KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 – Bread and butter plus security issues are at the top of Malaysian minds, the first public opinion poll conducted since Datuk Seri Najib Razak took over as prime minister two months ago revealed.
Independent pollster Merdeka Centre carried out a survey last month to track the public’s views on current issues and national leadership. One thousand and sixty-seven randomly selected registered voters aged 21 and above were interviewed at the height of the Perak political disputes in court and the start of the deadly H1N1 flu outbreak.
Three out of 10 Peninsular Malaysians polled said they were most worried about the way the economy is headed, citing, among others, “unfavourable economic conditions in general”, the climbing prices of goods and the fear of not landing a job.
Their second biggest worry is the growing incidence of social problems among youngsters ranging from the increasingly volatile road bully culture of “Mat Rempits” and moral decline to drug abuse.
This is followed closely by concern over crime and their personal safety while in public areas, brought on by the increased presence of foreign workers.
Interestingly, close to a quarter of those polled expressed optimism that the general economy is getting better with Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, at the helm.
Almost half the people questioned are confident the economy will be on the upswing in one year’s time.
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The rakyat want to know how the PM intend to keep the country economy going so that bread can be put on the table everyday. We dont want to hear Umno-controlled papers keep on lashing racial remarks to create disharmony.
And when is the PM going to realise and tell all his cronies, this country cannot keep on pouring money down the drains with projects like PKFZ, we want to see Umno and MCA top guns prosecuted for this horrible acts of stealing from the nation.
This PM is only a one term PM at the rate things are moving.
We used to have one of the best police force trained by the British but what happen to the pride?
We can continue with the list but I am sure this PM is much more street smart than the previous one.So, do the right things before we do it right by voting in the right PM.