AES - Malaysia's Questionable project

Is Privatizing Traffic Enforcement the right way?
What it has shown so far is:
1) The cost of installation and maintenance is WAY BEYOND ---- unbelievably more costly (ques: where dis the money actuall go... who is getting rich from all this?
2) Why must a REVENUE earning enforcement project be given to private companies?
3) Money from summons which should be the revenue for the people is surely going to a some 'well-connected' company or individuals.... Is this a way to make some 'few-special' people rich?
4) AES has not reduced the accident rates but has actually grossly increased the summonses issued and lining the coffer of som private individuals/s
..... more at 

• Home Ministry paid 10 times more for speed cameras 2012-11-22
• Explain why speed cameras cost more than in the US, minister told 2012-11-22 
• Traffic enforcement must not be privatised, says ex-IGP

Educationist Nazis in Malaysia

First our teachers & PTA acts intolerably & attack (more like stupidly) against lesbians and gays in Malaysia.  Now we exams questions attacking opposition leaders and 'sponsor racism'! 
What is our Education Ministry doing about racism in Malaysia?
Very little its seems ! .....Cultivating Nazism in Malaysia?

Defaming Penang CM akin to Nazi Germany tactics
    Zairil Khir Johari - Malaysiakini (letter)   

Outrageous defamation of Guan Eng in the STPM trial examinations is nothing more than a malicious personal attack based on fabricated lies and a shameless attempt at brainwashing students.

According to press reports, state-wide STPM trial examinations in Johor contain an inflammatory question-and-answer scheme that asserts the implication that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's "warning" to schools in Penang not to subscribe to Malay mainstream newspapers is "racist and impeding integration among races".
............................... read more HERE

What's in the Budget 2013?

Do you believe the Budget 2013 will help the ordinary Malaysians in the near future?

Why no curb in rising property prices?... who are owning the residential properties these day?... certainly not the ones who need housing.

To many the Budget is 'good' that we get some 'small money' until the election!

After that?..... 

• Beggars' budget 2012-10-03 
• Guan Eng: RM6.7mil for a 1Malaysia store? 2012-10-03
• Rafizi: One trillion ringgit GDP is Najib's maths trick 2012-10-04 
• Budget 2013: RPGT hike too small, says House Buyers Association 2012-09-29 
• Chinese chambers disappointed with Budget 2012-09-29 
• Budget 2013 showdown: BN vs Pakatan 2012-09-29 
• Budget 2013 at a Glance 2012-09-28

Shocking! Statutory Rape can be consensual?

Latest news that has shocked the Nation and every parent that wants to protect their child!

It would seem that the latest verdict by our courts has ruled that The Courts in Malaysia can at any time rule that statutory rape can be consensual!
Only in Malaysia!

By definition worldwide:
Statutory rape refers to sexual relations/acts involving someone below the "age of consent."
ANY PERSON below the age of consent cannot legally consent to having sex. This means that sex with them, by definition, violates the law. (no such thing as consensual!)

SHOCKING THE NATION
HOW THEN can The Court of Appeal even state that sex had been consensual?

•   Putting the child’s interests first — UNICEF
•  Wrong precedent for sex with children —  Boo Su-Lyn
• Statutory rape: 'Can a child consent to sex?' 2012-08-30
• Appeals Court to blame for child rapists escaping jail, says ex-law minister 2012-08-29
• Courts must put victims first, not rapists’ future, say child rights groups 2012-08-29
• Consensual? What then is statutory rape? 2012-08-29

News: NOW

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 ― PKR’s “exposé man” Rafizi Ramli will launch his latest pet project today ― the National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre or “NOW” ― a non-profit outfit to encourage whistleblowers come forward at a time when public confidence in government agencies has reached an all-time low.
........read details at The Malaysian Insider

Malaysia: prosecuting the Whistle Blowers?

Malaysia still prosecuting Whistle-blowers? 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Putrajaya’s move to charge Rafizi Ramli has only served to raise the PKR strategy chief’s public stature in the run-up to key national polls as it appears to run counter to the federal government’s pledge to combat corruption, a Singapore paper suggested today.

Rafizi was charged on August 1 with violating the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) in exposing confidential banking details related to National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp), in a case that has put whistleblower protection laws under greater scrutiny.  read more at:

• Rafizi prosecution wrong move, Singapore daily suggests 2012-08-06 

 Two court cases on, Rafizi says will continue exposing scandals 2012-08-06

Video:  Rafizi Ramli: Every Single Community Has Been Demonized By Barisan Nasional The Last 50 Years 2012-08-06

The Plight of Malaysian 2012 - Housing

Young Malaysian who form the bulk of the workforce, today faces many challenges - low salary, raising expenses, expensive housing and high transport costs.
The cry of the middle and low income regarding high housing costs has remained unheeded!

*** Home on the streets 
Lack of affordable housing, welfare and services for society’s poorest members combined with low salaries have contributed to a spike in the number of homeless people. - the Star July19 2012

****Why the middle income cannot buy houses that is inline with their income! 

The question of housing (Part 2): Towards a sustainable solution (The Malaysian Insider) - July 17, 2012

The question of housing (Part 1): Understanding the problemJuly 16, 2012 -

*** Food For Thought (thestar Viewpoint by Datuk Alan TOng)
.... Our cars are costing us our homes certainly express it very well!

Car&Home costs relative to salary (theStar)

Deals and Connections in Malaysia

Best Deals for the Rich, well-connected and Influential Malaysians?

• Sidek’s daughter got ‘lion’s share’ of solar power deal, Pakatan MPs say 2012-07-10
• Business, worker groups reject Penang Port privatisation 2012-07-10
• Probe Scorpene scandal firms instead, says Suaram 2012-07-04
• 'George Kent abysmally rated for Ampang LRT project' 2012-07-03

  An injustice Malaysians should remember:

The loud silence of 'Beng Hock' 2012-07-07

Port of Penang sold because it is profitable?

Questions Malaysians are asking:

1. Why should a profit making port be privatized?
2. Isn't selling the people's asset to private individuals a move in making someone else rich at the expense of the people?

• Penang Port’s good health raises more questions over privatisation 2012-06-23 
• MP warns Parliament of exposure to Syed Mokhtar’s mounting debt 2012-06-20
• Chua Soi Lek has sold the rights of the Penang Port 2012-06-15

June - Loans and politics

How can our young trust us if we are irresponsible? ......" the irresponsible attitude of the Malaysian government contradicts the (government’s) motto of ‘People first, Performance now’..."

• Lift ‘irresponsible’ varsity freeze, student group tells PTPTN 2012-06-08
• PTPTN freeze a public breach of trust, Kit Siang tells PM 2012-06-08
• Rule of law and civilised governments — Tota 2012-06-08
• Why are there so few non-Malays in the public service? — Ramon Navaratnam 2012-06-07
• Undermining 1 Malaysia — The Malaysian Insider 2012-06-05

Malaysia News Links May-June

Links to online New May/June 2012

Why are there so few non-Malays in the public service? — Ramon Navaratnam 2012-06-07

Undermining 1 Malaysia — The Malaysian Insider 2012-06-05

PM told to explain Terasasi's role in Scorpene deal 2012-06-03

Maids return after three years 2012-06-03

Sultan Street: A look at its changing character 2012-06-03

No privatisation plan until Soi Lek made Penang Port chief, says Tee Keat 2012-06-02

80000 Pas supporters pack Alor Star stadium 2012-06-01

USM budget – RM1.2bn; Penang government budget – RM0.7bn 2012-05-31

Anti-Taib radio anchor ‘abducted’ by unknown men 2012-05-31

MACC’s cow sense — The Malaysian Insider

Scorpene probe: Nurul Izzah wants Parliament to debate defence secrets leak 2012-05-31

Razak Baginda’s firm sold Malaysian naval secrets to French, says lawyer 2012-05-31

Petronas to pay RM28b dividend to Putrajaya 2012-05-30

FRENCH SUBMARINES DIVING MALAYSIA INTO DEEP CONTROVERSY 2012-05-30

French 'bought' top secret document from M'sian Navy 2012-05-31

Daim ally, Razak Baginda named as ‘political network agents’ in Scorpene probe 2012-05-30

Johor crown prince defends RM500K splurge on WWW 1 plate 2012-05-28

In Lembah Pantai, violence erupts during PKR ceramah 2012-05-25

Home Ministry bans Manji's 'Love' book 2012-05-24

Putrajaya sues Bersih 2.0 over April 28 rally 2012-05-23

Anwar and Azmin charged in court over April 28 Bersih  2012-05-22

Scorpene case: French lawyers apply for work visa 2012-05-22

To cut costs, MAS offers staff 2 years’ unpaid leave 2012-05-22

Indian minister faces questions over Maxis-Aircel affair 2012-05-21

Reject BN wrongdoings, says MCA veteran 2012-05-21

World watch: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO 2012-05-20

In Search for the Truth

SUARAM's Commendable Effort in unearthing the Truth:

• SUARAM’s Lawyer Joseph Breham’s response to Zahid Hamidi’s Comments on Submarine Court Case
• SCORPENE Q & A
  
  
   

Peaceful Malaysians at Bersih 3.0, 2012

PEOPLE POWER - see the 250,000 people who braved the sun, and the risk of a police actions on 28 April 2012, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.A peaceful demonstration, a far cry from what the government controlled media showed.

Bersih 3.0 - 28 April 2012

Malaysian will continue to question Why the Malaysian Police always fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators? ... not common in develop countries, mind you
Links to Bersih 3.0 - 28 April 2012

• Police fire tear gas, water cannons as demonstrators push into Dataran 2012-04-28
• My fellow Malaysians — Ambiga Sreenevasan 2012-04-28
• Police car crashes, hits two after attack by protestors 2012-04-28
• Live coverage of Bersih 3.0 from anilnetto 2012-04-28
• Peaceful Bersih in Penang, JB and KK 2012-04-28
• Thousands gather on eve of Bersih 3.0 2012-04-28

Video links of Bersih 3.0 

Police Violence at Bersih 3.0 2012-04-28
Penang Bersih 3.0 2012-04-28
Bersih 3.0 Leaders heading to Dataran by thestaronline 2012-04-28
Bersih 3.0 Last leg sit in by thestaronline
Bersih 3.0 - April 28 in Kuala Lumpur April 2012 - 1500hrs-1700hrs by FMT 2012-04-28
Police car hits and injured spectators 2012-04-28

 ..... more news at 

• http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/litee
• http://www.malaysiakini.com/

Malaysians cry for free and fair elections!

Many Malaysians believe there is a real need for a better 'No governmental' influence in the election process. Yet the powerful arms of the 'executive' is in control of all things related to the elections. Some  59,000 foreigners have been registered as voters in Malaysia, raising suspicion over their status as voters and the system of registration.

Something is very wrong if a federal government continues to resist any clean up of the corrupted electoral roll!

Malaysians all over to join together to Bersih 3.0

• Bersih 3.0 goes global

Go to Bersih’s International Solidarity Facebook page and find out about Bersih solidarity events near you.

• Allow peaceful Bersih at Dataran Merdeka, academics, activists tell PM 
• EC chief, deputy admit they ‘could have been’ Umno members 2012-04-27
• Cops may have broken law in rejecting Bersih venue notice 2012-04-26
• Bersih Global is in 71 Cities, 29 Countries 2012-04-27 
  
• EC chief, deputy are 'registered Umno members' 2012-04-27
• 770 settlers in Pekan sue Felda for RM422mil 2012-04-26
• Unjustified 66 Days Suspension of UNIMAP student 2012-04-24
• Bersih 3 more peaceful than Jackie Chan’s Police Story 2012-04-24 
• Alarming amendments to Election Offences Act 2012-04-22 

  DETAILS on Bersih at http://bersih.org/

Election Fever - Things some parties do

Clamoring for votes.... changing address of a few to gain mileage?
Video on YouTube.  Caught on video - officials luring student voters
 

The strange case of Malaysia's Submarines

Its for you to connect the dots on murder and submarines .........

Lynas, Altantuya and Politics in Malaysia

A pick of Headlines and Views across Online News sites on Lynas, Altantuya, Bersih and Corruption in Malaysia

New leads require reopening of Altantuya murder case 2012-04-11

Prize of entire flight to KL for AirAsia Facebook contest 2012-04-11

Altantuya came to Malaysia to meet Najib, claims her father 2012-04-10

How Corruption Filters Down – Dirty Deals At Sarawak Energy 2012-04-10

French probing money link to Umno via submarine deal, says report 2012-04-06

Bersih 2.0: PSC report fails in five key areas 2012-04-03

MAS drops short-haul premium carrier plan 2012-04-03

Lynas: Gebeng plant ready in 3 weeks, TOL only obstacle 2012-04-03

Najib clueless about meaning of interfaith 2011-04-01

Walk your talk, interfaith group tells Najib 2012-03-31

Lynas Corporation for dummies (and Australians) — Ryan Albrey 2012-03-31

Anti-Lynas lobby tells Putrajaya to ‘learn lesson’ from Perak death 2012-03-31

Voter roll must be open to legal scrutiny, says polls group 2012-03-30

Disabled son of rare earth plant worker dies 2012-03-30

How MCA barons financed Umno in Malaya 2012-03-30

Where have all your money gone?

Have years of plundering taken a toll on Malaysia?

Malaysians, should wake up and put a stop to all the plundering of the people's money.

Its time to chase after all the Rakyat's money.  Choose wisely and put a stop to this now,  before we end up as paupers!

More on abuse and public accountability news links:

•  NFCorp’s RM1.7m Kazakhstan office under probe, say sources 2012-03-07
•  Why is 1MDB taking over Tanjong Energy? 2012-03-07
•  NFCorp ‘subsidiaries’ not audited since 2007 2012-03-06
• Yayasan Selangor: RM500m missing under BN 2012-03-06
• NFCorp to face PAC on March 19 2012-03-06
• Putrajaya ‘privatising profit, socialising losses’, says Selangor MB  
• 1991-2008 - RM500mil missing from Yayasan S'gor, says GM 2012-03-06
• 1MDB RM8.5bil acquisition could trigger economic crisis
• Malaysia plundered: From Mahathir to Najib 2012-02-20

Transformation looking more like Cronyism

Transformation and Cronyism is there really a difference in Malaysian?  

Transformation = Cronyism? There are transformation programs that will soon pauper Malaysians................

• RM7 billion highway deal, to be tolled for a record 60 years, to a company making and selling granular and powder-activated carbon! 2011-01-28 
• Don’t sidetrack probe, TI-M tells NFCorp 2011-01-27 
• The Auditor-General failed us — Lucius Goon 2011-01-27

 .... more headlines at myMalaysiabooks Newslinks

Tricks of the Trade .......

Malaysian style tricks of the trade... ........ "now you see him then you don't"...

• They are going to convict Anwar — that is certain! — P. Ramakrishnan 2012-01-22 
• Appeal against Anwar shows PM’s reforms insincere 2012-01-21
• Who pays for sodomy appeal - Saiful or taxpayers? 2012-01-22
• Prosecution appeals Anwar sodomy acquittal -2012-01-20

• ...............What we dream of 2012-01-20

 More News

• 'Ah Wah Gor' speeds past 'Ah Jib Gor' 2012-01-22 
• Why Brother Jib can't be trusted 2012-01-20 
• Fat cats and the crumbs in the civil service — Mustafa K. Anuar 2012-01-20 
• Appeal Court reverses Karpal’s sedition acquittal, orders defence 2012-01-20 
• Najib endorsed threats against me, says Ambiga 2012-01-18 
• Sijangkang rep appointed to Selangor exco, replaces Hasan 2012-01-18

Malaysia Anwar Aquitted

Good Start to 2012

Court acquits Anwar, judge says possible ‘samples compromised’ 2012-01-09

Aljazeera news 2012-01-09