Poverty --the root of corruption.

Stop being in denial, pay gap causes graft, Perak Sultan tells Putrajaya.

Now, not many sultan of all the sultans of Malaysia would openly criticised over any government-related issue.
Probably it has been their nature ever since those days when the Malay sultans were being told to just follow and accept whatever the mat sallehs lord gave and told them to do.
And perhaps they have all the perks that they feel there aren't any need for them to raise anything against the government.

However, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak proved that the Sultan do have a say somehow.
In his speech at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) 47th Anniversary event in Kuala Lumpur recently, he told the government to tackle income inequality among the rakyat as it is the root of poverty and corruption.

Putrajaya recently announcement that average household incomes have surpassed RM5,900, which in actual fact it is not. With rising expenditure and same 20 years ago average income take home; their claim are very much debatable.

The Sultan also said Putrajaya must stop being in denial about wealth inequality and realise that hardship and poverty are also fuelling corruption.
I must salute this Sultan.
If almost all of the cabinet ministers are mere butt-licker and puppy dogs, we need someone up above than them to shake their lazy self a little bit.

In a speech, he cited figures that showed the low earnings of a vast majority of households and noted that those struggling to make ends meet were exposed to petty corruption.

Malaysia is not at any bottom 10 of the world's corrupted nation list. It is however climbing higher and higher wanting to get to the top 10 of the world's most corrupted nation.
Corruption is present among high-ranking officials in public and private sectors due to greed, and the Sultan also said struggle of those in the lower-income groups who wanted to avoid corruption by taking up second jobs to sustain their families would eventually affect their productivity at their workplace.

"This is the reality. The number of them will increase if the effective formulas to address housing, transportation and medical assistance are not introduced. The country has to wake up and realise what is happening."

He cited the New Economic Model report which showed that 80% of households earned less than RM5,000 a month, and of this, 40% were earning less than RM2,000 a month.

The data also showed that 78.6% of Employees Provident Fund account holders were those earning less than RM3,000 a month.

While investment power among majority Bumiputera was manifested in the Amanah Saham Bumiputera, 75% of account holders only had an average of RM611 in savings.

He said Sultan the data was worrying given Putrajaya's efforts to be a high-income nation with a target of RM48,000 income per capita by 2020.

He said the situation was like a disease that needed serious treatment liking it to 'a temporary sore throat which can be cured by taking a Strepsil'. This is a serious social illness that needs intensive treatment from 'social doctors and surgeons' to structure a comprehensive and holistic social policy, he added.

Perhaps the country need more of this kind of Sultans just to keep order of the cabinet and its ministers. Including the prime minister of course.

The other one whom I reckon would have the gut to speak out is the Johore sultan and the Sultan of Selangor.

Maybe we should wait for them to touch on the agenda to rid the Malays (not so much bumiputera though) off their rights as stipulated in the Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia.

For those Malays (whom to me were mere sheeples of konon-new Malay breed whom are basically kacang lupa kulit) and those non-Malays, please read and understand the following carefully;

...grants the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) responsibility for “safeguard[ing] the special position of the ‘Malays’(and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities” ....

If you still don't get it, then try to learn and understand the history of the country and how those Malays fought to relieve this nation from the Lord Union Jack.

One thing I know, from my little experience in life -- you will only know when you lose it.

No off shoulders please teachers.

This is something that I as parents applaud.
The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has recently outlined 10-point code  "core values" expecting professional behaviour from teachers both inside and outside of school hours.

Besides emphasising on communicating effectively with students, working with parents -- their must also be modest in their day to day dress.

The council has previously outlined a similar set of expectations for students at the start of the term in their effort to improve poor attendance and discipline in local schools. Parents have been given questionnaires and I remember receiving them for the past two school years.


The ten core points are;

• Establishing a good, professional relationship with all students without exception, and providing them with the necessary attention and care, both inside and outside the classroom;
• Showing respect to parents and collaborating with parents and community organisations to raise students’ performance;
• Respecting subordinates and implementing instructions of superiors, and behaving wisely and objectively in accordance with social customs and professional conduct;
• Abiding by the laws and regulations of the state at all times, informing officials, superiors or competent authorities of any violations of the laws;
• Communicating with members of the school community, students and the public effectively, wisely and respectfully
• Respecting Islamic values, national customs and traditions and all other religious beliefs;
• Dressing modestly, taking into account the customs and traditions of the workplace and beyond;
• Avoiding any activities that lead to the emergence of a real or apparent conflict of interest;
• Optimizing the use of public property and financial resources of the school, which should be used strictly for important and functional purposes only; and
• Avoiding possessing or using unauthorized alcoholic beverages, drugs and tobacco and all drugs substances or becoming under their influence, whether at the work place or outside.

While some criticised key aspects of the new code that appear to dictate modest dress and limit drinking and smoking out of school hours there are some who say this is timely and glad the SEC is aware of some problems and is addressing them.

Since Qatar imports I'd say 90 percent of their teachers from abroad especially the UK in order to provide education to expats children in the country; cultural differences has somehow took its place in the society.

Where I lived for instance --  I have witnessed teachers smoking just outside the school gate during their break time -- something that I have never seen and Im pretty sure are not done even now in Malaysia.

Yes, they don't do it in the school compound, but it is just a step away and the gate is used by pupils in and out of school. 

And that is not all.

The drinking at family clubs while sunbathing, the party organise by the headmaster at his house on a weekly basis for the teenage girl to have fun with other teenagers.

Honestly -- this is not a good example for young minds at all.

I am not saying the Brits teachers are all such, there are those older ones whom you know you can trust teaching good values to your children but the younger ones, those in their late twenties single aiming for hot countries experience -- I had gone through a bad school year last semester with my daughter's teacher. Thank god she had hopped to another hot weathered country.

It is all about the basic role of being a good model that might have been slipped away from the later generations of teachers. That has led to pupils having less respect to teachers. Unlike 20 years ago.

Nontheless, those who realise something must be done do exist still. For example the teacher in the US whom created headline after sending one teenage girl home when she wore a dress to short for her prom night.

And the headteacher in UK who sent 250 schoolgirls home for wearing short skirts ; who also told his female staff off for wearing smaller tops that expose their naked shoulders -- these are the values that should be kept and abide by all teachers in order to maintain modesty among younger generations.

KIKI's BULLSHITS.

We want to help Malays, Selangor Perkasa says after fund for road bully.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The newly-launched fund to pay the fine for Siti Fairrah Ashykin Kamaruddin, the disgraced woman filmed hammering an elderly ethnic Chinese man’s vehicle with a steering lock, is a gesture “to help Malays”, Selangor Perkasa said today.
The state chapter also said the woman, also known as Kiki needed that help because she is Malay, even if not a member of the rights group.
“No, she is not a Perkasa member. The issue here is that she is a Malay. We want to help the Malays,” the chapter’s chief Abu Bakar Yahya told The Malay Mail Online over the phone.
“We were actually uneasy over this decision. Others would have surely asked, why does Perkasa want to contribute? Is Perkasa crazy?” he added.
Abu Bakar suggested that the sentence against Kiki had been suspicious, noting that only a “crazy woman” would have acted like she did in a normal situation.

“We don’t know why she flipped out or acted in a rude manner. Was she provoked? Was she insane?” he asked.
He also said that Kiki was charged and sentenced despite her apology, and even when the elderly victim Sim Siak Heong refused to lodge a report against her.
“I don’t want to question the action taken by authorities… But I ask my fellow friends to realise, if the action was taken in response to the video, did the video depict the incident from the start until the end?” Abu Bakar added.
A social media storm erupted after the video documenting Kiki verbally abusing Sim and hitting his car with a steering lock was uploaded on video-sharing site YouTube. Her tirade included racist taunts.

Selangor Perkasa launched the fund “out of sympathy for her” earlier today, which it hoped will “help lighten the financial burden” of Kiki.
According to Selangor Perkasa secretary Mohd Idrus Ali Ahmad, the fund has collected close to RM400 today.
“Even if it’s just RM500, RM1,000, the amount doesn’t really matter. More importantly, this is a symbolic gesture,” he said.
When asked whether the group will back any Malay traffic offenders in the future, Abu Bakar said it will only consider “reasonable” cases.
Siti Fairrah, who broke down during mitigation, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 427 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine or both, The Star reported.

She was said to have committed the offence at the parking lot of UTC, Jalan Sekilau in Kuantan on July 14 at about 1.10pm.-- The Malay Mail Online – Thu, Jul 24, 2014

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My word for this?
Bullshits!

Personally I have no problem with people of one race helping their own race.
To the Malays who supported this -- yeah, I understand your mission.
It's a natural thing to help someone in need.
The Cina and Indian people would do the same too but the only difference is they're not attention seeker as this PERKASA.
They'd do it quietly.
In most of their racist agendas.

But helping out a road bully, assisting this crazy Likilala woman with monetary assistance after she attempted an attacked on one Chinese elderly man with her car steering lock -- this is ABSURD.

And you know what will come out of this?
More lady road bully... mark my word on this.
Those young ladies perhaps all this while been hiding like a turtle behind their wheels, only dare to curse in the car will now have the courage to come out and hammer any man or woman that 'graced' their 'luxurious' car, or maybe didn't give them ways when they cut 'Q' or changes lane without signals.
Drivers nowadays especially those in college or the ones that just entering workforce, in my observation during holidays here, seems to  have adapted rude kiasu-like  driving attitude.
The road is and will be infected with more mentally sick drivers.