Ravinder Singh

Which human is fit to enforce God’s law?

Which human is fit to enforce God’s law?

This is for a discussion with PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang who was reported (The Sun June 2, 2016 ‘Chinese groups say no to hudud’) to have said that “the bill is there to improve the infrastructure of the Islamic judicial system, which shows that Allah (God) is the greater justice than the law of man and its punishments are more to educate criminals rather than punish them”.

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Meaningless to resign after Hudud Bill is passed

Meaningless to resign after Hudud Bill is passed

I can’t help but think that huhud is the latest show in town. After the queue-jumping to table the bill in Parliament, we now have other players coming onto stage to express their “surprise”, “anger”, “disapproval” and threats to resign.

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Meaning of ‘parent’ in Clause 12(4) of the constitution

Meaning of ‘parent’ in Clause 12(4) of the constitution

There is much hair-splitting over the word ‘parent’ in Clause 12(4) of the constitution where it says that “the religion of a person under the age of eighteen shall be decided by his parent or guardian”.

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Why the summons-issuing spree along Jalan Midlands, Penang?

Why the summons-issuing spree along Jalan Midlands, Penang?

Penang traffic policemen in two patrol cars had a field day at 1.40pm yesterday (May 11) issuing summonses to about 30-over cars parked along both sides of Jalan Midlands, Pulau Tikus, Penang.

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Train collision shows ‘no preventive maintenance of the tracks’

Train collision shows ‘no preventive maintenance of the tracks’

The collision of two KTM trains in Kuala Kubu Baru was something that was waiting to happen somewhere between Kuala Lumpur and Tanjong Malim.

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Stupid to compare similar things

Stupid to compare similar things

There is some hidden mischief in bringing in religious speakers who are touted as experts to speak on topics like ‘similarities in Islam and Hinduism’ in a multi-racial society.

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Stupid to compare similar things

Stupid to compare similar things

There is some hidden mischief in bringing in religious speakers who are touted as experts to speak on topics like ‘similarities in Islam and Hinduism’ in a multi-racial society.

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Zakir should preach to Muslims to follow Quran teachings

Zakir should preach to Muslims to follow Quran teachings

Zakir Naik is a great talker and seems to have a photographic mind as he can rattle away quotations from the holy books like a machine gun.

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Conflict of interest can determine outcome of investigations

Conflict of interest can determine outcome of investigations

Commenting on the outcome of Aminulrasyid Amzah’s family’s civil case for damages over his death at the hands of the police, legal minds tell us that the burdens of proof in civil and criminal cases are different. They rightly point out that in criminal cases guilt must be proven beyond reasonable doubt, but in a civil case, the outcome depends of a balance of probabilities. Hence the different judgments in this criminal and civil case.

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Did God tell the gov’t to raise prices?

Did God tell the gov’t to raise prices?

Just over a week ago it was reported that according to Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainuddin, only traders who do not believe in God will raise prices of goods. He had said that God never told anyone to raise or lower prices and that only those who do not believe in God will increase their prices. He backed his statement by saying that according to the Quran traders must be fair to consumers so they don’t feel cheated.

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The nation depends on us... to bury 1MDB alive

The nation depends on us... to bury 1MDB alive

The Bismark, a German battleship, was one of the biggest and most powerful in the World War II and it was terrorising the northern seas with its 15-inch guns.

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Should AG now defend 1MDB according to the tenets of Islam?

Should AG now defend 1MDB according to the tenets of Islam?

Now that attorney-general AG MohamApandi Ali has used religion to challenge Dr Mahathir Mohamad, could he also rise to the occasion and defend all the colourful stories told by various persons about the RM2.6 billion ‘donation’ from some invisible source sitting somewhere in the Middle East, by the same tenets of Islam.

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TPPA and the bull about a ‘high-income nation’

The prime minister and many others have been relentlessly talking about making Malaysia a “high-income nation” and a “developed nation” by 2020.

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Judging the judges

Judging the judges

Court of Appeal president Md Raus Sharif is upset that the public has a less than good perception of the judiciary. So he advised that one should not only look at selected cases but at cases on the whole .

10y ago

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‘Guidelines on right of self-defence’ must be a joke

I refer to the letter ‘Right of Self Defence’ by Dr Muzaffar Syah Mallow of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ( The Star Jan 9, 2016) wherein he says that “it is time for the authorities to create and release clear guidelines on a person’s right of self-defence under the existing laws in this country in order for the general public to know their limits when protecting themselves or their property”.

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Dear AG, no law man is perfect

On Tuesday, attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali was reported to have said: “I am a law man. Tell the whole world that I am a law man. I decide according to the law. Nobody puts pressure on me.”

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Sympathise with the crime victims, not perpetrators

It is retarded thinking to sympathise with housebreakers who are criminals, for what they do is premeditated and they break in prepared to do anything if confronted by people in the house, even to kill, maim or rape knowing that they may still get off scot-free either by not being caught or by being defended by lawyers and released due to ‘insufficient evidence’, ‘inconclusive evidence’, ‘alibi evidence’, ‘failure to identify at identification parade’, etc, etc.

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If Islam is not a religion of compulsion, why act otherwise?

If Islam is not a religion of compulsion, why are some present day humans acting contrary to this?

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Guan Eng, please explain inconsistency in rezoning

Guan Eng, please explain inconsistency in rezoning

As reported in the latest issue of Buletin Mutiara , Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng clarified that the state government had actually rezoned the infamous Bukit Relau - now dubbed “Bukit Botak” - back to its original status so that it could be rehabilitated. He said the development on the hill was illegal, and that the rezoning was to correct the wrong which was done earlier during the time of BN government.

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By hook or by crook, by votes or by NSC

By hook or by crook, by votes or by NSC

The National Security Council (NSC) Bill is the writing on the wall that gives a strong perception of a strategy to remain in power if the votes do not add up.

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Is the NSC Bill for security or for self-preservation?

Is the NSC Bill for security or for self-preservation?

My two-cents worth is that the new National Security Council (NSC) Bill is not about security but about ensuring the continuity of the present government.

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Endorsing bigotry leads to extremism and terrorism

Endorsing bigotry leads to extremism and terrorism

As the shocked world including Malaysia mourns the victims of the terror attack in Paris, we hear voices of Malaysian authorities giving assurances that every measure will be taken to ensure such a tragedy does not happen here. We are told to take comfort that Malaysia has gone into ‘high security alert’. I’m sure all peace loving Malaysians do not want to see a replica, even a tiny one, of the massacre in Paris.

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Going bonkers over ‘halal-ism’

Going bonkers over ‘halal-ism’

That‘s what the appearance of halal and non-halal trolleys in a supermarket shows - a crazy, shallow-minded act since it has not taken into account the subtle, negative consequences of segregating shoppers into Muslims and non-Muslims when there is no sensible reason to do so.

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Bury ‘vernacular schools issue’ with firm actions

Most Malaysians would welcome Senator Jaspal Singh’s appeal that it is time to bury the vernacular schools’ issue and move forward. Like him, a lot of Malaysians are fed up with the constant brandishing of this issue to stir up emotions or just to show ‘ketuanan’.

10y ago

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