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Beng Hock travesty – “time" to act
In property investment, they say location is everything. In share trading, they say timing is everything.
So is politics.
So is politics.
Suicide note here there and everywhere
So now we have an earth shattering, heart stopping but very slow in emerging suicide note that would change the direction of a national soap drama played out and played on the grief of the Teoh family?
Suicide notes are hard to come by. It is not everyday that we write one for ourselves so THAT note must be very very precious, right?
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http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/08/blog-post_9938.html
Signature, handwriting on 'note' not Beng Hock's, says his family
Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle In a dramatic turn of events, the family of Teoh Beng Hock has disputed the handwriting on the note that Attorney-General Gani Patail claims was a "suicide" note, saying it was obvious the signature and the writing was not Beng Hock’s.
"The family pointed out to me multiple discrepancies in the handwriting in the note, which mainly includes Chinese characters and some words in English, which are in stark contrast to the handwriting of Teoh Beng Hock, both in Chinese and English, in documents written by him before his untimely and tragic death,” their lawyer Karpal Singh said in a statement
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Breaking news, in Berlin, a homeless man said he found this suicide note neatly kept in a leather bag and wanted big money for it. It purportedly read as follows:-
Farewell, my brave noble Germans. Today the damn Russians, Americans and British are banging into our beloved Berlin. We Germans have fought valiantly but I have been betrayed by my own generals, by rich & smart minority in our country and darn better technology found in foreign countries. I shall have one last round of merriment with Eva and not let them take me alive.
Believe me, the British have beaten us in our national sport today, but we will beat them in their national sport tomorrow and conquer the world!
Farewell,
Adolf H.
1945
Note:
The writer was unerringly right. West Germany went on to win the World Cup in 1954.
Meanwhile in Florida, a trash collector has claimed that he had stumbled upon a piece of suicide note which read as follows:
Life has been a thriller for me. For those who have hurt me, I have been telling them to beat it. I tried to look for my Billie Jean to no avail but at least the champs are my sons.
People been telling me they can't tell if I am black or white but regardless of race, religion and sexual orientation, we are the world and let's make love not war.
But I am so tired, so tired of little children saying I am bad, so tired of looking at my nose and all those debts .... oh I guest I just beat it and leave all the troubles behind
Mikey J.
So what? Another man in Washington was allegedly heard sniggering as he read out from a pink sheet as such:
Dear Johnny F.
Singing for your birthday on TV was the greatest joy in my life. You are the greatest man I have ever .......... Whenever I am alone and naked I remember us [ he did not read on ] and [ the fellow also did not read on ]
But darling, life is too hard for me and I do not want to see myself grow old. I want to be remembered as the sexiest and most beautiful around....so darling I am sorry to leave you.
Forever,
Norma
The self-censoring party spoiler said he can part the letter for USD100,000 and the highest bidder can read all the juicy lines himself.
Can you believe all these nonsense?
Suicide notes are hard to come by. It is not everyday that we write one for ourselves so THAT note must be very very precious, right?
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http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/08/blog-post_9938.html
Signature, handwriting on 'note' not Beng Hock's, says his family
Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle In a dramatic turn of events, the family of Teoh Beng Hock has disputed the handwriting on the note that Attorney-General Gani Patail claims was a "suicide" note, saying it was obvious the signature and the writing was not Beng Hock’s.
"The family pointed out to me multiple discrepancies in the handwriting in the note, which mainly includes Chinese characters and some words in English, which are in stark contrast to the handwriting of Teoh Beng Hock, both in Chinese and English, in documents written by him before his untimely and tragic death,” their lawyer Karpal Singh said in a statement
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Breaking news, in Berlin, a homeless man said he found this suicide note neatly kept in a leather bag and wanted big money for it. It purportedly read as follows:-
Farewell, my brave noble Germans. Today the damn Russians, Americans and British are banging into our beloved Berlin. We Germans have fought valiantly but I have been betrayed by my own generals, by rich & smart minority in our country and darn better technology found in foreign countries. I shall have one last round of merriment with Eva and not let them take me alive.
Believe me, the British have beaten us in our national sport today, but we will beat them in their national sport tomorrow and conquer the world!
Farewell,
Adolf H.
1945
Note:
The writer was unerringly right. West Germany went on to win the World Cup in 1954.
Meanwhile in Florida, a trash collector has claimed that he had stumbled upon a piece of suicide note which read as follows:
Life has been a thriller for me. For those who have hurt me, I have been telling them to beat it. I tried to look for my Billie Jean to no avail but at least the champs are my sons.
People been telling me they can't tell if I am black or white but regardless of race, religion and sexual orientation, we are the world and let's make love not war.
But I am so tired, so tired of little children saying I am bad, so tired of looking at my nose and all those debts .... oh I guest I just beat it and leave all the troubles behind
Mikey J.
So what? Another man in Washington was allegedly heard sniggering as he read out from a pink sheet as such:
Dear Johnny F.
Singing for your birthday on TV was the greatest joy in my life. You are the greatest man I have ever .......... Whenever I am alone and naked I remember us [ he did not read on ] and [ the fellow also did not read on ]
But darling, life is too hard for me and I do not want to see myself grow old. I want to be remembered as the sexiest and most beautiful around....so darling I am sorry to leave you.
Forever,
Norma
The self-censoring party spoiler said he can part the letter for USD100,000 and the highest bidder can read all the juicy lines himself.
Can you believe all these nonsense?
Political and economic costs of Teoh Beng Hock case
It is a bit difficult for me to write with a detached mindset on this one but I have to give it a go....
The latest Revelation of a suicide note purportedly written by Teoh Beng Hock has thrown the whole inquest into disarray and causing great anger for Gorbind Singh and re-open the deepest wound of the Teoh family.
We respect and, in deserving cases, honour the dead, not to heap more disrespect on the dead and more hurt on the living.
The latest Revelation of a suicide note purportedly written by Teoh Beng Hock has thrown the whole inquest into disarray and causing great anger for Gorbind Singh and re-open the deepest wound of the Teoh family.
We respect and, in deserving cases, honour the dead, not to heap more disrespect on the dead and more hurt on the living.
pix from Oriental Daily
Richard Loh in his excellent write up eloquently sum up the possibility that it is a fabrication. Channel News Asia, the Singapore official news channel, reported that Gorbind Singh considered citing Abdul Ghani Patail for contempt.
All I have to add is that:
1) suicide notes are meant to be found and if a note is meant to be discovered after 2 months, and held in secrecy over a year, then the time it took for the note to surface render its authencity extremely doubtful
2) the first instance of this suicide note was revealed by Jaringan Melayu Malaysia here .
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Siasat surat terakhir Beng Hock
syahrir.bakar@utusan.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR 24 Julai – Pihak berkuasa diminta segera menyiasat kewujudan surat terakhir tulisan tangan dalam bahasa Cina oleh Teoh Beng Hock sebelum dia ditemui mati di bangunan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Shah Alam, tahun lalu.
Yang Dipertua Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM), Azwanddin Hamzah berkata, kewujudan surat itu penting kerana ia berupaya membuktikan bahawa Beng Hock pada waktu itu menghadapi tekanan serta diugut bunuh oleh pihak tertentu dan bukannya SPRM.
‘‘Kewujudan surat tersebut perlu disiasat supaya mendiang Beng Hock dan SPRM mendapat inkues yang adil sementara peguam-peguam yang mewakili inkues tersebut tidak dipengaruhi oleh agenda jahat yang mahu memecahbelahkan perpaduan dalam negara.
‘‘Pelbagai pihak termasuk portal propembangkang, The Malaysian Insider, Malaysiakini dan Malaysia Today telah menyiarkan artikel yang menyalahkan SPRM dan kerajaan dengan mendakwa mendiang telah dibunuh oleh pihak SPRM,” katanya kepada Mingguan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Azwanddin mengulas tentang maklumat yang diperolehi JMM berhubung kewujudan surat terakhir ditulis Beng Hock sebelum ditemui mati yang kononnya menyatakan dia pada masa itu menghadapi tekanan serta menerima ugutan bunuh.
Kewujudan surat berkenaan turut didedahkan oleh beberapa blog termasuk blog Gerakan Anti PKR.
Azwanddin turut mempersoalkan kegagalan pihak pendakwaan mengemukakan surat itu pada sesi inkues kes berkenaan
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How come this website have exclusive access into withheld evidence not even available to Teoh Beng Hock's counsel or, MACC who is clinging on to dear life defending itself?
Has JMM breached any Official Secret Act provision, contempt of legal proceedings etc?
Nazri, the de facto Law Minister seems to be silent on all this.
3) JMM has explicitly claim that one of the defense counsel, Tan Hock Chuan, has concealed the suicide note.
http://jaringanmelayumal.blogspot.com/2010/07/benarkah-peguam-sembunyikan-surat-teoh.html
"Tan Hock Chuan, peguam yang dilantik disebut telah menyembunyi 'surat berbahasa cina tulisan tangan Teoh Beng Hock yang menyatakan rasa tidak tenteram/gusar/bimbang tentang masalah yang melanda beliau. Dan di dalam surat tulisan mendiang Teoh itu, dia telah menerima ancaman dan mahu membunuh diri.’"
"JMM menyatakan kebimbangan mengenai sentimen mengapi-apikan kebencian masyarakat Cina terhadap SPRM dan orang-orang Melayu amnya. Tindakan beberapa golongan ini dilihat sangat berbahaya dan mengancam keselamatan negara."
In one stroke, JMM cited Tan Hock Chuan has withheld evidence, committed contempt of the Inquest, conspire (with who?) to threaten the peace of the country.
Ask any Malaysian Chinese whether they will attack Malays en mass over Teoh Beng Hock incident hoping for some action and you will be extremely dissappointed. There are other ways to get back than just wanton violence.
This is 2010, not 1969 and please do not insult the respect Chinese have for peace, law and order. We Chinese have to work and fend for our families, paying taxes along the way that keep Putrajaya humming and happy.
If what JMM claim is true, then Tan Hock Chuan is an ISA case.
On the other hand, Tan Hock Chuan has a case for slander against JMM if Tan Hock Chuan feels that his integrity, professionalism and reputation is unfairly tarnished by this allegation. He should defend it by filing a suit against JMM.
I ponder what has this episode cost Malaysia and Malaysians?
Millions of ringgit has been wasted on MACC officials who
1) can't co-operate with helpful witnesses but let him die in MACC office; as a result, they have to incure unnecessary office move expenses
2) tarnish the name of the country by threatening a respected Asean forensic expert by lodging a police report against her and resulting in delay in her arrival (remember, delay cause losses - time is money)
3) until today we do not know what crime Teoh Beng Hock died for - a damning indictment of the MACC's effectiveness in combating corruption; or is there a wrong doing in the first place?
4) millions of ringgit has been wasted on the inquest and MACC is diverted from doing real work that can benefit the nation, the simple concept of opportunity cost
Barry Wain has written extensively about Mahatir's dismantling of the Malaysian judiciary in his book. This legacy has led to Lingamgate, Sodomy II and this freakshow. The eyes of the world is upon us.
A functioning judiciary and justice system is critical in attracting foreign direct investment which will help Malaysia ahieve Vision 2020 or high income nation or whatever fancy equivalent term being flaunted at voters.
FDI has declined by unprecedent, alarming and blood-chilling 80% in 2009. If this is not a wake up call, I do not know what is.
The real culprits who is draining the nation dry everyday are not apprehended. No action has been taken despite damning revelation in the Auditor General's reports or even straight in your face all for you to see evidence like the collapsing stadium in Terengganu, cracking and re-cracking MRR II, etc.
Perhaps even more significant is the sentiment among Chinese voters. "You help me I help you" campaigning or is it NFA vote buying may work sometime but not all the time.
Chinese, in addition to economic well being, also value justice and fairness. Chinese also like to see matters settled in a swift, fuss-free and fair way so that things can move on.
Dragging on the road show, hurting again and again a devastated family of broken hearts, reminding and angering a group of voters with simmering anger, could prove telling in the next GE, unless with pure tactical genius, a "surprise present" can be presented to the community just before the GE.
However, given the communal nature of Malaysian politics, there is a very delicate and difficult balancing act that has to be played out.
Unless we move on to meritocracy, need-base and just basis of governance then this kind of pointless game can be rendered obsolete.
Corruption – don’t get mad, get even
When Idris Jala told Malaysians that if we continue to use the taxes we paid to defry our own living expenses in fuel, education, healthcare and what not, we will bankrupt the nation to pieces, while Khazanah dabble in foreign acquisitions like the Parkway group.
First time I hear people get bankrupt by paying taxes.
Jokes aside, it is not the rakyat that are gobbling up more than the taxes we paid.
Malaysians do not enjoy world class public amenities like well lite streets and great public transport system (bullet train, efficient buses), free tertiary education, 1st class medical service, unemployment benefits, adequate aid for the disable etc that are found in those well managed developed countries.
Reducing subsidies means the people are getting back lesser what they have paid while the gravy train goes churning on
Where did our money go? The Auditor General can tell you a story or 2, the silent and lonely PKFTZ speaks volumes echoing even among the deaf, the collapsed stadium in Terengganu may give you a hint, Tun Mahathir, Sammy V and Tun Ling might be able to share a memory or 2 (if they remember), Eric Chia, Daim Zainuddin, Ting Pek Khing, Tajuddin Ramli …. bless their soul.
All this nice sloganeering and court room drama means very little to those in desperate need. Comestic Corruption Combat echos like an empty tree stump.
RM100 or RM200 increase in cost of living may mean a lot to many who do not hold office in Putrajaya. There are those Orang Kurang Upaya in Kuala Lumpur who get RM300 a month or less from Jabatan Kebajikan, those parents who are paying more and more for their children’s formerly-free primary and secondary education expenses etc…..
Do we not have any recourse?
There is this UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC or ‘The Palermo Convention) which was opened for signature on 12 December 2000 and came into force on 29 September 2003.
Article 12 of the Convention requires a State party to adopt measures, to the greatest extent possible within its legal system, to enable confiscation of proceeds/the equivalent value of proceeds and instrumentalities of offences covered by the Convention
The Convention went on to explain as follows
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Why is it needed?
1. Post-conviction asset recovery, by a confiscation or forfeiture order, is, in reality, a prerequisite for any State that wishes to address acquisitive crime (including corruption, organised crime and trafficking) effectively. Indeed, for those States that are parties to such international instruments as UNTOC or UNCAC, having in place a conviction-based system of asset recovery is a requirement.
2. The rationale is obvious: Criminalising the conduct from which illicit proceeds or profits are made does not adequately punish or deter an offender. Even if arrested and convicted, an organised criminal or other offender will be able to enjoy the illegal gains, either personally, or through their families or associates. Without post-conviction confiscation, the perception would still remain that crime pays in such circumstances and that the criminal justice system is ineffective in removing the incentive for acquisitive crime.
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Do we have such recourse in Malaysia?
The answer is YES and NO
YES - we have a legislation on that;
NO - I have yet to see an enforcement, e.g. Zakaria Place been auctioned off and some poor desperate deserving people getting the hospital treatment/education/job placement assistance sought
According to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2008, and I believe was approved swiftly in the last days of Badawi's premiership:-
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Forfeiture of property upon prosecution for an offence
40. (1) In any prosecution for an offence under this Act, the
court shall make an order for the forfeiture of any property which
is proved to be the subject matter of the offence or to have been
used in the commission of the offence where—
(a) the offence is proved against the accused; or
(b) the offence is not proved against the accused but the
court is satisfied—
(i) that the accused is not the true and lawful owner
of such property; and
ii) that no other person is entitled to the property
as a purchaser in good faith for valuable
consideration.
(2) Where the offence is proved against the accused but the
property referred to in subsection (1) has been disposed of, or
cannot be traced, the court shall order the accused to pay as a
penalty a sum which is equivalent to the amount of the gratification
or is, in the opinion of the court, the value of the gratification
received by the accused, and any such penalty shall be recoverable
as a fine.
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Simply put
- if you are proven guilty in court, the court rampas your ill gotten gain;
- if not proven guilty but the court is satisfied, the court also rampas (not sure if this goes against the Constitution or the natural rule of justice or even ajaran agama Islam)
- if you already sold off the ill gotten gain, you pay an equivalent sum of money.
Which such powerful and seemingly rakyat first legislation, the question left is implementation as well as the integrity of the judges who have considerable discretionary power it seems.
(2) The Judge to whom an application is made under subsection
upon any person who claims to have an interest in the property
to attend before the Court on a date specified in the notice, to
show cause as to why the property should not be forfeited.
(3) Where the Judge to whom an application is made under
subsection (1) is satisfied—
(a) that the property is the subject matter of or was used in
the commission of an offence under this Act; and
(b) there is no purchase in good faith for valuable consideration
in respect of the property,
he shall make an order for the forfeiture of the property.
(4) Property in respect of which no application is made under
subsection (1) shall, at the expiration of eighteen months from
the date of its seizure, be released to the person from whom it
was seized
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Can anybody remember any high profile asset recovery cases in Malaysia? I can't recall any.
First time I hear people get bankrupt by paying taxes.
Jokes aside, it is not the rakyat that are gobbling up more than the taxes we paid.
Malaysians do not enjoy world class public amenities like well lite streets and great public transport system (bullet train, efficient buses), free tertiary education, 1st class medical service, unemployment benefits, adequate aid for the disable etc that are found in those well managed developed countries.
Reducing subsidies means the people are getting back lesser what they have paid while the gravy train goes churning on
Where did our money go? The Auditor General can tell you a story or 2, the silent and lonely PKFTZ speaks volumes echoing even among the deaf, the collapsed stadium in Terengganu may give you a hint, Tun Mahathir, Sammy V and Tun Ling might be able to share a memory or 2 (if they remember), Eric Chia, Daim Zainuddin, Ting Pek Khing, Tajuddin Ramli …. bless their soul.
All this nice sloganeering and court room drama means very little to those in desperate need. Comestic Corruption Combat echos like an empty tree stump.
RM100 or RM200 increase in cost of living may mean a lot to many who do not hold office in Putrajaya. There are those Orang Kurang Upaya in Kuala Lumpur who get RM300 a month or less from Jabatan Kebajikan, those parents who are paying more and more for their children’s formerly-free primary and secondary education expenses etc…..
Do we not have any recourse?
There is this UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC or ‘The Palermo Convention) which was opened for signature on 12 December 2000 and came into force on 29 September 2003.
Article 12 of the Convention requires a State party to adopt measures, to the greatest extent possible within its legal system, to enable confiscation of proceeds/the equivalent value of proceeds and instrumentalities of offences covered by the Convention
The Convention went on to explain as follows
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why is it needed?
1. Post-conviction asset recovery, by a confiscation or forfeiture order, is, in reality, a prerequisite for any State that wishes to address acquisitive crime (including corruption, organised crime and trafficking) effectively. Indeed, for those States that are parties to such international instruments as UNTOC or UNCAC, having in place a conviction-based system of asset recovery is a requirement.
2. The rationale is obvious: Criminalising the conduct from which illicit proceeds or profits are made does not adequately punish or deter an offender. Even if arrested and convicted, an organised criminal or other offender will be able to enjoy the illegal gains, either personally, or through their families or associates. Without post-conviction confiscation, the perception would still remain that crime pays in such circumstances and that the criminal justice system is ineffective in removing the incentive for acquisitive crime.
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Do we have such recourse in Malaysia?
The answer is YES and NO
YES - we have a legislation on that;
NO - I have yet to see an enforcement, e.g. Zakaria Place been auctioned off and some poor desperate deserving people getting the hospital treatment/education/job placement assistance sought
According to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2008, and I believe was approved swiftly in the last days of Badawi's premiership:-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forfeiture of property upon prosecution for an offence
40. (1) In any prosecution for an offence under this Act, the
court shall make an order for the forfeiture of any property which
is proved to be the subject matter of the offence or to have been
used in the commission of the offence where—
(a) the offence is proved against the accused; or
(b) the offence is not proved against the accused but the
court is satisfied—
(i) that the accused is not the true and lawful owner
of such property; and
ii) that no other person is entitled to the property
as a purchaser in good faith for valuable
consideration.
(2) Where the offence is proved against the accused but the
property referred to in subsection (1) has been disposed of, or
cannot be traced, the court shall order the accused to pay as a
penalty a sum which is equivalent to the amount of the gratification
or is, in the opinion of the court, the value of the gratification
received by the accused, and any such penalty shall be recoverable
as a fine.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Simply put
- if you are proven guilty in court, the court rampas your ill gotten gain;
- if not proven guilty but the court is satisfied, the court also rampas (not sure if this goes against the Constitution or the natural rule of justice or even ajaran agama Islam)
- if you already sold off the ill gotten gain, you pay an equivalent sum of money.
Which such powerful and seemingly rakyat first legislation, the question left is implementation as well as the integrity of the judges who have considerable discretionary power it seems.
The Bill even move beyond instances of no prosection, reads to me like that the prosection can avoid presenting a case in court and yet apply to court within 18 months to have the assets seized, subject to certain conditions. (Again, I am not too sure about the outcome if this is allowed to carry on)
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Forfeiture of property where there is no prosecution for an offence
(2) The Judge to whom an application is made under subsection
upon any person who claims to have an interest in the property
to attend before the Court on a date specified in the notice, to
show cause as to why the property should not be forfeited.
(3) Where the Judge to whom an application is made under
subsection (1) is satisfied—
(a) that the property is the subject matter of or was used in
the commission of an offence under this Act; and
(b) there is no purchase in good faith for valuable consideration
in respect of the property,
he shall make an order for the forfeiture of the property.
(4) Property in respect of which no application is made under
subsection (1) shall, at the expiration of eighteen months from
the date of its seizure, be released to the person from whom it
was seized
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Can anybody remember any high profile asset recovery cases in Malaysia? I can't recall any.
I remember hearing a comment that Bruce Lee's film was popular in the 1970's because he hit back at symbols of oppression, represented in his films by arrogant caucasians or Japanese in a bygone era, effectively a release of tension for those hard pressed Hong Kongers then.
Malaysians also need to see some kicks in the nuts at this economically challenging times.
Mahu seribu daya tak mahu seribu dalih (with desire there are thousands of enery ;without desire there are thousands of excuses)
Our neighbour has taken up the challenge, no matter how hard it is, or how bad the situaion of theirs still remain, but an example has been put before Malaysians:-
http://www.assetrecovery.org/kc/resources/org.apache.wicket.Application/repo?nid=62506d95-a33e-11dc-bf1b-335d0754ba85
In the opinion of the Government of the Philippines, it faced a difficult task in recovering the assets on account of the highly intricate and secretive nature of the Marcos network of accounts. It was lucky to have the so-called Malacañang documents 2 to guide it to at least a part of the stolen Marcos assets. The Swiss Government decided in principle to block Marcos' assets. It mandated the Swiss Banking Commission (EBK) to ask the banks what Marcos assets they were holding. This led to a precise overview of Marcos funds/accounts. When the international mutual legal assistance request arrived, the relevant accounts were effectively blocked. They could then be compared with the information supplied by the EBK.
- Page 1 ... remember the office clean up in Selangor, Penang and Kedah after March 08 2008?
Just over 17 years after the Marcoses' flight from the Philippines, a part (USD 658
million) of the alleged Marcos billions was returned to the government. More than
20 years after the end of the Marcos presidency, many of the assets believed stolen
from the Philippines by the Marcos family have still not been returned to the
government. The latter is again said to be open to an out-of-court settlement to
finally lay the Marcos era to rest.
- page 16
Opening up MACC for Chinese applicants....
MACC’s recent invitation for Chinese to apply for 40 vacancies in the agency initially sounds cool to me. 400 applicants vying for 40 positions. Definitely it is the right step in strengthening the resource available within its stable; removing the long held impression that civil service is mono-ethnic dominated as well as the notion that Malaysian Chinese shun a career in public service.
It is definitely a right step in the right direction. For the bright brain who once remarked that MACC is a Malay institution following the uproar associated with Teoh Beng Hock’s shocking and hitherto unresolved episode, you can take that remark and stuff it back to what appears to be a hole in your face.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.
Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution. It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
Footnote: I don't think he was suspended or sacked whereas the China Press Editor got into a huge pot of hot soup over some misreporting of Musa Hassan's resignation.
What, I wonder, was the reason for this turn of events? The timing of the announcement was interesting – in the midst of campaigning for predominantly Chinese votes constituency of Sibu by-election. I think this is a logical and intelligent tactical move.
Also, I remember vaguely someone shot off a remark following the Teoh Beng Hock uproar whereby so and so mentioned that MACC is suffering from an “image problem” whereupon I suppose what he meant was it did not look nice when a group of Malay MACC officers went after the Chinese Ex-Cos in the Selangor State Government. It might be easier on the eye if only Chinese MACC officers went after Chinese Ex-COs.
Rubbish, corruption is corruption and I don’t care about the race of the enforcers, suspects and wrong doers. As long as criminals are caught and the welfare of the nation is safeguarded, whether one is yellow, brown, black, polka dot do not matter.
I suppose this is a follow up on Najib’s pledge to his plea to the Chinese community to “give us a chance” as well as the resultant MACC’s “reaching out to the Chinese” drive.
Well, at least some effort is being put into clearing up the mess left by decades of race-base politics. I suppose a racist approach had to be taken but I hate to put it this way: MACC : Make Available Chinese Concession?
Understandably, while this piece of news made headlines in all Chinese press, Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian have chosen other topics as their front page news. Ibrahim Ali, Perkasa and their friends protest as much about this as they protested about celibacy perhaps – ziltch. And did we hear anything from Hindraf?
Maybe this is also a round about way by MACC is trying to say "sorry about Teoh Beng Hock."
EXCUSE ME, HOW MUCH MONEY MR TEOH BENG HOCK DIED FOR?
WHAT IS MACC'S CASE AGAINST TEOH BENG HOCK AFTER MONTHS OF DELAY?
please account to the public how much corruption was committed, please
The damage is already done. Months of denial, their own officers hampering the inquest process including lodging police report against respected foreign forensic experts who offered her assistance have left an indelible mark on my mind.
Najib administration also know it is crucial to have non-Malay votes hence there will be no more “Keris Waving” nonsense and a more sophisticated publicity campaign is crucial in getting non-Malay votes. So what is the driving force behind the recruitment cum public relationship stunt I wonder?
I wish to see change of substance taken place within MACC and real results; not cosmetic, superficial, feel good thingy ala “Work With Me And Not For Me”, ”Cekap, Bersih dan Amanah”, “Wawasan 2020” which have proven to fall well short of the grand promises made.
Call me old fashioned, I want to see big fishes in the slammer, stolen wealth returned to the national coffers and huge cases being accounted for to the public. The billions in PKFTZ, the tin market manipulation in the 1980’s that caused the collapse of our tin mining industry hence wealth and a proud history of our country, MATRADE, MAIKA, the huge losses highlighted in the annual Auditor General’ reports, the amount of sunken commission paid to a private company that has no experience and no business in buying submarines and having access into national defense matters….while the rakyat have to bear with inadequate public amenities all over Malaysia, like Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Sabah (a corpman in a fox hole in Iwo Jima can care better for a patient than this lot).
I like to see a graft fighting body that is accountable to the Parliament and rakyat and not to the Prime Minister. I like to see an anti-corruption agency that is not a political tool which was very efficient in arresting 2 state lawmakers and then somehow perform ever so miserably in court at persecuting them – waste of public funds again.
I also wish to thank those Malaysian voters who on 8 March forced a change in the BN’s think tank and also Pakatan Rakyat for their emergence as an alternative worth serious consideration. I wish to express my gratitude in sorrow solemn prayer to Mr. Teoh Beng Hock, whose death turned the tide in more ways than one, and in a far fetch way, created this 40 job opportunities for needy Malaysians that may signify greater things to come.
Dear Mrs Teoh, Happy Mother's Day.
Lastly, I wish the applicants all the best and for those who got the 2 year provision contracts, selamat bertugas whether you are in the investigation, legal and persecution, human resource and administration, public education, intelligence etc divisions.
It is definitely a right step in the right direction. For the bright brain who once remarked that MACC is a Malay institution following the uproar associated with Teoh Beng Hock’s shocking and hitherto unresolved episode, you can take that remark and stuff it back to what appears to be a hole in your face.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.
Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution. It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
Footnote: I don't think he was suspended or sacked whereas the China Press Editor got into a huge pot of hot soup over some misreporting of Musa Hassan's resignation.
What, I wonder, was the reason for this turn of events? The timing of the announcement was interesting – in the midst of campaigning for predominantly Chinese votes constituency of Sibu by-election. I think this is a logical and intelligent tactical move.
Also, I remember vaguely someone shot off a remark following the Teoh Beng Hock uproar whereby so and so mentioned that MACC is suffering from an “image problem” whereupon I suppose what he meant was it did not look nice when a group of Malay MACC officers went after the Chinese Ex-Cos in the Selangor State Government. It might be easier on the eye if only Chinese MACC officers went after Chinese Ex-COs.
Rubbish, corruption is corruption and I don’t care about the race of the enforcers, suspects and wrong doers. As long as criminals are caught and the welfare of the nation is safeguarded, whether one is yellow, brown, black, polka dot do not matter.
I suppose this is a follow up on Najib’s pledge to his plea to the Chinese community to “give us a chance” as well as the resultant MACC’s “reaching out to the Chinese” drive.
Well, at least some effort is being put into clearing up the mess left by decades of race-base politics. I suppose a racist approach had to be taken but I hate to put it this way: MACC : Make Available Chinese Concession?
Understandably, while this piece of news made headlines in all Chinese press, Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian have chosen other topics as their front page news. Ibrahim Ali, Perkasa and their friends protest as much about this as they protested about celibacy perhaps – ziltch. And did we hear anything from Hindraf?
Maybe this is also a round about way by MACC is trying to say "sorry about Teoh Beng Hock."
EXCUSE ME, HOW MUCH MONEY MR TEOH BENG HOCK DIED FOR?
WHAT IS MACC'S CASE AGAINST TEOH BENG HOCK AFTER MONTHS OF DELAY?
please account to the public how much corruption was committed, please
The damage is already done. Months of denial, their own officers hampering the inquest process including lodging police report against respected foreign forensic experts who offered her assistance have left an indelible mark on my mind.
Najib administration also know it is crucial to have non-Malay votes hence there will be no more “Keris Waving” nonsense and a more sophisticated publicity campaign is crucial in getting non-Malay votes. So what is the driving force behind the recruitment cum public relationship stunt I wonder?
If the recruitment is meant to improve the service level of MACC then it is a fundamental statement about the quality of human resource available. Remember Mr Wong Chuan How, Ronnie Liu's PA? He gathered the documents and walked out of his office with MACC officers when another group pounced on and injured him. Few months later, someone connected to the court hearing told me the court did not fund a creditable case at all.
I wish to see change of substance taken place within MACC and real results; not cosmetic, superficial, feel good thingy ala “Work With Me And Not For Me”, ”Cekap, Bersih dan Amanah”, “Wawasan 2020” which have proven to fall well short of the grand promises made.
Call me old fashioned, I want to see big fishes in the slammer, stolen wealth returned to the national coffers and huge cases being accounted for to the public. The billions in PKFTZ, the tin market manipulation in the 1980’s that caused the collapse of our tin mining industry hence wealth and a proud history of our country, MATRADE, MAIKA, the huge losses highlighted in the annual Auditor General’ reports, the amount of sunken commission paid to a private company that has no experience and no business in buying submarines and having access into national defense matters….while the rakyat have to bear with inadequate public amenities all over Malaysia, like Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Sabah (a corpman in a fox hole in Iwo Jima can care better for a patient than this lot).
I like to see a graft fighting body that is accountable to the Parliament and rakyat and not to the Prime Minister. I like to see an anti-corruption agency that is not a political tool which was very efficient in arresting 2 state lawmakers and then somehow perform ever so miserably in court at persecuting them – waste of public funds again.
I also wish to thank those Malaysian voters who on 8 March forced a change in the BN’s think tank and also Pakatan Rakyat for their emergence as an alternative worth serious consideration. I wish to express my gratitude in sorrow solemn prayer to Mr. Teoh Beng Hock, whose death turned the tide in more ways than one, and in a far fetch way, created this 40 job opportunities for needy Malaysians that may signify greater things to come.
Dear Mrs Teoh, Happy Mother's Day.
Lastly, I wish the applicants all the best and for those who got the 2 year provision contracts, selamat bertugas whether you are in the investigation, legal and persecution, human resource and administration, public education, intelligence etc divisions.
Racializing corruption
This country's institutions are getting more and more ridiculous.
Corruption is a criminal matter and in the aftermath of Teoh Beng Hock's incident, it is easy for commentators to point out that MACC appear to be a political tool.
Now I am absolutely flabbergasted by this,
MACC aims for support, speaks to the Chinese
MACC needs to public's support to combat corruption, not "Chinese support".
UMNO might need Chinese support, MCA might need Malay support, MIC might need ...I don''t know what they need, but MACC needs public support and independence.
I look at this development from different perspective to try and understand how this situation arises.
1) is MACC admitting that previously it has been pissing off the Chinese community by focusing on Chinese politicians?
2) if there is a solid case of corruption, MACC need not worry about pissing off the Chinese hence need to pacify them. You don't see PDRM launching an "Indian hears and minds road show" after Kugan's case garner spotlight.
3) in Malaysia, race base political gamemanship is the reality of life. MACC has openly declare it's participation into this arena hence is this an indication that MACC is very much a part of the political game and a tool when it's noble purpose is suppose to be combating corruption where this ailment cut across racial lines?
4) MACC appears to be suffering from want of leadership and sense of direction. Has this got anything to do with Badawi's last act of his premiership where the act was rushed through Parliament or has more to do with the instruction given by the MACC's new boss?
5) At the onset of Teoh Beng Hock's case, some bright brains commented that MACC is "a Malay institution,
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution.
It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
now MACC is running to Chinese community for support? What does Perkasa has to say about this? Is this the ground work for the next GE?
I just hope MACC focus on what it should be doing, banish corruption regardless of political affiliation, race, religion and what not. An act of corruption is an act of corruption. Period
Corruption is a criminal matter and in the aftermath of Teoh Beng Hock's incident, it is easy for commentators to point out that MACC appear to be a political tool.
Now I am absolutely flabbergasted by this,
MACC aims for support, speaks to the Chinese
MACC needs to public's support to combat corruption, not "Chinese support".
UMNO might need Chinese support, MCA might need Malay support, MIC might need ...I don''t know what they need, but MACC needs public support and independence.
I look at this development from different perspective to try and understand how this situation arises.
1) is MACC admitting that previously it has been pissing off the Chinese community by focusing on Chinese politicians?
2) if there is a solid case of corruption, MACC need not worry about pissing off the Chinese hence need to pacify them. You don't see PDRM launching an "Indian hears and minds road show" after Kugan's case garner spotlight.
3) in Malaysia, race base political gamemanship is the reality of life. MACC has openly declare it's participation into this arena hence is this an indication that MACC is very much a part of the political game and a tool when it's noble purpose is suppose to be combating corruption where this ailment cut across racial lines?
4) MACC appears to be suffering from want of leadership and sense of direction. Has this got anything to do with Badawi's last act of his premiership where the act was rushed through Parliament or has more to do with the instruction given by the MACC's new boss?
5) At the onset of Teoh Beng Hock's case, some bright brains commented that MACC is "a Malay institution,
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution.
It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
now MACC is running to Chinese community for support? What does Perkasa has to say about this? Is this the ground work for the next GE?
I just hope MACC focus on what it should be doing, banish corruption regardless of political affiliation, race, religion and what not. An act of corruption is an act of corruption. Period
What does MCA stands for?
Normally I am more concern about Malaysia and Malaysians as a whole; rather than about my own race but today, maybe a bit too much of MCA news in the Chinese Press for the past few days, I caught a bug and decided to differ.
The Ong Tee Keat and Chua Soi Lek spat is nothing new. MCA No. 1 and No. 2 have always been like cats and dogs with the exception of Ong Ka Ting and Chan Kong Choy. (but in truth, my sister-in-law’s puppy grew up with her kittens and the beasts have more harmony between them than the Malays and non-Malays in the world according to Awang Selamat)
I just wonder what does MCA stands for, apart from their advertisement that they are always “fighting” for the Chinese. (Strange, since they are always in BN “fighting” for the rights of Chinese, just to flip it a bit, they are “fighting against” UMNO (Malays) and MIC (Indians) for “Chinese” interest so one wonders why the Controlled MSM never highlight about this “in-fighting” within Barisan Nasional coalition as a matter of concern).
I suppose Tan Cheng Lock’s MCA started off wanting to Manage Chinese Affairs. I suppose during the first few years, things were fine but over the years, with a party known for perpetual internal party struggles with Many Confusing Allegations and Many Confrontational Actions being thrown about, I would not be surprised if many Malaysian Chinese feel that their interest is not being served but Merely Cast Away and Marginalized Consistently Anyway while Malays have progressed and still progressing very well in terms of their political rights.
The rallying call for UMNO is “Malay Unity” while MCA hardly exclaim “Chinese Unity”, which, in a way, the currency MCA suppose to be dealing with as BN component party but this has not been applied with diligence and focus. Maybe MCA is too generous and Making Concession Amicably all the time as they are “fighting” for the Chinese rights, whatever that means. Personally I believe in Making Considered Approach in more logical in allocating the resource of the country for social justice and public wellbeing.
During the time when Mahathir Commanded All, MCA Meekly Cruised Along, silent during the judicial crises of 1988, leading us to the Lingam Gate and incredulous rulings passed as we witness the Perak debacle today.
Hence instead of protecting Chinese rights per MCA charter, maybe there is a case that they Merely Causing Agitation to the Chinese or even Made Chinese Angry.
While Utusan Malaysia has Made Condemning Accusations against the non-malays, MCA usually pay no heed as they may understand Utusan is Merely Creating Agitation without really meaning to let it degenerate into Major Conflict Anyway. Malaysia now is no longer in 1969.
Any major riot will destroy the economic pie which Malay has very substantial share and I hope Malays Can Assess this intelligently and rationally. Since Raja Niong claimed that on 1 August, RM200million or whatever were lost in few hours of protested without so much of a window being broken, I shudder to imagine what losses and harm an pre-arranged riot would cause and I hope all sensible Malaysians will not get involved.
The Cow Head Gate in Shah Alam is a case in point. MCA here did protest as much as a graveyard while after the Keris apology, there is More Clumsy Attempt from Hishammuddin to balance out the divide and rule tactics. Despite Most Condemnable Act of insensitivity, rudeness and recklessness, is MCA’s silence a sign of its Meekly Consenting Acceptance of the game? Mind you, should MBSA issues summons to the protestors for vandalizing, littering and spitting in public domain?
Annually, the Chinese top SPM and STPM top scorers cry and bitch about the scholarship hijack but one wonders if there is a case for manufactured crises for the Malaysia Complain Agency to justify its existence and says every year “Maybe Can Appeal”. Making Compassionate Appeals? More logical would be to Make Correct Allocations hence the best of our brains are developed, nurtured and retained to service the country and tax payers, rather than Money Chucked Away to less qualifying candidates.
Mind you, socially re-engineering is 1 thing but having incompetent doctors and leaders is a matter of life and death hence there is no room for Making Callous Appointments in getting the right people to do critical, life and death jobs.
Look at PKFTZ, had the parties involved Made Claims Accordingly then there is no problem but as the Pricewaterhouse report mentioned, some claims were Manipulatively Criminally Abusive, and now we Malaysians were made to pay for this Malignant Cancerous Abomination.
I am confused. The Zakaria and Toy properties were not investigated by MACC. Does that Make Corruption Acceptable? As the Teoh Beng Hock case shows, someone is still pretty against corruption practices but time of writing, we still do not know how much dirty money Teoh died for, was it RM2,400 or RM112?
The witnesses from MACC Mutters Conflicting Allegations like one said there was an argument while the other said no. Many Confusion Arises but one thing for sure, MCA seems more concern about its No.1 and former No. 2 WWF rather than some event that stirred the Chinese community here more than anything else.
After the RM10million can of worms is blown open, the Treasurer claims that MCA has …err.. RM2 billion in assets and that the alleged donation is both negligible and never been received by MCA. Fine, Money Can Accumulate but as a political party designed to assist the community it represents, how come so much money is retained and not distributed? One wonders how MCA can amass so much money also.
At the end of the day, any fight is a good fight if the fighters have noble intentions in their hearts. Whether MCA is fighting for the Chinese only or for the nation, I only hope is May Commonsense Arise and all Malaysians, regardless of racial and religious background can benefit from leaders who has Mature Caring Attitude. When time comes to exercise our democratic rights hopefully the quality of leadership available for Malaysians May Change Altogether.
The Ong Tee Keat and Chua Soi Lek spat is nothing new. MCA No. 1 and No. 2 have always been like cats and dogs with the exception of Ong Ka Ting and Chan Kong Choy. (but in truth, my sister-in-law’s puppy grew up with her kittens and the beasts have more harmony between them than the Malays and non-Malays in the world according to Awang Selamat)
I just wonder what does MCA stands for, apart from their advertisement that they are always “fighting” for the Chinese. (Strange, since they are always in BN “fighting” for the rights of Chinese, just to flip it a bit, they are “fighting against” UMNO (Malays) and MIC (Indians) for “Chinese” interest so one wonders why the Controlled MSM never highlight about this “in-fighting” within Barisan Nasional coalition as a matter of concern).
I suppose Tan Cheng Lock’s MCA started off wanting to Manage Chinese Affairs. I suppose during the first few years, things were fine but over the years, with a party known for perpetual internal party struggles with Many Confusing Allegations and Many Confrontational Actions being thrown about, I would not be surprised if many Malaysian Chinese feel that their interest is not being served but Merely Cast Away and Marginalized Consistently Anyway while Malays have progressed and still progressing very well in terms of their political rights.
The rallying call for UMNO is “Malay Unity” while MCA hardly exclaim “Chinese Unity”, which, in a way, the currency MCA suppose to be dealing with as BN component party but this has not been applied with diligence and focus. Maybe MCA is too generous and Making Concession Amicably all the time as they are “fighting” for the Chinese rights, whatever that means. Personally I believe in Making Considered Approach in more logical in allocating the resource of the country for social justice and public wellbeing.
During the time when Mahathir Commanded All, MCA Meekly Cruised Along, silent during the judicial crises of 1988, leading us to the Lingam Gate and incredulous rulings passed as we witness the Perak debacle today.
Hence instead of protecting Chinese rights per MCA charter, maybe there is a case that they Merely Causing Agitation to the Chinese or even Made Chinese Angry.
While Utusan Malaysia has Made Condemning Accusations against the non-malays, MCA usually pay no heed as they may understand Utusan is Merely Creating Agitation without really meaning to let it degenerate into Major Conflict Anyway. Malaysia now is no longer in 1969.
Any major riot will destroy the economic pie which Malay has very substantial share and I hope Malays Can Assess this intelligently and rationally. Since Raja Niong claimed that on 1 August, RM200million or whatever were lost in few hours of protested without so much of a window being broken, I shudder to imagine what losses and harm an pre-arranged riot would cause and I hope all sensible Malaysians will not get involved.
The Cow Head Gate in Shah Alam is a case in point. MCA here did protest as much as a graveyard while after the Keris apology, there is More Clumsy Attempt from Hishammuddin to balance out the divide and rule tactics. Despite Most Condemnable Act of insensitivity, rudeness and recklessness, is MCA’s silence a sign of its Meekly Consenting Acceptance of the game? Mind you, should MBSA issues summons to the protestors for vandalizing, littering and spitting in public domain?
Annually, the Chinese top SPM and STPM top scorers cry and bitch about the scholarship hijack but one wonders if there is a case for manufactured crises for the Malaysia Complain Agency to justify its existence and says every year “Maybe Can Appeal”. Making Compassionate Appeals? More logical would be to Make Correct Allocations hence the best of our brains are developed, nurtured and retained to service the country and tax payers, rather than Money Chucked Away to less qualifying candidates.
Mind you, socially re-engineering is 1 thing but having incompetent doctors and leaders is a matter of life and death hence there is no room for Making Callous Appointments in getting the right people to do critical, life and death jobs.
Look at PKFTZ, had the parties involved Made Claims Accordingly then there is no problem but as the Pricewaterhouse report mentioned, some claims were Manipulatively Criminally Abusive, and now we Malaysians were made to pay for this Malignant Cancerous Abomination.
I am confused. The Zakaria and Toy properties were not investigated by MACC. Does that Make Corruption Acceptable? As the Teoh Beng Hock case shows, someone is still pretty against corruption practices but time of writing, we still do not know how much dirty money Teoh died for, was it RM2,400 or RM112?
The witnesses from MACC Mutters Conflicting Allegations like one said there was an argument while the other said no. Many Confusion Arises but one thing for sure, MCA seems more concern about its No.1 and former No. 2 WWF rather than some event that stirred the Chinese community here more than anything else.
After the RM10million can of worms is blown open, the Treasurer claims that MCA has …err.. RM2 billion in assets and that the alleged donation is both negligible and never been received by MCA. Fine, Money Can Accumulate but as a political party designed to assist the community it represents, how come so much money is retained and not distributed? One wonders how MCA can amass so much money also.
At the end of the day, any fight is a good fight if the fighters have noble intentions in their hearts. Whether MCA is fighting for the Chinese only or for the nation, I only hope is May Commonsense Arise and all Malaysians, regardless of racial and religious background can benefit from leaders who has Mature Caring Attitude. When time comes to exercise our democratic rights hopefully the quality of leadership available for Malaysians May Change Altogether.
The fate of 3 helpful witnesses
My friend recently got in a cab in KLIA and had the misfortune to catch a 70 year old cabbie in a foul mood. What he told my friend that got to me can be unprintable but he did mention a point that I find pertinent.
"When we read newspapers" he said, "read many stories and try to link them together to see what's developing."
Can't disagree with him. I got off my lazy ass, plow through some newspaper and decided to look at the fate of 3 helpful Malaysians in aid of the Malaysian legal process.
The first chap is Mr. Teoh Beng Hock. MACC officially declared that he is or was a witness in their probe and it is not of MACC's interest that he is dead. Well dead he is and he died in MACC premises. If this is how MACC treats helpful witness, then they are literally killing off their sources of information.
The second chap is Mr. Wong Chuan How, PA to YB Ronnie Liu. According to reports in Chinese newspapers, Mr. Wong received request for evidence from MACC. He duly prepared the relevant documents and waited at his service centre yesterday (Friday).
MACC officers arrive at 9am (bravo, a bunch of motivated civil servants for a change). 5 officers (a number considered necessary in MACC's SOP to confront one 50 year old man, I suppose?) went up to the office and requested Mr. Wong to follow them back to Putrajaya. Mr. Wong decided to follow Selangor Menteri Besar's instruction to get his lawyer to accompany him to the MACC office and in this case, it was YB Cha Kee Chin, ADUN for Bukit Kepayang.
In YB Cha's words, "Wong was very co-operative, had all the documents prepared and waited 'respectfully' in the location and at the time as instructed by MACC."
Mr. Wong wanted to lodge a report at Sungai Pelek Police Station before going to Putrajaya. A bit tedious but given what happen to Mr. Teoh and MB's advice, it sounds prudent and orderly to me. Anyway the MACC officers agreed with this.
Unfortunately, when Mr. Wong walked out of the office, the 3 officers who waited outside his office proceeded to grab him and in the ensuing struggle, injured Mr. Wong.
Here are some photos that Utusan Malaysia missed out:
We all know the value of co-workers communicating properly at work but the above is just SNAFU (Situation Normal All F...... Up)
I suppose if you are in the wrong you apologise but what did MACC do? Instead of fruit basket and flowers to hospitals, they upgrade Mr. Wong's status from being a witness to a suspect as according to the Star today, "MACC director of investigation Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdull confirmed Mr. Wong's arrest".
Er...pardon my ignorance, a suspect would run when he sees the law, and not prepare evidence to incriminate himself, right?
The third chap is a certain Dr. Khairul. He is so certain and helpful in offering his professional judgement and conclusion that he voluntarily demonstrated in THAT inquiry how a sleepy Teoh Beng Hock could have opened up a window, wiggled and squeezed himself out out a window so that he could kill himself over RM2,400 on the day before his marriage registration.
However, the ever helpful doctor did acknowledge that there were no finger prints or shoe marks at the window where Teoh, who may have issues with committement as lamented in so many female magazine artles about men and committement, probably decided death was preferable to changing diapers and hearing the same woman nagging for decades to come.
I have 1 conclusion. I remember there was a talk about having a Witness Protection Act to be enacted. I suppose given the inconsistency with the 3 stories above, WPA is certain relevant and reliable. Cornerstone to a just society is built on many things such as sound laws being enacted, consistent, fair and swfit application of law as well as safety of witness who willingly come forward at their expense to make Malaysia a better and safer place to live in.
It is time we respect willing witnesses, guarantee them safety and dignity to work towards what Islam also advocates, Justice.
"When we read newspapers" he said, "read many stories and try to link them together to see what's developing."
Can't disagree with him. I got off my lazy ass, plow through some newspaper and decided to look at the fate of 3 helpful Malaysians in aid of the Malaysian legal process.
The first chap is Mr. Teoh Beng Hock. MACC officially declared that he is or was a witness in their probe and it is not of MACC's interest that he is dead. Well dead he is and he died in MACC premises. If this is how MACC treats helpful witness, then they are literally killing off their sources of information.
The second chap is Mr. Wong Chuan How, PA to YB Ronnie Liu. According to reports in Chinese newspapers, Mr. Wong received request for evidence from MACC. He duly prepared the relevant documents and waited at his service centre yesterday (Friday).
MACC officers arrive at 9am (bravo, a bunch of motivated civil servants for a change). 5 officers (a number considered necessary in MACC's SOP to confront one 50 year old man, I suppose?) went up to the office and requested Mr. Wong to follow them back to Putrajaya. Mr. Wong decided to follow Selangor Menteri Besar's instruction to get his lawyer to accompany him to the MACC office and in this case, it was YB Cha Kee Chin, ADUN for Bukit Kepayang.
In YB Cha's words, "Wong was very co-operative, had all the documents prepared and waited 'respectfully' in the location and at the time as instructed by MACC."
Mr. Wong wanted to lodge a report at Sungai Pelek Police Station before going to Putrajaya. A bit tedious but given what happen to Mr. Teoh and MB's advice, it sounds prudent and orderly to me. Anyway the MACC officers agreed with this.
Unfortunately, when Mr. Wong walked out of the office, the 3 officers who waited outside his office proceeded to grab him and in the ensuing struggle, injured Mr. Wong.
Here are some photos that Utusan Malaysia missed out:
We all know the value of co-workers communicating properly at work but the above is just SNAFU (Situation Normal All F...... Up)
I suppose if you are in the wrong you apologise but what did MACC do? Instead of fruit basket and flowers to hospitals, they upgrade Mr. Wong's status from being a witness to a suspect as according to the Star today, "MACC director of investigation Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdull confirmed Mr. Wong's arrest".
Er...pardon my ignorance, a suspect would run when he sees the law, and not prepare evidence to incriminate himself, right?
The third chap is a certain Dr. Khairul. He is so certain and helpful in offering his professional judgement and conclusion that he voluntarily demonstrated in THAT inquiry how a sleepy Teoh Beng Hock could have opened up a window, wiggled and squeezed himself out out a window so that he could kill himself over RM2,400 on the day before his marriage registration.
However, the ever helpful doctor did acknowledge that there were no finger prints or shoe marks at the window where Teoh, who may have issues with committement as lamented in so many female magazine artles about men and committement, probably decided death was preferable to changing diapers and hearing the same woman nagging for decades to come.
I have 1 conclusion. I remember there was a talk about having a Witness Protection Act to be enacted. I suppose given the inconsistency with the 3 stories above, WPA is certain relevant and reliable. Cornerstone to a just society is built on many things such as sound laws being enacted, consistent, fair and swfit application of law as well as safety of witness who willingly come forward at their expense to make Malaysia a better and safer place to live in.
It is time we respect willing witnesses, guarantee them safety and dignity to work towards what Islam also advocates, Justice.
Random musing and talking cock about Teoh Beng Hock
A lot has been written about Teoh Beng Hock. I shall not dwell about what has already been written and I will not also blog about the choice words I uttered over the past few days.
Instead, I want to calm down as some "prominent" person has advised the public to do so and try to appraise an administration and its entities funded by tax monies derived from our shrinking purchasing power.
In times of crises, we would expect our civil service and public trust holders to react intelligently, effectively and swiftly for the good of the public. so that they can retain or increase supporters from voters and tax payers.
How did our police do?
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0722&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_03.htm&arc=hive
Jangan cetus ketegangan – KPN
SEPANG 21 Julai – Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Musa Hassan mengingatkan mana-mana pihak supaya tidak mencetuskan ketegangan dengan memutarbelitkan fakta kes Teoh Beng Hock, 30, yang ditemui mati di Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, Khamis lalu.
Tegas beliau, pihak polis perlu diberi peluang menyelesaikan siasatan kes yang kini siap 60 peratus.
‘‘Kita sedang jalankan siasatan, tetapi kalau cuba putar belitkan fakta oleh kerana nak ganggu tanpa siasatan muktamad, kita akan ambil tindakan sepatutnya.
‘‘Kita nak tahu bagaimana kes itu terjadi, kita kena tengok cara macam mana, adakah dia terjun sendiri atau ada kaitan dengan orang lain. Saya ikut akta yang kita siasat dan selepas itu kita akan buat cadangan kepada Peguam Negara,’’ katanya.
The top policeman is more concerned about warning people “creating tension” (please tell me whether it is normal or not to have "tension" whenever there is a death, especially such a gruesome and tragic one) and the first possibility that he singled out was Teoh Beng Hock, a soon to wed father-to-be with many friends and loved ones, would take his own life on the eve of you all know what.
Verdict:
I want a tax refund. Colombo is much superior.
How did the government mouth piece do?
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.
Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution. It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
Berita Harian is widely read in Malaysia and plays a pivotal part in shaping public opinion of its readers. If a managing director of a national daily, no less, thinks MACC stands for Malay Anti Corruption Commission, he better has head examined. And I mean the one due north, not south (soft).
And the proud and passionate linguists should decide whether the professional concerned is doing the language a service or disservice.
By the way, going with the fler's argument, consistent with the practices of Malay institutions like Mara, UiTM etc that caters for Malay needs, if MACC is a Malay institution, then it should only be investigating Malays, right?
Verdict:
I hope to appeal for a discount if MACC is indeed for Malays only. I always believe a man can become better if he is self reliant and independent in fending for his own livelihood.
If the editor hails from some local schools, I hate to foot the bill for the education system that produces professional writers of such standard as well as readers who accept without the ability to evaluate the rights and wrongs of whatever that was written.
p.s. Note to Pakatan Rakyat. You are doing the right thing by pointing out that this is not a race issue. However, you are preaching to the converted. The crappy stuff published is meant for the voter banks with access only to controlled MSMs. You chaps are doing well in the existing markets but please mind the part about penetrating into new markets.
How did our leader do?
(1)
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0724&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_26.htm&arc=hive
ARKIB : 24/07/2009
Fungsi Suruhanjaya Diraja tidak akan diperluaskan
24/07/2009 5:19pm
BANGI 24 Julai - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, fungsi Suruhanjaya Diraja bagi menyiasat punca kematian Setiausaha Politik kepada seorang Exco Selangor, Teoh Beng Hock tidak akan diperluaskan.
Perdana Menteri berkata, Suruhanjaya itu akan kekal seperti yang telah beliau umumkan kerana ia selaras dengan peruntukan undang-undang manakala punca kematian Beng Hock akan diketahui menerusi inkues khas.
Consistent with previous rulings like limiting the total numbers of papers our kids can sit for SPM, the BN administration has a tendency to place barriers for Malaysians to exercise their grey matter.
By the way, if we can have 3 in 1 coffee and tea, why the need to have a royal commission and an inquest? Also, why are there restriction imposed that which would curtail the avenue of seeking the right answers to the right questions?
Isn’t that a waste of money? It is better to have a single royal commission of inquiry as a “one stop center” to find out the cause of death and identify areas for improvement in MACC procedures, with a jolly by product of identifying the culprit.
Verdict:
1 is cheaper than 2. Not very prudent in managing our tax money and I rather pay for something else, like contributing to a charity.
By the way, someone miss out big time a chance to come out smelling like roses.
(2)
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/24/nation/4378652&sec=nation
IF A DNA test proves that the late Teoh Beng Hock is the father of Soh Cher Wei’s child, he should be named the father in the birth certificate, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz.
We all know about respecting the dead and not to talk cock about tragic events. This person whom I paid for to look after chairs and tables manage to come up with such a fantastic idea of overcoming existing JPN red tape.
Nazri also pointed out an existing weakness of the birth certificate procedures. We NEVER have a blood test to ensure the nipper is really ours. Hell, I wasn't tested, were you? If Nazri's idea been adopted from day 1, then Michael Jacko would not have such a enduring song to sing “Billie Jean, not my lover, ….and the champs not my son…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9UleDgI6o
Bravo minister, lets back date your great idea. Let’s test your kids first. It might be a box of chocolate. We never know until we open it up……
#Atuk Nasi, not my lover, he's juz a blur, sayin' that I jumpin' one...but the champs...is my son.#
Verdict:
For once, there comes a great idea from a BN minister. Maybe we should all chip in and have Nazri’s children to be tested to ensure they are really his….
Instead, I want to calm down as some "prominent" person has advised the public to do so and try to appraise an administration and its entities funded by tax monies derived from our shrinking purchasing power.
In times of crises, we would expect our civil service and public trust holders to react intelligently, effectively and swiftly for the good of the public. so that they can retain or increase supporters from voters and tax payers.
How did our police do?
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0722&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_03.htm&arc=hive
Jangan cetus ketegangan – KPN
SEPANG 21 Julai – Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Musa Hassan mengingatkan mana-mana pihak supaya tidak mencetuskan ketegangan dengan memutarbelitkan fakta kes Teoh Beng Hock, 30, yang ditemui mati di Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, Khamis lalu.
Tegas beliau, pihak polis perlu diberi peluang menyelesaikan siasatan kes yang kini siap 60 peratus.
‘‘Kita sedang jalankan siasatan, tetapi kalau cuba putar belitkan fakta oleh kerana nak ganggu tanpa siasatan muktamad, kita akan ambil tindakan sepatutnya.
‘‘Kita nak tahu bagaimana kes itu terjadi, kita kena tengok cara macam mana, adakah dia terjun sendiri atau ada kaitan dengan orang lain. Saya ikut akta yang kita siasat dan selepas itu kita akan buat cadangan kepada Peguam Negara,’’ katanya.
The top policeman is more concerned about warning people “creating tension” (please tell me whether it is normal or not to have "tension" whenever there is a death, especially such a gruesome and tragic one) and the first possibility that he singled out was Teoh Beng Hock, a soon to wed father-to-be with many friends and loved ones, would take his own life on the eve of you all know what.
Verdict:
I want a tax refund. Colombo is much superior.
How did the government mouth piece do?
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com.my/index.php/malaysia/33235-race-card-played-over-teohs-death-shows-umnos-desperation
Race card played over Teoh’s death shows Umno’s desperation
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian.
Zainul likened the criticism levelled at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an attempt by certain quarters to weaken a Malay institution. It's no mystery or secret who these "certain quarters" he was referring to are and the question many opposition leaders and the public have been asking is this: since when did the MACC become a Malay institution
Berita Harian is widely read in Malaysia and plays a pivotal part in shaping public opinion of its readers. If a managing director of a national daily, no less, thinks MACC stands for Malay Anti Corruption Commission, he better has head examined. And I mean the one due north, not south (soft).
And the proud and passionate linguists should decide whether the professional concerned is doing the language a service or disservice.
By the way, going with the fler's argument, consistent with the practices of Malay institutions like Mara, UiTM etc that caters for Malay needs, if MACC is a Malay institution, then it should only be investigating Malays, right?
Verdict:
I hope to appeal for a discount if MACC is indeed for Malays only. I always believe a man can become better if he is self reliant and independent in fending for his own livelihood.
If the editor hails from some local schools, I hate to foot the bill for the education system that produces professional writers of such standard as well as readers who accept without the ability to evaluate the rights and wrongs of whatever that was written.
p.s. Note to Pakatan Rakyat. You are doing the right thing by pointing out that this is not a race issue. However, you are preaching to the converted. The crappy stuff published is meant for the voter banks with access only to controlled MSMs. You chaps are doing well in the existing markets but please mind the part about penetrating into new markets.
How did our leader do?
(1)
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0724&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_26.htm&arc=hive
ARKIB : 24/07/2009
Fungsi Suruhanjaya Diraja tidak akan diperluaskan
24/07/2009 5:19pm
BANGI 24 Julai - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, fungsi Suruhanjaya Diraja bagi menyiasat punca kematian Setiausaha Politik kepada seorang Exco Selangor, Teoh Beng Hock tidak akan diperluaskan.
Perdana Menteri berkata, Suruhanjaya itu akan kekal seperti yang telah beliau umumkan kerana ia selaras dengan peruntukan undang-undang manakala punca kematian Beng Hock akan diketahui menerusi inkues khas.
Consistent with previous rulings like limiting the total numbers of papers our kids can sit for SPM, the BN administration has a tendency to place barriers for Malaysians to exercise their grey matter.
By the way, if we can have 3 in 1 coffee and tea, why the need to have a royal commission and an inquest? Also, why are there restriction imposed that which would curtail the avenue of seeking the right answers to the right questions?
Isn’t that a waste of money? It is better to have a single royal commission of inquiry as a “one stop center” to find out the cause of death and identify areas for improvement in MACC procedures, with a jolly by product of identifying the culprit.
Verdict:
1 is cheaper than 2. Not very prudent in managing our tax money and I rather pay for something else, like contributing to a charity.
By the way, someone miss out big time a chance to come out smelling like roses.
(2)
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/24/nation/4378652&sec=nation
IF A DNA test proves that the late Teoh Beng Hock is the father of Soh Cher Wei’s child, he should be named the father in the birth certificate, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz.
We all know about respecting the dead and not to talk cock about tragic events. This person whom I paid for to look after chairs and tables manage to come up with such a fantastic idea of overcoming existing JPN red tape.
Nazri also pointed out an existing weakness of the birth certificate procedures. We NEVER have a blood test to ensure the nipper is really ours. Hell, I wasn't tested, were you? If Nazri's idea been adopted from day 1, then Michael Jacko would not have such a enduring song to sing “Billie Jean, not my lover, ….and the champs not my son…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9UleDgI6o
Bravo minister, lets back date your great idea. Let’s test your kids first. It might be a box of chocolate. We never know until we open it up……
#Atuk Nasi, not my lover, he's juz a blur, sayin' that I jumpin' one...but the champs...is my son.#
Verdict:
For once, there comes a great idea from a BN minister. Maybe we should all chip in and have Nazri’s children to be tested to ensure they are really his….
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