Since 2004 there were complaints of “Misleading Pricing” in AirAsia’s website!

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, the CEO of AirAsia

In the story of Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) having filed a suit against AirAsia for its misleading pricing in its website, AFP has stated that AirAsia could not be reached for comment. This was most unusual by AirAsia’s standard. Read in HERE. However, a few days later, AirAsia has responded with a press release stating that “… we took corrective action and are focussed on ensuring that our customers have all relevant information on our fares…” For full report please read in  HERE.  Well, yours truly leave it to the readers to judge whether this is true. 

Aussie Competition Commission: AirAsia’s pricing was misleading!

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), an equivalent of Malaysia Competition Commission (MYCC), has filed a lawsuit against AirAsia for failing to disclose the full air fare in its website for the following flights: Melborune and Macau, London, Ho Chi Minh City, New Delhi, Hangzhou & Chengdu, Perth and Taipei, Phuket, Osaka, London, Ho Chi Minh City and Hangzhou, Gold Coast and Ho Chi Minh City, in HERE. The suit has been scheduled to be heard on 2nd March, 2012. Read in HERE ,  APANAMA – “Australia nails ‘extraordinary’ AirAsia,  &  ABITW – “Demand the same from AirAsia”.

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all Malaysian Chinese

Yours truly would like to wish all the Chinese readers of this blog GOOD HEALTH & GONG XI FA CAI. For the other Malaysians, have a pleasant holiday and for those who are driving home “Berhati-hati di Jalan Raya”.

We must all be united with one direction towards nation building.

For those Malaysians who are in town on 28th January, 2012, you are most welcome to attend yours truly’s Open House at Platinum Walk, Jalan Langkawi, Setapak. Halal foods and drinks will be provided plus some entertainments on the night. Looking forward to see you all then.    

Is MAS serious about joining Oneworld?

En Mohammed Rashdan Yusoff aka Danny, Tan Sri Azman Mokthar's crony and ex-business partner in BinaFikir Sdn Bhd, was talking about "PERFORMANCE". Performance by spending RM18 million to sponsor QPR and cutting routes to benefit AA?

YM Tengku Azmil, the previous MD of MAS, who resigned immediately after the signing of the secret MAS – AirAsia share swap and the Comprehensive Collaborative Agreements (CCF) on 9-8-2011, has signed an MOU with Oneworld on 5-6-2011. Oneworld is an alliance comprises of 12 IATA airlines. MAS was supposed to formerly join the Oneworld in September/October  last year. Read in HERE, HERE & HERE.

Game over for “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia”

Demolition of the permanent structures and the cabin was put into the DBKL lorry. For more pictures see below.

On Saturday (14-1-2012) morning at 9:30 am, the officers from Ministry of Education and DBKL enforcement unit came to the empty land, which belongs to  the Ministry of Education, in Prima Setapak. They demolished all the permanent structures and removed the cabin that was put on the said empty land. The residents in Prima Setapak were extremely happy with the decision of the authorities to stop the ill thought plans to start a “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia” in housing estate. Please read in HERE for yours truly’s previous posting. Lets hope that this will be a good lesson for those who want to make profits out of empty government land without considering the well-being of the residents.

Launching of the Petition Campaign against the “Bazar Sore” in Prima Setapak

2nd from rt Mr Lim Chong Yee, Chairman of the Board of Governors of SRJKC Mun Yee, came to express his support for the Petition Campaign

Updated @ 5:30 pm on 13-1-2012:  Yours truly has been informed that the Ministry of Education has sent out a notice to the organiser of the “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia” to remove all properties and permanent structures on the empty land in Prima Setapak failing which the Ministry with the help of DBKL will take the appropriate actions to remove all properties and demolish all permanent structures on the said empty land at 9:30 am on 14-1-2012.

 

Updated @2:30 pm on 13-1-2012 :  Datuk Amin bin Nordin, the Ketua Pengarah of DBKL, has announced that DBKL has rejected the application for “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia”. The reason given was due to the residents’ strong objections to the said Bazaar and that it will cause traffic congestion and other social problems. To date yours truly has collected more than 5,000 signatures.  On behalf of the residents in Prima Setapak, yours truly would like to say Thank You to DBKL for not allowing the setting up of the “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia” and upholding the principle of “Rakyat Di Dahulukan’. A personal Thank You to Datuk Amin for a job well done.

The residents in the Prima Setapak have been complaining about the traffic congestion and parking problems in the area. The setting up of the “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia”  has earned the anger of the residents. This morning (8-1-2011) yours truly has launched a Petition Campaign against it at the Pasar Pagi Jalan Getting Kelang in Setapak. The reactions of the residents of the area were very encouraging. This morning alone, there were about 400 residents have signed the said petition. The collection of signatures will go on for a few more days.

MYCC has commenced investigations into the “STRATEGIC ALLIANCE” between MAS & AirAsia

Updated @ 00:45 9-1-2012: Please read “Gerakan Slams MAS for Sabah tourism washout”.

Finally, the Malaysian Competition Act 2011 is now in full force after 1-1-2012. Syabas to Malaysian Competition Commission (MYCC) for commencing investigations into the so-called “Comprehensive Collaborative Framework” (CCF) under the secret MAS – AirAsia share swap agreements. Read in HERE. Yours truly has also called upon MYCC to investigate into the CCF, in HERE. Until this very day, no one seems to know the details of the said secret share swap and CCF except the cancellation of several full load Firefly flights during recent Raya seasons, termination of Firefly jet services from JB to East Malaysia and from Kota Kinabalu to Japan, Korea, Australia and etc, termination of MAS routes to Bandung and other international routes.

Abused of “1MALAYSIA” logo

The abused of "1Malaysia" logo

Prima Setapak in Wangsa Maju is a residential area. It is surrounded with enough shops and food outlets including hawker stalls.  Yet a syndicate saw it fit to clear an empty land, which belongs to the Ministry of Education, to start a “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia” that will operate from 2 pm to 2 am daily. The syndicate claims that they have signed an agreement with the said Ministry for three years to operate a “Bazar Sore 1Malaysia”.

Happy New Year to all Malaysians

Happy New Year to all Malaysians

May yours truly take this opportunity to wish all readers, commenters and other Malaysians a Happy New Year. May you all be blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity always. Hopefully 2012 will be a better year for us all. It is hoped that we will have less politicking and more nation building in whatever we do.

 

 

Another nail in MAS coffin?

Updated @ 7:50 pm on 28-12-2011: Please read these two interesting articles, “Azman Mokhtar and Rashdan must go – Part 4″ & “Another Khazanah-Amokh failure [updated]. Another interesting write up, “Heads to roll in Khazanah”.

On 28 July 2010 under the leadership of YM Tengku Azmil, MAS signed an agreement with Lembaga Tabung Haji to provide Haji Charter services to Jeddah and Madina for the 2010 / 2011 Haji Season. Read HERE. Yours truly believes that MAS has been providing the Haji Charter services since 1960 as part of its national service which should be applauded. Your truly has just been informed from a reliable source that its New Business Plan is not going to renew the said Haji Charter services from 2012 onwards due to the same old story that it was “UNPROFITABLE”. It was for the same reason that MAS had terminated the Firefly’s routes for its jet services from JB to East Malaysia and MAS routes from Kota Kinabalu to cities in Japan, Korea, Australia and etc.