vox populi big thumbnail ‘Unfortunately, they will have to deal with the mess that will be left behind. They are merely the scapegoats for Najib's failure and to hide all his wrongdoings over the Perak crisis.'

On Perak debacle: Silence of the judges

Frustrated Malaysian: As a true Perakian, I'm wondering if both the sultan and Zambry can sleep peacefully every night what with the current political storm in Perak.

They are merely the scapegoats for Najib's failure and unfortunately they will have to deal with the mess that will be left behind.

Everyday, I can see Zambry smiling like he knows what is the outcome on many things and is so confident that he's still the legitimate MB.

Whether he is acting or not, I'm wondering how can he be so cool. After capturing Perak no thanks to the three ‘frogs', Najib passed over the baton to Zambry and from then on the ‘war' started.

Now, because of the high court decision was not in BN's favour, Najib passed over the baton to the sultan to decide and to hide all his (Najib's) wrongdoings.

Peter Ooi: Retired Justice Chan said: ‘It is because Article 72(1) of the federal constitution is written in unambiguous language which even a child can understand'.

Justice Chan is spot on.

Allow me add. Not only a child can understand it, even a ass can interpret the meaning and intention of the said article.

On D-Day for Nizar and Zambry tomorrow

Kenny Gan: Umno's insistence on holding on to Perak at any cost despite the harm done to it reminds me of how monkeys can be caught by using their greed.

A hole is made in a young coconut just large enough for the monkey's hand to pass through. The coconut is emptied of its juice and a few pieces of fruit or nuts placed inside.

It is left where the monkey can see it.

Soon a monkey will come down and investigate. When it reaches in, it will grab the food. If the hole is the correct size, the monkey's hand can go in but will not come out with its fistful of food.

The monkey can then be approached and is at your complete mercy. The coconut weighs it down and prevents its escape although all the monkey has to do is to let go of the food.

Does this remind you of Umno holding on to Perak?

On Britain's Parliament speaker quits over expenses

Kumar Krish: This is how democracy should work. In Malaysia, we have politicians stealing millions and even billions of taxpayers' money yet nothing is done by the authorities.

All they could do was suspend Khir Toyo for one year (even that is not finalised as he has the right to appeal).

And how could withholding his allowance make up for the millions of taxpayers' money lost?

The fact is corruption has become a way of life (and if not addressed soon it will be become the way of life) in Malaysia, more so in the civil sector.

I am sure some of the readers here have had some experience in dealing with government agencies regarding tenders etc where the director-general would demand for a Mercedes E-Class or a BMW X6 in order for him or her to support the proposal you have submitted.

If you are not aware of this, well this is one of the many taxpayers' hard-earned money goes into, unlikely to produce any tangible benefit.

Rather than hoping for a change, we have to make the change and we could start by acting now.

On YourSay: 'IGP not doing his job'

JLo: Whoever thinks that politics is straightforward is sadly mistaken or perhaps fortunate enough to have avoided being dragged into the fray.

Although I am not the biggest fan of the Malaysian police, to insinuate that they do not do their job for the Malaysian public, in my opinion, is grossly unfair.

Leaving politics aside, to merely focus on the issues which have not been solved by the police or the heinous crimes we read about and blame it on the them would be akin to focusing on the times we ourselves could not find a solution or behaved badly and use only those times to pass judgment on ourselves.

Criticism and opinions should be allowed. Justice and basic human rights should be accorded to all.

But in our road to maturity as a nation, let's not forget politeness and respect in the way we go about voicing our feelings and opinions, and that applies to all Malaysians regardless of rank and position.

Amanjeet Singh: This IGP is a dismal failure. The law and order situation has deteriorated on his watch and yet he remains indifferent.

The Mat Rempit are menacing the country but he makes puerile suggestions. He lacks the acumen to develop a coherent plan to address and arrest the law and order deterioration.

The prime minster must intervene and sack the IGP. This would send a strong signal that mediocrity would not be tolerated in such positions.

AK Kumaran: Our top cop is a very rude man indeed. He doesn't even smile when speaking to reporters.

You don't need to show to the world that you are a strict person, Musa. We need a firm but friendly IGP in Malaysia like Tun Haniff.

On PSD scholarships: Publish names, results

Always Malaysian:

Below are my proposals for the greater good of truly-deserving students regarding PSD's scholarship awards:

1. The current systems of marking and grading will never be able to distinguish the cream of the crop.

2. If international best practice is not adhered to strictly in the marking and grading systems, Malaysia will be producing scholars whose A1 scores may be less than 90-95.

3. An independent and professional audit of the marking and grading systems should be established promptly to investigate if international best practice is being followed.

4. The non-academic criteria (some of which are subjective and make up a significant percentage) in the award of the prestigious PSD scholarships should be reviewed with immediate effect.

5. Allocations for bright and truly-deserving students coming from poor and needy homes should continue to be practised.

PSD will be denied of truly top-calibre students for its future employment if deserving students are not given the scholarships.

The government sector should be filled with employees with top-notch academic results. Let our students live the Malaysian Dream!

On Gerakan to Najib: Let Chin Peng come home

Dr Collin Abraham: PM Najib needs to be reminded that despite the adverse criticism to allow Chin Peng to return to Malaysia, the latter himself has accepted this decision in good faith and in fact has thanked Malaysians.

Please therefore allow me to strongly endorse the above appeal to PM Najib to allow Chin Peng to retrun.

In fact, the chairperson of the Penang-based Citizens International, SM Mohamad Idris, should be congratulated for succinctly pointing out that Chin Peng ‘sacrificed every thing he had to free this country from British control, domination and exploitation'.

On Petrol: 20 sen hike for RON97

Shamsul Mohd Nor: With the changes to the RON standard, when will the Government make it mandatory for all motorcars and motorcycle to installed with catalytic converters?

My take is that if too much petrol goes through the combustion chamber, the unused petrol gas must be channeled out.

If the vehicle has a catalytic converter, then this excess toxic gas will be trapped. Without the converter, the gas will be released into the environment.

So when will the government push for a real deal green programme and direct all vehicles - motorcycles especially - to install catalytic converters.