September 22, 2012
Prime Minister Najib: BN has delivered real change
by Nigel Aw (09-21-12)@http://www.malaysiakini.com
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said that BN under his leadership has delivered real change and exhorted the people not to risk trying the change promised by the Oopposition.
“Under the leadership of BN, I can not only promise but deliver process and change. In the last three years, we have delivered real progress and change in this country,” he told a gathering of some 3,000 Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR) alumni at an appreciation dinner tonight.
This, he said, was in contrast to the change promised by the opposition which entails uncertainty.
“Change is the best word, every politician in the country and around the world use the clarion call for change… But let me say what we truly want is not change for the sake of change but change for the better – real meaningful change.
“We want real, systematic, organised and planned change and not something that will lead to greater uncertainty,” he told the gathering at KTAR’s main campus in Setapak.
Among the progress delivered was the country’s ability to defy global trends to record significant growth at 5.4 percent in the last quarter alone as well as the economic and government transformation programmes, said Najib.
“We don’t believe in making promises that we cannot fulfil. I agree that if the (opposition’s manifesto) Buku Jingga is implemented, we will be bankrupt in two years.
“If you add up their promises to abolish PTPTN, to provide free education, to abolish toll and raise household income to RM4,000, to lower vehicle prices and petrol prices and to increase royalty Sabah and Sarawak by 20 percent, just look at the facts,” he said.
Najib stressed that there was no such thing as a “free lunch” and implementing such policies including free education would mean increasing taxes on the people.
“Let us not be taken in to such promises of the sun, moon and galaxy. You can fool some people some of the time but not all the people all the time.
“You are wise people, graduates of KTAR, you are thinking people of the community. You wan a government that can deliver stability, progress and prosperity and this is a government I pledge and will do even better in years to come,” he said.
Najib also noted that KTAR was a testament of MCA’s contribution to the country.
This was the second time the Premier was given a rock star-welcome when he visited KTAR in July this year where he had announced government recognition of some 74 courses offered by the college.
The dinner tonight among others, was to express gratitude for that announcement.
‘Opposition leaders also product of MCA’s college’
Earlier, MCA president Chua Soi Lek, who is also KTAR committee chairperson, boasted that 60 percent of accountants and chartered secretaries were from KTAR and the college is expected to produce nearly 200,000 graduates by next year.
“Unfortunately the opposition has belittled and run down KTAR, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, MCA and BN. They said that this is a testimony to the failure of our education system, they said shame on us.
“But the opposition has contributed nothing to education and are only full of slogans, political spinning and street demonstration. We call it all thunder, lightning but no rain. They have not even built a kindergarten, let alone a college. Shame on you!” he said.
Chua also noted that even prominent faces in the opposition such as Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Kubang Kerian MP Salahuddin Ayub had been KTAR students.
He then proceeded to rip Pakatan for its incoherence and asked if they crowd would rather prefer leaders from Pakatan or BN.
“I ask you a simple question, would you have (PAS spiritual leader) Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, (PAS President) Abdul Hadi Awang, (PKR supremo) Anwar Ibrahim, or ‘Ah Jib Gor’,” he said.
Despite the lukewarm reception to a political speech, the crowd responded in the positive for ‘Ah Jib Gor’ – the premier’s nickname among the Chinese community which means ‘Brother Najib’.
Pointing out that the government has contributed RM766 million to KTAR since its inception, Chua urged the alumni to support the premier’s transformation effort.
I think Najib is doing his best but his efforts are being sabotaged .It is known that he works hard. But there are dark forces within his own party who want to preserve the status quo for their own benefit. They are not defending the Malays but using them to protect themselves. These characters need to be investigated and if there is evidence against them, they should be charged and severely punished. Give Najib a chance to lead our country.
200000 high quality Malaysians who were systematically sidelined by public institutions were asked to support the system that created this? Think again!
PR will not be given the permits to start anything. Not even a kindergarten. So don’t even try to be smart here. It is the duty of government to provide education. Shame on you!
A Najib fan…. Look around u read not only the mainstream media but blogs like this, sakmongkol n aspan alias. Then u assess, evaluate n think…. I say no more…
Fan of the corrupts. Where are our moral values. Leaders that have shabby lifestyles and questionable moral values does not deserved to lead because whatever they said are questionable and do tinted. They will be a stumbling block to the country’s progress and also issues for the opposition to challenge.
BN is a disease if not operated will spread to the entire body till it is too late to cure. The norms among the people is that everything BN touches are corrupted. Every promises they made now are not willing but do it because the pressure is on them, they need to win the election to continue their lifestyles and to recoup all they gave out to corrupt the people to vote for them. There are no free lunches.
The unpopular decisions made by BN are not actually for the people but opportunities for them to dig into the country’s wealth. That is why the Sarawak CM is now the richest man in Malaysia. What BN did during the 55years most successfully are enriching themselves and their cronies. Many of our infrastructure have become white elephants with high maintenance cost. Can those middle income and below own a reasonable house. Is there a proper housing program to cater for these group of people? Life is harder each day for these group of people. Higher educations are extremely costly. Your children will not be able to recoup the money you invested on them. The list of God given resources like tin, rubber are gone while our black gold is depleting and palm gold is currently being challenge by our neighbour. A day will come when history repeats itself like the rubber losing out to the Thai in world standing. You see Mr. Fan of Najib the list can go no and on. Volumes of books can be written to highlight Malaysia’s demised.
Many don’t see the merit of how an allege murderer be a PM. Mr. Fan, can you get away with murdering someone like many of our politicians? You will be send to jail if you utter a single word that is against the establishment under sedition. When Regan became the US president our then PM always laughing away that an actor can become a world leader. And mind you Regan was one of the best US president. How about Clinton? Was he not impeached for his action? When Bush invaded Iraq our then PM called him a murderer. So, Mr. Fan does a tinted PM carries any respect to command?
Our current PM is there because of privileges not because he is capable. Should he be a man of his own standing then he may merit to lead us but no he is there to protect the interests of many powerful people within BN. He is securing his own selfish position by not calling for the GE until a suitable time that favours all. Remember, Malaysian are very forgetful people according to our former PM. Malaysian will forget how they are being screwed these 55 years. And Najib is waiting for that time. Giving him a chance mean continue to fool us and more wealth to be accumulated by the rich and powerful. It is a norm to recoup what one spent during election In Malaysia for there are no free lunches and more hardship for most Malaysian.
Do you need a lesson on leadership? One being that a leader moral standing must be impeccable, solid and can withstand all challenges.
Malaysian voters must learn to discard, operate away these diseases or Malaysia is finished and digress to behave like any third world country. By then would these BN’s leaders be around to strive with us or deport themselves to some planned cosy retirement home to enjoy their ill-gotten wealth?
Think again, talking is cheap. Discussion made wrongly have consequences and damages done takes tens of years to repair and who gets the bulk of facing the consequences? It is people like Mr. Fan of Najib and me. So, “Give Najib a chance to lead our country” is cheap Mr. Fan of Najib, would you be facing the consequences of the damaged done or your children and their children.
Give ole Jibbo a chance?!
Hahaha.., that’s the most inane plea, i’ve heard yet! Neti, nyet.
With all the power’s invested in him as PM, Finance and (good grief!) Women’s Min, he can’t even get it up! Lembek – as in flaccidity! When the head is soft, the body is spastic. Enough of corruption, nepotism, cronyism, talka-molly, U-turns, religious chauvinism and belakang mati politics. GuriJi and air jampi won’t make no difference.
Now, if he didn’t go overboard crowing rooster-like (the other synonym being vulgar), we might have given him a break – if only in Pekan. But he and FLOM were so into themselves and into anal worship, that they’ve done themselves in. Time to dump Aristocrat Fat-cats into the dustbin of history.
Nobody says that change is easy nor comfortable. It’s just like a newly wed – you may wake up the next morning to find the spouse wearing your underwear! Tell you what: We’ll trust Jibs to spend some time on the Opposition bench twiddling his toes or whatever with his cow-herder and porn-star ball carriers not in attendence. He can clean up his irredeemable party then.
In case the Opposition gloats over-much, their agenda needs to be transparent and honest. You can’t run a country like you run a kedai runcit. Hucksters are a dime a dozen, and this so-called Coalition is no exception. But i’ll give them the penyapu baru title. Just make sure that it ain’t hangat2 tahi ayam.
“A Najib Fan” cannot be blamed if he showed some bias in his remarks in Najib’s favour but he is a fan who prefers to push aside any human failings of Najib.
If Najib were likened to a General in an army, he is leading a reluctant or worst, rebellious army. The General may find himself in enemy territory without his army behind him. Najib has to become a ship’s Captain who can bring his ship in harm’s way and yet can be certain that his sailors will have no choice but to strive alongside him for survival.
Real change??? The real change is his “I am Malay first Malaysian second” deputy will replace him when the UMNO General Assembly meets end of this year . Supremo Kutty has started to up the ante to destabilize Najib in the last few days and the pro-Mahathir media attack dogs are out in full force to make Najib as pro Chinese, Ah Jib Gor the Chinese protector, and as his Deputy as the Panglima Bangsa.
Those MCA Chinese he talks to about real change are not voting him as President UMNO.
Najib will really need the full force of Rosmah’s team of Bomohs to take on the Mahathir-Muhyiddin evil axis if he wants to retain his Presidency and as PM going into the next GE.
Fan of Najib and Hussin are being naive here. Haven’t we have enough for 55 years? Most certainly you must have been benefiting from the present operasi. Haven’t we been screwed enough and now we are being advised to continue allowing ourselves to be screwed further?
There is nothing personal here. We need true leaders. What we have are a bunched only commitment is to steal. It is simple. If Najib has boss many will stand up for him but till today he has not shown them. Does anyone actually know the kind of power a PM has? As PM he has the authority to put right the wrong. Has he done any and here we have Fan of Najib and Hussin making excuses. Sorry to say we cannot completely blame Fan of Najib and Hussin for being compassionate because our government have successfully cultured them as it is. Meaning they have your bosses and they can do what they like. Long live Boleh Land.
A Najib fan. Is that you, Rosie?
Certainly, we the rakyat keep the changes…the BNputras and UMNOputras have the big bucks!
@didi & mggg… thanks for commenting on my behalf, hahaha. New RM25,000 suit, same old soiled underwear.
Wow, the power of Internet & AM using it to the utmost – very loud & nearly impressive. But all the frustrated noises come from a small group of the same people in this blog. I don’t visit other blogs and may be similar situations hold over there, for both the pro & anti Government blogs. I love the boisterous ride I am given here and this IS freedom of expression.
However you guys need to rationalize – bad & inefficient as you may think about the present Government, it has done much good to bring us here for the last 55 years. Corruption, yes there has been and it is not to be condoned – without it we would have done much better but there is corruption on the other side too. Corruption on any side is not acceptable and must be reduced, if impossible to be eradicated completely. We have to put pressure on this matter. If you think your interests will be served better by voting for change, do so as it is your right as informed citizens.
In my opinion, after all the hoohaa, the GE13 will end with the BN returned to lead the next government perhaps with a smaller majority. My only hope is that after the GE13 all Malaysians will come back together in unity working to serve the national interests. Then, the voices in this blog, hopefully, will be toned down though not without good constructive criticism.
What? Rosie is fan of Najib? Quatsch! Rosie likes to live in Engelland because it is cooler there but Jibs likes to live in Bolehland out of respect to his father. thats why Rosie hates Jibs. its getting bothersome for her to go to London weekly for her weirdo hairdo – ”why can’t we live there darling lembeh?” she keeps saying.
Don’t Panic you supporters of Jibs,( they are already getting sea-sick without going out to sea!) I think Hussins comment was meant as a joke. imagine Jibs as the captain of Titanic. Oh me God!
whether he or BN has delivered anything in the last three years except excuses and chaos
55 years and he still ask for 5 more… boleh caya ini orang? I save my comment for this thread lah Dato, cardiologist advise not to read Din Merican’s blog…
There are two sides to the Balance Sheet. Assuming the change he is referring is not all window dressing, the question to ask is “At what cost”?
The civil service and the police bloated, inefficient and corrupt. And the fourth pillar of government is nothing but a pillar used to prop up his own party. Separation of powers has become a fusion of powers. Malaysia Incorporated continues to be a criminal enterprise collecting taxes to fund its own operations.
Like Mitt Romney, Najib Razak wants to be PM to 60% of Malaysians at the expense of the remaining 40%. To the 40% he says “There is no such thing as a free lunch” and urges Malaysians to do a cost and benefit analysis.
“Najib has to become a ship’s Captain who can bring his ship in harm’s way.” — Hussin
Over here we make him walk the plank. He’s better off being food for the sharks. What sort of captain would steer his own ship into harm’s way.
55 years and he still ask for 5 more…Greenbug
Hussin, does it not sound funny and sinister that one party keeps winning for 55 years in a parliamentary democracy (record)? don’t you and people like you realize that the only way to curb corruption in a country is by choosing the best people to rule, through free and fair election?
you probably read no other blog or newspaper except MSM. sorry if I’m being unfair to you but that is the impression your comments are making to us.
today the people want more not scraps like five hundred ringgit for voting BN just before the election. you should be ashamed of yourself for canvassing for a corrupt government like this.
yes we are no doubt a small group because your regime of morons have managed to amputate the brains of 60% of the rakyat. bravo..well done umno-bn including the MCA-MIC ‘arsch-kriechers’ (acrobats in the rectal region).
We can critise,we can talk about changes,but most of them not even a voter.
BN will still in power,not that easy to unseat the incumbent.
Its batter to live with devil we know than with devil we doesnt know.
But yes Malays like Hussin would make him his captain. What can be worse than someone who cannot think straight?
“Its batter to live with devil we know than with devil we doesnt know” — Hamid Gurkha
“Devil we doesn’t know” ? And this comes from someone who says he was given a new Merc 350 for his ‘loyal and patriotic’ services to Taib Mahmud. He should have given you “How to learn to speak and spell”
It is a figurative speech, Mr.Bean – harm’s way – but some lawyers may take it literally. They are not wrong and I don’t have to explain further.
I thought Mitt Romney’s figure was 47%. But since you are physically over there, you would know better and your figure could be correct. If Najib can command 60%, it would be a very comfortable margin for him. No one can expect to be near 100% in a democratic system based on the majority.
Yes, give Najib & BN/UMNO another chance but as an opposition leader & opposition in Parliament.
“Its batter to live with devil we know than with devil we doesnt know.”
This is getting from bad to worse. What kinda apologetics-persuasion-mantra-propaganda is this?! Such lameness and flaccidity! Irreducible Idiocy! Lunatic Blockheads! Whoever is the handler for this guy, please get him outta here, before we turn him into batter for frying sotong (squid, calamari, yau-yee if you must)!
Izzit a sign of the Times?
Hamid,
The devil you don’t know may turn out to be your long awaited angel.
So it is stupid to use that old worn out saying… Only little kids believe that kind of silly saying.
Sorry, i can’t help it:
The next GE13 we hve the following voter statistic for you to ponder.
Total no. Of register voter 12.5 million.
Number of voters below the age of 35 year old 4.8 millions.
Total number of newly register voters 1.8 millions.
A politician’s main responsibility in an election year is to work hard to get her/himself elected and Ah Jib Gor is simply doing just that. But will the the rakyat blink in light of many unanswered questions surrounding his personal conduct not to mention his crude and deceitful political ploys? Say nothing of the political bankruptcy of the ruling parties. Ask any 25 yearolds and chances are they are willing to bet for change. This is the crux of real change which is long overdue Mr. Prime Minister. Goooood-bye.
I want to see a better PM
I think as PM, Najib can do better and when on TV, he can say better things rather than ‘mimicking’ others and making ‘childish’ comments. I want to see our Prime Minister making more intelligent statements or comments and not try to talk like a ‘street politician’. If you want a clearer illustration, just watch and listen how Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong talk on TV or for that matter the present and past US Presidents and the British PMs. They all very statesmanlike, charismatic and they command respect. That’s why I say, the PM has been given the wrong advice by all the wings in UMNO.
Also, just look at the late Tunku and the late Tun Razak (the PM’s late father) and the late Tun Hussein Onn at how they talked and presented themselves in front of a crowd of either supporters or opposition or both, or at international forums, they were all very statesmanlike. Now, if Najib likes to hear people cheering him all the time and laugh at his cheap jokes and cynical statements and the expressions he makes by mockering opposition leaders, Anwar in particular, he should be a contestant in Raja Lawak, and I think, Nabil Raja Lawak will do much better than him.
The PM must do better than that to gain respect. He himself has to change.
“Lu fikirlah sendiri!” says Nabil Raja Lawak.
Salaam. HAK
“Najib has to become a ship’s Captain who can bring his ship in harm’s way and yet can be certain that his sailors will have no choice but to strive alongside him for survival.” – Hussin
There’s this thing called “mutiny”. Isn’t that what happened to Pak Lah?
“I love the boisterous ride ..” — Hussin
Dato is more than happy to introduce you to Bendover Singh who will give you the ride of your life. Singh will open pores and other orifices and better connect the few brain cells that you have so you will not hear echoes of voices likely to be those of your UMNO master and not your Maker. It will be a learning experience for you since you say you’re here to learn.
Reblogged this on hakbersuara.wordpress.com/ and commented: Funny how some people comment.
First I’ll state my views. The primary task of any leader is and has been the improvement of ones quality of life. To this end Najib has proven he is capable and I give high marks for his deliverance thus far. If you want we can argue.
His main problem is that he fails to take corruption by the horn. He can strengthen Macc and the law but so long there’s no reform in political financing we will never address corruption in politics. He is fortunate that the opposition doesn’t have credible plan on this but it doesn’t detract his failings in arresting this. We need a reform in political financing which would be crux in changing the incentives and disincentives of politicians. This is a root cause of our corrupt practice.
On the above comments, some commentaries stood as being ridiculous. One is Vic. This is typical blind partisan comment asking people to vote based on fabricated lies. The other is by those who ask for the concept of Malaysian first. This is a cheapo argument. I’ve written here before. Those who support any vernacular/religious schools or worse send their kids in it never had Malaysian first concept in their mind. Perpetuating segregation by race/ religion of our youngs is one of the worse atrocities against Malaysian first concept. To condemn bn and support pr based on this concept is hypocritical.
And CL you are certainly full of hate. You can see here how hatred leads people to fabricating lies and deepen the hatred but you rather than condemn it perpetuate it. What is your actual stand?
And those commenting on media. Condemn people reading MSM but not Am. But what about people reading AM and not MSM? Worse most here support the statement that MSM cannot lie but AM can. I ask both media to be accurate fair and objective but most deny this. Haprak betul.
I’m taking on most of you here. Wish there’s a thread for separating the points. We’ll see how it goes. None of the arguments here are new. Most are repeated unsubstantiated argument. I’ll probably take on topic by topic. But this blog moves to fast and have to backtracked a lot. Perhaps we can debate in different postings.
I tell you where I’m coming from upfront. You don’t own the truth. Ill state the truth on the other side. It should be somewhere in the middle. But as usual blind partisan overrides reasoning to most. Even direct confrontational method won’t change this but to me at least next time we write at least with deeper justification and no more lies. Some like Vic are really into fabrication of the “truth”. We need to be reasonable.
I’m reblogging this. Perhaps some of the issues can be tackled by the threads there.
You’re all over the board Ellese. Stay on one issue at a time.
“The primary task of any leader is and has been the improvement of one’s quality of life” Ellese
Define ‘quality of life’. We don’t take too kindly to visitors to Din’s blog who come and pee on our legs and tell us it is raining. Last time someone did, it forced Hyacinth Goddard to sleep in her raincoat.
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I agree with you, Mr Bean. Ellese loves “herself”. Sometimes, she does know what she is talking or writing about. She thinks I do not know that she is using my blog to bring readers to her own blog. That has got to end soon.–Din Merican
We call it the ‘Electra Complex’ in neo-Freudian psychoanalysis, Dato. Unresolved conflicts can be dangerous. The “Will” to be different is important to drive change and innovation, but extreme density is most times insurmountable.
Here’s to Ellese and those of similar angst, ‘relak’ and take a deep breath:
Don’t worry Dato’ Din, no readers will run away from your blog. Probably more are coming in to join.
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I am not worried. As long as I am balanced and topical, people like you will read and comment. Salam, Din Merican
Thanks, Dato’. Will do.
You’re funny mr bean. Now thinking I’m peeing you and resorting to threatening me. We can argue every point. Hopefully I’ll be able to show its not the pee but the actual rain. I find many people here have strange wild imagination. So I hope to close that gap. At times you seemed reasonable. You agree with me on standards on media but somehow never request from the extreme partisans to demand a fair accurate and objective from AM. If you agree with me you would have known most of the write here are bias, inaccurate and mainly of dubious value.
On the quality of life, you can argue many ways. It’s what the voters perceive and demand. They decide on what affects their livelihood. In the US during the Clinton era, it’s encapsulated in the phrase “it’s the economy stupid”. In obamas time, it’s encapsulated in the “yes we can change” from the miserable failure of the economic crisis. The main task of the modern leader thus must be able to improve our livelihood. This has been a crucial factor in deciding a leader even in developed country.
Our country is the same. Anwar knows this and he plays this game. The proposal on free tertiary education and the billion dollar handout proposed in pr budget are testament to this. But pr has not delivered much on the ground may be save Penang. But Najib has. Shout as you may the kedai 1malaysia br1m Klinik 1m and the like addresses the rise of inflation and costs. On macro level which is more difficult my view is that Najib did well. Many have been faithful with and believe in bn because of this. They’ve seen how life has improved for them and their children. Pr is devaluing this effort by giving all sorts of demeaning names. I’ve written before. If pr had concentrated on delivery they would have won hands down.
A number of issues raised. One is the primary task of current modern leader? Are improvement in livelihood and quality of life be the main key criteria of leadership? Two why bn excel in this for decades?
First question is subjective. Second issue we can use available data. you pick.
CL,
I think you should relax. Some of your arguments seemed unreasonable and not tenable. Your argument on inquisition is an example. Chill man with a cool head. Always question the underlying value, see how it applies to both sides and decide what value you want.
Cheers,
Good to know your values are different from mine.
It is said: “Do not give dogs what is sacred, do not throw your pearls to pigs.”
So you go on your sacred ways, and i’ll keep my pearls.