How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Perak government should go into auction business

because...according to this Star report:

MB: We won’t lose out in Camry auction
Saturday April 25, 2009
By SYLVIA LOOI

IPOH: The Perak government will not be making any losses in auctioning off the Toyota Camrys at a lower price than paid by the Pakatan Rakyat administration.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the state had set a reserve price of RM148,000, some RM10,000 lower than the price paid by Pakatan, but bidders were already offering a higher amount.

“If the bid price is higher, we will already have made money,” he told reporters after opening the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Malaysia roadshow here yesterday.

On the statement by former Pakatan exco member Nga Kor Ming that the Camry cars should not have been auctioned off pending the disposal of a court case by former mentri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin challenging Dr Zambry’s appointment, Dr Zambry said:

“I am carrying out my responsibility as the mentri besar. It is usual of him. Whatever things I say would not be good.”
On whether the state would get new cars to replace the 16 Camrys, Dr Zambry said the state was contemplating it.

“But at this stage, we will use whatever cars we are using now,” he said, adding that he had instructed the state financial officer to discuss with Proton on the service aspect, which was a major complaint.

On whether the auction would draw the people’s ire, Dr Zambry said the rakyat had a right to be angry if the state did not sell off the Camry cars but spent money to buy other cars.

“Now we are putting the cars on sale in the market,” he said.

Asked why the Barisan Nasional administration did not continue using the Camrys, Dr Zambry said it was the state government’s stand to use only national cars.

On Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in his blog, blaming Barisan’s loss in the recent Bukit Gantang by-election to too many portraits of the candidate Ismail Safian and the Mentri Besar, Dr Zambry said there were other aspects.

He noted that there was strong support for Barisan from a certain race but less so from other races.

Under normal circumstances, cars depreciate but this is not normal circumstance. We are talking about a MB with Federal and Royal backing, backed by BN’s limitless funds at their disposal.

With all the criticisms against the auction, mainly on the point of financial loss, the amount necessary to prevent a loss is chicken feed to them. There is no shortage of business cronies willing to help if and when necessary. They can make the auction a real success just to refute all the allegations of waste of government money.

In fact, Nizar’s car in particular, is likely to fetch higher because of its special significance. They can either bid to make it exceptionally expensive for him to buy and at the same time show a profit for all to see that the whole exercise was a good idea after all; or have someone to buy and give it to him at his original bid, or even for free to show how magnanimous they can be!




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1 comment:

bayi said...

If I have the money, I would buy it and then present it to YB Nizar.

This gentleman will have a special place in my heart, always!