Dear YAB,
I know you do not know me personally because I am not an UMNO politician. But I do know you because I am a retired army officer at a time when you were the Minister of Defence. I even had the opportunity to shake you hands when you visited me, when I was the Malaysian Army Contingent Commander serving the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1992/93, and with photos to prove.
You certainly had done a lot for the Armed Forces, and there is no denying that your concern for the welfare of the soldiers takes priority. Today, the soldiers are better housed, given a good salary and are better equipped. These all round improvements have made the Armed Forces a profession to be desired by the younger generation today and hopefully, it will remain that way.
However of late, I begin to take pity for you. Not because you are not a capable leader, but you seemed not to fully understand the mood of the ordinary people anymore. I think you have insulated yourself, and the people that surrounds you are like barricades that makes you appear aloof. Even your stern looking police body guards that accompanies you everywhere has made you look like a caged lion that is untouchable and beyond reach. How could you, a politician and a national leader understand the ordinary people if you allow yourself to be caged like this.
Now on the more serious note; there is already a rising tide of public anger against you, and I do not know whether you are aware of this. Everywhere I go, and every time I sit to talk to people, the discussion will surely be centered on you. I believe, this stems from the persistent accusations against you (you know what they are) that has influenced the minds of many into believing that the accusations are true. Hence, they say that because of these accusations, you may not be a suitable leader to lead the nation come March this year. This opinion does not come from UMNO members, but from the ordinary people; people that had voted for you, and you do not know a single one of them.
While I don't dispute your abilities as a leader, you will need a lot of soul searching to built up your tampered image. And how could you possibly do this? Please open your heart to what I have to say in the succeeding paragraphs below.
First, is to get rid of all those people that have insulated you. If you know them to be corrupt and have enriched themselves through your patronage, jail them. Select people who are sincere, honest and god fearing to be close to you, and there are many to choose from. With such people around you, will help you build yourself a new image. Get close to your mother, and constantly seek her advise and blessings.
Second, constantly listen to the voices of the people, and this can be done by you taking a casual walk regularly along the street to meet and talk directly with the ordinary people. I bet, the people have lots of things to say to you, and these are honest talk. Don't just listen to your party members because most are persistent and cogent liars. But in your round of talks to the ordinary people, please, do not have your body guards cage you.
Third, please tell Rosmah to stop being extravagant and to cease acting like Imelda Marcos. The 'mak ciks' and 'pak ciks' does not like this. Show generosity and compassion by helping the 'anak yatim' and the old folks, Ask her to regularly visit these unfortunate people and eat with them occasionally. Tell her to stop looking snobbish, and to show a face that is friendly and approachable.
Fourth, you ought to improve your oratory skills, but do not adopt the style of Mr. Samy Vellu. He is plain arrogant and makes others to look stupid. Certainly, you do not want to end up like him. Neither would you want to emulate the Anwar Ibrahim style. Just be plain simple, direct and do not make the mistake of making too many promises.
Fifth, you seemed to have copied your boss at decision making. You most certainly do not want to be called another flip-flop leader. But your handling of the IJN and LCCT issues reflects a decision that is flip-flop. You first announced that the cabinet have approved both the projects, only to retract when you see mounting public pressure. I do not know how cabinet decisions are made, but I am sure there has to be some viability studies made before cabinet reaches a decision. You now have to shoulder the blame alone and believe me, no one member of the cabinet would want to take the blame from you. Do not flatter if you have made a mistake at decision making. Just admit that a wrong decision has been made, and quickly take corrective actions. I appear to be teaching you, which I should not. But the ordinary people sees it that you are weak, by consistently faulting in your decision making.
Six, I know that you have many close friends that are in business today. They are all waiting for you to take over as the PM and to grab the government contracts available. My brotherly advise to you is to discard them now. These are the people that will destroy your reputation, and please keep the promise that you made recently (in case you have forgotten) that all government contracts have to go through the open tender process......not the selective process.
I can keep on writing what others have said about you, but suffice for me to say that your appointment as the future PM comes with a myriad of challenges. Please remain focus in what you do and seek the advise of others (from good and sincere people) if you are saddled with a problem. You are knowledgeable enough to see the 'thorns' and 'spikes' that surrounds you, and just ignore them.
I hope you care to heed the brotherly advise given above, and even if you don't need the advise, I am the least hurt by it. At least I have voiced to you the concerns of others concerning you; especially the non UMNO members that had voted you.
And finally,always remember that your fate is in the hands of Allah SWT. Seek his guidance always in your prayers, and when you finally resides at Rumah Perdana, occasionally visit the grand Putra Jaya mosque for your daily prayers.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 10.00am on Jan 31, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
WHEELED OR TRACK SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER FOR THE MALAYSIAN ARMY?
1. I have recently been asked by a serving army officer with regards to my preference for either a wheeled or a track self-propelled howitzer in the Malaysian scenario. I hastened in providing him a quick answer because I am not an artillery trained officer. Hence, I cannot claim to be anything near an expert on gunnery. I know that the questioner does not expect a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer from me, but an answer that has to have depth of reasoning and rationalization.
2. This question certainly interest me because the country’s physical terrain has certain peculiarities that favors the deployment and employment of military assets, and from another standpoint, it can also be a serious impediment to a successful military operations. This is the reason way, in any military operations, the knowledge of the environment and terrain of the battle area is given high emphasis.
3. The howitzer, or what is generally referred to as the gun, has an important role during war. It is an ‘area weapon’ which simply means that it is effective over large areas to ‘soften up’ enemy resistance before the full brunt of an assault by other elements of the assaulting force. Guns are either towed or mounted on vehicles; the latter also serves as the firing platform for the gun , and this is referred to as a self-propelled howitzer.
4. The Malaysian Army today has in its inventory the 105 mm Pack Howitzer that has been in service for more than 40 years. Most world armies today have discarded this gun because of its limited range. In terms of the larger caliber guns, the Malaysian Army is equipped with the FH 70 and G5 which are both of 155 mm caliber guns; the former being of UK product, and the latter being of South African product. Both these guns are towed guns and are of second generation make developed during the 70’s.
5. I believe the Malaysian Army is in the midst of acquiring a recent generation of artillery gun system that will meet future challenges of the army; either to augment its existing gun system or as a replacement. The procurement of new weapon system and equipment is a natural process of upgrading and modernization for all armies, and the move by the Malaysian Army to go for new artillery gun systems has to be viewed at in that light.
6. The self-propelled howitzer is somewhat an obvious choice for consideration for most armies; the major plus factor being speed and mobility of deployment against towed guns, and without least compromising the weight of fire power to be delivered onto assigned targets.
7. There are basically two types of self-propelled howitzer, i.e. wheeled and track, each with its own strength and weakness. And I tend to believe that there is already an on-going evaluation being made by the Malaysian Army to determine which of the two self-propelled howitzer system suites the army.
8. Let me now reasoned out the strength and weaknesses of both the wheeled and track self-propelled howitzer, based on my reading of the systems and from the experts within and outside the military service. Basically, my reasoning hinges upon four critical factors as follows:
a.Mobility. Both wheeled and track does provide mobility i.e the ability to move freely and speedily along roads and cross country. However, track self-propelled howitzer has limited mobility when required to move over long distances. It has to be transported on low loaders or transporters, and this will result in a combined weight in excess of 65 tons, against a weight of less than 30 tons for the wheeled self-propelled howitzer. With such massive weight, mobility is restricted to certain roads only, and some of our bridges are incapable of taking such a load. In this regards, wheeled self-propelled howitzer can traverse over long distances without the requirement to be loaded onto transporters, and being much lighter in weight, it can be easily air transported by medium lift aircraft.
b.Logistics. Based on the experience of advance armies around the world, it was found that the maintenance cost of a track self-propelled howitzer is 10 times that of a wheeled self-propelled howitzer. Coupled with the expected high cost of maintenance, the Malaysian Army have rather limited experience in maintaining track vehicles which will in itself pose added problems to the user. Wheeled vehicles are comparatively much easier to maintain beside lower cost, and certainly the army does not lack the experience in maintaining wheeled vehicles.
c.Speed. With mobility, speed in deployment is enhanced. Speed in this context also refers to the efficiency at which the guns are prepared, loaded and readied to engage targets. Wheeled self-propelled howitzers definitely has an edge in speed in deployment over track self-propelled howitzer simply because of the requirement of transporters for the latter. A loaded transporter is certainly no match in speed to a wheeled vehicle that can reached a speed of 70-80 km/hour on the highway. And speed of deployment is paramount in battle to achieve success.
d.Economic/Cost Factor. It is a recognized fact that track self-propelled howitzer cost almost twice, if not more than that of the wheeled self-propelled howitzer. And on top of that, track self-propelled howitzer will require transporters for reasons described in sub-paragraph 8.a. above which accounts for added cost. Track vehicles that a generally heavier than wheeled vehicles obviously consumes more fuel.
9. The above clearly gives the wheeled self-propelled howitzer the advantage over track self-propelled howitzer and reportedly, it is for the above stated reasons that armies today have sought greater preference for the wheeled self-propelled howitzer.
10. I have been made to understand that there has been some ‘unprofessional’ remarks by those outside the military circle that says “since the tanks are track, so has the self-propelled howitzers”. Such remark amazed me, and the person not having been trained a soldier, must be forgiven for passing such ridiculous remarks.
11. But to a professional soldier, guns being supporting elements are never deployed alongside the assaulting tanks or the infantry. It has to deployed at the rear, and only fools would want to have the guns charging along with the tanks and infantry in the battle area.
12. Now, that the Malaysian Army is serious about wanting to acquire the self-propelled howitzer, it has therefore to decide wisely whether it is going to be wheeled or a track self-propelled howitzer. As army professionals, the choice is not a difficult one to make, and let not ‘political consideration’ takes the better off the professionals in making that final decision. I would like to be blunt here, that civilians are in no way competent to make capital procurement purchase decisions for the Armed Forces.
13. There has been far too many ‘errors in procurement’ for the Malaysian Army in the past years, and it is the user that will finally takes the brunt, besides the millions that is lost through bad procurement decisions.
14. Finally, to answer the question posed to me by the serving army officer earlier and based upon the discussions presented above, my final preference would certainly be a wheeled self-propelled howitzer. Now, will the Malaysian Army make a similar decision as mine?
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 23.30pm Jan 30, 2009.
2. This question certainly interest me because the country’s physical terrain has certain peculiarities that favors the deployment and employment of military assets, and from another standpoint, it can also be a serious impediment to a successful military operations. This is the reason way, in any military operations, the knowledge of the environment and terrain of the battle area is given high emphasis.
3. The howitzer, or what is generally referred to as the gun, has an important role during war. It is an ‘area weapon’ which simply means that it is effective over large areas to ‘soften up’ enemy resistance before the full brunt of an assault by other elements of the assaulting force. Guns are either towed or mounted on vehicles; the latter also serves as the firing platform for the gun , and this is referred to as a self-propelled howitzer.
4. The Malaysian Army today has in its inventory the 105 mm Pack Howitzer that has been in service for more than 40 years. Most world armies today have discarded this gun because of its limited range. In terms of the larger caliber guns, the Malaysian Army is equipped with the FH 70 and G5 which are both of 155 mm caliber guns; the former being of UK product, and the latter being of South African product. Both these guns are towed guns and are of second generation make developed during the 70’s.
5. I believe the Malaysian Army is in the midst of acquiring a recent generation of artillery gun system that will meet future challenges of the army; either to augment its existing gun system or as a replacement. The procurement of new weapon system and equipment is a natural process of upgrading and modernization for all armies, and the move by the Malaysian Army to go for new artillery gun systems has to be viewed at in that light.
6. The self-propelled howitzer is somewhat an obvious choice for consideration for most armies; the major plus factor being speed and mobility of deployment against towed guns, and without least compromising the weight of fire power to be delivered onto assigned targets.
7. There are basically two types of self-propelled howitzer, i.e. wheeled and track, each with its own strength and weakness. And I tend to believe that there is already an on-going evaluation being made by the Malaysian Army to determine which of the two self-propelled howitzer system suites the army.
8. Let me now reasoned out the strength and weaknesses of both the wheeled and track self-propelled howitzer, based on my reading of the systems and from the experts within and outside the military service. Basically, my reasoning hinges upon four critical factors as follows:
a.Mobility. Both wheeled and track does provide mobility i.e the ability to move freely and speedily along roads and cross country. However, track self-propelled howitzer has limited mobility when required to move over long distances. It has to be transported on low loaders or transporters, and this will result in a combined weight in excess of 65 tons, against a weight of less than 30 tons for the wheeled self-propelled howitzer. With such massive weight, mobility is restricted to certain roads only, and some of our bridges are incapable of taking such a load. In this regards, wheeled self-propelled howitzer can traverse over long distances without the requirement to be loaded onto transporters, and being much lighter in weight, it can be easily air transported by medium lift aircraft.
b.Logistics. Based on the experience of advance armies around the world, it was found that the maintenance cost of a track self-propelled howitzer is 10 times that of a wheeled self-propelled howitzer. Coupled with the expected high cost of maintenance, the Malaysian Army have rather limited experience in maintaining track vehicles which will in itself pose added problems to the user. Wheeled vehicles are comparatively much easier to maintain beside lower cost, and certainly the army does not lack the experience in maintaining wheeled vehicles.
c.Speed. With mobility, speed in deployment is enhanced. Speed in this context also refers to the efficiency at which the guns are prepared, loaded and readied to engage targets. Wheeled self-propelled howitzers definitely has an edge in speed in deployment over track self-propelled howitzer simply because of the requirement of transporters for the latter. A loaded transporter is certainly no match in speed to a wheeled vehicle that can reached a speed of 70-80 km/hour on the highway. And speed of deployment is paramount in battle to achieve success.
d.Economic/Cost Factor. It is a recognized fact that track self-propelled howitzer cost almost twice, if not more than that of the wheeled self-propelled howitzer. And on top of that, track self-propelled howitzer will require transporters for reasons described in sub-paragraph 8.a. above which accounts for added cost. Track vehicles that a generally heavier than wheeled vehicles obviously consumes more fuel.
9. The above clearly gives the wheeled self-propelled howitzer the advantage over track self-propelled howitzer and reportedly, it is for the above stated reasons that armies today have sought greater preference for the wheeled self-propelled howitzer.
10. I have been made to understand that there has been some ‘unprofessional’ remarks by those outside the military circle that says “since the tanks are track, so has the self-propelled howitzers”. Such remark amazed me, and the person not having been trained a soldier, must be forgiven for passing such ridiculous remarks.
11. But to a professional soldier, guns being supporting elements are never deployed alongside the assaulting tanks or the infantry. It has to deployed at the rear, and only fools would want to have the guns charging along with the tanks and infantry in the battle area.
12. Now, that the Malaysian Army is serious about wanting to acquire the self-propelled howitzer, it has therefore to decide wisely whether it is going to be wheeled or a track self-propelled howitzer. As army professionals, the choice is not a difficult one to make, and let not ‘political consideration’ takes the better off the professionals in making that final decision. I would like to be blunt here, that civilians are in no way competent to make capital procurement purchase decisions for the Armed Forces.
13. There has been far too many ‘errors in procurement’ for the Malaysian Army in the past years, and it is the user that will finally takes the brunt, besides the millions that is lost through bad procurement decisions.
14. Finally, to answer the question posed to me by the serving army officer earlier and based upon the discussions presented above, my final preference would certainly be a wheeled self-propelled howitzer. Now, will the Malaysian Army make a similar decision as mine?
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 23.30pm Jan 30, 2009.
Friday, January 30, 2009
DEFECTION – WHAT A REPORTER HAS TO SAY
New Straits Times (page 6), Thursday, January 29, 2009 heading reads “ MACC looking into defection”. The source is reportedly from MACC itself, though no particular name is mentioned.
Having read the report, I am somewhat certain that the reporter, Hamidah Atan is not very truthful in what she had written. It may be a case of wanting to demonise Datuk Nasarudin Hashim for his decision to quit UMNO, or to instil fear among other UMNO parliamentary/state representatives from crossing over to the opposition. It appears odd for MACC to make such a statement, knowing fully well that they will only investigate upon a report being made. If indeed Hamidah Atan's report is true, MACC then could be seen as to be flirting with politics, and this is not what MACC is suppose to do.
Being a reporter from a government backed print media, I fully understand Hamidah's predicament. Stirring up an issue like this to discredit the opposition is Hamidah's bread and butter. Honestly, does Hamidah really believe that there is corruption involved in the defection of Datuk Nasarudin Hashim to the opposition? Even Perak UMNO liaison committee chief, Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli has not said a thing about the possibility of corruption being the cause of the defection. Come on Hamidah, I dare you to reveal your MACC reliable source, and please don't hide behind anonymity of source that is so blatantly used by reporters like you.
And with regards to Tajol Rosli's decision to quit being the state party liaison committee chairman, and take full responsibility for the defection is most honourable of him. He has taken the interest of the party first and not self. I do not know whether former MB's of Perlis, Kedah and Selangor would dare do the same.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 6.10 am Jan 30, 2009
Having read the report, I am somewhat certain that the reporter, Hamidah Atan is not very truthful in what she had written. It may be a case of wanting to demonise Datuk Nasarudin Hashim for his decision to quit UMNO, or to instil fear among other UMNO parliamentary/state representatives from crossing over to the opposition. It appears odd for MACC to make such a statement, knowing fully well that they will only investigate upon a report being made. If indeed Hamidah Atan's report is true, MACC then could be seen as to be flirting with politics, and this is not what MACC is suppose to do.
Being a reporter from a government backed print media, I fully understand Hamidah's predicament. Stirring up an issue like this to discredit the opposition is Hamidah's bread and butter. Honestly, does Hamidah really believe that there is corruption involved in the defection of Datuk Nasarudin Hashim to the opposition? Even Perak UMNO liaison committee chief, Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli has not said a thing about the possibility of corruption being the cause of the defection. Come on Hamidah, I dare you to reveal your MACC reliable source, and please don't hide behind anonymity of source that is so blatantly used by reporters like you.
And with regards to Tajol Rosli's decision to quit being the state party liaison committee chairman, and take full responsibility for the defection is most honourable of him. He has taken the interest of the party first and not self. I do not know whether former MB's of Perlis, Kedah and Selangor would dare do the same.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 6.10 am Jan 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
WHERE DID THE POLICE GO WRONG
So the A-G has rejected police findings on the Kugan murder case, and wants a more thorough investigation, reports the New Straits Times. What does this indicate?
Is there an attempt to cover up the truth in order to protect the 11 policemen involved from persecution? Or was the report too heavily tailored to make it appear that the cause of death was indeed the accumulation of fluid in the lungs as reported earlier by the CPO Selangor? Whatever the reason for the A-G’s rejection of the police findings, must have been serious enough, and the A-G knows fully well that his decision concerning this case is being watched very closely by the concerned public, and more so by the legal fraternity. And more importantly, a decision perceived by the public to be wrong, will certainly impact upon the popularity of both the government and the judiciary, that has since the last few years saw a rising tide of public anger against both the aforesaid institutions.
Home Minister, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had even voiced his concern when he said “If someone dies in custody, there is no compromise. We will investigate and take action”, and that is exactly what the public wants the police to do. And rather than do what they are suppose to do, the Selangor CPO, has come out with a statement that raises more suspicion than truth. This is where the problem lies, and the Selangor CPO must bare the full brunt of public anger.
I believe the Kugan case has been poorly handled by the police themselves. Had they taken a more friendly approach by explaining the truth to the aggrieved family, the case would not have been blown out of proportion. The police would have known exactly what had happened to Kugan when he was in custody, and by denying the truth, the entire police force is now being placed on the defensive. Everything they say now is viewed with distrust and suspicion, and it will take time for the police to regain public confidence.
I think, had the police acted more professionally by telling the truth, they would have been highly praised and regarded with dignity, and received public accolades. Certainly, by this incident, the police have missed the opportunity to redeem themselves.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 16.00pm on Jan 29, 2009
Is there an attempt to cover up the truth in order to protect the 11 policemen involved from persecution? Or was the report too heavily tailored to make it appear that the cause of death was indeed the accumulation of fluid in the lungs as reported earlier by the CPO Selangor? Whatever the reason for the A-G’s rejection of the police findings, must have been serious enough, and the A-G knows fully well that his decision concerning this case is being watched very closely by the concerned public, and more so by the legal fraternity. And more importantly, a decision perceived by the public to be wrong, will certainly impact upon the popularity of both the government and the judiciary, that has since the last few years saw a rising tide of public anger against both the aforesaid institutions.
Home Minister, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had even voiced his concern when he said “If someone dies in custody, there is no compromise. We will investigate and take action”, and that is exactly what the public wants the police to do. And rather than do what they are suppose to do, the Selangor CPO, has come out with a statement that raises more suspicion than truth. This is where the problem lies, and the Selangor CPO must bare the full brunt of public anger.
I believe the Kugan case has been poorly handled by the police themselves. Had they taken a more friendly approach by explaining the truth to the aggrieved family, the case would not have been blown out of proportion. The police would have known exactly what had happened to Kugan when he was in custody, and by denying the truth, the entire police force is now being placed on the defensive. Everything they say now is viewed with distrust and suspicion, and it will take time for the police to regain public confidence.
I think, had the police acted more professionally by telling the truth, they would have been highly praised and regarded with dignity, and received public accolades. Certainly, by this incident, the police have missed the opportunity to redeem themselves.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 16.00pm on Jan 29, 2009
WHY PICK ON TAN SRI KHALIB IBRAHIM?
The police report launched by Gerak Chairman, Mohd Anzree Mohd Yunus against Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, alleging the latter for corruption is to my mind, an effort in futility. Mohd Nazree alleged that Tan Sri Khalid had abused his position by authorizing PKNS to purchase 46 cattle’s costing RM 110,400, to be distributed to the Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary constituency for Hari Raya Haji, of which Tan Sri Khalid is its Member of Parliament.
I suspect what Mohd Nazree did is under instructions by someone, to discredit Tan Sri Khalid. Gerak, that I know off is the same ‘outfit’ that Ezam Md. Noor once led, and who claimed to have boxes of files of corrupt practice by UMNO leaders. I am not implying that Ezam has anything to do with Mohd Nazree’s report, but wouldn’t it be better for Mohd Nazree to expose the file in the boxes kept by Ezam? I think these files are related to the ‘big fishes’ or ‘ikan yu’, and the amount must have run into millions. And what is RM 110,400 compared to the millions squandered by reportedly UMNO politicians.
Anyway, the 46 cattle’s were not eaten by Tan Sri Khalid alone, but were for his constituents. Isn’t this not the same with what UMNO politicians had done during the Kuala Trengganu by-elections……giving out cash handouts in the millions in the pretext of welfare and development for the state? And these handouts are not UMNO’s money you know, but money derived from the public, and that includes my money and everybody else.
Mohd Nazree’s action is no better than Khir Toyo’s. If at all they are angry at having lost the Selangor state to Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, why pick on minor issues? Don’t tell me that Selangor under UMNO politicians in the past have not practiced corruption? Just look at the infamous Dato Zak, from ‘rags to riches’; would he be able to build a mansion in Klang if he was forthright, honest and god fearing. I may be wrong in picking Dato Zak, but common sense will tell us that his ‘rags to riches’ was not along a ‘straight path’. He must have taken a lot of diversions, hooks and corners. And what can Khir Toyo say of this UMNO Ulu Langat fellow named Dato Ahmad Kuris who is being charged for corruption. Don’t tell me that he only started his corruption business yesterday.
My brotherly advice to Mohd Nazree is to stop fiddling with Selangor and to allow Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to govern the state, the best he can. And if Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim decides to sue you for defamation, do you think your Gerak members or Khir Toyo would come to your assistance?
Certainly, if you are privy to the files kept by Ezam in the boxes, why don’t you show it to Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. This I think will help Pak Lah and Najib solve the massive problem of corruption in UMNO today, that has now crept into the very core of the party.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 13.20pm on Jan 29,2009
I suspect what Mohd Nazree did is under instructions by someone, to discredit Tan Sri Khalid. Gerak, that I know off is the same ‘outfit’ that Ezam Md. Noor once led, and who claimed to have boxes of files of corrupt practice by UMNO leaders. I am not implying that Ezam has anything to do with Mohd Nazree’s report, but wouldn’t it be better for Mohd Nazree to expose the file in the boxes kept by Ezam? I think these files are related to the ‘big fishes’ or ‘ikan yu’, and the amount must have run into millions. And what is RM 110,400 compared to the millions squandered by reportedly UMNO politicians.
Anyway, the 46 cattle’s were not eaten by Tan Sri Khalid alone, but were for his constituents. Isn’t this not the same with what UMNO politicians had done during the Kuala Trengganu by-elections……giving out cash handouts in the millions in the pretext of welfare and development for the state? And these handouts are not UMNO’s money you know, but money derived from the public, and that includes my money and everybody else.
Mohd Nazree’s action is no better than Khir Toyo’s. If at all they are angry at having lost the Selangor state to Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, why pick on minor issues? Don’t tell me that Selangor under UMNO politicians in the past have not practiced corruption? Just look at the infamous Dato Zak, from ‘rags to riches’; would he be able to build a mansion in Klang if he was forthright, honest and god fearing. I may be wrong in picking Dato Zak, but common sense will tell us that his ‘rags to riches’ was not along a ‘straight path’. He must have taken a lot of diversions, hooks and corners. And what can Khir Toyo say of this UMNO Ulu Langat fellow named Dato Ahmad Kuris who is being charged for corruption. Don’t tell me that he only started his corruption business yesterday.
My brotherly advice to Mohd Nazree is to stop fiddling with Selangor and to allow Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to govern the state, the best he can. And if Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim decides to sue you for defamation, do you think your Gerak members or Khir Toyo would come to your assistance?
Certainly, if you are privy to the files kept by Ezam in the boxes, why don’t you show it to Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. This I think will help Pak Lah and Najib solve the massive problem of corruption in UMNO today, that has now crept into the very core of the party.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 13.20pm on Jan 29,2009
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER KUGAN’S DEATH?
The death of Kugan said to have been caused by police brutality leaves another dark spot in the annals of the RMP. It was reported that over the years, 80 others have died under mysterious circumstances whilst under police detention, and the perpetrators (whoever they are) were never brought to justice. This makes the RMP a force filled with licensed murderers, and though their sins are ‘forgiven’ on earth, the same cannot be said when they are buried 6 feet under.
Regardless of whether Kugan did commit a crime or other wise, he is still a human being and has every right to be treated decently by the police. The police knows fully well that the country has all the necessary laws that governs society, and the role of the police is to ensure society is safe and protected. Making arbitrary judgment and pronouncing sentence whilst under their care is certainly not a police role. It is for the courts to decide, and don’t they know this? What can Kugan do to protect himself when there is a horde of policemen battering him? Even an elephant would not have survived under this circumstance.
The Kugan’s case has certainly opened the eyes of all Malaysians to the sort of ‘holiday treatment’ that one gets while being detained by the police. This reminds me of stories that I read about the Abu Gharib prison in Iraq, with an exception that there were no women police reported to be involved in the murder…….hopefully not.
While Kugan’s family and civil society are in grieve over this brutal act, a minister has the audacity to come out with a statement that smack of arrogance and threat. If this is how politicians respond to such a sever case as this, I can now understand why the civil society has so much of hate for this minister. I would like to place my bet that this minister’s tenure will not last the next election.
Will the Kugan’s case be a lesson to the RMP? I hope it does.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 11.30am on Jan 29, 2009
Regardless of whether Kugan did commit a crime or other wise, he is still a human being and has every right to be treated decently by the police. The police knows fully well that the country has all the necessary laws that governs society, and the role of the police is to ensure society is safe and protected. Making arbitrary judgment and pronouncing sentence whilst under their care is certainly not a police role. It is for the courts to decide, and don’t they know this? What can Kugan do to protect himself when there is a horde of policemen battering him? Even an elephant would not have survived under this circumstance.
The Kugan’s case has certainly opened the eyes of all Malaysians to the sort of ‘holiday treatment’ that one gets while being detained by the police. This reminds me of stories that I read about the Abu Gharib prison in Iraq, with an exception that there were no women police reported to be involved in the murder…….hopefully not.
While Kugan’s family and civil society are in grieve over this brutal act, a minister has the audacity to come out with a statement that smack of arrogance and threat. If this is how politicians respond to such a sever case as this, I can now understand why the civil society has so much of hate for this minister. I would like to place my bet that this minister’s tenure will not last the next election.
Will the Kugan’s case be a lesson to the RMP? I hope it does.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 11.30am on Jan 29, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
CHINESE NEW YEAR GREETINGS
My family and I would like to wish all my Chinese friends, particularly those whom I had served with in the Armed Forces, both serving as well as those who have already retired.
Specially to those Chinese friends of Intake 8 SSC, meeting all of you during the Reunion Dinner held last month after so many years, was indeed a memorable occasion.
Have an enjoyable 2009 Chinese New Year celebration with your families, children and grandchildren, and the many more celebrations to come. Age certainly has not caught up on you all.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 5.30pm on Jan 25,2009
Specially to those Chinese friends of Intake 8 SSC, meeting all of you during the Reunion Dinner held last month after so many years, was indeed a memorable occasion.
Have an enjoyable 2009 Chinese New Year celebration with your families, children and grandchildren, and the many more celebrations to come. Age certainly has not caught up on you all.
CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION
Posted at 5.30pm on Jan 25,2009
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