Sunday, June 29, 2008
Pak Lah and his cronies screwed us again!
ECM Libra FInancial Group Berhad has a stake in Pos Malaysia Berhad (PMB) through it's acquisition of Avenue Capital Resources in 2006. That deal left a bitter taste in the mouths of those knowledgeable in the financial world as it was a clear case of insider's trading.
Note that Khairy Jamaluddin was a Director of Investment in ECM Libra in 2004 before he tendered his resignation after this infamous debacle. However, Pak Lah's closest crony, Dato' Seri Kalimullah is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ECM Libra.
Recently, PMB was given the job of giving out the cash rebates to replace of fuel subsidy. It is quite odd on why JPJ was not given this role but instead it was given to a postal service company. Instead of the more efficient and more relevant job function of the JPJ, these cash handouts responsibility were thrusted into the already mountainous variety of services PMB had to handle. The only defence that Pak Lah might see the appropriateness of this move is the many branches of post offices nationwide which the public can easily have access.
But now, let's see how Pak Lah and his cronies get extra money out of this purportedly 'for the rakyat' act of selflessness.
For every transaction, PMB will get 10 sen commission on every RM10 of that RM625 and RM150 (for cars and motorcycles respectively). That means, for every transaction, PMB will get RM6.25 for cars and RM1.50 for motorcycles in the form of transaction fees.
There is about 11 million cars and 8 million motorcycles in this country at the moment. Let's do the math :
RM6.25 x 11 millions = RM68.8 million (for cars) RM1.50 x 8 millions = RM12 million (for motorcycles)
A cool total of RM81 million for the whole exercise per year. Even if we use pareto principle and apply the 80/20 ratio, RM65 million (80% out of RM82 million) would still fall in their hands. And this does not include the commission from RM200 subsidy to be given to each fishermen in the country!
With RM117 million already paid out during the first day, I wonder how much PMB will collect by March 2009. This role was given to PMB and not JPJ because PMB is a public listed company (read: profit oriented) while JPJ is government owned entity (read : no cost to public).
It's even funnier that those who own cars 2,000cc and above were told to claim their RM200 rebate from the JPJ, not PMB. Why is this? Well, there are not many people with cars above 2,000cc in Malaysia anyway. And JPJ do not impose any fees.
This cunning way of trying to 'help' the poor while at the same time enriching one self is very much prevalent in Pak Lah's administration. What's worse, they are emptying the nation's coffers (from the Treasury) in the form of cash rebates and transfer a percentage of it into their own pockets (through fees paid into PMB and ultimately into ECM's bank accounts).
And that my friends is how the poor get screwed to help the rich get even richer! (Orang kaya menjadi bertambah kaya kerana orang miskin).
These poor people did not realize that they had helped finance Pak Lah's cronies indirectly
Thursday, June 26, 2008
NIGHTMARE OF MY LIFE
NIGHTMARE OF MY LIFE
Before I started my nightmare story … there elaboration for easy understanding.
Me & my love one owns a house for our own. My Love one suggest to give his parent a set of our house key, as they might able to help us on some emergency situation in future. As the same, I gave 1 set to my own parent as well for FAIR.
Since both parent have our house key, are they have the responsibilities to keep our home safe & sound? I’m sure your answer will be “YES, definitely!”
Now the story begins :
On 24th June 2008, 9.30pm plus, my love one have gone out to Yam Cha with his friends, left me alone at home. For security, I locked up all doors (metal steel door & tempered glass door) & windows, including curtains down. Since this is my own house, I’m free to do whatever I like to make myself comfortable.
I was online browsing webpage, searching some information I want. That’s was about 10pm plus. Suddenly there a vehicle stop by at my front gate, a man came down from the car & walk into my house compound without ringing my door bell infront of the gate. I start feel terrify & grabs my underwears to hide at my staircase & try to wear it back as fast as I could.
In the mean time, I heard that man use key open up my m.s door & tempered glass … my mind was thinking how come this guy have my house key? From where he got it? I don’t remember my love one or me have lost any key before. WHO IS THIS MAN? What is he going to do here? Will him hurt me? My heart beat getting faster & faster … cant help of shivering coz of fear.
Yes, I’m terrify, scare, afraid, shivering … I walk nearby the tempered glass door … pull away the curtain & look at this guy … when I saw him, I’m shocked & feel been betrayed & disappointed (I cant find a proper word that can describe my feeling at that moment)!! WHO IS HE? No other person but my love’s elder brother who just come back from china. He continue to walk in to my house like he enter his own house and ask me … where is my love one? He’s not at home? … JESUS CHRIST … whats the hell is he think he is?
I’m so angry … & grabs my belonging and run up to my bedroom. Immediately I call my love and yell at him to ask
· WHAT IS YOUR IDIOT ELDER BROTHER COME TO OUR HOUSE AT THIS HOUR WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS APPREANCES?
· WHO HE THINK HE IS?
· WHO GAVE HIM THE AUTHORITY TO ASK THE KEY FROM YOUR PARENT?
· WHO GAVE YOUR PARENT THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE OUT OUR HOUSE KEY TO YOUR BROTHER?
· DOES THEY KNOW HOW TO RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY?
· DOES THEY KNOW HOW TO ASK PERMISSION BEFORE ENTERING OTHER PEOPLE’S TERITORY EVEN IS THEIR OWN SON / BROTHER’s?
· DO THEY EVER THINK WHAT MY FEELING BEING TREATED THIS WAY? OR THEY JUST CARE FOR THE ELDER SON’S FEELING ONLY & IGNORE THE REST?
I know I shouldn’t blame my love one for the incident happen, but I’m so angry, I’m so need a way to release my anger & fear out of myself. The more I yell to my love one, I can feel that I nearly been swallow by the fear. My tears falling down immediately right after I hang up the call … all types of feeling / emotion arise to me.
I never had been so afraid before. I really lost hope on trusting my in law now. All their gave me is DISSAPOINTMENT! If I know this will happen to me, I wouldn’t let my love one to give his parent the key.
I told myself, since they choose to ignore my feeling & not being respect my human right … then they can’t blame me for not respect them as they are my in law. They deserve it as pay back for their action.
Whenever I think back what happen that night, my fear still there. I’ve been hurt so much …
This is not the 1st time they done it to me … & definitely this is the worst time!
How is your feeling is something like above & as follow happen to you :
- Simply use the key he get from my love’s parent & enter to our house like his own house even when the house owner (me & my love) at home. Does we transparent / invisible to him? Or he treated that house is HIS BELONGING, he is the house owner? Said graduate from university of Taiwan … bullshit! If he really study so much, he should know how to respect other people’s right, privacy! Then WHY still act like “human head with pig’s brain” (人头猪脑).
I really really ashame & dissappointed to have such disrespectful in law family!!!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
沙巴及砂拉越《独立二十条款》(The Twenty Points) 全文
第一条:宗教
在联邦宪法下,回教是联邦的官方宗教,但相同条款不适用与沙巴和砂劳越。这两州不应该被制定有
任何官方宗教。
第二条:语言
(a)在联邦宪法下,马来语(Bahasa Melayu)是为联邦的官方语言,
(b)在《马来西亚日》开始的10年内,英语必须被继续使用,
(c)英语也应该被列为沙巴和砂劳越的官方语言,对各州和中央政府沟通时可在无时间限制下使用英文。
第三条:宪法
马来西亚联邦宪法应建立在马来亚宪法的基础上,并在制定时获得各州的同意。与此同时,沙巴和砂
劳越的宪法也应被受重视。
第四条:联邦最高元首
沙巴和砂劳越无权角逐联邦最高元首一职。
第五条:国家的正式名称
应称为马来西亚(Malaysia)而不是马拉尤联邦(Melayu Raya)。
第六条:移民权
应与中央联合管理,但中央政府对沙巴和砂劳越的一切移民事务应先得到沙巴和砂劳越州政府的首肯。沙巴和砂劳越在入境与出境事务中有保留权。
第七条:王位继承权
沙巴和砂劳越都无权。
第八条:婆罗州化
联邦应加速沙巴和砂劳越公共服务系统的本土化。
第九条:英国官员
可担任沙巴和砂劳越原来的职务至到符合资格的新人上任为止。
第十条:公民权
凡是独立后在沙巴或砂劳越出生的婴儿应自动取得联邦公民权。
第十一条:税务与财务
沙巴和砂劳越有经营与控制自身之财务、发展基金和税务的权力。
第十二条:土著特权
沙巴和砂劳越的土著应享有与马来亚之马来人一样的特权,但沙巴和砂劳越不必完全跟随马来亚所设
定针对特权之方案。
第十三条:州政府
(a)首席部长应由州立法院之非官方代表选出;
(b)沙巴和砂劳越应采用类似联邦政府的部长制(Ministerial System),而不是州政治委员制(EXCO)
第十四条:过渡时期
在加入马来西亚的七年过渡期内(不一定得是加入马来西亚的头七年,也可是其他重大事件),沙巴和砂劳越之立法权力将由州宪法赋予,联邦政府暂无权力插手。
第十五条:教育原本的教育制度应获得保留。州教育事务应全权由州政府行使。
第十六条:宪法维护
未经过沙巴和砂劳越州政府的同意,中央政府无权修改或撤消联邦宪法内保护州人民与政府的条款。
第十七条:联邦国会代表权
在划分选区时应考滤沙巴和砂劳越州之人口分布与发展潜能。
第十八条:州首长
应命为Yang Di-Pertua Negeri。
第十九条:州名
应命为Sabah / Sarawak
第二十条:土地、森林与地方政府
联邦宪法赋予国家土地局与地方政府委员会的管理权将只局限在马来亚。沙巴和砂劳越州将在州宪法下管理本身的土地、森林与地方政府的事务。
Pendahuluan
Penubuhan Malaysia yang dikemukakan oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman pada 27 Mei 1961 dalam satu majlis jamuan yang diadakan oleh Persatuan Wartawan-wartawan Luar Negeri Asia Tenggara di Singapura telah dapat dilaksanakan pada 16 September 1963. Persekutuan ini terdiri daripada 11 buah negeri di Tanah Melayu, dua buah negeri Boneo iaitu Sabah dan Sarawak.
Penubuhan Malaysia adalah melalui Perjanjian Malaysia yang diadakan antara negeri-negeri tersebut dan menggabungkan pelbagai dokumen termasuk Rang Undang-Undang Malaysia iaitu Akta Malaysia 1963. Gabungan dokumen ini termasuklah syarat-syarat penyertaan dan peraturan perlembagaan terhadap Sabah dan Sarawak iaitu syarat 20 Perkara yang dirujuk untuk membentuk Malaysia. Perjanjian Malaysia juga tertakluk kepada kemahuan negeri-negeri ini bagi membentuk Malaysia yang dianggap sebagai satu gabungan rakan-rakan kongsi yang bersatu padu untuk membentuk sebuah negara baru dengan ciri-ciri masing-masing. Namun begitu, sebelum pembentukan Malaysia, satu siri perbincangan dan penyiasatan telah diadakan di antara bulan Mei 1961 dengan tarikh penubuhan Malaysia berhubung denagn syarat-yarat yang sesuia untuk persekutuan bagi enjamin kepentinagan negeri-neger Melayu termasuk Sbah, Sarawak yang pertma kali bergabuing dengan Malatsia.
Peringkat awal perkara telah dibincangkan oleh para pemimin dari lima buah negeri iaitu Tanah Melayu, Singapura, Borneo Utara, Sarawak dan Brunei dalam Mesyuarat Persatua Parlimen Komanwel Serantau yang diadakan di Singapura pada bulam Julai 1961. Ekoran daripad mesyuarat ini, pada bulan Febuari 1962, sebuah Jawatankuasa Perunding Perpaduan Malaysia (MSCC) telah mengeluarkan sebuah memorandum yang menyokong Malaysia dan memperlihatkan beberpa syarat am untuk Persekutuan. sebuah suruhanjaya penyiasatan juga telah dibentuk pada Januari 1962 iaitu Suruhanjaya Cobbold berikutan lawatan Tunku Abd. Rahman ke London pada bulan Oktober 1961. Suruhanjaya ini dipengerusikan oleh Lord Cobbld iaitu bekas Gebenor Bank England. Sementara ahli-ahlinya terdiri daripada Dato Wong Pow Nee dan Mohd Ghazali Shafie yang dilantik oleh kerajaan Tanah Melayu dan Antony Abell serta Watherston bai mewakili kerajaan British. Tujuan penubuhan suruhanjaya iniadalah untuk meninjau pendapar penduduk Sabah dan Sarawak tentag gagasan Malaysia. Hasil daripada tugas yang dijalankan ini didapati lebih kurang 80% penduduk Sabah dan Sarawk menyokong penubuhan Malaysia iaitu kebanyakan terdiri daripada Bumiputera dan 20% menenteng. Laporan ini diperolehi setelah suruhanjaya ini menerima tidak kurang dari 2200 pucuk surat dan memorandum daripada parti-pati politik, ahli-ahli mesyuarat kerajaan dan undangan, pembesar-pembesar, anak-anak negeri dan pemimpin kaum, lembaa bandaran, majlis bandaran, pemimpin-pemimpin agama, kesauan sekerja dan sebilangan besar orang ramai.Suruhanjaya Cobbold telah mengsyorkan supaya Perlembagaan Tanh Melayu yang ada dijadikan asa bagi membentuk perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia yang baru. Namun, beberapa pindaan perlu digubal untuk disesuaikan denga kemasukan negeri-negeri baru ke dalam Persekutuan. sehuibungan itu, jaminan-jaminan mustahak perlu dibuat bagi memastikan kepentingan khas negeri-ngeri Borneo terjamin. Oleh itu, negeri
Sabah dan Sarawak diminta menyediakan laporan mereka untuk meyertai Malysia. Laporan ini dikaji oleh satu jawatankuasa yang diwakili oleh kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, Britain, Sabah dan Sarawak. Maka terbentuknya satu jawatankuasa yang dikenali
sebagaijawtankuasa Antara-Kerajaan atau Inter-Governmental Ccommittee pada bulan Ogos
yang diberi tugas untuk:
Menyusun perlembagaan Persekutuan yang baru dan perlindungan khas untuk
Borneo Utara dan Sarawak. Jawatankuasa ini dipegerusikan oleh Lord Landsdowne dan
timbalanya ialah Tun Abdul Razak. Anggota lain terdiri daripada Donald Stephen, Abang
Haji Mustaffa, Temenggung Jugah, seorang wakil Britain dan seorang wakil Persekutuan
Tanah Melayu. Sebanyak lima buah jawatankuasa kecil berkenaan hal-hal perlembagaan, kewangan, undang-undang, perkhidmatan awam, dan membentuk kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia diwujudkan untuk mempertimbangkan hal ini. Sementara Sabah dan Sarawak mula menkaji untuk membuat beberapa tuntutan yang munasabah untuk menjaga kepentingan mereka sebagai Bumiputera sebelum memasuki Malaysia. Tuntutan ini dikenali sebagi 20 Perkara Sabah dan ia merupakan syarat-ayarat Borneo Utara memesuki Malaysia. Kebanyakan syarat-syarat ini diterima oleh IGC dan telah dimasukkan di dalam Perjanjian Malaysia.
TUNTUTAN 20 PERKARA SABAH DAN KEPENTINGAN KEPADA SABAH DAN SARAWAK.
Tuntutan 20 Perkara Sabah merupakan memorandum MSCC yang diusulkan oleh USNO, UNKO United Parti, Demokratik Parti dan United Pasok Momogun Organisation dan isinya adalah soal perlindunagan dan syarat-syarat Borneo Utara dan Sarawak menyertai Malaysia terutama dalam hal-hal kebebasan agama, bahasa-bahasa lain (selain Melayu), migrasi dan kepentingan-kepentingan Bumiputeranya. Hal ini, sememangnya disedati oleh pihak Tanah Melayu dan ternyata dalam sikap toleransi Tun Abd. Razak ketika memberi ucapan pada Akhir mesyuarat persediaan di Jesselton di antara katanya:
We have heard views of the people of North and Sarawak and we will now work out safeguards to bring about Malaysia.
berikut ini dihuraikan satu per satu 20 perkara tuntutan Sabah dan konsensi yang diperolehi oleh penduduk Sabah dan Srawak serta kepentingan yang diperolehi oleh kedua-dua negeri ini ekoran tuntutan tersebut.
Perkara satu - Agama
Di dalam tuntutan 20 pekara disebut:
walau pun tidak ada bantahan terhadap agama Islam menjadi agama rasmi Malaysia, tetapi tidak ada agama rasmi di Sabah dan Sarawak. Oleh itu, hendaklah diadakan jaminan untuk kebebsan agama. Setiap orang berhak menganuti dan mengamalkan agamanya dan tiap-tiap kumpulan agama adalah berhak menguruskan hal-hal agamanya sendiri, menubuh dan menyelenggara yayasan bagi maksud-maksud agma dan memperolehi serta memegnag dan mentadbir mengikut undang-undang. Semua kebebasan di atas juga tidak membenarkan apa-apa perbuatan yang berlarutan dengan undang-undang atau mengenai ketaatan awam, kesihatan awam atau akhlak. Bagi menjamin kebebasan agama ini terdapat undang Persekutuan yang memberi bantuan kewangan kepada Institusi Islam atau pekerjaan Islam, maka peruntukan yang seimbang juga diberikan kepada tujuan-tujuan kebajikan masyarajat di wilayah-wilayah Borneo iaitu Sabah dan Sarawak.
Perkara dua- Bahasa (Perkara 152 dalam perlembagaan)
Bahasa Melayu hendaklah menjadi bahasa Kebangsaan Persekutuan. Bahasa Inggeris akan
terus digunakan untuk tempoh sepuluh tahun selepas hari Malaysia. Bahasa Inggeris
hendaklah menjadi bahasa rasmi Borneo Utara untuk semua tujuan baik pad peringkat negeri mahupun Persekutuan had tempohnya.
(20 perkara-16)berdasarkan perkara ini, Bahasa Melayu hendaknya menjadi kebangsaan Persekutuan dan Bahas Inggeris terus digunkan untuk temph sepuluh tahun selepas hari Malaysia di Saah dan Sarawak. Sementara itu juga Bahsa Inggeris menjadi bahasa rasmi bagi Sabah dan Sarawak untuk semua tujuan baik di peringkat negeri mahu pun peringkat persekutuan. syarat ini, telah diterima oleh semua IGC dan telah pun mendapat tempat dalam perlembagaan dalam perkara 152. Syarat ini, dikemukakan kerana bahasa boleh digunakan sebagi alat menyatupadukan rakyat pelbgai kaum dan pelbagai sukuan terutama di Sarawak dan Sabah.
Perkata tiga- Imigrasi kawalan kemasukan orang ke mana-mana kawsan di Malaysia dari luar adalah terletak di bawah kuasa kerajaan Pusa tetapi kemasukan ke Borneo Utara perlu mendapat kelulusan kerajaan Negeri.
Kerajaan Persekutuan tidak boleh mengahklang kemasukan orang ke Borneo Utara untuk
tujuan keraja Negeri kecuali atas sebab keselematan. Borneo Utara hendaklah mempunyai
kuasa yang tidak terbatas bagi mengawal pergerakan orang-orang dari kawasan kawasan lain di malysia ke dalam Borneo Utara , selain daripada yang bekerja dengan kerajaan
Persekutuan di Borneo Utara. (Hlm 30)imigrasi hendaklah tetap dalam senarai persekutuan tetapi undang-undang hendaklah digubal oleh Parlimen untuk menentukannya, kecuali perkara-perkara tertentu, seperti permintaan masuk ke negeri-negeri Borneo ini mestilah diluluskan oleh negeri-negeri berkenaan. Undang-undang ini tidak boleh dipindah atau dihapuskan melainkan dengan persetujuan negeri -negeri tersebut. Borneo Utara juga hendaklah mempunayi kuasa yang tidak terbatas bagi mengawal pergerakan orang-orang dari kawasan-kawasanlain di Malaysia ke dalam Borneo Utara, selain daripada yang bekerja degan Persekutuan di Borneo Utara. Perkara ini dikemukakan demi menjaga kepentingan penduduk Sabah dan Sarawak supaya peluang-peluang yang terdapat di kedua negeri ini tidak diperolehi oleh orang luar. Ini memberi keuntungan kepada Sabah dan Sarawak kerana peraturan ini akan menyekat kemasukan orang-orang luar dan sesiapa yang mahu memasuki negeri-negeri ini perlu mendapat kebenaran kecuali yang bekerja dengan kerajaan Persekutuan.
Perkara empat - pelajaran & sistem pendidikan yang ada di Borneo Utara sejak arang hendaklah dikekalkan dan diletakkan di bawah kuasa kerajaan Negeri.Pelajaran sebenarnya hendaklah djadikan perkara Persekutuan, tetapi polisi dan sistem pentadbiran pelajaran di Sabah dan Sarwak berdasarkanperkara ini dikekalkan sepertimana kemahuan kerajaan negeri-negeri terebut sehinggalah kerajaan ini bersetuju mengubahnya. Dalam hal ini memberi peluang kepada kerajaan negeri menkaji perkara tersebut sebelum mengubahnya tau meminda sistem pendidikan di Sabah dan Sarawak untuk kepentngan rakyatnya sendiri.
Perkara lima - perkhidmatan Awam & Pengambilan perkhidmatan Awam oleh rakyat Borneo hendaklah dilaksanakan dengan secepat mungkin (hlm 41)tuntutan 20 perkara menekankan supaya pengambilan pegawai-pegawai baru di Borneo Utara hendaklah diberi keutamaan kepada penduduk di wilayah itu. Ini adalah bertujuan membuka peluiang kepada Bumiputera dan mengelakkan bukan Bumipiutera terutama kaum Cina daripada menguasai perkhidmatan ini kerana kaum ini lebih maju dalam pemdidikan berbanding penduduk tempatan .dalam perkara ini dinyatakan juga pelbagi hal yang menyentuh bidang perkhidmatan awam persekutuan, perkhidmatan awam persekutuan dengan negeri-negeri, pinjaman-pinjaman pegawai-pegawai, sekatan mengenai pembuangan kerja an penurunan pangkat kakitangan awam dan suruhanjaya-suruhanjaya dalam perkhidmatan awam. Selain itu suruhanjaya perkhidmatan awam berasingan hendaklah ditubuhkan di tiap-tiap negeri. Bagi menjaga kepntingan perkhidmatan awam di negeri-negeri Borneo, pegawai-pegawai yang da termasuk pegawai-pegawai dagang dinaikkan pangkat untuk ditukarkan ke perkhidmatan Persekutuan, tetapi tidak boleh ditukarkan keluar dari wilayah-wilayah Borneo tanpa persetuuan mereka.
perkara enam- kerakyatan & saranan-saranan dalam perenggan 148 (k) Laporan Suruhanjaya Cobbold hendaklah merangkumi hak-hak kewarganegraaan rakyat Borneo Utara dalam Persekutuan tertakluk kepada pindaan-pindaan berikut:
a) perenggan kecil (I) tidak harus mengandungi peruntukan menetapkan selama lima tahun.
b) Demi menyelaraskan kepada undang-undang kita, perenggan kecil (ii) (a) hendaklah
berbunyi "tujuh daripada sepuluh tahun" dan bukannya "lapan daripada dua belas tahun".
c) Perenggan kecil (iii) seharusnya tidak mengandungi sekatan berhubung dengan
kewarganegaraan ibu-bapa seseorang yang lahir di Borneo Utara seleas Malaysia metilah menjadi warganegara Persekutuan. hlm 52 Berdasarkan syarat kerakyatan yang dikemukan ini, tidaklah sewenwang-wenwangnya untuk menjadi warganegara Sabah dan Sarawak. Syarat ini juga dapat menghad seseorang sesiapa yang layak sahaja untuk menjadi warganegara kedua-dua negeri ini.
Perkara Tujuh- Dewan Undangan Persekutuan
ini hendaklah mengambil kira bukan sahaja jumlah penduduk Borneo Utara tetapi
juga saiz dan pretasinya dan dalam apa keadaan tidak harus kurang daripada
Singapura. Dalam perkara pemilihan dewan Undangan Persekutuan pertimbngan bukan
sahaja diberikan ke atas bilangan penduduk, tetapi juga kepada potensi dan prestasi
negeri tersebut. Perlantikan juga tidak boleh kurang daripada Singapura, oleh itu
tiap-tiap masjlis Undangan di Borneo hendaklah memilih 2 orang ahli Dewan Undangan
Negara. Sebagai tambahan, bilangan Dewan Undangan yang dilantik hendaklah ditambah 6
orang lagi kerana kemasukan Sarawak dan Sabah. Ahli-ahli baru yang dipilih dari Sabah
ialah 16 orang dan Sarawak seramai 24 orang. (kerusi percantuman di antara Persekutuan dengan Singapura telah diperuntukan 15 kerusi untuk Sinagapuara)
Perkara lapan- Perlembagaan negeri-negeri. ketua-ketua Menteri hendaklah dipilih oleh anggota Majlis Perundangan tidak rasmi. Sistem Menteri yang sempurna hendaklah diwujudkan di Borneo Utara. Berdasarkan perkara ini Ketua-tua negeri Borneo yang pertama hendaklah dilantik oleh baginda Queen dan Paduka Baginda Dipertuan Agung sebelum hari Malaysia untuk bertugas selam dua tahun. Sistem Menteri yang sempurna juga hendaklah dilaksanakan di Borneo Utara. Di Sarawak, ketua negeri telah dikenali sebagai Gabenor dab di Sabah sebagai Yang Dipertuan Negeri. Sementara masalah mengenai Perlembagaan Negeri dan Perlembagann Persekutuan akan ditentukan oleh Mahkamah. Perubahan-perubahan alin yang tertentu berkenan Perlembagaan Negeri Sabah sebagi Majlis tertinggi (Supereme council) dan Majlis Undangan sebagai Council Negeri.
Perkara sembilan- kuasa membuat undang. Pembahagian kuasa persekutuan dan Negeri seperti tercatat dalam Jadual 9,perlembagaan Malaysia:
Senari 1: di bawah Kuasa Persekutuan
Senarai 2: Di bawah Kuasa negeri
Senarai 2A: Tambhan kepada senarai negeri bagi negeri-negeri di Borneo
Senarai 3: Di bawah kuasa bersama dan
Senarai 3A: Tambahan kepada senarai bersama bagi negeri-negeri Borneo.
Pembahagian kusa membuat undang-undang dibhagikan kepada Majlis Undangan Persekutuandan Negeri. Majlis Undangan Persekutuan menentukan hal-hal ehwal luar, pertahanan, keselamatan dalam negeri, undang -undang sivil dan jenayah, peraturan dan pentadbiran keadilan, kerakyatan, jentera kewangan kerajaan, perdagangan, perniagaan dan perusahaan, perkapalan,perhubungan dan pengngkutan, kerja raya dan tenaga, ukur, buruh, koperasi hari-hari kelepasan, surat khabar, dan penyiaran dan syarikat-syarikat kerjasama. Sementra Majlis Undangan Negeri berperanan dalam perkara-perkara seperti undang-undang Islam, dan adat istiadat orang-orang asli, tanh, pertanian, hutan, kerajaan negeri, penyelidikan, ganti rugi dan sebagainya, bagi perkar-perkara yang termasuk dalam senarai bersam ialah kebajikan masyarakat, biasiswa, perlindumgan binatang liar, ternakan, perncangan bandar dan luar bandar, pengemis-pengemis dan penjaja, kesatuan dan kebersihan awm, parit, dan tali air dan pemulihan tanah-tanha lombong.
Perkara sepuluh- hak keistemewaan Bumiputera
Pada prinsipnya suku kaum Bumiputera di Borneo Utara hendalah menikmati hak-hak
istimewa seperti yang dinikmati oleh kaum Malyu ketika ini tidak semestinya boleh
digunakan untuk Borneo Utara.Hak kedudukan istimewa Bumiputera ini disediakan dalam
Perkhidmatan Awam termaktub dalam Artikel 161 A Perlebanngan Persekutuan. dalam Artikel ini memebri kedudukan Bumiputera di Borneo Utatara dengan hak keistimewaan oarang Melayu di bawah perkara 153.
Perkara sebelas- Peraturan dalam masa peralihan tempoh peralihan hendaklah tujuh tahun, dan dlam tempoh itu kuasa perundangan hendaklah diserahkan pada negeri Borneo Utara oleh Perlembagaan dan tidak sekadar diamanahkan kepada kerajaan negeri oleh kerajaan Persekutuan.
hlm 82 perkaraini dimasukkan ke dalam Perjanjian Malaysia atau Perlembagaan Persekutuan. tempoh peralihan diberi selam tujuh tahun dan kuasa perundangan adalah di bawah kuada kerajaan Negeri. Tujuan tempoh peralihan iniadalah untuk membolehkan peningkatan kesedaran politik di klangan rakyat negeri Sabah, supaya mereka aham akan tangungjawab mereka sebagai pemimpin kerana merka belum lagi mempunyai penglaman dalam mentadbir negeri sendiri sebelum penubuhan Malaysia.
Perkara dua belas-Undang-undang masa kini undang -undang mengenai perkara-perkara Persekutuan yang baru sahaja dikuatkusakan dalam sesebuah Borneo sebelum hari Malysia, hendaklah dijalankan danditeruskan walau pun di dapati tidak sesuai dengn sebarang peruntukan dalam perlembagaan sehingga diubah atau dibatalkan oleh kuasa tertentu.
Perkara ini membincangkan tentang undang-undang Persekutuan yang dikuatkusa di Borneo Utara sebelum hari Malaysia di negeri-negeri tersebut hendaklah dijalankan walupun diadapati tidak sesuai sehinggalah Perlembgaan diubah atau dipinda oleh mana-mana kusa tertentu.
Perkara tiga belas-Majlis Negara Bagi Kerajaan tempatan.
Kerajaan negeri-negeri terpaksa mengikuti polisi majlis ini sehingga kerajaan negeri-negeri memutuskan untuk berbuat demikian.
Perkara empat belas-Pruntukan kewangan Borneo Utara hendaklah berhak menjaga dan mengawal kewangan Tabung Pembangunan dan tarfnuya sendiri.
Give Back What Malaysian, esp. Sabahan Deserve!!! U Jerk!
Malaysian PerCapita Income USD 5000
VS
Singaporean PerCapita Income USD 25000
Further The Star made a comparison of prices in Thailand , Singapore and Indonesia .
For Thailand it is quoted at RM3.90/liter, however are they aware that in Thailand new cars are cheaper than Malaysia by RM10,000? They pay only one life time for their driving license? No renewal fee after that? Also that goes for road tax as well? And do TheStar also aware that you can drive all the way from Hadtyai to Bangkok on a six lane highway without paying any Tolls ??!!
Whereas here in Malaysia you have to pay yearly renewal for road tax , driving license and TOLLS, TOLLS, TOLLS!!!
For Singapore how can you quote RM 5.20 ? Please quote in Singapore Dollars because they are earning in Sing Dollars. You might as well say Europeans are paying RM10/liter. RM5.20/liter = Sing $ 2.20/liter, still cheaper than Malaysia in view of fact that Singapore is not a crude oil exporter. Are you saying that you fill up petrol in Singapore by paying Ringgit?
In economy, dollar to dollar must be compared as apple to apple. Not comparing like durian in M’sia is much cheaper than durian in Japan!! Of course-lah, Japan is not durian producer!!! Comparing Malaysian durian with Thailand durian make more sense!!
For Indonesia we might say is cheaper there at RM2.07/liter but compare that to their level of income!
Now, let us compare the price with OIL PRODUCING countries:
UAE – RM1.19/litre
Eygpt – RM1.03/litre
Bahrain – RM0.87/litre
Qatar – RM0.68/litre
Kuwait – RM0.67/litre
Saudi Arabia – RM0.38/litre
Iran – RM0.35/litre
Nigeria – RM0.32/litre
Turkmenistan – RM0.25/litre
Venezuela – RM0.16/litre
MALAYSIA – RM2.70/litre
RM 2.70!!! Individual perspective:
As of last month a Toyota Vios would ‘cause a damage’ of about RM 89,000.
In the international market, a Toyota Vios is about USD 19,000
USD 19,000 = RM 62,700 (using the indicative rates of USD 1 = RM 3.30)
That makes Malaysian Vios owners pay an extra RM 26,300.
This RM 26,300 should be cost of operations, profit and tax because the transportation costs have been factored in to the USD 19,000.
RM 26,300/ RM625 petrol rebate per year translates to a Vios being used for 42.08 years.
I do understand that the RM 625 is a rebate given by the government, but it also means that one has to use the Vios for 42.08 years just to make back the amount paid in taxes for the usage of a foreign car. Would anyone use any kind of car for that long?
Now with these numbers in front of us, does the subsidy sound like a subsidy or does it sound like a penalty? This just seems to be a heavy increment in our daily cost of living as we are not only charged with high car taxes but also with a drastic increase in fuel price.
With all the numbers listed out, I urge all Malaysians to join me in analyzing the situation further.
Car taxation is government profit, fuel sales is Petronas’ (GLC) profit which also translates into government profit. The government may ridicule us Malaysians by saying look at the world market and fuel price world wide. Please, we are Malaysians, we fought of the British, had a international port in the early centuries (Malacca), home to a racially mixed nation and WE ARE NOT STUPID!!!
We know the international rates are above the USD 130/barrel. We understand the fact that the fuel prices are increasing worldwide and we also know that major scientist are still contradicting on why this phenomenon is happening. Some blame Bush and his plunders around the world and some blame climate change and there are others which say petroleum ‘wells’ are getting scarce.
Again we go back to numbers to be more straight fwd
1 barrel = 159 liters x RM2.70/liter = RM 429 or USD 134
On 1 hand, we are paying the full cost of 1 barrel of crude oil with RM2.70 per liter but on the other hand the crude oil only produces 46% of fuel.
Msia sells crude oil per barrel at USD130 buys back Fuel per barrel at USD134. And not forgetting, every barrel of fuel is produced with 2 barrels of crude oil.
1 barrel crude oil = produce 46% fuel (or half of crude oil), therefore
2 barrel crude oil = approximately 1 barrel fuel
In other words, each time we sell 2 barrels of crude oil, equivalently we will buy back 1 barrel of fuel.
Financially,
Malaysia sell 2 barrel crude oil @ USD 130/barrel = USD 260 = RM 858
then, Malaysia will buy back fuel @ USD 134/barrel = RM 442/barrel
Thus, Malaysia earn net extra USD 126 = RM 416 for each 2 barrel of crude sold/exported vs imported 1 barrel of fuel !!!
(USD 260-134 = USD 126 = RM416)
So where this extra USD 126/barrel income is channeled to by Malaysian Govt?????????
Another analysis:
1 barrel crude oil = 159 liters.
46-47% of a barrel of crude oil = fuel that we use in our vehicles.
46% of 159 = 73.14 liters.
@ RM 2.70/liter x 73.14 liter = RM197.48 of fuel per barrel of crude oil. This is only 46% of the barrel, mind you. Using RM 3.30 = USD 1, we get that a barrel of crude oil produces USD 59.84 worth of petrol fuel (46% of 1barrel).
USD 59.84 of USD 130/barrel turns out to be 46% of a barrel as well.
Another 54% = bitumen, kerosene, and natural gases and so many more.
And this makes a balance of USD 70.16 that has not been accounted for.
So this is where I got curious. Where is the subsidy if we are paying 46% of the price of a barrel of crude oil when the production of petrol/barrel of crude oil is still only 46%?
In actual fact, we still pay for this as they are charged in the forms of fuel surcharge by airlines and road taxes for the building of road (because they use the tar/bitumen) and many more excuse charging us but let us just leave all that out of our calculations.
As far as I know, only the politicians who live in Putrajaya and come for their Parliament meetings in Kuala Lumpur (approximately 60+ km) are the ones to gain as they claim their fuel and toll charges from the money of the RAKYAT's TAX.
It is so disappointing to see this happen time and time again to the Malaysian public, where they are deceived by the propaganda held by the politicians and the controls they have over the press.
Which stupid idiot economist equates rebates for rich or poor with the cc of the vehicles? An average office clerk may own a second hand 1300cc proton Iswara costing $7,000 (rebate = $625) while the Datuk’s children can own a fleet of 10 new cars of BMW, Audi and Volvo all less than 2000cc costing $2 millions and get a total rebate of $625 x 10 = $6,250! Wow what kind of economists we are keeping in Malaysia...wonder which phD certificate that they bought from...
Misleading concept of Subsidy:
The word “subsidy” has been brandished by the BN government as if it has so generously helped the rakyat and in doing so incurred losses. This simple example will help to explain the fallacy:
Example:
Ahmad is a fisherman. He sells a fish to you at $10 which is below the market value of $15. Let’s assume that he caught the fish from the abundance of the sea at little or no cost. Ahmad claims that since the market value of the fish is $15 and he sold you the fish for $10, he had subsidised you $5 and therefore made a loss of $5.
Question : Did Ahmad actually make a profit of $10 or loss of $5 which he claimed is the subsidy?
Answer:
Ahmad makes a profit of $10 which is the difference of the selling price ($10) minus the cost price ($0 since the fish was caught from the abundance of the sea). There is no subsidy as claimed by Ahmad.
The BN government claims that it is a subsidy because the oil is kept and treated as somebody else’s property (you know who). By right, the oil belongs to all citizens of the country and the government is a trustee for the citizens. So as in the above simple example, the BN government cannot claim that it has subsidised the citizen!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S)
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol....
But here in Durban , We are also paying higher, up to R7.35 per litre. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre.
Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in Durban , we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.
One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and
Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of
16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bike in the early morning when the
ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground.
The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this
business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)
stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return.
If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.
Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up--most likely the
petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and
you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
Steve Caines
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TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol....
But here in Durban , We are also paying higher, up to R7.35 per litre. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre.
Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in Durban , we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.
One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and
Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of
16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bike in the early morning when the
ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground.
The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this
business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)
stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return.
If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.
Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up--most likely the
petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and
you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
Steve Caines
Sunday, June 8, 2008
1Borneo - Largest Shopping Mall @ Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Visit the official Page : http://www.1borneo.com/
Outer Look Of 1Borneo:
Inner Look of 1Borneo
Few Shops inside 1Borneo (there many more like PizzaHut, KFC, Mcdonnal, jigsaw Puzzle World, Boutique Shops, Lazo Diamond Stall, GSC Cinema, Starbuck Booth, 4 Hotels, Giant hypermarket, Tune Store, Living Cabin (银河社) .... etc) :
