‘Tsunami’ Hit Malaysian Political History

No, in case you are wondering… We are not under the ruling of the Opposition Party.

(It is unlike what had happened in Down Under whereby PM John Howard was defeated in his seat of Bennelong in Sydney by Maxine McKew in November 2007 after being in power for the past eleven years and the baton is passed on to Labor Party under the leadership of Kevin Rudd)

For a young nation of only 51 years come this 31 August 2008, wind of change has landed on the political scene of this country. For the first time in its political history, four states namely Selangor, Perak, Penang Island and Kedah plus Kelantan (previously also under Opposition Party) in West Malaysia will have Chief Ministers of the Opposition Party out of a total of thirteen states and three federal territories.

This turnaround should serve as a wake up call to the ruling coalition headed by the Barisan Nasional party with component parties like MIC, MCA, Gerakan and PPP. This coalition only managed to win by a slight majority and will continue to be in power the next five years.

The people of this country have finally spoken out in this crucial time of history of our nation. Even a blogger Jeff Ooi under an opposition ticket had won his Parliamentary seat.

For the sake of the future of this country, we as Christians and citizens of this country need to pray for:-

1. God’s sovereign Hands to be upon this nation.

2. Those who are in government to govern diligently and practice anti-corruption.

3. Racial harmony, religious freedom, economic stability, freedom to speech etc will prevail.