I think Vincent Lee and OrangRojak are good in showing their concern by suggesting DAP to encourage the young citizens to go register as the voters.

No matter what, the young citizens have to go register as the voters because they are the major losers in the unfair economic policy of Barisan Nasional throughout the past 40 years. During the first 10 years of Malaysia’s achieving independent from the British colonial rule, Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Alliance Government did give 8 acres’ GSA lands to farmers of different races of Malaysia. After the implementation of New Economic Policy, some Felda project participants got 10 acres’ lands from the State Government of their project site but the majority of Felda participants were of Malay origin. However, those Umnoputras who had good political or business connection with Umno’s political power holders would still be able to get hundreds or thousands of acres of agricultural lands during 1980s and 1990s.

Entering the 21 century, most Malaysia’s states in Peninsular Malaysia have already depleted their aerable lands due to excessive deforestation. As a result of it, the state government can no longer give away agricultural lands as a vote-buying measure during election campaign. Therefore, most young generations in Malaysia nowadays are landless “Have Nots”, whereas most landowners belong to the senior citizen group. It is understandable that the young generations of voters will likely cast vote against Barisan Nasional since they have been short-changed and ill-treated by Barisan Nasional Government as compared to the inexpensive lands and other fringe benefits like Felda housing being obtained by the senior citizens during 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Good idea from Joker!

I used to buy keyholder with DAP’s rocket logo when I was in the primary school.

I hope I can buy some CNY cards with DAP’s rocket logo in the next few weeks’ time! It has been more than 20 years I never sent out a CNY card by surface mail because email electronic cards are popular nowadays. I think the classmates of mine in primary school and secondary school will like to get the surprise of receiving a CNY card with DAP’s rocket logo in it. At least I can send the cards out to several puppy lovers of mine during my childhood time calling for a Chinese New Year Reunion! YB Kit, it is easy money to earn, isn’t it?

There is a section in the announcement of Pakatan Rakyat Policy talking about setting goal of achieving the National Food Security.

I hope Pakatan Rakyat will not repeat the policy mistake of Barisan Nasional in respect of encouraging food production. Barisan Nasional has been implementing a food production policy which is full of hypocrisy. For instance, some dairy cow farmers in Pahang found that they had to throw away their fresh cow milk by draining it to the longkang because a private dairy milk factory located in Bandar Muazam Shah refused to buy the milk. The reason of the refusal was that the milk factory had already gotten adequate inexpensive supply of cow milk from import sources such as Australia and New Zealand. The Veterinary Services Department (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan or abbreviated as JPH) did offer to buy milk from the dairy farmers but many farmers found that the RM2 per litre price of Grade AA milk could hardly permit them to achieve the breakeven production-sale point. If Barisan Nasional Government is sincere enough in its intent to help the dairy cow farmers, then it must be humble and honest in dealing with the farmers when getting JPH to serve as a market middle man. If milk manufacturers such as Dutch Lady or HL are able to offer to buy at RM2.50 per litre of Grade AA milk, then I see no reason why JPH cannot offer a buying price of RM2.20 per litre to the farmers.

Another instance, the average production costs for one kg of fresh goat mutton in Malaysia is about RM18. If the goat farmers are to sell their mutton at the price of RM20 per kg, the sale value they can expect from one head of 45 kg one-year old goat will be about RM360 (45 kg X 40% meat yield after slaughter X RM20 per kg retail price). Unfortunately, not many goat farmers are able to sell their fresh mutton at the price of RM20 per kg. This is because the frozen mutton importers are selling their mutton at the price of RM9.50 per kg. JPH has throughout the past 30 years made many goat farmers fail in earning a decent living by giving away about 10 heads of goats to the farmers for purpose of encouraging them to venture into the economically infeasible goat farming business.
However, JPH will still continue to give away free animals to the ruminant farmers because the top officers are being paid a handsome sum of commission by the live animal sellers. Pakatan Rakyat leaders must have a strong determination to fight against the red tape in JPH if it really wants to carry out a meaningful reform in respect of achieving national food security!