Thai paper: Bangkok trip was for golf, shopping
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was in Thailand on a private trip to meet his Thai counterpart Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and also to rest during the New Year's holiday, Bangkok Post reported today.
Quoting sources, it stated that Najib and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor made a visit to Thailand on January 2.The report coincided with the presence of the government jet in the Thai capital where the Airbus A319 had been tracked flying from Dubai to Bangkok early that morning."They went shopping, played golf and stayed overnight at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok," the report added.
It was a private trip, not an official one, according to Bangkok Post.
Having faced heat for being in Hawaii while the worst flood in decades ravaged the east coast, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak could now be facing more flak for his Bangkok trip last week.The term ‘fraud’ refers to an intentional act by one or more individuals among management, those charged with governance, employees, or third parties, involving the use of deception to obtain an unjust or illegal advantage.
A thousand spins by BN, the Finance Ministry and its cohorts of brainless bloggers will not change that fact that 1MDB is already a dead duck in the water.Let 1MDB issue the initial public offering (IPO) and see the response. See if anyone will buy the IPO. It will end up like Felda Global Ventures Holding Berhad (FGV).
Face it guys, there is no more to keep revaluing the land to up its book value nor is there any more power projects to be awarded to 1MDB to keep it afloat. It’s time to face the unpleasant truth, short-term or long-term. Actually 1MDB is not really another Greece. It’s more like another Enron.Markets are heading towards their biggest daily fall in nearly three weeks, tracking lower global shares. Here are some of the reasons why markets are falling:After six months of falling oil prices, investors are starting to worry that the prolonged slump is signaling a weaker global economy.
That fear shook financial markets on Monday as oil plunged again, dipping below $50 for the first time in more than five years and triggering a big sell-off, not just among energy stocks but across the entire stock market.
Stocks had already endured a weak opening because of concerns that Greece could leave the eurozone, adding to worries about the poor outlook for growth in that region. As oil slid further, the selling accelerated, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its biggest loss in months.
This is as defined in International Standards on Auditing (ISA) 240 which was issued in 2009 as a result of the Enron fraud. Googlethis and read on the role of auditors regarding fraud.Two auditing firms of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) have resigned earlier. Now Deloitte is the latest auditor but the audit reports are still not issued yet. Have the auditors complied with ISA 240?
Fraud is fraud and the rakyat have every right to know. Be informed as it is your money. You can have the best business brain as your CEO but fraud by those in control can still be perpetrated.
How many CEOs will expose the fraud by those charged with governance in their companies? None. How many ministers will expose fraud in the government or by the CEO? Within the space of the last five years, 1MDB board has had two chairpersons, three CEOs, and three auditing firms.
If that isn't enough to show how bad a shape it is in, it has also failed to meet its RM2 billion loan repayments twice already and has just been given up to the 13th of this month to settle it. Only morons think it is standing on firm ground.
The plummeting oil price surely has made this millstone hung from Malaysians' necks yet heavier. Any type of commitment or guarantee made by the federal government on a private business entity must be transparent and justifiable, especially when it involves billions of ringgit of taxpayers' money (or liability).
It seems 1MDB is struggling to convince the masses that it is a viable and sustainable model to begin with, what more during the execution part.
Yes, maybe it is a fantastic business model devised by the best financial minds around
was involved, but we have witnessed many mega projects crumbled to pieces (Perwaja, Port Klang Free Zone, National Feedlot Corporation, Malaysia Airlines, to name a few) due to rent-seeking activities, direct awards, abuse of power and lip service.
The issue, however, became worse when the prime minister did not return to Malaysia on the government jet but instead flew home on a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) passenger aircraft, fuelling further speculation as to the whereabouts of the government jet and those on board.
It was reported yesterday that the Airbus A319, bearing tail number 9M-NAA, was parked at Subang Airport, after landing safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) the night before.
Prior to that, the plane was reported to have been in three different cities in the United States, followed by stops in London, Dubai and finally, Bangkok.
The Prime Minister's Office, in a statement to veteran journalist Datuk A.Kadir Jasin, said Najib had not been able to to use the official jet to return to Malaysia on December 27 as it had "technical issues".
Rosmah Mansor “ambitious and arrogant”
I did not say that, it was Jessica Tan, from TODAY, in an article headlined: Under fire – the “First Lady in Waiting” on June 27.
Rosmah, also known as Dotty, was compared badly with current “First Lady” Jeanne Abdullah, and former “First Lady”, Dr. Siti Hasmah Ali. N Parameswaran, who has been the high commissioner to Singapore for the last five years, had taken the newspaper to task for their writing in a letter dated yesterday.
Parameswaran claimed his action was not influenced by instruction from anyone. But in that letter, he defended Najib Tun Razak and Dotty as it was his own skin.
Anywayzs.
It was not right lah, to call Rosmah ‘ambitious and arrogant’ based on a couple of interviews only, like what Jessica did.
Dotty was so kind and did not even want to sue Raja Petra Kamaruddin for declaring to all and sundry that she had been at the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu. In a way, accusing her of being involved or party to the whole gruesome crime.
Remember his explosive statutory declaration, more explosive than the C4 that killed Altantuya?
Hiya, RPK is just waiting for Dotty to sue the pants off him, lah. And she is being so sweet about it by not wanting to do anything about it. So frustrating lah it must be for RPK.
So, how can we call Dotty ‘ambitious and arrogant’ when she had declared she was ‘innocent’ and that she had nothing to fear?
You all very bad lah for always insulting poor Dotty.RED HOT
Both like it hot. Rosmah in red floral details while Michelle in plain but not boring red!
COVER
Both love to pose. Rosmah looks adorable in Red and Michelle looks stunning in her favourite shade, purple.
PUBLIC SPEECH
Rosmah like it print and I personally like the beadworks. Michelle like it simple with same toned brooch.
REFRESHING GREEN
Both look fresh in green. Can you see how they work the green thing?
(1a) Her facial distortion and unevenhanded (facial)anomaly wherein the density in the subcutaneous planes of both cheeks when she spout/laugh has significantly caused rigidity and visually no movements on both cheeks.
of her mug.