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Well its another classic government backtracking tactic. Obviously the Home Minister has been caught with his pants down and now wants to look good out of this mess. First he says it might offend UMNO becos of proximity to anniversary celebrations. Next he says UMNO supreme council must approve it. UMNO supreme council might fall into this game (wah - we so powerful gah) and actually make a decision. I hope they dont n tell the Home Minister to make up his goddam mind. And this guy will determine whether u get the ISA !!!!!

"Scarlet Pimple" made this point:

..UMNO supreme council might fall into this game (wah - we so powerful gah)...

The UMNO Supreme Council MIGHT start to think that it is so powerful? No question of "MIGHT" in my humble opinion. It has already been thinking that way for many, many years. Together with the rest of UMNO itself and all its component branches. Take a look at what all the loud-mouths in the party say and what they do during AGMs and party polls.

Each one trying to look more "wira bangsa" than the next, each one trying to show just how fervant he is in furthering the "perjuangan".

Nothing really wrong with that per se, except that in the process, the basic tenets of democracy, the functions of the Parliament and and supremacy of the Constitution seem to matter less and less to many of the players.

While it is true that in a democracy the political party with such a large number of MPs does command by extension have a stranglehold on the law making process as well as the administration of the nation, it does not mean that the movers and shakers, and the wannabes, should play lip service or even openly show disrespect to Parliament and the Constitution.

Indeed, the UMNO party polls is practically the election of those who get to make the decisions in Malaysia.

There is also the vital role of any ruling government to protect the rights of minorities. Do we see the vocal UMNO members showing any recognition of this?

What I have seen over the past decade or so is mor and more arrogance and "we are so powerful"

So the Radzi statement that the UMNO Supreme Council will decide the fate of "The Last Communist" to me is but another open manifestation of the UMNO mindset.

It has been getting more and more that way especially in the recent years.

My 2 sen worth..
I think it should be a government decision to screen or not to screen.. not a party (decision). or.. does the learned minister mean that the public works minister is able to bring the "bridge over federal roads" matter to be decided by his party's cwc and not the cabinet?

cheers..

Much ado about nothing. UMNO = Cabinet = Government = Policy. Since when has component parties like MCA, MIC and Gerakan matter in government policies ? Cut the crap and move on !

well, this ain't a surprise at all. remember earlier, it was berita harian and UMNO youth who protested, and the home minister said it was 'public opinion'? UMNO already represented the public then, speaking up for everyone. now radzi is telling everyone what many of us already knows (fear?) - UMNO rules the country!

c'mon people. we are not that gullible are we?
radzi said "the fate of 'Lelaki Komunis Terakhir' will now be decided by the Umno supreme council"
rais said "it is the Government that decides whether the film Lelaki Komunis Terakhir can be released for public screening."
did they say anything different? not really.
rais just paraphrased it and obviously being the smarter one of the two, made it sound less annoying, but the message is the same.
umno's decision is the government's decision. if umno-sc says it's a horse. who in the gov is going to say it's a deer?
this is not going to be a precedent because it is alredy reality.
go ahead. give examples and proof me wrong.

As far as I know, mother nature is greater than Umno. Umno has colonised us for umpteen years and the only ones to stand up against them was CPM, PAP and Pairin Kitingan. Pairin has mellowed somewhat, PAP was kicked out from the country with the occasional rift and the CPM surrendered after losing support for their cause from communist china (during the emergency years, some members of our comunity regards the communist insurgents as "our army"). Umno will continue with their recalcitrant ways unless there is a credible opposition who can.There is none at the moment who can put up a debate without antagonising them. Very few unfortunately will fight for the greater good of the nation. It all comes down to racial issues and I am getting fed up with this situation.

The irony, of course, is that typically, it is the Communist countries that charge their highest party organs (the Politburo) to make the most important state decisions over and above the actual Cabinet of Ministers.

If this precedent set and our parlimentary member and cabinet member allow this happen, then, I will feel deep sorry for Malaysia.
Malaysian should not allow this happen.

ken -- I'm sorry to disappoint you that PRECEDENTS had been set many times before this, ven on more important govt policies. Just cite one, which goes into the core of the nation's fundamental policies/dilemmas -- the UMNO Youth at its last assembly passed a resolution calling for the Revival of the NEP, preceded by the grand display of "Ketuanan Melayu" (wielding the keris, remember by Its Chief, also the Ediucation Minister of NegaraKu, remember?)

And so the NEP was revived -- without a whimper from MCA, MIC -- forget the smaller BN components from Sabah/Sarawak -- tghey are NOT on UMNO's -- which is equivalent to the Gomen's -- radar screen.

So sad, but that's Malaysian relaopolitik -- I hear some of mGf oversea like Sabrina, weeping for Our? Country...Do Iwant to say a prayer and end wiith I>S>Amen today? No, overdone, over-run,cf with some privileged quarters who are over-funDing themselves and cronies.
Another Crooked Bridge to A Famosa island maybe?

I personally feel that it is an attempt to backtrack from his earlier decision to ban. One way is to shift the attention to the Supreme Council.

It seems that the NEP is just an excuse for the share recipients to buy their equities at discounted prices in order to realize fast money by selling them to others. How else could one explain how untuk-bumiputra-sahaja scrips land in the hands of other less fortunate buyers who have had to pay market rates? That being the norm, would anyone be surprised if the targets of the NEP continue to be a shifting goalpost, so as to give ammo to Umno to fire another salvo against the other communities, bringing the country down the deep end? Is their higher population growth rate also taken into consideration when doing the maths? Are their policies to disillusion the non-malays and non-muslims also taken into consideration so that productive and lawabiding citizens don't have to conclude that the final consistently-applied agenda of Umno, the only one thing they do unfailingly - is to discourage you and you and you from STAYING?

Furthermore, some of the foreign investors have walked away when told they have to allocate that quantum of their shares at special discounted rates to this group? Why should they when they have so many other markets for the picking?

A lot of things go on in this country which bring us closer to sunset. And the apologists don't help one bit to make the situation any more palatable.

Shameless denial, medicineman evasion, crony corruption, close-one-eye enforcement, creative excuses, vague accounting, bureaucratic smokescreening, lazyman-rent-seeking - all the things that can be done except face up to reality and the need for hard work and sacrifice.

This country could have been one of the shining lights of Asia, if not the world. Now it remains the global hub for one thing - the uncanny ability to give frigging excuses again and again for screwing the rakyat and Malaysia.

So what say the members of Umno, past, present, future?

What has happened to this country? A government matter has to be decided by a political party. It is strange. I thought all the while, it is the Barisan Nasional that won the General Election to form the government. Now, it is only UMNO. No wonder the country is sliding.... Remember, if ever there is decision to be made it is the coalition Supreme Council, although UNMO is the biggest party. Eh! have some respect for the function of coalition....MCA, MIC, Gerakan what has happened that allows this situation to deteriorate to such an extent. It might as well be an UMNO government, instead of using the other coalition partners as cosmetic window dressing to show the world such exhibition of a "multi-racial" country in "every" aspect of the life in the country.
The fact that the picture that has been made and receiving such attention and whether such screening is allowed is a government business. We cannot allow the media particularly berita harian to hijack and usurp the authority not vested in this particular paper to cry "wolf" and worst still giving a blind opinion based on conjecture and not on the basis of having seen the film!
It is matter like this which will create chaos in society and crying 'wolf" all the time!

What has happened to this country? A government matter has to be decided by a political party. It is strange. I thought all the while, it is the Barisan Nasional that won the General Election to form the government. Now, it is only UMNO. No wonder the country is sliding.... Remember, if ever there is decision to be made it is the coalition Supreme Council, although UNMO is the biggest party. Eh! have some respect for the function of coalition....MCA, MIC, Gerakan what has happened that allows this situation to deteriorate to such an extent. It might as well be an UMNO government, instead of using the other coalition partners as cosmetic window dressing to show the world such exhibition of a "multi-racial" country in "every" aspect of the life in the country.
The fact that the picture that has been made and receiving such attention and whether such screening is allowed is a government business. We cannot allow the media particularly berita harian to hijack and usurp the authority not vested in this particular paper to cry "wolf" and worst still giving a blind opinion based on conjecture and not on the basis of having seen the film!
It is matter like this which will create chaos in society and crying 'wolf" all the time!

What has happened to this country? A government matter has to be decided by a political party. It is strange. I thought all the while, it is the Barisan Nasional that won the General Election to form the government. Now, it is only UMNO. No wonder the country is sliding.... Remember, if ever there is decision to be made it is the coalition Supreme Council, although UNMO is the biggest party. Eh! have some respect for the function of coalition....MCA, MIC, Gerakan what has happened that allows this situation to deteriorate to such an extent. It might as well be an UMNO government, instead of using the other coalition partners as cosmetic window dressing to show the world such exhibition of a "multi-racial" country in "every" aspect of the life in the country.
The fact that the picture that has been made and receiving such attention and whether such screening is allowed is a government business. We cannot allow the media particularly berita harian to hijack and usurp the authority not vested in this particular paper to cry "wolf" and worst still giving a blind opinion based on conjecture and not on the basis of having seen the film!
It is matter like this which will create chaos in society and crying 'wolf" all the time!

What has happened to this country? A government matter has to be decided by a political party. It is strange. I thought all the while, it is the Barisan Nasional that won the General Election to form the government. Now, it is only UMNO. No wonder the country is sliding.... Remember, if ever there is decision to be made it is the coalition Supreme Council, although UNMO is the biggest party. Eh! have some respect for the function of coalition....MCA, MIC, Gerakan what has happened that allows this situation to deteriorate to such an extent. It might as well be an UMNO government, instead of using the other coalition partners as cosmetic window dressing to show the world such exhibition of a "multi-racial" country in "every" aspect of the life in the country.
The fact that the picture that has been made and receiving such attention and whether such screening is allowed is a government business. We cannot allow the media particularly berita harian to hijack and usurp the authority not vested in this particular paper to cry "wolf" and worst still giving a blind opinion based on conjecture and not on the basis of having seen the film!
It is matter like this which will create chaos in society and crying 'wolf" all the time!