malaysia bakal mempunyai teknologi nuklear

Kerajaan sudah mengenal pasti lapan lokasi di Semenanjung Malaysia untuk membina loji janakuasa nuklear pertama negara yang dijangka beroperasi menjelang tahun 2021.


Ketua Pengarah Agensi Nuklear Malaysia, Datuk Dr. Daud Mohamad berkata, lokasi itu bagaimanapun masih lagi dalam kajian untuk dipilih sebagai lokasi sesuai yang memenuhi kriteria sebelum diumumkan oleh kerajaan.

"Antara kriteria yang mesti ada untuk membina loji janakuasa nuklear ini ialah kita memerlukan kawasan yang berhampiran dengan sumber air, mempunyai struktur tanah yang berbatu keras dan kawasan yang tidak mudah banjir.

"Jika ada penduduk di kawasan yang dipilih itu, mereka harus berpindah manakala kawasan yang sudah dibangunkan pula kita perlu pindahkan tetapi kosnya sangat mahal.

"Apa-apa pun segala keputusan akhir akan dibuat oleh kerajaan dan dijangka ditetapkan dalam tahun 2012,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Simposium Pengurusan Kualiti 2010 di sini hari ini. - Bernama

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Sony PlayStation 3: iPhone jailbreaker hacks the PS3?

If this be true, then Sony would be in deep trouble here moving forward. Up ’til now, Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) has largely been untouchable due to its Blu-ray technology. Secure hardware plus Blu-ray level encryption has kept PS3 piracy at a reasonable minimum. Copy protection for Blu-ray discs, the professional movie ones, have of course been hacked already. Blu-ray games on the PS3 are another level altogether. Coupled with robust hardware security on the PS3 unit itself, these games have been “unhacked”. Up until now, that is.

The Sony PlayStation 3 - the "unhackable" has been hacked?

George Hotz, famous for “jailbreak”-ing the iPhone back in 2007 when he was still a 17-year old kid, has released an exploit on the Sony PlayStation 3 and told the BBC about it:

A US hacker who gained notoriety for unlocking Apple’s iPhone as a teenager has told BBC News that he has now hacked Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3).
George Hotz said the hack, which could allow people to run pirated games or homemade software, took him five weeks. He said he was still refining the technique but intended to post full details online soon. The PS3 is the only games console that has not been hacked, despite being on the market for three years.
“It’s supposed to be unhackable – but nothing is unhackable,” Mr Hotz told BBC News.
“I can now do whatever I want with the system. It’s like I’ve got an awesome new power – I’m just not sure how to wield it.”
Sony said it was “investigating the report” and would “clarify the situation” when it had more information.

George Hotz - "Nothing is unhackable."

In his blog, Hotz — or famously known as the hacker geohot, has actually released the PS3 exploit. He claims that the hack is  “5% hardware and 95% software”.

The PS3 hack in progress

“You can use hardware to inject an insecurity and then you can build on that,” Hotz said in the interview. He also admitted that he had not managed to hack the whole system, including the protected memory, but had worked out ways to trick the console into doing what he wanted.
This is actually a “win” already for Sony that the PS3 has lasted 3 years without being hacked. A lot of people have commended the PS3 engineering and security team for building a very robust security system on the console. But, as Mr. Hotz put it, “Nothing is unhackable.”
Expect pirated PS3 games to come out very soon. Or at least, a lot of people downloading Blu-ray images into their portable hard drives and linking them to their PS3s
The full article here at BBC.co.uk.

Keyboard History-origin

Have you thought why the order of the day-to-day keyboard that we use is generally made to order like that. And what do you think the arrangement is such that the most efficient ever made so we will be much easier and faster for us to tapping. Here, the arrangement of the keyboard generally used today (QWERTY) is actually one of the most efficient arrangement is intended to be you and me tapping more slowly. Why? This is the history of the order of keyboard .. This is related to the history of tap machine first discovered by Christopher Latham Sholes (1868). When creating the machine tap the previous prototype, but most allow us to more quickly tapping. Too quickly the possibility of tapping, up-to common problems at the moment. Often when the knob is pressed, the trunks of (Slug), which hit the tape is mechanical failure, which is often caused because the rods of each hook (jamming). Because of confused thinking about the solution at that time, Christopher Latham Sholes disorderly acak exactly the order that way until I find a combination that is considered the most difficult to use in tapping. Clear purpose, to avoid mechanical errors that often occur earlier.

Finally, the order of the machine is a down tap on the computer and keyboard as input Opened in 1973 as a standard keyboard ISO (International Organization standards). Actually, there are a number of standard keyboard arrangements are used today. Along ASK (American Simplified Keyboard), generally referred to by Dr. Dvorak found. August Dvorak, circa 1940. In the present research, Dvorak arrangement allows us to tapping more efficiently. But perhaps because it is too late, ultimately must bow because Dvorak QWERTY dominance that has occurred in the organization-organisa the world at that time and they do not want to bear the risk of Rush when changing to the Dvorak keyboard arrangement. The confession came only from the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) who agree to the arrangement of the Dvorak keyboard as an alternative version? around the year 1970. Keyboard arrangement of the rest of the development of the QWERTY arrangement was leclerk used in countries such as Hungary, Germany, Swiss, etc. AZERTY by countries France and Belgium, QZERTY, etc. 
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THIS IS WHAT SORRY LOOKS LIKE



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LOVE YOUR WIFE-60 Islamic ways of Happy life

60 ISLAMIC WAYS TO KEEP THE LOVE OF YOUR WIFE. GUARANTEED!

 1.Make her feel secure; (sakina- tranquility) QUIT BEING AGGRESSIVE

 

2. When you go home say 'Assalmualikum. (Greetings) It kicks the shaitaan out of  home!

 

3. Prophet (saw) described the wife as a fragile vessel and said to take care of this vessel thats fragile. Remember that there is goodness in this vessel so treat it gently.

 

4. When you advise her, do so in privacy, in a peaceful environment. NOT IN PUBLIC.

 

5. Be generous to your wife- it keeps her LOVED

 

6. Move and let her have your seat. It will warm her heart.

 

7. AVIOD ANGER. HOW? Keep your wudu at all times. Prophet saw said if your angry, sit down, if youre sitting, then lie down. Follow the sunnah!

 

8. Look good and smell great for your wife. IT keeps the LOVE!

 

9. Dont be rigid. It will break you. Prophet Mohammed - Sallal lahu Aleihi Wasallam (SAW means “May the blessings and the peace of Allah be upon him (Muhammad).) said 'I am the best amongst you and I am the best to my wife'. Being rigid and harsh will not bring you close to Allah and neither does it make you more of a man.

 

10. Listen to your wife-BE a GOOD LISTENER

 

11. YES to flattering NO to arguing. Arguing is like poison in a marriage. Al zawai said 'When Allah (swt) wants evil for people He will leave them to argue amongst them'.

 

12. Prophet (saw) said to call your wives with the best name, any name she loves to hear.

 

13. Give her surprise. I.e. if she loves watermelon, bring her out of the blue, will grow love in her heart.

 

14. Preserve your tongue! Prophet (saw) said the tongue will throw people in the hell fire so watch what you say and how you say it!

 

15. We all have shortcoming. Accept her shortcoming and Allah (swt) will put barakh in your marriage.

 

16. TELL her you appreciate her. SHOW her you appreciate her.

 

17. Encourage her to keep good relation with her relative, her mum and dad etc.

 

18. Speak with her with a topic of HER interest.

 

19. In front of her relative praise her. Say  that she is wonderful/ good person in front of her family.

 

20. Give each other gifts. You will love each other more. Prophet (saw) said gifts increases love.

 

21. Get rid of routine once in while, surprise her with something, it will get rid of the rust and polish it!

 

22.We have a demand from Allah (swt) that we have to think good of people. Think good of your spouse.

 

23. Ignore some of her mistakes- pretend you did not see/hear some of her small mistakes. It was a practice of Ali (RA). Its like putting a hole in your memory. Dont save it in your memory!

 

24. Increase your  patience, especially when she is pregnant or when she is on her monthly period.

 

25. Expect and respect her jealousy.

 

26. Be humble and  respect that she is looking after your children, she is much more than you, she is the leader at home, her strength is your strength, and her success is your successes.

 

27. Don't put your friends above your wife.

 

28. Help your wife at home. Prophet (saw) used to help his wives at home and he was the best of creation. He used to sew his own clothes.

 

29. Help her respect your parents, you cant force her , but she can be helped to gradually love them.

 

30. Show your wife she is the ideal wife.

 

31. Remember your wife in your Duaas. It will increase the love and protect it.

 

32. Leave the past. It gives nothing but pain. Its not your business. The past is for Allah.

 

33. Don't try to show her that you are doing her a favour by doing something, like buying food for the house, because in reality we are the courier of sustenance, not the providers, as Allah is the provider. Its also a way of being humble and thankful to Allah (swt)

 

34. Shaitaan is your enemy, not your wife. Sometime when husband and wife are talking a fight breaks out, then shaitaan is present there as a third person  It is not enough to hate the shaitaan, but you have to see him as an enemy as Allah has commanded. Shaitaan loves divorce. HE comes everyday and sits office and asks the devils what they have done,  And one devil will say i have made a man divorce his wife, and he is crowned as the one who has done the best job.

 

35. Take the food and put it in her mouth. Prophet (saw) taught us this. Its a blessing. The food doesnt just go to her stomach, but straight to her heart. It increases the  love and mercy  between you.

 

36. Protect your wife from the evil of the shaitaan and mankind. She is like a precious pearl that needs protecting from the envy of human devils and shitaan.

 

37. Show her your smile. Smile at your wife. ITS A CHARITY.

 

38. Small problems/ challenges can become a big problem. If there is small thing she didn't like and you keep repeating them anyway, it will create a wall between you. Dont ignore them as it can become big.

 

39. Avoid being harsh hearted and moody. Allah said of prophet (saw) 'if you were harsh hearted they (the companions) would have left you.' It confirms prophet (saw) was not harsh hearted, so GET RID OF IT.

 

40. Respect her thinking. Its strength for you. Show you like her thoughts and suggestions.

 

41. Help her to achieve her potential and help her and find success within as her success is your success.

 

42. Respect the  intimate relationship  and its boundaries. Prophet (saw) said she is like a fragile vessel and she needs  be treated tenderly. At time she may not be feeling well; you must respect and appreciate that feeling.

 

43. Help her to take care of the children. Some men think it makes them appear less of a man but in fact it makes you appear a bigger man and more respected, especially in the sight of Allah (swt).

 

44. Use the gifts of the tongue and sweet talk her. Tell her she looks great, be an artist. Pick and choose gifts of the tongue.

 

45. Sit down and eat with her and share food with her.

 

46. Let her know you are traveling. Don't tell her out of the blue as its against Islam. Tell her the date/ time of when you are coming back also.

 

47. Don't leave the house as soon as trouble brews.

 

48. The house has privacy and secrecy. Once you take this privacy and secrecy to your friends and family you are in danger of putting a serious hole in your marriage. This secrecy stays home. Islam is against leaving them out like a garage sale for anyone to come and pick and choose.

 

49. Encourage each other for ibadah, i.e. plan a trip for hajj or umrah together. It increases/strengthe ns the love when you help each other perform a good deeds together i.e, do tahajuud together,or  go to a dars together etc.

 

50. Know her rights, not only written in paper but engraved in your heart and engraved in your conscious.

 

51. Allah( swt) said 'live with your wives in kindness.' Treat them with kindness and goodness. It means in happy times and in sadness treat her with goodness and fairness.

 

52. Prophet (saw) showed that at the time of intimacy. Dont jump on your wife like an animal!

 

53.  When you have a dispute with your wife dont tell everyone. Its like leaving your wounds open to germs so be careful who you share your problems and disputes with.

 

54.  Show your wife you really care for her health. Good health of your wife is your good health. To care for her health shows her that you love her.

 

55. Dont think you are always right. No matter how good you are you have shortcomings. You are not perfect as the only one who was perfect in character was prophet (saw). Get rid of this disease.

 

56. Share your problems, your happiness, and your sadness with her.

 

57.  Have mercy  on her weakness.  Have mercy when she is weak or strong as she is the fragile vessel. Prophet (saw) said that your wife is a trust in your hand.

 

58. Remember you are her strength, someone to lean on in times of hardship.

 

59. Accept her as she is. Prophet (saw) said that women are created from the rib which is bent. If you try to straighten her you will break her (divorce). Prophet (saw) said that you may dislike one habit in her but you will like another manner in her so accept her as she is.

 

60. Have good intention for your wife all the time, Allah monitors your intention and your heart at all times. Allah (s.w.t) said Among His Signs is that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.

 

 May Allah fill our homes and heart with tranquility, love and Mercy.  AMEEN

Allah Hafiz ,

Fake green peas-bladder cancer

Green peas are green rounded pea seeds that are sweet and
starchy in taste. Green peas contains twice the protein of most
vegetable, so they are a healthier substitute for meat. Three

quarters cup of peas provides 6 grams of protein, plus thiamine,
riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and 645 units of vitamin A.........

Unfortunately most of food industries in
developing nations cheating the customers with
fake greens peas which are prepared from toxic
chemicals (dyes). These industries preparing the
green peas form brown peas (cheaper) by soaking
them in dye solution for overnight.

All these chemicals have been banned by US food and
drug administration in 1974 itself.
Frequent consumption of fake green peas leads to
colon and bladder cancer.



All these fake green peas banned in US, Canada , all
European countries and other developed countries.


Identification of fake green peas:
1. Put the peas in boil water for 30 seconds, water turns
to green color.
2. After consumption check your tongue to observe green
color stains and light bitter in taste.

Symptoms:

1. Stomach irritation, pain or acidity.
2. Urine turns to light green color.
3. Mild head ache........

Case study:
I am a common person too and not aware of these things.
After consumption of fake green peas I got stomach pain,

with a little bit common sense I observed my tongue which
having green stains.
The following packet bought from Tesco, penang on 4th July 2010.

As a responsible chemist I started analysis of above mentioned peas
in laboratory I find the toxic chemicals (green dyes)......

D. Bharath Reddy
Research scholar

Centre for drug research
USM, Pulau Penang
Malaysia 11800.

Make aware of this whoever you know......... please forward, it costs nothing.

Deevireddy Bharathreddy
Centre for Drug Research,
USM, Penang 11800,
Malaysia .

http://www.usm.my/drug/intro.htm


Asaju, La'aro Bolaji
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory,
School of Computer Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800, Pulau Pinang

The World's Biggest Airplane-Antonov 225-russian monster

Russian-Antonov 225-The World's Biggest Airplane with 32 wheels designed                            

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Based on Antonov's earlier An-124, the An-225 has fuselage barrel extensions added fore and aft of the wings, which received root extensions to increase span. Two more Ivchenko Progress D-18T turbofan engines were added to the new wing roots, bringing the total to six, and an increased-capacity landing gear system with 32 wheels was designed. The An-124’s rear cargo door and ramp were removed to save weight, and the empennage was changed from a single vertical stabilizer to a twin tail with an oversized horizontal stabilizer. 

The twin tail was essential to enable the plane to carry large, heavy external loads that would disturb the aerodynamics of a conventional tail. Unlike the An-124, the An-225 was not intended for tactical airlifting and is not designed for short-field operation.[2]

Initially the 225 had a maximum gross weight of 600 tonnes (1,320,000 lb) but the aircraft was modified in 2000-01, at a cost of US$20M, with a reinforced floor that increased the maximum gross weight to 640 tonnes (1,410,000 lb),[9][10][11]

Both the earlier and later takeoff weights establish the An-225 as the world's heaviest aircraft, being heavier than the double-decker Airbus A380 even though Airbus plans to pass the An-225's maximum landing weight with 591.7 tonnes (1,304,000 lb) for the A380.[12] The Hughes H-4 Hercules, known as the "Spruce Goose", had a greater wingspan and a greater overall height, but was 20% shorter, and due to the materials used in its construction, also lighter. 

In addition, the Hercules only flew once and never climbed above 21.3 m (70 ft), making the An-225 the largest aircraft in the world to take off multiple times.[13] The An-225 is not only larger than the Airbus A380 airliner, it is also considerably bigger than the Antonov An-124, Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter, and Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, the nearest equivalent heavy cargo aircraft.

Women learn city survival skills at workshop-The Malaysian Insider

Some 100 women learned how to deal with city “threats” like snatch theft, rape, and house burglaries at a workshop yesterday.

The women-only workshop on city survival skills was conducted by Captain K. Balasupramaniam but it was not your traditional martial arts-based self-defence class.

Instead, Balasupramaniam gave them practical tips like how to deal with an attacker.

“When attacked from behind, don’t try to kick the groin as it is too high up. You don’t even have to look behind to kick the shin bone,” he said.

And instead of trying to pull an attacker’s arms away when he is choking you, pull at his fingers instead as they are weaker and kick his shin bone.

I found this one of the most useful tips in the workshop as we are generally taught to kick an attacker’s groin. Although we did not get hands-on practice, it looked simple enough to execute.

“Remember the acronym BADGE if you are raped. Be calm; (get) assistance; don’t wash up; (go to a) government hospital; and (get) evidence,” he said, adding that rapists generally do not buy equipment to attack women but use what is available at hand.

He cited various rape and murder cases where victims were strangled with their lanyards, bras, cardigans, bags or even plastic bags used to carry food.

Statistics from the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry showed that the number of reported rape cases since 2000 has tripled to 3,626 cases last year, doubling within the last five years alone.

When it comes to snatch theft, another common threat that women face daily in the city, Balasupramaniam advised us to get handbags with detachable straps to prevent getting dragged on the ground.

He took a handbag with a detachable strap from a woman in the audience, saying:  “If it’s a handbag for work purposes, get a strap with a clip like this, not the one that is sewn to the bag.”

This was a simple yet pertinent tip to take note of considering that many deaths and severe injuries have resulted from snatch thefts. I made a mental note to change my handbag which had a sewn on strap.

To ensure survival in the event of house burglaries, Balasupramaniam told us to key in the number of a person who can come to their aid in 15 minutes or less into our mobile phones.

This was another good tip as one’s first reaction would be to call the police or friend and they could be miles away.

Balasupramaniam also recommended that women get water-based US-made pepper sprays equipped with key rings at the bottom to prevent one from dropping them.

“A good pepper spray is a water-based one. It (the spray) can jump eight feet. If it is gas, the wind will blow it back at you,” said the safety activist, who has trained over 100,000 women in the past 11 years.

He also told the audience that criminals today use sophisticated two-way mirrors in changing rooms that can no longer be detected by fingers.

“You have to use a device to detect it (the spy camera behind the two-way mirror),” he said, adding that women could change underneath a sarong if they did not want to buy the device.

But the best tips of the morning workshop cannot be reported here as Balasupramaniam felt that they would lose their effectiveness once they are made public. These involve trickery and pretence.

“A good pretender is a great survivor,” Balasupramaniam repeated several times throughout the workshop.

Although the workshop could be improved by giving participants hands-on practice on simple moves to free oneself from an attacker, most of the tips shared were extremely useful as they taught basic survival skills without needing to learn self-defence.

The workshop was organised by Pandan MP Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat in his constituency, together with non-governmental organisations Yayasan Bakti Nusa Malaysia and Persatuan Belia Rakan Nusa.

Ong said that his service centre planned to repeat the workshop later this year in other parts of Malaysia including East Malaysia, depending on demand.

take time to read-fire caused by lap top in the bed

Please take time to read!! Very important!!! tell your sons/daughters about it

 

A well known family in Mequon lost their 25 year old son (Arun Gopal Ratnam) in a fire at home June 4th.

 This is what happened. He graduated with MBA from University of Wisconsin-Madison two weeks earlier and came home. Had a lunch with his dad at home and decided to go back to clean up his room at school. Father told him to wait and see his mother before he goes back for a few days.
 

He decided to take a nap while waiting for his mom to come home from work. Neighbors called 911 when they saw black smoke coming out of the house. Their 25 year old son Arun died in the three year old house. It took several days of investigation to find out the cause of the fire.

It was determined that the fire was caused by lap top in the bed.

When the lap top is on the bed cooling fan does not get air to cool the computer and that is what caused the fire.
 

He did not even wake up to get out of the bed he died of carbon monoxide (CO).

The reason I'm writing this to all of you is that I have seen all of us using our lap top in bed. Let us all decide and make it a practice not to do that. Risk is real. Let us make it a rule not to use lap top in bed or put computer on bed with blankets and pillows around.

 

Broadcast this message & you may save others!!

ARCADIAN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE (M) SDN BHD

Gereja gay pertama-di malaysia

Gereja gay pertama di malaysia.?

KUALA LUMPUR - Seorang paderi di Malaysia, Ouyang Wen Fang mengumumkan bahawa dia sedang menubuhkan gereja gay pertama di negara ini.
Paderi berusia 40 tahun itu turut tidak mengendahkan amaran keras kerajaan supaya menghentikan rancangannya kerana bimbang ia akan menggalakkan gaya hidup homoseks di negara ini.
Amalan tersebut masih dikategorikan sebagai jenayah di Malaysia yang majoriti penduduknya beragama Islam manakala pelakunya berdepan hukuman penjara sehingga 20 tahun.
Namun, gereja gay yang diasaskan bersama oleh paderi itu telah beroperasi secara senyap di sini sejak tiga tahun lalu dengan dikunjungi kumpulan penganut Kristian gay untuk beribadat pada hari Ahad dan mengkaji kitab Injil.
"Kami sedang berusaha untuk menggalakkan lebih ramai orang supaya menyertai gereja ini, kami mahu penganut Kristian gay tampil dan hidup tanpa berpura-pura," katanya.
Ouyang mendirikan rumah tangga selama sembilan tahun sebelum membuat pengakuan terbuka bahawa dia seorang homoseks pada 2006.

senjata melayu-yang digelapkan didalam sejarah

Betulkah nenek moyang kita dulu lemah.. adakah senjata kita dulu hanya sumpit, lembing dan keris.......

Beribu-ribu tahun dahulu...di Lembah Bujang,terdapat satu peradaban yang makmur.Kota-kota yang besar dan istana-istana yang mengagumkan.Di satu kawasan,terdapat kilang-kilang membuat peralatan logam;kilang melebur besi.

Zaman berganti zaman.Tahun berganti tahun.Peperangan demi peperangan.Hasad dengki,khianat,kekejaman dan penipuan menghiasi tabir.Jatuh dan bangun.Bina kembali peradaban.Berperang lagi...hancur semuanya....bangkit kembali membina empayar...perang saudara...kedatangan bangsa Eropah yang tamak....dijajah...dijajah...dijarah...

Bangkit kembali...tentang penjajah...akhirnya merdeka.Kemudian bina negara...bina peradaban kembali.Perlahan-lahan.

Anak-anak Melayu pun membuka buku sejarah.Apa yang dilihat mereka?Hulubalang Melayu memegang tombak.Panglima Melayu menghunus keris.Selak lagi..apa dilihat lagi?Gambar lukisan raja Melayu di atas gajah,dengan askar-askar Melayu menentang penjajah Portugis menggunakan tombak dan keris.Bertembokkan pancang-pancang kayu dan batang pisang.Gambar askar Melayu mati ditembak istinggar musuh.Gambar rumah beratap rumbia musnah dibedil meriam.Selak lagi....gambar gabenor British bercekak pinggang dengan orang-orang Melayu berpakaian selekeh di satu sudut.

Selak lagi...selak lagi...gambar orang-orang Melayu pasca-penjajahan yang berimejkan selekeh,miskin dan nampak kurang berpendidikan.Membosankan.

Dalam artikel pengiring terakhir ini,Srikandi akan mendedahkan realiti sebenar peperangan yang disertai orang-orang di Semenanjung mahupun di pulau-pulau Nusantara (Indonesia).Srikandi akan mendedahkan betapa antara orang-orang Melayu pada masa dahulu pandai mencipta meriam dan menggunakan senjata api..Ini sekaligus menafikan anggapan popular ketika penjajahan dahulu "hendak buat sebatang jarum pun tak mampu"

Benarkah begitu?

'Musketeers' dan 'Gunners' Melayu

Ketika saya masih kecil lagi,saya masih teringat satu filem lama tahun 80-an berlatar belakangkan zaman dahulu,mungkin sekitar abad ke 17.Kalau tak silap saya,Dato Rahim Razali ada berlakon dalam filem itu.Keistimewaan filem ini ialah,ia memaparkan orang-orang Melayu dahulukala berperang menggunakan meriam-meriam kecil,dalam istilah Melayunya 'Lela Rentaka'.

Meriam-meriam ini boleh dikendong menggunakan tenaga dua orang,di bawa ke sana sini.Terdapat satu adegan di mana tentera-tentera bergegas membawa meriam-meriam ini ke medan perang melintasi sawah-sawah padi.Ada adegan tentera yang tumpas terkena bedilan.Aksi letupan yang begitu 'real' dan suasana selepas perang di mana mayat-mayat bergelimpangan di sawah padi dihurung lalat dengan darah bersemburan di sana sini.Filem ini begitu istimewa di mata saya,berbanding filem-filem tipikal lain yang juga berlatarbelakangkan sejarah namun imej peperangan yang membosankan dan kurang tepat;asyik-asyik berperang menggunakan keris dan lembing.Penggunaan meriam yang meluas di dalam filem ini amat menarik dan sehingga kini saya masih teringatkan filem itu yang unik dan menimbulkan misteri kepada saya.

Semakin dewasa dan kelebihan menggunakan maklumat yang banyak di perpustakaan semasa melanjutkan pengajian ke luar negara membuatkan saya semakin tertanya-tanya;apakah peranan meriam di dalam budaya orang-orang Melayu dahulukala?Mengapa apabila saya membaca catatan-catatan para conquistador,pengembara Eropah,pedagang dan duta-duta asing,menyebutkan saiz kapal,penggunaan meriam dan kemewahan orang-orang Melayu sebelum era penjajahan?Mengapa apabila membaca buku-buku sejarah di sini,nadanya berlainan?Mengapa catatan pengembara Perancis berlainan sekali dengan catatan Stamford Raffles dan Leyden?Mengapa pandangan para cendekiawan Portugis seperti Eredia dan Pires berlainan dengan pandangan para gabenor dan imperialis Inggeris?

Apa yang ingin mereka sembunyikan dari kita??

Apabila orang Thai mengeluarkan filem-filem menceritakan sejarah Patani,mereka menggambarkan orang-orang Melayu Patani biasa menggunakan pistol dan senapang,apatah lagi meriam.Ini tidak kalah dengan filem-filem mereka yang menceritakan peperangan menentang tentera Burma.Mereka betul dari segi sejarah.

Mengapa saya kata begitu?Kerana apabila teknologi meriam semakin maju pada abad ke-14,seluruh dunia berlumba-lumba mendapatkan teknologi ini.Kerajaan-kerajaan Eropah,wilayah-wilayah bekas Empayar Abbasiah dan Turki uthmaniyyah,Emperium China dan kerajaan Ayutthia berusaha tidak ketinggalan dalam soal mengambil tahu atau memiliki meriam malah merekrut rakyat mereka mempelajari cara membuat meriam.

Jadi ADAKAH SULTAN-SULTAN MELAKA YANG MEMILIKI PELABUHAN PALING KAYA DI TIMUR MENJADI PEKAK,TULI,BUTA DAN BISU DENGAN PERKEMBANGAN INI?

Padahal raja-raja Melayu Brunei dan Sulu ketika itu sudah biasa bermain dengan pistol dan menjadi pengeluar meriam kecil terbaik dunia?Sebab itu Sepanyol gerun dan tidak mampu mencabut 'kemelayuan' mereka.

Adakah para pedagang yang tiba di pelabuhan Melaka semuanya berpakat untuk menyorokkan berita-berita tentang meriam,istinggar (musket) dan ubat bedil?Adalah amat tidak logik jika Sultan Melaka yang pernah menakluk sebahagian Sumatera dan tanah semenanjung malah mengalahkan tentera Siam menggunakan keris dan lembing sahaja.Tiada satu pun kerajaan yang boleh mengalahkan Melaka ketika itu KECUALI GABUNGAN TENTERA PORTUGIS,KERAJAAN-KERAJAAN KECIL DI SUMATERA DAN JAWA,ASKAR-ASKAR UPAHAN DARI GOA,JAWA DAN SIAM DITAMBAH DENGAN PEMBELOT DAN PENGKHIANAT DALAMAN DARI PARA PEDAGANG ASING DAN ORANG-ORANG MELAYU SENDIRI.

Hanya filem-filem dan drama pendekar di Malaysia sahaja menggambarkan pendekar Melayu berperang menggunakan keris dan lembing selepas bergaduh di warung berdinding buluh dan beratapkan rumbia.Sungguh memalukan.

Apabila orang luar membuat filem tentang Melayu,mereka menggambarkan pendekar Melayu menggunakan pistol,meriam dan senapang.Malah pendekar Melayu memakai baju kulit dan sesetengahnya memakai baju zirah;baju besi untuk mengelakkan serpihan peluru meriam melukai daging kulit.Dari mana mereka mengorek rahsia ini?Dari catatan-catatan sejarah mereka yang diluar kawalan Raffles,Winsted,Swettenham dan Leyden.

Malah semua senjata ini,yang diwar-warkan asing bagi bangsa Melayu,mempunyai istilah Melayunya sendiri:

*Cannon=Meriam,Lela

*Portable Cannon/swivel gun=Lela Rentaka

*Flintlock Musket=Istinggar

*Blunderbuss=Pemuras

*Pistol=Terakol

Mari kita lihat antara senjata-senjata 'terahsia' Melayu ini:

Pemuras

Pemuras adalah antara senjata yang gemar digunakan oleh orang-orang Melayu dahulukala.Dalam Perang Naning,catatan askar Inggeris menyatakan orang-orang Melayu amat pandai menggunakan Pemuras ini sehingga Inggeris terpaksa menghantar beberapa kali pasukan tenteranya menentang Dol Said dan Perang Naning juga berlaku dalam beberapa siri.Orang-orang Melayu Borneo khususnya orang Brunei dan Sulu adalah mereka yang selalu menggunakan Pemuras.Pemuras atau dalam bahasa Inggeris,blunderbuss adalah sejenis alat bedil muat hadapan dengan laras berkaliber pendek,besar,yang mempunyai muncung peledak hadapan yang berbentuk kembang (funnel-shaped muzzle ).Pemuras ini menggunakan peluru timah hitam (lead)

Ia digunakan untuk menembak dalam jarak dekat dan selalu digunakan oleh pasukan berkuda (Dragoons).Perkataan Dragoon ini berasal dari penggunaan Pemuras yang telah dimajukan bentuknya,menjadi lebih kecil,seperti pistol.

Orang-orang Melayu memanggilnya sebagai Terakol atau Tarkul.Dragoon atau Terakol inilah asal-usul pistol pada hari ini.Pemuras juga adalah senapang atau bedil yang pertama sekali dicipta untuk tujuan pertahanan. Dalam masyarakat Melayu, senjata Pemuras dan Tarkul adalah agak popular berbanding di dunia barat.Penggunaan Pemuras adalah lebih kerap digambarkan di dalam peristiwa perang Melayu berbanding istinggar atau Flintlock Musket.Mengapa?

Ini kerana pada masa dahulu orang Melayu adalah pelaut dan pengembara yang gigih.Penggunaan blunderbuss ini adalah amat popular dikalangan pelaut,lanun dan pedagang.Ini kerana ia sesuai untu pertempuran secara pantas dan berdepan kerana ia mampu mencederakan beberapa orang musuh dengan hanya satu tembakan dari jarak dekat.

Pemuras biasanya amat pendek, dengan laras kurang dari 60 cm (dua kaki), pada ketika laras senapang lantak biasanya melebihi 90 cm (tiga kaki) panjang.Satu sumber menggambarkan senjata dari awal hingga pertengahan abad ke-17, menyenaraikan panjang laras Terakul kancing roda (wheel lock) sekitar 28 cm (sebelas inci), berbanding 41 cm (enam belas inci) panjang bagi Pemuras.

*Betapa segaknya panglima Melayu menyandang Pemuras berkilat seperti ini.

Dalam budaya masyarakat Melayu,Kesultanan Brunei adalah diantara salah sebuah Kerajaan Melayu yang menggunakan Pemuras sebagai salah sebuah alat kebesaran kerajaan atau regalia.Ia menjadi lambang kebesaran Brunei dengan panggilannya yang tersohor 'Pemuras dan Karga'.Karga ialah bekas menyimpan peluru pemuras yang dibuat cantik dan berseni.

Pemuras sering dihiasi dengan ukiran yang amat halus dan cantik. Ada juga Pemuras yang dibuat daripada logam berharga seperti Emas dan Perak serta ditatahkan dengan intan permata. Di dunia barat penggunaan Pemuras adalah lebih kerap digunakan oleh pasukan berkuda kerana ia mudah digunakan terutama ketika mengisi peluru.

Jika Soviet meletakkan lambang Avtomat Kalashnikova (AK-47) di duit syililing mereka,Mozambique meletakkannya di bendera mereka,bayangkan,kerajaan Melayu seperti Brunei ini meletakkan blunderbuss atau Pemuras ini sebagai lambang kerajaan.

Terakol

Terakol atau Tarkul adalah antara senjata popular dikalangan pelaut,pedagang dan lanun-lanun Melayu.Tarkul pada awalnya menggunakan teknologi 'wheel lock' (kancing roda) di mana kemajuan teknologi ini membolehkan ia membakar serbuk bedil secara automatik tanpa memerlukan 'fius'.Terakol berbentuk seperti pistol dan ia adalah perubahan bentuk dari Pemuras yang dikecilkan.Terakol digunakan di dalam peperangan Rajah,Datu dan Sultan-sultan di Filipina melawan Sepanyol,juga askar Brunei menentang Rajah Brooke.

Terakol juga digunakan di Patani dan Melaka.Dalam Perang Naning juga senjata ini digunakan.Sekitar tahun 1530,Terakol telah menjadi maju dengan penggunaan teknologi flintlock (kancing batu api) dan sejak itu ia lebih dikenali sebagai pistol di Barat.

*Dalam filem Pirates of Caribbean,Jack Sparrow menggunakan Terakol jenis kancing batu api (flintlock)
Ketua Lanun,Laksamana dan Syahbandar Melayu sering bergaya menyelitkan Terakol ini di pinggang bersama-sama keris mereka.

Istinggar

Istinggar (Bahasa Inggeris:musket) pada awalnya ialah sejenis senjata api jenis berat dengan penggunaan fius atau wheel lock.Kemudian ia menjadi sejenis senapang yang menggunakan teknologi flintlock (kancing batu api).Penggunaan flintlock ini meningkatkan kadar tembakan dan mengurangkan kos pembuatan senjata api.Mula diperkenalkan pada 1630 sebagai flintlock musket,istinggar dengan pantas menggantikan teknologi picu senjata api lebih awal,seperti mekanisme kancing sumbu (matchlock) dan kancing roda (wheel lock).

Istinggar juga kerap disebut di dalam hikayat-hikayat lama seperti Sulalatus Salatin (Sejarah Melayu) dan juga Hikayat Megat Terawis. Dalam Hikayat Megat Terawis, dikatakan bahawa Megat telah berjaya membunuh seorang hulubalang yang kebal dan hebat bernama Tun Saban.Tun Saban dikatakan sebagai seorang yang tidak lut kepada segala jenis senjata kecuali istinggar yang dibuat khas pelurunya.Istinggar yang digunakan untuk membunuh Tun Saban dikatakan adalah hadiah daripada ulama dari Hadra-maut kepada raja Pagar Ruyung.

Istinggar inilah yang dikumpulkan terlalu banyak di dalam kota Melaka oleh tentera-tentera Portugis.Istinggar juga digunakan oleh tentera Johor-Riau terutama ketika membantu Belanda menyerang Portugis.Istinggar juga digunakan oleh penduduk di Perak ketika menyerang Belanda yang membina loji-loji di Sungai Perak.

Lela Rentaka

Rentaka,adalah sejenis meriam mudah alih,ringan dan kecil dari meriam biasa.Dalam Bahasa Inggeris,ia disebut Lantakas (gabungan Lela dan Rentaka).Rentaka adalah senjata khas orang Melayu,kerana mereka sendiri yang menciptanya,sebab itu orang Inggeris menyebutnya dengan Lantakas.Ini adalah sesuatu yang menarik kerana Rentaka adalah setanding dengan keris dan ia adalah senjata Melayu yang terkenal di dunia Barat.Rentaka inilah yang saya lihat di dalam filem tahun 80-an itu.

Kebiasaannya rentaka dibuat menggunakan tembaga atau besi dan berukuran diantara 50cm hinggalah 2 meter. Bagi yang berukuran lebih daripada 1 meter kebiasaannya ia di panggil Lela dan ada yang dipanggil sebagai ekor Lotong kerana mempunyai pelaras yang panjang dan lentik seperti ekor Lotong. Bangsa penjajah pertama yang merasa penangan rentaka ialah Sepanyol. Mereka menggelarnya sebagai arquebuses, portable cannons or swivel gun yakni meriam mudah alih. Berbanding dengan meriam biasa, rentaka kebiasaanya mempunyai hiasan yang lebih terperinci dan cantik seperti ukiran awan larat,naga,buaya,cicak,ikan lelumba malahan turut diukirkan corak pucuk rebung.

Apa yang unik mengenai senjata ini ialah ianya adalah sebuah meriam mudah alih yang pertama didunia. Rentaka mempunyai mekanisme yang membolehkan ianya dipusing-pusingkan keatas dan kebawah serta boleh dipikul dan dipacakkan di kota , tanah atau belebas kapal dan perahu. Hal ini amat berbeza dengan meriam barat yang sedia di ketahui adalah amat berat dan tidak mudah dialihkan. Ciri mudah alih Rentaka juga menyebabkan bidikannya lebih mudah untuk kena pada sasaran.

Pahlawan Moro adalah diantara pahlawan rumpun Melayu yang dikatakan sebagai pembuat rentaka yang terbaik . Orang Moro telah menggunakan rentaka sebagai senjata api utama ketika diserang oleh Sepanyol dan ketika mereka menyerang kapal-kapal Sepanyol. Tentera Sepanyol dikatakan amat takut dengan senjata tersebut kerana diantara banyak-banyak senjata, rentaka adalah salah satu senjata yang menyebabkan kematian dan kerugian terbesar bagi pihak mereka. Selain daripada orang Moro, Kerajaan Brunei juga dikenali umum di kalangan para pedagang dan penjajah sebagai pengeluar rentaka terbanyak dan terbaik di Alam Melayu. kebanyakan daripada rentaka yang ada di Muzium di seluruh dunia sekarang ini adalah berasal dari Brunei kalau tidak Filipina. Di Semenanjung, Jawa dan Sumatera, penggunaan rentaka adalah kurang terutama setelah kejatuhan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

Kehebatan senjata api buatan bangsa Melayu ini menjadi buah mulut dan kekaguman para penjajah barat seperti Portugis, Sepanyol dan Belanda sehinggakan mereka telah meniru teknologi pembuatan rentaka bagi melengkapkan persenjataan mereka. Sehingga abad ke 18 dikatakan penghasilan rentaka di Alam Melayu semakin berkurangan malahan negara yang mengeluarkan rentaka terbaik dan terbanyak adalah negara Belanda.

Meriam/Lela

*Meriam Seri Patani yang diletakkan dihadapan bangunan Kementerian Pertahanan Thailand

Meriam mempunyai sejarah yang panjang,terahsia dan digelapkan dalam sejarah Melayu.Meriam digunakan di tembok-tembok kota Melaka.Meriam digunakan di semasa peperangan melawan penjajah di Selangor.Meriam digunakan di Pasir Salak.Meriam digunakan di Singgora melawan Thai dan Inggeris dan Belanda.Meriam adalah cukup sinonim dengan seni peperangan Melayu.Jika Brunei dan Sulu terkenal mengeluarkan Rentaka (meriam mudah alih) terbaik,maka Patani pula adalah pengeluar meriam paling terbaik di Asia Tenggara suatu ketika dahulu.

Sebelum kemunculan meriam,pada awalnya teknologi artileri atau bedilan ini diperkenalkan oleh orang-orang Cina.Kemudian meriam diperkenalkan oleh Empayar Turki Uthmaniyyah,yang juga merupakan pembuat meriam yang menggerunkan seluruh Eropah ketika itu.Kemudian pedagang Belanda pula memperkenalkannya.

Meriam yang paling terkenal dalam masyarakat Melayu ialah Seri Nagara,Seri Patani dan Mahalela.Dan meriam Seri Nagara dan Seri Patani ini adalah meriam yang terbesar di Asia Tenggara!Menariknya bukan orang lain yang membuat dan memilikinya,tetapi orang Melayu juga!

Meriam-meriam ini adalah milik Kerajaan Patani.Sebagai tindak balas berikutan khabar angin akan serangan Siam ke atas Patani, Raja Kerajaan Melayu Pattani pada waktu itu iaitu Raja Biru (1616-1624) telah menugaskan seorang lelaki Cina-Islam yang bernama Tok Kayan (Lim To Khiam) untuk mengetuai pembinaan meriam-meriam kerajaan. Tiga buah meriam telah dibina iaitu Sri Patani, Sri Nagara dan Mahalela. Sri Patani dan Sri Nagara mempunyai saiz yang sama manakala Mahalela pula lebih kecil iaitu hanya sepanjang 5 hasta 1 jengkal. Meriam-meriam ini telah berjaya menyekat empat kali serangan Siam ke atas Patani iaitu pada tahun 1603, 1632, 1634 dan 1638.

Selepas kejatuhan Ayutthaya pada 1767, kerajaan Patani di bawah pemerintahan Sultan Muhammad (1776-1786) telah cuba untuk membebaskan diri daripada ancaman Thai (yang telah mengalahkan kerajaan Ayutthaya ). Bagaimanapun, pada 1785 pasukan tentera Thai di bawah kepimpinanan Panglima Phraya Kalahum telah berjaya menewaskan Patani. Dua buah meriam besar iaitu Sri Patani dan Sri Nagara telah diambil sebagai rampasan perang, bagaimanapun Sri Nagara telah jatuh ke dalam laut di Kuala Patani semasa hendak dipindahkan ke dalam kapal. Meriam Mahalela pula telah hilang tanpa dapat dikesan.

Pada 1787, Raja Rama I telah mengarahkan pembinaan meriam yang sama saiz dengan Sri Patani yang dinamakan sebagai Narai Sanghan untuk diletakkan bergandingan dengan Seri Patani yang telah di tawan. Jika anda melihat kepada gambar meriam seri Patani di atas, bolehkah anda bayangkan kekuatan meriam tersebut ketika ia membedil kapal-kapal perang Thai. Menurut Hikayat Patani tiga buah meriam kerajaan Pattani ini telah berjaya mengaramkan banyak kapal Thai ketika Kerajaan Thai menyerang Pattani.Anda boleh membayangkan suasana meriam-meriam ini digunakan dan peperangan tersebut dengan menonton filem Queen of Langkasuka.

Meriam-meriam Melayu boleh dilihat juga di Kota Melawati dan Pasir Salak pada hari ini.

Setelah mengetahui fakta sejarah yang digelapkan dari pengetahuan kita ini,adakah kita masih berfikir nenek moyang kita berperang menggunakan sumpit,lembing dan keris?JIka nenek moyang kita berperang dengan senjata-senjata itu sahaja,alamat kita sekarang bukanlah duduk di Malaysia,tetapi di sebuah negeri Inggeris lain,seperti Australia.SEbab orang-orang Melayu mempunyai senjata-senjata beginilah mereka mampu mempertahankan takhta raja-raja mereka dan sedikit sebanyak mengawal tindak tanduk penjajah yang ganas dan tamak.Bayangkan betapa gigih nenek moyang kita dahulu memikul rentaka,membawa Pemuras di samping parang dan keris,menentang ketamakan dan kebuasan penjajah.Jika nenek moyang kita dahulu lembik tidak berjuang mempertahankan tanah air,mungkin hari ini kita akan menjadi seperti Red Indian atau aborigine Australia.Inggeris walaupun buas dan kejam,namun masih menjaga 'standard' mereka cuba menghormati perjuangan orang-orang Melayu mempertahankan warisan.Mereka cuba mengawal alter amuk para musketeers (ahli senjata api) dan gunners (ahli meriam) Melayu dengan cuba meletakkan para residen mereka terlebih dahulu di setiap negeri Melayu.Apa salahnya Inggeris membawa balatenteranya meranapkan takhta-takhta raja-raja Melayu ini terus atau menghalau mereka sepertimana mereka menumbangkan raja-raja Tamil,Hindi dan Maharaja Moghul di India.Sultan Abdullah memang dibuang ke Pulau Seychelles,namun yang peliknya Inggeris berusaha mengadakan raja baru di Perak dengan membiarkan institusi beraja Perak menabalkan pengganti Sultan Abdullah.Pelikkan?Apa salahnya Inggeris melantik sahaja Hugh Low menjadi 'Rajah Perak' sebagaimana James Brooke menjadi Rajah Sarawak.Biar warisan raja-raja Perak hancur sebagaimana mereka berjaya menghancurkan dinasti raja China dan India.Tetapi ini tidak berlaku.Bukan sahaja orang Melayu,malah 'Mat Salleh' pun berdegil 'mempertahankan' takhta raja-raja Melayu.Lucu dan aneh.Sebenarnya jika kita bersemangat mempertahankan warisan budaya kita sendiri,orang lain pun akan segan dan hormat pada kita.Seperti juga hari ini,jika kita acuh tak acuh dengan warisan kita sendiri,sebagai contoh Tulisan Jawi,Cina Komunis pun tidak segan silu mahu membuang tulisan Jawi dari papan-papan tanda jalan.Jika kita sendiri tidak berusaha mengambil berat diri kita sendiri,siapa lagi hendak diharapkan menjaga segala warisan dan identiti bahkan pegangan agama kita sendiri??Orang asing??

SEbagai kesimpulannya,dengan pendedahan ini yakinlah kita bahawa orang Melayu adalah bukanlah bangsa yang lemah dan hanya mengenal keris dan tombak sahaja malah pandai menggunakan meriam dan membuatnya juga!Orang Melayu juga biasa menggunakan musket (Istinggar) dan pistol (Terakol).

*Contoh Terakol digunakan ketika menyerang.Terakol juga terkenal kerana buatannya yang berseni dan berukiran halus.

Sehingga ke hari ini saya masih terngiang-ngiang jeritan hulubalang Melayu meledakkan Rentakanya di dalam filem 80-an itu.Adegan dua orang hulubalang mengandar batang Rentaka yang diikat pada sebatang kayu sambil meniti batas-batas sawah meninggalkan misteri yang aneh kepada saya.Kenapa drama dan filem lain tidak seperti filem yang satu ini?Siapa pengarah filem ini?Sungguh,saya betul-betul tabik pada pembuat filem itu,malangnya saya terlupa tajuk filem itu.

Jadi fikirkan,adakah Inggeris dan Belanda takutkan orang-orang Nusantara yang menentang mereka menggunakan sumpit,lembing dan keris (kesampingkan ilmu mistik,kita bercakap soal realiti)?Tidak sama sekali.Para musketeers dan gunners Melayu inilah antara 'penggerun' mereka dan membuatkan Inggeris berfikir 10 kali untuk menghapuskan raja-raja Melayu,mengkristiankan seluruh orang Melayu dengan paksaan dan menjadikan Tanah Melayu seperti Amerika dan Australia.

Alangkah bagusnya kalau dalam buku-buku sejarah terdapat gambar ini.Betapa megahnya hulubalang Melayu menyangkutkan blunderbassnya (Pemuras) di bahu.

Dalam legenda Melayu,berkaitan ilmu mistik dalam kategori ilmu kebal,antara pantang orang yang mengamalkan ilmu kebal ialah peluru emas.Dan ini adalah benar,dan askar Belanda menggunakan peluru emas untuk menundukkan pahlawan-pahlawan Melayu di Sumatera dan Jawa.Malah Mat Kilau juga dikatakan dikhianati orangnya sendiri berkenaan rahsia ini.Jadi fikirkan,dalam amalan mistik Melayu itu sendiri menyebutkan perihal peluru emas,masakan orang Melayu ketika itu masih terkebil-kebil memegang lembing berhadapan dengan askar Portugis yang bersenjatakan matchlock musket,blunderbuss dan cannon?

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