Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar…
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
How do you believe a Muslim boy friend for your daughter, sister or wife? Hindu Female MLA grabbed by a Muslim Employee after separating herself from her Hindu husband.
Fatal Love Jihad : Married Hindu MLA in Assam converts to Islam, rejects his Hindu husband and marries her Muslim Facebook friend.How do you believe a Muslim boy friend…
Fatal Love Jihad : Married Hindu MLA in Assam converts to Islam, rejects his Hindu husband and marries her Muslim Facebook friend.How do you believe a Muslim boy friend for your daughter, sister or wife? Beware of a Dog Muslim Friend.
‘Married Assam MLA converts to Islam, marries her Facebook friend
Guwahati (Assam): May 27, 2012 : An Assam MLA, who is married and has a two-year-old daughter, has been reported missing ever since she eloped with a youth on Tuesday.
Reports doing the rounds say that Rumee Nath, 32, sneaked into Bangladesh along with her second husband Jacky Zakir, a government employee, even as the police are searching for them.
Rumee, who represents the Barkhola assembly segment, converted to Islam and married her long-time Facebook friend Zakir about a month ago in Islamic way.
When her wedding photographs were flashed on local TV channels, she rubbished them as ‘doctored’. However, she admitted to her second marriage after eloping with Zakir on Tuesday.
On Friday, she circulated a video to the media disclosing that state minister Siddeque Ahmed “facilitated” the marriage.
Her husband Rakesh Singh has reportedly petitioned chief minister Tarun Gogoi against the minister. Singh earlier filed an FIR with the police reporting ‘abduction’ of his wife.
“Zakir is my legal husband and henceforth, I have no relation with Rakesh Singh. I will soon file for divorce,” Rumee told the media. She said she did not admit to her second marriage earlier owing to ‘political pressures’.
“I converted to Islam before my second marriage and at my own volition. Therefore, the Hindu marriage laws won’t be applicable to me,” she said adding that she would claim the custody of her daughter.
An advocate of the Gauhati High Court said the MLA’s claim would hold little ground. “Her claim that she got converted to Islam and therefore, seeking divorce from her husband was not binding on her before second marriage holds little ground,” the advocate said and added, “She could be charged with polygamy and sentenced to seven years in jail.”
Rumee switched over to the Congress from the BJP following her expulsion for cross-voting in a Rajya Sabha election a couple of years ago.’
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4 girls, two boys get death for dancing video in Kohistan
Kohistan:
A tribal court in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhunkhwa has handed
down death penalty to six people, including four girls and two boy for
dancing in a wedding party.…Kohistan:
A tribal court in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhunkhwa has handed
down death penalty to six people, including four girls and two boy for
dancing in a wedding party.
The Jirga issued a decree after a mobile phone video emerged of the six in a remote village.
AFP news agency said Pakistani
authorities in the area said local clerics had ordered the punishment
over allegations that the men and women danced and sang together in Gada
village, in defiance of strict tribal customs that separate men and
women at weddings.
“It was decided that the men will be
killed first, but they ran away so the women are safe for the moment. I
have sent a team to rescue them and am waiting to hear some news,” a
police officer told the news agency, adding that the women had been
confined to their homes.
“This is tribal enmity. The video has been engineered to defame the tribe, he added”
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Johor sultan clinches WWW1 plate at RM0.5mil
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar…
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar spent a whopping RM520,000 to acquire the much-sought-after ‘WWW1' plate number.
Published
on RTD’s official website this morning was a list of successful bidders
for the premium plates, amongst them the agong. He is the proud owner
of ‘WWW5' with a bid price of RM220,000.The bid price for ‘WWW1' breaks the record set by ‘MCA 1' that in 2010 was sold for RM300,100.
The Johor sultan is known to be a luxury vehicle enthusiast who owns a collection of antique and latest car models.
Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Idris also confirmed the bid in his Twitter postings.
“Yup. WWW1 if I'm not mistaken,” he said when asked by a Twitter follower if his father was the bidder.
“I prefer my grandfather's number plate, ‘JOHOR’! Very simple,” he added in another posting.
According to Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha, the 'WWW' plate series received the highest number of bids ever recorded, at 18,243.
He said this was nearly four times the previous record of 4,750 bids for the 'WVW' registration numbers.
Puad: Bid not mine
In a related development, Deputy Education Minister Puad Zarkashi, who is presently in Abu Dhabi, clarified with Malaysiakini that he is not the ‘Mohd Fuad bin Zarkashi’ listed amongst the bids.
A news alert issued by a Chinese daily today claimed Puad has won the bid for ‘WWW69' at RM30,000.“It’s not true. I have never applied nor have the intention. I have no money to buy a new car,” said Puad (right) in a text message to Malaysiakini.
The news alert also named Minister in the Prime Minister Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz and Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai as successful bidders, who secured the ‘WWW97' and ‘WWW15' plates with RM10,010 and RM24,200 respectively.
Although their names are in the RTD list, Malaysiakini could not confirm their identities as those of the two ministers.
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Hanif-led inquiry to focus on police violence
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Bersih demonstrator is surrounded by police officers near Dataran
Merdeka, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. — Picture by Jack Ooi
PUTRAJAYA, May 28 — Putrajaya’s Bersih investigative panel…
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Bersih demonstrator is surrounded by police officers near Dataran
Merdeka, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. — Picture by Jack Ooi
PUTRAJAYA, May 28 — Putrajaya’s Bersih investigative panel has finally released its long-awaited terms of reference, which specifically focuses on the professional conduct of the police during last month’s rally for free and fair elections.
Tun Hanif Omar was named recently as the head of a six-man independent panel to investigate allegations of police violence against journalists and other participants of last month’s Bersih 3.0 rally.
Besides the former inspector-general of police, the other members of the panel are former Chief Judge of Borneo Tan Sri Steve Shim; Sinar Harian managing director Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub; legal adviser to Media Chinese International Liew Peng Chuan; Petronas corporate affairs senior general manager Datuk Medan Abdullah; and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychology Prof Dr Rozmi Ismail.
The 10-point terms of reference (TOR) will seek to establish the cause behind the “disorder” that occurred around Dataran Merdeka on April 28 when Bersih supporters breached a police barrier, which then led to authorities shooting tear gas canisters and water cannons at people.
The Bersih panel said it will seek to establish whether there was “random, widespread and wanton physical assault and brutality by the police on members of the public and media professionals.”
It will also determine whether there was unlawful confiscation and destruction of photographs and video recordings belonging to the public and media professionals, as well as whether the police had “unlawfully” arrest and/or assaulted people who were under custody.
The panel will also “review police standard operating procedures in respect of crowd and assembly control... against best practices recommended by the United Nations and/or mature democratic societies” and will make appropriate recommendations “if necessary.”
It added that it will probe the steps taken by Bersih organisers to disperse its supporters and to determine whether these had been appropriate.
The first panel session was chaired last Friday and was attended by three of the panellists — Hussamuddin, Liew, and Rozmi.
The April 28 rally that saw tens of thousands gather at six different locations before heading to Dataran Merdeka was peaceful until about 2.30pm when Bersih co-chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan asked the crowd to disperse.
But her announcement was not heard by most of the crowd who persisted to linger around the historic square, which the courts had already barred to the public over the weekend.
Just before 3pm, some protesters breached the barricade surrounding the landmark, leading police to disperse the crowd with tear gas and water cannons.
Police then continued to pursue rally-goers down several streets amid chaotic scenes that saw violence from both sides over the next four hours.
Several dozen demonstrators have alleged that they were assaulted by groups of over 10 policemen at a time and visual evidence appears to back their claim, but police also point to violence from rally-goers who also attacked a police car.
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‘System of governance needs overhaul’
Effecting changes via ballot papers alone would not bring about the desired reforms, a forum is told.
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KULIM: The system of governance must be overhauled if marginalised ethnic Indians and other minority communities are to enjoy a better future in the country.
Speakers at a forum on ‘Educational Discrimination on Malaysian Indians’ here yesterday said that effecting changes via ballot papers alone would not bring about the desired reforms.
The speakers were Hindraf Makkal Shakti national coordinator W Sambulingam, its advisor N Ganesan, Janakey Raman (author of ‘Malaysian Indian Dilemma’) and Jiwi Kathaiah, editor of ‘Sembaruthi’.
They said reforms must take place in all aspects of governance, including policies, parliamentary democracy, civil service, law enforcement, education, employment and electoral system.
Only then, they said, can marginalised communities reap the benefits of reforms. They said both sides of political divide thus far have not shown a desire to implement any reform.
“Changing the main political players in a government while preserving the current unfair and unjust system of governance will not work,” they told about 30 people at the forum organised by Hindraf’s Kedah chapter.
Kathaiah said every citizen has to heed a national call to defend the country when under attack, and one can be jailed for failing to do so.
“Given that citizens, unlike foreign workers, have a national responsibility, they must have equal rights.
“If one did not have rights but is asked to defend the country, it is better to spend time in jail. One can’t live with dignity and integrity without rights,” stressed Kathaiah.
He said the government must abolish the Biro Tatanegara, under the Prime Minister’s Department, because it has been the main source of racism in the system of governance.
He cited the recent incident of a teacher calling Indian students “Hindu Pariah” in SMK George Town as a product of the bureau.
“Ironically the number one racist bureau is under the country’s number one CEO. How then could the government promote 1Malaysia?” he asked.
History forgotten
Ganesan said the government should set up a statutory body with its own annual budget of RM5 billion to RM10 billion to address and resolve Indian problems.
Among pressing issues, he cited were Tamil school education, vocational and tertiary education, scholarships, employment and healthy career growth and business opportunities.
Janakey Raman said that Indians have been sidelined from mainstream development despite their enormous contributions to the country’s growth since colonial days.
“People have conviently forgotten history,” he said.
Sambulingam called on Indians to stop being taken in by government announcements on policies and allocations.
More often than not, he said these announcements have just political shadow play to hoodwink Indians.
“We should follow-up on their implementation. We should first confirm whether such policies and allocations have reached the community,” said Sambulingam.
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KULIM: The system of governance must be overhauled if marginalised ethnic Indians and other minority communities are to enjoy a better future in the country.Speakers at a forum on ‘Educational Discrimination on Malaysian Indians’ here yesterday said that effecting changes via ballot papers alone would not bring about the desired reforms.
The speakers were Hindraf Makkal Shakti national coordinator W Sambulingam, its advisor N Ganesan, Janakey Raman (author of ‘Malaysian Indian Dilemma’) and Jiwi Kathaiah, editor of ‘Sembaruthi’.
They said reforms must take place in all aspects of governance, including policies, parliamentary democracy, civil service, law enforcement, education, employment and electoral system.
Only then, they said, can marginalised communities reap the benefits of reforms. They said both sides of political divide thus far have not shown a desire to implement any reform.
“Changing the main political players in a government while preserving the current unfair and unjust system of governance will not work,” they told about 30 people at the forum organised by Hindraf’s Kedah chapter.
Kathaiah said every citizen has to heed a national call to defend the country when under attack, and one can be jailed for failing to do so.
“Given that citizens, unlike foreign workers, have a national responsibility, they must have equal rights.
“If one did not have rights but is asked to defend the country, it is better to spend time in jail. One can’t live with dignity and integrity without rights,” stressed Kathaiah.
He said the government must abolish the Biro Tatanegara, under the Prime Minister’s Department, because it has been the main source of racism in the system of governance.
He cited the recent incident of a teacher calling Indian students “Hindu Pariah” in SMK George Town as a product of the bureau.
“Ironically the number one racist bureau is under the country’s number one CEO. How then could the government promote 1Malaysia?” he asked.
History forgotten
Ganesan said the government should set up a statutory body with its own annual budget of RM5 billion to RM10 billion to address and resolve Indian problems.
Among pressing issues, he cited were Tamil school education, vocational and tertiary education, scholarships, employment and healthy career growth and business opportunities.
Janakey Raman said that Indians have been sidelined from mainstream development despite their enormous contributions to the country’s growth since colonial days.“People have conviently forgotten history,” he said.
Sambulingam called on Indians to stop being taken in by government announcements on policies and allocations.
More often than not, he said these announcements have just political shadow play to hoodwink Indians.
“We should follow-up on their implementation. We should first confirm whether such policies and allocations have reached the community,” said Sambulingam.
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Hindu temple to be rebuilt on a new site
Penang Port Sdn Bhd chairman Hilmi Yahaya ticks off CM Lim for blaming Umno-BN for the demolition of the 40-year-old house of worship.
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Penang Port Sdn Bhd chairman Hilmi Yahaya ticks off CM Lim for blaming Umno-BN for the demolition of the 40-year-old house of worship.
GEORGE TOWN: Umno assemblyman Dr Hilmi Yahaya hit out at Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for propagating politics of hatred over the demolition of a Hindu temple last month.
Teluk Bahang representative Hilmi said Lim has stirred the religious sensitivities of Hindus by blaming Umno and Barisan Nasional for the demolition.
He said Lim could have instead easily resolved the issue by engaging Penang port management, the Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB).
“He attempted to create hatred among Hindus against Umno and BN when we are the innocent parties,” said Hilmi, also the PPSB chairman.
The 40-year-old temple located just outside the Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal (PBCT) was demolished in April.
PBCT general manager, Abdul Halim Abdul Kader apparently ordered the demolition citing the temple posed danger because it was located next to a chemical pipeline.
Hilmi maintained that PBCT management ordered the demolition with his knowledge.
However, Lim was quick to lay the blame on Umno and BN for the tearing down of the temple.
At the recent assembly sitting, Lim even warned that Hindu temples could be in danger if Umno was returned to power in Penang.
Irked by Lim’s comments, state opposition leader Azhar Ibrahim lodged a police report against the DAP secretary-general over his comments.
Malay supremacist organisation Perkasa also conducted mock Hindu funeral rites for Lim outside his residence, claiming that the chief minister was inciting racial and religious hatred.
PPSB has now identified several plots of land to rebuild the temple.
Hilmi said PPSB would rebuild the temple within the port area at a 1.5km distance from nearest chemical pipeline.
“It’s a temple issue and involves religious sensitivity. The chief minister should have been more responsible in his statements.
“He should not politicise everything for his own selfish ends,” said the normally mild-mannered Hilmi.
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GEORGE TOWN: Umno assemblyman Dr Hilmi Yahaya hit out at Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for propagating politics of hatred over the demolition of a Hindu temple last month.Teluk Bahang representative Hilmi said Lim has stirred the religious sensitivities of Hindus by blaming Umno and Barisan Nasional for the demolition.
He said Lim could have instead easily resolved the issue by engaging Penang port management, the Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB).
“He attempted to create hatred among Hindus against Umno and BN when we are the innocent parties,” said Hilmi, also the PPSB chairman.
The 40-year-old temple located just outside the Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal (PBCT) was demolished in April.
PBCT general manager, Abdul Halim Abdul Kader apparently ordered the demolition citing the temple posed danger because it was located next to a chemical pipeline.
Hilmi maintained that PBCT management ordered the demolition with his knowledge.
However, Lim was quick to lay the blame on Umno and BN for the tearing down of the temple.
At the recent assembly sitting, Lim even warned that Hindu temples could be in danger if Umno was returned to power in Penang.
Irked by Lim’s comments, state opposition leader Azhar Ibrahim lodged a police report against the DAP secretary-general over his comments.
Malay supremacist organisation Perkasa also conducted mock Hindu funeral rites for Lim outside his residence, claiming that the chief minister was inciting racial and religious hatred.
PPSB has now identified several plots of land to rebuild the temple.
Hilmi said PPSB would rebuild the temple within the port area at a 1.5km distance from nearest chemical pipeline.
“It’s a temple issue and involves religious sensitivity. The chief minister should have been more responsible in his statements.
“He should not politicise everything for his own selfish ends,” said the normally mild-mannered Hilmi.
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Nong Chik: Orang luar punca kecoh
Sepatutnya orang luar tak perlu terlibat langsung...ia isu tempatan tak payah libatkan orang luar, katanya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal…
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Sepatutnya orang luar tak perlu terlibat langsung...ia isu tempatan tak payah libatkan orang luar, katanya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin mendakwa kehadiran orang luar ke Lembah Pantai menjadi salah satu punca tercetusnya keganasan semasa ceramah PKR dan NGO 24 Mei lalu.
Katanya, semasa malam kejadian ramai orang luar yang ‘diimport’ masuk ke Lembah Pantai untuk melakukan provokasi dan menimbulkan suasana kecoh sehingga menimbulkan rasa tidak senang penduduk tempatan.
“Saya rasa kalau program libatkan orang tempatan tiada kekecohan akan berlaku.
“Bila bawak import ini yang selalu berlaku sebab ada cabar mncabar. Orang tempatan kalau ada cabar mencabar kita pun susah nak kawal kemarahan mereka,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas menghadiri Santai Pemimpin Bersama Pesara Lembah Pantai di sini hari ini.
Katanya, ini dibuktikan dalam kejadian pemindahan penduduk Flat PKNS Kampung Kerinchi April lalu apabila kehadiran orang luar termasuk wakil pelajar pro pembangkang Adam Adli cuba untuk menimbulkan provokasi.
Isu tempatan
“Sepatutnya orang luar tak perlu terlibat langsung…ia isu tempatan tak payah libatkan orang luar sebab orang dalam tiada pun yang agresif,” katanya.
Keadaan itu sekaligus menurut Raja Nong Chik jelas menunjukkan Pakatan Rakyat gagal mengawal emosi penyokongnya apabila berhadapan dengan keadaan sedemikian.
Ketua Umno Bahagian Lembah Pantai ini berkata, PKR sepatutnya mencontohi kumpulan Indraf yang mengadakan mogok lapar dan membuat himpunan di Brickfields sejak Sabtu lalu secara aman dan tertutup.
Beliau turut mencadangkan mana-mana pihak perlu memikirkan cara untuk membuat program dalam kawasan tertutup apabila berada di kawasan yang panas dan sensitif.
“Kalau buat ceramah secara tertutup, sekurang-kurangnya tak bagi kesan pada pihak berdekatan. Sama juga dengan Bersih, kalau dia buat di stadium tak akan menjejaskan suasana disekeliling,” katanya.
Walau bagaimanapun, beliau tetap kesal dengan kejadian terbabit sehingga membabitkan kecederaan penduduk tempatan dan menyerahkan kuasa kepada polis untuk menyiasat.
Beliau juga berkata pihaknya tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang sekiranya perkara ini dibiarkan berterusan dan dijadikan alasan untuk modal fitnah pembangkang.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin mendakwa kehadiran orang luar ke Lembah Pantai menjadi salah satu punca tercetusnya keganasan semasa ceramah PKR dan NGO 24 Mei lalu.Katanya, semasa malam kejadian ramai orang luar yang ‘diimport’ masuk ke Lembah Pantai untuk melakukan provokasi dan menimbulkan suasana kecoh sehingga menimbulkan rasa tidak senang penduduk tempatan.
“Saya rasa kalau program libatkan orang tempatan tiada kekecohan akan berlaku.
“Bila bawak import ini yang selalu berlaku sebab ada cabar mncabar. Orang tempatan kalau ada cabar mencabar kita pun susah nak kawal kemarahan mereka,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas menghadiri Santai Pemimpin Bersama Pesara Lembah Pantai di sini hari ini.
Katanya, ini dibuktikan dalam kejadian pemindahan penduduk Flat PKNS Kampung Kerinchi April lalu apabila kehadiran orang luar termasuk wakil pelajar pro pembangkang Adam Adli cuba untuk menimbulkan provokasi.
Isu tempatan
“Sepatutnya orang luar tak perlu terlibat langsung…ia isu tempatan tak payah libatkan orang luar sebab orang dalam tiada pun yang agresif,” katanya.
Keadaan itu sekaligus menurut Raja Nong Chik jelas menunjukkan Pakatan Rakyat gagal mengawal emosi penyokongnya apabila berhadapan dengan keadaan sedemikian.
Ketua Umno Bahagian Lembah Pantai ini berkata, PKR sepatutnya mencontohi kumpulan Indraf yang mengadakan mogok lapar dan membuat himpunan di Brickfields sejak Sabtu lalu secara aman dan tertutup.
Beliau turut mencadangkan mana-mana pihak perlu memikirkan cara untuk membuat program dalam kawasan tertutup apabila berada di kawasan yang panas dan sensitif.
“Kalau buat ceramah secara tertutup, sekurang-kurangnya tak bagi kesan pada pihak berdekatan. Sama juga dengan Bersih, kalau dia buat di stadium tak akan menjejaskan suasana disekeliling,” katanya.
Walau bagaimanapun, beliau tetap kesal dengan kejadian terbabit sehingga membabitkan kecederaan penduduk tempatan dan menyerahkan kuasa kepada polis untuk menyiasat.
Beliau juga berkata pihaknya tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang sekiranya perkara ini dibiarkan berterusan dan dijadikan alasan untuk modal fitnah pembangkang.
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Felda shares ‘reserved’ for Umno cronies
PKR claims that Umno cronies and Felda employees will receive more shares than settlers.
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PKR claims that Umno cronies and Felda employees will receive more shares than settlers.
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PETALING JAYA: PKR claimed today Putrajaya has earmarked more shares for rich Umno cronies than settlers in the planned controversial initial public offering (IPO) of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd (FGVH).
Party investment and trade bureau chief Wong Chen said data gathered from Ministry of International Trade and Industries (MITI) showed 11.5% or 420 million shares have been allocated for “MITI approved bumiputera investors”.
Wong said these investors would likely be well-connected businessmen.
Shares allocated for settlers only stood at 2.5% or 91 million shares, almost 300 million less than those reserved for the said segment according to MITI’s investors prospectus published on its website.
It further stated that criteria for applicants under this segment is an individual investor must at least have RM3 million in assets while a company must be 100% bumiputera-owned with RM10 million in assets.
Shortchanged
“Who are these special bumiputeras that deserve 4.6 times larger allocation than all the settlers collectively? What have they ever done to help develop Felda?
“As such we demand that MITI produces a complete disclosure list of bumiputera investors and beneficial owners of this IPO,” Wong said in a press conference held at the the party’s headquarters here.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said the IPO is expected to raise RM10.2 billion and will become the world’s second-largest this year and the third-largest on record for Malaysia.
Putrajaya is currently forging ahead with Felda’s controversial planned public listing despite criticism from some settlers and the opposition who claim that it will shortchange some 112,000 Felda settlers nationwide.
Najib has assured Felda settlers that the listing would yield profits, and has announced a RM1.69 billion windfall for all settlers and staff throughout the country, ahead of the FGVH listing.
Enriching the rich
But Wong said the way the shares are allocated “clearly shows that the PM is more interested in helping the rich”.
MITI’s FGHV prospectus indicated the shares reserved for Felda employees are still more than that slotted for the 112,635 settlers or 109 million shares or 3% of the total IPO.
“Why are settlers getting less shares than the 3,835 employees of Felda? Assuming a 100% take up rate, each settler will only get 810 shares whereas each employee of Felda will get 28,368 shares,” he said.
Wong said Najib must respect the spirit of Felda which is to help landless bumiputera poor and withdraw the allocation meant for rich bumiputeras.
“We also ask the employees allocation to be appropriately reduced in favour of settlers,” the PKR added.
MITI minister: Fair procedure
Later today, MITI minister Mustapa Mohamed, however, said the bumiputera shares allocation was a “normal procedure”.
He added that the list of bumiputera firms approved by his ministry was “nothing special and followed current regulations”.
This is to allow a fare spread of earnings from the IPO.
“A good chunk is reserved for settlers but the spread has to be there. Others must have the chance to earn from the shares,” he was reported as saying.
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PETALING JAYA: PKR claimed today Putrajaya has earmarked more shares for rich Umno cronies than settlers in the planned controversial initial public offering (IPO) of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd (FGVH).Party investment and trade bureau chief Wong Chen said data gathered from Ministry of International Trade and Industries (MITI) showed 11.5% or 420 million shares have been allocated for “MITI approved bumiputera investors”.
Wong said these investors would likely be well-connected businessmen.
Shares allocated for settlers only stood at 2.5% or 91 million shares, almost 300 million less than those reserved for the said segment according to MITI’s investors prospectus published on its website.
It further stated that criteria for applicants under this segment is an individual investor must at least have RM3 million in assets while a company must be 100% bumiputera-owned with RM10 million in assets.
Shortchanged
“Who are these special bumiputeras that deserve 4.6 times larger allocation than all the settlers collectively? What have they ever done to help develop Felda?
“As such we demand that MITI produces a complete disclosure list of bumiputera investors and beneficial owners of this IPO,” Wong said in a press conference held at the the party’s headquarters here.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said the IPO is expected to raise RM10.2 billion and will become the world’s second-largest this year and the third-largest on record for Malaysia.
Putrajaya is currently forging ahead with Felda’s controversial planned public listing despite criticism from some settlers and the opposition who claim that it will shortchange some 112,000 Felda settlers nationwide.
Najib has assured Felda settlers that the listing would yield profits, and has announced a RM1.69 billion windfall for all settlers and staff throughout the country, ahead of the FGVH listing.
Enriching the rich
But Wong said the way the shares are allocated “clearly shows that the PM is more interested in helping the rich”.
MITI’s FGHV prospectus indicated the shares reserved for Felda employees are still more than that slotted for the 112,635 settlers or 109 million shares or 3% of the total IPO.
“Why are settlers getting less shares than the 3,835 employees of Felda? Assuming a 100% take up rate, each settler will only get 810 shares whereas each employee of Felda will get 28,368 shares,” he said.
Wong said Najib must respect the spirit of Felda which is to help landless bumiputera poor and withdraw the allocation meant for rich bumiputeras.
“We also ask the employees allocation to be appropriately reduced in favour of settlers,” the PKR added.
MITI minister: Fair procedure
Later today, MITI minister Mustapa Mohamed, however, said the bumiputera shares allocation was a “normal procedure”.
He added that the list of bumiputera firms approved by his ministry was “nothing special and followed current regulations”.
This is to allow a fare spread of earnings from the IPO.
“A good chunk is reserved for settlers but the spread has to be there. Others must have the chance to earn from the shares,” he was reported as saying.
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Kedah Umno does not want Mukhriz
Dr Mahathir is ignoring the signals from Umno warlords that his time to bulldoze and get what he wants is over.
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Dr Mahathir is ignoring the signals from Umno warlords that his time to bulldoze and get what he wants is over.
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The most noticeable deficiency in Umno now is the absence of voluntariness. Everyone must be paid to get work done.
Paying people to do work is introducing the mercenary culture into Umno and this stands in direct opposite to Malay culture of mutual self-help and voluntariness.
Umno is no longer compatible with Malays. Its championing a culture that has destroyed the building blocks of Malay culture.
And this culture was started by Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1988. Mahathir has single-handedly destroyed Malay culture. He is not Malay in the first place.
We stupid Malays adopted him as our own and allowed ourselves to be mesmerized by his politics of development.
That development which took place over 22 years was borne on the shoulders of cronies and selected individuals who have become excessively rich with their own private jets, helicopters and immeasurable wealth while the rest of the Malays on whose backs these people rode, remained left behind as faceless digits.
Why do I continue talking about Umno? Because the knuckle-heads have ignored our previous explanation.
We must kick out Umno because the values it upholds are inimical and poisonous to Malay culture
Umno’s poisonous culture is building a low trust society which blocks further progress.
Genuine ability not important
Just look at Umno’s process of choosing leadership.
It adopts the ascriptive leadership norm – one chooses a leader on account of who he is in contrast to what he can do.
A case in point is Mukhriz Mahathir. He is touted as the next Kedah MB for no other reason other than him being son of Mahathir – Mukhriz anak lelaki Mahathir.
Who is Mukhriz other than being the son of Mahathir? Does being Mahathr’s son mean that he has inherited the leadership qualities of Mahathir?
What has Mahathir done in terms of achievements? Dishing out IPO (initial public offering) shares to selected individuals?
Ordinary Malays now cannot become leaders of Malaysia if they don’t have surnames like Abdul Razak, Mahathir or Hussein Onn.
It used to be if you are not from Oxford, you don’t have a future.
Now, if you are not a “bin Mahathir”, “bin Najib”, “bin Tun Razak” or “bin Hussein Onn”, you all don’t have a future.
Mahathir went over to Kedah recently and gathered Umno leaders in the state to ask them to give Mukhriz a state seat.
Not all Umno leaders went to meet the ex-party president, which led Mahathir the ever acerbic fellow to say – “it’s all right, I was not keen to meet them either.”
Don’t be complacent
He ignores the signals from Umno warlords, that his time to bulldoze and get what he wants is over. And that the party had opposed to idea of allowing Mukhriz to become the next MB from the beginning.
We Malays must now adopt new values – the achievement norms.
We measure and value leaders on account of what they can achieve.
And what they can achieve will depend on their abilities, educational levels, experience, dedication, single-mindedness in purpose.
As such we have a simple proposition. Can we bank our future on an organisation like Umno?
We owe it to the next generation who are now struggling to cope up with the increasing cost of living, who can’t find jobs because the country is mismanaged economically, or managed by sub-standard leaders.
We owe it to those who can’t afford a decent house because a house near where they work now cost RM700,000 per unit.
This coming election is for us to lose, NOT for Umno to win. We lose if we let our guards down and be complacent.
The writer is a former Umno state assemblyman but joined DAP earlier this year. He is a FMT columnist.
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The most noticeable deficiency in Umno now is the absence of voluntariness. Everyone must be paid to get work done.Paying people to do work is introducing the mercenary culture into Umno and this stands in direct opposite to Malay culture of mutual self-help and voluntariness.
Umno is no longer compatible with Malays. Its championing a culture that has destroyed the building blocks of Malay culture.
And this culture was started by Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1988. Mahathir has single-handedly destroyed Malay culture. He is not Malay in the first place.
We stupid Malays adopted him as our own and allowed ourselves to be mesmerized by his politics of development.
That development which took place over 22 years was borne on the shoulders of cronies and selected individuals who have become excessively rich with their own private jets, helicopters and immeasurable wealth while the rest of the Malays on whose backs these people rode, remained left behind as faceless digits.
Why do I continue talking about Umno? Because the knuckle-heads have ignored our previous explanation.
We must kick out Umno because the values it upholds are inimical and poisonous to Malay culture
Umno’s poisonous culture is building a low trust society which blocks further progress.
Genuine ability not important
Just look at Umno’s process of choosing leadership.
It adopts the ascriptive leadership norm – one chooses a leader on account of who he is in contrast to what he can do.
A case in point is Mukhriz Mahathir. He is touted as the next Kedah MB for no other reason other than him being son of Mahathir – Mukhriz anak lelaki Mahathir.
Who is Mukhriz other than being the son of Mahathir? Does being Mahathr’s son mean that he has inherited the leadership qualities of Mahathir?
What has Mahathir done in terms of achievements? Dishing out IPO (initial public offering) shares to selected individuals?Ordinary Malays now cannot become leaders of Malaysia if they don’t have surnames like Abdul Razak, Mahathir or Hussein Onn.
It used to be if you are not from Oxford, you don’t have a future.
Now, if you are not a “bin Mahathir”, “bin Najib”, “bin Tun Razak” or “bin Hussein Onn”, you all don’t have a future.
Mahathir went over to Kedah recently and gathered Umno leaders in the state to ask them to give Mukhriz a state seat.
Not all Umno leaders went to meet the ex-party president, which led Mahathir the ever acerbic fellow to say – “it’s all right, I was not keen to meet them either.”
Don’t be complacent
He ignores the signals from Umno warlords, that his time to bulldoze and get what he wants is over. And that the party had opposed to idea of allowing Mukhriz to become the next MB from the beginning.
We Malays must now adopt new values – the achievement norms.
We measure and value leaders on account of what they can achieve.
And what they can achieve will depend on their abilities, educational levels, experience, dedication, single-mindedness in purpose.
As such we have a simple proposition. Can we bank our future on an organisation like Umno?
We owe it to the next generation who are now struggling to cope up with the increasing cost of living, who can’t find jobs because the country is mismanaged economically, or managed by sub-standard leaders.
We owe it to those who can’t afford a decent house because a house near where they work now cost RM700,000 per unit.
This coming election is for us to lose, NOT for Umno to win. We lose if we let our guards down and be complacent.
The writer is a former Umno state assemblyman but joined DAP earlier this year. He is a FMT columnist.
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Hunger strike for Effingham Tamil School has created much public interest
| Senator S. Ramakrishnan,
28/5/2012 Last Saturday a group of concerned individuals called reflex organized a hunger strike to pressure MIC to return the land allocated for Effingham Tamil… |
| Senator S. Ramakrishnan,
28/5/2012 Last Saturday a group of concerned individuals called reflex organized a hunger strike to pressure MIC to return the land allocated for Effingham Tamil School. This hunger strike has attracted public attention towards land stolen by MIC and created awareness of the plunders of other lands allocated to Tamil Schools but quietly alienated to MIC leaders. Today is the third day of this severe hunger strike without any kind of food and water. Seven persons started hunger strike but 2 gave up after 1 day and 5 persons continued to the third day(28/5/2012). The health of hunger strikers must be monitored closely now onwards. We want these activist to live and the battle another day and not die of hunger strike. 
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The housing developer who converted the former
Effingham estate to housing project gave 6 acres of Tamil school land
to Selangor state government. Since Pakatan Rakyat is the state
government, REFLEX was able to obtain a copy of the letter dated
30th june 1999 where MIC applied to previous BN government asking for
half of lot 28814 which was broken up into 2 lots. One was given to
school and the other was issued to Dato Seri Samy Vellu holding as
trustee for MIC. In 2007 one member of the PIBG made a MACC report alleging the 3 acres immoral and unethical land scam by MIC. After the mass media reporting on this land grab, the land legal owner Samy Vellu transferred it to MIC. Since then the public and PIBG have been campaigning for the return of the 3 acres land to the school. The school can have better sports facilities and extra classes with land returned. There is a government policy that if a primary school has more than 420 students, they are entitled to 5.4 acres of land. Dato G Palanivel and Dato M saravanan has responded by saying that as far as MIC is concerned the land has been given to them. They will not return it to the school. MIC has also siphoned off pieces of lands given to other Tamil Schools. In 2006 Bukit Raja Tamil School was given 5.4 acres of land. The then Selangor state exco Dato S.Sivalingam allotted 3 acres to School and 2.4 acres to private parties. Through the intervention of Dr Xavier Jayakumar, the current Pakatan Rakyat Exco the 2.4 acres of land was retrieved and given back to school. Similarly in Razak Tamil School Shah Alam out of 4 acres given to Tamil schools, only 2 acres given to school, in 1 acres there is petrol pump on it and another 1 acre no trace of what happened to it. In Selangor we can trace back the land allotted to Tamil schools. But how many of Tamil school land grabbed by MIC in other states, we don’t know? Since the start of hunger strike 3 days ago MIC president did not issue any statement. Why the silence Dato G. Palani? Do not hide behind UMNO and be indifferent. Indian community is watching you and MIC leaders? PKR president Datin seri wan Azizah has said that should PR go to Putrajaya, they will ensure the return of this piece of land to the school. But BN leaders have not issued any statement. |
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| Five on hunger strike over school land
Aneesa Alphonsus | May 27, 2012
They want MIC to return three acres of land originally given to SRJK (T) Effingham.
 KUALA
LUMPUR: Five members of Return Effingham Land Action Team (Reflax)
are staging a hunger strike to seek the return of three acres of land
belonging to the Effingham Tamil School (SRJK (T) Effingham) in Bandar
Utama here.The hunger strike commenced with seven participants at 8.20am yesterday at the water fountain in Brickfield’s Little India. Two hunger strike protesters dropped out at 6.30pm on Saturday and 12.30am on Sunday citing personal reasons. Reflax which has been holding candlelight vigils every Saturday night for the past 14 weeks said that the three out of six acres have been grabbed by the MIC, a component party in the Barisan National. PKR’s MP for Subang R Sivarasa said that MIC had initially planned to build their headquarters on the three acres, but as of May 3 this year claimed that it will now house a hostel for urban students from the estates. “All the other schools (allocated the land in the area) have kept their six acres – no one has tried to take it from them. But here, with the Tamil school, MIC is trying to grab the three acres for personal use,” said Sivarasa. Reflax chairman Manivanan Gowin added that after procuring the services of a land surveyor, they have since found out that the three acres is valued at an estimated RM52 million.  “This
is perhaps the main reason why MIC is being so stubborn about not
letting go of the three acres. I hope that they will take this hunger
strike seriously and return the three acres on humanitarian grounds.“This is a peaceful protest and if MIC fails to return the land in light of this hunger strike, then I don’t think they understand the Hindu concept of what it means and stands for,” said Manivaran. Last resort This hunger strike is seen as the last resort to urge the return of the three acres land for the future expansion of the school. “When G Palanivel became MIC president in 2009, he kept mum about this issue which has been in existence since 2007. And now suddenly, there are plans for a hostel,” added Manivaran. “Here, we have five people who have volunteered their time, and lives for this cause. They are roughing it out with the hope that it will bring about the desired outcome.  “They
are determined to continue with this hardcore hunger strike without
even drink, until the desired outcome is achieved,” he said.Dr Streram Sinnasamy who examined the 5 protesters today said they are doing well without any signs of fatigue after over 30 hours without food or drink. “The average person can go without water or food for about three days. After that, they will start to show signs of fatique, lethargy and dizziness. We had checked them before the hunger strike commenced and will perform daily checks to monitor their health,” he said. |
| FMT |
| MIC, PKR to work together to solve Effingham land issue
Teoh El Sen
| May 28, 2012
Hunger strikers agree to drop the term "thief"
to describe MIC while the party in turn would consider a proposal for
the land to be given to the Effingham Tamil School.
 KUALA
LUMPUR: The Effingham Tamil School (SRJK(T) Effingham) land
controversy finally looks set to be resolved following a compromise
reached out between MIC and the PKR-backed Return Effingham Land Action
Team (Reflax).The initiative was taken by MIC vice-president and Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Deputy Minister M Saravanan who visited five members of Reflax who had been in a hunger strike since Saturday morning seeking for the return of a three acre land for the school which they claimed had been taken by MIC. However after Saravanan’s visit to the hunger stikers, followed by a short discussion involving PKR’s R Sivarasa as well as MIC secretary-general S Murugessan, both Reflax and PKR agreed to stop calling MIC “thieves” who “stole” the said piece of land. The hunger strikers also agreed to replace their demand for MIC to “return the land” with a new one which will “seek for the land” for the school. In return, Saravanan agreed that he would bring up the group’s proposal to MIC’s highest leadership level, the central working committee, to consider the request for the land to be allocated for the school.  However,
Reflax, which has been holding candlelight vigils every Saturday
night for the past 14 weeks, would continue to hold it’s hunger
strike, which is now on it’s third day.Currently there are five people, out of an original seven, who are taking part in the hunger strike at the water fountain in Brickfield’s Little India. They said that they would continue with their hunger strike until MIC confirms that it would release the piece of land. Reflax and PKR had originally accused the MIC of stealing the land which was given for the school. |
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Malacca MIC refutes Hasan’s alleged misdeeds
By R.S.N. MURALI , The Star
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MALACCA: The state MIC has refuted allegations that Sungai Rambai assemblyman Datuk Hasan Abdul Rahman uttered a racial slur and urinated on a…
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MALACCA: The state MIC has refuted allegations that Sungai Rambai assemblyman Datuk Hasan Abdul Rahman uttered a racial slur and urinated on a…
By R.S.N. MURALI , The Star
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MALACCA: The state MIC has refuted allegations that Sungai Rambai assemblyman Datuk Hasan Abdul Rahman uttered a racial slur and urinated on a picture of Bersih co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga and is willing to offer a Datukship recommendation to anyone who can provide proof.
Its chairman Datuk R. Perumal challenged those who accused Hasan of such an act during a high-tea programme in Merlimau on May 19 to step forward with evidence.
“I have known Hasan for a long time.
“He is vocal, but a modest and jovial person who would certainly not make such racial remarks.
“I believe such slander came about because Hasan is popular and some are afraid of his fame and trying to sabotage him so that he won’t be fielded as a candidate in the general election,” he said.
Perumal said he would arrange for anyone with proof to be bestowed the title, which has been allocated to the party, during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Malacca Governor’s birthday in October.
“We have no qualms in giving away the coveted title, which is traditionally allocated to the party and supposed to be only bestowed on individuals who have contributed immensely to the state or country.
“We just want the truth to be revealed.
“The SMSes alleging Hasan as a person of immoral character who uttered derogatory words against a member of the community were detrimental to Barisan Nasional,” he said in an interview.
In a front-page report in a vernacular daily on May 21, it was alleged that Hasan had kept his urine in a bottle before splashing it on a picture of Ambiga.
The report claimed that Hasan, who is also deputy exco for the Malacca Works and Public Amenities Committee, uttered racial remarks.
When contacted, Hasan, who is from Umno, said the opening of the drinking bottle was too small for him to “harvest” his urine.
“Why must some quarters slander me in such an uncouth manner?
“Are they envious of my popularity or just afraid of my boldness in highlighting shortcomings among certain civil servants in the state?” he said, denying the allegations.
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MALACCA: The state MIC has refuted allegations that Sungai Rambai assemblyman Datuk Hasan Abdul Rahman uttered a racial slur and urinated on a picture of Bersih co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga and is willing to offer a Datukship recommendation to anyone who can provide proof.
Its chairman Datuk R. Perumal challenged those who accused Hasan of such an act during a high-tea programme in Merlimau on May 19 to step forward with evidence.
“I have known Hasan for a long time.
“He is vocal, but a modest and jovial person who would certainly not make such racial remarks.
“I believe such slander came about because Hasan is popular and some are afraid of his fame and trying to sabotage him so that he won’t be fielded as a candidate in the general election,” he said.
Perumal said he would arrange for anyone with proof to be bestowed the title, which has been allocated to the party, during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Malacca Governor’s birthday in October.
“We have no qualms in giving away the coveted title, which is traditionally allocated to the party and supposed to be only bestowed on individuals who have contributed immensely to the state or country.
“We just want the truth to be revealed.
“The SMSes alleging Hasan as a person of immoral character who uttered derogatory words against a member of the community were detrimental to Barisan Nasional,” he said in an interview.
In a front-page report in a vernacular daily on May 21, it was alleged that Hasan had kept his urine in a bottle before splashing it on a picture of Ambiga.
The report claimed that Hasan, who is also deputy exco for the Malacca Works and Public Amenities Committee, uttered racial remarks.
When contacted, Hasan, who is from Umno, said the opening of the drinking bottle was too small for him to “harvest” his urine.
“Why must some quarters slander me in such an uncouth manner?
“Are they envious of my popularity or just afraid of my boldness in highlighting shortcomings among certain civil servants in the state?” he said, denying the allegations.
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The Scorpene scandal and the long arm of the law
Ahmad
Zahid need not worry about spending his own money or that of the
Malaysian Government. France would pick up the bill, merci beaucoup.The Nut Graph
WHEN it comes…
Ahmad
Zahid need not worry about spending his own money or that of the
Malaysian Government. France would pick up the bill, merci beaucoup.The Nut Graph
WHEN it comes to an issue like corruption, nations have long since accepted that it cannot be combated single-handedly. A significant milestone in cooperation was when the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) in New York passed the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) on 31 Oct 2003. Shortly after, Malaysia signed the UNCAC on 9 Dec 2003. The UNCAC came into force on 14 Dec 2005. We then ratified it on 24 Sept 2008.
As a party to the UNCAC, how well do our government ministers understand Malaysia’s obligations under this international treaty and local laws on international cooperation on criminal matters? Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent snubbing of the inquiry by a French court into the Scorpene submarines scandal suggest ignorance, at the very least.
Scorpène
Class Malaysian Navy submarine "Tun Razak" in the shipyard of
Navantia-Cartagena (Spain) few days prior to its delivery. (© Outissnn |
Wiki Commons)
How UNCAC works
Under
the UNCAC, state parties agree to cooperate with one another in every
aspect of the fight against corruption, including prevention,
investigation, and the prosecution of offenders. State parties are
bound to render specific forms of mutual legal assistance in gathering
and transferring evidence for use in court and to extradite offenders.
There is a provision whereby state parties that do not have extradition
treaties with each other may use their common membership of the UNCAC
as the basis for any extradition request. They are also required to
undertake measures which will support the tracing, freezing, seizure
and confiscation of the proceeds of corruption.
Another
over-arching trend in the international fight against transboundary
issues is universal jurisdiction. A country can bring to trial and
prosecute in that country, those accused of having committed a crime in
another country. An area relatively new to Malaysia, we are only
beginning to adopt universal jurisdiction through recent amendments to Section 4 of the Penal Code.
This expands the scope of extraterritorial offences to include damage
to property belonging to, or operated, or controlled, not just by a
Malaysian federal or state government, but also to a Malaysian company
or individual located outside Malaysia. This addresses our lack of laws
to prosecute offences such as the hijacking of a Malaysian
privately-owned (but foreign-flagged) ship by Somali pirates in international waters.
Ignorance or lack of political will?
Zahid Hamidi (source: tabunghaji.gov.my)
Bearing
this in mind, Ahmad Zahid’s response to the possibility of being
subpoenaed to appear in a French court to answer questions about the
Scorpene affair is surprising for a number of reasons. France is also a
signatory to the UNCAC, having signed it on 9 Dec 2003, and ratifying
it on 11 July 2005.
The investigation by the French
courts into allegations of transboundary corruption in the purchase of
two Scorpene submarines by Malaysia would be precisely the kind of
issue that UNCAC and universal jurisdiction are intended to address. By
ratifying the treaty, Malaysia has signified to the world our
willingness to submit to an international framework of cooperation in
this regard. The Defence Minister’s comments, then, seem totally out of
line with our international obligations.
Ahmad Zahid
reportedly said, “Why should I appear? I am not a witness! If I
appear, who will pay for my expenses? I don’t want to use my money and
the government’s money.”
In so doing, he clearly revealed his lack of familiarity with the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2002.
Part II of this Act deals with requests to Malaysia by foreign
governments. In particular, Section 27 of the Act deals with requests
for attendance of a particular person in another country to give
evidence or assist in a criminal matter there. Malaysia’s
Attorney-General can be requested by foreign authorities to arrange for
the person to attend such proceedings. Section 19 specifically requires
the Attorney-General to confirm that “allowances” and “arrangements
for security and accommodation for the person” are to be made by the
requesting foreign authorities.
So really, Ahmad Zahid
need not worry about spending his own money or that of the Malaysian
Government. France would pick up the bill, merci beaucoup.
Ahmad
Zahid’s own ignorance aside, Malaysia’s attitude towards the Scorpene
probe is also an issue of political will. Even though France is not a
“prescribed foreign State” pursuant to Section 17 of the Act, Section
18 of the Act allows the Attorney-General to give special direction in
writing for the Act to apply to that state. There is room for ad-hoc
cooperation with France, if the Attorney-General recommends it and if
the minister in charge of law agrees.
International perception
Malaysia
could still refuse to entertain a request from France and would have
grounds to do so in Section 20 of the Act. These include:
- Section 20(1)(g): the facts constituting the offence to which the request relates does not indicate an offence of sufficient gravity;
- Section 20(1)(h): the thing requested for is of insufficient importance to the investigation or could reasonably be obtained by other means;
- Section 20(1)(i): the provision of the assistance would affect the sovereignty, security, public order or other essential public interest of Malaysia.
However, Malaysia should be cautious
of how a refusal would be perceived by the international community in
such a high-profile case. Care must be taken not to give a wrong
impression.
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Youths say will not mortgage country’s future for sweet promises
“We, the youths, might break loose in certain issues but we are not that ignorant to be assumed by the opposition that we can be easily influenced by their empty…
“We, the youths, might break loose in certain issues but we are not that ignorant to be assumed by the opposition that we can be easily influenced by their empty promises. We can evaluate whether promises had been fulfilled or not, the impossible and the possible to be implemented,” said Aina who works in the private sector.
Bernama
The assumption that the young generation is inclined to the opposition pact as claimed by the Pakatan Rakyat is simply baseless propaganda say several young voters who will be voting in the coming general election for the first time.
They said the younger generation that represented 45 per cent of the total population in the country is standing firmly behind the current government, for the sake of continuity in development, solidity, unity, economic progress, peace and harmony of the nation.
“This is such a typical opposition... if they are not making any irrelevant fuss, they are not them. Using the April 28 rally that turned into a riot as a measurement is not an accurate analogy at them to use.
“Let’s say all the 25,000 in the rally were youths... and compare it with the Million Youth Gathering in Putrajaya. That alone is enough to prove that their claim is a baseless lie,” a university student who only wished to be known as Sera told Bernama.
She said the other obvious lie by the opposition was when its leader had claimed to capture Sarawak in the last Sarawak state election by winning a majority of the state assembly seats.
“The final election results not only showed that such claims were procrastination... the Barisan Nasional remained strong to form the state government, right? He (the opposition leader) on the other hand decided to go overseas,” she said.
Meanwhile, her housemate, a Kelantanese who only wished to be known as Aina, said his 68-year-old grandmother was still hoping for the RM100 senior citizen assistance per month as promised by the PAS-led government.
“We, the youths, might break loose in certain issues but we are not that ignorant to be assumed by the opposition that we can be easily influenced by their empty promises. We can evaluate whether promises had been fulfilled or not, the impossible and the possible to be implemented,” said Aina who works in the private sector.
Moreover, the opposition’s promise to abolish the PTPTN loan, even though a catchy one, would be impossible to be implemented because the RM42 billion is not only a huge amount, but also because the system of repayment for IPTA and IPTS loans cannot become obsolete.
“We had also thought of its logic. If it was to be abolished, it will be our generation which will need to pay a higher amount of tax just to sustain the cost of free higher education. It will become a major burden compared with the repayment of the PTPTN loan itself,” said Aina.
A student at a higher education institution in Shah Alam who only wished to be known as Masri said there should not be any political parties claiming they have majority support from the young generation, especially the new voters, as they are able to analyse the situation themselves and rationally.
“If we do not vote the party, we cannot go to heaven... this means that Nabi Muhammad and his companions were not able to go to heaven as well, as they had never voted for a party. I was disappointed when I went back to my hometown where such phrases were used by a speaker,” he said.
However, he said the government need to also rid itself of negative activities like corruption, mismanagement, wastage and misappropriation of funds.
“I had no doubts about who I want to support because whenever I browse the Internet, read the blogs or dig for information, I only come across moral issues of the opposition leaders like sodomy, prostitution even though such news is always denied,” he said.
Meanwhile, an employee of a supermarket who only wanted to be known as Soo Mey refused to accept the idea that youths are more inclined towards the opposition by measuring the involvement of youths in the April 28 rally at Dataran Merdeka.
“My family and I do not like such disturbances. I just do not understand why people say youths favour such situations. Only a few like to join such demonstrations. Millions of others don’t,” she said admitting that she did pray that the security in the country was maintained.
She also described Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as sincere by implementing numerous programmes for the people, regardless of race or religion, like the distribution of RM500 BR1M and RM100 for all schoolchildren.
“We have already seen that this is a good government because they fulfilled all the promises, thus why are we trying to test another government. We have a good home now, do not demolish it just because someone else had promised to give a better or bigger house,” she said.
A random survey by Bernama had also revealed that youths want their voice and opinion to be heard.
Their level of awareness and political knowledge is good because students of today are well exposed to information through various mediums, including social media and the Internet and they do make wise judgments and will not mortgage their future.
Umno sengaja mahu timbulkan kekecohan
Berucap…
Berucap di hadapan kira-kira 5,000 orang di perkarangan pejabat PAS Maran di sini malam tadi, Ketua Pembangkang di parlimen itu berkata, kini wujud senario baru di mana pihak Umno atau sekutunya cuba menimbulkan ketegangan dalam setiap program Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
Katanya, kini seperti satu trend Umno sengaja mahu menimbulkan suasana kecoh sedangkan PR hanya menggunakan pentas ceramah bagi menjelaskan fitnah yang sudah ditabur melalui media rasmi kerajaan.
“Hormatilah budaya berpolitik dan prinsip berdemokrasi. Cuba fikir, kita sudah dihentam tiap-tiap malam dalam media yang dikawal kerajaan Umno, kita dibina dan dan dimaki hamun setiap hari, kenapa kita mahu memberi penjelasan di pentas seperti ini juga mahu diganggu? Kita minta Umno hormatilah adab berpolitik,” katanya.
Kurang 20 meter berhampiran ceramah tersebut, Umno turut mengadakan pesta karaoke Cina dengan menguatkan bunyi pembesar suara bagi tujuan mengganggu ceramah tersebut sehingga ke akhir.
Walau bagaimanapun, tiada sebarang kejadian buruk berlaku hasil kawalan ketat dan berdisiplin petugas-petugas Unit Amal.
Anwar turut menggesa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak supaya mengajar dan mengawal Umno dan sekutu-sekutunya menghormati undang-undang.
“Seorang pemimpin mesti memelihara undang-undang. Bayangkan dalam ceramah-ceramah kami akhir-akhir ini kami diganggu termasuk dibaling telur dan botol, beberapa minggu lalu kereta saya dirosakkan.
“Datuk Ambiga seorang warganegara profesional boleh diganggu sesuka hati oleh penyokong Umno dan dibiarkan saja tanpa sebarang tindakan. Sebab itu jika Najib tak mampu lagi memelihara undang-undang dan keamanan baiklah turun daripada jawatan kerana gagal memimpin,” tegasnya.
Mengenai pilihan raya umum (PRU) akan datang, Anwar menjelaskan rakyat perlu melihat kehidupan pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan jika mahu membuat keputusan untuk mengundi parti mana untuk memerintah.
Beliau berkata, dapat dilihat contohnya bagaimana Tuan Guru Nik Aziz yang sudah 22 rahun menjadi Menteri Besar Kelantan tetapi beliau tidak mengambil kesempatan mengumpul kekayaan berbanding pemimpin Umno yang lain.
Sementara itu Anwar berkata, PR memberi komitmen jika menang sahaja PRU, dalam masa 24 jam akan umum turunkan harga minyak kerana itulah punca meningkatnya harga barang dan kos perkhidmatan.
“Langkah seterusnya kita akan bincang dengan syarikat-syarikat IPP (pembekal jana kuasa swasta) supaya boleh turunkan harga kadar elektrik. Kita juga bertekad meletakkan gaji minimum RM1,100 sesuai dengan kos kehudupan semasa.
“Kita juga tegas menghapuskan hutang PTPTN kerana hasil minyak yang banyak sehingga RM80 bilion setahun. Itu belum termasuk keuntungan hasil sawit, getah balak dan lain-lain. Kita tengok Turki yg tiada hasil minyak boleh memberikan pendidikan percuma,” ujarnya.
Anwar menambah, beliau hairan bagaimana PM boleh mengatakan jika diberi pendidikan percuma negara boleh bankrap sedangkan ia cuma memerlukan RM5 bilion saja setahun.
Anwar dalam rangka lawatan sehari ke Parlimen Maran. Turt berceramah Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Pahang Dr Hamzah Jaafar, Adun Tras Choong Siew Onn dan Yang Dipertua PAS Maran Tuan Guru Baqi Othman.
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Mahathir jangan dijadikan contoh dan ikutan
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28 MEI — Betulkah pandangan Dr Mahathir jika PR kalah dalam pilihanraya nanti negara akan huru-hara? Satu lagi yang menjadi persoalan ialah kata-kata Mahathir yang jika Umno kalah dan ditewaskan Melayu akan hilang kuasa politiknya? Kenapa Mahathir alih-alih terlalu sayang kepada Umno pula? Kenapa Mahathir alih-alih dan tidak semena-mena terlalu sayang kepada orang Melayu yang selama ini beliau pandang rendah? Persoalan-persoalan yang saya ajukan ini jangan di salah fahamkan.
Saya bertanya perkara ini, kerana orang Melayu telah hilang identiti asalnya oleh kerana Mahathir. Apabila Mahathir kembali bercakap pasal masa depan orang Melayu dan tentang ketakutannya kepada huru hara negara ini, ia amat bertentangan dengan apa yang beliau lakukan selama ini, terutamanya semasa menjadi Perdana Menteri selama 22 tahun dahulu. Segala yang beliau lakukan semasa sedang seronok berkuasa dahululah yang menjadi penyebab berlakunya apa yang berlaku pada hari ini.
Saya mempunyai keyakinan tinggi yang Mahathir sedang begitu panik dengan pergerakan perubahan yang sedang berlaku dalam minda rakyat termasuk minda orang Melayu. Yang pastinya Mahathir tidak mahu seboleh-bolehnya melihat Umno ciptaan beliau kecundang dihadapan mata beliau semasa beliau masih hidup ini. Kalau di nilai dari sudut mana pun, mahu tidak mahu Mahathir merupakan orang yang “accountable” terhadap kekeruhan politik negara kini.
Kecelaruan politik negara tidak akan menjadi begini buruk dalam sekelip mata dan tidak adil jika Mahathir dan konco-konconya meletakkan semua kesalahan kepada kelemahan Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sahaja. Malahan naiknya Abdullah Ahmad Badawi itu adalah kerana kesalahan Mahathir sendiri kerana Mahathir sememangnya mahukan Abdullah menjadi PM kerana beliau menyangkakan Abdullah boleh beliau pengaruhi dalam pentadbirannya.
Apabila Abdullah tidak mahu mendewakan beliau semasa menjadi PM maka Mahathir merasakan yang Abdullah telah mengecewakan beliau kerana tidak menurut kehendak dan kemahuan peribadinya. Maka Abdullahlah yang menjadi kain buruk dan tidak elok kepada Mahathir sampai kehari ini. Sememangnya Abdullah tidak mempunyai kelayakan untuk menjadi PM tetapi kehendak Mahathirlah yang menjadikan beliau (Abdullah) menjadi PM yang dianggap oleh Mahathir sendiri sebagai PM yang tidak berguna.
Mahathir begitu berjaya melaksanakan pemerintahan “pecah dan perintah” selama ini kerana dengan “pecah dan perintah” itu boleh menyematkan kuasa yang beliau genggam itu. Dengan pemerintahan secara ini beliau telah berjaya mendapatkan kehendak peribadi beliau, iaitu untuk menjadi kuat seorangan dan yang lain-lain di kelilingnya hanya kumpulan “yes men” yang menawarkan peranan untuk menjadi pahlawan untuk mempertahankan beliau (Mahathir)
Mahathir terlalu “obsess” untuk menjadi orang kuat berseorangan ini kerana beliau memerlukan pembodek-pembodek di sekeliling beliau untuk menjaga kehendaknya sehinggakan beliau seolah-olah menjadi maharaja yang dikelilingi oleh mereka yang buta hati tanpa memikirkan “consequence” perlakuan ini terhadap masa depan politik, rakyat dan negara.
Mahathir gagal untuk menjadi seorang “statesman” tetapi hanya sekadar seorang “warlord” politik semata-mata. Beliau tidak akan lagi berjaya untuk diakui sebagai negarawan sampai bila-bila. Kata-kata dan tindakan beliau membuktikan yang beliaulah yang dalam kegusaran jika PR memerintah seolah-olah beliau mempunyai “stake” yang begitu besar jika PR memerintah.
Kata-kata ugutan beliau itu samasekali tidak mempunyai kredibiliti dengan menuduh huru-raya yang akan berlaku jika PR kalah. Sebaliknya petanda awal menunjukkan Umnolah yang akan menghuru-harakan keadaan jika PR menang. Di mana-mana pihak PR mengadakan perhimpunan untuk berceramah khususnya yang dilakukan oleh PKR, samseng-samseng Umno mengganggu sehinggakan berlaku kecederaan kepada yang hadir seperti yang berlaku tiga hari yang lepas di Lembah Pantai.
Ceramah Anwar Ibrahim diganggu oleh samseng upahan Umno dengan membaling batu serta telor kearah penceramah dan yang hadir sehinggakan mencederakan beberapa orang yang berada di situ. Banyak pihak berpendapat yang Mahathir amat takut jika Anwar menjadi PM selepas pilihanraya yang akan datang kerana sebab-sebab yang semua pihak tahu.
Mahathir mahukan kepimpinan hari ini untuk terus memerintah walaupun beliau sendiri yang mengakui yang Umno itu sudah busuk sampai ke ususnya. Beliau jika mengakui yang tinggal dalam Umno hanyalah yang kurang pandai (bodoh) kerana yang pandai sudah masuk PAS, yang bijak menyertai PKR dan yang pintar menyertai DAP.
Itulah sebabnya Mahathir mahukan Umno masih memerintah kerana pada beliau yang tidak pandai (bodoh) sahaja boleh membela beliau sehingga ke akhir hayat beliau.
Kepada rakyat yang ramai-ramai yang telah mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan perubahan teruskan usaha itu dengan tata-cara yang baik. Sampai sahaja PRU undi sahaja mana-mana calon dalam PR kerana bak kata Mahathir yang pandai, yang bijak dan yang pintar sememangnya berada dalam Pakatan rakyat.
Mahathir amat takut PR akan mampu membuktikan pentadbiran negara yang lebih baik di bawah PR jika PR memerintah Putrajaya, kerana bukti yang akan ditunjukkan oleh PR itu akan membuatkan Umno baru ini tidak boleh bangun lagi sampai bila-bila.
Sampai ke hari ini Mahathir serta pemimpin Umno yang lain tidak mengeluarkan kenyataan tentang budaya samseng yang sedang berkembang dalam Umno pada masa ini.
Saudara, segala yang berlaku pada hari ini menunjukkan yang Umno itu memang sudah sampai kepenghujung hayatnya. Hanya rakyat terpaksa memilih diantara dua pilihan: untuk bersama dengan parti yang akan hilang kuasa atau dengan pihak yang mengambil alih dan akan melakukan segala usaha untuk membentuk kerajaan yang menghormati undang-undang, tidak rasuah, dan mempunyai aras “governance” yang tinggi serta beretika. Jika Pakatan Rakyat yang memerintah, sudah pasti budaya samseng akan tiada lagi dan sesiapa boleh berpolitik secara selamat dan aman damai.
Sementara menanti kejayaan itu, penyokong-penyokon PR jangan sekali-kali melatah. Gunakan pemikiran yang bernas dan jangan sekali-kali menggunakan “buku lima” atau pun batu-batu dan kekasaran terhadap mereka.
Seperti kita melayani orang yang hendak meninggal, kita mesti hormat kepada tubuh yang akan berpisah dengan nyawanya. Apabila tiada lagi orang itu, aman damailah hendaknya kita. tentu rakyat akan merasakan nikmat hidup dengan aman damai dibawah naungan kerajaan yang baru.
Kita buktikan yang pihak PR tidak melakukan apa yang Mahathir pernah lakukan dan itu pun sebabnya kita berjuang untuk menunjukan kelainan memerintah jika tidak menjadikan agenda peribadi sebagai perjuangan kita.
Formula kita mudah sahaja: jangan jadikan Mahathir sebagai contoh dan ikutan. Selamat kita, insyaallah. — aspanaliasnet.blogspot.com
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28 MEI — Betulkah pandangan Dr Mahathir jika PR kalah dalam pilihanraya nanti negara akan huru-hara? Satu lagi yang menjadi persoalan ialah kata-kata Mahathir yang jika Umno kalah dan ditewaskan Melayu akan hilang kuasa politiknya? Kenapa Mahathir alih-alih terlalu sayang kepada Umno pula? Kenapa Mahathir alih-alih dan tidak semena-mena terlalu sayang kepada orang Melayu yang selama ini beliau pandang rendah? Persoalan-persoalan yang saya ajukan ini jangan di salah fahamkan.
Saya bertanya perkara ini, kerana orang Melayu telah hilang identiti asalnya oleh kerana Mahathir. Apabila Mahathir kembali bercakap pasal masa depan orang Melayu dan tentang ketakutannya kepada huru hara negara ini, ia amat bertentangan dengan apa yang beliau lakukan selama ini, terutamanya semasa menjadi Perdana Menteri selama 22 tahun dahulu. Segala yang beliau lakukan semasa sedang seronok berkuasa dahululah yang menjadi penyebab berlakunya apa yang berlaku pada hari ini.
Saya mempunyai keyakinan tinggi yang Mahathir sedang begitu panik dengan pergerakan perubahan yang sedang berlaku dalam minda rakyat termasuk minda orang Melayu. Yang pastinya Mahathir tidak mahu seboleh-bolehnya melihat Umno ciptaan beliau kecundang dihadapan mata beliau semasa beliau masih hidup ini. Kalau di nilai dari sudut mana pun, mahu tidak mahu Mahathir merupakan orang yang “accountable” terhadap kekeruhan politik negara kini.
Kecelaruan politik negara tidak akan menjadi begini buruk dalam sekelip mata dan tidak adil jika Mahathir dan konco-konconya meletakkan semua kesalahan kepada kelemahan Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sahaja. Malahan naiknya Abdullah Ahmad Badawi itu adalah kerana kesalahan Mahathir sendiri kerana Mahathir sememangnya mahukan Abdullah menjadi PM kerana beliau menyangkakan Abdullah boleh beliau pengaruhi dalam pentadbirannya.
Apabila Abdullah tidak mahu mendewakan beliau semasa menjadi PM maka Mahathir merasakan yang Abdullah telah mengecewakan beliau kerana tidak menurut kehendak dan kemahuan peribadinya. Maka Abdullahlah yang menjadi kain buruk dan tidak elok kepada Mahathir sampai kehari ini. Sememangnya Abdullah tidak mempunyai kelayakan untuk menjadi PM tetapi kehendak Mahathirlah yang menjadikan beliau (Abdullah) menjadi PM yang dianggap oleh Mahathir sendiri sebagai PM yang tidak berguna.
Mahathir begitu berjaya melaksanakan pemerintahan “pecah dan perintah” selama ini kerana dengan “pecah dan perintah” itu boleh menyematkan kuasa yang beliau genggam itu. Dengan pemerintahan secara ini beliau telah berjaya mendapatkan kehendak peribadi beliau, iaitu untuk menjadi kuat seorangan dan yang lain-lain di kelilingnya hanya kumpulan “yes men” yang menawarkan peranan untuk menjadi pahlawan untuk mempertahankan beliau (Mahathir)
Mahathir terlalu “obsess” untuk menjadi orang kuat berseorangan ini kerana beliau memerlukan pembodek-pembodek di sekeliling beliau untuk menjaga kehendaknya sehinggakan beliau seolah-olah menjadi maharaja yang dikelilingi oleh mereka yang buta hati tanpa memikirkan “consequence” perlakuan ini terhadap masa depan politik, rakyat dan negara.
Mahathir gagal untuk menjadi seorang “statesman” tetapi hanya sekadar seorang “warlord” politik semata-mata. Beliau tidak akan lagi berjaya untuk diakui sebagai negarawan sampai bila-bila. Kata-kata dan tindakan beliau membuktikan yang beliaulah yang dalam kegusaran jika PR memerintah seolah-olah beliau mempunyai “stake” yang begitu besar jika PR memerintah.
Kata-kata ugutan beliau itu samasekali tidak mempunyai kredibiliti dengan menuduh huru-raya yang akan berlaku jika PR kalah. Sebaliknya petanda awal menunjukkan Umnolah yang akan menghuru-harakan keadaan jika PR menang. Di mana-mana pihak PR mengadakan perhimpunan untuk berceramah khususnya yang dilakukan oleh PKR, samseng-samseng Umno mengganggu sehinggakan berlaku kecederaan kepada yang hadir seperti yang berlaku tiga hari yang lepas di Lembah Pantai.
Ceramah Anwar Ibrahim diganggu oleh samseng upahan Umno dengan membaling batu serta telor kearah penceramah dan yang hadir sehinggakan mencederakan beberapa orang yang berada di situ. Banyak pihak berpendapat yang Mahathir amat takut jika Anwar menjadi PM selepas pilihanraya yang akan datang kerana sebab-sebab yang semua pihak tahu.
Mahathir mahukan kepimpinan hari ini untuk terus memerintah walaupun beliau sendiri yang mengakui yang Umno itu sudah busuk sampai ke ususnya. Beliau jika mengakui yang tinggal dalam Umno hanyalah yang kurang pandai (bodoh) kerana yang pandai sudah masuk PAS, yang bijak menyertai PKR dan yang pintar menyertai DAP.
Itulah sebabnya Mahathir mahukan Umno masih memerintah kerana pada beliau yang tidak pandai (bodoh) sahaja boleh membela beliau sehingga ke akhir hayat beliau.
Kepada rakyat yang ramai-ramai yang telah mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan perubahan teruskan usaha itu dengan tata-cara yang baik. Sampai sahaja PRU undi sahaja mana-mana calon dalam PR kerana bak kata Mahathir yang pandai, yang bijak dan yang pintar sememangnya berada dalam Pakatan rakyat.
Mahathir amat takut PR akan mampu membuktikan pentadbiran negara yang lebih baik di bawah PR jika PR memerintah Putrajaya, kerana bukti yang akan ditunjukkan oleh PR itu akan membuatkan Umno baru ini tidak boleh bangun lagi sampai bila-bila.
Sampai ke hari ini Mahathir serta pemimpin Umno yang lain tidak mengeluarkan kenyataan tentang budaya samseng yang sedang berkembang dalam Umno pada masa ini.
Saudara, segala yang berlaku pada hari ini menunjukkan yang Umno itu memang sudah sampai kepenghujung hayatnya. Hanya rakyat terpaksa memilih diantara dua pilihan: untuk bersama dengan parti yang akan hilang kuasa atau dengan pihak yang mengambil alih dan akan melakukan segala usaha untuk membentuk kerajaan yang menghormati undang-undang, tidak rasuah, dan mempunyai aras “governance” yang tinggi serta beretika. Jika Pakatan Rakyat yang memerintah, sudah pasti budaya samseng akan tiada lagi dan sesiapa boleh berpolitik secara selamat dan aman damai.
Sementara menanti kejayaan itu, penyokong-penyokon PR jangan sekali-kali melatah. Gunakan pemikiran yang bernas dan jangan sekali-kali menggunakan “buku lima” atau pun batu-batu dan kekasaran terhadap mereka.
Seperti kita melayani orang yang hendak meninggal, kita mesti hormat kepada tubuh yang akan berpisah dengan nyawanya. Apabila tiada lagi orang itu, aman damailah hendaknya kita. tentu rakyat akan merasakan nikmat hidup dengan aman damai dibawah naungan kerajaan yang baru.
Kita buktikan yang pihak PR tidak melakukan apa yang Mahathir pernah lakukan dan itu pun sebabnya kita berjuang untuk menunjukan kelainan memerintah jika tidak menjadikan agenda peribadi sebagai perjuangan kita.
Formula kita mudah sahaja: jangan jadikan Mahathir sebagai contoh dan ikutan. Selamat kita, insyaallah. — aspanaliasnet.blogspot.com
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New law refines Rela powers
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powers of the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) will be outlined in a new
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THE
powers of the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) will be outlined in a new
law which comes into effect next month. The new Act is aimed at
preventing the abuse of power and impersonation of Rela members. Under
the new law, which also sets the enrolment age for Rela members at 18
and limits their tenure to five years, they will no longer have the
power to detain, arrest or carry firearms.
PETALING
JAYA: A new law to refine the powers of the People's Volunteer Corps
(Rela) comes into effect next month with strict measures to curb misuse
of authority and impersonation of its members.
Under
the Malaysia Volunteers Corps Bill 2012 passed in Parliament on April
20 and expected to be gazetted next month, Rela members would no longer
have the power to make arrests or carry firearms.
Anyone found guilty of impersonating a Rela member can be jailed up to three years, fined a maximum of RM5,000 or both.
The
law also requires those who are no longer members to return their
uniforms and certificate of appointment within 14 days of leaving the
corps.
Previously, it was not an offence for them to keep their uniforms even after resigning from the agency.
“Those
who fail to return the uniforms and certificate after leaving can now
be taken to court,” said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong,
adding that the maximum penalty for doing so would also be a prison term
of three years, a fine of RM5,000 or both.
The
new law also limits the period of enrolment for Rela members to five
years, after which, the status of membership has to be renewed by an
authorised officer.
Those
below the age of 18 would also have their membership revoked under the
increased age requirement when the Malaysia Volunteers Corps Act 2012
comes into force from June 22. The existing enrolment age for Rela
members is 16 for girls and 17 for boys.
As of March 31, the total number of volunteers in the corps stood at 2,924,065.
Lee said the new law was expected to curb crime cases involving the impersonation of Rela members.
In March last year, police arrested two men who robbed and raped a woman after claiming to be police officers.
Two of their accomplices, including a Rela member who had lent his handcuffs to the duo, were held.
In 2006, robbers masquerading as Rela members drove off with RM47mil worth of microchips from the air cargo complex in Penang.
MCA
Public Complaints and Services Department head Datuk Seri Michael
Chong, who is also an honorary Rela member, welcomed the move to limit
the membership to five years saying it would facilitate the management
of members.
However, he said making Rela members return their uniforms would not be effective in addressing impersonation.
“If people want to misuse the uniform, they can easily buy it at shops or even online,” he said yesterday.
Chong said there were numerous shops selling uniforms and paraphernalia of all enforcement agencies, complete with their rank.
“This can only be addressed through strict enforcement on the sale of these uniforms,” he said.
Malaysian
Crime Prevention Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said there
was no reason for former members to hold on to their uniforms.
“We don't want to see people who are no longer Rela members misusing the uniforms to carry out or enforce laws,” he said.
Rela
director-general Datuk Mustafa Ibrahim said the Home Minister would be
making an official announcement on the Bill and several other laws
passed recently.
Datuk
Seri Hishammuddin Hussein had earlier said in Parliament that the
Government had taken the public's views into consideration when drafting
the Bill.
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India Offers Scholarship Programme For Diaspora Children
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- The Indian government today announced
a special scholarship programme for the children of Persons of Indian
Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to pursue…
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- The Indian government today announced
a special scholarship programme for the children of Persons of Indian
Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to pursue undergraduate,
professional and general courses in India for the 2012-2013 academic
year.
The Indian High Commission, here, in a statement said the scholarship programme offered 75 per cent of the institutional economic cost, which included tuition fee, hostel fee and other institutional charges or US$4,000 (RM12,489) per annum, whichever is less.
It is open for various disciplines of undergraduate courses such as engineering, architecture, technology, commerce, business administration, business management, computer applications, sciences, law and ayurvedam except medical-related courses.
The applicants should be aged 17 to 21, as on Oct 1, this year and with the family's total income not exceeding US$2,250 (RM7,052) per month.
Selection will be based on marks obtained by the candidates in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) or 'A' Levels or equivalent examination.
Applicants must score 60 per cent aggregate marks or equivalent grades at higher secondary level as recognised by the Association of Indian Universities, and must study the prescribed essential subjects at the qualifying examination level to pursue a particular course of study.
The application forms are available from the Indian High Commission, Education Wing, Level 28, Menara 1 Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur or can be downloaded from www.indianhighcommission.com.my/spdc.php, and further information can be accessed from www.edcilindia.co.in.
Applicants may send their forms to The Project Manager (SPDC), Placement and Secondment Division, Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed. CIL), Ed. CIL House, No. 18A, Sector-16A, NOIDA-201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India not later than June 10.
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The Indian High Commission, here, in a statement said the scholarship programme offered 75 per cent of the institutional economic cost, which included tuition fee, hostel fee and other institutional charges or US$4,000 (RM12,489) per annum, whichever is less.
It is open for various disciplines of undergraduate courses such as engineering, architecture, technology, commerce, business administration, business management, computer applications, sciences, law and ayurvedam except medical-related courses.
The applicants should be aged 17 to 21, as on Oct 1, this year and with the family's total income not exceeding US$2,250 (RM7,052) per month.
Selection will be based on marks obtained by the candidates in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) or 'A' Levels or equivalent examination.
Applicants must score 60 per cent aggregate marks or equivalent grades at higher secondary level as recognised by the Association of Indian Universities, and must study the prescribed essential subjects at the qualifying examination level to pursue a particular course of study.
The application forms are available from the Indian High Commission, Education Wing, Level 28, Menara 1 Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur or can be downloaded from www.indianhighcommission.com.my/spdc.php, and further information can be accessed from www.edcilindia.co.in.
Applicants may send their forms to The Project Manager (SPDC), Placement and Secondment Division, Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed. CIL), Ed. CIL House, No. 18A, Sector-16A, NOIDA-201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India not later than June 10.
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Felda Global listing: Transferring wealth to the rich?
Wong Chen has analysed the RM2.2bn of FGVH shares in the
public sale and discovers that other groups will get 4.6 times more
shares than the Felda settlers. Even Felda…
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Wong Chen has analysed the RM2.2bn of FGVH shares in the
public sale and discovers that other groups will get 4.6 times more
shares than the Felda settlers. Even Felda employees will receive more
than the Felda settlers.
Peruntukan Saham FGVH: Tidak adil kepada peneroka; Tawaran hebat kepada pekerja dan Bumiputera kaya
Keadilan tidak sabar-sabar menanti pelancaran prospektus lengkap mengenai IPO FGVH oleh Perdana Menteri pada hari Khamis 31 Mei 2012. Datang Khamis ini, kami semua akan tahu berapa banyak saham Tan Sri Isa Samad akan dapat. Sebagai preview kepada hari Khamis ini dan untuk memulakan perbincangan tentang hal peruntukan saham, kami ingin mendedahkan beberapa analisa terbaru.
Peruntukan saham diatas menimbulkan dua soalan penting:
Soalan 1: Mengapa 112,635 peneroka mendapat saham yang kurang daripada 3,835 pekerja FELDA? Pada kadar 100% penerimaan, setiap peneroka hanya akan mendapat 810 saham seorang manakala kakitangan FELDA akan mendapatkan 28,368 saham seorang. Secara purata, seorang pekerja FELDA ditawarkan 35 kali ganda saham daripada seorang peneroka.
Soalan 2: Lebih menggemparkan adalah isu pelabur Bumiputera yang diluluskan oleh MITI dengan peruntukan sebanyak 420 juta saham. Siapakah mereka Bumiputera khas ini yang berhak menerima 4.6 kali ganda peruntukan daripada semua golongan peneroka? Pernahkah pelabur khas ini kerja bantu membangunkan FELDA? Kami tidak tahu identiti mereka tetapi melalui garis panduan rasmi MITI, untuk menjadi seorang pelabur Bumiputera khas yang diluluskan oleh MITI, anda perlulah dari golongan kaya raya. Garis panduan MITI mengatakan bahawa jika pelabur Bumiputera adalah seorang individu, beliau mestilah mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya aset sebanyak RM3 juta. Jika pelabur adalah sebuah syarikat (mesti dimiliki 100% Bumiputera), ianya mesti mempunyai aset bernilai RM10 juta.
Kami menuntut MITI mengeluarkan senarai lengkap pelabur Bumiputera kaya yang akan menerima saham FGVH ini. Kami menuntut senarai ini kerana peneroka mempunyai hak untuk tahu mengapa golongan Bumiputera yang kaya ini berhak berlipat kali ganda lebih saham daripada mereka.Oleh kerana IPO ini adalah isu kepentingan nasional, kami percaya bahawa orang ramai juga berhak nak tahu sama ada mana-mana pelabur Bumiputera yang kaya ini ada atau tidak kaitan dengan UMNO.
Saya ingin mengingati hadiran bahawa matlamat FELDA ditubuhkan adalah untuk membantu Bumiputera miskin yang tiada tanah. PM Najib juga ada mengumumkan bahawa IPO FGVH ini adalah satu tindakan bijak yang akan memberi manfaat besar kepada peneroka. Cara saham diperuntukkan jelas menunjukkan bahawa PM lebih berminat membantu golongan kaya. Kesimpulannya, kami mencabar PM Najib untuk menarik balik peruntukan saham untuk Bumiputera kaya dan berikan ianya kepada peneroka. Kami juga meminta peruntukan pekerja dikurangkan ke tahap sewajarnya memihak kepada kepentingan peneroka.
WONG CHEN, PENGERUSI BIRO PELABURAN DAN PERDAGANGAN – 28 MEI 2012
The manner the shares are allocated raises two important questions:
Question 1: Why are settlers (numbering 112,635) getting less shares than the 3,835 employees of FELDA? Assuming a 100% take up rate, each settler will only get 810 shares whereas each employee of FELDA will get 28,368 shares. This effectively means that an employee of FELDA is being offered 35 times more shares than a settler.
Question 2: More alarming is the MITI approved Bumiputera share allocation of 420 million shares. Who are these special Bumiputeras that deserve 4.6 times larger allocation than all the settlers collectively? What have they ever done to help develop FELDA? We do not know their identity but we know that under MITI’s official guideline, to be a Bumiputera investor approved by MITI, you must first be very rich. The guideline says that in order to qualify as a MITI approved Bumiputera investor, an individual must have at least RM3 million in assets. If the investor is a company (100% Bumiputera owned), it must have assets worth RM10 million. As such, we demand that MITI produces a complete disclosure list of the rich Bumiputera investors and beneficial owners of this IPO. We demand this list because the settlers have a right to know why these rich Bumiputeras are many many times more deserving than them. We demand to know how many rich Bumiputeras will be allocated shares compared to 112,635 settlers. Since this IPO is of great national importance, we believe that the public also deserves to know if any of these rich Bumiputeras investors are linked to UMNO.
28 MAY 2012
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Peruntukan Saham FGVH: Tidak adil kepada peneroka; Tawaran hebat kepada pekerja dan Bumiputera kaya
Keadilan tidak sabar-sabar menanti pelancaran prospektus lengkap mengenai IPO FGVH oleh Perdana Menteri pada hari Khamis 31 Mei 2012. Datang Khamis ini, kami semua akan tahu berapa banyak saham Tan Sri Isa Samad akan dapat. Sebagai preview kepada hari Khamis ini dan untuk memulakan perbincangan tentang hal peruntukan saham, kami ingin mendedahkan beberapa analisa terbaru.
Dua belas hari yang lepas,
Keadilan telah mendedahkan bahawa “durian runtuh” peneroka adalah cuma
9% daripada jumlah keuntungan FELDA daripada IPO. Hari ini, kami
membuat komen analisa tentang 2.2 bilion saham FGVH yang akan dijual.
Pecahan peruntukan saham-saham tersebut adalah seperti berikut:
| Awam | 73 juta saham (2% daripada FGVH) |
| Pelabur institusi (KWSP, PNB, Tabung Haji, Louis Dreyfus) | 1.5 bilion saham (41% daripada FGVH) |
| Pekerja FELDA | 109 juta saham (3% daripada FGVH) |
| Peneroka FELDA | 91 juta saham (2.5% daripada FGVH) |
| Pelabur Bumiputera yang diluluskan MITI | 420 juta saham (11.5% daripada FGVH) |
Soalan 1: Mengapa 112,635 peneroka mendapat saham yang kurang daripada 3,835 pekerja FELDA? Pada kadar 100% penerimaan, setiap peneroka hanya akan mendapat 810 saham seorang manakala kakitangan FELDA akan mendapatkan 28,368 saham seorang. Secara purata, seorang pekerja FELDA ditawarkan 35 kali ganda saham daripada seorang peneroka.
Soalan 2: Lebih menggemparkan adalah isu pelabur Bumiputera yang diluluskan oleh MITI dengan peruntukan sebanyak 420 juta saham. Siapakah mereka Bumiputera khas ini yang berhak menerima 4.6 kali ganda peruntukan daripada semua golongan peneroka? Pernahkah pelabur khas ini kerja bantu membangunkan FELDA? Kami tidak tahu identiti mereka tetapi melalui garis panduan rasmi MITI, untuk menjadi seorang pelabur Bumiputera khas yang diluluskan oleh MITI, anda perlulah dari golongan kaya raya. Garis panduan MITI mengatakan bahawa jika pelabur Bumiputera adalah seorang individu, beliau mestilah mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya aset sebanyak RM3 juta. Jika pelabur adalah sebuah syarikat (mesti dimiliki 100% Bumiputera), ianya mesti mempunyai aset bernilai RM10 juta.
Kami menuntut MITI mengeluarkan senarai lengkap pelabur Bumiputera kaya yang akan menerima saham FGVH ini. Kami menuntut senarai ini kerana peneroka mempunyai hak untuk tahu mengapa golongan Bumiputera yang kaya ini berhak berlipat kali ganda lebih saham daripada mereka.Oleh kerana IPO ini adalah isu kepentingan nasional, kami percaya bahawa orang ramai juga berhak nak tahu sama ada mana-mana pelabur Bumiputera yang kaya ini ada atau tidak kaitan dengan UMNO.
Saya ingin mengingati hadiran bahawa matlamat FELDA ditubuhkan adalah untuk membantu Bumiputera miskin yang tiada tanah. PM Najib juga ada mengumumkan bahawa IPO FGVH ini adalah satu tindakan bijak yang akan memberi manfaat besar kepada peneroka. Cara saham diperuntukkan jelas menunjukkan bahawa PM lebih berminat membantu golongan kaya. Kesimpulannya, kami mencabar PM Najib untuk menarik balik peruntukan saham untuk Bumiputera kaya dan berikan ianya kepada peneroka. Kami juga meminta peruntukan pekerja dikurangkan ke tahap sewajarnya memihak kepada kepentingan peneroka.
WONG CHEN, PENGERUSI BIRO PELABURAN DAN PERDAGANGAN – 28 MEI 2012
FGVH Shares Allocation: Unfair to settlers; fantastic to employees and rich Bumiputeras
Keadilan eagerly awaits the launching of the complete prospectus on the IPO of FGVH by the Prime Minister on Thursday 31st
May 2012. Come Thursday, we will all finally get to know how many
shares Tan Sri Isa Samad will get. As a preview to Thursday and staying
on the subject matter of shares allocation, we will like to expose to
you the following disturbing facts.
Twelve days ago we exposed that settlers “durian runtuh” windfall
represents a mere 9% of FELDA’s total gains from the IPO. Today, we will
provide our comments on the 2.2 billion FGVH shares offered for sale.
The breakdown of the shares allocation is as follows:| General public | 73 million shares (2% of FGVH) |
| Institutional investors (EPF, PNB, Tabung Haji, Louis Dreyfus) | 1.5 billion shares (41% of FGVH) |
| FELDA employees | 109 million shares (3% of FGVH) |
| FELDA settlers | 91 million shares (2.5% of FGVH) |
| MITI approved Bumiputera investors | 420 million shares (11.5% of FGVH) |
Question 1: Why are settlers (numbering 112,635) getting less shares than the 3,835 employees of FELDA? Assuming a 100% take up rate, each settler will only get 810 shares whereas each employee of FELDA will get 28,368 shares. This effectively means that an employee of FELDA is being offered 35 times more shares than a settler.
Question 2: More alarming is the MITI approved Bumiputera share allocation of 420 million shares. Who are these special Bumiputeras that deserve 4.6 times larger allocation than all the settlers collectively? What have they ever done to help develop FELDA? We do not know their identity but we know that under MITI’s official guideline, to be a Bumiputera investor approved by MITI, you must first be very rich. The guideline says that in order to qualify as a MITI approved Bumiputera investor, an individual must have at least RM3 million in assets. If the investor is a company (100% Bumiputera owned), it must have assets worth RM10 million. As such, we demand that MITI produces a complete disclosure list of the rich Bumiputera investors and beneficial owners of this IPO. We demand this list because the settlers have a right to know why these rich Bumiputeras are many many times more deserving than them. We demand to know how many rich Bumiputeras will be allocated shares compared to 112,635 settlers. Since this IPO is of great national importance, we believe that the public also deserves to know if any of these rich Bumiputeras investors are linked to UMNO.
Putting things in proper context, I
would like to remind all that FELDA was set up to help the landless
Bumiputera poor. In addition, the PM has announced that the FGVH IPO to
be an exercise that will greatly benefit the settlers. The way the
shares are allocated clearly shows that the PM is more interested in
helping the rich. In conclusion, we urge PM Najib to withdraw the
undeserving rich Bumiputera allocation and give it to the settlers. We
also ask the employees allocation to be appropriately reduced in favour
of settlers.
WONG CHEN, CHAIRMAN, INVESTMENT & TRADE BUREAU 28 MAY 2012
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