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'What kind of ambassadors are Todt and Michelle?'
'I may be wrong but I believe Todt and Michelle Yeoh are not married but living together. They are given honours and privileges by the government. What is the government telling the young?'On RM1m: 'We're more distressed than Todt'
Andrew: During the Elizabeth Wong saga, BN said that she should resign as she and her boyfriend should not be in the same bedroom.
As a leader, it was claimed she was setting a bad example to the young.
Now we have the government appointing Jean Todt as tourism ambassador. I may be wrong but I believe Todt and Michelle Yeoh are not married but living together.
They are given honours and privileges by the government. What is the government telling the young?
It is alright to be living together without being married so long as you are rich and famous?
On Pakatan forms 'cabinet' committees
Mas Hamzah: Zulkifli Nordin in Higher Education? Stupidity and hooliganism shouldn't be rewarded if Pakatan Rakyat is to offer itself as an alternative to the BN government.
Makes me wonder what they will be teaching about the constitution and rule of law in universities if this ever materialises.
On Anwar's appeal rejected
P Dev Anand Pillai: I just hoped that after 21 years of allowing itself to be bullied, trampled upon and being made to look and feel inferior, the judiciary would have had the guts to put things right by giving Anwar a fair trial.
The first thing would be to dismiss the case and throw it back at the faces of the prosecutors who act as the schemers and plotters of the nation's political landscape.
If the judges want to redeem the pride and honour of the judiciary, this would be the opportunity.
If this fails and a charade is put on just like what was playacted a decade ago, then no one can save the judiciary.
It would then not take long for us to be called a 'banana republic' with 'orangutan courts'. Let's hope I am proven wrong.
On Hadi against removal of bumi quota
Derek J Fernandez: I would like to know from Hadi Awang whether it is permissible in Islam to discriminate on the basis of race?
I can understand the need to help the poor and needy and my little understanding of Islam suggests that it makes it a duty to help the poor and needy. But race is something one can't change.
Discrimination based on functionality may be justified in certain circumstances in affirmative action programmes but never on race.
Anyway, it is best we get views of a party which is religious-based so that Hadi's comments can be better understood.
In any event, if foreign investers are not coming because they find the 30% previous requirement unacceptable, then 30% of zero is still zero.
Won't the taxes imposed by government on these businesses ultimately be redistributed to the needy by government?
On PKFZ: Big guns to answer to PAC
Yuvan: At the end of the day, can the PAC reveal all the details and the truth – without fear or favour?
It is quite amusing to note PAC Chairperson Azmi Khalid's statement that 'sometimes things may look wrong but may not be legally wrong.'
Well, he should know that some things in scandals involving millions of ringgit may not be legally wrong but could be morally wrong.
Public accountability is based on all actions that are legally as well as morally right.
When all the investigations into the PKFZ fiasco have been carried out and concluded, the PAC must be very clear and honest in its stand to state all wrongdoings – both legal and moral.
Then strongly recommend for appropriate action to be taken against all those responsible. Only then can we believe that the PAC has 'some teeth' and has merit to its existence.
On Anwar: Najib's teeny weeny approach won't do
Victor Chew: It was reported that our PM said there will be a new category of scholarships next year based on meritocracy and would be acceptable to all.
I particularly would like to make reference to a revealing statement quoted to be made by our PM: 'We will announce it next year and with the plan to limit the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia to 10 subjects, we expect to see a more level playing field.'
When our DPM first introduced the idea of limiting the number of subjects a candidate of the SPM could take, I suspected it was for a political motive.
He mentioned that residential students (mainly bumiputera) could not take many subjects and therefore would be at a disadvantage.
With this 'leveling the field' statement, the PM confirms the BN government's policy. Announcing this during an MCA function is to further hoodwink the Chinese and other non- bumis that the BN under Umno is trying to be fair.
People out there, please note that when the BN/Umno led government talks about a 'level playing field' it is not the universal concept of a 'level playing field' they are talking about.
It is a level field where they can continue to serve goodies to their supporters and cronies at the expense of those who really deserve the help.
Time and time again this has been going on. How long can we allow them to fool us again and again?
On We are in no way superior to our maids
Say U Say Me: A few bad hats who badly treated the maids have made it appear as if Malaysian employers are bad guys and maids are victims.
What about the large number of maids giving problems to their employers? Especially those who run away? What rules are there to take care and protect the employers?
Maids need jobs, and employers need their services. They are 'married' by the agents.
At times, I have to wonder who are the ministers (of both countries) to decide on such 'marriages' just because of one or two bad incidents.
Have they ever considered that the maids who will be deprived of the opportunity to get a job? Have they consider the difficulties faced by employers who cannot get a much-needed maid?
Yeah, a day off, and you expect the maid to venture out in a foreign country, and perhaps use their own money to buy their own food for that day.
Mr Minister, have you ever ventured on your own in a foreign country? Would you allow a loved one from your family (perhaps your wife, your daughter) to venture out alone in a foreign country?
Please do not take this opportunity for publicity and come out with proposals like a hero. Think a bit before you have propose.
On Back me to save democracy: Subra to MIC members
Ong: Former MIC deputy president S Subramaniam says MIC members should not be afraid of anyone in declaring their open support.
Perhaps he himself should have shown he is not afraid of anyone by standing for the president's post.
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