GE13: Know your voting rights!

Dear friends,

To help you enforce your rights as a voter, Tindak Malaysia has come up with the below to ensure compliance to the Election Laws so that you are not misinformed and the information you know will give you the confidence to stand up for yourself (at least).

So, please take the time to read and safe this mail for the time when you need to print out the section relevant to bring along with you.

Please forward this to as many people as possible.

For free and fair election,
Jasmine

Tindak Malaysia does NOT advise voters to bring erasers along...

If for some reason you see some pencil marks of numbers or markings on the front or back of the Ballot Paper or Kertas Undi other than your own mark, do NOT erase.

Just ask for another Kertas Undi to exchange for the rejected Kertas Undi.

Make sure your rejected Kertas Undi is stamped “BATAL” (cancelled) by the Ketua Tempat Mengundi (“KTM”) {Presiding Officer}.

If the SPR uses special chemically-treated Kertas Undi, rubbing/erasing can cause smudges to the Kertas Undi, thereby renders your Kertas Undi spoilt, causing it to be rejected.

If the KTM refuses to give you a fresh Kertas Undi –– show him the relevant Law & Regulation –– READ below on how to handle this...

                                                                                                                                                                                          

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Tips on HOW to protect your vote and the role you can play

The Crucial GE 13...  Your Vote is Priceless...

1.    Barung (Booth):

       As you enter the school, you approach a verification centre known as the Barung (Booth).  They will verify that you are a voter in that school and the Barung Clerk will issue you a Slip directing you to the correct polling station (or classroom).  This slip has a reference number known as “Bil” (Bilangan or number) at the top corner written by the Barung Clerk.

2.    Kerani 1:

       As soon as you enter the polling station, you approach Kerani 1 and pass her your Barung Slip, who will check your identity against your Mykad.  She will read out your Bil and locate your Name in the SPR Electoral Roll.  She will then read out your NRIC number and name from your MyKad (and not from the Electoral Roll).  Once verification is made and there are no objections from the PACAs (Polling Agents and Counting Agents), Kerani 1 will pass your MYkad to Kerani 2.

3.    Kerani 2:

       Here, Kerani 2 will proceed to tear a serialised Ballot Paper (Kertas Undi) from the top of the Ballot Paper Booklet.  This procedure will enable your name to be matched to the serial number.  Doing so violates the following Election Laws and Regulations:

       ELECTIONS ACT 1958 ELECTIONS (CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS 1981 CONTESTED ELECTIONS

       19.  Manner of voting

      

       and, because the SPR staff are bound by their Oath of Secrecy, they also violate:

       Election Offences Act 1954,  Part II ELECTORAL OFFENCES

       5.    Maintenance of secrecy at elections,

       6.    Offences against this Part.

       See Appendix below for full details.

       You are entitled, under Election Law, in order to protect the secrecy of your vote, to ask for a different Kertas Undi, i.e. from a different page of the same book.  Stop the clerk and say:  “Encik/Puan, saya minta Kertas Undi dari bawah.”  (If they object, show them the APPENDIX that you have brought along.  At this point in time, the PACA will also step in to support you.)

       Once the issue of the ballot paper is randomized, the secrecy of your vote is assured.  (Make sure that Kerani 2 does not try to record your voter Bil on the counterfoil).  You will have helped the next voter also as the whole sequence is randomized and cannot be traced) Kerani 2 will hand the Kertas Undi to the next officer, Kerani 3.

4.    Kerani 3:

       Kerani 3 will use a embossing tool to perforate the ballot paper at the lower left hand corner.  Then see that it is folded into half before she hands it to you.  Examine the ballot paper to ensure it is clean (free of smudges or writing), perforated properly and has a serial numbrt on the top left hand corner.  If any of the 3 conditions are not met, immediately demand for a replacement ballot.  Once satisfied, you now proceed to the voting booth.

 

5.    Voting Booth:

       Inside the voting booth, mark with an X in the right hand box corresponding to the candidate of your choice.  Fold the paper neatly and drop it in the appropriate box (there will be separate boxes for State and Parliament constituencies).

You can read more here: http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/3794-SPR-How-to-protect-the-secrecy-of-your-vote?p=10856#post10856.

Better still, attend our regular Polling Agent, Counting Agent or a Booth Agent (“PACABA”) Training conducted every Saturday at MBPJ 1^st Floor, Bilik Bunga Mawar.

Check here for the schedules:   https://sites.google.com/site/pacabatraining/

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Dear friends,

Remember that the conduct of free and fair elections is not just the responsibility of the SPR (and whoever can trust them to be free and fair), but the responsibility of every voter.

Two other important things that you can do, irrespective of your political inclinations:

1.    Get everyone who has not registered as a voter to register immediately.  You can do this at any post office.  It’s a simple 5 minutes procedure.  If necessary, drive the person there and make it happen.  Or refer to the FAQ here: http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/1629-Voter-Registration-FAQ or contact the Assistant Voter Registration Officers (ARO) for help.  They are based in Selangor and are nice, lovely people:

       Jasmine Ng ; jasmineng@dosomethingepic.net;  ––  016-3177788

       Syed Harun ; syedsyedharun@gmail.com;  ––  016-9786641

2.    Volunteer to be a Polling Agent, Counting Agent or a Booth Agent (“PACABA”) for whichever party that you choose to support.  Tindak Malaysia is spearheading this training for anyone so that we can ensure that on election day, the process is as fair as humanly possible.

Come for the PACABA training conducted free so that you know why and how... https://sites.google.com/site/pacabatraining/

Please my friends, take the GE13 seriously because the destiny of Malaysia is in your hands.

You hold the authority to decide on who will hold the reins of power in Putrajaya.

Your vote is even more imperative, if the rumours that many Permanent Residents (“PRs”) and Illegal Immigrants have suddenly been given citizenship and the right to vote.

Whether or not that is true, your vote is priceless.

Remember that on election day, in fact after Parliament is dissolved for new elections, there are no opposition parties/ ruling parties anymore.  After Parliament is dissolved, there is only a caretaker government, and BN is no longer in power.

So please do not refer to Pakatan Rakyat (“PR”) as an opposition party, or BN as the ruling party anymore from thence.  It’s a mindset that has to change, so that we do not relate certain parties being the opposition, even before election day.

"Thoughts have a way of becoming Reality."

Thanks for your attention, and please do send this mail out.

The power is internet and networking is here to be used for good.

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APPENDIX:  Print this out and bring along to the polling station in case of dispute.

ELECTIONS ACT 1958 ELECTIONS (CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS 1981 CONTESTED ELECTIONS

19.  Manner of Voting

       (1)   Each voter shall be given one ballot paper and shall be entitled to one vote.

       (2)   As each voter applies for a ballot paper, the number and name of the voter as stated, in the electoral roll shall be called out and a mark, without indicating in any way the particular ballot paper to be issued to him, shall be placed in the roll against the number of the voter to denote that he has been issued with a ballot paper.

       (3)   The ballot paper shall be perforated or stamped with the official mark or initialed by the presiding officer on the margin of the ballot paper and the ballot paper shall then be issued to the voter by the presiding officer or a person acting under his authority.

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Election Offences Act 1954, Part II Section 5 –– Maintenance of Secrecy at Elections

(1)   Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate, agent and any other person (hereinafter in this section referred to as an “authorized person”) authorized to attend any proceedings connected with the issue or receipt of postal ballot papers, or at a polling station, or at the counting of the votes, shall, before so attending make an oath of secrecy substantially in  Form A  in the First Schedule.

(2)   Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate, agent and authorized person in attendance at a polling station shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting in such station, and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorized by law, before the poll is closed, to any person any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any elector who has or has not applied for a ballot paper or voted at that station, or as to the official mark, but the total number of voters who have voted at any station at any time before the poll is closed may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, be divulged to a candidate or his agent or a police officer authorized to attend or on duty at the polling station.

(3)   No such officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate, agent, police officer or authorized person and no person whosoever shall attempt to obtain in the polling station information as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in a polling station as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or as to the number of the ballot paper given to any voter at such station.

(4)   Every officer, clerk, interpreter, candidate, agent, police officer and authorized person, in attendance at the counting of the votes shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting, and shall not attempt to communicate any information obtained at such counting as to the candidate for whom any vote is given by any particular ballot paper.

(5)   No person except a presiding officer acting for a purpose authorized by any written law relating to any election or a person authorized by the presiding officer and acting for such purpose as aforesaid, shall communicate or attempt to communicate with any voter after such voter has received a ballot paper and before he has placed the same in a ballot box.

(6)   Every person attending any proceedings in connection with the issue or the receipt of ballot papers for persons voting by post shall maintain and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting and shall not without lawful excuse ––

       (a)   communicate, before the poll is closed, to any person any information obtained at those proceedings as to any official perforation, stamp or mark to be used in connection with any ballot paper;

       (b)   communicate to any person at any time any information obtained at those proceedings as to the number of the ballot paper sent to any person;

       (c)   attempt to ascertain at the proceedings in connection with the receipt of ballot papers the number on any ballot paper; or

       (d)   attempt to ascertain at the proceedings in connection with the receipt of the ballot papers the candidate for whom any vote is given in any particular ballot paper or communicate any information with respect thereto obtained at those proceedings.

(7)   Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to both such imprisonment and fine.

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Election Offences Act 1954, Part II Section 6 –– Offences against this Part

(1)   Every person who abets the commission of or attempts to commit an offence specified in this Part shall be liable, on conviction, to the punishment and disqualifications prescribed for that offence.

(2)   Every offence under this Part shall be a seizable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593].

(3)   In a prosecution for an offence in relation to a nomination paper, ballot box, ballot paper or marking instrument at an election, the property in such nomination paper, ballot box, ballot paper or marking instrument, as well as the property in the counterfoil of any ballot paper, may be stated to be in the returning officer at that election.

(4)   A prosecution for an offence under this Part shall not be instituted without the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.

Note:  Section 6 (4) is a fall-back protection for the SPR staff as no prosecution can be conducted without the sanction of the Public Prosecutor.

            That is why sometimes a corrupt SPR Officer will dare to act with impunity, knowing that the system will not allow him to fall.

            That is provided there is no change in the Ruling Party.

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Save Malaysia for Our Children!

(I cannot bear to face my children if they ask me in future:
Why didn't you do something when you had the chance?)

AHMAD ZADID HAMIDI @ "HOLE IN THE RECTUM"

Here is the truth of 54 years of Independence, and how the non Malays were treated because of their race and religion though they were the most highly educated class of people.
Tell me, what is wrong with this country!!! ONE MALAYSIA? My FOOT!

My salute to you Major Swam (rtd).
 
AHMAD ZADID HAMIDI @ "HOLE IN THE RECTUM" - A Good One, Must Read Carefully!!!!

 

Hi there folks - I salute the Major who wrote this. It's about time the public should know who has been more patriotic than as claimed by the so called Defence Minister from you know where. How a person of his calibre can be given such an important ministry. If he wants to know how patriotic an ethnic Chinese Malaysian had been let me take him back to l941 when the Japanese was coming down our Country from the North East and I was a scout of the 4th Selangor troop at about age 13 carrying messages from the Chinese Assembly Hall to the old Chartered Bank at the Secretariat while iup in the sky a dog fight was going on between the Brisitsh Baffalo fighter and a Japanese plane. Probably our Minister was running around in his diapers then. Hence don't run us Non Malays down as many of us have done our part for the country. It's sad we have such racist Ministers running the country. Do read through what Major(Rtd) D. Swam has taken his precious time to put them on paper. I am sure many of us do know the part we all played for the well being of oiur beloved Country. We did a lot too during the Confrontation. Cheers.

 

Let it be known to all. The dirty game they play and we can tolerate no more!

M'sia Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Friday, November 12, 2010   Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  is a "hole in the rectum"....and I am being extremely polite, for his statement that "non-Malays shun a military career because they lacked patriotism". His sense of history and the contributions of the Chinese, Indians and our brothers from East Malaysia towards the sovereignty of Malaysia is being actively abrogated by him. That is a racist and bigoted view, pure and simple. Go here to look at the winners of valour awards, not including those who had laid down their lives, are maimed, not forgetting the Non Malay Police Officers. Use the drop down menu in the archives on the top right column. Guess when the Chinese and Indians were bleeding and dying for this nation, he might just have been a "dirty glint in his father's eyes" or just "swimming in his father's cojones". I will not allow my emotions get to me by being vulgar talking about our Defence Minister who cannot construct a decent sentence in English, I will not dwell on that. I am not insulting this dull fellow, just so that this dimwitted, crass and shallow minded individual needs some input, who was the first Malaysian to be awarded the "Pingat Gagah Berani"? He was a Chinese! Sergeant Chong Yong Chin PGB of the First Federation Regiment, dey Zahid I guess you did not know that. Insults have to be politely reciprocated with civility, I am doing just that. Did you not know who was the first recipient of the "Pingat Gagah Berani" in the Congo? Hey you dingaling , that person too was a Chinese, Lt Lee Ah Pow PGB , read about how shoddily he was treated too! There was another young Chinese Officer, Lt David Fu Chee Meng, who too was awarded the PGB at the Battle of Tanah Hitam.   So those guys were not patriotic enough for you? Here is my favourite, someone I know personally, Sergeant Choo Woh Soon PGB, my wife's uncle. The short guy in the centre is Sergeant Choo Woh Soon PGB. This guy, patriotic enough for you? How about this Indian Officer and Chinese soldier dying together to save your sorry butt from the Commies? ,Captain Shanmuganathan PGB and 207770 Ranger Mat Isa bin Hassan PGB, do not be deceived by the name Mat Isa, he was a Chinese. How about this Indian Officer who laid down his life at the "ripe old age of 24"? Captain Mohana Chandran al Velayuthan (200402) Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa . Not patriotic enough for you? How about this where a sorry excuse, for an officer, caused the death of 13 Italian airmen in the Congo, Malaysia's name had to be salvaged in this incident by 2Lt N.H. Siebel PGB and Captain Maurice Lam PGB, notice their names, they were Non Malays. How about the time in Bosnia where soldiers desecrated a Catholic Cross, again the situation was salvaged by the Non Malays. For posterity I have another link here. I will not even talk about the vandalising of the Hoba Meteorite in Namibia. Okay continuing some more, here is another Indian who got the PGB, 2Lt Panir Chellvum al Velaithan PGB. Still not patriotic enough for you? Here is another Indian, who after serving a total of 29 years in both the Police Force and the Army is denied his pension. The reason being he did not attend the weapons course and tactics course. What weapons and tactics course, when he and his men wiped out the remnants of the enemy in Selangor, what would his unshaved instructors teach him? Read about him, Captain Courageous aka Mukhtiar Singh s/o Sodagar Singh. In any other Army in the world today, they would have cited him for courage and piled honours on him without any questions asked, unfortunately he is an Indian in Malaysia, get that Zahid? Here is a picture of an all Chinese group of Kinta Valley Homeguards who fought the Malayan Communist Party. More pictures hereThe problem with people like Zahid Hamidi is he does not know about people like these Chinese and Indians who were willing to die for Malaysia unconditionally, they only wanted to be treated fairly. The cunotice the minorities were significant in numbers in the forces when Malaysia was in danger, from the Japanese occupation of Malaya, the Emergency, Confrontation and the subsequent Emergency until the cessation of hostilities by the MCP. Remember the Communist Party of Malaya, did not surrender. It was a treaty for the cessation of hostilities. Freeing our Great Leader to push his agenda of Ketuanan Melayu, subsequently his achievements were these , he could not do it when the MCP was on the warpath as it would increase their numbers. Zahid being an ardent fan of this old goat, is still playing to the gallery. Soldiers who have served, the Non Malays know what it is to be discriminated against, because of their race and religion. Even the Bumiputras of Sabah and Sarawak are discriminated against, as most of them are Christians. While at this, being an ex- soldier and all, I have seen many East Malaysian Officers serving in combat units, why did not any one of them make it to General? Not good enough? Look at how brave, loyal and patriotic they are. Go to the archives. After seeing the results of the Sibu "buy elections", where the BN lost, I guess they saw the writing on the wall and recently promoted an Iban Officer to become the first Iban who made it to General, Stephen Mundaw, in September this year. Anyway that is peanuts, East Malaysians should demand and expect at least a 4 star General from amongst the Ibans, whose bodies have been littered across the battle fields in Malaysia. Their courage and ferocity in battle is unmatched. After having served many years and plodding along, being bypassed by juniors and incompetents. There so many grievances, not enough space to write at one go, is it not heart wrenching? Even your children, who are brilliant are discriminated by virtue of race and religion, you expect patriotism to burn brightly in the hearts of the Non Malays? Treat everyone equally on a level playing field, you will not need to ask for the Non Malays to defend this country, the numbers would be so huge that you would have to send most of them back. In the military the Non Malay is ridden like a horse, for the greater benefit of the majority. No rewards, when it comes to promotions and benefits, they forget you. You know that old race horse, it runs until it drops dead or put out to pasture. Most Non Malays make it to the rank of Major, I am sure you have heard this before, about the "infamous glass ceiling". That is the rank you have to be happy with. You are not promoted on merit, I know of guys who can barely speak English, but become Generals. During my time all the courses were in English. Ask the ex and serving Non Malays, not forgetting the subtle hints to convert. They do not even respect your faith by suggesting that, they look down on you. Relgious and racial discrimination go hand in hand together. I have also had the privilege of seeing a General's knees tremble, when he stepped out of my Infantry Fighting Vehicle, as I helped him down, this was after an exchange of fire. I was the escort commander and he was riding in my IFV in Somalia.A hundred Non Malays would without hesitation and asking questions, charge a hill of 10,000 enemy, if you treated them and their offspring, as Malaysians and not as Dhimmis and second class citizens to defend their country, Malaysia. rrent situation is like "some people are more equal than others". People like him are WIND BAGS, full of foul air and all empty talk. If you   I could continue shellacking Ahmad Zaid until the cows come home, it is us who are to be blamed. He is the MP for Bagan Datuk, those of us who continue supporting MCA and the MIC, are actually getting him elected year in, year out. Your votes have made him arrogant. If you notice his majority is actually shrinking. So the strongest message for that dimwit, would be to boot this racist UMNO supremacist out of Parliament in the next general elections. Never forget. Of course all of you out there can post your comments, feel free to use this post. Posted by Major (Rtd) D.Swam *****Please help to spread the message if you wish to see changes for a better Malaysia. Forward to everyone in your email contacts list, asking them to send out via their email list too, so that more people will come out to vote wisely in the 13th General Election for the sake of your present and future generations.

Open And Shut Case By Mariam Mokhtar...

During the Raya celebrations at his home in Pekan, the Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak, encouraged us to hold open houses and receive guests irrespective of race and religion to foster national unity based on '1Malaysia '. He said that an open house would be more meaningful if “we also open our hearts to our guests”.

The PM should also include an open mind. A willingness to listen to other people's opinions should promote greater understanding and harmony.

If only Najib was aware of the level of intolerance some Malays have for non-Malays and non-Muslims. I don't expect him to know what happens at the ground level and I doubt if his advisers and close associates tell him the truth.
Fewer Malays visit non-Malay open houses for the various festivals. The issue is not just with food. Some object to visiting places where there is a shrine. A few refuse to eat off crockery and cutlery that has 'touched' pork. Others worry about the content of the soap with which to wash their hands. Many Malays are oblivious to how their non-Malay colleagues go out of their way to accommodate Malay sensitivities. Sometimes, even the best efforts are in vain.
When it comes to pot-luck or giving food as presents, non-Malays express frustration that their contributions are refused, even if the non-Malay took great pains to ensure the use of halal ingredients. Rejection of their unappreciated and wasted efforts, is hard to accept.
Official functions are also dominated by Malay intolerance. Recently, the Malay organisers of a parent-teacher association dinner at a school in Malacca arranged for a restaurant which had the 'Halal' accreditation, to cater the function. It would have been a halal Chinese dinner. Unfortunately, the arrangement was cancelled as a few of the Malay parents and teachers objected, because the restaurant owner and his staff were Chinese.

Earlier in the week, Najib told us to fight extremism. By his definition, I am probably an extremist. We can't deny that each one of us harbours some extremist or radical beliefs, even racist views. The difference is that we do not use these to subjugate others.

When Najib says that extremist groups or individuals reject the '1Malaysia' concept, he is wrong. Many of us embraced what he calls '1Malaysia', at school, home and work, long before this slogan was engineered. True Malaysians don't require a sound bite to live in a multicultural society.

I am appalled by the aggression of some Malays who show a shocking intolerance towards non-Malays and non-Muslims just so they can retain their 30% bumiputera quota, university admission quotas and other perceived 'special rights'. Some individuals have even accused the Chinese of being 'too greedy' and 'controlling the Malaysian economy'.
Increasing slurs go unchecked
The increasing racial slurs from the Malays go unchecked. It has little to do with maintaining racial interest but more to do with safeguarding personal interests.

Najib may defend his '1Malaysia' concept, claiming that it had not failed but was merely “work in progress”. He said it needed the help of all segments of society before it could be realised.
Is he aware that in our schools, racial interaction is limited? Malay teachers actively discourage Malays from mixing with or even sharing their food with the 'kafirs' - the non-Malays. Parents are reluctant to report racist teachers because children will be victimised.

How can Najib excuse the terrible religious intolerance of the holier-than-thou Muslims who have no qualms about disrespecting people of other faiths? When they fall short of rational arguments, Malays tend to fall back on religion and then claim that they cannot compromise on their beliefs.
Thus, it is extremists like Ibrahim Ali (right) and Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who succeed in making Malays indolent and lose their competitive edge.

If ' 1Malaysia ' is working; why has Najib failed to entice overseas Malaysians home? The non-Malays are worried about the future of their children.  They lament the lack of equal educational opportunities.  Overseas Malays resent the patronising extremists' tone. They prefer to be acknowledged for their hard work and not through being sycophants or because they are entitled to grab.
If the collective cabinet responsibility is to adopt Najib's ' 1Malaysia ', then why are some members of his cabinet excluded?  Why are the extremists, who force their feelings onto others, not silenced?
BN's policies have only stifled growth, stunted creativity and slowed productivity.  Malays who are swayed by the voices of extremism do not attempt to make a better life for themselves or their kids.  Why should they take personal responsibility when they can depend on the state?
Debilitating effect
It is like the RM15 million slush fund to help Muslim single mothers and divorced wives who fail to receive maintenance from their ex-husbands. It may help the women in the short term but its debilitating effect is to make the man irresponsible because he knows the state will pick up his responsibilities.

So why should right-minded Malaysians approve of a horde of people who contribute little to society yet believe it owes them a living?  What kind of future does any child have whose parents believe that the world owes them a living, rather than working to earn a decent living?

Malays are entitled to substantial discounts for house purchases, university places, scholarships and public sector jobs. '1Malaysia ' means nothing if privileges are reserved only for the Malays.
The system the extremists espouse isn't working.  Why should good-for-nothing scroungers deserve anything which they did not work to achieve, never have to take responsibility for and don’t have to live by the rules, the rest of us do ?

Like many concerned Malaysians, I do not support a theory which compromises my values, integrity and conscience. Najib's message to the Malays should be to embrace change, and open their minds.
Furthermore, why should we refrain from sensitive issues?  A reasonable and intelligent dialogue helps create a bedrock of trust and understanding.  Bottling things up is dangerous. Forget about the open heart, it is our minds that should be opened.
MARIAM MOKHTAR is a non-conformist traditionalist from Perak, a bucket chemist and an armchair eco-warrior. In 'real-speak', this translates into that she comes from Ipoh, values change but respects culture, is a petroleum chemist and also an environmental pollution-control scientist.