Cover image via imgur.com"Saying that the government is not doing too well and that we need a change of government, that is not sedition"
Tun M at answering questions from the floor at the Malaysian Social Media Week 2015.
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Dr M says Najib has turned back the clock by employing British personnel to advise him on how to run the country
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Najib's surrendering to the opposition's pressures to abolish ISA resulted in increasing crime rates
Najib wearing a 1Malaysia helmet during the youth gathering at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic.
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"He had adopted the 'Malaysian Malaysia' slogan of the opposition, only calling it '1Malaysia' instead," Dr M on Najib losing sight of bumiputeras to gain more votes
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Najib established new agencies with non-civil servants to plan the development of Malaysia instead of listening to existing government units, leaving the services of civil servants unneeded
According to Malaysiakini, like Abdullah in the past, Mahathir said Najib would rather listen to his advisers instead of established government agencies. He ignored the government planning units and set up a new agency to plan the development of the country. The agency was by non-civil servants with salaries that far exceeded the pay of civil servants which in turn caused civil servants to be unhappy. It also left their services not needed.
Tun M is likely referring to the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu), which Najib established in 2009 in order to design his various "transformation programmes". Disgruntlement had led to many civil servants going against the government. "Some even joined the opposition after retirement and stood as candidates in elections," Tun M said.
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On Najib and Rosmah's behaviour, "There are many things about his personal behaviour that I thought were not right. But I was prepared to overlook them, including he and his wife's lavish lifestyle."
In an article in the New York Times which mentioned Rosmah's spending on jewellery and designer handbags. It noted that there were photos of Rosmah using at least nine different Birkin bags, which typically cost between US$9,000 and US$150,000 a piece. The article had invoices and other documents as proof of jewellery purchases for Rosmah and asked the Prime Minister's Office for a response according to The Malaysian Insider.
This is said in context of taking Najib to task again over unexplained missing funds from debt-ridden 1MDB, Dr Mahathir said in a blog post that he had been able to overlook some of Najib's "behaviour" until now. He has said,"I will explain about how he lost billions of ringgit in my next blog,"
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14 April: "I was involved in making Najib the Prime Minister, and he is the son of Tun Razak. Tun Razak was my mentor. It's not easy for me to go against him, but when you do something wrong, I have to comment. And 1MDB is wrong."
"Where is the money for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)? This is still unanswered."
"When I heard of the arrest of these reporters for saying something so-called seditious, I don't think it's the right way to use your power."
"With regards to Altantuya, I am merely asking who gave Sirul (Azhar Umar) the order. I am not accusing Najib. Normally, the police or army won't kill someone unless they are attacked or ordered to."
"If I was angry because of the crooked bridge, I would have called for Najib's resignation before GE13. Instead, I campaigned for his victory."
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