Bandar Mahkota Cheras Saga

Created and produced by the greedy Grand Saga, picture worth of thousand words:

Sumpah Keramat Ezam

Hari ni saya nak sumpah keramat dengan UMNO pulak... Sebelum ni saya sumpah acah-acah jer... pasal dulu saya kena tipu, saya memang mudah kena tipu, kali ni harap tak kena tipu lagi..... Korang jangan percayalah sumpah saya dulu yer, yang ni saya sumpah betul-betul ni...Tolonglah percaya... kali ni betul-betul punya.... tarak tipu ni... tolonglah percaya....please..... Tolonglah....

Rais: Decision on island is a win-win situation

Apa ke jadahnya win-win situation:

Kita kalah perang, boleh cakap win-win situation, that's how UMNO man think!
Singapore dapat Pulau, kita dapat batu karang...
walhal, Pulau itu asalnya Malaysia punya...
We are supposed to get all...
Initially, We only gave Singapore their sovereingnity over the "temasek" only, not including the surrounding Pulau....

I hate UMNO..., I hate Malaysia that's weak due to their weak leadership....

Pulau Batu Puteh - What's our mistake?

These are the main reasons we lost:
1) Failure to show ownership over Pulau Batu Puteh,
2) maps that indicated Singapore's sovereignty over the island, and
3) a reply from a Johor state official saying that the state did not have sovereignty over the island

Based on these reasons, there's no way we can win...
Malaysia always wanted to discuss on table, but Singapore, use their military strength to get something... so, which approach is the best?
Whose to be blame here?
If we are based on the map, it is so weird to draw a territorial line.....

Harga Barang Naik vs Gaji

Ciplak from no2umno berbunyi:

Semalam aku gi membeli belah barangan dapur. Barangan naik harga usah cerita la. Semua nak naik. Kalau dulu RM200 boleh belanja untuk setengah bulan tapi sekarang seciput je. Menyampah pun ada. Di dalam semua barangan mahal mahal, gaji masih macam itu lagi. Bayang kan mereka mereka yang bergaji rendah, beranak ramai. Pening dibuatnye.

Ku belek beras .... tersirap rasanya darah. Dulu beras yang aku selalu beli cuma RM26.00 untuk 10 kilo sekarang sudah naik sampai RM31.00.

Dalam hati menyumpah. Bukan tak tau tektik naik harga barang yang selalu kena pada rakyat. Tapi macam dah tak boleh buat apa apa. Bila barangan kurang di pasaran, dia katalah bencana itu dan bencana ini. Perang itu, perang ini. Banjir situ banjir sana dan banyak lah alasan bodoh diorang. Ambil kesempatan dengan keadaan dunia. Lepas tu bila keadaan menjadi pulih, barangan yang mahal, tidak pulak turun harga.

Kalau tak tipu, tak boleh ke kaya? Bila timbul isu lain, isu beras pun terus lenyap. Harga pun dah naik, rakyat pun terpaksa lah beli....Yang untung pemborong termasuk BERNAS. Sapa lah mangkuk mangkuk dalam sana?

Orang kata ada hari antara hari sial, tapi pada aku semua hari pun baik baik. yang sial adalah orang orangnya.

Ada persatuan pengguna pun tak peka, ada menteri tak boleh pakai, ada kerajaan pula tak boleh harap. ciplak by no2umno

Harga minyak dan subsidi

Harga minyak telah mencecah USD135 per barrel semalam 21/5/08, tetapi Kerajaan Malaysia sanggup mengekang harga minyak di Malaysia supaya kekal pada harga RM1.92 per litre..
Mengapakah Kerajaan sanggup mengekang harga minyak pada kadar tersebut walhal harga minyak telah melambung lebih daripada jangkaan awal iaitu USD 90 - 100 per barrel. Berapa banyakkah lagi subsidi yang perlu ditambah oleh kerajaan untuk ini? Mengapakah pada tahun 2007 kerajaan sanggup menaikkan harga minyak di Malaysia sebanyak 20 sen yang mana adalah kenaikan tertinggi dalam sejarah Malaysia? Begitu juga dengan TOL, Kerajaan sanggup menangguhkan kenaikan TOL pada Januari 2008 pada tarikh yang akan ditentukan kemudian. Mengapakah ini boleh berlaku?

Tahukah anda, sebelum pilihanraya PRU ke-12, iaitu sebelum 8 Mac 2008, Kerajaan BN adalah sebuah kerajaan yang amat kuat dengan majoriti lebih 2/3. Pada ketika itu, kebanyakan keputusankabinet tidak mengambil kira kesusahan rakyat kerana pada pendapat mereka, rakyat akan tetap menyokong mereka pada pilihanraya seterusnya.. Tol pada Januari 2008 terpaksa ditangguhkan kenaikannya disebabkan oleh tempoh "kritikal" yang mana Pilihanraya yang ke-12 yang bakal berlangsung tidak berapa lama dari tarikh itu. Sebarang keputusan yang tidak mesra rakyat dan tidak popular akan ditangguhkan buat seketika.. mungkin semua telah dapat mengagak..
Manakala kenaikan harga minyak sanggup ditelan oleh Kerajaan semata-mata kerana takut berdepan dengan rakyat selepas menang tipis di dalam pilihanraya Mac 2008. Sebarang keputusan yang tidak popular pasti akan mengeruhkan lagi suasana dalam kerajaan hari ini.. Politik di Malaysia... banyak X-files nya...

Keluar UMNO

UMNO semakin tenat, selepas Mahathir dan beberapa ahli keluarga mengisytiharkan keluar parti, semakin ramai yang telah mengikuti jejak langkahnya. Setelah cawangan Merbuk dibubarkan, kini semakin banyak yang telah mengikuti jejak langkahnya di Kedah.. Akhbar arus perdana langsung tidak menyiarkan rentetan peristiwa yang berlaku ini..sesungguhnya pengakhiran riwayat UMNO semakin jelas dan nyata..biarlah luncai terjun dengan labu-labunya..Memetik senikata lagu M Nasir dalam lagu "Anak-anak Kita": Bersama-samalah kita membuat perubahan.........
Anak Anak Kita

Anak-anak kitakah yang berlari telanjang
Di bawah mentari sumbing
Sambil bernyanyi lagu
Ketakutan hari-hari ini

Anak-anak kitakah yang memikul beban
Kesilapan kita
Hingga dia tak kenal
Budaya canggung bangsa sendiri

Selamatkan anak kita
Dari padang jerangkap samar
Selamatkan anak kita
Orde baru politikus usang

Anak-anak kitakah yang bermain
Di hutan belukar
Dengan senapang kayu ubi
Cambah tak kenal bahaya

Anak-anak kitakah yang tak tahu nak pulang
Bila petang
kerana terlalu sibuk main lastik
Dan berpistolan
Pistol-pistolan

Jaga-jaga anak kita
Jangan sampai jadi hamba
Jaga-jaga anak kita
Kita ini orang merdeka

Panggillah mereka pulang
Ayah nak ajar
Tentang kurang ajar
Jadi mereka takkan sendiri lagi

Panggillah mereka pulang
Ayah nak ajar
Tentang kurang ajar
Jadi mereka takkan dimomok lagi

Fikir
Selamatkah kita di tangan tukang karut itu
Fikir
Selamatkah kita di tangan dalang wayang itu
Fikir
Selamatkah kita di tangan ahli koporat itu
Fikir
Selamatkah kita di tangan doktor jiwa itu

Harga gas kepada IPP tidak munasabah

Pasal ni la kita terpaksa bayar bil eletrik TNB yang mahal, malah tarifnya nak dinaikkan lagi..alasannya, TNB rugi... Perjanjian kerajaan yang merugikan rakyat...begitu juga perjanjian dengan konsesi Tol....

Utusan Malaysia - 22/5/08

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Mei - Kementerian Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi mengakui penjualan gas kepada sektor tenaga pada harga RM6.40 bagi setiap mmBtu (juta unit Termal British) sedangkan harga pasaran adalah RM41 mmBtu adalah tidak munasabah.

Menterinya, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor berkata, harga jualan gas oleh Petronas terutama kepada pengeluar tenaga bebas (IPP) adalah lebih rendah daripada kos pengeluaran yang terpaksa ditanggung oleh Petronas iaitu sebanyak RM15 hingga RM16 mmBtu.

Tambahnya, keadaan ini menyebabkan IPP mampu mengaut keuntungan yang tinggi.

''Penjualan gas kepada IPP adalah tidak munasabah sedangkan kos pengeluaran gas ialah RM15 hingga RM16 mmBtu dan harga pasaran pula mencecah RM41 mmBtu.

''Harga gas yang rendah ini membolehkan IPP mengaut keuntungan yang tinggi dan kementerian bersetuju untuk memastikan IPP tidak mengaut keuntungan yang berlebihan,'' katanya ketika menggulung perbahasan menjunjung kasih titah Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Shahziman memberitahu, menjadi hasrat semua untuk memastikan keuntungan yang diperoleh oleh IPP tidak terlalu tinggi.

Katanya, ini masa terbaik untuk membetulkan keadaan bagi memastikan subsidi yang diberikan kerajaan benar-benar diterima oleh kumpulan sasar iaitu rakyat berpendapatan rendah.

''Pembetulan ini akan dilakukan dengan mengambil kira tiga perkara iaitu harga gas, menyeimbangkan keuntungan IPP dan memastikan rakyat tidak terjejas daripada kenaikan tarif elektrik,'' katanya.

Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR-Machang) yang bangun mencelah bertanya bilakah ia akan dilaksanakan memandangkan IPP kini mengaut keuntungan yang besar.

Beliau memberi contoh mengenai IPP YTL di Terengganu yang mengeluarkan tenaga elektrik 800 megawatt (mw) mengaut untung RM1.5 juta sehari, RM40 juta sebulan dan RM500 juta setahun.

Shaziman menegaskan kementeriannya akan memastikan ia diperbetulkan secepat mungkin.

Selangor loses millions in idle projects - What else can we say?

Story and photos by ELAN PERUMAL - The Star 22/5/08

MEGA projects in Selangor have turned out to be costly affairs - to the tune of RM600 mil.

For example, the Shah Alam Stadium, which costs RM350mil and Paya Indah Wetlands Park at RM160mil are more like “white elephants” since the facilities are hardly used.

These unsuccessful mega projects including the Marine Park in Sungai Panjang, Exco Village at Shah Alam and 3C Complex in Subang Jaya seem like a waste of public funds as they are underutilised.

Apart from the huge costs and time involved, these projects stick out like a sore thumb with the public demanding to know what has caused the current disappointing state.

A check by StarMetro showed that many of these mega projects have turned out to be costly affairs, uncompleted, left abandoned or worse still, under-utilised.

3C Complex

Another underutilised facility, the Subang Jaya’s 3C Complex (Children’s Creative Centre) was built at a cost of RM30mil by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council in 2003.

No activities: The 30 million 3C complex in Subang Jaya.

After being abandoned for more than three years, a section of the building is currently utilised by an NGO to conduct lessons for autistic children.

Shah Alam Stadium

Topping the 'white elephant' list in Selangor is the Shah Alam Stadium that was supposed to be the football landmark of the state.

Now, the RM350mil stadium, which has a 85,000 capacity looks deserted and unable to draw even half of its full capacity for matches anymore.

The Shah Alam stadium: Another white elephant?

Checks revealed that the stadium built by the Selangor Government in 1997 hosted only about 10 matches in a year. The stadium was rarely used after the Federal Government built the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil in 1998.

State property, housing and maintenance committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad said a study would be conducted on how to optimise the usage of the stadium.

Besides football, he said, the stadium could be used for various other mega events including entertainment events.

“This is going to be our biggest challenge. We have no options but to look at other ways to put these projects to better use,” said Iskandar.

He added that most of these projects were implemented for the sake of development in view of Selangor's elite status.

“Lack of proper planning has resulted in these structures and facilities becoming white elephants,’’ he said.

Paya Indah Wetlands

The Paya Indah Wetlands in Dengkil is a mega project meant for nature conservation that has failed to meet its objective. Covering 3,300ha, the Federal Government spent RM160mil on the wetlands project that was opened in October 2001.

The presence of four hippopotamus presented by the Botswana government was the only drawing factor for Malaysians before the park was closed to the public two years ago.

Exco Village

Doesn’t serve a purpose: The exco village.

Implemented amid huge controversy, the Exco Village project at Section 7 in Shah Alam that was allegedly built at a total cost of RM40mil is another obvious flop.

Former Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo who declared that the cosy quarters was built at RM21mil cost had said the facility was aimed at housing the state executive councillors under one compound so that they would able to have closer interaction among themselves.

It was reported earlier that the former state government failed to make its exco members live in the 10 bungalows. The Pakatan Rakyat government had announced that the units would be handed to real estate agents to find suitable tenants.

Marine Park

A Marine Park project at Sungai Panjang near Sekinchan is said to be another project to come under fire due to the huge cost involved.

The project with 13 units of chalets at Kampung Haji Doraini with a restaurant and a shop was built by the Selangor Government at a cost of RM21mil through a direct-negotiation project. Sekinchan assemblyman Ng Suee Lim said the project was initially approved at RM10mil. Ng said the project had not been able to attract any tourists.

Riverside Park

Built along the Klang River in South Klang, the riverside park is another project that has failed to meet its purpose.

The RM10mil riverside project implemented by the Federal Government as part of its river-cleaning programme looks empty and even the residents living nearby the park are said to be not aware of the park's existence.

The park which houses the Pengkalan Batu jetty is equipped with gazebos, benches, children playground and boasts a beautiful landscape but unfortunately it remains deserted.

Canal City

The RM2bil Canal City project, which was supposed to connect Kota Kemuning and Banting via the Langat River has been abandoned.

The proposed project, announced by Khir last year and supposed to mirror the city of Venice, did not take off.

According to Khir, the canal project was meant to be a massive water reservoir that would eventually supply drinking water for Selangor.

Under the proposed project, Klang River and Langat River will be connected through a canal system on 2,185ha land.

Besides enhancing the rivers, the project was to offer attractive development along the rivers following the Venice model.

However, it is learnt that the project had been abandoned due to its high cost and lack of feasibility.

More abandoned projects

The RM25mil proposed exotic island development on Pulau Angsa off Pulau Ketam is among several projects that had been abandoned halfway.

Another case in point is the RM100mil refurbishment work at Morib Beach, which was widely reported in the media for a long time but never saw completion. The beach was expected to be provided with a RM52mil broadwalk facility.

Jawapan kepada Ameenya

Ameenya dalam blognya "Sekala A" berkata: I always tak setuju angin dengan kampungraja.

Bukannya apa, dia main terjah je. Sepatutnya, kampungraja kena baca dulu arguments kedua belah pihak sebelum membuat apa-apa statement.

Yang paling terbaru sekali ialah pasal isu Tun dapat RM180K annually. Patut kampungraja baca argument Tun didalam blognya. Memang la ni gomen asyik nak pekena Tun. Korek.. korek.. korek!

I memang tabik spring kat Tun. Harapnya, dia masih lagi jadi adviser kepada P. Bukannya apa, stock KP yang I beli kat bawah tu banyak buat business dengan P.

So, faham-faham sahajalah kenapa I bias kat mana. Nak hidup! kena realistic, bukannya idealistic.
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kampungraja.blogspot.com says: All the facts are taken from reliable source as some of you said (berita harian, utusan, the star, NST). I always analyse the fact in order to come out with the conclusion. Sekala A just on to play-play on me...hee.. don't take it serious...

Petroleum Royalty - where does it go?

Terengganu adalah negeri yang paling banyak menerima royalty, RM7.364 Billion accumulated, tapi sampai sekarang masih merupakan antara negeri yang termiskin di Malaysia, begitu juga Sabah dan Sarawak yang juga menerima royalty… Kemanakah perginya duit-duit tersebut?...Apakah sebenarnya yang telah dilakukan oleh tangan-tangan yang rakus tersebut?

Dapat duit berbillion pun miskin, kalau tak dapat, aku ingat papa-kedana kot……

Dr. Wan Azizah ada menanyakan soalan tambahan mengapa negeri-negeri tersebut masih miskin, tapi tidak dijawap oleh Datuk Amirsham, sebaliknya beliau memutarbelitkan fakta untuk mengalih tumpuan soalan tersebut….

See it, believe it….. Malaysia Boleh……

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0513&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_12.htm

Petronas bayar royalti minyak RM26.3 bilion dalam tempoh tiga tahun – Utusan Malaysia 13/5/2008

13/05/2008 4:16pm

KUALA LUMPUR 13 Mei – Dalam tempoh tiga tahun bermula 2004, Petronas telah membayar RM26.839 bilion sebagai royalti kepada kerajaan Persekutuan, Terengganu, Sabah dan Sarawak.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Senator Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz memberitahu Dewan Rakyat hari ini, daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak RM13.419 bilion dibayar kepada kerajaan Persekutuan, Terengganu (RM7.364 bilion), Sabah (RM1.234 bilion) dan Sarawak (RM4.821 bilion). - Utusan

Kita tengok siapa yang kena

Kita tengok apa kesudahannya, Nazri dah bagi green light untuk kedua-dua kes disiasat – Kes Karpal dengan Sultan Perak dan Rosol and the gang dengan Sultan Terengganu. Pak Lah yang lembap ni, taklah pula suruh cepatkan siasatan untuk kes Rosol, cuma suruh cepatkan yang Karpal jer…

Kedua-dua kes ada laporan polis dibuat… Tapi yang Karpal paling banyak, ye la bila Paklah suruh, ramai la yang mengampunya ye tak?... ada kat 10 laporan polis utk. Karpal kot….. Inilah Malaysia…..Dekat Parlimen isu Karpal je yang naik, Isu Rosol pulak di “senyapkan”……Macamana pula di Perlis, Shahidan Kassim dan Raja Perlis, senyap sampai sekarang.. takkanlah takde laporan polis dibuat kot.....inilah sikap "double standard" yang jelas dipraktikkan oleh Kerajaan Malaysia...

Read and judge by yourself…

Nazri: No one is above the law – NST 12/5/2008 By : Jaspal Singh

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2237936/Article/index_html

KUALA KANGSAR: The government does not practise double standards when it comes to taking action against anyone who makes seditious remarks against the Malay rulers.

Therefore, as in the case of Karpal Singh, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said, swift action must also be taken against Terengganu Umno secretary Datuk Rosol Wahid and 22 assemblymen, if they had behaved in a way which may be interpreted as seditious against the Sultan of Terengganu.

Rosol and the assemblymen had protested against the appointment of the menteri besar in March.

"I believe police reports have been made against Rosol and action must be taken.

"I do not care whether the person is an elected representative from the Barisan Nasional (BN) or Pakatan Rakyat.

"The law is the law. If you do something which is against the law, then action must be taken."

Asked if he knew the status of the investigation into Rosol and the 22 assemblymen, Nazri, an Umno supreme council member, said no.

However, no Umno member would be spared if he or she had committed a seditious act.

Nazri was commenting on alleged "double standards" which had "spared" the Terengganu Umno state assemblymen who had challenged the state's Regency Advisory Council's candidate for the post of menteri besar, while urging investigation into Karpal Singh, the DAP chairman, for questioning the powers of Perak Ruler Sultan Azlan Shah, be expedited.

In March, the 22 Terengganu assemblymen, led by Rosol, had declared that they supported the reappointment of Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as the menteri besar, although the palace had picked Datuk Ahmad Said.

During the two-week saga, Rosol and the assemblymen not only handed over a letter of protest to the palace over Ahmad's appointment, but had also threatened to boycott the swearing-in ceremony of the new menteri besar.

The BN assemblymen's conduct was seen by many as tantamount to a seditious act against Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu.

"There are no double standards... I do not want to see any double standards employed in (sedition) cases," Nazri said at a religious function in Kampung Cheh Hulu in Kati here.

On Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Ba-dawi's call to Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail to expedite investigation into the case involving Karpal, Nazri said this was not an extraordinary statement.

"What the prime minister said was normal. Under the Federal Constitution, the power to prosecute lies in the hands of the A-G. He (Abdullah) merely requested that the investigation be speeded up."

Abdullah's call was in response to sentiments on the ground, he said.

Karpal had allegedly questioned the powers of the Sultan of Perak over the transfer of Datuk Jamry Sury, the head of the Perak Islamic Religious Department.

"The Malays are unhappy with Karpal. They are eagerly awaiting the A-G's decision on whether to charge him or not.

"That was the feedback. Based on that, the prime minister asked the A-G to expedite the investigation."

Nazri added that investigations into alleged acts of sedition were carried out quickly to deter others from making insensitive statements.

PM's advisor salary - Is the post really needed?

Buang masa….Buang duit…. Buat apa penasihat kalau dah ada menteri, timbalan menteri, setiausaha kementerian? Takkah membazir namanya?

Gaji plus elaun.... Cuba bahagi dengan 12 bulan, so gaji sorang sebulan berapa tu? Sharizat: RM404,726.4 / 12 = RM33,727.20 sebulan while HaMan: RM549,675.00 / 12 = RM45,806.25 sebulan…. Lumayan Pak….

Fikirkan berapa banyak wang rakyat dah hangus……

http://www.nst.com.my/Misc/Parliament/news/stories/20080509113451/Article/index_html

RM1.14m spent on 3 annually – NST (Parliament report)

by: V. Vasudevan, B. Suresh Ram, Eileen Ng, R.S. Kamini, Ili Liyana Mokhtar and Joseph Sipalan

THE government is spending RM1.14 million annually on three people.

Zulkifli Nordin (PKR-Kulim Bandar Baru) said former women and community development minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil and Tan Sri Hamid Othman, received RM404,726.40 and RM549,675 a year respectively for being advisers to the prime minister.

He said a written reply from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi showed that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed received a total of RM180,000 annually after retirement.

Zulkifli said the RM1.14 million could have been used instead on building at least 36 houses for the poor.

Surat Khabar di Malaysia....

Inilah surat khabar di Malaysia……..

Oleh kerana Anwar Ibrahim adalah tokoh pembangkang, maka sanggup mereka nafikan fakta yang Anwar Ibrahim juga termasuk dalam list “100 tokoh berpengaruh” malah beliau adalah temasuk dalam top 10 manakala Muqtada Al-Sadr ditempat yang ke-13..

Perhatikan laporan oleh Berita Harian yang mengwarwarkan Muqtada termasuk dlm tokoh 100 yang berpengaruh dan tidak ada sedikitpun kenyataan yang Anwar lebih berpengaruh, ZERO… Nothing….…. Itulah akhbar di Malaysia….

Maka adalah amat wajar Berita Harian ini ditukarkan kepada “BERITA HAIRAN”….. bacalah…. Judge by yourself…..
Sila klik link the Time kat bawah untuk tengok senarai “Time 100”…… Anwar ditempat ke-9, manakala Muqtada ditempat ke-13….

http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/Friday/Dunia/20080501230227/Article/index_html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733757_1735709,00.html