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11 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Hostages held in Sydne... · 0 replies · +31 points

This is not a time to finger point. We don't even know the motives of this hostage taking and if it's just a guise for something criminally sinister.
Even if he's a Muslim, it doesn't at all reflect the large Muslim population in Sydney and Australia. As a Sydneysider, my thoughts are with the hostages and I hope there's no bloodshed in this episode.
Extremism needs to be weed-out completely in society today, be it racial, religious and philosophical.

11 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Gloomy outlook for Mal... · 0 replies · +46 points

Petroleum is a natural resource and it's owned by us, Malaysians. Tax receipts are the hard work of the people. Two very distinct things dear sir.

11 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Compulsory for Malaysi... · 0 replies · +10 points

I think its really something people need to lead by example and not rely on fines to get people to do their part for mother nature.
Its really having the moral compass and inculcate the need to recycle.
My mom started me off with that -- really farsighted on her part

11 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - RM2,500 salary enough ... · 0 replies · +5 points

On a totally separate note, but one that's relevant to grads, my biggest advice, based on my experience being one once upon a time is that you're first job is crucial -- I rushed into my first job in 2005 at a blue chip company making a measely RM1800!!! My wage growth has not seen a significant increase throughout my career.

I look back and that's perhaps my biggest mistake I've learnt.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - MH370 data link transp... · 0 replies · +35 points

If we were that competent, we wouldn't have had to make a 180 degrees turnaround in search of the plane right? The Americans and Chinese have a vested interest in this. Apart from being a mostly Chinese list of passengers, they need to rule out it being of malicious nature and the air worthiness of their Boeing planes that are being lobbyists.

13 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - 2,48... · 0 replies · +19 points

Let's just hope our votes are not misappropriated.

13 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - EC d... · 0 replies · +236 points

Therein lies the difference between Australian and acccountable politicians vs. Our politicians who'd include an entire entourage to carry their shopping loot.
Why dont you tag along those guys back to the islands they came from

13 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Mobile - Malaysia - Si... · 0 replies · +114 points

The telling number here is how Singapore, in 1988, was marginally in front of Malaysia and is now rubbing shoulders with the Scandinavians and other Western democracies while we have not made much progress.
You know something is wrong with Cuba - a communist country isolated from the outside world, Ultra conservative Saudi Arabia and Drug Plagued Mexico and Colombia breathing down our necks.
Please do the right thing this coming GE.

13 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - Cost... · 0 replies · +24 points

Why can't us Malaysians just learn to be less dependent on them. Stop going shopping and spend more time at home people !

13 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - Mult... · 0 replies · +5 points

That's about time they did that !

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