Sarawak Report
Bumiputera Entrepreneurship? You bet – the No 1 entrepreneur is him!
First we exposed his massive timber concessions and enormous oil palm plantations, now we can detail how Assistant Minister for Entrepreneur Development, Naroden Majais, has received RM100million in government contracts for his construction company!
Readers alerted us to the graft, pointing out that the official website of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has posted details of a series of enormous contracts awarded to the company Embun Pelangi Sdn Bhd, of whom two of the Directors are Naroden’s wife, Massenah Binti Ahmad and son Kamaruzaman Bin Naroden.
Of course, no serving Minister should be receiving any government contracts, let alone RM100million of undeclared construction projects.
Two of the three Directors are Naroden’s wife and son
In fact, further research has shown that while the Simunjan Assemblyman is happy to have his family pose as directors, it is he who is the main family shareholder! With his son he commands 50% of the profits of the company that has received a staggering array of public construction contracts!
His wife may be a Director, but Naroden is the shareholder of Embun Pelangi Sdn Bhd
The other shareholder would appear to be a qualified engineer, but what qualifications do Naroden and his son Kamaruzaman have to be receiving such huge contracts?
One suspects that this civil servant turned politician is no more qualified to take on mega construction contracts than he is to receive the vast timber and plantation concessions that are in his name. He could certainly have never legitimately earned the resources to purchase them.
Minister for Entrepreneurship!
Indeed the activities of the Naroden Majais bring a new understanding to the meaning of his boss Taib Mahmud’s enthusiasm for encouraging ‘entrepreneurship’ in Sarawak.
Mr Majais may be the Minister for Developing Entrepreneurship, but his main efforts seem to be targeted towards abusing his political influence in order to gain opportunities for himself! Below is the lengthy official list of the contracts which have been handed to this grand scale ‘political entrepreneur’:
Through the above contracts from public bodies the Minister for Entrepreneurship has received around RM100 million in taxpayers’ money!
Happy Entrepreneurs! Taib with Naroden at his side, and top BN politicians who are making so much good business out of Sarawak
One might say he is leading by example in his role as the promoter of ‘entrepreneurship’. However, of course, entrepreneurs are generally encouraged because they are wealth creators, not corrupted politicians who are putting projects into their own pockets!
Taib Mahmud’s form of political entrepreneurship has over the past 30 years and more sucked Sarawak dry of its wealth, as he and his side-kicks have remorselessly taken all there is to take and then handed themselves all the public money through contracts as well.
Our readers should keep on helping us expose BN’s ‘Entrepreneurship’ in Sarawak!
Allocation of RM100m for development of Bumiputera entrepreneurs in NCER
Saturday, March 03, 2012 – 16:03
by Bernama
GEORGETOWN: The Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (Teraju) has allocated RM100 million from its RM2 billion Facilitation Fund for the development of Bumiputera entrepreneurs in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER).
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said the fund covers allocations to finance businesses in the agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and logistics sectors for a two-year period.
“Of the RM100 million, the tourism and logistics sectors will be allocated RM15 million each, manufacturing gets RM40 million with RM30 million for agriculture,” he added.
He was speaking to reporters after launching the Jejak 2012 programme here today.
Also present was the Teraju chief executive, Husni Salleh and the chief executive of the NCER, Datuk Redza Rafiq.
Nor Mohamed said Jejak 2012 is a Teraju initiative focused on Bumiputera entrepreneurs throughout the country, starting with the NCER.
Jejak 2012 will expand its wings to Sarawak on March 6-7, followed by Johor, Sabah and the East Coast Economic Region (ECER).
Nor Mohamed also launched the Teraju@Koridor, a one-stop centre for Teraju, with the first at the NCER located in Penang and to be followed by centres in Sarawak, Johor, Sabah and the ECER.
He said the Federal government will find it easier to develop Bumiputera entrepreneurs through the existence of the Teraju centres in the five corridors created by the government.
“Each centre will offer one-stop support and be headed by local officers with strong knowledgeable of the key markets in their areas,” he added.
He also announced at the event, the joint venture between Teraju and ECE Technologies Sdn Bhd (ECE) to establish a vendor development programme.
ECE is involved in the design, development, production, installation, marketing and distribution of audio visual equipment and household products for the local and overseas markets.
With an income of RM7 million in 2010, ECE represents the main company in the Teras programme, with the role of helping provide more opportunities for small Bumiputera companies to become corporate champions.
ECE has to date picked four Bumiputera companies to be part of its vendor development programme.
Teraju was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak last year to enhance the Bumiputera development agenda.
Comment : What is RM100 million allocation when a Bumiputra DCM in Sarawak can wallop RM500 million projects and a Minister of Entrepreneur Development could bag RM100 million worth of projects? Teraju is just a ploy to preoccupy the minds of Bumiputra to prevent them from scrutinising the corrupt policies and misdeeds of the BN government. These are only two ministers whose names had been published in Sarawak report. There are many more to come.
Comment by Roslinawati — March 6, 2012 @ 9:13 PM |
The opportunists and soldiers of fortunes from PBB, SPDP, PRS and SUPP are of course hanging on to the tail coat of the paramount thief minister Taib Mahmud. They are some engineers, consultants, architects, lawyers and entrepreneurs who are hoping to benefit from Taib’s patronage. The rest of the ordinary members are really pathetic and whose minds have been enslaved. A few PBB friends told me they have had enough of BN and are leaving in large numbers quietly.
Comment by Mata Kuching — March 5, 2012 @ 9:08 PM |
in 11 years, he only get rm100 million in totals contract. that is nothing. leave him along.
Comment by ruthless — March 5, 2012 @ 7:03 PM |
Nothing?
Maybe you’re right.
It pays to be a JERK like Naroden!
Comment by Simunjan rice — March 6, 2012 @ 10:54 PM |