The dictionary defines the word “humble” as modest, not proud or arrogant and courteously respectful.
Much I would like to use those words to fit the bill for Lim Guan Eng but it would be a disservice to the meaning of those words.
He seems much aloof nowadays after three years of assuming the post of Chief Minister after the March elections in 2008.
Power can sometimes breed arrogance. In Guan Eng’s case, it has also altered his genetic cells in his head to become an ultra egoistic leader.
Sadly he is now suffering from disorientation, has become big headed, suffer sudden loss of hearing (cannot or will not listen to what the rakyat wants) and of course inflated ego of the highest degree.
He has also become a vainpot, changing his hairstyle, from an earlier Brylcreem look, one which is of the heavily oiled “Ah Pek” haircut to a more updated layered look.
His hairstyle is back to his Brylcreem look. Perhaps he should look at ways to change his attitude, rather than his hairstyle. He should learn to accept feedback in good stride and respond accordingly as a true statesman.
Recently Guan Eng went berserk and resorted to calling CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris an “old man” after he questioned the state government for not consulting stakeholders on mega infrastructure projects in Penang.
He was embroiled in a tit for tat with Mohamed Idris who responded that he would not stoop so low as the Chief Minister to resort to name calling.
Mohamed Idris said he was compelled to bring up the lack of public consultation by the state government regarding projects planned for Penang.
The projects include the construction of a 6.5km Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam undersea tunnel, 12km road connecting Tanjung Bungah-Teluk Bahang, 4.2km Gurney Drive-Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu bypass and 4.6km Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu-Bandar Baru Air Itam bypass.
These are all mega projects. The people have the right to know more and to give their views on the social, economic and environmental impacts when such projects cut through their neighbourhood affecting the traffic patterns, security and business environment.
He should explain what steps would be taken to better showcase the projects to the people, either via a townhall meeting or to even to hold a public hearing to gather views and feedback.
Instead Guan Eng became defensive and embarked on a tit for tat session with Mohamed Idris and failed to address the crucial issue of the concerns of the people.
Such projects should not be rushed through without consultations with the people as it would become permanent features or alignments.
Strangely for a man of his stature, Guan Eng is unable to keep his cool when criticized.
The Malacca boy lost his cool and went ballistic, calling for an immediate press conference and without hesitation ran down the revered NGO consumer head, just because he had raised the concerns of the people regarding uncontrolled development without consultation.
Mind you it is not wrong to be old, it is not stupid to be old nor should one be construed as a trouble maker if one is old.
May be Guan Eng does not see old people as those who are wise, those who have taken much more salt than him, those who see things at a more experienced perspective.
By running down Idris as an old man for giving his views, Guan Eng has with a swift stroke of a broom, classified him as useless, not worthy and considers his views as not relevant because of his age.
There are two over million Malaysians who are above 60-years-old. Does Guan Eng regard their views as unimportant to warrant his attention?
In fact what Idris has brought up needs the urgent attention of the Penang government. The impact of the mega projects is enormous. It cannot be pushed aside or disregarded.
Guan Eng should learn to manage his ego mannerism so that it does not go into overdrive and becomes unmanageable.
If Guan Eng cannot manage his own emotions, gets easily irritated, is non-tolerant and react hastily, then would he be able to make definitive decisions with a clear mind for the benefit of the state of more than 1 million people.
He should also be reminded to practice what he has been preaching. What has happened to his Competency, Accountability and Transparency (CAT) policy that he has been propagating or is it just a propaganda.
Guan Eng should take note that a political process should stress on accountability, transparency, and that which promotes free flow of criticism, the right to ask, to comment, and one which safeguards the legitimacy of dissent.
Lastly it would be good if the Chief Minister digest on the quotes by Abraham Cahan -
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger
Guan Eng badly needs to see a shrink to help him think straight. He should do it fast, before it’s too late.
A braggart is one who likes to show off to others by spending $80k on his own birthday and $400k on his daughter’s engagement party. All at the public’s expense, of course.
How can Najib with salary of just above RM22,000 a month, could afford to pay for two high-end events within a month”!
Najib must be thinking- WTF! I got $500 million from 1 Scorpene deal, and you think I can’t afford an RM80,000 birthday bash? What an insult! Furthermore I have XX billions stashed away in my Swiss / British Virgin Island accounts! And also my bini can afford Hermes handbags, etc etc – Don’t you know that I am trying hard to be the equal of Suharto or Marcos? And if Mahashitto and his sons can do it, why the bloody hell are you trying to stop me. Can’t you see that I am already dishing out 500 ringgits to the ungrateful poor shitty folks of Malaysia?
Baginda sacrificed himself …protecting Najib..and went off…scot-free.
Shahrizat sacrificed herself protecting PM and her party…and will also go off..scot-free.
AP Queen..Rafidah sacrificed herself…for party..also went off scot-free.
Tajuddin used by Mahathir for MAS..to steal billions…also went off scot-free PLUS rewarded with 1/2 billion compensation.
Eric Cheah case on Berjaya Steel.. will go on and on…if he had not died.
Abdullah Ang went to jail….as Mahathir’s small pawn and all knew he can go and come back to Kajang jailhouse like his 2nd home….in jail….but never jailed at all..just for show.
But if Mahathir and Najib do not like you…like Toyo…then that guy is fried.
Each case…and many more..these crooked leaders hope Malaysians will forget….and young new voters do not know.
It’s clear as the sun will surely shine tomorrow…UMNO b party high profile members ..are all corrupted …and all must sacrifice if get caught…and vanish into thin air….including murders.
Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever.
The public has the right to know why the PM daughter’s engagement hotel orders and also that of the PM’s birthday party including where the bills were sent to after the events ended were addressed to the PMO when the PM himself claimed he paid for the bills personally. If the PM is sincere and he has nothing to hide, he should show the receipt from the hotel for payments made under his name.
Brother, Shangri-La has come up with an explanation that the PM paid for the bill for his daughter’s engagement party. These are the work of the Pakatan spin master who can even resort to politicising an engagement party. Bravo for being able to get people to believe
Raymond – are you just stupid or umno. These days both are the same
Typical DAP cyber troopers you guys are like your leaders indeed. You seriously think diverting issues at hand will save the Yang Bongkak LGE ass. Remember readers, Rafizi Ramli not at all have a solid evidence, but what LGE says is real. Spice scandal already happened. The Bayan land scandal already happened. LGE used wrong valuation. Already lapsed by more than two years. Benchmark of land fall by 40%.
I pity cybertroopers for having to try hard to save bosses ass.
Join us this Saturday 17 march at 9am for the Social Media Convention together with Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng. 9 am-5pm at City Bayview Hotel Penang!!!
Maybe he’s just trying to say something to LKS. Since his ol man has been known to have a fiery temperament, Idris would be the ideal choice of passing his signal to his daddy. LKS! your service is not needed in Penang and LGE. Quit politics and go fly kite..
Here we have a Minister of FAMILY Affairs, who says she does not know or is not responsible for the actions of her husband and children. She did not know that they bought apartments and they had a lot of cash to slosh around!!
Is she telling the world that she does not sleep in the same bedroom with her husband or does not eat dinner at the same table with her children with her husband and children!!.
As a lay person , I have to assume that she is either a bohong besar or an incompetent Minister.
And yet we have UMNO leaders saying that she has made a huge sacrifice. What a shame!!! And they could not bring themselves to say the same for TBH’s family who died for nothing.
Such hypocrisy!! The powers show us that they consider the Rakyat to be stupid people.
If Shahrizat had known earlier what she should and should not do, she could have been more vigilant and prevent her family from getting embroiled in any commercial conflicts.
Behind every successful man lies a woman. How true, how true.
The NFC RM250 million soft-loan was approved during the time when the malay first DPM Muhyuddin was the Minister of Agriculture.Can the agriculture ministry come clean on how much financial losses NFC has suffered due to the cancellation of the supermarket lease in Singapore.It is neither UMNO money nor Dr.Salleh grand-father money but the money comes from the tax-payers.It is stupid for NFC to even consider supplying beef to a supermarket in Singapore when the company fails to meet the quota for malaysian market.The rakyats are waiting for an answer from the Minister of Agriculture, Nor Omar although we know that this bird brain fella, who first defended the NFC project has nothing much to offer.
It’s inevitable and be a foregone conclusion that BN and its irrelevant coalitions will be losing more seats in coming General Election, caused mainly by the rampant corruptions and unethical disbursements of taxpayers’ funds to shore up BN image and those of it’s leaders. If prediction by Daim, obnoxious squanderer and corporate manipulator has any truth, then the rakyat will have more cause for grander celebrations with the reassurance that such blatant abuse of power and privileges by Najib and his family, especially by his grasping wife Rosmah will cease, as UMNO would boot him out! And of course Shahrizat, along with her avaricious family will be duly credited to have the rare privilege of single-handedly claiming the inglorious honour of bringing BN to it’s knee with her cow gate debacle.
Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
In the absence of any move or action on the part of the Treasury, complete silence on the contrary, on the need and urgency to recall the loan of RM250 million together with the interest accrued and outstanding, it appears that the SACRIFICE is going to be the taxpayers funds of RM250 million. Have steps been taken to freeze the properties in question and other assets of the NFC pending the full settlement of the loan. All the steps taken so far like charging one director and Sharizat’s so called RESIGNATION, an absurd and wrong usage of the word in this context,appear to be nothing but a charade pending the GE. If not, why has nobody in authority come out and say clearly that no holds will be barred to pursue the recovery of the loan and to bring all those involved to book and punish? But the sacrifice will be UMNOBARU come the GE.
Do you know that there are rumors around that your CM has been spending an expensive trip to Italy with their one big happy family in the Raffles class accommodations from changi? Would betty chew gladly ask LGE about who is paying for their trip?
By your lay person standard, wouldnt LKS is a senile ol man if he thinks that his stingy son the one paying the trip all by himself?
Fuck off..and focus on cows you ass
You see this is the type of DAP supporters. You cannot highlight any mistake by their leaders. You cannot ask them to be objective with their views. Just try asking them on the weaknesses of DAP, and if they cannot argue objectively they used all type of foul languages. Seriously you want this people to be in power???? They are equally as good as Taliban. Btw NFC is still loan SPICE and Bayan land scandal you don’t have any way to recover.
Si Belang
AirAsia tak terbang ke Itali!
The present Penang government are the same people who demonized the Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) by Abad Naluri, and accused Abad Naluri of not consulting the people of Penang.
Look who’s guilty now!
Hi Garrett, you said it to the point. I cant agree with you more. DAP used to be critical of the Global City Centre project claiming that it would create horrendous traffic jam and all.
Guan Eng really owes the people an explanation. Why should there be two sets of rules. Why should it be alright for the Pg govt to embark on mega projects now but it is not alright when the state is under BN rule. You mean to tell me that somehow there wont be traffic chaos just because the state is now run by DAP
DAP used the PGCC issue to the hilt to win the election, and succeeded. Total double standard here.
Cant agree more with you Garrett
Many political skeptics say BN will cling on to power even by devious means.
Look how BN stole power in Perak. Although BN lost power in the 2008 elections and obtained only 46% percent votes, it wriggled its way by getting 3 PR assembly man to become independents and then formed the government.
It is widely speculated PR will do well in the coming general election, but will the PM and BN hand over power to PR? Will PM and BN honour the people’s mandate?
The PM must openly state that he will respect the voters’ wish and guarantee a peaceful transfer of power if PR gets a majority in the Parliament.
Malaysians will forsake their future for generations to come if we vote in BN. BN is not at all serious about corruptions, not prudent at all on our economy and just want to spend money to fish for more votes.
We can see many things done by BN. Our wealth will just deminish and our ringgits may some days be depreciated to such low level when our livelihoods will have serious repurcussions. At least we see the PR state government are doing well eg. Penang is having surplus budget for the last 3 years running. PR has C.A.T. which is well meant and put into practices.
Najib, if you cannot get BN to change, you will be changed too.
I have this to say Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Aku dah kata, mamat Brylcream ni memang berlagak, sombong. Baru jadi KM sekejap. Tengoklah nanti silap2 di katanya mamu tu orang UMNO..
Dah biasa dah….
SM Idris, he criticizes everyone. He’s not alien to accusations that he’s “Pro-PR”, “Pas” or “UMNO”. He always see the wrongness in every party, as long as it involves consumer health and safety. If it comes to Penangites health and safety, there’s no excuse for him to NOT care.
Change we believe in… Umno jaga Lembu PKR jaga rakyat … Vote for PKR … Penang as we can see the differences in DAP hands .. Lots of development compare to Batang Naik party …
Includes the losses for Bayan land right. Seriously.
LOL
PKR? oh ya, yang bosnya suka depan belakang tu ka? minta simpang noo, dia ni pelingkup duit bank negara berbilion waktu jadi menteri kewangan dulu. ini bukan aku kata, ini lim kit siang kata.
daud tak percaya ka? tanya la lim kit siang, jangan malu2 nak tanya.
The NFC scandal will hurt BN badly in the next GE. That’s absolutely right. The rakyat are fed up with the way the Govt has handled the whole affair. What Daim do not realize is that the NFC saga and other issues like the Tajuddin settlement, the Altanuya judgement and the proposed Felda listing all have a negative impact on BN’s chances of re-election. Add to all these, the constant barrage of Christian bashing that is allowed to go unchecked by the Govt has eroded their support even more. The almost unthinkable scenario: BN may lose, which may not be a bad option after all.
Kah kah kah .. spin spin lagi..
Soalan tak jawab, kasik pusing satu dunia.
Dude, being super enraged and vulgar is a Malaccan stereotype (to other states). Sikit-sikit “Lahabau” “Macam celaka” “mamposs” coming out of their mouths. But that’s when you talk to them as buddies.
LGE is playing that stereotype even in formal conversations (with the calm S.M. Idris). wtf
One of the things PR has to do when it takes the Federal Govt is to amend the PPPA to bar political parties from owning news dailies. The law applies to PR as well obviously. When political parties own media, the citizenry can forget about getting the truth for news. They get crap like Star and Utusan give now, that how belang, ray, aidil yunus got all the wrong facts!
Apply that first to Penang government laar .. Baru cakap pasal federal Gov..
Bila nak istihar harta?
What about poor Datuk Seri Sharizat Jahil? If her husband has been feeding himself instaed of the lembu, why should she be forced to quit? Is that fair? If I were her, I would get my sons and 25-yeaR-OLD daughter to quit now. That will teach those criticising them for get big salaries as directors
I got a feeling it’s gonna be another sandiwara with lawyers and court dragging the NFC case…..eventually will come to naught. TBH died over RM2,000 but these UMNO putras will probably get a small fine and the RM250 million in the wind. The Rakyat must rise up to vote in a new government in order to stop corruption and to arrest the many who are corrupt.
Anyone who is given the business opportunity should do it in the interest of public and not into own pocket. If NFC did a clean business, any clean profits should be theirs and no question asked but in this case, most of the funds are channelled for own use to make profits rather than rearing the cows for rakyat consumption. This is very wrong and BERDOSA!. And if Tony Pua is given the same and he too make use of the money for family use, he is guilty as well and should be prosecuted. No one should be above the law and can use Rakyat money as they like.
Merry ” 250 millions ” go round the family….
At the end, merry go ” 0 return ” to Government…
It can imagine, how many this kind of business models have happened among BN cronies ?
And, how many millions or billions have squandered by cronies or robbed by cronies ?
However, BN will never recognise their mistakes and wrong doings, instead, the abusing will be from worse to worst.
Its time for people yo vot wisely …..
Merry ” 600 millions ” go round the PAS kelantan….
At the end, merry go ” 0 return ” to Rakyat still minum air paip oren…
It can imagine, how many this kind of business models have happened among PAS ULAMAKs cronies ? Like THE MENTERI BESAR Nik Aziz appointing Ariffahmi his SON IN LAW as CEO of PERBADANAN MENTERI BESAR KELANTAN and this son in law caused millions ringgit losses to PMB Kelantan?
And, how many millions or billions have squandered by cronies or robbed by PAS cronies ? Such as the timber concessions losses to Singaporean.
However, PAKATAN will never recognise their mistakes and wrong doings, instead, IF EVER the become Federal gomen, the abuse will be from worse to horrible because then they not only will rob Penang, Selangor or Kelantan, but the whole country.
Its time for people to vote wisely …..surely not people lik Nik Aziz, Anwar, Khalid and Lim Guan Eng.
Shahrizat knew herself or family cannot involve govt link project but 250m is too much to be missed and also too risky to appoint a faithful proxy to take the project. So greed killed her career and i believe there were planty similar projects.
You guys know what…Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Guan Eng is a different man now. To him, the old people are outdated, their voice are no longer needed. I feel sad that he looks down on them. I wonder how he feels about his father Kit Siang who is in his 70s now.
Just wondering
The MCA now is not the same MCA under Tan Siew Sin. The MCA now is “I take care of myself and my own family… what i care is about our own survival and the big fat bank accounts.”
Ling Leong Sik speaks all !!!
Look at Lynas project, MCA is mighty quiet because they dare not oppose their Tai Kor even though radioactive waste is harmful to humans…
To all the Johore Chinese, please open your eyes wide, a vote for MCA means you are supporting and voting for corruption to continue perpetually…
Please give ourselves a chance and let us compare and see how the Pakatan government fair during their tenure.
My Malay friends said, we Malays are willing to take a risk and vote for change, why not you, non Malays, you stand to lose nothing, why are you so afraid, afraid of what, afraid of change?
It will be the best blessing to Malaysia if MCA ,MIC and Gerakan are totally wiped out. For sure, voters are not voting along racial line. This is despite all the UMNO moves to create racial disharmony in the current run up to the election. Cowgate is definitely a glaring example of the government abuses. And for sure, there are many, many more. UMNO has shown that it is not the hero and protector of the Malays. They are clearly protector for the elite Malays only. All the recent monetary give aways are crumbs to hoodwink voters. Malays and all other Malaysians deserved true and proper long term supports. These temporary crumbs will not help!
My Chinese friends said, we Chinese are not willing to take a risk and vote for corrupt Pakatan, like in Selangor and Penang, so why must you Malays, you stand to lose so much, why are you so eager to change to this Pakatan bullshit hypocrites?
Haiya, like only you have friends maa, i mean frendsfried
Johore Chinese la, Malay friends la, non Malay la….
UMNO la, MCA la, MIC la
see how racist and hypocrite these DAP kiasu racist Kee & Jim, accusing others of being racist but they themself describing people by race and party….
what a jerk, you hypocrites DAP
Old people in penang only worth RM 100 per year. Come and queue up, salam and cium my hand and here is your RM 100 for the rest of the year.
Let us sing this BN UMNO official theme song – Kami Penyamun! Hey!!
Lagu: Kami Penyamun
Oleh: Aziz Satar & S.Shamsudin
Filem: Nujum Pak Belalang
Hey! Kamilah penyamun di dalam negeri
Kami penyamun di dalam negeri
Kerja merompak, mencilok dan mencuri
Tidak memilih mas intan, kerbau sapi
Asal yang boleh ku bawa lari
Kami penyamun…Penyamun…
Lalala..Lalala….
Lalala..Lalala…
Hey! Kamilah penyamun di dalam negeri
Kami penyamun cukup berilmu kebal
Pasal mencuri terkenal paling handal
Ayam dan itik semua kami bedal
Siapa melawan ku tunjal-tunjal
Kami penyamun….Penyamun….
Lalala..Lalala….
Lalala..Lalala…
Selain pak belang, ayam dan itek, elok juga Nik Aziz dan Anwar Ibrahim sama2 nyanyikan lagi ini.
Nik Aziz: duit airrrrr 600 jutaaaaaku liciiiiin
Anwar: duit bank negara 30 bilioooonnnnku liciiin
chorus oleh lim kit siang dan karpal sing: overrr myyyvi deaddddd booodyyy, anwar ibrahiiiiim has cauuused ennouuuugh troublllllleeee for thiss countryyyy, anwar ibrahiiiim haruuuus bertaubattttt….
I am curious.
Did Dr Mahathir consult the public when he pushed through his mega projects?
Proton springs to mind. Tne Multi Media Super Corridor too. And, maybe, KLIA.
Perhaps, the good Dr M in his heyday was immune to criticism.
We all know that he didn’t suffer fools gladly then.
Probably still doesn’t now, seeing as how he’s teed off on the minimum wage policy.
So, why target LGE, unless there’s some underhand agenda at play?
Olek, dont be curious. For you info, the KLIA project was brought up in Parliament for discussion where the people are represented by their respective Member of Parliament in their kawasan. Anyway KLIA had proven to be an ideal project servicing the aviation industry which had expanded and brought in tourism dollars for the country. If we had built it now to cater to the expanding tourism market, it would have cost Malaysia many more billions.
Hey, Chandra
I note that you conveniently forgot to mention Proton and the MSC.
Why, ah?
Selective amnesia?
Because proton still got problem in power window lah!
As long as BN/UMNO is in power, corruption will thrive-forget about transparency,no racism honesty, accountability and what have you. This is the very core of Malaysian politics. The only way we are guaranteed a clean government is to kick the BN regime out. But then again-will it happen-given the devious ploy they will come up with to ensure victory because too many heads will roll if Anwar Ibrahim’s party won the GE13.
I mean seriously guys Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
So skilly, are you saying that LGE admires Tun Dr Mahathir SO MUCH that he is now following in Tun’s footsteps??
I guess both you and LGE are paying great compliments to Tun Dr M, eh?
The underhand agenda you mentioned must be the Malaysian Malaysia concept that is still kept alive. LGE must have been briefed on what to say during his debate with CSL, which is why he kept referring to his written script that was prepared beforehand. We do wonder who wrote it.
Keep a lookout for the Singapore connection with regards to LGE and Penang development, you might get the answer to your query.
Hey, ray
The Singapore connection, eh?
Now, what’s so wrong with that?
After all, the directors of NFC thought it fit to invest in a couple of luxury condo apartments in that city state!
It must be comforting to know that they regarded it as a worthwhile investment, seeing as how Singapore is AAA-rated!
Jeez, I love this stuff! Keep ‘em coming, mate!
Skilly, Malaysia is rated above 1st world singapore for press freedom and hey also for being the safest country again beating 1st world singapore.
What say you eh? And Indonesia is still hounding 1st world singapore for the chinese tycoons accused of swindling and stashing the green stuff in 1st world singapore banks.
Oh ya, the singapore connection? NFC issue is a remnant of paklah’s era, who together with sil, were buddy buddy with 1st world singapore.
Which is why the PRU12 tsunami happened, too friendly with you know who. If the opposition is honest with themselves (which is highly doubtful), they will admit that they were shocked and unprepared to rule 5 states.
ray
Which survey rates Malaysia as being the “safest country” (in the region? in the world?)?
I am curious because other surveys seem to show the opposite.
As for Indonesia, this hoary subject has been hashed and rehashed till the cows come home. Didn’t seem to affect Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s recent retreat with President SBY in Bogor, where (count them!) 20 Indonesian ministers were present.
Go read SBY’s post-retreat remarks, especially about inviting more Singapore investments in Batam, Bintan and Karimum – the “BBK” of Riau.
Plus the fact that our own PM is inviting more Singapore investments in Iskandar Malaysia – something that the alleged “ghosts” in Johor are keeping quiet about!
Stop whining and tell the thousands of Malaysians working in Singapore to rediscover their “maruah” and come back to work in Malaysia!
Every time a survey ranking about Malaysia goes up, they will either question the survey or choose to be silent. But whenever a survey ranking goes down, they will be first to scream to the world that this country is doom.
Now they even become curious and ask which survey.
Halamak, ini Pakatan olang reli reli hipokrit maa.
skilly skilly, you are just a bookworm and can only regurgitate from economic journals. Can’t say much about your thinking faculties.
Even though you have upgraded your nic to sound alien, we know you are still the old skilly.
It seems like you can show off your so-called “expertise” in just one area – economic. You spin the old record of singapore being rated multiple As, just like the singapore scholars with strings of As and end up in senior positions only to be ARRESTED for women and money.
Mr Ng Boon Gay, Director of CNB, Senior Assistant Commissioner was arrested on 19th Dec 2011 while Mr Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang, Commissioner Singapore Civil Defence Force, was arrested on 4th Jan 2012. Both men were allegedly involved with a senior woman executive from a local GLC electronic company who had arranged for and/or offered “sexual favours” in return for the two former chiefs to “assist in awarding” SCDF and CNB tenders to the electronics company.
This is one of the highest-level probes involving senior public servants since former Commercial Affairs Department director Glenn Knight was convicted of graft in 1992 and 1998. He was debarred from practising law in 1994 and was reinstated in 2007.
In 1995, the former deputy chief executive of national water agency PUB, Mr Choy Hon Tim, was jailed 14 years for taking close to $14 million in bribes for giving out privileged information about PUB tenders to contractors when he was a Chief Electrical Engineer of PUB. So much for AAA rating.
Since you’re too lazy to look up the authenticity of my earlier claims, I’ll make it easy for you.
Malaysia has been ranked by the Global Peace Index (GPI)’s 2011 report as the 19th safest country in the world, and the safest country in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. Singapore is ranked 24th in the world. http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor
As for Press Freedom, Malaysia is ranked at #122 against 1st world Singapore at #135. http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2011-2012,1043.html
P.S. Awww and you thought it was all dongeng, huh? Sorry to burst your arrogant bubble, skilly …
Kuala Lumpur placed 11th in Asia Pacific and only 45th globally in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most competitive cities released this week.
The capital of Malaysia, a country often described as having first-world facilities but a third-world mentality, scored well in the physical infrastructure and financial maturity categories but was lacklustre in the human capital, social and cultural, institutional effectiveness, and global appeal categories.
Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo were the three most competitive cities in the Asia Pacific region, followed by Sydney, Melbourne, Seoul, Auckland, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai and KL.
New York, London and Singapore were ranked the top three most competitive cities in the world, with Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo, Zurich, Washington, Chicago and Boston rounding out the top 10.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s report accompanying the rankings singled out KL as an example of good prospects hampered by lack of talent.
“Kuala Lumpur is an example of a city whose otherwise strong growth prospects are set back by talent shortages, exacerbated by the steady emigration of skilled locals, many of whom leave for better prospects in Singapore or elsewhere, according to the World Bank,” said the report.
The report also said that Singapore, KL’s southern neighbour and the highest ranked Asia Pacific city, benefited from years of strategic recruitment of business and human capital as well as a strong focus on quality of life, high quality jobs and environmental sustainability.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kl-trails-asia-pac-rivals-in-competitive-city-rankings/
KL is 11th in Asia Pacific, 45th in the World as most competitive cities.!!!!!
Wow, bravo, congratulations Barisan Nasional, considering there are thousands of cities that exist today, including hundreds of cities in developed countries that were over 100 years old when KL was only a “lombong timah” towns during Mat Kilau’s time.
To those who are still unhappy, you have a coice of 44 other cities better than KL, including Timbuktu perhaps. Not to forget Georgetown Penang maybe.
Yes, 44 your lucky number Guan Eng and DAP.
Oh, yah – I forgot
Is “1Malaysia” so very different from “Malaysian Malaysia”?
So, who is copying who?
Poor skilly, the big difference is that Malaysian Malaysia is just a front like the hardware shop that seldom opens, as a smokescreen for illegal betting syndicate.
The real framework is to have the chinese as in positions of power such that article 153 will effectively be rendered obsolete in the name of, hhmmm, let’s see, meritocracy? Nahhh, in essence, it is more like dynasty.
Whereas 1Malaysia is about giving everyone a level playing field. So for that to happen, the less well-off will be given proactive assistance to compete on the same footing. Only then will a fair competition commence.
So skilly honey, no one is copying anyone, dearie. In fact, the real McCoy is 1Malaysia. The other is already a has-been.
“a level playing field”, eh?
Please define what you mean by “level playing field”. Equality of opportunity in admissions to public universities and competing for public sector scholarships? Equality of treatment for all religions in Malaysia? Equality of opportunity for jobs and promotions in the civil service, GLCs, armed forces etc? Equality of treatment for expatriate Malaysians looking to come back to Malaysia?
Talk is cheap – which should be a BN slogan, by the way!
skilly why rattle on and on. It is the equal distribution of money based on the population ratio lah dearie. Which means the rich chinese must donate to the poor Malays and share their wealth equally under 1Malaysia.
That long wish list of yours would be directly challenging article 153, you know. In case you are delirious (sounds like you are), let me remind you that this is Malaysia, not china, or singapore, or hong kong or taiwan or any other majority chinese population country.
“expatriate Malaysians looking to come back to Malaysia” – is this your situation?
Already regretting tearing up your Malaysian passport eh? Why? Your host country is squeezing dry every ounce of your blood, is it? So you begin to realise that you had it made in Malaysia huh?
Aiyoyo, pity you lah, skilly – you let your racist arrogance get the better of you.
if you are saying they’re the same thing then you really need to see your optician to balance the power.
I mean dont you get it…Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
The said truth for Mahathir is that Malaysia no longer likes him. They have not only fallen out of love with him, they cannot even understand or recall why they ever though he was so great. Indeed, looking back at Mahathir’s 22-year rule, it is like a bad dream. Malaysians could only think of saying ‘yes’ to him. They surrendered their intellectual capabilities to him, to his “otak intan berlian” (diamond brain). But those days have gone and Mahathir is in real danger of being remembered as a dictator and racist, who jailed and persecuted his political rivals, schemed and maneuvered his way around Umno and most of all, plundered the national coffers mercilessly.
Yo smiley, wake up, wake up, you’re having a nightmare …
Poor smiley, must be tough being the odd one out eh? Forever living in a state of denial.
The people of Malaysia, BN or not, taxpayers or not, knows only one crime: Rm250M in NFC was abused.
The people of Malaysia, BN or not, taxpayers or not, expect only two outcomes:
1) names of the guilty and their appropriate punishment
2) how much of and when can the monies be accounted and returned.
Do not kid us. We are do not have the patience to sit thru your charade nor have the forgetfulness that political leaders, government officials past and present hope we have.
We know election is near. We will remember. The ball is in your court.
Yes, 250m is loan payable within 30 years. We shall wait in the next few years how many lembus are produced and how much installment are being paid. Where got mega project can succeed to recover everything within 3 years. Only lembu brain think such. About the lembu’s condo, yes its breach of the facility and the lembu boss is being brought to court. Surely the condos money is recoverable albeit some profit. Unlike water.
Water, yes the 600million piped water upgrading fund given to PAS kelantan during Tun Mahathir’s time, “dah lama dah”. But what happen, still horrible water issue and money gone nobody knows where. So 600m to Pas sure lingkup, but 250m to Bn still recoverable.
So, the people of Malaysia should be asked the (1) and (2) outcomes of the 600m scandal by Pas instead. Why only ask 250m?
But NFCorp bosses has already cashed out RM12m from federal loan…
Why produce beef for Singapore when it can not produce enough (lembu mandul?) for local market?
Tak masuk akal!
do you know that beef still being imported by private companies and we do not believe that we should cut the import any time sooner. Hj Angus could connect the dots to get the answer…
12juta cashed out kalau breach of trust, kena rampas and bayar balik le. Court order, writ of seizure and sale, bank account freeze etc upon didapati bersalah. Thats why the boss is being brought to court, for fair hearing.
Tapi 600juta Nik Aziz boss PAS kerajaan kelantan sudah cash out bertahun2 dulu from Federal fund, tak mahu tanya keh apa dah jadi, kemana pergi? air masih warna oren.
600juta dengan 12juta, mana lebih banyak??? ooo 12juta kot.
Depending on the details of the objective of NFC, and their scope of work / business / responsibilities, they should also be bear the costs even if it was part of NFC if they had cross the lines of the scope of work / business / responsibilities.
Same goes for the condo purchases, KL, Singapore, Kazakstan – is not in the scope of work / business of NFC.
Otherwise, cows can fly.
Yes take the bosses of NFC to court for any abuse of responsibilities or breach of trust.
Don’t forget to bring along the boss of Kelantan, Nik Aziz PAS for abusing and mishandling the 600 millions grant.
Otherwise, both cow cow can fly and water can dry!
Remember, the 600 millions PAS Nik Aziz sapu 20 years ago is probably equivalent to rm2-3 billions in value today.
So, how may lembus can PAS Kelantan rear for 3 billion? Less than 250 million lembus, eh???
I am using PKR Rafizi’s manual calculator.
again guys you seeing this Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
The 600 million given to Kelantan is already more than 20 years.
What happen to the money? Why there is no result at all in term of improvement?
You guys are good at looking for BN’s mistake but purposely overlook your kind’s own mistake
It use to promote the Hudud law, don’t you read news dude?
We are talking about mismanagement. Hudud is a gone case. They talk, and talk, and talk..
After ruling kelantan more than 22 years, only recently the state tasked a comittee to study hudud implementation. After passing such enactment more than 10 years.
PAS sucks at governing.
Selepas 20 tahun berkokok, PAS pada tahun 2011 umum penubuhan jawatankuasa khas untuk mengkaji semula perlaksanaan Hudud Pas ini. Selepas 20 tahun, apa kejadah ni?
Sampai sekarang, jawatankuasa ini belum berfungsi atau bermesyuarat. Mungkin nak tunggu lagi 20 tahun kot.
Tapi yang tuan-tuan sebut RM600 juta peruntukan bekalan air tu, tak de pula PAS nak buat jawatankuasa untuk kaji semula.
Next time UMNO fellas given these kinds of funds will do all the funny business right here in Malaysia. Here they can confidently run companies without submitting accounts. Even if audited accounts are submitted to the SSM files can be made to disappear. So UMNO leaders please remember..don’t try to launder through companies in Singapore. It is not exactly a friendly country for crooks.
….and where do you thinks rafizi got all the numbers? i guess it must be his lucky day at sports toto….
for syabani
Pls read this taken from: http://helenang.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/not-everything-is-an-attack-on-malays/
OverseasBumi | Mac 12, 2012 at 10:19 pm
There you go Helen– trying to stoke up controversy and get more readers to comment.
I know malays/bumis have problems. But let’s be reminded what NFC was originally intended to do– it was supposed to help establish a Bumi/Malay company to rear cattle for the Muslim market .
The intent was good; the execution poor and possibly criminal. But somehow mistakes made by Bumis/Malays are always made to be very big issues.
papagomo alerted to this last year:
http://www.papagomo.com/2011/11/lembu-oh-lembu-yang-untuk-tian-chua.html
“Psssttt….. Bila Melayu buat maka semuanya akan dikatakan tak betul, Cina buat ladang babi berebut puak pakatan ni Sponsor.”
He put it rather well.
This NFC reminds me of the Kedai rakyat 1 Malaysia (KR1M) which is also Bumi dominated enterprise. Who led the charge on that? DAP chinese bugs bunny impersonator Tony Pua.
Note I likened him to a mammal of family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha and not of Suidae family genus Sus (ie Pig). I know how sensitive you are when that particular omnivore is mentioned and compared with anyone in your community, though your community is generally the main consumer of its flesh in Malaysia.
I want to see DAP (and Helen) attack more privately owned Chinese companies or expose corruption among the Chinese, which is probably a bigger source of corruption.
What happened to criticisms against Ng Yen Yen?
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/10/28/yen-yen-denies-overpaying-rn270m-for-ads/
Why wasn’t she forced from office? Why hasn’t DAP been doing more to expose her poor management?
I wonder how long DAP impresarios will continue attacks against the Ministry of Transport for the flood problems at Penang airport (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/guan-eng-flays-mot-over-shameful-penang-airport/) ,
knowing that it’s headed by a chinese Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha . Plus from the article it seems like the federal department (MOT) that’s targeted and not its chinese leader.
Then there is Lim Liong Sik. Malaysian insider and many other opposition news sites bury his story .
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/court-orders-liong-sik-to-enter-defence-over-cheating-charges/
NFC is dominating the headlines! And, now even Helen’s blog!!
NFC is brought to the forefront because this is the same Yellow Journalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism) that helen used to engage in when she was working at The Star and as a hired gun for a chauvinist chinese think tank ( see english.cpiasia.net).
See how fast she ran to The Star defense in the response to my comment:
http://helenang.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/erykahs-allah-tattoo-and-china-bull-in-muslim-shop/#comments
The chinese-dominated media and their allies sensationalise misdeeds by Malay management, but bury or dismiss chinese mismanagement or corruption. I wouldn’t be surprised if Helen does something similar in a response to my missive.
I am reminded just recently how I exposed another of her misdeeds and she then pulled out her ‘knowledge’ of islam and cried out that I committed ‘fitnah’ against her. Fitnah against a non-muslim?
How different is she from the hypocritical sanctimonious DAP who use Quranic texts to criticize others or feign religious kinship with PAS muslims??
Hey Helen, how about you convert to islam. I know several buddhists who hold Islamic beliefs. I had a Thai Buddhist who actually prayed in Putrajaya mosque when I took him there. At least then you can be more believable and gain true following among Malay Muslims. Or are you afraid that your ancestors will frown upon it? I hear in general that buddhist don’t actually have any problem with people converting to another religion.
To all the BN leeches and their sycophants: We, the rakyat, go by RESULTS. We don’t care about what you say, why you act the way you do or whom you sleep with. As long as you deliver results through a transparent, fully accountable and auditable process, that is all we care about! Hence, LGE makes the cut. The rest of you BN leeches better start developing exit strategies. All this posturing and barking is getting a little lame. When your own supremo (the ineffective PM) expounds similar sentiments, he is not arrogant? The one thing we want to deny BN at all costs, is the 2/3 majority. We’d like a total defeat of BN so that we can go after the loot and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. I don’t care if they are Tuns or DYMMs. Nobody should be above the law.
We the rakyat also not stupid Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Yasin are you really a Malay? Never make the mistkae of “speaking for the rakyat” – sounds HOLLOW.
“LGE makes the cut” – is awarded the JOKE of the century. No need to “angkat” him so high lah even though you may be one of his many press secretaries.
Results? What are you talking about? Pakatan’s tactic is to criticse everything BN does. Have you realised they have yet to come up with a common policy and Shadow cabinet for the upcoming elections?
Maybe the Australian Opposition can teach them a thing or two
http://j.mp/9VOZXC
The objectives of BR1M’s RM500:
•persuade many Malaysians to have amnesia and forget the catalogue of flip-flops and mistakes from Najib who has inherited mantle of flip-flop king from Abdullah Badawi.
•make Malaysians forget about the string of corruption issues and dodgy deals from the development of land near Martrade (Naza TTDI) to the rm9 billion patrol boats to the super sweetheart West Coast Highway deal (60 year toll concession) to the RM2.2 billion Kidex highway.
•help Malaysians forget about how the power and might of the state was brought to bear on ordinary citizens who were marching for clean elections.
•lull Malaysians into complacency that they forget that Indonesians, Bangladeshis and other foreigners are being “allowed” to vote.
•convince Malaysians that Najib is a decent chap, despite allegations that the powerful and connected and people from his inner circle are making much hay while the sun shines. Forget about the RM24 million ring and the shopping trips.
•get Malaysians to focus on material wellbeing instead of focusing on fighting evil and injustice.
•persuade Malaysians that the government is really prihatin and has the welfare of Malaysians at heart, instead of asking why the national debt has reached unheard of levels and pondering about a government which has to buy its way to power.
•hope that Malaysians forget that everything about this government is about announcements and launches and where consultants are paid mega bucks to recycle ideas as Government Transformation.
Wow
which sums up into one conclusion – DS Najib is really doing a GREAT job.
Federal government giving monthly RM 300-400 aids and RM500 + various subsidy = no big deal
But when penang government give RM100 to penang voters only = the best freaking idea ever
Are you retarded?
can I answer it on behalf of him : YES
The NFC (National Feedlot Corporation) scandal, like its predecessors in the PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone) saga, pretty much sums up the corrupt culture of the Umno-BN government, but they are not the only ones.
It would take decades to erase such a debilitating disease, the same way it took to build up.
It’s most disheartening to see the way how the government is trying to manipulate and deflect the issue so as to lessen its impact on Umno, instead of tackling the issue head on and take full responsibility for the debacle.
The Parliament speaker’s decision to reject the motion for a debate on the issue citing sub judice is a case in point.
There’s absolutely no honour in sweeping the dirt under the carpet. What transformation is there in PM Najib Razak’s Government Transformation Programme?
Why is Najib sounded so desperate for support from voters given the barrage of goodies dishing out from him to them incessantly? The simple answer is Najib knows how rotten and rotting the regime has been despised by people so much so that no amount of sweet talk and elegant promises can save its tarnished reputation.
Dont be a sour grape
Everything need to consult then no more cities just kampung lah.Very simple who win call the shot just like BN. No need to talk. SM please focus on consumer issue and expose unhealthy food. Please do not use your long standing image to create issue. The CM have got to run the state and so many unseen issue at hand to bring him down. Its so obvious. Even built toilet for the tourist also must consult you. Apa ini?
Memang bodoh la you . Macam toilet, its a facility which does not affect the livestyle, livelihood, security or traffic pattern in the neighbourhood. Its only the massive project like super highways which cuts through housing estates which can cause traffic flow disruption, businesses to be displaced/affected . Be sensible when giving comments. Think a bit la
Hahahahah dap troopers are seriously angry at me now for saying this again Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Are you new here? Because it seems you don’t understand what’s written here nor SM Idris contention. He fights for your right and you condemn him. Ungrateful idiot.
I come here only to read all the comment, it’s like watching a Bollywood movie
Hey cinathAMBY are coloured. Cina+thAMBY
Hell man, LGE is a changed man. His tolerance level is like zero, the slightest criticism, he goes into a frenzy .
The whole bunch of MCA candidates will be wipe out in the next GE. And the rising stars????Chua Tee Yong….where will he be if not for his father? Still sucking on a milk bottle Wee Ka Siong ??? A real let down in the Education Ministry. Bloody useless!
I wonder if LGE can be the SecGen if not for LKS?
DAP can criticise and others must listen but when others criticise, they dont listen.
What sort of democracy is this…..????
I “respect” everyone’s comments here, but none the less don’t bullshit if it ain’t the truth!Show proof or at least we can all argue till the cows jump over the moon! That’s what we are fed since the nursery days. To those who are inclined towards the “opposition”, that’s fine , that’s your choice, no ones gonna force it down your throats. Die hards fans. So what with LGE’s wife not standing the next GE. I always thought with substantial influence in the current political phenomena of PKR strength, even a “tunggul kayu” can win or even an amateurish photographer standing in an ultra urban area like Kelana Jaya can also win, why not having a husband of a CM in Penang cannot win like a safe seat in Melaka? Why? Afraid of being called ,practicing croynism or afraid of the backlash from the rakyat of Melaka? Giving out to the rakyat of Penang of RM100 irrelevant of their finacial status, i.e . some of them spends their cigarrete money exceeded RM 100. Even their Bak KUt Teh morning expenses daily exceeded that monthly, do you really think these senior citizens really deserved it? Its all a matter of buying vote is it not? For all thats worth , lets wait whether LGE dare to dissolve the state assembly together with the federal elections, cakap banyak tak perlu bro, he dont need to buy time, because time is up. He triggers the hornets nest in alienating the racial balance in Penang, mindful that Penang is not only , the Pulau or Tanjung but the rests of the mainland administered is still PENANG! Just because Permatang Pauh is considered Penang territory, how sure the influence from Permatang Pauh can grab victory especially that guy is Israeli friendly! This is taboo from the muslim community.
RAHMAN ends with Najib.
That’s a prophecy which is true for 50+ years.
What make Penang an idealistic island? Me thinks its because of the “hawkers, the gerai’s, the beach front makeshifts restaurants. Thats what makes a tourists flock to these kind of “island”. If tourists are to frequents classy restaurants, modern day fast food outlets, then why not they go to “westernised islands”, no more eastern values. Look at Thailand, they still have side streets hawkers, Bali, they still have it, Patpong, Pattaya. By ridding of the “hawkers is just politically motivated” act. Why , which of these race is running the places? Why not in “certain areas” is untouchable?Who operates these places, I’m sure not from LGE families, becuse they are are filthy rich to spend their holidays multi first class, after all they are from MP’s families from generations already one mah! From father to son to daughther in law , right! That not a right assumption, but how come they afford such lavish holidays?
What Economic Transformation Plan? What had changed? I don’t see anything? Don’t give me the nonsense “economic corridors” and project this, project that. Those are not called ETP. Those are called money-sucking projects with no real sustainable economic benefits.
Malaysia generating prosperity? Compare to what? In Southeast Asia, other than the despotic regimes, all other countries had surpassed Malaysia economically and more to come. The production workers’ salaries are already lower than the counterparts in many parts of China (a supposedly poorer country). The maids in Taiwan and Hong Kong are making more money than our teachers and police officers here. Very soon, our people will be shipped out to these countries as maids. You are called that prosperity?
You are factually wrong…Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Wow, you really believe the crap that the Opposition has been harpering on, don’t you? FYI, Foreign investment jumped by 12.3% last year to hit RM33 billion. Oxford Business Group (OBG), an economic research and consultancy firm, has also stated in its recent report that Malaysian economy expanded by more than 5 % 2011 and this would continue in 2012.
For further details please read:
http://tiny.cc/economicgrowth
Lynas is bad to LGE in Kuantan, he says so being a CM to every one, not only to Penang! He says it , I dont. Fine I respect that political statement from him to win votes, but from whom to win votes? From the rakyat of Kuantan? Thats overstepping the boundary from his own territory! By approving a factory producing “solar powered” plant in Penang, what is the byproduct waste emanating from it, and thats okay? Why dont he jaga he’s own backside oops his backyard first. Any “environmental analysis ” presented to the rakyat of Penang? Cakap mau serupa bikin lah bro!
Arrogance? that’s UMNO/BN. Playing with racial sentiments? No one can do better than UMNO/BN. Divide & Rule? Ask the grandmaster, former PM Mahathir. Absolute power corrupt absolutely? With UMNO/BN the political master of MACC/Police/AG/Judiciary/Media/Election Comm, they have all the power vested in them at the detriment of true democracy. Dictatorship? If PR can win most or all the Penang seats fair and square, would tht be a mark of dictatorship? If Penang UMNO/BN lose more seats in the next coming GE, then that is because they have lost the confidence and trust of the people thro’ their brand of dirty politics. Grapping power? Who doesn’t want all the power he/she could get? Wouldn’t UMNO/BN want all the power under them? However, it must be won with all fairness and UMNO/BN just cannot be trusted and will find all ways and means to stay in power for another 50 years! This must not be allowed to happen “at all costs” 50 years of UMNO/BN dirty rule is long enough.
Kadir you can always migrate to 1st world singapore, where the same party is ruling, year in year out. Altho they get 60% votes, they hold on to 90% seats.
Whatever happens to his “Khalifah” days when he used to kelentong to the muslim community that he reads the kitab and admires the muslims khalifahs? Mind you guys , he reads this while being imprisoned, he being a christian, not reading the bible! Same goes to that fella, that guy who made a statement in WSJ ” for the safety of the state of Israel”!who claims he reads the bible while in prison ! So who is taken for a ride now with these conniving “supposedly leader of the rakyat! So to the believers of this religious mongerings idiots, it seem like you are all taken for a ride including the staunchiest of the Islamic party mullahs , i.e the members of PAS. I remember when I was being deceived of his picture riding the aeroplane “economy class” and his first bungalow in Penang , which is not quite presentable. All it turns out was an eyewash for more deceiving things to come. And its proven right now!
A lot of Malaysians have been influenced by Malaysia’s racial politics and have strong views on various subjects and events. The word ‘bumiputra’ was coined by Umno to carry out apartheid like discrimination against about 40 percent of the population in all fields. We will continue to live in an apartheid country as long as these bumiputra policies remain in place. Lim Guan Eng went to the help of the raped Malay girl in a big way because as a politician he wanted to endear himself to the largest voting community in the country so as to increase his chances of winning in the elections. But Mahathir got worried and annoyed and used his kangaroos to jail him. Malaysia’s current education system is in a mess. Our multi-school system, where children go to their respective ethnic schools is bad for national unity and helps Umno in its attempts to polarise the people and win elections. We urgently need to have a good multi ethnic school system acceptable to most Malaysians.
That is not true Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
anon @ March 16, 2012 at 11:28 am
Is that what LGE told you? Read this FACT.
He was charged in court with uttering seditious remarks in public and publishing false news in a pamplet. He was later convicted on both counts and fined a total of RM15,000.
Following an appeal by the prosecution, the fines were converted to 18 months’ jail. He served the jail term from Aug 25, 1998 after the Federal Court dismissed his appeal.
Following this, he lost his MP status and was barred from taking part in politics. Guan Eng was released from the Kajang prison on Aug 25, 1999 after a one-third remission.
PM Najib recently blared to the rakyat that the opposition under Pakatan Rakyat can only “talk” and has failed to “walk the talk”. In his weak attempt at exciting the rakyat, Najib forgot that his very own misdeeds remain unrepented.
It was Najib during his defence minister days who awarded an inexperienced PSC-Naval Dockyard the delivery consignment of six patrol boats for the Malaysian Navy. Those were supposed to be the first of 27 offshore vessels that were to cost a massive RM24 billion which included the right to maintain and repair all of the country’s naval craft. While full delivery was due in 2008, only two barely operational patrol boats had been delivered by mid-2006.
It was reported that there were 298 recorded complaints about the two boats, which were also found to have 100 and 383 uncompleted items aboard them respectively. The original RM5.35 billion contract ballooned to RM6.75 billion by January 2007.
The auditor-general reported that by December 2006, the ministry had paid out RM4.26 billion to PSC although only RM2.87 billion of work had been done, an overpayment of RM1.39 billion or 48%. PSC-Naval Dockyard, it seems, had no experience building anything except trawlers or police boats.
檳州政府這幾年的良好管理和表現皆有目共睹，它無論在經濟、行政和社會方面，都取得了長進。在經濟方面，檳州是我國經濟第二發達的州屬，僅次於雪蘭莪州，它的經濟貢獻佔了我國總國內生產總值的21%。施政方面，州政府整肅貪污政策獲得國際透明組織稱讚，透明的財務管理也連續3年獲得國家稽查司的表揚，一系列以民為本的政策包括全島提供免費無線網絡，也為外資帶來了方便。
净选盟主席安美嘉警告若选举改革空雷不雨，BERSIH 3.0 势在必行。
是的，等了55年，忍无可忍自然无须再忍。
1) 为何同为政府学校，国小建校100%由政府拨款，华小建校却要到处筹钱？
2) 为何国小师资充足甚至过剩，华小师资却永远短缺？
3) 为何政府可以制度化建国小，但要制度化建华小却难如登天？
4) 为何大马计划拨48亿发展全国小学，学生多达64万人的华小发展拨款只占区区3% ？
5) 为何教育部学校保留地只保留给国小，华小的保留地却必须经过教育部长亲自豁免才可以建华小?
Dear Kak Shahrizat & Family,
I hope you and your family are well and in best of wealth living amongst the condos and cows. We would like to thank you and your family for spending our hard earned money. We had been working days and nights sometimes and most of the times struggling to make a living and put food on the table for our family, but you and your family “deservely” spent our hard earned money to buy condos and cars for “investments”. It is okay if you suffer losses in those investments because we will cover the losses for you by working harder perhaps for the rest of our lives. However, when you earn profit from those investments, it is okay for your family to keep. We don’t need the money from you as we already have our paltry salary to feed our family. It is okay if your family can eat sirloin or T-bone steak as we are use to eat maggi mee and some times just hard boiled eggs.
Again, we couldn’t thank you enough for spending our hard earned monies. We wish you and your family well. And may whatever “deeds” your family have done, will be rewarded by The Almighty in the hereafter.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
The Rakyat
Salam Pak Cik Nik Aziz & Keluarga,
Semoga pak cik dan keluarga menikmati sumber air paip berperisa coklat hasil dari wang kerajaan BN sebanyak RM600 juta yang dihabiskan kira2 20 tahun yang lampau, hasil titik peluh penat lelah kami.
Semoga anak menantu pak cik sendiri iaitu Ariffahmi yang pak cik lantik sendiri sebagai CEO Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan yang mana pak cik adalah memanda Menteri Besarnya dan Ariffahmi adalah menurut pak cik merupakan pemuda yang paling bijak dan layak di negeri kelantan mengalahkan semua pemuda2 dan lembu2 di dalam negeri jajahan pak cik ini, sekarang menikmati segala kesenangan hasil titik peluh kesusahan ini.
Walau pun pak cik sekeluarga senang menikmati Sirloin, T-bone dan Air Coklat, memadailah kami rakyat yang ditipu oleh PAS dan Pakatan ini menjamah nasi kosong ikan kering dan telor rebus.
Semoga diatas apa2 uang pakcik sekeluarga lakukan mohonlah diberi keampunan oleh Allah swt (Islam) yang maha kuasa.
Yang benar,
Rakyat di Tipu Pakatan
Hello the rakyat please write same thing to LGE Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
wow really surprised every one is questioning why a father spend for his daughter engagement, but no one is asking how in the world the whole LIM family fly to italy for CNW and to make it interesting they flew from singapore…wonder if KLIA already cut the route to italy..aahhh wonder if how much that cost huh??
oh it is also interesting how can that guy got a slip of banquet order from receptionists??wonder how much does he pay that girl, wonder where is the money coming from?
Oh wonder why also no one talking about khalid curi pasir in selangor no one want to ask that HUH??
well keep on the double standard,
HONESTLY WE KNOW HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM A BULL WITH A BULLSHIT…..
Care to comment on the lopsided decision done by the “wikileakypedias” about omitting RPK on the same stage with the BABI? I’m referring to” brother anwar bin ibrahim,” not just not just another pig for the synonym of BABI.!Justified? Even on the stage to attend the debate we need to have a friend/a differrent view/above all no yes mens! Chicken out as said by RPK?
Here are the facts:
1) bn only won about over 51% of the popular vote in peninsular in 2008 but still get the lion share’s of parliamentary seat was due to gerrymandering
2) bn were distributing money during election and used scare tactic through the head of villages were violations to election law
3) even the name of ‘balai polis kerinchi’ can be found in the voters’ list, multiple duplication of names sharing the same id number and malaysia having one of the world’s largest pool of voters over 100 years of age is just a tip of the iceberg of election fraud
hahahaha please dont make me laugh Our press freedom is the best here in SEA. That is a fact. But to DAP and the rest it is not. See the issues here is the hazard of bosch in Penang. It must be answer like BN is force to answer LYNAS. Why the double standard. Simple DAP cyber troopers are trained to divert issues. So you forget what is written. They cannot answer objectively questioned raise in the matters of SPICE, The Sand Theft as Well as BAYAN land Scandal and now they Cannot Answer the solar factory as well as the tiff with CAP. They cry murder when it comes to NFC but will bully you if you questions their weaknesses. Seriously these people will cause more damage to Malaysia than Mahathir did ever. you will see more of this same comments everywhere because you dont even have to bother to entertain them just say what they are clearly and this is what they are
Oostaq, what you wrote are not facts, they are statements they way you want to look. If you read the other way, then:-
1. Pakatan haram only won less than 49% of the popular votes so how would you expect Pakatan to get the lion share. What more, popular votes do not determine seats majority in Malaysia. And gerrymandering ain’t a fact.
2. Pakatan were distributing money and use scare tactic thru the head villages were violations of election law. I dont have proof and facts, but so do you.
3. Pakatan haram’s Azmin’s house in Ulu Klang have at least 18 people including non malays as registered voters as exposed by SPR and this is just a tip of the iceberg of election fraud. So Pakatan is doing such fraud.
So u see, your so called facts are either fiction, biased or sheer prejudice, because you are part of the DaP breeds.
Dear Ustaz Zain
Fitnah tu lebih berat dosanya drp zain … ooops zina.
Zina?
Are you refering to the Port Dickson incident?
Port Dickson??? ada video besi ke, ada 4 saksi ke? ada DNA ke? ada saman mahkamah ke?
hehehe, kena batang hidung sendiri, video pun jadi besi, kena orang lain, tak tanya pula mana buktinya, mana saksi nya.
Si Isa ada bukti.
全国华小共短缺1千200多名老师，其中柔佛州短缺500名，吉隆坡150名，吡叻州200名，马六甲65名。 马华总会长蔡细历也公开在报章上承认华小师资在他於1990年参政就存在，迄今22年，仍然存在；难怪董总有必要在325办抗议大会，如果民联执政中央，应可以很快解决这种行政上的简单问题。 針对首相最近到处探访及拨款给华、淡小一事，我欢迎首相拨更多銭给有需要的学校，因为建设教育设备本来就是中央政府和教育部的责任；但是，囯阵政府应向槟州政府学习，制度化常年拨款给所有源流学校，而非大选耒临才分糖果，才执政4年的槟州政府可以做到制度化常年拨款给各源流学校，为何执政50多年的囯阵中央政府做不到?
Malaysia should have more leaders like YB Lim GE, understanding the weaknesses and developing their strength to move forward instead of covering up their weaknesses and wrong doings with lies… Penang people are lucky to have such a good leader and CM like him.
FFS, u wrote an article talking about nonsense. seriously?
about how he looks and just becuz he called Idris ‘an old man’?
u termakan cili padi kah?
An MCA member told me that within the grassroots’ meeting they knew BN is a gonna with umno, mca, gerakan and mic down the pit but one thing to worry the umno may try bring in may 13 incident to regain control. How low and cheap skate such threatening tactic!!
wat ta heck lu, commenting here when people stopped commenting in April 2012. lu just came out from the cave ha?
anyway, with alleged removal of 20 Muslim tombstones in Air Itam allegedly
removed, and if Penang Government not does not handle it properly, it may spark the race riots that you refer to.
On one is perfect but one thing Penang under a changed government is doing pretty fine. So why not go for a change and see what new govenment can do at Putrajaya for u and I?? I sure will want to try. dont you??
Just wondering how many of the above who wrote comments are Penangites who have stayed here for more than 30 years at least ? The sad situation in Penang now bleeds my heart. On top of it, an ungentlemenly CM who , instead of focusing his energy on governing the state well ( mind you, how much spent on the number of personal assistants and the Buletin Mutiara for self promotion , taxpayer’s money, pointing fingers and getting reporters walloped by gangster) , he acts like as if it is a child entering a goodie’s store, jumping and barking and politicising every issue at practically every function and every festive occasion. Other than creating hatred and havoc and promoting self glory, what else ?