Selepas didesak, projek pengajaran 9 jam dimansuh

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Selepas didesak pelbagai pihak, akhirnya kerajaan mengumumkan projek printis guru bekerja sembilan jam dimansuhkan. Pengumuman itu dibuat Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yang juga Menteri Pelajaran Malaysia pada satu sidang media di Labuan semalam. Beliau berkata, ketetapan itu dibuat bagi mengelak kekeliruan di kalangan guru, selain tidak mahu menambah beban sedia ada. Sebelum ini, beberapa pihak termasuk PAS menggesa kerajaan memansuhkan cadangan tersebut yang disifatkan 'mengainaya' warga pendidik.

Fidlot: KMPP pula cabar Shahrizat letak jawatan

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Kongres Melayu Pulau Pinang (KMPP) mencabar Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil meletakkan jawatan ekoran dakwaan penyelewengan wang rakyat oleh National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) iaitu syarikat milik suaminya. Dalam satu kenyataan kepada Harakahdaily, Presiden KMPP Rahmad Isahak berkata, Shahrizat yang juga Ketua Wanita Umno telah hilang kepercayaan rakyat akibat dakwaan tersebut dan beliau kini tiada pilihan lain melainkan meletakkan jawatan. "Sebagai seorang insan yang dilahirkan di Pulau Pinang beliau juga perlu membersihkan imejnya khususnya kepada orang Melayu disini.

PAS sambut baik mansuh guru kerja 9 jam

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: PAS mengalu-alukan keputusan kerajaan yang mengumumkan projek perintis yang mewajibkan guru bekerja sembilan jam sehari bermula Januari ini di empat negeri tidak akan diteruskan. Naib Presiden PAS, Datuk Mahfuz Omar berkata, tindakan tersebut sangat wajar dan selari dengan desakan PAS selama ini yang mahu warga pendidik dibela, bukan dibebankan dengan ditambah waktu berkerja. "Kita alu-alukan keputusan kerajaan membatalkan projek printis guru kerja sembilan jam ini. "Saya sendiri sebelum ini turut menyuarakan bantahan kepada pihak kementerian di Dewan Rakyat, agar ianya dimansuhkan kerana khuatir kesan negatif kepada proses pengajaran guru dalam kelas," katanya yang juga ahli parlimen Pokok Sena.

Anak muda penentu ke Putrajaya

Hazayani Zakaria

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Dewan Pemuda PAS Malaysia (DPPM) akan meningkatkan fokus kepada pengundi muda bagi memenangi Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU 13). Ianya merangkumi kemas kini daftar pemilih di kalangan pengundi muda, culaan dan menyusun program bersesuaian bagi mendekati golongan sasar. Pengarah Jabatan Pilihan Raya DPPM, Mohd Sany Hamzan berkata, program penerangan bagi meningkatkan kesedaran mereka untuk mengundi akan diserapkan ke dalam program sosial yang akan dijalankan di peringkat akhir ini.

Serah bantuan RM100 di pejabat Umno?

Harakahdaily

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Dakwaan banyak pihak bahawa pemberian bantuan persekolahan RM100 dijadikan alat politik Umno BN menagih undi, nampaknya ada kebenarannya. Semalam, Ahli Parlimen Ampang Zuraida Kamaruddin yang juga ketua Wanita PKR mendedahkan wang bantuan RM100 kepada murid sekolah yang sepatunya diadakan di sekolah, diberikan di pejabat Umno. Zuraida mendakwa sebuah sekolah rendah di Ampang membawa pelajarnya ke pejabat Umno bahagian untuk mendapatkan wang bantuan terbabit. Malah bantuan tersebut diberikan oleh Ketua Umno bahagian Datuk Ismail Kijo di bangunan Umno Ampang di Jalan Bukit Belacan.

Pakatan mahu Dun Perak bersidang 5 hari

Hazayani Zakaria

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Pakatan Rakyat Perak mahu sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) dan pembentangan Bajet 2012 negeri itu yang bermula esok diadakan sekurang-kurangnya lima hari. Adun Titi Serong, Drs. Khalil Idham Lim berkata, pembentangan bajet perlu mengambil masa beberapa hari bagi membolehkan ianya dibahaskan semasak-masaknya sebelum diluluskan. "Kita minta sidang kali ini sekurang-kurangnya lima hari untuk kita membahaskan bajet. Jangan bersidang beberapa jam sahaja, terus luluskan bajet," kata beliau ketika dihubungi Harakahdaily hari ini.

PRU-13: Himpunan Pemuda PAS Perak 27 Nov

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KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov: Dewan Pemuda PAS Perak akan mengadakan himpunan seluruh anggotanya pada 27 November ini sebagai persiapan terakhir berdepan Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) ke-13 yang dijadual bila-bila masa dari sekarang. Himpunan tersebut akan di adakan di Dataran Purnama, Kampung Kedah, Parit Buntar. Menurut setiausahanya Salman Saleh, Himunan Pemuda PAS Perak atau Hempap itu bakal mengumpulkan seluruh petugas jentera pilihanraya Pemuda PAS Perak bagi menerima amanat dan juga arahan pimpinan PAS.

Menangi hati orang Melayu - Dr M

Bermula 29 November hingga 3 Disember ini Perhimpunan Agung UMNO sekali lagi akan berlangsung di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC). Signifikannya persidangan kali ini, ia dilihat sebagai kali terakhir sebelum Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) Ke-13 diadakan. Pastinya dalam suasana politik hari ini, kedudukan dan penerimaan masyarakat terhadap parti ini masih lagi menjadi sesuatu yang ditagih kerana perjuangan untuk agama, bangsa dan negara oleh UMNO selama ini telah dilaksanakan dengan cemerlang.
Namun bersesuaian dengan keputusan PRU-12, UMNO itu sendiri perlu berubah mengikut kehendak dan keperluan semasa tetapi pada masa yang sama tidak mengabaikan kelangsungan yang telah diperjuangkan selama ini.

Anak Gaddafi ditangkap

TRIPOLI - Anak bekas pemimpin Libya, Saif al-Islam ditangkap di selatan negara ini, kata seorang pegawai kanan Majlis Peralihan Kebangsaan (NTC) hari ini.
Menteri Kehakiman NTC, Mohammed al-Allagui berkata, Saif yang pernah disebut-sebut sebagai pewaris Muammar Gaddafi, dikehendaki oleh Mahkamah Jenayah Antarabangsa (ICC).
Namun al-Allagui enggan mengulas lanjut penangkapan itu.
ICC mengeluarkan waran tangkap ke atas Saif, ayahnya dan bekas ketua perisikan Gaddafi, Abdullah al-Senussi pada 27 Jun lalu atas tuduhan melakukan jenayah kemanusiaan untuk menghentikan tunjuk perasaan antirejim.

Rasuah percuma untuk semua menular di Malaysia

Awas para pelabur dan masyarakat dunia!  Ancaman baru telah wujud dan ia boleh membawa maut. Wabak  yang menular itu adalah wabak "lembu gila" dan ia bermula di Malaysia.
Wabak "virus" (aka rasuah) telah pun menjadi kanser dan akan menghancurkan negara.
Itulah yang sedang berlaku di Malaysia dan kini lebih RM250 juta telah dipersiakan oleh NFC.
Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) yang dipimpin oleh kedua-dua Perdana Menteri dan timbalannya telah menghalalkan  perbuatan rasuah dan mempertahankan amalan rasuah dan penyalahgunaan dana awam secara terang-terangan.
Yang  dimaksudkan ini adalah penyalahgunaan sebanyak RM83 juta daripada tabung NFC kepada syarikat-syarikat yang dikawal oleh keluarga Ketua Wanita Umno dan Menteri Shahrizat Jalil yang jelas rasuah tetapi hanya kerana beliau adalah salah seorang daripada golongan elit pemerintah, tindakan terhadap beliau tidak akan diambil.

TPM dgn angkuhnya beritahu rakyat utk fikir apa mereka mahu tentang NFC

Seorang demi seorang pemimpin Umno keluar untuk mempertahankan Ketua Wanita Shahrizat Jalil, dengan ramainya setakat mencemarkan kredibiliti dan reputasi mereka sendiri. Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin – yang juga Timbalan Presiden Umno - mengatasi mereka semua.
Beliau tidak sama sekali peduli mengenai apa rakyat Malaysia fikirkan tentang penyalahgunaan wang RM250 juta oleh NFC melibatkan projek pengeluaran daging lembu negara dan tuduhan bahawa ia telah dengan cara rasuah diberikan kepada keluarga Shahrizat.
"Kami akan serahkan kepada rakyat untuk membuat keputusan sama ada menerima penjelasanyang NFC atau tidak kerana NFC telah menjelaskan setiap isu yang timbul," kata Muhyiddin kepada pemberita dalam satu sidang akhbar.
"Bagi kami di pihak kerajaan, kami tahu kebenaran dan kami tidak terpengaruh dengan cerita-cerita yang direka oleh pihak pembangkang."

Hadi and Kit Siang to be DPMs when Pakatan wins, any problems with that?

DAP chairman Karpal Singh reiterated that PAS president Hadi Awang and DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang would be the deputy prime ministers of Malaysia when the Pakatan Rakyat wrests control of the federal government.
“Both of them are capable of bringing progressive development to the country,” Karpal told reporters on Saturday.
His comments are not new but the BN media has been keen to stir up trouble among the 3 coalition members - PKR, PAS and DAP.
Recently, DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng nipped in the bud further such talk by reiterating that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim would still be prime minister even if the BN jailed him on manifestly fabricated sodomy and sex video charges.
The BN then turned its attention on the No. 2 post, hoping to create envy among PAS members and suspicion among the Malay voters with the news that Kit Siang - an ethnic Chinese - would get to sit in such a high post.

First Ananda, now Mirzan Mahathir named in Indian probe

As India goes full steam into an anti-corruption blitz, another Malaysian tycoon with connections to the highest places has been named.
Mirzan Mahathir, the son of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, is the second prominent tycoon from the Southeast Asian country to be implicated in an Indian deal gone awry - this time with the Kakinada Port development.
He follows hot on the heels of Maxis chief Ananda Krishnan, who was accused of having corruptly secured a stake in India's telecoms operator, Aircel.
The Ananda case had sparked talk that Malaysia's ruling BN regime was now sowing the fruits of its overly gung-ho business forays, depending on 'who they know' rather than 'what they knew' to secure huge foreign contracts.
Along with several other Malaysian tycoons including Vincent Tan, Francis Yeoh and Syed Mokhtar Albukhari, Ananda is regarded as being one of Mahathir's inner coterie of cronies.

Dr M warns: Najib too busy to "fix" Umno, while the Chinese are taking over

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who still wields a significant influence in Umno, is the latest leader to offer his views on the health of the party ahead of its much-watched annual assembly slated for early December.
While the 85-year-old Mahathir was careful to sheath his claws, it was clear he managed to say what he wanted to about Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership of the party, for the edification of all members.
Najib is not the man to transform Umno. He doesn't even have enough time to do so, though no one knows what he is spending his time on. This appeared to be the gist of Mahathir's remarks in an interview with the Umno-owned Utusan newspaper.
“Umno became badly damaged when Tun Abdullah Badawi took over. Because he prioritised his family and there were so many corruption allegations. And everyone knew about his son-in-law’s involvement,” Utusan reported Mahathir as saying on Sunday.
“This damaged Umno has been inherited by Datuk Seri Najib Razak for him to fix. Umno needs time before it can become stronger. But Najib is busy and does not have enough time."

An uphill battle ahead for DAP

TUNKU Aziz Ibrahim raised eyebrows when he joined the DAP in 2008. It was a big coup because the Kedah-born Tunku Aziz comes with super credible credentials.
He was hailed as the Malay face of DAP in the new politics that had washed ashore after the 2008 general election.
Now a senator, he still gets puzzled looks from the Malays about being in the DAP.
“Friends ask whether I have a real role in the DAP or if I am just a token Malay face. They can't believe I have a real role. But it's a somewhat circumscribed role,” he said.
Tunku Aziz speaks English like an English gentleman so that would be best interpreted as a minor and peripheral role in the party.
DAP had never felt the need to be apologetic about its image as a strident champion of Chinese issues until now, that is.
It is part of the government in several states, it holds the Chief Ministership in Penang and it is struggling to dilute its Chinese chauvinist image.

Desperate for image makeover, Taib Mahmud goes for Big Boobs!

Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and PM Najib Razak have been trumpeting their economic policies in the light of plaudits given by an outfit called the Oxford Business Group..
Explaining the significance of the praises lavished on Sarawak and Malaysia by the Oxford Busines Group, the Chief Minister’s own website claimed that the publication “provides in-depth detail on Sarawak’ current economic outlook and what the future holds for the state”.

Which do you fear more? Hudud or Islamic State?

I was motivated to write this piece by a news portal reader who wrote this comment:
“Malaysians. You choose. DAP works with PAS. MCA works with Umno. So, what’s the difference? The difference is that the MCA is always selling out the Chinese. MCA supports BN-Umno's declaration of Malaysia as an Islamic state. But DAP only harps on Hudud which only affect Muslims, not Malaysia. Anything beyond this are all just fears and speculations. You fear Hudud but don't fear Islamic state? What a load of garbage by BN supporters!”
He or she makes a lot of common sense. We can argue all we want until the cows (Oops! Did I say anything wrong?) come home over hudud and Islamic state and will never reach a consensus because Malaysia is a multi-racial country.
There is much logic and common sense in what the reader wrote.
MCA supports Barisan Nasional (BN)-Umno’s declaration that Malaysia is an Islamic state. Okay. Malaysia is an Islamic state.
Doesn’t a real 100% Islamic state include hudud, an Islamic criminal law?

Remember Dr M and vote for CHANGE in GE-13

It's election time and every good Malaysian must use his right to vote in a government that cares for all. We have lived peacefully for at least 2 generations, some 3 and a few more than 5 generations. And these do not include the natives (or Orang Asli) who have been here always.
Although all of us were pendatangs (emigrants) at different stages, we were happy we were born on this land which gave us a sense of belonging and peace. To the outside world we were seen as a truly multiracial country, our propaganda was to be a multiracial, role model in harmony.

FAM PRESIDENT CONFIDENT OF RETAINING FOOTBALL GOLD

KUANTAN, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)
President Sultan Ahmad Shah is confident the national football squad can retain
the gold medal at the SEA Games 2011 in Indonesia.
He said the excellent performance put up by the Malaysian team in Group A
proved that they were the favourite to emerge as the champion in the SEA Games
this time.
"Malaysia will face Myanmar in the semi-finals and I am confident that we
will win 2-0," he said when approached by reporters after opening the new hall
of Sekolah Menengah Tengku Ampuan Afzan, here today.
Sultan Ahmad said the national Under-23 squad was most consistent and could
beat any team in the semi-finals.

Ex-Young PAP member apologises for offensive photo

Former Young People's Action Party (YP) member Jason Neo, who caused an uproar online after posting a Facebook photo of children on a school bus with an offensive caption, has written an apology to the pre-school.

Tidak sokong rakyat Malaysia luar negara mengundi PRU: Mengapa tidak?

20 NOV — Pemimpin-pemimpin politik negara kita tidak pernah berhenti daripada mencuit hati rakyat dengan kelakuan dan gelagat mereka. Saban hari, ada sahaja kenyataan mahupun perlakuan yang ditonjolkan mereka sehingga segala gerak-gerinya menjadi buruan pihak media.
Malah tidak keterlaluan untuk mengatakan bahawa pemimpin-pemimpin politik merupakan orang kedua paling dikehendaki dalam senarai pihak media selepas golongan artis.
Lazimnya, kenyataan demi kenyataan yang dikeluarkan itu pula bukannya calang-calang kenyataan biasa tetapi kenyataan yang boleh mengundang kontroversi.

Guan Eng: Pakatan leadership to decide on Penang polls date

Lim said he did not want to short-change the people over the recently approved state Budget. — File pic

SERDANG, Nov 20 — Lim Guan Eng said today Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) joint leadership will decide whether Penang will hold elections simultaneously with federal polls expected soon. Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had said on Thursday that the state will likely not participate in the upcoming general elections if it is called before June next year.
“That is Tan Sri Khalid’s decision. Of course he has the prerogative to make that decision,” Lim told reporters at the DAP Selangor Annual Convention here.

ISA: Nurul Izzah dakwa Najib bohong

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov — Naib Presiden PKR Nurul Izzah Anwar hari ini mendakwa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak telah berbohong apabila menjanjikan pembaharuan politik sedangkan pada masa yang sama menahan 13 individu di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).
September lalu Najib berjanji akan memansuhkan ISA.
“Ia (apa yang diperkatakan) hanya kerja perhubungan awam di pihak perdana menteri. Anda telah berbohong kepada rakyat Malaysia,” kata beliau selepas melancarkan Program Sumbangan Yayasan Aman di pejabat Pusat Perkhidmatan Ahli Lembah Pantai di sini hari ini.
Dalam perutusan khas sempena Hari Malaysia pada 15 September lalu, Najib berkata akan memansuhkan ISA dan akan digantikan oleh dua akta baru.

Let the people judge

NOV 20 — There is a new mantra in Putrajaya: when they are caught in a tricky or difficult situation, they say “Let the People Decide”.
There is a reason why Muhyiddin Yassin and Hishammuddin Hussein have suddenly become lovers of the public opinion. It is because they hope to end whatever debate is going on, to recoup their position and then hope that Malaysians forget about the particularly embarrassing event.
Muhyiddin caught at the centre of National Feedlot Corporation (let us not be mistaken: he is a central figure in this scandal because he approved the project), says that the public upon reading Shahrizat Jalil husband’s porous defence will not swallow the lies of the Opposition.
The DPM just wants to end the debate on an issue which can embroil himself.

Mahathir: Umno hadapi masalah cari pemimpin, dibayangi tanggapan korup

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov — Sementara Barisan Nasional (BN) pimpinan Datuk Seri Najib Razak sedang bersiap sedia untuk menghadapi pilihan raya umum ke-13, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mendakwa Umno selaku parti teras perikatan itu berhadapan dengan masalah mendapatkan pemimpin terbaik.
Bekas perdana menteri itu berkata, Umno diselubungi masalah mencari pemimpin — pendirian yang mengesahkan pandangan banyak pihak selama ini.

RM250m NFC award without Cabinet approval disturbing, says PKR

By Melissa Chi

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — PKR questioned today how the government could award a RM250 million project like the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) project without Cabinet approval.
PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (picture) told reporters today she was “perturbed by the fact that the Cabinet was not involved in making the decision in the first place (as the Agriculture Minister stated).”
“That gives a lot of questions as to how a disbursement of RM250 million of public money is done,” she said.
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Seri Noh Omar denied yesterday that the decision to award the cattle farming project was discussed during Cabinet meetings.

9-hour policy should never have existed, says Teachers’ Union

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) lauded the government’s decision to do away with the nine-hour workday for school teachers, saying it was unnecessary and should not have been implemented in the first place.  Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) announced yesterday that the project had been discontinued.
The deputy prime minister said the decision was made in order to allow the government to evaluate a study conducted on the project which first began with 19 schools in Malacca.
“There are a lot of reasons why the nine hour policy is not practical. Making it compulsory for a teacher to be in school for that long is not practical,” NUTP president Hashim Adnan told The Malaysian Insider today.

Dr M says Umno weak and damaged

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Umno has not made any effective improvements since Election 2008 general and is unable to garner support from Malays, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has said ahead of the party’s general assembly at the end of the month.
The party’s longest-serving president was quoted by its newspaper Utusan Malaysia today saying Umno currently lacked good, credible leaders and that it was a pale shadow of its former glory.
“Umno became badly damaged when Tun Abdullah Badawi took over. Because he prioritised his family and there were so many corruption allegations. And everyone knew about his son-in-law’s involvement,” he said, referring to Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.
“This damaged Umno has been inherited by Datuk Seri Najib Razak for him to fix. Umno needs time before it can become stronger.