Malaysiakini readers are increasingly disturbed by the prime minister's lack of action against the errant MP in the 'close one eye' scandal.

Samudra Inn:

We live in a democratic country but we don't seem to be practising the word in the real sense. I take my hat off to those who have expressed their sincere support for our respectable YB Shahrir, former chairman of BBC. If only all the other MPs in Parliament have the same integrity and maturity as Shahrir, it will be a better Malaysia.

It's a mockery for the minister in the Prime Minister's Department to make a statement that the Barisan Nasional did not accept any motion from the opposition. Has this been agreed upon? If so, the least he should have done is not to make that absurd and uncalled for statement.

If a motion is put forth, even if it is by the opposition but made for the betterment of the rakyat, it should be accepted. This will deter others so that they don't abuse their positions. Furthermore, correct me if I am wrong, I thought MPs are not supposed to be involved in business.

The irony is there are some MPs that just don't seem to want to see the wrong that is done. They seem blind to what's happening. Most probably, they are involved too in their own way. It's high time that an amendment is put forth so that future motions, including those from the opposition, be discussed and appropriate action taken.

This is my sincere feelings as a true Malaysian. I hope our PM will do something about this issue. I do not wish for our beloved country Malaysia to be a laughing stock of our neighbours, especially Singapore. They will turn round and say, "Oh, Malaysia semua boleh lah". So dear Mr PM, please do something.

Ramayah Thana: I was always of the understanding that the head of Malaysian Parliament is the King and head of the cabinet, the PM. The Star has quoted the PM saying, "I, as the Parliament head...". Please enlighten me.

According to the report, Abdullah said that action would be taken against (Jasin MP) Mohd Said if investigations found there was reason to do so. He added that he and his deputy Najib Razak had agreed that Mohd Said would have to face a meeting which would also include the assistant Whips.

"I, as the Parliament head, will also be there to hear from him," he said after watching the Balada Sang Adiputera musical, produced in conjunction with Umno's 60th anniversary celebration here.

The following are readers' comments on other reports. This one is on Mahathir vents frustration on DVD

SKH: There are so many points on which one could take issue with Mahathir and I shall limit myself to two. Firstly, the country started to go to the dogs when Mahathir became the PM. Secondly, even a donkey running Proton during Mahathir's time could show huge profits and there is no secret to it. There is no competition to Proton to speak of (needless to say Mahathir has seen to that) and the selling prices are shoved down the throats of the car buyers.

On Death sentence awaits the IPCMC?

HJ Angus: To me this is the straw that breaks the camel's back as far as the integrity of the government is concerned. It confirms that the authorities are not serious in curbing the serious indiscipline in some senior police officials. By their outright defiance of the civil powers, they have taken Malaysia on the first step to becoming a police state. We are going to be a nation of "close one eye" police and politicians.

On New deal to protect Indon maids

Pro-Robotic: According to the official statistics as at April 20, 2004 there were 241,000 registered foreign housemaids with unofficial estimates of around 233,285 from Indonesia alone (excluding those from Philippines, Cambodia, Thai, Nepal and others). It is easy to figure out that the majority of housemaids continue to be from Indonesia.

For the past four years, there were 57,000 cases of runaway maids. The figures for 2000 alone were 13,857 and this increased to 19,614 cases for the first nine months in 2005. Not to mention, the so-called "isolated cases of children kidnaping, physical abuses and criminal activities like theft committed Indonesian foreign maids.

Yet this government continues to pursue an active encouragement to recruit foreign housemaids. Probably the government is "closing both eyes" despite this system being both widely and blatantly abused. Just go around the hawkers' centers in the entire Klang Valley and you will see Indonesian women running the stalls while the owners are either absent or sitting nearby chatting or relaxing with a cup of tea or coffee.

The government policy on foreign labour stinks. The Malaysian 2005 budgetary report said the outflow of RM18.5 billion remitted by foreign workers back to their home countries was envisaged to increase RM19.5 billion compared to RM1.8 billion collected from levies on foreign workers in 2005. Not to mention, the social costs affecting Malaysians caused by this unwise foreign labour policy.

On Hindus appeal for end to temple destruction

K Arumugam: I was among those attended the meeting with Nazri Aziz on May 11. In a refined mode, Nazri said, "Saya malu ini berlaku di Malaysia", referring to the unabated demolition of Hindu temples. In a soft and clear tone he said, "This country belongs to everyone of you, your demands are small, there is no reason why these are not met."

One activist pointed out that, when temples are demolished, it invokes animosity between Hindus and Muslims. Nazri assured he will take up the matter with the prime minister and find ways to address this problem. On a personal note, Nazri gave assurance that he would step in his personal capacity to assist in urgent situations to prevent demolition of temples.

Immediately, he was asked to assist the Shah Alam Section 11 temple, which is facing a demolition order from the DBSA (Shah Alam City Hall). He left in a serious mood with some documents on Section 11 temple.