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75,000 Kelantanese and More Gathered for Oil Royalty

Naked-Malaysian — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:49:43 +0000

Gua Musang MP and UMNO chief Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said last night that Kelantan is entitled for RM2 Billion worth of royalty from the oil extracted off its waters. He who is also of Kelantan royalty bloodlines (uncle to Sultan of Kelantan) and ex-chairman for Petronas, also argued why Kelantan’s royalty was not paid whereas Sabah and Sarawak got their shares. Earlier, Ku Li said that it is also the intention and with the blessing of Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Al-Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Yahya Petra and the Crown Prince that he shall be fully transparent and speak only the truth about the state rights to get the 5% royalty.

The PAS government had demanded the oil royalty payment from Petronas last year, after the Statistics Department revealed that Kelantan, together with Sabah and Terengganu, had contributed 62.5 per cent of the oil extracted in Malaysia.

The Barisan Nasional-ruled federal government has insisted oil from the joint development area with Thailand was not from part of Kelantan’s waters and has only offered RM20 million as “compassionate payment”.

But Razaleigh, the founding chairman of Petronas, disagreed with the government’s move, saying the formula for oil royalty was first agreed with Sarawak and later extended to all states.

An estimated 75,000 Kelantanese gathered at Stadium Sultan Mohamad IV last night to show solidarity against PM Najib Tun Razak refusal to let the Kelantan PAS state government manage the royalty money on its own. The UMNO led federal government has instead converted the owed petroleum royalty into compassionate money (Wang Ehsan) that will be handled unlawfully by Kelantan’s opposition UMNO and federal entity Jabatan Pentadbiran Persekutuan. In recent 2008 state election, PAS won 38 seats in contrast to UMNO only winning 6 seats. Allowing the minority electives the control of the royalty money is not only unconstitutional but also against the mandate of the Kelantanese.

A memorandum concerning Kelantan’s demand for the petroleum royalty was circulated for the crowd’s signatures and will be submitted to acting Sultan of Kelantan, the Crown Prince Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.

Last night congregation began with the dusk prayer (Maghrib) led by Kelantan Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Ahmad Yakob, followed by Night prayer (Isya’) by Ustaz Mohamed Mustafa as imam and lastly a wish prayer led by Chief Minister Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Editor’s note: All the nice pictures belong to TopengPerak Unmasked. All rights reserves.

Technorati Tags: federal government, JPP, Kelantan, Ku Li, Malaysia News, oil royalty, PAS, PM Najib Tun Razak, Sabah, Sarawak, UMNO, wang ehsan

Malaysia Super League 2010 Kelantan 0-1 Kedah, The Stupid Gol Keeper

Naked-Malaysian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:44:18 +0000

Lesson not learnt. The Kelantan soccer fans were again tested last 19 January night when Kedah scored one goal over Kelantan keeper silly mistake. Angry and furious at Syed Adney Syed Hussein, the former National Team 2007 keeper and former national coach, V. Sathianathan, a small number of Kelantanese almost repeated the same commotion at Bukit Jalil last November 2009 and ‘the police truck burning incidents’ in Sultan Mohamed IV Stadium in Kota Bharu month April the same year.

The latter stadium was in chaos once again last Tuesday seeing some fans throwing firecrackers and other object into the playing field.

Somehing is very wrong with Kelantan keeper. Should one asked if money got anything to do with it?

Riot and police truck burning in April 2009

It is known the Kelantanese are hardcore fanatics when it comes to soccer, and some are proud hooligans.

It is known Kelantan neighbors Thailand and supplies of heavy firecracker are easily available.

It is known Kelantanese do not accept losing at soccer, especially when caused by stupid mistake.

Lesson not learnt. The Kelantan fans need to learn anger management, the policing authority need to tighten security checks (firecrackers are illegal in Malaysia) and the players need not to play stupidly. Anyone please do something!

Technorati Tags: Kedah, Kelantan, Malaysia Deals, Malaysian Football, Thailand, youtube

The Fuss over the Name Allah

Naked-Malaysian — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:30:57 +0000

The first day of 2010 in Malaysia started with a reversal ruling by Kuala Lumpur High Court to government banning on the word Allah from Roman Catholic church publication. The religious polemic between Muslim and Christian community in Malaysia is now in a legal tug of war, with the Home Minister committing to petition for appeal. The Muslim community remain divided by the recent progress, that unsuprisingly inter-related with political factions in Malaysia, with pro opposition supporters unrefuting the High Court decision.

Allah is the standard Arabic word for God. While the term is best known in the West for its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic faiths, including Christians and Jews, in reference to “God”. The term was also used by pagan Meccans as a reference to the creator-god, possibly the supreme deity in pre-Islamic Arabia.

The concepts associated with the term Allah (as a deity) differ among the traditions. In pre-Islamic Arabia amongst pagan Arabs, Allah was not considered the sole divinity, having associates and companions, sons and daughters – a concept which Islam thoroughly and resolutely abrogated. In Islam, the name Allah is the supreme and all comprehensive divine name. All other divine names are believed to refer back to Allah. Allah is unique, the only Deity, creator of the universe and omnipotent. Arab Christians today use terms such as Allah al-’Ab (“God the Father”) to distinguish their usage from Muslim usage. There are both similarities and differences between the concept of God as portrayed in the Qur’an and the Hebrew Bible.

It is true the name Allah predates Islam? The popular view is that Islam is exclusively associated with the revelation of Prophet Muhammad SAW roughly 1431 years ago. Among the core teaching of Prophet Muhammad PBUH however involved believing Islam as the continuation to the religion of Isa PBUH (Jesus), Musa PBUH (Moses), Ibrahim PBUH (Abraham), and going all the way back to Adam PBUH, the first human on earth. As Islam views it, to say something predates Islam would literally means to predate all humanity.

In relation to the usage of the word Allah in Malaysia Roman Catholic publication, it is very important to get the facts straight.

1. Regionally, Christianity had only flourished in Borneo long after Islam has established itself, with Christian missionaries actively converting pagan tribes in Sabah and Sarawak during the Rajah Brooke era.

2. The calling of god as Allah in local Christian teachings got nothing to do with Arabia pagan god, the Christian term for god was purposely localized to imitate the name of existing native god, the god of the majority, which is the god of Muslims. Furthermore not one Orthodox Coptic Arab Christian Missionary ever laid foot on Malaysia soil to justify calling god as Allah. All missionaries were from England and other European countries.

To be technical one can says the name Allah predates Prophet Muhammad PBUH, but at the same time, the same name was also non existence in any Roman Catholic Bibles produced in the country(s) where all the Christian missionaries had came from. The local Muslims reservation on this issue is not entirely baseless.

It is important to know exactly where both side stand on this matter. Its common for Muslims to back the Islam side, and Christians backing the Roman Catholic side. However, to have another large group of Muslim unopposing the Christian view on this matter is something worth sinking our mind into.

According to Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, the spiritual leader for Parti Islam Malaysia (PAS) cum Chief Minister to the state of Kelantan, a key figure in the opposition coalition, Islam is a blessing to the universe, that translates into Islam is for all (Arabic; “Rahmatan Lil-Aalamin”). The one god in Islam is also the universal god of all religions. Other religion should be welcomed to call their god by Islam name.

Technorati Tags: Borneo, Christian, Islam, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Malay, Malaysia, Malaysia Insider, Malaysian, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Sabah, Sarawak

Kelantan Vs Negeri Sembilan, The Update

Naked-Malaysian — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:43:21 +0000

So the Malaysia Cup for season 2009 has ended. With Negeri Sembilan astounding victory over Kelantan, 3-1. Anticipated by some, unacceptable to others.

It was all shame to Kelantan, being defeated by a big gap is bearable, but to have all hell broke loose after the third goal was just too much. The game itself is nothing in particular, the true feat is the presence of an extraordinary number of Kelantan fans, the Red Warriors, almost at 75:25 ratio against Negeri Sembilan’s. An estimation of 75,000 of Kelantan supporters flocked National Bukit Jalil Stadium as early as 3.00 pm ( the game itself only started about 6 hours later). Some even congregated since early morning to create sporadic pockets of red spreading around the stadium. Those that turned out early probably had traveled a night before from hometown Kelantan about 500km away from Kuala Lumpur.

When it comes to soccer, Kelantanese fans are notoriously known for their unrestrained behavior, usually when their team is losing the game. Among many races in Malaysia, the Kelantanese (96% of Malay origin) stand out from the crowd with their own exclusive Malay dialect that has evolved far from the language standard pronunciation. In general, Kelantanese are connected by strong sense of solidarity. This is not inclusive of just Kelantan’s Malay, the Chinese and Indian living in rural Kelantan are affected as well. It is not uncommon for Chinese or Indian in Kelantan to have Malay call name, and they speak fluently in local Kelantan dialect, sometimes undistinguishable with other Malay.

Back to Malaysian soccer, Kelantan FC has faced it worst lost yet; for losing the game, for being the sore loser, and for definitely to be fined by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The already financially difficult team is about to hit rock bottom.

Kudos to Negeri Sembilan team, for a good gameplay and for being a momma’s boy crowd.

Technorati Tags: Kelantan, Malaysia, Malaysia Cup 2009, Malaysia Deals, Malaysia Insider, Malaysia News, Malaysia Travel, Malaysian, Malaysian Football, National Sport, Negeri Sembilan

Malaysia Cup 2009 Final Match Kelantan Vs Negeri Sembilan

Naked-Malaysian — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:10:41 +0000

The coming match between Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan on 7th. November at National Stadium Bukit Jalil will decide which team shall be the next champion of Malaysian Cup 2009. Kelantan FC managed to get through to the final with an easy win 3-1 over Perlis, while Negeri Sembilan also with 3-1 over Terengganu. Top scorers Zaquan Adha Abdul Razak (10 goals) is on Negeri Sembilan side and Indra Putra Mahayuddin (9 goals) is on Kelantan’s.

Tickets already on sale since yesterday and are running out fast. Fans and supporters of both teams are now making all the preparation for the big game. Bukit Jalil will surely be crowded with Red and Yellow jerseys this coming Saturday.

All Malaysian are advised to take precautions during this game to avoid use of violence againsts supporters of each team. Throw away all the bad habits as shown in the previous games such as throwing objects to the players, the field, the opposition side and their mean of transportations. Strictly say no to the fire crackers. Full mineral water bottles travelling at 40 km/h can seriously damage your head after a direct hit.

Let us shake our National Bukit Jalil Stadium with truest sense of sportsmanship and be a good supporter.
On the other side, bad news for Kelantan fans. Quoted from www.stadiumastro.com;

“Kelantan maybe in the finals of this year’s Malaysia Cup, and that match could be the side’s last competitive match for a year.

Four other state sides including Perak, Pahang, Penang and Malacca are also out together with club side Shahzan Muda. UPB-MyTeam and Proton FC who have indicated earlier that they will be forced to pullout due to financial constraints, will miss next season M-League. Sarawak, who initially looked like they will miss out were given a helping hand by the Sarawak state government who have settled all their outstanding debts.

The FA of Malaysia had given all team’s in the M-League until Oct 31 to settle all outstanding debts such as unsettled Employers Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, players salaries and oustanding income tax payments.”

Technorati Tags: Kelantan, Malaysia Cup 2009, Malaysia Deals, Malaysia Insider, Malaysia News, Malaysia Travel, Malaysian, Malaysian Football, National Sport, Negeri Sembilan