Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email The website is at http://www.warkahuntukpm.com.my/.
It is moderated, so do be polite. No bad words or profanities, if not it will be a waste of your time.
By the I wonder if this “Letter for PM” can be used as sort of petition to release the HINDRAF 5, covert Tamil schools to full-aided, provide more opportunities for Indian youths, increase equity target from 3% to 10%, etc.
Website wants you to write letters to Pak Lah
http://malaysiakini.com/news/78656
Azreen Madzlan | Feb 25, 08 7:59pm
‘Letters to the Prime Minister’ – that’s the idea behind a dedicated website set up by six special interest groups to allow Malaysians to express their hopes, dreams, opinions and suggestions to the prime minister in view of the coming 12th general election.
The six groups behind the site launched last Thursday are the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca), the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs), the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO), the Yayasan Kajian dan Strategi Melayu (YKSM), the Malay Chambers of Commerce and the Tabung Amanah Muhibah (Tamu).
When contacted, Foma secretary-general Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah said the website was a platform for all Malaysians to be critical of the government’s performance. Sha’ani said Fomca itself was asking the prime minister to pay more attention to certain areas such as consumer development, toll prices and utilities, local authorities, housing and health.
He added Fomca would also like the PM to be more circumspect about the Malaysia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation as any deal brokered would affect the lives of many Malaysians.
To be compiled
Sha’ani said letters and comments from readers posted at the website would be first filtered to prevent rude or abusive remarks. Asked whether the website was an election campaign gimmick to support the ruling Barisan Nasional, he replied:
“The website is not a campaign for the prime minister or Barisan Nasional. It s a platform to let Malaysians be critical of the government.” He added feedback through the website would be compiled and handed over to the prime minister in Putrajaya before the election day on March 8.
At time of writing, the website had received 18 comments, mostly concerning bread and butter issues currently affecting Malaysians such as the price hikes for food items and oil. Some of the readers also commended the prime minister for his role in promoting press freedom while one reader expressed his concern over corruption in government agencies.
