Coroner Rejects Pathologist Who Conducted Postmortem In Favor Of UiTM Physics Lecturer; Creates Another Indira Gandhi situation

 Coroner conclude 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 persons? On what basis did the coroner come to these conclusions? There must be a solid basis for saying things like this.

Coroner Rofiah Mohamad said blunt force trauma not caused by himself or through accident.

OSTB : Of course he did not kill himself.  How come the Coroner has not considered negligence? Or criminal negligence? 

“Hospital Kuala Lumpur forensics specialist Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi said the injuries sustained by Adib in the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot on Nov 27 were likely due to him being hit by a vehicle.” 

The Coroner has not given solid reasons why she has rejected the report by forensics specialist Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi.
 

She added that Adib’s death has been classified as a criminal case.

“It is now up to the police and the attorney-general to bring charges,” she said.

OSTB : How can the police bring charges when the police already arrested some Indian boys and then had to release them. There is no evidence that any of the Indian boys in that area at that time caused any injury to Adib.

Adib died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) on Dec 17, 2018.

OSTB : The injuries were sustained on Nov 27, 2018. This means that Adib survived for 21 days. 

Dr Ahmad Hafizam testified that some of Adib’s broken ribs were not detected by the earlier X rays. Hence those broken ribs were not treated immediately. 

On 28th Nov. 2018 Adib was transferred to the IJN where he responded well to treatment. Here is news from the next day 29th Nov. 2018.

So he began responding well to treatment. 

Then SEVEN DAYS later on December 5th, 2018 Rosmah and Najib visited Adib and Rosmah says Adib showed her a ‘thumbs up’. This is as per the report by Astro Awani :

Meaning Adib was getting better by December 5th, 2018.  Here is another picture where there is a group of people with Adib and all of them are showing ‘thumbs up’. I do not know the date of this picture

Then another THREE DAYS later by 10th December, 2018 the Berita Harian reported that Zuraida Kamarudin visited Adib and that Adib ‘sudah boleh menulis’. Here is the Berita Harian :

OSTB : So Adib was getting better and better. From showing thumbs up, to being able to recognise Rosmah and Najib to being able to ‘sudah boleh menulis’. 

Adib was also able to do weight training with dumb bells.

Asked if the use of dumbbells by Adib while being treated at IJN and being told to raise his hands could have contributed to the fracture, Ahmad said it “would have”. IJN senior cardiothoracic consultant surgeon Dr Mohamed Ezani Md Taib had told the inquest previously that Adib used special weights in what he described as “passive physio” to strengthen his muscles.

Over 21 days in hospital he awoke from his coma and was able to recognise visitors, he was doing weight training with dumb bells and he was able to write ‘sudah boleh menulis’. 

Then suddenly his health took a turn for the worse and he died.  How come?   Was there negligence at the two hospitals which treated him?  Because the pathologist Dr Ahmad Hafizam said that FIVE OF ADIB’S RIBS WERE BROKEN DURING TREATMENT AT THE SJMC AND THE IJN.

OSTB : Was there serious infection in his chest cavity caused by late detection of all his broken ribs? The Coroner makes no mention of either investigating or dismissing these possibilities.  The Coroner is totally silent. Having FIVE of your ribs broken is not a small matter. Broken ribs have sharp edges which would have torn tissues and caused infections. 

Rofiah rejected evidence of forensic expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi who conducted the autopsy and told court he found no injuries consistent with violent acts.  Hafizam told court Adib had been hit by fire engine despatched to scene.

OSTB : I can tell you straight away that this would be the first time in the history of Malaysia where a Coroner’s court has rejected the scientific examination by a trained medical doctor and forensic pathologist who also conducted the autopsy on the body.

On what basis did the Coroner Rofiah reject the official autopsy report conducted by the forensic expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi? There must be a proper basis for her to reject the entire autopsy report !!  This is getting quite ridiculous.

Rofiah instead accepted testimony of UiTM physics lecturer Amir Rafzi Ab Ghani, who suggested that Adib had been pulled out of the Emergency Medical Rescue Services van.

OSTB : Mak datuk !! UiTM lecturer in physics ??  Did the lecturer in Physics even get a chance to see the body of Adib? In contrast to the forensic pathologist who actually conducted an autopsy on the dead body?

On what basis did the lecturer come to the conclusion that Adib was pulled out of the van? Compared to the forensic pathologists scientific finding that there was a vertical trauma to Adib’s rib cage consistent to being hit by the open door of the Bomba truck.

Elaborating on Adib’s left rib injuries, he said they were consistent with being hit by “something blunt, hard, straight and vertical”. 

based on a reconstruction of the scene on Dec 22, where he also spoke to the EMRS driver Adib was sitting next to on Nov 27, it was “most probable” that Adib was outside the van. 

He said Adib must have been standing, with his back to the van, and was hit by the left open back door of the EMRS as it was pushed backwards by the reversing fire rescue tender (FRT) truck in front of it. 

“The cross-shaped scratch on his left back could have been caused by the friction from being scrapped by the left door handle of the EMRS,” he said, forcing him to fall.

So can the Coroner explain how ‘two or more people’ could have caused a vertical injury stretching over Adib’s ribs ? Did they hit him with a straight piece of wood or steel.  No one has testified anywhere that anyone saw Adib being hit with anything – hockey stick, crash helmet, piece of wood, an iron rod, a sharp object nothing. None at all.  

So how can the Coroner dismiss this part of the autopsy report as well?

She also referred to the medical assistant at IJN who testified that Adib had indicated to him that he was pulled from behind and beaten up during the fracas.  Muhammad Ashraf Baruji, who took care of Adib at the ICU for 21 days, told the inquest he had communicated with the fireman using sign language and a whiteboard.

OSTB :  Then how come there were no defensive wounds on Adam. The autopsy report says that Adib did not defend himself against anything.  And there were absolutely no injuries to his face and head. This is not consistent with someone being attacked by a mob. But it is fully consistent with injuries caused by a truck that is reversing in panic.  

Conclusion : The Coroner has now created an Indira Gandhi situation. Plus an Amri Che Mat situation. 

Meaning the case will not get resolved. 
Indira Gandhi’s ex husband cannot be found even after 10 years. 
The location of Amri Che Mat’s body has not been divulged although there are people who would know where his body is. Try asking the kidnap team. 

The Coroner has said that it is now up to the Police to bring criminal charges.  Against who? 

The Police have already arrested and then had to let go some Indian boys who were there on Nov 27th 2018. The Police found no evidence to hold the boys responsible for Adib’s death.

So is the Coroner suggesting now that the Police re-arrest those same Indian boys? Or that the Police go and look for other Indians who were there that night?

I dont think that is going to happen. So at the end of the day no one is going to be charged for the death of Adib. 

I am forming a Malaysian Dignity Congress.
It is free.
All one need is to respect every race and religion.
Be honest in all aspect.
Be united as well.
Do not condemn and insult others.
Have one law for all.
Freedom to create.
Freedom to voice opinion.
Freedom to protect oneself.
Freedom to defend against arrogant, freak and mentally retarded sick people.
FREEDOM TO PRACTICE WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND NOT TO BE CONTROLLED BY ONE RACE.

So, whats ailing the local bourse. The Dow keeps chugging along and most other markets have been doing relatively well for the longest time. Our local markets have been in the doldrums since we changed government. Is it that we are still on the clean-up stage owing to the many mismanagement at plenty of GLCs? Is our debt burden so insurmountable? Is the property overhang causing a shrinkage in liquidity?

Or has it to do with the Malaysian bonds’ future?

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/09/27/foreign-bond-outflow-concerns-remain-after-ftse-russell-decision-ambank-research-says#dLllyE8SVCbcguQX.99

For me, all the cited reasons above do not account for the main reasons why local equities have been shunned.

1) Participation Rate – As a developing economy, it is natural that the markets will see a large participation by private investors vis-a-vis institutional. In bullish markets, retail investors may account for 40-60% of volume traded. Things have been evolving for the past 10 years. Can anyone guess how many broking accounts there are in Malaysia: answer, it is 1-2 million, maybe even more. 

Now, guess how many accounts TRADE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR … (you can get the actual figures from Bursa if they let you) … around 200,000 accounts. So forget about the 2 million, most are dormant or replications. 

Now, guess how many individual accounts trade at least ONCE A MONTH. Its around 60,000 only. Does that ring any alarm bells? How did we get to this sorry state?


2) Lacklustre IPOs – Need I say more. For the past 10 years, you can tabulate all the IPOs and see how they perform. Are there no interesting prospects left? I would argue that overly stringent rules and regulations have been hampering decent companies. Many have opted to go overseas for listings. Some cannot get the valuations they want.

Bursa/SC have to be forward thinking in bringing up good prospects to list on Bursa even though it might have to bend rules a bit. Our regulations are too tight and leave no room to manoeuvre. Then there are are the overly inquisitive on their sources of capital – it is up for debate; there are already rules by Bank Negara to “capture questionable funds”, why does this fall under Bursa/SC again?

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The reality is, EVEN WITH THE TIGHT REGULATIONS we are coming up with very mediocre IPOs, so the rules are not doing their jobs no matter how you argue.

Why can’t you help list IPay88 (want higher valuation, so be it, it is the future), or 99Speedmart, KK Group or PappaRich …. just scan these decent companies: AbbVie Sdn Bhd, Elken Sdn Bhd, arvato Systems Sdn Bhd, Continental Tyre PJ Sdn Bhd, Jakel Trading Sdn Bhd, Matrix Global education Sdn Bhd, Harta Maintenance Sdn Bhd, KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd, OFO Tech Sdn Bhd, Swingvy Sdn Bhd, Zenxin Organic Food Sdn Bhd … Of course, not all of them are quite ready to list, but many are if we are just more “amenable to the requirements”.

Our listing rules are so archaic, we still favour old industries with hard assets, proven profits over 3 years, listing around 10-15x earnings … all these rules are meant for industries 25 years ago, we haven’t changed.

There is little proactive engagement with these private companies. There must be a team to “encourage, facilitate, even mentor” dynamic soon listable companies. Let’s no longer lord it over as gatekeepers, you come to me and we see whether you can pass. Be proactive, engage, be flexible, if IPay88 wanted 28x earnings, I think it is reasonable, I think investors would grab it even. Because we are so ladened with very humdrum IPOs for the past few years already. 

3) Over-Surveillance – What I meant by that is surveillance on trading and possible collusions. We all know Bursa/SC have brilliant systems to track all our trades. But when it goes overboard, nobody wants to trade anymore for fear of getting into trouble. Did you know if a com

pany or an investor were to do a General Offer (usually at a premium to prevailing market prices), Bursa/SC can (and I heard do) trackback all BUYERS of the stock for the past 12 months. I mean, come on. Who dares to buy? As innocent as you heard a rumour from a pub, you’d feel you might be doing something wrong already to buy based on rumour. This is but one example and remeasures and traders can tell you plenty more.


4) Make Money – You cannot argue that people are shunning stocks because ALL PEOPLE will go to where they can make money. Take Bitcoins, many didn’t even have an account or know where to trade these buggers, but because its volatile and trending, people will find a way when there’s money to be made. People are shunning local stocks because there’s not much money to be made…FULL STOP.

5) Going Private – Just look at the table above. Why are good companies going private in droves? Because the market is not giving them the valuations they think they deserve. Many will resurface later with better valuations in other exchanges. Or they do not think they need to raise capital anymore.

There are slightly less than 1,000 listed companies on Bursa. Around 60% will see no trades almost every day. That needs to be addressed. No liquidity for various reasons, no more reason to be listed. Something needs to be done here. Unfortunately, I can’t help solve every single problem.


6) Most Important Shift In Paradigm – This would be the most important shift in listing paradigm, which seems to have bypassed Bursa/SC completely. Now companies are no longer listing to RAISE CAPITAL for growth like before. The paradigm has shifted to Private Equity/Venture Capital Funds to raise funds.

For example, a company could have listed now for 14x prospective earnings on Bursa, but instead, choose to take funding of RM150m (even more than what the company could have raised by listing on Bursa) and remain private. Hence the new capital will fund growth strategies and has a good chance to succeed. Two years later, the same company will go for listing but now net profit has more than tripled, thus listing at 14x prospective would yield a market cap of more than 3-4x than listing on Bursa two years back.

There’s nothing wrong with that except that the company is now listing to help PE/VC to exit rather than to raise capital and allow investors to participate in the growth of the companies. Hence the valuations become fuller than say two years back, thus limiting the upside as well. (The delisting and relisting of Leong Hup has some semblance of that).


These are but just a few critical factors that the government has to address to rejuvenate the local bourse. Even if you do nothing, the local bourse will still have bull runs when the planets are aligned, but these ups and downs will not help mask deeper underlying problems in the long run.

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Mahathir told the world he is not ready to step down but maybe in 3 years time.
Oh God, please help Malaysia.
Mahathir think that he is the only one who can bring success to Malaysia.
Boy, I tell you Mahathir has gone KuKu.
Since May 9 2018 US$700 Billion has left the country because everyone knew Mahathir would siphon out our assets to his proxies here and overseas.
AND IT HAS PROVEN, Every assets has been given to his children.
Not a day go by nothing is taken away from us.
Today Mahathir can only talk cock and even tried to bullshit Foreigners Malaysia will be successful once again.
Mahathir had destroyed every damn thing in this country and now we are seeing the after effect of his so called success when he was the fourth Prime Minister.
What everyone knows and are sure of is that Mahathir is very very afraid of Anwar becoming Prime Minister.
Only a criminal can be afraid of someone like Anwar.
Well God is the king maker of life and death but in Mahathir’s case HIS BATTERY DECIDE HIS DEATH.
THIS YEAR ALONE MAHATHIR HAD COLLAPSE NOT ONCE BUT TWICE AND YESTERDAY AGAIN.
SO WITHIN THESE TWO MONTHS WE SHALL SEE WHO IS MORE POWERFUL – THE BATTERY OR GOD.

Sometimes we stereotypify something because we can see them in substantive numbers but we may not understand why they occur. Grumpy old men … we all have more than our share of experiences with our fellow man. 

For women, we ha

ve had a lot of attention and research into the period when a woman goes into menopause. Hormone replacement therapy was a wonderful discovery for all humankind. We know that women lose a lot of the necessary hormones to be normal and hence many has to have some form of hormone replacement therapy.

Not a week goes by that I am not asked about testosterone levels. Especially one of the following questions:

—”How can I raise my testosterone?”

—”Can supplements actually boost testosterone?”

—”How do I know if I have low testosterone?”

The questions are endless. Testosterone is a hot marketing area for men, that strikes at the core of machismo and male health. Attach testosterone to any product with some hyperbole, and you can market it effectively.

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But truth be told, testosterone levels are critical for male health. Low testosterone causes:

Low energy
Low sex drive
Low strength
Anxiety, depression, and general lethargy
There are no advantages to having low testosterone. Zero. Nada. In fact, hypogonadism (which is when your body is not producing enough testosterone) is linked to:

Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia
Cardiovascular disease
Recent research even points to low testosterone being a precipitating factor for prostate cancer.

With all this in mind, it’s concerning that testosterone levels have been dropping in men worldwide for decades.

The reasons for this are legion:

Environmental endocrine disruptors, plastics, contaminants; lack of sunlight and solar radiation; lack of key micronutrients, skewed diets; lack of exercise, lack of sleep, increased stress; the list is long.

And this drop in testosterone is not only seen in humans, but animals as well. Across the world, environmental pollutants are affecting animal life and disrupting sex hormones.

The pragmatic reality is this:

Our environments and lifestyles do affect our bodies. And many men are slowly castrating themselves through their lifestyles.

Increasing your testosterone levels, and thus your general vitality, should be of paramount focus for all men.

High testosterone levels are a representation of overall good health.

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You have everything to lose and nothing to gain by ignoring your hormone levels.

How come there is no therapy for men when we age?

Just looking at an average old man of 70-80 years. You know very well he will have some or most of the following problems due to normal aging (I haven’t gone into specific diseases such as diabetes, heart issues, cancers, etc.):




– Slackening memory

– Osteoporosis

– Knee and ligaments issues

– Mood swings and irritability

– Loss of muscle mass

– Loss of strength 

– Virtually no production of sperm by testes

– Bladder control issues

– Loads of visceral fats

– Prostate issues

– Height loss

– Almost no more erections

– Very low libido and sex drive

– Possible depression
– Scalier and drier skin

– Decreased body hair



The sad truth is that the majority of men will go through their aging process from 40-50-60-70-80 with nary a word or care and just shoulder along. ALMOST ALL OF THE PROBLEMS CITED ABOVE HAS TO DO WITH THE LOSS OF TESTOSTERONE and NOT CARING.

What Can You Expect By Taking Andropause Succor

1-2 weeks:  

Better quality erections (hardness and ability to stay up longer)

More energetic and positive

Higher libido (sex drive)

Heightened metabolism

Less irritability and mood swings

Better quality sleep

More motivated and focused



Longer Term:   Stops hair loss

                      Less visceral fats

                      Retention of muscle mass

                      Better joints strength

                      Reduction in bone loss and danger of having osteoporosis

                      Elevated testosterone

                      Higher sperm count

                      Less lethargy and better temperament

Aging is inevitable but when there are sufficient research and science behind to remedy the situation, much like Hormone Replacement Therapy for women, we should take it.

By maintaining a sufficiently high testosterone level, we will age more gracefully and be active and have the strength to do more of the things we love.

ANDROPAUSE SUCCOR has formulated a largely herbal supplement to reverse the effects of low testosterone and more. Addressing anti-inflammation is a requisite platform to boosting overall health besides just raising testosterone for men.

You could be looking like someone like this on the left when you are 70-80. It’s a choice.

Two of the biggest myths … girls love guys who can cook, girls love guys who are humourous. Well, both are b.s. Girls will say that but at the end of the day, those two factors matter little. (Cynical laughs). 

Anyway, I love braised beef dishes, in particular if they are using the brisket. I try to marry the flavours of East and West in my simplified version. I got my brisket from Butcher’s Block, a 0.75kg to 1kg size would do fine.

Defrost brisket, put into a pot of cold water with some white peppercorns and a few slices of ginger. Bring to boil for about 5 minutes. Washed under cold water. I like to cut into slabs rather than cubes as I want it to retain more structure while going soft.

Slice some ginger (thumb size), cut 3-4 cloves of garlic. Fry with oil till aromatic (3 minutes), put in slabs of brisket to brown on both sides.

Pour in chicken or beef stock. Drop in 20gm of rock sugar, two tbsp of oyster sauce, one tbsp of soy sauce, one tbsp of dark soy, 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce, 10 white peppercorns, 3 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine, a couple of star anise, two bay leaves and a sachet of sup tulang (can easily get from supermarket).

Cut one carrot into coarse sizes and put in. Low heat for 1.5 hours. Taste broth – tweak with sugar or salt if needed. Slice daikon radish into coarse size put in after 1.5 hours. The thing will be ready by the second hour. Soft and tender.

< CORNED BEEF HASH
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2015/08/cooking-with-dali-kick-ass-corned-beef.html

SWEET & SOUR LAMB
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2014/10/cooking-with-dali-very-spicy-sweet-sour.html

CURRY PORK RIBS
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2013/08/cooking-with-dali-curry-pork-ribs.html

DRUNKEN CHICKEN
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2012/09/cooking-with-dali-drunken-chicken.html

BRAISED SPICY GARLIC FISH HEAD
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2013/09/cooking-with-dali-braised-spicy-garlic.html

PIG TROTTERS VINEGAR GINGER BROTH
http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2012/09/cooking-with-dali-pig-trotters-vinegar.html

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I HEREBY CHALLENGE MAHATHIR AND BERSATU TO PUT ZAKIR NAIK AS CANDIDATE FOR TANJUNG PIAI IF YOU WANT TO WIN.  OTHERWISE FUCK OFF AND LET AMANAH OR PKR CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATE.

IT IS TIME BERSATU DIE TOGETHER WITH MAHATHIR.

Pemimpin PPBM ajak Zarina Anjoulie, Fathia Latiff ‘check-in’ hotel

Seorang pemimpin Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) didakwa mengajak seorang pelakon, Zarina Anjoulie untuk melakukan kegiatan tidak bermoral di sebuah hotel.

Menurut Zarina, lelaki yang juga orang kanan Tun Mahathir itu turut mengajak pelakon Fathia Latiff untuk tidur bersama di hotel.

Apa yang lebih jijik, lelaki pertengahan usia berkenaan merupakan seorang suami orang!

Zarina menyifatkan perkara itu adalah ‘masalah orang-orang Tun’ yang baru dapat duit dan mula lupa diri.

Malaysia Day came and went but there were 3 highly insightful articles about our country, and where we are headed. Incisive but will the powers that be  listen? We do not seem to value being progressive or competitive. Sad because we have so many resources. Is it a mindset thing… well, obviously. Is it because our make-up is different from other countries … well, yes and there are challenges which are unique to us as a country, but certainly not so difficult as to impede our progress as a nation. The hardest part is over ….. come on people!!!

Do read the articles by David Wu, Zaid Ibrahim and Lim Kit Siang … and somehow hope someone is listening.

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By David Wu
Malaysia Today – A Reality Check

Long read but this post, essentially a comparison with China, is based on facts, true stories and personal observations.

In 1989, my late father and his two brothers visited their father’s birthplace in a small village just outside the city of Taishan in China. Traveling to China then was not a straightforward matter unlike today due to restrictions imposed by the Malaysian authorities. That was only 30 years ago.

To obtain approval from the authorities for travel to China, my father had to provide proof of correspondence with existing relatives there, among other things. I believe he had to show at least three years of correspondence for the application to be considered. He finally managed to obtain the approval and the rest, as they say, is history. China was just about to open up then, if I’m not mistaken.

My fifth uncle, a renowned and pioneer Malayan surgeon, traveled with my father and their eldest brother. He related a story to me not too long ago about a conversation he had with a Special Branch senior officer over a game of golf years ago. In it, the SB chap mentioned how the authorities were relaxing the requirements for ethnic Chinese Malaysians to visit China. One of the reasons was so that they can see for themselves how bad things were in China and with that experience would perhaps learn to appreciate Malaysia more. We were a rising Asian tiger then and China was, well, poor. That conversation took place just 20+ years ago.

By the time my father and his siblings visited China, we already had Proton cars and were well on our way towards Vision 2020 – the target date to transform Malaysia into a developed nation. China was still mired in poverty and Tiananmen Square happened.

I dated a Singaporean girl who eventually became my wife in the early 90s and during our early courtship, I travelled with her family to Hainan island to visit their relatives there. Their kampung was poor and relied on overseas family members for financial help to repair their homes or build toilets. We were there incidentally for a wedding too and I vividly remember a goat that was tied to a tree. The goat eventually became part of the dinner on the wedding night. I also recall a cousin who was about to leave the village for greener pastures in Beijing. He was going to train to be a stockbroker then. I do sometimes wonder if he’s a wealthy man today. Who knows?

I relocated to Singapore soon after my daughter was born. I remember the early Pei Du Mamas (study mothers) who were given special resident passes to accompany their bright children who were selected to study there by the Singapore government. To make ends meet, these aunties would find work, mostly in massage parlours. They couldn’t speak any English, were rather uncouth and having underarm hair was the prevalent fashion for them then. They were looked down upon.

That was only around 20 years ago.

Meantime, Malaysia was still scaling new heights for herself. By then, not only were we making cars, we were home to the world’s third longest bridge and the tallest buildings in the world. Today, the Penang bridge doesn’t even count in the world’s top 30 ranking (ironically dominated by Chinese bridges) and the twin towers have long been dwarfed.

Ironically, Proton is also now 49% owned by the Chinese, who coming from having no car industry to speak of then are now making some nifty ones of their own today, one of which I rode in recently in China but can’t even place the name of the make. A very swish SUV it was too, complete with all the fine trimmings that wouldn’t be out of place in a continental model.

Look at China today.

In a little more than 20 years, it has gone into orbit and at a pace that is truly frightening. Corruption is tackled with an iron will and it won’t be long before the much derided ‘Made in China’ labels morph into ‘Made by China’. Well, you only have to look at Huawei to get an idea.

When I was in Beijing for the first time recently, I was completely taken aback by its unbelievable development. Mind you, Beijing is an old city therefore the immaculate state of the city today is nothing to be scoffed at, more so given the size of the behemoth that it is. Clean, organised, and surprisingly quiet for a giant metropolis given their wide usage of electric vehicles. I had expected mayhem and bustle, instead I found pristine when I arrived, I kid you not.

Three years ago, when I cycled in the southeast of China, I was already in awe of their seemingly insatiable appetite for construction. Imagine travelling between say, Alor Setar to Butterworth on the old trunk road only to find Simpang Empat, Kota Sarang Semut, Guar Chempedak, Gurun, Bakar Arang filled with new high rise apartment blocks. That’s probably the best way to describe what I saw as I rode past pockets of little towns there.

The Chinese presence globally was also felt during my cycle around the world. They are just about everywhere, building roads, railways and other infrastructure for other countries. It’s quite scary, to be perfectly honest, and there is not a shred of doubt left in my mind that we are looking at the next colonial master, albeit in the economic sense rather than military, if she wasn’t one already.

Now look at where Malaysia is today.

25-30 years ago, we were up there. As mentioned above, we even wanted the ethnic Chinese Malaysians to go visit China so that they can see for themselves how terrible things were then. 25-30 years ago, we still spoke English. The Chinese didn’t. Today, the Chinese are making great efforts to speak more English while our own proficiency has taken a dive. Even the lady at the airport’s taxi stand in Beijing spoke English. Not perfect, but more than passable. Give then a few more years and I shudder to think. Who knows, French or Spanish next?

I met my 10 month old Chinese grand nephew in Taishan recently. The age gap between him and his elder sister is 10 years. I jokingly asked my nephew and his wife why have a child again after so long and was stumped by the answer. The family has a new member simply because the Chinese government changed the one child policy to a two child policy. Well, I suppose if you’re gonna conquer the world, you might as well have more people to serve that purpose.

So while the Chinese and other SEA nations are forging ahead (it already cost RM1400 to buy 10000 baht today), we are stuck in the same old same old unproductive narrative of race and religion. While others are seeking real knowledge we look for more religious education. While others are familiarising themselves with new languages, we want to reintroduce khat on a national level yet can’t even decide if it’s art, compulsory, optional or not.

Let’s not even talk about innovation and technology.

Sorry, but we can’t even yet look at every citizen as Malaysian today, at least in good spirit. All we seem to be really good at today is politics. And speculating who’s the next Prime Minister after electing a 92 year old who incidentally was at the helm during those glorious years. How sad is that? 

We still hear of the Chinese being told to go back to China. Really? Be careful what one wishes for. But REALLY, how truly sad is that?

And with the directive from the religious authorities that Muslims may no longer hold joint prayers with folks of other faiths, any notion left that we are a moderate Muslim country went right out the window. Heck, we can’t even get being a moderate Muslim nation right.

How sad is that?

Forget China, we will never get to where they are today nor where they will be in the foreseeable future, but at least keep up with our neighbours. Countries that we used to visit because they were cheap have already overtaken us and we are still singing ‘Setia’ and watching corporate sponsored feel good festivity videos about how we once were?

Sure, those videos are nice, but we need to stop lying to ourselves. Our country is in dire health. Someone took less than 30 years to dominate the world yet we, being independent for 62 and up there once, are still talking about integration while actively segregating communities?

We have many Malaysians who do brilliantly abroad but the focus is invariably on their ethnicity or if female Muslim, is she wearing a headscarf. Or not. I mean, seriously?

What on earth is in the water which we drink that makes us so utterly deluded? Ridiculous, even.

I am not sure which frightens me more – that China is marching ahead at full steam and that our neighbours are leapfrogging us, or that we have fallen so far below the perch we once so proudly stood on.

Oh, and there’s that little island south of the border, lest we forget.

I love my country with all my heart, am a super proud Malaysian and loathe to criticising her but we need a reality check or we will have very little to be proud of someday apart from nasi lemak and teh tarik. As it is, we’re not even proud of the kebaya so pardon me if anyone should find this post an inconvenient truth.

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By Zaid Ibrahim

“ The problem is really more serious than that.”

For the past 40 years or more the Malays have been cocooned away from the real world.

A friend who used to be Chairman of a very large Malay corporation that survived almost completely on government handout projects and concessions said that the skill sets and the work ethics inside his organisation “have nothing to do” with the real world outside.

The entire Malay ecosystem was carefully nurtured to keep them away from mixing with the real world.
Be it in business, education, social interactions, RELIGION, politics, language, sports, art and just about anything human beings do everyday. 

The common theme in all these areas of “endeavour” were lower standards. Lower the bar. 

For over 40 years the Malays have been dumbing down – at a time when the other non Malay communities have been making better strides and when other countries have been making giant strides.

Vietnam has announced that they will be manufacturing their own car the Vinfast. 
But it is a private sector effort with no taxpayers funds involved. The CEO and top managers are  American, ex General Motors.  The Vietnamese have already displayed the car at the Paris Auto Show. 

Hiring American CEOs, displaying their cars in Paris – what does that mean? The Vietnamese are seeking out the outside world and saying “We are coming to join you”.  And they are doing this without taxpayer funding – meaning it is market driven.

In Malaysia we went the other way. We wanted to develop our country ‘in our own mould’.  This was a misnomer. What it really meant was ‘We want to develop the Malays in their own mould’. 

The mould had a very simple design. It was an all encompassing Malay / Muslim cocoon. No other light, sound, smells, taste and even fresh air could get into the Malay / Muslim cocoon from the outside. This has been going on for over 40 years.

The others, especially the Chinese and some Indians (not all) did not want to be part of this cocoon system.  They have been clever and more fortunate. From very early on the Chinese caught on that the national education system will be going into the cocoon mode. 
Hence they invested heavily in their own education ecosystems.

They have held on tightly to the 1300 Chinese language primary schools in the country. And it has been successful.  When compared to the government’s “cocoon system” Chinese education has been much more successful in that they produce young people who can become productive citizens in the economy. 

Since the beginning of time, there are only 61 Chinese language secondary schools in Malaysia (“independent” Chinese schools offering the UEC certificate). Which has always been politicised.

But there are bigger elephants than independent Chinese schools being born everyday. For example the Chinese have gone big into private schools which offer the O and A levels, etc.  They are known as “international schools”. There are now a sizeable number of these “private international schools” in Malaysia offering primary to secondary level school education.  Many of these schools are run by the Chinese folks. The majority of the students, teachers and principals at these private schools are all Chinese.  They are doing a good job, serving the country’s needs quite well.  Non-cocoon education system.

There is another huge side effect to this “Malay / Muslim cocoon”. Which is what I want to talk about today.  And that is about leadership.

Anywhere in the world, in any system of government whether a democracy, monarchy, communist dictatorship, socialist dictatorship, authoritarianism, Islamic theocracy,  Hindu monarchy etc the leaders and the leadership WILL and MUST reflect the value system of the people or the society in that country.

1. Societies that are prone to violence and do not do much to curb anger and violence will produce leaders who will rely on violence to rule. Because that is what they understand.

2. Societies that do not like to listen to different points of view (especially about religion) will produce religious charlatans who will exploit the “no thinking zone”.

3. Societies that have cocooned themselves away from the outside world or from people other than their own kind will produce leaders who will manipulate their “fears of the outside”. This is NO rocket science.

4. Societies that do not compete will produce leaders who will frighten them with the “dangers of competition”.

I can keep on going but the leaders of any society will and must reflect what goes on inside their own society.

Their leaders will and must be fully soaked to the skin and bone with that society’s norms and value systems. 

Kalau value system bagus, pemimpin pun bagus.

Kalau value system tak bagus, pemimpin pun tak bagus.

They might have been born cerdik but they will never become pandai.  Cerdik is the intelligence that you are born with.  Pandai is the learning that you acquire.

In a cocooned environment, their cerdik people grow up to be ‘tidak pandai’ leaders. Because they have been denied an environment where they can compete and learn. They grew up inside a cocoon.

So can we expect 40 years of cocoon indoctrination to produce ‘world class’ ledership? Not likely.

Look at this screengrab here. Its an old Tanzanian folk tale.  There was a flood and the river overflowed. The fish were swept into the submerged grass. A group of monkeys decided to “save” the fish. They picked up the fish carefully and placed the fish on high, dry ground. 

This is what we are seeing in Malay society today. After over 40 years of being cocooned and growing up in a religious and racial slum, where ALL the standards have been lowered, we are now seeing their leaders who exactly reflect the lower standards of Malay / Muslim society.

This is the nail in the coffin. After 40 years of the airtight and watertight cocoon, now they really and honestly think that the rest of the world outside the cocoon is wrong. That indeed life inside their cocoon is the best in the world.

Their religion is the best despite its violence, hate, ignorance and poverty.

Their social norms are simply the best despite very strange aberrations in behaviour and the looming breakdowns in Malay society.  (This is a very serious issue – please do not dismiss this lightly.)

They can ignore everything else (and even despise everything else) because it is outside their cocoon.

Those who do not agree ‘can leave the country’.

So you see the  miserably failing Minister of Education Maszlee saying unbelievably dumb things like the  “Chinese should watch Upin and Ipin to learn Malay”. This is too stupid to even comment about.

In Port Dickson, the Brader spoke about using his own car to send his daughter to the university.  That is all he has to offer. There is not much else going on inside his cocoon.

Rafizi kept playing up personal issues (where is your dasar / vision bro?) 

By the way, can Rafizi show some audited accounts for all the money collected by Invoke? Some transparency would be good brader Rafizi.  Talk is you have some difficulty showing an audit of what happened to all that money you collected.

Asyraf Wajdi once said (I was present) that Islamic banking can still function because the Malays do not know High Court Judge Justice Abdul Wahab Patail’s ruling “against” Islamic banking.

Asyraf Wajdi has also just lost the elections. Their collective incompetence has seen UMNO being kicked out of government after 63 years. 

And the religious cocoon Pis-Pus guys are kissing up to the Malay cocoon UMNO guys.  As you can see in this montage:

At our government hospitals, water is leaking into the oxygen lines in the wards.

In government departments the cafeteria is still the center of the universe – not the work desk.

Soon after being appointed, the new Mayor of Kuala Lumpur visited the hawkers (warong folks).  To show solidarity? The tikus population in Kuala Lumpur will certainly rejoice. They will continue enjoying the endless supply of food scraps thrown into the longkangs and the drains by the warong hawkers. Indonesian warong operators will also be very happy.
Government “seminars” / conferences still begin with long winded introductions,  10 am pisang goreng breaks, 12 pm lunch breaks and 3 pm curry puff breaks.

So how does the cocoon deal with these obvious failures, the obvious non performance and the increasing criticism?

Thats easy. Just shout louder, make more threats, show more anger, the so called tough language. More racist and religious posturing. Its just sad camouflage, a weak cover up for the cocoon’s failure.

I strongly and firmly believe the Malays can be turned around. In about 15 years max. 

Before that can happen, we must crack that cocoon.

_Syed Akbar Ali at 4:59:00 PM_
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