Friday, February 12, 2010

The gone and going

Did you all know that in Malaysia millions of ringgit were spent on numerous projects but most of the invested items are non functional or usable.
Case1: The Malaysia's first submarine, a European-made Scorpene delivered last September, has developed problems that make it unfit for diving. This was depicted by the Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi. If that were to happen in the US or Europe the minster would have stepped down but this are not US or Europe. He further said that "The submarine can still dive but when we detected the defects, we were advised that it should not dive," The (parts found with) defects are still under warranty so the supplier and contractor are repairing them,” The opposition claimed that some 540-million-ringgit commission was paid to Abdul Razak Baginda, who is a close associate of Prime Minister Najib Razak in brokering the contract but Najib denied there was any corruption in the deal, which was made when he was defence minister.
Case 2: A hoard of 60 £25,000 Foggy-Petronas FP1 road bikes in a bunker in Essex.
Carl Fogarty – race team manager and figurehead of the ill-fated FP1 project – said when told the news: “You’re joking – that’s amazing!” It had been thought – and stated by the team – that the bikes were shipped to Malaysia five years ago and disposed of. But in fact virtually all the bikes initially produced to homologate the FP1 for WSB racing are still on UK soil. The collection – worth around £2m – is held in a state of suspended animation awaiting, with the bikes’ owner – Malaysian oil giant Petronas – keen to draw a veil over the whole episode. The firm burned £30m on a WSB program that was intended to kick-start a Ducati-sized bike manufacturing business in Malaysia, but in fact petered out with a 21st place championship finish in 2006. Who is responsible and who will be brought to justice? No one knows.
Do you think these are the only cases, how about the PKFZ scandal, Khir Toyo’s million dollar trips to Disneyland and his mansion, the double railway track scandal and many more? I guess all these are only possible in Malaysia!

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