Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Panasonic to close some operations here, hundreds to be jobless By Isabelle Leong & S Vinothaa
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Not to worry, PAS and the Kelantanese Government will provide, ka! ka! ka! ka! ka!
Malaysiakini : Commuters on the Federal Highway, especially on the Shah Alam
stretch, would find it hard to miss Panasonic Malaysia’s iconic factory
along the expressway.
Established in 1965 as Matsushita Electric
Company Malaysia Bhd and renamed Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Bhd
(PMMA) in 2005, the Japanese firm employed more than 2,000 in multiple
plants across Malaysia at its peak at the turn of the century.
However,
the tides appear to be turning for the manufacturing giant. It is
believed its manufacturing plants in Malaysia are soon to be shuttered,
leaving hundreds of workers jobless, Malaysiakini has learnt. This
comes after PMMA last year lost two separate lawsuits alleging that its
former suppliers, executive director Chen Ah Huat and employees,
defrauded it of millions of ringgit in payment for work that could not
be verified as being delivered.
A source privy to the matter divulged that PMMA’s then-executive
director Chen was made to leave in 2013, and subsequently 15 managers
were also terminated. The company also launched a zero-corruption framework emphasising transparency, integrity and whistleblowing.
Months
after it lost the lawsuit, PMMA shut down its kitchen appliances
manufacturing operations in its SA1 plant, located at Section 15, Shah
Alam, on March 17, affecting 75 local workers. Sixty of those workers left on the mutual separation scheme (MSS) while 15 others were moved to other departments.
Focusapp : The closing down of factories, not just Panasonic, over the decade is merely a harbinger of things to come. Sadly the bloated government is too slow and unresponsive to the global business environment. Outdated policies which are skewed to racial and religious profile will bring more hardship to the country.
Rampant corruption, cronyism and tidak apa attitude continues to drag Malaysia's declining economy to a low middle income nation. Time to remove these policies and make Malaysia better (not great because it won't be great. It never was great) again.
The neighbouring island country's GDP in US dollars has even exceeded Malaysia's GDP despite having no resources.
OCT : It's sad and heartfelt to see MNC sizing down and leaving Malaysia. Malaysia has been a wonderful country for investment in the good old days. Malaysia had a talented pool of good people, less restrictive in religious laws, almost non racial inclusiveness and most important no kleptocrat.
Malaysia has changed from a roaring tiger to a wounded and abandoned cat. Religious sentiments can become law overnight and subject to many interpretation by different religious leaders. Talented Malaysians had migrated leaving behind a great pool of religious Malaysians who are more interested in the next life than the current economy and huge deficit. Money lost to corruption are not recovered.
The irony is that you can keep the stolen money even you are convicted for corruption. Malaysia is very generous to crime. Neighbouring countries are opening up to attract investors whereas in Malaysia, it is building up restrictions and barriers in race and religion to stiffen and scare investors. No way investors can continue or come to invest in Malaysia based on these harsh rules and regulations
