Comments on: Unconscionable oil price hikes - Abdullah govt would have fallen if in South Korea

By: sonsofsabah

sonsofsabah — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:29:45 +0000

YB Lim,

First of all, you have my utmost respect! I agree most if not all of what you have said so far, but somehow the fuel price hike has nothing to do with the “goodies for sabah” announced by PM. The plan to raise the fuel price has been in the drawing board long before the election. We heard it in Sabah long before the election, and tried to use this issue during the campaign. Somehow, it didn’t work to our favor.

Your linking of the “goodies for sabah” to the hefty fuel increase, unless I misunderstood it was divisive in nature. The fuel price hike announced recently has essentially nullify the “goodies for Sabah”. Recall that it was Anwar Ibrahim who was the “czar of sabah” under Dr. Mahathir that implemented the government’s power play over Sabah.

Under Anwar JPPS, rotating Chief Ministership ( this is against our state constitutions) and other bad elements were in place to knuckle down Sabah. So, pardon me if I don’t give a fart in space to what Anwar stands for now. He needs to apologize to the people of Sabah first before begging for the frogs to come in. We are not happy with what was done to us.

By: Loyal Malaysian

Loyal Malaysian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:00:48 +0000

Yes, unconscionable it really is!!
With the hike in electricity rates, they will set in motion increases in all & sundry that will hit the average wage earner extremely hard.
So, all the subsequent cosmetic actions to alleviate the hardship are meaningless.
Bottomline, Badawi does not have the average rakyat’s welfare at heart!!

By: limkamput

limkamput — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:40:03 +0000

It is obvious you are not able to understand in context (and sometimes tongue in cheek) what are being discussed here. What you have is one liner here and there so far. I challenge you to write me two paragraphs on any issue you think is important for sharing and discussion. If you are really good, I will shut up. You have my word. Otherwise just keep your a** mouth shut. Your knowledge on economics is at most half-baked, nothing beyond 101 from an equally half baked university. With regard to your vocabulary, please find another word for daft. First the word is archaic and second, it is nauseating already.

Oh, so enlightening, overhead cost. I don’t think you know an iota of what I am trying to say here. If you are so smart, explain to me all these: activities and not output, disservice, GDP creation and efficiency enhancing spending. I don’t think you can, and I don’t think you know.

By: bernadette

bernadette — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:24:01 +0000

“So continue to pay them salary but asking them to stay at home is the best. Indirectly we are also telling them they are parasites. Of course I don’t expect Bernadette to understand because his puny brain can’t take it. ” leekamput

in one word - d a f t !!!

By: bernadette

bernadette — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:19:08 +0000

god father,

it is not hard to understand ’stay at home’ means exactly that but that’s not what leekamput seems to want to say. what he really wants to say is ‘do not come to office’ which does not quite translate to ’stay at home’ - which in turn does not quite translate to reducing traffic congestion. he is close to suggesting government employees work from home which is ridiculous. certain private sector employees may work from home on certain days to reduce costs. we’re talking public sector here.

“We have to provide him an office space, air cond, computer, telephone, stationeries…” leekamput

thank you for the info. we call this ‘overhead costs’. you don’t need to be an economist to know that. you need only be a housewife doing home economics.

to suggest that ‘overhead costs’ is the major contributory factor to the hugely increased operating expenditure is stupid! plain daft.

By: otyew

otyew — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:49:40 +0000

for a man who does not have any honour, it makes no difference

By: AhPek

AhPek — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:50:40 +0000

Why go so far, the fact that the annual General Auditor Report made yearly goes unnoticed by secretary generals of various ministries and director generals of the various government departments.The Report invariably brings sad tales of wastage,overspending and excessive bursting of budgets which need to be investigated.But no all these reports are put away to be filed away and gather dusts.The procurement budget for example is too bloody huge for a nation like Malaysia but there are there for a purpose … to provide a source for the UMNOPUTRAS to rampage and siphon it to their own pockets!
It is not that these people have no money sense…they have come to know that by spending big, money can then be channel to their own pockets!

By: cheng on soo

cheng on soo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:48:11 +0000

saiful said vote opp to stabilize govt?? if govt no good change lah, look at how s korea progress, their rakyat not afraid to change govt, here we very scared to change, the more we scare, the worst!

By: cheng on soo

cheng on soo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:12:04 +0000

1975, Msia had a higher GDP/capita than S Korea, Msia also discovered oil, S Korea had no oil (til now also produce no oil)
2007, Msia GDP/capita is less than 40 % of S Korea,
so, who had done better economically all these years??
Msia wan to compare with S Korea?? no way lah !