'SPR akan gugur 220 nama lagi'

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) akan mengeluarkan sejumlah 220 nama arga asing dalam rang daftar pemilih di DUN Paya Jaras dalam parlimen Subang.

Mereka antara 222 orang yang dibantah PAS kawasan berkenaan dan didengar oleh suruhanjaya berkenaan pada Selasa dan Rabu lalu.

Setiausaha Jabatan Pilihan Raya PAS di DUN itu Mohamad Fisal Mohamad Yusoff berkata semua mereka memegang kod 71 dalam kad pengenalan penduduk tetap (PR) - kad pengenalan merah - sewaktu membuat semakan.

"Dalam rekod JPN (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara), mereka semua memegang kad pengenalan merah, oleh kerana itu kita membuat bantahan.

"Dan semasa bantahan, mereka masih lagi memegang kad pengenalan merah," katanya ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini hari ini.

Menurutnya lagi, daripada jumlah keseluruhan itu, seramai 30 orang hadir semasa pendengaran di pejabat SPR negeri di Shah Alam.

"(Seramai) 28 orang daripadanya memberitahu tidak pernah memohon (sebagai pemilih) dan tidak tahu nama mereka didaftarkan sebagai pengundi," kata Mohamad Fisal.

Beliau menegaskan kebanyakan daripada pemegang kad pengenalan itu berasal dari Kemboja dan Indonesia.

Sehubungan itu, kata Mohamad Fisal, SPR akan menggugurkan nama mereka sebagai pemilih susulan bantahan yang dibuat pada 2 Ogos lalu.

Semalam SPR dilapor menerima bantahan PAS Shah Alam dan bersetuju menggugurkan 52 nama yang meragukan daripada daftar pemilih di kawasan itu, kata Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor Khalid Samad.

source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176650

Terima bantahan PAS, SPR gugur 52 nama

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menerima bantahan PAS Shah Alam dan bersetuju untuk menggugurkan 52 nama yang meragukan daripada daftar pemilih di kawasan berkenaan.

Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor Khalid Samad berkata, ia adalah daripada sejumlah 58 nama yang disenaraikan dalam bantahan PAS Shah Alam kepada SPR.

Keputusan itu dibuat selepas SPR mengadakan pendengaran terhadap bantahan tersebut Isnin lalu.

Manakala enam nama lagi dikekalkan dalam daftar pemilih selepas SPR berpuashati dengan penjelasan mereka.

Bercakap dalam sidang media di perjabat PAS Selangor hari ini, Khalid berkata dua daripada mereka yang digugurkan daripada daftar pemilih adalah dua orang yang dipercayai warga Indonesia, yang hadir dalam pendengaran tersebut.

Khalid berkata dua warga asing tersebut dikenali sebagai Erman Syamsuddin dan Edi Rabaini, masing-masing mengundi di Kampung Jawa dan Kampung Kuantan - dalam kawasan parlimen Shah Alam.

"Mereka datang bila kita buat bantahan di SPR. Mereka dipanggil untuk hadir. (Kita) Buat bantahan, orang yang kena bantah itu kena datang.

"Kalau tak datang, dianggap diterus gugur, bukan orang bermastautin. Mereka datang, (dan) mereka (kata) baru dapat kad pengenalan ini.

"Dia pun tak daftar sebagai pengundi... Dia kata, tak tandatangani apa-apa borang. Dia cakap loghat Indonesia masih pekat lagi," kata Khalid yang juga yang dipertua PAS Shah Alam.

Mengulas lanjut, Khalid berkata, mereka menerima alasan keenam-enam warga asing itu kerana kesemuanya memang mendaftar sebagai pengundi dan menetap di Shah Alam.

Khalid berkata, pihaknya perlu membayar RM10 bagi setiap bantahan dan perlu membayar RM150 bagi setiap seorang yang hadir sebagai "gantirugi dia bercuti dan datang ke SPR".

Pihaknya juga telah menjelaskan bayaran tersebut, tambahnya.

Dalam sidang media itu juga, setiausaha PAS Selangor Khairuddin Othman berkata pendengaran bantahan mereka didengar di Kuala Selangor hari ini, manakala pendengaran di Subang berlangsung kelmarin.

"Daripada tuntutan kita itu, 90 peratus kita menang. Bermakna 90 peratus itu mereka hadir dan Mereka tidak didaftarkan oleh sesiapa," dakwanya.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, jika ini berleluasa, mereka akan membuat laporan polis sebagai kes penipuan dan akan memantau sesiapa yang masuk Selangor.

Tempoh bantahan daftar pemilih bermula Isnin lalu dan berakhir minggu hadapan. Semua bantahan dibuat Ogos lalu.

source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176573

Lagi peneroka Jengka saman Felda RM510 juta

Felda bakal berdepan musibah terbaru sebaik menerima tuntutan saman lebih RM510 juta dari peneroka di kawasan Jengka, Pahang dalam jangka masa terdekat.

Ini berikutan 345 lagi peneroka menyerahkan borang waran pelantikan peguam yang menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan mereka yang menyaman Felda di kawasan itu setakat ini adalah seramai 1,056 orang, lapor Keadilan Daily.

Pada Julai lalu, Felda disaman oleh 711 peneroka di kawasan itu, selain deretan saman dari peneroka di Kelantan, Johor, dan Negeri Sembilan.

Pengerusi Biro Masyarakat Felda dan Orang Asal PKR, Suhaimi Said dalam laman blognya mendedahkan, jumlah tuntutan oleh 1,056 peneroka terbabit merupakan jumlah terbesar setakat ini.

“Jumlah tuntutan sebanyak RM510,048,000.00 merupakan jumlah terbesar yang pernah dituntut oleh peneroka-peneroka Felda terhadap Felda,” katanya dipetik organ PKR itu.

Lanjutan kes ini, Jawatankuasa Bertindak yang mewakili peneroka-peneroka terbabit mengadakan Majlis Penyerahan Borang Pelantikan Peguam yang disempurnakan dengan kehadiran Pengarah Guaman PKR, Latheefa Koya di Markaz PAS Felda Jengka 17, pada Ahad lalu.

Menurut Suhaimi, saman itu dikemukakan berikutan peratusan kadar perahan gred (KPG) buah sawit yang dimanipulasi oleh Felda dan kilang-kilang Felda.

“Mereka (peneroka) menuntut buah sawit yang ditolak oleh kilang Felda kononnya buah-buah itu mengkal, muda dan tangkal panjang, walhal buah-buah ini diuji di makmal dengan peratusan perahan sebanyak 20 peratus.

“Buah-buah sawit dari kawasan ini telah dihantar ke makmal dan disahkan peratusan perahan KPG (Kadar Perahan Gred) tidak pernah menurun dari 27 peratus sedangkan Felda hanya membayar kepada peneroka di atas kadar perahan antara 17 peratus hingga 19 peratus.

“Ini mendatangkan kerugian yang amat besar kepada peneroka-peneroka. Kiraan selama 15 tahun kerugian yang ditanggung oleh peneroka-peneroka melebihi RM400,000.00 bagi setiap peneroka,” kata Suhaimi.

source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/176297

‘What if govt cannot repay EPF?’

A local financial research group is concerned about the government's increasing debts and is hoping that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will be prudent with his 'handouts'.

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PETALING JAYA: With a RM290 billion debt hanging over its head and with continued overspending, the government is on a reckless path to self-destruction which could well eat into the people’s Employee Provident Fund (EPF) contributions.

According to a research group although the country has been running on deficit since 1998, it has however not stopped the government from spending beyond its means.

The group pointed out that the government has overspent by RM290 billion in the past 13 years.

According to Research for Social Advancement (REFSA) executive director Teh Chi-Chang, the deficit could pave the way for more cuts in spending on other important areas such as education and healthcare.

“The last time we had a surplus or savings, where we spent less than our income was in 1998.

“By end of this year, our total over-spend would reach about RM290 billion.

“It means all Malaysians would be in debt by an average of RM10,000 each,” said Teh raising concerns over the impending content of the 2012 national budget.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister, would be tabling Budget 2012 come Oct 7.

Many quarters are expecting Najib to announce several goodies in the upcoming budget to cater for snap polls, rumoured to be held sometime late this year or in early 2012.

Barisan Nasional is said to be facing its toughest ever battle in its political history going into the 13th general election.

In the 2008 polls, the ruling coalition lost five states – Perak, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan and Selangor – to opposition Pakatan Rakyat.

BN later wrested Perak in a reverse takeover. In the recent April Sarawak state elections which was seen as a litmus test of approval, BN lost an unprecedented 16 seats, a clear indication according to analysts of fast dwindling popularity.

Going into the 13th GE, BN is expected to blow hundreds of millions to secure its grip on Putrajaya and such excess spending will mean more borrowings.

EPF funds under threat

Explaining the economic scenario, Teh said people should understand that when the government runs on deficit, it means having to borrow money to pay for the excess spending.

“And the lenders are normally the EPF, banks and fund managers,” said Teh.

He also said that as long as the government continues to borrow to pay for its dues, interest rates in the country would eventually soar.

Teh said with substantial amount of borrowing, there would come a time when lenders would be unwilling to lend anymore which would force government to cut its spending.

“Lenders may be forced to take ‘hair-cuts; that is accepting lesser payment than what is owned by the government.

“Imagine if the government can’t pay back its dues to EPF, the contributors will have lesser savings in their account,” said Teh.

The NGO then offered a solution to the government.

It urged the government to focus more on sustainability and balance in its budget rather than dishing out goodies and handouts in order to reduce spending.

Like an individual, Teh said, the government has finite amount of money at its disposal and must understand that in order to get more of something; the people must be prepared to receive less of something else.

“For example like last year, we spent RM50 billion for education, RM22 billion for defence and internal security, RM16 billion for healthcare and RM2 billion for housing.

“So is the mix right? Should we spend more on healthcare rather that defence or otherwise? These are the issues we must be deliberating on,” he said.

source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/09/05/what-if-govt-cannot-repay-epf/

Coup bid: ‘Five MPs were ready to defect’

A Sarawak BN leader recalls that its MPs were ready to defect in support of Sept 16, 2008, takeover of the federal government.

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KUCHING: A leader of a component party within the Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) today revealed that five MPs from Sarawak were prepared to defect to the opposition before or on Sept 16, 2008, in support of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s plan to take over the federal government.

The leader, who requested anonymity, told FMT: “I was directed by an Umno leader to contact 10 MPs from PBB, SUPP, PRS and SPDP to defect to the opposition.

“Five of the MPs agreed to jump ship on condition that an Umno leader would be appointed as the interim prime minister to replace (premier) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.”

The leader was responding to a WikiLeaks report which said that Anwar’s plan to take over Putrajaya, with the support of BN legislators, was real.

“Five more were interested, but they wanted to wait and see before making any decision,” the BN leader said, adding that there were several BN parliamentarians who had been unhappy with Abdullah.

“I had a number of meetings with the Umno leader, who told me that Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah would be appointed as the interim prime minister in the unity government for the next two or three years.

“Anwar would be appointed as deputy prime minister,” he said.

According to him, the Umno leader claimed that apart from Sarawak MPs, the plan had also received the support of MPs from Sabah and other states.

‘My job to explain our policies’

However, the plan failed to materialise as some Umno MPs who were considering defecting had leaked the plan to the then prime minister.

Two weeks or so before the Sept 16 deadline set by the opposition to form the new government, about 40 MPs, mostly from Sabah and Sarawak, were sent by the BN backbenchers club to Taiwan to “study” agriculture.

The move derailed Anwar’s plan.

Using this “failed” attempt, BN went all out to demonise Anwar including calling him a great “liar”.

WikiLeaks last week quoted former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak as saying that more than half of the 25 MPs from Sabah were ready to abandon BN and join the opposition.

However, Salleh denied the story.

Said Anwar: “I don’t want to comment on the issue of Sept 16 anymore. You have seen how many MPs were transported to study agriculture in Taiwan.

“My focus now is to turn Pakatan Rakyat into a formidable force.

“They can attack me in the court, they can attack Mat Sabu (deputy president of PAS) and Lim Kit Siang, (DAP national adviser), but our job is to explain our policies to the people.

“We want to win the next general election,” Anwar said.

source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/09/05/coup-bid-five-mps-ready-to-defect/