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Saturday, 13 May 2017
Full Scholarship worth RM90,000 for Diploma in Nursing (July 2017 intake)
This is a freebie for the Malaysian Indian Students as General Elections nearby and more to come
Sunway Medical Centre is expanding the existing hospital and planning additional healthcare setups within Malaysia. You could be part of our future nursing task force!
Sunway Medical Centre
Medical center in Subang Jaya, Malaysia · 4.3 km
Address: 5, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Phone: +60 3-7491 9191
We are offering Full Scholarships for Diploma in Nursing with Guaranteed 5 Years of Job Placement at Sunway Medical Centre upon graduation. Aspirants are welcomed to join us for the 3-day (18-20 May 2017) walk-in interview at Sunway Medical Centre.
Sponsorship coverage:
- Full tuition fee for 3 years of Diploma in Nursing programme at Sunway University, Subang Jaya campus
- Registration fee
- Resources fee
- Medical benefits
- Accommodation
- Monthly allowance
- Meal allowance
- Book allowance
- Academic bonus
Requirements:
- Malaysian citizen
- 18 - 25 years old
- STPM/SPM with minimum 5 credits in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Science/Biology, Mathematics & one other subject
- Fluent in Bahasa Malaysia and English
- Ability to speak in other languages would be an advantage
Please bring along your resume, recent photo, SPM result, a copy of IC, original and photocopy of related certificates for walk-in interview. Outstation candidates can submit their documents to:
The Human Capital Department, Sunway Medical Centre Sdn Bhd,
No.5, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Su at 03-7491 1371 or email to sunmedscholarship@sunway.com.my.
Singapore, a Rising Home for Quiet Money, Comes Under Pressure
Singapore is forecast to become the largest cross-border financial center in the world by 2028 as it courts the superrich.
MATT STUART / MAGNUM PHOTOS
By NEIL GOUGH May 12.2017
SINGAPORE — Last year, American law enforcement officials pressed the Swiss bank UBS about Henry Hsiaw, a Taiwan-born American whom they accused of failing to file tax returns.
The world has changed since the days when Swiss banks stood as the peak of privacy for the rich. Already, UBS had paid $780 million in fines and disclosed details of thousands of Swiss bank accounts held by Americans — including the records of one account controlled by Mr. Hsiaw.
Still, UBS balked at handing over information about Mr. Hsiaw’s account with the bank in Singapore. That information, it said, was protected under the Asian city-state’s bank secrecy laws.
That courthouse dispute illustrates the growing pressures on Singapore, an increasingly popular destination for money that wants to stay under the radar. Tight bank secrecy laws have helped draw $1.1 trillion in foreign funds to the city, according to an estimate from Boston Consulting Group, a consulting firm. Singapore is now growing faster than Switzerland and is set to become the largest cross-border financial center in the world by 2028, the firm forecasts.
But in the face of growing international efforts to crack down on tax cheats, and complaints from abroad about its measures to stop illicit money, Singapore has made moves to show it takes the criticism seriously. It has jailed local and foreign bankers and closed down branches of two Swiss banks related to more than $3 billion that was said to have been siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, some of which moved through the city’s banks.
Ravi Menon, chief of the city state’s top financial regulator, has said that 1MDB showed Singapore can do better. “There is no doubt that the recent findings have made a dent in our reputation as a clean and trusted financial center,” Mr. Menon said in a speech in July. The authority, he added, was “disappointed with the lapses” in financial controls.
The Straits Times, a Singaporean newspaper, cautioned the city’s banks over 1MDB in an editorial last year. “Business is part of Singapore’s DNA,” it said, “but not the business of facilitating dubious deals.”
American officials are trying to recoup more than $1 billion that they say was taken from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, and spent by family and friends of the country’s prime minister, Najib Razak, pictured. According to a United States lawsuit filed in July, hundreds of millions of dollars of the absconded funds were moved through bank accounts in Singapore and elsewhere.
MOHD RASFAN / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES
Singapore’s position illustrates the new scrutiny global authorities are giving to quiet money. The Financial Action Task Force, a multicountry advisory group set up to combat money laundering, said last year that Singapore’s financial firms had “a less developed understanding of the risk of illicit flows into and out of Singapore.”
“Singapore is the new Switzerland,” said Andy Xie, an independent economist based in Shanghai. Mr. Xie was fired as chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley in 2006 after a private email he wrote calling Singapore a money laundering center became public.
“Since the U.S. Department of Justice went after Swiss banks for hiding tax dodgers years ago, Singapore has filled the role,” he said.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, its top financial regulator, disputed that allegation. “There is no doubt some increased risk of illicit fund flows associated with the rapid growth of private banking flows into Singapore,” a spokeswoman said in a written statement. Nevertheless, she said, Singapore “will not tolerate its financial system being used as a refuge or conduit for illicit fund flows.”
Singapore has positioned itself as a one-stop shop for Asia’s rich. It encouraged private wealth managers to use the city as a regional base in the 1990s just as China’s rise created a new generation of wealthy.
Today, in Singapore’s financial district, big names in the private-money world, like Credit Suisse, Julius Baer and UBS, keep offices in gleaming skyscrapers among the squat facades of century-old colonial British buildings. Billionaires can fly in to the private jet terminal, gamble at private high-stakes tables at the two new casinos, and buy and sell on the world’s first diamond trading exchange.
They can store art, wine, gemstones or gold bullion bars in an ultra-secure, duty-and-tax-free facility called Le Freeport. Modeled on similar installations in Switzerland, the facility has been called “Singapore’s Fort Knox.”
The 1MDB scandal has cast a shadow over Singapore’s success. American officials are trying to recoup more than $1 billion that they say was taken from 1MDB and ultimately spent in the United States by family and friends of Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak. Those funds went to American purchases like luxury homes in Manhattan and Los Angeles, to help finance the Hollywood movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” and to acquire paintings by Picasso and Monet, they said in a civil suit last year.
The lobby area of Le Freeport, a duty-and-tax-free storage facility. Big names in the private-money world can store art, wine, gemstones or gold bullion bars here.
REUTERS
The officials have focused on Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, a young Malaysian financier who partied with the likes of Paris Hilton. American officials say Mr. Low played a crucial role in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars from 1MDB into the United States. Mr. Low and Mr. Najib have denied wrongdoing.
“1MDB and these other cases are a game changer for Singapore,” said Chris Leahy, a co-founder of Blackpeak, a corporate advisory and investigations firm, who is based in Singapore.
In December, a Singapore court sentenced Yeo Jiawei, a former private banker at the local branch of the Swiss bank BSI, to 30 months in prison for tampering with witnesses and obscuring his ties to Mr. Low. In March, Singaporean regulators barred Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker who worked with 1MDB, from dealing in securities here for 10 years.
A lawyer representing Mr. Leissner did not respond to a request for comment. Goldman Sachs said it was cooperating.
Singapore is acting ahead of tighter regulations. Next year, new rules on global financial information exchanges among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are set to go into effect locally.
Le Freeport has also come under additional scrutiny. In its report in September, the Financial Action Task Force said that in some cases, the Singaporean authorities did not know enough about what was going on at Le Freeport, given the risks.
Customs officials in Singapore say they have “robust regulatory measures” to prevent illicit activities. Lincoln Ng, the chief executive of Le Freeport and a former Singapore police officer, said local regulators “are aware of the activities through stringent checks and audits.”
Le Freeport, which is controlled by Yves Bouvier, a Swiss art dealer who is also a resident of Singapore, rents the space to firms that park merchandise there on behalf of clients. Tenants include Mr. Bouvier’s own art transportation and storage firm, Natural le Coultre, which says it conducts due diligence on its clients and goods.
An entrance to a casino on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. Private gambling salons at the city’s two casino resorts cater to wealthy gamblers from around Asia.
CHARLES PERTWEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
“In short, we know what we have on hand and with whom we are dealing,” says Christian Pauli, general manager of fine art logistics at Natural le Coultre.
The facility combines European chic with the sort of security one might see in a James Bond movie. Private vaults lie behind an 11-ton steel door flanked by concrete walls that are more than 15 inches thick. Three different people are required to unlock the door. Some tenants, like companies handling precious metals, install extra cameras, facial recognition technology or iris readers.
Le Freeport cannot gain access to the vaults once they have been leased to customers, which include art storage services like Christie’s and companies specializing in handling gems and precious metals, wine, or banks storing gold bullion. In marketing materials, many tenants highlight confidentiality as a selling point.
In the case of Mr. Hsiaw, the American born in Taiwan, lawyers say the Justice Department chose a particularly aggressive approach. Independent lawyers say American prosecutors based their initial action against UBS on a powerful type of summons that would have allowed them to follow the money from previous Swiss bank prosecutions that was later deposited in Singapore.
The United States dismissed its charges after UBS produced some information on Mr. Hsiaw’s Singapore accounts. Mr. Hsiaw, a former telecommunications executive who relocated to China in 2007, could not be reached for comment.
UBS said it had complied with all applicable laws, but did not elaborate.. Singapore’s monetary authority said Singapore officials “can render assistance so long as there are legitimate grounds.”
Lawyers say the case, the first of its kind in the United States to target Singapore accounts, amounted to a warning shot.
“It’s the nuclear option,” said Jeffrey Neiman, a lawyer in Florida who was one of the lead prosecutors on the federal government’s initial 2009 case against UBS’s Swiss bank.
He added, “the ultimate death knell for secrecy in any jurisdiction would be a bank getting served one of these subpoenas and choosing to litigate, then losing in court.”
Correction: May 12, 2017
An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a corporate advisory and investigations firm co-founded by Chris Leahy. It is Blackpeak, not BlackRock.
MATT STUART / MAGNUM PHOTOS
By NEIL GOUGH May 12.2017
SINGAPORE — Last year, American law enforcement officials pressed the Swiss bank UBS about Henry Hsiaw, a Taiwan-born American whom they accused of failing to file tax returns.
The world has changed since the days when Swiss banks stood as the peak of privacy for the rich. Already, UBS had paid $780 million in fines and disclosed details of thousands of Swiss bank accounts held by Americans — including the records of one account controlled by Mr. Hsiaw.
Still, UBS balked at handing over information about Mr. Hsiaw’s account with the bank in Singapore. That information, it said, was protected under the Asian city-state’s bank secrecy laws.
That courthouse dispute illustrates the growing pressures on Singapore, an increasingly popular destination for money that wants to stay under the radar. Tight bank secrecy laws have helped draw $1.1 trillion in foreign funds to the city, according to an estimate from Boston Consulting Group, a consulting firm. Singapore is now growing faster than Switzerland and is set to become the largest cross-border financial center in the world by 2028, the firm forecasts.
But in the face of growing international efforts to crack down on tax cheats, and complaints from abroad about its measures to stop illicit money, Singapore has made moves to show it takes the criticism seriously. It has jailed local and foreign bankers and closed down branches of two Swiss banks related to more than $3 billion that was said to have been siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, some of which moved through the city’s banks.
Ravi Menon, chief of the city state’s top financial regulator, has said that 1MDB showed Singapore can do better. “There is no doubt that the recent findings have made a dent in our reputation as a clean and trusted financial center,” Mr. Menon said in a speech in July. The authority, he added, was “disappointed with the lapses” in financial controls.
The Straits Times, a Singaporean newspaper, cautioned the city’s banks over 1MDB in an editorial last year. “Business is part of Singapore’s DNA,” it said, “but not the business of facilitating dubious deals.”
American officials are trying to recoup more than $1 billion that they say was taken from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, and spent by family and friends of the country’s prime minister, Najib Razak, pictured. According to a United States lawsuit filed in July, hundreds of millions of dollars of the absconded funds were moved through bank accounts in Singapore and elsewhere.
MOHD RASFAN / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES
Singapore’s position illustrates the new scrutiny global authorities are giving to quiet money. The Financial Action Task Force, a multicountry advisory group set up to combat money laundering, said last year that Singapore’s financial firms had “a less developed understanding of the risk of illicit flows into and out of Singapore.”
“Singapore is the new Switzerland,” said Andy Xie, an independent economist based in Shanghai. Mr. Xie was fired as chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley in 2006 after a private email he wrote calling Singapore a money laundering center became public.
“Since the U.S. Department of Justice went after Swiss banks for hiding tax dodgers years ago, Singapore has filled the role,” he said.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, its top financial regulator, disputed that allegation. “There is no doubt some increased risk of illicit fund flows associated with the rapid growth of private banking flows into Singapore,” a spokeswoman said in a written statement. Nevertheless, she said, Singapore “will not tolerate its financial system being used as a refuge or conduit for illicit fund flows.”
Singapore has positioned itself as a one-stop shop for Asia’s rich. It encouraged private wealth managers to use the city as a regional base in the 1990s just as China’s rise created a new generation of wealthy.
Today, in Singapore’s financial district, big names in the private-money world, like Credit Suisse, Julius Baer and UBS, keep offices in gleaming skyscrapers among the squat facades of century-old colonial British buildings. Billionaires can fly in to the private jet terminal, gamble at private high-stakes tables at the two new casinos, and buy and sell on the world’s first diamond trading exchange.
They can store art, wine, gemstones or gold bullion bars in an ultra-secure, duty-and-tax-free facility called Le Freeport. Modeled on similar installations in Switzerland, the facility has been called “Singapore’s Fort Knox.”
The 1MDB scandal has cast a shadow over Singapore’s success. American officials are trying to recoup more than $1 billion that they say was taken from 1MDB and ultimately spent in the United States by family and friends of Malaysia’s prime minister, Najib Razak. Those funds went to American purchases like luxury homes in Manhattan and Los Angeles, to help finance the Hollywood movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” and to acquire paintings by Picasso and Monet, they said in a civil suit last year.
The lobby area of Le Freeport, a duty-and-tax-free storage facility. Big names in the private-money world can store art, wine, gemstones or gold bullion bars here.
REUTERS
The officials have focused on Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, a young Malaysian financier who partied with the likes of Paris Hilton. American officials say Mr. Low played a crucial role in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars from 1MDB into the United States. Mr. Low and Mr. Najib have denied wrongdoing.
“1MDB and these other cases are a game changer for Singapore,” said Chris Leahy, a co-founder of Blackpeak, a corporate advisory and investigations firm, who is based in Singapore.
In December, a Singapore court sentenced Yeo Jiawei, a former private banker at the local branch of the Swiss bank BSI, to 30 months in prison for tampering with witnesses and obscuring his ties to Mr. Low. In March, Singaporean regulators barred Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker who worked with 1MDB, from dealing in securities here for 10 years.
A lawyer representing Mr. Leissner did not respond to a request for comment. Goldman Sachs said it was cooperating.
Singapore is acting ahead of tighter regulations. Next year, new rules on global financial information exchanges among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are set to go into effect locally.
Le Freeport has also come under additional scrutiny. In its report in September, the Financial Action Task Force said that in some cases, the Singaporean authorities did not know enough about what was going on at Le Freeport, given the risks.
Customs officials in Singapore say they have “robust regulatory measures” to prevent illicit activities. Lincoln Ng, the chief executive of Le Freeport and a former Singapore police officer, said local regulators “are aware of the activities through stringent checks and audits.”
Le Freeport, which is controlled by Yves Bouvier, a Swiss art dealer who is also a resident of Singapore, rents the space to firms that park merchandise there on behalf of clients. Tenants include Mr. Bouvier’s own art transportation and storage firm, Natural le Coultre, which says it conducts due diligence on its clients and goods.
An entrance to a casino on Singapore’s Sentosa Island. Private gambling salons at the city’s two casino resorts cater to wealthy gamblers from around Asia.
CHARLES PERTWEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
“In short, we know what we have on hand and with whom we are dealing,” says Christian Pauli, general manager of fine art logistics at Natural le Coultre.
The facility combines European chic with the sort of security one might see in a James Bond movie. Private vaults lie behind an 11-ton steel door flanked by concrete walls that are more than 15 inches thick. Three different people are required to unlock the door. Some tenants, like companies handling precious metals, install extra cameras, facial recognition technology or iris readers.
Le Freeport cannot gain access to the vaults once they have been leased to customers, which include art storage services like Christie’s and companies specializing in handling gems and precious metals, wine, or banks storing gold bullion. In marketing materials, many tenants highlight confidentiality as a selling point.
In the case of Mr. Hsiaw, the American born in Taiwan, lawyers say the Justice Department chose a particularly aggressive approach. Independent lawyers say American prosecutors based their initial action against UBS on a powerful type of summons that would have allowed them to follow the money from previous Swiss bank prosecutions that was later deposited in Singapore.
The United States dismissed its charges after UBS produced some information on Mr. Hsiaw’s Singapore accounts. Mr. Hsiaw, a former telecommunications executive who relocated to China in 2007, could not be reached for comment.
UBS said it had complied with all applicable laws, but did not elaborate.. Singapore’s monetary authority said Singapore officials “can render assistance so long as there are legitimate grounds.”
Lawyers say the case, the first of its kind in the United States to target Singapore accounts, amounted to a warning shot.
“It’s the nuclear option,” said Jeffrey Neiman, a lawyer in Florida who was one of the lead prosecutors on the federal government’s initial 2009 case against UBS’s Swiss bank.
He added, “the ultimate death knell for secrecy in any jurisdiction would be a bank getting served one of these subpoenas and choosing to litigate, then losing in court.”
Correction: May 12, 2017
An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a corporate advisory and investigations firm co-founded by Chris Leahy. It is Blackpeak, not BlackRock.
Malaysian Indians deserve Recognition, Respect and Reward, not Fawning MIC Politicians
by P. Gunasegaram@www.malaysiakini.com
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.”
– Maya Angelou
If the government is truly serious about helping the Indian or any other minority oppressed group, then this is what it has to do. It has to come down hard on anyone who does otherwise and perpetuates the continued oppression of the minority community. It is never all about handouts. It requires genuine effort at inclusion – nothing else works.–P. Gunasegaram
QUESTION TIME | Perhaps the title should have been just “Apa India mahu?” because the word “lagi” implies that you have too much. The fact is that Indians in the country have too little of everything except for their relative shares in such things as the extent of gangsterism, number of people in jails, number of people killed in custody, unemployment and so on.
Although the per capita income of Indians in Malaysia is higher than that of the bumiputeras (includes Malays and others), they are the most disadvantaged group in the country as shown by other social indicators. In fact, even in terms of per capita income, Indians, who are now largely in the urban areas as opposed to bumiputeras in the rural areas, face higher living expenses. If this is adjusted for, they might become the most disadvantaged even in terms of income.
But who are the Indians?
Indians form about two million people accounting for some seven percent of the population in Malaysia with Malays about 50 percent, Chinese about 25 percent and other bumiputeras about 11 percent. But they are not a uniform community – many subgroups being far better off than the average in terms of income and social well-being.
Tamils from India (see table) form by far the vast majority, accounting for some 75 percent of those considered Indians and this is the group which has been the most disadvantaged largely because of historical and social reasons. They were exploited successively by the British, the Malayan and the Malaysian governments who gave and are giving scant attention to their predicament. This is the group that we are referring to here when we talk about disadvantaged Indians.
While Indians have a long presence in Malaysia, dating back over 2,000 years ago, most of them were brought in to work as indentured labour – a form of bonded labour which replaced slavery after it was abolished in the late 19th century. Bonded labour involved working to pay off a debt which is often not clearly specified with workers paid extremely low wages for very hard work.
Most of them worked in the rubber plantations and in labour intensive tasks such as building roads and railways. In fact, it would be true to say that in the years of British occupation and the early years of Malaysia’s independence, the Indians built not only the roads and railways, making Malaysian infrastructure among the best in developing countries, but made rubber the main export earner.
But their efforts were not rewarded despite them being organised in the plantation sector in 1954 under the National Union of Plantation Workers or NUPW, at one point one of the largest unions in the world. While their union leaders were chauffeured around in Mercedes Benzes and they did manage to bring some benefits to members, plantation workers remained mired in extreme poverty.
Eventually, the Indians, the majority of whom were then in estates, were dealt a severe blow when in the 80s, the government encouraged cheap illicit labour in the hundreds of thousands into plantations and other industries, halting any chance of higher income there.
A former finance minister and plantation owner, Tan Siew Sin, even said then that if illegal labour was removed from plantations, they would collapse. The NUPW, the MIC and the government stood by and watched this happen – a move that further impoverished an already impoverished community.
In fact, some in the government and in politics may even have clapped their hands perversely to watch this perceived Indian dominance of the plantation industry albeit at the labour level whittled away through the import of cheap, exploited Indonesian labour.
From the green ghettos, the Indians moved into towns and cities to earn a living, creating slums. Unemployment among them increased, they lived in squalor, they took whatever work they could get and as with any disadvantaged minority they took to crime as a means of living. They resorted to gangs for social inclusion and self-respect.
Zakir Naik
The Indians don’t deserve this extremist naturalised Malaysian Indian. He has become the Pope of UMNO Muslims
Now, on the back of an impending election, the government very publicly came up with a Malaysian Indian Blueprint, or MIB. The prime minister himself unveiled it. Considering that the government and the MIC have done precious little for the Indians, will the MIB make a difference?
From a brief look, the MIB is a pretty good blueprint in terms of identifying and documenting the Indian problem. It lists all the major problems backed with relevant statistics which show that Indian Malaysians are lagging behind and may slip further.
For instance, median household income for Indians per month rose 7.5 percent compounded annually (against 7.8 percent for Malaysia) for 44 years between 1970 and 2014 to reach RM4,627 compared to RM4,214 for bumiputeras and RM5,708 for Chinese.
Recall that Malays form about 50 percent of the population and that other bumiputeras form some 11 percent – the latter group includes indigenous people, and those from Sabah and Sarawak, are among the poorest in Malaysia. This could mean that Indian income is already lower than that of Malay income. I could not find standalone figures for Malay income.
The MIB also recognises that Indians in the top 60 percent of income bracket account for 83 percent of the Indian income. In the bottom 40 are 227,600 households or 1.14 million people; assuming five to a household – over half of Indians earn live with only 17 percent of the Indian share of income!
Here are some direct quotes from the MIB which starkly reflect the Indian predicament:
“In 2014, Indian families accounted for 21 percent of the total number of reported domestic violence cases. In that same year, a total of 518 Indian children or 12 percent of all reported cases were classified as children who are in need of care and protection. These statistics indicate a prevalent problem of dysfunctional family dynamics and broken family bonds.”
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The sacrifices of their hardworking ancestors mean nothing to these poorest among the poor in Malaysia
“It is estimated that about 70 percent of gang members in the country are Indians. Although some leave behind gang activities after their schooling years, field experts suggest that a number of them, particularly those from underprivileged and broken families, stay on in gangs and progress to more serious crimes. According to PDRM 2014 statistics, of all violent crime arrests, Malaysian Indians comprise 31 percent (against national population of 7 percent) compared to Malay and Chinese counterparts at 51 percent and 11 percent respectively.”
“The Malaysian Indian community has the challenge of ensuring its religious rights are preserved while working with the regulatory requirements and sensitivities of the majority group. At the same time, Indian religious institutions such as temples need to increase their contribution to their communities in areas such as education, values and welfare.”
“…while there are points of pride in being of Indian ethnicity, some aspects of Indian representation in Malaysian public life – such as associations to crime, gangs, alcohol abuse, violence, low education and poverty – impart a negative slant to the community’s overall image.”
And finally, for me the most important point the MIB makes: “If left unchecked, the economic, educational and social challenges highlighted above will solidify the existence of an Indian sub-class that is continually marginalised and excluded from the Malaysian mainstream. Not only is this a waste of human potential, it is a cost to the country’s economy and a threat to national inter-ethnic harmony.” Well said.
The 3Rs
But going beyond the thoughtful recommendations by the MIB, the Indian community has a far better chance of progressing if the government and the politicians are serious about helping them.
What is it that the Indians want and need? Apa lagi India mahu? Indians want to claim their right to this country through what I shall call the 3Rs – recognition, respect and reward.
Recognition means acknowledging the immense contribution of Indians to the development of the nation which was out of all proportion to their numbers through the growth and development of the rubber industry and infrastructure projects amongst others. This also means acknowledging that they worked under terribly unfair conditions and paid a major price for their systematic exploitation. It includes as well dealing once and for all with the issue of stateless Indians even as Muslim Indonesians, Bangladeshis and Filipinos are routinely given citizenship with few questions asked.
Trust this Prime Minister to faithfully implement MIB (Malaysian Indian Blueprint). I won’t even trust him with my cat. But I expect the Malaysian Indians to vote for him in GE-14. You want respect, start with self respect first. How about that. Remember the words, SELF RESPECT. Do not be like the UMNO Malays who are dependent on handouts.–Din Merican
Respect means to give them due consideration to practice their way of life without being ridiculed and discriminated against because of their colour, manner, background or way of life. It means honouring their religious tradition without being constantly harassed by fanatics who heap scorn on their beliefs and destroy their temples and places of worship. It means no stereotyping and attributing unfair cliches to Indians. Respect also means not being arrested at the drop of a hat, or being arrested, beaten up in the lock-up and sometimes killed.
Reward means to give them their due for the effort that they have put in by themselves to improve themselves. This means stopping racist administrators dispersed throughout the civil service who make it a point to make life difficult for some and routinely practice discrimination against other races and religions, and especially Indians. Reward means giving them their due without they having to constantly ask and fight for it in every sphere.
If the government is truly serious about helping the Indian or any other minority oppressed group, then this is what it has to do. It has to come down hard on anyone who does otherwise and perpetuates the continued oppression of the minority community. It is never all about handouts. It requires genuine effort at inclusion – nothing else works.
The Indian helped build this country, with his two bare hands. He wants to be recognised and respected for that. He wants to be given the opportunity for his children to progress beyond what he has been able to.
His ancestors and he himself have paid for that with their blood, sweat and tears. He is as good as any other Malaysian can be. If you deny him that, he will fight for it any which way he can for he has little left to lose.
PAS and umno : "God's will" versus the "will of the People". -From Blog Steadyaku47
Think of any imaginable evil you are likely to find in K Hell and you will find it the politics of umno. Greed, lying, scamming, backbiting, power struggles, assassination - both character and real people, skulduggery....it is all there. Umno is vulture politics at its worst....politicians no longer want to do "the right thing"...morality by any standards is absent.......they are no longer decent human beings. No moral due diligence. And for their shameful behaviour they always have reasons.
Any student of History...and are we all not students of History...will tell you of religious leaders who have waged wars and do other evils to do God's will and work on this Earth. When successful in their endeavours, they take for themselves vast political power to do good or evil to the people and the country they govern in the name of that religion. But these men of God who wield enormous political power have succeeded only in the past when the masses over whom they rule were ignorant or kept deliberately ignorant and in poverty so as to be convinced that what their religious leaders do is God's work on earth and thus it is God's will that they govern.
Today there are still places on this earth where religion hold enormous sway over vast numbers of people but only in places where people still live in poverty and kept in deliberate ignorance of what their religious leaders do in the name of God's will. Try Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen where leaders ruled with divine authority...and you only need to ask the question....do their people live in freedom? Not bloody likely. Would you care to live in any of these countries? Not bloody likely.
Now fast forward to the Malaysia of today.
Hadi and najib are using Islam to stay in power. I am not saying that najib and hadi sat down together and plotted and planned the use of politics and religion for their own vested political interest...but is that not what is happening now? Is that not how things are evolving as the PRU 14 nears?
The "racial" ketuanan Melayu, Bumiputera and the "backward" Malay race argument to justify umno's boasts as champion of the numerical dominant Malays in Malaysia no longer holds any credibility to many Malays and less so to other Malaysians. If after 70 years in government, with absolute political power, umno have failed in the eyes of the people to deliver on the promises they made in every general election, umno cannot ask for another term in government to do what they have so far failed to do in that 70 years. Hence umno to too many Malaysians, umno no longer has credibility in the eyes of the people to another term in government.
What of PAS?
With the passing of TGNA, PAS no longer has a leader in whom religious expedience and the demands of politics can be evenly tempered! Under the leadership of TGNA, PAS effectively gained a national presence with a win of 27 seats in 1999, 23 seats in 2008 and 21 seats in 2013 as part of the Barisan Alternatif coalition with PKR and DAP.
Now there is no TGNA. No Barisan Alternatif. There is only Hadi. And Hadi tells all who will listen to him that PAS with Umno , will win 40 of the 80 seats it will be contesting in PRU14.
From whom will PAS will these seats from?
First there is Amanah and Bersatu arrayed against PAS. Between those in Amanah and those in Bersatu are the very forces that won PAS much of those 27 seats in PRU 10, 23 seats in the PRU 12 and the 21 seats in PRU 13. Much help came from the non-Malay voters in ensuring PAS these electoral victories. To all these non-Malay voters, PAS can say goodbye. As for the Malay voters there is now the added presence of Tun Dr Mahathir whose ability to once again gather Malay voters onto the side of Bersatu is still to be seen....but suffice to say PAS will have reason to worry about what Tun Dr Mahathir can and cannot do in PRU14.
As for najib he tells you that if you give him political power again in PRU14, he will do good for the Malays and for the other races, for Islam and for the Christians and for all Malaysians. That is simply his sales pitch. Malaysian have voted for najib in the past and what has he done for Malaysians? Just remember these things about najib : Altantuya, 1MDB, that RM2.6 billion donation found in his current account and that wife of his! There are other things worth talking about...but just the thought of what he has already done in these years that he has been in government should be enough reason to NOT want him to be in government anymore...what more to be prime minister!
So what has najib and hadi got left in their arsenal for the coming electoral wars?
Islam. Now najib and hadi wants to do ALLAH's will and ALLAH's work on this country of ours....and of course to do that, they both need political power!
You and I and history know that when religious and political leaders are the same people...sanity and common sense gets thrown out of the window - quite like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
And Hadi fancies himself as Kingmaker in the coming PRU14.
A kingmaker is a person or group that has great influence in a royal or political succession, without being a viable candidate. Kingmakers may use political, monetary, religious, and military means to influence the succession.
Is Hadi a person of great influence...and is umno a viable candidate to succeed in the politics that we aspire to today? Not bloody likely.......but you and I know that no longer matters to these two. What matters is what they use in their quest for personal glory, vanity and political power. .....dedak and religion....and they will use dedak and religion to our detriment and to the detriment of Islam as we and other right thinking people aspire Islam to be - a religion of peace and tolerance.
Already they have brought in Zakir Naik to be on their team and had given him PR status to stay in Malaysia. To stay in Malaysia to do what?
The same Zakir Naik wanted by the government of India for his terrorist related activities. The same Zakir Naik who is about about to be put on Interpol red corner notice - the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today
Already umno is playing PAS like a violin.....manipulating hadi into thinking that he can be a kingmaker and bringing PAS in the fold of BN - a fold that will ultimately politically strangled PAS into oblivion - shades of the 1986 PRU should not be too far from the truth that might befall PAS - that was the time when PAS managed to win only one seat in Parliament!
Taking PAS away from the opposition is easy enough when dedak is used, the question now is what seats will umno be prepared to give up for PAS to contest against the opposition? Will Umno give up Trengganu to PAS? Not bloody likely! What about Perak and Kedah? Do not talk about having a PAS nominated MB in these states....first umno or PAS will have to win these states! PAS should ask themselves if umno will have enough belief in PAS to win any seats at all - even those in Kelantan...before they will even consider giving up umno seats for PAS to contest.
These are interesting time that we live in...more interesting for PAS than for anyone else because soon....very very soon, they will be cast adrift by umno when umno is certain that there is no way back for PAS into the opposition coalition....and from the way things are going for PAS and hadi....the end nears with alarming speed.
And all we can wish for PAS is "God Speed" that end!
Woman Severely Disfigured After Husband Allegedly Caught Her Cheating!!!
WARNING: Those who have a weak stomach for gory visuals please refrain from reading further!
Yesterday, Mustika Dewi posted a short video showing a man savagely slashing a woman in public. We were not able to gather further information regarding the case, but many are assuming that the pair were a husband and wife.
It was alleged that the husband had found out of the lady’s scandalous relationship and in rage, he acted out barbarically.
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Some netizens who saw the video claimed that the lady deserved it for cheating on her husband whereas others pointed out that the male bystanders were pussies for not helping out the lady, instead another random female passerby in white and black attire was seen fearlessly trying to stop the man.
Shirley Estrop: I can’t believe a woman was trying to stop him but the three men just watched and shouting Hoi!!! Hoi!!! And didn’t do anything to help the woman..what losers!!
Dewi Dolmat: When being cheated on, there’s no limits to one’s anger…Hope this serves as a lesson…Not condoning but just to note that not many people (these days) have much patience…Think before you cheat…(translated from BM)
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Yudie Rick Hanes Poernomo: This is a lesson for women out there…If it was me, I would have done the same thing…If my wife were to cheat I would slash her…if needed I would barbeque her too…let her die and then we both can go to hell…hahaha (translated from BM)
Shereen Sedgwick: No bloody ball’s to stop…salute to the woman who try to stop it for her bravery..and to the men’s you’re a cowards bastard xx
Vulcan Nguyen: Totally disgusting. All the men are cowards. I am so upset i just want to go there and beat the hell out of this bastard
Beach sex on Koh Samui draws flak
The captured photograph of the couple on Hat Ban Nathon beach of Koh Samui, Surat Thani, was posted online on Monday. (Photo via Ruam Phol Khon Samui Facebook page) SURAT THANI - A video clip and photos...
SURAT THANI - A Spanish man caught in a video clip having sex with a foreign woman on Koh Samui in broad daylight was charged and fined 1,000 baht.
The 28-year-old foreigner (name withheld) admitted he was the man in the clip when police tracked him down to a hotel room on Hat Ban Nathon beach in tambon Ang Thong on Tuesday, said Pol Col Paithoon...
He stayed in the hotel about 50 metres away from the area, where the clip was taken.
The clip and photos of two foreigners in an act that resembles having sex on the beach on Chonwithi Road drew criticism from online users after it went viral online. The beach is a popular sunset viewpoint.of the tourist island.
Read more here
SURAT THANI - A Spanish man caught in a video clip having sex with a foreign woman on Koh Samui in broad daylight was charged and fined 1,000 baht.
The 28-year-old foreigner (name withheld) admitted he was the man in the clip when police tracked him down to a hotel room on Hat Ban Nathon beach in tambon Ang Thong on Tuesday, said Pol Col Paithoon...
He stayed in the hotel about 50 metres away from the area, where the clip was taken.
The clip and photos of two foreigners in an act that resembles having sex on the beach on Chonwithi Road drew criticism from online users after it went viral online. The beach is a popular sunset viewpoint.of the tourist island.
Read more here
Key suspect in Pattani bombing arrested
PATTANI • A key suspect has been arrested in connection with Tuesday's car bombing of a Big C superstore in Thailand's Pattani province as an extensive manhunt continued for eight others, reported the Bangkok Post.
The local authorities said yesterday that Suhaimee Sama-ae was apprehended in Pattani's Nong Chik district on Thursday night.
They said he had confessed he was involved in the attack, and had implicated eight others in the plot.
The arrest was announced at a news briefing attended by provincial Governor Veeranan Pengchan, Pattani Special Task Force commander Jatuporn Kalamphasut and Pattani provincial police chief Piyawat Chalermsri.
Mr Piyawat alleged that Suhaimee was part of the group that held up and murdered pickup truck owner Nusorn Khachornkham and stole his vehicle.
The truck was then packed with explosives and used in the car-bomb attack that left more than 60 people wounded at Big C Supercentre on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Nusorn's body was found dumped in Nong Chik district on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Piyawat said police were applying for arrest warrants for those believed to be involved in the bombing.
The eight others implicated by Mr Suhaimee have outstanding warrants for their arrest in connection with previous violence in Pattani and Yala provinces, officials said.
They were identified as Anuwa Kaso, Ruslan Baimat, Maolana Samoh, Isma-ae Mosu, Bukkolee Lamsoh, Abdulasi Japakeeya, Manase Saidee and Muhammad Kaso.
Two of seven other people who were earlier detained for questioning- a religious leader and a local tambon, or sub-district leader - gave "useful information" to investigators, reported the Bangkok Post.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 13, 2017, with the headline 'Key suspect in Pattani bombing arrested'.
‘THE DEVIL WAS IN HER’: IN EERIE, FATAL EXORCISM, PASTOR THROWS NAKED WOMAN ONTO FIRE
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A pastor and several followers were sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a fatal exorcism in a remote part of Nicaragua in which a woman was thrown naked onto a fire.
Pastor Juan Rocha, 23, and four others received the maximum 30-year term for murdering the victim, 25-year-old mother-of-two Vilma Trujillo. He and three of the followers also received six years for the woman’s illegal detention.
The five accused had testified during their trial that they believed Trujillo had been possessed by the devil, but denied killing her.
From February 15 to 21, Trujillo was kept tied up without food or water in the chapel of the evangelical church Rocha ran in the northwestern village of El Cortezal, witnesses said.
Then she was thrown naked onto a burning pile of wood. Rescued hours later by relatives, she died after a week in a Managua hospital with severe burns.
“The suffering that Trujillo was subjected to is something no human being should go through,” sentencing judge Alfredo Silva said.
He added that the killing was premeditated and an abuse of the trust Trujillo had placed in the convicted men.
Rocha and his four followers — his brothers Tomasa Rocha and Pedro Rocha, and Franklin Jarquin and Esneyda Orozco — were convicted of murder in a trial that ended a week ago.
All but Orozco were also found guilty of illegal detention.
The court additionally fined the men $522 each — a substantial sum in Nicaragua, where the average salary is less than $400 per month.
None of the men showed any reaction as the sentences were read out.
Their lawyers said they would lodge an appeal to try to have the prison terms shortened. The conviction, delivered by a jury, cannot be appealed under Nicaraguan law.
Rocha belongs to a religious group known as the Assemblies of God. Its leaders distanced themselves from him, saying he was not a designated preacher for their church.
– AFP
Pastor Juan Rocha, 23, and four others received the maximum 30-year term for murdering the victim, 25-year-old mother-of-two Vilma Trujillo. He and three of the followers also received six years for the woman’s illegal detention.
The five accused had testified during their trial that they believed Trujillo had been possessed by the devil, but denied killing her.
From February 15 to 21, Trujillo was kept tied up without food or water in the chapel of the evangelical church Rocha ran in the northwestern village of El Cortezal, witnesses said.
Then she was thrown naked onto a burning pile of wood. Rescued hours later by relatives, she died after a week in a Managua hospital with severe burns.
“The suffering that Trujillo was subjected to is something no human being should go through,” sentencing judge Alfredo Silva said.
He added that the killing was premeditated and an abuse of the trust Trujillo had placed in the convicted men.
Rocha and his four followers — his brothers Tomasa Rocha and Pedro Rocha, and Franklin Jarquin and Esneyda Orozco — were convicted of murder in a trial that ended a week ago.
All but Orozco were also found guilty of illegal detention.
The court additionally fined the men $522 each — a substantial sum in Nicaragua, where the average salary is less than $400 per month.
None of the men showed any reaction as the sentences were read out.
Their lawyers said they would lodge an appeal to try to have the prison terms shortened. The conviction, delivered by a jury, cannot be appealed under Nicaraguan law.
Rocha belongs to a religious group known as the Assemblies of God. Its leaders distanced themselves from him, saying he was not a designated preacher for their church.
– AFP
Guy Smashes Windows Of A Myvi For Double Parking At Bandar Sunway!!!
Woah! See people! This is why you should not simply double park and even if you want to double park at least leave (display) your phone number on the dashboard or something.
On 11th May, a Facebook user by the name of Choi Jung Wook posted a series of video recordings showing an unidentified man smashing a Perodua Myvi that had parked and blocked the raging man’s car.
In his description, he said that the following incident happened around Rock Cafe, Bandar Sunway at 3.45pm. He further claims that the guy who smashed all four windows of the Myvi was no other than another Facebook user that goes by the name Pad Roti, who owns a Scirocco.
Apparently, ‘Pad Roti’ was too impatient to wait for the owner to return so he decided to go rouge. Choi said that ‘Pad’s’ actions were unnecessary as he could have just broken one window to pull down the handbrake, just to move the car.
Choi added a crucial information about the ‘owner’ of the Myvi claiming that an uncle went down awhile to get medicine. Now, this is when things get really fishy about the whole post itself…
Because…
Do you guys see any clinic nearby on this map? Or has Google lost its ability to be accurate? The nearest medical centre is located roughly 1.5km away from this parking spot and is about a 19-mins long walk.
‘Uncle’ why park so far?
And another thing that is so mind boggling is that how was it even possible to recognised the guy who wore a cap in a super fuzzy video recording? Unless, if you are saying you were at the scene itself and that Pad Roti is your friend…
Even other netizens weren’t buying the story and to top it off, they were even saying that the Myvi owner had it coming for being an irresponsible driver. These were some of the comments found on the post:
Darius Leong: i would do the same
ë°•ì •ìš° :That uncle should’ve put his number there! He well deserve it and leave the scirroco alone!
William Lau Ngee Ik: Sorry to say this but the myvi deserves it
Henry Tey: Mr.Uploader, please provide evidence that the scirocco in your video is plated WTH8181 or you’re gonna be f*cked up real hard by viral a FAKE news to an innocent boy on the internet. Besides, there are more than ONE MATTE GREY SCIROCCO in Malaysia. PROVE THE PLATE NUMBER.
There was also one commenter that happened to be in the area when this incident took place, and this was what he said:
Lee JianT’yng: I was eating in ROCK Cafe and i heard a super duper long horn like more than 10 minutes and I guess the owner wouldnt break his windows IF the double parked Myvi put his phone number there , we do double park sometimes when we cant find a parking but seng mok abit lah , PUT YOUR NUMBER THERE ATLEAST LET PPL CALL YOU TO MOVE YOUR CAR.
Well, what is for sure is that the guy who got ‘framed’ in this post is about to make a police report.
23 WOMEN, 8 MEN SECRETLY FILMED WHILE TAKING BATH IN SELAYANG HOMESTAY
PETALING JAYA – A holiday turned out to be a nightmare for 31 university students when they discovered that they could have been secretly filmed while in the shower.
The students, all in their 20s, checked into a homestay property in Selayang on May 9, for the long awaited break.
The group was made up of 23 women and eight men.
A student identified only as Wong was surprised when one of bathroom hooks fell after she placed her towel on it.
She became uncomfortable when she saw what appeared to be microchips and something resembling a camera lens, and she alerted the rest of her friends.
All of them then checked the other bathrooms, and were shocked to find the device there as well.
The father of one of the students later lodged a report at the Selayang police station, before bringing the matter up with MCA Public Services and Complaints Department Head Datuk Seri Michael Chong.
“He also brought the device to a technician who identified it as a spy camera,” he said.
Chong said police investigations are ongoing, and the operator of the homestay and a foreign worker are being questioned about the incident.
He added that this is the seventh complaint he has received about spy cameras, and cautioned property owners offering their properties as homestay locations to sweep their premises for such devices.
“It could have been installed by someone with bad intentions, so it is better to be safe than sorry,” he said.
– ANN
The students, all in their 20s, checked into a homestay property in Selayang on May 9, for the long awaited break.
The group was made up of 23 women and eight men.
A student identified only as Wong was surprised when one of bathroom hooks fell after she placed her towel on it.
She became uncomfortable when she saw what appeared to be microchips and something resembling a camera lens, and she alerted the rest of her friends.
All of them then checked the other bathrooms, and were shocked to find the device there as well.
The father of one of the students later lodged a report at the Selayang police station, before bringing the matter up with MCA Public Services and Complaints Department Head Datuk Seri Michael Chong.
“He also brought the device to a technician who identified it as a spy camera,” he said.
Chong said police investigations are ongoing, and the operator of the homestay and a foreign worker are being questioned about the incident.
He added that this is the seventh complaint he has received about spy cameras, and cautioned property owners offering their properties as homestay locations to sweep their premises for such devices.
“It could have been installed by someone with bad intentions, so it is better to be safe than sorry,” he said.
– ANN
Top 10 Secret Weapons That Russia Is Developing and The 7 most impressive weapons Russia is developing right now
By Exploredia Team
The Cold War may be over, but the United States and other countries are again beginning to look at Russia with skepticism. That’s especially true as Russia, improving economically because of oil reserves, puts more money into its military. Just what is the United States scared of? Here’re the top 10 secret weapons that Russia is developing.
10. Armata T-14 Tank The Armata unveiled in 2014, features improved armor including underneath to protect it from land mines. Its high-tech shield may include sensors that can detect incoming rounds and automatically fire at them to knock them off target. The crew can man the tank’s main turret by remote control as they sit inside an armored pod, separate from the ammunition store and the turret. The outer armor is meant to explode outwards to help protect the crew. The tank is believed to be far ahead of other countries’ tank technology.
9. Naval Proton Gun The AK-130 is a fully automatic, dual-purpose weapon based on a 1967 design but with updated features like a laser designator, a system for selecting moving targets, and low light TV. Its barrels are liquid cooled. The gun shoots 10-40 130mm rounds per minute per gun. It can correct its targeting by analyzing the splashes and automatically tracking shells.
8. Reconnaissance Ship Russia is expected to launch its Ivan Khurs communications ship in 2016. The ship’s duties will include monitoring the United States’ missile defense systems as well as provide communications, gather intelligence, and support radio-electronic warfare.
7. Multipurpose Aircraft Carrier Russia plans to launch a multipurpose aircraft carrier about the size of the U.S. Navy Nimitz carriers. The carrier would carry 80 to 90 aircraft and a crew of 4,000 to 5,000. Catapults and ski jumps enable it to launch more than one aircraft including air defense fighters and strike aircraft.
6. Air Defense System The S-500 long-range air defense and anti-ballistic missile system are being designed to intercept ballistic missiles. There are claims that this system will be able to track five to 20 ballistic targets and intercept up to five to 10 ballistic targets at once. The S-500 is said to detect missiles as far as 1,242 miles away. It may even be able to target low-orbital satellites.
5. Laser Program Russia isn’t saying much about its laser programs except to say they are being developed at the same level as other countries developing them. Both the United States and USSR started looking at using optical quantum generator-lasers in the 1960s. If it is similar to today’s U.S. laser weapons systems, that includes its 30-kilowatt weapon that uses a solid-state laser and can hit small flying objects at short and medium distances.
4. Strategic Bomber It may be seven years before it’s completed, but Russia is working on a next-generation strategic bomber. It’s expected to be a subsonic strategic bomber with a range of about 7,500 miles and ability to carry a 30-ton payload. There will also be new missiles. For now, Russia’s using the Tupolev Tu-160M2 long-range supersonic strategic bomber.
3. Hypersonic Missiles Russia’s developing a hypersonic weapon, the Yu-71 vehicle, may be a threat to U.S. missile defenses. Hypersonic vehicles are able to move unpredictably at speeds up to 7,000 miles per hour. Russia’s may also have the ability to carry nuclear warheads. The Yu-71 is getting less attention than China’s WU-14.
2. Mobile Electronic Warfare System The Krasuha-4, when developed, will be mounted on warships and jets. It will be able to suppress cruise missiles’ guidance systems and “turn off” foreign satellites and enemy weapons. The concern is that it will be able to turn off airborne early warning and control systems, unmanned aerial vehicles like combat drones and aircraft radar. Low-orbit satellites may also be affected.
The 7 most impressive weapons Russia is developing right now
1. Drone Nuclear Submarine One of the biggest concerns is that Russia’s developing a drone submarine that could carry a nuclear torpedo system past NATO radars and defense systems. Allegedly a Russian-owned TV station aired information about this secret weapon that, if fired at targets, could leave them not capable of carrying on economic activity for quite awhile. This could be especially harmful to the United States’ coastal cities by causing radioactive wastelands.
New nuclear submarines
Russian submarine
A current Russian submarine.Wiki Commons
In addition to building more of their brand new, fourth-generation submarines, Russia is already planning a fifth-generation sub. Details on the fifth-generation are slowly being fleshed out, but Russia wants the subs to network with each other and underwater drones, use onboard robotics for certain tasks, and feature a new nuclear reactor.
2. Hyper sonic missiles
brahmos ii india russia hypersonic missile
A model of the BrahMos II, Russian-Indian hypersonic missile under joint development.Shiv Aroor via Wikimedia Commons
Russia’s hypersonic missile program has been plagued by failed tests, but it still has potential. The Yu-71 would be able to fly unpredictable patterns to its targets at speeds of 7,000 miles per hour, piercing air defenses. While the U.S. also has a hypersonic program, the U.S. missiles are designed for conventional warheads while Russia’s call for nuclear capabilities.
Russia is also jointly-developing the BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile with India.
3. A stealthy, heavy-lift strategic bomber
Sukhoi_T 50_Beltyukov
Russia’s new bomber will borrow technology from its new fighter, the Sukhoi T-50.Wikimedia Commons
The PAK-DA is expected to be subsonic with a range of 7,500 miles and capable of carrying a payload of about 30 tons. It’s a huge step down from Russia’s original plans for a hypersonic bomber, but it may be stealthy enough to get cruise missiles into range against carriers and other targets.
4. An “off switch” for enemy communications and weapons guidance
off switch
Nicholas Liby/Flickr Creative Commons
An electronic warfare system in development supposedly allows Russia to shut off any approaching threats, everything from NATO ships to missiles to future hypersonic weapons. If successfully launched on planes and ships, it could also be used to shut down enemy defenses during a Russian attack.
5. New air defense missiles
s-400 s 400 russia russian military missile defense system kremlin army
Russian S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
While the S-300 is in the news right now, the S-500 would be two generations beyond it. The S-500 is expected to be capable of engaging five to ten ballistic missiles at once and even hitting low-orbit satellites. It will be able to move between engagements, avoiding counter attacks.
6. Lasers
laws laser weapon navy
USS Ponce conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Laser Weapon System, LaWS, while deployed to the Arabian Gulf.US Navy Photo
Russia claims its laser program is on the same level as the U.S., but the system is fully classified. If accurate, it would mean that Russia’s lasers are capable or nearly capable of taking out enemy vehicles, drones, and boats, all weapons systems America relies on.
7. Aircraft carriers
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier russia navy
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.Mil.ru via Wikimedia Commons
Russia’s carrier prospects are dicey, but if the ship makes it to the sea it will be much better than their current carrier. Roughly the same size as a U.S. Nimitz carrier, it would have 4 launching positions and an air wing of 80-90 aircraft.
The Cold War may be over, but the United States and other countries are again beginning to look at Russia with skepticism. That’s especially true as Russia, improving economically because of oil reserves, puts more money into its military. Just what is the United States scared of? Here’re the top 10 secret weapons that Russia is developing.
10. Armata T-14 Tank The Armata unveiled in 2014, features improved armor including underneath to protect it from land mines. Its high-tech shield may include sensors that can detect incoming rounds and automatically fire at them to knock them off target. The crew can man the tank’s main turret by remote control as they sit inside an armored pod, separate from the ammunition store and the turret. The outer armor is meant to explode outwards to help protect the crew. The tank is believed to be far ahead of other countries’ tank technology.
9. Naval Proton Gun The AK-130 is a fully automatic, dual-purpose weapon based on a 1967 design but with updated features like a laser designator, a system for selecting moving targets, and low light TV. Its barrels are liquid cooled. The gun shoots 10-40 130mm rounds per minute per gun. It can correct its targeting by analyzing the splashes and automatically tracking shells.
8. Reconnaissance Ship Russia is expected to launch its Ivan Khurs communications ship in 2016. The ship’s duties will include monitoring the United States’ missile defense systems as well as provide communications, gather intelligence, and support radio-electronic warfare.
7. Multipurpose Aircraft Carrier Russia plans to launch a multipurpose aircraft carrier about the size of the U.S. Navy Nimitz carriers. The carrier would carry 80 to 90 aircraft and a crew of 4,000 to 5,000. Catapults and ski jumps enable it to launch more than one aircraft including air defense fighters and strike aircraft.
6. Air Defense System The S-500 long-range air defense and anti-ballistic missile system are being designed to intercept ballistic missiles. There are claims that this system will be able to track five to 20 ballistic targets and intercept up to five to 10 ballistic targets at once. The S-500 is said to detect missiles as far as 1,242 miles away. It may even be able to target low-orbital satellites.
5. Laser Program Russia isn’t saying much about its laser programs except to say they are being developed at the same level as other countries developing them. Both the United States and USSR started looking at using optical quantum generator-lasers in the 1960s. If it is similar to today’s U.S. laser weapons systems, that includes its 30-kilowatt weapon that uses a solid-state laser and can hit small flying objects at short and medium distances.
4. Strategic Bomber It may be seven years before it’s completed, but Russia is working on a next-generation strategic bomber. It’s expected to be a subsonic strategic bomber with a range of about 7,500 miles and ability to carry a 30-ton payload. There will also be new missiles. For now, Russia’s using the Tupolev Tu-160M2 long-range supersonic strategic bomber.
3. Hypersonic Missiles Russia’s developing a hypersonic weapon, the Yu-71 vehicle, may be a threat to U.S. missile defenses. Hypersonic vehicles are able to move unpredictably at speeds up to 7,000 miles per hour. Russia’s may also have the ability to carry nuclear warheads. The Yu-71 is getting less attention than China’s WU-14.
2. Mobile Electronic Warfare System The Krasuha-4, when developed, will be mounted on warships and jets. It will be able to suppress cruise missiles’ guidance systems and “turn off” foreign satellites and enemy weapons. The concern is that it will be able to turn off airborne early warning and control systems, unmanned aerial vehicles like combat drones and aircraft radar. Low-orbit satellites may also be affected.
The 7 most impressive weapons Russia is developing right now
1. Drone Nuclear Submarine One of the biggest concerns is that Russia’s developing a drone submarine that could carry a nuclear torpedo system past NATO radars and defense systems. Allegedly a Russian-owned TV station aired information about this secret weapon that, if fired at targets, could leave them not capable of carrying on economic activity for quite awhile. This could be especially harmful to the United States’ coastal cities by causing radioactive wastelands.
New nuclear submarines
Russian submarine
A current Russian submarine.Wiki Commons
In addition to building more of their brand new, fourth-generation submarines, Russia is already planning a fifth-generation sub. Details on the fifth-generation are slowly being fleshed out, but Russia wants the subs to network with each other and underwater drones, use onboard robotics for certain tasks, and feature a new nuclear reactor.
2. Hyper sonic missiles
brahmos ii india russia hypersonic missile
A model of the BrahMos II, Russian-Indian hypersonic missile under joint development.Shiv Aroor via Wikimedia Commons
Russia’s hypersonic missile program has been plagued by failed tests, but it still has potential. The Yu-71 would be able to fly unpredictable patterns to its targets at speeds of 7,000 miles per hour, piercing air defenses. While the U.S. also has a hypersonic program, the U.S. missiles are designed for conventional warheads while Russia’s call for nuclear capabilities.
Russia is also jointly-developing the BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile with India.
3. A stealthy, heavy-lift strategic bomber
Sukhoi_T 50_Beltyukov
Russia’s new bomber will borrow technology from its new fighter, the Sukhoi T-50.Wikimedia Commons
The PAK-DA is expected to be subsonic with a range of 7,500 miles and capable of carrying a payload of about 30 tons. It’s a huge step down from Russia’s original plans for a hypersonic bomber, but it may be stealthy enough to get cruise missiles into range against carriers and other targets.
4. An “off switch” for enemy communications and weapons guidance
off switch
Nicholas Liby/Flickr Creative Commons
An electronic warfare system in development supposedly allows Russia to shut off any approaching threats, everything from NATO ships to missiles to future hypersonic weapons. If successfully launched on planes and ships, it could also be used to shut down enemy defenses during a Russian attack.
5. New air defense missiles
s-400 s 400 russia russian military missile defense system kremlin army
Russian S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
While the S-300 is in the news right now, the S-500 would be two generations beyond it. The S-500 is expected to be capable of engaging five to ten ballistic missiles at once and even hitting low-orbit satellites. It will be able to move between engagements, avoiding counter attacks.
6. Lasers
laws laser weapon navy
USS Ponce conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Laser Weapon System, LaWS, while deployed to the Arabian Gulf.US Navy Photo
Russia claims its laser program is on the same level as the U.S., but the system is fully classified. If accurate, it would mean that Russia’s lasers are capable or nearly capable of taking out enemy vehicles, drones, and boats, all weapons systems America relies on.
7. Aircraft carriers
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier russia navy
Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.Mil.ru via Wikimedia Commons
Russia’s carrier prospects are dicey, but if the ship makes it to the sea it will be much better than their current carrier. Roughly the same size as a U.S. Nimitz carrier, it would have 4 launching positions and an air wing of 80-90 aircraft.
Vessel with 159 pounds of cocaine intercepted north of Puerto Rico; three arrested
CBP DHC-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) detected a single engine vessel on Tuesday evening attempting to smuggle more than 159 pounds (72 kilos) of cocaine north of Arecibo. Puerto Rico Police Department marine units intercepted the vessel and arrested three men from the Dominican Republic onboard. The estimated wholesale value of the cocaine is $2.1 million.
“Air and Marine Agents coordinate with federal and state law enforcement partners to intercept vessels that attempt to smuggle dangerous narcotics into the island,” stated Johnny Morales, director of air operations at the CBP Caribbean Air and Marine Branch. A Marine Patrol Aircraft works with other federal and state partners to intercept suspect vessels.
Near midnight, a CBP DHC-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft crew detected a single engine vessel 30 nautical miles north of Arecibo, without navigational lights moving south and three persons onboard.
The AMO MPA coordinated an intercept US Coast Guard, Border Patrol and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA Marine Units to intercept.
A FURA marine unit reached the suspect vessel, whose occupants started to dump packages overboard. After a short pursuit the vessel was stopped approximately ten nautical miles north of Arecibo.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents assumed custody of the three men and the contraband for prosecution and investigation.
“The US Drug Enforcement Administration works closely with our federal and local partners in Puerto Rico to share intelligence, coordinate investigative operations, and disrupt the flow of drugs through our territory. Our primary objective is to help build safe and resilient communities for the citizens of the United States and we will prevail,” said Special Agent in Charge Matthew Donahue.
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) detected a single engine vessel on Tuesday evening attempting to smuggle more than 159 pounds (72 kilos) of cocaine north of Arecibo. Puerto Rico Police Department marine units intercepted the vessel and arrested three men from the Dominican Republic onboard. The estimated wholesale value of the cocaine is $2.1 million.
“Air and Marine Agents coordinate with federal and state law enforcement partners to intercept vessels that attempt to smuggle dangerous narcotics into the island,” stated Johnny Morales, director of air operations at the CBP Caribbean Air and Marine Branch. A Marine Patrol Aircraft works with other federal and state partners to intercept suspect vessels.
Aguadilla
City in Puerto Rico
Near midnight, a CBP DHC-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft crew detected a single engine vessel 30 nautical miles north of Arecibo, without navigational lights moving south and three persons onboard.
The AMO MPA coordinated an intercept US Coast Guard, Border Patrol and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA Marine Units to intercept.
A FURA marine unit reached the suspect vessel, whose occupants started to dump packages overboard. After a short pursuit the vessel was stopped approximately ten nautical miles north of Arecibo.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents assumed custody of the three men and the contraband for prosecution and investigation.
“The US Drug Enforcement Administration works closely with our federal and local partners in Puerto Rico to share intelligence, coordinate investigative operations, and disrupt the flow of drugs through our territory. Our primary objective is to help build safe and resilient communities for the citizens of the United States and we will prevail,” said Special Agent in Charge Matthew Donahue.
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