VoxPop - ‘Abattoir demolition akin to lunacy’

vox populi small thumbnail ‘If an election were to be held in Kedah now, I believe there will be big swing away from the ‘moon’ because the pork-consuming rakyat would equate the move to ‘lunacy’ (related to the Greek word for ‘moon’).’

On 'Kedah abattoir - what went wrong?’

Dr Kok PC: I am a qualified Food Animal Veterinarian, born in Kodiang, Kedah and now working in the Klang Valley. I am saddened by the PAS-led Kedah government’s unpopular decision to demolish the abattoir.

All parties are agreed that the site of the abattoir is no longer suitable due to development. No one has the right to pollute the environment.

No doubt the abattoir had to go, but it is the way this was done that has caused unhappiness. The Kedah government should have shown its sincerity by building a suitable abattoir first.

In Selangor, the previous BN government had phased out the abattoir in Shah Alam. No one complained because a new one was ready to be used.

If an election were to be held in Kedah now, I believe there will be big swing away from the ‘moon’ because the pork-consuming rakyat would equate the move to ‘lunacy’ (related to the Greek word for ‘moon’).

On ‘Villagers willing to buy 'High Chaparral'

Ong: A news item from UK reveals that Ananda Krishnan is at the head of a queue of prospective buyers for Newcastle United Football Club, and that he is making a RM550 million bid.

He is the second-richest Malaysian - and the richest Indian Malaysian - and reportedly worth more than RM25 billion.

Hindraf should appeal to him to buy the site of Kampung Buah Pala in Penang. So long as he owns the land, he could allow the villagers to continue staying there indefinitely.

The villagers’ problem would be solved and Ananda Krishnan would be a hero.

On ‘Court: Movie-maker a Muslim, family devastated’

A Hindu: The moral of the whole episode is that it does not matter where the conversion certificate came from or how it originated in any such case. So long as there is one, the poor soul will be dumped in a Muslim cemetery.

Instead of having faith in stupid laws which, in turn, are interpreted by the so-called independent judiciary, it would be better to just grab the body and run to the nearest incinerator before a green van comes hunting for it.

In Malaysia, you may be born a Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Christian but you may be buried as a Muslim. This is ‘1Malaysia’, Body First, Burial Now.

On ‘SPECIAL REPORT: Manohara meets Malaysiakini’

Lilian Tan: With reference to Manohara Pinot's case, it appears that the Indonesian government not only needs to negotiate with ours to ensure the humane treatment of their maids - they really must look at a contract to protect their royal bride-wannabes as well!

On ‘PKR MP Zul Noordin mocks SIS’

CH Ong: Zulkifli Nordin reminds me of the Ayatollahs of Iran. Judging from his lunatic and fanatical views and conduct in the past, I did not think PKR would pick him as a candidate for the general election. How wrong I was.

Now he is PKR's representative, together with Salahuddin Ayub (PAS) and Tony Pua (DAP), in Pakatan Rakyat’s cabinet committee on higher education. This means that PKR endorses his extremist and fanatical views. He may even become the Minister for Higher Education if Pakatan comes to power.

Based on this alone, I may not want to vote for a future Pakatan-led government, with PKR as a component party.

On ‘The deputy emperor's new clothes’

Dr Janet Lee: I enjoyed reading this very much. I do my reading on Sundays and Sugumaran's articles have enthralled me and my family. This headline was so, so deep. I had to think about it and then got it.

The absolutely ridiculous notion of an emperor having a deputy...LOL!...and it goes well with the article. Keep the good stuff coming.

I was about to ask the mundane question of who the 'deputy' was and then I got it...the civil service.