Monday 18 January 2010

Minister Rais Yatim Says "Internet Will Erode Malaysian Culture"

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Rais Yatim, Malaysia's Information and Communication minister, said Muslims and other religious groups must be wary of the INTERNET as it was introduced by the West.

WE SAY,


SHOULD MALAYSIANS
EVEN BOTHER TO LISTEN TO A MINISTER WHO BEHAVES LIKE THIS IN PUBLIC?



'We must be strong in our belief and culture because the identity and image of our country depends on us,' Rais Yatim said.

Malaysia's lively blogosphere has been a thorn in the side of the Barisan Nasional government, which was been in power for more than half a century but was dealt its worst ever results in the 2008 elections.

RAIS YATIM -PROFILE

Rais Yatim obtained his PhD from the West, ie from King's College London in 1994 . He had earlier graduated with honors degree from National University of Singapore.

He was made a Foreign Minister on March 18, 2008 until April 9, 2009, dealing with diplomacy with foreign countries, includng those from the West.

Although being the current Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, his demeanor has been widely criticized as both arrogant and pompous. One instance of his attitude was recorded on video and uploaded on YouTube

Read here Malaysians' views of Rais Yatim and HERE and HERE

2 comments:

ktteokt said...

This RAIS ORPHAN should go back to the jungles and follow the law there! Maybe Tarzan can give him a few good tips on the law of the jungle, or maybe George of the Jungle himself can be his personal tutor!

ktteokt said...

Come on, it's not only a "thorn in the side", it's absolutely a "thorn in the arse"! UMNO and in fact, the whole BN is sore with the internet after losing GE12!