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EDITORIAL Semua golongan dapat menikmati menjanjikan bantuan terus kepada lalu. Lebih 99% telah tertunai,
tawaran yang dikemukakan oleh rakyat. Misalnya, BR1M, pelepasan membawa maksud rakyat
Barisan Nasional. cukai, pelupusan hutang untuk semakin percaya bahawa tawaran
warga FELDA, pas pengangkutan yang dibuat pada kali ini bukanlah
Kedua, ia realistik, boleh awam dan banyak lagi. ‘umpan’ pilihan raya atau janji
dilaksanakan mengikut tempoh kosong.
masa yang dirancang. Pada masa Kelima, kalau dihitung jumlah
yang sama, tawaran-tawaran peruntukan yang bakal dinikmati Ia tentu sekali berbeza dengan
dalam manifesto ini sesuai dengan setiap individu, ia sebenarnya apa yang ditawarkan oleh Pakatan
pendapatan negara yang semakin mencecah puluhan ribu ringgit, Harapan - populis dan sukar
meningkat. malah mungkin lebih! Ia jauh lebih diyakini berdasarkan rekod
Ramai yang mengatakan banyak berbanding dengan jumlah mereka di Selangor dan Pulau
bahawa Manifesto Barisan yang kita keluarkan (melalui cukai). Pinang.
Nasional untuk PRU14 ini Ketiga, ia mampu menyelesaikan
banyak masalah yang ditanggung
adalah yang terhebat dalam oleh rakyat akibat kesan- Keenam, keyakinan terhadap Bahkan, Pengerusi Pakatan
sejarah. rekod cemerlang Dato’ Sri Najib Harapan sendiri,Tun Dr Mahathir
kesan global, khususnya aspek Abdul Razak sebagai Perdana mengakui bahawa terdapat
sosioekonomi. Menteri dalam melaksanakan janji banyak janji mereka yang tidak
Masakan tidak. Pertama, ia yang dibuat pada pilihan raya yang dapat dilaksanakan!
sangat lengkap dan menyeluruh. Keempat, tawaran manifesto ini

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RAKYAT TERUJA

MANIFESTO BN BELA SEMUA

Kita tahu BN sememangnya
mengambil berat akan

kesejahteraan rakyat negara
ini apabila tiada golongan yang

dipinggirkan.

Manifesto Barisan Nasional yang dilancarkan Perdana Menteri bagi
menghadapi Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU14) menjanjikan sesuatu
buat semua rakyat.

Orang awam yang ditemui rata-rata berpuas hati dengan manifesto
yang merupakan AkuJanji yang akan dilaksanakan pemimpin BN
sekiranya mendapat kembali mandat rakyat untuk memerintah
semula negara selepas PRU14.

Pengawal keselamatan Zamzuri Yahya, 64 tahun, berpendapat
manifesto itu bersifat menyeluruh dan menjanjikan sesuatu bagi setiap
golongan penduduk.

“Kita tahu BN sememangnya mengambil berat akan kesejahteraan
rakyat negara ini apabila tiada golongan yang dipinggirkan.

“Pada saya,keprihatinan BN untuk membuka peluang kepada pesara
kerajaan dan anak-anak mereka untuk membeli unit Perumahan
Penjawat Awam 1Malaysia memberi peluang kepada golongan muda
khususnya untuk membeli dan memiliki rumah sendiri,” katanya yang
bekerja di Kem Pusat Latihan Khidmat Negara Terkok, Sungai Siput.

Manakala bagi generasi kedua FELDA, Rohani Ismail, 53 tahun, BN
diharap boleh menyediakan 3 juta peluang pekerjan seperti dalam
manifesto agar boleh membantu rakyat, lantaran ramai graduan
universiti dan kolej yang menganggur sebab masa untuk membantu
mereka meneruskan kelangsungan hidup.

“Yang paling seronok dengar bila Datuk Seri Najib Razak umum nak
naikkan Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia. Sekarang bajet harian dah tinggi,
jadi kita memang perlukan duit untuk perbelanjan harian termasuk
belanja sekolah anak,” kata suri rumah itu.

Sebagai seorang wanita berkerjaya, Veeraselvi Supramaniam,
pegawai pengambilan di Jabil Circuit Sdn Bhd, beliau tertarik dengan
manifesto untuk menggalakkan sektor swasta membenarkan ibu-ibu
hamil pulang sejam lebih awal.

“Ia dapat membantu meningkatkan produktiviti kerana waktu
bekerja telah disingkatkan.

“Ia juga dapat mengurangkan tahap tekanan khususnya bagi wanita
hamil yang sudah berada dalam tahap akhir kandungan.

“Bagi saya, tindakan kerajan mengutamakan ibu hamil adalah wajar
kerana wanita merupakan sumbangan terbesar di dalam sesebuah
organisasi dan turut memegang jawatan penting selain menjadi isteri
dan ibu setelah pulang ke rumah,” katanya.

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4 PILIHANRAYA NEGARA,TIADA NEGERITERPINGGIR

MANIFESTO

BARISAN NASIONAL

MANIVFSESTO

PAKATAN HARAPAN

Berikut disenaraikan tujuh perbandingan utama Selain daripada akujanji secara umum,BN juga berjanji untuk tidak meminggirkan
antara manifesto mesra rakyat BN dan Pakatan setiap negeri dari Perlis hingga ke Sabah. Setiap seorang rakyat di semua negeri
Harapan (diketuai DAP) dalam menghadapi Pilihan bakal mendapat manfaat. Antaranya, BN berjanji untuk menubuhkan Zon Ekonomi
Khas di Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah dan menjadikan projek Malaysian Vision Valley di
Raya Umum Ke-14 (PRU-14): Negeri Sembilan sebagai projek ikonik negara.

1 MANIFESTO BN LEBIH SPESIFIK Perkara ini bolehlah disifatkan sebagai ‘checkmate’ kepada manifesto populis
UNTUK SEMUA GOLONGAN Pakatan Harapan kerana mereka hanya berjanji secara umum, jika melibatkan negeri
pun cuma janji kepada Sabah dan Sarawak berteraskan Perjanjian Malaysia 1963
(MA1963).

3 JANJI BN LEBIHTERSUSUN

Apabila Najib mengatakan manifesto BN mengutamakan semua golongan Jika dilihat secara mendalam, manifesto BN lebih tersusun, dihuraikan satu
berpaksikan prinsip tiada seorang rakyat pun tertinggal, Pengerusi BN itu benar- persatu oleh Najib dengan jelas. Malah kebanyakan janji tersebut dinyatakan tempoh
benar berhasrat mengotakannya. Antaranya, wanita diberi perhatian khusus masa untuk disiapkan seperti peningkatan gaji minimum secara berperingkat dan
termasuk mahu menubuhkan Majlis Ekonomi Wanita (MEW) bagi memperkasa mewujudkan 10,000 perusahaan kecil dan sederhana menerusi Zon Perdagangan
agenda ekonomi dan banyak lagi inisiatif khas bukan sahaja kepada golongan itu Bebas Digital (DFTZa) dalam tempoh lima tahun.
tetapi juga kepada anak muda dan kanak-kanak.
Sungguh berbeza dengan janji ‘manis’ Pakatan Harapan yang dilihat agak
Hal ini benar-benar berbeza dengan janji Pakatan Harapan diketuai DAP. cacamarba dengan kebanyakan janji tidak dinyatakan tempoh masa untuk disiapkan
Gabungan itu hanya menyentuh mengenai isu wanita dan anak muda di penghujung melainkan 10 janji 100 hari yang telah pun diakuiTun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad bahawa
manifesto seolah-olah menidakkan golongan tersebut. Malah, inisiatif yang dijanjikan sukar untuk dilaksanakan.
juga tidak begitu menyerlah, mengambil contoh janji kepada golongan wanita,
Pakatan Harapan hanya menyentuh secara ‘permukaan’ dan sekadar ‘janji semata-
mata’.

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4 MANIFESTO BN BERSIFAT INKLUSIF, 5 JANJI BN KEPADA SABAH DAN
PAKATAN HARAPAN POPULIS SARAWAK LEBIH JELAS

BN di bawah kepemimpinan Najib kali ini menampilkan janji menyeluruh dan Kedua-dua parti menawarkan janji ini, namun akujanji BN terhadap Sabah
lebih faham tentang kepentingan bagi mengatasi kos sara hidup rakyat termasuk dan Sarawak dilihat jelas dan telus. Paling utama apabila melibatkan MA1963, BN
mahu menubuhkan sebuah bank khas bagi menguruskan pinjaman perumahan sudah mempunyai janji yang dinyatakan secara terang bahawa hak Sabah dan
mampu milik dan kos rendah. Sarawak menerusi MA1963 akan direalisasikan secara konsensus.

Berbanding BN, Pakatan Harapan menawarkan janji bulan dan bintang yang Hal ini sangat berbeza dengan Pakatan Harapan diketuai DAP kerana mereka
tidak mampu dilaksanakan, malah boleh bawa negara ke arah kegelapan termasuk hanya berjanji menubuhkan Jawatankuasa Khas Kabinet untuk segera menyemak
mahu menghapuskan cukai barang dan perkhidmatan (GST) dan kembali kepada dan melaksanakan MA1963. Baru hendak semak, belum dapat laksanakan.
cukai jualan dan perkhidmatan (SST) sekali gus ‘menghilangkan’ pendapatan negara
sehingga RM40 bilion.

6 BANTUAN KEPADA RAKYAT LEBIH 7 BN JANJI WUJUDTIGA JUTA
TERUS DANTELUS PELUANG PEKERJAAN

Sebagai kerajaan yang prihatin, BN memperuntukkan pelbagai bantuan Golongan muda terutamanya graduan lepasan ijazah sememangnya teruja
termasuk Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M). Untuk manifesto ini, Najib dengan janji yang ditawarkan BN apabila mengatakan akan mewujudkan sehingga
mengumumkan bantuan secara terperinci menerusi angka-angka tepat kepada tiga juta peluang pekerjaan dalam tempoh lima tahun pentadbiran termasuk 1.3
rakyat termasuk pemberian untuk kategori baharu dan bantuan sekali bayar kepada juta di Malaysian Vision Valley.
anak-anak penerima BR1M yang bakal mendapat RM1,500 apabila melanjutkan
pelajaran di institusi pengajian tinggi. Pakatan Harapan pula yang tidak mahu ketinggalan cuma‘mampu’ menawarkan
sejuta peluang pekerjaan kepada golongan muda, itu pun tidak dinyatakan secara
Sebelum ini, Pakatan Harapan sering ‘memperlekehkan’ BR1M yang dianggap khusus di mana dan bagaimana mereka mahu mencipta peluang tersebut.
sebagai ‘dedak’. Namun, mereka menyelitkan juga BR1M dalam manifesto sehingga
mahu menubuhkan agensi khas mengambil alih pengurusan BR1M tetapi tidak
dinyatakan pula nilai yang mahu diberi.

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7 REASONS WRINEHGTYAEIB1NN4PWOWILLER
Which party will capture that these problems won’t turn 10
Putrajaya in GE14 – Over the years leading up to GE14, the to 15% of Chinese voters away from
Barisan Nasional or the party that they once believed in.
Pakatan Harapan? opposition has had their own share
of scandals like the Ijok and undersea 3. PAKATAN IS WEAK IN EAST
The question is obviously of MALAYSIA, WHERE ABOUT A
interest to many Malaysians. After tunnel scandal, and infighting such as the QUARTER OF THE SEATS ARE
all, it determines the fate of the
entire country, and its exciting to numerous PKR feuds. LOCATED
see who is going to lead us for the
next 5 years. But this time around, need to win a simple majority of 112 was known as a “Chinese Tsunami” In GE 13, the opposition
all evidence seems like it’s Barisan seats. Using simple mathematics, you in favour of the opposition. But managed to gain the most seats
Nasional that will win the elections, could expect the current opposition several by-elections held after the they’ve ever had. But even so, it was
and here’s why: coalition (Pakatan Harapan) to elections tell a different story. only 40% of the total parliamentary
lose a certain number of votes (and seats. Their results in Sabah and
1. WHEN PAKATAN SPLIT UP perhaps seats) now that they don’t In a 2014 by-election held in Sarawak were even less encouraging.
WITH PAS, IT ALSO SPLIT ITS have PAS and its supporters. But to Teluk Intan, the seat previously held Sabah and Sarawak consist of about
BN on the other hand, it would be by the opposition was taken over 56 parliament seats out of 222, and
MALAY VOTES an advantage. by BN when Parti Gerakan’s leader the opposition won only 9.
went to contest. Oh and by the way,
If you have been following the Of course, PAS isn’t able to field Teluk Intan is a constituency with In the 2016 Sarawak state
saga, you had know that Pakatan candidates for every seat, but in 42% Chinese voters. In another by- elections, the opposition lost not
Rakyat split up with PAS, and those that they do, it would mean election in Sungai Besar, BN won by only a lot the support from the
rather reluctantly for some in less votes to the opposition, and that majority of more than 9000, which Chinese voters, but most probably
the opposition. In the previous means a higher chance for BN to was attributed to a swing of Chinese also from voters in general. BN won
general election, Pakatan Rakyat win a majority. voters as well (Sungai Besar has 31% 17 more seats than the previous
(made up of PKR, DAP, PAS and Chinese voters). election before, while the opposition
SNAP) won a total of 89 out of 2. THE OPPOSITION’S lost 5 seats. In 16 constituencies
222 parliamentary seats, with PAS “CHINESE TSUNAMI” IS Over the years leading up to that were majority Chinese, the
winning 21 of those. RECEDING AWAY FROM THEM GE14, the opposition has had their opposition won 8 seats (they
own share of scandals like the Ijok previously had 12), while the other
For a political party to form a In GE13, the Chinese vote for BN and undersea tunnel scandal, and 8 went to BN.
government in Malaysia, it would was only at 13.4%, prompting what infighting such as the numerous
PKR feuds. Some analyst believe

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In terms of the country’s economic

performance, the BN government
seems to be doing a good job,

based on some common economic
indicators.

The unquestionable win was fold increase of female participation Razak’s performance as the prime It also should be noted that the
much owed to Sarawak BN’s all in high corporate positions. minister,” – Prof Datuk Syed Arabi last time the EC redrew the electoral
inclusive policies, and also certain Idid, Survey Leader, quoted from map in 2003, BN won 90% of the
policies favouring the Chinese “The country is generally on Malay Mail Online seats with only 64% of the popular
community, such as recognition of track to realise the objective moving vote in subsequent election.
UEC certificate and more financial towards a high-income nation So it’s not only the Chinese, even
allocations to Chinese schools. by 2020,” – Malaysian Industrial Indian voters like how PM Najib is We know there’s still one issue
Development Finance Berhad handling things. that we haven’t addressed, but that’s
4. MALAYSIA’S ECONOMY Research chief economist Dr only because we saved it for last.
AND CURRENCY ARE Kamarudin Mohd Nor, quoted from 6. THE LATEST CHANGE IN
New Straits Times THE REDELINEATION SEEMS 7. 1MDB IS WAY AT THE
PERFORMING WELL UNDER BOTTOM IN THE LIST OF
THE GOVERNMENT Not only that, even Malaysia’s TO BE IN BN’S FAVOR MALAYSIAN’S CONCERNS
currency has been growing at a
In terms of the country’s steady pace, and was even ranked As many of you might know, A major black spot on PM
economic performance, the BN as the top performing and most the redelineation proposal by the Najib’s image is often thought to
government seems to be doing a undervalued currency in ASEAN. Election Committee (EC) has passed be the 1MDB scandal, an issue
good job, based on some common The World Bank expects Malaysia’s the Parliament and has been granted that is periodically brought up by
economic indicators. In 2017, The growth pace to continue next year, royal consent. As many critics have international news, and subsequently
World Bank reported that Malaysia’s so whatever the government has pointed out, the redelineation is the opposition. However, the results
economy grew by 5.8%, which was done is clearly working. expected to favor BN heavily, and of a survey was released not long ago
the fastest since 2014. You can read that’s most likely true according to might prove that PM Najib does not
a short summary here. 5. BUDGET 2018 WAS A BIG both the history and numbers. have to worry about 1MDB.
HIT WITH MALAYSIANS
“Malaysia’s progress over the last Out of the 98 seats that had its Among the questions asked in
20 years owes much to the sound The announcement of the 2018 lines redrawn, a bulk of them will the survey was the top 3 concerns
policies being adopted during and government budget coincided be in Selangor, so we’ll use Selangor that respondent had for Malaysia,
since the Asian Financial Crisis,” just before GE14, and has swayed as an example. BN is expected 1MDB was rated as the least of
says Ulrich Zachau, World Bank the public’s opinion in PM Najib’s to wrestle 7 seats back from the their concerns (2%), while the
Director for Malaysia, Thailand, and favour. According to a survey, only opposition, while most of BN’s most concerning issue was inflation
Regional Partnerships, quoted from 25% of Malaysians were not satisfied opponent (except DAP) is expected (68%).
World Bank with the 2018 Budget. It even to lose from the exercise. This is due
pushed the satisfaction of Najib’s to the shifts of pro-BN districts into The lack of evidence, and
Economists say that the performance up by 12%! Almost areas that the opposition won by a possibly the fatigue has probably
strengthening of the economy 50% of respondents also believe small majority. convinced most people that the
is a reflection of the National that it could ease the public’s cost of issue is not worth holding on to, or
Transformation Programme (NTP) living. “This is owing to the clustering rather that there are more relevant
launched nearly 8 years ago. The of pro-opposition polling districts issues than 1MDB. On the other
Prime Minister has also revealed “Interesting to note that among into DAP-held constituencies and hand, the perception of Pakatan
that the NTP has created 2.26 all the ethnicity surveyed, the Indian the transfer of pro-BN polling Harapan might be a bigger concern
million new jobs (which is 69% community recorded the highest districts to marginal seats, most of for voters, because only 13 – 21% of
of the 3.3 million new jobs they with 56 per cent stating that they which are held by PKR, DAP and respondents were “happy” with the
promised), and has even seen a 2 were satisfied with Datuk Seri Najib Amanah.” – Malaysiakini report party in the same survey.
quoted from Malay Mail Online

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