Yoursay: Isn’t baju kebaya a traditional Malay dress?

YOURSAY | Senator Hanafi is confused between Malay/Asian and Arabic culture.

'Introduce syariah-compliant uniforms for all flight attendants'

EmEmKay: I don’t know where senator Hanafi Mamat got the notion that MAS flight attendants dress up sexily and disrespectfully. They are dressed up in baju kebaya, a Malay traditional dress. Even Singapore Airline uses a similar uniform.

This dress is unique and definitely will give tourists a good impression of Malaysia.

Anonymous 2460391489930458: Hanafi is confused between Malay/Asian and Arabic culture. The baju kebaya worn by our Malaysian flight attendants is a traditional Malay outfit and it does reflect our cultural identity.

And what is so wrong with the baju kebaya that warrants a makeover to something "syariah-compliant"?

I always thought it looked really good and elegant on our flight attendants. Just because the outfit is figure-hugging and flatters the wearer if she has a nice figure, it does not mean the wearer is showing any "disrespect" to others.

I reserve my comments on whether the outfit exudes "sexiness" because that is subjective to the individual. Perhaps the sight of a pretty hostess clad in kebaya is too erotic for some but I believe it is acceptable for most civilised people.

One Hand Cover The Sky: Malaysia is not an Islamic country according to our sacred Federal Constitution and Federal Court.

In legal terms, Malaysia’s apex Supreme Court (now the Federal Court) settled the question more than two decades ago in favour of the secular, not theocratic or Islamic, nature of the state and constitution in a decision that has never been reversed.

In the Che Omar bin Che Soh v Public Prosecutor (1988) decision, the court held that Malaysia was a secular state because the effects of British colonialism on Malay governance, as well as the drafting history of the independence Constitution, plainly showed that the meaning of “Islam” in Article 3 of the Constitution had become confined to “rituals and ceremonies” and therefore Islam was not intended to be the fundamental law of the land.

In strictly legal terms, then, it is the “law” that Malaysia is not an Islamic state and may not become one as long as the current constitutional arrangements remain as they are.

Isis: M'sians now enjoying much higher living standard

VGV: Firdaos Rosli of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Isis), it seems that you made this evaluation based on upper-class and elite Malaysians. These groups are now enjoying a much high standard of living, according to Firdaos. But they only make up 10 percent of the population.

How about the other middle-class and lower-class Malaysians? Where do they stand? In fact, they are suffering in silence with the price increase of essential goods. The 90 percent of Malaysians are living from hand to mouth and doing second jobs to substitute their income.

Firdaos, you had the cheek to paint a rosy picture on the present Malaysian outlook. I challenge him to come and stay for a month with any lower-income group of Malaysians and see the reality.

Anonymous 287211434594786: Credit card transactions to other countries, especially China, have increased due to rakyat purchasing more goods online, such as through online marketplace Lazada which offers unbeatable prices.

The rise in credit card transactions overseas is not due to higher purchasing power. Prices are the determining factor. Simple logic, don’t you think?

Anonymous_3e93: More Malaysians buying foreign cars! Is that your benchmark, Firdaos? Just look at household debt levels.

Cars here are "cheap" because the financing lasts up to nine years and exceeds the residual value of the car. Subsidies on Proton have slowly been taken away, creating a more level-playing field, making these foreign cars more competitive.

TheAxman: "He also questioned if the weakening of the ringgit was really an issue, how do Malaysians explain the fact that in the first nine months of 2017, Malaysia imported about twice the value of mobile phones (RM6.85 billion) than cars of 1.5 to three-litre engine (RM3.47 billion). " 

Why is Firdaos comparing phones to cars? If the ringgit is weak against the US dollar, then of course the expenditure on phones in ringgit looks bigger. If US$1 equated to RM3, then we would be spending only RM5 billion buying mobile phones.

Malaysia's standard of living is comparatively high, but it would be much, much higher if the government did its job properly.

Minister's remark on sending troops to Jerusalem reckless

Anonymous 1890491455255851: Like US President Donald Trump, Umno politicians make statements or declarations based not on substance but on what they think their supporters want to hear.

This is making the world we live in an increasingly dangerous place. A place where emotions are running wild over statements made by ignorant people who hold a lot of power.

It is time for Malaysians to say enough is enough when it comes to having fools in power in the country.

Headhunter: The Middle East situation is very complicated and going back to way back when. The enmity between the nations there has been going on for decades, and it's like a permanent feature on the agenda of the UN. So it takes in-depth knowledge to understand the issues involved.

Even the Americans, who are deeply involved in Israeli policies since the formation of Israel, cannot stop the conflict with their financial backing nor military might. As for the Israeli, their military superiority is second to none.

So, Malaysia wants to send troops there? Good luck to that. My advice is, stick to demonstrating in front of the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

Matusa: Talk is easy. Just more political bravado. Like the old soldiers used to say of politicians, "Their guts, our blood."- Mkini