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BELANJAWAN 2017 1.   Belanjawan 2017 akan dibentangkan di Parliment pada 21hb Oktober 2016. 2.   Dijangka wang dengan jumlah besar akan diperuntukkan kepada Kementerian dan agensi Kerajaan. Parlimen akan meluluskan belanjawan ini kerana ia dibentangkan oleh parti Kerajaan yang mempunyai majoriti dalam Parlimen. 3.   Tetapi, rakyat tahu bahawa Kerajaan tidak mempunyai wang untuk membentangkan belanjawan ini. Mereka tahu kesemua Kementerian telah dimaklumkan dalam duan tahun kebelakangan ini bahawa tiada wang dan mereka harus membelanjakan kurang daripada sepatutnya. 4.   Belanjawan ini tidak bermakna kerana Kerajaan tahu ia tidak mempunyai wang. 5.   Kenapakah Kerajaan tidak mempunyai wang? Ini kerana wang Kerajaan tidak digunakan wang untuk pentadbiran tulus, tidak digunakan wang untuk pembangunan negara dan rakyatnya. 6.   Wang telah digunakan untuk memenangi kepopularan Perdana Menteri. 7.   Untuk tujuan ini, Perdana Menteri t...

IRON FIST RULE 1.   When received forms to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, some said that they are been threaten by UMNO and Najib's Government. 2. Many kinds of threatens were implied including there'll no BR1M, expel from UMNO or Government and its agencies, denied contract, won't be giving out any scholarships and being revoked etc, early repayment demand from the bank and will reject applications. 3.   But they're willing to be abused this way because they believe that eventually their entry to PPBM and vote its party in GE14, they will gain a lot for the nation and themselves. 4.   They said that these kind of pressure won't stop them from joining PPBM and they will try to get other bumiputras including UMNO members to join PPBM. 5.   To them fighting for a cause is the a willingness to overcome any obstacles. It's meaningless if fight for a cause is easy and a rose of bed. 6.   Najib too desperate to broke my spirit. Not only my p...

CASH IS KING 1.   Cash is King and it makes people worship them. 2.   Money can be earned though halal ways like salary and business profits.  3.   But, money can also be gained from theft, fraud and corruption. Monies gained through this means are not halal and it's haram. Obviously, this is wrong according to law. 4.   Al-Quran mentioned about the sins gained through haram means like stealing, fraud (during selling and buying) and bribe to the judge. 5.   Islam didn't stop accumulating wealth as long its is from halal source. Zakat have to paid from the wealth. Religious contribution and charities are also encouraged. 6.   If the wealth is from theft or corruption, could it made as halal if the haram source paid as zakat or sponsoring to perform haj? Ulamas have to study carefully and voice  their thoughts or issue fatwa.   7.   What about the unpaid compulsory zakat through haram gains? Again, a concise study ...

ART OF BANKNOTE DESIGN The Bank of Korea announced earlier this year that it plans to become a cashless society by 2020. Predictably, ultra-progressive Sweden is another contender, while Malaysia has no intention of denying its citizen the wonderful world of real money. As an art enthusiast, it's hard not to be impressed by banknotes when you take a good look at them. Very seldom does this happen though. The exhibition launched recently at the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art gallery is one of those rare occasions that art and money come togethet in a positive way. The exhibition , Works On Paper: Art In The Wallet, has three aims: To admire the art of banknote design; to understand why the notes look the way they do; and to encourage people to look at them in the first place. Central bankers are always delighted to see public examining their cash. They'll certainly be looking in this exhibition, as there's no escape from the super-sized notes on displayed. De...