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Posted: 10 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT It therefore must come to a complete disappointment to many that after 5 months of BN being voted into power, other than the HINDRAF chair Waytha Moorthy being appointed a Deputy Minister, nothing else has happened. Paraman Subramaniam On 18/04/2013 Malaysian Indians throughout the country were in awe to see PM Najib step up on stage and issue a public apology on the shortcomings as well as the lapses in delivery of the BN government for the Indian community. He had expressed that 'real change' can only come from within BN. Najib then went on to witness the official signing ceremony of the MOU document between BN and HINDRAF which lays out the specific Government interventions necessary for the improvement of the socio-economic status of the Malaysian Indian poor over the period of the 5 years of the next Parliament from 2013 to 2018. These 4 major areas are:
There was a great sense of relief tinged with joy for many Indians, particularly to the thousands of HINDRAF supporters that had sacrificed blood, sweat and tears during the November 25th 2007 rally, hoping to bring about improved living standards of the Indian community that suffer the lowest demographic index in the country. No Malaysian Government, caretaker or not, had ever signed anything like this in full public view. It therefore must come to a complete disappointment to many that after 5 months of BN being voted into power, other than the HINDRAF chair Waytha Moorthy being appointed a Deputy Minister, nothing else has happened. The unit headed by Waytha Moorthy in the Prime Minister's department has yet to be given a name. The charter of this unit has yet to be publicly confirmed. The infrastructure proposal for the unit has not been bought off. The Expert Steering Committee which is supposed to come out with the specific plan for addressing the income opportunities, housing and skills training for the Displaced Estate workers has yet to be even identified. The Budget proposed for 2013 has still not been deliberated upon, not to even mention the planning for the 2014 budget. If it needs be reminded that Najib did not witness the official signing of the MOU between BN and HINDRAF in his individual capacity. He did so as the chairman of the BN coalition. Najib is also the President of the dominant UMNO party which is the leading party of all Malays in this country. As was seen in the last general elections, Malays in general still hold UMNO very dearly to their hearts. Malays traditionally are noted to be loyal and honest. In the villages, Malays are regarded as self-respecting people who keep their promises and their word most often than not, is their honour. Najib being the leader of the dominant Malay political party in this country, must realise that he carries on his shoulders not just his own words of 'Janji Ditepati' but also that of the integrity of the Malay race. His father Tun Abdul Razak is also dearly revered by the Malay community and as such, promises made must be fulfilled to not bring dishonour to his name. Failure to do so will not only tarnish the good name of his father but also the Malay community that he leads. Malaysia has already suffered a deterioration in its sovereign credit worthiness by the Fitch ratings that revised the country's credit rating outlook from stable to negative. The last thing the BN government will want to project to the international business community is that it is not credit worthy to any MOU document that it is signatory to. |
Hospital Kerajaan Perlu Pemulihan yang Menyeluruh Posted: 10 Sep 2013 09:24 AM PDT
Kami biasanya tiba di kaunter utama pada kira-kira 08:30 pagi, setelah meninggalkan rumah kami pada jam 6.30 pagi dan sering mendapat untuk berjumpa doktor hanya pada kira-kira 12.30-1.00 petang, kadang-kadang lebih lewat. Jelasnya, memanggil pesakit mengikut turutan mereka tiba tidak pernah didengar di klinik ini. Rakyat Biasa Banyak yang tidak kena dengan hospital kerajaan kita. Adalah diharapkan bahawa Menteri Kesihatan yang baru akan berusaha untuk memperbaiki kemudahan-kemudahan dan perkhidmatan. Sister yang bertanggungjawab iaitu Sister K adalah sangat tidak adil dalam hal menghantar pesakit untuk melihat Ketua Doktor. Selalunya bapa saya yang tua dan sakit saya tidak boleh mengambil tekanan tunggu begitu lama. Saya telah mencuba banyak kali untuk menjelaskan ini kepada Sister K kesusahan bapa saya amati. D juga terangkan kepada beliau bahawa kami tiba pada jam 8.30 pagi. Juga, ramai pesakit yang datang selepas kita telah melihat doktor dan pulang ke rumah. Jawapan standard beliau adalah, "Semua pesakit datang pukul lapan". Adakah ini jawapan yang logik atau munasabah? Saya telah melihat Senarai Nama Pesakit yang digunakan oleh Sister K banyak kali. Nama bapa saya sentiasa di bahagian bawah atau nama yang akhir senarai. Saya gagal untuk faham bagaimana seorang pesakit yang tiba pada jam 8.30 pagi boleh berada di bahagian bawah senarai. Pada kad temujanji ayah saya masa perjumpaan dinyatakan sebagai jam 9.00 pagi. Saya tahu dia seorang Datuk kerana saya telah melihat gambar beliau dalam akhbar tempatan. Beliau dilihat pada 9.45 pagi dan bapa saya hanya dapat jumpa doktor pada 1:15 tengah hari. Saya juga telah mendengar pekerja di kaunter utama enggan mendaftarkan pesakit kerana peraturan adalah bahawa mereka harus datang satu jam sebelum pejumpaan mereka. Adakah ini satu peraturan yang berpatutan? Ramai pesakit datang dari dari jauh dan ia mungkin tidak untuk berbuat demikian. Di samping itu, bagaimanapun awal anda datang ia adalah hampir mustahil untuk mendapatkan tempat letak kereta. Keadaan tempat letak kereta adalah hanya dahsyat. Sesetengah pesakit yang menggunakan pengangkutan awam tidak boleh mematuhi perintah seperti ini. Adakah pesakit itu dijangka berkeliaran di kawasan hospital sehingga mereka boleh didaftarkan? Paling teruk sesetengah pesakit tua dan buta huruf tidak memahami peraturan yang tidak munasabah ini. |
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