Local grads fall short of employers' expectations

KUALA LUMPUR ( March 4, 2012): Graduates emerging from the Malaysian education system are failing to meet the expectations of prospective employers due to a lack of critical thinking skills and poor communication.

This has resulted in employers having to provide additional training to fit them into their respective job scopes while many graduates have to accept employment that does not correspond with their qualifications.

Malaysian-based education, human resource and recruitment consultants feel there is a need for a sound foundation in critical thinking to be incorporated into the education system to prepare future generations for the employment market.

Manpower Staffing Services (M) Sdn Bhd country manager Sam Haggag said there is a distinct gap between what the Malaysian education system is producing and what employers are looking for.

"This has resulted in six out of 10 graduates from Malaysian universities taking as much as six months to find a job. The other 40 percent take even longer," said Haggag, whose company provides workforce solutions that include recruitment and training.

"Recruitment is a distinct challenge as the universities are churning out graduates who don't have the requisite skills to enter the workforce.

"From the manpower context, we find that seven out of 10 graduates who come to recruitment interviews fail the English [language] competency test set by our clients.

"The lack of proficiency in English limits their ability to communicate beyond the borders of Malaysia and this lowers their confidence and curtails their ability to add value in the workplace," he said in a statement.

Hong Leong Bank chief human resources officer Ramon Chelvarajasingam said many of the new graduates emerging from the Malaysian education system lack the critical thinking skills required to keep up in a world that is constantly changing and becoming increasingly competitive.

"New technologies and methodologies are forcing people to operate beyond their comfort zone. In our competitor nations, the young professionals are more advanced in critical thinking, innovation, thinking out of the box and have continuous development initiatives compared within Malaysia," he pointed out.

He added that today, most employers are looking for graduates with a high level of confidence who are exposed to niche areas outside of their academic studies.

"These new graduates won't give you textbook answers, but will, through their answers, display a global mindset and show understanding of moving trends in the world. Employers are usually prepared to pay a higher salary to get these 'global associates' onboard," Ramon said.

Prospect Consulting Sdn Bhd director Nina Adlan, who provides advisory services to educational institutions aiming to set up branch campuses in Malaysia, said she has observed 'a disconnect' between what graduates put down on their curriculum vitae and what they are like in reality.

"When we hire, we consider the way graduates converse and portray themselves to be more important than what's in the CV. What's the point in having good academic results when they can't communicate, can't conduct a proper conversation and have no confidence?" she said.

Haggag said one reason for the lack of confidence evident in young graduates is that educational institutions are not placing enough focus on equipping undergraduates with skills that will enable them to think out of the box and adapt to the demands of the working world.

"Among the reasons why those emerging from local education system do not meet employers' standards is the system itself. It is not dissimilar from that of the UK, which is teacher-centric and focuses on rote learning and swotting and places less emphasis on practical application. The system also focuses on individual achievement and less on team performance, so there aren't many opportunities for students to acquire interactive skills.

"It's the same in Malaysia, where the system is biased towards those who do well in exams, which is not necessarily the best way to gauge their employability," he added.

Ramon said education institutions need to create a 'learning environment' that combines an experiential approach and exposure to knowledge that extends beyond the scope of academic theory.

"Textbook stuff doesn't help them face the challenges of businesses that are constantly evolving. They need to be exposed to changing trends and behaviours, and to be taught skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and adaptability.

"They also need to be taught how to be globally aware, which is how to link what they learn to what is happening around the world," he said.

Nina said if Malaysia is to produce more employable graduates with creative and problem-solving skills, all parties involved in education should work together to create a culture that places a high value on critical thinking and creativity to replace the current one which focuses on information transfer and academic results.

She pointed out that graduates who attend interviews more often than not are asked questions which require them to "think out of the box" which requires critical thinking ability.

An Internet check on the most frequently asked interview questions provides an insight into the "real world" out there.

With questions such as: What do you look for in a job? Why should we hire you? Define success at work? How do you feel that your education has prepared you for this job? to Why is a manhole cover round? Nina said the grounding, for the future generation to handle these and other questions and to be in a position to handle work situations without having to literally flip through a manual (if there is one), is to lay a strong foundation at the school level for them to be able to come up with strategies and solutions that can be unique and appropriate for each situation.

This, she insisted, would help pave the way to achieve Malaysia's quest to become a developed nation with the necessary manpower that would meet the industries' and the country's requirements. – Bernama

It's good that the PPSMI policy is being scrapped off to give way to 'Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia Dan Memperkukuhkan Penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris'(MBMMBI) so that the lay people out there will be worst in their proficiency in English.

Moreover, all the sons and daughters of all of the Pak Menteri's can be sent to overseas to study whatever they want in English.

Just leave the rest of us losers who don't have so much money to rot here and die.

Whatever it is, I support whatever policy that will make the Malays lose out more to the other races which can speak in their own mother tongue, as well as in Malay and English language.

Only the Malays will lose out if they can only converse in Malay and understand Malay.

This is because you will not understand a crap about what the non-Malays are saying about us in the English newspapers or their English blogs.

Anwar mushy mushy

Before

Anwar is one mushy gay old fart. He can't make up his mind where he wants to be.

Today he's A, tomorrow he's B, in the near future he's C.

From Abim to UMNO to one eyed Illuminati, now he's openly supporting the 'Yahudi'.

After

He's a worst flip-flop than Pak Lah, the one who likes to sleep.

Can we trust this person Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim? I bet he will sell his own mother if he has the chance to do it.

He's the kind of person who likes sodomy but PAS is okay with butt fucking as long as they can get from him some funding.

Moreover, PAS allowed their members to fuck their wives in the butt. That's why they are in the unholy alliance with a sodomiser.

With DAP anything goes because they are communists who before independence have gone on a killing spree.

PAS and PKR are only stepping stones for DAP to rule Malaysia as the real Prime Minister.

That is why DAP is cooperating with those motherfucker.

Forever

Will Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim please stand up?

Mohd Khalid Hussin (left) and Duyung History and Malay Heritage Association member Mohd Hani Bok inspecting the lineage record which detailed names of Tun Perak’s descendants

'Hang Tuah was my forefather'

Mohd Khalid Husin claims he is a descendant of legendary warrior Hang Tuah

KUALA LUMPUR : THE saying "do not anger your ancestors" carries extra weight for Mohd Khalid Husin as one of his distant forefathers was none other than the legendary warrior, Hang Tuah , or so he claims.

Khalid, 50, claimed that he and with his relatives were the descendants of Tun Perak, who was Hang Tuah's father-in-law.

"My late grandmother told me when I was a boy that our family was descendants from these historical figures."

Khalid, who lived in the same village as Hang Tuah (Kampung Duyung), said it was through word of mouth that the knowledge of his family's lineage was preserved.

He claimed that after Malacca had fallen to the Portuguese in 1511, the immediate family members of high-ranking officials, such as Bendahara Tun Perak and Hang Tuah, fled to avoid persecution.

"The Portuguese soldiers would kill anyone they believed to be Hang Tuah's kin, including those who were affiliated with Tun Perak.

"Those who remained kept the memories of their forefathers alive through word of mouth."

Khalid's family had also kept a salasilah or a lineage record, which detailed their ancestors' names.

"There are almost 100 names on our salasilah, starting with Tun Sedang followed by Tun Kudu, Tun Perak and Tun Perpatih Puteh.

"My late grandmother's name is Haji Puteh," he told the New Straits Times yesterday.

Khalid claimed that the original salasilah was finally written down in document-form during the British colonial era, and that the one they had constantly updated was only a copy.

Khalid had also formed the Persatuan Sejarah dan Warisan Melayu Duyung, or Duyung History and Malay Heritage Association (Pesawad) in 2010, which he is the president of, in the hope to locate others who were also the descendants of Hang Tuah and Tun Perak.

"Hang Tuah was married and had children.

"After more than 500 years, there is bound to be a number of us scattered around the region."

He said he had met with the others from all over the country, including Selangor, Johor and Singapore, adding that sometimes if the "connection was strong" between a seemingly distant relative, the sensation from a mere handshake was enough to convince him that the other person was also a blood kin.

He also alleged that some of his cousins and extended family members had kept heirlooms -- trinkets and artifacts -- from the days of the Malaccan Sultanate.

"My cousin, who is also a descendant living in Singapore, has an old kris, which he said was passed from generation to generation after Tun Perak."

Khalid also said that his grandfather had a copy of an "original" Hikayat Hang Tuah (The Hang Tuah Epic).

"It was passed down from one generation to another, before my grandfather got his hands on it."

Khalid said that, however, his grandfather had given the artifact to his brother in 1936.

"The contents were written in Jawi and the book was very old."

When asked where was the book now, he claimed that his cousin had "given" the artifact to the National Archives because its condition was deteriorating.

Khalid said he had announced his claims to members of the public when he formed Pesawad, but, so far, no one had come forward to investigate or argue with him with regards to Hang Tuah's existence.

"I welcome historians or academics to come and study or debate my family's lineage."

The New Straits Times, 28th January 2012

I hope the loud mouthed Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim will take up the challenge. Or is he afraid of the truth that might be revealed if he does take up the challenge?

Since he is so adamant that the whole thing is a myth, he should not be afraid to prove that it is a myth and not something real.

Any Malay historians or academicians willing to study Mohd Khalid Husin claims? This is your chance to prove that Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim is wrong when he made statements that Hang Tuah is a myth.

Certain quarters wants to damage the reputation of NFCorp

Audit was on the project, not NFCorp

KUALA LUMPUR: The Auditor-General said today the audit it conducted was on the National Feedlot Centre project, and not the company National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp).

In a statement released on its website, Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang also said nowhere in the report did it refer to the NFC as being "in a mess", adding that those words were used by other parties.

He also clarified that the audit analysis found that the objectives of the NFC were not fully realised due to several factors which have been explained in the Auditor-General's Report 2010. Among them, based on a implementation agreement signed in March 2010, the production target for NFC of 38,600 cattle for 2010 could not be achieved as the Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP) which involves 130 satelite farm operators were yet to be implemented.

"If there are any elements of misappropriation in the implementation of the project, this should be revealed in the investigation of the authorities such as the Royal Malaysian Police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission," he said.

Highlights of the Auditor-General statement:

audit was on National Feedlot Centre's performance, not NFCorp the company

audit analysis found that NFCentre had not fully met its objectives

the Auditor-General's report did not meantion chaos, "in a mess" or misappropriation. These words were used by other parties and should not be attributed to the Auditor-General.

from an audit perspective, there were weaknesses in the project's implementation

the audit on NFCentre project was done in an independent and professional manner, without prejudice to any parties

Below is the full statement from the Auditor-General (in Bahasa):

KENYATAAN AKHBAR OLEH KETUA AUDIT NEGARA

PUSAT FIDLOT NASIONAL

Ekoran laporan media mengenai beberapa isu yang menghubungkaitkan Jabatan Audit Negara (JAN) dengan projek fidlot di Gemas, Jabatan Audit Negara ingin memberi penjelasan seperti berikut:

2. Perkara yang menjadi fokus utama pengauditan prestasi yang dijalankan oleh JAN ialah pencapaian projek Pusat Fidlot Nasional (PFN) sejak penubuhannya pada tahun 2006 dan bukannya National Feedlot Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (NFCorp.) sebagai sebuah syarikat. NFCorp. adalah syarikat yang berdaftar di bawah Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia di mana Kementerian Kewangan Diperbadankan memegang satu golden share bernilai RM1.

Manakala modal berbayar berjumlah RM1.11 juta telah disumbangkan oleh Agroscience Industries Sdn. Bhd. Projek ini diaudit memandangkan ia penting dari segi pengeluaran makanan negara yang mana Kerajaan Malaysia telah memperuntukkan sejumlah wang yang besar berupa:

i) Peruntukan di bawah Kementerian Pertanian Dan Industri Asas Tani (KPIAT) berjumlah RM73.64 juta di bawah RMKe-9 bagi menampung kos pembangunan dan pengoperasian. Daripada peruntukan ini, sejumlah RM48.71 juta telah dibelanjakan setakat akhir tahun 2010 oleh KPIAT untuk menyediakan tapak seluas 5,000 ekar bagi projek ini. Kawasan ini kemudiannya dikurangkan kepada 2,000 ekar sahaja.

ii) Geran pelancaran untuk penyediaan infrastruktur berjumlah RM13 juta diluluskan kepada NFCorp. pada bulan September 2007 dan setakat akhir tahun 2010 sejumlah RM6.52 juta telah dibayar kepada NFCorp. untuk syarikat ini menyediakan infrastruktur seperti kandang dan jalan ladang.

iii) Pinjaman mudah (soft loan) juga telah diluluskan kepada NFCorp. yang berjumlah RM250 juta menerusi satu perjanjian pinjaman yang telah ditandatangani pada Disember 2007.

Setakat Mac 2010, sejumlah RM134.7 juta telah dikeluarkan kepada NFCorp. berdasarkan kepada tuntutan yang dibuat kepada Kementerian Kewangan.

3. Tujuan pengauditan dilaksanakan adalah untuk menilai sama ada projek PFN telah dirancang dan dilaksanakan dengan teratur dan berhemat serta mencapai objektif yang ditetapkan. Pengauditan ini

melibatkan semakan terhadap maklumat yang diperolehi daripada beberapa agensi Kerajaan seperti KPIAT, Kementerian Kewangan, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar dan juga daripada pegawai-pegawai NFCorp. semasa lawatan tapak dilakukan pada bulan Mac 2011. Berdasarkan analisis audit yang bersandarkan kepada maklumat tersebut, pemerhatian-pemerhatian audit telah dibuat secara bertulis untuk mendapatkan pengesahan dan maklum balas daripada pihak-pihak ini. Selain itu, perbincangan menerusi Exit Conference telah dibuat dengan wakil-wakil KPIAT sebagai Kementerian yang bertanggungjawab ke atas pelaksanaan projek ini sebelum laporan audit dimuktamadkan untuk dimuatkan ke dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara (LKAN) 2010.

4. Analisis audit mendapati objektif projek PFN masih belum dicapai sepenuhnya. Ini disebabkan berbagai faktor yang dihuraikan dalam LKAN 2010. Antaranya, mengikut perjanjian pelaksanaan yang ditandatangani pada bulan Mac 2010, sasaran pengeluaran PFN iaitu 38,600 ekor lembu untuk tahun 2010 belum dicapai kerana Entreprenuer Development Program (EDP) yang melibatkan 130 pengusaha ladang satelit belum dilaksanakan lagi.

5. Jika dibaca keseluruhan LKAN 2010 itu, tidak ada pun disebut perkataan-perkataan seperti kucar kacir, 'in a mess' atau pun penyelewengan. Perkataan-perkataan ini telah digunakan oleh pihak-pihak lain dan JAN tidak sepatutnya dipertanggungjawabkan. Pada pendapat JAN, sama ada terdapat unsur-unsur penyelewengan dalam pelaksanaan projek ini terpulanglah kepada penyiasatan pihak berkuasa seperti Polis Diraja Malaysia dan

Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia.

6. Pada perspektif audit, sememangnya terdapat beberapa kelemahan dalam pelaksanaan projek ini. Jikalau tidak, mengapa pada bulan Mei 2009 (sebelum pengauditan dijalankan), Kerajaan perlu menangguhkan pelaksanaan PFN sehingga satu kajian viability and business model (model perniagaan) dijalankan bagi projek ini?. Perkara ini ada dinyatakan dalam LKAN 2010. Ianya membayangkan Kerajaan Malaysia sememangnya sedar akan

kelemahan-kelemahan dalam pelaksanaan projek ini dan telah pun mengambil tindakan untuk menentukan hala tuju projek ini.

7. JAN ingin menjelaskan bahawa pengauditan terhadap projek PFN ini telah dibuat secara bebas dan profesional tanpa sebarang prejudis kepada mana-mana pihak. Sebarang kenyataan yang mempertikaikan kewibawaan dan integriti juruaudit JAN adalah dikesali.

Putrajaya

25 Januari 2012

That was the answer to the clarification asked by Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail, the chairman of The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) in the New Straits Times dated 23rd January 2012.

NFCorp's Salleh wants Auditor-General to clarify

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) said it was not the entity highlighted in the the Auditor-General's report.

Its chairman Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail, said there was a confusion between NFCorp and the National Feedlot Centre (NFC).

"It is the centre which is in a 'mess' and not the company I'm heading. My company is meeting the target," he said when contacted by the New Straits Times yesterday.

When asked why he had not clarified this earlier, Salleh said he had only realised that the two had been confused when investigations began on the centre and the company.

Salleh said he had written to Auditor-General's Department two weeks ago to highlight this matter.

"I hope they issue an official statement soon to clarify this.

"This matter has been going on for so long and various quarters have given their views, I just want this to be cleared."

Asked who owns the centre, Salleh said: "The centre is owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry."

Earlier, Salleh, who is the husband to Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, had called for a meeting with Perkasa and 11 other NGO's to brief them on the NFCorp.

Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali said he was satisfied with the briefing given by Salleh and urged the Auditor-General to be fair to everyone by making a formal announcement on the matter.

He added that the Auditor-General's Department may have made a small mistake when preparing the national audit report as not all staff "were trained equally well".

"When they did the report, there were some elements that were accurate and some not so accurate because of weaknesses of the officers."

However, Ibrahim stressed that he was not taking sides and that he would leave it to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police to carry out a proper investigation into NFCorp's finances.

He added that Perkasa will stand by the results of the probe by authorities, pointing out that it was the group's responsibility to fight abuse of power and corruption.

On Friday, it was reported that, the Attorney-General's Chambers had returned the investigation papers on the NFCorp to the police.

In confirming the matter, its head of prosecution, Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah, said it wanted the police to investigate the case further.

"The police had delivered the report to us on Tuesday, but we have since returned the papers," Majid had told the New Straits Times.

The police had, on Monday, completed their investigation after recording 54 statements, including those from NFC.

The controversy surrounding NFC started after the 2010 Auditor-General's Report described the project as "messy" and had failed to meet government targets.

NFC is the meat-valley project in Gemas, Negri Sembilan, aimed at increasing the production of meat and reducing dependency on import for such products.

The New Straits Times, 23rd January 2012

I am sure that there is a mala fide in part of Lim Kit Siang's [click here] part in this scandal since he seems to be adamant to express his views in the worst possible scenario as if DAP is the most clean party on the face of this Earth.....

The simplest way to say this is that this is a sabotage by the DAP or the foreign beef exporters to ensure the failure of the Farm Beef Valley because this is one of the way that the Muslims can do to ensure that the beef market can be penetrated by the Muslims.

Surely those infidels who have been in control of the market for such a long time is feeling the pressure when there is a competition from a Bumiputera company which will break their hold on the market.

Provocation to create another riot

Report lodged over attack at ABU talk

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24, 2012): The Anything But Umno (ABU) movement lodged a police report today over an atack by a group of youth during a talk in Klang on Saturday.

The attack occured at the Shah Alam City Council hall at Jalan Kebun leaving a 33-year-old member of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) badly injured. Hindraf was the co-organiser of the event.

The attack was also captured on video by those present.

Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin, lodged the police report at noon at the Dang Wangi police station here.

He told reporters later that the police should investigate the incident and determine who were the culprits behind the attack.

Badrul Hisham, who is better known as Chegubard said members of the movement had spotted several of the attackers having a friendly chat with the police after the incident.

He claimed he had information that those behind the violence were Umno members.

"We are lodging the police report here because we have lost faith in Klang police who appeared to have done nothing to nab the attackers. We are confident the higher level in the police will look into this matter seriously. We are also taking this up with Suhakam today," he said.

Hindraf national coordinator W.Sambulingam said he was not shocked by the attack as his group had constantly faced such aggression from uniformed or plainclothes police personnel and other agent provocateurs.

"The video footages are evidence and the people can determine for themselves who are the aggressors when we hold such talks and gatherings. We do not condone violence." he added

Also present at the police station was ABU coordinator Haris Ibrahim and PSM secretary- general S Arutchelvan.

It is learnt that the report lodged by Badrul will be handed over to Selangor police for investigations.

From The Sun Daily

The truth behind the story is that there was a provocation from Hindraf members during Maghrib prayers time where they were on purpose were making lots of noises and were flying Hindraf's flag.

This is actually just a challenge by Badrul Hisham who may have mala fide towards the police to bad mouth the police when he in a matter of fact was instigating the Hindraf members to provoke the kampung folks so that there will be a racial clash there.

Malaysia is an Islamic country not an Indian country so if you want to make a ruckus whenever the hell that you want, I suggest you get out of Malaysia and go back to INDIA.

We are better off without the KELINGS here making noises whenever you have your own festivities. Can you be like the Indians in India where they kill each other? It's better if you KELINGs kill each other.

In fact, we Muslims never make any ruckus during any Indian festivities so just respect as as we had done so to you.

Unless, if you think you want to die, just do it. We the Malays have been patient for a long time.

I hate KELING. Can you KELING just go back to the hell hole where you came from if you are determine to create chaos in this country?

KELING are so great that they will fuck their own mother and daughter and can cause accident by just walking instead of driving. Go and drink some todi and stay drunk. That is the best advice that I can give to the KELINGs.

Does Hang Tuah Exist?

Archaeologist defends Hang Tuah's existence

KUALA LUMPUR Jan 20 — An archaeologist today defended the existence of Hang Tuah, pointing out that although no specific studies had been done on the matter, he was convinced that the legendary warrior was not a mythical figure.

Malaysian Archaeologists Association president Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abdul Rahman said studies concerning the warrior and his four peers could still proceed despite the views that Hang Tuah might be a mythical figure.

"I believe that he existed but we can”t be sure of the era; if we look at the Hang Tuah tales, he existed during the era of a sultanate. The name ”Hang” does indeed exist in the Malay world.

"However, further studies on his four peers (Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu) maybe needed. The name ”Hang” exists in Padang Lawas Sumatra, Indonesia.” He said that although there had been no specific studies carried out on the matter, indirect ones indicated that the warrior did indeed exist.

"And then there is also the Hang Tuan tomb. We can”t deny that it is not.

Although there is no specific name written on it, it is from the 15th century,” he told reporters at a convention on the Malay cultural roots here today.

Historian Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim had previously said that Hang Tuah might be mythical and that there were no strong evidence to proof the warrior”s existence.

Dr Nik Hassan said DNA tests on the remains in the tomb might prove to be difficult due to religious sensitivities.

"This is a Muslim tomb. We don”t want to disturb this tomb because there may be sensitivities involved in terms of religion. We can perform tests on pre-historic findings,” he said.

— BERNAMA

The above statement was issued in contrast due to a related statement given by Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim in The Star dated 16th January 2012 [Click here], 17th January 2012 [Click here], 18th January 2012 [Click here] and 19th January 2012 [Click here].

I am unsure of whom to believe in the above rebutting statements but if you go and visit Malacca and search for historical [click here] places there, you will find it possible to find Hang Li Po well, the grave of Hang Tuah, the grave of Hang Jebat, the grave of Hang Kasturi and the grave of Tun Teja amongst other many historical places as well.

Therefore, how can one say that those figures are mythical figures and are not real? Futhermore, Hang Tuah is even mentioned in Sejarah Melayu although it was deemed 'Hikayat Hang Tuah' or the story of Hang Tuah.

So to conclude, I think I believe what I can see because I can see the well and the graves of the so-called mythical figure rather than what is being propogated by the good Prof because everybody will be opposing to something all the time even though there are proof of the existence of the said myths.

What is the opinion of my beloved readers? I am sure you have a thing or two to say about this matter...


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DAP behind NFC Fiasco?

What is NFC? Read more about it by going here [click here].

Reading about the news propogated by various Pakatan Rakyat sites lately made me conclude that the NFC scandal is created by DAP to degrade NFC and Datuk Seri Shahrizat.

It could be a pay back by Anwar Al Juburi too since she supported Tun Dr Mahathir's decision to sack him.

Media conference statement by Lim Kit Siang in Sibu on Tuesday, 17th January 2012:

National Feedlot Corporation has given two powerful reasons why there should be a RCI into the “cattle condo” scandal

The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) has today given two powerful reasons why there should be a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the RM300 million “cattle condo” scandal, focussing on the role and responsibility of Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who was the Agriculture Minister who approved the RM250 million loan project before the “308” political tsunami.

The company declared today that its contract for its RM250 million loan from the government was signed in 2007, disputing the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) earlier claim that the company had received the sum before the contract was signed.

NFC said the loan agreement between the government represented by the Ministry of Finance and NFC was signed on December 6, 2007, and not in 2010 and that the first drawdown of RM7 million was in January 2008 “in compliance with proper procedure”.

It claimed that beginning this year, NFC “will start serving its loan repayment as stipulated in its loan agreement”.

The NFC statement, confirming that the decisive events of the “cattle condo” scandal, viz, the award of the NFC project on 27th October 2006, the signing of the RM250 million loan agreement with 2% interest on December 6, 2007 and the first drawdown of RM7 million in January 2008 all took place before the March 8 “political tsunami” when the Minister responsible was none other than Muhyiddin.

It provides powerful reason why there should be a Royal Commission of Inquiry into all the “horror stories” of the RM300 million NFC “cattle condo” scandal but also to focus on the role and responsibility of Muhyiddin as the Cabinet Minister who should personally and directly be responsible for the scandal.

Let the RCI answer the question: Who else apart from Muhyiddin should bear the full and final responsibility for the NFC “mess” where the objective of the project on cattle production to boost the nation’s beef self-sufficiency could go so wrong as NFC not only failed to meet this target, the RM250 million 2%-interest soft loan had been diverted not only to buy two luxury condominiums in Bangsar and a luxury condominium in Singapore but also for many other dubious transactions.

The NFC statement today also reminds Malaysians that the Public Accounts Committee has been acting in a most unusual manner, as apart from its initial meeting, it had failed to carry out full investigations into the “cattle condo” scandal to be able to present a report to Parliament when it meets on March 12 – although it is the No.1 scandal of the day!

Malaysians are entitled to know why the PAC is behaving in so tardy a fashion, giving the impression that the PAC is avoiding from coming to grips with the issue. Can PAC submit its report on the NFC scandal to Parliament by March 12?

How about the article by Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad [click here] from PR?

Read how Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil is fighting back below.

Shahrizat sues PKR strategic director, Ampang MP for RM100mil

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has filed a RM100mil defamation suit against PKR strategic director Mohd Rafizi Ramli and Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin over their allegations on the National Feedlot Corporation issue.

The suit was filed by Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the High Court here Thursday.

More to come

The Star, 19th January 2012

You go girl! Sue those motherfuckers until they become bancrupt.