Wednesday February 6, 2008
Don’t lose voice in Cabinet, Chinese advised
THE Chinese will lose the opportunity to participate in the decision-making process at the Cabinet level if they fail to support the MCA and Gerakan in the elections ahead.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that if the MCA and Gerakan were to lose seats, Barisan Nasional would end up as a one-race party ruling a multiracial country.
In an exclusive interview with Sin Chew Daily on Feb 2 and reported on Tuesday, Abdullah said he would be sad to see a weaker Chinese voice in the Cabinet, Parliament, state assembly and other bodies involved in decision making.
As a Prime Minister, Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president, Abdullah said he wanted to see Barisan as a ruling party for all races.
Abdullah said he was sure that the Malays would continue to support MCA and Gerakan.
Asked to predict the performance of MCA and Gerakan in the coming elections, Abdullah said: “To support or not, I leave it to the non-Malays to decide whether to elect representatives who can reflect their voice in the Cabinet,” he said.
Abdullah stressed that Umno wanted a strong MCA and Gerakan.
Yee Sang heritage
China Press reported that the Arts, Cultural and Heritage Ministry has proposed to list yee sang tossing as a cultural heritage, quoting its deputy minister Datuk Wong Kam Hoong.
Last year, a total of 50 items were listed as a cultural heritage. This included the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall building and high pole lion dance performance.
Apart from tossing yee sang, Wong also said he proposed to list Hainanese chicken rice, char kuay teow, yong tau foo, prawn mee, the 24 segment drums and giant drums as cultural heritage items as well.
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