The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Ahmad Maslan, who is directly responsible for Biro Tata Negara (BTN), is trying to gloss over and minimize the condemnation of the BTN courses as racist, anti-national and seditious indoctrination programmes detrimental to Malaysian nation-building and national unity.
Adding insult to injury, Ahmad claimed that BTN courses were based on facts, asking:
“If we say that two-thirds of the population consist of bumiputeras and one-third non-bumiputeras, is that considered racist?
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Ahmad, who is also Umno information chief, cannot be so obtuse as not to know that nobody objects to such factual information.
What is legitimate and most proper cause for objection is the communal poison oozing from the BTN course, inciting racial hatred and prejudices which are a great injustice and disservice to 52 years of nation-building, dividing instead of uniting Malaysians of diverse races and religions.
Ahmad’s claim that “We have thousands of ceramah and maybe one minute of the ceramah, the speaker makes some kind of mistake” reflects badly on his incorrigible denial complex.
If the Umno information chief and Deputy Minister specificially responsible for BTN is responsible, he would have known about the barrage of complaints about the divisive, racist and seditious BTN programmes and would not have feigned ignorance.
For instance, there were three letters on this subject in the Star in one week in May this year.
In a letter ‘BTN course teaches disunity” (Star May 22, 2009), “Disappointed” wrote:
AS parents we are glad that our grown up children attend the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course, which is compulsory for government servants. They are all mature professionals.
But what angers me is that, instead of talking integrity, unity and harmony among the various races, participants are taught about disunity and racial hatred. Is this what our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib wants for 1MALAYSIA?
Throughout the five days of the course, participants are repeatedly told not to question Malay rights and so on. The course coordinators keep talking about social contracts and telling non-Malays not to question Malay rights and so on.
Many participants, including my Malay friends, are upset.
Are we still living in a primitive age? If the BTN course is to be conducted in this manner, it is better to abolish it or let it concentrate on only one ethnic group.
The course is not bringing unity but only arousing anger and hatred.
As it is handled by the Prime Minister’s office, please do not say that they do not know what is going on.
Four days later, in the letter “BTN course turning into a farce” (Star May 26, 2009), “GOVERNMENT DOCTOR, Kuching” wrote:
REFERRING to the letter “BTN course teaches disunity” (The Star, May 22), I agreed with the writer. I’ve talked to almost everybody who had attended the course and the common reaction was how much more they dislike the Government after the course.
I believe BTN should be dropped. The course is not achieving its objectives.
On the contrary, it is sowing hatred against the Government and encouraging disunity.
All BTN course participants are grown-ups and know what is right and wrong.
By trying to enforce a belief, the Government is instead causing a backlash.
If the organisers of a five-day course think they can convert an opposition-minded government officer to change his mind, they are being naive.
The course is compulsory for all new government servants and those who entered the service from 2002 to 2004.
If one does not pass BTN, one will not get a promotion or salary increase even though one gets “Aras 4”, the highest mark for the PTK (Penilaian Takap Kecekapan) exam.
On May 28, 2009, in the letter “BTN course is having the opposite effect”, “Disappointed Parent” from Shah Alam wrote:
I REFER to the letters “BTN course teaches disunity” (The Star, May 22) and “BTN course turning into a farce” (The Star, May 26).
My son attended the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course in May 2008 and came out of it very angry and utterly dejected.
Throughout the five-day course, he and other Indian participants were constantly hounded and attacked on the actions of the now out-lawed Hindraf movement.
He and his friends are not supporters nor sympathisers of the group, and yet they felt disgusted and disappointed at the way the instructors kept harping on the issue at every turn and opportunity.
I am not too sure if my son and his friends have become anti-establishment as a result, but I am quite certain that they have neither forgotten nor forgiven BTN and the Government for their unprofessional and crude indoctrination methodologies.
I pray that the Government will scrap the BTN course as it is certainly not in line with the “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” policy espoused by our Prime MInister.
This is just one example of the widespread disgust, anger and alienation caused by the divisive, racist and seditious BTN course after Datuk Seri Najib Razak became Prime Minister with his 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
Is Ahmad seriously suggesting that he is completely in the dark and knew nothing about these these serious allegations against the BTN course?
If so, he is not fit to continue as Deputy Minister although this might be the most fitting qualification for him to be Umno Information chief.
I call on the Barisan Nasional Ministers and Deputy Ministers to own up and do not try to gross over or minimize BTN’s racist, anti-national and seditious indoctrination courses as it makes a total mockery of 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
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Comments (13) #1 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:37 pm
Gloss over? The excuses are pathetic. I don’t expect them to be of character and moral BUT i do expect them NOT to be stupid. STUPIDITY is dangerous – I rather be murdered by an evil man than to be killed by a STUPID one. Being murdered by evil at least has rational but to be destroyed by stupidity is just senseless, a waste and crime against god and nature…
Quote #2 by SENGLANG on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:37 pm
This was typical of all BN denial. They will simply put forward all sort of childish argument and defense themselves. This officer who has trained in that organization was not surprise to defense in the most nonsense way of what has happened.
We all all sorts of people who are ministers that will come out with some laughing defense on what have done wrong by them.
There is no surprise really on how this Ahmad argue himself.
Quote #3 by ENDANGERED HORNBILL on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:47 pm
Hello Mad Maslan,
Ever heard of cockroaches cohabiting with rats?
No? Well, think of it this way: it’s like racist UMNO cohabiting with BTN. Get it?
Quote #4 by cintanegara on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:52 pm
The same boring song sung by LKS over and over again….probably to get some attentions and little support from his community….That’s why most people tune into other channels rather than channel that cultivates hatred and disarray…. people with obsolete political thinking is no longer pertinent in this era
Quote #5 by ekompute on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:00 pm
“If we say that two-thirds of the population consist of bumiputeras and one-third non-bumiputeras, is that considered racist?
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Ya, I agree with Datuk Ahmad Maslan. It is not racist. In fact, it is what 1Malaysia is all about, LMFAO.
Quote #6 by k1980 on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:24 pm
What indoctrination can achieve in thoroughly carried out—
http://socyberty.com/history/indoctrination-in-nazi-schools/
Quote #7 by Kasim Amat on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:44 pm
Lim Kit Siang is trying to create social unrest by exaggerating the negative effect of the BTN course. People who have attended this course, including myself, would give 2 thumbs up to the course organisers because it is all about inculcating patriotism in us and help us find the real identity for our race and discussing how to map our future. It also reminds us on how hard we fought for independence and how we have to work hard to survive in this country in order not to trail behind other races. There is nothing wrong to stress the importance of Ketuanan Melayu because sooner or later, all Malaysians would have to accept that this is the fact. Only if all other non-Bumi accept the notion of Ketuanan Melayu, Malaysia would be free from racial issues. Being a Malaysian, all must also understand the basic structure of the society in this country and the provisions in the Constitutions. The Constitutions are foundation of our national building policies. If we love our county, we have to first respect the Constitution and respect that the fact that 2/3 of the population are Malays. Those special rights accorded to us in the Constitutions are unchallengeable under all circumstances. We are unfortunate that UMNO has been working relentlessly to protect this right from being removed. Without UMNO, one can imagine our Bumi fellows are still living in Kampung and tanam padi now because we cannot expect other races to help us. UMNO is the only party we can put our hope on. Undilah pada UMNO. Terima kasih.
Quote #8 by Winston on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:58 pm
Uncle Lim, there’s nothing in the world that pleases me better than to see the idiots in UMNO shoot themselves in the feet!
Good for the opposition!
The MCA as we all know have been shooting themselves, not only in both feet, but in the torso as well!
All these major components of the BN are as good as dead ducks!
It’s good that you keep whacking them with the weapons they provide! There’s no shortage of ammo!
There’s nothing more delighting than to see them in this state!!
By all means publicise their stupidity and let everybody gloat over what great 1Cock & Bull has become!!!
Quote #9 by digard on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 6:08 pm
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Look at the numbers. Think. Look again. Think harder.
Anything? Aside from the grammar mistake, what about the other 10 percent?
Because 66 percent and 24 percent add up to exactly 90 percent. And the remaining 10 percent? Birds? Monkeys? Snakes? Can’t be facts, at least not correct facts.
Maybe he didn’t like that it’s more than one third, still?
Quote #10 by undertaker888 on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 6:23 pm
kasim amat, cintanegara, limiamput maybe the same person.
Quote #11 by boh-liao on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:14 pm
What Ahmad M said is that ppl who do not understand d vision n mission of 1M’sia
Do not appreciate d contents of BTN coses
MCA, MIC, Gerakan, etc members understand n gladly accept BTN coses
They accept they r salves of Umnoputras
Hence, BTN coses r not racist, anti-national and seditious, but factual
Only PR ppl oppose, 4 d sake of opposing
Quote #12 by tenaciousB on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:25 pm
Kasim Amat :
If we love our county, we have to first respect the Constitution and respect that the fact that 2/3 of the population are Malays. Those special rights accorded to us in the Constitutions are unchallengeable under all circumstances. We are unfortunate that UMNO has been working relentlessly to protect this right from being removed. Without UMNO, one can imagine our Bumi fellows are still living in Kampung and tanam padi now because we cannot expect other races to help us. UMNO is the only party we can put our hope on. Undilah pada UMNO. Terima kasih.
Kassim boy ah, why la otak udang?
2/3 population yes i agree, why perhaps hint hint because government subsidy mah, more children all paid for unlike other races more children more financial crisis mah..so logically population of malays increased exponentially over the course of the last 50 yrs.
You contradicted yourself by saying ‘unfortunately UMNO has been fighting for your rights’ , actually i agree with your statement that perhaps you made subconsciously because had UMNO not fought for your rights you would have been a more competitive race and eventually succeeded like the rest of the races. Have a think..after fishing out those udang galahs from the brain:)
Quote #13 by OrangRojak on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:33 pm
http://media.themalaysianinsider.com/components/com_gk2_photoslide/images/thumbm/828401najib_riffle.jpg
“I don’t think this is my style la, you know I prefer plastique *snort*”
LKS
02/12/09
Adding insult to injury, Ahmad claimed that BTN courses were based on facts, asking:
“If we say that two-thirds of the population consist of bumiputeras and one-third non-bumiputeras, is that considered racist?
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Ahmad, who is also Umno information chief, cannot be so obtuse as not to know that nobody objects to such factual information.
What is legitimate and most proper cause for objection is the communal poison oozing from the BTN course, inciting racial hatred and prejudices which are a great injustice and disservice to 52 years of nation-building, dividing instead of uniting Malaysians of diverse races and religions.
Ahmad’s claim that “We have thousands of ceramah and maybe one minute of the ceramah, the speaker makes some kind of mistake” reflects badly on his incorrigible denial complex.
If the Umno information chief and Deputy Minister specificially responsible for BTN is responsible, he would have known about the barrage of complaints about the divisive, racist and seditious BTN programmes and would not have feigned ignorance.
For instance, there were three letters on this subject in the Star in one week in May this year.
In a letter ‘BTN course teaches disunity” (Star May 22, 2009), “Disappointed” wrote:
AS parents we are glad that our grown up children attend the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course, which is compulsory for government servants. They are all mature professionals.
But what angers me is that, instead of talking integrity, unity and harmony among the various races, participants are taught about disunity and racial hatred. Is this what our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib wants for 1MALAYSIA?
Throughout the five days of the course, participants are repeatedly told not to question Malay rights and so on. The course coordinators keep talking about social contracts and telling non-Malays not to question Malay rights and so on.
Many participants, including my Malay friends, are upset.
Are we still living in a primitive age? If the BTN course is to be conducted in this manner, it is better to abolish it or let it concentrate on only one ethnic group.
The course is not bringing unity but only arousing anger and hatred.
As it is handled by the Prime Minister’s office, please do not say that they do not know what is going on.
Four days later, in the letter “BTN course turning into a farce” (Star May 26, 2009), “GOVERNMENT DOCTOR, Kuching” wrote:
REFERRING to the letter “BTN course teaches disunity” (The Star, May 22), I agreed with the writer. I’ve talked to almost everybody who had attended the course and the common reaction was how much more they dislike the Government after the course.
I believe BTN should be dropped. The course is not achieving its objectives.
On the contrary, it is sowing hatred against the Government and encouraging disunity.
All BTN course participants are grown-ups and know what is right and wrong.
By trying to enforce a belief, the Government is instead causing a backlash.
If the organisers of a five-day course think they can convert an opposition-minded government officer to change his mind, they are being naive.
The course is compulsory for all new government servants and those who entered the service from 2002 to 2004.
If one does not pass BTN, one will not get a promotion or salary increase even though one gets “Aras 4”, the highest mark for the PTK (Penilaian Takap Kecekapan) exam.
On May 28, 2009, in the letter “BTN course is having the opposite effect”, “Disappointed Parent” from Shah Alam wrote:
I REFER to the letters “BTN course teaches disunity” (The Star, May 22) and “BTN course turning into a farce” (The Star, May 26).
My son attended the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course in May 2008 and came out of it very angry and utterly dejected.
Throughout the five-day course, he and other Indian participants were constantly hounded and attacked on the actions of the now out-lawed Hindraf movement.
He and his friends are not supporters nor sympathisers of the group, and yet they felt disgusted and disappointed at the way the instructors kept harping on the issue at every turn and opportunity.
I am not too sure if my son and his friends have become anti-establishment as a result, but I am quite certain that they have neither forgotten nor forgiven BTN and the Government for their unprofessional and crude indoctrination methodologies.
I pray that the Government will scrap the BTN course as it is certainly not in line with the “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” policy espoused by our Prime MInister.
This is just one example of the widespread disgust, anger and alienation caused by the divisive, racist and seditious BTN course after Datuk Seri Najib Razak became Prime Minister with his 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
Is Ahmad seriously suggesting that he is completely in the dark and knew nothing about these these serious allegations against the BTN course?
If so, he is not fit to continue as Deputy Minister although this might be the most fitting qualification for him to be Umno Information chief.
I call on the Barisan Nasional Ministers and Deputy Ministers to own up and do not try to gross over or minimize BTN’s racist, anti-national and seditious indoctrination courses as it makes a total mockery of 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
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Comments (13) #1 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:37 pm
Gloss over? The excuses are pathetic. I don’t expect them to be of character and moral BUT i do expect them NOT to be stupid. STUPIDITY is dangerous – I rather be murdered by an evil man than to be killed by a STUPID one. Being murdered by evil at least has rational but to be destroyed by stupidity is just senseless, a waste and crime against god and nature…
Quote #2 by SENGLANG on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:37 pm
This was typical of all BN denial. They will simply put forward all sort of childish argument and defense themselves. This officer who has trained in that organization was not surprise to defense in the most nonsense way of what has happened.
We all all sorts of people who are ministers that will come out with some laughing defense on what have done wrong by them.
There is no surprise really on how this Ahmad argue himself.
Quote #3 by ENDANGERED HORNBILL on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:47 pm
Hello Mad Maslan,
Ever heard of cockroaches cohabiting with rats?
No? Well, think of it this way: it’s like racist UMNO cohabiting with BTN. Get it?
Quote #4 by cintanegara on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 4:52 pm
The same boring song sung by LKS over and over again….probably to get some attentions and little support from his community….That’s why most people tune into other channels rather than channel that cultivates hatred and disarray…. people with obsolete political thinking is no longer pertinent in this era
Quote #5 by ekompute on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:00 pm
“If we say that two-thirds of the population consist of bumiputeras and one-third non-bumiputeras, is that considered racist?
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Ya, I agree with Datuk Ahmad Maslan. It is not racist. In fact, it is what 1Malaysia is all about, LMFAO.
Quote #6 by k1980 on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:24 pm
What indoctrination can achieve in thoroughly carried out—
http://socyberty.com/history/indoctrination-in-nazi-schools/
Quote #7 by Kasim Amat on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:44 pm
Lim Kit Siang is trying to create social unrest by exaggerating the negative effect of the BTN course. People who have attended this course, including myself, would give 2 thumbs up to the course organisers because it is all about inculcating patriotism in us and help us find the real identity for our race and discussing how to map our future. It also reminds us on how hard we fought for independence and how we have to work hard to survive in this country in order not to trail behind other races. There is nothing wrong to stress the importance of Ketuanan Melayu because sooner or later, all Malaysians would have to accept that this is the fact. Only if all other non-Bumi accept the notion of Ketuanan Melayu, Malaysia would be free from racial issues. Being a Malaysian, all must also understand the basic structure of the society in this country and the provisions in the Constitutions. The Constitutions are foundation of our national building policies. If we love our county, we have to first respect the Constitution and respect that the fact that 2/3 of the population are Malays. Those special rights accorded to us in the Constitutions are unchallengeable under all circumstances. We are unfortunate that UMNO has been working relentlessly to protect this right from being removed. Without UMNO, one can imagine our Bumi fellows are still living in Kampung and tanam padi now because we cannot expect other races to help us. UMNO is the only party we can put our hope on. Undilah pada UMNO. Terima kasih.
Quote #8 by Winston on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 5:58 pm
Uncle Lim, there’s nothing in the world that pleases me better than to see the idiots in UMNO shoot themselves in the feet!
Good for the opposition!
The MCA as we all know have been shooting themselves, not only in both feet, but in the torso as well!
All these major components of the BN are as good as dead ducks!
It’s good that you keep whacking them with the weapons they provide! There’s no shortage of ammo!
There’s nothing more delighting than to see them in this state!!
By all means publicise their stupidity and let everybody gloat over what great 1Cock & Bull has become!!!
Quote #9 by digard on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 6:08 pm
“If we say 66 percent is bumiputera and 24 percent consists other races, is that racist? That is just stating the facts.”
Look at the numbers. Think. Look again. Think harder.
Anything? Aside from the grammar mistake, what about the other 10 percent?
Because 66 percent and 24 percent add up to exactly 90 percent. And the remaining 10 percent? Birds? Monkeys? Snakes? Can’t be facts, at least not correct facts.
Maybe he didn’t like that it’s more than one third, still?
Quote #10 by undertaker888 on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 6:23 pm
kasim amat, cintanegara, limiamput maybe the same person.
Quote #11 by boh-liao on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:14 pm
What Ahmad M said is that ppl who do not understand d vision n mission of 1M’sia
Do not appreciate d contents of BTN coses
MCA, MIC, Gerakan, etc members understand n gladly accept BTN coses
They accept they r salves of Umnoputras
Hence, BTN coses r not racist, anti-national and seditious, but factual
Only PR ppl oppose, 4 d sake of opposing
Quote #12 by tenaciousB on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:25 pm
Kasim Amat :
If we love our county, we have to first respect the Constitution and respect that the fact that 2/3 of the population are Malays. Those special rights accorded to us in the Constitutions are unchallengeable under all circumstances. We are unfortunate that UMNO has been working relentlessly to protect this right from being removed. Without UMNO, one can imagine our Bumi fellows are still living in Kampung and tanam padi now because we cannot expect other races to help us. UMNO is the only party we can put our hope on. Undilah pada UMNO. Terima kasih.
Kassim boy ah, why la otak udang?
2/3 population yes i agree, why perhaps hint hint because government subsidy mah, more children all paid for unlike other races more children more financial crisis mah..so logically population of malays increased exponentially over the course of the last 50 yrs.
You contradicted yourself by saying ‘unfortunately UMNO has been fighting for your rights’ , actually i agree with your statement that perhaps you made subconsciously because had UMNO not fought for your rights you would have been a more competitive race and eventually succeeded like the rest of the races. Have a think..after fishing out those udang galahs from the brain:)
Quote #13 by OrangRojak on Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - 7:33 pm
http://media.themalaysianinsider.com/components/com_gk2_photoslide/images/thumbm/828401najib_riffle.jpg
“I don’t think this is my style la, you know I prefer plastique *snort*”
LKS
02/12/09
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