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| Interesting quote from Jho Loh in SCMP here |
The last time this blog wrote on Taek Jho Loh or Jho Loh was on February 12th here. It wasn't about Jho Loh and his lifestyle or business network but on the exposure by the New York Times. It widely available out there but make sure to read the first publicity of Jho Loh by New York Post [read here].
The NYT article [read here] was a blatant spin to smear him. Separated and disjointed events were written in one story telling style article to mislead the readers into believing it is all linked together. A similar style of propaganda and news spin in Sarawak Report that was used by other pro-opposition sites as reference.
That is another propaganda method. One party create the slanderous report. Then other media and online news portal use and quote them as though it is a reliable reference from legitimate source.
Jho Loh was urged to sue New York Times and by right, should sue Sarawak Report too. Till today, no news of any lawsuit by Jho Joh. It is just like 1MDB's silence to the public enquiry. Unlike 1MDB, which should be coming out to reply soon, Jho Loh should sue to clean his "good" name.
Didn't he say "I've never done anything illegal"?
He is not a politician and uninterested to be a winnable candidate but only wants to clean his name and remain as a "bankable" businessman.
To get public attention and support, he picked on a Pemuda UMNO leader and painted them as racist and spinners. How convenient?
Instead of picking on Pemuda UMNO which was voicing the concern of the masses and only make logical sense to demand answers, Jho Loh should be picking on The Edge, TMI, MMO, Kinibiz, The Star, NYT and Sarawak Report for making unsubstantiated allegations based on anonymous sources.
The above network was established by all these efforts.
Sarawak Report's Clare Rewcastle is having her creative juice flowing as she claimed that USD500 million flowed from 1MDB direct to Jho Loh's company [read here]. Later she claimed another USD300 million was channeled too [read here].
No self respecting graduate of a Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania would do such a thing. Not even a local Malaysian graduate or reknown frugal and unschooled Penang Chinese businessmen would do such a thing.
Maybe it is done in such complicated and sophisticated manner.
SR had alleged in February that some USD700 million was diverted out of the IMDB-Petrosaudi deal [read here], presumably into Jho Loh's account. His foreigner collaborator has a Hollywood lifestyle with Lindsay Lohan as girlfriend [read here]. Sensational!
It seemed Jho Loh's international clientele is losing faith with him as Jho Loh's contact man was removed [read here]. Without divulging much, there could be some truth here as Arul was sent by tem to 1MDB to clean-up.
SR and Rewcastle have been silence on Sarawak issues and more focus on Malaysian national issues such as 1MDB, Dato Najib, Datin Rosmah, PMO's Tom Staedlen etc.
Maybe she have not been getting information allegedly from pro-BN bloggers. They were responsible to leak the info so they discourage attempts to debunk SR.
However she did try to put Jho Loh at loggerhead with Pehin Sri Taib Mahmud's family. [read here and here]. TMI also have one here. That could possibly be the reason Jho Loh is being targetted.
No bother about his lifestyle of the rich and famous. One can search on SR here.
The fact that Jho Loh said he had not done anything illegal implies it does not mean he was innocent and sincere businesmen with such yearning to help the country by sponsoring Gangnam concert in Penang.
Maybe he can tell us something of his relation with the following person's husband:
Tengku Dato Rahimah Puteri Binti Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is the younger sister to Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, the former Yang Dipertuan Agong and now back as Sultan Terengganu,
Tengku Rahimah is one of the early Directors of Terengganu Investment Agency that was the predecessor to 1MDB.
She lives in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur and used to work for HSBC London and Esso Malaysia. Currently, she sits on the Board of Puncak Niaga Berhad [see here] and involves with cultural work [read here].
The husband is said to have fled for Australia.
Jho Loh can also answer why and what happened at TIA then. That is the reason why this blog believed Jho Loh is a question that needs answer. Tun Mahathir also spoken about him.
Till he sue NYT and SR, public will judge him and 1MDB as guilty until innocent. To clean up 1MDB, the long arms of the law should do the necessary of Jho Loh.