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9 years ago @ Malay Mail - Customs Department sin... · 1 reply · +1 points

All households, except those that consider a few hundred ringgit as small change, are bracing for the impact of the GST.

If almost all the necessities are to be more expensive by six percent onwards, why should we not be complaining? And how is the government being sensitive and kind to the people?

Everywhere you go from the convenience stores to the rwgular shops and pharmacies, all of them have told us to be prepared to to pay more for our groceries and provisions.

Question is why is the government doing away with the sales tax ( which is taxing the manufacturers and hence the haves ) and imposing the GST which affects the poor and haves-not? Now a household that spends rm1000 per month on provisions/groceries/services per month has yo fork out an extra rm60/mth, which makes it rm720 a year! The poor family is now poorer by rm720/yr, which otherwise could have gone into their children's needs and education.The poor is definitely getting poorer. Is this the way to tax the poor?

11 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - Nash... · 0 replies · +166 points

Nasha is waiting to be expelled from PAS so he can claim to be a martyr to his bedfellows and sympathisers. Obviously he is spineless and lacking in principles. A man of principles stand by what he believes and acts accordingly. One cannot claim to be a PAS member and dances to UMNO's tune. Hypocrite.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Opinion - Miche... · 0 replies · +5 points

Reading Michelle's thoughts on the need to qualify and define sexist and derogatory remarks in parliament, it also makes one wonder if a change in the way a speaker conducts himself ( normally ) / herself ( if ever there is one ) is necessary. His/her transparency, integrity and impartiality must be second to none, to begin with. If such doubts and questions persist without an end in sight and uncontrollably, the only recourse left is to change the people in Putrajaya.

Let's keep a vigil over it.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Rencana - Apa d... · 0 replies · +13 points

Acuan yand dimaksudkan Sdr. Aspian Alias lebih condong kepada sifat, bentuk, tabiat, modus operandi yang biasa diamalkan, keperibadian, watak, gaya, dan dsbnya.

Kalau UMNO itu bersih putih belaka, tidak akan jadi kontroversi dan isu. Kami semua akan terimanya dengan hati yang terbuka tanpa was-was.

Oleh kerana ada persoalan dan manifestasi yang dibawa UMNO sendiri, tandatanya mengenai acuan UMNO pun timbul. Isu-isu tidak timbul begitu sahaja, ia sudah menjadi buah mulut dan persepsi berdekad-dekad. Begitu mendalamnya kesangsian orang ramai terhadap UMNO. Kalau tak ada api, tak akan ada asap. Renungilah...

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Side Views - Mu... · 0 replies · +14 points

UMNO is more than a political party. It is a vehicle to power, positions and wealth. Join the party, get connected, posture and position yourself strategically and, bingo, titles and awards would soon follow.

Push yourself closer to the centre of power, get noticed, do some loud public relations, practise sycophancy, build a support base to show some numbers, get tough, play politics quoting some state and federal constitutional provisions, persist, and bingo again, you may land on some projects and contracts.

Once in, demand more and more, and you are on the way to power, position and riches! That's the UMNO bandwagon...jump in!

UMNO people ( the "leaders" ) are known to be proud, arrogant, powerful ( read : bully ), rich ( do you smell corruption? ), demanding, unreasonable, recalcitrant, abusive, manipulative, greedy, unprincipled, conceited, lacking in credibility and integrity, etc., etc.

The people are sick of such posturing and positioning. Their insufferable attitudes are most abhorrent and disgusting, to say the least. There is just too much of UMNO being bandied about. We have had enough.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Mobile - Malaysia - Pa... · 0 replies · +248 points

Daylight robbery. Bantah!!!

We want our meters checked by an independent party which has no interests in TNB and the government. Anything lesser is not an option.

Many households have been complaining about hike in electricity bills after the conversion to the digital meters. The analogue meter supplier should come in to verify if their meters under-read electricity usage. If TNB claims the digital meters are accurate, it could only mean the analogue ones are not.

We, the consumers, want an unequivocal answer.

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

But then UMNO vassals said anarchy would descend on the country should the Opposition comes into power. How could there be peace and stability if there is lawlessness? Dr M is being cynical and hypocritical. Smacks of insincerity.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Malaysia - Tunk... · 0 replies · +63 points

For a man whose has lost his credibility, principle, dignity, senses and honour, Tunku is the LAST person whose views are to be solicited.

Even if he tries to proffer his views, they would be taken with a pinch of salt, or treated as pure garbage fit for the dumps. That's Tunku's worth among observers.

Stop soiling the opinion media, for goodness sake.

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Mobile - Malaysia - DA... · 0 replies · +75 points

One thing we learnt during our primary school years and which we never forget is "Empty vessels make the most noise".

Hasan Ali and Ibrahim Ali have lots in common. Being empty vessel is one of them. All noise and no substance. Stop spewing garbage lah. Cannot tahan any more. Wonder he knows what he is mumbling about?

12 years ago @ The Malaysian Insider - Main - Rencana - Pantu... · 0 replies · +1 points

Lagi bertuah jika bukan melayu,
Jika tukar agama tu jadi ukur,
Tapi agama itu antara Tuhan dengan mu,
Jangan main-main isu salahkan Cik Nurul.

Melayu, Cina, India, apa jua pun,
Asal jujur, berbudi, bersih, tekun,
Jika buat salah boleh diampun,
Selagi pinta maaf jangan berlakun.

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