From: kshan@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Malaysia news, Oct, 3,1992.=>N-power plant.
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:45:22 GMT


  In the article, on 11, nov, 1992. azran@leland.stanford.edu (Azran Osman 
Roni) wrote:

> I don't know much about Mr. samy Vellu neither do I care to talk about 
his personal character. However, I am more interested in what you, or the 
group of doctors suggest as alternative energy resources besides nuclear 
energy. Now, I would say that I personally am opposed to the idea of having 
to resort to nuclear energy. But having a little bit of experience working 
in this field in Malaysia, I can say that there will an acute shortage of 
energy resource meet the rapidly increasing demand. Also, nuclear reactors 
are not that expansive if you use long-run analyses. [stuffs deleted]

  Then try to learn more about his character, Mr. Azran ! It is your right 
and your duty to know more about your selected minister. Mr. Azran, you 
claimed that you oppose the idea of N-power plant, but again you think that 
it is good to have some experiences in this field. Tell me, which sides do 
you stand ? Or it is just that you always type before you think ? Anyhow, 
it is not the matter of having "a little bit" of experience in this field; 
frankly, it is the matter of life and death of 18 million population in 
Malaysia. If there were any nuclear dissaster happened, who would take the 
responsibility ? Samy Vellu or Dr. Mahathir ? Or is the government going to 
shift the blames to the technicians ? Why use nuclear power, since Malaysia 
can resort to other forms of energy, eg wind, solar etc.. I am not sure how 
much it will cost to construct a N-power plant. But I figure out that if 
the government needs a good N-plant, then is should be very expansive, 
unless if the governmnet could only appropriate "a few thousands" dollars 
to make one.

> Point is, it is always easy to simply nouth-off criticism, lot harder to 
be constructive about it....

What is wrong to criticize your own government ? Expecially, when I think 
he is taking a wrong move. It is one of the responsibilities for a citizen 
to point out the wrongness and the weakness of the government. It is really 
too bad that you can understand this fundamendal concept, having lived in 
Malaysia for such a long time. As a Malaysia citizen, I will not blindly 
support all the ideas that are proposed by the government, at least not 
without using the brain. In the case of N-power plant, one governmnet has 
to have an excellent record in dealing with such a huge project. For 
Malaysia who dares to say that she has a good record in disposing 
the nuclear waste and she has enough technicians and scientics to operate 
the plant. Mr. Azran could you give any explaination, any explaination at 
all for the incident in Bukit Merah, Perak state ? You couln't, could you ? 
Do you know that the people in Bukit Merah are suffering air pollution and 
the radiation due to the continuing operation of that Japananese company. 
And what has Malaysian government done ? The governmnet not only doesn't 
terminate the operation of the company, but the governmnet dare to support 
the company by giving all the stupid and unreasonable excuses to the people
. Now, Mr. Azran, why don't you think the word of "constructive" over and 
over again, before you tell how to be a constructive citizen. Moreover, if 
the government wants people to be constructive, then he will have to earn 
it by being honous to people. As for you, Mr. Azran, my advice to you is 
that don't be the kind of person that current U.S, President Bill Clinton 
said that is " I vote for the majority, although I support the idea of 
minority."


By : K.S. Shan