Comments for Government sets up three-man panel headed by retired judge at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:11:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bar_news/berita_badan_peguam/government_sets_up_three_man_panel_headed_by_retired_judge.html#pc_4306 <p align="justify">Mr. Stephen Tan, I disagree with your statement on "...the future generations of school leavers who will look at a shrinking job market...". The PRESENT generation is ALREADY looking at a shrinking market. Not only that, working hours are longer, and it doesn't always come with overtime or benefits. My friends who are in their early 20s are already feeling disillusioned. The good thing is, unlike my generation (I'll be 36 this year), they have actually bothered to register as voters quickly, and are not shy to make their choice known. On the members of the independent panel, here are my comments as a NON-expert :- (i) Haidar - OK, I guess (ii) Lee Lam Thye - ex-DAP, now supposedly neutral, but in charge of National Service, which has seen many teenagers lose their precious lives! (iii) Mahadev Shankar - I remember some well-written reported judgments when he was in the Court of Appeal, but he's now a consultant with Zaid Ibrahim's firm, isn't he? And why only 3 members? And no women? But the main argument, as is already made known, is that we want a Royal Commission of Inquiry. Alex Tan Ken Seng - Alex Tan Ken Seng Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:28:08 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/bar_news/berita_badan_peguam/government_sets_up_three_man_panel_headed_by_retired_judge.html#pc_4303 <p align="justify">The formation of the independent panel falls far short of the call for a Royal Com mission of Inquiry. What we are concerned about is the wrong signal we are sending to the potential foreign investors who now have a choice of alternative investment centres such as China, India, Vietnam, Thailand and even Indonesia. I am sure the present response of the Government has not factored in the fact that we are competing for such investments from which, before 1997, Malaysia obtained the lion's share. It is still not too late to send the right signal, the strong strong that is required. We cannot afford to send the wrong signal to te detriment of the future generations of school leavers who will look at a shrinking job market because of the reduced foreign investment. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:13:51 +0100