Anwar Ibrahim

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• Program ‘Grand Finale’ Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim Tawan Sarawak
• 1MDB – Najib’s Political Slush FundTo Prop Taib And His Cronies
• BN Dijangka Tabur Jutaan Ringgit Pada 4 Hari Terakhir Kempen
• BN Sarawak: Tradisi Memangsakan Rakyat
• Anwar: BN’s Transformation Is a Sham, ‘ubah’ is Better

Program ‘Grand Finale’ Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim Tawan Sarawak Posted: 13 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT 14 April 2011 (Khamis) 5.00 ptg – Pekan Sadong Jaya 6.00 ptg – Pekan Asajaya 7.30 malam – Serian Seafood Garden Restaurant, Bazar Serian 9-00 malam – BDC, Jalan Stampin, Kucing 10.30 malam – Bandar Baru Semariang Fasa 3, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Kucing This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

1MDB – Najib’s Political Slush FundTo Prop Taib And His Cronies Posted: 13 Apr 2011 06:39 AM PDT PRESS STATEMENT Wednesday 13 April 2011 As you may recall, I raised my concerns about 1MDB in September 2010 when Pakatan Rakyat exposed how the fund, which was already allocated RM5 billion in 2009 via government bonds, was planning to raise another RM10 billion. That would have raised the fund's liabilities to RM15 billion by 2013, which is four times the value of bonds issued for PKFZ that amounted to RM3.68 billion. To hoodwink the Rakyat, Dato' Seri Najib said that 1MDB had in fact declared a profit of RM425 million in the first year of operation. He never told us how. We have today 1MDB's financial statements that expose BN's blatant abuse of government funds and how it continues to mismanage the country. 1MDB was able to declare a profit for 31 Mac 2010 because it entered into a very suspicious transaction tantamount to a blatant attempt to deceive the Rakyat. The profit declared was nothing more than an accounting entry to hide a trail of arrangement to create slush funds for BN. Hardly five months after paying RM3.5 billion in cash for an investment in a joint venture with PetroSaudi of Saudi Arabia, 1MDB sold the investment back to the owners of the Saudi concern for RM4.1 billion. On the surface this looks like a stunning financial return; a roughly RM615 million gain that helped 1MDB show profit. But careful reviews of the 1MDB's financial statements show a different picture. PetroSaudi, which received cash when 1MDB bought the stake, is now paying for the transaction through an 11-year loan scheme that will only be fully repaid in 31 March 2021. Why such a sweetheart financial arrangement? Nearly 70% of 1MDB'S original capital is now tied-up in a loan, which there is no certainty it will be paid. PetroSaudi and many of its associates are companies incorporated in tax havens, such as Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Therefore, there will not be any transparency of the transactions between 1MDB and PetroSaudi and the latter's associates which will remain to be shrouded in secrecy. What is even more astonishing is that the deal to sell the investment was done on 31 March 2010, which is the last day of the financial year. This sleight of hand accounting is a blatant attempt to show the dubious profit that Dato' Seri Najib declared. What is also as explosive is the Taib Mahmud's connection to 1MDB and the dubious transactions it recorded. Last year PetroSaudi paid over RM1.5 billion to takeover UBG Bhd, the financial arm of the business empire owned by Taib Mahmud's family that was facing difficulties. Where did that money come from? The financial statements strongly suggest that 1MDB's financial merry-go-round is clearly a political slush created by the BN and Najib to enrich cronies and bail them out. Therefore, in light of the massive and unprecedented spending and political bribery seen in this Sarawak election, Pakatan Rakyat demands the following: An appointment of a special audit to probe into the transactions involving 1MDB, PetroSaudi and UBG to ascertain whether or not government money has been used for a slush political fund; The immediate halt of the company's efforts to raise more funds from the banks until such probe is completed; A freeze on any attempt by BN to transfer any government property into 1MDB, such as the plan to award the company the prime piece of real estate in Jalan Cochrane; and A full disclosure on who is behind PetroSaudi and 1MDB to convince the Rakyat that the company is financially sound to meet all its obligations to repay the loan. DATO' SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

BN Dijangka Tabur Jutaan Ringgit Pada 4 Hari Terakhir Kempen Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:41 PM PDT Dari Keadilan Daily Barisan Nasional dijangka akan menabur jutaan ringgit bukan sahaja kepada pengundi, malah kepada calon-calon KEADILAN yang bertanding pada 4 hari terakhir kempen Pilihan Raya Negeri Sarawak. Pengarah Strategi KEADILAN, Rafizi Ramli mengulas laporan mengenai calon KEADILAN bagi kerusi DUN Baleh, Bendindang Manja yang ditawarkan sejumlah wang supaya menarik diri daripada bertanding dalam pilihan raya itu, 16 April ini. "Kita menjangkakan wang akan digandakan dan ia diluar kawalan kami. Pihak lawan sememangnya menggunakan taktik ini, bahkan hanya satu hari selepas penamaan pun ada diantara calon KEADILAN yang ditawarkan untuk menarik diri. "Tapi, syukurlah setakat pemantauan kita, calon-calon masih bersama dengan rakyat. KEADILAN akan mengawal supaya tiada anasir Barisan Nasional yang akan mendekati untuk membeli calon kita," kata Rafizi pada sidang media di Bilik Gerakan Utama KEADILAN, dekat Satok hari ini. Beliau menjelaskan, sehingga kini tidak ada tanda yang menunjukkan calon-calon KEADILAN akan goyah walaupun tahu bahawa tawaran tersebut akan datang dari pelbagai pihak. "Agak sukar sekarang ini bagi mereka menarik diri dan mengkhianati melihatkan kepada gelombang sokongan rakyat," kata Rafizi. Dalam pada itu, Rafizi mengingatkan kepada pengundi di Sarawak bahawa jumlah ribuan ringgit yang ditawarkan adalah terlalu sedikit jika dibandingkan dengan 30 tahun penderitaan rakyat Sarawak. "Mereka beri seribu kita minta dua ribu. Mereka beri dua ribu, kita minta tiga ribu. "Justeru saya ulang kepada para calon untuk turun bertemu dengan rakyat dan beritahu mereka untuk ambil wang itu, sebab ia memang wang anda. "Tetapi undi adalah rahsia. Jangan lepaskan peluang, kerana hanya masa inilah sahaja kita mampu buat perubahan. Jika mahukan perubahan, undilah Pakatan Rakyat," ujarnya.

BN Sarawak: Tradisi Memangsakan Rakyat Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:35 PM PDT Oleh YB Dzulkefly Ahmad Rakyat Sarawak mesti melakukan perubahan pada pilihan raya negeri yang berlangsung 16 April ini daripada terus menjadi mangsa kerajaan. Ini kerana kerajaan BN negeri secara tradisi menjadikan rakyat sebagai mangsa termasuk merampas tanah mereka dengan alasan untuk menjadikan negeri ini maju. Justeru, adakah rakyat dan pengundi termasuk di Dun Muara Tuang kepada jaminan yang diberikan oleh Ketua Menteri, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud untuk menjadikan Sarawak Maju pada 2020. Itulah pertanyaan yang dilontarkan oleh AJK PAS Pusat, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad semasa berucap di hadapan kira-kira 100 orang kaum Iban di Kampung Rembus, malam tadi. Beliau yang juga ahli Parlimen Kuala Selangor berkata, sedangkan apa yang berlaku tanah rakyat dirampas dan kehidupan mereka terpinggir. Katanya, tanah mereka diambil oleh kerajaan dan diberikan kepada pemaju untuk pembangunan kononnya untuk menjadikan negeri ini maju pada 2020 nanti. Namun, ujarnya pampasan yang diberikan kepada tuan tanah hanyalah sekelumit yang menjadikan kehidupan mereka semakin terhimpit "Apakah rakyat percaya kepada jaminan Taib pada tahun 2020 untuk menjadikan Sarawak maju sedangkan yang kaya raya adalah suku sakatnya," ujarnya. Menurutnya, Sarawak adalah negeri kaya dengan hasil bumi seperti minyak dan balak tetapi dibolot dan 'difaraidkan' oleh pemimpin negeri kepada suku sakat mereka. Tambahnya, ini menjadikan anak beranak, adik beradik dan kawan-kawan Taib menjadi kaya raya umpama memiliki hartanah lapan negara merentasi empat benua. Beliau mengambil contoh bagaimana adik Taib melalui syarikat Titanium Management Sdn Bhd mendapat tanah terbesar seluas 70,000 hektar di Sungai Kloh dan Dor. Paling kecil pun, katanya suku sakat Taib mendapat seluas 61 hektar tanah rakyat. Beliau turut mengambil contoh projek Empangan Bakun yang menyebabkan 10,000 orang yang terdiri daripada 13 kaum termasuk Penan, Kayan dan Kanyah terpaksa keluar dari penempatan asal. Ekoran itu, mereka terpaksa mencari kehidupan di bandar sedangkan tidak mempunyai kelayakan, kedudukan dan ketrampilan yang akhirnya menjadi 'alat' kepada permasalahan sosial.

Anwar: BN’s Transformation Is a Sham, ‘ubah’ is Better Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:21 PM PDT From Malaysian Insider Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mocked Barisan Nasional (BN) election campaign’s "transformation" message last night, calling it a sham that covers up the ruling coalition's failures in Sarawak. "They say transform is better than ubah. But let me ask you this, how can you even transform Sarawak if you cannot even control (Sarawak chief minister Tan Sri Abdul) Taib Mahmud. "I have seen corruption in the Peninsula but the corruption that goes on in Sarawak under this man is done with impunity. Done without even a shred of guilt or shame," Anwar told his audience near Kampung Hilir, here. The BN's call to "transform" Sarawak is a counter to the PR's campaign motto for Sarawakians to "ubah" or change their state government. "Transform" is a phrase inspired from the two transformation programmes, the Economic Transformation Programme and the Government Transformation Programme, introduced by Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration. Federal-level BN and PR leaders have been boasting of their track records while criss-crossing Sarawak. The BN has trumpeted the massive infrastructure projects they have earmarked for Sarawak while the PR has pointed to their achievements in the Selangor and Penang governments. Anwar spent most of his time countering the BN's claims that the PR governments of Penang and Selangor failed to meet their 2008 general election promises. "Taib says we offer empty promises. But you can see for yourself what we have achieved in Penang and Selangor. "Their economies are growing, the people's welfare is being taken care of and we are running a clean government. This what we can bring for Sarawak if only you all change," Anwar said. He also compared the PR's stand on the freedom to practice religion to that of the BN. Anwar was hoping to capitalise on any fallout created by the BN's dispute with Christian groups over the usage of the Bahasa Malaysia Bible and the term Allah. "Allah has been used to refer to God for centuries even before Islam. The proof is there. So there should not be any restrictions on it. Christians should also have the right to practice their faith in whatever language they choose."

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