DAP and PKR– Foe or Friend of Malaysia?

DAP and PKR– Foe or Friend of Malaysia?

By Datuk Huan Cheng Guan

President, Centre for Political Awareness

History and literature have given us ample examples of how real friends stand with those in suffering and pain whilst bloodthirsty and unstoppable foes stand by the sidelines mocking and jumping at every single opportunity to disparage their foes.  DAP is one classic example of how they masquerade as friends of the rakyat when in fact, they are one of the greatest foes of this country. Their agenda is clear – deride the status quo, do nothing and destroy the moral, social, and political fabric of this country!

DAP adviser has no grounds to disrespectfully order the PM to admit he made a mistake with regards to an announcement he made on March 24 that MH370 had ended in the southern Indian Ocean. Lim Kit Siang and his cohort of naysayers must show their record of work regarding the MH370 problem. Has Lim Kit Siang or any of leaders visited the families of the victims in Kuala Lumpur or Beijing? Did they try to join the SARs team, hire experts, or go to the ground to see the progress of search operations?

While the PM, Acting Transport Minister and various government agencies and departments work round the clock to get to the root of the problem, DAP leaders and members can only throw temper tantrums and hurl malicious criticisms at our leaders. Anything the government does is wrong in their eyes but most disgustingly, DAP does nothing but gripe, moan, scream and complain. When the government organized sessions with BN representatives, Lim Kit Siang complained and arrogantly declared that he would not attend even if invited to one organized specially for PR leaders. Clearly, the ’batu penghasut’ label befits this motley crew of devilish foes of Malaysia for their delight is in stirring feelings of resentment and fanning the flames of hatred against the ruling government locally and in China as well via Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

In sharp contrast, world leaders from China, Singapore, and Australia have praised the Prime Minister and Acting Transport Minister for their efforts and have acknowledged that Malaysia has done her best in working with SARS teams from 26 nations.

Today, the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang said, "The Chinese government never said that we were angry with the Malaysian Government. In fact, I am very satisfied and happy over details of operating procedures provided.” He insisted that China-Malaysia ties were still strong and it was a good time to enhance ties by working together to find the missing plane.

According to a news report by The Star, IATA director-general and CEO Tony Tyler praised the Malaysian authorities who have worked very hard to deal with the missing MH370 incident, which is unprecedented. He also acknowledged that the country is also doing its best to be transparent and announce new information when it becomes available.

Last Friday, Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam came to Malaysia's defense after scathing criticism of Kuala Lumpur's handling of the disappearance of a passenger plane with 239 people on board. He acknowledged that SARS teams from various countries lack the necessary resources for large scale assistance and voiced his concern about unfair criticisms to the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore.  “I don't think enough account has been taken of the fact that there was very little to go on, very little that the Malaysians or anyone knew about the matter,” he said, describing the plane's disappearance as a “most unusual, bizarre situation.”

Two P8-Poseidons, each costing USD175 million, and 20 aircraft are also scouring the Indian Ocean for the MH370 and they have found nothing. US Navy Lieutenant Commander David Mims said that so far, they have not seen any land mass, shipping traffic and have seen virtually nothing.  Commander William J Marks of the United States Seventh Fleet gave our government credit and acknowledged that ‘they are coordinating a huge international effort ‘efficiently and professionally.  Chris McLaughlin, the Senior VP of Immarsat said that Malaysia has ‘made an honest attempt to try to run a very complex investigation’.

If international leaders and experts from 26 nations can praise Malaysia after working with our teams, DAP has no right whatsoever to reproach our PM. The record shows how Red Bean Army members and their chorus of grumblers are consistently condemning, berating, and vilifying our government on the home front and internationally via Weibo and Wechat! How can Malaysians display such destructive behaviour with folded arms? Is this a display of patriotism by true patriots or tantrums by traitors?

If truth be told, DAP cannot even keep its own house in order as can be seen by the ROS fiasco. DAP adviser would be better off advising his son how to better govern Penang  which is likely to face a third hike in water rates.

To add salt to the wound, PKR leader Azmin Ali hypocritically declared that PKR had wanted to give their support to the government over the tragedy but was disappointed ‘over the numerous discrepancies in information between agencies. In reality, things are falling apart within PKR as seen by how they are willing to orchestrate a by-election and incur unnecessary costs to settle internal disputes within PKR Selangor. As if that was not enough, we have to witness the absurd drama of a husband (Anwar) challenging his wife (Wan Azizah) for the post of PKR President.

Both DAP and PKR are hopeless empty political shells led by dinosaur leaders who cannot control their own members or turf. How can they have the audacity to criticize our PM, Acting Transport Minister and all involved in the MH370 who are cooperating beautifully with teams from 26 nations? DAP and PKR must set their own house in order first before they pass any negative remark about our government. They have not acknowledged at any step the obstacles faced by our government teams but have put in place MORE obstacles by stirring citizens against the government, such as Tian Chua’s recent challenge for citizens to overthrow the government in five months.

Stop castigating and vilifying your country’s leaders and smearing our nation’s prestige with your hatred, lies, and manipulative maneuvers. Tell us finally, DAP and PKR – are you friends or foes of Malaysia? Are you patriots or traitors?