FOOLISH ISMAIL SABRI HIMSELF NEEDS TO LEARN: BUSINESS DOES NOT SURVIVE ON FREE RENTAL

Ping Lew: There is a saying, "If you love your children, teach them to be independent. If you want them to suffer, make them dependent".

In a way, I have to thank the Malaysian government for forcing me to fight harder for my survival and thus made me stronger and resilient.

Even without the Malaysian government's help, I can survive in this world and be successful.

Randolph Koh: Ismail Sabri can do anything he wants but Low Yat 2 will not get far after the six months of free rental.

They have very good ideas but just don't have the determination and staying power.

Business is about networking. They just don't have it.

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Mikey: Aiyah Mariam, let Sabri do la what he wants. One year from today next December, if the business model suggested by Sabri fails, it will only show how foolish his plan is.

He will prove to the world that business does not thrive on free rental.

It's the attitude, dedication and hard work of an individual who goes through the mill and hardship before he or she can succeed.

May I suggest Sabri be held responsible and accountable for his plan if it fails since he is so "gung ho" about it and reimburse those who fail in this project.

Roger 5201: In any trade or profession, the entrepreneur needs to work hard to learn the ropes to thrive and survive, like everyone else in this planet.

Success does not drop from the sky just because one is a Malay or a Chinese.

The Almighty is fair to those who strive to earn an honest living.

Packed Heat: It all started with an arrogant Malay kid who stole the phone. In another country or a different, fair universe, that kid would've been arrested and that's it.

But not in Malaysia, no! That kid who stole the phone and started the riot got away with a light sentence while stores like Mara Digital are opened because the Chinese don't give Malays a chance, not because of that kid who started it.

What kind of logic is that?

It's this same logic that has current Malay leaders wanting to bring home criminals like that diplomat Rizalman who harassed a New Zealand woman on foreign soil or that Mara student who peddles child porn in the UK in some dumb hope that these people can be rehabilitated rather than punish or exile them.

For all their speeches about Malay dignity, it's nothing but rhetoric when these Malays who shamed their own people and their country with this misbehavior get rewarded by their leaders instead.

Oh Malaysia: Mariam, Mark Twain has this quote specially for Ismail Sabri. Sometimes I wonder whether the world, in this case Malaysia, is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

And for the Malay traders, here is a piece of advice from Michael John Bobak who says, " All progress takes place outside the comfort zone."

Emastulen Chan: It's a brilliant idea because the traders there take their stocks from Low Yat and sell it there and the warranty is also from Low Yat as evidenced by one purchaser who thought he was supporting his race.

What a great businessman this minister is. He intends to set up one in every state so he is encouraging cross trades, if he knows what that means.

Lee Chee Wat: Ismail Sabri put in his utmost effort to set up Mara Digital Mall to glorify himself politically only at the expense of Mara funds.

In business there is always competition and competition is good for both retailers and consumers of which Ismail Sabri does not understand at all. - The Antdaily