Are local BN parties at par with their Semenanjung counterparts, and, should Sabah BN has different set of protocol to follow?

I wonder if the position of a local BN party is truly at par with the national BN party. I refer to the Daily Express report today:- 

http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=74657

If the statement of PM Najib has been taken heed, or respected, by the respective and relevant BN component party, then this statement of 'advice' or 'appeal' in the open should not have been raised in the newspaper; instead it should be appropriately presented in the follow-up BN internal discussions and meetings, maybe more appropriately at the BN national level now.

 

Why do you need a Youth Head of Sabah BN to do this if there's already sincerity within the Sabah BN or BN to resolve the crisis amicably and peacefully?

 

The action of the Sabah BN Youth is also seen as protocol-wise not appropriate since they could simply write in to the BN office seeking for the clarifications or conveying their views within the BN discussion of the subject, instead of telling the whole world.

 

It's also interesting to know if the view of this so-called Sabah BN Youth Chief included the view of the LDP Youth too? Had the Sabah BN Youth held any meeting in deriving this stand?

 

There shall be some basic respect with regard to this matter. Datuk VK Liew, the Party Chief of LDP,  by right should be talking to PM Najib who is the National BN Chief on any BN matters, and the Youth Head seems to have ignorant on this basic manner. Even if he has to raise the matter, it can only be done internally within the BN channel, and no others.

 

It's high time that Sabah BN observes the basic protocol as the Sabah BN has many of its components who are locally based, and the membership of these respective leaders are of the national status level. So they are both respectable locally, and nationally, and should be respected accordingly within the BN hierarchy.

 

Nevertheless, 'ketuanan' attitude must not be prevail in Sabah soil; and Sabah BN must unite at all levels regardless of rank and file if they want to ward off the oncoming Tsunami of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Sabah soon.

The implications of the Kudat Mazu statue case

"Offer For Relocation Of Mazu Statue Still Stands: Musa Aman"
Bernama / July 27, 2010 17:24 PM
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=516736

The statue project was approved by the authority in the first place, then a reverse decision was issued on the ground of protest on religious reason that it's too near the mosque which is a few kilometers away when the statue project was already halfway done.

This shows that the authority led by the present leadership of the government was incompetent that it should have had gone through all the necessary standard procedures before a project permit was granted to the Mazu project committee.

The good gesture to offer an alternative site with costs to construct the mazu statue should be viewed as a 'waste', if not abusive, of public fund and power (or authority), technically speaking. BN's image had been gravely tarnished and the damages to the alliance simply could not be assessed, and known.

The effect of the episode will only be fully known perhaps until the results of the coming general election.

The 'abandoned' Mazu status project and its progress is not only known locally but also had widely been informing to the millions of mazu followers nationally and internationally. Would the Mazu case causes any implications on local or foreign trade investments, and international good will, remains to be seen.

One thing very important coming out of this incident was that it had exposed the true colour of some of the Chinese-based BN political parties, locally or west Malaysia-based, all of which were having their own 'surprise if not selfish' agenda and couldn't really work for the benefits of the Chinese community that they have been claiming to safeguarding of the community's rights, especially the constitutional rights.

Is this the positive way to resolve the implementation woes?

Yes, it's a very encouraging sign that the state government engages with the federal ministry, in this case, the Prime Minister ministry, on the various problems in the implementation of federal-funded projects in Sabah.

Rather than leaving it to take its natural cause; the state government led by Datuk Musa had taken the initiative aggressively to arrange a dialogue with the man-in-charge, the formally Second Finance Minister himself and now the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department , Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, to iron out all the woes, problems, and other related issues in Sabah, hopefully all at once, at the Le Meridien hotel here on January 16, 2010.

It's frequently known that federal fund had not been used up by year end in Sabah due to 'technical' problems, and the most heard of is the last-minute allocation of fund to Sabah that is impossible to implement in time for the account closing, or, fund allocated in the beginning of the year but was not able to use it because of 'difficulties' in getting the tender awarded.

Most of the problems lies with too much politicking involved in 'lobbying' for the project through the various politicians who have been eying the fund for their supporters.

The end results of the projects are meant for the benefits of the people, the sooner that it implemented, the better for the economy and the territory. Therefore, any attempts by these politicians to cause delay in the commencement of projects due to the 'fighting' should be condemned and if necessary, MACC should be called-in to investigate if it becomes rampant and unacceptable.

It's the duty of the government to monitor their respective political workers or leaders to refrain from hurting the interests of the people as they and their family too are from the people.

They are supposed to help the people, and not helping themselves. Their negative actions shall undermine the public confidence in the government if people's needs are not fulfilled in time.

On this part, I think federal government should strengthening their officers with high morality, discipline, and integrity through the BTN (Biro Tata Negera) training sessions while politicians must be instilled with patriotism and professionalism, if we want to see things improved.

It's fine with direct negotiated so-called 'special tender' or 'urgent case tender', and that political-link contractors are engaged to do these 'special' projects provided their tender is negotiated on the basis of competitiveness, and competency on reputable in delivery with quality. It should, however, keep the award of this type to the minimal to avoid allegation of abuse of fund and bad planning. The direct negotiated award should be used for cases which are related to say, natural disasters, and unforeseen circumstances and needs such as Queen Elizabeth Hospital case in Sabah.

The government should never award any 'special tenders or projects' to the so-called 'ali baba' companies as the action is not fair to those genuinely in the trade, and will cause long-term detrimental damages to the industry, and the economy as a whole.

It's all because of bad precedent set in the country of giving project directly without going through appropriate tendering procedure and merit that had misled most politicians of wrongly believe in the miracle of getting something out of 'nothing'.

This, together with the close monitoring and follow-up on the projects to be implemented in Sabah, the state government ought to be working extra hard making sure that acquisition of lands are not a hindrance in the project implementation process as there have been cited quite frequently that projects partially finished, or delayed, due to some disputes in the land matter.

However, Datuk Musa specifically singled out the bureaucracy in these government ministries, namely: Health, Education, and Public Works, that have been the causes of our woes in Sabah. I hope that the various Ministers should work harder with their respective Secretary Generals on removing these obstacles, and emphasising the importance of streamlining the process so that Sabah, a far away poor state, could progress well and subsequently remain a sustainable fixed deposit for BN in times to come.

How to make MCA back to 'normal' mode?

I agree totally to some bloggers that MCA must change now or face extinction.

We must first stop infighting and unite all factions in the party - a prime and foremost responsibility of the headman.

The President must work out a strategy with all the stalwarts in the Central Committee, and an immediate action plan on how to turn round the party, especially on matter on regaining confidence of the public, primarily the Chinese voters.

Be bold and firm with its political partners, especially UMNO, on all matters concerning component partners. UMNO-led BN must hold regular meetings in each States in order to iron out problems, and issues, in order to enhance the potential of BN.

UMNO must also change by learning to respect the existence of its partners via its 1Malaysia concept, People First, and Performance Now! If these were done immediately, significant result will be seen in the shortest future.

I recommend that BN in Semenanjung not to rush in overthrowing the ‘opposition’, especially in the 5 states that now under the Pakatan Rakyat (PR). The more desperate BN moves on the ‘overthrowing’ trail, the more difficult it is to achieve miracle at this stage of the event. PR has hardly made any wrong doings in a mere 14 month’s period; therefore it’s too soon to bring them to police or MAAC at this juncture. It’s not wrong to give PR a chance to prove itself. People want to see a fair attitude and example from BN; which is one of the most important elements they are looking for with the new BN, now!

BN must comply with the people by listening to their woes, and for god sake, never ever lecturing them as they are mature enough to know their needs.

Government is law enforcer or breaker?

I'm in disbelief that the water-leaked Federal Administrative Complex in Kota Kinabalu is found to have no Occupation Certificate (OC) (or Certificate of Fitness) after several years of full occupation.

Federal Administrative Complex is not the only government building without the OC; others like Wisma Budaya and JPJ Complex, to name just a few, are also been in full use for years without the certification.

The government must ensure that every ones complied with the regulations and laws, including it. Where is the good model of Leadership by Example?

I heard that many completed buildings had to wait for years before OC is issued by the local authority; it'd therefore very unfair that the government could allow their fellow departments to escape the law enforcement. It's simply and definitely double standard governance.

No wonder no one would respect the law as the law enforcer itself is at fault. How are we going to uphold the so called 'integrity' and 'professionalism'?

Change; as every body in BN said loudly, but is there any one actually does it seriously? Performance Now will be just slogan slowly fade away if the government is not sincere and serious on what it's supposed to do.

1Education for 1Malaysian

1Education for 1Malaysia is still far away from us.

The above impression can be derived from the recent response of DPM on the status of Chinese education in the country. The Chinese Educationist emphasized on the matter of government recognizing certificate issued by the Chinese independent Middle school as well as equal financial assistance to the Chinese schools.

DPM cited reason for not recognizing mainly because the Chinese Independent School does not comply with the government’s education policy.

The fact is that the Chinese community has always not been in full agreement with the government’s education policy all along despite represented by mainly MCA and Gerakan in the so-called coalition of Barisan Nasional (BN). It's the inability of MCA or Gerakan or the lot over a number of the rights that costed them dearly in the last general election.

The common complaint is that the government should have done a lot more, and be more sincere, sympathetic towards the struggle of Chinese education; on the contrary, the Chinese schools should be strongly supported with official recognition too. The Chinese Malaysian especially the yonger generation simply do not accept the government education policy. The situation is like having a coach pulled by two horses in different direction.

Simply put, the Government and the people are not in good term on this issue.

It’s common knowledge that the Chinese educationist has been turning out thousands of quality graduates over the years and had therefore contributed a lot for the country as well as our neighbouring countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.

Why can’t our government recognize these graduates and the achievements of the educationists? Aren't they deserve some appreciation from the government for the efforts? Is our education policy and administration being overly politicized or polarized?

A compromise from both the government and the public on the issue of education is important especially for the Chinese independent Middle school system that has been proven to be one of the successful and established institution in Malaysia. It’s to the benefit of Malaysian that the Chinese independent Middle school system be evolutionary merged with the national education policy if the country is to move forward to the advance state as envisaged in 1Malaysia.

1Education must be an education policy based on the needs of the various communities, and not by a few overly ambitious politicians or civil servants based on their own agenda. Community educational needs must be respected, honoured, and helped by the government of the day. It’s the duty and responsibility of the government to cater for the needs of all the different races and creeds of the society.

There shouldn't be naivety thinking that 1Education is to be based on 1 type of culture and language only. Instead, it should be based on the reality of Malaysia that is multi-racial, cultures, and languages. Perhaps, the Education Minister should visit Sabah more often to see how 1Malaysia should be like. In Sabah, all the residents are are Sabahan, everyone just like brothers and sisters; something West Malaysian had lost forever since the day of independence.

1Education for 1Malaysian has to be based on equality, respect, and mutual acceptance, and nothing else.

Now, Sabah Can Not Blame KL For Negligence

Sabah now has 4 Ministers and 5 Deputy Ministers.

It's the most incredible achievement in the history of Sabah.

Sabah has been complaining for lacking federal cares in its affairs, such as health, social, education, basic infrastructure etc., in the past due largely not having enough representation in the cabinet.

Sabahan have been misconstrued as incompetent in governing the state previously.

With 9 out of 25 MPs now in the cabinet or Ministries, Sabahan should now have the golden opportunity to manage and administer the country instead of grousing not given the chance to be a part of the central role in the nation building.

Now, it's time to work, not just for Sabah, but also for the entire nation.

However, these Sabahan from Barisan Nasional are now expected to perform "miracle" in a critical 4 years for the country, especially more so for the BN coalition, where immense difficult economic situation is a major challenge.

Will they be able to deliver the performance that the rakyat expected in a short time of 4 years?

Will they be able to contribute towards the goal of "One Malaysia, People First, and Performance Now" as federal ministers?

PM Najib obviously has all the confidence in the Sabahan to deliver based on the same fantastic result they delivered in the last general election, in particular the outstanding performance in the UMNO party election just concluded.

The shift to make more East Malaysian in the responsible position is an immediate implementation of the One Malaysia concept delivered in PM Najib’s speech after his swearing in as PM. “No One Is to be Left Behind in One Malaysia” He said.

The move also meant to balance the imbalanced in the past.

The appointment of more Sabah & Sarawak MPs from holding important portfolio also means every ones in the country are to be mobilized and united in order to take on the change that the country badly needs.

Let's hope that the new forces from the eastern region of Malaysia can significantly help to transform the nation successfully under PM Najib.

Note: Sarawak has 2 Ministers and 9 Deputy Minister in the Federal Cabinet and Ministry.

政治变天对沙巴有什麽意义?

如果变天=华人從此能在公平安定的社会生活,能够不需一厢情愿的讨好另一半的同胞,沒有不必要的生活压力;我相信任谁都会全力支持任何对国有利的行动与發展.

如果308是国阵第一次"中风",那後来的一系列"中风”是偶然嗎?

变天对沙巴的意义是什麽呢?
根据SAPP的文告顯示,如下的"好处"將随"变天"成为事实.
1. 沙巴政府的政治自治權将獲得提升及沙巴将自行管理與處理本身事務
2. 沙巴人民在國家主流的代表性將有实质上的提高，不管是政治上（內閣）、行政上（民事服務）或經濟與社會上的領域。
3. 非种族支配性的國民統合，国家文化建设，多元化的尊敬和推崇都是國家建設重要的一部份.
4. 沙巴的施政與管理將依公正之道，根据能力而不根据種族来执行.并且根據人民需求而提供，
5. 沙巴的非法移民及衍生的问题会加快的获得解決。
6. 沙巴將每年收取20%的油税.

现任国阵政府似乎努力在做,但是与時間赛跑并非国阵能说到做到的.

安華到现在还只能说已收到足够參与他行列的国会议员,并准备求见首相商讨”变天”解决政治危机,言之凿凿,他的话应該信嗎?

what are the lessons that BN learnt from the "Ahmad Ismail" case ?

As a ruling organization in Malaysia, BN, should realize the following: -

1. BN (led mainly by UMNO) should stop “marginalized” all their respective component parties like MCA, MIC, Gerakan, SAPP, PBS, PBRS, LDP etc. i.e. a United ruling party is needed!

2. BN should lead the way to rectify the general misconception among all the bumiputras in the country that Chinese & Indian Malaysian do not owe them anything because of being descendents of immigrant; and therefore should be treated equally like any persons in the country. i.e. a United Malaysian nation is badly needed!

3. With the emergence of Pakatan Rakyat, PR ( led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), the situation has changed that BN should be more sensitive to the needs and feelings of the people. The expectation from the people is now higher than ever that BN has a lot to catch up before it’s too late. i.e. BN has to be competitive now. No more monopoly.

今天的巫统与国阵

一向来巫统是有恃无恐的"單独"摇着国阵旗职.人说:巫统就是国阵,国阵就是政府,政府就是巫统了.它依恃着其刻意设立的包赢策略:既是不管其他陪衬作用的所谓代表其他少数族群的政党全部告捷也不能撼动其單独做政府的骄人本钱.更不用谈想用压力了.所以各路国阵成員党是硬不起来的.这样的格局使到马华,民政及其他东马政党沦落到只不過是根据剧情需要可以随意增删的配角而已.所谓好汉不吃眼前亏,惟有卧薪尝胆了.一直到马来人大分裂,那种牢不可破永不沉沒的局面终於打開了.马来人大分裂的始作俑者就是安华和回教党的尼克阿兹在外,而另一边厢数敦马伯拉也.能摧化成今天的格局真正的刽子手除了巫统本身外,实是广大的各族人民.国阵现在的压力是民联及人民也.得民心者得天下,巫统上下听得懂吗?

退出国阵加入民联，唯先决条件是这些政党不能够是单元种族政党

人民公正党全国宣传主任蔡添强今天(2-9-2008)证实: "人民联盟目前正与数个国阵成员党磋商，以游说他们退出国阵加入民联，唯先决条件是这些政党不能够是单元种族政党"
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單元宗教的政党如回教黨是否不应該在民联呢?
那些挂羊头卖狗肉的所谓多元种族政黨是否也不該加入民联?
民联是否已臻健全的组织?
其实單元种族政黨於否不是問题,關键主要在於國阵或民联之領导人是否贤明公正,不分种族而治.
试問有谁知道每个国阵成員黨的黨员种族结构份额是多少?
只要有為各民族着想,做事公正不阿,不再冥顽不灵的死守陈年不利国家的种族政策,这个政黨或政线必受人民支持接受及推崇有嘉的.何族居多,已不再是考量了.只要重新出发得宜,我国必能脱胎换骨,重拾各族人民的信心.
人民要的东西都能办得到吗?
国阵能因应人民要的东西而改变态度吗?
916是否变天其实是在国阵巫统的手上!