Pasai mabuk kuasa PRN Ok!, kes C19 naik depa peduli apa...

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2,000 to 20,000 C19 cases in 3 weeks – 

here’s why the numbers are suspiciously fake!...

People in general don’t really care about the Covid-19 cases anymore. At least, they are not as concerned as before. They have done everything as instructed, included practicing social distancing and wearing masks, not to mention taking the booster vaccine shot. In fact, some have even begun to suspect the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Not only the nation is exhausted by a two-year pandemic, the ordinary people on the street are struggling against rising food price, driven by cronies and cartels who were given license to import and manipulate raw materials and goods. PM Ismail Sabri appears to be as clueless and incompetent as his predecessor, Mahiaddin, who mismanaged the economy and mishandled the Coronavirus pandemic.

Still, when new Covid cases suddenly shot from 5,000 to 20,000 in less than two weeks, it has raised the eyebrows of some Malaysians. For more than a month, the infections were around 3,000 cases. As recent as January 17, Malaysia recorded only 2,342 cases. Today (Feb 11), the daily infections jumped to 20,939 (the last time it hit such mark was on Sept 10, 2021 – 21,176 cases).

The simple fact that the daily cases suddenly skyrockets at a time when the Johor state election is in full swing has triggered the suspicions that the government deliberately cooked up the data. The goal was to spook the ethnic Chinese voters, who tend to vote for the Opposition, from going out to vote. It also provides an excuse to stop the opposition from campaigning for Malay vote bank.

A low turn-out like the recent Melaka state election will certainly wipe out the opposition parties in the upcoming Johor polls. The reluctance of opposition supporters to go out to vote for fear of Covid-19 will not only help the ruling “unelected” Barisan Nasional government win the Johor state, but also will motivate the corrupt government to trigger a nationwide snap election thereafter.

One of the reasons Malaysians doesn’t really care about the daily Covid cases anymore is because the numbers are untrustworthy. Before PM Muhyiddin Yassin was toppled in August 2021, his backdoor government had been cooking data to manipulate and exploit the pandemic to stay in power. The power-crazy man had even cooked the numbers to shut down the Parliament.

Malaysia Covid-19 Hit 20000 Cases - Omicron

For 17 months under the Muhyiddin regime, the suspicions had grown over the authentication of daily Coronavirus cases because whenever the backdoor prime minister wanted to claim victory in the fight against the virus, the number will drop. But whenever the power-hungry PM was about to face a vote of no confidence, the number of cases will suddenly hit the roof.

After traitor Muhyiddin was betrayed by his own governing ally and lost power, the newly crowned Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin finally revealed what many had been suspected for a long time. The number of Covid-19 cases had indeed been cooked and manipulated. Khairy admitted that backlogs happened due to procedures that require investigation and verification.

Exactly why hadn’t the Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, former Health Minister Dr Adham Baba or former PM Muhyiddin admitted to such backlog procedures before? And considering that the despicable Noor Hisham is still in the new government of Ismail Sabri, how sure are we that he is not working with Khairy on manipulating data again?

Even though Khairy is arguably more competent than his party colleague Adham Baba, the lack of transparency continues to raise suspicions. For example, why hasn’t the health ministry released the number of Delta and Omicron variants from the reported daily cases? Has the Omicron overtaken the Delta as the dominant variant, hence the sudden spike in cases to the tune of 20,939 daily infections?

 

Strangely, it was the genius Dr Noor Hisham who said the cumulative number of cases of Omicron were only 439 on January 18, with the remaining comprised Delta (5,726 cases), Beta (233) and Alpha (14). Yet, less than 3 weeks later (Feb 6), Khairy declared that Malaysia was experiencing the full Omicron wave as daily cases breached 10,000.

 

The government needs to give a more convincing story how the Omicron suddenly jumped from 439 cases to 10,000 cases in less than 3 weeks, before doubled to 20,000 in just 5 days. Of course, the Omicron conveniently spread like wildfire “after” the Johor State Assembly was officially dissolved on January 22, paving the way for the state election.

The funny part is, the first case of Omicron was detected on Dec 2, 2021. So, for 48 days or close to 7 weeks, the Omicron was spreading at a snail’s pace, hitting only 439 cases (January 18). But the moment Johor state election was triggered, voila, the Omicron somehow got aggressive and knew exactly what to do next, spiking to 20,939 today.

KJ dengar ke?...

Hilariously, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said that 99.44% (20,821) of the cases recorded today were in Categories 1 and 2 – meaning they were not a lung infection or worse. The remaining 118 cases (0.56%) were in the more serious Categories 3, 4 and 5. Does this mean the Omicron is so harmless that it’s better to get infected to trigger a natural production of antibodies, instead of getting a booster jab?

Here’s where the contradiction and confusion starts all over again. Interestingly, Dr Noor also revealed today that cumulatively, the Ministry of Health has recorded 6,504 cases of Delta variant, 815 cases of Omicron variant, Beta variant (233 cases) and Alpha variant (14 cases). But Khairy said the country was already hit with a full Omicron wave on Feb 6 – some five days ago.

So, can the clueless and incompetent Sabri government make up its mind whether the current wave is caused by Omicron or Delta? While Khairy insisted a full Omicron wave has hit, the data revealed by Dr Noor appears to suggest otherwise. Either way, it’s ridiculously hard to believe today’s 20,000 cases based on the government’s inconsistent and contradictory numbers.

Khairy’s inability to provide a breakdown or analysis of the variants from the beginning suggests that he has hastily plucked the numbers from the sky to justify his projections. Worse, on one hand, he said the severity of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is currently the prime concern for his ministry, but on the other hand Dr Noor suggested there’s nothing to worry as over 99% of cases were not dangerous.

Former PM Muhyiddin, who is now Malaysia’s National Recovery Council chairman, has recommended the full reopening of the borders as early as March 1, despite the raging Omicron, as if the Omicron is a normal flu. PM Ismail Sabri, meanwhile, said today that his Cabinet has yet to decide on the proposal to reopen the country’s border, passing the ball to Minister of Health Khairy.

Khairy had previously said that his ministry will recommend the reopening of the borders only when the booster vaccination among the adults and kids showed improved rates. Only 40% of the population had received the booster shot so far. If the Omicron is indeed as mild and lame as suggested by Dr Noor, why are all the ministers passing the balls around?

Equally interesting was when Muhyiddin claimed that his decision to reopen the borders was derived after a briefing by Health Minister Khairy. Did Mr Khairy tell one story to Muhyiddin and another different story to the public? Or did Muhyiddin make his recommendation because he knew Khairy’s briefing was full of fake data, the same way the ex-premier had cooked the numbers? - FT

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Court order for Najib to disclose 

US$681m assets to 1MDB...

Najib Abdul Razak has 14 days from the date of service of a Mareva injunction to make written disclosure to 1MDB over US$681 million in assets. However, as of today, it is not clear whether the court order - issued two days ago in relation to an RM23 billion civil action by the sovereign wealth fund and its four subsidiaries against him - has been served on the former prime minister.

The 14-day disclosure is among the various terms in the Mareva injunction issued by the Kuala Lumpur High Court two days ago, in order to maintain status-quo between parties in the legal action, pending disposal of the civil action.

It was reported by The Edge that an impact of the order is that Najib - who used to chair 1MDB’s board of advisers - was directed not to dispose of any part of the US$681 million in assets - whether in Malaysia or overseas.

Another effect of the order is that the former finance minister is only allowed to withdraw up to RM100,000 monthly from his bank accounts to meet his living expenses. Najib previously contended that the US$681 million that went into his bank accounts was a donation from Arab royalty and that it has been returned.

The Mareva injunction issued was in relation to one among 22 civil suits launched by 1MDB and its former subsidiary SRC International last year, targeting those who purportedly defrauded the two government-owned entities, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

Order to confirm details of assets...

In the present civil action, the plaintiffs are 1MDB and its four subsidiaries - 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, 1MDB Energy Limited, 1MDB Energy (Langat) Limited, and British Virgin Islands-based Global Diversified Investment Company Limited (previously known as 1MDB Global Investments Limited).

Najib is listed as the first defendant among eight defendants in the present RM23 billion civil suit in which the court granted the Mareva injunction. According to a copy of the Mareva injunction order, Najib was required to confirm in an affidavit to 1MDB and its four subsidiaries, the value, location, and details of the assets.

“That the first defendant (Najib) must disclose to the first and 5th plaintiffs in writing of his assets up to the value of US$681,000,000, whether in or outside Malaysia, whether in his own name or not, and whether solely or jointly owned (with the other defendants or otherwise) and in his nominees holding on his behalf, giving the value, location, and details of all such assets, and the information must be confirmed in an affidavit which must be served on the first and fifth plaintiffs’ solicitors within 14 days after this order has been served on the first defendant,” the order read. Malaysiakini is attempting to reach Najib’s lawyers on whether the court order has been served on him.

Under Malaysian law (and upon service of the court order on him), Najib risks being cited for contempt of court by 1MDB if he does not comply with the terms of the Mareva injunction. Any hypothetical committal proceedings may result in penalties like fines or jail time. The court has fixed Feb 21 to hear Najib’s arguments if he seeks to set aside the Mareva injunction.

In July 2020, Najib was sentenced to 12 years' jail and fined RM210 million for graft charges related to RM42 million he received from SRC International, a former subsidiary of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

The Court of Appeal upheld Najib's conviction on Dec 8, 2021. Najib is awaiting his appeal against the decision to be heard in the country’s highest court, the Federal Court.

Earlier today, Najib Abdul Razak says he doesn't have the US$681 million (RM2.6 billion) sought by 1MDB and its subsidiaries. This is after the firms secured an ex-parte Mareva injunction to freeze his assets - with the Pekan MP allowed to withdraw RM100,000 per month for living expenses.

"I don't know why 1MDB thinks I have RM2.6 billion to pay as compensation. I don't have the money to pay RM1.7 billion sought by the Inland Revenue Board, but they (1MDB) think I have money to pay RM2.6 billion," he said in a Facebook post today. "I don't have US$681 million in assets," he said.

According to US investigators, in March 2013, Najib received US$681 million misappropriated from 1MDB. Of this amount, US$620 million was allegedly returned to accounts controlled by fugitive businessperson Jho Low (pix,below). Some of the returned funds were allegedly used to purchase jewellery for Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor.

Najib insists that the US$681 million was a donation from the Saudi royal family and denied any wrongdoing. He is currently on trial over the alleged misappropriation.

Najib in his Facebook post today, implied 1MDB's civil suit was politically motivated. 

He claimed that the law firm representing 1MDB, Messrs Rosli Dahlan Saravana, is owned by former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin's personal lawyer.

He said it was clear that the suit was filed to "create perception" that he had assets valued at US$681 million that can be frozen.

"This is false. After years of investigating, the government clearly knows how much in assets I have," he added.

Najib also said in his post that the suit coincides with the upcoming Johor snap polls. - mk

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Muhyiddin ditching 

Azmin and Zuraida... 

Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin were two of the top PKR leaders (People’s Justice Party), not to mention the rising star, before they stunningly betrayed the party. Their betrayal led to the collapse of the democratically-elected Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in March 2020. Azmin and Zuraida were the party’s deputy president and vice-president respectively before their defections.

 

Having tasted blood for the first time, both (former) PKR leaders could not return to the opposition. And despite having screamed “Reformasi” for more than 20 years, they willingly betrayed not only fellow PKR comrades, but also allies and friends because the temptation of being in power was too irresistible. But in their haste for power, they had overlooked one problem.

 

What’s next after joining Muhyiddin Yassin, another despicable traitor who simultaneously pulled Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party out of the PH government? Azmin and his band of 10 PKR defectors did not join Muhyiddin’s party until August 2020, some 5 months later. Meaning it was a reckless decision without consideration for a long term political solution.

At least Mahathir Mohamad, who abruptly resigned as prime minister after his trusted lieutenant (Muhyiddin) and blue-eyed boy (Azmin) betrayed Pakatan Harapan, was smart enough to make a U-turn as he refused to work together with crooks like former prime minister Najib Razak and UMNO chief Zahid Hamidi. Mr Mahathir knew the consequences at a later stage.

 

Portfolio wise, there’s little difference whether Azmin and Zuraida jumped ship to become traitors in Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional backdoor government, or were to remain loyal in the legitimate Pakatan Harapan government. Azmin’s portfolio as Minister of Economic Affairs when he served under Mahathir was roughly the same as his current Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

 

Zuraida, who was the Minister of Housing and Local Government under the previous Mahathir administration, had been given the same portfolio under Muhyiddin regime – until her demotion to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities under the current Ismail Sabri government. Hence, Zuraida has actually lost more after her betrayal.

Azmin Ali, Muhyiddin Yassin and Hamzah Zainudin

Mr Azmin, who desires to become the youngest Malaysian prime minister by hook or by crook, has been elevated as top as a Senior Minister during both Muhyiddin and Ismail governments. Still, a senior minister is not a deputy prime minister. Worse, to prevent threat and competition, four senior ministers were created – diluting the importance and prestige of the post.

During Mahathir administration, Azmin was treated better than deputy prime minister Wan Azizah. In fact, in his divide-and-rule manoeuvre, Mahathir had deliberately given so much power to Azmin that his blue-eyed boy was seen as the man being groomed as an alternative to PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim. It was a classic political chess piece to put Anwar and Azmin at loggerheads.

 

On paper, Azmin appeared to be the second man to Muhyiddin. But in reality, Muhyiddin did not trust Azmin the same way Mahathir had trusted Azmin. As a traitor himself, Muhyiddin knew how much a traitor like Azmin can be trusted. Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin was therefore positioned to check and balance Azmin’s power and influence in Bersatu.

What’s Azmin position in Bersatu? He and his loyalist Zuraida have no official ranks in Muhyiddin’s party. Both were “appointed” by the Bersatu president as the party’s supreme council members in September 2020. But they were appointed so that Muhyiddin could preserve his power in his fragile government. In comparison, Hamzah holds the powerful secretary-general position.

Now that the disgraced Muhyiddin is no longer the powerful prime minister, Azmin and Zuraida’s value drops like a rock. Threatening to leave Bersatu now will not work because Perikatan Nasional government had collapsed when Muhyiddin was forced to resign in August 2021. To add salt to injury, Azmin also cannot blackmail the new government of Ismail Sabri.

The MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between the Sabri government and the Opposition means Azmin-Zuraida team has absolutely no trump card to play. It did not help that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) faction – Court Cluster – is desperately looking for a snap national election after the upcoming Johor state election.

Perikatan Nasional backdoor government 

In short, Azmin and Zuraida are trapped as they had never imagined the Perikatan Nasional backdoor government would collapse in just 17 months, shorter than Mahathir’s so-called chaotic 22-month administration. And the current lame duck Ismail Sabri is expected to last even sooner than his predecessor – most likely less than 12 months – if UMNO wins big at the Johor polls.

The collapse of Perikatan Nasional also saw the waning power of Bersatu president Muhyiddin. Heck, the ex-premier dares not even defend Gambir, the seat that he won in Malaysia’s 14th General Election in 2018 for fear of suffering a humiliating loss. Muhyiddin, born as Mahiaddin Yasin, is so busy hiding himself that he couldn’t care less about Azmin and Zuraida.

 

With Mahiaddin’s coalition on the path of self-destruction after an expected total annihilation in the upcoming Johor state election, Azmin and Zuraida again have to migrate. A majority of Bersatu’s supreme council members reportedly have agreed to sack Zuraida days ago due to her link to the newly formed party, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), a backup plan hatched by Azmin-Zuraida.

The fact that Muhyiddin was chairing the meeting when the decision was made to fire Zuraida spoke volumes about not only splits in the party, but also a deep distrust for the Azmin-Zuraida faction. The only reason Zuraida has yet to be sacked is because the party wanted her to quit and seen as a serial traitor, while Zuraida wanted to be sacked so that she could cry being victimized.

However, Bersatu managed to humiliate Zuraida by kicking her out of its supreme council members’ WhatsApp group. The move was a warning to Azmin, who quickly and cowardly pledged his loyalty to the party’s president – thrice – during the recent supreme council meeting. Azmin’s fear is understandable – the PBM new party is too weak and irrelevant.

The PKR traitors had initially wanted to take over Gerakan, but it was not possible for the party to “surrender” the presidency to Azmin at a snap of a finger. They then joined Bersatu, only to face an equally ambitious Hamzah, who also wanted to become the next premier. Eventually, the PBM was established, but it’s too late as a lot of time and resources have been wasted.

Azmin Ali and Zuraida

The process of recruiting members, building machinery and grassroots, as well as marketing and branding a new unknown party requires years of hard work, if not decades. Azmin-Zuraida’s mistake was indecisively weighing the options of taking over an existing established party (Gerakan), climbing the ladder of Bersatu, before ending up with PBM.

Even now, both Azmin and Zuraida are clueless what to do next, waiting to see the results of Johor state election and the proposed anti-hopping law before making their next move. To hedge his bet, Azmin wanted to stay in Bersatu for now, hoping that the Bersatu’s fortune would turn for the better. Zuraida, meanwhile, wanted to jump ship to PBM in anticipation of the demise of Bersatu.

 

Without their own power base, it’s hard to see how both PKR traitors could survive the next 15th General Election. The highly toxic Bersatu, tainted with treachery and treason, is too weak to compete with UMNO for the same Malay vote bank. At the same time, the extremist and radical PAS Islamist party, aligned to Muhyiddin’s Bersatu, is too toxic to attract non-Malay vote bank.

Had Azmin remained loyal to PKR, he might have become the deputy prime minister today. Had Azmin and Zuraida remained as independent MPs and quickly set up their own party instead of joining Bersatu, they might not become homeless today. Had the PKR traitors followed Mahathir in rejecting Najib and Zahid, the voters might not hate them as much as they despise Muhyiddin.

Had Azmin-Zuraida joined Mahathir, who set up Pejuang, they might not be laughed and played by UMNO’s faction led by Najib and Zahid, who withdrew their support for Muhyiddin government. It’s flabbergasting how the genius gay Azmin could fantasize an easier path to become prime minister in an over-crowded Malay-centric government, when PH coalition offered an easier choice.

Muhyiddin can choose to retire if his party is wiped out in both Johor and nationwide election. He has at least tasted the power of the Iron Throne. Where else can Azmin and Zuraida go if they are slaughtered like a pig by angry voters? Even the corrupt UMNO seems reluctant to accept a power-hungry traitor like Muhyiddin, let alone outsider traitors like Azmin and Zuraida. - FT

Shame on us all...

In a sign of the deepening rift between Malay political parties, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lashed out at his predecessor, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, accusing him of being shameless and without self-respect. “You have already been convicted in court of a very serious crime. There should be at least some shame. In Islam, shame is part of faith. Unfortunately, in Umno, a man convicted of a grave offence described [by the trial judge] as a ‘national embarrassment’ is instead placed on a pedestal as a boss and cheered on with the slogan, ‘malu apa, bossku’ [What’s there to be ashamed about, Boss?]. Where is your faith? Where is your pride?”, he asked.

I’m no fan of Muhyiddin but he’s absolutely spot on in calling out Najib for his shameless behaviour. Najib was found guilty by a court of law on 7 charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering. He was sentenced to a total of 72 years imprisonment but since the sentences are to run concurrently, he will only serve 12 years. In addition, he was  fined RM210 million. Four judges in all (one on the High Court and three on the Court of Appeal) have ruled on his guilt.

There’s no sugar coating it now, no giving him all that ‘innocent-until-proven-guilty’ excuses. He’s a convicted felon, out on an RM1 million bail pending appeal to the Federal Court. Instead of being remorseful for his crimes, for bringing such disgrace upon the nation, he prances around in public, pretending to be an honest man done in by his rivals. His behaviour is absolutely despicable. 

But it is not just Najib who ought to be ashamed of himself. Everyone who embraces him, fetes him, welcomes him or honours him despite his conviction ought to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves as well. When MCA and MIC leaders fawn over Najib – as they did at the MCA Chinese New Year open house and at the Thaipusam festival respectively – they send a message that his conviction, his betrayal of the voters’ trust and his theft of public funds don’t matter. Shame on them.

And then, there’s UMNO, a party which has long since lost its soul and its moral compass. They continue to hero-worship this convicted felon, task him to lead election campaigns and cheer him on at every turn. The silence of UMNO leaders like Hishammuddin Hussein, Khairy Jamaluddin and Mohamad Hasan is nauseating to say the least. Clearly, power and position matter more than honour and patriotism.

And what does it say of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri when he receives Najib in his office and then announces that “Najib is committed to contributing his time, energy and ideas as a team for the sake of the Malaysian Family”. Did Ismail Sabri ever stop to ask himself whether it was morally right for a prime minister to receive a convicted felon in his office? Besides, where was Najib’s commitment to the Malaysian family when he misappropriated RM42 million from the retirement fund of hardworking Malaysians?  

PAS, the party that loves to disguise itself with the cloak of religion, is no better. PAS leaders  may be turning against Najib now because he threatens to upend their carefully laid plans to strengthen their foothold in the federal government, but remember that the entire top leadership of PAS visited Najib soon after he was first convicted in July 2020 to show him solidarity and support. For all their religious posturing, they were quick to abandon principle and integrity to commiserate with a criminal for the sake of political expediency. Muhyiddin’s comment that  “in Islam, shame is part of faith” must surely apply as much to PAS as it does to Najib.

Sadly, it’s not just all the gutless and unprincipled  politicians who must hang their heads in shame; we the voters of this nation ought to feel ashamed of ourselves as well; we are either too naïve  or too uncaring to hold corrupt politicians accountable. By our vote, we empower the very corruption and abuse of power that oppresses us. How can we talk about national pride or even hold our heads high when we put corrupt men on pedestals instead of ostracising and shaming them?

Following the Melaka elections, Tun Dr Mahathir – who has been uncompromising on Najib’s criminality – asked: “Is it possible that they [the voters] have forgotten the crimes committed by Najib? Or is it that they have forgiven him? Or is it because they believe his claim that he is innocent? Or is it because the voters did not care; that to them corruption is acceptable because they got something for themselves from this corrupt leader?” Whatever your views about Dr Mahathir may be, his questions deserve to be answered. - Dennis Ignatius

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Bersatu In Turmoil Despite 

Muhyiddin Assuring All Is Well...

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) which was formed by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to slaughter the decades-old United Malays National Organisation (Umno) appears to be embroiled in serious trouble lately. Bersatu, which was taken over by Malaysia’s eighth prime minister Muhyiddin after Mahathir resigned seems to be ignorant of the surrounding crises.

Muhyiddin instead prefers to take jabs at Malaysia’s sixth premier Najib Razak but was eventually shot down by the latter with facts and figures via social media platforms. The Pagoh MP’s ignorance is leading to Bersatu losing whatever “little grip” it has in Johor, with party division leaders leaving together and its members citing loss of confidence in Muhyiddin.

First, it was Bersatu’s Tebrau division followed by Larkin and now it is said that Tanjung Piai is next on the list. Local daily Malay Mail quoting unnamed sources reported that the Tanjung Piai Bersatu division is said to be on the brink of collapse following the mass resignation of several key members who are expected to join Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan).

The report said more than 100 of the division’s leaders and members will quit, citing a loss of confidence in the party‘s leadership as well as a lack of direction. An official announcement on this mass resignation is scheduled to be held in Pekan Nenas Sunday (06 Feb).

“Many of the division’s members have been disgruntled with the party’s leadership’s decisions. “The move will affect the division’s election machinery for the coming Johor state election that is expected to be held in early March,” Malay Mail quoted the source as saying on condition of anonymity.

Warisan To Contest In Johor Polls

The same source also did not dismiss the possibility that the defections are a signal that Warisan is prepared to contest in the coming state elections.

He said a majority of those from the Tanjung Piai Bersatu division, who will quit to join Warisan, are seasoned campaigners that recently saw action in the Tanjung Piai by-election in 2019 and also in a supporting role for the recent Melaka state election late last year.

“In the event Warisan joins the Johor state election, it is likely that the party may contest both the Pekan Nenas or Kukup state seats under the Tanjung Piai federal constituency to test waters as a prelude to the general election.

“However, it is still too early to determine this and it will be up to Warisan’s top leadership to make the call,” the source was reported as saying.

Troubled Bersatu

Bersatu has been plagued with serious issues lately. Before Johor issues emerged, the party was seen to be having conflict with Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin.

The problem started when rumours were spreading like wildfire that the Plantation Industries and Commodities minister will join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), the newly-formed party with which she has been heavily linked with.

Zuraida reportedly shared her plans with a Bersatu Supreme Council member and expected to quit the party before the anti-hopping law comes into action. It was also reported that Zuraida was removed from a WhatsApp group comprising more than 30 Bersatu Supreme Council members, including president Muhyiddin Yassin, last week.

The problem is real. The million-dollar question now is, will Zuraida be sacked from Bersatu by Muhyiddin? Zuraida and Azmin Ali were sacked from PKR and later joined Bersatu with 10 other PKR lawmakers.

With only 12 elected lawmakers after the 14th General Election (GE14), Bersatu multiplied its MP with reps from UMNO and PKR jumping ship to Bersatu.

How can Muhyiddin jeopardise his party’s strength by sacking Zuraida? Muhyiddin is actually nothing without his “frogs”.

Muhyiddin Dare Not Push The Button

The Johor polls angered PN leaders and according to sources, at a top-level meeting on 26 January, the coalition discussed pressing the button at the federal level and going for the federal election.

Although it seems this suggestion came from PAS, it was well-received by Bersatu but at the end of the meeting, no conclusions were made and everyone agreed they are not “prepared for the war” yet.

PN is aware of their chances if a snap general election happens and their fate under the hands of UMNO/BN. PN knows it is like walking into a trap. The Melaka and Sarawak polls results speak for themselves. So, Muhyiddin doesn’t have the guts to push the button yet as how he has threatened before.

He is in a fixed state. His party is in a disarray, his coalition is powerless with passengers like PAS which is losing its plot within grassroots and Gerakan (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia), he knows is not going to get anywhere.

He knows Gerakan has got nothing to bring to the table. His only hope on PAS to convince UMNO to accept Bersatu under Muafakat Nasional (MN) has also backfired. UMNO rejected Bersatu. What are Muhyiddin’s chances?

Well, Johor polls results are the answer. There are high possibilities that PN gets buried after the polls. PN’s partners, PAS and Gerakan are well known for ditching their partners after any defeats. Let’s see if these two chameleons will do the same this time around. Pull up your socks Muhyiddin, your days are numbered. –  Muralitharan Ramachandran,New Malaysia Herald

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 Lalitha Kunaratnam disiasat sampai hampir 4 jam, 

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Whistleblower ready to prove in court 

claims linked to Azam’s shareholding...

Lalitha Kunaratnam is prepared to prove in court the contents of her online articles regarding the issue of MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki’s share ownership in public-listed companies. According to the whistleblower's statement of defence against the anti-graft agency head’s defamation suit, she contended that her write-ups on the issue were based on documents made available by websites such as Edisi Siasat.

Azam is suing Lalitha over the activist's two articles, “Business Ties Among MACC Leadership: How Deep Does It Go? (Part 1)” and “Business Ties Among MACC Leadership: How Deep Does It Go? (Part Two)”, which were carried by the Asia-based Independent News Service (INS) late last year.

According to the statement of defence filed yesterday and sighted by Malaysiakini, Lalitha (above) contended that her articles touched on the critical public interest matter initially raised by Edisi Siasat and other websites in September last year.

She pointed out that these websites' online reports - on the allegations of conflict of interests and business links involving MACC and corporate entities, shareholdings and directorships - went viral.

She claimed that the contents of her articles and consequent postings on Twitter were “based on responsible investigative journalism and on a neutral, unbiased analysis of facts and information obtained and available in the public domain”.

She contended that the articles “were not concerned exclusively with the plaintiff (Azam) but dealt with wider national and political issues of possible corruption and business entities' links which were being highlighted in the Malaysian media”.

Lalitha claimed that even before she even began writing these articles and to the time she completed her write-ups in October last year, she had tried several times to get Azam’s response on the issue, but he allegedly did not give any response. She contended that the MACC chief finally responded via a press conference on Jan 5, after a silence of three months following numerous media-reported developments on the issue.

Among the cited developments are the Dewan Rakyat speaker’s rejection of an urgent motion to discuss the issue in Parliament. She also cited economist Edmund Terence Gomez’s resignation from the MACC Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel on Dec 27 last year, over alleged inaction regarding the issue.

“In the alternative, the defendant (Lalitha) will seek to justify the said publication and the meaning attributed to it. “The defendant at the trial of this action will refer in detail to the publicly available facts and data in this regard to an exercise in investigative journalism,” she further contended.

In a civil suit for defamation, justification is a defence that the statements or allegations are true, and if proven successfully in court, this would act as an absolute defence against the legal action. Lalitha cited the defence of reportage in relation to her articles regarding the issue of Azam’s shareholdings.

Reportage as a defence against a defamation suit is when it involves neutral reporting, without adopting or endorsing the report, as long as both sides of the dispute have been fairly reported in a disinterested manner.

“If (which is denied), the words were defamatory of the plaintiff (Azam), the defendant (Lalitha) pleads the defence of reportage and states that the impugned articles were published as a result of fair and neutral reportage of the defendant’s research and it is applicable to her defence as primarily, the essence of neutral reportage is the publication of the information in the public interest.

“The defendant states that judging from the thrust of the alleged impugned articles as a whole, the effect of the articles as a whole is not to adopt the truth of what is being said but to record the fact that the alleged defamatory events took place.

“From the thrust of the articles, the defendant has reported the articles based on what she had extracted from confirmed sources and summed the information accurately, fairly and in a neutral way,” she contended.

Lalitha (pix,above) also cited several other defences such as qualified privilege and fair comment against the civil defamation action. Under the law for a defamation suit, qualified privilege is a defence that applies in a situation where the words were issued by a person who has an interest or a legal, social or moral duty to do so. The defence of fair comment is one where the impugned statement was made as a fair comment (rather than as a statement of fact) over an issue of public interest.

In her statement of defence, Lalitha also claimed that her investigative journalistic work required her to work with MACC and that she actually had her first official meeting with Azam on July 17, 2020. “Thereafter, the defendant had a good working relationship with the plaintiff and his staff. The defendant has communicated several times in the past with him and his staff,” she claimed.

Lalitha contended that in her dealings with the MACC she had previously requested protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 on Nov 12, 2020, in relation to a high profile case being investigated by the graft buster agency. She claimed that an MACC staff officer at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya attended to her.

The lawsuit is fixed for case management on Feb 15, before the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. Lalitha is represented by lawyers from the law firm Ibrahim and Fuaadah. Through a press release on Jan 12, Azam’s lawyer Megat Abdul Munir, who is from law firm Zain Megat and Murad, announced the filing of the defamation action. The MACC chief is suing Lalitha in his personal capacity.

Azam (pix,above) previously issued a letter of demand to Lalitha via his lawyers, demanding an apology and RM10 million in damages. Lalitha has since said she stands by her reports and criticised the MACC’s attempt to rope in the police to investigate her.

Azam came under the spotlight over his ownership of 1,930,000 shares in Gets Global Berhad (previously KBES Berhad) on April 30, 2015 worth around RM772,000 at the time.

His shareholding in Gets Global Berhad went down to 1,029,500 as of March 31, 2016, worth around RM340,000 at the time. He also held 2,156,000 warrants in Excel Force MSC Berhad in March 2016. The share ownership in 2015 and 2016 raised questions on whether it was commensurate with his income as a public servant.

In a special press conference on Jan 5, Azam did not dispute the ownership of the shares but claimed they were bought in his name by his younger brother. The shares have since been transferred to his brother.

Nearly a week later, on Jan 18, the Securities Commission (SC) announced that it had concluded its inquiry into the case and that it is unable to conclusively establish that a breach under Section 25(4) of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 (SICDA) had occurred.

However, following criticism, the SC clarified that it found that Azam had “control” over his own trading account and that it found no evidence of proxy trading. - Hidir Reduan Abdul Rashid,mk

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Calling it quits?...

Is Umno and PAS’ fractious relationship officially over? This appears to be the indication given by Selangor Barisan Nasional (BN) information chief Isham Jalil, as the two parties continue to lock horns.

In a Facebook post today, Isham, who is also Umno strategy adviser, lambasted the Islamist party after several of its leaders accused Umno of betraying Muafakat Nasional (MN). Instead, he pointed the finger back at PAS, saying the political outfit was the one that betrayed the pact after it opted to jump in bed with Bersatu under Perikatan Nasional (PN).

“They are the ones who registered PN with Bersatu, the very party that betrayed the people’s mandate and Umno’s. “The registration took place just months after PAS signed the MN charter with Umno,” he said. 

“PAS’ action can be seen as an attempt to force Umno to accept Bersatu and join PN, if we wanted to work together with them. “That was why they were rushing to register PN after the Sheraton Move. “This was when several PAS leaders were appointed ministers by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, although they knew that Umno’s grassroots can never accept the Umno traitors who have jumped to Bersatu.”

Isham likened Umno’s relationship with PAS to two individuals who have gotten engaged, with one party then cheating on the other. “If you are engaged to someone, and your fiancé got engaged to another person, then he is the one who is considered a traitor. “When this happens, the first engagement is automatically called off.”

Isham was responding to the latest statement issued by PAS information chief Khairil Nizam Khirudin, who said his party is currently considering severing all ties with Umno due to the betrayal of the latter. 

The Dewan Negara senator had warned that his party’s patience has limits, and that it would not hesitate to part ways if it is established that the marriage of convenience with Umno has affected Muslim unity.

This follows PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s remark last Friday, accusing Umno of being a lame duck and ungrateful after the BN lynchpin refused to forge an electoral pact. Isham said PAS leaders must have been confused, as the true traitors are those who left Umno for Bersatu, the party PAS is now working with.

He went on to reveal that PAS had also demanded a large number of seats to contest in Melaka recently, despite the Islamist outfit not winning a single contest in the state in the last election.

“When they rejected the seats we offered to them, there were rumours that a number of their leaders wanted to ‘teach’ Umno a lesson in Melaka. “Now, they want to teach us in Johor too, apparently. Is this the muafakat spirit PAS is harbouring?” – The Vibes

Court decision on pensions 

exposes a ‘time bomb’...

A recent court decision has saddled the government with a huge pensions problem that could cost billions of ringgit in backdated claims, if implemented.The nation’s annual pension bill, which has been growing every year, could, some day, become a burden too heavy for taxpayers to bear. This is a result of a Court of Appeal ruling on Jan 13 which declared as unconstitutional a government amendment to the way the pensions scheme is adjusted from time to time.

From 2013, a new scheme was introduced based on a flat rate of a 2% annual increment. Those who retired before 2013 received pensions based on the salary grade of the time. Those who retired after 2013 received a different amount, even for the same grade.In some cases, older retirees receive an amount that is half of what post-2013 pensioners get.

The government has not filed a notice of appeal to the court decision yet, but my guess is that it will, as it is a serious problem that must be tackled.

A group of retired judges and their dependents have already sued, saying their pensions should be based on current salaries of serving judges, and a group of former senior military officers are seeking similar redress for those who retired before 2013. If the government does not appeal and the decision is implemented, the cost implication is mind boggling.

For example, a retired warrant officer 1 in the army currently receives a pension of RM4,000 while those before 2013 get only RM2,000. If the court decision is followed, the older retiree is entitled for nine years’ arrears of the difference, amounting to about RM240,000.

As hundreds of thousands of pensioners are affected by the court decision, the total payout may run into tens of billions of ringgit, and the current monthly pension bill of RM700 million could probably soar to a billion in no time.

The problem is further compounded by Malaysia’s increasing life expectancy, which adds further stress on the public pensions scheme. Nearly 50% of the government’s annual expenditure goes towards emoluments of civil servants and towards pensions. The amount has nearly doubled over 10 years.

In other words, half of Malaysia’s taxpayers are working hard to help the civil servants keep their jobs and to pay pensioners. The scary bit about this is that the figure is growing every year. Pensions alone take up about 12% of the total federal budget for this year, up from only 6.9% ten years ago.There are a total of 700,000 government retirees nationwide, including the police and armed forces

Only one prime minister had so far raised concerns about the pensions problem. Dr Mahathir Mohamad had proposed pension reforms without hurting retirees when he helmed the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.

But his statement came under attack from the opposition who accused Mahathir of wanting to do away with pensions. There was widespread anger, despite a clarification that it won’t affect current pensioners. We have not heard anything about pension reforms since the fall of the PH government in March 2020.

As pensioners and civil servants form a huge vote bank, and the number of those affected run into millions, the government fears rocking the boat. However, the government cannot compromise on this issue. The rising pensions bill will surely run the nation into the ground.

There is no silver bullet or an overnight solution but the politicians must start thinking of a long-term solution.The government should not be in the business of keeping a group of voters happy just for their political support to the detriment of others.

For a start, there is a need to do away with the pension scheme for new government servants and make them opt for the EPF scheme. There are also private pension schemes that workers can contribute to besides EPF which is mandatory. The idea is to do it sooner than later. Let’s have the political will to do what is right here, and not play to the gallery. - K.Parkaran

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Malaysia: Who is manipulating 

the chicken market? – Analysis...

Is over-regulation promoting the supply shortage? Malaysia is currently undergoing a shortage of chicken due to local production failing to cope with demand. Malaysia’s antiquated and over-zealous regulatory approach to the economy is damaging the dynamics of the chicken trade. Setting a maximum price of RM 9.30 over the Chinese new year and festive season, while controlling imports through selective Approved Permits (APs), or import licenses are distorting the market to the grave determent of consumers. 

Malaysia’s annual consumer of chicken is nearly 50 kilograms per person, the prime source of protein for Malaysians. This equates to 1,62 million tonnes consumption per annum, of which 98.4 percent was supplied by domestic producers in 2019. Excess domestic capacity supplies 37 percent of Singapore consumption needs. There are about 25 major producers in Malaysia which includes companies like Leong Hup Holdings, QSR Brands, FFM, Hy-Fresh, and Sum Soon. There are also a host of small and medium producers within the industry. These companies tend to be active across the supply chain, thus integrating the industry. 

The poultry industry has been the bright shinning light of the livestock industry. Highly automated and capital intensive, it’s the only sector which produced in excess to national needs, leaving cattle and goat production far behind. 

During the pandemic, local producers have faced a 30 percent rise in the cost of production. Corn and soyabean meals which make up more than 60 percent of production costs have risen due to the weakening of the Ringgit, and the hike in shipping costs. In addition, supply chain disruptions have led to shortages of feed additives, hindering production. 

The temporary Malaysian Family Price Control Scheme which has pegged a maximum price of chicken to RM 8.00 wholesale, and RM 9.30 retail is squeezing producer profit margins. Many small to medium producers are suffering heavy financial losses. Without any government subsidies to assist, some producers have switched to the production of other value-added chicken based consumer products to escape price controls. Others sell their production on the black market outside price controls. 

Last December, the minister for domestic trade Alexander Nanta Linggi assured consumers the government would allow the importation of chicken as a temporary measure to stabilize prices at retail level. Demand for chicken has drastically increased with the easing of Covid MCO restrictions, which is outstripping the ability of local producers to cater for immediate demand.

According to reports, 32 companies were granted APs or import permits to overcome the shortage of chicken supply, mid to late December. According to the minister of agriculture and food industries (MAFI) Dr Ronald Kiandee, the targeted source countries were Thailand, China, and Brazil, even though prices from these three countries were higher than sources from other countries, according to industry sources. 

Thailand is currently facing a Swine fever outbreak which has led to a sudden rise for demand of chicken. China is currently a net importer of chicken. Brazil is also a questionable source, as meat and chicken exports have been banned from most Middle Eastern destinations due to questions over halal integrity. 

The high prices of Thai produced chicken was publicly acknowledged by the director-general of the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor, the officer responsible for issuing Aps for importing chicken into Malaysia. 

Mydin Emporium Group managing director Ameer Ali publicly exclaimed his disappointment that no retailers were granted import permits for chicken, even though they met all the requirements from DVS to be granted permits. It is also believed that Tesco also didn’t get a permit. Granting import permits directly to retailers would have brought price relief to consumers, rather than chicken now having to go through wholesalers that apply their own margins to the product. 

Industry insiders complained to the author that granting of import permits to companies which were buying at USD 2,000 MT, and selling onto retailers at RM 8.00 per kilogram, was not in the public interest, when submissions to DVS for import permits were able to source frozen chickens meeting Malaysian halal standards for USD 1,300 MT. These savings could have taken a lot of stress on the market prices over the festive season.

Industry insiders also complained to the author that DVS and JAKIM requested meetings with applicants for chicken APs specifying other conditions outside the application process. This is at a time when many Malaysian consumers are financially stressed and the nation is facing chronic chicken shortages. 

Malaysia global rank in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 dropped five positions this year. Malaysia now ranks 62 out of 180, the lowest since the Corruption Perceptions Index was revised in 2012. 

A request was made to the director-general of DVS Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor for an interview over the above issue. At the time of writing no reply was received. The Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (JAKIM) was also contacted, with a reply stated JAKIM wasn’t interested in any interview. Regulation, bureaucracy, and corruption are costing Malaysian consumers.- Murray Hunter

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