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• Race-based policies pushing away non-Malay voters, MCA says
• Independence pact safeguards Malay, Bumiputeras
• DAP man concurs Pemantau’s findings of no foreign voters, blackouts
• Khairy aims to make Umno Youth more centrist
• 'Buy up Bumi property quota'
• Language makes the law

Race-based policies pushing away non-Malay voters, MCA says Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:40 PM PDT (MM) - Umno's expansion of pro-Bumiputera policies may pay dividends for the Malay party but this will come at the expense of its non-Malay partners in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, the MCA said today. With support from Malaysia's minorities already on the wane in previous two general elections, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today warned that more race-based affirmative action will only make the uphill task of winning back the section's support even harder. "Any policy, even if by perception, to sideline non-Bumiputera makes it difficult for non-Bumiputera parties in BN to get support from the non-Bumiputera and this is the dilemma facing MCA, MIC, Gerakan and SUPP. "That is why DAP will always continue to do well by exploiting this issue to the non-Bumiputera," he told The Malay Mail Online in a phone interview. Although Dr Chua said he understood Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's motives for the announcement ― to reward the Bumiputera for their support in the general election and appease Umno critics ― and acknowledged the lack of support from non-Malays for BN, he explained that the extension of policies that operate along racial lines will only be detrimental to the country. "… in the long term, any policy in Malaysia should be based on needs and meritocracy rather than ethnic lines, as it will not be healthy for nation building," he said. He stressed that even if such policies are based on needs and targeted at lower income groups, the Bumiputera community will still ultimately benefit the most by virtue of them making up 68 per cent of Malaysians. Separately, MCA Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said government policies should be based on needs and merits, instead of ethnicity, taking aim directly at the slew of additional pro-Bumiputera affirmative action announced yesterday. "The formulation of any affirmative action policies should benefit all across the board and not just intended to uplift a community from a particular ethnicity," he said in a statement today. Wee warned that race-based policies will have "far-reaching consequences" if adopted in the long term. "For our country's policies to achieve absolute equality is probably still a distant ideal but the federal government should at least be fair and reasonable. "While strengthening the competitiveness of the Malay community, the government should simultaneously focus on the lower classes of all other ethnicities," he said. Wee pointed out that the prime minister had launched National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) with accompanying Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to boost Malaysia's economy as a whole. "This concept must be sustained and must not be substituted with race-based performance indicators. "If the original performance-based initiative is ignored, this will cause competitiveness to be lost and runs counter to its original aims," he said, echoing economists' concerns that the prime minister was sacrificing the country's ability to be competitive, in order to fortify his position in the BN lynchpin. MIC vice-president Datuk S. K. Devamany, however, was unperturbed by the new Bumiputera agenda unveiled yesterday, saying parts of the New Economic Model (NEM) was applicable to Malaysia's minorities. "He is empowering the Bumiputera group and will empower the non-Bumis as well, and we expect him as the prime minister to do that and I'm sure he will," he told The Malay Mail Online over the phone. Devamany also expressed belief that Najib will announce aid and benefits for minority groups when he tables Budget 2014 on October 25. "For me, the manifestation of the budget will be a more balanced view of the nation's expenditure," he said. "We want to know what the prime minister has for other races as well." Najib yesterday unveiled a revamped NEM that is set to offer the Bumiputera community access to over RM30 billion in loans, aid and contracts in a move that political observers say was taken with an eye on the upcoming Umno party election.

Independence pact safeguards Malay, Bumiputeras Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:37 PM PDT (Bernama) - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who upholds the seven 'Wills' of the nine Malay Rulers, said the 'Wills' are very clear and cannot be disputed. "The Wills are very clear," said Najib, who is also Umno president, when announcing measures to empower Bumiputeras' economy yesterday. In pursuing Bumiputeras' interests and their unending struggles, Najib quoted the seven Wills governing the independence agreement to establish a federation. Najib said the 'Will' states the equity and ownership of the Malays and was later expanded to the Bumiputeras with the joining of Sabah and Sarawak when Malaysia was formed 50 years ago. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, announced five main strategies to empower Bumiputeras economy, covering human capital, equity ownership, non-finance asset ownership, entrepreneurship and service delivery. The Bumiputeras, who made up 67.9 per cent of the 27.4 million Malaysia's population, must be the core of the national agenda and cannot be denied by anyone, Najib said. "Hence, any national initiative that does not take into account or ignore the Malays or Bumiputera agenda is unfair and unjust," he said. Najib said since independence all planning and economic policies for the Malays and Bumiputeras by the government were drawn up based on the racial composition of the plural society. "In principle, this practice has been accepted as a social contract all this while by all Malaysians as was agreed to by our founding fathers of this nation. "They were protected by the Federal Constitution," he added. Najib also touched on the Malaysia Day celebrations in Sabah and Sarawak on Monday, Sept 16. "Day after tomorrow (Sept 16), with the permission of God, we'll celebrate our country's 50th annivesary, Malaysia's Golden Jubilee celebrations. "God willing, I will attend the celebrations in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu," he said. Najib said the joining of Sabah and Sarawak to form Malaysia was "something we should to grateful to God." "Since the country attained independenc on Aug 31, 1957, the people have been living in harmony and united. Sabah and Sarawak joined Peninsular Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963, to form Malaysia. "Praise be to God, with Sabah and Sarawak becoming part of Malaysia, has brought millions of blessings to our beloved nation, he said. Najib said Malaysia has been recognised as 30th most peaceful and stable nation in the world with multiracial Malaysians living in harmony. "That's how significant and unique Malaysia is," he added.

DAP man concurs Pemantau’s findings of no foreign voters, blackouts Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:29 PM PDT A DAP leader concurs with Pemantau's finding that there were no incidences of foreign voters or power failure at polling stations during GE13.  Lisa J. Ariffin, FMT DAP Election Strategist Ong Kian Ming today concurred with citizen monitoring group Pemantau's findings that there were no incidences of Bangladeshi voters or power blackouts at the polling centres under its observation during the 13th general election. Ong told FMT today that he was not aware of any foreign voters or blackouts during the national polls in May, but said his party has yet to issue an official stand on the issue. When asked to comment on Pemantau's findings, he said: "As far as I know, there were no foreign voters and blackouts so I concur with their view." Ong, however, would not comment on the other areas and added that, "there were no such incidences in my constituency." Previously, Pemantau reportedly said it did not find irregularities such as power failures and foreign voters in the 87 parliamentary seats that it observed. "There are reports which say Bentong (constituency) suffered a blackout (during the counting of ballots). When I checked with my colleagues, I was told there was no blackout," he said, adding that this supported Pemantau's findings. Ong had avoided the question of Pakatan Rakyat supremo Anwar Ibrahim's claim that there were certain documents that proved there were Bangladeshis, Filipinos and Indonesians who were brought in by Barisan Nasional as voters. Cheating, but not in the form of foreign voters or blackouts Meanwhile, a PAS leader who refused to be named told FMT that cheating had "definitely" occurred during GE13, but "not through foreign voters or blackouts." "It would have been very difficult to cheat using foreign voters and blackouts. They cheated through other ways such as (using) an electoral role which is not clean, and through ballot counting," he said without elaborating. On Friday, Bersih steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah confirmed that there was no power failure when asked if observers had witnessed any blackouts as alleged by Pakatan Rakyat as well as numerous commentators on the social media after the GE. She also told FMT that: "We also didn't know about these foreign voters. There were several reports of that but we didn't see any." READ MORE HERE

Khairy aims to make Umno Youth more centrist Posted: 14 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT   (The Star) - Khairy Jamaluddin, who looks set to be returned unopposed as Umno Youth chief, will use his second term to cultivate a more centrist approach for the wing that has traditionally been a pressure group. He said that being vocal in expressing right-wing sentiment in defending the interests of the party was no longer appropriate. "I am trying to change the DNA of Umno Youth from being mostly right-wing and Malay-centric to a more centrist wing that focuses on issues and their solutions," Khairy said in an interview. With nominations due on Saturday, Khairy has yet to be challenged in the post that he won in the 2009 polls, beating Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir and former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo. Khairy stressed that he would not compromise on the party's core struggle to uphold the interests of Islam, the Malays and the country. "We will still fight to empower the Malay community, protect the sanctity of Islam and defend this country, but the way we do this must be different," he said. One plan he has to re-orientate the wing is to set up a "finishing school" to groom potential young leaders who will be identified from the ranks of Umno Youth and Puteri Umno and from among new members still studying in universities. The finishing school will expose the members to what Khairy calls "the new politics" and will train them on topics such as human rights, media relations and the social media. "Whatever I can do to change the DNA of Umno Youth I will do in this last term and one way I want to do it is by rewriting our political education training module for use in the finishing school," he said. He added that both the Umno president and deputy president had agreed to the proposal to set up the finishing school which will be headed by supreme council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. The 37-year-old Khairy admitted that his approach to politics has not gone down well with conservatives in the party who accuse him of being too liberal in his outlook. "I get called all sorts of names, but I think this is the way forward. If I get a second term I will be 41 years old at the end of it, which is just the right age for me to leave Umno Youth." "What I want to do is make sure the changes I am making remain in place after I am gone." On the contest for the Umno Youth deputy chief post, Khairy said he supported all four candidates and would accept anyone whom the delegates chose to be his right hand man.

'Buy up Bumi property quota' Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:37 AM PDT (NST) - Government agencies have been urged to buy business premises in high-end shopping malls, like Pavilion and KLCC, and rent them out to Bumiputera entrepreneurs.  MEETING 30PC TARGET: PUNB chairman asks govt agencies to target projects in strategic areas, smaller towns SHAH ALAM: GOVERNMENT agencies have been urged to start buying Bumiputera-quota properties not only in strategic areas but also in up-and-coming small cities. Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said this must be done immediately if the government planned to achieve 30 per cent ownership in seven years. "The prime minister touched on the low ownership of shophouses. At only five per cent nationwide, this is too low. "If we want to achieve 30 per cent, we must immediately start buying Bumiputera quotas in private real estate development projects in strategic areas, small cities and rural areas as the value will appreciate. "For example, in Malacca, a few years ago, a two-storey shophouse had cost about RM120,000, now it is RM400,000," he said yesterday. The perception that properties outside city areas are not profitable, he said, must be discarded as government agencies could still break even with the income from properties in more profitable areas. Meanwhile, former PUNB chairman Khairy Jamaluddin said business premise for Bumiputera entrepreneurs should be provided at a reasonable cost. "If we go to high-end shopping malls like Pavillon, Fahrenheit or KLCC, we can see that the presence of Bumiputera entrepreneurs are really small. "We hope PUNB and other agencies can buy such premises and rent them out or sell them to Bumiputera entrepreneurs (at a reasonable price)," said Khairy, who is also Youth and Sports Minister. Khairy also welcomed the streamlining of Yayasan Wakaf Malaysia into Wakaf Korporat to manage non-financial assets of Muslims Bumiputeras including real estate to optimise its value. He said with this initiative, wakaf land in strategic areas could be developed and rented out to Bumiputeras and at the same time, increase Bumiputera ownership with the government's assistance.

Language makes the law Posted: 14 Sep 2013 10:28 AM PDT   (The Star) - Saya taruh sama engkau, engkau terbaring. (I put it to you, you are lying.) A report in The Star of this courtroom gaffe in 1981 has appeared in many comedy routines and was even cited in a 1988 study titled "Malaysia's National Language Policy and the Legal System". It occurred after the Chief Registrar issued a directive that all court correspondence, lower court judgments, witness testimony and lawyers' submissions must be in Bahasa Malaysia (BM). In 1990, Chief Justice of Malaya (now called Chief Judge of Malaya) Justice Hashim Yeop Sani was "treated" to a literal gaffe while presiding at an appeal in the Supreme Court. Superior courts allow lawyers to submit in English but counsel were doing it in BM that day. While the female young lawyer spoke confidently, opposing senior counsel just did so-so in his basic BM. But when he said: "Yang Arif, saya berdoa" (Your Honour, I pray for), the late Justice Hashim smiled and interjected: "Tak payah berdoa Encik ..." (No need to pray Mr ...). Not understanding, the lawyer continued: "Ya, Yang Arif. Saya berdoa" (Yes, Your Honour. I pray for) so Justice Hashim interjected again: "Tak payah berdoa Encik... Saya bukan Tuhan, saya hanya hakim. Memohon cukup. (No need to pray Mr ... I'm not God. I'm just a judge. Asking will do." Former Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi chuckles as we swop stories from his time as a lawyer and judge and when I covered court cases. He remembers a legal officer who spoke with an accent and would describe a matter as "impotent" when he meant important. Lawyers have improved their BM but many are floundering in English now. Mahsa University's Chancellor sighs when I ask about the repercussions for the Malaysian legal system. "Our civil law is based on English Common Law. How would you learn English Common Law without learning English?" asks Zaki. "Any country applying English Common Law will write decisions in English, whether it's India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, African countries and the Caribbean Islands. "If you want to use BM, you must still learn English and then write the judgment in BM because there are only a small number of articles and judgments in BM, maybe 0.1% of what we should know. "Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying BM is not important, it is," stresses Zaki, who is also Chancellor of Multimedia University, chairman of Universiti Malaya's Board of Governors and an adjunct professor to a few public universities. Law, he contends, is unlike medicine. A law student only learns the basic principles but for every case, you have to read law text books and reports, he says. While your law library today can be the Internet, you still have to read in English, he adds. "If you don't understand English you will be left behind in the law," says Zaki, who was in the Legal and Judicial Services for 16 years before moving in 1985 to private practice for 22 years until his appointment to the Federal Court in 2007. Zaki, who retired in 2011, believes many successful people in Malaysia speak good English although they specialise in other fields. He cites two emeritus professors: Prof Datuk Dr Nik Safiah Karim, a linguistics expert in BM who speaks English well and obtained a doctorate in Philosophy in Ohio, United States (US); and Prof Datuk Dr Asmah Omar, also a BM expert, who did her PhD in Language and Linguistics at University of London in the United Kingdom (UK). They hold the Academic of the Year award for 2012 and 2011 respectively. More use of English in the superior courts has created a conundrum. BM documents filed in the subordinate courts are apparently drafted quite well but those in the higher courts are often a literal translation of the English, just to comply with procedural requirements, says Zaki. "In practice, hardly any High Court judge reads the BM pleadings. They read the English text." Asked whether stressing on BM as the language of the court is wrong, Zaki says no, but points out that someone doing a case on company law would be hard-pressed to find research material in BM apart from a few textbooks. "As far as company law is concerned, you'd look to Australia. You would even expand your research to the UK and the US but all their books are in English." He adds that anyone wanting to argue a new point of law or interpretation must be strong in English to read up cases and opinions. "If you want to limit your practice to the lower courts, fine. But if you want to expand, you have no choice. "Say you're doing a theft case in the magistrate's court and the facts are such it borders on whether it is theft or not, and you want to know how the Indian or Australian courts have decided, you would have to read them in English. "In litigation, those with good English do better." The authoritative text for most laws is now in BM but Zaki reminds that for the Federal Constitution it is still in English. He says judges generally refer to the English version but "if a statute is ambiguous, we have resorted to the BM copy for a better interpretation and understanding of Parliament's intentions." While tenancy and sale and purchase agreements are now in BM, complex corporate agreements remain in English. Zaki says the BM legal vocabulary is limited. "Even France and Germany, with a developed legal language, use English in international contracts. What more Malaysia, where BM is less developed?" "I'm happy the Government has recognised the importance of English in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025." One way to improve English in schools, he reckons, is to invite eminent persons to talk on different subjects on a regular basis. "Ask those who speak English well — like former (Health director-general) Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican to talk on medicine, (Pemudah co-chair) Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon on business and (former Chief Secretary to the Government) Tan Sri Sidek Hassan on administration. "In the US, former astronauts speak in schools and inspire the students to greater heights." But schools here need the permission of the Education Ministry. "I believe if the ministry lays down clear rules, for example, no politicians and what are the topics speakers may touch on, it should be safe. "It's done elsewhere, I don't see why it can't be done here." Pitching for better English in the legal system, he says: "Look, you can't practise Syariah law without knowing and understanding Arabic. And if you want to know Chinese law you have to know Chinese. Why is it different for English Common Law?" Zaki is glad most law faculties here are teaching in English again. "Really, you just need to know simple English to understand law. There's no need for literary English." When his late father (former Lord President Tun Azmi Mohamed) asked him to read law, Zaki demurred saying he was weak in English. "I only obtained a credit but he told me I didn't need high-flying English, just simple English." Zaki points out one could practise medicine without knowing English. "It's science. But the law is language. Language makes the law and how you express yourself makes the law."

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Jangan tadbir kerajaan seperti mengurus khairat kematian Posted: 14 Sep 2013 01:53 PM PDT     DAP telah gagal untuk membuktikan yang parti itu adalah 'multiracial' dalam PRU yang lalu. Yang nyata parti itu tetap parti Cina dan jangan ada yang menafikannya. DAP tidak boleh menyorok di sebalik telunjuk atau disebalik pelita yang terang.    Aspan Alias    BN khususnya UMNO perlu kembali kepada asas (basic) politik sebenarnya yang telah membezakan kejayaan dahulu dengan kegagalannya sekarang ini. Tidak munasabah tidak ada kelainannya jika tidak ada perbezaan dahulu dan sekarang. Jika ia sama seperti dahulu masakan sekarang keadaan rakyat tidak seindah dahulu. Benar, lain dahulu lain sekarang, dan keadaan berbeza tetapi asas perjuangannya jangan sekali-kali berubah. Ia mesti berdasarkan kepada menjaga perpaduan kaum dan mengisi kemerdekaan negara dengan pembangunan rakyatnya secara menyeluruh yang berpandukan kepada budaya dan identiti negara dan rakyat yang kukuh. Tetapi faktor penyebab kenapa dahulu kita berjaya  perlu diperkaya dan diperkuatkan, itu merupakan tuntutan zaman dan waktunya. Sebenarya budaya kehidupan termasuk budaya politik merupakan faktor yang terpenting. Apabila perubahan kepada budaya itu berlaku maka kita semua harus bertanggungjawab dengan perbezaan dengan dahulu itu, kerana itu adalah hasil dari perbuatan dan perlakuan kita sendiri. Hidup ini termasuk politik mesti mempunyai nilai dan 'virtues' yang selari dengan keadaan rakyat dan dalam kes negara kita ini, budaya itulah yang difahami dengan baik oleh pemimpin-pemimpin dahulu seperti Onn Jaafar, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Razak dan Hussein. Asas kita bersatu diantara semua kaum contohnya, ia terlandas kepada asas yang sangat sempit dan tidak boleh dianjak dan dialih dengan mudah jika kita mahu perpaduan itu terus menerus wujud dan mengamankan kehidupan kita semua. Tetapi oleh kerana kita dipimpin oleh seorang atau kumpulan pemimpin yang kononnya hendak melakukan semua perkara semasa pemerintahannya, maka isu moral dan nilai serta adab dan adat yang ada kepada kita diketepikan maka kita terimalah badainya sekarang ini. Setiap kaum dan bangsa ada adat dan cara hidupnya sendiri. Bermula dari kepimpinan lapan puluhan, semuanya ini telah diubah diatas nama kemajuan dan kemodenan. Kita hilangkan identiti kita sendiri. Menganjak dan mengalih 'paradigm' yang dilakukan oleh Mahathir dahulu memulakan perbezaan keadaan siasah negara kita. Mengalih dan menganjak budaya siasah kita itu telah menghilangkan segala sahsiah politik kita dan ia telah menjadikan rakyat lupa kepada nilai dan 'virtues' yang baik yang ada dikalangan bangsa-bangsa dinegara ini. Jika kita baca dan lihat Bab3 Perlembagaan parti pemerintah UMNO itu pun tidak terlaksana. Dalam Bab itu telah nyata ditulis yang budaya rakyat mestilah budaya keperbilangan kaum yang berteraskan kepada kebudayaan Melayu. Malahan pemimpin-pemimpin besar pun ada yang belum pun terbaca Bab ini dan tidak pun memahami kandungan Perlembagaan parti yang telah menjadikan masing-masing pemimpin yang bernama dan bergelar. Itu sebenarnya penyakit yang dihadapi oleh siasah negara kita hasil dari peralihan 'paradigm' yang sangat sensitif itu. Maka wujudlah masalah dalam mana kerajaan terpaksa melakukan tindakan tanpa perancangan dan tindakan mereka selalu dilakukan secara 'ad hoc'. Masalah tidak diselesaikan dengan perancangan yang betul. Pembayaran BRIM, bayaran 'one offs' kepada beberapa sektor awam itu semua tindakan 'ad hoc' tanpa perancangan tersusun. Semuanya ini merupakan tindakan menghilangkan sakit tetapi tidak pernah berusaha menghilangkan penyakit yang menghinggapi negara. Semuanya tidak terancang sehinggakan terpaksa memujuk kaum India dengan berbelanja puluhan dan ratusan juta ringgit untuk sekolah Tamil dan berbagai-bagai lagi dorongan untuk kaum India. Begitu juga dengan sekolah jenis kebangsaan Cina yang disogok dengan pemberian dan peruntukan secara 'ad hoc' semata-mata kerana hendak membeli jiwa dan raga kaum Cina dalam setiap pilihanraya. Berbelanja secara 'impulsive' ini membebankan rakyat. Jumlahnya berbillion-billion ringgit. Kita bernasib baik kerana kita ada Petronas yang ditubuhkan oleh pimpinan masa dulu yang sentiasa dijadikan sumber kewangan bagi kerajaan berbelanja seperti membelanjakan wang datok nenek mereka sendiri. Selain dari itu sumber wang rakyat yang lain seperti KWSP dan KWAP (Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen) dan yang lain-lain terpaksa menjadi bahan gadaian untuk kepentingan politik parti yang kian hari kian lemah. Sumber kekayaan dari Petronas itu jika ada di negara Scandinavia atau negara Eropah yang lain kita tidak dapat bayangkan bagaimana kemajuan negara-negara tersebut. Tanpa sumber asli seperti minyak itu pun negara-negara tersebut telah menjadi negara yang mempunyai pe kapita pendapat yang lebih tinggi dari negara G8 sendiri. Disebaliknya disebalik kekayaan yang kita ada kita masih ketinggalan dengan banyak negara, waimma dari negara-negara jiran kita sendiri. Cara Najib dan barisan pimpinannya berbelanja tidak memerlukan orang yang cerdas. Sesiapa yang diberikan kuasa seperti itu boleh berbelanja. Bak kata setengah orang, 'nothing to shout about'. Pengurusan kerajaan bukannya seperti pengurusan khairat kematian. Bagi Najib, wang yang dibelanjakan itu bukannya wang beliau, tetapi wang itu adalah wang rakyat. Kerana apa keadaan ini berlaku? Jawapannya kerana mereka bukannya 'planners' atau perancang yang berkemampuan. Itu sebab semuanya dilakukan kerana kepentingan politik peribadi dan kepartian masing-masing. Apabila negara di urus secara tidak tersusun dan baik, maka wujud kesan sampingan seperti rasuah dan penyalahgunaan kuasa yang berterusan tanpa had. Di tambah pula dengan kefakiran jiwa kepimpinan itu maka rasuah menjadi cara hidup dan siasah negara. Politik menjadi kacau bilau dan parti-parti politik yang mana sekali pun tidak dapat diyakini. Kekeruhan perhubungan diantara kaum semakin menjadi-jadi dan polarisasi kaum bertambah nyata. Tidak ada satu kaum pun mempunyai rasa percaya dan mempercayai diantara satu dengan lain.   READ MORE HERE

Azalina’s hidden agenda Posted: 14 Sep 2013 01:46 PM PDT   The fact that Najib is willing to make Azalina the head of a GLC says it all. It has never been Najib's concern that his cronies are ill-experienced to head an organisation.  Jeswan Kaur, FMT   On Aug 22 former Puteri Umno head Azalina Othman Said announced that she was contesting the Wanita Umno chief post as she wanted to rejuvenate the movement. "This is in line with Umno president (Datuk Seri) Najib Tun Razak's drive to transform and revitalise Umno. "If elected, I plan to bring some changes and approaches to the Wanita wing as I don't want to see a tsunami of young people against Umno in the 14th general election. "The party's polls this time around is a healthy competition to ensure that Umno remains relevant to the Malays," Azalina had said after being interviewed on BernamaTV's Hello Malaysia programme. She added that Umno needed new leaders to guide the younger generation to embrace the party's struggles. Azalina, the Pengerang MP and Umno division chief even rebutted claims that her intention to contest could cause a split in the party. "Only those who are afraid and have lost faith and self confidence are negative when faced with a challenge," said on a Faecbook posting on Aug 21, responding to claims by Shahrizat's supporters that a contest for the No 1 post would disunite members. Shahrizat had wrestled the Umno Wanita top post from her one-time boss Rafidah Aziz in 2009. But 20 days after Azalina spoke of 'rejuvenating' Wanita Umno, the lawyer-turned-politician made an about turn, saying she was backing out of the coming Wanita Umno race. The reason? A government-linked-company (GLC) top post carrot dangled by premier Najib in return for Shahrizat staying put as the Women Umno head. Azalina's hidden agenda On the Facebook page "Azalina Othman Said for Wanita UMNO", set up in July this year presumably in conjunction with her contest bid, Azalina, the former Youth and Sports Minister said she made her decision from the "advice" she received. "Kpd semua kawan2, keputusan atas dinasihati. Tq," she wrote. (Translation: To all my friends, decision made as advised. Thank you) The so-called 'advice' was actually an offer by Najib for Azalina to head a GLC in lieu of her refusal to take Shahrizat on for the Wanita Umno top post. Not only that, Azalina it seems would also be gunning for an Umno supreme council post. A lucrative GLC deal compared to the run-of-the-mill Umno politics – the shrewd Azalina chose the obvious. It is apparent that Azalina was never truly interested in rejuvenating or resuscitating Wanita Umno. She however was more interested in bringing Shahrizat down and working her way back into the folds of Putrajaya. Had the 'fate' of Wanita Umno been Azalina's agenda, she would have been appalled at the offer made by Najib for her to forgo her desire to challenge Shahrizat in return for an advantageous GLC deal. Claims by Azalina supporters that she is a party loyalist and has Umno's best interest at heart is simply gibberish, going by the fact that Azalina did not bat an eye in welcoming the pact devised by Najib. If it was all about achieving a personal agenda, Azalina should not go about feigning care for the party. And neither should any other politician display a similar superficial concern for Umno and reflect disappointment over Azalina's decision not to compete against Shahrizat. Najib might assume he is on a win-win situation by having 'thwarted' Azalina's plan to challenge Shahrizat but the premier forgets that the rakyat stands witness to all his machiavellian ways. READ MORE HERE

Shahrizat's back on track Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:55 AM PDT   Shahrizat's support from the Wanita grassroots also opened the eyes of the men to a new pheno­menon – the days when the male division chiefs could compel the Wanita heads in their division to vote for the Wanita leader whom the men preferred are over. The women have finally come into their own.  Joceline Tan, The Star  DATUK Seri Shahrizat Jalil must have been aware of the chatter among her women supporters since early this week. The ladies have been all aflutter over the news that Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was pulling out of the contest for the Wanita Umno leadership. News about Azalina's change of heart broke on Monday and Shahrizat may be on the way to retaining the top post uncontested. The Wanita Umno leader was in a chatty mood when The Star arrived at her house for a scheduled interview on Wednesday. She seemed prepared to talk about almost everything except the Azalina development. Her response when pressed about it was cool, to say the least. Shahrizat is a seasoned politician and she was not going to be drawn into a premature discussion of what may or may not happen. Whether Azalina is in or out will be confirmed on Sept 21 when those vying for posts in the Wanita, Pemuda and Puteri wings of Umno file their papers. Until then, Shahrizat is taking a wait-and-see stance. Shahrizat was dressed in a simple silk top and white pantaloons. Her hour-glass figure is still holding up great although she turned 60 last month. Her press secretary Eikmal Rizal Ripin and her long-time aide Rose sat in at the interview. Rose is actually her aunt although they are like sisters. She is very protective about Shahrizat and watches over her like a mother hen. Shahrizat has regained her centre of gravity now that the worst of the storm over the National Feedlot Centre or NFC issue has passed. Her appointment as adviser to the Prime Minister on women entrepreneurship and professional development has brought added purpose to her role as Wanita chief. She is brimming with ideas and plans about what she wants to do in her new post and, a day earlier, she had invited several women NGO figures to her house for discussions. But it is Shahrizat's role or rather grip over Wanita Umno that fascinates those in Umno. The Umno men have been asking each other: How on earth does she do it? Umno members were upset with Shahrizat when the NFC issue erupted but they admit that the lady has emerged stronger than before. She is arguably one of the most powerful figures in the party today. It is also ironic that Azalina's attempt to topple her has instead resulted in reinforcing Shahrizat's clout in the Wanita wing. Some of the Umno men had initially thought that Azalina had a fighting chance but the notion quickly fizzled out when it became clear that the majority of the women were staunchly behind the woman whom they know simply as "Kak Ijat". Shahrizat's support from the Wanita grassroots also opened the eyes of the men to a new pheno­menon – the days when the male division chiefs could compel the Wanita heads in their division to vote for the Wanita leader whom the men preferred are over. The women have finally come into their own. Actually, Shahrizat's charismatic hold over the Wanita wing was already on full display at the special Wanita gathering at the PWTC last year, shortly after the NFC issue broke out. Everyone, including Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, was stunned not only by the way the women packed the three halls at PWTC but by their emotional outpouring for Shahrizat. There was electricity in the air and, looking back, Shahrizat admitted that she was as flabbergasted as everyone. "I think all those women knew what I was going through. They felt for me," she said. The thing is that even when she was down, she stayed loyal and continued to work hard for the party. Bukit Bintang Wanita chief Mariany Mohd Yit who was with Shahrizat during the general election campaign had this to say: "Everywhere she went, the women came out in force. She went down, she worked very hard." A journalist who was looking through some of Shahrizat's tweets realised that she was everywhere in the weeks leading to the general election and throughout the campaign. "She didn't get much press coverage after losing her minister job. But did you know she was in Lahad Datu when Parliament was dissolved? After that, she was in remote places in Sabah and Sarawak," said the journalist. She could not be there for the graduation of her only daughter Izzana Salleh because of the election campaign. Izzana, or Yana as she is known, graduated with an MBA from the Imperial College London on May 1. Shahrizat had tweeted: "Yana, you r graduating now and I can't join you. Lump in my throat." Another tweet followed moments later: "I had to miss your graduation. I love your pix. MBA Imperial young woman, Alhamdulilah." Izzana is no spoilt brat despite her privileged upbringing. At a previous interview at their home, Izzana was the one who moved about serving food and clearing plates. Her mother only had to tap on her empty glass and Izzana would jump to her feet to fill up the glass. Lack of support Azalina's camp has portrayed her backing out as the action of a party loyalist who does not wish to cause a split. But everyone knows that the Pengerang MP and former Puteri leader was staring defeat in the face. "It is better to withdraw than to lose. Azalina has been going around all the states. Surely she knows she does not have support," said Pahang Wanita chief Datuk Rosni Zahari. Several of Shahrizat's supporters are openly scornful of the withdrawal. Kedah Wanita chief Datuk Maznah Hamid was quoted in a leading Malay daily as urging Azalina not to withdraw but to fight on. It was her attempt at being sarcastic and ironic. Unfortunately, the reporter took it rather too literally and the comment came across as support for the challenger. Poor Maznah was bombarded by calls from her Wanita friends and she had to make another statement in the same Malay daily, this time minus the sarcasm. "I wanted to tell her that if she still does not know how the ground feels, she should go ahead and find out by contesting. I wanted her to contest, to lose and keep quiet for three years," said Maznah. There is speculation that the Umno president had personally asked Azalina to reconsider her bid for the Wanita post. He is said to have told her that Umno needs to consolidate after a bruising general election and that she has a role in the party even if she does not contest. Azalina's willingess to compromise also stems from her desire to preserve her legacy as the founding leader of Puteri Umno. Getting crushed in the Wanita contest would diminish her early success. Azalina is also said to have had a secret pow-wow with Shahrizat during which Shahrizat is said to have indicated that this may be her last term as Wanita chief. Sources from Azalina's camp have since suggested that Azalina should be "rewarded" with an appointed post in the women's wing for pulling out and that she could be the next Wanita information head. Her supporters have even suggested that she is the "future face" of Wanita Umno but that is another three years down the road – and that is a long time in politics. During the interview, Shahrizat simply could not be pinned down on what sort of role Azalina could play in the Wanita wing. The question was asked six times in six different ways and she side-stepped it in as many times. But the point is that Shahrizat is negotiating from a position of strength – she is the incumbent and she has support from the women. It is for Azalina to ask and for Shahrizat to agree or disagree. Shahrizat's grassroots support stems from the fact that she has made real effort to push for legislation that defend and promote the interests of women. In her time, she has been able to translate government policies on women into programmes and action. Within the party, she has set up the political infrastructure for the Wanita members on the ground. She ensures that the women have resources and funds to run political activities and carry out programmes. For instance, if she sent down laptops for the women leaders at the division level, she would also send people to coach the women on how to use the computers. She was also keen to clear the air on opportunities for Puteri girls after they graduate into the Wanita wing. She rattled off names of ex-Puteri politicians who had been successfully incorporated into positions in the senior wing. She often reminds her ladies that, "Puteri adalah anak kita, bukan madu kita". She wants her ladies to nurture the Puteri girls like their own daughters rather than as "madu" or honey, an innuendo for second wife or rival. "They will not be sidelined but things cannot come on a silver platter. They have to work for it, to compete. We senior ladies built the highway, the younger ones will drive the vehicle," she said. The women's overwhelming support for Shahrizat's re-election has been an important part of her recovery from what she calls her "family tragedy" aka the NFC issue. It is only now that she is able to talk about that dark period when she felt the world crashing around her. Asked which was the lowest point of that period, she said it was the day she accompanied her husband to court to face charges and her eldest son stood up to post bail for his father. Many people had noted her remarkable composure throughout the family's problems. She said she "carried the tears in my heart" and allowed the tears to flow only when she was alone in the bathroom or when everyone had gone to sleep. "I accept my fate," she said. She said recently that it is all those women in Wanita Umno who have helped her to smile again. "Getting support from my Wanita ladies is like getting the cake. The support from the top leaders is the icing on the cake," she said. The journey continues for Shahrizat.

While wishing Malaysia “Happy Birthday”... Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT   Do we want a Malaysia which is "is truly worthy of the aims and hopes we have shared" or a Malaysia with endless hatred, bigotry, bickering and fractiousness?  Art Harun, TMI  On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr, among others, led a civil rights march on Washington for "jobs and freedom". There, he delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech, saying he was there to "cash a cheque" for "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." He spoke of an America where his children "will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character". He concluded: "And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, 'Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last'." Nineteen days later, our father of independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman, stood before a nation and said: "Now finally, the peoples of Malaysia are celebrating the establishment of Malaysia. This is the time to think earnestly and hopefully on the future of Malaysia as the whole country resounds with joy. "So I pray that God may bless the nation of Malaysia with eternal peace and happiness for our people. "The Federation of Malaya now passes into history. Let us always remember that the Malayan Nation was formed after many difficulties during a long period of national Emergency, yet its multi-racial society emerged, endured and survived as a successful and progressive nation, a true democracy and an example to the world of harmony and tolerance. "As it was with Malaya, so it can be with Malaysia. With trust in Almighty God, unity of purpose and faith in ourselves, we can make Malaysia a land of prosperity and peace. "In doing so, let every Malaysian in all the States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah ensure that our Malaysia is truly worthy of the aims and hopes we have shared, the trials and stress, we have endured, in working together to achieve our common destiny. "MERDEKA! MALAYSIA!" Both of them were great men. Both shared a dream. While King dreamed of a day "when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands", the Tunku recognised that Malaysia's "multi-racial society emerged, endured and survived as a successful and progressive nation" and he wished for a Malaysia that "is truly worthy of the aims and hopes we have shared". Fifty years on and now America has a black president. Unfortunately, Malaysia is still grappling with the "ownership" of the word "Allah"; which race should get more or less; which institute of higher learning should be restricted to which race; who should be empowered to determine the religion of a child and the likes. We should not, however, forget that Malaysia is only 50 years old while America is 237 years old. In terms of nation-states, Malaysia is but a small kid in pre-school. The greatness of any country is not measured by the absence of crisis but, in my opinion, by how the country rises from a crisis to become better, stronger and wiser. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/while-wishing-malaysia-happy-birthday

The Malaysian malaise Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:49 AM PDT   The Barisan Nasional government uses subsidies as a tool to make people dependent on them – a form of crass populism.   Aerie Rahman, MMO  Have you ever been to Brunei? I find it to be an eclectic blend between Kelantan and Putrajaya. From the airport to the city centre, Islamic billboards are many – emphasising the Islamic character of the nation. Swanky government buildings scream of modernity, like those in Putrajaya. The government edifices appear anachronistic next to the private buildings that seem to be frozen in the 70s. The same goes for oil rich Arab nations. Artificial cities like Doha and Abu Dhabi emerge from the middle of the desert, akin to some grandiose oasis. These countries all share a certain commonality in the sense that they are petro-dictatorships. The same could be said about Venezuela, Iran, and Russia which have vast oil reserves. I consider them dysfunctional democracies. Is oil a poison to democracy? No taxation without representation While eating at a KFC outlet in Brunei, I noticed that on the receipt there was no tax charge. Apparently in Brunei nobody pays any tax. In Qatar, citizens who are mostly Arab Qataris lead well-subsidised lives – all due to winning the geographical lottery of oil being situated under their feet. Nevertheless, because people from petro-dictatorships hardly pay any taxes, their demands (if any) for some sort of democratic representation lacks any moral weight. The dictator can simply point to the benefits trickled down to the people to justify his legitimacy. There is enough largesse for all, even for the excesses of leaders. When the Arab Spring gained traction, it was impoverished and oil deficient Arab countries that were badly affected. Petro-dictatorships simply poured in more oil money to silence any form of dissent. If someone petitions to offer to pay taxes for some modicum of representation, he would look foolish. The dictator would just use the petition as toilet paper. To appease the masses, petro-dictatorships spend tons of cash on infrastructure. The exterior of the nation is beautified to demonstrate that the money is channelled properly. Subsidies are increased in order to bribe the people. The trade-off for this populism is, unfortunately, democratic institutions and values. You don't need money to have representation and accountability. All you need is the will to do so. But money funnelled to bribe citizens and quell dissent – by funding the burgeoned security apparatus – is a recipe for an enduring dictatorship. The relationship between the ruler and the ruled is highly distorted because of oil. Despite citizens of petro-dictatorships being able to afford education in Western liberal democracies, these values are not internalised because once back in their home nations they have no space, desire or moral authority to demand for elections. They will be perceived as ungrateful (tak bersyukur) to the benevolent dictator if they demand for change. Sounds familiar? Read more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/opinion/aerie-rahman/article/the-malaysian-malaise

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Pas nafi ada usaha singkir Mat Sabu Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:09 PM PDT Presidennya, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang berkata, tanggapan itu hanya sekadar pandangan, dan bertegas tiada usaha berkenaan berlaku. "Tidak ada gerakan seperti dimaksudkan. Perkara seperti ini bukan baru dalam parti, sebelum ini pun ada pertandingan antara ulama dan bukan ulama untuk jawatan tertinggi," katanya pada sidang media, selepas perasmian penutup Multaqa Ulama Semalaysia, di Kompleks Pas Kedah, Kota Sarang Semut, semalam. Mengulas ketetapan Dewan Ulama Pas Pusat yang mengeluarkan resolusi, antaranya mahu jawatan presiden dan timbalan diisi golongan ulama, termasuk jawatan naib presiden juga wajar dipertimbang untuk golongan itu, Abdul Hadi berkata, perwakilan yang akan menentukannya kelak. "Dewan Ulamak adalah satu badan dalam Pas, namun keputusan kelak terserah kepada perwakilan dari seluruh negara," katanya. Ditanya sama ada beliau menyokong saranan agar kedua-dua jawatan tertinggi tidak dipertandingkan, Abdul Hadi tetap menyerahkan kepada kebijaksanaan perwakilan. "Saya serah pada ahli untuk buat pertimbangan. Saya sendiri tidak tahu sama ada dicalonkan kelak, jika ya, saya akan tunaikan amanah. Kita terikat pada perlembagaan dan jawatan ini terbuka untuk dipertandingkan," katanya.          Mengulas cadangan Ketua Dewan Ulama Pas Pusat, Datuk Harun Taib yang mahu tahaaluf siyaasi (muafakat politik) bersama PKR dan DAP dikaji semula, Abdul Hadi menyifatkan ia bukan perkara luar biasa. "Ini adat dalam politik, kita mestilah kaji setiap perjalanan. Kita hanya mahu kaji untuk kuatkan lagi muafakat, kita akan terus bersama dalam PR dan tiada kemungkinan untuk keluar daripada pakatan itu," katanya. Menurutnya,  Pas akan tetap bersama PKR dan DAP membentuk pakatan yang dipersetujui bersama.

PKR terbuka dengan kajian politik Pas Posted: 14 Sep 2013 02:06 PM PDT   Setiausaha Agungnya, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution berkata, kajian itu adalah cadangan daripada sayap parti dan ia tidak akan menggugat kerjasama yang sedia ada dalam PR. Menurutnya, PKR akan terus komited menjalinkan kerjasama politik seperti yang telah dipersetujui oleh tiga parti perikatan PR iaitu DAP, PKR dan Pas. "Itu hanya keputusan daripada sayap parti, kita akan respon untuk keputusan daripada pucuk pimpinan Pas secara total sahaja bukan Pemuda dan sebagainya. "Kita berpegang kepada apa yang telah dipersetujui dalam perjanjian kerjasama PR. Jadi tidak timbul untuk PKR juga untuk mengkaji semula kerjasama politik itu. "Kita akan terus komited untuk bekerjasama dengan Pas dalam PR, apabila kita telah diberi kepercayaan oleh rakyat melalui undi popular pada PRU lalu," katanya kepada Sinar Harian Online, hari ini. Semalam, Ketua Dewan Ulama Pas, Datuk Harun Taib mencadangkan supaya kerjasama politik di antara perlu PKR dikaji semula. "Amat wajar sekali tahaluf siasi bersama PKR ini dikaji setelah berlaku perkara-perkara yang boleh melemahkan Pas dan merosakkan hubungan di dalam tahaluf siasi," katanya. Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Ketua Pemuda Pas, Nasruddin Hassan menyokong supaya tahaluf siasi wajar dikaji semula. Nasrudin yang dipetik sebagai berkata, sekiranya hasil kajian itu mendapati tahaluf siasi yang berlangsung selama empat tahun lepas tidak menepati syarat yang telah digariskan oleh para alim ulama Islam dan mendatangkan keburukan atau kemudaratan buat perjuangan Islam yang didokong oleh Pas maka haram tahaluf itu diteruskan. Mengulas perkara sama, Saifuddin yang juga bekas Ahli Parlimen Kubang Kerian itu berkata, parti perikatan itu akan terus berpegang kepada konsensi yang telah dipersetujui PR.

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Penipuan Fakta Isu Harga Minyak Oleh Anwar Ibrahim dan Red Bean Army Posted: 14 Sep 2013 09:39 AM PDT   Pakatan Rakyat sering kali mengatakan rasuah itu perlu ditentang dan tidak pernah sesekali mereka menampilkan satu kaedah dan formula untuk merawat penyakit rasuah. Mereka dengan mudah sekali menyatakan demi menghapuskan rasuah maka kerajaan Barisan Nasional perlu dijatuhkan dan rakyat perlu mengundi Pakatan Rakyat. Shen Yee Aun Kerja dan operasi Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat dan Red Bean Army cukup mudah. Bagi mereka, setiap perkara, dasar dan polisi yang dilaksanakan oleh kerajaan walaupun adalah langkah yang terbaik untuk rakyat dan negara juga akan dimanipulasi kebenarannya demi membakar semangat kebencian dan kemarahan rakyat terhadap kerajaan. Terdapat banyak mitos berkaitan dengan isu harga minyak yang sudah lama melanda di negara kita dan kelemahan kerajaan Barisan Nasional pula kurang pemimpin yang berani untuk menegakkan kebenaran dalam berdepan dan berdebat dengan pemimpin daripada pihak Pakatan Rakyat. Keadaan ini akan terus menyebabkan rakyat Malaysia terus terjajah minda mereka daripada persepsi yang palsu.   Harga Minyak di Malaysia Mahal Mengikut kajian 'Highest and Cheapest Oil Prices by Country' oleh media Bloomberg bahawa negara Malaysia adalah negara terlapan termurah di dunia. Apatah lagi sekirannya kita membandingkan harga minyak dengan negara di Asia Tenggara di mana harga minyak Malaysia adalah yang paling rendah selepas Brunei. Harga minyak seliter di negara Indonesia adalah pada kadar RM 3.15, Filipina RM 3.99, Thailand RM 4.16, Vietnam RM 5.21 dan Singapore RM 5.47. Fakta ini jelas menunjukkan kebenaran tentang kemurahan harga minyak Malaysia bukan sahaja di Asia Tenggara tetapi juga di seluruh dunia. Media antarabangsa ini langsung tidak memiliki sebarang kepentingan politik dan perkaitan dengan negara Malaysia sekirannya mana – mana pihak pembangkang hendak mencipta persepsi bahawa sumber laporan media tempatan tidak boleh dipercayai.   Perlu dibandingkan dengan negara pengeluar Minyak Rakyat Malaysia perlu mengetahui hakikat bahawa walaupun negara Malaysia memiliki sumber minyak kita yang tersendiri tetapi negara Malaysia masih belum lagi disahkan sebagai negara pengeluar minyak oleh OPEC. Hal ini disebabkan demi mencapai status kelayakan sebagai negara pengeluar minyak maka sesebuah negara perlu mengeluarkan minima 1 juta tong minyak setiap hari dan Malaysia hanya mengeluarkan 693,700 tong minyak sehari dan berada pada kedudukan pengeluar ke-26 di dunia dan angka ini akan berkurangan setahun demi setahun memandakang minyak merupakan sesuatu sumber yang terhad. Negara Malaysia juga lebih banyak mengimport minyak daripada mengekspot dan lebih daripada 90% minyak telah digunakan secara domestik disebabkan penggunaan minyak yang tinggi oleh rakyat Malaysia. Fakta ini hanya menunjukkan walaupun negara Malaysia merupakan negara pengeluar minyak ke 26 di dunia tetapi harga minyak Malaysia adalah kelapan paling murah di dunia. Mengapa pula 18 buah negara lain yang lebih banyak pengeluaran minyak mereka tetapi harga minyak mereka pula jauh lebih mahal daripada Malaysia? Sekirannya kita hendak membuat perbandingan yang lebih adil maka kita perlu mencari tanda aras yang lebih tepat untuk membuat sebarang perbandingan. Perbandingan yang adil adalah perbandingan dengan negara – negara pengeluar minyak dimana kuantiti mereka adalah berada pada paras  543,000 sehingga 1.13 juta tong minyak sehari. Analisis daripada data ini hanya menunjukkan negara Malaysia adalah keempat harga minyak di dunia dengan perbandingan kuantiti pengeluaran minyak yang hampir sama dengan negara kita.   Rasuah dan Pembaziran Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) pada tahun 2012 telah menunjukkan rasuah di Malaysia telah bertambah baik 6 tangga daripada kedudukan 60 kepada 54. Fakta dan kajian sedemikian terus disembunyikan kebenarannya oleh pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat terhadap rakyat Malaysia. Lebih parah lagi, Pakatan Rakyat terus mencipta satu persepsi bahawa rasuah di Malaysia semakin hari semakin parah sedangkan realitinya adalah sebaliknya. I-M Corruption Barometer (CB) juga menjelaskan melalui kajian mereka lebih daripada 60% rakyat Malaysia merasakan kerajaan Malaysia pada tahun 2011 lebih efektif dalam menangani isu rasuah. Rakyat Malaysia juga perlu diingatkan bahawa istilah politik wang mula menjadi popular apabila seseorang individu dalam UMNO pada zaman dahulu menentang Ghafar Baba untuk jawantan Timbalan Presiden UMNO dan istilah kronisme juga mula merebak dengan strategi politik pemimpin tersebut dalam menubuhkan Team Wawasanya sendiri dalam UMNO.   Pakatan Rakyat sering kali mengatakan rasuah itu perlu ditentang dan tidak pernah sesekali mereka menampilkan satu kaedah dan formula untuk merawat penyakit rasuah. Mereka dengan mudah sekali menyatakan demi menghapuskan rasuah maka kerajaan Barisan Nasional perlu dijatuhkan dan rakyat perlu mengundi Pakatan Rakyat. Apakah pengundian itu adalah sesuatu ubat dan mekanisme? Sekirannya Pakatan Rakyat adalah penggantian Barisan Nasional yang baik maka mereka perlu tampil memberitahu kepada rakat bahawa sekirannya mereka diundi maka apakah mekanisme yang akan mereka gunakan untuk menghapuskan rasuah? Sekirannya benar mereka mampu menampilkan formulanya pun tidak menandakan rasuah itu boleh dihapuskan dengan serta merta. Pakatan Rakyat tidak seharusnya berlakon seola–olah mereka adalah ahli magis dan bomoh di mana apabila berkuasa sahaja rasuah dapat dihapuskan dengan serta merta. Sekirannya rasuah itu adalah sesuatu penyakit yang perlu dirawat secara berperingkat seperti penyakit barah maka kerajaan Barisan Nasional kini dibawah Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib telah menunjukkan peningkatan dan pembaharuan yang efektif melalui data kajian Persepsi Rasuah Dunia yang meningkat sebanyak tangga walaupun pada ketika itu adalah ketiga pemerintahnnya. Oleh itu, sekirannya penghapusan rasuah itu mengambil masa maka keadah ini bukanlah satu cadangan dan mekanisme yang baik untuk menampung harga minyak di dunia yang semakin meningkat. Dalam isu pembaziran yang dicetuskan oleh Ketua Umum Pakatan Rakyat dalam menangani isu kenaikan harga minyak hanya menunjukkan peningkatan harga minyak negara adalah selari dengan prinsip pembaziran. Hal ini disebabkan sekirannya harga minyak di Malaysia terlalu murah dan jauh lebih murah berbanding dengan negara–negara jiran yang berdekatan maka pengelapan minyak pada harga yang disubsidi yang sepatutnya dinikmati oleh rakyat Malaysia akan digunakan untuk jualan kepada negara jiran. Anwar Ibrahim perlu konsisten dengan prinsip pembaziran yang diperjuangkan oleh beliau.   Pada awalnya kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat di negeri Selangor dan Pulau Pinang mengatakan formula mereka untuk mengukuhkan kewangan negeri mereka adalah melalui formula mengelakkan rasuah dan pembaziran dan oleh sebab itu pada awalnya kedua–dua negeri tersebut mendapat status kewangan negeri tambahan (surplus) pada pertengahan 2008. Fakta yang disembunyikan oleh DAP Lim Guan Eng adalah pada tahun tersebut 90% daripada hutang negeri Pulau Pinang iaitu hutang air mereka telah diserap kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan. Sekirannya formula mereka adalah tepat maka mengapa selepas tahun 2009 kedua–dua negeri Pulau Pinang dan Selangor mengalami deficit. Belanjawan apabila mencatatkan defisit RM120 juta (8.65%) pada tahun2009, dan terus bertambah RM194 juta (14.9%) pada tahun 2010, RM210 juta (13.9%) pada tahun 2011, dan RM197.2 juta (10.44%) pada tahun 2012. Manakala bagi enam bulan pertama (Januari-Jun) 2013, defisit yang dicatatkan mencecah sehingga 46.7%. Di Pulau Pinang pula Kerajaan negeri pimpinan DAP telah mencatatkan defisit sebanyak RM210 juta pada 2012 dan defisit RM 262.04 juta pada tahun 2013. Data ini sendiri dibentangkan oleh kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat di dewan negeri mereka dan bukannya oleh mana–mana media tempatan yang didakwa dikuasai oleh Barisan Nasional. Tambahan pula, hutang negeri Kedah di bawah pemerintahan Barisan Nasional selama 50 tahun hanyalah pada RM 1 billion tetapi apabila Pakatan Rakyat memerintah kurang daripada 5 tahun (20008 – 2013) dan hutang tersebut telah meningkat kepada RM 3 billion.   Najib vs Anwar   Sebelum 1990 - RM 0.89 Tahun 1990 - RM 1.10 (kenaikan RM 0.21) 01/10/2000 - RM 1.20 (kenaikan RM 0.10) 20/10/2001 - RM 1.30 (kenaikan RM 0.10) 01/05/2002 - RM 1.32 (kenaikan RM 0.02) 31/10/2002 - RM 1.33 (kenaikan RM 0.01) 01/03/2003 - RM 1.35 (kenaikan RM 0.02) 01/05/2004 - RM 1.37 (kenaikan RM 0.02) 01/10/2004 - RM 1.42 (kenaikan RM 0.05) 05/05/2005 - RM 1.52 (kenaikan RM 0.10) 31/07/2005 - RM 1.62 (kenaikan RM 0.10) 28/02/2006 - RM 1.92 (kenaikan RM 0.30) 04/06/2008 - RM 2.70 (kenaikan RM 0.78) 01/09/2009 - RM 1.80 (Turun RM 0.90) 16/07/2010 - RM 1.85 (Kenaikan RM0.05) 04/12/2010 - RM 1.90 (Kenaikan RM0.05) 03/09/2013 - RM 2.10 (kenaikan RM 0.20) Data ini jelas menunjukkan lebih daripada 50 tahun negara kita hanya meningkat harga minyak sebanyak RM 1.21 iaitu daripada RM 0.89 kepada RM 2.10. Keadaan ini hanya menandakan pada setiap tahun kerajaan hanya meningkatkan RM 0.0242 secara purata pada setiap tahun. Ketika Datuk Seri Najib menjadi Perdana Menteri beliau telah menurun harga minyak sebanyak RM 0.90 pada tahun 2009 dan meningkat RM 0.30 sepanjang kepimpinan beliau. Keadaan ini hanya menunjukkan Perdana Menteri kita selaku ketua Barisan Nasional telah menurunkan harga minyak sebanyak RM 0.60 walaupun dengan peningkatan RM 0.20 .   Anwar Ibrahim pula ketika beliau menjadi Menteri Kewangan negara Malaysia tidak pernah mengurangkan harga minyak walaupun sekali. Sebelum 2008, harga minyak Malaysia adalah pada harga RM 1.92 dan Anwar Ibrahim pada ketika itu sebelum pilihan raya ke 12 berjanji sekirannya Pakatan Rakyat menang maka mereka akan menurunkan harga minyak sebanyak RM 0.50 pada RM 1.42. Janji Anwar Ibrahim adalah tidak realistik kerana  beliau menuduh negara Malaysia hampir muflis dengan wang yang negara kita berhutang. Bukankah subsidi tambahan ratusan billion hanya demi minyak ini akan terus lagi menggugat kestabilan status kewangan negara Malaysia? Pada masa yang sama, harga minyak di Brunei kini adalah pada harga RM 1.62 dan mana mungkin negara Malaysia sebuah negara ekonomi ke 60 dunia harga minyak mereka adalah jauh lebih murah daripada negara Brunei yang ke 6 di dunia mengikut kajian yang dilakukan oleh IMF? Menteri Kewangan seperti beliaulah yang sangat pakar dalam ekonomi dan kewangan sehingga negara Malaysia berhadapan dengan krisis ekonomi yang tenat pada tahun 1998. Keadaan ini masih belum lagi mengambil kira belanjawan pelbagai lagi janji–janji memukau Pakatan Rakyat untuk memberi pendidikan percuma, menghapuskan toll dan pelbagai lagi janji yang menggoda. Kita perlu tahu harga minyak pada 12 tahun yang lepas hanyalah USD 12 setong minyak dan kini telah mencecah USD 115 setong. Adakah RM 1.42 masih lagi realistik untuk dilaksanakan dan apakah masa depan generasi hadapan dan negara Malaysia sekirannya sumber negara terus dibazirkan oleh Anwar Ibrahim melalui dasar populisnya yang manis dan memukau?   Golongan Susah dan Miskin Memerlukan Subsidi Minyak Kita jangan lupa Anwar Ibrahim yang bercita–cita hendak menjadi Perdana Menteri pada hari ini pernah menjadi Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani. Ketika beliau menjadi Menteri pada tahun awal 1980, subsidi untuk nelayan yang miskin selama 40 tahun oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional telah ditamatkan oleh beliau. Menurut Anwar Ibrahim pada ketika itu subsidi hanyalah satu bentuk formula ekonomi untuk membantu mereka yang kaya dan bukannya miskin. Hal ini disebabkan realitinya subsidi lebih menguntungkan golongan kaya berbanding dengan mereka yang miskin. Sekirannya Anwar Ibrahim boleh menghapuskan subsidi kepada golongan nelayan yang miskin dan sengsara maka mereka pula beliau pada hari ini hendak mempersoalkan Perdana Menteri Najib yang sebenarnya sudah pun menurunkan harga Minyak kita sebanyak RM 0.90 sen dan hanya meningkat sebanyak RM 0.30? Perkiraaan ini masih menunjukkan sebenarnya Datuk Seri Najib telah menurunkan harga minyak sebanyak RM 0.60. Perjuangan Anwar Ibrahim tidak pernah konsisten dan akan mempolitikkan segala isu demi menggambarkan persepsi kelemahan kerajaan Barisan Nasional walaupun sering kali isu yang diperjuangkan olehnya tidak selari dengan prinsip dan perjuangannya. Oleh itu, tindakah BRIM adalah satu tindakan subsidi secara tidak langsung terhadap rakyat Malaysia yang berpendatan kurang daripada RM 3000. Subsidi sedemikian terus kepada golongan yang disasarkan. Terdapat juga suara bahawa BRIM akan memufliskan negara tetapi mengikut pakar ekonomi Pakata Rakyat Rafizi Ramli bahawa sekirannya Pakatan Rakyat memerintah maka BRIM bukan sahaja akan diteruskan tetapi juga ditambah. Bukankah perjuangan politik mereka saling bercanggah antara satu sama lain? Golongan yang benar–benar susah langsung tidak akan memerlukan sebarang subsidi minyak kerana mereka langsung tidak akan mampu membeli sesebuah motorsikal dan apatah lagi sesebuh kereta. Menurut Rafizi Ramli, harga kereta di Malaysia adalah antara termahal di dunia tetapi sekirannya benar dakwanan beliau mengapa pula hampir setiap rakyat Malaysia tidak kira yang miskin, sederhana ataupun kaya majoritinya mampu untuk memiliki sekurang–kurangya sesebuah kereta? Dalam isu kategori kereta yang berbeza menunjukkan subsisdi minyak hanya akan menguntungkan pengguna kereta yang memerlukaan penggunaan minyak yang tinggi. Golongan rendah pula sebenarnya kewangan mereka tidak banyak terjejas apabila perbelanjaan  mereka sudah ditampung dan diringankan melalui BRIM sebanyak RM 500 dan akan lagi ditingkatkan. Sistem sedemikian adalah sistem pengagihan kekayaan negara yang adil. Menurut IMF, subsidi minyak lebih banyak menguntungkan golongan kaya berbanding golongan miskin. Berdasarkan kertas kerjanya yang diterbitkan pada 2007, untuk setiap unit sumber yang digunakan oleh golongan miskin, 3 hingga 5 unit atau lebih digunakan oleh golongan lebih kaya. Rakyat Malaysia diingatkan untuk membuka minda mereka terhadap realiti dan kebenaran semasa dan tidak lagi terus dijajah dan dipukau dengan ilusi Pakatan Rakyat, Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat, DAP dan Red Bean Army dengan harapan palsu yang tidak berpijak di bumi yang nyata.

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