Friday, October 31, 2008

EVEN MY 88 YEAR OLD MUM MUST RASA THE KACHANG REBUS BEFORE PURCHASE.

Malaysiakini posted this report:

Eurocopter scandal: No inspection done on choppers

by Syed Jaymal Zahiid

Defence Deputy Minister Abu Seman Yusop received a beating from Pakatan Rakyat MPs today when he openly admitted that the multi-billion ringgit military helicopters did not undergo any physical inspection.

MCPX

Abu Seman, in his Budget 2009 winding-up speech, said the ministry’s technical committee had decided to buy 12 units of the Eurocopter Cougar EC 725 helicopters based on documents alone.

What Others Said:

Din Merican:

In other countries like India or the United Kingdom, scandals of this sort can cause the government to collapse, but not in Malaysia. Here the government stays no matter what.

Mr Bean:

It is time we take the bull by the horns and do what has to be done - to restore public confidence in the government. Change has its cost and fear is being instilled among the Malays as to what could happen under Pakatan rule.

Anwar’s dilemma is to figure out a way of how to take away the candy from a boy without making him cry. Can that be done??

Robotman:

No wonder Malaysia is a good trading partner to the rest of the world. We are happy to pay RM1.6 Billion to a foreign company by just browsing their “marketing brochure”. Test flights will come later. Yep! We pay first then get to test the hardware. Don’t worry lah. Got guarantee one!

Malaysia Boleh!!!!

Shrek:

Before buying the helis the RMAF needs to put it through trials to see if it meets the RMAF requiements i.e. Search and Rescue, troop deployment, MediVac, and any other role the RMAF anticipate using the helis. You just can’t guage the helis by a few joy rides at LIMA. The helis must be tried under extreme conditions , in deep jungle, in torrential rains, monsoon storms and severe weather conditions.

Then the helis need to be evaluated on cost of operation per hour.

Next the RMAF needs to consider the ease of operations and maintenance, availability of spare parts, training for maintenance crew and any special tools required.

Then comes pilot training. Cost of training or conversion, real time or through simulator, availability of training and training aid.

Helis like airplanes can be powered by different engines from several engine makers. RMAF needs to determine that these engines are supported with spares and service personnel.

Next they need to consider the avionics.

This is not an exhaustive list A proper procurement exercise will consist of more, not just by looking at glossy brochures and slick presentation by salespeople.

Antares:

Why bother with Royal Commissions, I say. If every single sin commited by Umno-BN is to be investigated by a Royal Commission, we’d be forming Royal Commissions all the way to Kingdom Come & Gone. The Rakyat has a much more effective way to discern whether something is palatable or rotten - WE PUT IT TO THE NOSE TEST!

The Rakyat’s Verdict: Umno-BN smells worse than a million SB officer’s T-shirts (to quote former ISA detainee Malek Hussin) and is destined for the incinerator. Can’t leave it lying around, it’s so toxic the soil might be contaminated for generations!

AND SOME HYPOCRITES STILL ARE ANNOYED BY THIS UPSIDE DOWN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF DISTRESS.



BY OUR SILENCE WE ARE ALLOWING THE FLAG TO BE TRAMPLED
BY THOSE WHO GOVERN US.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

baginda is FREE !!

Anonymous said...

i bought a bicycle after he had tried on it round & round the area in tesco & my SMART bini checked the tyres, bell, brakes, seat, chain, mud-guard ....NO NO NO ...
color not nice = took a purple one & my son tested another 3 rounds & the SMART SMART bini checked again & again & FINALLY i paid with card and..and..AND the cost was 99 ringgits... SIGH !!

Anonymous said...

The items were never inspected. The PM had misquoted the price by hundreds of millions. A 1Billion+ deal is as good as done from our pilots just having flown them. Oh, how I love the way Malaysia does things. Would it not be nice to ask all taxpayers in Malaysia to find ways to avoid paying their taxes to Lembaga Hasil for the ways they spend our moneys?
malsia1206

amoker said...

Zorro,

And we wanted to promote ketuanan Melayu. Apa ini lah... beli kereta also must check everything.

Tap the door
jump on the suspension...

Liars.. liars!

Anonymous said...

Zorro, our fucking cabinet is full of idiots, liars, sycophants, uneducated louts, uneducated mutts, stupid idiots. Most of the Barisan MPs dont even know how to answer simple questions. Most of them dont even know the procedures of Parliament. What can we do? BASTARDS OF THE FIRST DEGREE. I am going mad. I am going to check into Tanjong Rambutan clinic tonight for some beers. Cheers.

Donplaypuks® said...

I just read in MI that the Maritime Enforcement Agency bought 3 AugustaWestland helicopters for RM700 million or RM233 million each. This is evn more expensive than the Eurocopter 725 for the Army - 12 @ RM1.6 billion = 1 @
RM133 million - which is cheaper even though fitted with presumably laser guided weapons systems.

Nothing about Army, Navy or Police procurement seems to make sense.
http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

"AND SOME HYPOCRITES STILL ARE ANNOYED BY THIS UPSIDE DOWN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF DISTRESS."

Uncle, what to do la.. product of our education system. Its like the mother crab teaching its young to walk straight and not sideways. Sigh.

Anonymous said...

SORRY JUST TO SIDETRACK. . . .WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO SAMY VELLU'S BANDAR UTAMA LAND DEAL?????
KLW

Unknown said...

even after 308, the BN/UMNO is still shamelessly and agreesively robbing, raping and sodomising the rakyat in broad day light.

what can we do??? what can we do???

the chief judge, the chief polis, the chief attorney and the ACA head are all their run dogs...

what can we do???

GobloKing said...

What can be done for the sake of transparency & accountability?

1. A set of public procurement standards to be adhered to for all purchases say, >RM5000

2. An independent panel of tender assessors - to be selected & nominated 24hrs before tender opens

Said panel should consist of 1 each from professional bodies eg accountants, lawyers, engineers, doctors even teachers. Ofcourse panel shld incl 1 member each fr opposition & ruling party

3. Documentation to be made available for public viewing. Ofcourse some jokers will say "For yr eyes only"

SORRY. This FYEO doesn't work

Where Public money is concerned, nothing is P&C

if somebody wants to really sabo us by learning abt the security specs they will know it

No country can prevent security specs from being confidential

WHAT AM I SAYING?

Ofcourse they know what to do But they choose NOT to stay within the provided transparency guidance.

Ofcourse we are the same country sending an "astronaut" (sic) to space aren't we?

CoFfEE witH PUNithAN - Unplugged said...

Why you people being so stupid??? Why destroy the harmoni of tanah tumpah darahku for the Hindraf criminals who don't represent Indians like me. This RPK is a bankrupt and a attention seeker. His is royalty, yes? I'm sure he gets royal treatment in prison. You are all being used by Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat. Look at kapar Mp Manikavasagam he is using Hindraf. You are used by DAP and PKR. This is meaning of Stupid!!!

Anonymous said...

He who buys RM1.607 billion worth of langsat without tasting deserves to be called a 'bangsat'.

Do you agree?

Anonymous said...

the helis cost 1.607 billion BUT pm rounded it to 1.7 billion = a difference of 0.1b = 100,000,000rm!
dun blame him pls bcos he matured in 'islamic studies'= no maths !!

Anonymous said...

When a mother buys a shit-pot for her toddler for toilet training she has to put her child to sit on the shit-pot to make sure that it fits!!! What more expensive helis.

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