ZAID WITH MALAYSIAKINI: Anwar can be PM but ..

It is nice to hear from Zaid after a little pause in his political pursuit as reported in Malaysiakini today. As expected, his inclination towards Anwar and PKR is very visible in the news report.

• From Malaysiakini
• Anwar can be PM, but needs to tone down
• Former Umno leader Zaid Ibrahim believes that the opposition leader has what it takes to make it to the top, but advises him to change his 'grandstanding ways'.

2. As a reminder, Zaid is a politician, a lawyer and an entrepreneur. He was somewhere there in Umno political battle, then landed a Ketua Bahagian post. Somehow during corruption cleansing drive, he was found involved in some form of political negative elements. Somebody was saying things like politik wang. Action has been taken on him.

3. Then, out of nowhere he was taken on board, first being made a senator and then the Minister in charge of legal matters. Everybody was saying that zaid was Abdullah's choice. And of course he had his days, coming in strong with daily press conferences.

4. I assume zaid's statesment were abit too much that some senior ministers commented "that has not been discussed in cabinet yet..." Then things come in spasm almost a crusade, but ended with his premature departure. He befriended oppositions, then he was sacked from Umno. A brief account on zaid.

5. What he said about Anwar is absolutely true because that has been his [anwar] way ever since his crusade against famine in Baling bringing in thousands of youngsters with him. Alas, nobody did make analysis on Famine in Baling

6. Now that Zaid has taken international stage, it is worth to read his recent lengthy speech.

Speech by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim

Regional Outlook Forum organised by Institute of South East Asian Studies

1. I want to thank ISEAS and in particular Ambassador Kesavapany for this honour. Ambassador Kesavapany told me that I would have 30 minutes or so to talk about Malaysia, and since it’s a luncheon talk it would probably be light hearted and not too spirited. That will be difficult, like asking me to be on my best behaviour while in the company of Paris Hilton, but I will try.

2. Malaysia is a wonderful country and its people are among the most hospitable. If Australia is the Lucky Country, then Malaysia is the Blessed Country. Malaysia is also unique in another way. Not many countries have their Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism welcoming tourists. Many of you have visited the country and will no doubt remember the giant billboards along the highway with the imposing picture of a smiling Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism welcoming you to the country. Now of course, after March this year, you will see a new set of billboards replacing the expensive current ones. In March 2009, Malaysia will have a brand new Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and, in all likelihood, a new Minister for Tourism as well. Hopefully they will not spend too much on the billboards for they might have to change them again. [ Read Full text here Malaysia Today, Malaysia ]

I should highlight this ......

Anwar Ibrahim is a personality you are familiar with and is someone I admire immensely for his courage and tenacity. He has been the cement holding together ...


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Malaysiakini: PM setuju untuk tidak beritahu, kata Zaid.

Zaid Ibrahim dilantik sebagai Senator Dewan Negara pada 18 Mac 2008 sebelum menjadi Menteri diJabatan Perdana Menteri yang menjaga hal ehwal perundangan negara. Dalam tempuh beberapa hari menjadi menteri beliau membuat kenyataan bahawa kerajaan perlu memohon maaf secara terbuka berkenaan dengan kes krisis perundangan 1988 di mana Ketua Hakim Negara Tun Salleh Abas dipecat.

(Berikut adalah catatan ringkas oleh beritadarigunung mengenai kemelut RM10.5 juta bayaran ex-gratia kepada Tun Salleh Abas dan beberapa hakim yang lain.)

From Malaysiakini
Zaid: PM had agreed to non-disclosure
Praba Ganesan | Nov 10, 08 2:02pm
breaking news updated 5.20pm The former cabinet member says the prime minister had agreed with him not to disclose the amount paid to judges who had been sacked in 1988.

2. Dari awal-awal lagi bar council telah memberi sokongan kuat terhadap fokus bekas menteri Zaid Ibrahim mengenai beberapa cadangan pembaharuan dalam perundangan negara. Namun umum dimaklumkan terlebih dahulu, tentang hasrat pernyataan maaf kepada hakim-hakim yang telah dipecat dalam krisis 1988, sebelum agenda lain dihebahkan.

3. Ramai pemerhati menyoal tindakan tersebut. Hakim-hakim telah dipecat berikutan cadangan dari tribunal yang telah ditubuhkan secara sah. Oleh yang demikian sebarang bentuk pernyataan maaf adalah sesuatu tindakan yang tidak selaras dengan prinsip perundangan.

4. Negara dan rakyat tidak boleh hidup dalam situasi di mana prinsip perundangan tidak dijunjung. Perdana Menteri, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Menteri kabinet dan bar council wajar diingatkan semula tentang keluhuran perlembagaan dan undang-undang.

5. Penubuhan tribunal yang mengendalikan kes Tun Salleh dan hakim-hakim adalah sesuatu yang sah dan tepat. Dulu rakyat faham begitu dan sekarang pun rakyat faham begitu juga. Syor-syor dari tribunal juga adalah sah. Sama ada sesuatu syor itu disukai atau sebaliknya adalah perkara biasa dalam hidup ini. Tetapi tidak boleh ada tindakan yang mempersoal dan memperlekeh apa-apa jua tindakan perundangan yang sah.

6. Dari awal lagi, jelas arah tuju pembaharuan perundangan (judicial reforms) tidak berada atas landasan yang betul.

7. Jangan nanti ada kes orang sudah dijatuh hukuman mati, 20 tahun kemudian ada menteri dan perdana menteri keluar dengan kenyataan "kerajaan kesian atau kasihan, dan terkilan dengan rasa malu yang ditangguh oleh pesalah dan keluarga pesalah".

8. Pemimpin negara tidak wajar menguruskan keluhuran perlembagaan negara ini dengan cara begitu. Itu sebab ramai yakin bahawa judicial reforms hanyalah permainan "rubber set" antara Abdullah (atau Zaid?) dengan Tun Mahathir. Ada trofi jadi rebutan. Kalau bar council dan pembangkang melonjak suka dengan judicial reforms, rakyat umum tak semestinya begitu.

9. Niat judicial reforms adalah kelabu dan belum melepasi tahap meyakinkan bahawa hasrat Perdana Menteri adalah luhur. Orang ketawa bila Azmi ke China (?) pohon maaf hal tok ketampi. Orang juga ingin ketawa tentang pernyataan maaf mengenai tindakan memecat Salleh Abas dan hakim-hakim yang telah dibuat secara legal dan sah. RM10.5juta adalah tinggi dan sekarang pemimpin amat mudah berbelanja. Tambah malang lagi bila mereka awalnya tidak ingin memaklumkan quantum ex-gratia.

10. Kemudian ada orang akan berkata, "kalau nak sorok-sorok, tentu ada apa-apa......."

Kedaulatan Undang dan Keluhuran Perlembagaan

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Read and understand Zaid deep.

The Barisan Nasional government must abandon its reworked concept of the social contract, said Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.

He said the Government must now embrace a fresh perspective borne out of discussions and agreements made in good faith with all the communities in this country.

“It is time for us all to practise a more transparent and egalitarian form of democracy and to recognise and respect the rights and dignity of all the citizens of this country,” he said Friday at the 21st LawAsia Conference 2008 here.

Zaid was invited to speak on “Malaysia - A Lost Democracy?” on the second day of the conference.

He said the social contract was restructured unilaterally in the 1980s by a certain segment of the Barisan leadership, which marked the advent of “ketuanan Melayu” or Malay supremacy, that allowed for developments that had resulted in the country’s current state of affairs.

“The non-Malay Barisan component parties were perceived by Umno to be weak and in no position to exert influence.

“Bandied about by Umno ideologues, the social contract took on a different, more racialist tone.

“The essence of its reconstructed meaning was that Malaya is primarily the home of the Malays and that the non-Malays should acknowledge that primacy by showing deference to the Malays and Malay issues.

“Affirmative action and special status became a matter of privilege by reference to race rather than of need and questioning of this new status quo was not to be tolerated,” he said.

He said majoritarianism had become the governing paradigm of governance as the character and nature of rights were defined by Malay interests and the Malays.

He said the institutions of government were such that the Malays were effectively represented and there was no way the interest of the Malays could be taken away other than through their own weakness and folly.

“It was, and still is, impossible to reconcile the principles of equality and civil rights of the people of this country with the primacy of one group over all others,” he said.

Zaid said the country had failed miserably in dealing with complex issues of society by resorting to a political culture of promoting fear and division amongst the people.

“The ketuanan Melayu model has failed and it has resulted in waste of crucial resources, energy and time and has distracted from the real issues confronting the country,” he said.

He said the results of the March 8 elections showed that the Barisan was no longer exclusively speaking for the rakyat.

“Prompting discourse and dialogue is essential as we must learn to talk and listen to one another again,” he said.

He also said goodwill must continue to strive to bring about change so that the trust of all Malaysians could be rebuilt.

“From that trust, we can rebuild the country where we do not live in fear, but in freedom; that the rights of all Malaysians are acknowledged, respected and protected by the system of law that is just and fair,” he said.

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Zaid: Mahathir is back in power with Najib

And listen to Nazri Aziz,

MINISTER in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz yesterday failed to keep a promise to tell members of parliament how much was spent on ex gratia payments to six former judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis.

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## Najib dilonjak dengan sengketa dalaman Kabinet Abdullah.

oleh BERITADARIGUNUNG

Sejak pengumuman Abdullah akan berundur pada 2010, inilah keputusan yang cenderung ke arah itu. Malangnya pertukaran portfolio itu dibuat dengan latarbelakang kritikan bertalu-talu. Publisiti kemasukan semula Tun Dr Mahathir dalam UMNO dan cadangan berani Muhyiddin menggesa peralihan kuasa dipercepatkan, dijangka memaksa perubahan drastik ini.

2. Ramai pemimpin telah menyatakan pandangan mereka, namun hanya dua sahaja dengan tegas mengasak Muhyiddin. Pertama Zaid Ibrahim dan kedua Mohamad Hasan. Zaid telah mengambil jalan selamat dengan meletak jawatan, apatah lagi beliau telah kehilangan tapak politik di Kota Baru.

3. Terdapat pemimpin kecil cuba menyampuk. yang ketara ialah Idris Haron dari Tangga Batu Melaka. Saya yakin beliau sedar kecenderungan Ali Rustam terhadap kritikan berani Muhyiddin. Ramai tahu betapa nasib pemimpin kecil berada dalam tangan Pengerusi Perhubungan Negeri. Idris telah memijak bara api. Mohd Khaled juga turut membidas Muhyiddin, walaupun mereka dari negeri yang sama. Sekadar peringatan buat Mohd Khaled, Muhyiddin pernah menjawat jawatan Menteri Besar Johor, sedang hajat Khaled dan Abdullah masih tidak menerima perkenan Sultan. Saya sebut ini semua untuk meletakkan ahli politik pada tahap credential masing-masing.

4. Agak janggal bila ahli kabinet Abdullah bercakaran. Terlalu sukar untuk terus menerima pandangan Shahrir dan Nazri suatu masa dulu, bahawa kini dalam kabinet mereka bebas bersuara. Walaupun ramai sedar, kata-kata itu dituju khas kepada Tun Dr Mahathir, namun ramai juga tahu, keberkesanan kepimpinan bukan ada hubungkait dengan berapa besar mulut yang bercakap, tetapi bergantung kepada berapa besar minda, ketajaman fikiran dan analisis serta berapa besar pemikiran strategik yang dapat digembeling. You cant quarrel and stay united. Singapore being idolised by some leaders never allow that. It is all about synergy!

5. Rakyat sedar betapa sejak awal lagi, Kerajaan pimpinan Abdullah kelihatan kurang synergy. Terlalu ramai pemimpin dan menteri membuat kenyataan. Hinggakan ada yang rasa perlu menegur dengan "Itu kenyataan peribadi beliau, Kabinet belum bincang". Pasukan tidak bergerak sebegini. Pasukan bolasepak pun tidak mampu menang jika pemain buat hal sendiri. Jawatan Kapten Bolasepak bukan sekadar glamour, malah ia menuntut komitmen dan kepimpinan. That's how it goes. Thats more of a reason, for a team requiring a leader. And thats what missing in Leadership. It is both bad and sad.

6. Dengan senario di atas, selepas perbincangan 4 mata anatara Abdullah dan Najib, lebih dari 4 jam, Malaysia dikejutkan dengan pengumuman pertukaran portfolio antara PM dan TPM. Dari sudut positif kita akan terima dengan lapang dada kerana inilah satu-satunya petanda jelas bahawa Abdullah serius dengan peralihan kuasa. Sedihnya, Abdullah buat begitu secara reactive, selepas diasak. Oleh yang demikian, akan ada yang mempersoalkan kejujuran Abdullah.

7. Najib ada credential untuk memikul tugas baru. Najib dulunya belajar ekonomi di University of Nottingham, England. Jawatan sebagai Timbalan Menteri Kewangan pada awal 80'an tentu jadi pengalaman berharga. Jangan lupa, Najib masih ada keakraban dengan Razaleigh dan Tun Dr Mahathir. Fikiran kedua-duanya masih gagah, dan tentu boleh membantu jika dipinta.

8. Dengan jawatan baru ini, hubungan antara Najib dan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Shahrir Samad perlu dikaji semula. Shahrir perlu sedar keperluan baru untuk beliau seiring dengan Menteri Kewangan yang baru. Sukar tetapi wajar.

9. Keperluan utama dalam membina semula BN dan UMNO adalah untuk membetulkan tindak tanduk Abdullah dan kabinetnya. Kini bukan masa untuk tunjuk mulut siapa yang besar. Perlu ada synergy yang ketara. Najib telah menyatakan dengan jelas bila menyebut Muhyiddin sebagai Team Player (click) . Synergy bukan datang secara kebetulan tetapi dengan secara sedar dan penuh strategik. Bukan Abdullah sahaja yang bertanggungjawab, yang lain juga perlu sedar.

Penutup: Lupakan "keterbukaan", tidak salah sedikit "tertutup". Biar berdisiplin. Biar ada synergy. Malaysia dahaga pemimpin gagah yang boleh menjana ini semua. Mereka perlu berjiwa besar (bukan mulut besar).

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Umno Election: Zaid says he was sabotaged in Kota Baru division.

KOTA BARU: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who failed in his bid to contest Kota Baru Umno division chief's post, claimed he was sabotaged.

The lawyer and former Kota Baru MP said he had already received nominations from 28 branches who held their meetings recently.

However, he was frustrated when the division disqualified 20 of the nominations and nullified the meetings.

"I am fed up with it. These branches nominated me but they were disqualified.

"It is sad that we have laws which cannot be questioned. They do this, yet we can't question it or take it to court." - nst

Understanding Zaid's action: a casual observation.

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There is a natural tendency among men to live in peace. Then effort is made to create a safe environment. Thats how life goes. But one has to be clear about many things. What is peace? What are attributes of peace? What is environment? What is safe?

I read a simple essay on Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee is a giant for a little city state. Lets read the essay, and then make a fair assessment. Dont be bias, put aside sentiments and personal feelings. While agreeing to the point that peace is never static and in fact it is transcient in nature, we do have to allow a little bit of flexibility and being pragmatic most of the time. There is more to leadership than to succumb to limited aim and scope.

On man-made Law, i suppose it was not crafted for the fun of it. There is a larger picture to it. We do have to agree that not everyone has the privilege to be blessed with wisdom and a view of the larger picture. Most of us are walking about with limited aim and scope in life. Lee in Singapore and our own Tun Mahathir are two interesting leader to be analysed. Their wisdom is far reaching.

Here is the essay.......

Lee Kuan Yew - First Premier of Singapore

When Lee Kuan Yew resigned as Prime minister of Singapore in 1990 it was the end of the reign of a tiger; a man who took no prisoners in his drive to the top. Serving his country from 1959 until 1990, he was the longest serving prime minister of any country at that time.

Had it not been for the Japanese occupation of Singapore it is doubtful that he would have led his country, but that occupation had such a profound effect on him that it completely changed the course of his life. He was determined that no foreign power would ever again control his country and that his countrymen would never again be “the playthings of a foreign power”. His treatment by the Japanese was such that this burning ambition remained with him always.

After the war he was educated in England as a lawyer and on his return to Singapore joined the pro-British Progressive Party, for which he acted as an election agent in the 1951 elections. However, Lee was born of Chinese parents, and had a Chinese attitude to life and politics and realized, correctly, that no party could succeed in Singapore without the support of the Chinese working class, even though the majority at that time was not allowed to vote.

His opportunity came in 1953 when the Rendell Commission allowed all local born Singaporeans to have the vote, which enfranchised millions of Chinese-speaking voters. Lee Kuan Yew founded the People’s Action Party in 1954, a leftist party that formed an alliance with the trades unionists. The Communist Part was illegal in Malaysia, so the pro-communist trades unions considered an alliance with a respectable political party to be to their advantage. The British members of the PAP needed the support of the Chinese trade unionized masses to help them gain power, and both sides had the same objective of self government for Singapore and the removal of British rule.

Lee was appointed Secretary General of the People’s Action Party, and held that post until 1992, well after his retirement from national office. Thanks to the support of the Chinese-speaking masses, he was elected into the Legislative Assembly in 1955, and after his party won the next election, he became the first prime minister of his country in 1959. However, this was only the start of his work, not the end.

Lee ran a very tight ship. He possessed the Chinese trait of strict discipline and obedience of orders. When he took office he found the political scene to be full of corruption and he stamped this out immediately. He accepted no argument or criticism, and had no hesitation in destroying anybody who stood against him. The way he cut out corruption was to make it illegal, and he appointed an agency that enforced these laws rigorously. He was a tenacious fighter who left anybody who opposed him beaten. He enforced strict discipline and complete intolerance of disobedience. If you agreed with him you were fine. If not . . .

He had a typical attitude towards the severe housing shortage that existed when he took over the reins of power. He instituted a building program that increased state ownership of affordable housing from below 10% to over 90%. He invested in his country’s industry to provide employment to everybody, and the ability to afford the housing. Anybody who opposed him was politically destroyed. He could not be beaten. He was tenacious and refused to be beaten in anything he believed was right for his country. He abhorred corruption.

However, although the standard of living improved dramatically in Singapore, he was described by some as a despot and criticized by others for his autocratic approach to democracy. Examples quoted were his intolerance of political demonstrations and his restriction in the freedom of the press. Lee firmly believed, however, that the end justified the means. Examples of the way he handled dissent include bankrupting opponents and the use of the courts to settle personal disputes. He never lost! He did not believe in open debate, but in absolute rule if the end justified it.

He announced his retirement when he reached 65 in 1988, but did not hand over power to Min Goh Chok Tong until 1990. He held the position of Senior Minister as an advisor until 2004 when he took up the position of Senior Mentor, a position created for him.

Although he was authoritarian, a strong character was what Singapore needed to pull it out of the quagmire into which it had sunk after the Japanese occupation and then its reoccupation by the British. Singapore owes him a lot, and a weaker man could not have achieved what Lee Kuan Yew did for his country.

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beritadarigunung: Cheer up Zaid, it is not the end of the world and learning is lifelong.

Malaysia law minister Zaid Ibrahim resigns

A government minister in Malaysia has resigned in protest against the detention of three people over the weekend under the country's harsh Internal Security Act.

Our south east Asia correspondent, Karen Percy, reports the legal affairs minister, Zaid Ibrahim, tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, after disagreeing with the use of the act against an anti-government blogger, a journalist, and an opposition politician.

The act allows the police to detain suspects indefinitely without trial.

It is supposed to target people who are a threat to national security.

But it has been abused for political purposes. Mr Zaid told local reporters at the weekend that the cases should have been handled in the court system.

Other members of the cabinet are believed to also be concerned, which could play into the hands of the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, who is trying to convince government members to defect and join his People's Alliance.

source: Malaysia law minister resigns
Radio Australia, Australia3 hours ago. More: Malaysia minister in charge of law quits, Malaysian minister quits to protest strict security law, Malaysian resignation points to more trouble, Malaysia minister resigns as cracks appear in Govt, Malaysia's controversial ISA arrests.



Latest: Zaid's resignation rejected
PUTRAJAYA, MON:

Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s resignation letter was not accepted by the prime minister.

It is learnt that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi urged Zaid to stay on and continue with the judicial reforms during their 30 minute meeting at Seri Perdana today.

Sources said Zaid, known for his outspoken views, had expressed his concerns that he could be a liability to Abdullah.

The prime minister, however, advised him to take two weeks’ leave to re-consider his resignation. - NST online. Zaid's resignation rejected
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Malay Contractors' Involvement In Iskandar Malaysia Negligible, Says Association

Malay Contractors' Involvement In Iskandar Malaysia Negligible, Says Association

JOHOR BAHARU, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Though the 2,200km Iskandar Malaysia economic corridor was launched in 2006, the involvement of Johor Malay contractors in the development projects there is negligible.

Johor Malay Contractors' Association of Malaysia president Mahmood Amir says only a handful of the association members were involved in the development of the economic corridor as compared to the size of Iskandar Malaysia.

"Many outsiders, especially friends from other states, told me how fortunate we are (Johor Malay contractors) to have the Iskandar Malaysia project.

"I could only smile (after hearing their remarks) because what is really happening is that not many of us are involved in the Iskandar Malaysia project," he told Bernama.

Since Iskandar Malaysia, an economic corridor encompassing several districts in south Johor was launched two years ago, it has attracted RM33 billion in domestic and foreign investments.

Due to certain reasons, the Johor Malay contractors were not keen to bid for tenders for development projects in the economic corridor, Mahmood says.

Among the reasons they often lament about are not being able to understand the criteria and procedures for tenders called by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority and Iskandar Investment Berhad.

"They (local Malay contractors) don't understand the criteria and procedures required by the two agencies tasked with developing Iskandar Malaysia," he said.

Instead, Mahmood says, the Johor Malay contractors were more inclined to tender for Public Works Department projects as they were familiar with the procedures and conditions stipulated by the government agency.

Furthermore, most of the tenders called at Iskandar Malaysia involved Class "A" and "B" contractors, for projects costing millions of ringgit, whereas the majority of the 4,000 association members were Class "F" contractors.

Also, given the sluggish economic climate, he said, many of the Malay contractors in Johor were "dying" and could ill-afford to buy the tender documents to bid for development projects in Iskandar Malaysia.

"The documents cost up to RM500 for one project and they cannot afford it. Moreover, there is no guarantee they will be awarded the project," he said.

Under these circumstances, Mahmood says it was difficult to meet the target set by Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman that at least 60 per cent of the infrastructure work be given to Bumiputera contractors.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said recently the Iskandar Malaysia project had not had any direct impact on local residents so far.

"This has caused Iskandar Malaysia not to be well-received by local residents and the business fraternity," added the Johor Baharu member of parliament.

-- BERNAMA



beritadarigunung: I hope, Shahrir's comments will not be seen as being naughty in the light of coming UMNO election. Questioning the very essence of Iskandar Malaysia is like pointing fingers onto Abdullah because Iskandar or SJER is all his ideas. Extrapolating Zaid's words, Shahrir should resign or be sacked by Abdullah.

Either Muhyiddin Resign Or Be Sacked, Says Zaid

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Zaid said his response was not solely directed at Muhyiddin but was a general observation. "That similarly applies not only to Muhyiddin but to me also. ...

Labuan IBFC to expand in Asia, Mideast

Petaling Jaya: Labuan IBFC Inc Sdn Bhd, the marketing arm of Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority, will set up offices in the Asian region and Middle East within the next 12 months.

Chief executive officer Martin Crawford said however details had yet to be finalised.

“We could be setting up an office in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. We might co-set up the office with Malaysian Industrial Development Authority or local legal firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co,” he said, adding that Labuan IBFC hoped to have a presence in the Middle East in six to eight months.

“The next office could be in Hong Kong.

“We need to convince professionals in Hong Kong that there is something Labuan could offer them,” Crawford told a media briefing yesterday.

To a question, he said Labuan IBFC was targeting the 500 top conglomerates in Asia to set up captive insurance companies in Labuan.

He said 64% of the top 500 companies in the United States had a captive insurance company. In contrast, less than 10% of the 500 top conglomerates in Asia had captive insurance companies.

Labuan IBFC also plans for roadshows in selected countries and will be advertising and developing an online resources centre.

“We are also keen to tap into newer emerging markets for offshore investment flows such as India, China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

“We will be conducting a roadshow in Hyderabad and Mumbai in India next week,” Crawford said, adding that India had been identified as a high potential market.

Indian investors had been active in trading, mergers and acquisitions or in supporting their burgeoning information technology industry, he said.

“To date, many of these offshore investments have been routed through Mauritius or Singapore. Labuan has many advantages over these traditional jurisdictions but many Indian businessmen are not aware of this.

“Labuan is an unpolished gem that can be sold to the world. I am sure it has the potential to be a leading business and financial centre in the region once we have polished it,” Crawford said.

He said Labuan IBFC would focus on five key areas: international holding companies, private and public investment banks, captive insurance, Islamic finance and wealth management products such as expatriate pensions.

To date, Labuan IBFC has registered US$14.7bil in approved leasing transactions; US$16bil debt issuance by corporations; US$6.4bil in private funds approved; US$4.2bil in Islamic notes listed on the Labuan International Financial Exchange; US$3.8bil in non-securities capital raised via Labuan companies and US$700mil in insurance premium.

Penderhaka, Anwar, Dr Mohamad Osman,Balasubramaniam,Zaid BERSEMBUNYI.

beritadarigunung

Dalam nada puitis, rembulan sembunyi dibalik awan adalah halwa telinga. Malang sekali untuk tahun 2008 ini, Malaysia tidak ada masa untuk puisi. Keadaan negara jadi sedikit kelamkabut untuk sesiapa bersantai, terlentuk dan melayan hati dengan puisi. Terpaksalah rakyat jadi pemerhati kepada insiden-insiden yang berat, mendebarkan, dan pada masa yang sama dipaksa memikul tanggungjawab ke atas kenaikan harga minyak. Ini adalah realiti.

Ketika Abdullah membuka negara ini dengan "keterbukaannya", ada pula yang lari lintang pukang bersembunyi. Sebahagian dari cerita bersembunyi kekal sebagai cerita, selebihnya adalah real dan jadi berita.

1. Lebihkurang 60,000 rakyat terengganu menunggu dari pintu masuk bangunan lapangan terbang sehingga ke kem Askar Melayu Di Raja Seberang Takir, bagi menunjukkan sokongan kepada Yang DiPertuan Agong dalam kes penderhakaan UMNO terhadap Sultan Terengganu selepas PRU12. Dalam krisis perlantikan Menteri Besar Terengganu, rakyat keluar beramai-ramai menyatakan sokongan dan taat setia kepada Raja mereka. Berkumandanglah laungan "Daulat Tuanku" di Terengganu. Sementara itu Idris Jusoh dan Rasool (yang dianggap oleh sesetengah pemerhati sebagai Penderhaka) tidak kelihatan dan dikatakan bersembunyi atau menghilangkan diri.

2. Pada 28 Jun baru-baru ini, Saiful Bukhari Azlan membuat laporan polis mengatakan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat, telah meliwatnya beberapa kali. Anwar yang menghadapi tuduhan liwat kali kedua dalam karier politiknya dikatakan mendapat perlindungan di Kedutaan Besar Turki, di ibu kota. Keesukannya Presiden PKR, Datin Seri Azizah berkata suaminya terpaksa "bersembunyi" setelah menerima ugutan seminggu lepas.

Azizah juga berkata beliau berunding dengan peguamnya mengenai keperluan mendapatkan suaka politik untuk Anwar.

3. Raja Petra Kamarudin pula telah memaparkan laporan perubatan oleh Dr Mohamad Osman Abdul Hamid daripada Hospital Puspawari, dalam laman siber. Pendedahan tersebut mendapat reaksi pelbagai dari lapisan masyarakat Malaysia. Dimaklumkan bahawa Saiful telah terlebih dahulu berjumpa dengan Dr Mohamad Osman sebelum ke Hospital Kuala Lumpur berkaitan dengan aduan liwat. Kini dimaklumkan Doktor berkenaan telah menghilangkan diri bersama ahli keluarganya. Ada pula yang berkata mereka bersembunyi.


4. Parti Keadilan Rakyat menolak kabar angin Zulkifli Noordin Ahli Parlimen Kulim yang menyertai demonstrasi membantah forum umum Majlis Peguam, sengaja diarah menghilangkan diri bagi mengelak beliau menjadi isu menjelang pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh. Ada laporan mengatakan Zulkifli bersembunyi dan berada dalam keadaan selamat bersama orang yang dikenali dan beliau sihat.

Dalam kemelut aftermath forum itu, Zaid dinanti-nanti untuk muncul dan memberi komen kerana majlis peguam adalah dalam bidang portfolio beliau. beliau juga dikatakan bersembunyi dan mengunci mulut. Keadaan itu ketara berbeza dengan langkah "membersihkan" Tun Abbas Saleh sebelumnya.


5. Datuk Bakri Zinin pula telah memaklumkan Interpol dan negara-negara jiran berkaitan kehilangan Balasubramaniam. Tidak berapa lama selepas itu, polis mengesahkan Bala sudah dikesan bersembunyi disebuah negara dan berada dalam keadaan selamat. Bala telah menggemparkan Malaysia bila mengemukakan 2 Pernyataan Bersumpah yang kontradiktori berturut hari.

6. Presiden PAS, Dato Seri Hadi Awang tidak lagi bersembunyi bila menegaskan akan keluar Pakatan Rakyat jika Islam dipinggirkan oleh Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat yang bakal ditubuhkan pada 16hb September ini. Sinar Harian pula melaporkan PAS mahu Dato Seri Abdul Hadi Awang jadi Perdana Menteri jika Pakatan Rakyat merampas kerajaan dari Barisan Nasional.

Zaid Ibrahim & Co. ,The legal counsel for RM 1 billion Sukuk programme

Islamic Development Bank establishes first local currency Sukuk programme in Malaysia

RM 1 billion Sukuk programme to be used to finance projects in Malaysia. CIMB Investment Bank and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia as lead arrangers, while co-lead manager is RHB Islamic Bank

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has signed a RM 1 billion Sukuk programme. Bank Negara Malaysia, the Securities Commission and the Ministry of Finance have already given their approval for the establishment of the programme and the issuance of the Sukuk.

The joint lead arrangers for the programme are CIMB Investment Bank and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, while the co-lead manager is RHB Islamic Bank. The legal counsel for the transaction is Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

IDB has chosen Malaysia for the issuance of its first local currency Sukuk. The funds raised will be used to finance projects in Malaysia.

IDB is a multilateral development bank of 56 Islamic countries. It has a AAA rating from three international rating agencies, Standard & Poors, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. The programme has been assigned a AAA rating from Standard & Poors

click here: Islamic Development Bank establishes first local currency Sukuk ...
CPI Financial, United Arab Emirates

Zaid: Take human rights seriously

KUALA LUMPUR: It is time that governments including Malaysia accord serious consideration to human rights and that they are integral to human dignity, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.

“Governments can no longer say they subscribe to the rule of law and yet compromise on the issues of human rights,” he said at a dinner he hosted for the 13th Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

click here: Take human rights seriously
Malaysia Star, Malaysia

Zaid, siapakah yang muntah atas kapal?

Berita dari gunung said...

Dato, kenapa kita persoalkan perihal Zaid berdiam diri dalam kemelut Bar Council baru-baru ini?

Saya cuma meneka bahawa Zaid akan terus diam dalam banyak hal lagi.

Tentu kita masih ingat bagaimana Zaid terjun dalam kabinet dengan gah sekali. Tiap-tiap hari ada sidang akhbar. Macam-macam isu.

Sampai ada menteri menegur "Itu pandangan peribadi Zaid, kabinet belum bincang lagi...."

Kita perlu tanya apakah mandat yang diberikan kepada Zaid oleh Abdullah. Saya jangka misi dan mandat untuk Zaid ialah untuk "mengusik" Tun Dr Mahathir sebanyak mungkin.

Dato, ada orang selesa belayar dalam ribut, tapi ada pula yang tak tahan, muntah, pening dan tertiarap.

Sekarang sudah ramai orang akan muntah. Mungkin tak ada yang sanggup mencuci lantai yang kotor dengan muntah. Semua sekarang mendongak ke Nakhoda kapal!

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Zaid, manakah Tinta dalam portfolio anda?

Berita dari gunung said...

Semua orang sedar bagaimana Zaid terjun dalam kabinet dengan gah. Beliau sangat pantas mengadakan persidangan akhbar, dari satu isu ke satu isu yang lain.

Hinggakan ada menteri lain yang merasakan wajar memberi teguran dengan mengatakan "itu adalah pandangan peribadi Zaid, kabinet belum bincang lagi..."

Saya cuma menjangka bahawa misi beliau ialah untuk mengusik Tun Dr Mahathir. Mungkin itu saja mandat yang diberikan kepada beliau dari Abdullah.

August 11, 2008 8:12 PM

click here: Susupan Petang Apa Peranan Zaid Ibrahim Sebagai Menteri JPM

Stalled Reform Agenda

Most Malaysians are appalled by the succession of press conferences and statutory declarations hogging our headlines, but there are important lessons to be learnt.

First, the stalled reform agenda must proceed. In 2004, Abdullah Badawi promised change. He failed to deliver, suffered the consequences on March 8, and reiterated the same promises. Now we can see the extent to which our institutions – the police, the judiciary and the prosecution service in particular – have been weakened and politicised. We cannot wait for the Umno leadership battle to be resolved and the Prime Minister cannot disappoint us again. He must act and push the conservatives within the Cabinet to move forward.

Secondly, the government's credibility needs to be safeguarded. As one of the more open-minded ministers says: "credibility is something you build up. But once it's lost it's very difficult to regain." Given current pathetic levels of trust, the government has a tough job.

Thirdly, Umno needs to be brought to heel. Many of our problems are due to Umno's overwhelming influence within the administration and the inability to control powerful party members. The network of relationships linking the party, the civil service, business and the security apparatus needs to be exposed to the light of day and full media scrutiny.

"We needn't be afraid of openness." Such courage has earned Shabery the grudging respect of media practitioners."

For decades, Umno has presented itself as the saviour of the Malays and the arbiter of the national consensus. Past party's leaders such as Tun Dr Ismail and Tun Razak were wise and pragmatic, balancing out the conflicting demands of our multiracial society while delivering economic growth and prosperity.

But the party has since become middle-aged and lazy. The wheeler-dealer businessman in his black SUV has usurped the cikgu ethos. Umno warlords and their financial backers must learn they are accountable to the institutions of state: if they break the law they will suffer the consequences. This is where a more open, fair and law-abiding Malaysia are important. We need Abdullah Badawi to remain focused on this agenda. Get it right and it will be his legacy for the future. Get it wrong and nothing will save him. The institutions of state need to return to their true position – above the party.

But many in the party don't consider this to be a priority. For them it's something secondary – the kind of issue beloved of middle classes which Umno leaders felt 'betrayed' them. Well, I have news for them: we didn't 'betray' them – they betrayed us, and the culture and traditions of Umno's founders.

Whenever I discuss these issues with Umno types they'll reply – "Karim, the voters in my kawasan don't care about these things". I disagree with them: Umno's poor showing was due to its refusal to acknowledge and address core issues of justice, fairness and equality – issues that we experience across the country when 'enterprising' and 'clever' Umno leaders acquire large houses, expensive cars and go on lavish holidays.

Still, there are those in Cabinet like Zaid Ibrahim and Shahrir Samad who recognise these weaknesses and have been trying to convince their colleagues that restoring trust in institutions is a priority. Shabery Cheek, for one, has helped 'free up' the media, refreshingly saying: "We need to realise that we do have a track record and culture of service. We needn't be afraid of openness." Such courage has earned Shabery the grudging respect of media practitioners.

The face-off between Anwar Ibrahim and Najib Razak is directly attributable to the current imbalance of authority – on the one hand a severely compromised security and legal apparatus and on the other an executive beholden to no one but the party and its warlords, creating an environment riddled with corruption, slovenliness and racism.

The crisis is eating away at our national consensus, undermining our capacity to move forward at a critical juncture when focus is required to guide the nation through unprecedented inflationary turbulence. It has emboldened opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to play to the gallery, knowing that in the absence of a credible legal forum, the public becomes the ultimate arbiter of innocence or guilt.

The party of Merdeka has got to come to terms with modernity. Yes, Umno in its earlier incarnation helped bring Independence and ensured the position of the Malays within the Federation. But the party of the 1950s and 60s is no more. Fifty years on and Umno is symbolised by the extraordinary mansion in Klang. It has lost sense of propriety and service, focusing instead on its own needs. The mass of Malays and Malaysians have been forgotten. (By KARIM RASLAN/ MySinchew)

( The opinions expressed by the writer do not necessarily reflect those of MySinchew ) MySinchew 2008.07.12

BERITADARIGUNUNG: China showed the way on the subject of reforms. China is never afraid. China put maturity in reforms. Russia is the opposite. For decades, Russia is tormented by reforms. Gorbachev is a child, cheated and naive. It takes Putin to cheer things up and place Russia higher and stronger. Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 is for all to learn, including Shahrir, Shabery and Zaid. Make no mistake!

Buying the earliest ticket to China as soon as "tok ketampi" video surfaced is naive and childish...., just like Gorbachev. That got nothing to do with reforms, openess etc.

Salleh Abbas, the court and the palace

"I therefore called upon Tun Salleh to openly explain the contents of the First Letter which he wrote to the Agong and the reasons for keeping silent all these years. Additionally, Tun Salleh must disclose whether he had disclosed and explained to his fellow judges about this letter to the Agong and the reaction of the Agong to his insolent letter.

The truth must come out.

Tun Salleh has demanded accountability and transparency. I now demand accountability and transparency from Tun Salleh.

I also demand from Pak Lah, Zaid Ibrahim, the Joker and Ambiga, the Lady-in-Waiting whether they were aware of this letter which Tun Salleh wrote to the Agong."

Read - Mathias Chang in Big Dog

Abdullah Badawi, Salleh ,Zaid, judges and lawyers.

minaq jinggo

BERITADARIGUNUNG:

Grand Ballroom, JW Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Special dinner hosted by the Malaysian Bar Council and sponsored by the Malaysian Government. Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi delivered a special address entitled “Delivering Justice, Renewing Trust“.

UPDATES: FROM ROCKY BRU

"We were NOT invited," say Judges.
It hit me while the PM was reading out his speech on renewing trust in the judiciary last Thursday: Where were the Judges?

Only two of the "Big Four" were there, both at the main table - the CJ and the President of the Courts of Appeal.

500 or more guests in the hall - including KJ and 4th Floor boy Zaki - and none of our judges were there.

How come?

I learnt over the weekend that the judges were NOT invited to the dinner hosted by the Bar Council and paid for by the Government.

The Judges are furious. They were only told about the proposed Commission the week before the dinner, towards the end of the Conference of Judges in KL.

"Zaid Ibrahim, the de facto Law Minister, attended our Conference. You'd think he would have the courtesy of telling us Judges about the JAC and the dinner," one Judge told me.

Another Judge wondered about "hidden agenda".

"We were told it'd be an 11-member Commission based on a 4:5:2 composition: the big four judges, five from the Bar Council, and two others.

"Five from the Bar? And they didn't think Judges should be consulted on the proposed reforms of the Judiciary or the formation of the Comission? What's happening here?"

Zaid will have some explaining to do. If not, the PM could well be on the way to creating a new crisis in the judiciary instead of renewing the trust in the system.

Muhyiddin tegur Zaid

Oleh NIZAM YATIM

BANGI 30 Mac – Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Senator Datuk Zaid Ibrahim tidak sepatutnya membuat kenyataan terbuka mengenai penubuhan suruhanjaya kehakiman kerana perkara itu belum dibincangkan di peringkat Kabinet.

Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata, sebagai menteri, sudah sewajarnya Zaid mendapat panduan ketika mesyuarat Kabinet minggu lalu yang memutuskan supaya dibezakan antara pendapat peribadi dan pandangan rasmi.

Beliau bimbang imej dan maruah kerajaan akan terjejas sekiranya seseorang menteri terus-terusan membuat kenyataan peribadi berhubung perkara penting seperti itu tetapi kemudiannya Kabinet tidak bersetuju, yang akhirnya menyebabkan rakyat menuduh kerajaan berpatah balik.

‘‘Saya tidak hendak komen panjang, saya tak nak nanti (timbul) konflik, orang kata apa ini menteri Kabinet bercanggah.

‘‘Anggap pandangan saya ini sebagai Naib Presiden UMNO supaya hal-hal yang penting seperti ini elok dibincang dahulu dan jangan seolah-olah pandangan peribadi sudah jadi pandangan rasmi kerajaan,’’ ujarnya.

Beliau bercakap kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Sukan Antara Agensi MITI 2008 di sini hari ini.

Muhyiddin mengulas kenyataan Zaid dalam wawancara khas dengan Mingguan Malaysia semalam bahawa pelantikan pengganti Ketua Hakim Negara, Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad yang akan tamat tempohnya Oktober ini diharap dapat dilakukan melalui sebuah suruhanjaya.

Zaid berkata, langkah itu amat mustahak untuk memulihkan keyakinan rakyat terhadap sistem kehakiman negara apabila pelantikan hakim dapat dilakukan melalui satu proses yang lebih telus, ketat dan meyakinkan.

Muhyiddin menjelaskan, semasa mesyuarat lalu, Kabinet bersetuju pada prinsipnya perlu ada usaha dibuat untuk menyusun semula sistem kehakiman.

‘‘Bagaimana bentuk dan formatnya, ini perlu dibawa kepada Kabinet, jangan dibincang secara terbuka macam sudah ada keputusan, tidak elok begitu.

‘‘Macam sudah setuju hendak tubuhkan suruhanjaya kehakiman. Saya fikir belum ada perbincangan apa-apa lagi.

‘‘Eloklah bawa dahulu ke Kabinet, pasal ini isu besar, saya cuma komen setakat ini, nanti orang kata saya berbalah, tidak ada,’’ katanya. - utusan malaysia online

BERITADARIGUNUNG: Tahniah Muhyiddin! Budaya menteri bebas bercakap dengan media dah agak lama berlanjutan sejak Abdullah memegang tampuk pemerintahan. Tetapi masing-masing nampak suka dan berebut-rebut. Itu memang boleh jangka dah, sebab darah politik yang menggelegak mahukan publisiti. Dalam ramai-ramai ada juga yang lepas mulut, sebut pendapat peribadi, tanpa mandat atau endorsement kabinet. Pada peringkat awal, kononya kerajaan kini lebih terbuka, semua orang boleh bagi pandangan. Maka wujudlah publisiti murah untuk orang dari Jasin dan Kinabatangan. Khairy pun apatah lagi, tumpang semangkuk, menggelegak dan bergelora.

Akhirnya rakyat tidak nampak keterbukaan yang diinginkan oleh kerajaan, kerana yang jelas ialah keadaan memang tidak terkawal. Seolah-oleh bilik darjah tanpa guru atau monitor, askar tanpa jeneral, pasukan bola tanpa kapten, organisasi tanpa CEO, dan kerajaan tanpa ketuanya.

Itu salah satu punca, sebahagian rakyat percaya bahawa kerajaan adalah lemah, tanpa halatuju jelas, kepimpinan lemah. Siapa tidak bimbang memangkah parti yang terus menerus mempamirkan kelemahan. Tentu sekali keadaan ini boleh diubah. Perlu sedikit ulangkaji tentang apa itu "kepimpinan" dan "kenegaraan".

Kalau tinggal di hostel asrama penuh, zaman dulu-dulu, budak baru masuk, junior, tunjuk lagak dan cakap lepas dan tak hormat senior, memang hujung minggu siap kena belasah. Ada masanya tak sempat weekend, jam tu juga kena tenyeh!! Mana ada senior yang tahan tenguk junior tunjuk hebat!! Thats life, applicable in any situation........

Apology proposal not to embarass anyone, says Zaid

Apology proposal not to embarass anyone, says Zaid

PETALING JAYA, Sat: BERNAMA.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said today his proposal for the Federal Government to apologise to those victimised in the 1988 judicial crisis “should not be construed as an attempt to embarass anyone or even to undo former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s legacy”.

BERITADARIGUNUNG: zaid, dont make it a habit to announce something if the stage is "a proposal to the government". Zaid, publicity is not everything.