KWSP beli saham FGVH selepas mencecah paras terendah

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Sept — Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) telah membeli saham Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH) walaupun sebagai saham gergasi perladangan tersebut tenggelam ke paras terendah baru semalam, ditutup pada RM4.68 sesaham atau hanya 13 sen di atas harga pengeluaran. Menurut pengajuan Bursa Malaysia, pegangan dana pencen terbesar negara di FGVH telah meningkat 5.4 peratus sejak 3 September, sehari sebelum FGVH menjunam di bawah tanda RM5. Dana pencen juga baru-baru ini membelanjakan RM2.4 bilion untuk mengambil alih tanah Institut Penyelidikan Getah di Sungai Buloh yang akan bertukar menjadi sebuah perbandaran. Adalah wajib bagi pekerja-pekerja sektor swasta untuk menyumbang kepada dana itu, yang diuruskan oleh wakil-wakil dari kerajaan dan kesatuan. Berita lanjut... Jarumemaas: Kalau dah dinamakan saham pasti akan naik turun harganya. Orang-orang tua dah pesan, kalau dah tahu laut tu dalam jangan guna kail yg panjang sejengkal...

Transparency International dakwa kerajaan juga guna dana asing, sokong Suaram

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 — Badan bebas antarabangsa membanteras gejala rasuah, Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) tampil mempertahankan badan hak asasi manusia, Suaram yang diserang oleh pelbagai pihak atas dakwaan menerima sumber dana asing. TI-M memberi alasan bahawa kerajaan juga menerima sumber dari banyak negara luar dan menegaskan amalan tersebut tidak salah. Presiden badan tersebut, Datuk Paul Low, berkata seperti Suaram, pihak TI-M juga menerima dana daripada pelbagai sumber luar sejak beberapa tahun lalu. “Sebagai sebuah organisasi bukan kerajaan Malaysia yang berdaftar, TI-M sedar kesukaran dan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh pergerakan masyarakat awam bagi mengumpul dana untuk projek kami dan pelbagai aktiviti lain. “Malah ramai rakan kongsi dalam masyarakat menerima dana asing dalam bentuk tertentu atau lain-lain,” kata Low. Berita lanjut... Jarumemas: Tak suka bersaksi ke lutut

‘Mahfuz perlu buktikan Perkasa terlibat dalam insiden lempar kasut’

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (Perkasa) Datuk Ibrahim Ali mahu naib presiden PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar untuk membuktikan tuduhannya bahawa individu yang melempar kasut didalam sebuah masjid di Alor Star ketika Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sedang memberikan tazkirah adalah seorang ahli NGO tersebut sebelum membuat tuduhan. “Jika benar dia (individu lempar kasut) ahli Perkasa, polis silakan ambil tindakan, polis jangan tergesa-gesa. “Tetapi, buktikan dahulu dia tu ahli Perkasa. Mahfuz kena buktikan. Kenapa nak besar-besarkan isu ini sebelum ianya dibuktikan? “Pendirian Perkasa, kami tak bersetuju dengan politik seperti ini,” kata Ibrahim dalam sebuah wawancara eksklusif bersama The Malaysian Insider semalam. Berita lanjut... Jarumemas: Persoalannya, benar ke orang Perkasa yang baling kasut?

Ambiga: Growth of civil society not to blame for teen pranks

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The growth of civil society activism following Bersih 2.0's annual rallies may have inspired copycat gatherings nationwide but its co-chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan has disagreed that this could have spurred civil disobedience among the country's youths. The prominent former Bar Council president and civil society activist told The Malaysian Insider that gatherings like the Merdeka eve "Janji Demokrasi" should not be blamed for the controversial picture-stomping incident involving a group of teenagers. "We have been having more such gatherings around... not just Bersih... like the green movement, and so on. It is common and there is no wrong in it. "And for me, it is really how these things are handled by the authorities on the ground, and of course, the organisers," she said. Read more... Jarumemas: Kepala naga!!

The political trend is worrying — Lim Sue Goan

SEPT 11 — The disturbances triggered by the "Janji Demokrasi" rally have stimulated people to think and I hope that everyone has been inspired, or the political situation will deteriorate. Part-time model Ong Xin Yi and college student Muhammad Ammar A Rahman have indeed committed misconduct during the rally. Meanwhile, it is also facts that the police should not have handcuffed Ong when she surrendered herself and the police is having a double standard on law enforcement. What is actually causing young people to get lost, as well as a law enforcement agency to lose its professional standard? Both Ong and Muhammad Ammar are 19 years old. They said that they have no political background and had no intention of joining the rally. Ong said that she had no intention of committing sedition and had simply followed others who were doing the same. This is what we called a "trap" that lead members of the public to unconsciously commit wrongdoings during mass activities. Emotions run high under the atmosphere of which everyone is booing. If someone takes the lead and some others instigate, some people would just easily lose their rationality and follow what others do. Therefore, young people who participate in political rallies must always remind themselves of what they can do and what they cannot do. Read more... Jarumemas: The youngsters should be more careful and think wisely before getting involve with any misconduct behaviour.

DPM’s education policies ‘pushing nation backwards’, PAGE warns

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 ― The deputy prime minister’s education policies are causing the nation to regress in terms of knowledge acquisition and fostering unity, said the Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) today on the eve of the unveiling of the new National Education Masterplan. This comes after Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also education minister, said in an interview published by an English daily yesterday that the government was against bringing back the teaching of mathematics and science in English (PPSMI) as well as English medium schools, as these would appear that it was backtracking and flip-flopping Today, PAGE chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said that the by abolishing the teaching of mathematics and science in English, Muhyiddin was preventing many Malaysian children from acquiring knowledge in a language they are most comfortable with ― a concept that UNESCO advocates. “It appears that the DPM is more afraid that his ministry is seen as flip-flopping on the policy than its impact on our children and their future,” said Azimah. Read more... Jarumemas: Nothing wrong if it is backward as long as the policy can enhance the education quality.

IGP must act to stop the pre-election violence

Dr Chris Anthony The recent spate of violence against the nationwide PKR bus-tour election campaign is a cause of serious concern for all Malaysians regardless of their political affiliation. This is not the first of such violent acts against the opposition. Its leaders, notably Anwar Ibrahim, have been harassed many times in the past. Even non-political leaders like Bersih co-chairman, Ambiga Sreenevasan, had been harassed after the recent Bersih 2.0 rally. Despite numerous police reports, the police have yet to act against those who resort to violence to disrupt the opposition ceramahs. It is ironical that the police instead of acting against provocateurs, have instead chosen to act against those who are victims of such rude and violent provocations. The latest act of the police to arrest one of Anwar's bodyguards bears testimony to this lop-sided attitude of the police. Polls violence is a concern for all citizens who want a peaceful election to choose the government of their choice. The police must show its neutrality to protect all parties from gangsters and thugs without fear or favour. Voting or not voting out of fear will tantamount to making a mockery of the democratic process which we claim to have been practicing for over half a century. It's time for the IGP to issue the strongest warning to those who flout the laws of the country. He must not hesitate to act promptly against those who defy his warnings. He has the power to stop this thug rule that is becoming a threat to the peace, harmony and security of the nation. But will he rise up to do his duty which he pledged to the nation and the people? The vast majority of Malaysians doubt his will to do so as they are by now convinced that his police force is for the BN rather than the rakyat. It is time for him to prove them wrong once and for all. He must stop the pre-election violence before it gets out of hand. Source: Malaysiakini Jarumemas: The people also must stay away from all violence and respect the laws.