It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Hate Mail Election Campaign
Today I received an e-mail that seemed to have circulated perhaps a thousand times which is reminiscent of the racial hate campaign typical of desperate agitators or those who are bent to destroy racial harmony of this beloved country. At first I just wanted to ignore it, but on second thought, it might bring more harm than good and if this is allowed to continue, then the process of democracy is going to be a mockery.
Let me just give a gist of the contents. It focus on the half-truths on govt.implementation of the NEP which is meant to redress the imbalances in all fields. The blatant allegation that every opportunity is aimed at depriving the Chinese and Indians who are citizens is highly inflammable and seditious.Of course the target is the BN govt and this mail is motivated to arouse hatred towards the ruling party which is now the caretaker govt. pending the elections on March 08, 2008 and the formation of the new Govt. by whichever party that commands the majority in the Dewan Rakyat.I am apalled at the racial overtones of the mail and I felt it is my duty to draw the attention of the Govt. and as such I forwarded the copy to the Chief Secretary to the Government for investigation. Every good citizen has a duty to preserve the racial harmony and if what the IGP promised that he would come down hard on those who incite racial tension in the run up to the election, he better act now than later.
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