Can SG change the color of the sky?

[qora]

Originally Posted by MiloGoaSiewDao

Can't wait for that to happen .

Waiting too .

[ClassicCoke]

Originally Posted by catca

It will be even more amazing when AhLee's reign is over and the next government dig out his dirty secrets .

I wonder if Singapore will also experience a change in government ?

[GianniInfantimo]

Originally Posted by ClassicCoke

I wonder if Singapore will also experience a change in government ?

I also wonder too ?

[jacky43]

This morning I had a chat with an uncle, he was from Malaysia probably collected his pink IC yrs ago. He said a couple of things.

BN was at Malaysian from the 50s, the first PM was a rich man because back then the Malays manage their $ based on natural resources. Into the 60s the country went down, the last down hill was break away from Singapore.

The Malays spend $ like no tomorrow. Living under state fund they over spend, got benefits liked cheap petrol vouchers they sell to Malaysian Chinese. WTF! Fishermen sold off their boats in order to set up a second family at Batam. Instead of self employed they became employees.

Of course I add on, Chinese who take advantages of Malays must know how. Or they will die a horror death. No bones about it!

Dr M could be the best PM the country ever seen. However, at 92 he cant do much he tried his best. Putting Lim Guan Eng in charged of $ cannot solve long term problems. Because Malays VIPs asked for $ he cant reject them.

Saving grace in new gen of Malays. I agreed because I talked to Malaysian Malays at work place. They wish for changes. A kampong in 2018 is not a kampong at 1968.

[jacky43]

This being a sex website. The Malaysian gov done a correct thing but they did not managed it. Malays girls cannot operate as sex workers, however their authority closed an eye after collecting $ from the operators.

Different at Thailand. The current king must address this problem and, I guess he had taken measures to control corruptions. Reduce it and vices will go down.

Over here it seems liked the gov had managed it well. With rooms for improvements. The biggest % of voters need to see it.

[ViVianCunt]

Singaporeans are scared of voting for the opposition .

[skyleon]

Najib arrested by MACC


By NST Online - July 3, 2018 @ 4:44pm


KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) this afternoon.

He was picked up at his home in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta at 3pm and expected to be taken to the magistrate's court for remand tomorrow.


Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was seen being escorted into a MACC vehicle at his home in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta at 3pm. Pix by Hafiz Sohaimi
Three MACC vehicles were seen entering his residence about 2pm today.

His arrest was believed to be related to MACC investigations into SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

On May 22 and 24, the former premier was called up to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to have his statement recorded over the case.



continue reading here : https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2...-macc#cxrecs_s

[skyleon]

Ex-M’sian PM Najib Razak arrested

It's happening.

By Sulaiman Daud | 4 mins



Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak has been arrested on July 3.


According to Malay Mail on July 3, the former Barisan Nasional leader was arrested by officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at his private residence.

The Malaysian Insight also tweeted a picture at 4.14pm of a car believed to be transporting Najib from his home in Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur.

The 65-year-old politician had been seen leaving his private residence in an unmarked police car.

The authorities have not made a public statement giving details about Najib’s arrest, although an editor with the Malay Mail said that he expected the MACC to release a public statement in due course.



continue reading here : https://mothership.sg/2018/07/najib-razak-arrested/

[found09]

Originally Posted by ViVianCunt

Singaporeans are scared of voting for the opposition .

Couldn't agree more .

[eddiebrock]

Originally Posted by found09

Couldn't agree more .

Heard that they very good at complaining .

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by eddiebrock

Heard that they very good at complaining .

Especially uncle taxi drivers. Kpkb but they are among the 70% die hard fans of lightning.

[skyleon]

Najib pleads not guilty to corruption charges linked to 1MDB, vows to clear name


Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleads not guilty to criminal charges on Wednesday linked to an investigation into corruption allegations at state fund 1MDB.
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Published 11 hours ago

Updated 1 hour ago

Hazlin Hassan

Malaysia Correspondent

Nadirah H. Rodzi

Malaysia Correspondent




KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty to four charges levelled against him in court on Wednesday (July 4).

He faces three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power - in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal that led to his political downfall. His seven-man defence team is led by senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

Bail was set at RM1 million (S$337,000) and Najib was asked to surrender his two passports - a standard issue one and a diplomatic one - to the court. He left the court after posting bail and vowing to clear his name.

The charges carry sentences of no less than two years and up to 20, with possible caning and fines. Under Malaysian law, however, men aged 50 years old and above are exempt from caning. Najib will turn 65 later this month.

Newly appointed Attorney-General Tommy Thomas leads the 12-strong prosecution team. He did not oppose bail for Najib, and requested it be set at RM4 million in a cash bond with two sureties. He also asked for Najib's passport to be surrendered to the court.

Najib’s lawyer Muhammad Shafee asked for the bond to be reduced, taking into account the service his client has rendered to the public.

On the defence team’s request, Judge Mohamad Sofian Abdul Razak agreed to issue an interim court order barring discussions on the merits of the case outside the court, especially in the media.

Mr Shafee had asked for a court order to bar the media from making speculative or false reports regarding witnesses in the trial as he said his client had been put through trial by media.

The gag order will be in place until Aug 8, when the matter is scheduled for case management. The trial is set to take place next year, from Feb 18 to 28, March 4 to 8, and 11 to 15.

Najib was charged with criminal breach of trust involving RM27 million, RM5 million and RM10 million belonging to SRC International, which was entrusted to him between December 2014 and March 2015 when he acted as the company’s adviser. He was also the prime minister and finance minister at that time.

SRC, an energy company that was originally a subsidiary of state fund 1MDB, was placed under the jurisdiction of the Finance Ministry in 2012.


continue reading here : https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...linked-to-1mdb

[skyleon]

Malaysia's Najib Razak: From powerful PM to graft suspect

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Published Jul 3, 2018, 6:53 pm SGT

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - From prime minister of Malaysia two months ago to key suspect in a massive corruption scandal, Datuk Seri Najib Razak's stunning fall from grace has been swift and hard.

Since his shock election defeat in May, Mr Najib has faced a tightening noose as the new government headed by his former mentor Mahathir Mohamad ramped up investigations into allegations of graft and excess that have hung over him and his wife Rosmah Mansor for years.

The bland patrician son of one of Malaysia's founding fathers, Mr Najib, 64, had been groomed for the prime minister's post from young.

When he took over in 2009, Mr Najib initially presented himself as a reformer.

He made limited changes such as replacing security laws widely criticised as stifling dissent, offering a glimmer of hope for the end to repressive tactics by the once-invincible coalition that had held power for six decades.

But the UK-educated Najib was seen by many as an aloof elitist with little understanding of Malaysia's common citizenry, a perception accentuated by frequent tone-deaf gaffes and policies such as the 2015 introduction of a sales tax unpopular with the poor and now set to be eliminated.

Madam Rosmah, meanwhile, was a constant lightning rod for critics due to her imperious manner and elaborately coiffed mane of hair, which she once complained cost her RM1,200 ringgit (S$404) per house-call from stylists. Malaysia's minimum monthly wage at the time was RM900.

That and similar episodes caused her to be reviled in a multi-cultural country where most of the population are modest-living Muslims.

New Prime Minister Mahathir has said Mr Najib told him in a private conversation in 2015 that "cash is king" in maintaining political support in Malaysia, a phrase that opponents have turned against Mr Najib as a sign of his hubris and corruption.

Money and power seemed to work as a firewall against Mr Najib through a scandal involving Malaysia's 2002 purchase of French submarines while he was defence minister, a deal brokered by a close associate of his.

Allegations later emerged of huge kickbacks to Malaysian officials to secure the deal, and the scandal was punctuated by the murder of a Mongolian woman, Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu, who was involved in the negotiations.

Her body was blown up near Kuala Lumpur using military-grade explosives.

Two officers in a special unit that guarded Malaysian ministers were convicted of the killing, but suspicion that Mr Najib and Madam Rosmah were involved has hovered for years, with Mr Najib at one point being forced to deny he had an affair with the 28-year-old Altantuya.

FINAL STRAW

But the final straw was 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a fund Mr Najib launched to promote economic development.

Soon after Mr Najib won a second term in 2013, 1MDB slid into a massive debt hole and allegations surfaced that money was missing.

Public disgust with reports that began to emerge four years ago detailing the plundering of the sovereign wealth fund snowballed into the Mahathir-led electoral tsunami that now has Mr Najib in police crosshairs.

Billions of dollars are said to be missing in the scandal, nearly US$700 million (S$956.5 million) of which was deposited into Mr Najib's bank account alone.

US authorities say Mr Najib's entourage used hundreds of millions in diverted 1MDB funds to purchase high-end real estate in Beverly Hills, New York and London, a Monet painting for US$35 million, a US$5.5 million Van Gogh, a US$35 million Bombardier jet and to finance the 2013 Hollywood film The Wolf Of Wall Street, which was produced by his stepson Riza Aziz.

A 2015 investigative report by the New York Times also alleged that millions of dollars were used to purchase jewellery for Madam Rosmah.


continue reading here : https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...-graft-suspect

[Cuntworth]

Used to have clips on YouTube everyday reporting abt 1MDB and ex pm but now seems like all cannot see online Liao...

[Keita8]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Especially uncle taxi drivers. Kpkb but they are among the 70% die hard fans of lightning.

Why does Singapore taxi drivers like to complain so much ???