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KUALA LUMPUR, May 7, 2025: Racial and religious bigots led by Umno youth chief Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First” Saleh please take not of what the following have to say about Tanah Melayu (Malay Land), “I Am Malay First” and Pendatang. (Migrants).
> Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar - Chinese Are Not ‘Pendatang’ – Pays Tribute To Chinese Community Over Their Contribution;
> Sultan Selangor : There Are No Pendatang – Malay Rulers Have Accepted All, Including The Non-Malays As Citizens;
> Sabah & Sarawak Were Never Tanah Melayu – Malaya & Malaysia Have Different Birth Dates;
> Rafidah Aziz: Tanah Melayu Is No More – No Malaysian Should Be Regarded As Superior, More Special Or Of A Higher Class Than Others; Stop saying Malay first, Tanah Melayu is no more; and
> Nazri Aziz: This Country Is Not Just For Malays, Muslims – Malaysia Belongs To All, Not Just Malays & Muslims
So, to Umno’s Akmal and all racial and religious bigoted politicians and Malaysians, “eat your heart out!”.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below the news reports to wake up the bigots to face reality in multiracial Malaysia, national unity and harmony - for a progressive Malaysia:
Malaya Not A Continuation Of Tanah Melayu – Malaya Was A New Nation & The Formation Of Malaysia 6 Years Later Created Yet Another New Nation
7 May, 2025
Every nation-state distinguishes its citizen from the immigrant or the pendatang. That is why citizenship documents and passports are so important. Allow me to make some observations about the nation-state, beginning with examples.
For example, prior to 1945 (or 1949 if you like), there was no nation of Indonesia, rather the territories were known as the Dutch East Indies. Prior to 1947, there was no Pakistan, only a region within British India. Prior to 1957, there was no sovereign nation called Malaya, only the territories of the Federated and Unfederated Malay states and the Straits Settlements, all under British colonial rule.
These territories were each administered separately and meant different things to different residents. They did not comprise an independent sovereign nation or nations. What was Tanah Melayu to some was part of British Malaya to others.
The Federation of Malaya came about as a result of independence negotiations between the British government and an alliance of leaders of the main communities resident at that time and the formation of a popularly-elected government that enabled the fledgeling nation to conclude the negotiations.
This government was the result of elections won by the Alliance comprising race-based parties representing the Malays, Chinese and Indians.
Independence was not wrested from the British, but rather granted by them when conditions they set were met.
For good and practical reasons, the British government did not, and would never have, agreed to an independent Malaya that did not accept all residents as citizens.
Thus, similar to Indonesia and Pakistan, Malaya was a nation born out of the will of the people resident in the relevant territories at that time. An essential part of that exercise was the definition and determination of who would be citizens, and those who qualified and thereby became Malayans included ethnic Malays, Chinese, Indians, etc.
Unfortunately, the teaching of false history has inculcated in some the notion that the Federation of Malaya and later the Federation of Malaysia were a continuation of Tanah Melayu. They are not.
Malaya was a new nation made up of citizens equal before the law and subject to the federal constitution. The formation of Malaysia six years later in simple terms created yet another new nation, one that included the territories of the former Malaya, also made up of citizens equal before the law and subject to a new federal constitution.
Unfortunately too, the dominant narrative among the country’s political and administrative leadership has for too long referenced large sections of Malaysians as pendatang, which must stop.
Source : Malaysiakini
Sabah & Sarawak Were Never Tanah Melayu – Malaya & Malaysia Have Different Birth Dates
6 May, 2025
The rising trend of Sabahans and Sarawakians preferring local rather than peninsula parties to represent their interests may be due to decades of West Malaysian lordship over them.
Referring to the emergence of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalitions in Sarawak and Sabah, former federal Attorney GeneralTan Sri Tommy Thomas said many in the peninsula fail to make a distinction between the history of Malaya and the history of Malaysia.
“The former is distinct and separate from the latter which was formed under the Malaysia Agreement on Sept. 16, 1963 (MA63).
“Peninsula Malays are often confused with Malaya and Malaysia and freely interchange these to mean the same. But they are not.
“Malaya and Malaysia have different birth dates. They are not twins. They are not tied by the same umbilical cord.
“Our histories and cultures are different. Sabah and Sarawak were never ‘Tanah Melayu’.
They were former British colonies and home to 40 or 50 ethnic groups.
“East Malaysia was not affected by the May 13, 1969 racial strife. The racial narrative of Malay, Chinese and Indian does not apply to East Malaysia,” he said.
“The people of Sarawak and Sabah, on the other hand, can justifiably say that their worst fears of British imperial rule being replaced by Malayan imperialism have materialised.” He was presenting his paper,
“The Formation of Malaysia Revisited” at the premiere talk by Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights (Sabar) at the Shangrila Tanjung Aru resort, here, recently.
Tommy said Labuan’s loss of its colonial-era duty-free port status by a PAS Federal Territories Minister during the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government one generation after the island was given away free by Sabah to become a Federal Territory is a cause for concern.
“Whether it is appointments of Governors and Chief Ministers, or selections and compositions of State Governments or posting of West Malaysian civil servants or exploitation of resource wealth or large-scale immigration into Sabah under ‘Project IC’ or withholding financial payments from the Consolidated Fund, Sarawak and Sabah have much to condemn, and peninsula much to be blamed.
”Tommy said it is critical for the health of the Federation that a candid assessment be impartially and independently conducted as to recognise legitimate grievances of East Malaysians and to resolve them expeditiously.”
Tommy also said the MA63 is still valid despite Singapore’s exit in 1965and accusations of unsatisfactory compliance to the terms by the Federal Government.He said it is this international agreement that has preserved the Federation against external forces seeking to break up the country, even though East Malaysians were largely spectators to geopolitical developments.
He said Sabah is the only region in Malaysia still being claimed by another country (Philippines) although Sarawak and Brunei were also eyed by Sukarno leading to the brief “Confrontation” that saw Allied troops repelling Indonesian troops.
He said the formation of Asean after the military coup by Suharto brought about 50 years of peace, which Malaysians should be thankful for.
He said Malaysia has given up on letting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve the Sabah issue as it decided not to recognise the Philippines’ claim on Sabah, stopped federal payment of the Sabah cession amount of RM5,300 to the heirs of the defunct Sulu sultanate after the Tanduo intrusion incident in Lahad Datu post 2013.Past involvement in ICJ won Malaysia the Sabah islands of Sipadan and Ligitan disputed by Indonesia but lost the Batu Puteh dispute to Singapore.
In February 2013, terrorists linked to the Royal Sulu Army landed at Felda Sahabat, Lahad Datu. The prolonged episode at Kampung Tanduo saw 10 Malaysian security personnel and 68 Sulu terrorists killed.
“Do we really want to go to war with the Philippines over their claim?”
Tommy asked, confident that Asean, which will be chaired by Malaysia, will be able to placate the situation, even though the Philippines has published its new map claiming control over Sabah and its continental shelf.
Source : Daily Express
Rafidah Aziz : Tanah Melayu Is No More – No Malaysian Should Be Regarded As Superior, More Special Or Of A Higher Class Than Others
6 May, 2025
Stop saying Malay first, Tanah Melayu is no more, says Rafidah Aziz
Malays should stop identifying themselves by their race and accept that they live in a diverse nation, former Umno minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said .
She reminded the Malays that they no longer lived in Tanah Melayu, or Malaya, but were part of Malaysia, a multi-racial country. “I know, politically, some people don’t want (that). ‘I’m a Malay first’ (they say). “Where is your country? Tanah Melayu is no more. It’s Malaysia now,” she said in her public lecture at Universiti Malaya today.
She said Tanah Melayu eventually became Malaysia because their forefathers recognised that they belonged to a nation of diverse people. “Why do you want to emphasise your Malay-ness, Indian-ness or Chinese-ness?” she asked. Rafidah said the country was now seeing various groups holding protests against one another because they had been taught to tolerate diversity rather than accept it.
“For as long as you guys learn to tolerate, this is what’s going to happen: yellow shirts against red shirts, and very soon there will be purple against green, and what have you,” she said.
She urged Malaysians to respect one another and accept that there would always be differences of opinion. “That is what nation-building is about: Respect. Without that, there is no nation. It’s just mortar and bricks and nothing in terms of spirit. “If you look at the songs that really raise our patriotism, it doesn’t say about race or creed.
“It talks about Malaysia, Malaysia, Malaysia.
And yet why are we introducing these elements that divide us and cause unnecessary chasms?”
Source : SG NEWS
No need to question loyalty of Malaysians, says Rafidah
The loyalty of Malaysians to the country should never be questioned, says former federal minister Rafidah Aziz.
In a statement, the former international trade and industry minister called for Malaysians to stay united by respecting and accepting the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity in the nation.
“It’s already 2024. Let us all continue to respect our diversities and accept them wholeheartedly. Let us all be united and continue to build a stronger, competitive and well-respected Malaysia.
“We do not need to question one another on things pertaining to loyalty and love for our nation,” she said, in an apparent reference to recent comments made by Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The former prime minister, whom Rafidah served under, reportedly said ethnic Indians were not “completely loyal to Malaysia”, in a recent interview.
Rafidah said many Malaysians of various ethnicities have done the country proud in various industries at the international level, adding that some did so without financial support from the government.
“Still, they remain Malaysians. They did it all as Malaysians,” she added.
She urged Malaysians not to let politics cause any division among them and to continue building a “stronger, competitive and well-respected Malaysia”.
Mahathir’s remarks were made in a recent interview with Thanthi TV, a Tamil news channel based in Chennai, India.
He said Indians in Malaysia must remember they are Malaysians more than they are immigrants from other countries.
He reportedly claimed that Malaysian Indians want to identify themselves with their country of origin but should instead fully assimilate and “become Malay”.
While Mahathir agreed when the interviewer pointed out that the Federal Constitution enshrines the rights of all minorities, he said that while Malaysian Indians “have certain rights, they cannot claim that this country belongs (to them)”.
Source : FMT
Only true unity can help Malaysia bounce back now, says Rafidah
Only true unity can help the country bounce back from adversity now, says former minister of international trade and industry Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, as she calls on Malaysians to subscribe to what she terms ‘Ketuanan Malaysia’ in a Facebook post today.
The notion, she said, is simply about “putting our beloved nation, Malaysia, first”, which she deemed as important for Malaysians to embrace as she pointed to the “heavy task ahead” that the new Pakatan Harapan government has to undertake in governing the country, and how Malaysians must give time and space for the new government to do its job.
“The government of the rakyat’s choice, PH, is faced with many tasks which need to be attended to in parallel. The last thing our country needs is distraction from governing,” she said, referring to obstacles like differences of opinion from arm chair critics, and opposition from those with vested interests as well as those who resort to race and religion as an excuse.
Loyalty to the country, she stressed, is blind to skin colour and race, creed, religion, social status or heritage. So Malaysians, she said, must hope and aim for a truly Malaysian society, free from discriminary inclination premised upon skin colour and race, creed, religion, social status, or heritage.
“By discriminating, do we expect different levels of loyalty from our rakyat?
“No Malaysian citizen should be regarded as superior, more special or of a higher class than others, by virtue of race or religion. No Malaysian child should be deprived, and all must be given equal opportunity to improve their lives, have access to the best education, earn a better living, and get their basic needs, without discrimination. Every Malaysian citizen in need of help and living in poverty should be entitled to assistance, regardless of race or religion,” she added.
“All Malaysians have Malaysia as their country. They know only Malaysia, even though their ancestors, or even their parents may have been born elsewhere. I am one of them. We have no other country to ‘go back to’. Forging a united Malaysia will produce citizens who will put their country first, who will feel that deep sense of pride to be Malaysian,” said Rafidah.
Doing so will nurture a Malaysian culture that upholds mutual respect as we accept one another’s diversities, she said — a culture that adheres to good values and principles, puts a premium on honesty and integrity, takes pride in being successful through grit and determination, and seeks knowledge to be better humans.
“There is simply no place in Malaysia for ‘opaque’ semblances of unity, where some choose to speak to the ‘gallery’ i.e. dancing to several tunes as and when it suits them. Such hypocrisy is the bane of Malaysia and Malaysians,” she said.
To her, a truly Malaysian society is one where where parents understand their roles in bringing up their young into well-grounded and resilient Malaysians, and where religion is regarded as a guidance and not as political capital, a factor to divide, or an excuse to be busybodies in others’ lives.
“Religion is between the person and the God Almighty, no matter how one refers to Him, in whatever language. A God-fearing person is certainly better than one who uses religion for personal interest and motives,” she said.
She went on to urge Malaysians to discard the “distortions of the past, the temptations to be parochial and even xenophobic”.
“There must no longer be ‘they and us’ among Malaysians. We are connected not only by the links of humanity, but also by the fact of [our] citizenry as Malaysians.
“Let us subscribe to Ketuanan Malaysia, putting our beloved nation, Malaysia, first. A Malaysia that can be a model to the world for democracy, unity, inclusiveness, and a deep sense of patriotism and nationalism,” she added.
Source : The Edge
Nazri Aziz : This Country Is Not Just For Malays, Muslims – Malaysia Belongs To All, Not Just Malays & Muslims
6 May, 2025
Nazri Aziz, Malaysia’s former ambassador to the US, has commended the people of Sabah and Sarawak for exemplifying the true spirit of a multiracial Malaysia, urging Malays in the peninsula to follow their example.
“This country is not just for Malays and Muslims. It is multiracial and multireligious. We cannot speak as if we only represent the Malays and Muslims,” Nazri told FMT.
He was asked about the country’s political direction and what Malaysians could expect with the growing influence of political Islam.
Nazri said Sabahans and Sarawakians have a stronger sense of the Malaysian identity.
“In Sabah and Sarawak, they run their states as Malaysians. They remain Malaysian regardless of their background and can live together. We should follow them,” said the former Umno minister.
In contrast, Nazri said many Malays in the peninsula tend to prioritise race over nationality. They only call themselves Malaysians when it is politically convenient, especially during elections to gain non-Malay votes.
These are “fake Malaysians”, he said.
“I do not agree that this country is a Malay country. (National sports icons) Nicol David and Lee Chong Wei did not compete internationally as Chinese or Indian. They played for Malaysia,” he said
“I do not agree that this country is a Malay country. (National sports icons) Nicol David and Lee Chong Wei did not compete internationally as Chinese or Indian. They played for Malaysia,” he said.
‘Who is Zakir Naik to teach me about Islam?’
Nazri also criticised the continued presence of fugitive Indian preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik in Malaysia.
“He had problems in India and came here. And he wants to tell us how to be Muslims and how we should interact with non-Muslims.
“Don’t tell me (how to be a Malay-Muslim). I was born here. The reality has always been that we are multiracial and multireligious,” he said, adding that he gets along well with non-Muslim Malaysians.
On Feb 21, the home ministry confirmed that there was no ban to prevent Naik from delivering public sermons in Malaysia. Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a ban was in place in 2019 but was subsequently lifted.
Naik has been evading Indian authorities since 2016, when files were opened against him for allegedly making hate speeches and laundering money after five militants launched an attack at a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh that ended with 29 dead.
In June 2019, India’s external affairs ministry said its government had made a formal request to Malaysia for Naik’s extradition and would continue to pursue the matter with Putrajaya, In the same month, a court in India also ordered that Naik appear in person for a case.
Naik is believed to be residing somewhere in Putrajaya after being granted asylum in 2018.
Sultan Johor : Chinese Are Not ‘Pendatang’ – Pays Tribute To Chinese Community Over Their Contribution
2 May, 2025
Sultan Ibrahim pays tribute to Chinese community over their contribution to Johor’s development.
The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said Johor appreciates the role played by the Chinese community in developing the state since the beginning of the Johor Sultanate in the 16th century.
The Royal Press Office, in a statement issued to mark the Lunar New Year, stated that Sultan Ibrahim regarded the hard work and resilience of the Chinese community in modernising Johor as significant and formidable, hence the need to recognise them for their outstanding contributions.
According to Sultan Ibrahim, the Chinese were actually invited to Johor as “guests” by his forefathers to help develop the state.
“My forefathers had the foresight to forge a unique relationship with the Chinese. They are not ‘pendatang’ (immigrants). They were invited to Johor to open our land and cultivate plantations.
“They are the ‘Bangsa Johor’ – just like the Malays, Indians and others, who are all Malaysians,” he stressed.
Tracing the history of their arrivals, Sultan Ibrahim said it was Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim who first invited the Chinese from China to come to Johor in 1844 to help open large-scale gambier and pepper farms.
Since then, it was the Chinese also who helped to put Johor on the world map, he said, adding that by 1850 the state was the largest producer of pepper and gambier, with active downstream activities like leather tanning and cloth dyeing from gambier.
“The Johor Sultanate and the Chinese have a special relationship. They have played a pivotal role in the development of Johor. We appreciate their contributions,” he emphasised.
Source : FMT
Sultan Selangor : There Are No Pendatang – Malay Rulers Have Accepted All, Including The Non-Malays As Citizens
2 May, 2025
Malaysia must continue to defend its multicultural values and background, as it remains one of the strengths that unite the country, says Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
In an exclusive interview with Sunday Star, the Sultan of Selangor stressed that Malaysia is a melting pot of various cultures that has been preserved since Independence.
“I believe that it is good that we preserve all of the traditions and cultures of the various races, and it has become a melting pot that adds more richness to the civilisation of our country.
“But the main thing is, we all go in as one.
“This is for our mutual benefit and together we protect our beloved country as one,” he said.
Tuanku said the nation’s non-Malay citizens also ceased being “pendatang” (immigrants) after the social contract was agreed upon during independence in 1957.
However, many still use this term because they are ignorant of this fact, said Sultan Sharafuddin.
“I believe they don’t understand the social contract. If we understand the social contract, we will respect each other.
“If the rakyat knew and understood the social contract, they cannot be easily brainwashed, no matter how much the politicians bring up race and religion.
“There are no ‘pendatang’ as the Malay Rulers have accepted all, including the non-Malays, as citizens,” said Tuanku.
Sultan Sharafuddin also reminded the people that when the nation’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj, went to the United Kingdom to negotiate for independence, he did not go alone but was accompanied by representatives of the Chinese and Indian communities as well as the mentris besar of Selangor, Perak, Johor and Kelantan.
The Sultan explained that the Malays wanted Bahasa Melayu to be the official language and Islam as the official religion of the federation, while the other races wanted citizenship as well to preserve their ethnic identities and languages, and practise their own religions.
“It was based on ‘give and take’,” said the Ruler, adding that it was this “give and take” element in the social contract that formed the basis of the Federal Constitution.
The Selangor Ruler said many are unaware that the Rukun Negara and Federal Constitution depict the spirit of nation-building and consensus based on the social contract reached by the country’s founding fathers.
In the Malaysian context, the term social contract refers to the painstaking compromises among the various races on their mutual rights and privileges and their bargains with the Malay Rulers and the British for the creation of a democratic, monarchical, federal and non-theocratic system of government.
Sultan Sharafuddin also did not mince his words on matters touching on race, religion, and royalty (3Rs), stating that if it is not contained properly, it would risk tearing the peaceful country apart.
“On the issue of 3Rs, especially religion and race, if these two matters are intertwined, it will be very dangerous.
“It will create suspicion, and people will not get along.
“We are one, and it will not be good for the country,” said the Selangor Ruler.
Tuanku also slammed irresponsible quarters, especially politicians, who tried to fan the flames over 3R issues for their own political mileage.
“If the people don’t vote for them, they will stop exploiting race and religion,” added Tuanku.
“I think politicians should also fully understand our history and social contract before becoming candidates.
“They need to go to class to understand our laws and the Rukun Negara as well as the social contract, and only then can you function as an effective wakil rakyat (elected rep),” said Sultan Sharafuddin.
“They must also go for medical check-ups before being nominated, as there are cases where they die soon after the general election and a lot of money is wasted on by-elections,” added Tuanku.
His Royal Highness also cautioned those who resorted to attacking the royal institutions.
“If you make up stories and ‘fitnah’ to attack me, that is a no-no,” said Tuanku.
His Royal Highness also noted that it was important for all parties not to fall for such a narrative.
On a separate matter, the Sultan of Selangor reminded members of the state assembly on both sides to perform their duties professionally and not to waste a lot of time fighting.
“Having a strong Opposition is not an issue for me, but the state government must ensure that it does its job quickly and without delay; it is good for democracy.
“But for the government, they have to do their job quickly and effectively.
“They cannot just talk; they must execute what the rakyat need.
“Don’t delay in executing their service to the people.
“For the Opposition, don’t simply attack the government; you must use real facts and become a constructive opposition.
“If the government does not want to be attacked by the Opposition, please do your job well,” said the Selangor Ruler.
Source : The Star
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