Eyeing Joe Biden

 

My fellow Americans —

The people of this nation have spoken.

They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory.

A victory for “We the People.”

We have won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ticket in the history of this nation — 74 million.

I am humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in me.

I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but to unify.

Who doesn’t see Red and Blue states, but a United States.

And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people.

For that is what America is about: The people.

And that is what our Administration will be about.

I sought this office to restore the soul of America. 

To rebuild the backbone of the nation — the middle class. 

To make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.

It is the honor of my lifetime that so many millions of Americans have voted for this vision. 

And now the work of making this vision real is the task of our time. 

As I said many times before, I’m Jill’s husband. 

I would not be here without the love and tireless support of Jill, Hunter, Ashley, all of our grandchildren and their spouses, and all our family. 

They are my heart. 

Jill’s a mom — a military mom — and an educator. 

She has dedicated her life to education, but teaching isn’t just what she does — it’s who she is. 

For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.

And I will be honored to be serving with a fantastic vice president — Kamala Harris — who will make history as the first woman, first Black woman, first woman of South Asian descent, and first daughter of immigrants ever elected to national office in this country.

It’s long overdue, and we’re reminded tonight of all those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. But once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.

Kamala, Doug — like it or not — you’re family. You’ve become honorary Bidens and there’s no way out.

To all those who volunteered, worked the polls in the middle of this pandemic, local election officials — you deserve a special thanks from this nation. 

To my campaign team, and all the volunteers, to all those who gave so much of themselves to make this moment possible, I owe you everything.

And to all those who supported us: I am proud of the campaign we built and ran. I am proud of the coalition we put together, the broadest and most diverse in history. 

Democrats, Republicans and Independents. 

Progressives, moderates and conservatives. 

Young and old. 

Urban, suburban and rural. 

Gay, straight, transgender. 

White. Latino. Asian. Native American. 

And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest — the African American community stood up again for me. They always have my back, and I’ll have yours.

I said from the outset I wanted a campaign that represented America, and I think we did that. Now that’s what I want the administration to look like.

And to those who voted for President Trump, I understand your disappointment tonight. 

I’ve lost a couple of elections myself. 

But now, let’s give each other a chance. 

It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric.

To lower the temperature. 

To see each other again. 

To listen to each other again.

To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy. 

We are not enemies. We are Americans.

The Bible tells us that to everything there is a season — a time to build, a time to reap, a time to sow. And a time to heal.

This is the time to heal in America.

Now that the campaign is over — what is the people’s will? What is our mandate?

I believe it is this: Americans have called on us to marshal the forces of decency and the forces of fairness. To marshal the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time. 

The battle to control the virus. 

The battle to build prosperity. 

The battle to secure your family’s health care. 

The battle to achieve racial justice and root out systemic racism in this country.

The battle to save the climate.

The battle to restore decency, defend democracy, and give everybody in this country a fair shot.

Our work begins with getting COVID under control. 

We cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality, or relish life’s most precious moments — hugging a grandchild, birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us — until we get this virus under control.

On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as Transition Advisors to help take the Biden-Harris COVID plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021.

That plan will be built on a bedrock of science. It will be constructed out of compassion, empathy, and concern.

I will spare no effort — or commitment — to turn this pandemic around.

I ran as a proud Democrat. I will now be an American president. I will work as hard for those who didn’t vote for me — as those who did.

Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end — here and now. 

The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control. 

It’s a decision. It’s a choice we make.

And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that this is part of the mandate from the American people. They want us to cooperate.

That’s the choice I’ll make. And I call on the Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — to make that choice with me.

The American story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity. 

Make no mistake: Too many dreams have been deferred for too long. 

We must make the promise of the country real for everybody — no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity, or their disability.

America has always been shaped by inflection points — by moments in time where we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be. 

Lincoln in 1860 — coming to save the Union. 

FDR in 1932 — promising a beleaguered country a New Deal. 

JFK in 1960 — pledging a New Frontier. 

And twelve years ago — when Barack Obama made history — and told us, “Yes, we can.”

We stand again at an inflection point.

We have the opportunity to defeat despair and to build a nation of prosperity and purpose.

We can do it. I know we can.

I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America. 

We must restore the soul of America. 

Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses.

It is time for our better angels to prevail.

Tonight, the whole world is watching America. I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe.

And we lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.

I’ve always believed we can define America in one word: Possibilities.

That in America everyone should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them.

You see, I believe in the possibility of this country. 

We’re always looking ahead. 

Ahead to an America that’s freer and more just.

Ahead to an America that creates jobs with dignity and respect. 

Ahead to an America that cures disease — like cancer and Alzheimers. 

Ahead to an America that never leaves anyone behind.

Ahead to an America that never gives up, never gives in.

This is a great nation. 

And we are a good people. 

This is the United States of America. 

And there has never been anything we haven’t been able to do when we’ve done it together.

In the last days of the campaign, I’ve been thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and to my family, particularly my deceased son Beau. It captures the faith that sustains me and which I believe sustains America. 

And I hope it can provide some comfort and solace to the more than 230,000 families who have lost a loved one to this terrible virus this year. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. Hopefully this hymn gives you solace as well.

“And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings,

Bear you on the breath of dawn, 

Make you to shine like the sun, 

And hold you in the palm of His Hand.”

And now, together — on eagle’s wings — we embark on the work that God and history have called upon us to do. 

With full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with a love of country — and a thirst for justice — let us be the nation that we know we can be.

A nation united.

A nation strengthened.

A nation healed.

The United States of America. 

God bless you. 

And may God protect our troops.

Eyeing Biden's rousing speech.

My fellow Americans,

Let us stand for a moment of silence for the more than 200,000 Americans who have died needlessly of coronavirus.

America is at a tipping point. We are at the hour of maximum danger. The earth is at its hour of peril. Four years ago, Donald Trump promised to put America first, and he did. America is now first in the world in the number of coronavirus cases, first in the number of pandemic deaths, first in the total acres of forests burned by wildfires, and first in the frequency and ferocity of hurricanes in a season, and first in the outbreaks of racial violence and wrongful deaths. 

The Arctic is melting fast, the sea levels are rising rapidly. The earth’s surface is overheating. 

And never in the history of America has its president told so many lies while in office, at an alarming rate of 20 per day, and over 20,000 in total. He breaks the Guinness Records for the number of presidential lies told. That, too, is America’s first.

Trump wants four more years. But can America and the world survive another four years of unchecked madness ? As my running mate Kamala Harris puts it “The president he has been will be the president he will be”, only more terrifying and reckless. In Roman times, Nero fiddled while Rome burned. In today’s America, Trump golfs while the West Coast incinerates. In under four years, Trump has clocked over 18,000 hours of executive time and over 9000 hours on the golf course. 

He is the only sitting president to have dozens of books written about him, most stinking to high heaven, by his lawyers, former officials and his own niece. You don’t have to read the books, their titles tell you all you need to know about this man: “Fire and Fury”; “Fear”; “Rage”; “Unhinged”, “Disloyal”, “Collusion”. We never thought that such words would apply to an American president. He is mentally and morally unfit for office; he has never grown into the job. He still behaves like the bombastic host of the reality show he once was, firing officials and his own appointees at will. At last count, 415 of them were out the door, voluntarily or involuntarily. He does not fear God or believe in science. He governs by tweets, dishes out insults, and gets his way by sharp elbows.

 Domestically, he is against social distancing. But internationally, he has social-distanced America from its allies and believers.

Don’t get me wrong. Some people love Trump. I can think of three types who do: comedians, lawyers, and psychologists. Comedians like Stephen Colbert love him because he is an endless source of stupidity and buffoonery. Lawyers love him because he is in eternal need of their services to defend him against multiple lawsuits for sexual assault, tax fraud or business improprieties, as well as his historic impeachment. Trump is the psychologist’s favorite because he is a textbook case for infantile, psychotic behavior. Under Trump, the American presidency has become the world’s laughingstock and a sick joke.

Trump’s favorite animal is the scapegoat. Everything bad that happens is a hoax or somebody else’s fault. But there is one person he never points a finger at: Vladimir Putin. I wonder why ?  When he met Putin in Helsinki, he made sure no American official was present, except for the interpreter. And when the meeting was over, he seized her notes. Again, I wonder why ? Why the super-secrecy ? What does Putin have on Trump ? The suspense is killing us. Why not put “pee-gate” to rest once and for all and let’s see the videotapes of the yellowish bedsheet in a Moscow hotel ? I salute Putin as the greatest strategist of all time. Without spending a single Russian ruble, or pointing a gun, he has got Trump under his thumb. Trump is not making America Great Again. He is making Russia Great Again.

 

Look around you. Ask yourself: Is America a happy place ? Forget about being great. As one man said to me: How can I be happy ? I have lost my job, my car, and my house. My wife has left me, and Trump is in the White House.

You want four more years of this miserable man ? Give him back his old job as host of a reality show, where he can do the least harm.

 For Trump there is no Me-too Movement, only the Me-Me movement —turning the Attorney General, Secretary of State and Postmaster General into his personal attack dogs.

 

They say we can know a man by the company he keeps, and Americans have seen the parade of immoral characters or convicted criminals, the likes of Jeffrey Epstein, Jerry Falwell Jr., or Roger Stone who inhabit Trump’s social or inner circle.

America is at the hour of maximum danger. For the first time in our history, we have a president with a twisted logic and a “win-at-all-costs” murderous mindset, openly declaring that if he loses the election, it is rigged; if he wins, it is unrigged. A desperate man will do desperate things. He has sabotaged the Postal Service to tamper with the mail-in vote. If Trump loses, the army will have to drag him out of the White House, because he won’t leave voluntarily. Trump is a dangerous loser. If he loses the election, he might declare martial law to circumvent the constitution. For the first time in its history, America may not have a peaceful and orderly transfer of power. We may be teetering on the brink of another bloody civil war-- all because of one man. This man sends a chill down our spines. James Mattis told us that as Secretary of Defense, he slept in his gym clothes and kept a warning light outside his shower and prayed a lot in case Trump had done the unthinkable and the apocalyptic.

 Almighty God, what have we done to deserve Trump ?

Trump has called the pandemic a hoax, that it will go away by itself. Now he says a vaccine will be ready a few days before the election. How convenient ! Mr President, we want to believe you. But just to be sure, can you swear on the bible that you will put your arm where your mouth is, and be the first person to take the jab for the new vaccine ? If you do, I might even consider asking your niece to vote for you.

I must say I am profoundly disappointed by my Republican colleagues. Theirs is the party of Abraham Lincoln, not of an unleashed financial and sexual predator or racial divider. Show us your integrity and courage, and throw your amoral candidate under the bus. Give us a decent and honorable leader we can honorably compete against. We want to win fair and square, but neither do we want to lose ugly. If Republican politicians think they need to be on Trump’s coattails to win another term, be careful, his filthy coattails may turn out to be your political shroud.

Trump has insulted everybody in sight, living, dying or dead. He has even called our honored war dead “losers and suckers”. On November 3, make sure that “Putin’s poodle” is permanently leashed, kenneled, and neutered. Make sure there is no Trump Act 2. Otherwise, we are all “losers and suckers.”

Eyeing YBM Tengku Razaleigh's take on the EO

 Press Statement by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

Oct 24, 2020 

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Proposed Emergency May Put The Final Nail In The Coffin Of Our Economy

 

1. The Covid Pandemic has caused so much pain, distress and suffering to the man-on-the-street and it breaks my heart every time I hear or read stories on how the ordinary Rakyat are struggling and coping with the crisis.

 

2. Every day, more and more businesses, big and small, are closing down. More people are getting laid off and unemployed. For the many self-employed consultants and contractors, there is hardly any work out there for them. Yet, they somehow have to feed and provide the basic necessities for themselves and their families.

 

3. When the pandemic first started, there seemed to be some determination by the Government to control the spread of the disease and to provide the necessary healthcare and treatment needed for the patients concerned. Financial aid was right provided. The front line workers and the civil servants are still doing a good job, even now, in providing the services needed.

 

4.  Over time and lately, there seems to be a lack of a coordinated and integrated approach in dealing with the crisis in what appears to be a lack of clear and exemplary leadership by the Government. There are also double standards on the enforcement and penalty meted out, one for the ordinary Rakyat and another for government ministers and well connected people. Even on the procurement of the much-needed Covid vaccines for our people from overseas, the Government has taken a narrow, short-sighted and irresponsible approach of not supporting any genuine private sector initiatives, knowing full well that it would cost the Government nothing but would increase the chances of our country getting a workable vaccine when it is ready.

 

5. As I have reasons to believe that the Prime Minister (and his Cabinet) no longer commands the support of a majority of the Dewan Rakyat and has therefore, lost his legitimacy, I have recently written to the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat to treat a “motion of no confidence” as a matter of priority to be debated and voted on at the earliest possible opportunity. This is in line with the principles of our Parliamentary System of Democracy, which the Constitution is supreme and above that of the Standing Orders and the authority of the House is far above that of a government minister. My initiative with the Speaker, should not be seen as self-serving or that I may have a vested interest in the position of the prime minister, but in upholding the principles of our Parliamentary System.

 

6. I am dismayed and shocked that the Prime Minister (with the support of his Cabinet) is now seeking the consent of our YDP Agong to declare a state of emergency and presumably to put himself in charge of this emergency administration which would have far-reaching powers.

 

7. I am not questioning the right of any Prime Minister to seek a declaration for a state of emergency with the YDP Agong as stipulated in our Constitution but rather the basis, rationale, timing and the real motive for it. We are now having a public healthcare crisis that is severely impacting the livelihood and economy of our people and which the Government may not be managing the crisis in the best interest of the public. The public and politicians across the divide, except for a few recalcitrants, are co-operating with the Government on the measures and SOPs. Our Parliamentary System of Democracy is working well and there are no mass rebellion or riots on our streets. I cannot see any honest basis for such a request while I can only suspect non-honourable motives behind it.

 

8. If the Prime Minister were to get his way in imposing the proposed state of emergency, as an economist myself and the former Minister of Finance and former Minister of International Trade & Industry (and former Chairman of World Bank & IMF), I can say with some certainty that it may be the “final nail in the coffin” of our already battered economy. Local and foreign investors would shun us completely. Business confidence would be at ground zero.

Eyeing FELDA - Najib vs Mahathir

 Dalam ceramah PRK Slim baru tadi, PM7 kata saya adalah masalah FELDA.

Kononnya saya nak senaraikan FGV kerana saya tamak dan mahu memberi lebih banyak duit kepada peneroka.

Eh.. saya dah berulang kali jelaskan kenapa FGV disenaraikan.

Kali ini saya minta bantuan dari Uncle Lim Kit Siang untuk jelaskan kepada PM7 agar dia faham.

Pada era terdahulu sebelum saya menjawat Perdana Menteri, FELDA, sektor pertanian di Malaysia bukan keutamaan orang yang menjadi PM selama 22 tahun kerana tumpuan dia diberikan kepada perindustrian dan sektor seperti pembuatan kereta serta keluli. 

Oleh itu satu keputusan dibuat oleh dia pada tahun 1996 untuk menghentikan sebarang pembiayaan kerajaan kepada FELDA. 

FELDA pada ketika itu diminta untuk mencari dana sendiri.

Akibatnya, lebih 50% pokok kelapa sawit FELDA sudah terlalu tua dan perlu ditanam semula manakala hanya 3% daripada pengeluaran sawit FELDA layak untuk mendapat pengiktirafan RSPO - seperti ditulis dalam blog Kit Siang pada tahun 2012 iaitu tahun FGV disenaraikan.

Tanpa Rundingan Meja Bulat Minyak Sawit Lestari (RSPO) ini, FELDA tak layak untuk jual kepada kepada kebanyakan negara.

Apabila saya mengambil alih jawatan Perdana Menteri, perolehan setiap hektar atau ‘yield’ dari minyak sawit, menurun pertama kali dalam sejarah. Kebajikan peneroka juga terabai.

Jika kita tidak melaksanakan penanaman semula pada skala yang besar pada masa itu, adalah tidak mustahil pokok yang semakin tua dan hasil semakin menyusut akan menyebabkan FELDA mungkin tidak lagi wujud pada tempoh 10 atau 20 tahun selepas itu!

Ia mendesak kerajaan saya pada ketika itu dan FELDA untuk melaksanakan langkah proaktif iaitu pengambilan hutang dan penyenaraian IPO FGV bagi mendapatkan dana untuk menampung kos penanaman semula kelapa sawit, mendapat kelayakan RSPO dan menambahbaik kebajikan dan kehidupan peneroka. 

Tak sama dengan masa PH ambil alih FELDA, sepanjang masa BN mentadbir di bawah saya, FELDA tidak mengalami masalah kritikal untuk membayar kos sara hidup pada masa yang tepat dan membela nasib peneroka.

Pada ketika FELDA memerlukan bantuan terutamanya pada masa harga sawit terlalu rendah, kerajaan BN akan bantu kerana FELDA merupakan agensi kerajaan dan ianya tak salah jika kerajaan bantu agensi kerajaan.

Hanya kerana kerajaan PH kedekut, kerajaan PH suka suruh Rakyat ikat perut, suka tabur janji kencing bahawa semua hutang peneroka akan dihapuskan jika menang PRU14 dan suka bergaduh dengan seluruh dunia sehingga harga sawit dan Buah Tandan Segar rendah, barulah peneroka mula mengalami kesusahan melampau.

Hampir semua peneroka dan anak FELDA tahu kisah ini selepas PRU14. Sebab itu, PH kalah teruk undi FELDA pada tiap-tiap PRK.

Wahai pejuwang, jangan lupa sejarah lagi.

Eyeing Luo Zhengkai's writing

 Malaysia's richest man, Robert Kuok , finally stepped forward and made a statement for the Chinese Malaysian. He criticized Mahathir's policies in power and led Chinese Malaysians to lose hope in their future. Robert Kuok said: "Malaysian Chinese are hardworking and hardworking people. Their wealth is totally dependent on their labor and sacrifices, and it is definitely not for nothing! However, the results of the hard work of the Chinese people were all swept away by Mahathir's party under Mahathir's means! 》 In an exclusive interview with the English Star News, Robert Kuok emphasized: "When Mahathir was in power, the ruling party just wanted to sit back and enjoy the success. Seeing that those large Chinese-funded companies were very successful and envied, they adopted the unfair privilege policy to force the acquisition of the hard work of Chinese entrepreneurs; this is not right. This has caused many Malaysian Chinese entrepreneurs to run away. They have chosen to transfer their funds to Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China and even the United States, Australia and Europe, because they think their funds and enterprises will be safer in those countries and regions. Worried that the political blackhands are taking advantage of their life's hard work. 》 In fact, Robert Kuok himself was one of the big entrepreneurs who chose to run away when he was disappointed with the prospect of doing business in Malaysia during Mahathir's reign. His corporate kingdom is headquartered in Hong Kong. His business focus is in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China, Europe and America, and there are also a large number of original industry investment projects in Indonesia and Thailand. In his own country, Malaysia, the investment projects have been shrinking, the sugar factory is gone, the rice business is gone, the flour mill is gone, and even the movie theater line GSC is also going to be sold; only Shangri-La Hotel, Massimo Bakery is left And the oil palm planting industry all over East Malaysia. Robert Kuok moved frequently all over the world, and large-scale development plans and investment plans were constantly being updated. However, he was not interested in Malaysian investment. The reason for this is that everyone knows that it is Mahathir and the huge friends behind him. Over the past 20 years, especially under the leadership of Mahathir and Anwar as the Minister of Finance, under their leadership, many Chinese-funded enterprises in Malaysia have been gradually adopted by the government official company GLC and Malay business partners with UMNO support Use a variety of soft and hard means and swallow. From the KFC's hometown chicken in the 1980s, the late Dansley Zhang Guolin's Dragon Horse Holdings, the late Dansley Lin Wutong's son-in-law's Southern Bank, to Guangyi Bank, Mapo Finance, Hezhong Bank, industrial giant SP SETIA, etc. , All fell into the hands of the Malays. And Robert Kuok owns a significant shareholding in the Perlis Sugar Factory, Kuantan Flour Mill, Federal Flour Mill, Gardenia Bakery, and the National Rice Company, all of which were hard-earned by the Mahathir Party enterprise "Elite". Mahathir’s severe deviation from the “New Economic Policy” has led to the overwhelming reluctance of overseas companies to invest and the withdrawal of non-indigenous Malaysian businesses from Malaysia. The efficiency of government officials is getting lower and lower, and the phenomenon of high administrative efficiency has further made the domestic and foreign corporate investors pessimistic and generally bearish on the economic prospects of Malaysian countries. In fact, during Mahathir's reign, it was also chilling for Chinese businessmen to talk about one set of performance without integrity. The Mahathir government told the people that they would do everything they could to attract foreign businessmen and investors to invest and set up factories to create job opportunities; on the other side, they slammed and bullied local Chinese businessmen, and they took advantage of their hard work , Forcing them to abandon the Malaysian market and transfer large amounts of assets overseas. In an interview with the Malaysian English Star, Robert Kuok said that Malaysia’s future prospects are good and bad, and it depends entirely on economic development. If the government can attract a large amount of foreign capital and stimulate the flow of economic life, the prospects for Malaysia are still optimistic; but if the Malaysian government continues the policies of the Mahathir period, it will continue to treat Chinese businessmen with non-indigenous capital and talent outflows with biased policies. If foreign exchange doesn't flows into the Malaysian economic market, then the Malaysian economy will fall into a bottomless pit and there will be no hope in the short term. However, Robert Kuok also pointedly said: "Only when those corrupt and power-handed blackhands stop plundering state property will Malaysia have a chance to stand up again for development, otherwise Malaysia will continue to sink. 》 Although Mr. Robert Kuok did not name the surname, everyone knew that he was referring to Mahathir. Now Mahathir, his gangs, and political gangsters continue to incite ethnic divisions to create trouble and destroy national peace, because each of them is still full of stomachs; when all talents and Chinese businessmen are gone, the country has no money, they They must be hungry before they will taste the evil they have planted. Therefore, Robert Kuok called on Malaysian politicians to immediately stop inciting ethnic rivalries and extreme racial religiousism, and to avoid remorse, violent turmoil, massive capital outflows, and economic collapse once the situation is out of control. It is too late. Robert Kuok fears that there are more and more extreme-thinking Malays who are incited by politicians to hate the Chinese. He even attempts to plunder the Chinese assets with evil intentions. Robert Kuok said: "The assets owned by the Chinese are all earned by the Chinese themselves through hard work and hard work. There is no fluke at all, and there is no unearned gain. The Chinese can get rich only because of the sacrifice of the Chinese themselves. Wealth will not fall from the sky. 》 In order to start a business hard, some Chinese even borrowed money from loan sharks, sacrificed sleep, and strived for their careers every second; Malays saw jealousy in those successful Chinese, but they did not see more failed Chinese. The Malays have a hatred of the rich toward the Chinese, largely due to the policies implemented during Mahathir's reign. When Mahathir was in power, the government unconditionally issued hundreds of billions of interest-free and loan-free loans to the Malays through the New Economic Policy, but they did not instill their correct ideas and ideas about getting rich in business; causing many Malays After getting the loan, the business did not spend money and squandered the money. The money was quickly used up, and I did not expect to have to bear the responsibility of repaying the money. After a long period of time, they have developed a lazy and loose personality in the Malay people. If they have money, they will spend it randomly. If they have no money, they will ask the government. If they don’t have money, they will take a table and go to rob and steal to enjoy their lives. The religious divisions and politicians with ulterior motives that I saw incited and hated the Chinese who had accumulated their wealth through their unremitting efforts, and all day long thought about how to seize the property of the Chinese; all this was caused by Mahathir when he was in power. In the past, the DAP vigorously attacked Mahathir, but today he embraced Mahathir and escorted Mahathirism. If one day Mahathirism returns to Malaysian politics again, undermines national tranquility, and drives away Chinese businesses, the Malaysian economy cannot find a way to live. The Chinese who have the ability have already left, or are planning to leave this country. Those who doesn't have the ability to leave can only sink with this country. At that time, the DAP has once again become a sinner forever! Author: Luo Zhengkai

Eyeing PMN 21

 Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 

21/2020

Ekuiti Melayu/Bumiputera

Kerajaan tidak perlu "invent a new wheel". Vehicle yang ada sekarang dari Yayasan Pelaburan Bumiputera kepada Pelaburan Nasional Berhad dan seterusnya Amanah Saham Nasional Bumiputera boleh di gunakan untuk perbaikki kedudukkan ekuiti Bumiputera.

Model ini sesuai untuk majoriti daripada masyarakat kita kerana ramai kita dibawah dan pertengahan strata kuasa beli kerana kekurangan modal, masa dan kepakaran. Dengan ada satu badan professional yang menguruskan pelaburan dan mewakili pelbagai portfolio, risiko dapat dikurangkan jika dibandingkan pelaburan dibuat sendiri dan disatu kaunter sahaja. Pendapatan untung dari kaunter yang lain boleh subsidi kerugian kaunter yang lain. Elemen hedging ini akan membantu menjamin bayaran dividen yang diharapkan. Dan apabila pelaburan disatukan, tabung yang besar biasanya akan dapat peluang dan harga yang baik (volume purchase).

Dengan pemilikkan ekuiti oleh Bumiputera, selain dari dividen dan capital appreciation, peluang untuk anak Bumiputera mencari pekerjaan juga akan bertambah. Owners do have some influence in the running of business (policies) as long as they dont interfere with the operations.

Dengan professional yang pakar dan sistem yang canggih (computerised analytics and survey) dipasaran, ia akan dapat menjamin pulangan yang baik. Dengan pencapaian ini, bukan sahaja pelabur boleh guna simpanan peribadi atau potongan gaji, bahkan juga boleh meminjam kerana dividend yang diterima boleh melangsaikan bayaran instalment pinjaman.

Saya tidak mempunyai angkanya, tapi katakanlah ada 12 juta pelabur dengan pelaburan 200 billion, dengan ceiling 200,00 unit seorang pelabur, peluang untuk ramai lagi bumiputera untuk mencebur diri dalam pasaran ekuiti. Dengan potongan atau sistem auto labur dari pendapatan isirumah keluarga melayu (jika diambil kira 20 juta rakyat melayu purata 5 orang satu keluarga) yang berjumlah 5 juta pelabur bulanan dari RM10 hingga RM100 sebulan, peningkatan ekuiti dan pemilikkan asset industri, pengilangan, pembinaan, pembuatan, perusahaan dan perniagaan oleh bumiputera boleh dapat ditingkatkan. Dengan zaman teknologi yang canggih sekarang dimana sistem komputer boleh menganalisa senario ekonomi, prestasi syarikat, pengumpulan data yang besar, dengan pantas dan tepat, jaminan kepada pelabur akan lebih dipercayai dan diyakini.

Saya teruja dengan cadangan safety net yang dilontarkan oleh Dato Dr Hasan Mad. Clearing house atau tebus gadai saham milik bumiputera wajib diujudkan supaya ia kekal pegangan bumiputera. (Dalam konteks ini definasi bumiputera wajib di selaraskan dan dipastikan 100% dan bukan lagi 51: 49, 60:40 atau 70:30).

Satu aspek "safety net" yang saya ingin cadangkan ialah caruman keuntungan usahawan yang ditabungkan. Modus operandinya adalah saperti potongan KWSP tetapi melibatkan satu pihak ia itu keuntungan syarikat. Tabung untuk mikro business dan usahawan kecil & sederhana ini adalah safety net bagi usahawan bila menempuh kerumitan. Bila untung, katakan lah 10% dipaksa carum, bila menghadapi masaalah usahawan boleh bersandar kepada tabung ini bila kerugian atau kesulitan aliran tunai. Tabungan ini bila diuruskan dengan jaminan kerajaan juga akan menghasilkan dividen kepada penabung. Jumlah tabungan juga boleh jadi kolateral kepada pinjaman di instituisi yang lain.

Wallahu a'lam bi shawab.
Salam hurmat: NbM.

Eyeing PMN 20

 Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 

20/2020

Privatisation vs Peoplelisation.

Privatisation is the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control. Privatization occurs when a government-owned business, operation, or property becomes owned by a private, non-government party.

Privatisation involves selling state-owned assets to the private sector. It is argued that the private sector tends to run a business more efficiently because of the profit motive. However, private firms can exploit their monopoly power and ignore wider social costs. The right Public Sector personnels can run the business effectively and efficiently with proper incentives.

It is argued that Privatization is important to economy because it brings lots of jobs and scale up a healthy competition in the market and reduces the price without which public sector would enjoy the monopoly . This is very questionable, the same can happen without privatizing.

They strongly advocate that Privatisation always helps in keeping the consumer needs uppermost, it helps the governments pay their debts, it helps in increasing long-term jobs and promotes competitive efficiency and open market economy. With good governance, calibre board members and dynamic trustworthy professional management, the same objectives can be achieved. As for reducing government debts, other financial measures can be implemented.

There are advantages for privatisation. For example there will be healthy competition. Products and services offered will be more appealing to consumers. The service which is privatized can become immune to political influence. The public services can be more efficient and at a lower cost. So with Greater efficiency, Lower taxes for residents, Reduced opportunities for political influence to drive services and better services through competition makes privatization attractive.

The disadvantages are also numerous. There will be lack of transparency. Private companies are less transparent than government outfits, and this reduced transparency paired with a drive for profit can be a breeding ground for corruption. There is also the issue of inflexibility, private companies might make itself attractive to win a contract, its service can take a quality nosedive once it's in place and its consumers complacent.
Although privatization is usually promoted on the basis that it will reduce consumers' costs, it can also drive costs up. 

The people will need to closely evaluate the disadvantages of a greater opportunity for fraud and corruption to occur, higher costs for consumers, inflexibility due to long-term contracts and profit, rather than peoples's needs, as a primary motivator.

Is the present predicament due to the 22 years of privatization policy and when action is taken for peoplelisation, the privateers fought back and plundered for another 22 months?

What the future holds for the people? Whatever name you use whether its "Kemakmuran Bersama" or whatever, lets think of the people first. Lets promote and fight for peoplelisation. Their food and beverage, clothing, accomodation, medical, education, transport, recreation, harmony, environment and so on so forth needs to have close monitoring and dynamic policies.

Can privatize a few which will benefit the people, but not all essential utilities. If at all privatization occurs, there must inbuild a high cost of cross subsidy for the people. If not, the rich becomes richer, the poor becomes poorer.

Allahu a'lam bis shawab.
Salam hurmat: NbM.

Eyeing PMN 19

 Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 19/2020

Fools or idiots - bodoh, ahmak, baghal, bahlul, bebal, benak,bengap, bingung, bongak, bongok, congong, dogol, dongok, dungu, goblok, hamik, jahil, palui, pandik, pongah, pusung, sementung, songor, tolol, samdol, bingai, tongong dan lain lain.

Di India kalau mengikut agama atau masyarakat ada kelas atau kasta mereka yang dibahagikan kepada Brahmin (Paderi dan Guru), Ksatriya (Pendekar  dan Pemerintah) Vaisya (Petani,  Pedagang dan Pelukis) dan Sudra (Buruh).

Agama, lokasi geografi, latar belakang, pelajaran & pendidikan, pekerjaan, percampuran & hubungan dan perkara perkara lain yang berhubung kait saperti . Takbur, Hasad dengki, Bakhil, Ujub, Riya’, Lahap kadangkala akan menentukan watak, sikap, pemikiran, tingkah laku, emosi, keputusan dan tindakan seseorang insan.

Almarhum Senator Datuk Azman Attar pernah menyuarakan bahawa "if you are in power, you must be powerful, if not you are a bloodyfool". Sudah tentu hujjah ini ada baik dan buruknya. Berkuasa untuk kebaikkan atau kejahatan. Adakala nya bolih dipisah dari putih dan hitam tetapi adakala nya ia kelabu. Oleh itu wajib ada pemisahan diantara Raja Berpelembagaan, cabang Eksekutif, Kehakiman dan Legislatif. Sistem diMalaysia cacat disatu ketika apabila eksekutif rampas hak Raja Berpelembagaan dan campurtangan dalam cabang Kehakiman. Alhamdullilah syukur, perkara ini telah diperbaikki dengan Eksekutif yang sedang berkuasa sekarang.

Fitrah Allah swt dengan ciptaan dan kejadian maanusia dibekalkan akal, minda, pemikiran, deria, mata, telinga, hidung, mulut dan anggota yang lain. Kita lihat dan dengar apa yang berlaku. Kita ambil, cerna dan tapis. Tabayyun saperti dalam surah 49 ayat 6: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Jika datang kepada kamu seorang fasik membawa sesuatu berita, maka selidiklah kebenarannya, supaya kamu tidak menimpakan sesuatu kaum dengan perkara yang tidak diingini dengan sebab kejahilan kamu (mengenainya) sehingga menjadikan kamu menyesali apa yang kamu telah lakukan“.

Masa yang lampau telah berlalu dan tidak kita mempunyai kuasa untuk merubahnya. Kita boleh "delete" dan padam tetapi telah tetap berlaku. Kita telah melaksanakan tanggongjawab kita mengikut suasana dan keadaan sewaktu itu. Silap atau betul, masa telah dan akan menentukan nya. Betul diwaktu itu mungkin salah sekarang. Selagi hayat dikandung badan, kita boleh membetulkan apa yang salah, perbaikki yang silap, kuatkan yang lemah, satukan yang telah berpisah, tegangkan yang telah kendur dan berserah kepada Allah swt.

Kita semua berilmu, hanya masa akan menentukan sama ada keputusan dan tindakan kita bijak atau tidak.

Wallahu a'lam bi shawab.
Salam hurmat: NbM.

Eyeing PMN 18

 Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 18/2020

1. Perayaan aidil adha disambut dengan "new normal" atau biasa baru. Di era pandemik covid-19 telah banyak mengajar kita yang sebenarnya. Seluruh dunia diminta mengamalkan wuduk bukan sekadar lima kali sekurang kurangnya sehari, menutup keseluruhan aurat (PPE), pusat hiburan dan maksiat ditutup.

2. Banyak yang perlu dikorbankan. Bebas bergaul telah terbatas. Tetapi baiknya masa berkualiti untuk mengeratkan mesra dan akrab dikalangan keluarga serumah (family bonding).

3. Berkorban lagi kerana kebebasan bergerak dikawal rapi. Oleh kerana itu pengorbanan tidak dapat jalankan tugas, mencari rezeki, mendapat pendapatan, berurus niaga dan terhentinya pembuatan, pembikinan dan pengeluaran.

4. Kepada mereka yang tidak mempunyai kelengkapan teknologi maklumat dan kemudahan komunikasi dalam talian atau akses kepada "wireless fidelity (wifi) atau pun  rangkaian kawasan setempat tanpa wayar merupakan satu pengorbanan yang sangat tinggi kerana hidup dalam suasana kegelapan.

5. Tahun 2020, tahun Malaysia negara maju. Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) yang bergabung dengan ukuran ekonomi, pendapatan negara, jangka hayat, pendidikan, kebahagiaan, keharmonian, keselamatan, kadar kemiskinan & kelaparan akan memaparkan status negara. Negara maju wajib diwarisi oleh rakyat yang maju. Jika rakyat membangun perlahan dari pencapaian negara maka akan ujud jurang. Angka sedikit yang kaya akan menyama ratakan banyak yang miskin.

6. Penguasaan politik tidak tentu menjamin penguasaan ekonomi. Apabila terlalu banyak ketirisan dalam perlaksanaan oleh kerana kelemahan sistem pemantauan maka trillion yang diperuntukkan tidak menghasilkan matlamat yang hendak di capai. Pi mai pi mai, tangtu juga.

7. Era Biasa baru dan "new normal" post covid-19 wajib menerima pembaharuan didalam pemikiran dan tindakan pimpinan politik. Mereka wajib mencontohi amalan Nabi Mohamad SAW - Sidiq, amanah, tabligh dan fatanah ( benar, bertanggong jawab, berdakwah dan bijaksana).

8. Keadaan menjadi haru biru, kelam kabut dan tidak menentu jika ada kalangan pemimpin, pimpinan yang munafiq. Tidak kira diatas platform parti politik mana pun yang mereka wakili lebih lebih lagi mereka yang tidak ada apa apa parti politik dan sedang mencari cari ( yang sesat).

9. Allah swt telah berfirman didalam surah Al-Baqara ayat 8 hingga ayat 14. "Dan di antara manusia ada yang berkata: Kami telah beriman kepada Allah dan kepada hari akhirat; padahal mereka sebenarnya tidak beriman. (8) Mereka hendak memperdayakan Allah dan orang-orang yang beriman, padahal mereka hanya memperdaya dirinya sendiri, sedang mereka tidak menyedarinya. (9) Dalam hati mereka (golongan yang munafik itu) terdapat penyakit (syak dan hasad dengki), maka Allah tambahkan lagi penyakit itu kepada mereka; dan mereka pula akan beroleh azab seksa yang tidak terperi sakitnya, dengan sebab mereka berdusta (dan mendustakan kebenaran). (10) Dan apabila dikatakan kepada mereka: "Janganlah kamu membuat bencana dan kerosakan di muka bumi", mereka menjawab: " Sesungguhnya kami orang-orang yang hanya membuat kebaikkan". (11) Ketahuilah! Bahawa sesungguhnya mereka itulah orang-orang yang sebenar-benarnya membuat bencana dan kerosakan, tetapi mereka tidak menyedarinya. (12) Dan apabila dikatakan kepada mereka: Berimanlah kamu sebagaimana orang-orang itu telah beriman. Mereka menjawab: Patutkah kami ini beriman sebagaimana berimannya orang-orang bodoh itu? Ketahuilah! Sesungguhnya merekalah orang-orang yang bodoh, tetapi mereka tidak mengetahui (hakikat yang sebenarnya). (13) Dan apabila mereka bertemu dengan orang-orang yang beriman, mereka berkata: " Kami telah beriman ", dan manakala mereka kembali kepada syaitan-syaitan mereka, mereka berkata pula:" Sesungguhnya kami tetap bersama kamu, sebenarnya kami hanya memperolok-olok (akan orang-orang yang beriman)". (14).

10. Sempena hari raya korban ini, ummah wajib bersedia untuk mengorbankan mereka yang berkepentingan diri, keluarga dan kroni lebih dari kepentingan rakyat dan kepentingan ummah. Ada yang telah banyak berjasa dan berkhidmat dengan cemerlang wajib juga berkorban kerana kelemahan, kelalaian, ditohmah, difitnah dan dihasut sehingga terjerumus dalam perangkap politik musuh dalam negara dan antarabangsa.

11. Berkorban apa sahaja untuk agama, bangsa dan negara. Jika didunia ada yang tidak terhambat dan dibuat, diakhirat tetap ada balasan nya.

Wallahu a'lam bi shawab.
Salam hurmat, NbM.

Eyeing PMN 17

Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 17/2020

Dari segi pengukuhan pemerintahan, TSMY

1. Must form a high level Unity Committee (UC) consisting of himself (as President of PPBM), Zahid (President UMNO and Chairman BN and MN), Hadi Awang (President PAS and MN), Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari (Chairman GPS), Tengku Razaleigh (Chairman Advisory Council UMNO) and Dato' Seri Najib ( Advisor Barisan Nasional).

2. This UC should meet regularly informally to get really close and ironing out issues confronting their unification and also to strenghten their hold on the present administration at least once a week.

3. This UC will be the core Foundation and extended to include the other party heads from MCA, MIC and Sabah Parties in Perikatan Nasional in another platform which meets at least once a month.

4. PRU 15 must be won by Muslim/Malay/Bumiputera with two third majority. Their close rapport, understanding and friendship if genuinely developed can achieve the miracle with Allah's blessing.

5. If they are strongly united at the top, can influence the State Heads, Division Heads, Branch Heads and ordinary members to toe the line.

6. Once the above is achieved, they can mirror the Unity Committee at State, Division and Branch levels. (Mana yang ada ujud).

7. The UC's at all levels will need to converge on objective of governing Malaysia first whilst their personal interests should come second (in terms of candidacy for elections and positions).

Jika coalition tak rasmi ini dapat dimantapkan, in sya Allah anasir dari luar Negara yang menggunakan anasir dalam negara saperti PKR, DAP dan PAN dapat dielakkan dari merebut kuasa.

[27/07, 12:29] Datuk Naim Mohamad: 6 strateji yang mantap untuk Malaysia Prof Dr Haim.

Sekadar berkongsi pemikiran saya 17/2020

Dari segi pengukuhan pemerintahan, TSMY

1. Must form a high level Unity Committee (UC) consisting of himself (as President of PPBM), Zahid (President UMNO and Chairman BN and MN), Hadi Awang (President PAS and MN), Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari (Chairman GPS), Tengku Razaleigh (Chairman Advisory Council UMNO) and Dato' Seri Najib ( Advisor Barisan Nasional).

2. This UC should meet regularly informally to get really close and ironing out issues confronting their unification and also to strenghten their hold on the present administration at least once a week.

3. This UC will be the core Foundation and extended to include the other party heads from MCA, MIC and Sabah Parties in Perikatan Nasional in another platform which meets at least once a month.

4. PRU 15 must be won by Muslim/Malay/Bumiputera with two third majority. Their close rapport, understanding and friendship if genuinely developed can achieve the miracle with Allah's blessing.

5. If they are strongly united at the top, can influence the State Heads, Division Heads, Branch Heads and ordinary members to toe the line.

6. Once the above is achieved, they can mirror the Unity Committee at State, Division and Branch levels. (Mana yang ada ujud).

7. The UC's at all levels will need to converge on objective of governing Malaysia first whilst their personal interests should come second (in terms of candidacy for elections and positions).

Jika coalition tak rasmi ini dapat dimantapkan, in sya Allah anasir dari luar Negara yang menggunakan anasir dalam negara saperti PKR, DAP dan PAN dapat dielakkan dari merebut kuasa.
[27/07, 12:46] APN Daud: maaf. saya tak setuju kalau ada nama yg sedang diadili dimahkamah kerana kes jenayah.
[27/07, 12:59] APN Daud: dan kalau boleh prof masukkan nama baru dari gen y yg dinamik. sudah sampai masanya kita pass the leadership to new people.
[27/07, 13:11] Datuk Naim Mohamad: Biar Mahkamah buat keputusan. Jika bersalah, status nya gugur dari menjadi ahli jk perpaduan UC walaupun berpeluang untuk buat rayuan, sesiapa yang diamanah untuk mengisi peranan itu to continue with the coordination. Bukan nak mengembalikan mereka untuk berkuasa. Sedikit sebanyak pengaruh mereka ada. Ambil contoh reformasi AI selama 20 tahun lebih, walau dipenjarakan, gerakan pengaruh diluar tidak boleh dinafikan. Sekadar pandangan dan tiada paksaan.
[27/07, 13:22] Datuk Naim Mohamad: Kedudukkan didalam jk perpaduan informal UC atas kapasiti jawatan yang disandang. Gugur jawatan di gantikan dengan penyandang.
[27/07, 13:30] APN Daud: faham. anggapannya yg ada kedudukan politik, tentu ada pengaruh. betul. tapi bagaimana kalauvada yg berbakat, muda, dinamik, tak rasuah, bolih memberikan pengaruh yg diperlukan?.
[27/07, 13:42] Datuk Naim Mohamad: Setuju. Fasa pertama ni realitinya yang sedang berfungsi dalam jawatan rasmi masing masing. Saya lihat dari sudut structure. Di Fasa kedua, Pelapis dan pimpinan muda boleh ujudkan platform mereka diperingkat masing masing dan diangkat melalui saluran yang berkesan agar mereka boleh diberi peranan berkhidmat. Peluang wajib diatur untuk generasi muda disediakan untuk meneruskan pimpinan dan perjuangan.
[27/07, 13:53] Datuk Naim Mohamad: Pengukuhan menyatu padukan ummah ada dua pendekatan. 1. Top to bottom dan 2. Bottom to top. Jika pemimpin pemimpin berpengaruh diatas bersatu padu dan tidak bergeser, boleh melimpah kebawah dan keikhlasan perpaduan boleh mengalir dengan senang. Jika usaha dari bawah, untuk grassroot berpadu dan mendaki keatas tidak mudah. Ibarat kalau keruh diHULU keruh lah diHILIR. Kalau jernih diHULU jernih lah diHILIR. Jarang sekali air mengalir dari Hilir ke Hulu.