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Nadal mauls Monaco to give Spain Davis Cup lead Posted: 02 Dec 2011 08:07 AM PST Nadal has never lost a Davis Cup singles rubber on clay. — Reuters pic SEVILLE, Dec 2 — Rafa Nadal opened Spain's bid for a third Davis Cup triumph in four years with a ruthless 6-1 6-1 6-2 destruction of Argentina's Juan Monaco today to put the favourites 1-0 ahead in the best-of-five final. Playing on his favoured clay in front of a boisterous home crowd at Seville's Olympic Stadium, the world number two clubbed 27 winners, 20 of them on his fearsome forehand, as the 26th-ranked Monaco was dismissed with brutal ease. Nadal has never lost a Davis Cup singles rubber on clay and took his record on the red dust to 15-0 as Spain seek to add to their four titles against an Argentina side they upset to win the Cup in Mar del Plata in 2008. Spanish world number five David Ferrer, who is unbeaten in 11 clay singles matches, takes on number 11 Juan Martin Del Potro in today's second singles rubber, with the doubles to be played tomorrow and the reverse singles on Sunday. Monaco, who did not muster a single break point on the Nadal serve, gave the heavily outnumbered but vocal Argentine support little to cheer about on an unusually damp Seville afternoon. He made a slightly better fist of things in the third set but Nadal seemed to crush his spirit in the fifth game after an incredible rally that had both players scrambling all over the court and brought even Spanish King Juan Carlos to his feet. The point, which left Monaco with a bloodied left knee, secured Nadal his sixth break of the Argentine's serve and he broke again for a 5-2 lead before serving out the match to love. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Mancini sees volatile Balotelli as easy target Posted: 02 Dec 2011 07:34 AM PST MANCHESTER, Dec 2 — Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli's reputation as someone who is easy to wind up makes him an easy target for other players and he needs to pay more attention if he wants to avoid more red cards, manager Roberto Mancini said today. The volatile, 21-year-old Italian lasted just 18 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Liverpool before being sent off after two yellow cards, his third dismissal since joining City in August 2010. Mancini realises he cannot afford to let the hotheaded Balotelli destroy City's chances of a first English league title since 1968. — Reuters file pic After the game, Mancini accused Liverpool players of trying to provoke his young compatriot and he was asked at his Friday news conference whether Balotelli could expect more of the same in the future because of his notoriously short fuse. "I think there are some players that think this (that he is easy to wind up)," he replied. "Mario should play attention ... and he should be clever." Balotelli's colourful behaviour, flashes of brilliance and nonchalance when he scores a goal have made him a popular player among fans even if his red cards have sometimes proved costly. Last weekend his early departure left his team facing a desperate battle to keep their unbeaten record as Liverpool launched a frantic onslaught, while his red card against Dynamo Kiev in March played a big part in their Europa League exit. Goals such as the classy opener he scored against Manchester United in October's 6-1 drubbing have enabled much of his bad behaviour to be forgiven by the indulgent fans who smiled at the "Why Always Me?" T-shirt he wore under his shirt that day. Loveable rogue Well-documented antics such as setting fire to his house by letting off fireworks in his bathroom, as well as good-hearted gestures such as confronting one young City fan's bully at school, have led to him being seen as a loveable rogue. His mad-cap behaviour is mostly laughed off by Mancini, who explained the T-shirt episode as: "It's Mario ... He's crazy but I love him" and even made light of media reports that the striker had kicked a hole in the dressing-room door at Anfield. "If he damaged the door, he'll pay — like his house! Nothing else will happen to him," Mancini was quoted as saying last week. There is a serious side to the Balotelli issue, however, and Mancini cannot afford to let a hot-headed player destroy City's chances of a first English league title since 1968. During matches, the manager can be seen talking to Balotelli more than any other player from his technical area and, while he can try to encourage him to stay levelheaded, Mancini said it was up to the striker to keep a lid on his temperament. "We can't do anything, only he is on the pitch. He should pay attention on the pitch and think only about football, not other things," Mancini said. He added that Balotelli, who has scored six league goals this season, had matured of late and had improved as a player but urged him to realise he could not take risks as he did against Liverpool. "It's important that Mario understands that we need him as a player on the pitch," he said. "It is my opinion that if Mario had stayed on the pitch we could have won that game." Turning his attention away from the headline-grabbing Balotelli, Mancini was keen to maintain focus on some important matches ahead. "December and January will be key months," said Mancini, whose side host Norwich City in the league on Saturday before entertaining Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League where they face an uphill battle to avoid a group-stage exit. City have a five-point lead over champions Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Streep, tipped for glory, says Oscars still matter Posted: 02 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST Actress Meryl Streep arrives for the premiere of her movie ''The Iron Lady'' in Washington on November 29, 2011. ― Reuters pic LONDON, Dec 2 ― She has been nominated for an Academy Award 16 times, a record for any performer, and won twice, but to Meryl Streep, the golden statuette still matters. The 62-year-old first attended the annual awards ceremony as a contender more than 30 years ago, when she was up for a supporting role honour in "The Deer Hunter." The following year she won that honour for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and scooped the best actress prize with the 1982 Holocaust film "Sophie's Choice." Since then Streep has been back as a nominee 12 times, each time leaving empty-handed. Now the "Devil Wears Prada" star is a frontrunner again for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Asked in an interview yesterday if she still cared about the Oscars, she replied: "Sadly it still matters. "It's so exciting, it really is. I remember the first time I went and (Laurence) Olivier was here and I was next to Gregory Peck and Bette Davis was behind me," Streep told BBC Radio. "I mean, I've been going to that thing for many years but it's still the one." She described The Iron Lady, in which she portrays Thatcher both at the height of her powers and as an old, forgetful woman looking back on her life, as a "Lear for girls," a reference to Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear." "I said it secretly, I said, 'you know what this is? This is Lear for girls'. It's concerned with the endgame and how power diminishes, how we let go of things, and that's the part that really interested me." Streep added that tackling such a controversial figure in politics who still divides British public opinion was daunting. "The policies that she put forward were shared by a number of people in the Conservative Party at that time, but it's how they're communicated. "And was it (former French President Francois) Mitterrand that said she had the mouth of Marilyn Monroe and the eyes of Caligula." ― Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Winehouse father finds posthumous new album painful Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:58 AM PST Flowers and tributes are seen outside the home of Amy Winehouse in London on July 24, 2011. — Reuters pic LONDON, Dec 2 — Amy Winehouse's posthumous new album "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" hits stores on Monday, but the one fan who will find it hardest to listen is her father. Mitch Winehouse, who has set up a charity in his daughter's name after she died in July aged 27, heard the collection of 12 songs recorded from as early as 2002, a year before the release of her debut album "Frank". But he said the experience had been "difficult", with the memories of the late chart topper still raw. "We were finding it difficult to listen to Amy's music, but we had to listen to it because if it wasn't up to scratch we wouldn't have allowed it to go out," Mitch told Reuters in a recent interview. "We weren't pleasantly surprised. We were stunned at how wonderful the album is. (But) at the moment I can't listen to it. In the years to come I will be able to and people have to make their own minds up." Early reviews of the album, released on Universal Music's Island Records label, have been mixed. "It was clearly a bit of struggle to cobble together the material for this album," said Alexis Petridis of the Guardian newspaper in a three-out-of-five star rating. Helen Brown of the Telegraph wrote: "The random scrappiness of this collection of alternative takes, covers and sketchy new material is made poignant by the context in which it has been released. "And ... it lays bare what made her both such a unique and such a troubled artist." Highs and lows Winehouse released just two albums in her brief career, with 2006's "Back to Black", featuring hits "Rehab" and "Love is a Losing Game", confirming her as a major talent and earning five Grammy Awards. The artist famous for her beehive hairstyle and rich, soulful singing voice, struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, had a troubled marriage and was often in the headlines for the wrong reasons. When Winehouse died at her north London home there were high alcohol levels in her blood, and her last filmed performance was in Serbia in June when the singer was jeered by the crowd as she struggled to perform songs and stay upright. Lioness: Hidden Treasures features 12 songs and demos chosen by producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, who both worked with Winehouse when she was alive. They include "Body & Soul", her final studio recording and a duet with Tony Bennett which also appeared on his recent album. The song has been nominated for a Grammy in the best pop duo/group performance category. Singled out for praise by critics were the reggae-infused cover of "Our Day Will Come" and "Halftime", while the two tracks from recording sessions for the third album that never materialised — "Between The Cheats" and "Like Smoke" featuring rapper Nas, merely underlined what might have been. Mitch Winehouse said his daughter's torrid personal life meant her talent was often overshadowed, even for him. "We were so busy chasing her around all over the place that we forgot how brilliant she was," he said. "She was just our kid and just a normal girl who did normal things and who had this incredible talent. Even she didn't know where it came from. So we kind of took it all for granted. But you know what? She was a genius." One pound (RM4.90) from every copy of the album sold will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation helping children and young people facing poverty, illness, disability or addiction. The album is currently top of Amazon's British bestseller list ahead of its release on Monday. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Carrier IQ smartphone snooping row heats up Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:55 AM PST Hidden software that tracks activity on smartphones is sparking an uproar. — AFP pic SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2 — A US senator called for answers yesterday from the maker of a hidden programme that tracks activity on smartphones without users knowing or being able to stop it. Senator Al Franken sent an open letter to California-based Carrier IQ as smartphone titans Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM) distanced themselves from the company's controversial software. "This is potentially a very serious matter," Franken said in the letter. "It appears that Carrier IQ's software captures a broad swath of extremely sensitive information from users that would appear to have nothing to do with diagnostics — including who they are calling, the contents of the texts they are receiving, the contents of their searches and the websites they visit." If Carrier IQ stealthily snoops in ways detailed by smartphone security researcher Trevor Eckhart, it could be breaking federal law, the senator said in his letter. Franken enclosed a list of questions for Carrier IQ and requested answers by December 14. He sought details regarding what information Carrier IQ recorded, what was done with it and how it was safeguarded. Carrier IQ did not respond to requests for comment. But on its website, it said that "while we look at many aspects of a device's performance, we are counting and summarising performance, not recording keystrokes or providing tracking tools." "The metrics and tools we derive are not designed to deliver such information, nor do we have any intention of developing such tools," it continued. Carrier IQ explained on the website that its software is embedded in smartphones by handset makers and that information collected is for the exclusive use of those customers, who can customise applications to suit their desires. "Our software is designed to help mobile network providers diagnose critical issues that leads to problems such as dropped calls and battery drain," another notice at the Carrier IQ website maintained. Apple went on record saying that it stopped supporting Carrier IQ with the new iOS 5 mobile operating system in most of its products and will remove it completely in a future software update. Apple maintained that gadget users had to opt in to share diagnostic data with Apple, and information was anonymous and encrypted. Nokia and BlackBerry released media statements denying that they have installed or authorised Carrier IQ software on handsets. The releases came after Eckhart described finding hidden Carrier IQ software that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets. He exposed the workings of Carrier IQ in a video available online. Eckhart's video showed Carrier IQ software buried deep in an Android-powered smartphone recording buttons pressed, Internet search queries, text messages and locations. Eckhart typed a text message of "Hello world!" only to have it instantly appear in a Carrier IQ application log in an Android phone. The software was tricky to find on the device and couldn't be turned off, according to his demonstration. Carrier IQ had tried to silence Echkart with a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action, but backed off after lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) went to his defence. "Mr. Eckhart's legitimate and truthful research is sheltered by both the fair use doctrine and the First Amendment," EFF senior staff attorney Marcia Hofmann wrote in a response to the Carrier IQ letter. Along with Franken, Eckhart wanted details regarding why the Carrier IQ software was vacuuming information about smartphone use and who they shared it with. — AFP-Relaxnews Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Professor is dumpster-diving urban Robin Hood Posted: 01 Dec 2011 08:16 PM PST FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec 2 — University professor Jeff Ferrell is something of a US urban Robin Hood, although what he gives away is not stolen but the result of dumpster diving. The Texas Christian University (TCU) professor of sociology sifts through dumpsters and gives the vast majority of what he finds to the needy or to friends. He has also managed to furnish his living room with what is left, filled a tool shed with a collection of everything from screws to power tools, and never pays for a bar of soap or office supplies. Where the iPhone figures in Ferrell's scheme: "When a new iPhone comes out every six months, that absolutely causes iPhones to be thrown away." — Reuters pic Ferrell, 57, has been known to give scrounged food to friends, in the form of prepackaged, never-opened cocktail nuts. And because he gathers the goods on a bicycle, most of his finds are from dumpsters near his home. The energetic, lanky professor with spiky hair is passionate about the ill effects of consumerism on society. "I think it's appalling on the level of just sheer waste and full landfills," he said in an interview at his house. "I think it's also profoundly disturbing given the level of need in our society." Ferrell's wife, Karen, buys groceries and not all her clothes come from the dumpster, and some of their furnishings did not come from the trash. But Ferrell says he never buys clothes for himself. Scrounging is his word for what he does. When he moved to Texas 10 years ago from Arizona, Ferrell decided to live off other people's discards. He blames a rushed culture for the habit of throwing things away instead of donating them to charity. "That stuff needs to be put back in the rhythm of our society," he said. "When a new iPhone comes out every six months, that absolutely causes iPhones to be thrown away." The same goes for new styles and colours in fashion. He stretches out a leg clad in good-looking jeans. "I found these. These are low-cut. Who cares?" Ferrell, who is also a visiting criminology professor at the University of Kent in England, has written nine books, including "Empire of Scrounge" in 2006. He said he detected a "meanness in our society toward the poor." "We don't think they're deserving," he said. "That's where I come in — to intervene in that process." Phil Harvey, a long-time friend who has gone along on scrounging trips, said Ferrell searched with an almost scientific precision for things that had value. "You want to think that sometimes it's just Jeff looking under rocks and trying to find beauty when there's just a bunch of earthworms," Harvey said. "Nine times out of 10, it's that we're just a bunch of wasteful buffoons." Ferrell sorts his findings in a room at the back of the house. He knows what is needed where. A stack of thick wool blankets is for the homeless shelters, which also need backpacks and blue jeans. A small shop near his home gets small appliances and other items. Once he supplied a group of immigrant students at TCU, who were learning how to service their bicycles, with sets of tools for each of them. Still more is stored in the shed behind his house, where every wall, the floor and the ceiling are covered with hanging tools and parts. His friends also get clothes. Ferrell keeps track of shoe, shirt, blouse and dress sizes and shops for them. He has seldom had problems with police or store owners. "I've found that being a good community member and being kind resolves all problems," Ferrell said. "I try to leave a neater situation than what I come to." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Why the rush? Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:40 PM PST DEC 2 — I had listened to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's Malaysia Day address with scepticism. Part of the scepticism came after noticing all the qualifications made by the prime minister in the same speech. The so-called Political Transformation Programme does not look so bold if one reads the fine print. As we have learned in recent days, the actual reform does not meet the high expectations set by the prime minister himself. The manner at which the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 was rushed through did little to alleviate the scepticism. In these days of scepticism, only actions command confidence. The nearly six years of the Abdullah administration justifies that attitude. The bravado of Parti Keadilan Rakyat only adds to the justification of scepticism. Indeed, political scepticism against all sides is a sign of maturity of ordinary voters. While the scent of scepticism was strong, not all shared it. Not all ordinary voters are seasoned political observers after all. Many young Malaysians celebrated the announced reforms as if reform had already happened. And then there are other not-so-young Malaysians who willingly assume things in good faith. Because of this, the Najib administration gained some immediate political capital. That was about three months ago. However significant the political capital was, time is eroding it. The power of words can last only so long. The longer it goes unsupported by action, the less credible it becomes. Words are cheap. In order to arrest the scepticism and to ensure that the liberalisation exercise will translate into votes for Barisan Nasional, the promised changes will have to be instituted before the next federal election. Action is required, hence the rushing of the Bill. Within a week, the Bill was read twice. Members of Parliament were expected to read the Bill thoroughly, consult experts as well as their constituents and then debate it intelligently within the span of a few days. That was nothing less than an ambush on the liberal camp. The ungodly rush suggests something else as well: the federal election is coming sooner rather than later. It suggests the tentative election date has been set and all Bills need to be passed before that deadline. If that is indeed the case, then the election presents a perverse incentive for the government to act based on a misunderstanding of criticism against the previous illiberal laws. It must be highlighted that the criticism is against the spirit of the previous laws, and not against the laws per se. With the Peaceful Assembly Bill retaining the old illiberal spirit, it is no different from the old laws. To cite another example relating back to the Malaysia Day speech, the replacement of the Internal Security Act will still grant the government the power to detain a person without trial. Yet, the main criticism against the ISA was exactly the detention without trial feature. So, what exactly will the substantive change be? One gets the impression that the government thinks all that is wrong is the names and the initials of a certain set of laws. Change the names and the initials to something more cheery and they expect the criticism will go away. That is a gross misunderstanding. Based on that, the government would think that rushing the Peaceful Assembly Bill and other related ones will win it votes. No, it will not. A substantive-minded government would take a more measured pace by making the Bill and others to come go through a thorough deliberative process. That possibly means pushing the next election as far as possible into the future and holding it only after a much improved Bill is ready for passing. The reverse — setting the election date first and then targeting to pass the Bills before that date — will result in farcical Bills. A rushed farcical Bill benefits no one. The voters will see through the farce and BN will not win any extra votes from it. BN in fact would lose votes because new voters and those who assumed good faith would think the ruling coalition has taken them for fools. Meanwhile, Malaysians will not see any improvement in their civil liberties. In the end, what was the point of rushing it? * The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Corruption in the media Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:26 PM PST DEC 2 — Corruption was the topic of discussion on the evening programme of my favourite local radio station, BFM, yesterday while I was stuck in traffic. They were talking about corruption relating to the country's governance and law enforcement. I had my opinions on that but that's not really what I want to write about here. The discussion on the programme really got me thinking about corruption in my profession, which is journalism and the media. I'm sure most of you readers would have heard about the recent controversy involving the BBC and the Malaysian government.  The BBC was found to have breached its editorial guidelines by broadcasting paid-for programming that was promoting the Malaysian government. This act would be considered by many, me included, as unethical and corrupt. It involves money and it is misleading. Am I right? But I am also sure that many would disagree and their argument would be that there are many news media organisations that take advertising and sponsorship money. From my perspective, I strongly believe that news and journalistic content should never be corrupted by money, and this includes advertising and sponsorship money. My argument is that money is the root of all evil and, hence, when it comes to journalistic content, money can influence the way this content is portrayed. And if money becomes such a big influence, the content may be compromised and not be credible (read: honest) at all. For the sake of proving a point, let me give you a simple example. Let's say a newspaper has a car review section and it also accepts automobile advertisements. Let's say that the latest car in the market is a Proton Saga and the newspaper decides to write a review of the car so their readers can be better informed. Let's say that the newspaper will also be running advertisements paid for by Honda. Wouldn't that mean that Honda now wields a certain amount of influence? Wouldn't that mean that Honda can now dictate how the review of the new Proton Saga model should be? The influence may even be as indirect as the fear that Honda might pull out their advertising money if a positive review was published. Journalistic content is compromised. So in my honest opinion, I think that all news media organisations should never accept advertising or sponsorship money because it would mean a loss in credibility. So how would I suggest news organisations sustain themselves? I don't know because in an ideal world, there would be no money involved in journalism. But, of course, an ideal world is not upon us. So these organisations could probably sustain on donations by the public or it could be through taxpayers' money. My reasoning for this is that journalists are supposed to be responsible and obligated to their readers anyway. Am I right? And this can be actually quite feasible too. PBS in the US actually takes donations and the BBC is funded by taxpayers' money (but now we know the truth!). I know I've also been known to denounce objective journalism and that there is nothing wrong with biasness when it comes to journalism. Honesty is key and full disclosure should be made and that the biasness has to be something that the journalist truly believes in. Let me try to explain this in a clearer way. Let's say a journalist is writing a review of the new Proton Saga model and he hates the car because he has had a bad history using Proton cars. If the journalist is honest about his biasness because of his experience, as a reader I would actually consider the review to be fair enough. However, if I were to see a Honda advertisement right next to the Proton Saga review, then I would definitely not consider the review honest enough. Why so? Well, the newspaper could be pressured into writing a negative review — or even go so far as fabricating its feelings and thoughts on the Proton Saga. So there's my two cents' worth. But I do understand that I could wait forever for an ideal world to materialise. So we just have to trust that journalists do have integrity. * The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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RUU Perhimpunan Aman: PAS saman PM, kerajaan pusat Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:01 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dis ― PAS hari ini memfailkan saman ke atas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan kerajaan pusat ekoran tindakan menggubal Rang Undang-undang Perhimpunan Aman 2011, yang telah diluluskan oleh Dewan Rakyat, Selasa lalu. Saman difailkan oleh Timbalan Presiden PAS Mohamad Sabu, Ketua Pengarah Pilihan Raya PAS Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli dan ahli jawatankuasa PAS Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur. Hatta dan Dzulkefly merupakan Ahli Parlimen. Menurut Mohamad (gambar), tindakan saman itu difailkan menerusi syarikat guaman Hanipa Maidin & Co dengan menamakan Najib sebagai responden pertama dan kerajaan Malaysia responden kedua. Mohamad menambah saman difailkan bagi mendapatkan semakan kehakiman terhadap rang undang-undang tersebut. Permohonan hari ini juga mahukan tiga perintah dari mahkamah, lapor Harakahdaily. Pertamanya, perintah deklarasi bahawa responden-responden telah bertindak melebihi kuasa mereka dan telah menyalahgunakan kuasa mereka apabila menggubal rang undang itu bagi menjadikannya sebagai undang-undang atau akta, meskipun bercanggah dengan Perkara 10 (1) (b) dan 10 (2) (b) Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Perintah kedua, menurut beliau, bagi melarang responden-responden daripada terus bertindak melebihi kuasa mereka dan menyalahgunakan kuasa mereka dengan melarang responden-responden meneruskan segala proses bagi menjadikan rang undang-undang itu sebagai akta yang boleh dikuatkuasakan. "Ketiga, secara alternatif, perintah mandamus bagi memaksa responden-responden mengambil langkah-langkah yang perlu dan wajar untuk sama ada menarik balik semula rang undang-undang itu atau membuat pindaan-pindaan yang perlu agar selaras dengan peruntikan Perlembagaan Persekutuan," katanya. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Anak gesa semua MB halang proses pajakan tanah, tahan senaraikan Felda Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:35 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dis ― Persatuan Anak Peneroka Felda Kebangsaan (Anak) hari ini menggesa kesemua menteri besar yang negeri masing-masing ada kawasan Felda menghalang perjanjian pajakan - salah satu langkah yang membolehkan penyenaraian Felda Global Ventures, dengan tidak menandatangani dokumen status hak milik tanah. Perjanjian pajakan tanah Felda dijangka berkuat kuasa mulai 1 Januari ini. Pengerusi Anak Mazlan Aliman berkata, oleh kerana wujud banyak kecelaruan dan kekeliruan berhubung perjanjian pajakan tanah dan maklumat mengenai proses penyenaraian, maka pihaknya mahu kerajaan-kerajaan negeri tidak menandatangani perjanjian berkaitan status hak milik tanah di bawah Felda Plantations. "Ini kerana ada kawasan Felda masih belum memperoleh status hak milik, jadi menteri besar kena menandatangani dokumen berkaitan bagi membolehkan tanah terbabit dipajakkan. "Jadi bagi menjaga kepentingan para peneroka Felda, kami meminta agar menteri besar tidak berbuat demikian," kata beliau hari ini. Sebagai peringkat permulaan, kata beliau, pihaknya akan mengadakan pertemuan dengan Menteri Besar Pahang pada 9 Disember ini. Proses penyenaraian Felda Global Ventures diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak ketika membentangkan Bajet 2012. Banyak pihak termasuk peneroka sendiri mendakwa masih belum mendapat maklumat terperinci mengenai proses penyenaraian. MENYUSUL LAGI Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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