RM5b investment to ONE company.
RM7b investment to projects.
Who would benefit from these stimulous packages?
First was the RM5b package termed as investment into ONE company. Previously an investment of RM5b is being initiated. And right now another RM5b? This particular Sdn Bhd company would immediately be a RM10b company overnight. Is there a hidden agenda for constantly investing RM5b one time after another? Can the "rakyat" have a voice in this and the knowledge of the agenda? It is the "rakyat" money that is being used. We have the right to request for information of this investment. What is the ROI after investing this second round of RM5b?
Next package is RM7b. RM7b based on the recent report is to invest into numerous projects. The list is as per below;
i) RM1.2 billion allocations for the construction of 15,000 low-cost and medium-cost houses. (Is this low-cost/medium-cost a successful project??? Research and status of all current projects?? There are many cases where low-cost projects were abandoned, contractors were not accountable and government had to step in?
http://www.thenutgraph.com/print/76)
ii) RM500 million to refurbish police stations and police quarters, as well as army camps and their living quarters. (Is it broken? Is it un-livable? Do we need to spend such money in this critical timing of global financial crisis?)
iii) RM600 million for small projects under the Public Infrastructure Maintenance (PIAS) for repairing village roads, building of community halls and small bridges. (Define small projects? Transparency to the rakyat? Why are all this unnecessary things being catered into this stimulus budget? 10 years ago we didnt plan this in the yearly budget, why wait till crisis, only than the government view it as a priority? Will new "small bridges" help the economy?)
iv) RM500 million for the preservation and repair of public amenities such as schools, hospitals and roads.
(Transparency? Which school? Which hospital? Which roads? On annual basis, all road users are already paying for the road tax. This collected sum is in fact increasing due to the increase of road users. Why must government allocate additional money into road repairs? The schools and hospital will still be there. Must we use this RM500 million for it in this crisis?)
v) RM500 million for upgrading and construction of rural roads and village roads. (Will these upgrades increase productivity which intern increase economic growth?)
vi) RM200 million to four groups of schools. RM50 million each for fully-aided religious schools, mission schools, Chinese schools and Tamil schools.
(All these years, in the previous government rulling before why wasnt this taken into considerations? And now, in a crisis, all this are being paid full attention?)
vii) RM300 million for creation of funds and to implement skills training programmes in the Development Corridors.
(Implementation of skills training programs? For who? For university graduates?
http://www.ikim.gov.my/v5/index.php?lg=1&opt=com_article&grp=2&sec=&key=1482&cmd=resetall
Please look into producing better and qualified undergraduates and not to concentrate in generating numbers of undergraduates per year. The volume doesn’t make sense if they will in turn require more money to train the undergraduates again. Fixing the root cost, and you would have saved RM300million for better used of the money)
viii) RM500 million to strengthen the public transport especially the LRT, Komuter and bus systems in urban areas.
(This again, another hoax. Government has been debating this agenda for years. But was there any urgency and importance view by the government? No. But now in the financial crisis, is there urgency? What would a better LRT system help in the economy? Shouldn’t this RM500 millions be put into better use? Aren’t these public transport privatized?)
ix) RM1.5 billion ringgit as investment funds to attract more private sector investors.
(Finally, something I would see useful. Foreign investment will definitely help the Malaysian economy. The government should enable a better system which would intend encourage foreign investors. Public services must be improved. Security? Justice? Government transparency?)
x) RM400 million to expedite the high-speed broadband project implementation.
(But high-speed broadband projects such as WiMAX has been awarded to several companies. Why is the government still using the "rakyat" money to fund these projects? There was already an allocation in the earlier budget for IT expenditures.)
xi) RM200 million to build human capital through various training programs by various ministries.
(Not training again. Must this problem be resolved in this financial crisis, when the problem is already current since many years back?)
xii) RM100 million for Rakan Muda projects.
(Rakan Muda/National service? Do you need create additional expenditure out of these projects? Would the Rakan Muda projects generate revenue after the projects are completed?)
xiii) RM200 million to revitalise abandoned housing projects.
(Abandoned housing projects? Why was it abandoned in the first place? Transparency of the money invested to the housing project awarded to the company. Which company? Majority of the housing projects are projects done by private companies. Why are the government intervention needed in these cases? Private contractors or developers should manage their part, if not the government department who approved and worked with the developers must be penalized for the "BAD" job done. No proper evaluation based on certain standards and criteria.)
xiv) RM200 million for early education for kids
(Another "why waste money now"? Was there any research done?)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Help!! More problems on my Civic
Three weeks ago I have noticed my air-conditioning is giving me problems. I assume the compressor basically just shuts off by itself and the air will constantly be warm. Imagine having to drive long distance with hot air blowing out from you new Honda Civic conditioner through out the journey? Crazy right? First off all, should a 2 months old Civic gives such crazy problems in the first place? Is it a QA problem? Or is it a cost cutting measure by securing cheaper and less reliable parts? Turning on and off the A/C doesnt help. Reducing the temp to 19 degrees doesnt help. It was like a portable sauna!
Take a side the problems. Now, jumping into the service centers. First I took my car in and explain the problem and symptoms. End of the day, the A/C specialist says he checked and thighten whatever he could. Ask of me to try again, and if I face the problem immediately drive the car into the workshop and show him. Coincidently I was around that service center area, and fortunately the A/C was occurring. Drove to the Honda S/C, asked for the A/C specialist, and he notes that there is a problem but couldnt advise what was wrong. Because it was 2pm then, I opted to come back in the morning (8:30am) and keep the car at the S/C till late afternoon (5pm) before I collect it. At 11:30am, they called me and said they rectified the problem. It was due to excessive amount of A/C gas been pumped in. the A/C specialist says that he has released some amount of A/C gas.
I argued with him politely saying, how could that be because the first time I sent in you have verified everything was good with the gas amount, connection, etc. Why now would the gas be excessive? He said, I can always leave the car overnight for them to further perform testing, but unfortunately I needed the car for work! We shall see if the problem occurs again, as today is the 2nd day after the rectifications.
Take a side the problems. Now, jumping into the service centers. First I took my car in and explain the problem and symptoms. End of the day, the A/C specialist says he checked and thighten whatever he could. Ask of me to try again, and if I face the problem immediately drive the car into the workshop and show him. Coincidently I was around that service center area, and fortunately the A/C was occurring. Drove to the Honda S/C, asked for the A/C specialist, and he notes that there is a problem but couldnt advise what was wrong. Because it was 2pm then, I opted to come back in the morning (8:30am) and keep the car at the S/C till late afternoon (5pm) before I collect it. At 11:30am, they called me and said they rectified the problem. It was due to excessive amount of A/C gas been pumped in. the A/C specialist says that he has released some amount of A/C gas.
I argued with him politely saying, how could that be because the first time I sent in you have verified everything was good with the gas amount, connection, etc. Why now would the gas be excessive? He said, I can always leave the car overnight for them to further perform testing, but unfortunately I needed the car for work! We shall see if the problem occurs again, as today is the 2nd day after the rectifications.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Frustration with my Honda Civic
It has been a week since my last visit to Honda Workshop. The left-side damper, the problem has surfaced once more. It is producing the same sound. I have yet to get any updates from Honda Service Center with regards to my engine mounting problem. The service manager advised of me come back after 3 months for the replacement of the mounting part. Why 3 months? Based on the service manager response, they are aware of the problems and it will require 3 months for them to modify the part in order to resolve the problem.
Last week my car was in the workshop for the damper issue. I didn’t notice this un-professionalism was because when I was washing my car. I was shock to see the paint job on my car was totally ruined on the left-side where the damper was replaced. I could notice it because my car was also dirty at the same. The advertisement on the papers about keeping the car clean outside and inside really is a BS! I couldn’t complain because I took my car on Monday, and I cleaned my car on Sunday, which I had no proof unless I checked it immediately while collecting the car.
Therefore, I urge all car owners who send their cars for servicing or repair. Please check your paint work for scratches and dents. The service manager will do the same when accepting the car, but you should also do the same when receiving your car back!!
Now, the left-side panel of my car and my bonnet has fine scratch marks which are about 3cm thick, zigzagging up and down. I believe it was created from the dirty cloth which they use to clean their hands! It is dry and dirty, but they still wipe it on my one-month old paint job!!
Today, I notice another new problem. This is major and very worrying. My car fuel indicator for low-fuel is lighted up at 2 bars. When I start my car it was showing the 2 bars. But just after 5 minutes of driving, the 2 bars disappeared. That really kept me worried like HELL. So, I immediately drove to the nearest station, and when I put my car to idle, 1 bar popped up instead of nothing. If I was going through bumpy roads or climbing steep hills or what so ever, the irregular change in the indicator would sound reasonable. But this case is not what happen.
Gosh, just coming into one month, another new problem has surfaced.
Is buying a new car, truly based on luck to get a good and problem free car? Where is the Quality Assurance as Honda being one of the top selling brands from Japan?
Last week my car was in the workshop for the damper issue. I didn’t notice this un-professionalism was because when I was washing my car. I was shock to see the paint job on my car was totally ruined on the left-side where the damper was replaced. I could notice it because my car was also dirty at the same. The advertisement on the papers about keeping the car clean outside and inside really is a BS! I couldn’t complain because I took my car on Monday, and I cleaned my car on Sunday, which I had no proof unless I checked it immediately while collecting the car.
Therefore, I urge all car owners who send their cars for servicing or repair. Please check your paint work for scratches and dents. The service manager will do the same when accepting the car, but you should also do the same when receiving your car back!!
Now, the left-side panel of my car and my bonnet has fine scratch marks which are about 3cm thick, zigzagging up and down. I believe it was created from the dirty cloth which they use to clean their hands! It is dry and dirty, but they still wipe it on my one-month old paint job!!
Today, I notice another new problem. This is major and very worrying. My car fuel indicator for low-fuel is lighted up at 2 bars. When I start my car it was showing the 2 bars. But just after 5 minutes of driving, the 2 bars disappeared. That really kept me worried like HELL. So, I immediately drove to the nearest station, and when I put my car to idle, 1 bar popped up instead of nothing. If I was going through bumpy roads or climbing steep hills or what so ever, the irregular change in the indicator would sound reasonable. But this case is not what happen.
Gosh, just coming into one month, another new problem has surfaced.
Is buying a new car, truly based on luck to get a good and problem free car? Where is the Quality Assurance as Honda being one of the top selling brands from Japan?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Updates on my Honda Civic problems
I finally managed to get my car back yesterday evening around 4:30pm. They finally rectified my left-side damper tak-tak sound problem. My right-side problem with the dung-dung sound coming from the front-side has yet to be solved. The service manager said they will have to order the mounting part for which was causing the sound. That happned yesterday, 15/9/08.
Today the service manager called advising me that Honda Malaysia recognizes this problem and is in the midst of modifying a new mounting part for the problem. This process will take a three months before it can be available in the market. The service manager advises me to come back in December 2008, to fully rectify the problem once the part is made available.
So, is this the quality of parts that we are expecting even after paying an amount of RM100K++ for this Civic?
Honda Malaysia should have taken the initiative of making sure that all parts purchased are of high grade or level of quality. Honda Malaysia should not take the path of modifying the parts just to close a problem reported. Sounds to me like a temporary solution and once waranty is up in 3 years time, we, as the consumer will have to pay the bomb for rectificating a problem Honda Malaysia created since day one.
Today the service manager called advising me that Honda Malaysia recognizes this problem and is in the midst of modifying a new mounting part for the problem. This process will take a three months before it can be available in the market. The service manager advises me to come back in December 2008, to fully rectify the problem once the part is made available.
So, is this the quality of parts that we are expecting even after paying an amount of RM100K++ for this Civic?
Honda Malaysia should have taken the initiative of making sure that all parts purchased are of high grade or level of quality. Honda Malaysia should not take the path of modifying the parts just to close a problem reported. Sounds to me like a temporary solution and once waranty is up in 3 years time, we, as the consumer will have to pay the bomb for rectificating a problem Honda Malaysia created since day one.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Part 2 - Problems with my 1-month old Honda Civic
Today is my 5th time sending my car into the service center (15/9/08). The front damper part has arrived and was replaced on Friday, 12/9/08. I had no choice by to send it in today, because the problem was still there after the replacement. In actual fact, more sounds are coming from there, sounds like some loose wire knocking against the body. Probably the mechanic left out some wires dangling around. Hope it isn't some electrical wiring that can electrocute the passenger or burn my new car.
My other problem which sounded like "dung-dung", which I noticed it coming from the rear at first. After driving together with the foreman for 10 minutes around Jalan Chan Sow Lin area, he noticed the recently damper problem was still there and at the same time, he witnessed the "dung-dung" sound loud and clear, but instead of the rear side, he said it was front the engine compartment. His initial suspect was the engine mounting. But when discussed with the Service Advisor, the Service Advisor informed me that they will check further.
Sent my car in this morning at 9am, but right now is about 3:20pm (6 hours) and I have yet to hear from Honda. I hope they can close the cases once and for all with a clean/complete job.
My other problem which sounded like "dung-dung", which I noticed it coming from the rear at first. After driving together with the foreman for 10 minutes around Jalan Chan Sow Lin area, he noticed the recently damper problem was still there and at the same time, he witnessed the "dung-dung" sound loud and clear, but instead of the rear side, he said it was front the engine compartment. His initial suspect was the engine mounting. But when discussed with the Service Advisor, the Service Advisor informed me that they will check further.
Sent my car in this morning at 9am, but right now is about 3:20pm (6 hours) and I have yet to hear from Honda. I hope they can close the cases once and for all with a clean/complete job.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Unsatisfactory of my new Honda Civic
Recently I have purchase a new Honda Civic 1.8S. My previous car was Honda City I-Dsi. It was a simple upgrade from my perspective. But today is coming to my first month of receiving the car, unfortunately I have sent my car into the Honda Service Center for 4 times already. The quality that Honda is giving is getting worst by the days. Is it because of the volume or number of cars they have to produce to meet the demand? Which has resulted in lacking of Quality Assuarance for the consumers?
Even though the demand is more that supply, Honda should constantly maintain the quality of the cars that they produce everyday.
I cannot advise further on how or what are the priorities that Honda should or should not pay attention, but I can share with the readers of my blog are my pains ever since buying this Honda Civic.
1) A couple of days after I have received the car, I notice there is a sound that is coming from the rear end side of the driver's seat. I can hear a noise which it sounds like solid metal knocking on each other. I have report the problem three times already and everytime they say they thighten some screws and Mr. Customer please try again. They even gotten the foreman to drive my car, and he did hear the problem, but unfortunately after the repair, my car is still having the sound.
2) Plastic panels. A week into driving the car, interior plastic covers keeps popping out. I reported twice, and everytime they do, I think they just press it back to place and not trying to figure out why it popped out in the first place. Is this because of the cost savings Honda is trying to do, which is to get lower grade of products. The places where the plastic is popping out are shown in the pictures.
3) Front left suspension noise. I can hear "tak-tak" noises coming out from it whenever I come off the humps. According to the foreman, they will required to replace the damper for me. Fortunately it took on two days for it to arrive. I will monitor further because my new damper was just installed on the 12/09/08.
4) The engine noise, which has a rattling sound whether the car engine is cold or hot. In the morning the sound is much more visible, but the afternoon was noticeable too. It is a nuisance until I feel like I am driving a 10 years old car!! I asked the foreman's opinion and he too agree that the sound should not be like this. Btw, the engine compartment is really noise and Civic should come with better insulations. Even my last Honda City has a much quieter engine if being compared.
5) The air-conditioning system. This too have a rattling sound whenever it is turned on above 3-4 bars. I did compare my car with other Honda Civics, but theirs do not have such loud noise!! and their car is more than 2 years, as oppose to mine, 30 days!!
It is really an unsatisfactory purchase of my Honda Civic. Frankly, I do feel my Honda City have a much better quality of products installed in it, if compared with Honda Civic. Sadly this expereince really teaches me to think twice when the demand of it has increased, there are bound to be some negligence in other areas. I have written a letter to the Managing Director, but I guess it will never reach his desk. If it does, I hope he can re-attention his priorities to producing quality cars for the consumers and not paying attention only on SALES figures.
Even though the demand is more that supply, Honda should constantly maintain the quality of the cars that they produce everyday.
I cannot advise further on how or what are the priorities that Honda should or should not pay attention, but I can share with the readers of my blog are my pains ever since buying this Honda Civic.
1) A couple of days after I have received the car, I notice there is a sound that is coming from the rear end side of the driver's seat. I can hear a noise which it sounds like solid metal knocking on each other. I have report the problem three times already and everytime they say they thighten some screws and Mr. Customer please try again. They even gotten the foreman to drive my car, and he did hear the problem, but unfortunately after the repair, my car is still having the sound.
2) Plastic panels. A week into driving the car, interior plastic covers keeps popping out. I reported twice, and everytime they do, I think they just press it back to place and not trying to figure out why it popped out in the first place. Is this because of the cost savings Honda is trying to do, which is to get lower grade of products. The places where the plastic is popping out are shown in the pictures.
3) Front left suspension noise. I can hear "tak-tak" noises coming out from it whenever I come off the humps. According to the foreman, they will required to replace the damper for me. Fortunately it took on two days for it to arrive. I will monitor further because my new damper was just installed on the 12/09/08.
4) The engine noise, which has a rattling sound whether the car engine is cold or hot. In the morning the sound is much more visible, but the afternoon was noticeable too. It is a nuisance until I feel like I am driving a 10 years old car!! I asked the foreman's opinion and he too agree that the sound should not be like this. Btw, the engine compartment is really noise and Civic should come with better insulations. Even my last Honda City has a much quieter engine if being compared.
5) The air-conditioning system. This too have a rattling sound whenever it is turned on above 3-4 bars. I did compare my car with other Honda Civics, but theirs do not have such loud noise!! and their car is more than 2 years, as oppose to mine, 30 days!!
It is really an unsatisfactory purchase of my Honda Civic. Frankly, I do feel my Honda City have a much better quality of products installed in it, if compared with Honda Civic. Sadly this expereince really teaches me to think twice when the demand of it has increased, there are bound to be some negligence in other areas. I have written a letter to the Managing Director, but I guess it will never reach his desk. If it does, I hope he can re-attention his priorities to producing quality cars for the consumers and not paying attention only on SALES figures.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Anwar to be sworn in as MP tomorrow
Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia announced this morning that the new MP for Permatang Pauh will be sworn in tomorrow.
Anwar is to return back to Parliament after 10 years after celebrating a big win against Barisan National. He defeated BN's candidate, Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah with a majority of 15,671 votes.
With this win, many supporters of the ex-deputy prime minister have been awaiting for the arrival of this day patiently.
Anwar is to return back to Parliament after 10 years after celebrating a big win against Barisan National. He defeated BN's candidate, Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah with a majority of 15,671 votes.
With this win, many supporters of the ex-deputy prime minister have been awaiting for the arrival of this day patiently.
Malaysia Today blocked! Order from MCMC
Popular news website Malaysia Today had its access blocked by the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) TMnet.
Controversial online portal Malaysia Today had its access blocked by the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) TMnet.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chief operating officer Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi confirmed that the block was ordered by the commission. "It is being blocked because we found that some of the comments on the website were insensitive, bordering on incitement," he told Malaysiakini.
Controversial online portal Malaysia Today had its access blocked by the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) TMnet.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chief operating officer Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi confirmed that the block was ordered by the commission. "It is being blocked because we found that some of the comments on the website were insensitive, bordering on incitement," he told Malaysiakini.
Honda City 2009
The new Honda City 2009 is finally viewable.
Here are some amateur shots of the next generation Honda City. With a striking similar resemblance to the Honda’s first production hydrogen car, the Clarity, the new City is definitely miles away in design compared to the current Toyota VIOS or even the current City.
Engine options should be similar to the new Jazz/Fit which means the 1.5 iVTEC and based on the report, there will be no more i-DSI variants available.
Here are some amateur shots of the next generation Honda City. With a striking similar resemblance to the Honda’s first production hydrogen car, the Clarity, the new City is definitely miles away in design compared to the current Toyota VIOS or even the current City.
Engine options should be similar to the new Jazz/Fit which means the 1.5 iVTEC and based on the report, there will be no more i-DSI variants available.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Prices To Pay For The Permatang Pauh By-election
The by-election is no longer a democratic contest. Instead, it is the continuation of resentment between Anwar and Umno. In the "decisive battle", BN must not allow Anwar to win to prevent his power seizing plan while Anwar must win to return to the political arena.
By LIM SUE GOAN/ Translated by SOONG PHUI JEE/ Sin Chew Daily
A series of incidents happened since Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail resigned from the post of Permatang Pauh MP on 31 July. These incidents, included Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being charged with anal sex, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan swearing on Quran, two Perak executive councillor were detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency for alleged corruption, the Government reducing fuel prices and the Penang state government declaring the by-election polling day a public holiday. This highlights the great importance of this constituency by both the BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
The by-election in Permatang Pauh is the first election after the 8 March general elections. Originally, it should be a litmus test to see whether the ruling coalition has managed to regain lost support since the last elections as well as its handling of the fuel price crisis and management of the economy. However, the extremely dirty campaigning thus far is now seen as a setback for democratic elections.
PKR sees the by-election as the battleground for Anwar Ibrahim to get back into parliament and to wrest control of the government from the incumbent Barisan Nasional. It is also a battle for public opinion whether the sodomy charges brought against him are true. But it is undeniable that if Anwar wins the by-election, part of the reasons would include voter's continuing dissatisfaction with BN, inflation and the outbreak of racial issues.
Similarly, if Umno is able to reduce Anwar's majority votes, it can be said that Umno has regained some people's support. But we must take into account the resources, manpower, money and working hours of many officials being "sacrificed" for the by-election.
Originally, the by-election can be considered as the performance evaluation for both BN and Pakatan Rakyat five months after the general elections. But the people has overlooked the performance comparison between the two parties. Instead, they can only see the community is being torn apart and an intense confrontation between BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
Some government organisations have been involved in politics and huge resources have been wasted in the by-election.
The by-election is no longer a democratic contest. Instead, it is the continuation of resentment between Anwar and Umno. In the "decisive battle", BN must not allow Anwar to win to prevent his power seizing plan while Anwar must win to return to the political arena.
Most worryingly, some people seem to have gone mad and fallen into the "life and death" battle. They have exposed the possible crisis that the country may have been walking towards the direction of hatred and destruction.
After the by-election, the political confrontation will not come to an end. Instead, it may become more intense. Perhaps, the battle will only be end when one of the contending parties is demolished.
By LIM SUE GOAN/ Translated by SOONG PHUI JEE/ Sin Chew Daily
A series of incidents happened since Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail resigned from the post of Permatang Pauh MP on 31 July. These incidents, included Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim being charged with anal sex, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan swearing on Quran, two Perak executive councillor were detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency for alleged corruption, the Government reducing fuel prices and the Penang state government declaring the by-election polling day a public holiday. This highlights the great importance of this constituency by both the BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
The by-election in Permatang Pauh is the first election after the 8 March general elections. Originally, it should be a litmus test to see whether the ruling coalition has managed to regain lost support since the last elections as well as its handling of the fuel price crisis and management of the economy. However, the extremely dirty campaigning thus far is now seen as a setback for democratic elections.
PKR sees the by-election as the battleground for Anwar Ibrahim to get back into parliament and to wrest control of the government from the incumbent Barisan Nasional. It is also a battle for public opinion whether the sodomy charges brought against him are true. But it is undeniable that if Anwar wins the by-election, part of the reasons would include voter's continuing dissatisfaction with BN, inflation and the outbreak of racial issues.
Similarly, if Umno is able to reduce Anwar's majority votes, it can be said that Umno has regained some people's support. But we must take into account the resources, manpower, money and working hours of many officials being "sacrificed" for the by-election.
Originally, the by-election can be considered as the performance evaluation for both BN and Pakatan Rakyat five months after the general elections. But the people has overlooked the performance comparison between the two parties. Instead, they can only see the community is being torn apart and an intense confrontation between BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
Some government organisations have been involved in politics and huge resources have been wasted in the by-election.
The by-election is no longer a democratic contest. Instead, it is the continuation of resentment between Anwar and Umno. In the "decisive battle", BN must not allow Anwar to win to prevent his power seizing plan while Anwar must win to return to the political arena.
Most worryingly, some people seem to have gone mad and fallen into the "life and death" battle. They have exposed the possible crisis that the country may have been walking towards the direction of hatred and destruction.
After the by-election, the political confrontation will not come to an end. Instead, it may become more intense. Perhaps, the battle will only be end when one of the contending parties is demolished.
Najib: Muslim by birth, Hindu by practice
Thagarajoo, Nallakaruppan’s one-time driver, swears he brought Mr. Ji to Najib’s house every month to perform Hindu prayers and rituals. And it appears it is still going on until today. Does that, therefore, render Najib’s oath, performed the so-called 'proper' Islamic way, null and void?
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday night swore in Masjid Jamek Guar Perahu near here (Permatamg Pauh) that he did not know or had any connection with Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaarribuu who was murdered in 2006 in Puncak Alam, Selangor. Najib said he was making the swearing although it was not an official swearing made on the Quran.
"Wallahi, Wabillahi, Watallahi (With Allah as my witness) I swear I do not know or have any connection with the Mongolian woman. I do not know if others want to swear or not but I know I did no wrong. This is between me and God," he said. (Bernama, 23 August 2008)
That same day, Thagarajoo a/l Thangavellu also swore, through a Statutory Declaration, that Najib and his wife, who may be born Muslims, are practicing Hindus. Would, therefore, Najib’s oath, performed the so-called ‘proper’ Islamic way, be valid after all?
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday night swore in Masjid Jamek Guar Perahu near here (Permatamg Pauh) that he did not know or had any connection with Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaarribuu who was murdered in 2006 in Puncak Alam, Selangor. Najib said he was making the swearing although it was not an official swearing made on the Quran.
"Wallahi, Wabillahi, Watallahi (With Allah as my witness) I swear I do not know or have any connection with the Mongolian woman. I do not know if others want to swear or not but I know I did no wrong. This is between me and God," he said. (Bernama, 23 August 2008)
That same day, Thagarajoo a/l Thangavellu also swore, through a Statutory Declaration, that Najib and his wife, who may be born Muslims, are practicing Hindus. Would, therefore, Najib’s oath, performed the so-called ‘proper’ Islamic way, be valid after all?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Our Malaysian Hero ~ Lee Chong Wei
Even politics took a back seat when the Olympic men’s badminton singles final was played yesterday.
Both candidates for the Permatang Pauh by-election took about an hour's break from their walkabouts to watch the match between Malays’a Lee Chong Wei and China’s Lin Dan.
Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim watched the live telecast barely 3km away from each other in Seberang Jaya.
While Arif Shah joined a group of youths to witness the match at a nasi kandar restaurant along Jalan Todak, Anwar stopped at a small stall on Jalan Tenggiri to watch the game.
They were not the only ones who took a break for sports – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak watched the live telecast at the Umno Youth main operations centre at Jalan Kubang Semang.
In Petaling Jaya, hundreds of people went to mamak shops and restaurants which had big screens set up for the live telecast. They cheered and clapped each time Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei gained points against Chinese Lin Dan in the men’s singles finals in the Beijing Olympics.
Despite Lee's loss to Lin Dan in straight sets, many said they were proud that Malaysia had managed to reach the finals.
Siti Mariam Mustafa, 30, said she was extremely proud of Lee.
“It really doesn’t matter to me because this is the first time Malaysia has reached the (badminton singles) final.
“No Malaysian has done it before and I’m still happy to see the results,” said Siti Mariam, an insurance executive from Bangsar.
Siti Mariam and her boyfriend Sufian Mohd Nor, 35, an IT executive, chose to forgo two tickets for Meet Dave when they realised the final clashed with the movie.
“We just knew that we had to support him as proud Malaysians,” she said.
Siblings Lew Ai Lee, Tau Fei and Tau Cherng, who were dining at a restaurant at The Curve here with their partners, arrived as early as 7pm to choose the best seats in front of the big screen showing the match.
“This is a really meaningful event because our fellow Malaysian had the chance to win the gold medal so we made sure we did not miss it.
“Lee is our favourite player and I am sure he tried his best even though he did not win.
“He put up a good fight not for the RM1mil that he was promised but for his fighting spirit,” said Tau Fei, a graphic designer from Kelana Jaya.
Both candidates for the Permatang Pauh by-election took about an hour's break from their walkabouts to watch the match between Malays’a Lee Chong Wei and China’s Lin Dan.
Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim watched the live telecast barely 3km away from each other in Seberang Jaya.
While Arif Shah joined a group of youths to witness the match at a nasi kandar restaurant along Jalan Todak, Anwar stopped at a small stall on Jalan Tenggiri to watch the game.
They were not the only ones who took a break for sports – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak watched the live telecast at the Umno Youth main operations centre at Jalan Kubang Semang.
In Petaling Jaya, hundreds of people went to mamak shops and restaurants which had big screens set up for the live telecast. They cheered and clapped each time Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei gained points against Chinese Lin Dan in the men’s singles finals in the Beijing Olympics.
Despite Lee's loss to Lin Dan in straight sets, many said they were proud that Malaysia had managed to reach the finals.
Siti Mariam Mustafa, 30, said she was extremely proud of Lee.
“It really doesn’t matter to me because this is the first time Malaysia has reached the (badminton singles) final.
“No Malaysian has done it before and I’m still happy to see the results,” said Siti Mariam, an insurance executive from Bangsar.
Siti Mariam and her boyfriend Sufian Mohd Nor, 35, an IT executive, chose to forgo two tickets for Meet Dave when they realised the final clashed with the movie.
“We just knew that we had to support him as proud Malaysians,” she said.
Siblings Lew Ai Lee, Tau Fei and Tau Cherng, who were dining at a restaurant at The Curve here with their partners, arrived as early as 7pm to choose the best seats in front of the big screen showing the match.
“This is a really meaningful event because our fellow Malaysian had the chance to win the gold medal so we made sure we did not miss it.
“Lee is our favourite player and I am sure he tried his best even though he did not win.
“He put up a good fight not for the RM1mil that he was promised but for his fighting spirit,” said Tau Fei, a graphic designer from Kelana Jaya.
Monday, July 28, 2008
14 German made cars
As advised by the government on ways to cut cost and minimize the government expenditures. But in the recent topic which we have read about, the State of Terengganu has purchased 14 units of Germany made car which is amounting to an amount of RM3.43 million ringgit. The reason given for this extravagant expenditure was because of the current vehicles purchased from a local manufacturer was too expensive to maintain.
The MB has also submitted papers showing proof that in the long run, the German brand car will save more versus the Malaysian made car. The local producer has reported otherwise on the proof submitted by the State of Terengganu.
In the latest report on this issue (http://malaysiakini.com/news/86820 -- Jul 27,08), the DPM has advised MB not to “memperbesar-besarkan” this issue because the purchase has already been made.
From the perspective of us, tax payers; I would see this as a misused of “rakyat” money. Others out there may have their own views, please do share you point of view with respect to this particular issue. Is it a government conspiracy to bring the Malaysian car producer down? Is it an obvious case of corruption?
The MB has also submitted papers showing proof that in the long run, the German brand car will save more versus the Malaysian made car. The local producer has reported otherwise on the proof submitted by the State of Terengganu.
In the latest report on this issue (http://malaysiakini.com/news/86820 -- Jul 27,08), the DPM has advised MB not to “memperbesar-besarkan” this issue because the purchase has already been made.
From the perspective of us, tax payers; I would see this as a misused of “rakyat” money. Others out there may have their own views, please do share you point of view with respect to this particular issue. Is it a government conspiracy to bring the Malaysian car producer down? Is it an obvious case of corruption?
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