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December 15, 2006
Quantum Leap
Malaysia gets a mention in California:
A Cupertino man has been charged in a 38-count indictment alleging he stole leading-edge trade secrets used for military flight simulation training from a San Jose company and shopped it to the governments of China, Malaysia and Thailand.Xiaodong Sheldon Meng, 42, a Chinese national with Canadian citizenship, is charged with stealing military combat and commercial simulation software and other materials from his former employer, Quantum3D.
The economic-espionage charges allege that Meng, a former resident of Beijing, intended to use the trade secrets to benefit the governments of China, Malaysia and Thailand.
...The indictment has not charged Meng with actually selling material. [Mercury News]
He might not have actually sold the secrets, but don't you think the charge suggests Meng had found willing potential buyers?
It all depends on what the bloody Yanks mean by "intended to use the trade secrets to benefit the governments of China, Malaysia and Thailand."
If only a certain defence expert was available for comment.
Oh well, maybe Najib can enlighten us.
Posted by aisehman at December 15, 2006 07:57 PM
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Say if I got my hands on those thingy, I'll blow Nintendo, X-Box and whatnots out of the water. Peace, man. I think that is also the intention of our peaceful gomen should they get it, right? After all, Pak Lah is such a Mister Softie.
Unrelated to simulations: Notice our Deputy Public Prosecutor said ONLY 3 PERSONS are involved in the murder case of that poor Mongolian model?
My question to the DPP is: "Who asked you? Sapa tanya lu?"
Btw, what happened to the female police officer? Is she promoted and transfered?
Posted by: kengleong at December 15, 2006 09:56 PM
Come come, take a look at our R and D, we need money RM95 mil to send someone to go for a joy ride up there, do you think we need the technology?
Yes, we need, but to sell it to some one else.
"military flight simulation training from a San Jose company" yes, but what to do with it but to pass it on for a profit?
Posted by: Mudman at December 16, 2006 10:24 AM
In the world of espionage everything's fair game. It would be naive for anyone to think that other people aren't spying on us. Even though we're not that valuable in terms of intelligence gathered, any government would still want that extra bit of info if they could help it.
I'm only sorry that the guy got caught.
Posted by: sihaya at December 16, 2006 03:04 PM
Aisehman
don't know what to say lah... Malaysia is now known all over the world for it's bad stuff; from bullshit PM to trade secrets dealing.
some body gonna get bomb, not in Shah Alam for sure...
sleepy Mr. PM will talk at Davos; pity those global leaders will join him dozing off in their seats... good luck leh...
george soros come to help, he don't want to meet...
typical malay 'lanxi-lanyeung' fella... kickdefella lah...
sei lah.... like this.
Posted by: Ling Ling Chatt at December 16, 2006 06:39 PM
heard the female cop turned state witness. so prolly under witness protection hehe...
Posted by: Dek Mat at December 16, 2006 06:47 PM
first, i think it's a bit 'unfair', n a 'QUANTUM LEAP', for u to say 'but don't you think the charge suggests Meng had found willing potential buyers' if that suggest that our government is part of it. just speculation.
second, 'If only a certain defence expert was available for comment' - y not??? i thought he's OUT ON BAIL (or bond, i don't know what's the heck is the difference but he's definitely NOT in detention waiting for trial like all murder suspects r)?!
aisehman, u should start a post on this. now it seems like our law is no longer treating everybody as equal. (aside from the race n religion aspectS) it seems that now, rich suspects r treated differently from poor people. while poor suspects have to rot in jail waiting (for years!!) for the trial, rich suspects don't have to, even though they don't have to wait long for their trials, which r conducted very early after they r charged in court for the offence.
n it really made me lose faith in our political n legal systems to think that he probably have paid for the rm1m bail money with (only a tiny) part of the KICK-BACKS he got from the sale of the submarines!!!
USD100 million commission not our money, says Shahrir
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/newsncom.php?itemid=1259
USD$100 milion commission for RM4.1 billion submarines contract – the real beneficiaries?
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/letters.php?itemid=1227
all malaysians r equal, but rich malaysians have equality thrusted upon them, while poor malaysians have to beg for it.
malaysia boleh.
Posted by: juslo at December 18, 2006 08:47 AM
Just wondering how can anyone - particularly Messrs Ling Ling Chatt - can link this news item to the Prime Minister of Malaysia?
What's with the vitriol, dude? Why do you have to link everything to the Prime Minister and even say it is a typical Malay thing?
The indictment just states he shopped it to a few countries including Malaysia. And what has that got to do with Mr George Soros in Malaysia? Does the Prime Minister have to meet him? Why?
And really, if you don't know what to say, don't say anything! Confirms that you really don't know what to say!
As to the defence expert, isn't a man innocent until proven guilty? I have no doubt that anyone facing such a chage should not be bailed but the courts have the leeway?
Are we so intolerant and inconsiderate because he apparently made US$100 million. Is there any proof of that?
These are not the Malaysians or Malaysia I grew up in. Whatever happened to the genuinely considerate and warm Malaysians that I know?
Maybe they are still around but offline. The online community seems to be marked with the worst Malaysians I have come across!
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Mat Merah at December 18, 2006 11:43 AM