56 years had evolved elegantly with many brilliant perplexing historical events which still haunts to stand as arbitrary such as the bewildering May 13 issues which is portrayed in the film Tanda Putera and the sedition act of 1947.The value of the ringgit vis-a-vis the Singapore dollar depreciated to the lowest with the scrambling of the Singaporeans to Malaysian cities oblivious to the prevailing crimes and robberies for shopping and in search of recreation.At th same time Malaysian migrant workers consider Singapore as an heaven for their procurement of Singapore Dollars as salaries.Petroleum prices had skyrocketed universally and Malaysia had to adhere to the adjustment by taking drastic measures by increasing the price of retail petroleum.This would create a domino effect thus increasing the cost of transportation and household items such as gas for cooking and electricity .The ordinary layman especially pensioners would definitely fee the pinch.Lopsided national policies of the government had created many disparities and inequalities between the various races in the field of education ,employment and acquiring the share of the economic cake of Malaysia.The surge in hardcore crimes and gangsterism is a worrying trend which has to be cornered and addressed promptly.The pertinent issue in this surge in crimes and gangsterism and the root cause points fingers to poverty and unemployment.The crime rate in Malaysia can only be subdued and brought to a low ebb with the effective deployment of poverty eradication policy and programs among the various races without prejudice.Police encounters can only discourage crime activities but it could not completely eradicate it.The government ought to honor its pledge to uphold its tolerance to accommodate all the faith and religion other than Islam which is the official religion of Malaysia as per the constitution.It should apprehend the sensitivities of the Hindus and prevent any sacrilege to the the place of worship as it happened in KL Muniswaran Temple recently.The DBKL authorities should have adhered to the sensitivity of the Hindus by removing their shoes before entering the temple proper.Another issue which still stands as a thorn in the flesh pertains to the circumstances surrounding SK Seri Peristana.Discrimination of non Muslim students should not have occurred and the Education Ministry is still dragging its feet to apologize to the parents concerned.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:23:00 +0000
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