‘Remember, PAS has worked hard with fellow partners in Pakatan Rakyat to achieve what we have up to this stage. The political journey of Pakatan still has a long way to go.'
On Najib likens unity talks to marriage proposal
Wak Kanto: To my mind, there is no need to entertain such a ‘proposal for marriage' from PAS. It is strategically a wrong move if PAS wants to ‘menggatal' with such a desperate ploy.
PAS has for too long and too many times been caught in such political traps as laid out by its arch rival.
Remember, PAS has worked hard with fellow partners in Pakatan Rakyat to achieve what we have up to this stage. The political journey of Pakatan still has a long way to go.
Why should PAS unwisely entangled itself in such a misadventure? I hope PAS leaders will be clear enough on our objectives in achieving power at Putrajaya.
If there is any unhappiness or discontentment amongst Pakatan's components parties, all the leaders should be responsible enough to sort it out amicably.
There is no other option except to strengthen unity and understanding within Pakatan. Enough of misadventures, and stop the talks with Umno.
We have other things to do like for example, enhancing our service to the rakyat. One and half years have almost gone and we are left with just 40 months before we seek again a new mandate.
On Nik Aziz to Nasha: 'Quit PAS, join Umno'
Sang Kancil: This is part of Najib's modus operandi to divide the opposition party and weaken them so that, BN can win the hearts of Rakyat in GE 13.
Pakatan Rakyat should be more careful. The rakyat are not stupid to believe BN anymore. Go fly kites, BN!
On M'sia, 6 African nations join 'modern slavery' list
Peter Ooi: Again Malaysia is in the limelight but for the wrong reasons.
The country's leadership should be ashamed that we are grouped together with mostly failed nations in this blacklist of countries trafficking in people.
All this while our leaders have been shouting and boasting how successful we are. And we are on the verge of achieving developed nation status.
Now with this revelation, I believe there will be more rhetoric. Our present leadership is simply directionless in seriously tackling any problem.
The report said Malaysia fails not only to ‘fully comply' with minimum standards to eliminate trafficking but ‘is not making significant efforts to do so'.
This sum up our leadership's attitude very precisely.
Nirmala Naidu: So, what else is new?
Alice Nah will now be persecuted for damaging the country's reputation. She will be chastised by the powers that be for exposing the predicament of migrant workers.
Let's hope she is not hauled in under ISA for seditious articles against king and country.
Time and again the plight of these workers have been highlighted in the press but they still continue to come in the droves.
No action is taken by the authorities against agents who are actually working for the big guns.
If these culprits were nabbed from the very beginning, my beloved country Malaysia will not have to face international humiliation.
The UN had already warned Malaysia a couple of months ago regarding this issue. Looks like our leaders took no heed of their warning.
And now we are blacklisted. When are our leaders going to learn that they are ruining their own country?
Bring those responsible at all levels to book. But if the leaders themselves are involved in unscrupulous activities, then only God can help us.
Jeffrey Goh: We shout ‘Malaysia Boleh'. What the rest of the world can do , we can do also.
We build bridges, towers, take a space holiday and even climb the Everest for the sake of ‘Malaysia Boleh'.
Then all the sudden, Malaysia is listed as one of the worst or terrifying countries for human trafficking in the world.
All the sudden, the goodness we advertised so much to the world has gone and everything has tumbled down.
All the money spent to built Putrajaya and all the universities mean nothing when our country shares the same list with countries such as Zimbabwe, Algeria etc.
On Open balloting for waste management contracts
Ong: So far there has been no mention on whether non-bumiputera companies are allowed to take part in the so-called open balloting.
Non-bumiputera companies include those with 0% bumiputera share-holding.
On Nizar races against time to file last stand appeal
Peter Ooi: I empathise with Nizar, a legally-elected MB, who has to undergo this tedious task of filing against the judgement.
He must be really stressed out fighting for his cause. Already the difficulties he faces are very great so why must the Court of Appeal make it harder for him?
It has been more than three weeks since the judgement and the written judgement is still not at his disposal. It is rather perplexing that it takes such a long time to write the judgement.
Based on the lightning speed with which the judgement was delivered, I believe the judges already had their precedents and authorities to back their judgements.
As such, putting it into writing would be just as swift.
I hope Nizar will not be denied the opportunity to appeal for want of a written judgement. That would be the unkindest cut
On 'Kg Buah Pala issue can end with a stroke of a pen'
Malaysian Heart: Although the Penang state government is doing all it can to help the inhabitants of Kg Buah Pala, Uthayakumar still sees fit to threaten Lim Guan Eng with dire warnings.
Such belligerent action is uncalled for. Even if Lim has the power to end the issue with a stroke of the pen, the tussle over the land is a complicated one and other parties have rights too.
It is best to leave it to the courts to sort out matters, hopefully in favour of the inhabitants failing which other avenues can be explored.
In a world where discussions, negotiations and legal means should be explored first to solve problems, Uthayakumar is behaving like a political gangster where might makes right.
In this case, how different is he from the worse of Umno? The power to do something does not make it right just like what happened in the Perak power grab.
Apparently, nothing will satisfy Uthayakumar and his brother-in-exile and it matters not who is the government of the day as extremist views cannot be satisfied.
I have a warning of my own to the two brothers. Whatever public sympathy from the ISA detention of the Hindraf 5 is fast drying up.
The Malaysian public does not like extremism especially sectarian ones and his movement will find less and less support even among the people he champions if he continues this path.
JKS: Although this land scandal/abuse/fraud does not concern me directly, such failures of government procedure and rule of law does concern me.
If the government can't honestly protect our assets, houses, lands, business, rights, commerce, wealth, and personal freedom, we will all collapse in a domino effect.
Shape up or change the government in Sabah!
On Testing Najib's '1Malaysia'
Om Prakash: The ‘1Malaysia'concept has already been made a mockery of so quickly by those who have said that the PM has a Malay agenda close to his heart and that the constitution will not be related to the issue of ‘1Malaysia'.
I am wondering, and so are many Malaysians, how this ‘1Malaysia' is going to make a difference. Or is it merely a slogan for the new PM?
Unless the race issue is settled, there will not be peace and progress. The learned leaders must realise that all Malaysians must have equal rights and equal privileges for lasting peace and progress.
Right now, it is clear that political survival is the cause of the problem so no action can be taken without fear or favour.
On a bright note, there are already rumblings of race-based political parties considering admitting all races into their parties.
I hope after the next general election, we will have a new government made up of a new breed of leaders of the people's choice.
