'Non-Muslim expert' Rais told to shut up

By G Vinod
KUALA LUMPUR: Information, Communication and Culture minister Rais Yatim's statement that gambling was a way of life for non-Muslims drew fiery responses from two parliamentarians.

DAP secretary-general and Bagan Pinang MP Lim Guan Eng said sarcastically: It seems Rais is now an expert on Chinese affairs.
“Just because a majority of non-Muslims gamble does not mean it is something we embrace as way of life,” said Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister.

Tenth Malaysia Plan: Long Live NEP – RIP NEM

The signature theme of Datuk Seri Najib Razak on his accession as Prime Minister in April last year was the national transformation of Malaysia, which is anchored on four critical pillars:

• 1st pillar: “1Malaysia, People First, Performance Now” concept to unite Malaysians.
  
• 2nd pillar: the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) to deliver the outcomes defined under the National Key Result Areas (NKRAs).
  
• 3rd pillar: the New Economic Model (NEM) resulting from the ambitious Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) to transform Malaysia by 2020 into a developed, competitive and high income economy with inclusivity and sustainability.
  
• 4th pillar; the 10th Malaysia Plan 2011-2015 as the first policy operationalisation of both the government and economic transformation programme.
  

The Penang State Government opposes the RM9.40 toll rate

The Penang state government will call for an all party meeting to mobilize and unite support amongst all Penangites against the proposed RM9.40 toll rate for both the Penang first and second bridge. I’m surprised at Gerakan’s opposition to the increase in toll rate to RM9.40 by 2013 for both bridges when the Cabinet, including Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, has already approved the toll increase.

Does it mean that Barisan National component party do not know what they are doing in Cabinet or the tail does not know what the head is doing. Or is this another example of double faced politics?

Ucapan Ahli Parlimen Kota Kinabalu Dr. Hiew King Cheu

Ucapan atas Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10

Terima kasih Datuk Yang di Pertua,
Di-sini saya ingin sampaikan pandangan saya tentang Rancangan Malaysia ke-10.

Rancangan Malaysia ke-10 se- kali lagi beri Sabahan sesuatu kekecewaan yang besar, nampak nya ini tidak berapa lain dari Rancangan Malaysia 9. Orang-orang di Sabah ada harapan tinggi atas kedatangan rancangan10 dan berharap akan mendapatkan keuntungan yang besar dari rancangan baru ini.

Ucapan perbahasan RMK-10 ahli parlimen Sibu

Terima kasih YB Yang DiPertua kerana memberikan peluang kepada saya mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan RMK10 ini.

1. Rasuah di Malaysia/Sarawak

RMK10 akan memetakan pembangunan negara kita untuk lima tahun yang akan datang.  Statistik kejadian rasuah bagi 10 tahun yang lalu menunjukkan usaha-usaha untuk memerangi rasuah telah gagal dengan teruk.  Gejala rasuah semakin serius dan berleluasa.

Jika rasuah tidak dikawal, Malaysia akan muflis pada tahun 2019, bukan kerana subsidi tetapi rasuah.

Grand plan or grand illusion?

Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said that to ensure Malaysia could compete globally, it needs proper implementation, co-ordination and execution.

He said that to achieve that, all Malaysians must be united and work together while embracing the 1 Malaysia concept, where people are given priority in any of the government’s programmes.

The prime minister said this when opening the Seri Murugan Centre (SMC) at the Vivekananda Secondary School in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.

“When I took over as the prime minister in April last year, I decided to build a new Malaysia on the spirit of 1 Malaysia where we must be united and be part of a large family and combine the best of each community,” Najib said.

PM 'misled' House on sports betting, DAP wants action

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP wants Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee for allegedly misleading Parliament over the sports betting licence issue.

Its MP Tony Pua said Najib, who is also the finance minister, had misled the House when he denied issuing the licence to business magnate Vincent Tan's betting outfit, Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd.

Copies of the proposal made by Berjaya Corporation Bhd, Tan's flagship company, were distributed by Pua to the media in Parliament here as proof that Ascot Sports was given the licence.

Pemujaan Najib: Katak dimasak dalam air panas

PRK Bukit Gantang, Hulu Selangor dan Sibu memperlihatkan sokongan padu pengundi Cina terhadap Pakatan Rakyat.  Malah, sikap pengundi menolak rasuah politik (sogokan wang) seolah-olah memberi tamparan yang sengit terhadap Najib dalam usahanya mendapatkan sokongan pengundi Cina.

Namun demikian, satu fenomena lagi yang jelas muncul di Pandamaran, Hulu Selangor, Sibu hinggalah Johor Bahru kebelakangan ini, iaitu sambutan hangat daripada pengundi Cina terhadap Najib ketika lawatan beliau ke tempat-tempat tersebut.

Israeli attack on Freedom Flotilla condemned

DAP vehemently condemns the cold blooded attack on a peaceful and humanitarian mission to Gaza by the Israeli Government

The Democratic Action Party condemns the violent attack by the Israeli army on the “Freedom Flotilla” which was carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza who are suffering from Israeli occupation which has resulted in a reported 16 deaths and scores injured. The Israeli navy has blockaded the Gaza Strip for the past 3 years.