malaysiakini’s coverage alone of the MCA general assembly could keep me busy for days :P Full comments in due time I hope. For now, a quick flash on the PM’s remaks from our ever active online newspaper:
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reaffirmed his position that the clauses regarding religion in the Federal Constitution will not be amended.
He said that religion is of several “sensitive issues that cannot be breached, and must be dealt with carefully”.
*“I know we have reached the 49th year of our independence, but there are still certain issues that must be handled with care,” he said, identifying these ‘issues’ as race and religion.
“Even in the most advanced of nations, such as the United States, race and religion still remain sensitive issues,” he said.
He said that if the constitution were to be amended, that there would be counter proposals, and the nation would be dragged into the polemics of faith debate.
“To continue discussing such matters would threaten the good we have achieved so far,” he felt.
:( Not encouraging. More to come, gang!
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