27 April 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Siasatan menyeluruh terhadap skandal 1MDB masih berterusan di seluruh dunia.
> Iswardy Morni, pakar politik - Anwar bertindak bijak dan berhati-hati, oleh itu reformasi melambat.
> Mahmud Epah, PKR Asa Jaya - Menentang pembinaan kasino, mengutamakan pembangunan pelancongan landskap semula jadi.
> Joy Ismail dari Tasik Chini - Masalah air untuk Orang Asli Tasik Chini masih berterusan kerana tasik tetap tercemar.
> Guru George dari Kuching - Murid-murid perlu memakai pelitup muka apabila mereka kembali ke sekolah.
On Today Show
> Special Randau – the overall investigation into the 1MDB scandal is still ongoing worldwide
> Iswardy Morni, Political analyst – Anwar acted wisely and cautiously, which is why the reform is slowing down
> Mahmud Epah, PKR Asa Jaya – Oppose building casinos, prioritize developing natural landscape tourism
> Joy Ismail of Tasik Chini – Water woes for Tasik Chini Orang Asli persist as lake remains polluted
> Teacher George from Kuching – Students need to wear masks when they return to school
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Special Randau
- Today, the US court found rapper Pras Michel guilty of conspiring to lobby back channels to end the investigation into Jho Low (1MDB scandal)
- Yesterday, the Swiss court filed charges against two Petrosaudi officials believed to be Tarek Obaid and Patrick Mahoney for receiving illicit money from Good Star (1MDB scandal)
- so it would be morally and ethically wrong to pardon Najib. Meanwhile, the overall investigation into the 1MDB scandal is still ongoing worldwide.
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Iswardy Morni, Political analyst
*Anwar acted wisely and cautiously, which is why the reform is slowing down*
Leaders of the Opposition Party are trying hard to tarnish the image of PMX through the Aidilfitri Open House Program that will be held in the six states that will hold elections next July. They labeled the council as a waste of people's money, abuse of power, misuse of government machinery and challenging the dignity of the state government. This all shows the opposition state's fear of Madani's influence and concept brought by PMX - according to Iswardy.
Iswardy explained that every prime minister is given an allocation for a holiday event and it is up to the prime minister to hold an open house event anywhere with the amount of allocation that has been approved in the 2023 budget.
John Berthelsen wrote a Long article in the Asia Sentinel. Among John's criticisms, Reform is moving slowly under the administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Due to the participation of UMNO/BN and GPS in the Unity government. Iswardy admits that this statement is true, but according to Iswardy it is better to slow down than to stall the reform. Without the participation of UMNO/BN and GPS, Anwar will not be able to rule. This means the reform is stuck. However, with Anwar's wisdom, the Malaysian government today is still better. Although the reforms that Anwar wanted to bring were somewhat stuck. Anwar was not free to act because he was pressured by UMNO. But until now Anwar seems to still maintain his popularity and integrity by not interfering in judicial affairs, no corruption and abuse of power. Anwar acted wisely and cautiously.
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Mahmud Epah, PKR Asa Jaya
*Oppose building casinos, prioritize developing natural landscape tourism*
The individual opinion, he says that the economic situation in Sarawak is not suitable for building casinos, and the economic conditions of the people do not allow for it. Sarawak is not suitable for building casinos in any location.
He mentioned that Sarawak has natural landscapes to attract tourists, which is its biggest feature, and he does not understand why the GPS government wants to build casinos to attract tourists. Instead, he suggests that the Sarawak government should focus on promoting natural landscapes as tourist destinations.
He also suggests that the GPS Sarawak government should focus on promoting natural landscapes as tourist destinations instead of planning other projects that do not fit with the current situation in Sarawak, as the tourism industry in Sarawak has stagnated.
He also says that there are many policies in Sarawak that do not benefit the people, especially small business owners who have not received relevant benefits. Therefore, they urge the GPS government to solve these problems first, so that Sarawak businesses can operate well, before considering attracting foreign investors to open casinos.-----------------------------
Joy Ismail of Tasik Chini
*Water woes for Tasik Chini Orang Asli persist as lake remains polluted*
In July last year, Malaysiakini reported that Orang Asli villagers living near Tasik Chini were facing water woes despite residing right next to the second-largest natural freshwater lake in Peninsular Malaysia.This was due to the lake water being deemed unsafe for consumption because of pollution in recent years.
And till now, the community still facing the same problem.
Joy Ismail said that, they have been facing no water or very low pressure from their paip for many years as of now. But the worse is in recent months and during Hari Raya, where people have to use more water. They now have dig well to get water for washing clothes. Clean water supply by trucks twice a day also still insufficient. Their village is situated at a higher area and thus difficult to get water. They have brought up our issues to their YB. Even YB has raised up the issue, but still no action taken by the relevant authority. They hope that our government and relevant authority can work out to address this water supply as soon as possible
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Teacher George from Kuching
*Students need to wear masks when they return to school*
Media reported that Students may be required to wear face masks again as they return to school on May 2, amid concerns over the spread of the new Covid-19 variant, XBB.1.16 or Arcturus, which is highly contagious.
Teacher George from Kuching agrees that all teachers and students should be required to wear face masks as a precautionary measure against the spread of the outbreak. However, he hopes that this outbreak will not be as severe as COVID-19, as its effects on student learning in schools were very detrimental.
Remote learning was not effective due to students in rural areas not having access to the internet, resulting in a decline in student achievement, which is very concerning.
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