Maradona

Maradona: I hold my hands up

By TOM WELLS

DIEGO Maradona last night issued his first ever apology for his infamous Hand of God goal — and insisted: “If I could go back and change history I would.”

The 47-year-old former Argentina ace caved in during an interview with The Sun — nearly 22 years after his handballed effort cheated England out of the 1986 World Cup.

He also revealed he was planning to MOVE to Britain, has held talks about coaching a Premier League team — and took a swipe at David Beckham.

Dad-of-two Maradona, who has just finished a four-day visit to the UK, broke English hearts during the World Cup quarter-final in Mexico. The 5ft 5in genius dribbled past five England players to score his brilliant second goal in Argentina’s 2-1 victory.

Handball ... Maradona palms World Cup goal past Shilton

But it was his first, palmed into the net past helpless goalie Peter Shilton, which left him a hate figure in this country. Maradona has never before apologised for the strike — which helped Argentina go on to win the tournament.

He cheekily claimed it had been netted “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”.
Shilton, still fuming at 58, said recently: “He has never said sorry. I think for a player with his standing in the game, it was very unsporting.

“Instead of just saying it was the Hand of God, he could have owned up.” But yesterday Maradona finally DID say sorry to England’s success-starved fans. Smiling broadly, he said: “An English supporter came up to me this weekend, asked me for an autograph, and said, ‘You are a legend’.

“This made me very happy. Your people are so polite and kind despite the history between our countries.
“If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world. “I cannot change history.

All I can do now is move on.” Maradona flew into Britain to visit Chelsea star Claude Makelele and the London club’s Israeli boss Avram Grant.

Talks

He also watched Manchester United play Spurs at Old Trafford in their FA Cup fourth round clash, before attending Arsenal’s Premier League game with Newcastle on Tuesday. Maradona has never coached or played in this country, but revealed he had already held “informal” talks with advisors about taking a club post here.

Speaking through a translator, he said: “I’m looking for new opportunities — somewhere I can find a job, a position — and it is true I plan to spend much more time in England.

“There have been no formal talks and I haven’t come this week to remove managers from positions in the Premier League.
“I want to see as many games as I can here over the coming months. It is true I have had informal talks with various people about opportunities in England — but until there is a contract in front of me I cannot say any more.”

Maradona admitted he was stunned by England’s failure to qualify for this summer’s European Championships.
He went on: “At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It’s difficult to explain.

“Even during the World Cup I could see problems for England. It is a mental problem. “Fabio Capello needs to work on their mental state — then the tactics. But the skill level is OK. For me, John Terry should be the captain, Robinson should be in goal and Aaron Lennon must play. I like his style very much.

“Under Steve McClaren there was a problem. He wasn’t a capable manager of the national team.

“It was a big mistake to drop Paul Robinson for the Croatia game. Robinson would never have made the mistakes that Scott Carson did.

“Robinson is a very good goalkeeper who has had a few problems — but strikers would have thought twice about shooting at him from long range because doubt would have entered their minds.

“With Carson they thought, ‘Who is this player’? and took shots from everywhere.” Maradona also took a swipe at former England captain David Beckham — and love rat left-back Ashley Cole.

He added: “Beckham is a nice man and I’m sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more.

“He has a good long-range shot, but he’s not a great player — he doesn’t belong to the superior group of players.
“There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world. As for Cole, he needs to demonstrate he can forget girls and concentrate on football.
“I thought that is why you get married anyway — to stop problems like these with girls and think about your wife.
“If he has not played much for Chelsea, it is because of his form on the pitch, not his wife. “He needs to solve his problems off the pitch, but he cannot blame them for his performance on it. “His wife is not on the pitch with him — nor is his mistress.”

Maradona spent more than a decade hooked on drink and drugs. His cocaine addiction nearly cost him his life after a massive 2004 heart attack left him in a coma. At one point, Argentinians thought they had lost their national hero after rumours spread he had DIED.

But he battled back to fitness and claims he has not touched the drug for three years. Maradona said: “When I was in hospital in a coma my daughter Dalma sat by my bedside. “She whispered, ‘Daddy, please live for me. Please live for me’. I heard her words and woke up.

“It is my two daughters that saved my life. I realised I had lost so much of my time with them through drugs and I want to enjoy the time I have left with them now. “I lost a lot of my footballing talent to drugs. If I had never touched cocaine I would have been three times as good a player. .

“There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen — me or Pele. Everyone would say me.”

Addict

He added: “When I was at my worst, I would take coke with whisky constantly for three days, sleep for one day, then take coke again constantly for three days, and play a game on Sunday. “I wouldn’t know what was going on around me, but I was still better than all the other players.

“My older daughter Dalma spent her childhood knowing her father was a drug addict. “She is a great actress now, because she went to school every day acting like everything was OK. “You can have no real relationships with your family if you use cocaine — you need it all the time.

“I thought about killing myself several times, but then I thought about what I would leave behind. “It was my daughters’ eyes that helped me — that is why I am still here today.”

BOYINATION 6

Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Youth Corner will be organising:-

Activity : 1-on- Breakdancing Competition
Date : 3 February 2008(Sunday)
Time : 2.30 - 5.30pm
Venue : Dataran Pustaka, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.

Medal For Beijing 2008

Designs of Medals for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Obverse face of the medal

Reverse side of the medal

The medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is designed with inspiration coming from "bi", China's ancient jade piece inscribed with dragon pattern. The medals, made of gold and jade, symbolize nobility and virtue and are embodiment of traditional Chinese values of ethics and honor, sending forth strong Chinese flavor.

The medals are 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On the front side, the medal adopts standard design prescribed by the International Olympic Committee. While on the back, the medal is inlaid with jade with the Beijing Games emblem engraved in the metal centerpiece. The design inspiration of the medal hook derives from jade "huang", a ceremonial jade piece with decoration of double dragon pattern and "Pu", the reed mat pattern.

Noble and elegant, the Beijing Olympic Games medal is a blending of traditional Chinese culture and the Olympism. It gives the winners of the Games great honor and acclamation as recognition of their achievement.

Note: bi, a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the center
Huang, a semi circular jade ornament

Obverse side of the medal and the ribbon

Reverse side of the medal and the ribbon

Heal The World

Saya tak pernah jemu mendengar lagu ini. Ini antara lagu kegemaran aku.

Buah Rian

Bubur Rian...

Wow...sedap!

Di Kuching diatu benung musim buah Rian. Rega baka ke diatu, dalam RM20.00 setumpuk (5-6 igi setumpuk). Siti ari resipi buah rian ti di kerindu ka aku, iya nya Bubur Rian...

Malaysia cemerlang di Temasya Para ASEAN

BERJAYA...Temasya Sukan Para Asean di Korat, Thailand sudah pun melabuhkan tirainya secara rasmi semalam dengan menyaksikan kontinjen negara mencapai kejayaan cemerlang dengan memperbaiki kedudukan keseluruhan untuk berada di tempat kedua. Malah, pada edisi ke-4 sukan itu juga menyaksikan Malaysia melebihi sasaran dengan mengutip 81 pingat emas, 74 perak dan 46 gangsa berbanding pencapaian pada temasya 2005 di Manila dengan 78 emas, 41 perak dan 30 gangsa. Pingat emas terakhir negara berjaya diraih di Pusat Akuatik Kompleks Stadium Ulang Tahun Diraja ke-80 melalui Mohd. Nadhir Mazlan dalam acara renang 50 meter gaya bebas untuk kategori cacat penglihatan.Kontinjen negara yang terdiri daripada 180 atlet dan 101 pegawai dan anggota sokongan telah menyertai sebanyak 222 daripada 686 acara yang dipertandingkan selama lima hari bermula 21 Januari lepas. Gambar Bernama.

KORAT, Thailand – Temasya Sukan Para ASEAN ke 4 yang melabuhkan tirainya semalam secara rasmi menyaksikan kontinjen Malaysia mencapai kejayaan cemerlang dengan memperbaiki kedudukan keseluruhan untuk berada di tempat kedua.

Pada edisi ke-4 temasya berkenaan, Malaysia berjaya mengutip 81 pingat emas, 74 perak dan 46 gangsa, melepasi sasaran 80 pingat emas dan berjaya memperbaiki kedudukan keseluruhan daripada kedudukan ketiga di temasya 2005 di Manila dengan 78 emas, 41 perak dan 30 gangsa.

“Rakyat Malaysia patut berbangga dengan pencapaian atlet-atlet elit paralimpik negara. Mereka telah menunjukkan kemampuan mereka untuk berjaya dalam pertandingan antarabangsa,” kata ketua kontinjen Malaysia Liew Yoon Loy bagi menggambarkan prestasi atlet elit paralimpik secara keseluruhan.

Tuan rumah, Thailand terus gah dengan dengan 256 emas, 109 perak dan 84 gangsa. Vietnam pula di tempat ketiga dengan 78 emas, 66 perak dan 43 gangsa.

Sebelum ini, di temasya yang berlangsung di Hanoi, Vietnam (2003) dan Manila, Filipina (2005), kontinjen Malaysia menamatkan saingan di tempat ketiga keseluruhan.

Bagaimanapun, jumlah sukan yang dipertandingkan adalah kurang daripada jumlah yang ditawarkan di sini iaitu 14 jenis sukan.

Bermula di Kuala Lumpur pada 2001, Sukan Para ASEAN hanya menawarkan dua jenis sukan iaitu renang dan olahraga. Jumlah itu ditambah kepada lima pada 2003 di Hanoi dan seterusnya 10 jenis sukan di Manila.

Bagaimanapun, Pengarah Bahagian Atlet Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Ahmad Shapawi Ismail berkata, walaupun negara berjaya memperbaiki pencapaian keseluruhan di Manila tetapi berlaku kemerosotan dalam acara olahraga dan ping-pong kali ini, yang banyak disebabkan faktor teknikal

Katanya jumlah pungutan pingat emas dalam acara olahraga merosot daripada 47 di Manila kepada 37 di Korat, manakala ping pong pula merosot daripada lapan kepada hanya lima pingat emas

Secara khusus, pencapaian atlet paralimpik Malaysia di Sukan Para ASEAN dibahagikan kepada tiga kategori iaitu sukan cemerlang, sukan yang memuaskan dan sukan yang masih gagal.

Antara sukan yang diletakkan sebagai sukan cemerlang ialah badminton, renang, catur, bola keranjang berkerusi roda, tenis berkerusi roda dan powerlifting.

Acara badminton, renang dan catur berjaya meningkatkan pungutan pingat emas, sementara bola keranjang berkerusi roda, tenis berkerusi roda dan powerlifting berjaya meningkatkan prestasi sukan masing-masing ke suatu tahap yang tinggi.

Majlis Penghargaan 2008

Majlis Penghargaan Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2008 telah diadakan pada 25 Januari 2008, Jumaat. Majlis tersebut telah disempurnakan oleh Pengerusi Lembaga Pengurusan Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Hj Hamid Bugo. Pada sidang media, beliau telah menerang peranan serta hala tuju Pustaka Negeri Sarawak dalam usaha menyediakan maklumat kepada masyarakat negeri Sarawak. Beliau juga menegaskan bahawa peranan perpustakaan bukan saja sekadar memberi maklumat kepada pengguna, tetapi juga berperanan untuk menyimpan rekod dan warisan negeri Sarawak.

Pada majlis yang sama, beliau juga melancarkan perkhidmatan Pustaka On Phone (POP) yang mana pengguna Pustaka Negeri Sarawak akan mendapat malumat menggunakan SMS dari Pustaka. Dengan adanya perkhidmatan ini, akan memudahkan penyebaran iformasi terkini dari Pustaka Negeri Sarawak kepada pengguna-penggunanya. Bagi membolehkan anda menikmati perkhidmatan ini, anda perlulah mengemaskinikan rekod anda.

Upacara penyerahan Bas e-Pustaka kepada Setiausaha Majlis Daerah Sarikei, Encik Shariman Faizul Abdullah juga berlangsung pada hari yang sama.

Para tetamu jemputan....

YBhg. Hj Mohd. Atei Abang Medaan, Datuk Bandar DBKU, Puan Rashidah Hj Bolhassan, CEO Pustaka, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo dan Encik Shariman Faizul Abdullah, Setiausaha Majlis Daerah Sarikei.

Upacara penyerahan kunci bas e-Pustaka....

Pemandangan di dalam bas....

Upacara melepaskan 8 ekor itik ke tasik Pustaka simbolik Pustaka telah 8 tahun beroperasi...

Perkhidmatan Pustaka On Phone (POP)

I'm on because you're s**t

BENDT HIS EAR ... Emmanuel Adebayor speaks his mind on Tuesday night

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR sparked the amazing Arsenal butting row by calling Nicklas Bendtner ‘s**t’.
And SunSport can reveal the Carling Cup bust-up at Spurs was the result of a long-running feud between the strikers. A source said: “The first thing Adebayor said to Bendtner was ‘I’m only on because you are so s**t!’

"He has been on Bendtner’s case for a long time. “The pair do not get on and it finally boiled over on Tuesday night when Adebayor came on as a sub with the team 4-0 down. “Bendtner ignored him — but when Adebayor said the same thing again later on, Nicklas gave Manny the finger and it all kicked off.” The warring team-mates had to be pulled apart as Adebayor nutted Bendtner in the face.

Violent conduct

FA disciplinary chiefs are now studying TV footage of the incident following a request from referee Howard Webb. Webb admitted he did not see what happened. He spoke to both players after they had been separated by Arsenal captain William Gallas but the official insists he was not in a position to take any action.

Now he has asked FA bosses to see if there is any evidence to warrant a charge of violent conduct against either player — or both. Arsenal, who lost the semi-final 5-1, tried to take the heat off the club by releasing a statement from Adebayor.

The Togo star, 23, said: “I am sorry for the disagreement with my team-mate Nicklas and, overall, we should have been more calm.” Bendtner, 20, will now demand clear-the-air talks, with boss Arsene Wenger mediating.

Benarkah?

Suspek....sedang dicari.

Kejam....Nurin, dibunuh dan diperkosa.

Sharlinie...masih belum ditemui.

KES kehilangan kanak-kanak yang hangat diperkatakan sekarang mengingatkan saya kepada zaman kanak-kanak dulu.

Menurut "dongengan" orang-orang tua, apabila ada projek pembinaan mega (jambatan dan bangunan) maka, tuan punya projek tersebut akan mengupah seseorang untuk mencari kepala manusia (kanak-kanak) untuk dijadikan “semahan” di tapak pembinaan tersebut sebelum sebarang kerja-kerja pembinaan dilakukan.

Kononnya, dengan berbuat demikian, projek tersebut tidak akan mengalami sebarang malapetaka, umpamanya jambatan ataupun bangunan itu runtuh. Dengan adanya korban kepala manusia, dipercayai boleh mengukuhkan lagi struktur sesebuah bangunan ataupun jambatan itu.

Sejauh manakah kebenaran ini, entah sayapun tidak tahu dan terus terang saya katakan yang saya sendiri tidak berani hendak mengiya sekalipun menidakkannya. Mungkin, cerita-cerita begini sengaja diadakan oleh orang tua, semata-mata untuk menakutkan kanak-kanak agar mereka tidak bermain terlalu jauh dari kawasan yang sepatutnya.

Berdasarkan cerita orang tua itu, terdetik dihati saya persoalan, adakah kes kehilangan kanak-kanak ada kaitan dengan “dongengan” orang tua itu? Entahlah, saya sendiri pun tiada jawapannya. Sejauh manakah kebenaran cerita tentang “penyamun” yang mencari kepala manusia itu, tiada siapa yang dapat mengesahkannya. Akupun bimbang serta ngeri juga seandainya cerita mengenai “penyamun” itu benar.

Ada juga pendapat yang mengatakan bahawa kes kehilangan kanak-kanak ini dikaitkan dengan pengamal ilmu hitam. Kononnya kanak-kanak perempuan sering menjadi mangsa kerana mereka masih lagi “suci” dan belum “tercemar” serta sangan sesuai untuk dijadikan “korban”. Memang sungguh menakutkan cerita-cerita sebegini. Memang banyak kes-kes yang melibatkan "penculikan" kanak-kanak yang tidak dapat diselesaikan oleh pihak yang bertanggungjawab.

Semakin moden serta semakin canggih kehidupan, semakin menebal ketakutan yang menyelubungi manusia kini. Tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan, manusia lebih mementingkan kehidupan materialistik dan kurang ambil peduli tentang apa yang sedang berlaku di sekeliling mereka. Apakah benar sifat perikemanusian serta ciri-ciri murni dalam diri manusia semakin terhakis disebabkan perlumbaan mengejar kepuasan duniawi?. Semoga kes-kes seperti diatas tidak terjadi kepada orang-orang yang kita sayang.
Renung-renungkanlah.……

John 3:16

I received this e-mail from my buddy.....

A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner; the people were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers. He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."

The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "you go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16 and they will let you in."

So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son." She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16...I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.

Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry?" He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food," The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any more. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16...Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.

She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16... I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out. The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16...I don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rested.

The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up a big old Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face. "Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently. He replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it," She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought: John 3:16....don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.

You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end. I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Stroke

Indicators of stroke from my friend Dr. Dean Uphoff

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food.

While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die.... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this... A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.

The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * Ask the individual to SMILE.

T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. If he or she has trouble withANY ONE of these tasks, call 999/911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.

India Street

India Street, Kuching

Akupun bengang juga bila tengok keadaan India Street, Kuching yang begitu sunyi begini. Kebiasaannya, India Street adalah tempat yang paling sibuk di Bandaraya Kuching. Pelbagai jenis barangan terdapat di sini. Ia menjadi tumpuan sengenap lapisan masyarakat di sekitar Bandaraya Kuching, lebih-lebih lagi semasa musim perayaan...

YUMMY....

Kalau bab makan ni memang aku boleh tahan. Pantang diajak, memang on punya....apatah lagi kalau kena dengan menu yang sedap-sedap. Sure aku tak boleh nak tolak punyer. Kat bawah ni, aku "hidangkan" beberapa menu kegemaran aku. Kalau ada sapa-sapa yang tau tempat makan yang "menarik" silalah kongsi kat sini.....

Red Chilli

Mixed Vegetables

Crab Soup Roasted Duck
Steam Snow Fish

KUSIA

Kuching Spinal Injuries Association (KUSIA) telah didaftarkan secara rasminya pada 18 Ogos 2006, manakala upacara pelancarannya telah diadakan pada 8 Disember 2006 oleh Ybhg. Encik Sim Han Seng yang mewakili YB Dato Seri William Mawan Ikom.

Sehingga kini KUSIA telah mempunyai seramai 50 orang ahli berdaftar. Ahli-ahli KUSIA terdiri daripada mereka yang mengalami kecederaan pada Saraf Tunjang (Spinal Cord) yang tinggal di sekitar Bandaraya Kuching. Selain daripada mereka yang mengalami kecederaan Saraf Tunjang, ahli-ahli KUSIA terdiri daripada pelbagai golongan, seperti doktor, jururawat serta sesiapa saja yang berhasrat untuk membantu pertubuhan ini.

Sepanjang penubuhan KUSIA, pelbagai aktiviti telah diadakan. Di antara aktiviti-aktiviti yang telah berjaya didakan adalah seperti berikut:-

a) Charity Dive 2007-dengan kerjasama Borneo Scuba Diving Adventure
b) Annual Wheel Chair Camp-telah diadakan di Pusat Pemulihan Samarahan (PPS)
c) Pertandingan Ten Pin Bowling-diadakan di Crystal Bowl, Stampin

Main "Belon Tampar"

Alat Bantuan Memandu

Wheelchair Maintenance

Cara Naik Turun Kerusi Roda

Para Peserta Wheel Chair Camp 2007

Orang Kuat KUSIA

Demo Penggunaan Kerusi Roda

Perasmian

Penyampaian Cenderahati

Ucapan Oleh Ybg. Encik Sim Han Seng

The Diving Team

Elaun Agong, PM,Sultan, Menteri

Sebelum ni ramai yang tanya pasal allowances ni semua termasuk allowances untuk kerabat. Aku pun tak boleh bagi info yang lengkap. But now aku dah dapat info yang lengkap untuk share dengan you all.So, mari kita lihat berapa banyak Malaysia habis kan duit untuk bagi pada orang orang ni semua.Aku mulakan dulu allowances untuk Agong dan Permaisuri Agong.

Elaun untuk Agong dan Permaisuri Agong Ini adalah dibawah Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 269 (Akta Peruntukan Diraja 1982).Ini budget tahunan untuk Agong. Akan dibayar secara bulanan kepada Agong. Selain dari elaun untuk Agong ni, mereka masih dapat elaun Sultan di negeri masing masing.

1. Privy Purse - RM360,000 (bermakna bulanan adalah RM30,000).

2. Elaun keraian - RM120,000 (bulanan sebanyak RM10,000)

3. Elaun diraja Istana Negara - RM144,000 (bulanan sebanyak RM12,000)

So, total setiap bulan seorang Agong dapat adalah sebanyak RM52,000.

Elaun untuk Permaisuri Agong ialah:-
1. Privy Purse - RM67,200 (iaitu RM5,600 sebulan).
2. Elaun keraian - RM21,600 (RM1,800 sebulan).
Total sebulan Permaisuri Agong dapat ialah RM7,400.

Selain daripada tu, setiap tahun Agong dapat lebih RM53 million untuk perbelanjaan istana, sambutan tetamu dan untuk gaji pekerja dia.

Breakdown nya adalah seperti berikut:-
1. Perbelanjaan istana dan sambutan tetamu - RM52,259,100
2. Gaji kakitangan istana - RM1,004,880

Elaun untuk bekas Agong dan bekas Permaisuri Agong. Aku tak pernah tau wujud nya elaun ni. Bermakna setiap bekas Agong yang tukar setiap 5 tahun tu akan dapat elaun bekas Agong dan bekas Permaisuri Agong.

Ini adalah dibawah peruntukan Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 270 (Akta Istana Negara Elaun-elaun Diraja 1982) pindaan 2006.Dibawah akta ni elaun akan dibayar kepada bekas Agong dan bekas Permaisuri Agong setiap bulan untuk seumur hidup. Contohnyalah kan, macam Sultan Azlan (bekas Agong), selain dari elaun Sultan dia dapat tiap bulan, dia juga dapat elaun bekas Agong.

1. Elaun Diraja Istana Negara untuk bekas Agong - RM15,180 sebulan.
2. Elaun Diraja Istana Negara untuk bekas Permaisuri Agong - RM4,500 sebulan.

Boleh dikatakan kat Malaysia ni kebanyakan Sultan dah pun jadi Agong, just imagine berapa banyak kerajaan belanjakan untuk kesemua bekas-bekas Agong dan bekas-bekas Permaisuri Agong yang masih hidup? Pencen khas untuk balu Agong.

Ini adalah pencen untuk balu Agong. Bermakna kalau Agong tu mati semasa dia tengah jadi Agong, so balu dia akan dapat pencen ni. Contohnya pencen khas ni Siti Aishah dapat sebab Sultan Selangor mati masa tu dia tengah jadi Agong kan. Kira untung lah Siti Aishah ni sebab dapat pencen khas. Anyway, ini adalah di bawah Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 223 (Akta Pencen Khas Raja Permaisuri Agong 1979).So, ini lah yang Siti Aishah dapat.

1. Pencen seumur hidup - RM4,500 sebulan.
2. Kereta (cukai jalan dan bayaran pendaftaran percuma) atau wang pukal RM250,000 untuk kereta. Juga dapat RM2,590.87 sebulan untuk driver dan maintenance of car.
3. Rumah Kerajaan yang akan disenggara oleh Kerajaan atau wang pukal RM750,000.

Elaun Sultan dan kerabat (contoh Kedah)Elaun untuk Sultan dan kerabat kat setiap negeri adalah dibawah peruntukan negeri masing-masing. Setiap negeri ada Enakmen Peruntukan Diraja. Ini contoh untuk Kedah.

Basically, kat negeri negeri lain pun lebih kurang sama juga amount nya.
1. Elaun Sultan - RM52,600 sebulan.
2. Elaun keraian Sultan = RM15,480
So, setiap bulan Sultan (contoh disini ialah Sultan Kedah) ialah sebanyak RM68,080.

Untuk Sultanah pulak elaun nya adalah:-
1. Elaun Sultanah - RM12,000 sebulan
2. Elaun peribadi Sultanah - RM2,600 sebulan. Sebulan Sultanah akan dapat RM14,600.

Elaun lain lain untuk kerabat ialah:-
Raja Muda - RM13,000
Raja Puan Muda - RM5,200
Tunku Bendahara - RM4,000
Bini Tunku Bendahara - RM1,250
Tunku Temenggung - RM3,500
Isteri Tunku Temenggung - RM900
Tunku Laksamana - RM3,000
Isteri Tunku Laksamana - RM600

Banyak lagi elaun untuk kerabat bergelar. Selain daripada tu kerabat-kerabat lain pun dapat allowances juga. Contoh macam anak anak Sultan dapat allowace dalam RM1,000 sebulan and kerabat jauh sikit (bukan anak Sultan) dinamakan kerabat kategori 2 juga dapat allowace sebanyak RM500 sebulan.

Gaji dan allowances untuk Perdana Menteri, Menteri dan Ahli ParlimenIni semua adalah dibawah Undang-undang Ahli Parlimen (Saraan) pindaan 2005

Gaji untuk Perdana Menteri, Menteri, MP adalah seperti berikut:-
Perdana Menteri - RM22,826.65 sebulan
Timbalan Perdana Menteri - RM18,168.15 sebulan
Menteri-menteri Kabinet - RM14,907.20 sebulan.
Timbalan Menteri-menteri Kabinet - RM10,847.65 sebulan
Setiausaha Parlimen - RM7,187.40
Ahli Dewan Negara - RM6,508.59
Ahli Dewan Rakyat (ni kira MP lah) - RM4,112.79So,

Contohnya macam Pak Lah... dia adalah Perdana Menteri dan juga Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan juga dia adalah MP,
so monthly income dia ialah= RM22,826.65 + (RM14,907.20 x 2) + RM4,112.79= RM56,753.84.

Ini formula untuk calculate pencen bekas MP.

Pencen:1/144 x tempoh perkhidmatan (bulan) x GajiMinimum pencen dapat ialah separuh dari gaji MP.

Bermakna kalau jadi MP satu penggal pun akan dapat pencen paling sikit pun RM2,056.40. Lagi lama jadi MP lagi banyak pencen dia akan dapat.Gratuity:1/48 x Gaji x 12 x tempoh perkhidmatan (bulan)

GAJI MENTERI MALAYSIA

Gaji Menteri
1. Gaji Pokok RM18,000
2. Elaun Keraian RM10,500.00
3. Elaun Perumahan RM10,800.00
4. Elaun Wakil Rakyat RM10,650.00
5. Elaun parking RM 5,700.00
Jumlah pendapatan bulanan RM55,650.00 yang wajib diterima sama ada sakit atau tidak bekerja:-

Lain-lain kemudahan
1. Bercuti keluar negara sekali setahun terutama selepas persidangan Dewan Negara- semua perbelanjaan ditanggung oleh kerajaan termasuk tiket penerbangan, hotel, duit poket sebanyak RM50,000.00. Kalau tidak bercuti keluar negara seorang menteri boleh menuntut sebanyak RM50,000.00 tanpa resit.
2. Bil letrik percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia
3. Bil Air percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia
4. Bil telefon percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia
5. Peruntukan perkakasan dapor/perhiasan rumah dll boleh dituntut setahun sekali sebanyak RM40,000.00
6. Sebuah kereta Mercedes S320, di lengkapi dgn telefon bimbit,satu pemandu,minyak percuma.Kalau guna khidmat pemandu kementerian, dapatlah duit percuma.
7. Semua pemberian derma seperti kepada perkahwinan, kematian,atau pemberian kepada badan kebajikan kebajikan boleh dituntut.
8. Boleh mengadakan rumah terbuka setiap hari raya, segala perbelanjaan ditanggung oleh kerajaan. Kebiasaan Menteri menuntut sebanyak RM400,000.00
9. Setiap menteri biasanya tuntutan mereka sebanyak RM45,000.00 semua elaun perbelanjaan tidak termasuk elaun-elaun dalam slip pendapatan bulanan.

Slip Pendapatan Bulanan Bagi Timbalan Menteri ialah:-
1. Gaji Pokok RM15,000
2. Elaun Keraian RM9,500.00
3. Elaun Perumahan RM9,800.00
4. Elaun Wakil Rakyat RM10,650.00
5. Elaun parking RM 5,700.00
Jumlah pendapatan bulanan RM50,650.00 yang wajib terima samada sakit atau tidak hadir bertugas.

Dan Menteri:-
1. Pengerusi syarikat/lembaga jabatan kerajaan
2. Pengerusi syarikat swasta yg dilantik
3. Pedapatan dari syarikat persendirian seperti kontrak dan lain-lain
4. Pendapatan dari kroni-kroni peribadi
5. Saham yang diberi khas oleh kerajaan sebanyak 300,000 unit setiap masa.
6. Tidak termasuk dari pendapatan luar negara
7. Lain-lain sumbertu kira pada tahun 1999..dah lama dah..tp kalau benda naik leh naik...tak tahu kot2 gaji pak menteriku turun..