Merdeka 09

Selamat Menyambut Hari KeMerdekaan Yang ke-52.
Last I checked with the editors, just before buka time today, 52 police reports had been lodged against the "cow-head" protesters. Sad, but I can hope that the Hindu temple crisis in Section 23 Shah Alam is not representative of race relations in other parts of the country.
Our forefathers sacrificed the earth and the sky to enable us to live in harmony as we have been doing for decades. Don't let political thuggery destroy the peace.

General

August 30, 2009 21:35 PM

Tear Down Divisive Walls, Says Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Likening unity to bridges that connect the people and disunity to walls that divide them, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tonight urged the people to repair their bridges and tear down the divisive walls that existed among the races. Addressing the nation in his first National Day message as the prime minister, Najib said the passing of time saw the bridges, which were painstakingly built by the nation's founding fathers, becoming shaky due to attempts by certain quarters whom he described as opportunistic groups out to exploit frictions among the people. Najib said these groups were exploiting the slip lines that existed among the society, be they are political, religious or social, to satisfy their narrow agenda. In any case, Najib said, the people should continue to manage the success and build upon what had been achieved thus far by continuously nurturing unity. "Bear in mind that what we have now will not necessarily becomes better. On the contrary, we can lose it all if we are not careful. "There are ample evidence throughout history that successes which are not managed properly ended up as failures," he said in the message in conjunction with Malaysia's 52nd National Day aired over national television tonight.