Chandra Muzaffar tarik balik kenyataan fitnah terhadap Anwar...

Kes saman fitnah RM10 juta ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim terhadap Dr Chandra Muzaffar selesai selepas presiden International Movement for Just World (Just) itu menarik balik perkataan-perkataan berunsur fitnah berhubung artikel yang diterbitkan pada 2008.

Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Datuk Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad merekodkan persetujuan itu selepas peguam N.Surendran, yang mewakili Anwar memaklumkan kedua-dua pihak telah mencapai persetujuan bersama untuk menyelesaikan kes itu.

Peguam Datuk Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin, yang mewakili Dr Chandra memberitahu mahkamah, anak guamnya bersetuju menarik balik keseluruhan perkataan-perkataan berunsur fitnah yang dinyatakan dalam artikel itu.

Bagaimanapun, tiada sebarang kos dan ganti rugi ditetapkan mahkamah.

Dalam saman yang difailkan pada 6 Mac 2008, Anwar mendakwa Dr Chandra mengeluarkan komen-komen berunsur fitnah terhadapnya melalui forum dianjurkan Star Publication (M) Bhd, di Menara Star, Petaling Jaya, pada 3 Mac 2008.
  
Dalam pernyataan tuntutan itu, Anwar mendakwa komen itu diterbitkan akhbar The Star melalui artikel bertajuk Disaster if Anwar is PM dan Chandra breaks silence on Anwar yang diterbitkan akhbar The New Straits Times pada 5 Mac 2008.

Dr Chandra dalam pembelaannya menafikan mengeluarkan komen jahat, palsu atau memfitnah Anwar dan berkata ia disiarkan dengan perlindungan bersyarat.

Anwar, yang ditemani isterinya, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dan Dr Chandra hadir pada prosiding hari ini. - Bernama

Anwar gets consent judgment against Chandra...

Just World president Chandra Muzaffar has retracted a defamatory remark made in 2008 against Anwar Ibrahim, which had resulting in a news report entitled ‘Disaster if Anwar is PM’ being published a few days before the 12th general election.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has recorded a consent judgment between the two, concluding Anwar’s RM10 million defamation suit against Chandra.

Chandra, Anwar and his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail were present in court today.

When contacted, Anwar's lawyer Latheefa Koya (right) said the consent judgment was recorded by Justice Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad, who made no order as to damages or costs.

She said Chandra's lawyer Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin had agreed to the retraction of the statement by his client.

Anwar had filed the suit in 2008 following Chandra's remarks at a public forum organised at Menara Star in Petaling Jaya and which was reported by Star on March 5, 2008.

Chandra (right), a former PKR deputy president, had claimed that "Anwar in his dealings with the Kampung Jawa clash between Hindus and Indian Muslims in Penang had said that he would make sure the temple bell would not ring in the country any more if his dictum was not accepted".

Anwar’s legal team maintained that this inferred he “was and is promoting and inciting racial hatred amongst the races in Malaysia” and had committed criminal offences of sedition.

It further meant that he was “deceiving the public” with his multi-racial attitude and that he is now "speaking differently" from when he was in government.- malaysiakini

Jom kita KENALI siapa SETPOL DS Najib yang baru ni..

Telur naik harga, nanti Menteri UMNO Cap Ayam suruh henti makan telur...

Menteri UMNO kepala lutut dah suruh orang guna jalan biasa kalu tak mau bayaq tol...

cheers.

Anak Mahathir kata Perkasa penuh dengan sampah...

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir tidak mahu diseret untuk bergaduh dengan kumpulan NGO hak Melayu Perkasa, yang menuduhnya cuba mencari publisiti murahan dengan menyokong penganut2 Kristian dalam isu kontroversi Allah.

Marina, yang merupakan anak perempuan penaung Perkasa Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, enggan mengulas apabila dia ditanya mengenai kritikan Perkasa terhadapnya.

"Saya tidak mahu mengulas mengenai Perkasa. Semua yang mereka cakap itu adalah sampah semata2," katanya selepas menghadiri mesyuarat Majlis Perundingan Perpaduan Negara yang pertama di Kuala Lumpur hari ini.

Marina telah hadir bersama2 dengan sekumpulan ahli2 NGO berada di Gereja Our Lady of Lourdes di Klang pagi semalam.

Marina, disertai dengan NGO Sisters in Islam dan beberapa kumpulan lain , berada di gereja untuk menunjukkan sokongan terhadap ancaman oleh kumpulan2 NGO Islam yang telah berkata mereka akan mengadakan bantahan di luar gereja tersebut.

Walaupun Marina dipuji atas pendiriannya kerana membela hak agama minoriti, ketua pemuda Perkasa,Irwan Fahmi Ideris telah mengecam Marina sambil mengatakan bahawa Marina sepatutnya berdiri bersama2 umat Islam.

" Sebagai seorang Muslim, dia patut bersama dengan kita untuk mempertahankan perkataan Allah supaya ia tidak digunakan oleh orang-orang Kristian ," beliau dipetik sebagai berkata.

Perkasa juga mempersoalkan sama ada Marina bersetuju dengan penggunaan kalimah Allah oleh orang Kristian.

" Sebagai seorang Muslim dan anak seorang bekas Perdana Menteri yang telah memperjuangkan Islam dan mempertahankan Melayu, tindakan Marina telah menimbulkan banyak persoalan yang menjadi tanda tanya oleh rakyat Malaysia, terutamanya umat Islam.

"Di mana imannya dan adakah dia bersetuju bahawa kalimah Allah boleh digunakan oleh orang bukan Islam ? Kami amat mengutuk tindakannya, "katanya , sambil menambah bahawa dia sedang mencari "publisiti murahan ".

Irwan Fahmi Ideris telah mengkritik lagi aktivis sosial tersebut, dengan mengatakan bahawa Marina menyokong kepercayaan yang tidak Islamik, seperti memperjuangkan hak-hak lesbian,gay, biseksual serta LGBT dan dikaitkannya rapat dengan kumpulan Sisters in Islam,NGO yang menyokong hak sama rata untuk wanita,hak asasi manusia dan keadilan.- tMi
   

Perkasa full of rubbish, says Marina Mahathir on group’s criticism of her...

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir will not be dragged into a fight with Malay rights group Perkasa, who had accused her of seeking cheap publicity by supporting the Christians in the Allah controversy.

Marina, who is the daughter of Perkasa patron Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, had refused to comment when she was asked about Perkasa's criticisms against her.

"I don't want to comment about Perkasa. They talk so much rubbish," she said after attending the first National Unity Consultative Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur today.

 Bearing flowers, Marina had turned up with a group of people at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Klang yesterday morning as Catholics turned up for Sunday mass.

After the service ended, she handed the flowers to parish priest, Reverend Father Michael Chua, with worshippers cheering and applauding the act.

Marina, accompanied by Sisters in Islam and several other groups, was at the church to show support against threats by Muslim groups who had said they would hold a protest outside the house of worship.

While Marina was lauded for standing up for the minority religion, Perkasa Youth chief Irwan Fahmi Ideris had hit out at her, saying that she should have instead stood by the Muslims.

“As a Muslim, she should be with us to defend the word Allah so that it is not used by the Christians,” he was quoted as saying.

Perkasa also questioned Marina whether she agreed with the use of the word Allah by Christians.

“As a Muslim and daughter of a former prime minister who had championed Islam and defended the Malays, her actions had resulted in numerous questions being asked by Malaysians, especially the Muslims.

“Where is her faith and does she agree that the word Allah can be used by non-Muslims? We strongly condemn her actions,” he said, adding that she was looking for "cheap publicity".

He had further criticised the social activist, saying that she supported beliefs that are un-Islamic, such as fighting for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) and being closely associated with Islamic group Sisters in Islam, a non-governmental organisation that advocates equal rights for women, human rights and justice. - tMi

Menteri UMNO bakal kata, "Jangan beli buah oren,beli buah jambu tempatan"...

Are they 'Traitors/Enemies of the State' too...

cheers.

Mahkamah Rayuan - Sekatan ke atas pemimpin PKR sertai Bersih 3.0 salah...

Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini sebulat suara mengetepikan arahan Majistret Kuala Lumpur Zaki Asyraf yang mengharamkan perhimpunan BERSIH 3.0 pada 2012, bawah Seksyen 98 Kanun Acara Jenayah (KAJ).

Panel tiga anggota, diketuai oleh Hakim Datuk Linton Albert, mempertimbangkan perintah arahan itu sebagai cacat, ekoran rayuan oleh Timbalan Presiden PKR Azmin Ali (bawah) dan Ketua PKR Rembau Badrul Hisham Shaharin.

Hakim lain termasuk Datuk Seri Zakaria Sam dan Datuk Wong Dak Wah.

Azmin diwakili oleh Datuk CV Prabhakaran sementara bekas timbalan peguam cara negara Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, yang bersara dan memasuki sektor swasta, serta peguam Sankara Nair mewakili Badrul.

Azmin dan Badrul memfailkan rayuan tahun lepas untuk mengetepikan pendakwaan terhadap mereka bawah Akta Perhimpunan Aman (PAA) 2012 atas alasan arahan Zaki mengharamkan perhimpunan itu ultra vires kepada PPA.

Alasan lain dikemukakan, arahan majistret yang berkuat kuasa pada 30 Jan 2012 itu melebihi bidang kuasanya.-malaysiakini

Pada 26 April 2012, Majistret Zaki Asyraf mengeluarkan perintah itu yang melarang sebarang perhimpunan di Dataran Merdeka antara 28 April dan 1 Mei 2012 serta memberi amaran agar orang ramai tidak menyertainya.
   
Chegubard dan Mohamed Azmin memfailkan permohonan di Mahkamah Tinggi bagi membatalkan pertuduhan terhadap mereka mengikut Akta Perhimpunan Aman atas alasan perintah itu tidak sah kerana dikeluarkan di luar bidang kuasa Zaki.
   
Selain Mohamed Azmin dan Chegubard, penasihat PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,  Tangam Raju, Rajesh Kumar Gejinder serta Farhan Ibrahim berdepan pertuduhan serupa.
   
Mereka merupakan kumpulan pertama yang didakwa mengikut Akta Perhimpunan Aman. - Bernama

Appellate Court rules Bersih 3.0 ban defective...

The Court of Appeal has today unanimously set aside the order by Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Zaki Asyraf to ban the Bersih 3.0 rally in 2012, under Section 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

A three-member panel, headed by Justice Linton Albert, deemed the ban order defective, following an appeal filed by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali (left) and Rembau PKR chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin.

The duo had argued that the order went against the federal constitution.

The other judges on the panel were Justices Zakaria Sam and Wong Dak Wah.

Azmin was represented by CV Prabhakaran while former deputy solicitor-general Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, who has since retired and joined private practise, while lawyer Sankara Nair represented Badrul Hisham, or better known as Chegubard.

Zaki had issued the order on April 26, 2012, two days before the mammoth rally.

The duo filed their application last year to strike out charges against them under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) on the grounds that the order issued by Zaki to ban the rally was ultra vires of the PAA, which had come into force on Jan 30, 2012, and that the magistrate had acted beyond his jurisdiction.

It was reported that Azmin and Chegubard had earlier failed to strike out the charges at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Should the prosecution decide not to appeal today's decision at the Federal Court, then Azmin and Badrul Hisham's lawyers may apply to strike out the charge at the Sessions Court.

Sankara said they would write to the Attorney-General's Chambers to drop the charges against the two as the court found the order as defective.

Application made at High Court

As their application originated in the High Court, the prosecution could appeal today's decision at the Federal Court, which is the highest court in the land.

Azmin and Badrul Hisham were charged along with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for not abiding with the magistrate's order.

However, Anwar - who was represented by Karpal Singh - filed a separate application before the duo at the Sessions Court, but it was also dismissed.

It was reported that the three of them are charged under Section 4(2)(c) of the PAA, with participating in the rally and violating the magistrate's court order between 2.30pm and 3pm on April 28 in 2012.

They are also charged under Section 188 of the Penal Code in that they allegedly breached the magistrate’s order and a third charge of conspiring with Rasah PKR division deputy head R Tangam, lawyer G Rajesh Kumar and van driver Farhan Ibrahim @ Alias by inciting them to breach the barricade surrounding Dataran Merdeka, which “could have caused a riot or clashes”.- malaysiakini

Menteri UMNO bakal tanya berapa kilo ko beli ais sebulan ?

Pelajar2 TURUN bantah tambang bas sekolah naik, nanti Menteri UMNO bakal kata,'kalau tambang bas naik jalan kaki ke sekolah...'

Menteri UMNO bakal cakap,'Taknak makan kat kantin,,suruh mak masak sendiri...'

 

 Lembu kondo kena curi...

cheers.

Beranikah UMNO,Perkasa,Jati dan kuncu2nya desak kewarganegaraan anak Mahthir ditarik balik...

Sekumpulan penganut Islam menyertai perhimpunan bagi menunjukkan solidariti dengan penganut Kristian di perkarangan sebuah gereja di Klang, susulan rancangan satu kumpulan NGO Islamuntuk membuat bantahan di hadapan rumah ibadat tersebut tersebut hari ini.

Turut hadir ke perhimpunan tersebut ialah anak kepada bekas perdana menteri, Datuk Marina Mahathir, yang membawa bunga sambil berdiri di hadapan gereja Our Lady of Lourdes yang sedang mengadakan satu upaca agama Kristian.

Ia berikutan ancaman NGO Solidariti Ummah Selangor yang mengumumkan untuk mengadakan bantahan di luar gereja tersebut selepas pengarang penerbitan The Herald, Lawrence Andrew membuat kenyataan menegaskan orang Kristian akan terus menggunakan kalimah Allah.

Marina berkata kerajaan enggan menghalang tindakan kumpulan konservatif tersebut yang mengambil pendirian yang bertentangan.

"Pemimpin kita tidak harus diam,” katanya yang mendakwa menerima banyak aduan berhubung sikap kerajaan dalam isu ini.

“Semua orang terkejut, bukan saya seorang. Semuanya bertanya, di mana pemimpin kita? Sebagai pemimpin yang hebat, dia sepatutnya berada di sini, bersama kita,” katanya tanpa menamakan mana-mana individu.

Ditanya sekiranya beliau merujuk kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak, beliau berkata: ”Sesiapa saja. Dia sepatutnya ada di sini. Seorang pemimpin sepatutnya lebih baik dari kami.” -malaysiakini

Woi!!!! UMNO Selangor, Perkasa, Jati, Pekida, Pesaka, Pesilat, GAPS dll NGO darah UMNO pekat ... apa tunggu lagi .. pergi buat demo depan rumah Tun Mahathir bekas Presiden UMNO 22 tahun kerana gagal mendidik anak perempuannya sampai sudah berani lawan kemahuan dan kehendak UMNO Selangor dan juga Perkasa.

Ini sudah melampau .. apa kata UMNO Selangor cadangkan agar keahlian Tun Mahathir sebagai ahli UMNO di cabut .. Perkasa pula gugurkan serta merta jawatan Penaung Perkasa .. Pekida pula desak agar kewarganegaraan Marina Mahathir di cabut.-f/bk

Nasib baik yang datang membawa bunga itu Marina Mahathir. Katakanlah yang datang itu Nurul Izzah atau Dr.Mariah, sudah pasti media massa arus perdana dan sekalian para macai UMNO akan memainkan isu berkenaan siang malam dan TV123789 akan ulang tayangnya 40 hari dan 40 malam....

Demi menjaga agar UMNO tak pupus isu "kalimah Allah" digunakannya sebagai talian hayat terakhir untuk survivalnya...

Buat pendirian dalam debat isu Allah, kata Anwar kepada Najib

Marina Mahathir defend Klang church...

Amid threats of protest by Muslim pressure groups at a church in Klang this morning, progressive Muslims made a stand outside the church to defend their fellow Christian Malaysians.

Among the group was Marina Mahathir (right in photo), daughter of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad who like some 40 others, came bearing flowers and stood outside the Our Lady of Lourdes church as mass was in session.

"We are here to show solidarity with the congregation. A lot of us here are Muslims and we believe Islam is a religion of peace.

"It is not something that we only say (in words), but there must also be action," she told journalists outside the church.
 
A conservative Muslim group dubbed Sekretariat Solidariti Muslim Klang had planned to protest outside the Church after Lawrence Andrew, the editor of Christian publication The Herald, insisted that Christians will continue to use the word Allah.

However, in the face of mounting tension and criticism, they later decided to relocate their protest to a nearby field.

Selangor Umno which initially said that it too will protest in front of Churches, yesterday banned its members from attending such demonstrations, citing the need to maintain harmony.

Business as usual

Some 900 people turned up at the Church this morning for 8am mass proceeded as usual with parish priest Michael Chua leading the mass.

Lady of Lourdes Church administrator EA Louis said the congregation today, which spilled outside the Church and had to sit on plastic chairs, were no more than the usual.

"It's like any other Sunday. We all know it is our obligation to come pray and worship. We don't feel threatened. Nothing at all," he said.

He added that it was the right of any group to protest and the Church is leaving the matter to the authorities.

However, he expressed concern that interfaith relations may be affected until government leaders are willing to speak up.

The mass was like any other, with hymns and prayers until the very end, where Chua specifically addressed the recent controversy.

"A word of appreciation to the parishioners for not being cowered by what is happening and coming to mass to worship God," he said.

Chua also thanked supporters from other Churches as well as the Bar Council and MPs such as Seputeh's Teresa Kok and Klang's Charles Santiago who were present.

 "The police have contained the protesters at a stadium on the other side so we pray they will be able to demonstrate and express their grievances peacefully and hopefully not march to the Church.

"Father Lawrence has also taken the brunt of blame for everything, and we pray for him. May good sense prevail," he said.

'Gesture of peace'

Later, Chua, met with Marina and the group she was with outside the Church and personally thanked them for support and they reciprocated by handing him flowers.

"I think it is a wonderful gesture to have so many Muslims come in solidarity. We hope this will grow - the ability to see beyond barriers and boundaries and to open hands in friendship to each other," he said.

At this, Marina replied: "It is a reciprocal gesture of peace. In Myanmar, the Archbishop of Rangoon also spoke up for the Rohingyas (Muslims). That is how it should be."

The "Muslim defenders" today were part of a Facebook initiative dubbed "In the Name of Allah" which invited to Muslims to defend the Church from the planned protest.

At least seven police personnel were spotted guarding the Church perimeter while another two community police members were assisting with traffic.

The congregation dispersed peacefully after mass ended at around 9am.-malaysiakini

Anwar calls Jais action “high handed”, wants Najib to make a stand on Allah issue

Guru kristian apa benda...Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan yang Najib lantik tu bukan kah Penaung sekolah2 Mubaligh? Awatlah buta perut sangat mamat ni...

Lawan dengan Singapura pun kalah nak julang piala dunia...julang teloqnya sendiri lagi bagus...

cheers.

Pelajar ada, sekolah dan cikgu tak dak...

Kira-kira 20 pelajar SJK Tamil Seaport, Kelana Jaya bakal menghabiskan tahun persekolahan ini berada di bawah pokok di sebuah tanah lapang.

Ini ekoran ibu bapa mereka mahu sekolah yang ditutup secara tiba-tiba bulan lalu itu dibuka semula.

Ibu bapa enggan menerima arahan Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia untuk berpindah dari sekolah yang berusia 80 tahun itu ke blok baru sekolah di Kampung Lindungan, Subang kerana terlalu jauh dan menyukarkan perjalanan ke sekolah.

"Jika sekolah ini ditutup, tiada lagi Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) di Kelana Jaya dan Lembah Subang," kata pengerusi Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru (PIBG) sekolah itu, V Kumar, hari ini.

Menurut Kumar, peningkatan kos hidup menyebabkan ramai ibu bapa yang mempunyai pendapatan kecil tidak mampu membiayai perjalanan 9km setiap hari untuk menghantar dan mengambil anak mereka di sekolah baru.

Ibu bapa terbabit turut menyuarakan kesulitan mendapatkan perkhidmatan bas sekolah untuk menghantar anak mereka ke sekolah baru.

Pihak kementerian memberitahu ibu bapa terbabit bahawa tanah di Kelana Jaya itu yang sebelum ini milik Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), dijual kepada pemaju swasta, tetapi rekod yang didapati mereka menunjukkan ia masih bawah nama PKNS.

Ibu bapa yang tidak berpuas hati ini telah menentang pemindahan sekolah ini selama beberapa tahun dan mahu kerajaan negeri Selangor campur tangan bagi memastikan tapak sekolah itu kekal.

Bangunan sekolah lama telah dikunci oleh guru besarnya, menyebabkan ibu bapa hanya mampu meninggalkan anak mereka di beberapa bangku plastik di tanah lapang bersebelahan kawasan sekolah, tanpa guru untuk mendidik mereka. -Malaysiakini

Pakatan taking a leaf from BN's playbook...

First it was Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim with his pay hike for elected officials, and now it is Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng with his new Mercedes Benz; both cases seem to point to Pakatan taking a leaf out of BN’s playbook.

Khalid drew fire when he announced very high pay hikes for elected Selangor state officials late last year.

Lim was heavily criticised when the state government decided to purchase a Mercedes Benz for him in place of his current Toyota Camry which is scarcely two months old.

One way to see it is to say that Pakatan leaders are indeed taking the cue from BN leaders in accumulating the perks of being in charge, Khalid with the Selangor pay hike and then Lim’s shiny new Mercedes.

However, that may not necessarily ring true as thus far both the Pakatan moves have been at least justified and have been argued to be far less than what some BN leaders have reaped officially and unofficially.

The Selangor pay hike, for all its controversy, was actually justified when even the BN majority Parliament had decided to increase pay for MPs and federal ministers.

And as PKR strategist Rafizi Ramli told a news portal, Lim's new official purchase is actually value for money.

But perhaps the particular strategy that Pakatan has learnt is to make use of the naturally short attention span of the rakyat in dealing with the fallout of seemingly unpopular decisions.

Indeed how many BN scandals have been swept under the rug from sheer overexposure and lag time in the media?

I mean, how many of us now make a fuss about the Selangor pay hike anymore? Justifiable or not, how many of us actually remember?

This is similar to the shooting-related deaths that had at one time shocked us in 2013, but which now seem the norm and no one pays attention to such cases unless they involve prominent personalities or unique circumstance.

And just as Khalid's “controversy” and all the others have died a quiet death, so perhaps shall the new hoohaa over the Penang CM’s new Mercedes Benz.

After all, this is what Pakatan had learnt the hard way in its campaigning, as issues of BN’s excesses it tried to bring to the rakyat may generate widespread reaction at the outset.

But all scandals will mostly fall through the cracks of public attention after a time unless there is actual traction to sustain the issue or “exposes” to highlight potential abuses.

As Rafizi opined, Lim is more than able to defend the purchase and believes the people will eventually accept it, despite the bad timing of the move when price hikes are burdening the rakyat.

“Pakatan will have to contend with one or two weeks of getting whacked by the media,” the Pandan MP told the portal further, shrugging off long-term effects of the blunder.

And as the person largely responsible for digging up and helping sustain the National Feedlot Centre corruption saga, Rafizi should know what he is talking about.

As out of the many “scandals” he and his Pakatan colleagues had highlighted, they know all too well that public apathy will almost always set in unless you can dig up more spicy tales or create consistent focus on the matter.

A lesson on public perception and the rakyat’s stamina for issue retention that perhaps Pakatan is now using to its own advantage, as Rafizi said it himself when commenting on Lim’s case, it is about timing and public relations.- Hazlan Zakaria,theantdaily

Apa lagi UMNO mahu...

 

 cheers.

Guan Eng minta SPRM siasat pembelian Mercedes KM...

Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng mengalu-alukan sebarang siasatan oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) seperti yang dilaporkan sebuah portal berita berkaitan pembelian Mercedes-Benz  S300L oleh kerajaan negeri itu untuk kegunaan rasminya.

"Sama ada SPRM akhirnya akan menyiasat atau tidak, kerjasama sepenuhnya akan diberikan oleh kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang dan saya kepada SPRM kerana kerajaan negeri adalah bersih dan saya tidak mempunyai apa-apa untuk disembunyikan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan.

Bagaimanapun, tegas Lim, beliau tidak akan mempersoalkan SPRM mengapa tiada siasatan dijalankan ke atas kerajaan BN yang membuat pembelian yang serupa tanpa diskaun 55 peratus.

"Saya pasti SPRM akan mendapati bahawa kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang adalah "bersih" kerana urusniaga keseluruhan bagi pembelian Mercedes Benz (itu) telah dikendalikan oleh Pegawai Kewangan Negeri, Datuk Mokhtar Mohd Jait, yang telah mematuhi semua prosedur dan undang-undang dan mempunyai dokumen yang sah," katanya.

Menurut Lim, beliau telah mengkritik pembelian 14 buah Mercedes E200 dengan harga RM245,000 seunit oleh kerajaan negeri Terengganu pada tahun 2008 dengan kos keseluruhan RM3.43 juta kerana mendakwa tidak berpadanan dengan harganya atau tiada ‘value for money’.

"Mereka tidak mendapat diskaun 55 peratus untuk 14 buah kereta Mercedes (itu), tidak seperti diskaun 55 peratus yang diperolehi oleh kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang apabila membeli sebuah kereta Mercedes Benz," tegas Lim yang juga setiausaha agung DAP.

(Aiya Guan Eng, sapa cakap lia olang tatak dapat diskaun??? Diskaun ala dapat ma,tapi lu faham2 saja lo, mana itu luit diskaun sudah masuk...TS)

Lim mendakwa hanya di Malaysia akan disiasat oleh SPRM kerana membeli kereta dengan diskaun 55 peratus dan menjimatkan wang rakyat.

Tetapi dakwanya lagi, SPRM jelas tidak berminat untuk menjalankan sebarang siasatan apabila ada pembelian melebihi harga pasaran dan membazirkan wang rakyat.

Kerajaan negeri, tegas Lim, telah membeli Mercedes Benz S300L itu pada harga RM298,263.75 dengan diskaun sebanyak 55 peratus atau RM358,954.25 ekoran diskaun dan pengecualian cukai berbanding dengan harga asal RM657,218.

"Saya tidak akan terkejut SPRM ingin menyiasat kerajaan negeri kerana menjimatkan wang berjumlah RM 358,954.25 tetapi membiarkan mereka yang membeli berkali ganda daripada harga pasaran sebagaimana yang didedahkan dalam Laporan tahunan Ketua Audit Negara," tambahnya.

Menurut Lim, laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2012 menyatakan wujud pembaziran dan salahlaku yang berjumlah RM6.5 bilion termasuk:

- Peralatan pasukan polis yang bernilai RM1.3 juta hilang termasuk 156 gari, 44 pucuk senjata dan 29 kenderaan.

- Jabatan Penyiaran membeli 20 jam dinding pada harga RM3,810 iaitu 38 kali ganda lebih mahal daripada anggaran harga pasaran sebanyak RM100 dan tiga mesin pengimbas A4 pada harga RM14,670 setiap satu unit, lebih 70 kali ganda daripada anggaran harga pasaran sebanyak RM200;

- Jabatan Kastam telah menghapuskan kasut yang bernilai RM600,000 yang dibeli kerana tidak sesuai dengan pegawai mereka;

- Bangunan haram Kompleks Kastam dan Kuarantin Imigresen kerajaan negeri Melaka yang dibina atas tanah swasta, yang akhirnya melibatkan kos tambahan RM10.8 juta untuk memberi pampasan kepada pemilik tanah, ditambah lagi kos tambahan RM40 juta pada kos bangunan yang telah melonjak kerana kelewatan;

- Kementerian Belia membelanjakan RM3 juta secara mewah untuk sambutan Hari Belia Kebangsaan, termasuk RM1.6 juta untuk membawa kumpulan K-Pop dari Korea;

- Kos tambahan RM1.3 bilion ke atas projek Empangan Bakun yang bernilai USD2.3 bilon dan membayar USD133 juta (RM430 juta) sebagai gantirugi kepada dua kontraktor asing bagi kerugian yang ditanggung akibat kelewatan sehingga empat tahun dalam kerja-kerja kejuruteraan awam.

"Tiada tindakan yang diambil oleh SPRM untuk pembaziran wang rakyat yang melibatkan kerajaan BN tetapi pendekatan yang berbeza diambil apabila wang rakyat dijimatkan oleh kerajaan Pakatan. Ini benar-benar Malaysia Boleh!" tegas Lim.- malaysiakini

Mecerdes CM Lim Guan Eng yg mereka kalutkan.... Jom buat kira- kira...

Orang kata dah berhari-hari TV3suku dok main pasai kereta Mercd Guan Eng. Saya tanya kenapa pergi tgk berita 'gila' yg tak ada 'standard' tu. Kalau saya skg berkhidmat di unit berita di TV3, 200% akan letak jawatan...malu saya.

Kamu tengok Robin Hood Terengganu pakai kereta apa ketika bantu rakyatnya,kereta yg dipandunya itu bernilai RM 300 ribu lebih. Kereta Exco2 Terengganu memakai E Class, Ketua Menteri Sabah juga mempunyai pelbagai kereta antaranya Range Rover sebagai kenderaan rasmi. Ketua Menteri Sarawak menaiki Rolls-Royce.  

Sebab itu kita jgn jadi pemikiran kekampungan sgt. Ini zaman teknologi. Kalau kamu tonton TV3, bukan sahaja pemikiran di jajah tetapi akan ke belakang 20 tahun. Skg zaman teknologi semuanya ada di hujung jari anda.

Lagipun itu bukan kereta LGE, itu kereta kerajaan...esok2 kalau Hashim Anang jadi Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang...dia juga akan naik kereta tu...jadi pedulikan berita yg tak bawah faedah ini. 

Yg Ketua Menteri tiap kali naik kapal terbang KL-PP naik kelas Economy, naikkan elaun guru agama, negeri yg beri peruntukkan terbesar utk Islam, beri saguhati kepada penghafal tahfiz, anak dia tak mampu beli rumah RM 110 juta TV3suku tak mahu hebahkan. 100 kebaikkan dia buat langsung kamu tak mahu cerita...

Macam rumah PM di Putrajaya, kata Mahathir dulu itu bukan rumah saya. Selepas saya tak jadi PM, PM yg baru nanti akan duduk sana. Kes RM 200 juta (kediaman PM) dgn RM 200 ribu (Kenderaan KM)...mana 'standard' pengarang berita'nya apabila nilai RM 200 juta langsung tak ada nilai berita tapi kes RM 200 ribu depa hari2 dok main di TV...f/bk

Kalu RM298 ribu dikatakan membazir, Najib dengan jet eksekutif baru tu, binatang apa pulak...

Jika Guan Eng membazir, bagaimana pulak dengan yang disenaraikan ini...???

Merc RM657 ribu tapi dibeli dgn RM298 ribu kira oklaa tuu. Jumlah kerajaan negeri BN/Pusat bakar mercun seluruh negara sambut tawon baru... hampir setengah juta RM, dalam masa beberapa minit saja tapi kereta boleh pakai 20 tahun.

Pembaziran yg ni sapa boleh tolong jawab... Utusan ke TV3?

Ketika Lim Guan Eng dibantai kerana membeli kereta Mercedes dengan diskaun 55%, Najib pula tengah menikmati jet eksekutif kedua yang dibayar oleh wang rakyat. 

 

RASUAH, KETIRISAN dan SALAH GUNAKUASA

1.Skandal PKFZ RM12 Bilion.
2.Skandal Baikpulih Kapal selam RM500 Juta.
3.Skandal Sime Darby RM964 Juta.
4.Skandal Paya Indah Westland RM88 Juta.
5.Skandal duit hilang PosMalaysia RM230 Juta.
6.Pembaziran Pembelian Eurocopter RM1 Bilion.
7.Stadium Terengganu runtuh RM292 Juta.
8.Kos baikpulih MRR2 RM70 Juta.
9.Skandal Maybank utk BII RM4 Bilion.
10.Rasuah utk Pelancongan NYY RM10 Juta.
11.3 lukisan MAS beli utk pejabat Munir RM 1.5 Juta.
12.Overpayment Kem. Belia & Sukan RM8.4 Juta.
13.Kompleks Sukan London - RM70 Juta.
14.Baikpulih MATRADE RM120 Juta..
15.Pampasan jambatan bengkok RM257 Juta.
16.Kerugian menjual Augusta RM510 Juta.
17.Harga Kapal Selam RM4.1 Bilion.
18.Limbungan Kapal TLDM RM6.75 Bilion. .
19.Tukaran asing Bank Negara 1990an RM30 Bilion.
20.Royalti Terengganu 2004-2007 RM7.4 Bilion.
21.Perwaja Steel RM2.56 Bilion.
22.Skandal Bank Islam RM700 Juta.
23.Philharmonic Orchestra diwujudkan RM500 Juta.
24.Skandal perkakas ICT sekolah RM2.21 Bilion.
25.Komisen pembelian Jet dan Kapal Selam utk Perimeker Sdn Bhd dan IMT Defence Sdn Bhd RM910 Juta.
26.Pembaziran pembinaan Imigresen dan Kuarantin (CIQ) dan Pembatalan jambatan Malaysia-Singapore RM1.3 Bilion.
27.Pembelian dakwat kekal utk PRU RM2.4 Juta.
28.Pampasan 20 sykt lebuhraya 2006-08 RM38.5 Bilion.
29.Suntikan utk selamatkan LRT-Putra RM4.5 Bilion.
30.Suntikan utk selamatkan LRT-Star RM3.3 Bilion.
31.Subsidi Petronas sejak 1997 pada IPP RM30 Bilion.
32.Subsidi kerajaan kepada IPP RM17 Bilion.
33. Kena saman/rugi/seleweng kjaan BN Kedah – RM430 juta
34. Skandal Lembu Kondo NFC RM250 juta
(Cukup dulu… dah panjang...) - f/bk

Pegawai Kewangan Pulau Pinang perjelas fitnah pembelian Mercedes

Guan Eng welcomes MACC probe on Merc...

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng continues to battle public queries on his latest purchase of a Mercedes-Benz for official use by welcoming any proposed investigation by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC).

"Whether MACC will eventually investigate or not, full cooperation will be given to the commission as the state government is clean and I have nothing to hide," said Lim at a press conference today.

"I will not be asking MACC why no investigation was conducted on BN governments who made similar purchases without the 55 percent discount," he quipped.

"I am certain that MACC will find that the Penang government is as clean as a whistle as the whole transaction of purchasing the Mercedes Benz was handled by the state financial officer Mokhtar Mohd Jait, who has abided by proper and legal procedures with valid documentation," he added.

Lim was responding to a report in news portal FZ.com yesterday, quoting sources that claimed the commission has started a probe on the state's purchase of the 2012 Mercedez-Benz S300L.

The report alleged that MACC is trying to establish a link between the purchase from Lowe Motors Sdn Bhd and tycoon Tan Kok Ping, who is believed to have a stake in the company.

Tan has often been accused of having a "privileged relationship" with the state, and especially with Lim, however when the former's company, General Accomplishment Sdn Bhd, was charged RM30,000 by the court for illegal clearing on Bukit Relau, the CM had appealed for a higher sentence to punish the culprits.

A source within MACC told Malaysiakini that no such probe has been initiated, while the commission has denied that it had issued any statement regarding the matter.

Lim and Mokhtar have strongly defended the purchase of the car, but the chief minister has been labelled a hypocrite as he had previously criticised the Terengganu government for buying 14 Mercedes E200 at RM 245,000 totalling RM3.43 million, in 2008.

"I criticised them because they were not value for money. They did not get a 55 percent discount for the 14 Mercedes, unlike the 55 percent discount obtained by the Penang government when purchasing one Mercedes Benz," Lim later explained.

Probed for saving public money?

Lim said only in Malaysia will buying a car with a 55 percent discount and saving public monies be worthy of being probed by the MACC.

However, it is not worthy of investigation when buying at higher than market price and wasting public funds, Lim mocked.

The state government was dragged into the spotlight when it bought the Mercedes Benz S300L for RM298,263.75, at a 55 percent or RM358,954.25 discount and with tax exemption from the original price of RM657,218.00.

Lim mocked further that he is not surprised that MACC would probe the state government for saving money amounting to RM 358,954.25 while letting off those who buy at marked-up prices, as exposed in the annual Auditor-General's Reports.

He cited the latest 2012 Auditor-General's Report that exposed malpractices involving at least RM6.5 billion, including wastage of public monies.

Lim then rapped the MACC for not acting on such  wastage of public funds that involves a BN government, but takes a different approach when public monies are saved by a Pakatan Rakyat government.

"This is really Malaysia Boleh!" Lim exclaimed.- malaysiakini

RM100k Mercedes discount not only for Lim...

A generous RM100,000 discount on a Mercedes Benz S300L for Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has raised questions whether it was in exchange for favours.

No, said a dealer. The offer, he revealed, was not exclusively for Lim.

The discount is part of Mercedes-Benz's year-end offers and stock clearance exercise to anybody who buys a 2012 model of the Mercedes Benz S Class vehicle, The Star quoted an unnamed dealer a saying.

"The discount is offered to anyone, including individual buyers, as long as the 2012 stock is still available," the MCA-run English daily quoted the dealer as saying.

However, he said, that offer does not apply to the newer models.

The Penang government had on Dec 31 last year, announced the purchase of a Mercedes Benz S300L, which will be the chief minister's new official vehicle, for RM298,263.75.

State financial officer Mokhtar Mohd Jait defended the purchase, saying the original price was RM657,218 but the state was given a tax exemption and a discount of RM100,000.

He also confirmed later that the Mercedes Benz S300L bought for Lim was a 2012 model.-malaysiakini

Macam harga kat Food Court aje...

Terbaru - harga gas naik...

cheers.

Nasi lemak rm1.50 sen,air suam 70 sen, tapi Najib dok syiok naik jet mewah barunya lagi...

Di tengah-tengah langkah penjimatan, penulis-penulis blog pro-Umno tampil mempersoalkan sama ada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak kini terbang ke seluruh negara menggunakan jet mewah baru.

Dalam tulisan di blog, antaranya oleh Big Dog dan RockyBru, mereka membangkitkan pesawat Airbus ACJ320 dengan nombor 9H-AWK – dikenali "Perdana 2" atau "NR2" – yang kebetulan sama dengan huruf singkatan Najib.

Pesawat itu didaftarkan di Malta dan disewa daripada kumpulan penerbanganComlux.

Menurut laman web penerbangan itu Aviation Week, Jet Premier One (M) Sdn Bhd, syarikat yang menguruskan penerbangan orang kenamaan di Malaysia, termasuk Najib, ada menyewa Airbus ACJ320 daripada Comlux.

Sewaan itu dikatakan bertujuan menggantikan sementara pesawat yang biasa digunakan Najib, Airbus ACJ319.

ACJ319 dengan nombor 9M-NAA beroperasi menggunakan nama “NR1” atau “Perdana 1” dan merupakan pesawat rasmi perdana menteri, sama seperti Air Force One yang digunakan presiden Amerika Syarikat.

Pejabat PM beri penjelasan

Sementara itu, Pejabat Perdana Menteri hari ini mengeluarkan penjelasannya berhubung perkara dibangkitkan itu. Kenyataan penuhnya seperti di bawah:

Pejabat Perdana Menteri ingin menarik perhatian berhubung laporan blog mengenai penggunaan pesawat khas untuk Perdana Menteri.

Laporan tersebut mengandungi beberapa fakta yang salah dan tidak tepat yang boleh menimbulkan persepsi yang tidak tepat kepada penggunaan pesawat khas tersebut.

Kerajaan sebelum ini memiliki 5 buah pesawat khas iaitu ACJ A319, BBJ, Fokker F28, Global Express dan Falcon 900 yang diperuntukkan untuk kegunaan YDP Agong, YAB Perdana Menteri, dan YAB Timbalan Perdana Menteri.

Tertakluk kepada syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Kerajaan, pesawat-pesawat ini juga boleh diluluskan untuk kegunaan oleh DYMM Sultan-sultan dan TYT Yang Dipertua-Yang Dipertua Negeri, YB Menteri-Menteri dan Timbalan-Timbalan Menteri, tetamu-tetamu Kerajaan Persekutuan dari negara asing, Pegawai-pegawai Kanan Kerajaan serta orang-orang kenamaan.

Pada Ogos 2012, pesawat Fokker F28 telah dilupuskan kerana telah berusia lebih 30 tahun dan tiada pesawat gantian dicadangkan.

Pada tahun lepas, pesawat BBJ dan ACJ A319 telah dijadualkan untuk menjalani proses penyelenggaraan wajib. Pesawat BBJ menjalani urusan penyelenggaraan di antara Januari-Julai 2013 sementara ACJ319 di antara 15 Jun-8 Oktober.

Sejajar dengan itu, Jabatan Perdana Menteri yang bertanggungjawab atas urusan pesawat khas Kerajaan telah mengambil keputusan menyewa sebuah pesawat lain ACJ A320 bagi menampung kekurangan pesawat.

Pesawat ACJ A320 ini disewa di antara 1 Februari - 31 Disember 2013 setelah mendapati pesawat BBJ memerlukan lebih masa bagi urusan penyelenggaraan.

Penggunaan pesawat khas membolehkan Ketua Negara dan Ketua Kerajaan bergerak di dalam dan luar negara dengan keadaan keselamatan yang lebih terjamin. Selain itu, Anggota Pentadbiran yang sibuk dengan pelbagai urusan tidak terikat kepada jadual perjalanan komersil di samping kepentingan menjaga imej negara.- malaysiakini

Najib jetting around in new luxury aircraft...

Amid austerity measures, pro-Umno bloggers are questioning whether Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is now jetting across the country in a new luxury aircraft.

In blog postings by, among others, Big Dog and RockyBru, they pointed to an Airbus ACJ320 with tail number 9H-AWK using the call number, "Perdana 2" or "NR2" - which incidentally are similar to Najib's initials.

The aircraft is registered in Malta and leased from aviation group -Comlux.

According to aviation news website Aviation Week, Jet Premier One (M) Sdn Bhd, the company which manages flights for VVIPs in Malaysia, including Najib, had indeed leased the Airbus ACJ320 from Comlux.

The lease was supposed to be a temporary replacement for the regular aircraft Najib uses, an Airbus ACJ319, being refurbished by Comlux Aviation Services.

The Airbus ACJ319 with tail number 9M-NAA operated under the call name “NR1” or “Perdana 1” and is the official aircraft for the prime minister, similar to that of the US president’s Air Force One.

It first came under the spotlight in 2011 when Najib flew on the Airbus ACJ319 to Perth, Australia, apparently on holiday.

In a press release by Comlux May last year, the company had announced it had won a contract to rework the VIP area of the Airbus ACJ319 as well as handle scheduled maintenance works for six years.

The company did not specify the value of the project.

In the interim, Comlux leased an Airbus ACJ320 with tail number 9H-AWK to Jet Premier One.

It took over the call name of  “NR1” and "Perdana 1" and was spotted taking off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Oct 6 to Denpasar Internatonal Airport, Bali, according to flight enthuasist site Jet Photos.

Najib left for Bali on Dec 6 for the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (Apec) Summit.

'RM27k an hour operate'

The aircraft comes with a lounge, a private room equipped with personal bathroom and has wifi and phone access while in the air.

Comlux did not reveal how much the plane was leased for but according to the company's brochure, the approximate operating cost for its Airbus ACJ320 flight is US$8,350.31 (RM27,501.75) per hour.

In another press statement in October last year, Comlux announced that it has completed refurbishing the “head of state of Malaysia aircraft” Airbus ACJ319 after working on it since its arrival at its US base in June that year.

Despite the return of the plane, the lease for the Airbus ACJ320 appears to be still e active and has been spotted jetting around in Malaysia.

The Airbus ACJ320 changed its call name to "NR2" or "Perdana 2" while the ACJ319 took back its call name "NR1" or "Perdana 1".

According to air traffic tracker website Flight Radar 24, the Airbus ACJ320 with tail number 9H-AWK last took off from KLIA to  under the call name "NR2" on Dec 31.

The site also recorded the Airbus ACJ319 with tail number 9M-NAA taking off from KLIA on Dec 26 under the call name "NR1".

In a parliamentary reply on Nov 7 last year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim revealed that the government spent RM14.95 million for fuel and RM160.08 million in maintenance for VVIP flights in 2012.

The government aircraft include a Falcon, Global Express, Boeing Business Jet, Blackhawk, two Augustas and a Fokker F28.

However, that reply did not  mention either the Airbus AC319 or Airbus ACJ320.

‘PMO says aircraft lease over’

In an immediate response, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the lease of the Airbus ACJ320, which started on Feb 1, 2013, ended on Dec 31 that year.

The PMO added that the lease of the Airbus ACJ320 was necessary due to a shortage of government aircraft.

Prior to this, it said the government had five aircraft, namely the ACJ319, BBJ, Fokker F28, Global Express and Falcon 900.

“In August 2012, the Fokker F28 aircraft was decommissioned as it was over 30 years old and was not replaced.

“Last year, the BBJ and ACJ319 were scheduled for compulsory maintenance. The BBJ went through maintenance between January to July 2013 while the ACJ319 went through maintenance between June 15 to Oct 8, 2013.

“As such, the PMO which is responsible for special government aircraft took the decision to lease the ACJ320 to overcome the shortage of aircraft,” it said.

The PMO added that the aircraft were not exclusively for Najib but is also used by the Agong, sultans, yang di-pertuas, ministers, deputy ministers, foreign guests to the federal government, senior government officials and VIPs.

It added that the aircraft allowed these individuals to move in and out of the country safely and helps with their busy schedule.- malaysiakini

cheers.