KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — DAP leaders must distinguish themselves from those in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), Lim Guan Eng said today.
The DAP secretary-general and finance minister reiterated a reminder to party colleagues to prioritise public service instead of state or federal awards that confer honorary titles like “Datuk”.
“We should not be seen as how BN was then, where many had chased to become a ‘Datuk’.
“This culture in the party has to be maintained, where our value is based on our service to the people. Don’t be like the leaders in MCA and others,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby here.
The Datuk-ship (eg. Datuk, Datuk Seri, Dati\uk Wira, Datuk Panglima, etc) is a title that comes with an honorary knighthood awarded by the Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), or the sultan of a Malaysian state, or the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri (YDN) (ceremonial governor & representative of the Agong) in non-sultanate states, namely Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak.
It's usually awarded as an annual and (sometimes) special honours.
Malaya-Malaysia borrowed this award-honours system from the British and their royal honours award system. The Pommie example gave our founding fathers the idea of honouring citizens who have made significant contributions or sacrifices to the nation.
Incidentally, talking about 'significant contributions or sacrifices' by citizens in this post, I will not discuss gallantry awards like the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) or the Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) which are very light-years different from datukships.
The British honours award process, where the Pommie Queen (and previously, Kings) awards knighthoods to high achievers in various sectors of the (once) British Empire (now reduced to the parts of the British Isle and minor islands in the Caribbean and Malvinas, wakakaka, and some former colonies which still subscribe to the British award system) is not a bad system per se.
The system serves to publicly recognize and acknowledge the nation's leading contributors, such as exceptional captains of industry (eg. Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Charles Dunstone), those in the arts or entertainment (eg. Cliff Richard, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirrin), sports (eg. Sebastian Coe, Stirling Moss, Bobby Charlton), etc.
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But the Malaysian state has overdone such awards by giving it to undeserving people, some mere young chicos who have not done an iota of service for the nation.
Nonetheless, such awards are bestowed by the King or state Sultan or YDN.
On this aspect, Lim GE in his seemingly pompous process of reminding his party colleagues not to chase after awards and to focus on due service to the nation, has been unnecessarily insensitive to the feelings, pride and status of Malaysian royalty.
He could have done it more discreetly, by circulating a party internal memo without publicly offending the royals and Malay sensitivities. He has made the DAP look like being anti-Malay rulers even though his message has noble intentions. But he has behaved like a Chinese bull in a Malay china-shop.
For u, ONLY melayu sensitivities matter, regardless of how that sensitivities r been deducted!
ReplyDeleteAnother fart from a wordsmith infested with cinapak apologitis.
to expect politeness and courtesies, first, be polite and courteous yourself
DeleteWhat a irrational deduction as I have claimed beforehand!
DeleteReciprocity works ONLY when dealing with rational people.
For a bunch of entitlement addicts, well defined reciprocity IS never in their considerations. All they want is MY WAY - u must not object!
Cinapek apologist takes that to yr heart lah, next time u fart again about reciprocal mannerism.
Sometimes people give you things that you don't really want, but it is very impolite to openly criticise the things.
ReplyDeleteDAP is in the midst of openly displaying the very culture why I have always disliked DAP.
Methinks the awards is a personal thing and principle whether to receive or decline and is and should not be a party or coalition principle.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing to be gained by moralising it and instead can be twisted in Malaysia's scheme of political bigotry on Royalty issues.
When even Racist and Religious bigots do not see it as a moral issue in the past and present, what makes LGE thinks that he can persuade voters by preaching moral principles on this matter of Royalty awards bestowed upon politicians?
However I do think LGE should instead propose to the Royalties that all awards given should be immediately withdrawn and cancelled upon conviction in court whether it is civil, criminal or religious cases. And this should also include minor offences like speeding, parking fines, summonses brought to courts.
It is a mockery and disgrace to the Royalty awards system to see such Titled persons serving sentences in jails or breaking laws.
All Titled convicted person should have the awards withdrawn automatically and they can be reawarded again after having served their sentences upon the pleasure of the Royalty.
Yes....agreed when any of these Datukship become Datukshit...automatically the tittle removed.
DeleteYes this " Cina Pukimak " so biadap hoh? Don't want never mind save and give to the ketuanan people better!! Any idea when you will be getting yours? You deserve it for your service to BN .
ReplyDeletethere's no necessity to be so vile - control yourself please
DeleteAh Moc urging others to control themselves ? hahaha...lest he forgets, this blogger is the very one who called LGE the "Cina Pukimak" ?
DeleteIt is always the vile one who sees no vileness in himself eh ? Talam dua muka, makan lagi manyak manyak dedak sampai buncit meletup, hehehehhe. His own vileness is overwhelming.
if you cannot show me where I have ever called Lim GE by that abusive term, you are a terrible liar of monumental proportion, worse than Jamal Yunos
Deletehttp://ktemoc.blogspot.com/2018/08/guan-eng-bising-sangat-hutang-1mdb-diam.html?m=1
Delete"Guan Eng, let us also talk about that. Jangan jadi Cina pukimak"
did I write that? Like JJ you are a liar
DeleteI am quoting your post word-for-word.
DeleteAre you a jantan or Ah Kua?
You posted the article without any disavowal...so I have to accept that you agree with the statement.
Deleteyou're such a LIAR and bullshitter, avoiding my question. In all my years as a blogger I have never used such an obscene word
DeleteGo look at your own post let..
Deletestill attempting to evade my question, to wit, "did I write that?"
DeleteYes you wrote Cina pukimak in your post
Deleteif it has been erased from the original post (not mine) I can't prevent nor keep track of that as it was posted nearly 2 months ago
DeleteTHAT is what I call Pure Bullshiting
DeleteI've never used such an obscene word in my blogging apart from the fact I'm Chinese
DeleteI think I am the first one in this blog to use that phrase but my threads/texts were exclusively with CK. He was bloody rude.
DeleteInternet law is still an evolving field , but case results in developed countries so far are tending towards :
Deletea) You are not legally liable for content in websites that you merely hyper-link to
b) You have limited liability for what other commentators write on your post.
c) You CAN be legally liable for what actually appears in the content of your post.
http://ktemoc.blogspot.com/2018/08/guan-eng-bising-sangat-hutang-1mdb-diam.html?m=1
Cina Pukimak indeed.
Wakakakaka……
DeleteBloody rude?
A lame excuse coming from a ketuanan-ized zombie who CAN'T handle the truth lah!
But, then again, how could a chronic me-first addict knows anything about been rude?
Perhaps need to tranquilize the bull before it gets someone by the horns eh?
ReplyDeleteOne Bersatu MP said she has better incentive to perform better after being conferred a Datuk Seri title, hehe. That ought to shut up LGE and Anthony Loke who somehow preferred such title to be awarded for outstanding achievement AFTER retirement. Kalongan cina ini tak faham langsung the commercial value of such titles given by the thousands every year, besides making life so much easier for those holding such titles albeit tainted quite a fair bit since gangsters, rogues, thieves, snake oil peddlers, scammers, scumbags, cheaters, liars, scoundrels, villains, rascals, good-for-nothing wretches...all seemed managed to get hold of such titles for themselves with such ease. Malaysia bolih...anything and everything goes !
ReplyDeleteIn the class- and protocol conscious Official circles in Malaysia, Royal titles help open doors.
DeleteIf am not incorrect, aspirants of dato, datuk, seri, tan sri with the exception of atok, must fill up application form. So, is the title awarded or applied? There's a joke on the street saying that datukship has three categories i.e A for anugerah, B stands for beli and C is awarded by cucu.
ReplyDeletewakakaka
DeleteWhen will the Royalties, Governors and Agong start cancelling awards given to convicted Titled persons?
ReplyDeleteIt's such a disgrace to see law enforcement officers, prison guards still have to call them by their Titles when they are convicted felons serving jail time or convicted for other minor civil or criminal offences.
I think Malaysian convicts around the world are the only ones who are still entitled to be holding honorary titled awards while serving time in jails.