MALAYSIAN POLITICS MATURES

The most beautiful outcome of the recent general election is that it shows that Malaysians are coping rather well post election. The various victorious parties alternate to Barisan Nasional are finding their groove and shaping up well. In the meantime, the Prime Minister is showing how the political due processes work in the country and even he is learning that the power of the age old consultative style still prevails over threats and harsh words (especially against the palaces).

For these reasons, Malaysians have to monitor that politicians put in place a series of systems and processes that lets politicians do their work (or get booted out of office!) and the next batch of politicians (whatever their orientation be) can step in and do what they should do in the interest of the rakyat ad infinitum.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MALAYSIAN

SOCIAL COMMENTARY...


I have been waiting and waiting for many years to see when Malaysian politicians will have the intelligence to talk about the different races in this country with some semblance of enlightenment. That will day will never arise, probably. So, here I am positing an idea: it is time we started out with the basics, like how to describe one another, without pussyfooting around non-existent "sensibilities".

Seeing how the country is a multiracial one, we need to identify people as an Indian Malaysian; Chinese Malaysian or a Malay for the main racial groups.

Once we have come to terms that Malaysia is made up of these people, and the many others, then we can move on to more serious matters in a mature and educated manner.