Ong Tee Keat, Dr Chua hammer out truce with nudge from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Malaysian Insider 22nd October, 2009

An end may be in sight in the MCA crisis with the recent intervention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.



The Malaysian Insider understand that Najib met Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi lek yesterday to thrash out a solution for the deadlock in MCA.



The result was an agreement between the two men to bury their differences. Yesterday the two men were asked to meet the PM. Datuk Seri Najib , who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) Chariman, was unhappy that the coalition's second biggest party was in disarray.

He told the two men that BN needed a strong and stable MCA if it was to take advantage of any weakness in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to regain non-malay votes lost in Election march 2008.

The PM wants Ong and Dr Chua to bury their differences. Another EGM and fresh election will just make it worse, the PM told the two men. Under the truce between the two men, Ong and Dr Chua agreed to find way to stabilise the party, with the two of them at the helm, without bringing the party to the brink.

It was agreed that Dr Chua's supporters would be appointed to key positions in the party's state and national leadership to reflect the deputy president's relative support.

However, the two men may find it hard to convince their respective supporters and the public that they can hold a truce.


They will also find a way to deal with the position of Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He was appointed the MCA's new No.2 last week by a central committee that also asked for Ong's resignation.

A number of other senior party leaders have also made strong remarks and hurled accusations at both Ong and Dr Chua.

Any public show of affection or unity would likely be farcical and draw even more scorn for the BN party, which only has by some estimates less than 30 per cent backing from Chinese voters.

The current MCA crisis had started soon after party elections last October. Ong won the presidency convincingly but against the odds Dr Chua won the No.2 job after he was forced to resign from his Cabinet position and party posts earlier in the year because of secretly filmed footage of him having sex with his mistress was leaked.

The party president had an uneasy relationship with Dr Chua and set out to isolate him. Dr Chua was not given any prominent appointments and was not even made state chairman in Johor. Things came to a head when Ong decided to push for Dr Chua to be sacked from the party. His excuse was that the sex recording had tarnished the party.

The presidential council agreed to sack Dr Chua. Later, following a surge of public discontent, the central committee reduced it to a suspension of Dr Chua's membership. Supporters of Dr Chua then pushed for a EGM. At the October 10 EGM, Ong lost a confidence vote while Dr Chua had his menbership reinstated. The results suggested there was a move by a third force to remove both men and benefit Liow.

Ong then went back on his word and refused to resign, pointing out that the party constitution requires at least a two-thirds majority of delegates at an EGM to force his resignation. Dr Chua is using the same requirement in an application to the Registrar of Societies to be reinstated as deputy president.

Dr Chua has told the Registrar that since his membership had been restored, it was status quo and that meant he was still the deputy president. If the Registrar agrees, that means Liow' appointment will be voided. And if Ong keeps his word there will be wholesale changes in the party to reflect Dr Chua's support.

Selamat Hari Raya - Rumah Terbuka Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin 21/9/2009 Dan Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman 22/9/2009

星期一（21/9/2009） 早上九点半，我和朋友一起到副首相慕尤丁在麻坡巴莪的开斋节开放门户。我的目地只是想和副首相拍几张照，因为在以前，慕尤丁都会在他那麻坡黄金丹戎的老家开放门户，我经常有去但从未和他拍过照。这时，当我们在那临时帐篷吃到一半的时候，看见慕尤丁和蔡细历一同走进来，老蔡直接进入会堂，慕尤丁则站在接待亭。
这时魏家祥抵达会场，我乘机和副首相一起拍照，过了不久，马华总会长翁诗杰和一大群人一起到达。

由于老蔡先到现场，他和他儿子就先坐在那冷气会堂的主家席，老翁来迟了些，他们一众就坐在普通贵宾席。

我就乘机和这些难得一见的大人物一起拍照留念，我先和魏家祥合照，当我站在老翁的旁边时，看见老蔡匆匆的离开，也赶紧的和他握手，这时，我还不知道有很多记者已经把这一刻拍了下来，今天22/9/2009各家报纸的头版都有我，老翁和老蔡。喔噻！

副首相在老蔡离开后就进入会堂，然后就带老翁和一众马华人马一起上台拍照。这时已经是早上十点半，我已答应我老婆十点半带她回娘家，都没预料到有这么多人会来，哎哟。

这是第二天早上（22/9/2009）大约十点钟，我们到柔佛州州务大臣的老家麻坡利丰港（Sungai Mati)的开放门户，又是人山人海大排长龙。我记得在去年才有四十多位来自各地方的马华各阶层党员聚中在路口，然后才一起步入会场，今年特别多人。在这里没看到老蔡，可能迟些到吧。临走时，我还刚巧遇到行动党笆吉里区国会议员余德华，他刚抵步，在等待安排进入贵宾席，拍了照后，有位肩膀有很多花星的警官带领他们入会场。

其实，在当天早上（22/9/2009）八点钟，我和朋友都有出席总会长安排的早餐肉骨茶集会，大约有五十多位当地马华各阶层人物（还有记者吧)，我是收到消息后不请自来，大多数人我都不认识。翁总是和谢家团很早就到了。饭后，翁总过来坐在我的身傍，我的那桌有十位党员，翁总说了大约三十分钟，说了很多，其他桌的人没法听到。过后，我的朋友告诉我，有人问我是谁，这人怎么没见过，哈。过后，大约九点四十五分，我们就随着翁总的车队一起去州务大臣的家。

老实说，以上所有大人物是我认识他们，他们不认识我。

Okey, see you next year.

Support effort to tell full PKFZ story

SPEAK UP! :: theSun Says

Support effort to tell full PKFZ story

TRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Kiat seems to be besieged by all kinds of problems simply because he refuses to succumb to the “tidak apa” attitude so often adopted with relative ease by others when challenged. Furthermore, he wants to live up to his reputation as a straight talker, a reformer and a fighter. He could have just laid back and savoured his election to MCA’s presidency and his appointment to a top cabinet post. Of course what he does in his party is of little concern to most Malaysians but how he leads a ministry with such a huge budget and so much on its plate is of much concern to all the people of this country especially when it is saddled with a multi-billion ringgit scandal of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) – probably proving to be the most expensive debacle ever. He could have relegated it to the bottom of his priorities as the scandal happened during his predecessors’ watch but he decided that the rakyat must know about the billions that were spent and the billions more that may have to be spent to rehabilitate the zone. To him the government and the ministry he leads owed them that. And so he sanctioned several independent investigations, one of them by PricewaterhouseCoopers, into the badly managed project. The results highlighted the poor level of oversight and governance and numerous conflicts of interest in PKFZ’s development. That was the beginning of the problems for him. There were moments when it seemed he would be overwhelmed by them. The onslaughts against him have not stopped and may look like they are meant to distract him from his ministry’s current priority of getting to the bottom of the scandal. It is for a cause like this that everyone from those in the cabinet to the poor taxpayers must rally behind the man who is leading the charge. In the past Malaysians had been shocked by a number of public scandals. But after some days or even weeks of front-page treatment by major newspapers they subsequently were relegated to the inside pages and eventually just faded away. They resurface occasionally in reports on preliminary findings of a task force or special committee. But by that time Malaysians had already lost interest in whatever had happened even though it was their money that was involved. Even though the culprits were exposed – the public had known about them long before the findings were announced – reactions were mostly muted. But the PKFZ scandal just refuses to die or fade away. Malaysians should, therefore, support the efforts to keep it that way until they know the full story of the PKFZ.

Updated: 12:47AM Wed, 19 Aug 2009 The Sun

MONEY ! MONEY ! MONEY !

Asked for a Salary Raise.

The Day the Penis asked for a Salary Raise

I, the Penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons:
I do physical labour.
I work at great depths.
I plunge headfirst into everything I do.
I do not get weekends or public holidays off.
I work in a damp environment.
I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation.
I work in high temperatures.
My work exposes me to contagious diseases.

Sincerely,
P. Niss


The Response

Dear Penis:
After assessing your request, and considering the arguments you have raised, the administration rejects your request for the following reasons:
You do not work 8 hours straight.
You fall asleep after brief work periods.
You do not always follow the orders of the management team. You do not stay in your designated area and are often seen visiting other locations.
You do not take initiative - you need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working.
You tend to throw up on the job.
You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.
You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such as wearing the Correct protective clothing.
You will retire well before you are 65.
You are unable to work double shifts.
You sometimes leave your designated work area before you have completed the assigned task.
And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly entering and exiting the workplace carrying two suspicious-looking bags.

Sincerely,
V. Gina

Ong Tee Keat - Smear campaign just another obstacle 抹黑手段仅是自爆奇丑

轉载自 翁诗杰部落格

作者： 翁诗杰
2009-08-12
自巴生港口自贸区特别调查小组报告公布后，对于有心人士在媒体上对我作种种无中生有、一派胡言、恶意中伤等等的抹黑手段，早在我意料之中。

如果我真的有以个人或党的名义，收取任何的金钱或财务援助，我理应特别照顾给我支持的一方，而不是揭发他们的败行。如此一来，我不但把自己和家人的人身安全置于险境，我个人的诚信也将会备受质疑。

拿督斯里张庆信声称我收取他的“借贷”充当党区会的基金，背后很明显有几个议程。当中包括转移大家对巴生港口自贸区特别调查小组报告的视线。这也可能蓄意制造外界及党员质疑我的操守，影射我私吞该笔款项。他特别标榜那笔“贷款”，或许他等着看我就此惹上官非，好借机羞辱我一番。

拿督斯里张庆信引据有误。事实上是在2008年，我还是只是副总会长，到了同年10月，我才出任总会长。身为副总会长，为区会筹款只是萧规曹随。而当我出任总会长的时候，我已有权利运用党的资源。只要理性的思考，就可以知道所谓的“一千万元”是无稽之谈。

我感谢拿督法依查承认曾经租借飞机给我的部门。这也证明我并无率意使用特权。即使我需要这些服务，我也愿意付款。我并不会选择接受特别待遇。

我的部门至今仍未收到任何的单据。如果该公司是有效率的话，我的部门早已针对这些帐单付款。我相信没有一间公司会透过媒体发出帐单。

我将寻求律师的专业意见，探讨这一切是否将构成诽谤。

我把这一轮的攻讦，当成为我生命中的其中一项挑战。这绝不会影响我坚持继续调查巴生港口自贸区弊案的决心，这是为了政府的公信，也是为了人民的利益。任何再恶毒的谎言和污蔑，也动摇不了我向巴生港口自贸区涉案者追讨公道，及索回上亿元人民血汗钱的立场。我也希望，人民利用雪亮的眼睛判别是非黑白，让事实证明一切。

Written by Ong Tee Keat
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
I am not surprised that the smear tactics and character assassination against me had picked up pace especially with the latest revelations by the PKFZ Task Force.

If indeed I have received pecuniary and financial benefits for myself or the Party, there will be more reasons for me to protect the interests of the givers, as opposed to proceeding to expose their misdeeds. By doing so, I am risking my personal and family safety as well as my own credibility.

The allegation by Dato’ Seri Tiong King Sing that I have taken the RM10 million "loan" from him for use by the Party's divisions, are obviously made with several motives, including diverting attention away from the alleged irregularities exposed by the Task Force. It could also be meant to create suspicion among my Party comrades that I have pocketed funds meant for the divisions. The fact that he indicated that it was a loan could mean that he wants the option of taking me to court to further embarrass me.

The period mentioned by Dato' Seri Tiong was 2008, during which I was vice-president until I assumed the presidency in October. The need for me as vice-president to raise money for the divisions was a non-starter. Later, as President, we already have access to party funds and allocations. I doubt any reasonable person would part with RM10 million based on such a story.

I am very glad that Dato' Faisal Abdullah has admitted that those jets have been chartered by my office. This clearly indicates that I don’t accept privileges. If I have to, and am willing to pay for plane rides, I clearly do not accept bribes or favours.

In any case, my office has yet to receive invoices for the services rendered. If the charter company has been more efficient, I am sure my office would have already made prompt payments. I am sure businesses do not issue invoices through the press.

I will consult my lawyers and seek legal advice on the defamatory allegations.

I treat this latest obstacle as one of the challenges I have to go through. In no way will it deter me to ensure that the PKFZ issue be resolved in the best interest of the Government and the people. I also ask that I be judged based on my actions.

Written by Ong Tee Keat

Malaysiakini - 张庆信证实捐一千万当马华基金

轉载自 Malaysiakini 杨凯斌及黄凌风

巴生港口自贸区主要承包商Kuala Dimensi私人有限公司两位主要负责人今日向媒体引爆他们与交通部长翁诗杰的关系。


该公司首席执行员张庆信声称，他曾在2008年捐献一千万令吉给现任马华总会长翁诗杰；至于其副手，KDSB母公司威加雅巴鲁国际有限公司（Wijaya Baru Global Berhad）集团的副行政总裁兼执行董事费查阿都拉（Faizal Abdullah）则证实，翁诗杰确实曾乘坐该公司旗下飞机五次，而且还拖欠该公司逾4万美金的费用没还。

分三次交现金给翁诗杰

也是国阵后座议员俱乐部主席张庆信证实，他是在翁诗杰的要求下，在去年以现金方式，分三次把一千万令吉交给翁诗杰。以便“充当马华区会的活动基金”。

张庆信强调，捐钱一事与翁诗杰去年出任交通部长后即开始调查的自贸区风波没有任何关系，也不是政治贿赂。

最近政坛及部落格炽热盛传，张庆信是于2008年在翁诗杰的要求下捐了1000万令吉给马华。《光明日报》报道，马青中委林文议昨日也针对此事发表文告，表示本身不相信翁诗杰会向张庆信要求捐款，并抨击一些人士在部落格或互联网胡乱散播谣言及进行不确实的评论，以达到推翻和破坏马华领袖声誉的目的。

“更夸张的是竟然有谣言指巴生自贸区的主要承包商拿督斯里张庆信，于2008年在翁诗杰的要求下捐了1000万令吉给马华。”

“况且众所周知，翁诗杰在去年得知自贸区在发展期间涉嫌滥权和管理不当，坚持要求进行独立审查。”

林文议要求张庆信向各界澄清以上的谣言，因为上述谣言对马华与总会长的声誉皆产生极严重的负面影响，同时逐渐摧毁马华和总会长过去所有的努力。

《当今大马》曾经致电翁诗杰想要他回应上述事项，可是翁诗杰并没有接听电话。记者也发短讯给他及联络其新闻秘书，可是至截稿为止并没有接获任何回应。


张庆信：这个是事实来的

针对上述的传闻，张庆信（左图）今日接受《当今大马》电话询问时，一开始时不愿置评，反要求记者去询问翁诗杰。

不过，在记者契而不舍的追问下，张庆信才坦诚说：“这个是事实来的”。

“去年，他（翁诗杰）要求我支持他，他刚刚出来做领导，需要活动基金。大家都是做政治的，在政治上需要活动基金。”

“这些钱我本来是要还给人家的，但是基于大家互相帮忙，我先给你用。”

“他说，这些钱是要给马华所有区会，但是有没有交给区会手上，我就不知道。这个应该由马华的党员去问他。”

“如果这些钱没有到马华区会的手上，那么就是他欺骗我，他一定要还钱给我。”

张庆信表示，本身并非透过银行转帐，而是直接从银行提出现款，分成三次交给翁诗杰，因为后者表示需要现金给马华区会。

不过，他无法肯定，当时候翁诗杰是否已经出任马华总会长。

有第三者在场可以作证

他说，本身与翁诗杰会面交钱时，有第三者在场可以作证，只是当时候没有其他马华领袖在场。

“如果翁诗杰敢讲没有拿到这些钱，叫他来找我，我会清楚告诉他，在哪里拿钱的。”

他指出，他与翁诗杰的会面，其中两次是在八打灵再也，另外一次是在吉隆坡。

“当时他还答应要给我收条，但是我到现在都没有收到。”

张庆信也是民都鲁国会议员，他目前出任巴生港口自贸区主承包商Kuala Dimensi首席执行员，并陷入自贸区风波之中。

无关自贸区非政治贿赂

张庆信强调，本身捐钱的事宜，与翁诗杰去年上任交通部长后即开始调查的自贸区风波，没有任何关系。

“这不是政治贿赂，如果我贿赂你，为何你不去报警？”

著名部落客拉惹柏特拉在7月31日于其网站《今日马来西亚》上也披露，翁诗杰在担任交通部长后，曾乘搭张庆信的私人飞机出访5次，甚至列出翁诗杰乘搭飞机的日期和时间。


第六次租借飞机遭拒绝

与此同时，也是KDSB副首席执行员的费查沙阿都拉（Faizal Abdullah）也向《当今大马》声称，翁诗杰曾向该公司“租借”旗下飞机，但是事后却分文未付。

费查表示，他们并非向翁诗杰索取包机费，只是“好像你向人家借车，你总得支付司机、汽油等成本”。

他说，翁诗杰的五次行程，分别是前往槟城、关丹、沙巴、古晋和新山，最后一次是在今年4月20日，费用超过4万美金或逾12万令吉。

他说，由于翁诗杰乘搭其飞机五次却分文未付，因此当后者第六次提出要求时，该公司就以已经有人租借飞机为由，拒绝借给翁诗杰。

“不知道是否巧合，就在我们拒绝翁诗杰乘搭飞机后的3、4个星期，自贸区的报告就引爆了。”

根据费查提供的资料，翁诗杰搭乘张庆信的5班飞机的日期、时间与机号等详情如下：

2月12日 G450 SZB-JB-KCH-SZB

2月19日 G450 SZB-JB-SZB

3月7日 Learjet 60 SZB-Kuantan-SZB

3月24日 Learjet 60 SZB-JB-SZB

4月20日 Learjet 60 SZB-JB-SZB

值得一提的是的费查所提供的详情与著名部落客拉惹柏特拉早前在《今日马来西亚》（Malaysia-Today）上的“爆料”完全如出一辙。

轉载自 Malaysiakini