KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the patriotic spirit instilled in the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) course was for all and not just for federal government supporters.
Shahrizat said it was not justified to be apprehensive of the content of the BTN course as the people loved the 1 Malaysia concept.
On Wednesday, the Selangor state executive councillor for Education, Higher Education and Human Capital Development Committee, Dr Halimah Ali said that Selangor state staff and students of its state-owned institutions were barred from attending BTN courses with immediate effect.
The step was taken as it was perceived that the course was an indoctrination process by the Barisan Nasional (BN) created to allegedly draw up racist phenomena, divide races, caused religious tension and provoke hatred of the opposition.
Shahrizat said based on her experience when attending the BTN course there was no racial content.
“The Selangor state government is just making a big issue. I have attended the course and it is all about positive thinking, patriotism and nothing to do with racialism,” she told reporters at a Hari Raya Aidiladha function organised by the Wanita Umno Kepong Division here today.
Meanwhile, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the decision by the Selangor state government to bar state employees and students of state-owned institutions of higher education from attending BTN courses was politically charged.
Noh, who is also the Selangor Umno deputy liaison chairman and an Umno supreme council member, said the opposition brought up new issues to deflect their weaknesses.
“Like in Selangor one issue that they raise was their internal issues so that people forget the opposition’s promises in the past general election,” he told reporters after officiating the “Program Korban Perdana Jempol 2009” sponsored by the Jempol Umno Division and the Negri Sembilan Tourism Action Council, at the public field of Raja Alias 2, near here.
Commenting on DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang’s call that the BTN be stopped, Noh said that Lim’s call was as being of a “blind man”.
“Just like a blind man who does not know of what he does not see. How can Kit Siang talk of the BTN course when he has never attended it?” Noh said. — Bernama

written by Albert Low, November 28, 2009
written by aca, November 28, 2009
DAP macam communist party, bukan?
why invite the head of the largest of communist party in the world and roll out red carpet for him, eh?
UMNO memang hypocrite, no?
written by martin, November 28, 2009
written by wkc, November 28, 2009
written by Shame on you, November 28, 2009
If you dare not , keep your mouth shut up .
From above article , what ever you said are empty , you never touch the point , you only defend without data . But , Kit Siang stand up with data , with withness ... Your IQ and EQ are below PAR !!
UNMO style is talk empty , without data. They can give ceramah for 3 hours but without points .
Just circle and crcle and no heading anyway .
You can see UTUSAN writers write long long article but without points . Same style , same pattern , same mindset .
That's why Singapore are far far ahead us . Because Singapore is moving forward , but , UMNO is moving in circle . This is the simple difference .
History and Truth cannot be changed . People are ahead us , and we are still dreaming .
written by Londoner, November 28, 2009
The only good thing was the morning run we had to do everyday with the instructer shouting "Lari, lari, kita lari..." through the whole event.
So close BTN down? Of course!
written by WATCHER, November 28, 2009
written by change28, November 28, 2009
written by rayfire, November 28, 2009
I have a strong feeling it will be the ones glorified in the course itself.
Ok to do the course justice, can you have a open session to EDUCATE all of us blind men about your enlightening BTN course?
Let's have a recorded session, with the most 'popular' trainer based on your findings and let us experience it. Perhaps we will be enlightened souls after that. But I am +ve, all that will be the outcome is that the attendees will be damned A@%@#oles
written by anon, November 28, 2009
written by jeffrey, November 28, 2009
written by Ketam, November 28, 2009
written by asimo shah, November 28, 2009
Stupid Syarizat knows this. Does she think that malays are that stupid.
Hello syarizat wake up please. Not all malays are racist and no matter how much you try you cant
change us. We left umno because of their racist values and corruption is like a hobby to u guys
And dont deny that your a racist, I heard how you talk, how your friends talk. JIJIK DENGAR! oh yes we talked before.
written by Rookie, November 28, 2009
written by Oic, November 28, 2009
Shahrizat should not be evading the point of what BTN is all about. To create unity and racial hamony? One does not need to attend BTN to know what is going on. The blind is able to hear from the attendees of what is really going on. News travel fast. You fool no one but yourself.
written by Dr. Pang HC, November 28, 2009
written by dharma arjuna, November 28, 2009
written by Saddam, November 28, 2009
written by trublumalaysian, November 28, 2009
It's all about the money, honey?
written by Nico, November 28, 2009
contents of BTN.Otherwise,why do you think that all these brain washing by BTN are
coming out in the open.In fact,I have heard about it umpteem years ago how BTN
runs down other races.Actually the Malays are friendly,cultured people but the politicians
in UMNO eg.DPM Muhyyudin,Zahid and the like of Shahrizat,in order to hold on to power,
uses BTN to frighten the Malays of losing political power which see the demise of NEP,AP,
Quota etc.etc..but they never mentioned that the UMNOputras and its cronies are the
main beneficiaries and not the poor,hard-working malays who are taxi drivers, pasar
malam traders and small kedai kopi operators.
BTN has outlived its used long time ago and together with MACC,should be bungkus and
thrown into the rubbish bins.
written by scrutinizer, November 28, 2009
Pure white lies by all these UMNO ministers looting on rakyat's money to achieve its evil political motives.
written by B.U.N., November 28, 2009
written by ArieS, November 28, 2009
Of course, when she was present, those facilitators would be playing good guys, showing their very best behaviour and adhering to limits in their condemnation of others. Even perhaps there was another set of module material when people like her are present; another indoctrinating and sinister set in their absence. Simply because the course presenters know just who to brainwash and who not to! Well that is BN. Could we trust those bigots and extremists?
written by takonma, November 28, 2009
Then SHOW us the BTN syllables.
GIVE us a copy of the lecture transcripts.
"Those who go for BTN courses love it, says Shahrizat "?
Ever been to a strip club? Everyone is happy there too.
Just because they love it doesn't make it right.
Hitler's nazi followers were happy buggers at the extermination camps.
Does that make it right?
written by Public, November 28, 2009
written by susie, November 29, 2009
written by peter teoh, November 29, 2009
What BTN is spewing now is similar to what Hitler and the Nazis did in the 1930s where the superiority of the Aryan race and the hatred of the Jews was emphasised. It is shocking that such venom is still being spewed in tha 21st. century. Can you imagine the British or the American governments sending all their civil servants to a mandatory course where the supremacy of the white race is emphasised and hatred spewed against the muslims .This is exactly what BTN is doing.
It will never be tolerated in a civilised society. Maybe this was the practised in South Africa before apartheid was abolished. How can the government tolerate the bigots in BTN who are spewing racial hatred and tearing the nation apart? If Malaysia wants to be accepted as a responsible member of the international community, then BTN has to be abolished.
Otherwise, be prepared for Malaysia to be labelled as a a pariah nation.
written by Teanne, November 29, 2009
written by Joe , November 29, 2009
written by tk, November 29, 2009
I too went for the course and just like you, i came up convinced too...very convinced that all the talks about UMNO being nothing but a coward and hypocrite are so true.
Coward in the sense, they are doing all these behind the curtains and in the name of keeping the unity. Hypocrite is that out there they claim to propagate 1Malaysia, but behind the door they are actually referring to 1UMNO as being the only 1 who can save the nation, without the help of its BN partners.
Please lah Shahrizat...i did go to such course ok, twice, when i started the service and when i served my 11th year. They still talked about Anwar, PAS, DAP and the chinese in general ok.
Like i said earlier in this forum, i dont mind hearing the govt saying yes we will look into it or even we have been looking into much ealier than you ever realize it ok. But to simply DENY everything and claim EVERYONE who went like it...now that's far too much la. FAR FAR TOO MUCH.
written by emck, November 29, 2009
written by malaysian, November 29, 2009
written by sifu, November 29, 2009
so,its simple,muhideen said BTN is good,the so call ministers will raised their hand their foot their sarong and say,YA YA YA...GOOD GOOD GOOD...
I doubt some people who attended these stupid closed door lesson got screwed up,slapped or kicked if they disagree...no camera no phone no cctv ma !!!
I strongly believed that the malays in malaysia,whether highly educated or less educated,are a good race who don't practice racism,loves other races too.
AHLI POLITIK NI LAH YANG JADIKAN MELAYU KONONNYA RACIST,HAKIKATNYA MELAYU YANG BERAGAMA MULIA DAN BERADAT BAIK KEBANYAKANNYA TIDAK ERTI MEMBENCI KAUM LAIN BAHKAN SALING MENGHORMATI..
Close these stupid BTN,save all the money and activate rukun tetangga,one of the best harmony project in the multi racial society.
written by exService, November 29, 2009
written by kutu, November 29, 2009
written by fools gold, November 29, 2009
written by Noblepath, November 29, 2009
written by My View, November 29, 2009
written by don't trust BN, November 29, 2009
written by RAKYAT, November 29, 2009
written by the insider , November 29, 2009
written by ANAK PRIBUMI, November 29, 2009
written by Shepherd, November 29, 2009
These UMNO elites live a Western life by and large.Their children go to the international schools in Malaysia and later go overseas to US and Europe to study and enjoy a very western lifestyle. They then come back and set up businesses which caters for all the tourists and rich Malaysians who of course are mainly non Malays. In this lifestyles that they live in , of course they are not racist becuase they need the money from the non Malays. But when it comes to securing their votes to secure their position in UMNO and Government, they shout and scream Ketuanan Melayu and BTN their most valuable tool. The naive and silly ones are those who go through the BTN and come out converted as Patriots. Sadly these patriots are the ones that gets cheated and eventually find that all that its worth is probably a class F contract with JKR or some low level job in the civil service.
written by guna, November 29, 2009
written by hashjel, November 29, 2009
written by orangsini, November 29, 2009
Bahagian yang lain-lain memang patut disingkirkan kerana berbau perkauman. Kasihan betul peserta india dan cina yang menghadiri kerana terpaksa mendengar ceramah yang tidak memihak kepada mereka langsung. BTN satu propaganda yang akan membayahayakan perpaduan antara kaum. Harus dimansuhkan.
written by Leong Wai Yuen, November 30, 2009
written by novice101, November 30, 2009





If it is something so noble, it should be open to all and transparent to all.