Comments for Gerakan puts up road names in Chinese as reminders to state govt at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:31:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/gerakan_puts_up_road_names_in_chinese_as_reminders_to_state_govt.html#pc_7389 As far as I know, road signs do not pose a problem in Penang. What bothers people, both tourists and locals, is the state of cleanliness on the Penang Island, since the time of BN rule (or probably Alliance government). Many roads in Penang (I mean,Island) need to be widened and the traffic system in the city has to be improved. I don't see any need to argue over the language of road signboards. Isn't that a non-issue? Ding Chu Teck - Ding Chu Teck Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:16:09 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/gerakan_puts_up_road_names_in_chinese_as_reminders_to_state_govt.html#pc_7384 The placing of the road signs in the Chinese, Jawi and Tamil languages ought to be the same throughout the whole OF PENANG ISLAND, and should not to be selectively made/placed according to the cultural background of the people in the localities - as suggested by Koay. This is to avoid the tourists who are visitors to Penang - those who have come from other states or countries - from being given the impression that Malaysians in Penang are being secionalised - in their regard of the other aspects of the people which they see or do not see. In short, we need to create unity in all that is done. Otherwise, stop doing the unnecessary. Tan Peek Guat - Tan Peek Guat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:09:08 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/gerakan_puts_up_road_names_in_chinese_as_reminders_to_state_govt.html#pc_7381 What a sight! From a King to a Jack. From being the State Government, the Gerakan today has not even one representative in the State Assembly. It lost the election. The DAP did not win it. The Gerakan lost the election. And now, some of its functionaries are on the road. I thought they know better, after being in Government. Putting multi-lingual road signs is just one of the infrastructure to attract tourists. The bigger question is to educate our Immigration, Customs and Tourist Police personnel on the benefits and downside of tourism. In other words, the private and public sectors must work together to reap whatever benefits that tourism can bring to the local economy. It will be better if in the next 10 years, the Gerakan can produce another Lim Chong Eu, a man with a vision that can inspire Penangites. Otherwise, the Gerakan should just fade into the sunset since it has nothing to shout about in the last 17 years of its rule. Basically, the last 17 years were years of apologia for the founder who was sidelined. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:28:17 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/gerakan_puts_up_road_names_in_chinese_as_reminders_to_state_govt.html#pc_7380 This is what we call 'complementary actions'. If DAP needs to be reminded of anything for the betterment of the people in Penang, then, certainly, it is good for another party (the Gerakan, in this instance) to remind the DAP folks of the people's need which they had overlooked. Tan Peek Guat - Tan Peek Guat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:24:52 +0100