26 Jun 2018

社会爱心基金会主席丹斯里拿督彭茂燊太平局绅 呼吁希盟政府、敦马哈迪医生对上议院进行深度改革

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社会爱心基金会主席丹斯里拿督彭茂燊太平局绅

呼吁希盟政府、敦马哈迪医生对上议院进行深度改革


换了新政府之后,大家都在期待希望联盟(希盟)政府可以在100天内带来巨大改变,然而,它执政的第一百日已经过了一半,我们仍然无法见到完整的内阁阵容,这正考验新执政联盟组合的精诚合作。

我个人认为必须务实地看待整体改革的问题;它是一项复杂而艰巨的大手术,并非如挤青春痘这般容易。

无论如何,我也希望,在选拔内阁部长的人选时,首相应以选贤与能作为选择根据,而不是为了满足固打需求而委任。我亦衷心希望,希盟的各个成员党都能接受这种遴选方式,才不会辜负大多数人民对新政府的期望。

人民在第14届大选选择了希盟,也意味着大家都渴望看到国家出现新格局。如果新政府依然以党团固打来委任内阁职务,无疑将令我国当今最高行政将陷入了“国阵2.0”的窘境。

希望希盟各员都能够如他们在中选前信誓旦旦所说的,只为人民服务,不为官位。到底是不是真的为大格局着想,服从首相敦马哈迪医生的安排,相信人民很快就会看出真相。我希望他们别让屁股决定他们的脑袋。

随着国会将于716日召开为期20天的会议,也意味着来临的上议院也将进行委任。因新政府上台,这将导致上议院大换血。我也希望,新的政府能够带来新的格局,在上议院委任方面,应避免任人唯亲,为免我国又再一次陷入恶性循环。

我也建议,上议院的委任也不应成为政党“派官位”的配额,而是应多考量委任愿意为国家服务的独立人士,才可以对政府政策起到监督之效。

在过去,在全国大选中落败的人,依然可以凭着上议员委任而晋身内阁部长一职,当时都被称为“后门部长”。如今,换了新政府,我们也拭目以待,是否会有后门部长重现。


上议院的功能在多年来一直备受争议,因此,它需要一个深度的改革,才能有效发挥作用。而我个人强烈认为,上议院议员的委任,不应该成为败选人士的“安慰奖”。这就是改革的第一步,希望首相敦马哈迪医生明鉴。

22 Jun 2018

Najib accuses Guan Eng of 'outright lies' over TRX project

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak had accused Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng of spreading "half-truths and outright lies" over the Tun Razak Exchange project (above).

This was after Lim said Putrajaya was forced to fork out RM2.8 billion to bail-out the project to ensure that it does not fail.
"While I am happy that the government has now decided to continue with the TRX project which will bring tens of thousands of new jobs and establish a world-class financial centre right here in Kuala Lumpur, I want to point out that Lim has been spreading half-truths and outright lies in his statement today about TRX City Sdn Bhd (TRXC), the owner of the 70 acres and 486 acres in the TRX and Bandar Malaysia land and projects respectively.
"Lim himself admits that even with a further 'up to' RM2.8 billion injection by Minter of Finance (MOF) Inc, the TRX project will be worth at least RM7.8 billion and show a profit.
"Surely it cannot be called a bail-out if the money is to be used to generate a profit?" he posed in a statement today.
Najib said MOF Inc's takeover of TRXC for a nominal sum of RM1 on March 31, 2017, from 1MDB was necessary for the latter's rationalisation plan.
He added that following the takeover of MOF Inc, it assumed the payment of certain 1MDB liabilities from April 1, 2017.