Is it Proton EMAS or Lotus CityCar?

Should we be proud of it if it is Lotus who developed it?

Above: Proton Emas
Below : Lotus City Car

I read an article in the November 2010 Top Gear magazine on Lotus Engineering (under Proton) developing an F1 car. There is even a picture of it in the magazine. Remember this has nothing to do with the Lotus F1 Team that is competing in 2010 F1 Series. 

If you are aware there is court case filed in London between Lotus F1 Team (Tony Fernandez) versus Lotus Engineering (under Proton) for the right to use Lotus name in F1 2011 Race. This triggered me to visit the official grouplotus.com website to get more info on the F1 car developed by Lotus Engineering (Proton). But I found out another thing!


Referring to the images above, I have a question "Is it Proton Emas or a make over of a Lotus City Car?" If it is developed by Lotus, then admit so... there is nothing wrong, but trying to create an impression that Malaysians built Proton Emas is another story. If it is true, then Malaysians won't be proud of it, not because it is built by Lotus, but because Proton lied to us yet hoping that we will die supporting Proton which is the reason why Malaysians have to pay more for a car compared to other neighboring countries. 


Last night, I watched an interview with Proton's Managing Director,  Dato' Haji Syed Zainal Abidin B Syed Mohamed Tahir on Astro Awani's 10pm Sudut Pandang, he proudly claim that Proton is ready for a paradigm shift. Is it true? or indah khabar daripada rupa? It is good if it is true, we all should be proud of it,  hoping one day Malaysian can get rid of the high car price because of the government wants to protect Proton. I was really impressed when I watched the interview on Astro Awani but it is a total reverse when i read the article below. As a Malaysian, I am now confused!

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PROTON Emas drivetrain
(http://www.lotuscars.com/engineering/en/proton-emas-drivetrain)

Lotus Engineering designed and integrated the complete drivetrain for the the PROTON Emas is a plug-in series hybrid city car, styled by Italdesign and unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.

Our work included an electrical drive system with single-speed transmission, which delivers low emissions, optimised performance and acceptable electric-only operating range for city use. For longer journeys, when the battery charge level falls, the 3 cylinder, 1.2 litre Lotus Range Extender engine is used to replenish the charge in the battery and provide electrical power for the drive motors.

The battery can also be recharged via an AC mains domestic outlet to achieve initial electric-only operation.

LOTUS RANGE EXTENDER ENGINE

The three-cylinder 1.2 litre Range Extender engine is optimised between two power generation points, giving 15 kW of electrical power at 1,500 rpm and 35 kW at 3,500 rpm via the integrated electrical generator. Its low mass of 56 kg and compact package makes it ideal for the series hybrid drivetrain in the Proton Concept.

BATTERY PACK

The vehicle energy storage system is made up of 11.5 kWH Lithium Polymer batteries with over 100 kW discharge capability. It includes fusing, power distribution and high voltage interlock safety system hardware.

GENERATOR

The generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for battery pack charge maintenance and vehicle range extension. The generator is also used as a motor for range extender engine starting. It has a power of 41 kW 280-420 VDC generator and starter motor for the range extender engine.

HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER - GENERATOR

The high voltage inverter converts and controls the three phase voltage from the generator to DC voltage to charge the battery and run the traction motor.

TRACTION MOTOR

The traction motor provides 75 kW peak and 45 kW continuous power with a 280-420 VDC motor. The motor converts electrical energy to provide mechanical energy to the driven wheels through the transmission.

HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER - TRACTION MOTOR

The high voltage inverter traction motor converts DC voltage to three phase voltage.

GEARBOX/TRANSMISSION

The Proton Concept uses a single-speed transmission with an integrated differential.

HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGER

The high voltage charger converts AC mains power to high voltage DC to charge the battery pack. It produces 3.3 kW, with 90-265V AC single phase with CAN control.

DC - DC CONVERTER

The DC-DC Converter maintains charge in the 12V vehicle battery by taking power from the high voltage battery pack. It is the electric vehicle equivalent of the alternator and converts 1.5 kW of power from 420V to 13.8V.

VEHICLE CONTROLLER

The vehicle controller is a microprocessor that controls the throttle, torque, power and energy management and is the same T6e engine management software as used on the Lotus Evora.

Lotus City Car Concept
(http://www.lotuscars.com/engineering/en/lotus-concept-city-car)

The Lotus City Car concept provides a showcase for Lotus Engineering’s Electrical and Electronic Integration and Efficient Performance competencies, featuring an advanced series hybrid drivetrain with the Lotus Range Extender engine. This innovative concept car highlights the adaptability of the drivetrain technology and the exceptional capability of Lotus Design.




ADVANCED HYBRID TECHNOLOGY FROM LOTUS ENGINEERING
The City Car concept features a Lotus Engineering designed and integrated series hybrid drivetrain, with a single-speed transmission that delivers low emissions, optimised performance and electric-only operating range for city use. The drivetrain provides the vehicle with an EV range of 60 km to cover the majority of daily journeys operating as a plug-in EV, with the Range Extender engine enabling longer trips and alleviating “range anxiety”. Using Range Extender technology allows the vehicle to be specified with a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery pack than a regular EV. The 500 km full range and quick refuelling capability of the range extended City Car concept highlight the flexibility of this technology for use beyond the city environment.

The City Car concept draws on Lotus Engineering’s established core competencies of Electrical and Electronic Integration and Efficient Performance to optimise the highly complex integration of the series hybrid drivetrain. With a total vehicle weight of less than 1400 kg and 240 Nm of torque instantly available, the Lotus City Car concept has class leading acceleration; 0 - 50 km/h in only 4.5 seconds and 0 - 100 km/h in 9 seconds, when operating as an EV under battery power. The top speed of the Lotus City Car concept is 170 kph, with a charge sustaining top speed of 120 km/h and all this performance is achieved by a drivetrain that returns CO2 emissions of 60 g/km on the ECE-R101 test schedule.

The 1.2 litre, 3 cylinder Lotus Range Extender engine, specifically designed for hybrid vehicle applications, drives a 240 Nm, 54 kW continuous (162 kW peak) generator. The Lotus City Car concept boasts zero emission capability when running in EV mode and in keeping with Lotus Engineering’s focus on sustainable transport, the Range Extender engine is designed for flex-fuel operation on ethanol and methanol as well as regular gasoline.

EXCLUSIVE LOTUS DESIGN
This stunning concept car created by Lotus Design brings Lotus exclusivity and brand character to a concept vehicle that revels in the city environment. It is beautifully sculptured, possessing a solid, purposeful sportscar stance, while offering features that maximise functionality in the city. With its chic body and overtly sporty nature, the Lotus City Car concept exudes style and sophistication. The distinctive Lotus mouth and diffuser give the car purpose, with the wide track, low ride height and big wheels reinforcing the sportcar styling. The design features an impressive use of space with very efficient packaging constrained within the compact vehicle dimensions.

The Lotus City Car concept provides enhanced visibility for the driver and low emissions to optimise use in urban life. A dramatic glass roof is incorporated into the design to further increase visibility; under the glass roof the interior is upholstered in a luxuriant green and yellow tartan fabric and immaculately finished with a technologically advanced Lotus steering wheel. The high specification of the Lotus City Car concept is emphasised by the mix of carbon fibre, sumptuous leather and high quality equipment.

LOTUS CITY CAR CONCEPT SPECIFICATION

• Layout: 3 door, 4 seater, rear wheel drive
• Drivetrain: Series hybrid drivetrain
• Range Extender engine: 35 kW, 1.2 litre, 3 cylinder engine
• Engine fuel: Flex-fuel (methanol, ethanol and petrol)
• Battery Capacity: 14.8 kWh

• Power/Torque: 162 kW peak (54 kW continuous)/ 240 Nm
• 0-50 km/h: 4.5 seconds
• 0-100 km/h: 9.0 seconds
• Top speed: 170 km/h
• Range: 500 km
• EV range: 60 km
• CO2 emissions: 60 g/km on the ECE-R101 cycle

• Weight: Less than 1,400 kg
• Transmission: Single speed transmission

Instant Iban millionaires a nightmare for Taib

KUCHING: If Pakatan Rakyat coalition comes to power, Ibans can become instant millionaires! And that will be Chief Minister Taib Mahmud's worst nightmare.

All this is possible if PKR's plan to set up a Land Commission in Sarawak in its fight to return native customary rights (NCR) land to the people and compel oil palm giants to surrender the lands leased to them by the state to the natives materialises.

A small innocuous report headline "PKR to form Land Commission soon" in a local daily over the weekend has fired the imagination of locals.

Does a “millionaire Iban community” sound far-fetched?

Raja Melayu perlu awasi 'Si Kitol'

Menteri besar Selangor Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim hari ini memberi peringatan kepada Raja-Raja Melayu supaya berhati-hati dengan "Si Kitoll" yang dikhuatiri akan kembali mempergunakan institusi berkenaan demi kepentingan politik.

Beliau berkata demikian dengan melihat kepada perkembangan sejak tahun lalu yang menyaksikan golongan berkenaan kembali "bermuka-muka" untuk mempertahankan kedaulatan Raja-raja Melayu.

Khalid (atas, kiri) memberi alasan, Krisis Perlembagaan 1983 yang berlaku akibat tindakan para pemimpin negara ketika itu "melakukan beberapa tindakan diluar Peruntukan Perlembagaan, dalam lain perkataan membelakangi Raja-Raja."

Insiden itu juga berlarutan pada tahun 1992 dan 1993, kata Khalid lagi.

"Tiba-tiba, sejak awal tahun 2009, setelah 17 tahun berlalu, kini pihak yang berusaha dan berjaya 'menghapuskan kekebalan dan beberapa hak istimewa Raja-Raja Melayu', kembali bermuka-muka dengan seruan supaya orang Melayu menghormati Raja dan Sultan serta mempertahankan kedaulatan Raja-Raja Melayu," katanya.

Jelasnya, pada masa krisis perlembagaan berlangsung, "para pemimpin utama" negara pada ketika itu "melakukan beberapa tindakan secara rahsia" dengan membuat pindaan ke atas Perkara 66(5) dalam Perlembagaan.

Tindakan itu dilakukan tanpa mendapat perkenaan Majlis Raja-Raja, kata Khalid lagi.

"Peruntukan asal berbunyi 'Rang undang-undang akan dikuatkuasakan apabila yang di-Pertuan Agong menandatangani'.

Pindaan ke atas peruntukan itu kemudiannya, antara lainnya, menyebut bahawa sesebuah Rang Undang-undang itu dianggap telah ditandatangani selepas dipersembahkan kepada Yang di-Pertuan Agong dalam tempoh 15 hari.

Make AG Gani Patail Explain or Make him Resign

by Din Merican

On  November 24, Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK)’s blog, Malaysia-Today, posted an article entitled “Taking the Good Lord for a ride” about  Attorney General (A-G) Tan Sri Gani Patail and  Shahidan Shafie, who is Tajuddin  Ramli’s proxy, doing the Haj pilgrimage together, like a family, in Makkah.

Gani Patail and Family and Shahidan Shafie in Makkah

RPK  also produced Tabung Haji’s documents which showed that A-G Gani Patail and his family (his Puan Sri and son) and Shahidan have the same booking reference, the same Haj package, the same travel itinerary, the same listing – as if they are part of the same family.

I was startled at first upon reading that article. I thought that could all just be a coincidence. That RPK, as he is often accused of, was just conjecturing. That RPK was embellishing an innocent fact. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Malaysian Muslims who go to Haj annually. After all, as Muslims, we are not supposed to be suspicious of other Muslim’s motives and intentions. We are supposed to “berniat baik dan beringat baik” (good intentions and good thoughts), especially towards the Hajis and the Hajjahs (male and female Haj pilgrims).

A human tide of pilgrims in the Mina valley carrying bags of pebbles to symbolically stone Satan on the third day of the Haj, as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid festival.

So I told myself not to be jaundiced about this revelation by RPK. I told myself to analyse the facts objectively before coming to any conclusions. So let’s be objective. What are the facts that we already know?

Two Police Reports lodged against Tajuddin Ramli by MAS

I tracked Malaysia Today’s series on The Untold MAS Story: Part 1 to 10 and discovered that this is what we should already  know and that is, during Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli’s time as Executive Chairman of Malaysia Airlines (MAS), the national airlines suffered losses in excess of RM8 billion, no small money by any measure. We are aware that Dr Mohamadon Abdullah and Dato’ JJ Ong of MAS had lodged two police reports alleging various breaches and fraud by Tajudin Ramli. It is known to us that the A-G Chambers had directed the police case to be NOD (No Offence Disclosed) and the file was thus closed.

PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub claimed that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) jeopardised the investigation into the RM8 billion losses suffered by MAS more than 10 years ago.

MAS initially lost Arbitration Case

We know that because of the collusion between the Police and the A-G Chambers, MAS initially lost an arbitration case in relation to MAS’s termination of a 10 years cargo handling contract with a German company called ACL GmbH (ACL) following Tajudin’s departure from MAS in 2001. ACL had insisted that MAS should perform that contract although it almost bankrupted MAS. ACL then claimed Euro 63 million (RM300 million) against MAS, although MAS claimed that the contract favoured Tajudin’s family companies. The European Arbitration Panel took a simple position. They couldn’t be bothered to help a Malaysian national company if the Malaysian authorities themselves want to cover up the case.

Dato’ Seri Idris Jala as Managing Director of MAS had sought the assistance of Dato’ Ramli Yusuff, then Director of Commercial Crimes Investigations Dept (CCID), to re-open the investigations.

Corruption scandal breaks over Malaysian UNESCO World Heritage Site

Royal Mulu Hotel - Chief Minister owns shares in this state-funded enterprise

Sarawak Report can reveal that the Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud, has a major personal shareholding in Sarawak’s highly controversial  Royal Mulu Resort,  a project that has received huge injections of cash from the State.  This means that, as both Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Taib has authorised the diversion of large sums of public money straight into his own pocket.

As State Resources and Planning Minister, Taib was also responsible for the forced acquisition of a large area of Native Customary Lands from the indigenous Berawan tribe to build the resort, for which the tribespeople received virtually no compensation.  Our evidence therefore further exposes him for having authorised this land-snatch for his own direct benefit.

His shareholding is in a company that was incorporated as recently as November 2007, Mesti Bersatu Sdn Bhd.  This in turn has a 50% shareholding of the Taib/Mahmud family company Kenyalang Cergas, one of the main shareholders of Borsamulu Resorts Bhd (BRSB).  BRSB was handed the ownership and lucrative management contract for what was once a state-owned National Park, thanks to a series of decisions by Taib’s own government starting in 1991.  The management contract is paid for by the taxpayer!

In the money! - a decade ago the Geneids had nothing, now they are the toast of Malaysia's Tatler Ball 2010!

The other major beneficiaries and shareholders of the Royal Mulu Resort are members of his family, including his sister Raziah, her third husband Robert Geneid and the family of his late brother Arip Mahmud.  Taib Mahmud has personally  accused the Berawan people of being “greedy” for refusing to hand over their lands for ‘development’.  Their peaceful protests in the 1990s were brutally put down by army and police and their leaders were imprisoned.   Deprived of their territories, these communities are now impoverished and hungry and few people, apart from the Mahmud family, will have difficulty in discerning where the true greed lies.

This time it’s on record

The significance of this official confirmation of the Chief Minister’s own shareholding lies in the fact that Taib has normally sought to disguise his acquisitions and shareholdings in an attempt to avoid widespread allegations of corruption.  He habitually uses members of his own family to hold shares on his behalf.  Thus, the names of his many brothers and sisters, his late wife, his four children, nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws are prominent as key shareholders in most of Sarawak’s important businesses.

PKR polls: Proof of phantom voters in Kota Raja

By B Nantha Kumar

FMT EXCLUSIVE KLANG: From the onset, the PKR polls has been plagued with allegations of fraud. And now, new evidence has emerged of phantom voters in one of the party's biggest divisions.

In the Kota Raja division's electoral list furnished to FMT, there were some 150 “dubious” names. The division has nearly 8,000 members.

A check revealed that names and addresses of voters had been duplicated with only two digits of their MyKad numbers changed.
Even the name of Kota Raja division head and state exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar's daughter, Sangetha, appeared twice on the list.

Her party membership number was listed as B200002602 while her MyKad number was 830303-07-5820. The same name appeared again, with the party membership number B200002460 and MyKad number 830303-07-5020.

While there was no address listed for the first Sangetha, the subsequent mention of her name had the following address: No 6, Jln Serunai 14 Taman Klang Jaya. The same address appeared for Jayakumar on the electoral list.

In another case, the name Sivanesan s/o Ramalu appeared three times with the party membership numbers -- B200002995, B200003108 and B200003843.

While all three had the same address -- 37, Jalan 41 Kawasan 3, Taman Klang Jaya, Klang -- there were minor differences in the MyKad numbers: 691004-10-6749, 691004-19-6749 and 691004-10-6745.

Despite the name Sivanesan denoting that it was a male, the list had cited him as female twice.

First she's Indian, then Malay

Another case of duplication was Nur Sakinah Abdullah. In the first mention of her name, she was cited as an Indian. Her party membership number was B200005529 and MyKad number 580324-10-5014. Her address was stated as 13A, Block 3Q, Jalan Iklim 25/83, Taman Sri Muda.

In the second instance, where she was cited as a Malay, Sakinah's membership number was B200007137 and MyKad number 851016-14-5454. Her address was13A Block 3Q,Jalan Sabah 25/83, Taman Sri Muda.

However, a check revealed that there was no Jalan Sabah in Taman Sri Muda.

Party sources claimed that these suspicious entries proved the existence of phantom voters in the PKR election.

The party cannot just dismiss these discrepancies as typing errors, because there are just too many names which have been duplicated.

“The differences in MyKad numbers, addresses and the spelling of fathers' names were done deliberately to confuse the central election committee,” said a division leader, who declined to be named.

He alleged that certain quarters had manipulated the polls to ensure victory for themselves.

The Kota Raja division polls, held last month, was mired in controversy after Jayakumar was alleged to have used dirty tactics to win the division chairman's post. His challengers also claimed that they have been assaulted by Jayakumar's men.

The dispute had eventually led to a 66-hour delay in confirming the new division chief, with Jayakumar's rivals accusing the party's election committee and secretariat siding with the state exco member.

source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/pakatan-rakyat/12746-pkr-polls-proof-of-phantom-voters-in-kota-raja

Haji Ghani Patail and Haji Shahidan Shafie together in Mecca

A couple of months back Malaysia Today showed pictures of A-G Gani Patail with Shahidan. In case you still have doubts, Malaysia Today will now show you how close they really are. They are so close that they deem it fit to seek atonement and go to God’s house in Mecca together

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Deep Throat Bukit Aman

RPK has always said that Malays are the worst lot of Muslims in the world. They take bribes, cheat, commit criminal breach of trust, plunder the nation’s wealth, and much more. They also rape, murder and even blow dead people up with military grade explosives.

And after doing all these evil deeds, they purport to repent and put on a public show of visiting God’s house in Mecca to seek forgiveness.

Yes, that is what they do. And they think that all their sins can be cleansed and that God will forgive them by that single act of being seen to be performing the Haj. I suppose it is that easy to take the Good Lord for a ride.

If you think it was bad enough that the former Chief Justice, Eusof Chin, and his wife, went on holidays with Lawyer VK Linggam. If you think it was revolting to see a picture of the arms of Correct, Correct, Correct Linggam on the shoulders of Eusof Chin while on holidays in New Zealand. Then you haven’t seen it all.

That indiscretion was good enough to warrant a Royal Commission of Enquiry to investigate the manipulations of Linggam in the appointments to the judiciary.

Malaysia Today has posted Parts 1 to 10 on the plundering of MAS, which resulted in a multi-billion hole in its fortunes. Malaysia Today has exposed that in the end it was the Director of the CCID, Dato’ Ramli Yusuff, and his lawyer, Rosli Dahlan, who were charged for relentlessly pursuing the case against MAS’s former Chairman, Tajuddin Ramli.

Until today Tajudin remains a free and wealthy man living in his ranch called Al Raudhah or The Garden of Heaven.

Malaysia Today has unravelled the link between Tajudin and A-G Gani Patail through the smooth operator who goes by the name of Shahidan Shafie.  Malaysia Today has provided the link between Shahidan’s adopted sister, Rizana Daud, who is married to Bistamam Ramli, Tajudin’s brother. Malaysia Today has also provided the background of Shahidan -- an ex-policeman who was charged for corruption in Johor Bahru.

Yet, today, he is the best of friends with A-G Gani Patail.

They say you must know how to choose your friends. Shahidan certainly does. What better friend can you have today in Malaysia, if you are a wheeler-dealer and underworld operator, than the Attorney General?
But then again with A-G Gani Patail he can be the best of friends with the highest bidder. He sells himself to whomsoever can satisfy his lust for money, money and more money. So that is what binds A-G Gani to corrupted former policeman Shahidan Shafiee, the riches that is thrown his way.

A couple of months back Malaysia Today showed pictures of A-G Gani Patail with Shahidan. In case you still have doubts, Malaysia Today will now show you how close they really are. They are so close that they deem it fit to seek atonement and go to God’s house in Mecca together. Or is this just another camouflage for the shenanigans that they are about to commit?

In this day and age, even a Holy place is not too sacred to hide deals that they are about to cut.

Did RPK not tell you that all the government agencies in Malaysia report to him? Now see this Tabung Haji list of Haj for this year.

Yes, A-G Gani, his wife, his son, and Shahidan, have gone for Haj together as a family. Right now, they are about to complete their Tawaf Wida'. This scumbag of an A-G knows no bounds. He will use his family as a camouflage for the evil things he does, even in the Holy Land.

In case you are still confused, let me explain this Haj list package as follows:
a) Kod Pakej PZ2 is the Zamrud package of 2 persons to a room;
b) The number 096 is the joint booking number. So Shahidan paid for the A-G and his family’s Haj trip;
c) The numerals 01-03 is the room arrangement.

So the A-G stays in one room with his wife and the A-G’s son, Faezul Adzra, stays in the other room with Shahidan. They are certainly family!

By the way, to ensure that he is safe after he retires, A-G Gani makes his son a Federal Counsel in the A-G Chambers. Talking about building a dynasty and taking care of his backside. And A-G Gani Patail is teaching his young government lawyer son that it is kosher to consort with criminals and wheeler-dealers so long as it is done secretly.

This scumbag A-G did not factor in that Malaysia Today will always find out his dirty deals.
Shahidan Shafie may think he is smoother than VK Linggam. But nothing escapes Malaysia Today.

Stay tuned and Malaysia Today will make more exposes on this scumbag A-G until a Royal Commission is set up to investigate the accusations that Datuk Mat Zain bin Ibrahim, the former Kuala Lumpur Officer-in-Charge of Criminal Investigations (KL OCCI), had said about A-G Gani Patail being protected by the MACC:

“It only shows that MACC and the Chambers are prepared even to go to the extent of affirming false affidavit to screen Gani Patail from legal punishment.”

I wonder whether they managed to con God into forgiving their sins. Maybe the infamous Perak Mufti can come out with a fatwah as to whether if you go for your Haj with dirty money your Haj will be Haj Mabruh or Haj Malboro.

SPRM didesak siasat firma padi mencurigakan

Ahli parlimen Pokok Sena, Datuk Mahfuz Omar (bawah, kanan) menggesa Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) menyiasat tindakan kerajaan membekalkan benih padi kepada syarikat yang didakwa tidak mempunyai loji benih.

Katanya, siasatan juga wajar dijalankan berhubung pemberian kontrak membekalkan baja organik di bawah skim subsidi padi kepada syarikat yang tidak berpengalaman dalam menghasilkan baja organik.

"Satu siasatan harus dibuat di peringkat dalaman dan juga oleh SPRM untuk melihat kenapa proses pemberian tender ini tidak dibuat secara telus iaitu diberi kepada syarikat yang sebahagiannya tidak mempunyai loji benih. Sebaliknya mereka ini menyewa loji benih di bawah Kementerian Pertanian.

"Kontrak membekal baja organik skim subsidi padi Malaysia 2010 juga diberi kepada syarikat yang tak ada pengalaman dalam membuat baja organik," kata beliau pada sidang media di lobi parlimen hari ini.

Menurutnya, mengikut syarat yang ditetapkan Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani, hanya syarikat yang mempunyai loji benih sahaja layak menerima bekalan benih.

"Kenapa diberikan kepada satu syarikat yang tidak punya loji benih? Syaratnya ia mesti diberikan kepada syarikat yang ada loji benih untuk proses benih padi," katanya.

Beliau berkata, kementerian seharusnya mengutamakan syarikat Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA) untuk diberikan bekalan benih kerana ia memberikan pulangan yang lebih banyak kepada petani.

Menurut Mahfuz, Selasa lalu, beliau telah membangkitkan perkara itu sewaktu berbahas di peringkat jawatankuasa di bawah Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani.

"Dalam jawapannya dia (Noh) mengakui salah satu syarikat individu itu ada kaitan dengan petani di kawasan parlimennya di Tanjung Karang tetapi dia elak menjawap soalan saya sama ada dia mempunyai kepentingan dalam syarikat itu,” kata Mahfuz.

Menurut Mahfuz menteri itu gagal menjelaskan mengapa pertubuhan besar seperti MADA hanya diarahkan mengeluarkan 5,000 tan padi sedangkan ia berkemampuan mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya 15,000 tan.

source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/149171

Cabinet to query A-G over ‘black-eye’ case

New information has come to light over Gani’s part in the 1998 incident. — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Najib administration has instructed two Cabinet ministers to question Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail over his alleged involvement in the infamous 1998 “black-eye incident” involving Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Malaysian Insider understands that the Cabinet’s decision came after former police officer Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim claimed to have new information on the 12-year-old case that implicated Abdul Gani, the current Attorney-General.

“I’ve now been instructed (as a result of the Cabinet meeting), Datuk Rais (Minister of Information, Communications and Culture)  and myself, to meet and speak to the Attorney-General and we are now waiting for him to come back from Mekah,” Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz told The Malaysian Insider today.

Mat Zain, the former Kuala Lumpur CID chief, had, in an open letter on Monday to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar, called for a full closure of the alleged police assault on Anwar, volunteering information that could “restore” police image and credibility.

Nazri said Cabinet wanted to hear what Abdul Gani had to say before taking action.
“We want to hear from the Attorney-General (regarding the contents of the open letter),” he said.
“This is a serious matter. If he (Mat Zain) is telling the truth, we would have to go into the details... but until then, there is no decision yet.”
In a statement yesterday, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang said he had met Nazri on the matter.

Nazri, who is minister in charge of Parliament, had told Parliament two weeks ago that he would refer the claims against the A-G to the Cabinet as soon as possible after the Dewan Rakyat rejected Lim’s motion to deduct RM10 from Abdul Gani’s salary for “failure to discharge his duties”.

“I said to him (Lim) that I would bring this matter up to the Cabinet two Fridays ago, which I did, with the support of Datuk Seri Utama Rais Yatim,” Nazri (left) said.

Mat Zain, the policeman who investigated the assault on Anwar, claimed that an independent panel that cleared Abdul Gani and former IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan of fabricating evidence in the incident was unconstitutional.

In his statement, Mat Zain accused the country’s top lawyer of deceiving Cabinet over the independent panel.

He said there was no need for any royal commission of inquiry on the matter as the police were capable of resolving the case themselves.

Mat Zain also revealed that there had been an agreement between former IGP Tan Sri Rahim Noor, former Deputy IGP Tan Sri Norian Mai as well as Mat Zain on October 8, 1998, at 2.30pm that there would be “complete closure” to the black-eye case.

“It is important that I note that Rahim Noor was ready to take full responsibility in the black-eye incident, and his decision was made of his own accord,” said Mat Zain. “The closure of the case had been agreed to be done professionally, above board.”

Mat Zain said that Rahim was prepared to step down after the closure of the black-eye incident.

“But I found out that about 5-5.30pm on the same day, Allahyarham (the late) Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah, along with the then Datuk Abdul Gani Patail (now Tan Sri), had met with Rahim Noor at his office. At 6pm, I was then told by Tan Sri Norian to ‘continue investigations like normal’.

“I then understood that the agreement that we had reached mere hours ago had been cancelled. I was shocked and upset, but who was I to say anything at the time,” said Mat Zain.

The former policeman also accused Abdul Gani of falsifying testimonies relating to the black-eye incident.
He said the longer the case remained unresolved, the longer innocent officers would be accused of being involved in a cover-up of the case.

In July 2008, Anwar filed a police report accusing Abdul Gani, Mat Zain, Musa (then a senior investigation officer in 1998) and Dr Abdul Rahman Yusof of falsifying a medical report on his black-eye case.
Rahim, the IGP in 1998, had admitted he assaulted Anwar following a royal commission of inquiry probe in 1999.

source : http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/cabinet-to-question-a-g-over-role-in-black-eye-case

Surat terbuka insiden mata lebam Anwar disiasat

Kerajaan akan menyiasat surat terbuka bekas pegawai kanan polis, Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim yang mendakwa Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail mempunyai peranan dalam insiden mata lebam Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kira-kira 12 tahun lalu.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, berkata kabinet mengarahkan beliau dan Menteri Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim untuk berjumpa Abdul Gani bagi mendapatkan penjelasan lanjut berkaitan surat terbuka Mat Zain itu.

"Saya dan Rais sudah diarahkan kabinet yang bermesyuarat pada 12 November lalu untuk berjumpa Abdul Gani bagi mendapatkan penjelasan mengenai surat terbuka itu sebelum sebarang tindakan diambil.

"Buat masa ini, kami sedang menunggu Abdul Gani pulang dari Makkah," katanya kepada pemberita di lobi Parlimen, hari ini.

Mohamed Nazri berkata, beliau dan Rais perlu menemui Abdul Gani berhubung surat terbuka Mat Zain itu sebelum mengambil tindakan selanjutnya.

Dalam surat terbukanya kepada Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar pada Isnin lalu, Mat Zain merujuk kepada usul memotong gaji Peguam Negara RM10 yang dibawa Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) pada sidang Dewan Rakyat 9 November lalu.

Beliau juga mengesahkan ada menghantar e-mel kepada Lim yang juga pemimpin veteran DAP pada 14 April lalu.

- Bernama

source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/149095