Hush hush...

Do you remember the election oh so many years ago? Where our then freshly elected PM stood on the stage and loudly declared transparency and accountability as the foundation of the Government and that he will use the mandate he received from the people to good use? And how we all clapped and cheered (some people who knew better might have jeered) . How good we felt that he made rounds in the Government to ensure they were efficient and we thought to ourselves, "Tun M never did that, Badawi gooooddd..."

And then everything went crashing down when the Government decided that the OSA is the best EVER excuse for their failures and mistakes?

Its weird. Parents are made to disclose their income to the school regardless of whether they want school assistance for their children. Soon to be married couples have to disclose whether they have done the HIV test and whether they do have HIV. So while the authorities have decided to make the rakyat disclose more of their personal details, they have decided to keep more from us.

Why was there a toll hike?
Apparently its classified information under the OSA. The Official Secrets Act. The Act that prevented sensitive information being leaked to our enemies and foes alike during the British Occupation and Communist insurgency days. Information which, if leaked to others, will make our Country vulnerable to attack by foreign countries or undermined by them.
And apparently information which, if leaked to the rakyat will let us know how the Government has taken us for a ride and made us suckers. That information cannot be made known to us.

And because some person who thought it was wrong had decided to make some of the details of the toll concenssionare agreement known to us, certain Opposition parties have seen their houses being raided and them being subjected to questioning by the police. Of course it HAS to be the Opposition, becayse everyone in the BN is encouraged not to have their own opinion or thoughts. They are sheep. *baaaaaa* If you DO have something to say against the Government while you're in the BN, you have to apologise, have some shit flung at you and then find ourself cold storaged or if you have guts, resign.

Firstly, the Government is SO insistent that the information cannot be made public. What is the reason? How does that affect the country at all? The Government is suppose to act FOR us. To think OF us. To do the best for the rakyat. Now that we have a hint that they have actually taken us for a ride, we deserve to know the details, dont we? Why is our money being given to someone else for no reason? Why is our well being compromised? Why has the Government acted against us? Who is benefitting from all the extra cash?

All questions met with the deafening silence of the OSA.

Transparency? Accountability?
PM, do you actually hear us? Or is the noise from the jet plane you leased for "official" use too loud?