KOTA SARANG SEMUT, 18 Sept (Hrkh) - PAS akan tetap menyertai perubahan kerajaan dengan syarat kerajaan itu nanti mestilah dipandu oleh Islam.
Demikian ditegaskan Presiden PAS, Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang semasa menyampaikan Ceramah Nuzul Quran Dan Penjelasan Isu 16 September di Kompleks PAS Kedah, di sini semalam.
"Sekarang kita dalam usaha membuat perubahan walaupun disebut 16 September, sudah lepas 16 September hari ini. Walaupun sudah lepas, tetapi kita berusaha hendak buat perubahan, perubahan untuk menukar kerajaan.
"PAS akan menyertai perubahan kerajaan ini dengan syarat. Syaratnya ialah kerajaan ini mestilah dipandu oleh Islam. Dipandu oleh orang-orang Islam. Ini syarat yang dikenakan oleh PAS," tegas beliau yang disambut dengan laungan takbir.
Menurut beliau, jika syarat ini tidak dipenuhi, PAS tidak akan menyertai perubahan tersebut. Pun begitu, katanya, sehingga hari ini PAS melihat tanda-tanda awal bahawa syarat itu hendak diterima.
"Tetapi kalau syarat itu tidak diterima, kita teguh dengan prinsip. Kita minta pengikut-pengikut PAS setia dengan perjuangan. Ikut arahan, jangan lari dari jamaah biar apa sekalipun berlaku. Ini tanggungjawab dan kewajipan," tegasnya.
Terdahulu, Pesuruhjaya PAS Kedah, Dato' Seri Ustaz Azizan Abdul Razak yang turut menyampaikan ucapan pada ceramah tersebut melahirkan keyakinan kepada kepimpinan Ustaz Abdul Hadi.
"Kita tetap dengan Ustaz Abdul Hadi sebagai Presiden PAS, kita tidak akan gadai perjuangan kita, kita tidak akan bertukar ganti prinsip. Ustaz Abdul hadi telahpun membawa maruah PAS," ujar beliau yang juga Menteri Besar Kedah.
Majlis semalam dimulakan dengan tahlil dan berbuka puasa yang turut disertai Dato' Seri Presiden PAS. Lebih 5,000 hadirin memenuhi Kompleks PAS Kedah itu semalam mendengar ceramah dua tokoh terbabit. - mns_
Friday, September 19, 2008
Jangan terpengaruh tubuh kerajaan baru - Hadi
ALOR STAR 18 Sept. - Semua ahli Pas diingatkan agar tidak terlalu terbawa-bawa dengan usaha membentuk kerajaan baru sehingga sanggup mengetepikan ideologi parti itu untuk menubuhkan sebuah negara Islam.
Presidennya, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang berkata, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab pengikut Pas supaya konsisten dengan dasar perjuangan yang berlandaskan Islam dalam apa jua keadaan.
Menurut beliau, ahli-ahli Pas juga perlu mengutamakan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka dengan sentiasa mengikut arahan.
"Kita minta pengikut-pengikut Pas setia kepada perjuangan. Ikut arahan, jangan lari daripada jemaah walau apa sekali pun yang berlaku. Ini tanggungjawab ahli," katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian di hadapan lebih 5,000 orang pada Majlis Memperingati Nuzul Quran di Kompleks Pas Kedah, Kota Sarang Semut dekat sini malam tadi.
Turut hadir ialah Pesuruhjaya Pas Kedah yang juga Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.
Sejak beberapa bulan lalu, Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mendakwa akan menubuhkan kerajaan baru pada 16 September kononnya selepas beberapa Ahli Parlimen Barisan Nasional melompat parti.
Bagaimanapun, kelmarin, beliau hanya mengadakan sidang akhbar dan mengulangi dakwaan berkenaan sambil menyatakan kerajaan baru terpaksa ditangguh beberapa hari untuk beliau berbincang dengan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Abdul Hadi turut mengulangi pendirian bahawa Pas tidak akan menyertai kerajaan baru jika ia tidak dipandu oleh Islam.
Beliau menegaskan, perkara berkenaan menjadi syarat utama bagi Pas untuk menyertai perubahan kerajaan dan tidak akan berkompromi mengenainya.
"Walaupun 16 September sudah lepas tetapi kita berusaha nak buat perubahan. Perubahan untuk menukar kerajaan.
"Saya sebut Pas akan menyertai perubahan kerajaan dengan syarat kerajaan baru ini dipandu oleh Islam, dipandu oleh orang Islam. Kalau perkara ini tiada, Pas tidak akan menyertai perubahan itu," tegasnya.
Presidennya, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang berkata, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab pengikut Pas supaya konsisten dengan dasar perjuangan yang berlandaskan Islam dalam apa jua keadaan.
Menurut beliau, ahli-ahli Pas juga perlu mengutamakan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka dengan sentiasa mengikut arahan.
"Kita minta pengikut-pengikut Pas setia kepada perjuangan. Ikut arahan, jangan lari daripada jemaah walau apa sekali pun yang berlaku. Ini tanggungjawab ahli," katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian di hadapan lebih 5,000 orang pada Majlis Memperingati Nuzul Quran di Kompleks Pas Kedah, Kota Sarang Semut dekat sini malam tadi.
Turut hadir ialah Pesuruhjaya Pas Kedah yang juga Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.
Sejak beberapa bulan lalu, Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mendakwa akan menubuhkan kerajaan baru pada 16 September kononnya selepas beberapa Ahli Parlimen Barisan Nasional melompat parti.
Bagaimanapun, kelmarin, beliau hanya mengadakan sidang akhbar dan mengulangi dakwaan berkenaan sambil menyatakan kerajaan baru terpaksa ditangguh beberapa hari untuk beliau berbincang dengan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Abdul Hadi turut mengulangi pendirian bahawa Pas tidak akan menyertai kerajaan baru jika ia tidak dipandu oleh Islam.
Beliau menegaskan, perkara berkenaan menjadi syarat utama bagi Pas untuk menyertai perubahan kerajaan dan tidak akan berkompromi mengenainya.
"Walaupun 16 September sudah lepas tetapi kita berusaha nak buat perubahan. Perubahan untuk menukar kerajaan.
"Saya sebut Pas akan menyertai perubahan kerajaan dengan syarat kerajaan baru ini dipandu oleh Islam, dipandu oleh orang Islam. Kalau perkara ini tiada, Pas tidak akan menyertai perubahan itu," tegasnya.
Malaysia's 'worst in the world' taxis tarnish national image
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - The ads promoting "Malaysia: Truly Asia" aim to welcome visitors with a warm smile to a prosperous and modern nation, so the taxi fleet branded "the worst in the world" can come as a bit of a shock.
Even the locals are not spared the shabby service of unkempt and hostile drivers behind the wheels of decrepit vehicles who refuse to use the meter, overcharge and pick-and-choose which destinations they will travel to.
At the popular KLCC mall under Kuala Lumpur's iconic Petronas Twin Towers is a typical scene, as a gang of cabbies negotiate with a young Norwegian couple just metres from a signboard warning against "taxi touts".
"Flat rate, flat rate, no metre," one driver insists as the tourists try to find a cab to take them to their hotel, less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away.
Anxious to escape the baking heat, they agree to pay 25 ringgit (7.22 dollars) for a trip that would have cost less than three ringgit on the meter.
"Is it expensive? We don't know, we thought it is normal here," said the woman as they piled in with their shopping bags.
More frequent visitors, however, are vocal in their criticism and say that aggressive and unprofessional drivers are tarnishing the nation's image as a squeaky clean and hospitable destination.
"I first visited Malaysia in 2006 and I was impressed by everything I saw except for the worst taxi service I have endured," said Kabir Dali, an Indian tourist waiting in vain for a metered taxi at another mall.
"I paid a whopping 260 ringgit (74 dollars) from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to town and was later told that was twice the proper amount."
Complaints about taxis are common in many countries, but in Malaysia it has escalated to an outpouring of frustration, on blog sites and in letters to newspapers.
In a survey by the local magazine The Expat, some 200 foreigners from 30 countries rated Malaysia the worst among 23 countries in terms of taxi quality, courtesy, availability and expertise.
The respondents lashed the fleet as "a source of national shame" and "a serious threat to tourists -- rude bullies and extortionists".
Salvation is in sight though, as a number of smaller, up-scale operators enter the market to provide a more expensive but quality taxi service for frustrated visitors and locals.
The uniformed drivers, behind the wheels of smart new multi-purpose vehicles and sedans, switch on the meter as a matter of course and do not refuse destinations -- surprising and delighting commuters in the capital.
Abdul Razak, operations manager for Dubai-based Citicab which launched here in January, said that even in poorer nations such as Thailand and Indonesia, taxis are smarter and the drivers far more courteous.
"I would say it is the worst in this region, undoubtedly. I have travelled to all countries in this region and our company operates taxis in many parts of the world. The situation here is the worst I have seen," he told AFP.
"The vehicles are in shabby condition, the driver will take you if he likes your face -- that is, if he agrees with where you want to go for the price he insists on."
The government has called on taxi firms to lift their standards, but various campaigns have achieved little, and many blame the lack of enforcement on rampant corruption in the police and bureaucracy.
"It is difficult for the roads and traffic department to take stern action," said a security officer at one city mall as he watched the touts swoop.
"Taxi operators and the company which hold the licences are all linked to some politician or another," he said. "Drivers here are ruthless because they are unchecked by authorities who are almost non-existent."
John Koldowski, from the Pacific Asia Travel Association, said that "less than desirable" taxi drivers have an outsize impact on a nation's image.
"The first contact a tourist gets with locals is often during airport transits to hotels and it creates a very, very strong first impression, either be good or bad," he said.
"Authorities certainly need to do their jobs and act upon any complaints strongly, quickly and visibly."
Even the locals are not spared the shabby service of unkempt and hostile drivers behind the wheels of decrepit vehicles who refuse to use the meter, overcharge and pick-and-choose which destinations they will travel to.
At the popular KLCC mall under Kuala Lumpur's iconic Petronas Twin Towers is a typical scene, as a gang of cabbies negotiate with a young Norwegian couple just metres from a signboard warning against "taxi touts".
"Flat rate, flat rate, no metre," one driver insists as the tourists try to find a cab to take them to their hotel, less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away.
Anxious to escape the baking heat, they agree to pay 25 ringgit (7.22 dollars) for a trip that would have cost less than three ringgit on the meter.
"Is it expensive? We don't know, we thought it is normal here," said the woman as they piled in with their shopping bags.
More frequent visitors, however, are vocal in their criticism and say that aggressive and unprofessional drivers are tarnishing the nation's image as a squeaky clean and hospitable destination.
"I first visited Malaysia in 2006 and I was impressed by everything I saw except for the worst taxi service I have endured," said Kabir Dali, an Indian tourist waiting in vain for a metered taxi at another mall.
"I paid a whopping 260 ringgit (74 dollars) from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to town and was later told that was twice the proper amount."
Complaints about taxis are common in many countries, but in Malaysia it has escalated to an outpouring of frustration, on blog sites and in letters to newspapers.
In a survey by the local magazine The Expat, some 200 foreigners from 30 countries rated Malaysia the worst among 23 countries in terms of taxi quality, courtesy, availability and expertise.
The respondents lashed the fleet as "a source of national shame" and "a serious threat to tourists -- rude bullies and extortionists".
Salvation is in sight though, as a number of smaller, up-scale operators enter the market to provide a more expensive but quality taxi service for frustrated visitors and locals.
The uniformed drivers, behind the wheels of smart new multi-purpose vehicles and sedans, switch on the meter as a matter of course and do not refuse destinations -- surprising and delighting commuters in the capital.
Abdul Razak, operations manager for Dubai-based Citicab which launched here in January, said that even in poorer nations such as Thailand and Indonesia, taxis are smarter and the drivers far more courteous.
"I would say it is the worst in this region, undoubtedly. I have travelled to all countries in this region and our company operates taxis in many parts of the world. The situation here is the worst I have seen," he told AFP.
"The vehicles are in shabby condition, the driver will take you if he likes your face -- that is, if he agrees with where you want to go for the price he insists on."
The government has called on taxi firms to lift their standards, but various campaigns have achieved little, and many blame the lack of enforcement on rampant corruption in the police and bureaucracy.
"It is difficult for the roads and traffic department to take stern action," said a security officer at one city mall as he watched the touts swoop.
"Taxi operators and the company which hold the licences are all linked to some politician or another," he said. "Drivers here are ruthless because they are unchecked by authorities who are almost non-existent."
John Koldowski, from the Pacific Asia Travel Association, said that "less than desirable" taxi drivers have an outsize impact on a nation's image.
"The first contact a tourist gets with locals is often during airport transits to hotels and it creates a very, very strong first impression, either be good or bad," he said.
"Authorities certainly need to do their jobs and act upon any complaints strongly, quickly and visibly."
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