Category: Humor

[1192] Of the government is starting a blog war

Post author By Hafiz Noor Shams
Post date Wednesday, April 25 2007
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Begun, the blog war, has:

KOALA UMPURR: The Disinformation Ministry will set up a unit to monitor issues of national interest on the Internet.

Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Heya Cyang Chee said the unit would question all truths.

He said the idea was mooted in view of the growing importance of the Internet as a powerful propaganda tool.

It was also important in the wake of the technology being abused by quarters to spread information on subjects of national interest, he said.

He said the unit would come into effect soon. Heya said answer would be in form of written lies.

The unit will not have any enforcement power as the unit does not have balls unlike the Aisyalam Communication and Multimedia or the Thugs.

“Our role is not to take action against them but rather to give the public the wrong and unreliable propaganda through the Internet,” he said during the launch of the Inexecutive Certificate Program on Disruptive Propaganda at Closed University Aisyalam (CUA).

The ceremony also saw the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between two irrelevant entities that nobody cares. [Ministry unit to counter ‘truth’ on the Internet. Old Straits Timer. April 25 2007]

Yes folks, the stormtroopers are coming.

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[1156] Of Earthly Strip: UMNO-PAS the environmental warriors

Post author By Hafiz Noor Shams
Post date Sunday, April 1 2007
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Upon news of the devastation of Lojing broke out, UMNO Kelantan immediately seizes the opportunity to grab a couple of brownie points by appointing itself as the guardian of the environment:

KOTA BAHARU, March 31 (Bernama) — Kelantan Umno has set up an action committee to check the ecological damage due to excessive logging at Lojing Highlands, which is said to be worse than anticipated and rather complex in nature.

Chairman of the State Umno Liaison Committee Datuk Seri Annuar Musa said Saturday non-governmental organisations were invited to join the committee which would compile data on the damage with information from various agencies. [Umno Forms Committee To Check Damage At Lojing Highlands. Bernama. March 31 2007]

PAS meanwhile declares that the party is “pushing for total conservation of the environment“, despite what is happening in Lojing:

KOTA BARU: Kelantan PAS plans to use a helicopter to conduct aerial inspection of hilly areas in other states to check for environmental damage.

Its secretary, Takiyuddin Hassan, said the party would hire a consultant who would be accompanied by knowledgeable government officials to inspect the development of hilly terrain in other states.

“We are pushing for total conservation of the environment. We are aiming for it in Kelantan, but can other states follow suit?” he said in an interview. [Look at damage in other states first, says Kelantan. The Star. April 1 2007]

Methinks:

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Tags logging, Lojing, PAS, timber, UMNO

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[1148] Of literally, whistle-blower

Post author By Hafiz Noor Shams
Post date Saturday, March 24 2007
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I was a little bit confused, perhaps, hilariously confused for awhile, after reading a report today:

KUALA LUMPUR: If everyone carries a whistle and blows it when a crime occurs, the nation will be a safer place.

This is what the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) believes, and so it unveiled the “safety whistle” campaign at its 14th AGM on Saturday as a crime prevention method for the people. [MCPF kicks off whistle-blowing campaign. The Star. March 24 2007]

A little bit too literal, if you ask me. When I read the term “whistle-blowing“, I was thinking of a different kind of whistleblower. Anyway, further in the report:

“When, for example, burglar breaks into a house, the houseowner or anyone who witnesses the crime can immediately call for help and attention by blowing his whistle and, hopefully, that will scare the burglars away,” said MCPF executive council member Datuk Robert Phang.

Yeah folks. If you happen to stumble into a burglar in your house in the middle of the night, take a whistle and blow it as hard as possible. Hopefully, the burglars would run away, fearing the all powerful shrieking whistle!

Prreeettt! Prreeettt! Prreeettt!