The only conclusion then is that the people who ran the show had no proper organisational ability and hardly any knowledge on management, a reader points out.
On Chan rules out fraud in PKFZ project
Ibrahim Musa K: Most professional politicians possess extraordinary verbal skills, often playing with words that they believe carry only their own definitions combined with unbelievable irrationality.
The minister concerned denies outright there had been fraud, irregularity or malpractice in the infamous PKFZ project. Yet billions of dollars went down the drain and now the government (again, like many other mega-projects) is to bail-out the company using the taxpayers' hard-earned money. How shameful!
Granted that the minister is right (after all, almost all our highly capable ministers never make mistakes). The only conclusion one can draw could be that the people who ran the show were simply (nothing unusual) an incompetent lot with no proper organisational ability and hardly any knowledge on management.
Our national resources have been consistently squandered without qualm or remorse. How pitiful. Or should one say, how disgusting?
On PM: Yes, we ARE an Islamic state
YSM: This prime minister is not sure if he is going or coming. The number of U-turns and contradictory remarks from him and his government is enough to have him running around in circles.
After the Chief Justice's worrying statement on the abolishment of the English Common Law, the prime minister now says in Parliament that we are an Islamic state. The culmination of all this certainly puts many Malaysians in despair. It also reaffirms the theory that there is an agenda to move Malaysia towards full Islamisation.
On Common law removal will jeopardise nation
Anonymous: I believe the Chief Justice made the statement because of the impending general election in order to garner the Malay votes. If the government wishes to bulldoze the plan through Parliament, all the non-Muslim component parties in BN should withdraw their membership from BN.
The English Common Law is a tried and tested judiciary system used in most countries around the world. If this law is not effective today in Malaysia, it is because Mahathir effectively emasculated judiciary during the Salleh Abas saga. It is the judges that should be changed - not the law.
The Syariah law is only suitable for Muslims and in case the Chief Justice forgot, Malaysia is a multi-religious country. The status of Common Law must be maintained. The government should focus its attention on the high crime wave in Malaysia and the poor on the ground. That way they will win the Malaysian vote!
On At 50, Malaysia questions its identity
Ah Chong: Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Fifty years ago this week, Tunku Abdul Rahman shouted these words under a light drizzle to a roaring crowd. Malaysians of all race proudly call Tunku 'Bapa Malaysia' for he was a man with a vision for an independent Malaya.
Yet the years before Tunku's death, he was isolated and sad for what he had envisioned for Malaysia was going awry. Pushed out of his premiership by a few insiders within Umno, Tunku ironically did not leave this world as a member of Umno. In fact, through his many interviews, it can be said that Tunku was not approving of the then premiership of Mahathir and his Umno Baru.
Tunku was a true Malaysian who understood that the nation came before any political party. Loyalty to your country does not equal loyalty to the government and we must differentiate between these two. This 50th year we must come together as one Malaysia against racism and racial politics.
On Subra saddened by daily's suspension
Tiger Kannah: The daily apologised for the publication of the picture. The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Murphy Pakiam accepted the explanation given by the daily. The Council of Churches Malaysia also said they accepted the Tamil daily's public apology.
The suspension (now for two weeks) therefore is an unfair and hasty decision when Christian religious leaders and the consultative council of religions had accepted the apology by the management of the daily.
Since all parties had accepted the daily's apology, why suddenly the suspension? Here, we clearly understand that political pressure has taken place.
I hope the ministry which is in charge will reconsider and cancel the suspension without any delay.
On Makkal Osai should consider itself very lucky
Joseph Paul: Norman Fernandez may be a very sensitive Catholic, and he is of course entitled to his feelings of outrage against his perceived insult to the image of the Sacred Heart (of Jesus). However as a fellow Catholic, though perhaps not as fervent as he, I would urge him to show more compassion to his hapless fellow human beings in Makkal Osai who now face the bleak prospect of being deprived of an income for two whole weeks. Surely the 'deep religious symbolism' of the picture of the Sacred Heart would include compassion and forgiveness.
At the same time, Norman should not be too hasty to jump to conclusions. I wonder how he is convinced that the 'manner Jesus Christ was portrayed was an act calculated to injure the feelings (emphasis added) of Catholics in particular and Christians in general'. I would rather that we leave it to God to judge the true intentions of men and women.
Makkal Osai has well and truly apologised, the Catholic Archbishop has magnanimously accepted the explanation and considered the matter closed.
HL Too: I am a Catholic albeit not a very devout one. However, unlike Norman Fernandez, I do not feel as insulted by Makkal Osai , the Tamil newspaper for printing a picture of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand while holding a can of beer in the other. Perhaps, that's because as a Christian, I try to follow the teachings of Christ. I cannot imagine Jesus demanding that non-Christians respect our sensitivities on the pain of punishment from any human authority.
Fernandez talked about an 'uproar from the Christian community". Excuse me, but I was not aware of any uproar. The only uproar came from people out to make political capital out of this. While the feelings of some Christians may be injured, I would like non-Christians to know that many Christians, (including lapsed Catholics like me), hold firm to the teachings of Jesus Christ who said, 'Forgive them for they know not what they do'.
Therefore, my non-Christian friends please try to understand that Christianity is about forgiveness. Even before Makkai Osai apologised, most Christians would have already forgiven them. We do not need the government to punish anyone on our behalf.
PT Tan: Allow me to register my disagreement with Norman Fernandez that Catholics got offended and he thinks that the newspaper got away lightly. Catholics are not the only Christians in town. Jesus has clearly stated to offer the other side of the cheek when one slaps you. So I for one cannot understand the uproar or perceived hurt. After all, does mighty God need puny men to defend him? Certainly not.
