It is alarming to read that the government has set aside RM4 billion for the PM’s Department alone this year.
Equally shocking to hear that the number of civil servants in the same department has doubled in the space of seven years since Mahathir stepped down – from 21,045 in 2003 to 43,544 in 2010.
That’s a hundred per cent increase in headcount in seven years! Is this part of the “KPIs”?
RM4 billion is many times more than the annual budget of any state government.
For instance, the budget for the Selangor government, which has to look after over 5 million residents in the state, is RM1.3 billion for 2010. For Penang, the state government’s budget for 2010 is RM0.7 billion.
The Prime Minister needs to justify the large allocation for his department and explain what 43,544 staff are doing. The accounts for his department must also be made public to show how all this public money is being spent.
According to the Malaysian Insider, Nazri says the increase is due to the ‘creation of new agencies’ and additional posts. What new agencies? and what additional posts during a time of economic difficulties?
The PM’s Department should take a leaf from the White House and put online the list of all the employees’ names in the PM’s Department, along with their official job titles and salaries.
That’s RM4 billion of public money.
Who is subsidising whom now?
Finanace what ops in PM’s dept that needs that much – unemployable graduates told to stay home and make babies every year?
It’s not under OSA, is it? The Rakyat wants to know.
Those billions … from Raykat, to look ‘legimate’ for PM’s spending (as if his/BN’s!)… (Is it) for his on-going election campaign promises eg as in Sibu Rejang Park that was never kept, and why when it’s Rakyat’s money?
Watch the video again here…
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The Rakyat also wants to know how come no one can stop Lim Guan Eng from that 50 million PICC project?
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Pearl, RM50Million is not leakage. Leakage means that spending RM1 for a 99 sen (and below) product. Here it is said that the leakage is around the 60-70% mark if not higher (that means 30-40 sen leakage). RM50M is going towards putting up a International Convention and Conference Centre. While you may be against it, I know for a fact that many of the TOP CEOs in the region had told the Penang Govt, that is is a necessity. So it is now between your screaming and the advise of the TOP CEOs from Bayan Lepas etc. So you know whose voice carries more weight.
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See how a machai wants to argue against the truth?
50 million isn’t a leakage, says the machai.
What is it then? Investment?
Why not use the 50 millions for much better projects that can benefit the people better?
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Pearl, Are you dumb or what! If RM50 million is spent on project, with no Corruption or wastage then that is NOT LEAKAGE! If the RM50 million is spent wrongly (as per your definition) then it is WASTAGE, not leakage. Yes it is Investment (by the definition of the CEOs who are advising the Govt) and BAD Investment in your view.
Please do learn some fundamental economics…
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Alamak ! Another brilliant piece from a machai !
Whitewashing everything that is bad about their “Supreme Leader”, must-remember-to-praise-or-Supreme-Leader-don’t-like-me-no-more !
You are a bot, SamG. You are not a human.
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Get off it, Pearl! Nobody’s playing the ‘Simple Simon says…’ game here the way you want it.
Just because you call it a leakage without offering any backup, you expect us to go along with it? Not the smartest person out there, are you?
If you have nothing else substantive to offer, then cease and desist this ‘leakage’ … word. You are still welcome to join this discussion but keep your loose terms to yourself.
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Oh my ! Yet another machai playing the ownership role !
Mr. Anil, have you really abdicated your ownership of this blog and handed it to those machais?
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My thousand apologies!
Some pearls have leakages every month. It is natural to always think of leakages if this is the time of the month! Every little thing leaks! Even to do with LGE!!!
My thousand apologies to all pearls!
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Bung Mokhtar and bocor again ???….
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My God ! A BN supporter does not understand what “leakage” means in economic terms? No wonder we’re in such a mess ! Must be mirroring their leaders. Or is it the other way around?
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Exclaimation to the highest order, added another machai that is supposed to be an expert in economic terms.
And in the meantime, only the 34 billion project has leakage and the 50 million project is so perfect that it has nothing.
Never mind. See one machai, see all machais.
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PICC may be bad investment, but then we may never yet know because of the spin off effects from such an investment.
We elected a government of our choice so we should allow it to make decisions as long as they are clean, transparent, well analysed (not necessarily must be profitable)and for the benefit of the people.
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I agree with you wira, but, honestly, the location may not be suitable. They should look somewhere to relocate the PICC. It can be on the mainland, no harm at all, but, they know better.
The PICC as mentioned may have a good spin off effect and I am for it, only thing is the location.
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Spin-off effects, another machai chimed.
Spin-off from what?
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You shoot your mouth without knowing what you are talking! Sometimes it is good to keep quiet and learn. Someone like you does not deserved to be enlightened, therefore, if you want to learn what the spin off effects are like, travel, work, see with your own eyes, learn and understand. There is no free lunch and I am certainly not going to treat you to one, dude!
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Machai, machai and machais. Who do you think you are? A big shot? And who started using this word in Anil’s blog folks? Go through the comments and perhaps we have a clue? And always going for Yang? Shameless dude!
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Pearl is a perfect reflection of the Gaya, Money-Dulu-Then-We-Talk, Sell-My-Soul, Betray-My-Conscience, Tramp-On-The-Handicap, You Scatch My Back, I Scratch Yours…, Class Without Substance, Bourgeois This – Bourgeois That – But Full of Preposterousness, and last but not the least, You Help Me I Help You Reality.
Theirs is a so called ‘reality world’ of unbridled excesses of profanities and corruption.
Never mind that machais being derogatory.
At least Machais can hold their heads up high that those lying… bend on destroying the wealth and unity in diversity of Malaysia.
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My, my ! I see that the machais have branched off to the “enlightenment” business now !
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See you in the here after, Big Mouth!
By then, nobody can bail you out, not even BeeN!
Are you so sure there will be another tomorrow for you?
And this is no business, no money upfront preposterousness. Just your conscience.
Sleep well, Pearly.
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You go there with your master LGE. Me? I am not going anywhere near you machais. Not even in Hell !
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All of you Don’t argue so much lah, we all going to die if the government irrationally rationalised subsidies every month. After petrol, gas, sugar then electricity, tambang bas, car spare parts, chicken, duck, vege, toilet paper, fruits, your grand mother clothes,your aunty underwear, flour and many many more. Nothing bocor, only pocket Rakyat bocor. Why argue? 1 MALAYSIAL…Soi loh.
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That is the main crux of the dissatisfaction, which unexpressed make us dumbs, idiots and fools for 52 years, except for the 2 years plus in Penang which we can see some improvements in the welfare of the Rakyat.
Improvements which we can totally managed, control CAT-style and determine for future betterment with available resources and faith of Penangites in LGE leadership.
It is better than being a Katak di bawah tempurong doing nothing, and worst still some of which can even betray the trusts of others.
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LGE-leadership? LGE where got leadership?
LGE got big mouth. LGE got kay poh chee.
LGE got a lot of other attributes except for “Leadership”.
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Pearl,
it is good to know that someone like you get easily irked by LGE’s examplary leadership!
Jealous that Penangites finally get a good leader?
Hateful that LGE can prove a better and smart leader?
Sleepless because LGE is kay poh digging up irregularities in state projects?
Troublesome that leakages finally get plugged, so that (certain people) cannot continue enjoying leeching the state coffer?
Ha Ha Ha, it feels good to get such reaction …. which shows LGE is a far more effective leader to counter these corrupts… bred by BeeN.
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Examplary leadership? Lim Guan Eng? LOL !
On the other thread Mr. Anil is talking about “Perception Management” and this is what it is, Perception Management from Lim Guan Eng’s machais, you included.
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LGE delivers. That is what Penangites voted him for!
And our positive perception is molded and backed by facts of LGE doing a good job.
Jealous? Pearly Babe?
Cleanse yourself of BAD vibes before coming back to this blog!
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LGE delivers?
No wonder it is raining !
God can’t stop laughing at that “joke” of yours until His tears fall out !
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To the Chinese,
rain means wealth and prosperity in Penang.
And it is a blessing compared to heat waves other countries are suffering.
Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away.
Cleanse Penang Of BN’s Dirts And Stains!
Woopie!
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Rationalizing subsdies or readjusting subsisies or whatever they call it…it’s still a price hike.It’s just the same … with a different name. And we the rakyat are the ones who are going to suffer.
And they have the nerve to say rakyat didahulukan. Bull…! It’s rakyat mendahulukan
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Even MYR 1 Billion is considered excessive for PM Dept!!! Why need MYR 4 Billion!! Excess MYR 3 Billion should be used to help the poor.
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Tell people to change lifestyle to cope with escalating price while itself spending billions of rakyat money on ‘unknown’ and dubious white-elephant projects.
This is the kepimpinana BN melalui tauladan.
Maybe they knwo their time is up (after the next GE)…?
Very sad indeed.
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Najib makes all Malaysians “save” RM750 Million to contribute to his waste of 5.33 times more, the budget of RM4,000 Millions by his over inflated department. The next bomb is the GST, tighten your belts, folks!
Empress Dowager
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… it is RM12.1 Billion and not RM4 billion. No answers so far. Najib is good at keeping mum when he needs to answer. Then a statement with big words will come out the next day.
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Yes, RM12 billion… Imagine!
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/article/the-rm12b-department/
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Stupid management of the economy. RM70 million for ‘pusara tokoh’, RM65 million for refurbishing Najib+Rosmah’s place of stay, RM5billion for a 100 storey building when Petronas is forced to pay rental for 1 twin tower and soon another – no takers from others. Twin-Tower is a white elephant now. Who are going to rent the Merdeka Tower 100 floors? Ghosts? RM111 million for Permata project…. the list goes on. This is Malaysia Boleh. Why can’t these people hire Lew Kuan Yew or Lim Guan Eng to tell them what economy is all about? Malaysia is doomed.
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This is how they squander tax payers’ money. Anyway, BN will be voted out comes the next GE. Traitors will then be put behind bars. Don’t worry. The wind of change is blowing… the people are fed up with the present government.
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