Gag Order

Wednesday’s Haiti Fund collection added up to RM25, bringing the grand total to RM791.
 

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (left) has embarked on a collision course with UMNO when he insisted that Kelantan was due its 5 per cent in oil royalty payments and not the RM20 million goodwill payment being offered – under the Petroleum Development Act 1974.
 

And because Tengku Razaleigh continues to be vocal – this has prompted UMNO vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein to announce a gag order for statements on the oil royalty matter that could affect the party’s image.
 

But Tengku Razaleigh won’t stop talking, gag or no gag!

According to the very authoritative Malaysian Insider (webpage http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/55051-ku-li-dares-umno-to-impose-gag-order, posted yesterday), he had accused his party of absconding with the money meant for the poor Malay folk of the East Coast over the years.

“More than RM20 billion has been paid out in Terengganu’s name over the years, yet the people of Terengganu remain impoverished because the money has not gone to them. They are expected to console themselves watching millionaires frolic in yachts and admiring a crystal mosque they cannot pray in”, he had added, referring to the Monsoon Cup sailing regatta and the Islamic Civilization Park in Pulau Duyong in Kuala Terengganu.

  

And he even went on to suggest: “…UMNO should apply this gag order properly, and from today onwards also stop altogether talking about Allaryaham Tun Razak…For it was he who ordered me to design the Petroleum Development Act in such a way that the Malay heartland states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Johor and especially his beloved Pahang, would benefit directly from offshore oil beyond 3 nautical miles through the mechanism of 5 per cent cash payments made directly to the state consolidated fund”.
 

I don’t think I need to comment on the above. The muck that has been collecting over the years and carefully hidden under the carpet is now spilling out for all to see. UMNO needs to invest in a good vacuum cleaner.