Malaysiaku, Negaraku

Few would know the well-kept secret I have carried all these years—of the one girl I loved as a young boy. Her name was Patches.           Tragically, Patches was one day found floating face down in the murky old river beside her wooden house. That image has never left me.           When I read about the proposal to enact the Urban Renewal Act (URA), memories of Patches came flooding back. Had such a bill been passed in the early 1960s, I truly believe her life—and perhaps mine—might have taken a different course. I might have married her.           Initially, I didn’t follow the URA debates closely, assuming the bill would pass without resistance. But as the discussions unfolded, numerous issues emerged. I was heartened to see diverse voices—including backbenchers—contributing their perspectives.           What the rakyat truly desire is a legislative process that is ...

https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/753607 This is a reform we have long awaited.      Constructive minds are now engaged in “heated” yet purposeful debates on how to build a greater nation.       Thank you, Anwar, for wanting such discourse (based on my reading behind the line of what you said), where backbenchers are free to express differing public opinions within the august House, ensuring that every piece of legislation is examined thoroughly before being passed in Parliament.       The Opposition should focus on contributing ideas to strengthen new bills for the sake of a better Malaysia for future generations, rather than merely attempting to derail the good efforts of the ruling party. We want the Opposition to debate meaningfully—bringing forward perspectives even the ruling party may have overlooked.        All this was for the sake of the Rakyat, as when Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof once call...

During the height of the Covid pandemic, when the nation was already under a state of Emergency, I was taken aback to receive a call from someone named Cheong Chee Keen—a man I have yet to meet in person.         Cheong was then serving as CEO of CREST Malaysia, an emergency response NGO. He reached out with a proposal to establish a Covid centre to house B40 individuals severely affected by the pandemic.         I heard his plea and felt compelled to assist. According to him, volunteers were ready to mobilise. Two private hospitals had offered medical support, and the Robert Kuok Foundation was prepared to supply food for the patients—many of whom could not afford hotel isolation to protect their families.         But, he was sadly at the verge of calling it the day.          Cheong shared that a panel comprising various government agencies had been invited to inspect several hotels before the hotel co...

  SAYA TELAH KONGSIKAN pandangan saya tentang keperluan untuk membetulkan salah tanggapan antara Campur Tangan dan Intervensi , namun masih terdapat isu-isu yang memerlukan intervensi... Campur tangan dalam proses kerja kakitangan adalah tidak wajar.            Proses kerja yang telah ditetapkan membolehkan kakitangan bekerja dengan cekap. Anggaplah proses kerja ini sebagai satu formula mudah, 3x + 2x = 5x. Jika mereka ikut prinsip ini, mereka tidak akan tersilap; oleh itu, pengurus kanan dalam sesebuah syarikat tidak mempunyai sebab untuk mencampuri proses kerja tersebut.           Inilah sebabnya mengapa kita tidak melihat polis trafik di tempat lampu isyarat berfungsi dengan baik. Apabila Intervensi Masih Diperlukan           Namun, terdapat kes-kes di mana INTERVENSI adalah perlu. Contohnya, 3x - 2x = 5x. ‘Lima X’ adalah salah, walau bagaimana pun kita berhujah. Apabila kakitangan be...

I HAVE SHARED my thoughts about the necessity to correct the misperception between Interference and Intervention , but there are still issues which need intervention ... Interfering with the staff’s work process is wrong.            An established work process is in place for staff to perform efficiently. Assuming that the work process is just a simple formula, 3x + 2x = 5x. If they follow this mantra, they won’t go wrong; the senior manager, therefore, has no reason to interfere with the work process.          This is the reason why you do not see traffic police stationed at road junctions where the traffic lights are functioning properly.  When Intervention is Still Needed           However, there are cases where INTERVENTION is necessary. For example, 3x - 2x = 5x. ‘Five X’ is wrong, no matter how we argue. When a staff insists that he or she is right, this needs intervention.  ...

The young President of Senegal, Basiru Diomaye Faye, has said: "I do not want to see my picture in your offices because I am neither God nor an icon.  I am a servant of this country." Instead, put up pictures of your children in the office and whenever a decision needs to be made, look at that picture.  And if the temptation to steal arises in any way, look deeply at that picture of your family and ask yourself if this family would like to be known as the family of a thief who has deceived the country.                     Perhaps before you decide to take that bribe offered to you on the table, you should ask, “Will they live in disgrace a whole lifetime when people found out that their father is in jail for accepting illicit money?”                                                         ...