i agree.Originally posted by Trojan:Hence in loyalty to our kind, we too cannot afford to practice the vitue of being humane towards them.
This is the reality of the time. But how many will truly appreciate on the urgency to have these threats annihilated?
Originally posted by Atobe:basically... malaysia is ashamed of their fukked up attitute and is trying to cover up the truth by banning the movie.. malaysia is covering up and acting righteous about it... pathetic...
What a joke it is that the Malaysian Government is embarrassed with Jack Neo's latest movie - "Home Run".
The argument amongst a group of neighborhood boys over the right to use water from a well, seems to be too close for comfort in the 'real adult world' quarrel between Singapore and Malaysia.
Certainly confirms the hollowness of the Malaysian Government's position that they should be afraid of an incident from Jack Neo's movie.
[b]Malaysia to ban Jack Neo's Homerun
MALAYSIA is banning Jack Neo's latest movie, Homerun.
Mr Daniel Yun, CEO of Raintree Pictures, which made the film, said the Malaysian authorities believe audiences could interpret certain scenes as alluding to bilateral issues, like the water dispute.
One of these scenes could be where two groups of boys quarrel over the right to use water from the kampung well.
Previously, when Mr Neo was asked if there were references to the water dispute, the director-scriptwriter had said: 'I'll leave this up to the audience's imagination.
'The story is a movie about the love between siblings, who may quarrel and fight, but realise kinship is still very precious at the end of the day.'
The movie, which opened here on Aug 7, is set in pre-Independence Singapore and about two siblings who have to share a pair of shoes.
Malaysia also deemed that certain scenes 'will bring about negative elements and bad examples to education and upbringing', Mr Yun said. Raintree, which planned to release the movie in Malaysia this month, will appeal to the Malaysian censors.
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Originally posted by nismoS132:We need to be clear here.
[b]'Militants are our brothers-in-arms'
KUALA LUMPUR - PAS chief Abdul Hadi Awang yesterday embraced Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups openly as brothers-in-arms and said that Palestinian suicide bombers were martyrs giving up their lives to save thousands. [/b]
wouldn't statements like this remove all chances of any votes from non muslims as well as the more educated ones?Originally posted by Gun:We need to be clear here.
This is PAS speaking, not the moderate ones in power nor a representive of ane elected government. PAS is trying to sing to the tune of the voters in the next GE. From middle gound muslims, rural settlers and Chinese votes.
So watch their acts.
PAS: Malay vote is key to ruling MalaysiaOriginally posted by nismoS132:wouldn't statements like this remove all chances of any votes from non muslims as well as the more educated ones?
i rather have UMNO ruling Msia den PAS..they r bad news to tis region...especially Singapore...Originally posted by IAF:PAS: Malay vote is key to ruling Malaysia
PAS vice-president says wresting all of Umno's 72 seats in Parliament can be done by focusing on Malay Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR - Slice away all the religious rhetoric surrounding Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and this is what's left: another Malay-based political party searching for the quickest way to power.
That path to power was sketched by party vice-president Mustafa Ali on the final day of the party's four-day assembly.
A skilled backroom strategist, he cut through all the fluff from the floor about winning over the non-Muslim electorate by pointing out that PAS needs to wrest all the 72 Umno seats in Parliament to form the next government.
His reasoning is anchored on the unassailable assumption in Malaysian politics - that whoever controls the Malay vote rules the country.
This same assumption has given Umno the managing partner status in the Barisan Nasional coalition and reserved the position of prime minister of Malaysia for the president of Umno.
'The reality is that our country must be based on the Malay Muslims. This means that if there is no Umno, PAS and Keadilan will be the basis of national politics to Malay Muslims,' said Datuk Mustafa.
A fortnight ago, the unflappable politician experienced 25 minutes of provocative and intense questioning by Mr Tim Sebastian, the host of BBC talk show, Hardtalk.
Datuk Mustafa then declared that the session was not challenging enough.
In the 1999 general election, PAS won 27 parliamentary seats on the back of deep divisions in the Malay community over the sacking and jailing of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim for abuse of power and corruption.
Umno's representation in Parliament dropped from 94 seats in 1995 to 72.
Between 1995 and 1999, the ruling party's share of the popular vote declined from 36.5 per cent to 29.5 per cent.
In 58 parliamentary constituencies in West Malaysia with more than two-thirds Malay voters each, Umno's share of the votes fell from 62 per cent in 1995 to 49 per cent in 1999.
Since that electoral success, PAS members have been setting their sights on the ultimate prize: ruling Malaysia.
Over the past four years, party leaders have worked hard on the Muslim ground and tried to get closer to Chinese and Indian voters.
During the party assembly, Kelantan delegate Hassan Mahmood urged the party leadership to work doubly hard to attract the Chinese vote. 'To attract the Chinese, PAS needs to raise issues about the economy and education and give assurances that their lifestyle will not change,' he said.
The party is also considering allowing non-Muslims to be associate members.
But realistically, leaders like Datuk Mustafa know that many non-Muslims will always be suspicious of the Islamic state agenda of PAS.
He also knows that it will be difficult for a party with limited resources, reach and appeal to win any of the parliamentary constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak, where indigenous non-Muslims still form a significant proportion of the electorate.
So the best way to come to power is to target the 72 constituencies currently held by Umno.
Said Datuk Mustafa: 'We win the Umno seats, we become the backbone.'
That goal will not be possible in the coming elections, he knows.
But party insiders are counting on demographic changes, continued infighting within Umno and growing religious interest among the Malays to deliver the votes in Malay-majority constituencies.
They believe that PAS will achieve power through this route one day.
Datuk Mustafa yesterday signalled the party's intentions to travel along this path.
Command & Conquer : South East AsiaOriginally posted by NathanG5:i rather have UMNO ruling Msia den PAS..they r bad news to tis region...especially Singapore...
October getting nearer..the date Mahadir leaving the office is getting nearer too...will UMNO survive after he left office?
i really cant imagine wat will happen in the coming future if PAS rule Msia...
Originally posted by men_@_arms:i certainly believe the movie purposely used the malaysia/singapore conflict as part of the movie.. thats what literature is all about.. looking at current problems thru a story.. its a good movie anyway, besides, if malaysia tink they did nth wrong, why so fearful?
[b]MALAYSIA is banning Jack Neo's latest movie, Homerun.
Mr Daniel Yun, CEO of Raintree Pictures, which made the film, said the Malaysian authorities believe audiences could interpret certain scenes as alluding to bilateral issues, like the water dispute.
One of these scenes could be where two groups of boys quarrel over the right to use water from the kampung well.
This just confirms more theory, SIngaporeans think too much, and its all because of that fashionable Western madness that they learn, YES! English Literature, a contemptable subject for the mad. The scenes in that good touching movie Homerun, about the boys fighting over the well, has absolutely no link with the conflict that SIngapore and Malaysia has over water. And even if there was a link, so ****** what?
Sorry let me amend my thesis, its not just Singaporeans who are thinking too much, its the bloody Malaysians because they are banning the movie haha! Its almost as absurd as the Thais banning "Anna and the King", as if Mongkut is a Brad Pitt to look at anyway.[/b]
And interesting questionable character we have here...a character who steals for "FUN"Originally posted by men_@_arms:[b] But if I were the boy, coming from such a background, I would probably have resorted to theft long ago, just like when I was in London, but i did it for fun.
Originally posted by men_@_arms:Literature is a VERY GOOD subject! anyway, Homerun seems plagarised from "CHildren of Heaven". it cannot relate to SIngaporean CHildren at all and so lacks realism.
[b]MALAYSIA is banning Jack Neo's latest movie, Homerun.
Mr Daniel Yun, CEO of Raintree Pictures, which made the film, said the Malaysian authorities believe audiences could interpret certain scenes as alluding to bilateral issues, like the water dispute.
One of these scenes could be where two groups of boys quarrel over the right to use water from the kampung well.
This just confirms more theory, SIngaporeans think too much, and its all because of that fashionable Western madness that they learn, YES! English Literature, a contemptable subject for the mad. The scenes in that good touching movie Homerun, about the boys fighting over the well, has absolutely no link with the conflict that SIngapore and Malaysia has over water. And even if there was a link, so ****** what?
Sorry let me amend my thesis, its not just Singaporeans who are thinking too much, its the bloody Malaysians because they are banning the movie haha! Its almost as absurd as the Thais banning "Anna and the King", as if Mongkut is a Brad Pitt to look at anyway.[/b]
jack neo himself openly said his script was adapted from children of heaven, so it's not like he's treating the entire movie as his brain child and taking all the glory.Originally posted by pikamaster:Literature is a VERY GOOD subject! anyway, Homerun seems plagarised from "CHildren of Heaven". it cannot relate to SIngaporean CHildren at all and so lacks realism.
im sure you like to see suicide bombers coming in to Singapore n bomb everywhere they like..remember they our neighbours=very near us=can come in thru causeway=run to nearest woodland market or from Tuas to Boonlay MRT station=kill everyone including you(if you are sway)Originally posted by Héil zë Führer:I'd rather PAS take over in m'sia.It'd be interesting how they screw things up in m'sia with their extremist thinking.....Look at hardcore muslim countries in the world.....how are the state of their countries and economies.m'sia will go downhill from then on and dr moron will suffer strokes after another watching his efforts of 20 years go down the drain in 5 years......haha
Originally posted by NathanG5:Correction. The terrorists are already amounst us.
suicide bombers coming in to Singapore n bomb everywhere they like..remember they our neighbours=very near us=can come in thru causeway