Suara hati rakyat MALAYSIA

Terima kasih Tan Sri Muhyiddin Haji Yassin, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia kerana berani menyuarakan suara hati rakyat, ahli Umno, penyokong Barisan Nasional dan yang lebih utama sekalian pendukung Kerajaan kita.

Terima kasih atas jasa tuan kerana berani bersuara sebagai pemimpin walaupun mungkin ada yang menggunakan ucapan berani ini untuk mengadu domba. Terima kasih kerana sanggup memperjudikan kelangsungan politik peribadi demi kami.

Jika benar ucapan Timbalan Presiden Umno ini telah membuka mata walau sebahagian kecil ahli serta pemimpin Umno, itu adalah satu kejayaan yang amat besar. Ia adalah kejayaan yang amat penting, lebih-lebih lagi dikala pemimpin utama tengah alpa, leka dek pengampu bodek.

Moga-moga yang terasa pedas ucapan berani ini akan kembali kepangkal jalan dan mengatur langkah demi masa depan negara kita.

Kita kini dipersimpangan dan yang menjadi percaturan kini bukan nasib individu atau keluarga masing-masing.

Yang dicatur adalah masa depan negara. Sedarlah sebelum nasi menjadi bubur.

Nota: Ucapan di-atas mungkin agak panjang tetapi cuba hayati intipati serta isi tersurat dan tersirat agar kita tidak hanya menang sorak.

I see...

... as I saw 6 years ago.

When the Knight in the shining armour ... came after DUMPED!

This is what they call deja vu....I guess.

Ketua Bahagian Umno letak jawatan?

I hear an Umno Division Chief from Pulau Pinang has tendered his resignation via a letter to Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

I hear the Divison Chief's drastic move is linked to the controversial redevelopment project of the Butterworth RMAF base.

I hear the grassroots leader and elected representative is upset that the federal government has refused to put a stop to the mega redevelopment project, that was reportedly approved during Pak Lah's reign as PM.

The project is also said to be linked to some of Pak Lah's men but I hear the main point of contention was the risk of relocating 'military votes' out of a certain constituency.

I hear most Umno grassroots leaders and elected representatives in Penang were against the mega relocation of military personnel and their families of the famous Butterworth Airforce base but only a sole people's representative was willing to put his neck on the line. The rest, I hear, have put Ringgit Malaysia signs around their neck.

The fact that his fellow 'fighters' have sold their soul could have triggered the Division Chief's drastic action. I may be wrong, but this is what I heard.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but if this is indeed true then the act of a Ketua Bahagian openly announcing his resignation during the Umno General Assembly would leave a bad taste and a long tale.

Silence is not an option. Thank you.

 

1MDB, Cayman Islands and our very own Kancil

We have known more about 1MDB and the once notorious Cayman Islands in the last one week than in the last one year or so.

We know now that the notorious Cayman Islands also boasts big names and corporate giants, including the HSBC, in their list of clients and fund managers parking their money (in all kinds of currencies) in the offshore financial centre.

Thanks to the sudden realisation that effective communication and proactive media engagement is vital. The price to pay for such lackadaisical attitude must be high.

FYI, all those humungous funds to the tune of billions and trillions are not parked in Cayman Islands physically or in gold bullions. The figures may just appear on computer screens and the attraction to go 'Cayman Islands' could just be the tax structure and 'no questions asked' framework. Whether this is good or bad is another issue.

Ok, Cayman Island is an offshore financial centre and 1MDB decided to park some big funds there, but why not park the funds in our very own Labuan offshore financial centre? I asked an investment bankers and he shot back ' bro, we can't compare a Myvi to a Mercedes...could we? I rest my case.

Repeated calls (via previous postings) have been made to those who are supposed to be in-charge of the Prime Minister's communications and the PM himself to come out and explain all about 1MDB before the mud hardens. But all such calls not only fell on deaf ears but those who highlighted the matter were branded as anti-government, anti-Najib and even anti-Rosmah writers and bloggers.

It must be admitted that the 'dirty' image 1MDB is trying to vehemently shake off today is there due to the epic failure of the media team. The media team often repeated mantra was about what CANNOT be done and not about how best to explain the situation.

The media team's failure is blaming the man instead of trying to convince him on the need to be transparent.

I guess this happens when you have one too many yes-man and seat-warmers around you. The least they could have done was to point to Cayman Islands on the map. Many a journalist wouldn't mind a familiarisation tour, I'm sure.

1MDB's CSR programmes like community projects in rural Sarawak or how many village heads and JKKK guys were sent to the Holy land was never an issue. Attempts to sidetrack main concerns, by repeatedly highlighting CSR, appeared more like sinister moves to camouflage. A big bulk of the suspicion was self generated, apart from the fact that the auditing job changed hands a couple of times.

Well, its good that finally more information is trickling out about 1MDB, especially often repeated endorsement, validation and explanation as to why Cayman Islands is not all that notorious.

I hope my ex-boss, who would most likely be the scapegoat in 1MDB's media failure, again, doesn't get offended coz I'm well aware of his predicament. (... and no, he didn't ask me to write this ;-) as Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor didn't ask me to promote her to be the next Prime Minister - as in my recent posting)

BTW, 1MDB chairman of the Board of Advisors decision to take DAP's Tony Pua to task is indeed a good move.



If Tony Pua is man enough, then this would be another golden opportunity for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and all his men in 1MDB to clear the air once and for all.

Try not to place the burden of 'communicating' squarely on the shoulder of the media team again for they may even consider taking the media for a Haj pilgrimage instead of explaining issues at hand.

Note: A gentle reminder to those on media overdrive to unmask Cayman Islands and all those scary stories about 1MDB. Stick to facts and try not to make general demeaning statements against critics. You may end up creating more troubles for the PM. Thank you.

p/s I thought Kancil was smarter

Degung Sunda Sabilulungan

Let's take a break. I don't know about you but I really need a break.

Sejarah pemimpin bukan bangsawan

 

This cannot be BESTARI

YTL Communications fined RM2.4 million by Education Ministry over 1BestariNet

Yes4G WiMAX Internet Service Provider (ISP), YTL Communications Sdn Bhd has been fined RM2.4 million by the Malaysia Ministry of Education(MoE) for failing to provide all 10,000 schools with the 1BestariNet e-learning project, according to reports today.

In response to findings from the Auditor-General’s 2013 Report (Series 3) released today, the Ministry said YTL Communications (YTLC), the company which was awarded the project, had yet to equip 1,003 schools with the service as it had not obtained a permit for the construction of telecommunications towers, specifically in Sarawak, Penang and Kelantan.

“Due to the delays, the government had fined YTL Communications RM2.4 million on October 27, 2014,” the Education Ministry said in a statement.

For those schools which have yet to be connected with the service, the Ministry has provided interim internet service from other service providers (USB dongles,etc) so that these schools can continue its online learning activities.

As of September 17, some 8,886 schools were equipped with the 1BestariNet infrastructure with wireless connectivity.

The Auditor-General’s (A-G) report also revealed today that the Internet connection to 4,176 users of the RM663 million 1BestariNet project was delayed by between 12 and 439 days, with no time extension or fines levied.

The A-G also said that 89.1% of the 46 schools surveyed and 70.3% of the 491 feedback received by the schools found that 1BestariNet coverage does not cover the school’s entire compound and total Internet speeds up to 4Mbps was unsatisfactory.

The rental price of RM1,000 per year for each site of the 1BestariNet Receiver Integrated System (1BRIS) throughout the country was unreasonable.

“MOE should charge rental according to the rental rate that had been proposed by the Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) and utility to the contractor for 1BestariNet Receiver Integrated System (1BRIS) that is built in the school compounds,” said the report.

The audit added that the antivirus software supplied was not used either.

More of this stinking stuff in Malaysian Wireless

Never mind the fact that the Government ONLY fined YTL on the 27th of October - thats roughly two weeks or so before the Auditor General's report was made public. As a journalist I would suspect that the Education Ministry ONLY decided to fine YTL Communications AFTER the y came to know of the AG's report. That is my suspicion.

In Bahasa Melayu the word 'bestari' means intelligent.

bestari - intelligent , educated , knowledgeable.

intellectual - bestari, pandai, bijaksana

intelligentsia - kelompok kaum bestari, golongan cerdik pandai

After having dutifully fined YTL Communications a mere RM2.4million for such sheer incompetence and shameful failure, the next possible face-saving measure the Education Ministry could consider is to change the name of the entire project.

This cannot be 'bestari' by ANY standards.

p/s Have you guys ever thought what the young, their teachers and parents in these schools would think about the Education Ministry and the Government?