tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post7489455199989099730..comments2024-02-16T12:16:30.137+08:00Comments on HANTULAUT: Would You Kill A Nation To Save One Man ?gram.konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-13582221133350375532008-03-31T15:05:00.000+08:002008-03-31T15:05:00.000+08:00anonymous 8.46AM,Yo may be right there but if we d...anonymous 8.46AM,<BR/><BR/>Yo may be right there but if we don't try a change of leadership, we would never know.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-57278906769871507982008-03-31T15:01:00.000+08:002008-03-31T15:01:00.000+08:00Mr Smith,Can Hishamuddin afford the RM1 millon car...Mr Smith,<BR/><BR/>Can Hishamuddin afford the RM1 millon <BR/>car ?<BR/><BR/>I would say no, not without using the gravy train.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-82782941579928187852008-03-31T14:58:00.000+08:002008-03-31T14:58:00.000+08:00anonymous,You are right.We need a change of leader...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You are right.We need a change of leaders.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-43221897588021671122008-03-31T14:55:00.000+08:002008-03-31T14:55:00.000+08:00zawi,You have a strong point there.They say old ha...zawi,<BR/>You have a strong point there.They say old habits hard to die or diehard.<BR/><BR/>They are not likely to change their old habits.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-34383377557692021162008-03-31T14:52:00.000+08:002008-03-31T14:52:00.000+08:00supa,On combined basis maybe.Palm oil is as big as...supa,<BR/><BR/>On combined basis maybe.Palm oil is as big as crude oil and under GDP sectors, manufacturing 1st and services 2nd.Processed oil probably comes under manufacturing.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-46358442912479872392008-03-31T14:44:00.000+08:002008-03-31T14:44:00.000+08:00kittykat46,There were many government project scan...kittykat46,<BR/>There were many government project scandals under the BN government,Amin Shah was just one of them.<BR/><BR/>In Sabah if you care to come here and drive around the state, you will find huge schools and hospitals built in the middle of nowhere, not only lacking in trained teacher and doctors, they are also ridiculously lack of students or patients.These are all Federal funded gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-56016881493555390312008-03-29T23:46:00.000+08:002008-03-29T23:46:00.000+08:00Fellas, as much as I can agree with much that has ...Fellas, as much as I can agree with much that has been said concerning how wretched UMNO is, please remember that Malaysia has yet to cough up a leader who can save this country from tragedy. Yes, AAB is weak and indecisive. But Najis is corrupt beyond measure while Razaleigh is living in the past. There is no one within the ranks of UMNO that can take over -- not that I care about UMNO. Anwar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-24319874802211243112008-03-29T20:23:00.000+08:002008-03-29T20:23:00.000+08:00Najib is a washout and a colourless politician. He...Najib is a washout and a colourless politician. He will make even a bigger mass of the country should he succeed Abdullah.<BR/>The only Malaysian today with an international standing is Anwar.<BR/>After his 'baptism of fire' he has been accepted by all races as the only credible person to lead the nation to greater heights.<BR/>I hope he takes over the premiership this May.Mr. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175394332412399923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-87313932548308238432008-03-29T20:09:00.000+08:002008-03-29T20:09:00.000+08:00"The Chinese are the economic engines of the count..."The Chinese are the economic engines of the country. Malaysia has much to thank this industrious people who have contributed immensely to almost every sector of the economy."<BR/><BR/>This fact was never appreciated by UMNO. <BR/>How often have they been rudely told, (in the august house we call Parliament,) to return to their country of origin ?<BR/><BR/>Put it this way - what would this Mr. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175394332412399923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-91607072797585185262008-03-29T13:33:00.000+08:002008-03-29T13:33:00.000+08:00HANTULAUT,I do not need to like my Prime Minister,...HANTULAUT,<BR/>I do not need to like my Prime Minister, I only want him to do a good job running the country. In this respect, nice guy Abdullah has failed, so has crony man Mahathir while nasty Lee Kuan Yew has succeeded. Leaving behind sound government institutions and capable successors are hallmarks of farsighted leadership. Malaysia's Prime Ministers have failed miserably in this respect andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-31308772476874177922008-03-29T13:17:00.000+08:002008-03-29T13:17:00.000+08:00Zawi,As much as hate to admit it, you are RIGHT br...Zawi,<BR/><BR/>As much as hate to admit it, you are RIGHT bro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-17391650161017620782008-03-28T22:07:00.000+08:002008-03-28T22:07:00.000+08:00We are in deep shit no matter who among the presen...We are in deep shit no matter who among the present crop of UMNO leaders is in power. A change of government is the only option as of now.Pak Zawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811910594190129145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-37568833015149451622008-03-28T19:30:00.000+08:002008-03-28T19:30:00.000+08:00Combined, petroleum products is the second largest...Combined, petroleum products is the second largest export. Very significant in any sense.<BR/>Anyway, I'll prefer Badawi. He's more good-looking than Najib. At least Badawi can give foreign dignitaries a good first impression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-74647395605373112222008-03-28T18:11:00.000+08:002008-03-28T18:11:00.000+08:00Have you heard of the RM 5 Billion scandal with th...Have you heard of the RM 5 Billion scandal with the Kedah-class patrol boats? Amin Shah was the darling of UMNO in those days, and PSC Naval Dockyards got the contract - they had never built anything near that complexity before.<BR/>A few weeks before the GE, I was talking to a retired naval officer who was a member of the commissioning acceptance team for the 1st ship - KD Kedah. He was one of Monsterballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482725674818312298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-80720060280793261362008-03-28T17:09:00.000+08:002008-03-28T17:09:00.000+08:00kittykat46,True Abdullah basically is a good man a...kittykat46,<BR/>True Abdullah basically is a good man and I have said it before.<BR/><BR/>Najib,I am not sure what to make of him other than his alleged involvement in the submarine deal and his association with Beginda.<BR/><BR/>Would he makes a good PM, I am not sure, but he certainly has better personality and a better speaker than Abdullah.<BR/><BR/>Lee Kuan Yew is a nasty man but highly gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-77356495733815293902008-03-28T16:51:00.000+08:002008-03-28T16:51:00.000+08:00Supa,It is.I don't pluck figures from the air.Unfo...Supa,<BR/><BR/>It is.I don't pluck figures from the air.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately,many Malaysians think crude oil is our biggest export, it is not. Manufacturing of electric and electronic products and other manufactured goods are still the biggest export earner.Crude oil is less than 6% of total export.In 2007 the value may have increased due to high crude prices.<BR/><BR/>I can't lift the gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-38201900063105742032008-03-28T16:29:00.000+08:002008-03-28T16:29:00.000+08:00"Is there any other good reason that Abdullah has ..."Is there any other good reason that Abdullah has that he should not resign from his Prime Minister's post and also that of President of UMNO ?"<BR/><BR/>The residual worry I have is the alternatives. Najib as PM scares me more than Bedol as PM. Bedol is sleepy, incompetent, out of touch and out of control, but at least I don't think he's personally a bad person.<BR/><BR/>NAJIB ????<BR/><BR/>Ku Monsterballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482725674818312298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-68745174360263873972008-03-28T15:41:00.000+08:002008-03-28T15:41:00.000+08:00Small correction:Sales by manufacturing group (Jan...Small correction:<BR/><BR/>Sales by manufacturing group (Jan. 2008):<BR/>a. Refined Petroleum Products- RM8,901.4million (40.07%)<BR/>b. Basic chemicals-RM3,908.5millionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957485821352000404.post-53500392032532260432008-03-28T15:40:00.000+08:002008-03-28T15:40:00.000+08:00HL said:"Although it is an oil producer, it is con...HL said:<BR/><BR/>"Although it is an oil producer, it is considered small in comparison with Opec members and oil is not the mainstay of the economy.Malaysia is a multi-sector economy with bigger component of its GDP in manufacturing and services. Export of crude oil is a small portion of the GDP. It has journeyed economically well due to good fiscal policy, a fairly efficient civil service and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com