Sunday, July 01, 2007

IDR sleeping or awakening?

Johore Malays feel slighted when this massive project called IDR isnt shared with them in the formative plans. When the scenic bridge was cancelled, many lost money hoping they got rich with the bridge then. On the bridge then few months later cancelled it. It costs tax payers' money to a tune of about $300 million in compensation(the figure hasnt finalised yet though) The IDR project is to make Johoreans happy. But it hasnt done it. Rules of business changed for this IDR project. The NEP stake of 30% shouldn't be applied. This is a free fall. The Malays in general don't like it as much. It is again the money to be made. The Malays want the easy out again. Government projects they want it. If they fail, government gets the blame and bail them out anyway. So they can't accept the rules change. LKY is still right on his views and observations. This is an outsider looking into our shores. Now the Malays in Johore won't like it all. Johore has about 500,000 UMNO Baru members......they can make an impact in the UMNO Baru General Assembly. And what is their president doing? Traveling round the world(The last count by LKS is 83 trips to foreign countries) Now that PM has the added pumping boost to his body, he should tackle those problems and take a drastic step to break its hold on him. He has to lead the country not by thos unseen hands camouflage as planners or advisors..The government must diffuse the damaging remarks made by a former PM of Singapore now Mentor Minister to the current PM(his son anyway) Now will IDR go full steam ahead? Last I read one contractor rescinded his contract because of rising cost of steel or other products which he claimed he would lose millions. Now this is a drawback to the IDR projects..AAB should get the EPU boys to do the job then the 4th floor boys

Malaysia wakes up from your slumber. I know it is going to be 50 years.....you got to move on

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