Yes, now Saudara Anwar is talking...

As the second-after ex-PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad protagonist on the PWTC Stage has stepped out of the shadows, as I hoped he would.

And Saudara ANWAR IBRAHIM will raise the desibels as the Sandywar builds up to a crescendo while the ex-PM and current PM head in different ditrections for their vacations.

Meanwhile, the proxies of Camp1 and Camp2 will continue their acting/actions...
See Matthias Chang the lawyer is speaking up again...
And Nazri Aziz is continuing the "war" against the good doctor who promises to fight on to uncover the "worms" in the holes...

But it's the country's ECONOMY which will determine the people's future. As UMNO POLTICS has become so enmeshed with MALAYSIA'S ECONOMY & BUSINESS, THE CENTRAL ISSUE OFTEN BECOMES SECONDARY TOO THE POLITIKUS' VISION. So the people will pay a price -- the FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments) have declined progressively over the recent years. MNCs (multi-national corporations) are moving out to lower-cost centres of production -- Thailand, Vietnam and China await...

As big and little Napoleons keep acting their parts,
Will V2020 become V2050?

Let's see if the former DPM can play a better and more effective role back home than at the United Nasiones...
Friday, June 30, 2006

Malaysia's ex-Deputy PM weighs in on PM-Mahathir row

(AP)-- Opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim, a former Malaysian deputy prime minister, told reporters Thursday that former premier Mahathir Mohamad has a right to express his opinion and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi must respond to allegations of policy mismanagement.

Mahathir, Malaysia's longest serving prime minister, has in the past few weeks mounted scathing attacks on Abdullah, a highly respected scholar, for reversing many policy decisions taken during Mahathir's tenure.

Anwar, a sworn political foe of the ex-premier, said Mahathir doesn't seem to be sincere in seeking reforms. The issues Mahathir raised are "peculiar to his personal interest" because he is demanding that his pet projects be implemented "without question," he said.

"But projects, mega or otherwise, that are dubious in nature should be shelved," said Anwar who was sacked by Mahathir in 1998 and subsequently jailed for corruption and sodomy. He was later acquitted of the sodomy charge.

Cabinet ministers decided at their weekly meeting on Wednesday that they would take personal responsibility for answering Mahathir's allegations, Nazri Aziz, the minister in charge of law, told reporters.

The decision helps allay fears that Mahathir will split the ruling United Malays National Organization over the rift and bring down the government.

"All the ministers must defend their position. These are Cabinet decisions and now they are being disputed" by Mahathir, Nazri told reporters.

"We can't keep quiet," Nazri said. "Every minister has to defend the decisions" taken by his or her ministry.

Mahathir's grievance is that Abdullah, the man he hand-picked to be his successor, is dismantling the legacy he built during 22 years in office.

Mahathir stepped down in October 2003 but continues to cast an imposing shadow on Malaysian politics and on UMNO, the party of the country's majority Malays.

Chief among Mahathir's complaints has been Abdullah's decision to scrap a project to build a second bridge between Malaysia and Singapore.

He is also furious over the suspension of other mega-infrastructure projects and by a new automobile policy that lowered tariffs on foreign car imports. Mahathir says the policy is damaging national car company Proton, which he started and nurtured.

DESIDERATA: Let's hope Saudara Anwar re-activates his REFORM movement for the nation's good.
I will give the man incarcerated for six, long years, a second chance.
mGf, will thee? Miss Helen, and FAshionistA and Anak Merdeka? Mr Mave SM and Howsy and Frank and Honest among thee, my EsteemedReaders?


LUNCHEON MEAT UPDATE@2.00PM

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"Don't let Pak Lah-Dr M spat cloud real issues: Anwar


Malaysians should not be distracted by the on-going verbal battle between former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Anwar Ibrahim said (today).

He said the people should instead put priority on the reformation agenda to redress the country's 'sluggish' economic growth and strengthen the institutions of the civil society and governance.

"I strongly urge Malaysians not to be unduly distracted by these battles between the prime minister and Dr Mahathir. We need to focus our attention on the need for reform.

"The country's economic growth tends to be sluggish because we lacked the direction and the necessary push. We don't seem to be an attractive destination for foreign investments. This, to me, are issues of priority," he said.

However, this does not mean that Abdullah can continue to ignore Mahathir's criticisms which until now have remained unanswered, he said at a press conference at his home in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur (June 29, 2006).

"These issues must be put in perspective. Of course, this does not mean that there is no need to explain on other issues.

"A government leader cannot say I'm not going to talk about corruption, I'm not going to talk about what Dr Mahathir says because I am focusing on economic development. And at the same time the economy is not developing."

Anwar was commenting on the row between Mahathir and Abdullah, the latter who is now being defended by his cabinet ministers including Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz who said he has 'declared war' on the former premier.

DESIDERATA: Ponder over the key sentences and phrases I have highlighted (as BOLDED thus), then you may see a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. Adieu, for now; It's NOT GOODBYE!

"Reformation" -- that is the Key Index to Malaysia's Political-Ecoinomic Progress Towards 2020.

Do you think Najib Tun Razak or Anwar Ibrahim is the man better equipped to lead us in the right direction?
A wrong decision of the majority of the Electorate come the next few GE will spell either success or disaster. Desi prays we have matrured sufficiently to discern what's in store, and what's on the Prime Mnisterial-2B plates.