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Monday, January 25, 2021

PSM's letter to an uncaring Billionaire on Covid-19 victims finding better living space

Malaysiakini:



Tun, help Covid-19 victims find better living space

by S Arutchelvan
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deputy chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

LETTER | I thought Dr Mahathir Mohamad was only politically isolated until I read his advice against home quarantine of Covid-19 patients. It seems even on the questions of isolation, Mahathir's views can be amusing.

Now, after one of his family members was infected with Covid-19 and told to home quarantine, Mahathir advises the government to consider mandating home quarantine for low-risk Covid-19 patients.

Mahathir wrote in his blog: "However, if an infected person is at home, the family members will be infected. Then more people will be infected. They (Covid-19 positive patients) should be quarantined away from family members."

Now here we have a billionaire family living in a huge mansion worried about other family members being infected when he has such a huge social space and place and multiple washrooms to comfortably observe social distancing.

Now imagine the faith of those staying in the low-cost and PPR units, those staying in crowded areas. In fact, Mahathir’s family and his contacts should be able to help these poor people infected by Covid-19 with some alternative place to stay and observe social distancing as well.

When Mahathir was the prime minister, he never had a desire to see the working class live a decent life. Even critical laws like the Minimum Wage Act, and retrenchment benefits, only saw the light of day when he was not in office. I am sure he would have also protested against better housing facilities for workers' quarters as this would cut into the profits of the employers.

Mahathir also created the two-tiered health system and introduced the mushrooming of private hospitals in the country. As a result, the quality of public health care was seriously compromised. Funding for public health care also took a toll. What is even more sickening is that most of our huge private hospitals are government-linked companies (GLCs) where the government hold majority shares, which means it should have been much easier to get them to join the fight against Covid-19.

Today, the government behind closed doors is pleading with these private hospitals to come on board to fight Covid-19. The process is happening but not as smooth. It is no secret that the private sector was initially reluctant to take in Covid-19 patients as it will impact on their profits and since now that they have no choice, they are seeing how they can profit from these same Covid-19 patients. That is the ABC of private health care and thank you Tun for being the brainchild behind this.

Yes, Tun, I saw your tweet: "Saturday, January 23 - I'm at home." Stay safe and wishing your family members a speedy recovery. Sorry that our health system is too overwhelmed to take everyone in.




10 comments:

  1. mahathir point is on home quarantine, yr point is on space pula. u r one that amuse me more.

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  2. Why Aru write only to Toonsie? Is he the only ex-PM who is billionaire and always talk so much about Covid? How about Jibby? Why didn’t Aru write to him? Jibby supported holding the Sabah elections and probably contributed to the spread of the virus via his many ceramahs there. Was that caring behavior by Jibby?

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    1. seperti Guanee, mati mati pun nak mempertahankan Atuk, wakakaka

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    2. Why cannot question Jibby ?
      Isn't he part of the Ruling party ?
      Atuk is no longer in power.

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    3. did I say "Cannot question Najib"? wakakaka

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    4. When question is raised to Jibby , you treat the questioner as defending Mahathir.

      Basically equating the two.

      No, in the current situation, the Ruling Party certainly needs to be the ones who get the harder questions.
      Because they hold the power.

      Comprehende about accountability of those in power

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    5. Where I tahan Toonsie? Please show.....?

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    6. Jibby oso has billionaire family, in fact he himself is a billionaire, proven by LHDN case of him owing 1.7 billion in back taxes, not including the Hermès handbags, jewelry and cash found in his property, ha ha ha....tapi Aru dan KT bagi chan as usual....?

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  3. Aru pleads with a 95 yo man who has no political power. But he does not bang table at a current PM who now has dictatorial-like power under EMERGENCY RULE, who just authorized 35 million to build three dewans in his Pagoh constituency. PLENTY OF LIVING SPACE THERE.

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  4. AS LONG AS MORE ARAB MALAY ISLAM SUPREMACIST ARE DYING IN DARURAT JANUARY 13 MORE THAN MAY 13 - THE SELF INFLICTED MUHYIDDIN, HAMZAH, AZMIN, ZURIADAH, HISSAHMUDDIN AH-LONG SUE TAN ENDORSE EMCO MCO MOH HEALTH GUIDELINES AND DEATH VACCINE....I REALLY DON'T CARE ITS THE AGENDA 2020 AND 13 NEW NATION IN THE MAKING WITH THEIR OWN BORDER TO CONTROL UNLEASHED MUTATED COVID 2021 DEATH TO ARAB MALAY ISLAM SUPREMACIST RACE WHO CONTINUE THEIR SYSTEMIC GENOCIDE AGENDA AGAINST PENAN AND ORANG ASLI REJECTING ISLAM....FUNNY TO AVOID THIS DEATH IS TO LEAVE ISLAM...HOW IRONIC!! KEEP UP YOUR LIES AND CORRUPTION AND RACISM AND DEATH IS THE ONGOING ANSWER TO THE PARIAH GOVERNMENT LEADERS PANICKING!!

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