Why not aim for ‘no more idiots by 2050’?

No more women-blaming remarks by 2050, minister hopes

Tony Soprano: What? Is this a belated April Fool’s joke? You need 33 years just to stop women from being blamed for being victims? This is hopeless and ludicrous.

Beh Tahan: By 2050? Women, Family and Community Development Minister Rohani Abdul Karim is joking, right? Does it mean women have to bear such remarks till 2050?

Goldee: Yes, it is unthinkable that the politicians need to take 33 years just to stop making derogatory remarks on women.

So meanwhile, men can make all sorts of remarks and women would sit back and accept them as jokes? Why not make it an offence now to punish whoever make sexist remarks on women, after all we have laws on sexual harassment.

Malaysianheart: No one should make sexist remarks and then say he is only joking when reprimanded.

Think before you speak and be sensitive as well as respectful to others, as you would expect others to act in the same manner to you.

Fair&Just: Good god, traits like good character, behaviour, civility, can have a target date to acquire after BN has been in government for 60 years.

Oscar Kilo: How about aiming a higher target – no more idiots by 2050? Or no more corrupt Umno politicians by 2050? But first you must ask, will Malaysia still exist in 2050?

Mafeeah: Why wait until 2050 when you can start immediately? Of course, you can’t start immediately simply because BN is still in power, right?

Boeyks: Indeed, why not now instead of 2050, if you want to achieve anything?

By 2050, and with the way this country is heading, it is not surprising if women-blaming is no more, because by then we would have been Talibanised and women won’t be seen, let alone heard.

Roar For Truth: We should only pay our ministers their salary in 2050. That would be a win-win situation, and all our ministers should be very happy, right?

The Truth: Why are our ministers hoodwinked to target 2050 as the magical year? Is it because some feng shui guru said so? Why 2050 to stop woman-blaming, why not now? Why not yesterday, or last year?

The 2050 target is simply delaying tactics, rather than admitting BN cannot get things done.

Who’s who behind the Dalian Wanda Group

The Analyser: Shouldn’t the question be: Does Malaysia need this mega Bandar Malaysia project in the first place? It really does smell a lot like an elitist indulgence.

Pg People: What have the Malay Muslims, the muftis, ulama and all kinds of religious bigots have to say to this: “(Dalian Wanda founder) Wang Jianlin is a member of the Communist Party of China and had once served as a deputy to the party’s 17th National Congress.”

Shouldn’t they take note that they can convert all Malaysians into communists? Then all these bigots will lose their ‘ketuanan Melayu’.

Anonymous 1869301444031055: I wonder what has happened to ‘ketuanan Melayu’? At this rate, in 10 years’ time, 95 percent of Malaysia’s economy would be in the dragon claw’s grip.

Yet the Malay youth are not taught Mandarin, while the whole nation’s assets are going into China’s hands. Very soon, all our youth will have to beg China’s firms for jobs.

Ka Chuan: ‘Gentleman’ Geely’s main interest is Lotus, not Proton

Allforit: I believe the main interest for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd is Lotus.

Observe how the Chinese shop. All they are interested in are Louis Vitton, Prada, Hermes, Birkin, IBM, etc. All the branded names.

BTN: Who wants to acquire Proton cars which are inferior in quality and expensive? If I were to buy the company, it’s because of Lotus and its assembly plant.

Appum: Minister for International Trade and Industry II Ong Ka Chuan, don’t try to mislead the people with your political bull.

So you imply that with its 49.9% stake, Geely is not interested in Proton but more interested to engage with Lotus?

It would be more convincing to tell us MCA has advised Geely to give face to the bumiputera by buying just 49.9% so that Perkasa, the red shirts, Umno members, PAS and all would not protest and hold rallies. And so that former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad cannot say we have sold out to China.

But on the ground, Geely can have a free hand and do what they like to improve Proton. As long as we show 49.9%, nobody can say we sold another heritage project.

As for Lotus, Geely can take everything there, people here are not familiar with it because very few are driving Lotus around here. So giving up 100% of Lotus is not a problem as long as we get the money.

Geely’s boss isn’t a stupid businessman; he is politically savvy too, being a former top man in the Chinese Communist Party. He understands well the political business front to put on.

Clever Voter: Proton is a national embarrassment. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a renaming exercise soon. Unlike other global brands, Proton has fetched little, but Ong was right that the Lotus brand as a marquee worth paying for.

Proton did the right thing 30 years ago to acquire Lotus, but hadn’t a clue what to do next. In hindsight, it could have done what SEAT (Spanish firm Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo) did when it came under Volkswagen.

But for Proton, it’s a case of having too much pride for something that did not come with the substance.

That’s a typical national problem. We had grand visions, but only an illusion when it came to execution.

Retnam: The cat is out of the bag now. So Geely is playing the fool with Proton. And dear Mr Ong, how much money is Geely coming out with?

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