We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
There is a belief that in the 2013 elections those who favour a business-friendly climate will vote for the UMNO ‘JOHARI – and those who favour communal forces will vote for the PAS . Such a formulation is a fallacy for several reasons.So the choice before voters between DATUK JOHARI ABDUL GHANI and PAS Parchuted Ahmed Zambri
Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani, anak jati Kuala Lumpur dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di kawasan setinggan Kampung Pandan pada 6hb Mac 1964. Mendapat pendidikan awal di Sekolah Rendah Kampung Pandan dan seterusnya melanjutkan pelajaran di peringkat menengah di Sekolah Aminuddin Baki, Kampung Pandan. Meneruskan pengajian peringkat Diploma dalam jurusan Perakaunan di Institut Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam dan kemudian melanjutkan pelajaran dalam jurusan yang sama di United Kingdom dan berjaya memperoleh “Fellow Chartered Association of Certified Accountants”.
Johari, who was born in a squatter area in Kampung Pandan here in 1964, said that he did not want to see Kampung Baru residents living in the slums, surrounded by modernity and glittering towers.
There are 55,388 voters in Titiwangsa, with the Malays forming the majority at 68 per cent, while the Chinese and Indians comprise 20 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.
A billboard near a dingy flat in Kampung Baru here proclaims that Titiwangsa Umno will defend every inch of the city’s oldest Malay enclave from being taken forcibly.
But he noted that the Kampung Baru Development Corporation was set up to recruit investors who could help provide funds to interested landowners who lacked capital, as well as to ensure that they continued receiving financial assistance during the development process.
The businessman slammed his contender for Titiwangsa, PAS’s Ahmad Zamri Asa’ad Khuzaimi, for exploiting Kampung Baru voters’ fears of BN “stealing their land”.
“I have already defended this a long time ago, but the opposition is not hearing my voice. We have changed the Act so many times in Parliament because certain clauses we don’t agree. Finally we come to a stage when everyone compromises and says, yes, this is the best,” said Johari.
The 113-year-old land originally belonged to Selangor royalty but was bequeathed to the Malay community by Sultan Abdul Samad.
It was in Kampung Baru, the symbol of Malay culture, that the founders of Umno held their early meetings. The historic place was also the starting point of the May 13 race riots in 1969 and later witnessed Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Reformasi protests in 1998.
Johari pointed out that the government could not “simply acquire the land”, saying that the National Land Code needed to be referred to before the land could be acquired for public purposes.
“Then you have to pay the price for commercial value. If KLCC price is RM2,000, Yap Kwan Seng is RM1,200, Jalan Tun Razak is RM800, so you have to play within that level. You cannot simply take people’s land just to build a road and pay RM200, RM300,” said Johari.
as Kampung Baru landowners fear that their 230-acre land — which is billion-ringgit prime real estate located under the shadow of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers — will be acquired for development.
“There is only one issue that the opposition plays — if landowners and beneficiaries of the land vote for BN, the government will steal the land,” said Johari at a walkabout in Taman Maluri here yesterday.
“It’s real manipulation. In the Kampung Baru Act, nowhere is it stated that the government will acquire the land. It’s to facilitate landowners to develop the land,” he added.
Johari stressed that the ruling coalition merely wanted to assist landowners to develop the century-old Malay village, a haphazard tangle of decaying houses and shops caught against the tide of development in the capital city, just a stone’s throw away from the upscale Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) mall.
Johari, however, admitted that only about 25 to 30 per cent of the landowners agreed to develop the land, with most wishing to do nothing.
Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today slammed news portalMalaysiakini for allegedly twisting facts about his involvement in an offshore company, RZA International Corporation.Tell us, Raja Nong Chik, how much of our money is sitting in your bank account? Would Raja Nong Chik please explain how his family make its millions? Hopefully not another cronyism or cow-shit story.we think the question that is begs for an answer is why would anyone want to set up their business affairs through an offshore route in a tax haven overseas unless they obviously wanted to evade or avoid tax or circumvent normal scrutiny and procedures in their own country of residence?
Yeah right! “Malaysiakini for allegedly twisting facts” but you twisting when you used your gangters to throw stones at Nurul Izzah Skeletons spilling out from his closet. Pity the closet. Hang him by the balls. Simple solution to your ‘problem’ – declare your assets just as Nurul Izzah has done If you didn’t do it why explain? The truth will prevail right?We think this information is good enough for our Inland Revenue Dept to investigate the tax returns of Raja Nong Chik and his family for the past ten years. And Mahathir should immediately tell his son, Mirzan to come out to explain his offshore accounts. And don’t forget Michael Chia too. IRD, over to you. This ambitious man wants to represent possibly one of the affluent constituencies but does not realise that a substantial of the residents are well informed and educated lot. The voters will demand for public servants to be more transparent and accountable. Dodgy character wont do !The people of Lembah Pantai will choose between a well-heeled crony scumbag with a dubious past and a young incorruptible Malaysian woman who truly represents the best of the future readmoreSuara Keadilan Malaysia blogged Coward traitor Raja Nong Chik is a risk premium so many things to hide and dare not face Nurul Izzah?
