Red tagged ! -not so lah

Update May 5th 2008:

1) A friend from Kajang confirm that Mydin kajang doesn not have the red tag as of Friday 4th.
2) My own encounter at MyMydin near my house ...
Last night I did my grocery at MyMydin near my house. Tawaf 2,3 kali
MyMydin tapi tak de satu pun red tag. At the payment counter I asked
the cashier - apasal tak de red tag.
His answer was quite logical ...
Cashier Boy : Alaa Kak, tu semua rethoric je.
Me : Rethoric tu apa ?
Cashier Boy : Macam gimmik je. Kalau betul nak boikot, taukey tu ntar
je lah terus barangan balik kat supplier.
Me : Betul gak tu. Kut dalam kontrak ada ayat yg tak bagi buat macam tu kut.
Cashier Boy : Kak, company saya ni bukan company kecik. Kalau dia nak
buat boleh aja. Saya dah lama kerja bidang ni Kak.
Me : Pandai lah awak ni.

Hmmm ... a view from inside ...

Thumbs up to Mydin !
I guess we all need to rush to Mydin for a quick lesson on what brand got the "Red" tag.

On a lighter note : i hope buah durian belanda will not be "red" tagged.



http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/1/nation/20808744&sec=nation

Tuesday April 1, 2008
Mydin stores mark protest against anti-Islam film
By MANJIT KAUR
SUBANG JAYA: All Mydin stores nationwide have placed red labels on products from the Netherlands as a sign of protest over the release of the controversial anti-Islam film Fitna.

Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said they have put up notices in their two hypermarkets and 24 emporiums nationwide as a step to urge shoppers not to purchase the products.

Dutch legislator Geert Wilders released the 15-minute film on the Internet on Thursday.




Red sticker day: Shahrir on a tour of Mydin Hypermarket in USJ, Subang Jaya, after he launched “Product Malaysia Citarasa Kita” promotion Monday. Inset — the notice to inform customers which products are from the Netherlands.

“We have put up red labels with the words ‘Product from the Netherlands’ on the shelves and posters have been pasted around the mall and cashier counters to urge shoppers not to buy the products.

“This will give customers a choice to shop for other products, especially local products.

“One need not be a Muslim to refrain from purchasing the products, as nobody has the right to condemn any religion – it is time to show how united we are.

“Anyway, there are many other products to choose from, and people need not worry,” Ameer said in his speech before Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad launched the Product Malaysia Citarasa Kita promotion at the Mydin Hypermarket in USJ here yesterday.

He added that they were, however, unable to remove the products from the shelves as consumers had the right to make their own choice.

Shahrir commended Mydin and Ameer for speaking up and placing the labels to discourage people from purchasing products from the Netherlands.

He said usually businessmen preferred to stay neutral when it came to such issues.

“But I am surprised with the speech by Ameer and the willingness of Mydin to place the labels to show their dissatisfaction over Wilders’ act.

“We are not angry with the Netherlands Government but with Wilders’ act, which has created anger among the Muslims,” he said, adding that there was no official boycott of Dutch products.

Shahrir said even companies in the Netherlands had said that they would take legal action against Wilders if their businesses were affected.

“And since their businesses are now affected, I hope legal action will be taken,” he added.

“With the move, consumers will have a choice of products that can compete with foreign products,” he added.

Use a nicer name please ...

My mother, being a true Indonesian in her heart, for years has always
been complaining about this. She dislike the word "Indon" so much. It
is demeaning to her, and apparently, to majority of Indonesian.

I figure for them to fight the independence so fiercefully and
declared themselves an Independent Nation and Bangsa Indonesia - such
a beautiful name to their ears .... tup tup tup ... di pendekkan jadi
Indon, it hurts.

So my friends, I don't want to create a racial thread here, but if we
already know a certain party does prefer to be called Indonesia rather
than Indon, panggil je lah guna nama yang mereka suka. Tak rugi pun.

Furthermore, I can't recall the exact hadith, but in Islam we are not
allowed to call people with the names that they don't like.

I remembered some of my HK friends, during my study in the UK, told me
personally that they didn't like to be referred as Hong Kie" because
they felt it's demeaning.

Sekian. Terimakasih !

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Perkataan Indon tak diiktiraf


KUALA LUMPUR: Cendekiawan dan pakar bahasa Melayu tidak merestui penggunaan perkataan 'Indon' bagi merujuk kepada warga Indonesia di negara ini kerana tidak diiktiraf sebagai perkataan dan memberi pengertian negatif.

Sambil menyambut baik saranan Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaludin kelmarin yang mahu rakyat menghentikan panggilan itu, mereka mahu kerajaan terutama Kementerian Penerangan mengeluarkan garis panduan kepada media massa supaya supaya masyarakat luar tidak terikut-ikut.

Ketua Pengarah Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Datuk Dr Firdaus Abdullah, berkata DBP sejak dulu memang tidak mengiktiraf perkataan itu kerana ia tidak memberi sebarang pengertian dan seharusnya ditukar kepada orang Indonesia atau warga Indonesia.



"Lagipun, sejarah di negara luar dan negara kita sendiri menunjukkan panggilan itu sebagai menghina. Sejarah di negara luar juga membuktikan panggilan seumpama itu lebih kepada berunsurkan menghina seperti berlaku di Amerika Syarikat (AS) apabila orang berkulit putih memanggil orang kulit hitam dengan perkataan 'nigger'.

"Jadi, saya menyokong supaya dihapuskan penggunaan perkataan Indon kerana tidak mendapat pengiktirafan DBP sebagai perkataan dan menghina warga Indonesia yang sudah lama menjadi rakan negara kita," katanya di sini, semalam.

Beliau diminta mengulas kenyataan Khairy pada hari terakhir Dialog Malindo 2008 kelmarin yang mahu rakyat menghentikan penggunaan gelaran itu yang dianggap menghina dan menjatuhkan maruah mereka.