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FROM HELL THROUGH HELL TO PULAU BIDONG

Malaysia played a role in accomodating war refugees from Vietnam in Pulau Bidong and transit camps (before they were repatriated to third countries) in Sungai Besi and elswhere. The boat people as they were called also landed in Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia ...

Nguyen Cao Ky, former air force general who ruled Vietnam during the Vietnam War for 2 years died at 80 in Kuala Lumpur two days ago.


The war perpetrated by the US created hell for the populace in Vietnam.

The domino effect did not happen after the fall of South Vietnam to the communist North. It was just propanda by the US to gather support for the war in Vietnam.

The axis of Satan is hell-raising in Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere.

They define humanity, democracy and destruction.


The might of ground and air weaponry and bombs were used and put to test in Vietnam - phosphorus inciendary bombs, napalm, agent orange included.






The fall of Saigon at the Tet offensive - people scrambling to flee in a helicopter.

Many people fled the country to escape the ensuing retributions and genocide to become refugees in neighbouring countries.

Escape by all means - land, rivers and South China Sea by flimsy and overcrowded boats.

On the seas they were at the mercy of pirates. Thai pirates took a heavy toll on the boat people.

At Pulau Bidong.

Living in a boat was perhaps better than in overcrowded refugee camps.

KU TEMPAYANKA DIA

Semenjak ribuan tahun dahulu manusia primitif telah pandai membuat tempayan dan lain2 perkakas daripada tanah liat.


Sekitar 5,500 tahun dahulu penduduk2 Gubla (sekarang Jbayl), dipersisiran pantai Lebanon telah memasukkan mayat dalam tempayan dan ditanam dalam tanah.

Perdagangan pra-sejarah dari China ke selatan dan Nusantara bermula sekitar 700 A.D.(Masihi) dan tempayan dan lain2 buatan tembikar adalah antara barang dagangan yang bertukar tangan (barter).

Di Sarawak, dahulunya ada etnik2 tertentu menggunakan tempayan menyimpan mayat atau tulang2 si mati. Newington (1961) "... In 1912 I came across one of the last Tabuns, a dying race ... The old chief had died and they had him sitting in a large jar, the neck of which had been removed. He was squatting with his knees up to his chin, - what was left of him, - and had been dead for weeks ..."




Kerajaan Gangga Negara dipercayai telah wujud sekitar abad ke-2 Masihi dan telah dimusnahkan oleh serangan Rajendra Chola I dari Coromandel, India kira2 1025-1026 mengikut ahli2 sejarah.

Sejarah Melayu yang ditulis awal kurun ke-17 "... maka Raja Suran pun sampailah kepada sebuah negeri, Gangga Negara namanya, Raja Gangga Shah Johan nama rajanya. Adapun negeri itu di atas bukit ... ada sekarang kotanya di darat Dinding, ke sana Perak sedikit ..."

Beruas telah ditakluki Melaka dan Raja Beruas apabila mengadap Sultan Mahmud Shah (1488-1511) telah diberi gelaran Tun Aria Bija Diraja.


Hujung minggu sudah dalam perjalanan ke Taiping berhenti seketika di Beruas apabila terlihat bangunan (pejabat lama, papan) muzium. Terdapat banyak artifak dipamerkan termasuk tempayan.

Muzium Beruas

Zaman moden sekarang harus tidak ada lagi adat menyimpan mayat dalam tempayan. Kalau ada hanya menyimpan debu si mati dalam tempayan kecil.


Perak terkenal juga dengan produk tembikar. Tempayan yang keluarkan oleh kilang berbagai bentuk dan warna, bernilai komersial dan di eksport.

Tempayan digunakan untuk hiasan dalaman atau luaran (lanskap, waterfall effect), menyimpan air dsb.


Untuk memaksimakan penggunaan kawasan halaman yang tidak luas menanam pokok buah2an tertentu seperti mangga, limau manis/kasturi, ciku, amra, jambu atau bunga2 dalam tempayan (besar) adalah sesuai dan menarik perlanskapan. Ku tempayankan dia.

Oleh kerana keadaan sempit, pertumbuhan pokok dalam tempayan lambat dan seterusnya tidak membesar seperti ditanam atas tanah. Dengan itu tempayan boleh diletakan dekat2 supaya rimbunan daun memberi keredupan halaman.

Biji-benih jenis bunga kecil seperti periwinkle, marigold, button maupun sayuran (maman, kacang panjang dsb) boleh ditabur di sekeliling permukaan  temapayan.

Rumput dicabut seminggu sekali dengan mudah.


Tips:
1. Tanah yang sesuai digunakan biar bergembur (tidak membatu bila kering) dicampur dengan bahan organik seperti tahi ayam.

2. Tanam baka cantuman (yang baik) kerana ia tidak membesar sangat dibanding dengan tanaman dari biji.

3. Penyiraman pada musim kering ini perlu tiap hari, musim hujan boleh seminggu sekali bila ada kekeringan. Saya gunakan air kotoran ikan peliharaan dalam tangki untuk menyiram - ada baja dan dikitar semula tanpa membazir.

4. Kalau ada sarang kerengga pada pokok campakkan sarang dalam tangki untuk makanan ikan untuk bahan protein!

MEMELUK ISLAM SEKITAR AWAL '20an

Salinan (fotostat) jilid pertama (tiap bulan Mei 1926 - Apr 1927) majallah Malaya bertulisan jawi yang diterbitkan mulai Mei 1926 (Dzulqaidah 1344) dibuat dari jilid asal yang dipinjam dari seorang sahabat, anak kapada al-Sheikh 'Abas Rafie, al-Mudir Madarassah al-Mashor Lasalamiah, P. Pinang.  

Pengurus/pengarang Malaya ia Mohd Younus Abdul Hamid berpejabat 88, Kedah Rd, Penang, Straits Settlements.


Kandungannya merupakan berita perkembangan politik, pengetahuan umum, agama, kaum wanita dalam dan luar nagara - nusantara, Timur Tengah, Eropah. Terdapat juga iklan2.

Satu minggu selepas bah besar di negeri2 Melayu berlaku kebakaran di Kota Bahru jam 8pm, 13 Jan 1927. Ia berpunca dari lampu minyak yang terjatuh. 252 pintu rumah kedai dan 23 rumah kampung terbakar.

Didalam beberapa isu Malaya menyatakan saudara2 baru Muslim bangsa Eropah dan Jepun.


Abdul Bari Burrows mengenali Islam melalui syarahan dan kemudian mentelaah Quran dan percaya ia bukan rekaan manusia hanya Allah.





Bilangan Muslimin di Eropah dinyatakan:
Russia 10,200,000
Belanda 830,000
Bulgaria 672,000
Greece 475,000
Montenegro 105,000
Romania 44,087

"... saya merasai ketika itu telah meninggalkan jalanraya dan masuk sebuah gedung yang indah dan kokoh yang lengkap dengan perhiasan dan peraturan ..."

Pengarang majallah 'The Light of Islam', Shanghai.





" Saya ingin jika sekiranya agama Islam ini telah saya masuki semenjak saya didzahirkan daripada perut ibu kerana saya telah dapati kebersihan didalamnya bukan pada dzahir sahaja akantetapi sampai kapada bathin. Agama Islam menyuruh mengasihi kapada semua makhluk dengan batas2 sehingga pihak lain itu mengasihi kapadanya" - Hamid Williams.

" ... saya serahkan segala kepercayaan dan perbuatan saya kapada kewajipan agama Allah Ta'ala yaitu agama yang tidak berubah2 daripada awal hingga akhirnya" - Rashid.

Kenyataan J. Cun Munro, T.R.G.S. yang memeluk Islam: "... saya berjanji dengan rahmat Allah bahawa kehidupan saya akan saya gunakan kapada jalan yang benar dan saya harap akan dapatlah saya menunai janji ini dengan pekerjaan saya menjadi seorang pengarang surat2 khabar dan kitab2. Maka dengan jalan inilah sahaya akan lakukan usaha saya bagi menunjukkan kebenaran pelajaran Islam kapada 'alam dunia.


Lauri Games Gun, Dublin berkata " ... saya telah sambut Islam menjadi agama saya bahwa saya menyembah kapada yang satu yaitu Allah sendirinya ... saya akan hidup didalam penghidupan sama rata bagi sekelian kaum Muslimin dengan pertolongan daripada Allah."


Alhamdulillah, Islam sedang membara di Barat. Perang saudara di Timur Tengah!

TUNKU'S LEGACIES FOR THE RAKYAT

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister was a man with a big heart. A big heart means having big, brave ideas of benevolence to the rakyat at large. His heart was with them first.


Though coming from an elite family but his policies were not elitist when come to development for the country. It is only the non-elites who want to prove that they are more elitists the elites.

Four legacies amongst others that Tunku left for us:


Legacy 1. Gaining independence for the country from the British colonial.







He brought harmony to the country by getting the three major races to form Perikatan, a political platform that worked together to gain independence.











Proclaimation of independence at Melaka on 31st August 1957.








Legacy 2. Prevailed the long gureilla warfare against the Malayan Communist Part led by Chin Peng.








Chin Peng at the peace talk at Baling which Tunku himself present.





Legacy 3. Formation of Malaysia in 1963.







Malaysia's capital city.

Parliamentary democracy.







Legacy 3. His dream to make Kedah as the rice bowl of Malaysia and enhance food security.


Tunku launching the Muda Irrigation Scheme (MADA) in 1970(?).

Total cost for the project was $228M of $135M was loaned from the World Bank. 50,000 rice farm families involving 325,000 member directly benefitted from the scheme.

A total of 564 miles of irrigation canals and 480 miles of road system were built. Bank Pertanian allocated $50M for revolving loan and 27 Farmers' Associations formed to provide technical and cooperative assistance.

Legacy 4. Jihad for Islam.






Tunku formed PERKIM and was very active in the organisation.

Internationally, he was well known among the Islamic nations to get on closer relationship in many aspects. He introduced the annual Quran recital competition for national and international levels.

OUR RICE EQUATION, INTO MALTHUSIAN NIGHTMARE

We do need brainy but brave ideas to overcome rice shortage in the country. There has been lot of talking for many years to bring the equation to self-sufficiency and beyond but there is no dedicated policy and national will to make it happen.


The world rice production in 2001 was 585.6 million tonnes. By the year 2020 the world must produce 760 million tonnes of rice in order to keep up with population growth. Is it achieveable? One cannot help but not to be optimistic.

Food production is characterized by constant linear growth rates and that of population is geometrical. There are multitudes of factors affecting food production. Calamities brought about by climatic change can be disasterous.

Suppose China has to import bulk of its rice from the two producer countries in this region - Vietnam and Thailand, inadvertantly our rice supply from the two countries would be outcompeted and reduced. Could the country resort to other suppliers? The answer is bleak because neighbouring countries are also dependent on imports or they are just self-sufficient - Bangladesh, the Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia, and Japan. To buy from the world’s open market is very competitive, only 7% o the world’s supply is available.

At estimated per capita daily consumption of 367gm/day of rice and with a population of 26 million the country needs 9,542 tonnes of rice/day or 3.4 million tonnes per year. A reserve of about 1 million tonnes of rice to last for at least 3-4 months in case of emergency is also needed. Current production in West Malaysia is at 65% self-sufficient. Sarawak and Sabah figures are dismally lower!

Tunku Abdul Rahman launching MADA by opening the the Pedu Dam watergate.

The Muda Irrigation Scheme (MADA) in Kedah is our foremost rice bowl encompassing an area of 96,000ha and producing about 40% of our rice. The mega project was completed in the early seventies with funding from the World Bank. About 5,000 litres of water is required to produce 1kg of rice.

Of late there has been substantial losses of padi land in MADA due to lack of irrigation water, to industrialization and urbanization. A 1999 survey indicated that the number of family members and people engaged in farm work in MADA will decrease by 14% and 38% respectively by 2013.






Rice production involves harmonizing a complexity of factors. The production equation is basically a function of land, water, climate, technology, policy etc. To increase production means that we need to increase land area for rice and productivity per unit area.

Kemubu Irrigation Scheme of KADA, Kelantan, another major rice production centre in the country.


Land for padi growing is being out-competed for residential, industrial and infrastructural purposes. There is competing demands for water for agriculture, drinking, home, and industrial uses and are pressing against hydrologic limits.

Pollution of groundwater and surface water by herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals have adverse effects on the environment and health. Strict regulations need to be enforced.

Climatic changes in rainfall patterns, wind directions, temperature rise due to deforestation, open burning, and global warming affect photosynthetic rates and hence plant growth and yield. Improved varieties in terms of yield, quality, pest and disease resistance need to be planted along with appropriate fertilizer and other cultural practices.

Mechanization, has improved production efficiency and obviate much of the laborious work in land preparation, sowing, and harvesting needs further research and fine tuning.





There has been talk of being self-sufficient in rice for decades but our political will and development strategies are not committed to attain the goal. Many including politicians view that to rely on import is more economical. It is a short-sighted and blatantly selfish approach. We need to lay the provision for future generations.

Food security is national security. Being self-sufficient means that we can take on globalization and the FTA squarely on the face.

The chloroplast rice genome mapped by Japanese rice scientists.



There is an urgent need for the country to establish a dedicated wholesome strategy to be self-sufficient in rice. The strategy should be comprehensive using cutting-edge science, technology and arts towards self-sufficiency of the rice industry. The existing structures, facilities, and institutions working on rice are but disparate entities. Their functions and efforts lack cogency and coordination resulting in serious gaps and bottlenecks plaguing the padi and rice industry.

Considering the complexity of the issues and challenges facing the rice industry it is imperative that Malaysia establish a NATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE using the framework of rubber, cocoa, and oil palm as templates. We have witnessed tremendous technological advancement in those crops. Their successes are made possible due to the adequate number of highly trained staff, advanced equipments and facilities, budget, policy support, and other enablers well committed to better achieve institutional goals.

Many Asian countries have long established their national rice research institutes to ensure food security.


 “Rice is so ingrained in the psychology of our people that we cannot suggest eliminating it. It is precisely because it is so important to us that we have a constructive starting point to develop interest and involvement in producing more and better rice, more cheaply and efficiently” - Tun Abdul Razak Hussin.

NAK KU BELAJAR JUMPA MENTERI

Tiap hari Ahad dari awal pagi hingga tengah hari ada flea market di bandar Ipoh. Oleh keran sudah lama tidak menjengok, pagi tadi kesempatan pergi dan membeli beberapa buku lama dengan harga murah. Buku kecil 72 muka ditulis oleh Mansor Sanusi ini diterbitkan oleh Sinaran Bros, Bayan Lepas. Tahunnya tidak disebut. Dibeli dengan harga 50 sen dan harga asal  $1.00.

Terkandung 21 karangan (pelajaran) pendek diikuti dengan soalan2 dipenghujung karangan. Yang menarik ialah Pelajaran 12, Si-Peladang dengan Dato' Menteri.

Tajuk itu memberi pengajaran kerana tak ku bawa durian kapada menteri bila hendak jumpa mereka. Sudah tiga menteri hendak saya jumpa dengan tujuan tertentu tetapi  tidak berhasil. Apa lagi sudah menjadi peladang selepas bersara ni.

Episod 1. Memandangkan keadaan padi-beras negara yang kian meruncing SAVE teruja menyerahkan memorandum serta dilampirkan dengan kertas-kerja  kapada Menteri Pertanian (dahulu) melalui Setia Sulit Kanan, Mohd Sukor Abd Manan pada Oktober 2007 (lihat dibawah). Serta saya hadiahkan sebuah buku bibliografi pertanian kapada beliau.

Selain daripada itu ada berbincang dengan Pegawai Khas Kementerian, Dr Noor Soeraya Norsham berkenaan penajaan buku bibliografi padi yang hendak diterbitkan.

Hingga hari ini tidak ada jawapan, apakan lagi temujanji dengan menteri. Bermakna memorandum dan cadangan tidak disampaikan kapada menteri.

Episod 2. Surat saya (2010) kapada Alyas Hj Amir, Setiausaha Peribadi Menteri Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan untuk mengadakan temujanji dengan menteri tidak berjawab.

Episod 3. Kerana ingin menyumbang kepakaran saya hendak jumpa MB Perak melalui Setiausaha Sulit Kanan, Rashidi Ibrahim untuk buat temujanji. Tidak menerima jawapan. Saya hadiahkan buku bibliografi pertanian kapada beliau juga. Ada dia minta buat kertas kerja untuk melatih belia menganggur tetapi saya  katakan supaya menggunakan pelbagai institusi latihan dan infra yang sedia ada.

Kesimpulan: Pegawai setiausaha tidak mengamalkan keterbukaan pejabat menteri. Mereka cukup sibuk, tidak hendak disibukkan lagi walaupun dengan idea lain.


Memorandum kapada Menteri:
2 Oktober 2007


YAB Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin
Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani
Pejabat Menteri
Aras 17, Wisma Tani
No 28, Persiaran Perdana
Presint 4, 62624 Putrajaya


Yang Amat Berhormat Menteri,
Per: Memorandum untuk Menubuhkan Agensi Khas Penyelidikan Padi dan Beras Malaysia
Merujuk perkara diatas kami dari pihak Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) ingin mengemukakan memorandum kapada pihak Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani agar mengambil langkah untuk meningkatkan teknologi dan logistik kesemua aspek pengeluaran, pemprosesan, pemasaran padi dan beras negara secara menyeluruh digembelingi oleh satu agensi/institusi/lembaga ditubuhkan khas memajukan sektor padi dan beras.
Strategi menubuhkan agensi khas di jangkakan lebih berkesan untuk mencapai matlamat pengeluaran beras negara mencukup 100% mahupun lebih. Kita mengambil contoh tanaman seperti getah, kelapa sawit dan koko yang telah pesat maju selepas diwujudkan institusi penyelidikan atau lembaga masing-masing.
Diunjurkan bahawa daya pengeluaran negara-negara pengeksport beras akan berkurangan kerana bilangan dan keperluan penduduk sentiasa meningkat. Tanaman padi pula menghadapi cabaran dalam ekosistem dari aspek iklim, kesuburan tanah, pencemaran, pengairan, banjir, musuh dan lain-lain faktor yang kian meruncing dan tentu akan mengurangkan kadar hasil dan keluasan tanaman padi. Dalam keadaan tersebut Malaysia
tidak seharusnya bergantung kapada import terutamanya untuk keperluan generasi akan datang.
Bersama ini dilampirkan juga hujah-hujah dan maklumat-maklumat lain yang berkenaan agar memorandum ini mendapat perhatian dan tindakan dari pihak Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani.
Sekian dan terima kasih.


Yang benar,

(signed)
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE)