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When I put up the ‘Daulat Tuanku’ banner in my blog, I am referring to the act of former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar to not to resign when asked by the Sultan to do so. No matter how unfair it may seem, the Sultan had made his decision. And I think, assuming Datuk Seri is a gentlemen, he should have respected the Sultan’s decision and resigned from his position. The question on whether the Sultan’s action is legitimate or not should only be determined by the court and not by public act of defiance or demonstration. From this, I do agree with Lim Kit Siang that if Karpal Singh decided to sue Sultan Perak, then he should be given the opportunity to file the lawsuit. Whether the lawsuit will be accepted by the court or not, it is again up to the court to decide.

I was thinking about the whole economic problem that we are facing today. And I am seeing all the governments around the world coming up with various rescue plans. But the economy continues to slow down along with global world trade. Therefore, the question that should come to our mind is whether all the rescue plans are effective or not. Personally, I think the real problem is actually the credit market. The problem lies with the bankers. I mean, if you think about it, is it true that the consumers and the corporate do not want to borrow money? I think it is the banks that do not want to lend money to people. As a result, we are still trapped in this credit crisis. Yes I know that the governments have been injecting money into those banks, especially in Europe and the United States. If the banks have gotten all the soft loans from the government, why are they not using that money to give out loans to their customers? Instead, they chose to use the money to give themselves fat bonuses....

I think at the moment, everyone is already aware of what is happening in Perak. Some call it a constitutional crisis, others call it political crisis but I think, it should be called a time-waster. For goodness’ sake, the whole world is facing the worst economic crisis since the 1930’s Great Depression. And instead of focusing on how to improve our economy, our politicians – so-called Wakil Rakyat’ – are not even putting the Rakyat’s interests at heart. All they care is about how to become and maintain their position as a government. First of all, in an ideal democratic world, in a situation like this, a fresh election should be called so that the people can actually voice out their opinion through the ballot paper. But, one should take a holistic approach and I believe the Sultan of Perak took this approach. At the current economic crisis, should we be concerned about democracy or about having food on our table? Let’s think for a while, and look around us carefully. Everyday, we are h...