A response to Idris Jala (Part 1)

FMT LETTER: From Oliver Gomez

I read with faint amusement Idris Jala’s article which appearead in the June 24, 2013 edition of The Star newspaper. Idris Jala in his article discusses seven issues affecting Malaysia today.

Now in a few articles over the coming days, I will attempt to dissect and expose Idris Jala’s article for the rubbish that it is. I will start off now by tackling the first two issues that appear in his article.

Incidentally if you have not already read Idris Jala’s article, I strongly suggest that you do. It is a shining example of how misleading statistics can be and how politicians can literally get away with murder so long as they deny it strongly enough.

‘Ministers with fake degrees sworn in’

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP today flayed Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak for allowing two Barisan Nasional ministers with “fake degrees” to sit in on the first day of ministerial replies in parliament.

DAP leaders Ong Kiang Ming, Zairil Khir Johari and Julian Tan Kok Ping called for Najib to immediately ask for the resignation of the Human Resources minister Richard Riot, and the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Dr Ewon Ebin.

Going To School Is A Life Threatening Experience

50 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN MALAYSIA

Picture 1 shows how schools kids go to school in a part of Sarawak. They take their lives into their own hands to be educated. They have to walk the tight rope twice a day and going home in the evening is even more dangerous. We have to thank those people who brought this type of progress by forcing our countries into Malaysia! It bring tears to the eye to see such sights.

 

 

The Dangers of Legitimizing Muslim Grievances

"...To a Muslim, "injustice" means a lack of Islamic jurisprudence.

" A non-Muslim state is always unjust simply because it is not ruled by Islamic law.

Tell the Truth or Be Investigated - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “The Inland Revenue Board should be truthful about the tax revenues collected in Sabah rather than trying to cover up the truth just because Sabah is now claiming its constitutional share of this revenues”said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to front-pages stories that only RM4 billion federal tax collectionwas targeted by the IRB from Sabah in 2013 and not RM40 billion as reported earlier.

The RM40 billion was initially announced by the IRB Sabah and they appear to be back-tracking as if to attempt a cover-up now that Sabah is entitled to two-fifths (40%) of the net revenue collected from Sabah.

Oil & Gas Royalties

What a royalty is. How it is calculated. What is it based on?

Whenever oil or gas production begins,the landowner is entitled to part of the total production. A royalty is agreed upon as a percentage of the lease, minus what was reasonably used in the Lessee's production costs. The royalty is paid by the Lessee to the owner of the mineral rights, the Lessor in the Lease. It is based on a percentage of the gross production from the property and is free and clear of all costs, except for taxes.

Traditionally, royalty can be 1/8 of production or 12.8 percent of production; however, it can be any fraction of production, depending on the royalty clause in a lease. The landowner should negotiate for as high a royalty as can be arranged.

Sabah Leaders Misled by KL? - Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “It appears that Sabah leaders are being hoodwinked and misled by Kuala Lumpur and are failing to stand up for Sabah’s rights and entitlement on sharing of federal revenue collected from Sabah as well as on the oil revenues from Sabah’s oil and gas” said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to the reply by the Chief Minister that links the 40% entitlement to federal allocations and that there is no urgency in review of the oil revenue.

Bocor!! Minit mesyuarat Alies Anor bekas Setiausaha Politik Najib & Sidek Baba

Terdapat sebuah Kumpulan Khas yang dibentuk oleh Datuk Alies Anor Abdul, bekas Setiausaha Politik Datuk Najib Razak. Sidek Baba adalah salah seorang anggota kumpulan ini yang dibayar gaji sebanyak RM15,000 sebulan. Kumpulan ini merancang bagi menjatuhkan Anwar Ibrahim.

 

Mereka dihimpunkan untuk hancurkan Anwar Ibrahim. Mari sama-sama kita teliti Minit Mesyuarat kumpulan tegar ini dan siapakah yang bersama-sama Sidek Baba dan Alies Anor dan apa yang telah mereka rancangkan.

Minit Mesyuarat Kumpulan Tegar Siri 4/2012

Constitutional debate highlghts superior Sarawak 1941 Constitution

FREEDOM FIGHTER · 31 weeks ago

Reposted from Hornbill Unleashed 3 comments on the Constitution Debate sparked off by Nurul's "freedom to choose religion" statement described as "watershed statement" by Steve Oh now under police investigation (for what-sedition?)

The 18/20 Points Agreements between Sarawak Sabah and Malaya have stipulations on religious freedom, language and re-writing the "Malaysian Constitution" which was never done - only amended to reflect annexation of Sabah and Sarawak as parts of Malaya! Please read 3 comment below.

Shallow queries, gang-ups frustrates Jeffrey

Opposition assemblyman Jeffrey Kitingan's takeway from the
first post GE13 assembly sitting was that the DUN had lost
its lustre as a dignified legislative body.

KOTA KINABALU: Bingkor assemblyman Jeffrey Kitingan had the surprise of his life  witnessing the conduct of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting over the last few days.

His takeaway after attending the first sitting under the new Barisan Nasional government following last month’s general election was that the august house had lost its lustre and  failed to rise to expectations of a dignified legislative body.