KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The MCA wants the Education Ministry to act against a Sarawak primary school for enforcing a halal food policy, which it claims is trampling on the rights of non-Muslim pupils.
The second-biggest party in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition said today that public school teachers do not have the right to force their own religious values on a multi-cultural student body.
“MCA finds it disturbing that the senior assistant had allegedly warned the parent ‘Jangan besar-besarkan hal, kerana ini isu yang cukup sensitif di kalangan orang-orang Islam (Don’t blow up this matter as it is a very sensitive issue among Muslims),” said the party’s deputy publicity chief Loh Seng Kok (picture).
He was citing news portal Malaysiakini that yesterday reported the allegation against SK St Thomas in Kuching.
Ten-year-old Basil anak Baginda, a pupil of St Thomas, was said to have been caned 10 times on his palms for bringing home-cooked fried rice with pork sausages to school on October 15.
His name is Nur Azman Bin Abdullah @ Beginda, but?
When there is no other issues to be popular, some people played up religion issue to cause anxiety. Sadly, they forgot they would end up opening floodgate. Is our beloved Anwar Ibrahim aware of this?

Ummi Hafilda lodges police reports
Article from:The Malay Mail Article date:September 15, 2001 Author:Marhalim
UMMI HALFIDA ALI lodged police reports against two Sarawak politicians- cum-businessmen at the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee police station yesterday.
In the first report, Ummi Hafilda called for an investigation against Sarawak Keadilan fund-raising bureau head Beginda Minda for repeating his allegation that he had sex with her in mid-1998.
She also asked that Beginda be investigated for perjury for false evidence during the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial by stating that he had sex with her.
In the other report, Ummi Hafilda urged police to investigate Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak vice-president Datuk Sng Chee Hua for his alleged attempts to intimidate her and family members …
Article: `I did not sleep with Beginda!'
Article from:The Malay Mail Article date:September 14, 2001 Author:Yushaimi
"I CANNOT allow this serious slander. He must take responsibility for his actions."
These were the strong words of Ummi Hafilda Ali, the sister of Mohd Azmin Ali, Hulu Klang State Assemblyman and former private secretary to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in response to a repeat allegation by Sarawak Keadilan fund raising bureau head Beginda Minda that he had sex with her in mid-1998.
Ummi, who was trying hard to hold back her tears, told The Malay Mail yesterday in a phone interview that Beginda's statement published in a national English daily yesterday had caused her fresh anguish, embarrassment and stress.
"I have had people calling me expletives because of what he …
Article from:The Malay Mail Article date:September 24, 2001 Author:Yushaimi Yahaya
Beginda had gained prominence - yet again - when last week he made fresh statements over his alleged sexual relationship with Ummi Hafilda Ali, the sister of Hulu Klang State Assemblyman, Azmin Ali, the Keadilan director of election machinery for the Sarawak State election.
Azmin was also the former private secretary to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Efforts to get Beginda over the last two days were futile. One of his handphone numbers was persistently in engaged mode while the other was answered by a woman who …