Pretenders and Stolen Valour

Some 17 years ago, I befriended a military man. Soon after that, he retired but we maintained our friendship, albeit via the internet through various iteration of social media tools.

I learnt a lot about the military from this man, and I considered him one of my early masters.

Peruntukan Pertahanan 2018 - Mangsa Mainan Politik Keji

Tahun lepas, YB DAP Kampar, Dr. Ko Chung Sen lah yang mempolitikkan peruntukan pertahanan, dengan mengatakan bahawa perbelanjaan pertahanan adalah membazir.  Tahun ini, giliran YB DAP Klang, Charles Santiago yang mengusulkan untuk memotong peruntukan pertahanan untuk dialihkan kepada peruntukan kesihatan. 

YB DAP Kampar - Dr. Ko Chung Sen

YB DAP Klang - Charles Santiago

Saya tidak faham apa yang ahli Parlimen DAP tidak suka mengenai perbelanjaan pertahanan.  Adakah kerana pegangan politik haluan kiri mereka?  Atau terdapat udang di sebalik batu yang lain?

Defence Budget 2018 - Target of Sick Politicking

Last year, it was DAP YB for Kampar, Dr. Ko Chung Sen that had politicised defence budget allocation, citing that defence spending does not benefit the nation.  This year, it is DAP YB for Klang, Charles Santiago that had proposed for cuts in defence budget in favour for health budget.

DAP YB Kampar - Dr Ko Chung Sen

DAP YB Klang Charles Santiago

Frankly, I do not understand what DAP MPs has against defence spending.  Is it due to their left-wing leaning politics?  Or is there some ulterior motives?

Kenapa Kapal Tugasan Pesisiran ini Diperlukan?

Nota: Rencana ini adalah rencana yang diterjemahkan daripada rencana yang asalnya ditulis dalam Bahasa Inggeris pada tahun lalu.

Semalam, Ahli Parlimen DAP bagi Kampar, Dr. Ko Chung Sen mempersoalkan keperluan untuk Malaysia membeli 10 buah Kapal Tugasan Persisiran bernilai RM3 bilion daripada China, seperti dilaporkan oleh MalaysiaKini.  

YB Kampar - Dr. Ko Chung Sen (DAP)
Sumber: DAP

Tun Hanif Omar - A Brief History

Tun Hanif Omar was a former Inspector General of Police of Royal Malaysian Police Force from 1974 to 1994. At the time of his appointment to the post, he was the youngest person to be appointed as IGP in Commonwealth, at the age of 34, a post he held until retirement. He is also the longest serving IGP in Commonwealth (20 years).

Tun Hanif Omar

Can We Compare Apple with Orange when Both Are Fruits?

Nearly every budget, this never fails to happen.  Malaysians, so eager to compare their new-found knowledge of the world, sought to impress their other less-read compatriots, start to lambast the government for not managing the civil service workforce and claiming that the proportion of civil service that we have today is unrealistically high and not manageable in the long run.

We are often compared to our neighbour, Singapore (1 to 71.4), our former colonial master, the UK (1 civil servant to every 118 citizens) and a few other nations as seen in this screen-capture.  What more, this was shared by Dato' Seri Nazir Razak, the Prime Minister's own brother.

Pengkajian Semula Program MRCA Malaysia

"Ingatkan panas sehingga ke petang, rupanya hujan di tengah hari", pepatah Melayu yang paling tepat menjelaskan perasaan ramai pengkaji sektor pertahanan negara apabila Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein mengumumkan bahawa program MRCA tidak akan diteruskan semasa LIMA 2017. 

Laluan Penuh Ranjau
Program MRCA yang asalnya diumumkan sekitar 2003 - 2005 (saya tidak berapa ingat bila) bertujuan untuk menggantikan pesawat pemintas tersohor MiG29N TUDM.

Program tersebut ditunda buat pertama kalinya semasa ekonomi dunia mengalami kemurungan yang teruk pada tahun 2008 akibat krisis subprime di Amerika Syarikat yang telah menjangkiti seluruh dunia.