CARTOON REVIEW : Ladder to become PM

This cartoon was published in Public News on 24/07/1987 depicted former head of UMNO youth Najib, who is now PM and the advocator for "ONE MALAYSIA", followed the foot step of his predecessor Suhaimi and Anwar played the racial issue to strenghtened his position in the party and was treated as the hero of  Malay ethnic.Historically, most of the PM was formerly "racial hero" before achieve thier highest position in the party as the head of UMNO who will be authomatically become PM to represens all racial in Malaysia regardless whether they would have been supported from other racial.  The is the reality of politic system in Malaysia.

Kartun ini dipapar di Berita Awam pada 24/07/1987 menonjolkan bekas ketua pemuda UMNO Najib, di mana beliau selaku PM sekarang dan penganjur "SATU MALAYSIA", beliau mengikut jejak langkah bekasnya Sulaiman dan Anwar memainkan isu perkauman sekadar mengukuh kedudukannya di dalam parti dan dilayani sebagai wira kaum Melayu. Secara imbasan sejarah, kebanyakan PM pada satu ketika adalah " wira kaum sebelum mencapai puncak kedudukannya di dalam parti sebagai ketua UMNO di mana secara otomatik menjadi PM mewakili semua kaum tak kira samada beliau mendapat sokongan daripada kaum lain. Ini adalah hakikat sistem politik di Malaysia.

CARTOON REVIEW: Santa Clause Is Coming Soon !

This cartoon was published in Nanyang Siang Pau on 29/09/1991 depicted when politicus is acted as Santa Clause desperately promising a bundle of gifts such as equality, justice, people's rights, nation developments, gaurantees, fund giving etc means --- General Election won't be too far away! .....but the waiting period is a bit too long, once in every five years. Those who are Christian, wish you Merry Christmas!

Kartun ini telah dipaparkan di Nnyang Siang Pau pada 29/09/1991 menonjolkan apabila politikus berlagak sebagai Santa Clause terdesak dengan menjanjikan seguni hadiah-hadiah seperti kesamaan, keadilan, hak rakyat, pembangunan negara, jaminan, pemberian dana dll bermaksud----Pilihan raya tak lama lagi!...tetapi jangkamasa menunggunya agak lama, sekali-sekala setiap lima tahun. Kepada mereka yang berugama Kristian, Selamat menyambut Hari Natal!

CARTOON REVIEW: INFINITY OF NEW EKONOMY POLICY

This cartoon was published in Public News on 27/07/1987 depicted New Economy Policy was started in 1970 with the objective to restructure the society and norrow the poverty gap between racial which was proposed just after the tregedy 513. Unfortunately, it was extended its period again and again, its initial 15 years period was extended to another 20 years, it seems like there is no ending period . Until and unless the report on the 513 incident was disclosed, poverty gap between racial may not be necessary  the cause of the incident. This could be due to the rivalry party that was defeated in the general election, out of jealousy and worry,  triggered the havoc.Up to date, because of the New Economy Policy, certain quarters who has political power became richer and richer to the extend the gap of poverty within the racial increased.

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 27/07/1987 menonjolkan Polisi Ekonomi Baru dimulakan pada 1970 dengan objektifnya untuk menyusun semula masyarakat dan mengurankan jurang perbezaan kemiskinan di antara kaum di mana ia dicadangkan sejurus selepas trajedi 513. Malangnya, ia dilanjutkan jangkamasanya lagi dan lagi,jangkamasa 15 tahun pada mulanya dilanjutkan ke 20 tahun untuk kali yang lain, seumpama tiada tempoh tamatnya. Sehingga dan kecuali lapuran peristiwa 513 dibongkar, jurang perbezaan kemiskinan antara kaum barangkali bukan punca peristiwa. Ini mungkin kerana pihak lawannya yang ditewas di dalam pilihanraya umum, atas sebab cemburu dan bimbang, mencetuskan kekacauan.  Sehingga hari ini, oleh kerana Polisi Ekonomi Baru inilah, segelintir yang mempunyai kuasa politik bertambah kaya dan lagi kaya sehingga jurang perbezaan kemiskinan di dalam kaum bertambah.

CARTOON REVIEW: THE NEAR DEFEAT OF DR M

This cartoon was published in Berita Awam on 06/05/87 depicted Dr M was nearly defeated in the straight fight with Ku Li, he won with sliding majority votes on UMNO election. Subsequently, when UMNO was declared as illegal party, Dr M and a group of UMNO members who favour him formed  UMNO BARU. Through its application screening through process, members who favour Ku Li was discarded from entering the party, eventually forced a group of UMNO members who favour Ku Li form a group called Semangat 46. Unfortunately, Semangat 46 was nearly capsized in the General Election thereafter, PAS became the real winner in the state of east coast. Due to lack of support from Malay community, out of disappointment, Semangat 46 was dismissed not long after. UMNO BARU, especially Dr M, became so strong to the extend he could amend Federal Constitution at wish to made it favourable to BN in view of the strong majority seats in the parliment. The election policies, either in the party or for national were changed.During his tenure, at that time, communication channel dan public mechanism tools can be monopolised so easily by the government, those news which are unfavourable to them were censored.  Appoinment of the judges fell on the hand of executive ( the PM in particular), some of the power of the royal was detrived in particularly in land matters caused the constitutional crisis; therefore,  the real separation of  power was at stake. There was at one time, internal fight was so intensive in UMNO BARU, Dr M announced " Operation Lalang" merely to srenghtened his position in the party and divert the attention to thier internal problem and against opposition party. UMNO youth leader at that time, Najib, the advocator "1 Malaysia" then when he is the PM of Malaysia, used extreme sensitive words against Chinese community to create havoc, however, no action was taken against him. Dato Lee who was MCA youth ran to Australia. Apart from opposition leaders, many innocent organisations leaders like Tong Jiao Zhong were arrested under ISA without giving chance to defence themself. Thereafter, Dr M was the longest service PM in Malaysia for decades whom are qualified to be named in Malaysia Book of  Record. His influence still can be felt even after his retirement from the way the media so emphasis on his opinions, the way he commented on the administrative style of Pak Lah while he still in his tenure, the appointment of Dr M's son as the minister eventhough he was defeated in the UMNO youth election and became laughing stuff of the opposition when the winner Khairy, once conflict with Dr M, has no ministerial post at all.......As Dr M once said : "People tend to forget....".

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 06/08/1987 menonjolkan Dr M hampir tewas dalam pertandingan langsung dengan Ku Li, dia menang dengan majoriti undi yang tipis dalam pilihan UMNO. Lantaran itu, apabila UMNO diikrar sebagai haram, Dr M dengan sekumpulan ahli UMNO yang berkecenderung di sebelahnya menubuh UMNO BARU, melalui proses penapisan permohonan, ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li disekat daripada menyertai parti ini, akhirnya memaksa sekumpulan ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li menubuh oarti baru disebut sebagai Semangat 46. Malangnya, Semangat 46 nyaris terlingkup dalam Pilihanraya Umum yang berikutnya, PAS merupakan pemenang yang benar di Pantai Timur. Disebabkan tidak mendapat sokongan daripada masyarakat Melayu, atas putus asa, Semangat 46 telah bersurai tidak lama kemudian.UMNO BARU, terutama Dr M, menjadi begitu kuat sehingga beliau boleh mengubah Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang lebih bermunafaat kepada BN secara sukahati  memandangkan kerusi Parlimen yang majoriti. Polisi-polisi pilihan, baik di dalam parti atau negara, telah diubah.Semasa pemerintahan beliau, pada masa itu, saluran komunikasi dan alat-alat mekanisma awam boleh dimonopoli dengan begitu mudah oleh kerajaan. Akhbar-akhbar yang tidak membawa munafaat kepada mereka disunting. Perlantikan hakim jatuh di tangan eksekutif ( terutama Dr M), sesetengah kuasa raja ditarik terutama dalam hal tanah menyebabkan krisis perlembagaan, maka, pengasingan kuasa yang benar dalam keadaan berbahaya. Pada satu ketika, perbalahan dalaman begitu sengit dalam UMNO, Dr M mengumumkan "Operasi Lalang" sekadar untuk mengukuhkan kedudukannya dan mengalih pandangan masalah dalamannya untuk menentang pembangkang. UMNO MUDA pada masa itu, Najib, pencadang "1 Malaysia" semasa beliau menjadi PM, menggunakan perkataan yang terlampau sensitif terhadap komunikasi Cina supaya berlakunya kekecohan, walau macam mana pun, tiada tindakan diambil terhadapnya. Dato Lee selaku pemuda MCA pada masa itu lari ke Australia. Selain daripada pembangkang, ramai daripada pemimpin organisasi yang tidak berdosa seperti Tong Jiao Zhong ditangkap di bawah ISA tanpa diberi peluang untuk membela. Selepas ini, Dr M menjadi PM yang panjang berkhimat berdekad-dekad lamanya sehingga beliau berlayak dinamakan di dalam Buku Rekod Malaysia.Pengaruhnya masih terasa walaupun beliau telah bersara dari cara media masih memandang berat tentang pendapatnya, cara beliau memberi komen gaya pentadbiran Pak Lah semasa beliau masih dalam tempoh jawatannya, perlantikan anaknya sebagai menteri walaupun tewas dalam pilihan UMNO youth dan menjadi bahan kelakar pembangkang bila Khairy, pernah bercanggah dengan Dr M, sebagai pemenang, tidak dilantik apa-apa jawatan tahap menteri.langsung... Seperti apa yang diperkatakan oleh Dr M :"Rakyat senang lupa....".

CARTOON REVIEW: THE END OF THE POLITICAL LIFE OF TAN KOON SUAN

Tan Koon Suan appeared in the one of the six prominent people 2010 seminar organised by speaker association recently, he urged the government to help Chinese as well who has contributed a lot to the country . This cartoon was publshed in Public News on 10/08/1986 depicted Tan Koon Suan was jailed because of the Pan Letric case, until he has nothing left. Apart from Lee San Choon, Tan is one of the MCA chairman I really admired whom has sacrified for the sake of the benefits of the Chinese community. He was one of the tycoons and advocated the idea of coorporation to gather the wealth of the Chinese to do business in big way, until the idea of the coorporation collapsed, it left mystery unexplained and to my personal opinion it was merely conspiration of certain quarters who worry and jealous the wealth of the Chinese community grown up so rapidly having to say that other minor reasons could be also the contributory factor. Given chance, I will elaborate what are the logics behind in the next cartoon review.Strange enough, whoever real leader in MCA who are willing to sacrify for the sake of the benifit of the Chinese community has short political life, provided he has gained the blessing from the leading party in BN. As a result, we can witness many of the puppets around in the party who are bow to the finger pointing of the leading party in BN.

Tan Koon Suan muncul di seminar salah satu daripada enam orang yang terunggul 2010 yang dianjurkan oleh persatuan penceramah baru-baru ini, beliau menyeru supaya kerajaan menghulurkan bantuan juga kepada Cina yang banyak menyumbang kepada negara ini. Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 10/08/1986 yang menonjolkan Tan Koon Suan dipenjarakan kerana kes Pan Letrik, sehingga beliau tidak meninggal apa-apa. Selain daripada Lee San Choon, Tan Koon Suan merupakan satu-satunya pengerusi MCA yang saya sanjung, di mana beliau berkorban demi munafaat komuniti Cina. Beliau adalah salah seorang yang kaya raya pada masa itu dan orang yang memulakan idea koperasi supaya mengumpul kekayaan Cina agar menjalankan perniagaan secara besar-besaran, sehingga terlingkupnya idea ini, ia tinggal hanya misteri yang tidak terjawap, pada pendapat peribadi saya ia sekadar satu konspirasi oleh sesetengah pihak yang khuathir dan cemburu akan kekayaan Cina diperkembangkan begitu pesat walaupun ada alasan-alasan lain yang kecil yang menjadi faktor penyumbang. Diberikan peluang, saya akan menerangkannya secara panjang lebar dalam tinjauan kartun pada masa yang akan datang tentang lojik-lojiknya di sebalik pendapat saya . Anih sekali, barangsiapa betul-betul pemimpin yang ingin berkorban untuk komuniti Cina mempunyai riwayat politik yang pendek, kecuali beliau mendapat restu daripada parti yang menerajui BN. Akibatnya, kita dapat menyaksikan banyak boneka di dalam parti yang tunduk kepada jari telunjuk parti yang menerajui parti.

Chinese version is self explanatory.

CARTOON REVIEW: BURDEN FOR TUN DR LIM

This cartoon was published in Public news on 17/09/86 depicted late Tun Dr Lim borne the responsibility of leading in Penang as the president of Gerakan Party and ensure that Prime Ministry post was consolidated in the the hand of Chinese whom was the main population until he cann't afford to retire eventhough his age was catching up in worrying prime minister post will change hand to his composition party in BN who was long eyeing for this post. After Tun Dr Lim was passed away, when we recall, besides to remember his contribution, true enough his prediction, UMNO Penang just before his demise dan under care of Koh, quite frequent certain quaters claimed that this post shall be sitting by UMNO.

 Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 17/09/86 ynag menonjolkan mendian Tun Dr Lim memikul tanggungjawapnya menerajui pimpinan di Penang sebagai presiden Parti Gerakan dan memastikan jawatan  Ketua Menteri dikekalkan di tangan kaum Cina yang menjadi populasi utama sehingga  tidak sanggup beliau berundur walaupun usianya telah meningkat kerana dikhuatirinya jawatan Ketua Menteri ditukartangan ke parti komposisiya di dalam BN yang telah lama menyanggak jawatan ini. Dengan pemergian beliau, di samping kita terkenang jasa mendian Tun Dr Lim, apabila mengimbas kembali, betul benar ramalan beliau, UMNO Penang sebelum pemergian beliau dan di bawah jagaan Koh, telah kerap menyuara agar jawatan ini disandar oleh UMNO .

Chinese version is self explanatory 

CARTOON REVIEW : Delima of talented non Bumi

This cartoon was published on Publc News in 29/07/89 which is depicted non Bumi talented was hand tighted because to fulfill the Bumi quota, 20 over years till now, true enough this stuation has never been improved which could be one of the major contributory factors why many of the foreign investors pulled out from investing in Malaysia, even some of the non Bumi investors were forced to invest in neighboring country which can provide more liberal business environment and more tax incentives in view of the world without boarder may invite more stive competition.Quota system most likely would only be benefitial to small amount of the Bumi who are in political power directly and indirectly whom they would be invited to be sitting in the board of company without much effort. These kind of politicus fully understood you requests just before the general election and became lost of memory after the general election and wonder : "What are you still want? Not enough?""

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 29/07/89 di mana ia menonjolkan bukan Bumi yang berbakat tangannya diikat sekadar untuk memenuhi Bumi kuota, 20 tahun telah berlalu, cukup benar keadan ini tidak berubah di mana ia mungkin salah satu faktor penyumbang utama mengapa ramai pelabur asing tarik diri daripada melabur di Malaysia, malah sesetengah pelabur bukan Bumi terpaksa melabur di negara jiran yang boleh memberi suasana berniaga yang lebih liberal dan galakan cukai  yang lebih memandangkan dunia tanpa batas yang boleh mengundang persaingan yang sengit. Sistem kuota lebih bermanafaat kepada segelintir Bumi yang mempunyai kuasa politik secara langsung atau tidak langsung di mana mereka dijemput menduduki di lembaga syarikat tanpa usaha yang banyak. Politikus seumpama ini memahami kehendak anda dengan sepenuhnya sebelum pilihanraya umum dan hilang peringatan setelah pilihanraya umum dan bertanya dengan hairannya : "Apa yang kau orang masih nak? Tak cukupkah?"