Thursday, January 31, 2008

Macau minister convicted of graft charges

From channelnewsasia Macau Minister Convicted of graft charges - gets 27 years jail term

Enough talking PM.

If you think you are worth another term - before the next election - give us Headline akin to the above.

We dont need more rhetoric. We WANT ACTION - not sandiwara. Not a slap on the wrist for the offender but serious prosecution like this: " Aside from the jail term, Ao is also fined US$30,000 and will have all his illegally-acquired assets confiscated, including his property in London."

CAN YOU WALK THE TALK?????

Dont say yes! but only after the next election.We WANT ACTION and WE WANT IT NOW!

We want to see what is your plan in charging the 18 big fishes you mentioned during your last election promises.

If you dont have one and dont intend to take any action - please SHUT UP and STEP DOWN.

That would be your greatest gift to Malaysia as the Prime Minister.

Thank you.



Wednesday, January 30, 2008

BetterMalaysia.com

Just read Nat blog - do visit bettermalaysia.com for more.

Abduction Attempt in PUBLIC PLACES

From sun2surf.com headline "Girl foils attempt to abduct five-year-old sister in Pusat Bandar Puchong"

Read the news from sun2surf ... As a father of 3 should i be scared? Or outraged? That our kids now cant even play by the sidewalk?

The police is of no help at all. Their standard reply - We are investigating...? How? When? Only when your own kids get kidnapped?

Most of the police time are spent on arresting innocence with legitimate concern like this feature in Malaysiakini - Two nights in a police lock-up as a result they are not able to perform their sworn duty of ensuring the people live in a safe environment.

Crime rate is rising, inflation is rising and the PM is saying everything is OK??????????? wtf!

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Monday, January 07, 2008

Umno secretary-general Interview

I read about this interview from Rocky and visited Nuraina which has a link to the New Straits Times online that featured the interview.

As the home affairs minister, the umno sec-gen, a seasoned politician and a minister no less, yet his basic reasoning on replacing a Top Post, a MB of a state - make him sound so daft and hollow.

An excerpt from the interview:

Q: It is obvious that you feel that Shahidan should be out. Who would you want to be the replacement?
A:
(Datuk Seri) Azmi Khalid. He's got a young wife.

Q: What has that got to do with anything?
A:
She can promote Perlis well.


Q: Datuk Seri Azmi has also come out openly to comment on Perlis. Is there any reason to suggest that you and him are a tag-team against the MB?
A:
We were childhood friends and classmates 55 years ago, we understand each other.

Q: It seems that your endorsement of Datuk Seri Azmi as the best candidate for Perlis MB is due to very personal reasons?
A:
What better reason is there than to pick a friend whose capabilities you know so well.


I am no friend of the current Perlis MB and as a matter of fact I wrote about him in 2004 when he suggested to employ ex-gangster to be the law enforcer. So I am not writing this in support of him!

Anyway, let's look at this guys reasoning or lack of reasoning.

He wanted a MB to be removed -

Reason 1 : The current MB dont have a young wife
Reason 2 : His friend is eyeing for the job.

So there is no talk about the ineffectiveness or inefficiencies of the current MB - which is in most part of the world a yardstick on why a senior government need to vacate their post.

There is no talk about meritocracy or transparent campaigning/vetting of a possible candidate with integrity to take over the post except for the fact that he wanted his friend to take over.

HE HAS to announce that he WANT his FRIEND to TAKE OVER - isnt this Kleptocracy, Cronyism and Nepotism all in one...?

In line with his skewed reasoning on wanting his friend to take because he is a friend/crony - the most important aspect is that his friend has a young wife who can do marketing (and what is her background except being a TV presenter?) and therefore it should follow that her husband is a good candidate to replace the current MB.

Let's put it this way - if you are the MB of a state with the full state machinary at your disposal do you really need YOUR wife to do the marketing? Or is this guy suggesting that in "Perlis, a small state of 250,000 people" there is really no one more educated and qualified to do that??

Friday, December 14, 2007

Silent majority have spoken

From www.thestar.com.my -
PM: Silent majority have spoken – we don’t want demos (link will expires when archives)

Actually the full version of the silent majority voices are:
1: We dont want demos - at least not those headed by monkeys, monyet or krisses
2: We dont want hypocrite in the Government who say they would listen but is deaf and asleep
3: We dont want one-eye close parliamentarians
4: We dont want bocor minister who can get excited at the sight of red mini skirts
5: We dont want stupidstupidstupid minister who does not understand what the hell is legislature, executive and judiciary
6: We dont want crooks who built small mansion and try to act like a born again angel
7: We dont want bigots MP who think crosses should only be use in Math and not on buildings
8: We dont want mis-information minister who cant speak properly and does not understand the meaning of the internet information revolution
9: We dont want crooks who wear uniform and have no respect for the sanctity of parliament
and
10: We dont want repressive laws that accord power to individual to wield as they please.

WE WANT A REPEAL OF ALL DRACONIAN, REPRESSIVE AND OPPRESSIVE LAWs!


Thursday, December 13, 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Something Rotten in our Men in Blue?

There is a chinese saying that goes like this: "Good man dont become a constable" ... i dont really know where this saying originates or whether it originates from Hongkong (because of the endemic corruption problem with their police force in the 70's) or China which has a long history of corruption till present day.

But essentially, as explained to me by someone the meaning of that saying is: good people especially people with integrity should not become a policeman because of the percieved impression that the force (whether HK, CN or here) is corrupt and that men in uniform tend to bully the group that is less prone to offer any resistance rather than doing their sworn duty to uphold law and order.

However, I always believe that in all organization there is a always the good and the bad. And in the case of Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff and his men implicated in the wrongful detention I hope, if they are really men of integrity who is just doing their duty according to the law that they will find inspiration in Serpico.

While the story of Serpico is different because Serpico chose to uphold his principle rather than buck under the pressure from his corrupted colleagues whereas CCID Director Ramli is actually acting against a self confessed crook, essentially the moral of the story is about doing the right thing because they were sworn to do so.

We have a Serpico (kind-of) in former ACA Sabah director Mohamad Ramli Mananwho spoke out and reported on his top boss...

But then Serpico is operating in an environment where they have judicial integrity and where the top cop - the Police Commissioner and the city Mayor is elected and vetted by the people and they have integrity in what they do - well at least, they listen to public sentiments.

so the question is, in my beloved country, do we have a judiciary which is impartial and is able to discharge their duties with integrity?

i wont ask the same of the PDRM (malaysia police force) because they have refused to implement the IPCMC despite a huge public outrage and time and again they have failed the public in terms of arresting the increasing crime rate.











Wednesday, October 10, 2007

There is a sicko out there

yes. there is a real nut case, a pervert out there. and he/she has done this.

The family has suffered enuf. Why is the authorities concerned so careless and callous in handling individual private documents? If it is really pix of post mortem or pix taken by the police forensics i really hope the parents of the deceased would sue the department for divulging personal information and for being careless and callous.

The family has suffered enuf. And I am sure of this. Whatever religion that pervert practices or even if he is an agnos or an atheist - his/her time will come.

I dont mean to be spiteful. But I have two little girls myself and it pains me to hear of such cruel things happening to innocent child.

If there is really a God ( I am an agnos) out there. Please do something for a change?

Friday, October 05, 2007

Rais - Dress Decently!

Ministry to vet performers for decency - yeah...that's the headline in Malaysiakini. Our self appointed moral guardian holier than thou Culture and Arts Minister Rais Yatim has this to say: Foreign performers who want to perform in Msia - They have to dress decently... and behave in a manner appropriate in Malaysia," Rais said.

sir? helloooo? where you come from? mars?

jeeezzzz.... its really sickening to see all these so call minister (ugh*) out doing themselves..... please everyone, help me, help yourself - let's remove all this Neanderthals !!!!

ACA goes after PKR whistleblowers

The headlines in sun2surf Oct 4th 2007 and Malaysiakini Lingam tape: Name source or face jail just reinforce the public perception that the ACA is not partial and lack transparency in executing their duties.

I have a number of layman questions which I hope the new ACA Director can answer:

1: Why are they in a hurry to find out who the whistle-blower is? What purpose would it serve?
2: Can the ACA give any guarantee of protection to the whistle-blower if he/she step forward?
3: The ACA say that the Star (correct correct correct) in the recording is not contactable - given the seriousness of the case - i am pretty sure there must be a law that ACA can use to compel that person to report in no matter where they are?
4: Why wasnt the rest of the players implicated being questioned till date?
5: What is the purpose of the ACA investigation? Why are they only interviewing the people who submit information rather than the alleged law breaker?

4 days after the ACA Director gave the Star Paper interview ACA wants to be respected, not feared we are shown his inefficiency, toothlessness and ineffectiveness in handling major cases.

And he want ACA to be respected? not feared? I assure you sir, I fear the ACA, i fear the SB, as a matter of fact I fear all this sleuth type of set up.

But my fear of you is not the same of the fear I have when I work in Spore. I fear the Spore authority because I know if I am caught and found guilty the law will take its course.

I fear your agency sir because based on the current event your department has shown that you only investigate the people who come forward and you have no qualms in invoking any laws to make the people who come forward life difficult.

I fear your agency sir because I dont know your leanings - is the agency working for the people or for the PM office or for the highest bidder?

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

ACA wants to be respected, not feared?

According to a report in thestar paper: ACA wants to be respected, not feared..

Respect is earned not asked for. The ACA director when asked about comparing with ICAC has this to say:

Q: Would you like to see the ACA modelled after the much-feared ICAC in Hong Kong?

A: To say the ICAC in Hong Kong is feared and better is incorrect. In fact, they adopted our laws and learnt from us. We have a better track record than them in terms of prosecuting prominent figures and I also don’t think there is any other agency in this region that has taken action against top officials more than us. I rather make the ACA a respected agency than a feared one.

Sometimes I honestly think that the first prerequisite to be a government servant is to have a face as thick as the wall of china so that they are thick skinned enuf to claim to be the best in everything and at the same time spew incoherent mumble jumble to try to sound intelligent.

I mean, come on-la... you can say ICAC adopted Msian ACA laws and learnt from us but at the same time you "claim" ACA is better just because you prosecuted prominent figures?

Now this brings me back to Badawi statement of catching 18 big fishes...How many of the 18 big fish Badawi highlited when he became PM was investigated and prosecuted till date?

If we have a better track record how come in the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index Hongkong is raked 14 and Malaysia 43?

Have your agency resolved some of the reports lodged by Citizen Nades? Ok. Maybe Citizen Nades report has been sitting in your office for so long you clerk is unable to find it yet... but what about this: Blow away the whistle-blower If what was reported is true, what do you intend to do with your errant staff?

Here's another interesting case which I hope to hear from you: SPECIAL REPORT: ACA whistleblower tells all. Remember the patriotic En Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan?

Yes, the rakyat does have a very negative perception of your agency... why not do something positive by at least reopening the file of some of the report above?

Or are you just another all talk Director?

Tussle at luxury car importer

Tussle at luxury car importer gives investors glimpse of industry's opaque ways

An interesting read. Wonder since when our ACA is so super duper effective. Citizen Nades should give this Tan Sri N a call to see whether he did make an ACA report that got those dude off their air cond room out so quickly or maybe he should check with the new ACA Director on how to phrase a report to get them to act - at least first to clear his "coffin" case filed eons ago.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Politics Is the Art of Looking for Trouble

chance upon this on the web... how apt!

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” - Earnest Benn quotes

Let's look at the sentences individually:

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not" - and this is what the bodoh bodoh bodoh minister has to say; There is no crisis in the judiciary and neither is there any scandal involved, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

And he blamed the opposition for creating the scandal in order to erode public confidence in the judiciary. - excerpt from Malaysiakini
- need subscription to read.

"diagnosing it incorrectly" - ‘What crisis? I don’t see any’

"applying the wrong remedy" - Is the tape authentic? That's the panel's job

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Nat Released and Public Forum

Yes! Nat is released! (here - subscription based, here, here)but the reason for his arrest is still not clear .. the police is unable to give a concrete reason under a democratic human rights aware rule of law - for arresting him. this is so bullshit. we are not a police state! we are not a mugabe country? or are we - now?

we must not allow the authority to abuse their position. they are here to serve not to intimidate. they are here to protect not to instill fear. they are here to uphold law and order not to break it.

come folks - let's make your voice here in this forum organised by Tony Pua

Theme: ' No to a Police State in Blogosphere'
Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Date: 19th July 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30 pm
Admission is Free; Bring Friends

The panel of Distinguished Speakers include:
  • Nathaniel Tan, Blogger & Aide to PKR Advisor*
  • Jeff Ooi, Protem Vice-President, All Blogs Malaysia
  • Harris Ibrahim, Lawyer & Founder of The People's Parliament
  • Nurul Izzah Anwar, Special Assistant to PKR Advisor
  • Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of DAP
  • Tony Pua, Economic Advisor to DAP Secretary-General
Chairperson: Soon Li Tsin, Journalist & Blogger

if we continue to be aphathetic just becos we do not know the person being detained without cause then here's 2 piece of advices from sages:

First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Nat arrested? Or just invited for coffee?



i read about Nat being "invited" to Bukit Aman from his blog and then from polytikus
site.

I am so distressed. angry. dissapointed. with all the rhetorics from the PM about "work with me" about asking the rakyat to work together to eradicate corruptions etc...

And on the same day that I read Jeff posting on Kofi Annan speech I quote from his site "Of course, protecting human rights and abiding by the rule of law is first and foremost a national responsibility," he said. "It is only when governments are grounded in the rule of law -- fairly and consistently applied -- that society can rest on a solid foundation."

WHAT is wrong with my beloved country? we have special forces killing and blowing up foreigners for only god knows why. We have high level minister being investigated for purported corruption, we have the top cop being accused of ties to the triads, we have allegations that a certain minister is using company funds to pay off personal debts, our crime level has reach such an extent that we need this public hearing on crime held by the Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights and Good Governance --- all these issues are national issues as it affect our country integrity, it affects our livelihood, it affect our generations and the next, it affect our economy, it affects FDI and yet instead of focusing on resolving it and instead of rebuilding Malaysia reputation we have just added another black spot to our already tarnish repo in the international scene.

I hope the Ministry of Home Affair will do the right thing - release Nat. Now. or charge him and give him back his basic rights.
I also hope the Ministry of Home Affair will do the right thing by telling the police about Kofi Annan speech on "Responsibility to Protect".

Let's not waste the time of this former United Nations Secretary-General and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate effort for making his trip here.

Pray do the right thing, dear minister of the home affair who incidentally is also our PM wise this Khazanah Merdeka Series would be meaningless.

Friday, July 06, 2007

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Jul 6, 07

Malaysiakini Vox Populi

On Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
(need subscription to read)

Brian Fong: The ‘stupid, stupid, stupid’ and ‘I am not convinced’ minister is now participating in public hearings on crime? He is someone who has consistently outdone himself in being deaf to logical reasoning (as proven in the call to review the 1988 judicial crisis when this minister keep on saying, ‘I am not convinced! I need new facts...’ when all the facts are laid bare before him).

Having such a character to solicit feedback... that is the biggest joke of the month and an insult to all victims of crime!