The things which should concern us but don't seem to...

1. The famous VK Linggam's former secretary Jayanthi LG Naidu said that she used to withdraw large sums of RM100K to RM300K and then wrapped them in gift boxes to various judges. What have the authorities done despite such claims? They closed the investigation documents! Big names here...
   
2. It seems Indians are more likely to be shot dead if they criminals or suspected. In a way, I feel sorry for many of them. There is no affirmative action for the poor Indians. Affirmative action (such as NEP) is only for one race. 1Malaysia? Takes lotsa convincing.
   
3. The Negeri MB (Hassan) apparently transferred RM10 million out of the country via a money changer, an act that is against the country's law... so far no action. Maybe case closed also???
   
4. The Bar Council has been ordered to pay RM70,000 in costs to lawyer VK Lingam in connection with the decision to set up a tribunal to investigate a complaint against him over an alleged vacation in New Zealand with former chief justice Mohd Eusoff Chin in 1994. That despite confirmation from his secretary above that Linggam paid for the holidays. I am no lawyer but what I understand from this is the Chief Justice got a free holiday......
5. PI Bala is back... best known for... conflicting Statutory Declarations, both to do with the woman whose name cannot be mentioned and the head of an ASEAN country...
   
6. PM Najib says he wants to bring back the Malaysian diaspora... our country long bled of her talents and brains. Now he says he wants to attract them back. Old news... we've been talking about this for years. Each time the same problem will happen - spouse's PR cannot be arranged, no meritocracy, cronyism, inefficiency... the list is the same! Same idea, stale problems.
   
7. The death of 3 students in Kampar when the bridge collapsed.. where is the 1standard for 1Malaysia. Face it, the 2standards that we practise is responsible for their deaths. Teachers, organizers, local authorities, engineers, contractors.... all of them were responsible. Yet no one has been made accountable... if my child were involved... I'd probably be cursing them to hell.... I cannot imagine the anguish of the parents. I dare not....
   
8. The Herald's publishing permit was renewed then revoked and then disclaimer of the latter as a misunderstanding.... the word Allah is one of the contentions. I thought freedom to practise one's faith is guaranteed under our Constitution. But the rights to build houses of worship for other faiths is under threat.... only we don't seem to see it.
   
9. And it's cool what the residents of Subang Jaya are doing regarding the construction of an LRT route in their area. They've started a blog to gather feedback. We know how most government agencies work... their "We'll gather the necessary feedback.' and 'We'll be acting on it.' often sound hollow. And very often what matters to the people are swept under the carpet... There should be more of such initiatives to hold the local, state and federal authorities accountable. A blog (or anything that is online) makes information very accessible... very.