The BN federal government ought to keep a close eye on all

those groups let loose in the country by various political

organisations and parties each with an axe to grind.

The 1Malaysia concept should be focused at these groups of

people and less on the general population. The authorities
in Putrajaya ought to remember that just a decade ago, the
island of Penang was rocked by several unwanted incidents.

It all started over a minor disagreement among some alleged

noise near a place of worship and soon young people started
pelting each other and passers-by with missiles. Then others
from the mainland came over to join the fray. A few were in
cars crossing the Penang bridge and police managed to arrest
them after weapons were found inside their vehicles.

However, a number of these people came over in motorcycles

and these people soon rode all over the streets attacking
pedestrians and smashing roadside stalls with parangs. The
police failed to stop them and many of those arrested later
were actually innocent people caught up in the mayhem and
not these thugs.

The government ought to keep a very close tab on the situation

in Penang especially around this coming August 3 which is a
Monday. On the weekend just before this date, the authorities
should keep an eye on the traffic entering the island via the
Penang bridge. The police and the JPJ must set up roadblocks
at strategic locations to examine as many road users as they
could. They should watch out for all those who could be using
alcohol or drug stimulants.

Some incidents in Penang recently have clearly demonstrated

that there are individuals here who are fully ready to put
the safety and security of law-abiding people aside just to
satisfy their narrow political agendas. There were even those
who went around criticizing all the wrong persons and using
inflammatory words and sentiments. As if they had the free
licence to denigrate and insult others. What is wrong with
them ? Are they totally ignorant of the 1Malaysia concept ?
Have they never heard of the words 'consensus', 'discussion'
and 'rule of law' ?

These people think that others owe them the air that they
breathe in and therefore others must pander to their whims
and fancies. These people are no more than the crankiest
kind typically found in any society and do not deserve any
form of attention at all.

The authorities instead should pay strong attention to the

safety and security of all law-abiding citizens and ensure
that no potential troublemaker is able to create havoc. And
the police must do their duty. The police must monitor all
the motorists and motorcyclists entering the island and set
up checkpoints along all the main streets and thoroughfares.
There should never be any repetition of the scenes of those
days a decade ago where armed youths roamed the streets on
motorcycles smashing and slashing.
The people in Putrajaya ought to re-examine whether they have
been all the while barking up the wrong tree and focusing on
all the wrong groups even as they churn out one neat, fanciful
slogan after another. There, in Putrajaya, the Information
Ministry keeps everyone on edge with stories and themes from
periods identified with prehistory but truth about the current
threats to peace and order in society are totally neglected.
Perhaps that is how they interpret the meaning of 1Malaysia.
Concentrate on the irrelevant and cut out the truth.

That could explain why opposition and minority politicians are

currently facing very severe harassment and pressure from many
quarters without any respite whatsoever. Even the dead are at
risk of facing continued insults and insinuations from these
quarters. These quarters conveniently forget that the minority
and opposition people have always gotten a bad deal in this
country. They are always the first to taste the unpleasant
measures meted out in the name of ensuring justice and obedience
to the law. But the mainstream politicians get to be free to
do what they want. All the time. Is this actually 1Malaysia ?

To the ordinary citizen, 1Malaysia means a united, harmonious

and safe society, not one where thugs ruled the streets and
politicians could employ mob power to put fear into the hearts
of their opponents. Perhaps the government has got it all
wrong with the present concept. In that case, we might need
a new one. Call it 1Malaysia II. That 's right.

The government must walk the talk. The safety and security of
the ordinary citizen is truly paramount and no political group
or party in the country should be allowed to create havoc just
to gain some political mileage. We do not want another Colombo,
Baghdad, or Karachi or Sydney in our midst. No thanks.

The authorities must monitor the situation closely this Aug 3

as well as the preceding weekend ( Sat & Sun, 1 and 2 Aug).
In our residential area, weekends are usually full of youths
on loud bikes roaring here and there right into the night and
early morning hours without fear or worry about any police
presence. Despite the fact that the police station is only
less than a km away. It is not a pleasant situation indeed.

Wake up and protect the law-abiding citizen !!! Start now !!!