Reading a booklet from Barry Wain, ‘Najib’s Challenge: Glory or Oblivion’ published by Research for Social Advancement (Refsa), it gave us an understanding that the newly appointed Prime Minister has a lot of hard work to do to gather the support of the people.
Being a politician who have faced pressures from the oppositions and bad impressions from the international media, he must find a way, urgently, to arrest the erosion in the government’s electoral appeal, or he will make history as the man who led one of the world’s longest-governing parties to defeat.
Moreover, Najib brings to the job so much political baggage that it has threatened to derail his prime ministerial ambitions. He has been linked to a Mongolian woman, 28, who was shot and blown up with specialized C4 plastic explosives in Malaysia in 2006. The woman’s former lover, an adviser to Najib, was cleared of ordering her death in a protracted court case that drew harsh public criticism and left vital questions unanswered. Two members of an elite police bodyguard unit assigned to Najib, who were asked by the adviser to “do something” about the woman because she was blackmailing him, had to answer murder charges.
Barry who is Writer-in-Residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies also mentioned how well the allegations on Najib’s corruption history. For example, the 114.96 million euros “coordination and support services” fee for Malaysia’s purchase in 2002 of two new Scorpene and one reconditioned Agosta submarine for 1.04 billion euros was paid to Perimekar Sdn. Bhd. Perimekar at the time was owned by a company called K.S. Ombak Laut Sdn Bhd.
UMNO, of course, is not Najib’s only immediate concern. With limited experience in finance, he must prepare to steer Malaysia through the global recession that is engulfing the region. He also is under pressure to address the extremely sensitive issue of affirmative action, still known colloquially by its original name, the New Economic Policy (NEP), which is a source of acute unhappiness among not just ethnic Chinese and Indians, but also increasing numbers of Malays without UMNO connections.
Significantly, it was when Najib was acting head of UMNO Youth in 1987 that he sounded a discordant racial note, which raised questions about him in the minds of non-Malays and dogged him for years. It came as communal tension had been building for weeks and he led a huge rally in Kuala Lumpur to confront what was perceived as a Chinese threat to Malay special rights. In the air were ethnic grievances on both sides, though the immediate issue was the government appointment of non-Mandarin-speaking Chinese to administrative posts in Chinese-medium primary schools. As party barriers were overrun by ethnicity, two National Front members, the Malaysian Chinese Association and Gerakan, joined with the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) on occasions in defence of Chinese interests.17 Najib was photographed at the demonstration with several other UMNO Youth leaders, wearing white headbands with their arms raised, above a banner naming four high-profile opponents, all ethnic Chinese and Indian (though one was a Muslim) and the words, “destroy them”. Followers waved other banners bearing racially provocative slogans. “Our elders should not compromise anymore”, said Najib. “We are simply fed up.”
Although Najib pronounced himself happy with the response to his direct appeal to the public, it did little to improve his image. Three months after the website appeared and three months before Najib was due to replace Abdullah, only 41 per cent of Malaysians thought he would be a good prime minister. Even the inept Abdullah had a 46 per cent approval rating in the poll, conducted by the independent Merdeka Centre. Voters were worried about the usual panoply of issues: the economy, race relations and equality, corruption and governance. After waiting more than three decades for his moment to lead the nation, Najib Razak is taking over “without the burden of overly high expectations”, as one report put it, but burdened on almost every other score.
Pemimpin yang berjaya, punya misi dan visi yang jauh lagi ‘mesra alam’ ! Maksud mesra alam, tak menyusahkan orang ! Hidup kalu asyik menyusahkan orang, lebih baik jangan jadi pemimpin ! Elok balik kampung, duduk diam-diam !
Nak jadi pemimpin berjaya, kena ikut contoh pemimpin yang benar-benar berjaya ! Saya cadangkan jadikan Rosulullah saw. sebagai ‘Idola Pemimpin Unggul’ !
Ada sorang Pemimpin tu, tak ubah macam ‘tunggul’ !
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win win malaysians Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 11:11 am
Bukan seorang,malah 3/4 mcm batu kapur bila diguna baru bekerja,kalau tak relex&enjoy saja kerja nya,duit banyak rakyat bagi,pemimpin seperti ini harus disingkir dan ditukar oleh PM Najib.saya tak puji ini realiti lihat DS Rais Yatim dan Sabery chik walaupun dia bekas org S46 namun dia menteri Keriatif Aktif Progresif sebagai contoh menteri UMNO org mcm ini yg rakyat mau……
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Mr Anwar Ibrahim’s political future isn’t that certain either. Can’t say he needs the sunglasses too.
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*** DAFTAR SEBAGAI PENGUNDI ***
ingat saudara/i. tolong sebarkan peringatan ni.
sama-sama kita kuburkan umno pru13 kelak.
4RAKYAT
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Zamry kena halau dari amerika kah kah kah kah
Kalau di malaysia bolehlah najib back up mamak ooi.ni amerika . orang yang lantik kau tu pun bodoh Zamry , menteri besar kena tahan sah le haram punya olang
Amerika Syarikat menghalang Menteri Besar Barisan Nasional Perak, Zambry Abd Kadir daripada memasuki Amerika negara itu kerana namanya tercatat dalam senarai pengganas yang dikenalpasti oleh negara tersebut.Memetik laporan akhbar rasmi PKR, Suarat Keadilan, Zamry berlepas ke San Francisco 9 Disember lalu atas misi perdagangan dan pelaburan anjuran Lembaga Kemajuan Perindustrian Malaysia (MIDA).
Menurut sumber yang rapat dengan pejabat Menteri Besar Perak, sampai sahaja di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa San Francisco pihak imigresen menahan Zambry dari memasuki negara itu apabila nama beliau tersenarai dalam pangkalan data pengganas.Sumber tersebut memberitahu Suara Keadilan keadaan itu menimbulkan kecurigaan pada pihak keselamatan dan Zambry gagal meleraikan syak wasangka pegawai AS berkenaan.
Zambry tidak ada pilihan kecuali menaiki pesawat untuk pulang ke Malaysia.
“Beliau sepatutnya mengetuai delegasi Perak untuk mempromosi peluang pelaburan dan perdagangan tetapi diarah pulang dan tidak ada perwakilan Perak untuk misi itu,” kata sumber.
Misi perdagangan dan pelaburan ke Amerika Syarikat anjuran MIDA berlangsung dari 7 hingga 12 Disember di San Francisco dan Los Angeles.Ketika dihubungi Penolong Pengarah Kanan MIDA (FDI Amerika), Norhizam Ibrahim berkata pihaknya hanya diberitahu Zambry ada komitmen lain dan tidak dapat menghadiri misi berkenaan.
Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang di layan bagaikan penganas di negara sendiri oleh polis-polis barua pun boleh masuk Amerika berulang kali tanpa karenah. apa yang dsai tidak di kata oleh pemimpin melayu umno celaka.penghianat , pembelot , balaci amerika , peliwat .semua itu bukan di katakan oleh orang cina, orang india tetapi MELAYU yang kononya beragama islam , cina dan india hanya pak tutut.mereka berani kata sebab mereka di back up oleh anjing-anjing pemimpin Umno celaka.
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Maybe, its high time for RPK to spill the beans. RPK can seek for an asylum and give a press release later. RPK credibility has been undermined. Now is the time for him to speak up via press release. Get all journalists and world reporters invovled and so we all wish to see that he can speak freely from somewhere , if he cannot do so in Malaysia.
IGP Musa will probably have a handful soon tackling this issue. So long we are able to to have a fair and just outcome and not to harbour the fear we have had in our own Malaysia Judiciary.
RPK may have violated the Bankruptcy act/Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia, and also seditious act and defamation cum libel. He can be exonerated by the RAKYAT if the truth is out.
The RAKYAT is willing and believe he will reveal what has been embedded inside him for this long. Do not keep us mystified.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU IF YOU TELL US THE REAL STUFF . Half if not whole of the RAKYAT will support you as we all too believed only the TRUTH NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
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Who have the Power to Sack the Prime Minister ? Time To Changed !
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salam satu dunia..satu malaysia…yeah…daku sayang DS Najib yang berbibir merah itu, inginku mencium mu..eh silap daku minta maaf(nanti orang tahu aku gay). sekian terima kasih.
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Too much liability, time to call GE…but who’s backing PM now????
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Only Tun backing PM now with statement question Nazri and Zahid action on BTN and MiG replacement but Tun not in the cabinet and who’s behind Nazri and Zahid? 4th floor boy’s making come back? Let’s look and see but for PM to call GE is not a good move since price of sugar and white bread increasing and coming March the petrol will increased. Good luck to you Najib!
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Najib is the weakest PM in nationhood history; even weaker than Pak Lah (at least Pak Lah got great supports in his early yrs of premiership).
1 – he has only 51% supports of the electorate (basis: last GE) – only 1 % extra from half!
2 – almost failed in his 1st budget test!
3 – condemned by powerful Tun Dr Mahathir in dozens of issues.
4 – failed to clear himself from Altantuya’s murder case – afraid to testify in court.
5 – inexperience in economics & lack credible financial background.
6 – inherit cracked & troubled coalition from predecessor – non-stop infighting & lot more to come.
7 – losing people’s support, with heavier baggage & unresolved issues&problems & many more.
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