Thursday, February 27, 2014

美国终于承认手术或放化疗后癌细胞反而加速扩散

2014-02-26


                                 guardianlv.com
      科学家一项最近研究发现,有些癌症患者在接受手术、化疗或放疗后,癌细胞反而加速扩散,造成这种现象的原因之一是人体一种名为TGF-be-ta物质。因此,控制TGF-be-ta物质在人体内的含量,才是治愈癌症的关键。 

    路透社报道,来自美国田纳西州范德比尔特大学的研究人员在老鼠身上试验发现,患有乳腺癌的老鼠在服用化疗物质“阿霉素”或接受放疗后,体内的TGF-be-ta物质含量提高,刺激癌细胞向肺部转移。而使用某种抗体抑制它们体内的TGF-be-ta含量则能够遏制癌细胞扩散。 


  此前有科学家提出,动物体内的原发性肿瘤可能会抑制其他肿瘤生长,但一旦原发性肿瘤被从体内清除,其他被抑制肿瘤可能会就此疯长。而科学此次研究显示,TGF-be-ta就是这样一种既能抑制肿瘤生长,也能刺激癌细胞扩散的物质。 


  主持研究的卡洛斯.。啊特亚加博士补充说,可能还有其他物质与TGF-be-ta一样对癌症的治疗有类此的影响。他们希望通过对TGF-be-ta的研究得出更多结论。
  以上消息在10月8日的《参考消息》报也有报道。 


  看来主张手术或放化疗治疗癌症的人,良心终于被发现了。


  人类自从3000年前发明了药物以来,200年前发现了抗生素,人类的疾病就更复杂,更多,更难治。很多慢性病,免疫系统紊乱症,都与药物和抗生素的滥用有很大的关系。人的耐药性越强。人就更难战胜病魔。而癌症自然也有它的天敌。众所周知医学界对癌症束手无策。医学界夺命夺钱三招“手术、化疗、放疗”。目前医学科技很发达,世界各国投入无数财力物力去研究医学,但是却对绝大多数的慢性疾病无能为力,这不能不说是个人类天大的笑话。 


  1、成年人每人每天都有3000-6000个癌细胞产生(由于基因突变而让正常细胞变成癌细胞,基因突变原因很多,化学药物,肉类,动物荷尔蒙、空气污染等等)。


    2、但人每一天诞生的癌细胞几乎都被人体自身自然杀手细胞(NK细胞)杀灭了。所以不是人人都会患上癌症.当免疫系统下降,也就是自然杀手细胞弱了,癌细胞就占上风。久而久之5-10年以上就会得到癌症.如果我们能让癌症病人身体里的自然杀手细胞变强,恢复活力,对付癌症是简单的事。所以癌症病人只能靠自己也就是自身免疫细胞-自然杀手细胞(NK细胞)来对付癌症。 


  3、让自然杀手细胞(NK细胞)恢复活力的唯一途径是营养70%、心情10%、运动10%、休息10%(世界卫生组织的健康的四大基石)。


  4、只要有充足的营养,自然细胞就能恢复到以前的活力来杀灭癌细胞。(这个世界一物降一物,但一物应该是人体的细胞而不是药物,也不是植物,更不是动物。人的免疫细胞是可以对付世界上所有的病毒和细菌,比如非典病毒,艾滋病毒,埃博拉病毒,流感病毒,关键是人的免疫细胞要足够的强。例外:但人的免疫细胞没有办法对付毒药)。 


  5、医学上常规不得已用药物和化疗、放疗、电疗方法,除了把癌细胞部分杀灭外,反而把正常的大量的自然杀手细胞杀灭.医学界夺命夺钱三招“手术、化疗、放疗”!所以手术药物和化疗放疗有时能减轻病人的痛苦同时反而加速癌症病人的死亡. 


  6、为什么国内的癌症研究者都是研究药物如何杀灭癌细胞(治标)。为什么不能研究让人体内的自然杀手细胞增强来杀灭癌细胞呢(治本)?只有0.5%的经过化疗放疗的病人能活过超过5年!!


  7、世界上最好的医生是自己的免疫系统、免疫细胞,而不是医生和药物!!只有本人的免疫系统(自然杀手免疫细胞)才能杀灭癌细胞。可是药物和化放疗却会快速让人的免疫系统下降。 


  8、请癌症病人去新华书店购买《营养免疫学》陈昭妃癌症研究博士著,《不要让不懂营养学的医生杀了你》雷.D.斯全德医学博士著。《别让医生杀了你》, 《食物是最好的医生》,《医生对你隐瞒了什么》...等最新学科书籍。但是阐述得最完整最好的还是《营养免疫学》这本书。 


  9 四大基石里的休息和运动促使免疫力提高。晚上安静下来睡觉的时候,是人体内免疫细胞正在大量修复身体破损的细胞的时候,所以晚上也是最需要休息和营养的时候。


  10、偶然我们在报上看到有些极少数癌症病人得了癌症不治,反而过了几年后身体的癌症症状全无,经检测没有癌细胞的存在.这是因为这个癌症病人平常的饮食心情运动休息让体内的自然杀手细胞得到增强来杀灭癌细胞.也就是自愈力了——自已治病的能力。治癌不能靠高科技,而只能靠自然的力量、自身的力量。本文为转发可作参考。


來源:http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NzAyMjg2NA==&mid=200043729&idx=1&sn=f58e3bffaed68c2fadb7003fcc153657&scene=2&from=timeline&isappinstalled=0&uin=MjQ5MzExNDI0OA%3D%3D

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

ISOLATE & PUNISH EXTREMISTS: To ignore is FOOLISH & DANGEROUS - NUCC pans Najib

(For Najib Razak's message, please visit: 
A National Reconciliation Update 
http://www.1malaysia.com.my/en/blog/rekonsiliasi-nasional-perkembangan-terkini/)
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014 12:45
Written by Ramon Navaratnam

ISOLATE & PUNISH EXTREMISTS: To ignore is FOOLISH & DANGEROUS - NUCC pans Najib
I refer to Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak's well meaning advice to ``just ignore Extremists ``
With due respect sir , there are many Malaysians who will sincerely agree with me that that is not the way to deal with Extremists.
Their inflammatory statements and worse still ,their dangerously provocative and evil acts , based on racial and religious hatred , must instead be nipped in the bud !
Their seditious statements and incendiary acts , which undermine our fragile national unity , have to be exposed and those responsible , from any quarter , should be named , shamed , arrested and prosecuted . They have to be publicly exposed and harshly dealt with rather than inadvertently encouraged to do their dirty work stealthily , secretly ,and without scrutiny from the Rule of Law !
No reason to tolerate extremism, great necessity to take action
Malaysians should not tolerate extremists and extreme acts of any kind , in our multiracial, multi-religious and highly complicated and sensitive society
If we "just ignore Extremists", they can incite hatred and strife through the social media and get away Scott free , while most Malaysians who are Moderates , will be penalised and suffer from racial and religious persecution, from the very small minority of extremist lunatic fringe elements ,who will have a field day spewing poison in our society , without any inhibition
The security authorities too may take the cue and do little to restrain the Extremists and stop the rot of degradation in National Unity .
Ignoring would be most dangerous
I dare say that some members of the enthusiastic National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) , of which I am Chairman of the Inclusive Development Committee, may feel that their best efforts at helping to build National Unity , could be eroded by ignoring Extremists .
How can we ignore Extremists and their hate mails , when we all know that they go all out to destroy National Unity , so that they can as PM says , "overpower us"! We have to alert our family and friends to keep them on their guard.
But we will naturally and rightly expect the Government and the Security Authorities to be more vigilant and quick to arrest the growing mischief of the evil Extremists !
So Mr Prime Minister sir , please get tough and don't be soft on Extremists !Please do not introduce any thinking or policies, that may curtail the necessary and justified criticism and condemnation of extremists and extremist acts, that could "incite fear and hatred", that would undermine presently relatively peaceful and blessed Malaysia.
Ramon Navaratnam is Chairman of the Inclusive Development Committee in the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) and a past president of Transparency Int'l Malaysia

Source: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=232862:isolate-punish-extremists-to-ignore-would-be-foolish-dangerous-najib-panned&Itemid=2#ixzz2uP8typyn 

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Idris Jala must not defend the 10-point solution – Bob Teoh

FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Datuk Seri Idris Jala's defence of the cabinet's position over the “Allah-Alkitab” crisis and 10-point solution is untenable because it is fundamentally flawed.
Although he made it clear that this is his personal opinion, Idris is basically defending the cabinet over an indefensible policy.
Cabinet's 10-point solution in 2011 is flawed because it is essentially a one-country-two-laws policy. This is both wrong and unacceptable.
The 10-point was imposed unilaterally by the cabinet although discussions with some church leaders were held behind closed doors.
The Christian Federation of Malaysia's, the umbrella body, response was to reject the 10-point solution.
Other church organisations, denominations and pastors' fellowship adopted a similar posture with
the exception of the Bible Society of Malaysia, which is not a spokesman of the church in any case but a Bible bookshop.
The use of the word “Allah” pre-dates Islam. It is not exclusive to Islam.
The 10-point solution fails to understand this. A senior pastor said last week that on the Day of Pentecost, as described in the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Arabs as well as people of other
ethnicities were present on that occasion, 600 years before the Quran was compiled.
The Bible also pointed out each people group was declaring "the wonders of God in their own tongues" (Acts 2:11). The Arabs would have no doubt used the word “Allah” to refer to God.

In the Malay-speaking world, portions of the Bible were first translated (in Indonesia) in 1612 in which the word God was translated as “Allah”.
This was not only the first non-European translation of the Bible but it was done well ahead of any translation of the Quran into Malay.
Even the legendary Munshi Abdullah translated the Bible into Malay preferring the word “Allah” for God.
The Christians were, therefore, first to use the word “Allah” in the Malay-language Bible.
This puts to rest the argument that the word “Allah” is exclusive to Muslims. The principle is that the first to use the term is entitled to claim priority over those who used it later.
Again, the 10-point solution has missed this moot point.
Even as Islam is the religion of the Federation, freedom of religion remains a most fundamental human right of every citizen recognised and protected by the Federal Constitution.
This, the cabinet has failed to accept or understand.
So fundamental is this right that even when a state of emergency is proclaimed under Article 150 of the Constitution, among other things, our right to freedom of religion cannot be tampered with or
removed.
We have lived through several emergencies or marshal law periods in our short history. Yet not once has our fundamental right to freedom of religion been curtailed or set aside.

Sub-clause 6A of Article 150 is clear: "nor shall Clause (6) validate any provision inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution relating to any such matter or relating to religion…"

This plainly means freedom of religion remains protected and guaranteed by our Constitution even under emergency rule.
The supremacy of the Constitutional guarantee and protection of our freedom of religion becomes clear at once, when read together with Articles 3 and 11.
The safeguard of freedom of religion, as rightly pointed out by Idris, is further amplified in what is known as the 18- and 20-point agreements submitted by the Sarawak and Sabah governments for inclusion into the new Constitution for Malaysia in 1963.

We are also acutely aware that freedom of religion is also a cornerstone of United Nations conventions on fundamental human rights and that the state should not intervene in matters of religion.
This was the position rightly taken by the High Court in the Herald case when it decided on December 31, 2009, that the home minister was wrong in imposing a condition that the weekly Catholic Herald's annual publishing permit would only be renewed if it did not use the word “Allah” to refer to God in its Bahasa edition.

Sadly, last year the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court judgment by ruling that the use of the word “Allah” is not integral to Christianity.
In doing so the Court of Appeal went beyond its jurisdiction and has usurped the ecclesiastical jurisdiction that belonged solely to the Church in Malaysia. It is up to the Federal Court now to restore the status quo. The remedy can be by a consent judgment.

Idris's contention is that Article 11 (4) allows for the various so-called State Islamic Enactments to "control or restrict the propagation of any religious doctrine or belief among persons professing the religion of Islam".
That may be so, but the operative words are "control" and "restrict". But the various State Islamic
authorities started gazetting fatwas "prohibiting" non-Muslims from using a slew of words like “Allah”.
This "prohibition" is clearly in violation of the Constitutional provision. This strikes at the heart
of the supremacy of the Constitution.

Many have called for Idris to resign from the cabinet over the 10-point solution.
Many are also aware of Idris's Christian heritage from the Kelabit Highlands, the Bible Belt of Malaysia.
He preached his first sermon while in Form Three back in October 1973. Some believed him while some others doubted. The rest is history.

But history repeats itself. Today, when Idris tries to preach religious tolerance, there are many who believe in him just as there are doubters.
I may disagree with Idris, but as a fellow believer, I would still listen to his sermon. – www.sinchewdaily.com, February 25, 2014.
Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/idris-jala-must-not-defend-the-10-point-solution-bob-teoh

INDICATIONS FROM KAJANG: Simply IMPOSSIBLE for BN to win another general election!

Tuesday, 25 February 2014 12:33

INDICATIONS FROM KAJANG: Simply IMPOSSIBLE for BN to win another general election!
All indications from the 13th GE to now point to the obvious fact that Barisan Nasional (BN) will not be able to win another general election. The reasons for this are wide and varied but most notably are that support for the governing coalition is beginning to go on a downward spiral.
The present furor over the Kajang by-election will serve to confirm that support for the BN is no longer guaranteed as in the past. This is because all indications to the run-up to the 13th GE showed BN losing ground even in constituencies which were considered as their fixed deposit.
The Kajang by-election, expected to be contested by BN-MCA representative, Chew Mei Fun, is really a pitiful situation for the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). In trying to win back the Malaysian Chinese support, they have opted to offer Mei Fun as the “sacrificial lamb” on behalf of BN.
By all accounts, Mei Fun is a solid candidate. She is well respected and admired not only within the Chinese community but also with the other races. This is because she comes across as a sincere, hardworking and caring person.
While Mei Fun’s heart may be with serving the people, she is also seen as being manipulated at present by MCA and UMNO to try and pull off an upset in the Kajang by-election to be contested by political heavyweight Anwar Ibrahim.
The ploy of the MCA leadership is cunning and sly to make use of Mei Fun’s credentials with the people while she comes across as politically naive and gullible in allowing herself to be made use of by the BN leadership.
This is also something sad to witness. Mei Fun’s unquestioning loyalty to the BN is to be lauded in taking on the challenge of standing in the Kajang by-election which is really a political suicide stance by her on behalf of winning back support for BN-MCA.
But given the current political climate and scenario in Malaysia, Mei Fun’s hopes, dreams and aspirations of MCA and the BN regime are expected to come to a dismal end.
The fate of the other candidates in the by-election can be deemed inconsequential as they are just expected to be “passengers” making up the numbers of the by-election.
What the Kajang by-election is also expected to do is to pave the way for Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to seize the power to govern Malaysia from Putrajaya.
Why BN can never win another general election?
While for some Malaysians this might not need any explaining, it is really a matter of time before most Malaysians, especially the voting population, begin to realize why there is a gradual but certain withdrawal of support for BN.
If this withdrawal of voter support for BN was felt and witnessed in the 13th GE, it is now beginning to gain momentum and will continue to do so to the run up to the next general election.
BN is expectedly expected to lose more and more support and there may even be the possibility of a snap general election’s even before BN’s term of government expires.
The actual reasons for this growing show of support to PR and Malaysians of all walks of life turning their backs on BN is simply because the people have had enough. Malaysians are sick and tired and fed-up with the pathetic governance of BN and their corrupt and inept ways.
This is why in many worldwide rankings and ratings Malaysia have witnessed a drop in nearly all of these because Malaysians are terribly unhappy and miserable with how the country is being governed by BN in such a poor and shoddy manner.
The BN government has only themselves to blame for this situation. What is expected to evolve is that the BN leadership will try to curry favor with the people as usual. But this is a case of going off the deep end as Malaysians have had enough of buying the BN bull.
While even with support from the Elections Commission (EC), the next general elections, even though it will still not be free and fair polls, is set to witness an overwhelming show of support by Malaysians for PR that there is no way BN can put a stop to it.
After more than half a century of BN governance, Malaysians especially the Malay heartland is expected to show such great support for PR that it will be a landslide victory for the alternative government to come to power.
How it’s shaping up for the next general election?
Some people might think all this is premature and foolish, the fact that BN is on its way out. But witness the fact that state-by-state there are already changes barely one year after the 13thGE. And most of this openly shows that PR is now the preferred choice of the Malaysian voter.
If in the last general election, PR won the popular vote, barely ten months away and they have seized the initiative to capitalize on the popular vote to make much further gains. This is how the trend is expected to be from now till the next general election.
PR is expected to make gains in every state and federal territory. It is envisaged that Penang, Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Kedah, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak and Negeri Sembilan and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya is where PR is expected to gain greater favor from the voters.
There will of course be the die-hard BN faithful. But they will be relegated into a minority opposition representing BN in parliament. PR is set to gain a wide show of support and it is beginning to show with the Kajang by-election providing the “acid test.”
The Kajang by-election is set to catapult Anwar Ibrahim and PR to the forefront from which they will be able to dominate and have power and control of the Malaysian voter base. This is the time for which many Malaysian fence-sitters have been waiting for and they are expected to tip in favor of PR.
By going about showing support to PR firmly, the numerous Malaysians who were last minute voters for BN will no longer allow themselves to be swayed or tricked or deceived now by the political ploys of BN. Their show of support most definitely this time round will be firmly with PR all the way. - Malaysia Chronicle
Last modified on Tuesday, 25 February 2014 12:57
Source: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=232282:indications-from-kajang-simply-impossible-for-bn-to-win-another-general-election&Itemid=2#ixzz2uK9PP8ym 

Monday, February 24, 2014

Idris Jala should go


FEBRUARY 24, 2014
Now Malaysians know why Datuk Seri Idris Jala (pic) has been quiet for so long as the debate on the Allah issue raged on.
He did not have a plausible explanation for the government's flip-flop on the so-called 10-point resolution on outstanding issues involving Christians of which he apparently was the architect of.
He was also searching for a nonsensical reason to justify Putrajaya's clueless response to the seizure of Malay-language Bibles by Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais) officers.
And finally, he was hard at work trying to figure out how to explain this mind-numbing dichotomy: the government's decision to allow Allah to be used in Sabah and Sarawak and not in the Catholic weekly, the Herald.
Problem solved.
Today, Jala wrote in his column for the MCA mouthpiece, The Star, and offered a cockamamie reason why the use of Allah in the Catholic Herald is treated differently than Allah in the al-Kitab.
It was disingenuous and plainly dishonest of the minister. Really?
Does he consider a publication sold in the confines of churches to several thousand Catholics a widely distributed publication? The use of the word Allah in the Herald is limited to the Bahasa Malaysia section which is for Catholics who live in Sabah and Sarawak. At the height of its circulation, it sold 14,000 copies but now only an average of 8,000 copies.
Jala is just repeating that rubbish argument the Home Minister used in justifying the order prohibiting the Herald from using the word Allah.
The only reason why the Kuala Lumpur Archbishop took the government to court was because Catholics/Christians finally realised that the word of Malaysia's Prime Ministers cannot be relied on.
After all, the Mahathir cabinet allowed Christians to use Allah despite the 1986 directive only for Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar to engage in point-scoring when he was the Home Minister under Tun Abdullah Badawi.
There is only one take away from Jala's column: Christians should not look to any Christian ministers in the cabinet for help in untangling the Allah mess.
The 10-point solution has been found to be ineffective although Jala wrote that it was done in a very tight spot with the fact that Sabahans and Sarawakians make some four million trips annually to Peninsular Malaysia.
The thing is, there are a large number of Sabahans and Sarawakians who work in the peninsula and they worship in many churches in Bahasa Malaysia. Should they only know about events in the church in English rather than Bahasa Malaysia?
What about them, Mr Jala?
One final thought: Father Lawrence Andrew be praised. Your little known publication has wider readership and influence than the Bible! – February 24, 2014.
Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/idris-jala-should-go

Idris: 10-point solution on Alkitab issue most pragmatic

BY RAZAK AHMAD

PETALING JAYA: The Federal Government’s 10-point solution on the Alkitab issue remains the most pragmatic solution to manage the matter, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Idris Jala.
Addressing the issue for the first time since the seizure of Bahasa Malaysia Bibles and other Christian literature by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) in January, Idris urged all parties to “think very carefully about jumping the gun on solutions that lead to a win-lose solution”.
“Either way, I am convinced any one-sided solution will certainly create a fault-line in the Malaysian religious and social fabric. We don’t want to go there,” wrote Idris in his Trans­formation Unplugged column in The Star today.
Idris reiterated the Cabinet’s position which supports the 10-point solution, but maintained that all sides must abide by existing federal and state laws.
The announcement of the 10-point solution in April 2011 by the Home Ministry has cleared the way for the distribution of thousands of Alkitab – a term collectively referring to Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia and indigenous languages – in peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.
“Unless someone comes up with a better and more acceptable way forward, I think the 10-point solution remains the most pragmatic and workable compromise to help us manage this highly sensitive issue,” Idris said.
He said many people had queried him over the past two years on the 10-point solution with regards to whether it was consistent with related policies, laws and practices, which he narrowed into several key questions.
One was over how the 10-point solution could co-exist with the respective states’ Islamic Enactments that prohibit non-Muslims from propagating their faiths to Muslims.
Idris said the Alkitab is allowed for use by Christians, their churches and congregations and non-Muslims.
However, if anyone uses the Alkitab or uses words prohibited under state laws to propagate non-Islamic faiths to Muslims, then he will contravene the relevant Islamic laws.
Citing an example, Idris said that although the word Injil was another prohibited word for non-Muslims in Selangor, the Federal Govern­ment and the Selangor state has not prohibited his church, one of the fastest growing in Kuala Lumpur, from calling itself Sidang Injil Borneo KL (SIB KL).
Another question was why conditions were imposed for the Alkitab in Peninsular Malaysia when there is no such conditions in Sabah and Sarawak.
Idris said Christians in Sabah and Sarawak have long used the word Allah in their own indigenous language unlike in peninsular Malaysia, where the sensitivities of the Muslim community should be taken into account.
“However, recognising the interests of the minority Christian communities and also other communities and religions such as the Sikhs, who also use the word Allah, it is reasonable to allow them access to Alkitab and their own holy books on a conditional basis,” he said.
Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/24/Idris-10point-solution-on-Alkitab-issue-most-pragmatic/

Saturday, February 22, 2014

International law experts say Karpal’s conviction violates freedom of speech

BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
FEBRUARY 22, 2014
LATEST UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2014 05:58 PM
The ICJ, together with other Malaysian legal bodies, disapprove of the High Court's decision in convicting Karpal of sedition. – The Malaysia Insider pic, February 22, 2014. The ICJ, together with other Malaysian legal bodies, disapprove of the High Court's decision in convicting Karpal of sedition. – The Malaysia Insider pic, February 22, 2014.The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has joined the Malaysian legal fraternity in disapproving the High Court's decision in convicting lawyer Karpal Singh of sedition, saying the conviction was inconsistent with international law and standards on the free expression of opinion by lawyers.
ICJ's International Legal Advisor on Southeast Asia Emerlynne Gil said this conviction sends out a message that lawyers in Malaysia are not free to express their opinions about legal issues.
Gil said Karpal's conviction was based on the fact that during a press conference in early 2009, he had allegedly uttered "seditious words" when he questioned whether Sultan Azlan Shah had the legal authority to remove the then Perak Menteri Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
"This case is another sign of the lack of respect of the Malaysian government for the principle of free expression," said Gil in a statement.
She said Karpal acted in fulfilment of a core function of the legal profession, which is to contribute to the public discourse on matters of law.
The United Nations basic principles on the role of lawyers specifically provide that lawyers, like ordinary citizens, are entitled to freedom of opinion and expression.
She said lawyers have the right "to take part in public discussion of matters concerning the law, the administration of justice and the promotion and protection of human rights" without fear of suffering professional restrictions or repercussions due to their lawful action.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Bar said the right of a citizen, and in this case, a senior and experienced lawyer to voice an opinion on a constitutional point of law, was clearly within the scope of the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Federal Constitution.
"That constitutional right must be interpreted liberally while any limits on it should be interpreted narrowly," Bar vice-president Steven Thiru said in a statement.
He said the constitution allowed Putrajaya to make laws, including the Sedition Act, that limited the right to free speech; but stressed that such laws "must be interpreted restrictively to ensure that the fundamental right was not rendered meaningless".
Steven said the sedition law enacted in 1948 was an "affront to the rule of law" and designed to suppress and persecute the citizens.
"The Act is antithetical to democratic principles and ideals as it stifles and criminalises genuine, temperate and reasonable discussions of important national issues," said Thiru, whose organisation represents about 13,000 lawyers in the peninsula.
Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) executive director Eric Paulsen said Karpal's conviction reaffirms the return of authoritarianism and political persecution.
Paulsen said this was apparent following the dismissal earlier this week of P. Uthayakumar's appeal, also for sedition.
He said the return of authoritarianism and political persecution followed a brief lull during which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak made a series of democratic reforms which turned out to be a rebranding exercise and ultimately – false.
Yesterday, High Court judge Datuk Paduka Azman Abdullah found Karpal guilty of uttering seditious words against the Sultan of Perak at the height of the constitutional crisis in 2009.
The sentence has been deferred to March 7 for Karpal's defence team to prepare mitigation to obtain a lighter sentence.
Under section 4(1) of the 1948 Sedition Act, Karpal now faces a fine of up to RM 3,000 or imprisonment of up to three years.
The conviction may force Karpal to give up his seat as a member of the Malaysian parliament as the constitution stated that an elected representative was disqualified from office if fined more than RM 2,000 or jailed for a term exceeding one year.
Karpal, 73, has provided legal defence in several high profile cases, including that of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, whose trial on charges of sodomy had drawn heavy criticism in Malaysia and internationally. – February 22, 2014.
Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/karpals-conviction-shows-lawyers-arent-free-to-express-opinions-on-law-say

Pakatan Rakyat must fight hard in unison at By-election

Fatal mistake for Pakatan Rakyat parties to assume that the Kajang by-election is a walkover with Anwar as candidate


The Prime Minister and the Barisan Nasional Chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is going into the Kajang by-election as the underdog but pledges to work doubly hard to ensure the best possible outcome.
It will be a fatal mistake for Pakatan Rakyat parties to assume that the Kajang by-election is a walkover with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the candidate.
It is imperative that the Pakatan Rakyat parties of PKR, PAS and DAP speak with one voice and act as one unit not only to secure victory for Anwar in the by-election on March 23, but with a convincing majority greater than the majority won in the 13th general elections on May 5, 2013.
Every vote in the Kajang by-election must be fought and won and not taken for granted.
The Kajang by-election will be contested by MCA, which is holding an extraordinary general meeting tomorrow.
The first thing the new MCA leadership of Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Datuk Wee Ka Siong must explain, whether to the voters of Kajang or to the people of Malaysia, is why they had fully supported the stand that MCA should stay out of the Cabinet in three MCA general assemblies – in 2011 and 2012 and the EGM in October last year, and are now doing a somersault.
Will the new Liow-Wee MCA leadership apologise not only to the Chinese in Malaysia but to all Malaysians for this disgraceful and dishonourable “attempted blackmail” of the Chinese voters in the 13GE which failed miserably, and a second apology for changing their stand after three MCA general assemblies, exposing their utter lack of principles and being fully steeped in political opportunism?
(Media Statement in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 22nd February 2014)
Source: http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2014/02/22/fatal-mistake-for-pakatan-rakyat-parties-to-assume-that-the-kajang-by-election-is-a-walkover-with-anwar-as-candidate/#more-26696

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Pakatan Rakyat victory will spell end of Barisan, says Anwar

BY HASBULLAH AWANG CHIK
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Datuk Anwar Ibrahim during the launch of the Kajang by-election operations room in Sungai Sikamat yesterday. He urged voters to end the legacy of Umno and Barisan Nasional by voting him on March 23.  – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, February 20, 2014.Datuk Anwar Ibrahim during the launch of the Kajang by-election operations room in Sungai Sikamat yesterday. He urged voters to end the legacy of Umno and Barisan Nasional by voting him on March 23. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, February 20, 2014.A Pakatan Rakyat victory in the Kajang by-election scheduled is important to end the legacy of Umno and Barisan Nasional, says opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The de facto PKR leader, who is also the PR candidate in the by-election, said a victory on March 23 would answer all the doubts and questions raised by various quarters over his candidacy.
"If Selangor really succeeds and develops, provides the people with good services – that would be the perfect riposte to all the Pakatan critics and doubters.
"It will be a sign that the history of BN and Umno in Malaysia is coming to an end," Anwar said.
Addressing about 300 supporters and residents in Sungai Sekamat, Kajang, last night, Anwar said nomination day was a long way away but the attacks against him had begun.
"Campaigning has not started, but I am insulted and assaulted daily," he told the crowd.
Even former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has waded into the fray, expressing his fears if Anwar is appointed the Selangor menteri besar.
Dr Mahathir has cast doubts on Anwar's suitability as a leader, claiming that the Permatang Pauh MP had formed PKR to realise his ambition of becoming prime minister.
"Anwar is adaptable and capable of changing his colours to suit the circumstance," Dr Mahathir said, referring to the former's speech at a church last weekend.
However, Anwar said it was because of this attitude and honesty PKR supporters were still steadfastly supporting him despite the various obstacles that he had faced in his political career.
"Integrity and honesty is important. I retain the support of the people despite being insulted, mocked and jailed because the public feels I am a man of my word.
"Kelantan is not a rich state but the rakyat adore former menteri besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat," Anwar said.
"The people know that Nik Abdul Aziz does not use his position to enrich his family members nor did he take a single state share."
Anwar took a swipe at Dr Mahathir and wondered how his son had become a billionaire if he did not abuse his position.
Business magazine Malaysian Business yesterday reported that Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir was listed among the top 10 richest individuals in Malaysia.
Mokhzani was listed ninth on the list with a total wealth of RM4.22 billion. He rose four spots compared with last year through his company, Sapura Kencana Petroleum.
Last year, Mokhzani had been ranked 13th with a total wealth of RM2.63 million, according to Malaysian Business.
Anwar praised the voters in Kajang for being more Internet-savvy compared with the voters in his Permatang Pauh constituency.
"Kajang's unique trait is due to the strong Internet penetration in the area. Kajang residents follow more news on the Internet compared with mainstream television and newspapers." – February 20, 2014.
Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pakatan-rakyat-victory-will-spell-end-of-barisan-says-anwar

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

中国的农历是传教士编著的,你知道吗?

2014-01-28 和睦堂

农历2014新春马上就要来临,我们基督徒是否知道中国现行农历是
宣教士编著的。


一直惊叹于我国现行的农历,觉得很精确。曾经以为这是几千年
朴素的劳动人民在劳动耕作过程中对地球运行、气候变迁的经验
总结,结果直到看了CCTV10的探索发现,才知道目前现行的农历
是一个叫汤若望的德国传教士编著的。

汤若望在明朝崇祯年间来中国传扬天主教,他精通天文、地理、
数学、医学。当时中国的历法已经暴露出诸多弊端,存在众多
偏差。而对于中国这样的农耕帝国,一部准确的历法对整个中
国的生产和经济影响巨大。汤若望根据他的西方科学理论开
研究编制适合中国现行的历法。因此他受到崇祯皇帝的最高礼
遇,他是唯一一个能自由进出皇宫的外国人。

腐朽的制度不可避免的让明朝走向了没落和毁灭。而历法的
编制在帝王眼里都显得格外重要。汤若望同样受到李自成的
礼遇。这个德国人以自己的亲生经历目睹了中国朝代的更迭,
而那时的西方还在研究中国的夏商周历史。

后来大清帝国建立,多尔衮下令3天内北京城的非满人都必须
搬出,否则杀无赦。而汤若望冒死写信给多尔衮,提到历法
编制的重要,由于自己身边诸多的资料不能及时搬出北京城。
多尔衮很欣赏这位传教士,破例让他待在北京城,并请他继
续编写历法。期间由于他精通医术,治好了孝庄皇后的病,
所以他被请进朝廷做官,并和孝庄、顺治建立非常好的关系。
当时顺治很小,多尔衮的野心不断膨胀,汤若望还安慰顺治
说:多尔衮太过霸道,上天会惩罚他的。结果后来多尔衮从
马上落下摔伤,于是人们一直坚信这个德国人有知晓未来的
能力。

再后来,汤若望完成了历法的编著,大清王朝开始沿用新的
历法。顺治后来染上了天花,可是顺治一直对传位给哪位皇
子犹豫不决,他临终前请汤若望给他建议。汤若望是当时唯
一一个能知道天花的破坏性影响的人,于是他从大清帝国的
长远考虑,建议一定立一个曾经出过天花的皇子当皇上,这
个人就是后来的康熙——玄烨。 

汤若望在康熙当上皇帝后已经是年近70的迟暮老人了,他对
于东方文明的热爱以及怀揣传播基督教义的思想,一直留在
了古老的中国。他不求功名,不参与宫廷斗争,他的官品一
直被提升了一级。对于这样的人生经历可算非常辉煌了,
是他在自己的回忆录中没有丝毫的自豪感,而是对自己未能
完成的使命的深深忧虑。就是这样一个伟大的人却在康熙初
年迎来人生中最大的挫折。由于宫廷中利益团体的明争暗斗,
他成为宫廷斗争的牺牲品。鳌拜等人出于自身利益的考虑,
怂恿一名自称通晓天象的低级文官弹劾汤若望,并将汤若望
打入大牢。

在长达数月的审讯中,年迈的汤若望受尽了屈辱。这就是历史
上著名的历法案。后来汤若望被判处凌迟。在判以极刑后第三
天,北京通县竟然发生6级以上地震,建筑毁坏,皇宫也部分
倒塌并着火。民间议论纷纷,出于这样的压力,鳌拜才免
汤若望的死刑。。。。。。

这位中风半身不能动弹的德国老人请自己传教弟子代笔书写了
自己长长的忏悔录,他在自己的忏悔中离开了人世,再也没能
回到德国的故土。后来康熙掌握实权,宣布全国祭奠汤若望,
并把他葬在了皇家陵园,葬在了著名的利玛窦陵墓旁。从此汤
若望的新历法开始被广泛推行并一直沿用至今——这就是仍然
指导着我国农业生产的中国农历。

来源:
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA3MDIzODgzOA==&
mid=200005046&idx=1&sn=9f7839186576ed23dcb38e
2eb53770d3&scene=2&uin=MjQ5MzExNDI0OA%3D%3D

浅析加影补选


    加影补选提名日还遥远,已经出现许多讲座和评论了!在这里我稍作分析:一、我认为制造补选的“必不必要”不是重点,掌控政权的策略才是重点。如果民联领袖知道雪州民联的政权受到威胁,他们不可能不作出极端政策来挽救吧?公正党出动最高领袖安华竞选即可见一斑。

         二、逼安华表态是否要出任雪州大臣,是一种政敌的策略,安华表不表态都让政敌有话可攻击。其实拉菲兹已经透露了一点讯息,大臣卡立是个企业家,但他不是政治家,在应付政敌对雪州政权的破坏难以挡驾。谁出任大臣有一些技术问题,我认为政党不能夸口说谁要出任,还是赢了才谈。

        三、再益(Zaid Ibrahim)已经表态他将以独立人士来竞选。再益近年在他的部落格和媒体发表不少文章,看来是敢怒敢言,言论公义的,但我本人对认同他的言论有所保留。因为我看他的政绩,他从巫统跳到公正党,从公正党跳到人民福利党(KITA),505大选前跳出人民福利党,还自荐要在伊党旗下出征,伊党也不信任他,之后变成无政党人士至今。安华其实很信任再益的,乌雪国席补选派他上阵,第13届大选民联邀请他上台讲,但现在他的表现根本就是亲国阵,那我质疑一个举棋不定的人物言论有何斤两?他在《星洲日报星期日广场》的文章“安华有必要成为雪州大臣?”,言论借助维护卡立继续当大臣为由,抨击安华要当大臣,再而抨击伊党和行动党对他的行为保持缄默和拥护,我所理解的就是他在分裂民联!一个独立人士若赢得议席在雪州能够影响大臣的去留?连小孩也不相信啦!

        四、国阵由谁当候选人?马华?巫统?我不敢讲国阵会赢得补选,不过我敢讲在马华和巫统之间的候选人,后者会比前者赢得更多选票。观看505大选马华溃不成军,它在加影应该还是翻身乏力的。但是马华基于在505大选被巫统抢了几个国州议席后,马华中央领导层已经被党员斥骂没有维护尊严,既此这次死也不会让位给巫统的了。

        自从最近马华的党选大会,高层领袖公开批判巫统是马华失利的导因,令巫统不满,明显马华跟巫统的关系已经不像以前亲密了。华裔票回流国阵的几率微小,马华必须讨好巫统以便拉拢马来人选民。不过,马来人也不一定回流国阵,毕竟加影是在雪州,一个民联赢得超过三分之二议席的先进州。505大选成绩告诉我们,城镇人都支持民联,包括马来人。加影这个靠近大都会的市镇,马来人接触互联网资讯的情况是很普遍的,因此他们往往都能够独立思考的。马华仍然利用自己的《星报》掌控讯息,但诸如最近“卡立不要卸下大臣职”那般的新闻却不能说服读者为例,马华还固执地继续用这类媒体吗?《星报》在505大选后,该报销量进一步滑落,被迫采用要求职员选择自愿卸职方式来自保,若再不实报道下去的话真的不堪设想呢!巫统不获得竞选,搞不好会引来抽后退的现象!

        马华在补选前举行特别大会,预料将推出推翻“不入阁”的议案。若马华真的成功推翻它,将是它们的致命伤,不但是补选,还会拖延到下届大选。今天的中央领袖,大多数都在之前的中央领导层里,以前支持“不入阁”,现在却推翻“不入阁”,真的出师无名!大选前为了赢得选票而垂死作战,那么大选后的确输了就认命吧!几千人同意决策,想借助这般“恐吓”让华裔支持。现在又来一个几千人推翻决策,就是愚弄华裔,难怪华裔已经不喜欢马华口口声声说是代表华裔的政党。在补选,甚至下届大选的群众大会,只要民联站台者高声询问群众要不要没诚信的马华时,说他们出尔反尔,就轻易获得人民一呼百应!

        首相保留了多少个内阁岗位给马华?国大党有正副部长各两个,马华是国阵第二大党,若被分配少于国大党岂不是更被人白眼?若得到比国大党更多,即意会最少五个的话,哗,七个国会议员有五个入阁,岂不是很划算?大马的内阁人数已经泛滥,甚至比很多大国更多,再增加那岂不是贻笑大方?而比马华获得更好成绩的东马政党都没有五个正副部长,试问他们会服首相吗?