{"id":1351,"date":"2009-02-27T10:58:12","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T15:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2009-02-27T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T15:58:12","slug":"malaysian-politicans-need-to-focus-on-the-economy-not-power-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/02\/27\/malaysian-politicans-need-to-focus-on-the-economy-not-power-plays","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian politicans need to focus on the economy, not power plays"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I don’t read dead tree newspapers (dislike newsprint, think I get more unbiased news online, anyway), but I wish I had got The Star<\/a> from a few days ago. Why?<\/p>\n

Because Anas Zubedy published an amazing ad<\/a>. He spent about RM40,000 on it. The gist of the message?<\/p>\n

\nPlease stop the power chase, call for a truce and focus on the economy.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Malaysia is about the only country that seems to focus largely on political power plays in this time of day. Every other country has a news service and a government that focuses on the economy. Our economic news seems to hardly cover the mainstream — lowering interest rates, losing value to the USD, job loss, and more. Politics though, still the focus.<\/p>\n

Stop the fighting. Its childish. We didn’t elect a government to lead us into more screwups. Fix the economy. If you’re Malaysian, read the ad<\/a>. If you’re not, realise that we might say we’re “Truly Asia” and multicultural, but that’s just on the surface — finding a “Malaysian” is hard (note: I feel for Zubedy, because I too like to call myself Malaysian — but I’m a rare breed), so maybe you’ll get a true picture from reading the ad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you want to know more about this colourful character, there’s an interview<\/a> with Zubedy, where he focuses and strives on unity. We need more forward-thinking Malaysians like Zubedy. We need Malaysians, period (you know, stop focusing on racial lines — stop race based parties, etc.).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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