Josh Hong's opinion, 'Between riot and rally' (May 7), glorifying anarchy as happened in London on May 7, is remarkably unintelligent. 'Great' Britain, as the writer is keen to emphasise, is a dysfunctional society when you get down to the core of it.

I have been living and studying here for five years now. Divorce is rampant, there are 16-year-old single mothers in every corner of this so-called 'Great' country and family values are being erased at every opportunity with the increased rights of homosexuals and the lenient treatment to paedophiles.

When it comes to maintaining order and stability in Malaysia, I think Dr Mahathir Mohamad is absolutely right and we should be grateful that our society and order are not jeopardised by the scenes witnessed in Indonesia in the past.

Anarchy at any level cannot be tolerated or condoned, the requirement for permits in Malaysia is needed as there are many elements within our country that seek to destabilise and turn Malaysia into a breeding ground for chaos.

Mahathir's rule may be authoritarian and perceived to be unjust by certain sections of society but we have much to be grateful to Mahathir for. The very fabric of current society in Malaysia has been created by him and the subsequent transformation of the perception of our country from a backwater into a manufacturing giant has been engineered by him. The vital ingredient for our country's success has been stability, and this is the key for our future well being as well. We should all work toward this goal.

I cite the South Asian countries, for example India and Bangladesh, where in the name of so-called human rights and freedom rivers of blood have flowed. Look closely though - would you be prepared to give up your cushy lifestyle for some meaningless intangible rights? I think not and neither would I.

All this rhetoric spouted by the opposition in Malaysia about standing up for our rights and 'people power' are nonsensical when you think about it. The leaders of the opposition are a bunch of 'has-beens'; they have nothing to lose.

I speak as 25-year-old with my whole life in front of me. I aspire to wealth and success in my own right. I refuse to jeopardise my future for the sake a few washed-out activists who cry 'Revolution!'.

The Malaysia that Mahathir has created is a place where hard work, innovation and endeavour is rewarded.

While I don't tend to agree that the affirmative action policy of the government is fair, overall, Mahathir has done an exemplary job.

Riots, street protests, anarchy - all these shouldn't be the Malaysian way.