldn't agree more.

i've got a post that has link to another page

http://trevesco.blogspot.com/2006/02/racial-discrimination.html

let's read and weep for Malaysia.

I am kind of late for the news and haven’t seen the real thing but very curious as to what actually stirred things up and can someone confirm if it is contained in the link below and which one it is.

What I would really like to understand is what is in the caricature that is so offensive that it warrants torching up the street and even to the extent of killing your friendly neighbors who have the same faith and believe the same thing as you do.

And why it took as long as it did (4momths) to have any sort of emotional response and to brew up such a storm if indeed it is such an offensive picture.

Right now all there is out there are anger and violence which honestly hasn’t helped me and probably many others too to understand the issue. For those offended I believe your explanation would be lots more useful towards helping others to understand.

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Malaysians are not sensitive, the government is.

all this political talk is giving me a headache

:)

I wish you didn't self-censor yourself Kenny.

Kenny,

Too bad your blog has become too mainstream for you to post up the caricatures, heck or even to openly discuss the subject now. "Shh...isu sensitif has been the most convenient cover for ignorance. Most of the people blowing the 'isu sensitif' hot air have not even seen the cartoon, but are eager to criticize. I have a Palestinian friend who could see it in a light-hearted way, once taken into context. So why can’t they? The cartoon was not about any religion - it was about the absurdness of censorship. The irony, hey...

If you actually google the cartoons up, you can see that one of the cartoons depict Buddha, Jesus and a Jewish God telling Mohammad not to get mad - they've all been subject to caricatures themselves. No offence, but I don't see any Christians or Buddhists rampaging through towns burning embassies and the like.

I applaud the Sarawak Tribune for staying true to their journalistic principles (at least in this case) instead of selling out like the Star, NST, etc. It is ridiculous expecting the government of Denmark and France to apologize for the sake of their media. Perhaps the idiot rioters are all from countries that don't know the meaning of INDEPENDENT press.

it was said that the directors themsleves refused to continue with sarawak tribune even if the ban is lifted.....who should we trust?

I'm losing trust and confidence in this country...sigh

aiyoh...malaysia boleh ma...wut do ya expect....
BOLEH siarkan...
tetapi BOLEH tutupkan juga.

and yet...i dunno why i still love malaysia...

Oh, come on, have all of you not read George Orwell's 1984?

Don't you think there might be another reason why ST was closed down?

Two words: diversion, monopoly.

This whole fiasco is a 'wayang kulit'. Its agenda is simple. To bring a race of people together in times when their political camp is on shaky ground.

And who wants to bet that there will be new owners with a new permit in hand to 'revive' ST?

Politics + Big Business go hand in hand. Look around in Sarawak. Who owns what where? Who runs what where?

Enjoy the show, a script worth of a hollywood blockbuster.

jeff: Malays have to be Muslim or they aren't Malays. Simple as that. Constitutionally, a Malay is someone who regularly speaks the Malay language, practices Malay culture and most importantly (to the governing authorities anyway), is a Muslim.

Excellent post =)

excellent post, very true indeed they way you describe our 'malaysia boleh' culture. Dont speak, dont communicate, if the issue sensitive better dont talk. We never try to learn, why it is sensitive? Or why some group of people can be insensitive? It's the lack of communication between us. That's what our gomen prefer I guess. Jangan cakap banyak.. ikut saja. Yang ini betul, itu tak betul, jangan tanya mengapa... We are sheep :D yeaH!!!!!!

I really wonder what you mean by "they are doing their job"?

you mean by publishing the cartoons which in one way or another insults someone's religion is doing their job???

Try to look at the big picture, understand why they publish it, the intention, is it intentional as to cause malice? They just published it together to support what they were reporting. Too bad some people are too dumb to try to READ and UNDERSTAND instead of buta buta taruk people... Haih.. Agree with Kenny, Moronic Nation.

"jeff: Malays have to be Muslim or they aren't Malays. Simple as that. Constitutionally, a Malay is someone who regularly speaks the Malay language, practices Malay culture and most importantly (to the governing authorities anyway), is a Muslim."

yea thnx..i forgot about the damned constitution.

Kenny,
this is one of the most meaningful blog i've ever read. it is sooo damn true!
that's the fact... living in a religious country. where's the human rights in speaking out??? if we continue locking our mouth, then when can we learn, understand and be honest with everyone? when can we really be united in harmony?
sad case...

To all Malaysians who yearn to have a free conscience... please, come to the United States! You will be respected. You will be treated with dignity. You will make lots of money. You will have the freedom to speak your mind.

On the other hand, if you are so sensitive that seeing a cartoon drawing of some guy that supposedly lived 2000 years ago drives you to tears or makes you go crazy, then you are not suited for life in our country. Better you stay in Malaysia where you have the government to protect your fragile ego.

what do you mean until?

think this way, atleast we are not that bad..
take Iran for example; a 17 years old girl was sentenced hung to death for defending herself being raped by 4 man. She actually accidently killed one of them with her pocket knife. well she is sentenced to death. because of that.

On another hand, an angry mob in Iran stormed Denmark Embassy, and burnt down everything, because them stand by thier belief and religion. With this, Denmark now can rage war againts Iran, for attacking thier land in Iran.

For me, lady is not only our friend, girlfriend wife and sisters. Thier our mother. and i respect them. my point is if people dont resect thier mother, what right do they have to stand by thier own belief? i'm glad that own country pactices the milder side of Islam teaching. And i'm glad to be in this country. and i'm sure the goverment has already try his best to protect everbody's right.

i dont wana live in a country where they banned drugs because the government "care about the people", on the other hand legalise guns and firearm.

i don't know if anyone watched the news recently, but on TV3, the report shows that someone from Melaka reported about the Sarawak Tribune incident, from Ayer Keroh. someone poslaju-ed a newspaper to Melaka?

Don't just complain that you can't say or do anything.

When voting time comes, vote wisely.
If you think vote Barisan Nasional for stability.
NAH!

i think it was all very stupid.
even my dad, a press man, thinks the same.
malaysia, although a circular country,
is so muslim-oriented.
nobody would give a f*ck if it was moses or some other 'holly' character (thats NOT muslim) was dissed. i applaud you for this post of yours.

I've read all the comments and found some to be amateur enough.
These whole issue has been a vicious cycle with a chain of events that lead to extreme reactions that causes casualties and loss of jobs. On my personal opinion, it should be wholly blamed on the published caricature and therefore the worldwide press. Due to 911 and other 'catastrophe', issues on Islam is extremely sensitive. A line should be drawn when it comes to humiliating their religion during such sensitive times,by drawing a bomb on top of Mhd's head. NOt a very good idea indeed. And becos of how much chaos it can cause, the worldwide press came to denounce, report in details for the whole world to see. The whole world sees it and it aggravate the situation. M'sia gov probably suppress ST becos the country cannot afford to induce riots more.

You totally missed the point, Kenny. Look at waddafak's comment - this guy knows what's going on.

Who owns ST? Who's the chairman of ST? Who does he report to?

It's sad what happened to Sarawak Tribune. I too grew up reading it, and I dun think it's too much to say that's it's the only decent Sarawakian newspaper worth reading. On 1 hand, I'd agree that it might have been a bad idea to publish the cartoon especially in this country. But does the reaction have to be so severe as to shut down the whole newspaper when it's only a few individuals who made the decision. Sucks. Hope Sarawak Press will reincarnate the ST in someway, maybe a new paper? It used to be called the Sarawak Times, right? Maybe that could be a way out. Pity the rest of the staff though...buta buta lose their jobs/careers... Anyway, condolences to ST, but hope to see it in another form soon....

i think all the fuss made is clearly unnecessary. No doubt it might be insulting to certain muslims, but i agree with u that many cartoons are made to encourage the readers to think and question. The reaction is really way too much. Everything is based on politics now, and religion is just an excuse to argue. An apology would have been enough looking that there was no intention to hurt/anyone or religion.

i would just like to say thanks kenny, for having the balls to put this up with so much honesty and straight-forwardness. :)

No doubt, Malaysians who have posted inconsiderate, harsh and foolish comments like some of those above are nothing else but ignorant. And, they are not ignorant because the nation have brought them up that way.

It's ALL because they dont read enough and not think twice before they say something. They lambast and punish innocent people with their comments, thinking that they have EVERY right to freedom of speech. 'Civilised' people make use of their rights for the better of everyone, and these people abuse it by disrespecting others and our own fellow Malaysians.

I have no idea what our nation would turn up to be like if we were given the ultimate freedom to speech with these people who would disrupt the harmony of Malaysian lives.

Good riddance! Sarawak Tribune is just another medium of propoganda for the government anyway. Not directly but many of its editorials are pro-government crap. I am not saying that any Malaysian newspapers are better but at least they don't keep publishing articles that give Barisan Nasional a pat in the back everytime. Besides ST news are for those contended with living under the coconut shell. From the first to the last page everything is about Sarawak. I exaggerate but generally that is the idea. If you want to read ST, fine. But at least get access to CNN or BBC or whatever news you can find via your parabolic dish.

Anybody with common sense would know that it is a bad idea to publish those pictures. We already know what those pictures can lead to. We have seen European media receiving the brunt of the attack and editors issuing public apologies. And these are huge conglomerates, mind you. BBC is one of them. And now ST intends to take on the Muslim world or rather Muslim country by itself. Arrogance? I would think ignorance rather because most probably the ST editors are living under the coconut shell as well and oblivious to the world as their publication is. Wake up! You are living in an Islamic country for crying out loud.

If you feel like crying out loud, get out of the country and spit out whatever is on your mind. If not just keep quiet and be happy that you are living in a country that is peaceful and a country that you don't have to crack your head thinking who to vote because no matter who you vote BN is still going to be tha majority. Otherwise, if you cannot do that, you can cry in jail under ISA.

完全支持你！

how was depicting a bomb in the prophet's turban supposed to make anyone think?!
anyone looking at it would have the impression that the prophet encourages terrorism etc, and that was very offensive.
if the caricatures were supposed to encourage thinking, i truly believed that it was done to mislead, and not educate :P
if you're really desperate to learn, there are other ways of educating yourself on whatever issue you want to learn about by choosing anything other than the offensive approach. dont read somebody's opinion and make it your own before learning it yourself.
thats just being shallow.
its shallow to assume that just because the the 911 terrorists are muslims, then all his muslim brothers and sisters are terrorists too.
in 1997 Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for terrorising (bombing Oklahoma City). he was a pure white-assed american. but you all know what everyone first said? 'oh hey investigation showed tht the bombing has got middle eastern signature written all over it'
if muslims didnt face so much discrimination in today's world, they probably wouldnt be so defensive.
muslims in malaysia are lucky that we're living peacefully instead of being bombed everyday like in Iraq. i friggin wonder where the hell is that secret weapon of mass destruction bush is talking about.
so yeah you wana talk. the problem is your head is too small to think about big issues. just shut the fuck up.
and if any of you in here are saying that offending somebody else's God is nothing and should be taken lightly (just because you're so used to cursing yours) YOU'RE SO OUT OF YOUR HEAD.
hello? what did they teach you in school? the most basic things - be respectful, be nice, be kind etc etc.
now i hear people giving all kinds of excuses for what tht Danish paper did. oh we have freedom of speech, oh this is to report blablabla. cut the crap. freedom of speech is there for the good, it was never meant to be used like this. heck, the editor even said that he wouldnt mind publishing offensive stuffs about the Holocousts. you dare bet that nobody would feel offended? why not publish something offensive about Jesus and have it being circulated on the net worldwide or around Europe to be ridiculed. you think that bush is going to sit around smiling his head off? encourage thinking? you know what bush will be thinking? pressing that nuclear bomb button to the danes, thts what he would wanna do.
you fail to grasp time and time again that some measures are necessary to protect Malaysia from what has happened in the past. if it meant tht our 'freedom of expression' is limited to not offending anybody's God, i dont see why it should be a problem for you in the first place. Sarawak Tribune was either too dumb or too smart for its own good when they decided to publish tht article. what a bunch of idiots.

could it be the goverment trying to warm the public not to do something foolish, or else we could end up like ST? everything happends for a reason.. think twice..

Bravo Kenny for publishing nonsense comments from trolls like "wtf" Others like Jeff Ooi would've banned him for his personal attacks.

"so yeah you wana talk. the problem is your head is too small to think about big issues. just shut the fuck up."
Hmm..but obviously you can't.

I didn't want to open a can-of-worms here, but since Kenny is leaving himself open to attack, maybe someone should rebut one or two thing here aight..

"muslims in malaysia are lucky that we're living peacefully instead of being bombed everyday like in Iraq"
And who are the bombers in Iraq? And who are the majority of the casualties of said bombings - its not the American soldiers but innocent Iraqi muslims, courtesy of not-so-innocent Iraqi muslims with some help from the Iraninans or Syrians.

"he was a pure white-assed american. but you all know what everyone first said? 'oh hey investigation showed tht the bombing has got middle eastern signature written all over it'
if muslims didnt face so much discrimination in today's world, they probably wouldnt be so defensive."
Its called stereotyping. Basically you look at who the majority of the the bombers are and make a guess. Not saying it is right, but it is what most people do, including you. No prize for guessing who are the people conducting most of the bombings, by the way.

"pressing that nuclear bomb button to the danes, thts what he would wanna do."
Guess somewhat forgot to take his meds, huh. Calm down, stop flaming, go sleep. Atta boy.

"could it be the goverment trying to warm the public not to do something foolish, or else we could end up like ST? "
Notice that in such a society - personal accountability is dependant upon the threat of punishment by the government; we are encouraged to be a tool. Stop thinking, just do as you are told as everything is fine n' dandy.

Peace.

you have my support, Kenny. No point of getting angry over this issue. It's not the first time anyways. Everytime such issues crop up, drastic actions are being taken by our topguns. Thing is, these people at the top have brains the size of peanut...that's why they are monkeys! to some extend we'll just have to live with it for now (well, at least until someone at the top decides enough is enough or until every malaysian starts thinking) and let's just pray that the very people we put up there in the government will do something.

I am not very sure if they shld ve done it at all.

All the violence going on, what they ve done has caused great damage and caused the deaths of many...

Sigh...

If only these would stop soon...

Ouch, Kenny. I sure hope you didn't shoot down everything I said just because it contained the word 'Denmark' in it. What I said about Denmark is applicable to the Sarawak Tribune. That is, WHAT GOOD does it serve? In Denmark's case, it was primarily to test the limits of free speech. Well, in ST's case, that was obviously, intentionally or not, a similar attempt. Sure, Kenny, you assert that the purpose of publishing thoes cartoons is to facilitate BALANCED and FACTUAL reporting.

Well, Huda in an earlier post hit the nail on the head. Was it completely necessary to have those caricatures there? How about a lengthy wordy article with no pictures? Would that someone detract from its credibility? If anyone is INTERESTED in seeing those pictures, they could always go onto the internet. What, you guys still like reading picture books?

(I'm not a Muslim, so if anyone could shed some light or even rebuke me for the following:)

And Kenny, I don't think you should have shot 'Wei De' down as well. For everyone here (including Kenny), as far as I know, IN THE ISLAMIC FAITH IT IS WRONG TO REPRESENT THE PROPHET IN ART IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM AND YES, EVEN WITH THE UTMOST OF GOOD INTENTIONS. Even the Muslims themselves who love and respect him to no end perhaps might even love to have a picture of him hanging on the wall ARE FORBIDDEN TO. In other words, NO CONTEXT JUSTIFIES portrayal of the prophet. So Kenny, the moment ST did what they did, NO MATTER WHAT THEY WERE GONNA SAY, they've offended Muslims.

'Fruitopia', in light of what I said above, that does not necessarily make him 'mainstream'. His blog has identified enough of him to allow him to face severe backlash and repercussions if he did publish the caricatures.
Any what's more, have any of the press from Canada, the US, Australia and the UK published those pictures? Don't they have an independent press too? Perhaps the media in those countries don't suffer any insecurities with regards to free speech AND/OR THEY KNOW BETTER.

Hey bongkersz, if any portrayal of the prophet is against Islamic teachings for any reason at all, would your views change? Cuz, any publication of such is a display of insensitivity.

'Wtf' thanks for your post. Though some things you said made me cringe a little, I appreciate your similar perspective.

Kenny, we need not look far to find evidence of the press providing a balanced and factual view, or at least of controversial and touchy issues. Remember the 'strip-search' incident? Or the mountaineer's widow caught in a legal loophole between the civil and Islamic courts? Or how about the guys at the top lamenting the Malay's culture of receiving handouts from the government? Really Kenny, I just don't see how you can justify your entire entry above. Our media may seem to have the impression of self-censorship but perhaps it's because it's erring on the side on safety - better to be sensitive than insensitive. If those issues recently PUBLISHED above in the media are so remote from anything cultural or religious or political that it allows them to be published, I dunno what would please you.

i do think it's inappropriate to publish the cartoon..i mean look at other countries who had published the cartoons. this will sure triggered furore among muslims in this country..

Thanks for putting that post up

http://izzietheinternetbugwriter.blogspot.com/2006/02/100-importance-of-religious-harmony.html

the silent majority in sarawak must speak up against this unreasonable closure of sarawakian newspaper.

well said! i couldn't agree more. *nods head*

From Lynn Johnston:

"On behalf of conscientious humorists and illustrators worldwide, I want to say to the nation of people who have been understandably offended – an apology is due. This is not comedy. If a cartoon or a statement causes such pain, it enters the category of hate literature and should be treated as such.

Laughter is a language we can all understand. For the sake of decency and good taste – stop reprinting this inflammatory image and allow a people already in crisis to heal.

"I believe these cartoons have a right to exist. But the media does not have the right to use them callously in the name of freedom. Freedom for whom? If one innocent person dies because of this capricious incident, publishers must accept the blame."

The Government action only serve to tell the world how weak the faith of the Muslims are. What a shame.

I think Kenny hit the nail on the head on this topic. That's exactly the problem with everyone around the world, not just Malaysia, I think.

you draw or write something about Christianity, the Vatican may go after you.....

you draw or write something about Muslim,the whole Muslim nation may go violent!

Maybe our government is playing safe.....

Yes, we all gotta to resurrect the Sarawak Tribune..come on..suspend indefinitely over a cartoon?!! Muslim are taught to forgive and forget as do most major mainstream religion.

Come and get me if u can,,ISA folks,,give u a hint,,i am in canada.
dont forget the handcuffs! Oh my wrist are small,,bring the XXS size.
Oh one more reminder for those officers that are assigned to tangkap me,,bring some pocket money and see Canada before catching me. U got this one chance to travel half the world and geta tour here.
Do what u can,,but please please let my dear Tribune go. That was my first newspaper when i learned to read english in primary 3.
i even end up being the loan officer to lease hi-tech equpments to Sarawak Press when it's press room transform from old'cut and paste" to hi-tech computer and networks.
i even caught a glimpse of who the real indirect owners of Tribune is. All i can say is he's got a lot of white hair,,,hahahaha
My late grandpa too gota lots of white hair and when he walks around the wet market in Gambir Rd, they call used to call him, "pek-mo".
LONG LIVE THE TRIBUNE!!!

SEND THIS TO THE CABINET.

it's a joke

this is a good topic to distract everyone from AP, NAP, NEP, Proton, Kentut and Fang Pi (ketuk ketampi), rapes, snatch thieves, and other previously highlighted issues...

i'm glad you had deleted those things you're wrote. cos i knew it is not going to be safe for you.

we can't afford to loose a blog which would allow us to express our views.

i do love my country, but so many things that happened had really made me reconsidering whether i should return to my country of birth.

would they have an equivalent of What Would Jesus Do (WWJD) in the Muslim world? Just curious...

great post kenny - I have a solution for you all - VOTE opposition for once and have a new govt that is not only interested in sucking taxpayer $$$ and putting into their own pockets - oh forgot - they keep redrawing the constituency boundaries to prevent that.

Absolutely true.

Muslims are kind of violent when it comes to these things, but extremists only though.
Why must they burn down buildings and kill? Why want to wage war against others? It's world peace that we want, and they keep spoiling it. They study the Quran everyday, and pray 5 times a day, but the abhorrent fact is that they are not changing for the better.

Yeah, and I agree that the government is a "follower." They feel that they should be angry as those extremists are. They can't stand by themselves. They need someone or something to lean on.

i was going to say alot of things but after going thru all the comments, i dont see the point of saying anything anymore.

but one thing for sure, all religions preech love and peace. if anyone is so defensive/protective abt their religion that means they should preech love and peace too. but why aren't they? hmmm...

it's sad. religions are so over-rated and abused.

it isn't so much that the less we know the more morons we produce... but i think the less we are allowed to question and make mistakes to learn... the less we will understand each other... and the less united we shall become...

how then are we to remain a nation united?

how will we fare in the world tomorrow where terror seeks to divide us into infighting factions?

i have to say that i love my country very much... but there's very little of it that i am proud of... that's kinda sad...

Kenny is on the way to become something like Jeff Ooi ;)

i just don't how the cartoons look like. my government just simply banned it. what's the point huh? you don't let the your people know why muslims are angry over it, yet you let them outrage in the country causing trepidations among your people. Sarawak Tribune did the right thing, it let its readers know the fact.

just wanna say bullshit to the one who decided on banning ST.