LEE of Petaling Jaya, who lost his original MyKad seven years ago.
"Over the past two years, I have lodged four police reports on fraudulent usage of my MyKad which I believe has been cloned or tampered with," says LEE who, however, cannot rule out it could have been perpetuated with the misuse of his lost card.
"The first incident came to my attention in 2009 when I was informed by a bank officer I had an account with another bank at its branch in my hometown of Taiping, Perak. The bank in Taiping, after investigating, confirmed my MyKad was used illegally."
LEE says early last year, he received a letter from a lawyer representing a telco reminding him to settle payments for two handphone numbers.
"Those two numbers were subscribed without my knowledge and so I filed a second police report."
In the middle of last year, his father in Taiping informed him someone came calling there to collect rental which LEE allegedly owed to a property owner in Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur, again something he has no knowledge of. That led to a third police report.
Most recently, LEE received a call from an officer from the telco in which he had supposedly subscribed two mobile numbers, to inform him that his name had been blacklisted by another telco.
Why is it so easy for MyKad to be used illegally ? Can’t the officer in charge verify the validity of the fraudulent MyKad used by irresponsible person ?
Mahathir set a good example by 'NOT' playing racial cards?Why some still play racial cards? Why some want to stir racial hatred in an indirect way?
Is anyone hoping the abolishment of affirmative action will be delay so they can continue to enjoy the cronies benefit at the expense of poor people, regardless of ethnic?
"This would have made it impossible for Malays to own business or residential properties. “Perhaps the non-Malays can, but if the property is developed for sale to non-Malays, Kampung Baru will disappear as an area for Malays.” he said.
To ensure that Malays stayed in Kampung Baru, one condition imposed on developers was that they were required to not only pay for the land but also to provide residents with business premises and housing in the newly-developed Kampung Baru. “This once again would increase the development cost.”
Malay developers could not undertake such a project and non-Malay developers were not interested as the purchasing power of Malays was low, he said.
Dr Mahathir said that even today, many Malays were not able to buy houses and shops allotted to them.
He hoped that the Government would be able to rebuild Kampung Baru so visitors would not see Malays in poverty in their own country."
PETALING JAYA: Four police constables claimed trial at a Magistrate's court here Tuesday to charges of causing hurt to businessman Chia Buang Hing.
The four constables charged were Mohd Azwan Hassan, Norzali Rosle, Ahmad Saifullah Osman and Alizulhafiz Abdul Ghafar.
Another policeman, Lans Kpl Mahadi Adam, also claimed trial in the same court to a charge of disobeying an order under the Police Act 1967, relating to the same incident.
No bail was imposed on all five men.
Chia, 34, had alleged that he was beaten up by policemen who also took RM13,000 of his money, after they stopped him at a roadblock, at 11pm on Dec 18 last year. He was travelling from his home in Tropicana to Kota Damansara.
He alleged that the policemen also ordered him to make a false report that he had been injured in a car accident and that, if he refused, they would plant a blood-stained machete or drugs in his car.
The businessman was remanded Dec 19-22 over two offences possession of drugs and machete and he was allowed to see his lawyer.
Points to all, base on all the aggresive behaviour, unfair treatment, double standards of response, double standards of prosecution, poor-discipline, poor manners, arrogant leadership and poor performance.
Lets make a questionaires, on how and what is your perception on Malaysia's Polis DiRaja Malaysia:
a) Do you trust the police in solving your problem?
b) Do you think PDRM is efficient and capable?
c) Do you think PDRM is biased?
d) If you are robbed, hand bang snatched or house break-in, do you think your local PDRM can solve the problem?
e) Do you think, PDRM can stop gangsterism and triad activities in school or your localities?
f) Whenever you are stop for traffic, what do expect/intention of the policemens?
g) Gamblings and prostitution exist, is there any concerntrated effort to prevent these activities? Raiding these dens is not the only solutions. If PDRM is able to be force which works with citizen/society and respect civilian, to stop vices.
h) Do you feel any respects from Policemens towards citizens?
i) Do you feel like, to respect our Police or you feel insulted with such force?
j) Can they be a person/force which Malaysian feel proud and honoured?
k) Is the PDRM around, when the time, citizen needed their presence?
Above shall be enough to gage Malaysian's perception towards PDRM and it's personnel.
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 11 — Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng touted today his administration as proof that Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) 100-day promises would not bankrupt government coffers.
He said that since PR took over Penang in 2008, it had executed various welfare programmes but still achieved record budget surpluses.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had scoffed at PR’s 100-day reform programme, saying it was “too good to be true.”
But Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended the plan today, stating that it would only cost RM19 billion that would come from cutting out corruption.
Lim echoed this by claiming that Penang had hit a record RM88 million surplus in 2008 and RM77 million in 2009 through “the dividends of anti-corruption” measures.
At a press conference this morning, he pointed out that the state’s administration had been praised by both Transparency International and the Auditor-General who had also rated Penang as the best managed state.
The DAP secretary-general also said that it was Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala who had first pointed out that Malaysia would go bankrupt in 2019 under current economic practices.
Lim also listed a number of programmes under his administration which he said was paid for through the budget surplus:
• RM11.3 million in allocations in 2010 for religious, Chinese and Tamil schools;
• RM100 water rebate per family costing RM17 million in 2008 and 2009;
• Elimination of hardcore poverty by ensuring each household had an income of at least RM500 a month;
• RM100 per year in special payments to senior citizens above the age of 60 costing RM20 million a year;
• Funeral allowance of RM1,000 for Penang residents.
The chief minister claimed that these programmes “were never executed under BN’s 51-year rule but was done in the three years that PR has governed.”
He said that no PR-governed state had gone bankrupt.
PR has promised that if it takes over federal government, it would implement a number of reforms and initiatives within the first 100 days of taking power.
These include an RM500 per month incentive for teachers, maintaining fuel subsidies and eliminating toll for highways.
This is a short sentence. We are proud of you Mr.Lim.
We promised, we will deliver the votes to you, for the good things you've done for Penangite. You've made Penang so much systematic, cleaner and proud among the Malaysian.
Good-bye and rest in pieces to those Kaki Bodeks.
Penang Boleh...I'm proud of Penang and all Penangite that made the changes. Keep the right person in office and good riddance to the Patung-Patung.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has warned the people against spreading “half-truths” on racial issues and said the Government has zero tolerance of racist remarks.
“We are aware of some SMSes that have been going around, (in which the content) is not accurate and is intended to raise (racial) sentiments,” he said.
Najib emphasised that action would be taken against those who made remarks that were racist in nature and unlawful, and also against those who vandalised places of worship such as churches or surau.
“Let’s not have people who spin the issue racially, as if we practise selective prosecution,” he said after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting at PWTC here yesterday evening.
Earlier in the day, Najib said the Government had zero tolerance for racist remarks by anyone.
“Our stand is not to tolerate racist remarks by anyone. Unity is very important as part of our nation building,” Najib said during a dialogue session with youths at the Barisan Nasional Youth Lab programme here.
Najib, however, added that alleged racist remarks must first be investigated before action was taken.
He was responding to concerns from the floor of recent racially-based remarks made by two school principals against the Chinese and Indian communities.
Barisan Youth chairman Khairy Jamaluddin presented the Youth Lab report. More than 7,500 youths had been engaged in formulating the ideas since March.
On calls to amend the Internal Security Act (ISA) to ensure it was not abused, Najib said the days of “scare politics” or using the ISA to wield power and show that one was in full control were gone.
He also agreed to the lab’s suggestion for a special 1Malaysia Fund to support youth programmes that encouraged inter-racial relationships and also supported the idea of having have minimum wage for certain sectors.
To a question on press freedom, Najib said the media had more latitude today and was given more space.
But he said they must be very careful in their reports to ensure the truth was not twisted and racial flames were not ignited.
On his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Najib said some were out to “divide” them although they were “one government.”
Her presence at the Al-Huda Surau in Kajang Sentral where she allegedly gave a talk in the prayer area has come under fire from various quarters.
Teo said in a statement that she had gone to the surau with the intention of handing over a Selangor government donation for repair of the fencing and to join in the breaking of fast with the surau committee and congregation.
"As I was invited to say a few words, I sincerely explained an education programme of the state government for the benefit of the people of Selangor.
"I regret that this matter has caused anxiety among Muslims and that the issue has been played up by certain quarters for political reasons," she said. Teo stressed that her visit to the surau was not politically motivated and she had no intention to cause the sanctity of mosques and surau to be questioned.
She welcomed the advice and suggestions from all quarters on the matter and vowed to exercise greater caution so as not to create discomfort and misunderstanding among Muslims in the future.
Teo's presence at the surau led the sultan to direct the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council (MAIS) to take immediate action against the surau committee which, according to a report, has been suspended.
In SHAH ALAM, Selangor Umno Youth Saturday sent a memorandum to Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim on the matter.
Its information chief, Safarizul Mustafa, said what Teo did should not be taken lightly because it went against the sultan's stated desire to uphold the sanctity of mosques and surau.
"We take seriously the matter of non-Muslim politicians and other individuals giving speeches at mosques and surau in Selangor as it is tantamount to ignoring the sensitivities of Muslims and can undermine public order and security," he told reporters.
Safarizul said the memorandum, among other things, called on the Selangor government to expel Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali as the chairman of the State Islamic Affairs and Malay Customs Committee for having allegedly failed to advise a non-Muslim elected representative of the DAP accordingly.
It also called for the chairman and members of the surau committee and the imam who had invited Teo and allowed her to give a talk to be expelled immediately.
In YAN (Kedah), Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom today advised mosque and surau committees to refer to the respective state Islamic affairs councils on the matter of permitting non-Muslims into Muslim houses of worship.
He said every state had its guidelines in the matter and the mosque or surau committee or management should adhere to these regulations and not act arbitrarily.
Other houses of worship also had guidelines on allowing people of other religions into the premises, he told reporters after presenting tithes to poor people.
"We have no problem allowing people of other religions into mosques or surau. Some of our mosques allow non-Muslim tourists to enter their premises but have guidelines, such as women having to wear a headscarf and so on," he said.
In KEPALA BATAS, former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said all elected representatives should be more sensitive in matters concerning religion to avert tension among the races.
They should have an understanding of religious and racial harmony so as not to cause ill-feelings which could undermine it, Abdullah, who is the MP for Kepala Batas, told reporters after presenting Aidilfitri aid for the Pinang Tunggal state constituency.
In BESUT, the Religious Advisor to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Abdullah Md Zin, asked Muslim leaders in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat to advise their colleagues from the DAP to observe the rules on the use of Muslim houses of worship such as mosques and surau.
He said Islam required that women entering houses of worship should use a headscarf.
He also said that people of other religions should not enter the prayer area but could present donations or give speeches outside of it.
In IPOH, Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said houses of worship should not be used to spread political influence in the personal or party interest.
He spoke to reporters after addressing a multi-religious prayer session attended by about 600 people of various religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism and Taoism, in conjunction with the 53rd anniversary of independence on Tuesday.
SHAH ALAM: PKR vice-president Azmin Ali has been appointed as the party’s Selangor chief replacing Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.
Azmin’s position as a Federal territory party chief has been taken over by PKR supreme council member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.
Although the move is seen by many as a compromise to stop the attacks against Khalid by Azmin’s purported supporters, party leaders said it was to allow Khalid to concentrate on the state administrative and economic development.
PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who announced the change said Khalid had asked not to be burdened with party responsibilities so that he could concentrate more on state affairs.
The Election Commission has revised the voter turnout. It now says the turnout was 70% instead of 59.86% (which is higher than the 68% in the 2008 general elections).
Turnout - 70%
Spoilt votes - 395 votes
Majority - 398 votes
Postal votes - 2,429 votes
7pm: Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is the new MCA president.
The former MCA deputy president polled 901 votes. His nearest challenger was Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who received 833 votes while incumbent party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat garnered 578 votes.
Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek celebrates with his wife Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin after winning the MCA presidency. Dr Chua says he would be “inclusive” and practise collective leadership as the new party president.
Deputy: In the straight fight for the deputy presidency, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai won over Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. Liow received 1,171 votes to Kong’s 1,106 votes.
Vice-presidents: Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen (1528 votes), Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai (1469), Datuk Chor Chee Heung (1202) and Gan Ping Sieu (1202).
Central Committee Members
1. Lee Chee Leong - 1,430
2. Hou Kok Chung - 1,312
3. Heng Seai Kie - 1,267
4. Wee Jeck Seng - 1,175
5. Toh Chin Yaw - 1,142
6. Tee Siew Kiong - 1,141
7. Gan Tian Loo - 1,117
8. Tan Chai Ho - 1,114
9. Ong Ka Chuan - 1,104
10. Lee Wei Kiat - 1,100
11. Loh Seng Kok - 1,086
12. Hoh Khai Mun - 1,077
13. Liew Yuen Keong - 1,059
14. Tan Cheng Liang - 1,054
15. Koh Nai Kwong - 1,040
16. Por Choo Chor - 1,037
17. Tan Ken Ten - 999
18. Kong Sing Chu - 981
19. Chong Itt Chew - 975
20. Yoo Wei How - 974
21. Tan Ah Eng - 969
22. Wong Koon Mun - 953
23. Ti Lian Ker - 929
24. Teh Kim Poo - 864
25. Chuah Poh Khiang - 851
6.30pm: Incumbent MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat arrives at Wisma MCA to await the election results.
6pm: Candidates start arriving at Wisma MCA. Presidential candidate Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting arrives with deputy president hopeful Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai arrive at about 6.10pm.
5.45pm: There is a tie for the 25th Central Committee post (only 25 seats are available). Gan Hong Su and Datuk Alex Chuah Poh Khiang are called to the stage. They ask for a recount.
5.15pm: MCA delegates file back into Wisma MCA to await election results.
Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen arrives at the party Hq to say thanks to her supporters, an indication that she may have won her bid for a vice-president’s post.
5.10pm: Vote-counting for vice-president posts ends, counting for the deputy president post begins. Some scrutineers also start counting votes for the keenly contested three-way fight for the president’s post.
Some candidates for the 25 Central Committee posts are seen shaking hands with their supporters, who applaud, shortly after CC vote-count completed. There were 86 candidates who contested for the posts.
4.30pm: Vote-counting for Central Committee members end. Tallying for the four vice-presidential posts begins.
3.40pm: Scores of supporters are at the second and third floors of Wisma MCA witnessing the counting inside Dewan San Choon via live telecast. The crowd is expected to grow as results time draws near.
2.00pm: Counting begins.
1.50pm: 2,315 ballot papers were given out. This means that three delegates out of the 2,318 who registered did not collect the ballot papers. The ballot papers are now being given out to the scrutineers
1.30pm: Ong Tee Keat and his team leave Nikko Hotel. He is limping, not fully recovered from his Achilles' heels operation. He has skipped physiotherapy for two weeks.
1.25pm: Ballot boxes being opened and the ballot papers being separated by MCA staff
1.20pm: MCA administration chief Lim Chin Hai says scrutineers have been divided into 24 groups. They are not allowed to leave the hall until counting ends. The counting will start with central committee posts. The tally for the president’s post will be the last one.
1.15pm: Yik goes up to the stage
1.00pm: Scrutineers asked to put their handphones in envelopes. MCA staff will hold the handphones for them until counting ends.
12.40pm: Chua Soi Lek, Loh Seng Kok, Tee Siew Keong and Chong Itt Chew leave Nikko Hotel after lunch. Kong Cho Ha has just left. Donald Lim is still in the hotel. So are Ong Tee Keat and his people.
12.30pm: EGM is adjourned.
12.15pm: Voting process ends. The ballot boxes are being sealed. Counting to begin after 1pm.
12.05pm: Central delegates have finished voting. Now the scrutineers, who are also central delegates, are voting.
11.30am: Ka Ting says MCA elections are smooth and orderly and that he is happy with the delegates’ turnout. He says it shows that all delegates value unity and harmony.
Hundreds of campaigners who thronged the hallways leave, leaving the party HQ seemingly deserted.
11.10am: Ka Ting leaves the hall after casting his vote. He will return after the tally to hear the results later today.
10.31am: Voting begins.
10.30am: Registration ends. 2,318 (97.52%) out of 2,377 central delegates have registered.
10.08am: Yik calls party general assembly to order. Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon appointed Chief Scrutineer by the election steering committee. There are 48 scrutineers.
10.06am: Yik said 2,316 (97.43%) out of 2,377 central delegates had registered to vote by 10am.
10.05am: Media asked to leave the voting hall. Speaker Datuk Yik Phooi Hong takes the stage to start the EGM and polls.
10.00am: Central delegates taking their seats.
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA elections is on today and all eyes are on the three-cornered fight for the presidency that is too close to call.
Today, 2377 delegates will make the decision that will chart the future course of the party.
His lawyer Mohd Haaziq Pillay said he intended to do so if Manohara and her mother still did not respond to the three court judgements passed by the Malaysian syariah and civil courts last year.
Mohd Haaziq said this after he and two other lawyers, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar and Abdul Halim Bahari, submitted documents containing the court judgements to the Indonesian Embassy here so that it could pass them on to Manohara and Daisy and advise them to abide by the judgements.
“The embassy would use its own channels to serve the papers, and a government agency’s word would carry more weight,” said Mohd Haaziq, adding that it would also facilitate their intentions of commencing further proceedings in Indonesia.
Mohd Haaziq said that the embassy would play an advising role as it had no enforcement rights and foreign laws did not apply in Indonesia.
The lawyers were met by Indonesian Minister Counsellor for Information, Social and Culture to Malaysia Widyarka Ryananta and the documents were received by Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs Amiruddin Pandjaitan.
On Tuesday, the lawyers also handed copies of the judgements to the US Embassy as Manohara’s father is a US citizen.
The lawyers said they were told that Manohara also held US citizenship.
Zainul told reporters that the embassy did not have a deadline to deliver the documents.
Both Manohara and Daisy have not responded to the judgements from both courts delivered to them in mid-November and early January.
On Nov 5 last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court granted Tengku Muhammad Fakhry a judgment-in-default in his RM105mil defamation suit against Manohara and Daisy.
On Dec 13, Kota Baru Syariah High Court judge Mohd Yusof Awang ordered Manohara to return to her husband and pay him the RM1,112,250 she borrowed from him.
The judge said the 18-year-old Indonesian former model had 14 days to return to her husband and had 30 days to return the money after Tengku Muhammad Fakhry took the Yamin Istizhar (explicit promise) oath.
The order was enforced after he took the oath in court on Jan 3.
