Cabinet Creates New Federal Territories Awards. Let's See How Many Umno Warlords And Towkays Are Honoured
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong will confer new awards, honours and medals specially for the Federal Territories in conjunction with the Federal Territories' anniversary celebration beginning next year.Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Sidek Hassan said they were proposed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin who felt that this was necessary as the Federal Territories did not bestow awards and honours like the other states.
He said the Cabinet at its meeting on July 25 agreed to create the Darjah Yang Mulia Mahkota Wilayah's family comprising Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW) which carries the title "Datuk Seri," Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW) which carries the title "Datuk," Johan Mahkota Wilayah (JMW), Kesatria Mahkota Wilayah (KMW), Ahli Mahkota Wilayah (AMW) and Pingat Pangkuan Mahkota Wilayah (PPW).
The number of annual recipients of the awards, honours and medals is restricted to 250 with the investiture ceremony next year to be held at Istana Negara here.
Of the awards, the Seri Mahkota Wilayah is limited to 25 recipients, PMW (75), JMW (200) while the number recipients for other awards are not predetermined.
Sidek said the total number of recipients was not definite and could be added with the approval of the Cabinet.
The conferment of the honours' list would be arranged by the Federal Territories Ministry with the cooperation of the Protocol and International Conference Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Department, he said in a statement today.
He said the proposal was based on the opinion that since its declaration in 1974, Federal Territories had recorded robust growth with three regions under its ambit, namely Kuala Lumpur, Labuan (1984) and Putrajaya (2001).
"Taking into consideration the large population of the Federal Territories besides its status as the main `gateway' of the country's administration and development, it was appropriate that the honours' list be accorded to honour and recognise the contribution of Federal Territories' residents as well as non-residents," he said.
Nominations are opened in several categories namely the civil service, local authorities and statutory bodies, private sector, associations, volunteer and sport bodies, foreign citizens, armed forces and police personnel and members of political parties.
The forms will be distributed beginning Aug 30 and the closing date is Oct 15. The forms are also posted on the Federal Territories Ministry's website. (Bernama)
***** This must be great news for the Federal Territories Minister! The earlier portfolio holder was crying his heart out because the KL Mayor had effectively consolidated his hold on the many multi-million ringgit contracts dished out by City Hall. Despite the machinations of the FT Umno to get the Minister to be the approving authority for contracts or at least share the spoils, the PM poured cold water on their hopes and plans, thus leaving the Mayor to make his own fortune unharassed.
Now like manna from syurga this award thingy has landed on the lap of what must be a very grateful and deliriously happy FT Minister. The only damper to this easy money making venture could be if unfortunately His Majesty, the Agong himself has to approve and sign the Honours list. It's not like Malacca where the CM could lean on the governor and dole out nearly 90 datukships, half of which went to Umnoputeras who helped him get elected as party vice-president.
In any case let us just wait and see how many dedicated and charitable workers in volunteer organisations, high achieving sportspersons and the really deserving in various fields are honoured with high awards. Going by the past record in most states, chances are the lowly Pingat Pangkuan Mahkota Wilayah would be thrown down to the genuine, deserving candidates while the datuk titles will be reserved for mesyuarat attending senior civil servants, berjuanging umnoputeras, money and gift-bearing towkays and a few feel-good recipients like the Malaysian astronauts, climbers of hills and mountains and swimmers of straits and channels who are Umno members.
I would personally recommend the highest award for the Attorney-General and the Chief Justice for jointly placing Malaysia on the world legal map and providing much input for intellectual discussion in legal circles in many truly democratic countries as well as in law journals and newspapers from East to West. So what if the legal fraternity frowns upon the actions of the above two luminaries? As far as we are concerned semuanya OK and Malaysia Boleh! That's all that matters. Who cares about pengkhianat like the Malaysian Bar Council? None of their office bearers are going to be honoured on this or any other list if we can help it.
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Labels: Corrupt Politicians, Honours, Money Matters, Moral Issues, Unmitigated Greed.
posted by The Malaysian. at 8/25/2007 10:29:00 AM
9 Comments:
Hi THE MALAYSIAN,
How about starting a parody of titleship akin to the Ig Nobel prize?
Let your readers vote in their favourites, with endless possibilities. ie:-
DPT = Datuk Paduka Temberang, IDI0T = Indera Datuk Indahkayangan Orang Ternama.
Nowadays, the downtrodden rakyat sure can make do with more laughters.
Cheers mate.
qwerty.
And end up like Namewee? No thanks qwerty!
There are people willing to part with their money for high-sounding titles. A few years ago, many fools paid thousands for titles from the extinct Sultanate of Sulu. Titles from the 'sultans' of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat will be put up for sale soon
I find it strange that this is coming from the Yang DiPertuan Agong because there is no necessity for FT awards when there are already Federal awards. A Tunship or a Tan Sriship for instance is a Federal award and is far more prestigious than any state award. Why create a really junior award like this? Someone should remind the Agong that he is Paramount Ruler of the entire country, not just of the FTs.
Remember Raja Petra said: More than 90% of malays were actually non-Muslims, because they don't follow the teaching of Islam.
Can a true Muslim prohibit another Muslim to build a mosque? Any part of koran said to build a mosque for the Chinese Muslims is haram? Another Malaysia Boleh one story yah?
I firmly believe, when I die and go to hell, I will meet many "Malaysian Muslims" there, all the munafik who used Islam not for them to be closer to God, but for their idiotic, selfish and vicious self-interest.
More classic examples of half-past-six mentalities displayed by the present so-called leaders, ministers, and worst of all politicians (monkey-brain), bad for the nation but good for those who knows how to take advantage of their stupidity.
Religion alone can never help us to become more clever and smart, especially with the present attitude and style of the malays, who are going backwards more and more, and heading for the caves and jungles in time to come.
In Malaysia the constitution is not the supreme document in law. It has been so trampled by the Umno gangsters; it has come to a point where these gangsters are a law unto themselves. To them the constitution is respected when it suits their intents and toilet paper when it does not.
Mob rule is tolerated by the police when it is an Umno orchestrated mob. Non-Umno gatherings are an inconvenience and clobbered to pulp.
Malaysia is dead as a nation. They are dying to call this land Tanah Melayu so we might as well let them destroyed it. It is no loss to the non-malays since they are treated as pendatang anyway.
Let these gangsters plunder and rob their own kind. They are notorious for inbreeding in any case. They would probably enjoy devouring their own kind too. Crooks and hypocrites at the helm will never grow a nation. Only chaos and disaster beckon.
I wish it were different, but I have long since decided they deserve what they get. No point in banging my head against the wall.
If only the malays are a bit smarter, then BN won't win. The problem is malays are too damn stupid that they keep voting for BN. I don't know what poison BN gave to make them in this state.
Interesting article.
The world is rapidly changing, with WTO and globalisation. What is really scary is that many of our Malaysian politicians are still living in the 60s and 70s and have not kept up to the times. They continue to use scare tactics and intimidation.
And let us face the facts; the average malay is just not ready for globalisation. Due to misconstrued policies and handouts, the biggest losers in the globalisation race in Malaysia are unfortunately going to be the malays.
Their solution: Continue fiddling with the wealth redistribution and NEP instead of creation. And the use of scare tactics to prevent any discussion about this.
While the country is gradually slipping down the competitive ladder, the leaders particularly from Umno are playing fiddle.
Smart Malaysians are quietly looking for opportunities to invest overseas or even contemplating emigration.
Nobody wants to be the last passenger to get out in a sinking ship.
I am currently studying in the Australia, I grew up with the slogan "Malaysia Truly Asia" - however, this is not true, it seems more like "Australia Truly Asia" and let me explain why I think so - when I first landed here, I saw a multi-cultural society consisting of people from various ethnic backgrounds.
It doesn't even matter if the person has landed on the moon, you will only be awarded if you can prove that you deserve it. Your well being here depends on who you are (your personality), and what you can contribute!
Unlike Malaysia, where opportunities are given to the malays, regardless of what they are worth of. Shame! As a Malaysia citizen myself, I am ashamed to tell fellow Australia citizens that I am from Malaysia, because they all know that people like malays are given privileges.
The malays have no pride in themselves and that is why they will never ever be able to compete on a level playing field. There is so much discrimination among the other races that there is no sense of pride whatsoever in being a Malaysian.
Your eyes are open now because you are in the Australia. That is the difference between a developed country and a third world dump!
Show me when do the malays consult or ever extend their hands in friendship. Do the malays really treat non-malays with equity and fairness?
Seriously, I think all races in Malaysia treat each others at arms length. The malays expect other races to kowtow to them and never the way around. For example, Chinese and Indians were made to learn and study malay culture but the malays are not made to learn and study Chinese and Indian culture.
Why do the malays have to be in a superior position (oppressive one at that) all the time? What is wrong for Malaysia to have, say a Chinese chief justice or an Indian chief of armed forces or even a prime minister!
How do we expect them to continue with their goodwill if we do not ever treat them with equity and fairness? I think the malays are paranoid and are projecting their own insecurity onto others.
That is my point and it is time that we begin to envision the land of ours from an inclusively point of view instead of exclusivity point of view. We have to begin this starting point somehow, somewhere and the time is now.
You are wasting your time by presenting the facts. Fact means nothing to them and you should know that by now. The Malaysian Muslims are seriously stupid and severely retarded. I am simply having fun. I work with them everyday and I cannot describe to you their inability to formulate simple logic.
As an adult trying to make it in the real world, I have developed a clear understanding of what goes on around me.
And this what I believe is the real situation in Malaysia. As long as the malays get their way in how things are done in Malaysia - there will never be any serious development in Malaysia.
This is the fundamental. Please avoid giving example of successful malays, because economically, the numbers are too darn low to mean anything. Negligible they call it.
Malays must realise that as humans - they are I suppose equal. But as peoples, they have attitude that is exactly like the aborigines of Africa. Completely hopeless, no matter what you give them.
The malays can never win - for as long as they chose to do things the way it is done now. Eventually, the other races would consume them economically, and they would be second class citizens. This is a matter of time.
My opinion is - the only way for them to succeed, is to take away all special rights and learn to get by on their own abilities. The stupid and weak malays would die - and only the bright ones would survive.
They are doing themselves a favour by taking away their special rights. Because look around you, the other races are getting stronger because our weak ones are dying.
We will continue to get stronger. And there will be a day, when we control all the financial means in the country. Then it is a matter of buying off each one of you puny malays - and then take over the country.
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