2,200,000

2,200,000% Inflation rate.

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Mugabe , you are the best.

Nobody does it better, makes me feel sad for the rest..

nobody does it half as good as you..

Lyric from The spy who loved me.

Mugabe is Mahathir very best friend, Mahathir even gave him some of our country precious timber.(here)

Malaysia was once a decent country too like Zimbabwe (once a rich country in Africa). Guessed the two Pariahs exchanged notes well to run the country into mess.

-woody

Laughable

This is a highly laughable comment.

Act against those who have eroded investor confidence

The person that said the above statement is none other than Rahim Tamby Chik. Yes, the guy that had sex with minor and still walks freely today.

act-against-those-who-have-eroded-investor-confidence

In case you do not know who Tamby Chik is, here is more about him

Aliran

Wikipedia [a pdf file-rahim-thamby-chik-wikipedia-dated 20 July 2008]

I am not so sure about the 3 millions ringgit allegation by wikipedia, sometimes information can be tempered.

By the way, he is going for the top position, yes, he could be next minister (or even prime minister). So what is more worrying to investor, is it the factory consignments that get hijack and no investigation ? Or rape cases that went un-investigated ? Or 4 ATM machine get hijacked and still not solved ?

-woody

Coincident

Just as I finished writing a piece on traffic light and its role to jam up the traffic. I came across this today…

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Maybe another tolled highway is being planned.

Any visitors staying near that area care to comment ?

-woody

Next

Up coming …

What do the planner of traffic light placement, traffic light equipment vendor, tolled highway operator have in common ?

Next … stay tuned

-[updated 18 July]

Hoosh…a few comments even before write up.

frequently broken.. yup partially correct !

Belongs to a “black hand” .. yup partially correct ! Yes, some dirty hands at the back.

Negotiated out without tender, yup partially correct ! How they decide who to give the contract to ..

Once upon a time, there was ex-chief cop said that, if you look at the lifestyle of the police officer, you will know that if they are corrupt.

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He is not alone in making the statement. A write up by a journalism site in Africa also made the same statement.

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Anyway, to bring the topic a little bit further, if you happen to have a relative that fall into the situation I am about to describe, do check out his/her lifestyle. By the way, I do have very distance relative that fell into that position , he is now under investigation.

I will leave it to the justice to take its course, he is about to retire but his adversaries decided to dig up the dirt. But, my own personal opinion by looking at his lifestyle, I knew he is corrupt as hell. In Bolehland, how often can a civil servant drive his own personal car (Mercedes) and changed it often to a newer model ? Makes frequent overseas travels ?

Corrupt stories aside.

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Earlier questions, what do planner that decide where to plant traffic lights, traffic lights equipment vendor, tolled highway company have in common ?

Answer: They are all “valued members” of institutionalized corruption Inc.

When there are projects to build highway, a lot of time, many government justification studies stated that it is for future.

Yes, a lot of things we do is for the future, so is SEX.

In particular, idea of tolled highway is meant to create a self sustainable entities that maintains the highway on its own running. You see, building highway is expensive, maintaining it is not cheap either. So to ensure its running for long term with reduced government (Tax payer money) burden, tolled highway can be a viable alternative if and only it is well run. So whoever used it, pays for it.

In Bolehland, tolled highway company is forever in the loss and government needs to allow them to increase the toll fees charged to the road users. In Bolehland , tolled highway is really good business helped by a few “black hands”. Why do I say so ?

Recently , there was a highway built nearby my place. I can say the volume of traffic is dismal and how the tolled company going to make money is beyond my knowledge of economy. But 1 thing for sure, the traffic jam nearby the adjacent trunk roads certainly has increased tremendously.

Before the highway was there , the traffic nearby was very light. That means you do not see heavy traffic congestion even at peak hour, slow but moving. After the highway was completed, it was very heavy with long backlog.

So I decided to drive around and did a quick survey. Then I realised 1 interesting thing, from the time the highway project was started and completed, a total of not less than seven [7] traffic light junctions were created.

I do not have a lot of time to survey all traffic conditions around all 7 areas. However there were two nearby my area that I frequently used. One of the person posted here said that, it broke down often. I concurred that.

The beauty about traffic light broken down at a truly busy junction is, it will be chaotic with vehicles lining up a few blocks long. But in actual fact, it was not, the cars were slow like the days before the highway was there, but smooth and did not queue up even as much as when the traffic light was functioning. Backlog was much less.

After not less than 5 observations at two junctions, I arrived in one opposite but interesting conclusions, traffic lights were strategically placed to create traffic congestion and forced motorist to divert into tolled highway. The junctions may not lead directly into the highway, but were placed and timed so that it create a long traffic backlog and frustrated motorists rushing for time will have no choice but to divert into the highway, thus the tolled company can make money.

To me is, the 3 members work hand in hand to helped the tolled company rip off motorist [Maybe the other two were shareholders of the tolled companies too ! We never know]. In one of my earlier posting, I do believe they have 4th member- the cop (here).

That goes back to my earlier question, if you happen to have a few relatives working in one of those institutions (management level or above, some tiny birds do not matter), do take a good look at their lifestyle ….

-woody.

Quality

Open letter to visitors,

What makes a blog “good” in terms of quality ?

My likes..

-well researched.

-personal.

-instinctive.

-no proxy (like getting someone to write for you) - politicians.

-open for debate.

-uncensored comment / opinion. (except foul languages or threats). Will be censored like this motherfucker only.

-thought provoking.

-humor.

[Leave a comment - ]

Thank you

-woody

Tint

I have a question for any visitor not residing in Malaysia,

What is the motor vehicle tinted glass/window rule is your country ? Or is there any rule at all ? [Leave your comment please]

There has been some ongoing debate about this rule in Malaysia. Transport cop going to start issuing tickets to those having tinted glasses after July, a few days ago.

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ruling-on-tinted-windscreens-applies-to-all-vehicles

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Some claimed it helps the eye,

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Some said it caused accident,

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There is someone even trying to make some money out of it, tagging it with approval seal, oh ! That means it can be bought with money and they give you hologram sticker, waa-laa !

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After all the hoo-haa , now that the ministry put a stop to enforcing it. (Ouch,, that must be real hurt for those waiting to get bribe !!!)

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Anyway, from street level talks.

A few lady drivers told me this story (car owner that put many obstructing sticker/shade on their car because they did not want to flaunt the rule.) To make it obscure to prying eyes of outsiders for a reason.

Rules aside for a moment.

Due to the escalating crime rate. Many drivers do not feel safe even driving. There has been numerous cases of robbery involving motorcycling robbers taking on car drivers. So this is their modus operandi,

A would be robber normally assessed who they are going against when they are targeting a victim. Normally a lady driver would have been an easy target for three simple reasons,

1.A weaker victim. (Not mean to be sexist on my part, but would be robber’s perception)

2.They normally have one handbag that carry all their valuables. Just grab that handbag, all the valuables will be in hand. Very efficient way to make a quick get away with maximize profit.

3.In congested traffic conditions, you just cannot chase them down.

Due to the number of traffic lights one has to stop from time to time, this make it easy for motorcycling robbers to assess their would be victim before acting on it. Especially when they stopped their motorcycle next to a would-be victim.

In some way, those ladies (even some guys), wanted to have tinting because they do not want to let outsiders know what they carry at drive seat location or who is inside the car. It makes them a real easy target. When you are stuck in traffic jam, someone rode up from driver side, smash the glass the ran off with your handbag/valuables/laptop.

I knew someone that was robbed before from driver side. I tell you, it is a real pity seeing the person’s paranoid behavior after the fact, hiding valuables under seat, under carpet, glove compartments, coin box..anywhere you can name inside a car.

This victim, one MP (Member of Parliament). She was robbed exactly the same way I described.

mp-wary-after-handbag-snatched-while-driving-to-selayang

Another simpler reason, tropical weather here is extremely hot and people like to have cooler driving condition . Due to both business need and leisure.

Now, you see, two big authorities/brothers (Police and RTD police) tried hard to argue who is more worthy of entitlement to a tinted car window and how to ban the hell out of it for commoners like you and me. Few see the important benefits of having it.

Actually tinting do have 1 negative effect I know very well for law enforcer. If a driver was driving with one hand on the mobile phone. It is quite hard for police to spot the wrongdoing.

The only old reasons I heard of , it was banned because due to fear of concealed weapons and the police also wants to see the driver’s face. See the driver’s face ? Why ?

Those must be the most absurd reasons ever given (I do not know that was really the reason or not). The JPJ (Road and Transport Department) said there is 1991 ruling the stated there should be no more than 70 % or 50% or.. I do not know what.

For Law, let us pay a visit to our Attorney General’s office . Now here is a few copies of that ACT that has some “vehicle” keywords in it. Original source (Courtesy of Attorney General’s Office),

act333 (ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987)

act334 (COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LICENSING BOARD ACT 1987)

act231 (HIGHWAY AUTHORITY MALAYSIA 1980)

act357 (CORROSIVE AND EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES AND OFFENSIVE WEAPONS ACT 195

act603 (ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT 2000)

act485 (INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ACT 1992)

act128 (PETROLEUM AND ELECTRICITY (CONTROL OF SUPPLIES) ACT 1974

act189 (SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1946)

Very funny, can someone tell me ,where is this 70% / 50% guideline ? Where was it even stated that 70 and 50% rule inside those act ?

Attorney General’s Office Link (http://www.agc.gov.my/agc/oth/listTLawbi_10.htm)

If you look carefully, Motored Vehicle Act 1991 is no where to be seen. That was no such documents listed there .(You have Finance act 1991, Girl guides act 1991, Railways act 1991…Child protection act 1991 many more ),

Where is it huh ? I just cannot find them. [Can someone in Law Faculty , please give me a pointer, appreciate that ] . Why is everyone referring to a some law that does not even exist in Attorney General’s Office ?

Oh… no, it was mentioned in the JPJ (RTD) website.. taa..daa (here). If not seen in country Attorney General’s office, since when they starting making their own rule ? Eeeeeks, now it says amendment 2000, not 1991, Let us pay another visit to Attorney’s Chamber again see any “ACT” in 2000 ?

AG Office in 2000 ( Pls scroll to next page and browse it- If I missed it, do let me know ). The RTD web page did not mention about the 1991 Act at all.

Again, no where to be seen. If they like to simply make up any rule, how about banning those refused to wear helmet from the road ?

Lastly, to the police, why so worry about concealed weapons ? Why not try to hunt down those snatch thieves and make yourself useful instead harassing those helpless citizens that live in fear due to your incompetency.

-woody

ACA

A few days ago, I wrote a blog about ACA (Anti-Corruption Agency) site was having a sloppy webmaster, it appeared that their site was compromised by hacker. I have dispatched an email to inform them.

Last week, I saw 3 lecturers listed as having hackme.com email address.

Today they have a whopping 231 lecturers with .testxx addresses ..

Old post here

-woody

Academia

Well, there you go again, our politician is very fearful of students. Because student is our future .

action-against-errant-students

Korea is what it is today because their students played a big part of it to change the political climate.

This minister is going back again with the similar tone. To warn student from partake in demonstration of social well being.

I wrote two posts (here and here) in the past on the inherited reason why there is an act to prevent student from participating (namely the act in 1971 UUCA after the 1969 riots ) . The very leader that led the politicians to pass that act around 1971, his own son now is in the government with a big scandal recently.

Now, if it was not because of that Act, today, our politics would have had many more news faces ( with better credibility too) instead of son of so-and-so, nephew of so-and-so, so-in-law of so-and-so…..

Really fed up with old replay of soap opera.

-woody

Human

Why try to think like God if you are just human being ?

Fascism

This is a nice article written by Laurence W. Britt in this secular humanism website.

In case the link goes away, here is a pdf files.

fascism-anyone

To sum it up ,14 key observations here. Credit to Laurence W. Britt.

1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism.

2. Disdain for the importance of human rights.

3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause.

4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism.

5. Rampant sexism.

6. A controlled mass media.

7. Obsession with national security.

8. Religion and ruling elite tied together.

9. Power of corporations protected.

10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated.

11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts.

12. Obsession with crime and punishment.

13. Rampant cronyism and corruption.

14. Fraudulent elections.

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I would like to add another two.

15. A suppressed education system. This is in particular prevalent when ruling politicians will not send their own kids to attend the school attended by the mass population. Because the intent is to ensure mass populations are to be educated to become stupid so that their thinking can be easily manipulated (Brainwash).

16. Rampant Nepotism. The politicians will only trust/handover power/authorities control to their own family members. This is to ensure that can always keep manipulating system from the back.

-Woody