National Feedlot Corporation: A tip of the iceberg?

National Feedlot Corporation: A tip of the iceberg?
November 21, 2011

FMT LETTER

From Marion Tharsis, via e-mail

The National Feedlot Corporation chief is trying his best to to protect his entity as of one of legitimacy and sans of wrongdoings with ample support from the power-that-be. Whatever that has been exposed of its sinister activities, cannot be completely ignored and taken to be a fiction of one of Bollywood’s fairy tale concoction.

Political power seems to be a guaranteed license to secure favourtism and opportunities to amass wealth and power beyond the norms of a civil society that is quite prominent in the third world countries including Malaysia, striving to project its growth as a fast developing economic power house while condoning and encouraging corporate fraudulent activities of those who are closely aligned to the echelons of the ruling government.

Thanks to the independent news media for highlighting the issues of a dubious and sinister nature that has for so long, been completely camouflaged and kept out of the public’s knowledge or access.

Corruption has always been viewed as a destructive force that can even reduce the countries with immense natural resources to just ‘beggar’ countries due to the siphoning of the wealth for some personal gains while the majority of the people live in abject poverty..

At the rate the Malaysian government is spending and in the process also allowing rooms for ‘abuse’ of the funds being allocated for important infra structure and community development, it will be of little surprise if we also fall in the ranks of such unfortunate and desperate countries who have to depend vastly on aid from charitable and humanitarian agencies for sustenance of life.

It is a stark reality that the world is depleting its natural resources very rapidly and it cannot be replenished and thus big and powerful countries are looking to poor and desolate countries to develop these countries own infra structure at a very high price as a reward.

It is mainly because of uncontrolled and unmonitored activities of fraud and misuse of funds owing to the broader objective of staying in power at whatever the cost for the short term and not having any consideration for the future well being of our posterity.

When the government officials given the mandate by the people cannot give proper and logical reasons for not taking action against any wrong doing being reported, it only adds more damage to their own reputation rather than boost their image as a trustworthy and reliable leader.

These people in power fail to see a broader perspective of their own position against the opposition or the general public who are the watchdogs of their performance for future retention or rejection.

If these people in power still think their continued rule for the next imminent term is well secured, they have to re-think and develop themselves as a people’s government and not operate without any regard for the concerns and at times, demands from the people whose choice put them where they are.

Giving handouts and stipends is not going to help but only goes to show a desperate move to regain past glory. Be a responsive and sincerely caring government and not one that treats every reported case of criminal breach of trust as the opposition’s tool for political mileage.

Only Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) seems to make some noise and make a slight ant bite concern to question some of the issues of grave importance to the public while the others choose to remain silent or less vocal just to safe guard their own positions.

The next general election will definitely set the course for our future survival within and without and the decision is seen to be binding for a long time without another formidable political opposition.

The choice we make is not only short term for our benefit or failure but it is for long term of our generation who needs us to protect not destroy. So, the decision we make is more of hope for all and not one that condescends on individual feelings or isolation.


Playing Goldilocks politics

A load of bull

We all have a beef with Feedlot

English gets the short shrift

Peaceful Assembly is undemocrat​ic

Media statement by Dr Chen Man Hin, DAP Life Advisor in Seremban on 30th November 2011

THE SO CALLED PEACEFUL bill VIOLATES ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTI ON WHICH GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY FOR ALL CITIZENS

THE PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY BILL WAS DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY. ALL OPPOSITION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, INCLUDING ANWAR IBRAHIM, LIM KIT SIANG AND LIM GUAN ENG VOTED AGAINST THE BILL, BECAUSE IT IS A VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY FOR ALL CITIZENS

Just a mangled for...

DPM SO CALLED CALCULATED MOVE TO SCRAP PPSMI IS BASED ON FAULTY AND IRRATIONAL CALCULATION

Media statement by Dr Chen Man Hin, life advisor DAP in Seremban on 22nd Nov 2011

DPM SO CALLED CALCULATED MOVE TO SCRAP PPSMI IS BASED ON FAULTY AND IRRATIONAL CALCULATION

DPM MUHYIDDIN insisted that PPSMI had to be scrapped because only about 5% of primary schools nationwide were taught in two languages, Malay and English while less than 9% were taught in the two languages. This means that 95% of primary schools were taught in Malay for the other subjects and 91% of the students in secondary were using Malay as the medium of instruction.

This implies that MALAY was the main medium of instruction in more than 90% of both primary and secondary.

Asia must safeguard its growth by protecting its people — Noeleen Heyzer

November 18, 2011
NOV 18 — While European and North American leaders struggle to regain fiscal credibility by cutting back social entitlements, those of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in Bali this week at a historic turning point, an economic coming of age for their region, which may require them to move in the opposite direction.

Asia remains by far the most dynamic region in the world and the locomotive of global growth. Its growth rate is one and a half times that of any other region. But this growth has been accompanied by growing inequalities, and remains fragile.

Stopping PPSMI will be suicidal for IT and ICT development and national economy will suffer.

Media Statement by Dr Chen Man Hin, life adviser DAP, in Seremban on 11th November 2011

BANGALORE IN INDIA IS THE SILICON VALLEY OF ASIA AND OWES ITS SUCCESS TO THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR ITS RESEARCH INTO SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.

IT development, research, teaching and practice are conducted in English. Its fame as a world centre for IT has attracted notable scientists. World number 1 computer genius BILL GATES made it a point to visit Bangalore, as it was noted to be Asia’s Silicon Valley.

TIMS study show students from progressive high tech countries score high marks in science

Media Statement by Dr Chen Man Hin, dap life advisor, in Seremban on 10th Nov 2011

The 2007 study by International Science and Mathematics ranking  (TIMS)  shows that students from developed countries are the top scorers and they are the movers and engineers responsible to make their countries progressive and prosperous.    ( see CHARTS)

Why Malaysia is not a member of the Asia Tigers Club of Singapore, Hong Kong, S Korea and Taipei.

Media statement by Dr Chen Man Hin, dap life advisor in Seremban on 9th November 2011

CAN PM TRANSFORM MALAYSIA TO BECOME A HIGH INCOME NATION IN 2016, WHEN HE CANNOT IMPROVE THE ECONOMY TO JOIN THE ASIA TIGERS CLUB OF SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, S KOREA AND TAIPEI?

When he became PM in 2008, Najib announced his proposals to transform the economy with his Economic Transformation Program (ECT) by injection of tens of billions ringgits promised largely by government related companies. His predecessor Tun Mahathir also injected billions but the economy scarcely moved and the FDIs did not come in.

Towards a modern IT, HIgh Tech, and High Income Malaysia

Media statement by dr Chen Man Hin, dap life advisor in seremban on 8th November 2011

PPMSI since its launch in 2002 to achieve a modern IT society has not made progress because of lack of purpose and unity.  It was the product of the Mahathir dynasty, when PM Mahathir was pushing the idea of Bangsa Malaysia or Vision 2020.

ABOLISHING PPMSI WOULD CAUSE A DOUBLE TRAGEDY BOTH TO THE NATION AND TO THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES.

THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY IS RIDDLED WITH MISTAKES.  THE WORST ONE WAS THE  ABOLITION OF ENGLISH STREAM SCHOOLS AS FROM 1971, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  EDUCATIONAL REFORMS INITIATED BY TUN ABDUL RAZAK.

We  in the DAP opposed the abolition of English stream primary and secondary schools, as English was the language of science and technology progress of the future, but all to no avail. Fortunately because of strenuous opposition by political parties and civil societies, the conversion and abolition of vernacular schools to national schools was prevented.

However the abolition of English medium schools caused havoc to the whole nation.   Students who passed out could not speak English, day to day business was affected and both foreign and local businesses were badly affected. Without English speaking employees, business could not be conducted, as the language of communication in the world was largely in English. Investments  dropped and most foreign investors ran away.