Interlok: Pakatan’s sabotage
In Insider today, ‘Indian leaders see silver lining in Hindraf washout‘ We’ve reproduced the article in its entirety below, and highlighted several passages in bold that we will comment on at the bottom — ‘Illegal to be Indian’. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quote / ANALYSIS (in Insider), Feb 28 — Hindraf’s failure yesterday to muster support in the … Continue reading
Interlok: Fail BM (this novel), fail SPM
Ranjit’s comment taken from here. Allow us to spell out for you the bottomline. Interlok should be withdrawn from the BM paper as its literature component (Komponen Sastera or ‘komsas’). Please be clear about this. Interlok is NOT in the Malay Literature (Kesusasteraan Melayu) subject. Interlok is instead in the Bahasa Melayu subject. BM is … Continue reading
Interlok – itu ata apa salah, ah?
by Eyes Wide Open HartalMSM has received some comments from people who find nothing wrong about the Interlok book being used as required reading in schools. Their reasoning usually goes along the lines of “The things mentioned in the book really happened among Indians and Chinese immigrants what, so what’s the big deal?” Honestly, I … Continue reading
Live report on Interlok Rally
Please read our posting: Interlok: Chinese will happily sell their mothers too 3pm: Some supporters outside Jinjang police station to show support for Uthaya. Other detained at Pulapol in Jalan Semarak. Number of people arrested vary according to different reports. CPO said at his press conference 109 detained, including eight Hindraf leaders. One of them is … Continue reading
Interlok: Chinese will happily sell their mothers too
Here’s our prediction. The rally later this morning at KLCC will be an all-Indian affair. Let’s wait and see, shall we? Now, why is it we don’t think that the Chinese will turn up? Because they see nothing objectionable about Interlok lah. After all it’s a historical book — even Chua Soi Lek said so. … Continue reading
Interlok: Sex scene, rape scenes, suicide by hanging
On page 202 in the unabridged version of Interlok, there is the scene showing Kim Lock (father to the main Chinese character Cing Huat) “mengadakan hubungan jenis” with his mistress Mei Hua, a prostitute, after both get high on opium — as is the custom of their loveless sexual union. Cing Huat’s wife later finds … Continue reading
Interlok: Anwar says it’s a ‘good book’
“God’s gift” to Malaysia — ipso facto de facto leader of God’s Army (Pakatan) — says Interlok is “not a great novel” but nonetheless still a “good one”. He says he does not get the sense that there is any “racist tendency” in the book. [see also 1:50 onwards) “dan tidak terkesan bahawa ada unsur-unsur … Continue reading
Interlok: Podah Chua Soi Lek!
Chua Soi Lek says there are “only one or two people who regard it [Interlok] as sensitive”. He says because it has Malay, Chinese and Indian characters in it, therefore it is a muhibbah book. He says it is a “historical” novel. What we want to say in reply to Chua Soi Lok is one … Continue reading
Interlok: Cunning Chinese swindles Malay, evicts him like a mangy dog
EXCERPTS FROM ‘INTERLOK’ Page 95 (above): Through this way, our [reserve Malay] land that is protected by law is mortgaged to a foreign race. We are unable to do anything. Eventually all our property will be pawned (to the Chinese). Page 64: … mengapa tanah itu sekarang tergadai pada orang Cina ini? Page 88: “Cina … Continue reading
Interlok: Ya lor, DAP pun nampak pada Melayu saja
By Sharifuddin A Latiff Thanks Greg Lopez for your comment on our posting Interlok: Could Ridhuan Tee be right after all? Our view is that DAP is just like Ridhuan in the way the party top leadership and certain segments of its second echelon are obsessed with the Malays and neglecting the minorities. Malaysiakini carried this … Continue reading
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