Asal bodoh sangat, cakap Felda untung banyak, pasai apa duk pinjam lagi RM6 bilion?

Kalau pasal berbohong, takdak orang lain dah dalam dunia ni, dah tentu puak-puak Umno-BN. Kalau zaman dulu bolehlah puak-puak barua Umno-BN kelentong rakyat dan perbodohkan rakyat tapi sekarang zaman dunia terbuka. Maklumat hanya di hujung jari.

Tapi ada lagi pemimpin Umno-BN buat bodoh je pi kelentong rakyat konon Felda antara agensi kerajaan yang mempunyai keuntungan yang tinggi. Kalau sembang dengan lidah takdak tulang, orang gila pun boleh jadi pemimpin macam puak-puak pedajal khazanah negara tu.

Orang dah cakap Felda makin nak pupus, rezab Felda merosot teruk tapi hangpa duk nafikan sambil cakap Felda untung banyak.

Kalau betoi la hangpa cakap Felda tu untung banyak, hangpa pandai mengurus Felda, habis kenapa hangpa duk pinjam lagi duit dari KWSP tu. Bukan sikit bro..RM6 bilion tu.

Kalau dah hebat dan kaya dah, kenapa duk pinjam lagi. Hangpa pedajal wang RM6 bilion tu kot mana pulak dah. RM6 bilion tu hangpa dan pi hanguskan kat mana pulak.

Semalam Harakahdaily melaporkan Persatuan Anak Peneroka Felda Kebangsaan (Anak) meminta kerajaan menjelaskan tujuan Felda membuat pinjaman sebanyak RM6 bilion daripada Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP).

Pengerusinya, Mazlan Aliman berkata, sekiranya laporan yang diterima pihaknya dua minggu lalu itu tidak benar, Timbalan di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Ahmad Maslan mesti membuat penafian dan sekiranya tidak benar, Anak menuntut penjelasan segera mengenai penggunaan wang tersebut.

"Laporan yang anak terima dua minggu lalu melalui minit mesyuarat 6 April lalu menyebut Felda telah meminjam daripada KWSP sebanyak RM6 bilion. Untuk apa wang RM6 bilion ini dipinjam?

"Kerajaan mesti membuat penjelasan segera kerana ia memberi implikasi sangat buruk kepada pengurusan Felda dan keseluruhannya," kata beliau pada sidang media di ibu pejabat PAS.

Beliau yang juga ahli jawatankuasa PAS Pusat turut mendakwa Felda sedang mengalami krisis kewangan yang serius sehingga terpaksa membuat pinjaman tersebut dalam pada Felda diwarwarkan sebagai agensi yang mempunyai keuntungan yang tinggi selepas Petronas.

Laporan Felda meminjam daripada KWSP ini katanya timbul ketika isu kemerosotan rezab Felda belum lagi reda.

"Ketika menjawab soalan tambahan di Parlimen seperti didedahkan media pada17 dan 18 jun 2010, Datuk Ahmad Maslan mengakui bahawa kedudukan tunai Felda merosot daripada RM4.08 bilion pada tahun 2004 kepada RM1.35 bilion pada tahun 2009.

"Kemerosotan RM2.73 bilion dalam tempoh lima tahun sesuatu yang sangat mengejutkan," katanya yang juga Pengerusi Lajnah Tanah dan Pembangunan Wilayah PAS Pusat.

Ahmad dalam jawapannya itu memberi alasan bahawa kemerosotan itu disebabkan sejumlah wang digunakan untuk tujuan tertentu.

RM2 bilion katanya digunakan untuk pembangunan tanam semula termasuk sara hidup dan pendahuluan hasil, RM603 juta untuk pinjaman rumah, RM253 juta untuk Tabung Kemiskinan Sabah dan RM662 juta untuk bangunan baru Felda.

Mazlan berkata, meskipun laporan polis telah dibuat agar siasatan dilakukan mengenai penggunaan wang tersebut, dan keraguan munasabah terhadap ketelusan pengurusan kewangan, sehingga hari ini tidak ada sebarang maklumat daripada pihak polis.

Pada sidang media sama, Mazlan turut mempersoal status anak peneroka yang belajar di Malaysia Airlines Engineering Training Centre (METC).

"Walaupun peluang belajar kejuruteraan kapal terbang suatu langkah yang dialu-alukan, tetapi ia mesti telus. Felda mesti menjawab nbeberapa persoalan.

"Apakah status terkini program tersebut, berapa kos sebenar untuk seorang pelajar METC?

"Apakah jenis lesen yang akan mereka dapat, Europen Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) atau British Civil aviation Regulation (BCAR)?

"Adakah benar dakwaan kos yang dibayar oleh Felda terlalu mahal? Setakat manalkah pelajar METC ini mendapat pentauliahan yang melayakkan mereka untuk pergi lebih jauh?" soalnya.

Tambahnya, Anak menerima laporan bahawa sebanyak RM260 ribu diperuntukkan untuk seorang pelajar.

Mahathir and Anwar - the top two Malay leaders

Since 1998, no other Malaysian political struggle has had a greater impact than the one between former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim.

It has been a battle of epic proportions dividing the political landscape into two camps of thought. The Mahathir camp which sees Anwar as the mastermind for their demise and the Anwar camp which sees Anwar as the leader for change.

We have been served up every treat in the how-to-kill-off-your political rival cook-book. A relentless barrage of attacks, designed to undermine the people’s opinion of Anwar Ibrahim. Yet, in the deluge of attacks, the government has exposed its soft underside for all to see.

The depth of governmental involvement in Malaysia's judiciary decisions is glaring. The prosecutor’s department takes orders from the ruling elite. The police department is given a roster of “crimes” that top government officials want "investigated". And these are usually cases that malign the political opposition. Meanwhile, the main-stream media provides back-up vocals by singing the tunes of the ruling elite.

It was and is now an even noisier circus, and at the heart of it, was an intense rivalry between two individuals.

If we strip away all the accusations of sexual misconduct that we have been served with ad nauseum, allegations of corruption that cut both ways, and arguments for worthiness to lead a nation, then what we are left with are two very contrasting individuals. Their only commonality are their strong personalities.

Asian Financial Crisis

Anwar will be 64 this year and Mahathir 86. Both men are trim and watch their health with care.

Both are bold in their statements and headstrong in their actions when they believe they are on the right course. They will never back down from a fight, and even when they seem to be on the retreat, beware. They will spring back once they have caught their second wind and be even deadlier than before. This is their nature, they are fighters to the end.

Both men command their own following, a distinct feature for a leader. They lead the pack and stamp their authority on their followers. Both are masterful strategist, able to read the battle-field, never afraid to take risks or run with the decision they have made.

Their enmity started on December 3, 1997, five months into the infamous Asian Financial Crisis.

A meeting of the Cabinet was held on the island of Langkawi rather than Kuala Lumpur to accommodate Mahathir’s wishes to be part of LIMA that year. As Mahathir arrived at the meeting venue, to his shock he found that Anwar had concluded the meeting - without him.

It turned out that at the meeting steered by Anwar, the Cabinet had decided to adopt a plan proposed by the International Monetary Fund. The Malaysia plan was similar to the one adopted by Thailand and Indonesia, and would also cut public spending and halt infrastructure projects.

Mahathir, wily old fox that he was and is, humbly accepted the news. But quietly, he strategized his next move. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Upheaval still unresolved

It was a classic clash of personalities, spawning the greatest upheaval in the Malaysian political landscape that till today remains unresolved.

Anwar’s push for reform and transparency, his openness in asking for help from outside institutions and his non-conformist stance completely clashed with Mahathir’s I-know-best nature.

Perhaps due to experiences in his youth where he was made to feel inferior, Mahathir was hyper-critical of Western governments in his later years, and insistent on maintaining his hold on UMNO. He was not ready or keen to change the power equilibrium.

For sure, it was only possible for Mahathir to consider leaving office if the political status quo could remain 'intact' or in other words, the way he wanted. The Malaysian model thus had to adhere to what he had in mind and no other option was acceptable.

However, Anwar wanted to reform Malaysia which meant dismantling the structure laid down by his boss. And slowly, the fears grew in Mahathir’s mind that Anwar was a threat to his legacy.

This explains why, the UMNO attacks even now are all geared to discredit Anwar’s personality and character. There is clear and single-minded aim to undermine public perception of Anwar as a suitable leader. This is also the mindset and game-plan used by UMNO through the years.

The Malay nationalist party is not saying Anwar is not intelligent nor incapable of leading this nation. What the UMNO elite are saying is that he is not like Mahathir and therefore will disrupt the way things have always been done. He will break their old-boys club.

Reforms

The battle for Malaysia is really about the contrasting views of the two men, who were born with a destiny to lead.

UMNO is combating a man it fears will take apart its way of doing things. It is focused on the man and blind-sided towards the bigger agenda of reform and change. But ironically, it is this need to reform and change that is biting UMNO in the back.

Malaysians have become wiser after years of public bickering and Mahathir-versus-Anwar conspiracies. The masses seem to have learnt to judge for themselves what is really important for them as a nation.

Even if the Prime Minister Najib Razak, the current UMNO head, manages to take Anwar out of the picture, the agenda for reform and change will still be championed.

This 'reformasi' agenda is not conjoined to Anwar but is the aspiration of the citizens of Malaysia.

It is the strongest possible armour and Anwar's great fortune to be allowed to wear it. This is something that Najib should understand or he will only hurt himself trying pierce through it.       

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Virginity for sale: Mum faces 15yrs jail

A 32-year old woman in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the US tried to sell her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a man for $10,000 (RM30,390).

Felicia Rae McClure, 32, was charged in Utah's 3rd District Court with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

She could face 15 years to life for each of the two first degree felony charges.

McClure's  proposal was discovered by her boyfriend Richard Glazer, who found a series of text messages discussing the deal on her phone.

The man in question has been identified only as being called 'Don'.

Salt Lake County prosecutor Sim Gill said the woman, 32, had promised 'Don' that her daughter would perform sex acts in exchange for US$10,000.

The girl told police she initially consented to the arrangement but later decided she didn’t want to follow through.

McClure admitted to taking her daughter to a Victoria’s Secret store, where she opened the dressing room door for 'Don' to watch the girl model bras and thongs.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported she is further accused of sending pictures of the girl wearing lingerie to another man in exchange for cash.

Negotiations for the pictures and the sex acts are alleged to have occurred between April 1 and May.

McClure has been remanded in Salt Lake County Jail.

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Dog shot, tied up and buried alive

Cruel!!!!

The discovery of a dog that was buried alive up to its nose after being shot in the head 40 times has led to calls for Malta to reform its animal welfare laws.

The crossbreed mongrel, which was named Star by his rescuers, was found near the city of Birzebbuga by animal welfare officers investigating an unrelated case.

After hearing whimpering coming from beneath a wooden board with a tree stump placed on top of it to weigh it down, officers were confronted with the distressing sight of a dog's face buried in the dirt.

But worse was to follow. When Star was dug out of the ground they discovered all four limbs had all been tied together and that she had been repeatedly shot with a pellet gun.

Miraculously, after doctors removed 40 pellets from her skull during emergency surgery at the Ta' Qali hospital, Star survived.

The case has caused outrage in Malta where, regardless of the nature of the act, the maximum sentence one can face for animal cruelty is a one-year jail sentence, or a maximum fine of 46,500 Euros.

A pending change in legislation will raise the maximum fine to 50,000 Euros but the one-year jail maximum will remain.

Animal lovers are holding a silent protest in Valetta next week to express their disgust.

With the abuser still at large, people have expressed their support with dedicated Facebook pages, the largest of which has 7,000 followers.

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