The RM4.6 billion scandal of the Port Klang Free Zone has exposed the real story of the BN’s power sharing concept.

At the center of the controversy is Kuala Dimensi Sdn. Bhd., which bought the land from Pulau Lumut Development Cooperative at RM95 million in 1999 and sold of to Port Klang Authority at RM1.1 billion in 2003, in spite of opposition within the government to the deal. The government could have acquired the land under the National Land Code at RM10 per square feet, but instead chose to buy the land at RM23 per square feet. Kuala Dimensi was then appointed as the turnkey contractor for the project, and has reported cost overruns of up to RM3.3 billion.

Behind the scenes, this scandal, supposedly to emulate the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) in Dubai, reveals the real story of BN’s power sharing concept as national and local UMNO leaders, an SPDP MP as well as a former MCA Parliamentary Secretary are involved at one stage or another of the project. No wonder Jafza, which managed PKFZ decided to withdraw in July 2007, for political interference and bureaucracy.

Yet again, Prime Minister has lost the opportunity to show political will by agreeing to the request by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy for a soft-loan of RM4.6 billion for the project. This is tantamount to a bailout. Furthermore, the motion from the Opposition to debate the matter in Parliament as rejected. The two incidents illustrate the mismatch between the supposedly earnest intention of the government to do the right thing and the sorry reality that it can ill-afford the cleansing process that this would entail.

Will this illustrate confidence to the foreign investors that the government wants to attract in the growth corridors? Worse still, Kuala Dimensi made the exorbitant profits of the land sale at the expense of Pulau Lumut Development Cooperative Berhad, which is a cooperative of local Malay fishermen.

The statement by former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik that it was “a good idea” does not in any way whatsoever justify the blatant corruption, cronyism and daylight robbery that appears from this project. Instead of being a mere apologists for the scandal Liong Sik should be asked to explain his initial role and incompetence that led to the fiasco.

Again, I demand the government to heed our earlier call for an independent commission to investigate and establish who is culpable for this massive scandal.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

“Running away from a problem never solves it”. That was what my teacher in primary school taught me way back in the sixties. How come such a “highly respected” man like Minister Chan doesn’t know such simple logic? Will the problem die away by itself if he runs away for two weeks? Or does he think Malaysians are so absent-minded as to forget such a big blunder after fourteen days? Unless he intends to run away forever, the problem will always be there, waiting for him. Come on, be a gentleman and face the problem to solve it. Show Malaysians that MCA has capable hands to handle problems, not create them.

Look at Samy Vellu, at least he is not running away but only denying the faults and blunders connected with the Ampang highway, the Kepong flyover, the new courts complex, renovations at the parliament house and the collapse of the ceiling in the syariah court.

The PKFZ expenditure must be high because it went through two groups of leaders or suckers (TDM & LLS and AAB & CKC). Just imagine PKFZ was raped twice. Now the suckers/rapists are happy – one for me, one for you.

What about untouchable Zakaria? Did he or does he have a finger in the juicy pie?

Don’t let this get away. We don’t want only TALK. Prove to us that DAP perform its role effectively. Persist till succeed no matter what! Then my vote and more will be for DAP.

“Today, after 50 years of nationhood, we realize that we cannot take unity-in-diversity for granted. What divides us has become more accentuated than what unites us,” the Christian Federation of Malaysia said in a “national day message”.

“Signs of polarization along ethnic and religious lines, along with all forms of chauvinism, racism and superiority are eroding our national unity.”

We are missing the big picture here,PAK CHOY is just a puppet his strings being pull by UMNO .Just look who controls KUALA DIMENSI. Ahh yoh why lah… so blind .Next scandle please , After two weeks we will SAY PAK CHOY WHO ….

Law-abiding kia si people think this PKFZ bailout thingy is a scandal and an embarrassment for Abdullah’s administration, the cabinet, UMNO, and MCA.

Ha, ha! Do you think Umnoputras and MCA opportunistic scavengers regard this as a scandal and are embarrassed over this issue? To them, it is just another god-sent opportunity to fatten their bank accounts, to buy more overseas properties, and to enjoy holidays all over the world.

They know that after an initial round of ruckus by only a tiny portion of the populace (i.e., the people who always think of SNAFU), calm and silence will prevail and all is forgotten, as is evident in every issue raised by the same tiny group of irritating self-claimed patriots/nationalists, who are always worried about the downfall of Malaysia under the avalanche of corruption, cronyism, nepotism, bailout, mega-projects, etc.

Most likely CKC’s medical leave is just a smokescreen for him and his family to visit their children who are studying overseas and to have a family reunion and holiday, while the heat of PKFZ cools down.