ARTIKEL 1
History will judge Dr Mahathir better, says Asia Society HK chairman POODAHHH!
BOLEH JALAN!
Petikan asal dari Utusan Meloya Express.
HONG KONG Oct 29 - Before he took to the stage to address the Asia Society here
last night, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was told by
the organisation's Hong Kong centre chairman that he had good and bad news for
him.
"First the bad news, the bad one is that people are still writing not so
nice things about you and I suspect they will continue to do so but it doesn't
matter because history is not written in three to five years.
Comment: You are damn wrong! What do you mean by people are still writing not so
nice things? People will be continuing writing to expose Mahazalim’s
mischievous and wrongdoings based on facts and reality. People will not simply
write not nice things to discredit their leaders. It is a waste of time and
insults their own intelligence. It will be written in the history books, as
Mahazalim is the worst PM of Malaysia ever produced!
"The good news, in my opinion, is that in time when people begin to look
back with the benefit of hindsight and also allow the economy of the world to
turn a whole circle, economically, socially and financially, then I believe, Dr
Mahathir, history will treat you a lot better than what people treat you
today," said Ronnie Chan before inviting him to deliver his speech.
Comment: Mr. Ronnie Chan, are you one of his (Mahazalim) bootlickers? What are
the benefits do you get by bootlicking him? History will not be going to treat
him a lot better than what you think.
Chan said Dr Mahathir was "one of the most misunderstood persons in the
world".
Comment: In fact Mahazalim was “one of the most hypocrite, idiotic, cruel,
corrupt and irrelevant (liability) persons in the world.”
He said he was informed that Dr Mahathir was anti-globalisation but he found
that untrue and cited a speech by Dr Mahathir at the Cairo University in Egypt
that Malaysia would be guided by its own circumstances and priorities in the
globalisation process.
Comment: Mr. Chan you must accept the fact. By not adapting to the globalisation
process, Malaysia will be left behind.
"We all know Malaysia has taken a different route from most other
countries. I think history will show they are doing very well under the
leadership of Prime Minister Mahathir.
Comment: Mr. Ronnie Chan, I think you want to emulate him to become an expert in
manipulating and twisting the facts to people. Under the leadership of Prime
Minister Mahazalim, he allows corruption, cronyism and nepotism to flourish in
order to enrich his families and cronies. Economic mismanagement, bad government
and corporate governance, privatisation policy failure, no accountability, no
transparency, huge debt, corruption, judiciary’s image tarnished, press
freedom is prohibited, mainstream media tightly controlled by the government,
bad human rights record, white elephant mega projects (waste of public’s fund)
etc. Mr. Chan, are you going to change your mindset after reading the above
Mahazalim’s wrongdoings or do you want still deny that Malaysia are doing very
well?
"Most of you will agree with me, IMF policy in the long run is good but in
the short run, if you did not know the local situation especially capital
crisis, it can be dangerous. And thank God that there is a leader in East Asia
who has the boldness to stand up and say I can do what is good for my
country," said Chan.
Comment: Who is the hell of this person? Does he know what is the hell he is
talking about? I am eagerly to know how much duit kopi did he get. I think
Mahazalim says “I can do what is good for my families and cronies.” His
families and cronies well being are given top priority and more important than
country’s welfare.
Malaysia flew into the face of international criticism for using capital
controls to stabilise its financial position during the Asian crisis instead of
turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Malaysia's economy is back on track and is expected to grow an official 7.5
percent this year.
Comment: On the other hand, like it or not, be prepare to face any possibility
Malaysia may not doing very well next year. The future may not augur very well
for Malaysia. The government is not going to disclose the actual state of the
economy. Be preparing for the worst. Starting from now, please tighten your
belt.
Dr Mahathir was invited last year by the Asia Society to speak in the United
States on using capital controls for financial stability.
The high profile New York-based Asia Society, which has a centre here, is
dedicated to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between Americans
and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
During a question-and-answer session at the dinner, Dr Mahathir faced questions
including whether he feared being toppled and the frustration of young Asians
against cronyism and corruption.
Dr Mahathir said governments should change but only through the voting process
and not by instigating people to take through the streets to force change.
Comment: No doubt, he always points his fingers and discredits the opposition
parties (who else?)
"I'm not worried about being overthrown. If anybody wants to overthrow me,
it must be supported by the people, most importantly the majority of the
people," he said.
Comment: I remember, benefits and incentives were given to the soldiers, police
and ordinary people in the Budget 2001. He hopes the taskforce and people will
appreciate and grateful for the goodies given to them. No wonder he was not
worried about being overthrown because he is confident his lapdogs will cover
and remain faithful and loyal to him. If you still remember, majority of the
soldiers voted against the government in Teluk Kemang by-election not long time
ago. Moreover, the majority of the votes (BN) have been reduced significantly.
Mahazalim capitlised this budget to buy votes from them. Watch out! To the
police, soldiers and ordinary people, you have been trapped! This is a political
driven budget! Overall, the budget 2001 is nothing to shout about.
The latter statement shows he is very arrogant and he thinks he is invisible and
very powerful person. He challenged the people to overthrow him. This statement
also show he does not show any respect to the people mandate. He got the wrong
impression that only Malay people did not support him. In fact, all the races
did not support him anymore. The Chinese people will remember his National Day
speech likening Chinese people to COMMUNISTS. It is more than majority people
did not support him. To his dismay, his days are numbered. If he does not want
to step down with dignity, people power will overthrow him in the next general
election. The next general elections is the pay back time for all Malaysian
people.
On the frustration felt by the youth, he said: "They are quite naive. When
you are young, you are idealistic thinking that you should correct the ways of
these old people. They will change."
Comment: This is a classic example of twist and turns the facts (putar-belit).
This is a good example for Mr. Chan.
Dr Mahathir said when they become the government, they would find that they
would do exactly the same things and would be criticised by the people.
Comment: Really? Are you sure? It shows, you admit the people criticized you and
the government heavily.
"Changes of government doesn't change anything, only the people change. The
way of doing things will be the same," he said.
Comment: Is that means you want the people will continue to choose the present
government? Unfortunately, your hope will not be materialised. You can get your
wish in your dreams only. What is the way of doing things will be the same
means? Is corruption, cronyism, nepotism and others are accepted as a norm of
doing things?
Asked how different were rogue currency traders from Malaysia's Bank Negara
activities in the money markets before, Dr Mahathir said Bank Negara was trading
on the currencies of developed countries based on forecasts that some currenices
would devalue or revalue.
This was a departure from rogue traders, with large funds at their disposal,
attacking the currencies of poor countries which could not defend themselves.
Comment: What about to the bailouts to his sons and the cronies? Mahazalim
swindled and use rakyat’s money at his will to bailout his sons and cronies
business failure. Mahazalim did not ignore the protest from the people who could
not defend themselves. It is a daylight robbery and worse than robbers and
conmen.
"The playing field is level but the players are not of the same size. We
only found out when LTCM got into trouble, they have US$1 trillion to play
around with. Malaysia has yet to see one trillion dollars," said Dr
Mahathir.
Comment: The players are not the same size is not the issue. What more important
to Mahazalim is the large sum of money in his pocket.
Apa motif Encik Ronnie Chan? Nampak berat sebelah kenyataannya yang mengampu
Mahazalim. Terangkat buntut Mahazalim. Sudah tentu Mahazalim perasan habis ada
juga orang luar menyokongnya. Apa pendapat saudara Webmaster?
LTL
Artikel 2
Belanjawan 2001 BOHONG!
Sudah diketahui apakah intipati Belanjawan 2001 yang dikatakan memberi banyak
faedah kepada rakyat. Belanjawan 2001 dinamakan Belanjawan Mesra Rakyat,
Belanjawan Rakyat dan entah apa-apa lagi belanjawan berkonsepkan rakyat.
Rupa-rupanya belanjawan 2001 adalah indah khabar dari rupa. Tak ada apa-apa yang
hendak dihebohkan. Ada orang mengatakan belanjawan 2001 adalah belanjawan
kontraktor dan belanjawan juga ada mempunyai motif politik.
Sebelum belanjawan 2001 dibentangkan, bukan main sibuk mesin propaganda
memuatkan berita-berita baik mengenai belanjawan 2001 dua minggu sebelum
belanjawan dibentangkan di Parlimen. Mahazalim mengatakan kemungkinan belanjawan
lebihan dan bermacam-macam faedah diberikan kepada rakyat. Mesin propaganda kata
the budget will bring smiles to the people. Habuk pun tarak apa yang hendak
digembirakan. Sebenarnya Daim yang diam telah memberikan sedikit clue menjelang
beberapa hari sebelum belanjawan 2001 dibentangkan. Dia kata belanjawan tidak
banyak beri faedah, sedikit saja. Ternyata kata-kata dia adalah benar. Rata-rata
orang ramai kecewa setelah mendengar belanjawan 2001. Cuma pemimpin-pemimpin
kerajaan kata bagus (tak hairan pun).
Sebelum belanjawan 2001 dibentangkan, orang ramai percaya dengan kata-kata
kerajaan. Oleh kerana termakan umpan kata-kata manis kerajaan, indeks saham BSKL
mulalah naik secara mendadak. Sebelum itu indeks BSKL mati segan hidup tak mahu.
Apabila belanjawan 2001 telah dibentangkan, orang ramai menyedari yang mereka
sudah tertipu oleh kata-kata manis kerajaan. Berita baik belanjawan 2001 sengaja
diperbesar-besarkan. Kalau tidak keterlaluan saya katakan, ia adalah usaha pihak
tertentu untuk menghidupkan semula BSKL yang lemah. Kau orang faham-faham
sajalah siapa pihak tertentu.
Saya berpendapat ada pihak mengambil kesempatan dengan menggunakan khabar angin
belanjawan 2001 untuk menaikkan indeks BSKL. Pihak tertentu sudah tahu awal-awal
lagi belanjawan tidak memberi apa-apa makna kepada orang ramai. Jika berita baik
belanjawan 2001 tidak disebarkan dengan meluasnya, indeks BSKL mungkin berada
bawah paras 700 (paras keyakinan). Lagi pun orang ramai memang mudah percaya
kepada khabar angin. Orang ramai mungkin ingat berita baik disampaikan oleh
kerajaan melalui mesin propaganda adalah benar, tak kan kerajaan nak tipu kut.
Maka belanjawan yang tidak memberi apa-apa makna dikatakan baik. Apa lagi orang
ramai pun termakan umpan pihak tertentu.
Pihak tertentu sudah jangkakan orang ramai akan beri reaksi negatif dengan
menjual saham selepas belanjawan dibentangkan. Mereka kata tak apa, indeks masih
lagi berada pada tahap 700 lebih. Jika ada tanda-tanda ia mahu jatuh lagi,
senang aja boleh kawal indeks dengan beli saham terpilih (index-linked
counters). Kenapa pihak ini bersusah-payah mengawal indeks BSKL? Saya
berpendapat indeks pada mata 700 adalah indeks keyakinan. Jika indeks jatuh
bawah paras 700, keyakinan akan hilang dan kemungkinan besar ramai lagi yang
akan jual saham dan semakin parah BSKL dibuatnya. Oleh itu pihak ini akan
memastikan indeks tidak akan jatuh bawah 700 mata kecuali mereka tidak dapat
menghalang jualan besar-besaran saham diluar kawalan mereka. Selagi pihak ini
mampu membeli saham terpilih untuk cover kerugian, indeks tidak akan menjunam
dengan teruknya. Ini adalah manipulasi saham dan ia sangat berbahaya. Siapakah
pihak ini, anda jawablah sendiri.
Belanjawan amat penting kepada negara dan rakyat. Belanjawan memberi gambaran
bagaimana kerajaan mengurus ekonomi, menghadapi persaingan globalisasi dan
menghadapi pembangunan ekonomi yang mungkin akan terjejas pada masa hadapan.
Dukacita dimaklumkan kerajaan gagal menjelaskan kepada orang ramai apakah
langkah-langkah kerajaan yang telah ambil untuk memantapkan lagi ekonomi. Cakap
memang mudah tetapi untuk melaksanakan bukan mudah. Ia memberi gambaran bahawa
orang ramai ragu-ragu apakah hala tuju kerajaan pada masa hadapan? Adakah
kerajaan mampu dan dapat mengatasi segala cabaran dan dugaan kepada ekonomi dan
pembangunan negara?
Selepas Belanjawan 2001 dibentangkan, indeks BSKL mulalah merundum semula. Hari
Isnin, indeks jatuh 16.77 mata dan hari Selasa pula indeks jatuh. Oleh yang
demikian semua orang dah tahu siapa kerajaan BN. Memang pandai berbohong kepada
rakyat. Memang pandai buat janji kosong. Belanjawan 2001 adalah half-empty atau
half-full. Banyak keraguan dan persoalan tidak dijawab oleh kerajaan. Sepintas
lalu, kerajaan tidak menjelaskan bagaimana hutang negara yang banyak dapat
dilangsai ke tidak, penyusunan dan pengurusan korporat tidak dibincangkan dan
kenapa bonus tidak diberikan kepada kakitangan kerajaan. Hanya rakyat yang masih
bebal dan tidak tahu membezakan antara kaca dan intan masih percaya kepada cakap
kerajaan.
LTL
Artikel 3
GDP 7% tahun 2001 tidak realistik
Di sini saya nak bicang sedikit mengenai pertumbuhan GDP dijangka tumbuh pada
kadar 7 peratus tahun 2001. Saya berpendapat 7% sukar dicapai. Kerajaan membuat
andaian yang tidak realistik iaitu kerajaan menganggap pertumbuhan ekonomi dunia
terutama di AS stabil dan perbelanjaan swasta serta pelaburan dalaman swasta
meningkat sebagai pengerak utama kepada pertimbuhan ekonomi negara. Apabila
perbelanjaan swasta (private consumption) dan pelaburan dalaman swasta (private
investment) meningkat, ia akan dapat merangsangkan pertumbuhan ekonomi negara
dari segi pemintaan agregat (aggregate demand). Oleh itu pertumbuhan GDP
tidaklah terjejas sangat seperti mana yang kerajaan harapkan.
Adakah kerajaan pasti pertumbuhan ekonomi dalam negara mampu mengekalkan
pertumbuhan ekonomi yang menggalakkan? Bagaimana kerajaan menggalakkan
perbelanjaan swasta dan pelaburan swasta? Bagaimana kerajaan menggalakkan orang
ramai berbelanja lebih sedangkan kuasa beli (purchasing power) orang ramai
menurun? Saya betul-betul tak faham. Dengan membenarkan orang ramai meminjam
lebih untuk membeli kereta dan rumah tidak mencukupi untuk merangsang ekonomi
negara. Orang ramai akan fikir ia akan menambahkan lagi bebanan hutang. Kerajaan
tidak berbuat sesuatu untuk mengawal kenaikan harga barangan dan perkhidmatan.
Inflasi adalah silent killer dimana orang ramai mesti ambil langkah berhati-hati.
Saya tak percaya kadar inflasi adalah 1.9%. Jangan tertipu dengan data yang
diberikan oleh kerajaan. Tak boleh dipercayai.
Sebenarnya apa yang patut dilakukan oleh orang ramai termasuk saya ialah
mengurangkan perbelanjaan dan menabung lebih. Duit tak ada (tak cukup) macam
mana nak berbelanja lebih? Ikat perut adalah. Sama juga dengan pelabur swasta,
siapa mahu melabur kalau suasana iklim pelaburan yang tidak menyakinkan dan
menggalakkan pada masa ini. Lagipun tidak ada galakan dan pembaharuan dasar
serta insentif yang menarik untuk menarik minat para pelabur tempatan. Cukai
korporat tidak diturunkan, tariff elektrik dinaikkan pada masa depan, harga
petrol naik, harga barangan dan perkhidmatan naik, gaji tak naik, bonus tak
dapat (kakitangan kerajaan), oleh itu macam mana nak suruh kita berbelanja lebih
dari apa yang kita mampu?
Saya tak bersetuju kadar 7 peratus boleh dicapai. Walaupun ia adalah sekadar
jangkaan, namun kerajaan tidak berani memberikan suatu jangkaan yang lebih tepat
atau realisitk. Kerajaan bimbang jika jangkaan diberikan jauh lebih rendah
daripada jangkaan GDP pada tahun ini iaitu 7.5%, ia akan menimbulkan keresahan
iaitu adakah negara kita akan menghadapi ekonomi sekali lagi. Saya berpendapat
jangkaan kadar pertumbuhan pada tahun 2001 mungkin kurang 5.8% yang dicapai pada
tahun 1999. Kadar pertumbuhan pada suku ketiga dan keempat pada tahun ini akan
memberi gambaran yang lebih jelas mengenai prestasi ekonomi negara pada tahun
hadapan.
LTL
Artikel 4
KLIA under performing Kenapa Mr LL Shit & Mahazalim senyap aja? Letak
jawatanlah!
Petikan asal dari Lim Kit Siang’s homepage
Time for a new Transport Minister after 14 years who does not suffer from
ministerial fatigue as not to realise that KLIA has become a warning that the
MSC could also flop as disastrously as the "airport of the future"
Media statement by Lim Kit Siang
(Petaling Jaya, Tuesday): The first bank robbery at the Kuala Lumpur
International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday night is the latest in a long string of
adverse publicity for the RM10 billion "airport for the future" - from
its chaotic opening in July 1998, followed by the rat menace, million-ringgit
airport pilferages and thefts while all this while, irking air-travelers by its
distance, transport inconvenience and high expenses for passengers having to use
KLIA.
The KLIA, an important component of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), was
meant to be an international aviation hub of the 21st century and further proof
that Malaysia is "heading towards a new era to create a new wave of
opportunities, not only for the country, but for the region as well".
After more than two years of operation, the passenger-unfriendly KLIA stands as
a warning of how the high-tech ambition of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr.
Mahathir Mohamad as symbolised by the MSC, could flop as disastrously as the
"airport of the future".
Instead of becoming an important international aviation hub of the 21st century,
KLIA is now in danger of becoming the world’s most expensive "spoke"
airport.
This warning was contained in a recent Asiaweek article, which wrote:
"With the advent of super jumbos like the new Airbus A3XX or Boeing's
747-Stretch X, airports around the world will be further divided into hubs and
spokes.
"Hubs will be airports where all the major regional and global airlines fly
to and from, while local and regional airlines take passengers to nearby spokes.
"Singapore and Hong Kong have already carved their niches as Asia's
premier hubs. Bangkok is actually bigger than Singapore and carried 28 million
passengers over the past 12 months compared to Singapore's 27 million and Hong
Kong's 30 million. KLIA, which is 63rd biggest airport in the world and 11th
biggest in Asia carried just 15 million passengers during the past 12
months."
The warning of the Asiaweek article has now been reinforced by the latest
Auditor-General Report’s on the "low number of foreign airline flights to
Malaysia", as the number of weekly flights to Malaysia by foreign airlines
is significantly lower than Thailand and Singapore in 1997 and 1998.
The report said foreign tour operators had complained of difficulties in coming
here because there were no direct flights and inadequate number of seats on
them.
The report said:
"Our checks showed that 17 foreign airlines which ply routes to Thailand
and Singapore, do not fly to Malaysia."
"For the 27 foreign airlines that do, weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur only
number 155 times while Singapore has 448 and Thailand 436."
The report stressed that an easier access to the country by air was vital to
Malaysia's tourism industry.
In 1998, the number of flights to Kuala Lumpur was 884 and the capacity was
207,256 seats. In contrast, Singapore has 1,405 flights with seat capacity of
359,314 and Thailand 1,149 and 311,703 respectively.
The position for KLIA for 1999 and 2000 has worsened further. Only two weeks
ago, British Airways (BA) announced that it would suspend its flights to Kuala
Lumpur from April 1 next year as it was incurring losses in this sector.
The person in the country who should be the most concerned and worried about the
failure of KLIA to become an international aviation hub should be the Transport
Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Ling Liong Sik. However, he seemed to be blissfully
indifferent and unconcerned about the KLIA’s failures, which have far-reaching
consequences to the economic and financial well being of the country.
Liong Sik was guilty of Ministerial irresponsibility of the first magnitude when
he evinced a "no loss" response to the report about British Airways’
intended pull-out from KLIA, saying that the departure of the British Airways
offered other international airlines the opportunity to fill their planes with
passengers.
In actual fact, British Airways would not be the only airline to terminate its
air services to and from KLIA - as Australia's Qantas and Ansett Airlines and
Germany's Lufthansa had pulled out of Kuala Lumpur in the past two years.
Asiaweek said that with other major global airlines like United, American,
Swissair, Air France, and SAS avoiding flying to Malaysia, "KLIA is known
reduced to receiving a handful of Asian airlines, as well as some second-tier
international carriers".
The Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister, Datuk Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir had
shown a greater sense of responsibility than Liong Sik when he said that BA’s
plan was not good news for Malaysia’s tourism industry and that he would try
to persuade British Airways not to suspend its flights to Kuala Lumpur.
Liong Sik does not seem to realise that KLIA’s failure to become an
international aviation hub would seriously undermine Malaysia’s tourist
industry and damage Malaysia’s economic resilience, as the Seventh Malaysia
Plan had targeted tourist arrivals in Malaysia to reach 12.5 million for this
year. The number of tourist arrivals for the first six months of this year
is 4 million, and even if Malaysia registers 8 million tourist arrivals for the
whole of this year (which would be an all-time high) this would still be a hefty
36 per cent shortfall from the Seventh Malaysia Plan target.
In February 1998, Liong Sik said that the KLIA was "built to handle up to
25 million passengers in its first year of operations followed by 50, 75 and
ultimately 100 million a year". (Sunday. Star 22.2.98)
According to the Malaysia Airports executive director Rosman Abdullah, the KLIA
was operating at a level catering for 25 million passengers even though the
actual number was 13.2 million in 1999. (Star 26.4.00).
With such a passenger load, the Subang airport could still have coped with the
air traffic without having to spend RM10 billion to build an "airport for
the future", as the Seventh Malaysia Plan stated that the Kuala Lumpur
International Airport at Subang had a capacity of handling a maximum of 16
million passengers per annum (mppa). As it is, it will be at least ten
years before the KLIA would be handling 25 million passengers a year, and I do
not know whether Liong Sik could tell when it would be catering for 50, 70 and
ultimately 100 million passengers a year!
Malaysia needs a fierce "soul-searching" as to how to turn the KLIA
from a white elephant and the most expensive "spoke" airport in the
world into an international hub for airlines, but the essential first step
before any such soul-searching can bear fruit is to have a new Transport
Minister after 14 years who does not suffer from ministerial fatigue as not to
realise that KLIA has become an albatross and warning that the MSC could also
flop as disastrously as the "airport of the future".
(31/10/2000)
*Lim Kit Siang - DAP National Chairman
Artikel 5
BSKL merundum ! Apa alasan Daim?
Petikan asal dari Lim Kit Siang’s Homepage
Budget 2001 - Loud Negative Market Vote
Media statement by Lim Kit Siang
(Petaling Jaya, Tuesday): In his 2001 budget speech, Finance Minister Tun Daim
Zainuddin used the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange performance as an important
indicator of the success of the government’s economic strategy for economic
recovery and rebound.
As Daim said:
"The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) is now at 796.22 points,
indicating a recovery of 14.1 per cent compared with the lowest level of 697.80
points registered during this year."
If Daim’s use of the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange is adopted as a barometer of
market response to the budget, it is clear that the outcome is a loud negative
market vote against the budget.
The stock market was falling during Daim’s budget presentation, with the KLCI
ending 5.14 points lower at 791.08 at the close of trading.
Yesterday’s sharp fall in the KLCI is the strongest evidence of market
disappointment at the 2001 Budget, where it shed 16.77 points to 774.31 points,
hitting an intraday low of 767.31 points. The KLCI has continued to plunge
today, falling by 21.02 points to 753.29 at the end of closing this morning.
The market has spoken loud and clear as the KLCI had fallen by 42.93 points from
796.22 to 753.29 from the budget presentation to the close of this morning’s
trading - a hefty fall of 5.4%.
As this is one of the sharpest post-budget stock market plunge in the nation’s
history, Daim should explain why his K-economy Budget had failed to gain a
market vote-of-confidence as reflected in a rebound in the KLCI - or whether he
thinks that the stock market should not be used as a benchmark for the
government’s economic performance at all.
(31/10/2000)
*Lim Kit Siang - DAP National Chairman