Monday, April 28, 2008

The Tussle Goes on

Of late there are talks on ministerial level of stopping certian major projects that were supposed to go on in states held by the Pakatan. It looks like the Federal Authority is not willing to develop states run by Pakatan. Tussles between political parties is affecting the livelihood of the rakyat. It looks like politicians are more concern about power rather than development of the nation---- even at state level.

Can the state government seek the help of legal advisors as to the legality of managing state projects on its own. If the limitation is not laid down by the state constitutions, but being ammended by BN state government, Pakatan government should consider a "change" in such amendment, reverting it to its original setting. There should not be too much of restriction for the state government to develop the state, otherwise, the state government is just a "puppet" or a "tool" of the federal authority. Therefore, a legal consultation is necessary.

If it is true that such restriction is imposed upon the state government, and the federal authority is not willing to assist the state government in carrying out the projects, it is time for Pakatan to consider taking over the Federal Government as soon as possible as it claims to be. The longer the delay, the more the tussles goes on. It is all for the sake of national building, not any individual party glory. It is to create a better Malaysia.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Monorail Systems for Penang











Penang Island has limited space to fill up with vehicles. It should be an island for beautiful landscape and people to stay, not for vehicles.
Thus the plan for a second bridge should be review with much consideration for healthy and happy residency.However, mass transportation for the public must be taken into serious consideration. Penang is not the first city to face up with transportation problem. Just look at our immediate neighbour---Singapore. Look at Hong Kong and appreciate their transportation system.

What is needed for such monorail system in Penang.
1. Locate two open vacant land space, one on the Island and one on Seberang Perai. These vacant land space will serve as the two main stations.

2. At these two main stations will be monorail interchange systems, bus terminals and taxi terminals.

3. Identify the routes: Airport, Business centres, factory zones, and thickly populated housing schemes, universities and ferry terminal.

4. Suggestion:
(1) Privatise the Project to release State government from financing the project
(2) Contract condition must benefit the rakyat not the business party alone.
(3) Routes to extend up till Sungai Petani Industrial region, Kulim Hitech Park, and Bukit Mertajam, Butterworth, and Seberang Perai Selatan.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Rod and the Cane

Cane the naughty boy and you will help to discipline him. Discipline him and he will grow up to be wise. In his adulthood he will never forget the one who disciplined him to be what he is. Disciplinary action is meant to build a person in his character not to destroy him.

Our beloved Pak Lah has a heart of a father. He is not a task master, whipping his subordinates. He is not a heartless father who would not listen to his children. However, there is a time for everything. It is time to cane those who are over stepping him.

Exert a bit of authority and lead on!
Pak Lah can do it. Pak Lah has a right mind and ideaology. Move on.
Now that the nation has put Pak Lah back to lead the nation, though not with a good majority, a PM is s till a PM.

Instead of listening to people around Pak lah, it is time for Pak Lah to tell them,"Listen to me." And prove them wrong by doing the right. Hope Pak Lah will not go down the history as one beeing put down by the people around him. Let Pak Lah be known for the PM who lead BN out of the mud, regaining the confidence of the rakyat.

What the rakyat wanted is a just and prosperous Malaysia.Rid of corruption, retrurn the fund to the national reserves. Reform the investment policy, attract foreign investors with a fair deal. Stay out of racist mindset----no place for a modern generation. Stay on to Malaysia for all Malaysians, PM for all Malaysians.

Care to restructure the lost generation, the spoilt and lazy generation due to spoon feeding policy.Make them work to achieve and gain their prize. Make them work hard to gain their pride. It may be tough as a father to re built a spoilt child. Do not let them die a natural death. Help them with training schemes, with a mere allowance, to make them work to make their ends meet.

We need a productive man power--- human resources. Malaysia boleh, if we do not buy their support but gain their support. Build up an intellecture community, not parasites. As a father to all rakyat, care to stay on to do your best to save your children.

Friday, April 18, 2008

English Language

What makes Malaysian politicians so outstanding in the world arena? Most of them speak good English. They can interact with the world leadership without much problem.

English is not just a language, it is a tool for technology advancement.
To implement English at an early schooling age is to prepare our rakyat for advancement in their adulthood. We do not worry about our own national language. It is part of us. It will not be down graded just because we speak English ( or any additional languages for that matter.)

Instead of making a fuss over the issue, educationist should look into an effective teaching method to prepare and equip our children for English. Drop racist mindset in this educational matter. It is for the good of our children and for a better Malaysia.

Mat Rempit

Just take a look at the Mat Rempit. Who are they? What are their occupation? What is their educational background?

If only the authority really care to help them, the authority will know what make them what they are!

They needed a short training scheme to be competent for the market place.
They needed a sense of importance in life.
They needed a stable job.

Provide them some training for motor cycle mechanic courses.
Provide them training for security guard duty and responsibility.
Provide them a sense of purpose for life...through counselling sessions (class approach).
help to find job placement for them.... taking over some of the jobs made availble to the foreigh workers.

In fact, I still prefer vocational education for people who are less competent with books. I still prefer uniform units, scouting, police cadet corp, red cross and St John etc. They discipline one to be responsible individual.

We should stop promoting materialism, instead indoctrinate practical and simple lifestyles. Our Mat Rempit needs help not jail terms or whipping. They need counselling and positive assistance. Trafic offence must be dealt with, but the real help must be given right off.

One Step Forward

A good soldier will not shun away from gun fire. It is where the enemy line is. A good soldier will brave his way into the enemy line and silence that enemy gunner. This will open the way for his army to move forward.

Our PM has brave his way one step forward by announcing a judicial reform. This will rightly place the right of the rakyat at the court of law with judges who will stand up to the law not favoring any party involved. This will help the rakyat to regain confidence with our judicial system.

If our PM continue to lead the nation (not giving in to any pressure), and put the rakyat in his heart, placing national development as his priority, surely our PM will help BN to regain ground lost in the recent general election. Rakyat Malaysia supports good governance and rejects bias and partility, corruption and racist mind set. Rakayat Malaysia is an educated community, not living in the jungle, up on the trees like what some once think of us. Government must realised that rakyat Malaysia is not giving in to lies and manipulation.

The sooner BN come to realise this the faster BN will reform and get ready for the next general election. Otherwise, BN will suffer another rejection by the rakyat Malaysia.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Black 14

Just not too long ago a big crowd gathered for the Maulidur Rasul Malay unity celebration. Some time back, soon after the March 8th. general election, another crowd gathered in KOMTAR etc. Nobody take any action at all. Even if there is any action, it was not reported in the papers.

The police seems to be very efficient and prompt when dealing with DAP or PKR. PKR leaders were summoned by the police for the Black 14 gathering. As a common rakyat it seems that the police is quick to act when it comes to DAP or PKR or whoever may be.

I would suggest that when Pakatan comes into power, please look into the person behind the summon. Pakatan cannot allow a man who only act against Pakatan to hold such high position. A man of the law must live up to its bagde of integrity and uprightness. Failure of which the badge must be removed. Pakatan must not act against the mata-mata that came to the door steps, they are merely acting on order of the chief. However, their chief must answere for inssuing the summon when there is sign of partiality.

I am one who looks up to the uniform units. And I believe all uniform units must serve with uprightness and integrity to ensure peace and order for the rakyat and for the nation. All action must be view through the democratic system that Malaysia has adopted.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Whose Fault Is It ?

The STAR 14/4 reported that CM Lim of Penang said the public had the right to know how the council's reserves had come down. It was reported that the reserves fell from RM229Mil to just RM25.6mil at the end of 2007.

As rakyat we really wanted to know how the previous local council used up the reserves. Was it necessary? Was it that urgent to spend off the reserves? We wanted to know the truth.

Now that the local council is running out of fund, how could the rakyat expected the Pakatan Penang State Government to get things done in the near future. If no new project can be funded, surely there is nothing the Pakatan Statement Government can do.

So rakyat must realise how the previous management had caused such a difficult situation in Seberang Perai. We must give time for the new state government to gather enough $$$ to get works done. Nevertheless, rakyat has tha right to know the detail of such spending. It must come to the open.

Fear In The Mind

I was surpirsed that Tengku Faris should get along with those who felt that the Malay rights has been threatened. (Refer STAR 13/4 pg N5) Since when did the rakyat questioned the rights of the Malay? It was UMNO who bang it into the mind of the Malay community. But it is not true.

All rakyat accepted Bahasa Melayu as our national language.
All rakyat accepted that Islam is our agama rasmi.
All rakyat respected our Sultan-sultan and Raja-raja including our Monarchy Democracy system.

However, rakyat is more concerned about greed for power, greed for material wealth, and right to the point corruption and mis management of national reserved.In fact, I look at it as the rakyat and the recue of national economy against the "noble rich" in the nation. Generally the Malay at large does not benefit from the "special priveleges". It is the noble few who had become rich at the expense of the poor rakyat.

Getting rid of the corrupted is good for the nation and the state. Both the nation and the state including the rakyat will benefit from the national development. Otherwise, only a few "noble rich" will have it all for themselves.

The rakyat is awaken. The rakyat has expressed through the GE12. The "noble rich" and those who aspire to be rich like their predecessors are upset over the whole situation. So the uproar and the baseless accusation of people infriging into the special rights. Not true.

What the rakyat is asking for is puting the bright Malaysians where they should be. Promoting the capable Malaysians where they belongs. Providing aids to the rakyat who are in need of such aids. Providing assitance and upgrade better living conditions among the rural regions throughout Malaysia. The rakyat is talking about Malaysia; the rakyat is concern for all Malaysians. The rakyat wanted to see Malaysia as a developed nation and having high quality personnel in public and private instituions.

While all is being said, projects helping to train the less fortunate, the less competent Malaysians for blue collar jobs, for petty business enterprises etc must be implemented. This will off set those who do not do well in their studies, puitting them on good grounding for a better lving, so that all rakyat benefit from the prosperity of Malaysia.
No fear! It is for the good of all. No fear! It is for a better Malaysia.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Sweeping Reforms

This morning the NST carries on its front page: PM to announce sweeping reforms which includes:
1.Setting up an independent commission to appoint and to promote judges in a transparent manner
2.Separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary
3.Vesting of judicial powers with the courts

Surely our PM is heading in the right direction. In fact, our PM has always got good intent even when our PM took over office from our previous PM. However, the pressure from within UMNO made our PM not able to carry out most of his plans in his terms of office. Instead, the situation became worse so much so that the Rakyat express it out through the General Election.

This time, our PM is again hitting at the nail's head. The Rakyat wish him well and looking forward for a positive reform---- something to remember our PM for in time of history.

If our PM is moving in the right direction, he can be assured that the Rakyat is behind him. Our PM must exert his PMship, his rightful authority to make his team of ministers and MPs to back him up. This very move itself will help to install the confidence of the Rakyat in our PM's leadership.

Just hope our PM got to do what he inteded to do in this forcasted reforms.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Pig Farm

It is time to organise the Pig Farm industry. Those interested in such pig farm industry must be willing to move into a particular location, specially reserved for such industry.

Those unwilling to move should consider giving up such business.
It is for a better control of sewage system, high quality breeding technology, and also to give room for big time industry.

The local government must look into the allocation of land for such project. Since it is a business project, owners must pay for the use of the land to the state government. This will help generate income for the state government. You just cannot run a state without any fund. However, in view of heavy initial investment by the business sector, the local government may allow payment through instalments.

Just wish to see that this industry will bring progress with time, and generate revenue for Malaysia as a processed meat exporting nation.

Federal Fund Allocations

Do you think that the Federal Government is a government for the Rakyat or for BN only? There are talks of cutting down or refusal of fund allocation to projects in the states run by the "opposition".( One example pls refer to NST 9/4 pg 2)

I felt that BN run Federal governemt must stay cool and think seriously about the "set back" if such partiality is practiced.

Does the Federal government allow the State Government to collect taxes from their state residents and not giving to federal fund such as LHDN? So that these state government can have fund to run their projects for the rakyat?

Or might as well divide the country into BN run and Pakatan run states? (Of couse it is not right!) So why the partiality? The rakyat belongs to Malaysia, not just to the states. No wonder the talk of taking over the Central Government. Pakatan will be fair and give allocations to states run by BN then. Just to show BN what a true Government for the Rakyat means. Is this what BN wanted it to happen?

The election only shows the "anger" of the rakyat, not the discarding of BN. But if BN does not know how to read into the reults, BN is asking for a BIG Surprise!

It is only fair that what is due to the rakyat be given. What is BN's property BN keep. The rakyat didn't ask BN to foot out their pockets. The rakyat only asks the BN government to work for a better Malaysia. Not only for a better BN but morst important of all a better Malaysia.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Islamic Country

It seems that PAS has yet to let go this ambition of making Malaysia an Islamic State. Can we not practise Malaysian Islamic Value in our nation building like what we always call Malaysian Democrasy. What we can do is to customise the idea of an Islamic State in a Malaysia that practises Islamic values in all our governance. Not just the forms of the religion but the true value of the religion.

However, being a nation existing in this globalisation era, we have to be flexible and practical. Take one good example, we should review of week ends in Malaysia. Have different week end some on Friday others on Sunday is a lost to the business world. With this in mind, the banks chosed to close on Saturday and Sunday nation wide. Someone may have to study this matter of a common week end for all government agencies. The idea is to be more effective in all government administration.

In the matter of dress code, we stress more in decency. Being a nation with multiracial cultural practices, we should only introduce rules on decency and not on a particular fashion. People seems to be attracted to comfortable dress code and beauty, but not to an impractical implementation through rules and orders.

Thus it is time for PAS to studied into details as how they want to work with the others and how PAS could share their thoughts and ideaology of governance in the light of a multiracial setting.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Patriotism

Let us talk about patriotism. It is not placing numerous national flags on the vehicle. It is not flying hte national flag on tree top or out od the window. It is not talk about patriotism, it is a positive contribution to nation building.

1. Placing the national security on its no.1 agenda and willing to defend the national soverignty.

2. Upholding the national constitutions and being loyal to our King and Sultans.

3. Contributing to building a strong national economy

4. Giving preferences to national products such as our national cars.

5. Help to build up the various communities and promote peace and harmony. Thus creating a very stable society, attracting tourists to the country.

6. Introducing attractive investment atmosphere and prepare a deligent and competent workforce to meet the demand in the market places.

7. Be a good host welcoming and promoting tourism.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Hindraf 5

What threat can the Hindraf - 5 pose to this nation?
Now that whatever is done has serve its purpose (and in fact it back fired resulting in election results), it is time to let them face the court of law to prove their wrong.

If the Hindraf-5 is kept in prison, it will only work to no good image for BN. It is time that BN shows its sincerity to look into the problem of the Indian community and allow the Hindraf-5 to face the court of law. Let the court decide their fate.

To rebuild the image and reinstate the confidence of the rakyat with BN, something must be done positively.

Penang Tourism

How can we improve on Penang Tourism?
Penang is know for its FOOD.
Penang is also known by its HISTORY --- remembering the arrival of the British in the 1800
Penang is also known for its BEACHES.
Finally Penang should be a good SHOPPING haven.

If we wanted to see this become true of Penang let all Penangites work together and pool our resources, so that we can make it true.

Food:
1. Hawkers should be encourage to put on some kind of uniform at various food courts and eating haven. Each special location has its own uniform, in color and in fashion.
2. Hawkers must keep eating places clean and tidy.
3. Hawkers must keep a fair price for both the locals and tourists.
4. Provide 5-star services and service with a smile.

Why must people come to Penang? Let our tourists remember the good food, good price and great hospitality.

History:
1. The authority must upgrade the trishaw business. It is a good mark for good old days.
2. The authority must keep all colonial buildings well lighted up (at night) with beautiful color lightings. Maintain the gright look of many old historic buildings in the Islandetc
3. Organise cultural shows at open places to keep night life alive.

Penang Beaches:
1. Keep it clean.
2. Keep it safe for toruists to move around. (This we can have special police forces on duty)
3. Pormote sea sports.

Shopping:
1. Free transport from hotel to shopping mall.
2. Keep prices fair and cheap.
3. Introducing shopping center for handicrafts.

Finally:
1. Re educate our taxi drivers to give polite and good services at a fair price.
2. Re educate our hawkers to see the importance of their contribution to keep Penang alive with tourists.
3. Re educate the trishaw pullers to make them see their important role to keep Penang Tourism attractive and popular for world market.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Be Careful When Speaking

Our PM has given Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng a piece of good advice. I am sure our YB Penang Chief Minister had taken heed of our PM's advice. Being a man of integrity and of position, surely we have to be careful when speaking (even when writing). It must come from the heart of love and concern for the rakyat's well being, and the progress of Malaysia.

It must be diplomatic, not meant to humiliate anyone, or to hurt anyone's feeling. It is for the good of nation building and for harmony among all commuinites.

I hope those in BN will also take heed of our PM's advice. It is only fair that all responsible leaders abide by the advice of our PM.God Bless Malaysia.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Rakyat Menang

I read from the Straits Times 2nd April 2008 and realised that PKR-DAP-PAS were willing to come together for the sake of the Rakyat and for a better Malaysia. They have even consider to adopt Pakatan Rakyat as their name for the new coalition. I am happy to say that in future it will be Pakatan versus the Barisan, a two party system for the politic in Malaysia.

This was my prayer and hope for the past 15 years. It is materialising right before my eyes. This shows the maturity of the Rakyat as wellas the politicians. However, to be able to pose a threat to Barisan and also to play as an alternative for Malaysia in the next election (or may be sooner than expected), a Malaysian mentality must be adopted by Pakatan leadership. PAS can easily play a very good paetner to ensure the continuity of Islam in Malaysia, in the right spirit of the religion, peace and harmony, respecting others in our beloved nation. PAS can easily help to promote the spirit of Islam into the life and daily routine of our Muslim community, introducing some positive value into the management of the governance mechanism in running the nation.

PKR and DAP will ensure that all communities in the nation work towards the progress and prosperity of the nation. Practicing justice and fairness in all area of government policies. PKR should be assigned with the task of creating and motivating the Malay community to be productive, and contributive to nation building. Proposing schemes to help build up a strong blue collar manpower from among the Malay community. Making good use of the arts and land scaping skill of Malays to creat a beautiful Malaysia.

DAP should look into building up the economy of Malaysia, attracting Direct Foreign Investment into Malaysia. DAP must also assign officers to study how we could build up the Indian and other communities in the nations. Each community must have a sizeable representative to sit-in to such Biro so as to help contributing towards the building up of their respective community.

I would suggest that we uphold the constitution and respect Islam as our Agama Rasmi Malaysia, while we allow flexible diversity cultural value and practices in all walks of Malaysian life.

Pakatan Rakyat must work hard to prove its worth and maturity during this term of office. Stop all open citicism of fellow members, keep it to close door "family matters". Wish Pakatan will succeed in presenting itself in the five states government and development.

Let us support our Dato Anwar as a charasma leader for the Pakatan. Some are good leaders, good team mates, but Dato Anwar has the charasma for a visionary leader.