You cant use your brain around here no more.....

By : V. Vasudevan New Straits Times

"The time for talk is over, now is the time to act." With this warning shot, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said the government would be taking legal action against bloggers who flagrantly belittled Islam or the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. He told the Dewan Negara yesterday that three laws could be used against the bloggers: The Internal Security Act (ISA), Sedition Act and Section 121b of the Penal Code.Section 121b deals with offences against the authority of the king, ruler or Yang DiPertua Negeri and carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Speaking at the Malaysian Press Institute Press Awards Night here yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the government was deeply troubled by the growth of "irresponsible" alternative media."In the name of freedom, these websites allow the broadcast of slander, lies and swearing, the use of harsh, degrading language and racial slurs without regard for the reader or those concerned," he said.

"Even though the government has been tolerant of anti-government positions and criticisms on the Internet, we are very concerned about statements that insult religion and reek of racism."Najib said webmasters and web journalists were not exempted from the laws of the country and the government was duty-bound to protect the peace.

"We will not permit any party to disturb the nation’s harmony and cause unease among the community," he said.Nazri said the government was looking at formulating new laws allowing it to monitor and act against offending bloggers."This is in areas not provided for by the ISA, Sedition Act or Section 121b of the Penal Code," he said.

He said the proposed legislation was not intended to strangle the freedom of the Internet."This is to put a stop to the freedom to lie in the blogosphere."We want blogs to be clean, a place to obtain accurate information, a reference point for honest opinion, not a platform to abuse and slander people," he said.Nazri told senators the government had lost its patience with bloggers who broke the law and it could not be "seen as impotent or weak" in the face of their defiance.

He said bloggers had come to believe they were like members of parliament, who enjoyed immunity to say what they wanted under the law."But the reality is that, despite the immunity, MPs and senators have to play by some basic rules. "This is not the case with bloggers who flout the law.

It is time to act, we have been very patient," he told cheering senators while replying to points raised during the debate on the Electronic Government Activities Bill 2007.Senators used the opportunity to criticise bloggers against the backdrop of a police report lodged on Monday at the Dang Wangi police station by Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib against the Malaysia Today website for insulting the king and Islam.

Nazri told senators that writings describing Islam as "a big lie fabricated by Arabs who had put a huge rock (the Kaabah) in the middle of the desert were not only ill-mannered but could provoke anger among Muslims".He said the hatred perpetuated by bloggers was spread further by those who read them.

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Patutla no one berani comment on my last entry hahaha. ISA? Please lah.

"Section 121b deals with offences against authority of the king, ruler or Yang DiPertua Negeri "
Did I ridicule the King? No.

Did I ridicule a ruler? YES and NO.

A YDP? No.

For all of you who failed/cheated in your SPM's Sejarah or Malaysian Studies, Sarawak Has a YDP as the head of state, and I find myself in no way RULED by this ruler mentioned in my previous post. Show me where the State of Sarawak is bound by any by-law or precedent set by the Sultan (which is not implemented into the Federal Law) and ill gladly rest my case. no contest. you think? :D

And i have only commented on his incompetancy as the head of FAM. Did I question his authority as a Sultan? i dont think so.

Did i get any of my facts wrong? Dont I have a right to my own opinion? Shouldnt it be wether or not you agree or disagree with my point of view be upto yourselves?

If youve been following up with all these cyber law's fracas, it seems like these people are putting it in such a way that it ridcules and belitlles the intelligence of the average Malaysian citizen.

They make it sound like we'd believe EVERYTHING that the media is feeding us. Are we THAT gullible?

Think.

Until when will you let yourselves be manipulated, be it by the government,opposition,or the media,mainstream and 'alternative'. Put Freedom of speech and what not aside...Wheres the Freedom to use our brain?