By P Ramakrishnan | Aliran President Was Anwar's bid to takeover Putrajaya on 16 September 2008 a "big fat lie" as Najib has claimed? P Ramakrishnan reminds us about a certain trip to Taiwan. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was reported by The Sunday Star (20 March 2011) as having said that PKR [...]
By Kee Thuan Chye OH no! Not again! They're gunning for Anwar Ibrahim over another alleged sex scandal. The video revealed by the mysterious "Datuk T" showing a man resembling an Opposition party leader having sex with a woman, said to be a prostitute, is obviously targeted at him. But the timing of its revelation [...]
By Julia ZappeiThe Associated Press 22nd March 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s opposition pledged Tuesday to fight allegations that Anwar Ibrahim was filmed having sex with a prostitute, insisting its leader’s troubles won’t fracture his three-party alliance ahead of national elections expected within a year. A sex video depicting a man believed to resemble [...]
ஐந்தாம் படிவ மாணவர்களுக்கு மலாய் இலக்கிய கட்டாய பாடநூலாக்கப்படிருக்கும் இண்டர்லோக் நாவல் மீட்டுக்கொள்ளப்பட வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கையை வலியுறுத்தி வரும் நியட் இன்று பின்னேரத்தில் பக்கத்தான் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களை நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் சந்தித்து அவர்களுக்கு விளக்கம் அளித்தது.
இச்சந்திப்பில், பக்கத்தான் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களான சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகு (கிள்ளான்), துணை முதல் அமைச்சர் பி. இராமசாமி (பினாங்கு) எம்.குலசேகரன் (ஈப்போ பாரட்), ஆர்.சிவராசா (சுபாங்), எம்.மனோகரன் (தெலுக் இந்தான்), தியன் சுவா (பத்து), டாக்டர் மரியா (கோத்தா ராஜா), போங் போ குவான் (பத்து காஜா) மற்றும் சிம் (கோத்தா மலாக்கா) ஆகியோர் பங்கேற்றனர்.
இச்சந்திப்பில் நியட் தலைவர் தஸ்லிம் முகம்மட் இப்ராகிம் தலைமையில் சென்ற குழுவினர் இண்டர்லோக் நாவல் ஏன் மீட்டுக்கொள்ளப்பட வேண்டும் என்பதற்கான விளக்கம் அளித்தனர்.
இண்டர்லோக் நாவல் குறித்து நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் ஓர் அவசரத் தீர்மானம் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டது. ஆனால், அவைத் தலைவர் அத்தீர்மானத்தை அனுமதிக்க மறுத்து விட்டார் என்பதைச் சுட்டிக் காட்டிய எம். மனோகரன், இன்றையச் சந்திப்பைத் தொடர்ந்து பக்கத்தான் ஒரு கூட்டு அறிக்கையை வெளியிடும் என்று கூறினார்.
DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw calls on the International Trade and Industry Ministry to be fair and reasonable in the offering of Approved Permit (AP) for the import of vehicles.
The minister should monitor closely for suspected irregularities associated with AP, taking appropriate action.
On 21.3.2011, Dr Tan raised the AP question in the House. The minister has given a written reply.
According to the minister, AP is categorized into Open AP and Franchised AP, both restricted by ceiling based on 10% of the number of vehicles produced the year before (TIV).
Open AP is given to 98 companies to import all kinds of new and used cars from any source outside the country except 20 brands for which import restriction has been imposed
On 28 October, 2009, the National Automotive Policy was reviewed, in which no further allocation of open AP to new companies would be considered.
Franchised AP is given to 24 companies only to import new vehicles directly from manufacturers outside the country for certain brands based on franchise agreement. There is no new brand.
I have raised the question of AP in Parliament because of complaints on the abuse of AP including the selling of AP to others. How is the price per AP?
In 2010, the total number of APs issued to companies holding Open AP and Franchised AP were 53,659 units. How many are done according to procedure? The ministry must pay attention and ensure that there are no irregularities in the issue of AP.
DEFENCE Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Tony Pua (DAP– PJ Utara) have crossed swords again over the procurement of vessels and armoured personnel carriers (APC) for the armed forces.
Both men said they would not hesitate to haul the other side to court over defamatory statements made over the procurement of the military hardware.
"If you want to bring me to court, I am willing to meet you there but I, too, am ready to take you to court over your wild allegations," Zahid said when asked by Pua about the purchase of six patrol vessels valued at RM6bil.
He said Pua should not have made unsubstantiated claims on his blog or through media statements.
Earlier, their argument started when Zahid said he would not compromise on the country's security by divulging details of the procurement.
On his part, Pua stressed that he was not touching on military secrets but was instead seeking details about the deal following an increase in the purchase amount by 26% from RM5.35bil to RM6.75bil.
"We want to ensure that this does not happen again," Pua said, adding that he would not hesitate to take legal action against Zahid over any "wild allegations".
Zahid said the higher purchase price was due to the cost of fitting the vessels with the appropriate systems, and not due to certain parties "pocketing sales commission" as alleged.
He said Pua had failed to present evidence of wrongdoings despite being requested to by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Both sides traded words again over a deal between DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd and FNSS Turkey over the purchase of APC that cost RM5.8bil.
Zahid said the deal was for the purchase of "baseline" APC which did not include the cost for the necessary weapons and communications sub-systems depending on their combat roles.
To a question by Salahuddin Ayub ((PAS–Kubang Kerian) on the difference between the defence budget of Malaysia and Singapore and neighbouring countries, Zahid said that it would correlate with the gross domestic product and defence needs of each country.
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