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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

  • 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

  • Senarai Kabinet Baru Malaysia

    Senarai Kabinet Baru Malaysia

    KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak mengumumkan rombakan barisan Menteri Kabinet, di Putrajaya hari ini.

    Antara yang digugurkan adalah Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dan diganti oleh Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi yang sebelum ini memegang portfolio di Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN).

    Pengumuman rombakan Kabinet ini menyaksikan seramai tujuh Menteri dan sembilan Timbalan Menteri baru telah dilantik yang berkuatkuasa pada 29 Julai 2015.

    Berikut senarai Kabinet baru:

    Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan : Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

    Timbalan Perdana Menteri Merangkap Menteri Dalam Negeri : Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

    Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri:

    Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed

    Tuan Masir Anak Kujat

    Menteri Kewangan II : Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah

    Timbalan Menteri Kewangan:

    Datuk Chua Tee Yong

    Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani

    Menteri Pengangkutan : Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai

    Timbalan: Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi

    Menteri Kesihatan : Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam

    Timbalan: Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya

    Menteri Pelancongan Dan Kebudayaan : Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz

    Timbalan: Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin

    Menteri Pertahanan : Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein

    Timbalan: Datuk Wira Mohd Johari Baharum

    Menteri Belia dan Sukan: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar

    Timbalan: Datuk Saravanan A/L Murugan

    Menteri Pendidikan : Datuk Seri Mahadhir Khalid

    Timbalan:

    P.Kamalanathan A/L P.Panchanathan

    Senator Tuan Chong Sin Woon

    Menteri KPDNKK : Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

    Timbalan: Datuk Paduka Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah

    Menteri Sumber Asli dan Sekitar : Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

    Timbalan: Datuk Ir Hamim Samuri

    Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi : Datuk Amar Dauglas Uggah Embas

    Timbalan: Datuk Noriah Kasnon

    Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa Dan Industri : Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed

    Timbalan : Datuk Ahmad Maslan

    Menteri Tenaga Teknologi Hijau Dan Air : Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili

    Timbalan: Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit

    Menteri Pertanian Dan Industri Asas Tani : Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek

    Timbalan: Datuk Seri Haji Tajuddin Andul Rahman

    Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar Dan Wilayah : Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri

    Timbalan:

    Datuk Alexander nanta Linggi

    Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub

    Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia : Datuk Seri Mohd Salleh Keruak

    Timbalan: Datuk Jailani Johari

    Menteri Luar Negeri: Datuk Seri Anifah Aman

    Timbalan: Datuk Seri Reezal Merican naina Merican

    Menteri Sains Teknologi dan Inovasi : Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau

    Timbalan: Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah

    Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat : Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim

    Timbalan:

    Datuk Hajah Azizah Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Dun

    Senator Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun

    Menteri Kerja Raya : Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof

    Timbalan : Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin

    Menteri Sumber Manusia : Datuk Seri Richard Riot

    Timbalan: Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Mutalib

    Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan : Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor

    Timbalan: Datuk Dr Loga Bala Moha A/L Jaganathan

    Menteri Pengajian Tinggi : Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh

    Timbalan: Datuk Yap Kain Ching @ Mary Yap Ken Jin

    Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan: Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan

    Timbalan: Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique

    Menteri Di JPM :

    Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom

    Datuk Sri Idris Jala

    Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Kurup

    Datuk Joseph Entulu Anak Belaun

    Datuk Azalina Othman

    Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim

    Datuk Mah Siew Keong

    Nancy Shukri

    Datuk Ir Dr. Wee Ka Siong

    Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar

    Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan

    Timbalan Menteri Di JPM (Hal Ehwal Agama):

    Senator Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Datuk Dusuki

     

    Source:www.malaysiandigest.com

  • Ahmad Zahid Hamidi New DPM, Muhyiddin Yassin Out

    Ahmad Zahid Hamidi New DPM, Muhyiddin Yassin Out

    Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is the new deputy prime minister and will also retain his current portfolio as home minister.

    Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced this today in a live telecast, confirming The Malaysian Insider’s report this morning of a Cabinet reshuffle.

    Najib also announced the removal of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as his deputy, calling it a “difficult decision” but one he had to make to ensure that the Cabinet operated as a collective unit.

    “The Cabinet must act as one solid team. I welcome vigorous debate, and can accept dissent and criticism. However, this process should take place in Cabinet as part of the decision-making process.

    “Members of the Cabinet should not air their differences in an open forum that can affect public opinion against the government and Malaysia. It is contrary to the concept of collective responsibility that is the foundation of Cabinet government.

    “It is also against the concept of collective responsibility,” Najib said in his announcement broadcast on TV1.

    Najib added that the Cabinet reshuffle was done after taking into account political considerations and the needs of his administration to ensure that it remained focused on implementing Malaysia’s development.

    “The decision to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was very difficult, but leadership is about doing what you think is right. To deliver for Malaysia, I must have a solid and unified team moving in the same direction.

    “Nevertheless, I thank Muhyiddin for all his work and dedication to the government and country, as I do all those ministers who are no longer in the Cabinet.

    “My decision to replace Muhyiddin with Zahid… was made in view of political considerations and the interests of the administration so that my administration will always be committed and focused to the country’s development and to fulfilling the promises made by Barisan Nasional the people in the 13th general elections,” Najib said.

    Zahid meanwhile said his appointment as deputy prime minister was “not a reward” but a responsibility towards the various races in Malaysia.

    Also a casualty in today’s reshuffle was Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal who was dropped  as rural and regional development minister.

    He had been vocal in his criticism of Putrajaya’s handling of the 1MDB crisis.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.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