Perhaps time for a non-Malay bumiputera as PM?

YOURSAY | ‘It is still a very, very premature idea to have a non-Malay as the PM.’

What's so bad about Guan Eng becoming PM?

Cynical: Former ambassador Dennis Ignatius, you are right. In this country there is no law specifying that every department, every organisation or corporation must be headed by a specific race.

It is the self-induced and self-cultivated belief that unless headed by an individual of a specific race, things cannot get done so much so that merit, ability and capability has become secondary.

Even a party like DAP is not deemed to be multi-racial because although it has a sizeable number of members from various races, because the dominant race is not in control, it does not qualify as a multi-racial party.

Patriot1: The political reality in this country is that the majority of population cannot accept a PM from a minority group for fear of being marginalised.

Even if Lim Guan Eng is elected, Umno will keep on playing up this issue and there will be no end to racial flare-ups.

The idea of a coalition with a PM from the majority group will work better with our society structure.

Headhunter: Malaysia is probably the last country on earth where a citizen cannot be the PM because of the colour of his skin or his religion.

Honestly, if Lim Guan Eng were the PM today, the Malays, in general, would fare much better than where they are now.

The Analyser: Out of the frying pan into the fire. Fortunately, the Malays animosity towards the DAP will ensure that this scenario never develops.

In fact, I would go so far as to suggest that DAP will be lucky to survive after the next general election (GE), thanks largely to Lim's leadership.

It’s strange that the author, who claims not to be a DAP supporter, has given such a favourable write up of Lim. A more balanced report would find that Lim has many failings that make him totally unsuitable as PM material.

No doubt Lim would make an adequate administrator but Malaysia needs a statesman, an unbiased highly-principled statesman, and that's not Lim.

James_3392: Yes, Dennis Ignatius, you spoke your mind. Frankly, I see absolutely no one in the current line-up of BN that match the quality of Guan Eng as PM, but reality has it that it is impossible in near term.

Alternatively, Anwar Ibrahim, Nurul Izzah Anwar, Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad can hold the helm with Guan Eng, Gobind Singh, Tony Pua, Mohamad Sabu, Khalid Samad, Charles Santiago, Wong Chen, etc, given an effective role in the administration.

Is this not a team of leaders that can beat BN’s bunch? If you put this proposition to our southern neighbour, I believe that will scare them. Why? The answer is obvious.

Anonymous_1372163476: Why not set up a competitive administration structure? Let all the opposition states manage their own share of federal taxes income and BN states do the same, and Putrajaya only in charge of national security?

Yes, education should go under state governments too because the Education Ministry has clearly failed.

This way the Malays will never fear their safety and security are threatened (by who?) and all races are allowed to objectively witness what and who can provide better governments.

Anonymous #70881335: It is still a very, very premature idea to have a non-Malay as the PM. No one will allow it at this very moment in time.

But, what about a non-Malay bumiputera as PM? That would be an interesting question.

Carlim: If he can bring our ringgit to be worth 50 cents of a Singapore dollar, I am for him!

'Nasrudin dangerously close to breaching settlement with Lim'

MinahBulat: Lawyer Syahredzan Johan, you cannot set aside a consent order that has the effect of finality.

If there is a breach you need to institute a writ action on the consent order that was allegedly breached.

Since Termeloh MP Nasrudin Hassan has breached the consent order, Guan Eng’s lawyer should sue him on the alleged breach.

We cannot really comment unless the consent order and its terms are made known to the public.

Smer: By virtue that he was ordered to pay compensation to Guan Eng, anyone can see who was in the weaker negotiating position.

Trying to spin oneself as the person in the right is clearly malicious. Guan Eng should just sue him.

Kawak: I don't understand why so many people, especially PAS members, are so influenced by a person's religious knowledge or the clothes and the turban that one wears, or the sporting a goatee beard.

If Nasrudin were so pious and spiritual (not religious), he would have honoured the terms of the settlement instead of trying to satisfy his ego.

The Analyser: Let these foolish and childish men continue their battle of egos. Malaysia will be the winner. Mkini