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Well, it happens when everyone sees everything as political.

She speaks more sense compared to her father or brother. I've read few of her articles before. Only if she runs for the Opposition camp or an Independent candidate, she'll have my vote.

Datuk Marina,
One more vote from me...

With Bakri Musa, Aisehman, Azmi Sharom and Aisehman, she adds to a growing galaxy of true Malaysians who dare to ask the hard questions and seek the right answers from paths of moderation and modernization.

The only thing missing now is to congeal a voice that will strike a stirring chord in the malay heartland.

Many of others we know who could have assumed such a role have too big a baggage of past misdeeds to warrant future trust by the rakyat that they can deliver without reverting to their past selves.

But the bottomline says such a new malay who is brave enough to say and do the right thing for all communities is needed to rebalance this country's governance again.

And while you can shift goalposts, you can't shift bottomlines.

my bad, 2nd aisehman should be rockybru.

my bad again. Add Farish Noor. See the list increaseth. You now have faces. Create a movement and grow change.

Neil

Include others like Din Merican, Raja Petra Kamaruddin etc.

There are many many more, outside who have kept their own counsel for good reasons: eg tribal membership; fear of marginalisation in the Malay society; or simply unable to articulate their views.

thanks, Frank&Honest.

Even if they can't come together, they can 'meet' virtually and craft a new manifesto around which a new movement can be started housed in present entities, or present entities reshaped.

That new manifesto can provide the stabilising force to create a sharper and more unified opposition which will be more palatable to all concerned communities and elements.

Missing at the moment is a new malay reasoning that can lift all out of this present quagmire created by umno.

It must for all practical purposes also take cognizance of the important role of the malay heartland and provide a way out for the role of religion in this country, whether it be for a muslim who wants to find new ways to relive old tenets, or for other believers to practise theirs without fear of subjudicial intrusions.

But my biggest worry is of course our national competitiveness. It's hard to imagine how a fresh graduate nowadays can start on RM2K/month when even a semi-junior secretary would scoff at that over a decade ago, what with inflation and other factors.

Have we not just stood still but actually slided beyond repair?

Neil

I would not have been able to say this, some 5 years ago, but today, I am very hopeful that there is a steady surfacing of the the "New Malays" in the country... those who are able and willing to see a bigger picture, and willing to articulate it, on the ills of our nation... the economic downsliding due to negative politics of UMNO and the blinded policies that do not serve the citzens well.

For those who love Malaysia more than they love themselves as Malays, Chinese or Indians, we can only wait for a critical mass of these "New Malays" to be a force of change in the Malay heartland. That is where change can only happen, not in urban, internet savvy ghettoes surrounded by Starbucks and Coffee Beans or even among the non Malays.

The tide of positive change has to come from the Malay heartland.

Our only hope for the realisation of a better and more competitive Malaysia in this dog-eat-dog globalised international economics and politics is for a critical mass of the "New Malays" that we see now in people like Dr Bakri Musa, Marina Mahathir,PK, Din Merican, Farish Noor, can awaken the Malay heartland and remove the wool of deceit over their eyes by UMNO over the last 40 years.

and spoken like a true Malaysian, Frank&Honest.

that part starting with..
'For those who love Malaysia more than they love themselves as..' revived an old lost deep chord.

cheers

In Malaysia, many citizens are in love with themselves & their bank balance. The Malaysian identity seems to be a rhetoric of the past. The country seems to be plunging into new depths of corruption & the recent kris wielding fiasco of a Minister has sent shudders down the spine of many a potential foreign business investor. The recent murder of the Mongolian model by 'guardians' of the law is another example which creates doubts in the current administration. It will take more than just 'New Malays' to bring about change in Malaysia - It will have to be 'New Malaysians' to lead our Nation back on track. Forget sweet talking time wasters like Badawi.

BN has live past it's expiry date. It did well for the country in the past during Malaysia's formative years. However, their mentality is too old to suit today's world. They should be dropped like a hot potato before we lag way too behind in this borderless economy.