My say....
Now that the Government has given in (again) to the respective bodies that represent the taxi and buses to their demand of increasing their price, lets draw some semblance of give-and-take in the eyes of the rakyat.
Chiefly that comes to mind is that taxi drivers must be made to send passengers at their request to the destination of their choice. Like Singapore, if you don't do it, you lose it: the license I mean. This is one of the many reasons why their public transportation is super-efficient. For too long we see people have to struggle and haggle with these taxis to do their duties. These same perpetrators complained that they cannot make ends meet when in actual fact most of them are just pure lazy or the distance/location does not suit them. Please bear in mind they still have fuel subsidies and NGV convertors in place. It really begs one to ask why they were given the license to operate in the first place?
There are two instances this writer wish to highlight to the Entrepreneur minister who is possibly sleeping on his job! Once, I had to witnesses a mother carrying her child and begged a taxi driver to take her in when rain started to pour. Another instance is when I was nearby Selayang Hospital and saw this elderly couple waiting for taxi. I went into the clinic and after about 40 minutes, the couple are still waiting and waving at taxis to take them. Outrageous! There are many more negative instances highlighted by the mass media about our enfant terribles' attitude, so there is no need to promote them here again! The crux of the matter is, they are getting away no matter if one screams of blue murder! And sadly, nothing is being done by the respective authorities til today!
So how now? These rascals on the road are already getting whatever they demanded. But most of them are not doing their job. Is increasing the number of individual taxis gonna help if they still have the tidak-apa or tidak-peduli attitude? The rakyat needs to know. Why take care of a few thousand drivers when millions among the rakyat are suffering? Over to you, Noh Omar, hit the road more!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Foreign policies galore
My say...
So Liverpool FC in their current Asian football tour is not allowed in Malaysia because they have an Israeli player onboard. How fancy! Liverpool FC came in goodwill and to meet their fans but were denied just because of policies in place. Lets treat human as human, irrespective of race, period! Racial and religious overtones cannot be allowed to rear its ugly head! That was the agreement our forefathers came to in forming this beautiful country upon gaining independence from Britain. How fast our current crop of politicians forget their history or purposely ignoring it for the sake of political expediency! We need to remove all these grey areas once and for all on matters that just please a few masters in politics.
Why do this writer say grey matter? This writer recalls seeing Daim Zainuddin, then the de facto second man behind Mahathir Mohammed, gleefully shaking hands with Robert Rubin the then Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, when Rubin came avisit to Kuala Lumpur. If the foreign affairs department didn't do their homework then, Rubin was also a Jew very much in support of Israel then. This writer remembered thinking to himself, so much for Mahathir then trying to champion against racial overtone in his quest against apartheid when he failed so miserably pushing for the same racial lines against George Soros. This writer has nothing against the Jews nor the nation of Israel, seeing that the Jews and the Arabs (which is predominantly Muslims) both came from the same forefather in Abraham or nabi Ibrahim.
Race should never be the criteria to judge another person. It incites unnecessary racial tension and even worse to denounce and isolate another just on the merit of his skin colour. That is immoral and wrong altogether. Let's start back with our politicians. And, hopefully hope against hope, let it be reflected firstly by changing their inconsistent policies.
Oh yeah, the real masters are not the Chinese! This is just a parochial thinking brought forward from our forgetful and out-of-touch elder statesman! The real masters are the big and little political Napoleans in the government, both past and present, making silly policies.
More reading articles:
1) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=437&dat=19980629&id=TggFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7zEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4870,4465505
2) http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8B620D7535FE6D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
So Liverpool FC in their current Asian football tour is not allowed in Malaysia because they have an Israeli player onboard. How fancy! Liverpool FC came in goodwill and to meet their fans but were denied just because of policies in place. Lets treat human as human, irrespective of race, period! Racial and religious overtones cannot be allowed to rear its ugly head! That was the agreement our forefathers came to in forming this beautiful country upon gaining independence from Britain. How fast our current crop of politicians forget their history or purposely ignoring it for the sake of political expediency! We need to remove all these grey areas once and for all on matters that just please a few masters in politics.
Why do this writer say grey matter? This writer recalls seeing Daim Zainuddin, then the de facto second man behind Mahathir Mohammed, gleefully shaking hands with Robert Rubin the then Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, when Rubin came avisit to Kuala Lumpur. If the foreign affairs department didn't do their homework then, Rubin was also a Jew very much in support of Israel then. This writer remembered thinking to himself, so much for Mahathir then trying to champion against racial overtone in his quest against apartheid when he failed so miserably pushing for the same racial lines against George Soros. This writer has nothing against the Jews nor the nation of Israel, seeing that the Jews and the Arabs (which is predominantly Muslims) both came from the same forefather in Abraham or nabi Ibrahim.
Race should never be the criteria to judge another person. It incites unnecessary racial tension and even worse to denounce and isolate another just on the merit of his skin colour. That is immoral and wrong altogether. Let's start back with our politicians. And, hopefully hope against hope, let it be reflected firstly by changing their inconsistent policies.
Oh yeah, the real masters are not the Chinese! This is just a parochial thinking brought forward from our forgetful and out-of-touch elder statesman! The real masters are the big and little political Napoleans in the government, both past and present, making silly policies.
More reading articles:
1) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=437&dat=19980629&id=TggFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7zEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4870,4465505
2) http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8B620D7535FE6D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
Friday, July 17, 2009
Dispensing Medicine or Dispensing Trouble?
My say...
The recent call for a division of work between the pharmacist and doctor is technically right! For a long time, doctors have been doing the task of a pharmacist in dispensing medicine in clinics when it should be the doctors prescribing medicine but the pharmacists dispensing the medicine after receiving the prescriptions from the doctors. But then, even in saying so, what is technically right but the workings of it and the arrangements may be altogether wrong.
Yes we have now enough pharmacists to dispensing medicine. But this current arrangement actually is making life difficult for the rakyat unless the pharmacists has a dispensing counter right within the doctors clinic or better still if the doctor himself knows the inventory that is the pharmacists'.
Let me highlight a situation that happened to this writer why this situation must be fully thought through before the situation of the pharmacist dispensing is allowed to proceed. This writer was in Philippines and had high fever. I went to a doctor and he prescribed a medicine. Off to the pharmacist i went thinking it would be like in Malaysia whereby one can get his medicine easily. I had to stop at five dispensaries for reasons such as no more stock, pharmacist not in, no such medicine in their inventory, cannot read doctor's prescriptions, etc. Finally it took me almost an hour and RM32.80 in cab rides before I managed to get it from a pharmacist that is slightly out of town. Imagine this from a sick person going around looking for medicine when it would have been so much easier the doctors and pharmacists had worked hand in hand and having a dispensary within. What if it was late at night and the dispensary was closed as this writer had so often witnessed in the Philippines? The poor patient would have to wait for this medicine according to working hours? What if the patient reached the dispensary and found to be short of cash as they would not know how much the medicine prescribed costs? In short, it will indeed be cumbersome and time consuming for a sick person going around town. These are serious questions that need to be answered!
Chua Soi Lek has got it right when he opposed this method of a clean break within the pharmacist/doctor as of now. Allow it to be thought through before implementing it fully just for the sake of implementation as per what we see in other country. If it could happened to me as an victim of circumstances as the case in Philippines showed, it will certainly cause hardship for the poor and needy no doubt! Soi Lek is a doctor and ex-Health Minister. He should know what he is talking about from experience!
The recent call for a division of work between the pharmacist and doctor is technically right! For a long time, doctors have been doing the task of a pharmacist in dispensing medicine in clinics when it should be the doctors prescribing medicine but the pharmacists dispensing the medicine after receiving the prescriptions from the doctors. But then, even in saying so, what is technically right but the workings of it and the arrangements may be altogether wrong.
Yes we have now enough pharmacists to dispensing medicine. But this current arrangement actually is making life difficult for the rakyat unless the pharmacists has a dispensing counter right within the doctors clinic or better still if the doctor himself knows the inventory that is the pharmacists'.
Let me highlight a situation that happened to this writer why this situation must be fully thought through before the situation of the pharmacist dispensing is allowed to proceed. This writer was in Philippines and had high fever. I went to a doctor and he prescribed a medicine. Off to the pharmacist i went thinking it would be like in Malaysia whereby one can get his medicine easily. I had to stop at five dispensaries for reasons such as no more stock, pharmacist not in, no such medicine in their inventory, cannot read doctor's prescriptions, etc. Finally it took me almost an hour and RM32.80 in cab rides before I managed to get it from a pharmacist that is slightly out of town. Imagine this from a sick person going around looking for medicine when it would have been so much easier the doctors and pharmacists had worked hand in hand and having a dispensary within. What if it was late at night and the dispensary was closed as this writer had so often witnessed in the Philippines? The poor patient would have to wait for this medicine according to working hours? What if the patient reached the dispensary and found to be short of cash as they would not know how much the medicine prescribed costs? In short, it will indeed be cumbersome and time consuming for a sick person going around town. These are serious questions that need to be answered!
Chua Soi Lek has got it right when he opposed this method of a clean break within the pharmacist/doctor as of now. Allow it to be thought through before implementing it fully just for the sake of implementation as per what we see in other country. If it could happened to me as an victim of circumstances as the case in Philippines showed, it will certainly cause hardship for the poor and needy no doubt! Soi Lek is a doctor and ex-Health Minister. He should know what he is talking about from experience!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Steady now! No knee-jerking!
My say...
Firstly a congratulatory offing is in order for Najib Razak for his first 100th day in office as the PM. He has been a listening PM and has implemented an emperical solutions from the grouses he has heard from the ground. With this, he has earned the ability to demand his cabinet members to follow his example and lead as a people's politician. Indeed, his "People first, Performance now" starts to have a ring to it! May his concept of 1Malaysia be even more bold and to be more inclusive of all component of the rakyat.
When he first announced the RM60+ billion stimulus package, it has gain a lot of acceptance from leaders, academicians, NGOs and the lay people . He has deemed to have thoroughly thought through the makro and micro concept of all aspects of the country's economic need. Of late, he has added more "gifts" for the rakyat in an effort to fine-tuned what is still needed to keep the economy and the rakyat going. But following the world economic order may not necessary be to Malaysia's advantage. To be bold, it is now needed for implementation of the stimulus package. The Government cannot afford to alway dish out goodies at the expense of the future needs of the rakyat. Taking a leaf from Barack Obama's lead, let the stimulus package work its way through. The key obviously being monitoring and implementing what has been placed and announced.
The government can no longer succumb to knee-jerk policies. Pak Lah has allowed inflation to set in and prices of essential goods have hit the roof. It was promised that when the frenzy of the price hike of oil has died down, the prices of goods would follow likewise. But when it really did for the price of oil, the government has kept silent. Prices then, did not follow suit. Again this writer asks for a mechanism to lower now the unwelcomed inflation set in during Pak Lah's tenure. To alleviate the suffering of the rakyat, a force of will from the government is needed because oil is now hovering on average on the USD65 per barrel mark today. It does not justify that prices still on the high end. Do not just throw goodies, but ensure that the inflation is reversed. That will ultimately help all people!
The next knee-jerked policy that needs to be tackled immediately is the reversal of the teaching of Science and Mathematics to Bahasa Malaysia. It is obvious that many were not consulted or allowed to have a say, especially the one principally affected: the parents and the students themselves. To say that it would save the government RM40 million goes way off the mark why the policy is reversed. To say it was always fighting a losing battle from the onset when the teachers themselves were not ready speaks of wrong policies adopted, weak implementation and showed really decisions then were not fully thought through. Really, what is wrong if the more effort were placed of the emphasis of English language without the policy reversed? Can it also possibly be that the failure stemmed from the authorities purportedly allowing local graduates to pass without merit? We have already heard of degrees churned by degree mills. Could that be the reason many top universities abroad are denouncing our local graduate's transcripts? Why also, do the government started not to recognise the teaching and academic requirements of established universities such as East London's? That seems to be in the rakyat's opinion why this failure began in the first place.
The two examples are but just the tip of the iceberg that the root of the matter is not solved. Basically it screams of knee-jerking reaction in implementation and reversing of policies! In all fairness to Najib, he is just barely past his first 100 days but has indeed done more for the people than his predecessor. No disrespect to Pak Lah, but that is why he could never shed his "soft" image during his tenure. Najib's 64% improvement in rating is warranted. But a word of caution then. The government has always adopted a knee-jerked policies even during Mahathir Mohamed tenure. Be steady and start tackling the bull by the horn. Najib will need to address policies that has failed time and again and do away with them. He will then be the most illustrious and worthy PM that Malaysia will ever see if he succeeds. Steady now Najib and don't lose focus!
Firstly a congratulatory offing is in order for Najib Razak for his first 100th day in office as the PM. He has been a listening PM and has implemented an emperical solutions from the grouses he has heard from the ground. With this, he has earned the ability to demand his cabinet members to follow his example and lead as a people's politician. Indeed, his "People first, Performance now" starts to have a ring to it! May his concept of 1Malaysia be even more bold and to be more inclusive of all component of the rakyat.
When he first announced the RM60+ billion stimulus package, it has gain a lot of acceptance from leaders, academicians, NGOs and the lay people . He has deemed to have thoroughly thought through the makro and micro concept of all aspects of the country's economic need. Of late, he has added more "gifts" for the rakyat in an effort to fine-tuned what is still needed to keep the economy and the rakyat going. But following the world economic order may not necessary be to Malaysia's advantage. To be bold, it is now needed for implementation of the stimulus package. The Government cannot afford to alway dish out goodies at the expense of the future needs of the rakyat. Taking a leaf from Barack Obama's lead, let the stimulus package work its way through. The key obviously being monitoring and implementing what has been placed and announced.
The government can no longer succumb to knee-jerk policies. Pak Lah has allowed inflation to set in and prices of essential goods have hit the roof. It was promised that when the frenzy of the price hike of oil has died down, the prices of goods would follow likewise. But when it really did for the price of oil, the government has kept silent. Prices then, did not follow suit. Again this writer asks for a mechanism to lower now the unwelcomed inflation set in during Pak Lah's tenure. To alleviate the suffering of the rakyat, a force of will from the government is needed because oil is now hovering on average on the USD65 per barrel mark today. It does not justify that prices still on the high end. Do not just throw goodies, but ensure that the inflation is reversed. That will ultimately help all people!
The next knee-jerked policy that needs to be tackled immediately is the reversal of the teaching of Science and Mathematics to Bahasa Malaysia. It is obvious that many were not consulted or allowed to have a say, especially the one principally affected: the parents and the students themselves. To say that it would save the government RM40 million goes way off the mark why the policy is reversed. To say it was always fighting a losing battle from the onset when the teachers themselves were not ready speaks of wrong policies adopted, weak implementation and showed really decisions then were not fully thought through. Really, what is wrong if the more effort were placed of the emphasis of English language without the policy reversed? Can it also possibly be that the failure stemmed from the authorities purportedly allowing local graduates to pass without merit? We have already heard of degrees churned by degree mills. Could that be the reason many top universities abroad are denouncing our local graduate's transcripts? Why also, do the government started not to recognise the teaching and academic requirements of established universities such as East London's? That seems to be in the rakyat's opinion why this failure began in the first place.
The two examples are but just the tip of the iceberg that the root of the matter is not solved. Basically it screams of knee-jerking reaction in implementation and reversing of policies! In all fairness to Najib, he is just barely past his first 100 days but has indeed done more for the people than his predecessor. No disrespect to Pak Lah, but that is why he could never shed his "soft" image during his tenure. Najib's 64% improvement in rating is warranted. But a word of caution then. The government has always adopted a knee-jerked policies even during Mahathir Mohamed tenure. Be steady and start tackling the bull by the horn. Najib will need to address policies that has failed time and again and do away with them. He will then be the most illustrious and worthy PM that Malaysia will ever see if he succeeds. Steady now Najib and don't lose focus!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Denunciation of a so-called liar!
My say...
With ex-Prime Minister's Mahathir Mohamed's open accusation of Mohd Khir Toyo's purchase price and build-up of his mansion, it seems that Khir's wayward ways of openly denying everything during his position of power will come to an end soon. Afterall, it was Mahathir himself that placed Khir in the political limelight and set him to his meteoric rise in politics in the first place. Khir needs to stop thinking that he still has the backing of the top echelons of UMNO.
Khir has often pooh-poohed allegations against him, some of it people know with common sense that what he has said is near impossible if not lying. With Mahathir's direct comparison of the mansion in Sri Kembangan and that of Khir's mansion, it would be interesting to see what Khir has to say against his benefactor and mentor previously. Indeed, Zakaria Md Deros's palatial mansion was valued once at RM12 million; how much more would his Selangor boss palace cost?
It is even more interesting why Mahathir openly denounce him in this case. Could it be that he is watching out for his offspring's rise to the top hierachchy of Malaysian politics? Or maybe, Mahathir wants to distance himself now against his former charge? Maybe Mahathir is already tired of money politics rearing its ugly head that he now stamps his foot down once and for all. Whatever it is, please get to the bottom of this once and for all! MACC, mana lu?
more reading:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/11/nation/4299336&sec=nation
With ex-Prime Minister's Mahathir Mohamed's open accusation of Mohd Khir Toyo's purchase price and build-up of his mansion, it seems that Khir's wayward ways of openly denying everything during his position of power will come to an end soon. Afterall, it was Mahathir himself that placed Khir in the political limelight and set him to his meteoric rise in politics in the first place. Khir needs to stop thinking that he still has the backing of the top echelons of UMNO.
Khir has often pooh-poohed allegations against him, some of it people know with common sense that what he has said is near impossible if not lying. With Mahathir's direct comparison of the mansion in Sri Kembangan and that of Khir's mansion, it would be interesting to see what Khir has to say against his benefactor and mentor previously. Indeed, Zakaria Md Deros's palatial mansion was valued once at RM12 million; how much more would his Selangor boss palace cost?
It is even more interesting why Mahathir openly denounce him in this case. Could it be that he is watching out for his offspring's rise to the top hierachchy of Malaysian politics? Or maybe, Mahathir wants to distance himself now against his former charge? Maybe Mahathir is already tired of money politics rearing its ugly head that he now stamps his foot down once and for all. Whatever it is, please get to the bottom of this once and for all! MACC, mana lu?
more reading:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/11/nation/4299336&sec=nation
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Gostan! Gostan!
My say...
Actually many already knew that this tough decision about Bahasa Melayu being placed back as the vernacular to Science and Mathematics would be made accordingly, so much so that a DPM is placed as Education Minister to tackle the whiplash that is bound to come. Compromising as the politicians may be but we, as caring parents and concerned rakyat, needs to voice this particular howler if such is the "injustice" done here for our future generation. Changing of policies just to appease a few powerful organizations such as Gapena and political parties without even a care of the thoughts of the parents and students alike is simple criminal!
Now that Science and Mathematics is being reverted back to Bahasa Malaysia fully by 2012, the Government may have just condemn our current crop of students back to stone age. Forget about angkasawan project, forget about taking the paradigm shift to first world mentality and forget even about attracting our best and brightest back from abroad. In short, the change back to Bahasa is not to defend the sovereignity of the language but just an admission that our politicians dare not face the honest and brutal truth: that our standard of English has been taking a beating since all the education policies has been put in place since the 1980s. If they can identify currently that only 19% of teachers able to muster some level of english proficiency, then it would seem the future already looked bleak for our students in first place. Do not subject the students to further degradation and jeopardise their future! That is what the DPM and Education minister should be looking into in the first place instead of his notion of "soft landing"! One question comes to mind; if only 19% are identified as having some level of English proficiency, what is the use of increasing the number of teachers by 14,ooo then?
Enough is enough then! We really have to re-evaluate our standard of teaching and training even to our teachers itself. As most graduates will admit, they cannot even string a sentence properly in English let alone teaching our students and future generations. It is this that we have to tackle before our standard drops to substandard level, if it is not already! Mahathir Mohamed asked the right questions that need to be answered:
Over to you Muhyiddin Yassin!
Actually many already knew that this tough decision about Bahasa Melayu being placed back as the vernacular to Science and Mathematics would be made accordingly, so much so that a DPM is placed as Education Minister to tackle the whiplash that is bound to come. Compromising as the politicians may be but we, as caring parents and concerned rakyat, needs to voice this particular howler if such is the "injustice" done here for our future generation. Changing of policies just to appease a few powerful organizations such as Gapena and political parties without even a care of the thoughts of the parents and students alike is simple criminal!
Now that Science and Mathematics is being reverted back to Bahasa Malaysia fully by 2012, the Government may have just condemn our current crop of students back to stone age. Forget about angkasawan project, forget about taking the paradigm shift to first world mentality and forget even about attracting our best and brightest back from abroad. In short, the change back to Bahasa is not to defend the sovereignity of the language but just an admission that our politicians dare not face the honest and brutal truth: that our standard of English has been taking a beating since all the education policies has been put in place since the 1980s. If they can identify currently that only 19% of teachers able to muster some level of english proficiency, then it would seem the future already looked bleak for our students in first place. Do not subject the students to further degradation and jeopardise their future! That is what the DPM and Education minister should be looking into in the first place instead of his notion of "soft landing"! One question comes to mind; if only 19% are identified as having some level of English proficiency, what is the use of increasing the number of teachers by 14,ooo then?
Enough is enough then! We really have to re-evaluate our standard of teaching and training even to our teachers itself. As most graduates will admit, they cannot even string a sentence properly in English let alone teaching our students and future generations. It is this that we have to tackle before our standard drops to substandard level, if it is not already! Mahathir Mohamed asked the right questions that need to be answered:
“These matters, of course, cannot be resolved overnight. But it’s the Government’s responsibility to train and supply capable teachers. I’m confident that our teachers will be able to study and teach in English,” he told reporters at his Perdana Leadership Foundation office yesterday.
Dr Mahathir said it was good that more teachers would be trained in English.
“But if we can train teachers to learn English, why can’t we do the same by training them to learn and teach Science and Mathematics in English?,” the former Prime Minister asked.
- excerpt from The Star (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/9/nation/4283788&sec=nation)
Over to you Muhyiddin Yassin!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Man of the hour: Karpal Singh
My say....
This writer, being Perakian, may have been aghast at the disrespect Karpal had shown to the Sultan. But, in reality, we really need seasoned politician to put balance when young turks like Lim Guan Eng who tries their hand at administration and governing a State for the first time - in addition to what I have blogged yesterday (see the posting Broken recorder). This writer hopes someone sitting on his ivory chair at Komtar will listen to what his chairman is saying. Indeed, Karpal can claim to be one saying what is right without fear or favor for the rakyat. He should have been Mr Opposition, in the likes of Tan Chee Koun, and not the useless Anwar Ibrahim.
The Sunday Star, p.N6 under High Chaparral biggest headache for the Penang DAP
"The Villagers (High Chaparral) are very irritated and rightly so. They are tired of the blame game and want us to act because we are in power- if I were in their shoes, I would say the same." (Itallic added)
This writer, being Perakian, may have been aghast at the disrespect Karpal had shown to the Sultan. But, in reality, we really need seasoned politician to put balance when young turks like Lim Guan Eng who tries their hand at administration and governing a State for the first time - in addition to what I have blogged yesterday (see the posting Broken recorder). This writer hopes someone sitting on his ivory chair at Komtar will listen to what his chairman is saying. Indeed, Karpal can claim to be one saying what is right without fear or favor for the rakyat. He should have been Mr Opposition, in the likes of Tan Chee Koun, and not the useless Anwar Ibrahim.
The Sunday Star, p.N6 under High Chaparral biggest headache for the Penang DAP
"The Villagers (High Chaparral) are very irritated and rightly so. They are tired of the blame game and want us to act because we are in power- if I were in their shoes, I would say the same." (Itallic added)
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Broken recorder!
My say....
Lim Guan Eng needs to get out of his "opposition" mode for once and stop blaming the previous government of Gerakan's Koh Tsu Koon for everything. Tsu Koon has already been kicked out by the rakyat! From the current road, kampung/heritage reclaimant, transportion mess, etc., he should just get on with the best of his ability fixing the economy and plights of Penangites going rather than crying wolf for his every failure to get out of his opposition mould. If he thinks that he got into the Penang Chief Minister's post, riding on the euphoria of the rakyat's demand for change just to continue his tantrums, then he got another thing coming if the next election is anything to go by!
He is placed in the position of power to enact change. If he cannot do that, then the very least is to give capable persons from the Pakatan Rakyat fold to do it! He could just then continue his father's legacy of opposing for the sake of opposing. His dad, afterall, is making a living out of it! In today's list of Opposition "cabinet" proposal, maybe its time for Azmin Ali, from PKR to take over from Guan Eng and start training his skills in the financial part. He is afterall destined to be Finance Minister if Anwar Ibrahim's angan-angan to gain the Federal leadership works!
Ok, back to reality! Guan Eng should get back to to his official job! The Rakyat is tired of his incessant accusations, ineffective finger-pointings and pathetic wallowings! Indeed, he is beginning to sound like a broken recorder!
for extra reading:
Lim Guan Eng needs to get out of his "opposition" mode for once and stop blaming the previous government of Gerakan's Koh Tsu Koon for everything. Tsu Koon has already been kicked out by the rakyat! From the current road, kampung/heritage reclaimant, transportion mess, etc., he should just get on with the best of his ability fixing the economy and plights of Penangites going rather than crying wolf for his every failure to get out of his opposition mould. If he thinks that he got into the Penang Chief Minister's post, riding on the euphoria of the rakyat's demand for change just to continue his tantrums, then he got another thing coming if the next election is anything to go by!
He is placed in the position of power to enact change. If he cannot do that, then the very least is to give capable persons from the Pakatan Rakyat fold to do it! He could just then continue his father's legacy of opposing for the sake of opposing. His dad, afterall, is making a living out of it! In today's list of Opposition "cabinet" proposal, maybe its time for Azmin Ali, from PKR to take over from Guan Eng and start training his skills in the financial part. He is afterall destined to be Finance Minister if Anwar Ibrahim's angan-angan to gain the Federal leadership works!
Ok, back to reality! Guan Eng should get back to to his official job! The Rakyat is tired of his incessant accusations, ineffective finger-pointings and pathetic wallowings! Indeed, he is beginning to sound like a broken recorder!
for extra reading:
Kenyataan Akhbar Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat – 2 Julai 2009
Pada hari ini kami ingin mengumumkan Senarai Jawatankuasa Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat mengikut Kementerian.
Matlamat Jawatankuasa ini adalah untuk menyediakan Ahli-ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat bagi sesi perbahasan di Parlimen termasuk perbahasan Rang Undang-undang dan sesi soal jawab. Ini adalah bagi meningkatkan kualiti perbahasan dengan bersandarkan rujukan secara khusus berdasarkan kementerian masing-masing.
Jawatankuasa ini dibentuk mengikut 25 Kementerian dalam kerajaan Barisan Nasional dan dipengerusikan secara bersama oleh seorang wakil dari setiap parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Keanggotaan Jawatankuasa ini melibatkan beberapa Ahli Parlimen lain dan juga boleh melibatkan pakar dari luar dalam bidang masing-masing bagi membantu Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat.
Dikeluarkan oleh:
YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen PKR, YB Tan Seng Giaw Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen DAP dan YB Salahuddin Ayub, Naib Presiden PAS
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
YB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, YB William Leong, YB Ahmad Kasim, YB Fuziah Salleh daripada PKR.
YB Dato’ Seri Hj Abdul Hadi Awang, YB Ust Nasharudin Mat Isa, YB Salahuddin Ayub, YB Dr Hatta Ramli, YB Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad
YB Taib Azamuddin, YB Khalid Samad daripada PAS.
YB Lim Kit Siang, YAB Lim Guan Eng, YB M Kulasegaran YB Ngeh Koo Ham, YB Gobind Singh Deo, YB M Manogaran daripada DAP.
KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI
YB Dato’ Johari Abdul, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Karpal Singh.
KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN
YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad dan YAB Lim Guan Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTAN
YB Dato’ Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, YB Khalid Samad dan YB Tan Kok Wai
KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAYA
YB Dato’ Kamarul Bahrin Abbas, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Omar dan YB Gobind Singh Deo
KEMENTERIAN PERUSAHAAN PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITI
YB Dato’ Rashid Din, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Er Teck Hwa
KEMENTERIAN TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIR
YB Chua Tian Chang, YB Nasir bin Zakaria dan YB Charles Anthony Santiago
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI
YB William Leong, YB Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli dan YB Teresa Kok
KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANI
YB Ahmad Kassim, YB Taib Azamuddin Md Taib dan YB Sim Tong Him
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI DAN HAL EHWAL PENGGUNA
YB Azan Ismail, YB Dr Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut dan YB Jeff Ooi
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN
YB Yusmadi Yusoff, YB Che Uda Che Nik dan YB Chong Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENERANGAN KOMUNIKASI, KESENIAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN
YB Amran Abdul Ghani, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Haji Omar dan YB Teo Nie Ching
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIA
YB Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, YB Muhammad bin Husin dan YB M Kulasegaran
KEMENTERIAN SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI
YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, YB Dr Che Rosli Che Mat dan YB Chow Kon Yeow
KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN
YB Hee Loy Sian, YB Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud dan YB Nga Kor Ming
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN
YB Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, YB Dato’ Seri Muhammad Nizar Jamaluddin dan YB Liew Chin Tong
KEMENTERIAN KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAH
YB Ab Aziz Ab Kadir, YB Dato’ Ab Halim bin Ab Rahman dan YB M Manogaran
KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI
YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YB Dato’ Kamaruddin Jaffar dan YB P Ramasamy
KEMENTERIAN BELIA DAN SUKAN
YB Tan Tee Beng, YB Mohd Firdaus bin Jaafar dan YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook
KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN
YB Dr Lee Boon Chye, YB Dr Mohd Hayati Othman dan YB Dr Tan Seng Giaw
KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT
YB Zuraida Kamaruddin, YB Siti Zailah bt Mohd Yusuf dan YB Fong Po Kuan
KEMENTERIAN PELANCONGAN
YB Manikavasagam a/l Sundaram, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Fong Kui Lun
KEMENTERIAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN
YB Wee Choo Keong, YB Dr Lo’ Lo’ Haji Mohd Ghazali dan YB Lim Lip Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI
YB Zulkifli Nordin, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Tony Pua
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR
YB Gobalakrishnan a/l Nagapan, YB Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa dan YB Chong Chien Jen
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