tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post2540592539430658419..comments2023-10-22T19:24:59.864+08:00Comments on Dr. Chua Soi Lek: Estate LifeTan Sri Dr. Chua Soi Lek 丹斯里蔡細歷http://www.blogger.com/profile/12835755672842856035noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-54508920227166286112009-04-21T19:17:00.000+08:002009-04-21T19:17:00.000+08:00The condition in the estates in Malaysia is a clea...The condition in the estates in Malaysia is a clear case of capitalism gone mad.<br /><br />When it has become hard to exploit local people, the owners turn to exploitation of foreign workers. If you maximize profits, you have to minimize costs, chiefly through low wages. And there are enough human beings in Indonesia to ensure that wages do not increase, even as the price of commodity goes up.<br /><br />While many would welcome your proposition, plantation owners would be very displeased with it. The argument usually revolves around somehting called "competitiveness" (it's ok to treate foreginers like commodities if it means more tax for the government). All this while, the social cost of gradual displacement of erstwhile residents of plantation estates have been hidden from us. But the consequences have finally materialized in the form of increased crime rates committed by an entire class of disenfranchised people.<br /><br />I once visited the largest tea estate in Indonesia. During the war of liberation, the Indonesian Army seized the estate from the Dutch and turned it into a state property. It remains a state enterprise. The people working there are happy because their welfare is taken care of by the state. Although pay is not high, housing and utilities are free, and schools and clinics are available. It is probably similar to the model described by you.<br /><br />To me there must be some limit to capitalism to ensure social stability. Let it run wild and it will make other extreme ideology gain ground (like the days of the KMT in China). All citizens must be made to feel that they have a stake in this country.prachaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073417979523868574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-60610675426566172642009-04-21T13:53:00.000+08:002009-04-21T13:53:00.000+08:00非常欢迎马哈迪带领国阵阵线参与本南地补选。
该准备的都准备好了,
尚欠来自国阵的候选人。非常欢迎马哈迪带领国阵阵线参与本南地补选。<br />该准备的都准备好了,<br />尚欠来自国阵的候选人。l藍海https://www.blogger.com/profile/03855977614027509888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-16806060487742213462009-04-21T12:34:00.000+08:002009-04-21T12:34:00.000+08:00Like others, I am impress by Dr Chua able to under...Like others, I am impress by Dr Chua able to understand so much in details of the Estate workers situation which are certainly not the same "class" as Dr Chua. <br /><br />I guess MIC is not doing enough for the past 20 years, perhaps w/o what happen in 308, no one in UMNO will listen to repsonce to this issues which is clearly not affecting the Malays. Hate to be racist in this context but that seem to be the explanation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370275011103376168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-90548297618964632482009-04-21T10:08:00.000+08:002009-04-21T10:08:00.000+08:00Dear Dr Chua
I appreciate very much about your co...Dear Dr Chua <br />I appreciate very much about your concern over the estate community , the problems pertaining to the estate comunity need to be addressed. It is high time for us to have a brainstorming session to tackle the problems.I can forseen rubber is going to becoming more and more important because of its excellent property. <br /><br />I believe the experts from rubber research institute of Malaysia feed back to us the good ideal呉 和豪https://www.blogger.com/profile/06178218756112784517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-51222465646051260302009-04-21T09:31:00.000+08:002009-04-21T09:31:00.000+08:00Dr Chua,
I agreed with Dr Suresh. Why now and not...Dr Chua,<br /><br />I agreed with Dr Suresh. Why now and not when we are able to do something? We always advise our young ones we should do something for our parents and grandparents when they are still alive and not when they are dead. Yet our leaders only point out faults and weakness when they are not able to help.<br /><br />Worst, many are still in state of denial. And one thing, Dr Chua, pls remind your comrades that they reap what they sow. Many have been extremely greedy and power crazy.I swearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249706613330578561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299599350082706378.post-79933598477995654862009-04-20T23:41:00.000+08:002009-04-20T23:41:00.000+08:00Dr Chua,
I certainly concur with you on this.But ...Dr Chua,<br /><br />I certainly concur with you on this.But I wonder ,why didnt you voice out such important issues,concerning the society,when you were in power?DR SURESHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976783634261431431noreply@blogger.com