I don’t talk much about who I am. Only BigDog actually sent me a private message on Twitter about four years ago asking if I am who he thought I am. I just said yes.

Being who I am also means I do not have to rely on The Edge to know of some things. On that same note even Rahman Dahlan could dig up more information on things, better than a certain person who had to rely on The Edge ever did. Being who I am also means I still have strong links with my father’s former contemporaries. These once junior officers are now very senior ranking officers, and loyal to their profession and to the institution of the force.  I had dinner with a couple of them tonight and of course the discussion that ensued ranged from the old days to the current political circus. Much was revealed about the things that have been happening in the backgroundI don’t talk much about who I am. Only BigDog actually sent me a private message on Twitter about four years ago asking if I am who he thought I am. I just said yes. Being who I am also means I do not have to rely on The Edge to know of some things. On that same note even Rahman Dahlan could dig up more information on things, better than a certain person who had to rely on The Edge ever did. Being who I am also means I still have strong links with my father’s former contemporaries. These once junior officers are now very senior ranking officers, and loyal to their profession and to the institution of the force.  I had dinner with a couple of them tonight and of course the discussion that ensued ranged from the old days to the current political circus. Much was revealed about the things that have been happening in the background.And what a revelation it was.It seems that a certain former senior minister had met up with the head of an opposition-led state government with thirty other MPs to discuss the formation of a coalition government to replace the current one.  Of course PAS was not invited, not the incumbents of course. There was also another similar meeting held at the KLGCC where around fifteen people attended. When the lead “guest” arrived, they changed the venue to a larger meeting room.This seems to tally with the recent raids by the police on the MACC. Of course The Edge would not tell you that the raid is about leaking information pertaining to the investigation so everyone could be led on to believe that this is all a conspiracy to cover up. And this coming from the same people who complain about criminals going scott free due to leaks.And being the person I am also means I know three other things: first, that the recent meeting with the Sultan of Johor by the former Deputy Prime Minister was not at the request of His Highness. Rather, it was arranged by a certain businessman who did not get to execute a project when Pak Lah was the Prime Minister. Second, that the former Attorney-General has to go for three dialysis sessions per week that takes up a whole work day each session. Third, the MACC head has been hospitalised to remove a growth near his spine. It is operable but has to be done quickly, and the good Tan Sri will be out of action for about a month.Of course, you would not be able to read the above on The Edge. Therefore I felt that I’d have to pre-empt any talk of conspiracies.Anyway, yesterday too there was a “guerrilla movement” (as described by the message originator) by a group of UMNO people, inviting non-UMNO party of the BN coalition members to join them in pressuring the Prime Minister to step down. When I asked my dinner companions, they just smiled and said, “Wait for it. We know.”And know they do, as do I.And we never knew this from The Edge.

And what a revelation it was.

It seems that a certain former senior minister had met up with the head of an opposition-led state government with thirty other MPs to discuss the formation of a coalition government to replace the current one.  Of course PAS was not invited, not the incumbents of course. There was also another similar meeting held at the KLGCC where around fifteen people attended. When the lead “guest” arrived, they changed the venue to a larger meeting room.

This seems to tally with the recent raids by the police on the MACC. Of course The Edge would not tell you that the raid is about leaking information pertaining to the investigation so everyone could be led on to believe that this is all a conspiracy to cover up.

And this coming from the same people who complain about criminals going scott free due to leaks.

And being the person I am also means I know three other things: first, that the recent meeting with the Sultan of Johor by the former Deputy Prime Minister was not at the request of His Highness.

Rather, it was arranged by a certain businessman who did not get to execute a project when Pak Lah was the Prime Minister. Second, that the former Attorney-General has to go for three dialysis sessions per week that takes up a whole work day each session. Third, the MACC head has been hospitalised to remove a growth near his spine. It is operable but has to be done quickly, and the good Tan Sri will be out of action for about a month.

Of course, you would not be able to read the above on The Edge. Therefore I felt that I’d have to pre-empt any talk of conspiracies.

Anyway, yesterday too there was a “guerrilla movement” (as described by the message originator) by a group of UMNO people, inviting non-UMNO party of the BN coalition members to join them in pressuring the Prime Minister to step down.

When I asked my dinner companions, they just smiled and said, “Wait for it. We know.”

And know they do, as do I don’t talk much about who I am. Only BigDog actually sent me a private message on Twitter about four years ago asking if I am who he thought I am. I just said yes. Being who I am also means I do not have to rely on The Edge to know of some things. On that same note even Rahman Dahlan could dig up more information on things, better than a certain person who had to rely on The Edge ever did. Being who I am also means I still have strong links with my father’s former contemporaries. These once junior officers are now very senior ranking officers, and loyal to their profession and to the institution of the force.  I had dinner with a couple of them tonight and of course the discussion that ensued ranged from the old days to the current political circus. Much was revealed about the things that have been happening in the background.And what a revelation it was.It seems that a certain former senior minister had met up with the head of an opposition-led state government with thirty other MPs to discuss the formation of a coalition government to replace the current one.  Of course PAS was not invited, not the incumbents of course. There was also another similar meeting held at the KLGCC where around fifteen people attended. When the lead “guest” arrived, they changed the venue to a larger meeting room.This seems to tally with the recent raids by the police on the MACC. Of course The Edge would not tell you that the raid is about leaking information pertaining to the investigation so everyone could be led on to believe that this is all a conspiracy to cover up. And this coming from the same people who complain about criminals going scott free due to leaks.And being the person I am also means I know three other things: first, that the recent meeting with the Sultan of Johor by the former Deputy Prime Minister was not at the request of His Highness. Rather, it was arranged by a certain businessman who did not get to execute a project when Pak Lah was the Prime Minister. Second, that the former Attorney-General has to go for three dialysis sessions per week that takes up a whole work day each session. Third, the MACC head has been hospitalised to remove a growth near his spine. It is operable but has to be done quickly, and the good Tan Sri will be out of action for about a month.Of course, you would not be able to read the above on The Edge. Therefore I felt that I’d have to pre-empt any talk of conspiracies.Anyway, yesterday too there was a “guerrilla movement” (as described by the message originator) by a group of UMNO people, inviting non-UMNO party of the BN coalition members to join them in pressuring the Prime Minister to step down. When I asked my dinner companions, they just smiled and said, “Wait for it. We know.”And know they do, as do I.And we never knew this from The Edge.

And we never knew this from The Edge.

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According to the London Evening Standard, Claire Rewcastle-Brown, 55, was "born in Sarawak to British parents in the days before the former British colony was handed over to Malaysia and lived in the region until the age of eight".

1. Why would a British citizen who only spent eight years of her childhood in Malaysia spend so much time in a website focussed on Malaysian politics? As the sister-in-law of Gordon Brown, surely her time, resources and networking can be better used for the British political landscape.

So why Malaysia, in particular, Sarawak and now 1MDB?

2. According to Foreign Policy, "The funding for her radio, she says, comes primarily from a single “European philanthropist” who wishes to remain anonymous; listeners also send donations through the website."

Why would a European philanthropist want to fund a station campaigning for Sarawak when there are so many problems plaguing Europe?

3. Can donations alone sustain that website? What about her expenses incurred for traipsing across the globe to meet the likes of Tony Pua etc? Can donations alone sustain the website, the radio station, her activities etc?

Who is funding all her activities and why?

4. According to Channel News Asia, "The owner and publisher of The Edge on Friday said they had met former PetroSaudi employee Xavier Justo to negotiate for the documents related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad's venture with PetroSaudi, but misled him into thinking they would pay US$2 million for the data."

NST reported "He admitted to misleading Justo, claiming it was as the only way to get hold of evidence to expose how a small group of Malaysians and foreigners had cheated the people of Malaysia of US$1.83 billion. 

According to Acqrate:

The Edge Weekly has a circulation of 23, 635 and a readership of 120 000.

The Edge Financial Daily has a circulation of 15, 000 and a readership of 50 000.

Does it make sense to you that a tycoon publishing financial weeklies with such small circulation and readership would even dream or offer to fork out US1.83 million for ONE SCOOP on the 1MDB that could offset a series of other stories that could have negative effects regardless of whether it is true or false?

Is it ethical to pay for information in investigative journalism?

Is it morally right to renege on an offer and to mislead a prospective source of 'illegally' acquired information?

Take a look at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism which clearly states how they operate and how they work hand in hand with other media to pursue research, investigations, reporting and analysis which is of public benefit by undertaking in depth research into the governance of public, private and third sector organisations and their influence. 

Why did The Edge have to stoop to such steps just to get information? 

Does it make sense to you?

5. Tony Pua is the Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara. He was elected to serve the  85, 401 constituents of Petaling Jaya Utara.

He WAS NOT elected to meet Claire Rewcastle-Brown to discuss the 1MDB issue.

If he is into investigative journalism, he should rethink his position as MP of Petaling Jaya Utara.

The 85, 401 constituents of Petaling Jaya Utara must ask Tony Pua:

MPTony Pua, "Why you running around South-East Asia from Indonesia to Singapore etc instead of looking after the interests of the 85, 401 voters in PJ Utara?

Please tell us the answers to these five questions, Claire Rewcastle-Brown, Tong Kooi Ong and Tony Pua.

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Malaysians must be aware that getting detractors such as Opposition and now, The Edge, to admit they might have made a mistake and to apologise is a virtual impossibility.

Ho Kay Tat’s statement “We will not apologize for the reports that have been carried” comes as no surprise. It only serves to emphasize the sheer arrogant unrepentance they have, in spite of the collateral damage wrought on Malaysia.

Just because the reports have not been challenged does not mean the authorities have endorsed these as true and valid. They want to see how far The Edge and other groups will go before going for the jugular.

At the same time, his statement that “no one has said that their reports are incorrect” shows how his mind is framed to exclude comments and criticisms strewn far and wide by various sectors on the veracity of reports from The Edge.
Malaysians do not give two hoots about whether Ho Kay Tat et al will say ‘Sorry”.

We want the entire group of people involved, including The Edge media group to take responsibility and to pay for the irreversible damage inflicted on this nation, our economy, our repute, stability, and prestige because of their irresponsible and malicious slants in their reporting.

Anti-establishment reactions such as the applause from the staff as soon as he entered the office after being given the three-month suspension by KDN shows the negative impact of all the 1MDB disinformation.

Yet they have the cheek to proclaim they “will continue to report on 1MDB.” Whether or not much can be written on 1MDB is not dependent on facts alone, but on the writer/s who in this case, clearly have a malevolent agenda.

Such brazen insolence, unrepentance, and non-compliance to this country’s legislations must be stymied. A three-month suspension is a slap on the wrist for all the damage caused by The Edge media group and their ilk.

The KDN must close down the media group totally and ban all existing and forthcoming digital platforms of the group. They should be punished because of what they have done in destabilizing this country’s political stability and economic growth. The Edge media group has no moral ground to continue its existence as it has no respect for this country’s laws or journalistic ethics.

The statement by Eric Paulsen to” let the public and market pressure assess whether the publication can be trusted or otherwise” defies common sense. If this group has been constantly feeding the population with disinformation and displays arrogance and lack of remorse, making unbiased decisions would be a real challenge.

Good journalism is not measured by the extent of which reporting is executed without fear and threat.

Good journalism share common elements including the principles of—truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness, and public accountability—as these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public.

On all counts, The Edge has failed miserably.

The fact that The Edge has no sense of all the above and its arrogant unrepentance is reason that it completely obliterated from this country physically and digitally.

Let it be a lesson to other delusional heroic wannabes that social order is a necessity for the continued existence of our nation. For that, laws are created, observed, and enforced.

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There is so much information flying around that many are suffering from 1MDB indigestion. To help us analyze the deluge of information, I have condensed selected statements for us to weigh the merit of each. Then perhaps you can clearly see who is telling the truth.

The Documents

JUSTO

• Admitted he had stolen (by downloading) company data - some 90 gigabytes worth - when he left in 2011.
• He gave the original documents to his ‘clients’ in electronic files.
• TMI reported: "I gave the original documents without any kind of alteration. "I can say that I gave those documents to two groups of people.
•  "One was Ms Rewcastle-Brown and 'her IT guy' and the other was the Malaysian businessman and his colleague," he was quoted as saying.

CLAIRE REWCASTLE-BROWN

• Claire has NEVER revealed FROM WHOM she obtained the documents and the 3 million emails.
• From whom did she get the documents?
• Claire said:"Why would I wish to alter anything?  
• If I had, why haven't 1MDB and PetroSaudi brought out the evidence of such altering in all of the last five or so months?" 

THE EDGE

• The Edge has NEVER revealed FROM WHOM they obtained the documents etc.
• From whom did they get the documents?
• The Edge said it had handed over documents, printed emails and a hard disk to Bank Negara Malaysia, pertaining to 1MDB's joint venture with PetroSaudi. 
• But from where did they  get those stuff?

TONY PUA

• Tony Pua has NEVER revealed FROM WHOM they obtained the documents etc.
• From whom did he get the documents?

Who do you believe - Justo, Claire, The Edge or Tony Pua? Info cannot simply drop from heaven.

Someone must have given it to the whistleblowers.

So who, if not Justo?

REASON FOR THE DOCUMENTS

JUSTO

He alleged that those he met had talked about using the documents "to try to bring down the Malaysian government", adding that they also referred to plans to "modify the documents".

CLAIRE REWCASTLE-BROWN

Claire described the ex-PetroSaudi executive's (Justo's) confession as "bunkum".

Remember? Last month Claire posted so many pictures of Justo and stood up for him while she waxed lyrical about his wife, baby in the post ‘It’s all lies about Xavier?” 

And now she calls him bunkum and TMI quoted Claire saying Justo was "full of untruths". Does this make sense to you? Why does she change tunes in less than a month? 

"Why would I wish to alter anything?  If I had, why haven't 1MDB and PetroSaudi brought out the evidence of such altering in all of the last five or so months?" ST quoted her as saying.

Note: The Edge, SR and Tony Pua never revealed how or from whom they received the information. All zipped up. All are endorsing each other. All are corroborating each other's statements. Logical?

How did they get the information?

So who, if not Justo?

THE BLACKMAIL AND THE DEAL

JUSTO

Justo  said he asked PetroSaudi for more money in 2013 beyond the huge compensation package he received when he quit his job, but they turned him down.

It was after this that he was introduced to Rewcastle-Brown through a contact in Geneva.

CLAIRE REWCASTLE-BROWN

Last month, Claire wrote in Sarawak Report:

“Friends and family are particularly upset about what they say are bogus allegations, again printed in the ‘exclusive reports’ in the New Straits Times, about blackmail. 

It is also notable that Justo joined PetroSaudi well after the joint venture deal with 1MDB and so could have had no personal involvement in the issue of Malaysia’s missing millions. 

“Justo was just involved in the petroleum activities of the company as it expanded after 2010.  For him it was just a job, but he did not like the way the company was managed by its owners. In the end he walked out.”

Yesterday, Claire condemned Justo (as shown earlier) and said:

"What I have presented on 1MDB and has been clarified by The Edge and corroborated by several other official sources is a coherent explanation of events, versus the dodging, changing stories of 1MDB," she said.

THE EDGE


The Edge had on Monday said in an editorial note denied stealing or paying for the documents, nor had it tampered with the information it obtained.

TONY PUA

Tony Pua made many accusations in his blog here but never revealed from whom he received the information.


What can we make from his admissions and accusations?

All these statements do not tell us how they got the information.

So who, if not Justo?

MEETINGS

JUSTO

He admitted to meeting with some people in Singapore to negotiate the handing over of PetroSaudi documents in his possession

Negotiated the price to give them all the copies of the documents in electronic files.

He said “The buyer also offered to pay me by cash".

CLAIRE REWCASTLE-BROWN and THE EDGE

Both parties above never denied nor admitted meeting Justo.

TONY PUA

Tony Pua admitted he had met Clare Rewcastle-Brown, the editor of news portal Sarawak Report, many times, in Singapore, Indonesia and London.

Admissions, denials or silence do not tell us how they got the information.

So who, if not Justo?

PEOPLE AT MEETINGS

JUSTO

He admitted he first met Claire in Bangkok at the Plaza Athenee hotel and later in Singapore at the Fullerton Hotel, where she was with the others who were named in his confession following his arrest in Thailand last month.

CLAIRE REWCASTLE-BROWN, THE EDGE AND TONY PUA


Claire Rewcastle-Brown did not deny she was in Singapore at any time. The government can request via diplomatic channel for passport details from UK/Singapore if she did go there.

The Edge Financial Daily is based in Singapore. Tony Pua admitted he met Claire in Singapore.

The government can retrieve their passport entries/immigration clearance cards and compare if there are similarities in dates and destinations.

So if indeed there is a common trend in the passports of Claire, The Edge people involved and Tony Pua, who did they meet, if not Justo?

THE EVIDENCE

JUSTO

Evidence Justo said his confession was collaborated by WhatsApp and email conversations he had with the group of buyers, who were named in the confession.

The government can request for computer forensic experts to verify data submitted by Justo and match with Claire, The Edge personnel accused ,Tony Pua and others implicated.

So if indeed there is a common trend in the Whatsapp and emails of Claire, The Edge people involved and Tony Pua, who did they meet, if not Justo?

PAYMENT

JUSTO

The Straits Times article “ExPetroSaudi employee says he was never paid what prominent Malaysian businessman promised him further said the Malaysian businessman was among those named in Justo’s 22-page confession to Thai police.

He said he had earlier tried 3 times to open account with different banks in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong, but was refused each time without being told the reason.
Methodology In a jailhouse interview with Straits Times (Singapore), it was revealed: 

Justo was offered US$2 million (RM7.6 million) by a prominent Malaysian businessman in exchange for the data he allegedly stole from the company.

"So I was supposed to go to Singapore every week or every other week to receive an envelope with a few thousand or tens of thousands, and repeat this process for months until the final amount will have been paid. And again I refused.


Claire Rewcastle-Brown Justo claimed Rewcastle-Brown was to receive the US$2 million from the buyer and gave him US$250,000 in cash every month, ostensibly for "consultancy services".

                   So who, if not Justo?

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Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan says news and information published by The Edge Media group cannot be trusted following the three-month suspension of two of its publications, beginning July 27.

“If The Edge can cheat a known sleek criminal like (Xavier Andre Justo), I won’t be surprised if they could cheat ordinary Malaysians just as well.

“At the moment, given what has been revealed so far, we cannot take what The Edge is saying at face value,” he wrote on his official Facebook page today.

The Kota Belud MP said that the a news organisation had played with the information that they obtained for ulterior intentions and political purposes.

“What an honourable news organisation should have done was to publish the stolen information and immediately declare how they got the information.

“Unfortunately The Edge did not do so. They misled Malaysians into thinking they obtained the information honourably from a reliable source.

“They milked the story for a few months for political purposes while hoping no one would know who Justo was,” he said.

His response came after The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily have been slapped with a three-month suspension by the Home Ministry, effective July 27.

According to an article published on The Edge Markets website this afternoon, if publications were not halted for three months, it may result in the withdrawal of their publishing permits.

In the letter from the ministry, it said that the two publications’ reporting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) were “prejudicial or likely to be prejudicial to public order, security or likely to alarm public opinion or is likely to be prejudicial to public and national interest”.

Source: The Rakyat Post

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Tong Kooi Ong, Ho Kay Tat and The Edge now want to say that in the name of national interest, they had illegal obtain stolen data from Xavier Justo, and that this is morally correct in view of the larger picture of exposing others alleged wrong-doings‎

They also argue that because they did not pay Justo thus they used this convoluted tactic to obtain this data to expose others and did not commit any wrongdoing and they were more whistler blowers

More spins by the two of them. The fact is:
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a. They knew that this information was illegally obtained by Xavier Justo and it is a criminal offence to sign a contract agreeing to pay USD2m for such information.

b. In addition, Tong Kooi Ong signed an agreement to mask a USD2M payment to Xavier Justo for the purchase of this illegal information by pretending that it was an IT contract, thus further committing the second crime of fraud.

c. Subsequently, Tong Kooi Ong and Ho Kay Tat had many discussions with Xavier Justo and Clare Brown on how to pay these funds to Xavier Justo below detection, thus committing the crime of teaching others how to money launder, thus knowing that what they are doing on the purchase of illegal information is wrong.

d. Under the Whistleblower's Act, the information must have been obtained in a legal manner to come under that protection. Also, according to Zaid Ibrahim even, it must not be disclosed to media: ‎http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/07/24/whistle-blowers-not-protected-if-information-shared-with-media-says-former-law-minister/

e. Not only was the purchase of this information illegal, they further committed fraud in the contract signed by Tong, and compounded by various discussions to money launder - all in all 3 criminal offences.‎

‎f. Finally, instead of immediately filing a police report and giving this information to authorities, they kept it, had various discussions between Clare Brown and The Edge on what to publish and what not to publish in an effort to manipulate information to conspire to overthrow a democratically elected government and Prime Minister which constitutes Treason and the 4th crminal offence. Clearly no intention of "national interest" for Tong and Ho Kay Tat but "personal agenda" and in the process hurting the reputation of Malaysia internationally and it's economy and harmony. ‎
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So...
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1. They knowingly procured and handled stolen data 

2. They knowingly misled a thief to steal stolen data from him - two wrongs do not make a right 

3. They knowingly used and admitted to using stolen data to publish a sensational story for the purposes of gaining economic benefit to increase sales in his newspapers 

4. They admitted to not immediately handing over stolen data to the authorities but instead used it for his benefit 

5. They said they handed over discs with 400k emails when Clare Brown and crew said there were millions of emails, thus admitting that they tampered with the emails by omitting certain emails and possible crucial data which could have shed light on the truth 

6. They used the stolen data in his conspiracy with Clare Brown and others to mislead Justo as to payment.

-Anonymous-

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KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The Malaysian Home Ministry (Kementrian Dalam Negeri - KDN) has suspended the publishing permit of The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily for three months from July 27.

A letter from KDN stated that the two publications' reporting of 1MDB were "prejudicial or likely to be prejudicial to public order, security or likely to alarm public opinion or is likely to be prejudicial to public and national interest".

Failure to stop publication for three months will result in the withdrawal of the publishing permits, the KDN letter said.

The Edge Media Group publisher and chief executive officer Ho Kay Tat expressed disappointment with KDN's decision.

"We don’t see how exposing the scam to cheat the people of Malaysia of billions of ringgit can be construed as being detrimental to public and national interest," said Ho. "This is nothing more than a move to shut us down in order to shut us up."

Ho said The Edge will go to court and try and get the suspension lifted.

"To our readers and fellow Malaysians, you can continue to read our work through our digital platforms like theedgemarkets.com, theedgeproperty.com, themalaysianinsider.com and edgy.com," said Ho.

Other digital options to deliver the news will also be explored.

"To our advertisers, we hope you will continue to support us through our digital platforms now that the print will not be available for three months," said Ho.

The Edge Media Group’s Malaysian operations have a staff count of around 350.

Source: The Edge Markets

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Kudos to Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, MP for Kota Belud, for standing up for Malaysia. More legislators must speak up to defend our country.

Here's a piece from Malaysiakini that documents the exchange in twitter.

I wasn't born yesterday, minister tells The Edge

Abdul Rahman Dahlan has rained Twitter-fire on the statement from The Edge publisher Ho Kay Tat regarding the financial daily’s articles on 1MDB.

Dismissing the claim that the reports were not politically motivated, he said: "The Edge said this was not political. Excuse me. I was not born yesterday. Don't patronise."

He argued that The Edge had no qualms "roping in the opposition to do their bidding" instead of remaining neutral.

The newly minted BN strategic communication director pointed out The Edge also admitted procuring stolen data from former PetroSaudi International executive Xavier Andre Justo.

"Finally, The Edge admitted they got stolen data from Justo! I wonder if the Thais didn't arrest Justo, would they admit it?" he tweeted.

In his statement, Ho said early this year, the publication was informed that "someone" was willing to share information that would shed light on 1MDB's joint-venture with PSI.

"We were not told who he was before we met him.

"This person, whom we shall not name, showed us thousands and thousands of emails and document attachments.

"We read scores of them and were convinced of their authenticity because of the sheer volume and the email trails. We subsequently had an IT forensic expert confirmed that there was no reason to worry that they were fakes,” he said.

Why IT experts called?

However, Abdul Rahman dismissed this explanation as well.

"The Edge said they used the stolen data from Justo because they were dead sure the data were not fake. How convenient!" he said.      

"If The Edge is sure the data were not tampered with why then experts said they were indeed. If The Edge unsure why use it?" he added.

Despite the 'confession', the urban well-being, housing and local government minister warned that "the issue is far from over".

"Questions that need to be asked: Did anyone pay for the stolen and tampered data?

"Did anyone complain about not getting paid or being paid late for the stolen data? Did anyone then ask someone to pressure the buyer to honour his commitment to pay?" he added.

Abdul Rahman also questioned who tempered with the data as acknowledged by the Thai authorities.

Justo, a Swiss national, is under the detention of Thai police for allegedly attempting to blackmail his former employer.

He is also said to have leaked the documents to several parties.

Source: Malaysiakini

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I have always advocated the importance of analyzing reports critically and how dots must be connected to see the macro view of issues.

Failure to do so cripples our understanding of matters and escalates the impact of misinformation -false, inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive or mislead.

Here's the post from LSS Report that underscores my point.

We admit and we surrender

We surrender. (well, not me)

After Thai Police Chief had said that 10 persons dealt with Xavier Justo in the sale of stolen date, The Edge's publisher probably lost his nerves and today admitted that they have met Justo and obtained the stolen information from him.

Ho Kay Tat , The Publisher & Group CEO of The Edge Media Group had said they have two choices then:

1) Drop the matter like a hot potato and walk away, or
2) Get hold of everything so that the truth can be uncovered. We decided we had to pursue the truth.

There was actually a third choice: Announce to the world that they have these data and officially turning over the stolen data to the authorities and give your statement.

He has finally done this now as Ho said On Monday, we handed documents, printed emails and a hard disc to Bank Negara. Today, the same set was given to the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) of the Police. I also gave a statement to CCID.

If this was so easy to do, why didn't you do it then and commit crime by handling stolen data and publishing them for months?

Now that Thai Police said the data was tampered in "small but important" ways after it left Justo and were about to reveal the 10 persons which would have included your name then only you admit ?

Also, Ho Kay Tat said  "Some of the information have been used in articles we have published in the last few months. Some were just too sensitive to be used. "

I seriously don't believe you would find any information that is too sensitive to use or print. Can you tell us what these are? Does this involve the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia and the office of the King?

And why only reveal such a small part of the alleged 3 million emails?

Because of your actions, I can only conclude that The Edge Media group and Ho Kay Tat may have committed the following crimes

1) Dealing in stolen data (already definite)
2) Buying stolen data (very possible)
3) Manipulating data (possible)
4) Money Laundering in Singapore (very possible)
5) Not reporting or with-holding information on a possible crime (possible)
6) Conspiracy to topple a government (possible)
7) Economic treason (mildly possible)
8) Contravened printing and publishing acts (possible)

It is good that The Edge have finally admitted to having and dealing with these stolen data.

If Thai Police is correct in saying that The Edge was part of the 10 persons, can Thai Police also be right to say that the data was tampered in small but important ways after it left Justo?

You are a licensed publisher and you should not have even done any of these in the first place - especially if data was tampered or the story taken out of sequence and context.

Thus it does not mean that the story that they gave is true or complete - especially since the Auditors - both international as well as Auditor-General could not find any information on loss of money.

I can and have also point out many errors in their stories, which i believe, came from embellishing the story to paint it in a certain way - as part of a political conspiracy and political attacks.

However which way you look at it, Mr Ho and The Edge has committed various crimes.

It is a question of who else is similarly implicated and what other country's jurisdiction would these people be charged under too.

It is also a question of what and how The Edge painted the story and how much it differs from the true story.

We await the next episode but we want YOU to know that your selfish actions of not doing the right thing and picked option 3 have made Malaysia and Malaysians suffer for almost the entire 2015 so far - this is unacceptable.

I guess you never expected Justo to have been caught by Thailand police, right?

Would you have written this admission and turned the data over the police if Justo was never caught and spilled the beans?

I think not.

I do suspect that The Edge and possibly Malaysian Insider could soon be shut down by KDN.

Did anyone or any related party also benefited from the below?


We are lucky that Fitch Ratings saw through your crap and upgraded our outlook and maintained our credit rating. If not, the damage could have been even more severe as Fitch had been scared of your 1MDB story for months.

Any downgrade then would have meant billions of additional interest costs per year for both the government and the private sector.

Source: LSS Report

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Media statement by 1Malaysia Development Berhad Issued on 20 July 2015
For immediate publication

Irresponsible reporting

1MDB notes various allegations and unsubstantiated statements as published in The Edge Financial Daily today.

We are surprised that these old and unproven allegations are being recycled yet again, when in fact there are multiple ongoing investigations being conducted by the lawful authorities on the issues raised previously.

Any party which can assist investigators should do so under the purview of the law, without resorting to such irresponsible and unnecessary sensationalism.

1MDB reiterates our trust in due process as evidenced by the professional and thorough ongoing investigations being conducted by the lawful authorities.

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A dying man clutches at any available straw in an attempt to stay alive.

The same applies for media houses.

In a last ditch effort to attack the Malaysian government, The Edge Financial Daily published this article before the death knell sounds.

Is it sheer coincidence or a collusion that this assault comes right after SR has been blocked?

Fed on a staple diet of lies, other Malaysian media have echoed FD's article without doing due diligence on some of the lies being repackaged in that post.

This post can shed better light.

Under severe pressure as Thai Police has confirmed that there is a media publisher who was involved and that the documents published in media was tampered in "small but important" ways that significantly changed the meaning of the documents, this morning the rumoured Anwar-proxy, Tong Kooi Ong owned The Edge Financial Daily has thrown their last dice and again repeated their allegations and said " how a group of individuals — Malaysians and foreigners — schemed a multi-billion ringgit fraud against the people of Malaysia."

I believe Tong and The Edge knows that the authorities will soon act on them and their publishing license will be revoked, hence this last desperate and bold headline today - essentially it is Nothing to lose time for them now.

One of the cheating "foreigners" The Edge named in the report was IPIC. The Edge have alleged such 1MDB transactions and options payment was not disclosed in the FY 2014 financial statement of International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

Now, remember that IPIC is 100% owned sovereign fund of the Abu Dhabi Government and has USD66 billion worth of assets.

Essentially, what The Edge is accusing is that the Abu Dhabi govt is helping the Malaysian govt cheat Malaysians.

This is 100% Abu Dhabi Govt owned sovereign fund, IPIC's own Financial statements. You can read it for yourself and is disclosed clearly on item 41 on pages 108 and 109 of the 2014 audited Financial statements from IPIC's own website: http://www.ipic.ae/media/125475/31-dec-2014-consolidated-financial-statements.pdf

READ the above link for yourself. The screenshot is below.

The attached screenshot CLEARLY shows that all such transactions with regards to 1MDB, Aabar and the Options are clearly stated in their financial statements audited by Big 4 firm, Ernst & Young.

These includes all transactions that, in The Edge's words, is "covering the hole".

So, what The Edge's final desperate roll of the dice is to accuse, Saudi Royal family member, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and the Abu Dhabi government of conspiring with Malaysian govt to cheat Malaysians.

This "covering the hole" part is important as this is the final step which proves money is missing or not in the entire transaction. In this final part, The Edge is essentially saying these transactions are not disclosed by IPIC in their Financial Statements - however, they ARE disclosed.

What The Edge termed as "covering the hole" seems to be properly disclosed in IPIC's financial statements which are audited and made public and appears to be valid financial transactions as per IPIC's own financial statements.

As you can see from their "Note from publisher", this appears to be the final desperate shot by The Edge as they are now deeply implicated in money-laundering with regards to payment to Justo, in possession of stolen and tampered documents and conspiracy to defame and topple Malaysian govt and hurt our economy.

I think The Edge and their publisher knows their end is near and they have resorted to this one final desperate push to create as much damage as possible to the govt and our Malaysian economy - in essence, their last "kopek".

They know that it is a matter of time before the various authorities of up to three countries may soon be looking for them - which is why The Edge wrote "which is possibly the last on this subject,"

Good luck Mr Tong, Mr Ho, The Edge and the other persons identified by Thai Police as part of their investigations into "Justo-gate".

It's not that we do no know for years that Tong is an Anwar-proxy and that Anwar is NED-funded and linked and whose hidden agenda has always been to overthrow our govt.

Those pro-Tun people supporting Sarawak Report and The Edge is also implicitly supporting the CIA and NED to topple our govt - I hope they realize this.

Source: Here

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Note from the (The Edge) publisher:

We have in this report, which is possibly the last on this subject, laid out all the key facts about what happened during the three-year business ties between 1MDB and PetroSaudi International — especially what happened to the US$1.83 billion of real cash invested by 1MDB.

Our report is based on evidence corroborated by documents that include bank transfers and statements. There is no space to publish everything and, indeed, some material cannot be published.

We will now be handing over these printed documents and the hard disk that contains them to the investigators. We will assist the investigators in any way we can to get to the bottom of what had happened.

We have a duty to find and report the truth. Our reports on 1MDB had exposed how a group of individuals — Malaysians and foreigners — schemed a multi-billion ringgit fraud against the people of Malaysia.

As the article is long and if time permits, I hope to address each and every point of The Edge's article today in future blog posts.

It's not such a big deal as these are repeated allegations which I have answered and proven wrong countless times already in my FaceBook posts and some in my previous articles on this newly set-up blog of mine.

Source: Here

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