Khir Toyo gets 12-month prison sentence

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The Federal Court has sentenced former Selangor menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo to one year in jail after dismissing his appeal against his graft conviction last week. 

 

 

Khir Toyo apologises but maintains he is innocent of corruption

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June 3 proposed for general election, reports BloombergJune 3 proposed for general election, reports Bloomberg

June 3 proposed for general election, reports Bloomberg

By Shannon Teoh

March 16, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Najib administration may dissolve Parliament in May for a general election that could likely be held on June 3, Bloomberg reported today, citing three unnamed government officials.
According to the international business wire, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government is discussing dissolving Parliament for a general election in May or June, ahead of its mandate expiring in April next year.

“Prime Minister (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak (picture) is scheduled to speak on March 26 to as many as 4,000 Information Ministry staff who help oversee elections, the government officials said. One date proposed for the contest is June 3, according to three of the officials,” it reported.
There is a one-week school break from June 3 which could have led to speculation of a likely general election as school buildings are usually used as polling stations across the country.
Najib had already sparked speculation of an early vote when he said in December that preparations had begun for the contest to extend the ruling coalition’s 55 years in power.
A survey conducted by independent pollsters Merdeka Center last month showed the Umno president’s approval rating had surged by 10 percentage points to 69 per cent on the back of RM500 cash handouts to all households earning below RM3,000 a month.
“All signs seem to be pointing towards an election at the end of May or early June,” Bloomberg quoted Ong Kian Ming, a political analyst at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, as saying.
“It’s the best timing for Najib. If he does wait longer there may be other scandals that emerge and the goodwill that he’s enjoying from the budget handouts given out earlier this year may be lost,” Ong added.
Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced last week she will step down as women, family and community development minister when her senatorship ends next month after being dogged for over four months by allegations she and her family abused a RM250 million federal loan earmarked for a cattle-farming scheme.
It is understood that Najib and Shahrizat will address some 7,000 Wanita Umno members at the party headquarters here next Friday on the reasons behind her resignation from the Cabinet.
BN will hope that the scandal will draw to a close after the Wanita Umno chief’s husband, who is chairman of the National Feedlot Corporation tasked with running the project, was also charged with criminal breach of trust on Monday.
Najib will lead BN into polls for the first time, with observers saying he must improve on the coalition’s last outing and only a return to a two-thirds majority of Parliament can guarantee he remains in power.
The son of former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in April 2009, just a year after BN suffered its worst electoral outcome ever, ceding 82 federal seats and four state governments.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was acquitted in January of sodomy charges he claims were politically motivated, has pledged to “clamour for reform” in a bid to unseat Najib after the verdict.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/june-3-proposed-for-general-election-reports-bloomberg

Awakened by an arrogant and biased Election Commission

April 28, 2012

FMT LETTER: Steven Choong, via e-mail

As I write this I’m aware that tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands are journeying into KL to make the great event in the Malaysian history, the Bersih 3 Sit-and-Protes against an unclean election process,  a success today.

My heart is with all of my fellow citizens who will be at Dataran Merdeka. I wish I could be there too but I’m staying back because I have to give my moral support to the Bersih 3 JB Steering Committee in Johor Bahru.

The Steering Committee consists of people who have no prior experience of organising a rally. Yet they set out with an ambition to see a 10,000 crowd because they long to see changes in Johor.

Johoreans missed the thrill of 308 and they would not want the thrill to escape again in the coming 13th GE. However, they know they may miss it yet again unless they do something. They know enough now that the electoral roll is not clean and the election process is open for manipulation via the postal voting processes as well as a biased Election Commission.

The exposure that the EC chairman, Abdul Aziz and his deputy, Wan Ahmad, are both Umno members are just something too much to swallow.

These two persons do not even know that they are holding a position that demands the highest level of integrity and independence as the future of the country is entirely vested in their hands to ensure that the government is what the Rakyat has chosen.

They should have immediately tendered their resignation upon the exposure by PKR. But to the dismay of everyone they just casually brushed off the matter as something insignificance. What has this country becomes under BN? We have people who walk in the corridors of power and yet do not seem to know what is ethical or unethical.

It is clear the BN government is rotten to the core and all other supposed commissions are too being manned by people who are closely affiliated to Umno.  Hence, these are the main reasons that gave the Steering Committee the courage to push to the limits that they know.

The Steering Committee and many volunteers had been working very hard over the last two weeks to ensure a big turn-out today in JB. They dare to dream dreams and I’m deeply touched and appreciative of all they have done.

I hope it will be a success and the police and the MBJB will co-operate. But then come what may, this is our land and future.  If we do not engage now to demand for a fair and clean election, our dreams will remain dreams and the future will be bleak for all except those who walk the corridors of power.

I hope too, it will be a great success in KL and all other cities as we really need to take back the right to determine the future of this country together.

The writer is national deputy sec-gen of PKR

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2012/04/28/awakened-by-an-arrogant-and-biased-election-commission/

Anak Dedah Penipuan Ibu Menyamar Sebagai Bomoh & Tipu Wang Orang Ramai

Anak Dedah Penipuan Ibu Menyamar Sebagai Bomoh & Tipu Wang Orang Ramai

Oleh RAHIMY RAHIM
KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang wanita bukan saja memperdaya lima mangsa sehingga mengakibatkan kerugian ribuan ringgit tetapi sanggup menipu anak perempuan dan suaminya juga.
Tidak tahan dengan penipuan ibunya itu telah mendorong anak perempuannya yang kini berusia 19 tahun tampil ke hadapan membuat pendedahan akan kegiatan penipuan ibunya yang menyamar sebagai seorang bomoh.
"Terdapat ramai mangsa yang berang datang ke rumah mencari ibu saya. Mereka turut merosakkan barang-barang kami. Saya bimbang jika adik-adik saya diserang oleh orang yang tidak dikenali pada masa hadapan," katanya kepada pemberita pada sidang media yang diatur oleh Biro Pengaduan dan Perkhidmatan Awam MCA di Wisma MCA, Selasa.
Dia adalah antara tujuh mangsa yang menanggung kerugian wang tunai dan barang kemas bernilai hampir RM30,000 selepas diperdaya ibunya yang mendakwa boleh menghapuskan ilmu hitam.
"Hubungan saya dan ibu kini menjadi tegang dan rengang selepas suami saya enggan menjadi penjamin apabila ibu mahu membuat pinjaman sebanyak RM50,000.
"Dia mula mengugut kami dan cuba mencetuskan salah faham di antara saya dan suami. Dia juga menipu adik ipar saya sebanyak RM5,000. Kami berharap agar tiada lagi mangsa yang terpedaya selepas ini," katanya.
Seorang lagi mangsa, iaitu suami kepada bomoh tersebut berkata, dia telah menfailkan penceraian selepas menyedari siapa isterinya yang sebenar.
"Kami sudah bersama selama tujuh tahun dan dia telah melarikan pasport saya dan wang tunai sebanyak RM9,000. Saya berharap agar semua mangsa tampil dan mendedahkan kegiatan penipuannya itu," kata sisuami.
Sementara itu seorang lagi mangsa yang berkhidmat sebagai pegawai bank yang kerugian wang RM9,000 berkata, bomoh itu mendekatinya ketika dia mengambil surat di rumah kawannya, tempat di mana wanita itu tinggal.
"Dia menghampiri saya dan menakutkan saya dengan menjangkakan sesuatu yang buruk akan menimpa saya dan keluarga.
"Dia memberitahu saya hanya perlu menyerahkan beberapa barang berharga bagi membolehkan upacara ritual dilakukan. Dia juga mengarahkan saya supaya tidak memberitahu sesiapa mengenai perkara itu," kata pegawai bank yang berusia 31 tahun itu.
Dalam pada itu, Ketua Biro Pengaduan dan Perkhidmatan Awam MCA, Datuk Seri Michael Chong berkata, suspek mungkin menggunakan modus operandi yang sama dengan menyamar sebagai bomoh tetapi masih ramai mangsa yang terpedaya dengan helahnya.
"Ini kerana rakyat di negara ini terlalu percaya kepada benda karut. Tahun lalu, kami mempunyai lima kes yang lebih kurang sama melibatkan kerugian bernilai RM160,000 manakala 12 lagi kes melibatkan RM800,000 pada 2009," katanya kepada para pemberita.

http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/jenayah/cerita.asp?file=/2012/4/10/mstar_jenayah/20120410180430&sec=mstar_jenayah

Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits

Mar 17, 2012
Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits

NUSAJAYA: Greedy developers are the main reason for the many abandoned housing projects in Johor.

State Local Government and Housing Committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahri Jamil said there were 12 abandoned projects involving more than 4,616 residential units.

“They (greedy developers) want to finish their projects early to make huge profits without having a strong cash flow,” he said.

The Johor Baru district has the highest number of abandoned projects with four in Taman Cahaya Kota Puteri, Taman Seri Baiduri, Taman Desa Larkin and Taman Mewah Jaya.

Ahmad Zahri said the Ledang district was second with three abandoned projects, namely Taman Tangkak Emas, Taman Sri Nilam, Taman Sri Emas 7 while Batu Pahat’s three abandoned projects were in Bandar Putera Indah, Taman Jasa Amir, and Taman Emas Surya.

The two stalled projects in Kluang are in Taman Mengkibol and Taman Sri Layang-Layang.

“Several steps have been taken to revive these projects,” he said in his reply to Ng Lam Hua (DAP-Mengkibol) during the state assembly meeting yesterday.

Ahmad Zahri said new developers had been appointed to take over the projects with eight developers appointed by the Housing and Local Government Ministry and one by the state government.

He said the ministry was in the process of appointing new developers to rehabilitate Taman Mewah Jaya in Johor Baru, Taman Emas Surya in Batu Pahat and Taman Sri Layang-Layang in Kluang.

“We have to make sure that it is a win-win situation for both the new developers and house buyers,” he said.
http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/PropertyNews/19863/0/0

Chong Wei: Thomas Cup squad may struggle to qualify

Read all about it: Lee Chong Wei posing with his book ‘Dare to be Champion’ at the Kuala Lumpur Sports Arena.


http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/1/19/sports/10290318&sec=sportsChong Wei: Thomas Cup squad may struggle to qualify
By KNG ZHENG GUAN

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has delivered the cold hard truth regarding Malaysia’s Thomas Cup squad: “We are simply not good enough.”

Besides four-time Thomas Cupper Chong Wei, the other men’s singles in the squad are Liew Daren, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif and the surprise recall of KLRC’s Mohd Hafiz Hashim in second singles.

The men’s doubles will have Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah, Hoon Thien How and Teo Kok Siang.

Thien How and Kok Siang are only just recovering from injuries.
Read all about it: Lee Chong Wei posing with his book ‘Dare to be Champion’ at the Kuala Lumpur Sports Arena.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong have traditionally delivered the goods but they have been troubled by poor form lately, with the latest embarrassment being a second round exit in the Malaysia Open at the hands of fourth ranked Korean pair Kim Ki-jung-Kim Sa-rang.

The second doubles of V Shem-Khim Wah too have been finding consistency hard to come by, in particular the latter and the pair could be split up in order to pair V Shem with Kok Siang.

It is, however, in men’s singles that Malaysia’s lack of depth has been severely exposed and the recall of Hafiz sums it all up.

And Chong Wei, fresh from winning his eighth Malaysia Open title, admitted that the current squad is definitely weak, but he is ready to shoulder the burden.

“This year is certainly a big one with the Olympics in July being my main priority,” said the 29-year-old Penangite.

“The Thomas Cup squad is definitely weak and we may struggle to qualify but as the senior player in the squad, I am ready to shoulder the responsibility of leading the team.”

Chong Wei, who also won the Korean Open earlier this month, added that winning a third straight All England title would represent his best possible start in the year but it will not be easy.

“Winning in Korea and the Malaysia Open last week has certainly raised my spirits and confidence and it would be nice to win the All England for the third time.

“But it won’t be easy because the Chinese players have been studying my game and will certainly bounce back stronger,” Chong Wei said after the launch of his autobiography titled “Dare to be a Champion” at the Kuala Lumpur Sports Arena.

“The title of the book is supposed to tell a message that even though I’ve tasted numerous defeats in my career, I never give up.

“It also documents my journey from the junior level to where I am today. Hopefully, it will inspire the younger players to strive and perform better.”

Among the guests of honour at the book launch were National Sports Council (NSC) director general Datuk Zolkples Embong, National Sports Institute (NSI) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ramlan Aziz and former Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

The Thomas Cup qualifiers will be held in Macau next month.

Kita boleh namakan anak kita P Ramlee, tetapi tidak akan jadi P Ramlee

Kita boleh namakan anak kita P Ramlee, tetapi tidak akan jadi P Ramlee -Aspan Alias

Dalam isu siapa pejuang kemerdekaan negara sekarang sedang hebat diperdebatkan. Tetapi tidak apalah, kerana pilihanraya sudah hampir tiba. Umno memang sebuah parti yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan tetapi UMNO hanya memasuki perjuangan kemerdekaan itu di pusingan akhir perjuangan itu dan UMNOlah yang kumpulan yang terakhir untuk menyudahkan perjuangan dan menerima kemerdekaan itu.

Yang menjolok buahnya ramai tetapi belum berjaya. Tetapi kejayaannya sampai apabila UMNO wujud untuk menyambut buah yang akan jatuh setelah banyak pihak yang menjoloknya. Memangpun hakikatnya siapa yang menjolok buah itu jarang-jarang yang dapat menyambutnya. Selalunya orang lain yang menyambutnya dan mereka lah yang menerima buah-buah yang jatuh tadi.

Oleh kerana UMNO adalah kumpulan yang terakhir yang menjoloknya maka UMNO lah yang menyambut buah kemerdekaan itu. Yang menjolok sebelumnya ramai. KMM, API dan banyak lagi yang menjolok kemerdekaan ini. Malahan PKM juga merupakan salah satu di antara banyak kumpulan yang menjolok kemerdekaan tetapi PKM berjuang melakukannya dengan mengangkat senjata. PKM sudah di haramkan kewujudannya dan kita semua menerima pengharaman itu dengan baik.

Dalam isu ini yang hanya boleh menyelesaikan perdebatan ini ialah untuk kita semua mengakui yang sejarah kita yang mengatakan UMNO itu merupakan parti yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan itu adalah seratus peratus benar. Tetapi yang kurangnya dalam penulisan sejarah kita ialah kita meninggalkan nama-nama manusia perjuangan kemerdekaan dengan pertubuhan-pertubuhan mereka yang telah berhempas pulas untuk melepaskan negara kita dari belenggu penjahan asing itu.

Kalau kita manusia yang berfikir dan mempunyai perasaan tentulah kita faham yang orang lain pun mempunyai perasaan. Kenapa kita tidak terima sahaja yang sebelum UMNO diwujudkan itu puluhan badan-badan dan pertubuhan yang wujud dengan semangat perjuangan untuk memerdekan negara. Apa salahnya kita terima hakikat ini dan berbaik-baik di antara semua pihak. Jika sudah bertengkar tidak boleh kah bersama-sama mengakui yang kedua-dua belah pihak ada betulnya dan ada kesalahannya.

Sekarang sudah jelas yang UMNO merupakan parti yang memperjuangakan kemerdekaan dan sebelumnya ada puluhan pertubuhan yang wujud dengan tujuan yang sama. Oleh kerana itu sudah menjadi kenyataan apa lagi yang hendak bertengkar ini? Semua orang tahu yang pilihanraya akan tiba dan tentulah isu ini dijadikan isu oleh pihak yang berkuasa untuk mengekalkan kuasa dan mandat rakyat. Pulangkan kepada rakyat untuk menilainya.

Akhirnya sekali lagi kita akui yang pertubuhan yang banyak wujud uitu semuanya bertujuan untuk memerdekan negara termasuk UMNO.

Tetapi satu persoalan pula yang harus kita fahami yang UMNO sekarang ini tidak kena-mengena dengan apa-apa perjuangan kemerdekaan negara. UMNO yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan itu ialah UMNO yang sudah di kuburkan itu. UMNO sekarang di tubuhkan pada Februari 1988 sedangkan kemerdekaan kita ialah pada 1957, iaitu 41 tahun sebelum UMNO sekarang wujud. Tetapi PAS, MCA dan MIC memang wujud semasa usaha memerdekan negara semasa itu. UMNO sekarang belum ada lagi.

UMNO sekarang hanya menggunakan nama UMNO asal yang berjuang untuk kemerdekaan dulu. Kita boleh menamakan anak kita P Ramlee kerana hormat kita kepada jasa allahyarham P Ramlee kepada industri perfileman negara kita.

Tetapi P Ramlee yang sebenarnya sudah meninggalkan kita hampir 41 tahun yang lalu. Maka P Ramlee yang baru lahir ini takkan lah hendak mengaku P Ramlee yang memperjuangkan industri filem negara dulu…bukan gitu?

P Ramlee yang sudah meninggalkan kita itu tinggi seninya. P Ramlee yang ada pada hari ini perongos sifatnya dan tidak berseni...asyik mengumpulkan harta sahaja.

Welcome to Malaysia

A perfect trip to Malaysia includes high tea, jungle walks and street food. In Taman Negara, a jungle “taxi” boat cruises up the Tahan River. The impressive canopy walk in Taman Negara National Park travels 500 metres through dense jungle, making it the longest suspended walkway in the world.Venture deep into the jungle by taking a bumpy boat ride up the Tahan River.

Set in the fertile hills of the highlands, Boh is the largest tea plantation in Malaysia.
A worker on the Boh plantation, where the tea leaves are harvested every three weeks.

Explore this Unesco-listed historic town, with its 19th-century, pastel-coloured buildings and rich heritage.
Penang’s architecture shows the city’s multi-ethnic influences.
The beautifully restored Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (also called the Blue Mansion), is one of Georgetown’s most instantly identifiable heritage buildings. Its spiral stairs make a grand entrance.
The mansion is over 125 years old and serves not merely as a classic hotel with individually decorated rooms, but also as a focal point for tour groups, heritage buffs and students of Asian architecture.

Welcome to Malaysia

Mari berhibur dgn kartun zunar

Kartunis kontroversi Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque atau lebih dikenali sebagai Zunar dianugerahkan penghormatan antarabangsa ekoran kritikan sinisnya terhadap perjalan politik di negara ini.
Beliau menerima anugerah dalam bidang kartun editorial di daripada Jaringan Antarabangsa Hak Kartunis (CRNI) yang berpengkalan di Amerika Syarikat pada 7 Julai lalu.
Anugerah itu disampaikan dalam majlis tahunan di St Petersburg, Florida oleh Presiden CRNI Joel Pett.
Sementara itu, Pengarah CRNI Dr Robert Russell dalam ucapannya berkata cara Zunar menangani "penapisan yang tidak sah" menjadi pedoman bahawa semua orang boleh mempertahankan kebebasan bersuara dan mengekalkannya.
"Satu pengajaran yang kita dapat dari pemenang anugerah tahun ini ialah kebebasan bersuara di sebahagian besar tempat di dunia ini terpaksa diperolehi dengan membayar harga yang mahal," katanya.
Zunar mendapat perhatian CRNI apabila beliau dan Malaysiakini memfailkan saman terhadap Kementerin Dalam Negeri ekoran pengharaman dua bukunya 1Funny Malaysia dan Perak Darul Kartun.
Menurut CRNI, ketabahan dan ketahanan Zunar menghadapi tekanan, menggunakan strategi kreatif dan keberanian melawan kekuasan melayakkan beliau menerima anugerah itu.
Antara yang hadir menyaksikan acara itu termasuklah pemenang Anugerah Pulitzer dalam kartun editorial seperti Daryl Cagle, Dick Locher, Clay Bannet, Ben Sergeant, Mark Fiore, Mike Keefe, Ed Stein dan Rob Rogers.
Pemenang-pemenang sebelum ini antaranya kartunis Iran Mana Neyestani (2010), kartunis Mexico Mario Robles (2009), dan kartunis Palestin Baha Boukhari (2008).
CRNI mewakili lebih 600 kartunis di seluruh dunia dengan 21 kerjasama dengan negara membangun di Eropah, Asia, Afrika dan Amerika Latin.
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