Monday May 13, 2013
Johoreans share their wishes of what the new Menteri Besar should do
By DESIREE TRESA GASPER and KATHLEEN ANN KILI
metrose@thestar.com.my
Roofs over their heads: Some Johoreans hope that the new Mentri Besar would look into producing more affordable homes around the state including in developing towns. JOHOR BARU: Johoreans from all walks of life are all hyped up for a new Mentri Besar as they shared their hopes for Johor under the new guidance.
Former Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin is expected to be sworn in as the state’s new mentri besar.
Many are pinning their hopes that the new leader will not just continue to grow the state’s economy but also look into the people problems and help ease their burdens.
F&B outlet worker, Mariam Mohd Sumian, 27, expects the new Mentri Besar to enhance the lifestyle of Johoreans and look into the rising cost of living here.
Better services: Johoreans also hope that public transportation services would be improved for the convience of the people. “My age is catching up and I hope to purchase my own house soon but with the rising prices of house, I still cannot afford one,” she said adding that she hoped that more affordable homes would be made available and easily accessible.
For student Austin Hoo Kai Jie, 17, the next Mentri Besar should be more in touch and in tune with the needs of the younger generation.
“I love sports and lately I have been into cycling, but I soon realised that there were barely any cycling lanes around housing estates in Johor.
“I really hope that the mentri besar will look into such the safety issue for Johoreans to live a healthy lifestyle,” he added.
Teacher J. Doris, 45, hoped that the new mentri besar would look into the complexity of the current education system in the state.
“As a parent to a 14-year-old, I am still unsure of the language that is supposed to be used in schools for subjects such as Mathematics and Science.
I hope that the new Menteri Besar should look into the complexity of the current state education system. — J. DORIS “In my son’s school, the Malay language is used for those subjects but in the school that my nephew studies, who is also 14 years, the English language is used instead,” she said.
She added that the dual language system confuses not only the parents but the students as well, and made it even hard for students from different schools to share their knowledge.
“I am still confused as to who has the right to pick the language they should be learning in, whether the parents, teachers or the students themselves,” she questioned adding that she hoped that the guidelines to the system should be made clearer.
Taxi driver, R. Subramaniam, 57, hopes that the new Mentri Besar would look into the improving public transportation and the infrastructure especially in the town areas.
“The main roads need improvement and I hope that our new Mentri Besar will come up with policies to improve the schedule of busses that ply through the area,” he said.
Subramaniam said that another major concern that needed to be addressed was with regards to street crime.
“I notice that many people prefer to use taxis even for short distance trips nowadays because they are so afraid that they will be victims of snatch thieves or muggings,” he said.
Cashier, Khatijah Sabari, 18, hopes that more modern art related programmes would be organised after the new mentri besar is appointed.
“The young people in Johor want more international acts to be brought in for concerts, plays and musicals.
“We do not have many avenues to explore our talents and more should be done instead of just focussing on traditional dances,” she said hoping that the new mentri besar would be an approachable and friendly person.
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