Entry berbahasa Inggeris. Sinopsis yang AS mampu berikan disini dari akhbar The Star ialah kelemahan nyata kerajaan DApig PP menguruskan ekonomi di PP. Pelabur-pelabur asing makin bertambah menutup operasi di PP dan walaupun FDI jatuh dimana-mana tetapi peratusan di PP menjunam sebanyak 79% berbanding nasional hanya 48% secara purata pada 2009.Selainnya, kelemahan mengurus secara baik tempat menarik seperti bukit Bendera dan Pantai batu Feringghi. The Star juga menyelar tindakan DAPig PP yang hanya tau menyalahkan kerajaan terdahulu yang memerintah tetapi pandai pula mengambil 'kredit' kerajaan terdahulu dalam hal yang menaikkan nama.
Sinar Pulau Mutiara perlu digilap kembali. Kerajaan Rejim DAPig PP hanya tau berpolitik, memfitnah 24 jam sehingga mengabaikan negeri dan rakyat. Orang PP selama ni hanya tertipu dengan retorik dan persepsi yang dimainkan kononnya LGE celaka bijak memerintah walhal apek melaka ni lagi haprak dalam menjahanamkan negeri.
Nampaknya habisla The Star akan mengalami nasib seperti Utusan kerana bakal 'digam' akibat menceritakan benda sebenar. Ayuh rakyat PP, selamatkan negeri kita dari terus dilingkupkan oleh Pakatan haromm..
The Pearl of the Orient needs a new polish
IT seems such a long time ago that Penang was called “The Pearl of the Orient”.
Time may have taken its toll, but human folly and hubris could be more decisive factors.
Among Penang's attractions were its pristine beaches and employment opportunities.
But its natural attractions were degraded and its economic opportunities diminished.
After Penang had become a favoured location for factories and assembly plants, several of these closed as investors relocated abroad.
There is still no back-up plan.
The beaches have seen occasional clean-up campaigns, but the real problem is inadequate management that spans aesthetic as well as health and safety issues.
State authorities must shoulder their responsibilities with proactive action rather than delayed reaction.
Passing the buck cannot be an option.
Penang Hill, a standard tourism draw, still deserves better management. The recent problems with the hill's new funicular train service could easily have been prevented.
The issue of stray dogs causing a costly malfunction and service disruption should not rest there, since the question is why strays had been allowed to congregate and breed in the prime tourist attraction in the first place.
Visitors have also been upset by a doubling of train ticket prices and long queues, with no apparent improvements in hill attractions.
The Federal Government's provision of new trains has met with a distinct lack of business acumen at state level.
Another question is what significant investment, if any, state authorities can actually deliver.
Better economic management would mean more jobs, better incomes and a higher standard of living for the people.
Although investments have dipped everywhere, Penang's plunge of 79% in 2009 is terrible compared with the 48% national average.
With an international airport of its own and a population twice Malacca's, state leaders should be doing better than argue over whether Penang outdid Malacca in attracting tourists.
After more than three years, the state government has achieved little more than blame the previous administration for its shortcomings while claiming credit for securing the investments the latter had solicited earlier.
The fact that Penang has lost some of its strengths should be more reason to redouble efforts at regaining them.
Since the Pearl has lost some lustre, the onus is on the authorities to work much harder to restore its shine.thestar
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