'The time has come for the police force to have a completely new leadership at the top just to salvage whatever little reputation and credibility it still has.’

Kit Siang: Call a referendum over IGP's extension

Gerard Samuel Vijayan: Is the home minister suggesting that the police force is so short of clean, competent, capable and professional officers that no one else can replace IGP (inspector-general of police) Musa Hassan despite one previous extension to his contract of service?

If it is true, then it must indeed be a sad reflection of the state of affairs in the police force as suspected by most members of the public. Otherwise, there must be some hidden political agenda as to why the government is desperate to keep such a discredited and dishonourable person as the IGP for another year.

What has happened to Prime Minister Najib Razak's agenda for change? The time has come for the police force to have a completely new leadership at the top just to salvage whatever little reputation and credibility it still has.

The police force will only change for the better and earn the respect and trust of the people if and when the IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission) is formed. Until then, it will remain blighted by controversy, criticism and challenges.

DannyLoHH: If Musa Hassan's contract is extended, then Umno’s slogan of ‘change and reform’ is nothing but hot air, a farce that stinks to the high heavens. There is absolutely no justification for his continued tenure as IGP. The credibility of the police force is at the all-time low under his leadership. He should go.

Loyal Malaysian: Good idea, Mr Opposition. But the Umnoputras have too much skeletons in Musa Hassan's hands to be able to retire him off. So let’s start a public campaign to force his retirement.

Perkasa gets a blasting from CPI for attack on columnist

Swipenter: Everywhere and in every corner they see an imaginary enemy lurking. This kind of mindset is so entrenched in them that seeing beyond their noses takes a herculean effort. So the easiest way out is to trumpet the old record of ‘questioning Malay rights, insulting Islam, don’t test our patience and don’t play with fire’.

This way no effort is needed to think, rationalise and analyse things over. Making threats and police reports are much easier than to engaging others in a debate or in an intellectual discourse to prove the other’s arguments are weak, lacking merit and invalid.  

Malaysian: An extremist and racist outfit like Perkasa does not know how to engage in civil, rational discussions. They can only resort to barbaric outbursts to try to intimidate columnists like Helen Ang who dared to speak up against unfair practises in our country.

Stories: You can't blame Perkasa’s Ibrahim Ali entirely. His poor command of English due to the education system in Malaysia has led him to misunderstand Ang’s article. Unfortunately, those who accept his views are similarly handicapped.

DAP's Putrajaya bid kicks off with sweeteners pledge

DOC: The difference between BN/Umno and Pakatan Rakyat/DAP is that Umno/BN is all about ‘take, take, take from the rakyat’ (and fill Umno's pockets) - for example, increased petrol price, subsidies cut, increased electricity tariffs, increased water price and increased toll price.

Pakatan/DAP seems to be more on the ‘give, give, give’ strategy - for example, free water, free WiFi and RM1,000 for senior citizens.

Freemsia: When the Pakatan government takes Putrajaya, they should do away with Proton. That company profits no one except the Umnoputras. Everyone in this country is paying obscene prices for low-quality cars. Be they Malay, Chinese, Indian or Orang Asli, everyone is subsidising Proton.

Daseen: How about the land tenure rights for the Indian Malaysians? Will history repeat itself like Kg Buah Pala and other such cases so much so that the Indian Malaysians have become a ‘living legend’ like the Negroes of America? Please state DAP's stand on the land rights of Indian Malaysians.

Dingy: Talking about WiFi, there should be no monopoly like TM. TM introduced Hi-Speed Broadband (HSBB) but when they started to expand, it gave problems to the earlier subscribers. The fault is with the cheap equipment that they invested in.

By allowing one company to monopolise HSBB, they cannot provide effective customer service to all. When I complained that my Internet connection was unreliable and requested them to send their technician, I was informed that they didn’t have enough at hand. They instead asked me to tolerate the situation and be patient!

Stried: I will vote for DAP if they abolish the national service programme and make our highways like the German autobahns. There should be no speed limit when driving on the highways.

Lastly, give the Mat Rempit a chance to fly on selected congested roads and also give the other motorists the right to knock them down - legally.

'Whatever I do, I know I'll be better than Khir'

Carl: MB Khalid Ibrahim, the idea is not to be better than Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, it's to do your job and do it well. No one is going to measure you according to Khir's standards - they will measure you according to your promises.

Rubystar: Dear MB Khalid, you have done an excellent job and it was beyond your call of duty as menteri besar. In spite of all the spanners that Khir Toyo throws into your works at the behest of himself wanting to make a comeback, you still come through shining and clean.

You are in the chair only for two years yet there are many tangible results that the rakyat see. Together with your team, you have led well, though it is sad that another PKR leader is trying to joust his way in.

CPL: I hope the menteri besar will look into the delivery of basic services including healthcare in Selangor especially for low-income families. Kids may not even have adequate nutrition. There are ways of checking for this in schools.

Longjaafar: Although I don't agree with too much politicking, I think Khalid's statement is very necessary as his government has been attacked relentlessly and for a while, I thought Khalid was going to take it lying down and not respond.

For Khir Toyo, this is the only language that he can understand, and I suggest Khalid keep up the pressure, by exposing more irregularities. The mainstream media will not carry it, so he and his team will have to rely on other mediums.

Vgood: Khalid, we need more Malays like you to show that leaders like you are well- respected and loved even by the non-Malay population. You are fairminded and downright pragmatic in administrating the state. Yes, whatever little things you can do, you will surely do better than that dentist.