For the last 25 years, everyone rushed forward to kiss his hand and wash his feet.
Today, one guy, for whatever reason, attacked Mahathir with a can of chemical irritant when he arrived at Kota Baru airport.
If this had happened 3 years ago, before he retired as the prime minister, that guy would have been trashed and crushed by the people at the airport.
Dulu Lain, sekarang lain.
Now, he is just another ordinary citizen and do not enjoy those privileges and special rights.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when told of the incident was angry and ordered the police to conduct an immediate investigation.
"I regret and am very angry such an incident has happened," he said, adding that those responsible for the incident should be severely punished.
He said the matter should be immediately resolved to avoid negative implications and misconception among the public.
The Prime Minister also feared that certain quarters would take advantage of the incident by disseminating rumours, especially through the Internet.
Will conspiracy theory begins???
Later at a press conference, Dr Mahathir described the attack as an attempt to stop him from speaking out. Mahathir said he would continue with his scheduled talks Friday.
Dr Mahathir was on a one-day visit to Kelantan and was scheduled to attend a dialogue and dinner organised by the Kelantan People’s Action Council headed by Ibrahim Ali.
Since been jobless for 3 years, Mahathir seems tired of talking around the world. So, he decided to go into business. Being risk adverse, he decided to "Jual Roti".
Mahathir is setting up a bakery-cum-restaurant in Langkawi in partnership with Motoko Resources Sdn Bhd via M&M Consolidated Resources Sdn Bhd, a 51:49 joint venture with the Japanese.
The RM3mil bakery, called The Loaf, is located at Telaga Harbour Park. It will be launched on Saturday. In an interview, Dr Mahathir, who is company chairman, said whenever he visited Japan, he would invariably buy bread from a bakery in Tokyo called Johan before returning home.
He said now that he had retired, he wanted to try his hand at business and decided to go into making Japanese bread as he considered bread from that country as being of high quality.
“I have always urged people to go into business through joint ventures with foreigners. Now I want to try my hand at both – making bread and (going into) joint venture with the Japanese,” Mahathir said.
M&M Consolidated managing director Jiro Suzuki said the bakery would be looking at opening more outlets or expanding via franchising in high-class resorts in Phuket, Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Ultimately, it plans to have outlets or franchisees in Tokyo, London and New York, offering bakery products that are as good as those offered in these cities.
Suzuki said four staff members had been sent for three to six months’ training at Japan’s oldest bakery, H. Freundlieb, to not only pick up baking skills but also be inculcated with the culture of craftsmanship in bread making. The company has also engaged an award-winning Japanese chef.
On the motivation behind his venture, Dr Mahathir said other than deriving some self-satisfaction, it was also important for the business to be profitable, as he needed to show an example and prove that anyone with a little business experience could do business by using the expertise of others.
Today, one guy, for whatever reason, attacked Mahathir with a can of chemical irritant when he arrived at Kota Baru airport.If this had happened 3 years ago, before he retired as the prime minister, that guy would have been trashed and crushed by the people at the airport.
Dulu Lain, sekarang lain.
Now, he is just another ordinary citizen and do not enjoy those privileges and special rights.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when told of the incident was angry and ordered the police to conduct an immediate investigation.
"I regret and am very angry such an incident has happened," he said, adding that those responsible for the incident should be severely punished.
He said the matter should be immediately resolved to avoid negative implications and misconception among the public.
The Prime Minister also feared that certain quarters would take advantage of the incident by disseminating rumours, especially through the Internet.
Will conspiracy theory begins???
Later at a press conference, Dr Mahathir described the attack as an attempt to stop him from speaking out. Mahathir said he would continue with his scheduled talks Friday.
Dr Mahathir was on a one-day visit to Kelantan and was scheduled to attend a dialogue and dinner organised by the Kelantan People’s Action Council headed by Ibrahim Ali.
Since been jobless for 3 years, Mahathir seems tired of talking around the world. So, he decided to go into business. Being risk adverse, he decided to "Jual Roti".Mahathir is setting up a bakery-cum-restaurant in Langkawi in partnership with Motoko Resources Sdn Bhd via M&M Consolidated Resources Sdn Bhd, a 51:49 joint venture with the Japanese.
The RM3mil bakery, called The Loaf, is located at Telaga Harbour Park. It will be launched on Saturday. In an interview, Dr Mahathir, who is company chairman, said whenever he visited Japan, he would invariably buy bread from a bakery in Tokyo called Johan before returning home.
He said now that he had retired, he wanted to try his hand at business and decided to go into making Japanese bread as he considered bread from that country as being of high quality.
“I have always urged people to go into business through joint ventures with foreigners. Now I want to try my hand at both – making bread and (going into) joint venture with the Japanese,” Mahathir said.
M&M Consolidated managing director Jiro Suzuki said the bakery would be looking at opening more outlets or expanding via franchising in high-class resorts in Phuket, Bali, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Ultimately, it plans to have outlets or franchisees in Tokyo, London and New York, offering bakery products that are as good as those offered in these cities.
Suzuki said four staff members had been sent for three to six months’ training at Japan’s oldest bakery, H. Freundlieb, to not only pick up baking skills but also be inculcated with the culture of craftsmanship in bread making. The company has also engaged an award-winning Japanese chef.
On the motivation behind his venture, Dr Mahathir said other than deriving some self-satisfaction, it was also important for the business to be profitable, as he needed to show an example and prove that anyone with a little business experience could do business by using the expertise of others.
2 comments:
I must profess I've nothing to do with spraying mace at the roti-fler! nvm, i'll discipline the 'mob' with my selipar jepun!
Mob, please stop the mob!!!!
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