FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION


FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

* Selected REFERENCES / Sources:


Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

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01 January 2014

Thousands March to Protest Price Hikes !!


http://my.news.yahoo.com/protestors-descending-dataran-merdeka-rally-against-rising-cost-141743825.html


On New Year’s Eve, thousands march to protest price hikes but Putrajaya still in BN’s hands



Thousands defied Putrajaya and rallied at Dataran Merdeka tonight against the rising cost of goods and services, as police looked on after warning for days earlier it was a gathering to topple the ruling coalition.
The boisterous crowd which had streamed to the fringe of the square from Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Masjid India and Central Market was largely peaceful, but several lines of police officers stood between them and revellers who had gathered in the square for the national new year's eve countdown celebration.
"Inside is for those who want to celebrate New Year's Eve. If you want to protest, you may do so on the other side," said Dang Wangi OCPD Zainulddin Ahmad.
However, police, just after 11pm, relented as the streaming crowd breached the police and City Hall barricades to join the revellers in the square.
Just before midnight the concert at the Dataran Merdeka was halted in view of the surge of protestors. City Hall personnel formed a line in front of the stage, and the lights were turned off.
Despite a pledge to stay apolitical, the crowd repeatly chanted slogans against the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Umno and his Barisan Nasional coalition partners
Several opposition politicians present lending their support included P. Kasthuri, Nik Nazmi, Steven Sim and Teoh Kok Seong.
PAS supporters sat in a circle at the Jalan Parlimen-Jalan Raja intersection and listened to speeches from several party leaders instead of joining the throng that made it to Dataran Merdeka.
PAS central committee member Dzulkefly Ahmad explained how the public will be burdened by recent government policies, while vice-president Salahudin Ayub said that the people have shown courage by attending the rally despite threats from the government.
"There is no way for the government to ignore voices from all walks of life," he said.
A grandmother who wished to be known only as Julie said she was compelled to join the protest to urge the government to respect the people's wishes.
"The rakyat is suffering. The government cannot play deaf now," she said, holding a sign stating "Respect the voice of the people" in front of the police barricade.
The protesters had gathered earlier at the Sogo shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur with most clad in black, with some wearing the masks of English revolutionary Guy Fawkes, who has now become a global symbol of public revolt against the establishment.
However, the mood remained carnival and traders who had set up stalls in the vicinity of the Dataran Merdeka are doing a brisk business.
The crowd chanted "Bangkit, bangkit. Bangkit rakyat."
At Dataran Merdeka, a 1,000 strong crowd has begun to gather, also voicing their displeasure at the rising cost of living. A group of people were seen attempting to break through police barricades at Jalan Raja to get to Dataran Merdeka.
The protest is being organised by a group calling itself Gerakan Turun Kos Sara Hidup or Turun
Suaram, who has promised legal aid to any protestor detained by the police, had 10 personnel deployed in Dataran Merdeka
"We are here to check if there is any crackdown by the police and will provide legal assistance to those protesters who are arrested," said its coordinator Syukri Razab, adding that several lawyers were on stand-by to help.
The mass protest was prompted by the various recent increase in the prices of goods and services, such as the cutting of fuel and sugar subsidies, while other hikes are looming for next year, including electricity tariffs, assessment rates for KL properties, public transport charges and toll rates for major highways.
Police have been on high alert after claims circulated online purportedly claiming the intention of the protest is to topple the government.
Police said four non-governmental organisations (NGO) - Gerakan Turun Kos Sara Hidup (Turun), Solidarity Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM), PKR-backed group Jingga 13 and youth group Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) - as being the organisational and motivational force behind tonight's protest.
SMM chairman Mohamed Bukhairy Sofian, however, maintained that the gathering is to protest against the rising cost of living, and not to overthrow the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.
Anti-price hike movement Gerakan Turun Kos Sara Hidup (Turun) chairman Azan Safar had clarified also last week that the price hike protest is not linked to another gathering allegedly aimed at ousting the government. - December 31, 2013.



Kondo RM110 Juta di New York ?!


http://my.news.yahoo.com/najib-perlu-jelas-kondo-rm110-juta-milik-anak-062205641.html

Najib perlu jelas kondo RM110 juta milik anak tirinya, kata PKR




PKR hari ini meminta Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak menjelaskan pembelian sebuah unit kondominium berharga AS$33.5 juta (RM110 juta) di New York oleh anak tirinya, Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, seperti dilaporkan sebuah portal berita baru-baru ini.
Pengarah Strategi PKR Rafizi Ramli berkata Najib mempunyai tanggungjawab moral untuk memberi penjelasan kerana ia berkaitan tentang ketelusan dan akauntabiliti.
"Perdana Menteri harus memberikan penjelasan kerana ia merupakan piawaian ketelusan dan akauntabiliti negara yang mengamalkan politik matang.
"Pihak yang terlibat dengan dana awam menjadi tanggungjawab kepada mereka menjelaskan dan membuktikan sumber dana itu sah dan tidak berkaitan dengan dana awam," kata beliau kepada pemberita di Petaling Jaya hari ini.
Sabtu lalu, portal berita Sarawak Report mendakwa Riza membeli sebuah kondominium tujuh bilik pada 19 November tahun lalu di West 63rd Street di Park Laurel, New York.
Riza merupakan anak kepada isteri perdana menteri Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor hasil perkahwinan sebelumnya.
Rafizi berkata dengan pendapatan Riza Shahriz yang pernah berkhidmat dalam beberapa firma sebelum ini tidak akan mampu membeli kondominium berharga RM110 juta.
"Jika gajinya beberapa juta ringgit sebulan barulah dia boleh kumpul wang sebanyak itu dan umurnya sama dengan saya. Kita tahu berapa pendapatan pegawai bank. Beliau pernah berkhidmat dengan firma audit KPMG dan HSBC di London.
“Pendapatannya kira-kira £8,000 sebulan, ditolak dengan cukai 40% dan insurans 11%. Pendapatan yang tinggal hanya £4,000 sebulan. Saya pernah tinggal di London, £4,000 sebulan ditolak perbelanjaan kereta dan kos sara hidup lain, jumlah yang boleh disimpan £3,000 sebulan atau £36,000 setahun bersamaan RM150,000,” katanya.
Ahli Parlimen Pandan itu berkata berdasarkan laporan media, Riza Shahriz menceburi pelaburan bidang perfileman menggunakan wang pelabur dari Asia dan Asia Tengah.
“Kita nak tahu siapa pelabur yang mempunyai wang sebegitu banyak. Mengikut laporan, dana yang disalurkan tidak mengikut cara biasa memerlukan sokongan bank dan jaminan. Sebab itu lebih cepat kerana mempunyai dokongan pelabur yang tidak diketahui.
"Saya pasti itu bukan wang simpanannya. Biarpun simpanan daripada kecil seperti ibunya. Saya jamin tak cukup sebanyak itu,” katanya yang mendakwa penerangan daripada Riza Shahriz akan menghapuskan kecurigaan awam dan menolak tanggapan wang itu datang daripada bantuan keluarga.
Selepas sidang media tersebut, Rafizi membuat laporan di Balai Polis Tropicana, Petaling Jaya kepada empat blog Umno yang bertanggungjawab menyebarkan berita dan emel palsu untuk mewujudkan suasana huru-hara.
Katanya, penyebaran berita palsu itu boleh menjejaskan ketenteraman awam dan mewujudkan suasana panik yang jelas melanggar undang-undang dan berbahaya.
“Sebelum ini, Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) selalu menangkap anak muda yang sering menulis di Facebook yang tidak disenangi pemerintah. Jika PDRM tegas dalam perkara kecil seperti komen di
Facebook, mengapa mereka tidak memanggil blogger Umno yang secara terang melanggar undang-undang.
“Jika PDRM hanya menyiasat saya dan bukan dalang di sebalik emel palsu, jelaslah polis hanya menjadi alat Umno bagi tujuan politik mereka,” katanya yang turut menyebut plot menggulingkan kerajaan hanyalah taktik Barisan Nasional menutup kemarahan rakyat akibat kenaikan harga barang.
 – 30 Disember, 2013.



08 December 2013

Hundreds of millions (of Ringgit) Swindled from banks in past 5 years, mostly by Staff !


Source:
http://my.news.yahoo.com/hundreds-millions-swindled-banks-past-5-years-mostly-155349378.html

Hundreds of millions swindled from banks in past 5 years, mostly by staff, say police - Bernama





Fraud by bank employees is getting more serious as losses incurred by banks due to money swindled by staff has increased to RM473.82 million over the last five years.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crimes Department's Head of Unit for Banking and Financial Crimes Supt Harjinder Kaur Gurdial Singh said overall the banks suffered losses amounting to RM789,106,376 for various types of fraud during the period.
In 2008, it was RM10.1 million, RM27.1 million (2009), RM85.4 million (2010), RM84.5 million (2011), RM191.8 million (2012) and RM390 million (up to November 2013), she told reporters during a special interview on commercial crime in Kuala Lumpur today.
She said among fraud cases involving bank employees were withdrawing money from accounts that have been inactive for more than three years and not crediting cash deposits into customers' accounts.
Bank branch managers were also found abusing overdraft facilities by abusing accounts of customers.
"Our investigation found 60% of the bank fraud was committed by their own employees, 30% by the management while 10% were by the account holders themselves," she said.
Apart from cases of fraud involving bank employees, other fraud involved criminal breach of trust (CBT), document forging, misappropriation of properties and attempts to cheat through banks said Harjinder Kaur.
"What is more shocking is that 60% of bank fraud was committed by women compared with only 40% by men, while 70% of the victims in these fraud cases were men," she said.
She also said bank officers and employees were advised to comply with standard operating procedures (SOP) when processing loan applications from customers.
"Members of the public are advised to be cautious with their security details and personal documents which could be abused by third parties," she said. - Bernama, December 6, 2013.
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Comment:  How about ALL the cents, that some bank staff took from account holders, cents seem like a small issue, but when you multiple them by a million times, you end up filthy rich !!  Bank top management needs to check on that too ! And Bank Negara needs to check on commercial banks CEO ! 


05 December 2013



Comment:  One will be fuking mad and angry IF the FBI or CIA put one's name on their list, just because he/she is a Muslim. And one will be 10 times mad IF one's name was put there by mistakes !! Such ignorant and arrogant organizations (i.e. FBI/CIA).

I remember, a few years back, a professor from UTM, Malaysia was also accused of being a terrorist, but later discovered that the FBI/CIA made a mistake. What a SHAME !!

Will the USA law makers/senators/legislators...  Please 'check' what the FBI and CIA are doing !! Please !!

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http://my.news.yahoo.com/profesor-didakwa-pengganas-cabar-amerika-syarikat-di-mahkamah-012111380.html

Profesor didakwa pengganas cabar Amerika Syarikat di mahkamah





Profesor Rahinah Ibrahim (gambar) akhirnya berjaya mencabar tindakan Amerika Syarikat (AS) yang memasukkan namanya sebagai pengganas dalam pengkalan data rahsia mereka di mahkamah San Francisco semalam.

Profesor didakwa pengganas cabar Amerika Syarikat di mahkamah

Rahinah, dekan fakulti rekabentuk dan arkitek, berjuang selama lapan tahun dalam sistem keadilan Amerika bagi membuang namanya dalam pengkalan data itu selepas ditahan di lapangan terbang San Francisco 2005 lalu ketika dalam perjalanannya dari Malaysia dan singgah di Hawaii.
Menurut laporan Associated Press (AP) yang memetik kenyataan peguam Rahinah, Elizabeth Pipkin, adalah hampir mustahil untuk membuang sebarang nama yang dimasukkan ke dalam data itu. Peguam berkata demikian dalam kenyataan pembukaan dalam perbicaraan di San Francisco.
Rahinah memberitahu AP, namanya tersilap dimasukkan ke dalam pangkalan data itu kerana beliau berasal dari Malaysia dan beragama Islam.
Wanita berusia 48 tahun itu menafikan sebarang kaitan dengan mana-mana kumpulan pengganas ketika disoal siasat oleh Biro Penyiasatan Persekutuan (FBI) pada 2004.
Sejak penahanannya pada 2005, beliau disekat daripada memasuki AS, lapor AP berdasarkan laporan akhbar Amerika, San Jose Mercury News.
AP juga melaporkan, beliau dilarang memasuki AS walaupun untuk membuat kenyataan dalam perbicaraannya.
AP melaporkan bahawa saman Rahinah itu menghadapi kesukaran kerana keistimewaan maklumat rahsia kerajaan AS yang membolehkan ia menolak penzahiran sebarang keterangan penting jika ia dianggap boleh memberi ancaman kepada keselamatan negara boleh ditunjukkan oleh pendakwa raya.
Pipkin juga dihalang oleh peruntukan keselamatan negara AS dan perintah mahkamah daripada meneroka terlalu mendalam senarai mereka yang disyaki pengganas atau golongan yang bersimpati dengan mereka.
AP melaporkan bahawa Hakim daerah AS,William Alsup juga mengarahkan  supaya tiga slaid yang mengandungi maklumat rahsia dibincangkan secara tertutup.
Pendakwa juga membuat bantahan berterusan apabila Pipkin menyebut status larangan terbang Rahinah dan bagaimana namanya muncul di pangkalan data.
Pendakwa persekutuan Lily Farel dilaporkan memberitahu hakim bahawa kepentingan keselamatan negara menghalang kerajaan AS melayan tuntutan Rahinah.
AP melaporkan Pipkin sebagai berkata, tidak jelas bagaimana seseorang boleh dimasukkan dalam senarai larangan terbang di Amerika Syarikat.
Sebelum penahanannya pada 2005, Rahinah mengembara secara berkala ke sana, sehingga dia menganggap AS adalah rumah keduanya.
Beliau juga bertemu suaminya di AS dan melangsungkan perkahwinan di Seattle pada 1986. - 4 Disember 2013


02 December 2013

Anwar, Azmin sifatkan kenaikan gaji ADUN, Exco terlalu tinggi !!



KOMEN:  Gaji terlalu TINGGI lah brothers... Yang paling happy, sudah pasti Hannah Yeoh lah... Apa tugas dia di DUN, hanya Speaker, yang control volume ahli-ahli dalam dewan saja... Tugas macam itu BERAT sangat ke ?!

Note:  Hannah Yeoh will see a 268% allowance increase from RM6,109.29 to RM22,500     


Antara kenaikan yang dipertikaikan adalah gaji Speaker dan Timbalan Speaker masing-masing menyaksikan kenaikan antara 268 dan 373 peratus... Minggu lalu, Abdul Khalid mengumumkan kenaikan gaji Menteri Besar daripada RM14,175.15 dinaikkan kepada RM29,250, EXCO RM6,109.20 kepada RM20,250, Speaker RM6,109.29 kepada RM22,500, Timbalan Speaker RM3,327.50 kepada RM15,750 dan ADUN RM6,000 kepada RM11,250.
Source:  http://dun.selangor.gov.my/v2/speaker
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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Politik/20131129/po_02/Anwar-Azmin-sifatkan-kenaikan-gaji-ADUN-Exco-terlalu-tinggi

Anwar, Azmin sifatkan kenaikan gaji ADUN, Exco terlalu tinggi


Anwar Ibrahim, Azmin Ali


KUALA LUMPUR 28 Nov. - Penasihat Ekonomi kerajaan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyifatkan kadar kenaikan gaji kesemua 56 Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Selangor termasuk Menteri Besar, Speaker dan Timbalan Speaker DUN serta Exco kerajaan negeri sebagai terlalu tinggi.
Sehubungan itu, beliau yang juga Penasihat PKR meminta Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim supaya mengkaji semula kadar kenaikan itu yang meningkat antara 87.5 dan 373.3 peratus.

Menurut Anwar, Abdul Khalid sudah menjelaskan alasan mengenai kadar kenaikan itu kepadanya dan kini giliran rakyat pula mendapat penjelasan daripada beliau sendiri menerusi media. “Saya tidak merasakan kita boleh menggunakan alasan kadar kenaikan gaji di Sarawak. Dalam parlimen walaupun ada usul kenaikan gaji sebelum ini, kita setuju sebab sudah begitu lama tidak dinaikkan.

“Pada saya kenaikan itu wajar tetapi apa yang berlaku, adalah terlalu tinggi dan tidak seperti yang diuar-uarkan sebelum ini. Kita setuju (kenaikan) sebab sudah begitu lama tidak dinaikkan," katanya kepada pemberita ketika ditemui di Parlimen hari ini.

Beliau mengulas tindakan DUN Selangor semalam yang meluluskan kenaikan gaji kesemua ADUN berkuat kuasa tahun hadapan dengan Timbalan Speaker menerima kenaikan tertinggi iaitu sebanyak 373.3 peratus.
Selain disebabkan bebanan tugas yang dipikul wakil rakyat, antara alasan yang dikemukakan Abdul Khalid mengenai kadar kenaikan itu adalah berdasarkan formula 75 peratus daripada gaji dan elaun yang diterima wakil rakyat Sarawak.

Sementara itu, Pengerusi Kelab Penyokong Kerajaan (BBC) Selangor, Mohamed Azmin Ali meminta supaya kerajaan Selangor menangguhkan pelaksanaan kenaikan gaji tersebut agar penilaian semula dengan kadar berpatutan dapat dilakukan.

Sambil menyifatkan kadar kenaikan itu juga sebagai terlalu tinggi, beliau yang juga Timbalan Presiden PKR menafikan kadar kenaikan mendadak itu berpunca daripada desakan pihaknya.

“Kami langsung tidak menyebut tentang kenaikan gaji ADUN atau Exco Selangor dalam memorandum BBC Selangor yang dihantar kepada kerajaan negeri. Apa yang kami sentuh hanya mengenai soal pembangunan, pendidikan, belia dan sebagainya.

“Malah kerajaan negeri langsung tidak berbincang dengan BBC Selangor serta pihak-pihak berkepentingan mengenai perkara ini. Dalam masa tidak sampai seminggu selepas mereka kata nak kaji kadar kenaikan ini, tiba-tiba semalam mereka dah mengumumkannya," kata beliau.


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http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Politik/20131129/po_01/Gaji-Keterlaluan-tidak-setimpal

Gaji: Keterlaluan, tidak setimpal


Hamidzun Khairuddin

KUALA LUMPUR 28 Nov. - Kenaikan gaji Menteri Besar dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Selangor disifatkan sebagai keterlaluan dan tidak setimpal dengan perkhidmatan yang diberikan.

Presiden Gabungan Anti Penyelewengan Selangor (GAPS), Hamidzun Khairuddin berkata, pertambahan sebanyak 87 peratus hingga 373.3 peratus dilihat tidak munasabah bagi negeri yang masih mempunyai masalah dari segi infrastruktur.

"Peruntukan kewangan sepatutnya dilebihkan untuk menangani masalah-masalah yang dihadapi rakyat seperti perkhidmatan air yang tidak memuaskan, keadaan longkang tersumbat, jalan raya berlubang dan sungai terbiar.

"Kenaikan gaji tidak salah, malah menjadi keperluan. Namun biarlah dilakukan secara berhemah. Janganlah keterlaluan dalam perbelanjaan saraan ADUN tanpa mengambil kira kepentingan rakyat," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia hari ini.

Sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor semalam meluluskan kenaikan gaji untuk kesemua 56 ADUN, berkuat kuasa 1 Januari depan, dengan Timbalan Speaker DUN mendapat kenaikan tertinggi iaitu 373.3 peratus.

Rang Undang-undang Enakmen Anggota Pentadbiran dan Anggota Dewan Negeri (Saraan) (Pindaan) 2013 juga memperuntukkan kenaikan gaji Menteri Besar Selangor, Speaker DUN dan barisan Exco kerajaan negeri.
Tambah Hamidzun, kerajaan negeri seolah-olah mengambil kesempatan terhadap kewangan yang diperoleh daripada hasil cukai yang dipungut daripada rakyat.

"Lihat sahaja dari segi pungutan cukai, lewat membayar cukai pintu, dikenakan denda sehingga RM200, lambat melunaskan cukai tanah, dikenakan denda RM100.

"Seolah-olah pihak kerajaan negeri mengambil kesempatan terhadap wang yang diperoleh daripada hasil tekanan yang dikenakan terhadap pembayar cukai," katanya. Beliau berkata, sidang tersebut sepatutnya mengusulkan sekali kenaikan gaji kakitangan kerajaan negeri itu memandangkan mereka turut bekerja bersama pemimpin-pemimpin tersebut dalam mentadbir Selangor.

"Kenaikan kakitangan kerajaan negeri perlu setimpal dengan kenaikan gaji ADUN, sekurang-kurangnya 50 peratus atau 89 peratus," katanya.

Sementara itu, Presiden Lembaga Pelindung dan Kebajikan Pengguna Malaysia (LPKPM), Prof. Datuk Seri Saharuddin Awang Yahya merasakan kenaikan gaji Menteri Besar Selangor dan ADUN berkenaan terlalu tinggi.

"Kerajaan negeri dilihat seolah-olah cuba membolot hasil negeri dan lebih mengutamakan gaji mereka daripada kebajikan rakyat. "Sepatutnya peruntukan kewangan Selangor dilebihkan untuk kegunaan kebajikan rakyat dan usaha pembangunan infrastruktur negeri itu," katanya.

Jelasnya, banyak lagi program dan kegunaan lain yang lebih penting untuk dibiayai daripada menumpukan kenaikan wakil rakyat yang belum menunjukkan prestasi pentadbiran memuaskan.






28 November 2013

Big Salaries for Menteri Besar & EXCO !!


http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/28/Big-pay-hike-for-Sgor-exco-Khalid-and-team-see-salary-increase-of-between-87-and-373.aspx

Published: Thursday November 28, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Thursday November 28, 2013 MYT 8:50:13 AM

Big pay hike for Selangor exco



SHAH ALAM: The salaries of the Mentri Besar, executive councillors, Speaker, deputy Speaker and assemblymen of Selangor will be increased by up to nearly 400% next year.
Increases ranging from 87% to 373% were passed at the state legislative assembly following approval by the executive council on Nov 22.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim told the house that the increases were timely as the last salary hike was in 2005.
“The decision to raise the salaries is due to the burden of increased duties and responsibilities,” Khalid told the house yesterday.
He added that the efficiency of the state’s executive and legislature as well as Selangor’s healthy coffers was also a factor for the raise.
“And, of course, it is also because of the continued requests made by the assemblymen,” Khalid said.
Under the new salary structure, the pay of assemblymen will be upped 87% from RM6,000 to RM11,250 a month, the Speaker from RM6,109.29 to RM22,500 (268%), and the deputy Speaker from RM3,327.50 to RM15,750 (373%).
The salary of exco members will go up 231% from RM6,109.29 to RM20,250 while the Mentri Besar will have a pay rise of 106.4% from RM14,175 to RM29,250.
The Speaker is Hannah Yeoh while her deputy is Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
Opposition leader Datuk Sham-sudin Lias welcomed the increases.
“The increases are timely and in tandem with the high cost of living. They will also allow us assemblymen to intensify our services to our constituents,” he said, adding that the remuneration for assemblymen had not increased for a long time.
Khalid also announced an additional half-month bonus for the Selangor government’s 15,643 employees, which will be paid in mid-January in an exercise costing the state RM14.821mil.
Khalid said the bonus payment was made due to Selangor’s healthy coffers as well as a mark of appreciation to the employees.
“I thank and congratulate the employees who work very hard for Selangor,” Khalid said, adding that the state’s earnings to date was RM1.89bil, which was 16% higher than the projected RM1.63 bil.
The state had also paid one month’s bonus to all its employees during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.





Majlis Perkahwinan Rozita & Zain !!


KOMEN:

Artis-artis masa nak berkahwin, berbelanja besar, habis berjuta-juta, tetapi masa nak cerai, pakai SMS saja?? Di mana nak letak malu ?!  Cuba muhasabah dan taubat sikit.  


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Sumber:
http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/rozita-zain-dapat-tajaan-rm13-juta-040800976.html


Rozita, Zain dapat tajaan RM13 juta



26 Nov – Dasyat apabila majlis perkahwinan Rozita Che Wan dan Zain Saidin disifatkan sebagai perkahwinan termahal selebriti 2013 apabila telah mendapat tajaan perkahwinan sebanyak RM13 juta.
Menurut Rozita atau lebih mesra dengan panggilan Che Ta ,40, dia mengganggap segala tajaan untuk hari bahagia itu nanti adalah sebagai rezeki perkahwinan buatnya dan bakal suami Zain Saidin, 29.
"Pada asalnya kami merancang untuk mengadakan sebuah majlis yang sederhana, tetapi apabila ditaja, lain pula jadinya," Katanya kepada Harian Metro.
Jelas Che Ta lagi, dia tidak mahu ramai pihak salah pihak yang mana segala urusan penajaan bukanlah diminta olehnya tetapi penaja terbabit yang mencarinya dan menawarkan kesudian untuk menaja.
"Jangan salah faham pula. Bukan saya yang cari penaja. Mereka yang cari dan kami bersyukur untuk itu."
Antara penaja terbesar perkahwinan pasangan ini ialah barang kemas Habib Jewels iaitu sebanyak RM10 juta selain 27 penaja lain seperti Bianco Mimosa, Man Kajang, Fairuz Ramdan, Safi Rania, Annas Eskay, Ikram Photograpy, Manggis Production, Kad Lestari dan Seri Catering.
Sementara itu, pasangan ini menafikan dakwaan yang mengatakan mereka telah berhutang dengan pihak bank yang mana sebaliknya segala persiapan barang hantaran seperti cincin nikah dan kahwin adalah hasil duit mereka sendiri.
Rozita bakal menerima wang hantaran daripada Zain bernilai RM23 ribu yang merupakan simbolik kepada tarikh lahir Zain selain mas kahwin sebanyak RM9,300 yang turut sempena tarikh lahir Che Ta berserta sebentuk cincin kahwin dianggar RM93 ribu.
Pasangan ini akan bernikah 11 Disember depan di Gazebo Setia City Convention Centre selepas solat maghrib dan akan disiarkan secara langsung menerusi Astro Ria saluran 104 bagi majlis akad nikah dan persandingan nanti.
Pasangan ini yang seperti pinang dibelah dua ini juga sudah berkira-kira untuk bercuti selama 19 hari selepas majlis persandingan dan memilih mengelilingi Eropah seperti Rom, Milan, Venice, Frankfurt, Amsterdam untuk menikmati saat bulan madu.