When Corruption knows no boundaries

The eve of Bersih 5.......

It´s been years and yet Malaysia is still unable to "throw off" the dirty and corrupted government and it´s leader, the Prime Minister of Malaysia. And now, not only is he being such a paranoid "baboon", he is now arresting anyone and everyone who speaks ill of him or even tries to get Malaysia to be free of corruption.

Below, is an article, written by the 3 children of Maria Chin Abdullah, the chairperson of this Bersih "group". Apparently, on the eve of Malaysia´s 5th Bersih Rally, this lady (even after all the death threats to her and her family and NO ACTION was taken to PROTECT her and her family from those thugs of "that certain someone in Malaysia") is now arrested under the charges of Destabilising the Government. 

I really hope, that one day.... some outside help - be it whether from UN or NATO or whatsoever - would come help the Malaysians to be freed from dictatorship (Shame how they always insist that Malaysia is a democracy country and able to do free speech.... but on the other hand lock everyone who is doing it)!

Original Article : A letter after our mother's arrest ahead of the Bersih 5 rally

A letter after our mother's arrest ahead of the Bersih 5 rally

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The following is a letter written by the children of Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah, after her arrest.

It is the eve of the Bersih rally. We are sure that everybody is preparing for the rally, for what seems to be the next step to achieving a free and fair election for Malaysia.

It was around 6pm, we were at home preparing dinner when we received a call from a family friend asking if we were okay and if we heard about the news.

Confused about what was going on, we asked her what happened.

She explained to us that our mother has been arrested and was brought to a police station for further processing.

Within the next hour we were at the police station and as we arrived we had to wait for one of our mother’s lawyers to bring us in to see our mother.

While we were in the processing room, our mother explained to us that she was being charged for destabilising the government.

Both Mandeep Singh and our mother were reassuring us that everything is going to be fine in a calm and collective state.

We hope that the charges would be dropped and that she would be released soon.

After everything that has transpired, it is disappointing that people who fight for a fair and clean election have been branded as a threat to the country.

Is this the type of country that we Malaysians want to live in, where corruption runs amok, elections are rigged and innocents are placed behind bars?

When we were younger, we did not understand what our parents were fighting for or why our father was protesting strongly against the Internal Security Act.

He is gone now. We are old enough to understand the importance and sacrifice of the work that people like them do.

People like our parents, who are willing to speak up against corruption do not do it for their own sake, but for the sake of the future generations.

As we are writing this, we as Malaysians, are hours away from an opportunity to voice out to make a change in Malaysia.

It is why it is so important for us, as Malaysians, to show that we will not tolerate the injustice that government officials have got away with.

We implore to our fellow Malaysians that are attending the rally, or are watching it at home, to listen to the speakers and to understand what Bersih is trying to achieve.

We hope that the rally will be peaceful and to see you there.

Sincerely,
Azumin, Aziman, Azemi.

We should all lend a hand to stop human trafficking, sex trafficking, child prostitution and violence. Instead of saying, it´s not involving me, so not my problem.

Original Article : What it´s like to be a mum and wife at 13 : The vicious cycle of Child Marriage  (Clickable Link)

What it’s like to be a mum and wife at 13: The vicious cycle of child marriage

• 17 HOURS AGO FEBRUARY 17, 2015 10:19AM

Young mothers often struggle with labour and breastfeeding. Source: Supplied

They are only girls, but they already have children of their own.

Many of the babies are born with complications, far from the nearest hospital, and the mortality rate for mother and infant is sky-high.

Nor does the future look rosy. The daughters of these child brides are born into a cycle of systemic abuse, violence and poverty.

“I thought I’d have a better life, but at the end, it didn’t turn out that way,” says Aracely, who was married to a 34-year-old when she was 11. When she was four months’ pregnant, her husband left, declaring the child wasn’t his. Now 15, she is raising her son on her own.

Sonhita, 13, married her cousin in Bangladesh when she was 10. Source: Supplied

“During the time I was pregnant, he didn’t give me any money,” she says. “He hasn’t even come to see the boy now that he’s a year old.”

Aracely is one of the girls who feature in photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair’s Too Young To Wed project on Guatemala, where it’s legal for a girl to marry as young as 14 — though many are married far younger than that.

The UNFPA says one in nine girls in developing nations will marry before 15, with 50 million likely to marry before their 15th birthday in this decade. They are usually poor, less educated and living in rural areas — and their early marriages make life even worse.

The girls struggle with motherhood because they are far from physically and psychologically ready, say health workers. Their undeveloped bodies make labour and breastfeeding dangerous and difficult.

“Motherhood is hard,” 14-year-old Saida told Ms Sinclair. “When they get sick, you don’t know why. I don’t have experience and don’t know what to do with him.”

Early motherhood means these girls have no chance of a decent education. Source: Supplied

The young mums face an increased risk of STIs, physical and sexual violence and a premature end to their education.

Human rights organisations believe changing the norms that legitimise child marriage should be a priority.

“These [social norms] can and do start to change, once parents and communities understand the harm that child marriage does and once they are able to identify alternatives,” reads the UNFPA report.

Equality Now’s 2014 report, Protecting the Girl Child, calls on governments to end child and forced marriages and related human rights violations. “Child marriage does not take place within a vacuum,” says director Jacqui Hunt. “It is part of a continuum of abuse experienced by a girl and is often linked with female genital mutilation, sex trafficking or force-feeding before marriage, rape, domestic violence and the removal of future opportunities.

“When a child bride gives birth, the vicious cycle of poverty, poor health, curtailed education, violence, instability, disregard for rule of law and legal and other discrimination often continues into the next generation, especially for any daughters she may have.

Child marriage can come hand-in-hand with other abuses. Picture: Equality Now Source: Supplied

“Sadly, child marriage directly affects approximately 14 million girls a year, and in the process legitimises human rights violations and the abuse of girls under the guise of culture, honour, tradition, and religion. It is part of a sequence of discrimination that begins at a girl’s birth and continues throughout her entire life.”

This weekend, the group launched a global report on sex discriminatory laws around the world, using the hashtag #unsexylaws.

It shows in shocking clarity that these discriminatory laws are not simply relics of the past. Just last year, Kenya adopted a marriage act that permits polygamy without consent of the first wife, while Iran’s 2013 penal code maintains that a woman’s testimony is worth less than a man’s.

An Indian Act from 2013 states: “Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape”.

In the Bahamas, an act from 1991 defines rape as the act of someone over 14 “having (non-consensual) sexual intercourse with another person who is not his spouse”, thereby permitting marital rape.

In Nigeria, violence “by a husband for the purpose of correcting his wife” is considered lawful, while in Guinea, a wife can have a separate profession from her husband “unless he objects”.

In Yemen’s 1992 act, article 40 suggests that a wife “must permit [her husband] to have legitimate intercourse with her when she is fit to do so.”

The practice means a vicious cycle of poverty and discrimination. Picture: Equality Now Source: Supplied

In the Democratic Republic of Congo: “The wife is obliged to live with her husband and follow him wherever he sees fit to reside.” In Malta, if a kidnapper “after abducting a person, shall marry such person, he shall not be liable to prosecution”.

Ms Hunt adds: “As long as a girl or woman is not equal in the text of a country’s law and its legal system, she cannot fully participate in, or be valued equally in society. Legally, she is of lesser importance.

Eliminating child marriage

“Twenty years after 189 governments pledged to ‘revoke any remaining laws that discriminate on the basis of sex’ as part of the Beijing Platform for Action, only just over half of the laws highlighted in our reports on the subject have been revised, appealed or amended — a great achievement, but one which falls very short of what was envisaged.”

While many poor families hope marrying off their children will help them survive, that’s usually not the case.

Several of the girls Ms Sinclair interviewed were abandoned by their husbands while pregnant, leaving the family with an extra mouth to feed. Others admitted they and their families had found the experience distressing.

“They said I was really little and it’s a lot of responsibility to take care of someone,” said Sulmi, 14. “I was a little sad to be married so young.”

Zali Idy was married at 12 to a 23-year-old in Nigeria. Source: AAP

Saving your life in a most extraordinary way

Woman Saves Her Life by Trying to Order Pizza from 911

(Original Article : http://www.godvine.com/read/woman-saves-her-life-by-trying-to-order-pizza-from-911-fb-gv-733.html)

Keith Weisinger was working as a police dispatcher when he received a call for pepperoni pizza. At first he thought that it was just another prank, but it actually ended up being one of the most powerful calls that he has ever received. The call was from a clever woman who was a suffering from a bout of domestic violence. This is how she made her call for “pizza”:

 

Dispatcher: 911, where is your emergency?

Caller: 123 Main St.

Dispatcher: Ok, what’s going on there?

Caller: I’d like to order a pizza for delivery. (oh great, another prank call).

Dispatcher: Ma’am, you’ve reached 911

Caller: Yeah, I know. Can I have a large with half pepperoni, half mushroom and peppers?

Dispatcher: Ummm…. I’m sorry, you know you’ve called 911 right?

Caller: Yeah, do you know how long it will be?

Dispatcher: Ok, Ma’am, is everything ok over there? do you have an emergency?

Caller: Yes, I do.

Dispatcher: And you can’t talk about it because there’s someone in the room with you? (moment of realization)

Caller: Yes, that’s correct. Do you know how long it will be?

Dispatcher: I have an officer about a mile from your location. Are there any weapons in your house?

Caller: Nope.

Dispatcher: Can you stay on the phone with me?

Caller: Nope. See you soon, thanks.

 

“The officer arrives and finds a couple, female was kind of banged up, and boyfriend was drunk,” Keith explained. “Officer arrests him after she explains that the boyfriend had been beating her for a while.”

Keith took the call for pizza nearly 10 years ago. “I thought she was pretty clever to use that trick,” he thought. Keith has now become an attorney, and while he doesn’t know what happened to the woman he surely hopes that she is back on her feet and safe.

“This is a part of the job most 911 dispatchers find frustrating. Beyond the immediate resolution – arrest, hospitalization, etc. – we rarely hear what happens to the people who call,” Keith said.

We thank God that the woman was quick on her feet, and so was Keith. With both of their wisdom combined they were able to end the terrible situation that was happening.

We are surely praying for anyone who has ever been a victim of domestic violence.

Watch the video of this story:

To Suffer Alone

Sunday, November 9 2014

In an episode of Downtown Abbey (a historical English drama), beloved housemaid Anna Bates is brutally raped. It was heart-wrenching to watch her try to keep it a secret. The head housekeeper, Mrs Hughes, found Anna shortly after the assault - bruised, crying and hiding in a corner. Despite the strong urgings of Mrs. Hughes, Anna told her to tell no one, not even her husband. She was not only afraid he would kill her assailant, but she also felt "dirty" and believed the attack was somehow her fault.

Anna´s feelings and silence are typical and understandable in victims of sexual assault. The shame that victims feel - though undeserved - is beyond words.

The Bible also contains a disturbing story of sexual assault. Tamar, King David´s virgin daughter, was raped by her half brother Amnon (2 Samuel 13:1-20). But rather than hide what happened, Tamar grieved openly (vv. 18-19). Two years after the assault another of Tamar´s brothers sought revenge. Absalom killed Amnon, throwing King David´s family and kingdom into chaos (vv. 23-28).

Some might argue that the royal family's upheaval could have been averted if Tamar had simply kept quiet. NO! Family bitterness and division grew because Amnon acted selfishly and wouldn´t take responsibility for violating Tamar.

To those who are victims of sexual assault or any form of abuse, please know that it is not your fault! Nor is it God´s desire for you to carry life´s heaviest burdens alone (Galatians 6:2). What´s often worse than the violation(s) itself is a lifetime of suffering alone in the darkness. If you´ve been abused or are the victi of someone else´s selfishness, tell a person who can help you. You can discover that what is shareable slowly becomes more bearable. - Jeff Olson

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2 Samuel 13:1-20

In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. Amnon became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David´s brother Jonadab was a very shrewd man. He asked Amnon, "Why do you, the king´s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won´t you tell me?"

Amnon said to him, "I´m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom´s sister."

"Go to bed and pretend to be ill," Jonadab said. "When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.' "

So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, "I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand."

David sent word to Tamar at the palace : "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him." So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it. Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat.

"Send everyone out of here," Amnon said. So everyone left him. Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, my sister."

"Don´t, my brother!" she said to him. "Don´t force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don´t do this wicked thing. What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you."

But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.

Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and get out!"

"No!" She said to him. "Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me."

But he refused to listen to her. He called his personal servant and said, "Get this woman out of here and bolt the door after her." So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing a richly ornamented robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore. Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented robe she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

Her brother Absalom said to her, "Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet now, my sister; he is your brother. Don´t take this thing to heart." And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom´s house, a desolate woman.

Galatians 6:2

Carry each other´s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Question to Ponder

What burden of shame have you been carrying alone?

Name one person with whom you can open up and share. How can you experience God´s love through that person?

**Article taken from ODJ (Our Daily Journey with God) Sept - Nov 2014 Issue.

Domestic Violence in Malaysia

Its indeed saddening to actually be able to stumble upon such a video in my reading of my news feed in facebook. But then again, Domestic Violence isn´t really something "new" in Malaysia. Many married people merely keep silent because.... many of them know that the police in Malaysia don´t really take action, irregardless of how many times the victims or the families of the victims step up and make a report. 

I am hoping, as you sit and watch this, and if you are in Malaysia..... that you could be one of the many people who are willing to step up and help if you see someone in trouble. How would you feel if it was your own child facing such situations in the future? 

The sadder part is watching and listening them talking about it, and learning how the authorities - although they have passed the Domestic Violence act, is still not taking any action against such matters, especially when the victims or the victim´s families comes up to make a report. I hope, with such survivors speaking up, that the Government of Malaysia will actually take more precaution and monitor such things properly.

Youtube Link : Survivors Speak Up - Domestic Violence in Malaysia (Clickable link)

Killed just for jumping a red light in Malaysia?! *Wow*

So, it´s another sad sad day... reading sad sad articles on the tyranny of Malaysia and the abusing of power from the police force. 

I never knew that jumping a red light in Malaysia would mean getting arrested and killed by the police. But then again, the police are so "nice" in covering their sorry arses by saying that the victim had a heart failure and etc. Why are police using brute force on citizens? Do they even really know how to do their job properly? 

Seeing the article " Killed for jumping a red light? " (Clickable link) found in FMT and then the video interview found in youtube that apparently is going viral in facebook really brings and sparks anger..... I would love to see justice served, especially for the poor victims´family.... but then again, will justice really be served as the people who are wrong are the people who have the "most power" in the country?

One can only pray for the better of the country

Killed for jumping a red light?

Alfian ZM Tahir

 | July 9, 2013

Another case of unnecessary police violence, says Puchong MP Gobind.

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KUALA LUMPUR: An alleged traffic offender died last week after he was arrested and manhandled by four police officers in Medan Imbi, Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo told a press conference today.

Gobind said the assault occurred at a restaurant and he had seen a video recording of it that was shot by a patron.

A report in China Press quoted police sources as saying that the victim, 53-year-old Chong Foo Ming, was foaming at the mouth after he was restrained and handcuffed. The report said police tried to flag him down after he had beaten a red light, but he sped off.

Gobind condemned the police action, saying the violence was unnecessary.

“Mr Chong was roughened up by a group of police officers,” he said. “After he was handcuffed, he was forced to lay down facing the ground . And then one of the police officers sat on top of him.

“If he had beaten a red light, why the need to apprehend him in that way?”

It is learnt that the policemen contacted an ambulance after noticing that Chong was foaming at the mouth. But he was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Gobind said police had used excessive force and called for a thorough investigation.

Initial police reports said Chong died of a heart failure, but according to his daughter Doriss, the hospital found no heart complications or internal injuries.

“We demand an answer from the police,” Gobind said. “This victim was a very healthy man. This is confirmed by the hospital. The police cannot expect the family to sit back doing nothing. An explanation is needed.”

He said he would write to the Inspector General of Police today.

Gobind acknowledged that the cause of death was still uncertain.

“We are waiting for the chemist’s report,” he said. “First they claimed it was a heart attack, which was wrong. There was nothing wrong with the victim’s heart. We are waiting for a second opinion before we can confirm the cause of death.”

Distraught daughter

Doriss Chong said the officer in charge of the investigation initially told her that her father had been involved in an accident.

She said she learned about his alleged beating only when she went to the restaurant to retrieve his wallet. A witness told her that one of the policemen sat on Chong’s back for 30 minutes.

“The police called and said it was an accident,” Doriss told the press conference. “But later I was told that my father was arrested. When I asked for the reason for arrest, they refused to let me know.”

She said her father was a friendly man and an active member of RELA as well as the Puchong Security Association.

“He was very active in RELA. Everyone in Puchong knows him because he was a cheerful and kind hearted man. All I want is for this matter to be investigated, and I hope that justice will prevail.”

- See more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/07/09/killed-for-jumping-a-red-light/#sthash.ANLqw9c8.dpuf

Cuties attract paedophiles

Paedophiles...... Paedophiles are people (or "criminals") that are sexually attracted to children *simpler definition* or you can look up Wikipedia = Paedophiles (clickable link) to have a better and longer definition. Many children aren´t safe with Paedophiles exisitng, especially when you can´t tell who is who from the looks on their faces.

I found this interesting article from FMT (Free Malaysia Today) online webportal about these criminals. Apparently the "researchers" are at the moment blaming the "existence" of Facebook and how kids nowadays are using facebook to post their photos. Then..... I wonder........ how the hell did these criminals get their victims long time ago, before the era of Facebook or any of these social media networks?!

But then again..... just something to spend your time reading... which in my opinion, is slightly ridiculous reading especially when they are only blaming facebook.... Nevertheless, happy reading!

Cuties attract paedophiles

June 17, 2013

Regardless of gender, children who pose in Facebook are prone to be attacked by paedophiles.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Children who put on a cute face and affectionate pose on social networking sites such as Facebook can invite paedophiles.

A psychologist with the Educational Psychology and Counselling Department of the Universiti Malaya, Prof Madya Dr Mariani Mohd Nor said many children under 13 years of age now owned Facebook accounts and enjoyed downloading their pictures in various poses without realising that they could be observed by paedophiles.

“Even the facial mimic, lip style, camera-looking style can also spur paedophiles.

“Not only girls, but boys with a cute face are also prone to attacks by paedophiles,” she said.

People suffering from paedophilia have a tendency for sex crimes against children and these people usually act brutally against the victims in order to achieve satisfaction.

Dr Mariani said most of the children were now also seen to competing among their peers to gain popularity by downloading a lot of pictures to get the highest ‘like’ ratings.

“They (boys and girls) want to be popular. Apart from the Facebook, there is also rivalry in the YouTube by downloading photos and videos to get the highest hits. While all this is done to gain popularity it is also affecting their personal safety,” she said.

She added that the paedophilia threat was always present especially in the borderless world of information technology that allowed the people to look for their victims through the internet, so continuous monitoring by parents was important.

Meanwhile, Head of Strategic Communications of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Sheikh Raffie Abd Rahman said the easy Facebook access enabled many children to falsify their age to gain entry.

“This is where parents need to monitor their children, especially on the use of social websites and make sure they do not interact with strangers in cyberspace,” he said.

He said the commission strived to implement education and awareness programmes on the safe use of the internet to curb its abuse that could invite a variety of threats including paedophilia.

Until now, in Malaysia no cases of peodophilia had been recorded although a few cases involving rape and murder of children had been reported.

”Paedophilia patients are categorised as those who commit acts of rape on children several times, but if they only commit the crime once, it is not categorised as paedophilia,” said Investigation Division of Sexual, Abuse and Children (D11) Assistant Director ACP Hamidah Yunos.

- Bernama

Modern Slavery?

Found this video, while browsing around in CNN....... actually...... I was sadden to see this video. That poor girl is only 17...... but what saddens me most... was that apparently it is completely legal in Malaysia. Always knew that factory workers in Malaysia work long hours, but never knew..... the real story behind it.... especially how it is actually legal back in Malaysia. Voices should speak up... to get such things eliminated!