Horses' Mouths - November 28

Felda key Felda settlements are the fortress of the Umno stronghold... You break into Felda (settlements), you break UMNO in Johor. Chua Jui Meng, PKR vice president UMNO’s dilemmaIf we as party members are not open minded and insist that a person must be a candidate based on party hierarchy even though our candidate might not win, then what happens is that our candidate will fail. Najib Razak, on picking winnable candidate for UMNO Malay PM No non-Malay political leader has even talked about wanting to be prime minister because Malaysians accept the political reality that the prime minister of Malaysia must come from the Malay community. Lim Guan Eng, DAP secretary general Peaceful Assembly Bill This proves it is not a well-crafted piece of legislation. Now they are trying to rush through the amendments. You cannot just bulldoze it and decide on changes in a matter of hours. Anwar Ibrahim, on cabinet’s decision to amend the Peaceful Assembly Bill Labour law If it is passed in Dewan Negara on December 12, then MTUC will declare war on them. There is no room for compromise. Alias Awang Ibrahim, Malaysian Trades Union Congress financial secretary, on amendments to the Employment Act to be passed by Dewan Negara on December 12 Chua’s blameWhat we have seen since the last general election is non-stop politicking from the Opposition. They use every opportunity to turn everything into racial and religious issues. There’s no denying the relationship among Malaysians of different backgrounds since March 8, 2008 is not as good as before. There’s a lot of suspicion towards each other. This is unhealthy and uncalled for. Chua Soi Lek, MCA president