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Malaysian Insider

Dr M: BR1M like failed communist, socialist policies, won’t grow Malaysia economically http://bit.ly/11mXrNY 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Government cash aids are akin to failed socialist and communist policies that will only make people dependent on the government and reduce their competitiveness, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.

The former prime minister said increasing average incomes alone will not make Malaysia a developed nation, noting that it would be “even more misleading” when income raises are merely due to government handouts.

“In other words we must earn our income through higher productivity and not through handouts by the government,” Dr Mahathir wrote a blog post titled “BR1M” yesterday, referring to the 1Malaysia People’s Aid programme (BR1M).

“The socialist(s) and communists have tried to improve their people’s incomes through giving them money and making free availability of support facilities to ensure they have a good life. But socialism and communism have failed. They have to resort to free enterprise and hard work,” added the nation’s longest-serving prime minister.

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/dr-m-br1m-like-failed-communist-socialist-policies-wont-grow-malaysia-econo

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Star

Friday October 17, 2014 MYT 5:32:00 PM

IRB warns against fake e-mail, SMS offering BR1M insurance service

by d. kanyakumari

PETALING JAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has warned the public against e-mail or SMS offering a 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) insurance service, saying it has not issued any such messages.

In a statement on Friday, the board noted that there had been numerous enquiries from people who had allegedly received such messages offering a BR1M insurance service called i-BR1M

“IRB confirms that we have neither issued any e-mail nor SMS through any officer to any applicant or recipient,” read the statement.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/10/17/IRB-BR1M-insurance-service/

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BR1M IN BUDGET 2015

For households w a monthly income between RM3,000 and RM4,000, the Government will increase BR1M from RM450 to RM750. #bajet2015

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BR1M To CHANGE IN FORM BY BUDGET 2016

New form of BR1M to be introduced, says sec-gen http://dlvr.it/7Bnh0k

KUALA LUMPUR: A new form of Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) will be introduced in the future, possibly in the form of food stamps or recipients using MyKad to purchase groceries and household items.

This was so that the aid could be distributed evenly throughout the year, said Finance Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

He said the Government was studying a new mechanism to replace the way BR1M handouts was doled out to ensure it was more targeted towards groups that needed aid.

Expressing hope that it could be implemented for Budget 2016, he said the mechanism could involve the use of the MyKad to purchase groceries and household items.

He said it could also be in the form of food stamps like how it was given out in the United States.

“It’s a new form of BR1M. For example, let’s say the Government gives out RM100 per month, averaging it out yearly for 12 months, so people can buy essential goods and items. This is the kind of system we are looking into,” he said after a Post-Budget 2015 dialogue yesterday.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/10/14/New-form-of-BR1M-to-be-introduced-says-secgen/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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12th March 2014

COLLECTING THE 1BRIBEMALAY$IA AT THE BANK

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17,000 people opt out of BR1M

WHY DON’T THEY WANT IT?

Some 17,000 recipients of 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) last year have taken the initiative to inform the government that they no longer need it.

They wrote that they no longer need it.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/255202

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DON’T FORGET TO COLLECT YOUR SHARE OF 1BRIBEMALAYSIA/BR1M 2014!

It’s out and in your bank account!

NST photo

They are said to be BR1MMING WITH HAPPINESS.

M.Vimala, 24 (right) and Maria Abd Razak, 29 could not hide their happiness after withdrawing the BR1M 3.0 aid from their bank account at an ATM machine stationed at a petrol station in Seremban 2, Negri Sembilan. The BR1M 3.0 was credited directly into recipients’ bank accounts since last night. Pix by Iqmal Haqim Rosman.

Do they really LOOK happy? Yes, those two look happy. It’s so easy to 1BRIBEMALAY$IA them.

NST

22 February 2014| last updated at 11:52AM

PM: RM 4.5 billion to be distributed to 7 mil recipients under BR1M 3.0

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Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia

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Beliau juga berkata mereka yang berpendapatan RM3,000 ke bawah dan berkeluarga serta individu berumur 21 tahun ke atas dengan pendapatan RM2,000 yang menerima BR1M sebelum ini tidak perlu mendaftar lagi, sebaliknya hanya perlu memaklumkan nombor akaun bank sahaja kepada LHDN, jika belum berbuat demikian.

Bagi mereka yang berpendapatan antara RM3,001 dan RM4,000 serta berkeluarga namun tidak pernah menerima bantuan itu, perlu mendaftar dengan LHDN sebelum 31 Jan ini, katanya.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Ahmad Husni berkata setakat ini kerajaan belum bercadang untuk mengurangkan lagi subsidi minyak RON95.

“Saya kesal bila tengok dalam pelbagai blog yang penuh dengan spekulasi namun saya anggap ini adalah proses kematangan rakyat. Ada individu yang akan menggunakan kesempatan dengan pelbagai tuduhan, termasuk mendakwa harga minyak akan naik,” katanya.

Beliau berkata pentadbiran kerajaan memperkenal dasar ‘manage float’ ke atas minyak RON97 yang diguna kira-kira tiga peratus pemilik kenderaan.

“Dasar itu membolehkan harga RON97 ditetapkan pada setiap bulan iaitu apabila harga pasaran meningkat, harga RON97 juga akan dinaikkan dengan kajian purata harga…ia bukan dasar ‘full float’ yang mana kerajaan tidak dapat mengawal harganya, harga itu akan mengikut pasaran harian yang bertukar setiap hari,” katanya.

Bagi RON95, kerajaan mengurangkan harganya RM0.20 seliter melalui dasar rasionalisasi subsidi dengan melibatkan 97 peratus pengguna kenderaan, katanya.

Ahmad Husni juga berkata kerajaan sedang mengkaji kos sara hidup menerusi makmalnya, termasuk kesan keadaan itu kepada masyarakat, agar inisiatif tertentu dapat dilaksana bagi membantu meringankan beban rakyat.

Beliau berkata makmal itu adalah satu daripada dua yang dibentuk kementerian berkenaan selain yang menjalankan kajian rasionalisasi subsidi dan kesannya kepada negara dan kesejahteraan rakyat.

“Sekarang kita ada makmal untuk kos sara hidup, kita mahu meneliti bagaimana kesannya kepada masyarakat.

“Masyarakat di negara ini mempunyai beberapa tahap gaji, ada yang berpendapatan di bawah RM1,000 ada yang meraih antara RM2,000 dan RM3,000 dan ada yang melebihi jumlah itu,” katanya.

Kajian itu akan menentukan golongan yang terjejas dan setakat mana tanggungan bebanan mereka agar beberapa inisiatif tertentu boleh diambil, katanya.

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YOUR 1BRIBEMALAYSIA/BR1M 2014 IS ALMOST HERE!

Star

Tuesday December 17, 2013 MYT 10:19:53 PM

BR1M 2014 applications open on Dec 23

1. Applications for the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) 2014: from 23 Dec 2013 to 31 Jan 2014.
2. Previous recipients: update your personal particulars, such as address, bank account and information on next-of-kin.
3. New applicants can register online or fill up the BR1M 2014 application form.

The BR1M 2014 application form can be obtained at the branch offices and service centres of the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN), Federal Development Department and Social Welfare Department or downloaded from the LHDN website at http://www.hasil.gov.my.

4. Payment will be made from February 2013.

BR1M 2014 applications open on Dec 23

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THE NEXT ROUND OF BR1M OR 1BRIBEMALAY$IA IS COMING!

PROPOSED:
1 It will be more than Rm500.
2 It will be distributed in two payments.
3 Will Rm500 be distributed in two rounds? Or will it be RM500, followed by RM500 more (or less)?
4 The money might be paid into your bank account.

Wait and see.
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BR1M 2014 might be in two payments

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IF TRUE, IT’S SCANDALOUS, NOT TO MENTION UNETHICAL!

BR1M oath: ‘By Allah, I will vote for BN’

Feb 28: “I hereby solemnly swear and promise, in the name of Allah, that I will vote BN in the coming election, and that I will work to help UMNO to unite Muslims under the United Malays National Organisation, not to disunite Muslims, unlike Hj. Abdul Hadi Awang who wants Muslims and Malays in Malaysia to be destroyed and fall apart.”

The above is the oath which is stapled together with the 1Malaysia cash aid (BR1M) voucher.

The oath typed wholly in capital letters in Bahasa Malaysia was distributed during a ceremony to distribute the cash aid at a secondary school in Beris Panchor, Bachok, Kelantan.

Prior to this, several blogs and Facebook postings have reported of such an oath being required from recipients of BR1M.

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Najib teased over RM40 monthly grocery bill claim

Feb 25: An average of about RM40.00 a month is enough for household grocery, claimed prime minister Najib Razak in defending the government’s distribution of the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M).

“We have calculated that on average, a family can buy groceries such as 10kg of rice, 5kg of cooking oil and other essentials per month with RM41.60. That means they have enough to buy food for 12 months with the RM500 BR1M,” Najib was quoted saying.

But PAS’s Parit Buntar member of parliament Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Najib’s calculation does not make sense.

“It’s hilarious, whether Najib said it wrongly or he said it unconsciously, but he was wide awake. That number is illogical,” said Mujahid, reminding that the threshold level for poverty is a household income of RM1,200 a month.

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Muhyiddin, “How about this? Rm500 up front, and Rm1,000 later?”

He urged the people, especially those in the low and middle-income groups, not to respond to good fortune with disdain by continuing to provide a strong support to the BN government to guarantee a better future.

No, that is NOT a bribe but they hope to persuade you to vote for BN.

Malaysian Insider

LEDANG, Feb 14 — The 1 Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) may be increased from RM500 to RM1,000 if the Barisan Nasional (BN) is given a new mandate, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Muhyiddin (picture) said the BR1M is not a fairytale but a conviction that would be continued by the BN government if it is returned to power in the next general election. 

“Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib (Razak) mentioned it two days ago in Johor. Some people asked whether there will be BR1M 3 and BR1M 4.

“He (Najib) said ‘yes’ provided BN stays in power. Who knows if our coffers increase, the RM500 aid will become RM1,000,” he said when handing over BR1M to 2,042 recipients from the Bukit Serampang state constituency in Felda Sri Jaya here today.

Hence, he urged the people, especially those in the low and middle-income groups, not to respond to good fortune with disdain by continuing to provide a strong support to the BN government to guarantee a better future.

RM1,000 BR1M possible if BN wins new mandate, says DPM

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She warned that, if the distribution of allocations is intended to garner personal support, then it would amount to violation of Section 10 of the Election Offences Act 1954.

Even treating voters to meals is covered by this interpretation – and voters themselves can be charged with bribery, she cautioned.

Malaysiakini

‘When sweeteners are not an election offence’

There is no legal provision to prosecute political parties or organisations for giving out money or gifts during an election campaign, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Deputy chief commissioner (III) Sutinah Sutan said, however, that candidates, agents and supporters can be charged with corruption for similar activities if this is done in the candidate’s interests.

“If the motive of dishing out money or a gift (by a candidate, agent or supporters) to voters is to win support for a certain political party, but not a specific candidate, then it is not an offence,” she told Sin Chew Daily.
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She also said announcements of government allocations by the prime minister during an election campaign are deemed to “help all the people” and therefore, cannot be seen as bribery or abuse of power.

While such announcements may prompt voters to support the coalition in power, she explained, the prime minister himself would not gain from this on a personal level.

‘When sweeteners are not an election offence’

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Cyber Pooper Central (Malaysian Style)

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Is this BN Government not only stupid, but inhumane as well?

They forced the aged, and the desperate to queue up at a stadium (JB), to wait and collect their BRIM2.0.

20,000 people were part of the first phase and must collect in person. Have they not heard of direct debit? They could have also sent cheques to people’s registered home address? After all, Inland Revenue uses that address, why can’t BRIM?

The bright sparks in BN wanted people to gather so that they can spread their poisonous propaganda, and also to ‘hasut’ the masses into submission. Must pangkah BN, must be greateful, must not fight tau keh…

The incident happened at 10 am, where 6,000 BRIM recipients were allowed to jump the queue and all hell broke loose at the 10 counters in the stadium. Imagine if there was a stampede and someone was killed. Trust this Govt to do a dangerous shoddy job…

Read:————-

JOHOR BAHRU 7 Feb. – Kaunter penyerahan Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) 2.0 bagi Parlimen Johor Bahru di Stadium Tertutup Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) di sini, kecoh seketika apabila diserbu oleh kira-kira 20,000 orang yang menjadi penerima fasa pertama bantuan berkenaan.

Ahli Parlimen Johor Bahru, Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad berkata, kekecohan bermula pukul 10 pagi apabila 6,000 penerima enggan mengikut arahan beratur oleh pihak urus setia, sebaliknya terus menyerbu 10 kaunter yang disediakan di dalam stadium itu.

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UMNO MAN GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE WORDS, “IF YOU’VE GOT IT, FLAUNT IT!”

“I was shocked because the UMNO leader had RM1.2 million in cash. From where he obtained the money?” asked Devandran, 34, a resident from Ladang Kerilla.

UMNO leader ‘shows the money’ – piles of it – at event

Feb 7: A Kelantan UMNO branch chief’s act of arranging piles of cash during a ceramah programme has taken one step further the well-known cash-for-votes campaign practised by Barisan Nasional.

“This money is proof to residents that I, as the Tanah Merah UMNO chief, have the financial means to help the locals in the estates,” said Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz.

“I brought that much of money to the event to convince the locals that the Tanah Merah UMNO under me will not make empty promises.”

Two days ago, Devandran Vadiveloo, 34, a resident from Ladang Kerilla, said she saw the UMNO leader placing cash amounting to RM1.2 million in front of the audience during a programme in her neighbourhood.

“I was shocked because the UMNO leader had RM1.2 million in cash. From where he obtained the money?” asked Devandran.

“On behalf of the Indian community at Ladang Kerilla, I hope the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will investigate,” she added.

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WHO SHOULD BE SEEN AS ‘SANTA CLAUS’?
MCA fights UMNO to take credit for handing out the cash handout of RM100.

Malaysiakini

The Federal Territory MCA has slammed Wangsa Maju Umno division chief Shafie Abdullah for monopolising opportunities provided by the district education office to present the RM100 school aid to parents in all the Keramat district schools.
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He said the Kuala Lumpur Education Department last month decided to invite Shafie and Wangsa Maju MCA division chief Yew Teong Lock as the BN representatives to present the RM100 cash handout to parents of the schools in the Keramat district.

However, Heng said, Keramat district education officer Tajudin Mohamad Mor, under the influence of Wangsa Maju Umno, early this year instructed all primary and secondary school headmasters to invite only Shafie to present the handout.

“During the gatherings, Wangsa Maju Umno representatives gave every school RM1,500 to prepare refreshments,” he said.

MCA slams Umno for dominating cash handouts

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The campaign to wear yellow when collecting the cash aid was initiated by a group of mothers who called themselves ‘Bersih Mama’.

In a statement on Wednesday, the group called on parents to make use of the occasion to reiterate poll reform movement Bersih’s demand for clean and fair elections.

Malaysiakini

Abdul Rahim Sabri 10:03AM Jan 18, 2013

A group of parents at a Chinese secondary school in Seremban caught the eye of the crowd when they turned up in bright yellow Bersih T-shirts to receive the RM100 school aid from the federal government.

Photographs of the 15 parents who coloured the aid award ceremony at Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Chan on Wednesday evening are circulating widely on social media.

“I wore the Bersih T-shirt to make a point to the powers-that-be that the gift of money won’t necessarily make us bow down and agree with them,” one of the parents, Wong Chai Soon, told Malaysiakini yesterday.

Parents don Bersih’s yellow for RM100 school aid

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THEY BRIBE YOU AND PROMISE YOU MORE BRIBES!

MUHYIDDIN PROMISES THAT BN WILL BE THE GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGG$: THEY WILL GIVE BR1M FOREVER AND FOREVER….AND RM1,000, NOT JUST RM500!

12:41PM Jan 7, 2013

As Malaysians are counting down to the 13th general election, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin dished out another ‘election candy’, announcing that the RM500 cash aid given out in the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) could be increased to RM1,000 and become a permanent policy if BN retains Putrajaya.

According to Chinese daily Oriental Daily News, Muhyiddin said during a meet-the-people session at Tanjung Malim yesterday that BR1M would be given out “not only for the second time, but for the third, fourth, fifth time, or even forever if BN wins the government”.

Should the national income and tax revenue exceed RM125 billion, the government would consider raising the RM500 cash handouts to RM1,000, said Muhyiddin, who is also BN deputy president.

National news agency Bernama reported that Muhyiddin also said BR1M was given to ensure that the people’s income would not be affected by price hikes.

Muhyiddin: BR1M could be raised to RM1,000 if BN wins

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Star

Saturday January 5, 2013 MYT 9:00:00 PM

BRIM 2.0 registration extended to Jan 15, says Awang Adek

BR1M 2.0 Registration Extended To Jan 15 – Awang Adek

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Malaysiakini

8:01PM Jan 2, 2013

The cabinet has scrapped the plan to limit the smartphone rebate scheme to handsets which retail at RM500 and below following public pressure to do so.

According to Bernama, this was announced by the the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today.
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Putrajaya has allocated RM300 million for the scheme, which means that 1.5 million people can apply for the scheme on a first-come-first-served basis.

Those eligible applicants can apply for the rebate online through MCMC’s website. At the time of writing, the website is not accessible.

In an earlier statement, MCMC announced that about 5,500 people have applied since online registrations went live yesterday.

Cabinet scraps phone rebate cap

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NAJIB, “HOW MANY WAYS DO I BRIBE YOU….TO GET YOUR VOTE?”

BLOGGER’S COMMENTS on what is relevant to many of us.

1 Registration starts for youths between 21 to 30 years old and earning less than RM3,000 to apply for a RM200 rebate for smartphones below RM500, until the scheme’s RM3 million allocation runs out.

This means that it is on a first-come basis.

2 Minimum wage policy of RM900 comes into force, including for foreign workers.

Not good if you are an employer barely covering your costs or making a small profit. You will have to retrench some workers and share the work out among the remainder.

3 One percent personal income tax reduction for those with taxable income between RM2,500 to RM5,000.Tax exemptions for those with taxable incomes below RM5,000. For those earning between RM5,000 and RM20,000, the tax rate would be reduced to 12 percent from 13 percent.

Blogger may end up paying less or no income tax.

4 Passport application fee reduction for senior citizens and those below the age of 12.

Blogger will save RM150.

5 Start of disbursement of RM100 payment to students from Year One to Form Five, including those in independent high schools.

This is to influence the voting pattern of parents.

5 Start of RM250 payment for single persons above 21 years old and earning less than RM2,000.

This is a direct inducement (read ‘bribe’)  to eligible voters to vote BN.

6 February: Start of BR1M 2.0 payments of RM500 to families with household income less than RM3,000, or those above 60 years old earning less than RM3,000.

BR1M 2.0 payout to begin February

BN wants your vote.

7 From February 2013, distribution of RM250 book vouchers to some 1.3 million university and Form Six students, an increase from RM200 from this year’s book voucher scheme.

This may influence your parents to vote for BN, considering the fact that this is in addition to other benefits paid out in January.

MARCH: ELECTIONS?

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A major sum of RM3 billion will be allocated for BR1M 2.0, a more than 40 per cent increase from the RM2.1 billion allocated for the first BR1M.

Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — As the federal government prepares to hand out cash aid to millions of Malaysian households in the next few weeks, the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is set to be a major beneficiary in terms of votes in this year’s general election, political analysts and even opposition lawmakers have conceded.

They expect the 1 Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) handout to be a swing factor, particularly in rural areas.

“BR1M will provide a huge multiplier effect, not only economically, but to draw votes towards the ruling government,” said Asri Salleh from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Terengganu.

“The recipients will mostly be the hardcore poor and urban poor, so it will definitely swing votes.”

BR1M will likely boost BN’s chances in the next election

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Malaysiakini

5:20PM Dec 31, 2012

Putrajaya is scheduled to set in motion 25 “goodies” as part of Budget 2013 come New Year’s Day, ahead of a general election where Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will seek his first mandate.

The Chinese-language Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday that among these are the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M 2.0) and a one-off handout of RM100 for each primary and secondary school student.

The daily said that this handout alone would collectively affect some 12.1 million Malaysians.

“These aid schemes would be distributed beginning Jan 15 next year, thus the date becomes a much-anticipated ‘handouts day’,” it said, before listing the dates the 25 government schemes are scheduled to be rolled out.

Click on the link to get the full list
25 Budget goodies to roll out in Q1

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If you are interested, look out for the ‘Pakej Komunikasi Belia’ logo that will be displayed on banners and buntings at these outlets or they can also check websites of the service providers for the list of smartphones and participating dealership outlets.

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Malaysiakini

2:46PM Dec 30, 2012

PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli has questioned Putrajaya’s smartphone rebate scheme, speculating that it was likely designed to benefit certain quarters by helping them clear old stock.

“Only selected dealers are offered the rebate, therefore the old models in their storage would be taken out and this would profit them,

“Surely, those old models would not help the youth get the desired 3G and internet use,” he was quoted saying in Sinar Harian’s online edition yesterday.

PKR suspects phone rebate scheme stock clearing bid

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Blogger: If they don’t restrict you to a Smartphone RM500 and below, how would Malaysian (read ‘crony’) companies benefit?

Malaysiakini

2:23PM Dec 28, 2012

Umno Youth today weighed into the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) move to limit the RM200 rebate for smartphones priced below RM500, describing it as unnecessary.

“It is not needed to have a price cap for the smartphone rebate,” said Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin in a twitter posting to Information, Communications, and Culture Minister Rais Yatim.

However, Khairy (left) sought to parry criticism against the government prompted by the cap, pointing out that there was no mention of the smartphones prices that would be entitled to the rebate when first announced.

The Budget 2013 speech only mentioned the youths’ income that would quality for the smartphone rebate, not the price of the smartphones, he said.

No need to cap smartphone rebates, says Umno Youth

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Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Youths between the ages of 21 and 30 can start applying for the RM200 rebate to purchase selected 3G smart phones from registered Celco dealers from next Tuesday.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chairman Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi said the application under the Youth Communication Package could be made via online registration at http://nbi.skmm.gov.my/.

The scheme is on a first-come-first-served basis and will be for the first 1.5 million eligible youths who may claim their smartphone while stocks last, he said in a statement today.

Mohamed Sharil said youths who qualify for the RM200 rebate would be able to purchase selected 3G smartphones costing up to RM500 from selected dealers and agents appointed by the providers.
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The participating celcos and mobile virtual network operators will offer no less than five and perhaps up to 10 or 12 models under the initiative via their dealership outlets

MCMC: Youth registration for smartphone rebate from Tuesday

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Malaysiakini

3:09PM Dec 27, 2012

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) announcement yesterday that the RM200 rebate is only applicable to smartphones priced below RM500 has caused a storm of criticism on cyberspace.

MCMC yesterday announced on their website five specific criteria for the RM200 rebate on smartphones, including the RM500 price cap for the smartphones.

One blogger Pradeesh raised his concerns on the matter in his blog post yesterday saying that the RM500 costing smartphones are “pretty much weak and cheap” and that the price limit of the smartphones should be raised to RM1,000.

He complained that such phones are mostly outdated versions of Android with unsatisfactory touch screens.
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Twittersphere has also been aflurry with criticism and jokes for example through hashtag #1MsiaPhone and #PakejKomunikasiBelia, especially on the RM500 cap.

Unhappy netizens mock RM500 smartphone criteria

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Sorry, guys, haha, a SMARTPHONE below RM500?

Malaysiakini

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has revealed that the RM200 smartphone rebate announced in Budget 2013 is only for smartphones priced below RM500.

Yesterday MCMC published the following criteria in its website:

• Only applies to Malaysian citizens from the ages of 21-30;

• Monthly income of RM3000 and below;

• Smartphone models below the price of RM500;

• Each youth is only entitled to purchase one smartphone;

• Customers can either use their existing mobile broadband or apply for new packages;

• Each youth is only entitled to purchase one smartphone; and,

• Customers can either use their existing mobile broadband or apply for new packages.

RM200 rebate only for smartphones below RM500

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Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — About 12 million Malaysians, or more than one in three citizens, will receive cash handouts from the government on January 15, in a major boost for barisan Nasional (BN) ahead of elections expected soon after that.

Sin Chew Daily reported today that the estimated 12 million people will receive the cash through the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) and student aid schemes.

BR1M recipients will get handouts of RM500, while RM100 will be given to students from Standard One to Form Five.

Handouts worth RM250 will also be given out to those 21-year-old-and-above who are single and who earn less than RM2000 a month.

More than one in three Malaysians to get cash handouts on January 15

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Number at rally: 50,000.
They carried yellow, orange, green and red flags that represent several prominent protests groups of recent years, namely the Bersih, Felda rights, anti-Lynas and Kelantan royalty movements.

Malaysiakini

Nigel Aw 11:41AM Nov 17, 2012

The rakyat are waiting to pocket the cash handouts that the government will be dishing out next year after polls are called but are just as eager to oust the ruling coalition, says Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.

“Even though people will be receiving the (RM500) BR1M (Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia), but I am confident that they are biding their time to cast out the BN,” he declared at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Assembly) in Kota Baru last night.

This uprising, Anwar said, was similarly reflected in rallies across the nation including Sabah and Sarawak previously described as the BN’s fixed deposit states.

“They (BN) are aware of this which is why they are becoming violent to the extent that we, including our friends in PAS, have become accustomed (to being targeted),” he said.
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PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, “If there are states led by Pakatan that indulge in corruption, then relinquish power, we do not want a corrupt state. If what Umno claim is true, then investigate.”

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DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang said that Umno’s issue with corruption was not merely perception but fact. He added, “Our success will depend on the unity and commitment of all parties within Pakatan by moving in unison with the same objectives, let’s show we are different from the BN.”

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For those of you who are 21-30, here’s an added incentive to vote wisely!

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, when tabling the Budget 2013 in Parliament last September, had announced the granting of the one-off rebate of RM200 for youths to purchase one unit of the 3G smart mobile phones aimed at providing access to the information highway to them.

Malaysiakini

Bernama 4:01PM Nov 1, 2012

The government is ready to implement the granting of a RM200 rebate for the purchase of the 3G smart mobile phones to youths between the ages of 21 and 30 beginning Jan 1, next year.

Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim was confident the programme could be implemented without any problem due to the well-planned preparations made by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

However, the ministry was scrutinising the actual meaning of the term ‘smartphone’ used and the price rate that would qualify the buyer to receive the cash rebate, he told reporters after launching the ministry’s Innovations Day 2012 at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur today.
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Rebates for 3G smartphones in January next year

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Lim said those who had previously applied for BR1M 1.0 need not re-register for BR1M 2.0, while those who think they are eligible would have to make fresh applications.

Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Application forms for the second round of the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M 2.0) cash aid are expected to be distributed this month, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai.

“The government will make an announcement on BR1M 2.0 in one or two weeks, by October the forms should be available,” he said after launching the Malaysia Insurance Summit 2012 here today.

BR1M 2.0 was announced on Friday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, with eligibility extended to single individuals, aged 21 and above and earning below RM2,000 a month, who will get a RM250 one-off payment.

BR1M 2.0 forms out this month

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SEE FOR YOURSELF THE BENEFITS COMING YOUR WAY…..

Malaysiakini

Julia Zappei, AFP 6:57PM Sep 28, 2012

Malaysian premier Najib Abdul Razak provided a fresh round of handouts Friday as he announced a voter-friendly budget for 2013 aimed at shoring up support ahead of what is predicted to be a tough election.

His Barisan Nasional coalition, which has ruled Malaysia for 55 years, must face a national ballot by June but is also under pressure to rein in public debt as rating agencies warn of downgrades.

PM offers fresh goodies ahead of polls

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The government is expected to announce a second round of RM500 cash handouts to lower-income households when Budget 2013 is tabled next week, in a move that is seen as giving Najib and his BN pact’s ratings a boost ahead of polls expected soon.

The first round of handouts under the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) programme, which involved some five million families and cost taxpayers RM2.6 billion, saw Najib’s approval ratings shoot up to 69 per cent, largely due to a surge of support from low-income households.

Malaysian Insider

Dr M: Najib’s cash handouts ‘very close’ to vote buying

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted today that the Najib administration’s penchant for handing out cash to Malaysians through its various people-centric policies was “very close” to vote buying.

But the former prime minister said the government was running out of time with polls drawing closer as the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition needed a bigger mandate to tighten its grasp on Putrajaya.

“I do not believe in giving money to the people. I believe in giving facilities. But I think when a government has no time and they are facing an election, they make a decision that is easy,” Dr Mahathir (picture) said in his keynote address at the Perdana Leadership Foundation’s CEO Forum 2012 here.

“If you give people money, then they should support (you). Maybe it is not vote-buying… but it is very close to that,” he said, to laughter from the audience.

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Dr M: Najib’s cash handouts ‘very close’ to vote buying

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BN MPs to get RM1.5million EACH….to buy your vote?

Malaysia Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Federal lawmakers from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) are to receive an added RM1.5 million each to plough into their constituencies this year as the Najib administration looks ahead to polls after the September 28 budget announcement.

The Malaysian Insider learnt the allocation was announced at yesterday’s BN pre-council meeting for the current parliamentary sitting but Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was guarded about potential dates for a general election that must be held by mid-2013.

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Man on the street, “Only RM500? Give us more!  My v*** isn’t that cheap!!!”

Malaysia Chronicle

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Malaysia Chronicle

Monday, 11 June 2012 16:42

BOTTOMLINE: We need jobs, not BR1M!

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The government should consider longer term solutions such as helping to improve our domestic economic health and to help to stimulate jobs.

Instead of giving out more cash, the government should consider continuing with the New Economic Model reforms mooted by PM Najib when he first succeeded Abdullah Badawi. There’s not much being heard about the economic model which proposes reforms of the New Economic Policy which was blamed as a major hindrance to economic growth.

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HERE COMES ANOTHER HAND-OUT!

In March, Najib had mentioned the likelihood of another round of BR1M payment. With the huge payment from Petronas, there is now  money to allow another round of RM500 ‘bribe-giving’…and other ‘bribes’.

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“Does he think he can bribe me?” asked a relative of my wife’s?”

“Well, will you take the money?”

“Of course! I’m not stupid. He can give me RM5,000 if he likes. But does it mean that I will vote for him?”

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Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The Najib administration is mulling giving more direct cash transfers under the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) programme as more Malaysians are starting to feel the pinch from a bleak global economic outlook.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was reported by Bernama to have mooted the idea at a Cabinet meeting yesterday.

The federal government had handed out RM500 in cash aid under BR1M last year in a bid to help reduce the rising cost of living, in what was seen as a populist Budget to win support the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in key polls that must be held by April next year.

www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya… – Cached

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Malaysian Insider

Malaysia – PM says to continue BR1M if revenues rise …

www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pm–says–to… – Cached

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Today, 7 June 2012

Malaysiakini

Bernama 11:47AM Jun 7, 2012

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has proposed to the cabinet to continue the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) programme.

www.malaysiakini.com/news/200153 – Cached

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