Sunday, February 21, 2010

Working towards Putrajaya

Time to move among the grass root level of Malaysians and know their sorrow and grievences. Do not stay above the people who voted you into power, otherwise ,you will be put out of power.

Get to hear them.....and give a public respond. Make known that you HEARD them, and that action will be taken to see to their needs.

Component party leaders in PKR must spent time thinking and write down:
1. What can PKR give to Malaysians if PKR is put into power?
2. How would PKR see that rakyat Malaysia both in the Desa and Bandar, lay man in the streets, benefit from the revenue of the nations? Can PKR ensure to lighten the financial burdens borne by rakyat Malaysia at the present moment?
3. Will the component parties work out well as a Team? Putting the nation first before party interest?
4. In what way can the component parties of PKR ensure rakyat Malaysia that they can amicably form the next government?

To move towards Putrajaya:
1. Component parties need to respect and submit to a charisma leadership ---- one who love Malaysia and dream of taking Malaysia to a higher level of achievement, giving priority to nation building and sharing the prosperity of the nation with ALL rakyat.

2. Upholding and treasuring our historical heritage. Never look down upon each others contribution in nation building. Credits are given where it is due. Tradition must be preseved where it is needed. Work it out together.

3. Establish a Ministry for Unity of Rakyat Malaysia. In this ministry appoint Heads of Department to Oversee the needs of each community.

4. Commitment to study and provide necessary aids to upgrade the standard of living among the orang Asli of Malaysia.

5. Commitment to improve the infrastructure of desa,kampong and village dwellers. To improve also its basic amenities.

6. Commitment to provide jobs to rakyat Malaysia through mechanise farming, food industries, and also the manufacturing sectors.

7. Review and improve housing schemes for the poor. Heavy subsidies for public transportation so that rakyat can travel with minimum cost.

8. Ensuring all bright and clever of Malaysian will get a place in higher education. Channelling those who are comfortable with their skills to go into technical training. Malaysia needs both the brain and the hands.

9. Work towards a cheaper cost of living.

10. Rid of corruption and cronism. Be the people's government not government of a few elite.

Unless PKR is united and strong, clear of their Vision for a Better Malaysia, no way can PKR step into Putrajaya.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Is there any hope for the better?

If you wanted to know if there is HOPE for the better for Malaysia, give yourself a chance..... rid of corrupted and failed management team. Replace it with a new team for two terms (10years) and see the differences.

In fact, we cannot affrord to let Malaysia sink further. Time to pull it up. Otherwise our next generation will be liken to nations in deep poverty, while the ruling classes are super rich. We must rid of the bad and poor management in Malaysia. Save yourselves, save Malaysia!

Can Our Next Generation survive ?

(I came across this write out about Malaysia's future...I felt it is good for you to read too.)

For those who started work around 1973, a 1.3 Litre Japanese car was RM7,000.
Today the equivalent is.... let's say RM60,000.......8.5 times
In 1973 a double storey house was about RM45,000..or less.
Today it is about RM300,000............6.6 times
In 1973 an Engineer's pay was RM1,000.
Today it is about RM2, 000+/-...........2 times....From 1973 to 2008........35 years.......what is the Trend?Bearish!!!!

In a stock market when the trend is bearish, what do we do? ..Exit !!! When a country's trend is bearish what do we do?This Bearish trend is more difficult to turn around as compared to the stock market.I have used these 3 items: House, Car & Salary as a measurement of the country's performance for the past 35 years.... Foreigners also ask about these 3 items to gauge our standard of living.
There is a book I saw entitled: "Malaysia : The Failed Nation".
Some of you may be interested to read it. I agreed with the writer.....This morning I was having coffee at McDonald (now the coffee..100 % Arabica beans..is quite good @ RM 2.90....free refill !! I asked how much per hour is their pay?RM3.00 x 8 hours = RM24 per day x 25 days = RM600 per month

My daughter works part-time during her University days..she worked at Gloria Jeans Coffee..... The pay? Australian $14.00 @ 3.15 = RM44 per hour x 8 = RM352 per day x 25 days = RM8,800 ...13.3 times more !!!!! ......Price of houses in Perth is about the same in KL.Price of cars are about 23% cheaper in Perth.I think more and more people are becoming aware of this Bearish trend.

Developed country by 2020.....means High income country!!Let's look at some as of year 2005 (Financial Times)USA GNP per capita US$35, 400UK GNP per capita US$25,510Australia GNP per capita US$19 ,530Singapore GNP per capita US$20,690These are developed countries by income measurement....Malaysia 's GNP per capita US$3,540Year 2020..developed country?
Really...a sad story. Worrying Trends, isn't it??Ringgit sliding further and further under this current government.

Recently, I interviewed some fresh graduates applying for jobs with my engineering company.I accepted two applicants on a starting salary of RM1,600. It struck me as odd that 15 years ago, I myself started work as a fresh graduate engineer for the same pay.Indeed, if you compare the salaries of graduates now and 15 or even 20 years ago, you'll find little difference but that their purchasing power is vastly different. It's the same story when youcompare salaries of shop assistants, office staff, factory workers and others.To compound the effect of inflation, the ringgit has depreciated greatly against all major currencies. The real income of most Malaysians has moved backwards.This is why many Malaysians suffer under the petrol hike. The root of the problem is that our real incomes have shrunk in the face of inflation and depreciated currency..

Malaysians have not been spoiled by subsidy but are unable to move out of the time lock of stagnated and depreciated incomes.If you compare the per capita incomes of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, they are a few multiples of ours although at independence all these countries were the on the same economic level as Malaysia. We we grouped with them and were called Asia little Tigers. Today all of them have progressed and become 1st World (OECD) except us. We are now compared with second tiered Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam who also seem to have overtaken us...!What has gone wrong?

We were the rising star of East Asia, a country rich in natural resources with the most promising potential.The reason is massive corruption, plundering of resources, wastage of funds for huge non-economic projects, anti-public interest deals with politically-linked companies (cronies)and passing-of-the-buck to the man in the street..For example, Hong Kong and Singapore eradicated massive corruption in the 80s-90s with their ICAC and promoted transparency and meritocracy with wolrd standard education to uplift their economies. They now have universities ranked in the World's Top 50 (none in the 80-90s except University Malaya ).Four decades of NEP where education, economic and employment policies are defined by race ensured that meritocracy took a back seat.Our university standard has declined and today the best and brightest of our youths emigrate to escape the racial inequility only to contribute to the economies of foreign lands.The reputation of our judiciary which was held in high esteem worldwide has sunk so low that foreign investors now insist on arbitration in Singapore in case of any dispute.We also have a slew of oppressive laws such as the ISA, OSA, Uuca and PPPA which stifle free speech and are designed to keep the ruling parties in power..We have become less attractive to foreign investors and now lag behind our neighbours in Asean for foreign direct investment. Even some corporations who have established themselves here are moving out.All the economic and social malaise cannot help but affect the value of our currency. The strength of a country's currency is after all, a reflection of its fundamentals.Furthermore, Bank Negara has a policy of weak ringgit to help exporters, never mind the burden on the common folk.

The government is pro-corporation, not pro-rakyat.While the poor and middle-class are squeezed, an elite group gets breathtakingly rich. We have the distinction of having the worse income disparity in Asean. A re-distribution of wealth is under way from the poor and middle-class to a select group of politically-connected elite.The end result of this re-distribution will be a small group of super-rich while the majority are pushed into poverty and the middle-class shrinks. This is what happens when the rich gets richer and the poor get poorer.There is much that is wrong with Malaysia . The responsibility for pulling the country backwards can be laid squarely at the door of the ruling regime. It is BN's mis-governance, racial politics and culture of patronage which has seen the country regress economically and socially.We seem to be sliding down a slippery slope, further down with each passing year of BN's rule.

Another five years of BN rule and we'll be at Indonesia's standard under Suharto. Another 10 years and we'll be touching the African standard. What a way to greet 2020!!!!Is there any hope for Malaysia?Faced with the reality that BN will never change, many Malaysians desperate for change turn their lonely eyes to Anwar Ibrahim.Pakatan Raykat has promised to treat all races fairly, to plug wastage, fight corruption, reform the judiciary and make Malaysia more competitive.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Religion & Politic

All people must carry certain value system towards life. Religious value can influence human character and be a good guidance for governance system.

However, religious practices are limited to religious premises and to a particular group of followers. It cannot be force upon ALL people. However, its value can be use to propagate its religious faith.

Malaysia is not a religious body nor is it a religious premises. It is a nation with people of all different religious faith and culture. No one can dictate it to others except self and those who hold on to that same faith.

Thus Pakatan must not be a religious party. It is a political party aiming to rule and make Malaysia a better haven for its rakyat. However, Pakatan may want to implement some life value system from certain religious faith. Example to encourage rakyat Malaysia to fear God, so it encourages rakyat Malaysia to worship God. Thus Malaysia government under Pakatan may want to sponsor the building of places of worship for its rakyat....tax free donation can be one way of incentive.

Pakatan may consider subsidies for some religious festivals, thus encouraging its rakyat to believe in God.

Pakatan may want to instil the value of "love for your neighbour" in its governing policy. Thus encourage rakyat Malaysia to care for senior citizens, to contribute towards orphanages etc.

Never make political party into a religion. Never try to Malaysia into a place of worship,instead of a nation.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

PKR & Rakyat Malaysia

Pakatan Rakyat is NOT a personal property of any particular politician. It IS of the rakyat themselves. Even if one leader is put away by whatever mean, PKR will still fight for a good cause....for a better Malaysia.

Pakatan is of the rakyat, for the rakyat, and put in power by the rakyat.

A true Malaysian will want the nation to be in the hand of the rakyat representatives rather than to be in the hand of political craze...people who love power, and making use of power to get rich, while the nation remains in poverty and great debts.

Oh, you may say is Malaysia in poverty? of course not really in that sense, yet we are slaves to the management, work to stay alive,while inflation hangs over us all. Many who could not survive in the struggle will resort to crime. We need not dropped to such a state....Malaysia is rich. But our riches has been shared among the few while the rakyat suffers in want.

Pakatan Rakyat hopes to turn the ship around, and bring about a better Malaysia.