by Dr. Chen Man Hin
The present oil policy to set gasoline and diesel prices at international market prices has caused a sharp decline of the economy causing hardships to the people.
This is the current policy adopted in developed economies which do not advocate subsidised oil for the people. Their experts contend that subsidised oil would distort the market, and people would not be encouraged to conserve the use of oil. In the end there would be a disastrous impact on the economy and on the environment.
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Minister of Finance slavishly followed the concept practised in developed countries. It has proved to be disastrous for Malaysia.
Because of the high pump prices of gasoline and diesel, the economy has slowed down considerably. The wheels of industry are not humming, and more people are laid off.
Consumers buy less because of lower income and inflationary prices of food and other essentials.
Every sector of the economy is affected, be it transportation, industries, consumerism, tourism or health.
The DAP has been advocating that Malaysia as an oil producer and exporter should use its revenue from oil to subsidise pump prices, in order to keep the economy going and ensure that the people do not suffer. Unfortunately, the advice has fallen on deaf ears.
The dap highly recommend a smart way to deal with rising oil prices, by adopting an oil policy that is centred to encourage economic growth at any cost.
It is the same policy adopted by China, whose economy is kept going at a fast clip. They were smart enough to adapt and innovate to ensure that the people were not made to suffer by raising gasoline and diesel prices to international. market rates.
China’s oil policy of ‘subsidies and price-ceilings’ have proven to be the right formula to cope with rising oil prices. Their subsidies are capped at 1% of the GNP and at the same time they impose a ceiling on pump prices.
Malaysia should send a delegation to China and study the hows and whys of a tried and successful system.
#1 by parameswara on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 11:25 am
a gomen for the people should be sensitive to how much beating its people can take from a downward economy.
there has to be a break point, and this shows up in the Mar 8th general elections.
#2 by parameswara on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 11:52 am
they should be sensitive to the wage/cost disparity faced by the people.
it determines how much they should keep in reserve, and how much they should reinvest in the people.
#3 by riversandlakes on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 1:01 pm
Forget oil. We’ll be a net oil importer within 10 years. We need to be far-reaching and look at economic difficulties and opportunities in the 21st century.
#1 Stamp out corruption
#2 Stamp out corruption
#3 Stamp out corruption
#4 Malaysia for Malaysians. I’m no less Malaysian than that “babi” chanted in that lawless scene at the Bar Council
#5 Alternative energy – solar power in the equator
#4 by i_love_malaysia on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 1:24 pm
Dr Chen,
It is timely to remove all the subsidy mentality altogether, but it should be carried out stage by stage and consider all factors with a holistic view!!!
What happens now is that the money saved is being siphoned off the economy and going into the hands of few and ended up in overseas which dont benefit our country at all but only to themselves!!!
Any policy that prevent waste and misuse should be adopted and the money saved should be channeled to the right people who deserve them most i.e. the poor and hungry who cant afford the minumum health care etc. and not those who can affort to drive a big cc car that consumes so much petrol per month that the subsidy money is enough to be used to help the poor and hungry for a month!!! I am not saying that the rich should not use a big cc car if they can afford to, but they have to pay for the price of owning one instead of getting all citizen regardless of rich or poor to help subsidizing them!!! (I know the rich pay a lot of taxes, but it is another matter all together when comes to subsidies).
#5 by wesuffer on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 3:26 pm
if one guilty person can go swearing muqabaran, so can clean hiim is innocent..so what do we need a police, high court to fighting for those who are guilty or not guilty?? what a funny action ! please stop doing such idiot thing !
#6 by wesuffer on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 3:28 pm
found we are living in disneyland. everybody act like cartoon !
#7 by Kasim Amat on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 3:40 pm
“Malaysia should send a delegation to China and study the hows and whys of a tried and successful system.” – summarised by Dr Chen.
My goodness. I can’t imagine sending our people to learn from a country which is 20 years behind us. I think China should come to Malaysia to learn from us instead. We have a successful oil company Petronas which is in the top 100 companies in the world. Does China have?
#8 by chiakchua on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 3:44 pm
I’m in total agreement with Godfather that we should focus on effort to reduce reliance on fuel. Improve public transport system; let whoever are capable to participate in this revamp, irrespective of race and religion to chip in their contribution. Marginalisation of non-Malay talent is a big waste.
Revise traffic system, implement busy time central business district vehicle entry levy, odd or even car number plate city entry restriction, SOV penalty in certain busy area, totally no vehicle entry at certain hours at certain area (like curfew of vehicle), morning and evening traffic lane change on bridges, and many others.
The Transport Ministers all this while are either sleeping, Yes men to UMNOputras to protect their self interest or are just dumb! OTK is only hero for once; he saves RM27000 out of RM30000. After that, no more! He talk hell of a lot at Chinese functions, but has never express his feeling with the UMNOputras. He is the same as the other so called MCA leaders.
Our only hope is a change of government; PAS may be a devil but UMNO has already proven to be one, I would still go for the PAS coalition!
#9 by chiakchua on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 3:52 pm
Dear Kasim,
China had successfully sent one man to outer space. Oh, ya, we did send one too right?
Our Petronas is the only one company in the top 100 companies in the world, may be you have to read up again the latest Fortune 500 to see China has how many in the top 10!
What Chen says is China policy in oil pricing; subsidy with price ceiling, please get it right.
#10 by lhslhv on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 4:06 pm
Let us look at the following histories.
During Kuomintang era, China’s economy was controlled by only 3 famililies because of high level corruption. There was civil war after that.
Russia was a communist country where economic production was so centralised and controlled that it did not encourage incentive for productiion. The Soviet Union disintegrated.
Zimbabwe forcefully confiscated highly productive farms in the name of equal national wealth distribution but ended up in the hands of Mugabe’s cronies. The result was total destruction of the economy and ruinned the country with inflation rates in the range of millions of percentage point.
Myanmar was under the control of army. The country was curtailed from outside influence so that population is misinformed. They are one of the least developed contry in the world comparable only to Africa.
Now look at Malaysia.
We have policies that retard the growth of economy, unfriendly to investors and all kinds of repressive policies. With a Malaysian population of 26 million, we have 60% Malays giving about 15 million. Out of this population we have 7.5 million work force after deducting the very youngs and the very olds. Let us say the gorvernment and Governmenet-Linked Corporations both employ 2 million of the Malay work force. We still have 5.5 million of them. If our private sector economy which is significantly controlled by the Chinese cannot create jobs due to poor and oppressive economic policies, where are the rest of thr Malay work force going to find jobs?
This does not end here. If our 5.5 million Malay brothers cannot get jobs to support the family, how are the dependents going to survive? If the family, to be conservative, has 2 members, there will be 11 million of them struggling hard to put foods on their table.
So with oppressive policies, who will suffer? Most of the poor Malaysian irrespective whether they are Malays, Chinese, Indians. Ibans, Kadazans, etc! We will be like Zimbabwe in no time. Are you going to let this happen?
Whoes fault is this? The UMNO-led government!
Change we must! Otherwise please say sorry to your offsprings.
#11 by lhslhv on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 4:17 pm
Kasim Amat
How backward you are!
Are you still dreaming that China is 20 years behind Malaysia!
Please read widely!
#12 by cheng on on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 4:19 pm
Ai yah! Saudara Kasim, Kamu telah ketinggalan zaman lah,
You said China don’t hv any company in the Fortune 500, which Fortune list you read, 1996 one kah?
China is 20 years behind Msia?? which aspect? economy? technical develoment? higher education? highway construction? city public transport? railway construction? masih mimpi kah?
If China is so backward, why Msia need to borrow money from China to build Penang 2nd bridge?
#13 by chloo on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 4:33 pm
ICBC, China Mobile, Lenovo, Hua Wei, Cheung Kong, Zijin Mining, Shenhua, Petro China, Sinopec, Cnooc, Baidu…and the list goes on and on…… for those who are uninformed, I suggest to read Forbes, Fortune or Business Week. Reading just Utusan is not enough to climb out of the “Tempurung”.
#14 by lhslhv on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 5:46 pm
Kasim Amat
Wake uppppp!
China is hosting the Olympic Games!
Can somebody spell out to Kasim Amat the criteria to be able to host the Olympic Games?
#15 by badak on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 5:59 pm
Kasim Amat another kindergarden drop out .but having a diploma from UITM..
#16 by davelim881 on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 6:53 pm
To Kasim Amat:
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha……. I do not know if your response is intentional or just plain naive. China is 20 years behind Malaysia??. I guess you have not been to China at all during the last 5 to 10 years.
#17 by Godfather on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 7:09 pm
Kasim Amat’s comment is purely intentional. This is what UMNO wants the grassroots to believe – that Bolehland is far ahead of China, Taiwan and other “chopstick” countries.
Kasim my bisnes partner, have you been getting your payments from Mike Tyson ? I heard that they have no money to even pay the banners and buntings at Permatang Pauh, so my advice to you is to make sure Mike Tyson pays you first, and then you can post like a dutiful UMNOputra.
#18 by pjboy on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 9:53 pm
Not to forget that when we buy a car in Malaysia-boleh, we are already “subsidising” the price of oil by paying more than RM 15-20k per car than any other country in SEA. The gov is pocketing this & then say they subsidised fuel to us all. In actual fact, we paid for it & pay interest to the bank/financier for it. But gov get the cash & use it – then say they are helping us. We are totally screwed from behind. So when BN used a banner “don’t look behind” in Ptg-Pauh, were they referring to themselves?
The role of the AP should have been to the gov fund as well. Not go to only an elite group of UMNO cronies. Imagine the millions if not billions of AP collected from the sale of luxury cars, as a form of luxury tax & these then can be used to “subsidised” whatever you want to call it. No TOLL is one of them. The rest is up to your imagination.
#19 by katdog on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 11:30 pm
Ha ha ha Kassim Amat is very funny. Here in Bolehland, the UMNOputras still think China is 20 years behind Malaysia.
However back to the topic on hand, the flip flopping of the oil subsidies basically show the incompetance of BN. I myself don’t support infinite subsidies, however any change in subsidies should be gradual and in a properly planned and scheduled manner. Not ad hoc decisions and one day announcements.
Some interesting calculations. US petrol price now about USD3.90/gallon which is about USD1.00/litre. Which is about RM3.35/litre. We’re probably paying pretty close to actual market prices right now.
#20 by imranj78 on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 11:32 pm
aquaimplotec,
Your comments on Malaysian petrol and diesel is not only inaccurate, but ignorant. May I suggest you read a bit before making such pitiful comments?
There is no such thing as `bottom of the tank’ petrol. Petrol and diesel quality is determined by the government. Better quality equals to higher price. Are we ready for higher priced fuel? Even when subsidies are reduced so many people shout murder! Many Malaysians are pampered. We want everything but we don’t want to pay for it. Be realistic people.
#21 by imranj78 on Saturday, 16 August 2008 - 11:36 pm
About China, yes they may be ahead of Malaysia in several aspects but they are still lacking in many areas. Their political scenario is probably even worse then we are and political freedom is not as wide. Religious freedom is extremely curtailed. I wouldn’t say either Malaysia or China is ahead of each other but we are both growing in a different way. Nevertheless, China is not one country I would consider looking up as a `model’.
#22 by katdog on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:05 am
“Religious freedom is extremely curtailed”.
In what ways? Because syariah law is not allowed to be implemented in China? I don’t see China behind Malaysia in terms of religious freedom. Maybe equal but definitely not behind.
I went to China with one of my Malay colleague and we had some interesting experieces. We found a man wearing a muslim skullcap hawking what seemed like barbecued meat by the roadside. A few days later we found a noodle shop with arabic verses hung on the walls. The shop was operated by chinese muslims selling halal food. Similarly while visiting another area we were able to locate another eating shop operated by chinese muslims. These shops are easily identified by the Arabic verses hung around the walls of the shop.
From what i have seen you are free to practice whatever religion you want. As long as you do not turn it political to oppose the ruling party.
Compare that to Malaysia. You think Malaysia is ahead in terms of religious freedom? I don’t think so.
#23 by imranj78 on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:23 am
katdog,
Similar in Malaysia, in China things might look well on the surface but dive deeper you might see things are not as rosy as they appear. At least in Malaysia followers of any particular religion are not told who should lead their religion. In China, the Roman Catholics and Tibetian Buddhists are forced to follow leaders chosen by the central government. I am sure you are aware about the conflicts between China and the Dalai Lama and also with the Vatican.
I am not saying all are well in Malaysia, but in the overall picture, I still believe Malaysia is ahead of China in terms of religious freedom, political freedom and human rights.
#24 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:38 am
religious freedom, political freedom? does it feed the masses?
#25 by katdog on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:56 am
imranj78, isn’t it sad that today you can only talk about malaysia ahead in terms of religious freedom, political freedom and human rights (which i believe how much ahead is debatable).
China has shown some good management of their economy. Maybe Malaysia should look at learning some things from them instead of trying to find other faults with China.
#26 by Godfather on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:57 am
I think we are debating my bisnes partner Kasim’s comment that China is 20 years behind Bolehland. I don’t see any agreement with this dumb assertion.
#27 by Godfather on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:59 am
At least, the China leadership doesn’t steal from their people. They shoot those who steal. If we apply this principle strictly in Bolehland, the Barang Naik consortium would be reduced significantly in its leadership ranks.
#28 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 1:22 am
Malaysia must be ahead of China where it matters, like the economic superiority. What’s the use of being ahead on kucing kurap things like religious freedom. Lina Joy would disagree with me.
#29 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 1:45 am
China is already world’s 2nd largest economy, according to World Bank data:
.http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN1145131520080411
#30 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 2:18 am
“I think China should come to Malaysia to learn from us.’. Kasim Amat.
Why don’t you people have a mind of your own instead of being determined by your bosses who only want to make you people stupid!They tell you that we have astronauts when in fact we have space tourists.In the case of China,she has developed her space industrial complex to such a stage that she is able to make and send launch vehicles and spacecrafts to orbit the moon with instruments to study the moon and beam data back to earth.Eventually taikonauts will be there by 2012 and it has been speculated they will make it to the moon earlier than the Americans in the race to return to the moon!! China has also made 2 telescopes,a solar space telescope and a hard X-ray modulation telescope waiting to be sent up to space. Her solar space telescope is even more powerful than the current American Hubble Telescope for it has better resolution to probe into deep space to study the Universe.
Have you heard of Haier , a Chinese manufacter of freezers,washing
machine,televisions,water heaters,air conditioners and microwave ovens,third largest white goods manufacturer in the world? She has opened up a production facility at Camden,South Carolina and moved into the Landmark Building in downtown Manhattan.She also has production facilities in Indonesia, Philippines Malaysia,Jordon,Tunisia,Egypt,Algeria and South Afica.Have you not heard of Lenovo, China’s top personal computer company has bought over IBM’s PC hardware division? She has even developed China’s supercomputercapable 1.027 trillion calculations per second!!Less than a handful of nations are capable of manufacturing supercomputers.
Do you or can you name any Malay scientist or academician who can have half a standing as the following people in China…..(a)Li Siguang (b)Qian Xuesen (c) Qian Sanqiang (d)Li Guohao (e) Tang Aoqing (f) Yuan Longping (g) Wang Yongmin (h)Wang Xuan ?? You will more likely have people like the Vice Chancellor of UiTM who is a disgrace to the chair he sits on.Just imagine bringing up a legal case against Khalid not apologising to students of UiTM for suggesting to UiTM to take in 10% non Malay students into the university. How dumb can he be!!!!
So please Kasim don’t be as stupid as that vice chancellor from UiTM!!
#31 by Cookie Monster on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 2:41 am
china does have a few blacksheeps who is corrupted……but still they had a few success provinces…..to name a few…shanghai , shenzhen , dalian , guangzhou , zhu hai , xiamen ……some of their infrastructure development was even more advanced than malaysia…….their high way in guangzhou was a few storey high , guang zhou also had their own modern “mass rapid transit” too , in zhu hai their bus transportation service is efficient too as they had many buses serving different routes bring you to other provinces too…the frequency of each bus leaving the bus terminal is every 15 mins…..in my home town kota kinabalu wait for bus go work sometimes wait 1hr & its either the bus is too full so got to wait for another bus or never come at all……so china 20 yrs behind us ? i doubt his statement lah………
#32 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 2:48 am
We have to wake up to the reality that china has indeed overtaken us by 20 years. How are we to forge ahead if we are still in dreamland?
#33 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 3:39 am
Possibly within the next 50 years China will become the biggest economy in the world but because of its large population the GDP per capita will be still far below western nations.Take for example the GDP per capita of China vs Malaysia, the GDP per capita of China is 2460 usd whilst that of Malaysia is 6146 usd. However in terms of wealth distribution China is better since its Gini Index is 44 whilst Malaysia’s is 49.2.AS a matter of fact Malaysia has the worst wealth distribution in South East Asia and in Asia as well if not for Papa New Guinea.
The reason why wealth distribution is in such horrible state favouring the few rich over the vast majority of Malaysian stems in no small measure to UMNOPUTRAS goal of making themselves and their cronies millionaires and multi-millionaires, leaving large number of rural Malays languishing in poverty!!
#34 by cheng on on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 5:05 am
Cookie Monster Says:
Today at 02: 41.36 (2 hours ago)
(china does have a few blacksheeps who is corrupted……but still they had a few success provinces…..to name a few…shanghai , shenzhen , dalian , guangzhou , zhu hai , xiamen …….)
Hey! none of the names U mentioned is a province’s name, all are city’s name lah!
Guangdong province alone had a higher GNP than Thailand (2nd) or Malaysia (3rd in ASEAN), more km of intercity express way than Msia. Bullet train between Tianjin and Beijing. A long bridge (more than 38km) between Ningbo n Shanghai built 100% by their ppl n money…
If anyone like to believe China is behind Msia, maybe , he can say 5 years or so but surely not 20 years.
#35 by Bigjoe on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 9:26 am
Sorry Sdr. Lim, but what is the hell is Dr. Chen talking about. It makes no sense and he does not seem to know what is going on.
Malaysia can learn little from China energy policies because its energy mix use is very different. The price of China’s energy policy is a polluted environment that in later years will see a health bill that will never be paid i.e. with inhumanity. More importantly China growth fueled by massive cheap and abundant labour in hyper competitive markets where basic rights are not protected. Oil don’t drive it and even as a stumbling block it does not even play as big a role as the RMB exchange rate and monetary policies.
The sensible energy and growth policies to be learn is from the Europeans and Singaporean largely especially those that channel oil revenue to productive means rather than subsidies and ill-concieved spending. But its a a level of performance that is beyond the BN govt…
#36 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 11:10 am
dr chen is suggesting going there to study only, not implementing.
the europeans and singapore don’t subsidize fuel because, firstly, they are not oil producers.
secondly, their population still have the means to live within the current adverse economic condition, due to higher per capita income.
thirdly, singapore has the means and mechanism in place to help those in financial straits.
#37 by mohrafael on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 11:33 am
I have been doing business in China for years, and I can write a long thesis on how smart and brilliant these chinese and chinese government are and in particular, in managing a big state, and how China has so far prospered by avoiding the US or Western’s ploys and advocacies. Malaysia government as represented by its very weak and gullible self-interested leaders,… listens and as usual becomes victim arising of its own stupidity and self interest. I absolutely agree with Dr Chen…. Our BN leaders’ integrity is highly questionable, that is why Najis said “nothing is impossible in politics”. And “… can do whatever at whatever cost…” So listening is believing.
#38 by badak on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 11:59 am
Lets stop about China for now.Help DSAI win the BY ELECTION.This UMNO led BN GOVERMENT had been SODOMIZING the RAKYAT for to long.
With the amount of money wasted by UMNO and its goons its a shame that we still voting them in.They say “”a picture says a thousand words”" Few days ago there was this picture of an old lady staying in a chiken coop sleeping side by side with ducks and chiken.This was in the NST.I felt shy being a Malaysian.
#39 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 12:24 pm
Bigjoe,tell me which country does not pollute? America? Japan?of Britain? In fact the biggest polluter is America!And which country does not have a labour policy that exploits its people in its history? Again is it America,Britain or Japan?
Europe has come a long way to what she is today and Singapore with such a small population they are much easier to manage than the 1.3 billion people in China. Like what Parameswara says they are much richer nations (by virtue of comparison on per capita GDP) and therefore are in much better position to control pollution as well as dispence basic labour rights.It is the luxury of rich coutries.Wait till China comes to a per capita GDP maybe 15000 USD, I am sure the air will be cleaner and basic mininum wage and work conditions will be in place.Already China is going to go into nuclear energy for power generation in a big way doing away with coal and gas.Pollution laws are being implemented in a big way too and one reads that hundreds of factories along China’s rivers are shut done for not conforming to its laws.Mote and more diesel cars will be introduced into Chinese roads and I won’t be surprised that China could be one of the first nation to get hydrogen fuel cell cars to replace cars on fossil fuels on its roads.
#40 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 1:08 pm
america refuses to sign environmental protection treaty like the kyoto protocol because,
pollution = $$$$$
no pollution = no $$$$$
they are the largest economy in the world, built on pollution.
they are aware, but argue otherwise, because $$$$ is more important to maintain their eroding No.1 position in the world.
#41 by boilingmad on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 1:12 pm
Our current problems are due to the recruitment of incompetent idiots who know next to nothing about economics, let alone about running a country. Thanks to Mahathir, we’re in deep shit today. So afraid was he to take in talents who might question his strategies, he decided to take in greedy fools so that he could have complete control over them.
Our politicians have travelled the world, several times over and still have learnt nothing. They can’t speak Chinese nor proper English, so what’s the use of sending them to China? Whatever strategies China uses, or any country for that matter, will be over their heads. Too complex for their simple minds (if they have any!). Please don’t let them go there on a holiday at our expense.
The only way for us to move forward, is to strip THE ENTIRE fat and dead meat and replace it with fresh and well qualified individuals who understand economics and good governance.
#42 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 1:25 pm
And all the man-made wonders of the world, the pyramid,hanging garden of Babylone, the great wall of China, the Petra (recently discovered by Swiss explorers, the Inca temples up in the Andes etc etc are all built by slave labour!!!
#43 by chiakchua on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 3:03 pm
Learn how China has good public transport system in several of their modern cities; I was much impressed with their MRT in Guangzhou and Shanghai.
How they try lessen the early morning and evening office hour traffic jam on the highway bridges in Xiamen; while 2 more new bridges are under construction.
How they restrict entrance of non-Shanghai city registered vehicles using the city highway during morning or evening peak hours.
We should learn from anywhere if it helps to bring down our fuel consumption.
Our UMNOputras are prepared to let the public transport system rot, let everybody rely on SOV, wasting billions in fuel price, rather then opening up this sector to the non-Malays! This is inline with Mahathirism; the Malays would prefer to see thing rot rather than seeing non-Malays progress. However, only the Malay elites in UMNO benefits, not the Malays in general.
#44 by Cookie Monster on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 3:37 pm
thanks for pointing out my mistake Cheng….neverthless whether its province or their cities …..the fact is they are more modern , more successful than some of our malaysian cities…….a fact is still a fact which can’t be denied…..
#45 by Kasim Amat on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 3:38 pm
We should not downplay our own country when comparing with other countries. Every country has their own uniqueness and the ways their people like to live. For Malaysia, it is still developing and it is heading the right direction. With regards to the public transport problem, there maybe some problems but please note that it is all the while being handled by the Ministry of Transport, the Minister of which is from MCA and UMNO has no right to interfere.
In recent years, our government has opened up for all races to participate in the economy development of Malaysia and whoever has the strength will get the jobs. It is not necessary that only Bumi-companies will get jobs from government. Under the leadership of UMNO, there is no issue on favouritism in the allocation of projects. Those who accuse our government being bias in the allocation of projects are purely talking out of jealousy.
#46 by Cookie Monster on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 3:59 pm
“MCA is in charge of Ministry of Transport umno no right to interfere”
so if an umno man is in charge of ministry of finance(MOF) , does it implies tat other parties had no right to grill MOF on how it spends the rakyat’s money ? now who is governing this country ? BN , BN is made up of 14 component parties who must consult one another before a decision could be made & not one party alone……
#47 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 4:44 pm
Kasim Amat,
Nobody is downplaying Malaysia. However you stated that China should come to Malaysia to learn from Malaysia and that’s where you needed telling off for you are the type of agent trained by your bosses to bull-shit the bulk of the population so that they can continue to live in the well the proverbial ‘katak di tempurung’ type of mentality telling the kampung people ‘semuanya OK’.It is precisely because of this type of ‘temberang’ you employed that needs to be corrected with the truth and the truth is this country has been properly sodomised by your bosses throughout the 50 years in power.Nothing wrong with my country, it is the government mouthing such untruths ‘cermilang, gemilang,terbilang’ thro the main media and only those who are more informed knows that all thses are ‘temberang’!!
#48 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 5:25 pm
Yang Chen Ning,a Chinese who has been in America for a long time, was a Nobel Prize in Physics back in 1957 and he has since returned and is currently with Tsinghua University.He was once asked about America and why he thought America was so successful.His reply was ‘America is wealthy precisely because people are free to achieve greatness, unencumbered by primitive rules of behavior.’.Doesn’t it ring a bell,Kasim Amat about the behavior of this government??
#49 by AhPek on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 5:29 pm
Kasim Amat,
One more comment before I go and that is I love this country for this is the place I was born and bred and how could it be otherwise. However I want to boot this government out with my vote, that’s my mission.
#50 by parameswara on Sunday, 17 August 2008 - 6:01 pm
kasim,
you mentioned “leadership of UMNO”,
at the same time you also mentioned,
“…public transport problem, there maybe some problems but please note that it is all the while being handled by the Ministry of Transport, the Minister of which is from MCA and UMNO has no right to interfere.”
the leadership that you mentioned is required to fix the problem, and not passing of the buck from one member to another member of the very same gomen.