"Stop taking the land of the people", Kelantan BN rep to Pas

The Pas-led Kelantan government should stop taking the land which rightfully and legally belongs to the people of Kuala Betis, Barisan Nasional's Nenggiri state assemblyman said.

Mat Yusoff Ghani whose constituency in Nenggiri includes the disputed land in Kuala Betis where 378.8 ha of land is being taken away from land settlers said:

“I don’t see why the government and land office can take and sell the people’s land when they have managed to acquire it legally.”

The BN representative told The Mole that previously the State’s Land Office had taken the people’s land claiming that it was not acquired properly.

“Today the settlers had acquired the ownership and paid the land premium for the past seven years. About 600 ha of land were given and I don’t think it’s fair for the state government to claim it back,” Mat Yusoff added.

He was commenting on a news report where that the Kelantan government had taken and sold the 378.8 hectares of land to a private company.

Utusan Malaysia reported some 300 settlers from Kuala Betis claimed the Kelantan government had approved land application to two companies in November last year and land grants on Jan 28 this year.

When asked whether the Kelantan government had clarified the matter to the settlers, Mat Yusoff said: “I was informed that they had come to explain that these grants will be nullified.”

“Still, the state government will have to pay compensation to the company. I don’t understand how they can simply approve land application without checking the status,” he added.

“Why can’t they let the Kelantanese develop their own land? Where is our right?”

A blog post in Outsyed The Box stated there is a sizeable development in the Gua Musang including logging activities.

“You see this all along the road from Gua Musang to Kuala Krai. Timber is a major source of revenue as well as a major source of corruption in Kelantan. It has been going on for 22 years now. The phrase among the PAS in Kelantan is 'Ini harta Allah, harta bumi' (This is Allah's wealth, the wealth of the earth). They are clear-felling the forests,” the post read.

Commenting on this Mat Yusoff said: “It is true that there are uncontrollable logging activities in Gua Musang since 2002. I suggest you to come and see this for yourself.”

“I don’t know how much money the state government gets from selling our land and stealing our natural resources when it’s clear that the people have not benefitted from it.”

Don't waste time on Anwar, says Daim

THIS is final part of the interview with former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, who helped the Malaysian economy survive the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Without mincing words, Daim discussed with New Straits Times journalists A. JALIL HAMID, RASHID YUSOF and HARIZ MOHD and photographer ZAHARI ZAKARIA the key events during the "Mahathir Years", including the events which led to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's downfall.


Question: Media reports suggested at the time of your departure from the cabinet in 1991 that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had three names in mind as the new finance minister -- Tan Sri Sanusi Junid, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Was this indeed the case?
Answer: Rafidah was then the minister for trade, having been appointed to the post after the Team A versus Team B split in 1987. Sanusi was minister for agriculture.
Dr Mahathir wasn't too sure about Anwar. He said, "I don't think Anwar can handle the ministry of finance" given his academic background. He was a graduate in Malay studies.
My counter argument went along this line -- "I think if you want him to be your successor you have to groom him.
"I can help him and guide him, give advice."
In the end, I managed to convince Dr Mahathir.
Anwar used to come to my house very often to seek my advice on matters related to the ministry of finance.
He would also bring me to to his house for lunch very often. His aunt cooked my favourite dishes.

Question: Given that Anwar had later named you as the "chief conspirator" leading to his sacking from the cabinet in 1998, when did things actually turn sour?
Answer: There was no fallout between us until he started accusing me of being a chief conspirator. This is an old story. No one is interested in the whys and wherefores. It is the now and the future that people are interested in.
Really, we should not waste time with Anwar. He is past his use-by date. His time had come and gone.
I also think that you should not give so much news space to him. That's what he likes. He does not like to be ignored, so ignore him I say. He should be left to be the entertainer that he is, dancing and singing at ceramahs. As I said his time is gone, like a burung punggok merindukan bulan, (a dog barking at the caravans, and the caravans have moved on).
But as you keep insisting, I will answer. The best person to speak about Anwar is Sanusi. They were in school together.
They were in Abim (Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia) and in the cabinet, and Sanusi was secretary-general of Umno. Anyway, I promised to answer so I will answer.
Okay, my answer to Anwar -- I'm no Cassius. I maybe thin but I don't have the hungry look. And definitely, I'm no Brutus.
When Anwar claim- ed that I was the conspirator, he knows the truth that I played no part, no role whatsoever. I knew nothing about the case until I was told about it. I might be a busybody, but I do not interfere with people's private life. I don't want people to know about mine either. I don't want to know what people do behind closed doors. I'm not interested. People whispered to me, but I said, "Look, we are all human, we all have weaknesses."
But I understand he was under pressure, it was his political survival and he was a drowning man, clutching at whatever to keep himself afloat, plus he knew that I would never answer any allegations thrown at me. I thought I was his friend and he was in trouble, and I let it be.
I also thought that it was so farfetched that it was laughable. Anwar, for example said I took out RM2 billion cash by plane. I must be an idiot, and any way how much is RM2 billion cash? Probably a few lorries to transport!
At the end of the day, truth will always prevail. You can't hide it. If not today, one day, the truth would be told. In the case of his supporters, even if he were to do all that he is alleged to have done, right on the carpet in front of their eyes, they will not believe. To them, everything is a conspiracy.
Anwar's problem was that his image was whiter than white. When stories got around because he got this image, it's difficult for people to believe. In life, some things are too strange to be true but they are true.
As Sherlock Holmes said, "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth".
There was a myth about Kennedy, too, but people did not talk about it during his lifetime. After his death, you read about him and what he did behind closed doors.

Question: There was talk back then that your motivation in ousting Anwar was that you were anxious about protecting your business interests?
Answer: That was his line, that he was this super hero fighting crime and corruption and, therefore, had to be brought down. If you know the things about him that I know, that line of his is hilarious, and the cheek of it all, to claim righteousness.
I had then retired and what business interests did I have? I had to sell all my assets before joining the government in 1984.
But later on, after I had left, when I was made chairman of the northern triangle, there was a clause in the agreement that I would be able to venture into business. I was not a member of the cabinet anyway.
I ventured overseas after my retirement. I didn't want to do my business in Malaysia. But after my banks overseas became successful I needed to have a bank locally, I bought a bank. You can check, it was very expensive, I paid higher than anybody else. At that time, the highest anybody ever paid for a bank. This was a one-branch bank. Later, I sold this bank, too, when I rejoined the government at the last financial crisis. I really should stop buying banks in Malaysia. Every time I buy one, I'm made minister of finance and have to sell them.
Immediately after my retirement, I went away to Harvard University, in particular to the Kennedy School of Government as a visiting scholar.
Anwar kept calling me in Boston. (He asked) why I stayed there and asked me to come back. He needed me to help him, but I said I was enjoying my stay. I met a lot of people.
It was at Harvard that I met Francis Seow (who once served as Singapore's solicitor-general). He was writing books. Interesting books. You should read his books. We became good friends and often exchanged views over lunch.
Then it was about the so-called "Daim Boys".
They were also very close with Anwar after I left.
Most were Malay College old boys. They were in school with Anwar.
Yahya (the late Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad) was his head boy and Halim (Tan Sri Halim Saad) was at the Malay College.
Anwar, through his accusations, repeated the lie that I wanted this contract and that contract, and that because he was in the way, I got rid of him. A lie repeated many times, unfortunately, becomes a truth.
What contract? I want to ask, which contract did I or my family secure? Show me.
Show me one single contract I got from the government.
So I have always maintained, the danger with Anwar is that Anwar is more Sukarno than anything else. All fiery speeches, completely economical with the truth and an instigator at his best.

Question: Was there a turning point, one that had caused a fall- out?
Answer: There was no particular fallout. I was his scapegoat, among many other scapegoats. I was his friend, Dr Mahathir defended him. I told him not to open the Pandora's box by making a police report but he thought he was clever.
I've told you earlier that you should not waste news space on Anwar. But you insist and I'm answering only to make the point that if you have Pakatan and him leading Pakatan, then we are heading down the road to disaster. He was tested during the Asian financial crisis and he failed. I also think that he failed not just because of his policies, but also of his motivation. Dr Mahathir, for example, was totally offended by the crisis. He could not bear to see what he had taken time to build destroyed because of the greed of speculators and financial vultures, and he wanted to make sure the country was safe again.

Question: Some commentators had pointed out that Anwar at the time of the crisis did not help by raising interest rates to such a high level?
Answer: In the case of Anwar, at that time, he was really badly advised.
Because all along we know, Anwar on his own did not know what to do.
He has to get people to advise him and that was OK so long as you get good advice.
And of course at that time he really liked (Michel) Camdessus of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and James Wolfensohn of the World Bank.
And he was also close to Robert Rubin (secretary of treasury of the United States).
All these people later came to endorse him.
But you see, different countries have different environments, different stages of development, different conditions.
It's not the same.
You look at what happened during that crisis to South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and us.
There's Singapore, China and Japan.
During that time, Anwar's stance was "follow what was advised by the IMF and World Bank".
That would be a normal reaction -- in a crisis like this, you need some big fellows to come and advise.
Because if there's any trouble, the IMF and World Bank will come and assist.
And if America backs you, you are also okay. And America has big influence over the IMF and World Bank.
In the case of South Korea, it wanted to borrow from Japan so that it would not go down.
But America refused to help. America told the Japanese not to help, so it went down and mind you, South Korea was close to the US. Don't expect the US to support us.
At that time, Robert Zoellick, who was deputy secretary of state, made it known that the doors were open for the American companies to go in to pick up companies at fire-sale prices.
This was the case with Indonesia when they came in and took almost everything they wanted.
They killed Thailand, too.
We saw what was happening. Dr Mahathir understood.
He said: "What we built... will be destroyed".
Years of growth and stability will be wiped out.
And if we are not careful, there might be riots like in Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand.
Probably worse.
So, he had to think how to stop it.

Question: Based on your articulation on the political scenario, you are troubled not by Anwar's so- called misconduct but more of his character?
Answer: I'm worried that he has not got the depth on economics.
If he again becomes the finance minister or prime minister, his inclination is to take the American line.
America is in crisis, Europe is in crisis.
He likes to identify with Europe, America and Australia.
He tried to get Australia to support him, to condemn and say our election will not be fair, etc.
He talks of Arab Spring, but he said the Arab Spring here is not a revolution but through the ballot box.
He had been telling the world that he will win this election.
If PR were to lose, it would be because of unfair practices and mobs could then go to the streets to protest. He promised to form the government in September 2008. Everybody got jittery and many believed him. That is his style. He is all talk and promises. Now, he tells the world he will win.
But the government isn't even responding. There has never been riggings in elections here. Last election, they formed five state governments.
Otherwise, how did the opposition win so many seats if the government rigged elections?
No election is perfect in this world.
But he has started this, and the government must respond.
Anwar is conditioning the minds of the people here and telling the world PR will win but he knows he cannot win.
As I said earlier, I question his (and also Pakatan's) motivation. His personal ambition is so overriding and an obsession that he does not care that it will be at the expense of peace and stability in his country.
Can you imagine the scenario if Pakatan does not get to Putrajaya? He will go on to claim that it is rigged and then bring on the Arab Spring here. Instigate the people that under Barisan Nasional, their votes were stolen and they have to go out to the streets to reclaim their votes.
This will cause havoc and he won't care because his ambition overrides all other considerations. And Pakatan doesn't care, too, because they are on the same ride.

'I want Najib to win, Anwar not fit to be PM'

WHENEVER Tun Daim Zainuddin is not orbiting the globe, he will be holed up in his workstation at Wisma YPR (Yayasan Pok Rafeah, named after his late mother).

His desk is one sprawling clutter of printouts and financial analyses helpfully sent daily by an organisation headed by a friend -- a former prime minister of a neighbouring Asian country.
The hallway is in a different galaxy. It is virtually an art gallery. He owns more than 2,000 paintings. Some paintings are now worth 10 times what he paid for. He was chairman of the National Art Gallery before he joined the cabinet. The lawyer-turned-housing developer who later became finance minister (twice) is not selling.
The range of passions is bewildering. He is a fan of Datuk Shah Rukh Khan. Daim is a significant shareholder of a bank with many branches in Africa. He is chairman of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) audit committee.
At 74, he plays badminton with increasingly younger mates. And, he displays a Manchester United replica jersey autographed by Sir Bobby Charlton.
"I am a busybody," he explained as he greeted New Straits Times journalists -- A. JALIL HAMID, RASHID YUSOF and HARIZ MOHD -- and photographer, ZAHARI ZAKARIA, to kickstart a series of exhaustive interviews.
Daim, who had precipitated a near-crash of the stock market in 1994 with his "sell" advice and later named "chief conspirator" by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has since sparked a media frenzy for a new reason.
It is political punditry, having correctly predicted the outcome of the March 2008 general election; so the NST prodded him for new predictions. We probed his political allegiance and provoked him even as the sessions shifted focus from one hot topic to another.
By the time we were done, newer perspectives and insights had been gleaned from the political events of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the future of Umno, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Anwar, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Lee Kuan Yew, to the rise of China and the Arab Spring (which he jokingly referred to as "the Arab Fall").
The resultant Qs and As will run in two parts. This instalment deals mostly with the immediate political questions.
"If you ask me, between the two, Najib or Anwar, I would choose Najib."
The second half of the interview, which will be published tomorrow, discusses, among others, key events in the "Mahathir Years".

Question: Tun, since your retirement, you have given a number of interviews to the Chinese dailies, but hardly any to the mainstream media. Any particular reason for this?
Answer: I have been asked to give so many interviews, but all they wanted to know is when will the elections be held and what is my prediction of the outcome. So, before the election, which I predict will be by next month (he laughs), this will be my last interview.
I don't want to give any more interviews because all of you only ask about the elections and it's quite tiresome.
Also, I don't want people to misquote me. I heard people say that I had said BN would win only three states. That is not true. You must read my answers in full. I said BN, in particular Umno, must work hard, stay united and put up the best candidates to win.
Yes, I have given interviews to Chinese press mostly. The Chinese wanted to understand the thinking of the Malays. To address their concerns, I must know what is in their minds, their fears and their aspirations and they wanted to know if our economic policies are right. They want peace in the country and they know to have peace, you need political stability.
Have you read their articles on government policies? Someone will whisper to the government about this or that paper, or that this writer is being anti-establishment.
I say, "Stop!" I have read their articles. While they do criticise, they are not being anti-establishment. You argue with facts and statistics. The process will produce a healthy debate.

Question: So, for you, being critical does not mean one is anti-establishment. Are you also saying that the pattern of voicing out may not necessarily cost Barisan Nasional votes?
Answer: Precisely. That is my central argument. I have always advocated a robust debate. Over the years, I personally do find certain policies objectionable, but I am still a supporter of the government as there are more good policies than bad.
For the rest of the nation, if you disagree with government policies, yes, go ahead and criticise, but constructively. I would fear more for the country if people gave up and didn't care. I believe that it is only when you care that you want things to be for the better, that you voice out. A passive passionless society will be a disaster for the country.

Question: Still on politics associated with the Chinese community, parallels had been drawn between DAP and PAP (People's Action Party). Is this a fair comparison?
Answer: I don't think there is much of a relationship.
I think Lee Kuan Yew does not have much respect for DAP's leadership. The quality is not there. Earlier on, yes, when they had a branch here, when Devan Nair was here, and Zain Azahari joined the PAP. Zain is still around and practises law. I think there were many intellectuals who joined the PAP. That would be the crowd who would follow Kuan Yew.
The PAP is more intelligent and more calculating, very suave in their approach. The DAP is really a Chinese party. It's not a multiracial party. It's chauvinistic, but claims to be Malaysian Malaysia.
You can see in its last party election, members don't want even a single Malay to be in the top leadership.
This is very clear. That is their idea of Malaysian Malaysia. Whatever their leadership may claim, their members are their main drivers.
Pas has similar problems.

When the issue of kalimah Allah cropped up, the leadership thought they could simply follow the lead taken by Anwar. But the grassroots responded by rejecting the stand of its leadership. And the Majlis Syura also said "no".
If the Chinese don't understand this, they will be sorely mistaken when push comes to shove.

Question: What about Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)?
Answer: PKR has always been a one-man show. Its history is a party fighting for Anwar. They are former Umno members. Later, some liberals joined them, taken in by the rallying call of justice and fairness, but it's just pure "sloganeering". It is actually fighting just for one man, not even for justice. Who have they fought for? What cause have they pursued? See the stand on Palestine. It is a question of justice and humanitarian cause. They support Israel.

Question: And Pakatan Rakyat?
Answer: When you are elected to Parliament, you debate in Parliament. We do it in a civilised way. We elect people and we address them as "The Honourable Member". PKR is a party born from the streets. So, it will always return to the streets. That is their culture. So, you can see demonstrations in the streets organised, or supported by them. Pas was never like that. The DAP was never like that.
Anwar had repeatedly said there would be Arab Spring-like demonstrations should Pakatan lose in the next general election because of what they deem as "cheating".
He has set the stage to justify their losses if they lose in the next general election.
Pakatan is prepping the people so that they can scapegoat the government and the Election Commission.
First, we are not an Arab country. And second, if there is rigging in previous general elections, how did Pakatan win five states in 2008?
Arab Spring has turned out to be Arab Fall (for the lack of a unifying leadership and instability it has induced).

Question: Arab Fall?
Answer: You should read the history of Egypt under King Farouk, then only can you understand the mood and feelings at the time of the coup in 1952.
I visited Egypt at the end of my studies in the late 1950s and it saddens me how these freedom fighters had failed to run their countries successfully.
They had failed to raise the standard of living of their people and during my last visit a few years back, there's still the same poverty.
You must read Gamal Abdul Nasser's Revolt of the Nile. It is a small book but it has frightened the West that they compared him with Hitler. We are not from the Arab World. You must understand the background of the Middle East, why it is not happening and will not happen here in the East.
You want deaths in our streets? You want to see bloodshed? (Pan Arab nationalism dated back to July 1952 when Gamal, a colonel in the Egyptian army, led his secret group "Free Officers" to overthrow King Farouk 1, who was the king of Egypt and Sudan.
(His successful revolt was made an example by several other military officers in the Arab world to dethrone their monarchs, including Iraqi General Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1958 (the coup against the Hashemite monarchy) and Libyan Muammar Gaddafi, who led a group of young military officers, to overthrow King Idris 1 in 1969.)

Question: What of Malaysian politics and the changing geopolitical landscape and events elsewhere?
Answer: China and Japan had demonstrated their qualities as genuine friends of this country at the height of the Asian Financial Crisis.
China decided not to devalue its currency, while Japan handed Malaysia a US$5 billion (RM15.6 billion) soft loan. Its then vice-finance minister Eisuke Sakakibara told me not to tell the Americans of the gesture.
The United States did not want to help us, for reasons too numerous to enumerate here.
Anwar has this tendency of toeing the American line.
If anything happens to Malaysia's economy, the US and European countries, whose economies are falling apart, would not bother to help.
If we keep toeing the American line, what would our friends think? They were the ones who helped us, while the US tried to sink us.
China is now the second largest economy and it is growing.
President Barack Obama has quickly visited Myanmar and tilted his foreign policy towards the Pacific, which is about balancing the influence of China.
There is already an economic crisis now in Europe, the US and Japan.
China, India, Brazil and Russia all are slowing down; we must not have the wrong team to manage the economy.
The danger here is somebody with no experience, who has shown no capability of handling the last crisis.  There is going to be a big danger that we may go down. And nobody is going to help us. Because the US, their good friend, and  Europe will not be helping us. They   are in trouble themselves.
 It is dangerous if Pakatan under Anwar is to lead the country. I am worried as he does not have the depth in economy, always needed people to tell him --  what to think and what to do.
  So far, there has not been even one significant idea from Anwar as the economic adviser to the Selangor government.
 Worse, Selangor has badly handled its water issue, which had dismayed developers, investors  and the people.    Of course, they will blame everything on the Federal Government despite the fact the Langat 2 water  project was planned  before they came to power in the state. 
Why doesn't he become economic adviser to Kelantan and Kedah if Pakatan believes he is good?
Think seriously.  Think of our future.

Question:   Anwar believes that he is destined to become the next prime minister.
Answer: Well, destiny is an act of God.   You can be only one heartbeat away from that post but man proposes, God disposes.   I think God still loves Malaysia (smiles).

Question:   What are BN's chances in the general election? Will it be able to secure a two-thirds majority?
Answer: There you go again, the election questions.   Well, I would say Barisan will win. It is good that the government (BN) thinks it can get a two-thirds majority. That should  be their target.
Umno has about 3.3 million members, MCA about one million and MIC,  about 600,000. That's already about half of the voters. Now, you only need some support from the fence-sitters, you should then  be able to win.  But BN must put new and clean candidates who are  acceptable to voters.
But before BN can win, there must be unity within the coalition. If they are not united, Pakatan will do better. That's what happened in 2008.
Stay united, be loyal and don't sabotage.  We need a steady and experienced hand. Only BN has the experience.
We have gone through crisis after crisis, and recovered  very quickly.   We have to tell the Chinese that we cannot experiment.   Look at Japan.   Look around us.   Look at Britain.   Study what is happening.

Question:    Personally, do you want to see Najib win this election?
Answer: If you ask me, between the two, Najib or Anwar, I would choose Najib. I will give Najib the chance. Give him the mandate and see whether he delivers because Anwar has had his chances, but he blew them.
  I want Najib to win because I don't think Anwar is the right candidate to be prime minister.
I believe he will mess up the country by getting advice from the likes of the  IMF (International Monetary Fund), World Bank and Wolfowitz (Paul Wolfowitz, former World Bank president).
   I will support Najib, but he must fight corruption and crime, strengthen the nation's security and review the education system. Make English compulsory in all national schools. Without English, we are  dead, especially the Malays. The Malays must realise, without English they cannot compete. We must insist on English as a second language.
 It was not a mistake to change the medium of instruction from English to Bahasa Malaysia.   It is the language of the nation and of unity.   If we don't speak the same language, how do we understand one another? 
The mistake was in the policies which were to promote Bahasa Malaysia, it had to be at the expense of English.  We should not have to kill English to make Bahasa Malaysia the lingua franca of the country.
  If possible, we should  learn Arabic, because the rich Arab countries will be where the money comes from.
  On the nation's security, every day in the media and on television, there are news reports of  murder and  crime. You say our country is safe, but if people don't feel safe, they will not believe you   regardless of the statistics.
  On corruption, tell the rakyat  that the government is serious in wanting to get rid of it. But it cannot do it alone, it needs the rakyat's help. Raise the awareness of rakyat on the evils of corruption and get schools involved in it. Educate the students. If the government and rakyat work together, we can succeed. It is a two-way thing. The government  alone cannot fight corruption.   People must be clean and honest.  Don't just blame the government. Tepuk sebelah tangan tak berbunyi.      If people are honest and clean, the government, too, can be clean.  The government must come down strongly on  those who are corrupt.

Question:   The pledges and promises Najib  made, are they good for the country?
Answer: Give Najib a chance. Five years. Test him. Give him the mandate. He is doing a fairly  good job. Let's see him deliver and continue with his transformation policies.
Najib should reshuffle the cabinet. Bring in new faces. People think he is carrying too much deadwood in the cabinet. Most are already  past their use-by date.

The Corrupt Saga of Lim Guan Eng’s RM8 Billion Mega Project in the secret PowerPoint files – Exposing the Mega Cronies behind the scenes (Part 3)

Who is Davy?
We continue our expose about the massive corruption in Penang – DAP is now very corrupt. All the very preaching and pontificating by Lim Kit Siang has come to nought now that Guan Eng decides to take this giant leap for himself and for the party.

 Guan Eng is a very filial son as he was brought up by a strict father and disciplinarian Lim Kit Siang. There was very little laughter in the home when Guan Eng was small. Most of his childhood experiences were bitter and sad and his early adult life was even sadder and bitter as he was imprisoned and also held under ISA once. All these has bred a bitterness in Guan Eng’s heart that will never go away.

 Even though he became a Christian, he cannot let go of the bitterness in his heart and he never learnt to forgive. This is a grudge he held against UMNO and he will forever be on a warpath with UMNO and on a vendetta to wreak vengeance, and Guan Eng learned that the best way is to accumulate power via riches and then use the wealthy resources to complete and take revenge against UMNO for all the perceived wrongs they did to him.

 Hence, on December 16, when he concluded the discussions on how divide the shares in corruption, Guan Eng has decided to apportion a 10% stake to his daddy, Kit Siang. He knew that would make his daddy’s day – he is a good son – the best son in the family and he gives his daddy the best.
 
To those true blue DAP members who are senior enough, please speak to Kit Siang and advise him to admonish his son and stop Guan Eng from embarking onto the slippery slope of corruption.
This is the mission of the DAP Insider as we want to stir up the people of Penang and Malaysia to fight against corruption in the DAP. We must practise what we preach and walk our talk.

The Corrupt Saga of Lim Guan Eng’s RM8 Billion Mega Project in the secret PowerPoint files – Exposing the Mega Cronies behind the scenes (Part 2)

Who is Annie & Party?
The PowerPoint slide shows “JU-10%-Annie & Party”. We all know that JU represents Juteras Sdn Bhd but all that the an official company search will reveal is that there are 2 individuals who act as proxies and nominees. These are the first directors and company secretaries and the names of such people are pretty inconsequential as they are “borrowed” names of professionals and they will not know what is going on.
More often than not, these people are kept on a certain payroll of accountants and company secretaries who will use them to incorporate new companies on an urgent basis for clients and who will then transfer the shares to the real owners in due course. Professional fees are paid to such nominees for their services – which can even extend to opening of bank accounts and becoming nominee signatories for the bank accounts as well until such time that the real owners decide to surface or get another set of their nominees to replace the first set of original nominees.
 
If the name is simply “Annie”, it would have been more difficult to unravel but since it is stated as “Annie & Party” and the “P” is capitalised in Party, it can only mean that Annie refers to “Anwar Ibrahim & Party”.
This means that Juteras Sdn Bhd is a company that has 10% stake in the mega project and it belongs to Anwar Ibrahim and his party, PKR.  That is the kickback by Guan Eng to Anwar to keep Anwar in line and also to act as insurance for Guan Eng in the unlikely event that PR takes over power in Putrajaya and Anwar really becomes Prime Minister.

So for Guan Eng,  it is always a smart idea to have his political partners to have a small share in his spoils of war and corruption activities so that he will taint him as well. In that way, by having a file on Anwar Ibrahim on the take will act as a useful deterrent file against Anwar if he tries to be funny and edge out Guan Eng. Guan Eng knows his leverage.
So the 10% will belong to Anwar Ibrahim and it is up to him how to further allocate the share, if any, to his own party, the PKR. That will then be his own internal matter.
Guan Eng has made the first right move and by making Anwar an accomplice, he can bring Anwar down anytime in future, if required.

Guan Eng is playing a very dangerous game by trying to snare Anwar Ibrahim, who is the Master of Corruption himself. But then the Guan Eng that we have today has evolved to be super arrogant and always so confident of his own genius that he thinks he is always right.
If there are seniors in the party who can still speak to him and advise him, please do so immediately before he destroys himself and the DAP by embarking onto this road of corruption, dirty money and destruction…

The Corrupt Saga of Lim Guan Eng’s RM8 Billion Mega Project in the secret PowerPoint files – Exposing the Mega Cronies behind the scenes (Part 1)

The cronies behind the scenes who benefited from Lim Guan Eng’s Mega folly of a Mega Project which costs over RM6.3 billion.
The projects involve:

• a 4.2km Gurney Drive-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway,
• a 4.6km Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway-Bandar Baru Air Itam 4-lanes bypass,
• a 6.5km Penang-Butterworth Tunnel; and
• a 12km road connecting Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang (four lanes)

In order to know the real story behind this mega corruption and abuse in Penang, we need to go back to the night of December 17, 2013 – just a day after the DAP National Congress held in Penang where the DAP CEC Members were elected.
No need to talk about the DAP CEC Election fiasco and their inability to use EXCEL to do proper calculations. The elections went well and the results were largely within the leaders’ expectations and so there was an obvious cause for celebration.
But in Guan Eng’s mind, there was an even bigger reason to celebrate – because he has finally completed all the discussions on the allocation of spoils for Penang’s largest infrastructure project. The discussion was held a day earlier on December 16 – a day immediately after the CEC Elections held on December 15, 2012.
The discussions with the partners were intense and filled Guan Eng with adrenalin – pumping with excitement to see such huge numbers that his small 8-digit pocket calculator could not even accommodate the massive calculations which easily stretched into 10 digits. Guan Eng mumbled a note to self: “remember to ask secretary for a new 12-digit calculator”.

There is an indescribable joy when one punches the forbidden numbers into the calculator and viola, one sees the apportioned amounts and siphoned profits camouflaged as blatant overcharging. Guan Eng was thrilled to bits – for the first time, he is really gonna be a billionaire…a dream come true for a failed accountant…but a successful Chief Minister and politician.
The final allocation in terms of kickbacks and gifts expressed in percentages were nailed down reflected in a single Powerpoint slide. The thought of it pleased Guan Eng so much that he could not resist firing up his notebook computer to take a look on the Powerpoint slide again.
“This is the time for harvest…” as Guan Eng’s thoughts lingered away…see what power can do – and this is Real Power.
“I’m not going to be a CM without power like that bo-hoot (no balls – seedless) durian Koh Tsu Koon. Me will be a CM with Real Power…”
The screen on the notebook computer showed this PowerPoint slide:

We already know from media reports the following:

1. CZB – or also known as Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd
2. BUCG – Beijing Urban Construction Group
3. ST – Sri Tinggi Sdn Bhd
4. JU – Juteras Sdn Bhd
5. ZC-CRC – Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd in a joint venture with China Railway Construction Ltd (CRCL)

But we don’t know who the following people or entities are:

1. Annie & Party
2. Davy
3. Leslie & Co
4. Pinny
5. Jimmy & Party
6. Terry
7. TBD

These names are likely to be code-names representing certain personalities…who are these people…Read the DAP Insider for the next article as we break the puzzle and reveal the identities of each of these code-names…

Video Which Detriments Taib Mahmud Is Just A Timber Concession Revenge Drama

Another thing which we need to process in order to understand Malaysian opposition is that every mistake which is done by Barisan Nasional leaders would be okay of it is done by their own leaders. For example, it is okay for Nik Aziz to be in power until the day he dies, but it is wrong for Tun Mahathir to stay as Prime Minister any longer, or for Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud to keep on leading Sarawak for more than 30 years.
Now, Tun Mahathir has retired, leaving Malaysia on top, with highest respect, and admired by the world. And Taib Mahmud still in power, has proven continuous commitment and his abilities to develop Sarawak other than ensuring the peace and well-being of its rakyat.
However, Nik Aziz still refuse to retire even though he does not fulfil his tasks, other than politics, constant ceramah as well as insulting people, for the past 20 years.
Even then, the opposition never questioned him about why more than 10,000 acres of land were given to DAP, about why Kelantan is still undeveloped, what happens to the logging industry, or why can't the water supply issue be solved or why does moral issue kept on getting worse? Instead, they only look for ways to tarnish Tan Sri Taib Mahmud's image even though rakyat of Sarawak are living in peace and prosperous.
It is clear, the problem with the opposition is that they do not care about rakyat, all the care is about the power which Taib Mahmud has and that they are hungry for it. It is not too much to say that Taib Mahmud is one of Barisan Nasional's strongest defence, resisting various forms of attacks for all these years.
Considering that GE is coming close, it is not surprising why the attacks are coming back in. This time around, it is not from the outside, it is from the inside, from Taib Mahmud's cousin, Norlia Rahman, as a video showing a meeting about a project involving foreign direct investment to describe as if there are elements of corruption from Taib's side. The video was said that it was taken secretly, without being realized by the characters in it.
The thing which this videographer might have missed is that , this video can easily be argued by looking at Norlia's background and understanding her motive. Norlia is the daughter of Rahman Yakub who is Taib Mahmud's uncle. He was also Sarawak's former Chief Minister and Governor.
The vengeance which Norlia's family has against Taib Mahmud began as soon as Taib Mahmud replaced her father as Chief Minister back in 1981. Then, Rahman Yakub was listed to have 70%  from logging license at Lembahan Mewah via his daughters, while another 30% was owned by Datuk Tajang Laing, ADUN Belaga. Taib Mahmud then revoked 30 of logging licenses involving Abdul Rahman and claimed that his uncle had awarded 1.25 hectare logging concession worth RM22.5 billion to himself, his family and relatives.
From there, the feud between this family becomes bigger where in 1985, Taib once again offended Rahman by sacking him from the post of Yang diPertua Negeri.
Rahman had his chance to attack in 1987 which is known as ‘Ming Court Affairs 1987’ by raising signatures from ADUN and led a group of Sarawak politicians who were disappointed with Sarawak National Party (SNAP) and PBDS to gather at Ming Court Hotel, Kuala Lumpur to urge on the proposal that they have lost their confidence in Taib's leadership. However, Taib managed to detect the conspiracy a lot earlier and he called for an emergency election and he barely won with 28 out of 48 seats which later adds to eight more seats from defected ADUN.
If Taib Mahmud was unsure that his actions had offended his uncle was right, there is no way that he would have settled this issue through election.
It seems like Taib Mahmud's cousin, Norlia do not have the guts to face her cousin in the right channel. Instead, she chooses to act, all to tarnish Taib;s image to public.
If she speaks the truth, why the act?
Supporting Norlia's vengeance against Taib would be Norliz, the wife of former SNAP Vice President, Datuk Justin Jinggut who is promoting himself to the highest place for PKR Sarawak. Datuk Justin is also known to have close ties with Anwar Ibrahim.
See, isn't it easy to question the video?
However, if we are rational, we would not have to go that far to see the genuineness of the video. This is because, the act and situation of the video seem irrational. There is no way such controversial big business deal would be discussed with a stranger in such small hotel room, and friendly. Just look at how relaxed the actors were as they mention the details between one person and another, including the internal issues of Taib's family.
In short, the body language, script and characters in the video clearly showed that this is a planned.
That is why, our message to the opposition, just for once, find real issues to go against BN. Enough with your ridiculous acts because it is just sickening.
For once, face BN like real men.

Sodomy 3: What if it’s an inside job?

Let the games within Pakatan Rakyat begin. From my personal experience, when your father is not that wealthy, there is no infighting within the family to get what you think is your “fair” share of his money.
Let the first million roll in and then it’s a free for all to get into his good books. By the time the second and third million is in his bank, all hell will break lose.
If the father is resolved that money will not break his family asunder, then maybe all will be well. If the father plays favourite, then life for everyone in the family will be, to say the least, interesting.
This is the situation in Pakatan Rakyat today. Each passing day seems to bring it closer to the jewel in Putrajaya, with which the prime minister-designate, Anwar Ibrahim, is to be crowned with.
The ebb and flow of party politics within Pakatan coalition now starts to coalesce – not merging all factions into one seamless entity that will confront Barisan Nasional for the seat of government during the 13th general election but into factions and groups: one that wants Anwar to be the prime minister-designate, and the other that does not.
The ambitious ones within Pakatan know they have to make their move now, but they must do so covertly. What have they started to do?
They need to build upon the foundations laid by BN, even if the foundations languish at gutter level.
They start by besmirching Anwar’s personal character. Another sodomy tape would be a good place as any to start.
Of course, our gut instinct would be to round up the usual suspects – Najib Tun Razak, Muhyiddin Yassin, the Three Datuks, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, or anyone in Umno.
But, methinks, this time around if the fallout from Sodomy Two has taught Najib & Co anything, it is to make sure that if a Sodomy Three were to happen, it must happen ala Dr Chua Soi Lek – where events overtook any possibilities of a defence corridor being thrown around Chua (nasi sudah jadi bubur) – and all Chua could do then was to resign.
This Sodomy Three images that have been put onto the public domain lack clarity and those that matter – the rakyat – are already questioning its authenticity.
Sodomy Three lacks the “Oomph” that only money can provide to make the release of the images from the video to be a “national event”.
It has all the hallmarks of a half-hearted attempt to destabilise Anwar within the Pakatan coalition and also within his own PKR.
In short, it looks like an inside job by insiders within Pakatan or PKR – who are making mischief for Anwar by releasing the so-called Sodomy Three images.
This Sodomy Three “incident” does not seem to have any of Umno or BN “trade mark”.
Inside job?
I would be so bold as to say that this attempt to implicate Anwar this time round has its roots from within Pakatan… from deep down the bowels of Pakatan where a deep-seated dislike for the prime minister-designate exists and may even thrive among a hardcore few.
If they believe that Pakatan has a decent chance of taking government, then they would begin to realise that they must start their campaign to oust Anwar as the premier-designate now – and as is the norm among the financially challenged politicians – nothing could rival the use of gutter politics if you want your opponents to bite the dust.
However, they have failed in one aspect so far.
Anwar does not capitulate nor has he succumbed to the worse that Umno or for that matter, anyone, have so far hurled at him – sexual innuendos and other salacious accusations of the verbal or imaginary kind included.
Whal all this Sodomy Three tape will make Anwar do is: he will deny and the masses will believe.
Then it may degenerate into the cleansing of those who are perceived to be the culprits. This will cause much damage to PKR’s and Pakatan’a credibility among the voters.
Or they can do the usual: deny! deny! deny!
Your guess is as good as mine: just bear in mind that the hunting season within PKR and Pakatan has already begun. The hunted is Anwar himself: so let the games begin!

DAP Arrogance Kills PKR in Bentong

So, the news is out.
Wong Tack, so called ‘environmentalist’ and long term DAP member has finally announced his intention to contest in the next GE. To those who have been following his Himpunan Hijau adventures, this will come as no surprise.
But to those who actually believed this man was an environmentalist at heart, we say this – once again you’ve been fooled by the dirty politics that DAP practices.
Anyway, we are not here to discuss Wong.  We are here to discuss on the drama that is taking place in Bentong between DAP and PKR stalwarts. Both sets of grassroots leaders are at each other’s necks because PKR have been of the opinion that the Bentong seat is theirs to contest again.
DAP however feel that they need to contest in as many Chinese majority seats as possible. This chauvinist stand is public knowledge.
Despite this strategy, DAP very unsure about the Bentong seat. Leong Ngah Ngah, DAP Pahang chairman who has been eyeing the seat informed party leaders a few months ago that he did not feel confident of winning the seat.
Despite being a Chinese majority seat, Ngah felt that Liow Tiong Lai’s service record in Bentong will ensure the Health Minister wins. Liow is also very popular with Malay and Indian voters, a segment that Ngah and DAP have failed to penetrate.
When PKR learnt about Ngah’s stand, they were confident they would be given the seat again.
DAP though insisted they were the best bet for the seat. Guan Eng decided to convince Wong to run there and Wong being a headline hunter himself did not take long to say yes.
It has to be kept in mind that earlier in the year, DAP were entertaining the thought of putting a big name against Liow. Anthony Loke’s name was brandied about, as well as Ngah and even Kit Siang. These plans were not followed through because none of the big names wanted to risk their MP seat against Liow.
With Wong however, they have nothing much to lose. PKR on the other hand have a lot to lose, thus the ensuing infighting.
PKR MP Fuziah who has been the biggest critic of Lynas has come on record to say that Wong must stand as an independent and not on a DAP ticket. Wong’s candidacy is a big threat to Fuziah, who now knows that Anwar feels she is now disposable.
She has even publicly disagreed with Anwar on Lynas, insisting that Lynas will be closed down if PR wins the GE. This is after Anwar the chameleon told Australian press that he will consider keeping the plant open. (Foreign reporters understand that Lynas is completely safe so Anwar can’t afford to look like an idiot by saying otherwise)
And to rub salt to Fuziah’s wounds, even Wong has now said that Lynas can continue to operate if it is found to be safe. A far cry from just a few months ago when he threatened to burn down the factory.
To add further drama, the PKR candidate from 2008 G Ponnusamy has lashed out at DAP. He has declared that he will not support Wong and will not campaign for PR.
Look at the infighting for just one seat and then imagine the infighting that will take place when and if actual Cabinet positions are up for grabs!

Lahad Datu: PM announces formation of Eastern Sabah Safety Zone

The Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (ESSZONE) to prevent incursions and ensure the security of the state comes into effect Monday.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who announced the setting up of the zone, said it would cover the eastern districts Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Beluran, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak and Semporna and Tawau.
"The zone will be administered by a committee. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has been appointed ESSZONE committee chairman.
"He will be assisted by a chief executive officer and other members to be announced later," Najib said in his speech during the 206th Police Day Celebrations held at the Police Training Academy (Pulapol).
Malaysian security forces have been conducting operations in the east coast of Sabah over the past weeks to flush out a group of Sulu gunmen from the area.
The group from southern Philippines had been holed up in Kampung Tanduo since Feb 9.

GE13: Thousands gather to express support for Penang BN

GEORGE TOWN: Thousands joined a "Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu" (United People's Gathering) at Padang Kota Lama here on Sunday to express their support for Barisan Nasional (BN).
The programme, organised by Sekretariat Rakyat Bersatu Pulau Pinang, began at 5pm and was attended by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
Penang Barisan chairman Teng Chang Yeow, state Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman and state MIC deputy chairman L. Krishnan addressed the two-hour gathering.
They raised several issues, including low-cost houses, traffic congestion, the proposed construction of the undersea tunnel and alleged failure of the Penang DAP to fulfil pledges in its 2008 election manifesto.
Teng said that Penang Barisan was ready to take over the state administration and had drawn up a New Economic Plan as well as various other development programmes.
He said the Penang Barisan pledged to abolish toll imposed on motorcycles at the Penang Bridge if it was given the mandate to administer the state.
Teng told reporters later that the presence of the large crowd showed that the people were prepared to support Barisan in the next general election. 

What has Pakatan done so far in Selangor?

Let’s have a look at all the unfulfilled promises made by PKR, PAS and DAP – the loose coalition who call themselves Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor

1 Where is the Promise? Promise to hand out aid of RM100 to all newborn babies in Selangor?

2 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide financial aid of RM75 a month to all children attending nursery?

3 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide financial aid worth RM50 per month to all pre-school children?

4 Where is the Promise? Promise to hand out scholarships worth RM1,000 to all Selangor citizens who managed to secure a place at universities?

5 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide financial and education bursaries to all Selangor citizens?

6 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide aid to young couples who want to get married?

7 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide Takaful contributions worth RM2,500 for all elderly, orphans and the disabled in Selangor?

8 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide allowance for eligible single mothers?

9 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide special allowances for full time housewives?

10 Where is the Promise? Promise to aid every Selangor citizens to own a house?

11 Where is the Promise? Promise to establish religious institutions other than Islam?

12 Where is the Promise? Promise to provide free water supply for domestic consumption, limited to the first cubic meter per month?

13 Where is the Promise? Promise to allocate 90 days maternity leave and 14 days paternity leave?

14 Where is the Promise? Promise to lower assessment tax by 20% for residential properties and 10% for commercial premises?

15 Where is the Promise? Promise to create a one-stop service centre to address crime and violent cases against women?