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Political Will, National Commitment And Even Personal Obligation Rather Than A Single Law Such As The WPA Will Determine Whether Integrity In Leadership Centred On An Ethically Based Society Can Be Established.(en/bm/cn)

Published on March 6, 2012, 6:57 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Speech by the Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang, at the 4th Annual Corporate Governance Summit, Kuala Lumpur, on 6 March 2012.

(On The Topic: Whistleblowers Revisited – How Effective Has the Enforcement of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010(WPA) Been in Malaysia?)

It gives me pleasure to speak to you today at this 4th Annual Corporate Governance Summit organised here in Kuala Lumpur. I have been asked to speak on the issue of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2010 (or “WPA”) which was passed by the federal Parliament and has been in force in Malaysia since December 2010.

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Shocking RM2.52 Billion Losses In 2011 Suffered By MAS Marks A Spiralling Dive Of No Return For Our National Carrier Unless Failed Policies Are Replaced With Professional Management, Results-Oriented Work Ethic And A New Business Model Based On CAT (en/bm/cn)

Published on March 1, 2012, 4:36 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng in Kuala Lumpur on 1.3.2012

Shocking RM2.52 Billion Losses In 2011 Suffered By MAS Marks A Spiralling Dive Of No Return For Our National Carrier Unless Failed Policies Are Replaced With Professional Management, Results-Oriented Work Ethic And A New Business Model Based On Competency, Accountability and Transparency(CAT)

The shocking net loss of RM2.52 billion for 2011 recorded by national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is a stark reminder of how mismanagement and a failed business model has caused a crisis in the once-reputable and proud airline with its cash reserves almost bled dry.In fact, MAS has been on a downward spiral since the departure of now Minister in the Prime Minister Department Dato’ Seri Idris Jala in 2009, with its net profit of RM490 million in 2009 to RM234 million in 2010 plunging tragically to the record breaking staggering losses of RM2.52 billion in 2011.

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The Prime Minister Should Stop Playing General Election Games But Prove His Sincerity About Fighting Corruption By Publicly Declaring The Assets Of Cabinet Members And Amend The Federal Consitution Now To Reform The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) As PR Would Support BN To Secure The Necessary 2/3 Majority.(en/bm/cn)

Published on February 28, 2012, 3:32 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak has revealed that the BN Government is playing games with the people and is clearly not sincere about reforms by saying that he will grant more power to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if BN wins a two-thirds majority in the coming General Election. The Prime Minister should stop playing general election games but prove his sincerity about fighting corruption by publicly declaring the assets of cabinet members and amend the Federal Consitution now to reform the MACC as PR would support BN to secure the necessary 2/3 majority

According to news reports yesterday, Najib said that constitutional amendments are required to form an anti-corruption Service Commission with the power to appoint and sack members of the MACC. Currently, MACC officers are appointed via the public services commission. He then added that BN will only carry out the necessary amendments if they win two-thirds in the next GE.

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Why Have The MACC And Police Not Taken Any Action When The Law Minister Himself Has Said That The RM250 Million NFC Cows And Condos Scandal Is Tantamount To Constructive Breach Of Trust ?(en/cn)

Published on February 15, 2012, 4:57 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

The RM250 million NFC Cows For Condos scandal reached a new sensational level with Minister in Prime Minister’s Department and de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said that the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) has breached its loan conditions with the Federal Government. Nazri was reported to have said: “In a way, there has been a constructive breach of trust. The money, which was meant for the cattle industry, was used for something else. The money was specifically given out based on a project given to NFCorp, that it could raise cattle and sell (it) at a cheaper price.”

In other words, we have a damning indictment by the Law Minister himself that the RM 250 million loan used to pay for Shahrizat and her family’s personal expenses, purchase of two luxury condominium units in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur is a criminal breach of trust. Malaysians want to know why has neither the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) nor the police taken any action on those responsible in the RM250million NFC fiasco?

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Does The Prime Minister Agrees With His Two Cabinet Ministers That Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil Repay The RM 250 Million National Feedlot(NFC) or Cows For Condos Scandal As Well As The RM100 for School Children And RM500 Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) Financial Assistance Can Be Given Out Yearly?(en/bm/cn)

Published on February 14, 2012, 12:03 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Does Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak agrees with his 2 Cabinet Ministers that Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil repay the RM 250 million National Feedlot(NFC) or cows for condos scandal as well as that the RM100 for school children and RM500 Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) Financial Assistance can be given out yearly?

First Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal had responded 2 days ago to my suggestion that the financial aid of RM100 be given out yearly to school children and RM500 for the poor. I had expressed disappointment that the BN government had only undertaken this initiative during the general election year but not every year.

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BN Pulau Pinang Dan Dr Teng Hock Nan Dicabar Untuk Menunjukkan Bukti Bahawa Saya Telah Membuat Bayaran RM14.7 Juta Dalam Skendal Tanah Tang Hak Ju Sungguhpun Kes Ini Masih Dalam Proses Rayuan Semata-mata Demi Kepentingan Peribadi Saya(bm/cn).

Published on February 7, 2012, 2:27 pm in Corruption and Penang. 0 Comments

BN Pulau Pinang dan Dr Teng Hock Nan dicabar untuk menunjukkan bukti bahawa saya telah membuat bayaran RM14.7 juta dalam skendal tanah Tang Hak Ju sungguhpun kes ini masih dalam proses rayuan, semata-mata demi kepentingan peribadi saya. Saya tahu BN Pulau Pinang dan Dr Teng marah saya kerana saya enggan menarik balik atau meminta maaf kerana menyebut kes tanah Tang Hak Ju sebagai satu skendal.

Akan tetapi mengapakah beliau atau BN Pulau Pinang tidak berani menyaman saya ke mahkamah kalau saya tidak bercakap benar? Saya telah menyatakan samada kerugian kepada kerajaan negeri adalah RM40 juta ataupun RM14.7 juta ataupun RM500,000 ia tetap satu skendal. Jumlah wang yang kerugian rakyat samada RM40 juta ataupun RM500,000 tidak menukar istilah skendal kepada bukan skendal samada seperti yang haram tidak boleh dihalalkan hanya kerana jumlah yang terbabit dikurangkan.

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DAP Malaysia Thaipusam Message: Corruption And Crony Capitalism Not Welfare State Will Cause The Malaysia To Go Bankrupt (en/bm/cn).

Published on February 7, 2012, 2:24 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Thaipusam is celebrated not only by Hindus but also by non-Indians as a victory of good over evil as well as well as the enlightenment of wisdom and knowledge. Many non-Hindus carry the kavadi in fulfilments of their vows. This is the spirit of harmony and mutual respect essential in any peaceful multi-cultural and multi-religious society.

DAP wishes all Hindus a Happy Thaipusam festival. DAP hopes that the message of good over evil, wisdom and knowledge will reinforce our commitment to fight endemic corruption and crony capitalism.

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The Prime Minister Should Abandon The Fighting Corruption NKRA In His Government Transformation Programme (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 31, 2012, 3:18 pm in Corruption. Closed

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 31.1.2012

The Prime Minister Should Abandon The Fighting Corruption NKRA In His Government Transformation Programme (GTP) If He Dare Not Compel His Ministers And Deputy Ministers To Publicly Declare Their Assets And Set Up A Royal Commission Of Inquiry(RCI) Into The RM250 Million Cows & Condos Scandal.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak might as well abandon the Fighting Corruption NKRA or New Key Results Area in his GTP if he dares not compel his Ministers and Deputy Ministers to publicly declare their assets and set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI) into the RM250 million cows & condos scandal or the RM1,077 billion in illicit money(including corruption funds) secretly taken out of the country during 2000-9.

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Elected Public Officials Should Put Their Country First And Not Endanger Malaysia By Taking The First Necessary Step To Publicly Declare Their Assets To Promote Transparency And Accountability(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 20, 2012, 11:16 am in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister And DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 20.1.2012

Elected Public Officials Should Put Their Country First And Not Endanger Malaysia By Taking The First Necessary Step To Publicly Declare Their Assets To Promote Transparency And Accountability

DAP urges BN to take a bipartisan approach towards promoting transparency and accountability in Malaysia by publicly declaring their assets. Whilst revealing the asset declarations of ministers and their immediate family members to the public may endanger the individuals concerned, as a first step those holding public office should disclose their assets publicly.

In the interest of bipartisanship, DAP is willing to start only with Ministers, Deputy Ministers or state excos publicly declaring their assets instead of their family members. Declaring to the Prime Minister alone or only to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) is not enough.
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Pongal Festival Message

Published on January 14, 2012, 12:31 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Pongal Festival Message By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 14.1.2012

On behalf of the Penang State Government, I would like to wish all our Hindu friends a very auspicious and prosperous Pongal Festival.

The Pongal Festival was traditionally celebrated by farmers to give thanks for the harvest. Today, we share in the spirit of Pongal to celebrate the rakyat who work hard and with honesty to earn a living for their families.

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6 Integrity Measures To End Money Politics And Address Transparency International’s Concerns About The Police Force That Can Cleanse Malaysia From Corruption, Cronyism And Abuse Of Power.(en/bm/cn)

Published on December 9, 2011, 2:50 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2011 can only be celebrated meaningfully in Malaysia by ending money politics through 6 integrity measures. Malaysia performed dismally in the latest 2011 Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI), dropping 4 spots to No. 60 out of 183 countries this year from No. 56 out of 178 last year.

Malaysia’s 2011 CPI dropped for the third year running, slipping to 4.3 this year, leaving it in 60th place out of 183 countries compared with 37th place when Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over as prime minister in 2003. 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.

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The BN Federal Government Practicing Double-standards By Dismissing The Unfavourable TI Corruption Perception Index (e/m/c) As Subjective

Published on December 4, 2011, 5:44 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

The BN Federal Government Practicing Double-standards By Dismissing The Unfavourable Transparency International(TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI) As Subjective But The Favourable Global Competitiveness Index Is Objective.

The BN federal government is clearly practicing double-standards by dismissing the Transparency International(TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI) as subjective because it is unfavourable but the favourable Global Competitiveness Index(GCI) by the World Economic Forum is objective. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that Malaysia’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) rankings slide was “subjective” and “questionable”, saying that measures based on perception should not be used as an ultimate gauging method.

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Malaysia’s Worst Score In 10 Years Under The 2011 TI Corruption Perception Index Underscores The Failure PM’s GTP (en/bm/cn)

Published on December 2, 2011, 3:53 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 2 December 2011.

Malaysia’s Worst Score In 10 Years Under The 2011 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index Underscores The Failure Of Prime Minister’s Government Transformation Programme(GTP) Of Fighting Corruption And Economic Transformation Programme Of A High-Income Economy By 2020.

Malaysia’s worst score in 10 years under the 2011 Transparency International(TI) Corruption Perception Index(CPI) underscores the failure of Prime MinisterDato Seri Najib Tun Razak’s GTP of fighting corruption. Failure to fight corruption will certainly lead to failure of his ETP of transforming Malaysia into a high-income economy by 2020.

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BN Dan UMNO Menfitnah Program Anak Emas Kerajaan PR Pulau Pinang Sebagai Berbentuk Rasuah Dan Pancing Undi

Published on July 21, 2011, 2:46 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

BN Dan UMNO Menfitnah Program Anak Emas Kerajaan PR Pulau Pinang Sebagai Berbentuk Rasuah Dan Pancing Undi Bila Belum Ada Pilihanraya Dan RM 100 Diberikan Kepada Setiap Bayi Dan Bukannya Kepada Pemimpin PR.

BN dan UMNO sekali lagi menfitnah Program Anak Emas Kerajaan PR Pulau Pinang sebagai berbentuk rasuah dan pancing undi bila belum ada pilihanraya dan RM100 diberikan kepada setiap bayi dan bukannya kepada mana-mana pemimpin PR. Malah Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya pun tidak boleh menyatakan ia ada kaitan dengan pancing undi bila tidak ada mana-mana pilihanraya sekarang. Kemungkinan besar kerajaan PR tidak akan mengadakan pilihanraya bersama dengan BN sekiranya dijalankan tahun kerana mandate rakyat adalah untuk lima tahun.

Sungguh tidak waras dan tidak bertanggungjawab untuk BN dan UMNO mentakrifkan pemberian wang untuk meraikan tambahan cahaya mata kepada Pulau Pinang kepada rakyat sebagai amalan rasuah kerana pemberian wang kepada rakyat memang tindakan mana-mana kerajaan yang baik di dunia. Continue reading ‘BN Dan UMNO Menfitnah Program Anak Emas Kerajaan PR Pulau Pinang Sebagai Berbentuk Rasuah Dan Pancing Undi’

Malaysians are shocked at the exposes of impropriety in the award of advertising contracts

Published on March 18, 2011, 3:34 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 18.03.2011.

Malaysians are shocked at the exposes of impropriety in the award of advertising contracts worth a total of RM381 million by the Ministry. Integrated Strategic Communications(ISC), the advertising company behind the ‘Malaysia, Truly Asia’ campaign since 1999, has alleged that bribes were solicited from them in order to secure the renewal of their contract.

ISC issued a press statement published by the Malaysian Insider that it withdrew a bid to renew its contract with the Tourism Ministry after being asked for bribes in exchange for the deal. ISC said it was rebutting Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen’s denial of “ambiguity” in the tender process for the advertising and promotions contract, worth a total of RM381 million.
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