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What it takes for the rakyat to continue support the government.

2009-07-16T19:04:00.007+08:00

As a normal folks, Below is a few requested from me, which I hope the government can quickly resolve it.

(a) Improve the current transportation system. Have more new bus route. Kajang to Putrajaya/or Puchong to Putrajaya. Teach the younger generation on using the bus or public transport. Younger generation are not use to public transport as they were fetch by their parent most of the times. On tops of that, the younger generation love to travel around. With an efficient transportation system, younger generation will have a smooth ride. To me(young generation), a jam or an obstacle on the traffice shows how bad is the government.
Of course, I guess most ppl welcome any moved to abolish the Toll in Malaysia.

(b) Better internet speed and cheaper communication fees. What I mean here is the internet connection as well as the phone network. Telco provider should give more value added communication package. At the same time, the internet speed should be much faster. Younger generation spend most of the time in the E-world, therefore faster internet services is a MUST to them. And those where the place for the younger generation to gain knowledge as well as Malaysia NEWS.

Government should implement this first in order to increase the confident level of the people before the next election.

Thanks.

Enuff at the moment

2009-04-03T10:45:00.003+08:00

Dear readers,

I will stop all my article writing for a period of time.

I would like to apologizes as my current work and time do not really allow me to post more blog.

Thanks.

Political secretary to the Minister of Tourism was said to be in corruption issues....

2009-03-07T10:23:00.010+08:00

RM70,000.00++ money was found in the car of that particular political secretary car.

Well, I guess Azalina Othman are not very closed to Najib. That is why this type of case can be created by the The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Or

Potentially, this case do really happen and it has spread out of control due to the power of the mass media and Internet media.

Of course, we are sad that person like this get involved in corruption. If found guilty, he should be rip off from current position and penalized heavily.

Poor Kelantanist Mr Amran Mat Noor who has served as Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selising when he beat PAS Saiful Bahrin Bin Mohd in General Election 2004. In 2008, Amran lost his Parlimen Pasir Puteh to PAS Muhammad Bin Hussain.

What if Barisan Nasional no longer run the government?

2009-03-07T00:41:00.003+08:00

Well, the immediate answer will be Pakatan Rakyat will take over as the government.

They will be 2 possible outcome.

(a) It is very unlikely that UMNO to be the opposition. So, it will be most likely that the Barisan Nasional will combine with Pakatan Rakyat and rule together Malaysia. That time, it will be very bad as the country is lead without any opposition voice.

(b) Component parties in the Pakatan Rakyat may drop off from the alliance and join Barisan Nasional.

At current, most of the rakyat wanted to whip off and wrest down the current Barisan Nasional government, but most of the rakyat also do not know that once the Barisan Nasional is collapsed, within a few years, they will be fight and struggle within the Pakatan Rakyat component parties.

I hope the rakyat will understand the whole scenario better, before they make the choice for the next general election.

Politician has to be better in every aspect, if not better stay out from politic....

2009-02-22T14:45:00.016+08:00

It has been awhile, I left this topic out from my blog entries.

Recently, after joining the new working environment, I have to crack my head even more to think....NO more time for article writing anymore....But, still I will try my very best to keep update on this blog.

Basically, each jobs that you venture into it, there are some rules and professionalism that you have to obey and apply, if not you will lost your reputation as well as your image in yours industries.

Lawyer for example can not leak any of their client information into any parties even though, that down deep in their heart, they knew that their client is against the law. Lawyer can not handle their case with emotion, else that is the end of their career.

Same goes to politician.

Politician in Malaysia have to be highly literate, smart, good manner and behaviour. For the state or country administrator such as the Minister , deputy minister or EXCO member, they have to be much better than the normal Member of Parliament and state assembly person as Malaysia (Asia especially) are not able to accept those flamboyant type of politician.

People who are going on a very complicated lifestyle are not advised to be in Political arena. Multiple life partner , hardcore drinker (alcoholic) , heavy smoker and others type of bad/exotic habits can lead to the end of your political career.

No doubt that most of the Malaysian are only interested on their political leader contribution instead of their personal lifestyle.

Still, in order for you to continue on this industry, uphold and maintaining high moral standards is a must for the politician.

For Elizabeth Wong case, I personally would advise her to resign from her position as the administrator of the state as well as her position as the state assembly woman. I have to say that her performance as the administrator of the state is encouraging, however , her complicated personal lifestyle and image racked with conflict and turmoil will force her to resign. She should resign to prevent and cut off all the unbearable pressure.

Even though that most of the resident want her to continue her services, I hope that she can step down for others Pakatan Rakyat candidates.

How many Malaysia Chinese based Non Government Organization (NGO) in Malaysia?

2009-01-28T17:40:00.054+08:00

Few month ago, I was handling some NGO stuff. One fine day, a group of people come and introduce themselves, "Hello, I am so and so...", then another come in and introduce they are so and so...Most of them carrying them with similar name. Sometimes, I also dunno what is so different between them and what is their relationship between them, and who is their president?
Let me write out all the association and society that is related to Malaysia Chinese community (that I know off).

First the well known one is:

The Federation of Malaysian Clans and Guilds Youth Association八大华青团体联络：

1. 马来西亚宗乡青联合总会Persatuan Belia Xiang Lian Malaysia (http://www.beliaxianglian.org/)馬來西亞宗鄉青聯合總會會長洪來喜

Belia Xiang Lian consist of 1. 马来西亚广东会馆联合会青年团（广联青） 2. 马来西亚广西总会青年团（广西总会） 3. 马来西亚永春联合会青年团（永联青） 4. 马来西亚福州社团联合会青年团（榕联青） 5. 马来西亚潮州公会联合会青年团（马潮联青） 6. 马来西亚安溪总会青年团（安溪总青） 7. 马来西亚高州总会青年团（高州总青） 8. 马来西亚兴宁同乡青年团 (兴宁总青） 9. 马来西亚惠安泉港社团联合会青年团（惠安泉港总青） 10. 马来西亚晋江社团联合总会青年团（晋联青） 11. 马来西亚大埔（茶场）社团联合总会青年团 (埔联青) 12. 马来西亚嘉属会馆联合总会青年团（嘉联青） 13. 马来西亚惠州属团体总会青年团（惠联青） 14. 马来西亚兴安会馆总会青年团（兴安总青） 15. 马来西亚龙岗亲义总会青年团（龙岗总青） 16. 马来西亚吉隆坡赤溪公馆青年团（赤溪总青） 17. 马来西亚万宁同乡会总会青年团（万宁总青） 18. 马来西亚客家公会联合总会青年团（客联青） 19. 马来西亚济阳辛柯蔡宗亲总会青年团（辛柯蔡总青） 20. 马来西亚林氏联合总会青年团（林联青） 21. 马来西亚陈氏宗青总会青年团（陈总青） 22. 马来西亚黄氏联合总会青年团（黄氏总青） 23. 马来西亚何宗总会青年团（何氏总青） 24. 马来西亚六桂堂总会青年团（六桂总青） 25. 马来西亚王氏宗亲总会青年团（王总青） 26. 马来西亚马氏宗亲总会青年团（马氏总青） 27. 马来西亚朱氏联合总会青年团（朱氏总青） 28. 马来西亚韦氏总青总会青年团（韦氏总青） 29. 马来西亚萧氏总会青年团（萧氏总会） 30. 马来西亚洪氏总会青年团（洪氏总青） 31. 马来西亚吴氏总会青年团 (吴总青)

2. 大专青 (Graduan)www.graduan.org 马来西亚大专青总会全国总秘书王健圩

3. 青运 (YMM)www.ymm.org.my马来西亚青年运动总会长黄振隆。

4. 青团运 (GBBM)www.gbbm.org.my/chinese/index.asp青团运总会长何德军,青團運會長陳德賢擔任團長

5. 青商会 (JCI)http://jcklm.org 吉隆坡文华国际青年商会会长覃永建

6. 佛青 (YBAM)www.ybam.org.my/cms马来西亚佛教青年总会总秘书薛振荣，

7. 青创会 (PUMM)http://www.pumm.net 2008八大总青协调兼青创会总会长拿督吴伟成

8. 基督青 (PBKM)No Website 马来西亚基督教青年协会全国总会长王寿国牧师,马来西亚基督教青年协会雪兰莪州分会秘书黄福汉,基督青會長鄧志升

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林源德（左起）、顾景奇、钟廷森、李深静为隆雪中华工商总会104周年会庆举杯欢庆

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)马来西亚中华工商联合会　
Address:
Lot 6.05 & Lot 6.06, 6th Floor, Menara KH, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur,
Tel: 603-2145 2503, 2145 2653
Fax: 603-2145 2562
Email: acccim@acccim.org.my

ACCCIM is an association/society who filled with the Chinese Entrepreneur in Malaysia. The objective of ACCCIM is to help all the Chinese Businessman in their business dealing within Malaysia. ACCCIM will convey their problem and issues that most Chinese Businessman are facing to Malaysia Government.中华总商会=中华工商总会, although both chinese character is different.

马来西亚中华工商联合会总会长丹斯里钟廷森 Tan Sri William Cheng Heng Jem. He is married to Chelsia Chan Chau Ha 陈秋霞. Under his leadership, Tan Sri William had bring in lots of well known Business Entrepreneur to be part of the advisor of the ACCCIM. He will step down as the president of the ACCCIM in 2009 after leading this society for 5 years.隆雪商会也敦聘9位企业家担任隆雪商会的名誉会长，他们分别是丹斯里童玉锦、拿督陈良民、丹斯里林清标、丹斯里方天兴、拿督刘景坤、丹斯里郑福成、丹斯里柯善逵、丹斯里蔡傌友及拿督古润金。而他在任马来西亚中华工商联合会总会长期间也敦聘9位企业家担任名誉会长，他们是丹斯里张泗清、丹斯里杨忠礼、丹斯里李深静、丹斯里郭令灿、丹斯里张晓卿、丹斯里郑鸿标、丹斯里李金友、丹斯里陈志远及拿督斯里李爱贤。

吉隆坡暨雪兰莪中华工商总会 (雪隆中华工商总会)(The Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor)雪隆中华工商总会会长丹斯里钟廷森 Tan Sri William Cheng Heng Jem.
霹雳中华工商总会
彭亨中华工商总会
砂拉越中华工商联合会
巴生中华总商会
柔佛州中华工商联合会
槟州中华总商会
吉兰丹中华工商总会
沙巴州中华商会联合会
峇株吧辖中华商会
吉打中华工商总会
森美兰中华工商总会
居銮中华工商总会
北霹雳中华工商总会
登嘉楼中华工商总会
马六甲中华工商总会
玻璃市中华工商总会

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丹斯里林玉唐Tan Sri Lim Gait Tong.

华人大会堂 Federation Of Chinese Associations Malaysia (FeCAM)(Gabungan Pertubuhan Tiong Hwa/Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan China )is a Society that joint all the Chinese association under 1 roof. This Chinese association can be from Any industry and area such as Language, culture, music and others. FeCAM will make sure all the Chinese association are unify. This association will also consult the government on the chinese related issues.

主席拿督斯里林玉唐Dato Seri Lim Gait Tong DGPN,DSPN 董事主席/总裁 Chairman & Chief Executive发林集团 Farlim Group Berhad。

拿督斯里林玉唐先生担任的社团职务包括：马来西亚中华大会堂联合总会(华总)总会长,槟州华人大会堂主席、马来西亚中华工商联合会建筑及产业组副主任、世界林氏宗亲总会副会长、马来西亚惠安社团联合会顾问、中国福建省海外交流协会顾问、中国福建省外商投资企业协会副会长及泉州华侨大学董事等等。
发林集团(马来西亚)有限公司创立于1982年3月，业务核心主要集中在房地产建造领域。该集团于1995年7月26日在新加坡吉隆坡主要交易板上市，集团营业额至今已超过上亿令吉。1994年开始，与中国福建省泉州市政府合营泉州中侨（集团）股份有限公，投资项目包括建筑、房地产开发、机械电子、商贸服务、食品饮料、医药、轻工纺织、印刷包装及进出口贸易等，旗下共设有30多家子公司。“守信用，重承诺及脚踏实地”，是该集团贯彻的管理经营理念.

华总青全国署理团长黄利嘉 Lewis Wong Lee Kah.

SAPP Chinese New Year Open House 2009

2009-01-27T13:18:00.023+08:00

SAPP performance stage at SMK Kian Kok

Today (27-1-2009) , I was invited to join (Sabah Progressive Party)SAPP's Chinese New Year Open House at Kian Kok Middle School, Likas .
Lots of VIP attended the function including Datuk Edward Khoo (MCA), Former Tuan Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Sakaran Dandai, YB Bernard Dompok(UPKO) , Donald Mojuntin(UPKO) , Datuk Wilfred Bumburing(UPKO) , Datuk Wences Angang(UPKO) , Datuk Bobbey Suan(UPKO) , Datuk Wilfred M. Tangau (UPKO), Hiew King Cheu (DAP, MP Kota Kinabalu) , Jefrrey Kitingan, Deputy President SAPP, YB Datuk Liew Teck Chan, Deputy President SAPP Datuk Eric Majimbun, SAPP Woman Chief YB Melanie Chia Chui Ket.

Plenty of food and drinks was provided as well..Thanks, SAPP.

Datuk Yong Teck Lee 杨德利and her Wife,Datin Stella Kong Yin Kiun entertaining and shaking hands with the visitor.

(red shirt) The Datuk Yong and the Datuk Yong....Datuk Richard Yong We Kong 杨伟光 and Datuk Philip Yong Chiew Lip 杨伟光 (who was also the ex-Deputy President of SAPP and Ex MP for Gaya which is now known as Kota Kinabalu for 1990 and 1994)

P/s : why all the Datuk Yong in SAPP are bald(Yong Teck Lee, Richard Yong We Kong and Philip Yong Chiew Lip) are they belong to the same family? or just coincident?

The real Fire cracker...

The arrival of Bernard Dompok (red batik shirt) greet by YB Likas, Datuk Liew Teck Chan (left) Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah (yellow shirt) and SAPP Secretary General, Datuk Richard Yong We Kong

The Arrival of Former Tuan Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Sakaran Dandai

Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee , the Unsung Hero to Kota Kinabalu resident, President of SAPP, Sabah.

Bernard Dompok sharing some light moment with Sakaran.....

We are alwanys a family....

The arrival of DAP Kota Kinabalu member of Parliament, Mr Hiew King Cheu
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Information Chief Chong Pit Fah(left, yellow shirt), Yong Teck Lee and Hiew King Cheu

.......Mr Dr. Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan (PKR vice-president).......

Me and the YB....YB Datuk Liew Teck Chan(Likas State Assemblyman ), YB Melanie Chia Chui Ket (Luyang State Assemblywoman ) , Lih Yen and YB Eric Enchin Majimbun(Member of Parliament Sepanggar, Sabah)

My stand on KLIA East @ Labu Airport

2009-01-26T13:44:00.009+08:00

To me with the current economic slowdown, there is no need for anyone to build another brand new commercial airport UNLESS somebody is not welling to cooperate.

Why I say NO to build a NEW commercial airport....

(a) Wasting of the current expanded airport which is the LCCT.

(b) Wasting the government fund to build and expand the LCCT, which is also the peoples money.

(d) People and businesses around that area will be affected. POST MALAYSIA, DHL , Transmile and TUNE Hotel(still in progress...) business may get affected. Transportation line such as Buses and Taxi will go there lesser which will create inconvenient to the people who work there..

(e) London which is a big city only have 5-6 big Commercial Airport. Kuala Lumpur really need 4 airport? If it is, I guess I am wrong on Malaysian travelling/flying ability. (Just a short one, Malaysian are just craving for travel)

We definitely don't wanna see LCCT in Sepang end up to the another White Elephant project that is going to waste our Malaysian Money.

I feel that Malaysia Airport Holdings who manage all Malaysia airport should take a step behind and look on the brighter side of the picture. Changing the management way and renovated it faster would definitely help AirAsia to enable them to get more business, indirectly it will help Airport Holding Berhad to get more money. Mutual and impromptu discussion and meeting with their biggest customer( Airasia) will help both parties to solve the Airasia issues.

Basically airasia issues is purely on cost effective(Plane parking fees, etc), Transportation for customer, Security, discomfort of the customer because of limited space(LCCT is just too overcrowded)

Of course by building a brand new airport will help to spur the civil construction industries in Malaysia , create more space for the customer breath better ( customer minds will be more relaxing as well), reduce the Airasia complain that out of their control such as Baggage control, transportation and so on...

Either to allow AirAsia to use KLIA Main terminal with their current parking rate and continue on the Airport expansion plan

Or Allow to build the The Rakyat Terminal (Labu Airport) as per discuss with SIMEDARBY.(follow the previous decision made by the Cabinet without the influence of Mahathir.)

Well, which ever decision that is made later on the Cabinet will definitely help the consumer, which is the voter as well. Accept what you cannot changes and Change what you cannot accept.

The Chinese Community of Malaysia including Sabah.

2009-01-24T16:35:00.007+08:00

Since Chinese New Year is around the corner, let me introduce the history of Malaysia

The Chinese Community make up the 2nd largest group in Malaysia and form the largest non-indegenous group in the state. Most Chinese immigrants of Malaya came from southern China, mostly from the province of Fujian and Guangdong. In the nineteenth century, many came as indentured labourers, known as coolies (Chinese: 苦力). Others came freely to work, and were supported by Clan Associations. By 1911, the Chinese population in Malaya had reached 269,854, and around a million circa 1949.

For Sabah, Mass Chinese Migration to Sabah in 1880 after the fomation of British North Borneo chartered company.

Below is some of the few clan association in Malaysia such as Hokkien, Hakka , Cantonese , Teochew, Hainanese ,Heng Hua,Foochow and others...

In the Chinese community , the biggest clan community is Hokkein follow by Hakka and Cantonese. Foo Chow is the richest clan in the Chinese community...

Happy Chinese New Year 2009 for all Chinese Citizen..

How SAPP continue their political movement....

2009-01-23T21:20:00.016+08:00

.......... Can SAPP stand alone for the next few years?..........

So, The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Mr Yong Teck Lee annouced that SAPP will pull out from Barisan Nasional coliation. The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has quit the ruling Barisan Nasional or National Front (BN) conservative coalition on 17 June 2008.

So, how do they continue their political journey...

Basically I think, their fund will come from general public as well from Mr Anwar Ibrahim connection.

With the out-going of a few VIP from SAPP such as Mr Tan Shu Kiah (Tanjung Papat Assemblyman and Deputy Chief Minister , Jimmy Wong Chee Khiong (political Secretary of Chief Minister), Au Kam Wah (Elopura Assemblyman) and Tham Nyip Shen (Science and Technology adviser to the Chief Minister) .

SAPP had made a minor reshuffle in its Executive Committee during the recent Supreme Council meeting. Deputy President position is left vacant , but the Youth Chief Position was replace by Edward Dagul (kadazan, Former Organising Secretary ). While the new Organising Secretary would be Kassim Sulaiman(Former Information chief ). The New Information chief is Mr Chong Pit Fah.
Edward Dagul (both picture above) who is replacing Au Kam Wah as the Youth Chief for SAPP owns Waras Muhibbah (M) Sdn Bhd (CIDB Reg. No. : 1961107-SB012740 ) is a Building Contractor (PKK Class D) which is located at Lot 5-1-11, Api-Api Centre 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Tel:088-234500 Fax:088-233221
This company are specialisation in area such as - KERJA BANGUNAN AM,- KERJA CERUCUK
- KERJA-KERJA AM KEJURUTERAAN AWAM.

Below is some of the project awarded by PERKASA REALTY SDN. BHD. to Waras Muhibbah (M) Sdn Bhd:
1. Proposed Sabah Port Authority Resettlement Scheme Consist Of 60 Units Semi-Detached Timber Houses At Sapangar Bay, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
2. Tawaran Bagi Cadangan Untuk Membina Dan Menyiapkan Enam (6) Unit Rumah Kedai Satu Setengah Tingkat Di Atas Tapak Tanah Lot 13-18 Pekan Baru Kemabong Tenom
3. Cadangan Utk Membina & Menyiapkan Enam (6) Unit Rumah Kedai Satu Setengah Tingkat Di Atas Tapak Tanah Lot 13-18 Pekan Baru Kemabong, Tenom

I guess with their business get moving and some oversea funding,SAPP may survive. But how do we know whether with the economic upheaval(disorder) the people from Malaysia ad oversea will continue to support them?

I start to wonder who is going to fund for this type of political career.....I wonder ....

Bersatu kita teguh,bercerai kita roboh (Together We stand, divided we fall).............

Happy Chinese New Year 2009 to all Malaysian....

2009-01-21T23:02:00.003+08:00

Dear Malaysian,

I would like to take this wonderful opportunity to Wish all Malaysian a very Happy Chinese New Year 2009 and Happy Holiday.

I hope that this year , the stock market will continue to Bullish with strong foreign investor. Commodities price inclusive of crude palm oil, oil gas and others natural agriculture prices will be static with not much drop. And of course, the ruling government continue to strive and stable.

Have a nice a pleasent week. Take care of yourself and Be alert in the road.

Thanks you.

祝你新年快乐，万事如意，心想事成。

Perdana or Camry...Which one to choose

2009-01-11T22:07:00.011+08:00

Talk like a normal Malaysian, our normal mindset will have the below mindset...

....All our Malaysia produce product is lousy if compare to those foreign goods. Part of the item that meet the statement mentioned above is our car industry..........

Proton , a local Malaysian car manufacture brand is affordable to most Malaysian as it is the cheapest car due to exemption of taxes.

For Toyota, a Japanese automotive brand, is relatively a little expensive even without taxes from the Malaysia government.

So, which one to choose? Toyota or Camry?

I choose a car based on a few benchmark. Price, safety reason and engine problem-free car.
Some people may consider the appearance of the car, but this does not applicable to my benchmark.

Ok. Proton is car that is cheap, safety can be compromised as high speed means more dangerous no matter what type of car you drive, Proton engine technology is consider 1 of the worst one...

How about Toyota? Higher Price Toyota car that cover the safety aspect and the engine problem. That mean less issues compare to Proton.

So, I will prefer a better car, which is Toyota for longer distination travel. While Proton was only suitable for a shorter distinct.

Petronas, can all the big names go throught the hard time in 2009

2009-01-11T18:35:00.015+08:00

SIME DARBY, Petronas, AirAsia, Tenaga, MISC, Shell, Dutchlady, Proton ,Genting..etc are some of the big shot in Malaysia Economic. There are listed in Bursa Malaysia with a high price tag. Majority bursa listed company are local-multinational company such as Petronas while some are glocal-multinational company such as DutchLady, Shell.

2009 is one of the horrifying year to lots of investor and entrepreneur. One lost investment maybe end your company in the dead road. Or puting your company in a stake of following Enron World. (bye bye).

US Government , The FED(The Federal Reserve Board of Governors ) readying US700 billion to brazenly(厚脸皮的) bail out banks, mortgage companies and insurance companies in 2008 was a example on how US handle their economic situation.

The turmoil in the US financial sector has stoked many emotions, most of them closely related to fear, as its effects have rippled around the world.

How about Malaysia?

Malaysia major source of income come from Petroleum, Palm Oil , and some raw commodity. Although at the moment, industry that is much affected are the manufacturing and construction , but with the High crude oil and palm oil, our country will be able to go though this recession period. But that is our country. How about those Big name in Malaysia?

Although the composite index published in Bursa Malaysia was around 900++. It is still relative high as Malaysia's highest all time composite index is around 1600++.

Lots of company are still doing quite well. Although no big expantion plan is in those company. But at least their cash flow is still fine at the moment.With Mr Najib Razak annoucement of RM 7 billion stimulation package, it will definately help the Investor and Malaysian alot , althought most Malaysian may not get the benefit directly.

I strongly believe Malaysia local Multinational company will able to sustain for at least 1-2 years if the current economic continue to be as current.

Reveal of Toll concession agreements

2009-01-06T20:14:00.018+08:00

Well, Everyone is so happy especially the opposition politician when the toll concession agreements in Malaysia was given the green light by the Barisan Nasional Government to be reveal for public last week.

The government has made a brave decision as we know that in previous federal govenment , they were afraid of revealing the toll concession agreement, while this time, Our New Work Minister is ready to face the consequences by making this move.

In this time right now, the opposition is revealing all the so called bad things out to the general public. Starting from the NPE (新班底大道), SILK(加影外環公路), SPRINT (吉隆坡西部交通疏散大道/吉隆坡西散大道)、Lebuhraya Guthrie Rawang-KLIA(牙直利大道), SMART TUNNEL (精明渠道防洪計劃/精明隧道), Shapadu (巴生北部海峽大道）, Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong(白蒲大道), BESRAYA Sungai Besi-Serdang (新街場大道), Projek Lintasan Kota (安邦淡江高架大道) , New North Klang Straits Bypass NNKSB (新巴生北部海峽大道), Metramac East-West Link Expressway and the KL-Seremban Expressway (美特拉美大道), 沙亞南大道、GRAND SAGA大道、新巴生北峽繞道（Lebuhraya Pintas Selat Klang Baru）、新班底大道（NPE）、加叻大道（MTD）、檳城大橋、加影外環公路（SILK）和北海外環公路（BORR）,Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur(東海岸大道)、2nd Malaysia-Singapore Causeway Link (馬新第二通道),PLUS(南北大道）和Kulim-Butterworth Highway(居林─北海大道)。

Only KL-Putrajaya Highway(隆布大道) is the one who decided not to reveal it.

All the opposition (I guess is only the DAP politician) that is focusing on the highway contract.

They are digging all the bad part of the contract and ignore all the good stuff in the contract.

Too bad...

Ideally, each party should say the pro and cons as well as giving some productive suggestion.

we should suggest a way to deal with the bad clause such as if the KESAS toll said that every 2 years should be given a price hike, then we should try to create more road around KESAS to prevent road user to use it.

Asking government to buy all the highway back is a useless suggestion. If yes, Can I ask the government to buy back the all Malaysia land. Then, the gaps between rich and power will be removed. Can it be done? ...Potentially yes, but not in this century.....hahaha

That is my stand.

Reporter is on which side? People, Government or Opposition?

2009-01-04T21:42:00.015+08:00

Reporter are often the one who creates the atmosphere of a press conference. They can be the aggresive type or the lame type.

If a politician is not clear to answer the reporter question, the next day, people hate or yelled at you for the words you used.

There is one saying: " A question will have a million answer, good politician pick the right answer , inexperience politician will keep on saying NO COMMENT, while the worst politician will pick the wrong answer that will kill their supporter and reputation."

Well, I guess a lot of people are in the midst of having a good holiday, while some of them are in the midst of worrying for their future especially in the looming economic period. Haha...

Salam Perpaduan and a very good morning.

In Malaysia, politician are the one who used to be the content and the attraction of the newspaper. No Doubt, that everyday beside accident and homocide , government policy are often the headline in the newspaper. Ranging from the safety belt issues, price of consumer goods and of course to the country unity.

How do the report get the sources and news?

Well, mostly are from the Press Conference, while some are from the email or press statement.

So, after a function or meeting , politician or policy maker will give out the template of statement or minutes to distribute out for the media personal. After that, a series of Question and Answer will be carried out.

Most often. this will be the most exciting part...

Sometimes, the reporter will post a question that will kill a politician off..Example question for the opposition: What do u think about the dead of Razali Ismail, former deputy education minister to the nation? or even a question for the Barisan Nasional leader: What is your stand for the ISA ? Is that ok to apply for the opposition leader or blogger?

I tell you, if you are not smart or experience enough, you will be trap by the REAL politician(the reporter)....hahaha..

I saw a few QnA press conference whereby the politician will come out all kinds of weird of answer and facial expression. Such as "...Saya berpendapatan (it should be berpendapat)...".

"I did not answer that way ar...you are the one who gave those answer nia"

"Which agency you come from ar?"

and so on...

Until today most newspaper are owned by somebody or organization, either the government of the political party, however with the emerging of freelance newsreport or the online reporter, the public will have more chance to read and understand a news more correctly.

With this, the Malaysian will have a more critical mind

New Year 2008 Speech

2008-12-31T09:12:00.005+08:00

Please read the speech .......New Year Speech 2009

The government and the People.

2008-12-30T22:42:00.003+08:00

The Malaysia administrator

Today, lot of the government policy maker(cabinet member) when ask on some issues such as petrol price, commodities price as well as some policy, the government administrator will point the finger to the folks , while the People in the country will blame on the government. Well, that is human nature, we wanted to escape from being penalized or being blamed. I am not asking everyone to stop this as it is against the natural.

What my message to the general public is let us work together. March 2008 election, the Malaysian people has send a warming sign that government should change their way of dealing and handling the country.

On the Food price, the government had done something by reducing the petrol price. Although that is not a big effort, I think the government will give out more benefit and incentive to the general public in coming future. What I want from the general public is let us also work our part which is to boiket or ignore those expensive place. The business person will get our signal if we reduce our demand. The malaysian

I am commenting on “It was the unkindest cut” article by Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad , Minister of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs on the Star Metro paper on 17 Dec 2008.

Malaysian and government have to do their part. We can comment, we can critic but things that need to be done , must be done.

Let us reduce our Lips Service and have more action. We love to complain, and this cannot be help as it is human nature. But I want to emphasize here is while complaining, we must also keep our hands moving.

On the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide issues, personally as a Malaysian, we should be smart on which area we should stay. No doubt that massive development has created this disaster, but we must learn from the mistake and be smart.

For the current resident over there, they are quite fortunate as most of the people who stay over there are quite financial stable. They can still hunt for another house in others area. While for those who is not in this category, the government/developer may come out a way to solve the issues.

As people who is living outside from Hulu Kelang., the message is: We must be careful in finding the place we wanted to stay. Living in the frequent flooded area, riverbank area, beach area, earthquake area, or even highland area can potentially lead us to any accident and natural disaster. No market means no demand, no demand means no development.
It is as simple as that.

Government can approve anything, and everything. But as a consumer we must be smart. We must think before we choose.

This is what as a Human should do.

Happy New Year 2009.

Conventional PAS Vs Reformist PAS

2008-12-14T11:25:00.025+08:00

Who is in the Conventional PAS and Reformist PAS

In Selangor Reformist PAS are Abd Khalid Samad, Ahli Parlimen Shah Alam and Saari Sungib , ADUN Hulu Kelang. This group was known as Erdogan whereby they supported Anwar Ibrahim as their leader and they see themself as a follower in the Pakatan Rakyat. Most of the people in this group are the highly educated and elite group.

Erdogan PAS iaitu Husam Musa, Kamaruddin Jaafar (Secretary General of PAS, close allied to Mr Anwar Ibrahim and also Member of Parliament TUMPAT, Kelantan),Khalid Samad,Nizar Jamaluddin (MB Perak) dan Lo'Lo' Ghazali (Member of Parliament Titiwangsa, Selangor),

Datuk Dr Hassan Ali , current Exco Selangor are the Conventional PAS whereby they wanted PAS to be the dominate in Pakatan rakyat instead as a supporting role in Pakatan Rakyat.They are known as Pro-Mubahalah (Pro-Muzakarah ).PAS central election director-general Datuk Mustapha Ali , Vice President of PAS.

Even on th candidates list in Kuala Terengganu election, 5 candidates was shortlisted by PAS which come from both camp. Terengganu PAS Chief, Datuk Mustafa Ali(Pro-Muzakarah), Terengganu PAS Deputy Chief, Datuk Wan Mutalib Embong, ADUN Batu Burok, Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi (Erdogan),Mohamad Sabu (Vice President of PAS) dan muka baru Mohd Khazani Abdullah yang juga merupakan bekas pensyarah Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

PAS was represented by Its President, Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang (Ahli Parlimen Marang, Terengganu) , Deputy President Nasharudin Mat Isa (Ahli Parlimen Bachok, Kelantan) and Nik Aziz ( Mursyidul Am or the spiritual leader of PAS) are still remain pro to Anwar Ibrahim until this moment. They are not belong to any of the camp at the moment.

We will only able to see what is happening after the PAS Candidates was annouce as well as the election result to determinate who is controling the PAS. ....

I dunno who should I not Support? Conventional or Reformist?

The Malaysian Iconic Heroes...

2008-11-29T23:36:00.014+08:00

Recently, Datuk Seru Najeep had announced that the Felda Icons are seafarer Datuk Azhar Mansor, world squash champion Datuk Nicol Ann David, Angkasawan Mejar Dr Faiz Khaleed, renowned cartoonist Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid or popularly known as Lat, Mercy president Datuk Dr Jemilah Mahmood, motivator Datuk Dr Mohd Fadzilah Kamsah, bowling queen Shalin Zulkifli, first Malaysian woman to conquer the Mount Everest Marina Ahmad, nasyid group Raihan and explorer Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir in Felda Youth Awards 2008 ceremony.

Datuk Azhar Mansor is the first Malaysian solo sailor. He sailed around the world in 104 days during 1999 using the sailing ship called Jalur Gemilang.Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an Eastabout route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record.

Nicol Ann David (Datuk Nicol Ann David, DSPN) (born August 26, 1983 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional squash player. She is currently the World No. 1 in women's squash (she is the first Asian woman to be ranked World No. 1 in the sport). She captured the World Open title in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and the British Open title in 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Faiz bin Khaleed (born September 15, 1980 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian military dentist with the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City as part of the Angkasawan program.

Mohammad Nor Khalid or Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid (born 5 March 1951) is a well known cartoonist in Malaysia. Also known as Lat, many of his cartoons appear in the editorial pages of the Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times.

Dr. Jemilah Mahmood is the President of the Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia).MERCY She founded the organization in June 1999 [1]; modelled after the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). Through MERCY, she has managed to bring together Malaysians (and some non-Malaysians) from all walks of life with the common goal to serve those in need, irrespective of race, religion, culture or boundary.

Functions of Parliament of Malaysia

2008-11-29T21:54:00.007+08:00

To pass laws, Make amendments to existing law, Approve new taxes, Examine Government policies and approve government budget.

How a Bill becomes Law:

(a) Bill is presented

(b) First Reading - Reading of the title of the bill

(c) 2nd Reading - General principles of the bill are debated. Approval is by simple majority for constitutional and amendment is requires of 2/3 majority of the member

(d) Committee Stage - Specific debate on all clauses, schedules and preambles will take place. Amendments will be dealt with.

(e) 3rd Reading - voting for the 2nd time. Long title will be read and passes by the House of Representative (Dewan Rakyat)

(f) Royal Assent by His majesry The Yang di Pertuan Agong.

(g) Gazetted and printed

(h) Law created.

Who refurbished the Uganda airport(Entebbe International Airport)?

2008-11-29T21:19:00.008+08:00

Cementers Uganda Limited is the Quality construction Services that offer the solution to beautify the Uganda International Airport.

Exceptional Quality and on-time completion is their mark, where ably(competence) demonstrated in the work the company during the preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting -(CHOGM) meeting in Kampala recently.

They had responsibly refurbish the new arrival halls and the additional lounges,aero bridges and the VIP lounges.

Behind the success on Cementers Uganda Limited is a dedicated and knowledgeable team and supporting personnel. The company has a reputation for quality , reliability and the exemplary(Worthy of imitation) customer services.

The Cementers Uganda Limited is fully owned by Cementers Limited that is based in Nairobi, Kenya, which has been active in the Uganda construction ever since 1992. They are consider one od the Premier Ugandan conttractor following the international quality and standard.

Beside being a purely contractor, there are also controlling most of the material supply which inclusive the quarrying operation that supply crushed rock and sand since 1995.
On top of that, they also produce Asphalt (is a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots) in 1996

The Retailer in United States of America

2008-11-29T20:58:00.009+08:00

The Best Buy, Walmart and Circuit City. It is almost the same as Harvey Norman and the Woolworths Limitedin Australia.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500. Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, it was incorporated on October 31, 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is the largest private employer in the world and the fourth largest utility or commercial employer, trailing the British National Health Service, and the Indian Railways. Wal-Mart is the largest grocery retailer in the United States, with an estimated 20% of the retail grocery and consumables business.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States and Canada, accounting for 21% of the market.[1] The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada the Best Buy Canada subsidiary operates most stores under the Future Shop label. Together these operate more than 1,150 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico and Turkey.[2] The company's corporate headquarters are located in Richfield, Minnesota, USA. On June 26, 2007, Best Buy announced a 40% increase in its operations, with plans to operate more than 1,800 stores worldwide, including 1,400 Best Buy stores in the U.S.

Circuit City (Pink Sheets: CCTYQ) is an American dealer and retailer in brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, and entertainment software.Circuit City operates over 670 Superstores[2] and 13 other locations in USA and Puerto Rico. Circuit City Superstores range in size from 15,000 to 45,000 square feet (1400 to 4000 m²) and offer a large selection of brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers and entertainment software.

Basically, Circuit City, Harvey Norman and Best Buy sell more on electronic good while Walmart and the Woolworths is more on groceries + electronic goods

What type of car's plat number is this...

2008-11-27T22:45:00.001+08:00

How is US politic arena look like....

2008-11-25T00:07:00.017+08:00

After our Obama win the US president, I was quite curious on how US politic work. How is their constitution work and so on...

I went on to google it...And of course I got some very very useful information.

The Constitution of United States defines and limits the power of the national government,
defines the relationship between the national government and individual state governments, and guarantees the rights of the citizens of the United States.

After the American colonies won their independence from England, the thirteen colonies became thirteen states. The new states formed a league so they could work together. Their system of government was described in a document called the Articles of Confederation. In this system, the state governments had most of the power. The national government was very weak. This was very different from the government under the King.
The Founding Fathers saw that this system left the nation too weak. They decided to develop a new system of government. They wrote a new document, the Constitution, to replace the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution made a stronger national government. It divided power between the national government and the state governments. This system is called federalism.

What is Federalism?
Since the signing of the Constitution, the division of power in the United States has been based on sharing power between the national government and individual state governments. This is known as federalism.

Let's take a look at how power is distributed in the United States:

National Government:
Coin money.
Declare war.
Conduct foreign relations.
Oversee foreign and interstate trade.

State Government:
Ratify amendments.
Manage public health and safety.
Oversee trade within the state.
Education

In addition, the national government and state governments share the following powers:
(a)Make and enforce laws.
(b)Tax.
(c)Borrow money.
In order to carry out these duties, the national government and individual state goverments are divided into areas. Each area is given a duty to perform.

State Government
Each state has its own constitution based on its unique history, needs, philosophy, and geography. A state's constitution is similar to that of the national Constitution; however, the laws made in individual states cannot conflict with the national Constitution or national laws. The national Constitution is "the supreme law of the land."
Just like that of the national government, each state's constitution separates power between three branches -- legislative, judicial, and executive. In addition, in most states, the legislative branch contains two houses . (In Nebraska, the state legislature only has one house). Instead of a president, each state elects a governor.
Let's pretend that you are given a school project to do with three other people. In order to complete the project, you divide it up and give each person a section to do. This is similar to how state government is divided. State government usually has three different sections or branches, and each branch has its own job to do.
National government and state government are two types of government, but there are also local governments. Most Americans live under the national government, a state government, and several local governments. Local government is divided into five categories
County
Town and Township
Municipality
Special District
School District

Below is the 50 states in US ( the big sam)
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

Branches of Government
The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person to have too much authority or control. While under the rule of the British king they learned that this could be a bad system. Yet government under the Articles of Confederation taught them that there was a need for a strong centralized government.
With this in mind the framers wrote the Constitution to provide for a separation of powers, or three separate branches of government. Each has its own responsibilities and at the same time they work together to make the country run smoothly and to assure that the rights of citizens are not ignored or disallowed. This is done through checks and balances. A branch may use its powers to check the powers of the other two in order to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government.
The three branches of the U.S. Government are:
(a) Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch
The legislative branch of government is made up of the Congress and government agencies, such as the Government Printing Office and Library of Congress, that provide assistance to and support services for the Congress. Article I of the Constitution established this branch and gave Congress the power to make laws. Congress has two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(i) House of Representative
The House of Representatives
In the House, representation is based on the number of people living in each state. There are a total of 435 representatives in the House. Each member represents an area of the state, known as a congressional district. The number of representatives is based on the number of districts in a state. Therefore, states with larger populations have more representation than states with smaller populations. Each state has at least one congressional district and therefore one representative in the House.
Representatives must:
Be at least 25 years old.
Be a U.S. citizen for the past 7 years.
Live in the state they represent.
Each representative serves a term of 2 years. When the term is over, people from that state may choose to elect a new representative or keep the same one. There is no limit on the number of terms a representative can serve.
The House has special jobs that only it can do. It can:
Start laws that make people pay taxes.
Decide if a government official should be put on trial before the Senate if s/he commits a crime against the country.
Election of Representatives
The House of Representatives has a fixed number of 435 members. Its members serve for two years and then are up for reelection. In order to be elected to the House of Representatives, there are some requirements a candidate must meet. These qualifications are established in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution. A candidate must be:
At least 25 years old (by the time s/he takes the oath of office).
A citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years.
A resident of the state from which they are elected.
Since representation in the House is based on a state's population, every 10 years the U.S. Bureau of the Census counts how many people live in each state of the United States. Each state is broken down into congressional districts and there is one representative for each district. Every state has at least one congressional district. With each new census, the number of districts (and representatives) in each state is then adjusted.
For example, the 1990 Census increased the number of California representatives from 45 to 52.
Many states hold elections to decide which candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election. There can be three types of candidates on a ballot:
Major political party candidates are automatically placed on their state's primary ballot.
Minor party candidates are chosen by their party's unique guidelines.
Independent candidates nominate themselves.
If a candidate is not opposed then there is no need for a primary and his/her name is automatically placed on the November ballot. The candidate who receives the most votes wins the election.
Senate and Representative elections differ in who votes for the candidates. While all voters in a state may vote in a senatorial election, only those in a specific congressional district may vote for a representative for that district

(ii) Senate
The Senate
Each of the 50 states sends 2 people to the Senate, so there are a total of 100 senators. This means that each state has equal representation in the Senate. Each senator serves a term of 6 years. When their 6 year term is over, the people from that state may choose to elect a new senator or keep the same one. There is no limit on the number of terms a senator can serve.

Senators must:
Be at least 30 years old.
Be a U.S. citizen for the past 9 years.
Live in the state they represent.
The Senate has special jobs that only it can do. It can:
Say yes or no to any treaties the president makes.
Say yes or no to any people the president recommends for jobs, such as cabinet officers, Supreme Court justices, and ambassadors.
Can hold a trial for a government official who does something very wrong.
Election of Senators
Representation in the Senate consists of 2 members per state, regardless of a state's population. Its members serve for 6-year terms and then are up for reelection. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution divides the Senate into three groups. Every 2 years, one of the three groups (one-third of the Senate) is up for reelection. Let's take an example:
Senators elected in the year 2000, will be up for reelection in 2006. Senators elected in 2002 will be up for reelection in 2008. Meanwhile, senators elected in 2004 will be up for reelection in 2010.
In order to be elected to the Senate, there are some requirements a candidate must meet. These qualifications are established in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution. A candidate must be:
At least 30 years old (by the time s/he takes the oath of office).
A citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years.
A resident of the state from which s/he is elected.
Many states hold elections to decide which candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election. There can be three types of candidates on a ballot:
Major political party candidates are automatically placed on their state's primary ballot.
Minor party candidates are chosen by their party's unique guidelines.
Independent candidates nominate themselves.
If a candidate is not opposed then there is no need for a primary and his/her name is automatically placed on the November ballot. The candidate who receives the most votes wins the election.
Before 1913, senators were chosen by their state legislatures, not the people. The 17th Amendment to the Constitution states that senators are to be elected by the people they represent.

The U.S. Congress
The U.S. Congress is made up of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress meets at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Its primary duty is to write, debate, and pass bills, which are then passed on to the President for approval.
Other Powers of Congress
Makes laws controlling trade between states and between theUnited States and other countries.
Makes laws about taxes and borrowing money.
Approves the making of money.
Can declare war on other countries.
Each Congress lasts for two years. When the two years are over, new Members of Congress are elected. We are currently in the 108th Congress. Congress meets once every year and usually last from January 3rd to July 31st, but in special cases, it can last longer.
The way that states are represented in the House and the Senate is different. Why is this? Well, when the Founding Fathers were drafting the Constitution, there were debates over how states would be represented. States with larger populations wanted more representation than states with smaller populations. Meanwhile, states with smaller populations favored equal representation. So, a compromise was made -- Representation in the Senate would be equal, while representation in the House would be based on population.

(b) Executive Branch
Executive Branch
The executive branch of Government makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch of government. This branch is very large so the President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies.
(i) President: Leader of the country and commands the military.
The President of the United States
The President is the head of the executive branch and plays a large role in making America’s laws. His job is to approve the laws that Congress creates. When the Senate and the House approve a bill, they send it to the President. If he agrees with the law, he signs it and the law goes into effect.
If the President does not like a bill, he can refuse to sign it. When he does this, it is called a veto. If the President vetoes a bill, it will most likely never become a law. Congress can override a veto, but to do so two-thirds of the Members of Congress must vote against the President.
Despite all of his power, the President cannot write bills. He can propose a bill, but a member of Congress must submit it for him.
In addition to playing a key role in the lawmaking process, the President has several duties. He serves as the American Head of State, meaning that he meets with the leaders of other countries and can make treaties with them. However, the Senate must approve any treaty before it becomes official.
The President is also the Chief of the Government. That means that he is technically the boss of every government worker.
Also, the President is the official head of the U.S. military. He can authorize the use of troops overseas without declaring war. To officially declare war, though, he must get the approval of the Congress.
The President and the Vice-President are the only officials chosen by the entire country. Not just anyone can be President, though. In order to be elected, one must be at least 35 years old. Also, each candidate must be a natural-born U.S. citizen and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years. When elected, the President serves a term of four years. The most one President can serve is two terms, for a total of eight years.
Before 1951, the President could serve for as many terms as he wanted. However, no one had tried. After two terms as President, George Washington chose not to run again. All other Presidents followed his example until Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt successfully ran for office four times. Early in his fourth term, he died, in 1945. Six years later, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which limits Presidents to two terms.

Election of the President
On November 7, 2000, Americans elected the 43rd President of the United States. This process was set up in the United States Constitution. The Constitution requires a candidate for the presidency to be:
At least 35 years old
A natural born citizen of the United States
A resident of the United States for 14 years
So how does one become President of the United States? The following steps outline the general process for presidential elections.
Step I: Primaries and Caucuses
There are many people who would like to become President. Each of these people have their own ideas about how our government should work. Some of these people can belong to the same political party. That's where primaries and caucuses come in.
In these elections, party members get to vote for the candidate that will represent their party in the upcoming general election.
Step 2: National Conventions
At the end of the primaries and caucuses, each party holds a national convention to finalize the selection of one Presidential nominee. During this time, each Presidential candidate chooses a running-mate (or Vice-Presidential candidate).
Step 3: The General (or Popular) Election
Now that each party is represented by one candidate, the general election process begins. Candidates campaign throughout the country in an attempt to win the support of voters. Finally in November, the people vote for one candidate.
When a person casts a vote in the general election, they are not voting directly for an individual Presidential candidate. Instead, voters in each state actually cast their vote for a group of people, known as electors. These electors are part of the Electoral College and are supposed to vote for their state’s preferred candidate.
Step 4: The Electoral College
In the Electoral College system, each state gets a certain number of electors, based on each state's total number of representation in Congress. Each elector gets one electoral vote. For example, a large state like California gets 54 electoral votes, while Rhode Island gets only four. All together, there are 538 Electoral votes.
In December (following the general election), the electors cast their votes. When the votes are counted on January 6th, the Presidential candidate that gets more than half (270) wins the election. The President-elect and Vice President-elect take the oath of office and are inaugurated two weeks later, on January 20th.

(ii) Vice President: President of the Senate and becomes President if the President can no longer do the job.
(iii) Departments: Department heads advise the President on issues and help carry out policies.
The President's Cabinet
Do you have friends that you turn to for advice? When the President wants advice he asks a group of people called the Cabinet. The purpose of the Cabinet is to advise the President. They are the President's closest and most trusted advisors. The Cabinet includes the Vice President, the heads of 15 executive branch departments, and other Government officials chosen by the President. The Cabinet meets at least once a week to discuss matters that effect the United States.
The 14 Secretaries from the executive departments and the Attorney General are nominated by the President, and they must be approved (confirmed) by a majority vote (51 votes) of the Senate. Nominees can not be a member of Congress or hold any other elected office. Executive department Secretaries and the Attorney General serve as long as the President is in office.
The following is a list of the current heads of the 15 executive department agencies, their department, when that department was created, and a brief description of the department. The list is organized by order of succession.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Department of State (1789):Works with other countries.

Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Department of the Treasury (1789):Supervises the collection of taxes and the printing of money.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. GatesDepartment of Defense (1947):Oversees the armed forces.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey Department of Justice (1870):Enforces the U.S. Government's laws.

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Department of the Interior (1849):Protects natural resources and wildlife.

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Department of Agriculture (1862):Ensures a healthy food supply and provides support for farmers.

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Department of Commerce (1903):Promotes business and job opportunities for all Americans, responsible for all copyrights, patents, and trademarks; and oversees matters related to oceans, weather, and technology.

Secretary of Labor Elaine L. ChaoDepartment of Labor (1913):Oversees the interests of U.S. workers.

Secretary of Health & Human Services Michael LeavittDepartment of Health and Human Services (1953):Looks after people's health and provides services including conducting medical research, preventing diseases, assuring the safety of food and drugs; providing financial assistance for low income families.

Secretary of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (1965):Oversees housing needs, and focuses on improving and developing communities.

Secretary of Transportation Mary E. PetersDepartment of Transportation (1966):Oversees the nation's transportation system including highways, railroads, ports, and air travel.

Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman Department of Energy (1977):Researches and develops energy systems that are friendly to the environment, but are not too expensive.

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Department of Education (1979):Establishes guidelines and provides leadership to address American education. It helps local communities meet the needs of their students.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James Peake Department of Veterans Affairs (1988):Operates programs for veterans and their families.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Department of Homeland Security (2003):Works to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
(iv) Independent Agencies: Help carry out policy or provide special services.

To learn more about the executive branch, choose from the following:
(c) Judicial Branch

Judicial Branch
The judicial branch of government is made up of the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Article III of the Constitution established this Court and all other Federal courts were created by Congress. Courts decide arguments about the meaning of laws, how they are applied, and whether they break the rules of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. The Supreme Court hears cases that have made their way through the court system, but of the more than 7,500 cases that are sent to the Supreme Court each year, only about 80 to 100 cases are actually accepted. Once the Supreme Court makes a decision, it can only be changed by another Supreme Court decision or by amending (changing) the Constitution. This is a very important power that can affect the lives of a lot of people. Also, since the main power of the Supreme Court is to decide cases that challenge the Constitution, the Court must decide if the case they receive really challenges the Constitution.
The Supreme Court is made up of nine Justices. One of these is the Chief Justice. They are appointed by the President and must be approved by the Senate. Justices have their jobs for life, unless they resign, retire, or are impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate (the removal process as described by the Constitution).
There are no requirements in order to be appointed a Justice, but all have been trained in the law. Many Justices served as members of Congress, governors, or members of the President's Cabinet. One president, William Howard Taft, was later appointed Chief Justice.

The difference between Telekom Malaysia(TM) and Telekom Malaysia International (TMI)

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The combined reference prices of Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and TM International Bhd (TMI) will be equivalent to the last traded price of TM on April 22 following which TMI will be listed on the Bursa Malaysia main board on April 28.

So, now in our Bursa Malaysia listed 2 company which last time belong to TM group.

About TM

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), a leading regional information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in fixed-line, data and broadband. Anythings that deal with fixed line and broadband within Malaysia will be under the supervision of the current TM company.

About TMI

TMI is TM’s investment arm overseeing TM’s international investment and operations. TMI is an emerging leader in Asian communication with operations and financial interests in nine Asian countries, namely Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Iran, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand.
TMI has a track record of adding value to its investments, and an approach which focuses on developing the skills and capabilities of its local management teams and working in partnership with these local teams to achieve strong market positions and profitability.
TM’s overseas investments have always contributed significantly to the Group’s overall PATAMI. For the financial year ended December 2007, TM’s overseas investment contributed 27.7% or RM4.9 billion to the Group revenue.
As part of TM’s Demerger exercise, all mobile and overseas operations including domestic mobile operations, Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad, will be grouped under TMI, making it a pure-play regional mobile operator with 39.8 million subscribers as at end of 2007. Upon completion of the Demerger exercise, the enlarged TMI could potentially enjoy the top ten position by market capitalization on Bursa Securities.

Todays the TMI share price range between Rm3.96 -RM3.76

while for the TM share price range between RM2.77 - RM2.74