I am not here to stir up emotions on two sides of
Causeway.Neither i am capable.
Suppose u or your party are in power for few decades and
now u find the power is threatened.Will u do anything?
Anwar's warning is just not timely .Any wrong choice from UMNO
or BN is no joke.
Tuesday March 11 2008
Malaysia's opposition Tuesday warned the government not to
sabotage the transition of power in states seized in weekend polls,
saying it would undermine the stock market and the currency.
Opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim sought to reassure jittery
investors, who drove the bourse down 10 percent in the aftermath of
the shock election results, that it would implement
"business-friendly" policies.
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he said that in the five states it now controls the opposition
would sideline positive discrimination policies resented by
minorities which give majority Muslim Malays benefits in education,
housing and business.
"The unexpected margin of our victory caught the nation and the
region by surprise," Anwar said as the de facto leader of three
opposition parties which denied the ruling coalition a two-thirds
majority in Saturday polls.
He said the impact on the bourse and the ringgit currency would
not persist unless the Barisan Nasional coalition "chooses to
pursue a regressive policy of punishment" and freezes planned
big-spending state development programmes.
"We would warn Barisan Nasional however, that doing so will
further alienate its position with the people," he said in a
statement.
Malaysia's stock market plunged Monday after stunning electoral
gains by the opposition parties which claimed four more states in
addition to Kelantan which was already held by the Islamic party
PAS.
In the face of concerns that investment could be affected in the
swing states, including Malaysia's most developed regions Penang
and Selangor, Anwar said the change would improve the economy.
"We are confident that under our leadership and working closely
with our partners, we will begin to implement policies to ensure a
stronger and more vibrant economy in Malaysia," he said.
Anwar said that under Barisan Nasional, Malaysia had suffered "a
decade of economic mismanagement, unchecked inflation in recent
years and lagging competitiveness vis-a-vis Malaysia's
neighbours."
The opposition coalition "will implement business-friendly,
free-market policies to stimulate growth, attract foreign
investment and promote greater accountability and transparency in
business dealings," he said.
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/080311/1/4f5na.html
1.see what he says here.Pl share if u find any thing interesting
and important.
http://anwaribrahimblog.com/
oh.This thread shall be closed and migrated to Speaker
Corner.Sorry.
