‘He roars like a lion when anyone so much as raises a finger to support Pakatan, but showed much less emotion over the deaths of two pregnant women at the hands of snatch thieves.'
On Quit now, lawyers tell IGP, home minister
Vivian Lim: Yes, I support the Malaysian Bar's call for the resignation of both the IGP and Home Minister.
The IGP and his troops are ever ready to pounce on anyone just for the sin of standing up to Umno. There is never a shortage of police when it comes to ‘protecting' Umno.
However, they are much more blasé about carrying out their real job, the prevention of crime.
Criminals are rampaging all over Malaysia, laying siege to our homes and attacking us in broad daylight, and the IGP says he does not have enough men, sorry.
The IGP roars like a lion when anyone so much as raises a finger to support Pakatan, but showed much less emotion over the deaths of two pregnant women at the hands of snatch thieves.
He is NOT doing his job, and should be removed from our payroll. If Umno wants him to continue as their chief hatchet man, they can have him and pay him out of their own pockets.
Likewise the Home Minister is merely an ‘Umno Defence' minister (ie, defending Umno from Pakatan and the rakyat) and nothing much else.
Compared to what he has done for Umno, how much has he managed for us ordinary Malaysians apart from capturing Mas Selamat ? The answer is quite obvious.
I may be quaking in my boots even as I write because of the trigger-happy reputation of the police.
But much as I fear being hauled up, I feel even stronger about speaking out because I want them to know that the Malaysian Bar and other warriors for justice do not stand alone.
On Breakaway Hindraf group forms new party
Kenny Gan: If the Registrar of Society approves the registration of Thanenthiran's new party, it can only be because the party will be friendly to BN.
This is no secret given that Thanenthiran and his group have been slamming Pakatan as not doing enough for Indians in the states under their control.
Such criticism is unjustified given the short time frame and the inclusiveness of federal control.
Given the demography of Malaysia, no Indian-based party which appeals only to Indians can survive independently.
There is not a single Indian majority seat under which they can get their candidates elected.
Like IPF and MUIP, this new party will exist in political limbo unless it manages to join Pakatan or BN.
Pakatan should have nothing to do with a race-based party with a mono-ethnic agenda which imperils their multi-racial platform. This type of party fits BN much better than Pakatan.
Under the circumstances, we would expect Thanenthiran's party to apply strenuously to join BN and hence betray the leaders' lust for a shortcut to political power.
However, being able to join BN is by no means certain unless BN is willing to cast out MIC.
What will probably happen is that the party will be held at arm's length like the IPF and MUIP with just a whiff of chance to keep them friendly.
Thanenthiran has accused Pakatan of getting a ride from the Hindraf movement. Now it begs the question of who is using Hindraf for a ride to political power.
On Purge in PPP: Murugiah, six others expelled
P Dev Anand Pillai: I guess there is no place for honest politicians in the Malaysian political landscape.
Murugiah is facing the brunt of his own party for some alleged mal-practices.
This is the usual and common reason which all of these parties use to boot out those who are getting a bit popular and pose a risk to others in the party hierarchy.
Again, the people are the last thing that comes to their minds. When a politician is trying to do a good job, what he gets in return is nothing but scorn from his won people.
At least Murugiah stood up for injustices that had occurred like the killing of A Kugan in police custody.
You will do well as an individual politician Muru. Do not mind if they purge you for you will get more support outside as a result of your ousting.
Ash Burn: Well, we have had Umno Baru previously. Are we seeing PPP Baru or even an MIC Baru? Way to go man, BN.
On May 13 - poor Malays, Chinese suffered
Kaisim: May 13 has been a black mark in the history of Malaysia. The incident which caused the lives of hundred of innocent people has not made the Malays any richer.
In fact it has created untold miseries for the entire country. Umno and narrow-minded politicians have always used May 13 to warn the Chinese whenever they are faced with problems.
Prior to March 8, they always have had the notion that the entire Malay population in the country supports Umno. This is not true.
The new generation of Malays are well-educated and many are successful in life. They have a good mix with other Malaysians in work and business.
Many have stayed in other countries for many years and have witnessed how politics and democracy work there. So Umno at home is out of date.
Many Chinese were born after May 13. So, there is nothing to be fearful. Malaysia is their country, nowhere else. We helped to build this country to what it is today.
The youth of today will question the government if they are unfairly treated. Umno needs people with new ideas.
The world has changed and old solutions and threats do not work anymore.
On Umno willing to violently, jealously guard its ground
Ramlax: I am sure may of you who are now in your 60s remember the Tai Teng Kyu Circus.
In the early days, the animals had the upper hand because the ringmaster was new to the job and could not tame the wild animals such as the lion, tiger, and the elephant.
But as the circus made its rounds in Malaya, the animals became weak because of poor feeding and a lack of medical attention.
These two factors combined to make the ringmaster all powerful and able to command the animals.
Now look at some Third World countries and compare the circus with them.
In many of these Third World countries the lion (the judiciary) the tiger (the police) and the elephant (the civil service) have been tamed by the change in the rules of engagement.
The same process employed by the ringmaster of the Tai Teng Kyu Circus.
Well readers, I leave it to you to make your own conclusions and for you to find the best way to give the animals back their power.
Harold Angus: We could be heading for a major outbreak of H1N1 flu in Malaysia if we simply carry on business as usual.
We know of three reported cases of this new strain in Malaysia and even until now the health and immigration authorities have not been able to trace all the passengers of the infected Newark flight that carried the first case from the US.
Since no nation really has a foolproof way to prevent the spread of the infectious virus and the only method is through a strict quarantine regime and avoiding personal contact, it looks like the authorities are planning to cripple the nation's economy through unnecessary gatherings.
According to a media report they want to gather 417,000 ex-National Service trainees ‘to gauge whether they still have the patriotism spirit.'
I'm not sure what you think about NS but to me the programme should be suspended until the H1N1 outbreak subsides or we could have a serious national problem.
Even if one ex-trainee get this flu in camp, we will have a major problem coping with an outbreak more widespread than the last deadly Nipah virus outbreak.
Even if there is no H1N1 flu, questions should be asked why the NS program needs ex-trainees to gather physically as a gathering of 417,000 will cost at least RM41.7million even if one takes an average of RM100 for each traineee to cover food, transport and lodging.
Or is this part of the ‘stimulus package'?
