Worsening Indian youth GANGSTERISM - when will BN tackle the problem seriously?

Worsening Indian youth GANGSTERISM - when will BN tackle the problem seriously?

Taib Is The Richest Man In Malaysia

USD15 Billion! – Taib Is The Richest Man In Malaysia

19 Sep 2012

Thief Minister! Taib’s abuse of his position in Sarawak over more than three decades has led to him becoming Malaysia’s richest individual, says BMF.

He is the man who cashed-in an entire jungle of valuable hard timber.  He is also the man who controls all the land titles for an area roughly the size of England, a position which he has systematically abused to enrich himself.
Sarawak Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud, is furthermore the gate-keeper for all the state and federal contracts handed out in Sarawak and he has privatised most of its key industries into his own family companies.
So it should come as little surprise that the latest audit on the Mahmud family, conducted by the Swiss NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), has estimated his wealth at a staggering USD15 billion.
It makes him Malaysia’s richest man, with his illegally gained assets topping those of the ‘sugar king’ Robert Kuok, who leads the Forbes Rich List for Malaysias with a mere USD12 billion.
BMF, which campaigns on environmental and indigenous issues in Sarawak, makes clear that this is a conservative estimate of the Chief Minister’s wealth, acquired through 30 years of systematic and documented plunder of Sarawak’s wealth and natural resources.
The audit, which forms part of a report entitled “The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons from Sarawak, Malaysia” was released today in Brussels to mark the visit of the Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Bernard Dompok, to the European Commission.
Environmental organisations have protested against any timber agreements with Malaysia until the corrupt and unrestrained logging practices are ended in Sarawak and in Sabah.
“More money than I could ever spend” 
The report describes Taib as “The Godfather of a family business empire” with illicit assets in excess of USD20billion, of which his personal worth forms at least USD15 billion and:

“..describes in detail the business activities and personal wealth of twenty members of the Taib family, one of South East Asia’s most notorious kleptocratic clans with business interests in Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries”. [BMF release]

The charity declares its audit has been drawn up after a comprehensive analysis of the evidence now available relating to Taib and his family’s business assets, land grabs, concessions and contracts.
Altogether, the assets of 20 members of the Chief Minister’s family are analysed totalling a combined estimated wealth of USD21million. These members include Taib’s four children, his siblings, cousin Hamed Sepawi and also his two son-in-laws and brother-in-law, Robert Geneid, who have been absorbed into the family concerns.
The report lends substance to Taib’s own boasts on the campaign trail at last year’s state election that he has “more money than I could ever spend”!

Taib family line up – once all poor now vastly rich, thanks to Taib’s illegal abuse of his position as Chief Minister

Time Najib took action!
This latest revelation raises yet again the issue of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s failure to take action over this rogue Chief Minister, whose greed and corruption has now reached legendary status even in Malaysia, where political corruption is commonplace.

Billionaire son and millionaire son-in-law. Abu Bekir (left) and Alwee Alsree pose as the two top executives of the Taib family conglomerate CMSB

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has acknowledged it has opened an investigation into Taib, following numerous denunciations and also numerous reports containing solid information on this site.
However, until it gets the political green light, it is sadly well-known that the MACC lacks the independence to act.
The PM did try to encourage the failing 75 year old to step down before the recent state election. However, Taib refused to quit out of a justifiable fear that once removed from office he could be prosecuted.
A public promise was extracted that Taib would move soon after that state election, but with a Federal Election, G13, now on the horizon there is little sign he plans to make good that promise.
Kuching Declaration

The report details how the Chief Minister and his family have collected cars, jewels, homes and property while across Sarawak people have been left with nothing.

The exposure of Sarawak’s Chief Minister as Malaysia’s richest man comes at an extremely difficult time for his administration, which has been spending the last few days rubbishing the opposition’s ground-breaking Kuching Declaration made on Sunday, Malaysia Day.
This Declaration signalled key commitments by the opposition parties to show full respect towards Sarawak’s rights of equality and autonomy, established at the time of Independence.
Even more crucially, the Declaration has pledged that a PR government would end Taib’s land grabs, channel more oil wealth into helping Sarawak’s poor people and end the robbery of the state by corrupt politicians.
The Declaration has also pledged to bring the infrastructure development and standard of living of the people of Sarawak (which has given so much oil to Malaysia) to the level of the rest of the country.

Sarawak’s increasingly bizarre autocracy has seen the state’s wealth sucked away from its people into the hands of the Mahmud family and its eccentric billionaire “godfather” Taib himself

Yet, in a series of public attacks, Taib and his BN party leaders have chosen to dismiss and and scoff at these desirable outcomes on the grounds that they are “unrealistic“!
With a general election on the horizon, it has put his regime in a weak position to capture the hopes and confidence of large swathes of the the population, who have suffered 30 years of delayed development and increasing poverty under his rule.
Now, while voters in Sarawak are in the process of digesting the information that Taib and BN have no interest in reversing land grabs or increasing the state’s share of its own oil from a scandalous 5% to 20%, this new BMF report has added key information about the enormous wealth that the Chief Minister’s policies have meanwhile brought to himself and his own family!
Key details
According the the evidence brought forward by BMF, various family members can be seen to have been favoured over others as the old man has distributed his largesse:

“Taib’s elder son, Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, a major player in the Sarawak construction, property and energy business, has been rated at USD 1.5 billion. Next in line are Taib’s Canada-based socialite daughter Jamilah Taib Murray (USD 1 billion), Taib brother and timber entrepreneur Tufail Mahmud (USD 600 million), sister Raziah Mahmud (USD 500 million), daughter Hanifah (USD 400 million) and son Sulaiman (USD 300 million). Timber conglomerate Ta Ann founder and Sarawak Energy chairman, Hamed Sepawi, a first cousin of the Sarawak Chief Minister is rated at USD 175 million.” [BMF briefing]

Money can buy your dreams? Jamilah (centre) gets to play Diana Ross on stage in Canada.

The charity believes that while much of the work is performed by ‘key helpers’ to the family business, such as the Briton Richard Curtis, who administers the family company CMSB and in-laws like the Canadian Sean Murray and Australian Robert Geneid, most of the assets are kept strictly to blood relatives.
For this reason the wealth of Taib’s daughter Jamilah, for example, who is now a Canadian national and a shareholder in major property companies in London, Australia, Canada and the US is estimated at a hefty one billion USD. However, her husband Sean Murray, who has increasingly taken up Directorships in all of these companies is only valued at USD10 million.

“Sean Murray is a Canadian National of Irish origin from Ottawa. Sean studied at Ashbury College, Canada, before studying at Carleton University, Canada where he met Jamilah. Sean married Jamilah in 1987 in Kuching.185 Sean lives with his wife, Jamilah, in a mansion in Rockliffe Park, which was named “the city’s second most expensive house in 2009.” Sean and Jamilah are often seen partying with Ottawa’s elite, including Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien and his wife.” [BMF Report]

Ottawa socialites – Jamilah and Sean Murray are to be seen at all the key events with all the right people.

The report points out that Sean Murray has in the past alleged that the Canadian and London property companies are his own family concerns and that they are not and had never been funded by Taib Mahmud:

“Sakto, Sakti and Ridgeford are not and have never been funded by Mr Taib Mahmud….Should this allegation be made, our clients will sue you without further notice”. [Statement by Sean Murray's lawyers, Mishcon de Reya]

Yet, in a later interview Taib himself conceded that:

“It started 20 to 30 years ago. I gave money to my daughter…I got a gratuity and gave some money to her to start a new business, it thrived…. it is a property development company…. it got successful and from successful they go do business in London.”

The BMF report provides fascinating insights into the Taib family’s corruption and wealth, along with evidence that will make it even harder for the rest of Malaysia to ignore this shameful situation.

Skandal Scorpene.

18 September 2012

K’jaan bersungguh-sungguh siasat Suaram untuk tutup kes Scorpene

KUALA LUMPUR 18 September: Kempen ‘Stand Up for Suaram’ yang disertai 138 badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) mengutuk keras siasatan bersungguh kerajaan berhubung dana yang diperoleh organisasi itu bertujuan menutup penyelewengan BN dalam pembelian kapal selam Scorpene oleh Malaysia.

Pengarah Eksekutif Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO), Ivy Josiah berkata, siasatan terhadap Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) itu tidak berasas kerana sebuah organisasi sosial selayaknya mendapat dana tidak kira dari dalam atau luar negara.

“Apa masalahnya dengan pembiayaan global? Kerajaan Malaysia sendiri banyak memberi dana kepada organisasi sosial di luar negara, apa yang penting motif dan perjuangan kita,” katanya pada sidang media selepas majlis pelancaran kempen itu pagi tadi.

Wakil peguam Lawyers for Liberty (LFL), Fadiah Nadwa Fikri mempersoal tujuan sebenar siasatan terhadap Suaram.

“Kenapa kerajaan begitu beriya-iya hendak mengejar dan siasat Suaram? Apakah untuk menutup kes Scorpene?” soal Fadiah.

Pagi tadi, Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob berkata, Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SMM) akan mengesyorkan kepada Peguam Negara untuk mendakwa syarikat Suara Inisiatif Sdn Bhd yang dikaitkan dengan Suaram.

Sedia disiasat

Menurut Pengerusi Suaram, K Arumugam, mereka sedia untuk disiasat, namun katanya kes Scorpene juga perlu dibuka dan diperdengar kepada rakyat Malaysia. “Kami tidak punya masalah dengan siasatan, tetapi agensi kerajaan juga perlu adil. Siasat sekali kes Scorpene, buka kes dan beri penjelasan kepada orang awam,” kata Arumugam.

Pelancaran kempen itu pagi tadi berlangsung di Menara SSM di Kuala Lumpur.

Apa yang mengejutkan, keratan akhbar anti-Suaram turut ditayangkan kepada umum menerusi televisyen lobi menara agensi kerajaan tersebut, sedangkan siasatan masih berjalan.
“Saya juga hairan mengapa liputan siasatan kes ini begitu meluas, bukan sahaja di berita TV, malah di lobi agensi ini. Jelas ada pendakwaan terpilih di sini,” tegas Ivy lagi.
Kejar Suaram tapi Najib, Razak Baginda dibiar bebas

Pembelian Scorpene mencuri perhatian ramai apabila Syarikat Perimekar Sdn Bhd, yang dimiliki Abdul Razak Baginda, kenalan rapat Datuk Seri Najib Razak terlibat dalam pembunuhan model Mongolia, Altantuya Sharibuu, menerima komisen RM570 juta daripada kerajaan Malaysia untuk urusniaga itu.

Pelbagai desakan dibuat untuk meyiasat urusniaga yang meragukan itu namun sehingga kini tiada sebarang tindakan diambil baik ke atas Razak Baginda atau Syarikat Perimekar sendiri.
Susulan itu, Suaram melantik peguam Joseph Breham pada tahun 2009 untuk memfailkan kes terhadap firma pembuat kapal selam Perancis, DCN, yang terlibat dalam urusniaga itu.

Pendedahan itu bukan sahaja membongkar isu Scorpene dan rasuah komisen yang menjahanamkan wang rakyat tetapi turut melibatkan isu pengkhianatan penjualan maklumat ketenteraan negara dan ia benar-benar mengancam pemimpin utama negara yang jelas mempunyai peranan.

Disebabkan itu, kerajaan mengenakan pelbagai tekanan kepada Suaram selepas badan hak asasi itu bertindak memfailkan kes untuk diadakan siasatan terhadap skandal pembelian kapal selam Scorpene di Mahkamah Perancis.

Terbaru, Suaram ditohmah sebagai pengkhianat kerana mendapat bantuan dana asing sebanyak RM570,000 sejak 2007 dari yayasan Open Society Institute kepunyaan George Soros yang dilabel sebagai penyagak matawang oleh mantan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pada 1997.
Dana yang diperoleh ditegaskan oleh Pengarah Suaram, Kua Kia Soong tidak ada kena mengena dengan operasi perniagaan spekulasi mata wang Soros, sebaliknya diguna untuk pencerahan hak asasi manusia di negara ini.

Penerimaan bantuan asing bukan perkara baru bagi NGO Malaysia. Bantuan dari negara Arab dan Eropah tidak dipersoalkan. Hanya Suaram yang menjadi mangsa kerana berani mendedahkan skandal kapal selam Scorpene yang melibatkan Najib.

Untuk menunjukkan sokongan terhadap kempen ini, orang awam boleh ‘LIKE’ laman Facebook ‘Stand Up 4 Suaram/Bangkit bersama Suaram’ dan ikuti akaun Twitter @StandUp4SUARAM atau menggunakan ‘hashtag’ #StandUp4SUARAM.


Suaram sedia hadapi 'kemungkinan paling buruk'

NGO hak asasi manusia Suaram bersedia untuk menghadapi “kemungkinan paling buruk” dalam tindakan kerajaan ke atasnya, termasuk kemungkinan diisytiharkan sebagai pertubuhan haram.

Anggota sekretariatnya, Cynthia Gabriel berkata Suaram bersedia untuk menghadapi kemungkinan itu memandangkan menteri perdagangan dalam negeri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob menyatakan bahawa NGO berkenaan mungkin boleh dituduh atas beberapa dakwaan.

"Beliau juga membayangkan bahawa Suaram merupakan sebuah pertubuhan haram, jadi kita bersedia untuk apa saja," katanya.

Tambahnya, NGO itu hanya akan mendedahkan rancangannya apabila tiba masanya.

Gabriel berkata, Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) sengaja menggambarkan Suaram sebagai entiti berbeza daripada syarikat yang didaftarkan – Suara Inisiatif Sdn Bhd – untuk mengisytiharkannya sebagai pertubuhan haram.

"Kami percaya pihak berkuasa sebenarnya main kotor kerana mereka cuba bezakan Suaram dan Suara Inisiatif, sedangkan (kedua-duanya) satu (entiti) sama," katanya.

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Mengapa kami kibarkan sang saka Malaya?

Sejarah Malaya yang tidak tercatat dalam buku Sejarah kerajaan UMNO.....

Saya dan saudara Zairi shafai adalah individu yang bertanggungjawab membuat dan mengibarkan bendera Sang Saka Malaya dimalam sambutan kemerdekaan di Dataran Merdeka. Kami tidak mewakili mana-mana parti politik dari kerajaan mahupun pembangkang, kami mewakili golongan Anak Muda yang ingin menonjolkan kebenaran dan sejarah yang cuba ditenggelamkan oleh pihak yang bertanggungjawab, jauh sekali bermotif untuk menukar jalur gemilang kepada sang saka Malaya, kerana sang saka Malaya yang ditukarkan kepada jalur gemilang hari ini. Saya ingatkan penulisan ini bukanlah untuk mencari publisiti diri dan Rakan-rakan tetapi penulisan ini adalah bertujuan memberi pencerahan umum kepada masyarakat akan tujuan asal kami mengibarkan panji keramat itu.

Mungkin ramai yang tidak tahu akan kewujudan kesatuan terawal yang terlibat dalam menentang penjajah. Kesatuan Melayu Malaya (KMM) yang ditubuhkan pada 1938 adalah gerakan terawal menentang British. Di sinilah bibit-bibit penentangan penjajah berlaku. Ditunjangi oleh Ibrahim Yaakob bertujuan untuk melindungi Hak-Hak orang Melayu dan menentang penjajah British.

Pada tahun 1945, wujud pula Parti kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM). Parti ini merupakan parti politik Melayu yang pertama tertubuh di Tanah Melayu ketika itu. Matlamat utama penubuhan PKMM ialah untuk menuntut kemerdekaan penuh bagi Tanah Melayu dan menentang sebarang bentuk penjajahan Inggeris. Parti ini dipelopori oleh Mokhtaruddin Lasso, Ahmad Boestamam dan Dr. Burhanuddin Al-Helmy. PKMM mempunyai dua saya iatu Angkatan Pemuda Insaf (API) yang di ketuai oleh Ahmad Boestamam dan Angkatan Wanita sedar (AWAS) yang diketuai oleh Ustazah Shamsiah Fakeh.
Bagaimanapun beberapa bulan kemudian apabila Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) bergabung dengan PKMM, Dr Burhanuddin Helmi telah mengambil alih pucuk pimpinan sebagai presidennya yang kedua. Dalam bulan Disember 1947, PKMM bertukar lagi pucuk pimpinan dan kali ini disandang oleh Ishak Haji Muhammad sebagai presidennya yang ketiga. Dengan pertukaran pucuk-pucuk pimpinan itu PKMM tidak lagi condong kepada komunisme sebaliknya bersifat nasionalisme.




Dr Burhanuddin membawa PKMM ke arah mewujudkan Melayu Raya iaitu satu gagasan Kesatuan Malaya-Indonesia yang merupakan salah satu perjuangan utama PKMM. Pada dasarnya perjuangan PKMM adalah didorong oleh keazaman untuk mendapatkan kemerdekaan penuh dari Britain. PKMM lebih cenderung bagi Tanah Melayu menyertai Indonesia bagi mendapat kemerdekaan pada 1949.

Apabila UMNO ditubuhkan, PKMM telah menyertainya bersama badan-badan Melayu yang lain, tetapi selepas itu telah keluar darinya apabila tidak setuju dengan pemasukan simbol keris dalam bendera UMNO dan tidak puas hati dengan sistem satu badan (tidak mengira saiz) satu undi dalamnya. Akhirnya, badan-badan yang 'berhaluan kiri' (menentang Inggeris) meninggalkan UMNO dan UMNO tinggal 'berhaluan kanan', yang lebih mesra Inggeris. PKMM juga berusaha menubuhkan Pusat Tenaga Rakyat (PUTERA) iaitu gabungan parti-parti politik radikal Melayu dan kemudian bergabung pula dengan All-Malaya Council of Joint Action (AMCJA) yang bertujuan menentang kandungan Perjanjian Persekutuan 1948 bagi penubuhan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.

Perjuangan PKMM dilabel oleh Inggeris sebagai 'berbau' komunis dan dengan itu beberapa orang pemimpinnya telah ditangkap serta dipenjarakan. Akhirnya pada 18 Jun 1948, PKMM (dan beberapa parti anti-penjajah lain) telah diharamkan dan darurat diisytiharkan oleh pihak berkuasa British dengan persetujuan Yang Dipertua UMNO, Dato' Onn Jaafar.

Sang Saka Malaya adalah panji perjuangan mereka dalam menuntut kemerdekaan ditanah Melayu. Panji ini juga pernah berkibar megah digunung semanggol, Perak yang menjadi kubu Hizbul Muslimin yang diketuai oleh Ustaz Abu Bakar Baqir yang diasaskan pada 17 Mac 1948.

Oleh yang demikian, saya bersama saudara Zairi merasakan bendera ini layak dikibar pada malam kemerdekaan selain dari Jalur Gemilang. Penuh dengan pelbagai cerita pahit maung perjuangan disebalik sang saka Malaya ini......Posted by Serigala Selatan

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