A note to PKR runned states

Today an uncle from another state visited and asked this question "How is Penang doing under the new government?" I was like err..., nothing much yet really. Yes, how is Penang doing under the new government? This is my question too.

Last week, I attended a conference and it was during our break where a group of us, Malays and non-Malays were seated together and the same question popped up. Someone there mentioned that since the new government took over, no new projects have been approved. Geez, if this is the truth, it is very bad indeed. The rakyat did not vote for a new government to freeze all projects. We want to see development in Penang. We want to see business get approved without all the red tape. We want to see new business ideas, brainstorming, etc to get Penang and all the PKR governed states doing better than before. The poor must be helped, not with just cash but with a programme to help them to be financially indepdent in the long run. Give them free business training programmes or know how. Team them up with people who have funding. We know that the Barisan Government has punished us by taking away the important mega projects but let us now sit down and sulk over it. Do something to prove to them that PKR can do it without Barisan.

I suggest PKR take the initiative of setting up a rakyat think-tank online and offline and invite the people to give ideas on how to bring about development, business, solve transport problems, etc. As the saying goes, more heads are better than one. Choose the good ones and work on it.

Digging up Barisan's trash is good but if it is only that and nothing else, the rakyat will be very disappointed. Don't fail the rakyat. Stay focused and be result orientated.