A good letter Yow Lop Siow that you must read

 

https://m.malaysiakini.com/letters/764304

Or https://come-to-senses.blogspot.com/2026/01/letter-some-dap-leaders-should-think.html

Although I may not agree with everything the author says, his views resonate with mine.

It is time that political leaders from this one particular party begin to reflect on their actions.

They may be sincere in championing the cause of one race, but Malaysian politics must grow more inclusive and mature if we truly want to see the country progress as one united people, one nation—whose allegiance is to the rakyat, not to any race in particular.

This same behaviour in the 1960s—jeering and taunting the losers—was what gave ammunition to the other party. We rejoiced in 2018 when the transition appeared “smooth” (at least on the surface).

At the same time, all race-based political parties must recognise that the actions of a few individuals or even the entire party and the supporters in the “other party” do not represent the views of the entire community. I, for one, did not remain silent but reprimanded strongly what needed to be said, with only one intention: to remind them against pride, thinking that they can win every election with the same sterling results.

Our politicians must realise the country can ill-afford another POLITICAL CLASH driven by high emotions instead of political maturity. May 13 was a politically-driven incident involving politicians and their supporters, while the majority of Malaysians did not give a hoot to what happened on the streets of Kuala Lumpur. 

My late father, who was then working in Pahang, told my mother over the phone that everyone was still gathered in the canteen for lunch. Yet his real concern was whether we were safe in Kuala Lumpur.

From friends across other states, I later learnt that May 13 passed as an ordinary day for them. In contrast, stories closer to home revealed acts of quiet courage. Elizabeth Lee, CEO of Sunway Group, shared how her family sheltered a Malay security guard in their apartment until it was safe for him to return home. Another Chinese friend recounted how their family farm in Kampung Dato Keramat was encircled by Malay neighbours, who stood guard to protect the few Chinese families living there. You can read my article here: Read my article.

I am ready to conduct more such interviews if I can find a generous sponsor willing to support me with a writer’s fee—while granting me full independence to compile these accounts into a book, before the voices of that generation who lived through the 1960s fade away.

Back from my digression, hopefully, someone will translate this into all major languages and share it widely with Malaysians, if we are serious about putting a stop to some of our high-IQ but low-EQ, ego-driven politicians—whose intelligence and energy should be better spent solving problems rather than taunting others.

It is the same people who fail to understand the fine line between interference and intervention, something every manager must learn. A good manager does not interfere with administration if a sound system is in place. Yet intervention, discretion, and even anger may be necessary when repeated advice is ignored—whether by an underperforming or stiff-necked staff.

As for two former PMs, the universal rule applies: whatever a man sows, that he shall also reap.

Why taunt, instead of allowing Justice to take its course, while we quietly express gratitude to God in submission that He has finally recompensed each man according to his or her actions?

No one escapes His roving eyes or His seat of judgement. Each person will have to give an account of his or her deeds.

Let me end with what the late Gopal Sri Ram once told me privately: he feared for a couple, when leading the prosecution, that they might die in jail. As the lead prosecutor and a former federal judge, this legal eagle knew the weight of evidence sufficient to put them—and others—behind bars.

I respected the late judge; for that reason, I took time to attend his funeral, despite only having a few casual WhatsApp exchanges with him. Although I have a wide network of people, including security guards and janitors, I do not hobnob or seek easy money through government contracts. I have been a workaholic all my life, and learnt the hard way that being hands-on—without slipping into micromanagement—is essential in putting one’s God-given IQ and EQ to good use.

May these words ring a bell each time you think of me.

— Stephen Ng