Nod for Lynas

The Parliamentary Select Committee that was set up to investigate the people's grievance over the setting up of the rare earth refinery plant in Gebeng, Kuantan, in my mind was yet another age-old way to deal with public objection.

The Committee might be described by the social activists and NGOs as just a group of unprepared appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.  Its 31 recommendations in favour of the project were not unexpected.

Malaysian leaders must grow up and not be influenced by people who do not have concern for the long term impact of radioactive emission of the rare earth waste on the people's health and well-being.

The investors from down-under have yet to provide a good reason why their project was rejected by their Government to be built and operate in Australia.  The only sound reason that I can advance is that the Government cares for the welfare of its people and listen to them.  Whereas our Government could not care two hoots for her people. She does not seem to learn from the  history of what had  happened to the people in Bukit Merah in Perak.  The untold aftermath was silenced by the might of the corrupt state government.

The Star headlined Wednesday 20 June 2012 that the Parliamentary Select Committee has given its approval for a temporary licence to be given to the Aussie company to operate the plant in Gebeng.  Does the Committee have the invested authority to grant approval or recommendation for the setting up of the plant?  Star is putting words into the mouth of the PSC!

By arriving at the conclusion and making its recommendations public, has not the PSC committed a subjudicial action if not blunder prempting a fair hearing at the High Court  on 12 July 2012?  This sort of game had been played far too often.

What the PSC did appears to give the impression to the public at large that its decision has been pre-meditated.  Is the Government afraid that the High Court may arrive at a verdict that may overturn her early decision to allow the Aussie Company to operate the project in Gebeng on a temporary or trial basis?  What sort of eyewash decision is this?  It is either go or no go.

The masses cannot tell the Government what to do.  In this country, The Government is the Supremo who does what she thinks fit,  She will tell you what to do but you are not expected to do what she does.  What sort of Government is this?  It is so much like all the Governments in the Middle-East countries whose greed, power-craziness and corruptedness have brought so much of turmoil and miseries to the people.

In my opnion, the rigmarole stinks of remiss, nonchalence and mal-practice.

Blue Identity Cards With Expiry Dates

Hell has broken lose in recent times.  Blue identity cards meant for citizens of the country have been  issued to aliens registered with the Government agency under its 6Ps Programme but with a slight difference in that the Expiry Dates are etched thereon.  This will certainly have the effect of possibly enabling the holders to vote at the coming election.  This is Greatest Deception of the Day!

What the NRIC Department has done is tantament to a treachery; if not a treasonous act in that it has betrayed the trust of the rakyat to have sold the country out by granting these Expiry Identity Cards (EIC) to  thousands of these registered aliens.

In the backlog, there are still thousands of applicants pending for their citizenship application which have been continually rejected year after year because of certain typographical glitches appearing on their birth certificates and or citizenship certificates.  These senior citizens' applications should be given preference and the priority over the 6Ps registrants since many of them had worked hard during their younger days and have in no uncertain terms contributed to income tax.  The fact that their children have grown up in the country, educated and worked here testifly that they are eligible for citizenship of the country.  What more tangible and verifiable proof does NRIC want?

The issuance of the EICs must be condemned and HRH YDP Agong must direct the ruling Government to rescind and outlaw this policy which is indeed anti-national.

The practice is not well received by the rakyat.  The implementation of the EICs has been done very quietly until the news broke out and circulated throughout the cybersphere.  The government controlled media is silent on this news break.  See how discriminatory and abusive the ruling government is!

The Government is mummed over this blog. If she has any sense at all, this must be stopped altogether and right away .  This is no way to delude the public.  The election commission must be held responsible for the direct or indirect conception of this anti-social programme.  I think the opposition party must work toward indicting the EC for not stopping this ridiculous deceptive means to be crept into the electoral system.

UMNO must be very very desperate but it must not try to embark on deception  to cheat the public by trying to get into power through the back-door.  The rakyat will now condone what it is doing.

What UMNO is doing affirms the adage, "Power corrupts, Absolute Power corrupts absolutely".  The era is not for cheats, corrupt and incompetent politicians to be elected into the Parliament.

MPs of the future must have the intellect, qualifications and commitment to serve their fellowmen and the country.  We want a multi-racial country that is free from any form of discrimination,  deprivation of sorts and recrimination for doing the right thing in the interest of the community and the society at large.  We want a free nation where the people can mix freely and where the best shall be awarded.  We want to be progressive and become an industrialised nation where the people enjoy the fruits of their labour.  As Malaysians we do not wish to be distinguished by their race or religion to which they subscribe and by which they abide.

The people shall reject UMNO for its deceits, corruptibility and imbecility in ruining and impoverishing the country at the expense of the population and its future generations.  Delay and procrastination are the thiefs of time. 

Inaction merely indicates the bankruptcy of the BN as a whole.

STUDENTS IN PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY ASSAULTED.

It is so disconcerting and disappointing to learn that the students who protested at the Dataran Merdeka were beaten up by the night riders and raiders in black with masks on at 2.30 am this morning and destroyed all the tents put up by the students to demonstrate their noble message to persuade the UMNO/BN Government to accord free tertiary education to all students accepted into the public universities.

The bad news is that the policemen who were present in the vicinity did not lift a finger  bad to assist. It gives the bad impression that the raid had the knowledge and sanction of the Police.

The 100 or more  students who participated in the demonstration stood their ground firmly, refused to be provoked and retaliate against the barbaric raid and assault mounted and descended on them by these gangsteristic night raiders. My hat off to you students for your moral courage. Your peaceful demonstration has spoken loud and clear.

The students have their reasons for the demand seeing flagrant excesses of the corrupt politicians squandering without conscience  the resources of the nation to the gradual but insidious socio-economic impoverishment and degradation of the future children and generations of the rakyat.

What the UMNO leaders are doing are no different from those leaders in the Middle East countries.  Their deplorable conduct has led to the Arab Spring.  These leaders have traits in common – tyrannical, dictatorial, corrupt, merciless, selfish and arrogant. Malaysia cannot progress without these leaders around.  Hence, they must face the wrath of the rakyat in the coming GE 13.

If the quota of RM100.0 billion is retained and prevented from illicit exit from the country, the country will not be so hard-pressed with so many social and economic ills arising from the blatant corrupt propensity of the politicians. If this amount is utilized properly for the commonwealth of the rakyat, this country need not have problems with its education, health and housing programmes.. The rakyat need not have to stay in match-boxed flatlets.

The public must condemn the barbaric actions of these anti-social elements who are out to create fear and disorder in the country.  This gangsters were probably the same guys who  disrupt conferences, public talks and protests.  This gives the Government to act otherwise against those who are doing their best for the nation.  This has to stop.  We cannot allow them to torch places of worship and cause huru-hara and  hara-kiri in the country.

It is so disconcerting and disappointing to learn that the students who protested at the Dataran Merdeka were beaten up by the night riders and raiders in black with masks on at 2.30 am this morning and destroyed all the tents put up by the students to demonstrate their noble message to persuade the UMNO/BN Government to accord free tertiary education to all students accepted into the public universities.

The bad news is that the policemen who were present in the vicinity did not lift a finger  bad to assist. It gives the bad impression that the raid had the knowledge and sanction of the Police.

The 100 or more  students who participated in the demonstration stood their ground firmly, refused to be provoked and retaliate against the barbaric raid and assault mounted and descended on them by these gangsteristic night raiders. My hat off to you students for your moral courage. Your peaceful demonstration has spoken loud and clear.

The students have their reasons for the demand seeing flagrant excesses of the corrupt politicians squandering without conscience  the resources of the nation to the gradual but insidious socio-economic impoverishment and degradation of the future children and generations of the rakyat.

What the UMNO leaders are doing are no different from those leaders in the Middle East countries.  Their deplorable conduct has led to the Arab Spring.  These leaders have traits in common – tyrannical, dictatorial, corrupt, merciless, selfish and arrogant. Malaysia cannot progress without these leaders around.  Hence, they must face the wrath of the rakyat in the coming GE 13.

If the quota of RM100.0 billion is retained and prevented from illicit exit from the country, the country will not be so hard-pressed with so many social and economic ills arising from the blatant corrupt propensity of the politicians. If this amount is utilized properly for the commonwealth of the rakyat, this country need not have problems with its education, health and housing programmes.. The rakyat need not have to stay in match-boxed flatlets.

The public must condemn the barbaric actions of these anti-social elements who are out to create fear and disorder in the country.  This gangsters were probably the same guys who  disrupt conferences, public talks and protests.  This gives the Government to act otherwise against those who are doing their best for the nation.  This has to stop.  We cannot allow them to torch places of worship and cause huru-hara and  hara-kiri in the country.

Demo for Free Tertiary Education

The protesting students from University of Malaysia stood their ground firmly  and defied the bullying policemen and the enforcement officers from DBKL who tried to prevent and disperse  them to communicate their message to the public last  week at the Dataran that the Malaysian Government should provide free tertiary education to all those who are qualified for entry into all the public universities in the country.

From the video presentation, I could gather that the enforcement officers were ignorant of the Mlaysian Constitution,  laws of the land and the inherent rights of the citizen to peacefully assemble in and at all public places.

For the enforcement officers trying to tear down the tents and banner put up by the students and threatening to apply their brute force against them was most uncalled for. 

What the students are fighting for is noble because if approved is going to benefit their children, grand children and ensuing generations.  The enforcement officers should listen the students out regarding their rationale to protest.  And not just following the unreasonable command of their superior.

The students have good reason to protest and exert their demands seeing more than RM1.0 trillion had been illegally taken out of the country during the past decade.  On the average, this worked out to be about RM100.0 billion per year that had been transferred into the private accounts of the UMNO leaders.

All and sundry must recognise that we must treat one another with mutual respect and dignity and that no one is above the law.  If the police has any sense, they should go after all those traitorous and corrupt UMNO leaders!  Leave the innocent students alone.

Why is the UMNO/BN Government so afraid of mass public protests by Malaysians?  If their leaders are educated, cultured and civilised enough, they should be happy that the people are just attempting to convey through their actions their grievances and unhappiness over their policies and social economic programmes.  They must be matured enough to listen and evaluate some of these highlighted grievances.  And, if they find them logical and acceptable, they must be prepared as public servants duly elected by the rakyat to amend or rescind such unpopular policies or programmes.

The order of the day is the Government of the day must be "Transparent, Honest, Accountable and Competent".  They must stop their evil and selfish and corrupt practices in trying to enrich their private pockets.  The country resources must be utilised for the common good of the rakyat and not squandered on wasteful projects.

Berseh 3.0  is on the way.  Let the people ventilate their frustrations over the sycophantic incompetencies of the EC officers.  If they continue to cheat the citizens by generating phantom voters, they musts be hauled up and charged in the court of law. 

The Home Minister must be taken to task if he allows and continues to allow  illegal immigrants to be converted into citizens of the country so that they can vote at the coming GE 13.  This will be tantamount to treason and HRM YDP Agong must centure his action and indict him for this heinous crime.

In the meantime, I hope that the enforcement officers should restrain themselves against provoking public protesters for common good of the country.

UMNO LEADERS NEVER LEARN

The NFC issue hit the public in recent times and created in no uncertain terms great disquiet among
the the concerned citizens of the country.

The above sorry state of affairs is not new to UMNO which over the years has been so sensitived by its its leaders' blatant and widespread corrupt conduct that it is now taking these disgraceful occurences lightly as if they are lawful. 

Many of these commissions were so blatant and obvious and the perpetrators managed to get away
scot-free through taking advantage of the judiciary system that operates under the thumb of the BN Government.

In fact, all the cronies of UMNO who were exposed to have abused their power and misappropriated public funds must stand down and resign from thir positions.

From my observation, most if not all government ministries, semi- and quasi-government authorities and GLOs have the bad habits of investing funds allotted to them by building their own buildings,  A point in reference is the NFC which invested 10 millions riggits from the allocated 250 millions riggits in condominium insteading of channeling it to promoting and realising the objects for which the fund was alloted in the first place.

The other glaring case was the investment of 500 million sterling pounds which belong to the Malaysian workers in the purchase of properties in UK.

Besides, we can name many other corporations like MAS, EPF, PKNS, SOCSO etc did not realise why they were set up.  They squandered the funds in properties and by so doing they tied down their funds and thereby affecting the oganisational liquidity.

Instead of spending the alloted money and profits for the social welfare of the people, they chose to spend on concrete and when they need money, they have to run to the Government for further injection of funds or to bail them out.

So coming back to the NCF, Sharizat must resign and face the public ire.  She must liquidate the condo and channel back the money to the Treasury so that it can be utilised for more beneficial projects for the rakyat. 

Still Talking About the NEP

It is most disconcerting that after more than 40 years since the introduction of the National Economic Policy, NEP,  which initially and  principally aimed at poverty eradication and redress of economic imbalance among the country poor; especially the Bumiputras and the Malays, we continue to hear leaders  of today  harp on its failure and urge the Government to continue with the Policy.

During this year, the non-Malays have been tolerant with the BN Giovernment controlled by UMNO which because of its racial and religious bigotry, avarice and corrupt proclivity haved caused great chasm among the various races and tribes in Malaysia.

Each time certain quarters complaind about the injustices caused by or rose from the NEP, they were accused of being racialistic and threatened with indefinite detention under the Internal Security Act.  Any public protests or demonstrations were quelled by use of brute Police Force who spared no efforts in deploying water cannons and tear gas and arresting innocent particicipants.

Over the years, so much injustices had been perpetrated by the UMNO/BN Government that the process would taken years before it could be dismantled.  Look at the bloated civil service where non-Malays form about 2%.  98% are Malays and Bumiputras.

Look at the primary and secondary sectors, they are already in the hands of the Malays.  They inter-alia inlude the agricultural, timber, public transport, banking, petroleum etc.  Besides, the GLCs are practicually 100% Malays dominated.  They  are supported by the Government perenially.  Profits, they take but when they sustain losses, the Government will bail them out by pumping in more public funds.

Now the BN/UMNO Government embark on desparate projects like registrating illegal and legal foreign workers who are in the country.  It has been reported that thus far since it was mooted, more than 2 million of them have been registered.  It has further been reported that the BN/UMNO Government had the untoward intention of turning these registered foreigners into 'phantom voters' in the coming General Election.  What about registering all those who have been staying in Malaysia before the 2nd World War?  Until now, there thousands of them remain as non-citizens although they have contributed to the economic development and progress of the country through their hard work and investment of their savings in the various businesses throughout the cousntry.

The NEP has failed to achieve its desired results because it catered for the rich and oriented in the course to make UMNO cronies richer.  The children of these elites have been awarded scholarships to study overseas while  children of the Malay massses have to stay back to study in local public universities whose standards have aggravated to those of degree mills.  As such, about 100 thousands of these local Malay graduates remain unemployed years after their graduation.

Until and unless the BN/UNMO ultras realise that what they do is fundamentally wrong and start to make amends, this country will continue to remain like any of the middle east countries that are now eembroiled in anti-Government protests in an effort to overthrow their respective corrupt and dictatorial leaders who care not for the welfare of the people.  There is much Malayisa can learn from what has caused the prevalence of the Arab Spring?

Let us do what is right for the country fairly and justly without regards to religion, race, creed and political affiliation.