Anwar-Shabery Open Debate on Fuel Price

Without doubt, Anwar Ibrahim remains among the best orator in the country. The fuel price debate carried out live is good for the people. It goes to show that both the opposition and the government are trying their level best to gain public support on their respective agendas. Anwar had promised to reduce the fuel price by RM0.50 per litre if Pakatan Rakyat formed the government. He had put up seemingly workable proposal in reducing TNB stand-by capacity from 40% to 20% which will generate RM 2 billion. Anwar also mentioned that another RM 3 billion will be sourced from Petronas to bring down the fuel price to RM2.20 per litre. Too bad that Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek focused more time on personal attacks on his opponent and did not take the opportunity to elaborate on how the government going to device measures to reduce the burden of the people due to escalating fuel price. At the end, both orators were truly gentlemen by shaking each other's hands. However, how effective is such open debate in addressing the pressing issue of escalating fuel price or to soften the unhappiness of the general public remain to be seen