The running of Kuala Lumpur FT should be left in the hands of our elected MPs of KLFT.
The Federal Government has no business administering the most important city in the country, when only ONE of their kind represents the people of KLFT
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Political Party hopping
The idea of voting a political party ticket should be abolished. The person seeking election as MP or State Assemblyperson should have his name printed on each voting ticket.
Afterall, we are electing the PERSON not so much the Party he represents.
This elected person will be personally responsible to the electorate and to represent them. Their association with a political party is secondary.
This has been proved sufficiently in GE2008, where everyone is voting the PERSON not the party.
This elected PERSON will have to face the electorate, NOT his party, and answer to them.
Thus, I say, this elected person should be permitted to associate with any political party he chooses, so long as that party’s policies meet the expectations of his electorate.
Remember, the electorate is the ‘bosses’ not the elected or his party or anyone else. The elected represents his constituents, no one else. Period.
Air Asia & its associations
Recently, the MP of Wangsa Maju posed a question to his electorate regarding Air Asia and its perceived political associations. Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity to comment on it.
However, I think it is a pertinent question as it affects our ability to travel efficiently throughout our vast country (viz. between East and West Malaysia) and throughout the region and the world.
I don't think anyone of us is privy to the accounts of Air Asia. As such, we can only judge what we can see sans rumours.
What I see is an efficient corporation that has made travel within my country a breeze. Efficient online & realtime bookings complemented by wide spread of booking offices and agents throughout the country. The air tickets are mainly affordable compared to alternative means of transport and specially versus its competition.
One example, I once flew Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu in 40 minutes, simply because the ticket price was the same as the alternative - a 6-hour express bus journey.
How Air Asia can do it and remain profitable, I cannot say. We are not privy to its accounts. But as a consumer, I am pretty pleased as Punch!
In short, if a company is able to deliver to meet its customers' needs and make a profit in the process, I say, "Good for you!"
Should a responsible Government support such a corporation? I say "YES!"
On the other hand, if YB Wee suggests that all its "profit" is from Government subsidies, then, he should institute an official inquiry on the real situation instead of speculating without concrete proof of the real situation.
I believe YB Wee's citizens' feedback questions are a novel way to go. But at the same time, besides the question, he should provide some background on his take of the situation he is seeking feedback on. This was the main reason I was unable to formulate a response to this question until now. I was not fully aware of the background pertaining to this question.
However, I think it is a pertinent question as it affects our ability to travel efficiently throughout our vast country (viz. between East and West Malaysia) and throughout the region and the world.
I don't think anyone of us is privy to the accounts of Air Asia. As such, we can only judge what we can see sans rumours.
What I see is an efficient corporation that has made travel within my country a breeze. Efficient online & realtime bookings complemented by wide spread of booking offices and agents throughout the country. The air tickets are mainly affordable compared to alternative means of transport and specially versus its competition.
One example, I once flew Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu in 40 minutes, simply because the ticket price was the same as the alternative - a 6-hour express bus journey.
How Air Asia can do it and remain profitable, I cannot say. We are not privy to its accounts. But as a consumer, I am pretty pleased as Punch!
In short, if a company is able to deliver to meet its customers' needs and make a profit in the process, I say, "Good for you!"
Should a responsible Government support such a corporation? I say "YES!"
On the other hand, if YB Wee suggests that all its "profit" is from Government subsidies, then, he should institute an official inquiry on the real situation instead of speculating without concrete proof of the real situation.
I believe YB Wee's citizens' feedback questions are a novel way to go. But at the same time, besides the question, he should provide some background on his take of the situation he is seeking feedback on. This was the main reason I was unable to formulate a response to this question until now. I was not fully aware of the background pertaining to this question.
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