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Rabid spinning for past cronyism

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

PKR Crown Princess of ‘Politics of Hatred’ YB Nurul Izzah Anwar is on the rabid track of another special purpose ‘ghost stories’, much like everything else what she, her parents and party stood for and the agenda to forcefully impose the desire of the minority against the will of the majority.

Nurul Izzah wants audit over air traffic control flop

UPDATED @ 05:31:54 PM 21-09-2012
By Mohd Farhan Darwis
September 21, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The air traffic control tower at the Subang airport went “blind” last week for two hours, putting lives at risk in Malaysian air space and prompting PKR’s Nurul Izzah Anwar to ask today for an independent audit over the system failure.

The Lembah Pantai MP said the Transport Ministry and Department of Civil Aviation should provide answers in an independent audit as a similar system is being used at the KLIA2, the new low-cost terminal in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.

“If the system failure is not clarified in an independent audit, there will be suspicions that millions of ringgit being used for a similar system in KLIA2 will face the same fate,” Nurul Izzah (picture) told reporters outside the Subang airport here.

In the September 12 incident, the air traffic control system at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport failed for nearly two hours from 2.30am to 4.20am when there was “total failure in the system with no radar, no radio frequencies”, said the PKR vice-president.

It is understood that air traffic controllers and aircraft pilots in Malaysian air space were “blind” and air traffic control had to be handled by a neighbouring country.

Nurul Izzah said PKR had earlier requested for an independent audit but the ministry and DCA had dismissed the complaint and did not consider malfunction in the RM125.4 million system as an issue.

In July, Nurul Izzah had called on the Transport Ministry to explain why system flaws in the Malaysian Air Traffic Services Modernization Programme (MATSMP) Improvement Phase 2 (MIP-2) that was upgraded by the Selex Sistemi Integriti (SELEX) Company and Advanced Air Traffic Systems (M) Sdn Bhd (AAT) had not yet been repaired.

The PKR vice president had alleged that ATT was awarded a similar project for KLIA2 even though another firm, AMP Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd (AMCOP), had been identified by qualified consultants as more suitable for the job.

She also criticised the ministry for not answering her question in the June sitting of Parliament regarding the RM128.4 million cost to upgrade the system and its effectiveness.

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It is clear why in the past three months she has been obsessively on the warpath against the DCA air control tower radar system. A lot of answers have been provided  in the past. Like any other PKR-trumped-up-charged baseless or spun accusations, similar to the Royal Malaysian Navy Perdana Class Scorpene submarines program, the PKR Vice President is never interested in the truth.

In this Free Malaysia Today story, the Director General of Department of Civil Aviation Dato’ Azharuddin Abdul Rahman already clarified that what Nurul claimed is not as serious of what actually happened.

‘Investigate air traffic system failure’

| September 21, 2012

PKR wants probe on the cause of the total system failure at the Air Traffic Control Centre last week. DCA, however, claims it was not a total failure.

FULL REPORT

SUBANG: Aircraft in the local airspace were “flying blind” last week when the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (ATCC) suffered a “total failure in the system with no radar, no radio” for almost one-hour-plus, alleged PKR today.

The incident occurred between 2.50am and 4.15am on Sept 12, according to a systems log of the Subang Air Traffic Control Centre and a preliminary report of the incident was revealed to the press by PKR vice-presidents Nurul Izzah Anwar, Tian Chua and N Surendran today.

“A total system failure occurred for almost two hours and throughout that time, the Malaysian airspace was rendered blind, with all departures cancelled and existing air traffic handed over to neighbouring countries,” said Nurul outside the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) traffic control centre at the Subang airport.

She said the system failure had put civilian passengers on board the planes at risk as they were cut off from any guidance from ground control, and during the down time Singapore and Thailand were in total control of the traffic system, which “left us completely defenceless”.

Retired Royal Malaysian Air Force director-general of operations, brigadier-general Abdul Hadi Abdul Khatab who joined PKR last year, said that what occurred must be taken seriously as there were “high risks” when the airspace is blind, which can even lead to possible air collisions.

Abdul Hadi, a former pilot and RMAF officer for 45 years, urged the government, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the DCA to immediately take action and investigate the cause of the breakdown.

“We must not allow something like that to happen again. Risking the lives of airline passengers, that is the most crucial aspect to this. As a former pilot, I know that this kind of system is troubling for air crew handling the aircraft,” he said.

He said it was a dangerous when the radar was down and blind, as “nobody is in control of the movements of planes”.

“They cannot give instructions, they do not know the positions of aircraft, there is a possibility that the planes are not flying the right height they are supposed to fly,” he said.

Independent audit needed

Abdul Hadi criticised the report by local contractor Advanced Air Traffic Systems Sdn Bhd (AAT) as being too simplistic, as it has cited “power failure” as the cause of the breakdown.

“Are they telling us that their technicians are not competent enough to bring the system back-up in one hour? Are they saying they do not do daily checks? Something is wrong with the way they handled the situation,” he said, adding that in his years of experience, he has not encountered such a failure.

Meanwhile, Nurul asked why there has been no transparency from the government despite her repeated attempts to highlight the flaws of the radar system maintained by AAT.

“This flawed system that is in operation now cost Malaysian taxpayers 26.05 million euros (RM128.4 million),” she said. “We need an independent audit on what happened on Sept 12, anything less is unacceptable. I really hope that the DCA and MOT take this seriously… if they were really capable, then such instances would not occur.

Nurul also asked:

  • How could the MOT and DCA accept and operate a flawed system without sufficient back-ups?
  • How could the batteries, uninterrupted power supply, generator set or any other form of backup power supply not be working at the time?
  • What will the MOT and DCA do to ensure such calamities do not reoccur in the future?

“Unless this system failure is investigated and explained by an independent third party, there will be serious concerns that the impending hundreds of millions more to be spent on the air traffic control tower for the RM3.8 billion KLIA 2 project will suffer similar catastrophic failures and put lives at risk.”

The government should call for an independent audit of the air traffic control system in Subang by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), she said.

Nurul said that the MOT and DCA are currently the evaluation consultants for the Airspace Restructuring Project (ATMOP), at KLIA 2, in which AAT is also a bidder. She added that she hoped that the most technically qualified bidder will be chosen.

DCA DG: Not as serious as portrayed by PKR

Meanwhile, DCA director-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman confirmed that there was a down time in the radar system last week, but implied that it was not as serious as PKR had painted it out to be.

He said that while there was a power supply interruption to the radar system, the radio however still worked, and it was not a “total failure”.

“Investigations found that there was a circuit breaker trip of incoming power supply, and the backup or UPS (uninterrupted power supply) took over but it went unnoticed and it drained out the battery,” he said.

When asked why the system log had noted that both radar and radio were out, he explained that it was merely the “initial assessment” by the supervisor.

“However, when that happened, we initiated our standard trouble shooting procedures and with the aid of radio service, we managed to bring one aircraft to land safely on arrival, without delay at 3.20am.”

Aside from the delay of two aircraft, Azharuddin said that there were no other mishaps or aircraft delays during the hour-plus shortage.

“When the circuit breaker was reset, everything came back [to normal]. We did not have to use the contingency plan to transfer our aircraft movement to other states, as what Nurul claimed,” he said.

Asked how DCA would ensure that such an incident does not recur, Azharuddin said that the department is looking at improving the remote control monitoring system and also looking at a possible upgrade.

On whether an additional investigation will be carried out, Azharuddin said it was unlikely. “We know what went wrong that day. I don’t think any more investigation will be required. Now we have to talk to all concerned to be more vigilant in cases like this.”

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This is case against the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) air traffic control (ATC) system no different when the Lembah Pantai MP told foreign media in Indonesia two years ago about the Scorpene submarines where unable to dive. It was an explicit clear on manipulation of facts with the specific intention discredit the Armed Forces and Prime Minister, for acquiring military assets that failed to operate.

DCA is the authority on civil aviation. They issue all end-to-end licenses and maintain record and registration for any aircraft allowed to be airborne or any matters pertaining to machines that operate in the Malaysian airspace. They also own and control all civil aviation airborne movements system, which include all operations of air control towers anywhere within the Malaysia airspace.

There is no need of an independent audit on the incidence nor the system. DCA has all the necessary powers, procedures and competency to deal with such matters, in accordance with the standards and practice of international civil aviation regulatory body, international civil aviation organization (ICAO).

Much like the case on the Scorpene submarines, AAT has proven themselves in the radar business and technology. They have not had any near misses in the 18 years of their operations.

Notice how Nurul Izzah is focused on taking on AAT and on the same breadth, repeated the statement that AMP Corporation Sdn Bhd (AMCOP) also bid for the KLIA2 radar system. It was discussed earlier that AMCOP proposal wasn’t the lowest, didn’t include the integration with the main radar system backbone and there was some play involved, probably hanky-panky, in the evaluation for the said system.

It was learnt that the main player of AMCOP Dato’ Mustaffa Abdul Rahman is an associate of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, when the latter was Finance Minister and calling the shots for all Federal Government contracts and awards. They have established the relationship a while back and now, the Princess of PKR ‘Politics of Hatred’ is taking up the fight for ‘an old Papa friend’.

Probably the investigations should be centered on how a former employee of AMCOP Tanapal Balakrishnan, who is someone very close to Mustaffa, was an integral part and played pivotal role in AECOM. AECOM is the consultant appointed by MAHB in the KLIA2 ATC program. That is also why it is not remotely peculiar that neither PKR nor Nurul Izzah take this point up in any of the charges against the KLIA2 ATC system award.

That is not at all peculiar when the points raised by Dato’ Abdul Hadi Mohd Khatab, who is acting on behalf of  PKR Security Consultative Council to make a comment on the matter, was also highlighted by the Opposition friendly online media. Hadi was dishonourably discharged whilst serving as a Brigadier General for the RMAF in the 469th Armed Forces Council. He was stripped of his Brigadier General rank, prohibited from using the rank even after leaving service as a retired air force officer and his 1974 commission as an RMAF officer cancelled. These are due to his misconduct and ‘little enterprise’ whilst serving as the Head of RMAF Logistics Command. Officially, his dismissal is due to “Incompetency”.

How could someone of this reputation and track record be a reference to the said issue which was blown out of proportion by Nurul Izzah, with a clear and explicit extension of Opposition’s ‘Politics of Hatred’ strategy?

Then again, the Opposition especially PKR Crown Princess would never admit that the air traffic control system of the Malaysian airspace has a good impeccable back-up system incase the one operated by DCA completely failed. RMAF’s SENTRY system, based in TUDM Butterworth and Kuantan is competent enough to track simultaneous movements of all aircrafts in the Malaysian airspace.

This was demonstrated when RMAF invited new media practitioners for its open day in TUDM Kuantan over three weeks ago.

Please stop frightening the Malaysian public with their ‘ghost stories’  and wasting other people’s time with these games. In all their trumped up charges, all answers have been provided and time and again, they have been proven wrong in their own game and their own ‘weapon’ gets blown in their face. PKR should focus on putting themselves and their house in order.

Cronyism, then and now, had always been about Anwar Ibrahim, his immediate families, close associates and specific group of inner circle.

The Opposition leaders, particularly PKR, have to be responsible Yang Berhormat and take up real issues with facts and not manipulated or half truths, with only the intention of sordid cheap political circus stunts. After all, that is what being a Member of Dewan Rakyat in His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong’s Parliament is all about.



Sign of property speculation?

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Some of the new property development condo projects in Penang were sold out upon their launch – so why are there so many homes now for sale or for rent? Have a look at this list and note the number of condos for sale and for rent. So is the demand for property really genuine [Read more]


[VIDEO] Belanjawan 2013 Pakatan Rakyat “Ekonomi Rakyat, Negara Berkat”

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT


Andy Williams - The Family Man's Crooner

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:32 AM PDT

Andy Williams, the legendary family man's crooner passed away today after a long battle with cancer.

He will be missed.

Read all about him from Wikipedia.

Andrew Howard Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer who recorded 18 Gold and three Platinum-certified albums.

He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owned the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, named after the song Moon River with which he was closely identified.

Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa and performed in a children's choir at the local Presbyterian church.

Williams and his three elder brothers Bob, Don and Dick formed the Williams Brothers quartet in late 1938.

The Williams Brothers appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record Swinging On A Star (1944).

They also appeared in four musical films, Janie and Kansas City Kitty in 1944, and Something In The Wind and Ladies' Man in 1947.

After landing a spot as a regular on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954, Williams became a popular solo singer.

He released the song Canadian Sunset in 1956 and Butterfly in 1957.

During the 1960s, Williams became one of the most popular vocalists in the United States and at one time earned more gold albums than any solo performer except Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis and Elvis Presley.

By 1973 he had earned as many as 18 gold album awards.

Among his hit albums were Moon River, Days Of Wine And Roses, The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Dear Heart, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Love, Andy, Get Together With Andy Williams and Love Story.

Williams forged a collaborative relationship with Henry Mancini, although they never recorded together.

He sang Mancini's Moon River which became the Oscar Best Song 1962 (from Breakfast At Tiffany's).

Williams hosted the most Grammy telecasts, from the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971 through the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.

In the early 1970s, when the Richard Nixon Administration attempted to deport John Lennon, Andy Williams was an outspoken defender of the former Beatle's right to stay in the United States.

In 2002, he re-recorded Can't Take My Eyes Off You as a duet with British actress and singer Denise Van Outen.

In 1961. Williams married French singer and actress Claudine Longet. They had three children and split in 1975.

In 1991, he married Debbie Meyer.

A Democrat during his early years, Williams became a Republican after being converted by his friend Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.


Konsert BERSIH 8T

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:48 AM PDT

5 months have already passed since since the historic day of 28 April 2012 which saw more than 250,000 Malaysians standing up as a united front to demand for CLEAN and FAIR elections.

However, this urgent call from everyday citizens has not been heeded by the authorities. So it is time for us to repeat the 8 demands of BERSIH 2.0 loud and clear.

Come join us! Please spread this widely : )


7 teras utama Belanjawan Pakatan Rakyat 2013...

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 04:52 AM PDT


Belanjawan Pakatan Rakyat 2013 meletakkan tujuh fokus sebagai teras utama agar ia selari dengan matlamat mengawal defisit dan menurunkan hutang negara.

Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ketika membentangkan belanjawan bertema Ekonomi Rakyat Negara Berkat tersebut menegaskan antara tujuh perkara teras itu adalah mengangkat martabat wanita.

"Kita ingin meningkatkan martabat kaum wanita dan atas usaha itu kita (Pakatan Rakyat) akan melaksanakan Caruman Wanita Nasional untuk suri rumag membabitkan peruntukan RM3 bilion setiap tahun.

"Selain itu juga kita akan memastikan reformasi dan ketelusan pada syarikat-syarikat milik kerajaan (GLC) dengan antara lain kita akan membubarkan 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) kerana mempunyai fungsi yang sama dengan Khazanah Nasional" jelas beliau di Bilik Taklimat di Parlimen.

Tambahnya lagi, melalui belanjawan kali ini juga Pakatan Rakyat turut mewujudkan bina dayasaing demi pertumbuhan dengan mengubal undang-undang anti-monopoli dan Suruhanjaya Anti Monopoli demi menggalakan pertumbuhan syarikat bersaiz sederhana dan merombak herotan ekonomi.

Hasil minyak untuk negeri turut diutamakan dengan menubuhkan syarikat-syarikat minyak PetroSabah, PetroSarawak, PetroTerengganu untuk menyertai pembangunan lapangan kecil (marginal field) yang kini diboloti oleh syarikat kroni.

"Skim khusus diwujudkan agar Petronas menaungi syarikat-syarikat ini supaya dapat bersaing di peringkat antarabangsa dalam tempoh 10 tahun.

"Mengenai perumahan rakyat, penubuhan Perbadanan Perumahan Negara untuk menjalankan amanah menyediakan perumahan mampu milik secara besar-besaran," kata beliau.

Tambahnya lagi, melalui perumahan rakyat ini program pemilikan bersama (50:50) di antara kerajaan dan rakyat bagi perumahan terpilih.


Selain penurunan harga kereta menjadi teras utama, reformasi Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) juga diberi perhatian dengan mengalihkan sumber manusia dan kewangan kepada kegiatan membanteras jenayah.

Malah kenaikan gaji sebanyak 5 peratus kepada anggota juga turut akan diumumkan, tidak ketinggalan juga pengumuman kenaikan gaji 20 peratus kepada kakitangan perubatan.

Belanjawan yang meletakkan jumlah perbelanjaan RM233 bilion iaitu jumlah lebih kecil dari jumlah yang dijangka diumumkan oleh kerajaan iaitu melepasi RN250 bilion tetapi terus meningkat sebanyak RM13 bilion berbanding Belanjawan Pakatan Rakyat 2012.

Selain itu juga pertumbuhan ekonomi pengikut penganalisis dan ramalan ekonomi kekal optimistik pada kadar 5.2 peratus berbanding kerajaan yang menggunakan unjuran 5 hingga 6 peratus.

Dalam pada itu sasaran yang lebih drastik pada defisit belanjawan apabila Pakatan Rakyat mensasarkan 3.5 peratus jika dibandingkan pada belanjawan yang dibuat pada Belanjawan Pakatan Rakyat 2012 yang meletakkan 4.4 peratus.

Walaubagaimana pun, kerajaan dijangkakan mengumumkan defisit sekitar 4 peratus kerana angka Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) telah disemak kembali menggunakan asas harga tahun 2005.- harakahdaily


Antara cadangan2 lain...

Isteri dapat caruman daripada suami dan kerajaan jika Pakatan perintah
 

Turun Harga Kereta: Kurangkan duti eksais 20 %, hapus permit AP 2015
 

Fungsi bertindih dengan Khazanah, 1MDB akan dibubar
 

Belanjawan Pakatan 2013 tambah kebajikan untuk rakyat dan realistik

Pakatan pastikan hasil negara dipulang kepada rakyat

Lebih banyak wang poket rakyat 


Alternative budget sans ethnic-based policies...

The Pakatan Rakyat shadow budget will not have provisions for ethnic-based affirmative action, said Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.

NONEPresenting the budget ahead of the 2013 federal budget, due to be tabled on Friday, Anwar said this is based on the experience of Pakatan-governed states.

"The country must move to a new phase because bumiputera policies have been abused to enrich a few. Support (for the needy) through affirmative action will continue, but there is no need for it to be ethnic-based to be able to help the poor," he said.

In Selangor and Penang,, he said, policies like micro-credit programmes are not ethnic-based, but the majority of recipients have been bumiputeras anyway because they pass the means test.

"This means that ethnic Indians who qualify also get assistance, and this does not rob the rights of the Malays," he said.

The 2013 shadow budget also aims to abolish government company 1Malaysian Development Berhad (1MBD) with all of its interests to be taken over by the federal investment arm Khazanah Malaysia.


azlan1MDB is a trick to allow the prime minister direct powers over this mega-company, but a Pakatan Rakyat PM will not need this,” said Anwar.

“We will surrender this to Khazanah, as there is no need for a (government-linked) company overseen by the PM and his family.”

The shadow budget, themed Ekonomi Rakyat, Negara Berkat (People's Economy, Blessed Country) states that Khazanah will, in 2013, pay the government RM2 billion in dividends, when none is paid today.


Anwar said that, based on its budget, Pakatan will be able to cut deficit to 3.5 percent of GDP, which is projected to grow by 5.3 percent in 2013.

“We also choose to present a realistic and truthful account of the economy, and project that inflation will be 3 percent, as opposed to the 1.6 percent projected by the BN government,” he said.

Project revenue according to the shadow budget is RM197 billion, while expenditure is estimated at RM234 billion, of which RM185 billion is operational and RM49 billion is development.

Anwar said there will be no rationalisation of subsidies, as the coalition will be prioritising on curbing corruption and leakages to create savings.

“We don't believe in starting with punishing the poor (by slashing subsidies) ... Not only will there be no rationalisation of subsidy, but we'll ensure the policy will be more transparent and assist the poor and middle income (groups) where possible,” he said.

The shadow budget can be read in full here.

 

Salient points
  • A pan-Borneo highway from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu, as well as upgrade and extension of the rail network in Sabah and Sarawak (Cost: “several billions”).
  • A National Housing Board to build 100,000 affordable housing units priced between RM130,000 and RM300,000 in major urban centres nationwide; the homes will take a part-ownership model (Cost: RM5 billion seed fund + RM2 billion annually from the second to fifth year).
  • Cut in excise tax by 20 percent (Cost: RM2 billion).
  • Minimum wage of RM1,110 per month (Salary adjustments for civil servans to cost RM2 billion).
  • Welfare payment of RM550 per month to 84,000 families living under the poverty line (Cost: RM554 million).
  • Senior citizens bonus of RM1,000 a year for 2.8 million people annually (Cost: RM2.8 billion).
  • Childcare allowance of RM1,000 a year for children aged 12 years or less, for families earning less than RM1,000 a month. (Cost: unquantified).
  • RM600 a year for homemakers, to match compulsory contributions by husbands between RM120 to RM1,200 annually (Cost: RM3 billion).
  • Higher wages for the police, redeployment of more personnel to crime prevention and investigation, establishing outposts in hot spots and improving in house forensic capacity (Cost: RM984 million).
  • One-off welfare payment of RM500 to households affected by severe drop in rubber price (Cost: unquantified).
  • An Unfair Public Contracts Act to break monopolies and cartels in key industries like rice, telecommunications, media, airline services, satellite television and taxi licences.
  • 20 percent royalty payments for oil-producing states Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan and Terengganu (Cost: RM12.5 billion).
  • Establishment of state-owned second-tier oil and gas companies.
  • Free higher education and the abolition of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation; cancellation of loan for a “substantial number of borrowers” who meet criteria to be determined by a special committee (Cost: RM2 billion annually over 20 years).
  • Free public transport for the disabled (Cost: RM20 million).
  • Doubling the number of buses; review all MRT-related contracts that have been or will be signed with intention of reallocating expenditure to expand bus networks (Cost: RM2 billion).
  • Phase-out of tolls for selected highway concessions (Cost: RM6 billion).
  • Ekuinas to conduct management buy-outs (MBO) of government-linked companies (Cost: unquantified).
  • Supporting small- and medium-scale industries through a SMI fund, national innovation fund and tax breaks (Cost: RM1 billion).- malaysiakini



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Pakatan Pastikan Hasil Negara Dipulang Kepada Rakyat

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:14 AM PDT

KeadilanDaily

Pakatan Rakyat (Pakatan) komited melaksanakan reformasi ekonomi dalam memerangi rasuah dan memastikan kekayaan hasil negara diagih secara adil kepada rakyat, kata Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“Reformasi ekonomi yang ditawarkan Pakatan bukan hanya berkisar soal menggantikan rejim lama dengan pemerintahan baru, tetapi suntikan kebangkitan kepada sektor ekonomi negara,” kata Ketua Umum KEADILAN itu.

Menurutnya, pemerintah Umno hari ini mewarisi amalan ekonomi lapuk yang penuh dengan rasuah, kronisme dan dan nepotisme yang kian parah.

“Sikap buruk itu harus dihentikan, bukan dengan retorik transformasi, tetapi dengan reformasi ekonomi yang konsisten,” kata Anwar.

Tambahnya, dasar afirmatif yang ditawarkan kerajaan sekarang tidak patut kerana hanya memberi manfaat kepada mereka yang rapat dengan golongan elit pemimpin.

“Sudah tiba masanya kita kembali kepada matlamat asal untuk membantu mereka yang benar–benar memerlukan dan layak,” jelas Anwar ketika berucap di hadapan lebih 350 tokoh korporat di Kelab DiRaja Selangor, semalam.

“Sistem tender terbuka yang diamalkan di negeri Pakatan tidak hanya memastikan perjalanan proses lebih telus dan adil, malah mampu mengurangkan kos projek lalu merangsang pertumbuhan ekonomi yang lebih kukuh,” kata Anwar lagi.

“Demi rakyat, reformasi akan kita laksanakan apabila Pakatan menerajui Putrajaya kelak,” kata Anwar.


Alternative Budget Sans Ethnic-Based Policies

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:07 AM PDT

Malaysiakini

The Pakatan Rakyat’s shadow budget does not contain provisions for ethnic-based affirmative action, said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Presenting the budget ahead of the 2013 federal budget due to be tabled on Friday, Anwar said this is based on the experience in Pakatan-held states.

“The country must move to a new phase because bumiputera policy have been abused to enrich a few.

“Support (for the needy) through affirmative action will continue but there is no need for it to be ethnic-based to be able help the poor,” he said.

He added that in Selangor and Penang, policies like micro-credit schemes are not ethnic-based, but the bulk of the recipients have been bumiputeras anyway because they meet the means test.

“This means that ethnic Indians who qualify also get assistance, and this does not rob the rights of the Malays,” he said.

The 2013 shadow budget also aims to abolish government-established 1Malaysian Development Berhad (1MBD) with all of its interests taken over by the federal investment arm Khazanah Malaysia.


Farewell Zakwan

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:28 AM PDT


When Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge was here she visited Hospis Malaysia and spoke to 15-year old Zakwan Anuar there. Zakwan is dying and doctors give him 2 or 3 days to live. Tomorrow our Raja Zarith Sofia, consort to the Sultan of Johor, flies in by helicopter to visit with Zakwan one last time. Why? Because she promised Zakwan that she would see him and say goodbye before he leaves. Bless her royal heart. Spread the word and say a prayer for Zakwan and keep him in your thoughts.

Hospis Malaysia also has a Facebook page...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hospis-Malaysia/145270218873995
Send Zakwan a message to say farewell and wish him a peaceful journey.


Kos sewa jet RM 96,000 kos sewa jet dan Utusan Meloya kata jet Anwar naik ada kaitan dgn.Yahudi...

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:30 PM PDT

Inilah jet eksekutif yang dinaiki Anwar bersama beberapa pemimpin pembangkang yang disiarkan dalam sebuah blog.

 RM96,000 anwar sewa jet eksekutif, siapa bayar?

Kos menyewa jet eksekutif selama dua hari untuk membawa Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bersama beberapa pemimpin pakatan pembangkang lain ke Labuan, Sabah pertengahan bulan ini adalah RM96,000.

Menurut sumber, kos tersebut meliputi semua caj termasuk bayaran juruterbang, jurutera dan perkhidmatan lain yang dikenakan Tjets Sdn. Bhd. (Tjets).

Difahamkan, urusan tempahan jet berkenaan dilakukan oleh seorang individu dari Sarawak.

Sementara itu, Pengerusi Tjets, Datuk Mohd. Taufik Omar (gambar kecil) menjelaskan, beliau tiada hubungan persahabatan dengan Anwar sebaliknya perkhidmatan pengurusan penerbangan jet eksekutif yang dinaiki Ketua Pembangkang itu dilakukan secara profesional.


Jelasnya, beliau tidak mengetahui bahawa Anwar akan menjadi penumpang jet eksekutif berkenaan apabila tempahan dibuat.

"Sehinggalah jet mahu berlepas baru saya tahu antara penumpangnya ialah Anwar dan rakan-rakannya.

"Saya orang berniaga dan saya menguruskan tempahan secara profesional. Tidak pula saya memeriksa siapa yang akan menjadi penumpang apabila sesuatu tempahan jet eksekutif dibuat," jelasnya.

Sebelum ini, seorang penulis blog, John F. Seademon mendakwa, Mohd. Taufik yang menyewakan jet tersebut kepada Anwar.

Kisah mengenai jet tersebut tercetus apabila Naib Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Tian Chua pada laman Twitternya memuat turun gambar jet eksekutif Dassault Falcon pada 15 September lalu.


Jelasnya, beliau tidak mengetahui bahawa Anwar akan menjadi penumpang jet eksekutif berkenaan apabila tempahan dibuat.


"Sehinggalah jet mahu berlepas baru saya tahu antara penumpangnya ialah Anwar dan rakan-rakannya.

"Saya orang berniaga dan saya menguruskan tempahan secara profesional. Tidak pula saya memeriksa siapa yang akan menjadi penumpang apabila sesuatu tempahan jet eksekutif dibuat," jelasnya.

Sebelum ini, seorang penulis blog, John F. Seademon mendakwa, Mohd. Taufik yang menyewakan jet tersebut kepada Anwar.

Kisah mengenai jet tersebut tercetus apabila Naib Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Tian Chua pada laman Twitternya memuat turun gambar jet eksekutif Dassault Falcon pada 15 September lalu.


Jet Ekslusif Anwar (Gambar) Anwar Ibrahim Naik Jet Eksekutif. Pinjam Atau Sewa? Kalau Sewa Sahaja Bernilai RM96,000!!

Selain Anwar, turut menaiki jet eksekutif berkenaan ialah Timbalan Pengerusi DAP, Dr. Tan Seng Giaw; Ketua Pengarah Pilihan Raya Pas, Dr. Hatta Ramli dan Ketua Wanita PKR, Zuraidah Kamaruddin.

"Apabila saya melihat Anwar menjadi penumpang jet tersebut, apa yang boleh saya buat?

"Tidak mungkin saya meminta Anwar dan rakan-rakannya turun. Saya hanya sekadar boleh beristighfar dan tunggu apa yang akan berlaku selepas ini," katanya lagi.

Menurutnya, tidak banyak syarikat bumiputera terlibat dengan industri pengurusan penyediaan jet eksekutif di negara ini dan oleh itu, adalah tidak adil bagi mana-mana pihak menuduhnya ada kaitan dengan Anwar.

"Saya hanya cari makan dan ini adalah salah satu bidang perniagaan saya. Adakah saya bersalah hanya disebabkan Anwar menjadi salah seorang penumpang dalam jet yang diuruskan oleh syarikat saya?

"Saya amat berharap penjelasan ini menceritakan perkara yang sebenarnya berlaku," katanya. - kerajaanrakyat.blogspot.



Video awek cun dalam “jet peribadi Anwar”

 RM96,000 anwar sewa jet eksekutif, siapa bayar?

“Anwar private jet” used by govt TV station and Islamists! Shock! No Jews anywhere...

24 Sept 2012 Utusan Melayu melaporkan jet eksekutif tersebut dimiliki oleh Wells Fargo Bank Northwest di Salt Lake City, Utah, Amerika Syarikat (AS) manakala operasinya dikendalikan oleh Bresnan International Aviation di White Plains, New York dan kedua-duanya dipercayai mempunyai kaitan dengan Yahudi.
 

Here is the latest news on the Jewish conspiracy.
Shock! Bevy of beautiful girls flown from Subang to Alor Star!
Shock! Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department involved!
Shock! No Jews, CIA spies or agents seen!


How’s that for sensationalism? I doubt Utusan Malaysia, Khairy Jamaluddin, Abdul Rahman Dahlan or Jamaluddin Jarjis will be amused, but never mind.

Okay, here’s the deal:

 
In Denver 2005. Maybe Jews or CIA agents were on board?

• “Anwar private jet” used to help minister in the PM’s Dept
• Second political favour by Datuk T
• Luxury Falcon 900 featured in govt Islamic TV show
• After one year, has everyone in Umno forgotten? Why?

The feeding frenzy in the Umno blogs and Umno media began after Khairy Jamaluddin and Abdul Rahman Dahlan tweeted about photos posted by Tian Chua and Anwar’s trip a week before.

That conversation happened on Sunday, Sept 23.

Coincidentally, exactly one year ago, on 23 Sept 2011, the goverment’s Islamic TV station Al Hijrah began broadcasting a three-month-long season of a women’s reality show called Solehah.

Al Hijrah is the baby of the minister of Islamic affairs, retired army general Jamil Khir Baharom, who works at the Prime Minister’s Department. Jamil Khir launched the show that night. 



One year ago: Jamil Khir Baharom launches the reality show Solehah.

Four organisations received production credit, among them:
  • JAWI, the Islamic Affairs Department of the Federal Territory, and
  • T Jets Sdn Bhd, the aircraft charter company owned by Dato Mohd Taufik Haji Omar

T Jets Sdn Bhd was acknowledged for providing transport.

T Jets provided its high class executive transport (the Dassault Falcon N990BB, the so-called “Anwar luxury private jet”) for the girls taking part in the show. 

In Episode 5, the girls are filmed being briefed at Subang Skypark before boarding the plane and taking a ride to Alor Star. There, they joined others at a Hari Raya celebration, where Jamil was the guest-of-honour.


Luxury private jet ride to a Hari Raya party in Alor Star. Jamil Khir, minister of Islamic affairs, was the guest of honour.

So Dato Mohd Taufik Haji Omar has already done a political favour before, and for an Umno politician. Was there any hue and cry about plane rides being used as political favours? Or complaints about Jews, the Wells Fargo Bank, foreign funding, and American conspiracies? My God! Maybe George Soros paid for the trip!

Didn’t Utusan know? Maybe they just don’t care...

All that happened a one year ago. Have Umno and government people lost their memories or their minds? In the past few days, not one Umno person said that this plane has been here all this while, that Dato Taufik has already used it for a political favour for government purposes, that other people have also gone for a ride.

People in the PM’s Department knew about N99088 a year ago. They might have even watched the series. (Maybe no one did.)

Maybe Khairy Jamaluddin and Abdul Rahman Dahlan didn’t watch the show and so they didn’t know. Maybe they heard nothing about the Falcon in the past one year. Maybe they’re totally out of the loop. Has Utusan also been out of the loop?

Now, about Jews and conspiracies

The series went on air on Sept 23, last year. Khairy’s tweets about Tian Chua’s photos were also made on Sept 23, this year. What a coincidence.

And if you believe that was just mere coincidence, there are a couple of bridges and private jets I’d like to sell you. And so would the couple of people who actually own bridges, planes and trains.

No, no coincidence — and no Jews there.- http://uppercaise.wordpress.com

No money paid for private jet...

PKR deputy president Azmin Ali today insisted that not a single sen was paid for the use of the private jet by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and party leaders last weekend.

Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby, he said PKR vice-president Tian Chua should check first before making statements seemingly contradicting Anwar on the matter.


NONE“He needs to check before making statements. Listen to Anwar (who said that the jet was lent by a friend),” he said.

He added that the ownership details of the jet are available with the Department of Civil Aviation for anyone to check and that PKR sees no need to disclose it.

“Why don't you ask why (PM’s wife) Rosmah (Mansor) is travelling at the government’s expense or who is paying for (Home Minister) Hishammuddin (Hussein)’s weekly helicopter flights from Kuala Lumpur to Johor?” he asked.


NONEHowever, when asked, Chua, who is also Batu MP, said that his statement did not contradict Anwar’s statement.

“The fact is that the jet is chartered, but we didn’t pay a sen for it,” he said.

He added that if PKR had anything to hide, they would not be posting pictures of the jet online for all to see.

“I think the lesson here is that previously, we couldn’t even hire a hotel room in Sabah and Sarawak and now people are sponsoring jets for us,” Chua said.-malaysiakini




cheers.


Pakatan Bentang Belanjawan Alternatif Hari Ini

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:20 PM PDT

KeadilanDaily

Pakatan Rakyat (Pakatan) akan membentangkan Belanjawan Alternatif 2013 menerusi taklimat khas kepada media di Dewan Rakyat petang ini.

Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dijangka membentangkan bajet alternatif berkenaan.

Ia dibuat dua hari menjelang pembentangan Belanjawan 2013 oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pada Jumaat ini.

Taklimat mengenai belanjawan tersebut telah dijalankan kepada semua Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat semalam.

Dalam Belanjawan Alternatif 2012 yang dibentangkan pada 4 Oktober tahun lalu, Pakatan mengumumkan peruntukan belanjawan sebanyak RM220 bilion untuk keperluan rakyat.

Belanjawan yang dinamakan Belanjawan Sejahtera Rakyat 2012 itu mengekang defisit pada kadar 4.4 peratus daripada Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK).

Ia adalah penjimatan RM14 bilion berbanding perbelanjaan kerajaan Barisan Nasional iaitu pada kadar defisit 6 peratus daripada KDNK,  dengan rakyat mendapat 20 peratus nilai tambah.

Antara lain, Pakatan mengumumkan gaji minima RM1,100 yang juga melibatkan kenaikan gaji kakitangan awam mengikut tangga gaji. Pengenalan gaji minima akan memanfaatkan 300,000 orang kakitangan awam yang berada di bawah RM1,100.

Belanjawan tersebut merangkumi pembayaran elaun pendidik sebanyak RM500 sebulan bagi setiap guru seperti yang dijanjikan di dalam Buku Jingga.

Selain itu, penyelarasan gaji kakitangan awam berikutan pengenalan gaji minima dan janji Buku Jingga akan melibatkan peruntukan tahunan sebanyak RM5.9 bilion.

Lesen dan permit teksi akan diberikan terus kepada pemandu teksi dan tidak lagi secara konsesi.

Lesen import permit AP akan dibuat secara lelongan dengan jangkaan menambah hasil negara sebanyak RM1.2 bilion berbanding amalan sekarang yang menguntungkan kroni.

Sebelum ini, pentadbiran Najib menciplak idea yang dibentangkan Pakatan, antaranya memperkenalkan Model Ekonomi Baru yang menyerupai Agenda Ekonomi Malaysia yang diperkenalkan Anwar.

Najib juga mengumumkan bayaran kepada insentif guru yang meniru idea yang dikemukakan oleh Pakatan menerusi Buku Jingga.

Perdana Menteri turut memansuhkan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) yang dilihat meniru langkah yang telah diperjuangkan oleh Pakatan sejak sekian lama.

Untuk Belanjawan Alternatif 2013, dijangka Pakatan menyasarkan pelbagai tumpuan untuk mengalihkan sumber kekayaan negara dari golongan mahakaya kepada program khusus bagi mengurangkan bebanan dan menambah manfaat rakyat.


Kajian UM - BN kekal berkuasa,mungkin tawan Kelantan tapi kecundang di Selangor,Kedah dan Penang...

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT

 

Hasil kajian yang didedahkan oleh Universiti Malaya pada hari ini menunjukkan Barisan Nasional (BN) mungkin memenangi Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) ke-13 tetapi kajian itu juga menunjukkan semakin ramai orang yakin Pakatan Rakyat (PR) mampu menawan Putrajaya.

Kajian bertajuk “Pola pengundian menjelang PRU Ke-13” itu telah dijalankan antara 1 hingga 16 September, manakala kajian sebelum ini ialah pada Mac lalu.

Kajian yang dibuat oleh Pusat Kajian Demokrasi Dan Pilihan Raya UM (UMCEDEL) itu menunjukkan BN akan menang dengan 44 peratus sokongan tetapi angka tersebut dianggap menyusut kerana pada Mac lalu BN memperoleh 49 peratus.

Bagi PR pula, kajian menunjukkan peningkatan daripada hanya 21 peratus pada Mac kepada 30 peratus.

Hasil kajian itu juga memberi petunjuk Selangor dan Kedah mungkin kekal menjadi milik PR, namun sedikit kebimbangan di Kelantan ekoran sedikit kemerosotan sokongan terhadap kerajaan PAS.

Keyakinan kepada kerajaan Pakatan di Selangor juga meningkat dengan ketara daripada 38 peratus kepada 50 peratus manakala untuk BN daripada 28 peratus jatuh kepada 16 peratus.

Situasi sama juga berlaku di Kedah dengan keyakinan kepada PR naik daripada 37 peratus kepada 48 peratus dan kepada BN turun daripada 40 peratus kepada 32 peratus.

Keadaan sedikit membimbangkan di Kelantan apabila keyakinan kepada PR jatuh sedikit dari 44 peratus kepada 41 peratus manakala BN naik daripada 27 peratus kepada 32 peratus.

Bilangan responden yang terlibat dalam kajian ialah seramai 1536 orang dan dilakukan secara bersemuka dengan melibatkan etnik Melayu, Cina dan India.

Pemilihan responden dipilih secara rawak dengan soalan kaji selidik berstruktur.

Turut menjadi perhatian dalam kajian kali ini ialah harapan rakyat amat tinggi agar berlaku perdebatan antara Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan ketua pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Sebanyak 72 peratus berharap ianya diadakan manakala hanya 17 peratus tidak bersetuju dan 11 peratus tidak pasti.

Selain itu, kajian turut menunjukkan populariti Najib semakin menurun dari 61 peratus pada bulan Mac lalu kepada 58 peratus pada September 2012 ini.- malaysian insider

Populariti Najib merosot

UM survey points to BN win, but increased support for PR in GE13...


A survey conducted by Universiti Malaya (UM) today showed that Barisan Nasional (BN) would likely win the 13th general election but also an increase in public confidence that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) could take over Putrajaya.

The survey “Polling Trends in the Run-up to the 13th General Election” was carried out from September 1-16. A similar survey was carried out last March.

University of Malaya’s Centre for Democracy and Elections (UMCEDEL) was responsible for the survey, which found that BN garnered 44 per cent of support among those polled, a drop from last March’s results that stood at 49 per cent.

For PR, the survey showed an increase in support, from only 21 per cent in March to 30 per cent.
Survey results also indicated that PR would likely hold onto Selangor and Kedah.

It, however, noted a decrease in support among Kelantan residents towards the state’s PAS-led government.

Public confidence in the PR-led government in Selangor also led to a marked increase from 38 per cent to 50 per cent in the state while for BN, there was a decrease from 28 per cent to 16 per cent.

A similar pattern was seen in Kedah, where confidence in PR rose from 37 per cent to 48 per cent, while BN saw a drop in confidence among those polled, from 40 per cent to 32 per cent.

In Kelantan, however, public confidence in PR fell from 44 per cent to 41 per cent, while the belief in BN’s ability to govern the state rose from 27 per cent to 32 per cent in September.

The face-to-face survey involved 1,536 respondents, from across all three major ethnic groups. Each person was randomly selected to answer a structured survey.

The survey also addressed public receptiveness to the prospect of a debate between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and PR’s de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

It found that 72 per cent of respondents were in support of such an event, 17 per cent were against it while another 11 per cent were unsure whether it should take place at all.

The survey also showed that Najib’s popularity had fallen from 61 per cent in March to 58 per cent this month.- malaysian insider

Survey detects dip in support for Najib





 

cheers.


Tuntutan Royalti PAS, Husam Bina Mesin Pengembaraan Masa?

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Kelantan Mahu Batalkan Perjanjian Dengan Petronas – Peguam Seorang peguam hak asasi manusia dilaporkan oleh lidah rasmi PAS sebagai menyarankan Kerajaan PAS Kelantan memohon mahkamah membatalkan Perjanjian Suratcara yang dimeterai antara Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan dengan Petronas pada 9 Mei 1975. Kenyataan itu dibuat menjelang perbicaraan kes saman Kerajaan PAS Kelantan terhadap Petronas dan Kerajaan Malaysia [...]


Ustaz Nasa Mungkin Dapat Kerusi Parlimen Kuala Terengganu?

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:23 PM PDT


Sudah menjadi maklumat umum bahawa Ustaz Nasaruddin Mat Isa tidak ada kerusi di Kelantan lagi. Senarai nama calon untuk Kelantan telah pun diserahkan kepada Pusat dan nama Nasaruddin tiada. Maka terpaksalah Nasa mencari kerusi lain untuk bertanding. 

Mengikut rekod pengundian pemilihan PAS 2011 yang lepas, satu-satu nya negeri yang solid di belakang Ustaz Nasaruddin adalah negeri Terengganu. Malahan, PAS Terengganu pada satu masa dahulu amat komited kepada agenda PERPADUANG DENGAN UMNO. 

Tulang Besi seperti terasa yang PAS Terengganu mungkin akan memberi kerusi selamat Kuala Terengganu kepada Ustaz Nasaruddin Mat Isa untuk dipertandingkan.

Tapi, tak tau lah. Mungkin jugak Tulang Besi salah. 

TULANG BESI


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