Malaysia masyhur di mata dunia

Baru menerima gambar serta petikan artikel majalah Tempo dari rakan wartawan di Jakarta. 

Yang diterima ialah petikan dari Edisi Khas Majalah Tempo yang diterbitkan menjelang Ulangtahun ke-60 Persidangan Asia-Afrika yang akan diadakan diBandung minggu ini.

Jika apa yang dikepilkan ini benar diterbitkan dalam EDISI KHAS Majalah Tempo, nyata agenda transformasi yang dilaungkan Perdana Menteri kita telah berjaya. 

Malaysia kini masyhur di-mata dunia. 

Jangan tanya kenapa dan mengapa kita masyhur, tetapi kita nyata mashyur. 

Penduduk Indonesia berjumlah lebih kurang 300 juta orang. Jika hanya 10% yang tahu membaca pun, angkanya agak besar. Jangan risau, kita masyhur. 

Minggu ini pula ramai pemimpin dunia yang sedang berkumpul di-Bandung menghadiri Ulangtahun ke-60 Persidangan Asia-Afrika. Kita pasti lebih masyhur.

Katanya Edisi Khas ini akan tiba di-Malaysia dalam masa sehari dua ini. Jika ada percubaan untuk menghalang kemasukan atau gam majalah ini, kita akan bertambah masyhur. 

Kalau saman majalah Tempo dari Indonesia ini, maka akan bertambah-tambahlah kemasyhuran kita. 

Terima kasih Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. 

p/s Buatlah apa saja yang difikirkan betul. Tiada siapa yang mampu menghalang mereka yang begitu masyhur dimerata dunia.  

Oilve… oil or branch?

Let’s not ignore the elephant in the room – the real purpose of America’s resurgence of interest in the ASEAN bloc is to fortify the region as a counterweight against Beijing. 

PM Najib Razak has attached primary importance to Malaysia’s relationship with China, as he looked to Beijing to revive Malaysia's export-oriented economy after the 2008 global financial crisis. 

Sino-Malaysian exchange in areas such as finance, infrastructure development, science and technology, and education have never been higher. 

China has been Malaysia's largest trade partner, with trade figures reaching $90 billion in 2011 while Malaysia is China’s largest trading partner among ASEAN nations. 

Washington’s backing for Malaysia’s US-friendly opposition must be seen in the context of its moves to bolster its military muscle and dominance over the Asia-Pacific region in line with its ‘Pivot to Asia’ policy. 

Malaysia has sovereign rights over the Straits of Malacca, China’s most critical supply routes that transport oil and other materials vital to its continued economic development. 

Aside from its strategic location, Malaysia has a booming economy that averages around 7 percent annual growth, it is the world’s third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after Qatar and Indonesia, and the country has holds over 4 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. - Russia Today  


The opinion piece by political analyst Nile Bowie was published in April, 2013. That was almost a year ago. 

Any changes to the game now since the 'proxy dictator' has failed miserably?   

Who is offering whom the olive oil… oops, I mean the olive branch ?  

… and Najib wants the cabinet to discuss the ex-convict's latest play!

"Seeing that it is our initial suggestion that has resurfaced, let me discuss this with the Cabinet. Whatever it is, we want our country to be peaceful" - Najib Razak


p/s One of my former editor, who enjoys fishing, used to say - "Jaga-jaga, dalam kain ada puaka"