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Monday, January 18, 2010

为槟城钟灵哀悼

一共夺走了六条人命的龙船意外,深深地伤透了人们的心。 让我们为槟城钟灵的罹难者哀悼,愿他们都一路走好。



以下文章载自光华电子新闻

钟灵最悲痛一天 6人全罹难

二零一零年一月十八日 下午五时五十六分

(槟城18日讯)槟城钟灵中学龙舟翻覆事件发生后,拯救队伍于周一再寻获4名遇难学生的冰冷尸体,这样一来,这惨剧已导致1名老师及5名学生龙舟手罹难。


钟灵中学董事、家教、校友会及全体师生周一举行哀悼会,师生哭红双眼,场面哀伤动人,学校校旗下半旗致哀。


周一上午寻获的2名学生尸体是吴奕樟及杨延开,另两人谢子俊及黄雍翔的尸体也于下午在丹绒游艇俱乐部附近海域寻获。


这是该校自1952年陈充恩校长遭人暗杀以来,钟灵最悲恸的一天。



罹难家属情绪激动


据消息称,两名死者被发现时,据知遗体上并没有救生衣。两名罹难者的家属在现场哭得呼天抢地、情绪激动,有者更不甚刺激随之陷入暂时昏厥。槟州总警长拿督威拉阿育耶谷副总监,则于上午8时40分抵达案发现场,随即投入指挥工作。



元首首长神色凝重


极度关心这事件进展的槟首长林冠英,陪同槟州元首敦阿都拉曼阿巴斯于中午12时抵达现场。两人神色凝重聆听救援队伍的汇报,并陆续安抚及慰问在场悲痛万分的家属。由于尚有2名失踪者仍不见所踪,导致现场气氛悲恸,哀号处处,令人见者心酸。


这起“钟灵龙舟翻覆”惨案于周日早上8时许,在五条路海域发生。18名钟灵国中龙舟队好手和顾问老师,为国际龙舟赛备战训练时发生意外,老师、学生总共6人失踪,另12人获救,而顾问老师秦裕翔及学生庄纬翔先后于周日寻获。


截稿为止,失踪的谢子俊(17岁,中五生)及黄雍翔(16岁,中四生)仍下落不明。



昨误传已获救 杨延开双亲哭断肠


案发首日一度误传指已获救的杨延开,在隔日证实已罹难。其父亲在认尸时情绪激动,大喊爱儿的名字,令人心疼。


杨延开的尸体于中午时分被寻获后,杨父即被安排前往认尸。经过一天一夜的守候,杨父的神情显得憔悴与低落。见着爱儿冰冷的尸体后,他既无法压抑内心的激动,悲伤过度导致无法自行站立及移动,需要旁人的扶持才有办法移动。


同时,失落的他也声声呼唤爱儿的名字,对爱儿的离去显得非常不舍。现场一片悲恸,悲凄的呼叫声敲入在场每人的心坎中,无不使人动容、心酸。



K9消拯搜寻犬 加入搜寻队伍



K9消拯搜寻犬,加入寻找失踪者的救援队伍!


据槟州消防队副主任拉展对媒体指出,进入第2天的搜寻行动,搜寻阵容除加入经过特别训练的K9消拯搜寻犬外,也从吉打州调动支援,目前现场进行搜寻工作的救生艇已增至5艘,以加速搜寻其余两名失踪者的工作。


他也提及,搜寻行动分为A区及B区进行,并以槟城大桥为中心点;A区是大桥以北,B区是大桥以南。



K9消拯搜寻犬简介


K9原本是警犬,并在近年加入消防拯救队。这类警犬经过特别训练,并在发生天灾人祸时,加入搜寻工作。K9能带头领著警员寻找匿藏匪徒或隐藏的证据,甚至能在事发地点找到生还者或尸体。


K9 这个称号也是全世界大部分国家的警犬组名称,尤其是美国和俄罗斯。大马警犬组总部设在士马勒警察训练中心,其余警犬组则分别设在吉隆坡国际机场、马六甲、 昔加末、新山、双溪大年、黑木山、怡保、槟城、瓜拉登嘉楼、哥打峇鲁、关丹、砂拉越美里、古晋、诗巫、沙巴亚庇、山打根和斗湖。


据悉,美国看到第一次世界大战期间军犬在战场上发挥的巨大作用,于是也开始组建自己的拥有2万只军犬的特种部队,用于执行侦察、放哨、探测地雷、警卫等军事任务。



4错酿惨剧



槟城锺灵中学龙舟队发生海难,18名师生翻舟后,12人获救另6名落海者,其中4人被捞起时,已成冰冷的尸体,目前2人还下落不明,综合这次惨剧的肇因,有4项错误或疏忽酿成:


1错-天然(农历初三为大涨潮日)。

2错-地点(五条路海况比新关仔角及峇都丁宜险恶,有暗流。)

3错-疏忽(龙舟队没有全部穿上救生衣。)

4错-人为(顾问老师不谙游泳,竟然受委为龙舟队顾问老师。)



正值农历初三 海水大涨潮


意外发生离不开许多的巧合。


当天正值农历初三,海水正值大涨潮的日子,发生意外的时间是上午9时左右,也正是海水正在涨潮的阶段,海流湍急的时刻。


因为受到月球引力的左右,海水在每月的初三和十八皆会上涨到最高潮,一般潮汐在中午及午夜都会上升到最高水平。周日初三上午,海水高涨时刻的海流特别湍急,对船身瘦长的龙舟会构成一定的危险。



海峡地势暗流汹涌


钟中龙舟队意外,除了遇上了不利的天时,地点和人为因素也间接造成不幸发生。


五条路外海处,虽然获得槟威海峡的庇护,海上一般不会有大风浪,但也因为是海峡地势,涨潮时海水涌入也特别急。


当天,钟中龙舟队训练时,也因为救生衣不足,所以没有全部的队员都获得分配。这使到发生意外时,增加了风险。


加上学校的顾问老师秦裕翔是一名不识水性,没有划龙舟的经验者,不幸在这次的龙舟意外中,断送教育英才的抱负。



拯救员与记者起冲突 彭文宝出面调解



周一中午时分,当杨延开的尸体被救援队伍寻获并捞上岸时,其家属情绪激动,而职务在身的记者即涌上前拍照。惟,却在混乱之下与警方、志愿警队及圣约翰救伤队起冲突,致使在场的彭文宝行政议员出面调解。


无论如何,记者解释指这仅为职责所在,同时记者也给予建议,即要求拯救单位应成立对外发言的机构,以方便与媒体之间的讯息沟通及掌握准确的消息。


然而,讽刺的是,在记者被驱赶离开行动中心后,大批救援人员却“挤”在行动中心内。不料待在行动中心内的家属久久无法平息内心悲痛,随之不断大哭,导致现场一片混乱。


后来,执勤警官马上指示所有不相关人士远离行动中心,只有在行动室执勤的警员可以在行动室。





C Guevara

A Day to Mourn for The Boat Tragedy

All four bodies of the missing victims have been recovered today after the boat of 18 students and an adviser teacher capsized in the middle of the sea.

My deepest sympathy to the victims of SMJK Chung Ling Penang and their family members.

News Updates from The Malaysian Insider


Total death toll in Penang boat tragedy rises to six

Search and rescue team carrying the body of the fourth victim of the Dragon boat tragedy. - Bernama pic




















PENANG, Jan 18 — The recovery efforts this afternoon of the bodies of two more students involved in yesterday’s boat mishap has taken the total death toll to six in the tragedy.

The bodies of Yong Xiang, 16, and Cheah Zi Jun, 17, were found close together at 4.15pm in the waters near Tanjung Marina pier, about one kilometre from the spot off Lebuh Macallum where the accident occurred, said a spokesman of the search-and-rescue (SAR) team.


The bodies of two other students, Brandon Yeoh, 17, and Goh Yi Zhang, 15, were found earlier today, in the waters near the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal and Tanjung Marina pier, respectively.


Yesterday, the SAR team recovered the bodies of student Jason Ch’ng, 17, and teacher Chin Ai Fang, 28.


The Chung Ling High School teacher and the five students as well as 10 other students and two instructors were training for the Penang International Dragon Board Race scheduled for July in Teluk Bahang when their dragon boat capsized after being hit by a huge wave at 8.45am yesterday.


The mishap occurred about 100 metres offshore Lebuh Macallum, in an area often used by schools for their weekly boat rowing exercises.


The Chung Ling High School dragon boat team had been training for almost an hour since 8am when it was hit by the wave, the impact of which dashed the boat against a tugboat.


Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who visited the families of the students, said the school should attend to all the queries of the families so that they understand what had actually happened.


Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon visited the scene of the accident with Balik Pulau state assemblyman Datuk Seri Hilmi Yahaya.


Dr Koh extended his condolences to the families of those who drowned in the mishap and asked the state government to look into the safety aspect before designating an area as the venue of the dragon boat race.


The Gerakan president, who is a former student of the school, said he would meet with the school board, administration and principal on the tragedy. — Bernama


C Guevara


Friday, January 15, 2010

Handicapped Lawyer Insulted in Malaysian Court


Lawyer of third world mentality. Dont ask me, but i really have no idea how he can pass his law exams and be awarded Datukship. Pictures from Malaysia Freedom.


The lawyer of MACC insulted Karpal Singh today in a heated exchange. After failing to interrupt, Datuk Abdul Razak Musa was ordered to get back on his seat by Karpal.

Probably he had nothing else to say, so he began, " I can sit down but you cannot stand up". Knowing that Karpal is handicapped, he humiliated him in the court room. Instantly he was forced and pressured by Karpal and Gobind to apologise following his the offensive remarks against the disabled.

That makes me wonder, is it not an insult to ALL the disabled communities in Malaysia, if a handicapped lawyer on a wheelchair can be humiliated even in the court? And what's more, the coroner refused to take further actions against Datuk Abdul Razak Musa simply because "he has already apologized"?

Now I know why Malaysian judiciary is so powerless.... that it can no longer function to protect its own people from getting hurt.... Malaysia Boleh.



C GUevara

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Under WHAT Control?

Source of Pictures: Malaysiakini.com

Hisham, like most other high ranking ministers in Barisan Nasional, has never failed to make himself look like a fool in front of everyone.




When asked about the lagging response by PDRM, he defended them by saying that they were not being reluctant to act to fend off security threats. He claimed that the church attacks were under control. As if.

Not long after that, a 100 year old sikh temple was hit by stones. The law firm representing The Herald was broken in today. And, an attempt to vandalise The St Elizabeth Catholic Church in Kota Tinggi, Johor has caused the wall of the building to be splattered with red paint.


PDRM and the Home Ministry have been very defensive on these issues since the very beginning, saying that they are not to be blamed on for the attacks. And on the other hand, they are not acting to protect the victims. So far, none has been detained for the crime after 10 prayer grounds of other faiths have been arsoned and vandalized.



Who are to be blamed on? And the key point here is, WHO STARTED THE WHOLE DRAMA? The Christians? Muslims? I'll say none of them.

The below are some reasonings I plundered from the reader's comments on The Malaysian Insider, which basically tell you that, from the legal battle between home ministry and the Herald, to the church attacks - they were all started, and probably planned by our beloved Barisan Nasional Government.





written by Dont Just Watch, January 14, 2010

ALLAH FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

INTRODUCTION - What did not happen

I will first start with what did not happen.

Christians did not wake up one day and say, “hmmm… instead of using the word ‘GOD’ lets replace it with ‘ALLAH’. We shall go to the court to declare it our right to use the word ‘ALLAH’”.

1. What actually happened

The Catholic newspaper, Herald, has been using the word Allah in their Bahasa Melayu edition for a long time. Suddendly, they are told, their publishing licence will not being renewed unless they stop using the word “Allah” and replace it with “Tuhan”.

2. Why go to the Court?

When the enforcement of the ban was taking place, what could the Herald do? They appealed to the Home Ministry to relax the ruling but this was rejected. There was no offer for inter-faith dialogues to be carried out.

The court was the last resort.

3. Why can’t Christians use “Tuhan” instead of “Allah”?

Actually, they can. They can also use various other names such as “The Almighty”, “The Creator”, “Lord God”, etc.

BUT unfortunately there are books including the Bahasa Melayu version of the Holy Bible which has already used the word “Allah” for years. Now the government has started confiscating these books.

Also Christians who use Bahasa Melayu have been accustomed to using the word Allah. It has never been an issue. So why should they suddenly change the way they pray?

4. We all know Allah refers to the Muslim God, Why the sudden need by Christians to also use Allah?

If you have never heard Christians call their God, “Allah”, chances are you never will. This practice of certain Christian groups referring to God as “Allah” is mainly in East Malaysia.

If yesterday I called God, “God”. Today I won’t call him “Allah”.

You won’t suddenly hear me acclaiming, “Oh my Allah”. I will still say, “Oh my God”.

Additionally, I don’t think Muslims will pick up a Bahasa Melayu version of the Herald. I am from West Malaysia and even I have not seen a Bahasa Melayu version of the Herald.

5. Malaysia is a peaceful multi-religious country. Why do the Christians suddenly bring up this sensitive issue and cause tension among the different religions?

Christians did not bring up this issue. This sensitive issue was started by the Home Ministry when they decided not to renew the Herald’s publishing licence.



C GUEVARA

Monday, January 11, 2010

Church Attack Continues, No Actions Taken

Yes. Another church in Seremban was attacked by Molotov cocktails and the exterior of the building was burnt this morning. And the usually fast-acting FRU who was swift in evacuating peaceful demonstrations by force and interrupting Perak DUN assembly, did absolutely NOTHING to protect churches around the country.


To prove how retarded these people are, just read what our Deputy IGP said following the most recent attack.
“What I know is that it did not happen. Where did you get this information from? That is what I want to know. You must double check,” Ismail said.



Well Sir, it really DID happen.
(Image taken from Malaysiakini)

Our government and also IGP have been deliberately demonstrating leniency towards the raging demonstrators who went on the road to protest against the court's final verdict on Allah's case. Hishamuddin said it is people's right to "express their feelings". My memory is not really good, but I suspect Najib and Hishamuddin are more forgetful than the average Malaysians, including me myself. All of a sudden, the high ranking UMNO hate leaders have turned deaf and blind.

Remember the petrol hike, PPSMI and abolish-ISA peaceful demonstrations? Everyone of them ended up showered by water cannons and rained by thousands of tear gases. Demonstrators of all races were hit by the batons of Federal Reserve Units, kicked to the ground and arrested without charges.

And now? The terrorists who scorched the Malaysian churches are still out there. No arrest has been made even though 8 churches have been attacked to date. No actions taken to prevent further damage to the Christians in Malaysia and their churches are not secured from barbaric invasion. The reason being, as claimed by the IGP, they are short of police personnels. Probably our FRU's and police are now busy stalking Lim Guan Eng or Raja Petra who was said to be hiding somewhere in London.

Hishamuddin was fast to deny any involvement in these attacks. He condoned the racist cow-head demonstration and he allowed street protests that eventually morphed into hate assaults. He permitted TV3, Utusan Malaysia to provoke angers among Muslims on the Allah issue, but he threatened internet users and the public not to relate the assailants to UMNO.

NO? Hah. I'll let Malaysians be the judge. These fools probably dont have mirrors at home.


C Guevara

Friday, January 08, 2010

Najib and 1Malaysia - Churches Attacked

Pictures taken from Malaysiakini.com

Najib promised many things. Change, he said. He wanted to change Malaysia. Unity, by showing off his copy-cat-ed slogan 1Malaysia to the whole world, he claimed he could unite Malaysians. But ever since the son of Razak took over Abdullah's position last year, everything changed, from bad, to worse. Beng Hock was killed while being interrogated by MACC. Najib denied any participation in the freak accidents.

Soon, any news regarding Altantuya disappeared from all major newspapers and electronic media. Port Klang Free Zone scandal was buried, no high-ranking officers were involved in the multi-million ringgit corruptions, they reported. Before that, UMNO members went on the street with a cow head, stepping, and kicking on it because they knew it is the holy animal for the Hindus. Everyone else was blamed on except the culprit itself.





When the court first read its final verdict on the recent Allah's case, UMNO knew what it had to do. Seize the chance and creating turmoil among Malaysians. That's their ultimate aim.
By allowing illegal gatherings and demonstrations, Hishamuddin showed how the Barisan Nasional government can accept humiliations towards other people's religions. And now, churches have been attacked.... explosives marred the buildings of the prayer grounds of the Christians........ The victims can only ask for help in their silent prayers, because they have no one to turn to for help...not even their own government can do a thing about it..


Violence involving both religious issues and religious organizations is gonna turn really really bad.
When people fight,people cry. Religious problems will be further amplified by the current racial tension among Malaysians.

But from afar, Malaysians could hear someone clapping their hands and cheering for the never-ending racial politics in this country...... and 1Malaysia will forever remains a lie and the slogan will continue to fool Malaysians for another few decades..... just like its cousin, Malaysia Boleh.


MALAYSIANS MUST REMAIN STRONG AND UNITED. WE BELIEVE WE CAN RESIST BARISAN NASIONAL AND KICK RACISM OUT OF OUR BELOVED MALAYSIA.

Written by C Guevara.





REPORT BELOW TAKEN FROM THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER

IGP confirms three churches hit

UPDATED

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani










KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Police are urging for calm as they secure churches nationwide, after three were attacked with firebombs in separate pre-dawn incidents in the Klang Valley, which have been linked to protests against the recent “Allah” ruling.



Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan confirmed the attacks, saying the first attack was by motorcyclists who threw a helmet filled with flammable liquid at the Metro Tabernacle Church in Desa Melawati, causing a fire that burned books and chairs near here, at midnight. Its administrative office was gutted in the attack.


He confirmed that they have identified one suspect who was seen by a guard at the church, which is part of the Assemblies of God.



“This is not a well-planned, coordinated attack so people should not be scared,” he told reporters at Bukit Aman here.















The second attack was at about 4am at the Church of Assumption in Petaling Jaya, where a Molotov cocktail thrown by a motorcyclist failed to break and explode. There were several Catholics attending a prayer session at the time, police added.


The third incident took place at the Life Chapel Church in Section 17, Petaling Jaya at 9am, where two Molotov cocktails, also thrown by a motorcyclist, exploded to blacken the walls of the porch and upper-storey window of the two-storey church building.


Musa also confirmed that he has a received a phone call from an undisclosed church saying there have been threats against them.


The national police chief had directed his men to be alert nationwide and all patrol teams to monitor churches since 6pm yesterday.


“I advise all the churches to make police reports if they receive any threats or they can contact me directly at 019-282-3701,” Musa said.


Musa said that the motives of the attack are still unknown. Police forensic teams and fire investigators have swung into action searching for clues in the three attacks.


The top cop also warned the demonstrators that the police will take the necessary action and every means to ensure national security including using the Internal Security Act (ISA) to dampen rising tension in the country.


"I will do whatever is needed to ensure that the country is safe," he promised.


He reiterated that the demonstrations being planned after Friday prayers today were illegal as no permits have been issued.










"I have told all of my officers to monitor all the mosques in the country, especially those that will have the demonstrations," he said.


He said that every individual, including those writing blogs including updates in the social networking website Facebook, will be investigated for sedition if they flamed sentiments and encouraged people to break the law.


Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein also condemned the attacks.


"I am assuring not only minorities but all Malaysians that they are safe. The issue of race and religion is always sensitive and it is not something new to Malaysia.


"We saw the signs, signals, warning after the court made its decision. We have been monitoring the situation," he said.


He added that the government has always and will engage with religious leaders in the country which is in line with the prime minister's vision of 1 Malaysia.











Hishamuddin again denied he and the PM had condoned the planned demonstrations.


"We never said that the demonstration could go on, do not put words in my mouth," he said. Hishammuddin and Najib, who are cousins, have said over the past few days that Muslim groups have a right to express their feelings about the “Allah” ruling but they should not break the law.


Hishammauddin also laughed off allegations made by Pakatan Rakyat that the Umno-led government should take responsibility for the spate of church attacks.


"If they want to blame us for the attacks, then the Pakatan Selangor government should take responsibility (because all the attacks happened in the state)," he said.