THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOW PRIORITISE ON GUARANTEEING OUR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND SECURITY

Any leader of any country must defend his nation’s sovereignty and the security of his people.

Failing to do so is a grave betrayal of the people’s trust in its government. Therefore, Pakatan Rakyat urges the present national leadership to do that which is required of them, to defend our land and never to compromise the safety of each and every Malaysian, and the test of those principles is ongoing in and around Sabah’s Lahad Datu and Semporna with the escalating violence brought by armed foreigners.

In Lahad Datu two of members of our security forces have lost their lives, while the latest acts in Semporna have claimed six of our men in uniform. We express our sincere condolences to these men’s families and may God bless them for they have given the highest sacrifice for a grateful nation.

Pakatan Rakyat calls on all Malaysians to show unreserved support to our security forces, both the police and military. And pray that they remain safe while defending our nation and its people from harm.

Pakatan realises the recent incidents in Sabah raise concern and fear, but we urge the public to remain calm and not to act rashly and hurt their fellow countrymen.

The coalition takes this opportunity to restate its confidence in the capacity and capability of our security forces to protect our country’s sovereignty.

We are disappointed with the weak leadership show by the federal government whose responsibility is to keep Malaysia’s security intact.

While we are convinced that national security transcends political divides and all citizens must support the security forces’ efforts, it does not abrogate the federal leadership for its lax treatment of the whole affair.

This leadership has failed to pass accurate information quickly so that the public is aware of what is happening, an error which has caused rumour-mongering to be rife.
 

We understand that the government is investigating the leader of opposition to over the armed intrusions in Sabah. We would like to state categorically that Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim is in no way involved with the escalation of violence in Sabah nor the cause of it.

The Sabah intrusion is now into its fourth week (Day 23) — fourth day of hostilities — and the federal leadership appears not to have a clear plan to overcome the violation of our sovereign territory, or to stop any further intrusions. Instead Putrajaya is irresponsibly trying to avert the eyes of the people from its own role.

It is time the federal government realises its jobs is to defend and protect Malaysia, its people and the warriors on the frontline.

Pakatan urges for an immediate meeting between the leadership of our coalition and the prime minister, home minister and defence minister, followed by a special sitting of Parliament to discuss the intrusion.

We strongly demand Putrajaya stops finger-pointing at others especially Pakatan Rakyat and never to betray the trust of the Malaysian people.
 

DATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM                
Leader of the Opposition 

DATO’ SERI ABDUL HADI AWANG

PAS President

LIM KIT SIANG

DAP Adviser


MEDIA RELEASE
MARCH 4, 2013

梁自坚派发100令吉购物卷予100位士拉央乐龄人士

（士拉央1日讯）士拉央国会议员梁自坚和邓普勒州议席协调员莫哈末日前出席一项在鹅麦的百货所举办的雪州乐龄基金“走，购物去”活动，这项活动主要是要派发100令吉的购物卷给60岁以上的在雪州出世或住在雪州乐龄人士，此活动当天吸引了100家乐龄人士带着家人一同出席此活动一起购物。

士拉央国会议员梁自坚指出，自民联执政就有一系列的惠民政策，而其中就有“乐龄基金”来协助需要人士，其中2500令吉将给予他们的家人以便未来能够协助他们办理身后事，而雪州政府如今也推出100令吉让乐龄人士能享受其福利。

他表示，乐龄人士今天来到这里都纷纷向他表示对雪州的政策表示欢迎，也盼望着民联在执政中央后能够获取更多的惠民政策，以便让他们生活得更加的舒适。

他说，借助着这个活动，能够为雪州长辈们减轻他们一些负担，除此以外我们在今天也发现家长们都带着一家大小来到百货购物，这也制造了机会让平时忙着工作的家长们抽空聚在一起。

此活动在早上10时30分开始，并在下午1时30分结束，梁自坚全程在现场与长辈们们互动，以便让他们和议员们有更进一步的接触和交流有关民联执政中央的政策。

Order for Altantuya murder came from Najib, Baginda was sexually impotent - Deepak claims Featured

SD 1 (statutory declaration 1) was written by Bala upon the request and promises made by his friends & lawyers. He was also advised on the content by senior Pakatan leaders who are also lawyers like Sivarasa and others.

Due to the proximity to the September 16 deadline set by DSAI (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), it was not just a coincidence that Bala SD 1 happened in July of the same year, the BN MPs especially in Sabah were demoralized by Pak Lah (Abdullah Badawi) and DSAI knew that politically this was the perfect time for him to take over the Government through the defections of MPs especially from Sabah.

Anyway Pakatan had won the majority votes in the 2008 GE and the majority of the voters wanted this change to happen, it was important however for DSAI to expose the wrongdoing of the DPM& his wife and their direct involvement in the Altantuya murder case as in the event Pak Lah was to resign before September 16, Najib would come in as PM and lift the morale of the BN MPs thus preventing the September 16 to become a reality.

Instructions to kill Altantuya came from the then DPM
It's important to note that the exposure of the Altantuya murder was also planned to coincide with the confession of one of the participants on the night of the gruesome C4 incident. This person had actually prepared a SD to confirm that he had:-

a) been instructed to commit the crime by his immediate superior
b) His immediate superior had taken instructions from the then DPM
c) This person changed his mind only after SD 2 was published

Rosmah told me to remove spicy details: Baginda "tak boleh erect"
Now although I believe DSAI should not have been directly sitting beside Bala when SD 1 was made, I know for a fact that all monies paid to Bala was from a lawyer known to Pakatan at that time and that Bala was paid to recover monies that he was promised by Razak Baginda for his services which was never paid by Baginda.

Now SD 2 was instructed by Datin Rosmah to me to remove certain facts & certain "spicy" details in the affair between Najib & Altantuya, I honestly don't know whether Altantuya was pregnant and with whose baby but I do know that Razak Baginda was chosen to "take care' of her for Najib not because Najib trusted him but the truth be told, Razak Baginda is actually impotent and I don't mean important but "IMPOTENT" as in "tak boleh errect"

As explained in great detail previously, the changing of SD 1 to SD 2 was successful but the events thereafter were chaotic, I guess because the Spirit of Altantuya was angry as a serious miscarriage of Justice had been done and unfortunately I got dragged in to this murky event just to help a friend but paid the price with losing my peace of mind and image over the last 5 years.

Bala was promised RM 3,000,000.00 by Najib's brother Nazim but was only paid a portion, he repeatedly called me and Nazim's friend but did Datin Rosmah did not allow me to get involved with him anymore nor was Nazim allowed to also.

Had Rosmah & Najib just kept their word to Altantuya & Bala and paid them this small sum all this would never have happened but I guess sheer arrogance and greed ruled as they thought as PM they had "super power" and demi god status. Alas for them demi god they may be today in Malaysia but the almighty is very angry with them and yang Maha Berkuasa is "ALLAH" not this husband & wife.

Be "very careful": PM wanted to silence me
After Bala's endless PCs and media exposure, I was called to come to MACC to be investigated. I informed Datin Rosmah about this and she told me to delay them for a week or so, which I did. Imagine to my utter shock that the Income Tax Department sent about 50 officers to my office, house, factories and other addresses to "RAID" my business and carted away 6 lorries full of Files & Documents

Then I realized that the PM wanted to silence me, get all my documents and proof of payments and not to tell the truth about SD 2 to the MACC and Police, I called Datin Rosmah regarding the LHDN matter and she feigned ignorance saying that she did not know anything about it and had no control over them.

I met her the next morning in her house in Jalan Duta and she told me to be "very careful" with what I disclose to MACC as many officers and directors in MACC are pro opposition and will use my testimony to create problems for her husband.

90% of all problems in Malaysia caused by Indians!
Datin Rosmah asked me to deny knowing Bala and deny being involved in SD 2, she also told me not to worry as no one will believe Bala as he was Indian and as such known to be not credible.

I told her Datin, I am also Indian, how can you expect me to say that and her reply was as quoted " Deepak, 90% of all the problems caused in Malaysia are by 10% of your Indian community", the MACC won't believe him and anyway her husband had already spoken to the DG to keep this matter silent and let it remain off the radar.

Of course I was upset with her statement about my Indian ethnicity but with the Income Tax matter and other business I was involved with at that time, I decided to remain silent on this although her words are still embedded in my heart. Datin Rosmah should look at the list of successful Indians in the United States & Europe and realize that the Indians if given a level playing field, will do well anywhere under the Sun as we are both intelligent and hard working people.

MACC did not dare to act
Going back to the SD 2, my testimony to MACC was based on instructions of Datin Rosmah due to the dominate she had over me at that time.

I have taken steps to inform MACC of the truth in 2011 through my meeting with Dato' Jamidan who is a senior Director with MACC at his office with evidence of payments made from proceeds of Glomac Tower to a subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House made to Dato Najib & Datin Rosmah and he has recorded all this statements both by video and my written statements but to date no action have been taken against either of them.

I wonder what is left of the credibility of our enforcement institution, like the Police & MACC that have all become tools of Najib & Family Incorporated.
Even in Indonesia the Anti Corruption bureau is independent. Will Malaysia continue to be controlled by these 2 people??? Have everyone become LAME DUCKS in front of the SITTING DUCK & THE WITCH.

(Deepak Jaikishan is a former close friend of Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Prime Minister Najib Razak who was the Deputy Prime Minister at the time of Bala's controversial  statutory declarations made in 2008. Both Najib and Rosmah have denied ever knowing Altantuya, who was murdered in Malaysia in 2006 allegedly due to her threat to expose the Najibs and Razak Baginda for purported corruption in the federal government's purchase of two Scorpene submarines worth some RM7.3bil.) 

http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=55192:deepak-shocker-order-for-altantuya-murder-came-from-the-then-dpm-baginda-was-sexually-impotent&Itemid=2

William Leong: Najib would be livid if he knew Oppan Gangnam Style’s subversive message

If Dato Sri Najib Tun Razak was red-faced by the crowd’s resounding “No!” to his “Are you ready for BN” question at the BN Chinese New Year Open House, he would be livid to know the song of his star attraction, “Oppan Gangnam Style” pokes fun at the rich, the wannabes and ruling establishments such as the BN. The first message in the hit video is the ostensible parody of imposters and wannabes. The second message is a hidden subversive protest against inequitable policies of ruling governments.

The 1.3 billion YouTube viewers of Psy’s “Oppan Gangnam Style” may have been attracted by the catchy song, horse riding dance moves and silliness but few, including Najib, may not have realized that “Gangnam Style” is a social and political satire.

Psy has a political following. The song has been appropriated in North Korea to ridicule South Korea’s ruling conservative party. The parody Yushin style refers to the Yushin system of autocratic rule introduced by South Korean President Park Chun-hee. The song has other political champions, UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon is said to have declared the song a force for world peace[1]

The parody on imposters and wannabes acting like the rich and famous of Seoul’s richest and flashiest neighbourhood is obvious from the first scene. Psy is reclined on a sunny beach of what looks like an exotic resort until it is revealed he is actually in the sand box of a children’s playground. In looking for high living, he ends up in a cheap sauna with gangsters and pimps. He appears to be swimming in an exclusive club but is really in a common bath house. He is looking for a girlfriend but goes to an irreverent place like under a bridge. So, the song is a comic satire about people who bluff, pretending to be rich and trendy when they are not. When the old and wise, such as the two old men playing chess under the bridge, see through the façade they get blown up and the pretender has to run away.

Psy is making fun of people who are vain and materialistic. Most Koreans are fed up with the “nouveaux rich” in Gangnam. Many are the princelings of the new rich. It has been said the haves in Gangnam are so materialistic and philistine that they hardly have a real organic relationship with the world outside Gangnam. Just as much as the have-nots admire the wealth, status and lifestyle of those in Gangnam, the rich look down on the have-nots outside. Thus Psy is being sarcastic and taking the Mickey out of those who are enamored by the idea of “Gangnam Style.”[2] The scorn by the poor for the excesses of the rich is universal hence “Gangnam Style’s” global success.    

It is ironic that Najib and BN in trying to win the hearts and minds of Malaysian voters are using a song teaching the public to reject those who pretend to be what they are not. The song reminds the public to reject the excesses of the powerful and privileged. These are the very images BN have been desperately trying to shrug off as they prepare for the coming polls.

Park Jaesang’s second more subtle subversive message is a protest about the growing income gap between the rich and the poor.[3] Gangnam is the wealthiest, most powerful and privileged single district in South Korea. It is described as 15 square miles in Seoul where Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Beverly Hills, Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Miami Beach are all rolled into one. It is the headquarters of Korea’s largest corporations, from Samsung to Hyundai, host of the bulk of the financial and banking institutions, home to a great number of its elected national officials and preferred home of movie and pop stars. Gangnam is a symbol of Korea’s success where it is the home for some of South Korea’s biggest brands, as well as $84 billion in wealth as at 2010. The kids in the neighbourhood are not Silicon Valley self-made millionaires. They are sons of the new rich and princelings.  

If all the heirs of America’s most profitable corporations lived in one district and went to the same school that would be in Gangnam. If the most subway lines and national bus routes converged in one location, again that would be in Gangnam. Imagine if 41% of Harvard University’s undergraduates came from one single neighbourhood, this would be Gangnam.

None of this happened by chance. It was by deliberate government policies since the 1970s. By 2008, South Korea was number 3 in income disparity among OECD countries and the income disparity has not lessened. Times have only gotten tougher for the poorest in South Korea, but the wealthiest 20 percent have seen a rise of more than 20 percent in their disposalable income.

This is why Psy in the video goes to town on the yoga classes, stables, party buses and tennis courts. He is showcasing forms of leisure that are not accessible to most Koreans. Seoul has the distinction of being the city where the people work the most hours a year among all OECD countries, at 2111 hours in 2010, more than 50 working days over the OECD average. For blue- collar workers, a 12 hour day is normal. More than half the workforce finds employment in contractual and temporary labour. For young professionals, getting out of the office before 10 or 11pm is a rarity.[4]

 

In the 1990s’ the Korean government made borrowing easier and encouraged private spending to climb out of the Asian Financial crisis. One of the effects of the Korean government’s policies is the high household debt. Korea has the highest household debt in Asia. It is a staggering 155 percent of Koreans’ disposable income.

Psy’s Oppan Gangnam Style video portrayed Gangnam as a symbol of South Korea’s national aspirations and policies as nothing more than materialism and about people chasing rainbows. Psy is latching on to the backlash among South Korean youth that the government may have push the nation to make extraordinary gains in terms of GDP and income generation but the growth and income distribution has not been equitable. One of the South Korean commentators on the video said there is a huge amount of resentment among the youth about their economic circumstances. Psy in writing the song and shooting the video is depicting the contemporary mood of the tension among Korean youth realizing where they are at, how they got there and what they need to do to move forward.

The refrain from the song finds a resonance in Malaysia because our household debt at RM677 billion is the second highest in Asia after South Korea. While our household debt at 78% of the GDP may not be exceptionally high, it is of concern because when household debt is compared to our disposable income it is 140%. It is clear that there is cause for concern when we compare to the other countries. USA was at about 135% just before the sub-prime crisis, Thailand is 53%, Indonesia 38% and Singapore 101%. This is one of the reasons Malaysians are struggling as household debts soars.[5] Some of the reasons for the high household debt in Malaysia are the high price of cars which is a necessity because of poor public transport, high price of houses and low income or wages.

ERA Consumer Malaysia and FOMCA reported in the November 2012 issue of the Ringgit that a recent survey found 47% of the young workers and professionals have serious debt problems. More than 30% of their monthly income or salaries are used to pay loans for housing, car, personal loans and study loans. 37% of the respondents admitted that their monthly expenditure exceeded what they can afford. One of the problems revealed in the survey is that many have to borrow a substantial sum to hold the wedding ceremony and functions. The eventual financial stress is the reason for the high incidence of divorces among young couples.[6] The effect of borrowing beyond their means is bankruptcies. Malaysia has seen an increase in the number of bankruptcies in recent years.      

The South Koreans’ complain about income inequality in the video is shared by Malaysians. The BN government’s policies of direct intervention in business have produced a small group of very rich; some 22 billionaires while many others are barely scrapping by. According to statistics the income inequality gap is a major problem in Malaysia. 

·         The bottom 40% of households have an average income of RM1,222 while the top 20% earn an average of RM8,157;

·         58% of the households earn less than RM3,000 per month in 2009 and that 7.3 million Malaysians qualified for BR1M 2.0;

·         Since the 1990s, income growth has only been strong for the top 20% while it has stagnated for the rest at 2.6% for the past 10 years.

The Gini coefficient is the measurement of income inequality where 0 represents absolute equality and 1 represents absolute inequality. The Malaysian Gini Coefficient in 1990 was 0.442 and this increased to 0.462 in 2004 which means that the income disparity gap had widened. It has dropped back to 0.441 in 2007 which means that there has been no improvement in resolving this problem since 1990.[7] Malaysia’s income inequality is second only to Papua New Guinea in the Asia Pacific region. 

Psy’s message of income inequality and social injustice in Gangnam Style are themes that form Anwar Ibrahim’s daily ceramahs throughout Malaysia. Anwar has been speaking about Malaysia’s problems on good governance, social and economic injustice to the thousands that throng his rallies. Anwar Ibrahim has lamented the glaring income gap many times in his speeches and brought home the point in his opening address at the Tokyo Conference on “Globalization: Inequality and Social Justice”. Anwar said that globalization has generated great wealth but the benefits have come with a heavy price-glaring inequality. He said that the growing inequality of economic outcomes within developed and developing countries are like “ticking time bombs” that must be defused by prescriptions with emphasis on social justice and economic equity.[8] Anwar’s message like Park Jaesang’s have struck a chord with the people the resonance of which will see a tidal wave in 2013 stronger than 2008.  

Park Jaesang’s message in Oppan Gangnam Style may be fun but it sounds more like Anwar’s message of social justice and economic equity. It’s a far cry from Najib’s sanctimonious rhetoric on 1Malaysia while corruption, crime, cost of living and income inequality soar unchecked. Najib’s words just ring hollow like the wannabes Psy is mocking. His furtive call asking whether the people are ready to accept BN was rightly answered by a roar in the negative.

As the people dance to Psy’s sensational hit, my comment on the meaning of Gangnam Style would be remised if I do not refer to the symbol of the horse riding movement. Psy spent 30 nights without sleep to come out with this move. The horse is the universal symbol of freedom without restrain, because riding a horse make people feel they could free themselves from the restrains that bind them. The horse riding movements in Oppan Gangnam Style may just put Malaysians into the mode to break free from BN’s rule and put the people back on the saddle.

The next time BN invites an entertainer to boost their votes they better not horse around.                     

William Leong Jee Keen

Member of Parliament for Selayang

14 February 2012.

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[1] Dancing Gangnam Style editorial by Anoma Pieris 1 January 2013 LMD The Voice of Business

[2] My Dear Korea, What the heck is Gangnam Style?

[3] Gangnam Style Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea’s Music Video Sensation-Max Fisher-The Atlantic

[4] Beyond the Horse Dance-Open City Mag by Sukjong Hong February 13 2013

[5] Malaysians struggle as household debt soars by Anil Netto 4 March 2012

[6] Ringgit November 2012 issue

[7] Need to resolve the income disparity gap-SM Idris The Malaysian Insider August 22 2010

[8] Tokyo: Anwar Laments Glaring Income Gap 17 June 2012 anwaribrahimblog.com

民联308执政雪州与万挠村民同行，林祥才忽“马后炮”捞士拉央国会选票

争对林祥才否认对于雪州高压电缆最新绕道线表示，在2013年1月30日所召开的雪州经济理事会时，国能的却在会议上提出新的绕道图线，而最新的绕道图线也在州务大臣丹斯里卡立为路线设下数了条件,其中也坚持国能高压电缆不能进入万挠新村，以便确保人民利益不再此计划下受损。

我们呼吁林祥才稍安忽噪,雪州经济理事会的会议记录将在近日内出炉，谁是谁非将一目了然。

“在2004年至2008年，虽然当时拥有万挠拥有部长级的议员和行政议员，但是当时的州和中央政府此事却因为私人利益而牺牲了人民的利益，经过8年的村民的长远奋斗，虽然逼迁委员会提出了许多的可行的绕道图线被建议，但是国阵和国能方面都一直的认同电缆必须走进新村。”

林祥才在说出雪州应该聘用本地专才来处理和建议绕道而非聘用澳洲专才时，这也证明了林祥才在高压电缆事件上很无知，相信万挠大街小巷都知道为本地公司在国能身为国家唯一的电供公司施压下不敢挑起此重任，林祥才应该到万挠居民咨询。

国能在之前常以技术问题推辞绕道建议，雪州民联政府在没有选择之下唯有主动的聘用外国专才为人民获取绕道最好的良方，以便施压国能绕道，而这一项绕道咨询工作原本是国能责任，该主动的却变被动。

雪州自民联执政以来都与村民站在同一阵线，在308雪州变天后，国能仍然在没咨询过雪州政府之下闯进新村进行建造高压电塔工程，但在雪州民联政府下令之下，士拉央市议会两度发出停工令，才能阻止该计划执行，州务大臣卡立更3次到访万挠新村巡视路线，当林祥才在质问雪州州务大臣的诚意时，试问林祥才在何处？

我们呼吁，林祥才别因为大选近时，为了在士拉央国会捞取个人的选票才来“马后炮”，选择性关心万挠和士拉央居民，2005年至2008年当时身为旅游部副部长也是内阁成员之一的林祥才为何没有急时反对高压电缆进入新村。

“虽然2008年八打灵南区不受人民的委托，如今仍然在国阵的委任之下成为上议员，副部长和内阁成员之一，应该呼吁国阵政府立即停止伤民的工程，如关丹莱纳斯和武吉公满工程，而不是选择性自己顾自己所物色的选区而已。”


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