MALAYSIA HAS VERY HIGH VEHICLE OWNERSHIP

Yesterday, the head of AmBank Research,reported that Malaysia has the 3rd cheapest RON95 petrol in the world - behind Saudi Arabia and just 12sen behind Brunei, both of whom are large oil producers and exporters which Malaysia is not.

According to global petrol prices, Malaysia would be at 8th cheapest overall for petrol in the world as some countries do not have RON95 but have RON92 or lower.

Previously,, Nielsen said in 2014 that Malaysia has the highest number of households in the world who owns more than 1 car per household.

Overall, Malaysia has very high vehicle ownership - even higher than Japan, UK and just 3% below the USA which has the highest number of households who owns at least one car.

This is despite many Malaysians complaining about how oppressed they are and how the petrol price or the RM90 per year road-tax is "killing" them,

(how many km of road can your RM90 per year help build or maintain or light up?)

Zombies will then argue that taxes on cars are very high but do not understand that this is only true for certain range of cars which is above a certain value.

Cars at the Honda City/Vios range and below is not heavily taxed at all and these car prices do not differ much when compared overseas.

If you don't believe me, go to the website of Honda and Proton/Perodua and compare the prices for these car range in Langkawi/Labuan, where there is no tax at all, with peninsular Malaysia.

Since 2009, the government wants to change this high vehicle ownership because it results in traffic congestion and high capital outflows to overseas from buying the cars or raw materials and importing oil (yes, we are net importer of oil).

This is why the govt have invested heavily in public transport since.

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http://www.statista.com/statistics/516280/share-of-households-that-own-a-passenger-vehicle-by-country/

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/09/05/are-we-witnessing-fuel-savings-into-spending/

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TRANSKRIP DAN FOTO PERJUMPAAN SETELAH LAPAN BELAS TAHUN , MAHATHIR DAN ANWAR

Kehadiran Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad untuk kes Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mencabar Akta Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) 2016 semalam menimbulkan pelbagai spekulasi.

Timbul persoalan sama ada kedua-dua musuh politik sejak 18 tahun lalu itu akan bekerjasama lagi untuk menumbangkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Mahathir, bagaimanapun menegaskan beliau berminat berkaitan kes itu kerana mereka mempunyai pendirian sama.

Berikut transkrip wawancara Mahathir dengan pemberita di kompleks mahkamah Kuala Lumpur semalam:

Wartawan: Tun, boleh ulas alasan kamu lawat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim? Kedua-dua kamu berdamai sejak 1997?

Mahathir: Saya berminat dengan kes ini kerana seperti yang kamu tahu ia berkaitan MKN. Saya telah tulis blog dan beliau juga buat perkara sama. Beliau akan hentikan (akta itu).

Jadi saya datang jumpa beliau dan berbual panjang berkaitan apa yang beliau sedang buat.

Jadi kedua-dua kamu bersahabat, rakan dalam pembangkang?

(Ketawa) Saya tidak tahu tentang kawan, tetapi saya bercakap dengan beliau... (rakaman tidak jelas).

Adakah kamu restuinya sebagai PM jika pembangkang berkuasa?

Saya restui tindakan beliau terhadap MKN dan juga kes lainnya.

Restui beliau sebagai PM?

(Ketawa) Itu terlalu awal untuk saya putuskan.

Adakah kamu berdamai dengannya sekarang?

Saya tidak berdamai dengannya.

Apa (bincang) dalam?

Berkenaan kes ini.

Kisah lama tak ada?

Kisah lama dah.

Pasal kes ini?

Ya.

Jadi saling memaafkan dan melupakan? Permulaan baru untuk kedua-dua kamu?

Itu tidak terlibat.


mkini

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Answering A Kadir Jasin's "Kewangan Kerajaan Pusat genting"

Yesterday, I had posted a reply to the irresponsible fake "Tun Daim" whatsapp message that is circulating. I had pointed out that the message sole purpose seems to be spreading lies to incite hatred and fears about the economy which would stop people from spending and investing - a self-fulfiling prophecy that if left unchecked, will cause damage to our economy.

Today, yet another stalwart of Mahathir has published an article in Sinar Harian that also seems to have the same purpose as the "Tun Daim" message.

A Kadir Jasin, a long-time Mahathir supporter, said that Malaysia's government debt had increased from RM250 billion in 2010 to RM656 billion in June this year.

Well, A Kadir is wrong. The govt debt in 2010 is RM407.1 billion or 53.15% of our GDP. How can Kadir make such a shocking mistake or was he trying to deceive?

Even at RM656 billion, our government debt is still within the 55% debt to GDP ratio limit as our economy has expanded since 2010.

Does Kadir also realize the size of Malaysia's GDP/economy today is almost 3 1/2 times the size of what it was when Mahathir retired in 2003?

As long as our ratio is within limits, the overall debt can grow as our yearly income and economy size will also grow.

A simple illustration to show this:

Who is more likely to go bankrupt first?

A person whose income is RM36k per year but  have debt of RM40k (Malaysia's GDP in 1987 is USD36 billion and govt debt was USD40 billion) or a person whose income is now RM350k per year and have debt of RM130k? 

Even though the actual debt amount is now 3 times more but the person whose income is RM36k per year will go bankrupt first.

Here is an excerpt from the 2012 book "Malaysia's Development Challenges: Graduating from the Middle". You can also google for Malaysia's debt-to-GDP in the 1980s and what Mahathir did in his first 7 years in charge.

We did not go bankrupt and our country crash and burn at more than 100% Debt-to-GDP so why should we go bankrupt now at 55%?

Here is a more comprehensive chart showing this relationship:

As mentioned yesterday, according to the CIA's world factbook, Malaysia at 54% is at 71st place in the countries with the highest debt to GDP ratio.

According to PakaTun logic, this means that these 70 countries will have to go bankrupt before Malaysia's turn.

JAPAN, ZIMBABWE, GREECE, LEBANON, ITALY, PORTUGAL, ERITREA, JAMAICA, CABO VERDE, GRENADA, CYPRUS, BELGIUM, SINGAPORE, PUERTO RICO, IRELAND, BARBADOS, SPAIN, BHUTAN, FRANCE, CANADA, UKRAINE, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, YEMEN, EGYPT, UNITED KINGDOM, CROATIA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, EUROPEAN UNION, AUSTRIA, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, ICELAND, BELIZE, JORDAN, SAINT LUCIA, GHANA, HUNGARY, SERBIA, SRI LANKA, UNITED STATES, MOROCCO, ALBANIA, MALDIVES, SUDAN, MONGOLIA, GERMANY, DOMINICA, NETHERLANDS, URUGUAY, GUYANA, BRAZIL, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ARUBA, BAHRAIN, EL SALVADOR, PAKISTAN, ISRAEL, SLOVENIA, FINLAND, MAURITIUS, MALAWI, MALTA, ZAMBIA, COSTA RICA, MONTENEGRO, MOZAMBIQUE, THE BAHAMAS, SYRIA, ANGOLA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES.

Those who hate our government and wishes for Malaysia will just simply have to wait in line behind those countries mentioned above.

Kadir also said that Malaysia is running a budget deficit but conceded that it has reduced from 6.7% in 2009 to 3.2% in 2015.

But does Kadir know that Najib ran a bigger deficit in 2009 and 2010 to save our economy from the Great Global Recession (the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s) but since 2011, have run a deficit that is smaller (and getting increasingly smaller) compared to the last 5 years that Mahathir ran the country up to 2003?

As you can see, Malaysia's budget deficit is getting progressively smaller due to good management. This is why the World Bank and IMF praises Najib's government on economic management and the major international credit ratings agencies all have A- investment grade ratings and a stable outlook for Malaysia.

If Kadir really wants to warn someone regarding unrestrained government spending then I suggest he writes an open letter to Mahathir's allies in the DAP Penang Government as their state annual spending has jumped many folds since they took over in 2008. They are definitely more in need of an "A Kadir Jasin" warning.

Kadir ended his article with saying that the government should be truthful to the rakyat on the true state of the economy and that the "Ekonomi tidak berbohong" or "The economy doesn't lie".

I agree but he did not say that Mahathir's supporters won't lie when writing about the economy.

Mahathir supporters and the opposition are the ones who should be truthful on the true state of the economy instead of inciting fears based on false data or faulty interpretation.

Najib saved us from the Great Recession following the US Sub-prime crash in the 2007-2008. By all accounts and data (instead of air liur), the economy has been well managed despite a big slump in oil revenues amidst the commodities crash in second half 2014 until now.

Let's have confidence that Najib's government will continue to steer us well. He has not failed like Mahathir had.

Throughout Mahathir's 22 years in charge, he led us through two very severe recessions in the mid 1980s and in 1998 and three major slowdowns - the last of which was just before he retired.

In the face of the current BREXIT and the China slowdown, which are global issues, it is better for people like Kadir and their gang to support and instill confidence in the economy rather than trying to intentionally or inadvertently harm the economy.

I wrote this yesterday but will repeat it again:

The opposition frequently spread false, misleading lies such as this to destroy confidence in what is known as a "self-fulfilling prophecy". Imagine if everyone believe what is in this message then no one will spend and if no one will spend then all the shops will close down, he factories will also close down and then the banks will close down and et cetera. Somewhere along the line, you and I and everyone else will also lose their jobs or business.

Therefore, spreading such lies is not helpful to Malaysia but you are harming Malaysia and ourselves.

These people don't care what happens to Malaysia as long as they get what they want. They think that if the economy is bad then it is easier for them to win power. These people are despicable.

Do not fall for their lies and spread such negative messages to incite hate, create fear which will eventually end up hurting ourselves.

Stop it, you fake hateful people with hidden agenda.

Trying to destroy your own country's economy and bringing harm to tens of millions just for your political agenda is not only treachery but brings to mind the following saying.

Lim Sian See

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PERNIKAHAN FARAH FAUZANA DIBATALKAN

Hasrat personaliti televisyen iaitu Fara Fauzana untuk berkahwin pada 17 September ini tidak kesampaian apabila majlis berkenaan dibatalkan.

Fara atau nama sebenarnya Fara Fauzana Mohd Fadzli, 36, berkata, keputusan membatalkan perkahwinan itu dibuat atas sebab-sebab peribadi yang tidak boleh dikongi olehnya.

“Dengan penuh rasa dukacita, saya ingin memaklumkan bahawa hasrat saya untuk menamatkan zaman bujang pada 17 September ini dibatalkan.

“Keputusan membatalkan pernikahan saya dengan pemuda bernama Hafiz, seperti yang saya umumkan pada sidang akhbar pada 1 Ogos lalu, dibuat atas sebab-sebab yang terlalu peribadi” katanya kepada mStar Online pada Ahad.

[SILA KLIK] Fara Fauzana Sahkan Bakal Berkahwin Pada 17 September

Jelas Fara keputusan itu adalah sesuatu yang sukar  baginya.

Katanya setelah memikirkan perkara ini sedalam-dalamnya selain memohon petunjuk daripada Allah, membincangkan bersama orang tua dan keluarga terdekat, keputusan dibuat itu adalah terbaik.

“Sesungguhnya saya yakin bahawa apa yang berlaku ini semuanya adalah ketentuan Allah dan tentu sekali ada hikmah yang menanti,” katanya.

Fara menambah, kenyataan yang dibuatnya itu secara tidak langsung akan menjawab pertanyaan segelintir pihak media yang barangkali sudah menghidu berita berkenaan.

Katanya, ketika ini dia sedang melalui situasi yang amat sukar dan memerlukan sedikit ruang untuk menenangkan fikiran.

“Justeru, saya mungkin tidak dapat menjawab sebarang pertanyaan lanjut daripada rakan-rakan media.

“Saya amat berharap dan percaya, rakan-rakan media amat memahami situasi saya ketika ini,” tambahnya.

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DEAR "TUN DAIM",

This is my reply to you (your message in _italics_ and mine in *bold*:

_Just Sharing a msg from a friend from the financial sector...._
_Malaysian Currency is expected to depreciate further to RM 4.50 by end of September as Ringgit is not used as currency's for trading in world stock exchange. Ringgit will stumbled as the govt further cut on export of crude oil due to over over supply._

*Currency go up and down. Right now we are at USD1 to RM4.00 but we were at USD1 to RM4.47 at the beginning of the year. Our lives did not change much when our ringgit depreciated from RM3:20 to RM4.00 over the past few years. Neither did we suddenly become richer when our currency appreciated from RM3.73 to RM3 from 2008 to 2012. Similarly, the United Kingdom also did not go bust when the UK pounds depreciated from £1 to RM6.75 in Oct 2015 to RM5.20 just recently.*

*In fact, a weaker Ringgit allows us to compete stronger as was evidence by our continued improvement in foreign trade and our trade surplus where our manufactured and services industry benefited strongly despite the weakness in GLOBAL oil prices, which is beyond the control of Malaysia. This will help Malaysia further diversify our economy so we will be less dependent on commodity exports.*

_Everyone should take precaution as this is a economy disasters as a whole. Bank Negara held reserved is only RM101 billion at this moment. But Our debt has climbed to Rm 614,880,270 billion. Which means each tax paying citizen has a debt of Rm18,835. Current advice is Stop investing in any ventures , properties or car. Cash in hand is safe..as Disaster is on the way._

*You have the amount of our BNM reserves correct but the currency is wrong. Our current BNM reserves is not RM101 billion but USD101 billion (or thereabouts as it fluctuates too), meaning RM400 billion. I am surprised that a "Tun Daim" would make such a silly mistake.*

*As for our govt debt, don't just look at the absolute amount but the debt to GDP ratio which means our debt compared to our yearly income. We are at about 54% right now. When Mahathir became PM in 1982, he ramped up this ratio from 40% to more than 100% within 5 years and we didn't go bankrupt then. Neither will we go bankrupt now at 54%.*

*In fact, according to the CIA's world factbook, Malaysia at 54% is at 71st place in the countries with the highest debt to GDP ratio - meaning 70 other countries have to go bankrupt first before reaching Malaysia's turn - and this includes countries such as Japan,, Singapore, UK, USA, Germany etc..*

*Penang has right now embarked on a Transport Masterplan project costing RM46 billion where the state govt said they will borrow to fund the project. Divided by 1.6 million people in Penang, this will mean RM28,750 per person And if you believe RM18,835 per person will make Malaysia bankrupt then RM28,750 per person would mean Penang will go bankrupt faster than the rest of the country.*

_World Economic Analyst predict within the next 3 months, Malaysia economy . will collapse. Stock market & currency value will take a nose dive in a drastic manner._
_This is due to world negative economic outlook for the year 2017._

*I think we have heard this many times. Which "World Economic Analyst" are you talking about? Malaysia is still enjoying robust 4.1% GDP growth over the past 6 months, our stock market is still double of what it was in 2009 and our trade surplus and reserves are strong. So, how are we going to collapse?*

_Crude oil will crash due to oversupply. As Americans are pumping more crude oil. The reasons: i) to hurt Russian's economy and her currency as Russian is world's no1.ii) ISIS in order to finance their survival is also selling cheap smuggled crude oil from Syria & Iraq thus flooding the oil market.._

_Malaysia's oil production will be hit due to this...apart from the current political uncertainty and corruption which discourages foreign investments..._

*Our oil production and exports were already hurt - in 2009, oil represented 44% of our govt revenues and it is only 17% last year and 11% this year. And we still did not collapse. Even if it drops another 11% and it goes to zero oil revenues, we won't collapse as our other industries such as manufacturing and services and our domestic economy will continue to drive our growth.*

_The world has perceived Malaysia as ranking no.1 for : i) Corruption & Scandals and financial forgery in money laundering. ._

*Actually, Malaysia is ranked at 54th least corrupt out of 179 countries in the latest Transparency International Corruption Perception Index - certainly not number one. I am not sure who ranked us number one but it is certainly not any recognized bodies.*

_So my dear friends,please spend your money wisely. Keep your Money for rainy days. As we are heading towards difficult and bumpy days . The journey will be tough & unpredictable. This will hit hard on all of us, regardless whether you are rich or poor. All the best to All ..............Tun Daim_

*It is always good to spend where it is necessary but such fake whatsapp messages such as yours are frequently spread by sneaky opposition parties to destroy confidence in the Malaysian economy. -*

*Therefore, the opposition frequently spread false, misleading lies such as this to destroy confidence in what is known as a "self-fulfilling prophecy". Imagine if everyone believe what is in this message then no one will spend and if no one will spend then all the shops will close down, he factories will also close down and then the banks will close down and et cetera. Somewhere along the line, you and I and everyone else will also lose their jobs or business.*

*Therefore, spreading such lies is not helpful to Malaysia but you are harming Malaysia and ourselves.*

*These people don't care what happens to Malaysia as long as they get what they want. They think that if the economy is bad then it is easier for them to win power.  These people are despicable. Do not fall for their lies and spread such negative messages to incite hate, create fear which will eventually end up hurting ourselves.*

*Stop it, "Tun Daim" and the rest of you fake hateful people.*

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Jawapan Dato Johari Ghani, MK2 terhadap fitnah terkini berhubung ekonomi Malaysia

Fakta ekonomi negara pada 31 Julai 2016:

1. Rizab Bank Negara adalah kira-kira RM400 bilion.

2. Pertumbuhan KDNK kita antara yang terbaik di Asean. Walaupun ekonomi global lambat meningkat, ekonomi kita masih meningkat sebanyak 4.1% pada separuh pertama tahun ini. Singapura hanya meningkat sebanyak 2%.

3. Hutang kita kepada KDNK hanya 54.5% berbanding dengan Singapura, iaitu 89% daripada KDNK.

4. Lebihan akaun kita untuk tahun 2015 adalah kira-kira RM95 bilion dan RM45 bilion untuk 6 bulan pertama tahun 2016.

5. Kedudukan negara kita mengikut Fitch, Moody dan Standard & Poor kekal sebagai A- berbanding dengan semua negara Asean kecuali Singapura, kita adalah jauh lebih baik.

6. Pasaran Modal kita sangat kuat dengan nilai RM2.8 trilion. Pasaran ekuiti bernilai RM 1.7 trilion dan Sukuk/Bon bernilai RM1.1 trilion. Sistem kewangan kita sangat berdaya tahan. Sektor perbankan juga dipermodalkan dengan baik.

7. Ekonomi kita terdiri daripada pelbagai sektor. Sektor perkhidmatan adalah 54% daripada KDNK kita, diikuti dengan 23% pembuatan, 9% perlombongan, 8% pertanian dan 4% pembinaan.

Salam.

Dato' Johari Ghani
Menteri Kewangan 2

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Sultan Selangor Selamat Diijab Kabul Dengan Pembaca Berita RTM

Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah selamat diijab kabul dengan pembaca berita Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Norashikin Abdul Rahman di Masjid Istana Diraja, Istana Alam Shah, Klang, pada 31 Ogos lepas.

Setiausaha Sulit Sultan Selangor, Datuk Munir Bani dalam satu kenyataan berkata, Sultan Sharafuddin dan Norashikin dinikahkan oleh Mufti Selangor Datuk Setia Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid dalam majlis pernikahan yang sederhana dan ringkas atas titah baginda.

Munir berkata pernikahan turut dihadiri oleh Timbalan Mufti Selangor Dr Anhar Opir; Al Fadil Imam Paduka Mohd Rasid Mahful; Bekas Timbalan Mufti Selangor Datuk Abdul Majid Omar; Ahli Majlis Agama Islam Selangor Datuk Salehuddin Saidin dan bapa serta anggota keluarga pengantin perempuan.

Sultan Sharafuddin dilahirkan di Istana Jema'ah Klang (kini Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah) pada 24 Dis 1945.

Ini adalah pernikahan ketiga Sultan Selangor selepas mendirikan rumah tangga dengan Raja Zarina Raja Tan Sri Zainal pada 1968 tetapi bercerai pada 1986 dan kemudian berkahwin dengan Puan Nur Lisa Abdullah (rakyat Amerika) tetapi berpisah pada 1997.

Baginda mempunyai dua puteri dan seorang putera iaitu Tengku Zerafina, Tengku Zatashah dan Tengku Amir (kini Raja Muda Selangor).

Norashikin, 45, yang berasal dari Kuala Lumpur adalah anak bongsu daripada tiga beradik.

Beliau pernah meraih anugerah Penyampai Berita TV Terbaik di Anugerah Seri Angkasa pada 2005 (ASA2005). -- BERNAMA

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HENTI RAI HARI KEBANGSAAN, ADAKAH CHONG CUBA MEMADAMKAN SEJARAH??

Didalam 14 buah negeri di dalam Malaysia, Sarawak dan Sabah adalah dua buah negeri yang begitu unik jika dilihat daripada latar belakang sejarah penyertaan dua buah negeri ini dalam Persekutuan Malaysia. 

Kedua buah negeri ini hanya menyertai Malaysia pada 16 September 1963 setelah keputusan Suruhanjaya Cobold mendapati, majoriti ketua kaum di Sabah dan Sarawak bersetuju untuk menyertai Persekutuan Malaysia bersama-sama Singapura. Dengan penyertaan Sabah, Sarawak dan Singapura (bertindak memisahkan diri dengan Malaysia tidak lama kemudian), ianya menandakan pembentukan sebuah negara seperti yang kita lihat hari ini.

Agak menghairankan jika melihat gerakan Sarawak for Sarawakian dan DAP seolah-olah tidak mengiktiraf kewujudan tarikh 31 Ogos di negeri Sarawak. Dakwa mereka, Sarawak hanya berhak meraikan tarikh 22 Julai selaku pembebasan penuh Sarawak dari penjajah. Bagi mereka tarikh 16 September dan 31 Ogos tidak mempunyai signifikan buat negeri Kenyalang ini.

Sebagai contoh, Chong Chieng Jen mempersoalkan, kenapa Sarawak harus meraikan tarikh 31 Ogos sedangkan Sarawak bebas daripada tangan penjajah pada 22 Julai. Walaupun mengiktiraf tarikh 16 September, namun beliau juga memberi bayangan bahawa tarikh berkenaan menandakan Sarawak masih "dijajah" oleh Persekutuan Malaysia.

Alasan yang diberikan, Sarawak kini sedang dalam proses autonomi dan seharusnya Sarawak mempunyai tarikh kemerdekaannya yang tersendiri dan dalam kes ini, Chong mengiktiraf tarikh 22 Julai sebagai tarikh keramat negeri Sarawak, bukan 31 Ogos atau 16 September.

Sebenarnya, Chong terkhilaf dalam hal ini. Benar, tarikh 31 Ogos sememangnya tiada kena mengena dengan Sarawak, namun andai tidak wujud tarikh ini, Persekutuan Malaysia juga tidak wujud sama sekali. Tidak dinafikan, tarikh 22 Julai merupakan hari besar dalam negeri Sarawak dan Tan Sri Adenan Satem selaku Ketua Menteri telah mengiktiraf tarikh ini sebagai hari kemerdekaan negeri Sarawak daripada tangan penjajah.

Namun, adakah Chong cuba memadamkan sejarah apabila sebaik sahaja penjajah berundur dari Kuching, Kalimantan berkeras menuntut Sarawak sehingga memaksa wakil dari Sarawak sendiri memohon bantuan kerajaan pusat campur tangan sebelum penubuhan Suruhanjaya Cobold? 

Setelah keputusan diterima, barulah kerajaan pusat berani mengambil keputusan untuk membentuk sebuah Persekutuan Malaysia dengan penyertaan Sarawak, Sabah dan Singapura. Oleh yang demikian, secara tidak langsung, kerajaan pusat dapat menyelamatkan Sarawak dan Sabah dari sebarang unsur provokasi dari Kalimantan dan ancaman Parti Komunis Borneo. Ini fakta sejarah dan ianya bukan sengaja diada-adakan.

Malah, dalam satu temubual yang dilakukan terhadap Tan Sri Hai Adenan Satem dalam program Soal Jawab di TV3, awal tahun ini juga menegaskan, walaupun Sarawak kini dalam proses menuntut semula hak mereka daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan, namun ianya bukan petanda Sarawak mahu keluar daripada Malaysia.

Ujar beliau, Sarawak tidak pernah terfikir untuk keluar daripada Malaysia kerana banyak perkara asas masih memerlukan campurtangan pusat seperti perkhidmatan kesihatan, ketenteraan dan kepolisan. Justeru, agak menghairankan apabila melihat Chong bertindak seolah-olah menggambarkan Sarawak harus menolak tarikh 31 Ogos dan hanya meraikan 22 Julai sebagai tarikh yang sah.

Tanpa tarikh 31 Ogos, tidak mungkin terbentuknya Malaysia hari ini. Tanpa 16 September, mungkin Sarawak kini kepunyaan Kalimantan dan setengah daripada Sabah hari ini kepunyaan Filipina. Tiada salahnya meraikan tarikh 22 Julai kerana ianya memang hak warga Sarawak untuk raikannya. Namun, sebagai salah sebuah negeri dalam Persekutuan Malaysia, 31 Ogos juga mempunyai signifikannya yang tersendiri.

Tidak ada apa yang mengelirukan pada tarikh-tarikh berkenaan. 22 Julai adalah hari pembebasan Sarawak dari tangan penjajah. 31 Ogos adalah Hari Kebangsaan (diubah daripada Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia kepada Hari Kebangsaan sebagai menghormati warga Sabah dan Sarawak) dan 16 September sebagai Hari Malaysia (penyertaan Sabah dan Sarawak dalam Persekutuan Malaysia).

Beruntungnya warga Sarawak apabila mengenali 3 hari paling bermakna dalam penubuhan negeri mereka. Jangan politikkan tarikh-tarikh ini hanya untuk mendapatkan kelebihan politik pembangkang dan mengangungkan fahaman songsang yang akan menyebabkan ketengangan antara kerajaan negeri Sarawak dan Kerajaan Persekutuan.  

BluSamurai

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BLOGGER DIJATUHKAN HUKUMAN PENJARA 10 TAHUN DAN 2,000 SEBATAN

Blogger lelaki berusia 28 tahun dijatuhkan hukuman penjara 10 tahun dan 2,000 sebatan di Arab Saudi kerana mengaku dalam akaun Twitter bahawa beliau seorang ateis. Arab Saudi mendefinisikan ateis sebagai 'keganasan' dan lelaki berkenaan enggan menarik balik pengakuan, sebaliknya menegaskan berhak meluahkan beliau tidak mempunyai pegangan agama. Polis agama Arab Saudi yang memantau rangkaian sosial mendapati lebih 600 tweet daripada lelaki berkenaan, mempersendakan al-Quran dan menyatakan penipuan ajaran Nabi Muhammad mencetuskan permusuhan budaya. Selain penjara dan sebatan, beliau juga didenda 20,000 riyal (RM21,764). Undang-undang yang mendefinisikan ateis sebagai keganasan diperkenalkan menurut Raja Abdullah pada 2014, bertujuan menghentikan tentangan politik dan agama yang boleh menjejaskan peraturan awam. Pada 2012, blogger dan aktivis Raif Badawi, 32, mengendalikan laman web 'Free Saudi Liberal' dan ditahan kerana menghina Islam menerusi saluran elektronik, mewujudkan laman web yang merendahkan keselamatan umum dan mempersendakan tokoh Islam. Beliau dijatuhi hukuman penjara 10 tahun pada 2014, 1,000 sebatan dan denda sejuta riyal (RM1.09 juta) dengan sebatan di khalayak ramai dilakukan pada tempoh 20 minggu. - AGENSI

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MAHKAMAH Sesyen KL tadi putuskan ada kes prima facie Rafizi PKR miliki dan dedah laporan audit 1MDB yang OSA Mac lalu dan memerintah dia untuk membela diri. Diharapkan pendakwaan ini akan membawa kepada pihak yang menyerahkan dan membocorkan dokumen Laporan Ketua Audit ini kepada Rafizi. Kita masih menunggu hasil siasatan dalang dalam kalangan Special Task Force yang menyerahkan maklumat siasatan dana RM2.6 bilion yang belum dimuktamadkan kepada Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Mudah-mudahan mereka yang tidak amanah ini dapat dihukum dengan seberat-berat hukuman. Memang wajar status Rahsia Rasmi ini dikekalkan. Kenapa? Tonton video di bawah:-

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