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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 08:32am |
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Straits Times (Used by permission)
by Joniston Bangkuai
KOTA KINABALU: The reforms promised by Barisan Nasional in its election
manifesto will be aggressively pursued, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi.
He said it should be noted that the reforms in the judiciary
and police began when he was appointed prime minister and there had been no
let-up since.
"It is the view of the people that reform is required," he said here after
meeting leaders of Sabah Barisan Nasional component parties.
Stressing that he would not run away from his responsibility of continuing with
the reforms despite BN not securing a two-thirds majority in the recent general
election, he said the effort to fight corruption would also be continued.
"I have implemented many things since I became prime minister but I recognise
that people are still not happy," he said, adding that there was now greater
freedom of expression.
He said there had been positive results from the reforms he
initiated.
"As a result of the reforms, we have succeeded in building the confidence of
investors and brought economic success to Malaysia."
Reiterating that he would eventually step down as prime minister, he said there
were many things he needed to do, such as ensuring the implementation of
development plans.
"There are certain things I need to do now. Of course, I cannot leave when the
party is in this condition," he said, referring to calls for reform in Umno.
He also repeated that his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, would be his
successor.
"I am not going to stay on for years, definitely not, and Najib understands
this."
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Circular No 304/2008
"I have implemented many things since I became PM...". Like what? You had scrapped some mega projects since coming to power saying that we had no money. That did not augur well because the public needs projects to have a running economy. Then you introduce all the development corridors. Well if we did not have the money in the first place, how come you can come up with the money for the corridors? And the revival of the double tracking to the north?
Also where is the anti corruption drive? What happened to the 18 big guns that you promised in 2004 to catch and bring to justice? There were 2 that I distinctly recall. One steel magnate was acquitted and the other from East Malaysia, still at trial. Others are small fries. What is going to happen to Zakaria Deros' estate? Are we ever going to see transparency there and if found to be true, can we, as citizens, get the goodies back? Where is the investigation into an alleged "timber smuggler" who told the customs to close one eye? Did you even discipline the low class rude uncouth MP from Sabah for the bocor remark but instead rewarded him with a nomination for MP seat.
Please MR PM, enough of your talk. Yes Tun M was not the best PM and UMNO President. But that is not your beef. Don't attack him but justify your position instead. He did wrong. You did wrong too. But two wrongs don't make one right.
Lim Chong Leong