Ronald Benjamin

In the political, economic and social world there is always chains of events that would create situations that we find ourselves in. There are various chains of events leading to an outcome such as war, terrorism, urban poverty, and the list would go on.

It is quite interesting to note as reported in online media, that Bersih has called the United States hypocritical in supporting authoritarian leaders. It is surprising that Bersih has taken a long time to understand that in reality, the US is more concerned about geopolitical and economic designs rather than democracy and human rights.

It has quite amusing to see the statements by the supporters of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak desperately defending and justifying the ‘donation’ of RM2.6 billion that went into the prime minister’s personal account.

The current investigations on 1MDB seem to be a long-drawn-out process with allegations and counter-allegations that seem to be the order of the day, rather than a genuine desire among the authorities to seek the truth in bringing to a close one of the most serious allegations of mismanagement of funds in the nation’s history.

The anti-Shiite and anti-Christian sentiments of extremist militants are shared in Malaysia.

Najib lacks integrity and competence vital in resolving inter-ethnic and religious issues.