'A reasonable question to ask is what is wrong with modifying the IPP agreements especially when there is so much evidence of abuse of power and corruption, and the public is being robbed blind.'
Review IPP deals first, not power tariffs
Kris: It is on public record that the former TNB chief Ani Arope objected to the one-sided deal favouring the IPPs. But Dr Mahathir Mohamad removed him and pushed the deal through, which everyone knew would burden every single consumer.
To put it in another way, this corrupt deal enabled Mahathir and his IPP cronies to steal from every Malaysian whenever they switched on their electricity. It is also on public record that Mahathir's children have become big-time investors, like the one who recently spent a large sum of money to invest in a brewery in the Philippines.
It is not difficult to guess where they got all this money from. A reasonable question to ask is what is wrong with modifying these IPP agreements especially when there is so much evidence of abuse of power and corruption, and the public is being robbed blind.
Shamu: Consumers Association of Penang President SM Idris is spot on. Review the IPP agreements. It is the responsibility of the government elected by the people to protect the interests of the rakyat.
Wira: The country is generating about 50 percent more power than we consume because of the IPPs. This excess is unnecessarily large and goes to waste. So instead of raising tariffs, TNB should reduce them, especially for large domestic and industrial consumers, to encourage consumption so that the company gets paid for the excess generation instead of just wasting it away.
PKFZ: Phang and Co merely 'sacrificial lambs'?
Tan Hong Kiet: Do you believe that a manager who doesn't know what ‘cash flow' is about was allegedly able to siphon such a huge sum of money? The big crooks are those hiding behind big titles bestowed upon them for ‘services' and ‘sacrifices' to the country. What a big joke.
Anak Desa: OC Phang is not an angel either. Anyone, including her ex-staff, would vouch about her dictatorship when she was the general manager of Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). She had the nerve to allegedly order the architect company to issue a CF (certificate of fitness) for a building that wasn't even built.
She is acting like how Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Ling Liong Sik and Chan Kong Choy have previously said or not said. They are all having selective memory.
Teoh Kheng Siong: I personally don't feel that ‘Phang and Co' are merely 'sacrificial lambs' because I think they are also involved in the incident. As I know, if you are in a company and if you happen to sign anything that is illegal and approve it, then you are already liable for it.
I do think it is the same when you are in the government too. But of course, the two former ministers will also have certain responsibilities. According to the media, the prosecutors have said that they will haul more people to court. So I do think to use the word ‘scapegoat' is a bit too early.
Govin: YB Nizar, you've our maximun support till the 13 th general election comes. We Perakians will make pretty sure to wipe out ‘Bee End' and their cronies when this particular time comes.
Multi Racial: If it were affecting Umno, decisions will be made within days. See how fast the Court of Appeal decided when the High Court judge decided in Pakatan Rakyat's favour.
Anyway, I don't think any of the existing politicians in BN has the courage to reform. As for the judges, they have nobody to blame but themselves. Perception towards them is bad and is getting worse.
Amaso: Nizar, just be patient, keep your health and fitness in good form so that you and Pakatan are ready for next general election battle. From what you say, it is unlikely the courts would give a judgment before next GE. If they do give judgment before next GE, it is unlikely to be in your favour.
If the judgment is in your favour, it will be short-lived - a few months or maybe weeks - and then comes the next GE. You are back to square one. This is the legacy of Dr Mahathir Mohamad for meddling with the judiciary when he was the PM. The majority of Perakians are with you including me.
Bapak Toyol: The courts are beholden to Umno and therefore Nizar, do not expect any justice from them. The conclusion is already well-known whether it is delivered today or five years later.
Shut down local 'Guantanamo Bay'
Peter: This issue is not about S Samy Vellu bashing. The Indian gangsterism problem is very real and they are grossly disproportionately represented at ‘University of Simpang Renggam'. Malaysian intelligentsia are expected to offer good suggestions on tackling this issue and not go about Samy-bashing.
Indian gangsterism needs solutions; perhaps more of the dropouts from Form 3 should be channeled into community colleges and more places at polytechnics allocated for those with no where to go after their SPM.
Yuvan: The way S Samy Vellu has put it, it seems quite certain that the majority of the inmates at the Simpang Renggam camp are Indians. If our formal prisons have not succeeded in rehabilitating prisoners to become responsible and useful citizens again, what can we expect from the Simpang Renggam centre, which is only a detention camp?
But my question is this - what has the MIC done all these years to look into the welfare of the Indian inmates there? When Samy Vellu was in the government, did he and the MIC leaders put forward any firm proposals to the Home Ministry to improve the living conditions there?
Did the MIC undertake any solid effort or implement any appropriate and meaningful programmes to reform and rehabilitate the Indian inmates there? Samy Vellu, who was in the cabinet for almost 30 years, could have done lot more to the Indian community when he had the power and authority.
It doesn't make much sense to raise issues now when the MIC seems very much in its 'twilight' years.
