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MALASYIA POLITICAL RESILIENCE in FACING the NEW POLITICAL CHALLENGES1 DR RAIS YATIM Yang Di Pertua Dewan Negara Malaysia MALASYIA POLITICAL RESILIENCE IN FACING Brig Jen. Datuk Mohd Nizam Hj 1 Jaafar (Komandan) National THE NEW POLITICAL CHALLENGES Resilience College All Senior Directing Staff DR RAIS YATIM Head of Academic, Dato2 and all Course Members NRC Yang Di Pertua Dewan Negara Malaysia ------------------------------- Brig Jen. Datuk Johnny Lim (Juruarah Kanan Darat) 12 Jan 2021 Mjr Shahran Imran Abd Rahman (Peg Staf 2 Loordinasi) Syukur dapat bersama pimpinan dan peneraju National Resilience College (Maktab Ketahanan Kebangsaan) pada pagi ini. Lantaran kita masih berada di perenggan minggu kedua tahun baru 2021, saya mengambil peluang ini mengucapkan Selamat tahun Baru kepada Datuk Komandan dan hadirin Budiman di Maktab ini. Di Sg Buluh menjual baulu Di Bkt Batu mengumpul gula Tahun dua puluh sudah berlalu Tahun dua puluh satu muncul pula … … … … I am truly honoured to be among the bright and sprightly segment of our high-ranking officials today. Many thanks for your invitation that avails my joining this august group this morning. The last time I was given the opportunity to address our then Maktab Latihan Tentera Sg. Besi was way back in 1987 when I was Foreign Minister. Naturally then the topic thrust upon me was Malaysia’s foreign policy issues. Now, via your esteemed group we are supposed to delve into the area of political challenges given present resilience in the country. In exact terms we are to talk about prevailing circumstances in Malaysian politics of the day; quite a tall order, I must admit, viewing the fact that socio-political values and viewpoints have changed Perikatan/Alliance -1974 drastically over the last decade, 1974-2018 BN Mei 2018 – 2020 PH Govt (TunMahathir) not to mention change of March 2020- now PN Govt governments. The thrust of the social media upon us for past two decades has brought in volleys of challenges many of which are still hanging as 1 Talk given at the Central College 12 January 2021. 1 big issues. Witness the ease with which to express oneself, criticize, to blame others and not to mention to confront leaders in politics and the government of the day and other areas in a care-free if not high-handling manner. This generation is now the internet generation in which the whole world has become a digital village. Even my former drivers now dare to say things in fb, twitter and other media with ease and an air of nonchallant. I would say that the present social-media freedom Social media hazards which we all enjoy breeds both contempt and non- & benefits contemptuous matters. Speaker cannot speak up? As Speaker of the Upper House, I have been Much ado abt nothing? warned by certain political big-wigs ‘not to - Shakespeare speak up’ because they say a speaker is supposed to be ubiquitous, neutral and nonchalant. But the very system, via Art. 56 of the Federal Constitution appoints me as Speaker and nowhere does it state that the Speaker is disallowed to speak. What irony could it be when a Speaker cannot speak. In hindsight, I believe what is meant by the caution is that the Speaker of the Upper House or the Dewan Rakyat is not expected to be talking “much ado about nothing” as Shakespeare says. But here and now we are talking about something noble and very much pertinent to the psyche of the nation: hence political norms and challenges are truly matters of great significance and very pertinent to the general public. Moreover, politics being humanized since man had come to grips with social order and responsibility remains pertinent and relevant in our lives. Hence we now talk about our country Malaysia from the pulpit of government and politics. MALASYIA POLITICAL RESILIENCE IN FACING THE NEW POLITICAL CHALLENGES – Your Commandant Brig Jen. Datuk Mohd Nizam Hj Jaafar intimated that I should speak on this topic. Reading the whole title again, the emphasis is on: (a) Malaysia’s political resilience, (b) the facing of the new political challenges. Taking my eyes away from the printed words, this means I have to decipher the country’s political challenges. As a condition precedent you will no doubt agree that I must ascertain whether or not 2 there is in essence political resilience in the present set-up of socio-political realities. You will also agree if we insert primary and frontal realities which in essence are besetting the envisaged challenges. Politics in Malaysia today is competing with the Covid-19 pandemic. You hear about the increasing Covid cases in the thousands on daily basis. No country is spared the pandemic. While Covid cases are on the rampant rise, you also hear about the incessant political raptures the likes of which we never before experienced; there are media quarters here who state that this is the worst political split in Malaysia, unfortunately created by the leaders of the Malay-Bumi community. I would add if our first and second prime ministers –Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Hussein Onn were still alive, they would yank those politicians by their ears. In Bahasa Melayu we have the proverb that says: ibarat ikan, bahagian yang busuk dahulu ialah kepalanya. How true. Now there is another proverb: banyak udang, banyak garam, banyak orang banyak ragam. Rambut sama hitam, hati lain-lain. True again. So under these circumstances and situational disposition our country just now is in a state of political confusuon, gurgling with unprecedented difficulties. More aptly put now is the time of Malay political tumult and confusion. The MCA, MIC, Gerakan, DAP among others somehow know their strength and weaknesses hence they behave themselves. As for the Malay and Bumi party leaders, they really rattle and gruntle, losing decorum and decency at every turn. See those who use suggestive hand-sign in the Dewan Rakyat plus abrasive and tiada BUDI style. Suddenly every party president or chairman wants to be the prime minister. Mind you there is only one vacancy each time allowed by the YDAgong. You will recall The Pakatan Harapan won a total 104 parliamentary seats by 10 May 2018 after all the parties in PH were contested under the PKR symbol following the refusal of the ROS to register PPBM individually. Many quarters believe that should the parties contested under each individual banner, the result might have been different. Barisan Nasional won 79, PAS 18, DAP got its 42 DR seats, thanks to the use of the PKR logo. PKR collected 38 seats, Amanah 11, Warisan 8, Bersatu 13, MCA 1, MIC 2. Independent 3 and STAR 1. The PH won, though bereft of the two-thirds majority, on account of the blatant acts of lofty corruption committed by top UMNO 3 government leaders. The PH leaders suddenly were seen as saviours of a corrupt system. Accounts of hundreds of glittering gold watches, top price handbags and accessories (they forgot the shoes and rings), diamonds, RM116 million in cash, untold big-time value of rip offs were bared to the public. Am sure many still remember the sweaty appearance of Dato Amar Singh who did a fantastic job in elucidating the details of the political power loot. The 1MBD debacle which underpinned the horrendous abuse of power and the sly, slippery ways of Jho Low the Penang boy who massaged the system under the control of the then PM, Dato Seri Najib Razak. The RM42 billion or so that was milked via multiple international corporate conduit becomes the world’s worst money laundering case ever. Finally we got recognized, only for the wrong reason. Systematic degradation of human values After 2.5 years now the stark happenings of 1MDB manipulators and manipulations appear to be too far thrown back into the past so much so people appear to be forgetting them already. Now UMNO leaders are lining up to say that nothing was wrong, that their former president and their present big bosses are in fact “dianiaya” or victimised. Tu dia biar betui, as our Penang friends retort. They already forgot about the huge ocean going Jho Low yacht, the billions of RM sucked out from the future assets of the rakyat. And now you see how they behave. You have seen the appetite of leaders who want to be prime minister. They do this in a multiplicity of ways and means. Of course PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to hold on to his government of the day position despite Tengku Razaleigh’s assertion that he disputes Muhyiddin’s legitimacy as PM2. The Kelantan prince even refused to take part in the DR debate on the 2021 Budget. Tun Mahathir, on his part, refused to blend proper sentiments with Muhyiddin and issued a blatant call for Muhyiddin to step down as premier. Meanwhile DS Najib Razak and UMNO’s president, DS Zahid Hamidi reportedly crafted a joint letter supporting DS Anwar Ibrahim to be PM. The plot even at this juncture became thicker and confusing because the objective of such move is hardly congruent to be understood by the rank and file. Meanwhile a sense of dislike towards Bersatu was mounting. To think that this development is afoot while there are 7 notable UMNO ministers and 9 Deputy Ministers in Muhyiddin’s Cabinet. 2 Malay Mail 22 Nov 2020: Questioning Muhyiddin’s legitimacy as PM, Ku Li to refrain from Budget 2021 debate by Zurairi AR 4 By a twist of sudden disposition on the part of PKR, DAP and associates Muhyiddin got his dismal victory of 3-vote majority at the Dewan Rakyat final budget decision on 15th December. Though this is seen as down and under, it nevertheless holds water in the legislative democratic process.
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