Tag: Malaysia

  • Najib Razak Terharu Sambutan Himpunan Baju Merah

    Najib Razak Terharu Sambutan Himpunan Baju Merah

    KUALA LUMPUR – Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menyampaikan rasa terharunya terhadap sambutan diberikan peserta himpunan baju merah yang berlangsung di ibu kota, hari ini.

    Perkara dimaklumkan, Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Umno, Tan Sri Annuar Musa dalam ucapannya berkata, pemimpin nombor satu negara itu juga menyampaikan salam kepada semua peserta yang terlibat dalam himpunan itu.

    “Saya baru dapat panggilan daripada perdana menteri yang berkirim salam kepada tuan-tuan dan puan-puan semua pihak sini.

    “Beliau dan Timbalan Perdana Menteri (Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi) melahirkan rasa terkejut dan terharu dengan perhimpunan yang seaman dan sebesar ini dilakukan rakyat. Terima kasih semua,” katanya ketika berucap di hadapan peserta himpunan di Padang Merbok, hari ini.

    Menurutnya, himpunan yang didakwa menerima kebenaran daripada pihak berkuasa itu menjadi medan himpunan satu bangsa dan umat yang tercatat dalam sejarah.

    “Inilah bangsa yang penuh toleransi. Inilah bangsa yang sanggup berkongsi segala-galanya. Inilah bangsa yang boleh korban apa sahaja, terima sesiapa saja, kerjasama dengan sesiapa sahaja, selagi mana mereka tidak menjadi harbi.

    “Walaupun mereka tidak sama Syahadah dengan kita, bangsa lain, budaya lain, sejarah telah membuktikan bahawa kita sanggup bersama dengan satu syarat, jangan kedudukan kita dipertikaikan, jangan kedudukan Melayu dipersoalkan dan jangan hak kita dipersendakan,” katanya.

    Menurutnya lagi, himpunan tersebut bukan sekadar satu pesta biasa namun perlu dijadikan peringatan kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia.

    “Negara dan kerajaan ini bertuan. Barang siapa yang mengugat di luar daripada saluran dan kaedah, kita akan bangkit dan menentang habis-habisan. Hari ini hanya satu permulaan kebangkitan,” katanya.

    Dalam ucapan sama beliau membacakan empat belas resolusi yang telah disusun pihaknya.

    1. Mertahanan demokrasi berparlimen yang luhur.

    2. Memupuk perasaan hormat, cinta dan kesepaduan bangsa Malaysia.

    3. Rakyat bersatu pertahanan kestabilan negara.

    4. Rakyat bersatu menolak chauvinis perkauman ala DAP.

    5. Tolak campur tangan individu atau negara asing dalam hal ehwal negara.

    6. Tolak himpunan ala Bersih 4.0 yang biadab.

    7.  Tolak penghinaan terhadap agama Islam yang merupakan agama rasmi Persekutuan.

    8. Menyokong kerajaan terus berusaha hadapi masalah ekonomi negara dan rakyat

    9. Mempertahankan kesatuan dan kedudukan Melayu dan bumiputera serta semua kaum di Malaysia.

    10. Mempertahanan kerajaan pilihanraya

    11. Mempertahanan prinsip rukun negara

    12. Menolak politik fitnah terancang terhadap pimpinan negara.

    13. Menolak percubaan mengguling kerajaan yang dipilih secara demokrasi

    14. Mengembalikan semula Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA)

     

    Source: www.malaysiandigest.com

  • Body Of Missing DPP Kevin Morais Found By Malaysian Police In Oil Drum Filled With Concrete

    Body Of Missing DPP Kevin Morais Found By Malaysian Police In Oil Drum Filled With Concrete

    The remains of a Malaysian deputy public prosecutor abducted nearly two weeks ago on his way to work were found on Wednesday (Sept 16) in an oil drum filled with concrete in Subang Jaya, Selangor.

    The police made the grisly discovery at around 6am after they detained a military doctor – the main suspect in Mr Kevin Morais’ abduction – who led them to the swamp where the body was found, Bernama news agency reported.

    “The oil drum was found in the swamp after divers went in to confirm it,” said Federal Criminal Investigation Division director Mohmad Salleh, according to The Star daily. “A forklift was used to hoist the oil drum out so that work could be carried out to retrieve the body.”

    Fire and Rescue Department officers opened the concrete-filled barrel to recover the body, which was wrapped in a gunny sack.

    Six other people, including a woman and a child believed to be unrelated to the case, as well as the doctor, were taken in by police on Tuesday.

    Mr Morais, 55, deputy chief of the Appellate and Trial Division at the Attorney-General’s Chambers, was reported missing on Sept 4 after he left his Menara Duta apartment in Kuala Lumpur to go to his office in Putrajaya. Police later confirmed he was abducted, based on a video-capture of a road in the city.

    “Initially, CCTV footage showed that Morais’ car was trailed by a Mitsubishi Triton that rammed into his government-issued Proton Perdana,” Commissioner Mohmad told the media. “He was abducted after the collision and a suspect drove off with Morais’ car while he was taken away in the Mitsubishi Triton.”

    Datuk Seri Mohmad added that the 52-year-old main suspect, head of the pathology and laboratory department who was said to hold the rank of colonel, was involved in a corruption case that was prosecuted by Mr Morais in Shah Alam recently. “We believe the other suspects were contracted by this suspect to kidnap him,” said the commissioner.

    Police believe Mr Morais was killed in the Mitsubishi pick-up truck before his body was placed in a gunny sack and sealed with cement inside the oil drum, according to The Rakyat Post.

    A Mitsubishi Triton that investigators believe was used to hit the victim, two other vehicles – a Honda Accord and Proton Persona – and RM32,100 (S$10,500) in cash have been seized as evidence.

    Police are also investigating a burnt car that had its vehicle chassis and engine numbers filed off. It was found on Sept 6 near an oil plantation in Perak. Police suspect it was driven by Mr Morais on the day he was abducted.

    His body was taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.

    Speaking outside the mortuary yesterday, the victim’s brother, Datuk Richard Morais, described him as a “strict man” who lived for his job and the law, The Star reported. “He was a secretive person. He was very professional about his work. He didn’t share (details of his work) with his family members.”

    But his brother added that “this is not a normal death… Everybody knows this was case-related”.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Violence In KL As Men Smash Gate And Assault Members Of Public In Lead Up To Rally

    Violence In KL As Men Smash Gate And Assault Members Of Public In Lead Up To Rally

    Stomper Yvonne sent two videos of separate incidents documenting violence in Kuala Lumpur believed to linked to the ‘red shirt’ rally due to happen tomorrow (Sep 16).

    In the first video, around three to four men can be seen kicking and trying to pull apart the grills of a door of a shophouse, possibly attempting to gain entry into the unit.

    The Stomper mentioned that the shophouse belonged to a Malaysian politician.

    The second video first shows a big group of men gathering outside a seafood restaurant. The door of the restaurant was then broken by an aggressor

    Chaos ensued after a man in long hair started grabbing and assaulting another man while the group watched.

    Yvonne continued:

    “Police were at the scene but they were not doing anything about what was going on.

    “I hope Singaporeans will take extra care when going to Kuala Lumpur or stay away as the situation there is quite complicated.

    According to The Straits Times, the controversial ‘red shirt’ rally in the Malaysian capital organised by Malay rights group Pesaka has been called to counter the Bersih 4 protest last month.

    Critics have said the Bersih rally, which was called to demand electoral reforms, was dominated by the Chinese to challenge the political power of the Malays.

     

    Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

  • Malaysian Manicurist Earns Accountant’s Wage Thanks To Ringgit’s Plunge

    Malaysian Manicurist Earns Accountant’s Wage Thanks To Ringgit’s Plunge

    There was no way she could have secured a job that would pay her RM5,000 ($1,681) if she had remained in Sarawak.

    “Impossible,” said manicurist Betty Sii, 25.

    “My highest education is PMR (Malaysia’s version of the GCE O Levels). Nobody will offer that kind of money there,” she added.

    The impossible, however, became possible when the exchange rate slumped to a low of RM3.03 to the Singapore dollar last Tuesday.

    “I was definitely happy (about the exchange rate) when I saw the news,” she said.

    “It means that I am earning about RM6,000 now. That wouldn’t have been possible at home.”

    According to the latest salary guide by recruitment company Kelly Services, RM6,000 is the monthly pay of an accountant with a degree and three years of work experience.

    “If I were in Sarawak, I could only dream of a pay cheque like that,” she added.

    With her $2,000 salary, Miss Sii is able to pay her $600 room rent here and give her mother – who lives in her hometown of Miri in Sarawak – a monthly allowance of RM1,000.

    Meanwhile, the attractive exchange rate has pushed Miss Sii to seriously consider a bigger financial commitment – buying a three-bedroom house back home.

    She claims to have been contemplating the idea for quite some time.

    “The property that I’m looking at would cost me about RM200,000 but I should be able to afford it with my current salary,” she said.

    “If I get a house for myself now, it would be good for me in the future.

    “Anything can happen, so at least if I start now, then I’ll have something waiting for me if I had to move back,” she added.

    MEASLY PAY

    Before she moved to Singapore in April 2013, Miss Sii tried working in Malaysia for about five months, taking up a job as a salesgirl in a retail store.

    “My basic pay was RM800. There was commission too but the most I ever got for it was RM200,” she said.

    Earning a measly pay cheque made life feel completely different to what it is like now.

    She said: “It was tough to live with that kind of pay.

    “Even if things are cheaper there, it’s really hard to live on RM1,000.”

    While the exchange rate makes it cheaper for Miss Sii to support her mother, she is worried about how the bad economy will affect prices back home.

    She said: “It’s a good thing for me but this also means that things over there could start getting more expensive and that’s my only worry.

    “If it does start getting expensive, then eventually, the increased exchange rate will not mean as much to Malaysians working here.”

    Miss Sii’s 36-year-old sister is also based in Singapore. Her sister works as a facial therapist.

    “My brother is working in a publishing house in Sarawak while my sister and I are living and working here in Singapore.”

    Being able to travel back home only twice a year is tough on Miss Sii but the bigger picture is more important to her than anything else.

    “I get homesick and I miss my family but I always try my best to focus on why being here is good.

    “Me being homesick is not as important as my mum being able to live comfortably back home.

    “And that is reason enough for me to look past everything else.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • SGD Is Strong But Singaporeans Should Be Humble And Not Be A Dick In Malaysia

    SGD Is Strong But Singaporeans Should Be Humble And Not Be A Dick In Malaysia

    Ringgit falls to record Low. One SGD is now 3 RM.

    There are just so many things going on that it really reflected quite badly on us Singaporeans as a group. A recent trip to JB was quite uneventful, thankfully. There was no traffic jams as it was a weekday, and the immigration officer (on both sides) were quite happy, yet bored, to just routinely scan and stamp our passports.

    As we passed the checkpoints, our stomach growled and we had our breakfast at the R&R along the expressway. The tudung-ed makcik at the foodstall lost her smile as she spied us approaching. Her face changed to a “RBF” that supermodels would be proud to flaunt but was definitely out of place in a supposedly welcoming Malay society.
    “Nasi Lemak Ayam: RM6”

    You could see on the signboards peppered around the stall that prices have been adjusted abit too frequently. A faded RM3.50 shadowed a pink shade for RM4.50 before the current price of RM6. As she took the order, her hands moved with mechanical memory, taking the ikan bilis and chicken and the sambal to garnish the fragrant pandan rice. As we made our way to the table, I spied a smile on her face once more as she attended to a man in PLUS Ronda Overalls looking to purchase his own breakfast.
    He didn’t buy it immediately like we did, he looked around and pondered the dishes, he glanced, twice, at the contents of his beaten and aged leather wallet.

    I turned to purchase drinks.

    As I made my payment for drinks, the stereotypical plea came.

    “Bang, ada duit kecik?” (Bro, do you have small change?)

    But it didn’t sound like he meant it tho’. It seemed like he already knew my negative answer, and this was just a formality to see if I actually did have change. I rummaged through my wallet and managed to at least get 20 cents, which would make the return change easier.

    As I left the drinks stall, I looked at him once more.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com