“Exactly the lessons the people wishing Burma well have to take to heart
1) Pay up now or even more later.
2) Roll your sleeves up and do your personal best to contribute.
3) Be glad Cambodia DOGE the “failed state” bullet.
4) N. Korea will be the Myanmar at its worst.
There are very few Cambodian over 40.
Thanks to West SUPPORTED Pol Pot regime that wiped out 2 complete generations of Cambodian within a few months, under the very eyes of the world.
The quiescence West, yet after another useless careless “Domino Theory” was being played out over Lao and Cambodia masterfully by China and Vietnam.
The implication of this tragedy might be comparable to “Holocaust” if not for the fact the 2 near complete generations, representing almost the total of Cambodians know hows, were wiped out!
Else where in the world, examples of such West useless careless policy consequences abound.
Just because the Cambodians can not take advantage of the potential due to some of the tragic limitations stated above does not mean the Citizenry of Myanmar NEVER given that potential due to the west useless careless interference will end up similarly.
Minor point, but I think it’s indicative that Noordin talks about ‘mamak chendol’ as being Hindu, when, by definition, they’re Muslim. Indicative of his distance from any real world inhabited by ‘mamak chendol’.
What is truly laughable in this whole thread is all the people obsessing about prestige and ranking and not giving one hoot about the research that makes a university into one of the best universities. Simply pitiful.
The only thing that matters in my mind is that Chula opens its libraries to everyone, so anyone who wants to educate themselves, Thai or foreigner, can do it. Three cheers for Chulalongkorn, a guiding beacon in Thai education ! 🙂
U.S. News just came out with its rankings of the top 400 universities in the world. Is Chula even on the list? Will the people at Chula even care. Or are they focused on the dress code issue and making sure no faculty are writing or teaching “negative” or “critical” histories of people who cannot be discussed?
“if you have evidence that the politicians live beyond their income, bring forth the evidence”
From the above, one can surmise the following;
1. K Howell have never been to Malaysia
2. K. Howell knows nothing about Malaysia
OR
3. K. Howell smply is working for Lynas or a cyber trooper for the BN govt and have no problems lying thru his teeth, hoping that some readers of NM will believe him
One has to be both blind and deaf not to see the blatant opulence etc etc of BN connected elites. (actually, I do not even know why I am writing this… seems wasted on Howell) will be my last statement on this issue.. thanks
Huge left-over garbage from Y2011 floods are everywhere all over Bangkok and nearby . . . I presume would much worse farther out from Ayudhya to Nakhon Sawan et al. So the comment that ” . . . have criticized the prime minister (Yingluck) as favoring photo opportunities over effective measures to address the crisis. . .” stands even more glaringly so this year 2012.
Nothing is being done inspite of that much publicized Baht 350 billion approved Y2012 anti-flood funding.
If the Yingluck administration could complete removing all the tons of garbage by next two months . . . then yes I could agree they are ‘seriously’ moving into the right direction against this year’s expected deluge.
#12, Lynas’s LAMP project has attracted more than AUD600million in spending.
your claim that puts Kencana in a position where there is a conflict of interest over RM9million (AUD2.5million) because the CEO happens to be the son of a Politician is rediculous.
You are saying if a family member of a Politician is working for a company and another company has dealings with it they are corrupt.
#13, Sure, corruption is rife all around the World.
as per my reply to #12 if you consider this to be corruption, then every single business or corporate entity would have “bribed” politicians to act on their behalf for their benefit.
If you can produce any material that suggests that any of the AELB, Mosti, Miti, IAEA members were given handouts to approve LAMP please bring forward your evidence.
please produce evidence that members of parlament have expenditures way above their reported earnings (hence your claim of …palatial homes, land banks, children’s fancy cars, overseas properties of BN politicians, massive stock holdings …),
If this is the case then I would certainly look into opposition members, as they are much more likely to be recieving unethical donations to throw around on things you mention.
#14,
its not that there are no ways to stop Lynas.
Its simple, there is no nessesacity to Stop Lynas
Ryan may think LAMP would never have been approved in Australia and that’s the messege he wants you to believe,
However this is factually incorrect as Lynas had approval for its secondary plant in WA, well before it was announced that they will conduct processing in Malaysia.
All concerned,
We live in a world that is full of radiation as it is.
In fact the average human has 4400bq of radioactivity within our system at a almost constant rate (from the decay of naturally occuring radioactive isotopes of various minerals)
Lynas will be emitting such low levels of radiation,
It will take 18 years of constant full capacity production of 22,000tonnes of Rare earths for LAMP to “produce” 1 gram of Radium-228 as a direct result from the processing of Rare Earth ores containing 120tonnes of Thorium per year.
Radium decays to eventially become the toxic gas known as Radon-220, however in the case of LAMP the amount generated over any peroid is going to be significantly lesser than what is already present in the environment
-this is scientific fact, if you want to dispute it go ahead
A good synopsis of Myanmar since 1962. Just another dogged reminder that there must be a delineation b/t Ne Win and present SG Than Swe and cohorts era.
To the outsiders Military dictators might all be the same.
However in Myanmar case Ne Win self imposed isolation=self sanctioning is continued by the west useless careless policy of overboard sanctions creating the present situation.
Aside from validating the great feeling of, returning after so many years, this Irrawaddy editor, a true patriot, Ko Aung Zaw’s quotes of his is worth repeating:
1) Critical of both Thein Sein and Suu Kyi, he warned that it is never a good idea to put too much faith in one person–advice that he also gave to Suu Kyi, who appears to place a great deal of trust in the president. He added that Burma’s military leaders were cunning and manipulative, and would not give up power easily.
2) Another product of Burma’s era of direct military rule was the rise of super-rich cronies of the generals. Business people I spoke to said that these multi-millionaires, who thrived in Burma’s closed economy, now dread the prospect of sanctions being lifted, as that would open the floodgates of competition.
The answers and solutions to Myanmar becoming another SEA countries instead of N Korea like have been in those 2 statements all along.
Thein Sein made the truism that present Myanmar road to democracy is narrow thus no U turn will be possible.
However he neglect to mention the crucial question:
“How long that road will be ?”.
This dictatorship will like this road to be never ending. The west has knowingly made it so using DASSK so far. How to shorten that process should now be absolutely clear. Even with the best correct remedy of reversing the plight of Humanity within it might still take the same amount of time.
As for the ethnic issues trusting DASSK to make head ways is again a pie in the sky approach. Myanmar will grow out of its problems economically if given the same chance as it SEA neighbors. This is an indisputable historical principle.
It is now a month since I wrote in response to your posting, but sad to say your words appear to be falling on deaf ears at New Mandala, as at most only 4 “thumbs” have been registered in the few posts since then.
When I suggested Americans in Thailand protest, I did not jest. Surely 112 is a draconian law as are the laws prohibiting criticism of court verdicts, but the law does not prohibit criticism of foreign governments or officials as far as I am aware.
The problem seems to be that Americans in Thailand (Eric Bahrt excluded) do not share our concern about the injustice done to Joe or the other victims of 112.
I speak from a country ranked top 3 in the world for democracy and non-corruption. The world see too clearly! Perkasa is evil, super-racist, self-enriching, self-glorifying. Look at these:
Putrajaya only had 6,008 voters but Opposition-held Kapar had a staggering 112,224 voters, 17 times more than Putrajaya. Gerrymandering & deceit, not democracy!
You know well what curse will befall those for supporting an evil and criminal regime. God bless all the rest that suffer injustice.
Mercy? Compassion? They are making him pay for being a Thai-American who “forgets” the bit before the hyphen. You can work out who “they” are. It is a part of preparing for the next reign, setting the parameters for what can’t be said.
All the positive changes we are reading are very exciting indeed.
Towards the end of March 2011, I was invited by the Myanmar government as a publisher to visit the country. My writer and I spent 4 days in Yangon and on March 31, the day we flew back to Chiang Mai, I read the whole speech of the president twice during the flight and saved the paper. I have been telling everyone since my return that I strongly believe every word he said and just wait and see the country would be opening up. And I was right.
My biggest hope is that once the government is able to successfully entered into a longterm peace agreement with the Kachin and Shan ethnic groups, the focus will turn to economic developments including eradicating the cultivation of poppy that is the source of huge problem for many countries in Southeast Asia. Thailand will definitely be able to help by using the successful programs at Doi Tung Foundation. On the tourism front, tourists can move freely crossing the border at Mae Sai to Tachilek and travel beyond. It is not possible at present.
Today, March 8, 2012, begins Mr. Gordon’s forth month since he was sentenced by a Thai Court for exercising his American First Amendment rights of Free Speech in America.
It seems that Mr. Gordon’s infraction it that he subsequently traveled to Thailand to visit relatives and avail himself of the much purported benefits of cheap ‘medical tourism’ that Thailand attempts to purvey to the world.
His name appears to have come up in connection with a book written and published by journalist Paul Hadley of internation fame having worked with FEER in the past.
The entire judcial might of the Thai State, has come to crush not a terroist bomber in Bangkok, or a trafficer of drugs or child prostitutes but to an infirm used car salesman from Colorado who wanted to visit his extended family and buy some cheap generic Thai drugs.
Does the Thai elite tremble at the thought of other used car salesmen perhaps from Wyoming or New Mexico coming along and doing the same? Discussing current events in the land of their birth on the internet?
This is the tenth month of Joe’s incarceration. The past policy of freeing foreigners ensnarled in Thailand’s lese majeste a few weeks after their public ‘guilty verdict’ seems to no longer be in effect. Indeed there does not even seems to be an end to this affair with Mr. Gordon now that the prosecutor has appealed the sentence appearently making him unable to request a royal pardon.
Thailand, Free Mr. Gordon now. Show mercy, compassion.
Or do you have to fear other expatriate used car salesmen in your diaspora?
And please note my continued disappointment with my own Goverment in failing to exert more pressure on Thailand in this matter.
The Malay voter is fed-up of UMNO the vehicle for the elite and royalty to carry on making money. The NEP, that UMNO proposed through Mahathir has been abused by his “collective dictatorship” [which continues] to benefit themselves. The Malay man on the street is still suffering wondering how an Indonesian immigrant can become a Bumiputra/ Chief Minister and an Indian like Karpal Singh cannot be PM, but Mahathir from Kerala has acceded to the throne for 22 years. Why is UMNO the steward of the Malay culture allowing its dilution and how come as the protectors of Islam allows nepotism, corruption and criminal breach of trust take place with impunity? This took many years hence the large [very large] Malay opposition to the UMNO led BN.
This fraud been perpetuated by UMNO is now in the open. Tajuddin Ramli is now vindicated of all the misdeeds in MAS, so is many others. Why should educated Malay be a clerk and struggle paying for his Proton when Sharizat can drive a $500,000 car? This discrimination within the Malays has opened up a major class war. UMNO will lose unless they trigger another racial war to bring the Malays together on the basis that Islam is under attack! This is a fact on the ground. UMNO is collapsing. Like all bad governments they too will fall in time-cannot sustain.
We don’t really know what happened behind the scenes, a while ago Sondhi complianed about his ASTV was going to be bankcrupt – he fought for nothing but debt, but ASTV is still going. Who pays for him! I wonder if he uses this trick or blackmail to his backer(s). What secret is he carrying? We will see when the maddog (Sondhi) stays against the wall and bites someone back – if someone breaks the rule!
Regime change? I think BN will still prevail in GE 13. In some countries, if a man leaves his house to go for prayers in the mosque, it’s uncertain he comes safely home. The safety we enjoyed in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. Thanks to BN and certainly NOT to ABU , Hindraf or Pakatan.
K.Howell, please stop commenting about Malaysia as if you know anything at all. I’m a Malaysian and I’m 100% sure that most of the figures running our country are corrupt.
I also know that it is impossible to stop Lynas due to many reasons. Let’s just say this is just another of many cases where corporations prioritize profits over everything else. It’s just how the monetary system works. It’s pretty much useless to be fighting against this when the tobacco industry kills more people than all the radiation victims combined.
I am, however, is very against the outdated social system, which runs on the monetary economy. This system is the root cause of so many problems and yet people have failed to see the big picture. The world needs a paradigm shift. A newer social system needs to replace the monetary system, and there’s an excellent system called Resource Based Economy which is advocated by The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement. Visit http://www.thevenusproject.com and http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com for more details.
The Malay Votes for PR had only increases slightly. Its the huge increased of votes by non Malays , especially the Chinese and Indians for PR parties and especially PAS , that saw the 2008 Tsunami .
This time around , Umno would preach fear into the Malays who are well read and keep those in the rural areas from receiving new information that will drown Umno and BN for good come next general election. Fear can be the greatest motivation and may even sway the Indians and Chinese to abandon their dreams of equal opportunity in Malaysia and vote for stability instead.
That is what Umno and MCA are doing day and night in the medias , promoting the make up peace and also putting fear in the Chinese and Malays who are 95% Muslims . Looks like a hung parliament this time and the king maker from Sabah will take his position and determine who shall take Putrajaya this time.
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As Myanmar is to an Apple Cambodia is an Orange
For your lack of redemptive insight:
@#1
“Exactly the lessons the people wishing Burma well have to take to heart
1) Pay up now or even more later.
2) Roll your sleeves up and do your personal best to contribute.
3) Be glad Cambodia DOGE the “failed state” bullet.
4) N. Korea will be the Myanmar at its worst.
There are very few Cambodian over 40.
Thanks to West SUPPORTED Pol Pot regime that wiped out 2 complete generations of Cambodian within a few months, under the very eyes of the world.
The quiescence West, yet after another useless careless “Domino Theory” was being played out over Lao and Cambodia masterfully by China and Vietnam.
The implication of this tragedy might be comparable to “Holocaust” if not for the fact the 2 near complete generations, representing almost the total of Cambodians know hows, were wiped out!
Else where in the world, examples of such West useless careless policy consequences abound.
Just because the Cambodians can not take advantage of the potential due to some of the tragic limitations stated above does not mean the Citizenry of Myanmar NEVER given that potential due to the west useless careless interference will end up similarly.
Malaysia after regime change – Joshua Woo
Minor point, but I think it’s indicative that Noordin talks about ‘mamak chendol’ as being Hindu, when, by definition, they’re Muslim. Indicative of his distance from any real world inhabited by ‘mamak chendol’.
University rankings from Chula’s perspective
What is truly laughable in this whole thread is all the people obsessing about prestige and ranking and not giving one hoot about the research that makes a university into one of the best universities. Simply pitiful.
The only thing that matters in my mind is that Chula opens its libraries to everyone, so anyone who wants to educate themselves, Thai or foreigner, can do it. Three cheers for Chulalongkorn, a guiding beacon in Thai education ! 🙂
University rankings from Chula’s perspective
U.S. News just came out with its rankings of the top 400 universities in the world. Is Chula even on the list? Will the people at Chula even care. Or are they focused on the dress code issue and making sure no faculty are writing or teaching “negative” or “critical” histories of people who cannot be discussed?
http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world
Lynas – with love from Perth!
K. Howell # 15
“if you have evidence that the politicians live beyond their income, bring forth the evidence”
From the above, one can surmise the following;
1. K Howell have never been to Malaysia
2. K. Howell knows nothing about Malaysia
OR
3. K. Howell smply is working for Lynas or a cyber trooper for the BN govt and have no problems lying thru his teeth, hoping that some readers of NM will believe him
One has to be both blind and deaf not to see the blatant opulence etc etc of BN connected elites. (actually, I do not even know why I am writing this… seems wasted on Howell) will be my last statement on this issue.. thanks
Floods and political ideology
Huge left-over garbage from Y2011 floods are everywhere all over Bangkok and nearby . . . I presume would much worse farther out from Ayudhya to Nakhon Sawan et al. So the comment that ” . . . have criticized the prime minister (Yingluck) as favoring photo opportunities over effective measures to address the crisis. . .” stands even more glaringly so this year 2012.
Nothing is being done inspite of that much publicized Baht 350 billion approved Y2012 anti-flood funding.
If the Yingluck administration could complete removing all the tons of garbage by next two months . . . then yes I could agree they are ‘seriously’ moving into the right direction against this year’s expected deluge.
Name games and Myanmar
think i’m gonna have to rule this out.. let me name this country “Republic of Karmonkacshankayahrakchinmar”
Lynas – with love from Perth!
#12, Lynas’s LAMP project has attracted more than AUD600million in spending.
your claim that puts Kencana in a position where there is a conflict of interest over RM9million (AUD2.5million) because the CEO happens to be the son of a Politician is rediculous.
You are saying if a family member of a Politician is working for a company and another company has dealings with it they are corrupt.
#13, Sure, corruption is rife all around the World.
as per my reply to #12 if you consider this to be corruption, then every single business or corporate entity would have “bribed” politicians to act on their behalf for their benefit.
If you can produce any material that suggests that any of the AELB, Mosti, Miti, IAEA members were given handouts to approve LAMP please bring forward your evidence.
please produce evidence that members of parlament have expenditures way above their reported earnings (hence your claim of …palatial homes, land banks, children’s fancy cars, overseas properties of BN politicians, massive stock holdings …),
If this is the case then I would certainly look into opposition members, as they are much more likely to be recieving unethical donations to throw around on things you mention.
#14,
its not that there are no ways to stop Lynas.
Its simple, there is no nessesacity to Stop Lynas
Ryan may think LAMP would never have been approved in Australia and that’s the messege he wants you to believe,
However this is factually incorrect as Lynas had approval for its secondary plant in WA, well before it was announced that they will conduct processing in Malaysia.
All concerned,
We live in a world that is full of radiation as it is.
In fact the average human has 4400bq of radioactivity within our system at a almost constant rate (from the decay of naturally occuring radioactive isotopes of various minerals)
Lynas will be emitting such low levels of radiation,
It will take 18 years of constant full capacity production of 22,000tonnes of Rare earths for LAMP to “produce” 1 gram of Radium-228 as a direct result from the processing of Rare Earth ores containing 120tonnes of Thorium per year.
Radium decays to eventially become the toxic gas known as Radon-220, however in the case of LAMP the amount generated over any peroid is going to be significantly lesser than what is already present in the environment
-this is scientific fact, if you want to dispute it go ahead
Meet the Mekong mafia
Exactly the lessons the people wishing Burma well have to take to heart.
Burma’s road to normality?
Nich
A good synopsis of Myanmar since 1962. Just another dogged reminder that there must be a delineation b/t Ne Win and present SG Than Swe and cohorts era.
To the outsiders Military dictators might all be the same.
However in Myanmar case Ne Win self imposed isolation=self sanctioning is continued by the west useless careless policy of overboard sanctions creating the present situation.
Aside from validating the great feeling of, returning after so many years, this Irrawaddy editor, a true patriot, Ko Aung Zaw’s quotes of his is worth repeating:
1) Critical of both Thein Sein and Suu Kyi, he warned that it is never a good idea to put too much faith in one person–advice that he also gave to Suu Kyi, who appears to place a great deal of trust in the president. He added that Burma’s military leaders were cunning and manipulative, and would not give up power easily.
2) Another product of Burma’s era of direct military rule was the rise of super-rich cronies of the generals. Business people I spoke to said that these multi-millionaires, who thrived in Burma’s closed economy, now dread the prospect of sanctions being lifted, as that would open the floodgates of competition.
The answers and solutions to Myanmar becoming another SEA countries instead of N Korea like have been in those 2 statements all along.
Thein Sein made the truism that present Myanmar road to democracy is narrow thus no U turn will be possible.
However he neglect to mention the crucial question:
“How long that road will be ?”.
This dictatorship will like this road to be never ending. The west has knowingly made it so using DASSK so far. How to shorten that process should now be absolutely clear. Even with the best correct remedy of reversing the plight of Humanity within it might still take the same amount of time.
As for the ethnic issues trusting DASSK to make head ways is again a pie in the sky approach. Myanmar will grow out of its problems economically if given the same chance as it SEA neighbors. This is an indisputable historical principle.
FACT’s plea for Joe Gordon
Dear American citizen,
It is now a month since I wrote in response to your posting, but sad to say your words appear to be falling on deaf ears at New Mandala, as at most only 4 “thumbs” have been registered in the few posts since then.
When I suggested Americans in Thailand protest, I did not jest. Surely 112 is a draconian law as are the laws prohibiting criticism of court verdicts, but the law does not prohibit criticism of foreign governments or officials as far as I am aware.
The problem seems to be that Americans in Thailand (Eric Bahrt excluded) do not share our concern about the injustice done to Joe or the other victims of 112.
1Contradiction: Malaysia’s handbags
I speak from a country ranked top 3 in the world for democracy and non-corruption. The world see too clearly! Perkasa is evil, super-racist, self-enriching, self-glorifying. Look at these:
Putrajaya only had 6,008 voters but Opposition-held Kapar had a staggering 112,224 voters, 17 times more than Putrajaya. Gerrymandering & deceit, not democracy!
You know well what curse will befall those for supporting an evil and criminal regime. God bless all the rest that suffer injustice.
FACT’s plea for Joe Gordon
Mercy? Compassion? They are making him pay for being a Thai-American who “forgets” the bit before the hyphen. You can work out who “they” are. It is a part of preparing for the next reign, setting the parameters for what can’t be said.
Burma’s road to normality?
All the positive changes we are reading are very exciting indeed.
Towards the end of March 2011, I was invited by the Myanmar government as a publisher to visit the country. My writer and I spent 4 days in Yangon and on March 31, the day we flew back to Chiang Mai, I read the whole speech of the president twice during the flight and saved the paper. I have been telling everyone since my return that I strongly believe every word he said and just wait and see the country would be opening up. And I was right.
My biggest hope is that once the government is able to successfully entered into a longterm peace agreement with the Kachin and Shan ethnic groups, the focus will turn to economic developments including eradicating the cultivation of poppy that is the source of huge problem for many countries in Southeast Asia. Thailand will definitely be able to help by using the successful programs at Doi Tung Foundation. On the tourism front, tourists can move freely crossing the border at Mae Sai to Tachilek and travel beyond. It is not possible at present.
FACT’s plea for Joe Gordon
Today, March 8, 2012, begins Mr. Gordon’s forth month since he was sentenced by a Thai Court for exercising his American First Amendment rights of Free Speech in America.
It seems that Mr. Gordon’s infraction it that he subsequently traveled to Thailand to visit relatives and avail himself of the much purported benefits of cheap ‘medical tourism’ that Thailand attempts to purvey to the world.
His name appears to have come up in connection with a book written and published by journalist Paul Hadley of internation fame having worked with FEER in the past.
The entire judcial might of the Thai State, has come to crush not a terroist bomber in Bangkok, or a trafficer of drugs or child prostitutes but to an infirm used car salesman from Colorado who wanted to visit his extended family and buy some cheap generic Thai drugs.
Does the Thai elite tremble at the thought of other used car salesmen perhaps from Wyoming or New Mexico coming along and doing the same? Discussing current events in the land of their birth on the internet?
This is the tenth month of Joe’s incarceration. The past policy of freeing foreigners ensnarled in Thailand’s lese majeste a few weeks after their public ‘guilty verdict’ seems to no longer be in effect. Indeed there does not even seems to be an end to this affair with Mr. Gordon now that the prosecutor has appealed the sentence appearently making him unable to request a royal pardon.
Thailand, Free Mr. Gordon now. Show mercy, compassion.
Or do you have to fear other expatriate used car salesmen in your diaspora?
And please note my continued disappointment with my own Goverment in failing to exert more pressure on Thailand in this matter.
Malaysia after regime change – Kikue Hamayotsu
The Malay voter is fed-up of UMNO the vehicle for the elite and royalty to carry on making money. The NEP, that UMNO proposed through Mahathir has been abused by his “collective dictatorship” [which continues] to benefit themselves. The Malay man on the street is still suffering wondering how an Indonesian immigrant can become a Bumiputra/ Chief Minister and an Indian like Karpal Singh cannot be PM, but Mahathir from Kerala has acceded to the throne for 22 years. Why is UMNO the steward of the Malay culture allowing its dilution and how come as the protectors of Islam allows nepotism, corruption and criminal breach of trust take place with impunity? This took many years hence the large [very large] Malay opposition to the UMNO led BN.
This fraud been perpetuated by UMNO is now in the open. Tajuddin Ramli is now vindicated of all the misdeeds in MAS, so is many others. Why should educated Malay be a clerk and struggle paying for his Proton when Sharizat can drive a $500,000 car? This discrimination within the Malays has opened up a major class war. UMNO will lose unless they trigger another racial war to bring the Malays together on the basis that Islam is under attack! This is a fact on the ground. UMNO is collapsing. Like all bad governments they too will fall in time-cannot sustain.
Sondhi Limthongkul going to gaol?
We don’t really know what happened behind the scenes, a while ago Sondhi complianed about his ASTV was going to be bankcrupt – he fought for nothing but debt, but ASTV is still going. Who pays for him! I wonder if he uses this trick or blackmail to his backer(s). What secret is he carrying? We will see when the maddog (Sondhi) stays against the wall and bites someone back – if someone breaks the rule!
Malaysia after regime change – Kikue Hamayotsu
Regime change? I think BN will still prevail in GE 13. In some countries, if a man leaves his house to go for prayers in the mosque, it’s uncertain he comes safely home. The safety we enjoyed in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. Thanks to BN and certainly NOT to ABU , Hindraf or Pakatan.
Lynas – with love from Perth!
K.Howell, please stop commenting about Malaysia as if you know anything at all. I’m a Malaysian and I’m 100% sure that most of the figures running our country are corrupt.
I also know that it is impossible to stop Lynas due to many reasons. Let’s just say this is just another of many cases where corporations prioritize profits over everything else. It’s just how the monetary system works. It’s pretty much useless to be fighting against this when the tobacco industry kills more people than all the radiation victims combined.
I am, however, is very against the outdated social system, which runs on the monetary economy. This system is the root cause of so many problems and yet people have failed to see the big picture. The world needs a paradigm shift. A newer social system needs to replace the monetary system, and there’s an excellent system called Resource Based Economy which is advocated by The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement. Visit http://www.thevenusproject.com and http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com for more details.
Malaysia after regime change – Kikue Hamayotsu
The Malay Votes for PR had only increases slightly. Its the huge increased of votes by non Malays , especially the Chinese and Indians for PR parties and especially PAS , that saw the 2008 Tsunami .
This time around , Umno would preach fear into the Malays who are well read and keep those in the rural areas from receiving new information that will drown Umno and BN for good come next general election. Fear can be the greatest motivation and may even sway the Indians and Chinese to abandon their dreams of equal opportunity in Malaysia and vote for stability instead.
That is what Umno and MCA are doing day and night in the medias , promoting the make up peace and also putting fear in the Chinese and Malays who are 95% Muslims . Looks like a hung parliament this time and the king maker from Sabah will take his position and determine who shall take Putrajaya this time.