PRIME MINISTER’S PRESS SECRETARY STATEMENT ON DONATION CONFIRMATION BY SAUDI ARABIAN FOREIGN MINISTER

15 April 2016

We note yesterday’s statement by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, who said that their donation to the Prime Minister was genuine, that nothing was expected in return, that the Attorney General has thoroughly investigated the matter and found no wrongdoing, and that Saudi Arabia considers the matter closed.‎


 This confirms what the Prime Minister maintained all along, and what multiple lawful authorities concluded after exhaustive investigations: the funds were a donation from Saudi Arabia.

 This also proves that the wild allegations pushed for one year by Tun Mahathir Mohamad and his Anti-Najib Campaign are completely false.

 Tun Mahathir’s lies were motivated by personal interest, not care for Malaysia or the people. It was an attempt to use deception to unseat a democratically-elected government, just to save the political career of Tun Mahathir’s son, Dato' Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.

 Western media who allowed themselves to be used to propagate false politically-motivated allegations should apologise to the Malaysian people.

 And Tun Mahathir should held responsible for the damage he has inflicted on Malaysia’s reputation.”



DATUK SERI TENGKU SARIFFUDDIN

PRESS SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER

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From Malaysia Today:

By Raja Petra Kamarudin

For those of you who do not quite understand Bahasa Malaysia and cannot quite follow what A. Kadir Jasin is saying in the piece below, no need to fret.

The long and the short of it is he is telling us that he knows something but he cannot tell us what it is and we shall very soon know what that something which he cannot tell us is.

This is sort of like when we were kids and a friend would tell us that he or she knows a secret but he or she cannot tell us what that secret is.

And then our friend would smirk with satisfaction knowing that he or she knows something we all do not know.

So what is it that Kadir knows which we do not know and which he cannot tell us and which in the near future we are going to find out? It is supposed to be something earth shattering. It is supposed to be the mother of all stories. It is supposed to be an event to overshadow all events.

Well, actually I know what Kadir knows and which he will not tell us and which we are supposed to find out in the near future and which is an event that is going to move the earth and heaven (and probably hell as well).

And since Kadir will not tell you then let me tell you instead.

Now, Kadir being Kadir, meaning Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s horse and a key player in the ANC (Anti-Najib Campaign), whatever secret he is keeping close to his chest can only be something favourable to the ANC and not good for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.

Is this going to be the end of Najib? Are we going to see Mukhriz closer to the office of the Prime Minister? Kadir told his friends that this month of April is the final month for Najib.

I have heard that before.

First it was July 2015, then August, then September, then October, then November, then December.

And now it is supposed to be April 2016.But why the hurry? If it is true that if Najib remains Prime Minister then Barisan Nasional and Umno are going to get kicked out in the next general election in 2018, why not just wait another two years and then Barisan Nasional and Umno will get kicked out and in that same process Najib will get kicked out together with his party?

Well they cannot wait for two reasons.

The first reason is they do not want Barisan Nasional and Umno to get kicked out.

“But then Mahathir and the ANC are working with the opposition?” you may ask.

Wrong. Mahathir is not working with the opposition. He is just using the opposition to oust Najib. And the opposition thinks it is using Mahathir instead to kick out Barisan Nasional and Umno.

Let me put it another way to make it clearer.

Normally, a client goes to a prostitute and pays the prostitute for a screw. In Mahathir’s case, he gets to screw the prostitute and the prostitute pays him. And that is what Pakatan Rakayat is: a prostitute that gets screwed and then pays for it.

Anyway, the second reason for the hurry is because the Bank Negara Governor has only about a month to go before she retires. So, if they want to act, they have to do it within this next month. And that was why Kadir said we do not have long to wait to find out what the secret that he is keeping and which he cannot tell us is.

Before that, let me flashback to what I told you in the middle of last year about the four very senior officers of Bank Negara who are involved in the conspiracy to oust Najib.

I even mentioned their names.The very next day, Bank Negara issued a press statement denying that allegation. They then lodged a police report and called in their lawyers for a meeting. The plan was they were going to sue me for slander.According to my fly on the wall in the meeting room, the lawyers advised Bank Negara to sue me only if they have nothing to hide.

However, if their hands are not really clean, then they should reconsider the plan to sue me or else it will backfire.

Bank Negara then made a decision to drop the plan to sue me.

So what does that tell you?

Are their hands clean or dirty? If their hands are clean why did they back off from suing me? And why did the lawyer even bring this up? Does the lawyer know that Bank Negara’s hands are not clean and was that why he advised Bank Negara to think very carefully before suing me?

Anyway, on 2nd July 2015, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran a story based on what they claim were documents related to an investigation on RM2.6 billion of 1MDB’s money being transferred to Najib’s personal bank account.


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Because of WSJ, most people believe that Najib took RM2.6b and kept in his account - either sapu all or used it to "buy" elections in GE13.

Many also laughed at Najib when he first said most of the money had been returned and he did not personally benefit from the money.

Many also did not believe our Attorney General and laughed at him saying that he lied that Najib returned most of the money.

But finally, WSJ itself also admit two days ago that "investigators" agree that most of the money has been returned - even though for many months they never told us the money was returned.

So, who you want to believe now? Najib, WSJ, AG or Mahathir?

Who keeps changing their story? Najib and AG or WSJ and Mahathir?

So, we now have a case of someone who supposedly sapu the money but now have given back the sapu money?

Najib is not very good in the "corruption" business, is he? Keep giving back billions which he could have sapu.

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Investigators in two other countries, while agreeing most of the $681 million ultimately was returned, believe the money originated with a Malaysian state development fund called 1MDB that the prime minister founded, according to people familiar with the probes.

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Press Statement by Datuk Huan Cheng Guan
Vice-President, Parti Cinta Malaysia

FinanceAsia: Misleading Malaysians 

While FinanceAsia may have hit the headlines with its rating of our Prime Minster, few may have realized a few vital facts that reveal the insidious intent of that article.

In its history, this is the first time FinanceAsia has labeled so negatively its lowest ranking Prime Minister of the 12 it normally assesses annually.

Try googling Asia’s Worst Finance Minister 2015 or 2014 etc and you will find that only the one for 2016 appears with the wording "Asia's Worst Finance Minister".

In 2015, the lowest ranked Prime Minister assessed by FinanceAsia(at Position no. 12) was Taro Aso (http://www.financeasia.com/News/394289,finance-minister-of-the-year-8212-part-1.aspx) and FinanceAsia never ever labeled Taro Aso the way it labeled our Prime Minister.

Then, FinanceAsia said this about Taro Aso:

Japan’s Taro Aso rates lowly because he has presided over a weakening in fiscal weakening during his tenure.

It delved into Japan’s sales tax hikes, the drop in tax revenue and budget deficit, hike in spending, and the debt-to-GDP ratio, which means they DID assess some economic indicators.

In sharp contrast, the first three paragraphs of FinanceAsia’s write-up of our Prime Minister are all about 1MDB, including a full paragraph devoted to the 1MDB report by Wall Street Journal.

An uncanny coincidence or a carefully calculated attack?

Subsequent paragraphs were on oil prices, our country’s budget, GST and TPPA – nothing like the assessment for Taro Aso or any of the other PMs rated no 9, 10, and 11. None of the following statistics about Malaysia was highlighted.

Look at the following tables on Malaysia’s GDP and GDP per capita from the World Bank Group.

The trends prove PM Najib does NOT deserve the brickbats hurled so ruthlessly, maliciously in a seemingly well-orchestrated attack in synchrony and harmony with other detractors including The Wall Street Journal.

Source: Here

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The following graphs clearly indicate Malaysia is classified as an Upper Middle Class nation as its performance is well above that of East Asian and Pacific Nations.

FinanceAsia conveniently omitted mentioning how PM Najib has lowered the poverty rate from 3.8% in 2009 when he became PM to 0.6% in 2014.

Source: http://data.worldbank.org/country/malaysia#wbboxes-source-NY-GNP-PCAP-CD

If FinanceAsia’s allegation were true, our GNI would not be increasing steadily as shown in the following diagram.

Source: http://data.worldbank.org/country/malaysia#wbboxes-source-NY-GNP-PCAP-CD

Another vital point is that FinanceAsia did not dare to disclose the author of the article, which is attributed to FinanceAsia Editors unlike the 2015 article, which dared to name its writer – James DiBiasio. If you click on the hyperlink of the byline, it only leads the reader to a list of articles by the editors who remain nameless. Only Wikipedia listed Alison Tudor-Akroyd as the editor.

This brings us to one valid query. What is the motive of FinanceAsia in writing such a damaging and insulting article that has never ever graced its website?

Is there any financial patronage for this article that clearly shows their intention is to smear and to tarnish the good name of PM and Malaysia?

If FinanceAsia are interested in making POLITICAL STATEMENTS, then focus only on politics. If they genuinely commenced on economics and financial matters, then, they should do more research on their subject instead of just writing and commenting base on hearsay.

FinanceAsia certainly owes Malaysians many explanations as to why there are such damning and misleading discrepancies in its write-up.

The FinanceAsia article is clearly mal-intended and politically motivated to discredit Malaysia and its Prime Minister, and the article is clumsily put together toward that end. In all honesty, the fact doesn't concur with the sentiment attempted to be portrayed by FinanceAsia. Whom are they trying to fool?

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BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Published: 26 January 2016 10:55 AM | Updated: 26 January 2016 1:37 PM

Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali says today no one will be prosecuted in relation to the probes into SRC International and the RM2.6 billion channelled into the prime minister's bank accounts. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, January 26, 2016.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, the attorney-general said today, after close to six months of investigations into the RM2.6 billion channelled into the prime minister’s bank accounts and into Finance Ministry-owned firm, SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, who is also public prosecutor, today told a packed press conference at his office in Putrajaya there was “insufficient evidence” to implicate the prime minister.

“Based on facts and evidence, no criminal offences have been committed by the PM in relation to three investigation papers.

See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/a-g-holds-press-conference-to-discuss-src-rm2.6-billion-probes#sthash.t2ZeYSBB.dpuf

Extracted from: Here

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Sejak semalam tersebarnya satu gambar menerusi aplikasi wassap dan membawa kepada facebook bahawa Najib makan daging mahal yang mencecah sehingga 19k bayarannya.

Gambar berkenaan viral kerana gamaknya rakyat mempercayai Najib memang mempunyai perwatakan sebegitu.

Penyebaran gambar berkenaan turut dikaitkan dengan pemilik restoran Me'nate Steak Hub yang kononnya kediaman Perdana Menteri memesan hidangan berkenaan dari restoran terkemuka tersebut.

Walaubagaimanapun, ia dinafikan oleh pemilik restoran berkenaan.

Klik sini untuk selanjutnya.

Laporan NST tentang isu in boleh dibaca di sini.

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As critical as the bilateral relationship between the US and China is, last month’s signing of the trans-Pacific Partnership provides a timely reminder that there is more to Asia than China. When Malcolm Turnbull goes to Kuala Lumpur for the East Asia Summit he will find a dynamic member of ASEAN that has recovered strongly after financial contagion spread across the region in 1997 and 1998. As the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde has observed, thanks to its sound economic policies the Association of Southeast Asian Nations came through the crisis “strong and resilient”. Quite an achievement for relatively small, exposed economies.

Malaysia, the ASEAN chair and its third-largest economy, is arguably the best case in point. Prime Minister Najib Razak is the object of much domestic (and some international) criticism but, particularly in the TPP context, it is surely worth recalling his remarkable economic record. Since 2010, Malaysia has grown by an average 5.3 per cent a year. While growth this year is estimated to slow from 6 per cent last year to 4.7 per cent, it is still comfortably outpacing its northern neighbour Thailand, which is expected to grow by just 2.5 per cent this year. Growth has generated jobs.

Since Najib became Prime Minister, 1.8 million jobs have been created. As a result, Malaysia’s unemployment rate has dropped to 3 per cent — one of the lowest in the region and half or less than that of Indonesia (6 per cent) and the Philippines (6.8 per cent).

Economic growth averaging more than 6 per cent a year since 1970 not only means that Malaysia’s gross domestic product is now some 15 times larger than 45 years ago. It has transformed the economy in which agriculture dominated, accounting for 31.8 per cent of GDP in 1970, to a manufacturing and services-based economy accounting for 76.5 per cent of GDP, with agriculture contributing only 9.2 per cent.

Growth has also seen a transformation of living standards, average household income increasing more than 20-fold. Malaysia did well in the decades after 1970 in harvesting the low-hanging fruit of economic development.

As a result, Malaysia is on the cusp of crossing the $US15,000 per capita GDP threshold into the tier of advanced-income countries — a goal Najib made the centrepiece of Malaysia’s 2016-2020 economic program.

That this is a realistic ambition is because Najib, who has also been Finance Minister since 2008, has the experience and has shown the required leadership. He acted pre-emptively to strengthen the public finances, essential as a buffer against global trends. According to the IMF’s most recent Article IV consultation, “fiscal consolidation is well timed, appropriately paced, and remains on track”. Last year, Najib took the courageous step of using the window created by falling oil prices to eliminate expensive and poorly targeted petrol and diesel subsidies, at the same time introducing a broad-based 6 per cent goods and sales tax — the lowest in the region — to strengthen the country’s tax base and reduce its reliance on volatile oil and gas revenues. The fiscal deficit, which has almost halved since Najib became Prime Minister, is on course to be eliminated by 2020. This is the stuff of sophisticated economic management.

Progress on fiscal consolidation is especially impressive given the importance of maintaining social cohesion in such an ethnically diverse community of Malays, Chinese, Indians and others in an economy drawing in large numbers of seasonal migrants. As the IMF noted, strengthening Malaysia’s social safety is an integral part of Najib’s fiscal strategy. Bold measures will always generate controversy. The real point is that good economic management needs them. And Najib has done it.

This bold reform builds on substantial past progress. In 2012, Najib introduced a minimum income guarantee that helped lift 2.9 million people out of poverty. Since 2009, the income of the bottom 40 per cent of households has increased 50 per cent faster than the average. Cutting taxes has also formed part of Najib’s drive to accelerate the income growth of the bottom 40 per cent. Overall, the poverty rate declined from 49.3 per cent in 1970 to 0.6 per cent last year, meaning Malaysia has effectively eliminated hardcore poverty.

Women’s empowerment is also raising household income and Malaysia is the ASEAN leader in closing the gender gap. A higher proportion of management positions in Malaysia is held by women than in Hong Kong and Singapore. Last year, Najib set Malaysia the goal of having women in 30 per cent of decision-making positions.

In its consultation, the IMF listed the principal risk to Malaysian’s continued growth as being more challenging external conditions and exposure to international capital flows. However, it said this risk is mitigated by Malaysia’s flexible exchange rate, credible monetary policy and its fiscal consolidation. According to a Bloomberg markets survey in March, Malaysia tied with Chile in fifth place for the most promising emerging market nation and ranked as the No 1 ASEAN member.

The Malaysian model combining social inclusivity and pro-market economic policies has delivered one of the most impressive growth records in southeast Asia, one of the most dynamic regions in the world. This is a country at a historic juncture in development terms, making the right decisions as it climbs the development pole. You don’t do that without the tried and tested leadership of someone like Najib.

John Dauth is a former high commissioner to Malaysia and a former Australian high commissioner to Britain.

Written by John Dauth, The Australian 

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JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today confirmed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has agreed to be interviewed over the RM2.6bil transferred into his personal account.

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed said the prime minister will give his full cooperation to assist in the investigation.

He said MACC is still awaiting a suitable date and time to enable them to record a statement from the PM.

"MACC hopes the matter (recording the statement) can be done by the end of the year," he said.

Abu Kassim was speaking at a press conference after attending a basic training completion event for MACC officers at the Johor MACC headquarters, today.

Abu Kassim was responding to a statement by Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, whom yesterday had asked MACC to record Najib's statement concerning the RM2.6 billion.

Apandi, in an interview with an online portal, had said he had instructed MACC to finalise its probe into former 1Malaysia Development Bhd subsidiary, SRC International, and the RM2.6 billion.

Source : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/pm-agrees-give-statement-macc-over-rm26b-donation

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Verifiable hard facts that you should know about 1MDB - part 1.

PetroSaudi International is founded and owned by Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud - the 7th son of the then King of Saudi Arabia.

Here is proof of ownership as confirmed by Sarawak Report itself.

Owned by the Prince., Initial paid-up was USD500,000 - which is actually more than 1MDB's fully paid-up capital of RM1 million.

Excerpt from Sarawak Report's article dismissing Prince Turki of being just "one of dozens of children:

He is not a so-called "minor" prince among dozens - as alleged by Sarawak Report. By all accounts, he was a favoured son of the King and was made Deputy Governor and eventually, the Governor of the Riyadh province - the second largest province in terms of both area  and population. Its capital is the city of Riyadh, which is also the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Not only did the King make Prince Turki the Governor of the capital city but he was also made a Cabinet minister of the Saudi Arabia government.

Future Governor of the Province and Capital City of Riyadh and favoured son of the absolute King of the oil-rich Saudi Arabia wants to steal USD1 billion from another country? Please....

No "minor son" or unimportant person would be made Governor of the region with their country's capital city.

The Joint-venture between 1MDB and PetroSaudi was initiated within a short time after a July 2009 meeting between Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, Prince Turki and Prime Minister Najib Razak.


Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 21 October 1971) is a member of the House of Saud and the seventh son of late King Abdullah, the ruler of Saudi Arabia then. He served as deputy governor of Riyadh Province from 2013 to 2014 and as governor of Riyadh Province from 14 May 2014 to 29 January 2015.



PM Najib was introduced to Prince Turki by the late King Abdullah and told by the late King to work with his son's company when Najib went on a four-day official visit to King Abdullah in July 2009 - one month BEFORE these pictures of Najib with Prince Turki on the boat ride were taken.



In this meeting, King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud had expressed the possibility of Saudi Arabia participating actively in Malaysia in the Islamic banking sector, expanding participation in the Islamic services and product manufacturing sectors and also raising its equity in the country.

Filepix shows Najib meeting King Abdullah in July 2009 - one month before Prince Turki and Najib took pictures on the yatch

Shortly after meeting with PM Najib on the boat, Prince Turki then wrote officially on his Royal letterhead to PM Najib to proceed further with the joint-collaboration between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, in the form of PetroSaudi and 1MDB.

Prince Turki letter to Najib after the meeting

Prince Turki's letter enclosed PetroSaudi's CEO letter addressed to PM Najib too - which specifically mentioned the meeting between Prince Turki, King Abdullah and Najib.

PetroSaudi has the full backing of the Saudi Arabia government, as can be seen in this 2010 letter from their embassy which states that this Joint-venture will improve the relationship between both countries.

Petrosaudi's own bank, Banque Saudi Fransi also testify to the ownership of PetroSaudi and their financial strength.


Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) (Arabic: البنك السعودي الفرنسي) is a Saudi Joint Stock Company established by Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M/23 dated June 4, 1977.

Saudi Govt owned bank confirming Prince Turki and Tarek are owners of PetroSaudi and confirming their financial strength.

And just 5 months after this boat trip and photos, on January 17th 2010, PM Najib made another 4-days official trip to Saudi Arabia where he was  conferred Saudi Arabia's highest honor, the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit (1st Class) by King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

“I consider this a manifestation of the close relations enjoyed between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, and it symbolises a huge potential for us to cooperate in various fields, not only in the common interest of the two countries but also for the benefit of the larger Muslim community,”  said Najib then

Just 4 months after setting up the 1MDB JV with HRH's son, Prince Turki's PetroSaudi - on Jan 17, 2010  Najib was conferred Saudi's highest honor,  the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit (1st Class) by King Abdullah Al-Saud.






PM Najib did the right things as he was asked by King Abdullah to do business with his Prince's company as part of Saudi Arabia-Malaysia collaboration which is supported by the Royal Saudi embassy and 1MDB got back all their money and made a decent profit - above their cost of funds.





It would be quite ridiculous that PetroSaudi owner the future governor of Riyadh, Prince Turki, the seventh blood son of the then King Abdullah - the custodian of the two holy mosques and the absolute ruler of Saudi Arabia - would want to pakat with Jho Low to cheat Malaysia of USD1 billion.


After all, Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil producer and exporter with a GDP more than twice the size of Malaysia.and FOREX reserves of USD280 billion.





Saudi Arabia and their Royal family are not hard-up for money at all.





Sometimes I am amazed how Sarawak Report and the opposition can get so many people to believe the absolutely ridiculous story that the son of the absolute king of wealthy Saudi Arabia would collude with a foreign fat Malaysian Chinese man to cheat Malaysia of USD1.83 billion.





And true enough - 1MDB got back every single ringgit they invested and made as much as USD500 million (RM1.8b) from this joint venture in three short years - a fact that has been audited by TWO separate international audit firms KPMG and Deloitte over 4 years and shall be confirmed once again by our Auditor-General in their special audit - with full documentation and proof too.

Was 1MDB's funds in PetroSaudi ever at risk?

Think carefully. Do you think the Absolute Monarch of oil-rich Saudi Arabia would like world-wide headlines to scream:



"Blood son of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah cheats Malaysia government out of USD1 billion" ?




I don't think so.




RECAP: In 2009-2011, 1MDB invested a total of USD1.83b into the PetroSaudi.

Initially, it was a 60-40 shares investment but after the Turkmenistan-Azerbajian oil field venture collapsed months later, 1MDB's share equity investment was converted into redeemable, convertible and guaranteed Murabaha loan notes that carried 10.4% interest.

In 2012, these Islamic debt papers were redeemed and 1MDB ended up with a 49% stake in PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd (PSOSL). The value of the 49% stake was US$2.2bil (RM6.8bil).

1MDB eventually sold the 49% stake to Bridge Partners Interna­tional Investment Ltd in August the same year, and received promissory notes amounting to US$2.32bil (RM7.18bil) from Bridge Partners.

In the same month, 1MDB through its subsidiary Brazen Sky Ltd invested the promissory notes into Bridge Global Absolute Return Fund SPC and Bridge Partners Investment Management Company (Cayman) Ltd.

Dividends from the earlier Murabaha notes and Bridge fund units amounting to USD300m cash were also received by 1MDB and spent on interest payments and other uses.

Recently, it was revealed by Wall Street Journal and then confirmed by 1MDB that these USD2.32bil Cayman units were fully guaranteed by the Abu Dhabi Govt sovereign fund.

Much of these USD2.32b were redeemed and spent elsewhere by 1MDB and the remaining USD933m landed up as the infamous BSI "units not cash" in Singapore - but still guaranteed by Abu Dhabi.

These units have since been earmarked for the USD4.5b asset-debt swap with Abu Dhabi and USD1 billion was already paid upfront by them to 1MDB.

Sarawak Report, Tony Pua fan-boys, Tun M supporters and the many critics of 1MDB and PetroSaudi frequently point out that 49% of PetroSaudi Oil Services Limited is not worth USD2.3b and questioned why a "dodgy shelf company" can be worth so much.

In fact, during questioning in the PAC, one of the top auditing company in the world, Deloitte stands by their audit and valuation.




“Deloitte told us that they have seen the bank statements pertaining to the RM13.4bil of assets in BSI Bank. They can verify the value of the assets in question as they did a test on whether the assets were at fair value at that point in time for FY14,” PAC chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan said at a press conference after the inquiry.


“As of March 31, 2014, Deloitte said they had gotten independent valuation of these assets of RM13.4bil and the valuations tallied. Deloitte had not done any work for FY15, as they only did it up to March 31, 2014,” PAC member Tony Pua, who was also present, said.


The critics have said that PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd has no assets and hence the Bridge Capital funds are also worthless and do not exist.

In May 2010, an oil platform in Venezuela sank. And the Venezuela Govt then announced that it has leased a USD2.5 billion Songa Saturno offshore platform from the company called PetroSaudi Oil Services Limited

Bloomberg reported this and said Petrosaudi’s Songa Saturno platform, which will be used to develop offshore natural-gas resources, joins the Petrosaudi Discover rig in replacing the Aban Pearl platform that sank near Trinidad and Tobago in May of that year.

It is amazing that Bloomberg and the Venezuela govt had the foresight in the year 2010 to become UMNO-BN cronys to help lie to the world to cover up the fact that PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd is worthless.

Not only has the company got offshore platform and drillships, it is clear they have long-term contracts - and hence the value of the company could certainly be in the billions - certainly not shelf company or zero.

They probably made up the news and the expensive rigs and contracts do not actually exist and any images of them were probably photo shop edit.



To summarize: The Joint venture was with an important Prince who was governor of Saudi's capital city and son of  the absolute monarch of oil-rich Saudi Arabia.



The entire amount of 1MDB's investment of USD1.83b was returned with USD300m in dividends plus USD2.32 billion of fund units that are fully guaranteed by the Abu Dhabi Government - and the valuation of these units are confirmed multiple times by one of the largest auditor company in the world, Deloitte. .



These units have been redeemed and the money used with Abu Dhabi Govt paying USD1 billion cash for the remaining units held in BSI Singapore.



So, where is it in the chain shows that money is lost or stolen?.


Can any 1MDB critic care to explain this? Tony or Tun M, perhaps?

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Lim Guan Eng’s recent speech at Oxford University, England last week deserves closer scrutiny.

No natural resources?

According to that speech,  LGE said Penang  is the second smallest state “with no natural resources but has progressed to achieve high-income economy status through good governance, rule of law, integrity in leadership and sheer human talent”.

Many writers have acknowledged the scarcity of natural resources in Penang but to overgeneralize in such an absolute statement to declare Penang has NO natural resources at all is certainly wrong. Just last month, Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas said in his 77^th birthday speech that Penang does not have much natural resources (tinyurl.com/pxb3cg6).

Worse still, LGE’s bizarre statement shows he does not read the reports from Invest Penang, especially the April 2015 report (tinyurl.com/q939yyo) which stated:

Table 1 estimates that although Penang’s mining and quarrying sector registered the highest growth of  14.5%in 2014, the sector’s share in Penang constituted merely less than one per cent of Penang’s total GDP.

High-income hopes hobbled by the 30% depreciation in the ringgit?

LGE declared “that the precipitous drop in the value of the ringgit due to extraneous factors such as the 1MDB RM42 billion financial scandals on world currency markets, makes Penang technically not a high-income economy this year.”

What Lim Guan Eng stated in Oxford is in sharp contrast with what was reported by “a state think-tank, Penang Institute headed by Dr Lim Kim Hwa from Cambridge University, that explores new ideas and how to make them work.”

I quote from the Penang Economic Outlook – 2015 by Dr Lim Kim Hwa (tinyurl.com/pbvvbl7):

The external macro environment, in particular the crude oil price, the timing on the start of the rise in US interest rates and its ensuing impact on financial capital flows, will introduce higher volatility to Malaysia’s economy, including the risk of twin deficits. Nevertheless, Penang is expected to continue to contribute trade surpluses in 2015 due to the weakening of the Ringgit, and the state budget is expected to remain in surplus.

LGE’s pessimistic outlook contradicts what Invest Penang reported (tinyurl.com/q939yyo):

Penang’s GDP has been growing over the last five years. Following the recent release of data on Malaysia’s GDP growth for 2014 by Bank Negara Malaysia, the state GDP has improved to 5.9%, posting a  0.2 percentage point higher than that of the previous projection made in January 2015 (Figure 1).

RM1 billion to build affordable housing in the state?

In the Oxford speech, LGE announced that a public fund of RM1 billion had been set aside by his government to build affordable housing in the state and that the money was from an auction of a piece of land on the island via an open tender to the highest bidder.

According to LGE’s  speech (tinyurl.com/qdfnavj) given at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for Public and Affordable Housing Scheme in Jalan SP Chelliah (March 17^th 2015):

“The state government has established the Public Housing Fund and Affordable Homes Fund, the largest by a state government in Malaysian history, worth RM 500 million to build 22,545 public housing units ( less than RM 72,500 ) and affordable housing units ( less than RM 400,000 ).”

How can it be that in a 7-month span from March 17^th to October 16^th, the budget for affordable housing ballooned from RM500 million to RM 1 billion?

The Auditor General report in 2010 showed that Lim’s administration failed to build even a single low-cost house since governing the state.

Penang tabled a RM992.82 million budget for 2015 with an estimated deficit of RM230.31 million, the fourth consecutive deficit budget for the state since 2011(tinyurl.com/omobwz6) with a 5.22% increase (RM44.04 million) in management expenditure this year. This was to increase funding to Penang Development Corporation for the affordable housing scheme and additional allocation to fund social programs.

Therefore, the figures and developments just do not make sense.

Money, Money, Money

The expenditure on glam projects is also quite alarming. LGE announced the state government is rejuvenating the historical central market of Sia Boey into be a Heritage Arts District with RM 100 million (15 million pounds) which will include a public art museum.  Note that the state budgeted only 27 million on tourism so how will this expenditure be met? Is such a huge amount justified when the main need of Penangites is affordable housing, bearing in mind state affordable housing prices are not that affordable when buyers have to pay for add-ons.

LGE also announced the state spent RM20 million without expecting any returns on “an accelerator programme known as @CAT at an elegant historic building within the George Town's heritage enclave offering very low rates for coding classes, students and start up entrepreneurs to gain access to mentors and shared services”.  How would the RM million be spent? Is it wise to expect no returns?  

Most shocking is LGE’s statement that his government “made rubbish collection as part of a strategy to provide decently paid jobs to those at the bottom 40% households” by offering  jobs at RM1300 per month for the job of a rubbish collector. There were 10 times more applicants than the 2,500 positions available, all Malaysians.  

Subsequently, he asked the Seberang Prai Municipal Council to take back these jobs from private contractors and offer them instead to locals by directly employing them at a higher salary.

The next part of his speech shows why he declared he is a failed accountant at a Penang ACCA forum in 2012 (tinyurl.com/d9loxjk):

The plan worked and even though we are spending 40% more than before or extra RM30 million, but at least we can say that we are feeding 2,500 families rather than allowing the profits to be enjoyed by the private contractors.

Original wages: 900rm x 2500 workers x 12 months = 27 million

New wages: 1300rm x 2500 workers x 12 months = 39 million

Increase in costs with the change in policy = 12 million or 44.44% (not 40%)

Thus, his statement in the speech is wrong. They are spending 44% more, not 40% and the increase is RM12 million, not RM30 million.

More importantly, is it wise for the state to make such a move that incurs extra expenditure?

I would encourage more learned Malaysians to test what LGE has written in other parts of the Oxford speech and all his other speeches. The discrepancies in content show telling the truth seems to be a problem but distortions are a gift.

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Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysian Chinese have contributed exceptionally to the growth of the nation, which was why they were not “pendatang”.

Pendatang means immigrant in Malay. The word is often used as a slur to described non-Malays.
“You are the sons of Malaysia.

“You were born, grow up here and when the time comes, will be buried here.

“The reality is that we are here as Malaysians and we must fight as Malaysians with a sense of unity,” the Prime Minister said in his speech as Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman during Gerakan’s 44th national delegates conference here today.

In January this year, Najib had also referred to Malaysian Indians as “the sons and daughters of this soil”.

Later in his speech at the Gerakan conference, Najib  went on to assure the Chinese not to be worried over remarks made by one or two individuals, as BN’s policy was to uphold a multi-racial society based of the principle of moderation and wassatiyah (Islamic moderation) towards a progressive Malaysia.

Citing an example, he said Malaysia is the only South East Asian country to allow for Chinese education to continue, a policy which was “here to stay”.

“But we all must believe that national harmony, cohesion and unity are ideals that we must aspire for.
“There will be great challenges and it won’t be easy because ideally we all must be educated under one roof.”

The BN chairman said once in a while there will be bumps along the way, but the important thing was a clear roadmap ahead.

-The Rakyat Post-

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MEDIA STATEMENT
Charges Against Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Matthias Chang

On Monday, 12 October 2015, Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer, Matthias Chang were charged under section 124L of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the Penal Code for attempting to sabotage Malaysia’s banking and financial systems.

The action has been questioned by certain parties, including in the article published in the Star on 12 October 2015, titled ‘Dr M, Ku Li team up to slam Sosma detention of 1MDB critics,’ as being an abuse of the government powers.

The Attorney General’s Chambers clarifies that both Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer, Matthias Chang are charged under section 124L of the Penal Code and not the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA).

The Attorney General’s Chambers further clarifies that the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) is a procedural law that provides special measures to facilitate the investigation and prosecution ‘security offences”. The definition of ‘security offences’ makes it clear that the SOSMA is not limited to terrorism or terrorists.

The ‘security offences’ to which the Act applies are those listed in the First Schedule to the SOSMA. When SOSMA was enacted, the listed ‘security offences’ were offences under Chapter VII of the Penal Code (Offences against the State) and Chapter VIA of the Penal Code (Offences related to terrorism).

In 2014, the list was extended to include Chapter VIB of the Penal Code (Organised Crime) as well as offences under Part IIIA of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. The list was further extended in June 2015 to include the Special Measures Against Terrorism in Foreign Countries Act 2015.

Section 124L, of the Penal Code is an offence under Chapter VI of the Penal Code. It was one of seven new offences introduced into Chapter VI of the Penal Code in 2012 through Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2012. It is therefore a ‘security offence’ to which SOSMA applies.

The seven new offences are namely:

Activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy (section 124B)
Attempt to commit activity detrimental to parliamentary democracy (section 124C)
Dissemination of information (section 124H)
Sabotage (section 124K)
Attempt to commit sabotage (section 124L)
Espionage (section 124M)
Attempt to commit espionage (section 124N)
These offences were in addition to the reenactment with modifications of certain offences which used to be in the Internal Security Act 1960, namely the new sections 124D, 124E, 124F, 124G, 124L and 124J. The above explanation can be seen in the Explanatory Statement to the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2012.

Section 124L, of the Penal Code provides that ‘Whoever attempts t commit sabotage or does any act preparatory thereto shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which extend to fifteen years.’

In this regard, section 130A of the Penal Code defines the term ‘sabotage’ to mean an act or omission intending to cause harm, among others, to the maintenance of ‘essential services’ while the term ‘essential services’ is defined to include banking and financial services.

The Attorney General’s Chambers provides this clarification on the provisions of law that have been applied in the case of Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Matthias Chang to prevent any further misleading statements, regarding the relevant provisions of law.

However, the Attorney General’s Chambers is not at liberty to divulge any facts pertaining to their cases as the matters are pending before the court.

ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS MALAYSIA
13 October 2015

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Status is conferred by virtue of the position one occupies in society but strength comes from within.

In the eyes of many, the PM is perceived as weak or less capable than his predecessors are but upon closer scrutiny, just when one thinks Najib is about to be snuffed out by his enemies, he emerges – stronger than before.

The trail of events in the last two years echoes the boxing career of Muhammad Ali, especially of the famous Rumble in the Jungle fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Zaire, October 30, 1974.

In Kinshasa, Zaïre, the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman fought against challenger Muhammad Ali who won by knockout, just before the end of the eighth round.

No one expected Muhammad Ali to win, but he did.

Similarly, Najib has been under siege from various angles, each more intense than the previous, but he survived each attack even though the odds were against him.

Each time people expected him to quit or to be kicked out, his Bugis heritage surfaces from beneath the courteous elegance.

Strength wells up and he executes the right hook, an undercut and a jab smack at his the faces of his foes just when they least expected it.

Najib prevailed and won, albeit the next round comes far too quickly. Still, he is always ready.

A good example is the recent sacking of the former DPM, Tan Sri Muhyddin, whom many perceived as a threat as concerned Malaysians felt he might be part of TDM’s game plan to reposition his beloved son higher in UMNO hierarchy.

Hence, Muhyddin, the once-upon-a-time knight in shining armour who flatted Badawi was knocked out of the game sans any successor to pursue the agenda.

Contrary to many spins, our PM had been against the September 16 red shirt rally. Before the rally, rumours flew via social media of a conspiracy to trigger unrest so that emergency rule could be implemented.

Utter rubbish indeed.

A week after the rally, Tan Sri Annuar Musa revealed our PM only allowed the event to proceed after much persuasion by organizers.

The real reason for his hesitation was his concern that the rally could “would irk the Chinese and had constantly reminded organizers not to stoke racial tensions.”

When the September 16 rally emerged with no untoward incident, the PM’s detractors, who had long before had enough time to plot another move against they PM, they inflicted their return blow for Tan Sri Muhyddin’s sacking by releasing the Al-Jazeera video on the murder of Altantuya.

Even so, Najib successfully warded off the criticisms hurled against him and others.

Following that, the Malaysian Insider reported that Mahathir Mohamad raised the possibility of current Prime Minister Najib Razak being arrested by Interpol if he leaves the country.

Well, that statement has failed to ruffle any feathers as our PM stepped into New York peacefully for a working visit, which includes attending the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.

Let’s not forget the absurd and irrational Mahathir-Sarawak Report-Justo-Tony Pua- Tong Kooi Ong- Ho Kay Tat- etc connection which only gave Malaysians a serious disconnect from all the contradictions, revelations, admissions and nonsensical flip flops.

Are there any more extensions to every failed plot that has yet to bring down our PM?

Will Najib emerge unscathed with attacks looming above his head and coming from all quarters?

Is that the main concern or should we focus our attention on the diabolical conspiracies, plots and schemes in the battle to oust our PM – a war landscape which has affected Malaysians at large?

Speak up, Malaysians! Let's hear it from you.

Source: HERE

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Today's Malaysian headline was dominated by an article by The New York Times that PM Najib is apparently under investigations by a federal grand jury for allegations of corruption.

The New York Times was also the same newspaper that published Tun Mahathir's interview back in June 2015 which slammed PM Najib, UMNO and the Malaysian Govt and was published on the same day that Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was supposed to attend and address the United Nations Security Council meeting.  This lead to Anifah Aman writing an open letter to the New York Times and slamming Tun Mahathir for his indiscretion saying it is regrettable to sere Tun M undermining Malaysia in the foreign press.

Amazingly, today the UN Security Council is again in session - the first time since June. In fact, PM Najib is on the way to New York now for the UN's General Assembly and their 70th anniversary celebrations.

The timing.of the publication of this article is very suspicious and seems designed to embarrass PM Najib and Malaysia at the UN.

Why I came to this conclusion is based on the following points from today's New York Times article:

1) The persons investigated are Najib's step-son (Rosmah's natural son from her previous marriage) Riza Aziz and also his buddy Jho Low.

New York Times are saying that Najib is also investigated because presumably Reza is related by marriage to Najib while Jho Low is presumably also Najib's friend.

It is important to note that Najib is not personally being investigated himself for corruption as he has no known properties in the USA.

At this point, it is important to note that Jho Low has been listed companies in Malaysia since the year 2007 and 2008 - before Najib became Prime Minister and 1MDB was not even in existence. He was already wealthy then and also had access to serious Middle-Eastern money via his friendship and partnerships with the various royal families even then.

On the other hand, Riza has been producing movies since 2010,

And before this, Riza holds a BS degree in Government & Economics and an MS in Politics from the London School of Economics. He is also a registered authorized person with the UK Financial Services Authority and worked as an investment banker for many years in London.

As a producer, Riza is also in charge of getting investors for their movie projects. It does not mean he himself funded the entire project - that is not what a producer does. Riza had said that there are quite a list of investors who funded his film projects.

But Riza has indeed been successful in producing the Wolf of Wall Street, which grossed more than USD400 million in worldwide ticket and DVD sales - one of the top 200 most commercially successful films of all time and beat out films such as Superman Returns, Ice Age, Mad Max Fury Road, Batman Begins and many others.

Riza's next firm Dumb and Dumber II was also commercially successful and grossed USD170m in ticket sales.

It is clear that Riza has the means and the smarts to make money too and we should not begrudge him this as he is playing in the biggest game of all - Hollywood.

2) The property purchases in questions date back to Oct 2012. But somehow, the New York Times links this to the USD681m (the famous RM2.6b) deposited by a Middle-East campaign contributor to Najib's accounts - which was only deposited in March 2013 - a month before GE13..

Therefore, it is weird for New York Times to link this later deposit with the earlier purchase of apartments much earlier - unless you can hutang first (buku 555 style) when buying properties in the USA.

3) This property purchase was then exposed by the New York Times on February 8 this year around the time that Anwar Ibrahim was sentenced to jail for sodomy. Amazingly, New York Times also took the trouble to translate their article on their website to Chinese and Bahasa Malaysia - presumably because there must be a large population of Malays staying in New York.

This is very strange because not a single other article in the New York Times have a Bahasa Malaysia version.

3) The investigations in the USA appears to have been started by Sarawak Report making a complaint in the USA in March 2015 where Sarawak Report seems to be accusing the USA authorities of not taking things seriously and letting these "criminals" like Jho Low and Najib run free and not taking any action.

Further complaints against Najib to the USA were also apparently made by selfie-fan and Tun Mahathir stalwart Khairuddin Abu Hassan and Tun Mahathir's ex-political secretary Matthias Chang.

Mathhias has revealed that both of them had been talking to the USA embassy and were schedueld to be in New York this week to meet with the FBI regarding 1MDB.

Both of them had gone all around the world lodging cases against Najib and 1MDB with Switzerland, France, England, Singapore and Hong Kong authorities.

When you lodge a case, by law the authorities there are obliged to open an investigation.

This was the same case when Sarawak Report played up the matter Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman being investigated by Hong Kong's famed ICAC related to the case of businessman Michael Chia who was caught in the year 2008 for carrying RM40mil of cash into Hong Kong.

Sarawak Report even came up with lots of documents and flow charts in their so-called expose of Musa Aman in their article titled ""Hold On Trust For Aman" - More Devastating Evidence From The ICAC Investigation!

With such "detailed" evidence and documents, anyone reading that Sarawak Report would have been convinced of Musa Aman's guilt and ICAC would have thrown Musa Aman in jail.

Instead, in December 2012, the ICAC wrote to Musa Aman that he that he was no longer under probe for corruption for a RM40 million donation to the state Umno chapter.

ICAC explained to Musa Aman that it had started the probe after receiving a complaint against him, saying that this was required by Hong Kong’s laws on corruption.

But the agency said that upon completing investigations and filing a report with its Operations Review Committee (ORC), both the committee and the ICAC Commissioner had agreed not to take further investigative action “on the basis of the facts now known”.

The letter, which bore the ICAC’s letterhead, was signed off by principal investigator Tso Wai-Yan and was addressed solely to Musa at his office in Kota Kinabalu.

It took ICAC all of 4 years to clear Musa Aman but Sarawak Report and the now-dead Pakatan Rakyat played this Musa Aman corruption issue for years and frequently cited he is now under ICAC investigations and cannot escape due to overwhelming evidence - hence Musa will be going to jail soon.

But yet today, Musa Aman has been cleared by both ICAC and MACC and still remains Chief Minister of Sabah today.

Similarly, the pro-opposition NGO SUARAM filed a complaint on the Scorpene case to the French courts in the year 2010 which compelled the French authorities to start an inquiry.

In fact, in May 2012, SUARAM proudly announced that the French courts will be asking Najib to appear for questioning in the French Courts and that France will soon issue an Interpol Red Notice to arrest Najib if he refuses to attend.

Three years later, and 5 years after the initial report to France was lodged by SUARAM, we are still waiting for the France court to supposedly haul Najib in for questioning which they said was imminent.

In fact, this investigation actually worked against Pakatan and Suaram as it was determined by the French courts that Najib, Razak Baginda and Altantuya was never in France at the same time and that Altantuya was never hired as a translator as all meetings were held in English.

Even today's New York Times article admitted that the Federal Grand Jury investigations into Najib was at the very preliminary stage and will likely take many years to complete.

It appears that it has now become a favorite tactic by those with vested interest against the government to lodge report against our country's leaders overseas since by law, those countries have to act on any complaints and start investigations.

These investigations take years but during this period, they can continue to feed the frenzy and play up this issue -both with locally and overseas.

It makes for very good headlines - especially in the foreign press - which the opposition would then play up the issue saying it is an international embarrassment and that the evidence is so overwhelming that even the foreign governments have to investigate and that our leaders will be caught and jailed overseas if they travel abroad.

The opposition fails to reveal, however, that it was they who made those complaints overseas which prompted the investigations to start and hence all the fancy and damaging overseas headlines - all designed to cause harm and damage the credibility of Malaysia and our leaders.

Foreign governments don't simply start investigations on another govt or country unless an official complaint was lodged by someone else.

But these people don't care. They are not interested to find out the truth but merely interested in toppling others. Malaysia's reputation and credibility is not their concern.

Also, Tun Mahathir is also wrong for suggesting that Najib is afraid to go overseas now as he may be arrested. In fact, as we speak, Najib is overseas in UK for some meetings and will then travel to the USA for the UN celebrations in a few days.

Tun Mahathir is naughty for saying this as he forgot about the immunity granted to heads of states and also the fact that any investigations overseas will take years.

As we write, Khairuddin Abu Hassan is still in jail for a week under remand and is now under police questioning.


Khairuddin with Tun Mahathir take center-stage at the Nothing2lose forum in June 2015

Perhaps soon we will find out who ordered and funded him and Matthias Chang to travel all around the world to lodge reports against Najib and linked him up with all the foreign press for his interviews.

Eight months ago, Khairuddin was still a bankrupt and his penthouse apartment got auctioned off in January 2015. But strangely, months later after Khairuddin started attacking 1MDB, he managed to pay off all his debts and even went all around the world lodging police reports - Switzerland, France, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and the aborted USA trip.

It seems that these people have no problems inviting foreign interference into Malaysia's own investigations and our sovereignty as long as they and their political masters' objective is met.


Bankruptcy search confirming that Khairuddin has been bankrupt since May 2014


Auction of Khairuddin's house in Jan 2015

This will be an interesting story - depending on who or what Khairuddin Abu Hassan reveals under questioning by PDRM in this one week jail period.

As for Najib, if those famous authorities from USA, HK, Switzerland, Singapore, France and UK clears him from these RM2.6b and 1MDB allegations years later, then no one should question him on these anymore.

But it would be years later. By then, I am sure Najib's enemies will come out with newer allegations and continue the same practise of filing reports overseas and working with foreign media in order to embarrass and pressure him.

They have done it before, they are doing it now and they will do it again in future coz its cheap, easy and you get a few years worth of political bullets to use to attack your opponent.

Whether it is fair or not is an entirely different matter.

Written by LSS and sourced from HERE

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Di mesyuarat perwakilan Bahagian Pekan pagi semalam, saya melihat ramai rakan-rakan dalam parti komponen BN yang turut hadir untuk memberikan sokongan dalam perjuangan kita bersama.

Saya berasa amat terharu melihat kehadiran dan sokongan mereka. Saya dapat mengimbau kembali sejarah permulaan saya sebagai pemimpin hampir 40 tahun lalu selepas Allahyarham ayahanda saya meninggal dunia pada Januari 1976.

Ketika itu, saya telah dipilih oleh parti bagi Pilihan Raya Kecil pada bulan Mac tahun tersebut dan menang tanpa bertanding dan begitulah bagaimana saya bertatih dalam dunia politik.

Apabila disuruh oleh parti untuk bertanding, saya agak tergamam. Umur saya belum cukup 23 tahun dan saya bertanya pada diri sendiri, mampukah saya menggalas tanggungjawab yang berat ini?

Tetapi saya berazam pada masa itu bahawa saya akan menyambung legasi dan perjuangan ayahanda sebagai pemimpin anak jati Pekan.

Setiap perjalanan sudah tentu banyak cubaan dan dalam setiap keadaan itu Tuhan menjanjikan di sebalik sesuatu kesudahan ada kebaikan dan hikmahnya.

Satu keadaan yang pada mulanya kita anggap amat sukar adalah apabila UMNO diharamkan pada 1987. Kita lihat dunia cukup gelap pada ketika itu. Saya tak boleh bayangkan sebagai Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia pada masa itu apakah yang akan terjadi kepada parti kita.

Tetapi saya sedar bahawa dalam apa jua keadaan, perjuangan mesti diteruskan. Kita telah berikhtiar dan menggunakan kebijaksaan, berpakat serta mencari jalan bagaimana kita boleh membangunkan semula parti yang sudah banyak berjasa dan berbudi ini.

Alhamdulillah kita melihat UMNO lebih berjaya pada hari ini.

Dalam sejarah 40 tahun dalam politik, dulu tiada media sosial. Itulah faktor yang membezakan keadaan kita sekarang.

Dulu tidak ada senjata untuk mencerca, fitnah dan mengaibkan pemimpin mahupun ada juga cubaan jatuhkan pemimpin. Kalau ada pun, mereka hanya gunakan surat layang dan cara lain.

Hari ini, media sosial hanya di hujung jari untuk kita menyatakan sesuatu yang benar, atau menabur fitnah. Kita berdepan dengan satu suasana baru yang mana media sosial digunakan untuk menyebarkan kebencian kepada pemimpin sehinggakan budi pemimpin tidak bermakna.

Inilah mainan yang berlaku sekarang dan kebetulan pula ia berlaku pada masa saya sebagai pemimpin parti.

Kalau orang nak hancurkan parti, mestilah serang pemimpinnya. Kalau sudah hilang kepercayaan pada pemimpin, maka mudahlah parti itu tumbang pada bila-bila masa.

Dalam politik, bagi menjatuhkan seseorang pemimpin, akan ada pelbagai konspirasi dalam dan luar negara kerana ini semua nak menjatuhkan UMNO sebagai parti yang menunjangi kepimpinan dan pentadbiran negara.

Namun kita semua perlu jelas bahawa negara kita aman dan menjurus kepada kejayaan kerana dipimpin oleh parti keramat UMNO kita. Bersama-samalah kita faham kepada situasi politik di ketika ini.

Saya tidak akan kecewakan ahli UMNO dan rakyat Malaysia. Semua pemimpin menghadapi cabaran dan apabila dah masuk ke gelanggang, jangan kita keluar di tengah-tengah perlawanan.

Kita akan berjuang secara habis—habisan dan saya akan memikul tanggungjawab saya kepada parti dan rakyat.

Selagi saya mendapat sokongan parti dan rakyat, saya akan terus memimpin. Saya tidak akan berundur, Insya-Allah. Kita akan bergerak maju ke depan.

Terima kasih kepada rakyat Pekan yang menyokong saya sejak detik saya dijulang sebagai pemimpin dahulu.


Punca: Najibrazak.com

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KUALA LUMPUR: There will only be one rally on Sept 16 – the himpunan rakyat bersatu (people’s unity gathering) organised by the National Silat Federation or Pesaka.

However, those taking part may come in different coloured shirt and not just red or black, the colour to be worn by Pesaka members.

The organiser of the proposed red-shirt rally has now agreed to follow Pesaka’s lead and gather at Padang Merbok here.

The group came to the decision following Pesaka president Tan Sri Mohd Ali Rustam’s statement that the federation would go ahead with their rally to protect the sanctity of the National Principles (Rukun Negara).

Mohd Ali said they were also compelled to hold the rally to counter Bersih which had continuously insulted national leaders through their rallies.

“We are silat exponents. If they insult our leaders, our Malay leaders, we feel insulted, too,” he said at a press conference here yesterday.

He also said that those who were “racially angry” or out to create trouble or promote racism were not welcomed.

He said the rally was opened to all Malaysians, regardless of race.

Mohd Ali added that Pesaka would not be selling any T-shirts to promote the rally as they would be wearing black, the colour of the silat movement.

He, however, said those who would like to join were free to wear any colour that they wish to.

Red-shirt rally media coordinator Rafi Awang Kecik said although the group would be joining Pesaka at Padang Merbok, they still planned to leisurely walk from Bukit Bintang to the field.

“There is nothing wrong with people walking on the street wearing the same colour to showcase solidarity.

“We have set up a security control team to stop troublemakers,” he said.

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Media statement by 1Malaysia Development Berhad

Issued on 10 September 2015
For immediate publication

“Practise what you preach”

1MDB is disappointed to note the admission by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member YB Tony Pua that he introduced discredited journalist Clare Rewcastle-Brown to Datuk Tong Kooi Ong and Ho Kay Tat of The Edge media group. We further note media reports that YB Tony Pua has not denied knowledge that Clare Rewcastle-Brown was dealing with stolen goods.

In a statement today, YB Tony Pua urged 1MDB to “come clean” on the bond arrangements and guarantee by Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Corporation (IPIC). We remind YB Tony Pua that the key terms of the bond and the IPIC guarantee are contained in the notes to the 1MDB audited accounts dated 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014. These are publicly available documents. 1MDB had also provided a detailed answer to the Wall Street Journal report on 9 September 2015, defended its audited accounts and confirmed that it cannot comment on nor have knowledge of, the accounting arrangements of third parties such as IPIC or Aabar.

However, YB Tony Pua is quick to respond to detailed answers with even more questions. One can only conclude he is not at all interested in the answers. We note media reports quoting IGP Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Abu Bakar as saying, in relation to YB Tony Pua, that the police had opened an investigation paper under Section 120 of the Penal Code to probe alleged attempts to topple the government. The IGP is quoted as saying "Mind you, we do not investigate based on newspaper reports… (but) this was what he (Pua) had actually said. As such, we need to call him (in) again. He (Pua) himself had admitted that he had left out a few things when he was first called in. He could have forgotten then. Now only he remembered. So we will call him in.”

We hope YB Tony Pua will “come clean” with his answers to the police.

1MDB has consistently maintained that the appropriate forum to share information is to the lawful authorities investigating 1MDB, including the PAC. It would appear that YB Tony Pua, notwithstanding his role in the PAC, wants to be judge, jury and executioner for 1MDB.

1MDB is disappointed to hear of the alleged actions by YB Tony Pua. Whilst we have had differences of opinion with him, we respected his tenacity and focus. Now that YB Tony Pua is under investigation by the police, we urge YB Tony Pua to practise what he preaches to others and step down from the PAC, while he proves his innocence on the various allegations made against him.

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