Gag Order = Conventional Practice of Pakatan Rakyat?

Below is the message of MCA Perak secretary Datuk Tan Chin Meng

DAP, along with Pakatan Rakyat claims to champion openness and transparency. However, when the infighting between DAP and PAS spilled over to the public domain, thereby negating their chances of depending many seats, issuing gag orders become the standard order of the day.

However, what is more harmful is DAP’s act of not ordering investigation into matters that affect public interest especially concerning possible practices of nepotism on awarding projects in exchange for favours.

Perak

DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang was hasty to instruct a gag order on the issue of DAP vice chairman Kulasegaran giving DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming a dressing down over his wife’s company Ethan and Elton Sdn Bhd awarded the tender to tailor lounge suits for Ipoh city councillors despite offering the highest quotation of RM650 over Goodman Tailor’s RM450. A more interesting point which must be alerted is that Ethan and Elton was registered with the Companies Commission Malaysia barely 42 days after Pakatan formed the Perak government.

Penang

Failure by DAP 3-men panel comprising DAP life adviser Dr Chen Man Hin, advisor Lim Kit Siang and Secretary General Lim Guan Eng to launch any internal probe into Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr R. Ramasamy’s allegations for projects and favours demanded from DAP grassroots point to DAP wanting to wash their hands off any responsibility on possible cronyism occurring which involve public funds.

Earning a rebuke from his own DAP state assemblyman for Seri Delima R.S.N. Rayer who remarked that “people are looking at us as if we are no longer the competent, accountable and transparent (CAT) government we’ve claimed to be.” If DAP top honchos are deaf to the pleas of their own members to come clean, the welfare of the rakyat who do not have any contact whatsoever with Pakatan rakyat elected representatives will be given a worse rebuff.

In both cases, these are not personal funds being used but taxpayers’ hard earned salaries which are being utilized for practices that warrant further probe. Thus, not only should DAP launch internal probes if there were any power abuse by the state top administrators, the police and MACC also should be called in to pre-empt any accusations that DAP internal investigations are influenced by personal bias.

Gag Order = Conventional Practice of Pakatan Rakyat

When taxpayers funds are at stake, another gag order is the standard order of the day from Pakatan

DAP, along with Pakatan Rakyat claims to champion openness and transparency. However, as DAP’s and PAS infighting spill over to the public domain, thereby negating their chances of defending many seats, issuing gag orders become the order of the day!

However, what is more harmful is DAP’s act of not ordering investigation into matters that affect public interest especially concerning possible practices of nepotism on awarding projects in exchange for favours.

Perak

DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang was hasty to instruct a gag order on the issue of DAP vice chairman Kulasegaran giving DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming a dressing down over his wife’s company Ethan and Elton Sdn Bhd awarded the tender to tailor lounge suits for Ipoh city councillors despite offering the highest quotation of RM650 over Goodman Tailor’s RM450. A more interesting point which must be alerted is that Ethan and Elton was registered with the Companies Commission Malaysia barely 42 days after Pakatan formed the Perak government.

These public monies could have been better saved if the tender had been awarded to the lowest bidder but expectedly, Kit Siang would rather this fact be wrapped away from public scrutiny.

Penang

Failure by DAP 3-men panel comprising DAP life adviser Dr Chen Man Hin, advisor Lim Kit Siang and Secretary General Lim Guan Eng to launch any internal probe into Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr R. Ramasamy’s allegations for projects and favours demanded from DAP grassroots point to DAP wanting to wash their hands off any responsibility on possible cronyism occurring which involve public funds.

Earning a rebuke from his own DAP state assemblyman for Seri Delima R.S.N. Rayer who remarked that “people are looking at us as if we are no longer the competent, accountable and transparent (CAT) government we’ve claimed to be.” If DAP top honchos are deaf to the pleas of their own members to come clean, the welfare of the rakyat who do not have any contact whatsoever with Pakatan rakyat elected representatives will be given a worse rebuff.

In both cases, these are not personal funds being used but taxpayers’ hard earned salaries which are being utilized for practices that warrant further probe. Thus, not only should DAP launch internal probes if there were any power abuse by the state top administrators, the police and MACC also should be called in to pre-empt any accusations that DAP internal investigations are influenced by personal bias.

Other examples of DAP gag orders on matters involving public interests or funds

The recent cases in Penang and Perak are not the only cases where DAP leaders had sought to muzzle the speech and hearing of party members.

In Selangor, when Selangor exco Ronnie Liu’s letterheads and office seal were misused as support letters by a former Klang councillor and released to obtain businesses for his family and friends. But Karpal then ordered every DAP members to cease talking to the media. Despite calls for Ronnie’s sacking, he remains in office.

Also in Penang, it is well known that Penang state chief of staff Jeff Ooi are at logger heads with each other over the allocation of low-medium cost public housing. But Chief Minister Guan Eng stepped into the fray and directed that no DAP members speaks to the press. Meanwhile, the low-medium cost unit recipient namelist is still not properly disclosed.

Datuk Tan Ching Meng
MCA Perak Secretary

"KPI" for Elected Representatives from MCA

Elected representatives from MCA in the upcoming general election is given one year to benchmark their performances.

The ultimate judges, of course, are the rakyat.

It makes sense when MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek made this announcement. A representative for the people in a constituency is selected by the people through votes.

It is right for the people to evaluate their respective representatives. The people were given a chance to rate representatives that under-performed in duty in the first year after election.

Dr Chua did not deny that there were certain MCA leaders who has not been serving the people after they had been elected in previous elections, thus this move was set to address this unhealthy trend.

This is also one of MCA's initiatives to reconstruct the party image, showing MCA had learned its lesson in the last election thus endeavoured to pour their hearts and souls to serve not only the Chinese but also Indians and Malays.

This move had also put pressure on representatives from MCA, as they will soon have its very own "Key Performance Indicator". But they do not have to worry so long as these leaders do their best to solve woes of the people under their constituencies

Support BN while it strifes to upkeep equality

The Chinese in Malaysia will not accept theocracy as a political system for the nation.

Since 1957, Malaysia's multi-cultural image was determined by leaders, to ensure the rights of each race protected.

While the government is trying to strife to upkeep an equality between the Malays, Chinese and Indians, we should show support and place our trust in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

We must defend and preserved the Malaysian brand we had created together since Independence.

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By JOSEPH KAOS Jr
joekaosjr@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional is the better choice to serve the Chinese community, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said.

The MCA president said that although Barisan was not perfect, the Prime Minister had a clear direction in developing the country through transformation programmes, unlike the Opposition coalition.

“There are fewer than 46 Chinese-majority seats in this country.

“Even if we win all the seats, it is impossible to form a government.

“We must work with other parties including Malay-based parties,” Dr Chua said, urging the people to choose Barisan.

He was addressing about 5,000 people, a majority of whom were Chinese, at a dinner organised by the Muhibah Kimlan Association here on Sunday night.

He said Pakatan Rakyat, led by PAS, was only interested in making Malaysia a theocratic nation governed by hudud laws.

“The people think Pakatan is led by Anwar (PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim).

“But in actual fact it is PAS which leads the coalition, because it has more experience, resources and a larger membership,” Dr Chua said.

He also said the Chinese should throw their support behind the Government’s Economic Transfor mation Programme (ETP).

“The ETP is primarily led by the private sector, which will definitely affect the Chinese community,” said Dr Chua.

He added that the Government had achieved at least 90% of its foreign investment target in 2011.

The dinner was held to celebrate the completion of the association’s new headquarters here.

Dr Chua also announced a donation of RM200,000 from MCA to the association’s development fund.

Source: The Star

PAS Tells You What They Will Do But Not Why

If PAS insist on implementing the Hudud law, it has to step up and convince the mass on the positive impact it would bring to Malaysia.

The party only makes remarks that they will implement the Hudud law if they were to run the government. By consistently making such statements without giving convincing reasons, what is the purpose of announcing to the world?

Without the support coming from their counterparts, DAP and PKR, how can PAS stand on its feet to push for the implementation of PKR?

In terms of relevance to the context, the applicability of Hudud law is challengeble. We should not ignore foreign investors from the Islamic world but with a more secular background, needless say the western countries which put great emphasis on human rights.

While the relationship between Hudud law and human rights is better defined in readers' interpretation, but the examples of amputating offenders' limps as a punishment for theft, is could hardly be justified from the human rights standard the world has set today.

Of course, PAS is not going to tell you all this. They do not tell you the good, nor they tell you the bad of Hudud law.

All they want you to know is that, you people wait and see what they can do when they become the boss.

Liow: Hudud affects all races

GOPENG: Hudud law will inevitably affect non-Muslims although the Opposition claims otherwise.

MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said every non-Muslim should have a clear understanding as to how hudud would impact their lives.

“The Opposition may claim that it will not affect non-Muslims, but we should try to visualise and analyse the conflicts that could arise.

“For instance, in the case of a non-Muslim being molested by a Muslim, which law would be given priority to try the case?” he asked at Sunday's New Kopisan MCA branch fund-raising dinner here.

Liow said MCA's public forum on hudud, organised by the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research, revealed that such laws “would definitely affect non-Muslims”.

“And the Opposition is most likely going to implement these laws if it takes over Putrajaya,” he added.

Source: The Star

Can PR run a country without a Common Ideology?

Without an agreed ideology, how can Pakatan Rakyat run a country? And this is just one of the many cases which will haunting DAP, PKR and PAS. Think of other policies that might incur conflicting interests if they assume power in Putrajaya.

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WANI MUTHIAH, FLORENCE A . SAMY and JOSEPH KAOS Jr at the ‘Hudud and its Implications on Non-Muslims in Malaysia’ forum in Kuala Lumpur

MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has challenged Pakatan Rakyat to include its stand on hudud and its implementation in its general election manifesto and common agenda.

Pakatan, especially PAS, he said, should be transparent in its stand.

“Right now, there are conflicting signals from Pakatan leaders. Hudud should be in their common agenda since they always never do anything without consulting their partners.

Making a point: Dr Chua delivering his keynote address during the forum at Wisma MCA Sunday.

“If the rakyat votes for PAS, DAP or PKR knowing full well that they will implement hudud law, then we should respect it as it is the voters' choice,” he said at a forum entitled “Hudud and its Implications on Non-Muslims in Malaysia” yesterday.

Dr Chua lambasted DAP for its contradictory stand and for misleading the Chinese community, especially with its “agreeing to disagree” statement.

“On one hand, DAP says it opposes hudud. On the other hand, in the last general election and subsequent by-elections, DAP campaigned vigorously to ensure the PAS candidate won,” he said at the forum organised by MCA's Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research.

The forum was moderated by Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee.

Dr Chua reiterated MCA's opposition to hudud and its implementation, adding that hudud law would adversely affect both Muslims and non-Muslims.

“It is a lie that it will not affect us. We have the right to talk about it as it does affect us.

“We do not accept hudud and its implementation in a multi-racial country,” he said.

Explaining the ramifications, Dr Chua said that the implementation of hudud law would affect the country's foreign direct investment, revenue as well as rights of non-Muslims, including gambling and drinking activities.

He dismissed claims by Pakatan that hudud law could not be implemented even if it came into power but did not have two-thirds majority.

He said Muslim MPs from both sides of the divide would be forced to support the Bill although they might not agree with the implementation as hudud was part of Islam.

Dr Chua pointed out that hudud law could not be implemented without amending the Federal Constitution.

“How then can the rights and freedom of non-Muslims be safeguarded? Which court will have jurisdiction which involves both Muslims and non-Muslims as hudud law cannot exist without the existence of Islamic law?'' he asked.

In his closing address, Dr Chua urged non-Muslims to reject the implementation of hudud law because it had great implications on them.

“We also heard the panellists say that the PAS version of hudud does not represent the true essence of Islam.

“Malaysians must make a choice of either choosing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's vision of a high-income nation by 2020 or a failed state run under hudud law,” he added.

On Saturday, Dr Chua had said in Malacca that he had no problem having a public debate on hudud with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng provided the latter answered two questions first.

He said Lim must first explain to the people if he could ensure the implementation of hudud law would not affect the non-Muslims.

Second, he said Lim must explain if the implementation of hudud law would affect the norms and life- style in Malaysia, especially the economic, education and social system aspects.

Source: The Star