Anwar Ibrahim |
- FOI: Bermula Dari Laci Yang Kosong
- It’s Payback Time As Govt Cuts Sugar, Fuel Subsidies
- Kenaikan Harga: Tidak Prihatin Dan Tidak Bertanggungjawab
- Malaysia’s Najib and the Crony Culture
| FOI: Bermula Dari Laci Yang Kosong Posted: 16 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT Dari Malaysiakini Semuanya bermula apabila Pakatan Rakyat mengambil alih Selangor pada Mac 2008 apabila mereka hanya ditinggalkan laci-laci yang kosong, tanpa sehelai kertas pun. “Kami tidak tahu hendak mula daripada mana. Kami tidak tahu apa yang telah berlaku. Ia ambil masa 3 bulan untuk (kerajaan negeri) pulih.” Demikian cerita exco perlancongan Selangor Elizabeth Wong – yang mencadangkan diperkenalkan Enakmen Kebebasan Maklumat (FOI) – tentang kepentingan maklumat kepada kerajaan dan orang ramai. Sehubungan itu, tambahnya, ketika merampas Selangor daripada tangan BN bagi kali pertama dua tahun lalu, mereka telah bersungguh-sungguh berusaha bagi menunaikan janji yang dimuatkan dalam manifesto mereka. Ini kerana, jelas Elizabeth, perkara itu telah dibincangkan sejak 2006 lagi dan dipersetujui sendiri oleh Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yang pada masa itu belum menjadi menteri besar. “Beliau (Khalid) tanya ada salinan (cadangan enakmen) dan mahukannya satu. Beliau beritahu, kalau ada peluang laksanakan, ini perkara pertama kita perlu buat bila ambil alih Selangor nanti. “Empat atau lima draf dibuat. Apa yang kita lihat ini sudah yang keenam. Kita ambil masa untuk susun ayat elok-elok sampailah penasihat undang-undang puas hati,” kata Elizabeth yang juga bekas aktivis NGO hak asasi manusia Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram). |
| It’s Payback Time As Govt Cuts Sugar, Fuel Subsidies Posted: 16 Jul 2010 12:15 AM PDT From Malaysia Today Malaysians woke up to a rude shock this morning when the prices of their usual breakfast shot up overnight as the federal government started reducing subsidies on sugar and fuel with immediate effect. PAS in an immediate reaction to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's late evening announcement of phase one of the government's move to remove subsidies altogether, described the decision as "sneaky and insidious". According to PAS deputy president Mahfuz Omar, despite Parliament being in session for a month, the federal government had made no move to discuss the subsidy issue or present a working paper on the matter. "It was a rude shock… a sneaky and insidious move to humiliate the rakyat," he said in an apparent reference to the embarrassing decision by the government to back down on its move to legalise sports betting. "Now, it could very well be payback time," he added. The Pokok Sena MP has criticised the government for making an arbitrary decision to increase prices of essentials without discussing it in Parliament. "The government cunningly announced the increase after the end of the Parliament session… it didn't discuss the matter with the people… so when actually will the government ever discuss removal of subidies with the people?" asked Mahfuz. "The government did not discuss the price hike with the MPs, it did not table a working paper when it is a national concern… it rudely announced the price hikes overnight." Stagnating salaries Late yesterday evening, the federal government stunned Malaysians when it suddenly announced a reduction in subsidies on prices of necessities. The new prices were effective from midnight. Sugar is now 25 sen more per kilo (new price is RM1.70 sen per kg) while RON 95 petrol and diesel is up by 5 sen per litre (new price for RON 95 is now RM1.85 per litre and diesel is RM1.75 per litre). Liqued petroleum gas (LPG) is also up by 10 sen. The new price is RM1.85 per kg. The RON97 petrol will now be subjected to a managed float, where the price will be determined by the automatic pricing mechanism or market forces. These were the lists made available by the government on its website www.pmo.gov.my and www.pemandu.gov.my. The new prices will inevitably affect every level of income in the country as inflation continues to soar against stagnating salaries. Mahfuz said Najib's explanation that the price hikes were small and not a burden on the consumer is irrational. "It just proves that the government has failed to manage the economy properly. “How can removing subsidy not burden the rakyat? It's just an excuse by the government to cover up their own failures. "The government wants the rakyat to change their lifestyles…but it is not willing to change its style of managing the economy. "The government is wasteful when it conducts direct negotiations (for its business operations) which is expensive. It could easily adopt an open tender system. "It doesn’t seem to understand that every disbursement is public money," he told FMT today. He said with this latest move by the government, Najib has put public interest on the backburner, thus contradicting his own 1Malaysia slogan of "people first". "Like I said in Parliament before… it looks good and sounds nice (slogan) but there’s no real change. The government is still eating chicken and prawns while the people are stuck with lengkuas and onions…" he quipped. Reduced subsidiary Last night, Najib announced the unpopular move to reduce subsidies, saying it would save the government RM750 million a year. He said the latest announcement was the first step towards rationalising subsidies in stages beginning today. He said the government, however, would still be spending RM7.82 billion in fuel and sugar subsidies in 2010. He added that fuel and sugar prices were still the lowest in the region. Najib said savings from the reduced subsidies will go towards development projects, which would directly benefit the people. On May 27, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala had reportedly said that Malaysia will be bankrupt in 2019 if it continued with its subsidy schemes. |
| Kenaikan Harga: Tidak Prihatin Dan Tidak Bertanggungjawab Posted: 16 Jul 2010 12:09 AM PDT KENYATAAN AKHBAR 16 Julai 2010 Walaupun Dewan Rakyat telah bersidang sejak 7 Jun 2010, pengumuman kenaikan harga petrol, diesel, LPG dan gula langsung tidak dibincangkan di Dewan yang mulia itu. Pengumuman ini membuktikan Perdana Menteri dan kabinetnya tidak menghormati kedudukan Dewan Rakyat sebagai sidang tertinggi yang mewakili rakyat Malaysia. Dato' Sri Najib sedar ahli parlimen baik dari Pakatan Rakyat mahupun dari Barisan Nasional tidak akan menyokong beliau kerana tindakan menaikkan harga tanpa menyediakan bantuan lain kepada rakyat adalah kebijakan yang tidak prihatin terhadap rakyat keseluruhannya. Hakikatnya, kenaikan harga petrol, diesel, LPG dan gula ini adalah tidak bertanggungjawab kerana tidak ada tindakan proaktif untuk menyediakan mekanisme bantuan kepada golongan yang paling terkesan dengan kenaikan ini, sebelum pengumuman dibuat. Kerajaan Persekutuan telah mengumumkan rancangan pemotongan subsidi ini sejak tahun 2008 lagi atas alasan untuk menstrukturkan semula pemberian subsidi agar ia lebih memihak kepada golongan yang memerlukan. Sehingga kini, rakyat masih tertunggu-tunggu mekanisme bantuan tersebut. Pada masa yang sama, kenaikan demi kenaikan diumumkan. Kenaikan harga gula sebanyak 28% sejak awal tahun ini (kenaikan 20 sen pada 1 Januari 2010, diikuti kenaikan 20 sen berikutnya pada 16 Julai 2010) sudah tentu akan mempunyai kesan kepada harga makanan. Kesan berganda daripada kenaikan harga petrol, diesel, LPG dan gula ini akan memberi tekanan kepada golongan berpendapatan rendah di bawah RM2,000 sebulan, yang mana 75% adalah Bumiputra yang kononnya dibela oleh Barisan Nasional. Sasaran penjimatan sebanyak RM750 juta yang diumumkan Pejabat Perdana Menteri adalah sedikit berbanding dengan keborosan dan pembaziran yang berlaku akibat kelalaian Barisan Nasional. Semalam, Dewan Rakyat dimaklumkan bahawa perbelanjaan Jabatan Perdana Menteri telah mencecah RM3.8 billion pada tahun 2009 dan dijangka mengatasi peruntukan RM3.9 billion bagi tahun 2010. Ini termasuklah perbelanjaan Sekretariat Mantan Perdana Menteri dan Sekretariat Permata yang dinaungi oleh isteri Perdana Menteri. Malah, penjimatan RM750 juta itu tidak setanding dengan kerugian yang ditanggung rakyat apabila konglomerat milik rakyat iaitu Sime Darby mengalami kerugian sebanyak RM946 juta dan menerima pula pampasan dari kerajaan berjumlah RM700 juta. Membebankan rakyat atas alasan mengurangkan defisit dan menggunakan penjimatan untuk menampung keborosan kerajaan seperti ini perlu dihentikan segera. Di mana letaknya maruah seorang Perdana Menteri yang mengambil wang rakyat atas nama penstrukturan subsidi dan digunakan untuk membayar perunding asing seperti APCO sehingga mencecah RM77 juta setahun semata-mata untuk menaikkan imej beliau, sedangkan bayaran kepada APCO itu hampir sama jumlahnya dengan anggaran penjimatan subsidi gula sebanyak RM126 juta (seperti diumumkan PEMANDU). Pun begitu, saya tidak menolak bulat-bulat kaedah penstrukturan semula subsidi untuk memastikan lebih banyak bantuan sampai terus kepada golongan 75% di bawah pendapatan isi rumah RM2,000 sebulan. Penjimatan dari pengurangan subsidi sepatutnya disalurkan terus kepada golongan ini melalui mekanisme-mekanisme yang perlu diumumkan serentak dengan kenaikan harga. Saya menuntut supaya Perdana Menteri mengumumkan secepat mungkin bagaimanakah penjimatan RM750 juta ini akan dibelanjakan untuk rakyat. Nasihat saya supaya penjimatan ini disalurkan dalam bentuk kenaikan peruntukan untuk institusi pengajian tinggi, pelaburan baru dalam bidang pendidikan dan bantuan kebajikan terus kepada golongan berpendapatan di bawah RM2,000 agar penjimatan itu sampai terus kepada rakyat. Sebelum ini pun, kerajaan telah menggunakan alasan mengurangkan defisit apabila menaikkan harga minyak dan keperluan asas. Tindakan ini sedikit pun tidak membantu menyelesaikan masalah defisit negara, malah ia makin meningkat. Bagi tahun 2008, di kemuncak kenaikan harga minyak, defisit negara melonjak kepada 4.8% berbanding 3.2% bagi tahun sebelum itu. Keadaan ini berlaku kerana kerajaan tidak berdisiplin dan tidak ada iltizam politik untuk menyalurkan penjimatan dari pemotongan subsidi ke sektor-sektor yang benar-benar memerlukan, sedangkan pembaziran dan kerugian terus berlaku. Sebab itu, saya telah menegaskan berkali-kali bahawa ubat yang paling mujarab untuk memulihkan ekonomi negara adalah reformasi ekonomi yang menyeluruh, bukannya tertumpu kepada golongan lemah semata-mata. Perdana Menteri tidak boleh meminta rakyat mengubah cara hidup, sedangkan kroni-kroni, ahli politik, golongan elit dan berkepentingan terus menikmati subsidi korporat seperti subsidi gas kepada penjana bebas yang menelan belanja RM18.9 billion setiap tahun, 25 kali ganda lebih besar dari penjimatan akibat potongan subsidi yang diumumkan semalam. Oleh itu, saya menggariskan empat langkah segera yang perlu diambil oleh Perdana Menteri untuk meyakinkan rakyat bahawa pengorbanan mereka menanggung harga yang lebih tinggi untuk mengekang defisit adalah berbaloi: 1. Mengumumkan penambahbaikan drastik kepada kaedah dan sistem perolehan yang diamalkan kerajaan agar lebih telus dan mendapatkan nilai terbaik untuk rakyat; 2. Menstrukturkan semula pemberian subsidi gas kepada IPP agar penjimatan ini dapat disalurkan kepada rakyat; 3. Mengawalselia prestasi syarikat berkaitan kerajaan dan agensi yang dipertanggungjawabkan menjaga dana awam bagi mengelakkan kerugian berbillion ringgit yang ditanggung rakyat; dan yang terpenting 4. Membuktikan keikhlasan dalam perang menentang rasuah dengan menghentikan campur tangan politik di dalam SPRM dan Jabatan Peguam Negara. Rakyat akan ternanti-nanti tindakan susulan Perdana Menteri jika benar Barisan Nasional ikhlas dalam menangani kekusutan ekonomi negara. Jika tidak, pengumuman kenaikan harga petrol, diesel, LPG dan gula semalam hanyalah sambungan kepada rentetan penindasan rakyat berpendapatan rendah demi golongan elit dan kroni. DATO' SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM |
| Malaysia’s Najib and the Crony Culture Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:40 PM PDT From Asia Sentinel The Malaysian government has portrayed its recent decision not to legalize sports gambling as the action of a responsible administration responding to public opinion and keeping its promise to be more open and accountable. In fact, the episode is a sharp reminder of how deeply entrenched the crony culture is in the country and how little has changed under the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. While Najib has pleased many Malaysians by refusing to allow businessman Vincent Tan to expand his gambling empire, the prime minister’s image has suffered because of his secretive attempt to revive sports betting. In the public outcry over the proposal, Najib was also outmaneuvered by the political opposition through its control of key states in peninsular Malaysia. By reversing course, he underlined his growing reputation to backtrack on policy in the face of protest, as he has done over his ambition to dismantle certain parts of the New Economic Policy, the affirmative action plan that has benefited ethnic Malays for four decades. Malaysians were kept in the dark this year as Vincent Tan, invoking an unpublicized agreement negotiated with the government decades ago, geared up to begin accepting bets on the World Cup in South Africa. With little warning, his company, Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd, announced that it had obtained exclusive rights to a business that could top RM20 billion annually – without competitive bidding or public discussion. Dramatic as the news was, it wasn’t the first time that Tan had been on the brink of starting Malaysia’s first legal sports betting operation. In 2004, months after becoming prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi discovered that a license had been issued to Tan in 2003 by Premier Mahathir Mohamad in his capacity as finance minister. Abdullah’s aides said Mahathir had awarded the license not long before retiring, but the former premier denied being “personally responsible” for it. Worried that his administration would be open to criticism by conservative Muslims, especially the opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, which had long campaigned to close existing gaming outlets, Abdullah vetoed the gambling concession. Tan’s revived plans burst into the open in early May in a filing with the stock exchange. Tan’s publicly listed Berjaya Corporation Bhd. said it was buying his 70 percent stake in dormant Ascot Sports for RM525 million. (His son holds the remaining 30 percent.) Berjaya said, “The Ministry of Finance has given its approval for the re-issuance of the license…upon certain terms and conditions.” Berjaya subsequently made it known that the “re-issuance” took the form of a “letter of approval” it had received from the finance ministry in January. Najib acts as finance minister as well as premier. In the uproar that followed, some of the mysterious history of the sports betting proposal emerged. It transpires that Dr. Mahathir’s government first issued a license to Tan in 1987, without informing the public. After suffering losses, Tan surrendered the license in 1990, but apparently negotiated for Ascot Sports to be given the right of first refusal if a new license was issued. At first, the Najib government did not dispute Berjaya’s claim to have obtained the license. But as opposition mounted to more legalized gambling – betting is permitted by non-Muslims on horse racing and lotteries and in a casino — Najib, wearing his finance minister’s hat, stunned the country by declaring that the license had not yet been issued after all. In a written reply to members of Parliament, he said the government was “still getting feedback from various quarters” and had not finalized the terms and conditions. Najib’s hesitation in following through on the letter of approval his ministry sent to Berjaya four months earlier reflected his political dilemma. A strong element in the backlash was the memory of the Mahathir era, when well-connected businessmen, widely termed cronies, were given privatization and other government contracts without any tendering process. Vincent Tan was the chief non-Malay crony. Moreover, Tan made his initial fortune when granted the privatized lottery Sports Toto, until then controlled by the Ministry of Finance, in 1985. The deal was kept secret initially, erupting into what became the “Sports Toto Scandal” when word of it eventually leaked. By seeming to allow the license to go to Ascot Sports in a non-transparent fashion, Najib drew attention to what looked like his broken promises to be more open. He also appeared to be condoning gambling, which is forbidden in Islam and opposed by many Malays. The government attempted to frame the widening debate as an effort to curb underground sports betting, which is known to be rampant in Malaysia. But in reality Najib needed increased gambling tax to help reduce Malaysia’s officially projected budget deficit from 7 percent to 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2015. One industry group estimated illegal sports betting turnover at RM20 billion to RM30 billion, and calculated potential government revenue at RM1 billion to RM3 billion. Najib was also outflanked by the opposition. The Penang state government, led by the Democratic Action Party, declared a ban on sports betting, followed by Kedah and Selangor. Kelantan, controlled by Parti Islam and the only other state in opposition hands, forbids all forms of gambling. Narrowing Najib’s options further, sections of his United Malays National Organization, including UMNO Youth, opposed the move. Terengganu state, in UMNO hands, also said it would not allow sports gambling, according to local press reports. After a meeting of UMNO’s Supreme Council, Najib capitulated, saying the decision was taken “after much deliberation on the impact it will have from the perspective of religion and politics.” Left unsaid was why Najib felt bound by a tainted agreement entered by a past administration, and whether more such deals might surface. Barry Wain, writer-in-residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, is author of Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times. Set as favorite mahathir the babi finance minister is a real joke that a CEO of a company is also the chief financial officer of the company….. wonder how many rational investors will invest in such company….. report abuse … report abuse Who gets the illegal Contracts????? report abuse Glad Chinese are Miliking the Malays ( the latter whoever they are) LOL!!!! Lets be honest-the Chinese need the Malays and vice versa-That is how Chinese operate. The traffic conjestion, the housing, the supply of goods and services etc-all controlled by Chinese because Malays cant do it.Politicians are not Malays-all campor-Indian Muslim etc etc. So if there is anyone to blame -Blame also Chinese-Money is their GOD!!! All thye UMNO cronies are Chinese-they are killing the Chinese….LOL! report abuse The Malays have Crony in Dr Mahathir Mohamed ( Ex-Indian Muslim ( Kerala) -who ought to be in Pakistan ! I have never been more ashamed of my country-not about honest stands about other countries and behavior-there is freedom of speech, but to stir trouble like Mahathir is doing is dangerous. 60 % of Malaysia has no problems with Israel –why? Malaysia is not a Muslim country it's a multiracial country now hijacked by Indian Muslims among others! Malaysians know about Arafat and corruption which is synonymous with Mahathir and corruption. Malaysia needs a régime change! Anwar Cannot Be Loyal To Malaysia If He’s Loyal To Jewish Goups – Dr Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said if Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was loyal to Jewish groups , he could not be loyal to his own country. “Of course if you are loyal to them, you cannot be loyal to Malaysia, but it is up to the people to decide,” he told reporters after the closing of the International Conference on Breaking the Siege: In the Spirit of Rachel Corrie and Mavi Marmara by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, here, Sunday. Dr Mahathir said he was not surprised if a political leader like Anwar was very unhappy because the Jews were suspicious of his loyalty to them. “So, he is now getting Cable News Network (CNN) to show that he is really loyal to them,” he said. Recently, Trevino Strategies and Media Inc president Joshua Trevino wrote on an influential United States online news portal, The New Ledger, that Anwar hired media contacts, particularly in CNN to apologise for his Jew-bashing. Trevino also claimed that CNN’s Connector of the Day programme was so tame in questioning Anwar’s anti-Semitic rhetoric to help him rebuild his image through the apology tour. – BERNAMA report abuse … report abuse Milk the Chinese! report abuse Making of a Failed State The crutches have really grown the so-called Malays (assorted aforementioned Muslims) by the millions. Question is – WHO IS GOING TO FEED THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. They simply don’t know how to fish let alone stretching out their bare hands like Ibrahim Katak, the Indonesian Muslim pendatang for handouts. report abuse Malaysia welcoming Muslim Fundementalsim-CORRUPTION of the GOVERNMENT Well, this is the sure way to invite terrorism-there are many educated malay who find themselves in the 50s and 60s angry with UMNO and the Malay Government discriminating them as malays. I think one must be forwarned-unless Malaysia stops ignoring impunity-welcome poverty, frustration and anger directed to UMNO and Malays-non-Malays collateral damage! report abuse Najib needs UMNO Crook Cronies report abuse Rouge State to a Paraiah Country; Malaysia I see no future for Malaysia unless UMNO falls and some plural process takes place in this so called democracy.The Malaysian Institution which protects democacy has been dismantled-the Court have gone to the dogs-ABSOLUTE NO CREDIBILITY!, The Anti Corruption (ZERO Credibility), the latter is run by the Attorney General ( another crony of UMNO), the Police, Military, Parliament etc have been on a state of decline-there is genuine fear in people on the streets for security-armed criminals -legal and illegal walk the country.Sometimes the malaysian Police “moonlight” as criminals. Its literally hot in malaysia-Corporate Rapists like Vincent Tan has raped the country with UMNO.I see no hope.I hope that developed countries will sanction and disgarce Malaysia-Sadly I think Anwar will be falsely and wrongfully jailed-this is UMNO & BN-I suggest that he leaves malaysia and emigrate like many other Malaysian have! report abuse Hundreds of Millions already made on stock market report abuse Putting his reputation and career on the line Detractors of this article should be aware that unlike their anonymous selves, Mr. Wain has put his reputation and career on the line by writing this article. The government, and all other parties mentioned in the article, are free to sue Mr. Wain for libel if they can prove that he has maliciously and falsely defamed them. A lack of response from them is proof that Mr. Wain has told the truth. I wait with bated breath to see if anyone mentioned in his article actually does anything more than send their henchmen to post negative comments here. On second thought, I better not. I will probably die holding my breath! report abuse … Today’s news have revealed the true intention behind, that, Ascot sports will still be offered 1st priority for as long as they can comply with the 15 rules and conditions which Vincent might have been laughing like a horse now getting geared up for the ‘bid’ of the permit! Such flip-flop policy of umno brand has become a common phenomenon and telling lies have become part of the mundane business just like the bull’s are farting! Given another 20 years, this once a promised land will still far lag behind the little red dot Singapore in terms of eco-social developments and all other aspects! It’s high time the Nation needs a thorough clean up, then only we can see changes, and for betterments of the future! ‘Storm the Bastille’ seems like the only psyche the rakyat of this beloved Country have to spare altogether for the interests of the whole Nation! 1 Malaysia??! Sucks!!!! report abuse Berjaya Gambling to spread out of M’sia … If you have the time, you might want to look into how Vincent Tan’s brother, Danny apparently tried to bribe(?) the head of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) sometime back in the 1990’s to issue him a gambling license for his Bejaya Hotel there. I think he might have bought the hotel there to start teh gambling operation. (Keep in mind that fro a period, gambling was legallly operated at the then Ramada Renaissance Hotel in Colombo). Luckily, the BOI head at the time was very upright and told him “no”! ntvwh report abuse The land of flip-flops report abuse The emperor and his clothes laid bare.. In less than 2 years in office he has managed to not only bankrupted FELDA,made losses for SIME DARBY through the Bakun project,he is well on his way to bankrupting this nation. I list here some issues yet to be resolved as a token report card of this PM and his administration :- - Dead Mongolian woman blown up by C4 by his ex bodyguards Just to name a few. The emperor it seems is losing his clothes slowly but surely in the eyes of the people he claims to represent. We can only watch and suffer for now while waiting for the next General Election when HOPEFULLY these miscreants disguised as politicians can and will be replaced and that each one of them are called to face the consequences of their actions in an independent,impartial,fair court of law…. report abuse … report abuse My Convert Kutty Ibrahim Mamak Kutty then says ‘Allah’ can’t be used by non-Muslims when EVERYONE in the world knows “Allah’ is not a Malay word but ABRABIC/Hebtew in origin. The source i.e. from Lebanon to Syria permits non-Muslims to use “Allah”. Who has the copyright for the word? Malaysian Muslims? Don’t tickle our toes. Muslims in this part of the world only borrowed and begin using the romanised writing script for the Malay language in the 20th century. They don’t even have an original writing form (Jawi is elementary and is Arab/Persia in origin). LOL unlike the Indians or Chinese. Try harder Mamak Kutty so that your kind (Indian descent Malays) wlll continue to reap the NEP benefits over the gullibles, Indonesian descent Muslims. You judge. report abuse Well said, Barry! Wasn’t what had been unveiled by Barry Wain exactly the open secret of which contained in the Pandora Box of that flip-flop supremo of the day?! To reactivate the betting licence was seen as a sheer compromise, though unwittingly, between Najib and his old master Mahathir, in order to buy back the lengthy dirty-linen which the old goat was threatening to wash in the public! “You help me, I help you” is more than a maxim but an unchanged rule in umno for any top gun to horse trade for powers and positions, and likewise, by extension to the cronies in business terms and for back door trading of monies in umpteen sums! The unanimous betting ban declared by the oppositional States was indeed a blessing in disguise for Najib to pre-empt it as an alibi to revoke the license after Umno had had benefited from the financial baits that Vincent tan had thrown out to lull the leaping frogs to jump pool from the PR ruling States! Killing two birds with one stone was what it happened to benefit Najib administration where he didn’t has to say the offensive ‘No” to both his old mamak master and also the chief crony of the obsolete regime Mahathirism who is so powerful ever….all blames are on the oppositions! Very smart guy, though, but not smart enough to fool the rakayt! report abuse |
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