YOURSAY | ‘Reading this article reminds me that there is still hope for our future generation.’

How M'sia's brain drain sparked DAP rising star's political awakening

Malaysia4All: Lawyer and DAP legal bureau secretary Michelle Ng, 28, is another young, intelligent and idealistic party member.

Too many of such people leave Malaysia and never to return. I'm glad some, like Ng, do return to fight the good fight for the betterment of our nation.

Ng, we wish you every good wish for your success within DAP. Restore democracy, and then reverse the brain drain by bringing the rest of the Malaysian diaspora home to further develop Malaysia under a Pakatan Harapan government.

CQ Muarku: Well, Ng has made her points clear, revealed her purpose and drive, decided on her objectives and reasons for her pursuit as a politician.

Sharing with us all those 'secrets' have made her a promising candidate in the upcoming general election. We wish Ng good luck and success.

This country needs dedicated and honourable leaders to helm it so that all Malaysians can live in peace and harmony.

Wira: It's refreshing to read about those who still have hope for this nation. Many of us are naturally bitter because our children have left as they don't see hope when the country is led by thieves and bigots. Good luck to Ng.

David Dass: A refreshing story indeed. Ng is idealistic and focused. Good for her and for the DAP, for the opposition and good for the nation.

Good for the people of Malaysia that there are people like Michelle Ng.

Headhunter: This bodes well for the opposition that they can attract so many bright young people. Malaysia needs to reinvent itself, and the only way is for the young to take up the gauntlet and propel things forward.

I just hope they are able to reverse our fortunes before things get worse.

KhooBS: It is good to know that there are youngsters like Ng, willing to return to fight the good fight for their country. The country needs more of such right-thinking young ones to ensure better days.

Dont Just Talk: As a retiree and someone who had contributed over 34 years of my life to paying income taxes without fail, reading this article reminds me that there is still hope for the future generation of Malaysians.

Anonymous_c9b96c38: Many of us old timers started out like you, Ng. Full of hope and aspiration for the country, only to be let down by racial and religious fearmongering each time the country seems to bounce back on the right track.

Your mom and dad can confirm this. I wish you better luck. If things don’t work out, you are still young. Move on, don’t waste your years like us hoping for something we cannot get.

But like your mom and dad, this is still home for us old-timers, and we make do with what we have.

Anonymous 6489007512643862: There are also many older and well-educated folks who could have migrated but chose not to, as Malaysia is a beautiful country to live in. Despite all the political problems, the country is young and full of potential.

So, we should be staying on in this country to fight for a change. Who would have thought that former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad would ever team up with his former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, and DAP to fight the next election?

As citizens, we should fight for what is right in this country, little by little. We should not give in to the crude and the bigoted nobodies.

How long can Umno and BN last as a government, given the misuse of power, the corruption and the ballooning of our fiscal deficit?

Sooner or later, the people will really suffer, and that is when change will come. If we need to build the country from a rotten state, so be it. But first, we need to get rid of the rot.

Muar's two PAS doctors give differing prognoses for Johor

Dont Just Talk: While Johor PAS veteran Dr Sheikh Ibrahim Salleh's prediction on the Chinese voters turning against PAS this 14th general election (GE14) is realistic, the prognosis by his colleague Mohammad Taslim can be likened to an ostrich hiding his head in the sand.

The outcome of the GE14 will see the majority of Chinese voters supporting Pakatan Harapan, not that they love DAP more and MCA and Gerakan less, but because of the lack of courage of the BN Chinese leaders in failing to speak up against Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) on the 1MDB billion-ringgit scandal.

PAS leaders are still dreaming, and after GE14, they will be lucky if the party is able to retain Kelantan.

Doc: Just curious about both these doctors' stance on PAS' insistence in implementing hudud law, especially the part about amputating hands for theft.

Are these doctors for the amputation or not? And will they be taking part in PAS' so-called humane amputation activities if called upon by their party to amputate an accused's hands?

Which is more important to them - the Hippocrates oath of 'do no harm' or the oath to PAS' ideals and hudud law?

Quigonbond: Whatever personal support they have and whatever their views, the reality is there can only be one representative in the constituency, and Johoreans would prefer Harapan because unlike PAS, there is a clear stance that they will go all out to arrest pandemic corruption, instead of sticking one's head in the sand pretending it's still okay.

If these doctors are realistic and moderate, I bid them good luck staying in PAS because post-GE14, hopefully there will be an internal cleansing, and hopefully a new voice of moderation within PAS would rise.

Perakian: It is hard to understand PAS leaders’ logic. All the four Johor state seats PAS won in GE13 was obviously due to voter support for then-Pakatan Rakyat, especially from the non-Malay voters.

How does PAS think they would get the support of these voters now? Maybe they are just giving an excuse to cover up their role as a spoiler to help BN win.

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