Internet nowadays has made life much easier. In single click of a mouse, we can perform many businesses or helping us to settle our task in everyday life. Besides, internet nowadays seems very important for us to search and information and current issues as we don’t have to waste time, money and energy to buy newspaper or magazine at the store.
We admitted that blog is one of the popular sources nowadays among the users of the internet as the alternative sources of information in a different point of view. People nowadays are free to write on what they think and they feel towards an issue or maybe a thing that happened in their daily life. Some parties may use the blog to persuade and gaining a trust and believe towards their parties or some people gaining their profit only through blogs.
However, what is more worrying is the misuse of the blogs by some people may question the credibility of the source and the content of the blog itself. Nowadays, it has been used as the channel to incite some other people and bring a negative perception towards another party or using it to spread their negative ideology.
For example, the case of Raja Petra Kamaruddin had been arrested for his statement which is insulting Yang Dipertuan Agong, criticize on Islam’s practices and also his sedition statement on extremism doing of local ethnic. These wrong doing perhaps will threaten the safety of the country thus influenced public to do extremism and violence action.
The use of weblog supposed to be educating, informating and entertaining but what had happens now, the blog has become a placed for negative emotional expression which could harmed the relationship among the public and portraying misbehave of certain people which used the blog to pull out their anger into a blog.
For my opinion, the misuse of the blog should be stopped among the users as it doesn’t bring any benefit to us and also to the public especially to the new generations as we can’t avoid the used of internet and technology in everyday life.
In my point of view, the users of blog should be center in attention. It makes us feel good about ourselves to tell the world what important things we have been doing and what profound thoughts that we have been having. The users also may be able to use the blog as channel to eliminate the frustration, but the comment, opinion and complained should be expressed in a good manner and not using such abusive words.
Moreover, the government should monitor more on the use of blog and might need to filter or restrict some blog which have negative and abusive content. In a conclusion, we should together have self-censorship and control ourselves in order to create a better blog environment as a source of credible media.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Media Dan Jenayah
Media merupakan sumber utama kepada kita untuk memperoleh maklumat serta informasi mengenai isu semasa dalam dan luar negara. Semulajadi fenomena sesebuah media untuk menarik perhatian penonton mahupun pembaca dengan mengeluarkan isu-isu yang sensasi serta mampu menarik perhatian pengguna. Kes-kes jenayah contohnya merupakan salah satu isu yang sering berlaku dikalangan masyarakat yang mendapat tempat dalam perhatian media serta pembaca.
Namun begitu budaya media pada ketika ini seolah-olah berubah kerana tidak lagi mementingkan intipati serta maklumat yang hendak disampaikan kepada masyarakat tetapi lebih mementingkan kepada mensensasikan sesuatu berita tersebut supaya pengguna lebih tertarik untuk memilih media tersebut berbanding dengan media yang lain. Pada pendapat saya, fenomena dalam media sebegini tidak membawa apa-apa keuntungan kepada rakyat malah mendidik rakyat untuk memilih berita yang lebih sensasi dan menarik tanpa mengira kandungannya.
Baru-baru ini, Malaysia digemparkan dengan kes pembunuhan seorang pengasas komestik, Dato’ Sosilawati serta tiga mangsa yang lain dibunuh serta dibakar dengan kejam. Kes beliau telah mendapat liputan yang meluas sehinggakan kes pembunuhan beliau telah hampir menemui jalan penyelesaiannya. Namun begitu, apa yang dikesalkan adalah media membuat liputan yang seolah mangsa yang terlibat dalam pembunuhan itu hanyalah Dato’ Sosilawati seorang sahaja. Seakan-akan media kurang member liputan serta perhatian kepada tiga mangsa yang lain iaitu pemandu peribadi, pegawai bank CIMB serta peguam peribadi beliau yang turut menjadi korban yang sama dalam kes jenayah itu. Apakah hanya kerana Allahyarhamah Dato’ Sosilawati terkenal serta mempunyai profil yang tinggi berbanding tiga yang lain menyebabkan beliau mendapat liputan yang lebih meluas? Bagaimanakah keadaan keluarga tiga yang lain setelah berlakunya kejadian malang yang menimpa keluarga-keluarga tersebut? Apakah fenomena ini yang mahu digarap kepada masyarakat supaya memberi perhatian kepada mereka yang lebih terkenal serta mempunyai harta?
Fenomena ini bukanlah baru di dalam media kerana cara yang sama telah dapat dilihat dalam beberapa liputan kes jenayah yang pernah berlaku dikalangan masyarakat. Sekiranya dapat kita imbas kembali mengenai kes penculikan dan pembunuhan adek Nurin Jazlin Jazimin yang diculik serta dibunuh dengan kejam oleh warga Burma pada September 2007 yang lepas pada mulanya mendapat liputan yang penuh pada memulanya mengenai laporan kehilangan sehinggalah kepada terjumpanya mayat kanak-kanak itu di dalam beg pakaian di hadapan sebuah premis di Petaling Jaya dan seterusnya tidak lagi mendapat liputan media mengenai perkembangan tindakan polis tentang mencari pembunuh Allahyarham adik Nurin. Begitu juga dengan kes kehilangan adik Sharlinie yang masih lagi tergantung kerana tiada liputan perkembangan kes kehilangan anak kecil itu sehingga sekarang.
Apakah yang telah terjadi dengan etika serta nilai dalam melaporkan berita yang telah di ajar dan diterapkan kepada setiap wartawan media? Adakah media sebagai penyalur maklumat telah bertukar agenda daripada menyalurkan informasi kepada media yang mempunyai agenda tersembunyi? Pada pendapat saya media seharusnya telus dan menjadi suara kepada masyarakat bagi menyampaikan sesuatu yang bernilai, tepat, seimbang dan tidak hanya kerana ingin mensensasikan sesuatu berita demi kepentingan organisasi. Justeru itu, media seharusnya memainkan peranan yang penting dalam mencorak masyarakat yang lebih seimbang di samping mendidik ke arah pemikiran intelektual dan bermaruah.
Namun begitu budaya media pada ketika ini seolah-olah berubah kerana tidak lagi mementingkan intipati serta maklumat yang hendak disampaikan kepada masyarakat tetapi lebih mementingkan kepada mensensasikan sesuatu berita tersebut supaya pengguna lebih tertarik untuk memilih media tersebut berbanding dengan media yang lain. Pada pendapat saya, fenomena dalam media sebegini tidak membawa apa-apa keuntungan kepada rakyat malah mendidik rakyat untuk memilih berita yang lebih sensasi dan menarik tanpa mengira kandungannya.
Baru-baru ini, Malaysia digemparkan dengan kes pembunuhan seorang pengasas komestik, Dato’ Sosilawati serta tiga mangsa yang lain dibunuh serta dibakar dengan kejam. Kes beliau telah mendapat liputan yang meluas sehinggakan kes pembunuhan beliau telah hampir menemui jalan penyelesaiannya. Namun begitu, apa yang dikesalkan adalah media membuat liputan yang seolah mangsa yang terlibat dalam pembunuhan itu hanyalah Dato’ Sosilawati seorang sahaja. Seakan-akan media kurang member liputan serta perhatian kepada tiga mangsa yang lain iaitu pemandu peribadi, pegawai bank CIMB serta peguam peribadi beliau yang turut menjadi korban yang sama dalam kes jenayah itu. Apakah hanya kerana Allahyarhamah Dato’ Sosilawati terkenal serta mempunyai profil yang tinggi berbanding tiga yang lain menyebabkan beliau mendapat liputan yang lebih meluas? Bagaimanakah keadaan keluarga tiga yang lain setelah berlakunya kejadian malang yang menimpa keluarga-keluarga tersebut? Apakah fenomena ini yang mahu digarap kepada masyarakat supaya memberi perhatian kepada mereka yang lebih terkenal serta mempunyai harta?
Fenomena ini bukanlah baru di dalam media kerana cara yang sama telah dapat dilihat dalam beberapa liputan kes jenayah yang pernah berlaku dikalangan masyarakat. Sekiranya dapat kita imbas kembali mengenai kes penculikan dan pembunuhan adek Nurin Jazlin Jazimin yang diculik serta dibunuh dengan kejam oleh warga Burma pada September 2007 yang lepas pada mulanya mendapat liputan yang penuh pada memulanya mengenai laporan kehilangan sehinggalah kepada terjumpanya mayat kanak-kanak itu di dalam beg pakaian di hadapan sebuah premis di Petaling Jaya dan seterusnya tidak lagi mendapat liputan media mengenai perkembangan tindakan polis tentang mencari pembunuh Allahyarham adik Nurin. Begitu juga dengan kes kehilangan adik Sharlinie yang masih lagi tergantung kerana tiada liputan perkembangan kes kehilangan anak kecil itu sehingga sekarang.
Apakah yang telah terjadi dengan etika serta nilai dalam melaporkan berita yang telah di ajar dan diterapkan kepada setiap wartawan media? Adakah media sebagai penyalur maklumat telah bertukar agenda daripada menyalurkan informasi kepada media yang mempunyai agenda tersembunyi? Pada pendapat saya media seharusnya telus dan menjadi suara kepada masyarakat bagi menyampaikan sesuatu yang bernilai, tepat, seimbang dan tidak hanya kerana ingin mensensasikan sesuatu berita demi kepentingan organisasi. Justeru itu, media seharusnya memainkan peranan yang penting dalam mencorak masyarakat yang lebih seimbang di samping mendidik ke arah pemikiran intelektual dan bermaruah.
Carry on 'Open House' tradition to foster unity, says Najib
PEKAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today hosted an Aidilfitri "open house" in his Pekan constituency, and called on Malaysians to carry on the open house tradition to forge greater understanding,
harmony and mutual respect in the multi-ethnic population.
"If we hold open house and receive guests regardless of race and religion, it will be a meaningful avenue to foster national unity founded on the 1Malaysia concept," he said at the event, held at Dataran Pekan here.
The prime minister said an open house would be more meaningful if "we also open our hearts to our guests".
Najib, who is also Umno president, reminded Umno leaders to remain humble and treat the people well when they came to them in both good times and bad.
"If we are on the right track and uphold the 1Malaysia concept, I believe the people will surely extend their support to us, especially at the time when we need it," he said.
Najib and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, played host to more than 50,000 people who thronged the open house from 10am to extend Aidilfitri greetings and partake in the food served at almost 100 stalls.
The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah; the Sultanah of Pahang, Sultanah Kalsom, and the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, attended the open house.
Also present were Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Pekan Umno Division deputy head Datuk Ishak Muhamad and heads of government departments.
The guests were entertained to songs by several artistes.
harmony and mutual respect in the multi-ethnic population.
"If we hold open house and receive guests regardless of race and religion, it will be a meaningful avenue to foster national unity founded on the 1Malaysia concept," he said at the event, held at Dataran Pekan here.
The prime minister said an open house would be more meaningful if "we also open our hearts to our guests".
Najib, who is also Umno president, reminded Umno leaders to remain humble and treat the people well when they came to them in both good times and bad.
"If we are on the right track and uphold the 1Malaysia concept, I believe the people will surely extend their support to us, especially at the time when we need it," he said.
Najib and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, played host to more than 50,000 people who thronged the open house from 10am to extend Aidilfitri greetings and partake in the food served at almost 100 stalls.
The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah; the Sultanah of Pahang, Sultanah Kalsom, and the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, attended the open house.
Also present were Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Pekan Umno Division deputy head Datuk Ishak Muhamad and heads of government departments.
The guests were entertained to songs by several artistes.
Schizophrenics have four times higher potential to commit crime
KUALA LUMPUR: Schizophrenics or persons with mental disorders who fail to get any treatment have a four times higher potential to commit crimes than the ones receiving continuous treatment, said Malaysian Psychiatric Association president Dr Abdul Kadir Abu Bakar.
He said, in fact, schizophrenics who received treatment for their illness, had the lowest potential to commit crime, even lower than normal people.
"So, patients with mental disorders should be given proper and continuous treatment because it will help stabilise their minds and emotions as well as reduce their aggressive and compulsive behaviour.
"This, inadvertently, will reduce their tendencies to commit crimes," he told a press conference in conjunction with Schizophrenia Awareness Day 2010 here today.
Dr Abdul Kadir said among schizophrenic patients, young men had the highest potential to commit crime, but with continuous treatment, the patients could recover with a success rate of 80 per cent.
He said about 2,000 people were diagnosed with schizophrenia every year.
"The incident rate from all over the world is about 15 to 40 schizophrenics for every 100,000 people. So if we calculate, even at the lowest incident rate, we are still missing about 2,000 people with schizophrenia, who are undetected," he said.
Dr Abdul Kadir said family and community intervention were vital to make sure the patients continue taking their medication as the rate of relapse was less than one per cent with the involvement of the family.
Earlier, member of Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye received the Pinel Award 2010 for pioneering a mental healthcare project, while reporters Noor Fazrina Kamal of Utusan Malaysia, Kasmiah Mustapha (New Straits Times) and Lim Cho Noi (Sin Chew Daily) each received the Press Award.
He said, in fact, schizophrenics who received treatment for their illness, had the lowest potential to commit crime, even lower than normal people.
"So, patients with mental disorders should be given proper and continuous treatment because it will help stabilise their minds and emotions as well as reduce their aggressive and compulsive behaviour.
"This, inadvertently, will reduce their tendencies to commit crimes," he told a press conference in conjunction with Schizophrenia Awareness Day 2010 here today.
Dr Abdul Kadir said among schizophrenic patients, young men had the highest potential to commit crime, but with continuous treatment, the patients could recover with a success rate of 80 per cent.
He said about 2,000 people were diagnosed with schizophrenia every year.
"The incident rate from all over the world is about 15 to 40 schizophrenics for every 100,000 people. So if we calculate, even at the lowest incident rate, we are still missing about 2,000 people with schizophrenia, who are undetected," he said.
Dr Abdul Kadir said family and community intervention were vital to make sure the patients continue taking their medication as the rate of relapse was less than one per cent with the involvement of the family.
Earlier, member of Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye received the Pinel Award 2010 for pioneering a mental healthcare project, while reporters Noor Fazrina Kamal of Utusan Malaysia, Kasmiah Mustapha (New Straits Times) and Lim Cho Noi (Sin Chew Daily) each received the Press Award.
Tangani segera gangsterisme
KES pembunuhan jutawan kosmetik Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya bersama tiga yang lain telah benar-benar membuka mata rakyat Malaysia bahawa terdapat sekumpulan manusia yang sanggup melakukan apa saja di luar batasan kemanusiaan hanya untuk memperoleh wang ringgit dengan cara mudah.
Bagaimanapun kesan dan akibat pembunuhan itu telah mencetuskan sedikit kekalutan apabila bertebaran sistem perkhidmatan ringkas (SMS) serta mesej di Internet yang meminta tindakan diambil untuk membalas dendam. Namun hasil tindakan pantas polis telah berjaya mengekang perkara ini daripada berlaku.
Seterusnya Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri DATUK T. MURUGIAH telah memberikan kenyataan meminta supaya kegiatan gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India perlu ditangani segera. Kenyataan beliau ini dilakukan berasaskan laporan dari Ketua Pemuda MIC Selangor, M.Shanker Raj Ayenger kepadanya yang mendakwa di Selangor sahaja dalam tempoh empat bulan pertama tahun ini terdapat 300 belia India telah ditahan di bawah Akta Kediaman Terhad dan dipenjara di Simpang Renggam.
“Angka 300 ini adalah satu jumlah yang besar bagi hanya lapan peratus penduduk India di negara ini. Ini adalah satu kebimbangan besar bagi kami kerana jika semakin hari semakin besar jumlahnya, ia akan mengancam keselamatan dan keharmonian negara. Kita tidak mahu dalam keharmonian kaum yang dicapai di negara ini akan dikejutkan dengan banyaknya gangster di kalangan masyarakat India,” ujar Murugiah kepada Wartawan Mingguan Malaysia HAFIZAHRIL HAMID dalam pertemuan pada Jumaat lepas di pejabatnya di Putrajaya.
Kenapa masalah gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India berlaku? Murugiah berkata "Bagi saya kenapa gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India berlaku kerana terlalu banyak filem-filem dan drama bersiri India yang disiarkan di sebuah televisyen berbayar. Bagi saya sudah sampai masanya untuk elemen-elemen negatif ini ditangani. Selain itu pelajar-pelajar di peringkat sekolah menengah perlu diberi tumpuan. Mereka ini mungkin lebih terdedah kerana bergaul dengan pelajar-pelajar di pelbagai sekolah. Sekolah menjadi tumpuan kepada gangsterisme kerana mereka ini datang dari pelbagai aliran dan latar belakang. Bila sudah bercampur maka senang mereka untuk terjebak dalam kegiatan jenayah. Namun saya difahamkan polis meletakkan seorang pegawai mereka berpangkat inspektor dan dijadikan bapak angkat di sekolah-sekolah. Mereka ditugaskan untuk mengawal selia perkembangan di sekolah. Namun untuk memastikan masyarakat India tidak terlibat dalam gangsterisme mereka perlu dididik sejak sekolah rendah.
Bagaimanapun saya memohon supaya seluruh masyarakat India bersatu dan duduk semeja dalam menangani masalah gangsterisme. Ini lebih baik daripada mereka hanya mengkritik dan memburukkan kerajaan kerana tidak melakukan apa-apa. Hakikatnya kerajaan telah melakukan sedaya upaya dalam pelbagai sudut contohnya menyediakan peluang pekerjaan dan sebagainya.
Kalau pendatang dari Bangladesh dan Indonesia boleh datang ke sini dan bekerja serta hidup selesa kenapa orang tempatan sendiri tidak boleh mendapat kerja dan hidup selesa. Namun akibat tamak dan hendak melakukan kerja mudah maka itu sebabnya ada yang terlibat dalam kegiatan gangsterisme. Mereka terlibat kerana mahu mendapatkan keuntungan singkat tanpa perlu bersusah payah bekerja. Seperti yang kita lihat dalam kes pembunuhan Datuk Sosilawati dan tiga rakannya, ini semua kerana duit. Mereka mencari duit tetapi bukan secara halal tetapi haram. Apa yang telah berlaku adalah sesuatu yang tidak boleh diterima dan masyarakat India mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya kekejaman ini.
Bagaimanapun kesan dan akibat pembunuhan itu telah mencetuskan sedikit kekalutan apabila bertebaran sistem perkhidmatan ringkas (SMS) serta mesej di Internet yang meminta tindakan diambil untuk membalas dendam. Namun hasil tindakan pantas polis telah berjaya mengekang perkara ini daripada berlaku.
Seterusnya Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri DATUK T. MURUGIAH telah memberikan kenyataan meminta supaya kegiatan gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India perlu ditangani segera. Kenyataan beliau ini dilakukan berasaskan laporan dari Ketua Pemuda MIC Selangor, M.Shanker Raj Ayenger kepadanya yang mendakwa di Selangor sahaja dalam tempoh empat bulan pertama tahun ini terdapat 300 belia India telah ditahan di bawah Akta Kediaman Terhad dan dipenjara di Simpang Renggam.
“Angka 300 ini adalah satu jumlah yang besar bagi hanya lapan peratus penduduk India di negara ini. Ini adalah satu kebimbangan besar bagi kami kerana jika semakin hari semakin besar jumlahnya, ia akan mengancam keselamatan dan keharmonian negara. Kita tidak mahu dalam keharmonian kaum yang dicapai di negara ini akan dikejutkan dengan banyaknya gangster di kalangan masyarakat India,” ujar Murugiah kepada Wartawan Mingguan Malaysia HAFIZAHRIL HAMID dalam pertemuan pada Jumaat lepas di pejabatnya di Putrajaya.
Kenapa masalah gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India berlaku? Murugiah berkata "Bagi saya kenapa gangsterisme di kalangan masyarakat India berlaku kerana terlalu banyak filem-filem dan drama bersiri India yang disiarkan di sebuah televisyen berbayar. Bagi saya sudah sampai masanya untuk elemen-elemen negatif ini ditangani. Selain itu pelajar-pelajar di peringkat sekolah menengah perlu diberi tumpuan. Mereka ini mungkin lebih terdedah kerana bergaul dengan pelajar-pelajar di pelbagai sekolah. Sekolah menjadi tumpuan kepada gangsterisme kerana mereka ini datang dari pelbagai aliran dan latar belakang. Bila sudah bercampur maka senang mereka untuk terjebak dalam kegiatan jenayah. Namun saya difahamkan polis meletakkan seorang pegawai mereka berpangkat inspektor dan dijadikan bapak angkat di sekolah-sekolah. Mereka ditugaskan untuk mengawal selia perkembangan di sekolah. Namun untuk memastikan masyarakat India tidak terlibat dalam gangsterisme mereka perlu dididik sejak sekolah rendah.
Bagaimanapun saya memohon supaya seluruh masyarakat India bersatu dan duduk semeja dalam menangani masalah gangsterisme. Ini lebih baik daripada mereka hanya mengkritik dan memburukkan kerajaan kerana tidak melakukan apa-apa. Hakikatnya kerajaan telah melakukan sedaya upaya dalam pelbagai sudut contohnya menyediakan peluang pekerjaan dan sebagainya.
Kalau pendatang dari Bangladesh dan Indonesia boleh datang ke sini dan bekerja serta hidup selesa kenapa orang tempatan sendiri tidak boleh mendapat kerja dan hidup selesa. Namun akibat tamak dan hendak melakukan kerja mudah maka itu sebabnya ada yang terlibat dalam kegiatan gangsterisme. Mereka terlibat kerana mahu mendapatkan keuntungan singkat tanpa perlu bersusah payah bekerja. Seperti yang kita lihat dalam kes pembunuhan Datuk Sosilawati dan tiga rakannya, ini semua kerana duit. Mereka mencari duit tetapi bukan secara halal tetapi haram. Apa yang telah berlaku adalah sesuatu yang tidak boleh diterima dan masyarakat India mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya kekejaman ini.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
UiTM : The Source Of Bumi’s Development
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is the one and only education institute which belongs to Bumi’s which produced competitive graduation and suits with industry requirement. However, there are still people who questioned and insulting our education institution which the one and only education institute which protect and improve the development of bumiputera. As a student of the UiTM, I believed that I have understood the government objectives and also the value that UiTM would like to put into the heart of the students. Even though I’m still an official student of the UiTM, but I have felt that UiTM has give a lot of favor and good deeds to my live and my education.
It’s all started when I was offered to continued my studies in UiTM pursuing in the field of Communication and Media Studies. Even though I don’t managed to get the exactly course that I wanted to but because my passion to continue my study to a higher level, I accepted the offered with open hands and mind. My parent would never question my decision but in fact that they felt very thankful that I have get the opportunity to further my study in IPTA as I am the only her daughter who manage to get continue in at a university. When I was on registration day, the fees for my study are RM453.00 in first semester. I was surprised. I never expect that the fees would be this cheap and for me it’s the cheapest fees among the university. Other than that, the UiTM has provided us with many facilities during my studies in diploma at Melaka. We have been given a hostel for free from semester 1 until semester 6 plus with food subsidies each and every time we have a meal in campus. Indirectly it helped to reduced cost and help a lot to reduced my parent’s burden in terms of cost. Which else university do provide those many kind of facilities? It is UiTM one and only.
So far, in my 4 year continuing my studies, UiTM has give me a lot of contribution to make me become a well-personality and well-thought to ensure that I’m ready for the outside world and survive in the industry. I was thankful to UiTM because this institution has giving me an opportunity to continue my studies in a higher level. Even though I’m continuing my studies in degree level, but this institution has inspired me to learn and gain as many knowledge as I want and making me a person who love on knowledge. UiTM has just not thought us to know the basic knowledge that we need to have in our field but also preparing us to ready to face the industry. For example, the module of self-development which has been taken every semester is one of the initiatives that the institution wants us to be prepared and developed our self-esteem. Other than that, the subject of third language which becomes a must for every student is ensuring that the students could communicate well and ensure that I would become an additional value which will make us different and ready than other fresh graduates.
There is no other university that serious in providing the best facilities and the best future except for the UiTM. Everthing is here in UiTM and now it depends on us as the student and Bumiputera to choose our path in what to become in the future. The university itself has given us the right path to become a high quality graduates and also the good Bumiputera who could fight for our rights.
It’s all started when I was offered to continued my studies in UiTM pursuing in the field of Communication and Media Studies. Even though I don’t managed to get the exactly course that I wanted to but because my passion to continue my study to a higher level, I accepted the offered with open hands and mind. My parent would never question my decision but in fact that they felt very thankful that I have get the opportunity to further my study in IPTA as I am the only her daughter who manage to get continue in at a university. When I was on registration day, the fees for my study are RM453.00 in first semester. I was surprised. I never expect that the fees would be this cheap and for me it’s the cheapest fees among the university. Other than that, the UiTM has provided us with many facilities during my studies in diploma at Melaka. We have been given a hostel for free from semester 1 until semester 6 plus with food subsidies each and every time we have a meal in campus. Indirectly it helped to reduced cost and help a lot to reduced my parent’s burden in terms of cost. Which else university do provide those many kind of facilities? It is UiTM one and only.
So far, in my 4 year continuing my studies, UiTM has give me a lot of contribution to make me become a well-personality and well-thought to ensure that I’m ready for the outside world and survive in the industry. I was thankful to UiTM because this institution has giving me an opportunity to continue my studies in a higher level. Even though I’m continuing my studies in degree level, but this institution has inspired me to learn and gain as many knowledge as I want and making me a person who love on knowledge. UiTM has just not thought us to know the basic knowledge that we need to have in our field but also preparing us to ready to face the industry. For example, the module of self-development which has been taken every semester is one of the initiatives that the institution wants us to be prepared and developed our self-esteem. Other than that, the subject of third language which becomes a must for every student is ensuring that the students could communicate well and ensure that I would become an additional value which will make us different and ready than other fresh graduates.
There is no other university that serious in providing the best facilities and the best future except for the UiTM. Everthing is here in UiTM and now it depends on us as the student and Bumiputera to choose our path in what to become in the future. The university itself has given us the right path to become a high quality graduates and also the good Bumiputera who could fight for our rights.
UiTM : The Source Of Bumi’s Development
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is the one and only education institute which belongs to Bumi’s which produced competitive graduation and suits with industry requirement. However, there are still people who questioned and insulting our education institution which the one and only education institute which protect and improve the development of bumiputera. As a student of the UiTM, I believed that I have understood the government objectives and also the value that UiTM would like to put into the heart of the students. Even though I’m still an official student of the UiTM, but I have felt that UiTM has give a lot of favor and good deeds to my live and my education.
It’s all started when I was offered to continued my studies in UiTM pursuing in the field of Communication and Media Studies. Even though I don’t managed to get the exactly course that I wanted to but because my passion to continue my study to a higher level, I accepted the offered with open hands and mind. My parent would never question my decision but in fact that they felt very thankful that I have get the opportunity to further my study in IPTA as I am the only her daughter who manage to get continue in at a university. When I was on registration day, the fees for my study are RM453.00 in first semester. I was surprised. I never expect that the fees would be this cheap and for me it’s the cheapest fees among the university. Other than that, the UiTM has provided us with many facilities during my studies in diploma at Melaka. We have been given a hostel for free from semester 1 until semester 6 plus with food subsidies each and every time we have a meal in campus. Indirectly it helped to reduced cost and help a lot to reduced my parent’s burden in terms of cost. Which else university do provide those many kind of facilities? It is UiTM one and only.
So far, in my 4 year continuing my studies, UiTM has give me a lot of contribution to make me become a well-personality and well-thought to ensure that I’m ready for the outside world and survive in the industry. I was thankful to UiTM because this institution has giving me an opportunity to continue my studies in a higher level. Even though I’m continuing my studies in degree level, but this institution has inspired me to learn and gain as many knowledge as I want and making me a person who love on knowledge. UiTM has just not thought us to know the basic knowledge that we need to have in our field but also preparing us to ready to face the industry. For example, the module of self-development which has been taken every semester is one of the initiatives that the institution wants us to be prepared and developed our self-esteem. Other than that, the subject of third language which becomes a must for every student is ensuring that the students could communicate well and ensure that I would become an additional value which will make us different and ready than other fresh graduates.
There is no other university that serious in providing the best facilities and the best future except for the UiTM. Everthing is here in UiTM and now it depends on us as the student and Bumiputera to choose our path in what to become in the future. The university itself has given us the right path to become a high quality graduates and also the good Bumiputera who could fight for our rights.
It’s all started when I was offered to continued my studies in UiTM pursuing in the field of Communication and Media Studies. Even though I don’t managed to get the exactly course that I wanted to but because my passion to continue my study to a higher level, I accepted the offered with open hands and mind. My parent would never question my decision but in fact that they felt very thankful that I have get the opportunity to further my study in IPTA as I am the only her daughter who manage to get continue in at a university. When I was on registration day, the fees for my study are RM453.00 in first semester. I was surprised. I never expect that the fees would be this cheap and for me it’s the cheapest fees among the university. Other than that, the UiTM has provided us with many facilities during my studies in diploma at Melaka. We have been given a hostel for free from semester 1 until semester 6 plus with food subsidies each and every time we have a meal in campus. Indirectly it helped to reduced cost and help a lot to reduced my parent’s burden in terms of cost. Which else university do provide those many kind of facilities? It is UiTM one and only.
So far, in my 4 year continuing my studies, UiTM has give me a lot of contribution to make me become a well-personality and well-thought to ensure that I’m ready for the outside world and survive in the industry. I was thankful to UiTM because this institution has giving me an opportunity to continue my studies in a higher level. Even though I’m continuing my studies in degree level, but this institution has inspired me to learn and gain as many knowledge as I want and making me a person who love on knowledge. UiTM has just not thought us to know the basic knowledge that we need to have in our field but also preparing us to ready to face the industry. For example, the module of self-development which has been taken every semester is one of the initiatives that the institution wants us to be prepared and developed our self-esteem. Other than that, the subject of third language which becomes a must for every student is ensuring that the students could communicate well and ensure that I would become an additional value which will make us different and ready than other fresh graduates.
There is no other university that serious in providing the best facilities and the best future except for the UiTM. Everthing is here in UiTM and now it depends on us as the student and Bumiputera to choose our path in what to become in the future. The university itself has given us the right path to become a high quality graduates and also the good Bumiputera who could fight for our rights.
Monday, October 4, 2010
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Where are the limitations?
4 October 2010
Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation, or both. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. In practice, the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations, such as on "hate speech”. FOS is anything that we want to say without violating third party or other people, as long as the freedom of speech is not for fraud.
To view on this matter, a dialogue with YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in Ministry Department discussed upon the topic, “Freedom Of Speech: Where are the limitations” has been held at Annexe Hall, SAAS Tower UiTM Malaysia. The dialogue was launched by Y. Bhg. Dato' Prof Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, the Vice Chancellor of University Teknologi Mara UiTM.
The organized of the event seemingly fall to the right on time when the society nowadays are more intelligent and have the desire to voice out their opinion, comment and criticize on a certain issues regarding of their interest such as politics, economy, crimes, leadership and so on. Moreover, the technologies nowadays has made internet as a fastest channel to convey information, ideas and communication more faster than before. Because of that, many problems and violation of freedom of expression has been violated by certain party because of lack of knowledge about the constitution of Malaysia regarding freedom of Speech.
In Article 10, Freedom of Expression of the Human Rights Act 1998, which is a qualified right, states everyone has the right of freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This guarantees the right to pass information to other people and to receive information that other people want to give to you. It also guarantees the right to hold and express opinions and ideas.
To discus on the enforce law of freedom of speech and expression, the Minister, YB Datuk Mohamed Nazri has been asked on how the government overcome and control so that people or citizen won’t be easily abuse the right of speech and expression using the act.
Datuk said, “even though that we free to speak and expressed our ideas and feeling, but we have to remember that we have government which control us from misbehaving and stop us to violate or offense in order to maintain peace and harmony of the country.” He also emphasized that the act to control freedom of speech and expression is depends on how our civilize society accept the issue on the first place. If the people become less sensitive towards the sensitive issues, the existing act will be n longer used and will be amended.
The Dato’ also give the advice to the future journalist who would become the apprentice of the industry on the future to become more objectivity and not to make the reporting as personal because he said, once the journalist loose it objectivity, therefore the credibility and the dignity of the report or story will be questioned.
Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation, or both. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. In practice, the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations, such as on "hate speech”. FOS is anything that we want to say without violating third party or other people, as long as the freedom of speech is not for fraud.
To view on this matter, a dialogue with YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in Ministry Department discussed upon the topic, “Freedom Of Speech: Where are the limitations” has been held at Annexe Hall, SAAS Tower UiTM Malaysia. The dialogue was launched by Y. Bhg. Dato' Prof Ir Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, the Vice Chancellor of University Teknologi Mara UiTM.
The organized of the event seemingly fall to the right on time when the society nowadays are more intelligent and have the desire to voice out their opinion, comment and criticize on a certain issues regarding of their interest such as politics, economy, crimes, leadership and so on. Moreover, the technologies nowadays has made internet as a fastest channel to convey information, ideas and communication more faster than before. Because of that, many problems and violation of freedom of expression has been violated by certain party because of lack of knowledge about the constitution of Malaysia regarding freedom of Speech.
In Article 10, Freedom of Expression of the Human Rights Act 1998, which is a qualified right, states everyone has the right of freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This guarantees the right to pass information to other people and to receive information that other people want to give to you. It also guarantees the right to hold and express opinions and ideas.
To discus on the enforce law of freedom of speech and expression, the Minister, YB Datuk Mohamed Nazri has been asked on how the government overcome and control so that people or citizen won’t be easily abuse the right of speech and expression using the act.
Datuk said, “even though that we free to speak and expressed our ideas and feeling, but we have to remember that we have government which control us from misbehaving and stop us to violate or offense in order to maintain peace and harmony of the country.” He also emphasized that the act to control freedom of speech and expression is depends on how our civilize society accept the issue on the first place. If the people become less sensitive towards the sensitive issues, the existing act will be n longer used and will be amended.
The Dato’ also give the advice to the future journalist who would become the apprentice of the industry on the future to become more objectivity and not to make the reporting as personal because he said, once the journalist loose it objectivity, therefore the credibility and the dignity of the report or story will be questioned.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Cetusan Pandangan Terhadap Islamafobia
Initiatif Malaysia bagi menangani Islamafobia negara Amerika Syarikat merupakan usaha murni Perdana Menteri Malaysia untuk menyuarakan rasa hati orang Islam sekaligus memimpin masa depan dan hala tuju yang sempurna bagi negara-negara Islam. Kita menghargai keikhlasan Perdana Menteri untuk memberi kerjasama membantu Amerika Syarikat mengurangkan salah faham dan pandangan negatif terhadap Islam namun, Ideologi takutkan agama Islam, melabelkan Islam sebagai ganas yang mengamalkan perluasan kuasa amatlah tidak relevan.
Lebih mengecewakan adalah sikap dan prejudis rakyat Amerika Syarikat yang seperti “bertuan” di negara orang telah membuatkan negara-negara membangun seperti Malaysia terpaksa melakukan pelbagai cara untuk memperjuangkan hala tuju negara dan agama sendiri sedangkan sepatutnya apapun agama bebas memperaktikkan budaya dan amalan tanpa sebarang prejudis dan penindasan.
Pandangan terhadap umat Islam yang semakin buruk sehingga dilabel sebagai “terrorist”, iaitu agama yang ganas lebih-lebih lagi selepas peristiwa 11 September 2001 yang mengaitkan Islam sebagai dalangnya. Namun, sehingga sekarang tiada mana-mana pihak mampu membuktikan bahawa Islam yang bersalah.
Pengetahuan yang cetek masyarakat AS mengenai agama Islam adalah punca tercetusnya rasa takut terhadap agama Islam yang tidak berasas telah mewujudkan perlakuan mendiskriminasi, ekstremisme seperti tunjuk perasaan anti-masjid di New York dan ancaman pembakaran naskah Al-Quran di AS mengundang ancaman yang kuat serta kekacauan yang bakal
Saya merasakan bahawa rakyat Amerika Syarikat seharusnya mempunyai sikap lebih positif dan keterbukaan kepada negara-negara lain terutamanya negara yang mengamalkan Islam sebagai agama rasmi. Mereka seharusnya berhenti menindas dan mengambil kesempatan ke atas negara-negara miskin serta negara-negara membangun kerana mereka juga mempunyai hak untuk maju dan membangun di negara sendiri dan mengikis sikap “menangguk di air keruh” dikala negara-negara ini sedang menghadapi pergolakan.
Sebagai pemegang kuasa besar dunia, negara Amerika seharusnya mengamalkan sikap toleransi dan membantu negara-negara miskin dan membangun dengan mengadakan rundingan meja bulat supaya dapat membincangkan permasalahan serta strategi dan perancangan yang kukuh ke arah kemajuan, keamanan dan kesejahteraan dan bukan untuk kepentingan politik semata-mata.
Rakyat di negara-negara Islam juga seharusnya tidak menimbulkan kekeliruan terhadap nilai dan praktis agama Islam itu sendiri dan seharusnya perlu memahami apa yang telah dilandaskan di dalam Al-Quran. Ini kerana, ada dikalangan umat Islam yang tidak faham dan telah mengaplikasikan Islam dengan cara yang salah serta mengelirukan. Justeru itu, umat Islam seharusnya bersatu dan mendalami agama Islam itu sendiri agar dapat difahami dan dicontohi oleh agama-agama lain disamping memperkuatkan peradaban Islam itu sendiri.
Lebih mengecewakan adalah sikap dan prejudis rakyat Amerika Syarikat yang seperti “bertuan” di negara orang telah membuatkan negara-negara membangun seperti Malaysia terpaksa melakukan pelbagai cara untuk memperjuangkan hala tuju negara dan agama sendiri sedangkan sepatutnya apapun agama bebas memperaktikkan budaya dan amalan tanpa sebarang prejudis dan penindasan.
Pandangan terhadap umat Islam yang semakin buruk sehingga dilabel sebagai “terrorist”, iaitu agama yang ganas lebih-lebih lagi selepas peristiwa 11 September 2001 yang mengaitkan Islam sebagai dalangnya. Namun, sehingga sekarang tiada mana-mana pihak mampu membuktikan bahawa Islam yang bersalah.
Pengetahuan yang cetek masyarakat AS mengenai agama Islam adalah punca tercetusnya rasa takut terhadap agama Islam yang tidak berasas telah mewujudkan perlakuan mendiskriminasi, ekstremisme seperti tunjuk perasaan anti-masjid di New York dan ancaman pembakaran naskah Al-Quran di AS mengundang ancaman yang kuat serta kekacauan yang bakal
Saya merasakan bahawa rakyat Amerika Syarikat seharusnya mempunyai sikap lebih positif dan keterbukaan kepada negara-negara lain terutamanya negara yang mengamalkan Islam sebagai agama rasmi. Mereka seharusnya berhenti menindas dan mengambil kesempatan ke atas negara-negara miskin serta negara-negara membangun kerana mereka juga mempunyai hak untuk maju dan membangun di negara sendiri dan mengikis sikap “menangguk di air keruh” dikala negara-negara ini sedang menghadapi pergolakan.
Sebagai pemegang kuasa besar dunia, negara Amerika seharusnya mengamalkan sikap toleransi dan membantu negara-negara miskin dan membangun dengan mengadakan rundingan meja bulat supaya dapat membincangkan permasalahan serta strategi dan perancangan yang kukuh ke arah kemajuan, keamanan dan kesejahteraan dan bukan untuk kepentingan politik semata-mata.
Rakyat di negara-negara Islam juga seharusnya tidak menimbulkan kekeliruan terhadap nilai dan praktis agama Islam itu sendiri dan seharusnya perlu memahami apa yang telah dilandaskan di dalam Al-Quran. Ini kerana, ada dikalangan umat Islam yang tidak faham dan telah mengaplikasikan Islam dengan cara yang salah serta mengelirukan. Justeru itu, umat Islam seharusnya bersatu dan mendalami agama Islam itu sendiri agar dapat difahami dan dicontohi oleh agama-agama lain disamping memperkuatkan peradaban Islam itu sendiri.
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