End of the road for Puncak's Rozali?

malaysiatoday |
by Doreen Leong, The Edge

With the federal government certain of taking over the existing water assets in Selangor and Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) assured of leading the consolidation of concessionaires in the state, Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Rozali Ismail is on the verge of exiting the industry.

Industry observers said the exit of Rozali, long the captain of the water industry in Selangor, was expected but the question now was the price he would be willing to relinquish the prized-assets to the government.

KDEB last Friday announced that the state government had been notified by Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor that the federal government was supportive of the proposed consolidation of the four water concessionaires in the state.

The reaffirmation by the federal government erased concerns on how KDEB planned to fund the consolidation exercise in Selangor, which was speculated to cost between RM8 billion and RM10 billion.

Apart from the consolidation exercise, the federal government has also set up a funding mechanism through Pengurusan Aset Air Bhd (PAAB) to take over the assets and liabilities of the concessionaires and would fund future capital expenditures.

Water assets in the state will be acquired and owned by PAAB and leased back to the asset operator, which will be, in this case, KDEB.

Initially, analysts were doutful of KDEB's ability to raise funds for the proposed consolidation exercise as based on the combined revenue of all the water-related companies to be taken over, with the net effect of it being barely able to cover interest payments.... selanjutnya.

Salahuddin tidak setuju Anwar bersumpah

Mstar | .... Selain itu, katanya, cadangan itu tiada merit memandangkan kes berkenaan sedang dalam siasatan polis.

"Mubahalah ini, bebannya ialah kepada yang menuduh, bukan yang dituduh, jadi soalnya sekarang perkara ini dalam siasatan polis, biarlah ia diselesaikan polis.

"Jika tidak boleh kerana kerenah birokrasi atau perkara-perkara tertentu, hendaklah ditubuhkan satu Suruhanjaya Diraja untuk menyelesaikannya," kata beliau di lobi Parlimen.

Beberapa Mufti minggu lalu telah mengemukakan cadangan agar penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat itu mengangkat sumpah mubahalah bagi membuktikan beliau tidak bersalah terhadap tuduhan liwat yang dibuat terhadapnya oleh bekas pembantu beliau, Saiful Bukhari Azlan baru-baru ini.

Sementara itu, Saiful, di dalam posting terbarunya yang dibuat melalui blog tunangnya Janna Mohd Zaki turut mencabar Anwar untuk berbuat demikian di samping menyatakan kesanggupannya untuk bersumpah mengikut cara Islam itu pada bila-bila masa.... selanjutnya.

10 Internet News Sites to Get Accreditation

redorbit | .... The Information Ministry will issue 10 online news sites with "media tags" which are given to media organisations "acknowledged" by the government.

These are the mainstream and vernacular newspapers, broadcast television channels and foreign wire agencies.

Bloggers, however, will not be given accreditation even if they report socio-political news as their sites are considered personal in nature.

A senior official with the Information Department said the 10 news portals were approved by the ministry's secretary-general and that future additions would have to be vetted by him.

The source named Malaysiakini, Agenda Daily and Malaysian Insider as some of the news portals that could apply for accreditation.

"We are in the process of issuing the passes.

"They can start applying to the department," said the official.

He said the move was in line with the ministry's decision to have "a more open policy". It is also in keeping with Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek's desire to engage the Internet media.
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Bala, bala .... mana lah nko?

Aku cukup minat cerita pasal si Balasubramaniam ni, hari ini aku terbaca lah berita ni ....

"We are still searching for him and want to take a statement from him on the statutory declarations he made recently," BERNAMA quoted his as saying after witnessing the handing-over of duties of the Pahang police chief here today.

Pahang deputy police chief Datuk Robiah Abdul Ghani is now acting state police chief with state chief Datuk Ayob Mohamed going on leave before retiring on Sept 8.

bla bla bla .......

"If he is scared, he can come with his lawyer, and if he asks for safety guarantee, we will fully cooperate with him by giving him security protection," Bernama quoted Bakri as saying. - Sun2surf

Pastu .... gua pun terbaca lak berita yang ini ....

The police have no intention to pressure private investigator P. Balasubramaniam to come forward to have his statements recorded, Federal CID director Comm Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said.

He said since the PI had made two statutory declarations, it was their job to investigate the matter promptly. - Star

Dua dua berita ini gua kepilkan kat sini untuk rujukan .... Kesimpulan dari dua artikel ini adalah,

Gua dah jadi pening dengan kenyataan di dalam keratan tersebut. Gua tak tau siapa yang tak betul. Samada media atau pun yang memberikan maklumat. Satu lapuran menyatakan, perlunya si Balasubramaniam ni untuk siasatan dan satu lagi berita nyatakan, pihak polis tidak berhasrat untuk memberi sebarang tekanan kepada Bala untuk hadir memberikan keterangan. Dalam pada itu, polis kata, kes akuan bersumpah si Bala, sedang di siasat dan Bala yang bertanggung jawab membuat 2 akuan berlainan mungkin tidak berada di Malaysia [kata polis]. Kalau tak der la mamat tu, nak siasat mende?

Dan yang menjadikan aku bertambah sewel adalah, Polis tak menafikan si Bala ni berada di luar negeri. Kerjasama interpol kononya di perlukan untuk mencari.

Dalam kepala aku ni ada banyak persoalan. Maklumlah, kalau orang tak pandai, kita kena banyak tanya. Itu pun kalau lah diorang sudi menjawab,

Soalan bodoh aku adalah,

1. Kalau lu orang cerita pasal mintak bantuan Interpol, kalau boleh, dedahkan lah sebarang surat menyurat PDRM kepada Interpol. Mana la tau, boleh gak gua tampal kat blog ni untuk dijadikan bukti.
   
2. Soalan berikutnya adalah, gua tak tau pulak kalau gi oversea sekarang tak perlu kan passport dan penglibatan Imigresen. Passport dah tak guna kot? Kalau lah Si Bala tu gi Seberang laut, tak boleh ke nak check imigresen? Tak baik lah tuduh tuduh cam tu. Kita dok sebok cerita pasal mungkin mungkin .... Ntah ntah si Bala tu ada kat Putrajaya, tengah lepak. Sapa tau?

Kalau setakat cakap cakap kosong la, sekarang ni orang dah tak caya. Nanti tak pasal pasal blogger jugak yang kena. Mana la tau, sekarang ni blogger saja yang bawak berita palsu dan fitnah. Cuba kasi terang sikit, tak payah lah nak selindung selindung. Lagi banyak selindung, lagi banyak masalah. Aku sekadar bagi tau je la ....

Americk made a police report

CLARIFICATION: Americk Singh Sidhu (left), the first lawyer of missing private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, speaking to the media after lodging a report at the Brickfields police station moments ago. Americk Singh has denied having any link with the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
“I was never engaged by the PKR to be Balasubramaniam’s counsel. Balasubramaniam engaged my service after a chance encounter at restaurant about two months ago,” he said - NST

Ulasan Berita (Utusan Meloya)

cklee

Nak tergelak ada, nak ketawa ada, nak frust menonggeng pun ada. Bila saya baca utusan online pada hari ini, air mata saya nak mengalir rasanya. Tak tahulah kerana saya suka atau kerana saya sedih. Terkejut juga apabila Pak Lah marah-marah. Ataupun dia buat-buat marah. Ataupun dia baru je mamai terkejut dari tidur. Atau.. atau...

Tajuk beritanya - PM: Satu pengkhianatan Perbuatan sebar fitnah, bohong timbulkan persepsi negatif negara

Oleh HELMI MOHD. FOAD

PUTRAJAYA 7 Julai – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, perbuatan pihak tertentu menyebarkan fitnah dan pembohongan secara meluas sehingga menimbulkan persepsi negatif yang mengetepikan kebenaran merupakan satu perbuatan khianat terhadap negara.

Sambil meminta gejala itu dihentikan segera, Perdana Menteri menegaskan, suasana yang meresahkan rakyat itu berpunca daripada tingkah laku segelintir pihak yang ternyata tidak menghormati prinsip-prinsip Kepercayaan Kepada Tuhan, Keluhuran Perlembagaan, Kedaulatan Undang-Undang serta Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan.

Beliau berkata, pembohongan yang disebarkan melalui khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) dan media Internet seperti laman blog dan klip video dalam YouTube merupakan usaha untuk menggemparkan fitnah-fitnah berkenaan dan ia tidak mendatangkan kebaikan kepada negara.

“Prinsip-prinsip Rukun Negara nampaknya telah ternoda. Kalau tidak banyak, sedikit demi sedikit ia mula terjejas.

“Amat menyedihkan dengan keadaan yang berlaku... semuanya datang daripada sikap, perbuatan serta tindakan kita. ... selanjutnya.

CLIP BN MENCARUT DALAM SIDANG PARLIMEN

Cops not pressuring Bala to come forward

Star | The police have no intention to pressure private investigator P. Balasubramaniam to come forward to have his statements recorded, Federal CID director Comm Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said.

He said since the PI had made two statutory declarations, it was their job to investigate the matter promptly.

"We are still in the midst of tracking his whereabouts and we are seeking the help of Interpol. We have also alerted all exit points out of the country.

"We do not rule out the possibility that he may be overseas," he said Tuesday when met after witnessing the handover of duties of state police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Ayob Mohamed here.

Comm Mohd Bakri said Balasubramaniam had no reason to be afraid and could bring along his lawyer to the police station.... selanjutnya.

Will Interpol entertain PDRM's request to track down Bala?

mrsmith | .... INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

INTERPOL aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. INTERPOL’s constitution prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.’ (http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/default.asp0

So the Malaysian Police is seeking the help of Interpol P. Balasumramaniam. Something is not right here. What crime is he wanted for?
I do not know how the police functions but I do have some common sense.

Take a look at the Interpol website. (URL given above). It clearly states that its mission "is to prevent or combat international crime" and it goes on to say that its constitution "prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character".

My question: Is Bala wanted in connection with international crime?
If Bala is a criminal, why was he allowed to slip off so easily with his entire family. ... selanjutnya.