vox populi small thumbnail 'The country is not yet ready for non-communal politics given that Umno will be harping on the Chinese domination of the shadow state cabinet.'

PKR shoots down S'wak shadow cabinet line-up

Anonymous_400b: Why must race be a determinant in deciding the suitability of ministers? This is another classic example of third word mentality. If Malaysians consider themselves as Malaysians who live to serve and die for Malaysians, why care about ethnicity?

BN is dying of dysfunction as a result of being racist besides other terminal sicknesses. It seems that Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian has not learnt why the rakyat detests BN. I don't want a BN reborn or reincarnated. No way.

Gerard Samuel Vijayan: Given the party composition of the seats won by the Pakatan Rakyat and their numbers, nothing much can be done about the shadow state cabinet because the PKR and PAS failed to win enough non-Muslim bumiputera and Muslim bumiputera seats.

It would be unfair to blame the DAP for this or for announcing the intended line-up. Since the opposition only has 15 seats, the shadow cabinet ought to be reduced to six members consisting of three Chinese, two non-Muslim bumiputera and one Muslim bumiputera. The portfolios should be split accordingly.

While PKR claims to be multiracial, the country is not yet ready for non-communal politics given that Umno/BN and the Malay press will be harping on the Chinese domination of the shadow cabinet and this could cause the PKR and PAS to lose seats in the coming GE13 including in Sarawak.

So play it safe for now until there is more equal representation in the legislative assembly.

Zainal: Whatever decisions about who to appoint must be targeted to attract potential voters. Be realistic. If DAP decides it has the final say without taking the view of PKR or PAS because DAP wins most of the seats, then we can say goodbye to future votes for DAP from the bumiputeras.

The recent election showed that the Sarawak bumiputeras (Muslims and non-Muslims) have only recently overcome their fear of voting for a Chinese party. So DAP must think long term. It took DAP more than 20 years to win their votes, and DAP could lose their votes with this decision.

EO detainees' family conned out of RM13,000

Cannon: It should be a straightforward case for the authorities to track down the person operating the bank account and to identify the person who extorted from the victims' family.

The Rawang police station has been implicated as someone purported to be a police officer from the station is preying on the working class, possibly with some inside help. The public are all eyes on what actions Bukit Aman will take to solve this case which has tarnished the name of PDRM.

Tbala: Nothing new indeed. Just ask all those who have been arrested under Emergency Ordinance (EO) and if they are brave enough, they will tell you how they have been made to pay big money through a middleman just to be freed. Anyone detained under EO would rather pay to get their freedom since the courts are reluctant to order their release.

Mob1900: I wonder if the IGP (inspector-general of police) is still worried about the Internet tarnishing the image of the police? Only PDRM can choke itself to death.

People have been beaten, threatened, extorted and even killed, but the rakyat will never resort to violence to solve problems, unlike PDRM. Ask Aminulrasyid Amzah, A Kugan, Teoh Beng Hock, ISA detainees and every Malaysian out there.

Anonymous_hyj78: Constantly, there are accusations about the police by lawyer and PKR vice-president N Surendran and people like him that are unsubstantiated, and meant to demonise the police. This has to stop.

Either they provide conclusive evidence or clam up. Surendren is angling for a seat, but it should not be at the expense of the small-time police constables who like their clients, are also low-wage earners and need protection.

K Kerala: I feel sorry for the family who was conned by the 'police' - the 'helper' became the 'destroyer'.

If the IGP is worth his salt, he should not hesitate to effect the arrest of the police officers in the Gombak police district headquarters who interfered in the attorney-client meeting. It smells of something not right.

Alan Goh: Kuala Lumpur chief police officer Zulkifli Abdullah, you said that the Internet is tarnishing the PDRM image. When you have five police officers who are ignorant of the basic rights of detained suspects, like the right to an attorney, what do you expect Malaysians to think of the police force?

How did an outsider know of the two detained suspects - their names and ID numbers and family contacts? Inspector Zulkifli might be a fictitious person but certainly, inside information was given to that crook.

To a poor Malay family, the RM13,000 loss is certainly, very difficult to bear. Deputy IGP, Khalid Abu Bakar, being a former Selangor CPO, please come down hard on the Rawang police personnel who have brought disgrace once again to PDRM.

'Guan Eng's sPICEy deal shrouded in mystery'

Solaris: If DAP has breached the 1976 Town and Country Planning Act and the 1976 Local Government Act and if LGE (Lim Guan Eng) did bar the press from the meeting, does CAT now stand for: Competence, Accountability and Transparency or Collusion, Arrogance and Trickery?

Anonymous_hyj78: Everyone praises LGE and the gang as CAT driven. Yet we have seen numerous issues that was decided by LGE without tender that he claims must be done. So what is special about eSpice that does not need a tender?

Steven Sia: Ever read the 1976 Town and Country Planning Act and the 1976 Local Government Act? It was legislated for a different time without being updated appropriately to keep up with the changes in how a city should be designed and managed. Cities like Penang should have higher densities.

Ttloo: Guan Eng's preaching of transparency has now been challenge on the sPICEy deal. He must reveal all the details pertaining to the deal as soon as possible to clear all the misconception. Otherwise, the Penang state government credibility is at stake.

 

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