Lim Kit Siang

Hishammuddin “rubbishes” Home Ministry website opinion poll on crime

Kit — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:42:08 +0000

I was floored. In response to my questioning on the deplorable crime situation when winding-up his Ministry in Parliament in the 2010 Budget debate, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the Home Ministry official website poll of some 10,000 respondents on crime in Malaysia do not reflect the actual situation as the number of [...]

Neglect Sabah at your own peril, BN told

Kit — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:50:45 +0000

Two Sabah Barisan Nasional leaders issued the same warning about the heavy price that Barisan Nasional will have to pay for the continued neglect, discrimination and marginalisation of Sabah, but is the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak really listening? These are extracts from Malaysiakini reports on the PBS and UPKO annual general meetings opened [...]

UMNO MPs’ “ambush” for OTK foiled by Minister’s absence

Kit — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:47:18 +0000

The ambush by several UMNO MPs for MCA President and Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat last night during his Ministry’s reply in the government winding-up of the 2010 budget debate was foiled when the Minister was absent. The reason given by the Deputy Transport Minister, Datuk Robert Lau, who stood in for [...]

PAC proposal to investigate CKC for cbt – testimony of MACC impotence/failure

Kit — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:53:45 +0000

Why must Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) wait for Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommendation for further investigation into former Transport Minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy for possible offence of criminal breach of trust in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal when the first report was lodged with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) [...]

When will MACC command public confidence to the extent that Malaysians will publicly rally to its support against any obstruction of anti-corruption efforts as is happening in Indonesia?

Kit — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:45 +0000

I have been asking myself – When will MACC command public confidence to the extent that Malaysians will publicly rally to its support against any obstruction of anti-corruption efforts as is happening in Indonesia? In Indonesia, we are seeing the phenomenon of the Indonesian people publicly rallying to the support of the Indonesian anti-corruption agency, the [...]

Time For MCA To Ask Najib To Step In – Hishammuddin

Kit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:23 +0000

KLUANG, Nov 7 (Bernama) — The time has come for MCA to ask Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to step in to resolve the crisis the party is facing, said Umno vice president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. Hishammuddin said he believed the Prime Minister would not hesitate to assist MCA in [...]

Is the Opposition wasting a historic opportunity?

Kit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:23:04 +0000

By Tunku Aziz A mere footnote at the bottom of a page of Malaysia’s political history or a tome on political change that recreated and revitalised a sick and openly corrupt society into a vibrant and prosperous democracy for all? Pakatan Rakyat must decide quickly where it wants to be. On present showing, it has not [...]

1Malaysia: A victim of mental fatigue

Kit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:12:13 +0000

By Tunku Aziz Najib’s 1Malaysia propaganda campaign, now in full swing, has taken on the uncanny appearance of a blitzkrieg that would have the Fuehrer of the Third Reich double up in the Reichstag in uncontrollable ecstasy. It really is that funny. The single-minded mindless saturation bombardment of the media, at what financial cost we will [...]

Entertainment vs Empowerment

Kit — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:56:06 +0000

By Augustine Anthony A few of us were chatting and one in the group quipped, “Hey did you see the video footage of that parliamentarian?” To this curiosity, another friend seated next to us immediately raised his voice, “THAT goon? If he can become our parliamentarian, then Popeye can also become our Prime Minister”. Before [...]

MACC should be censured for failing to bring to court those guilty of abuses of power and corruption in the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal although the first report was lodged as far back as 2004

Kit — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:12:29 +0000

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should be censured for failing to bring to court even a single person of those guilty of abuses of power and corruption in the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal though the first corruption report was lodged as far back as 2004. How can MACC convince Malaysians that it [...]

The Asri problematique and the rise of denominational Islam?

Kit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:30:26 +0000

By Azly Rahman The current uproar over the arrest of Dr. Asri, former Mufti of Perlis interests me. I am not particularly interested in the political and ideological dimension of it; rather in how this issue will develop in this hypermodern country plagued with internal contradictions. “The center cannot hold” as the Irish poet W.B. Yeats [...]

PAC report on PKFZ scandal revealed ongoing high-level conspiracy to suppress pertinent information about Ministerial and top governmental abuses of power and malpractices

Kit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:42 +0000

The Public Accounts Committee Report on the Port Klang Free Zone scandal does not reveal enough although it had revealed inadvertently what it had not intended to reveal – the ongoing high-level conspiracy to suppress pertinent information about Ministerial and top government abuses of power and malpractices landing the country with a RM12.5 “mother of [...]

Attorney-General Gani Patail should resign unless he can explain why he failed to take action against former Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy for criminal breach of trust

Kit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:04:13 +0000

At long last, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the mother of all scandals, the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), has been tabled in Parliament, together with several tombs of documents, viz verbatim minutes of 13 PAC meetings on the subject from 11th June to 3rd September 2009, Price Waterhouse Coopers’ report [...]

Strange, stranger, strangest – Chua is MCA deputy president

Kit — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:51:54 +0000

Twitter 11/03/2009 03:36 PM MCA Greater Unity Plan – President OngTeeKeat sacks 4 Liow-aligned central committee members ChorCheeHeung GanHonSu ChaiKimSen YooWeiHow. 11/03/2009 01:34 PM Strange, stranger, strangest – Chua is MCA deputy president: ROS shocker http://bit.ly/2AUapk ———— Chua is deputy president: ROS shocker Nov 3, 09 1:18pm | Malaysiakini In a dramatic turn of events, the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has declared Dr [...]

Pathetic Police Play Politics in Perak

Kit — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:17:34 +0000

By Martin Jalleh Bolehland continues to boast of the world’s one and only State with two Chief Ministers (Menteris Besar), two Speakers, two State Governments and two State Assemblies conducted simultaneously under one roof. The Prime Minister’s slogan of 1Malaysia is beginning to bear much fruit as the Government, Police, Judiciary and Election Commission bond and blend [...]

Revisiting the Spin of Malaysia and Indonesia as ‘Moderate’ Muslim states

Kit — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:30:53 +0000

By Farish A. Noor November 2nd, 2009. It is now ‘moderate’ season once again when the leaders of the developed Western world are on the lookout for moderate Muslim states and leaders to engage in dialogue with as strategic, economic and political allies and partners. Needless to say, the leaders and governments of the Muslim [...]

Test for 1Malaysia – Najib should ask Cabinet on Wednesday to revoke earlier decision to ban the use of word “Allah” for religions other than Islam

Kit — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:27:03 +0000

Malaysia is again at the centre of adverse international publicity despite our tourist promotion of Malaysia as a harmonious and model multi-religious nation and the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new slogan of 1Malaysia. In the past few days, the world media like CNN and international press have been giving extensive coverage to the [...]

2010 Budget: sound and fury without substance (4)

Kit — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:56:00 +0000

By S.C. Key Budget Allocations The budget allocations listed in the budget speech are indeed astonishing and represent a long litany of projects and allocations, the direct beneficiaries of which appear to be special interests and well connected individuals. This should be no surprise as the budget has become the chosen means to distribute corporate welfare with [...]

2010 Budget: sound and fury without substance (3)

Kit — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:17:38 +0000

By S.C. The Track Record The Budget for 2010 must be seen against the larger canvass of economic management by the BN Government over the recent past. It should be recalled that the global Great Recession began in mid 2007 as the sub-prime fiasco in the United States began to unfold. The economic slowdown spread and gained momentum [...]

2010 Budget: sound and fury without substance (2)

Kit — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:36:37 +0000

By S.C. The Macro-Economic Scene The key economic indicators and assumptions used in the budget formulation are: Malaysia economy to grow 2-3 percent in 2010 after a contraction of 3 to 4 percent in the current year. Per capita income to increase by 2.5 percent to RM24, 661. This rate of growth is inconsistent with a GDP growth rate [...]