A different set of rules, indeed

UMNO never failed to disappoint people. Being corrupt from top to bottom, it again doing its best to justify why its corrupt candidate in a by-election is a hero, instead, than anything else. Most certain, that corruption and greed are not only exercised within the party but flexed through all government agencies, such as EC, MACC, PDRM, AG, and judges; a clear example from finger tips would be the Illegitimate Perak coup d'etat orchestrated by the chief - a blatant disregard of all civilised rules and constitutions.

Read the article by Tengku Razaleigh:

a different set of rules
I don’t know En. Rohaizat. He may be a fine upstanding citizen. However, his public record of dishonesty would long ago have disqualified him from being a candidate for public office in any normal political party.

Is Umno so short of people that we have to find a lawyer disbarred for financial dishonesty to stand? Has financial misconduct become so common among us that we no longer see it as a factor in a candidate’s suitability? The party leaders who select and screen candidates must have known of this impediment but considered financial misconduct a trivial matter.

Honesty is a minimal condition for public office. Whatever the other virtues of the candidate, he should not be considered if he fails this test. The candidates we field for election must have a clean record because we are asking the public to place their confidence in him as their leader, and democratic government breaks down without public confidence. We are also saying this candidate represents us. I’m sad to have to say such obvious things.

By fielding a disbarred lawyer, today’s Umno is projecting the image that it lives by a different moral code from the rest of Malaysia. One set of rules for Umno, and another for everyone else. Either that, or this is the best we can do.

Ketua Pembangkang terjadi Pengkhianat

"Di negara-negara yang lebih faham tentang selok-belok demokrasi, yang tahu tata susila politik moden, yang tahu erti peranan yang berbeza di antara kerajaan dan pembangkang, Ketua Pembangkang amat dihormati. Malah Perdana Menteri di negara-negara yang matang demokrasi sentiasa menjemput Ketua Pembangkang untuk membincangkan hal-hal negara demi kepentingan umum. Mereka ketepikan politik kepartian demi rakyat dan negara. Ketua Pembangkang tidak dianggap sebagai musuh yang mesti dimaki dan cerca setiap masa. Cuma di Malaysia dan Myanmar, pemerintah ghairah nak tangkap pemimpin pembangkang."

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H1N1 - Situation Deteriorated on Incompetent Leadership

It has never been such a prominent failure demonstrated by leadership and management in the Health Ministry of Malaysia. Actions, directions, and enforcement came very late while public education and prevention were not in priority. Situation worsen... after more than 2400 confirmed infection and 40+ death cases... the threat continues to haunt the general public. And the ministry is yet to formally declared all-out-effort to demonstrate their commitment to combat the epidemic.

Firstly, the Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai was not from a medical backround and can be ignorant, but having a team of well paid medical experts on the payroll who can form an advisory board, it is blatantly incompetent and irresponsible for a leader to betray the trust of citizen. May be, a politician who has no technical background ought not helm such a critical position. As the worst Health Minister in Malaysian history, he should be accountable to resign in shame or be fired.

And the Director General of the Health Ministry, Ismail Merican, equally demonstrated his incompetency. Public can only see him show face in press conference with the minister to announce the number of cases. Couldn't this be done by a press secretary? He, too, should be responsible for the failure to resign or be fired immediately.