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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

"Keeping the Rage" on 1MDB: PART 26

Oh G'd, the 1MDB's tentacles somehow found their slippery way to reach the WHITE HOUSE?

Desi is totally upset and disgusted reading the following.


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Saturday, 15 October 2016

Malaysian Fund 1MDB Linked to White House Visit ; Investigators look into whether money embezzled from the fund paid for lobbying seeking closer U.S.-Malaysian relations

The investigation into the corruption scandal rocking Malaysia's 1MDB development fund has reached the White House. WSJ's Bradley Hope has exclusive details on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty
WASHINGTON—Malaysia’s government-fund scandal, one of the world’s biggest alleged white-collar crimes, has been connected to a Hollywood studio, high-end U.S. real estate—and now, a visit to the White House.
Federal investigators are looking into whether money improperly obtained from the Malaysian fund was paid to a businessman who later arranged an Oval Office visit for relatives of the Malaysian prime minister, according to people familiar with the probe.
The businessman is Frank White Jr., an entrepreneur who helped start an investment firm called DuSable Capital Management LLC, along with partners including a rap star. Mr. White has also raised funds for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Investigators believe about $10 million allegedly embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Bhd., known as 1MDB, flowed indirectly to Mr. White in a business deal, said people familiar with the probe.
Additionally, 1MDB paid $69 million to buy a DuSable unit out of a deal they had agreed on to build solar-power plants, the firms said last year.
The investigation of the payments is part of the wider inquiry into 1MDB, a fund that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak set up in 2009 to spur development. Investigators in several countries believe up to $6 billion was improperly diverted from the fund. Malaysia’s attorney general cleared Mr. Najib of wrongdoing, and 1MDB has denied wrongdoing. Both have pledged to cooperate with investigators.
Mr. White and DuSable have provided information to investigators, said a person familiar with their position. The investigation hasn’t resulted in any allegations of wrongdoing against Mr. White or DuSable.
A spokesman for Mr. White and DuSable said the dealings with 1MDB were “intended to provide renewable energy in Malaysia, create jobs in the United States and earn support for Malaysia in the United States.” At the time, they were aware of no allegations 1MDB was the “victim of theft,” said the spokesman, Erik Smith.
U.S.-Malaysian ties have warmed in recent years, with Mr. Obama in 2014 making the first visit to Malaysia by a U.S. president in over 50 years.
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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil complaint seeking to seize more than $1 billion in assets tied to the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB, which was set up by Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: Reuters (Originally published July 2, 2016)
This July, the U.S. Justice Department moved to seize $1 billion of real estate, art and other assets investigators believe were purchased with proceeds from the alleged 1MDB fraud. Civil forfeiture suits filed by the Justice Department are pending.
Mr. White’s Malaysian connections were on display in December 2013 when he escorted to the Oval Office a delegation that included the son and stepson of Malaysia’s prime minister, according to visitor records. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese accompanied them to present to the president a copy of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” a film the stepson, Riza Aziz, co-produced.
The Justice Department said in its July lawsuits the film was partly funded by money stolen from 1MDB, an allegation The Wall Street Journal had reported in April. Mr. Aziz has denied wrongdoing and his production company said it believed the money came from a legitimate partner. Mr. White’s spokesman said he had no dealings with Mr. Aziz.
There is no indication Mr. Obama or the White House were aware of any 1MDB links with Mr. White, or of any issue with the movie’s financing.
Deputy White House press secretary Eric Schultz called Mr. White “a prominent supporter of the president” but stressed that U.S.-Malaysia policy has been driven by what is best for the U.S. and not by outside influences.
Mr. Schultz said Mr. Obama has privately discussed with Mr. Najib “the importance of transparency, accountability, and rooting out corruption” and has raised this issue publicly as well. He wouldn’t comment on Justice Department proceedings.
Mr. DiCaprio declined to comment. Mr. Scorsese didn’t respond to comment requests.
Mr. White in 2007 sold an information-technology company he founded called Advanced Concepts Inc. He raised millions of dollars for Mr. Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns.
Mr. White is listed on Mrs. Clinton’s website as a “Hillblazer” who contributed or raised at least $100,000. He has donated between $1 million and $5 million to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, its website says.
A campaign official said Mr. White has hosted events for Mrs. Clinton, but that is the extent of their relationship.
Malaysia’s government has long sought to deepen ties with the U.S., to attract investment and burnish its standing as a moderate Muslim nation.
Jho Low, a Malaysian businessman who U.S. investigators believe played a central role in the alleged 1MDB fraud, helped come up with the solar-power project on which Mr. White’s firm cooperated, said people familiar with the matter. They said Mr. Low told others his efforts in arranging it helped Mr. Najib get closer to Mr. Obama, who golfed with the prime minister in Hawaii at Christmastime in 2014.
Mr. Najib’s office declined to comment on the power project. Mr. Low didn’t respond to comment requests.
Mr. White, whose sister is married to a cousin of First Lady Michelle Obama, knew Mr. Low through friends involved with New York nightclub circles, people familiar with the matter say.
In 2012, Mr. White was paid about $10 million by a company called MB Consulting LLC, owned by an Abu Dhabi business partner of Mr. Low, said people familiar with the payment. It was part of a consulting agreement, said one of the people. The Abu Dhabi partner declined to comment.
Part of the money allegedly embezzled from 1MDB was sent to MB Consulting, U.S. prosecutors stated in their July lawsuits, without saying where it went next.
Hip Hop artist Pras Michel, seen at a Washington event in May, is a co-founder of DuStable Capital Management, a firm that had dealings with the troubled Malaysian state fund 1MDB.
 
In May 2013, Mr. White formed DuSable Capital with Shomik Dutta, a former White House special assistant and 2012 Obama fundraiser, and with Pras Michel, an original member of the hip-hop group the Fugees and the artist behind the hit “Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You are).”
Messrs. Dutta and Michel declined to comment.
Later in 2013, Mr. White registered DuSable, which calls itself an investment firm focused on renewable energy and infrastructure, as a lobbyist for 1MDB. The filing said DuSable would “encourage the U.S. government to provide non-financial support” for a solar project in Malaysia.
On Dec. 18, 2013, Mr. White escorted the Malaysian prime minister’s family members on their Oval Office visit, where they met President Obama.
 
In April 2014, a DuSable unit agreed with 1MDB to jointly develop the solar-power project. The deal was done without a public tender, according to 1MDB board minutes reviewed by the Journal. The minutes say 1MDB executives presented it to the 1MDB board as a “government-to-government” deal between Malaysia and the U.S. Mr. White’s spokesman said the U.S. government wasn’t a party to the deal.
Mr. Obama arrived in Malaysia on April 26, 2014.
Four months later, 1MDB moved to buy the DuSable unit out of the project, which had seen no construction, to prepare 1MDB’s energy assets for a public offering.
Mr. Najib signed a resolution to pay DuSable $95 million for its interest in the solar project. The price was renegotiated and 1MDB paid $69 million, said a 1MDB/DuSable joint statement last year.

Write to Bradley Hope at bradley.hope@wsj.com and

Monday, October 17, 2016

Artiste Prosecuted, and BN Gomen Says It Wants To Create NOBEL LAUREATES?

WHY ARE MALAYSIAN ARTISTES WHO HAVE WON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS BEING DEMEANED BY THE BN GOVERNMENT?
 
The Gomen boasts of :gathering" youngers of potential to be nurtured into potential Nobel Prize winners. Hey stupid, there are already MANY TALENTED MALAYSIANS who through thei works have shown such international standards on their own initiative. But the Government won't encourage the flowering of such natural talents because IOFTEN THESE TRUE MALAYSUIANS DARE TO STAND UP TO RE GOVERNMENT WHE IT IS NOT PERFORMING. THat's why many Malaysians are being DRIVEN TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES where they are appreciaed for their brains and ability to THINK and THRIVE, and not their ability to do the Government's sycopanhtic bidding.
 
The latest news breaking event concerns a buddy of mine Zunar who had spoken at several BUM organised forums on democracy and Blogging and Media.
 
Here's from themalaymailonline.com:~~~~
 
Monday Oct
Cartoonist Zunar’s, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk. ― Picture by Saw Siow FengKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, was barred today from leaving the country ahead of a flight to Singapore.
Zunar said an immigration officer informed him that the travel ban was an instruction from Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar effective last June 24.
“They didn’t give a reason and just cited ‘special reasons’,” Zunar told Malay Mail Online when contacted.
“It’s very strange. Normally, it comes from immigration, but this one was from the police to immigration,” he added.


The cartoonist, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk.
Zunar was slapped with nine sedition charges in April last year that could see him face 43 years in prison.
He was accused of making nine “seditious” tweets which, among others, alleged judicial bias and government intervention in PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial and conviction.
 
 
 
 
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Zunar barred from leaving Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, was barred today from leaving the country ahead of a flight to Singapore. Zunar said an immigration officer...
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Zunar awarded “2016 Cartooning For Peace Award”

Zunar Kofi Annan Exhibition
Caption:
1. Zunar recieving the award from Kofi Annan at the Palais Eynard, Geneva.
2. Zunar explain to Kofi Annan about his cartoon at the exhibition at Lac Leman. Also present are Geneva Mayor, Mr Guillaume Barazzone (right) and cartoonist Plantu
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Zunar awarded “2016 Cartooning For Peace Award”
I am honored to be one of the winner of  2016 Cartooning For Peace Award”. The ceremoney was held at the Palais Eynard in Geneva in the presence of the Honorary President of the Swiss Foundation Cartooning for Peace, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan and Municipal Councillor for the City of Geneva Mr Guillaume Barazzone.
The other winner is Kenyan cartoonist, Gado. Work of both cartoonists are exhibited at the Lac Leman in Geneva.

ZUNAR’s STATEMENT
“2016 International Editorial Cartoons Prize” gives new strength for me to continue the fight against the 60-year old corrupt and repressive Malaysian regime. Human rights and freedom of expression in Malaysia are in dire straits. Sedition Act and other draconian laws are used widely to silence critics. All institutions are being used as political tools by the regime in order to maintain power.
Talent is not a gift, but a responsibility. It is a duty for me as a cartoonist to use the art as a weapon to fight unjust rulers. Fear and intimidation are the potent tools being used by the regime to scare the people. I believe, strokes of art can lead the people to cross the line of fear.
I also strongly believe that, when facing with moral crisis, there is no room to grumble in silence. We have to stand up and cry our voice out loud and clear. Neutrality is escapism for those who live in comfort zone. How Can I be Neutral, Even My Pen Has a Stand!
Finally, I would like to remind the regime that repression begets rebellion: you can ban my cartoons, you can ban my books, but you cannot ban my mind. I will continue to fight through cartoons. I will keep fighting until the last drop of my ink.
Zunar
Political cartoonist
3rd May 2016, Geneva

THE BACKGROUND
Zunar (Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque) is  a political cartoonist from Malaysia. Through his cartoons, he expose corruption and abuse of power committed by the government of Malaysia. His
slogan is “How Can I be Neutral, Even My Pen Has a Stand”. He is now facing nine charges under Sedition Act and facing possible 43 years jail if found guilty.
He was detained and locked behind bars twice first time was on September 2010 for two days and recently on 10th of February 2015 for three days. Five of his cartoon books have been banned and his office in Kuala Lumpur has been raided a few times and thousands of his cartoon books were confiscated.
The printers and bookstores around the country which carry his cartoon works, have been raided and they have also been warned not to print or carry any of his titles.
October 2014, three of his assistants were arrested for selling my latest cartoon books. The webmaster, who manages his website and online bookstore, was called in by the police for interrogating.

Previous Awards:
1)  “Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award 2011” by Cartoonists Right
Network International
2) Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammett Award for 2011 & 2015
3) International Press Fredom Award, Commitee to Protect Journalist, New York 2015

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Cartoonist Zunar’s, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk. ― Picture by Saw Siow FengCartoonist Zunar’s, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk. ― Picture by Saw Siow FengKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, was barred today from leaving the country ahead of a flight to Singapore.
Zunar said an immigration officer informed him that the travel ban was an instruction from Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar effective last June 24.
“They didn’t give a reason and just cited ‘special reasons’,” Zunar told Malay Mail Online when contacted.
“It’s very strange. Normally, it comes from immigration, but this one was from the police to immigration,” he added.


The cartoonist, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk.
Zunar was slapped with nine sedition charges in April last year that could see him face 43 years in prison.
He was accused of making nine “seditious” tweets which, among others, alleged judicial bias and government intervention in PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial and conviction.

 

 

 

Zunar barred from leaving Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Cartoonist Zulkiflee SM Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar,
The Malay Mail Online

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Zunar terima anugerah “2016 International Editorial Cartoons Prize”
Cartoonist Zunar’s, who frequently mocks corruption and Malaysian politics, said he was flying to Singapore to give a talk. ― Picture by Saw Siow Feng
Saya berasa bartuah dipilih sebagai salah seorang pemenang “International Editorial Cartoons Prize” bagi tahun 2016. Majlis penyampaian diadakan di Palais Eynard di Geneva dengan kehadiran Presiden Terhormat Swiss Foundation Cartooning for Peace yang juga bekas Setiausaha Agung Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu Kofi Annan dan juga Datuk Bandar Geneva, Guillaume Barazzone.
Kartunis dari Kenya, Gado juga memenangi anugerah yang sama untuk tahun ini. Disamping itu, kedua-dua kartunis juga diberi peluang untuk mempamerkan karya kartun mereka di tepi tasik Lac Leman in Geneva.

ZUNAR’s STATEMENT
 

4THOSE who MOuRN Mondae Blues Dawn:)

I consider the early hours of Monday a continuation of the wickedend, hence treat this as Sundae  RUMInation, especially for those at certain TIMES who feel low and knot looking forward to a-working the next five days because you have many mouths to feed!  Yes, Desi suffers down times too, lagi tiap=tiap hari pun mau makan, "seperti HarihariMau":),-- Desi likes the 40 Nazi lem Desi has to entertain my ER who sometimes/dimes are kind enuf to invite me for socialist BF consisting of 70sen perpac nazilemak,  40sen kuih muih esp'ly the piping hot karipap, Satu makan, Dua mau! -- YL, Desi


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Saturday, October 15, 2016

This one message that matters in life!

This is perhaps the one and only message that we need to practise.

 難行能行,難捨能捨,難為能為,才能昇華自我的人格。 -- 恭錄自證嚴上人靜思語

Continue even when it is hard to go on, release even when it is hard to let go, endure even when it is hard to bear; this is how we enhance our character. -- Master Cheng Yen's Jingsi Aphorisms

azilemak&karpap, "Satu makan Dua Mau,2 or 3 or 4, BUT I AWEways get up anticipating a HOTmilo awaits, socialist nsider 5.42AM Mondae as part of Sundae night, so consider the following as wick

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Beaut Sundae: Time 2ENTERTAIN Thee Wit'...

Nonsensical and knotty VERSE:) or :(

In a land knot so far-abbey
BerNama MalSia 'cos everythin' 's Topsy-Turvy
For dumNOs less savvy in Inggerris, 'tis Upside-Down

Mal in finer English -- my Royal matey named Lam'.mm says "Queen's English" --
Desi repkies: No Can Do
B' cos some MB checks out Desiderata2
(He claimed in a Kangaroo Court he couldn't understood
The InMigrasion-Kastoms forms, brought into
Oozzzzland Tons of money wit'out completin' the forms
He no understood English, "candu" Yes 4Opium

Todie is the new King of MalSia's birddie
And first thing many Royalites look are the Nama-Nama VIP
In the daily newspapers -- hence like Desi they wake up at 7.00AM todie --
On The Honours List

Lower Kelas:

Ah, Ah Pek, Rama dan Pandai get PMM, PKK and JPP

Middle Kelas:

Dr (Madsin) Jagabaik, ChongSiLong Ir dan Dr (Kangkong) Mat Pikir --
all garduates from local universities, and proud of IT3! --
They receive Latuk, Latin, Latuk Sri, Datin Sri

Hi-est Kelas

Mostly tycoons of multi-million class
OR expyred politikus in APpreciation of their patriottik service
They call it Khidmat kepada NehGagarLalaKuKu
Mal for malfunctioning, maladministering dan Mal opposite of Right

Sound the trumpet and horns! 



Tan Sri YouTowkay, Tan Sri Arumagaiahkayah, dan Tan Sri Admad MalfudZi


And LUST of Awe!

Sound the trumpet and horns! dan Kompang2!

Tun ApekNighLobakGong, Tun NazikandarSingum dan Tun MadSalleh AlZaidinR.M.

And they march with shining medals to the SoundOfMusik
Welcoming parties as they balik kampong to adoring Commoners like U&Me.

Butt did I tell you about Desi once almost reachin' climax
Receiving a letter of bestoval of a new honorific called "Dan Si"?
I guess it means either

*Looking at Excreta when pronounced "Dung See"

OR 

** Waitin' to die lah!" when pronounced "Dang Sei"!


PS: YL, Desi Thinking Aloud, Steal Allowed Here/Here!

"I'm lucky to be presented wit' "Dang Sei"
For IT MEANS DESI'S STILL KICKIN'&ALIVE!

PPS: Will my ER bye me socialist BF at De Miang CONner in 15mins? For Entertaining Thee lah! Kedekut WON'T GET YE ANY TITLE, OK! --YL, Desi, knottyaSsusual

8.18AM 16 Octupus, 2016


Thursday, October 13, 2016

"Keeping the Rage" on 1MDB: PART 25

Courtesy of SARAWAK REPORT:~~~~~~~~