Bala's allegations: 'No smoke without fire'
'What a strange response from Nazim. If Bala's statement is not true, his first response would be to deny it and keep it at that.'
Nazim Razak: I've nothing to say
Multi Racial: Those who have been named by private eye P Balasubramaniam should come out to deny it if it is untrue and take Bala to court for lying. If no action is taken and they choose to keep quiet, then it will give Malaysians the impression that what was said by Bala is true.
In that case, the Attorney-General's office should charge these people. There are many people who have some influence to make a different for Malaysia but only a few have the courage to act. Unfortunately, I don't think our AG is in such league.
Louis: How are we going to improve on our transparency index? An outright allegation of being offered bribe by the receiver himself with proof of payments was totally ignored by the authority. But when a paltry sum of RM2,400 was involved, it went into action with zeal.
Lim Chong Leong: What a strange response from Nazim. If Bala's statement is not true, his first response would be to deny it and keep it at that. But to offer a statement that he has nothing to say appears a lot weirder and just not so natural.
Isaac Ho: There is a saying: "If there is no smoke, then there is no fire". This would speak volumes of those involved... and may justice be done soon.
Cheeyin: When I audited Carpet Raya and doing their stock take, we could not reconciled their inventory nor be able to proof their revenue existence. They made tons of money but we were unable to substantiate it with any indicators, be it industry, demand nor financial perspective...
Pak Ibu: Congratulations to Malaysiakini for introducing the sort of journalism this country desperately needed all along, but was denied it until the advent of the Internet! Well, last week nearly 100,000 Italians went on the streets demanding the resignation of Berlusconi. Same scenario as Malaysia - but Malaysians are more docile than the Italians.
Teh: Malaysiakini should be applauded for its efforts to uncover the truth. This is exactly what this country needs - investigative journalism.
We need answers. We want answers. Someone is lying. Someone is breaking the law. A murder case has rock this nation. The main culprit(s) are still out there. The truth must come out. We need to feel that there is still the rule of law, that there is still justice in Malaysia.
Stop all polemics on BTN, I shall decide: Najib
Kadir: Thank you PM, everyone and his dog had their say. It is now over to you and I shall hold my peace. Thank you for noting that BTN may need changes. Whatever the outcome, definitely everyone won't be in agreement.
However, I hope everyone would accept it as your sincere and best effort to put things right and move on from there. Certainly as PM you must have the chance and space to do what you think is best for Malaysians. I also hope everyone would heed your call to cease and desist from making further comments in support of or against BTN.
Chongjin Chua: How come only one minister is fighting for 1Malaysia? What about the rest? The only way Najib is keeping quiet is because he does not have a clear action plan yet. He is using Nazri Abdul Aziz to test the water and see the reaction from the public.
Bonda: Nazri may have his weaknesses but I love the way he stands bold many a times to take the bull by the horns. The fact that he does not harbour hopes for a post in Umno and the government is an added advantage to him.
I love the way he slapped Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Utusan Malaysia and those who lodges police reports against YB M Kulasegaran. The slap on Mahathir's face was well deserved!
Hardtail: It's a good cop, bad cop role... speak against Ketuanan Melayu on one hand, but on the other hand, pay hired goons to protest and stir up trouble.
Hibiscus: YB Najib, I believe many Malaysians are anxious to know what KPI you will use to evaluate the BTN modules. Will you have the courage to scrap the BTN courses if necessary, considering Mahathir already said 'no'.
Gibran: BTN courses need not be reviewed but removed. BN/Umno does not seem to understand what patriotism is.
A good citizen is a person who abides by the laws of the country. A good citizen when he sees wrong he will try to right it, when he sees suffering he will try to end it. When he sees there is need to bring changes, he will fight for it.
It is not about going for courses like BTN where you are told that you have to love your country and protect Malay supremacy.
28 years as party chief, Taib set to return unopposed
Yuvan: As far as Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is concerned, Sarawak is his playground and backyard. The state belongs to him and his family alone. No one else can 'reside' there.
Besides that he probably wants to out beat leaders like Indonesia's Suharto who held office for 31 years, and of course some political party leaders in the Peninsula who are still stubbornly holding on for more than three decades!
Mohd Idris Hassan: Old politicians like Abdul Taib never want to fade away. They want to stay on and hold sway. It does not matter what the public has to say, they want to soldier on till their dying day.
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