Tee Keat calls DAP rep’s demand for an apology a ‘joke’

By Boo Su-Lyn
September 06, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Pandan MP Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has dismissed as a “great joke” Teratai assemblyman Jenice Lee’s demand for an apology from him over fund-raising for a Chinese school in Pandan Perdana.

Lee threatened last week to sue Ong if he failed to publicly apologise for allegedly defaming her over accusations that she had abused public funds for a campaign since 2007 to build a Chinese primary school in Pandan Perdana, which has yet to materialise.

“It will be a great joke if I were to apologise simply because I wrote in my blog that I received such a complaint of alleged abuse of public funds against her from the local community,” Ong (picture) told The Malaysian Insider in an SMS today.

He said the DAP lawmaker's refusal to make a public account of the donations she had collected since 2007 was an “acid test” of her integrity and commitment to transparency.

“She is answerable to the community leaders who lodged police and MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) reports against her. She should show her accounts to the investigators, not me,” said Ong.

Lee challenged Ong last week to visit her and peruse the accounts of the party campaign from July to December 2007, following his allegations on his blog entry dated August 31 that she had been abusing public funds by collecting donations for a non-existent school.

Ong had said that his service centre recently received complaints from local residents who claimed they had donated to the DAP by buying hand-held fans bearing Lee’s portrait in support of a school-building project on a plot of land known as a “green lung” of Pandan Perdana.

Lee has maintained that she does not need to be accountable to the public over their donations for the party campaign despite the allegations of corruption. Selangor DAP chief Ean Yong Hian Wah also claimed no knowledge of her donation drive.

Angry Pandan area residents’ association representatives reportedly highlighted Lee’s alleged misdeeds to the MACC.

She has refuted the accusations and insisted that the donations she had collected since 2007 were for the party to campaign for the school, not to construct it.

She has also disputed reports that she had sold some 10,000 fans, claiming instead that she had only ordered 2,000 fans and raised RM4,773.50 in sales. Campaign expenses however amounted to RM6,173, causing a deficit of RM1,399.50.

Lee claimed that Ong had falsely accused her of failing to file an application for land conversion in connection with the school project.

She pointed out that she visited the site intended for the school in Pandan Perdana on August 31 with Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu, Hulu Langat district officer Zainal Abidin A’ala and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) deputy president Abd Hamid Hussain.

But she admitted that the Education Ministry has yet to approve her application filed in 2008 for the school project.

“She owes the people and her own party a clear and convincing explanation,” said Ong.

Namewee versus Siti....

By Dato' Ti Lian Ker

Monday, September 6, 2010

Malaysians are heading towards troubled waters. Talking about conspiracy, sometimes I wondered whether there's a great conspiracy to bring the pillars of our racial harmony and unity down!

It all started with the Hindraf movement when Malaysians by and large dismissed the racial intent and content of the movement that borders on ridicule and mocking reality. However it was Pak Lah's government mistake to underestimate this movement. Like any racial or extremist movements, they have their appeals and sympathies from their community!

The decision to imposed the ISA and muscles on Hindraf who seems to be a loose ad hoc organization was a mistake and had provoked the Indian communities feelings, emotions and sentiments. Despite Malaysians in general live in harmony but the racial sentiment and feeling is still real and present in our psyche.

Pak Lah's administration miscalculated the potential damage and impact that Hindraf has on Malaysian politics by the sheer assumption that their numbers are small and their command is minimal. The arrogant or perceived bullying by the powers under Umno had stirred and provoked the latent dissatisfaction of the minority communities on perceived "discriminations" or "Ill treatment" by the authorities over the minorities. The sympathy for the underdog is a very powerful feeling more so in a communal based nation that had swept racial/communal dissatisfaction under the carpet in the name of racial/religious sensitivities.

The GE12 had shown the undoing and mistake of the insensitivity and arrogance of the perceived Umno led BN. The Indians as a community were angry and together they had brought down BN's traditional two third majority fortress.

The tsunami sparked off by Hindraf has brought about an immediate change on the local political landscape whereby there was a sudden surge of racial sentiment and dissatisfaction. In the past many issues were swept under the carpet or dismissed in the name of racial tolerance. Suddenly there was blatant display of racial angst pent-up in the past decades post May 13.

BN specifically Umno, Mca and Mic were blamed for all the past 50 odd years mistakes and errors that was politically correct back then but could not be accepted or digested by the new generation of voters. Suddenly, it is in to be colorless and race based arguments or justifications are out of sync with the times.

Post GE 12, we saw the advent of Perkasa playing the racial card to the hilt. As the saying goes, extremism begets extremism. The Prime Minister DS Najib Razak's attempt tp walk the talk of 1 Malaysia saw great resistance from within as well as right wing extremist. Suddenly all the political polemics and vocabulary such as KETUANAN,I AM MALAY FIRST, PENDATANG , BALIK CINA etc became politically incorrect,offensive and intolerable. The 70s 80s or 90s political posturing to win support from within the party is no longer the sole monopoly of the party.

The electorates spurred by the media have taken an aggressive offensive stance against any racial colored arguments or stance. The decades of injustices or perceived suppressions of the minorities by the majorities have received positive media attention and support. Sensing the change in the political terrain and the chance of a lifetime to demonize Umno for all the racial/religious policies that was prompted and advocated by PAS in the past, even PAS posture to be non-racial as a matter of political convenience. PAS was suddenly transformed into a rational reasonable political party that is in direct contrast and contrary to their actual composition and representation. Individuals who are more liberal and Erdorgans in the likes of Khalid Samad have been bandied in the churches etc to show the rose among the thorns in PAS. Suddenly, the extremist in the likes of Hadi Awang took a back seat and only confine his public posturing to hugging Lim Kit Siang etc.

Now we have another media orchestrated or supported racial taunting in the tussle of who is more extreme between a Siti headmistress and
a Namewee....the political chips is getting higher as the racial disharmony have now been focussed on the two dominant race in the country. Hindraf who had realized their folly of playing a racially charged game that saw the Indians losing more than gaining is now taking a back seat....

Some Ah Bengs are charging forward into the political arena with brutish temper and muscles. What will be the end game? Are we falling into a political trap? Are we being lead for an ultimate political slaughter? Will PAS emerged the ultimate victor?

Only time will tell....real politics is not cyber politics! The window worldview of cyber politics may not be what it seems on earth!
Posted by Ti Lian Ker at 8:21 PM 

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Worlds Most Expensive Branded Cars Pictures

Most Expensive Cars of Each Brand : Here’s most expensive car by brand. Most of the car producer in the world have their masterpiece that usually sold in very expensive price. So here’s the most expensive car classified by brand

Hyundai : Hyundai Equus : USD110,000

HYUNDAI Equus is the largest and most expensive sedans car from hyundai, Car is made to compete with European car brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc. The car is made in a variety of types ranging from normal sedans, limousines, until the most expensive bulletproof. This car can be brought home at a price of about USD 110,000

Honda : Honda NSX : USD160,000

 

The Honda NSX, or Acura NSX in North America and Hong Kong, was a sports car produced between 1990 and 2005 by the Japanese automaker Honda. It sports a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout and was powered by an all-aluminum V6 gasoline engine featuring Honda’s “variable valve timing and lift electronic control” (VTEC) system.Honda NSX newest type costs about USD160,000.

Cadillac : Cadillac Sixteen : Price not mentioned as It’s just prototype

 

The Cadillac Sixteen was a prototype of a style and high performance car and first released by Cadillac in 2003. For your information this car is only 1 in the world so it’s nearly impossible to see it, the car is made to combine the “Art and Science” by using a 32-valve V16 engine displaces 13.6 liters concept (~ 830 cu) and mated with a four-speed transmission electronically controlled automatic, the engine covered by high quality chrome, because this car is only 1 in the world then the car is not for sale so It’s unknown. But I’m sure this can be the most expensive car released by Cadillac if it’s sold.

Chevrolet : Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 : USD106.000

After years of speculation and rumors, General Motors revealed the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 model as newest Chevrolet model. As expected, the ZR1 is the most powerful and most expensive among the other Corvette models. This car is more than 200MPH speed, beat the previous corvette model (Z06), with the price of USD106,000 you can buy this car.

Nissan : Nissan GT-R : USD77,000

Nissan GT-R is the most expensive Nissan cars ever selling, and the sales is good enough. This is because the price is right according to the model and the performance of the car itself. This car is the best drift car ever made (have a near-perfect handling). So It would not be surprised if this car get a lot of interest from the riches. The prices is still low compare to other expensive cars. It’s USD77,000 but the price will continue to grow as lot of requests on this car.

Maybach Exelero : USD 8,000,000

 

Maybach is a car brand that may be some people don’t familiar. Actually maybach is the same production with Mercedes-Benz, Maybach is considered as “Super extra luxury Mercy”. Maybach Exelero type is the most expensive with the price of USD 8,000,000 (the first time I’m not believing but after confirm from other sources, Yes It’s 8 millions dollar) Maybach Exelero use engine of 700 hp (SAE) (514 kW) dual-seater with a bi-turbo V12 engine.

BMW Z8 : USD130,000

 

The Z8 was the production variant of the 1997 Z07 concept car, which was designed by Henrik Fisker at BMW’s DesignworksUSA in Southern California. The Z07 originally was designed as a styling exercise intended to evoke and celebrate the 1956-’59 BMW 507. The Z07 caused a sensation at the ‘97 Tokyo Auto Show. The overwhelming popularity of the concept spurred BMW’s decision to produce a limited production model called the Z8. There were 5,703 Z8s built, approximately half of which were exported to the United States.

Lamborghini Reventón : USD1,500,000

 

The Lamborghini Reventón is a mid-engined sports car that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. It ranks as the most powerful and expensive Lamborghini road car to date, costing one million euros (USD1.5 million, or £858,000).The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be released to the public, with one additional car (marked as 0/20) produced for the Lamborghini Museum.Although early rumours indicated the total number would actually be 100,each Reventón is clearly stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the driver’s and passenger’s seats.
Despite the exterior being new,almost all the mechanical elements (including the engine) are sourced directly from the Murciélago LP640. According to the official press release, the Reventón exterior styling was inspired by the “the fastest airplanes”. To emphasize this, Lamborghini staged a race between a Reventón and a Panavia Tornado fighter plane.

Article 153 of the Federal Constitution - Read and Know your constitution

POST TAKEN FROM http://justice4otk.blogspot.com/2010/08/article-153-of-federal-constituti-on.html

Fifty three years after Independence, racial issues continued to
monopolise national politics, and championing Malay rights remains the
single dominant ideology of the only ruling power that this independent
nation has known, UMNO. Thousands of speeches have been made championing
this Malay cause, using various terminologies such as Malay 'special
rights', Malay 'special privileges' or simply Malay 'rights', often
invoking the nation's Constitution as the legal back-up. But, of the
thousands of politicians who have used these terminologies, how many have
read through the Constitution to find out what these 'rights' really are?
Very few, perhaps!

Our Constitution is printed in a small booklet that can be bought for
about RM10 in the book shops. Buy one copy and read through to find out
what it says about these 'rights'. After all, these issues have been the
hottest favourites of our politicians ever since our Independence. Aren't
you curious to find out?

If you have read through the Constitution to look for an answer to these
Malay 'rights', perhaps the first thing that has struck you is that,
familiar terminologies such as Malay 'special rights', Malay 'special
privileges' or Malay 'rights' are nowhere to be found in the Constitution.
Instead, we only find the term 'the special position of the Malays', which
appears twice, in Clause (1) and Clause (2) of Article 153, which is
titled 'Reservation of quotas in respect of services, permits, etc, for
Malays and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak'.

Anyone who has read through Article 153 might be surprised to discover
that the provisions favouring Malays are in fact quite moderate, and
certainly no way as stretched out in intensity and scope as our
politicians would want us to believe. Similarly, those provisions
protecting the non-Malays as a counter-balance to the special position of
the Malays under this Article are also surprisingly quite well conceived
and fair. In fact, when read in conjunction with Article 8 (Equality) and
Article 136 (Impartial treatment of Federal employees), Article 153 cannot
be construed as having significantly violated the egalitarian principles
of our Constitution, contrary to common perception.

Since the egalitarian nature of our Constitution is largely intact, in
spite of the presence of Article 153, then why should it have acquired
such an adverse reputation as the legal root of all kinds of racial
inequalities in this country?

Answer: the fault is not with our Constitution, but with our politicians
twisting, misinterpreting and abusing it.

It is perhaps high time we get to the bottom of Article 153.

Clause (1) of Article 153 states: 'It shall be the responsibility of the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong to safeguard the special position of the Malays and
the legitimate interests of other communities in accordance with the
provisions of this Article'.

So, the first understanding that we must have on Article 153 is that it is
meant to protect the interests of not only the Malays, but also those of
the non-Malays.

Next, note the deliberate use of the words 'safeguard' and 'special
position' (instead of 'special rights' or 'special privileges'). The
choice of these words must be understood in the historical context of the
drafting of this Constitution half a century ago when Malays were
economically and educationally backward in relation to other races. It was
thought fit and proper then that there must be 'safeguards' to protect the
Malays from being swarmed over by other races. Hence, the creation of the
'special position' of the Malays, which was obviously intended for
defensive purpose: to protect for survival. The impeccable avoidance of
using words like 'rights' and 'privileges', and the choice of the word
'safeguard' were clearly calculated to reflect its defensive nature. Under
that historical context, the provision of the special position of the
Malays in the Constitution certainly could not be interpreted to mean the
endowment of racial privileges to create a privileged class of
citizenship.

Clause (2) says that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall safeguard the special
position of the Malays by reserving positions 'of such proportion as he
may deem reasonable' in a) the public service b) educational facilities
and c) business licenses.

Clauses (3) & (6) say that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, for purpose of
fulfilling Clause (2), give general directions to the relevant
authorities, which shall then duly comply.

There is a separate clause covering the allocation of seats in tertiary
education - Clause (8A). It says that where there are insufficient places
for any particular course of study, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may give
directions for the 'reservation of such proportion of such places for
Malays as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may deem reasonable; and the authority
shall duly comply with the directions.'

As for the protection of non-Malays against possible encroachment of their
existing interests, there are several provisions under different clauses
in this Article, prohibiting the deprivation of the existing facilities
enjoyed by them, whether in public service, education or trading licenses.
Of these protective clauses, Clauses (5) and (9) are particularly
significant.

Clause (5) consists of one sentence, which reads: 'This Article does not
derogate from the provisions of Article 136'.

Article 136 also consists of one sentence, which reads: 'All persons of
whatever race in the same grade in the service of the Federation shall,
subject to the terms and conditions of their employment, be treated
impartially.'

Clause (9) consists of one sentence, which reads: 'Nothing in this Article
shall empower Parliament to restrict business or trade solely for the
purpose of reservations for Malays.'

Reading Article 153 will not be complete without reading Article 89
(Equality). I will quote the more significant Clauses (1) and (2) of this
Article in full, as follows:

Clause (1) states: 'All persons are equal before the law and entitled to
the equal protection of the law.'

Clause (2) states: 'Except as expressly authorized by this Constitution,
there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of
religion, race, descent or place of birth in any law or in the appointment
to any office or employment under a public authority or in the
administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or
disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade,
business, profession, vocation or employment.'

Reading through these Articles of the Constitution, we are able to draw
the following conclusions:

1. The present clamour for Malay 'special rights' as sacrosanct racial
privileges of a privileged race, especially under the ideological ambit of
Ketuanan Melayu (Malay the master race), is in conflict with the letters
and spirit of the Constitution.

2. The special position of the Malays as prescribed under Article 153 of
the Constitution is limited in scope to only the reservation of reasonable
quotas in these 3 sectors: public services, educational places and
business licenses. Hence, the present rampant racial discriminations
practiced on almost every facet of our national life are mostly violations
of the Constitution. Examples of these violations are:
a) Racial discrimination in the appointment and promotion of employees in
publicly funded bodies, resulting in these becoming almost mono-raced
bodies (particular so in their top strata). These bodies include: the
civil service, police, army and various semi and quasi government
agencies.

b) Barring of non-Malays from tenders and contracts controlled directly or
indirectly by the government.

c) Imposition of compulsory price discounts and quotas in favour of Malays
in housing projects.

d) Imposition of compulsory share quota for Malays in non-Malay companies.

e) Blanket barring of non-Malays to publicly funded academic institutions
(that should include the UITM, which is the subject of debate in
Parliament referred to earlier in this article).

f) Completely lop-sided allocation of scholarships and seats of learning
in clearly unreasonable proportions that reflect racial discriminations.

3) Our Constitution provides for only one class of citizenship and all
citizens are equal before the law. The presence of Article 153 does not
alter this fact, as it is meant only to protect the Malays from being
'squeezed' by other races by allowing the reservation of reasonable quotas
on certain sectors of national life. However, this Constitution has now
been hijacked through decades of hegemony of political power by the ruling
party to result in the virtual monopoly of the public sector by a single
race. The ensuing racism, corruption and corrosion of integrity of our
democratic institutions have brought serious retrogression to our
nation-building process in terms of national unity, discipline, morality
and competitiveness of our people.

4) At this critical juncture, when nations in this region and around the
world are urgently restructuring and shaping up to cope with
globalization, our nation stagnates in a cesspool that has been created
through decades of misrule. Unless urgent reforms are carried out,
beginning with the dismantling of the anachronistic racial superstructure,
we are in for serious troubles in the days ahead.

Life in Singapore ..

In Singapore , the majority of us live in Highly Dangerous Buildings(HDB), and most people have already got used to Paying and Paying(PAP).

The Singapore Govt has been ruled by PAP , Pay and Pay . Its two Opposition Parties the SWP ( Singapore Workers Party ) and the SDP ( Singapore Democratic Party ) is telling Singaporeans So Why Pay ? ( SWP ) and SDP says So Don't Pay .

Not only do you have to pay and pay , the Public Utilities Board ( PUB ) wants you to Pay Until Bankrupt
(PUB). ?

If that's not enough, somebody The Public Water Board still Purposely Wants to Dig(PWD) and get more from you.

So what more can you do when you are in the Money Only Environment (MOE)?

And you have that DBS Bank forever sucking blood money , that's why it's called Dirty Blood Suckers Bank or Damned Bloody Stupid Bank .

With the current Mad Accounting System (MAS), you are forced to Pay the Sum Ahead (PSA), which will leave some people Permanently Owing Some Banks (POSB).

And forced to live on the Loan Techniques Always (LTA) system. When you fall sick and happen to be admitted to a Money Operating Hospital(MOH).
You might be able to use your Cash Prior to Funeral (CPF) fund.

If you are out of luck, you may meet doctors who Never Use Heart (NUH) to treat you, and you will be Sure to Give up Hope(SGH).

To help ease the traffic, motorists have to pay Cash On Expressway(COE)...
If that doesn't help, they can always Eternally Raise Prices (ERP)on the roads.
If you don't own a car, you can always make a Mad Rush to the Train(MRT), OR get squashed in a bus Side By Side (SBS ).
Lastly, under all these pressures, there are not many places we can relax, not even the good old place we used to go because it has become So Expensive and Nothing To See Actually (SENTOSA)!!!

HDB ~ Housing and Development Board
PAP ~ People's Action Party, led by Mr Lee Hsien Loong
MOE ~  Ministry of Education
DBS ~  DBS, a leading bank in Singapore
MAS ~ Monetary Authority of Singapore
PSA ~ Port of Singapore Authority
POSB ~ POS Bank
LTA ~ Land Transport Authority
MOH ~ Ministry of Health
CPF ~ Central Provident Fund 
NUH ~ National University Hospital
SGH ~ Singapore General Hospital
COE ~ Certificate of Entitlement
ERP ~ Electronic Road Pricing
MRT ~ Mass Rapid Transit
SBS ~ Singapore Bus Service
SENTOSA ~  Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay, is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year. Attractions include a two-kilometre long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two golf courses and two five-star hotels, and the Resorts World Sentosa, featuring the theme park Universal Studios Singapore.