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Banking Legend Sir John To Speak At Khazanah Global Lectures


KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Banking legend, Sir John Bond, is the next speaker at the Khazanah Global Lectures (KGL).

He will speak on the subject of "Development in a Changing World" at the dinner lecture on Oct 21.

Bond, currently chairman of Vodafone, is best known as the former chairman of the HSBC Group, having spent 45 years with it, Khazanah said in a statement Friday.

His belief that a successful company must be seen as a force for good became HSBC's overarching theme of "The World's Local Bank" branding.It anchored the expansion era of the banking group under his chairmanship and was rated among the top 50 most valuable global brands.

According to Khazanah Nasional Berhad's executive director of research and investment strategy, Dr. Nungsari Ahmad Radhi, Bond's rich corporate experience in a rapidly changing global environment would be invaluable for Malaysia as local companies too are looking at new growth models.

Bond, 68, whom many have described as a modest man and a great humanist, had an interesting and adventurous life.

Never having attended university, he had short stints as a deckhand (from which he sailed to Hong Kong on a cargo ship), a disc jockey and a bartender before beginning his career in banking in 1961.

Following assignments in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United States, Bond was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) in 1993, the year HSBC moved its headquarters to London following its purchase of the troubled Midland Bank.

In 1998, he became executive chairman, serving for eight years up to his retirement in 2006 and was appointed Vodafone chairman the same year.

Meanwhile, the KGL, inaugurated in 2007 had seen influential speakers such as former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, founder of Grameen Bank, Professor Muhammad Yunus, former chief economist of the World Bank, Joseph E. Stiglitz, former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Renault SA, Carlos Ghosn.

The last KGL lecture was by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, the statement added.

-- BERNAMA

Seminar & Festival Keusahawanan Pakatan Simbiotik Malaysia
Assalamualaikum wbt dan Salam Sejahtera,

Yang Berbahagia Datuk/Dato'/Datin/Prof./Dr./En./Pn./Cik

Nama Program:
SEMINAR & FESTIVAL KEUSAHAWANAN PAKATAN SIMBIOTIK MALAYSIA

Tarikh:
19-20 OKTOBER 2009

Masa:
8 pagi-5 petang

Lokasi:
AUDITORIUM KOMPLEKS PERDANASISWA, UNIVERSITI MALAYA

Perasmi Program:
YB Dato' Mukhriz Tun Mahathir
Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Malaysia (MITI)

‘Speakers’:
1) YBhg Sheikh Hussein Yee
‘International Speaker’ (http://www.peaceconference.in/ & http://www.irf.net/ & http://www.peacetv.in/ dan
Presiden Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem (www.al-khaadem.com.my)

2) YBhg En. Ab. Azid Haji Che Ibrahim
Pengarah Eksekutif PUSMAL, Universiti Malaya

3) YBhg Prof Madya Mohamed Hashim Mohd Kamil
Pengarah Urusan KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad

4) YBhg Dato’ Aziz Bakar
Pengerusi AirAsia Berhad

5) YBhg En Ismail Omar
Pengarah Urusan Global Access Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd
Pengarah Eksekutif Yayasan Kebajikan Nusantara

6) YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Muhammad Ali Hashim
Presiden & CEO Johor Corporation

7) YB Dato' Seri Dr Shahidan bin Kassim
Penasihat Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara
Pejabat Perdana Menteri Malaysia

Anjuran:

PUSAT PEMBANGUNAN USAHAWAN SISWAZAH MALAYSIA (PUSMAL) UM dan BAHAGIAN HAL EHWAL PELAJAR UM

Dengan Kerjasama:
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI (MITI) dan INSTITUT KEUSAHAWANAN NEGARA (INSKEN) dan JOHOR CORPORATION (J-CORP)
PERSATUAN-PERSATUAN MAHASISWA/i UM dan MALAYSIA

Penyertaan:
PERCUMA dan TERBUKA KEPADA SEMUA

Contactperson:
Bro Shafiee (Event Manager) 017-2345091
Bro Wasif (wakil Persatuan Kebangsaan PeIajar Islam Malaysia) 012-9312185
Bro Hafizuddin (wakil Gabungan Mahasiswa Tajdid) 014-8399273
Bro Khairizul (wakil Persatuan Mahasiswa Sarawak) 014-8282903
Bro Rizal (wakil Pertubuhan Kebajikan Al-Qalam) 019-5446758
Bro Shahrul (wakil www.al-fikrah.net) 013-3784387
Bro Fazril (wakil UIA) 013-2775313
Bro Shafiq (wakil Persatuan Bahasa Arab) 019-3668987
Bro Jaafar (Managing Director PUSMAL) 017-8810102
En Azid (CEO PUSMAL) 017-3712467

Sis Azwein (Event Executive) 013-2972776
Sis Dewi (Event Executive) 017-6056035
Sis Dinar (Event Executive) 014-5983551
Sis Josephine (Event Executive) 017-4565286
Sis Ayuni (Secretary General Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa UM) 013-6353936

Percuma dan Terbuka Kepada Semua Tanpa Mengira Agama, Bangsa, Warna
Kulit, Sempadan Geografi, Usia dan sebagainya. Peluang untuk anda
bertanya dan mengemukakan apa jua soalan yang anda ingini yang selama
ini terbuku di minda dan hati anda....

Jadual Seminar Keusahawanan Pakatan Simbiotik
Auditorium Kompleks Perdanasiswa, Universiti Malaya

19 Oktober 2009 (Isnin)

8.00 pagi : Pendaftaran dan Minum Pagi

9.00 pagi : Ucapan Pembukaan oleh Prof Madya Datuk Dr Azraei Hj Idris
Timbalan Naib Canselor (Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni)
Universiti Malaya

9.10 pagi : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja I
Tajuk : Keusahawanan Menurut Perspektif Islam
Oleh : Sheikh Hussein Yee
‘International Speaker’ (http://www.peaceconference.in/
& http://www.irf.net/ & http://www.peacetv.in/ dan
Presiden Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem (www.al-khaadem.com.my)
: Penyampaian Cenderahati

10.00 pagi : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja II
Tajuk : Pakatan Simbiotik – Satu Pendekatan Strategik
Pembangunan Ekonomi Ummah
Oleh : YBhg En. Ab. Azid Haji Che Ibrahim
Pengarah Eksekutif PUSMAL, Universiti Malaya

11.00 pagi : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja III
Tajuk : Penguasaan Bisnes Strategik dan Kepentingan
Bisnes
Sebagai Kerjaya Pilihan
Oleh : YBhg Prof Madya Mohamed Hashim Mohd Kamil
Pengarah Urusan
KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad
: Penyampaian Cenderahati

12.00 tengahari : Rehat dan Jamuan Ringan

12.15 tengahari : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja IV
Tajuk : ‘Air Asia The World’s Best Low Cost Airline:
Success Story’
Oleh : YBhg Dato’ Aziz Bakar
Pengerusi AirAsia Berhad
: Penyampaian Cenderahati

1.30 tengahari : Makan Tengahari, Solat Zuhur dan Lawatan ke Tapak Pameran

2.30 petang : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja V
Tajuk : Cabaran Perniagaan dan Anjakan Paradigma di Era
Globalisasi Semasa
Oleh : YBhg En Ismail Omar
Pengarah Urusan Global Access Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd
Pengarah Eksekutif Yayasan Kebajikan Nusantara
: Penyampaian Cenderahati

4.30 petang : Minum Petang, Solat Asar dan Bersurai

Aturcara Majlis Perasmian Seminar & Festival Keusahawanan Pakatan Simbiotik
20 Oktober 2009 (Selasa, Auditorium Kompleks Perdanasiswa, Universiti Malaya

8.15 pagi : Ketibaan Para Jemputan

8.30 pagi : Ketibaan Y. Bhg. Profesor Madya Datuk Dr. Azraei Hj Idris
Timbalan Naib Canselor (TNC) HEPA Universiti Malaya

8.45 pagi : Ketibaan YB Dato' Mukhriz Tun Mahathir
Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Malaysia

9.00 pagi : Nyanyian Lagu Negaraku
: Persembahan Multimedia

9.20 pagi : Taklimat Ringkas PUSMAL, Universiti Malaya oleh
Y. Bhg. En. Ab. Azid Hj Che Ibrahim
Pengarah Eksekutif
Pusat Pembangunan Usahawan Siswazah Malaysia (PUSMAL)

9.40 pagi : Ucapan Aluan oleh TNC HEPA Universiti Malaya

9.50 pagi : Ucaptama dan Perasmian Seminar dan Festival Keusahawanan
oleh Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri
Malaysia

10.30 pagi : Penyampaian Cenderamata TNC HEPA Universiti Malaya kepada
YB. Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Malaysia

10.35 pagi : Nyanyian Lagu Universiti Malaya

10.45 pagi : Lawatan ke Tapak Pameran Keusahawanan Pakatan Simbiotik

11.15 pagi : Sidang Akhbar dan Jamuan Ringan

11.45 tengahari : Pembentangan Kertas Kerja VI oleh
Tajuk : Jihad Bisnes Pemangkin Ekonomi Ummah
Oleh : YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Muhammad Ali Hashim
Presiden & CEO Johor Corporation

: Penyampaian Cenderahati

1.45 petang : Solat Zuhur dan Makan Tengahari

3.00 petang : Ucaptama dan Perasmian Penutup
Tajuk : Ekonomi Malaysia: 1 Malaysia: 1 Rantau: 1
Dunia
YB Dato' Seri Dr Shahidan bin Kassim
Penasihat Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara
Pejabat Perdana Menteri Malaysia

: Penyampaian Cenderamata dan
Ucapan Penghargaan oleh Prof Madya Datuk Dr Azraei Hj Idris
Timbalan Naib Canselor (Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni)
Universiti Malaya

4.30 petang : Solat Asar dan Minum Petang

8.30 malam : Majlis Jamuan Hari Raya Pelajar
Anjuran Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni
Universiti Malaya

10.30 malam : Majis Tamat

International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC), IIUM
is organizing series of Friday Night Lectures . This lecture series is a notable series of lectures delivered by intellectual leaders, scholars, political as well as community leaders entitled,
"Islamic Intellectual Discourse and Globalization"

TITLE : "Islamic Intellectual Discourse and Globalization"
DATE : 16th October 2009/ Friday
TIME : 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Speaker : Shaykh Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, a Very Distinguished Academic Fellow, who is specialized in Islamic Thought including the Qur'an, Sunnah and Sprititual Ethics.
VENUE : Main Hall, Grd Floor, Administration Building, ISTAC

[This is the peace book that I most highly recommend for everyone's reading. Robert Stewart]

American Psychological Association (APA) Division 48 has sponsored development of the first college textbook on peace psychology (all proceeds are donated to the division). "Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology for the 21st Century" edited by D. Christie, R. Wagner, and D. Winter (2001) is now available from Prentice Hall. The book is a 426 page paperback, very attractively packaged. If you teach at the college level, this may be the perfect text for your peace psychology or conflict and violence course. Knowing that an excellent text is available, some of you may now want to develop the first peace psychology course for your college.
From the Inside Flap
PREFACE

Psychologists have been interested in psychological aspects of war and peace since the beginning of modern psychology. Early in the twentieth century, William James challenged the overly simplistic and misguided view that war was an inevitable result of human nature (James, 1910). He also cautioned about the allure of the military in the military-industrial-university complex. Military service emphasizes duty, conformity, loyalty, and cohesion, virtues that are likely to attract well meaning conscripts unless suitable civic substitutes are found. It seems appropriate that Morton Deutsch (1995) referred to William James as the first peace psychologist in an article that appeared in the first issue of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

Peace psychology as a distinct area of psychology did not begin to emerge clearly until the latter half of the twentieth century, when the United States and Soviet Union were locked in a nuclear arms race that had compelling psychological features and threatened the survival of humankind. The nuclear threat peaked in the mid1980s, igniting a counter-reaction by a generation of psychologists who began to identify themselves as peace psychologists. These psychologists were trained in traditional areas of psychology, typically, social, developmental, cognitive, clinical, and counseling psychology, and they were eager to apply concepts and theories that held the promise of preventing a nuclear conflagration.

Two events helped to establish the legitimacy and value of peace psychology. In 1986, Ralph K. White published an important volume on "Psychology and the Prevention of Nuclear War" which helped identify some of the content of peace psychology. The destructive consequences of mutual enemy images was focal in the book and approaches to peace emphasized tension reduction strategies. In 1990, institutional support was forthcoming when the American Psychological Association recognized a new division, the Division of Peace Psychology (Division 48).

As the Soviet Union began to unravel, leaving only one superpower in the world that could claim economic and military supremacy, the threat of nuclear war seemed greatly diminished, at least from the perspective of scholars in the United States. Nonetheless, the Cold War left in place institutions and professional affiliations that supported research and practice aimed at the reduction of violence and the promotion of peace. The general contours that would form the content of peace psychology were becoming clear as peace psychologists turned their scholarly tools toward an examination of the psychological dimensions of the continuing and ubiquitous problems of peace, conflict, and violence.

Our purpose in editing this volume is to bring together in one place international perspectives on key concepts, themes, theories, and practices that are defining peace psychology as we begin the twenty-first century. We share with our international colleagues a broad vision of peace psychology, covering a wide range of topics such as ethnic conflict, family violence, hate crimes, militarism, conflict management, social justice, nonviolent approaches to peace, and peace education. In addition to providing a useful resource that integrates current research and practices for scholars and practitioners, we wanted the book to be accessible enough to introduce a new generation of students, both graduate and upper-division undergraduate, to the field. When organizing the topics in the book, we have tried to capture the four main currents in peace psychology: (1) violence, (2) social inequalities, (3) peacemaking, and (4) the pursuit of social justice.

In the first section of the book, contributors examine violence at various levels of analysis, from the micro to the macro, reflecting the wide range of interests in peace psychology. For example, at the micro level, we examine violence in intimate relationships. At the macro level, we consider nationalism and interstate war. At intermediate levels, we include violence against gays and lesbians, and various forms of intergroup violence. We draw a sharp distinction between conflict and violence, emphasizing the distinction between thought and action. Conflicting viewpoints are not inevitably linked with violence and may even lead to constructive conflict resolution.

In the second section of the book, we distinguish direct violence from structural violence: direct violence refers to events that harm or kill individuals or groups as contrasted with structural violence which is manifest in social inequalities. In structural violence, hierarchical relations within and between societies privilege those who are on top while oppressing, exploiting and dominating those who occupy the bottom. Like direct violence, structural violence also kills people but does so slowly, by depriving people of basic necessities. There are important psychological reasons why people tolerate and rationalize structural violence and we identify some of these reasons in this volume. We examine structural violence within societies but also include in our analysis the problem of militarization, which contributes to structural violence globally, most often depriving those with the fewest resources, usually women, children and indigenous people. The organization of the book reflects our bias that violence is best understood from a systems perspective with overt forms of violence manifest in micro and macro contexts, and conditioned by structural and cultural configurations.

While the first half of the book deals with systems of violence and links direct and structural forms of violence, the second half examines systems of peace. In the third section of the book, we examine peacekeeping and peacemaking, both of which are methods that are designed to stop or prevent direct violence. The section on peacemaking emphasizes positive approaches to peace in which rules for cooperating are added to the repertoire of adversaries in a conflict situation and conflict resolution is achieved when the adversaries arrive at mutually agreeable outcomes. In nearly all the chapters on peacemaking, the authors emphasize the importance of being sensitive to cultural differences.

In the fourth section on peacebuilding, the authors present psychologically informed approaches to social justice that are designed to reduce structural violence. Structural peacebuilding matters to peace psychologists because the roots of direct violence can often be traced to structure-based inequalities. Accordingly, chapters in the fourth section identify psychological concepts and processes involved in the nonviolent pursuit of socially just ends. Taken together, the sections on peacemaking and structural peacebuilding offer a roadmap for peace psychologists who are dedicated to theory and practices that promote peace with social justice.

Daniel J. Christie
Richard V. Wagner
Deborah Du Nann Winter

From the Back Cover
Peace, Conflict, and Violence brings together the key concepts, themes, theories, and practices that are defining peace psychology as we begin the 21st century. This comprehensive book is rooted in psychology, but includes a wide range of interpersonal, community, national and international contexts, multiple levels of analysis from micro to macro, and multi-disciplinary perspectives. It reflects the breadth of the field and captures the main intellectual currents in peace psychology. Presents 4 main currents: violence, social inequalities, peacemaking, and the pursuit of social justice. Contains a wide range of topics, including ethnic conflict, family violence, hate crimes, militarism, conflict management, social justice, nonviolent approaches to peace, and peace education. Ideal for readers interested in peace education, international studies, psychology, political science, anthropology, and sociology.

About the Author


DANIEL J. CHRISTIE is Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University. He is a former president of the Division of Peace Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and serves on the editorial board of its journal. His research explores children's perceptions of violence, models of intercultural sensitivity, and structural peacebuilding. He teaches courses in psychology and international studies at the OSU Marion campus, has served as president of Psychologists for Social Responsibility, and does applied work on local and international programs that enhance the educational and economic opportunities of minority and indigenous ethnic groups.


RICHARD V. WAGNER has been Professor of Psychology at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine since 1970. He received is Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Michigan. He is a past president of the Division of Peace Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and is incoming editor (2001-) of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peach Psychology. His current interests include political psychology and conflict resolution, and his a mediator for the court system in Maine.


DEBORAH DU NANN WINTER is Professor of Psychology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where she has taught for 26 years. She is the author of Ecological Psychology: Healing the Split Between Planet and Self (1996) as well as numerous articles on the psychology of peace and environmental issues. She serves as President of Psychologists for Social Responsibility, and is on the Editorial Board of Peach and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.

Buku pertama yang menceritakan pengalaman pahit ditahan di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) yang saya baca ialah Universiti Kedua oleh Kassim Ahmad. Buku ini dibaca semasa masih belajar di Universiti Sains Malaysia. Buku kedua ialah Suara Dari Kamunting 1 oleh Saari Sungib.

Kini saya sudah selesai menghabiskan pembacaan buku Dua Wajah: Tahanan Tanpa Bicara oleh Syed Husin Ali. Kebanyakan dari kita dan saya sendiri sering mendengar ISA disalahgunakan oleh parti pemerintah untuk menangkap, menahan dan mendera para tahanan politik. Selebihnya kita tidak tahu. mungkin.

Melalui pembacaan ketiga-tiga buku yang saya sebutkan, gambaran jelas diperoleh. Namun buku pengalaman Syed Husin Ali ini membuka mata hati saya sejelas-jelasnya apakah ISA yang sebenarnya.

Ya, memang benar ISA ditempa bagi membendung anasir Komunis selepas Malaysia merdeka. Walaupun demikian, dalam banyak kes, seperti yang terjadi ke atas Syed Husin, penahanan beliau adalah sangat kabur. Melalui buku ini penulis mendedahkan bahawa semua alasan penahanan beliau dilakukan dalam keadaan tergesa-gesa dan tanpa bukti.

Buku ini sangat berjaya mendedahkan lorong-lorong gelap tanya cahaya dalam tubuh akta yang ‘membenarkan’ unsur kezaliman dinobatkan. Lorong gelap kehidupan yang dilalui Syed Husin sepanjang hampir enam tahun itu seumpama lorong-lorong fizikal yang kelam yang dilalui beliau semasa berulang-alik ke bilik soal-siasat.

ISA merupakan sebuah akta yang digambarkan baik di permukaan, untuk membendung fahaman Komunis. Ya, mungkin ada eloknya. Tetapi ISA sebenarnya telah sekian lama disalahguna oleh pihak-pihak tertentu. ISA menghalalkan semua kaedah supaya tahanan politik mengaku perkara-perkara yang terlalu kabur, malah tidak langsung dilakukan oleh tahanan. Ini digambarkan dengan terperinci oleh Syed Husin. Akta ini juga samar. Sebuah akta yang kabur apabila digunakan secara melulu, ianya menjadi sangat zalim.

Saya tabik kepada Syed Husin. Walaupun beliau didera secara mental dan fizikal, namun beliau tetap teguh pendirian. Pusat kekuatan penulis, seperti yang digambarkan dalam buku ini, ialah Allah, kebenaran dan isteri yang taat.

Isteri Syed Husin, Puan Sabariah Abdullah, berkata dalam satu surat terbuka, begini: “Oleh kerana tahanan-tahanan politik tidak dibawa ke mahkamah terbuka, maka penahanan seseorang itu betul-betul terletak di bawah kekuasaan kerajaan. Kerajaan BN mempunyai kuasa terlalu banyak sama ada hendak membebas atau menahan terus seseorang tahanan politik. Kecurigaan tentang penyalahgunaan kuasa dalam hal ini semakin meluas. Jikalau kes tahanan politik dibawa ke mahkamah terbuka, rakyat bolehlah mengetahui segala perbicaraan, dan inilah yang nampaknya tidak diingini oleh kerajaan BN, kerana kepentingan politiknya.”

Dalam buku ini nama-nama besar ahli politik negara yang turut ditahan dalam ISA seperti Anwar Ibrahim dan Ibrahim Ali juga disebut dan menjadi rakan Syed Husin semasa di Kamunting. Wartawan Abdullah Ahmad, penulis buku Pandangan Dari Tudor City, New York juga ada.

Buku ini sangat saya syorkan untuk dibaca oleh anak-anak Malaysia tanpa mengira kaum dan latar belakang agama. Ianya umpama fiksyen thriller, tetapi benar terjadi. Fikir-fikirkan, insyaAllah.

Judul: Dua Wajah: Tahanan Tanpa Bicara
Penulis: Syed Husin Ali
ISBN: 978-983-3782-58-1
Penerbit: Strategic Information & Research Development Centre, 2008
Ketebalan: 176 muka surat
Harga: RM20.00

Thinking Of Book

Teringat aku, sewaktu kecil-kecil dahulu, pabila tiba sahaja hari raya, tali besen dok tayang gambaq feveretnya tiap taun (televisyen sering menayangkan cerita yang jadi kegemaran ramai setiap tahun) iaitu (1) Ultraman (2) Sarkas

Boleh dikatakan,

“asal raya saja ada sarkas & ultraman, asal ada sarkas & ultraman saja, raya le tu..”
Akan tetapi, 3-4 tahun kebelakangan ini tidak ada lagi sarkas dan ultraman. Citarasa masyarakat hari ini lebih tinggi. Tak main la sarkas. Tak main la ultraman.
Wah! Cerita-cerita sekarang lebih menarik dan menyelerakan. Sesuai dengan kehendak zaman. Up to date! Macam-macam ada.

Trend dan pattern cerita pecah panggung zaman sekarang cerita Ha, Nun, Ta, Wau (HANTU). Entah apa yang menariknya cerita hantu itu aku tak pasti. Tapi, bagi aku, cerita hantu di Malaysia ini untuk tontonan orang-orang yang kurang cerdik sahaja. Sebab itu, jalan cerita, plot dan gaya pengkisahannya kurang complicated, tidak menumpu kepada rasionaliti, melanggar hukum kausal (sebab-akibat), penuh dengan emosi yang buta dan bodoh, penayangan dan penonjolan watak jumud “segelintir” bangsa Melayu,.
Yang paling menggelikan; bukannya wajah hantu yang sememangnya geli – tapi si bomoh @ pawang @ dukun @ shaman @ ustaz @ pak haji, yang begitu berkuasa sehingga keluar “fire” dari tangan ketika menewaskan hantu– walaupun dia menggunakan kalimah Allah dan baca potongan ayat al-Quran, ini sebenarnya suatu pencabulan terhadap kesuciaan al-Quran al-Karim.

Sang bomoh @ pawang @ dukun @ shaman @ ustaz @ pak haji kelihatan begitu ganas dan garang sekali apabila menewaskan hantu. Cuba jangan guna kekerasan, gunalah cara yang lebih moderat dan diplomatik. Bawa berbincang dahulu. Ini tidak, mentang-mentang tangan boleh mengeluarkan “fire”, habis di”fire” sang hantu-hantu semua. Hantu pun makhluk Tuhan juga. Mereka punya hak yang patut dihormati.
Cerita hantu yang ditayangkan sebenarnya tidak menggambarkan situasi sebenar. Ia satu penghinaan terhadap para ‘alim dalam bidang makhluk halus ini kerana mereka pun tak berbuat demikian rupa.

Cerita hantu sekarang ini sebenarnya cerita orang Melayu zaman pra-Islam yang sekadar dipakaikan baju Melayu dan kopiah putih. Diselitkan kalimah-kalimah suci Islam dalam kebusukan mentera dan manderam jahiliyah.

Satu lagi genre yang tak dapat tidak mesti ditayangkan di tali besen saban tahun dari dulu hingga sekarang; Drama Melayu Sedih. Sentimental!!

Sentimental ini tidak lama bertahan, saya fikir. Umat Melayu pasca moden hari ini , tambah lagi orang muda dah tak layan lagi dah cerita-cerita sentimental semacam itu. Mungkin juga pada musim-musim Syawal akan datang; 4-5 tahun lagi, drama sedih Melayu akan mengalami nasib yang sama dengan cerita sarkas dan ultraman.

p/s : kepada pengkarya dan penggiat seni, cerita Melayu perlu lebih kreatif. Jangan “stereotype”. Cubalah berjiwa seni sikit.