Comments on: The glass wall that separates the rich from the poor http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/ Let justice flow like a mighty river Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bow http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14799 bow Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:02:47 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14799 High FDI does not automatically translate into lesser Malaysians getting poor, it probably help in job creation, without fair and live able wages and high value jobs, our poverty rate will not change much because many will remain working poor in this high inflation environment while the CEO continue to exploit our human resources. High FDI does not automatically translate into lesser Malaysians getting poor, it probably help in job creation, without fair and live able wages and high value jobs, our poverty rate will not change much because many will remain working poor in this high inflation environment while the CEO continue to exploit our human resources.

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]]> By: penangpek http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14409 penangpek Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:08:55 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14409 If PR want to extend their term of governance in Malaysia,they should never forget the low income Malaysians and working poor contribution to our country tremendous growth over the past few decades, any policy formulated by them need to take the welfare of these hard working class of Malaysian into consideration instead of corporates' interests. It is time for PR government to redress the inequality distribution of wealth in our society before thing get out of control. If PR want to extend their term of governance in Malaysia,they should never forget the low income Malaysians and working poor contribution to our country tremendous growth over the past few decades, any policy formulated by them need to take the welfare of these hard working class of Malaysian into consideration instead of corporates’ interests. It is time for PR government to redress the inequality distribution of wealth in our society before thing get out of control.

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]]> By: mygolfsucks http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14384 mygolfsucks Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:26:50 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14384 I'm all for pro-business, pro-investment. We cannot live in an isolated state. As some of the readers above have noted, no investment, no jobs, more poor people. Do you not realize that there is only a finite amount of investments available to be located in some part of the world? Do give credit where it's due, and if the investments go elsewhere, could be India, or China or Timbuktu, then where will the state or federal government find the budget to retrain the poorer community. Rightly or wrongly, do try to put the horse in front of the cart, and not the other way round. But also look at it this way. At least LGE came out to receive the memorandum, instead of some people in Putrajaya who grabbed it from a young girl's have and tore it apart. Which would you rather have? I’m all for pro-business, pro-investment.

We cannot live in an isolated state. As some of the readers above have noted, no investment, no jobs, more poor people.

Do you not realize that there is only a finite amount of investments available to be located in some part of the world? Do give credit where it’s due, and if the investments go elsewhere, could be India, or China or Timbuktu, then where will the state or federal government find the budget to retrain the poorer community.

Rightly or wrongly, do try to put the horse in front of the cart, and not the other way round.

But also look at it this way. At least LGE came out to receive the memorandum, instead of some people in Putrajaya who grabbed it from a young girl’s have and tore it apart. Which would you rather have?

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]]> By: LBJ http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14340 LBJ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:21:10 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14340 "As it stands, the Pakatan leaders in general look increasingly pro-market, pro-investor and pro-business while lowly paid workers, who are struggling to make ends meet, do not seem to figure very highly on their list of priorities." This has always been PAP position in Singapore. Are you aware there is no law protecting workers in Singapore. DAP is just the same. You got it right. “As it stands, the Pakatan leaders in general look increasingly pro-market, pro-investor and pro-business while lowly paid workers, who are struggling to make ends meet, do not seem to figure very highly on their list of priorities.”

This has always been PAP position in Singapore. Are you aware there is no law protecting workers in Singapore. DAP is just the same.

You got it right.

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]]> By: muthu http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14339 muthu Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:38:12 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14339 Therewill be a way to grow up if we work for it ratter than waiting for somebody to spoon feed.Put your effort on positive thigs and u wil see the outcomes as soon as posible. Therewill be a way to grow up if we work for it ratter than waiting for somebody to spoon feed.Put your effort on positive thigs and u wil see the outcomes as soon as posible.

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]]> By: Robotman http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14315 Robotman Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:39:24 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14315 Let's be honest! Who would you rather have as a state government, BN or PR? Come on! Tell me! If you voted for PR in March 2008 because you wanted change, then please give PR some time to adapt & change the system. If you "wrongly" voted for PR, then I'm sure you're not from Penang. For those who had voted for BN, sorry mate, too bad. You are still very lost! By Robotman (Voted for PR - in other state - but not from Penang) Let’s be honest! Who would you rather have as a state government, BN or PR? Come on! Tell me! If you voted for PR in March 2008 because you wanted change, then please give PR some time to adapt & change the system. If you “wrongly” voted for PR, then I’m sure you’re not from Penang. For those who had voted for BN, sorry mate, too bad. You are still very lost!

By Robotman
(Voted for PR – in other state – but not from Penang)

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]]> By: asiseesit http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-2/#comment-14310 asiseesit Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:37:56 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14310 kris khaira, you really did clear up some of these doubts. thanks. while i do not object the campaign itself, some aspect of management must be in place. eg. gathering in large group in a hotel premises do look intimidating. the post here was clearly lopsided and the title itself gave an impression of a very segregated society. so some of these information you just clarified should have been gathered and put in. since our police forces are not going to get any fairer with the general population for justice, we have to be one step ahead (legally) of any impending hindrances by so called authorities. and by the way, shylock, i am a cyclist myself. kris khaira, you really did clear up some of these doubts. thanks.

while i do not object the campaign itself, some aspect of management must be in place. eg. gathering in large group in a hotel premises do look intimidating.

the post here was clearly lopsided and the title itself gave an impression of a very segregated society. so some of these information you just clarified should have been gathered and put in. since our police forces are not going to get any fairer with the general population for justice, we have to be one step ahead (legally) of any impending hindrances by so called authorities.

and by the way, shylock, i am a cyclist myself.

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]]> By: Jeffrey Chew http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-14309 Jeffrey Chew Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:37:49 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14309 Khris Totally agree. Khris
Totally agree.

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]]> By: Kris Khaira http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-14299 Kris Khaira Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:15:05 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14299 mut, the cyclists were there only to pass a memo to the CM and were not concerned about the conference. In fact, the State representatives already knew about the memo beforehand, like Jeffrey Chew said. Jeffrey, everything could've run smoothly were it not for the unnecessary police hindrance. asiseesit, the bicycles and shorts were bought in bulk so cost much less than what you assumed. Thank you to the workers at Passions of Kerala and Gary Nair for lunch. Kris Khaira AJK Kempen Basikal Jerit Pulau Pinang mut, the cyclists were there only to pass a memo to the CM and were not concerned about the conference. In fact, the State representatives already knew about the memo beforehand, like Jeffrey Chew said.

Jeffrey, everything could’ve run smoothly were it not for the unnecessary police hindrance.

asiseesit, the bicycles and shorts were bought in bulk so cost much less than what you assumed.

Thank you to the workers at Passions of Kerala and Gary Nair for lunch.

Kris Khaira
AJK Kempen Basikal Jerit
Pulau Pinang

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]]> By: anak pulau pinang http://anilnetto.com/economy/marginalised-groups/the-glass-wall-that-separates-the-rich-from-the-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-14296 anak pulau pinang Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:17:04 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/?p=6173#comment-14296 Anil, The report on the Jerit "tour" is very interesting though I must say that comments posted is most confusing. Firstly, members of Jerit had congregated at the Traders' Hotel to hand over their memo to Guan Eng. Question, did Guan Eng refuse to accept the Memo? Was he forced to accept the memo or did he accept it willingly? Did he tell the Polce/his minders to keep the protestors away from him? Your report mentioned that it was the Hotel management who did not want LGE to go out through the main door- perhaps due to their concern for his safety???) BUT the point is as above- did LGE try to avoid/refuse to receive the memo. Secondly, it will be most unfair if the media should view the fact that the Hotel management refused to allow Jerit members to barge into the Hotel and to interfere with the conference- a private affair.Let's be reasonable on this matter, the conference is one where participants are discussing you can say, the future of Penang and malaysia for that matter. Is there anything wrong with that? I would rather they discussed that than what others would discuss- like how to cut up the proverbial "cake" among cronies. The fact is that the participants of the conference do have their right to be at the conference and the Hotel does have a duty to the participants that the participants have their meetings undisturbed. The question here is, Did the management, Abdul malik and Jayakumar tell the Jerit members to wait for the opportunity to meet LGE after his speech ? If so, they have done a good job. Also was there violence/public protest or were the Jerit members causing concern to the Public. If anything, I would say that the Hotel (and PRM for that matter) had failed to take this opportunity to turn this 'affair' into a great PR excercise. Just serve the Jerit members and even the police with some ice cold drinks (ice water/syrup)and make sure that they can wait at a cool and convenient space and that would be the greatest Public Relations Coup of the year for the Hotel and PKR. The report of the memo hand-over is in itself a non event. However, I am concerned that the report of the Conference in itself seems give a negative spin to the situation. Yes, it would be good if the working class was represented but surely we cannot expect any 'working class' to participate - hey it costs Rm250 per person lah and unfortunately, most working class people do not have the self confidence to speak out for themselves. Their respective unions however should have been represented. If they were in vited and chose not to attend - then the Unions should be faulted. of course if the unions were not invited, then the organizers have failed to do the right hing. My councern sir, is the reports of the torching of the bucycles of members of Jerit and the, as usual, heavy handed handling of the Jerit members by the Police and here, I do not believe that we can blame the Penang Govt as the Police obviously took their orders from their Bosses in Putrajaya - how else do you xplain the similar action of the Cops in Johore? Anil,
The report on the Jerit “tour” is very interesting though I must say that comments posted is most confusing.
Firstly, members of Jerit had congregated at the Traders’ Hotel to hand over their memo to Guan Eng.
Question, did Guan Eng refuse to accept the Memo? Was he forced to accept the memo or did he accept it willingly? Did he tell the Polce/his minders to keep the protestors away from him? Your report mentioned that it was the Hotel management who did not want LGE to go out through the main door- perhaps due to their concern for his safety???) BUT the point is as above- did LGE try to avoid/refuse to receive the memo.
Secondly, it will be most unfair if the media should view the fact that the Hotel management refused to allow Jerit members to barge into the Hotel and to interfere with the conference- a private affair.Let’s be reasonable on this matter, the conference is one where participants are discussing you can say, the future of Penang and malaysia for that matter. Is there anything wrong with that? I would rather they discussed that than what others would discuss- like how to cut up the proverbial “cake” among cronies. The fact is that the participants of the conference do have their right to be at the conference and the Hotel does have a duty to the participants that the participants have their meetings undisturbed. The question here is, Did the management, Abdul malik and Jayakumar tell the Jerit members to wait for the opportunity to meet LGE after his speech ? If so, they have done a good job. Also was there violence/public protest or were the Jerit members causing concern to the Public. If anything, I would say that the Hotel (and PRM for that matter) had failed to take this opportunity to turn this ‘affair’ into a great PR excercise. Just serve the Jerit members and even the police with some ice cold drinks (ice water/syrup)and make sure that they can wait at a cool and convenient space and that would be the greatest Public Relations Coup of the year for the Hotel and PKR.
The report of the memo hand-over is in itself a non event. However, I am concerned that the report of the Conference in itself seems give a negative spin to the situation. Yes, it would be good if the working class was represented but surely we cannot expect any ‘working class’ to participate – hey it costs Rm250 per person lah and unfortunately, most working class people do not have the self confidence to speak out for themselves. Their respective unions however should have been represented. If they were in vited and chose not to attend – then the Unions should be faulted. of course if the unions were not invited, then the organizers have failed to do the right hing.
My councern sir, is the reports of the torching of the bucycles of members of Jerit and the, as usual, heavy handed handling of the Jerit members by the Police and here, I do not believe that we can blame the Penang Govt as the Police obviously took their orders from their Bosses in Putrajaya – how else do you xplain the similar action of the Cops in Johore?

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