Tajudin Ramli Gets Off Scot Free

The Government must disclose why it has decided to write off RM589 million of court ordered payment from Tan Sri Tajuddin Ramli and who is ultimately responsible for the losses Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli has now gotten off scot free from his Court-ordered obligations to pay back to Pengurusan Danaharta Bhd, an agency 100% owned…

More bite for MACC, only if BN gets two-thirds?!

Is it a bribe, threat or extortion? It is outrageous for the PM to make such an idiotic statement saying that he would give more bite to the MACC only if BN gets two thirds majority in the next general elections. As one online reader puts it, “Well, wouldn’t it be easier for us to…

Reforming MACC: Tickled by PM’s two-thirds poser

Aliran is tickled by the Prime Minister’s so-called pledge that he would give more bite to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if voters hand the Barisan Nasional its coveted two-thirds parliamentary majority in the coming general election. We’re bemused because the federal government does not need a two thirds majority to give teeth to the…

Ku Li: Corruption may see BN’s downfall

Razaleigh pointed that no ‘public relations exercises’ can mask corruption and ‘dysfunctional democracy’. KUALA LUMPUR: Respected Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today said no government rife with corruption can survive public anger and warned Putrajaya that it may suffer the same fate as ousted regimes in the Arab Spring. Speaking at the Royal Selangor Club…

1Care – Not a penny more, BN

FEB 15 — After handing out one-off payments of RM500 to the poor, the government turns around and is now asking for a handout from the taxpayers, under the guise of paying for an improved healthcare system. The people must now realise that this is a government that has neither the vision nor the will…

Dr M to blame for costly healthcare, says anti-1 Care group

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Citizens’ Healthcare Coalition (CHC) has blamed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the country’s escalating cost of healthcare, linking this to sweeping healthcare reforms pushed through by the former prime minister during the 1980s. CHC, a coalition of medical practitioners and consumer associations formed recently to protest against 1 Care,…

Bukit Merah – The True Story (video)

The fatal decision to allow the Asian Rare Earth refinery to be set up in Bukit Merah back in the early 80s resulted in tragic stories of human suffering due to contamination from the plant. We must not allow history to be repeated with Lynas. STOP LYNAS!

Himpunan Hijau Penang (video)

Despite the disruption by a small group of uncouth hooligans, a good crowd of about 500 turned up for the Himpunan Hijau event in Penang. They loudly cheered in support of the Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng when he gave his speech endorsing Himpunan Hijau.

Another cock-and-bull story from Mahathir

COMMENT Dr Mahathir Mohamad should talk straight or just shut up. Whenever he rebuts allegations of wrongdoing during his tenure as prime minister, he appears to sound not only defensive but deceptive as well. Now he says the government’s bailout of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in 2000, during his premiership, was “not the worst”. What does…

Voter audit reveals thousands of dubious records

An audit on the electoral roll has revealed a shockingly large amount of dubious voter records, numbering at about 200,000, the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reform was told today. The audit was conducted by Mimos Bhd, a government owned technology company, which briefed the PSC on the results today. PSC member Anthony Loke…