{"id":22667,"date":"2023-08-18T09:34:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/?p=22667"},"modified":"2023-08-18T09:37:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:37:02","slug":"we-did-not-form-malaysia-in-1963-to-benefit-a-single-race-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/2023\/08\/18\/we-did-not-form-malaysia-in-1963-to-benefit-a-single-race-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We did not form Malaysia in 1963 to benefit a &#8220;single race&#8221; &#8211; Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Former Petagas Assemblyman Datuk James Ligunjang JP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KOTA KINABALU: We should strongly condemn the recent statement made by a coalition of Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Selangor and Negri Sembilan, calling for the establishment of a Malay Muslim government without other parties that represents other races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement is not only divisive but also goes against the principles of equality, multiculturalism, and democracy enshrined in the Federal Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call to exclude a political party based on race and religion is discriminatory and undermines the spirit of unity and harmony that Malaysia aspires to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential to recognize that the Parliament should represent all Malaysians, regardless of their race or religion, and not be limited to any particular group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We urge the relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate this statement by the Muslim NGOs for any potential seditious and treasonous elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such remarks that defy the concept of Malaysia as stipulated in the MA63 and Federal Constitution should not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muslim NGO&#8217;s should emphasize the importance of prioritizing economic development for the betterment of all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When politics overshadow the economy, it is the ordinary people who suffer the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any attempt to undermine the principles and values that Malaysia stands for should be condemned and thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe in a Malaysia that upholds the rights and freedoms of all its citizens, regardless of their race, religion, or political affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Former Petagas Assemblyman Datuk James Ligunjang JP KOTA KINABALU: We should strongly condemn the recent statement made by a coalition of Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Selangor and Negri Sembilan, calling for the establishment of a Malay Muslim government without other parties that represents other races. This statement is not only divisive but also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22667"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22670,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22667\/revisions\/22670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}