DESi may sound like an olde record being played again, and again: so today you please bear with DESi for quoting from Alice in Wonderland, for the THIRD TIME THE PAST month!
I LIKE this one BESTA!
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
THE UMNO-oh-NO! (PARties like MCA, GERakan and MIC and Eastmalaysian components don't count!) leaders, chief among damned its PREZ, have been for the past six months driving us UP THE HUMPTY- DUMPTY WALL, or TO TANYUNG LAMBUTAN as the AMAh & AUNTie at the PASar BESAr would say, OR the many MCA-linked tycoons and well-to-do have the privilege, of being driven in air-con limousine to NIRVANA MEMORIAL PARK WHERE A Single plot would cost you ordinary folk the price of a terrace house!
BUTt the source of our national woes is JUST TOO THICK SKINNED -- My politikus-kakis have variously compared his wit' CROCODILE or HIPPOPOTAMUS OR THE ELEPHANT -- methinks it is ALL THREE COMBINED INTO WAN OF THE ****Mal-sian**** kind. I Pray the newly minted baby PANDA AT ZOO NEara does not stay in the vicinity of this wan-of-a-kind MALaySIAN!
****Mal-sian****is defined by DESi as a DEVIANT of us Generally known MALAYSIANS. Should anywan not like my definition, you can please beg to disagree, butt "PLEASE get the here out of Hell!
I'm waiting for the arrival of THE PERFECT STORM which will hopefully be "NEXT CHANGE" to spare us normal Malaysians, BUTTtake down all the MAL-SIANS over the cliff into the ABYSS!
"SO help us GOD, Amen." (THIS last line is added to reflect the sentiments of my many politikus-kakis who believe DIVINE INTERVENTION will soon come aft all human efforts have failed...)
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DESIDERATA: QUESTION, question, question -- my head is spinning! CAN someone out dare respond please!?
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“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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SO DEAR ESTEEMEDREADERS, WHY DO YOU
THINK MALAYISA HAS DECLINED TO THIS BASEST OF ALL LEVELS IN THE PAST SIX
YEARS AS REPORTED BY THE malaysianinisder.com as follows?
JUST you wait, MR PM&WOoden cabinet, THE PERFECT STORM COMETH SOON, AND YOU GUYS WILL JUST BE TOPPLED INTO THE ABYSS!~~~~~
Malaysia
Escaping Najib’s Malaysia, investors also flee
currency, stock market
Published: 19 August 2015 10:39 AM
Confidence among international economists and
analysts is low on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's leadership with the
main worry being the ongoing 1MDB scandal saga and sacking of senior Cabinet
members over criticisms against the state investment fund. – The Malaysian
Insider pic, August 19, 2015.While Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet reshuffle last month may have achieved the “unified team” he was seeking in the face of probes into his bank accounts, global funds have been voting with their feet.
The ringgit has slumped 6.3%, the benchmark stock index lost 9.4% and
sovereign bond risk jumped to a four-year high since the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Commission on August 3 said Najib had received RM2.6 billion
from donors and not state investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
The conclusion failed to help 1MDB’s bonds, which are trading at 81 cents on
the dollar.
PineBridge Investments LLC has cut Malaysian sovereign bond holdings, while
Schroder Investment Management Ltd says it’s too early to buy Asia’s
worst-performing currency, as political uncertainty clouds the outlook for an
economy rocked by plunging oil prices and an emerging-market selloff.
Najib had denied taking money for personal gain and has
counter-attacked against what he described as a campaign to oust him, by
reshuffling his Cabinet, suspending a leading newspaper and seeking the arrest
of a newsletter’s founder.
“By sacking everyone who criticises him, prime minister Najib is putting
himself more in the spotlight from an international investor perspective,” said
Anders Faergemann, who helps manage US$10.6 billion (RM43.25 billion) of
emerging-market debt at PineBridge in London.
“We are increasingly worried about the outlook for Malaysian government
bonds due to the ongoing 1MDB scandal and have recently reduced our exposure
further.”
‘Unified team’
The UK-based Sarawak Report and the Wall Street Journal last month
reported on documents that almost US$700 million may have moved through
government agencies and companies linked to 1MDB before ending up in accounts
bearing Najib’s name.
A warrant is out for the arrest of the Sarawak Report founder under laws
relating to false statements and acts detrimental to democracy. Lawyers for
Najib sent a letter criticizing the Journal report. Malaysia’s Edge newspaper has been
suspended from publication as the government said its coverage of the events
threatened public order. Publishers of all three media outlets contested the
criticism.
On July 28, Najib said he needed a “unified team” when he removed Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin from his Cabinet, shortly after the deputy prime minister
called for “the real truth” on 1MDB.
His rural development minister also fell in the shuffle, while attorney-general
Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, who helped to lead a 1MDB probe, was replaced for
"health reasons".
Amnesty International described Malaysia as a human rights “black
hole” in May after the arrest of opponents on sedition charges.
Under attack
Najib, who chairs the advisory board of 1MDB, has resisted calls from
former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to step down over the RM42
billion in debt amassed by the fund.
The anti-corruption commission said the money in Najib’s accounts was from
donors in the Middle East and not 1MDB. It
said it wouldn’t disclose their identities and planned to question Najib about
the funds. Malaysian opposition party, PKR, announced on August 12 that it
would be suing Najib, saying his coalition breached campaign spending limits
during 2013 elections.
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“Investors cannot see the end-game,” he said. “Anybody who questions the
prime minister has basically been sidelined.” – Bloomberg, August 19, 2015.
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See more at:
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BELATED but NEVERTHELESS AN Equally important foreign-sourced report follows, giving enhancement to the gist of the preceding BLOOMBERG story that starts: "
While Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet reshuffle last month may have achieved the “unified team” he was seeking in the face of probes into his bank accounts, global funds have been voting with their feet.
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BELATED but NEVERTHELESS AN Equally important foreign-sourced report follows, giving enhancement to the gist of the preceding BLOOMBERG story that starts: "
While Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet reshuffle last month may have achieved the “unified team” he was seeking in the face of probes into his bank accounts, global funds have been voting with their feet.
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From Forbes.com:
253,755 viewsMalaysia's Prime Minister: A Dead Man Walking?
I write about Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
Malaysian
Prime Minister Najib Razak broke a cardinal rule in politics. He
inadvertently admitted ‘guilt’ when the Malaysian Anti-corruption
Commission cleared him of any wrongdoing in accepting a political
donation. His position – vulnerable since his ascent to premiership – is
no longer tenable as Malaysians question his sincerity and
trustworthiness.
On July 2, 2015, the Wall Street Journal alleged that $700 million had gone into a personal bank account of Razak’s. The prime minister offered a non-denial denial:
As the noose tightened around his neck, Razak went for broke.
On July 2, 2015, the Wall Street Journal alleged that $700 million had gone into a personal bank account of Razak’s. The prime minister offered a non-denial denial:
Let me be very clear: I have never taken funds for personal gain as alleged by my political opponents – whether from 1MDB, SRC International or other entities, as these companies have confirmed.Razak also labelled the report as political sabotage and threatened to sue the Wall Street Journal (more than a month after the allegation was made, at the time of publishing this article, the prime minister has yet to sue).
As the noose tightened around his neck, Razak went for broke.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (C)
addresses a press conference as newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (L) and Malaysia’s Chief Secretary Ali Hamsa (R)
listen at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya on July 28, following
a cabinet reshuffle amid a furor over a mushrooming scandal that is
threatening his hold on office. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Recommended by Forbes
On July 24, 2015, the government announced that The Edge Financial Daily and The Edge Weekly, which had been reporting extensively on the 1MDB issue, were to be suspended for a period of three months.
On July28, 2015, the prime minister sacked his deputy and four other ministers in a cabinet reshuffle in an effort to strengthen his control of the government and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). With the changes to his cabinet, Razak also neutralized the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that had been vigorously investigating the 1MDB affair. He also removed the attorney general, who as part of a high-level task force (involving the Attorney General’s Chambers, the Central Bank of Malaysia, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Royal Malaysian Police) was believed to have been preparing corruption charges against the prime minister.
After pulling off such a brazen act with a high degree of skill, the prime minister blinked.
On August 3, 2015, the MACC announced that the $700 million channeled into Razak’s personal bank account came from donors. In doing this, Razak inadvertently confirmed the Wall Street Journal’s report and opened Pandora’s box.
This admission of ‘guilt’ has taken the toxicity of the prime minister to an all-time high. But even more damaging than the legal implications of the matter (i.e. was it corrupt for Razak to solicit donations on behalf of UMNO; is it certain that the donations were for UMNO; who donated; what were the donations for; were the donations used at the 2013 general elections; did the donation break Malaysian laws; etc) is the question of trust and legitimacy.
Malaysians will now once again question Razak’s honesty and sincerity in denying all other allegations made against him, his family and his administration. After all, if the Wall Street Journal’s preposterous allegation is correct, could all the other preposterous allegations also be true?
Malaysians will begin to wonder if there is truth to the preposterous allegations made by the suspended The Edge Finance Daily and The Edge Weekly.
Malaysians will begin to wonder if there is truth to the numerous preposterous allegations made by the blocked Sarawak Report.
Malaysians will begin to wonder if there is truth to the many preposterous allegations on 1MDB made by members of the opposition.
Malaysians may also begin to wonder if there is truth to all other preposterous allegations made about the Prime Minister, his wife and his family.
Malaysians will begin to wonder if there is truth to the preposterous claims being made by Bersih 2.0, namely that elections are neither free nor fair in Malaysia.
UMNO members will begin to wonder if there is truth to the sacked Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin’s preposterous premonitions about UMNO’s future.
Recently sacked Malaysian Deputy Prime
Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks at a press conference in his residence
outside Kuala Lumpur on July 29. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
One should not, however, dismiss Razak outright. It goes without saying that a dead man walking can be very unpredictable and dangerous.
Note: It appears that the government and its agencies (e.g. the Attorney General’s Office, the MACC, the Central Bank) are divided on 1MDB. It appears that some have aligned their efforts to protect the prime minister, while others are intent on removing him, and some who are just doing their work. I discuss this in next week’s article.
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Tough Times ahead, says CIMB Group Chairman, Nazir Razak
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August 20, 2015
COMMENT: We can agree with Dato’ Nazir Razak, Malaysia will face
tough times ahead. The ordinary man in street does not need high-flown
economics to know this because he is living it everyday. Malaysians are
now frustrated with the Prime Minister’s management of our economy and
have no confidence in his political leadership.
tough times ahead. The ordinary man in street does not need high-flown
economics to know this because he is living it everyday. Malaysians are
now frustrated with the Prime Minister’s management of our economy and
have no confidence in his political leadership.
Markets are saying the same thing. This
lack of confidence and trust is having its effects on the Ringgit. Most
Malaysians feel that our Prime Minister must leave office. We need a new
leader and capable Cabinet ministers who are serious about good
governance and can manage an imminent economic crisis; so no amount of
assurances from the incumbent can help.
We have reached a tipping point with
Bersih 4.0. And how the Najib administration handles this potentially
massive protest on August 29 — 30 will be decisive. The world is
watching and since Malaysia is not an island onto itself, it will be
foolhardy for our leaders to take international opinion and capital and
financial markets for granted.
Let us face it– a man who creates the
economic mess cannot be expected to clean it. In fact, when our Prime
Minister talks, the Ringgit takes a beating. It is time for him to look
at himself in the mirror and acknowledge that he has done a miserable
job as Finance Minister and Prime Minister. The message is clear. It is
time for him to go. It is better to resign of his own volition than be
forced to leave in humiliation. –Din Merican
