MESTI BACA : STARK REALITIES OF THE REGIME BY MURRAY HUNTER

 

 

The following is taken from Murray Hunter (click here). I have truncated and edited it.

 

Originally published in My Sin Chew 8th October 2023

 

 

• PENGARUH ASING / Foreign influence
• Never before any M'sian govt subject to this level of foreign influence
• regime policy very much orientated towards IMF, Work Bank, WHO
• infringe sovereignty of the nation 
• regime cooperating with CIA in South China Sea
• ministers members of World Economic Forum (WEF)
• increasing crackdown on "dis-information" are WEF policies
• Undisclosed campaign funds from US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 
• not disclosed by regime members

The stark realities of the regime
does not represents poor and marginalized
After ten months in office, realities of regime clearer 
M'sians realize regime represents Malay polity
racial and kleptocrat status quo
not embracing any semblance of a reform agenda.
The regime is not a government of the poor
many thought his regime priority to help poor and marginalized
regime's policy actions show little indication of that perception
regime is not a government of the poor 

• support base is centred upon middle-class urban, semi-urban voters
• the regime is very much bourgeoisie in its outlook
• clearly no real support in north and east coast of the peninsula.
• marginalized Indian have deserted regime
• dividing M'sians even further than it has been for generations
• nation now more divided than it has ever been.
• poor credibility of regime reflected in loss of Nurul, Saifuddin, Fuziah
• by large margins to Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates
• socio-economic issues covered up by race and religious rhetoric

PENGARUH ASING / Foreign influence
Never before has any M'sian govt been subject to this level of foreign influence
regime policy very much orientated towards IMF, Work Bank, WHO
infringe sovereignty of the nation 
regime working in cooperation with CIA in the South China Sea
large number of ministers members of World Economic Forum (WEF)
digital id, increasing crackdown on "dis-information" are WEF policies
Undisclosed campaign funds from US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 
not been disclosed by regime members 

• Rise in GLCs, crony capitalists, corporate totalitarianism
• GLCs, crony capitalists rush for projects with state govts
• in exchange for land 
• unorthodox transactions evaded public scrutiny
• Prime public lands disappearing to corporations very quickly

monopolies being extended by the regime
rice and sugar shortages, due to continued restricted economic regime 
regime supporting profit potential of these monopolies
rather than supporting consumers

• cronyism, fraudulent practices evident in poverty eradication projects 
• fraudulent acts costing taxpayers millions of Ringgit 
• benefitting small handful of corporations
• influence of GLCs, cronies rise over 10 months
• without fairness or compassion
• eviction of homeowners with assistance of Federal Dept
• indicates new totalitarianism in Malaysia.

• Media suppression
• clamping down on press freedom over last few months.
• regime has put fear into the media 
• M--C acts extra-judicially blocking media websites
• formal paths to challenge these blocks don’t exist

Madani is just more of the same
stark reality is regime is just recombination of same political parties 
different gomen  same old policies
same old cronies hedging futures with current regime
madani is choice of Malay elite, works in their interests
Pro-Bumiputera still prevail, monopolies still exist
old Soviet era type economy, central planning, price controls, 5-year plans

legal system stretched beyond recognition.
regime  moved away from secularism by empowering JAKIM
involved in economic planning, censorship on the internet.
This is the true nature of the regime 

Originally published in My Sin Chew 8th October 2023

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.