I’m quite intrigued by the low-cost fight between the national carrier Malaysia Airlines and low-cost carrier AirAsia.

Half past midnight, two emails came into the mailbox about the same time, with AirAsia offering international free seats while MAS via it’s low-cost carrier subsidiary FireFly is busy counter-attacking AirAsia’s recent "sub-zero free seats" promotion.

It’s indeed the kind of competition that we’ve longed for and somehow or rather, it’s getting common nowadays, in which, it’s good for us!

In the end of the day, it’s the average joes like you and me that stand to benefit from it instantly, doesn’t matter whether calculators do lie or otherwise.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told parliament that special protection for national car Proton has been withdrawn.

Thanks Mr. PM, it’s a good start indeed, nevertheless, it can be better, definitely.

What about selling off Proton, as well as the pride and dignity that has been the stumbling block for the past negotiation with distinguished international carmakers like Volkswagen and General Motor (GM)?

What about doing away with the Approved Permit (AP) policy which only enriching a small group of cronies and simultaneously cutting down the car prices which directly proportional with an increase in car ownership?

The place I’m currently in now, automobile is dirt cheap that even maids can afford to drive Toyota Vios to the market, hence the total frustration if I’m to do the direct comparison against the scenario in our homeland.

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