'Destruction of a people's way of life against their will and what they hold dear is not assistance but wickedness.'
Defiance in the interior as more mega-dams mooted
Hibiscus: Destruction of a people's way of life against their will and what they hold dear is not assistance but wickedness.
However you explain it, it is all for mega-money into the pockets of these barbaric political government leaders, like the Port Klang Free Zone project. Whether these people worship in mosques, churches or temples, money is their god, not the Creator God.
Ghkok: These projects are neither economically nor environmentally sound. They are also wasteful. Those who support these dams are surely not seeing the light.
Snoopdog: This is another piece of mis-reporting to stir up sentiments. In China, when they built the Three Gorges Dam, millions where displaced, but that is the price for progress. You all want good living, but condemn the government when it comes to initiating projects for progress.
Like the DAP who were condemning the government for the Penang Second link, now how? They are crying for it, just like for the Penang Outer Ring Road (Porr) project. All of you wake up!
Bapak Toyol: This is what the citizens get for voting for Umno/BN, who are more interested in filling up their own pockets without any concern for the rakyat.
Lee Heng Soon: Why do we need so many hydro-powered dams? Are we so highly-industrialised that we need so much power to feed our country? Looking at the pace our country is moving, we can hardly be considered industrialised by even 2050. Foreign and local investors have shunned Malaysia.
We have lost a golden opportunity to other neighbouring countries. Which country is so stupid to buy electricity on a long-term basis? Unless the politicians there are as corrupt as Malaysian ones.
Indian Muslims - in defence of Mahathir
T Chandrasekaran: Do not forget that there are millions of Muslims around the world who are not Malay. They are proud of their own countries and ethnicity. Only in Bolehland are all Muslims deemed to be Malays.
So Dr Mahathir Mohamad should let those Muslims of Indian origin retain their identity and their Muslim faith and not force them to become Malay Muslim like himself.
Tan Teng Wah: We have seen and heard enough of Mahathir's 22-year rule and are able to judge him. Too bad this article, for whatever purpose it was intended, is just not convincing enough to prove most of us wrong.
Tan Chee Kiong: It is a waste of time talking about this ‘master manipulator', Mahathir. He is only good at manipulating and misleading people for his own gain. Malaysians no longer believe him or buy his stories. As the saying goes, you can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool everyone all the time.
Ezilan: Mahathir is not a leader for all Malaysians. He caters more for Malays with his deeply lopsided policies in education, government employment, licences, etc. He practises racist policies although you may say that he is not racist. Hence, he is not a leader for all Malaysians.
If you look at the US, the president is a true leader for all Americans who are made up of different races because the policies implemented by him apply to all equally.
None of the Umno so-called leaders are true leaders because they simply cannot formulate and implement policies that are fair to all and they are unable to equitably distribute wealth to all. One can see this even in a simple area as housing.
The leaders who are elected by the people live in big houses and even mansions but most Malaysians live in 'pigeon holes' of flats and 22 ft by 75 ft houses. There is no real housing policy to provide reasonable and comfortable housing for all. Sheer selfishness. No empathy. No leadership.
Habib RAK: Well said, Neil Khor. Thanks for putting this confusion into its proper perspective. The foundation is getting stronger by the day to evolve into a totally Malaysian society.
Why are salaries for graduates so damn low?
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/120560
Dino Tan: When my uncle graduated with an IT degree back in 1985, his starting salary was RM1,500 and that was without any experience. A friend's cousin started his first IT job on about RM1,600 this year.
Hence, many graduates from foreign universities do not find the financial incentive to come back especially when one has to consider how much one has been spent on his or her education abroad.
PT Tan: An ‘A' used to be worth 1,000 dollars - meaning if you ace the exam, you go higher as you will generally graduate with a more professional degree.
Today's multiple ‘As' scored by students have managed to spread mediocrity while hiding behind the skirt of excellence. So the ‘A' is worth RM50, and dropping. Sorry folks, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Maggie Lim: The reason why local grads are paid so low is because they lack the skills and quality the market requires. Most cannot speak proper English, have poor communication skills, lack initiative and common sense when it comes to work, are not creative enough, and much more.
Our college and universities churn out low-quality graduates. That's why many parents choose to send their children abroad.
1Malaysia and its Flying Circus
BL Khan: Things have got so bad like never before. The main cause is the NEP where every Malay is told that they are the owners of the country and that the Chinese and the Indians are robbing them of their birthright. All the government departments are corrupted to the core. Wait till the oil runs out and the pie gets smaller.
SusahKes: I've said it before and I'll say it again: Najib is not the prime minister Malaysia needs. He may be the PM Umno wants - at least until he's out of flavour.
In any other developed country, with the kind of baggage Najib has, he probably wouldn't even qualify to be a politician's driver; yet, here we are with Najib as PM.
Chosen by about 2,000 delegates who don't even represent 0.1% of the country's population. Even then, what has Najib significantly achieved since he presided over Putrajaya? More FDI? A revamp of the police force? In fact, things seem to have gotten worse. This country deserves better. Umno must go.
Loyal Malaysian: And an apt and fair summary of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's performance thus far. But no, these will not be the comments we'll see in the mainstream media.