I thought that the infamous Negarakuku incident is closed-case after Namewee decided to apologize for his action… seems like the cabinet is not ready to forgive the young man yet.
I first read about the decision from Merdekareview, quoting from Nazri Aziz that the cabinet has decided to take action against Namewee (real name Wee Meng Chee) under Sedition Act 1948.
(Nazri also warned that action will be taken against bloggers that published the video)
Malaysiakini and Thestar have confirmed that the cabinet has not accepted Namewee’s apology and will continue to investigate the case.
Nobody is against the law. Even if the law is stupid, it is still a law… that is what constitution is about. If it is an unlawful act to alter Negarakuku, go ahead and sue him; Namewee is not a child and naive-ness is not an excuse to break the law.
However, using sedition act in this matter is a shame. It sounds like the cabinet is so desperate to penalize Namewee… so desperate that they are willing to spend more time doing so then to fight against the real criminals.
Besides, can most of the cabinet members understand exactly what Namewee was singing? How are these people going to judge what Namewee was trying to tell in his song when they couldn’t understand most part of the video?
If the cabinet is so keen on using the sedition act, shouldn’t they look into the few papers that make it a nationwide racist issue when it was merely a stupid act? Aren’t what the papers did more seditious then what Namewee did?
when I heard Nazri apologized for his “Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!” remarks, doesn’t it insulting us?
Arif… he said that in parliament. Insulting or not, he can say whatever he likes in parliament and the law can do nothing about it.
What about Hishamuddin with his keris and threatened to spill chinese blood? No action taken?
To all chinese out there, you must all vote very carefully come the next GE. Stand up and make a point.
that boy has created a racial tension with malay and chinese threatening to kill each
other…so many threat have been sent to the family…YES, he must be punished or else
any other youth will start something like that!
the video clip is made just to insult malays and moslems, period!
Sekiranya Namewee menghina Bendera Dan Lagu Kebangsaan, maka dia melukakan seluruh hati rakyat Malaysia, tetapi saya nampak ramai rakyat Malaysia yang bersetuju dengan pendapatnya. Saya dapat membaca terjemahan dan saya meragui isu dia menyoali azan dan tudung, dalam liriknya tiada kesimpulan yang dibuat, hanya mengatakan keadaan apa yang dia dengar, dan dia lihat, adakah itu menjadi satu penghinaan? Bagaimana pula dengan Pegawai Tinggi Kerajaan (Beragama Islam) yang memeras-ugut untuk rahsuah dan melakukan perhubungan Luar Nikah, bukankah dia lebih menghinakan Islam ? Apa pula riaksi masyarakat Islam terhadap perkara ini?
“…malay and chinese threatening to kill each other…”
i think you should get ur facts right. who threatened who?
One law for the commoner,
and another law for the elite.
Oppressive law for the commoner,
And lawlessness for the UMNO-putras.
“The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.” —Baruch Spinoza
Hang the Cabinet.
The Cabinet has just pissed into the face of MCA who was celebrating their stunt of forcing and coaxing an apology from Namewee.
Budak Cina… I know someone is going to name Hishamuddin in the end. Two wrong doesn’t make one right though… letting off Hishamuddin doesn’t mean Namewee has the right to be let off as well. The double standard is irritating though, that I agree.
Asking the Chinese to vote carefully is useless… it’s MCA that are going to lose in the end, UMNO will still rule with supremacy.
mee… Malay and Chinese are not threatening to kill each other; some bastards did. As far as I am concerned, all those threats came from people that sat behind the computer and hiding their faces… and thankfully, there are just very few of these morons. THEY do not represent either Malays or Chinese in Malaysia.
As mentioned in my post, some media has caused more tension for this matter than the video itself. In fact, some of the cabinet members should be blamed for making this a national issue.
About his intention… only ~10% of the video clip shows insensitiveness to Muslim and Malays… it’s not right, but I doubt insulting Muslims and Malay is what he wants.
OneOfMalaysian… spot on.
non-conformist… well, you got to question MCA whether they were acting on their own for the apology or they had got the blessing from the cabinet members at the beginning.
I want to believe that MCA has good intention to try and settle the issue. Any further development will cause more trouble not just to Namewee, but to the social harmony of the country.
The group of people from the Organization of Unethical Moronic Nincompoop are all out to shoot him down for they cannot take criticism professionally and look at the real problems while the Moronic Coward Association’s group are real to their name , dare not stand up to understand the message or point out the real fact as sung in the rap and tell their Big Brother from the Unethical Moronic Nincompoop’s group to be fair , sew the kerisman and the bocorman or the caribbean pirate first. Also sew the seditious remarks made by those guys touching on racial sentiments thenselves. - asn
What had happened to the spirit of BN??? In this case, it clearly showed that MCA has no influence in this coalition !!! UMNO did not precious its loyal friend since Merdeka and why we support them in the coming election? I hope the chinese community should really open their eyes now…
MCA , MIC and Gerakan should opt out from the BN and join force with PAS , PKR and DAP , I will vote even if PAS is standing for I fear no Muslims , they are my good friends although I am not a Muslim myself , only the ruthless kerisman and the group is what I fear , from the Unethical Moronic Nincompoop’s group
I read the Star on line and there is the mentioning of “We cannot be like the West where you can have the underwear with the design of the Union Jack” , so did he open up his eyes during some final of an event , if I remember correctly during the Badminton and the Soccer games , there are invidual who wrapped the flag and running around the stadium , so what is his comment on this ? Negaraku was sang differently ? I don’t find it offending at all except of the rap. This may be offending to some but there are more offensive remarks made by the politicians , why not sew them ???? just because the are from the Unethical Moronic Nincompoop’s group ? they remain untouched ????
i do not know.. whether am i in the position to question the government. yes im a student, and our government practises democracy, but why is malaysia turning from a peaceful multiracial government to a tyranical muslim government? even now im questioning why the mosques must sing every hour? no insults to the muslims but i really feel that you guys can do ur prayers silently
posting a reply to OneOfMalaysian’s comment
Sekiranya Namewee menghina Bendera Dan Lagu Kebangsaan, maka dia melukakan seluruh hati rakyat Malaysia, tetapi saya nampak ramai rakyat Malaysia yang bersetuju dengan pendapatnya. Saya dapat membaca terjemahan dan saya meragui isu dia menyoali azan dan tudung, dalam liriknya tiada kesimpulan yang dibuat, hanya mengatakan keadaan apa yang dia dengar, dan dia lihat, adakah itu menjadi satu penghinaan? Bagaimana pula dengan Pegawai Tinggi Kerajaan (Beragama Islam) yang memeras-ugut untuk rahsuah dan melakukan perhubungan Luar Nikah, bukankah dia lebih menghinakan Islam ? Apa pula riaksi masyarakat Islam terhadap perkara ini?
there is truth in the song. somehow.. i feel that he is only singing what he sees in the society of malaysia. he insulted the national anthem, but does he mean it? i have seen what the government can do, what the law enforcers can do. this country is corrupted to the core
my sincerest apologies to all if i indirectly insulted those that read this comment.
The issue really is that its election time and the PM has given up on the Chinese votes. He is going back to hard-core Malay-Muslim vote.
This is what it means for non-bumis this country. When its push comes to shove, the non-bumis will always be shafted. If that is legal and official prejudice, institutionalizing it, culturalizing it.
Great article yeinjee…
[Edited: Thanks for your compliment, but there are other better ways to promote your website]
First, these UMNO blokes demanded that Wee should apologise, and now after the apology has been made, they reject it. This is certainly a slap on MCA’s face that despite all the ground work made (talking to Wee’s family), all came to naught.
why can’t everyone do the best for the country and live peacefully…Look at other countries there good good leaders that we can follow their foot steps.. be open..
I’ve always wanted to vote for BN since I was a child (silly little me). I’m 22 now and got myself registered and patiently waiting for the day where I can exercise my democratic right as a Malaysian. But I won’t be voting for BN now and you know why? Because the country is getting worse under their rule. I’m not blind, I read the news everyday and I know what’s going on in my country.
Malaysia has remained stagnant for the past 50 years, taking 1 step forward but 2 steps back. I think BN has been given enough chances to improve the country. I can’t guarantee that other parties will do better than BN, but I would rather take my chances than remain trapped like this.
With every election, there will always be a new batch of voters who can decide for themselves who to run their country instead of blindly following the crowd. I am one of them, are you?
Shame or Proud… are you sure that our mosque is singing every hour? As far as I know they broadcast the prayer just 5 times a day during the prayer time.
Like it or not, it is something that we have to accept in a multi-religion country… we show tolerance. Think it the other way… do you think Muslims are all happy about the way Chinese and non-Muslims celebrating our religion? Perhaps not, but they need to show tolerance to non-Muslims as well, vice versa.
I can’t disagree on the double standard though; it’s ok for some people to cross the line, not for some others… that is irritating.
Bigjoe and Billy… I actually have a feeling that there is a conspiracy from UMNO to stab MCA before the election. They don’t really mind a weak MCA in the parliament… it should make UMNO’s job easier… provided that they could win the GE easily, which is quite likely to happen.
Neutral Guy… a lot of people are doing our best, and we are still living peacefully ain’t so? I don’t feel any racial tension when I am in a mamak or pasar malam or something… people are just getting on with our lives mostly. There are some trouble makers constantly, but Malaysians are not doing too bad overall.
First time voter… Malaysia is not doing too bad over the 50-years span. It’s just that we has been not been moving forward in recent years; some issues like crimes and living standard is worse than a decade ago.
Exercise your vote wisely, it’s your choice.
OK guys,I’m a malay.I was in chinese school for 6 years,primary school. For me,there is no problem to mix with others student. Seriously. All my friend treat me like their others friend. There is no problem at all. But yes, i admit. There are some student, who are racist. Not all,but SOME. I guess, these are the people who cannot accept a multi-racial and multi-religion country, and maybe these are the people who become one of the bastard in the future. Making a statement just to make others people angry.
Politic is already suck,and some bastard make it more suck. Why don’t we as MALAYSIAN, get along together. I agree with you YeinJee.
I think the government has more important things to do. There are so many crimes happen each day - rape, murder, bribe… and much more to care about than this poor boy. Can’t the government forgives him? We all made mistakes, so what’s wrong if we can learn from mistakes. It’s a healthy process of growing up and MALAYSIANS and MALAYSIA have to grow up as well - to see things in a wider perspective, to be more mature…
Now, I can also go like “Excuse me, who is the one who sensationalise the issue, NameWee or Malaysian Goverment?” He has openly apologised afterall. If Malaysia is approching 50 years old very soon and still behalf immaturely, can we expect much from NameWee who’s in his 20s?
If we see this issue from a very different perspective, perhaps things will change for good. We may see it from the positive point of view, shall we say, there are still ROOMS FOR IMPROVEMENT, for Malaysia to ponder, after half a century of independence?
If the government focuses on this tiny little mini minor issue, and not the bigger mission and vision, what would others think about us? OTHERS ARE LAUGHING AT THE STUPIDITY OF THE GOVERNMENT, and as a rakyat who loves this land so much… I hope the government can shift her attention to more important matters!
If everyone FORGIVE and FORGET, a BIG matter will eventually become SMALL, a SENSATIONAL issue will cool down… and only then we can live in a TRULY HARMONIOUS MALAYSIA!
I believe many rakyat like me loves Malaysia, so we hope Malaysia can return a favour to love the rakyat, to forgive and forget.
Agree with u TrulyMalaysian Heart…
If “they” insist, bring them to “juvenille court”…hahaha!
Rentokill… there are always some racists hanging around; not just from any particular races, but all. Luckily it’s like what you mentioned… there aren’t many people like that. There is a concern though, when some of these racists got into politics and somehow managed to secure some influential positions.
TrulyMalaysianHeart… nicely said. When namewee apologized, I thought that he actually saved Malaysia government from further embarrassment for being an international laughing stock in how they are handling the case. Well, things are not happening as I expected obviously.
The government is having problems prioritizing some issues… that’s not a good sign for our country’s development.
[...] Malays against a fellow Malaysian, a Chinese unfortunately. As mentioned in my earlier post about Namewee’s saga… I strongly felt that the local press is doing more damage to racial harmony than Namewee [...]
I am not sure as to congratulate or to pity namewee. In a way, he becomes famous due to this stupid case. Good for him. If not bcos of this, i have never heard of this young chap anyway. There are so many versions of the story on the line about him… thanks for the coverage, his website gets more and more hits and more and more people support him! Some even said he may be sued for “menggubal lagu kebangsaan”. Hello, our “lagu kebangsaan digubal” during 2003 (am i getting the year right) to a “faster” version and “diilhamkan” by Tun Mahathir himself. Oh ya, our honourable Tun Mahathir was good at commenting Paklah and the government, I’d very much like to hear his opinions.
I think the government should listen the rap and take action to make the country a better country. The rap does create racist problem but I believe he is just singing the truth (some part like religious part, I believe I have to respect it la. eg: azan or tudung).
Why some Malay found the song not offensive? Is because the accept the truth and take action to improve. The government said we have opportunity to voice out but I never see any opportunity of that which I believe Mr Namewee try to use other source to deliver his message.
Media should stop creating more harm and government should stop debating this issue. So many big issue out there that need to be solve but never been done like corruption, citizen safety and economics.
We are Malaysian. Malaysia independent is not for 1 race but multiracial community.
OhMyGod… changing the rhythm and changing the real context of the song is 2 different issues; but the government probably realizes that charging Namewee under the National Flag Act is going to involved too many people that unknowingly alter the Negaraku… so they will have to go with Sedition Act instead.
I am who I am… some Malay is going to find this offensive for sure; I can understand about that. Imagine if some people telling Chinese that burning incense sticks are stupid… it actually sounds true for some people, but do you think all Chinese will accept the critic openly?
There are obviously more important stuff to take care off. The government is surely not going to do much against corruption as they are probably the most corrupted group of Malaysians. I seriously hope that something can be done to fight the crime though… crime rates are rising in an alarming rate.
tun mahathir has any comment on this?
Trey… I haven’t heard anything from Mahathir about this. Does it matter?
Well there is nothing much we can do, as long there is “double standard” in our country, which is sad… There are few things we can do, vote wisely (eventho it doesnt matter which side u vote it still the same), or study hard and go oversea’s further ur education and stay there.. come back if u feel like retiring at 50 or go retire at somewhere else. Last but not least, tolerate with the “problem” that we all already knew & keep one eye open and other close. Do ur part as Malaysian thats all matters to you, to ur family, to ur country.
Well i think another comment from any party doesnt make any difference. Just hopefully this case can be settle soon, quite frusfrated to see this news few times in newspaper in a week tho,
To all supporters of Namewee and also supporters of freedom of speech, myself and a few volunteers are planning to hold a silent protest on the National Day. We need your support as there’s only a small amount of us.
We won’t force any of you to participate but I must ask you this, you can bravely defend Namewee behind your computer screen, but are you brave enough to take action in the public?
Some detractors say that we are only all talk and no show, how we are all cowards who will run away from confrontation. Well, now is our chance to prove them wrong.
If you are serious in joining us and want to know further details, please email us at:
laksarian@gmail.com
or
anitatahir@gmail.com
Laksarian… I suggest you have a clear and definite idea of what you want to fight for… Are you fighting for freedom of speech? Are you fighting for Namewee because you think he has done nothing wrong? Are you fighting for Namewee although you think he is wrong, but felt that government is over reacting? etc.
Good luck with your effort.
On personal note; it’s not about bravery or cowardness (sitting behind computer screen)… I hate to walk out of the door under the torching sun, and I hate crowds.
response to “mee” who posted on August 16th, 2007 at 8:49 pm:
Dude,
Namewee did not insult anyone in his lyrics, he just mentioned his observations.
Quoting you,”the video clip is made just to insult malays and moslems, period!”
if you have understood the lyric as it was written, you would have realized that he said it was a good thing, since it helped him to wake up in the morning for work and school.
If there is anyone to point the finger for your so call “has created a racial tension with malay and chinese….” again quoting you, it would be some of the local Press which sensationalized the whole issue… perhaps to sell more newspaper…..who knows ….??
In my opinion, in his own creative way, Namewee only openly mentioned issues that some of us dare not mention out loud. BUT i still think that he should not have used the national anthem as his melody and displaying the national flag.
#36… Namewee was obviously being sarcastic that the early prayers are good and wake him up in the morning.
Malaysia is a multi-racial country… there are things that we don’t say, not because we don’t dare to mention, but because it’s not proper to say it out loud.
We can read the comments from Namewee’s videos and his blog; the comments are often heated up with racial slants (not just Malays to Namewee/Chinese, but lots of Chinese to Malays as well)… he might not mean to cause racial tension, but he did.
Besides, his apology is obviously out of pressure rather than anything sincere. His latest video has just shown that he is a spoiled brat… I am actually quite disappointed with his latest stunt. Some Malaysian may see him as a hero, I don’t.
Still, I think that the government is over-reacting to the whole incident. Some local papers have sensationalized the whole issue, and some government leaders are to be blamed for making the video into a racist issue. If Namewee is to be charged with Sedition Act… these people should not be let off the hook.
As Malaysia just celebrated her 50 yo birthday & there is another 13 yrs to go to meet
their country BIG TARGET so call “WAWASAN 2020″. Further to Namewee issue, I think
those Head of Government, especially Nazri Aziz must cool down & think more than
twice & don’t always think that he got the power & always misuse his authority. He
always like to critic others but can’t accept others critic him, e.g. he just simply mention
Singapore country just a small Reddot & never try to think how people feel after heard
it. He always think he is the only 1 can say as what he like. He always say rude words & refuse to apologize, he really too much la as never admit & think to change his attitude. So, please tell me if all those Head of Government got his type of concept, as
never open concept to share others people idea, how to ensure can achieve
“WAWASAN 2020″??????????
you know what ya’ll are saying some soud factual while some sound baseles.but spot on for some of ya’;; on nazri’s issue.Bytheway,i just wached the other day our celebration for merdeka.why are we still having a numbered of people for different races.why do we still have 6 malays,4 chinese and 2 indians??We are 50 years old now.why are we still backdated?It should be 4,4,4 now.Malaysia as ia see it is going down to the drain.
I am keen to see what’s going to happen at the next General Election and UMNO Election. Yes we do have some idiotic government leaders, and these people are elected by fellow Malaysians.
Imagine people like Nazri winning the next GE (which is quite likely) and landing a decent position in UMNO… it will show that large number of Malaysians don’t really care about how our politicians behave.
‘I Am Sure’… I don’t get your point.
some time we as a citizen must know how to thinking and talking also, if just like to
complaint everywhere, I suggest is better to joint the related party, who knows one
day later may be become politician than that time can give constructive opinion right?
Yes Sir… non-politicians can still voice our opinions. We might not have the influence like political leaders, but we can still choose to voice ourselves (without crossing the borderline)… what a world it could become if everyone who want to say something will need to become a politician?
YeinJee, Yes I think so you are absolutely right, when a normal citizen become
politician/s their mouth & mind will change instantly as want to secure their seat as
dare not to simply voice out.
True… politicians sometimes have the obligation to put their parties’ interest ahead of their own, which would limit them to share what they really think about certain issues.
We won’t expect people from UMNO saying that we should abolish NEP, even though some of them might think that way… just an example.
I am very surprised why some malaysian chinese are so sympathetic with this stupid chinese punk. From my observation, he is just rebellious type kid (how many chinese are so interested in rap song) with all unconventional music in chinese community. He just did it in the spirit of rebellious, no-law attitude out of his punk style and corrupted mind without not even single intention of any political interest out of it……and some of Malaysian chinese community even including the educated and rational ones are defending this punk and assuming he just did small nakal stuff……what a shame, what a shame really…..hohohoh….
I believe it is blatantly unfair to all peace loving malaysians if this punk shall be freed, forgiven and not to be punished accordingly with the law just like when you have misbehaved boy to be handled. For those who defended and sympathized, the best conclusion is they might agree with his verses indirectly….otherwise this boy is just a pond in chess game and they are the true hypocrite!!!!! From : peace loving citizen….
Commonlaaaa yein jee!!!!!!! what so ever reason made you said that the law is stupid, it actually really help to maintain the harmony of this country. Because of this single person cause all truth malaysian people feel upset and obviously its touch racism issues. What happen if chinese being insulted by other races, what is the action will be done by your races? This bloody idoit guy not only humiliate malays but also directly insult our country.
Let say we freed this guy. After this guy, whos next? and then we just simply let it go and then whos next again? and again…… and again….. and again…. we just simply let it go. Commonlaaaa if chinese people from Republic of China can be angry to US reporter for just a simple statement and it will be even worse if their own citizen humiliate their country, how could truth Malaysian can tolerate with this serious things?
Recently, the latest issues this bloody idiot guy did is humiliate malays with his latest song.. I think you well known it.
Let say, I say this to you “orang cina makan babi pasal tu gemuk macam babi”
How do you feel my deer friend?????????????????????
Did I say that we should free Namewee? I did mention that if he breaks the law, he should be punished accordingly… yes, the constitution is meant to protect the social harmony, I know that. That’s why I said that EVEN IF some laws are stupid, it doesn’t mean we can break it.
I am not a fan of Namewee, I think he is arrogant and being insensitive… but do I think he is deliberate being a racist? No, I don’t. Do I think he should be punished under sedition act? No, I don’t.
As said, the local press and some politicians should take more responsibility in making this a nationwide issue; they created more racial tension then the video itself… if Namewee is punished under sedition act, why shouldn’t these people be punished as well?
I am not going to defend Namewee for his latest video, that one is deliberate obviously… but then, is he insulting Malaysians or just Malays? Don’t make it into a racist issue.
I am fine with your ‘gemuk macam babi’ statement… it is not a great insult. If we Malaysians can’t take these verbal abuses with a calm mindset, the country would have been in great chaos.
I am optimist.. I see Malaysian going downward in economy and racial tension in the years ahead. Thailand and Vietnam are going to overtake us in economy as there is racial-base NEP.
Who to blame?
The political leaders who play the racial card !!!!
Malays, in general, are ‘addicted’ to the special privileges accorded. Ultimately, the Malays would realised NEP is like ‘opium’. Once you are addicted, it is difficult to quit.
What is in stall for the non-Bumi masses in Malaysia ?
Nothing.. the good news is that the problem would resolve by itself when Malay makes up more than 90% of total population..
While non-bumis are feeling unfairly treated by NEP… ultimately it’s the bumis (and all Malaysians) that are going to suffer. As mentioned some quarters could be overly relying on NEP and not working real hard to improve themselves… there could become a burden to the nation and for their own race.
I have to support the malays on this issue. Chinese is greedy, mostly. They just cant stop squeezing their counterparts untill they are dried. The malay majority is made of good people due to their religion that teaches positive attitudes on life, daily. So i dont see anything wrong with namawee case…i mean…there are many porn sites..why opened his mouth for the sake of machoness? It make me laugh that this idiot apologise.
To post #48 by Msia-future-dims.
I recently (about 1 week ago), read that Malaysia is now no.3 in asean economy. The first should be Singapore but which country now seat at no.2? Thailand? as i know Vietnam is developing fast but i am not sure it had climbed to no.2.
Anyone with links?
yeinjee?
ffad… there are many indexes for economy, but each will have it flaws. One of the most commonly used is gross domestic product (GDP) [Wiki]… Malaysia is listed behind Indonesia and Thailand; but then countries population could heavily influence the index (that’s why Singapore is behind Malaysia).
I prefer to use GDP per capita as reference… Malaysia should be 3rd as well, this time behind Brunei and Singapore.
If not mistaken Malaysia is also 3rd for foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, probably behind Indonesia and Thailand.
i am talking about economy. the recent claimed by international community that malaysia is no.3 among asean nation really does have stastictis (though i still cant find any info, but just remark). malaysia is at no.2 spot in the 90s. thailand is impressive and vietnam is fast improving nowadays…which cause problems to others, such as malaysia.
i have asked some idiot investors comparing malaysia and thailand vietnam…they said thais are more sweeter and vietnamese are whiter…with…better products!!! plus everything!!