Comments for Malaysia Votes

Comment on Citizen Nades’ Endorsements by Sharing

Sharing — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:15:08 +0000

EDWARD LEE
—————-
He has raised a lot of Issues- any Rains after the thunders?
-Bulletin board?
-Audited Account of Puas (Selongor State Water Authority)
-Domestic Tariff for Highrise & Condo
if anyone following a sub-committee under him - CAHC - they were promoting Private meters before Condo user can enjoy Domestic Rate and talking Saybas need to have new legislation
before Highrise/condo can have individual meters. However, the individual meters are stipulated in HDA (Housing Act) long time ago together with Electric and Gas meters!
They are provoking residents to act upon the Developers on the matter of Water meter when the law is already in the ACT!!

Is the judiciary review on reveal of Water Concessionaires agreement an effort of his?

I cannot be convinced there is sufficient proven record for Edwards’ credit!
What had been done by CAHC is a nuisance on the Individual water meters without disclosing the problem of new water deposits and installation charge, pushing Residents to push Developer to switch from Bulk meter to Individual instead of law to push Syabas …

http://penangwatch.net/node/306#comment-421

Comment on PAS’s New Realist Politics? by MarinaM

MarinaM — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:14:12 +0000

I’d like to know whether PAS has also endorsed the demands of the Islamic NGOs, or whether those Islamic NGOs have endorsed PAS.

Comment on Citizen Nades’ Endorsements by Shanker

Shanker — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:40:17 +0000

I’ve seen Hwa Beng in some Q & A sessions with residents of Subang Jaya, even as recently as 1 month ago. There were a number of instances when the residents put forth questions to him as to why certain unwarranted developments or public activities were taking place, & he could only answer - “I am powerless”, because, either “state exco don’t want to endorse” or “Prasarana Mgmt don’t want to meet me”. To this, one of the floor members asked, “If we are here, and powerless, and you are there, and equally powerless, then why did we put you there in the first place?” To this, Hwa Beng could only give a blank stare.

That is the truth. I personally don’t think him being in Parliament is going to make a difference. If the present BN power structure remains - there is no way he could make a difference. Take a look at those who tried :- Loh Seng Kok (he should know this one - after all, he is taking over his place), Devamany, Sharir, Zaid Ibrahim - where are all these who tried to raise legitimate public issues in Parliament? Hwa Beng has always been a “safe” politician. Whilst I admit he does work hard, but that alone is not enough to put a stop to the many other ills plaguing M’sia today, of which, the prime issue is, CORRUPTION.

If anything, YB, what would YOU do to eradicate this accursed ill? What are your plans, if you have any?

Or none whatsoever? You have to play your cards right too, in the long run.

Comment on Does character matter? by hiro

hiro — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:05:38 +0000

Whatever the temperament is, what is important is that when a representative promises to do something, he better do it. In respect of electoral politics, that means within 5 years. It makes no sense for the politician to say at the end of his/her term in office that he has only BEGUN to implement his promises and it will take many more years to effect changes. That’s just not good enough.

I believe that the rakyat, regardless of their temperament generally want to choose someone whom they think have good character that would include a sense of fairness, courage and competence.

Thus, a representative is only said to have good character if he/she is courageous enough to break from party line on issues that his/her constituency would simply regard as racist, bigot, corrupt, discriminatory or incompetent.

What does this mean? Well, you and I know that BN has been saturating the waves and the press with propaganda and taking swipes at the opposition without a chance to reply in the same medium. That is gross travesty of justice, yet many BN candidates who regard themselves as having good character are keeping mum over this gross.

We only need to compare with what Lim Guan Eng said about the possibility that if the opposition do come to power, they will give so much space that BN will make a strong opposition.

The contrast cannot be more vivid to show that in the character of BN candidates, there is absence of fairplay, and they lack courage to compete with the opposition candidates on even grounds.

Comment on Citizen Nades’ Endorsements by myop101

myop101 — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:53:32 +0000

I am uncertain why Citizen Nades would still endorse Dato’ Lee in light of his unwitting comments made (and published by the Sun) in relation to MBSJ local draft plan to require churches to apply for annual permits to operate in shoplots and factory outlets.

I have written two comments cum letters (which has not been published by Dato’ Lee) at his website and as yet, I doubt I am getting any response from him.

Should wish to read it, feel free to read it at the following:

http://myop101.blogspot.com/2008/02/sun-versus-hwa-beng-you-decide-round-2.html

http://myop101.blogspot.com/2008/02/sun-versus-hwa-beng-you-decide.html