KUCHING: DAP’s Bandar Kuching candidate Dr Kelvin Yii said a reset is needed in the country and the power to bring this about lies in the hands of the people.
There is a need to ensure good foundations are built in our country so we all, including Sarawakians, can prosper through good governance, which is what Pakatan Harapan (PH) is fighting for, he added.
“How is corruption, abuse of power, rampant divisive sentiments and a total disrespect for the multicultural and multi-religious fabric in Malaysia even good for Sarawak?
“That is why in this election, we are indeed ‘voting for Sarawak’ and what is best for Sarawak, and that is to ensure we vote for a federal government built on principles of good governance, anti-corruption, and a respect for the pluralistic nature of Malaysia as a whole.
“While we do want a stable government, we cannot stabilise a corrupt government, we cannot stabilise an incompetent and racist government, and we cannot stabilise a government more interested in power than solving the issues faced by Malaysians every day,” Dr Yii said.
He pointed out that about 70 years ago, Sri Lanka was known as the Diamond of South Asia due to its growth and economic potential in the region.
But it has turned into a country where riots break out all over the place due to massive corruption, abuse of power, racial and religious sentiments used to divide the people to cover up massive incompetency in governance by the country’s leaders, he pointed out.
“Imagine, in those 70 years, if the people there did a proper reflection and made a choice to change, how this could have been different today in Sri Lanka.
“If we draw parallels with Malaysia in its current state, we also can see many similarities, and we are also at that juncture, where we have a choice to make to set the direction of our beloved nation.
“This is the mother of all elections as this election we will be making a decision whether Malaysia will continue on a path of kleptocracy or failed governance, with racial and religious sentiments used to cover up bad governance and economic incompetency.
“The people of Sarawak in this election have an important choice to make,” Dr Yii added.
