Patriot lauds the initiative of Karangkraf Media Group founder, Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub, to start an anti-corruption campaign called Rasuah Busters. This is something positive for the country and deserves widespread support. The Rasuah Busters campaign aims to tackle all manners of corruption, not just petty corruption at lower levels, but also those at high echelons...

A recent allegation in a blogpost that claimed former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family had received over RM100 million of 1MDB funds from fugitive Low Taek Jho is very disturbing. It was also alleged that money earned from the issuance of RM5 billion bonds was used to pay US$1 billion for...

The current spate of selling off Boustead Heavy Industries Bhd (BHIC) shares by Urusharta Jemaah Sdn Bhd (Urusharta), the special purpose vehicle wholly owned by finance ministry in a depressed market, is baffling. It begs the question if there is an insidious hands-in-gloves operation to take over BHIC. Recently Urusharta had announced that it incurred...

The case of the Hindu temple demolition in Kedah has now turned the commotion into a racial slur and becomes ugly. It reflects high handedness, tactlessness, arrogance among those in power, and a level of their intelligence much less to be desired. It was reported that the Sri Raja Muniswarar Temple in Kuala Kedah, believed...

Former Federal Territory Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor given a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) in his RM1 million corruption case came as a shock to all Malaysians with a conscience and sense of righteousness. The DPP who has been prosecuting since September 2018 gave the reason for new developments in the case and...

Patriot is thankful for the government to provide a one-time Bantuan Khas Kewangan (special finance aid) of RM300 to all veterans including those with no pension. The finance minister announced this when he tabled Budget 2021 in parliament. Much must be done to ensure those really in need of such aid receive the money, especially...

It has been reported that Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) has lodged a report with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the possible irregularities in the RM9 billion littoral combat ship (LCS) project. The findings of the forensic audit that started in February were handed to the MACC in September. No stones must be left...

The government has intention to revive the National Service Training Programme (PLKN). While its objectives on paper might be good, serious consideration must be given to affordability, timing, and the possibility of better and cheaper alternatives. PLKN started in 2004 at the time when Datuk Seri Najib Razak was the Defence Minister and was dissolved...

A recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report reveals what appears to be serious abuse of power in the issuance of ‘special approvals’ for the admission of foreign workers into the country. PAC Chairman and Bukit Bendera MP Wong Hon Wai had asked former Home Minister Dato Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi why 512,315 out of...