K-Pop Pemangkin Dasar Pembangunan Belia Negara?

Baru-baru ini, Menteri Belia dan Sukan Malaysia, YB Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman membuat keputusan menjemput BTS iaitu sebuah kumpulan musik K-Pop daripada Korea Selatan untuk membuat persembahan di Malaysia sempena Tahun Melawat Malaysia 2020. Tindakan ini membangkitkan kritikan daripada banyak pihak, termasuklah Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya sendiri, Datuk Mohammadin Ketapi, yang mengatakan bahawa negara kita cukup dengan pelbagai budaya tersendiri yang boleh diangkat.

Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya juga menegaskan bahawa beliau tidak akan meluluskan cadangan pameran lukisan bertemakan animasi terkenal Jepun, Doraemon. Saya amat bersetuju dengan beliau di dalam hal ini, kerana adalah tidak masuk akal untuk kita mengimport hasil seni dari luar negara seperti Doraemon dari Jepun dan K-Pop dari Korea Selatan sebagai tarikan pelancung sempena Tahun Melawat Malaysia 2020.

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https://ahmadalikarim.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/k-pop-pemangkin-dasar-pembangunan-belia-negara/

Disrespect Towards the Sovereign Rulers, and Racial Divide: Someone Needs to Close the Can of Worms

Since May last year, there has been a profound rise in the number of random civilians who posts words or pictures which are preaching hatred on their social media pages by mocking the sovereign rulers of the country and the people who support them, and insulting the practices and ideologies which are taught in Islam, the religion of the Federation. These posts are obviously stirring up the anger of all patriotic citizens, not only the Malays and the Muslims, and are causing a divide between the people.

As a multiracial country, people of all races and religions would feel angry about such acts because they feel compassionate for their fellow compatriots. These people would also feel angry at the disrespect shown to their sovereign rulers who they owe to for the peace and success of their country. However, it is sad to see that the number of people from other races who are standing behind the sovereign rulers and the Malays is minute. The rest of them have either chosen to join the charade of hate preaching or to ignore the whole fiasco altogether. And this is where the divide happens.

The failure of the people to understand the severity of their actions and the reason behind the laws which have been established in the country is saddening and horrifying, and the failure to see through that the law is being practised and upheld is encouraging such acts which are preaching hatred and causing a divide in our country. Thus, until the law is practised and upheld again, the number of such disrespectful, immature and thoughtless acts will only escalate.

 

Read the full article: Disrespect Towards the Sovereign Rulers, and Racial Divide: Someone Needs to Close the Can of Worms