It is utterly necessary for the government to take into serious account all possible consequences before making a key decision.

Putting the national day and bumi congress together creates a sense of discordant contradiction.

There are nevertheless issues that will never get solved, such as the economic and political ones.

MCA should count its blessings if it manages to retain its deposit this time round, and even this will very much depend on the sympathy votes from Balakong voters.

We ought to give time to the PH government to perform. If they fail to do so, then as responsible citizens we can start constructively criticizing them.

The significance lies with the fact that Sungai Kandis being a political test bed will test the effectiveness of Umno-PAS cooperation and which way Umno is headed to hereafter.

There is little prospect for Umno to reform itself within the next five years, for the party has not been defeated badly enough.

The key to such a change will very much lie with the party elections later this month.

It will be a positive thing for the people of Sarawak if elected reps from PH component parties stand alongside GPS reps over issues related to Sarawak's rights.

Luckily we had a new government after the May 9 general elections. If BN were to continue running this country, more unimaginable things could pop up.