The proposal that the post of Health Minister left vacant by the resignation of Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek should be left unfilled with the MCA President, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting doubling up as Acting Health Minister is most ridiculous, shameful and unacceptable – subordinating the rights and interests of 26 million Malaysians to a world-class medical and health system to the rot and factional infighting in MCA.
It is a reflection of the advanced marginalization, irrelevance and rot of MCA that it has found itself in a dilemma over the appointment of a fourth MCA Minister to the extent there could be the serious suggestion that the post be left vacant until the next general election and that the MCA President double up as Acting Health Minister apart from his portfolio as Local Government and Housing Minister.
The Malaysian public are entitled to know whether the MCA Presidential Council has reached such a decision and whether the MCA President had formally forwarded such a proposal to the Prime Minister – as whether the country has a full-time Health Minister or just a half-time Acting Health Minister is a matter of grave public importance which concerns all Malaysians and not just MCA.
At present, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is also the Internal Security Minister and Finance Minister – and it is no exaggeration to say that this has resulted in the country having the weakest and most ineffective Internal Security Minister and Finance Minister in the nation’s history.
If the vacancy of Health Minister is left unfilled, with Ka Ting doubling up as Acting Health Minister, the message to Malaysians is very explicit – that the Abdullah premiership and MCA leadership are not concerned or interested about efficient, effective and good governance but only in playing politics in Barisan Nasional, whether in the component parties or the coalition!
If the MCA President is not prepared to recommend the appointment of a full-time MCA Health Minister, whether Datuk Ong Tee Kiat, Datuk Donald Lim, Datuk Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Datuk Fu Ah Kiow or Datuk Liow Tiong Lai, then Abdullah should appoint a full-time Health Minister from the other non-Umno Barisan Nasional component parties – as Malaysia deserves a full-time and hands-on Health Minister.
#1 by raverus on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 9:58 am
Anyone will do as long he is from MCA and illiterate.
#2 by g2geetoo on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 9:59 am
Now that the political asassination is over, MCA should get on with the job to ensure the Rakyat is not deprieved of any low standard of healthcare. BTW, KC Chan should really thanked his boss(not MCA, I mean the boss in BN) that his passage to to the MCA throne is safe!
OKT should offer this post to Ng Yen Yen. It would be a morale booster for ladies to support them further in the next GE. Don’t forget the women votes.
She is the right person because of her qualifications.
Over to OKT!
#3 by Godfather on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 10:22 am
Bigjoe:
The notion that it takes an official complaint or police report for the police to take action is completely untrue. It depends on who the complainant is, and the nature of the complaint. In Chua’s case, there was no police report lodged, but the act of filming and distribution of the DVDs probably violated a number of Acts of Parliament.
Of course this country has two sets of laws – one for BN, and the other for the rest of us. If it is expedient for BN to investigate, there is no need for an official report. If it is in BN’s interests to sweep a scandal under the carpet, then ET must come down from the heavens to lodge a report for the police to act.
What is most galling is that the police have yet to solve a number of high profile crimes like Nurin’s murder, the shooting of 2 police officers on a drug raid, the gang-rapes in the Klang valley, etc, and instead of concentrating resources on these heinous crimes, the government sees it fit to direct the police to investigate what is generally a private affair.
#4 by devilmaster on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 10:32 am
Can someone explain? – BigJoe
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Bcos those UMNO sex addicts have now started to panic. That’s why police have to act irregardless whether there’s a police report lodged or not.
#5 by boh-liao on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 10:33 am
Fact 1: CSL and friend viewed exotic and sexy (blue?) VCD (pirated?) in a hotel room, as recorded in the video.
Fact 2: CSL and friend acted (knowingly for one party or unknowingly for both parties?) in a steamy blue video in circulation in the country.
What’s the legal implication? How does the police view these facts?
#6 by boh-liao on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:04 am
“Malaysia truly Asia” and “Malaysia truly boleh”! Visit Malaysia 2008!
Visit Johor 2008!
While promoting Malaysia and Johor to local and foreign visitors, especially Singaporean visitors, our Tourism Board can also highlight to potential visitors that while they are here shopping, touring, and enjoying our foods, they might also contribute to our growing film and video (visual and sound) industry.
Come stay in our hotels and be filmed while you are having a bath or a great and creative time with your partner or partners, behind closed doors! No extra charge. It’s all part of our hotels’ liberal and generous ‘Room Service’.
Potential visitors might buy videos, in which they star, while shopping in, say, Petaling Street, and have lasting impression of Malaysia. How charming!
Local and foreign visitors, who stayed in the CSL room of that unnamed infamous hotel, must be wondering when they will see their acrobatic acts on video, if they had not already seen them. Are they entitled to a share of the lucrative profits generated?
Malaysia is getting interesting, day by day!
Why is our law supremo Nazri so quiet these days?
#7 by Cinapek on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:07 am
Wow!! OKT has Local Govt, Buddhist and now Health portfolio as well. Multitasking. We now have supermen ministers in a supersized Cabinet and still we need to multitask.
Jack of all trades but master of none. It is well known that the Local Govt. is screwed up big time(the potholed roads in my housing estate is so bad yet nothing has been done despite repeated calls to the Majlis Perbandaran) so we are now adding the Health portfolio so it can suffer the same fate? Even CSL full time and a medical professional, we have ambulance screw ups, patients losing arms, etc etc. what now a part time HP6 minister who may not be able to tell the difference between a hospital assistant and a nurse.
H.P Angus said:
“The Cabinet should contain the best and the brightest and not third-class candidates.” …………….
Wistful thinking when ministerial appointments are made on the basis of political expediency rather than quality. I will settle for a full time minister.
#8 by g2geetoo on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:21 am
Voyeurism is the latest craze in Barisan Nasional. Islam Hadhari equals voyeurism!?
#9 by izrafeil on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:49 am
now I know why Najib likes to read BLUE OCEAN so much that he buys the books for his friends…..
#10 by rfbu on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:51 am
i think it appears unfair that CSL has to resign eventhough it is said other Ministers are tainted or have skeletons in their closets
the fact remains he couldn’t control himself… isn’t he a psychiatrist? couldn’t he treat himself? isn’t he a sex addict?
whether or not there are factions or there are less than perfect ministers or there are tongue-tied ministers is immaterial
look at yourself before looking at others
it’s rather naive to think that in Malaysia he would have been forgiven especially he’s a public figure
however, he has courage to own up and take responsibilities, for that he has my respect. i will remember him more for owning up than the tape or his weakness.
#11 by cheng on soo on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 2:17 pm
If Be End keeping winning more than 2/3 in coming GE, the what Tai Lo Chin said will slowly become true (some already true) for Msia, what RM1 get U in term of SG$, NT$, or JPYen, compare 1981 and 2003.
In Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, North Korea, ppl prefer US$ rather than their local currency. Dont know if Msia be like them in future.
I used to laugh at friends in Thailand who hv to install water purifiers back in 1985, but now how many ppl in Klang valley don’t hv water purifier? Feel very odd recently when I saw S’porean drink directly their tap water in S’pore.
#12 by k1980 on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 2:26 pm
Ong KT does not even possess a basic Science degree and yet dares to offer himself to be Health Minister
Japanese proverb: Better go without medicine than call in an
unskilful physician.
#13 by Bobster on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 3:11 pm
Sorry typo error PFK = PKFZ
#14 by Bobster on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 5:34 pm
Good on you fellow Malaysians!
After Dr Chua resignation, pig farmers will start using illegal growth enhancer again, import of China medicine will high level of lead will continue; dead rate due to heart attack and diabetes will hit record high again. Oh ya, no forgetting level of ascorbic acid in yellow noodles will increase too.
Continue your condemnation due to you high morale ground. Oh well, let off suckers like Ling, Chan, Zakaria & Associates to prosper! Hey, are you all sleeping like the Prime Minister too!?
#15 by sec on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 8:23 pm
OKT is local government and housing minister; also call minister in charge of ” A Long ” . He can not solve the A long matter yet want to hold one more minister post – minister of Health.
#16 by ktteokt on Friday, 4 January 2008 - 8:53 pm
Cinapek, this is an austerity drive (or so) by the BN government. One person assumes various ministerial posts, just like their leader, the PM who is the Prime Minister, Home Affairs Minister and Finance Minister! We have supermen in Malaysia, remember. They are so CAPABLE (in making a mess of the country)!
#17 by ktteokt on Monday, 7 January 2008 - 11:05 pm
“Anyone will do as long he is from MCA and illiterate.” – Raverus.
Even if the candidate does not put “wei sheng” (hygiene) as his priority?