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Perkasa wants to outdo Bangsa Boikot (Boycott Race)?
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27, 2024: The Madani Unity Government (UG) and police’s inaction against the racial and religious bigoted Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has certainly emboldened racists.
Akmal is free to spew any bigotry, including threatening the lives of Malaysians in veiled attacks.
Consider this:
Lawyer and social activist Siti Kasim said: "I recently saw a TikTok video where he (Akmal) was seen calling the Malays to be ready. He was seen sharpening a parang ... this is something the police must act on.
"It is like he is instigating the Malays to create problems. Islam never teaches us all this," said Siti.
But the police and UG’s silence is shockingly defening.
And now, Perkasa want to outdo Akmal and Umno - threatening to boycott Petronas for a week if it does not reverse its decision and and give contracts to Malays.
Is Perkasa the expert authority on how to manage the national oil company?
Why threaten to boycott only a week? Boycott and pulverise Petronas until it yields to its demands, just like the Made-in-China Allah-brand socks controversy!
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on former law minister Zaid Ibrahim slamming Perkasa and a posting on Bangsa Boikot (Boycott Race):
Zaid slams Perkasa call to boycott Petronas
-27 Mar 2024, 11:01 AM
The former law minister says Malays should start supporting political parties with a progressive and radical economic agenda that helps them.
Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim says Petronas’s new contractor, Solarvest, has the money and the means to compete on its merit and thus requires less government funding. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has attacked Perkasa’s proposed boycott of Petronas, following the move by the oil and gas giant to select a non-Bumiputera company for a solar panel installation contract.
“Malays can usefully boycott Malay political parties and leaders who are not doing anything to help the Malays be successful,” he said on X this morning, adding that the economic model has to change.
He also noted that Petronas’s new contractor, Solarvest, has the money and the means to compete on its merit and thus requires less government funding, while there is no effective Malay competition in this market.
Zaid said this had been a historic problem, as former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob discovered with his attempt to empower the Malays with the short-lived Mara mall chain.
“Malays are expected to be able to compete and win contracts on merit, but the components in the supply chain and business environment are not under their control.
“With the status quo, Malay contractors and suppliers will never be able to compete on merit. What business can the Malays do now with success?
“How do you break the chain and allow Malays a chance to succeed on merit? We start by supporting a Malay party that has a progressive and radical economic agenda,” he said, adding however that no such party currently exists.
“Our current leaders have yet to announce a radical transformation of our economic policies. They are comfortable under the present system.
“The misfortune that befalls the Malays is that their political masters are not interested in economics. They are not interested in dismantling monopolies. They are only interested in socks and boycotts.”
Zaid also called for a return to the nationalised industries of the 1970s, saying the curse of privatisation had hurt the Malays for a long time.
“Cement, other manufacturing facilities, and strategic investments in technology should remain in the hands of the government,” he said.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Bigots the world’s No.1 Bangsa Boikot (Boycott Race)
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 26, 2024: Can the World Guinness Book Of Records and the Malaysia Book Of Records start a new category - the boycott champions.
No News Is Bad News is absolutely certain that Malaysia will take the “crown”without any contest.
And the racial and religious bigots in Malaysia are the No. 1 Bangsa Boikot (Boycott Race).
And Perkasa president Syed Hassan Syed Ali has allegedly threatened to rally the Malays to boycott national oil company Petronas for a week if their demands weren’t met.
And what is it that they are demanding? That Petronas grant contracts to Malays, lamenting that Petronas was idelining the bumiputra.
Can you believe that ridiculous lament!
Padan muka (serves you right) to the Anwar Ibrahim-led Unity Government (UG)!
When you do nothing to stop the racial and religious bigots, you embolden them and the problem plunges into abyss. The bigots just do not have brians, just brute force and bullying.
Logic, reasoning, fair play, law and order are all not in their dictionary.
Malaysia today is truly “ruled” by bigots, and national unity and harmony are going down the drain.
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No News Is Bad News reproduces news of the ridiculous threat to boycott Petronas:
Perkasa President Threatens One Week Petronas Boycott If They “Don’t Help Malay Contractors”
Perkasa president Syed Hassan Syed Ali allegedly threatened to rally the Malays to boycott the company for a week if the demands weren’t met.
Earlier this month, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) appointed Solarvest Holdings Bhd’s unit, Solarvest Energy Sdn Bhd, to install solar power systems at over 300 Petronas stations nationwide.
However, not everyone seemed to be happy about the decision with some claiming Petronas is sidelining Bumiputera-owned businesses from attaining the contracts.
Petronas president and group chief executive officer Tengku Tan Sri Muhammad Taufik said the appointment was based on merit.
He said Bumiputera companies from a list generated by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) were included in the running but were unsuccessful in the selection process.
In the future, he said the group will work closer to enable smaller consortia and alter its contracting strategy.
He added that the contract was not worth hundreds of millions as claimed by some parties.
Solarvest Energy was appointed by Gentari Renewables Sdn Bhd to install solar power systems at over 300 Petronas stations nationwide by 2027.
The project starting in April 2024 involves installing over 5.4 megawatt peak (MWp) of solar capacity at Petronas stations.
Putrajaya MP Datuk Radzi Jidin brought up the matter in Parliament a few days ago. He questioned whether Bumiputera companies truly lacked the skill and expertise to install solar panels, citing it wasn’t a task of building rockets.
Perkasa is among the critics
According to TV Pertiwi, Perkasa president Syed Hassan Syed Ali allegedly urged Petronas to award at least 50% of the solar installation project to Malay and Bumiputera companies.
He believes Bumiputera companies should be given the chance because they have the skills and expertise as an industry player in the solar energy sector.
If Petronas failed to do so, Syed Hassan allegedly threatened to rally the Malays to boycott the company for a week.
He claimed 90% of Malays support Petronas and questioned why the company gave the contract to others.
Some netizens found Syed Hassan’s views problematic and believed it further undermined the ability of Bumiputera companies. They also think it’s a silly reason for a boycott.
A netizen wondered how many Bumiputera companies can deliver solar panels on a large scale.
Meanwhile, someone else claimed that Malay or Bumiputera contractors would still outsource the task to another non-Bumi company at the end of the day.
Due to this, they prefer the contract to be awarded to the company on merited grounds.
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