'What surprises me is that Bank Negara and the police seem more keen to go after these money changers rather than investigate those using their services.'
RM600k 'wired illegally' to Rosmah in Dubai
Lusiapa: This is indeed a very serious allegation made by an honourable member of parliament and must be taken very seriously by all relevant authorities. It should not be treated as another piece of sensationalism created by the opposition for the purpose of seeking cheap publicity.
This piece of news from Malaysiakini , though shocking, is not altogether surprising or unexpected. It is common knowledge that numerous similar incidents of illegal funds transfers involving top government officials have been going on for a long time.
Sadly not a word was mentioned by the local mainstream media, hence the rot has reached such an embarrassing state today where even the wife of the PM is accused of being a beneficiary of such alleged criminal activity.
Mr Prime Minister, are you going to keep quiet again? Surely you can't brush this off as a frivolous matter. The nation is waiting.
KC Me: What surprises me is that BNM (Bank Negara Malaysia) and the police seem more keen to go after these money changers rather than investigate or charge those using their services. I am sure the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) will be very keen on this information.
Has anyone ever question how a Negeri Sembilan MB can allegedly transfer RM10 million out of the country? Where did he get so much excess money?
Amaso: All monies that are remitted to overseas illegally and secretly are ill-gotten wealth. If Bank Negara, MACC and the police don't do anything now, I foresee there will be more such remittances as next general election approaches. Their money is safer there just in case BN loses in the election and Pakatan Rakyat comes into power and freeze their wealth.
Louis: This is George Orwell's ‘Animal Farm' at its best - some are created more equal than others. For a small man, sending a few thousand ringgit overseas invites tons of queries from banks and sending chills down the poor sender's spine. But those well-connected can send millions overseas to buy properties without a care for the law.
Worst still, when this dubious act is discovered, they get away scot-free while the money lenders are left to face the music. Why can't Bank Negara come down hard on those culprits? Are they really more equal than us, mere mortals?
If Rosmah has committed an offence, please do charge her. If the Negeri Sembilan MB had done the same thing, charge him too.
Malayamuda: Tian Chua is going to go missing soon!
Geronimo: Najib will say that this allegation is frivolous, while Rosmah will say she has no time to entertain such wild allegations. That's it folks. Case closed.
Noose tightens, print media fights back
Yuvan: There is nothing much left to digest from the country's mainstream print media. It is already lacking severely in any meaningful news and in-depth coverage or analysis of the political, economic and social ills that is plaguing the country now.
It is absolutely ridiculous and absurd that the government wants to take away whatever little bit of freedom that is left in the print media.
If the Home Ministry wants to proceed with its plans to make owners of the print media 100 percent submissive to them, it can seriously consider appointing its officials (ie. Home Ministry officers) as chief editors for all the newspapers and magazines published in the country.
Another option is to fully close down all the newspapers and magazines. If the government thinks that is the only way it can maintain unity and peace in the country, why not? After all, when did our government leaders ever believed in making our society knowledgeable, competent and dignified?
Parsona: As usual, all these restrictions will only apply to non-Umno owned newspapers. Utusan Malaysia will still have a free reign to print all their racist ideologies from their masters. 1Malaysia, 2standards.
Habib RAK: I wonder why the BN/Umno government still think they should control what the public can see, read and hear. The growth in maturity of the people at large in Malaysia is unstoppable. Any forced attempt to stop it will only push it underground. It's better that it's in the open.
Foo Wy Len: We have almost fallen into the last quarter of the Press Freedom Index prepared by Reporters San Frontiers - 131 out of 175 countries to be exact for 2009.
Gov't sets ambitious target to increase public transport users
Bobby Chin: Is this a joke? Increase by 30 percent? Our monorails and LRTs have only two carriages. A 3- percent increase would result in 20 percent of commuters sitting on the roof top. Also, how to increase number of parking bays and reduce parking fees with our limited land due to the faulty design of these stations? Talk is cheap.
Wira: I bet all you guys have forgotten that the government of AAB (Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) promised to set aside money from one of those hikes in petrol price to build a credible public transport.
Every time when there is an announcement of huge public projects, I do not visualise a vastly improved system to be in place but rather foresee Umno vultures contriving to cream money from contractors.
Teoh's inquest: Hospital holding back X-ray report
Boonpou: Something fishy is going on as usual with these plunderers of Malaysia's integrity. Why the delay?
