When admissions of fault are made, with solemn promises for change and improvement, and there is no underlying intent for such change, that is hypocrisy.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is about reversing the brain drain, enticing skilled workers home, with incentives. The visas for spouses are to be convenient, and they will be allowed to work. The action is the opposite. Spouses are given only fourteen days. Even tourists get ninety days.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is for greater government transparency, to provide the truth openly to the public so that the "lies" printed in all media not controlled by the local gang can be "corrected." The truth is that no press conferences or press releases are to be given to any but the local dogs on leash. No free journalist is allowed information about government shenanigans.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is that corporate directors are to be accountable. They are to be given training. The fact is that corporate boards are larded with the inexperienced and often incompetent relatives and friends of the prime minister. The directorships serve as merely a means of taking a routine bite from the corporate coffers.

There is much hypocrisy in Malysia today. The talk is that the party in power believes in "good business practices and policies." The truth is that a system of party patronage and privilege is in place that can only be changed by a completely new administration. The burden placed on any business enterprise is invisible, but it represents a manner of operation that business cannot tolerate. There are too many hands held out for the necessary fee, otherwise there will be no entry.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is that workers have representation, and this representation is supported by the party in power. The reality is that the party in power has significant interests in the profits of major enterprises, and any increase in wages will interfere with those profits. There is a conflict of interest between the representation of the public interest and the profits of major enterprises.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is that the party in power fears "globalisation" as the invasion of "re-colonisers." The story told is that Malaysia is in danger of "foreign invasion." But there is an ongoing effort to attract foreign investment. Trade missions are constantly afield to attract more investment into the country, especially to buy the worthless stock and bond certificates. The bonds have high local ratings, but no backing. Some bonds now seem to have no father. Woe to the innocent buyer of the Malaysian bond.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is for malay unity. The reality is a continuing effort to create fear and a continued division along racial and ethnic lines. The party in power has concealed its covert racism for two generations, but this political ploy is finally wearing thin.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia today. The talk is about the grand new capital city built for the people. But the new city is essentially inaccessible to the people. The people now owe RM 5,000 per family for this extravaganza. There is no explanation for the lack of public input into the planning. It was all done in secret, with no photographs or press allowed during the construction. It is a typical party project paid from the public purse.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia. The talk is that the leaders have been democratically elected, that the people have freely chosen the leaders. The truth is that neither the prime minister nor the deputy were elected to their positions. They hold office by fiat. The rest of the cabinet has similar dubious honor, given the manner in which the elections were conducted. Democracy has not seen darker days.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia. The talk is that the judiciary is under review, and that reforms will improve the admitted faults. The appointment of the old attorney-general to the highest court shows how specious is this argument. The justice minister pretends that the Anwar Ibrahim affair is just, yet he cannot address the fact that the partner to the alleged sodomy denied that it happened. Even now there are numerous cases in which the evidence for the prosecution is clearly tainted, and no defense is allowed to the defendants.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia. The talk is that the health of the people is of paramount concern to the party in power. Yet the TV at prime time is given totally to the cigarette companies, to tout their toxic tobacco to the young. Even a recent warning paid by the tobacco manufacturers carried the co-endorsement of the youth and health ministry.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia. The talk is that the prime minister will resign when the people no longer want him. The talk is that the prime minister will resign when the young people return to support his party. The talk is that the prime minister will resign when his deputy is ready. The talk is that the prime minister will resign when the economy has recovered. The truth is that the prime minister will never resign. He will either die soon, be cast out by his decadent and decaying party, or be defeated in the next general election, along with all the other disfunctionaries he has sponsored and provided immunity for over the years.

There is much hypocrisy in Malaysia. It is soon seen to be the purest hyperbole.