The Perak fiasco

I haven't been following the news in Malaysia for a while now, partly because I had been focused on the Gaza issue, and partly due to the piling of assignments now that I'm in week 4 of the new term. So I was very surprised by the latest development happening in Malaysia, particularly of course in the state of Perak.

I had two views on it, the straightforward view, which I'm hoping is all there is to it, and the more alarming "conspiracy theory" view, which I hope is just something from my overactive imagination.

If it is indeed a straightforward occurence, of people jumping parties and tipping the seat balance towards the opposition, i.e. BN, then I believe there is a valid reason why the esteemed and wise Sultan Azlan Shah did not decide to dissolve the State parliament. If parliament is dissolved, it is most likely that PR will win the state, and with a bigger majority. So it is highly likely that the Sultan does not want PR to continue to rule Perak. There must be some incidents that had not pleased the Sultan at all for him to make the royal decree on it. My guess would be on the land issue.

Personally for me, I think that in this time of economic recession, it makes more sense not to throw money on organizing more elections. To the people in Perak, I think they can already vouched that there had not been much difference between the previous government and the current one (PR).

On the second view though, if PR is a more cunning party than we thought they are, and Anwar is truly backed by the hated intelligence unit from US as some people are claiming, then this fiasco in Perak could just be his testbed to understand the reaction in making the coup through "frog" politicians. Maybe he is really bidding his time to put in his moves for a checkmate.

Well, I guess we just have to wait and see.

Too many people dreaming of power, yet none is using it for what it is meant to be.

The irony of the fiasco in Perak is on those that had supported whole-heartedly Anwar's attempt to wrest control from the main government through bribing BN's MPs to crossover, but now crying foul when BN had used the same tactic successfully.

While for Nizar, I actually had some high regards for him, but I have to say I wasn't very impressed by his attempts to hang on to his MB position.

I hope that BN would do better than they did previously. They will face tough time as the perception of them are just too low that nothing they do will ever be seen as good at all. But they will have to try as they are also holding on to the position by a thin thread.

Truthfully, I am really tired of the political struggle that we are facing. I hope we will never turn into Thailand that in the end were never satisfied with whatever leader they had chosen.


ps: I am actually intrigued by the idea of having the monarchy back. But only if it is Sultan Azlan Shah and Raja Nazrin ;)