Don't hold the rakyat to ransom over RM362billion debt

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By Queville To

TAWAU: A Sabah MP has charged that bad governance and widespread corruption in the country are the cause of the massive RM362 billion debt the country has accumulated over the years.

“It is wrong to give the perception that the accumulated debt of RM362 billion is due mainly to the subsidies given to the people," Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said.

She said the arguments by federal leaders for ending the subsidies were just a desperate measure to cover up for “their past recklessness in managing the country's resources”.

The government contends that its subsidy programme costs it RM74 billion annually.

Chua said by declaring that the country would go bankrupt if government aid is continued, the government is pinning the blame on the subsidy programme and holding the people to ransom.

Chua said the government should be transparent on how the nation had built up the huge debt.

“The people should be given the right perspective and the truth on how the RM362 billion debt was accumulated.

"For the past 10 years, auditing on government's wastage, misuse, and leakages of public funds is long overdue. The people deserved to know the truth.”

Chua was responding to a statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Idris Jala that Malaysia must cut its growing debt by 2019 or risk bankruptcy.

Grandiose and questionable undertakings

Chua, who is also a vice-president of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), said that serious efforts should be made to identify and eliminate all the weaknesses and loopholes that lead to wastage and leakages of the taxpayers' money.

She pointed out that grandiose and questionable undertakings like the Perwaja steel project, Bakun Dam hydropower project, Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), purchase of dubious military hardware and infrastructure projects like the Sapulut-Kalabakan road project in Tawau were just a few instances of government's wastage and extravagance.

Chua also said that while the Auditor-General's annual reports have identified various irregularities in government spending, little has been done to rectify them.

As such, she added, it is rather pathetic of the government to harp on the need to cut subsidies.

Chua also dismissed the government's bid to gather feedback from the public on the proposed subsidy cuts to save RM103 billion as a ploy.

She said government has not bothered to get public feedback on other bona fide issues such as the planned increase in levy on foreign workers, the proposed construction of the controversial coal-power plant in Lahad Datu, Sabah , and the hastily withdrawn increase in penalties for traffic offences.

Rampant smuggling

Chua said it was disheartening to know that the authorities are still unable to stamp out the rampant smuggling of subsidised goods through Sandakan and Tawau to neighbouring countries.

She said the smuggling of subsidised essential consumer goods like fuel, rice, cooking oil, sugar and flour represented an extra loss to the government because it defeated the government’s objective of helping the poor and those from the low-income bracket.

Chua added that the government needs to "thoroughly review the proposed 10th Malaysia Plan and remove all those unnecessary mega-projects and implement only basic infrastructure projects such as power and water supply".

Source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/sabah-and-sarawak/6274-dont-hold-people-ransom-over-rm362b-debt

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Malaysian jokes

Don't sue me if you cannot handle this joke. I actually went speechless after reading this e-mail from Frankie. Way to start my Sunday morning LOL

Some jokes for you to laugh.......

Six most enjoyable fantastic Malaysian jokes : 1. Pak Lah, Najib and Samy V were patrolling in a helicopter Samy:"if I drop a piece of RM1000 note from here, the person that picks it up must be very happy" Najib:"if I throw two pieces of RM500notes down, it will make 2 person happy" Pak Lah:"if I drop TEN pieces of RM100notes, there will be 10 happy people" The pilot murmuring to himself:"why don't all of you just jump down from here, that makes 25 million people happy?" 2. Samy V wish to enhance his reputation by publishing a series of stamps with his portraits 1 month after the launch, Samy surveys its sales Post Office Chief:"not bad... but quite number of complaints that the glue is not strong enough" Samy:"really...?" He spits at the back of the stamp and sticks the stamp on an envelope "the glue is ok" Post Office Chief:"but... every one spits on the face of the stamp ...." 3. Midnight, Najib went for supper and bumped into a robber Robber:"give me all your money!!" Najib was very angry:"I am the honorable Deputy Prime Minister!" Better behave yourself" Robber:" well, then ... return all my money" 4. One fine day, PM and parliament members were on the way to a meeting where they all crashed into an accident and being rushed to the hospital. The reporters were at the hospital, the doctor shook his head "we have done our best to rescue the PM but ..." Reporters:"How about Najib?" Doctor:"we were unable to rescue him either ..." Reporters:"who have you saved?" The doctor was exicted:"Malaysia is saved now" 5. .. Samy V visited the psychiatric hospital. All the patients hurray for him but there is one patient who ignored Samy, Samy:"why does he not welcome me?" Doc: "He is normal today (not insane) 6. Election campaign time -- accident A farmer saw and rushed to the scene but all the passengers were dead. He buried all the passengers (politicians). Few days later, the police in charge found the farmer and asked where all the politicians were, "Have they all died?" Farmer:" hmmm, Samy was screaming that he is still alive when I buried him" Police" why you buried him anyway?" Farmer"because Samy never tells the truth"

Excellant Article from Great Granddaughter of Tunku Abdul Rahman

This is a very good article from a younger generation and a great granddaughter of Tunku Abdul Rahman. A very well expressed opinion of how all Malaysians should be treated.

IF THIS IS THE VOICE OF YOUR YOUNGER GENERATION IN MALAYSIA , YOU WILL BE BLESSED. Sharyn completed her Diploma in Advertising from Taylor 's College, and then left motherland to pursue her BA degree majoring in Media Studies and Anthropology at Victoria University in Wellington , New Zealand . While waiting for her graduation in May 08, she interned briefly at M&C Saatchi Wellington, a global advertising firm.. Upon returning to Malaysia , jobless and relieved of rent payments, Sharyn stumbled upon Wild Asia through The Star which sparked her interest to learn more about nature and environmental causes. Armed with a communications background, Sharyn works on the Wild Asia website and editorial, translating geek terms into laymen language, easily accessed and understood by visitors regardless of their backgrounds, be it scientific, business, the arts or just plain interested.
By The Tunku's Great Granddaughter
This is a great piece. She has all the qualities of her great grandfather. Tunku has reason to be proud of her!

Tunku Abdul Rahman's great granddaughter Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24, Conservationist
Both my parents are Malay. My mum's heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a Chinese.

I'm happy that I don't have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed when people call me Ah Moi or ask me straight up "Are you Chinese or Malay"

Like, why does it matter? Before I used to answer "Malay" but now I'm trying to consciously answer Malaysian instead.

There's this incident from primary school that I remember till today. Someone told me that I will be called last during Judgement Day because I don't have a Muslim name. Of course, I was scared then but now that I'm older, I realise that a name is just a name. It doesn't define you as a good or bad person and there is definitely no such thing as a Muslim name. You can be named Rashid or Ali and still be a Christian.

I'e heard of the 1Malaysia concept, but I think we don't need to be told to be united. We've come such a long way that it should already be embedded in our hearts and minds that we are united. Unfortunately, you can still see racial discrimination and polarisation. There is still this ethno-centric view that the Malays are the dominant group and their rights must be protected, and non Malays are forever the outsiders.

For the concept to succeed, I think the government should stop with the race politics. It's tiring, really. We grew up with application forms asking us to tick our race. We should stop painting a negative image of the other races, stop thinking about 'us' and 'them' and focus on 'we', 'our' and 'Malaysians'.

No one should be made uncomfortable in their own home. A dear Chinese friend of mine said to me once, "I don't feel patriotic because I am not made to feel like Malaysians in my home, and I don't feel an affinity to China because I have never lived there.”

I know some baby Nyonya friends who can trace their lineage back hundreds of years. I'm a fourth generation Malaysian. If I am Bumiputra, why can't they be, too? Clearly I have issues with the term.

I think the main reason why we still can't achieve total unity is because of this 'Malay rights' concept. I'd rather 'Malay rights' be replaced by human rights. So unless we get rid of this Bumiputra status, or reform our views and policies on rights, we will never achieve unity.

For my merdeka wish, I'd like for Malaysians to have more voice, to be respected and heard. I wish that the government would uphold the true essence of parliamentary democracy. I wish for the people to no longer fear and discriminate against each other, to see that we are one and the same.

I wish that Malaysia would truly live up to the tourism spin of Malaysia truly Asia . Malaysians to lead - whatever their ethnic background. Only ONE NATIONALITY MALAYSIAN. No Malays, No Chinese, No Indians - ONLY MALAYSIANS.. Choose whatever religion one is comfortable with.

Remember it was Dr M & UMNO who destroyed Tunku's Malaysia .

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