It was heartening to know that there is yet hope for our country. It was refreshing to hear what Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said in his recent speech in a public lecture to inaugurate the Khazanah National Development Seminar in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 2, 2007.
Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Nazrin
In a time when I turned the pages of our local press it was for laughthers (or cry) depending how we want to react to sometimes nonsensical statements by our local politicians (note: NOT leaders) who pretend to be leaders. The lack the depth and maturity to go beyond the murky waters of politics and shine in the sunlight of statesmanship is sometimes too obvious. Just watch the going-ons in our Parliment and you will understand. If the Parliment is a place from which key policies are debated and changes are initiated, think again. I posted something here, click on it to have your laughs.
This year is our 50th anniversary of our nation's independence. Unfortunately, it is also this year that I wondered what the roles of the courts is to dispense justice or to please people. It is also thsi year that the entire Malaysian Cabinet decided took notice and punished a young man from Muar - for singing the Negara Ku in his own style (and much more), and more more stories. Raja Dr Nazrin Shah's speech on Sept 2 is indeed a breath of fresh air.
If you missed it, its here in The Sun. The full text can be downloaded here.
There's hope, let's cherish it!
Happy 50th MERDEKA Malaysia!
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