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Maybe that explains the lack of intelligence on the part of the Minister!

Visvanathan Murugiah

The Minister should refrain from using the word "intelligence". He does not know the meaning of that word.

Or perhaps his intelligent advisers are sleepy Badawi, bomber Najib, Samy Malu, Harry Jamaluddin, Sodomy Sairul and Thamby Chicks!

Annou Xavier

Perhaps the person received Intelligence has no intelligent in not confirminging with the source and the person is a Minister.

How hopeless he is!

Tan Pean Khoon

The arrest of Anwar Ibrahim and the warrant of arrest issued against Raja Petra mark a turning point in domestic politics.

We have departed from the politics of accommodation to the politics of confrontation.

It will do well for partisans to now take a breather and question whether our country can afford this politics of confrontation, although it is admitted that the nature of Malaysian politics is that the winner takes all.

Externally, just look at the continuing and deepening sub-prime crisis in the United States. What are its implications for our country?

Internally, just look at the adverse impact of the sudden oil price increase and what it means for the average Malaysian family in terms of their ability to continuing paying instalments on their apartments, cars and even allowances for their school-going children.

The immediate outlook seems to be dismal because, unless something is done to mitigate the adverse impact, I am expecting a lot of non-performing loans in the next six months involving apartment buyers.

The cost of our manufactures has also gone up, thus blunting our competitive position in the international market.

I seem to recall that when Tun Hussein Onn was the Prime Minister and when the steel industry asked for a 10 per cent increase in the price of steel bars, his immediate retort was to ask whether this was an attempt to sabotage our nation and its economic development.

Today, the price of steel has gone up roughly from its previous RM2,000 a tonne to nearly RM5,000 a tonne, a more than 100 per cent increase.

My Good Shepherd, what am I to think of this steel price increase when the rural areas have hardly been developed? I am not even talking about the increases in petrol, rice, cooking oil, fish and vegetables. Forget about the increase in the price of photostat paper!

Stephen Tan Ban Cheng

I am totally appalled by the fictitious allegations concorted by someone from such a highly placed office. The question now is, "Is the person fit for the high position he has been entrusted upon?" It is correct/right for him to have acted/reacted simply through 'hearsay', or 'his own imaginations'?

We certainly need further concrete, supportive evidence from him, or, otherwise, an apology at least - whether an official or a personal one.

Ws support you, Dato' Ambiga.

Tan Peek Guat