Kalu Makteh haru,Lebai kampong lagi celaru...

Kalu Makteh haru,Lebai kampong lagi celaru....

Golongan antivaksin yang dikesan cuba menghasut orang ramai agar tidak mengambil suntikan vaksin Covid-19 boleh dikenakan tindakan undang-undang, menurut Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Parlimen dan Undang-undang) Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin berkata sesiapa yang didapati berbuat demikian boleh dikenakan tindakan mengikut undang-undang sedia ada, serta peruntukan di bawah Ordinan Darurat 2021.

"Selain Akta Hasutan 1948, kita juga mempunyai Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 dan undang-undang dibawah Ordinan Darurat 2021. "Untuk golongan berkenaan (antivaksin), kita tidak perlukan undang-undang baru sebaliknya boleh dikenakan mengikut undang-undang sedia ada. - mk

OKlah! Kerajaan bodoh tapi 

tuan2 70 kali lagi bodoh...

Sila lihat gambar di atas yang menunjukkan keadaan trafik jam yang sesak di Tol Gombak dua hari sudah. Beribu buah kereta, bas dan lori merentas negeri dari Selangor menuju ke Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan dsbnya. Macam mana pula Polis boleh membenarkan beribu biji kereta dan bas merentas negeri?  Takkan mereka semua ada surat rentas negeri?  Saya pi balik ke kedai saya di Bangsar South pun saya kena tahan Polis di dua tempat, terpaksa tunjuk surat saya dan hari itu sempat jawab soalan Polis yang tanya saya berapa harga emas sekarang. 

So how did so many thousands of vehicles boleh terlepas Tol Gombak dari Selangor dan masuk ke Pahang dan ke Pantai Timur ? Ok lah hanpa kata Kerajaan Din ni bodoh - kali ini Kerajan memberi notis 4 hari sebelum mula lockdown pada 1hb Jun, 2021. Jadi ramai orang ambil kesempatan balik kampong dapat cuti free 1hb Jun - 14 hb Jun 2021.

Soalannya bukankah tuan2 yang mengambil kesempatan "curi-curi" balik kampong itu lagi bodoh daripada Kerajaan ni?  Sebab tuan2 sedang membawa corona virus yang fresh dan segar dari Kolompo balik ke rumah di kampong masing2.  You are transporting fresh Covid virus - jenama Covid Afrika Selatan-lah, jenama Covid India-lah dari Kolompo straight ke dalam rumah dan dapur ibu dan ayah di kampong.

Percayalah -dalam tempoh 14 hari dari sekarang kita akan melihat jangkitan Covid memuncak di Pahang, Kelantan dan Terengganu. Ianya pasti akan berlaku.  Kita boleh sebut sebagai Kluster Tol Gombak. Masa itu janganlah tuduh Kerajaan sebagai bodoh.  Masa itu tuan2 ambil lah arang hitam tenyeh tang dahi-lah  dengan kata2 'Saya lagi bodoh'... - Syed Akbar Ali 

Govt decides against allowing 

public to choose vaccine...

Putrajaya has decided against giving an option for the rakyat to choose their type of vaccine, said Khairy Jamaluddin, the minister in charge of the country’s Covid-19 immunisation programme.

This came only three days after Khairy announced that the government was looking at giving the option via the MySejahtera application.

“We thought about that initially, but now the concern is to increase and ramp up the vaccination number. So, we will just give whatever (vaccines) we have,” he said.

“If we give them an option, maybe that will slow things down,” he told a press conference after visiting the vaccination centre at Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MitEC) today. Some may choose to wait if they were given an option to choose their vaccines, he said.

In April, the Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association urged the government to allow the public to choose their designated vaccines to enable the government to achieve herd immunity.

The association pointed out some people were reluctant to register for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) due to vaccine manufacturer preference and fears of strong side effects.

It was recently reported that 10,827 individuals had failed to turn up for their vaccination appointment in Kedah between April 19 and May 22 while a similar issue happened in Kelantan, which saw close to 10,000 missing their appointment. For the record, the recipients are not given the option to choose which type of vaccines they receive.

An exception was later made for AstraZeneca when Putrajaya took the vaccine out of the mainstream NIP as certain quarters were concerned over extremely rare but potentially fatal blood clot cases reported among its recipients in other countries.

To date, only vaccines from three sources have been approved by Malaysia’s health authority, namely Pfizer, Sinovac and AstraZeneca.

Meanwhile, de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan also warned that action could also be taken against anti-vaxxers under other existing laws, including the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, as well as the Emergency Ordinance 2021.

On another development, Khairy said Malaysia will discuss with Saudi Arabia the haj and umrah pilgrimage programme as some Malaysian Muslims took Sinovac, which was not recognised by Saudi Arabia.

“I am seeking the advice of the committee’s expert if those who received their first dose of Sinovac, can take Pfizer (instead, when they return for a second dose),” he said, adding that the expert has yet to come back to him.

Not many were affected by the issue, he added. The government had decided to give the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines to those selected to perform the haj this season. - mk

KJ why say one thing and another thing few days later? Since government is so indecisive why not allow private clinics to buy Pfizer /Moderna ( if approved by NPRA) and let Malaysians at their own costs choose their vaccines and clinics to vaccinate ? This would reduce the burden on the government and its healthcare staff and also expedite the vaccination process. - BlueShark1548

Looks like our government has bungled in handling the covid 19 crisis big time. Please admit it. Then ask advice from your counterpart in Singapore or even Indonesia. We dont want to be no. 1 in the world for the wrong reasons. - Rakyat 5354

Speed of vaccination is key for us to recover from pandemic. In fact it is our only way out since covid is right among all of us. If we delay it may mutate more and create more variants. All vaccines has been proven effective. All those internet scientist and doctors are not credible experts. US and Europe using Pfizer and AZ has cases dropped significantly. China using Sinovac too has shown great progress. We should do our duty and ourselves vaccinated asap without trying to choose the flavor of the month. In fact name me a country where every person can "order" the type of vaccine they like. - Just a Malaysian

Berhentilah bercerita tentang mimpi dan angan-angan. Dahulukan reality yang sehingga kini masih ramai lagi yang telah berdaftar tetapi masih tidak di beri tarikh untuk di vaksin. - MatBDbertuah

Mr.Oxford Minister,your erratic behaviour and false promises are the only reason for slow vaccination. Don't you dare blame the rakyat! - Headshot

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Total lockdown atau stepdown...

Total lockdown atau stepdown....

 

Sidang Khas Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) Mengenai Pengurusan Covid-19 yang dipengerusikan oleh YAB Perdana Menteri petang tadi telah memutuskan untuk melaksanakan penutupan penuh sektor sosial dan ekonomi ataupun ‘total lockdown’ Fasa Pertama di seluruh negara bagi tempoh 14 hari bermula 1 Jun 2021 hingga 14 Jun 2021. 

"Sepanjang tempoh ini, semua sektor tidak dibenarkan untuk beroperasi kecuali sektor ekonomi dan perkhidmatan perlu (essential economic and service sector) yang akan disenaraikan oleh Majlis Keselamatan Negara," kata kenyataan itu.

Tambah kenyataan itu, keputusan itu dibuat selepas mengambil kira situasi terkini penularan Covid-19 di Malaysia dengan jumlah kes harian telah melebihi 8,000 kes dan kes aktif melebihi 70,000 kes. Setakat hari ini, seramai 2,552 orang telah meninggal dunia akibat wabak ini dan jumlah kematian semakin meningkat. 

"Kewujudan varian-varian baharu yang lebih ganas dengan kadar kebolehjangkitan yang tinggi dan pantas juga turut mempengaruhi keputusan hari ini. 

"Dengan peningkatan kes-kes harian yang menunjukkan trend kenaikan secara lebih mendadak sejak mutakhir ini, kapasiti hospital di seluruh negara untuk merawat pesakit Covid-19 juga semakin terhad," katanya. - mk

All signs lead to more 

covid cases and deaths... 

LRT (Light Rail Transit) commuters today were being crammed in the packed trains like sardines. It was not possible to observe social distancing. Exactly what was the purpose of reducing the frequency LRT, MRT, monorails and buses by 50%, a brilliant plan which will definitely cause congestion, is beyond comprehension. It’s yet another spectacular failure.

 

But something both interesting and disturbing happened this morning. A female passenger suddenly collapsed. Astonishingly, all other passengers stepped away in concert instead of lending a hand to help the poor woman, something that never happened before. In normal circumstances, people would help each other as commuters who suddenly faint do happen occasionally.

 

Even during last year’s Coronavirus pandemic, commuters would not be as hard-hearted as today. So what changes? Apparently, people – regardless of race and religion – have reached the level where fears of getting infected with Covid-19 virus have outweighed their compassion helping others. That’s the cruel reality on the ground today, which the clueless government doesn’t understand.

If the government, especially the useless Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong, does not immediately increase the frequency of public transportation such as the LRT, then prepares for LRT clusters in the coming weeks. This is just one of many half-baked SOPs hatched by government officials who drove big and expensive cars to work, and never took public trains.

 

In yet another record, Malaysia registered 7,857 new cases today and 59 deaths, bringing the total cumulative Covid-19 cases to 541,224 and the death toll to 2,491. The patients in intensive care units (ICU) across the country also hit a new record – 771 ICU patients, a jump from yesterday’s 756. A whopping 392 out of 771 ICU patients require ventilators to breathe.

 

But there is more bad news. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has again pressed the panic button. He revealed that between April 1 and May 26, manufacturing sector was the main contributor to workplace clusters – contributing 46%. Worse, despite MCO 3 lockdown starting on May 12, there isn’t any significant decline in workplace clusters.

Top Glove Covid-19 Outbreak...

That means more than 2 weeks after the half-baked lockdown was introduced, it has failed to reduce the workplace clusters. Between May 12 and May 26 alone, a total of 115 workplace clusters with 5,392 Covid cases were reported. Nationwide, workplace contributes nearly 17,000 active Coronavirus cases. Every week, manufacturing sector creates 21 to 25 clusters.

Therefore, it’s safe to say there is almost zero compliance to health SOPs in the manufacturing sector from the beginning. Yet, because it is the second largest sector, which contributed 22.3% to GDP, the Muhyiddin government has chosen to close one eye even if the manufacturing sector continuously violates the SOP.

Dr Noor also unveiled that at least 5 out of 20 new Covid clusters recorded today are linked to house-to-house visits during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri festival. Interestingly, two days ago, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba admitted that interstate and inter-district travel during Ramadan and the Hari Raya festive period are the reasons behind the spike in Coronavirus cases.

At least 40 Covid-19 clusters related to religious activities happened throughout the fasting month until the Hari Raya celebration. But who was the one who gave the green light to hold Ramadan bazaars, interstate and inter-district travel, and reopening of mosques without strict SOP compliance? What’s the point crying over spilt milk now, when people had repetitively warned about it earlier?

To make matters worse, despite having spent RM70 million on a website, the voluntary AstraZeneca vaccination programme was overwhelmed yesterday. Today, it was discovered that people who did not register had somehow received the vaccination appointment, while those who tried till they almost broke their fingers clicking on the mouse had failed to secure any slot.

 

Voluntary AstraZeneca Vaccination Programme fiasco...

To pacify angry citizens, Vaccine Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced that people may soon be able to choose the vaccine of their choice. But why was such a basic option not implemented in the Sejahtera app in the first place? Programmers paid RM70 million could easily implement a drop-down option showing all types of vaccines available, but greyed them temporarily.

After months of empty talks and promises since December last year, Mr Khairy said today Malaysia will receive 25.6 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the third quarter of this year. This is on top of an additional agreement of 12.8 million doses signed by Health Minister Dr Adham Baba with the vaccine manufacturer on May 21. So, there will be a total 44.8 million doses of Pfizer vaccine.

The question is – why a sudden new agreement to buy more Pfizer vaccine now when it should have been done last year. Was it not Khairy who issued chest-thumping promises since last December that there will be enough Covid vaccine for everyone? With the new procurement, does this mean the corrupt ministers will put their hands in the cookie jar again, after hijacked RM8 billion to do so earlier?

On 28 Feb, the country received 200 litres of CoronaVac vaccine, which can be processed into 300,000 doses. Today, Pharmaniaga, the country’s biggest pharmaceutical company, has in its possession 1,800 litres of China’s Sinovac vaccine, which can produce up to 2.6 million doses. So, what happens to the almost 3 million doses of Chinese vaccine?

Curiously, Khairy also announced today that based on the latest discussions between Sinovac Biotech and Pharmaniaga Bhd, China would ship 12 million doses of vaccine from the manufacturer in Beijing in June and July. Are these new purchases? Has the genius Pharmaniaga even processed and delivered all the 3 million doses of CoronaVac vaccine to the people?

It appears that the backdoor government has been busy buying tens of millions of doses of vaccines every now and then, but for unknown reason always complains about short of supply. As of 25 May, only 1,731,231 people received at least 1 dose of Covid-19 vaccine and 999,305 people are fully vaccinated. Where the heck had all the vaccines gone?

 

DYMM  YDP Agong - Sultan Abdullah of Pahang 

At the current rate of death toll and vaccination, thousands more people will die between now and July. Someone should demand for an audit to all the vaccine procurement so far. The Math simply doesn’t add up. While taxpayers’ money to the tune of RM8 billion are gone, the vaccines magically disappear or missing from the inventory every day.

Like it or not, King Sultan Abdullah of Pahang must speak up. He can’t keep quiet forever, pretending that everything in the garden is rosy. The monarch should not underestimate the general public’s frustration and anger over the selected elite groups – ministers, monarch, celebrities, families and friends – who have jumped the queue for the vaccines, leaving the ordinary people to fend for themselves.

 

Even Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, known for his support for Mahiaddin alias Muhyiddin last March as the new backdoor prime minister, has called for the government to consider a “full lockdown”. The Sultanate of Johor has made known its disagreement with how the incompetent Muhyiddin administration handles and manages the pandemic.

 

It was already bad that people do not feel any direct or spill over economic effect of RM660 billion, being the various stimulus packages totalling RM340 billion and RM322 billion allocation for the national budget. It’s worse that despite a State of Emergency as well as locking up the Parliament under the pretext of fighting Coronavirus, the pandemic has not gotten any better.

Despite having been warned, the Agong (King) consented on January 12 to Muhyiddin’s request to the Proclamation of Emergency. On that day, the country only recorded 2,985 new Covid-19 infections. Today, it’s more than doubled to 7,857 cases. In the same breath, the death toll has jumped 15 times, when there were only 4 fatalities on January 12.

The monarch should seriously express his displeasure over the mishandling and mismanagement of both the economy and pandemic. In fact, the King could easily rally support from Member of Parliaments to pressure the prime minister to resign, after which a more capable premier can be appointed. A Malay Ruler is supposed to protect the people, not a clueless and incompetent regime.

After all, Muhyiddin doesn’t seem to mind people calling him a stupid prime minister. If even the leader of the country has admitted his stupidity, wouldn’t it be silly for Sultan Abdullah to protect him? The country is on autopilot – unemployment and underemployment are skyrocketing, the economy is sagging, national coffer is drying, money is disappearing and foreign debts are increasing. - FT

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The swift sacking of Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as Chairman of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad is the government's way of pacifying the people following Monday's LRT train crash that injured more than 200 passengers.Tajuddin's insensitive, amateurish comments at yesterday's press conference had added insults to injuries for the victims and riled up the social media. 

The firing was done by Finance Minister, Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, via a one-paragraph letter dated today. Prasarana is under the purview of the Finance Ministry. Prasarana is under the purview of the Finance Ministry. That is to be expected because the appointments were not based so much on merits but rather to have as many MPs as possible on the government's side.- akj

Will driver of LRT train be 

made scapegoat for the crash?...

The chairman of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, is anxious about receiving his second coronavirus vaccination, as was seen in the press conference (PC) of 25 May, so it would be pointless to shower him with serious questions about yesterday's LRT crash.

This probably factored in his staff's thinking, because according to him, they did not immediately notify him about the accident, but delayed the information.They are probably aware, that Tajuddin has more important matters on his mind, and as he admitted, he had to make various preparations for his coronavirus vaccination the following day. He should be praised for his dedication to duty, by hosting this PC despite the prospect of the traumatic coronavirus medical procedure. 

Moreover, Tajuddin also made it clear that it would have been futile for him to visit the crash site, despite being the chairman of Prasarana, the company which owns and operates Malaysia's urban rail network. He said that the Transport minister, Wee Ka Siong had already been to the site, as had the Prasarana chief executive Norila Noah. In other words, his presence would have been unnecessary.

One can understand Tajuddin's anxiety for his own health, which showed in his engagement with reporters. He was incoherent, when asked specific questions. He tried to make jokes about the accident, was patronizing, condescending, accusatory, defensive and showed his contempt when asked if he would resign. His "nerves" and erratic behavior, are symptomatic of a condition called "White Coat Syndrome" (WCS).

Nevertheless, minister Wee said that preliminary investigations, by the Land Public Transport Agency, had showed that the driver of the empty train 'TR40' had been negligent. He said that the train should not have reversed, on a collision course with 'TR81', but should have moved south towards Dang Wangi station.

To blame the driver of TR40 is grossly unfair. Digital trains are computer controlled. Each train has its own in-built computer system. In the LRT incident, there appears to be a system failure of the highest order. The driver is not entirely to blame. Wee confirmed that the train failed to operate automatically as the Vehicle On-Board Controller (VOBC) stopped functioning. Isn't this a tell-tale sign?

He also said that TR81 remained static at KLCC station, before it resumed and moved automatically towards Kampung Baru station, after it received a signal that TR40 had left. TR40 may have left the station but it was on a collision course with TR81. Was the control center unable to detect in which direction TR40 was heading? What happened to the warning and failsafe devices on each train?

Digital trains use the latest technology and the movement of each train is closely monitored by a computer. The train's position is visible on a screen at control center (headquarters). So what happened to all the safety mechanisms? Something went seriously wrong, and to blame it solely on the driver would be irresponsible.

Modern railway and train signals have been revolutionized, since the olden days, when flag waving guards would signal to the driver that it was safe to proceed and the points were changed by a railwayman in a signal box.

Today, trains have their own highway code. The train line is divided into sections, or blocks, and only one train is allowed to move within each block. Train signals are relayed by a small electrical current between the tracks and trains. Each pulse identifies the train's position within the block. Axel counters count the rotations of the wheels.

The exact speed and position of each train is relayed to the control center, where the central computer system can calculate how close to each other the trains can travel safely. This information is sent back to the train so that it can move accordingly. A train is only allowed to enter a section, if these computer calculations say it is safe.

If the line ahead is occupied, the train will reduce speed, and will not be allowed entry into that section. The trains have an extra failsafe device which prevents trains from traveling in opposite directions, whilst on the same track. So what happened to this protective device yesterday? Was it disabled or overridden? Why and on whose instruction?

What happened to the technical experts at the control center? They failed to observe what was going on in the tunnel beneath KLCC. Were they asleep on the job, like the air traffic controllers who lost contact with MH370?

The LRT incident suggests a combination of failures and not just negligence. Will the Cabinet dare to acknowledge these mistakes, and demand that heads roll? So, was the crash due to human error, reduced funding for rail networks, or system and organizational failure, or all of the above? - Mariam Mokhtar

Bila MySejahtera tidak sejahtera,

sistem dijangkiti Covid 19 pulak...

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How come 2 fast moving trains in opposite directions 

can be on the same track?...

The driver of the LRT train without passengers, had driven in the wrong direction, says transport minister Wee Ka Siong. At a press conference, Wee said preliminary investigations indicate that human error was to blame for the incident last night, which resulted in 47 passengers being seriously injured.

He said the Land Public Transport Agency’s (Apad) investigations found that the train driver, or hostler, of train number 40 failed to follow the correct orientation. “Initial findings have found that the accident was caused by negligence of the hostler who was driving TR40 in the wrong direction,” he said. The hostler, who was travelling northbound, instead of south, then collided with TR81. YB Menteri yang straightforward mengaku train driver punya silap...

 No point asking this guy coz he knows nothing...

Is Makcik Kiah smiling, now?...

Just over a year ago, Muhyiddin Yassin presented the People’s Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin), worth around RM250 billion to ease the burden of the rakyat. To illustrate the aid which the average Malaysian would receive from the government, he used a fictitious woman called “Makcik Kiah”, to show the cash support and savings she would accrue over a six month period.

In his speech in March 2020, Muhyiddin calculated that Makcik Kiah and her family would receive RM8,664 of aid over a six month period, or RM1,444 per month. He claimed that her total savings would be RM4.464. He proudly boasted, “Even Makcik Kiah can smile a little, after listening to my calculations.”

To remind readers, Muhyiddin’s Makcik Kiah sells banana fritters (goreng pisang) and lives in a government housing project. Her husband, a government pensioner, earns extra income as a Grab driver. Their daughter borrowed money from the government’s PTPTN student loan scheme. Their unmarried son lives with them.  

In reality, Makcik Kiah is livid. She does not have any savings, nor does she have the money to pay off any of her commitments, such as her rent, car loan, her electricity bill or her daughter’s student loan.

In the Prihatin package, these payments were suspended for six months. They were not waived. So, what will happen when she is forced to resume making the payments? Makcik Kiah did not save RM4,464. Deferred payments cannot be called savings. She was misled.

During the lockdown, Makcik Kiah was unable to sell goreng pisang. She could not earn any money, her husband, a Grab driver was in a similar position. As she is unable to pay her bills, Makcik Kiah will end up deeper in debt. Petty traders like her, want to know if there is a stimulus package for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the economy.

Despite not being able to trade as normal, businesses still had to pay rent and service charges. Many were forced to close down and make their staff redundant. The owners and employees have loans and family commitments, such as educational loans. What help is the Finance ministry offering these people?

It is not just petty traders who are angry. Green Identity Card holders and stateless people are ineligible for aid from the state. One green IC holder said, “As far as the government is concerned, we do not exist. So how can we apply for state aid?” Many of these people are illegitimate children or children of parents who are illiterate. They were unaware that the birth of their children had to be registered.  

Friends who run soup kitchens have admitted that more people are utilising their services, so that they can at least get one decent meal a day. One attendee who joined the soup kitchen said, “Last year, I had a decent job, but when the Coronavirus pandemic worsened, my boss closed shop and fired his staff.

“I have no money to buy food and I cannot forget the photo on social media, of parliamentarians eating a meal of lobster, when outside parliament, people are starving. “Some friends get food parcels from NGOs to feed their families. We are suffering.”

The Makcik Kiahs of Malaysia are appalled by the double standards practised by the ministers. One man said, “We have the biggest cabinet in the history of Malaysia, but most are doing nothing (gaji buta) and do not deserve their exorbitant salaries. One month of their wages can ease the rakyat’s suffering”.

Ministers and civil servants have not been made redundant, and  receive special bonuses. Ordinary workers suffer pay cuts and despite the depressed business conditions, employers need money for their workers’ wages.

Another person said, “The ministers are free to travel overseas, to seek foreign investors. We can’t even travel from one district to another, like from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya, to earn a living. How fair is that?”

Double standards have angered the rakyat. Quarantine rules are relaxed for ministers. The SOP for the Coronavirus pandemic is ignored by politicians and celebrities. When they openly flout social distancing,  they were fined, only after a public outcry.

Actress Neelofa was fined RM60,000, a drop in the ocean for her, whereas a burger seller, who was cleaning the premises, after closing his stall, was told to pay a fine of RM50,000, a sum that he could ill afford.

Petty traders are also furious with the flip-flop about trading laws. After pressure from food hawkers, the government said that Ramadhan bazaars could open till 2am. The relaxation in lockdown rules after little consideration caused another spike in Coronavirus infections.

Food sellers were livid when the rules changed again and they were told they could not trade. Many demanded compensation for the food which was wasted. They said that the poor communication was both erratic and confusing. Lack of information and late announcements of school openings have angered many parents and teachers. In addition, Malaysians were appalled by the slow vaccination roll-out.

Others were angry at the lack of a concerted plan to manage the Coronavirus pandemic. The bad example set by ministers made people increasingly reluctant to observe the rules. As the disease has not been taken seriously, infections and deaths, have risen. Reports of refrigerated containers being used as temporary  morgues have caused alarm.

Unemployment, children’s futures being uncertain, and the more contagious variant of Coronavirus are all cause for concern. Makcik Kiah is not smiling, but what is the government doing to address her fears? - Mariam Mokhtar

There have been signs the Perikatan Nasional government will not impose another full lockdown like MCO 1.0. Finance minister Tengku Zafrul assured Malaysians in January that the country would not impose another lockdown no matter how bad it gets. As such, the government will not enforce a complete lockdown even though daily infection numbers soar above 10k because there is a very hefty political price to pay. How is PN going to win the election if unemployment rate soars and many in the B40 group have to go without food?

PN ministers have painted a sinister picture of another lockdown. Ismail Sabri has said lately that some household only had plain rice with salt for food during last year's MCO, while Tengku Zafrul says one million people could lose their jobs in the event of another lockdown, and that as many as 2.6 million EPF contributors have less than RM1,000 in their first account.

Meanwhile, PM Muhyiddin Yassin says the government may need another RM500 billion to help the people and revive the economy. The PN government simply cannot afford to take the risk. Now that a complete lockdown is out of question, the PN government urges the public to exercise self discipline to help contain the virus.

Health DG Noor Hisham Abdullah has asked Malaysians to conduct "self lockdown". That said, the public will only cooperate if the government has displayed strong leadership with effective anti-virus plans to win the trust of the people. Frequent SOP violation by VIPs proves that self discipline is much easier said than done.

If the enhanced version of MCO 3.0 works, and we can sustain until the end of the year when herd immunity is supposed to be achieved, then the people's livelihoods as well as the PN government can be saved. But if the vaccination progress remains sluggish and illegal migrant workers in hiding are not vaccinated, sparking an exlosive growth of infections, then it's game over for the PN government.

So far the PN government has already been tagged by many as a "failed government" (kerajaan gagal). Former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has highlighted, quoting statistics, that Malaysia's COVID-19 incidence rate has soared past badly hit countries like India and the United States to be among the top in the world. How are we going to lure investors and restore the country's economy if the PN government is unable to clear the country's name before the year ends? The government should not overlook this crisis, and its most pressing task now is to seek the advice of medical experts to help tame this powerful virus. - Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily

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Teori Pak Pandiaq....

 

Rumusan awal Bicara Khas dengan Mahiaddin Md Yassin. Dia mengaku kalau diadakan lockdown total akan merudum ekonomi negara. Dia mengaku duit tidak ada kalau buat lockdown yang memerlukan RM ¹/² trillon.

Dia juga memberi tahu dia bermesyuarat dengan menteri2 katak beberapa kali sehari keadaan ini belum pernah terjadi sebelum ini. Oh.. baru dia tahu jadi PM bukan boleh rileks. Mengenai ada tindakan double standard terhadap mereka langgar SOP dia menafikan berlaku. Mengenai kemasukan varian covid19 dari luar negara dia mengaku susah untuk mengawalnya..atas alasan sempadan negara sangat luas.

Dia juga mengaku tidak mampu untuk kawal 30 juta rakyat agar jaga diri, dalam pada itu mengaku tidak mampu untuk sediakan 100,000 penguatkuasa untuk melakukan kuatkuasa SOP.

Menghadapi masalah Covid ini negara maju juga pun tak mampu mengawalnya. Dia sudah guna teori Pak Pandiaq. Atas kelemahannya dan rakyat marah, dia sedia dimarahi rakyat. Tahu pun... - mso

Menteri Kluster ni faham maksud monopoli tak? 

Terlalu banyak makan teloq penyu,jadi camtulah...

Muhyiddin explains why 

MCO 1.0 cannot be done...

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today explained why the government cannot reimpose the same version of the movement control order (MCO) first implemented last year that saw most economic sectors shut down.

He acknowledged that the Health Ministry had recommended MCO 1.0 as the "best option" but said the impact would be severe.

Muhyiddin said the MCO 1.0 nearly led to economic collapse and required hundreds of billions to help the country's economy recover.

He added that a repeat of MCO 1.0 will likely cost even more to recover and the government did not have such resources.

"Personally... that would be the best option. It means a full closure. Factories would also close... stay at home. That would be guaranteed safety and it will make things easier for the government and Health Ministry to manage (the pandemic)," he told the host during an joint interview with Bernama TV and RTM.

Muhyiddin said when the government implemented MCO 1.0, it had no experience with the pandemic but the outcome on the economy was profound.

"It almost collapsed. It cost RM2.4 billion a day... There were no jobs. Mak Cik Kiah, Pak Salleh, Ah Chong, Ramasamy - anyone who sold things by the roadside couldn't open... the losses were huge," he added.

Muhyiddin said the government had to spend RM340 billion across six stimulus packages to revive the economy.The prime minister said MCO 1.0 could cost up to half a trillion ringgit.

"Do you have half a trillion ringgit? If you can give the amount to me for free then I can shut everything down.

"We can shut down but when we reopen the system would have collapsed," he added.

Ultimately, Muhyiddin said he was trying to balance life and livelihood.

"I don't want to see my people die due to me or the people being lax but I also do not want the economy to collapse until people cannot earn a living and we have to deliver food to homes."

As such, he said, the MCO 3.0 was based on the current circumstances.

"MCO 3.0 is slightly strict but not as strict (as MCO 1.0).

"Yesterday, we tighten it further but why not MCO 1.0? It can be done, but what about the impact? The people have to understand this," he said.

A nationwide MCO 3.0 took effect on May 12 and more stringent measures will take effect on May 25.

However, the revised MCO 3.0 stopped short of shutting down economic sectors. They mostly involved requiring more workers to work from home and shortening business hours. - mk

A. Manoharan believes that he was given reduced dosages of the AstraZeneca vaccine...

One of the recipients decided to film his injection and noticed something amiss upon reviewing the clip at home

"I looked at it and I saw it seems to be strange in terms of the dosage that is going in because I've seen other videos as well," said 48-year-old Anoogrehan Manoharan to Malaysiakini.

"I thought it was a little bit strange, but I wouldn't know, so I consulted some of my medical friends and a lot of them told me that it is very likely the dosage was smaller than required."

After that, he returned to the vaccine administration centre to complain about the issue.

He also claimed the person who injected the vaccine also did not write her name on his consent form, which he was informed is part of standard procedure. - mk

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PKP - lockdown atau lock laq...

PKP - lockdown atau lock laq....

Menteri Kluster Keselamatan Ismail Sabri Yakob akan mengumumkan sekatan SOP Covid-19 yang lebih ketat pada sidang akhbar hari ini, maklum Pejabat Perdana Menteri (PMO). Kenyataan PMO selepas mesyuarat Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) yang dipengerusikan Perdana Menteri Muhyiddin Yassin semalam.

"Mengambil kira perbincangan dan penelitian dalam Sidang Khas semalam, mesyuarat sebulat suara bersetuju mengetatkan lagi pelaksanaan PKP 3.0 yang sedang berkuatkuasa dengan penambahan sekatan yang lebih ketat ke atas sektor ekonomi dan sosial.

"Sidang Khas semalam turut melibatkan kerajaan negeri bagi mengambil kira situasi semasa di negeri masing-masing serta pandangan mereka terhadap usaha untuk mengekang penularan Covid-19.

"Perincian mengenai sekatan tambahan ini akan diumumkan dalam sidang media Menteri Kanan Pertahanan hari ini 22 Mei 2021," katanya. Negara terus mencatat kenaikan jumlah kes baru dan kematian Covid-19 mendorong desakan supaya Putrajaya mengenakan PKP penuh serupa dengan yang pernah dikenakan pada awal wabak Covid-19, Mac tahun lalu. - mk

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Is Makcik Kiah still smiling, now?...

Just over a year ago, Muhyiddin Yassin presented the People's Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) worth around RM250 billion to ease the burden of the rakyat.To illustrate the aid which the average Malaysian would receive from the government, he used a fictitious woman called "Makcik Kiah" to show the cash support and savings she would accrue over a six-month period.

In his speech in March 2020, Muhyiddin calculated that Makcik Kiah and her family would receive RM8,664 of aid over a six-month period, or RM1,444 per month. He claimed that her total savings would be RM4.464. He proudly boasted, "Even Makcik Kiah can smile a little after listening to my calculations." Today, we ask, "Is Makcik Kiah still smiling?"

To remind readers, Muhyiddin's Makcik Kiah sells banana fritters (goreng pisang) and lives in a government housing project. Her husband, a government pensioner, earns extra income as a Grab driver. Their daughter borrowed money from the government's PTPTN student loan scheme. Their unmarried son lives with them.

In reality, Makcik Kiah is livid. She does not have any savings, nor does she have the money to pay off any of her commitments such as her rent, car loan, her electricity bill or her daughter's student loan. In the Prihatin package, these payments were suspended for six months. They were not waived. So, what will happen when she is forced to resume making the payments? Makcik Kiah did not save RM4,464. Deferred payments cannot be called savings. She was misled.

During the lockdown, Makcik Kiah was unable to sell goreng pisang. She could not earn any money, her husband, a Grab driver was in a similar position. As she is unable to pay her bills, Makcik Kiah will end up deeper in debt. Petty traders like her want to know if there is a stimulus package for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the economy.

Despite not being able to trade as normal, businesses still had to pay rent and service charges. Many were forced to close down and make their staff redundant. The owners and employees have loans and family commitments, such as educational loans.

It is not just petty traders who are angry. Green Identity Card holders and stateless people are ineligible for aid from the state. One green IC holder said, "As far as the government is concerned, we do not exist. So how can we apply for state aid?"

Many of these people are illegitimate children or children of parents who are illiterate. They were unaware that the birth of their children had to be registered. Friends who run soup kitchens have admitted that more people are utilizing their services so that they can at least get one decent meal a day.

One attendee who joined the soup kitchen said, "Last year I had a decent job, but when the coronavirus pandemic worsened, my boss closed shop and fired his staff. "I have no money to buy food and I cannot forget the photo on social media of parliamentarians eating a meal of lobsters when outside parliament, people are starving. "Some friends get food parcels from NGOs to feed their families. We are suffering."

Petty traders are also furious with the flip-flop about trading laws. After pressure from food hawkers, the government said that Ramadan bazaars could open till 2am. The relaxation in lockdown rules after little consideration caused another spike in coronavirus infections.

Food sellers were livid when the rules changed again and they were told they could not trade. Many demanded compensation for the food wasted. They said that the poor communication was both erratic and confusing.

Lack of information and late announcements of school openings have angered many parents and teachers. In addition, Malaysians were appalled by the slow vaccination rollout. Others were angry at the lack of a concerted plan to manage the coronavirus pandemic. The bad example set by ministers made people increasingly reluctant to observe the rules.

As the disease has not been taken seriously, infections and deaths have risen. Reports of refrigerated containers being used as temporary morgues have caused alarm. Unemployment, children's futures being uncertain, and the more contagious variant of coronavirus are all cause for concern. Makcik Kiah is not smiling, but what is the government doing to address her fears? - Mariam Mokhtar

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