A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the dining room table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?"
The husband looks up, "Do you remember 40 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 18?" he asks solemnly. The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive.
"Yes, I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do you remember when your mother caught us behind the couch making love?"
"Yes, I remember." says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continues..."Do you remember when she shoved a shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 40 years?'"
"I remember that, too." she replies softly. He wipes another tear from his cheek and says "I would have gotten out today."
Life is NOT like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.
Have a great day! Next post will be up soon...Swing by again later ok? Thanks and have a nice day!
I just received the following from my cousin in US and thought I'd share it with you while I write my post on civil society which should be ready after tea-time. I have blogged about the deplorable state of English in many older posts (tagged under Education). DO check it out if you have not read those rants. Please leave a comment if you wish to share your thoughts, experiences or views. Thanks! Take care and have a lovely Monday and a great week ahead!
WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO MASTER ENGLISH?
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
This was a good time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I read it once and will read it agen
I learned much from this learned treatise.
I was content to note the content of the message.
The Blessed Virgin blessed her richly.
It's a bit wicked to over-trim a short wicked candle.
If he will absent himself we will mark him absent.
I incline toward bypassing the incline.
Over 2.3million viewers have watched the following video clip recorded at Mayo Clinic that features Fran and Marlo Cowan playing an impromptu duet of the 1920's song "The Old Grey Bonnet" in the atrium of the Mayo Clinic. Marlo turned 90 in February and they have been married for SIXTY-TWO YEARS!!!
Incredible!!
It is not just the lengthy period of their marriage or their age but it is the exuberance, the joy, energy, love, harmony that this loving couple exude from the smiles on their faces, to their non-verbal communication to their music to their gait...
Please observe their body language closely while enjoying the lively music. It is obvious that they were just having a gala time doing what they do best together - making beautiful music and I am sure it is not just in musical notes but in many areas of their lives!
Even though the performance is not flawless in that there are slip-ups now and then, they did not glare at each other or frown or project any negative communication but they just went on without a care in the world. What mattered was their attitude - they love each other, love playing together, love making music and love entertaining through their music and hopefully touch lives with what they do.
Note that Fran even has the time to look up and smile at the crowd in the 20th and 30th second.
The first time they exchanged places, it is Fran who whispered instructions to Marlo in the 40th second and he voiced no objection but nodded and as they moved, note that Marlo gives her a loving pat on her derriere! How sweet!
And that's not all!!! In the 50th second, when they exchange places again, this time it is Fran who pats his butt!! And when they exchange places for the third time, both are wary of each other in a playful attitude. I am sure that when they were younger, they had loads of fun together :-) with lots of teasing, loving and just living life to the max.
The bounce in Marlo's stance as he moves in rhythm to the music is simply awesome considering his age. In the 1980's, I remember when I used to teach in the Yamaha ESFC (Electone School for Children) Course, it was so difficult to coax the kids to express themselves with their bodies at least moving a bit instead of sitting in front of the instrument like a statue! But here we have two senior citizens who are still obviously so in love with each other and you know what?
It is the attitude that makes the difference and I am sure that is why they have lived to such a ripe old age and have stayed married for SIXTY-TWO years of their lives with such awesome, joyful, energetic vibrant spirits!!! I hope you will enjoy the video clip.
CLICK HERE to watch the video.
There's more to this tale though...It is the significance of the piano. Music heals and does so much more than just entertain...Apparently, around this piano, the patients come together as an ad hoc family who are on a similar journey of healing and to share with others what has brought joy into their lives...
Tonight, may you be inspired to love, to really live life to the fullest and to remain as youthful as you can be...after all, it's all about attitude that makes the difference!
God bless you and have a good day/evening wherever you may be.
When 2,108 signatures can be collected in only two days from constituents residing around the Bayan Baru market and Tapak Pesta area in Sungai Nibong, Penang asking Bayan Baru Parliamentarian Datuk Mohd Zahrain Hashim to vacate his seat before Parliament reconvenes on March 15, what can he do?
Simple.
Walk like a man, talk like a man and leave that seat like a man!!!
The people have spoken and it is clear that they want him OUT OUT OUT!!! like the candle in Shakespeare's Life's Brief Candle poem.
Yesterday, he had proclaimed to Malaysiakini HERE that he would not relinquish his position as MP. He stressed that he did not betray the voters and would continue serving the constituents as he had informed the Parliament speaker of his status as an independent MP. He said that PKR members should know that he not an MP for the party but MP for the people.
Well, 2108 Bayan Baru constituents have spoken. I am sure more would have spoken if the signature campaign had been stretched over a longer period! Now what?
Datuk Zahrain had better realize that our human life is short. Our life is like a flickering candle blowing in the wind. It may get blown out at any time. Life is only temporary and can be a journey to a dark end if we lie to ourselves. By then, life would be overcast by the darkness that lies within our hearts. And then life would be sometimes meaningless if we live out a dream that does not exist because we created a living nightmare of our own.
Instead of hanging on to his position, I urge him to resign and walk out with dignity to make the most out of his life because life is short. He must always have a purpose in life and earnestly and sincerely desire to do good to others. Life will be more meaningful this way even if it means not having status, prestige or money because at the end of the day, he will have dignity and integrity all of which will mean he leaves a legacy for his descendants that they can be proud of!!!
Regardless of whatever excuses or reasons he may give, the fact remains that he betrayed the trust of the people who voted for the party. Some may have voted for him but most would have voted for the party and their voices are ringing loud and clear so walk like a man, talk like a man and leave like a man!
After all that is happened, it is the least he can do to make his constituents happy.
Update: I have just been alerted by Penangite (bless your heart) of a report in TheStar HERE that during a lecture on The Future of the Malays at Bangunan Tabung Haji in Bayan Lepas yesterday, Bayan Baru PKR Youth chief Ahmad Azrizal Tahir walked in to hand Zahrain a memorandum containing 25,000 to 30,000 signatures of constituents in Bayan Baru seeking Zahrain’s resignation as MP. So it is clear what he should do next. He can put to rest his plan to set up an “Independent Caucus” for the seven MPs who left their parties and use it as a platform to continue with their political struggles and service to the people. Let's see if he will walk, talk and exit like a man now that so many have spoken in black and white. Don't play play with Penangites in Bayan Baru!
Please leave a comment if you wish to share your thoughts and views. You can read more HERE. Thanks! Have a lovely evening! Special thanks to reader Penangite who alerted about this news.
I am putting up this post written by Hakim Joe (which appeared in cyberspace in August last year) to add a broader perspective to my arguments in my previous post called DO WE REALLY NEED THE GST? and also because it is a very good article that my dear friend Angela believes every Malaysian must read. Do leave a comment if you wish to share your thought. Thanks! Have a nice day!
______________________________________IT'S A LONG ROAD written by Hakim Joe
Would anyone sensible award a multi-billion Ringgit mega-contract for the building of a 512 kilometer highway to an engineering cum construction firm that has zero experience in the construction of highways and has never built an inch of it?
Would anyone sensible choose this company over two other local companies that had bids lower than “the chosen one”?
Would anyone sensible choose a company that has such a poor record (of other constructions like the infamous collapse of the Northam Court in Penang) that it was suspended by the KLSE and had accumulated RM90 million in operating losses between 1981 and 1985 over two financially sound companies?
Would anyone sensible award this mega-contract to a company that is almost insolvent (stocks suspended at 30 sen) that the body that is awarding the contract also needs to provide part of the capital, stand guarantee for the remaining commercial loans that is taken and provide a written guarantee of profitability when the other two competing companies did not seek such extreme financial assurances?
Would anyone sensible award this mega-contract to a company and then grant them “Pioneer Status” so that this company will be exempted from taxes for the next 10 years?
Well this someone did all the insensible things above. Not only was the multi-billion Ringgit highway mega-contract awarded to this “zero-experience highway builder” over other experienced highway builders, this someone also had to cough out the initial “almost-interest-free” capital plus stand as guarantor over the massive billion Ringgit loans this “KLSE suspended public company” would have to take in order to complete this mega-project. Additionally, this someone also had to provide written guarantees that the “poor-record-construction-company” would not lose one sen in this venture. To cap it all off, this company is exempted from taxes for the next ten years and the proposed 25 years concession period is extended to 30 years.
Let’s start from the beginning.
In February 1986 the Ministry of Public Works launched a tender exercise for privatizing the construction and operation of the remaining portion of the North-South Highway (NSH). The 867 kilometer NSH was about 41% completed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) then. Five out of the six pre-qualified companies showed interest, namely Pilecon Engineering Berhad, United Engineers Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Shahpadu Holding Sdn Bhd, Unico Holdings Sdn Bhd and Pembinaan Hasbuddin (M) Sdn Bhd. Of these five companies, only Pilecon and Hashbuddin had the necessary experience building highways and only Pilecon and UEM submitted “conforming bids”. (MBF Holdings Sdn Bhd showed no interest at all.)
The question is why the construction of the NSH is being privatized when almost 41% of it has already been completed by MHA. What is an additional 512 kilometer of highway after building 355 kilometer? The Government’s answers to these questions were (1) It is aimed at relieving the financial and administrative burden of the Government in undertaking and maintaining a vast and constantly expanding network of services and investments in infrastructure; (2) Privatization is expected to promote competition, improve efficiency and increase the productivity of the services; (3) Privatization, by stimulating private entrepreneurship and investment, is expected to accelerate the rate of growth of the economy; (4) Privatization is expected to assist in reducing the size and presence of the public sector and its monopolistic tendencies and bureaucratic support in the economy; and (5) Privatization is also expected to contribute towards meeting the objectives of the New Economic Policy (NEP).
Of the five bids, only 3 were considered. Pilecon submitted 4 alternative proposals ranging from RM3.372 billion to RM3.76 billion. Hashbuddin submitted various alternative proposals with a standard tender of RM3 billion. UEM also submitted various proposals but had the highest bid of RM3.5 billion. Additionally, Pilecon’s tender also only specified a requirement of a RM498 million standby credit from the Government while Hashbuddin needed the Government to provide loan support (to its commercial loans). UEM needed RM1.65 billion from the Government. Pilecon proposed a 7 sen/km toll rate for a concession period of 25 years. Hashbuddin proposed a 5 sen/km toll rate for a concession period of 22 years and UEM once again came in highest at 7.5sen/km toll rate for a concession period of 25 years (extended to 30 years after the contract has been awarded.)
If conforming bids were mandatory, only Pilecon and UEM can be considered and Pilecon would win the tender owing to its lower bid, its proven experience at building highways plus the fact that the company only required a RM498 million standby credit facility from the Government.
If conforming bids were not considered mandatory, Hashbuddin would win this tender hands down. One, the company was an experienced highway builder. Two, its bid was the lowest at RM3 billion. Three, the company did not require any money from the Government, it merely required the Government to provide loan support to its commercial loan application(s) and lastly, its proposal for the collection of toll is the lowest at 5 sen per kilometer and the shortest concession period of 22 years only. In fact Hashbuddin also submitted the lowest estimated toll collection at RM17.9 billion. (Pilecon estimated it at between RM18 billion to RM19 billion and UEM’s figures were a whooping RM34 billion.)
On 8 July 1987, Samy Vellu tabled the Federal Roads (Private Management) Amendment Bill, and the Highway Authority Malaysia (Incorporation) Amendment Bill in Parliament to enable the government to privatize the NSH of which was awarded to UEM ahead of Pilecon and Hashbuddin. The total contract was worth RM3.5 billion.
When one studies the conditions imposed upon the Government by the contractor, it exhibits a parody of sorts whereby it is akin to a beggar enforcing strict rules and regulations upon a rich man that has offered him a high-paying job. UEM is asking practically everything (including the kitchen sink and more) from the Government in order to cover all possible risks in the NSH project and yet the Government proceeded to award the NSH project to UEM.
One, UEM does not have to lay one single sen into the RM3.5 billion project. The UEM award is based on a pre-completion government loan of RM750 million to be drawn down during the construction period and a post-completion government loan of RM950 million (reduced to RM900 million) to be drawn down during the operation phase of the project. Furthermore, UEM also wants the interest rate on both these huge government loans to be floating at an interest rate set at the rate of inflation (this means that UEM will pay no interest to the Government if the inflation rate is zero) which the Government eventually denied after protests from DAP in Parliament.
Additionally, UEM wants an External Risk Undertaking (or commonly called a Guarantee) from the Government, to cover costs arising from adverse foreign exchange movements on its external debt, adverse interest rate movement, adverse changes in taxation, delays in completion due to factors outside its control, and cost overruns due to changes in Government Policy, and that this External Risk Guarantee is to be supported by a revolving loan facility whereby UEM could make drawings from the Government in order to cover any costs caused by external risks. (The External Risk Guarantee was rejected by the Government after once again being protested by DAP in Parliament but the revolving loan facility of RM500 million was approved.)
If one thinks that these demands are unreasonable, wait, there’s more. UEM is also asking for a Traffic Volume Undertaking (Guarantee) whereby the Government has to provide a revolving loan facility to it to meet any shortfall in the volume of traffic using the expressways. Repayment of principal of this loan will be subordinated to all operating cost, debt service and dividends due to equity investors. Furthermore, the completed sections of the NSH (by MHA) would also be handed over to UEM gratis. (The RM3.32 billion cost to build the 355 km stretch by MHA will be absorbed by the Government including the discharge of RM1.7 billion in commercial loans made by the MHA.) Click HERE to read the rest of the post.
At the recent forum on GST held in Penang, I learnt a few startling facts which made me do more research. Here are some fantastic facts and figures which will help us to decide - DO WE REALLY NEED THE GST? I make no apologies that this is a long post because of the volume of data I generated from researching the issues at hand. Please read it seriously and consider your personal response to the question.
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Fact #1
In 2009, the Federal Budget showed:
RM74 million spent on BTN
RM70 million spent on Parliament
Fact #2
2010 BTN budget : RM62 million.
2010 Parliament budget : RM66 million
Fact #3
2009 PM's Department’s Budget : RM14 billion.
2010 PM's Department's Budget : RM12 billion.
At THIS LINK, Malaysian Insider reported:
The Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong went to great lengths to point out that the Prime Minister’s department, in effect, actually runs a budget 200 times that of Parliament, a sign of “extreme lop-sidedness” in the country’s parliamentary democracy as the department is just one of 25 federal ministries."
“In the next financial year, Parliament is to employ 263 staff while BTN has 244 formal staff with an undisclosed number of ‘cadres’ and ‘volunteers’ operating task forces and ‘community services’,” exclaimed Liew. (The Prime Minister’s Department claims to have 29,005 positions.)
At the JASA website, I discovered the following statistics (translation for this data was unavailable at that site):
Pakej rangsangan RM60 bilion
Empat teras utama
Melalui bajet mini terbabit kerajaan telah mengumumkan peruntukan sebanyak RM60 bilion - hampir sembilan peratus daripada KDNK. Pelaksanaan pakej rangsangan yang bersaiz besar seperti ini adalah kali pertama dilakukan dalam sejarah ekonomi negara. Pakej rangsangan ini memberi tumpuan kepada empat teras utama, seperti berikut:
TERAS PERTAMA : Mengurangkan Pengangguran Dan Menambah Peluang Pekerjaan;
TERAS KEDUA : Meringankan Beban Rakyat, Terutamanya Golongan Mudah Terjejas;
TERAS KETIGA : Membantu Sektor Swasta Menghadapi Krisis; dan
TERAS KEEMPAT : Membina Keupayaan Masa Depan.
Pakej rangsangan kedua ini akan dilaksanakan dalam tempoh dua tahun iaitu 2009 dan 2010. Daripada jumlah itu, ianya diagihkan seperti berikut:
RM15 bilion merupakan suntikan fiskal;
RM25 bilion dana jaminan;
RM10 bilion pelaburan ekuiti;
RM7 bilion inisiatif pembiayaan swasta (PFI) dan off-budget ; dan
RM3 bilion insentif cukai.
Jumlah RM60 bilion ini diperuntukkan kepada empat teras seperti berikut:
Teras Pertama : RM2 bilion;
Teras Kedua:RM10 bilion;
Teras Ketiga RM29 bilion; dan
Teras Keempat RM19 bilion.
Daripada suntikan fiskal sebanyak RM15 bilion, sejumlah RM10 bilion adalah bagi tahun 2009 dan RM5 bilion bagi 2010. Jumlah RM10 bilion dalam tahun 2009 dibahagikan kepada RM5 bilion untuk belanja mengurus dan RM5 bilion untuk perbelanjaan pembangunan.
Saiz perbelanjaan ini memberi impak kepada peningkatan defisit Bajet Kerajaan Persekutuan, yang dianggarkan daripada 4.8 peratus kepada 7.6 peratus pada tahun ini. Namun, kerajaan yakin defisit ini akan dapat dibiayai daripada sumber dalam negeri, memandangkan tahap kecairan yang tinggi dalam sistem kewangan tempatan.
Fakta Angka
Dana-dana tambahan:
RM674j Subsidi elak kenaikan harga bahan makanan harian
RM700j Wujud peluang latihan dan penempatan pekerjaan di sektor awam dan swasta
RM200j Bina Rumah Mesra Rakyat
RM30,000 Pelepasan cukai faedah pinjaman perumahan RM10,000 setahun selama tiga tahun
RM5,000 Diskaun lupus kereta berusia 10 tahun, beli Proton Produa baru
RM10b Tambahan dana pelaburan Khazanah Nasional untuk tingkatkan pelaburan domestik
RM1.96b Bina dan menambah baik kemudahan 752 sekolah
RM200j Dana Pembangunan Automatif
RM480j menampung kadar tol tidak dinaikkan
It would be very helpful if we could have access to the finer details as to how the money was disbursed in the Stimulus Package and the extent of which it achieved success.
The rakyat NEED to know. After all, it is our money spent for our country, right?
I opine that instead of implementing the GST which is a regressive tax that will severely impact the poor, the government must implement economic reforms that can get our country back on track again. I humbly offer the following suggestions:
SUGGESTION #1
Introduce reforms to the way some leaders procure and sell government assets in order to ensure that the nation receives the greatest value for its resources. There has to be a complete revamp in crony concessions, if any. Currently, tariffs and tolls are increased but at the same time, so are subsidies to certain quarters. This does not make sense.
For instance, Malaysian Insider HERE reported:
Plus Expressways Bhd, provider of expressway operation services, reported RM1.624 billion in higher pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31, 2009, 7.1 per cent higher from RM1.516 billion in 2008.
Turnover was also higher at RM3.179 billion, 7.1 per cent higher from RM2.968 billion in 2008. Click HERE for more.
In July last year, MP Tony Pua made the following suggestions which I believe are justified in the light of the above report:
The DAP has proposed that the Government should buy back all shares of PLUS Expressways Bhd which it does not already own and take over its existing asset backed liabilities for the approximate amount of RM15 billion. This amount and more, will be recovered from motorists using the North-South Highway by maintaining the existing toll rates for a period of six years. Should PLUS be acquired this year, by 2016, toll will no longer be required to be collected on PLUS owned highways.
We have also proposed that highways such as the Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP) with reasonable expropriation clauses be acquired from the concessionaires as per the terms in the concession agreements. It is estimated that the cost of buying back LDP will only cost approximately RM1.4 billion, including liabilities to be assumed by the government.
Critics have panned the above proposals based on the following reasons:
1. The funds needed for the acquisition of highways can be better utilised for other projects.
2. The acquisition of these highways which are largely in Peninsula Malaysia will anger East Malaysians who do not benefit from the funds used for buy-back.
Unfortunately, the arguments above only apply if the Government is not already spending more in terms of compensation to these highway companies. For example, toll compensation to PLUS amounted to RM655 million, RM698 million and RM731 million for 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively. PLUS has 30 more years before the concession expires. Without even taking into consideration the direct toll collection from motorists, the Government's compensation amount over the next 30 years will exceed RM68 billion should the current toll rates be maintained, after taking into account the fact that PLUS is entitled to increase toll tariffs by 10% every 3 years.
Similarly for the LDP, assuming that toll rates are capped at RM1.60 and no traffic increase, it'll cost an estimated RM1.54 billion in compensation alone between now and the end of the concession in 2029. For both highways, it is clearly more economical for the Government to buy back these highways, allowing for more funds to be used for other projects, including those in East Malaysia.
3. There is no economic impact from money spent to buy back the highways, compared to spending them on “stimulus” projects
This will also prove to be a fallacy. The outcome of the acquisition of these highways, will mean increased in billions of disposable income for millions of Malaysians as a result of toll savings. The stimulus impact of such an increase will certainly mean a boost in domestic consumption which will benefit our economy at a time when foreign investment contribution to our economy is falling rapidly. Extra funds in the pockets of millions of Malaysians will therefore have greater stimulus impact than the billions ending in the pockets of a few via the extraordinary profits made by these highway concessionaires.
4. The Government will have problems raising the funds to execute the highway buy backs.
5. The buy backs will result in a higher budget deficit. Click HERE for more.
SUGGESTION #2
The government has a moral responsibility to look for new sources of revenue without taxing the rakyat literally and figuratively. They have been elected by the rakyat to lead the country with good governance and have at their disposal the resources to find ways and means to do so. Manpower resources MUST be maximized for this objective to steer the country to economic progress and freedom. It takes a lot of brains, grit, determination, research and commitment to do this. Are they prepared?
SUGGESTION #3
The government must do their utmost to achieve a high income society in Malaysia. If there is a problem with tax revenue in Malaysia, it is because of Malaysia's low per capita income where only 15% of the rakyat pay taxes. Bear in mind that the Gini Coefficient of our country is very high in comparison to other nations. Please read my post HERE.
Why is Singapore more developed than Malaysia? It has higher productivity and the people have higher income. There are low levels of corruption and high transparency and low evaporation of government funds. For the past twenty years, the income level in our country has hardly changed whereas for Singapore, they have lowered their tax rates because MORE people are paying tax!
There is no need to increase taxes if productivity is high.. Remember the RM270billion profit of PETRONAS over the last five years? How was it spent? Was it used in such a way that it increased the productivity of the people? Go figure.
Malaysia must become a high income society BEFORE the government implements the GST.
So do we really need the GST? Or can the implementation of the GST be a precursor to more economic problems looming in the horizon?
Graphic sent to me by wits0. Thanks!If the government uses its resources prudently to increase productivity, there is no need for the GST.
But how has money been spent?
I mentioned it before and we all know...The money has been spent on submarines that cannot dive, jets with missing engines, naval ships that cannot sail, premier prices for items leading to RM28billion leakages as announced in the Auditor-General's report and the list goes on.
These and other expenditure on opulent and lavish buildings do not have any multiplier effect on our economy! We have a major cash flow problem and the government must help and NOT burden the rakyat. Our debt is too high in relation to our GDP. Go to THIS LINK for the BNM Summary Data Page on Economic and Financial Data for Malaysia.
Has the government done all that it can to stop leakages, to ensure ZERO corruption levels and to maximise efficiency and productivity for the well-being of our citizens?
According to Malaysiakini HERE :
The government has apparently sought to buy more time by putting off the tabling of the controversial for Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill for second reading when Parliament resumes its sitting on Monday.
Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said government needed more time to gather feedback from the rakyat.
"It (GST) will not be tabled for second reading in the March/April session (of Parliament) because we need more time to engage with the public.
"We want the public's opinion on GST," Husni told reporters after opening the Kuala Lumpur Malay Chamber of Commerce (KLMCC)'s annual general meeting today.
I hope the Second Finance Minister will tell us how we can give him our opinion on the implementation of GST. Dear readers, it is our moral responsibility to voice our objection to this GST. Please do not leave it to the MPs or ADUNs alone for they have far too much on their platter.
Please give the GST issue very careful and serious consideration. Do not keep silent. Do we need the GST?
logo designed by wits0 and used with permission and grateful thanksOn behalf of the rakyat, I appeal to the government NOT to implement the GST and to work hard to improve our well-being in salient, tangible, practical, logical, rational and accountable ways. Thank you!
