28th April 2012 will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as a day of infamy.Infamy for the incumbent govt and a glorious day of victory for those who yearned for electoral reforms .Nearly 300,000 people from all shades of life came to participate in a show of people's power to display their displeasure at the Election Comisision's inabilty to provide a clean electoral roll for the next election.
History is replete with examples of how crumbling regimes will use all their might to cling to power and the current govt 's action is no exception. The refusal to allow Bersih's organisor to assemble in Dataran Merdeka was a tardy excuse to disallow the demonstration to take place.The use of unnecessary force to disperse the crowd under the pretext that the protestors had breached the barrier was no excuse.
For a long time Najib and his band of UMNO ministers had paid heed to the small group of the protestors from Perkasa, Perkida and a small thuggish group from UMNO Youth. These small group of protestors would protest under various pretext at the various issues in the Pakatan States.. They would make frivolous police report and the latter under political pressure would harass Pakatan members.These various bands of protestors hardly number more than 150 members and each time their protest would be use as a benchmark for the authorities to take action. But what Najib and his UMNO members fail to see is that these protestors are only a vocal miniority.
But on 28th april 2012, 300,000 people came to the streets to show their abhorrence at the elecetion commission failure to clean up the rolls. They demand electoral reforms and this protestors constitute a vocal majority. Najib should take heed that this is a sizeable majority who view the flawed electoral rolls and demand immediate reforms before the next poll.If Najib fails to address this demand then any victory in the next election by Najib's B.N would be deemed illegitimate.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Malaysian Education system better than U.S and U.K?
Muhyiddin should be a comedian rather than a federal Minister. What on earth was he thinking when he said Malaysian Education system is better than U.S and U.K. If that is his correct opinion then may we ask why are we spending millions to sponsor our students to have their education in U.S and U.K? Surely it would be a waste of public expenditure if we have to send our students overseas when they can have a better education locally.
The trouble with our education system is because we have so far incompetent minister to helm our education ministry. The present and past ministers just dont have a clue why malaysians of all denominations are abandoning national schools and opting for vernacular schools. Malays alone account for about 60,000 who have enrolled in chinese vernacular schools.
Its about time we have a leader who can have the intestinal fortitude to say we should just leave religion at home and not bring it to schools. Religious prayers of any kind should only done at home and not in schools.On a wider scale, religion should even be totally divorce from the govt.departments. How private citizens wish to conduct their lives and how they wish to worship which religion should be the decision of the individual. State and Federal laws should not encroach on the private domain.. If only we have a leader who can say enough is enough and allow individual to be free in choosing their religion without any influence from any quarters. If that can be achieved, Malaysia would be a better place to live.
The trouble with our education system is because we have so far incompetent minister to helm our education ministry. The present and past ministers just dont have a clue why malaysians of all denominations are abandoning national schools and opting for vernacular schools. Malays alone account for about 60,000 who have enrolled in chinese vernacular schools.
Its about time we have a leader who can have the intestinal fortitude to say we should just leave religion at home and not bring it to schools. Religious prayers of any kind should only done at home and not in schools.On a wider scale, religion should even be totally divorce from the govt.departments. How private citizens wish to conduct their lives and how they wish to worship which religion should be the decision of the individual. State and Federal laws should not encroach on the private domain.. If only we have a leader who can say enough is enough and allow individual to be free in choosing their religion without any influence from any quarters. If that can be achieved, Malaysia would be a better place to live.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Non Malays owned most of $400 billion EPF money.
Ever wonder why suddenly, Najib is so generous to the ordinary citizens? The Cheras toll was abolished and the Kajang toll was halved?Before PLUS was flogged to EPF, the govt was paying astronomical sums to toll owners for making concessions like not raising toll rates.Each time when toll increase was deferred , the govt had to pay compensation in the hundreds of millions to PLUS according to the lop sided toll concession contracts.
Now that the PLUS owners are EPF, Najib seems to be more generous then when PLUS was in UMNO's hands. So far I have not heard any outcry from EPF why no compensation was forthcoming to EPF coffers?After all the losers are the EPF contributors and by now they are already quite immuned to being abused financially.
Remember EPF's investment in MBSB building funds? The woman in charge then lost nearly one billion in her foray in the building loans and housing development.. I wonder till today whether the lost investment has been recovered.
Then what about EPF's forced acquisition of the RHB bank?The purpose of the acquisition was to prevent some of the Directors being charged for committing CBT on the bank's money.Before the EPF's acquisition it was a foregone conclusion that some of the Directors would be charged for the massive losses sustained by the bank due to fraud and negligence.But after EPF's forced acquisition all the charges were suddenly withdrawn and the Directors were never charged for any misdemeanour.EPF, again was left to carry over the losses.
The latest foray by EPF of course is the loan of $1.2 billion to house buyers whose credit was rejected by the banks. The purpose of the whole exercise was to try and secure the votes of the 22,000 potential house buyers in Selangor. After alot of protest from the public the govt finally conceded that the loan would be channeled to the govt via a special purpose vehicle.In this case at least the loan would be guaranteed by the govt but if any losss occur the result would also means that taxpayers money will be lost to bail out the fail venture.
Why is EPF the favourite punching bag of the govt? First of all it is because it is a cash cow. With $400 over billion EPF is seating on a pile of cash waiting to be taken. After all EPF is operating a ponzi system (like the one operated by Pak man telo) where it is collecting cash to pay for whatever commitments that are due. In short it is operating the illegal pyramid system where its daily colllection of cash is used to finance its obligations.If the collection were to stop, the whole structure collapse and EPF would not be able to meet its financial comitments.
The surprising thing which escape most people's attention including the opposition member of Parliament is that 90% of the $400 billion EPF money belongs to the non malays.Since almost 100% of the malays are in the civil service they dont contribute to the EPF scheme. The private sectors are mostly occupied by the non malays and it is mandatory for them to contribute to the EPF. So by sheer logic, EPF pile of $400 billion belongs virtually to the non malays. In view of this it becomes clear that past and present leaders dont really give two hoots what happens to the EPF money.
Now that the PLUS owners are EPF, Najib seems to be more generous then when PLUS was in UMNO's hands. So far I have not heard any outcry from EPF why no compensation was forthcoming to EPF coffers?After all the losers are the EPF contributors and by now they are already quite immuned to being abused financially.
Remember EPF's investment in MBSB building funds? The woman in charge then lost nearly one billion in her foray in the building loans and housing development.. I wonder till today whether the lost investment has been recovered.
Then what about EPF's forced acquisition of the RHB bank?The purpose of the acquisition was to prevent some of the Directors being charged for committing CBT on the bank's money.Before the EPF's acquisition it was a foregone conclusion that some of the Directors would be charged for the massive losses sustained by the bank due to fraud and negligence.But after EPF's forced acquisition all the charges were suddenly withdrawn and the Directors were never charged for any misdemeanour.EPF, again was left to carry over the losses.
The latest foray by EPF of course is the loan of $1.2 billion to house buyers whose credit was rejected by the banks. The purpose of the whole exercise was to try and secure the votes of the 22,000 potential house buyers in Selangor. After alot of protest from the public the govt finally conceded that the loan would be channeled to the govt via a special purpose vehicle.In this case at least the loan would be guaranteed by the govt but if any losss occur the result would also means that taxpayers money will be lost to bail out the fail venture.
Why is EPF the favourite punching bag of the govt? First of all it is because it is a cash cow. With $400 over billion EPF is seating on a pile of cash waiting to be taken. After all EPF is operating a ponzi system (like the one operated by Pak man telo) where it is collecting cash to pay for whatever commitments that are due. In short it is operating the illegal pyramid system where its daily colllection of cash is used to finance its obligations.If the collection were to stop, the whole structure collapse and EPF would not be able to meet its financial comitments.
The surprising thing which escape most people's attention including the opposition member of Parliament is that 90% of the $400 billion EPF money belongs to the non malays.Since almost 100% of the malays are in the civil service they dont contribute to the EPF scheme. The private sectors are mostly occupied by the non malays and it is mandatory for them to contribute to the EPF. So by sheer logic, EPF pile of $400 billion belongs virtually to the non malays. In view of this it becomes clear that past and present leaders dont really give two hoots what happens to the EPF money.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Mardan Mamat, the successful Malay from Spore.
Congratulations to Mardan Mamat for his victory in the Phillipine Open Golf Tournament. An afable guy with a pleasant personality he virtually killed the field with his splendid display of skill and patience in the difficult Wack Wack course. To put his victory in perspective, only four players played sub par in the final score and Mardan was a runaway winner wining the Open with five strokes.Mardan's win was the first for any singaporean to win on the asian tour.
A lesson to be learned from Mardan's victory. His victory at the ripe young age of 44 proves that a malay without any handicap can easily excel on a level playing field. Time our Malaysian malays learn a lesson from this Singaporean malay. You dont need any leg up fellows. Practice hard and you will be duly rewarded.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Rolls-Royce opens largest Asian facility in S'pore
Now why did the investors by passed Malaysia? The answer perhaps can be adequately given by CNN Fareed Zakaria. Singapore is one of the easiest place in the world to do business. They dont have such racist policies like allocating 30%of the shares to bumiputras. They dont have to grease the palms of corrupt civil servants just to have licence approvals. That perhaps explains why Singapore was the choice of the Rolls-Royce investors.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Govt is Guilty of Breach of EPF Act 1991.
In accordance with the EPF Act of 1991,they are allowed to lend funds to the Federal and State govts including registered corporate bodies.However the Act prohibits the funds from lending to private individual home buyers. No matter how lucrative the profits may be, the Board cannot act contrary to the provisions of the Act. Board members have a fiduciary duty to ensure that they abide strictly to the provisions of the Act or face possible criminal prosecution should they act outside the ambit of their authority.
It is naive of the P.M to claim that the size of the $1.5 billion loan scheme was small relative to its fund size.What is pertinent is not the fund size but whether EPF is allowed under the Act to lend funds to private house owners which is contrary to the Act.
If the govt act is sincere in providing housing to the poor why is it only confined to the 20,000 PPR tenants in Selangor? This only confirms the opposition claim that the Housing scheme has a political agenda. If not why then is it not open and applicable to all deserving house owners throughout Malaysia?After all the EPF funds are derived from contributors from all the state in Malaysia and not from the 20,000 PPR tenants.only.
If the govt is confident that the scheme is safe , why dont the govt borrow the funds from EPF and used it as a social welfare program. This way if the houseowners default on their payments the fund is adequately protected since the govt will have to bear the brunt of any financial catastrophe. But the govt cannot have the cake and eat it.It wants to provide a conduit to obtain votes with such a populist act but at the same time has passed the risk to another entity..EPF has once again being used to invest in a scheme that has no chance of making a decent profit.If they are. an attractive investment then why do commercial Banks reject all those houseowners loan?
Before making the decision of lending the $1.5 billion to this scheme, I strongly advice the Board of EPF to revisit their investment in MBSB in the 1990s where they lost nearly 1 billion in the same type of housing loans and development. I doubt very much they have recovered their loss in that investment till today.
It is naive of the P.M to claim that the size of the $1.5 billion loan scheme was small relative to its fund size.What is pertinent is not the fund size but whether EPF is allowed under the Act to lend funds to private house owners which is contrary to the Act.
If the govt act is sincere in providing housing to the poor why is it only confined to the 20,000 PPR tenants in Selangor? This only confirms the opposition claim that the Housing scheme has a political agenda. If not why then is it not open and applicable to all deserving house owners throughout Malaysia?After all the EPF funds are derived from contributors from all the state in Malaysia and not from the 20,000 PPR tenants.only.
If the govt is confident that the scheme is safe , why dont the govt borrow the funds from EPF and used it as a social welfare program. This way if the houseowners default on their payments the fund is adequately protected since the govt will have to bear the brunt of any financial catastrophe. But the govt cannot have the cake and eat it.It wants to provide a conduit to obtain votes with such a populist act but at the same time has passed the risk to another entity..EPF has once again being used to invest in a scheme that has no chance of making a decent profit.If they are. an attractive investment then why do commercial Banks reject all those houseowners loan?
Before making the decision of lending the $1.5 billion to this scheme, I strongly advice the Board of EPF to revisit their investment in MBSB in the 1990s where they lost nearly 1 billion in the same type of housing loans and development. I doubt very much they have recovered their loss in that investment till today.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Another Malaysian success story.
A Malaysian born woman who hailed from Petaling Jaya was named dean of award wining engineering faculty of Canada's Waterloo university..Professor Pearl Lee Sullivan , a composite materials and aircraft structure expert would become the first female dean succeeding her predecessor, Professor Adel Setra whose nine year tenure would end on the 1st of July..
Once again it has proven that non malay Malaysians can only excel by going abroad where promotions are strictly based on merits and not on racists policies.One really wonder how many more Malaysians would have similarly climbed the ladder of success had they taken the plunge and venture abroad.
Perhaps it would also be timely to ask our govt why not even one single non malay have ever been appointed as Dean in any of our apex universities.How can any of our prime universities attain world recognition if we continue to adopt a policy of appointing intellectuals based on the colour of their skin and not based on the knowledge and intellect they possess.
The success of another Malaysian in the global stage is a timely reminder to our govt that we cannot remain myopic and that we need to focus on the larger picture of appointing Malaysians based on the knowledge and expertise they possess and not based on the Bumiputra policy .
Once again it has proven that non malay Malaysians can only excel by going abroad where promotions are strictly based on merits and not on racists policies.One really wonder how many more Malaysians would have similarly climbed the ladder of success had they taken the plunge and venture abroad.
Perhaps it would also be timely to ask our govt why not even one single non malay have ever been appointed as Dean in any of our apex universities.How can any of our prime universities attain world recognition if we continue to adopt a policy of appointing intellectuals based on the colour of their skin and not based on the knowledge and intellect they possess.
The success of another Malaysian in the global stage is a timely reminder to our govt that we cannot remain myopic and that we need to focus on the larger picture of appointing Malaysians based on the knowledge and expertise they possess and not based on the Bumiputra policy .
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why appeal when Annuar should not even be charged in the first Place.
Annuar was charged under section 377A which states that 'Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to whipping". He was charged to have carnal intercourse with Saiful ,the complainant. But should the complainant be exempted from the charge when he was also a party to the commission of the crime under Section 377A? Of course not. Section 377A specifically states that ' whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse' Indeed it can be construed that Saiful had consensual sex with Annuar if indeed the act took place. It defintely cannot be construed as rape because Annuar was not charged with rape nor did Saiful allude to any act by Annuar which involved force.
Therefore why was Saiful not charged with the similar offence as Annuar?The fact that he was the complainant does not exempt Saiful from being charged under the section 377A. The only recourse to exemption by Saiful is to file a complaint that he was forcefully retained to perform the unnatural act under section 377A. Had Saiful resort to such a claim ,the complaint would ncertainly be unsustainable. Saiful's physic and size would make it umimaginable for Annuar to forcefully perform any act not compliant with Saiful.
The appeal by the A-G can only elicit one outcome. Annuar will be found guilty either in the Court of Appeal or the Federal court. The whole process of charging and convicting Annuar was already orchestrated the moment when Saiful had a clandestine meeting with Najib under the guise of discussing his scholastic future. Annuar's case is in direct contrast with Razak Baginda's case where it was already ordained by the executive that Razak would be acquitted without even his defence being called.
Contrast both cases and you will have a fair idea why our judiciary and the Attorney -General chamber cannot , for the moment be a transparent and independent instituition. Not when there are unseen hands always guiding what the judiciary and the Attorney-general should do and should not do.
Therefore why was Saiful not charged with the similar offence as Annuar?The fact that he was the complainant does not exempt Saiful from being charged under the section 377A. The only recourse to exemption by Saiful is to file a complaint that he was forcefully retained to perform the unnatural act under section 377A. Had Saiful resort to such a claim ,the complaint would ncertainly be unsustainable. Saiful's physic and size would make it umimaginable for Annuar to forcefully perform any act not compliant with Saiful.
The appeal by the A-G can only elicit one outcome. Annuar will be found guilty either in the Court of Appeal or the Federal court. The whole process of charging and convicting Annuar was already orchestrated the moment when Saiful had a clandestine meeting with Najib under the guise of discussing his scholastic future. Annuar's case is in direct contrast with Razak Baginda's case where it was already ordained by the executive that Razak would be acquitted without even his defence being called.
Contrast both cases and you will have a fair idea why our judiciary and the Attorney -General chamber cannot , for the moment be a transparent and independent instituition. Not when there are unseen hands always guiding what the judiciary and the Attorney-general should do and should not do.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Annuar Destined to be Jailed.
You dont need to be a rocket scientist to know that the Attorney- General was prompted to file an appeal against Annuar's acquital in the High Court. In the case of Razak Baginda where Najib's involvement was obvious, the A-G did not even bother to file an appeal when Razak's defence was not called..The decision of the A-G in both cases was overwhelmingly biased.What is the rationale for not appealing in Razak's case when the circumstantial evidence was fingered at Razak for being involved.?Then in Annuar's case Judge Zabidin acquitted Annuar after his defence was called and yet the A-G deemed fit to appeal. Surely the grounds for appeal in Razak Baginda's case was more stronger and yet the A-G refused to appeal.
The above two decisions clearly showed that Malaysian judiciary and the Attorney-General department are clearly under the thumb of the executive.
An appeal by the A-G chambers is a sign for the judiciary to ensure that Annuar will fail when his appeal is heard at the court of Appeal.That precisely happened to Karpal singh's sedition case when he was acquitted in the High court but was overturned by the Court of appeal when the A-G appealed the High Court favourable verdict in the Karpal Singh's sedition case.
The above two decisions clearly showed that Malaysian judiciary and the Attorney-General department are clearly under the thumb of the executive.
An appeal by the A-G chambers is a sign for the judiciary to ensure that Annuar will fail when his appeal is heard at the court of Appeal.That precisely happened to Karpal singh's sedition case when he was acquitted in the High court but was overturned by the Court of appeal when the A-G appealed the High Court favourable verdict in the Karpal Singh's sedition case.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
HAPPY CHINESE DRAGON YEAR TO ALL READERS
P.M and Wife Rosmah in Sydney
According to the Sydney designer, Carl Kapp, he would be flown to Malaysia next month with a collection of 'toiles' for Rosmah to fit and to complete the order of 61 dresses , tops and pants.
Wonder who is paying for the stay at the hotel and the shopping. With Najib's salary as P.M I doubt he can afford to be so extravagant. Sadly, taxpayer's money will be used to pay for Rosmah's lavish taste.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
9th Jan.2012- Annuar's court Verdict
I struggled to wake up at 6.15am when my son Gary came to my room to remind me it was time to get ready for our planned trip to the High court at Jalan Duta.I made up my mind when it was anounced that Annuar's court verdict would be given on the 9th Jan.I was determined to be part of the assembly who would be there to receive the good or bad news. For change to happen there must be a unity in purpose to render support to our Pakatan leader .Today's decision would chart the course of our political future and every one who hope for a change must give that support .
As I drove towards Jalan Duta via the Kerinchi Link the morning traffic had already swelled almost to a crawl at the mid valley section. However reaching Jalan Duta I managed to squeeze to a parking lot some 200 metres from the High court majestic building which looked iconic from a distance. Safely ensconced in the parking lot of the High court , I noticed the gradual parade of dignitaries who came to offer support. There was Haji Abdul Hadi, Lim Guan Eng, and a host of other Pakatan's office bearers.
When the result was finally announced at about 9.15am, the crowd responded with a loud cry of relief and exuberation. With the welcome news received by the crowd, every one left the car park and made their way home. Relief that in some small way I had made the numbers and had witnessed a momentus occassion which could be pivotal for our future direction.
As I drove towards Jalan Duta via the Kerinchi Link the morning traffic had already swelled almost to a crawl at the mid valley section. However reaching Jalan Duta I managed to squeeze to a parking lot some 200 metres from the High court majestic building which looked iconic from a distance. Safely ensconced in the parking lot of the High court , I noticed the gradual parade of dignitaries who came to offer support. There was Haji Abdul Hadi, Lim Guan Eng, and a host of other Pakatan's office bearers.
When the result was finally announced at about 9.15am, the crowd responded with a loud cry of relief and exuberation. With the welcome news received by the crowd, every one left the car park and made their way home. Relief that in some small way I had made the numbers and had witnessed a momentus occassion which could be pivotal for our future direction.
Friday, December 09, 2011
Dap's little Napoleon
Winning the 2008 election in Penang for the Pakatan parties was really the easy part. But after nearly three years of their administration,Lim guan Eng now realiases that holding on to the price capture is replete with alot of unexpected difficulties. With the coming of the 13th General election coming soon, many incumbents are wary of their position. Some lucky assembly person elected during the last election are now worried they may no longer be Yang berhormats in the coming election. This fear has precipitated with alot of anxious incumbents finding ways to please their masters in order to be selected for the next election.
Deputy Chief minister Ramasamy's mistake was to prematurely name three indian candidates for the coming election. Why he did that perhaps is best only known to him. He however has denied making such a call and quite rightly was reprimanded by the haughty karpal Singh. But what strikes most ordinary Dap supporters is why make such a big deal when the Big election was just round the corner and such public display of mudslinging would not serve any one's purpose, especially Dap's. Naturally , UMNO's mainstream media T.V 3 when to town and reported every bit of mudslinging thrown by Sri Delima, assemblyman, RSN.Rayer.
Why did Rayer and Bagai Dalam assemblyman,A Thanasekharan joined in the fray when the matter could have been easily resolved by a gentle reprimand from Karpal to Ramasamy? Now, it seems hell has broken lose and everyone has joined the bandwagon to say their piece. And all over a small matter that could have been quietly resolved. Dap and its members must realise that they are been watched carefully by the electorates to see whether they are worthy successors of the old B.N govt. If they fail to live up to expectations most likely they will return to their role as the opposition members.
Deputy Chief minister Ramasamy's mistake was to prematurely name three indian candidates for the coming election. Why he did that perhaps is best only known to him. He however has denied making such a call and quite rightly was reprimanded by the haughty karpal Singh. But what strikes most ordinary Dap supporters is why make such a big deal when the Big election was just round the corner and such public display of mudslinging would not serve any one's purpose, especially Dap's. Naturally , UMNO's mainstream media T.V 3 when to town and reported every bit of mudslinging thrown by Sri Delima, assemblyman, RSN.Rayer.
Why did Rayer and Bagai Dalam assemblyman,A Thanasekharan joined in the fray when the matter could have been easily resolved by a gentle reprimand from Karpal to Ramasamy? Now, it seems hell has broken lose and everyone has joined the bandwagon to say their piece. And all over a small matter that could have been quietly resolved. Dap and its members must realise that they are been watched carefully by the electorates to see whether they are worthy successors of the old B.N govt. If they fail to live up to expectations most likely they will return to their role as the opposition members.
The National feedlot Corporation debacle.
One wonders how a govt could approve a project to a serving minister's husband without being in breach of conflict of interest. The national feedlot Corporation (NFC) project was launched with the expectation of increasing the supply of beef but from the onset it was slated to be a failure for the simple reason it was given to a novice with no experience in the industry. For obvious reason, the project was not given to Mohd Salleh, the husband of Sharizat, because of his expertise in cow rearing but more so because of Sharizat's position as UMNO' wanita chief.
The project value was not a paltry sum. Two hundred and fifty million (250) in the guise of a soft loan at 2% interest with no fixed repayment period was given to the husband of Sharizat. The matter only came to light when the Auditor-general reported that the project was in a 'mess'. The subsequent revelation by PKR's strategy director, rafizi Ramli that the money allocated for the cow project was being used to buy condos, mercedes car and land at Putrajaya.
When confronted with the allegations, her reply was that it was her husband's business and she had no interest in the project..
Malaysians have a right to know why taxpayers money given for a cow rearing project was used for other investments than the ones intended for.If at all, MACC should investigate whether any criminal breach of trusts was involved in the use of money for other purposes. In fact it was later revealed that money was even spent on family holidays and the performing of the Haj.
Najib, as the leader of the govt should not sweep the matter under the carpet. He should order a proper investigation of how the loan was approved and given to Sharizat's family. Was she involved in the cabinet decision or was it solely the approval of the Agriculture Minister , the present Deputy Prime minister .The NationalFeedlot corp. debacle will bear the hallmark of the govt's badge of corruption, cronyism and a national shame for the govt that is seeking another term in office .
The project value was not a paltry sum. Two hundred and fifty million (250) in the guise of a soft loan at 2% interest with no fixed repayment period was given to the husband of Sharizat. The matter only came to light when the Auditor-general reported that the project was in a 'mess'. The subsequent revelation by PKR's strategy director, rafizi Ramli that the money allocated for the cow project was being used to buy condos, mercedes car and land at Putrajaya.
When confronted with the allegations, her reply was that it was her husband's business and she had no interest in the project..
Malaysians have a right to know why taxpayers money given for a cow rearing project was used for other investments than the ones intended for.If at all, MACC should investigate whether any criminal breach of trusts was involved in the use of money for other purposes. In fact it was later revealed that money was even spent on family holidays and the performing of the Haj.
Najib, as the leader of the govt should not sweep the matter under the carpet. He should order a proper investigation of how the loan was approved and given to Sharizat's family. Was she involved in the cabinet decision or was it solely the approval of the Agriculture Minister , the present Deputy Prime minister .The NationalFeedlot corp. debacle will bear the hallmark of the govt's badge of corruption, cronyism and a national shame for the govt that is seeking another term in office .
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Ulgy Truth about The Auditors-General Report.
Every year the auditor's -general report reveals the same massive losses in the various govt instituitions.Not surprisingly most if not all the losses are caused by incompetence,greed and dishonesty. For many years the ritual of the A-G's report only caused temporary outrage amongst the govt leaders from both side of the political divide. After the initial ripple of outrage, life continue as usual until the next A- G report next year. Nothing changes and the wastage of public funds continue unabated.
How do you explain the following?
1. Millions wasted in tourism projects overseas by Pempena.
2.26 million wasted in 7 years due to delay in campus.
3.$214 million army camp incomplete,but falling apart.
4.$165 Million for 'unused'baggage handling system.
5.$110 million of farmer's incentives not paid
6 Mara's $54 million allocation was utilised to purchase related items at 100% more than market price.Examples are as follows:
a. An oven at RM1,200 compared to the market price of RM419, for baking and pastry- making courses in Kelantan
b.Folding beds at RM500, against the market price of RM100
c.Two-burner gas cookers at RM200 each, rather than RM59.90
d.Hair clippers supplied at RM250 each, instead of RM79
e.A blender at RM140 instead of RM60
The above are only the tip of the ice berg. Wastage, incompetency and dishonsty covers practically the civil service and all govt linked instituitions.
The ordinary citizens have a right to ask the govt. when will this carnage of public funds stopped? The govt's debt is an all time high of $407 billion and no sign of declining. Meanwhile, the P.M and the DPM is handing out money to various constituencies like money has gone out of fashion, all for the express purpose of wining votes for the coming election. The way the country is managed only leads to one path and that is the path to destruction.
How do you explain the following?
1. Millions wasted in tourism projects overseas by Pempena.
2.26 million wasted in 7 years due to delay in campus.
3.$214 million army camp incomplete,but falling apart.
4.$165 Million for 'unused'baggage handling system.
5.$110 million of farmer's incentives not paid
6 Mara's $54 million allocation was utilised to purchase related items at 100% more than market price.Examples are as follows:
a. An oven at RM1,200 compared to the market price of RM419, for baking and pastry- making courses in Kelantan
b.Folding beds at RM500, against the market price of RM100
c.Two-burner gas cookers at RM200 each, rather than RM59.90
d.Hair clippers supplied at RM250 each, instead of RM79
e.A blender at RM140 instead of RM60
The above are only the tip of the ice berg. Wastage, incompetency and dishonsty covers practically the civil service and all govt linked instituitions.
The ordinary citizens have a right to ask the govt. when will this carnage of public funds stopped? The govt's debt is an all time high of $407 billion and no sign of declining. Meanwhile, the P.M and the DPM is handing out money to various constituencies like money has gone out of fashion, all for the express purpose of wining votes for the coming election. The way the country is managed only leads to one path and that is the path to destruction.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Blue Wave Taking over Selangor?
DPM, Muhyiddin has been busy of late scouring five Selangor state constituencies and telling Selangorians they should vote back the B.N govt. But are Selangorians willing and ready to accept back the B.N Govt? Based on DPM evaluation and feed back the Blue wave is going to ensure B.N is returned to power.
But how far is this evaluation correct?Based from statistic given so far by the Selangor state govt the revenue till june this year have totalled $1.1 billion. A record in the history of Selangor. Never in its history under the B.N administration have they ever accumulated so much revenue.
Therefore it will be interesting to see whether Selangor will revert back to B.N in the next election as predicted by the DPM.
But how far is this evaluation correct?Based from statistic given so far by the Selangor state govt the revenue till june this year have totalled $1.1 billion. A record in the history of Selangor. Never in its history under the B.N administration have they ever accumulated so much revenue.
Therefore it will be interesting to see whether Selangor will revert back to B.N in the next election as predicted by the DPM.
Why National Schools cannot be the Choice of All Malaysians
Khaiy Jamaludin has become one of the latest growing lists of proponents that a unitary or singular school sysytem would be an all encompassing solution to our current racial polarisation.. The introduction of a singular school system would means the abolition of vernacular schools.For some one of Khairy's educational background it is indeed sad that he could not even be unbiased in his evaluation of the dilemma facing our present education system which has caused ethnic division .
The question is why is Khairy only focusing his attention on vernacular schools? What about Mara schools , religious agama schools and even tertiary university level like UITM where the students strictly only cater exclusively for one race.?
Is Khairy implying that only vernacular schools are the sole cause of ethnic polarisation and that Mara schools, Religious Agama schools and tertiary university like UITM are exempted from any blame for the ethnic division? It is really sad that someone of Khairy's educational background can be so biased in his evaluation of the cause for such racial polarisation.
The simple and unpalatable truth is that ever since Tun Razak became the second P.M, we had the misfortune of having Education Ministers who could not understand why National schools could not become the choice of all Malaysians. All of them were incompetent or were not interested in finding out the truth. In the end we had education policies that were ad hoc and flip flop. Even till now there is no clear define policies whether we should adopt English as a medium of instructions.
However, tribute should be given to our first P.M, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. He did not tinker with our education system when we got our independence. He was a visionary leader who knew the importance of the English language. and during his tenure kebangsan schools flourished.. I was a product of that era . The schools were populated with 50% malays, 40% chinese and 10% indians. There was camaderie in all our activities and we accepted each other as Malaysians. We did not look through our differences through any racial or religious lens.We did not bring religion to schools. Religion was something personal where individually we practice our faith at home.Each of us accepted our cultural diversity and each of us respected our religious beliefs. During this time, vernacular schools suffered enrolment problems since majority of chinese and indians and malays all opted for National schools.For practical and financial reasons one by one vernacular schools was slowly decimated without any govt forced closure.
The schools during this era was composed of different ethnic compositions.There was mat sallehs, chinese, indians and malays and through their own cultural diversity we learned to accept diversity, tolerance and respect of each others religious beliefs. All these we didnt learned from our school curriculum but through our impressionable minds we were able to acquire from our various teachers of different origins.
Fast forward to present day, everything has changed for the worse. Religious practice of the islamic faith are conspicously introduced without care to the sensitivity of the other races.Prayers or doa are recited in classes and assembly. Almost 100% of the teachers were of one race and they were employed because of their religiousity rather than their abilty to teach.Female students were compelled by some schools to wear the malay baju Kurung and some were even forced to wear tudungs.During the fasting month of Ramadam, schools canteen were closed and non malays were forced to fast with the muslim students. Some schools even disallowed students to take food in the school canteen since they view it as a sign of disrespect to the muslims.
With all these various display of islamic introductions in National schools it is little wonder non malays were avoiding the National schools like plague. Khairy almost strike the right chord when he said,'the overtly Malay and Islamic character of national schools turn other ethnic communities away. ' But he glossed over this core issue which was the chief reason why chinese and indians turned their backs on National schools. It was often argued that the chinese wanted vernacualr schools because of the desire to preserve cultural heritage and language but this was only a mere excuse. Chinese enclaves from San Francisco to London did not see any chinese clamour for chinese language education. They were so willing to send their children to the english school system and in many cases even excel better than their english counterparts.
Khairy and the present Education Minister should examine National schools during Tuanku Abdul Rahman's era and the present era to see what has caused the change in the choice of National schools by non malays.They should not behave like ostrich burying their head in the sands and think that it was the existence of vernacular schools which had caused non malays not to choose National schools
The question is why is Khairy only focusing his attention on vernacular schools? What about Mara schools , religious agama schools and even tertiary university level like UITM where the students strictly only cater exclusively for one race.?
Is Khairy implying that only vernacular schools are the sole cause of ethnic polarisation and that Mara schools, Religious Agama schools and tertiary university like UITM are exempted from any blame for the ethnic division? It is really sad that someone of Khairy's educational background can be so biased in his evaluation of the cause for such racial polarisation.
The simple and unpalatable truth is that ever since Tun Razak became the second P.M, we had the misfortune of having Education Ministers who could not understand why National schools could not become the choice of all Malaysians. All of them were incompetent or were not interested in finding out the truth. In the end we had education policies that were ad hoc and flip flop. Even till now there is no clear define policies whether we should adopt English as a medium of instructions.
However, tribute should be given to our first P.M, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. He did not tinker with our education system when we got our independence. He was a visionary leader who knew the importance of the English language. and during his tenure kebangsan schools flourished.. I was a product of that era . The schools were populated with 50% malays, 40% chinese and 10% indians. There was camaderie in all our activities and we accepted each other as Malaysians. We did not look through our differences through any racial or religious lens.We did not bring religion to schools. Religion was something personal where individually we practice our faith at home.Each of us accepted our cultural diversity and each of us respected our religious beliefs. During this time, vernacular schools suffered enrolment problems since majority of chinese and indians and malays all opted for National schools.For practical and financial reasons one by one vernacular schools was slowly decimated without any govt forced closure.
The schools during this era was composed of different ethnic compositions.There was mat sallehs, chinese, indians and malays and through their own cultural diversity we learned to accept diversity, tolerance and respect of each others religious beliefs. All these we didnt learned from our school curriculum but through our impressionable minds we were able to acquire from our various teachers of different origins.
Fast forward to present day, everything has changed for the worse. Religious practice of the islamic faith are conspicously introduced without care to the sensitivity of the other races.Prayers or doa are recited in classes and assembly. Almost 100% of the teachers were of one race and they were employed because of their religiousity rather than their abilty to teach.Female students were compelled by some schools to wear the malay baju Kurung and some were even forced to wear tudungs.During the fasting month of Ramadam, schools canteen were closed and non malays were forced to fast with the muslim students. Some schools even disallowed students to take food in the school canteen since they view it as a sign of disrespect to the muslims.
With all these various display of islamic introductions in National schools it is little wonder non malays were avoiding the National schools like plague. Khairy almost strike the right chord when he said,'the overtly Malay and Islamic character of national schools turn other ethnic communities away. ' But he glossed over this core issue which was the chief reason why chinese and indians turned their backs on National schools. It was often argued that the chinese wanted vernacualr schools because of the desire to preserve cultural heritage and language but this was only a mere excuse. Chinese enclaves from San Francisco to London did not see any chinese clamour for chinese language education. They were so willing to send their children to the english school system and in many cases even excel better than their english counterparts.
Khairy and the present Education Minister should examine National schools during Tuanku Abdul Rahman's era and the present era to see what has caused the change in the choice of National schools by non malays.They should not behave like ostrich burying their head in the sands and think that it was the existence of vernacular schools which had caused non malays not to choose National schools
Friday, September 23, 2011
Hudud Law if refined can be suited and acceptable to Non muslims.
Before rejecting outright the implementation of hudud law, Pakatan allies should try and find a solution acceptable to both muslims and non-muslims.If hudud laws can act as a form of deterrent to many of the crimes that we are currently facing today then many regardless of race and religion would welcome the timely intervention of laws that would deter crime.That law, the hudud law, which may sound medieval and ancient perhaps could be the answer to the lawlessness and corruption that we see in Malaysia.
Part of the hudud law which borders on morality however should not be applicable to the non muslims since their religion may not view it as serious to the extent that authorities should interfere in their practice. This include khalwat (close proximity) and adultery. The acceptance of such practice is not to say that it condones immorality but more because such sin if perpetuated by the individual is best left for him to be punished by God in the after life.
The common form of criminality such as murder, rape , theft corruption however can be applicable to everyone . Normal law abiding citizens of every race and religion would abhor such crimes and therefore should have no objections if harsh punishment is meted out to the perpetuators. There is no valid reason for any one to oppose such punishment even if it may involve the cruel form of hand chopping and head chopping.Such gruesome form of punishment may appear primitive but it certainly does serve a purpose of being a deterrent. Like in Saudi Arabia or in some Middle eastern country such form of punishment should even be publicly exhibited to have a more forceful impact.
Non-muslims who are law abiding citizens should not be afraid of the islamic laws if its implementation would ensure a safer and more peaceful environment to live in. However safeguards should also be in place that certain aspect of the religious laws that affect muslims should not be enforced on people of other faiths.
Part of the hudud law which borders on morality however should not be applicable to the non muslims since their religion may not view it as serious to the extent that authorities should interfere in their practice. This include khalwat (close proximity) and adultery. The acceptance of such practice is not to say that it condones immorality but more because such sin if perpetuated by the individual is best left for him to be punished by God in the after life.
The common form of criminality such as murder, rape , theft corruption however can be applicable to everyone . Normal law abiding citizens of every race and religion would abhor such crimes and therefore should have no objections if harsh punishment is meted out to the perpetuators. There is no valid reason for any one to oppose such punishment even if it may involve the cruel form of hand chopping and head chopping.Such gruesome form of punishment may appear primitive but it certainly does serve a purpose of being a deterrent. Like in Saudi Arabia or in some Middle eastern country such form of punishment should even be publicly exhibited to have a more forceful impact.
Non-muslims who are law abiding citizens should not be afraid of the islamic laws if its implementation would ensure a safer and more peaceful environment to live in. However safeguards should also be in place that certain aspect of the religious laws that affect muslims should not be enforced on people of other faiths.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Hisham blamed MCA for not containing UMNO fallout.
It is rather sad that leaders like Hishammuddin lacks the intelligence to understand why MCA, MIC and Gerakan are weak.In the grand design of formulating policies it is undisputed that UMNO proposed and disposed of policies without even thinking how it may affect the parties in the coalition. A share of the blame must certainly be accorded to the weak leadership in the ranks of MCA, MIC and Gerakan which barely raised any objections in the formulation of policies which are detrimental to their communities interest.
Even basic policy of giving out scholarships based on race rather than on merit was not even defended by MCA, MIC and Gerakan and this policy alone deprived great numbers of qualified students to be awarded scholarships to do critical courses of their choice.Therefore it was not surprising how such foolish policy would affect the position of the other component parties whose affected members were mainly non malays. So how does UMNO in general and Hisham in particular blamed MCA for not containing UMNO's fallout?Obviously, it was UMNO's policy which caused the resentment towards MCA, MIC and Gerakan and they themselves were at great pains to even contain their own fallout with their own members and community.
Because of weak leaders in the component parties of MCA, MIC and Gerakan, UMNO leaders were able to ride rough shod over these parties and formulated policies which marginalised the other communities.But more importantly, UMNO policies also sadly marginalised the very community they had sworn to help and protect.Instead, UMNO's help was for their own family members and cronies where millions if not billions were siphoned out under the pretext of bailing out failed bumiputra's company. Layers of commission were factored in the development contracts meant to elevate the plight of the rural malays and in the end only token money were hardly left visible for any tangible development.The inevitable reality remains after 54 years of UMNO's rule, the malays had remained impoverished and had remained behind their non-malays counterpart.All these can be merely attributed to UMNO's leaders greed for power and money.
Even basic policy of giving out scholarships based on race rather than on merit was not even defended by MCA, MIC and Gerakan and this policy alone deprived great numbers of qualified students to be awarded scholarships to do critical courses of their choice.Therefore it was not surprising how such foolish policy would affect the position of the other component parties whose affected members were mainly non malays. So how does UMNO in general and Hisham in particular blamed MCA for not containing UMNO's fallout?Obviously, it was UMNO's policy which caused the resentment towards MCA, MIC and Gerakan and they themselves were at great pains to even contain their own fallout with their own members and community.
Because of weak leaders in the component parties of MCA, MIC and Gerakan, UMNO leaders were able to ride rough shod over these parties and formulated policies which marginalised the other communities.But more importantly, UMNO policies also sadly marginalised the very community they had sworn to help and protect.Instead, UMNO's help was for their own family members and cronies where millions if not billions were siphoned out under the pretext of bailing out failed bumiputra's company. Layers of commission were factored in the development contracts meant to elevate the plight of the rural malays and in the end only token money were hardly left visible for any tangible development.The inevitable reality remains after 54 years of UMNO's rule, the malays had remained impoverished and had remained behind their non-malays counterpart.All these can be merely attributed to UMNO's leaders greed for power and money.
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