RON97調降20仙

（雪蘭莪‧八打靈再也21日訊）RON97汽油每公升零售價，將從今日午夜12時過後調降20仙至2令吉70仙。

 

油站業者今日向星洲日報證實此消息，並表示他們已接獲通知，於22日凌晨零時起，下調RON97汽油的售價20仙。

 

RON97汽油每公升零售價，曾在3月8日凌晨零時起，調漲至2令吉90仙，至今已超過了兩個月，才再作出調整。

 

另外，星洲日報聯絡大馬石油商公會主席和署理主席，兩位都表示對此調降不知情。

BARISAN KABINET KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2013

BARISAN KABINET KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2013


PERDANA MENTERI:

YAB DATO’ SRI HAJI MOHD. NAJIB BIN TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK (UMNO)



TIMBALAN PERDANA MENTERI:

YAB TAN SRI DATO’ HAJI MUHYIDDIN BIN YASSIN (UMNO)



JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI:

MENTERI:

(1) YB DATO’ SERI JAMIL KHIR BIN BAHAROM  (UMNO)

(2) YB DATO’ SRI ABDUL WAHID BIN OMAR (SENATOR -BERKUATKUASA 5 JUN 2013)

(3) YB SENATOR DATO’ SRI IDRIS JALA  (SENATOR)

(4) YB TAN SRI DATUK SERI PANGLIMA JOSEPH KURUP (PBRS)

(5) YB DATO’ SERI SHAHIDAN BIN KASSIM (UMNO)

(6)  YB PUAN HAJAH NANCY BINTI SHUKRI (PBB)

(7)  YB DATUK JOSEPH ENTULU ANAK BELAUN (PRS)

(8)  DATUK PAUL LOW SENG KWAN (SENATOR)



TIMBALAN MENTERI:

(1) YB DATUK RAZALI BIN IBRAHIM  (UMNO)

(2) WAYTHA MOORTHY PONNUSAMY (SENATOR)



KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN:

(1) MENTERI KEWANGAN I: YAB DATO’ SRI HAJI MOHD. NAJIB BIN TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK (UMNO)

(2) MENTERI KEWANGAN II: YB DATO’ SERI HAJI AHMAD HUSNI BIN MOHAMAD HANADZLAH (UMNO)

(3) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATUK AHMAD BIN MASLAN (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN DAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI:

(1) MENTERI I: YAB TAN SRI DATO’ HAJI MUHYIDDIN BIN YASSIN (UMNO)

(2) MENTERI II: YB DATO’ SERI IDRIS BIN JUSOH (UMNO)

(3) TIMBALAN MENTERI I: YB DATUK MARY YAP KAIN CHING (PBS)

(4) TIMBALAN MENTERI II: YB TUAN P. KAMALANATHAN A/L P.PANCHANATHAN (MIC)



KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI HISHAMUDDIN BIN TUN HUSSEIN (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ ABDUL RAHIM BAKRI (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI HISHAMUDDIN BIN TUN HUSSEIN (UMNO) (MEMANGKU)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB. DATUK AB. AZIZ KAPRAWI (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI DR. AHMAD ZAHID BIN HAMIDI (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATUK DR. WAN JUNAIDI BIN TUANKU JAAFAR (PBB)



KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAYA:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ FADILLLAH YUSOF (PBB)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATUK ROSNAH BINTI ABDUL RASHID SHIRLIN (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI MUSTAPA BIN MOHAMED (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB. HAMIM BIN SAMURI (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI ANIFAH BIN HAJI AMAN (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ HAMZAH BIN ZAINUDDIN (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI, KOPERASI DAN KEPENGGUNAAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ HASAN BIN MALEK (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ PADUKA AHMAD BASHAH BIN MD. HANIPAH (SENATOR) (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN KOMUNIKASI DAN MULTIMEDIA:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI AHMAD SHABERY BIN CHEEK (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ JAILANI BIN JOHARI (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIA:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATUK RICHARD RIOT ANAK JAEM (SUPP)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ ISMAIL BIN ABD. MUTTALIB (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAH:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI SHAFIE BIN HAJI APDAL (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATUK ALEXANDER NANTA LINGGI (PBB)



KEMENTERIAN KESEJAHTERAAN BANDAR, PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN DAHLAN (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ HALIMAH BINTI MOHD SADDIQUE (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN BELIA DAN SUKAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB TUAN KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN BIN ABU BAKAR (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ SARAVANAN A/L MURUGAN (MIC)



KEMENTERIAN  KESIHATAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI SUBRAMANIAM  (MIC)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI HILMI BIN YAHAYA (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN  WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI TENGKU ADNAN BIN TENGKU MANSOR (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ DR. LOGA BALA MOHAN A/L JAGANATHAN (SENATOR)



KEMENTERIAN  PERUSAHAAN PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI DOUGLAS UGGAH EMBAS (PBB)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ NORIAH BINTI KASNON (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN  TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIR:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATUK DR. MAXIMUS JOHNITY ONGKILI (PBS)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ SRI MAHDZIR BIN KHALID (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SRI ISMAIL SABRI BIN YAAKOB (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ TAJUDDIN BIN ABDUL RAHMAN (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN PELANCONGAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATO’ SERI MOHAMED NAZRI BIN ABDUL AZIZ (UMNO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ JOSEPH SALANG ANAK GANDUM (PRS)



KEMENTERIAN SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATUK DR. EWON EBIN (UPKO)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ DR. ABU BAKAR BIN MOHAMAD DIAH (UMNO)



KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATUK SERI G. PALANIVEL (MIC)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATO’ DR. JAMES DAWOS MAMIT (PBB)



KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT:

(1) MENTERI : YB DATUK ROHANI BINTI ABDUL KARIM (PBB)

(2) TIMBALAN MENTERI : YB DATUK AZIZAH BINTI MOHD. DUN (UMNO)





PERDANA MENTERI: 1 JAWATAN

TIMBALAN PERDANA MENTERI: 1 JAWATAN

MENTERI: 30 JAWATAN (TERMASUK TIMBALAN PERDANA MENTERI)

TIMBALAN MENTERI: 27 JAWATAN

JUMLAH: 57 JAWATAN

JUMLAH KEMENTERIAN: 24

JUMLAH SENATOR SEDIA ADA: 1 ORANG

JUMLAH SENATOR AKAN DILANTIK: 5 ORANG (2 MENTERI DAN 3 TIMBALAN MENTERI)

JUMLAH BACKBENCHERS: 82 ORANG


Source: http://www.pmo.gov.my/?menu=news&news_id=11477&page=1731&news_cat=4

Plentiful to refund first 10 pct of CHGS tomorrow (8/3/2013)

KUALA LUMPUR: Plentiful Gold-Class Bhd, the management company of Country Heights Grower Scheme (CHGS), will fulfil its promise to refund the first 10 per cent of the growers' fee tomorrow.

The refund is made following approval of the voluntary termination of the CHGS by a majority of 98.89 per cent of growers at the growers' meeting recently, the company said in a statement today.

"At the meeting, it was decided by a majority vote that 10 per cent of the growers' fee will be paid back to the growers within 30 days of the approval of the resolution of the voluntary termination of CHGS.

"The remaining 90 per cent is to be paid within a six-month period from the date of approval of the said resolution. A total of RM215.5 million will eventually be paid out to the growers respectively," it said.

Plentiful Gold-Class said crossed cheques will be issued and posted to the respective growers.

"In the event that cheques are not cashed for whatever reason within six months and no money is claimed within one year from the date the cheques were issued, the company shall act in accordance with the provisions in the Unclaimed Monies Act, 1965," it added. - BERNAMA

EPF declares 6.15% dividend for 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) declared a dividend rate of 6.15 percent for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2012.

The dividend rate, an increase of 15 basis points over the 6 percent rate paid out in 2011, translates to a record breaking total of RM27.45bil being distributed to its members, an increase of 12.2 percent over RM24.47bil paid out in the previous year, said EPF Chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman on Sunday.

“Notwithstanding the increasingly complex investment environment, the EPF maintained its steady upwards momentum to post its strongest set of results since the turn of the millennium, underpinning the effectiveness of its long term investment strategy as well as its disciplined and prudent approach,” he said in a press statement.

In 2012, the EPF posted its highest gross investment income to date of RM31.02bil, up 13.91 percent from 2011.

The highest ever dividend payout of RM27.45bil was derived after deducting investment expenses, operating expenditures, statutory charges and net impairment allowance on financial assets.

“The EPF's main objective is the protection of members' capital by generating a return that beats the rate of inflation.

"We continue to fulfil this commitment year on year through our Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) which seeks consistent returns in the long term within tolerable risk limits for each asset class,” said Samsudin.

The bulk of the fund's investment assets continue to be in stable and traditional low risk fixed income instruments.

Equities made up 38.77 percent of total investment assets for the year, while the remaining 3.59 percent and 2.42 percent were allocated for Money Market Instruments and Real Estate and Infrastructure asset classes, respectively, he said.

“Despite being a diversified fund predominantly invested in low risk fixed income instruments, EPF's annual return on investment (ROI) has topped 6 percent for the third year running.

“Equities generated a double digit ROI of 10.06 percent while returns from fixed income instruments exceeded 5.5 per cent in spite of the current low interest rate conditions,” he said.

Due to a number of one-off capital market transactions undertaken during 2012, Loans and Bonds showed the highest increase in year-on-year income with investment in this asset class contributing RM9.68bil to gross investment income, up 33.62 per cent or RM2.44bil compared to 2011.

“In view of the prevailing low interest rate environment, the EPF has gradually decreased its exposure in traditional and conventional fixed income assets and has shifted maturing assets into higher yielding assets in the form of equities and real estate but within the tolerable risk limits,” said Samsudin.

On the back of a steady growth seen in both domestic and global equity markets in 2012, Equities contributed RM13.91bil in income representing 44.84 percent of gross investment income.

Meanwhile, investments in Malaysian Government Securities and Equivalents, Real Estate and Infrastructure and Money Market Instruments earned RM6.26bil, RM595.63mil and RM574.91mil respectively.

EPF total investment assets as at Dec 31, 2012 stood at RM526.75bil surpassing the half a trillion mark, up 12.31 percent from RM469.04bil recorded in the previous year.

This increase was largely contributed by the positive net annual contributions from members and employers as well as consistent and encouraging investment performance across all asset classes, the statement said.

As a result of the increase in membership base, the EPF requires RM4.46bil to pay every one percent dividend rate for 2012.

This represents a 9.34 percent increase over RM4.08bil paid for every one percent dividend rate for 2011.

The amount needed to pay a one percent dividend rate will continue to rise 8 to 9 percent annually, the statement said.

One of the notable transactions in 2012 was the fund's expansion of its property investments, both overseas and locally, which included the Battersea Power Station project in London, United Kingdom, and the finalising of the purchase of 932ha of Rubber Research Institute land in Sungai Buloh for RM2.28bil to be developed into a new township.

In line with its diversification strategy to optimise members' long term returns, EPF total overseas exposure as at Dec 31, constituted 15.7 percent of its total investment assets.

During the year, an additional USD7.10bil of investments were made in global equities, global bonds and real estate, the statement said.

“With more than half a trillion of funds under management, the EPF faces a profound challenge to deliver continuously strong returns amid the low interest rate environment, the continued fragility of the global economy as well as constraints within the domestic capital market.

“Nevertheless as a retirement fund, we will continue to be guided by our long term investment objectives and prudent investment strategy to ensure sustainability and consistent returns in the interest of our members' retirement well-being,” said Samsudin.

Members may check their EPF Account Statement for the crediting of the 2012 dividend, either through EPF Kiosks, counters or i-Akaun, from Monday, Feb 18, 2013.

Members aged 55 and above may withdraw the annual dividend credited into their account as one of several payment options available under the Age 55 Withdrawal.

For more information on this withdrawal, please contact EPF Call Centre at 03 8922 6000 from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm from Monday to Friday or log on to myEPF at www.kwsp.gov.my

CHGS founder gets 99% votes to end oil palm scheme

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): An overwhelming majority of Country Heights Growers Scheme (CHGS) shareholders adopted resolution to terminate a failed oil palm scheme early after a long drawn heated debate and voting today. 

The resolution was passed with 98.98% votes cast in favour of the move at an extra-ordinary general meeting today. This was equivalent to RM57.26 million worth of shares being cast. 

After the results were announced, founder of the investment scheme Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew said, "I'm happy that everyone happy. This is not about my reputation, but about my responsibility to the growers." 

Lee said that he will put CHGS PLANTATION land up for an open tender to sell it as soon as possible. He added that his goodwill ” offer would be an outright net loss for him. 

"As far as investors go, they are unhappy that the scheme did not work in the long term. Nevertheless, they are happy they can get back their money quickly. It is a fair deal," said J.D. Menon, representative for the shareholders at the EGM. 

Many shareholders were also eager to take Lee ’ s "goodwill" offer and cut their losses. 

Immediately after the meeting, founder Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew sent a letter of undertaking to the media to state that he will honour his verbal promise on the “ goodwill ” offer. 

Lee's “ goodwill ” offer is to return 90% of shareholder's capital to them within six months, as well as a RM25 million payout which works out to be 11.6% yield. 

Lee's offer was seen by many shareholders as an easy way out of the failing scheme. But many did not get to know what they came for – an answer on the scheme's failure. 

Earlier at the meeting, Lee had evaded questions calling for him to explain the failure of the scheme at Gua Musang, Kelantan. After the results were out, he maintained silence on this when approached by theedgemalaysia.com. 

"I don't want to talk about why the yield is so bad. I just want to establish that the bad yield is the trust, so shareholders can determine if they want to terminate the scheme," said Lee amid a tensed meeting with disgruntled shareholders. 

In the morning, Lee also encountered resistance from a small pocket of shareholders who were dissatisfied with the last minute nature of Lee's offer. They called for the vote to be postponed to a later date so that Lee's offer could be included the circular. 

Lee however noted that his offer was made strictly in his personal capacity and not part of the resolution today. On top of that, his “ goodwill ” package is conditional upon the resolutions being passed today. 

Some shareholders said that they felt bullied into making the decision, but were contented with the offer as it would allow them to get their money back sooner. 

After a long three-hour meeting peppered with emotionally charged discussions, more than 1,500 shareholders cast their votes.   

"If I can recover all my capital, it is enough for me. Including the RM25 million sweetener and the yield I have been collecting since the scheme started, my investment has returned about 60%," one shareholder told the Edge. 

Some other shareholders were skeptical about Lee's personal guarantee to return the funds promptly, but Lee insisted that he would be able to pay the monies back to shareholders.

Plentiful Gold Class chairman Lee extends olive branch to MSWG

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Plentiful Gold Class Bhd (PGCB) chairman Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew has relented to the demands made by the MSWG in their letter earlier this week in relation to Country Heights Growers Scheme's (CHGS) proposed voluntary termination.

The MSWG had on Monday sought for a postponement of a general meeting by PGCB with investors of the Country Heights

Growers Scheme (CHGS), an oil palm farm-sharing investment scheme.

The MSWG had presented counter-proposals on behalf of the investors, asking, among others, for a postponement of the meeting to give it more time to iron out "pressing issues".

Speaking at a press conference today, Lee said that he would fork out RM25 million to the voluntary termination scheme on condition that the resolution passes through tomorrow.

This RM25 million comes on the back of MSWG's demand that PGCB pays its growers a 12% dividend by Feb 14.

"We don't pay out dividend because this scheme is a trust. But out of goodwill, I will fork out RM25 million if the resolution

pass through tomorrow and the growers will have to convene a meeting to decide whether to take this money," explained Lee.

He also told the media that he will ensure that the growers will receive the money due from the termination of the scheme within six months, as requested by MSWG.

"In my personal capacity, I will ensure that the growers will be compensated within six months instead of the two year timeline stipulated in the circular.

"If the company cannot come up with the money within the six months, I will find ways to repay them myself," he said