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This makes my stomach churn. Imagine spending RM 60,769 a day. A family with a monthly income of RM 1500, the average income earner, can only afford to spend RM 50. Talking about tightening belts and all. This is blatant abuse of power, especially when both of them were not in office.

The other day I was in the wet market, your 1 Kg of ikan bawal the black variety caused me Rm 18. Both these esteemed gentlemen have enough dough in their savings, to last one or two generations. They must be asked to pay, for travelling in such high class accommodation.

Dewan Rakyat: RM790,000 spent on jets
THE government spent RM792,325.20 for the use of executive jets by Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak between Feb 24 and March 7.

That means during the election campaigning period, both ‘caretaker’ MP and DPM have abused our money for BN’s campaign trips all over the country. They spent RM60,769 per day. Can this be used as a solid evidence for abuse of power?
The opposition should ask the detailed itinerary and purpose on every trip during this period.
Pak Lah is now in Kuwait to attend the fourth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). This WIEF organiser (affiliated to ASLI) is based in Malaysia, web site here. Tun Musa Hitam is the chairman. Never heard of it until today, but all these connections make me smell rats.

Malaysia Today: Your source of independent news

Charge former minister: Police

For once bloggers as well as well as the people of this country praise the Police, a rare phenomenon, because every where the Police is involved it was a disaster, inefficiency, inequality, suspect, and generally incompetent. Are we seeing a change in the way the Police operate that every one is equal before the law.

Police have recommended that the former minister implicated in a sexual assault case be charged with the alleged offence, the New Straits Times reported today.

According to Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Muhammad Sabtu Osman, the police have completed their investigations and have recommended that the politician be charged with assault or use of criminal force with the intent to outrage modesty.

He said the investigation papers had been submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further instruction.

If charged and convicted under Section 354 of the Penal Code, the politician faces a maximum of 10 years’ jail, fine and whipping.

Muhammad Sabtu said police recorded statements from the politician, alleged victim and her boyfriend.

A serving MP from Umno?
The 30-year-old woman had lodged a report against the politician for allegedly ‘sexually assaulted’ her while she was at work in a cigar shop at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Brickfields on April 18.
The alleged incident happened four days earlier where the former minister was said to be drunk and had tried to caress the woman while she was serving him drinks.
However, the alleged victim retracted her report claiming that she had “mis-understood” the incident as she was “sensitive and moody” due to her “complicated mood” on April 24.
The politician was abroad at the time of the report and retraction. He however was questioned by the police and had his statement recorded on April 25.

The former minister is widely speculated to be from Umno and is a serving member of Parliament.

Charge former minister: Police

Najib’s wife: Internet stories about me not true

From this we know that:

• She is unable to say what the allegations are against her, as, quite a number of them are being circulated
• She won’t take kindly to people accusing her directly, remember she is the wife of whom
• She should have responded to any allegation made right at the beginning, delaying it, arouses more suspicion and speculation
• Referring to God is is a double-edged sword, it works in both directions

Rosmah Mansor has slammed those who posted slanderous allegations about her on the Internet, stating they were not true and those who needed clarifications should ask her directly.
“Whatever you read on the Internet, don’t telan bulat-bulat (take it as it is),” the Star quoted the deputy prime minister’s wife as saying today.
“I guarantee that all the stories on the Internet about me are not true,” she said in her speech at a charity event in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Don’t believe them
Rosmah was responding to certain allegations about her published recently on the Internet and expressed disappointment that some resorted to deceit.
However, she did not detail the allegations against her.
“When I am patient and quiet, people resort to slander. I kept quiet previously thinking that people can decide for themselves but now even ridiculous stories are being believed.
“Fitnah (Slander) is not a small sin that can be easily forgiven especially when it involves trying to bring disrepute to others,” she said.
“Don’t believe those who use deceit to get positions. They are willing to fool the community to get what they want. May Allah forgive them and may they return to the right path,” Rosmah added.

Najib’s wife: Internet stories about me not true