tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post7160326210454730753..comments2024-03-14T19:25:05.015+08:00Comments on SAKMONGKOL AK47: Najib and the ETPAriff Sabrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134536173557859031noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-40207707770071328732010-09-27T21:16:36.543+08:002010-09-27T21:16:36.543+08:00Dato,
How much I want to believe that the Governm...Dato,<br /><br />How much I want to believe that the Government will hear people reservation through blogs and Pemandu workshops about the Government Programs particularly ETP, in reality it is about Government backed by major corporations will have final inputs and say.Asam Pedasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-60571484512352457822010-09-27T13:55:45.458+08:002010-09-27T13:55:45.458+08:00The fact of the matter is the power of govt is lim...The fact of the matter is the power of govt is limited. There are times the govt can be highly effective but when it comes to getting for us what we want, all the govt can do is harness forces of others, private enterprise in particular.<br /><br />There is no way for govt to 'make' or will directly what we want i.e., it cannot truly deliver completely what we want. All it can do is put Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-558826811884257572010-09-27T10:33:37.341+08:002010-09-27T10:33:37.341+08:00Dato Sak,
This ETP will fall by the wayside just ...Dato Sak,<br /><br />This ETP will fall by the wayside just like Vision 2020, Islam Hadhari and 1Malaysia but who cares as long as the well connected elites make their bundle from the RM1.4 trillion projected funding.<br /><br />The government is more interested to fast-track this country to be a high income nation without giving major emphasis on developing and building a solid foundation on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-14073327536927342232010-09-27T08:57:20.214+08:002010-09-27T08:57:20.214+08:00A business plan for Malaysia? You must be kidding ...A business plan for Malaysia? You must be kidding to call this a business plan.<br /><br />Try showing this to a Venture capitlist (with money), and let them do a SWAT analysis...<br /><br />The first question they would ask you would be, from where is the income to sustain these buildings and infrastructures? What is the USP(Unique Selling Point) you have that can beat your competitors?<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-56334674866578896162010-09-26T22:25:46.244+08:002010-09-26T22:25:46.244+08:00Dear Sakmongkol
“The business of government is to...Dear Sakmongkol<br /><br />“The business of government is to create the right framework within which we operate at the maximum.”<br /><br />This is what I believe. But this ETP is a thinly disguised attempt at deeper collectivism as you put it. And I agree. It says that only 8% of the investments will come from government. In reality this is not true because the government can direct or influenceOneMalaysiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-63980739644094581592010-09-26T22:13:09.636+08:002010-09-26T22:13:09.636+08:002/2
In other words, is the present government ass...2/2<br /><br />In other words, is the present government assured of the capabilities of its legal counsel beyond courtroom antics, or have they all been lingamized beyond recognition?<br /><br />We are talking about many high-priced contracts here to be inked by a government with a deadline for political recovery, failing which the last scoop.<br /><br />Which comes to the matter of the GTP, or diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344215359798747231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-51844047191230186242010-09-26T22:12:52.675+08:002010-09-26T22:12:52.675+08:00What we are not told is the business case for each...What we are not told is the business case for each project, for instance, the ticket price for the MRT, or the returns from cleaning up the river. We are not even told how we can compete on global healthcare generics against the likes of India and Brazil which already have mature generics sectors.<br /><br />What one should be concerned about at this juncture is whether the government had moved diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344215359798747231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-20982322819054677452010-09-26T21:38:01.381+08:002010-09-26T21:38:01.381+08:00"At them moment I can't help but being cy..."At them moment I can't help but being cynical. This is to enrich certain companies. How can the ETP be just centered around the Greater KL / Klang Valley? The main aim is to improve the income per capita. But this plan will only increase the gap between the have and have nots. It seems like the govt have not consulted each state govt for opinions and ideas."<br /><br />Najib BasherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-77304400914697592642010-09-26T18:40:18.820+08:002010-09-26T18:40:18.820+08:00the really unanswered question>>whats the ba...the really unanswered question>>whats the base case?where will we be in 2020 without the ETP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com