Breaking News! Major Cabinet shuffle!

Breaking News! Reports are coming in that PM Najib has taken over the Women Family and Community Ministry from the scandal hit Datuk Seri Shahrizat.

However due to his heavy work load, Najib has decided to pass on his finance ministry and prime minister portfolio over to his wife, Rosmah. Inside sources has confirm that Rosmah was more than happy to takeover Najib's job as she has been secretly doing Najib's job for him all along.

Sources close to the couple added that there will be no changes in their working relantionship as this will reflect their actual home dynamics. I.e. Rosmah is in charge of the family finances and makes all the prime decisions, while Najib's job is to be the homemaker!

That's a good boy. Listen to big mama!

With this cabinet change our government now has a Health Minister who is not even a doctor.

A doctor who is the tourism minister and an idiot for an Education Minister!

One has to wonder why is there such a shortage of quality leaders within BN?

Maybe Mahathir was right after all about UMNO accepting only stupid people into UMNO!

Hahaha! Not all information above is reliable or accurate, but it is definitely funny and sadly believable

Summary of the Auditor General's Report 2010

According to Malaysiakini report, MACC has yet to resolve cases of wrongdoing in government procurement since 2006 where prices were grossly inflated,"

The Auditor-General’s Report 2006 highlighted the case of a technical pen valued at RM160 being bought by the Defence Ministry for RM1,146 and a car jack worth RM50 being bought by the Youth and Sports Ministry for RM1,664.

The following is a list of things highlighted from the 2010 Auditor General's (AG) report. Lets see if the BN govt and the MACC will do anything about this!

1. RM2.57 million was paid to 1,975 pensioners/pension recipients who are deceased!

2. RM462.46 million has been allocated to build and repair the roads from 2005 to 2010 but the roads continue to suffer from structural problems.

3. Kindergartens in Kedah and Kelantan stored dry food in toilets, drawers and store rooms. The report also noted that some of these items were found to have passed the expiry date, were exposed to insects and placed next to chemicals like paint.

4. Defence Ministry refused to take stern action against 10 errant contractors who were awarded contracts worth RM76 million for work delays despite being notified by the Auditor-General’s Office.

The 2010 AG’s Report noted that instead of severely censoring them, the ministry extended their contracts.

5. Prime Minister’s Department overpaid a tupperware supplier by RM5,584 for purchases made for a poverty eradication programme in Terengganu.

6. Six companies, awarded contracts worth RM92.04 million, had only managed to complete 19 out of the 87 clinics as of December 2010.

The ministry is unable to impose the RM3.29 million penalty for the delay because of its failure in issuing a formal notifications.

Due to the delay, the project cost had soared by RM11.27 million and medical facilities worth nearly RM2 million are not utilised till now

7. Soft loan of RM250 million and a 5 000 acre land in Gemas to set up the National Feedlot Centre NFC in 2008 failed to hit its target of breeding 8 000 cattle last year.

Under the 9th Malaysia Plan the centre is expected to produce 60 000 cattle by 2015.

An audit check found production in 2010 was only at 3 289. This project is strongly linked to minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s family

(see here for more details here)

8. The Defence Ministry Mindef overspent its budget by RM23 63 million between 2008 and 2010

The ministry made improper payments that led to the government dishing out an allowance to soldiers who skipped training while failing to pay those who actually attended.

9. RM142 million RazakSAT satellite that malfunctions barely a year after the launched. The satelite took 1328 unusable mapping images that were inaccurate by up to 37km!!

The operational lifespan of RazakSAT is three years But the RazakSAT satellite failed to function fully on August 30 2010 a year and sixteen days from launch date !

10. Mara training centre paid RM25 500 for 150kg of sugar

In addition to that they also made the following purchase!

-an Elba EO-5086 oven with the actual market price of RM419, purchased at RM1,200,

- a Trio TPM-1000 stand mixer was purchased at RM1,200 when its actual market price is RM698,

-a RM100 foldable bed was bought at RM500,

-a RM799 Cornell CSM-PH988S mixer which was purchased for RM1,560,

-Toji International gas stoves at market price of RM59.90 but bought at RM200 per unit,

>> Hair clippers purchased at RM325 each when its actual price is RM165, and

>> Pensonic blenders bought at RM140 each when its actual price is RM60.

Giatmara's main objective is to conduct technical and non-technical skills programmes to help the poor gain a steady income.

A more comprehensive list is here!

11. Tourism Ministry overpaid nearly RM270 million for advertisements

12. Tourisim Ministry also spend RM1 95 million to buy 1 000 racks — RM1 950 per rack — to hold its tourism pamphlets

13. Only two out of 300 computer laboratories for Sabah schools have been constructed since the government began its RM160 73 million project in April 2008

14. The Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry has yet to pay RM110 67 million it owed to more than 70 000 farmers under a scheme to encourage a higher rice production

15. Malaysian Marine Parks Department (JTLM) spent a whopping RM56,350 for a pair of night vision Marine binoculars, 29 times more than its market value of RM1,940.

16. Marine Parks Department also purchased common items like laptops printers DVD players and LCD televisions for RM192 694 when their total value should not have exceeded RM20 193

See more details of their corruption list in the link here!

17. Universiti Malaysia Pahang's seven-year delay in the completion of Phase 1A of its campus in Pekan resulted in an additional of RM22.31 million borne by the government

The report also criticised the poor workmanship of the contractors and questioned the university's decisions which resulted in the delay and extra costs.

18. 23 specially bred horses bought by the National Sports Council (NSC) for equestrian and endurance contests failed to meet criteria set by the Federation Equestre Internationale.

The 23 horses had cost RM5.66 million when bought in 2008 via direct negotiations that did not obtain the Finance Ministry’s approval,

19. National Sport Council has used a big portion of funds allocated for the development of athletes for other purposes.
Of the RM3.65 allocated, RM2.25 million or 61.6 percent was used for advertising in the electronic and print media to promote the main sports.

20. The Health Ministry was ticked off by the attorney-general in his 2010 report for neglecting to collect RM5 million in rental for a Sabah hospital building and neglecting to account for all its equipment.

The ministry was also criticised for neglecting to keep tabs on the RM48.6 million worth of equipment bought from SMC, with some 468 including beds and sofas missing during the audit.

In addition, RM3.8 million worth of equipment purchased from SMC were found to be out of order.

21. RM165.3 million system, which was completed in March 2008, is yet to be put to use, with passengers still not able to collect their bags at KL Sentral.

22. Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) spent a staggering RM770,000 to supply electricity to a single house under its Rural Electricity Supply Project (BELB),

TNB approved a RM65,193 project to supply electricity to five abandoned houses at a village in Bera, Pahang.

23. The 77km Senai-Desaru Highway in Johor found to be a bumpy and faulty because the roadworks that ‘did not meet specifications’.

24. Three districts in Terengganu were found not to have distributed school uniforms and bags to poor children because of a possible hiccup in 2010.

Further, some of the unused school uniforms and bags had been kept in storerooms and found to have been damaged by termites.

25. Sorry state are the sporting facilities at the Kuantan Gymnasium, Rompin Weightlifting Centre of Excellence and athletes' dormitories in Kuantan.

This is despite spending RM9.14 million for sports development from 2008 to 2010.
The report says seats in the gymnasium were covered with a thick blanket of dust, while the roofs leaked and grime filled the toilets.

26. Tourism Malaysia old scandal still unresolved.

27. Probably the worst and scariest of all is this!!

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) approved loans worth an astounding RM55.1 billion not backed by government guarantees.

However, the Auditor-General’s Report 2010 found only one of the 13 debtors was qualified to obtain a loan without such a guarantee. That particular debtor was extended credit worth RM21.3 billion.

Screwing up our tax money is one thing! But screwing up with our retirement fund is so much worst!!

The urgency to removed BN from power cannot be emphasize more in this area!!

Overall nine federal ministries and departments overspent last year’s overall operational allocation by a total of RM3 73 billion!!!

Lets see if the PAC or MACC will take any action!

Not surprisingly our very own DPM still see nothing too wrong with the AG report!

Let us remember this corruption acts when we go to the ballot boxes!!

Tourism Ministry's multi-million ringgit losses still unresolved!

From Malaysiakini

Investigations are ongoing over the multi-million ringgit losses suffered by Tourism Ministry subsidary company, Pempena Sdn Bhd, which were highlighted in previous audit reports.

According to the Auditor General 2010 report, the cases involving Malaysian food restaurants in several destinations abroad, an e-portal and other tourism products are still under probe, although some took place as far back as 2005.

Only three cases have been brought to court, with one of them involving a civil suit against Pempena.

The cases which are still "under investigation" include the Little Penang restaurant in Hyderabad, India where renovation costs were deemed too high with suspicions of cheating involved.

"Pempena admitted to suspicious elements in the investment in Awana Hyderabad and reported the matter to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police in March 2009.

"The restaurant was sold without approval, knowledge or profit to Pempena. The matter is under probe," the report noted.

An investigation is also underway for the Little Penang restaurant in Beijing, for which Pempena paid RM545,864 to a partner without "signing (a contract) to protect its interests".

"The restaurant has been demolished and the investigation is underway," the report said.

Pempena's venture of opening a Malaysian restaurant in London also brought dismal results, raking in only GBP13,000 in 2007, falling far behind of its annual target of GBP520,692.

"Pempena has yet to get any returns for its investments worth RM3.73 million," it lamented.

"To date, the Coca Restaurant has offered to buy over the restaurant for GBP52,000, but the offer was rejected by Pempena as it was too low."

Restaurant demolished before doors open

Pempena's attempt at the food and beverage business also flopped locally through the Sri Kebaya Restaurant, which along with a partner was paid RM720,271 to own a restaurant in Doha.

"To date, the partner has yet to transfer the equity holdings for the restaurant in Doha, Qatar to Sri Kebaya and for seven months, the restaurant operated at a loss amounting of RM316,785," it said.

A demand letter was sent by Pempena to the partner in September 2008 to regain RM520,271 paid to the person, but to no avail.
The year 2007 proved to be an especially bad year for Pempena, having again paid a significant amount for a restaurant in Melbourne, but it never opened its doors.

"Pempena paid RM114,000 to a partner to buy 30 percent of Airnett to open a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia," it said.

The company also paid RM500,000 to LinkState Catering Pty Ltd in 2008, but the restaurant failed to take off.

The matter was reported to MACC and the police's Commercial Crimes Department on the same day as the other cases, and all are under probe.

Joining the list of failed ventures which are "still under probe" is the e-Tourism portal for which Pempena parted RM2.5 million, or half of the total bill, to a company, Virtual Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

"Virtual Malaysia could not complete the portal as Pempena failed to make the rest of the payment," the report added.

The case is still being investigated despite the case of the remainder RM2.5 million being settled out of court.

Millions lost on imported branded goods

Likewise, under probe is the 2007 case where Pempena paid RM1.95 million to the company Nathena LiFZ (M) Sdn Bhd (Langkawi International Fashion Zone) for a 30 percent stake in the company.

"Pempena also paid RM1.55 million to Nathena as advance payment for imported and branded goods.

"As the partner, Nathco Index Sdn Bhd could not provide the 70 percent capital, Pempena's equity was reduced to RM30,000 while the remainder RM1.92 million was turned into advance capital," it said.

Nathena has not reimbursed part of the advance capital demanded by Pempena amounting to RM1.74 million, but its business premises was seized by the Langkawi Development Council and sold for RM300,000.

Question marks are abound over what had happened to the RM150,000 paid by the subsidiary company for a 40 percent stake in Corporate Treasures' Malaysia Pass golf programme in 2005.

Pempena has also not accepted an offer by Malaysia Tourism Executive Sdn Bhd to buy its shares worth RM478,000 in the latter company for a mere RM10 following losses amounting to more than RM400,000.

The two cases which saw the charging of Pempena personnel was the Amir Diab Concert in the Middle East, where the subsidiary company paid the company of controversial figure Umi Hafilda Ali RM169,770 for a concert that never happened.

Charged for the case is Tourism Malaysia director-general Mirza Mohammad Taiyab Beg Mirza Hadi Hassan Beg (second from left).

Mirza, along with former Pempena chief operating officer, Mohammad Rosly Md Selamat, were also charged for involvement in Pempena's venture into a restaurant in Dubai, for which an investment of RM888,000 was made. The eatery never opened.

In 2008, Malaysiakini reported a series of dubious deals carried out by Pempena, which resulted in the investigations.