"This will help separate the misjudgements and negligence of your civil aviation and military establishments from very early in the MH 370 saga: these we know from history have precedents and were avoidable.
"The rest that followed has confounded the best among experts. Therefore to invoke the lack of precedent and disclaim any direct responsibility all the way is being somewhat disingenuous," he added.
He said that the findings could help avoid a repeat of the incident, adding that "for Malaysia's sake and for the sake of the affected families is a sincere, heartfelt apology that things have come to such a pass.
"I would imagine that for wounded Malaysian pride, it will serve as a point from which to refashion a new set of commitments unto itself and people at large.
"For the families of passengers, it might begin a healing process and a fresh start free of rancour, accusation and suspicion," Narendran said in the email.
He also urged Putrajaya to be transparent about the investigations into the lost plane.
"My hypothesis is that the lack of transparency that has come to define your government's engagement with the rest of the world is because your government wants to hold onto a pretence of competence, mask the guilt and shame of initial lapses and a fear of the scorn and contempt that may be heaped on it from round the world.
His wife, Chandrika, was the executive secretary of the International Collective in Support of Fish Workers and was heading to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to attend a regional conference for Asia and the Pacific hosted by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. The couple have one daughter.
"A heartfelt apology to my mind is an admission of direct responsibility for a set of lapses that were entirely within the control of the government and the airline, taking responsibility for consequences of such responsibility, holding oneself publicly accountable for the conduct of the search and rescue/recovery, invoking humility to include or hand over to others who are competent some or all parts of the investigation, and being facilitative of the families access to detailed information at every stage.
"No doubt there is a price to pay. It must be paid. However, an apology and an appeal for forgiveness would enhance Malaysia's standing amongst nations and peoples in a way that no amount of protestations or grandstanding will," he added.
Narendran said for the families, "a lot rides on how diligently and persistently your government pursues the truth through investigation, how compassionate it is towards all the affected, and how humble and receptive it is in taking the waves of criticism from interested parties.
"It needs to measure up to the international benchmarks of transparency, public scrutiny and challenge, and assure the sceptical world that there is indeed no cover-up, no attempt to be creative or economical with the truth. After all, the world is watching, waiting...," he said.
Narendran said that while the truth sometimes hurt, it would also be liberating.
"The loss of trust I alluded to earlier threatens this for me personally and I suspect for many others. It is disturbing to consider that self-centred deceit and duplicity to get ahead, move on, or self-preservation could be at work in the present instance.
"We do need a fresh start here, Mr Prime Minister. You have a part to play in shaping what we believe in, and what world we create. For us to trust you and your government, we need you too to take a leap of faith and do what is right and not just what is safe.
"So cast aside the cravings and compulsions of office and try being the statesman. Malaysia will emerge stronger, and others would be willing to give it another chance in due course," he said in ending the letter to the prime minister.
Government has announced not to bail out MAS. I think the game just got started now.
First round: depress the price further by giving negative announcement. 2nd round: start collecting when the price is low 3rd round: once collection is done, all those with "networks" will wait for the 180 degree turn of the earlier announcement 4th round: Government overturn its earlier announcement saying they are looking for some kind of partnership or some kind of strategic plan and investment to spin around MAS as MAS is a national carrier and economic enabler. 5th round: MH370 is found and then everything seems clearer and brighter now for MAS. 6th round: Government announces a not confirmed takeover offer from 3rd party 7th round: Price start to appreciate and time for the "network" fella to offload their cheap shares and earn millions. 8th round: Things die down and ppl are back to stuck at the appreciated price with no catalyst to push further. Got to wait for another round of bad news and good news.
Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said the government has ruled out cash injection to rescue Malaysian Airlines (MAS), which has not turned a profit in the last three years.
Gulf News reported Nazri as saying that the government is at a loss over what to do with MAS, the fourth largest Southeast Asia carrier, which has been struggling in a competitive environment, even before MH370 clipped its wings further.
Nazri however told Gulf News that the transport minister will be the decision maker and refused to say whether the government remained confident in MAS’ senior management.
Even before MAS prompted the world's biggest aviation hunt with the loss of a Boeing 777 with 239 passengers onboard on March 8, the airline had issues.
Despite a 27 percent improvement in passenger traffic in 2013, the national carrier not only failed to turn a profit but more than doubled losses from the previous year. It suffered a net loss of RM1.2 billion.
Last month, MAS chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (right) noted that an airline would need at least six months to recover from a market reputation issue after MH370, but stressed that MAS would do it sooner.
Shares of the Bursa-listed company had been trading at 70 sen/share in early 2013 before plummeting to 30 sen in July last year. After the MH370 incident, the share prices further eased to trade at about 20 sen/share.
The airline last raised funds almost a year ago through a US$1 billion rights issue. It also raised RM7.8 billion (US$2.36 billion) through Islamic bonds and a special purpose vehicle owned by the Finance Ministry to buy planes in mid-2012.
The rights issue was backed by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, which owns 69 percent of MAS.
Posted by AdCool > May 8, 2014 02:01 PM | Report Abuse
Government has announced not to bail out MAS. I think the game just got started now.
First round: depress the price further by giving negative announcement. 2nd round: start collecting when the price is low 3rd round: once collection is done, all those with "networks" will wait for the 180 degree turn of the earlier announcement 4th round: Government overturn its earlier announcement saying they are looking for some kind of partnership or some kind of strategic plan and investment to spin around MAS as MAS is a national carrier and economic enabler. 5th round: MH370 is found and then everything seems clearer and brighter now for MAS. 6th round: Government announces a not confirmed takeover offer from 3rd party 7th round: Price start to appreciate and time for the "network" fella to offload their cheap shares and earn millions. 8th round: Things die down and ppl are back to stuck at the appreciated price with no catalyst to push further. Got to wait for another round of bad news and good news.
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takut nanti investment hilang di lautan hindi loh.. kikikikik
it will not wind down, the least would be some entity taking over mas or put in some form of rescue then some solid management , it will be back to profitability and back to glory, until then be patient and watch closely the share price will be back someday probably not to far away, you will be paid for close monitoring
CNN's over-the-top MH370 coverage becomes the brunt of a joke by none other than US president Barack Obama in his annual White House Correspondent's dinner.
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Posted by joeylee2013 > 2014-05-08 00:12 | Report Abuse
"This will help separate the misjudgements and negligence of your civil aviation and military establishments from very early in the MH 370 saga: these we know from history have precedents and were avoidable.