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Najib Should Show His Commitment Towards Fighting Corruption By Either Demanding The Resignation Of Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud Or Else He Might As Well Abolish The MACC.(en/bm/cn)

Published on April 6, 2013, 9:32 am in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 6.4.2013.

Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should show his commitment towards fighting corruption by either demanding the resignation of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud or else abolish the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). This follows the shocking comments by Abdul Taib that “the MACC don’t deserve my cooperation because they have been naughty… and they have not been honest”.

The Sarawak Chief Minister even characterized investigation by MACC against him for graft as “victimisation”, Abdul Taib should show proof of such “victimization” by MACC. Public opinion is that the Sarawak Chief Minister has been “shielded” by MACC rather than victimized by being given especially lenient treatment.

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BN’s Integrity Pledge Rings Hollow Without A Commitment To Ensure Clean Electoral Rolls, And To Make A Public Declaration Of Assets.(en/cn)

Published on February 21, 2013, 2:41 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng in Kuala Lumpur on 21.2.2013

Yesterday, Barisan Nasional chairman Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak and BN component party leaders signed Transparency International Malaysia’s (TI-M) Election Integrity Pledge, a move reportedly aimed at showing the ruling coalition’s seriousness in conforming to fair play at the coming General Election.

Unfortunately, this act of signing the Integrity Pledge by the BN is nothing but an empty announcement that rings hollow without a clear commitment to ensure clean electoral rolls and to make a complete and public declaration of assets.

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DAP Will Never Learn How To Cheat But Will Willingly Suffer For Upholding The Truth And Admitting Mistakes Made.(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 6, 2013, 1:49 pm in Corruption and Party. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur on 6.1.2013.

DAP accepts the resignation of DAP returning officer Pooi Weng Keong to take full responsibility for the computer glitch that resulted in the wrong results to be announced for the party elections of the Central Executive Committee(CEC) at the DAP National Congress on 15-16 December 2012. Even though this computer glitch caused a wrong posting, where Candidate No. 31 to 38 and No. 61 to 68 had exactly the same number of votes, Pooi as Returning Officer must bear responsibility. This error had caused Sdr Vincent Wu to be announced as being elected into the CEC when he was not, and Sdr Zairil Khir Johari should have been properly elected into the final 20th position.

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Penang Will See 2013 As Ending Poverty And Continue The Successes Of Fighting Corruption So That There Are No 3rd Class Ecoomic Citizens.(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 1, 2013, 12:00 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Penang 2013 New Year Message By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar George Town On 1.1.2013.

Penang will see 2013 as the end of poverty and continue the successes of fighting corruption so that there are no 3rd class economic citizens. Over the last 5 years the PR leadership in Penang has worked hard to reduce income inequality and introduced CAT governance of competency, accountability and transparency to accumulate record budget surpluses to implement social programmes, carry out traffic infrastructure works and build affordable housing.

Under PR’s Agenda Economic Sosial(AES) or Social Economic Agenda, Penang will be the first state in Malaysia to wipe out poverty by ensuring every household/family has an income of at least RM770 per month. The poverty line is RM763 per month for every household/family in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Let Us Advance Efforts To Establish A People-Centric Government Based On Integrity That Puts People Over Profits To Put A Stop To All Future Lynas Rare Earth Plant, Automated Enforcement System(AES) And The RM 871 Billion Dirty Money Scandals. (BI/BC)

Published on December 24, 2012, 3:38 pm in Corruption, Economy, Federal government and Nation Building. 0 Comments

DAP 2012 Christmas Day Message By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 24.12.2012

Let Us Advance Efforts To Establish A People-Centric Government Based On Integrity That Puts People Over Profits To Put A Stop To All Future Lynas Rare Earth Plant, Automated Enforcement System(AES) And The RM 871 Billion Dirty Money Scandals.

Christmas celebrates the blessings of peace, prosperity, forgiveness and salvation. Similarly, a people-centric government can also bring peace and prosperity based on the principles of truth, freedom, justice, democracy and integrity.
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Supports Anwar Ibrahim’s Roundtable To Address The Alarming Outflow Of Dirty Or Illicit Funds From Malaysia Of Almost RM 200 Billion For 2010 And RM871 Billion Over The Last 10 Years (2001-10). (en/cn)

Published on December 21, 2012, 1:34 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng on 21 December 2012 in Kuala Lumpur.

As we celebrate Winter Solsistice 2013, there is also a need to initiate concerted efforts to introduce positive energy and efforts towards establishing integrity over corruption. Such efforts have become more urgent following the shocking expose of RM 200 billion in dirty money siphoned out of Malaysia in 2010 and the scandal of RM 871 billon lost over the last 10 years

Washington-based financial watchdog Global Financial Integrity (GFI) 2012, says the level of illicit flows from Malaysia in 2010 was the highest in 10 years. RM 197 billion of dirty money was siphoned out of Malaysia in 2010 compared to RM 93 billion in 2009, an increase of 112 %. Malaysia has the shameful record of being the No.2 country in the world after China, of illicit outflow of dirty money.

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International Anti-Corruption Day Message (en/bm/cn)

Published on December 9, 2012, 9:53 am in Corruption. 0 Comments

International Anti-Corruption Day Message By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Penang on 9.12.2012.

If Penang Can Publicly Declare And Update The Assets of The Chief Minister And EXCO Members, Which Will Be Updated Yearly On January Next Year, Why Can’t BN Federal Government Publicly Declare Assets Of The Prime Minister And Minister To Improve Malaysia’s Rankings In Transparency International(TI).

Unless the BN federal government follows Penang’s footsteps by implementing 6 integrity measures, Malaysia will not only fail to prosper but the weight of the recent exposes of financial scandals will ensure that next year’s Corruption Perception Index(CPI) ranking of TI will be worse. The 6 integrity measures of fighting corruption are:
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Under Pakatan Rakyat, Malaysia Transparency International Corruption Perception Index Will Be In the Top 30 Countries By The End Of The First Term.(en/bm/cn)

Published on December 7, 2012, 2:51 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 7.1.2.2012.

Malaysians should only be satisfied with efforts to fight corruption when ‘big fishes’ are prosecuted and structural changes introduced to fight corruption. The recently released Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) shows that Malaysia has improved its ranking from 60th out of 183 in 2011 to 54 out of 176 countries in 2012.

The improvement in the CPI does not appear to have stopped scandals such as the RM250 million National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) scandal from continuing. Only now do we see the extent of the abuse of power in the previous Selangor government, for example, where land which is now worth RM300 million were sold to BN component parties at RM1 per square foot (psf) or how BN representatives in Penang sold prime land next to Gurney Drive in Penang at RM 1 psf in Tanjung Tokong.

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The Prime Minister Should Prove That BN Is Ready To Change By Not Only Changing The Sarawak Chief Minister But Asking Tan Sri Taib Mahmud To Share His Wealth With The People Of Sarawak. (en/cn)

Published on November 25, 2012, 1:47 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Speech By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In The DAP Bidayuh Ceramah In Serian Town, Sarawak On 25.11.2012.

DAP challenges Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to prove his claim that a change in government is not necessary to bring changes in the country. In one critical area that BN has failed to change is fighting corruption. Even I will believe the Prime Minister that BN is ready to change if Najib can not only change the Sarawak Chief Minister but asking Tan Sri Taib Mahmud to share his wealth with the people of Sarawak

This historic DAP ceramah in the small town of Serian by DAP Serian Branch with over 2,000 mainly Bidayuhs, show that Sarawak native people such as Bidayuh, are ready to accept the DAP for the first time ever because you want a change of government. You want a change in government because you know BN can not change. As long as BN supports corruption as it has done over 50 years, we know that BN will never change just like a leopard cannot change its spots.

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By Allowing Private Scandal To Defeat Public Policy, BN Is Running A Failed Government.(en/bm/cn)

Published on October 25, 2012, 2:16 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng And MP For Bagan In Kuala Lumpur On 25.10.2012.

One of the basic rules of good and clean governance is the crafting and implementantion of public policies that benefits the people and the nation. Private scandal involving questions about integrity and moral behaviour should neither infringe nor influence public policy to the detriment of the nation’s interests. By allowing private scandal to defeat public policy, BN is running a failed government.

Several exposes have highlighted how the BN government not only condones private scandal but also promotes bad public behaviour. Beginning with the Bank Negara foreign exchange scandal, which the Bank Negara admitted incurred losses of RM 10.1 billion in 1992 and RM5.7 billion in 1993.

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Will BN Leaders Walk The Talk Of Fighting Corruption By Applying The 6 Tests Of Making A Public Declaration Of Assets, Implementing Open Competitive Tenders, Bar Family Members From Being Involved With Government Contracts, Remove BN Leaders With Extravagant Lifestyles, Protect Genuine Whistleblowers And Come Clean On Political Donations? (en/cn)

Published on October 14, 2012, 6:53 am in Corruption. 0 Comments

Speech By DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng During The DAP Sibu Dinner On 13.10.2012.

Will BN leaders walk the talk of fighting corruption by applying the 6 tests of making a public declaration of assets, implementing open competitive tenders, bar family members from being involved with government contracts, protect genuine whistleblowers, remove BN leaders with extravagant lifestyles and come clean on political donations?

Malaysians are shocked at the written Parliamentary reply by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz that the Attorney-General’s Chambers had not found any element of corruption in the case of the Sabah timber trader Michael Chia, who was detained in Hong Kong for trying to smuggle out RM40 million in Singapore currency allegedly meant for Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. Nazri said that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations revealed that the S$16 million(RM40 million) cash constituted political contributions to Sabah UMNO, and not Musa thereby to clearing Musa of charges of corruption and money laundering.

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Malaysians can no longer stomach the sheer arrogance displayed by such BN leaders who have not only accumulated extraordinary wealth but also flaunt it publicly.(en/bm/cn)

Published on October 12, 2012, 3:04 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng in Kuala Lumpur on 12.10.2012.

Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission(MACC) Has No Credibility With Malaysians To Conduct An Independent Investigation Into The Record Breaking Wedding Of Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Sri Mohd Ali Rustam’s Son With 130,000 Guests And Allegations Of The Extraordinary Wealth Of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Taib Mahmud When No Action Is Taken Against The RM40 Million Cash Given To Sabah UMNO.

Yesterday, the BN government was very proud to announce the exoneration of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman from the S$16 million(RM40 million) cash scandal as he was cleared by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on charges of corruption and money laundering. Did MACC carry out a full investigation including recording the statement of Datuk Seri Musa?

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Will BN leaders pass the test to walk the talk in fighting corruption by making a public declaration of assets, implementing open competitive tenders, bar family members from being involved with government business and drop BN leaders with extravagant lifestyles? (en/bm/cn)

Published on October 5, 2012, 3:17 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib’s speech at the opening of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities Conference urged leaders at all levels of society to exhibit the right values and ethical conduct in order to prevent corruption. Unfortunately Najib is long on rhetoric but short on action in fighting corruption.

The drop in Malaysia’s Transparency International’s(TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI) from No. 37 in 2003 to No. 60 in 2012 is the most damaging indictment of BN’s failure to root out corruption. Worse, TI Malaysia Deputy President Mohammad Ali even noted that Malaysia’s CPI has continued to decline as “elements of state” that facilitated “grand corruption” were still prevalent. Even Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung admitted that corruption cost Malaysia RM26 billion every year.

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Can BN justify spending RM6.7 million just to set up one KR1M store to sell basic necessities like sugar, rice and salt or are the KR1M stores also selling luxury goods like designer handbags, gold and diamond jewellery?(en/bm/cn)

Published on October 3, 2012, 1:40 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 3.10.2012.

The Failure Of The 2013 Budget To Announce The “Inevitable Increase” Of Electricity Tariffs Proves BN’s 3Ds Record of Deficits, Debts and Deception As Compared To PR’s State Government’s 3S Achievement Of Surplus, Sustainable Debt Reduction And Stern Action Against Corruption.

BN’s Budget 2013 is clearly an exercise in deception following the admission by Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin in an interview with Sin Chew Daily yesterday that an increase in power tariffs in the future is inevitable due to climbing international prices of fuel. Even though Peter Chin did not reveal the time and quantum of the electricity tariff hike, he pointed out that higher electricity prices will encourage the public to save energy and switch to products with green technology.

Such an admission by Peter Chin is shocking as this should be included by any responsible government in the 2013 Budget. If a hike in electricity tariffs is inevitable, why then was this not announced in the 2013 Budget presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 28 September 2012?

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Proposes A RM 1 Billion Sabah Endowment Fund That Delivers 3Es Of Building Human Talent By Providing Educational Opportunities, Uplift The Economic Livelihood Of Native Sabahans And End Poverty.(en/bm/cn)

Published on May 29, 2012, 12:57 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Speech By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In DAP Kaamatan Festival In Loyang, Kota Kinabalu On 28.5.2012.

DAP proposes a RM1 billion Sabah Endowment Fund that delivers 3Es of building human talent by providing education opportunities, uplift the economic livelihood of native Sabahans and end poverty. Sabah is amongst the richest state in Malaysia but also amongst the most corrupt state as shown by the highest poverty rate in Malaysia.

The time has come for Sabahans to be treated with respect and be allowed to live with dignity. BN has continuously failed Sabah since 1963, not just in terms of giving only 5% of oil and gas revenues but also treating Sabah and Sarawak with contempt by fixing a lower monthly minimum wage of RM800 as compared to Peninsular Malaysia’s RM900.

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