Sime to buy into IJN

Oh no, not again.

"The Government had no objection to Sime Darby's request to acquire a stake the National Heart Institute (IJN)". So said Najib.

However, he said the company has to keep in mind that social responsibility must take precedence over financial gains.

Separately, Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai also said that the Government would continue to regulate fees at IJN even if the institute were to be privatised, to ensure patients are not overcharged.

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This is madness, real madness and is getting out of hand. Already many essential services have been privatised. Each time an essential service is privatised (on the pretext of reducing the government's OPEX), a handful of "penyangak" becomes rich, extremely rich. But the poor rakyat suffers more.

Anwar, Kit Siang and Karpal should stop this like mad, if they truly have the rakyat's plight at heart, as claimed.

Malaysia, the 3rd riskiest country in the AP region.

Whao, what an achievement!!!!

According to the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), Malaysia is ranked 14th out of the 16 Asia Pacific countries - below minnows like Vietnam, Cambodia and the Phillipines - in terms political and social risks.

 

The consultancy assessed 16 countries on factors such as the risk of disruptive political change, the threat posed by social activism and vulnerability to policy changes by other governments.

 

India, Malaysia and Thailand face the highest political and social risk among Asia-Pacific countries in 2009, mainly because of internal instability.

"For these countries, the coming global economic storm is only going to make a bad situation worse," Robert Broadfoot, managing director of PERC, told Reuters. "India's underlying attractions to foreign investors should remain no matter who wins the next election," the report said.

Thailand is the the second riskiest country in Asia for 2009 with a score of 6.28, as the current political turmoil threatens to drag into 2009 and is eroding the country's key institutions. The consultancy projected Thailand's worst case scenario to be if the King of Thailand dies before the turmoil is resolved.

As for Malaysia, the third riskiest in the region, the report said the struggle for political power was aggravating racial and religious tensions.

"The status quo is changing in ways that will see a stronger political opposition than in the past," said the report.

Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia were ranked most stable and low in political risk for 2009 even though their economies are likely to be hurt by the global financial crisis, PERC said.

The rankings:

 

1. Singapore @ 2.76
2. Australia @2.90
3. Hong Kong @ 3.23
4. Japan @ 3.70 (approx)
5. Macau @ 3.90 (approx)
6. Taiwan @ 4.70 (approx)
7. USA @ 4.90 (approx)
8. South Korea @ 5.0 (approx)
9. Vietnam @ 5.1 (approx)
10. China @ 5.2 (approx)
11. Cambodia @ 5.5 (approx)
12. Phillipines @ 5.7 (approx)
13. Indonesia @ 6.0 (approx)
14. Malaysia @ 6.07
15. Thailand @ 6.28
16. India @ 6.87

 

Whao, so much of Malaysia ya.

Al-Quran Sumber Perundangan Utama - Lim Guan Eng

Source: Mohd Sabri Said Fri Dec 05, 08, HARAKAHDAILY.NET

GEORGETOWN, 5 Dis - Al-Quran penting sebagai sumber perundangan utama dan mampu melahirkan masyarakat madani yang berakhlak tinggi, berintergriti yang bersesuaian dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar' dan Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT).

Demikian antara ucapan yang disampaikan oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng dalam majlis penghargaan kepada 102 orang penghafal dan pengajar Al-Quran yang memberi khidmat di negeri itu baru-baru ini.

...............Menurut beliau lagi, nilai keharmonian lebih terserlah seandainya setiap agama mematuhi ajaran yang diamalkan begitu juga Islam jika dilengkapi dengan pengetahuan yang tinggi tentunya melahirkan sebuah masyarakat yang sempurna jauh daripada ketidak tamadhunan.

...............Tegasnya, hanya mereka yang tabah sahaja dapat mencapai tahap tersebut kerana tanpa displin, kuat dan sabar seseorang itu mustahil boleh melakukan kerja berkenaan.

...............Lim percaya melalui al-Quran masyarakat Madani yang berakhlak tinggi, berintegriti bersesuai dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar' dan Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT) akan menjadi kenyataan. Baca selebihnya di sini

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Tepat sekali kata-kata Lim Guan Eng itu. Kalau semua berpegang teguh pada ajaran agama masing-masing, alangkah amannya dunia ini - tiada pengkhianat, pembohong, iri hati, tamak haloba, dendam-mendendam, rasuah-merasuah, fitnah-menfitnah, tuduh-menuduh dan tiada segala gejala negatif yang boleh merosakkan akhlak serta hubungan sesama insan.

Masyarakat kita boleh dikatakan sebagai satu masyarakat yang warak - kuat beragama - kebanyakannya berpegang teguh kepada ajaran agama masing-masing dan tempat-tempat beribadat seperti masjid, surau, kuil Hindu dan kuil Cina terdapat di setiap pelusuk, tetapi kenapakah di negara kita, hubungan antara kaum menjadi amat rapuh sekali, terutamanya selepas pilihanraya Mac lalu?

Kenapakah bukan Melayu asyik mempersoalkan hak-hak istimewa orang-orang Melayu, kedudukan bahasa Melayu sebagai Bahasa Kebangsaan, kedudukan Raja-Raja Melayu dan agama Islam sebagai agama rasmi, walhal perkara ini telah termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Negara?

Kenapakah orang-orang Melayu asyik mempertahankan "Ketuanan Melayu" sedangkan itu merupakan konsep atau keadaan atau situasi semata-mata - tiada untung ruginya sama ada "Ketuanan Melayu" itu benar-benar dapat dicapai atau tidak?

Kenapa kekayaan negara masih lagi tidak diagih-agihkan secara rata, setelah 51 merdeka?

Kenapa DEB yang diperkenalkan untuk mengagih-agihkan kekayaan negara antara kaum masih lagi tidak mencapai matlamatnya?

Kenapa masih ramai lagi rakyat yang tergolong dalam golongan miskin, walhal kita boleh dianggap sebagai negara maju yang kaya-raya dengan sumber aslinya?

Bilakah negara kita akan melahirkan masyarakat madani yang bertamaddun, berakhlak tinggi, berintergriti yang bersesuaian dengan prinsip 'Amar Ma'ruf, Nahi Mungkar'?