Pulse Of Bukit Lanjan (N.37)

N.37 LET BUKIT LANJAN SOAR WITH SYED ABDUL RAZAK ALSAGOFF  BUKIT LANJAN: WISHING MALAYSIANS A VERY MERRY X'MAS, HAPPY, HARMONIOUS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR https://www.facebook.com/OnlyWon/videos/10154318811968789/ FOOTNOTE: The above is only a fun video clip for the festive season. It contains “non-halal” wordings. We wish to remind Malaysians that dim sum is an international cuisine and that many hotels serve halal dim sum, including restaurants like Maju Palace Restaurant @Maju Junction. These are indeed very challenging social and economic times for Malaysians and Malaysia. And 2017 is expected to be even tougher than it has ever been, with the Ringgit weakened significantly and remaining above the US$1 to RM4 international forex exchange. It is now above US$1 to RM4.50, and the Ringgit is not expected to recover or strengthen significantly in the short-term. I, however, believe Malaysians can pull themselves out of the social and economic doldrums by remaini...

BUKIT LANJAN: Don’t just trust lawyers blindly Sadly, in this real world, even lawyers cannot be trusted with both eyes closed. Of course there are trustworthy lawyers out there but in every profession, business or whatever, there are bound to be bad apples. “It is so heartening to note that the High Court in Ipoh has found lawyers and a law firm guilty of misappropriating RM20.7 million belonging to 78 Orang Asli. “However, their nightmare may not be over yet. The news report did not mention whether the lawyers and the law firm will appeal against the High Court decision,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. Syed Razak said: “Malaysians must always be extremely alert and careful when dealing with lawyers, developers and bankers. Read the fine print and never take anything for granted. “I even have a friend who bought a house more than 10 years ago. And in the sale and purchase agreement that she signed with the developer, it stated the land status as ...

BUKIT LANJAN: Enough of unemployable graduates in Malaysia, time to change after 60 years of  Merdeka There are certain issues that politicians and governments must stop politicising in order to ensure Malaysia continues to progress and be transformed into a developed nation. Education is one of them. And of course the other two most important are racial and religious matters that can only shatter national unity, crippling Malaysia’s socio-economic development. Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said much had been debated and articulated in the past on education matters and policies but “nothing much seem to have been achieved to raise our education standards and quality of our graduates”. He also stressed that the federal government had also ceased to be the employer of last resort, thus graduates need to seek employment in the private sector which is now the engine of growth for the Malaysian economy. "Thus, the requirement...

BUKIT LANJAN: A ‘death trap’ for the disabled and blind? Government enforcement and approving authorities, and contractors are urged to use their brains and common sense when carrying out public works. “Give some thought to the disabled and visually handicapped when carrying out public works, “ Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. He said someone shared the above picture on WhatsApp claiming that the piping, obstructing a pedestrain walkway, was supposedly approved by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL or KL City Hall) somewhere in the federal capital city. “Imagine the difficulty for the disabled and blind to navigate this potential death trap!” he added. Syed Razak, who is Gerakan’s nominee to contest N.37 Bukit Lanjan, said whoever was responsible for installing the piping across the pedestrian walkway should be reprimanded for “such an uncaring and thoughtless” public work. “All government enforcement and approving authorities, and contractors,...

  BUKIT LANJAN: Malay lads set example for Mat Rempits to emulate Every morning, outside the Selayang Hospital road side, passers-by will find at least six young Malay men in their early 20s selling nasi lemak (coconut milk rice), sandwiches and coffee. Many would stop to buy their breakfast from the lads who sell the nasi lemak at only RM2 each. And the rice are packed in hygienic plastic containers with a spoon. “They are amazing. I would call them Breakfast-On-The-Go entrepreneurs,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. He said the lads, calling themselves #Budakkopi , deserve praise for working hard to eek out a decent and honest living for themselves. “They have shown the unemployed, especially the Mat Rempits (road hooligans), how to make oneself productive and independent instead of becoming a nuisance to communities and society. “The Mat Rempits should emulate the example set by the young entrepreneurs. Bukit Lanjan residents are really, re...

BUKIT LANJAN: How to raise productivity if there’s no national unity and nation-building efforts? Like what this blog had posted previously, the only way forward for Malaysia is raising productivity. And the only way for this to happen is to stop politicking when a general election if over and to focus all energy and attention on national unity and nation-building. (Read this for context: http://bukitlanjan.blogspot.my/2016/12/bukit-lanjan-there-are-good-and-bad.html ) “Now the World Bank, in its latest Malaysia Economic Monitor, says productivity will be the main driver of economic development. “There can be no economic development if there is no unity, creative and innovative micro and macro nation-building initiatives,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. Syed Razak stressed that “no initiative is too small to contribute to nation-building”. “Also, how can there be national unity when politicians from both sides of the political divide continue to argue...

BUKIT LANJAN: Let’s have baby hatches in all hospitals and clinics A two-week-old baby boy was found abandoned under a tree behind an apartment block in SS16, Jalan Kemajuan, Subang Jaya, on Monday (Dec 19, 2016). The baby was luckier than many others who were dumped in garbage dumps and exposed to great harm with some even dying from bites and injuries. “It is so sad that this social problem continues to go unresolved. Blaming the baby’s parents or mother does not contribute to helping resolve baby dumping woes,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said. “This case has happened too close to Bukit Lanjan for comfort. And it is upsetting that the parents or the mother of the baby did not choose a more humane way of giving up their or her own flesh and blood. “Whatever reasons the baby’s parents or mother have to abandon their or her own flesh and blood, they or she could have done it in a way to put the baby away in harms way. “The baby could have been put up ...