‘It is supposed to represent the
rakyat
and look after the welfare of the country. But it has lost touch with reality because it is too busy amassing power and wealth through self-interests.'
On Umno 'intoxicated' with success
Kit Lee: It is more like drowning in its own greed and filth.
Umno is so intoxicated with power that it has lost its way and out of touch with the needs of the country and forgotten the reason for its very existence.
It is supposed to represent the rakyat and look after the welfare of the country.
But it has lost touch with reality because it is too busy amassing power and wealth through self-interests.
It is becoming so arrogant, ignoring the law and fair play and has lost its very purpose for existence. It is still ignoring the message the rakyat tried to tell them on March 8 last year.
It will have a difficult time to regain its credibility and trust from the rakya t even if it attempts so. It is still not even focused on trying to do this.
Najib may go down in history as the last person to head the party his grandfather and father helped to form.
He would have a lot of time to reflect on this when the rakyat vote him and Umno out of office in the next election. All the opposition has to do is to sit still and be patient.
On Transition plan: No cause for fireworks at all
JY: Malaysia is undergoing a lot of uncertainty with the political transition and the looming by-elections in Bkt Gantang, Bkt Selambau and Batang Ai at Sarawak on April 7.
There are a lot of undercurrents under the apparently well-controlled situation. I see the incoming PM flexing his muscles over opposition's ceramah and their party organs.
It is pretty unnecessary as the educated rakyat can see and judge for themselves. We, as the public, can only pray for the continued peace and stability in our beloved country.
I see that the government and the opposition are very busy with politics and are squabbling amongst themselves (especially within Umno).
Hence, they don't seem to pay enough attention to governance and more pressing issues like retrenchments and unemployment. It's all very sad. Ultimately, the rakyat are the people who suffer the most.
In times of a global recession, the government should try its very best to enlist the help of the opposition to work together to move forward. But I don't see this happening in Malaysia.
On Are we seeing a failed M'sia?
Lee Wei Seong: I was born five days after Merdeka. I grew up in near-poverty in Ipoh and was educated in three multiracial schools (true blue national schools).
My evenings were occupied by playing football with the kampung folk. I had some Indian friends in school. I
t was a period of multi-cultural harmony and policies and politics were not on my mind.
Not even the dreaded '69 incident when I was in Std 6. I was patriotic and was caught standing still by my friends when the national anthem was blaring over the radio.
I admired Dr Mahathir and was proud of the country's progress. Policies of Look East and boycotting the West were looked upon highly as the right moves.
I protected the people accused of being corrupt verbally. I used to argue that it was okay as long as the country was not bankrupted. I bought three national cars. The list goes on.
My perception began to change when I got married and was exposed to a different Malaysia. Not the one I led myself to believe in.
The education system was another kick on the behind. It has definitely gotten more rotten over the years with abuse in many aspects.
My heart bleeds as I see my beloved country being messed up by the powers of the government over the last 35 years.
But, as much as I harbor disdain for these people, I will continue to sing the national anthem with vigour. My poser is, what is Malaysia's future.
On Indian voters may boycott 'outsider' Manikumar
Kumar: To those who claim to represent Hindraf, shame on you for asking for positions.
Hindraf was a movement formed to voice out the pent-up feelings of frustration of the discriminated Indians against the government of the day including the failure of Samy Vellu and MIC.
It was never about positions. Thousands donated towards its cause many took notice of the movement after the March 8 elections.
Now it is the role of the opposition to take heed of its cause and carry out the necessary actions to address the issues affecting all the poor in Malaysia as well as the discriminatory practices.
To the so-called Hindraf coordinator, your role, as agreed earlier, was to highlight the suffering of the masses and not to contest for any position.
Take a leaf from Uthayakumar. Makkal Sakthi.
On Probe on 'Karpal mobbed episode' not completed
Peter Ooi: It must be a joke. After a month, the probe into such a direct act of violence is still not completed.
The images and video recording of the mobsters in action is enough to charge them for criminal intimidation. Oh, maybe I am wrong.
The committee needs to gather information from overseas, most probably from the Interpol.
The public is really disgusted by delaying tactics in bringing those mobsters to book.
Let me ask the speaker of the house this question, though hypothetical:
Pak lah walks into Parliament and is confronted by a group of opposition supporters demanding that he apologise for insulting their party during a debate.
The mobsters behaved exactly like those from the Umno behaved towards Karpal. Would you take so long to bring charges against them?
In the same breath, I would like to pose the same question to the IGP who claimed that since the incident happened in Parliament, it thus beyond police authority.
Come on, the public are no longer blind to all the partial actions by the authorities.
Soon Lim: Manjit Bathia is arrogant and ignorant of the history of China in referring to the ‘suppression' in Tibet.
By the same extension, would he call his adopted country Australia a ‘prisoner colony' of the British?
Tibet has been part of China for hundreds of years, even before the British set foot in Australia.
