| Lim Lip Eng Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:10 AM PDT
| Parliament: Samy Vellu earns RM27,000 monthly as special envoy Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:16 AM PDT Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/7/nation/20110407154720&sec=nation Former Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu draws a monthly salary plus allowance of RM27,227.20 in his role as special envoy for infrastructure to India and South Asia, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz. In a written reply to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng in Parliament, Nazri said Samy Vellu's role as envoy is to help Malaysian construction firms break into the South Asian market. In line with his status as special envoy, which carries the rank of a minister, Samy Vellu also receives "other amenities and allowances" from the Government. Samy Vellu also has six staff in his office in Plaza Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, paid for by the Government. "The job scope of the envoy does not clash with other Malaysian officials in South Asia as his responsibility is only to identify infrastructure projects in the fast-growing region that Malaysian companies can venture into in accordance with local laws and regulations," Nazri said. Besides India, other South Asian countries under Samy Vellu's portfolio include Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Samy Vellu was named special envoy for infrastructure to India and South Asia in December by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after he stepped down as MIC president, a post he held for 31 years. Related news: Samy Vellu pockets over RM27,000 monthly as special envoy http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article | | Najib: Private sector CEOs receive higher salaries and benefits Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:19 PM PDT Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/parliament (Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, YUEN MEIKENG and JOSHUA FOONG, 7/4/2011) THE pay scales and benefits of chief executive officers (CEOs) of Government-linked companies (GLCs) in four major industries are considerably lower than their counterparts in the private sector, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. In a written reply to Lim Lip Eng (DAP–Segambut), he said the incomes and benefits received by the CEOs of GLCs were based on their work experience, expertise and performance. The amount of benefits given to the CEO of GLCs was based on guidelines in the Blue Book, Increasing Management Performance, which was published by the Putrajaya committee for high performance GLCs, he added. Najib said the income levels of the CEOs of the GLCs are commensurate with their responsibilities and the achievements based on their respective KPIs. The KPIs are aimed at transforming the GLCs into high-performing companies. Najib said the CEO of power utility company YTL Corporation Bhd received an annual income and benefits amounting to between RM3.6mil and RM10.2mil between 2006 and 2009. However, the Tenaga Nasional Bhd CEO received between RM0.8mil and RM1.4mil annually for the same period. In the banking sector, the CEO of Public Bank Bhd is the highest paid banker in the country, with an annual income and benefits of between RM4.7mil and RM6.1mil from 2006 to 2009. However, Maybank Banking Bhd CEO received between RM1.4mil and RM4.9mil for the same period, he added. Najib said for the airline industry, the CEO of AirAsia Bhd received an annual income and benefits worth between RM1mil and RM6mil from 2006 to 2009. However, Malaysia Airlines' CEO got between RM0.9mil and RM1.5mil for the same period. In the automotive industry, the CEO of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Bhd received an annual income and benefits of between RM4.5mil and RM4.95mil compared with the CEO of Proton Holdings Bhd, who received between RM0.5mil and RM1mil in the three-year period. Related news: Gov't reveals earnings of GLC heads http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/160804 | |
| 魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:37 AM PDT |
| Piow With You 文标与你 Posted: 07 Apr 2011 01:45 AM PDT
| 期待国阵转型计划，不如让民联改变计划 Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:11 AM PDT  在大马教育文凭公布成绩后，这里10个A，那里有9个A。而首相也相随公布了政府转型计划进展报告，说这个领域有进步，那个有改善来为自己成绩单粉刷。亢奋归亢奋，自我陶醉归自我陶醉。当一切回归现实，你认为这些国阵产品，"这里一个，那里一个，再加转型"，你有受惠吗？请不要像学生般做作文跟风说是，而是凭自己良心告诉自己。 警方说成功减低犯罪率!你会信吗？请问你家忘记关大门，你会安心吗？你敢告诉外人你有钱吗？买新屋不安装铁花，你能接受吗？闭路电视，警铃生意有减少了吗？钱包留在外面，回来还会在吗？会教你孩子唱"客人来，找爸爸，爸爸不在家，我请客人先坐下，送上一杯茶"来对待陌生人吗？ 不要告诉我答案，自己知道就好。人家说治安改善了，就让他自己爽。
国阵说打击贪污有改善！那你看看赵明福皇家调差委员会，连查案官自己也有问题。一问三不知，还有暴力倾向的官员会帮助改善我国贪污？还有整天藏在暗角和喜欢和kopi的警察，政府申请需要"补水"才能加速处理，或考驾照没问题需要"包"的戏还是如ASTRO般经常重播。不要说到政府豆腐渣和"大吃水"计划那么远。还是一句如果他还是自我感觉很好，那就让他继续吧。
说提升低收入家庭的生活水平。那么想问你们的亲戚，邻居或朋友，有几个还留在本地？如果收入已提升，为何那么多人还要从正门 "转型"去做偏门生意，跳飞机？游子大日子时与人挤南北大道，抢长途巴士票？而且非法劳工比本地劳工更赚到钱？难道是转型计划法功时神八字有错，所以本地劳工的钱财"转型"去客工了？就算你今天赚到了钱，请问那是政府给予的机会，还是依靠你自己双手赚回来？
其它领域如教育和改善城市公共交通，到现在讲来讲去，最后还是告诉你请给国阵时间来证明。老兄，现在已经54年了，时间还嫌不够啊？再等多一年大选后，到时已经55岁退休了，就马上起油价让大家一起买去荷兰的机票啊？我可以先回答，荷兰机票留给你和成员一起去，我不要。 如果一个男士对女友讲了54年等我发达才来娶你。54年后你还是他的女朋友，他还表示自己不够发达。请你把你的经历告诉李安，张艺谋或其他名导演，那可能是奥斯卡最佳电影奖，真人真事经典剧本。如果是你给了国阵54年执政，他还来跟你要求时间改革，那么不如给自己一个难逢的机会来改变国家。期待遥不可及的转型计划，不如改变现实状况。
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| Lim Guan Eng Posted: 07 Apr 2011 01:33 AM PDT
| Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamed Should Step Aside As MACC Commissioner Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:47 PM PDT Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamed Should Step Aside As MACC Commissioner Until Investigations Into The Death Of Customs Officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed Is Complete Following Abu Kassim's Provocative, Malicious And Ill-Intentioned Remarks That The Death Should Not Be Exploited Or Manipulated By Certain Quarters For Their Personal Interests. DAP suggests that Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamed should step aside as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Commissioner until investigations into the death of Customs Officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed is complete. DAP had had some respect for Datuk Seri Abu Kassim for his efforts to try to clean up and restore some professionalism into MACC, which lost public confidence following the debacle of the death of DAP political secretary Teoh Beng Hock under Abu Kassim's predecessor. Datuk Seri Abu Kassim did not entirely succeed because of the secretive and mysterious nature of its methods and operations control of MACC, its lack of independence from the Attorney-General and the Federal government, as well as double-standards in failing to take action against blatant corrupt practices by BN leaders including Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. However the latest death of Ahmad Sarbani on the first floor open-air badminton court of the MACC KL Building yesterday undid and undermined all Datuk Seri Abu Kassim's efforts to make a difference. Datuk Seri Abu's accompanying provocative remarks can not be ignored. Datuk Seri Abu Kassim was malicious and full of ill-intentions with the malicious remarks that "he hoped that the death would not be "exploited or manipulated by certain quarters for their personal interests". Such provocative remarks display not only a guilty conscience but an attempt to gag and stop others from pursuing the truth and justice into the latest tragic death in the MACC. MACC must realise that no one other than the MACC is to blame and be held responsible for this latest tragic death in the MACC. To describe as "exploiters and manipulators", those pursuing the truth and justice into this latest tragic death, is just irresponsible. The public would not have faith in the promise by MACC to launch a comprehensive internal probe into this latest death when MACC could not fully explain or take responsibility for the death of Teoh Beng Hock. For this reason there must be a 3-stage approach of ensuring there is no more tragic case of a corruption suspect walking in alive into MACC offices alive but coming out dead. One, setting up a new Royal Commission of Inquiry that complies and fulfils international norms of natural justice into this latest tragic death. Secondly there must be full revamp of MACC, conducted by Transparency International and armed with full powers to effect any changes necessary whether the Federal government likes it or not, to become an effective and professional anti-corruption agency. Third, Datuk Abu Kassim must temporarily step aside until the investigations into this latest tragic death is completed. | | A Full Commission Of Inquiry Into The Death Of Ahmad Sarbani And An Independent Review By Transparency International Of MACC’s Operations And Methods To Fully Revamp MACC. Posted: 06 Apr 2011 07:44 PM PDT DAP extends condolences to the family of Selangor Customs Assistant Director Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed who was found dead on the first floor open-air badminton court of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) KL Building in Jalan Cochrane this morning. DAP is outraged that there is still another death within the grounds of the MACC after the still unresolved tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock. Will the MACC never wake up and learn? MACC director of investigations Datuk Mustafar Ali said Ahmad was among those detained on April 1 in a nationwide operation for graft involving unpaid taxes and released on bail the next day. Datuk Mustafar said Ahmad was believed to have fallen to his death from the 3rd floor of the KL MACC Building. According to Datuk Mustafar, Ahmad was with an MACC officer until 10.15am. The MACC officer then left the room for a few minutes to call the investigating office and on his return, he found Ahmad missing. Ahmad’s body was found lying on the first floor open-air badminton court at 10.20am. The death of Ahmad and chain of events leading to his death, gives a tragic sense déjà vu and is a chilling reminder of the death of DAP political secretary Teoh Beng Hock in the Selangor MACC HQ. Despite the promises by MACC that there will no repeat of such cases after Teoh Beng Hock's death and the tenure of the then Director-General was not extended, the death of Ahmad shows that MACC had not learnt from the tragic lessons of Teoh's death. Malaysians do not believe claims by some BN leaders that Teoh committed suicide. Instead they believe that Teoh was murdered. The question remains whether the government is serious about finding out who was responsible and taking action. The tragic death of Ahmad would only deepen suspicion and distrust as well as shatter any public confidence left in the operational and interrogation methods of MACC. DAP calls for a full Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI) into the death of Ahmad. This RCI should determine cause of death, punish the culprits responsible and implement safeguards to ensure that suspects are no longer injured or die unnecessary deaths whilst in MACC custody. At the same time there must be a full revamp of MACC to determine whether MACC can carry out its anti-corruption duties effectively, efficiently, impartially and professionally without causing harm or death to its suspects. The failure of MACC to investigate corruption allegations against Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud shows a clear case of double-standards and systems failure in enforcing the law equally. A MACC without any public credibility shows that the BN government is not serious about fighting corruption. As part of this full revamp, DAP calls on the Federal government to establish an independent review by Transparency International of MACC's operations and methods. | |
| Lim Kit Siang Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:37 PM PDT
| Longing For A Free Mind (Part 5 of 14) Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:27 PM PDT By M. Bakri Musa Liberation Through Education The crucial role of this second instrument – education – in liberating us from underneath our coconut shell is encapsulated in the wisdom of the Greek philosopher Epictetus (Discourses): "Only the educated are free!" Having been born a slave, Epictetus knew a thing or two about freedom besides [...] | | Sarawak Election and 2nd MACC falling death Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:55 PM PDT Tweets @limkitsiang: Most important Swak elections in 48yrs begin tomorrow – with far-reaching implications not only 4Swak but also 4Msia w great impact on 13GE Tuesday, April 05, 2011 11:40 PM In Sibu 4BukitAssek Pelawan BawangAssan Dudong Nangka nomination. Spirit of PR candidates leaders election workers high hopeful 4change UBAH Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:25 [...] | |
| Charles Santiago Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:26 PM PDT
| 這廂干擾請願‧那廂允許示威‧查爾斯抨警方雙重標準 Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:11 AM PDT Source: Sin Chew （雪蘭莪‧巴生5日訊）巴生國會議員查爾斯促警方解釋，為何存在雙重標準，在反對核能廠的和平請願的同時，卻允許反對雪州不法行為陣線的示威活動。 他表示，對於警方表現出不公平的雙重準則，感到失望；他也促請全國總警長和雪州總警長可以針對此事作出交代。 查爾斯於上週日率民眾於巴生港口展開和平請願，反對中央政府計劃在大馬設立核電廠，警方駐守巴生港口，導致被迫三度易地。 他說，在請願活動的2天前，已經致函警方，包括巴生南區主任莫哈末和雪州總警長拿督頓希山，但請願活動屢遭警方干擾。 他指出，在同一日下午，由反對雪州不法行為陣線發起的建議放映性愛影像示威活動，就發生在巴生北區警局前面，共有80人參與，警方卻不予理會，未加阻止。 查爾斯：完工後或升至500億令吉 他表示，反對興建發核能廠課題已帶上國會討論，也參與辯論再生能源法案，獲得多位國會議員的支持。 他說，中央政府計劃在2021和2022年，耗資220億令吉建兩座核能廠，但根據初步的計算，這兩項工程的最後開銷，在完工後可能飆升至500億令吉，這將是筆龐大的開銷。 公正黨巴生區部主席楊文來表示，這不是一項政治的反對活動，而是關係全國人民安危的和平請願。 他說，人民不只是擔心核能廠興建的技術問題，更是擔心國家管理的能力，若核能廠出現任何滲漏，都足以危害健康。 其他出席者包括，行動黨巴生選區聯委會主席何富強，公正黨巴生區部婦女組主席珊達麗，公正黨巴生區部副秘書安奴華，市議員伊斯邁。         | | 查爾斯促警解釋‧對付示威出現雙標準 Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:03 AM PDT Source: Guang Ming 2011-04-05 19:21 （雪蘭莪‧巴生5日訊）巴生國會議員查爾促請警方解釋，為何存有雙重標準，在反對核能廠的和平請願的同時，卻允許反對雪州不法行為陣線的示威活動。 他對警方表現出不公的雙重準則感到失望；他也促請全國總警長和雪州總警長針對此事給予合理交代。 查爾斯上週日率民眾於巴生港口展開和平糾察行動，反對中央政府計劃在大馬設立核電廠，但警方卻駐守在巴生港口，導致他們被迫三度易地。 他聲稱，請願活動的2天前他已致函警方，包括巴生南區主任莫哈末和雪州總警長拿督頓希山，但請願活動屢遭警方干擾。 他指出，在同一天的下午，由反對雪州不法行為陣線發起的建議放映性愛影像示威活動，就發生在巴生北區警局前面，共有80人參與，警方卻不予理會，未加阻止。 他強調，反對興建發核能廠課題已帶上國會討論，也參與辯論再生能源法案，獲得多位國會議員的支持。 "中央政府計劃在2021和2022年，耗資220億令吉建兩座核能廠，但根據初步計算，這兩項工程的最後開銷，在完工後可能飆升至500億令吉，這將是筆龐大開銷。" 公正黨巴生區部主席楊文來則表示，這並非一項政治反對活動，而是關係到全國人民安危的和平請願。 他提到，人民不只是擔心核能廠興建的技術問題，更擔心國家管理的能力，若核能廠出現任何滲漏，足以危害健康。 出席週二記者會的包括行動黨巴生選區聯委會主席何富強，公正黨巴生區部婦女組主席珊達麗，公正黨巴生區部副秘書安奴華及市議員伊斯邁。         | | Perhimpunan tiada permit sah Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:32 PM PDT | | Bantahan loji Nuklear Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:18 PM PDT | |
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