Kerajaan PowerPoint: Bila GDP Lebih Kenyang Dari Rakyat

Opinion
23 Aug 2025 • 5:00 PM MYT
Mihar Dias
Mihar Dias

A behaviourist by training, a consultant and executive coach by profession

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Rayyan Adam has said it loud and clear — Malaysia is now run by the Kerajaan Paling Pandir Sejak Merdeka.

Hari ini rakyat Malaysia sedang menanggung beban hidup yang semakin menyesakkan dada. Namun, apa yang kerajaan sibuk bentangkan di Parlimen? KDNK negara, daya saing global, nilai mata wang, jumlah eksport dan segala macam statistik yang tidak ada kena-mengena dengan isi perut rakyat.” https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgcTHz3sd/

Frankly, who can argue? Ministers are busy waving PowerPoint slides filled with GDP, CPI, FDI, KPI — all the acronyms that make investors smile but leave the rakyat hungry.

Try frying GDP for dinner. Try putting “global competitiveness ranking” into your anak’s bekal sekolah. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgcTHz3sd/

Spoiler: it doesn’t work. But it sure keeps politicians looking clever while the rakyat look for extra kerja sambilan just to survive.

Rayyan calls this the most stupid government ever. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgcTHz3sd/

Bold statement? Maybe. But Malaysia has a long tradition of stupid governments — each competing to outdo the other. Some stole billions, some raised tolls and taxes, and some now pretend statistics are nasi lemak.

Meanwhile, the rakyat’s daily reality is painfully simple:

Minyak naik, gaji tak naik.Barang dapur melambung, dompet menipis.Pekerjaan ada, tapi jadi rider hujan panas dengan gaji cukup-cukup makan. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgcTHz3sd/

Yet in Parliament, it’s still the same wayang kulit: boasting of exports, trade surpluses, and the magical “investor confidence.” The only confidence rakyat has is that tomorrow will be more expensive than today.

So, maybe Rayyan’s rant isn’t extreme at all. Maybe it’s just a reflection of the truth — that Malaysians are sick of a government that treats economics like theatre, while the rakyat’s perut remains kosong.

At this rate, the only thing Malaysia will export in surplus is sarcasm.

“Inilah hakikatnya: kerajaan hari ini adalah kerajaan paling bodoh yang pernah memerintah sejak merdeka. Mereka gagal memahami derita sebenar rakyat, gagal menyelesaikan masalah perut, gagal menjaga keselamatan negara, dan gagal menyediakan pekerjaan untuk rakyat sendiri.” https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgcTHz3sd/

Well, what do you think? Do you agree eith Rayyan?


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