Who’s in charge of Malaysian democracy?
November 13, 2012
Nov 13 ―
It has been psychologically proven that it is human instinct to attribute anything bad to one’s surrounding. For example, if I baked a cake and it failed for whatever reason, I would instinctively and firstly seek out the problem from the ingredients that I’ve used, or a bad oven, or the recipe.
It will usually take a while before I would acknowledge that the failure was due to a mistake on my part, or maybe, that I simply lack the necessary skills. Again, note that the aforesaid relates to human instinct.
One may acknowledge personal fault at a later point, but the first reaction would always usually be to seek the problem in one’s surroundings.
So, coming back to the topic ― what is Malaysian democracy?
To break the question down a little ― where does Malaysian democracy take place? The first answer to this would be that it is exercised at the ballot box. The second answer to this may be that it is exercised when there is a protest.
But is that all there is to Malaysian democracy? Surely, its exercise cannot be so occasional.
Yet, if Malaysians have been exercising their right to democracy, why and how have we been subject to a degenerating regime for the past 50-odd years?
We speak of change, but our concept of change can only materialise at the ballot box. In other words, we can only change once every five years.
What about protests? Must democracy only happen when a group of people decides to take the people’s voice to the streets? And say, if no one decides to rally up the people, is our only other option for change at the ballot box?
Is representative democracy our only option?
Our reaction to this degenerating regime would instinctively be the fact that our leaders are lacking in competence, and that it is their fault that we are in the position that we are in. But, tying this back in with the opening paragraph of this article ― is this really the case?
Is Malaysia degenerating because of what our leaders are doing to us? Or are we degenerating because of what we fail to do?
In a situation where the Malaysian leadership does not change, what other option do we have?
A simple analysis of our leadership structure will show that there are several avenues for the lay Malaysian to be involved in our country’s policy-making decisions. All of us have been allocated one member of the state legislative assembly and one Member of Parliament to speak on our behalf at the different levels of government.
With this in sight, participatory democracy becomes far more feasible.
Opinions of local communities can simply be gathered and submitted to the leader that the community has voted in. Contrasting this to our former idea of democracy, this other option for continual accountability would seem more manageable and therefore feasible.
Putting the effect of the aforesaid into perspective – what this means is that the needs and wants of local communities for specific policies will be heard by the designated leaders.
There will be a clear request from the voters of the constituencies to hold their leaders accountable to.
And depending on what the leader says or does in reaction to these requests, local communities can then decide on what else to do – should the leader respond favourably to the request, the community would have reason to be satisfied with his leadership; and should the leader decide to not respond to the request, the community can properly seek out the reasons for such decisions and correspondingly take further action or make the necessary assessment of his leadership.
The important point, therefore, is this: that by doing so, communities will be able to measure the performance of their leaders, and leaders will be able to measure the specific needs of their communities. In relation to communities – they will then be able to determine how and why the leader has succeeded or failed; and in relation to leaders, they will then know whether or not they have failed.
As to the latter, should the leader be put in the realisation that he has failed his community, he will likewise be put in the lingering realisation that his future as a leader may come to an end.
In short, we can only say that one has failed to fulfill our request when there has been a request made in the first place. Malaysia, there is a need to depart from our unrealistic and immature ways of putting the onus on our leaders to gauge our interests and needs when we to not take the personal responsibility of voicing them out in the first place.
Democracy is a two-way communication. It is a continual two-way communication. Malaysia, we say that this is our country.
It’s time to start acting as we claim.
* The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Malaysia activists decry leniency for child rapists
Malaysia activists decry leniency for child rapists
(08-29 17:29)
Malaysian child protection activists called for a legal review after two men convicted of having sex with minors were allowed to go free in recent weeks. Chuah Guan Jiu, 22, was freed on probation Monday after a court in the northern city of Georgetown found him guilty on two charges of statutory rape of his girlfriend when she was 12 years and 10 months old, AFP reports.
The release came weeks after national tenpin bowler Noor Afizal Azizan, 21, was freed on a good behavior bond, following a successful appeal against a five-year jail sentence for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
The bowler, who was 19 at the time of the offence in 2009, had pleaded guilty but a Court of Appeal ruling reportedly said “public interest would not be served if Noor Afizal was sent to jail as he had a bright future''. The Georgetown district court similarly said it considered Chuah's future as he was a young first-time offender, The Star newspaper reported. Chuah's lawyer Yusuf Idris argued the sex was “purely consensual'' and his client was not educated on the law having dropped out of school at 14, ``and did not know about the offence''.
“The victim did agree in court that she gave consent and was in love with the accused,'' he told AFP. Child rights activist Hartini Zainudin, who runs the NurSalam crisis center, said the penal code should be reviewed immediately to ensure children are given the protection they require. “How can consent by a child, 12 years old, be a mitigating factor?
I'm speaking as a child activist, who's just horrified at the implications... on future cases and the message we're sending out to perverts and pedophiles,'' she told AFP. Child protection NGO Voice of the Children also criticized the rulings. “Is a good behavior bond the right sentence for a then 21-year-old man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl, who has barely entered puberty?'' said VoC chairwoman Sharmila Sekaran in a statement.
“Malaysia determined the age of consent at 16 years for a reason. The statutory rape law was enacted to protect young girls. The court needs to consider the nine-year age gap.'' People also expressed outrage on social media such as Twitter.
``What the courts have effectively done in these 2 cases is lower the age of statutory rape from 16 to 12,'' one user posted Tuesday.
Statutory rape in Malaysia is punishable by a maximum jail sentence of 20 years
and whipping. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=24115&icid=4&d_str=20120820
Malaysian child protection activists called for a legal review after two men convicted of having sex with minors were allowed to go free in recent weeks. Chuah Guan Jiu, 22, was freed on probation Monday after a court in the northern city of Georgetown found him guilty on two charges of statutory rape of his girlfriend when she was 12 years and 10 months old, AFP reports.
The release came weeks after national tenpin bowler Noor Afizal Azizan, 21, was freed on a good behavior bond, following a successful appeal against a five-year jail sentence for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
The bowler, who was 19 at the time of the offence in 2009, had pleaded guilty but a Court of Appeal ruling reportedly said “public interest would not be served if Noor Afizal was sent to jail as he had a bright future''. The Georgetown district court similarly said it considered Chuah's future as he was a young first-time offender, The Star newspaper reported. Chuah's lawyer Yusuf Idris argued the sex was “purely consensual'' and his client was not educated on the law having dropped out of school at 14, ``and did not know about the offence''.
“The victim did agree in court that she gave consent and was in love with the accused,'' he told AFP. Child rights activist Hartini Zainudin, who runs the NurSalam crisis center, said the penal code should be reviewed immediately to ensure children are given the protection they require. “How can consent by a child, 12 years old, be a mitigating factor?
I'm speaking as a child activist, who's just horrified at the implications... on future cases and the message we're sending out to perverts and pedophiles,'' she told AFP. Child protection NGO Voice of the Children also criticized the rulings. “Is a good behavior bond the right sentence for a then 21-year-old man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl, who has barely entered puberty?'' said VoC chairwoman Sharmila Sekaran in a statement.
“Malaysia determined the age of consent at 16 years for a reason. The statutory rape law was enacted to protect young girls. The court needs to consider the nine-year age gap.'' People also expressed outrage on social media such as Twitter.
``What the courts have effectively done in these 2 cases is lower the age of statutory rape from 16 to 12,'' one user posted Tuesday.
Statutory rape in Malaysia is punishable by a maximum jail sentence of 20 years
and whipping. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=24115&icid=4&d_str=20120820
Being told to remove their trousers by teachers – students confessed that he wasn’t wearing any underwear
Being told to remove their trousers by teachers – students confessed that he wasn’t wearing any underwear
JOHOR BAHRU – Their crime?
Uploading a video clip of themselves on YouTube after finishing their SPM exam paper. Their punishment? Being told to remove their trousers by teachers, even after one of the students confessed that he wasn’t wearing any underwear. In addition, they subjected the students to 700 push-ups as well as multiple slaps, kicks and punches by three teachers, Harian Metro reported.
The incident is believed to have occurred last Monday, when the students had just returned to their dormitory at 5.30pm after spending time at a nearby shopping mall. When they returned, they were confronted by three teachers. It is alleged that the teachers were angry at the students for uploading a video of themselves on YouTube after completing their SPM mathematics paper.
The roughly three-minute clip, uploaded on Nov 5, had depicted the antics of the students blowing off steam after their exam paper by copying a skit by a popular reality TV program. A father to one of the students, who only wished to be known as Amir, 47, described the teachers’ actions as overboard, and did not even appear to be educational in nature.
“I was told of the incident by the father of a fellow student. As a result of trauma from the incident, my son has now become withdrawn,” he said. He said he first noticed behavioural changes in his son when the family visited him at the school last Thursday. He said the son acted out of the ordinary and was non-communicative throughout the visit. Amir said he was disappointed by the teachers’ actions, which he claimed was unprofessional and based on emotions.
“Granted, teachers have the authority to punish students, but it should be within reason. Going overboard can lead to stress which can affect students emotions and performance of the students, who are sitting for their SPM,” said Amir, who hails from Kulaijaya. Amir said he has watched the video clip and felt it contained neither sensitive material, nor did it tarnish the school’s name in any way. He said he didn’t understand why the teachers lost their cool when the students were merely “releasing stress.”
“I’m disappointed. It wasn’t enough that they dished out such humiliating punishment, but the teachers also threatened to blacklist the students SPM certificates if they told their parents about this,” he said. Amir lodged a report on the incident at the Sentral police station yesterday. “I want justice for my son and I hope the police as well as the relevant authorities will investigate this,” he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, when contacted, said his office was still awaiting a full report of the incident. “We will, however, investigate these claims so we can carry out further action,” he said. - mD
http://www.kualalumpurpost.net/being-told-to-remove-their-trousers-by-teachers-students-confessed-that-he-wasnt-wearing-any-underwear/
Uploading a video clip of themselves on YouTube after finishing their SPM exam paper. Their punishment? Being told to remove their trousers by teachers, even after one of the students confessed that he wasn’t wearing any underwear. In addition, they subjected the students to 700 push-ups as well as multiple slaps, kicks and punches by three teachers, Harian Metro reported.
The incident is believed to have occurred last Monday, when the students had just returned to their dormitory at 5.30pm after spending time at a nearby shopping mall. When they returned, they were confronted by three teachers. It is alleged that the teachers were angry at the students for uploading a video of themselves on YouTube after completing their SPM mathematics paper.
The roughly three-minute clip, uploaded on Nov 5, had depicted the antics of the students blowing off steam after their exam paper by copying a skit by a popular reality TV program. A father to one of the students, who only wished to be known as Amir, 47, described the teachers’ actions as overboard, and did not even appear to be educational in nature.
“I was told of the incident by the father of a fellow student. As a result of trauma from the incident, my son has now become withdrawn,” he said. He said he first noticed behavioural changes in his son when the family visited him at the school last Thursday. He said the son acted out of the ordinary and was non-communicative throughout the visit. Amir said he was disappointed by the teachers’ actions, which he claimed was unprofessional and based on emotions.
“Granted, teachers have the authority to punish students, but it should be within reason. Going overboard can lead to stress which can affect students emotions and performance of the students, who are sitting for their SPM,” said Amir, who hails from Kulaijaya. Amir said he has watched the video clip and felt it contained neither sensitive material, nor did it tarnish the school’s name in any way. He said he didn’t understand why the teachers lost their cool when the students were merely “releasing stress.”
“I’m disappointed. It wasn’t enough that they dished out such humiliating punishment, but the teachers also threatened to blacklist the students SPM certificates if they told their parents about this,” he said. Amir lodged a report on the incident at the Sentral police station yesterday. “I want justice for my son and I hope the police as well as the relevant authorities will investigate this,” he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, when contacted, said his office was still awaiting a full report of the incident. “We will, however, investigate these claims so we can carry out further action,” he said. - mD
http://www.kualalumpurpost.net/being-told-to-remove-their-trousers-by-teachers-students-confessed-that-he-wasnt-wearing-any-underwear/
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
made in malaysia
The following are true stories: A Malaysian political leader had a heart surgery in Singapore. The operation was successful.
During his recuperation period, the political leader would like to thank 3 skilful doctors, including an anesthesiologist. He said: “Thanks to the Singaporean doctors..........”
“I'm sorry, Sir. I'm from Malaysia,” interrupted a doctor. “Me too.” “Me as well.” x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A Malaysian company wanted to develop a new town abroad, it entrusted the project to a Singapore multinational company. The first time when they met, the Singapore company sent a team of seven people, including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Architect and Chief Finance Executive. The meeting went smoothly. They relaxed and chatted.
The Malaysian company's Director said, “Durians from my hometown Kuala Pilah, Seremban taste the best. I'll treat you all next time when you come.” “Really? What area in Kuala Pilah? I'm from Kuala Pilah, too!” said the Singapore company's Chief Executive Officer. Next, one by one, the other six from the Singaporean team revealed their identities “I'm from Malacca.” “I'm from Kuala Kangsar, Perak.” “I grew up in Segamat.”
“My hometown is...” And all of them were actually “Made in Malaysia ”. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x There are countless similar stories around us. And there is always another story behind each story. Some were rejected by domestic universities while some were rejected by the government scholarship. They couldn't get it even with 10 As while others got only 10 Bs. As leaving might be better than staying, they just went to a different world after crossing the bridge. There is a deep feeling for every story. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
According to the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) statistics, a total of about 785,000 Malaysians are currently working abroad and 44% of them are working in Singapore, while the rest are working in other countries, including Hong Kong, China, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. And two-thirds of them are professionals. At the same time, most of the 2 million guest workers in Malaysia are from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and Vietnam.
They are engaged in labour industry which does not require high educational background but just a little bit of brains. Low skill, low knowledge and of course, low wages. Malaysia has become a country that exports brains while importing labours, resulting in a serious deficit in knowledge trade.
This is What A Malaysian Should Know
This is What A Malaysian Should Know
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR HAIR LOSS: Ajinomoto
NATIONAL INSTANT FOOD : Maggi Mee
NATIONAL BREAKFAST : Nasi Lemak
NATIONAL LUNCH : Nasi Ayam
NATIONAL SUPPER : Roti Canai & Teh Tarik
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE: Traffic Jam
NATIONAL FRUIT FOR INDUCING MENSTRUATION : Pineapple
NATIONAL APHRODISIAC DRINK: Stout. Many Malaysian men swear by it. But then after a few pints they start swearing at everything.. .
NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (MEN): Food Poisoning
NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (WOMEN): Menstrual Pain
NATIONAL CURE FOR DIARRHOEA : Cap Kaki Tiga.
NATIONAL CURE FOR HEADACHES: Panadol.
NATIONAL CURE FOR DIZZINESS: Minyak Angin Cap Kapak.
NATIONAL CAUSE OF DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES): Happy Hours.
NATIONAL INSTANT CURE FOR DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES): The sight of a police road block.
NATIONAL RICE COOKER : NATIONAL Rice Cooker
NATIONAL RUBBISH DUMP: Anywhere, as long as it is not your house.
NATIONAL MOST MIS-PRONOUNCED NAME: Carrefour.
NATIONAL ANSWER FOR 'WHERE ARE YOU?' On the way.
NATIONAL OFFICIAL TIME FOR BEING LATE -10 minutes
NATIONAL REASON FOR PRICE INCREASE Petrol naik
NATIONAL REASON FOR PETROL INCREASE Still cheaper than other country
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM: There was accident on the other side of the road
NATIONAL REASON WHEN REJECTING INVITATION : 'I got some work to do..u all go first'
NATIONAL REASON FOR COLLAPSED BUILDINGS & LEAKY PARLIAMENT ROOFS: An act of God.
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICAL STATEMENTS: None. We were misquoted.
NATIONAL MINISTERIAL REASON FOR INCREASING TOLL RATES: Lu ingat ini jalan saya punya bapak punya kah?
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR JUMPING QUEUE: Everybody jumping what!
NATIONAL EXCUSE NOT PAYING SAMAN ACCORDING TO DUE DATE: Government will give discount one of these days
NATIONAL EXCUSE TO BRIBE: Minum kopi
NATIONAL GOD Allah only for Muslims
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR HAIR LOSS: Ajinomoto
NATIONAL INSTANT FOOD : Maggi Mee
NATIONAL BREAKFAST : Nasi Lemak
NATIONAL LUNCH : Nasi Ayam
NATIONAL SUPPER : Roti Canai & Teh Tarik
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE: Traffic Jam
NATIONAL FRUIT FOR INDUCING MENSTRUATION : Pineapple
NATIONAL APHRODISIAC DRINK: Stout. Many Malaysian men swear by it. But then after a few pints they start swearing at everything.. .
NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (MEN): Food Poisoning
NATIONAL FAKE ILLNESS FOR GETTING MC (WOMEN): Menstrual Pain
NATIONAL CURE FOR DIARRHOEA : Cap Kaki Tiga.
NATIONAL CURE FOR HEADACHES: Panadol.
NATIONAL CURE FOR DIZZINESS: Minyak Angin Cap Kapak.
NATIONAL CAUSE OF DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES): Happy Hours.
NATIONAL INSTANT CURE FOR DIZZINESS (FOR YUPPIES): The sight of a police road block.
NATIONAL RICE COOKER : NATIONAL Rice Cooker
NATIONAL RUBBISH DUMP: Anywhere, as long as it is not your house.
NATIONAL MOST MIS-PRONOUNCED NAME: Carrefour.
NATIONAL ANSWER FOR 'WHERE ARE YOU?' On the way.
NATIONAL OFFICIAL TIME FOR BEING LATE -10 minutes
NATIONAL REASON FOR PRICE INCREASE Petrol naik
NATIONAL REASON FOR PETROL INCREASE Still cheaper than other country
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR CAUSING TRAFFIC JAM: There was accident on the other side of the road
NATIONAL REASON WHEN REJECTING INVITATION : 'I got some work to do..u all go first'
NATIONAL REASON FOR COLLAPSED BUILDINGS & LEAKY PARLIAMENT ROOFS: An act of God.
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICAL STATEMENTS: None. We were misquoted.
NATIONAL MINISTERIAL REASON FOR INCREASING TOLL RATES: Lu ingat ini jalan saya punya bapak punya kah?
NATIONAL EXCUSE FOR JUMPING QUEUE: Everybody jumping what!
NATIONAL EXCUSE NOT PAYING SAMAN ACCORDING TO DUE DATE: Government will give discount one of these days
NATIONAL EXCUSE TO BRIBE: Minum kopi
NATIONAL GOD Allah only for Muslims
Friday, 5 October 2012
Utusan mahu Malaysiakini minta maa
Utusan
mahu Malaysiakini minta maaf
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Utusan Malaysia hari ini menuntut Malaysiakini memohon maaf kepada semua
rakyat Malaysia atas dakwaan bahawa portal berita itu dibiaya jutawan George
Soros.
Dalam edisi hujung minggunya hari ini, Awang Selamat – nama samaran untuk pengarang akhbar tersebut – juga mempersoalkan jika Malaysiakini berniat untuk menjadi "alat pihak asing".
"Dengan sekian banyak bukti, jangan lagi berulang kali mendakwa portal itu bersifat bebas, itu hanya menghina diri sendiri.
"Belum terlewat lagi untuk kembali ke pangkal jalan, lebih-lebih lagi ini adalah soal kedaulatan," kata penulis tanpa nama itu.
Penulis berkenaan menyalahkan pembiaya asing yang didakwanya "menjadi ancaman kepada keselamatan dan kedaulatan negara" atas laporan "memburuk-burukkan kerajaan" dan menyokong ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Dalam kempennya sebelum ini, Utusan turut melaporkan dakwaan seorang bekas editor Malaysiakini yang mendakwa salah seorang pengarah portal itu, Harlan M Mandel merupakan "orang Soros".
Bagaimanapun, akhbar milik Umno itu tidak melaporkan kenyataan dan penjelasan ketua pegawai eksekutif Malaysiakini Premesh Chandran berhubung isu tersebut.
Akhbar itu juga tidak melaporkan bahawa Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sudah berbaik-baik dengan Soros dan turut meminta jutawan itu menyokong projek anti-perang Forum Keamanan Dunia yang diusahakan bekas perdana menteri itu.
Malaysiakini sebelum ini mendedahkan bahawa Mandel menjadi salah seorang pengarah Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd selepas mengetuai Media Development Loan Fund pada tahun lalu.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/210354
Dalam edisi hujung minggunya hari ini, Awang Selamat – nama samaran untuk pengarang akhbar tersebut – juga mempersoalkan jika Malaysiakini berniat untuk menjadi "alat pihak asing".
"Dengan sekian banyak bukti, jangan lagi berulang kali mendakwa portal itu bersifat bebas, itu hanya menghina diri sendiri.
"Belum terlewat lagi untuk kembali ke pangkal jalan, lebih-lebih lagi ini adalah soal kedaulatan," kata penulis tanpa nama itu.
Penulis berkenaan menyalahkan pembiaya asing yang didakwanya "menjadi ancaman kepada keselamatan dan kedaulatan negara" atas laporan "memburuk-burukkan kerajaan" dan menyokong ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Dalam kempennya sebelum ini, Utusan turut melaporkan dakwaan seorang bekas editor Malaysiakini yang mendakwa salah seorang pengarah portal itu, Harlan M Mandel merupakan "orang Soros".
Bagaimanapun, akhbar milik Umno itu tidak melaporkan kenyataan dan penjelasan ketua pegawai eksekutif Malaysiakini Premesh Chandran berhubung isu tersebut.
Akhbar itu juga tidak melaporkan bahawa Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sudah berbaik-baik dengan Soros dan turut meminta jutawan itu menyokong projek anti-perang Forum Keamanan Dunia yang diusahakan bekas perdana menteri itu.
Malaysiakini sebelum ini mendedahkan bahawa Mandel menjadi salah seorang pengarah Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd selepas mengetuai Media Development Loan Fund pada tahun lalu.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/210354
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin unhappy with Najib Razak’s 2013 Budget
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin unhappy with Najib Razak’s 2013 Budget
From the Desk of Lim Kit Siang
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s barefaced denial yesterday that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 2013 Budget was an “election budget” illustrated what is wrong with the UMNO/Barisan Nasional government after 55 years in power – that the Umno/BN government leaders suffer from the dual terminal ailments of denial complex and unprecedented credibility gap.
Even UMNO/Barisan Nasional Ministers, MPs and members would not believe Muhyiddin’s brazen denial that Najib’s 2013 Budget was not an “election budget”.
Why then is the Deputy Prime Minister making a denial that is completely bereft of credibility, whether in Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional camps?
The only answer is that UMNO/BN leaders continue to suffer from the false sense that they could transform Malaysian politics into a world of make-believe and get ordinary Malaysians to believe what the UMNO/BN leaders decreed, although totally divorced from the world of reality.
It is because of this misguided and misplaced complex that caused UMNO/BN leaders to continue to deny that the growing fear of crime among Malaysians as well as rampant corruption in the country are major problems in the country, falling back on discredited GTP and NKRA statistics and claims of falling crime index and progress in the war against corruption.
But this is false sense of make-believe and denial is not sustainable in the real world, especially in the era of Internet and information technology where information travels at the speed of light and could no more be buried by the BN mainstream media.
Najib had put his finger on the pulse of the problem when he became Prime Minister in April 2009, when he declared that “the era that the government knows best is over”, but the tragedy is that Najib had demonstrated in his 42 months as Prime Minister that he could diagnose the problem afflicting UMNO/BN government but he could not act on the diagnosis, either for lack of political will or personal convictions.
Najib made dubious history yesterday when he transformed his 2013 Budget – which had goodies for almost every sector of the electorate – into a brazen electioneering speech.
Despite Muhyiddin’s post-budget claim that the 2013 Budget is not an “election budget”, Najib devoted more than 10 per cent of his budget speech in a blatant electioneering appeal for continued support for Umno/BN while launching a most improper attack on Pakatan Rakyat.
Najib took MPs and the listening Malaysian public by surprise when he devoted the first six paragraphs of his 2013 Budget speech appealing to Malaysians for continued electoral support for Umno/BN government after 55 years, and hurled charges and insinuations against Pakatan Rakyat.
But he outdid himself at the end of the budget speech when he devoted the last 14 paragraphs of his 174-paragraph budget speech on a unashamed glorification of Umno/BN rule and condemned Pakatan Rakyat, causing many on both sides of the political divide to shake their heads with the common complaint that the 2013 Budget presentation was a poor reflection on the “class” and “standard” both on the Prime Minister and the annual budget.
It is evident that the 2013 Budget hides a very unconfident Najib who is haunted and hounded by the phobia that his fourth budget speech as Finance Minister may be the last Umno/BN budget in Parliament in the nation’s history.
This is why despite all the chest-thumping and braggadocio of supreme confidence that Malaysia will witness six more budgets to be tabled by the Umno/BN Government to transform Malaysia from middle to a high-income developed country, Najib has continued to play the role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, “To Be or Not To Be”, agonizing over whether “To dissolve or not to dissolve Parliament” since last year.
The reason is simple – Najib has no confidence that he would not be the last Umno Prime Minister in Malaysia or that he would not be toppled as UMNO President and Prime Minister in a repeat scenario like what happened to Tun Abdullah in 2009, becoming the latest “trophy” of Tun Mahathir with the scalps of three DPMs and two PMs!
http://www.kualalumpurpost.net/tan-sri-muhyiddin-yassin-unhappy-with-najib-razaks-2013-budget/
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s barefaced denial yesterday that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 2013 Budget was an “election budget” illustrated what is wrong with the UMNO/Barisan Nasional government after 55 years in power – that the Umno/BN government leaders suffer from the dual terminal ailments of denial complex and unprecedented credibility gap.
Even UMNO/Barisan Nasional Ministers, MPs and members would not believe Muhyiddin’s brazen denial that Najib’s 2013 Budget was not an “election budget”.
Why then is the Deputy Prime Minister making a denial that is completely bereft of credibility, whether in Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional camps?
The only answer is that UMNO/BN leaders continue to suffer from the false sense that they could transform Malaysian politics into a world of make-believe and get ordinary Malaysians to believe what the UMNO/BN leaders decreed, although totally divorced from the world of reality.
It is because of this misguided and misplaced complex that caused UMNO/BN leaders to continue to deny that the growing fear of crime among Malaysians as well as rampant corruption in the country are major problems in the country, falling back on discredited GTP and NKRA statistics and claims of falling crime index and progress in the war against corruption.
But this is false sense of make-believe and denial is not sustainable in the real world, especially in the era of Internet and information technology where information travels at the speed of light and could no more be buried by the BN mainstream media.
Najib had put his finger on the pulse of the problem when he became Prime Minister in April 2009, when he declared that “the era that the government knows best is over”, but the tragedy is that Najib had demonstrated in his 42 months as Prime Minister that he could diagnose the problem afflicting UMNO/BN government but he could not act on the diagnosis, either for lack of political will or personal convictions.
Najib made dubious history yesterday when he transformed his 2013 Budget – which had goodies for almost every sector of the electorate – into a brazen electioneering speech.
Despite Muhyiddin’s post-budget claim that the 2013 Budget is not an “election budget”, Najib devoted more than 10 per cent of his budget speech in a blatant electioneering appeal for continued support for Umno/BN while launching a most improper attack on Pakatan Rakyat.
Najib took MPs and the listening Malaysian public by surprise when he devoted the first six paragraphs of his 2013 Budget speech appealing to Malaysians for continued electoral support for Umno/BN government after 55 years, and hurled charges and insinuations against Pakatan Rakyat.
But he outdid himself at the end of the budget speech when he devoted the last 14 paragraphs of his 174-paragraph budget speech on a unashamed glorification of Umno/BN rule and condemned Pakatan Rakyat, causing many on both sides of the political divide to shake their heads with the common complaint that the 2013 Budget presentation was a poor reflection on the “class” and “standard” both on the Prime Minister and the annual budget.
It is evident that the 2013 Budget hides a very unconfident Najib who is haunted and hounded by the phobia that his fourth budget speech as Finance Minister may be the last Umno/BN budget in Parliament in the nation’s history.
This is why despite all the chest-thumping and braggadocio of supreme confidence that Malaysia will witness six more budgets to be tabled by the Umno/BN Government to transform Malaysia from middle to a high-income developed country, Najib has continued to play the role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, “To Be or Not To Be”, agonizing over whether “To dissolve or not to dissolve Parliament” since last year.
The reason is simple – Najib has no confidence that he would not be the last Umno Prime Minister in Malaysia or that he would not be toppled as UMNO President and Prime Minister in a repeat scenario like what happened to Tun Abdullah in 2009, becoming the latest “trophy” of Tun Mahathir with the scalps of three DPMs and two PMs!
http://www.kualalumpurpost.net/tan-sri-muhyiddin-yassin-unhappy-with-najib-razaks-2013-budget/
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