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Francis Yeoh (YTL) sudah puas menggasak duit Melayu mula bercakap tentang kronisme!


Nama Francis Yeoh sebenarnya mula diperkatakan pada ketika Anwar Ibrahim menjadi Menteri Kewangan. Di tangan Anwar Ibrahim jugalah, Francis Yeoh mendapat banyak keistimewaan termasuklah kontrak-kontrak besar selain keistimewaan pemegang lesen IPP.

Dalam kebanyakan usaha mendapatkan kontrak-kontrak kerajaan, Francis Yeoh mempergunakan nama-nama Melayu menerusi skim Ali-Baba. Contohnya Perak Anjung (Hanjoong!) yang kesemua pengarahnya adalah Melayu telah dipergunakan untuk membolot projek pasir (simen!) di Perak. Lesen pula dikeluarkan oleh Anwar Ibrahim yang memegang jawatan Menteri Kewangan pada waktu itu. (Nota: Cerita pengambil-alihan ini ialah 2004, BUKAN pada zaman Anwar jadi menteri).

Justeru apabila Francis Yeoh cuba mempertikaikan DEB dan kemudian menyentuh isu popular seperti 'kronisme', memang nampak terlalu janggal kerana Francis Yeoh sebenarnya merupakan antara orang yang paling kenyang dengan DEB dan kronisme.

Apakah kerana sekarang ini, Francis Yeoh kurang mendapat perhatian dan keistimewaan memandangkan dia merupakan antara pendana utama DAP, maka dia sudah mula bercakap tentang 'kronisme' dan ketidakadilan ekonomi seperti Anwar Ibrahim yang mula bercakap tentang rasuah dan ketirisan selepas dia kehilangan jawatan Menteri Kewangan dan Timbalan Perdana Menteri?

Dasar manusia tidak mengenang budi. Seluruh kekayaannya diperolehi daripada kontrak-kontrak dengan kerajaan tetapi apabila kontrak-kontrak tersebut tidak lagi diteruskan atau bahagiannya sudah dipotong sedikit untuk diberikan kepada pihak lain, manusia seperti Francis Yeoh sudah mula bercakap tentang ketidakadilan. Selepas mengumpulkan kekayaannya di sini, dengan wang yang diperolehi dari kontrak-kontrak kerajaan Malaysia, boleh pula dia mengembangkan perniagaan di negara-negara yang dibanggakannya, sekarang dia nak bercakap tentang kronisme dan perkauman?

Memang jenis tak kenang budi ler tuh... sama satu spesies dengan para pemimpin DAP dan PKR!

This is a typical Chinaman mentality. In the process of getting a project, They will phone you every day until they get the project. Once they get the project they will ignore you. In the case of government projects, they will not ignore you because the government will keep giving them projects. They will give you what you want. No problem. If you don't ask, they will offer you. They will say 'this is a Chinese culture of giving gifts to a friend'.

Once you are not in good terms with them any more, they will bad mouth you. They will say some thing like "WE GOT THE PROJECTS BASED ON MERITS" if they get the project. If they don't get the project that they wanted and in the process they gave you gifts, then they would say you are corrupt even though they gave the gifts voluntarily.

AhMad Dan aik, setahu aku perak hanjoong simen diserahkan oleh yb bn DUN Lubuk Merbau ketika itu, Jamal Nasir kepada YTL; masa tu anwar dah bukan dalam kerajaan.


Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2004


YTL Cement Berhad (YTL Cement) announced today that it had entered into sale and purchase agreement with Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co. Ltd. (DHI) of Korea, to acquire a 32.10% stake in Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd (Perak-Hanjoong), for a total cash consideration of RM75.250 million (US$19.803 million)(the "Proposed Acquisition”).

Perak-Hanjoong is the second largest integrated cement producer in the country with a 16% share of the domestic cement and clinker markets. Operating two plants located in Padang Rengas, Perak, Perak-Hanjoong has a plant capacity of 3.0 million metric tonnes (MT) per annum for clinker and 3.4 million MT per annum for cement, both of which are manufactured for local and export markets. The company also has a cement depot and packing plant in Batu Caves, with an annual capacity of 600,000 MT.

Perak-Hanjoong’s products are marketed under the trade name “Camel”.

The Proposed Acquisition will enable YTL Cement to develop and expand its presence and market share in the cement industry. The investment in Perak-Hanjoong is an opportunity to invest in an operating asset that has garnered substantial market share in a competitive industry.

YTL Cement Managing Director, Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping said, “Perak-Hanjoong and YTL Cement have a long-standing and mutually beneficial business relationship.?The Proposed Acquisition will further cement this partnership and is well in line with YTL Cement’s policy of pursuing expansion opportunities as they arise and enhancing operations in niche markets, whilst further developing and enhancing a proven strategy of producing high-quality products and improving customer service and the efficiency of our distribution networks.”

YTL Cement acquires a further 32.74% stake in Perak-Hanjoong Simen

Kuala Lumpur, 5 November 2004

YTL Cement Berhad (YTL Cement) announced today that it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a further 32.74% stake in Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd (Perak-Hanjoong) for a total cash consideration of RM109.7 million (US$28.87 million) from Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd.

Earlier in the year, on 16 July 2004, YTL Cement announced that it had entered into sale and purchase agreement with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. (DHI) of Korea,? to acquire a 32.10% stake in Perak-Hanjoong, for a total cash consideration of RM75.3 million

Upon completion of these acquisitions, Perak-Hanjoong will become a 64.84% subsidiary of YTL Cement and this will enable YTL Cement to consolidate the earnings and control the management and operations of Perak-Hanjoong.

YTL Cement Managing Director, Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping said, “These acquisitions will enable YTL Cement to expand our presence nation-wide, as well as augmenting the Group’s access to new markets regionally. The Group has capitalised on the efficiency of its logistics and distribution networks and the quality of its products to build up a strong and loyal customer base, and sees a solid opportunity to expand this blueprint to include new acquisitions.?The addition of Perak-Hanjoong to the Group is expected to complement our core business activities and consolidate the YTL Cement Group’s position in the cement market. We remain optimistic about the prospects of the cement industry both in the immediate and long term future.”

The proposed acquisitions are a natural extension of YTL Cement’s development and expansion process, well in line with its policy of pursuing viable opportunities as they arise, to enhance its operations in niche markets. The investment in Perak-Hanjoong is an opportunity to acquire an operating asset that has garnered substantial market share in a competitive industry, thereby enabling YTL Cement to further develop and expand its presence and market share in the cement industry.

Perak-Hanjoong is the second largest integrated cement producer in the country with a 16% share of the domestic cement and clinker markets. Operating two plants located in Padang Rengas, Perak, Perak-Hanjoong has a plant capacity of 3.0 million metric tonnes (MT) per annum for clinker and 3.4 million MT per annum for cement, both of which are manufactured for local and export markets. The company also has a cement depot and packing plant in Batu Caves, with an annual capacity of 600,000 MT. Perak-Hanjoong’s products are marketed under the trade name “Camel”.

Upon completion of these acquisitions, YTL Cement will hold 64.84% equity interest in Perak-Hanjoong. Pursuant to Part II of the Malaysian Code on Take-Overs and Mergers, 1998 (Code), YTL Cement will be obliged to undertake a mandatory take-over offer to acquire the remaining shares in Perak-Hanjoong it does not already own upon completion of the acquisitions.


Nota:  Masa tu kecoh orang kampung sekeliling kilang tu. Dulu masa memula kerajaan amik, kata syarikat melayu yang ejas tanah tu. Penduduk kampung terpaksa keluar dari kampung halaman.
Setelah lama kilang beroperasi, akhirnya dijual pula kepada YTL; banyak pekerja yang rata-rata anak tempatan diberhentikan, pekerja asing mula masuk.


4 Responses
  1. YTL Says:

    Sir,

    85% of YTL’s business were in Britain, Singapore and Australia because these countries did not tolerate corruption, practised meritocracy and stood for the rule of law.

    What does that imply?

    15% of YTL's business is in Malaysia and was obtained thru ...?

    Bcos of the 15%, YTL has to kowtow to the prime minister & have to see "them" even after YTL won the deal!

    Are you aware that PPB Group under the flagship of Robert Kuok issued a statement to the Bursa Malaysia that it has decided to dispose of its sugar units along with land used to cultivate sugar cane for RM 1.29 billion to FELDA?

    Do you know that the sugar unit and sugar cane plantation were the second largest business segment upon PPB Group grain and feed which were topping the sales?


  2. Thanks for the brief information. Anyway, that's always 'a Malaysian style'.


  3. Malaysian style?

    In case you’re still scratching your head peeling kuaci, the voters who voted opposition back in 2008 did not do so primarily because the current regime was corrupted. If that was the main reason, how on earth could former PM Mahathir rule this land for a whopping 22 years, despite the fact that his regime opened the floodgates of corruption and racism?

    In actual fact, Malaysian Chinese and Malays love corruption, without them realizing it.


  4. Definitely... most of people love corruption, without them realizing it. Yeah... it always M'sian style.
    Tq MALAYSIAN STYLE.