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Thursday, 28 May 2009

Port Klang Free Zone Scandal, may never ever be uncovered?

The report, is subject to these T & C by PKA

We would like to notify you that the Report is released to you on the following conditions:

(1) PwCAS has prepared this report for Port Klang Authority ("PKA"). Their duty of care is only to PKA and PwCAS does
not owe a duty of care to any other party.
(2) PwCAS is not obliged to respond to any queries
(3) You are not authorised to use or rely on the Report to arrive at any conclusion.

Poster from mob1960

with thanks

PORT KLANG FREE ZONE, MALAYSIA'S BIGGEST SCANDAL THUS FAR

Image source

Title Page of:

“Position Review of

Port Klang Free Zone Project and

Port Klang Free Zone Sdn Bhd.

3 February 2009”

In total 55 pages of this 'Position Review'

are now available on line, but as 'read only' , without Appendices and 'secret bits*,

*[see below].

Click HERE for the sign in page, then just use any name, any identity card number and any email to be able to read the 55 pages which are released for reading.

Having read it myself, I conclude that the most salient part is contained in the letter, dated 3 February 2009, from Pricewaterhouse Coopers to The Chairman and General Manager of Port Klang Authority.

I notice that it in effect says:

some portions of the report which may, it seems, be subject to the restrictions the Malaysian Official Secrets Act (OSA) 1972, have been removed pending declassification by relevant authorities

So it is apparently not the full report that is available for viewing on-line, but a censored version.

Well folks that perhaps means that a shit-load lot of incriminating stuff will never ever see the light of day, because it is common knowledge, that anything and everything can be classified as an 'official secret' in Malaysia.

Hope up the corner of the carpet, another load of incriminating stuff may ready to be swept under it!!

But I hope that for once there can be 100% transparency.

The Star was therefoe rather misleading when it reported, on 28 May 2009, that the full report was available on line- click HERE that:

"The Port Klang Authority (PKA) has released the full audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Sdn Bhd (PwC) on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project, which would be available at the PKA website (click here for the full report) for public viewing for two weeks until June 10."

When, in fact, it is only part of the report (without parts which may be subject to the OSA) minus the Appendices.

Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas

The love of money is the root of all evil.

[Avarice is the problem, money itself is not evil]

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Khairy will take over PETRONAS? Just wait and see!

UMNO Motto?

Then everyone will be well and truly screwed!!!

This has been rumoured for several months, the screw is being slowly but surely tightened lately, see the opinion of one blogger HERE

"Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision."

Dick Armey

Did the PM screw Malaysians out of their hard earned money yet again?

UMMO Motto?

Pos Malaysia (Malaysian Post) handling the payouts to motorists and others, but there seems to be more to it than meets the eye!

Click HERE to check out an opinion on this issue.

"The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that a pickpocket doesn't always get indignant when you tell him to keep his hands to himself."

"Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting to keep your own money."

Joseph Sobran

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

"Farewell Historic Malacca"

Mohd Ali Rustam

Big Wheel Keep on Turning, Proud Ali Keeps on Yearning

Malacca’s, [the up and coming “’Disneyland’ State of Malaysia”], soon to be erected RM 40 million Malacca Eye project will have several cheap and nasty features adjacent to it, to make it a ‘one-of-a-kind’ tacky theme park tourist attraction, and will add to the demise of the historic city of Malacca.

What ever happened to Historic Old Malacca and its bid to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam was quoted as saying that besides the 60 metre diameter wheel, (which is a cast-off from Taman Titiwangsa Kuala Lumpur), there would also be a 90 metre high water screen (whatever that my be) and entertainment rides.

"The wheel is scheduled to arrive here in September from Kuala Lumpur and would be operational by 18^th October 2008,” he told had reporters after officiating the ground-breaking ceremony in Malacca on Monday 9^th June 2008.

Mohd Ali reportedly also said a month of festivities along the Malacca River would be held to announce the Eye of Malaysia’s move from Kuala Lumpur to its permanent home in Malacca at a two hectare site on the reclaimed Kota Laksamana coastline next to a RM 24 million marina project.

Once operational, Ali said the wheel is expected to attract 700,000 visitors in a year.

(Wow! that's about 2,000 fare paying passengers per day, oh well, let’s wait and see how that visitor volume materialises.

The proposed marina will also perhaps be less successful than hoped for, as the waters off Malacca town are muddy and tend to silt up and become shallower with time. (I seem to remember a failed cruise ship jetty off Malacca Raya?)

Reclamation in the past has ruined the original coastline, and hence the unique character of Malacca, and many historical artefacts and historic Dutch, Portuguese and British sunken ships have been buried and lost forever, sadly this folly is still continuing to this very day.

The reclamation has caused significant changes in the natural equilibrium of the coastline, and increased rates of deposition and erosion have occurred at several areas along the coast even at great distances from the reclaimed areas.

The approximate alignment of the original coastline of Malacca can be seen drawn in red in the satellite image below. The reclaimed areas, some unused, and various unusable jetties can also be clearly seen.