National Stock-take Day 3... Bigger No to CORRUPTION!
From 42.5% to 54.5%, a jump of 12 percent-point in less than 48 hours!
CORRUPTION is hurting the national economy, and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi must be held solely accountable for his pledge on fighting corruption big time.
As Day 3 closes for the borderless opinion poll running on Screenshots currently, the majority opinion seems to sustain the strongest thought that emerged among concerned Malaysians, in home country and abroad.
In less than 48 hours, the demand to have Abdullah held solely accountable for his pledge on fighting corruption big time has increased from 42.5% to 54.5% out of 2,100 votes received so far.
The remaining of the Top 3 issues have also been sustained in the last 72 hours.
1 ) From 39.2% to 41.4% -- The judiciary must prevent Syariah Law from casting legal jurisdiction over non-Muslims.2 ) From 37.2% to 36.9% -- The Internal Security Act (ISA), which mandates imprisonment without trial, should be abolished.
However, let me hasten to highlight that the trend is still in its early stage as the poll will run till January 27.
Incidentally, the three key issues -- related to the ills of corruption in the context of national economy, judiciary/religion and ISA -- all come colossally under the multi-portfolios held by Abdullah Badawi in his capacities as the Finance Minister, chief of the Prime Minister's Department and the Internal Security Minister, respectively.
CAST YOU VOTES. Though all issues are of equal importance, readers are tasked to pick their Top 3 out of the 10 major topics blogged in Screenshots throughout 2007, covering critical governance issues in judiciary, police, human rights, economy and civilians' security.
We want them to sound out, along the principle of collective intelligence, what they think should be the priority areas that say Malaysia can do -- and must do -- a lot more better, a lot more urgently in 2008.
Read this earlier blog entry and find out how you, too, can help send a resounding voice to Putrajaya on your expectation of how this country can make 2008 tick.
Comments
Jeff,
Thank you for initiating this wonderful opinion poll. It does send a very strong and accurate opinion about the current affairs in the country.
However, I believe that all the 10 listed issues are equally critical and of paramount concerns. As much as I do appreciate the concept of this poll, it would probably be better perceived if the chosen issues are to be listed as top 10, accordingly, from 1 to 10 instead of, by revealing the level of importance, according to percentages scored. As much as it does send a powerful message by revealing that more than 50% felt that corruption is most critical, it may also send a wrong perception that Nurin and Batu Buruk incidents were of lesser import for having scored 18% and 2% respectively.
JEFF OOI says: Point taken, But it's too make majke a u-turn. Secondly, I just want to avoid the herd mentality in opinion poll, hence I listed top 3 condistion to distract your mind and force you to pause and ponder for a while.
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December 31, 2007 12:51 PM
If you think about it, I'd say that corruption should be the top of the list because it's the basic cause of most other ills this country is suffering from.
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December 31, 2007 09:13 PM