Paul Low and Najib

Paul Low and Najib

        Paul Low who was the chairman of Transparency-International Malaysia (TI-M) is now an appointed  minister to help Najib in his “anti-corruption drive“.  How much / to what extent Paul Low can do to eliminate / alleviate the menace of corruption and collusion?   I cannot help pouring cold water on Paul Low.  It is because , I am afraid, they will become bosom /ˈbʊzəm/ friends in no time / have become intimate friends already.   I hope Paul Low won’t become too bosom with Najib to do his work well.

        Did Paul Low say anything to Najib not to give food, money and draw lots to lure people to support the BN party  after he dissolved the National Assembly/ parliament?   Had he ever?   

        Now what is his first advice to Najib to transform our country properly to the benefit of everybody?  First, let us know how Najib is going to  de-centralise the power for the good of our country to set it on the right track of democracy.  Second,  show us how Najib is going to de-monopolise the conglomerates and /consortiums.  Third,  insist on letting the Judicial Body  work independently and so it should be located somewhere far away from grip of Administrative Body /Najib.  Let the members of Judicial Body to be elected /not appointed by PM/Najib.  We expect they must be enough  members from different coalitions, too to ensure Justice is uphold at all times.

        Fourth,  the police di xiong jie mei  men（弟兄姐妹们）, please learn to stand firm and never be used by the ruling party at will.  As long as the opposition party obey the laws of the country, let them be.  Don’t arrest them but maintain the order and traffic if possible for them.  Never take anything that can cause the displeasure and fear of  the BN political thugs as seditious and any seditious things that the BN political thugs  （70）instigate /utter  have never been considered as insinuation /sedition.  It is not goodlah.

        I hope Paul Low can get into every aspect to tell Najib and his team what to do and not.  It is because it is we people pay you for holding the post and doing the work.  Najib only creates the post for you.  Never be so calculative to say that it is so-and-so’s  job and it is not my business.  I think you should look into everything if you can to [nip anything not good in the bud].   You can alert others of the problem(s).

        Tune to the aifm radio  station and TV 2 at 11.00am-12.00pm every Sunday for [What say you], read as many copies of newspaper from as many language versions as possible to smell, see, hear, feel and sense the happenings around to be effective.  Try your best to find out who are deeply involved in [rent seeking activities, institutional leakages and causing institutional degradation].    Remember you are working for people, not Najib and his team.

        What we people want regardless of race and religion, we want a democratic form of government all for the well-being and welfare of the people.  We want Justice, Fairness and Freedom.  We want our BN government to practise the principles of democracy in words and in deeds and really “walk the talk”.

Year of tourism 2014

Year of tourism 2014                   25/5/2013

        2014 is made year of tourism.   Do we have the basic infrastructure facilities to make the year of tourism a success?  If our tourists only want to visit city/ town areas, we are more or less ready.  But if our tourists want to go around to experience nature deep in Sarawak/elsewhere  and want to travel on land by bus/ train/other means of transport,  are we on the mark?  In Sarawak, we don’t have even One proper road system called [Highway] in a real sense.   How well connected is it to Sabah,  Brunei and Kalimatan?

        If tourists are coming to Sarawak, they almost always come by plane, not by ship, right?  I wonder how tourists friendly are  the flights in terms of frequency, choice  and cost.    

        When tourists coming to a place/ Sarawak, I believe they want to experience something unique , special, exciting, historical, original, traditional in nature and our natural environment and forests should be their No. 1 attraction.   

    Do we have these tourist spots to offer?  And do we have the easy access to these places? 

        As a local tourist, I would like to travel by train/bus to get into the deepest part of Sarawak.  Do we have a  good road access / railway system to reach this place?  I always feel sorry and very very sorry when Taib Mahmud and his cronies (74) have no sense of urgency and the road construction is under the few companies controlled /gripped by them.  Not long ago, he told Baram communities, the proper road would only reach them in 2030.  Alamat!  What a curse!  What a pity!  What a shame!

        If PR were in power now, they could build the whole system in dual carriage in 5 years asking 80 companies to do the work, not that few 3-5 companies to do so.  It is just too monopolising to do the work fast and well.  I believe there is a lot of amassing /embezzling in the process.  People say and I also believe that he is in possession of RM632+billion ill-gotten money.   I wonder why out MACC (Malaysia Anti-corruption Commission)  has not done anything effective to bring him to court.  I hope they will question him like they did to Teo Ben Hock.

        I wonder why he is above the law when he jeered at MACC for being ‘naughty /obstinate ’  and refused to cooperate when he was questioned  by somebody in the case when he was caught red-handed in the act of abuse in the video clip [the Global Witness]. 

        Whenever I think of the infrastructure facilities we lack of, I just cannot help but blame and curse the BN government at both the state and federal levels.   I don’t think tourists are interested in how big our supermarkets and hotels are;  how well spread out and the varieties our eateries are.   

        Our hotels, supermarkets, eateries and very big smiles /grins are all secondary though they are also important to impress our tourists.   The easy access to the places of interest,  means and cost of transport, comfortable and safe accommodation and other facilities should be our main concerns.   Right?

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence               22/5/2013

        We have the act to protect the women who face domestic violence but what for if they still have no place to stay after reporting to the police?   They still need to go back to the house to continue the life.   They need a shelter.  I believe in having a shelter to house /accommodate them to make it more relevant and effective.
        I got a friend whose husband turns violent easily.  If my friend continues bringing out an issue.  He usually will hit her.   Her husband has not been teachable and reachable up to now.  He seems to have his own problem, too.  Yes, he works hard and tries hard to pay for the high housing instalments.       

      But my friend is a dependant.  They have a son.  My friend reported to the police once about the violence but it was no use.   The police could not do much. 

        As a friend, I could only tell you to hold her tongue and not to bring out any issue that might excite him to violence.   They have been living together as a husband and wife for 18 years.  I don’t know how many times the husband has asked her to leave whenever they have an argument.  But where on earth can she go?  Hence life just goes on for the sake of her son who is going to sit for his SPM examination this year。   Luckily, her husband does not drink wine.  He also loves his son.   

        Last year, they had an heated argument and her husband spray Ridsect to her eyes and she had to go to the hospital for treatment.  But she had to lie for her plight in order to prevent further trial.  If her husband were in jail, who would feed her and her son and who would pay for the housing instalments?

         But if she had a place to stay temporary / permanently, she would avoid all these unnecessary sufferings.   No, she can not go back to her mother’s house because they have a lot of problems, too.  So, these helpless victims need a place to go.   All in all, I request on their behalf for the same thing: [a Mid-way home] for them, please. 

Democracy I think and see

Democracy I think and see          21/5/2013

     Democracy is like a supermarket and you can get almost all the goods and services you want.  It is also like a good road system (which is ) constructed to facilitate people, not the rich and the strong only.  Democracy is the form of the government set up for the well-being and welfare of the people, not the rich and the strong only.  Democracy means Justice, Fairness and Freedom for all. 

If Najib is found to be guilty of corruption and collusion, he will be charged accordingly.  Like Bill Clinton once faced the tribunal for what he had done though he denied all the time.  But he had to face the Justice finally and admitted what he had done.  

      Everybody is equal before the law.  This is Democracy.  If it is Autocracy, the political thugs are almost always acquitted of the charge as far as I have witnessed for the past 22+ years.  Unless you offend your Big Brother.

      Is the machinery of Democracy working properly in Malaysia?  Ask yourselves！   Why  was Teo Ben Hock (赵明福) tortured to death for RM2400 for buying some items for the office?  Why is the case of Teo Ben Hock has not been resolved?    

  Why  was Tiong King Sing who owned two private planes acquitted so easily without further investigation?  Why was Shahrizat’s husband involving in the abuse of allocation funds of RM1.2 billion was not questioned like Teo Ben Hock?  Why ………………….?

     I mind you all these are well-recorded and –registered in our hearts and minds.   We people regardless of race and religions are fighting for Justice, Fairness and Freedom in one heart and mind.  The 13^th general election is the real fights between Autocracy and Democracy.   People in general in the ratio of 30 : 70 want Democracy.  Though we only got 51% in the election.  But I believe another 20% are ever ready to join us if they feel secure enough in the whole process of election because it is Democracy that promises Justice, Fairness and Freedom.  Thus it is the real promise of well-being and welfare for all.

     Believe me in the next election, we shall be able to get 70% of the people to support PR.  With our minds set and our hearts ready, we are able to attain it.

    Is Najib able to provide us people the standard of Democracy we crave for?  Have he started the process of decentralisation, de-monopolisation,  well distribute the natural resources to benefit all, not those few,………?  Is the government led by Najib going to benefit all and really will take care of the people properly for the following 5 years?    We shall wait and see!