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List of grand corruption committed by Umno-BN gov

2012-01-28T18:00:00.000+08:00

Let's remind ourselves of what UMNO/BN has cheated the rakyat of:

1. PKFZ RM12bill
2. Submarine RM500mil
3. Sime Darby RM964mil
4. Paya Indah Westland RM88mil
5. Posmalaysia (transmile) RM230mil lost
6. Eurocopter deal RM1bil waste?
7. Terengganu Stadium Collapsed RM292mil
8. MRR2 repair cost RM70mil
9. Maybank Overpay for BII RM4bil
10. Tourism - NYY kickback RM10mil
11. 3 paintings bought by MAS - RM 1.5M
12. Overpayment by Sport Ministry -RM 8.4M
13. London‘s white elephant sports complex — RM 70M
14. MRR2 Repairs - RM 70M
15. MATRADE repairs — RM 120M
16. Cost of new plane used by PM - RM 200M
17. InventQ irrecoverable debt - RM 228M
18. Compensation for killing crooked bridge — RM 257M
20. Lost in selling Augusta — RM 510M
21. Worth of AP given out in a year - RM 1.8B
22. Submarines (future Muzium Negara artifacts)- RM 4.1B
23. PSC Naval dockyard - RM 6.75B
24. The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1
billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit)
25. The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is
believed to have cost some US$500 million. (RM1.6 billion)
26. Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30
billion in the 1990s.
27. Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56
billion).
28. Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd.
operation to shore up the stock market
29. Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam
30. The sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton for one Euro making a loss of
€75.99 million (RM 348 million)
31. Wang Ehsan from oil royalty on Terengganu RM7.4 billion from 2004
– 2007
32. Philharmonic Orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million.
Hiring a kwai-lo CEO with salary of more than RM1 M per annum !
33. Advisors Fees: Mahathir was paid RM180,000, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
(women and social development affairs) RM404,726 and Abdul HamidOthman
(religious) RM549,675 per annum
34. The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in PPSMIover the
past five. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21
billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT)
equipments which it is unable to give a breakdown. Govt paid more than
RM6k per notebook vs per market price of less than RM3k through some
new consortiums that setup just to transact the notebook deal. There
was no math & science content for the teachers and the notebooks are
all with the teachers’ children now.
35. The commission paid for purchase of jets and submarines to two
private companies Perimeker Sdn Bhd and IMT Defence Sdn Bhd amounted
to RM910 million.
36. RM300 million to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion
“Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge”
37.RM1.3 billion have been wasted building the white elephant Customs,
Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation of the
Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge
38. RM 100 million on renovation of Parliament building and leaks
39. National Astronaut Programme – RM 40 million (what happened to the
experiment our Space Tourist was supposed to have carried out?)
40. National Service Training Programme – yearly an estimate of RM 500
million
41. Eye on Malaysia – RM 30 million and another RM5.7 million of free
ticket
42. RM 2.4 million on indelible ink
43. Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid
compensation amounting to RM 38.5 billion to 20 highway companies.
RM380 million windfalls for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from
the toll hike in 2008 alone.
44. RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected
to Sarawak Chief Minister and his family.
45. Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System RM7.9 billion. At a time
when MAS incurring losses every year, RM1.55 million used to buy three
paintings to decorate its chairman’s (Munir) office.
46. Putra transport system bailout which cost RM4.486 billion.
47. STAR-LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion.
48. National Sewerage System bailout costing RM192.54 million.
49. Seremban-Port Dickson Highway bailout costing RM142 million.
50. Kuching Prison bailout costing RM135 million.
51. Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam bailout costing RM8.3
million.
52. Le Tour de Langkawi bailout costing RM 3.5 Million.
53. Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in
BursaMalaysia under guise of NEP to cronies, children and relatives of
BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits.
54. Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial lands
and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and
Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgits
55. Since 1997, Petronas has handed out a staggering 30 billion
ringgit in natural gas subsidies to IPPs who were making huge
profits.In addition, there were much wastages and forward trading of
Petronas oil in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since
the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of Prime Minister only, we
have absolutely no idea of the amount.
56. RM5700 for a car jack worth RM50
57. Government-owned vehicle consumed a tank of petrol worth RM113
within a few minutes
58. A pole platform that cost RM990 was bought for RM30,000
59. A thumbdrive that cost RM90 was bought for RM480
60. A cabinet that cost RM1,500 was bought for RM13,500
61. A flashlight that cost RM35 was bought for RM143
62. Expenses for 1 Malaysia campaign paid to APCO?
63. RM17 billion subsidy to IPP
64. USD24 million diamond ring for Ro$mah — cancellation of order —
how much compensation???
65. Cattle/Cow gate by family of Sharizat RM250 million

Kenanga Wholesale City: Janson repeated after me

2012-01-28T17:12:00.001+08:00

God's gift: Janson able to pronounce many four-syllable words perfectly.

In this video, I got him to say 'Kenanga Wholesale City' for the first time.

Yes, loan must be repaid but why condos for cows?

2012-01-28T15:20:00.000+08:00

NFCorp rubbishes abuse claims, says loan must be repaid

By Shannon Teoh

January 27, 2012

MACC officers arrive at NFCorp’s office in Kuala Lumpur, December 23, 2011. — File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) rubbished today claims it misappropriated public funds, stating that its RM250 million government loan must be repaid else “we will be declared bankrupt or locked up in jail”.

Executive director Wan Shahinur Izmir Salleh said at a briefing organised by a group calling themselves the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs that “stories saying we are getting free money are unreasonable.”

“RM250 million is a big amount. If we play around without direction, my children’s future will be destroyed. For centuries, we will be saddled with debt,” he said, looking uncomfortable in front of attendees and reporters who had waited for two hours for him to arrive.

“The loan agreement has been signed. If we don’t pay back, we will be declared bankrupt or locked up in jail. We will pay every sen plus interest. The question of misappropriation does not arise,” Izmir, who is Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s son, said.

After speaking for just 20 minutes, Izmir refused to field questions from reporters.

“I am sorry I cannot address the media today. I only came to explain matters to the NGOs,” he said before leaving in his SUV.

NFCorp, which is owned by Shahrizat’s family, had its assets frozen recently to facilitate investigations by police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into allegations of breach of trust in the national cattle farming project.

This came after a series of exposés by PKR, which claimed at least RM27 million was used for land, property and expenses unrelated to cattle farming by Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat and her family.

The women, family and community development minister has since sued PKR’s strategic director Rafizi Ramli and Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin over the claims.

Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin also rejected calls from the opposition for a royal commission of inquiry into the scandal by saying the police and MACC were capable of handling the matter.

The RM250 million federally-funded cattle-farming project was first coined a “mess” in an article in a local daily after it made it into the pages of the A-G’s 2010 Report.

The term was later repeatedly reused by various media organisations to describe the NFC after PKR launched a series of exposés to show the project’s funds were being abused.

NFCorp, which was awarded the project in 2006, had thanked Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang yesterday for clarifying that he had not called the company a “mess” in his 2010 report, saying the explanation would help strengthen public perception of its operations.

The company said the Auditor-General’s statement on Friday would help put to rest months of “tireless bashing from hardline critics” against NFCorp, which operates the scandal-ridden National Feedlot Centre (NFC) project.

Shahrizat returns to ministerial duties on February 6 after taking three weeks’ leave to allow authorities to complete their probes.

'Rosmah is flying Kapp to M'sia for fittings in Feb!' ;)

2012-01-28T01:16:00.002+08:00

Read Andrew Hornery's story 'Designing the truth' in his PRIVATE SYDNEY column entitled 'Royals snippy over snappy cover'.

Rosmah-Kapp: Spicy laksa for new Malaysian frens

2012-01-27T22:04:00.001+08:00

Hornery mocks Kapp: PM's wife wasn't buying T-shirts

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) columnist Andrew Hornery stood by his report that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor spent lavishly on designer Carl Kapp's clothing during a private holiday in the city.

Yesterday, through his Twitter account, Hornery (below) said, "Kapp said she ordered 61 garments. Said it was a "massive" order. His stuff is expensive. She wasn't buying T-shirts...

Having courted plenty of notoriety for his reports on Rosmah's 'lavish' spending on designer wear, the prominent lifestyle columnist also tweeted, I won't be holidaying in Malaysia anytime soon. I've been hung, drawn and quartered in print there. Shoot the messenger when the truth hurts?"

In replying to other users, Hornery maintained that his source is "rock solid" and insisted that Rosmah's purchases amounted to a considerable sum while promising a very spicy laksa for lunch in`honour of tomorrow's column that will serve as a tribute to his new friends in Malaysia!

Ooo...I can't wait for this juicy-and-very-spicy laksa!

Frockwriter: Kapp tak nafi Rosmah bayar dia dahulu

2012-01-26T19:00:00.000+08:00

Kapp has not denied that Rosmah Mansor purchased 61 items; that he attended a private appointment with Rosmah Mansor and the Malaysian Prime Minister in the penthouse of The Darling hotel on December 31st or that he was paid upfront for the order.

Frockwriter

Janson singing Bingo on his hospital bed @ UMMC

2012-01-26T18:33:00.001+08:00

Janson was sent to the Trauma Centre, then admitted to UMMC Paediatric Ward for one-night monitoring. He was diagnosed as having febrile seizure. Thank God for healing Janson. He was discharged the following day.

(Vid taken using HTC Desire S)

Tak KAN Ambrin nak musnahkan kredibiliti institusi

2012-01-26T13:26:00.000+08:00

Kit Siang warns A-G against whitewashing NFC

By Clara Chooi

January 25, 2012

Kapp verified Frockwriter's post on Rosmah's visit! ;)

2012-01-25T19:00:00.000+08:00

Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) columnist Andrew Hornery has claimed that it was top notch designer Carl Kapp’s publicist who had pitched details of Rosmah Mansor’s alleged A$100,000 (RM325,000) shopping spree during her holiday in the Australian city.

Hornery (right) vouched for the contents of the gossip column published on Saturday, saying that he had verified the details with Kapp after the fashion blog Frockwriter reported on the visit of premier Najib Abdul Razak and wife Rosmah to the Kapp boutique apparently after the premier's wife saw Kapp's collection at a department store.

In responding to Rosmah’s accusation that his claims were “wildly exaggerated and not true”, Hornery told Malaysiakini in an email interview, “(Kapp’s) quotes are direct quotes, he is on the record.”

Hornery said that, even before the blog ran the story, Kapp’s publicist had been calling fashion journalists and pitching the story to them days before the SMH went to town with the report though most declined, but Frockwriter did the story and Hornery was very aware of the significant news value, hence, the reason why he made contact with Kapp, sent a photographer to capture his image and published the story in the mainstream media.

He related that Kapp (left) verified contents of the blog and followed up with specifics of Najib’s and Rosmah’s visit and said, “He (Kapp) was as candid as he could be.”

Frockwriter, run by fashion journalist Patty Huntington, was the first to reveal Rosmah’s visit to the boutique.

Last Christmas family project: Janson packing gifts!

2012-01-25T18:43:00.002+08:00

Vid taken using HTC Desire S on Christmas Eve 2011.

Auditor-General kowtow to Perkasa, says no mess!

2012-01-25T15:29:00.001+08:00

NFCorp boss says Auditor-General mixed up entities in audit

By Yow Hong Chieh

January 23, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) is not the entity criticised in the Auditor-General’s Report for being a mess, its chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail said today.

He said the audit had confused NFCorp, a private entity, with the National Feedlot Centre (NFC), which is owned by the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry.

File photo of the National Feedlot Centre in Gemas.

“There was crisscross between the two. NFC is a government company and NFCorp is a company that belongs to us...,” he told The Malaysian Insider via telephone from Mecca. “It was unfortunate for our company, for us and for my wife because the Auditor-General writes about government departments, never about companies.”

When asked why he had not clarified this earlier, Salleh explained that he had only realised the mix-up when investigations began on the centre and the company.

He said it was unfair for the media to demonise NFCorp and his wife, federal minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil, who has been dragged into the controversy.

“We are trying our best to do socio-economic development like what the government does and [it was] definitely not fair to attack my wife because my wife had really nothing to do with the project,” he said.

Yesterday, Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali urged the Auditor-General to clarify that NFCorp was not in a mess, following a meeting with Salleh.

During the meeting, which was also attended by 11 other non-government organisations (NGOs), Salleh said the Auditor-General’s Department had already agreed in private that the company’s affairs were in order.

Ibrahim said yesterday that the department may have made small mistakes when preparing the national audit report as not all staff there were trained equally well.

“When they did the report, there are [some] that were accurate and some not so accurate because of weaknesses of the officers,” he said.

Ibrahim, however, stressed that he was not siding with anyone and that he would leave it to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police to carry out a proper investigation into NFCorp’s finances.

The publicly-funded company hit the headlines following last year’s Auditor-General’s Report, and has continued to hog the limelight after it was linked to Shahrizat’s family.

PKR has since made several revelations relating to the scandal, including NFCorp’s purchase of two luxury condominium units in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, and the alleged use of project funds to pay for Shahrizat and her family’s personal expenses.

The opposition party has also alleged that Shahrizat’s family used nearly RM600,000 from NFCorp’s funds to settle their credit card bills in 2009.

But the management of NFCorp has maintained that the credit card expenses were solely for business purposes.

It has also denied allegations that funds from the RM250 million government loan were channelled into its accounts before the loan agreement was signed.

Shahrizat applied for three weeks’ leave from her duties two weeks ago after new allegations of bribery surfaced.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced last week that the government would appoint an auditor to scrutinise NFCorp’s books in light of PKR’s accusations.

What Jahabar Sadiq, CEO / Editor, thinks of the NFC mess!

Kolumnis Andrew Hornery: Rosmah memang boros!

2012-01-25T08:00:00.000+08:00

Kolumnis pertahan dakwaan Rosmah belanja RM325,000

Kolumnis Sydney Morning Herald Andrew Hornery mempertahankan dakwaannya bahawa isteri perdana menteri Rosmah Mansor membelanjakan lebih RM300,000 semasa lawatannya ke Australia.

"FLOM (wanita pertama Malaysia) dakwa saya membesar-besarkan secara liar lawatan sambil membeli-belahnya di Sydney?

"Saya tetap pertahankan setiap kata-kata saya. Sumber saya amat kukuh," kata Hornery dalam Twitternya kira-kira sejam lalu.

Isteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak semalam menyangkal dakwaan Hornery yang dibuat dalam seksyen 'Private Sydney' harian itu dengan menyifatkannya sebagai "karut, dibesar-besarkan secara liar dan tidak benar".

Selain perbelanjaan A$100,000 (RM325,000) di sebuah butik, Hornery juga mendakwa Rosmah dan suami menginap di emper (penthouse) bernilai A$20,000 (RM65,100) semalam, meminta "parkir valet untuk limousinnya" dan menerbangkan pereka fesyen ke Malaysia untuk mengenakan pakaian yang ditempahnya.

Chinese want money & justice: Can BN fool them?!

2012-01-24T13:24:00.000+08:00

300 Kampung Cempaka senior citizens pampered with CNY goodies

Yesterday, I talked to two relatives - a mother and her daughter - at Kepong. I told them about the General Election in March. The daughter said the Chinese in Kepong were for DAP. Then, the mother (my mother's aunty) added, 'What are they (present government) doing? Wasting our money here and there (referring to corruption), giving out money here and there (referring to goodies dished out)? We will surely vote for DAP.' ;)

Happy TRAFFIC New Year! Support Barisan Neraka

2012-01-23T13:23:00.000+08:00

Google+: Strikethrough a dragon! Gong Xi Fa Cai! ;)

2012-01-23T10:10:00.001+08:00

I have nothing to do with the dragon.

So, this is what I did in Google+.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

Umno thugs distrupted before ABU ceramah began!

2012-01-22T19:30:00.000+08:00

Someone shared a link on my wall today:

A ceramah organised by Anything But Umno (ABU) was cancelled at the last minute due to a disturbance from a "rowdy" group.

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) executive director E Nalini (right), said, "The ceramah was disrupted by several youths sporting T-shirts with BN and Umno logos when the ceramah was to start about 9pm last night. As we were driving to the hall, there were about six or seven men beating up a boy with sticks."

Nalini's story was confirmed by ABU coordinator Haris Ibrahim, who added that one young man was taken to the hospital.

"Another group of some 20 people were causing a ruckus opposite the hall, waving rods and riding motorcycles who told them that the area was an "Umno stronghold," Nalini told Malaysiakini.

FOUR SEAS Bangsar: Nice eating exotic escargot!

2012-01-22T17:43:00.002+08:00

First Chinese New Year (CNY) reunion dinner @ FOUR SEAS Bangsar located at Jalan Bangkung.

Food was good.

A quiet place to enjoy your dinner if you want to get away from the noise pollution in typical Chinese restaurants during the CNY festive season.

Hmm...I don't remember eating escargot before.

I asked what escargot was and 'snail' was the answer.

Haha! I'm about to take the first bite of escargot here.

How did it taste? Rubbery clam.

Rosmah tempah koleksi fesyen Carl Kapp RM325K

2012-01-21T23:35:00.000+08:00

Malaysiakini:

Akhbar Australia lapor Rosmah 'berbelanja besar'

Private Sydney @ The Sydney Morning Herald:

Super Kerr now a model citizen

[frockwriter]:
Carl Kapp's couture capers in KL

Rosmah, first lady of shopping, di Sydney, Darling Hotel

2012-01-21T19:07:00.001+08:00

The big spending habits of another member of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s family caught the attention of the Australian media again today - this time in Sydney.

In the 'Private Sydney' section of the Australian daily Sydney Morning Herald, columnist Andrew Horney called Rosmah the “first lady of shopping”, allegedly for spending A$100,000 (RM325,000) at a Sydney boutique and quoting Sydney designer Carl Kapp, the columnist reported that Kapp’s “biggest customer” had spent the astounding amount during a “private holiday” there “a little more than a fortnight ago”

Headlined ‘Super Kerr Now a Model Citizen’, the column also reported that:
1. Rosmah had requested “valet parking for her limo” and was flying Kapp out to Malaysia for fittings of the clothes she ordered.

2. Rosmah and Najib had during the holiday stayed at the A$20,000 (RM65,100) a night penthouse (right) at the newly-minted five-star Darling Hotel.

WHAT DO DRAGONS EAT?

2012-01-21T15:20:00.001+08:00

A Malay friend of mine posed an interesting question.

Find out the answers to her question.

Kenanga Wholesale City: Yummy Ais Batu Campur

2012-01-21T11:11:00.002+08:00

Kenanga Wholesale City: Janson 'window-shopping'

2012-01-21T10:42:00.000+08:00

Porn Chua, Chinese owes nothing to BN leadership

2012-01-20T23:25:00.001+08:00

Firstly, understand this - BN leaders are supposed to be servants to the people.

MCA is supposed to be the servant to the Chinese but no, MCA is the dog to Umno.

Chinese buy house no discount.

Chinese denied meritocracy in education.

Chinese cannot be chief of armed forces.

Chinese 'cannot' so many things lah.

Don't talk about Chinese lah.

Chinese MCA is selling out the rights of Chinese.

If you can't even fight for justice for the Chinese, you can't fight for Malaysians!

Soi Lek, go and have your stick sucked in private!

We don't need you and MCA to represent Chinese!

Soi Lek: Chinese owe prosperity to BN leadership?

KPMG more standing than MACC. MACC BN's tool

2012-01-20T12:20:00.000+08:00

Guan Eng: Ministers, not kin, must declare assets

By Clara Chooi

January 19, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Lim Guan Eng said today that public officials should declare their assets but appeared to agree with Umno minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz to exclude family members. However, the Penang Chief Minister stressed that declarations should be verified by independent audit firms instead of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which he labelled a Barisan Nasional (BN) “tool”.

“The first step is to start with ministers and those who hold positions of public trust, not with family members, because they may have their own sources of income,” Lim (picture) told a press conference today.

He was responding to Nazri’s statement today that ministers and their kin should not be compelled to disclose their assets to the public as it could endanger them.

“I think I can understand where Nazri is coming from. For those who have inherited assets, inherited wealth, or those with family wealth, those who were successful even before politics... that wealth, of course, may be subjected to attention for unhealthy elements.

“But there is a necessity, at least as the first step, to ask all office bearers, those who hold positions of public trust, to declare their assets,” Lim said.

The MACC announced yesterday its proposal that all Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and their immediate family members sign statutory declarations (SD) to declare their assets with the agency.

But Lim said the MACC could not be trusted, and urged the federal government to follow in the footsteps of Penang by appointing an independent audit firm to oversee the asset declarations.

“I feel the MACC is a tool of the BN. That’s why we (Penang government) never asked the MACC... our assets are verified by KPMG, an international independent audit firm... because I think they have more standing that MACC,” said Lim.

Cabinet ministers are presently required to disclose their assets to the Prime Minister but the information is not made public.

Anak lelaki “Datuk” suspek kes rogol diberkas polis

2012-01-19T23:44:00.003+08:00

Rape suspect arrested after six years in hiding

By Mohd Adib Povera Mohd Salleh