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Najib Abdul Razak has the King Midas’ touch and whatever he handles turns to gold. He used the proceeds from the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) and turned it into a money spinner, called the 1MDB.

Although it brought the rakyat little good and a lifetime of debt, Najib has profited most from 1MDB. It allegedly helped him achieve a ‘win’ in GE13 and maintained his power in Umno Baru.

Despite worldwide condemnation of Malaysian human rights abuses and widespread corruption, the protestations of a former PM, Mahathir Mohamad, and several senior former Umno Baru politicians, Najib is still ‘king’ of the pack and appears invincible.

Like other Malaysians, Najib tends to do things for money. Or prestige. Or power, but rarely for altruistic reasons. The prime minister is supposed to be leader of a multicultural nation, but he is only vocal on Malay matters. When the occasion demands, he will fight for the rights of Muslims, forgetting that the nation has people belonging to many faiths.

If Najib is as powerful as other people make out, why does he not use his powers to right the many wrongs?

If only he would use his magic touch to get things done in Malaysia.

For instance, he and the self-proclaimed ‘First Lady of Malaysia’ (Flom), Rosmah Mansor, could fly to their holiday destinations using the jets belonging to Rayani Air. This would free up taxpayers’ money for mundane things, like building schools and hospitals, or to improve public transport.

Rayani Air, which was grounded a year ago, has left several people in the lurch. Passengers who paid for flights have allegedly not been refunded. Staff wages are allegedly being withheld, and yet the CEO of Rayani Air would like the airline to have a second chance and be granted a licence to fly.

If Najib and Rosmah were to fly Rayani Air, an overnight transformation would occur. There would be no more safety violations, the service would improve and customers who were owed money would be refunded.

The syariah-compliant Rayani Air is not the only company which could do with Najib’s Midas touch.

A bus plunges into a ravine and many lives are lost, and the bus company is found to have violated several rules.

Records from previous bus accidents showed that the drivers were on drugs, extremely fatigued after having worked long shifts to cover long distances, had been fined for several traffic violations and had not paid their fines.

In many cases, the buses were not roadworthy and the rules which stated that they should have second drivers for long distances had not been enforced.

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