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  • the man who forced the crocked bridge to be built in jb with his preferred contractor without open tender during his trilight days as pm n , guess what, the bridge won't connect to the singapore side since no agreement was reached--so much for a forward thinking man who lined his coat-tails with corrupt money.

  • @ifuknjk The bridge would have connected the middle part actually ... otherwise it would not be called a bridge. Abdullah was stupid to have stopped it.

  • Malaysia real independent in the true sense of the word during the time of dr mahathir..everthing that is within the interest of the local are intitutionalized so the country and it's people can built it's own strenght...and of course does who oppose him are just a bunch of chauvinist narrow-minded communist/socialist that hate the pure nationalist like dr M, and for the record none chinese & indian minority died of hunger during his rules even today but sure they will make some issues about it.

  • guess what..nobodys perfect

  • as a younger generation, i respect the man who steered Malaysia in modern times but i disagree with his method in handling racial tension and practicing massive cronyism

  • Not oppose him, but opposing the favor of the country at that time. If SO much commotion is allowed, instead of spending time on development, the entire government will be spending all their time debating about sex tapes, scandals and controversies. That is exactly what is happening right now in this developing nation. WE ARE STUCK! Leadership and management is 2 different things. No one said Tun is a saint, but he sure managed to balance the both.

  • old senile man in denial - tun M ...you need a doctor

  • but you must know Dr. M that you cause this hell let loose because you know in your mind that there is no idiot who can handle this country that you have shaped after your rule .... and you think that Lah and Jib can handle it ... they are both idiots as far as i know

  • there is no way for OTHER RACES to become prime minister unless the bumiputra hold more than 85% of malaysia economic.. until then if you NOT AGREE with this then you can become any other nationality and don't come back to malaysia anymore!!!!!! some of you who are not grateful to be malaysian are not welcome in this COUNTRY!

  • Indah Water is also this Mamak's job...!

  • bull shit.....anjing negara

  • lurve you for the foresight, for building the airport, kl sentral, monorail, universities, infrastructure, while yet maintaining a certain amount of balance (no one can be perfect...look at some other developing countries...) if someone else had ruled malaysia during his tenure ............

  • Love dr mahathir....!!!!!! yeaa!!!!

  • Mahathir is the world biggest crook. Racist, arrogant,corrupt and a tyrant. Only the well fed lazy Malays love him. But these Malays are stupid his policy only make Malays more lazy and rely more on the government hands out. He is alos lying because BN has been the ruling party and its run by UMNO. Only UMNO members can be the PM. He and every one knows that.

  • @utube3888 hahahaha.. do you think Singapore will allows Malay to be a prime minister?

  • agaknya org melayu suka kalau ade org hina Islam cam yg tomacomo ckp tu..

  • MY ASS, YOU CAN DREAM OF HAVING A CHINESE OR INDIAN Prime Minister, Big Liar you Mahathir, you USE ISA to lock up those who oppose against you. big liar

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  • @ftsj90 totally dude..just like singapore..both nation should be anal-ed

  • fuck mahathir mohammed. fuck all muslims, they are poor and dumb everywhere, and only get things through intimidating others through violence.

  • Twenty-two years of his rule only has only left the country with an entrenched culture of corruption and disappearance of public integrity. While we must respect and defend even his freedom to speak, we must search deep in ourselves as to whether we, too, have been poisoned by his racial profiling.

  • @Thelangchow so naive.

  • The world number-1 racist, deceive Malaysian, spreads hate, privatise Malaysian assets like Tenaga, Telekom, etc. causing enormous inflations...

  • @Marklimmy Oh shut up.. he made a lot of progress during his years. From your comments, I would think you are the one who are spreading hatred and being racist. Grow up and dont be greedy.

  • @sungaikantan Like sold 1000 gallon water for less than 10sen?what a joke!

  • The world number-1 racist, deceive Malaysian, spreads hate, privatise Malaysiam assets like Tenaga, Telekom, etc. causing huge inflations...

  • I respect and love this hero

  • Albeit at surface, he fights for Malay, but a matter of fact, he fight for himself and family, he is the one making inflation and destroys the wealth of nation...

  • he is the hero of building malaysia

    but story of conflicts between majorities and minorities is always raised by enemies of any society to destroy that country

    keep unified malaysia and go ahead

  • What a stupid question from JASON LAM!!!

  • @konzendouji11

    JASON LAM knows nothing about law...

  • long live DR MAHATHIR

  • Happy Malaysia day!

    Just read 'The Malay Dilemma' today. He's got his point. a little biased but he justified the debatable issue of privileges. nonetheless, he never pointed out nor that he supported the so called "malay supremacy" concept. he's just a bit 'ultra melayu'.

  • @pacifictuna

    And he is a mammad too though he conveniently choose not to recognized his own root as he so own up in his latest memoir. If he can do that he is not a person with principal. That tells what kind of pig he is. He cannot be trusted.

  • He is the Father of Racist.

    He successfully spreads hate among races in Malaysia.

  • @Marklimmy

    Delusional but certainly a genius and brave one who truly speaks his mind

  • Everyone will remember him as the "Father of Racist"

  • Majority Malaysians of all races are SICK to the teeth of his deceitful, racist and corrupt ways to ENRICH himself & family.

    Loved by Corrupt & Racists.

    Mahathir corrupted & destroyed our judicial ,police & anti corruption agency in framing Anwar using these Insts.

    Thank God Good people of all races saw through his personal agenda and voted Anwar back as MP .

    STOP Corruption,Deaths in Polis Custody and the decline in trust in our Judiciary.

    Hidup REFORMASI  !

  • Mahathir, you're in a fix now, aren't you..saying NASTY THINGS .. YOU ARE DESCRIBING YOURSELF, YOU SAVAGE MAN!! You were making fun of my country !! Thanks to those people who uploaded for us around the world to see what a double-headed snake you obviously are!!

    In MAHATHIR BOMBING SINGAPORE and MAHATHIR WANTS TO BOMB SINGAPORE vid clips..they said it all about what your devious mind contains! Where is your soul going to??

    YOU ARE THE WICKED WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING!!

  • though i supported malaysian opposition, i think dr mahathir is an outstanding stateman

  • mahathir is very good

    malaysia with him have 123 frigate,134 corvette 10 submarines

    1200 battle 155mm tank

    anti ship missile

    85 modern fighter aircraft

    and 10 years war budget for malaysia independent

  • how is he doing?

  • Great leader? Let's face the facts:

    1) Economy: Singapore with little resource is doing far better than Malaysia.

    2) Racial relation: Ask what non Malay feel about him.

    3) Father of "development": Any mediocre leader will did it with such abundance of resources

    4) Projects: Tell me what projects that truly are successful.

    I just can't recall any real feat he had done.

  • @adamyt0987 why must compare with singapore ? singapore was to be ours but the chinese stole it from us .

  • @aszkanfederation28 that means you are a typical product under Mahathir's rule.

  • @adamyt0987

    no matter how u put it, Dr Mahathir is the best... on the other hand, Anwar, if not because of him being a sobom, he could have been the one capable enough to replace him...

  • Strong integrity and born to be leader this is what make dr. Mahathir the best. Some people call him iron fist ruler but this is one great character that a leader should have. 100% balance in leadership is totally impossible but too much of monopoly also not good but dr. M is just somewhere in between of that.

  • mr m adopt hitler's strategy - ' tell a lie n tell them often so that (stupid) peeple will believe im' ...neo nazism no longer hav a place in zis world.

  • mr najib iz better v think.

  • mahathir should learn from singapore, how we help to upgrade the malays

  • Mahathir who framed his Deputy Anwar has know by labelled by his countryman as the Father of Racism and Corruption.

    After sacking and framing Anwar who is now Opposition Leader , Mahathir grab the Finance post held by Anwar.

    Today Mahathir and Sons are the Richest top 20 Billionaires in Malaysia.

    Yet he goes on and on about how poor the malays are.

    Why dont he and his sons distribute their suspect wealth to the poor?

  • @judevox i think the one who spread racism as an issue is Anwar Ibrahim himself , in the Mahathir era racial problems were not so bad like now

  • Dr. Mahathir is the greatest leader Malaysia has ever had. Alhamdulillah. Those who throw insults and accusations against him without proof or substantiation are simply blowing hot air. Every individual whatever his race may be is wonderful by nature siva ahmaq. Indians are as corruptued as any other race and any other race is as corrupted as the other. Corruption is not the monopoly of any particular race.

  • Racist is shameful & sinful, nothing to be pround of, leaders should help all poors..

  • Mr Mamak Malaysia!

  • Deceitful Racist Mahathir after framing & sacking Anwar took over finance post and no guessing why he wanted finance post. He hides his ill gotten wealth behind racist & controversial views while surveying his empire from

    Formula 1 Racing, San Miguel Beer factory in Phillippines, Porsche Franchise,

    Bakery, Island in Langkawi and shops in complexes etc etc.

    All billions amassed during his rule. Peoples money stolen , hidden by proxies

    Mahathir loved by the Lazy & Corrupt..

  • Mahathir framed Anwar and took over finance post is a DECEITFUL politician who hide his ill gotten wealth behind racist and controversial speeches.

    He and his sons control Formula 1, multi million bakery, an island in Langkawai call Marina named after daughter, San Miguel Beer factory in Phillipines( he preaches the virtues of good muslim ),

    shops in prestigious complexes ,Porsche franchise and many more assets.......all not siphoned when he was Finance & PM.

    Loved by the Lazy & Corrupt.

  • mahathir is malay

    he is just a malay with indian blood

  • sampai bila kita baru boleh Maju!? Jadi, kerja samalah, bersatupadulah...sekarang sudah Satu malaysia ! tunggulah.....malaysia akan jadi baik! Jangan gaduh-gaduh, Jangan buat hal menyesal! tanya orang tua berumur 98-110,ipoh pun banyak! orang dahulu memang sudah satu malaysia banyak lama,Jangan buat orang tua sakit hati!

  • Bangunlah Orang Malaysia ! Sedarlah Orang Malaysia! Tolong Menolonglah! Kalau Beza Kaum, Sampai Bila Kita

  • @tshllgps kita org bkn beza kaum ,tapi ada org suka menghina kaum,...lu phm ka ....amaaa...

  • aiyo...semua orang dalam pages ini serupa cakap gaduh-gaduh,pun ada orang serupa banyak pandai sejarah! Sejarah!Bacalah Sejarah Dunia dan uji!Jangan gaduh lagi! tanya sendirilah...berapa % kamu telah tolong sendiri? Wah! Banyak Pandai ar? Mengapa masih banyak orang dalam keadaan miskin?

  • wow i couldnt believe theres so many stupid conservative malaysians. he worked so hard for malaysia yet so many malaysians critisize him for god knows reason...u have to wake up we all have to!!!! cmon its our country we talking about not races.......be more mature....

  • dei Mahatir macha...tamil taremah? I thought that a person of mix race is supposed to follow his/her fathers race? no ah???? that means im also not indian la??? suni!!!! dai!!!

  • Whatever you said, people now love him more and more and appreciate how active he was as a leader. He could control multicultural and multi faith of his people and bring Malaysia to extreme high. Educated Malay love him so much nowdays

  • sunnimanhaj talks cock here, and he talks loads of it. During the 90's era, even if you put your grandfather as Malaysia's PM, you would have seen the same development, probably better development if your grandpa was not as corrupted as Mahataik. BTW, do you read books and analyze news or are you just a mere illiterate monkey ?

  • And check his denial of his Indian root. Accustom to local culture according to him means there's no Indian, Chinese or Malay...we're fuckin Malaysians, all of us. Then why are we discriminated according to our race ? Oh, that rule applies only to him !

  • This fcuker always maintain "free speech freedom with restriction" rhetoric quite often. He fails to see something about speech freedom...you either speak freely (Like in India or America) or you don't speak at all (Like Burma). I don't understand about his stupid version of freedom of speech. Moron !

  • One senile old man who got Lambasted by his coleague(Datuk Nazri).Sudah Tua it duduk rumah diam diam lah,Apa nak bagi mulut cedera punggung.Padan Muka engkau si tua mamak,Tak mengaku KELING tapi cakap melayu.Hang takut melayu tepikan kan engkau anak KELING.

  • Dear Son of gun, just to draw your attention, no matter who ever you are, orang asli is the sole owner of this nations, malays, chinesse and indian just pre occupied the land. Stop mentioning the words keling, i dare u to said the words in front of indian man. Just go hide your self inside your mother pupupuki..

  • dear 19790609,You are so rude and dont belong to any culture,I hv no reason to adhere to your opinion,i hv mine and will stand to it OK...i DARE TO SAY KELING anywhere and anytime...........

    Can you prove ,Orang asli's are the legal owners of this country...if so there are orang asli in every country.Talk with brain not through anything else...go and study history my friend and come back ok.dude

  • @muhammadsiva Then why the hell is their name Orang Asli?

  • Mahathir is the most shrewed Operator who amassed a fortune as PM /Finance Minister for himself and family .

    A Man who plays the race card to the hilt to gain ernormous wealth and who frame Anwar Ibrahim.

    He destroyed Malaysia Democracy ,Judiciary and Racial Harmony and should be investigated for corruption !

    REFORMASI Hidup Pakatan Rakyat !

  • Orang melayu wujud dari hasil perkahwinan campur dengan pelbagai kaum.Dengan itu kebudayaan, bahasa,makanan,pakaian dan lain lain semuanya hasil dari asimilasi dengan budaya asing.Maka wujudlah orang melayu dengan budayanya.Perdana Menteri semuanya dari hasil campuran.

  • Mahathir is only malaysians. He's not malays. He doesnt know about Ketuanan. sory....

  • he's not malay?

  • This old man admitted recently that he is racist , as part of UMNO being single ethnic party. He almost forgotten all the Malaysian commitment he made during his 22 years tenure of PMship.

    He is speaking the truth , his ugly truth now. He was lying in the past to cover up his "ethnic chauvinism".

    He doesn't deserve to be respected because he is unqualified as Malaysian, by far.

  • Orang Melayu sudah lupa bahawa dia telah menaikan taraf kelulusan Pengajian Islam semasa dia menjawat Menteri Pelajaran.Termasuk Bank Islam,Universiti Islam dan banyak lagi berkaitan Syariah Islam.

  • melayu mudah lupa

  • comella tun!!!!!

  • for all who is at a political site or individually hate him..will alway deny this man..for me i'm proud to be a MALAYSIAN because

    of this MAHATHIR MOHAMAD..there is no such a perfect man to refelct all the MALAYSIA today..to all the ungrateful..just been as usual..coz deep down of u, u know u wrong..

  • Yes I agree with you very much. Any way what happen to the finding of the Royal Commission about this Linggamgate. I do hope another commission be held on Port Klang Free Zone. What about this stupid comment or audit finding.Mahathir was not involve,I'm sure!!!!!!! Such a great leader

  • orang melayu mudah lupa, tanpa Tun Mahathir ,rakyat Malaysia terutama orang Melayu tak kan sampai taraf hidup seperti sekarang,sunggoh pun saya jauh dirantau ,tapi saya proud Tun Mahathir yang telah memajukan kestabilan economi Malaysia.

  • tue mmg betul, tapi mahathir dah melampau sgt

  • The Transport Ministry and the Port Klang Authority (PK) have, as expected, put a positive spin to the RM4.6 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. It's a project of national strategic interest. It will help position of Port Klang as a premier port that will be able to compete against Singapore. I believe Mahathir must have designed & planned it well & Spore PSA is shivering now or bankrupt

  • An amazing and sincere leader, for me a pakistani I wish if Allah could give us one leader like Mahathir, the kind of decision he made for his country especially refusing aid from IMF in late 90s saving his country from the trap, rite now most muslim countries couldnt get out of, dracula called IMF is chewing what ever is left of Pakistan rite now Anwar Ibrahim supported taking this recovery aid he off course later became visiting fellow of american universities.

  • Why not recommend him to Pakistan. He could be your consultant. He could bring his pet project like Port Klang Authority (PK) has a positive spin to the RM4.6 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. It's a project of national strategic interest. It will help position of Port Klang as a premier port that will be able to compete against Singapore which is now shivering. Pakistan too could be a shipping hub

  • @bade34 2 rights don't correct 1 wrong. Mahathir was and is still a horrible racist.

  • Mahathir should talk more about WHY the disparity exists, and why hasn't the NEP been effective in countering this. Pretty much everything he is talking about is simply theoretical

  • @bade34 Believe me, he is much more evil than you think. Trusting politicians is the last thing you want to do.

  • the majority of ppl in Msia getting poor due to the corruption of the majorities leaders..

  • where was Malaysia before Mahathir? You want to live in the old days where most of the nation were in fact POVERTY STRICKEN? What corruption are you talking about? Show the proof and go to the nearest police station nd lodge a report!

  • When an idiot talks he only reminds his nation that he is the mastermind of Sodomy. This means, Sodomy's Country at best be known infinitely and universally. Thus gave birth to the hot favorite local delights called soto-me promotes high on the lists for demands. After all, Sodomy Boleh-Lah!

  • whatever they say..IM PROUD OF HIM!! now..he has his root...his son..MUKRIZ MAHATHIR now leading umno's youth...i hope one day...he can be next PM for malaysia as good as his dad and i pray for that..ameen..insyaAllah

  • thanx Tun.... god job

  • no matter how much corruption he did, you have to admit he is really-really good for what he have done for the country that we live in now. I love You Dr Mahathir.

  • what corruption are you talking about? Don't just talk?

  • Malaysian Godfather!!!

    Mahathir,You rock dude!!

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  • Corrupt Corrupt Corrupt tyrant. He egoistic and eccentric. He is nothing more than that. He is the embodiment of UMNO Baru.

  • Mahathir though had strong leadership quality but his use of Police & the Judiciary to silence his opponentand frame Anwar Ibrahim is his downfall and he has lost the respect of Majority of Malaysians .

    Mahathir =Corruption & Racism

    Only those who has benefiited fr his racist /corrupt ways worship him.

    Thank God for Keadilan-Pas-Dap who have Honourable Men & Women and now enjoy trememdous support all over Malaysia.

    Man like Datuk Zaid Ibrahim are rare and GEM .

  • ppl in pakistan love this guy...

  • Mahathir 'ketuanan melayu' ia lah satu cara untuk kekayaan dia dan keluarga dia.

    Anak dia ada 'Shipping Co. ,Porsche franchise, Formula 1 Racing, Mahahthir ada Bakery dan Pulau Marina etc.

    Rakyat tak bodoh lagi.

  • klu dia ada big company pun.. dia BERHAK mendapat.. atas usaha dia sendiri, igt senang ke nak jd PM... klu ko nak jd mcm tu ko usaha lah jd PM.. sekurang2nya dia dah manage malaysia dgn baik.. yg penting jgn nak mkn hasil keuntungan negara dah lah mcm menantu %&#%#.. klu ko duduk kat situ pun sama gak!! apa dia dah buat kat kau.. adakah dia buat dirikau susah/merempat/x dpt mkn/ etc... bersyukur apa yg ada.. usaha mengejar kejayaan.. sebab peluang ada dimana saja klu kita berusaha keras..

  • btul aku sokong!!!

  • TUN dont forget u are mama , there are 100 of thousen mama cant be malay why ha

  • iyoo iyoo mahatir kuttty...walau apapun lu keturunan india la .... sebab tu u ade otak... kalu u nie melayu mesti otak kerbau.........kalau bukan otak india melayu still mesti atas pokok atau bawah loji najis indah water

  • Perhaps Mahathir's way is the best way to govern Malaysia. Since, during his tenure.. especially 1990-1997.. his administration won full support from the people.

  • Those who are trying to keep trying to dismantle Mahathir''s point of views and distort his reputation as PM BY EXPLOITING the history of policies in his tenure should have the gut to churn out rationally his critics. As we cannot shut his mouth then we should be wise enough to stop being or talking too defensive. Defensive could cause inaccurate judgement in many ways. SO STOP FLAUNTING ANY OUTRANKS' ASSES PEOPLE!

  • No one is going at each others throat. I don't understand why Mahathir is thinking that. I'm liking Malaysia now because we have open discussions on issues that are considered taboo b4. As long as our daily work are not affected, i don't mind these constructive arguments.

  • Maybe Mahathirs method of divide and rule is the only way, because this is what the people want...The chinese wants their own school, language and etc and so as the indians. What are we complaining now? ITs just that after 50 years, UMNO has become too corrupted and needs to be cleaned up. How to do that? i'm not sure but definitely not with NajIB

  • why the indians..there r only 8 percent

  • 8percent out of 20mil is still a lot.

  • nope...

  • mahathir just a mosang indian , pretend to be Melayu, cheat all Melayu money , then bring up racist issue all the time to make Melayu believe in him, so as he can cheat again. Ular mia attitude .

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  • i support DR MAHATHIR

    he is one of the best prime minister in the world.................

  • I totally agree with you, and I am Mexican. It would be awesome if we could borrow him and let him rule Mexico for 20 years~

  • @shockboy1992 Hahaha, it is a real joke in the world

  • Anwar: Our NEP proved us right(22/5/1992, NST)

    PETALING JAYA, Thurs. - Malaysia's affirmative action aimed at fairer distribution of the nation's wealth under the New Economic Policy (NEP)... has proven to be positively viable in the light of the bloody Los Angeles racial riots. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said ... the United States was beginning to talk about affirmative action, distributive justice and a concerned and caring society, actions already implemented in Malaysia.

  • Anwar also thought NEP is a success:

    Anwar: NEP served Bumiputeras well (6/1991, New Sunday Times)

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - The New Economic Policy (NEP) which expired last year should not belittled as it was formulated during the early 70s, a turbulent period for the contry's politics and economy. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said tonight the NEP had benefited Bumiputeras who gained through rural and agriculture development, education and industrialisation programmes.

  • Is Proton a success? Anwar thinks it is:

    PM deserves credit for Proton success: Anwar

    CREDIT for the national car's success belongs to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. Dr Mahathir not only mooted the idea but followed it aggressively to ensure the success of the project, he said. (8/1/1997, Business Times)

  • when autocar said the new proton saga was good, and before when it said that the proton waja and persona was better in handling than other cars in its class, was it doing what you name as regurgigating false facts from the UMNO handbook? Your level of stupidity depresses me..were you sniffing glue some time back..or dont tell me you were at chernobyl in 1986 getting a healthy dose of radiation..cos that'll explain a lot..

  • GM thoroughbred? WTF MAN? GM can only sell its cars in US,never really gained sales in europe and asia...ever wondered why? And now GM is falling..bad..cos bmw merc audi and japan's toyota and honda is ruling in US..wei! seriously i never met someone as stupid as you..konon2 pandai keta la..at least Proton is selling well in middle east countries..is there was a subjet on cars for UPSR, its guaranteed you'll fail man..

  • You see 90% of our political leaders are crap, no quality both on BN and opposition side.

    There are really pressing issues:

    Crime - People are fucking dying like flies if nothing is done about it, people are going to arm and protect themselves and take out ANYONE who stops their self defense including the useless police.

    Suppliers - The oil price is down 2/3 from the peak and still sundry goods have not come down. Why ? wholesaler crooks are controlling the price, go an do something about it.

  • This fool doesn't even have the moral or intellectual guts to read and understand the comments before demanding a " reply button".

    Typical UMNO fan, when the facts flies against his party propaganda, he buries his head into the sand.

    Like I said : GM = thoroughbred , Proton = pariah ass. What part of that is unclear?

    Reply button again ? or more regurgitations of false " facts " from the UMNO handbook.

  • LOL. I told you. I am no politician, I am no UMNO supporter! Are you able to read or not??

  • Nothing wrong with it many other countries have clone cars, have to start somewhere but be a man be truthful , hold up your hand and say yes this is where we are at but we will improve instead of bullshitting just to save face .

    Noone will respect and you know it.

  • Can somebody tell this idiot that Proton is nothing more than a pile metal wrapped around a Mitsubishi engine.Talk of subsidies is another pseudo intellectual bullshit.

    He conveniently forgets that Ford/GM have been around for 100 years and that they basically INVENTED the modern motorcar.

    Comparing Proton to Ford/Gm is like comparing an ass to a thoroughbred champion.

  • Hello my fellow Malaysian, if you wanted to discuss about my comments, why don't you hit reply and we can talk about it.

    That was my point there about GM! I was discussing with Mr Teq that even GM had to be bailed out by US gov even they've been in the industry for more than a hundred years! Proton is relatively young. So, there's no need of going around and yelling stupid at people while we can sit and talk.

  • M is the last one that can talk about polarisation, as it is he that was /is a keen supporter of the NEP, the greatest polarisation tool.

    Also he is a hypocrite, ashamed of his Indian seeds, see him squirm as Riz presses him. Normally he is glib mouth and cocky but not this time.His weak point - uncovered !

  • babarizuan is a typical UMNO pseudo intellectual , he disguises his ignorance by what he thinks are large " impressive " comments, despite fact that nobody is impressed.

    Telecoms,banking,transport are all in Malay hands not to mention the richest guy in MY is an Indian. So much for the oft repeated UMNO bullshit as it is they who control the economy - UMNO OWNS the very banking system itself ! usuary - haram !

  • I'm not a supporter of UMNO my friend. I'm no politician.

  • Liberalism is very big problem for Malaysia!

  • Chinese are the richest and Malays have nothing?

    What bullshit - telecoms,banking,transport are all in Malay hands not to mention the richest guy in MY is an Indian.

    Chinese send their kids o/seas cause they quota system blocks them from entering local U's.

  • Chinese hold most of the Malaysian economics. If Malays didn't maintain their political power, the stability of this country would be volatile. We cannot allow any civil war to happen. We've been doing relatively well over the past 50 years. Peace is very important and it is more vital than money.

  • Over the past years, our country was still young. Thus, we need sort of a wise autocratic leadership which can tell and delegate people on how to do this and that. But now it seems that the Malaysians are getting more and more educated, maybe the time has come to liberalize the country. But, the problem is Malaysians like Dr M said are still confined by racial political systems, thus the transformation needs to be done step by step and not too sudden.

  • erkk did some1 here really read proton history well?

    For your kind info, the coming of Mitsubishi was not to bail out proton, Mitsubishi is the main partner in establishing PROTON.

    proton almost bankrupt.. a few times??

    Proton pay out their soft loan much earlier then schedule. And had 1 million cash reserve then, building the slim river plant without any loan.

    if you are talking about AUTOMOBILE industries going down.. Ford, Chrysler to name a few... Duhhhh!!

  • I agree with his ponit of view on ethnicity!

  • Mahathir was born on 10 July 1925, in Alor Star, the

    capital of the northern state of Kedah,[8] the

    youngest of nine children[9] of a schoolteacher and a

    housewife. His father, Mohamad Iskandar, was of

    half-Indian origin, being the son of a Malayalee

    Muslim (who migrated from Kerala) and a Malay mother,

    while Mahathir's own mother, Wan Tampawan, was Malay.

  • Mahathir damn handsem sei

  • wtf?

    His smile is miang.

  • bensjt- but Malaysia was chosen as Aljazeera broadcast centre in Asia.

    and That comes with a reason ;)

  • Mahathir did build Malaysia, not one is denying that. That said, he destroyed what he built. Look at us now... what to be proud of? Proton? no one know about Proton outside of Malaysia, KLIA is loosing money every day, Putrajaya..a dead town, KLCC, are you sure is fully Malaysian funded? Rampant corruption, low rankings University...

    Mahathir is a racist and a dictator, that's a fact!

  • Im proud of Dr Mahathir. He made it possible 4 d buildin of PROTON industry, KLCC, KLIA, F1, LRT, CYBERJAYA, n off course d jewel of all, d PUTRAJAYA as d new administrative capital 4 d nation. Not many country has a such capital. His d best.

  • I dont agree with you on all level. He did contributed lots to Malaysia. But, honostely, for example, Proton is not a brand that we can be proud of. It almost went bankrupt for couple of times, not until strategic alliance with the big automobile occurs, such as Lexus and Mitsubishi.

  • I used not to like him. But when he stepped down, I realize that he'd done a lot for this country.

    Proton is doing good. 30 years in automobile industry, it seems like they've achieved considerably well. Don't say you want to compare Proton with BMW, that's absurd. About Proton almost went bankrupt, maybe you should read some news on GM in the US. LOL. The US Senate refused to bail out GM and White House still urged GM to be bailed out. GM is almost dead. You know how big GM is.

  • That is exactly the mindset that never spur us forward. 'Cant compare Proton with BMW'. I know the US bailout on GM. But in this instance, GM is not owned by the Government, Proton is. Just imagine if Proton is 100% public own and run, I would imagine in will be closed down by 2000. Back home, you read all the wonderful news in Proton. But my friend, in Australia, Proton was voted the worse commercial car for 3 years running, just behind Daewoo.

  • I mean seriously, we need to be optimistic but don't forget we must be rational. LOL. The US Senate did not allow the bail out but the White House kept pushing on it. GM almost broke!

  • It would be very interesting to see what would happens to Proton if it is operated under 100% 'invicible hand' market. I bet it wouldn't last.

  • Definitely, it wouldn't. Government intervention is needed when essential industries of the country are going down. If they didn't, the country itself will pay for it.

  • My friend, I agreed with you on most of your comments, e.g. The ideology of Malaysians is still far from reach, that is to say, where are still very much 'malay', 'chinese' and 'indian' ideologies. Indeed, my friend, any transition should be done slowly. But, in Proton case, I completely disagreed.

  • No problem at all. Liberties of thought needed to be encouraged if we want to go further. If everybody agrees, we are not going anywhere.

  • I reckon I might be talking to a politican here. See, mate, I am heavily influenced by the 'free market and invincible hand' paradigm. I will be writting a PhD on that soon. It would be interesting to know you, as you are bright, I reckon any inputs would be constructive.

  • LOL. Not as bright as you are. My field is engineering but I took an economic class with one of the finest economist in the US. So, I learned a lot from him. Free market is good but even the US government had their hand in the market sometimes if things got out of control. Recent examples: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and GM. Sure, I'd love to discuss anything with you.

  • Who is the guy you learn economic from? Have you ever heard of Thomas Kuhn? A science and engineering student who turns into one of the greatest 20th century philosopher who rocks the world of social sciences (including economic) and hard/applied sciences.

  • I would keep in touch with you, as simple conversation would spark a few ideas for me.

  • Yeah. I've heard of his name but not really familiar. Mine was Prof Stephen Buckles, I'm not sure whether you've heard of him but his really good. Muhammad Yunus the Noblelaureate, also was from my school.

  • Yeah. vThe Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Economic Education in America. He is the champion in economic and education, foremost, in environment and sustainable living. I had the privilege to meet him once in conference in Greece. Very bright and yet humble person.

  • Seriously? Prof Buckles is awesome. I enjoyed his class a lot and I'm honored to have such a genius as my Prof. Why didn't you do your PhD in the US?