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

Army and Navy Veterans answer back our Defense Minister! With style!!!!

Taken from Malaysiakini

When Rear Admiral (Rtd) K Thanabalasingam ascended to the position of the nation's first ever local chief of Navy, it would have never crossed his mind that his loyalty to the country would be questioned.

Having spearheaded the Navy's mission to protect Malaysia from numerous threats that arose in the 1960s-1970s period, the former naval chief spoke in disbelief at Defence Minister Zahid Hamid's recent statement that patriotism among non-Malays was "not strong enough" for being reluctant to sign up with the Armed Forces.

"I don't understand how such a statement came about... I've been through a lot, and I don't care who says it, it hurts me. I am a Malaysian born and bred, and I intend to die here," Thanabalasingam (left) said when contacted by Malaysiakini.

The 75-year-old veteran who retired in January 1977 after holding the top naval post for nine years and one month, stressed that there has never been a lack of patriotism among non-Malays in defending the nation from threats within, and without.

He recounted how they, along with their Malay brothers-in-arms, fought side-by-side regardless of whether they were in the navy, air force, army or police field force to push back the communist insurgency that spanned some three decades from the 1950s until it ended in 1989, and the perils they braved over the four years of the 1963-1966 Confrontation from Indonesia.

"Even during the Confrontation, there was a lot of action in the Singapore Straits and Malacca Straits.

"At that time, two of my officers were awarded the PGB (Panglima Gagah Berani), which is the highest award for bravery, for blowing up KKOs (Indonesian Korps Komando Operasi) during an attack.

"One officer was an Indian who eventually retired as a commodore, and the other a Eurasian who also later retired as a commodore too.

"Why were they awarded PGBs? Because of their bravery in the line of duty," he said in driving home his point.

Zahid's barking up the wrong tree

Retired airman, Brig Gen (Rtd) Goh Seng Toh (right) was more severe in his rebuke of Zahid's statement, calling it "unfair, stupid and racist".

Goh, 65, said before anyone starts accusing non-Malays of being unwilling to serve the country in the military, the nation's leaders themselves should set an example if they insist on such talk.

"He's (Zahid) barking up the wrong tree... if you talk of patriotism, then I have one question; do any of our ministers have children in the Armed Forces?

"If not, then the same argument applies to them, so why only look at the Chinaman?

"I was shot at twice by communist terrorists in Betong at the Thai-Malaysia border. I nearly lost my life on more than one occasion, and I never chickened out. If anyone queries my patriotism, I get very angry," said the 35-year veteran.

All about being practical

Both men, however, agreed that the crux of the matter lies not in the loyalty of non-Malays to the country, but the challenge of surviving in the modern world.

Thanabalasingam stressed that far from being an issue of patriotism, what concerns non-Malays when it comes to enlisting in the Armed Forces is their career prospects should they choose to lay their lives on the line for the country.

He pointed out that public perception of the armed forces is mired in the notion that non-Malays, more often than not, are left behind when it comes to career advancement.

"Today people are more interested in careers. Gone are the days when you just join and follow orders.

"People want to see what's in it for them, can they raise a family, educate their children... they want to be able to raise their family comfortably instead of having to struggle to make ends meet

"If the conditions are correct, they will join. It has to be proven that they have got a good future and prospects, and there is no discrimination in promotions or selection for senior defence posts or special courses overseas," he said.

Goh went so far as to say that the Armed Forces have done nothing to disprove the perception of race being a key factor for advancement.

"There is an element of truth, unless you say all the Chinese who join the Armed Forces are sub-standard. But this cannot be true, because there are many good people, but they leave because they do not see their career path being very bright."

'You must be Malay'

Goh, who earned his one star in 1997 - three years before retirement - blamed the low ratio of non-Malay soldiers on the current make-up of the Armed Forces, the bulk made up of the Royal Malay Regiment.

"Not a single non-Malay can be part of it. No Chinese, Indians, Ibans, or any other can join these regiments. You must be Malay.

"I can't say exactly how many regiments there are, but assuming that they take up around 50 percent of our forces, that only leaves 50 percent open to multi-racial (participation), and this would only be for the services and supporting arms," he said.

No matter what the situation, however, Thanabalasingam said he believes that Malaysians will stand up and be counted among the country's defenders when needed, regardless of race or creed.

"If we had a war today, I would volunteer to do whatever I can, even with my condition with a walking stick... many would rally to the cause to defend the nation," he said.

Aminulrasyid Amzah Death! Is 5 years justice for this crime?

Kpl Jenain had been charged with causing Aminulrasyid’s death between 1.10am and 2am on April 26 last year at Jalan Tarian 11/2 here.

Sept 16, 2011 - SHAH ALAM: Kpl Jenain Subi has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for causing the death of 15-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah in a shooting incident during a car chase.

“The accused agreed that 21 gunshots were fired. This shows that there was indeed intention to cause death,” Latifah said.

Judgment day: Kpl Jenain arriving at the Shah Alam courthouse Thursday.

She said Kpl Jenain had testified that he wanted to “pursue and stop” a car with the licence plate BET 5023 and help the police patrol team.

However, she pointed out that Kpl Jenain had also agreed during cross-examination that the car driven by Aminulrasyid was slowing down.

“The car was not capable of speeding away as it was already slowing and swaying when it entered Jalan Tarian.

“He agreed that the car did not pose any danger to the police patrol team or the surroundings of the housing area as there were no passers-by or other vehicles,” said Latifah.

The court found that the situation did not warrant Kpl Jenain to open fire with his HK MP5 submachine gun, she said.

“The accused should have known that firing from his automatic submachine gun is dangerous,” she said.

In passing the sentence, Latifah also granted a stay of execution pending an appeal against the conviction.

Idham later told reporters that the prosecution would appeal against the five-year jail term.

Aminulrasyid’s mother Norsiah Mohammad, 62, who was in tears after the verdict, said Kpl Jenain’s conviction had cleared her son’s name.

“It shows that my son is not a criminal,” she said.

The trial that started on Oct 12 last year saw 39 prosecution witnesses taking the stand while three witnesses, including Kpl Jenain, testified for the defence.

F1 part of 1 Malaysia plan!?

I wonder how this F1 comes into Najib's 1 Malaysia plan??

Or did he think just because that there is the No.1 there so he must get Malaysia and force all the top companies to join in his new pet project as well?!?

In a time when big companies like BMW have pulled out of F1 due financial constrain, is Malaysia having that much money that it can afford to throw more money away??

1st we got the PKFZ scandal which cost tax-payers hundreds of millions!

Then recently we threw away over BILLIONS of Ringgit on 2 submarine and some helicopters!

Then Maybank posted an April-June net loss of 1.1 billion ringgit compared with a profit of RM703.2 million a year ago.

(from the stupid 24hour take over)

Now Najib wants to be the first country to own an F1 Team!

The USA, being the richest nation never had one. China is richer than Malaysia and don't have one. Australia is richer than Malaysia and don't have a team. Norway is richer than Malaysia and don't have one. Germany produces many good F1 drivers and don't have a German team now that BMW had withdrawn.

Malaysia can't even afford to maintain a decent LRT service yet the govt are willing to throw millions into an F1 Team!

(I scan through the internet and put together some comments together that is worth reading on this issue!)

Cost of an F1 Team!

In March, 2007 F1 Racing published its annual estimates of spending by Formula One teams.

Toyota $418.5 million, Ferrari $406.5 m, McLaren $402 m, Honda $380.5 m, BMW Sauber $355 m, Renault $324 m, Red Bull $252 m, Williams $195.5 m, Midland F1/Spyker-MF1 $120 m, Toro Rosso $75 m, and Super Aguri $57 million.

Engines alone can cost a whopping USD15mill/season.

R&D and Start Up cost is not included!!!

Team 1Malaysia F1 is supposedly sponsored by the big companies and TDC.

In Malaysia, big companies are either GLCs or linked to them. The TDC is government-run. So how can we say for sure that tax payer money don't get channelled to these. Surely companies like Air Asia and Naza won't dare to venture into such a risky venture without some financial backing. They would not dare risk their shareholders stake and working capital. So who will eventually bare the cost when/if the team make massive losses?!

What about the effect of forcing companies like Air Asia and Naza to sponsor this project?

Every sen spent goes somewhere - a basic principle of accounting. Advertising cost normally goes into the cost of sales i.e. the price that you sell to the customer. So if the ad cost go up, the cost of sales go up. So if Naza and Air Asia needs to maintain their profit margin, their cost of sales will go up. Meaning, the spare parts, the car service, new car price all will go up. For Air Asia, their ticket cost will go up. Or if they want to maintain the same cost of sales, then the cost of goods sold or sales/admin cost go down. So cheaper spare parts (lower quality), poorer service levels and cars with less options or lower quality finishing. For Air Asia, maybe Tune Hotels no longer have communal toilets inside. The guests have to go to public toilets or do it in the drains outside. Maybe, to board an AirAsia plane, you checkin at the fence along the tarmac and walk across the tarmac to the plane. Save the LCCT terminal charges.

Malaysian Maintenance and Management?

According to theStar 1 Malaysia F1 team will be manage by former Renault technical director Mike Gascoyne. While I respect the man I wonder will he get inteference from all the YB and VIP ini Malaysia!

Only time will tell or is he going to end up the same way as foreigners brought in to our badminton, hockey and other sports teams

Then will the lack-of-maintenance syndrome which Malaysia is so famous for be a plague to this team? Lets hope the car does not fall apart during the race! Can you imagine a front wing dropping off by itself?

Putting Malaysia on the Map!??

Our PM said that...

“This is a meaningful development and I hope that it will further raise our country’s profile on the world stage.”

Oh! I am sure this will raise our country's profile.... but will it raise our profile for the better or worst?

If we keep losing and the M'sian F1 team is not there to just make up the numbers, won't we become and embarrassment to the world?

Have we forgotten the embarrassment we felt when Malaysia hosted its first F1 race in 1999 at the Sepang F1 Circuit and Alex Yoong was the first Malaysian to race in the championships in 2001 and 2002 for Minardi. It was a total flop!!

What will happen then to the wind tunnel and all the billions of equipment and logistics which had been invested in Sepang?

Don't we remember PKFZ the "white elephant"?

Am I being negetive!?

I know ppl will shoot me that I am too negative!

But with so many false starts in the past and failling to follow through all too often, can you blame me for being so negative?? I am not saying that having a Malaysian F1 team is a bad thing, just that whether it is justifiable for us to have one??

I think the biggest question is still...

What is the relationship between 1Malaysia and the M'sian F1 team?

Is this the aspiration of the Malaysian rakyat??

Does the rakyat as 1 benefit from this project?

Don't we need the money to overcome the global crisis and make those fundamental changes. Eg. health, security, future development of our human resources, social programs. Can we guarantee (& be transparent) that such a venture will not degrade some of these programs that are sorely needed by the citizenry?

F1 can be enjoyed by those who can afford it but affordable healthcare, good security, future of our children etc, these should be something every rakyat be given!

I think the biggest joke is when Najib said that..

“This is where the cars will be designed, manufactured and tested. It will be ‘Made-in-Malaysia, by Malaysians’ and of course, the pit-stops will be run by Malay-sians,”

I died laughing! when I read this in the Star!

Our Proton cars are still made in Japan and we want to make Made-in-Malaysia F1 Cars!!

Govt finally admited that Penan girls were rape! AFTER 1 YEAR!!

Got this report from Malaysiakini
Cut and paste it for those without access to it!

This is not something new! This was highlighted a year ago!!
Why were the authorities so slow in responding to this report?!?


The government has made public a shocking report on sexual abuse of Penan girls and women by logging camp workers in Baram, Sarawak.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil yielded to pressure from civil society groups to investigate the claims.

The report was handed over to PKR women's chief Zuraida Kamaruddin on Sept 8, almost a year after media accounts of rape of Penan girls by loggers first appeared.

The report lists at least eight cases of sexual abuse of Penan girls and women by logging camp workers. The report said several of the victims were schoolgirls as young as 10.

Local NGOs claim these documented cases were only a small fraction of the total number of cases of sexual abuse.

The ministry's National Action Committee was commissioned by the cabinet on Oct 8 last year, to investigate the claims.

The ministry's team visited Long Item, Long Kawi, Long Luteng, Long Belok, Kampung Ugos, Jambatan Suai, Niah between Nov 10 and 15 last year.
Shahrizat's predecessor, Ng Yen Yen, had promised a transparent investigation. The team was led by director-general of the Department of Women's Development, Dr Noorul Ainor Mohd Nor.

The team was made up of several federal ministries, Sarawak government agencies and NGOs, Women's Aid Organisation and Women's Centre for Change, Penang.

The team concluded that "allegations of sexual abuse of Penan girls and women by outsiders dealing with the Penan, including logging company workers and merchants, did indeed take place".

The protracted delay in releasing the report opened Shahrizat to accusations of trying to cover up the scandal which displeased powerful logging companies in Sarawak.

Shahrizat had previously refused to comment on the delay and instead invited "interested parties" to view the report at her ministry's office in Putrajaya.
Fear of retaliation

The report said the girls' vulnerability, widespread poverty and "dependency on the logging companies for transportation into towns, including sending and ferrying of children to and from schools" was among the reasons for incidents of sexual abuse.

It also said poverty and lack of access to transportation have "prevented many residents from going into towns to register their children's births, and as a result many have no identity cards".

The team also found that access to healthcare and education is inadequate because of the long distances required to travel to schools and clinics.
Noorul's team interviewed two victims, Cindy and Bibi (not their real names). The two girls had travelled to Kuala Lumpur to make police reports at Bukit Aman.
Bibi told her interviewers that she had been raped on two occasions by Johnny (not his real name).

Bibi said she did not report the incident to the police because she was illiterate; furthermore, "she did not know how to make a report".
She did not tell her family who the rapist was because she was afraid of retaliation. She said Johnny had sent food to her family and claimed her as his wife.
But Bibi rejected him because she said, Johnny already has two wives, one of whom is a Penan.

Johnny was portrayed as a loving husband and father by reports in a local Sarawak newspaper, owned by a timber company.
Cindy said she was raped when she was 12 by an unidentified 'outsider', and then raped again years later by a logging camp worker. She bore a child as result of the second rape.

Sexual abuse 'common'
The girls were quoted in the report as saying that it is a regular and common occurrence for logging camp workers to sexually abuse girls who hitch rides to and from school.

One girl, aged 10, said she and her classmates were taken to some bushes when they hitched a ride on a logging truck to get home from school, and that the driver had attempted to rape her.

Other schoolgirls described how logging truck drivers forced schoolboys and other passengers off the vehicles, and made off with young girls.

The girls said they usually told their own families of the sexual abuse but not their teachers, because "they were afraid the teachers would accuse them of lying in order to avoid going to school".

The girls said they were afraid of being caned and punished if they reported the abuse to their teachers.

The report concluded that these communities reject such sexual violence.
However, it went on to say the Penan are vulnerable to such abuse because they are deprived of basic transportation and facilities such as healthcare, access to schools, water and electricity supply.

The Penan are also vulnerable because of prejudice against them, and a lack of trust in government authorities, according to the report.

Neither the Sarawak police nor Bukit Aman have mounted a credible investigation into the government's own findings.

TheStar is doom....

... to become nothing more than a tabloid magazine.
Why?!?! Because nobody really read or believe any serious/ legit news that they print anymore!

Everyone knows how bias it has become!
Here is prove!

On a day where so many crucial things are happening in Malaysia...Do you know what is the top 3 most viewed news in TheStar?!?

1.Sex haven in Sungai Petani
2.Andy Lau’s girl moves out after wedding is called off
3.Pregnant woman dies after thieves pull her off motorcycle

With respect to the third article, the first 2 are nothing more than tabloid news!
It is sad to see how low the Star has sink in the minds of Malaysian currently!

Changling! A true story on police corruption and power!

Recently I had a chance to watch this movie directed by Clint Eastwood and staring Angelina Jolie!

It is a very good movie and a true story about American police corruption, pride and stupidity back in the 1920s era!

Pretty much like what we Malaysian are facing in to 21st Century!!
This true story has scary similarities to our Atlantuya, ISA, Kugan's case

The movie has a decently happy ending due to the fact that the judiciary and some police were still people of integrity!

Unfortunately I don't know if we can same thing for our country!

Go watch the movie! I highly recommend it!

On another note:

I hope the HK TV really make Malaysian own true story about Altantuya!

Real reason behind the Columbine High School Massacre!

Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.
They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well.. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die..
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

" Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational
systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your
own heart before casting the first stone!

My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"
Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech...

Unbelievable News From Egypt : Legal Fornication

Go to this website and read for yourself and make up your own responce to this news!

Unbelievable!!!

Looking for the Humor in our local news!

1. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that.... The Barisan Nasional (BN) government has always been fair to all races including in the field of education. HAhahahahahahaha!!!!

Who does he think he is talking to?!!? A bunch of 5 year olds ah!?!?!?

I think the field of education is probably one of the most unfair area of all!!!

If not how do you think all the private colleges can bloom!

He said the government gave scholarships to all students who scored a minimum of 9As in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) to further their studies at local universities.

Hahahahahaha!!!!

Eh! Political rallies to woe voters are one thing lah!

But lying straight into the faces of the Malaysian public is trying to prove that either we are idiots to believe what the DPM says or proving that he is an idiot to actually believe that we will believe what he says!

GET IT!?!?!

Sorry for being so complicated! I have to write it that way so that the UMNO goons won't understand what I say!

If you have access to Malaysiakini the article there is a better written one that you should read!

2. The Accountant who filed a suit against the Penang Island Municipal Council and the Penang government over multilingual road signs had sought an injunction to stop the council from installing the multilingual street name plates within the heritage area of George Town.

That JOKER is from PAHANG!!!!!!

Hahahahahaha!!!!

The dumb UMNO goons can't even get it right and get a local Penang guy to file suit ah?!?!?!

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Like what Lulu said!

UMNO is the acronym for United Malays National Organisation.

Isn't that ENGLISH?!?!?!

"Maybe it's time you clean up your own backyard before you go cucuk-ing childish fights elsewhere."

3. The Star reported today that....

Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth head Ezam Mohd Noor finally made public the contents of a letter supposedly written by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1998.

And Anwar reply was.... So What!

Hahahahahaha!!!

I am not a big fan of Anwar but so what if Anwar tried to make peace with Dr M?!?!

I think Ezam would have done the exact same thing if he was in Anwar's shoe!!

If the most powerful man in the country (at that time)is out for your blood and won't you try to make peace with him?!?!

You have to be very stupid not to at least try!!!

Oh ya! In that cast maybe Ezam would not have tried!

Hahahaha!!!

To me all Ezam has succeed in doing is to prove that he is a lousy, untrustworthy double-crossing assistant that is not competent to even complete a simple task which Anwar gave him to do.

If he can double-cross Anwar.....does the UMNO goons really trust him or are they taking him back because they are so desperate for support?!?!

4. I didn't know until today (through the Sun Newspaper) that committing suicide is an offence under Section 309 of the Penal Code which carries imprisonment up to a year or a fine, or both.

Will the defendent be charge only if they are successful or if they are unsuccessful in committing suicide!?!?!

MCA man,Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat commits treachery...again?

I read this blog post by The Ancient Mariner. I think it is an interesting article.

You can also get back up facts and feedback of a lot of readers from the Malaysian Insider.

Personnaly I have met YB Ong and thought he was a nice guy.

However I am very very disappointed at him.

I thought he was the man to turn MCA around!

I guess I was wrong!

The REAL Vision 2020!

Where is our direction for our next generation..?
For those who started work around 1973, a 1.3 Litre Japaness car was RM 7000
Today the equivalent is.... let's say RM 60000...........8.5 times
In 1973 a double storey house was about RM 45,000..or less
Today it is about RM 300,000............6.6 times
(It was advertised in a school magazine at 37,000, Taman Lumba Kuda) This makes it 8.1 times

In 1973 an Engineer's pay was RM 1000
Today it is about RM 2000 +/-............2 times....
From 1973 to 2008........35 years......what is the Trend.?

Bearish !!!!
In a stock market when the trend is bearish , what do we do?..

Exit !!!
When a country's trend is bearish what do we do?
This Bearish trend is more difficult to turn around as compared to the stock market.

I have used these 3 items House, Car & Salary as a measurement of the country' s performance for the past 35 years....
Foreigners also ask about these 3 items to gauge our standard of living.

There is a book I saw in MPH bookshop entitled :Malaysia : The Failed Nation
some of you may be interested to read it. I agreed with the writer.....

This morning I was having Coffee at McDonald. I asked how much per hour is their pay? RM 3.00 ! x 8 hours = RM 24 per day... x 25 days = RM 600 per month

My daughter works part-time during her University days..she worked at Gloria Jeans Coffee.... the pay ? Australian $ 14.00 ( @ 3.15 = RM 44per hour.....x 8 = RM 352 per day !!! x 25 days = RM 8800

13.3 times more !!!!! ......Price of houses in Perth is about the same in KL Price of cars are about 23 % cheaper...in Perth. ( Australia )

I think more and more people are becoming aware of this Bearish trend.
Developed country by 2020?...means High income country
Let's look at some as of year 2005 ( Financial Times )
USA GNP per capita US$ 35400
UK GNP per capita US$ 25510
Australia GNP per capita US$ 19530
Singapore GNP per capita US $ 20690

These are developed countries by income measurement
Malaysia 's GNP per capita US$ 3540
Year 2020..developed country?

Really...a sad story.
Worrying Trends, isn't it??
Ringgit sliding further and further under BN Rule.
Recently, I interviewed some fresh graduates applying for jobs with my engineering company.

I accepted two applicants on a starting salary of RM1600.
It struck me as odd that 15 years ago, I myself started workas a fresh graduate engineer for the same pay.

Indeed, if you compare the salaries of graduates now and 15 or even 20 years ago, you'll find little difference but that their purchasing power is vastly different.

It's the same story when you compare salaries of shop assistants, office staff, factory workers and others.
To compound the effect of inflation, the ringgit has depreciated greatly against all major currencies.

The real income of most Malaysians has moved backwards.

This is why many Malaysians suffer under the petrol hike. The root of the problem is that our real incomes have shrunk in the face of inflation and depreciated currency

Malaysians have not been spoiledby subsidy but are unable to move out of the time lock of stagnated and depreciated incomes.

If you compare the per capita incomes of Singapore , Hong Kong , Taiwan and South Korea , they are a few multiples of ours although at independence all these countries were the on the same economic level as Malaysia .

What has gone wrong? We were the rising star of East Asia , a countryrich in natural resources with the most promising potential.

The reason is massive corruption, plundering of resources, wastage of funds for huge non- economic projects, anti-public interest deals with politically-linked companies and passing-of-the -buck to the man in the street..

Four decades of NEP where education, economic and employment policies are defined by race ensured that meritocracy took a back seat.

Our university standard has declined and the today best and brightest of our youths emigrate to escape the racial inequility only to contribute to the economies of foreign lands.

The reputation of our judiciary which was held in high esteem worldwide has sunk so low that foreign investors now insist on arbitration in Singapore in case of any dispute.

We also have a slew of oppressive laws such as the ISA, OSA, Uuca and PPPA which stifle free speech and are designed to keep the ruling parties in power.

We have become less attractive to foreign investors and now lag behindour neighbours in Asean for foreign direct investment. Even some corporations who have established themselves here are moving out.

All the economic and social malaise cannot help but affect the value of our currency. The strength of a country's currency is after all, a reflection of its fundamentals.

Furthermore, Bank Negara has a policy of weak ringgit to help exporters, never mind the burden on the common folk. The government is pro-corporation, not pro-rakyat.

While the poor and middle-class are squeezed, an elite group gets breathtakingly rich. We have the distinction of having the worse income disparity in Asean. A re-distribution of wealth is under way from the poor and middle-class to a select group of politically-connected elite.

The end result of this re-distribution will be a small group of super-rich while the majority are pushed into poverty and themiddle-class shrinks. This is what happens when the rich gets richer and the poor get poorer.

There is much that is wrong with Malaysia . The responsibility for pulling the country backwards can be laid squarely at the door of the ruling regime. It is BN's mis-governance, racial politics and cultureof patronage which has seen the country regress economically and socially.

We seem to be sliding down a slippery slope, further down with each passing year of BN's rule. Another five years of BN rule and we'll beat Indonesia 's standard under Suharto. Another 10 years and we'll be touching the African standard.

ARE YOU GETTING THE REAL VISION 2020 NOW?!??!?

Is there any hope for Malaysia ?
Faced with the reality that BN will never change, many Malaysians desperate for change turn their lonely eyes to Anwar Ibrahim.
Pakatan Raykat has promised to treat all races fairly, to plug wastage, fight corruption, reform the judiciary and make Malaysia more competitive.
But some have questioned whether we can trust Anwar and his loose coalition of disparate parties..

The question is not whether we can trust Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat but whether we can afford not to.

Can we afford another ten years of BN's misrule?

The prophecy is TUHMAM and not RAHMAN! hahaha!!!

read this on Malaysiakini from a guy commenting on the RAHMAN prophecy. I thought it was funny! Take 5 mins to entertain yourself lah! Hahahaha!!!

Mat Al-Jajawi: I have never heard of a more imbecilic 'prophecy' than this and wonder who was the smart Alec who started it, as if Malaysia does not have enough follies already.

The first prime minister was not Rahman, but Tunku Abdul Rahman. So his name starts with a ‘T' and not R. Even if one drops the Tunku part, his name will start with an ‘A'.

Granted that in the case of the second PM, his name was Abdul Razak Hussein; so the first letter of his name is obviously ‘A'. Similarly, Hussein Onn's name fits into the ‘prophecy' as it starts with an ‘H. 'So do the two succeeding PM's Dr Mahathir Mohamed and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

When it comes to Najib, his name is Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak, so his first letter is an ‘M', not an ‘N'.

In summary, the prophecy is correct only in four out of six cases - or two-thirds correct. Granted this fraction happens to coincide with the parliamentary majority required to amend the Malaysian constitution. But to use this ‘performance' to justify the prophecy is ridiculous and shows how naive we Malaysians can be.

I would have thought that for a country that boasts of having launched a man into space, this kind of prophecy would have been nipped in the bud, when it first appeared in the 1970s. Using the true first letters of the five names who have been prime ministers, and Najib who is tipped to be the next one, their first letters spell ‘Tahmam'. The nearest Arabic word that comes closest to this is tuhmah. It means an accusation. (hmmmm...... I wonder how is getting so many accusation!....hehehehhe)

Readers please check other languages.

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Can we also consider Anwar Ibrahim and just say his nick name is Nwar?

hehehehehehe!!

Some people say that with the completion of the "Rahman" prophecy.....UMNO reign of terror will also be finish!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?