How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Deja vu - Ku Li's unity government

About 40 years ago, Tun Razak enlarged the coalition Alliance to include Gerakan (which won Penang) to form Barisan Nasional.

Acccording to The Malaysian Insider's report, Ku Li says a unity government may be the way forward :

Tengku Razaleigh says he is considering an enlarged coalition to form a unity government if he wins the Umno Presidency. He had meetings with opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, PAS’s Hadi Awang and DAP’s Lim Kit Siang. Deja vu! When the opposition is strong, include them to form a bigger coalition!

In another report of the same news portal, Tengku Razaleigh has proposed to radically reform Umno if he wins by introducing the following:

-turn the Barisan Nasional coalition into a single political party with direct membership;
-future Umno presidents to be directly elected;
-BN becomes a multiracial party open to all;
-to allow members from each division to directly select candidates for the general elections.
- to limit the term of the president of Umno to eight or nine years.

It would have been ideal, if only the proposals were made before March 8. Such proposals now would appear to be opportunistic rather than pragmatic.

If Tengku Razaleigh can have his way (which seems improbable because he lacks the necessary support for such radical reforms) I cannot help thinking that Umno is willing to change only when the situation demands and provided it continues being in charge.

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