When it became increasingly apparent that tilting arch at the Penang Botanic Garden would topple before long, the Barisan government suddenly became people-friendly. P Ramakrishnan exposes their hypocrisy.
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Workers should be aware that all the talk about a high-income country doesn’t imply high wages for them, says Rani Rasiah. The animal kingdom of Bolehland continues to thrive according to the laws of the jungle but Sang Kancil has still not appeared on the scene. When will s/he come to sort out the chaos and bring peace and justice to Bolehland, wonders Oldwives’ Tales. Instead of translating into reality the promise of a “revolution in the (country’s) political culture”, PKR has “rewarded” the rakyat with never-ending rumblings, rancour, political roguery and now a “rebellion” in Selangor, laments Martin Jalleh. Too bad, Nazri resorted to stereo-typed notions of ‘non-Muslims’ and cock-eyed ideas of what constitutes their rights, observes Francis Loh. No wonder there’s no 1Malaysia! Toh Kin Woon explains why he finds it difficult to accept that the government is considering giving its official seal of approval to football gambling. The forceful implementation of language as a tool to connect differences of cultures, values and ethnicities may create further confusion, alienate feelings, and result in cosmetic tolerance among student, writes CY. In place of intelligent and honest government, we have stupidity and dishonesty disguised as policy, observes Andrew Aeria. But are we surprised? We get the government we deserve. Hopes for change under the new Noynoy administration are running high. But as Yeoh Seng Guan observes, there have been “midnight appointments” by Arroyo to buttress the old order and to forestall the new. Ros Gaya marvels at the extent to which some Umno supporters will go to display their loyalty to the party. |
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Readers’ comments
16 May 2012 (10:40) Umno, how much did you spend to bring your crowd? Hello P.Ramakrishnan, Please don't start lying to the readers. You wrote 'The Bersih 3.0 crowd came willingly and voluntarily and spontaneously. There was no inducement.' 'There was no inducement'? Are you really sure or you are just play...