Lightning strikes depot at Malaysia??? YAU MOU GAU....CHOR!!!

JOHOR BARU: Lightning struck and caused a massive inferno at the Johor Port in Pasir Gudang that could be seen 10km away and from across the straits in Singapore.
The bolt came during an evening thunderstorm, striking a tank that held nearly 90,000 litres of petrol.
When the sparks flew, two bigger tanks – with a total capacity of about 700,000 litres – also went up in flames.
All the tanks were situated at the Petronas Dagangan Bhd fuel depot, with two tanks holding petrol meant for Petronas service stations in the southern region while the other stored jet fuel to be supplied to the Sultan Ismail International Airport at Senai.

No casualties were reported in the 6.20pm incident but by midnight the first tank was completely razed and more than 100 firefighters were attempting to stop the blaze from spreading to a fourth tank.
This was the latest in a series of lightning strikes across the nation this month that had destroyed property and claimed lives. Two earlier incidents also occurred in Johor.
On April 8, two anglers were struck by lightning as they were fishing from a fishing platform in the waters off Tanjung Langsat.
Three days later in Pontian, a 29-year-old Indonesian worker, working on a fishing platform, was struck dead by lightning.

In Penang, a fisherman was killed on April 15 while his friend escaped unhurt when they were struck by lightning about two nautical miles off the Kuala Sungai Pinang coast in Balik Pulau.
On April 25, a motorcyclist was killed on the spot when he was truck by lightning near Taman Mantau Jaya in Seremban.
The next day, a thunderstorm wreaked havoc in the Klang Valley, causing flash floods and bolts of lightning that killed a construction site worker in front of the Amcorp Mall in Petaling Jaya and sparked a fire at a bungalow in Jalan Semantan, Kuala Lumpur.
In yesterday’s port fire, the lightning first struck at Tank No. 14 in the Petronas depot, and then spread to Tank No. 15, about 10m away, which held more than 450,000 litres of petrol.

The fire then spread to Tank No. 16, about 2m away, which held 250,000 litres of jet fuel.
By midnight Tank No. 14 had collapsed and firemen were trying to prevent the flames from spreading to storage Tank No. 7, which held more than three million litres of fuel.
The Petronas depot housed at least 15 tanks of various sizes and holding different types of fuel, including petrol, jet fuel and palm oil.
The nearest housing estate, Taman Mawar, is 2km away and curious onlookers came out of their homes to watch the red skies that loomed above Pasir Gudang.

The tanks, it is learnt, have heat protectors but no lightning protectors.
When the fuel storage tanks went up in flames, at least three explosions rocked the port area.
Reporters standing about 1km away heard a loud explosion at about 11.15pm but no immediate information on its source could be obtained then.
Petronas Dagangan issued a statement later to say that the Fire and Rescue Department and the authorities had secured the perimeters of the depot for safety reasons.
Petronas Dagangan assured its customers that supply to the service stations and its other customers would not be disrupted as the company has made arrangements for the products to be sourced from other depots.
Besides the firemen from the port, Johor Baru and nearby Permas, there were also volunteer firefighters from nearby factories.
Most of the port workers rushed out when the emergency sirens went off.






More stormy days for next few months

PETALING JAYA: The recent violent storms and killer lightning are linked to the country's rising temperature that has increased by 0.8°C in the last 35 years, experts said.

As the mercury rises, more moisture gets into the atmosphere and this feeds the normal storm clouds that gather in a tropical country like Malaysia.

Environmentalist Gurmit Singh said indications shown by the climatic changes resulting in weather extremes were also related to the La Nina period.

“These are the chain reaction resulting from the changes in the weather as it is all part of rising temperature or global warming.

“As we can see, the extreme weather like flash floods are causing disruptions to traffic, inconvenience to the public and damage to premises and homes,” said Gurmit Singh who is also executive director of the Centre of Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia.

Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Dr Yap Kok Seng agreed that the rise in temperature could alter the weather pattern in the long term.

“These are the chain reaction resulting from the changes in the weather as it is all part of rising temperature or global warming.
“As we can see, the extreme weather like flash floods are causing disruptions to traffic, inconvenience to the public and damage to premises and homes,” said Gurmit Singh who is also executive director of the Centre of Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia.
Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Dr Yap Kok Seng agreed that the rise in temperature could alter the weather pattern in the long term.

“These are the chain reaction resulting from the changes in the weather as it is all part of rising temperature or global warming.

“As we can see, the extreme weather like flash floods are causing disruptions to traffic, inconvenience to the public and damage to premises and homes,” said Gurmit Singh who is also executive director of the Centre of Environment, Technology and Development Malaysia.

Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Dr Yap Kok Seng agreed that the rise in temperature could alter the weather pattern in the long term.

“It has been accepted that the greenhouse gases effect can cause severe weather becoming more severe,” he said .

Statistics provided by department shows that the average mean temperature plotted since 1970 to 2005 had increased from 26.5 to 27.3°C.

The storms accompanied by lightning have already claimed lives, damaged properties and caused massive floods.

Dr Yap said the present extreme weather could also be caused by the 20 to 30 years' cyclical weather changes.

He pointed out that based on records, this year was expected to be wetter than last year.

“The inter-monsoon season started in March and we are expecting to see unusual high rainfall pattern,” Dr Yap said, warning that it could get worse in the next few months.

Dr Yap said the wet weather was now hitting the North Central and Central of peninsular Malaysia.

A spokesman for the department's forecast unit said the atmospheric condition “is conducive to the formation of thunderstorm clouds”.

He added that the presence of light wind throughout the day also adds to the configuration of cumulonimbus clouds in the evening, heralding heavy rain with lightning and thunderstorms.

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What shall we do???

Mahathir issues another letter on scrapped project

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has disputed the arguments by ambassador-at-large Tan Sri Fuzi Abdul Razak on the Government’s decision to scrap the bridge project to replace the Causeway.
In a two-page letter, Dr Mahathir reiterated various points that he had raised in earlier statements and letters.
Among them are:

SINGAPORE has to take full responsibility financially or otherwise for any alteration to the pipeline that may become necessary in the event the bridge is built;

FORMER Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had in a letter to him agreed that Malaysia could build the bridge;

SINGAPORE should not have brought up the sand and airspace issues as Goh had agreed to the construction without imposing any conditions; and

THE Government should take the dispute, if any, for arbitration in international courts.

Dr Mahathir believed that in the final analysis, the Government was more interested in selling sand to Singapore than building the bridge.
Ahmad Fuzi had said the decision helped prevent the two sides from being embroiled in endless political bickering and legal disputes, adding that following the decision, Malaysia did not have to consider lifting the ban on the export of sand and granting Singapore the limited use of its air space for search and rescue.
“Tan Sri Fuzi's rambling explanation about the bridge serves only to convince that the Government's priority and intention is to sell sand to Singapore. If it is not allowed to do so, then Malaysia will not get its bridge,” said Dr Mahathir.
“This keenness to sell sand is strange, for Malaysia does not need the proceeds from sale of sand. Despite my alleged profligate ways when I was prime minister, Malaysia is not so bankrupt that it has to depend on selling sand.”

Empat calon angkasawan berlepas ke Rusia

SEPANG 27 April - Empat calon angkasawan berlepas ke Rusia menaiki pesawat MH20 pukul 11.30 malam ini dengan membawa harapan negara dan impian menjadi angkasawan pertama Malaysia.
Mereka ialah pakar bedah pergigian Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, Dr. Faiz Khaleed, 26, pegawai perubatan Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 34, jurutera S. Vanajah, 35 dan juruterbang Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS), Mohammed Faiz Kamaluddin, 34.
Hadir untuk menghantar mereka di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa KL di sini ialah Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, Datuk Seri Dr. Jamaluddin Jarjis dan Ketua Pengarah Agensi Angkasa Lepas Kebangsaan (Angkasa), Prof. Datuk Dr. Mazlan Othman.
Jamaluddin memberitahu keempat-empat calon tersebut akan melalui satu lagi proses pemilihan terakhir yang lebih rumit dari segi penentuan kriteria fizikal, fisiologi dan psikologi.
``Di peringkat itu, sebahagian besar inputnya bergantung kepada kepakaran pihak Rusia.
``Sama-samalah kita tunggu keputusannya nanti yang dijangka diketahui selewat-lewatnya Jun,'' katanya kepada pemberita.
Kesemua calon akan mengikuti latihan selama dua hingga empat minggu di Pusat Angkasa Rusia sebelum dua daripada mereka dipilih mengikuti latihan selama 18 bulan di Star City Moscow.
Hanya seorang calon akan mengikuti ekspedisi ke stesen angkasa antarabangsa (ISS).

Open Letter by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

Open Letter by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad



Fakta Mengenai Jambatan Bengkok

Saya menulis surat terbuka ini sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia yang cintakan negara untuk sesiapa saja yang ingin membacanya. Fakta-fakta yang terkandung dalam surat ini perlu saya hebahkan dengan cara ini kerana pada akhir-akhir ini tidak banyak lagi kenyataan saya yang disiarkan, sama ada oleh media massa elektronik atau cetak, walaupun mereka menghantar wakil untuk menghadiri sidang akhbar saya.

Mengenai isu di atas, saya telah menyatakan pandangan saya iaitu Kerajaan Malaysia telah gagal mempertahankan kedaulatan negara. Akibat daripada itu negara mengalami kerugian berbilion ringgit. Wang ini adalah wang rakyat. Saya juga mahu rakyat faham sikap dan tindak-tanduk Kerajaan Singapura serta dakwaan Kerajaan Malaysia yang ia memberhentikan pembinaan jambatan itu kerana isu undang-undang dan kerana sentimen rakyat yang tidak sanggup menyerahkan ruang udara serta penjualan pasir kepada Singapura, dan ini disalahertikan secara sengaja bahawa rakyat tidak mahu jambatan. Rakyat mahu jambatan tetapi menolak syarat Singapura, kerana ia tidak berasas dan bukan hak Singapura. Singapura sangat gemar mencetak surat-menyurat antara pemimpinnya dengan pemimpin Malaysia dengan tujuan membuktikan yang ia di pihak yang benar. Kerajaan Malaysia sekarang percaya bahawa dengan tidak menyanggah kempen memutarbelitkan oleh Singapura, masalah yang dihadapi akan selesai dengan sendirinya. Tetapi ini angan-angan yang tidak akan jadi kenyataan. Di dalam amalan diplomatik, surat-surat yang ditulis oleh suatu pihak dengan memetik persetujuan-persetujuan lisan yang kononnya dicapai di dalam rundingan tidak rasmi di kalangan pemimpin, adalah tidak sah. Untuk menjadikan ianya sah, rundingan hendaklah dicatat dan dirakam dengan sempurna, disahkan dan ditandatangani oleh kedua-dua belah pihak. Kenyataan yang dibuat di dalam sidang akhbar oleh salah satu pihak tanpa pengesahan pihak satu lagi juga adalah tidak sah. Encik Lee Kuan Yew, ketika dia menjadi Menteri Kanan Singapura, sangat gemar meminta diadakan pertemuan empat mata tanpa agenda yang sempurna dan kemudian merakamkan hasil pertemuan itu di dalam suratnya sendiri kepada pihak ketiga. ( Sila lihat Apendiks 1 )Berdasarkan surat-surat itu juga, dia harap rakan sejawatnya akan menyetujui kandungannya dan oleh yang demikian terikat dengan kandungan surat-surat itu. Dia tidak mengambil kira jika catatannya tidak dianggap tepat dan tidak disahkan. Saya menganggap apa-apa pun yang tidak menepati amalan diplomatik sebagai tidak sah. Tanggapan beliau adalah tanggapan beliau sahaja, tidak Iebih dan tidak kurang. Tindakannya mencetak surat-suratnya sebagai bukti bahawa saya telah bersetuju tidak bermakna sama sekali. Hanya jika saya membalas surat itu dan mengesahkan perkara-perkara tertentu, barulah perkara-perkara berkenaan boleh dianggap benar. Tetapi sama ada ia sah dan kita terikat dengannya, bergantung pada pengesahan dan persetujuan kedua-dua belah pihak, secara rasmi. Berdolak-dalik mengenai apa yang disebut “pakej” dan ketidakmampuan mencapai sebarang persetujuan adalah kerana kelulusan yang berasaskan “pakej” tidak praktikal. Jika persetujuan tidak boleh dicapai mengenai mana-mana satu perkara maka persetujuan tidak boleh dicapai bagi semua perkara dalam pakej itu. Atas sebab inilah yang saya mencadangkan dan Encik Goh Chok Tong bersetuju iaitu kita menyelesaikan perkara demi perkara secara berasingan. Ini siperakukan dan diterima oleh Encik Goh Chok Tong selaku Perdana Menteri melalui surat bertarikh Oktober 14 2002 (sila lihat Apendiks 2) yang antara lain menyebut; “Pada penghujung pertemuan (di Hanoi) anda berkata kita perlu mencuba menyelesaikan isu air, lagi cepat lagi baik. Saya bersetuju....” Tetapi di dalam surat yang sama, Encik Goh Chok Tong berkata;“Oleh yang demikian, saya tidak menjangka menerima surat anda bertarikh 7hb Oktober pada l0hb Oktober di mana anda menyatakan “Malaysia telah memutuskan untuk tidak meneruskan pendekatan pakej……”JAMBATANSetelah menolak pendekatan pakej, saya membuat jangkaan yang isu pembinaan jambatan tidak akan dikaitkan dengan sebarang isu lain. Saya menaruh harapan yang sangat tinggi apabila isu pembinaan jambatan disebutkan di dalam surat-surat Menteri Kanan Lee Kuan Yew dan Perdana Menteri Goh Chok Tong. Dalam sepucuk surat (sila rujuk Apendiks I perenggan 6) kepada Tun Daim Zainuddin, Lee berkata; “Mengenai cadangan Mahathir membina Jambatan Tambak, Perdana Menteri saya (Goh) bersetuju dengannya tetapi mencadangkan agar kita tidak merobohkan Tambak Johor.”Nampaknya rakyat Singapura lebih menyetujui jika kedua-dua jambatan baru dan Tambak Johor ada. Ini tentulah tidak masuk akal kerana cadangan pembinaan jambatan baru adalah bertujuan membuka laluan di antara kedua-dua belah di Selat Tebrau supaya air boleh mengalir tanpa sekatan. Ia bukan bertujuan menambah kapasiti hubungan antara Singapura dan Johor. Jika ini berlaku, ia hanyalah satu kebetulan. Satu lagi hujah menarik Encik Lee ialah (sekiranya Singapura bersetuju dengan pembinaan jambatan itu); “Singapura akan menambak laut di sebelah wilayahnya hingga ke sempadan dengan Malaysia.” (rujuk Apendiks 3, surat Menteri Kanan Lee kepada Dr Mahathir bertarikh Sept 8, 2001)Sempadan antara Singapura dan Malaysia di Selat Tebrau adalah dasar laut yang paling dalam. Bagaimanapun, bagi Tambak Johor sempadannya adalah di tengah-tengah jambatan. Jika Singapura menambak laut di sebelah wilayahnya sehingga ke sempadan, ia bererti hanya laut di sebelah Malaysia akan kekal. Jadi apa halnya dengan konsep sempadan berasaskan dasar laut paling dalam? Dalam surat yang sama kepada Daim (rujuk Apendiks I perenggan 12) , Menteri Kanan Lee berkata; “Saya sentiasa memaklumkan inisiatif saya kepada Perdana Menteri saya. Dia (Perdana Menteri Goh) bagaimanapun, berkata dia menyerahkan hal ini kepada saya sehingga peringkat akhir apabila dia akan mengkajinya dengan teliti sebelum memberi sebarang persetujuan.” Menteri Kanan Lee juga menulis ( Apendiks 1, perenggan 12) ; “semua nota atau surat yang saya hantar kepada anda dan kepada Mahathir dan sebaliknya perlulah dianggap sebagai Tanpa Prejudis (Without Prejudice) iaitu tidak akan ada sebarang perjanjian sehingga semua perkara dipersetujui dan ditandatangani oleh kedua-dua Perdana Menteri.” Jelas bahawa Menteri Kanan Lee tidak diberi kuasa untuk memutuskan apa-apa kerana beliau perlu memaklumkannya kepada Perdana Menteri Goh untuk dikaji sebelum dipersetujui. Jika tidak, maka tidak akan ada sebarang persetujuan mengenai semua perkara sehinggalah diperakui dan ditandatangani oleh kedua-dua Perdana Menteri. Dalam jawapan kepada cadangan saya agar terminal Keretapi Tanah Melayu dibina di Johor Baru, Menteri Kanan Lee, melalui surat bertarikh 10 Disember 2001 (sila rujuk Apendiks 4 , perenggan 10), berkata; “Saya harap anda juga akan menimbangkan kepentingan jangka panjang dan nilai perkhidmatan KTM. Sejak tahun 1923 kereta api merupakan perhubungan yang sangat berharga …….. Saya rasa mengekalkan hubungan kereta api antara Kuala Lumpur dan Singapura menguntungkan kedua-dua buah Negara……... Bagaimanapun, oleh sebab KTM milik negara anda, Singapura akan mematuhi keputusan anda”.Dalam surat ini, Menteri Kanan Lee berikrar mematuhi keputusan saya. Namun beliau boleh juga berkata Perdana Menteri Goh tidak bersetuju dan segala surat-menyurat kami adalah tanpa prejudis. Namun begitu, apabila beliau atau Perdana Menteri Goh Chok Tong dan saya sendiri menurunkan pandangan-pandangan kami dalam bentuk tulisan, ia menggambarkan apa yang kami fikirkan. Tetapi oleh sebab ia dilakukan tanpa prejudis, kami tidak terikat dengan apa yang kami katakan. Justeru itu, tidak timbul persoalan berdolak-dalik atau memindahkan tiang gol. Kedudukan tiang gol belum diputuskan. OIeh sebab apa yang dilakukan itu berasaskan konsep tanpa prejudis, maka ia tidak Iebih daripada cadangan sahaja. Dalam surat bertarikh 11 April 2002 (rujuk Apendiks 5) Perdana Menteri Goh menyebut; “Saya sekarang memutuskan untuk mengendalikan sendiri perbincangan kita mengenai pakej dua hala.” Sekarang barulah seorang yang berkuasa bercakap (bagi pihak Singapura). Di dalam apa yang boleh dianggap sebagai komitmen mutakhir, Perdana Menteri Goh menulis (kepada saya): 1. Bridge “Di antara sebuah jambatan baru bagi menggantikan keseluruhan Tambak, dan yang menggantikan hanya bahagian di sebelah Malaysia, saya lebih suka kepada pilihan pertama.” “Sebaik sahaja jambatan baru siap, Tambak bolehlah dirobohkan, yang mana saya gembira jika dilakukan selepas tahun 2007.” “Tetapi sekiranya anda mahu menggantikan Tambak di sebelah negara anda dengan sebuah jambatan dengan serta-merta, saya akan menyetujuinya, walaupun pada pendapat saya ini tidaklah ideal.” Apakah kesimpulan yang boleh kita buat kepada kenyataan ini? Tidak pun disebut mengenai pasir dari Malaysia dan pembukaan ruang udara kepada kapal terbang tentera Singapura. Juga tidak disebutkan tentang nostalgia, hanya keutamaan supaya Tambak dirobohkan selepas tahun 2007.Sekarang dihujahkan pula bahawa jika Malaysia sentuh paip yang membawa air ke Singapura, ia adalah tindakan perang (act of war). Adakah ini perisytiharan perang?Peruntukan “Wayleave Agreement” dengan Singapura cukup jelas. Berikut adalah apa yang dipersetujui mengenai paip air; “That the Licensee (Singapore) shall take full responsibility financially or otherwise for any alteration to the pipeline that may become necessary by reason of any alterations or improvements made or to be made on the Johor Causeway and on receiving not less than six months previous notice in writing from the Licensors (Malaysia) shall thereupon carry out the alteration in accordance with such notice and shall have no claim for any compensation.” [“Bahawa Pemegang Lesen (Singapura) akan mengambil sepenuh tanggungjawab kewangan atau sebaliknya bagi sebarang pindaan kepada saluran paip apabila ia diperlukan untuk sebarang pengubahsuaian atau pembaikan atau yang diperlukan di Tambak sebelah negeri Johor dan apabila menerima notis bertulis enam bulan sebelumnya daripada Pelesen (Malaysia) akan melakukan pengubahsuaian itu seperti yang disebutkan di dalam notis tanpa sebarang tuntutan ganti rugi.”]Perjanjian itu tidak menyebut mengenai hak Pemegang Lesen (Singapura) mengingkarinya. Peruntukan “akan melaksanakan pengubahsuaian” (Shall carry out the alteration) sangat jelas dan kuat. Singapura wajib melaksanakan pengubahsuaian itu. Tetapi jika Singapura ingkar, ia mungkin merupakan tindakan perang dan bukan sebaliknya. Apabila kerja awal pembinaan jambatan dimulakan tidak ada protes dan tidak ada permintaan membeli pasir atau menggunakan ruang udara kita. Sekarang pembinaan jambatan di sebelah wilayah kita pun nampaknya tertakluk kepada syarat kita membekalkan berjuta meter padu pasir kepada Singapura untuk menambak laut dan membuka ruang udara kita kepada jet tentera udaranya. Daripada mana datang semua syarat ini? Apakah kaitan antara perluasan wilayah Singapura dengan kita membina jambatan di dalam wilayah kita sendiri? Tindak-tanduk Singapura mengaitkan pembinaan jambatan di wilayah kita dengan tuntutan kita menjual pasir dan membuka ruang udara kepadanya tidak berasas sama sekali. Mengapa Kerajaan Malaysia perlu bersetuju memberi pasir dan membuka ruang udara kepada Singapura, jika tidak terpaksa memberhentikan pembinaan jambatan bengkok di wilayah kita sendiri adalah di luar kemampuan saya memahaminya. Adalah hak rakyat Malaysia tidak menjual pasir kepada Singapura atau membuka ruang udara kepadanya. Tetapi rakyat tidak pernah mengatakan yang mereka bersedia mengorbankan projek jambatan. Yang mereka tidak mahu adalah mengalah kepada tuntutan Singapura supaya kita menjual pasir dan membuka ruang udara. Mereka mahukan jambatan tetapi mereka juga mahu Kerajaan mereka menyanggah tuntutan Singapura kerana di segi undang-undang Malaysia tidak perlu melayan syarat-syarat Singapura. Tindak-tanduk Singapura ini telah dijangkakan. Tetapi Kerajaan Malaysia gagal mempertahankan kedaulatan negara. Di samping itu, ia telah menyebabkan kerugian berbilion ringgit wang rakyat jelata. Biarlah rakyat Malaysia, khasnya orang Melayu, Melayu Johor terutamanya, ingat bahawa lnggeris telah menipu Sultan untuk menyerahkan Singapura dengan percuma kepada mereka (Inggeris). Seperti Pulau Pinang, Lumut dan Melaka, Singapura sepatutnya dikembalikan kepada kita apabila lnggeris melepaskan hak mereka. Tetapi Singapura telah menjadi begitu asing keadaannya sehingga ia tidak boleh lagi menjadi sebahagian daripada Malaysia. Apakah Malaysia sekarang akan memberi lebih banyak tanah kepada Singapura supaya ia boleh memperluaskan wilayahnya dan menambah bilangan penduduknya? Menyerahkan dasar laut kita kepada Singapura tidak ada bezanya dengan memberikan bumi kita kepada Singapura. Kesudahannya ialah perluasan wilayah Singapura. Ia tidak ada bezanya dengan menyerahkan sebahagian daripada Johor untuk tujuan ini. Apakah kita begitu miskin sehingga kita perlu menjual sekeping bumi kita kepada orang lain? Generasi rakyat Malaysia yang akan datang, sama ada Melayu atau Johor, akan menyumpah kita jika kita melakukan semua ini sedangkan kita berhak membina jambatan di atas bumi dan laut kita sendiri sebagai sebuah negara yang merdeka dan berdaulat.Cukuplah kita menyerahkan Singapura (kepada Inggeris). Tidak perlulah kita menyerahkan lagi tanah kita kepada Singapura walaupun ada orang yang berpendapat kita hanya boleh membina jambatan di negara kita jika Singapura bersetuju. Rakyat Malaysia tidak pernah mengatakan demikian. Janganlah ada sesiapa yang menyumbat hujah ke dalam mulut mereka semata-mata kerana orang itu takut untuk mempertahankan hak dan kedaulatan negara serta rakyat Malaysia. Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
19hb April, 2006


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Dr M issues six-page open letter on scrapped bridge
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has issued a six-page open letter to explain why he thought the scenic bridge project to replace the Johor Causeway should have gone ahead unilaterally.
The letter also had an appendix of 13 pages of correspondence between the former prime minister and Singapore leaders Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.
According to an aide of Dr Mahathir, the open letter was sent to politicians and community leaders who wanted to hear his exact position on the matter.
He said the letters were sent out shortly before Dr Mahathir went for holiday in Europe last week. He is expected back in Kuala Lumpur next week.
Yesterday, Dr Mahathir’s former political secretary Matthias Chang questioned how Malaysia’s negotiating team had been outflanked by Singapore on the bridge issue.
He alleged Malaysia was not prepared for the talk and had been out-manoeuvred by the Singaporeans.
“Malaysia did not have a comprehensive strategy in dealing with Singapore. Malaysia has not learned from past experience in her dealings with Singapore,” he added.
He said the negotiations on the issue had been going on for more then 10 years.
“Time after time, what was deemed agreed between the two countries was overturned subsequently. Singapore seems to have the right and privilege to agree and then disagree,” he added.
Chang said that in two letters, dated Sept 8, 2001 and April 11, 2002, from Lee and Goh respectively, both leaders had indicated their agreement to having the bridge and had no objections to it being built.
He said Malaysia should not have given way to the Singapore demand but instead pursue the matter for international arbitration or refer the issue to the International Court of Justice for resolution.
On Monday, ambassador-at-large Tan Sri Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, who has been directed by the Government to explain the bridge issue, said the decision to scrap the project was the best option, given the strong public sentiment on the issue.
For the full text of Dr Mahathir and Ahmad Fuzi’s statements on the issue, please see
Open letter by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Statement by Tan Sri Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, Ambassador-At-Large Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the bridge issue

Exclusive: Cops in business??? YAU MOU GAU...CHOR!!

Exclusive: Cops in business

KUALA LUMPUR: Police officers who have expanded their business of keeping law and order to operating leisure businesses and factories without the knowledge of the force will face disciplinary action.
At a seminar for 196 Officers in Charge of Station on Monday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar had taken to task officers who spent more of their time on part-time businesses such as operating petrol stations or selling batik.
But yesterday The Star learnt there were officers who could be operating large businesses like leisure operations and factories.
When asked, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Musa Hassan said it had been brought to the attention of the police management that there were officers who had ‘other occupations’ and that these allegations were being investigated, as they marred the credibility and integrity of the force if they were true.
Musa asked the public to cooperate by writing or telephoning him or Inspector- General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar with clear information so that the authorities could act effectively.
“We do not want our personnel to be part-time policemen but to commit themselves full time to their jobs. We cannot tolerate such a culture in the police force,” Musa said.
He said that policemen, regardless of rank, were required to declare their assets, failing which disciplinary action could be taken against them.
“If the Anti-Corruption Agency wants to investigate, we will not stop them,” he added.


Musa said they were currently investigating the officers’ background and they would ascertain whether the officers involved had declared their wealth and how they had obtained it.
He said if the records showed that they did not declare their business interests, disciplinary action would be taken against them.
Musa said the police wanted to regain the credibility of the force and would not let officers who had tarnished the image of the force to get off scot-free.
“We understand and appreciate the views of the public. We assure the public that all their feedback have been taken seriously,” he said.

Policewomen who gave strip order identified??? YAU MOU GAU...CHOR!!

KUALA LUMPUR: Two policewomen who allegedly ordered a housewife to strip naked and do a pirouette at a police station were picked out at a police identification parade on Friday. Cheng Pik Wai (鄭碧慧), 61, who was called to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters for the line- up, identified the two constables. She had earlier alleged they had also teased and laughed as she turned in circles three times in the March 11 incident."I identified the two policewomen from the line-up. They were present when I was ordered to strip," she said at a Press conference at the office of Seputeh MP Teresa Kok yesterday.

Cheng, a Malaysian citizen of Taiwanese origin, said she was still angry and humiliated three weeks after she was arrested for allegedly shoplifting at a nearby department store."I am angry and feel humiliated over my treatment," she said in Mandarin.Cheng gestured wildly as she related the incident at the Jalan Hang Tuah police lock-up. She does not speak Bahasa Malaysia or English and her statements were translated by Kok.Her lawyer, Sankaran Nair, who was also present, said: "We will file a lawsuit for defamation." On Thursday, Cheng told the Press she was taken to the lock-up following a "slight misunderstanding" while she was shopping.When they let her go, she said she checked her purse and discovered that some money was missing.Dang Wangi deputy police chief Superintendent Mohd Rodzi Ismail said: "We will send the investigating papers to the public prosecutor on Monday."

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