Only new cabinet ministers and deputy ministers?

Taken from theStar online report:

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants all ministers in the new Cabinet and deputy ministers to declare their assets publicly. "I want their assets to be known to the public, that is important," Bernama reported him as saying.

Hey, what about present ministers? So Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the old dogs don't need to declare?

Hmmmm.... fishy isn't it?

Anyway, so what if they declares? ACA is already a non-functioning body, almost like gaji-buta job. Someone said, even if you make a report to ACA and if they don't follow-up on it, there's nothing you can do about it.

What about police report you may asked? It's the same. Someone made a report against the finance minister and a reports against Prime Minister, and you still don't get any results out of it.

Someone even submitted a report directly to the PM with evidence that a minister used company funds to payoff debt amounting RM 30 million, still there is no action about it. The minister was retained as cabinet was announced, unchanged from his previous portfolio.

Yes, not surprising that all these reports... everything just went "soundly asleep".

So what have we learned? Police and ACA are under the Prime Minister's portfolio... and there are no accountabilities as to what happened to, if any, investigations.

Yes, we're back to square one... We're got to admit we're one corrupted nation unless something credible and drastic action happens. An ex-president of BN component party, with a title of Tun, said this,"When the fish rots, the rot starts from the head."

And rot stinks! You can recognize the scent, even if it is miles away.

Utusan and Bernama

Reproducing from Jeffooi.com blog:

March 14, 2008

YAB Sdra Lim Guan Eng
Chief Minister of Penang
28th Fl, Komtar
10502 Penang

Dear YAB,

On behalf of my colleagues in BERNAMA, I would like to congratulate your team and you for the recent victory in Penang.

I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise for the sloppy editing in the news story of March 12, 2008, which we mistakenly quoted you as commenting on the May 13 incident as well. The inclusion of the fact was intended to give background on the establishment of the NEP in 1971. Nevertheless, upon a thorough review, the inclusion of that fact along with your quote may have been inappropriate.

As we move forward, I would like to ensure you of BERNAMA's co-operation for your newly-formed government and shall always endeavour to help you promote the well-being of Penang and its people.

Yours sincerely,

YONG SOO HEONG
Editor-in-Chief

Don't you hate it when other people put words in your mouth and makes you look like a donkey?

Losing the plot

The Sin Chew Daily reported the following:

"MCA president Ong Ka Ting is believed to have decided to give up his ministerial position but will remain as party president.

The front-page report, which quoted sources, said Ong would not offer himself as a minister because he wanted to take responsibility for the party's disastrous outing in Saturday's 12th General Election.

Instead, he will propose to the prime minister that his brother and party secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan to take over the Housing his Local Government Ministry."

If you are watching a movie, you'll definitely sees through this plot. Yes, he has a personal agenda. It is very disgusting for him to 'act honorable' but yet promotes nepotism within the party's hierarchy. I think MCA is due to doom.

An urban voter, TM Lee, 28, remarked "Ong has accused DAP’s Lim Kit Siang of being power crazy. But by holding on to MCA presidency now, he is viewed as lacking integrity and credibility himself."

A MCA Penang insider reveals, “When he promised the party a new era in 2003 following his first 100 days as president, we did not know it would be the start of the Ong dynasty,"

More so, when Tun Dr Mahathir has this to say, "As long as you have that kind of arrangement where family takes precedence over cabinet, over the government itself, I think the people would want to go against them."

So please do the right thing and heed from the old man's wisdom. And please, stop acting like you're some angel coz you're not!

Playing blind

If you have taken a quick glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this picture. Looks like a decent set up and thriving business. They have been here for years, seems to be sustainable outfit. There's electricity, running water, roof, seats and tables. Yes, everyone has the right to have a good time out at mamak stalls with their burger ramli. But wait, and look closer....


"Kawasan Larangan Menjaja", which literary translated to hawkers prohibited in this area. What and whose right did give this guys doing business here? Where did it get electricity, running water, etc. Remember the (now demolished) famous satay stall in Kajang? I don't know who is playing blind here. The authorities or the entrepreneur. Maybe both choose to be, you know, you'll scratch my back and I'll do yours pact.