With an article from today's theSun page 10, I've compiled my personal ramblings in my other blog. Actually, it's true. I've seen this "don't play with fire" phrase so many times that I decided to track the instances down. So I googled UMNO "play with fire" and here are the results!
581 hits for the phrase UMNO "play with fire".
Selected Excerpts:
From Malaysiakini: Umno warns PCCC not to play with fire
04 Oct 2006
The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) call for abolition of the 30 percent Bumiputera quota in housing and commercial projects has been labelled a racial statement and has warned the chamber not to “play with fire”.
Bukit Mertajam Umno division head Musa Sheikh Fadzim, asked to comment today, said the PCCC should not play with fire.
“Don’t stir the hornet’s nest. We are only asking for our rights which is 30 percent. We’re not asking for 40, 50 or 100 percent (of the share). This is a racial issue, so we’re asking them (the chamber) not be extreme,” he said.
From Chow Kon Yeow: "Ministers, don't play with fire!"
23 January 2006
This morning while driving down to work, a banner hung at the busy Jalan Jelutong/Jalan Kudin traffic intersection caught my attention.
“Jangan Main Dengan Api” , the UMNO Taman Perak Branch warned the nine non-Muslim Ministers for sending a memorandum to the Prime Minister, calling for a review of laws affecting the rights of non-Muslims.
From Aliran: Troubling times
15 February 2007
An Umno veteran, Mohamed Rahmat, who should know better because of his vast experience - previously a cabinet minister of many years, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, a long-standing former BN and Umno secretary-general - nevertheless warned, “Please don’t test the Malays; they know ‘amok’. We don’t want to reach that level.”
The delegate from Malacca, Hansoor Sidang Hussein, declared, “Umno is willing to risk lives and bathe in blood in defence of race and religion. Don’t play with fire. If they mess with our rights, we will mess with theirs.”
An Umno Youth exco member did not mince his words in expressing his views, “When tension rises, the blood of Malay warriors will run in our veins.”
A Penang Umno delegate, Musa Sheik Fadzir, added, “Don’t test the patience of the Malays and don’t play with fire.”
From The Malaysian: Now Puteri Umno Has Started Posturing, Wants Cartoons Censored! Oh Dear!
17 November 2006
Rahimah also asked the Umno leaders not to compromise on the establishment of the Inter-Faith Commission (IFC) and the government to use the Internal Security Act (ISA) on those who cause trouble. "Say No, No, No to the establishment of the IFC. We will not compromise with parties who try to disturb our rights. Don't play with fire, or you'll get burnt. Just arrest them and place them under the ISA!!!" she said.
From Answers.com: Malaysian Malaysia
In 1999, controversy was reignited when Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP, the former Malaysian branch of the PAP) called for a second campaign for a "Malaysian Malaysia". Then acting UMNO Youth Chief Hishamuddin Hussein angrily responded with a warning not to "play with fire," and accused Lim of politicising an issue that had been decided at independence with the social contract. Lim argued that the concept of a Malaysian Malaysia did not differ much from the government policy of establishing a Bangsa Malaysia (Malaysian race or Malaysian nation). Some noted that ironically, Hishamuddin's grandfather, Dato' Onn Ja'afar, the founder of UMNO, had left the party to form the Independence of Malaya Party based on the concept of eliminating special privileges for the Malays.
From BBC: Row over Malay privileges
18 August 2000
On Friday, youth leaders of Dr Mahathir's United Malays National Organisation party (Umno) held a protest outside the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur.
Umno's Vice-President Najib Tun Razak has also warned the Chinese community against raising the issue.
"My advice to these Chinese associations is not to play with fire," Mr Najib said.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Don't Play With Fire!
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4 comments:
UMNO can raise any issues, including things Chinese.The chinese cant do that. MCA dare not do that.This is Malaysia.Malaysia Boleh. UMNO boleh.Long live Malaysia!
the word "transparency" in the dictionary in Malaysia was not meant for Malaysian to know.maybe for some other purposes.
UMNO has used this old mantra "dont's play with fire" countless times. From recollection, PAS used it most recently in response to Gerakan's call for the sacking of the mufti who nearly caused a religious riot. Race-based political parties have a tendency for brutish incendiary behaviour like this.
the malays are bunch of cowards. they are brave when there is a big crowd. if they are so brave send them to iraq to fight.
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