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Parliament Questions Time: Written Answer for No. 440

Sunshine Empire Sdn Bhd disabitkan dua kesalahan di bawah seksyen 25(1) ABIK, kerana manganjurkan skim pelaburan haram yang melibatkan aktiviti pengambilan deposit tanpa lesen

Pemberitahuan Pertanyaan Jawab Bertulis Dewan Rakyat

Soalan No. 440

Tuan Wee Choo Keong [ Wangsa Maju ] minta Menteri Kewangan menyatakan selain daripada tindakan pembekuan aset Sunshine Empire Sdn Bhd, Empire Property Venture International Sdn Bhd oleh Bank Negara kerana aktiviti pengambilan deposit haram, apakah tindakan-tindakan lain yang telah diambil oleh Bank Negara dan/atau oleh Suruhanjaya Sekuriti kerana kesalahan melanggar BAFIA dan lain-lain undang-undang oleh Dato’ Alex Teh Chee Tiong dan pengarah-pengarahnya yang lain demi menjamin kepentingan awam dilindungi.

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Parliament Questions Time: Written Answer for No. 439

Pada ketika ini hanya terlibat dalam memberi ulasan terhadap kertas Cadangan Garis Panduan Perancangan Gated Community dan Guarded Neighbourhood

Pemberitahuan Pertanyaan Jawab Bertulis Dewan Rakyat

Soalan No. 439

Tuan Wee Choo Keong [ Wangsa Maju ] minta Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar menyatakan sama ada Kementerian bercadang untuk meluluskan undang-undang baru atau peraturan baru bagi membolehkan kawasan-kawasan perumahan di WP Kuala Lumpur menempatkan pondok keselamatan atau pagar-pagar keselamatan yang dikawal oleh pengawal-pengawal keselamatan bagi mengawal pergerakan keluar masuk di kawasan perumahan sebagai salah satu inisiatif membanteras peningkatan kadar jenayah di kawasan-kawasan perumahan. Jika Kementerian tidak bercadang meluluskan undang-undang atau peraturan untuk tujuan sedemikian, harap dijelaskan kenapa.

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Parliament Question Time: Written Answer for No. 437

RM37.69 juta harta dilucuthakkan merangkumi RM1.59 juta harta daripada 10 kes yang berjaya disabitkan kesalahan dan RM36.1 juta harta daripada 23 kes lain yang dilucuthakkan tanpa pendakwaan….

Pemberitahuan Pertanyaan Jawab Bertulis Dewan Rakyat

Soalan No. 437

Tuan Wee Choo Keong [ Wangsa Maju ] minta  Menteri  Kewangan menyatakan:-

(a) Sehingga 30 Mei 2010, berapakah jumlah keseluruhan asset yang dibekalkan dan dirampas oleh pihak berkuasa  setiap tahun  dan pecahan jumlah pembekuan dan pampasan berbanding jumlah kesalahan bagi setiap tahun, di bawah Akta AMLA ini; dan

(b) apakah bentuk-bentuk perlindungan atau safeguard yang wujud bagi mengelakkan AMLA dari disalahkan guna oleh pihak berkuasa.

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Parliament Questions Time: Written Answer for No. 436

Semua aspek telah diambilkira untuk melindungi kepentingan MISC

Pemberitahuan Pertanyaan Jawab Bertulis Dewan Rakyat

Soalan No. 436

Tuan Wee Choo Keong [ Wangsa Maju ] minta  Menteri  Kewangan menyatakan sama ada kepentingan negara di dalam usahasama 50-50 dalam Transware Distribution Services Pte Ltd antara MISC dan Keppel Logistics terus dilindungi apabila wakil-wakil MISC di dalam lembaga pengarah Transware Distribution Services Pte Ltd telah membenarkan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Keppel Logistics, iaitu sebuah syarikat Singapura untuk menyingkirkan mereka pada Mei 2010 dan telah pula membantu menggantung barisan pengurusan mereka dan digantikan dengan lebih ramai pasukan pengurusan dari Keppel Logistics?

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"MBf Mysteries" open can of worms for he who wants high office at all cost

I was alerted to a blog post here that highlights a controversial case in 1994 1993 that involved two judges who would not hear my appeal “against a judgement of two years jail for contempt of court” regarding an ex-parte injunction by two MBf companies. I was then the MP for Bukit Bintang.

As a matter of record, the jail sentences were in fact 4 years for contempt of court based on a majority decision of 2 to 1 of the then Supreme Court. The minority view was very telling to say the least. It took me 14 years later on April 2007 before I was successful in striking out the ex-parte injunction by the MBf companies. Following which I counter-sued MBf for RM40 million for the injustice I suffered.

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UPDATE, 31 July 2010: Khazanah buy-back 23.9% Parkway block cost rakyat a whopping RM935 million! Click here for story.
The government should immediately launch an investigation into the fiasco!
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I am not at all amused over the fight for control of Parkway Holdings Ltd (Parkway) between Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Fortis Healthcare Ltd of India, which harbors a “vision to become a global healthcare provider.” You can read the full report by the Star here.

Let me remind all and sundry, that at the core of this “battle” lies the sweet fruit called Pantai Hospital that has been wickedly plucked and eaten by an outsider supposedly under the watchful eyes of the caretakers of our national garden.

The bitter fruits of this dereliction of duty on our part were manifolds. First, there was the unwholesome and ill-gotten gains by a few through blatant abuse of power and probable collusion by interested parties. Then there was the breach of our national security because of the ultra-sensitive database falling into foreign hands. Followed by the needless and sinfully high cost expended to buy-back our shares that were originally squandered willy nilly. Let us not factor in the derision of our national pride as the enemy would have had scoffed at our idiocy while laughing all the way to the bank – for no price can ever redeem our national shame suffered.

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How safe is it really to fly AirAsia?

The safe passage of all passengers for any commercial airline is of paramount importance as precious lives are at stake. There can never be any compromise. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is therefore duty bound to ensure that the stringent safety requirements are met at all times and no slip-up be tolerated.

It’s for this reason that in one of my parliamentary questions for the June sitting here, I asked the Minister of Transport to state the procedures and regularity of the safety audits carried out for low-cost carriers landing and taking off from our airports. The airlines include AirAsia, Jet Star and Tiger Air. The minister’s reply is posted here.

While the minister’s reply is reassuring to the general public, it seems a recent incident that purportedly happened in KLIA on 20 July 2010 with AirAsia Flight AK718 from Singapore seriously begs the question as to the diligency in which the DCA carries out its ‘safety audits’ where low-cost carriers are concerned. What is most discomforting is the fact that the same AirAsia aircraft that experienced a form of technical problem was allowed to take off so soon after the said incident. Please refer to the emails forwarded to me below for details.

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Datuk Bandar declares "war against cybercafes!"

This is an update of a meeting with Datuk Bandar and the Members of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 22 July 2010, at DBKL head office. Some of the issues discussed, with reference to Wangsa Maju, are as follows:-

1. Cybercafes
It is reported that todate actions have been taken against 4 outlets to help stem the rise of social ills in Wangsa Maju which include online gambling, porn viewing and loan-sharking activities associated with these outlets. Datuk Bandar, however, feels that more could be done as Wangsa Maju is highly populated and covers a vast geographical area. To show his commitment to Wangsa Majuians and their families that he has their welfare at heart, he has decided to declare “war against cybercafés” not only in our ‘kawasan’ but also throughout Kuala Lumpur. DBKL officers are reminded to monitor and enforce this policy on a continuous basis to help promote, protect and preserve the healthy social environment of our city.

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"Probe on bribe-for-currency printing contract reveals links to people high in government hierarcy"

The above report in page 2 of the Sun was published on Tuesday, 20 July 2010.

The allegation highlighted apparently involves very senior officials of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) with undisputable links to their spouses. As this is a report by the Australian authority which will also ultimately lead to prosecution by Australian administrators themselves, this will become international news. Malaysia can ill-afford this kind of serious negative publicity which can be quite damaging to our reputation in the world community. As a matter of national interest, I urge the MACC to immediately conduct a more thorough investigation locally so that we can take steps to quickly salvage our reputaion should the alleged corrupt practice, as reported, is less than accurate.

Since the news broke out, the public has taken a keen interest in the matter and has been engaging in all kinds of speculations. I have even received rumours that the husband of a very high official in BNM is strongly implicated. But seriously, this cannot be. There’s too much at stake not only for the very high official in BNM but also the country, as BNM is the ultimate authority for all fiscal matters in Malaysia.

The public can speculate and rumour. But I personally don’t believe there’s any traction that the husband of the said very high official in BNM is involved. Not so soon at the tail of cases of the husband of Securities Commission Chairman being similarly highlighted recently. MACC should not drag its feet on its investigation as urged but perform its duty diligently to swiftly put an end to this issue.

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"Pecat Nor Yakcop, Zarinah" – was Utusan Online 'terrorised' to kill report?

UPDATE, 22 July 2010: The blog ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ has managed to recover the missing news item and has posted it here. Go read it. ——————————————————– I remember reading the above “pecat” news item the day it was published. Didn’t think too much of it then because it was expected that newspapers would do what they have … Read more