DEAR DPM........

It pains and hurts me to read the DPM say that "since the NS Training Programme was introduced in 2004, only 14 trainees had died and not 20 as reported by a local daily" (emphasis the author's). Read full story in Bernama here.

The extract of the story is produced below before Bernama decides to "update the content".


Meanwhile, he clarified that since the NS Training Programme was introduced in 2004, only 14 trainees had died and not 20 as reported by a local daily.

Of the 14, six deaths were due to illnesses suffered by the trainees themselves such as heart disease, asthma and liver infection. Meanwhile, he said four deaths occurred during training, two died as a result of accidents, one trainee died while on vacation and one died three days after the completion of training. Of the remaining two cases, one drowned while on holiday and the latest case at the Cheneh Cemerlang Camp in Kemaman was being investigated, he said.

"ONLY 14"???????? - How cold and heartless can you be dear DPM?!!!??? Not only are you heartless, your statement implies that the NS is not responsible for the death!

How more many more death will it take for you to know that parents celebrate and jump with joy when they realize their children do not picked for national service?

How many more death will it be enough to for you realize that each one of these persons were somebody's child - a Malaysia and that the suffer greatly?

How many more death will it take to realize that we you, as DPM need to stand up and take the courage to STOP the national service program and make radical changes, report the changes publicly and make the process transparent to the us the Rakyat.

How many more death will it take for you to know that most people have LOST confidence in the National Service program?

Will you just issue another statement the next day to say you were misquoted or the press reported out of context?

I dedicate this song to you, "Blowing in the Wind" by Bob Dylan. The most relevent lines are:

Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

May you continue to hear this in your all your dreams and quiet times in the day, everyday. We will pray you realize that 14 death is ENOUGH!

I am upset.