AS THE OLD SAYING GOES "LEMBU BAGI SUSU, SAMY DAPAT NAMA"

Mark Ooi is right in pointing out that LGE should not have given the impression that the current FDI deals in Penang are solely the success of the PR government.
However Mark should also be apolitical enough to give credit where credit is due. LGE did a good job by following up on the proposed investments of his predecessor even though investors would have hesitated when the state UMNO committee secretary Azhar Ibrahim spitefully declared “Penangites do not want development and I will persuade the Federal Government to scrap all the mega projects in the state”

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been chided for claiming credit for two high-profile foreign direct investments (FDI) into Penang.
Mark Ooi Swee Hing, the former political secretary of Lim's predecessor Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon, said Lim gave the impression that the investments were due to the new government's efforts within a short span of two months.
“To set the record straight, the effort of the new government in the last two months merely represented the final short phase of a long process of promotion and negotiations stretching back one to two years.

The Warong kopi has been investing in SD long enough to know about their high level of social responsibility. You can almost bet that this GLC would have sewn up or in the process of sewing up the land dispute before El Presidente of MIC grabbed the opportunity to make himself look good.
And as old saying goes “Lembu bagi susu, SAMY dapat nama”

A 12-year-old resettlement dispute between property developer and plantation giant, Sime Darby Bhd, and workers of the Bukit Raja estate in Klang has been resolved.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the workers had accepted the land offered by Sime Darby to build their homes.
“I met representatives of the workers and Sime Darby on Tuesday and they all agreed that the workers be provided with their agreed choice of house on the land,” he said in a statement here yesterday

A GREAT INJUSTICE TO THOSE WHO TRULY DESRVE IT.

Wouldn’t it be better if we talk about real meritocracy and not about a better and fairer distribution of scholarship for Malaysians?
It was not too long ago that the Warong kopi heard sniggering comments’ concerning students who achieved strings of A’s not on the strength of their academic ability but because of who they are.
These pseudo intellectuals were then sent abroad on their purported scholastic abilities. Having to compete on a level playing field on foreign soil many of the finest were bested even by the local average performing students.
And if such comments are true, then the PSD basis for awarding scholarships even on a ratio of 1,100 to 900 is but a sham and a great injustice to those who truly deserve it.

There is a fairer distribution of Public Service Department scholarships for all races for degree studies abroad from this year, with 1,100 going to Bumiputeras and 900 to non-Bumiputeras.Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said 45 per cent of the scholarships were for non-Bumiputera students compared with 10 per cent previously.

THE SACRED COW OF RACE BASED RATIOS.

When the UMNO Run Federal Government (URFeG) dishes out awards, one can almost be sure that they will shadow the ratio of 70:20:10 of which 70% will be given to the Malays, 20% to the Chinese and 10% to the Indians.
Yesterday the URFeG presented their “Perpaduan Awards” to 7 Malaysians in honor of their “extensive contribution towards unity, peace and harmony amongst Malaysians”. The racial makeups of its recipients were again 70:20:10.
To the Warong kopi, awards which are based on racial representation are an affront to the dignity of the recipients. This is even more so when such awards are given for the promotion of racial unity.
The URFeG must realize that real unity can never exist when their sacred cow of race based ratios are openly worshiped and when color, race and creed continues to be their primary building blocks to erect their ketuanan.
The Warong kopi opines that the only one person who till this day has the power to unify Malaysians regardless of race, color and creed and who can without doubt honorably uphold the title of Tokoh Perpaduan is Raja Petra Kamarudin.
What says the PR government?

Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye and Datuk Michael Chong were among seven personalities honoured for their extensive contribution towards unity, peace and harmony among Malaysians.
Social activist Lee, 62, was named Tokoh Perpaduan (Unity Hero) while Chong, head of the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department was awarded the Kalung Perpaduan (Unity Chain) by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The awards were given in conjunction with the launch of Unity Month yesterday.
The other Tokoh Perpaduan was former Sabah Yang di-Pertua Tun Sakaran Dandai.
Other Kalung Perpaduan recipients were cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat, S. Krishnamoorthy, Nafisah Abdullah and Mohd Afzal Hamzah.

A NEWLY ESTABLISHED "UNITED MAHATHIR NOSTALGIC ORGANIZATION."

The Warong kopi in its 4 years of blogging has very seldom found itself in line with the policies of UMNO. As a political organization, UMNO is self serving, is racist, has no moral conscience and does not hesitate in the destruction of those it does not agree with. However when an ex PM rushes in to dismantle UMNO so as to pursue his own personal vendetta, the Warong kopi says the former must not succeed.
UMNO must be allowed to maintain it relevance albeit defanged. It must act as a minor bulwark against the probable establishment of a new but powerful one party rule in Malaysia - may it be from a resurgent PKR or through a newly established United Mahathir Nostalgic Organization.
The present two “party” political system of PR and BN with its check and balance must not be thrown into disarray just to satisfy one egomaniac. Malaysia and Malaysians have come too far to lose this new order.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has quit Umno saying he has totally lost confidence in its leadership.
He made the unexpected announcement in front of about 1,500 people at a forum in response to a dare from one of the participants to lead the way in leaving the party.
Asking other Umno members to follow in his footsteps, Dr Mahathir, 83, said they should not join any other political parties but should rejoin Umno once Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has resigned as party president and prime minister.
"The Malays, Umno members and many other people have sent him messages about their dissatisfaction over his leadership, especially after the March 8 elections, but Abdullah has remained unaffected.
"We have to be radical and brave and this is the only way to bring him down," he said to loud cheers at a talk on "The Future of Malays after the 12th General Election", organised by the Kedah Malay Assembly Hall

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... ANOTHER MEAT FROM AN ANIMAL CREATED BY ALLAH?

K Devi, it is without doubt you have done very well to pick up 10A1s and the PSD cannot deny you a scholarship. However is it right for you to insist on an overseas scholarship so that your world does not collapse and your dream to study medicine realized? Come on get real. The world does not owe anyone a living regardless of race, color, creed or status.

K. Kamine Devi was shocked that the Public Services Department (PSD) had turned down her application to study medicine overseas despite her having scored 10A1s in last year's SPM.
This after the PSD had issued a statement recently guaranteeing scholarships for students who scored 9As in their SPM.
What was worse was that her application for a matriculation programme was also rejected.
Kamine, 17, said she had her heart set on becoming a doctor and even participated in an attachment programme in April that exposed her to a doctor’s job.
“I couldn't believe my eyes when I found out on Sunday through the PSD website that my application was unsuccessful,” she said yesterday, adding that she checked the result of her application several times.
“I felt that my world collapsed that day,” said the former student of SMK Ahmad Boestamam in Sitiawan, about 90km from here.
Kamine said her quality control father who earns RM3,600 a month could not afford to send her overseas to pursue Medicine.
“I just want to become a doctor so I can serve the country,” said Kamine, who was also active in her school co-curricular activities

The Warong kopi like all non-Muslims respect the religious sensitivities of Muslims and we expect that our sensitivities to be reciprocated. Do not insult what we eat, for is not pork just another meat from an animal created by Allah? Shame on you for demeaning what Allah has created.

The maiden debate of Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau), the son-in-law of the prime minister, on the motion of thanks for the royal address in Parliament today, turned into a name-calling affair.
Khairy riled the Opposition MPs when he gave a new definition to the acronym PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat). He called it Projek Khinzir Raksasa (monstrous pig-farming project) -- an apparent reference to the Selangor government's approval of the pig-farming project in Sepang.. Not to be outdone, Mahfuz Omar (PAS-Pokok Sena) defined the project as Projek Babi Negara (national pig project) -- a reference to BN.

BOOK THE CAMP COMMANDANT FOR MANSLAUGHTER BY GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

It was only less than a month that the Waromg Kopi highlighted that the NS training department announced its victim number 22 died of a “simple fever”.
Last week, Hui Min died of “constipation” - victim 23.
In as far as the authorities are concerned Hui Min death is once again just another unfortunate incident.
But to many rakyat, the pain of NS far exceeds that of its purported objective of fostering unity.
Surely there is a much less sinful way for cronies to make that extra buck.
Let justice be seen, book the camp commandant for manslaughter by gross negligence.

The family of Too Hui Min, the national service (NS) trainee who died after complaining of constipation, is suing the NS Training Department for negligence.
“We believe it was more than constipation and we want justice for our daughter,” said Hui Min’s mother Chin Kwee Choo, 52.
“How can a healthy girl die all of a sudden like this?” she asked.
Hui Min, from Geo Kosmo NS Training Camp in Kuala Kubu Baru, died at Slim River Hospital on Wednesday at 10.45pm after complaining of constipation.

Two days ago that I received this letter from a very close friend of mine.
His son attended the camp in Sintok, Kedah.
Below is a reproduction of that letter he wrote but did not send because of some personal reasons.
And like many other parents who would have had a "taste" of what NS really is, he hopes that the authorities will listen to the rakyat.
NS does not meet its objective. It kills.

Tuan Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang Kechil.
Ketua Pengarah.
Jabatan Latihan Khidmat Negara.
Aras 8-10 Menara TH Selborn.
153 Jalan Tun Razak.
50400, Kuala Lumpur.

Dear Sir,
Subject : An open letter to Tuan Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang Kechik on the Intimidation and Assault in Kem Latihan Khidmat Negara Sintok at University Utara. Kedah.

My son …….. joined the National Service camp in Sintok University, Kedah on the 18^th of March 2007.
During my 1^st visit (24^th of March) to the Sintok camp, I noticed that my son was looking exceeding tired and edgy. I asked him as to what had transpired during the week. He then told me that he was picked upon by a group of his fellow trainees of the same dormitory and was subjected to continuous sleep depravation, physically harassed from the third night of his stay and was sexually harassed at night when some of them groped his buttocks.

I then reported this to the trainer in charge of his dormitory, a Mr ……., who then without showing any interest replied that he would look into this issue. Despite my misgiving I then left the NS camp for that week.
A few days later, on the 27^th, my son called up from the public phone booth and I enquired about his situation. He then told me that Mr ……. spoke to some of the trainees who abused him but to his surprise, the trainees came out of the room with lit cigarettes in their hands. I understand that smoking is strictly prohibited in the NS camps. He also told me that on the 26^th of March, he was threatened with a piece of plank by the same group of trainees after a trainer announced during a gathering that someone had reported the sexual harassment. My son reported this incident of threat to 3 trainers. No action was taken and the harassment steadily got worse.

I immediately visited the Sintok camp on the 28^th, I requested a meeting with the camp Commander a Mr …… but was told that he was in an interview. The Assistant Commander Mr ….. then saw me. I expressed my concern over the physical safety of my son and was told that he was not advised of this harassment and threat by any of the trainers. Accordingly to him, trainers tend to keep such issues from the knowledge of the administrative department. Mr ….. then promised me that he would take immediate action. He also promised that he would seek the camp Commander’s permission to transfer my son out from his present dormitory. I then left the camp with the assurance that the necessary disciplinary action would be taken.

I called up Mr ….. at the Sintok camp in the early evening of the same day and enquired if my son had been moved to a new dormitory. He was still in the same dormitory and I had to re-insist that my son be transferred to another dormitory. He was then moved from dormitory F to dormitory O. As he was preparing to leave his dormitory the same group of trainees assaulted him physically by continuously raining blows on his head. He then requested the presence of a trainer who than ensured that he was able to move to dormitory O without further physical assault.

On the 1^st of April, I telephoned Mr ……. He gave me his full assurance that nothing would befall upon my son. He also assured me that he would take firm disciplinary action against my son’s abusers. He asked for a detailed report from my son and my son submitted a full report. Mr …… then told him that he would interview him. Until the day I took my son away from the camp, there was no interview.

On the 5^th thru 9^th of April, I took my son home for the Easter/Cheng Beng break. Even though I was very much against the idea of bringing him back to the Sintok camp, my son driven by his passion for the outdoors and his idealism for “Berkhidmat untuk Negara” requested me to allow him to complete his National Service regardless of him being abused, intimidated and assaulted.

I relented and I sent him back to the Sintok camp. The harassments and intimidation continued whenever this group of trainees met him. Despite all the promises and the assurances for my son’s safety given by the management of the camp, no action was taken against this group of trainees and if there were any it was far too ineffective.

On the 23^rd of April, my son phoned me and once again I questioned him on the situation. He told me that on the 22^nd of April he was stabbed on the right hand side of his abdomen with a bamboo stick and the bamboo was also used to strike his abdomen. He reported this to the disciplinary head on the same day. The disciplinary head then told my son that he would report the assault to the Commander. Once again the Commander was away.

On the 24^th of April at about 8.20am, I called up Mr …. at his Kuala Lumpur office and told him what had transpired at the Sintok Camp. I mentioned to him that I was already on the way to take my son from the Sintok camp. About 10 minutes latter, Mr …… phoned me, however our conversation was abruptly terminated. He rang up the second time almost an hour later and told me that I could take my son home. Mr …. followed up with a call about 2~3 minutes latter and offered my son an alternative camp. I was non-committal.

When I reached the Sintok camp, I saw Mr …… and I told him that I was there to take my son back. I also mentioned that I would be making a police report on the Sunday assault. He paged for my son who then came to the administrative office.

I was to know subsequently from my son that he was hauled up about 9.30am on the same morning by 7 or 8 trainers. He was interrogated in the presence of the trainees, who had bullied, intimidated and assaulted him.

During this interrogation one of the trainers using the pretext of showing how acts of force can be performed, manhandled my son by forcefully shoving him with his bended elbow and jabbed his upper part of the body with his finger. My son was then forced to apologize and to ask for forgiveness from the bullies who assaulted him.

I have made a police report (Reference – BKT K_Hitam/000682/07) and have not sent my son back to any of the NS camps as the safety of my son cannot be assured.

The events that happened within the 6 weeks have psychologically traumatized my son. He is a more disillusioned youth knowing that racism does and still do exist in the only country that he loves and lives in. As for my family and me, the inaction of the relevant authorities has also proved to be a physically and emotionally draining experience. I was warded last Saturday (27^th April) through Monday (30^th april) in two private hospitals ( ….. …….. Specialist Hospital and subsequently moved to the ……… Hospital in Penang) for emotional and physical exhaustion.

I would like to request Tuan Haji to launch an investigation into this issue and to revert on the disciplinary measures that have been taken against both trainees and the trainers who were involved in the bullying. I would also request that the authorities in charge of NS Sintok to explain to me and to the public as to how discipline can be so sadly lacking in the only NS Camp situated within a University campus.

Thank You.

Yours sincerely

Cc

YB Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye – Chairman of NS program.
YB Dato Sri Mohd Najib – Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia / Minister of Defence.

NO HALF BAKED HALL OF JUSTICE.

What the keris did to Hishamuddin politically in 80308, the protagonists of “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell” will in the future harvest the same fruit. The rakyat can rest assure that no half baked hall of justice can ever stop the wheels of truth from turning.

Raja Petra, 58, claimed trial in the Sessions Court on Tuesday to publishing a seditious article on April 25.
He became the first blogger to be charged under the Sedition Act 1948, making it a test case.
He is accused of publishing the article "Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell" on the website www.malaysia-today.net.
The article is alleged to have contained nine paragraphs of seditious words.
Sessions Court judge Nurmala Salim set five days from Oct 6 for trial and granted Raja Petra bail of RM5,000.
He declined to post bail and was taken to Sg Buloh prison.

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DAP supremo and MP (Ipoh Timur) Lim Kit Siang raised Raja Petra’s issue in Parliament, while debating the Royal Address. He criticised Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor for “abusing the laws” in allegedly getting Raja Petra to be charged for sedition. And urged husband and wife to use other legal means to deal with Raja Petra

Apart from sex crimes on children, the next most despicable crime men can commit is for them to take advantage of widows who are often most vulnerable in their pain and loneliness.

A 22-year-old widow was drugged and raped by her friend who then blackmailed her into having sex with three other men on two occasions.
The woman, from Kelantan, had lost her husband in a road accident two years ago.
Her ordeal began about 3am on April 19 when she and her friend were having a meal at a hawker's stall near her hostel.
Soon after, she began to feel dizzy and her male friend then took her back to the hostel.
After she woke up, she discovered that she was naked and that her wallet was missing.
Not long after, she received a call from her friend saying nude pictures of her had been taken.
She was warned not to report the incident to the authorities or her nude pictures would be posted on the Internet. Terrified, she agreed to the demand.
On April 22, three men arrived at the hostel and forced the woman to go with them.
She was taken to a location in Kajang where they took turns raping her.
The next day, she was taken to a house in Bukit Bintang where the same suspects raped her again. She was again warned not to report the matter to the police.
This time, however, the traumatic experience was too much for her and the woman lodged a report at the Serdang police station on Sunday.
Police are currently looking for three suspects to facilitate investigations.

THAT IS TRUE TREASON.

Ahmad Zahid becomes the boss of the Sultan of Perak when he tells his Royal Highness that it is now “wajib” for Ngeh to be stripped of his datukship.
The Warong kopi contends that even without any honorific title fronting his name - NKH would work just as hard and would continue to remain a loyal subject to the Sultan. Contrast this to the recently defeated UMNO run government of Perak. To show their disdain for royal authority, they demanded the resignation of 786 village chiefs in Perak just days after the Pakatan administration was appointed by the Sultan of Perak.
That is true treason.

It is wajib (compulsory) for Perak senior executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham to be stripped of his datukship for going against the Perak Sultan’s call for the reinstatement of Datuk Jamry Sury, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said that Ngeh, in his statement on Saturday, seemed to have gone against the Sultan’s wishes for Jamry, the Perak Religious Department director, to be reinstated.
He likened Ngeh’s act to that of treason.
“This strong anti-Sultan sentiment is the real trait of the DAP, and it can no longer hide its true self.

PUTTING SOME COLORS IN LIFE.

Putting some colors in life this Sunday.

Jacques Chirac, the French President, is sitting in his office when his telephone rings.
"Hallo, Mr. Chirac!" a heavily accented voice said. "This is Paddy down at the Harp Pub in County Clare, Ireland. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you!"
"Well, Paddy," Chirac replied, "Theez eez indeed important news! How big is your army?"
"Right now," says Paddy, after a moment's calculation, "there's meself, me cousin Sean, me next-door neighbour Seamus, and the entire darts team from the pub. That makes eight!"
Chirac paused. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100,000 men in my army waiting to move on my command."
"Begorrah!" says Paddy. "I'll have to ring you back."

Sure enough, the next day, Paddy calls again. "Mr. Chirac, the war is still on. We have managed to get us some infantry equipment!"
"And what equipment would zat be, Paddy?" asks Chirac.
"Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor."
Chirac sighs, amused. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 6,000 tanks and 5,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I have increased my army to 150,000 since we last spoke."
"Saints preserve us!" exclaims Paddy. "I'll have to get back to you."

Sure enough, Paddy rings again the next day. "Mr. Chirac, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne! We have modified Jackie McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and four boys from the Shamrock Bar have joined us as well!"
Chirac was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100 bombers and 200 fighter planes. My military bases are surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I have increased my army to 200,000!"
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" says Paddy, "I will have to ring you back."

Sure enough, Paddy calls again the next day. "Top o' the mornin', Mr.Chirac! I am sorry to inform you that we have had to call off the war."
"Really? I am sorry to hear that," says Chirac. "Why the sudden change of heart?"
"Well," says Paddy, "we had a long chat over a few pints of Guinness, and decided there is no fookin' way we can feed 200,000 prisoners".

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THEIR COMRADES, THE BALKIST OF SELANGOR.

Jeff, you are wrong to call the former members of Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung (CBT PBT) “desperate housewives”.
When they dissolved the PBT on 9^th of March, they did what most spouses would have done - to show their support for their husband’s political agenda.
What is now more important is to ensure that the contributions that were secured by them had been used to help the poor and the needy. If they have mishandled the finances of PBT, a report to the Anti Corruption Agency must be made and let justice run its course.
And please do not denigrate the noun “housewife”. The former members of PBT are mere “house-bond puan sri’s and datin sris” who may be getting as uncomfortable as their comrades the Balkist of Selangor. But again who would not be - with the scepter of 4 grey walls closing on them each day?

There will be no open debate but Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is prepared to meet the wife of his predecessor and former members of the dissolved Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung (PBT) on the handling of the association’s funds.
He said he did not see a need for a debate with Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng, wife of Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, because he believed the association was upset by his chief-of-staff Jeff Ooi’s comments in his blog.
“Ooi is now taking a break in Vietnam. When he returns on Monday, he can do the necessary explanation.
“It’s not proper for me to debate over issues which I didn’t raise,” he told a press conference after the swearing-in ceremony for state assemblymen here yesterday.
Lim was responding to a challenge by Chui, the former PBT president, to him and Ooi for a public debate over the handling of the association’s funds.
She had given the DAP politicians a 48-hour ultimatum to respond.
He also referred to former PBT members as “desperate housewives”.