How A Weakling, Indecisive and not Fighter become a Leader???

Ha ha ha ....... Is Pornostar indirectly insulting the members who elected Liow? Ha ha ha .....

 

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The Star front page 'too much', fumes Liow

Nigel Aw 2:05PM Oct 12, 2013

'He is weak', 'He is indecisive' and 'He is not a fighter' screamed The Star's front page today, all this in neat speech bubbles in reference to MCA deputy president Liow Tiong Lai.

The MCA-owned English daily's unflattering but creatively presented headline quoting party president Chua Soi Lek has left Liow fuming.

"It's too much, it's really too much. This is really abusing the newspaper.

"He (Chua) is using the newspaper's front page to whack me because of a personal grudge. The Star should be more professional," Liow told Malaysiakini when contacted.
However, Liow said he sympathised with the situation that The Star had to face under Chua.
"I sympathise with the professional and ethical employees of the paper. Having to be made use for a personal agenda is despicable. I feel very sorry," he said.

Liow, who saw the headline via a MMS from Malaysiakini, sounded furious at the report and lamented that Chua was using party machinery to get at him ahead of next week's extraordinary general meeting (EGM).
Responding to his alleged "weaknesses" so prominently highlighted h by The Star, Liow said ultimately his own track record speaks louder than Chua's words.

‘Track record speaks louder’

"When I was a cabinet minister, I delivered results and I carried out whatever party decisions, on top of helping to resolve a lot of community issues.

"So, my results speak louder than empty talk or personal attacks," he said.

In the front page report, Chua listed the three reasons why Liow should step down together with him and not vie for the MCA presidency at the December party polls.
The EGM on Oct 20, initiated by Chua's faction, will among others seek to censure Liow for going against the party's central committee decision on Pulai Sebatang assemblyperson Tee Siew Keong.

Liow had attempted to block the party membership reinstatement of the rep, seen as an ally of Chua.

Tee was initially suspended for accepting a post in the Johor government in violation of a party resolution to refuse government positions, following MCA’s abysmal performance at the last general election.

However, Chua succeeded in outmanoeuvring Liow by obtaining majority support in the central committee to reinstate Tee.

This prompted Liow to seek an EGM to decide on Tee's case but Chua blocked the move.

Chua's allies then countered by calling for the upcoming EGM that will push Liow onto the hot seat.

A Weakling And An Immoral?

Ha ha ha ........... An immoral making judgement in another person?  Ha ha ha ........

Looks like in MCA, the members cannot "make" their own decision???

Ha ha ha ha .......

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“Weak” Liow not fit to lead MCA, must quit with me, says party president

By EILEEN NG
October 11, 2013
Latest Update: October 11, 2013 06:22 pm

Chua will not step down from MCA if Liow takes over. The Malaysian Insider pic, October 11, 2013.























Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is willing to step down as MCA president but on the condition that his deputy Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai does the same.
Chua said Liow is not fit to lead the party as the latter is "weak", and feels that new faces at the helm will rejuvenate the party.
"I'm willing to go but Liow has to go as well. He is not the right person to lead MCA in this challenging environment.
"He is weak and indecisive," he told reporters at the party's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
Both Chua and Liow have been embroiled in a war of words for months after Liow had called his boss a "spin doctor", "tainted politician" and "dictator".
Liow is facing a move to censure him at next Sunday’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) where, he claimed, Chua would be out to get him.
The EGM also seeks to overturn the party's previous stand of not taking up government posts since it performed badly in the 13th general election.
At the May 5 national polls, the MCA only managed to win seven out of 37 federal seats and 11 out of 90 state seats it contested.
Chua said after working with his deputy for four years, he found Liow not to be a fighter and someone who tended to avoid major issues.
"He kept saying Chua Soi Lek was trying to bully him, accusing me of being tainted.
"If he cannot handle Chua Soi Lek, how is he going to handle an aggressive opposition and Umno.
"How is he going to function if he cannot even stop his supporters from washing dirty linen in public?"
Chua said he had no problems letting go of the presidency as he loves the party more than his post.
"This is an acid test for Liow to show his love for the party, as claimed by him all along, rather than providing mere lip service," he said.
Chua said it is his duty to handover the party to capable, visionary leaders who have the guts to do what is required to renew and reform the party.

If it is handed to Liow, he'll turn MCA into another Gerakan

He said the party has many capable up-and-coming young leaders who have shown leadership capabilities to take MCA forward.
"If it is handed to Liow, he'll turn MCA into another Gerakan," he said in reference to the multi-racial Barisan Nasional component party that is considered toothless by many.
Gerakan fared even worse than MCA in the 13th general election, winning only one federal and two state seats.
Chua said the party needed young leaders to take over in order to remain relevant.
Noting that by 2016, there will be an estimated 16 million voters of which seven million will be 30 years old and below, Chua said young leaders will be able to relate to the younger voters. - October 11, 2013.

Endless Possibilities......

This this ,

Endless Possibilities No. 1

and

Endless Possibilities No. 2

Ha ha ha ha......

"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you?re not, pretend you are."

 --Muhammad Ali 

Congratulation To Those Who Have Voted BN..... You Got It....... Barang Naik.....

It’s finally here, fuel price up tonight. New taxes next?

BY LEE SHI-IAN
September 02, 2013
Latest Update: September 02, 2013 10:22 pm

Datuk Seri Najib Razak broke through the psychological barrier of not slashing subsidies today when announcing a 20-sen increase for both RON95 petrol and diesel, setting the stage for new taxes and other price hikes.
The move also suggests Putrajaya has concerns over revenue and likelihood of the country being punished by ratings agencies and foreign investors if no attempt is made to tackle structural problems, such as the high rate of subsidies.
Among other moves being hinted at are the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST), and reforms in the electricity tariffs.

Today, the Prime Minister personally announced that the price of RON95 and diesel will be increased by 20 sen as of 12.01am tonight, adding the new prices will save the government at least RM1.1 billion.
In order to reduce the burden of the increase on the public, Najib said the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) payouts will be increased this year.
"The social safety net will be widened to ensure that low-income families aren't burdened by the increase in the price of fuel," he said.
However, Najib declined to reveal how much the payments would be this year, saying he would make the announcement in Parliament when he presents the 2014 Budget.
The government has allocated a total of RM24.8 billion this year on fuel subsidies and Najib said they would save RM1.1 billion with the increase of 20 sen in the price of RON 95 and diesel.
"In a full year, the government will save RM3.3 billion while still subsidising 63 sen per litre for RON95 and 80 sen per litre for diesel," he revealed.
Asked about how the public would be affected by the increase, Najib said the country's inflation rate was under control and as such, the rakyat wouldn't be overly burdened.
"This is a process of fiscal consolidation, the markets will feel more confident if we reduce the country's fiscal deficit," he said.
"We have also made pledges and promises and this must be fulfilled. Our stated target is to reduce our fiscal deficit to 3% by 2015," he said.
Najib said the increase in the price of fuel was not a political issue but rather about Malaysia's economic status and survival.
"If the country's economy suffers, the public will feel the pinch the most. Hence, it is better we take action now to tackle the economic issues in Malaysia."
"If we continue to procrastinate, we will end up like other countries in the world who didn't take measures to rein in spending until it was too late and the economy ballooned."
Najib said the public would not be left high and dry, stressing that the social safety net would be widened to ensure those who qualified received BR1M payments.
"We have announced previously that the process of reducing the public's reliance on subsidies would be carried out in stages."
He also cautioned traders and businesses against increasing the price of their goods and services due to the increase in the price of fuel. - September 2, 2013.

 

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ron95-and-diesel-price-up-20-sen-from-midnight

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect It's successful outcome."

 -William James 

Is The Director Of Tanda Putera Showing Disrespect To The Malaysian's Flag By Asking The Actor To Urinate On The Flag Pole??????

Tanda Putera – historical or fictional? - DAP's Mahdzir Ibrahim   

      Written by Mahdzir Ibrahim 

 

 

 

I’ve watched Tanda Putera at the cinema. Aside from wanted to watch the hype about this film, I consider this as my personal contribution to support the local filmmaker. Hopefully, the small amount of money that I paid for the ticket, to some extent will be able to help and develop the local film industry.
As a viewer, I have my own views and I will try to be fair to rate this movie.
According to media reports, the cost of this movie is around RM4.5 million. Of which, the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) contributed RM2.5 million and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) gave RM2 million. Excluding sponsorship from GLCs such as MAS.
With that cost, I don't think the outcome in terms of the technical aspect is satisfying, perfect or worth it. The quality from the application of CGI or Computer Generated Image are messy, even to me, i don't think it necessary for this kind of film. But it is up to the director, it her right.
Also, in terms of production design, props and costume. It is not perfect enough to describe the atmosphere during the 60/70's era. Not comparable enough with Bukit Kepong or Leftenan Adnan. Is it because the producers wanted to save on budget?
History or what?
After watching it, I wondered if the film is about the history of May 13, or what?
There were scenes depicting youths urinating on a flag pole. But, it's not clear whether this incident really happened and is derived from historical facts. If true, where and what is the source? Before this, we never heard about it. So we want to know the facts, either from police reports or notes by historians.
It is not clear from the scene where the flag pole is located, is it in the compound of Datuk Harun’s (Selangor Chief Minister) residence or at the government office or in a hawkers area?
The scene is not clear and we are not sure at all. If they link the scene with the residence of the Selangor Chief Minister, most probably is just an assumption because the flagpole is flying the Selangor flag.
Or, is the flagpole urination scene a figment of the director’s imagination?
According to an eyewitness account by one Habib Ahmad, based on his location in Kampung Baru at that time, it is almost impossible that incident took place in the Menteri Besar's residence. (http://www.roketkini.com/2012/09/14/kencing-tiang-bendera-kit-siang-difitnah-saksi-13-mei/)
So, if it did not happen at the residence of the Chief Minister, then where did it happen? This scene is not a stunt action that can be fictionalised. This scene is directly related to the history of May 13.
To vilify DAP
For me, the events of May 13th that intensified in early scene in the movie, seem to incite anger and portray the opposition as being the same entity or cooperating with the communists. Communists and opposition parties are painted with the image of the Chinese as well as the DAP logo emblazoned here and there in that particular scene.
Some short info for the directors - DAP is not a communist party. DAP is opposed to any struggle through the use of weapons.
I thought that this film would retell the May 13 incident in chronological order and include clear witness reports. I watched this movie thinking it would provide a clearer picture to the audience about what is really happening in this May 13 incident.
But it did not happen in that way. The director suddenly abandoned the topic of May 13 less than halfway through the movie. The thrilling topic was dropped after embedding the DAP logo and the image of communists in the viewer’s minds.
The rest of the movie revolves around Tun Razak’s family and his friendship with Tun Dr. Ismail, and several short scenes about his efforts in creating Felda, the implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and the struggle to fight the communists.
The characters of Tun Razak and Tun Dr Ismail well cast and played, congratulations to the actors, Rusdi Ramli and Zizan Nin.
But the end of all this, I do not see or understand the significance between the incidents of May 13 and Tun Razak’s legacy in this movie.
Why did FINAS invest in the film?
If this film is not about the history of May 13, is it about Tun Razak and his friend Tun Dr. Ismail? If that so, certainly the film would spend more time developing the most important and memorable contributions by this leader, such his efforts to establish Felda accurately. However, it is not so.
Or, is this a fictional movie, hiding behind history and half-truths so that the directors or producers need not be accountable by the audience or anyone.
I can understand that any adaptation of the first source (origin) to another medium will be manipulated with the elements of fiction to make it more interesting and entertaining.
However, the nuance between fact and fiction should be clear. But in this film, fiction and fact was mixed and messed up, anyone who did not read about the actual history of May 13, will assume that all scenes in this film are hundred percent based on facts.
Finally, we would like to ask the director Datin Paduka Shuhaimi Baba, what film is this? A historical film or fiction film?
I think I am entitled to get an explanation from her because this film is funded from tax payers money, not a small amount but a lot. This tax payer's money is collected by the government from all races, Malay, Chinese, Indian, even from Umno members, DAP members, PKR, Muslims, non-Muslims, poor and rich people even all.
If this is a historical film, then it belongs to the people and the people are entitled to get an explanation. If it is fiction, the publisher must be willing to be responsible for the images or scenes in her work.
I will always support the principle of freedom of expression and freedom of creativity and I will defend the rights of Shuhaimi Baba, if she is right.
Despite all this, I also wonder, how Finas can justify this film and be willing to invest millions of ringgit and risking our racial harmony. For what? The truth?
- Mahdzir Ibrahim is a Central Executive Committee Member of DAP’s Youth Wing, DAPSY. He is also an arts and culture enthusiast.

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=153951:tanda-putera-–-historical-or-fictional?&Itemid=2#ixzz2ddTeweoK

Endless Posibilities........ Federal Government Defending the Actions of a Company???????

Stop finding fault and work with Syabas, Putrajaya tells Selangor

  

BY MUZLIZA MUSTAFA
August 31, 2013
Latest Update: August 31, 2013 05:17 pm

Putrajaya has said water concessionaire Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) did the right thing warning consumers about the uncertainty of the water supply disruption in the Klang Valley which the state government had said "created panic among the public".
Energy, Green Technology and Water deputy minister Datuk Mahdzir Khalid said Selangor state exco member Elizabeth Wong should stop finding fault with Syabas and called on her to work with it for consumers' sake.
"I am satisfied with the action taken by the water concessionaire in alerting the consumers about the oil spillage and water disruption.

"Everyone is working to get supply back. So this is not the time to find fault. I do not want to talk about politics. Let's work together," he said after a visit to one of the plants today.
The Selangor government has locked horns with the BN government and Syabas, the main supplier of treated water in the rich state as well as the two neighbouring federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, for the past four years over the Klang Valley's water crisis.
Treated water supply in the country's most developed state was a major campaign in the May 5 general election after Syabas raised the alarm in 2011 of a possible crisis in the near future due to near-zero reserves at the state's water treatment plants.
The federal government has insisted that the state's water crisis can be best prevented through the building of the Langat 2 treatment plant, while the Selangor government has protested the multi-billion ringgit plant, saying that it is too costly and will not enable it to continue providing cheap water for Selangor residents.
Currently it gives domestic consumers free water for up to 20 cubic metres each month.
The undercurrents over this festering issue played out today when Wong lashed out at the water concessionaire for "creating panic among the public" over the diesel spillage at Sungai Selangor which resulted in massive water supply disruptions in the Klang Valley.
"Syabas need not have issued a statement to create furore and trigger panic. Furthermore, the source of the spillage is not as being claimed by the company," Wong told The Malaysian Insider today.
Syabas had classified the situation a Code Red and had last night appealed to consumers to use water prudently as the duration of disruption could not be ascertained.
Klang Valley folk were in a frenzy this morning snatching up bottled water at convenience and neighbourhood stores as taps ran dry.
Mahdzir said the situation had returned to normal but as a precautionary measure, the treated water samples would be tested every two hours for any contamination.
He said that the water disruption which affected one million consumers in seven districts in Selangor due to the closure of the Sungai Selangor Phase 1, 2 and 3 and Rantau Panjang treatment plants, can be avoided if the state has another water treatment plant
"This plant serves consumers in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. This is why we need the Langat 2 project so water users will not be affected," he declared.
The Selangor government, which is in favour of restructuring the state's water services industry, wants to take over Syabas
Earlier it had offered to buy Syabas, Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd (PNSB), Syarikat Pengeluaran Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (SPLASH) and Konsortium ABASS at RM5.7 billion. The offer was rejected.
Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was reported to have increased the offer to more than RM9 billion after the polls to take over all assets and liabilities of the companies, including their bonds. - August 31, 2013.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-defends-syabas-calls-on-selangor-government-to-work-with-it-in-ma

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives.Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.

Jim Rohn 

Why DoESn't PornoStar Suggest His Video Be Screened In The Cinema?????Ha ha ha ha ha ..........

SOI LEK'S TRUE COLORS: I support KJ's mobile outdoor screening of Tanda Putera

Written by Chua Soi Lek 

 

 

The outcry by the DAP on the screening of Tanda Putera shows the true colours of the DAP.
While on one hand they champion the freedom of expression, on the other hand they are forcing cinemas not to screen the recently released movie.
The DAP adopts selective prosecution and are being double standard in tackling issues.
I am sure Lim Guan Eng has not seen the movie either but his mouth has already shot out absurdities and casting aspersions.
He should not deny the Penang people of a chance to watch the movie and making their own assumptions rather than him making up the minds for the people.
Guan Eng should not underestimate the intelligence of the people and allow the people to decide if they want to watch the movie.
The people are matured enough to rationalise and distinguish what is good and bad for them.
This is what democracy is all about which they always seem to talk about but not teaching what they preach.
Guan Eng claims that the screening of the movie can incite racial hatred but listening to several of DAP’s ceramah, they in fact incite racial hatred.
The speeches of some of its leaders has been known to inflame the hatred of the Chinese towards other ethnic groups.
I support the proposal by the Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to organise mobile outdoor screenings of the film.
The people should be allowed to decide for themselves whether Tanda Putera depicts the real May 13 incident or otherwise.

Dr Chua Soi Lek

MCA President

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=153512:soi-leks-true-colors-i-support-kjs-mobile-outdoor-screening-of-tanda-putera&Itemid=2#ixzz2dRc85Dx2

Endless Possibilities...... BolehLand Style????

Ha ha ha ...... Parent being called up by police, students beng 'interview' and person responsible for the controvesy let off the hook....... Endless Possibilities?????


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No action against SK Seri Pristana headmaster for meals in changing room, say authorities

BY HASBULLAH AWANG CHIK
August 30, 2013
Latest Update: August 30, 2013 09:54 am

SK Seri Pristana headmaster Mohd Nasir Mohd Noor escapes any form of punishment over his actions last month. The Malaysian Insider pic, August 30, 2013.The headmaster at the centre of the SK Seri Pristana controversy has been let off the hook as he "did not commit a crime" when he ordered his pupils to have their meals in the school's shower room.
This was decided at a meeting between Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh and Selangor education department officials on Wednesday night.
Selangor Education Department director Mahmud Karim told The Malaysian Insider that headmaster, Mohd Nasir Mohd Noor, was thinking of the pupils' safety when he ordered them to have the recess in the shower room.


He said the decision to open up the shower room was also conveyed to the school's parent teacher association (PTA) earlier.
However, he said, the mother who had blown the lid on the controversy had obviously not sought any clarification from the school or the PTA.
"The mother who had revealed it on Facebook should have obtained an explanation first from the school before going public," he said when met at his office.
Mahmud also refuted allegations that non-Muslim pupils had been photographed by the school authorities, adding that the department is yet to be informed of the incident.
"Claims that teachers in the school had also discriminated against non-Muslim pupils is also not true. It was all a misunderstanding."
On the recent complaints that police had sought the approval of the headmaster before questioning several pupils, Mahmud refused to comment, only saying, "that is a police matter".
Mahmud reminded teachers in Selangor not to discriminate against pupils based on their race but to treat them like "customers".
"The pupils are at an impressionable age," he said.
Mahmud said the department is arranging for several meetings between parents and teachers of the school to mend the soured relationship.
The Malaysian Insider had on Wednesday reported that police had admitted they questioned several pupils over the shower room canteen issue.
Sungai Buloh district police chief Supt Junaidi Bujang who had initially denied such claims, later admitted that police had "interviewed and not interrogated" the pupils.
Junaidi said that the police were given permission by the headmaster before entering the school and 30 minutes was allocated to speak to the pupils.
He said that the police could not afford to contact all the parents of the children to seek permission for the interview.
In a press conference on Tuesday, several parents claimed that their children were traumatised by the interview session, claiming that it was carried out without their knowledge.
To date, at least three non-Muslim pupils have been transferred out of the school by their parents, claiming that the school authorities had bullied and intimidated them.
The parents of 10 other pupils said they will also get their children transferred out of SK Seri Pristana. - August 30, 2013.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/no-action-against-sk-seri-pristana-headmaster-for-meals-in-changing-room-sa

"Until input (thought) is linked to a goal (purpose) there can be no intelligent accomplishment."

 Paul G. Thomas

Woh........ What a genuis? Name of Illegal Gangs Revealed......

How about catching them and put them in jail???????????

 

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Names of 49 illegal gangs revealed (Updated)

Posted on 29 August 2013 - 12:13pm
Last updated on 29 August 2013 - 05:18pm

Tan Yi Liang
newsdesk@thesundaily.com

 

Home Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi with the list of the 49 gangs declared illegal, at a press conference at the ministry in Putrajaya on Aug 29, 2013. BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 29, 2013): A total of 49 societies have been gazetted by the Home Ministry as being illegal and involved in organised crime.
The 49 societies includes Gang 04 and Gang 08 which boasts of 5,440 and 4,423-members respectively.
"These secret societies are illegal organisations that conduct activities which threaten public safety, like drug distribution, extortion, fights between secret societies, and murders using firearms or bladed weapons," said Home Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi.
Responding to questions on the racial breakdown of the 40,313 registered gang members, Abdul Rahim said Indians accounted for 28,926, Chinese - 8,214, Malays - 1,293 while 921 were from Sarawak and another 329 from Sabah.
Speaking at a press conference at the Home Ministry here today, he said members of these gangs were also operating as bouncers, car repossession contractors and car park attendants.

Abdul Rahim said the secret societies had been gazetted as illegal societies on Aug 28 under Section 5(1) of the Societies Act 1966.
He said under Section 5(1) of the Societies Act:
> individuals may not be registered as members of such a society,
> all accounts, assets and property belonging to the secret society will be handed over to the Malaysian Insolvency Department, and
> no one may hold any post, conduct work as a member, allow a meeting in any building, collect fees, assist or act for members of an illegal society.
"Those responsible for conducting any secret society activities will be investigated and prosecuted," said Abdul Rahim.
He added that the government would use the Societies Act to seize all assets and property identified as belonging to these societies.
"The Home Ministry and its agencies, the Royal Malaysian Police, the Registrar of Societies, and the Anti-Drug agencies will intensify its efforts to combat the activities of these illegal societies to protect the public," said Abdul Rahim.
Asked what action would be taken on these 49 illegal societies following from yesterday's announcement, Abdul Rahim said current action by law enforcement authorities would continue.
"I think the public feels the intensity of current enforcement activities. We are also working with other government bodies like the Companies Commission and non-governmental organisations," added Abdul Rahim.
He urged the public to actively help the authorities in their efforts to stamp out organised crime and secret societies.

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives.Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.
Jim Rohn 

Endless Posibilities......Want to Invest In Malaysia..... and Risk the Licence Being Cancelled???

Ha ha ha .... A Film Director.. threatening to cancel the cinema licences.... Want to invent in Malaysia??????? Endless Possibilities....

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Show Tanda Putera or risk cancellation of licences, Penang cinema operators warned

BY ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH
August 28, 2013

If cinema operators in Penang do not screen controversial movie Tanda Putera tomorrow, they risk having their licences revoked, director Datin Paduka Shuhaimi Baba warned tonight.
She was reacting to a call by the Penang state government to cinemas not to screen the movie on the May 13 riots.
“As far as we are concerned the screening should go on as scheduled by FINAS Wajib Tayang Committee.

"If the cinema operators do not screen the film as scheduled, their licences can be revoked by FINAS," she said tonight.
The DAP has railed against the controversial film with the MCA joining in to express concerns with the scenes and dialogue that are said to be racially sensitive.
The DAP, especially, has been highly critical of the movie, pointing out that it can stoke racial tension by pinning the 1969 racial riots on the Chinese.
The party has been particularly irked by a purported scene in the movie, which has been linked to a young Lim Kit Siang urinating at a flagpole outside the house of former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Harun Idris.
Kit Siang, who is DAP adviser, denied that such an incident had taken place.
Shuhaimi had earlier insisted that the film is an interpretation of historical events derived from multiple opinions. She also said it is a fictional account of events surrounding the racial riots on May 13, 1969.
She said Guan Eng had erred in issuing the advisory, urging cinema operators not to screen the movie, pointing out that she is a “filmmaker and not his political opponent”.
"If indeed, this instruction came from the chief minister, I find this latest development irrational and incomprehensible as he has not even seen the movie.
"He (Guan Eng) should pick on someone his own size."
Meanwhile, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek had called Guan Eng's move “narrow-minded”, noting that only the Censorship Board could ban films in the country and the state government should know better.
Tanda Putera was supposed to have been aired last year but was postponed three times following protests against several scenes.
The cost of the movie is about RM4.8 million. It is a joint effort of Persona Pictures, Finas and Multimedia Development Corporation. – August 28, 2013.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/show-tanda-putera-or-risk-cancellation-of-licences-penang-cinema-operators

Why Not Originated From Mafia?

Ha ha ha ............ Is it part of the Chinese tsunami?.... Ha ha ha ha ....

 

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Indian gangs originated from Chinese triads

Posted on 27 August 2013 - 09:17pm
Last updated on 28 August 2013 - 08:25am

Kong See Hoh
newsdesk@thesundaily.com

 

PETALING JAYA (Aug 27, 2013): The Gang 04, that made headlines lately, and other notorious gangs with Indians as their core figures such as Gang 08, Gang 36 and Gang 18 originated from Chinese traditional organised crime organisations or triads.
These gangs are now run by Indians and the once Chinese "taiko" (big brothers) have morphed into financial backers, many of whom have legal businesses.
According to a report in Sin Chew Daily today, Federal police (Bukit Aman) Criminal Investigation Department director Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah said Indians account for more than 70% of underground societies followed by Chinese, with more than 25%, and Malays, at 4.77%.
Police sources said Gang 36, and not Gang 04, is the country's most notorious triad. The 36 gang is an off-shoot of the long existing Chinese triad, Hung Meng Hooi.
There are still Chinese in Gang 36 but most of them are financial backers and are involved in real estate and other legal businesses.
Gang 36 started to become active in the '70s and is said to be one of the two gangs responsible for most of the drug dealings in the country. The other is Gang 18.
Gang 04, which saw five of its members shot dead in a police raid recently, is a spin-off from the Wah Kee secret society, which was very active in the '80s.
Criminologist Prof Dr P. Sundramoorthy told Sin Chew that there are over 100 secret societies in Malaysia that have moved out from the strictly disciplined organisational structure of the triads of yesteryears.
Many of them are the result of triad members setting up shop on their own.
"Unlike in the past, the present gangs recruit members from various races and dabble in different kinds of illegal activities such as prostitution, gambling and drugs.
It is hard to estimate their numbers," said Sundramoorthy.
This has led to the mushrooming of Indian-dominated gangs and the more notorious among them are Gangs 04, 08, 18, 21 and 36.
He said many gang members, upon mustering enough support and manpower, break away from their bosses to form their own gangs.
Very often, these spin-offs clash among themselves, adding to social problems and taxing the police force.

 http://www.thesundaily.my/news/808352

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going." Earl Nightingale

Enless Possiblilites............ Robber Cops in BolehLand

Ha ha ha ha ..... Say but true.....

 

 

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What say you now Zahid! ROBBER COPS

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PETALING JAYA : Saravanan Batumalai had the shock of his life hours after ramming his car into a motorcycle used by two snatch thieves last month: they were off-duty policemen.
The first indication that they were men in blue came when he called 999 after the incident at 12.15pm on July 3 and a police patrol car arrived, only to have the policemen confirm that the motorcycle belonged to the Kelana Jaya police station.
When Saravanan went to the police station to make a report, the investigating officer called in two policemen who turned out to be the ones who had tried to snatch the gold necklace of a woman walking along the road outside his workplace in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya.
One had been riding the motorcycle while the other was his pillion.
The drama unfolded just after noon that day when the 27-year-old was in his car outside his workplace and saw two men on a motorcycle snatching a woman's necklace.
"I immediately sped up and rammed into their motorbike and both of them fell," Saravanan told theSun today.
One of the thieves got up and fled while the other tried to speed away on the damaged the motorbike and both of them fell," Saravanan told theSun today.
One of the thieves got up and fled while the other tried to speed away on the damaged motorcycle.
Saravanan rammed the motorcycle again, making the thief fall and pinning the machine under the front wheel of his car.
The thief retaliated by throwing stones in Saravanan's direction, missing him but damaging his car further with the windscreen shattered and side dented.
But that was not the end.
"He then took out a knife and lunged at me, pulling off my gold chain, and ran away. I retrieved a gold locket from the ground later which must have been from the woman's necklace," he said, adding that the woman left the scene almost immediately.
Saravanan did not pursue the man because he was armed.
Subsequently, he followed the two policemen who arrived at the scene in their patrol car to the police station at 2pm, where it was confirmed that the two-wheeler belonged to the police after inspection of its chassis number.
It was also revealed that it had been fitted with false number plates.
After a two-hour wait, Inspector Hasbullah asked him to make a statement.
"He called for two men to be brought in. They were the two snatch thieves and I told him so," he said.
One of the patrolmen later told him the duo were policemen.
Saravanan then made a report at the Petaling Jaya police station.
On July 19, Saravanan was called to attend an identification parade where he identified the two cops.
However, after that, he was not contacted by anyone until Sunday, when Inspector Hasbullah called to arrange for him to record another statement.
Saravanan has paid a heavy price for his actions – he had already spent RM3,800 to repair his car bumper and replace its windscreen with other repairs costing an estimated RM4,000.
Selangor Acting Chief Police Officer Datuk A. Thaiveegan has asked Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed for a detailed report on the case.
- thesundaily.my

Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=151372:what-say-you-now-zahid-robber-cops&Itemid=2#ixzz2d8jVYcqX

"This one step - choosing a goal and sticking to it - changes everything." Scott Reed

A Farmer And His Mule

 

An old hillbilly farmer had a wife who nagged him unmercifully. From morning till night (and sometimes later), she was always complaining about something. The only time he got any relief was when he was out plowing with his old mule. He tried to plow a lot.
One day, when he was out plowing, his wife brought him lunch in the field. He drove the old mule into the shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat his lunch. Immediately, his wife began arguing with him again. Complain, nag, nag; it just went on and on.
All of a sudden, the old mule lashed out with both hind feet; caught her smack in the back of the head. Killed her dead on the spot.
At the funeral several days later, the minister noticed something rather odd. When a woman mourner would approach the old farmer, he would listen for a minute, then nod his head in agreement; but when a man mourner approached him, he would listen for a minute, then shake his head in disagreement. This was so consistent, the minister decided to ask the old farmer about it.
So after the funeral, the minister spoke to the old farmer, and asked him why he nodded his head and agreed with the women, but always shook his head and disagreed with all the men.
The old farmer said: “Well, the women would come up and say something about how nice my wife looked, or how pretty her dress was, so I’d nod my head in agreement.”
“And what about the men?” the minister asked.
“They wanted to know if the mule was for sale.”

Goals in writting are dreams with deadlines.

Brian Tracy 

Is He Saying The Electoral Roll Is Not "Bersih" All This While?????

Ha ha ha .........

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EC: Priority now is to clean the electoral roll

By L. Suganya

EC deputy chairman Datuk Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Elections Commission's (EC) priority now is to clean the electoral roll, said EC deputy chairman Datuk Wira Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.
"In fact, we had a workshop the whole of last week to study the process and regulations governing the process as well as discuss the suggestions that have been brought up by the civil society.
"We will be proposing the new registration law to parliament before the next general election," he said at the Seventh Annual Malaysian Student Leaders Summit.
"We will be relying on reliable agencies such as the National Registration Department (NRD), Defence Ministry and police," he said on Sunday.
Wan Ahmad added that the EC would also be engaging with various NGOs to address the various issues and flaws of the current system.
Responding to Bersih Chairman Datuk S. Ambiga's demands for EC to clean the electoral roll before delineation exercise are done, Wan Ahmad said that the point was taken and the EC is coming up with a new registration law.
Wan Ahmad however, said that the EC could not put off their responsibility to continue with the exercise just because one group of people demanded it.
"Although the constitution only says that the exercise should be done every eight years without specifying the maximum years, we still have the responsibility to do it within the stipulated time," he said.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/25/EC-electoral-roll.aspx

Heavenly Marriage

 

On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple is involved in a fatal car accident.
The couple find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin to wonder: Could they possibly get married in Heaven?
When St.. Peter showed up, they asked him.
St. Peter said, ‘I don’t know. This is the first time anyone has asked. Let me go find out,’ and he leaves.
The couple sat and waited, and waited. Two months passed and the couple are still waiting. As they waited, they discussed that if they were allowed to get married in Heaven, what was the eternal aspect of it all.
‘What if it doesn’t work?’ they wondered, ‘Are we stuck together forever?’
After yet another month, St. Peter finally returns, looking somewhat bedraggled.
‘Yes,’ he informs the couple, ‘you can get married in Heaven.’
‘Great!’ said the couple, ‘But we were just wondering, what if things don’t work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?’
St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slammed his clipboard onto the ground.
‘What’s wrong?’ asked the frightened couple.
‘OH, COME ON!’, St. Peter shouted, ‘It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you have any idea how long it’ll take me to find a Lawyer?!’
 

"There is no achievement without goals." Robert J. McKaine

A Case Of Syoik Sendiri???

Ha ha ha ......... Self masturbation lagi syoik....Ha ha ha ha ha ha .......

 

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Muhyiddin declares his own working visit to Thailand a SUCCESS      

BANGKOK - Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, has hailed his two-day official visit to Thailand, which ended today, a success in boosting bilateral relations and provide encouraging prospects of greater cooperation.

Muhyiddin said the two governments were determined to see what were agreed between the two prime ministers (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Yingluck Shinawatra) would be continued.

"We hope there will be determination to implement whatever projects that were planned, especially those involving the border areas and northern Peninsular Malaysia, so that they will benefit the people," he said.

He said this at a media briefing after a roundtable discussions with captains of the industry from Malaysia and Thailand here today.

The peace process in southern Thailand was one of the topics in the discussions between Muhyiddin and Yingluck last night.

Muhyiddin said Thailand was determined to see that an encouraging peace process be achieved soon.

He said Thailand has also shown keen interest on the 'halal' issues and the two countries had started negotiations on collaboration to raise the 'halal' standards.

Muhyiddin hoped that the private sector would play a role to hasten the use of the 'halal' standards as the government could only act as facilitator.

On the roundtable discussions, Muhyiddin said the Thai companies were keen to expand and increase their investments in Malaysia.

He said the representatives from Thailand had asked about the incentives, support given by the Malaysian government and also its policies in tourism, retail, property and several manufacturing sectors.

"The feedback from Malaysia is that it is interested to see more foreign investments flowing into the country," he said.

On behalf of the Malaysian companies, Muhyiddin said the banks were interested to expand their operations in Thailand and asked for support as well as for more liberal policies from the Thai government.

He said Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Kittirat Na Ranong had explained that the liberalisation trend in the country's banking industry would take place in the next few years.

Kittirat also explained that the Thai government was awaiting the approval from the country's Parliament in relation to the huge funding and budget for development involving railways, ports and highways, he said.

This meant there were potentials for Malaysian companies that were involved in those sectors, he said, adding that Thailand had stated it would invest more than US$60 billion in infrastructure development.

-- BERNAMA

Don’t Listen To Him

 

A couple had been married for many years, and their son had gotten old enough to date. One day the boy brought a girl over to dinner. The mother was thrilled with her son’s choice and couldn’t wait for the wedding. However, the father was upset and, eventually, the boy asked, “Dad, why don’t you seem happy with her. Mom likes her a lot.”
The father explained, “No son, there’s nothing wrong with the girl. It’s just that I cheated on your mother a long time ago, and the girl you’ve been dating is my daughter by that woman.”
So the boy dumped her and found himself another girl. Again, he brought her home to the mother’s delight, but the father again told him this girl was actually his half-sister. The boy lost his temper and told his mother what his father had said.
Furious, the mother shouted, “Don’t listen to him, sweetheart! He isn’t even your father!”

"Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor."

Brian Tracy 

"Opportunity?often it comes in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat."

 Napoleon Hill 

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francois Bacon

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.

Brian Tracy 

"Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem a turned it into an opportunity."

 Joseph Sugarman 

Financial security and independence are like a three-legged stool resting on savings, insurance and investments.

Brian Tracy

Those who start with too litte money are more likely to succeed than those who start with too much.Energy and imagination are the springboards to wealth creation.

Brian Tracy

Successful people save in prosperous times so they have a financial cushion in times of recession.

Brian Tracy

Money is hard to earn and easy to lose.Guard yours with care.

Brian Tracy

Make a decision to be succesful right now.Most people never decide to be wealthy and that is why they retire poor.

Brian Tracy

"Your wealth can only grow to the extent that you do!"

- T. Harv Eker

At least eighty percent of millionaires are self-made.That is,they started with nothing but ambition and energy,the same way most of us start.

Brian Tracy

"Capital as such is not evil; it is wrong use that is evil."

 Mohandas Gandhi

Sex Joke

A man and woman had been married for 30 years, and in those 30 years, they always left the lights off when having sex. He was embarrassed and scared that he couldn't please her, so he always used a big dildo on her. All these years she had no clue. One day, she decided to reach over and flip the light switch on and saw that he was using a dildo. She said "I knew it, asshole, explain the dildo!" He said, "Explain the kids!"

I’m just homesick

A trucker who has been out on the road for two months stops at a brothel outside Atlanta. He walks straight up to the Madam, drops down $500 and says, "I want your ugliest woman and a grilled cheese sandwich!" The Madam is astonished. "But sir, for that kind of money you could have one of my prettiest ladies and a three-course meal." The trucker replies, "Listen darlin’, I’m not horny – I’m just homesick."

Prison Game

A bride tells her husband, "Honey, you know I'm a virgin and I don't know anything about sex. Can you explain it to me first?" "Okay, sweetheart. Putting it simply, we will call your private place 'the prison' and call my private thing 'the prisoner'. So what we do is put the prisoner in the prison." And they made love for the first time and the husband was smiling with satisfaction. Nudging him, his bride giggles, "Honey the prisoner seems to have escaped." Turning on his side, he smiles and says, "Then we will have to re-imprison him." After the second time, the bride says, "Honey, the prisoner is out again!" The husband rises to the occasion and they made love again. The bride again says, "Honey, the prisoner escaped again," to which the husband yelled, "Hey, it's not a life sentence!!!"

Hot Dinner?

A man comes home from a hard day of work only to find his wife laying infront of the fire place with her legs wide open. He asked, "Honey what are you doing?" She replied, "I'm heating up your dinner."

Boobs and Penis

A family is at the dinner table. The son asks the father, “Dad, how many kinds of boobs are there?” The father, surprised, answers, “Well, son, a woman goes through three phases. In her 20s, a woman’s breasts are like melons, round and firm. In her 30s and 40s, they are like pears, still nice, hanging a bit. After 50, they are like onions.” “Onions?” the son asks. “Yes. You see them and they make you cry.” This infuriated his wife and daughter. The daughter asks, “Mom, how many different kinds of willies are there?” The mother smiles and says, “Well, dear, a man goes through three phases also. In his 20s, his willy is like an oak tree, mighty and hard. In his 30s and 40s, it’s like a birch, flexible but reliable. After his 50s, it’s like a Christmas tree.” “A Christmas tree?” the daughter asks. “Yes, dead from the root up and the balls are just for decoration.”

Sex Joke

A little girl and boy are fighting about the differences between the sexes, and which one is better. Finally, the boy drops his pants and says, “Here’s something I have that you’ll never have!” The little girl is pretty upset by this, since it is clearly true, and runs home crying. A while later, she comes running back with a smile on her face. She drops her pants and says, “My mommy says that with one of these, I can have as many of those as I want!”

Having Sex Joke

Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

Eating Pussy

The teacher asked Jimmy, "Why is your cat at school today Jimmy?" Jimmy replied crying, "Because I heard my daddy tell my mommy, 'I am going to eat that p*ssy once Jimmy leaves for school today!'"

How baby was made....

A mother is in the kitchen making dinner for her family when her daughter walks in.“Mother, where do babies come from?”The mother thinks for a few seconds and says, “Well dear, Mommy and Daddy fall in love and get married. One night they go into their bedroom, they kiss and hug, and have sex.”The daughter looks puzzled so the mother continues, “That means the daddy puts his penis in the mommy’s vagina. That’s how you get a baby, honey.” The child seems to comprehend.“Oh, I see, but the other night when I came into your room you had daddy’s penis in your mouth. What do you get when you do that?” “Jewelry, my dear. Jewelry.”

My Penis - password

A husband and wife are trying to set up a new password for their computer. The husband puts, "Mypenis," and the wife falls on the ground laughing because on the screen it says, "Error. Not long enough."

How Big Is The Average Penis? Science Finds Out.

How Big Is The Average Penis? Science Finds Out.

The average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds.

The study, published online July 10 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is relatively consistent with the results of prior surveys of penis size.

Penis size has been the subject of dozens of studies, as well as countless urban legends, myths and spam emails. For many men, the idea of not measuring up can cause a great deal of anxiety.

But whether penis size truly matters to a man's sex partner is up for debate. Some research shows that women who experience vaginal orgasms do so more consistently with men of bigger girth.

Other work suggests bigger isn't always better: One study found that ideal penis size depends on a person's height, and another showed that girth matters more than length to most women.

Consistent findings
In the new study, Debby Herbenick, a researcher at Indiana University, and her colleagues asked 1,661 men to measure their penis's length and girth for the purposes of fitting for a condom. (The men submitted their data online.) At the time of their measurement, some men were with partners or "a friend," although most employed a DIY method for attaining an erection.

Not surprisingly, penises come in all shapes and sizes. The smallest erect penis in the study was about 1.6 inches (4 cm) long, and the largest was 10.2 inches (26 cm) long.

The average penile girth was about 4.8 inches (12.2 cm).

Moreover, all erections are not created equal, the study also found. Different methods of obtaining an erection may lead to different size measurements — men in the study who became aroused through oral sex reported larger penis size on average than those who attained erections through fantasizing, Herbenick said.

"We don't know if that means that when men have oral sex that it's more arousing and they get a bigger erection, or means that men who have bigger penises could be getting more oral sex in the first place," Herbenick told LiveScience.

Past measurements
The study found that other characteristics of a man, such as his race or orientation, weren't good predictors of his member's size.

Male penis size is well-charted terrain in studies, Herbenick said. Now, she'd like to gather data on female genitalia.

"It would be good for women to have good data to show, 'Hey, there's a lot of diversity for women's genitals, just like there are for men's," Herbenick said.


Courtesy of Live Science

 

http://www.livescience.com/38158-average-penis-size.html

Does This Bozo Talk Sense Or Cock?

Ha ha ha ...... Does he talk sense?........

 

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EC: Section 9A needed to prevent election delays

Koh Jun Lin 1:09PM Jul 20, 2013

Section 9A of the Election Act is needed to prevent people from stalling the electoral process by challenging the electoral roll, said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

“If we open the electoral roll to be challenged, then when can we hold elections?” he retorted, when asked at a press conference today.

He was responding to Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s challenge to open the electoral roll to the court’s scrutiny if the EC “has nothing to hide”.

Section 9A of the Election Act bars the court from scrutinising the electoral roll once it has been gazetted.

It was enacted after one such successful legal challenge in the landmark 1999 Likas election petition in Sabah that saw the election results nullified over a problematic roll.

Courts have since used Section 9A to rule against any legal challenges to the electoral roll.
Electoral rolls already clean
Wan Omar lamented that this provision had resulted in "assumptions" that EC is attempting to hide something from public knowledge, and he said these critics did not take the federal constitution into consideration.

He refers to a provision in the constitution that an election must be held within 60 days of the dissolution of parliament, state assembly, or a casual vacancy like the one in Kuala Besut.

“The court decide (on the challenge) but then the constitution says the election must be held within 60 days,” he said.

Therefore, the constitution needs to be amended before Section 9A is repealed.

He added that the electoral roll has already gone through a legal process of display, objection, hearing and gazette, which takes two months.

He claims that Malaysia’s electoral roll is already very clean and the EC has taken great lenghts to ensure this.

As an example, he said about 50 voters have died between the last general election and the late Kuala Besut assemblyperson Dr A Rahman Mokthar’s death on June 26. These have already been removed from the electoral roll.

“That is what the EC has been doing,” he said.

The Aftermath Of GE13.... The Barang Naik Thing?????

Looks like the cost of living is going to increase.....

1. Possible increase in price of electricity.

2. The increase of taxi fare.

3. The already increase of price of cigarettes from $10.20 to $10.50.

and what will they increase next.....

Do Not Be A Coward MP in Malaysia???????

No wonder everybody wants to a MP....... It is all about contracts......

 

 

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Umno MP: Only cowards don't demand contracts

Nigel Aw 6:29PM Jul 15, 2013

PARLIAMENT BN MPs were left red-faced in Parliament today when their colleague Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) openly declared that they demanded contracts from the government and anyone who did not do so were cowards.

He was responding to Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak) who had complained about the lack of transparency in the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) under the Prime Minister's Department when debating the Supplementary Supply Bill.

"If it is a matter of development for the rakyat, we would support it but the question is there is abuse of power where the prime minister has absolute power over the ICU.

"There is no open tender and no transparency in the planning, the prime minister has full power to decide which contract goes to which Umno division leader, (and) this has to be stopped," Azmin (left) had said.

At this, Bung stood up to say that open tenders were indeed being done but lamented that because of this, he could not get the contracts that he demanded.

"I think Gombak has left Umno for a long time and he does not know about the developments (in the party). We are also upset with the leaders because when we ask (for contracts), we do not get them.

"Everything is via open tenders now, it shows the government's transparency in moving towards open tenders. Gombak does not know of these changes," he said.

An amused Azmin then replied: "I thank Kinabatangan for verifying for us that Umno division leaders do indeed ask for contracts".

Realising his mistake, Bung lashed out at Azmin: "In PKR it's the same, they also ask (for contracts). If they do not ask, they are cowards."

He then alluded to an opposition Perak MP whom he claimed also received land in Pakatan Rakyat-held Kelantan.

Bung was referring to Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham (right), who had denied receiving any lands from the Kelantan government in exchange for support, stating that it was a legitimate business deal in a company he was involved in.

"One's best success comes after their greatest disappointments." -Henry Ward Beecher

MCA Is Only Good When They Are Not In The Government??????

Ha ha ha ..... Looks like MCA is only good when they are not in the government. Now can talk out loud. If in the government just like an obedient lapdog....

 

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MCA in arms on low intake of Chinese students

1:27PM Jul 14, 2013

Another BN partner is up in arms over the low intake of varsity students from the minority community.

This time it's the MCA lamenting over the declining number of Chinese Malaysian students granted places in public universities.

"Although the intake of students in public universities had increased this year compared to last year, the successful Chinese Malaysian applicants only formed 19 percent which was much lower than about 23 per cent in previous years," said MCA president Chua Soi Lek in a statement yesterday.

Describing this as "totally unacceptable", Chua pointed out that of the 41,573 enrolments this year, only 7,913 were Chinese Malaysian students compared to last year where they made up of 8,986 of a total enrolment of 38,549 and 9,457 of a total enrolment of 41,267 in 2011.

"As the student intake increases, Chinese Malaysians gaining entry seems to be declining. This is utterly a gross deprivation for Chinese Malaysian students and it raises many questions on the selection criteria.

"MCA is doubtful that meritocracy was the basis for the selection process and wants a more transparent process to be adopted," he said.

‘Brain drain'

Chua said deprivation of qualified students was a "great injustice" to the education policy and that the country can only blame itself for the brain drain.

He added that Chinese Malaysian students gaining entry to courses of their choice had also been on the decline in the last three years.

"I will bring up these two issues to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin who is also the education minister.

"Although MCA has no representation in the cabinet, it will not shirk its responsibility of defending the interests and welfare of the Chinese Malaysians," he said.

Chua advised that qualified applicants who did not get a place in public universities to contact the MCA president's office or MCA Youth's education bureau.

MIC today had also complained of the low public university intake of Indian Malaysians, urging Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to uphold his message of "nambikei" (trust) to the Indian community.

Peanuts Fine For Tycoon?

What is the sum of $30,000.00 when you make millions? Karpal may be correct......

 

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Karpal: Tycoon should be jailed over illegal hill clearing

9:57AM Jul 14, 2013

Bukit Gelugor member of parliament Karpal Singh yesterday decried the Sessions Court's sentence on General Accomplishment Sdn Bhd (GASB) for carrying out earth works on Bukit Relau here without written permission from the Penang Municipal Council.

He felt that the housing developer should not have been let off so lightly with only a RM30,000 fine, three years’ jail in default, for their destruction of Bukit Relau.

The DAP chairperson further remarked that the Sessions Court should have asked one of the company directors, Tan Kok Ping, to explain why his company had defied the law.

"Unless there is an explanation, he (Kok Ping) should have been subjected to imprisonment. He is not above the law," Karpal told a press conference here today.

Karpal said Tan who was an experienced businessman and developer should set an example to others by complying with the law.

‘Blacklist company directors’

He stressed that the directors of GASB should be blacklisted for defying the law in order to prevent them from repeating the same action.

"Hills are the soul of Penang and they (GASB) destroyed it. It will take a very long time for the trees on the hills to grow back, let alone for the place to revert to its original state," he said.

On a separate note, Karpal said he was surprised by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's statement that the Sedition Act should not be repealed.

He called upon Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to publicly recommit his stand and reconfirm what he had promised before the general election.

In July last year, Najib had announced that the 1948 law would be repealed but only after a substitute - National Harmony Act - was introduced in its place.

- Bernama