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Federal government debt soars
2011-12-27 02:12:00
What does this tale of rising federal government debt mean for the country? Dr Subramaniam Pillay concludes in a recent analysis for Aliran Monthly: A prudent Malaysian government would have saved a sizeable portion of the petroleum revenue from the past few decades as a fund for rainy days. Many other countries have done this. [Read more]
Two years jail for jobless man who stole shampoo
2011-12-23 16:59:00
What can you say? Excerpt of a report found in The Star in May 2011: Jobless man jailed two years for shampoo theft JOHOR BARU: An unemployed man was jailed two years for stealing six boxes of shampoo worth RM107.40 at a supermarket. Nor Azmi Mohd Amin admitted to committing the offence at the supermarket [Read more]
Free Provoke Accountability Sticker
2011-12-21 21:45:00
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H.R.2146 -- DATA Act Endorsement of Darrell Issa Digital Accountability and
2011-10-18 02:06:00
Endorsement of Issa Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011: Open Government / Transparency Groups The Honorable Darrell Issa House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mark Warner 459A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510June 21, 2011Dear Chairman Issa and Senator Warner: We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to express our support for efforts to improve federal financial transparency. Chairman Issa, Senator Warner, and President Obama deserve praise for their leadership in building upon the successes of USASpending.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board as part of an effort to account for every penny of federal spending. Representative Issa?s efforts in the House and Senator Warner's efforts in the Senate, as embodied in the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011, would have the most transformative effect, as the legislation would esta...
Rank-and-file Sathya Sai Organization Members Are Also Culpable
2011-08-22 04:06:00
Each of us is responsible for his or her own actions. Irrespective of any mitigating circumstances. If ever there were a time for the introspection Sai Baba himself advocated that his devotees should do, it is now. He, moreover, taught that they should not become attached to his form. Or his miracles. And yet here, ...
Towards Accountability Of Sathya Sai Baba?s Accomplices: A Call To Legal Ac
2011-07-16 12:59:00
 A formidable legal challenge is being mounted against those who aided and abetted Sathya Sai Baba in what many say are heinous and immoral acts against boys and young men, what to mention other abuses. Among those connected with this legal action, which is very well-funded indeed, are those with compelling accounts of sexual and ...
University Education: Why The Lack Of Accountability?
2011-01-22 13:30:00
I had the BEST day a few months ago! First, I went to the movies and the theatre decided to do the viewers a favour by stopping the movie twenty minutes early. SCORE! With all the extra time my friends and I had, we decided to go grab a beer. Well it must have been ...
Chairman NAB Orders For Speedy Accountability
2010-10-28 04:40:00
NABPAKISTAN NEWS:National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has ordered for filing 7 different references under corruption
Cultic Behaviour and Lack of Accountability (Sathya Sai Organization Exampl
2009-12-21 21:52:00
In mid 1982, at Puttaparthi, I spoke to two prominent devotees about concerns being raised sub voce that Sathya Sai Baba had been engaged in sexual activities with young males. One of the reports was that he been involved in such activities since he was young, and that this was quite common knowledge within Puttaparthi and district. The two were Richard Bayer, then a high official in the Sathya Sai Organization, organization, and (the late) Howard Murphet, Australian journalist and renowned author of several books on Sai Baba. Murphet was typically gracious but Bayer was shockingly rude, chastising me for daring to breathe such a topic, then turning angrily on his heel and striding away. Bayer's deplorable behaviour implied that one may not, with any trust, raise issues with Sathya Sai Baba's handpicked leaders.
Tg Bunga now high-density ?primary corridor??
2009-09-22 10:20:00
Tanjong Bunga residents are alarmed by inconsistencies in the Penang Structure Plan for their area that could lead to more congestion and construction projects. They claim that, under the previous administration, the diagram in the Plan was unilaterally re-zoned after public display as a high-density ‘Primary Corridor’ whereas the text in the gazetted Plan ...
Accountability for Spendthrifts
2009-03-15 03:09:00
Mea culpa for having taken so long to post this. I’m sure you’re all dying to see how the Shameful Six fared this week at the trough. Well, the vote on the actual embarrassment budget was technically a voice-vote, so nobody would formally have to go “on record” as having voted for it (ah, the ...
Sathya Sai Fails To Save Satyam
2009-01-14 00:57:00
The massive Satyam corruption scandal engulfs India in a sad and chilling way somewhat remindful of WorldCom, Parmalat, and Enron. Sad, for example, because of the tens of thousands of talented workers whose future is under heavy cloud, and chilling because it reveals but a small part of the disordered ?backyard? that Sathya Sai Baba famously said he would first ?clean up? before transforming the rest of the world prior to quitting it circa AD 2022. And, again sadly, because such scandals can also obscure many instances of probity and quality of service.
Set Goals, Make Friends in the Process: Announcing Accountability Girlfrien
2008-12-26 19:04:00
Just in time for New Year's Resolutions, I've started a new network called Accountability Girlfriends. If you've been tempted to not even bother setting goals this year, think again. Maybe you just need a cheerleading team to encourage you and push you a bit. This new social network will give you the chance to set goals and share them with other women. We'll all help keep you accountable so that you can make more happen in your life. Also, it is the chance to help other women make their dreams come true. Share tips and resources with other women to help them achieve their goals. This is a place for humor, ideas, friends, and success. Visit Accountability Girlfriends by faMissWomen.comLooking for more? Please visit http://famiss.blogspot.com -FaMiss Women - Women's Success Profiles, including books & movie reviews highlighting historical and modern women experiences. Women's Success Profiles is a feature of www.faMissWomen.com, a company dedicated to helping talented women beco...
Bank Bailout With NO Accountability - A Letter to Congress
2008-12-24 01:30:00
[This letter was sent by email today to my Senators and Congressman. I urge others to do something similar.] Dear Congress Person, This is a news story from Dec 22, 2008 by the Associated Press discussing how no accountability has been given to date on the bailout money already disbursed to the nations top banks.  The article ...
Accountability within the Church
2008-12-21 18:24:00
Rebecca Hancock has been in the news a lot lately, and its brought church discipline into the limelight. I know for myself I did struggle with this, and not because I don?t realize that Jesus wouldn?t condone having relations with your boyfriend out of wedlock. Scripture is clear about this subject. To me it was the way she described the events that bothered me.I?m NOT going to say that I?m 100% right here, but there are items in this story that do tend to bother me. I got the impression that she had been a member of this church for sometime, and during this time she was given a mentor. I think that?s awesome! She spoke of how she never realized how they deal with church discipline, and that portion was never made clear to her. I don?t know if she was new Christian, and she had never heard of such a concept. If they do indeed use this tool, and if you look at the size of their membership it can?t be uncommon to know about it. To me this would be discussed if in nothing else...
Accountability of Rulers
2008-09-28 09:47:00
Anwar SyedActions have consequences that catch up with us sooner or later. But this law of nature does not seem to apply equally to rulers. Presidents and prime ministers often get away with the improprieties they may have committed. The procedure for punishing their wrongdoing is very tedious.An American president may be removed for his violations of the law through impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial in the Senate. Actually, no president has ever been forced out of office. President Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1866 but the move to convict him failed by one vote in the Senate. Richard Nixon, facing the danger of impeachment over the Watergate break-in scandal in 1974, resigned. The House of Representatives impeached Bill Clinton for perjury in connection with his affair with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but the Senate acquitted him.In parliamentary democracies a prime minister may be removed by his own party or by the voters at the next election. Ano...
Want of Accountability
2008-07-20 07:44:00
Anwar SyedPrices of oil, gas, electricity, food and many other items of daily consumption have risen enormously. Millions of people are going hungry, and there are reports every day of persons killing themselves and their families because they had nothing to eat.The economy is languishing and workers are losing jobs. The ?common man? is being asked to tighten his belt.But those calling for the tightening of belts are doing nothing of the kind in their own domains. On July 7 Prime Minister Gilani journeyed to Malaysia to attend a conference of eight developing Muslim countries called the D8. It was all right for him to show up there but it was something else to have taken with him an entourage of 55 persons, including numerous parliamentarians.The conference passed resolutions in the nature of pious platitudes. It resolved to meet global challenges through ?innovative cooperation?. Participants cautioned the world that food shortage could pose a threat to its peace and good order. Th...
Mouth-watering seafood, anyone?
2008-06-11 05:33:00
By now, you would have heard that Malaysian seafood exports could be slapped with a EU ban. What’s gone wrong? From reports, we hear that: ?… there are infrastructure and facilities such as fishing vessels, fish landing ports, and fish and prawn farms, which are lagging behind the standards set by EU,?… Random checks conducted on nine seafood companies ...
Corporate doublespeak: subsidies vs ?incentives?
2008-06-10 14:19:00
I walked into a petrol station along a busy road in Penang last night and engaged in some small talk with the cashier. I asked him what kind of impact the petrol price hike has had on his collection. “In ringgit terms, it has gone up,” he replied. “But in terms of litres sold, there has ...
Why the generous subsidies for IPPs?
2008-06-09 16:24:00
Oil price hike protest in Ipoh (Source: Unknown; forwarded via email) So Petronas and the Malaysian government says subsidies distort the market. Of course, the withdrawal of subsidies will encourage conservation of a scarce resource - which is a good thing. It might even reduce pollution and congestion. Roads were noticeablly less congested in parts of ...
More on the mysterious oil subsidies
2008-06-07 17:40:00
Some more light on this mysterious subsidy thing: Most of the country’s oil fields contain low-sulfur, high quality “sweet” crude. Malaysia exports the majority of its oil to Japan, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea. And we import cheaper, lower-grade oil from elsewhere. This from The Star: Commenting on the fuel price increase, the Petronas boss said the corporation did ...
At least RM500/mth to use the second Penang bridge
2008-06-07 05:48:00
Now that oil prices have gone up by 41 per cent and diesel by even more, our planners should scrap the proposed second cross-channel road link for Penang. If the RM4.8 billion second Penang bridge (all 24km of it, 17km over water) sounded like a bad idea before the oil price hike, today it sounds like ...
It?s a jungle out there! Oil price hike madness?
2008-06-04 18:05:00
I was stuck in a massive jam after I went to pick up a friend from the Penang airport. No matter how hard I tried to avoid the petrol stations, it seemed like the whole of Penang was out on the streets looking for oil, before the price hike at midnight. While listening to the radio, ...
What are they doing on the Penang Bridge centre-span?
2008-06-04 08:58:00
High above the Penang Bridge For the longest time now, there has been major ongoing work on the three-lane centre-span of the Penang Bridge. The work seems never-ending. Many motorists are puzzled about the long-term closure of the far left lanes on the centre span. Only two of the three lanes on the centre-span are in ...
Petronas? RM600 billion profit: Where has it all gone?
2008-06-03 09:30:00
So the figure has been revealed. Petronas’ group profit before taxes, royalties, dividends and export duties amounted to RM570 billion for the period from its establishment in 1974 to 31 March 2007. If you include the figure for the period until 31 March 2008, then you are probably looking at a figure closer to RM700 billion, ...
Rodrigues asks officers to evolve a system of accountability
2008-06-02 14:08:00
Chandigarh: The two-hour long Public Hearing Session, as per schedule, held by Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM at UT Secretariat, here today, proved a boon to many individuals and organizations with common goals, as many of them found solutions to their genuine problems on the spot, others ...
Second Penang bridge cost soars to RM4.8 billion
2008-06-02 12:30:00
Traffic jam on the Second Penang Bridge in 2020? Toll $$$ for UEM In July 2007, the estimated cost of the second Penang bridge was RM2.7 billion. By October/November 2007, it had crept up to RM3 billion. By January 2008, it was between RM3 billion and RM4 billion. In April, we were told it would come to RM4.3 billion! ...
Coaching Tip - Have an Accountability Buddy
2008-05-29 00:00:00
The probability of achieving a goal if: You hear an idea, is 10% You decide when you will do it, is 40% You plan how you will do it, is 50% You commit to someone else you will do it, is 65% You have a specific accountability appointment with the person you've committed to, is ...
Politics, corruption, accountability & stability
2008-05-25 02:09:00
This graph compares the average worldwide governance scores for nine regions spread across the globe. The scores range from -2.5 (lowest) to 2.5 (highest); here, OECD countries have the highest average, while the Former Soviet Union average ranks in the lower regions. Other regions evaluated include: Caribbean, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Middle East ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Politics, corruption, accountability & stability", url: "http://learnsigma.com/politics--corruption-accountability-stab-ility/" });
Penang Turf Club members sue committee over sale of land
2008-05-23 21:01:00
Two Penang Turf Club members, Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping and Dato’ Lee Ah Hoe, on behalf of the other members, are suing the Club’s 12-person committee for substantial damages over various issues pertaining to the sale of the Batu Gantong land. The civil suit summons comes up to over 30 pages so I will ...
Audit finds lax oversight in contractor payments
2008-05-23 17:44:00
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal audit of some $8 billion paid to U.S. and Iraqi contractors found that nearly every transaction failed to comply with federal laws or regulations aimed at preventing fraud, in some cases lacking even basic invoices explaining how the money was spent. Of the money paid during a five-year period - from ...
Penang Turf Club member to move for EGM to reclassify land back to ?recreat
2008-05-22 11:01:00
In a surprise development, a prominent Penang Turf Club member, Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping, said he will, together with a group of members, “requisite for for an EGM to be convened as soon as possible to pass a resolution mandating the Turf Club committee to take immediate steps to submit application to the authorities ...
How did Abad Naluri get over 1,000 acres of Batu Kawan land?
2008-05-16 19:47:00
When discussing the RM1.5 billion PGCC scandal along with the scandalous rezoning from “recreational” land to “new development”, we cannot afford to ignore what was going on in Batu Kawan, which is closely connected to the PGCC saga. The PGCC and Batu Kawan deals reveal some highly questionable circumstances. During a meeting between Chief Minister Lim Guan ...
Leadership Inspirations - Success and Accountability
2008-05-16 04:29:00
“To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise. “ Mitchell Caplan Chief Executive Officer, E*Trade If you enjoyed this posting, we encourage you to become a StrategyDriven Registered Member and ask that you recommend us to others you feel will benefit from using our website. Registered Members gain access to the many members only whitepapers, models, and categories and registration is FREE! If you have not already done so, please click here to register and join the conversation. Copyright 2007-2008 by StrategyDriven. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved.
How to stop any development of Penang Turf Club for now
2008-05-15 06:41:00
The dream of a Penang People’s Park lives on. But Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng seems concerned that if he rezones the Penang Turf Club land back from “development” status to “recreational”, it could expose the state government to claims of compensation. But he needn’t have to worry too much. For the Penang state government holds ...
PGCC the biggest land scam: Guan Eng slams Koh and Teng
2008-05-11 09:17:00
The PGCC project has been the biggest land scam in Penang, Penang Chief Minister Guan Eng said today, adding there were a couple of other large scams still under investigation. He was responding to a statement by Teng Hock Nan yesterday (see full statement below). The Penang state government had converted the Turf Club land from ...
B K Ong, Suaram activists, Hindraf supporters detained after Hindraf demons
2008-05-11 07:53:00
5.30pm - Three more Hindraf activists or supporters are also said to be held by police: Vimal, Hindraf activist Selvam and press freedom activist Stanley, who had earlier campaigned for a boycott of The Star. This brings the total to seven detained. 3.15pm - About 10-15 people are at the police station. B K Ong, Satish, ...
Two hot potatoes in PGCC/Penang Turf Club deal
2008-05-08 04:19:00
It looks like we are going to hear more about the Penang Turf Club in the news. The controversy is simply not going away. Here are two more hot potatoes: First hot potato: No conversion fee charged When the status of the Penang Turf Club land was converted from open recreational to mixed development land, by right the state ...
Utter fiasco! Here?s why CCTV cameras won?t work in Penang
2008-05-07 12:49:00
Now this is why the Penang state government should not go ahead with its plan to install CCTV cameras in crime-prone areas. The only people to benefit will be the camera and equipment suppliers. The UK has the most CCTV cameras - but it has been an utter fiasco as this report from This is London: ...
Everyday Accountability Improves the world!
2008-05-05 15:15:00
Accountability is something often talked about in business and expected between workers yet it is ignored by most in the rest of our lives. We do whatever we want in our independent little pieces of this world yet do a lot of complaining and arguing about all the bad things going on in the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Everyday Accountability Improves the world!", url: "http://LearnThis.ca/2008/05/ev-eryday-accountability-improves--the-world/" });
Penang Turf Club: Here come the vultures
2008-05-01 05:41:00
As expected, barely has the dust settled from Abad Naluri’s failed attempt to get the PGCC moving than renewed interest has been shown in the Turf Club land in Batu Gantung. The talk in the market is that a major property player involved in the building of shopping malls in KL has been showing interest in ...
How different will the Pakatan?s economic policies be?
2008-04-28 18:18:00
Everyone knows that the Pakatan is trying to promote greater accountability and transparency. In terms of its Malaysian Economic Agenda, it wants to help those in need. But beyond that, we know little about its economic orientation. How much will it rely on the open market and how much on state intervention. What kind of mix? ...
Abdullah?s last stand
2008-04-25 17:05:00
In the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, a hopelessly outnumbered General Custer, along with his Seventh Cavalry of the United States Army, was defeated by a combined Lakota-Northern Cheyenne force. Custer and his forces were outnumbered at least three to one. When the end came, it was swift, the final battle lasting only ...
Responsibility & Accountability? what about Conscience?
2008-04-23 18:14:00
It’s a hot topic on Mas Selamat Kastari’s escape, but thanks to him, he has highlighted the incompetency of our Government we voted into power. While bloggers are being tagged with “overall undertone of incredulity” in a CNA’s article, I am trying hard to think of a suitable one for the Ministers involved. It wasn’t that ...
Independent ACA: Oh, really?
2008-04-22 08:29:00
I hate to pour cold water on the euphoria over the announcement of an independent ACA. But what else can you think when you read between the lines of the following NST/Bernama report? Notice that what will be independent is the Advisory Board to the ACA. So the board can only advise the ACA, but presumably ...
Powerful corporate interests penetrate Penang local councils
2008-04-19 07:23:00
Just got a text message from an unhappy political scientist friend, who forwarded to me an sms that he had sent to a DAP rep in Penang: People not happy with councillors appoint & list. old wine in new bottle. expect you guys to deliver your promises during election. Also received another email from a concerned Penangite. ...
LIVE COVERAGE: PM announces Judicial Commission, stops short of apology
2008-04-17 15:20:00
2145: The announcement of an ex gratia payment/financial compensation has not gone down well with some of the lawyers present. There is some discussion at the dinner tables as to whether it would look as if judges could be sacked and later paid off as a crude way of saying sorry. One ...
Why spend only RM4 million on trams when you can spend billions on mega pro
2008-04-16 18:34:00
The old tram tracks of George Town, freshly uncovered and preserved on Penang Road. Getting a basic tram service up and running will cost only RM4 million, says a consultant. George Town once had a remarkable public transport system. It had these fascinating trams, which were affordable and people friendly. Cities across the world, especially heritage cities, ...
The Hanging Flowerpots of Butterworth
2008-04-14 14:17:00
Unnecessary structures: Flimsy covered phone booths that fell apart soon after being installed Weird and tacky lamp-posts: Each lamp-post had the letters MPSP up in lights! Notice the hooks where flower pots once hung (you can just about see the hooks below the four lamps). What they didn’t factor in was what a tough job watering ...
LIVE COVERAGE of the Penang Forum
2008-04-13 03:21:00
People in the new Penang now feel more empowered in the struggle for justice 4.30pm - The world is watching civil society in Malaysia, which is blossoming and acting as real agents of change. “I’m enthralled by the response of you participants who have stayed on the whole day,” concludes Ahmad Chik, the moderator for the ...
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