Kota Siputeh, PI Bala, Anwar, Husin, DMU, FGM, corruption index. It's all in there. Take your pick and select your choice just like browsing the menu in Kenny Rogers. So many things coming our way and too little positive vibes...- Some talk enthusiastically of Kota Siputeh and feels that Mukhriz Mahathir vs Mat Sabu is on the cards. If it happens, it will be the match of the year...So far, all this scribe can say is - wait for EC's and UMNO's appeals to the higher courts. For all intent, the courts may override the high court decision. Maybe the appeals will be heard in 2010 and beyond. Afterall, all is fair in politics (not only love, my dear)...
- For those into suspense thrillers, PI Bala's revelation is gluing them for more bombastic evidences. Never mind that some of PI Bala's responses to the questions are downright speculative (like there is no passport stamping at Johore Immigration which is correct because Malaysia has already practise the "chip"system - so no elements of things done under the counter here)
- Then, there are also cases where police and law enforcement agencies were accussed of wrongdoings like the Air Molek prison death or the suicide attempt in Klang. Yes, the police has been accused of many things but to accuse them of causing wrongful death or driving families to suicide is a little too much. Whilst we should be working hand in hand to prevent repeats of Kugan or Teoh BH, it should not be used as a blanket coverage to point police as the guilty party. Let them do their job first...
- Instead of letting our imaginations runs wild with fantasies and theories, it is better to focus of Anwar's appointment as Selangor's economic advisor at RM 1 per year. The only thing that this scribe will say is - Apa ni? main-main ke? How could a rich state like Selangor pay a meagre salary of RM 1 per year to the state's economic adviser? Is PR playing "dolls and houses" with the state's coffers? If some of you out there feel offended, I am sorry but I strongly believe that a state's economic's affair is not something to toy about. What if it fails? Will Selangor state government issue a statement to say that the state economic's fail because the salary for the economic adviser is too small? Grow up Selangor, grow up Khalid...and Anwar, please stop hoodwinking rakyat with this type of political gimmicks...
- Syed Husin as senator? Just consider this - is his name up because he is PKR's deputy President or because of his past PSRM's connections? Will he use his socialist's approach? Bear in mind that Kelantan verhemently oppose to PKR's suggestion to place Husin as PKR candidate in Kelantan a few GE before. What is PAS's say on this matter? What is DAP's say on this matter? Or is everything a OK now?
- KTMB has been put under spotlights this week with the used DMU from Spain. Hopefully things will turn out better end of this year...and just for a peek of what's coming our way...enjoy it and start salivating. Better still, start booking for tickets now :)
- Say what may, this scribe is getting restless with the recent corruption index released by TI's corruption perception. Malaysia in down to 56th ranking from last year's 47th rank with CPI of 4.5, down from last year's 5.1. What happen? Is this the international community's perception of Malaysia? Our best ranking of 33rd place in 2002, we are down by 23 places within 7 years. I really do hope MACC will wake up and stop hounding the ikan bilis but instead go for major caes, sending a strong message that Malaysians do not tolerate corruption. Better still, MACC to announce which "major cases" has pass their investigations and there is no trace of corruption practise. Can MACC be transparent, at least to that stage?
- Still on corruption index (can refer to the table here), amongst the Islamic nations, Qatar is placed at 22nd place with CPI score of 7 and Malaysia is placed at 6th nation amongst the Islamic countries. Amongst Asian countries, our neighbour, Singapore is first with CPI score of 9.2 (and Singapore is placed 3rd in world standing) and Malaysians are 7th behind HK, Japan, Taiwan, Brunei, South Korea...no good, no good...
- Many things coming our way now...and some naughty e-mails are flooding around to say that KL will be hit by snow-storm this 20th November 2009. I will not say that it is not true or impossible but the chances are too minute...
- Oh yes...I am not looking fondly at Malaysiakini's Colin's article about genital mutilation either. However, I will let others to comment on his article before I put mine up. Over to you guys and gals....
Till then...G'nite M'sia...wherever u are...
6 comments:
A country blessed with so much resources and was even ranked higher than the likes of Taiwan and Korea in the 70's. Whatever happened since then, everyone of us know very well. No nation on earth can just allows plundering and corruptions to rear its ugly head without a solution.
Every resources will eventually be suck dry including the oil and our future generations to come will probably have to work in Indonesia to survive. Men as construction workers and women as maids. What an irony if ever that happen.
Ahoo
It is a sad day indeed.
We were once in the 30's before (2002) and now we are plunging down. Guess AAB and PM6 failed to stop the rot. It is better now to put MACC under direct parliament purview and get going. Catch the big fish to scare off the ikan bilis. That will be a start...and with that can we start with Samy Vellu?
NC,
Just to comment on your police issue.
Not to say we want to accuse the police of anything.
BUt u check up the stats.
How many policemen have died in the line of duty in Malaysia ie firefight in say the last 3 years.
ZERO!
Either our policemen are the best marksmen in the world or something more sinister is at foot.
IN the movies, the crooked policemen would have fired and killed the fellas first, then take out some long ago consficated guns, fired a few shots with a gloved hand, then put the gun into the dead mans hands.
'Yalah, tu orang semua fire first, we shot back in self defence only'.
sunwayopal
http://www.myrealestate.com.my
Sunwayopal,
Point noted but consider these....
In recent cases of involving shootouts, it was D& serious crime division who are involved. That means that the police personnel are well-trained and undergo regular trainings at shooting range.
Compare this to the robbers. Do you think these robbers undergo the same training as D7 personnel? Do they normally go to shooting range to practise? I don't think so because you have to register as members before you are peritted to use shooting range. Do you think they will register? On top of that, the guns and ammunitions used by robbers are not well-maintained. So, how?
On your observation on why there is no casualty on the police side, you must also take into consideration that when these D7 police personnel are out on the field, they wore bullet-proof vest. Do robbers wear that too? But if you were to notice, there are few cases where the general police were rammed, shot and injured by robbers. One case that comes to mind is the shooting in Puchong..(most probably last year) near Bukit Jalil sports complex..
What I am saying is that there are casualty on police side too but the casualty is minimised with proper protective clothings and training.
Back to you...:)
Seems to me all of the above reasons and stats just points to the conclusion that the armed robbers cant even shoot to kill a big fat cow at 10 meters.
Much less, fully suited and protected, well trained with well oiled and fully hi-tech guns of the elite police squad.
So, my question would b this then, if the armed robbers are this useless, why the need to shoot to kill them?
sunwayopal
http://www.myrealestate.com.my
Anon sunwayopal :)
Yes, maybe armed robbers are poor shooters but bear in mind they have automatic weapons meaning that they can trigger bursts of fires.
Although the police may be well protected and well trained, these are split second decisions. a moment of indecision may prove costly for the police.
That said, how do u disarm an armed robber crouching behind cars? The only way is to give ample warnings failing which u fire shots towards the robbers. And when that happens, there is no time to think where is the preferred target...
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