Yearly RM250,000 each for the three advisors...What a waste!!!!

According to Malaysiakini's report,

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/98137,


http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/98131 three newly appointed advisors namely Datuk Chang Ko Youn, Datuk S Veerasingam and Datuk Hamdi AbuBakar will be paid RM250,000 each a year or translate to about RM20,000 each a month.

Come on, Zambri, this is not the way to waste tax payers money. This is definetly a stupid decision and you even have not started govern Perak state. This is what you call "Menteri Besar for all rakyat" or just "Menteri Besar for Kucnu -Kuncu BN ?"

Please justify why they should be paid with such huge amounts, otherwise you should revert the decision and channeled the funds to the needy in Perak. The three Datuk already rich enough. If they are sincere enough to serve rakyat, they should voluntarily go for pay cut.....

Zambry , this is not the way to create exco portfolios

Look at the way Dr.Zambry creates portfolios for the state executive councillors, I am almost fainted.

It seems that he just creates the position for the sake of pleasing the "kuncu-kuncu".

Come on, Zambry, why waste tax payers by creating positions which is not important at all?

Why so many " irrelevant affairs" job? can't the jobs be shared by the existing councillors?

Zambry, economy is bad. Tax payers money must be spent wisely.

Don't create so many "gaji buta" jobs. You should spend the resources to help the needy in Perak just like Nizar did previously......

Zambry announces exco portfolios

IPOH, Feb 11 — Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today announced the portfolios of the state executive councillors which take effect immediately.

He also announced four more posts — three advisers to the menteri besar and a state information chief — who receive perks similar to those received by state executive councillors.

The portfolios are:

Zambry heads the Committee for Planning, Economy, Finance, Security, Land and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Housing and Religion.

Hamidah Osman — Industry, Investment, Entrepreneur Development, ICT, Tourism and Women's Affairs

Datuk Ramly Zahari — Infrastructure, Public Facilities, Energy and Water.

Dr Mah Hang Soon — Health, Local Government, Consumer, Environment, Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs.

Datuk Saarani Mohamad — Information, Rural Development, Poverty, Welfare and Farming.

Mohd Zahir Abdul Khalid — Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology

Zainol Fadzi Paharuddin — Culture, Youth and Sports.

Advisers to the menteri besar:

Datuk Mohd Najumuddin Elias — Adviser for Islamic Affairs.

Datuk Chang Ko Youn — Adviser for Chinese Affairs.

Datuk S. Veerasingam — Adviser for Indian Affairs.

Zambry also announced the appointment of Datuk Hamdi Abu Bakar as the state information chief. — Bernama

Do you still remember Hamidah Osman?

Infamous Sungair Rapat assemblyman Hamidah Osman is back with her swearing in as Perak's exco members ......

Remember her famous quote?

ai yo yo ... this racist lady also can become exco member....

It prove that Barisan has no qualified candidate at all......

I no eye see lah....

Wow why so many "Kurang ajar" people in Malaysia? How much have Khairy paid you all? RM2 ?RM5?RM50million?

Rakyat Perak will always behind you, Nizar

Datuk Seri Nizar, you will always be our Menteri Besar, the only legitimate MB elected by rakyat because of the wonderful job you have done for the people here.......

As for Najib and the 4 frogs, they have to pay back when the time comes, God is fair.....thay will reap what they sow....

Nizar says it is a referendum, and one that Pakatan will win

By Shannon Teoh

IPOH, Feb 10 – Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin poured scorn on Barisan Nasional’s (BN) claim to the Perak government today by expressing his confidence of an “overwhelming victory” in the Bukit Gantang by-elections as well as ridiculing its swearing-in of only six executive council members today.

Following the death of Pas MP Roslan Shaharum, Bukit Gantang will face a by-election which Nizar, who Pakatan Rakyat (PR) still backs as the legitimate mentri besar, believes will be an opportunity for Perak voters to “deliver the verdict that they support PR.”

“I think it will result in a referendum and, judging by the overwhelming support Perakians have given us,” he told a press conference at the official MB’s residence here, “we will win.”

As PR won the Sepetang and Changkat Jering state seats as well, Nizar said that he was confident of a “repeat and overwhelming victory” in the imminent by-elections.

Nizar also said that as BN could only swear in six instead of the full complement of 10 executive councillors today, it showed that it was not stable as it did not have the full commitment of its assemblymen.

“This shows it is an illegitimate exco which is tempang (lame). A full government will have full commitment. This situation is because it is not recognised by the rakyat,” he said.

When quizzed on speculation that the empty seats were reserved for Indian PR lawmakers who would be enticed to defect so that BN could have a multiracial lineup, Nizar pointed out that this showed how BN did not have the backing of the people as a whole.

“That resembles how mistrusted and cruel they are. There are so many negative elements in their ranks,” he said.

Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham also added that the inability of BN to swear in a full lineup was down to “huge infighting within Umno.”

“They are fighting tooth and nail to be exco members. It shows that this illegal government cannot stand for long.”

But for as long as BN has claimed the government offices, PR will have to base itself out of the MB’s residence.

Nizar announced that as they were being barred from entering the state secretariat, then it would have to conduct its meetings from the residence and it would also now be its office.

“It appears we have no other place to go to discharge our duties so we will render it from the residence, which is now also our office.”

When Irrelevant Khairy acts like a hero.....

Ai yo yo Mr. Irrelevant Khairy, your days are numbered under Najib Mongolia administration

You still want to angkat Najib backside? ai yo yo.....

Khairy calls for Nizar to be stripped of citizenship

By Shannon Teoh

IPOH, Feb 9 — Deputy Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin called for Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin to be stripped of his citizenship as he led protests by the Barisan Nasional (BN) faithful here today as part a campaign to label the Pas man a traitor.

About 1,000 mainly Umno Youth members attended the rally here under the watchful eyes of the police, as BN now hopes to shore up support for Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir, who was sworn-in by Sultan Azlan Shah last week to replace Nizar as Perak mentri besar.

Nizar has refused to resign and maintains he is still the legitimate MB.

Speeches by several BN Youth leaders suggested attempts to reverse the perception that BN’s power grab was unconstitutional and pro-Malay. Instead, the speeches portrayed Pakatan Rakyat as anti-Sultan.

The speeches were punctuated by cries of “Hidup Melayu” and “Daulat Tuanku.”

“In the old days, what did we do to those who committed treason?” Khairy asked the crowd at the Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil field here.

The crowd replied “kill him!” as they waved banners with the words “Nizar Penderhaka Melayu Moden (Nizar is the modern day Malay traitor)” but Khairy instead said that “we only ask that they be stripped of their citizenship,” referring to Nizar and other PR leaders who have supported his decision.

The crowd started tearing up posters with pictures of Nizar, as Khairy also called for Nizar and Perak DAP chief Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham’s titles to be retracted.

Those assembled, joined by several Malay NGOs, and representatives from MCA, MIC and PPP Youth members from Perak, then took a pledge requesting Sultan Azlan Shah to do as Khairy had asked.

Khairy also told the crowd that their position should not be seen as racial as “our friends from MCA, MIC and PPP” are here.

“The anger is not just from Malays but the rakyat as the opposition has broken the principles of the Rukunegara,” the Rembau MP said.

He also called on Umno Youth members to guard the gates to the state secretariat tomorrow as Nizar and his executive councillors are expected to continue to try to report for work.

“If you see the illegal government coming, I order you as deputy Youth chief to do what is necessary,” he said.

Later, when pressed on what is “necessary” by reporters, Khairy said that as the Ipoh police chief had assured him that they would not allow the PR men to enter the premises, Umno Youth would stand down.

“I hold him to his promise. But if they are not able to deliver, then I cannot guarantee their actions due to their anger,” he said.

“This is not a constitutional crisis. This is a crisis of power,” Khairy added, stating that the fact that PR could not relinquish the state government after being ousted through due process showed that they were power-crazy.

Well Done Pakatan Rakyat

Sinchew has listed down the Pakatan Rakyat's achievement for the past ten months. These are policies that truly benefited all races that never been carried out by Barisan Nasional when they were in charged.

Rakyat will surely miss them if the dirty Umno takes over the helm of Perak State .............

Najib you really najiXXXXXX...............

霹靂民聯政府上台10個月實行的新措施和政績

• 霹靂變天

2009-02-05 09:59

分批發永久地契
霹靂州民聯政府分階段發出永久地契給州內華人新村及馬來重組村，並提供高達80%的地價費折扣。

134新村合法化
把州內134個新村合法化，並把新村的地段歸納在州政府的管轄範圍，所有華人新村村長將受委任。華人新村合法化後，134個華人新村村長與817個馬來甘榜村長地位一樣，所獲得的津貼也一樣。

撥地給獨中
撥出1000公頃土地給州內9所獨中，實行“以地養校”計劃。

學校地稅1令吉
為表揚母語教育的貢獻，持有學校地契的華小、淡小、獨中及宗教學校，霹靂州政府只象徵式每年徵收1令吉地稅。

州政府在2009年預算案，也撥出130萬令吉給州內180所人民宗教學校。

貧戶享免費水供
從2008年8月1日開始，霹靂州超過1萬9000戶收入少於700令吉的貧戶，可享有首20立方米免費的水供。

進大學獎勵金
霹靂州政府不分種族，分發1000令吉獎勵金給成功進入政府大專的大學生，條件是學生父母總收入不超過1500令吉。此措施限於修讀第一個學士學位的申請者。

闢公共交通中心
霹靂民聯政府與私人財團合作，位於怡保九洞美露拉也佔地8.33英畝的“怡保公共交通中心”計劃，一旦竣工啟用，將為怡保公共交通業提供更完善及更有效率的服務。

增1200萬令吉福利基金
霹州政府在2009年，將霹州福利局基金增加1200萬令吉，以幫助各族貧窮人民，讓當局協助更多貧困人士。

增撥天災援助金
州政府增加天災援助金，每當發生水、火災，縣署可快速發出援助金，幫助災民減輕負擔。2009年開始，霹靂州政府提高撥給縣署的天災援助金，從3萬令吉提高至5萬令吉，使霹靂州落實“福利州”的政策。每當發生水、火災，縣署可在72小時裡發出這筆援助金，幫助災民。

土地公開招標
州內的商業地、樹桐及值錢土地公開招標，價高者得。

老人逝世發1000令吉
65歲以上霹州子民，在州內逝世，可獲得1000令吉的體恤金。

撤銷傳票
撤銷州內地方政府在3月17日之前發出的小販和泊車傳票。

非政府組織任地方議員
縣、市議員不再由政黨包辦，其中三分之一的成員是非政府組織和非政黨人士出任。

村長選舉
馬來甘榜村長已舉行選舉；華人新村也將舉行選舉，惟日期未定。

議會開會直播
州議會開會情況在網絡電視上直播。

星洲日報‧2009.02.05

Remember the four frogs that fooled all

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Whatever the outcome of the political imbroglio in Perak, Malaysians should remember the names of Datuk Nasharudin Hashim, Mohd Osman Jailu, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Hee Yit Foong forever.

They represent the worst species of politicians — self-serving; greedy; unprincipled; cowardly and dishonest.

How else would you describe politicians who go begging for votes wrapped in the colours of their political party, who rattle off reasons why Umno, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and DAP deserve to win, only to repudiate everything they told the voters less than 12 months later?

They are as despicable as Barclays Premier League footballers who kiss the badge of their club before adoring thousands only to demand a transfer 24 hours later for a bigger pay packet.

According to Nasharudin, he took the decision to switch from Umno to PKR after serious consideration of the country’s political situation and in the interest of his supporters and voters in Bota. Sure he did.

The fact that he had been forced to give up his parliamentary seat and the chairmanship of Felcra to Datuk Tajudin Rahman did not factor at all in his thinking to switch camps.

Why he did a pirouette today is anybody’s guess?

But rest assured it was not because he had a higher calling.

At a press conference in Putrajaya today, he rambled on: ”The situation in the state is critical. I have to make sacrifices.’’ Sure he did.

Then there is the case of Mohd Osman and Jamaluddin. Hard to believe that two individuals as slippery as these two managed to persuade the voters of Changkat Jering and Behrang that they were worthy of support in March.

That’s what happens when the political wave comes in, it brings in deadwood, sludge and flotsam.

The fact is that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR were challenged to field a decent crop of candidates in Election 2008. So they left the bar low. The result: a motley crew of elected representatives.

For months Mohd Osman and Jamaluddin have been planning and scheming to leave PKR, no doubt prodded by Umno/BN officials who were seeking to narrow the three-seat majority which Pakatan Rakyat enjoyed in the state assembly.

Those who believe in conspiracy theories say that the duo are hoping that by going independent and backing the BN, the corruption charges against them will disappear.

No one knows their motivation except that they put their interest above everybody else’s. Worse yet, they behaved like fugitives, hiding from their families, friends and constituents like common criminals and then offering insulting excuses.

Jamaluddin said that he was incommunicado because he was having back problems and was seeking treatment in Pahang. He also said that loyal to PKR. A day later, he resigned from PKR.

Should anyone trust a lawmaker like him? Should any voter trust him or Hee the next time they stump for votes?

In life, we usually treat the unprincipled and dishonest people shabbily. Why should politicians be given a free pass?

Ready for a dose of reality?

Malaysian, have you tighthen your seat belt?

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Warning from the government to the public: the economy is going to go through a much rougher ride this year than anticipated. This message is a stark departure from the more optimistic tone employed by the Prime Minister and his ministers since the administration unveiled its RM7 billion stimulus package in November.

For the last three months, the Abdullah administration has been confident that its pump priming will insulate the country from the worst effects of the global economic crisis, and that the growth for 2009 will be 3.5 per cent.

Even when economic indicators of Malaysia's major trading partners plunged in December and stalwarts of the local economy — electronics and commodities — performed worse than expected, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop and others stuck to the message, worried that dire language could spook Malaysians into zipping their wallets and burying themselves under a cloak of pessimism.

Not anymore, it appears. At a closed-door briefing for senior editors of the mainstream media, Najib, who is the Finance Minister, painted a gloomy outlook for the economy. He did not use the R-word but most editors left the Putrajaya briefing believing that the government would do well to keep the economy in positive territory. In the days ahead, the media may begin releasing the bad news in small doses.

For his part, Najib did not sound or look despondent. He promised an effective second stimulus package and noted that the fundamentals of the Malaysian economy — its banking system, foreign reserves and liquidity in the market — were still strong.

Najib did not go into specifics of the second stimulus package but The Malaysian Insider understands that the government is looking at spending up to RM10 billion. This will include tax and tariff cuts as well as a raft of measures to reduce the cost of doing business.

The focus of the second stimulus package is to encourage employers to keep Malaysians on their payroll during these challenging times. There also could be specific measures to have a wider definition of small and medium-sized industries as well as a more liberal interpretation of non-performing loans from the current three-month threshold to six months. Sadly, there is unlikely to be any major structural changes to the economy in the short and medium term.

The Malaysian Insider has learnt that initially there was an initiative to abolish the Foreign Investment Committee and re-look some features of the New Economic Policy. But these moves have been put on the backburner, given the difficult political environment facing the Barisan Nasional government.

CIMB group chief executive Datuk Nazir Razak yesterday suggested that the government go beyond orthodox fiscal stimulus and monetary measures and review policies which impede investments. He is not alone in believing that Malaysia needs more than another bout of pump-priming.

Fitch's director of Asia Sovereign Ratings Franklin Poon said: “In general, the country has been slow to implement structural fiscal reforms.''

A government official said: "Our focus is now on the second stimulus package. We have to roll it out soon. We are looking at restructuring aspects of the economy but the earliest we will ready to talk about it is in the middle of 2009.''

The country's high-powered Economic Council is slated to be briefed on the second stimulus package on Monday. Between now and then, it is likely that government ministers will start peppering their speeches with a more realistic assessment of how the Malaysian economy will perform this year.

Expect them to use the R-word more frequently. Not Recession but Revision. The growth estimates could be revised downwards to between 0.5 per cent and 1 per cent while the budget deficit of the Gross Domestic Product may be revised upwards from 4.8 per cent to 6 per cent.

04-02-2009: Focus on strategies, not just stimulus

I prefer Nazir than Najib? what say you? he talks more sense compare to his brother .....

by Joyce Goh
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_3f31b663-cb73c03a-1c6866d0-94eb8821#

KUALA LUMPUR: A top banker has come out strongly to urge the government to show leadership by coming up with strategic solutions, rather than just spending money and cutting interest rates, to steer the country safely through the global economic crisis.

CIMB group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, who is also the youngest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the architect of the New Economic Policy (NEP), listed five strategic initiatives that should be undertaken, including a review of the NEP.

“Review how the NEP retards national unity, investments and economic efficiency and develop a new, more relevant framework for economic policy-making,” he said.

Speaking after CIMB’s EGM yesterday, Nazir said: “The Malaysian government must show economic leadership beyond just orthodox fiscal stimulus and monetary measures, as major global economic dislocations and enforced reconstruction present not only severe challenges but also tremendous opportunities.”

“We are spending too much time talking about the size of the second stimulus cheque. I think we are missing the point if we are just concentrating on writing bigger cheques. It is good if in this environment the government comes up with a fairly comprehensive strategic plan as well as a stimulus package. In the context of stimulus package, I think there are key strategic long-term initiatives that we should embrace,” he said.

Aside from the overhauling of the NEP, Nazir also proposed:

1. Leveraging on the Middle East, China and India (MCI) as there will be an accelerated shift in economic power to these countries;

2. Encouraging a cooperative spirit among the academia, business and the civil service (ABC) to develop and execute national development plans;

3. Stimulating the acquisition of brands and distribution by developing a clear framework of incentives and co-investment opportunities abroad that can fill traditional gaps in the branding and distribution of Malaysian products and services; and

4. Attracting foreign talent to work in Malaysia, particularly to fill gaps in the education sector in the teaching of English and Mandarin.

On the NEP, Nazir said: “I have talked about this before. The NEP is almost 40 years old. It was meant to be only for 20 years. I think it’s important that it is reviewed. I don’t want to prejudge it. It is an important step for the nation. I think there should be a platform for Malaysia’s best and brightest to debate and arrive at a new framework”.

“Obviously, it doesn’t take much genius to look at some of the present policies arising from the NEP that are undermining national unity and also investment,” he added.

The NEP, aimed at restructuring the socio-economic landscape of the country by giving preferential treatment in certain areas of business and education to bumiputeras, was launched in 1971 by the government which was then led by Nazir’s father.

Nazir reckons that in the current crisis, there is a scarcity of investment, and countries need to go out and attract investors. “In that context, the bargaining hand has shifted decisively to the hand of the investor as opposed to the investee. Countries need to do whatever they can to attract investments,” he said.

He added that while fiscal and monetary stimulus would provide a temporary boost to the economy, Malaysia needs a strategic and proactive leadership to advance the country’s relative economic position in the new world order that will emerge from this crisis.

“I’m just urging that we take a more strategic perspective in terms of the leadership that the government can provide in this environment... not just monetary and fiscal but to actually deal with some of the long-term strategic issues which on hindsight later, could really be a turning point for Malaysia,” he said.

“Malaysia is in a good position — strong national resources, strong reserve, strong financial system, etc… but tactically, I think it’s important to understand the global dynamics... it’s a seismic shift, and Malaysia must be well positioned,” Nazir noted.