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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.

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written by shamadz72, May 01, 2008 20:38:40

Between 24th Feb and 7th March, Badawi and Bajib is no longer the the official government but instead just a caretaker government since the Parliament has been dissolved. As such all these expenses on tax payer money used by them to travel around the country to champaign for their election will have to come out from their own money or from BN fund. So I demand them to refund back to MOF this money. It is our money. If a top police have to face the music for using PDRM plane to inspect his private property than what is the different for this 2 top public servant?

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written by Rohani Hitam, May 01, 2008 20:51:50

I think it's OK if he leaves the country although too often. If his support eroded he only has himself to be blamed. AAB certainly never learn anything or he actually knows nothing.

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written by greenarrow, May 01, 2008 21:12:28

Biasalah....Pemimpin pemimpin UMNO tu 'BIG SPENDER "..semua mahu 'CLASS & STYLE '

TUN Seri Dr Mahathir Mohammed had said '' Pak Lah to PEMBOHONG...'Khairy tu pun PEMBOHONG '

Tun Seri Himself last time also PEMBOHONG..all smell & stink as 'UMNO BERSATU '


-PANAH HIJAU (GreenArrow)

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written by WT Seow, May 01, 2008 21:15:31

Where is our fearless ACA when we need them? See my cartoon at http://mymalaysiacartoonsbyseow.********.com/

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written by bexe, May 01, 2008 21:18:24

Anyone whose job is at stake would pay more attention to saving his job rather than going away on a jaunt. But this PM of ours doesn't care does he. So he deserves to be tossed out. We want a leader who takes care of us and attends to all the issues placed in front of him.

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written by binarytan, May 01, 2008 21:26:07

I heard Middle East people are not favoring Malaysia as the investment due to many reasons like they need to give 30% stake to Bumiputra (typically selected UMNOPutra companies), delay in application, red tapes, under tables etc.

These sleepheads are just wasting their time there, may be only for good holiday and not to work for nation.

On the other hand, DSAI has made trips too to invite investors for the 5 states, I hope he is bringing back the confident of the Middle East people.

AAB & Najis just waste of time.

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written by oster, May 01, 2008 21:27:18

Does he realise he's being very much like Bush?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040531/ai_n14573127

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written by oster, May 01, 2008 21:28:24

Does he realise he's being very much like Bush?

http://findarticles.com/p/arti..._n14573127

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written by kamal, May 01, 2008 21:38:24

BN government must be made accountable for the RM790K.

If it was used for elections, PM and DPM must be arrested and charged like every one of us who have abused the government money.

Read my blog KAMAL-TALKS http://kamal-talksmalaysia.********.com

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written by qwerty, May 01, 2008 21:38:57

Some people got really thick skull. Knock with hammer also never learn!
Last election , I've thaught the rakyat had knocked some common sense into Pak Lah. His skull is thicker than I thaught!

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written by Anak_Asia, May 01, 2008 22:17:53

This PM still think that he is the Foreign Minister of this country, making all kind of trips all over the world. He should instead put all his effort in attending to domestic issues, like daily pressures facing by lower and middle income groups.

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written by nk1881, May 01, 2008 22:21:51

It is not right to the rakyat's money for election campaigning. Campaigning is party's expenditure not tax payers. Pls ask BN or UMNO to return the funds. I think at some ceramah RPK said that during campaigning period Tunku does not even draw salary as caretaker gomen. Very gentlemanly. Nowadays the PM are of different mentality. Abuse the peoples' money seems to be the in thing.

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written by messrs_stieh, May 01, 2008 23:24:17

itu ampir ampir satu juta lah...mahai punya trip-lah bagi kita punya PM dan DPM. perlukah? tak boleh guna plane biasa ah? kalau takut itu soal keselamatan, ambik lebih sikit pengawal lah...atau kurangkan sikit pengiring macam bini etc

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written by budakindia, May 01, 2008 23:41:08

another lavish holiday for Abdullah? Since his SIL travels to and fro using a helicopter during the campaigning, I don't see why he wouldn't do the same! He asked us to lead a thrifty live but he himself lead an extravaganze life at the expense of our pockets! What a leech!

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written by Sidq, May 01, 2008 23:55:21

Diperhatikan ada ketua jabatan pun ambil kesempatan, bila PM atau Menteri di Kementeriannya keluar negeri dia pun buat sibuk ikut sekali. Semak lawatan PM ke Russia tempoh hari, berapa ramai yang tak berkenaan ikut sekali. KSN kena tengok tengok sikit perkara ini. Ada seorang ketua jabatan tu bawa PA dia seklai ke PARIS untuk hadir ke conference. Apa kena mengena PA dengan lawatan tersebut. KSN kena tengok tengok sikit anak buah dia buat perkara yang membazirkan ini. Tak tahu lah pegawai pegawai tersebut telah mendapat kelulusan KSU untuk pergi keluar negeri. Kalau KSU lulus dia pun bersubahat menyebat duit rakyat. Jadi wang rakyat dianggapnya macam duit bapak dia punya.

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written by temenggong, May 01, 2008 23:57:29

This is his R&R lah after so many complaints.

Kuwait and UAE is full of china girls mah! If only you knew.

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written by allmenarebrothers, May 02, 2008 00:25:17

AAB and Najis both don't have any qualms in wasting tax payers money. Aiiyah! the abuse with the use of the govt. executive jet from Feb 24 to Mar.7 when they were care-taker PM & DPM is sap sap siu. There are much bigger wastage in other areas. The bottom line is that both does not have any conscience with regard to spending tax payers' moneys.
AAB thinks that the Middle Eastern investors are suckers. They would now not touch Malaysia with a barge pole after Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) was hounded out last year with huge losses after their operational and management contract with Port Klang Free Zone caused them nightmares because of corruption and fraud by our Barisan politicians from UMNO and MCA in cahoots with PKA's OC Phang the General Manager.

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written by Amadas, May 02, 2008 01:06:51

Time is of the essence in the current situation...Malaysia faces severe economic threats...If PM appreciates or does not appreciates this issue ...so be it. The Rakyat will then decide in due course on who is the better strategic minded cum visionary leader to lead Malaysia forward to manage and overcome the looming economic threats.!

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written by zhugeliang, May 02, 2008 01:42:35

Badawi and gang should have been more prudent and work more cost-effectively! This clearly shows that he doesn't care about the rakyat's money, since it is rakyat's money, not his, and he can spend it in whatever way he wants. Useless PM!

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written by watchdogg, May 02, 2008 03:23:05

oh.... god,
Do you still think that we should pay our tax for last year and following years to come? Those bloody fools are using our money like their farthers money!
I would like to say to them "HELL NO!!!".
Beside that, I'll ask them better "GO TO HELL, AND KISS SATAN ASS OVER THERE".

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written by POKKU, May 02, 2008 05:10:25

RM792,325.20. This money is owed by BN to GOM. Please find a way to get BN to pay up this money,

As a reminder, please do not discount the money BN owed RTM for their ads repeated appearance on RTM1 and 2.

Dear PR MP, please ask in the parliament this questions on how much it cost RTM to aired all the TVC also.

When PR take over the Federal Government, we can brings this case to court and if they cannot pay, (of course they cannot pay) we declare BN bankrupt.

This will spell The End (DN) of BN (BE END)

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written by peace lover, May 02, 2008 06:45:43

ACA, where are you? Sleeping? WAKE UP!!!! DO YOUR JOB!!!

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written by shamadz72, May 02, 2008 08:00:20

written by oster, May 01, 2008 | 21:27:18

Does he realise he's being very much like Bush?

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More like a Gusdur to me

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written by krepot, May 02, 2008 08:48:44

Yet another holiday for Sleepy Head and his new queen.
When will these abuse stop?!
Why the heck do we bother to pay our taxes!

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written by Ben, May 02, 2008 09:27:50

As a taxpayer I hereby object to these abuse of taxpayer's funds meant for he development of Malaysia NOT bn NOR pm, least of all dpm.

I hereby direct the auditor general and ACA to probe these abuses without fear or favour. All taxpayers who are just as disgusted at this wastefulness and abuse, please register your objection here now or forever hold your peace. Let's all show we care about these transgressions and put a stop to this nonsense.

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written by oknyua, May 02, 2008 09:33:37

In Penang, 3 days before the 12 th Election, the honourable PM said, “I don’t benefit a single sen from my post.”

Having salaries as PM and from 2 other ministries then, he could be forgiven for saying that, but wasting taxpayers’ money with this type of expenses, where is his moral accountability? This is the item raised in parliament, which itself is shameful. What about expenses never raised in parliament?

I could forgive him if he had matched expenses with performances. His performance was and still is, miserable, to say the least.

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written by ultraman, May 02, 2008 10:49:40

Pak Lah and Najib, are both of you sincere when you all said that you have the rakyat at heart especially the poor?
I doubt it. It is sheer rhetorics because the way you all spend money, you do not have any tought for us.
The poor now are so poor that some could not even afford a kati of kembung fish for lunch or dinner for their family.
And you , Pak Lah , an Islam Hadhari advocate flies in style to far awy place.
I am not a Muslim. But I know that islam forbids extravagant spending especially when there are so many people suffering.

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written by Michael Pg, May 02, 2008 12:59:49

I agree more on Mr G Khrishnan malaysiskini letter that ask for Limit PM's terms to 10 years max. to prevent autocracy government.

Maybe Malaysia today could make a polling on MT webpage.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/82176

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written by syedomar, May 02, 2008 14:55:33

It's really completely and utterly waste of money maintaining these 2 goons when there's no yard stick whatsoever to measure whatever they have achieved from all this spending.

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written by ladasiber, May 02, 2008 14:55:42

oh.... god,
Do you still think that we should pay our tax for last year and following years to come? Those bloody fools are using our money like their fathers money!

Even if it were their fathers' money, their father would have their heads chopped off first before letting them spent to that amount. Now their talking, about cutting expenditure to face the well expected economic crisis.

These fellows always know how to to talk cock and bullshit.

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written by mara koman, May 03, 2008 07:30:40

Is this guys, badawi and najib and the rest of UMnoputra serious in the running the govt or putting heart and soul into World Islamic meeting.

Understood we dont waste brain, but utter of waste of resources, better this is spend on the thousand problems in the country. Its merely an act and hypocrisy.

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