Sunday, December 21, 2008
Sime Darby, keep your filthy paws off IJN !
I'm glad that the govt has agreed to postpone the privatisation of Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) (National heart Institute) by Sime Darby.
The IJN has given excellent service to many Malaysian heart patients, rich and poor.
If it was privatised (diswastakan) , many poor patients will not be able to be treated . Privatised institutions are notorious for raising fees beyond the means of low-income earners.
Sime Darby has no good reason to take over the IJN, other than to make money from people's miseries and to fill the wallets of its cronies.
Finance minister and in-coming PM Najib, the postponement is to enable the govt and Sime Darby to further study the matter.
That is all bullshit, you know and I know and Najib also knows, this privatisation will become an issue at the coming Kuala Terengganu by-elections, and the BN will lose a lot of votes as well as the seat, if the govt goes thru with it.
Even the doctors at IJN are against it. No decent Malaysian wants it.
So, Sime Darby and cronies keep your filthy paws off IJN.
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Perhaps there is an LCC involvment here too?
Its like this - a previous case:
a. The LCC wants rights for Singapore-KL vv
b. The government continues to deliberate but no decision
c. A community airline starts flying from Subang
d. The LCC asks to fly from Subang as well.
e. The government refuses
f. Few days later, the government says the LCC will be given consideration to fly between Singapore - K.L.
See how the LCC gets its wish for a) above?
Now fast forward to the new airport in Negeri Sembilan.
a. The LCC wants an airport of its own
b. Government says it will be at KLIA
c. Temporary LCC terminal is completed but the LCC drags on with settlement of dues to the airport authority
d. Then we throw in a decoy - Sime Dary wants to take over IJN.
e. The drama starts with views opposing this takeover.
f. Very timely - government says the deal is put on hold.
g. Just before you thought, everything is under control, you get to hear the news that the new LCC airport is approved. Its partners - Sime Darby, the LCC etc.
h. So, did anyone lose anything in the IJN issue?
i. I don't think so. In fact, the main objective must have been announcing the approval of the new airport and the rest of the earlier drama on IJN was just to tai-chi a bit with taxpayers.
As though there will not be any tax payers money/government funding for the LCC airport?
Who pays for the immigration, customs, police, bomba and all regulatory/enfocement personnel who will finally work in this airport? The LCC or Sime Darby?
The real (and usual) back door winner is the LCC.
Keep in up Terror Fernandez.
Good observation anonymous.
Why does the rakyat always end up as suckers.
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