We’re back to square one. All parties maintained their seats in respective by-elections. Nothing changed. But there are some bruised egos.
BN brought along its Ayam Tambatan, Tun Dr.Mahathir but it remained unchanged. What’s the outlook now? Are these by-elections reflects on the rakyat’s supports towards Najib? Or it’s too early to be used as a barometer?
Yes, some might point fingers at BN and say “You lost.” But the truth is, no one lost. There wasn’t much difference in the majority won. Everything remains unchanged. But the question is, will things remain the same once all the election machineries pack their bags?
PR will claim victory despite them not gaining any extra seats. But what about BN? Are they gonna claim victory too? I don’t think so, infact from this point onwards they should plan ahead for PRU13. BN has lost a lot of grounds and they need to make head start now for the next election.
There’s no need to do post mortem. No point in doing that. BN have known the problems since losing 4 states but unfortunately they’ve never done anything to rectify it.
The rakyat has lost trust in BN and UMNO. They thought the recent UMNO election will be the catharsis to refresh the spirit but unfortunately it didn’t change much. A proven corrupt is leading the wing. What kind of image is UMNO trying to show?
UMNO can’t handle corruptions within the party and they plan to lead a constituency? Yeah, keep on dreaming my friends!
OK enough of ‘hentam-ing’. Lets look at the bright side. The result from these by-elections gives a clearer picture of how things are today. It shows that nothing has changed since PRU12, which is better than losing more seats.
This gives Najib a starting point to plot his changes. From here, everyone knows where to start.
But how and what to start with is another question need to be answered.
The cabinet will be a good start. It’ll reflect on the sort of government Najib is leading. Nail this or forever he will lose the rakyat’s trust.
Leaders from all UMNO wings shouldn’t be given any post. They should concentrate and concert their effort in winning back the heart and soul of the rakyat.
Power should be given to entity such as Badan Perhubungan BN Negeri, if there is one. Over time we always hear about Badan Pehubungan UMNO Negeri taking doing most of the action and each component parties have their respective task force.
Since Najib is talking about One Malaysia, why not we establish or give more prominence to Badan Perhubungan BN Negeri. And this should be lead by capable local leaders from any ethnics. This would give clearer signal that BN is about power sharing not monopolized by one party.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
TAXI DRIVER: “ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?”
Lately we’ve a lot of complaints lodge against taxi drivers in Kalng Valley. These complaints vary from refuse to pick up passenger, refuse to use meter, overcharging and other offences.
These complaints also come from tourist and foreigners. Most common grouse is overcharging.
This somehow put us in the same league as other 3rd world countries.
Problems with taxi drivers are long standing issues that haven’t been resolved since ice age. The country has changed Prime Ministers and a few other ministers that were supposed to handle the problem, but unfortunately it is still there unresolved.
For the past few weeks we’ve heard about JPJ and LPKP or Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board conducting spot checks using undercovers to apprehend taxi flouting the licensing rules.
So what’s the result? Is there a sudden change in their (taxi driver) attitude? Do you see more taxi driver using meter and not overcharging? The answer is a simple ‘No’.
The relevant bodies are at lost in handling the taxi drivers. Numerous methods were used to address these problems. Countless compounds were given but it came to no end. So what else can the authority do?
The answer is simple. “Talk to them”. Fortunately the authorities have spoken to them ‘decades’ ago and the problem still exist. Not much has been done.
They taxi driver have requested the government to raise the fares. This fare has been in existence for the past 12 years. Since then, everything has gone up except taxi fares.
The rise in cost of living eats up into their daily take home income. The government authorities know how much a taxi driver can earn a day and how much is their daily cost to operate a taxi.
The government can’t simply raise the fares to offset what the taxi driver lost daily due to high operating cost. Just to please 25,000 taxi drivers, the rest of the rakyat have to put up with higher taxi fare.
So what else can the government do? For a start the government should consider giving individual permits to all taxi drivers. Abolish monopolistic system in taxi operation. Give taxi drivers choice whether they want to operate under a company or individually.
On average a taxi driver have to pay the taxi company RM1,500 a month to rent a taxi. After 4 years the taxi will be theirs. If you do the maths, a taxi driver spent RM72,000 for a Proton Iswara taxi that cost less than RM35,000.
In a nutshell, the taxi drivers are subsidizing more than 100% profits earned by the company.
What do the taxi driver got after 4 years? Nothing, except a 4 year old Proton Iswara taxi. And they don’t even have a permit under their name.
All this one sided terms made them turn into rogue taxi drivers. They have to overcharge for a living. This is nothing new and the government has done nothing to address this long existing problem. Stop this monopolistic business. Let them taxi driver earn their living. The taxi companies have been leeching taxi drivers hard work for God knows how many years.
If Najib want to talk about service to the people, this is his chance. By stopping taxi monopoly, the government can defer raising taxi fares as the take home income will be much better for the taxi drivers. They might not resort to overcharging or flouting meter ruling. As a result, he’ll make millions of passengers happy. That’s 25,000 votes from taxi drivers plus a few million votes from happy passengers.
These complaints also come from tourist and foreigners. Most common grouse is overcharging.
This somehow put us in the same league as other 3rd world countries.
Problems with taxi drivers are long standing issues that haven’t been resolved since ice age. The country has changed Prime Ministers and a few other ministers that were supposed to handle the problem, but unfortunately it is still there unresolved.
For the past few weeks we’ve heard about JPJ and LPKP or Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board conducting spot checks using undercovers to apprehend taxi flouting the licensing rules.
So what’s the result? Is there a sudden change in their (taxi driver) attitude? Do you see more taxi driver using meter and not overcharging? The answer is a simple ‘No’.
The relevant bodies are at lost in handling the taxi drivers. Numerous methods were used to address these problems. Countless compounds were given but it came to no end. So what else can the authority do?
The answer is simple. “Talk to them”. Fortunately the authorities have spoken to them ‘decades’ ago and the problem still exist. Not much has been done.
They taxi driver have requested the government to raise the fares. This fare has been in existence for the past 12 years. Since then, everything has gone up except taxi fares.
The rise in cost of living eats up into their daily take home income. The government authorities know how much a taxi driver can earn a day and how much is their daily cost to operate a taxi.
The government can’t simply raise the fares to offset what the taxi driver lost daily due to high operating cost. Just to please 25,000 taxi drivers, the rest of the rakyat have to put up with higher taxi fare.
So what else can the government do? For a start the government should consider giving individual permits to all taxi drivers. Abolish monopolistic system in taxi operation. Give taxi drivers choice whether they want to operate under a company or individually.
On average a taxi driver have to pay the taxi company RM1,500 a month to rent a taxi. After 4 years the taxi will be theirs. If you do the maths, a taxi driver spent RM72,000 for a Proton Iswara taxi that cost less than RM35,000.
In a nutshell, the taxi drivers are subsidizing more than 100% profits earned by the company.
What do the taxi driver got after 4 years? Nothing, except a 4 year old Proton Iswara taxi. And they don’t even have a permit under their name.
All this one sided terms made them turn into rogue taxi drivers. They have to overcharge for a living. This is nothing new and the government has done nothing to address this long existing problem. Stop this monopolistic business. Let them taxi driver earn their living. The taxi companies have been leeching taxi drivers hard work for God knows how many years.
If Najib want to talk about service to the people, this is his chance. By stopping taxi monopoly, the government can defer raising taxi fares as the take home income will be much better for the taxi drivers. They might not resort to overcharging or flouting meter ruling. As a result, he’ll make millions of passengers happy. That’s 25,000 votes from taxi drivers plus a few million votes from happy passengers.
MIC THREATENING THE PRIME MINISTER? BE MY GUEST!
Please go ahead and do it. We’re not affected by it. Who are these people to claim that they deserve more?
MIC threatened to leave the cabinet for not having major representation in the cabinet. The question they should ask themselves is whether they merit bigger role in the cabinet?
Sorry to say this, if I was given the choice to select my own cabinet, MIC won’t be getting a single seat. They don’t deserve to be in the cabinet.
They claim to represents the Indians but the reality is the Indians are turning to PKR for help.
MIC have been representing the Indians since its inception but till today there weren’t significant changes on the Indian community in economy and social structure.
When PKR together Hindraf offered to take that role the Indians reluctantly accepted it.
Reluctant because they don’t see helping the Indian community outside the government can do much. But they accepted because MIC representing them in the government didn’t do much either.
Today the Indians are taking chances with PKR. I don’t know how are they doing, but lets wait till next election and ask again whether they’re well taken care by the opposition. If the opposition is doing a good job, I guess it’ll be another futile attempt like Bukit Selambau.
Everybody knows how much the majority Indians hates Samy Vellu. But from what I can see today, it seems the MIC president is deaf or immune to criticism. He’s not listening to what the majority Indian wants which is for him to step down.
He staying put shows how much power crazy he is. Till today he didn’t any clear succession plan as if he wants to stay for as long as possible. The grassroots in MIC have rise up. They have to tell him to his face that they don’t want him. He’s a liability to MIC and BN as a whole. Bukit
Selambau proves how much the Indians don’t want him and BN have to be the victim.
So back to the issue about threatening Najib, please go ahead and threaten the Prime Minister. MIC quitting the cabinet will give the chance for Najib to honor those who performed better than Samy Vellu. Why I mentioned ‘Samy Vellu’ not MIC? Because he is the root of all problems in MIC. MIC and BN are just victims of his irresponsible and power hungry attitude.
MIC threatened to leave the cabinet for not having major representation in the cabinet. The question they should ask themselves is whether they merit bigger role in the cabinet?
Sorry to say this, if I was given the choice to select my own cabinet, MIC won’t be getting a single seat. They don’t deserve to be in the cabinet.
They claim to represents the Indians but the reality is the Indians are turning to PKR for help.
MIC have been representing the Indians since its inception but till today there weren’t significant changes on the Indian community in economy and social structure.
When PKR together Hindraf offered to take that role the Indians reluctantly accepted it.
Reluctant because they don’t see helping the Indian community outside the government can do much. But they accepted because MIC representing them in the government didn’t do much either.
Today the Indians are taking chances with PKR. I don’t know how are they doing, but lets wait till next election and ask again whether they’re well taken care by the opposition. If the opposition is doing a good job, I guess it’ll be another futile attempt like Bukit Selambau.
Everybody knows how much the majority Indians hates Samy Vellu. But from what I can see today, it seems the MIC president is deaf or immune to criticism. He’s not listening to what the majority Indian wants which is for him to step down.
He staying put shows how much power crazy he is. Till today he didn’t any clear succession plan as if he wants to stay for as long as possible. The grassroots in MIC have rise up. They have to tell him to his face that they don’t want him. He’s a liability to MIC and BN as a whole. Bukit
Selambau proves how much the Indians don’t want him and BN have to be the victim.
So back to the issue about threatening Najib, please go ahead and threaten the Prime Minister. MIC quitting the cabinet will give the chance for Najib to honor those who performed better than Samy Vellu. Why I mentioned ‘Samy Vellu’ not MIC? Because he is the root of all problems in MIC. MIC and BN are just victims of his irresponsible and power hungry attitude.
RED SHIRT PROTESTERS IN MALAYSIA?
The Thais have their red shirts protesters, yellow and blue too. I’m not sure about other colours but I’m not surprised if they have protesters in rainbow colors.
Yesterday show proof how the people’s power can influence government decision. It’s not far, what happened is just across the border up north.
Can we see that happening in Malaysia? Why not? I think it can happen in Malaysia. ‘Bersih’ rally showed how far we have gone and how far are we willing to submit ourselves to the cause.
The government have to take heed the current situation in Thailand. We have seen how the people’s power in Indonesia and their reform movement had influence Malaysian to go out to the street to express their anger.
We don’t want this to happen again. But we know what we’re capable to do. I hope the new government would not push us to the corner and make us release our demons.
Pak Lah made us do that. Despite being free from the colonial power, our freedom has been retarded by various methods. ISA has been used rather frequently and once has been used for someone’s safety. How ridiculous can that be?
The government doesn’t have to do much to keep the peace we’re enjoying today. What the government and the cabinet need to do is to make sure our rights are taken care, equality in every aspect of life (this is debatable), no abuse of power etc.
In a nutshell, take care the country like it should be. There shouldn’t be any flip-flopping decision, mismanagement, corruption and wastage of government’s money and resources.
If the new cabinet performs, there’s nothing to worry about. The rakyat will be extremely happy if the cabinet performs and the only party that would be unhappy is Pakatan Rakyat.
Najib have to make sure that his cabinet performs. And he mustn’t succumb to reasoning from Ministers that failed to do so.
Najib must not fail to take action against those who didn’t perform. Failure to do so will force the rakyat to take action. And once this happen, it’s not good for the nation.
I hope Najib will continue to listen to the rakyat. If he fails, he’ll be another Pak Lah. Visiting Petaling Street, Brickfields and Pantai Dalam is a good start. I remember when Pak Lah visited the Immigration Department in Damansara. Unfortunately it was his first and last spot check.
I hope Najib can do this regularly. The rakyat would be happy to see their Prime Minister face to face outside the idiot box. It’s a good PR too because nothing beats interpersonal communication.
Yesterday show proof how the people’s power can influence government decision. It’s not far, what happened is just across the border up north.
Can we see that happening in Malaysia? Why not? I think it can happen in Malaysia. ‘Bersih’ rally showed how far we have gone and how far are we willing to submit ourselves to the cause.
The government have to take heed the current situation in Thailand. We have seen how the people’s power in Indonesia and their reform movement had influence Malaysian to go out to the street to express their anger.
We don’t want this to happen again. But we know what we’re capable to do. I hope the new government would not push us to the corner and make us release our demons.
Pak Lah made us do that. Despite being free from the colonial power, our freedom has been retarded by various methods. ISA has been used rather frequently and once has been used for someone’s safety. How ridiculous can that be?
The government doesn’t have to do much to keep the peace we’re enjoying today. What the government and the cabinet need to do is to make sure our rights are taken care, equality in every aspect of life (this is debatable), no abuse of power etc.
In a nutshell, take care the country like it should be. There shouldn’t be any flip-flopping decision, mismanagement, corruption and wastage of government’s money and resources.
If the new cabinet performs, there’s nothing to worry about. The rakyat will be extremely happy if the cabinet performs and the only party that would be unhappy is Pakatan Rakyat.
Najib have to make sure that his cabinet performs. And he mustn’t succumb to reasoning from Ministers that failed to do so.
Najib must not fail to take action against those who didn’t perform. Failure to do so will force the rakyat to take action. And once this happen, it’s not good for the nation.
I hope Najib will continue to listen to the rakyat. If he fails, he’ll be another Pak Lah. Visiting Petaling Street, Brickfields and Pantai Dalam is a good start. I remember when Pak Lah visited the Immigration Department in Damansara. Unfortunately it was his first and last spot check.
I hope Najib can do this regularly. The rakyat would be happy to see their Prime Minister face to face outside the idiot box. It’s a good PR too because nothing beats interpersonal communication.
Dua Bukit Satu Batang
Like any other Prime Minister, our soon to be Prime Minister would definitely want to set his own style of managing this country. He has his own vision and wants to step away from the shadows of Pak Lah and Tun Dr. Mahathir.
There are many things he can do differently. For a start he can undo some of the mistakes from the past. First he can start with PLUS Highway. I’m not saying it’s a mistake. I think PLUS is one of the most significant legacies from Tun Dr.Mahathir but unfortunately it also come at a cost.
Tun Dr.Mahathir might argue that we must pay for development and nothing comes free of charge. Yes, I agree but the question is, at what cost?
PLUS is no more of a ‘kemudahan’ but more of a ‘kesusahan’. The cost of travelling on a PLUS highway is ridiculously high. The poor and lower middle class have to live outside KL because of expensive property and rental within the city. Most have to travel between Nilai, Seremban and Rawang. But unfortunately the cost to travel to KL is a bane for them.
As a start I would like to suggest the government to buy out PLUS Highway. By controlling the highway, the government has the rights to lower the toll charges to ease our burden. This move will also help to reduce cost of transportation which indirectly will help to lower the price of Malaysian products.
I’m no economist but I believe PLUS Highway can also be the government’ cash cow. Even after lowering the toll rates, the government will still be able to generate profits from it. And they’ll be able to recoup the money spent for the buy -out way before 2020.
If he ever decides to buy over PLUS Highway, maybe he should consider LDP too. At the rate traffic driving thru the highway today, the operator is milking this cash cow to the max. Once they bought the LDP, the government can also milk the cash cow. But they (government) can do better by giving the milk away for the rakyat to share.
I don’t see buying over these 2 highways as a burden to the government. I see it as a strategic investment. You can’t go wrong with PLUS and LDP.
Next, should be the crooked bridge. He should re-start this project (if there is such possibility).
He’s undoing Pak Lah ‘stop work order’. It may look like adding some fine points to Tun Dr.Mahathir’s legacy but I think It’s making things right, doing something for the people.
With these, Najib can start with a mind of its own. He’s making decision for the betterment of the country. Something his predecessor failed to handle.
Najib need to start with a ‘bang’, not with “kerja bersama saya, bukan untuk saya” rhetoric. By taking action it’ll show that Najib mean business. And no other action as big as buying over PLUS Highway and re-start (if possible) crooked bridge.
The rakyat is waiting anxiously. We’re wondering what will be Najib’s first action as a Prime Minister. I sincerely hope Najib won’t cancel the 2nd Penang Bridge like what his predecessor did with the crooked bridge.
Whatever it is, the ball is in Najib’s court. He can choose to sit quietly in the office or immediately start working and making decision for the people. If done correctly and swiftly, the rakyat may show gratitude by giving him ‘2 bukit & 1 batang’.
There are many things he can do differently. For a start he can undo some of the mistakes from the past. First he can start with PLUS Highway. I’m not saying it’s a mistake. I think PLUS is one of the most significant legacies from Tun Dr.Mahathir but unfortunately it also come at a cost.
Tun Dr.Mahathir might argue that we must pay for development and nothing comes free of charge. Yes, I agree but the question is, at what cost?
PLUS is no more of a ‘kemudahan’ but more of a ‘kesusahan’. The cost of travelling on a PLUS highway is ridiculously high. The poor and lower middle class have to live outside KL because of expensive property and rental within the city. Most have to travel between Nilai, Seremban and Rawang. But unfortunately the cost to travel to KL is a bane for them.
As a start I would like to suggest the government to buy out PLUS Highway. By controlling the highway, the government has the rights to lower the toll charges to ease our burden. This move will also help to reduce cost of transportation which indirectly will help to lower the price of Malaysian products.
I’m no economist but I believe PLUS Highway can also be the government’ cash cow. Even after lowering the toll rates, the government will still be able to generate profits from it. And they’ll be able to recoup the money spent for the buy -out way before 2020.
If he ever decides to buy over PLUS Highway, maybe he should consider LDP too. At the rate traffic driving thru the highway today, the operator is milking this cash cow to the max. Once they bought the LDP, the government can also milk the cash cow. But they (government) can do better by giving the milk away for the rakyat to share.
I don’t see buying over these 2 highways as a burden to the government. I see it as a strategic investment. You can’t go wrong with PLUS and LDP.
Next, should be the crooked bridge. He should re-start this project (if there is such possibility).
He’s undoing Pak Lah ‘stop work order’. It may look like adding some fine points to Tun Dr.Mahathir’s legacy but I think It’s making things right, doing something for the people.
With these, Najib can start with a mind of its own. He’s making decision for the betterment of the country. Something his predecessor failed to handle.
Najib need to start with a ‘bang’, not with “kerja bersama saya, bukan untuk saya” rhetoric. By taking action it’ll show that Najib mean business. And no other action as big as buying over PLUS Highway and re-start (if possible) crooked bridge.
The rakyat is waiting anxiously. We’re wondering what will be Najib’s first action as a Prime Minister. I sincerely hope Najib won’t cancel the 2nd Penang Bridge like what his predecessor did with the crooked bridge.
Whatever it is, the ball is in Najib’s court. He can choose to sit quietly in the office or immediately start working and making decision for the people. If done correctly and swiftly, the rakyat may show gratitude by giving him ‘2 bukit & 1 batang’.
NEW KITCHEN CABINET OR JUST NEW COAT OF PAINT?
The battle for supremacy is over. Now is the time for him to elect his new cabinet.
MCA has proposed a few names. I’m not sure about MIC but I don’t think they have any bargaining power. Beggars can’t be chooser.
I’m not surprised if there is a lot of lobbying going around in Putrajaya. It’s part of human nature. When we human decide to go for power, we’ll go all out for it. We’ll send flowers, chocolates, greet him at the airport and even wait for him outside the toilet and I’m not surprised either if they’ll go after his mom. Anything goes.
I understand his predicaments. No one like to be in a position where they have to choose.
Whether it’s good or bad, someone has to be left behind and in this case, a few are going to be left behind.
I hope he’ll make good judgement to leave behind all the bad apples. It may limit his choice but at least those chosen are clean.
There are a few difficult choice. Shahrizat may push for a position despite losing the general election. She’ll use her win at the recent UMNO election to seek for a position in the cabinet. So does KJ and Rosnah. I hope they stay put at their respective wing and concentrate at winning back the hearts of Malaysian youngsters. They have a lot of work to do there and I don’t they need another responsibility in the form of Minister-ship.
Another group of people watching at the sideline are the Sabahan. They’ll request more active role in federal government. No one can deny the fact that Sabah currently holds the key to BN’s survival in Parliament. And same goes with UMNNO.
Najib can’t take lightly their contribution at the recent General Election and they want to be rewarded for their loyalty. At least 2 position at Minister level will be courted by them. And I think they deserve it. Denying them their share of the cake is akin to denying their contribution to UMNO. You don’t want to upset the Sabahan.
What about the Menteri Besar club? How many will be retained? Will we see the departure of Ali
Rustam or give him full reign of power to make a return come next UMNO election? Right now
Najib is in an awkward positon. Kicking him out from Melaka is like burning the bridge between the UMNO eleits and the grassroots. No one can deny Ali’s influence at the grassroots. But no one can also deny the hatred towards him outside and to some extent within UMNO. He’s both loved and hated. That’s Ali for you.
But what about other Menteri Besar? I think the safest is Ghani Osman. He seems to be managing the state quite well except for some displeasure with Iskandar Region. They think they gave away Iskandar Region easily to Pak Lah and his superfriends. We’ll wait and see whether Iskandar Region will work out as planned.
Whatever it is, I hope he’ll make wise decision. This is about the country. They’re his generals not Pak Mat, Ah Chong or Muthu in local JKKK or Ruku Tetangga. His decision will determine the direction this country will take. It’s a do-or-die mission. The future of UMNO is in his hands.
We can’t afford to have kitchen cabinet corrupts and laggards to govern this country. Get the best for the country and please no 4th floor clowns gate keeping his office. The rakyat need better access to him after all the rakyat owns him!
MCA has proposed a few names. I’m not sure about MIC but I don’t think they have any bargaining power. Beggars can’t be chooser.
I’m not surprised if there is a lot of lobbying going around in Putrajaya. It’s part of human nature. When we human decide to go for power, we’ll go all out for it. We’ll send flowers, chocolates, greet him at the airport and even wait for him outside the toilet and I’m not surprised either if they’ll go after his mom. Anything goes.
I understand his predicaments. No one like to be in a position where they have to choose.
Whether it’s good or bad, someone has to be left behind and in this case, a few are going to be left behind.
I hope he’ll make good judgement to leave behind all the bad apples. It may limit his choice but at least those chosen are clean.
There are a few difficult choice. Shahrizat may push for a position despite losing the general election. She’ll use her win at the recent UMNO election to seek for a position in the cabinet. So does KJ and Rosnah. I hope they stay put at their respective wing and concentrate at winning back the hearts of Malaysian youngsters. They have a lot of work to do there and I don’t they need another responsibility in the form of Minister-ship.
Another group of people watching at the sideline are the Sabahan. They’ll request more active role in federal government. No one can deny the fact that Sabah currently holds the key to BN’s survival in Parliament. And same goes with UMNNO.
Najib can’t take lightly their contribution at the recent General Election and they want to be rewarded for their loyalty. At least 2 position at Minister level will be courted by them. And I think they deserve it. Denying them their share of the cake is akin to denying their contribution to UMNO. You don’t want to upset the Sabahan.
What about the Menteri Besar club? How many will be retained? Will we see the departure of Ali
Rustam or give him full reign of power to make a return come next UMNO election? Right now
Najib is in an awkward positon. Kicking him out from Melaka is like burning the bridge between the UMNO eleits and the grassroots. No one can deny Ali’s influence at the grassroots. But no one can also deny the hatred towards him outside and to some extent within UMNO. He’s both loved and hated. That’s Ali for you.
But what about other Menteri Besar? I think the safest is Ghani Osman. He seems to be managing the state quite well except for some displeasure with Iskandar Region. They think they gave away Iskandar Region easily to Pak Lah and his superfriends. We’ll wait and see whether Iskandar Region will work out as planned.
Whatever it is, I hope he’ll make wise decision. This is about the country. They’re his generals not Pak Mat, Ah Chong or Muthu in local JKKK or Ruku Tetangga. His decision will determine the direction this country will take. It’s a do-or-die mission. The future of UMNO is in his hands.
We can’t afford to have kitchen cabinet corrupts and laggards to govern this country. Get the best for the country and please no 4th floor clowns gate keeping his office. The rakyat need better access to him after all the rakyat owns him!
SHUT UP AND DANCE!
Shut up and dance to the tune that I suggested. That’s what going on in Pas. The former Perak Menteri Besar was told by PAS to avoid speaking to the media.
It seems he has very tight schedule and don’t have time to speak to the media. Is that true?
How pity. They must be using him to the max. I hope to see him doing that at his current state constituent.
You don’t need a genius to figure behind this ruling was to avoid anything from being misquoted.
It’s a well known fact that the opposition parties have problems with the mainstream media (MSM) and so does the government too. They have the alternative media giving them a handful.
The opposition always argues that the MSM have the tendency to misquote or give wrongly interpret their statement.
But I don’t see this as a reason for you to stop anyone from talking to the media. Tun Dr.Mahathir was often misquoted by the foreign media and he didn’t see this as a problem. He confronted them and used their own weapon against them and in then end the foreign media has to eat their words.
What you need is someone articulate and knowledgeable. With these characteristics in you, it will arm you against any negative perceptions or verbal abuse.
These characteristics served Tun Dr.Mahathir well when he faces foreign media. He’s well prepared and those who decide to go head on against him must be well prepared too or he will verbally strip them in public.
I don’t think Nizar is as articulate and knowledgeable as Tun Dr.Mahathir.He fumbled many a times when he was questioned by the media. In order not to repeat this, Pas decided to bar him from speaking to the media and use his busy schedule as an excuse.
Both sides have been using media extensively to sweeten whatever they’re doing. In this by-election season, the media is going at full steam. No one can accuse any media being bias. Come to think of it, all media are bias, which is nothing bad. It’s up to us to think and decide which is best to believe.
Whenever any media misquote or wrongly interpret anything, the onus is on us. We are well armed with a fully functional brain, so we decide whether to accept or rubbish it.
So don’t blame the media. Blame the source for not being well armed to face the media and blame the public too for believing without any question.
The media has its own set of problem too. They have ‘hearing’ problem hence often misquoting and they also have manipulators editing the stories hence the interpretation problems. But everyone knows about these and yet they still complain about media being bias. It is akin to addiction, any form of addiction. You know it’s not good yet you still want it.
It seems he has very tight schedule and don’t have time to speak to the media. Is that true?
How pity. They must be using him to the max. I hope to see him doing that at his current state constituent.
You don’t need a genius to figure behind this ruling was to avoid anything from being misquoted.
It’s a well known fact that the opposition parties have problems with the mainstream media (MSM) and so does the government too. They have the alternative media giving them a handful.
The opposition always argues that the MSM have the tendency to misquote or give wrongly interpret their statement.
But I don’t see this as a reason for you to stop anyone from talking to the media. Tun Dr.Mahathir was often misquoted by the foreign media and he didn’t see this as a problem. He confronted them and used their own weapon against them and in then end the foreign media has to eat their words.
What you need is someone articulate and knowledgeable. With these characteristics in you, it will arm you against any negative perceptions or verbal abuse.
These characteristics served Tun Dr.Mahathir well when he faces foreign media. He’s well prepared and those who decide to go head on against him must be well prepared too or he will verbally strip them in public.
I don’t think Nizar is as articulate and knowledgeable as Tun Dr.Mahathir.He fumbled many a times when he was questioned by the media. In order not to repeat this, Pas decided to bar him from speaking to the media and use his busy schedule as an excuse.
Both sides have been using media extensively to sweeten whatever they’re doing. In this by-election season, the media is going at full steam. No one can accuse any media being bias. Come to think of it, all media are bias, which is nothing bad. It’s up to us to think and decide which is best to believe.
Whenever any media misquote or wrongly interpret anything, the onus is on us. We are well armed with a fully functional brain, so we decide whether to accept or rubbish it.
So don’t blame the media. Blame the source for not being well armed to face the media and blame the public too for believing without any question.
The media has its own set of problem too. They have ‘hearing’ problem hence often misquoting and they also have manipulators editing the stories hence the interpretation problems. But everyone knows about these and yet they still complain about media being bias. It is akin to addiction, any form of addiction. You know it’s not good yet you still want it.
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