I read in the paper (The Star) that the swearing-in-ceremony for Klang municipal councillors has been postponed. Nobody seems to know why! Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said, "Maybe some issues have not been settled." What could these issues be?
Could it be because of the Port Klang state assembly man Datuk Zakaria Md Deros building a 'palatial' four-storey house without first getting the approval or because he had not paid assessment for another property in the same area for the last 12 years? The MB said, "no one was above the law". Unless ofcourse that nobody has a lot of money and can employ a very good and crafty lawyer who knows all the loop-holes in the law!
NO ONE is above GOD's law. Everyone of us will answer to Him on Judgement Day, including all the crafty lawyers. In this world it will seem the rich and the politically connected will get out of trouble easily. Let's see what happens in the Klang assembly mans case.
To top it, he was re-appointed to the council together with his son and daughter-in-law! Here's what the daughter-in-law had to say, "If you take it negatively it will be negative. If you take it positively, it will be positive. Our intention is to serve the people." The example of serving has been set by her father-in-law, only he was serving himself! What can you expect for future development in Klang from this bunch? What does this say about our political scenario in Malaysia? Why do we keep appointing people who blatantly abuse their power for their own benefit? The other example is the assembly man from Jasin. When the customs stopped an illegal shipment of sawn timber from Indonesia he made a big hue and cry about it. He said he was fighting for his constituents. It turns out the company involved in the fray was actually his own!
Later on he started to attack the customs department with regards to the disposal of seized luxury cars. It turns out he didn't get the Mercedes he wanted!
With people like these in parliament, do you think they will help to plan for the development of all Malaysians, the eradication of poverty among all the races, give solutions to the unemployment problem regardless of their race? At the moment we find that they are busy with acquiring wealth for themselves. There are probably many more doing the same quietly in the background. When it comes to issues like equity and equal opportunities for all Malaysians, suddenly there will be people drawing their krisses and warnings will be sounded not to offend certain groups of people! This is Malaysian politics. We are champions at speaking out and coming up with slogans against corruption and drug abuse and what nots, but in practice, its sooooo different!
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There doesn't seem much choice for us with regards to the news that is available to us. Even the news from the western media is slanted towards their view of us which can be eroneous at times. The Americans are not really bothered about anyone else but themselves so I won't be surprised if a lot of them believe that the Taj Mahal is in Nepal and the Dalai Lama lives there! hehehehe.
The latest in the news is his DZ Satay House which was built on government land (JKR reserve) has been sealed by the Klang Municipal Council. This restaurant was also built without getting approval and he does not even have a business licence to operate it. How's that for UMNOputera power.
Any other race doing such a thing would have the Municipal workers banging away at the structure until it is demolished.
But it is good that such things have been brought to light and the citizens can see what actions are taken by the authorities. So far the Sultan has done the right thing. I can't say the same for the MB.
In the early stages he said he doesn't see anything wrong with 3 members of the same family being appointed members of the Council.
That's news to me - 'a racial dispute'! I think somebody's trying to twist the whole thing so that he can get off. Typical of the Malaysian scene.
Although you were in Senior Management, you were in the need to know basis la. They decided you need not know. hehehe. Good thing you left. Gold is better. Hope good news is around the corner.
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