They have been known to demarcate their territory with urine and faeces. Haven’t you ever wondered where the stink and pong came from? Phhhoooaaaa!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/world/middleeast/11blackwater.html?_r=1&ref=world

Of course UMNO can’t allow any dirt to stick to their own kind.

Your time is running short.

it’s getting very expensive u know, billions and bilions of dollars on many many scandals!!!!!!!!
what pisses me off his, some sex scandals are getting refunded..like CSL gettin re-elected!

All this happening and anwar has been out of the limelight for awhile, maybe he should come up with a few more blows to knock out BN altogether.

Purchase Of DMU Trains Questionable, MACC Asked To Probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) — The Transport Ministry again became the focus of debate in the Dewan Rakyat when a number of lawmakers urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissiom (MACC) to investigate it over the purchase of DMU (diesel multiple unit) commuter trains at RM30 million which they regard as odd.

Datuk Ismail Kasim (BN-Arau) who raised the issue, said the way the trains were purchased raised suspicion, as not only the trains did not follow the standards and specifications as required, the purchase was not even approved by the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) board of directors.

“So, what is the rationale of spending RM30 on the trains when the Costa Rica and Argentina railways only bought DMUs which are 20 years old at (the equivalent of) RM10 million?” he asked.

Datuk Ahmad Hamzah (BN-Jasin) regarded the purchase of the four sets of DMU trains as strange as their speed was only 80kph.

“The government has already spent a lot of money on the (Rawang-Ipoh) double-tracking project so as to raise train speed to exceed 120kph, while even the cargo trains can travel at 90kph,” he said.

Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique (BN-Tenggara) also questioned the purchase of the DMU trains which she regarded as having reached “menopause”, while KTMB was using EMU (electric multiple unit) trains.

“I want to know as the DMU trains are already 20 years old, how long can they last. Is the maintenance cost low, and can the government guarantee that the maintenance cost will not be high?”

Halimah, who is also the chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board, also wanted to know whether the KTM Komuter tracks would be modified to allow the use of the DMU trains, and whether KTMB was prepared to maintain the DMU sets purchased.

In reply, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew said he agreed with the matters raised by the MPs but explained that the purchase was made due to the government’s shortage of allocation for KTMB to buy more expensive trains to meet consumers’ needs.

However, they were not satisfied with the answer including Datuk Mohamad Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) who stridently asked whether there was “something” (fishy) behind the train purchase.

“I ask that the MACC investigate the minister (who approved the purchase). If there is misappropriation, take him to court, charge him. The MACC said it wanted to investigate all elected representatives, but please investigate the minister first,” he said.

“Already there’s no money, you (minister) went and bought old trains, more expensive that the ones acquired by other countries.”

KTMB introduced the use of electric multiple unit hybrid (EMU Hybrid) trains to overcome the problems of cancellations, delays and shortage of trains.

The KTM Komuter EMU Hybrid sets use diesel locomotive power with the help of the power-generating car that provides electricity for their air-conditioners, public address system and automatic doors.

– BERNAMA

What had happended to the Scandal related with ESSO back in 1980′s??

This is unusual. Consider phenomenon of even an UMNO backbencher could take on the MCA President for the RM28 million purchase of second-hand DMUs (diesel multiple units) by Keretapi Melayu Bhd (KTMB) instead of EMUs (electrical multiple units) and the Gerakan President Koh Tsu Koon (KTK) for failing his own KPI!

Every politician, including UMNO’s, seeks political leverage. Traditionally political leverage is “Ketuanan’ – this pendatang or unsheathing kris business. Makes their constituency “shiok”.

However now they can’t simply do this. Big Chief says non Malays cannot be alienated. Bagan Pinang By-election shows their importance in mixed constituencies. UMNO cannot be seen going against 1 Malaysia motto. Hence a very low key UMNO general assembly, with no pendatang or unsheathing kris!

But seizing political leverage has to continue, revolving round the theme of “Ketuanan”, and for lesser UMNO warlords, who else is left for them to target but the subservient bosses of BN component parties like OTK and KTK who according to expectations will not hit back but duck, squirm and absent themselves from Parliamentary session?

Actually this taking of political leverage out of BN component leaders’ expense is counterproductive to UMNO’s cause.

1. UMNO/BN will need MCA/Gerakan to deliver their traditional votes/support.

2. MCA/Gerakan did not perform in 308 because their traditional supporters deserted them in part because they are viewed subservient lackeys to big boss UMNO. By virtue of that MCA/Gerakan lost their support.

3. If even UMNO backbenchers could look down on MCA/Gerakan to the extent of taking on their leaders publicly, the last vestige of pretense of a semblance of mutual partnership within BN coalition will be smashed to smithereens causing not only traditional support lost not to be recoverable, but whatever existing support for MCA/Gerakan left to exit as well, making them to perform even worse in the next GE than the last one in 308!

BN’s component parties – MCA/Gerakan & MIC – are already teetering in internal power struggles.

The internal struggles surface because of easy pretext that each leader is unable to deliver the votes for BN’s cause.

The crux of the problem – and root cause of their route in 308 – is major withdrawal of Non Malay community support of these parties. They now get themselves caught in contradictions, because in fighting one another they have to go back to big brother UMNO to arbiter and secure their position, and in doing so, reinforce further the public perception of them being lackeys that will cause further erosion of their support than recovery of support.

Kick them some more by UMNO back benchers exacerbates this contradiction, causing a further downward spiral of support, not exactly promotive of UMNO’s ultimate cause to present a BN’s image of multiracial representation rather than UMNO hegemony. This bashing is OK only if UMNO feels strong enough to go it alone without its secondary component partners.

Najis: Ah koon from now i need u to appear in the press more often, show that u are doing something. so get scandalous like CSL so our ratings can go up.