THE 30% BUMIPUTRA EQUITY RULE SHOUD STAY.

The Malays’ response to this call to abolish the 30% bumiputera equity participation should not come merely from UMNO and other interested Malay NGOs but also from others who deemed themselves as leaders of the Malay Bumiputra community. I refer to the relevant responses from leaders like DSAI, MB Khalid Ibrahim, Azmin Ali, Tok Guru and Hadi Awang etc so that the overall views from a wider spectrum of the Malay population can be gauged. (Note: however such comment from DSAI that he questioned not the Bumi special rights but its abuses is pure falsehood, coming from someone who was himself grossly tainted with such abuses when he was previously deputy PM/ Finance Minister)

By the way, it’s quite absurd/ academic to address this 30% at this point in time when activities connected with the local and worldwide stock market and investment is practically dead and likely remain so for quite a long while; no right thinking promoters would wish to list their companies presently nor Bumis/ their institutions keen to take up the relevant stake. However, in question is a mechanism evolved in implementing part of the Social Contract; these so called Malay Muslim leaders should give their honest opinion.

As for me, a Bumiputra and in the greater interest of the Bumiputra community, I stand together with those who strong believe that the 30% rule should remain; its not timely to phase it out yet. The aftermath of the world economic and financial meltdown will inevitable affect our economic landscape. Patience has its virtues while public debating for the UMNO youth position copying the American style of politics has its severe drawbacks. Lets all focus on tackling issues affecting our real economy as a consequence of the world economic meltdown resulting from amongst other causes the lack of transparency and insatiable greed originating from the lead country that promotes liberty, greater democracy and governance to the world.

No To Public Debates on UMNO YOUTH

1. The debate is a sinister ploy by KJ to deceive the grassroots and the Malaysian public.

2. In Malaysian politics today, who does not know that phony by the name of KJ, grossly responsible as much as his father-in-law for the disasters of UMNO and BN. Using a populist platform of “Setiakawan”, running as a "Malaysian," as opposed to that of "Malay" whist trying to push some form of reform agenda for Umno, is most perplexing for a candidate standing for a party strictly for the Malays and Islam. KJ desperately hopes to galvanize support for his battered image and such self delusion is to grossly cover up his winnings/ nominations earned dubiously by money politics and whatever remaining influence of his father-in-law.

3. Amateurish as he is in Malaysian politics and of its complex culture, this stupid bloke discards Eastern values particularly Malay values for the west in portraying himself as a man of the times. Like his mentor the chameleon cum self centered politician by the name of DSAI, KJ insists on riding on the wave of false liberalization, democratic reforms, and greater transparency in the wake of the disasters of his own creation. Public debates is an American culture and not necessary appropriate to Malaysian politics especially for UMNO. The local political sensitivities are not akin to those in United States and public debating on issues relating to UMNO are likely to have more negative consequences than good..

4. I read the negative comments on public debating by several key UMNO politicians including Mukriz himself and I stand whole heartedly with them on this issue. Action speaks louder than words and we cannot allow a publicly acclaimed nincompoop, good for nothing fool like KJ to continue disrupting the re-engineering of UMNO Youth with his forked tongue. I hope in the greater interest of the youth movement, YB Khir Toyo, should back out from participating with such public debate so that KJ will bark and yapp in solitude on his ridiculous platform and let whatever ludah he spits to the air to fall flat on his deserving face.

5. No more of KJ, enough of him; the Silent Majority is watching and trust that grass roots will decisively oust him and his close associates out of politics. To strengthen UMNO in these uncertain times, the grassroots must get rid of selfish pricks like KJ and his associates and focus on the economy and win back those states lost.

BACK TO NORM.

Alhamdullilah, the Holy Month of Ramadan has passed and now most of us are enjoying the Hari Raya celebrations albeit the worsening world economic meltdown. While our beloved country is considered rather isolated from the credit crunch crisis arising from the US sub-prime loans, nonetheless this country will be feel its adverse ramifications especially those involved in the export business and by those rich locals who got themselves exposed in overseas financial markets via their private banking.

I had refrained from frequently posting during the month of Ramadan to focus on more religious practices although I did at some occasions reply/ comment to some blogs.

At first, I did not intend to have an open house due to several reasons connected with our local as well as international economic developments. However I had a change of hearts after considering the requests of some family members as well as to celebrate my daughter’s 17^th Birthday. Why not, I considered, next year could be more expensive due to the uncertainty of world economic situation and this Hari Raya is of great significance as PM had already decided to quit, a wish I have longed for so long. So inviting friends, neighbors and relatives, my family will have modest one this coming Saturday. Insha’allah, our open house will have blessings of the Almighty Allah.