Comments on: Another day, another FTA http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/ A blog written by Labour MPs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:49:53 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: theresaj http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15381 theresaj Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:05:20 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15381 I am amazed that anyone is enthousiastic about dealing with people who practice racial discrimination as keenly as the white South Africans did. My experience of young Malaysians is that they are very ignorant about who fought for their freedom in the past whether it was against the Japanese or the Indonesians. Modern Moderate Malaysia....the ultimate myth. In truth they haven't had terrorist attacks on their soil because they harbour terrorists..Bashir spent many years there when he was not welcome in Indonesia. Nordin Top who was responsible for the Bali bombing etc , was also Malysian. I am amazed that anyone is enthousiastic about dealing with people who practice racial discrimination as keenly as the white South Africans did.
My experience of young Malaysians is that they are very ignorant about who fought for their freedom in the past whether it was against the Japanese or the Indonesians.
Modern Moderate Malaysia….the ultimate myth. In truth they haven’t had terrorist attacks on their soil because they harbour terrorists..Bashir spent many years there when he was not welcome in Indonesia. Nordin Top who was responsible for the Bali bombing etc , was also Malysian.

]]> By: Street on FTAs | Kiwiblog http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15286 Street on FTAs | Kiwiblog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:02:03 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15286 [...] Street blogs: Am off right now to Kuala Lumpur to witness the signing of the NZ-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement. [...] [...] Street blogs: Am off right now to Kuala Lumpur to witness the signing of the NZ-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement. [...]

]]> By: Gary Jones http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15071 Gary Jones Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:23:54 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15071 Good you will be there to see and hear things for yourself. New Zealand's links with Malaysia go back a long way and there are some there who still recall the Kiwi soldiers with gratefulness for the help that was given at the end of the Second World War in what was then Malaya, and during the Malayan Emergency (ie Communist insurgency) especially in the 1960s. However, all is not really that well in Malaysia. The corrupting effect of money politics is endemic. And there is much that is not good and right there. See for eg a piece by Hamish McDonald from the Sydney Morning Herald website: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/party-machine-trumps-morality/2009/04/04/1238261809411.html Good you will be there to see and hear things for yourself.

New Zealand’s links with Malaysia go back a long way and there are some there who still recall the Kiwi soldiers with gratefulness for the help that was given at the end of the Second World War in what was then Malaya, and during the Malayan Emergency (ie Communist insurgency) especially in the 1960s.

However, all is not really that well in Malaysia.

The corrupting effect of money politics is endemic. And there is much that is not good and right there. See for eg a piece by Hamish McDonald from the Sydney Morning Herald website:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/party-machine-trumps-morality/2009/04/04/1238261809411.html

]]> By: theresaj http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15057 theresaj Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:45:06 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15057 How can anything involving Malaysia possibly be good? Why are New Zealanders keen to be involved with people who constantly practice racial favouritism? Strange recent news out of Malaysia is that they have a big problem with suicide amongst the Malays...Why? These people get every possible unearned advantage whilst the Chinese , the Indians and the natives do all the work. How can anything involving Malaysia possibly be good? Why are New Zealanders keen to be involved with people who constantly practice racial favouritism?
Strange recent news out of Malaysia is that they have a big problem with suicide amongst the Malays…Why? These people get every possible unearned advantage whilst the Chinese , the Indians and the natives do all the work.

]]> By: Andrew Straw http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15053 Andrew Straw Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:26:20 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15053 We have a FTA with ASEAN? That includes Myanmar (Burma), right? Does that provide NZ any leverage with the brutal regime there? We have a FTA with ASEAN? That includes Myanmar (Burma), right? Does that provide NZ any leverage with the brutal regime there?

]]> By: Adolf Fiinkensein http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15050 Adolf Fiinkensein Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:12:51 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15050 Pity you don't include the insurance industry in your pious sentiments towards business leaders. Pity you don’t include the insurance industry in your pious sentiments towards business leaders.

]]> By: Spud http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15047 Spud Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:15:46 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15047 Great to hear! :-D Great to hear! :-D

]]> By: Leopold http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/10/24/another-day-another-fta/comment-page-1/#comment-15043 Leopold Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:41:03 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=5935#comment-15043 Aww, stop being so defensive, Maryan. Your trips are perfectly legit and you always do a good job - unlike some Aww, stop being so defensive, Maryan. Your trips are perfectly legit and you always do a good job – unlike some

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