When petrol price increases, the prices of goods and food also increase quickly in tandem. But when petrol price is reduced we do not generally see a fast reduction in the prices of goods and food at retail. Consumers therefore are not enjoying the full benefit of lower petrol prices with cheaper products. Continue reading
In the light of my letter of complaint against En Mohd Yusof Alwi, the Pengarah of Jabatan Bangunan, to Datuk Bandar KL, Datuk Bandar KL has instructed Yg Bhg Datuk Salleh Yusuf to chair a special meeting today (31 October 2008) on the *28th Floor DBKL*, Jalan Raja Laut, at 3 pm to discuss and resolve several issues raised in my letters of complaint against the said En Mohd Yusof Alwi with regards to the Stop Work Order dated 19 October 2008 issued against Platinum Victory Sdn Bhd and the subsequent lifting of the said Stop Work Order on 23 October 2008, where the complainants were specifically not informed of that secret meeting on 22 October 2008 between the said En Mohd Yusof Bin Alwi, the developer, its architect, contractor and the so-called resident association representative. YB Datuk Saravan, the Deputy Minister for Wilayah Persekutuan will also be attending this meeting on behalf of the Minister of Wilayah Persekutuan. Continue reading
Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju]: Terima kasih Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Saya berdiri di sini untuk membahaskan bajet yang historical ini, bukan bajet untuk semasa. Angka-angka dalam bajet sudah outdated. Justeru itu Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, tidak perlu membuang masa dengan bajet yang dibentangkan oleh outgoing Prime Minister. Kemungkinan besar tidak lama lagi bajet baru akan dibentangkan di dalam Dewan ini. Kemungkinan daripada kami di sinilah.
Tuan Yang di-Pertua, yang pertama sekali, saya ingin merujuk kepada Laporan Ketua Audit Negara tahun 2007, saya ingin bertanya sama ada Kerajaan Barisan Nasional ini telah melaksanakan semua rekomendasi daripada Ketua Audit Negara di dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara tahun 2007 ini. Continue reading
On Saturday, 19 October 2008, Platinum Victory was slapped with a Stop Work Order by DBKL for continuously violating the construction work time as stipulated in the Development Order. (Details here.)
Four days later on Thursday, 23 October 2008, En Mohd Yusof Bin Alwi, Pengarah of Jabatan Bangunan of DBKL, single-handedly lifted the Stop Work Order under questionable circumstances and without the prior knowledge of other high ranking officers including Datuk Salleh Yusuf (Ketua Pengarah of DBKL) and Datuk Bandar.
Why the TOP SECRET? Continue reading
Happy Deepavali to all, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters and their families.
Enjoy the holidays. Drive safe. And may God watch over you and bless you.
EPF must be utilised for the sole benefit of the nation poor work force and not any other organisation. It would appear that the Government is treating EPF as a financial ambulance for the stock market and certain selected GLCs. Last week the Government has utilized RM5 billion from EPF to bail out Valuecap in order to support the stock market. Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop has the cheek to give assurance that the RM5 billion loan given by EPF would reap profit. No one seems to know what Valuecap, a new corporate entity, is and who is behind this new entity. Continue reading
PM says the government spent almost RM82,000 for the Malaysian Bar Council dinner at the JW Marriot Hotel on April 2008. Continue reading
