Here’s to a healthy MCA?

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We wonder why MCA and its programmes for political relevancy are always disregarded whenever members of its central committee fight to defend their territorial ‘rights‘ at different times of MCA’s lifetime.

Anyway, here’s something for MCA members to ponder about and its community of  stakeholders’ connection with today’s power tussle in MCA.

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Ong: Renew to be relevant

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA leaders and members have been urged to adopt the “automatic renewal system” to ensure that the party would be more effective, innovative and attractive.

Its president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said that under the system, office bearers at all levels would be encouraged to groom and train the new generation of members to be party leaders so that MCA would continue to move towards a new era.

“The people’s expectation of the party is higher nowadays and it is facing more complicated challenges. In order for the party to stay close to the community, we should continue the renewal progress so that MCA will always be relevant to the community,” he said in his speech at the party’s 58th anniversary at Wisma MCA here yesterday.

The theme of this year’s celebrations is Maju Seiring Era Baru (Together Forward Towards A New Era).

Ong said the party was not getting rid of its old guards but noted that it was its responsibility to nurture and groom the younger generation.

“If party leaders have occupied the party or government positions for a long time without realising that they have lost the enthusiasm to serve the people, it would only bring harm to the party.

“These leaders would only choose to hear praises from their supporters and not criticisms made from those outside the party. They would think those who have criticised them are their enemies,” he said, adding that this would cause factions to form within the party.

Ong, who is Housing and Local Government Minister, urged party leaders to work towards a healthy political culture.

Ong said the party, which has 1.09 million members, also focused on the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises, and would ensure that financial institutions and government agencies continue to provide loans to entrepreneurs regardless of race.

He said the Malaysian Chinese Economic Consultative Council – comprising the party and Chinese guilds and associations – would continue to work together and give feedback to the Government.

“MCA has also suggested during internal government meetings to recruit more talented non-Malays so that they will have an opportunity to contribute to the country,” he said.

On education, he said the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman main campus in Kampar would start recruiting students in May.

Ong also said the nation-building contributions of Tun Tan Cheng Lock, MCA founder and one of Malaya’s founding fathers, would always be remembered.

SUMBER : THE STAR, 12 MARCH 07

MCA: Hell breaks loose, happy hour time for warlords

This comment sums up nicely the feelings and repulse of rakyat Malaysia on the sheenigans by MCA ‘leaders’:

written by John Lee, October 14, 2009

Hell breaks loose, it is happy hour time for the war lords.

Most of them have nothing to lose after all they have been sidelined and this is the golden opportunity.

The GE voters out there know who they are and what they are up to.

Do not think that Malaysian have short memory.

MCA , you have just missed the opportunity to regain your glory when you made such emotional and immature decision to oust your president Ong Tee Keat who have the support of most Malaysians.

What do you feel towards these ‘leaders’?

Should voters feel safe with these vulture like behaviours waiting to feast even as their President has not officially resigned?

Valuing moral character is of great importance for MCA?

Is Ong Tee Keat trying to emulate the reform of Taiwan for MCA?

Will the MCA central delegates agree to Ong Tee Keat’s call to reform MCA or status quo with Chua Soi Lek?

Brickbats or praises will be reserved after the MCA EGM.

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Valuing moral character is of great importance

Speaking at the 63rd anniversary of the founding of Fuhsing Private School yesterday morning, President-Elect Ma Ying-jeou stated that attaching importance to moral character is very important to today’s Taiwan. The new government that is to be formed after his inauguration will put character above capability in appointing officials, he stressed.

Taiwan’s problems during this past period have stemmed from the lack of emphasis on moral character, education, breeding and the ability to do soul searching, Ma added.

Those are sensible words indeed. Over the past few years, neither the government nor our schools have put any emphasis on the importance of moral values. There has even been a tendency among policy makers to de-emphasize moral education.

One clear indication of this tendency is the fact that Confucius’ birthday — which used to be a national holiday — is no longer a holiday for the general public. There has been a deliberate attempt to banish Confucian values from school education.

Confucian values are the cornerstone of the moral system of the Chinese and that of many of China’s neighbors, such as Korea and Japan. These two countries owe their economic prosperity to the influence that Confucianism has had on their cultures.

Chinese dynasties that attached importance to Confucian values were almost all strong and prosperous, whereas those that ignored the sage’s teachings were inevitably weak and short-lived.

It is, therefore, little wonder that, over recent years, the government has been rife with corruption with many officials indicted or imprisoned for graft and other immoral deeds.

Taiwan cannot hope to have a vigorous economy unless it has an efficient government. And high government efficiency depends as much on policy makers having moral character as on their capability. Ma must live up to his promise with regard to the appointment of government officials.

The administration under Ma should make strenuous efforts to restore and promote traditional moral values. Out of this campaign will come a more stable and prosperous Taiwan society.

Source: The China Post

Attention MCA’s Chew Mei Fun and Heng Sai Kie!

Congratulations to the new (old?) Deputy Ministers from MCA.

MCA seems to have persuasively got an extra boost in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s cabinet.

Hope Chew Mei Fun (formerly PJ Utara, lost to DAP Tony Pua’s intellect) and Heng Sai Kie (the quiet Senator from Perak, Wanita MCA Secretary General) will be more than just rubber stamps or worse… yes women in this new government.

Remember 308 well… The rakyat expects more of the female politicians than just talking without using the brains on hot issues. Female politicians unable to speak out on issues of the day is another no no.

We dare you to take on the opposition female politicians in debate or even to stand up together on national issues.

Dare you take on the challenge to wow us voters?

No more post mortem fetishes: BN should learn cyber outreach from Pakatan Rakyat

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We note with interest a report in The Star today: “Rebranding the MCA, plan to be unveiled on March 1″.

In the report, MCA President Dato’ Seri Ong Tee Keat said after chairing the MCA presidential council meeting yesterday:

“Insap, the think-thank of the party, had also presented an analysis of the Kuala Terengganu by-election results at the meeting.

“It is a very deep and thorough evaluation participated by all members of the presidential council. We can learn from the analysis,” he said.”

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Whilst we applaud political parties in their quest to understand the reason for results gotten in the recent by-election, we are not amused by this pre-occupation by parties in the Barisan Nasional with post-mortems.

It is exasperating for voters to read replays of such peculiar fetish by the ruling coalition on events already past. After losing an election, a post mortem is moot and re-active.

308 was not given by the voters for political players’ analysis to the death and performing after-death post mortems.

308 was a message from the Rakyat.

Voters have already send a signal that 308 is a starting point for political parties from Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat to shape up, train up, get their members motivated and perform their elected duties BEFORE the voters again go to tick that party symbol in the 13th General Election.

BN should pick up the signal and learn from PR to maximise alternative media outreach.

Establishing intelligence in cyber and with an ear on the ground should be enough ammunition for a political party to get its act together before going into any election in pro-active mode.

Mulling over and detailing a loss is not value adding if political parties do nothing to pro-actively pile on the persuasion groundwork to win the next elections.

Kuala Terengganu by-election: Raja Petra has gone overboard disrespecting Article 11 and Article 10

We are disturbed with the latest article “Does MCA support hudud?” by Raja Petra Kamarudin in Malaysia Today.

We have supported Raja Petra for his fearless opinions as freedom of expression is a right provided for under Article 10 and Article 11 of the Federal Constitution. (Article 10: Freedom of speech, assembly and association. Article 11: Freedom of religion)

However this time, we feel Raja Petra has gone overboard the provision of law as in his article he has trampled on rights of citizens on freedom of association and religion.

The below particular paragraph extract from Raja Petra’s article is particularly alarming,  highly intimidating, intruding and disrepecting the personal sphere of non-Muslim:

MCA, do you or don’t you support Hudud?
Speak up now or forever hold your tongue.
Are you pro-Islam or anti-Islam?
Please tell us now and make it very clear. Tomorrow we are going to Terengganu to campaign for PAS and we want to know what to tell the Kuala Terengganu voters.
And it will either be “MCA is anti-Islam” or “MCA is pro-Hudud”.

As law abiding citizens and voters, we are greatly disturbed and strongly object the method deployed in above article of Raja Petra which trampled on personal rights provided in the Federal Constitution.

Raja Petra’s shameful attempt of crass politicking by issuing above ultimatum to Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) to support hudud is a highly mischievous attempt to bully their non-Muslim community.