Diharap PM membawa pembaharuan 1Malaysia tanpa kira kaum, bangsa dan agama. Rakyat Msia mesti dapat hak yang saksama.

Coming back to my original question: of course, it’s the MCA Chinese. They were the original corrupters of the Malays. In doing so they are willing to stab their own brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers in order to get their hands grubby with filthy lucre.

Do you know why the MCA still want to remain in the BN fold? Because they are treated as special miniputras by UMNO. UMNO are willing to feed these greedy MCA Chinese and starve the ordinary Malays so that they can learn the secret of corruption.

So beware you Pakatan leaders: never accept any MCA or any BN refugees with open arms. Just look at Chua Soi Lek. He was grumbling away and flirting of jumping ship. But when Najib offered him some crumbs he was again singing praises for BN.

Anwar made the fatal mistake of trying to get 30 BN crooks to jump ship. They dallied and calculated the cost and finally decided not to jump. And Anwar got a load of mud splashing on his face and his sterling reputation was flushed into the sewers. So take this as a lesson, Pakatan.

In the Malaysia, it was and still is the opposite. The government by the majority race enacts laws, policies etc to protect the majority race in the country and shut the door on the minority race.

We do not what to call this? Tyranny?

All over the years, the protectors talk about ‘liberation’ of the economic policies, but if one cares to look deeper, they are all just smoke screen.

Nothing has ever changed structurally in terms of the economic policies, somehow the government controlled by the majority race will ensure that the race is protected perpetually.

They do not realize how long can they keep taking from the minority race? There is only that much that they can take and grab whenever they have the opportunity.

There is no way the that the minority can create and expand out of nothing for the tyrants to grab.

The conclusion is foregone.

Personally, do you think it is better for DAP in Kedah to work with BN instead of PAS? or just be an independent 3rd force in Kedah?

I think most people in Kedah (non-malays) hates PAS. Any party associating with PAS is likely to be doomed!

Kedah PKR, DAP told to abandon PAS
Athi Veeranggan | Jun 23, 09 11:01am
Even as national leaders of Pakatan Rakyat drop the hot potato that the proposed ‘unity government’ has turned out to be, Kedah Gerakan is checking out the idea at state level.
MCPX
Its Youth wing wants the state PKR and DAP to snub PAS and tie up with Barisan Nasional to form a unity state government in Alor Setar.

Kedah Youth chief Tan Keng Liang alleged that PKR and DAP have many grouses against the leadership of Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak, who is from PAS.

Moreover, he said, PKR and DAP have more in common with BN component parties such as Gerakan rather than with the Islamic-based PAS

“Hence, I suggest it would be better for PKR and DAP to snub PAS and join hands with BN to form a unity government in Kedah,” Tan (centre in photo) told Malaysiakini today.

Currently PAS is the largest single party in the state assembly, holding 16 of the 36 seats.

Umno, which is in the opposition, is second with 12, followed by PKR with five, while DAP, Gerakan and MCA have one each.

Besides filling the menteri besar’s seat, PAS dominates the state executive council with seven members while PKR has three.

Bumiputera quota hike

Tan said the state’s decision to hike the bumiputera housing quota from 30 percent to 50 percent has become the most controversial issue.

“It has provoked angry reactions from many quarters, including PKR and DAP,” he said.

Another problem, he said, is the decision to shift a pig abbatoir from its current location in Mergong, Alor Star.

“Until today the government has yet to identify an alternative site. But it plans to demolish the abattoir by end of this month,” he claimed.

Many Indian Malaysians are said to be unhappy with the state government’s lethargic handling of their grievances, especially on land, housing, employment and vernacular education.

A state government source said senior civil servants have now become more powerful than the exco in deciding, executing and managing affairs.

Unlike the previous Umno-controlled Kedah government, the PAS-helmed government has failed to tame the overzealous, and at times arrogant, senior public officers, the source said.

He added that the local municipalities are incompetent and inefficient in performing daily tasks, particularly garbage collection. This has become a major talking point.

Outdated style

Several Pakatan leaders are allegedly unhappy that the state government had retained Umno-linked companies as concessionaires in sand excavation projects all over Kedah.

“Due to this, many residents have resorted to sand theft in several prime areas,” said the government officer.

These contentious issues have been blamed on the PAS-helmed government’s lack of conviction to initiate changes.

Azizan is accused of being reluctant to abandon an orthodox political system, leadership and style of governance.

According to a Pakatan source, instead of becoming a well-oiled, refined, reformed and pro-active government, the PAS-led government has stuck with the outdated Umno style of administration.

“It is reluctant to ruffle feathers for fear of antagonising the all- powerful senior civil servants,” he said.

Meanwhile, Tan said the state economy, employment opportunities and business growth have all become stagnant.

He claimed that a BN-PKR-DAP partnership can safeguard the interests and rights of Kedah citizens and deliver constructive and progressive policies to stimulate growth.

What is happening in Malaysia is called APARTHEID. In its pure sense it is called POLITICAL PARTITION, as spoken by Werner Eiselen who was the father of this notion.

UMNO, MCA and MIC been enjoying it. They say … “Vote for me and let me champion for you against that other race.” We are a nation divided today because of that.

Now, Hadi wants to still play with that card …

Jeff … this PM is smarter than the last, like you say he has advisers for sure. Even the whole Perak debacle was done with a very good adviser BUT that adviser did not read the Perak constitution la.

Okay … this is what will happen when PR takes over the government:

i. Hadi will insist PM must be a true blue Muslim hence has to come from PAS;
ii. ex UMNO guys in PKR will start their nonsense in getting lucrative things done;
iii. DAP will scream blue murder about why we are not 1Malaysia since PAS will insist that bumis need to be preotected;
iv. All in PKR will fight over who is Minister and Deputy Minister;
v. DSAI will want to be PM of which DAP will actually not be so concerned but PAS will be;
vi. DSAI will be busy persecuting the BN buggers for revenge and he will get the Rakyat’s support but we do not realise its pure revenge (sounds like the French and Russian revolution now, all get killed whilst the system is not working);
vii. Civil servants will be at a lost as to what is happening but don’t mind since they can use this confusion to make all their side deals
viii. slowly PR members will start to pull out of this and that (Kedah is a great example)
ix. I almost forgot … the Kulim racist DUN (that DSAI dare not deal with openly) will force all women in Kulim to cover their heads etc.

Then we all just sit there and watch the comedy la. Wondering why we voted them in.

Dr Chen’s observation was that the govt has skewed too much to the left (too much intervention and mediocrity and too little competition and free market), is that wrong?

This is Malaysia; I suggest you don’t to write Courtney English here.

That our country has been led by a part Siamese prince, a Bugis, a part Turk, an Indian Muslim, a part Arab and part Chinese, a part Bugis again ?

Aren’t we practising meritocracy where we give everyone a chance?

‘Meritocracy and competition’ is just a 50-year flip-flop. You need a new tune. Apartheid favours the favoured race. Simple M and C favours the most selfish and ruthless team. Malaysia needs a middle course. Why not promote Malaysia as an ‘examplar nation’, take the world’s best best-practice, and work toward gross national improvement instead? I suspect ‘meritocracy and competition’ just sounds like ‘we want to take your money and land’ to very many Malaysians. You have to offer something in return to counter fears of total loss, that isn’t a daft ‘affirmative action’ scheme, reliant on someone electing to be ‘needy’.

The NEP could be thrown away in an instant, if it was replaced with a guaranteed standard of living for all, supported by cold, hard cash. Giving poor people money isn’t throwing it away, they’ll spend it on products and services. Giving rich people money is throwing it away: they’ll buy capital-city mansions in rich countries or erect monuments to themselves. Scrapping Malaysia’s apartheid laws in favour of a National Cost Of Living Allowance for all adult Malaysians won’t upset anybody you care about. You might have to raise taxes a smidgeon, or possibly not waste money on expensive submarine consultants or dodgy developments, but you’re never, ever going to scrap NEP for free.

2. When Policy were started only with the thinking of getting VOTES instead of the actual benefit for the the average People, the Policy is BIAS and not practical. Why so many NEP projects when the basic life of the Average Malaysian does not have even the Basic ingredient or condition for a SAFE living with Peace of Mind for the Development of Knowledge and ethnics of the People?
Economic Richness is a Poison when Ethnics had gone in the Opposite Direction, Poor and Rich goes into further extremities.

3. What had been said and performed by BN/UMNO can hardly put any more of their Talk into Trust. Even with disregards of Najib on his personality that can be traced, the putting forwards of MACC Act and the recent SIAP Act on 21 Government Agents already showed a more dictatorship than Democratic will be installed. Basically infringe of Constitution!!

4. With scandals after scandals and the mis-appropriation of Power and Fund in the Government and so many Guaranteed Funds, yet the BN/UNMO Government had shown NO Sight of Remedy on ANYONE, the Credibility of BN/UMNO has already bankrupt. Any more new set-up is just a “New Bottle with OLD wine”. The Ekuinas is just another mean to appoint someone with extra Expenses to spread those 500Billion. How much of that 500Billions will benefit the average Malaysian?

6. With Oil Revenue, why should the Government emphasize on Foreign Investment? And, where had those Oil Revenue gone?

7. The Declaration of PK before or during the last GE is still fundamental and to be moved along. Any party going away from that declaration should NO MORE be considered for the 13th GE. DAP should emphasized to PKR and PAS. DAP should in fact strengthen the Declaration with the Declaration of working towards HUMAN RIGHTS with disregard to Race and Religion. A move to promote the Consciousness of the Voters than trying to remedy those Politicians who know only Politics but NOT the People, who are looking at the Votes than Real Problems to be solved.

PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK AT WHICH PARTY CAN TALK AND WALK THE SAME? WHICH PARTY ARE LOOKING AT HUMAN RIGHTS TO VOTE? A PARTY WHO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE’S LIVES THAN JUST ECONOMICAL GROWTH!! A PARTY WHO CAN TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT HAD BEEN WRONG IN THE PAST AND WHAT TO REMEDY?

Without knowing what to plug on the Leaks created in the Past, it is hard to move forwards!

8. What is the Revenue and What had actually been spent in the past and What is Actually needed to stable and improve the living of the people is the Basic to start.

With the “habit” of inflating the Government Expenses with corruptions, does it necessary to have a continuous increase of budget year after years? Therefore, the decreasing of Living standard is not because the NON-Catch-up of Growth. But, the Non-Catch-up with the Growth of Canssss of Wormssssss!!

Yesterday at 22: 18.47
I sent the following letter to http://www.1Malaysia.com.my two days ago:

Mr Prime Minister,

Those who underestimate him do so at their own peril. :)

Don’t know whether he could succeed in reforms but he sure would do his darnest best.

Not necessarily because he has noble intentions. It is sheer necessity – political survival!

No Malaysian PM has inherited office with such heavy political baggage that can only be lightened by performance and vindication of office. In this sense, his weakness/drawback may – with right resolve – be convertible to strength.

In this respect, he has advantage of many tiered advisers from whom he could draw sound and professional advice he really heeds unlike in sharp contrast his predecessor who relied more on a small coterie of familial advisers.

However in other respects, his problem with the entrenched system of patronage in which the political warlords within his party and coalition have vested interest to defend (and which rakyat are anathemic against if unresolved) is the same as his predecessor.

I feel a lot if happening in BN camp, most of the reforms we want will happen because times have changed and he needs to change to survive but more importantly, he has made provisions to ensure everyone who is loyal to him is still well fed.

Najib will go down in Malaysian history as the REFORMIST PM. He knows how to play with public relations. This man cannot be underestimated.

Anwar/PKR has focused more on the iniquities of NEP implementation by UMNO than the NEP itself, and has largely eschewed promoting overtly meritocracy per se. Understandably it is because PKR’s constituency covers a larger Malay base.
When PKR Selangor MB tried appoining Madam Low as acting GM of PKNS, he balked in the face of backlash from some PKNS’s employees and PAS.

Najib is neutralizing Anwar not only by re-establishing ties with USA (traditionally backing Anwar) but also by taking this NEP issue out of his sails by initiating the liberalization proposals (albeit in selected non core sectors).

So far Anwar could only respond by saying (not so convincingly) that the proposals lacked governance (a distinct larger separate issue) and lacking proper action plan (se the Edge) when it is trite that only time will tell if the action plan is proper or otherwise, and criticisms may be premature.

In PR camp, it was Hadi who had objected explicitlt to them on the grounds that the Malays weren’t competitive enough still. (He would be perceived by many PR supporters on PKR/DAP’s side as clearly playing to the gallery. Such a stance would not endear him to them especially in the wake of recent Unity Talk plans now euphemistically superseded by “intellectual talks”. Some would even think that Hadi and his Section are championing status quo when 30% IPO Bumi allocation – which used to benefit those well connected with Umno-putras – as such status quo might in turn favour those of PAS members favouring Unity or Intellectual Talks as a prelude to pave the way for a crossover to join UMNO/BN and benefit from such existing policies.

Only Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is neither here nor there and in his hurry to take cudgel with Najib’s administration (after the last successful foray against Pak lah’s) now dismisses these liberalisation proposals as mere popular vote getting gambit whilst at the same time derides in vintage sarcasm such proposed talks between Najib and Hadi as likely leading nowhere as Najib speaks English whilst Hadi, Arabic! :)