Abdul Karim blasts Baru over statement

January 13, 2016

SIBU: Assistant Minister of Youth Development Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah yesterday blasted state PKR chairman Baru Bian over his statement that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s barb at the opposition was “insincere and silly”.

Abdul Karim said the statement showed that Baru lacked understanding of what Adenan as the Chief Minister had done thus far to benefit people of Sarawak.

In a press statement, Baru had said he found Adenan’s latest jibe at the opposition on keeping Peninsular Malaysia based parties out of Sarawak rather “insincere and silly” although he had on many occasions tended to agree with the latter’s statements pertaining to the rights of Sarawakians.

The state PKR chief had also pointed out although Adenan had not said so, he (Adenan) did not have the power to restrict the registration of Umno or any other political party in any part of the federation under the laws of Malaysia, adding that the latter was conveniently letting the public labour under the misconception that he did have such power.

The Ba Kelalan assemblyman further said: “By saying ‘not allowing’, we mean that there is an understanding between the state BN and Umno that as long as PBB and its partners hold the majority of seats in Sarawak, Umno will not set up officially in Sarawak.”

On this, Abdul Karim who is Asajaya assemblyman said: “Baru’s latest comment reflects his shallow knowledge and understanding of what Adenan as CM has done this far.

“It was Adenan who as CEO of the state who specifically stated that Umno is not welcome in Sarawak. Not because the Law prohibits them, but because we have state BN parties; PBB, SUPP, PRS and SPDP that could look after Sarawak and its interest.”

BN S’wak patut tegap penemu nagang pengerembai undang-undang Hudud

March 25, 2015

KUCHING: Sarawak betuah nadai kaul enggau undang-undang Hudud.

Menteri Muda Pengawa Berumah Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah madah, nitih penemu iya Undang-undang Hudud nya endang enda patut dipejalai di menua tu tauka di Malaysia.

“Aku enda setujuka undang-undang Hudud dipejalai di nengeri tu, baka nya mega Barisan Nasional (BN) Sarawak enda tau enda tegap penemu nagang undang-undang nya ngerembai kitu.

“Sarawak, ngembuan mayuh pupu raban bansa enggau jalai pengarap, Undang-undang Hudud endang enda patut dipejalai ditu. Kitai enda tau enda meretika sentiment pengarap orang bukai, sereta nyangka sida enda ingatka Konstitusyen Perintah Besai ke meruan ke lalau sistem legal menua kitai lalu iya enda tau sengapa ditukar,” ku Abdul Karim.

Iya madah munyi nya lebuh dirandau pemberita pengudah betemu enggau raban exco Gerempung Pemberita Pelilih Menua Kuching (KDJA) enggau MLNG di opis menteri muda nya di Wisma Perumahan ditu, ensana.

Ku iya, undang-undang tauka sistem ba sesebengkah menua ukai utai ti tau ditukar sepeneka ati nitihka jalai politik tang semua kitai patut ngira orang bukai sekalika undang-undang tauka sistem nya diterima tauka enda.

“Kitai betuah di Sarawak, naka diatu nadai mayuh macham ulah tauka penusah nyadi, enda baka dipeda kitai di Kelantan. Perintah Besai enggau UMNO pan, pelaba aku betapi enggau penanggul mutarka Undang-undang Hudud ke baru dikemendar di Kelantan apin lama ke udah,” ku iya.

Hudud: Hold referendum before changing the legal system

March 24, 2015

Sulok (third left) hands over the invitation to Abdul Karim. With them are Johannes (third right) and KDJA committee members.

KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Housing Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the people should not let a few MPs or assemblymen determine their fate.

In giving his opinions on the hudud law issue, he said the Kelantan and federal government ought to determine if the law would be well accepted or not by the people first.

“If they wanted to change the current law, they should consider doing a referendum because there is a need to see if it will be well accepted or not. If it can’t, then we should stick to the current legal system,” he told reporters here yesterday.

Abdul Karim said there was no need to change the legal system in the country as it was still relevant and good.

Earlier, Abdul Karim received a courtesy call from representatives from Malaysian Liquified Natural Gas (MLNG) and Kuching Division Journalist Association (KDJA) at his office in Wisma Sultan Tengah here.

KDJA wanted to invite Abdul Karim to be the guest-of-honour of the MLNG-KDJA Sports Day on June 13.

‘Impending break-up proves PR marriage of convenience’

March 22, 2015

SIBU: The impending break-up of opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in the state has proven that the union was indeed merely a “marriage of convenience”.

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) supreme council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the move vindicated Barisan Nasional’s (BN) stance on the issue.

“What BN has claimed since the Sibu by-election and in the last general election, that the three parties in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat are just in a ‘marriage of convenience’ has finally been proven true.

We don’t ignore rights of minorities — Karim

April 27, 2013, Saturday

SIBU: Malaysia is formed on a platform of equality and freedom, thus the feelings of the minority, their culture and belief should not be ignored, said PBB supreme council member Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

He was reacting to PAS deputy spiritual leader Datuk Dr Haron Din’s statement that Hudud laws would be implemented if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ruled the country.

“PAS is a party formed by Islamic fundamentalists to change Malaysian political system to ‘their’ type of Islamic government based on their type of Islamic Laws and using ‘Hudud Laws’ as their mode of enforcing their laws.

“In a multi-religious and multi-racial society like Malaysia, it is unwise to force its citizens to adopt one’s religious belief or have a set of laws based on one’s religious belief and force it onto others,” Abdul Karim, who is Assistant Minister of Youth Development and Asajaya assemblyman, said yesterday.

Dr Haron had reportedly said there would not be much problem with DAP accepting the Hudud law, judging from their willingness to contest under PAS symbol.

Karim, however, believed otherwise, given the differences in their ideologies.

“How DAP is willing to put aside their principle and embrace PAS and likewise, how PAS is willing to embrace DAP when their ideology and belief are wide apart is beyond my imagination,” he said.