Malaysia has the most expensive Airport Car Park in the World

Read this comment. I realise this when I try to find out if my
daughter can leave her car at the airport reasonably cheaply.

It is affordable compared to the airport taxi fares especially if it
is only for one night but at RM36 for an open space car park at the
LCCT, it is just too exhorbitant.
This is the price for allowing ABSOLUTE POWER TO THE BN GOVERNMENT.

ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.

Malaysia already has the highest poverty in the world in Sabah, worst
slavery record in the world, worst gap in income in the whole world,
what more miseries are we facing now?

LCCT car park

IF you were to park your car at Malaysia Airport Berhad's open car
park in front of the LCCT, you will have to fork out RM36 per day. If
you use Touch & Go, it will be about RM40.

Compared with other airports in expensive areas like Singapore's
Changi, where 24-hour parking costs only S$17.66 (about RM42) for a
covered car park next to the airport, and Standsted Airport in London
at £8.70 (RM46) which includes the complimentary shuttle, our open car
park at LCCT is really expensive.

Or if we park at the new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi aiport, it costs only
250 Bhat a day which is only RM25. Manila international airport only
charges 50 peso a day which is RM3.80. We can go on giving examples
such as Clark airport in the Philippines and the Jakarta airport, and
it would still show that parking charges at LCCT are exorbitant.

Imagine, for a three-day trip to Kota Kinabalu we would need to pay
RM108 just for parking at the LCCT when our air ticket costs only RM92
return on AirAsia. Tune Hotel in Kota Kinabalu only charges RM95 for
two nights and car rental for a day is only RM90.

The airport authorities must bring the cost down to make the LCCT a
success.

DAVID TAN,

Puchong, Selangor.

Excellent Analysis of Insurance Reforms

This is an excellennt analysis and I support it completely.

I also support the no credit rating for abandoning Public competition
option which is opposed by Republicans.

For all people, the master of free market, the Republicans, are afraid
of competition.

This is an admission that private enterprise is completely inefficient
and uncompetitive and rely completely on monopolistic practices in
order to survive.

Although full nationalisation, as practised by communist nations are
dangerous and destructive, public companies, run on commercial rules
are good options for competition.

It is clearly evidenced by Singapore and even Malaysia especially
Sabah had experienced this. Supermarkets were viewed as non-profitable
by Sabahan businessmen until the state governments opened up super
markets.

Local businessmen may be still too slow to involve themselves in large
supermarkets, multinationals are taking over. Some supermarkets, such
as Sunny Supermarket, managed to survive by offering cheap prices.
Government backed companies are not growing as fast but are prominent
in some places that the private sector refused to get involved, such
as in Kudat.

Health Reform Passes the Cost Test
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By DAVID M. CUTLER

Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by
President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the
"cost curve." A number of commentators are urging no votes because of
this, and Republicans have asked the president to start health reform
over, focusing squarely on the issue of cost reduction.

These calls overlook the actual legislation. Over the past year of
debate, 10 broad ideas have been offered for bending the health-care
cost curve. The Democrats' proposed legislation incorporates virtually
every one of them. Here they are:

• Form insurance exchanges. These would help curb underwriting and
inefficient marketing practices that raise costs in the small-group
and individual insurance markets. This is addressed in all the House
and Senate bills, and the president's proposal. Grade: Full credit.

• Reduce excessive prices, including those of supplemental plans
enrolling Medicare beneficiaries. The president's proposal reduces
these Medicare Advantage overpayments and others to different
providers, even in the face of Republican claims that reducing such
overpayments is tantamount to rationing care for seniors. Grade: Full
credit.

• Moving to value-based payment in Medicare. Both Democrats and
Republicans have called for moving from a system where volume drives
reimbursement to one where value drives reimbursement. The president's
proposal includes virtually every idea offered for doing this. Grade:
Full credit.

• Tax generous insurance plans. Health-insurance benefits are excluded
from income taxation, providing incentives for excessively generous
insurance. Many economists have proposed capping the tax exclusion to
reduce these incentives. The president's proposal taxes some of the
most generous policies, though it has deferred the date by which these
taxes take effect. Grade: Partial credit.

• Empower an independent Medicare advisory board. Interest-group
politics intrudes too deeply within the mechanics of Medicare policy,
raising program costs and hindering efforts to improve care. Despite
powerful opposition, the president proposes this independent board and
a process for fast-tracking such recommendations through Congress.
Grade: Full credit.

• Combat Medicare fraud and abuse. The administration has started an
active task force to combat these problems. Other ideas to reduce
fraud and abuse were presented at the recent health-care summit, and
were incorporated in the president's proposal. Grade: Full credit.

• Malpractice reform. Defensive medicine is a small but important
driver of medical spending. The reform proposal makes some headway,
encouraging states to experiment with alternative mechanisms to reduce
malpractice burdens. More could be done—for example, specialized
malpractice courts and a safe harbor for physicians practicing
evidence-based medicine—but the president's proposal makes a start.
Grade: Partial credit.

• Invest in information technology. Many studies suggest savings in
the tens of billions of dollars from IT investment. The stimulus bill
passed a year ago contains funds to wire the medical system over the
next few years, and the administration is supplementing this with
significant funds to analyze the comparative effectiveness of
different treatments—even in the face of "death panel" claims. Grade:
Full credit.

• Prevention. The president's proposal includes significant public-
health investments, provides new incentives for physicians to focus on
preventive and chronic care, and opens Medicare to finding new ways of
supporting prevention. The only area of weakness is the lack of a junk
food tax or tax on sugar sweetened beverages. Grade: Partial credit.

• Create a public option. A public insurance option would provide
competition for insurers in areas that are nearly a monopoly and
provide a path for reforms in Medicare to expand readily in the
under-65 population. The public option was eliminated because of
Republican opposition, however. Grade: No credit.

So reform gets full credit on six of the 10 ideas, partial credit on
three others, and no credit on one. The area of no credit (a public
option) is because Republicans opposed the idea. One area receives
only partial credit because of Democratic opposition (malpractice
reform) and two other areas reflect general hesitancy to increase
taxes (taxing Cadillac plans and taxing drivers of obesity).

Why is reform viewed so negatively? In part, it may reflect the
perfect being the enemy of the good. If the only passing grade is 10
out of 10, then reform clearly fails. But given where the Republican
Party is on a public option, no reform will get a passing grade. If
both parties were willing to raise taxes and Republicans negotiated
malpractice reform for their overall support, we could probably get a
nine out of 10.

Reform is also viewed negatively because official scorekeepers do not
believe anything on this list other than reducing prices will save
much money. The Congressional Budget Office has consistently estimated
that policies built around changing incentives and thus encouraging
more efficient care will not have any effect on cost trends. My own
calculations, mirrored by other observers and a host of business and
provider groups, suggest that the reforms will save nearly $600
billion over the next decade and even more in the subsequent one.

Of course, no one knows precisely how much medical spending increases
will moderate. But one cannot doubt the commitment to try. What is on
the table is the most significant action on medical spending ever
proposed in the United States. Should we really walk away from that?

Mr. Cutler is a professor of economics at Harvard University.

Sabah no longer attracts cheap Labour

This is proof that SAbah is the poorest in the world. It cannot even
attract cheap labour.
Even its locals had to become beggers outside Sabah simply beggars
cannot even survive in Sabah.

Many jobs may be on offer, but if the income is much less than what
beggars get, there is no point in doing these jobs.
Worst, you will become slaves for these companies because it is
legalised in Malaysia to enslave workers. It is verified by
the worst Human Trafficking label for Malaysia given by the US
government.

Al these so called proposed industries are useless in a poverty
stricken state such as Sabah. You cannot develop people who have no
money.
Scholarships given are not even enough to cover basic needs and always
late. You must pay thousands upfront first before you can get any
help,
and that is not guaranteed.

This is further proof that SAbah does not get any of its oil revenue.
With only RM150 million for the last 30 years, no wonder. It is not
even enough to cover pollution cause by oil activities in Sabah.

The CM talks about enterprises but when there is no money involved, it
is just useless.

What is required is just money to be spent in Sabah. Let the people
decide. Even corruption money is better than nothing which Sabah gets
at the moment.
With corruption, at least some money will flow freely in Sabah and
thus stimulate the economy. It is better than no money at all.

With so little money retained in the state, the corrupt gets more
corrupt.

Wellness and Care?? What a laugh?

There is not a single private hospital now in Sabah.
Sabah used to have the best wellness and care facility in the best
location in the world. It was thrown into the rubbish bin. It is
turned into ill equipped and crowded government hospitals
without any qualified doctor.

I know it very well because I and my family were treated there but
Sabahans just don't appreciate their facilities. After all, the
richest go to Singapore. In fact Sabahans are the largest group of
Malaysians in Singapore hospitals.

The poor just don't bother with private hospitals without realising
that it is the poor that get the most treatment in these private
hospitals. The government has no excuse to deny medical facility when
it is available in Sabah itself so had to send poor patients to these
private hospitals.

A second private hospital was built with much less ideal location
because it is no longer on a hill top with a sunset sea view. Even
this hospital was turned into rubbish bin. Now we have no where to go
if you are sick. Medical cards are useless in Sabah.

With the apparent opulence of Sabahs, such as having treatment in
Singapore, you will want to consider Sabahans as rich, but SAbah has
the highest income gap in the whole world. And statistics don't lie.
Worst, nothing is done about it. What is being done is to the "abject
poverty" which is completely different from "poverty" which is the
main concern of UN Human Development Program.

This is the price of being bought for RM50 for 5 years.

Sabah's days of reliance on cheap labour over
Published on: Friday, March 05, 2010
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Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Sabah can no
longer rely on cheap labour to attract investment to its shores but to
shift towards an innovation driven and service-based economy powered
by the creativity and talents of its human capital.

He said failure to shift towards the new economic model would bar the
State from making headway to national income growth, thus impeding its
real potential.

And as a result, the nation may eventually lose its growth momentum
and start sliding. "So, as the nation embarks on preparing for the
Tenth Malaysia Plan, it is timely for us to take stock of past
development performance and identify measures needed to enable us to
shift towards a high income, innovation driven service-based economy,"
he said.

His speech at the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) "Seminar on
Investment Opportunities in Knowledge-Intensive Industries and Product
Innovation Driven by Technology Convergence" at Le Meridien was read
by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

Sabah, he said, was aware of the need to shift gears to a high income,
innovation driven service-based economy. Hence, the State Government
has introduced various programmes to lay the foundation to participate
in knowledge-intensive sub-sectors.

As an example, he said the Government recognises the potential of
biotechnology and acknowledged it is a catalyst for new growth areas
in the state's economy as well as source of new wealth and income for
the people.

"Biotechnology could assist in enhancing the competitiveness of the
agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors," he said.

Sabah has a fertile environment for the development of new sources of
growth such as agro-biopharmacy, bio-medicine, wellness and
healthcare, renewable energy and eco-friendly products.

But to add value to Sabah's rich biodiversity, Musa said it needs a
systematic programme that covers research, development and
commercialisation. And this is achieved through the Sabah
Biotechnology Action Blueprint that provide a road map and policy
framework for the sector, he said.

"In support of this, the SDC Blueprint has also laid out the necessary
ingredients to catalyse the emergence of knowledge-based bio-industry
in Sabah," he said.

He said the measures outlined under the SDC include the creation of an
Agrobio Innovation Zone, the Sandakan and Interior Education Hubs,
Palm Oil Industrial Clusters, Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct and
others.

On forest eco-system conservation, he said the Danum Valley Field
Centre (DVFC) has been recognised as one of the top three field
centres in the world for tropical rainforest research.

However, he said Sabah can also leverage other conservation areas such
as the Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon and the islands off the coastline
within the Coral Triangle to attract leading scientists and top
talents to Sabah.

Sabah is actively involved in the Heart of Borneo project that seeks
to manage and conserve the second largest contiguous forest landscape
in the world by leveraging on trans-boundary collaboration of
governments, engaging local interests in short and long-term planning
and securing sustainable and long-term finance.

In short, the State is gaining global recognition as a leading
location for conservation and tropical biodiversity research in the
world.

"We are confident that these initiatives will contribute towards
sustainable development via judicious usage of natural resources,
conservation of biological resources and environmental protection," he
said.

He said conservation and research have also been a strong driving
force for eco-tourism, and thus conservation and rehabilitation of the
natural environment will enhance the value of the state's natural
capital and its push for sustainable development.

Also present was Chairman of Sabah Institute Development Studies
(IDS), Datuk Seri Clarence Bongkos Malakun.

PKR no longer stands for justice

When PKR agree and supports such stupid corruption of the Malay
language such as translating God into Allah, instead of the correct
Tuhan, and sacking anyone who voice reasons, PKR no longer supports
justice.

Anyone who loves Justice should not support PKR.

More PKR exodus, warns Zulkifli

2010/03/06

Firdaus Abdullah & Shuhada Elis

KUALA LUMPUR: Maverick Kulim Bandar Baru member of parliament Zulkifli
Noordin said tonight that Parti Keadilan Rakyat's decision to sack him
has rendered him an independent MP. He also warned of an exodus of PKR
leaders and ordinary members arising from his sacking. The defiant
Zulkifli further said that he will not be "wasting time" appealing
against the party's decision.
"The thing about allowing me to appeal is just a show put up by the
little pharaohs to show that they're being fair. All this had been
prearranged. But I never expected to be sacked for defending the
sanctity of my religion Islam.

"What they did today is the beginning of the end for PKR. This would
mark the fall and total destruction of PKR. It is clearly a self-
destructive decision," he he told a press conference held at his
office in Wisma Yakin soon after PKR announced its decision.

The PKR supreme council met hours earlier and unanimously endorsed the
disciplinary board's recommendation to sack him.

The council also gave Zulkifli 14 days to appeal against the decision,
PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told a press
conference at the party's headquarters in Damansara after the marathon
four-hour meeting.

Zulkifli was sacked for lodging a police report against Pas Shah Alam
MP Khalid Samad.
Another reason for him to be axed, as per the party's disciplinary
board recommendations, was for attacking PKR and Pakatan Rakyat in a
TV3 Soal-Jawab talk show recently.

Saifuddin clarified that the action against Zulkifli had nothing to do
with his open attacks on DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief
Minister Lim Guan Eng.

The meeting, chaired by president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail,
with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim present, had also asked him to vacate
the Kulim Bandar Baru parliamentary seat with immediate effect.

To this, Zulkifli said that the party should demand for Anwar's
resignation as the leader of the opposition pack in Parliament first.

"I was elected by the people in my constituency and I believe I
command good grassroots support in Kulim Bandar Baru. I have a close
relationship with my constituents who have been following the recent
developments in PKR very closely. I'm sure the people cannot be easily
hoodwinked," he remarked.

The Syariah lawyer-turned-politician was confident that his sacking
would trigger an exodus of leaders, eelcted representatives and
ordinary members who had placed great trust in PKR and Anwar, its de
facto leader.

"The decision to sack me today is a clear indication that the party
has been hijacked by the little pharaohs. (Datuk Seri) Anwar called me
and said it (the sacking) was beyond him. So it just confirms my view
that Anwar has lost control of the party.

"Anwar is preoccupied with the ongoing trial (sodomy trial) and
engrossed with (capturing) Putrajaya, and the little pharaohs have
hijacked the party," he added.

With Zulkifli's sacking, PKR is now left with only 26 members of
parliament, falling behind DAP (28) but still ahead of Pas (23).

In total Pakatan's strength in the 222-seat Parliament has been
reduced to 77 from 81 previously. Barisan Nasional has 137 seats,
Independent – five, SAPP- 2 and PSM-1.

More in Q & A with Zulkifli at http://www.nst.com.my

Many Sabahan homeless in KL

Those who dispute statistics that Sabah is among the poorest in the
whole world should take note of this fact.
Many were cheated by their employers. This is routine treatment to all
workers in the whole of Malaysia that share similar laws and their
enforcement,
which made Malaysia, especially Sabah, the worst in Human Trafficking
i.e. SLAVERY.

http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=70825

We've been proven right!
Published on: Friday, February 19, 2010
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Kota Kinabalu: A Daily Express check in Kuala Lumpur confirmed many
homeless and jobless Sabahans there. They are mostly from rural areas
and depending on charitable organisations for survival.
This reporter met about 15 Sabahans and three Sarawakians who turned
up at the Archdiocesan Office for Human Development (AHOD) at Jalan
Bukit Nenas, Kuala Lumpur, last Friday.

AHOD, the official arm of the Catholic Church (in the Archdiocese of
Kuala Lumpur) is among non-governmental organisations providing free
food for the homeless in the nation's capital.

Officer-in-charge of AHOD, Carl D'Cunha, as well as Sabahan priest Fr
Valentine Gompok who is currently serving at the St Francis of Assisi
parish in Cheras, helped to arrange the meeting.

Also present was Anita Sani from Persatuan Momogun Malaysia who said
she would submit a report to the relevant authorities in Sabah for
further action.

Daily Express had on Jan. 18 exposed the presence of quite a number of
young people from East Malaysia, mostly from Sabah, stranded in the
nation's capital, roaming the streets and depending on free meals.

The expose came about following investigative reporting follow-ups
with other NGOs providing similar charitable services there, namely
Kechara Soup Kitchen Society and Street Fellowship at Klang Bus
Station.

Among the Sabahans who identified themselves as homeless were 33-year-
old Apai John from Kg Mantailang, Tenom; Nicklos Jusit (24) from
Kepayan Ridge, Kota Kinabalu; Ramsi Noing (30) from Mile 7, Tinusa 2,
Sandakan; Junik John (21) from Ranau; Mohd Fauzi Mahatin (24) from Kg
Desa Aman, Kundasang; Syukri Ober (24) from Kunak; Bally Balingi (24)
from Kg Paguokon, Tenom; Sahadan Saidin (23) from Anjung Teduh, Felda
Sahabat 1, Lahad Datu; Rejis Jais (24) from Kota Marudu; Hermis Saimin
(19) from Ranau; Martin Majari (35) from Kg Bambangan in Pitas; Abdul
Asintu (30) from Sandakan; and Prislu Sapsin (35) from Beluran.

Another Sabahan from Tambunan turned up for the free meal but declined
to join the meeting. Half of them expressed desire to return to Sabah
when they had the money while the rest hoped to stay on for a while to
see if their fortunes improved.

The Sarawakians who joined in included a 17-year-old girl Angira ak
Dolkit from Kampung Serikin in Bau; Ritzman G. Clerk (38) from Sri
Aman and Seling ak Dian from Kapit. They said they slept anywhere that
was comfortable.

According to Carl, AHOD looks into the food aspects of about 30 or so
young people from East Malaysia.

Apai, considered one of the "seniors", has guided about 15 Sabahans
who he found stranded in various parts of KL to places such as AHOD
where they at least get free meals. He admitted being jobless and
homeless in Kuala Lumpur for about four to five years now.

"In Kuala Lumpur, there are many homeless Sabahans, (easily) more than
a hundred and maybe 300 to 400. You can find them in many places like
Masjid India, Daya Bumi, Klang Bus Station and Bukit NenasÉini yang
betul-betul merempat, yang tiada rumah, tiada apa semua (these are
truly homeless, do not have a home, do not have anything at all)," he
said.

According to him, most came to the peninsula following private job
recruitment agents but ended up cheated by these agents or those
employing them. Others followed their Sabahan friends already there,
hoping to find work but after some time either quit due to social
problems.

As for Apai, mixing with the wrong people caused him to be in this
situation. He came to the peninsula about 13 years ago and did various
jobs, including as a security guard, contract worker and factory
worker.

Apai said people like him sleep either along the roadsides, parks or
at buildings like Daya Bumi or the Puduraya bus terminal. He said
although all those from Sabah do not sleep at the same place every
night, their daily routine is similar.

"Normally, we will go to another church near a bus stand in Klang
which is open at about 10am daily and closes at 5pm for our free
morning breakfast and lunch," he said.

After that, he said they would go their separate ways, some to meet
other friends or to look for another place to spend the night.

"Sometimes I will follow friends and look for workÉthis way we can get
part-time jobs. This is routine for us everyday."

Because the charity centres only provide meals during daytime, dinner
requires going to behind fast food outlets, usually KFC, or similar
premise to salvage discarded leftover food they can eat from rubbish
bins.

"We look for any leftover food still eatable that we can find in the
rubbish bins of these premisesÉkira okay la, boleh juga (it's okay,
still can)," he said, adding that the homeless people from other
states also do likewise.

However, he said they (homeless, including from different states)
never fight over the leftover food at these premises because "sama-
sama faham (mutually understand each other)".

Apai, whose family once lodged a missing person report back in Tenom,
said for personal hygiene, he would normally go to the nearest mosque
to bathe. When nature calls and if he does not have any money, he will
relieve himself at any secluded place he can find. Admitting it is
hard to be homeless and jobless in the nation's capital without any
place to turn to for assistance, he hoped the Government will help
people like them.

During the meeting, Fr Valentine provided them consultation while
Anita recorded their particulars for further action by the Sabah State
Government. Anita, who is based in Kuala Lumpur, claimed to have been
directed by the authorities in Sabah after Daily Express broke the
story.

She said the directive came after a meeting held a week earlier
involving various parties.

She also took down the particulars of those who wished to return to
Sabah.

Most of those present admitted have been involved in drugs but have
since repented.

Many still had their MyKad with them while a few others were holding
temporary identification documents after losing theirs to snatch
thieves or to former employers.

No longer safe to use PAYPAL

"Our investigation into your claim is complete. As stated in our User
Agreement, the claims process only applies to the shipment of goods.
It
does not apply to complaints about the attributes or quality of goods
received. Therefore, we are unable to reverse this transaction or
issue a
refund."

Although there are criteria in the case, such as whether goods
received are as described, this is no longer the case.

In previous cases, I managed to get partial refund for items that are
not as described.
Goods that claim to be High speed Sandisk, and yet so slow. Since it
worked, I only asked for a discount, and yet I still have no use for
such a slow memory card. You can say that it is junk.

Now, even this is not allowed.

I received an item that does not work at all, not even slowly. A USB
sound box that is supposed to provide Dolby 5.1 analogue and optical
output, cannot even input an analogue microphone. Let alone detecting
the optical output.

It is now just junk. If you read the reply from Paypal, it shows
clearly that "the as described" is no longer honoured. As long as you
receive a package, you cannot get any claim whatsover. Even it it is
just a blank box, with no item inside. It has happened many times
already based on Ebay feedback comments.

This time I lose US17 and this could wipe out all the gains that I may
have got by buying mail order.

Nothing beats, a retail shop. At least you can see your items clearly.

Only voters can enforce the Laws

My cousin wanted to kill those that he thinks are corrupt resulting in
his family losing their rights just before he died of old age.

I don't think it is sinful for him to do it against people who are
already sinful but it is useless. As long as we can still vote, just
vote or campaign for the truth.

He felt frustrated because despite being taken of their rights and
privileges by corrupt and lying people, they still don't want to fight
for their rights by being thankful for the miserable amount of money
that they are getting for the losses that they will suffer in the end.

My explanation is that it is all up to them. It is their rights to be
exploited and cheated, and continue being cheated.

It is their fault also for allowing unjust laws to be enforced by
judges. Just imagine, in the Pensiangan case, an officer has been
decided by the highest court in Malaysia, the Federal Court, to be
allowed to not admit documents by someone already in front of him all
the time, and disquality him from contesting in an election, because
he didn't accept his documents in the stipulated time.

Just imagine a bank officer, who refuse to accept payment to be made
before a certain time, before your property were to be auctioned off,
despite you being right in front of him all the time, before the
dateline. Our laws now are no longer conducive to business. The only
way for businesses to survive in Malaysia is to enforce the laws
outside Malaysia.

Take the oil royalty issues. It is clearly stated in the Act and
Agreement that the money is to be paid to the STATE government. Do you
think the Kelantan government will win their case finally in the
courts? No way.

The BN govenment is now arguing that prior acts forbid the the giving
of royalty to State governments, by why pass the act in the first
place. Usually the latest act overide the earlier acts but Malaysian
Federal Court judges have a very strange way of making judgements.

The Kelantan PAS government should just take the BN Federal government
to court and continue the Trengganu Court case which was stopped when
BN took over Trengganu with the agreement of the Trengganu voters.

The true colour of the BN government will shine through. Their Apex
Judges will finally judge that previous agreements will overide future
agreements, which makes any amendments useless. It may sound strange,
but it has already been decided that we actually do not own anything
at all despite having all the titles and grants to our properties.

It has already been decided by the Apex court that someone who forged
property documents have priority rights over the original owners who
are still in possession of the original property documents. It may
sound strange but this is the current and future Malaysian laws.

It had been in existence for a number of years already and voters
still keep on voting for the same government who passed these laws.

As a chinese saying, a rotten fish deserves a rotten head. My friends
keep on blaming the leaders but I no longer blame the leaders. The
leaders are politicians who rely on people support for their survival.
They survive because the people support them, or at least the group
that is in the largest majority.

In fact they will not survive if they don't do what the people want
them to do, i..e be corrupt and mischievous with the laws and
businesses.

If you think you want to save the people, you must save yourself first
and convince the people that they need saving.

Again, you can argue that the people were conned by the government
through the censured media, but this is not completely true. You can
still travel to other nations like Singapore or Indonesia and compare
ourselves with them. Pictures of other nations such as Somalia and
Rwanda can be glanced at in the internet media.

UN reports are also available for us to read and compare.

After going back from singapore, I realise that we are many years
behind Singapore which has virtually no resources at all, not even
water. Our economic statistics are just as bad as African Sahara
nations.

Even African nations can receive video internet phones at home. How
many Malaysian homes are able to receive internet video phones at
homes?

Many don't even know what Internet Video Phone is, let alone Full HD
Video.

Saturday February 6, 2010

Abide by the law, Tengku Razaleigh tells oil corporation
By TEH ENG HOCK

enghock@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Petronas chairman Tengku Raza-leigh Hamzah
continues to insist that the national oil corporation must pay oil
royalties to the relevant state governments.

He called on the new Petronas CEO to conduct business according to the
law, not the directive of politicians.

Petronas recently announced the appointment of Datuk Shamsul Azhar
Abbas as its president and chief executive officer.

"In my opinion, I don't think they (Petronas) should follow the
directions of politicians. They must work in accordance with the law.

"If they find the direction is ill-advised, then they should advise
the politicians accordingly so that they will not be forced to do
things which are contrary to the provisions of the law and the
agreement," he told reporters at his house here yesterday.

He suggested an advisory council be established to advise the Prime
Minister and monitor Petronas' performance.

The Gua Musang MP maintained his stand that state governments were
entitled to a 5% royalty for petroleum extracted off its waters.

He said there was no provision in law for the disbursement of wang
ehsan, a goodwill payment that the Federal Government insisted states
such as Kelantan was only qualified for. He also cited Section 4 of
the Petroleum Development Act 1974.

On calls by certain quarters in Umno for him to step down as MP, the
Umno veteran leader said the party might not be able to retain the
seat if he did so, and there was the possibility that others might
step down.

On allegations that he had recently given a speech at a gathering
organised by the Opposition in Kelantan, Tengku Razaleigh clarified
that he had spoken at an event initiated only by non-governmental
organisations (NGOs).

"I was invited by a group of NGOs from Kelantan and Terengganu. I went
on the condition of speaking alone," he said.

He added that everyone was invited to the gathering regardless of
their political affiliation.