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| Posted: 13 May 2012 03:03 AM PDT  |
| Part 1 : Pengerang Integrated Petrochemical Complex - A Turning Point In History. Posted: 13 May 2012 12:59 AM PDT Hi folks. I was away for two days (Friday and Saturday) at Pengerang in Johor. A friend and I drove down to Pengerang to attend a special briefing for Bloggers that was arranged by the Malaysian Petroleum Resources Corporation or MPRC to see for ourselves the huge Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex. This is a truly gargantuan project spread over 22,500 acres that was initiated in 2006 by Dialog Berhad, the Malaysian oil and gas services company and now with the involvement of Petronas and Vopak of Holland. I hope to share a few Blogs about this two day visit. There are always "turning points in history" where humongous events and huge opportunities appear around a nation or a country. If the nation grabs the opportunities, then the history of that nation would have "turned" - it becomes a turning point in history. If they miss the opportunity, then their history simply would not have turned. Tun Dr Mahathir said the Islamic countries missed the Industrial Revolution. So history did not turn for the Islamic countries. Dr Mahathir did not want Malaysia to miss the IT Revolution as well, hence he created the Multi Media Super Corridor which we take for granted now and which generates so much wealth for Malaysia. This Pengerang Project that will see initial investments of RM62 Billion (confirmed) and ultimately attract about RM170 billion in investments is going to see a petroleum and petrochemical hub that will generate annual petroleum and petrochemical product sales worth tens of billions of Ringgits. Initially there will be about 10,000 permanent, highly skilled and technical jobs created as well as providing jobs for about 50,000 construction workers who will be busy on this site for the next five to ten years. Ultimately when all the RM170 Billion investments are planted (it will happen - do read on), there will be a permanent working population of around 40,000 people at the new petro-chemical plants in Pengerang. A new township is also taking shape that will have a population of 85,000 by 2030 (18 years away). I predict there will be a 100,000 population or more and much earlier than 2030. There is plenty to write, including stories of lobsters, angry lobsters, vely vely lich mobster robsters, a man's dream and passion plus other interesting stuff. First some pictures and an idea of the scale of the project.  These are some reclamation works at just one 500 acre site being undertaken by Dialog Bhd. Dialog will be setting up a 1.3 million cubic metre (1.3m cu.m) tank farm on this reclaimed site which will form the core of the PIPC project in Pengerang.  The tank farm will form Dialog's Pengerang Independent Petroleum Terminal. Dialog already has 1m cu.m of tank farms in Tg Langsat, making them Asia's largest private tank farm operator.  The following is a model of the tank farm project  Engineer on site. I totally enjoy talking to engineers. These guys are literally reshaping the face of the earth. We are standing on 10 metre high reclaimed land. After compacting, the depth will stabilise at 5 metres.  Vopak of Holland - a partner in this petroleum terminal - operates Europe's largest oil terminal at the Rotterdam Port in Holland. Their experience as well as business networking will be an added plus for the project. Here is Vopak's man on the spot in Pengerang, Law Say Huat, the MD. All local Malaysian boys. The President and CEO of Dialog Chan Yew Kai was my senior at ACS Ipoh.  More to come later. Lobsters, smugglers, agitators and all.  |
| Posted: 12 May 2012 08:23 PM PDT My comments are below this. The following main article was reported in the The Malaysian Insider and Harakah Daily. I also received the same material via e mail. I dont know if this has since been retracted or refuted. Here are excerpts anyway : "It is time for engagement, for listening, for cutting the invisible barbed wires that separate 'them' and 'us' and extending a hand over the divide to those who may disagree with your views but have as much of a stake and future in the country as you do," said Azlina, who said she and her husband touredDataran Merdeka on the eve of the protests and "went home that evening with a deep sense of foreboding and unease".---en.harakahdaily.net Heed calls for electoral reforms, warns Najib's sister-in-law Harakahdaily May 7: A call for prime minister Najib Razak's administration to take heed of the huge turnout at the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28 has come from none other than the wife of his brother. Writing in news portal The Malaysian Insider, Azlina Aziz, wife of Najib's brother Nazir Razak who heads the CIMB banking group, said the government must address the crisis of public confidence in the electoral process by appointing a number of respectable Malaysians to oversee the coming general elections. "Surely a quick and effective step to improve public confidence would be the appointment of a few upstanding Malaysians, who command the respect of all parties, to be entrusted with overseeing the general election," she suggested. Stressing on the importance of public confidence in the electoral process which can "avoid an aftermath of anger, dissent and disorder that the unfolding of Bersih 3.0 seems to suggest", Azlina warned that the results of the next general election could be open to challenge. "It is time for engagement, for listening, for cutting the invisible barbed wires that separate 'them' and 'us' and extending a hand over the divide to those who may disagree with your views but have as much of a stake and future in the country as you do," said Azlina, who said she and her husband toured Dataran Merdeka on the eve of the protests and "went home that evening with a deep sense of foreboding and unease"."We were shocked, to say the least, by the expanse of barbed wire encircling the square. The vision of protestors on one side and the police on the other, separated by barricades and sharp steel, seems to symbolise division, confrontation, aggression," she wrote.Some 200,000 people gathered for the Bersih 3.0 rally in several parts of the capital on April 28, calling for urgent electoral reforms be carried out before the next general election. More than 500 protesters were arrested and scores injured, including policemen and journalists. (http://en.harakahdaily.net/index.php/headline/4921-heed-calls-for-electoral-reforms-warns-najibs-sister-in-law.html) Here is the Malaysian Insider: "The Malaysian Insider Post-Bersih 3.0: A time for healing Azlina Aziz MAY 7 — On the eve of Bersih 3.0, my husband Nazir and I visited the surroundings of Dataran Merdeka to see for ourselves preparations for the rally. Although it was only 10.30pm on Friday night, a large crowd of protestors was rapidly building up, with police officers lining up around Dataran. We were shocked, to say the least, by the expanse of barbed wire encircling the square. The vision of protestors on one side and the police on the other, separated by barricades and sharp steel, seems to symbolise division, confrontation, aggression. We both went home that evening with a deep sense of foreboding and unease." Ok folks, here are my comments : "...Azlina warned that the results of the next general election could be open to challenge..." Excuse me, but even the date of the GE has not been announced yet. So how can anyone know the "results of the next general election could be open to challenge"? Even Mama Juju's crystal ball will not be able to see the future in such detail.  Let me ask some simple questions. I hope we can get some honest and simple answers. I know this is the 21st century and all but the last time I checked, despite the late hour, honesty is still a desirable virtue. So I hope we can get some honest answers from these "I really, really wanna be honest" type of people. Here are my questions : 1. If the Pakatan Rakyat wins the 13th General Elections, then should the "results of the next general election be open to challenge" as well? 2. Or will there be a need to challenge the "results of the next general election" only if the Barisan Nasional wins the elections? (This is where I hope the "I really wannabe honest" folks will speak without feeling too foolish) 3. Could we back track a little as well. In 2008, the Pakatan won five States and also reduced the BN's 2/3 majority in Parliament. Did they win it fair and square or should it have been opened to challenge as well? Surely what is good for the goose should also be good for the gander? 4. Or are you suggesting now (since I am asking these simple questions and you may be starting to feel a little silly already) that no matter who wins the next General Elections, the results should be challenged anyway? Its a lazy Sunday morning you know. People may ask questions like these. It is hoped that these folks can answer these questions just as easily. Otherwise people may say you are just another gaggle of unthinking geese. You know, with too much free time on your hands..  |
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