Federal Government National Debt

Self-explanatory. Please read.

===

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Malaysia’s national debt for 2009 rose to RM362.39 billion or 53.7 per cent of GDP, its highest level in five years, according to the Auditor-General’s report released today.

The Auditor-General said in the report that this was the first time the debt to GDP ratio had breached the 50 per cent mark.

This contrasts with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s reply in Parliament in June that Malaysia’s total debt had been reduced in 2009 to RM233.92 billion from RM236.18 billion in 2008.

Najib had also said that the debt to GDP ratio for 2009 was only 34.3 per cent, up from 31.9 per cent in 2008.

But today’s Auditor-General’s report said that the national debt had actually risen beyond what was announced by Najib, largely due to domestic debt.

“The debt ratio to GDP at the end of 2009 is 53.7 per cent, the highest level in five years and over 50 per cent for the very first time,” said the report.

The report stated that from 2005 till 2008, there was a general decline in the ratio between the government’s debt to the GDP.

It was 48.2 per cent in 2005, 42.3 per cent in 2006, 42.8 per cent in 2007 and 41.4 per cent in 2008.

The main reason behind the high national debt last year, according to the audit report, was due to an increase in the government’s domestic debt.

“Towards the end of 2009, the unsettled domestic debt and foreign debt amounted to RM362.39 billion, an increase of RM55.96 billion (from 2008’s RM306.44 billion) due to an increase in domestic debt.

===

Read more The 2009 Audit Report released by Jabatan Audit Negara especially on corruption and mismanagement.

JAKIM, HALAL PRODUCTS & AUDIT REPORT 2007

.

Empat agensi agama dakwa Raja Petra hina Islam
PUTRAJAYA - Empat agensi agama Islam semalam membuat laporan polis terhadap penulis blog Malaysia Today Raja Petra Kamaruddin kerana mendakwa menghina agama Islam dan umatnya melalui artikel-artikel di portal berita itu.
Laporan polis itu dibuat oleh Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim), Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Pengurus Besar Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) Dr. Abdul Ghani Mohamed, Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi), Datuk Che Mat Che Ali dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Maiwp) Anan C. Mohd.
Laporan itu dibuat di Balai Polis Putrajaya pada pukul 12.40 tengah hari.
"Kami minta pihak berkuasa menyiasat tulisan-tulisan ini dan ambil tindakan sewajarnya supaya ia dapat jadi pengajaran kepada semua pihak sama ada muslim atau bukan muslim," kata Wan Mohamad.
Ditanya mengapa laporan itu dibuat setelah kerajaan mengharamkan blog berkenaan, Wan Mohamad berkata, tiada jaminan bahawa Raja Petra tidak akan mengeluarkan artikel seperti itu di saluran yang lain. - Bernama

===

September 05, 2008 23:38 PM
ISA Can Be Used On Raja Petra, Says Syed Hamid

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Action under the Internal Security Act (ISA) can be taken against "Malaysia-Today" blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin for his comments on the blog which allegedly insulted Islam and Prophet Muhammad.Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said if the investigation which was being conducted based on police reports made by four religious agencies found that he committed the offence, Raja Petra would face the action.Syed Hamid was commenting on the police reports lodged by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim), Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (Maiwp) and Federal Territory Religious Department (Jawi) against Raja Petra.They complained that in his comment on an article entitled "I Promise to be a good, non-hypocritical Muslim", Raja Petra allegedly used sentences which insulted Muslims.He is also alleged to have allowed comments which degraded Islam and Prophet Muhammad for an article entitled "Not all Arabs are descendants of the Prophet" to be published in the blog."The action taken by the religious agencies is in line with the law because his (Raja Petra) actions to use obscene and bad words for Prophet Muhammad is clearly in contradiction of the law."The probe and action should be expedited so that he will realise his mistakes and learn to respect Islam," Syed Hamid said.Although Raja Petra claimed that he was not the blog's owner, Syed Hamid said Raja Petra had to be responsible for the contents published as he had always made himself appear as the sole representative for the blog.On a related development, Syed Hamid said the establishment of a media council should be reviewed due to the "daringness" shown lately by bloggers to put themselves above the law.The establishment of such a council was proposed earlier but was protested by media practitioners."The establishment of the council is not meant for controlling the media, but more on managing them in case they violate the freedom given to them."I will try to discuss with media practitioners to get their feedback on the matter," he added.-- BERNAMA

===

===

HALAL & HARAM & FARDHU.

Laporan Audit 2007 mendedahkan kira-kira 40 peratus daripada sampel produk makanan yang diimport di pasaran tempatan menggunakan logo halal yang bukan disahkan atau dikeluarkan Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim). Ketika ini, hanya sembilan logo halal diiktiraf Jakim. Ketua Audit Negara, Tan Sri Ambrin Buang, berkata pihaknya memilih 42 sampel produk makanan di pasaran yang diimport bagi tempoh Februari hingga awal Mac tahun ini dan mendapati hanya 25 sampel menggunakan logo halal diluluskan Jakim. Selain itu Ketua Audit Negara turut mendedahkan, daripada 45 sampel produk makanan tempatan yang dikaji, hanya 31 menggunakan logo halal yang masih sah, manakala lima produk makanan masih mempamerkan logo halal walaupun sudah tamat tempoh dan selebihnya sembilan yang lain mempamerkan logo bukan dalam senarai halal Jakim.

.

Details --- click here or here.

My earlier post on this matter >> here.

Please take your time to read 2007 Audit Report (by National Audit Department or Jabatan Audit Negara) on JAKIM/HALAL HERE (...from page 36 to 68).