tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post4593841535994968913..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Lim Guan Eng better be carefulChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60659962294893498482008-03-13T12:25:00.000+08:002008-03-13T12:25:00.000+08:00that i agree with you. guan end must also change h...that i agree with you. guan end must also change his position on the nep. otherwise all the gains and goodwills will go to nought as you said.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-909842797224094902008-03-13T12:14:00.000+08:002008-03-13T12:14:00.000+08:00Well, if UMNO takes advantage of this debacle, we ...Well, if UMNO takes advantage of this debacle, we should all point our fingers at YB Lim KS. He has clearly lost the plot, and the best thing the DAP can do is to jettison him before he causes any more damage to the fragile opposition alliance. He is a man who is out of touch with the times and reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59637202266846512872008-03-13T11:42:00.000+08:002008-03-13T11:42:00.000+08:00i think PKR has more than one elected rep.whatever...i think PKR has more than one elected rep.<BR/><BR/>whatever, best for all parties to play by the rules and be moderate in their demands. it is good that kit siang has apologised but whether the umno is going to stir it is another matter.<BR/><BR/>hopefully guan eng also quickly change his stance on the nep. we can only hope that malaysia will come out of this in better shape than before.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-41436173662895574712008-03-13T11:36:00.000+08:002008-03-13T11:36:00.000+08:00Apology to Perak Sultan and Regent - No offence in...Apology to Perak Sultan and Regent - No offence intended<BR/>March 13th, 2008 (37 minutes ago) « No Comments »<BR/><BR/>My three-paragraph statement at 7 pm last night that the DAP Central Executive Committee emergency meeting on 9th March had not given approval for a PAS Mentri Besar to head a Perak coalition state government was not made out of disrespect to the Perak Sultan and Regent both Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36379777057521408362008-03-13T11:26:00.000+08:002008-03-13T11:26:00.000+08:00Correction, they are trying to form a coalition no...Correction, they are trying to form a coalition now, but from the looks of things, it does seem that in Perak at least, the DAP-PKR-PAS coalition will be still-born. There are rumours currently circulating in KL that AI is trying to get several UMNO ADUNs to cross over and help form the state government because of the problems the DAP is causing now. One thing you got to realise about the Malays Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60054350569021725642008-03-13T10:51:00.000+08:002008-03-13T10:51:00.000+08:00i would not claim to be an expert in malaysian aff...i would not claim to be an expert in malaysian affairs. i go into malaysia very often and have many malaysians as friends.<BR/><BR/>the 3 parties need not form a coalition before contesting the election. any group of parties can form a coalition govt after the election which is what they are doing now. that is why bn conceded that perak has gone to the opposition.<BR/><BR/>if i am not mistaken, Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-57925245595271194952008-03-13T10:29:00.000+08:002008-03-13T10:29:00.000+08:00DAP, PKR, and PAS did not contest the election as ...DAP, PKR, and PAS did not contest the election as a coalition. They only talked about a coalition after the election, so for all intents and purposes are to be treated as separate parties. If DAP won't support PAS and PKR in the state assembly then there is no coalition to even speak of. So what are you talking about ? And yes, you are wrong about the 'rule'. The State Constitution states that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-6466440501834741952008-03-13T10:14:00.000+08:002008-03-13T10:14:00.000+08:00i think i do have a little understanding of the ma...i think i do have a little understanding of the malays. i grew up next to a kampong and have them as friends and classmates. i too witnessed the may 13 incident.<BR/><BR/>if i am correct, the law says the mentri besar should come from the party that won the election. in this case the winner is the coalition of PKR, PAS and DAP. BN lost even if they won the most seats. the menteri besar must come Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-58539474881198784282008-03-13T10:01:00.000+08:002008-03-13T10:01:00.000+08:00Redbean, there is no such rule that the Sultan has...Redbean, there is no such rule that the Sultan has to appoint the MB from the party that has the most candidates. If that was the case, then he should have appointed someone from BN, because the BN is the party with the most number of seats. The Sultan is above politics. His concern is the welfare and well-being of the rakyat. By dismissing and contesting his decision YB Lim and people like you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12596975987663577922008-03-13T09:48:00.000+08:002008-03-13T09:48:00.000+08:00in this sense i agree with you. sometimes it is ne...in this sense i agree with you. sometimes it is necessary to bend a little to accommodate a uncomfortable position temporarily and find a longer term solution.<BR/><BR/>they could have made representation to the sultan and may have been turned down. not turning up is very touchy and can be exploited.<BR/><BR/>ya, better to find a middle path for peaceful coexistence.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-78521939121625427272008-03-13T09:44:00.000+08:002008-03-13T09:44:00.000+08:00malaysia should work towards more malaysian, at th...malaysia should work towards more malaysian, at the same time giving more priorities to the bumis. the nep can be massaged towards such a goal. what all parties should look at is a fairer society.<BR/><BR/>the special provision for a mentri besar to be a malay in perak is not being challenged and need not be. but the sultan should play by the rules and appoint a malay candidate from the party Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-5807671139199249352008-03-13T09:42:00.000+08:002008-03-13T09:42:00.000+08:00I am a Malaysian Chinese PR living in Singapore. I...I am a Malaysian Chinese PR living in Singapore. I don't agree with YB Lim Kit Siang. He should let go of his prejudices regarding PAS. PAS has toned down their image but it seems YB Lim is still hung up over the Chinese chauvanistic nature of the DAP. May I remind everyone that in spite of what was achieved last Sat, inter-ethnic relations remain fragile and that Malaysia remains a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-26991014016720195252008-03-13T09:24:00.000+08:002008-03-13T09:24:00.000+08:00Good. Then you will see all the gains by the oppos...Good. Then you will see all the gains by the opposition during the just concluded election quickly unravel at the next one as Malays disgusted with the way the DAP has insulted the Sultan swing back in droves towards the ruling coalition. The BN and mainstream media will have a field day with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-5651203992162971412008-03-13T08:54:00.000+08:002008-03-13T08:54:00.000+08:00in the case of perak, i support kit siang's positi...in the case of perak, i support kit siang's position. the mb post should go to PKR candidate since the state law only accepts a malay candidate. PKR won more seats than PAS. PKR should also boycott the ceremony.<BR/><BR/>but DAP should work closely with PKR and PAS to improve on the NEP to make it fairer to all races.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-83922859517515002122008-03-13T08:36:00.000+08:002008-03-13T08:36:00.000+08:00The dust has not even settled and already trouble ...The dust has not even settled and already trouble is brewing between members of the opposition. In Perak, LKS does not want to accept the Perak SUltan's choice of a PAS man to be the MB. Malays will see this as insolent behaviour towards the revered Sultan. Yes, the ultras are licking their wounds, and stupid LKS is providing them with the ammunition. The party may be over as soon as it has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com