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Tak mohon maaf, Rafizi masih tunggu saman Najib...

Naib Presiden PKR Rafizi Ramli masih belum mendengar apa-apa daripada peguam yang mewakili Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan isterinya Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

Ketika dihubungi hari ini, beliau berkata, memandangkan sekarang adalah akhir tahun, mungkin semua orang bercuti.

Bagaimanapun, ahli parlimen Pandan berpandangan bahawa tiada alternatif untuk Najib dan Rosmah selain menyamannya.

Menurut Rafizi, surat tuntutan guaman dari Najib dan Rosmah menyatakan beliau perlu meminta maaf dalam tempoh 14 hari dan tempoh itu akan tamat pada 28 Disember.

"Mungkin mereka sedang menunggu sama ada saya akan ubah fikiran," katanya sambil ketawa.

Sementara itu, Rafizi berkata beliau bersedia untuk berdepan dengan perdana menteri dan isteri di mahkamah.

Minggu lalu, Rafizi melalui peguamnya menjawab bahawa beliau akan mempertahankan kenyataannya di mahkamah, dengan berhujah bahawa kenyataannya adalah berasas dan adil.

Pada 4 Disember, Najib dan Rosmah menghantar surat tuntutan guaman kepada pemimpin PKR itu berhubung ucapannya pada 23 November di mana beliau bercakap tentang subsidi bahan api dan cincin berlian yang didakwa dibeli untuk Rosmah.- mk

'No apology' Rafizi still waiting for Najib's suit...

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli has yet to hear from the lawyers representing Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor.

Contacted today, he said that since it is the year end, everyone could be on holidays.

However, the Pandan lawmaker saw no alternative for Najib and Rosmah apart from suing him.

"I don't think they would back down, which is a good thing. I don't see how they could back down," he told Malaysiakini.

Furthermore, Rafizi said the letter of demand had stated that he should apologise within 14 days and this expires on Dec 28.

"Perhaps they are waiting to see if I would change my mind," he added with laughter.

On a serious note, the Pandan lawmaker said that he would not reconsider and was prepared to face the prime minister and his wife in court.

Last week, Rafizi responded via his lawyers that he would defend his statements in court, arguing that his remarks were justified and fair.

On Dec 4, Najib and Rosmah slapped the PKR leader with a legal threat over his speech on Nov 23, where he talked about fuel subsidies and diamond rings being purchased for Rosmah.

Rafizi had told the audience that each month the Umno government saved RM1 billion from the removal of subsidies, which could be used to purchase 20 expensive rings for Rosmah, each costing RM20 million.

Najib and Rosmah’s lawyers stated that the allegations against the couple were "baseless and false", made with the "primary intention of attacking and damaging" their reputation for no justifiable reason.

It also added that the allegations had caused the couple great distress and embarrassment.

After receiving the letter of demand, the Pandan MP said he was looking forward in going to court as his lawyers were eager to grill Rosmah.

Furthermore, he added that the "ring had been a source of intrigue for years".- mk

Kos Perubatan di Hospital Swasta Malaysia Tahun 2015 Naik Sekurang-kurangnya 5%...

Punca Kenaikan Kos Perubatan di Hospital Swasta Malaysia Tahun 2015 Sekurang-kurangnya 5%! : Pelik. Banyak yang melawan arus sekarang daripada cakap-cakap pemain industri berbanding kenyataan menteri menjelangnya pelaksanaan GST 6% di Malaysia 1 April 2015 kelak.

Apabila ditanya kesan GST kepada Malaysia, apa jawapan yang rakyat terima? banyak harga barang akan turun. Apabila diajukan pula persoalan mengenai kos perubatan terkesan atau tidak disbealik pelaksanaan GST? Jawapan menteri….

Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam hanya mengatakan kenaikan kos perubatan di Malaysia naik hanya akan berlegar antara 1% dan 2% apabila GST 6% dilaksanakan kelak.

Walaubagaimanapun, Presiden Persatuan Hospital Swasta Malaysia (APHM), Dr Jacob Thomas telah melangungkan amaran dan peringatan kepada rakyat Malaysia supaya bersedia lebih awal dengan kenaikan kos perubatan di hospital swasta Malaysia naik yang akan berlaku kelak iaitu sekurang-kurang 5% atau lebih walaupun kerajaan mengatakan perkhidmatan kesihatan dikecualikan daripada GST.

Dr Jacob Thomas mengingatkan kerajaan malaysia supaya bercakap benar, menyampaikan fakta yang sahih dan jelas disebalik kesan pelaksanaan GST 6% kepada rakyat Malaysia. - beritasemasa.com.my

Punca Kenaikan Kos Perubatan di Hospital Swasta Naik 2015...

Ramai profesional kesihatan yang bekerja secara bebas atau sebagai bukan kakitangan hospital sebagai punca peningkatan kos tersebut

Walaupun sektor penjagaan kesihatan sering dilabelkan terkecuali daripada GST oleh kerajaan, tetapi

Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia pada 7 November 2014 menyatakan profesional kesihatan bebas di hospital swasta dikenakan GST kadar standard.

Hampir 99 peratus daripada profesional perubatan yang bekerja di hospital swasta bukan kakitangan hospital dan mereka bekerja secara bebas tanpa terikat dengan pengurusan hospital

Akibat daripada pelaksanaan cukai tersebut, sekurang-kurangnya 45 peratus daripada bil penjagaan kesihatan keseluruhan akan di caj GST.

Stop price hikes in private healthcare due to GST...

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) exco member and Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar has urged consumer associations to look into the price hike of healthcare in the private sector, due to the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) on April 1.

Speaking to Malaysiakini yesterday, he was responding to a statement made by Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (AHPM) president Dr Jacob Thomas.

Jacob had said that costs for private healthcare will go up after the government rolls out the GST.

This is because private doctors are considered by the Customs Department as ‘outsourced services’ and their services will be charged with a tax of six percent.

Jacob added that the AHPM had explained to the Customs Department that almost all private doctors are independent consultants who have very close working relationships with the private hospitals. They are therefore not “outsourced services” as the services are provided by both parties. However Customs has not revised its policy.

“The consumer associations should look into this matter closely. Even though the government is exempting a few items including medical products from GST, it will still be a factor in the costs,” Jeyakumar (left) said.

He added that PSM has also been urging the government to postpone the GST as a recession is about to hit the country.

Meanwhile, Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) president Marimuthu Nadason said that the government should look to exempt healthcare wholly from GST.

He added that the government cannot compromise on healthcare as it was part of the essential services that people expected the government to provide.

“We elect the government for security, food security, healthcare and education. If they cannot compromise on something like healthcare, it is better to privatise Parliament then,” Marimuthu told Malaysiakini yesterday.

Previously, Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam and Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan had said that there would be no increase in private healthcare after GST is implemented as it is part of the GST-exempt category.- mk