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I'll be very disappointed if NST is censured because of this cartoon.

It's a cartoon satiring the behaviour of Muslims as opposed to degrading or prohibitive depiction of the Holy Prophet.

Are Muslims or believers of any other faiths above criticisms ? Think again !

mikewang:

Actually I think the issue here is whether the NST will receive the same treatment as the other 2 dailies (u know who).

The rakyat are curious as to whether any drastic action will be taken towards the NST. If not then the question that begs to be answered is... why the double standard?

Tidak Apa Lah...

Swords are double edge, man who holding it shall practice before using it.

I says, he won't use it this time. Previously were just for practice anyway. Wanna bet?

How come nobody made a police report on Buletin Utama for showing a picture withina movie? Which was the same reason why Guang Ming got censored?

God..i'm getting sick and tired of Malaysia and they way the UMNO warlords act like real thugs when controlling the Government!!!

As for this issue, it's no more an issue of right or wrong to have the cartoon, it's about even cartooning about the whole issue and how the government will treat a "prefered" paper comapared to a race based paper!

I dont think muslim on the whole was objected about guang ming's picture within the picture. They werent's reproducing the pictures, it was a pictur within the picture..and they got the axe for 2 week!!!!! That was sick enough!!!

I wish i could stay here longer and not come back to my dreaded motherland!

I dont get it, how come NST can get off scott free by apologising but the other had to be suspended? Shows how one sided UMNO youth itself is ..a...

Chinese News Paper- MUST SUSPEND
NST - APOLOGISE (Suggested)

Hmmm...the suggested results for itself....

And again, it's not abotu the cartoon but it's about the G's behaviour to the Guang Ming and NST!!! Will they be fair..i doubt..when has UMNO been acceptable to fair play!

I am supporting the move on NST, they must be banned, suspended and punished.

Their unchecked arrogance must be met with utmost vigor.

"It's a cartoon satiring the behaviour of Muslims as opposed to degrading or prohibitive depiction of the Holy Prophet."

By publishing the cartoon, it shows that NST is trying to insult Muslims because obviously the cartoon makes fun of what is deemed a sensitive issue.

I am frankly not a fan of PAS, but their HarakahDaily article does have a point. What NST did wasn't smart as they tried to disturb racial unity in this country.

Action definitely needs to be taken against NST.

who wants to bet that NST gets away scot free?

My gutt feeling is this:

1) Group EIC forced to resign or ...
2) NST gets 2 week suspension

If it's neither,the god bless malaysia!

Hansac and MISHUGINA,
I'm very interested to see how you can justify the Wiley Miller cartoon as insulting the prophet and "disturbing racial unity". I find it a very sarcastic, and very accurate depiction of what the European press did "wrong". Maybe you guys can explain how "Caricatures of X while you wait" is in any way insulting X (Notice I use X for fear of being castigated and villified). How sensitive are you? How did it hurt your feelings in any way? I'd genuinely like to know so that I know what not to say around you if I ever meet you.

I think PAS is getting some political mileage out of this, and I hope you guys can see it. All this hyping up, hoo-ha-ing, rhetoric, police reports (Theresa Kok?) is exactly what those Danish imams did. Incitement. If anyone is playing on religious sentiments and racial passions, it's them.

Sorry la, I actually HOPE NST gets off scot free here. This is a nothing offence. Knowing Malaysian public however, they will want heads to roll. Our mentality, one of a kind.

Maybe someone can take one for the team?

My initial plea in this blog for Sarawak Tribune to the authority was in exact words, not to ‘hentam sampai mati’ the paper. More than suffice to fire the editor who was responsible or maybe an additional fine but never to kill it off. Now I’m interested to know whether the same weighted punishment will be made to NST. Agree with some that the picture is not twice as bad but the timing is twice worse, hence theoretically NST is to be suspended until further notice. Every NST print that I see from tomorrow onwards shows growing biasness. Do this – fine both the papers (a substantial amount that hurts, of course more on the bigger circulation paper) and then warn all media that this is the last warning. Lift the suspension on Sarawak Tribune and move on.

Goodbye Brendan Periera!!!!!???

"I dont get it, how come NST can get off scott free by apologising but the other had to be suspended? -- goks

NST has a daily circulation of around 135,000-150,000 copies whereas, Sarawak Tribune only has a fraction of it - 17,000? It would be so foolish for the government to close down NST. I doubt they will.

From what I see, those deemed this cartoon to be insulting are not explaining why is it insulting in reference with the cartoon, but instead use very general statements laden with emotion, with very little analysis.

Notice that it says "Kevin finally achieve his goal to be most feared man in the world". As Wilie leaves little clues, it i open to interpretation.

Feared by whom? The general public, the government, or the media? Note that the cartoon does not point to anyone in particular.

Fear from what? Sections of the public, the government, or the media? The cartoon does not point to anyone in particular as well.

The most simplistic interpretation is that the public fear him because they don't want to become a target.

It can be interpreted that he is feared by the government for inciting inter-religious hatred.

It can also be interpreted that the media fear him for being associated with the act, for fear of boycotts, plumetting profits or government censure.

Another possible interpretation is that it pokes fun at America's penchant for inconsistent censorship, where the Danish cartoons are condemned by the government, while it is routine to make fun of other religion in the media. Kevin is pushing the envelope further.

'Non sequitor' by Willie Miller is often political and satirical, usually dealing with the dysfuntional side of American poltics (e.g. democrats vs repiblican) or modern culture (e.g. fast food and television), and with a liberal streak. Why should this be interpreted differently from his other works?

"sorry, no comic please, we're muslims"

It is just a comic, NSTP made a mistake by publishing it during the aftermath of the riots. just like what Fiery Frost said. it is not a direct insult.

There are alot of comic publish by the western media than not only crit the muslim world but also their very own race and government.

Its art, but then to be fair, the editor should be sack, suspend the papers for two weeks is not an option, as for its a pro-government paper.

I bet the editor would be fired, resigned by force or something like that. let say in one week time?

I think there should be no question any longer that at least a large percentage of Muslims in Malaysia, and possibly worldwide, feel strongly that images of Prophet Muhammad are not allowed in Islam.

As such, it matters little what Willie Miller's intentions were, be they noble or otherwise. And even less whether he was talented, skilled and such.

Hishamuddin Aun has erred badly, and going by the precedents of what the Sarawak Tribune and Guangming were punished with, there should be no question of him staying on in NST.

If anything, given that the Tribune and Guangming cases have made it abundantly clear that cartoons of the prophet are a no-no, Hishamudin's error is not a simple mistake. It may even be a matter of purposely challenging the govt's stance, defiance of the decisions.

Hishamuddin deserves to be dealt with more severely. Ditto for the NST.

But the talk that TV3 got off scot-free after it broadcast what Guangming was punished for haunts the scene. If that was true, then will fair-play and justice prevail in the case of Hishamuddin and NST?

Left this out:

Even though the latest cartoon was not an image of the prophet, it is obviously poking fun at those who objected to the earlier cartoons.

In a detached manner, I can, as a non-Muslim, appreciate the sharp wit and artistic skill of Wiley Miller.

There have already been many days of uproar and several lives lost due to the original cartoons. Some reports have even mentioned that certain quarters may be hijacking the issue for their own ends.

The wit and skill, and even the issue of freedom of expression must surely be weighed against the religious convictions of a large segment of the population, and found wanting.

And worse, further fanning of flames by several newspapers overseas in the name of freedom of expression and such.

Hence, given the nature of the Non Sequitur cartoon, esecially the accompanying text, does Hishamuddin want to claim any sane grounds for printing it, not once, but twice?

Those who want Guang Ming exonerated, please don't deviate from that point.

Do not bleed NST simply because GM was wronged.

Two wrongs don't make one right !

Tidak Apa Lah...

Should a minister have the power of revolking/punishing/verdicting/sentensing a public company without proper jurisdiction & hearing ? He should admits on what have done were wrong.

"No need to regulate the press" as per Pak Samad mentioned and cued to ZAM yesterday. So, no action is needed on NST, thus the ban on Sarawak Tribune and Guang Ming should also be lifted as such.

Tidak Apa Lah...

No one has yet explained how the Non Sequitur cartoon is offensive. Until you can convince people of the legitimacy of the case against NST, I don't see how NST has done any wrong. So convince us. Tell us how this cartoon is offensive.

"The rakyat are curious as to whether any drastic action will be taken towards the NST. If not then the question that begs to be answered is... why the double standard?"

Why should there be any actions taken in the first place? I'd gather that anyone who has positive sentiments for the above would have most probably judged NST's action to be wrong.

On one hand, it (NST's publication of the Non Sequitur cartoon) might be deemed to be ethically defiant of the government's recent call for due sensitivity on the "Caricatures" issue.

Then again, Fiery Frost did introduce a significant point here. That the strip is open to interpretation.

Taboo-ism has always been a major influence in our Malaysian culture. Again...

"How sensitive are you? How did it hurt your feelings in any way? I'd genuinely like to know so that I know what not to say around you if I ever meet you."

I'd share my sentiments with hann on this one.

To all Mohammedans or Muslism who were offended,

This is a satiric comic strip like most other comic strip. The purpose of printing this comic strip is to expose people's foolishness and ignorance ironically. This is a non-religious issue and it is neither a political issue.

If you cant handle the message being delivered by a comic strip , you'll never be able to accept criticism in other contexts.

This is a schism between secularism and religionism. Sadly, but true, our state promotes religionism more, which contradicts the tenets of our constitution.

Questions like'Now who is being intolerant?'should be asked.

Peace be with you.

True enough.our politicians, muslims and non are having a field day. Now they are crying for NST blood. I have been n NST reader for the last forty years. I read only the commentary columns, or sports commentary and sometimes its editiorial as long as it does not
hint of the govt. bias.
NST should stick to their publication of the cartoon.....now if the word Mohamad is in any cartoon it becomes blasphemy.....have we become so puerile. I dont kno0w about you guys....but to me whenever the politicins open their mouth, I dont want to listen to drivel. Dont head the politicians NST...down bow, but most of all dont crawl....you crawl NST will be history for me.

Correction: Dont heed the politician NST....dont bow...

NST case is worst than the Poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller, "First They Came for the Jews".

I just want to remind anyone who defend NST in this case to check NST standpoint when Sarawak tribute and Guangming republish the cartoon.

Instead of defending those two paper rights, NST choose to cast boulder on them instead of remainsilence.

That's why NST dare not to use any line of "First They Came for the Jews" to portrait themself in the case of freedom of speech.

OTH, I don't see why NST can't get away scot free. Afterall, it is the Bolehland No.1 (besides berita harian) propaganda machine for the power in place.

I agree with Fiery Frost. If we want to say it is offensive, then we should ask for the facts. There is no depiction of prophets or any other symbol of regions.

Draw the line between tolerance and freedom. Do not introduce fear into the equation. The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.