Isnin, 6 Jun 2011

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Aku dah cakap bro...Umno x cool...!! Orang Umno sendiri dah mengaku...hehe!!

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT

PAS melakukan perubahan, Umno pula yang takut — Aspan Alias

6 JUN — Heboh di kalangan pemimpin kita dalam Umno mengeluarkan komen tentang hasil muktamar PAS yang baru selesai semalam. Isu yang paling popular ialah isu pemilihan Mohamad Sabu sebagai Timbalan Presiden PAS yang telah mengalahkan Nasharudin Mat Isa dan Uztaz Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

Yang terakhir ialah komen dari Nazri Aziz yang telah mengadakan sidang akhbar semata-mata untuk membuat komen dan seperti pemimpin lain Nazri juga adalah di kalangan yang runsing dengan perubahan yang berlaku di dalam PAS. Runsing mereka ialah kerana mereka merasakan yang perubahan yang agak besar di dalam PAS itu mungkin memudharatkan Umno/Barisan Nasional didalam pilihanraya yang akan datang.

Bagi saya pula, saya baru sahaja menulis tentang keperluan kita untuk berubah dan itu tuntutan Islam. Saya ulangi yang kita wajar berubah mengikut waktu dan zamannya. Islam itu progressif, dan Islam itu hidup di sepanjang zaman.

Islam itu universal dan ianya merangkupi semua bidang kehidupan. Jika PAS melakukan perubahan maka ianya sedang mengikut kehendak agamanya supaya melakukan perubahan untuk menyesuaikan mengikut waktu dan zamannya.

Ramai orang boleh membahaskan mengikut selera politik masing-masing tetapi yang yang penting sekali untuk kita sedar ialah perubahan itu menakutkan Umno yang masih statik dan tidak berupaya untuk berubah sedangkan rakyat yang dipimpinanya sudah jauh berubah. Perubahan yang dilakukan oleh PAS itu tidak semestinya mereka lari dari asas perjuangannya. Kita boleh berijtihad tetapi kita tidak lari dari asas Islam yang sejati.

Nazri telah mengandaikan yang perubahan di dalam PAS itu ialah untuk menjadikan Hadi Awang sebagai pemimpin alternatif kepada Pakatan Rakyat dan jika ini benar Nazri berpendapat yang Hadi sedang berangan-angan untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri selepas pilihanraya nanti. Komen Nazri itu membayangkan yang apa yang di takuti oleh Umno bukannya siapa yang berkuasa di dalam PAS.

Yang ditakuti oleh Nazri itu ialah "consequence of events" yang mungkin boleh mempengaruhi rakyat untuk meninggalkan sokongan kepada Umno dan mengalihkan dukongan mereka kepada PAS kerana kesediaan PAS untuk melakukan perubahan kepada yang lebih baik. Apa yang sebutkan oleh Nazri itu merupakan seratus peratus "political statement" semata-mata untuk menimbulkan perasaan curiga PKR kepada PAS.

Pemimpin-pemimpin kerajaan BN menumpukan usaha untuk memisahkan gulungan ulamak dan yang liberal dan bermacam-macam jenama yang diberikan terhadap masing-masing kumpulan dalam PAS. Itulah sebabnya ramai yang memberikan persepsi yang Umno itu sebuat parti yang "desperate" kerana sudah tidak mampu melakukan perubahan seperti yang dilakukan oleh parti-parti yang mereka musuhi.

Umno seperti dulu juga mahu mengambil kesempatan di atas perpecahan pihak lawan Itulah sebabnya sokongan yang di dapati oleh Umno bukannya sokongan yang legitimate tetapi meraih sokongan di atas perpecahan pihak lain.

Itu tidak memeranjatkan sesiapa kerana wujudnya Umno yang didaftarkan pada tahun 1988 dahulu itu adalah berlandaskan kepada perpecahan di kalangan Umno dan parti baru ini mengambil perpecahan pihak lain sebagai senjata ampuh untuk memenangi pilihanraya.

Nazri cuba menakut-nakutkan rakyat yang Hadi akan menjadi Perdana Menteri jika Anwar tidak dapat mempertahankan diri di dalam banyak isu peribadi beliau. Saya ingin bertanya, jika Hadi menjadi PM apa salahnya?

Apakah seorang yang berserban tidak layak menjadi PM? Apakah salahnya jika pemimpin PAS menjadi PM? Kenapa ada "preconception" yang orang seperti Hadi tidak boleh menjadi PM jika betul pun beliau mahu mencubanya?

Sedangkan kaki rasuah dan penyalah gunaan kuasa pun boleh menjadi PM apa salahnya pemimpin yang belum ada rekod menyalah gunakan berbillion-bilion ringgit wang rakyat menjadi PM? Adakah jawatan PM itu hanya untuk perasuah-perasuah sahaja?. Bukankah perlembagaan negara tidak membataskan yang jawatan PM itu hanya untuk orang Umno sahaja.

Sesungguhnya kita dapat melihat pimpinan Umno masih tidak dapat membuat pengakuan yang Umno sudah lemah dan kebanyakan dari mereka masih belum dapat menentukan atau mempastikan Umno akan berjaya mempertahankan kubu-kubunya.

Keresahan pemimpin-pemimpin kita amat jelas dan di antara yang ramai-ramai itu saya nampak Muhyiddin sebagai pemimpin yang paling prakmatik dalam semua andaian beliau. Beliau mengakui yang kali ini BN akan berhadapan pilihanraya yang amat sengit dalam sejarah demokrasi kita.

Saya sendiri mendapat kritikan pedas kerana secara peribadi saya tidak memusuhi pemimpin-pemimpin dan ahli parti-parti pembangkang. Ada di antara pembaca tulisan saya telah meminta saya supaya menyertai DAP kerana saya berkawan dengan beberapa orang pemimpinnya sejak dari dulu. Fahaman politik tidak akan memisahkan saya secara peribadi dengan pemimpin yang berlainan parti.

Yang penting bagi seseorang itu ialah mempunyai jiwa besar yang hidup. Kita biarlah ibarat ikan di dalam laut. Walaupun ikan itu hidup bertahun tahun di dalam laut tetapi jika kita keluarkan ikan itu dari lautan itu, ia tidak akan menjadi masin kerana ikan itu berjiwa dan hidup. Ikan itu tidak akan terpengaruh dengan keadaan sekelilingnya.

Di sebaliknya jika ikan itu mati dan tidak berjiwa ia akan menjadi masin jika direndam dengan air garam yang masin dan jika dijemur ia akan menjadi ikan masin. Itulah sebabnya ikan masin amat menyelerakan untuk dijadikan santapan mereka yang lahap dan sentiasa lapar.

Umno sedang menakut-nakutkan orang ramai dan menganggapkan PAS sudah menjadi parti yang liberal dan itu salah pula kepada Umno. Tetapi jika PAS dikuasai oleh kumpulan ulamak seperti dahulu Umno juga akan menjadikannya sebagai isu besar dan menuduh PAS sebagai parti yang mengikut rentak taliban dan sebagainya.

Bagi Umno apa juga yang dilakukan oleh PAS itu semuanya salah dan usaha menakut-nakutkan rakyat tetap menjadi senjata mereka walaupun senjata itu kini sudah tumpul dan tidak berbisa lagi. Rakyat tidak boleh dipermainkan dengan sentiment yang tidak laku itu lagi.

Hadi juga telah menjawab isu perbezaan perjuangan PAS dan DAP di dalam muktamar parti itu baru-baru ini. Kerjasama di antara dua parti itu adalah di dasarkan kepada perbezaan-perbezaan itu. Jika tidak ada perbezaan maka tidak timbul isu berkerjasama kerana sudah tidak ada perbezaannya.

Maka PAS telah menjawabnya dengan baik dengan menyatakan kerjasama hanya akan berlaku jika ada perbezaan di antara dua pihak yang berbeza. Jika kedua pihak itu tidak ada perbezaannya apa yang hendak dikerjasamakan?

Saya berpendapat Umno perlu menumpukan kepada kelemahan sendiri. Jangan bersusah payah untuk menjaga kelemahan orang lain.

Jika kita sudah perbaiki kelemahan kita maka kita tidak perlu takut dengan perkembangan pihak lain atau pun menakut-nakutkan orang ramai. — aspanaliasnet.blogspot.com

BN Only Talks, But PAS Transforms

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT

By Kee Thuan Chye, Malaysian Digest

PAS has never been so appealing to non-Malays as it is right now. Its just concluded muktamar (general assembly) has seen the rise of the progressives, and PAS president Hadi Awang has redefined the party's goal of setting up an Islamic state to that of a welfare state. In essence, they mean almost the same thing, and Hadi himself has acknowledged that the difference is merely semantic, but "welfare state" has a friendlier ring to it to non-Muslims, and even some Muslims. It also connotes concern with earthly matters, which in these days of rising prices and inflation are more pressingly relevant to most Malaysians, especially those whose income is low.

This change of emphasis bodes well for PAS as it shows the party's sensitivity to the times. Its delegates exhibited awareness of political realities by voting in more of the progressives and diluting the influence of the conservative ulamas. It should cheer non-Malays to see the return of Husam Musa as vice-president and also to see among the Central Committee names like Khalid Samad, who has gained the respect of many non-Malays for his intelligent and inclusive stance, Mohd Hatta Ramli, Kamaruddin Jaffar, Mujahid Yusof Rawa, Dzulkefly Ahmad. I know of a Chinese person who can listen to Dzulfekly discourse on religion for hours!

PAS' biggest step towards change is probably the election of Mohamad Sabu as its new deputy president, making this the first time a non-ulama has taken that position since the party adopted the Kepimpinan Ulama (Leadership by the Ulama) policy in 1985. Mat Sabu is well-regarded by the non-Malays. He is a powerful orator and he is expected to be an effective counter to Umno's attempts at brainwashing the Malays with irresponsible propagandizing. His inclusion in PAS' top leadership will be an asset to Pakatan Rakyat as the coalition braces for the next general election.

To be sure, the general election could have been a factor influencing the muktamar voting outcome as PAS would need to consolidate itself as a party that can gain support. Party members know that if it is to present itself as an alternative to Umno, it will need votes not only from the Malays but also the non-Malays. But such an agenda does not detract from affirming the party's other attributes and the course it has set for itself.

Hadi has announced that PAS will remain with Pakatan, which is a boost to the coalition and a blow to Barisan Nasional (BN), particularly Umno. Despite the recent overtures that have been made by Umno to PAS to join BN and form a "unity government", PAS has rejected them outright. Its spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat disclosed last month that Umno offered PAS three ministerial posts to cross over. At the muktamar, Hadi said in no uncertain terms that a merger with Umno would lead to narrow communalism whereas Islam recognizes the existence of plural societies.

On the whole, he spoke out strongly against Umno, excoriating it for practicing "corruption, money politics, slander, racism, lying and every other filthy act that pollutes young minds". He accused Umno of having "created a flock of Malays and Muslims who are blind as a result of money politics and excessive entertainment that has made them weak and consigned them to a state of stupor".

Apart from all that, PAS' rejection of the offer achieves a dual purpose – it proves itself to be morally superior to Umno, and it shows that it stands by its partners. This confirms the perception the public already has of PAS – that it is a party with integrity, a party whose faith is unshakable and whose commitment is solid. Even if you don't like it or agree with it, you have to respect it.

That its party elections were free of money politics already speaks well for it and its members; that the party has now clearly told Umno off gives a feel-good twist to current politics. This is something truly welcome when so much that has transpired in recent weeks has been so ugly, sordid and plain dirty.

What automatically springs to mind in this regard is the sex video antic pulled by the Datuk T trio to implicate Pakatan leader Anwar Ibrahim in a compromising position. Although the underhanded attempt by the trio has actually turned against Umno – now publicly perceived, rightly or wrongly, to have been involved in one way or another – it has nonetheless tainted Malaysian politics and given the country a negative image.

To its credit, the PAS Ulama Council has now come out to call the use of sex videos for political slander "a sin". It also berated the BN government for allowing the sex video to be aired on television and excerpts to be published in the print media. "We condemn the silent stance taken by the official government ulama," it declared. This move has further put Umno on the defensive.

Apart from providing the feel-good factor, PAS also shows it is rising to the need for better governance, social justice and national healing. Its welfare state idea has been around for some years already, but now seems the right time to promote it.

As Husam spells it out, the welfare state is about following the rule of law, establishing a fair system, sustaining strong finance, and providing equality to all the races in the country. "One of the components of a welfare state is saving the country's revenue, which can only be achieved with good governance. The country's extra revenue can then be returned to the people," he explains.

Hadi reinforces this by referring to the current Government practice of going into business through government-linked companies (GLCs) and dividing the profits among its cronies while burdening the losses on the people by way of taxes. "PAS must remove the culture of obtaining revenue by way of burdening the people, which is the hallmark of the Umno-BN government," he advocates.

Of course, PAS needs to explain in greater detail to the people its vision of the welfare state. And it needs to do so before the next general election rolls around. But for now, it seems a better deal than what the BN Government is dishing out – rising prices of essential goods due to higher costs of fuel and electricity, and the prospect of a goods and services tax (GST).

It's ironic that for all the Government's talk about transformation, including political transformation, it is PAS that has transformed, while Umno and its BN partners remain dinosaurs, plugging outdated racial politics. They continue to play on Malay insecurity and to threaten the Chinese with no representation in government if they don't support the MCA. They are still dominated by warlords, and their members continue to hanker after projects.

In view of all this, when the reckoning comes at the next general election, which side should the voters stake their future on?

Bagi Pak Usop jadi CEO TNB lagi bagus...!!

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:54 AM PDT

The kacang-puteh seller and the GLC CEO — Sakmongkol AK47

JUNE 5 — The political blooper of this decade must have been this. The minister of this ministry says we can't do anything to reveal the details of the IPP agreements.

I think this reaction is shared by many people in Malaysia. We almost fell off our chairs in disbelief. The government has no power to reveal the details of IPP contracts. If the government cannot declassify, who can?

I hope this minister will not be selected as a Cabinet member the next time around IF the BN retains power.

Two, this absentmindedness is increased further by the equally bizarre statement by the TNB CEO. By the way, he takes home a RM1.2 million pay packet per year and we pay him to come out with this kind of statement.

Profitability depends on being able to increase a take-it-or-leave-it price. You no pay you no electricity. He was thankful; the government has agreed to raise tariffs. TNB made RM4 billion on revenue of RM30 billion, he's thankful rising costs will not eat into the profitability. Yet he was practically crying throughout 2010, urging the government to review this and that.

He ensures profits by raising tariffs but not by tackling the costs centres. Where is the source of much increase in costs? Do they come from increasing wages of its employees or payments to IPPs? Or business misadventures in Indonesia.

The hike in power tariffs is a reprieve for TNB. Pray tell us then, where is the qualitative difference between a TNB CEO and a kacang-puteh seller if both depend on a price INCREASE to be profitable? The answer none — because both their profitability is the result of raising prices. Anyone can increase profit by raising prices.

This isn't what we expect from a CEO who earns maybe close to RM100k a month. We expect him to be profitable because of efficiency, because of cost-cutting measures, because of streamlining operations and because of far-sighted procurement policies. So the current TNB that he helms hasn't moved qualitatively from the TNB he started to lead. A few years ago, he justified the massive losses in coal-purchasing deals that went awry as being not worrying because TNB's earnings are humongous. TNB earns billions each year.

So, because you earn a lot, it's OK to lose a few billions of public money.

We therefore hope his contract as CEO will not be renewed. Nothing personal, just business.

As a first start to cost-cutting measures, we suggest therefore the top TNB bosses volunteer to take a pay cut, and that portion be distributed as wages to lower-income staff members. Why? Because TNB staff are some of the lowest-paid workers in the country.

The big chiefs in TNB, whose only managerial prowess nowadays seems to be able to pressure the government to raise tariffs, are shocking. Che Khalib Mohamad Noh earns RM1.8 million a year in total. TNB's second executive director, Azwan Mohd, who was appointed in April 2010, received a total remuneration of RM755,320.22, including his basic salary of RM457,440.

What of the TNB "Indians"? While paying the big chiefs the above amount in the same year, TNB kept its minimum wage at RM750 a month, only slightly higher than Pos Malaysia's RM635.

The wage difference is scandalous. Che Khalib has been responsible for some heavy losses and he has presided over some bad deals over the purchases of coal fields in Indonesia. He should have his salary reduced or even relieved from his post. But as usual, government-linked companies, which tended to be top heavy, pay their CEOs huge salaries, seemingly to reflect their managerial talent.

It's time for the government to cap salaries for the bosses so that wealth could be spread towards the bottom through better wage schemes. — sakmongkol.blogspot.com

* Sakmongkol AK47 is the nom de plume of Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz. He was Pulau Manis assemblyman (2004-2008).
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