March 9, 2008 A Brand New Malaysia

Malaysians delivered their verdict on March 8, 2008 and in the early morning hours of March 9, 2008 when the official results were announced, it was clear that an unprecendented change in Malaysian political landscape had taken place. It was a shocking winds of change to many including the contesting politicians and what most political analysts termed as "tsunami". The final verdict reads;

Parliamentary seats;
BN - 140 seats
PKR - 31 seats
DAP - 28 seats
PAS - 23 seats

Malaysians in Selangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah had embraced a new dawn of state leadership change to Opposition. It gives a fresh new hope and air of rejuvenation among the people in those west peninsula states for more structured non-racial based development, security and prosperity for all. It proves beyond the Government controlled electronic and print media, the sentiments of the Malaysians were unhappy towards the BN Government.

For the Opposition, this is the opportunity for them to deliver their promises and to show their capability of the mandate given by the people. Their performance will be closely monitored not only by Malaysians but also the ruling coalition.

A successful state management by the Opposition coalition for the next 5 years would encourage Malaysians to provide a bigger mandate in the next election and making it difficult for BN to regain control. The ruling coalition of BN will now be hard-pressed to manage the country without a 2/3 majority and they too, will be scrutinised by the Opposition whom had garnered 82 Parliamentary seats. BN, will have to double their efforts amidst reduced composition of other races in the ruling coalition Parliamentary representatives.

Now, BN cannot really claim to be the champions of multi-racial representatives of Malaysians with the major loss of the MIC Chief and Deputy Chief, Gerakan Acting Chief, PPP Chief and a host of other Ministers especially from MCA. The BN leadership would have to truly "re-invent" themselves to start attracting Malaysians again in what apparent of lost of faith in the ruling coalition agendas.

The BN leadership were clearly shown the rakyats' displeasure over certain policies and events leading up to the 12th General Elections but was arrogant on retaining the 2/3 without taking precautionary steps to address issues at hand. BN had Sabah and Sarawak to thank for staying in power as those 2 states had delivered 54 seats in total, which had it fallen into the hands of Opposition, the country leadership would have changed hands.

Let money politics be a culture of the past!
Let public security be reinforced!
Let corruption be a past!
Let cronyism be a past!
Let racial polarisation be a past!
Let enonomic polarisation be a past!
Let "dynasty" politics be a past!

March 8, 2008, was truly a historic day and it is time for Malaysians from all political parties to leave their ideologies behind, close ranks and drive Malaysia to where we are supposed to be after 50 years of independence.

Congratulations to all elected Malaysian representatives of the 12th GE and start delivering your promises from now till 13th GE 2013(or earlier)!