PUTRAJAYA, Aug 4 — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today urged all Malaysians not to raise sensitive issues or to incite racial hatred.
He was responding to a question about an article published in today’s Utusan Malaysia, calling the Malays cowards for not reacting appropriately to the demands made by the non-Malays.
“It is the media’s right to do so, maybe because other parties have started challenging Malay supremacy, Malay rights, Malay rulers, and things that have already been enshrined in the Constitution, definitely the various statements made by those parties cannot be forgotten, and they are more dangerous, the media only responded to the situation,” Muhyiddin told reporters insisting that he was not specifically commenting on the article.
“Most importantly, all parties must stop making challenges. I am not commenting directly, I am only giving my advice and view to hold on to this principle,” he added.
Muhyiddin said that the government will not side with any party on the issue.
“If somebody started to issue a challenge, maybe because other parties have raised matters that should not be raised, but we should not jeopardise the future of our country,” he added.
Utusan Malaysia today published a commentary written by journalist Noor Azam accusing DAP of exploiting Malay leaders in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to achieve its own agenda.
The article also claimed that the Malays would lose their power if PR wins the next general election.
The writer added that the Malays have lost their political power in PR-controlled states of Penang, Selangor and Perak.

written by 2525, August 04, 2009
written by Najib, August 04, 2009
written by 1 black M'sia, August 04, 2009
written by foodforthought, August 04, 2009
written by Twiggy, August 04, 2009
What is this DPM talking about ?
Want to follow the all former PM way by using racial to go to the TOP ?
Shallow DPM, you do not get the respect!
written by Lau Wud Chye, August 04, 2009
written by vc, August 04, 2009
written by pathfinder, August 04, 2009
written by superyoga, August 04, 2009
UMNO democracy means they stay in power and they have rights to comment on toehrs but if others write on them - it is Challenge Malay Supremacy!
Is it UMNO Supremacy that cannot be challenged?? Actually UMNO wants the Racial Riots to happen so that they can stay in power indefinitely!!!
UMNO Najib, MUhyiddin, UMNO Ministers are all greedy and lustful for power. All this with MCA and MIC tagging along to siphon monies of the country for themselve - come to think of it at least PAS is not corrputed like UMNO.
Change BN!!!
written by X-b.END, August 04, 2009
Dont talk about rights lah...just send all the editors & writters to ISA. Let them taste the tools of UMNO.
written by Patriot, August 04, 2009
written by ziggy, August 04, 2009
written by No Faith, August 04, 2009
UMNO is exploiting MCA , MIC , GERAKAN , PBS , LDP , PBB etc for UMNOPUtra Agenda.
On the eve of each General Election, BN components parties were told to work like donkeys with empty promise of UMNOPutra, afterwhich these so called BN components parties has NO Say on Decision making. This make the non-UMNO parties in BN feel being deceived election after election.
UMNO should review its Big Bully role instead of blaming others BN components parties for loosing Two-third majority.
It is always UMNO Supreme Council decision is final, the rest of teh parties in BN is window dressing.
written by Rakyat Bijak., August 04, 2009
Should use their brain and sometimes i wonder if they have some.
Can't they write something to engcourage Malaysians to foster true understanding and good relationship ?
written by Joe Ang, August 04, 2009
UMNO will want to frighten the non malays to support BN, but those days are long gone. The more you do so, the more harden we will become.
It is hope that UMNO must accept that your days are over soon but Malaysia must strive on minus UMNO.
UMNO is not Malaysia and like all good thing, it has come to the end. Make way, Malaysia and the malays will continue to prosper.
written by Mokhtar Abbas, August 04, 2009
written by Littlebird, August 04, 2009
written by conspiracy theorist, August 04, 2009
“Most importantly, all parties must stop making challenges" - it's just like a bully slap you in the on the face times & times again in school & the principle keeps repeating the same thing 'forget about it, dont fight... forget about it dont fight'. then it turns out that the bully is the love child of the principle. it's easy to forget if you were not the one who got hurt.
world class leader!
written by straightvoice, August 04, 2009
If you said the non-Malays are challenging the Malays right and Malay rulers, then prove it. The rights of the Malays and the rights of the Malay rulers are enshrined in the constitution and nobody is challenging that. But that does not make the Malay supreme over the others...so what is this malay supremacy?
I respect your rights by the fact that you are Malay and the position you hold but I will not accept the fact that you are supreme over me base on race.
The preaching of this supremacy ideology is no different from the Nazis. And it should be stop at all levels.
written by The_Rakyat, August 04, 2009
written by Sam, August 04, 2009
Very clear bias statement from someone who claim he is not......
Media rights given to only media controlled by govt and not others
written by rocky, August 04, 2009
written by taskforce101, August 04, 2009
You have got to be kidding me.
Utusan is owned by the evil foreigners is it???
I am so ashamed to have a leader like this
written by Yeo Kien Kiong, August 04, 2009
written by Judge, August 04, 2009
I thought he could be the one ordering Utusan to do so? Or could be his boss PM? Or could be anyone from UMNO la.
The rest of rakyat are not as racist as UMNO@Utusan.
We will send those racist gang to hell come GE13.
written by kl_boy, August 04, 2009
If the DPM is urging all parties to stop this. Then I, as a Malaysian citizen issue this CHALLENGE to you and BN
1. The PM, DPM and BN Govt to resign and CONTEST in a general election
2. To come CLEAN on all scandals (ie PKFZ, ALtantuya murder,Khir Toyol palace, MACC, Johor land sale etc)
3. All so-called clever elected and non-elected Ministers to CONTEST IN URBAN areas during the election and not rely on rural areas to guarantee their seats as in the past.
4. To allow INDEPENDENT poll observers to monitor election process such as the postal votes, army/police votes.
5. To SUSPEND Utusan's license until all seditious elements are cleared up.
6. To REVAMP the NEP to include all Malaysians irrespective of race.
7. All ministers and senior civil servants to publicly DISCLOSE their earnings during their duration as a public officer for their respective Ministries.
8. FREE the Judiciary from the influence of the executive branch of the BN Govt. It is not independent as what they have been singing to the world.
9. Allow similar ACCESS to media for the opposition parties during election in Sarawak / Sabah.
10. REMOVE the influence of religion in determining policies governing the life of Malaysians.
written by My View, August 04, 2009
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WHO???????? Who is challenging the Malay rights? The DPM behave like an idiot. Who will respect him? Don't talk nonsense. Just take action on Utusan editors for sedition. That's all. Next election, Pakatan will be the next government. You are making fence sitters hate the present government.
written by My View, August 04, 2009
The article also claimed that the Malays would lose their power if PR wins the next general election.
The writer added that the Malays have lost their political power in PR-controlled states of Penang, Selangor and Perak.
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This is a blatantly racist article which will cause disunity in this country. Yet the Utusan's editors can get away with it.
written by My View, August 04, 2009
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Malaysians has been warm and calm all this while. It is the racist Utusan that is stirring racial hatred. If the DPM has to call for Malaysians to be calm, then the Utusan's article must be a blatantly racist in nature that can cause racial hatred and disunity in this peaceful country.
written by Rose, August 04, 2009
written by MindlessMalaysian, August 04, 2009
Its just flabbergasting to witness such imbecility.
written by yiaw, August 04, 2009
written by Terance Lee, August 04, 2009
written by james loh, August 04, 2009
written by TheHobbit, August 04, 2009
And this is our DPM? A sad day indeed for all Malaysians.
written by superyoga, August 04, 2009
written by Rat Bat Blue, August 04, 2009
written by StopNonsense, August 04, 2009
If you care for the Rakyat, you should have banned Utusan. Which i doubt you will do so! Sigh.. Hopeless
written by Aries, August 05, 2009
/// “It is the media’s right to do so, maybe because other parties have started challenging Malay supremacy, Malay rights, Malay rulers, and things that have already been enshrined in the Constitution, definitely the various statements made by those parties cannot be forgotten, and they are more dangerous, the media only responded to the situation,” Muhyiddin told reporters insisting that he was not specifically commenting on the article. ///
What can be made out of such response??
Irresponsible of a leader in the capacity of DPM! He does NOT speak for ALL Malaysians, it seems.
written by TD, August 05, 2009
written by sapu, August 05, 2009
written by Anti Hypocrites, August 05, 2009
written by Aries, August 05, 2009
It is UMNO's
> insufferable big-brother attitudes ( big time bully, in other word ),
> holier-than-thou, greater-than-thou, untouchable positioning and posturing,
> arrogance and callousness,
> corrupted ways, power crazed personalities and culture,
> must-win-all-the-time, uncompromising and prejudiced demeanour,
> historically based supremacist and Fascist tendencies,
> race and selective discrimination based policies and practices,
> nepotism,
> cronyism, etc., etc.
that are driving the people away from them, by the deluge.
No amount of overtures and goodwill or reconciliatory measures by the UMNO-led government seem to be winning over the hearts and minds of the rakyat.
That is simply because the government is generally perceived as insincere, lacking in integrity, overly patronising, not transparent, pretentious, prejudiced, jaundiced, harbouring hidden motives, chronically and acutely incorrigible in their UMNO ways.
The rakyat are disillusioned to the point of being nauseated and couldn't care less.
That is the price the nation is paying for the years of miscarriage of justice, trust and honour.
Only an overhaul of a massive kind, as dictated by the aspirations of the majority of the rakyat, would be sufficient and able to serve up the catharsis that will free the nation from its current dead-end imbroglios.
written by La La Land, August 05, 2009
I'll have some of what he's been drinking or smoking!
BTW, looks like UMNO still hasn't instituted a minimum IQ test for it's upper echelon.
Ministers need a minimum IQ and educational level to engage the Rakyat in an intelligent
conversation at normal levels.
At least send them to charm school lah .... if one donesn't have brains ... at least have some decorum
Big SIGH.




