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[NEW UPDATE] Pak Samad Kata Hutang Negara Akan Dibayar Oleh Generasi Akan Datang

Some were spotted waving the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flag during Merdeka Eve celebrtions. What was that all about? Read on.

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Opinion piece calls for halt on victimisation of Pak Samad

"The midnight arrest of National Laureate Datuk A. Samad Said under the Sedition Act is nothing short of a shocking and high-handed abuse of power." - Opinion from Malay Mail

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"If anything, Pak Samad should be treated as a source of national pride. Instead, there appears to be a coordinated attempt to humiliate and victimise him." - Opinion from Malay Mail

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Pak Samad tells Malaysian Insider he is ready to die

Ketika diminta mengulas suka duka sebagai wartawan sewaktu berkhidmat zaman pasca kemerdekaan, Pak Samad berkata akhbar arus perdana pada ketika itu tidak mampu menyampaikan fikiran semurni mungkin kerana rata-rata mereka yang bekerja di media itu dilabel sebagai hamba kerana tidak lagi bebas.

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Katanya, seharusnya BN berasa terhina kerana sebelum pemberian seumpama BR1M kerjaan gagal membantu rakyat. Katanya, hutang negara yang makin meningkat dari setahun ke setahun akan dibayar oleh generasi akan datang.

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"Tidak semua orang Melayu itu baik dan tidak semua orang Cina itu jahat. Maka kita dalam perjalanan mencari rakan yang baik dan menyisihkan yang jahat."

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Setelah atas kesemua kejayaan yang diraihnya, sasterawan negara itu berkata beliau bersedia untuk mati kerana kebanyakan masa dipenuhi dengan beramal seperti berpuasa, membaca surah Yasin lima kali sehari dan mendalami al-Quran.

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Pak Samad released after questioned about Sang Saka Malaya flag incident

National laureate Datuk A. Samad Said was detained from his home in Bangsar early this morning, 4 Sept 2013, for his alleged involvement in the flying of the Sang Saka Malaya flag on the eve of Merdeka celebrations.

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"Menunggu di IPD Dang Wangi." - Photo from Bersih 2.0, Facebook.

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Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar asked Samad to turn himself in to facilitate investigations after he was alleged to have waved the Sang Saka Malaya flag near Dataran Merdeka on Friday night.

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Activists Adam Adli and Hishamuddin Rais arrested for sedition

Human rights activist Hishamuddin Rais arrives with student activist Adam Adli at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on May 29, 2013. Photo for illustration purposes only.

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Activists Adam Adli and Hishamuddin Rais have been arrested for sedition for flying the Sang Saka Malaya flags in Dataran Merdeka on Aug 30.

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This is the second time in these two years where the authorities took action on those holding the Sang Saka Malaya flag under the Sedition Act 1948.

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They are expected to be detained for at least 24 hours before a decision to remand them is made today.

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Certain groups were seen waving the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flag during the Merdeka eve celebrations at Dataran Merdeka

Home Minister said those who were unhappy with certain groups that were found waving the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flag during the Merdeka Eve celebrations at Dataran Merdeka last Friday could lodge a police report.

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Video lelaki mengamuk rampas bendera 'Sang Saka Malaya'

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What is the 'Sang Saka Malaya'?

The Sang Saka Malaya is a red-and-white flag with 12 yellow stars set in four columns reportedly proposed as Malaya's national flag by an association in the 1940s.

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'Sang Saka Malaya' flag.

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Sang Saka Malaya flag is the flag of the Left movement fighting for independence without the involvement of the Malay rulers

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'Sang Saka Malaya' adalah bendera merah putih berbintang 12 yang diperkenalkan oleh PUTERA-AMCJA pada tahun 1947.

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"We cannot insult the Jalur Gemilang and say it is a catastrophe. We should not question this symbol of the nation."

The Home Minister said as Malaysians who claimed to be loyal to the country, questioning the national flag should be avoided.

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Police will investigate the waving of the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flag if there was a police report lodged on it

Controversy of the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flag on the eve of Merdeka.

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Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said legal action could also be taken against the group which questioned the status of the national flag, Jalur Gemilang.

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Political analysts say flying of the 'Sang Saka Malaya' flags could be seen as a challenge to national sovereignty

"This is about the country, not politics. I feel that the group has challenged the nation's sovereignty," Universiti Malaysia Perlis Centre for Royal Institutional Studies director Prof Datuk Dr Ramlah Adam said.

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The 14-point star and 14 stripes Jalur Gemilang was adopted on 16 September 1963

Jalur Gemilang.

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The flag of Malaysia, which was first raised on September 16, 1963, originated from the flag of the Federation of Malaya.

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