Thanks for all comments on the Low Taek Jho post. Needless to say, anyone living that kind of life is bound to attract attention.
I must admit, we have no solid proof of anything – just a lot of very suspicious coincidences. I must also say, I think The Nutgraph has covered almost everything I am writing about helow.
That said, allow me to add something quite new to that list. Observe a comment received on said post:
i have handle Low Taek Jho account before in Singapore. I cannot reveal his personal details as is private and confidential. He has various bank accounts assigned with banker gurantee to secure overdraft fundings for his expenditure.
He spends consistantly 2 million approx every month. I am quite surprise he have such a high value network even within the banking line to secure higher extension on his credit. he does not have any income support from Singapore, i am surprise he can get such a high priority account on his age. I know many tycoon accounts but they don’t spend like him.
My concern about him was many transaction was made was high risk charges like Casino transactional payments and also High expenses on jewellary. Howveer no one in our company have questions his spending as he has consistant payments made regularly.
He travel extensively around the world. He have many first class tickets prebooked and paid for his extensive travelling. I felt his main base is in Las Vegas mainly since early 2010. My gut instinct tells me this man is doing money laundering with the unusual spending pattern history on his account.
He is basically low profile customer. and only calls in when he is seeking to extend more funds on his account. i can’t say more. Only time and justice can tell if he misused funds.. or he have a lucky break securing a big contract from the govement of Malaysia. Overrall he is soft spoken online. May god reveal the truth when time comes.
Youch. I think that’s quite a high level of detail, don’t you? Does that sound like someone who is spending his own money?
I wonder whether this sort of info is the kinda thing that gets you (me?) landed in jail.
In any case, fun as it is to dig at this guy (I get the feeling he’s in some trouble now), it wouldn’t do to lose sight of the bigger picture – our interest in him should not be limited to his Mr. Paris Hilton status, but rather how he reveals all sorts of sketchy links.
What got the latest Jho ball rolling, was The Nutgraph’s revelation of an email slip-up by a Henry Thomas Jones of one Laurus Group.
What was that? Laurus mentioned in a Malaysiakini expose bylined by Steven Gan himself?
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak paid RM50,000 (US$15,000) to a Washington-based political consultant in April this year in an attempt to get an opinion-editorial article written by him published in one of the major newspapers in the United States.
And should the article eventually appear in print, the prime minister will have to fork out an additional RM50,000 as a ‘success fee’ to the consultant.
This is revealed in documents filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act by Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA), a top public relations and lobbying firm in Washington DC.
According to the documents obtained by Malaysiakini, QGA was assigned by another consultancy firm, The Laurus Group, to try and convince a major US newspaper to carry Najib’s article.
The Laurus Group, an obscure public relations firm whose website is still under construction, had apparently been hired by the Malaysian government to provide ‘public relations services’ during Najib’s week-long trip to Washington DC and New York from April 10 to 16 this year.
Goodness me. To top it off, Malaysiakini has the down and dirty in black and white:
While the Jho/Joh link is still speculative (although this “receptionist” business is quite implausible), I think it is becoming clear that the Laurus group is very much involved in a hard sell by the Najib administration to gain popularity overseas – popularity he is probably paranoid-ly afraid of losing to Anwar.
Laurus and this QGA join APCO in being the latest of a legion of Washington based consultants that Najib is throwing millions upon millions of our money, in the belief that he does not have to be a quality leader – he only needs to be seen as one, by the ‘right’ people.
While APCO is clearly the worst of this particular lot, this entire ‘political consulting’ and ‘lobbying’ industry is a mega con-job that represents the worst in politics.
In Washington, it is perhaps one of the biggest ways politicians from both sides of the divide make sure they get a (considerable) slice of the cake – a cake that belongs to you and me. I daresay it is a huge complot by the rich (politicians, business, media, etc) to stay that way at the expense of the poor (yaya, I will probably join them one day, sigh).
It seems very appropriate that Najib & Rosmah would want to throw in their lot with these ‘types’ – it fits their image perfectly.
At the risk of sounding unflattering or snobbish, I daresay they are some cross between thieves and bumpkins who have come into a lot of money, and now want to hobnob with the ‘respectable’ crowd. (think Beverly Hillbillies, but without the good heart and cuteness).
Instead of focusing on what is really respectable in the hearts of the rakyat, Najib/Rosmah/Jho only have eyes for the gliteratti of celebrities (and the occasional model/translator perhaps).
Cases in point are Martha Stewart, and most recently – wonder of wonders – Robert DeNiro??
That’s got to be a new level of absurdity. At some point, perhaps I’ll compose something to him directly.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, we’re belatedly uncovering some rather….. once again, ‘absurd’ seems to be the best word, along with ‘undignified’ perhaps…. details regarding the party in which Rosmah (with hubby in tow) was feted.
A word on the source for the content below. Wendy Brandes is not your typical blogger on Malaysian affairs. I think “complete outsider” would perhaps be apt.
I have no way of verifying the veracity of her eyewitness account, but some time researching the internet suggests she is not some fake teller of tales.
This makes the following observations even more disturbing than it would be normally, although you should really read the whole (amusing) article:
Warning: If Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx and the prime minister of Malaysia are dancing on stage together, move aside quickly. Ladies in pink head scarves will cut a bitch who gets in the way of their picture-taking.
I learned this the hard way on Friday at a dinner at The St. Regis hotel in honor of the first lady of Malaysia, or, as I call her for short, “Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor.” She was receiving the “International Peace and Harmony Inaugural Award 2010.” I accepted an invitation from my Malaysian designer friend Zang Toi, who was presenting a few gowns during the cocktail hour. It was only the day before the event that I took another look at the invitation and realized the gown presentation came during an “Islamic Fashion Festival.”
Much to my surprise, the Malaysian event wasn’t a typical awards dinner. It was like a wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, Sweet 16 and quinceanera all rolled up into one. I was awestruck. Jamie Foxx was the host and fully deserves an all-expenses-paid trip to Malaysia for his hard work. The music included the always-excellent Boys Choir of Harlem (who all looked like they were in their mid-30s, as Jamie pointed out, calling them the “Boys-to-Men Choir”); pop star Leona Lewis; and more traditional wedding-type singers.
Security scolded me for taking this iPhone picture of Leona Lewis.
When the magic hour of 10 P.M. rolled around, and we hadn’t even been served an entree, I decided to throw caution to the wind and stay. Good thing I did because Jamie Foxx was THE emcee of all time, managing to:
- perform a flirty karaoke version of “You’ve Got a Friend” with Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor;
- dance with Malaysia’s prime minister, which made the head-scarf-wearing ladies GO WILD;
- drag Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Emmy Rossum and a host of others onstage for “We Are the World”;
- run to all the front tables, exhorting us to, “Put your hands in the air!”
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CBS Reporter Kaylee Hartung adds some observations:
What an apt question :P
Also, TNG:
According to one Twitter posting by a DJ, known as DJ Irie, who parties with Hollywood stars, Foxx and Rosmah rehearsed for their duet before the party.
Now. You know many people couldn’t call me a prude with a straight face (Urbanscapes), but… I mean…. this is the head of state we’re talking about here. The No. 1 and his wife.
I think, under such circumstances, the word ‘debauchery’ might fit the bill.
Dancing with Jamie Foxx? Singing “a flithy karaoke version of You’ve Got a Friend”?? Practising it beforehand???
I almost can’t imagine (And perhaps that’s a blessing).
Ok, visceral response aside, there are some serious questions here.
So, we’re talking Robert DeNiro, Leona Lewis, Jamie Foxx, Charlize Theron, Emmy Rossum, etc, at a dinner ‘to honour the First Lady of Malaysia’.
How many of those people knew where Malaysia is?
Right.
So. What were they doing at this dinner?
Of course, of course, because they were moved to tears by the charitable work of Her Excellency Datin Seri Paduka Rosmah Mansor.
What? You don’t believe me? They were just paid a huge sum of money to be there you say? My my, how cynical of you to suggest such things, sir.
Where does it all end, friends?
Petrol and sugar more expensive for even the poorest of the rakyat, Penans walking two days to see Najib (instead of Najib going to them), and somehow, we’re throwing millions – possibly billions – at APCO, QGA, Laurus and other Washington-slickers, so that Rosmah can sing dirty karaoke with Jamie Foxx.
Where does it end?
KADOK NAIK JUNJONG……alas, it’s our money they spend to NAIK JUNJONG.
A very strange tales that you written there Nat. Very surreal. Like one of those Salvador Dali’s painting. But one guy put it this way…this is the time of the Apocalypse, the revealing. What is hidden will be revealed. The time in which the One who has the POWER is coming. Who knows what is coming. Most like to believe what can be seen, heard, tasted, touched, smelled are the real thing and what cannot be seen, heard, taste, or touch aren’t.
Personally, I feel that the elites at the payback time right now for what was offered and cannot stop on their own anymore.
come to think of it…the whole room was filled with professional actors and entertainers…who are trained to be someone else they are not, wart and all, and get paid handsomely for it.
Hi NAT,
Well….”It’s ME again” (the FAMOUS & NOTORIOUS JERRY CHIN).
Some DONKEY once told me NATHANIEL TAN is a REPUTABLE BLOGGER in this GLORY LAND called MALAYSIA. During that moment, I assumed NATHANIEL TAN is supposedly an INTELLIGENT & WISE person who had manged to earn a name for himself as a ‘Closely followed’ BLOGGER. Sadly, my PERCEPTION of NATHANIEL TAN instantly dropped from an INTELLIGENT BLOGGER to a CHOW-KIT mentality BLOGGER upon reading his recent post published “UP THERE”.
OK, OK, OK….”No Offence, OK???”. Kindly allow me to EXPLAIN so. Thanks!!!
If we READ & ANALYZE the COMMENT of which NATHANIEL TAN claimed he received from a commentator regarding the PORTFOLIO of the ‘FAT BOY JHO’, any DOG would be able to see there are several FLAWS in that piece of JUNKYARD comment. Pls. enable me to PIN-POINT the FLAWS as followed:
1) BASIC GRAMMAR MISTAKES
If what’s written in that comment is indeed TRUE, the commentator MUST of course be a HIGH RANKING OFFICIAL in a BANK with HIGH ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, correct??? You don’t expect a school drop-out or a so-called MAT REMPIT to be able to make it as a HIGH RANKING BANK OFFICER, right??? (If you say “YES”…Oh Oh!!! You better be worried about keeping your $$$ in a Bank). Therefore, it’s only NORMAL for a HIGH RANKING BANK OFFICER to write anything in GOOD ENGLISH with MINIMAL BASIC GRAMMAR mistakes, right??? Well, “Take a look at the said comment & it’s OBVIOUS to see many, many, many SILLY grammar mistakes in it”. Upon realizing all those BASIC GRAMMAR mistakes of which only a kindergarten kid would make, it makes the said comment 99.9% FICTITIOUS. Thus, I would consider the said comment “UNRELIABLE” (perhaps written by a PRIMARY SCHOOL KID or an ADULT who didn’t attain HIGH academic exposure).
2) PERSONAL MONTHLY SPENDING, EXPENDITURE ACTIVITIES & OVERDRAFT FACILITIES
Common sense tells you that for any BANK OFFICER to be able to access such HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL DATA, one MUST NOT be merely a “KUCHI-RAT” banking officer sitting in front of the bank counter updating your little STUPID bank book, remitting your cheques/cash, assisting in making cash/cheque withdrawals & greeting bank customers with a FUNERAL smiling face, yah??? Would anyone consider the person who sent NATHANIEL TAN the said comment a SMALL FRY BANK COUNTER KUCHI-RAT??? or a HIGH RANKING OFFICER who have access to such CONFIDENTIAL DATA??? Ehmmm…please bear in mind all those “SILLY & BASIC GRAMMAR MISTAKES” of which my KID would NOT even make before answering the question, ok???
Having PIN-POINTED all the FLAWS as mentioned, I simply CANNOT comprehend how on earth can a person be so STUPID & DUMB to even believe it (let alone POSTING it in his blog as if it’s something so RELIABLE). How can a BLOGGER like NATHANIEL TAN be that MOTHER FUCKING DUMB to even post this kinda FICTITIOUS CRAP??? Is NATHANIEL trying to be a SOCIO-POLITICAL BLOGGER or merely a FAIRY-TALE BLOGGER??? NATHANIEL might as well BLOG about CINDERELLA or SNOW WHITE instead!!! Alamak…”Dia punya OTAK dekat BUNTUT lah”. Kasihan betul!!!
No wonder I was told that BLOGGERS are usually DUMB ASS WANKERS. They are so STUPID until they simply CANNOT find a PROPER JOB. Thus, that is why they spend 99.9% their time in front of their PC & type STUPID stuffs of which many called “BLOGGING”.
Take a look at another FAMOUS BLOGGER name RAJA PETRA KATAKRUDDIN. This ARSEHOLE spent his entire live BLOGGING about stupid things until he had to FLEE the country. Such people is a WASTE to MANKIND!!! *Sigh*
Well, I sincerely hope NATHANIEL TAN will break-away from his FOOLISH LOW INTELLIGENT SHELL & buck-up to be a SMARTER & WISER BLOGGER. I certainly DO NOT wish NATHANIEL fleeing the country like that DUMB ASS self proclaimed ‘Royalty’ who is currently hiding in TOILET BOWLS somewhere in LONDON.
“Come on, NAT!!!”….You can DO IT!!! Start being SMART!!! Never try, never know!!!
Well, Well, Well…”Let’s make things EASIER”. No point making things so COMPLICATED & CONFUSING since this story is SPINNING CRAZILY of late.
Pls. kindly ALLOW the so-called person who had written “i have handle Low Taek Jho account before in Singapore. I cannot reveal his personal details as ….” to be in CONTACT with me.
If it’s 100& GENUINE, I will UNDERTAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY & CONSEQWUENCES on his/her behalf. Agreed???
Now that I have made such a PLEDGE, I believe that him/her will have CONFIDENCE to expose the TRUTH, correct??? Thus this will also give a CONCLUSION to all those INSANE GOSSIPING about this JHO or JOLOK fella.
So, to that person…”ARE YOU FOR REAL or SIMPLY JUST TALKING COCK???” or is that “NATHANIEL TAN is the one who created it but NOT MAN enough to claim it???”
Either way….JERRY CHIN a.k.a TOKZ is here to TAKE-UP the CHALLENGE. Come on!!! “LU ORANG PONDAN KAH???”
Nat, just to let you know that there is no problem in having you putting out “rabies”. It is that, “rabies” of the mind and nothing infectious. It’ll passed. If you can let it pass, so we will let it pass too.
Cheers and God bless.
[...] Extended Tales of Debauchery: Jho, Rosmah, Najib Thanks for all comments on the Low Taek Jho post. Needless to say, anyone living that kind of life is bound to attract attention. I must admit, we have no solid proof of anything – just a lot of very suspicious coincidences. I must also say, I think The Nutgraph has covered almost everything [...] Read more on Jelas.info [...]
I’m glad you find my telling of the story amusing! I can assure you every word of it is true and even understated. As you say, I’m a complete outsider and have no agenda. I did try to stay polite, since I was an invited guest, and not speculate on how all those celebrities came to be there. It was one of the most peculiar events I had ever been to and I’m not surprised that it’s become part of a larger issue.
nat: thanks wendy! so nice to hear from you :) maybe more questions later! many thanks :)
Jerry Chin A.K.A TOKZ??? Who is this nut??? What does he want? Where is his brain? Hello!!! If you’re trying to solicitate a sponsorship from UMNO cyber division, could you please do it somewhere else, say an Alam flora transfer station or Indah water sewerage pond (the one just opposite the RTM HQ might suit you well!) Better yet, go back to school and learn to be a human (and then, only then can you use the word “I will UNDERTAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY & CONSEQWUENCES”). Trying to correct other people’s grammar when his is equally flawed…BODOH SOMBONG fella!
Take it easy, Nick. His name reveals all, talk coxx @ TOKZ. Still credits to him for his willingness living in the fairytale. How could one imagine the degree he has to sacrify in order to please his fairly God mama and more importantly for public amusement.
Yes. He needs to take full responsibility for this extraordinary effort and the ‘conseqwuences’ are certainly not good for his health. Imagine looking at the botox face everyday, OMG. Cut it off…. I would have lost weight tremendously…
**Nat, keep more news coming….
Well done TOKZ! At least we have someone here with the “guts” to give his own critical viewpoints. I don’t personally like to comment ‘coz to me it’s just a waste of my precious time BUT somehow due to these “revelations” rgd. JHO’s A/c I feel compelled to WARN readers on their implications.
First and foremost, he has definitely breached the “sacred” Code of ethics rgd. Client’s a/c privacy but that’s for another day to discuss. My professional opinion is that this guy is definitely NOT a Banker (though he seemed to portray as one… O/D facilities/Credit Lines vs. B/G etc.) by any count ‘coz of so many mistakes (sorry TOKZ this is not rgd. “grammar”!) in his claims… more likely he’s just a Credit Card operator as any moron will know that a “Banker” does not get involved in perusing his client’s travel itineraries and his so-called spending patterns (buying jewelery etc.!!) Only a Credit Card operator does that!
Anyway, seriously what I’m trying to say here is that our Credit Card “secrets” is on the line here folks if you have this kind of guy working for your Credit Card Co.!!! I don’t give a damn who this guy JHO is but if JHO is reading this you better change your Credit Card asap! or better still sue this Co. immediately and I can guarantee you’ll have a couple of million more to spend and enjoy with Paris Hilton & Co. for an out-of-court settlement!! (Just don’t forget to invite me for giving you this tip JHO!) eheheheeheheheheh!!!
i think this Jerry Chin A.K.A TOKZ is an UMNO guy or Jho himself as his comments is too emotional… especially on the bank account things… sapa makan cabai, dia rasa pedas….
1) Firstly, it is rather pompous to assume that only diploma or degree holders should have perfect english as what some moron seem to insinuate.
2) Secondly, even ANG MOHS get their gramma wrong once in a while and it is their mother tongue. So shouldn’t it be plausible that an Asian whose mother tongue is not english would make gramma error sometimes?
3) Thirdly, I know quite a few ‘educated’ or degree holders who do not possess perfect English prowess but still have high positions in their company.
4) Last but not least, you don’t have to be THAT “HIGH RANKING” to access customer’s details. A lowly class II or Grade B Bank Officer can have access to customer details as long as it is within his/her job function. Heck, even a Special Grade Clerk can have access as long as the condition is met i.e. part of their job. Why I know this? Because I used to work in Banks in Singapore. But we are bind by Singapore’s Banking Secrecy Act to keep customers’ details secret till we die at the pain of getting imprisoned and/or fined through our nose. So, yes, the guy who revealed that FAT BOY got accounts in Singapore is itself a breach of the act already.
He may be working in the Bank’s private banking department. Private bankers have unrestricted access to their client’s account in the bank. They are like the ‘special agents’ with high level clearance. They are the one stop service centre for filthy rich people like FAT BOY. His account would have been placed under the care of the Bank’s private banking because of his high net worth. But it does not mean that only super high ranking officer has access to his details. In the Private Banking dept, there are Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice President assisted by Senior officers, Bank Officers, Special Grade clerk and clerks. By default, all employee, upon hired by the bank is required to sign a letter of undertaking to observe the Banking Secrecy Act. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has made this a compulsory requirement to all banks.
AND yes, the Account Officer assigned to his account would have to do a periodic checks on all his accounts especially the ones with credit lines like Credit Card, Overdraft. They will see his payment pattern and spending pattern to ensure the ‘health’ of the account. To see sudden changes in spending or payment pattern. This is part of the bank’s risk management. Example, sudden increment in cash advances may indicate cash flow problem, this will be a red flag. Switching from full and prompt payment to minimum payment is a red flag too. It all depends on how the Bank sets it’s risk management criteria. Differs frm bank to bank.
Credit Card companies like AMEX and DINERS are not the only ones issuing credit cards. Bank also issues credit card. All banks have a credit card department these days or shall I say for the last 2 decades or more.
So to say that the person is not a banker just because he has knowledge of FAT BOY’s credit card spending is flawed.
In short, the truth about the posted comment is plausible albeit the person is unethical. Yes, I wouldn’t feel safe having an account in a bank with such employee.
My my, the Carpet toy boy must be seething with anger. Move over carpet boy, here comes Robert DeNiro.
“WAH LIAU!!!”. You WANKERS really BELIEVE that person who gave NAT that HIGHLY PRIVATE info pertaining to JHO is TRUE??? Can you dudes “BANGUN sikit” ar??? Perhaps, ask your MOTHER to strip off her bra & ask her to SLAP you with it until you finally GET REAL & WAKE UP, will ya???
That person is merely TALKING COCK lah. That person is perhaps still TRIPPING from the PARTY DRUG he took last year. Do you dudes really believe the words of a DRUGGIE???
Please lah….Let us NOT disappoint GOD for us NOT using something of which GOD gave us which we MANKIND call BRAINS, ok???
PENAGIH DADAH cakap punya cerita pun lu orang PERCAYA kah??? Alamak!!! Problem macam ni!!!
Oh dear, what has this came to…breach of secrecy ethics. Keep ur cool…no doubt there will be a roasting session for the whole group linked to initial comment but then again what is hidden will be revealed. One way or another.
Hi NAT,
Interested to start an ARTICLE pertaining to PENANG CHIEF MINISTER (Lim Guan Eng) getting FURIOUS & had nearly got INSANE simply becos’ there was NO CHAIR reserved for him at one PUBLIC function recently???
Hahahahahahahaha!!! How CHILDISH can GUAN ENG BE!!! Getting MAD over a PETTY ISUUE of 1 stupid CHAIR. Well, he can have mine if he wants (referring to my TOILET SEAT).
BOB MARLEY sang: “NO WOMAN, NO CRY”
PENANGITES sang: “NO CHAIR, GUAN ENG WILL CRY”
JERRY CHIN added: “NO CHAIR GUAN ENG CAN GO & DIE”
Jerry Chin a.k.a TOKZ
0.o… wow, you you seems to be commenting a hell a lot more based on this article which you deemed “stupid”
don’t you think someone as… outspoken as you is wasted here? your talent in PR is going down the drain!
please, no really, please, use it to real good! go public! show all those ignorant & retarded people some intelligence!
oh, and can you show some link to all those other blogs which you deemed “idiotic” & “retarded”? i would really much like to read them please! :D
by the way, im still quite eagerly waiting for a certain “Jerry Chin” to form Chinese Perkasa! Only some one like you can face off head-to-head with the Perkasa(Ibrahim)! (^_^)b
Hi firemage!!!
Great to know you’re STILL ALIVE!!!
Thanks for your COMPLIMENTS although I’m FED-UP with COMPLIMENTS. Been getting IDOLIZED & ADORED too much by many people of late.
Oh yes!!! I heard you’re still waiting for me to form the CHINESE PERKASA, right??? Sorry to keep ya’ waiting, bro!!!
The delay is mainly caused to me needing to REPLY to many, many FANS as lately I’ve been given the HONOUR to be classifies as “THE BLOG COMMENTATOR with the MOST FOLLOWERS”
*Sigh*…When a person is as HOT & SMART like me, everybody wants a piece of me. Seems like I’m in HOT DEMAND….*Sigh*
Personally, I’m not a fans of the prime minister and his wife. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong for the old lady to party with the celebs. Given the chance, wouldn’t you?
nat: oh definitely :P :) am just worried public funds are (obliquely) being channeled to fund such partays… :)
Mr (or maybe Madam) Jerry Chin a.k.a. TOKZ is getting all work up over Nat. Wonder why?
Enjoying yourself, eh, Mr Nat Tan? ;-)
Come, come…go and smell the flowers, feed the fish and smile, and the world will smile on you…heh…heh…heh..
Cherry Chin naman,you are a sadist bastard.
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