MP SPEAKS Here is a ragbag of grievances of the man on the street in Malaysia - on the non-thought out reduction of subsidies, hike in the price of gas and power tariffs, plus spiralling costs of food and essential items.

Despite the BN federal government's garbled statements to justify the subsidy slashes, the vexed question remains - why is the public forced to carry the financial burden when Prime Minister Najib Abdul  Razak's government carries on with failed privatisation policies and continues to bail out cronies such as the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Selangor water-bond holders, among others?