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  • Leaked Video! Muhyiddin Claimed Najib Admitted RM2.6 Billion In His Account

    Leaked Video! Muhyiddin Claimed Najib Admitted RM2.6 Billion In His Account

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) was transferred into his accounts, former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said in a video (see below) that has leaked on the Internet.

    In the video, Muhyiddin appeared to be informing his guests at his home last night that he had confronted Najib on The Wall Street Journal’s report that US$700 million (RM2.67 billion) of funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked firms were deposited into Najib’s personal accounts.

    “I asked him (Najib) from whom? He did not mention the name, from somewhere in the Middle East. How much?… Hard to count, he said ‘a lot, a lot’.

    “Then I asked why was it transferred to your accounts?… Why did it enter Najib Razak’s accounts? How much money? US$700 million.

    “If you multiply that by three point something…2.6 billion goes into his personal account. He said this, he admitted,” Muhyiddin said in the leaked video.

    The video ends abruptly after Muhyiddin says, “so I said why did you put into your personal account”.

    In the video, Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir could be seen seated beside Muhyiddin.

    Mukhriz’s visit to the former deputy prime minister’s house took place yesterday, the same day Najib reshuffled the Cabinet, dropping Muhyiddin as his deputy.

    Muhyiddin was sacked two days after he told an Umno Cheras division meeting that The Wall Street Journal’s report was a serious matter that needs explaining.

    Najib had said members of the Cabinet should not air their differences in an open forum that can affect public opinion against Malaysia and the government.

    Meanwhile, Malaysiakini reports former Umno supreme council member Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh confirming that the conversation in the video took place.

    “I don’t want to comment on it. It was a private conversation. It wasn’t supposed to be recorded. Mukhriz had asked people not to record it,” Kadir was quoted as saying by the news portal.

    The Malaysian Insider has asked one of Muhyiddin’s officers to verify the video but the query has not been answered.

    Meanwhile, in a statement posted on Mukhriz’s website earlier today, the Kedah menteri besar said he accepted the prime minister’s decision to reshuffle the Cabinet as it was his prerogative to do so.

    He thanked Muhyiddin, who had also been education minister, for helping in the development of schools in Kedah.

    Mukhriz added that he and Muhyiddin had not discussed anything else of importance.

    Earlier this month, WSJ and whistleblower website Sarawak Report reported that up to US$700 million (RM2.67 billion) was allegedly transferred from state-owned funds to two bank accounts under Najib’s name with AmBank in March 2013.

    The prime minister, however, has denied ever taking any funds from 1MDB for “personal gain” but has not commented directly on the fund transfers. His accounts that allegedly received the funds have since been closed.

    Najib has also blamed former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Mukhriz’s father, whom he accused of working with foreign agents against his administration.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8lxLVTaLaM#action=share

     

    Source: www.malaysianinsider.com

  • I Don’t Like My Cabinet

    I Don’t Like My Cabinet

    It is so difficult to find a good cabinet nowadays.

    The cabinet I now have is full of termites. Apparently it is made of plywood.. Despite looking stylish and sharp, when knocked, it sounds hollow. It sounds like a tin kosong.

    I tried getting them renovated and visited a store called GE13. They offered various custom made compartments and were made of different types of wood. There were many options for the cabinet doors ─ metal, composite, laminate, and thermofoil. All good options, to be honest. I decided to give it a try and placed my order.

    But for some reason, the order never came through. Maybe someone offered a better price for it. Sigh.

    The truth is, they don’t make cabinets like they used to anymore like the cabinets we had back in my kampong. They were all made by my dad. He singlehandedly picked and chose every part of the cabinet. The workmanship was rough since dad was merely a hobby carpenter but he knew how to pick the woods and make the edges meet.

    We’ve had those cabinets for more than 40 years now. The red meranti still stands firmly on my mom’s kitchen walls – slightly worn, but well kept. Even the paint is in good condition. And no matter how hard my crazy rough brother bangs the doors shut, not a single splinter comes off. The only thing that gets broken every now and then are the made in china door hinges.

    But then again, the cabinets were made by a mamak – which explains its durability.

    The truth is, when it comes to kitchen cabinets, you get what you pay for. There is the cheap plywood kind teeming with insects (like the one I have in my kitchen) of low durability but surprisingly sturdy and good looking.

    Then you have laminates which are basically a thin layer of solid wood over an inner core of chipboard. The wood covering is deceiving, misleading and in the end the chipboard doesn’t last that long.

    I don’t want that type of cabinets anymore. I need something solid. Something durable. Something with quality.

    Seriously, I need to change the cabinets in my home. The IKEA ones look nice – quite pricey though, but nice nevertheless. However, I wonder if it can fulfil the real purpose of a cabinet.

    You see, what I do know is that peddlers at furniture malls who want to sell me cabinets, try to distract me so that I forget the real function of a cabinet. Cabinets must serve a purpose and I know getting the wrong one means that the purpose is not achieved. On top of that you are left with a heck of a lot of trouble.

    And I also know that a homeowner who keeps changing cabinets just for show should not be trusted completely. I mean, why would a homeowner change his/her cabinet(s) around Syawal? What is he/she trying to accomplish? Is he/she hiding some deep rot by refurbishing it with some good looking chipboard cabinet with an oak overlay?

    Like I said, I hate my cabinet. Besides the termites eating away at the wood I paid for, I hate the fact that some of the doors which are made of dark shaded wood keep dark secrets. And I also hate that the old drawers in the cabinets don’t slide in easily. I think drawers should never fight with their master.

    To be honest, I don’t think any amount of renovation or refurbishing or reshuffling can cover the unpleasantness of having this cabinet in my kitchen. It just needs to go. All of it.

    I would really like to replace it with a nice, new, gleaming cabinet. Maybe one with transparent sides or a transparent glass door. One that will let some sun in so that everyone can see that it is not messy on the inside.

    I want a cabinet with doors that don’t creak loudly every time they’re opened or shut.

    I want a cabinet that doesn’t store candies and cookies in its’ recesses….hidden away from the kids.

    And I want a cabinet with classy, durable, functional containers – not one screaming with red Tupperware and cheap plastic containers in pastel colours.

    I guess I should start shopping for a good cabinet before it’s too late. As of now, one side of my cabinet is full of termites and the other side is also corrupted from absorbing too much water and dampness that didn’t belong in the cabinet in the first place.

    Hopefully by 2018, I will get my cabinet replaced. Maybe with a meranti, maybe a jati. But definitely never a plywood or a chipboard ever again. I know it won’t be easy – good wood is hard to come by despite living in a tropical climate.

    But then again, we must be willing to put in the effort if we want to enjoy having a good quality cabinet in the house.

     

    Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.

  • Despite 1MDB Woes, Najib Now Unassailable After The Cabinet Purge

    Despite 1MDB Woes, Najib Now Unassailable After The Cabinet Purge

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 ― With the strategic removal of potential challengers from within his Cabinet, Datuk Seri Najib Razak is likely to remain prime minister until the next election despite his troubles with debt-riddled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), political observers said.

    With a specific reference to his deputy in government as well as in Umno, Tan Sri Muhyiddin, the analysts said the prime minister has effectively neutralised dissent within his party at the risk of enlarging the rift between the camps of both leaders.

    “Najib will stay as PM, what he has done is standard textbook on political survival, a carrot-and-stick approach where you get rid of your detractors and reward your loyalists,” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak political scientist Dr Faisal Hazis told Malay Mail Online when contacted yesterday.

    “Najib is flexing his muscles, this move will consolidate and strengthen his position.

    “I don’t see how Muhyiddin can unseat Najib, or anyone else. Najib’s actions are in line with Umno’s culture of patronage (and) sends a strong message to critics to not mess with him,” Faizal added.

    Merdeka Center director Ibrahim Suffian said Muhyiddin could have challenged Najib while he was still deputy prime minister, but likely did not have enough backing to make a move.

    “I am not sure that Muhyiddin has the support to muster a serious challenge towards Najib. If he did, he would have already made his move,” he told Malay Mail Online.

    Such an overt move by Najib, however, will likely lead to a clash between Najib and Muhyiddin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia political analyst Prof Shamsul Adabi Mamat said.

    Shamsul stressed that what Najib did was necessary to keep his ministers in line and to send a strong message that they should not criticise him publicly.

    “But the controntation between Najib and Muhyiddin will be unavoidable. It depends on Muhyiddin’s next move on whether he wants to challenge Najib.

    “But I predict camps from both sides will clash,” he said.

    Professor Shaharuddin Badaruddin of Universiti Selangor believes that Muhyiddin does not have enough influence or support within Umno to mount a credible challenge against Najib.

    “As for what can Muhyiddin do, I think he does not have any strength since he’s only a regular MP.

    “He can move a motion of no confidence against the Cabinet but he would need the support of all Umno MPs first. Given the culture of political patronage in the party, I do not see this happening,” he told Malay Mail Online.

    “Remember that the culling is meant as a warning to all Umno leaders at all levels to tow the line or face the consequences,” the academic added.

    In a hastily called news conference held in Putrajaya yesterday, Najib announced that Muhyiddin was dropped from all Cabinet posts ostensibly for publicly questioning the prime minister’s alleged links to the 1MDB financial scandal.

    Muhyiddin had during the weekend urged Najib to satisfactorily explain the 1MDB controversy, claiming that he and other ministers were unaware of the “real facts”.

    This resulted in a rare public rebuke from the Prime Minister’s Office Monday, which urged Muhyiddin and other members of the administration not to pre-judge the ongoing investigations on 1MDB.

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Singapore Police Freezes Two Bank Accounts Linked To Malaysian Sovereign Fund

    Singapore Police Freezes Two Bank Accounts Linked To Malaysian Sovereign Fund

    Singapore’s police have frozen two bank accounts as part of an investigation linked to Malaysian sovereign fund 1MDB, which is being probed by authorities in Malaysia for financial mismanagement and graft.

    “On Jul 15, 2015, we issued orders under the Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit any dealings in respect of money in two bank accounts that are relevant to the investigation,” Singapore police said in a statement on Wednesday.

    It did not identify the bank or the accounts in question because the investigation is continuing.

    The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that investigators looking into 1MDB had traced close to US$700 million of deposits into personal bank accounts belonging to Prime Minister Najib Razak.

    Reuters has not verified the WSJ report.

    Najib has denied taking any money for personal gain and said the corruption allegations are part of a malicious campaign to force him out of office. 1MDB has denied transferring funds to Najib.

    (Reporting by Rujun Shen and Anshuman Daga; Editing by Paul Tait)

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Clare Rewcastle Brown – The Woman Behind Whistleblower Website Sarawak Report

    Clare Rewcastle Brown – The Woman Behind Whistleblower Website Sarawak Report

    Sarawak Report founder Clare Rewcastle Brown was born in Sarawak in 1960 to British parents.

    She is married to Mr Andrew Brown, the brother of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, who has publicly supported her work against deforestation in the East Malaysian state.

    During a visit to her birthplace in 2005 to speak at an environmental conference, Mrs Brown was asked by local journalists and activists to support the campaign against deforestation occurring under the state government of then Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.

    She began her anti-Taib campaign in earnest in 2010, running the Sarawak Report and sister radio station Radio Free Sarawak from a flat in London to expose alleged corruption by the senior Malaysian politician.

    She went public as the founder of the two media outlets just months before Sarawak’s state polls in 2011, in which the opposition parties recorded their best performance. But it was not enough to unseat Tan Sri Taib, who later resigned in 2014 after 33 years in power to fill the more ceremonial role of governor.

    As with the current allegations that Mrs Brown is part of a conspiracy to topple Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, she was also accused in 2011 of running a malicious agenda to bring down Sarawak’s Barisan Nasional government.

    But Mrs Brown has said that “we are not motivated by malice, only by concern for the people of Sarawak and the priceless Borneo jungle that has been destroyed by the greed of just a few people”.

    Sarawak has put her on a travel blacklist and, in 2013, she was deported from the state on the day before British Prime Minister David Cameron was due to meet his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib, in London.

    The 55-year-old Mrs Brown, who first worked as a journalist for the BBC World Service in 1983, has also denied that she is seeking to topple Mr Najib.

    She told The Malaysian Insider website that such an agenda “is not my role, I am just exposing the truth as a journalist”.

    Over the past year, the Sarawak Report has published astonishing claims that 1Malaysia Development Berhad – whose advisory board is headed by the Prime Minister – was a front for Mr Najib and several businessmen to misappropriate public funds.

    The allegations have been furiously denied by these individuals and the debt-laden state investor.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

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