Update at 11.43pm: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is now giving a press conference.
Sin Chew journalist Tan Hoon Cheng has been detained in Penang. She is the journalist who reported on the Ahmad Ismail statements.
She has been detained under the ISA and is likely to be held at the Penang police headquarters.
The Chief Minister’s political secretary is believed to have met the CPO of Penang. Among prominent figures who turned up at the police station were Toh Kin Woon, Teng Hock Nan, Chia Kwang Chye and Jeff Ooi.
About 40 reporters and others gathered along Dickens Street off Penang Road earlier.
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(Are they) trying to make a Police State out of Malaysia in order to hold on to power???
(Are they) so scared of RPK that they have to place him under ISA arrest? …. to avoid more revelations … if he is taken to court under the sedition charges???
Come the new Dawn of Malaysia that Justice must now be done …
I don’t believe this. First RPK, now Ms Tan who merely did her job reporting an event. Why is the govt. ‘shooting’ the messenger instead of the perpetrator?
The silencer is on with the used of ISA. Disgusting tactic again to flush away any resistance that is encountered.
Are we moving backwards still, malaysians?
The whole BN should be derooted off the land of multiraciality.
Bring on DSAI…….we are ready now.
Why didn’t they arrest the “source”?
Why “shoot” the messenger instead?
This is a sure sign that 916 is really gonna happen.
If this is indeed an arrest, then there is no words that can describe the kind of despicable act … very low standards i must say….
The govt has gone crazy.
Is this the govt that is supposed to protect its people?
Clearly, the BN govt is unable to do that.
Instead, it is desperate to hang on to power.
And desperate situation calls for desperate measure.
Hence, the crazy abuse of power which defies logic;
acting against the very people it is supposed to protect.
The end is indeed near!
susan loone ask this:
All of us are made to pay for UMNO’s internal crisis. Looks like the leadership transition is not so clear cut anymore with Najib Tun Razak saying that it should be left to delegates. What a flip flop!
We might see Najib as the next PM even before 2010. Still want to debate on the ‘morality and immorality’ of cross overs?
Or do you still want to debate whether we should have the ISA or not?
We can probably do that in Kamunting Detention Camp. Because if UMNO is permitted to carry on for another few years, we may as well rename Malaysia – Kamunting.
With the culture of fear permeating, the whole country is on its way to being a detention camp!
Which is why, we should never wish the ISA on anyone!
Now, I seriously have to rethink my opinion on the cross-over….
What is happening here ?
I’m utterly disgusted with the ways this country is run.
Come on ! Do the honourable thing !
Bring them to court if you have the proofs.
Otherwise, get lost !
Shame on you, BN !
UMNO-BN brings shame to Malaysia.
I think condemning is not enough. It cannot work anymore. I hope the Pakatan politicians can make their moves fast to stop this misuse of power.
They are just wanting the rakyat to take to the streets to protest so that they can carry out mass crackdown. Same old dirty trick!
Gerakan and MCA is ***. Are they Chinese? We all shame with them……
She’s detained under the ISA, i got this news from MT.
i sure hope that B eNd government toppled as soon as possible.
they are making the rakyat really ANGRY with all this nonsense..
Where is that ardent UMNO supporter and ant-Anwar Ktemoc now?
arrest, arrest, arrest, so that those b****** at the top can carry on draining the country, that is their ulterior motive!
Will God bless Malaysia?
Will God be with the journalist who standby the truth and write accordingly?
Dear Anil…
YOU are in the position to get people to appeal to the UNITEd nation chapter of human rights…
UN intervention is needed now if the UMNO govt has turned into a dictator and Junta combined in one.
The reporters have not committed anything against the country… they were asked to report facts by none other than Badawai himself, why is she arrested.?
I can understand rpk arrest BUT not the reporters….
PLEASE CALL UP THE UNITED NATION before all the rest of us too gets arrested….
So, is there anyone out there still questioning the morality of crossover to form a new Pakatan goverment after all these evil nonsense act of BN?
eh, why they arrest the reporter instead of the culprit? this is so stupid and clearly shows how biased the government is…reminds me of Gobalakrishnan who blew the whistle on the phantom voters but he was arrested instead… so ppl next time if u think of reporting a crime, better not lest u be arrested and the criminal walks free…DSAI, we desperately need u…
what she reported is true event and the ahmad was punished by the supreme counsils. then the reporter who reported the true was caught under isa. welcome to malaysia where the true cannot be prevail.. we only can keep quiet and let the scoudrels do all the bad things. where is the justice. Believe in 916
If she did nothing wrong but just reporting the truth, will this be considerred wrong? What is happening now? What is betul and what is salah?
My heart is pain to see this…since it happen on the land where we stay….
The reporter Ms. Tan is my junior when i was in my secondary school..good reputation….
The journalist, as reported by Malaysiakini is now detained under ISA. Haih. What a setback to democracy in Malaysia.
916 pls make it happen!!!
this …government should be grilled…!!!
i would like to see if MCA, greakan & other component parties have the b— to make a stand against this brutality!!!
It is disappointing that government had choose ISA ahead of other legal means. Not long ago, PM had stated that media should report the truth without fear and favor. Now, this is the price when truth is reported.
How can the culprit could get away with mere party membership suspenship and yet the reporter subjected to ISA detention? Where is justice? What could we expect from this government which has no credibility at all?
Looks like the government is willing to take any measures in order to stay in the power.
Let’s wait for confirmation, but this is getting increasingly worrisome. If she is neede for the investigation there are other ways to gather that info from her. I am sure she would give her fullerst cooperation if they turned up at her office tomorrow.
This reeks of intimidation but better wait for confirmation….
Koh tsu koon if you thought tearing your photo was bad nah another slap …
Mut,
Information has been confirmed. Please do check Malaysiakini. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik confirmed the arrest of Tan under the ISA. Ms Tan was arrested under Internal Security Act Section 73 (1)
If Gerakan & MCA still remain in BN after this, then they have proven that they are useless and irrelevant any longer even though Koh Tsu Koon keeps denying they are blind “yes men”.
Show UMNO that you have a spine. Get out now. If you don’t believe in Pakatan, then become a third force. They have torn your photos….
… Shame on you BeeNd. Shame on Gerakan & MCA for being powerless and useless…
Teresa Kok the latest ISA detainee! WHAT HAPPEN TO THIS COUNTRY??
The arrest of Sin Chew reporter Ms. Tan under ISA is without any basis and merely to appease the racist elements in Umno unhappy with Ahmad Ismail’s wrist slap.
But racism is a zero sum game. … Not that the Chinese will take any unwise action but it will drive a wedge further between the govt and the Chinese community.
This will put further pressure on Gerakan and MCA to pull out of BN. If they stay put, they will sever their last linkage with the Chinese community.
Let’s hope Gerakan pull out of BN over this ISA crackdown …
Will this also cause conscientious BN MPs to make Sept 16 a reality? Or will we remain trapped in the racial politics of Umno and contemplate wishfully at our lost future?
PPL stay calm ! Dont get caught by BN-UMNO … tactic. WE (SUPPORT) THROUGH PR !!!!………
Stay calm everyone, we have got our leaders to lead. The BN is up to something to deter the 916. Be steady. Do not get stirred by their agendas.
The arrest of an innocent journalist under ISA bears a truly remarkable nonsensical logic! …
Even those who merely did their job honestly as journalists and the newspapers that they work for are not spared. All the journalist did was to do her job conscientiously and do what a reporter should do i.e. report on what Ahmad Ismail had said.
Ahmad Ismail is the worst offender in the whole racial slur episode. …
All the journalist did was to report on what Ahmad Ismail had said. Yet her crime was more severe…
What is more amazing is – what she had reported was confirmed to be the truth! This was confirmed by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in a highly televised reprimand of Ahmad Ismail throughout the country recently. In spite of the truth, the journalist was arrested.
I’ll bet this perverse nonsense will be blown up to be a big affair locally and internationally. There’s no way the journalism fratenity the world over will allow the incarceration of an innocent journalist to pass!
I believe politically this will be the last straw that will break the camel’s back! If MCA, Gerakan, MIC or any BN component party can accept this perverse logic of UMNO, it is better for them to…
UMNO-BN is blind with terror at the prospect of losing power. That explains why their action defies logic. Malaysians of all races are watching in disbelief at the desperation of UMNO-BN . Are we watching the death throes of a drowning regime?
Why were all the UMNO/BN folks who made the racist comments not detained??? And the reporter who reports out the comments made in public got detained??? And of course she reported the truth, else the DPM won’t apologize and Ahmad won’t get sacked!!!!
My family’s prayers go out for Ms Tan and her family, that they will remain strong and not fear. It is darkest before the dawn..let’s pray for the light to come soon.
Anil, thanks for posting the updates on her situation. While we cannot be with her physically, it really helps to know and be with her in solidarity of spirit.
The … got scared
….. at the shadows
Louder as the days go by
Knowing not what are out there
The eyes blinking
The scary shadows ride
The empty train
The … got scared
Howling loud and clear
Calling for assistance
Calling for backup squads
There is nothing left
What must we do now?
The … bones disappearing
Slowly in the minds
There is nothing left to fight
The … got scared
Whining in the dark alleys
Biting the innocents going by
Knowing not what are out there
The … got scared
Using its sharp teeth snarling angrily
In the dark shadows
Things aren’t the same any more
If it could happen to her, it could happen to anyone of us as long as we are NOT are their side…
UMNO has destroyed whatever is left of people’s support for MCA and GERAKAN. They have no choice but to join PR on 916. For the simple reason that their supporters have shifted to PR. You have to go after your supporters. The alternative is to stay behind and swallow your pride, stay behind and be stepped on by BIG BROTHER UMNO every time. Remember, UMNO did not have the respect to even inform you before arresting TAN HOON CHENG. OKT and KSK were left looking stupid.