COMMENT I was not surprised to see The Star ’s front page headline, 'A Hose of Problems', on Proton this morning.

The founding of Proton National Bhd in 1983 was a big expensive mistake to begin with. Billions of ringgit from taxpayers have been lost in the process.

The hemorrhage seems to have continued forever. Malaysians have been wondering - is this the end to this unhappy saga of the government’s foray into the production of a so-called ‘national car’, or will the burden on taxpayers and car owners be continued in other new ways?

A revisit of this white elephant project could generate a larger public discourse, especially amongst taxpayers who should be more concerned as to where all the tax money they are paying have gone to.