Sunday, October 29, 2006

The works of the 'Great' Bullies in Klang.

DAP Balakong's van was kicked in front. Will Zakarian compensate them for the damages done by his men?














DAP Balakong's Van right side mirror was smashed to pieces by the samseng.














A group of Zakaria's hired-hands at scene. Take note of the hand sign of one of them. To them, law and order is something they do not have to border.













A fight is on...
















DAP Pasar Besar Branch's van was vandalised with the wire connecting the speaker and the PA system torn off.














DAP Klang Pasar Besar Branch Chairman, Peter Tan with his van. His van was officiated yesterday night and have to sent to workshop in no less than 24 hours after the officiation.









Zakaria must go, of course, but he must go by resigning from his ADUNship

I was in Kampung Idaman this morning to attend a peaceful gathering to protest against Zakaria's illegal mansion and his power abuse at 10am.

Two banners were put ready and there was a crowd of no less than 700 turned up not only to show their support of the DAP Selangor campaign to drop Zakaria but also to air their dissatisfactions and grievances against him as he has been a street bully in Klang, particularly in his own area.

The Secretary-General of DAP, Mr Lim Guan Eng and DAP Socialist Youth Chief, YB Nga Kor Ming were invited to attend the function. Unfortunately, a group of gangster of no less than 10 people turned up at the scene to disturb our gathering.

All of them wore dark glasses, just like what Zakaria used to wear when he attended the royal summon yesterday in His Majesty Palace.

They shouted at us and tried to disturbed the event. Lim Guan Eng’s speech was interested times. Nga Kor Ming could not delivered his speech as the PA system wire installed on a van belongs to DAP Pasar Besar Branch was deliberately torn off by the gangster. The van was donated by the public and it was only officiated by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, YB Lim Kit Siang yesterday in their branch dinner.


Lim Guan Eng said that the DAP will continue to push Zakaria to fully resigned from his ADUNship and the Klang Municipal Council to tear down Zakaria’s mansion. He said that nobody is higher than the law. Malaysia is a country of rule of law, an illegal building is still an illegal buiding, whether it is big or small, short or tall. Even Zakaria’s mansion is very big and tall, the law is still above it and therefore Zakaria’s mansion must be torn down as well.

Besides shouting and yelling, the gangsters also pushed the crowd from behind and this provoked some members of the public who then fought back. We managed to cool down both sides but the rude gangsters kept disturbing the gathering. Not much can the police do control the situation. DAP Selangor Vice Chairman, Sdr Selvadurai suffered from several punches. He later lodged a police report.

Apparently, there were only no less than 5 police personnel on the scene, including one personnel from the special branch. Even he himself also failed to get cooperation from the gangsters. It seems that Zakaria does not even bother to care about the police warning. Just imagine how powerful he is.

Finally, we have to switch ground. And it was at this moment the second van from DAP Balakong being attacked. Our comrades from Balakong traveled all the way from Balakong to support the event and the struggle of the people of Klang to oust Zakaria. This shows that the issue is no longer a local issue, but an issue of upmost public importance especially for the people of Selangor.

Sdr Lee Ah Seng from Balakong Taman Indah Branch was the driver and he was about to reverse his van from the scene. The same group of gangster quickly ran to him and scolded him. Sdr Lee did not reacted to them and kept reversing the van slowly. They then attacked the van. The right side mirror was broken and they kicked the van from the front.

A press conference was then held outside the village and these gangsters still wanted to rushed out to disturb the press conference until more reinforcement from the police came and shouted them to get back to where they were. A local chap told me that they were from Kampung Raja Uda, meaning that they were not local. I believe that this is true as when I visited the mansion four days ago, everybody in the village was very fed up with the mansion. It was also reported in the paper.

The press conference went on smoothly. The people are all joining us. One lady took up this chance to complain to Lim Guan Eng on how she was bullied by Zakaria. Another lady told me that villagers of Kampung Idaman had once tried to sent a letter to Zakaria asking him to stop works as pilling works on the site created nuisance. It was so unfortunate that Zakaria wife who received the letter immediately torn it apart in front of them.

I dare to guarantee that no elected representative in Selangor (perhaps in Malaysia also) can ever been so arrogant like Zakaria. This only reflects the poor political leadership in Selangor when the State Government led by Khir Toyo had to wait for the His Majesty’s interference before an ultimatum can be issued to Zakaria to relinquish his post as Klang Municipal Councillor. Relinquishing the post of Klang Municipal Councillor and a fine of RM24,000 are just not enough to make Zakaria realize how serious the allegations against him are.

Zakaria must go, of course, but he must go by resigning from his ADUNship. We are not interested whether he can salvage his good name by doing so but we are more concerned that the name of Selangor will be tarnished by this “Raja”, if he still hold his position as ADUN Pelabuhan Klang.

Friday, October 27, 2006

对冼都实达尔轻快铁脱轨事件表示震惊和失望


冼都东站轻快铁今日早上在换轨道时意外脱轨,停止操作20分钟,没人受伤。

实达尔轻快铁路线是在早上7时11分发生的轻快铁脱轨事件,导致冼都东站的轻快铁停止操作20分钟。在这段时间内,搭客被逼改乘短程巴士或索性转搭德士前往目的地。

这是近三个月以来轻快铁服务所发生的第三次故障,前两次的故障发生在布特拉轻快铁,其中第二次的故障距离第三次的故障只有区区三个星期。

虽然这起惊险事件并没有造成任何人受伤,但是这已经深深影响雪隆人民对公共交通的信心。我们也对这起事件表示震惊和失望。

政府在今年2月28日宣布石油产品价格一律上涨30仙,并呼吁公众人士改变生活习惯,以应付逐渐上涨的石油价格和生活费,但是除了改善巴生谷河流域的公共交通系统,我们也应该改变人民对公共交通的信心。

雪州行动党认为,如果我们要确保马来西亚的公共交通系统能够为我国的都市生活增值,那么政府除了大力推动公众多使用公共交通系统之外,也应同时改进该系统,提升公众人士对公共交通的信心,吸引公众人士使用。只有通过这种双管齐下的方式,大马公共交通系统才能成功克服。

其中一个有关方面必须迫切解决的就是公共交通系统的准时程度。公共系统如果要取信于搭客,那么其准时成都扮演非常重要的角色。可悲的是,目前巴生谷河流域大多数的公共交通系统,尤其是马来亚铁道局提供的电动火车服务的行程除了经常耽误,导致上班一族和学生无法准时抵达目的地之外,有时甚至在最后一分钟取消整个火车行程,加剧搭客对该服务的信心。

在过去数年,雪州行动党接获无数次的投诉,有些投诉者更苦诉马来亚铁道局对他们所作出的正式投保无动于衷。

我们非常严重和认真看待这些事件,因为这反映雪州虽然贵为一个先进州,但是州内公共交通系统经常耽误,已无形降低州民的生活素质。这就是为和民众对政府‘改变生活习惯’的呼吁无动于衷的原因。

显而易见,我国的公共交通系统必须尽快动一场大手术。雪州行动党建议:
1. 从最初步的公共交通系统概念拟定到后期的承建工程,有关方面必须为巴生谷河流域的公共系统进行全面检讨和重整的工作,这其中必需涉及居民和乘客的建议。
2. 落实‘现有公共交通系统,后有发展计划’的概念,规定任何发展计划在获得有关方面的批准之前必须拥有完善良好的公共交通系统服务该地区。

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Khir Toyo must take stern actions against Zakaria

DEPOSE ZAKARIA!
Instead of attending the royal summon issued to him by His Majesty Sultan of Selangor, a recalcitrant Zakaria refused to do so as he claimed that he is sick but after being discharged from Klang Hospital, he immediately rushed to Malacca, a state few hundred kilometers away from His Majesty’s Palace in Shah Alam to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Before this, Zakaria as a Councilor cum ADUN not only did not meet His Majesty as scheduled in the royal summon but he took His Majesty’s officers five times to try to reach him in order to convey the summon to him.

All these happenings just shows that Zakaria is not only too arrogant, but he is already behaving like a little bully, as if he is already a Raja by himself who does not care about rule of law and good governance.

DAP Selangor strongly condemn such attitude as well as the MB Khir Toyo for failing to take stern actions against Zakaria.

We believe that the MB is also playing a key role in the whole scandal although he is not directly involved in the whole scandal.


Since the eruption of the scandal, though Zakaria to date choose to remain silent with media on the scandal, the MB seems to be protecting Zakaria from speaking directly to the media. The MB is also seems to be the speaker for Zakaria. This is very clear when the Sultan issued the royal summon to Zakaria and Khir Toyo replied to the media on behalf of him that the media should not disturb him as he was not feeling well.

Since the PM himself had asked Khir Toyo to take action against Zakaria, and if there is not stern actions taken against him, the PM should instead turn the table around by taking Khir Toyo to task, including removing him from the position of Selangor MB.

How Zakaria can accumulate so much wealth?

Another question that we should also look into is that how on earth could Zakaria manage to gather such overwhelming amount of wealth despite only serving as ADUN for Pelabuhan Klang for two terms in times less ten years?

Even if we include allowances that he received from MPK as Klang Councilors, I am sure that we will not be able to reach such number.

As some claim that some of his revenue are coming from his business, the public ought to have the right to know what kind of business he is doing and if he has any contracts with the government, especially state government and MPK, as well as whether these projects are awarded to him through open tender system or not. There must be a clear and accountable account on this aspect.

雪州苏丹拒绝查卡利亚入宫觐见显示基尔必须采取果敢坚决的行动对付查卡利亚

雪州行动党倒‘查’,要求查氏下台!
不知悔改的查卡利亚竟然蒙骗雪州苏丹,以生病为由拒绝入宫觐见苏丹,甚至在出院后跑到数百公里之外的马六甲州度过开斋节。

在这之前,查卡利亚身为一名兼任市议员的州议员,不仅没有如期觐见苏丹,甚至是还要苏丹的官员五次尝试联络他。

这一连串的事件显示查卡利亚狂傲自打、目中无人的态度。他的行为除了与一般的土霸王没什么两样之外,也让人觉得他本人好像一名高高在上的Raja,一名连雪州苏丹也不必放在眼里的Raja。

雪州行动党强烈谴责查卡利亚的态度,也强烈批评州务大臣在处理这个事件上软弱无能。

在两名市议员违建豪宅及洋楼的事件上,雪州大臣基尔应被革职,因为州务大臣本人也是关键人物。


从这个事件爆发到现在,虽然查卡利亚一直没有公开向媒体发表谈话,但是州务大臣仿佛是查卡利亚的代言人或发言人,处处维护维护查卡利亚,甚至是尝试替查卡利亚辩护,尤其是在雪州苏丹要求查卡利亚入宫觐见一事上,基尔甚至要求媒体不要骚扰查卡利亚,因为查卡利亚身体不适。

既然首相已向莫哈末基尔发出指示,要他采取行动,处理查卡利亚违建豪宅的事件;若莫哈末基尔没有坚决果敢的行动对付查卡利亚,首相就应对付他,包括将基尔革职。

查氏如何累积如此庞大的财富

除此以外,我们一直忽略的一个问题就是查卡利亚如何能够在当上两届州议员不超过十年的光景之内可以累积如此庞大的财产。

即使再把查卡利亚身为市议员的津贴计算在内,我们也无法计算得到到底查卡利亚是如何能够累积这么多的财富。

我们要求有关方面(联邦政府、州政府以及巴生市议会)能够详细调查以及公开所有查卡利亚及其家属所涉及的生意,尤其是这些生意是否和联邦政府、州政府以及巴生市议会有关,以及这些生意是否是以公开招标的方式获得。

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

A total contempt of Sultan Selangor royal summon

The Star had carried a front page report on 23rd October that:

“It is understood that one of the Sultan’s official had attempted to reach Zakaria five times through the politician’s aide to hand over the order.

“Eventually, the order had to be sent to Zakaria personally by the Klang OCPD.”

Zakaria had informed Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo that he is not felling well, prompting Khir Toyo to inform the press that Zakaria is not suitable to meet the press. It is also believed that this is also the reason that Zakaria had failed to attend the royal summon scheduled on Monday.

For a State Assemblyman cum Councillor like Zakaria, to ignore Sultan Selangor’s royal summon is not only showing that he is uncapable to uphold rule of law, exemplary leadership, good governance and integrity as proclaimed in the Prime Minister’s electoral pledge, as well as the mindset that should have been displayed by a Selangor State Legislator when the Mentri Besar announced that Selangor is already a so called developed state, but it is also showing that he is a man too arrogant, too arrogant until as if he was already a “Raja” by himself.


In a Constitutional Monarch like Malaysia, the Sultans seldom interfere with the running of the Government but for Selangor, the Sultan had several times issued royal summon and ticked off those who are involved in malpractices, this of course cannot be interpreted as interference but it shows the seriousness of the problem in Selangor. Selangor is clearly in serious crisis of good governance.

The previous royal summon from the Palace was for the previous Mayor of Petaling Jaya, Datuk Termizi Puteh for his failure in resolving the City’s billboard scandal. That was only one call by itself and the Mayor had to rush to the palace to testify all the charges against him.

Now we have one Zakaria with the royal summon for him was tried to be conveyed to him five times without success until it had to be passed to him by Klang OCPD.

While doing so, Zakaria managed to explain to the Khir Toyo that it was Zakaria’s architect to be blamed as he did not get approval for his mansion on Kampung Idaman from the Klang Municipal Council.

Zakaria told Khir through the telephone that it was not that he did not want to obtain approval first, but he had left those affairs to the architect.

Khir Toyo informed the press about this and he said that Zakaria is in the process of replacing the architect and the necessary procedures would be followed.

I do not understand that if Zakaria manage to explain to the Menteri Besar on this matter, what makes him so difficult to explain directly to the press and the Sultan as well?

Zakaria’s refusal to attend the Royal summon just show that there is nothing much we can expect from BN Selangor un upholding justice, integrity, good governance and democracy in Selangor. We cannot even expect representatives from other BN component parties to speak up as they have to abide by the BN whip in the legislative assembly hall and they cannot vote according to their own conscience.

To uphold integrity, to salvage good governance and to preserve democracy in Selangor, there must be a strong opposition representation in Selangor. Else, scandals like such will not stop happening.

查卡利亚完全蔑视雪州苏丹的觐见显示他无意针对舞弊行为表达歉意或遗憾

英文报章《星报》在10月23日的封面新闻刊登一则报道,内容指出:

“据了解,雪州苏丹的一名官员曾经五次尝试与查卡利亚的助理联络,以便把苏丹要求觐见的公函交予查卡利亚。

“最后,有关公函只有通过巴生警区主任亲自交予查卡利亚。”

该报业引述州务大臣拿督斯里基尔医生的谈话,即查卡利亚现在身体不适。基尔因此要求媒体不要骚扰查卡利亚。据了解,查卡利亚也因为这个理由而没有在预定日期,那就是在周一觐见查卡利亚。

身为一名兼任市议员的州议员,查卡利亚没有如期觐见苏丹,甚至是还要苏丹的官员五次尝试联络他,这显示他不仅无法推崇法治、以身作则、良好施政和廉正的好榜样,同时也显示出查卡利亚狂傲自大和目中无人的态度,毫不他自己就好像一名与苏丹权力平起平坐的‘拉惹’。


作为一个君主立宪的国度,马来西亚的马来统治者鲜少过问政府的行政, 但是在雪兰莪州,由于州政府的施政腐败处处,导致苏丹每次必须在关键时刻发出召见令,召见涉嫌的官员入宫亲自向苏丹解释。这显示雪州正陷入严重的良好施政危机。

在这之前,雪州苏丹曾经召见前八打灵市政厅市长,拿督特米兹入宫,要求他解释为何他无法全面处理八打灵再也市政厅所卷入的广告牌风波。特米兹当时必须在第一时间之内入宫解释。

与特米兹相比,查卡利亚现在却必须让苏丹的官员五次联络他的助理之后,才能够顺利通过巴生警区主任把召见公函亲自传给查卡利亚本人,但是查卡利亚却组中不能如期觐见苏丹殿下。

如果查卡利亚因生病而无法向媒体发表任何声明,甚至是无法觐见苏丹,查卡利亚却能够通过电话向基尔解释,即他的绘测师无法获得市议会的准证便动工。查卡利亚也表示他委托他的绘测师处理准证的事务,而且现在正在物色新的绘测师接收处理准证申请的事宜。

我不明白的一点就是,如果查卡利亚能够亲自向州务大臣杰是,为何他无法直接向苏丹或媒体清楚交待此事呢?这又有什么困难呢?

查卡利亚无法如期觐见苏丹,一再显示雪州子民已经无法冀望于雪州国阵领袖来弘扬公正、廉正、良好施政和民主价值观。我们更加不能以为国阵非巫统成员党的代议士能够凭良心发言,因为在国阵的党鞭制度下,国阵议员不能凭良知投票。

除非雪州出现强大的在野制衡力量,要不然诸如查卡利亚的丑闻将会继续在雪州上演。

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Second councillor builds mansion without approval

The rot has deepened. Integrity and good governance in Selangor are at stake. I just read the Sunday Star today and discovered the following shocking news that the second councilor of Klang Municipal Council, Mazylnoor Abdul Latiff has been founding to be building another mansion (smaller in size as compared to Zakaria’s) without any planning approval from the Council.

Second councillor builds mansion without approval

By EDWARD RAJENDRA

KLANG: Another Selangor municipal councillor has been found to be building a mansion without getting approval from the Klang Municipal Council (MPK).

Mazlynoor Abdul Latiff’s mansion at Kampung Raja Uda along Jalan Lengkungan (left pic) is about 80% completed and resembles the controversial four-storey mansion built by Port Klang assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros.

Zakaria, also an MPK councillor, was ticked off by the Prime Minister on Thursday for building his palatial house at Jalan Idaman 1, in Kampung Idaman, Pandamaran without getting MPK’s approval.


It is understood that both mansions are being built at about the same time using Javanese masons and are now near completion.

MPK president Abdul Bakir Zin confirmed yesterday that Mazlynoor had not submitted plans for the construction of the mansion.

“It’s a clear defiance of the Town and Country Planning Act 1974 and a fine will be imposed when he submits the plan,” he said.

Asked what action would be taken, he said all councillors would be slapped with the maximum fine.

“MPK will investigate how the mansion came to be built up to this stage without the enforcement or planning department imposing a stop-work order or even alerting me. Work should not have gone on until plans submitted are approved.

Mazlynoor: Says he submitted a plan in 2005
“It is time the council stopped the rot as it will shatter people’s confidence,” he said.

Earlier in the week, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said the authorities should impose the maximum fine of RM24,580 on Zakaria for the construction and seal the house “if that is what it would take to settle the issue.”

When contacted by The Star, Mazlynoor claimed that other councillors had also built mansions within the area without building plans.

“So, you visited the area. You took a lot of photographs. No reason for you to highlight the matter. Everyone is doing it, but my house is small,” he said.

Mazlynoor said that he submitted a plan to MPK’s planning department in 2005.

“It was returned to me as it did not conform to the sewerage infrastructure. As it involved costs, I went ahead with the construction. I will submit the plans after Hari Raya,” he said.

Zakaria yang perlu disingkir kerana salahlakunya paling serious

Majlis Mesyuarat Eksekutif Kerajaan Negeri Selangor yang dipengerusi oleh Menteri Besar Selangor, YAB Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo telah memutuskan bahawa daripada tiga orang ahli keluarga Zakaria Md Deros, salah seorang mesti disingkirkan daripada senarai Ahli-ahli Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK) yang akan dilantik kelak.

Laporan media oleh akhbar Nanyang Siang Pao juga melaporkan sumber maklumat tertentu yang mengatakan bahawa kemungkinan Zakaria disingkirkan daripada senarai nama ini adalah amat rendah kerana beliau masih merupakan ADUN Pelabuhan Klang dan Pengerusi UMNO Bahagian Klang. Dengan itu, dijangkakan anak Zakaria, Zainuri yang terpaksa disingkirkan.

Sebenarnya, daripada ketiga-tiga orang ini, Zakaria merupakan calon yang harus disingkirkan terlebih dahulu disebabkan oleh tindakan salahlaku beliau yang paling serious.


Sebagai seorang ADUN merangkap bekas Ahli Majlis Perbandaran Klang, salahlaku Zakaria adalah cukup serious dan dapat diringkaskan dalam senarai di bawah:

Pertama, Zakaria tidak memperolehi Kebenaran Merancang daripada MPK sebelum memulakan kerja pembinaan untuk rumah mewahnya yang memakan belanja sehingga berpuluh-puluh juta di Kampung Idaman, Pandamaran, Klang. Zakaria juga tidak menghiraukan notis amaran daripada MPK sehingga beliau sehingga perlu membayar kompaun maksimum sebanyak RM24,000.

Kedua, Rumah Satay kepunyaan Zakaria tidak mendapat Permit Menduduki Sementera (TOL) daripada Pejabat Tanah dan Daerah Klang. Pembinaan rumah satay itu juga tidak mendapat Kebenaran Merancang dan Lesen Perniagaan MPK.

Ketiga, Zakaria begitu ghairah dengan kedudukannya sebagai Ahli Majlis MPJ sehingga beliau boleh berhutang cukai pintu dengan MPK yang melebihi RM45,000. Hutang cukai pintu ini termasuk cukai pintu rumah kediaman Zakaria sekarang, bangunan UMNO Cawangan Kampung Idaman (yang mana Zakaria merupakan Pengerusi Cawangan berkenaan) serta bangunan UMNO Bahagian Pelabuhan Klang. Biarpun Zakaria telah menjelaskan hutang cukai pintu ini tempoh hari, tetapi beliau masih belum menjelaskan kompaun maksimumnya sebanyak RM24,000.

Keempat, kemunculan Pusat Penjaja haram di kawasan DUN Pelabuhan Klang di Taman Teluk Gedong Indah dan Pusat Penjaja ni dipercayai telah beroperasi selama beberapa bulan tanpa TOL. MPK setakat sekarang masih belum mengambil apa-apa tindakan terhadap tuan punya Pusat Penjaja ini, yang disyaki ialah Zakaria sendiri.

Jikalau UMNO memutuskan untuk mengekalkan Zakaria, sama ada keputusan ini datang daripada PM atau MB, ini hanya akan menunjukkan bahawa pihak atasan UMNO sudah kehilangan arah dalam perkara ini. Mereka tidak tahu membezakan antara betul dengan salah sehingga mereka yang jelas melakukan salahlaku yang serious masih daat dikekalkan sebagai Ahli Majlis.

Apa yang kami ingin pertanyakan ialah, jika tidak kerana kekayaan dan kekuasaan Zakaria di Klang disebabkan beliau memegang dua jawatan besar (ADUN Pelabuhan Klang dan Ahli Majlis MPK), mungkinkah Zakaria begitu angguh sehingga beliau tidak perlu menghirau dan menghormati undang-undang?

Jikalau Zakaria dikekalkan, adakah kerajaan akan memberi jaminan bahawa perkara sedemikian tidak akan berulang lagi?

Jikalau Zakaria dikekalkan, adakah ini juga bermakna bahawa sistem penyemakan dan pemantauan calon Ahli Majlis yang diwar-warkan oleh Kerajaan Negeri selama ini telah gagal berfungsi kerana dalam kes ini, Zakaria yang jelas bermasalah masih dapat dilantik menjadi Ahli Majlis, asalkan dia dapt mencari seorang pengganti, iaitu samada anaknya sendiri atau menantunya, untuk menanggung segala kesilapan dan kesalahannya?

DAP Selangor bersama-sama dengan saudara-saudari DAP Klang, penduduk-penduduk Klang yang cintakan integriti serta saudara-saudari seperjuangan daripada parti yang lain akan terus berusaha untuk mendesak supaya Zakaria digugurkan daripada senarai nama itu.

查卡利亚才是必须出局的成员,因为他所犯下的舞弊行为是最严重的

雪兰莪州务大臣拿督斯里基尔医生周三主持的州行政会议已通过一项决定,即在查卡力亚一家有3名成员出任巴生市议员事件闹得甚嚣尘上,这一家三口当中,其中一人必须离开市议会。

今日的《南洋商报》引述消息指出,查卡力亚被革职的可能性较微,因为他目前仍是巴生港口区州议员及巫统巴生区部主席,因此,预料查卡利亚的儿子,再努里将离开。

其实,在查卡利亚三名家族成员当中,查卡利亚本人才是在巴生市议员人选上出局的人,而不是他的儿子或者是媳妇,因为在三人之中,查卡利亚所犯下的舞弊行为才是最严重的。


身为一名兼任市议员的州议员,查卡利亚所犯下的舞弊是非常严重的。这包括以下的舞弊事件:

一、 查卡利亚在豪宅事件中并没有获得市议会的规划准正便贸然动工。虽然市议会发出罚单和警告信给他,但是查卡利亚依然无动于衷。查卡利亚必须偿还最高罚款2万4000令吉。
二、 查卡利亚在非法沙爹屋事件中没有向巴生土地局申请临时准证。这间属于查卡利亚的沙爹屋也没有向巴生市议会呈交建筑物图测,更不用说向市议会申请生意执照。
三、 查卡利亚身为兼任市议员的州议员在12年之内竟然欠市议会超过4万5000令吉的门牌税。这笔门牌税包括查卡利亚本身的住宅、巫统甘榜依达曼支部会所以及巫统巴生港口区部会所的门牌税。虽然查卡利亚已经偿还这笔门牌税,但是查卡利亚还没有清还2万4000令吉的罚款。
四、 查卡利亚选区内出现非法小贩中心。这座小贩中心坐落在巴生港口Taman Teluk Gedong Indah。据了解,虽然这座在当地持续经营数月小贩中心并没有获得临时地契和规划准证,但是巴生市议会却视若无睹,没有采取取缔行动。

如果巫统的决定是保留查卡利亚,不管这是首相还是州务大臣的决定,这显示当权者并不能辨别是非对错,因为犯错最为严重的并没有被踢出局,反之却还能够继续留任成为市议员。

我们必须质问的是,如果不是权霸四方、富甲天下的查卡利亚成为市议员兼州议员,查卡利亚胆敢如此目无法纪吗?

如果查卡利亚还能保留他的市议员地位,政府能够保证以后这些舞弊事件不会重演?如果查卡利亚能够成为市议员,那么这是否表示州政府的审核程序出现严重的缺陷,以至一个卷入如此严重丑闻的查卡利亚能够顺利逃脱,继续当他的市议员,只要他能够找到‘替死鬼’(他的媳妇或儿子)?

雪州行动党将会和巴生行动党同志、巴生市区的人民以及其他志同道合的朝野政党代表和议员全面配合,全力追踪此事,并且将会尽全力迫使查卡利亚不能当上市议员。

Siapakah yang memutuskan nasib Zakaria? PM atau MB?

MB Selangor Khir Toyo mengatakan bahawa nasib Zakaria akan ditentukan oleh Jawatankuasa Pengurusan UMNO yang dipengerusi oleh PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sendiri.

Walaupun PM pada hari Jumaat yang lepas mengatakan bahawa beliau mahu tindakan setimpal diambil terhadap Zakaria mengikut peruntukan undang-undang, tetapi beliau turut mengatakan bahawa hukuman itu diserahkan kepada Khir Toyo untuk membuat keputusan terkahir.


PM juga mengatakan bahawa bukanlah satu masalah jikalau adak tiga orang ahli dalam satu keluarga yang menjadi Ahli Majlis tetapi beliau menyerahkan keputusan akhir untuk dibuat oleh Khir Toyo.
Kenyataan PM dan MB yang saling bercanggahan ini amat mengelirukan. Persoalan timbul sekarang berkenaan dengan siapakah yang akan membuat keputusan terakhir? Adalah ianya akan dibuat oleh Jawatankuasan Perhubungan UMNO Selangoryang dipengerusi oleh Khir Toyo atau Jawatankuasa Pengurusan UMNO yang dipengerusi oleh PM sendiri?

Jikalau ini tidak diperjelaskan seawal mungkin, seluruh perkara ini pasti akan dilengah-lengahkan dan ini akan memudaratkan integriti, demokrasi dan hak rakyat Selangor.

到底是谁决定查卡利亚的去留?是雪州巫统联委会?还是首相本人?

基尔指出,查卡力亚的去留将交由首相兼巫统主席拿督斯里阿都拉为首的巫统管理委员会决定。

但是,在上周五,首相虽然声色俱厉地要求严惩查卡利亚,但是却指出查卡利亚的惩罚行动将交由州务大臣基尔区决定。


首相也表示一家三口同时出任市议员不是问题,不过他交由雪州大臣做最后定夺。

首相和州务大臣的言论倒是令人觉得非常矛盾,那就是到底谁才是决定查卡利亚去留的最后定夺人?是由基尔为首的雪州巫统联委会?还是由首相为首的巫统管理委员会?

如果首相和基尔不针对这些含糊的地方尽早交待清楚,整个事件必然会拖延,这对雪州的民主、民生和民权不为是重创。

BPR Selangor lalai menjalankan tugas?

Nanyang Siang Pao pada hari ini turut melaporkan bahawa Zakaria dan anaknya dipanggil oleh Badan Pencagah Rasuah (BPR) Putrajaya untuk membantu dalam soal siasat berkenaan dengan tuduhan rasuah terhadap kedua-duanya pada hari Khamis dan Jumaat dan dikatakan bahawa seluruh sessi soal siasat ini dijalankan berjam-jam lamanya.

Turut dipercayai bahawa pegawai-pegawai yang menjalankan tugas soal-siasat ini merupakan pegawai-pegawai daripada Ibu Pejabat BPR di Putrajaya dan bukannya daripada BPR Selangor yang berpusat di Shah Alam.

Laporan juga mengatakan bahawa BPR Selangor pernah beberapa kali pergi ke MPK untuk menyiasat kes Zakaria kerana keluarga Zakaria menguasai hampir 60% tender dan projek MPK.

Laporan turut mengatakan bahawa BPR Putrajay terpaksa bertindak sendiri kerana BPR Selangor tidak mengambil apa-apa langkah konkrit dan sekarang tugas-tugas siasatan telah diserahkan kepada BPR Putrajaya.


DAP Selangor amat terkejut dengan laporan ini dan untuk menjelaskan tuduhan-tuduhan yang dilemparkan terhadap BPR Selangor, Pengarahnya perlu tampil ke hadapan untuk memperjelaskannya.

Persoalan timbul sama ada BPR Selangor cuba memberi perlindungan kepada Zakaria dengan cuba menutup hasil-hasil siasatan terhadap Zakaria daripada pengetahuan umum?

Mengapakah BPR Selangor gagal bertindak sehingga BPR Putrajaya perlu bersusah-payah untuk menjalankan proses soal-siasat sendiri semasa musim perayaan ini?

Oleh kerana hari ini, esok dan lusa ialah Cuti Umum untuk kakitangan awam, maka kami akan menulis kepada BPR Selangor untuk meminta penjelasan terhadap perkara ini. Jika kami tidak mendapat sebarang jawapan daripada BPR, maka kami akan membuat aduan rasmi terhadap BPR Selangor dengan Biro Pengaduan Awam.

雪州反贪污局无能?

针对同样事件,今日《南洋商报》引述消息指出,查卡力亚与儿子再努里星期四及星期五接连两天被反贪污局传召问话,时间长达数小时。

可靠消息指出,这次负责调查工作的是来自反贪污局总部的官员,并非雪兰莪州分局。

消息也说,雪州反贪污曾经多次前往巴生市议会调查查卡力亚的个案,据了解,查卡力亚家族掌控了市议会60%的工程。

消息说:“可能是未见雪州反贪污局采取任何的实际行动,这次的调查工作交由中央直接接手。”


雪州行动党对这项消息表示非常惊讶,因此呼吁雪州反贪污局代总监必须针对这项消息的指责作出澄清,即到底雪州反贪污局是否官官相护,故意让查卡利亚逍遥法外?为什么雪州反贪污局无法亲自采取行动,而必须在佳节期间劳动布城的反贪污局总部亲自向查卡利亚和他的儿子问话?

鉴于明天、后天以及大后天都是公共假期,我们将会致函要求雪州反贪污局在周四交待此事,要不然雪州行动党将会前往公共投诉局投诉雪州反贪局办事不力。

Friday, October 20, 2006

Councillors appointment process – let the people do the job

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that the Government will take a second look into the process of appointing councillors to avoid instances where more than one member of a family is appointed to a council.

He said that this is necessary to avoid accusations that district or municipal councils would only comprise members of a certain family. It was clearly that he was referring to the recent Zakaria scandal.

He also said that this situation (where several members of the same family become members of the same council) had never happened before, as appointments are made based on certain criteria.

DAP Selangor must strongly express our disagreement with the DPM as the best decision the Government should take is to revive local council election as public decision is always proven to be the best tool to decide who should and who should not sit in the council.

Moreover, previous practices by the State Government and political parties, either to screen the names of the councillors-to-be with the Anti Corruption Agency or outlining various methods to improve council’s efficiency are already proven not effective. All these happen simply because a comprehensive check and balance system is not put in place in our Councils.

When Najib talked about criteria, one main criteria that we can refer to is Section 10(2) of Local Government Act 1976 which says: “Councillors of the local authority shall be appointed from amongst persons the majority of whom shall be persons ordinarily resident in the local authority area who in the opinion of the State Authority have wide experience in local government affairs or who have achieved distinction in any profession, commerce or industry, or are otherwise capable of representing the interests of their communities in the local authority area.”

I believe such a main criteria as provided under the Act is not also strictly followed by the State Government as in Petaling Jaya City Hall alone, based on the information available from the City Hall’s official website (http://www.mbpj.gov.my/), there are already four councilors (Subramaniam a/l Veruthasalam, Munaliza Bt. Hamzah, Datuk Yahaya B. Bujang, Krishnan a/l Narayana Redy) not residing in area under the jurisdiction of the City Hall but they are appointed to be the councillors for Petaling Jaya City Hall.

It such incompliance can happen, what other criteria can Najib talk about?

Can we have faith and trust in another Government’s self scrutiny when previous scrutiny are already proven failed while malpractices continue to take place in our local councils?

The best Najib should do is to initiate legislative process to revive Local Government Elections Act 1960 so that the people can reclaim their third vote!

市议员委任程序——让人民做出决定


副首相拿督斯里纳吉表示政府将会在县市议员的遴选过程中进行另一轮的审核,以确保一个家庭里没有超过两名成员同时被委任成为同一个县市议会的议员。

他也指出,为了避免人们指责某一个县市议员由单一家族所控制,因为这项审核程序是必要的。很明显的,副首相所言就是最近闹得满城风雨的查卡利亚丑闻。

纳吉也说这种情况(也就是单一家族同时出现两名成员或以上成为县市议员)以前未曾发生,因为委任制度是根据特定的准绳。

雪州行动党在这里强烈表达我们对副首相言论的不满,因为政府应该做的不是进行另一轮的审核,而是恢复地方议会选举,让选民自行决定谁应该成为他们地方上的县市议员。


更何况,政府并非是第一次设立‘特别’程序来检验或审核各政党被推荐的名单。雪州政府在委任任何人士成为县市议员之前将会把各执政党推荐的名单交给反贪舞剧审核。另外,一些执政党,如马华公会也有内部的面试程序。有了这种种程序,为何地方议会的效率和县市议员的表现不尽差强人意,甚至还陷入重重丑闻?

如果纳吉大谈准绳,那么我们肯定不能忘记1976年地方政府法令第10(2)条文。这项条文的意思如下:

“地方政府的县市议员必须从原本居住在地方政府管辖范围的的人士挑选出来。这些人士必须在州政府当局认为是熟悉地方政府事务,或者是在任何专业领域、工商业有特出的表现,或者是能够在地方议会管辖范围之内代表社群利益。”

我相信许多地方议会都忽略了如此重要的准绳。例如在八打灵再也市政厅,从市政厅网站所获得资料显示,市政厅的四名市议员,即Subramaniam a/l Veruthasalam,Munaliza Bt. Hamzah,Datuk Yahaya B. Bujang以及Krishnan a/l Narayana Redy都不是八打灵再也市的居民,但是他们却能够顺利当上八打灵再也市政厅市议员。

如果类似不遵守条规的事件能够一再发生,那么到底纳吉在谈什么‘特定准绳’?

如果政府的审核程序已经一再被证明是失败的,如果地方议会一致出现行政偏差,老百姓又如何能够对纳吉的‘另一轮遴选程序’有信心?

与其浪费时间设计‘另一轮的遴选程序’,纳吉更应该在政府内推动立法程序,恢复1960年地方政府选举法令,让人民能够透过第三张选票选出他们心目中的县市议员!

挽救雪州的民主、民生和民权


基于廉政和公信力的原则,基尔应该暂停委任查卡利亚、查卡利亚的儿子和媳妇被委任成为巴生市议员,直至查卡利亚本身能够自己亲自交待此事。

过去数周,查卡利亚卷入千万元豪宅和非法沙爹屋等等丑闻。最新一轮的丑闻就是查卡利亚本身在12年之内竟然欠市议会高达5433令吉的门牌税。此外,有查卡利亚所领导的巫统甘榜依达曼支部会所自1989年以来便没有支付门牌税,结果欠市议会高达2万340令吉80仙的门牌税。巴生港口区部会所自2001年便没有支付门牌税,结果欠市议会高达2万344令吉80仙的门牌税。

在豪宅事件中,查卡利亚并没有获得市议会的规划准正便贸然动工。虽然市议会发出罚单和警告信给他,但是查卡利亚依然无动于衷。

在非法沙爹屋事件中,这块地并没有获得巴生土地局所发出的临时准证。这间属于查卡利亚的沙爹屋也没有向巴生市议会呈交建筑物图测,更不用说向市议会申请生意执照。

在即将委任的巴生市议员名单中,除了查卡利亚榜上有名之外,查卡利亚的儿子再努里•查卡利亚和媳妇罗斯琳达•阿都查米尔皆榜上有名。查卡利亚本人是巫统巴生区会主席、其儿子再努里•查卡利亚是巴生区会巫青团代团长、其媳妇则是巴生区会女青年团团长。这显示查卡利亚的家族控制巴生巫统四个重要职位之中的三个(另一个则是妇女组主席),也因此他的儿子和媳妇能够凭着这两个党职能够顺利被委任成为市议员。

如果一般的市议员委任制被谕为是通过‘走后门’的方式进入市议会,并且已经引起人民的诟病,查卡利亚的例子则是变本加厉的‘走后门的后门’方式。

如果这不是滥用权力,那么这就是查卡利亚骄傲自大、矫枉过正的体现。


不仅如此,如果查卡利亚队本身的行为表示负责的话,他本人应该在朝圣回来的第一时间之内向报界交待他的立场,而不是保持沉默。迄今查卡利亚依然拒绝针对这一连串的丑闻向媒体交待清楚,反之查卡利亚似乎乐于让州务大臣以及市议会主席阿都巴基尔面对媒体的追问。

如此不负责任的州议员其实不用再以客气的方式来对待之。因此我不明白为何州务大臣基尔要在这一连串事件爆发之后的六个月,而且还要各语文媒体大肆报道之后,才来姗姗来迟、后之后觉的向查卡利亚采取行动?

我更加不明白为何州务大臣要发出如此言论,即现有的条规并没有阻止违反法律的人士当上市议员。如果基尔这么说,为何基尔规定全雪州县市议员的名单必须经过反贪污局的审核?如果基尔因为‘现有的条规没有阻止违反法律的人士当上市议员’,这是否表示如果有一天反贪污局向基尔指出某某被推荐成为县市议员的人士有问题,他身为州务大臣(州务大臣在委任县市议员方面拥有最后的决定权)将会继续为人该人出任县市议员?

西谚有言:“我们不仅要成为廉洁的人,而且还要成为一个看起来是廉洁的人”(A person must not only be clean but must be seen clean)

我们必须提醒州务大臣这点,虽然在法律上,查卡利亚还不能被定罪,但是他肯定已经不是一个看起来是廉洁的人。如果查卡利亚还是能够顺利成为巴生市议员、如果当局还是没有采取积极的行动对付查卡利亚、如果查卡利亚还是能够成为下届大选的候选人,如果查卡利亚依然我行我素,不愿意向外交待这一连串的丑闻,这只能现实雪兰莪州的廉政因为缺乏强大在野党的监督而陷入谷底。选民应该再来届大选善用手中的一票,不只是加强反对党的监督力量,而是挽救雪兰莪州的民主、民生和民权。

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Kerajaan perlu memperjelaskan sebab-sebab keengganan menurunkan harga minyak

Timbalan Menteri Kewangan Datuk Awang Hadi memberitahu media pada 13hb Oktober 2006 bahawa kerajaan tidak berhasrat untuk menurunkan harga produk minyak biarpun harga antarabangsa minyak mentah telah merosot mulai pertengahan tahun ini sehingga sekarang.

Apabila harga minyak mentah antarabangsa merosot dalam tiga bulan berturut-turut, kenyataan Awang Hadi tidak langsung memperjelaskan sebab-sebab kerajaan tidak menurunkan harga produk minyak demi meringankan bebas rakyat khususnya apabila rakyat sedang sibuk membuat persiapan untuk menyambut kedatangan hari kebesaran.

Kerajaan telah pada 28hb Februari 2006 ini mengiystiharkan bahawa harga runcit semua produk petrolum dinaikkan sebanyak 30 sen seliter/sekilogram. Kenaikkan harga minyak ini telah menimbulkan perasaan tidak puas hati daripada rakyat jelata dan beberapa siri demonstrasi telah diadakan untuk membantah tindakan kerajaan ini.

Malaysia sebagai sebuah pengeluar minyak mentah bersih sepatutnya dapat menikmati keuntungan/kebaikan daripada kenaikan harga minyak mentah antarabangsa dan rakyat Malaysia sepatutnya dapat dilindungi daripada kenaikan harga minyak ini. Walaupun begitu, hakikatnya adalah berlawanan dengan apa yang dihasratkan apabila kerajaan menaikkan harga minyak dengan alasan bahawa harga minyak mentah antarabangsa turut meningkat pada masa itu.

Apa yang kita tidak memahami ialah jikalau kita mengikut logik kerajaan ini, maka harga minyak sepatutnya diturunkan secara beransur-ansur apabila harga minyak mentah antarabangsa semakin merosot selepas mencecah paras USD70 setong pada bulan Jun/Julai. Kini, harga minyak mentah antarabangsa berada pada paras USD57 setong. Kalau kerajaan boleh menggunakan alasan harga minyak mentah antarabangsa yang tinggi sebagai alasan untuk menaikkan harga produk minyak sebanyak 30 sen seliter/sekilogram, mengapakah kerajaan enggan untuk menyelaraskan/menurunkan harga produk minyak apabila harga antarabangsan merosot?


Lebih-lebih lagi, kerajaan sudah mendapat keuntungan yang lebih tinggi hasil daripada kenaikan harga minyak mentah antarabangsa. Ini jelas kelihatan dalam Laporan Ekonomi tahun 2006 dan 2007 seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam jadual di bawah yang dipetik daripada Laporan Ekonomi kedua-dua tahun ini.



2005 Actual
2006 Revised Estimate
2007 Budget Estimate (RM billion)

(RM billion)
(RM billion)
Percentage change
(RM billion)
Percentage change
Petroleum Income Tax
14.566
20.404
40.1%
24.693
21.0%
Crude Oil Export Duties
2.029
2.493
22.9%
2.462
-1.2%
Petroleum & Gas Royalties
3.293
4.105
24.7%
4.392
7.0%
Petronas Dividend
11.000
18.000
63.6%
22.000
22.2%
Total
30.888
45.002
45.7%
53.547
19.0%
Daripada jadual ini, adalah jelas bahawa kerajaan mendapat keuntungan/pendapatan yang lebih tinggi hasil daripada kenaikan harga minyak mentah dan ini berlaku apabila kerajaan mengurangkan subsidi. Oleh kerana subsidi yang ditanggung oleh Kerajaan telah berkurang, maka beban yang terletak pada bahu rakyat sudah bertambah.

Dengan itu, kerajaan tidak harus bersifat tidak tahu atau sambil lewa dengan memaksa rakyat terus memikul harga minyak yang tinggi sementara kerajaan sendiri menikmati hasil kenaikan harga minyak mentah antarabangsa tanpa perlu memikul subsidi minyak.

Apabila harga minyak mentah merosot, harga minyak domestik juga harus diselaraskan/diturunkan sejajar. Jikalau ini tidak dilakukan, daya persaingan para peniaga dan pekilang Malaysia akan terus merosot dan mereka tidak berupaya untuk terus bertahan dengan harga minyak yang tinggi.

Oleh itu, Kerajaan harus mengeluarkan satu kenyataan yang lebih komprehensif untuk memperjelaskan sebab-sebabnya harga minyak tidak dapat diturunkan dan ini seboleh-bolehnya dilakukan dengan menunjukkan cara-cara pengiraan yang berkaitan untuk memberi keyakinan kepada rakyat. Jika ini tidak dilakukan, ianya hanya akan menambahkan lagi kesangsian rakyat terhadap kredibiliti dan keamanahan pentadbiran kerajaan.

Government must prove that Syabas has fully fulfilled their contractual requirements

The Minister of Energy, Telecommunication and Water, Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik announced that water tariff in KL, Putrajaya and Selangor will face another hike of 15% maximum in which the date of enforcement will be announced by the Selangor State Government.

An announcement of such at times when the economics is not performing will certainly push the inflation, especially in Klang Valley, to another height in which this will make the people suffers more. Though the Minister said that users with monthly consumption less than 20m3 will not be affected by the hike but we must bear in mind that water is a necessity for human life and thus it is a very important public utility. Water tariff hike will irreversibly push up the operating costs of any trader who depends on water to run their daily business operation. Eventually, it is the consumers and the general public who will bear the higher operation cost.

Being a consumer and customer of Syabas, water users in KL and Selangor must push the Federal and Selangor State Government to provide strong proof to prove that water quality has been improved under the management of Syabas, before the authority can ever approve any water tariff hike.


After all, it was the Minister himself who told the press after a briefing held in brief MPs in the Parliament on 16th January 2005 that he himself guaranteed that water tariff will not be increased in at least twelve months after the Federal Government took over the water management from each state. What happened to the Minister’s pledge now? How does the government come out with the conclusion that ‘42% of the users are unaffected as their monthly usage is less than 20m3’? Is there any credibility, accountability and integrity in this figure? Can the Minister himself also reveal the exact calculation and methodology to reach such figure?

The Minister also said that the hike is justified as Syabas managed to reduce Non Revenue Water (NRW) from 42% in 2004 to 37% in 2006. Syabas’ profit also shows a hike from RM900 million to RM1.1 billion, it is mind-boggling that Syabas will still have to increase water tariff to clear their debt when profit is up and NRW is significantly reduced? Can the Minister himself come out with figures and calculations on how this conclusion is reached? What would be the profit level for Syabas if it were not to increase the water tariff to clear it’s debts?

When Syabas took over the water management from PUAS two years ago, Syabas has already engaged in a planning to replace water pipelines of 12,000 km length in 30 years which will cost RM11.7 billion and the project must be contracted out through open-tender system. The first phase of the project which costs RM 150 million has already commenced on 1st January 2005 in which the project mainly focused on the replacement of 500 km water pipeline out of a total of 4400km of water pipeline in Klang Valley. We need to know the progress of all these key questions before a hike of 15% maximum can be approved without greater public scrutiny.

Reply from Katherine Chew

In less than 24 hours, I received a reply from Katherine Chew of Rapid KL to explain on my letter. The appointment was not mentioned but she asked me to wait for Jabatan Keretapi and Ministry of Transport's report on the incident.

Below is her reply:


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Dear Mr Lau

We wish to inform that the Jabatan Keretapi and Ministry of Transport has set up independent bodies to investigate on the recent train No 11 failure. Please therefore await their announcement.

As for the RM10 billion to be spent on the rail and bus system, please kindly contact Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (Asset Owner) on their plans on the expansion.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely

Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd
Katherine Chew
Senior Manager
Corporate Communications Division
Tel : 1-800-388 228
Fax: 03-7625 6667

马兹兰必须首先详细阅读和了解行动党和社青团领袖针对Takaful电邮事件的立场,以免发表错误的言论

我对回青团副团长马兹兰日前对行动党和Hindu Sanggam所发出的警告表示失望和遗憾。马兹兰日前警告行动党和Hindu Sanggam不要再针对Takaful回教法律事务主任法乌兹姆斯达化的电邮内容大事发表言论,因为这个课题涉及回教教义。

法乌兹姆斯达化在电邮中表示在屠妖节向兴都教徒祝贺‘屠妖节快乐’是不符合伊斯兰教义。

法乌兹姆斯达化的言论也尝试在混水摸鱼,因为他企图把这个事件和联邦宪法伊斯兰地位混为一谈。

行动党和社青团在带出兴都教徒的不满时并没有挑战伊斯兰在联邦宪法的地位。马来西亚联合邦宪法清楚阐明,伊斯兰是马来西亚联合邦的宗教但是马来西亚并不是回教国。


我们要带出的讯息就是,该电邮的内容有损社会安宁和国民团结。在马来西亚,佳节期间向友族同胞祝贺佳节快乐已经成为马来西亚种族和谐的最基本因素。如果有人指出在屠妖节向兴都教徒祝贺‘屠妖节快乐’为不符合伊斯兰教义,那么这不仅将破坏兴都教徒欢庆屠妖节的佳节气氛,同时也将会影响马来西亚的社会和谐以及扩大族群关系两极化。

因此,马兹兰所作出的指责和警告是没有必要和不正确的,因为我们根本没有谈及伊斯兰在联邦宪法的地位。马兹兰必须首先详细阅读和了解行动党和社青团领袖针对Takaful电邮事件的立场,以免发表错误的言论。

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Mazlan Aliman perlu membaca dengan teliti kenyataan dan pendirian yang DAP dan DAPSY

Pemuda Sosialis DAP berasa dengan kesal dengan kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Naib Ketua Pemuda PAS, Mazlan Aliman berkenaan dengan amaran yang dikeluarkannya terhadap DAP dan Hindu Sanggam supaya jangan memanjangkan isu emel yang dihantar oleh oleh Mohd Fauzi Mustaffa ini kerana “ia melibatkan soal akidah dan soal yang berkaitan dengan hukum-hakam dalam Islam”.

Malahan Mazlan Aliman cuba menangguk di dalam air keruh dengan cuba menghubungkaitkan isu ini dengan isu kedudukan agama Islam di dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

Apa yang perlu ditekankan di sini bahawa dalam membawa perasaan tidak puas hati terhadap sikap yang tidak toleransi yang ditunjukkan dalam emel yang dihantar oleh Ketua Jabatan Syariah Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad, Mohd Fauzi Mustaffa, DAP tidak pernah mempertikaikan kedudukan agama Islam dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan di mana Islam adalah agama Persekutuan tetepi Malaysia bukan sebuah negara Islam.


Mesej yang ingin disampaikan oleh DAP ialah bahawa kandungan emel berkenaan memudaratkan keharmonian sosial dan perpaduan nasional. Saling mengucap “Selamat” kepada rakan-rakan pelbagai kaum sudah menjadi satu tradisi sejak dahulu kala lagi dan ianya merupakan satu elemen keharmonian kaum yang paling asas di Malaysia. Dengan mengatakan bahawa ucapan “Selamat Deepavali” merupakan satu ucapan yang tidak Islamik di mana ianya jelas merupakan satu perbuatan yang tidak toleransi terhadap kepercayaan agama lain, ianya bukan sahaja menjejaskan suasana menyambut hari kebesaran di kalangan kaum India, tetapi juga boleh menjejaskan keharmonian sosial di Malaysia dan memperbesarkan polarisasi kaum di Malaysia.

Tuduhan dan amaran yang dilemparkan oleh Mazlan Aliman dengan itu adalah tidak perlu malahan adalah tidak tepat kerana kami langsung tidak menyentuh kedudukan Islam dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan DAPSY berpendapat Mazlan Aliman perlu membaca dengan teliti kenyataan-kenyataan yang dikeluarkan dan pendirian yang dipegang oleh pemimpim DAP dan DAPSY dalam perkara ini sebelum mengeluarkan kenyataan yang tidak kena pada tempatnya.

政府必须出示证据,证明雪州水供有限公司成功提升其水供服务素质才批准提高水费

针对能源、电讯及水供部部长拿督斯里林敬益医生日前所作出的宣布,即雪隆地区的水费将会在近期之内调高,最高涨幅高达15%,惟正式的生效日起将会由雪州政府宣布。

在经济状况一片低迷、百姓生活负担水涨床高之际,林敬益的宣布肯定将会令老百姓更加吃不消。虽然每月用水量未达20立方米的用户并不会受影响,再加上只有42%的用户每月用水量不超过20立方米,但是水供毕竟是一项必需品,也是一项重要的公共资源,水费调涨必然会提高一般用水量比较高商家的运作成本。成本的扬升最终将会转嫁到消费人的身上,最终消费人依然必须承担水费提高的负担。

身为消费人,雪隆一带的用户必须强力要求中央和州政府出示证据,证明雪州水供有限公司成功提升其水供服务素质才批准提高水费。


林敬益曾经在2005年1月16日出席‘国会议员修宪汇报会’时,保证联邦政府在正式接管水务管理之后,水费至少在12个月之内不会涨价。为何现在林敬益的担保能够失效?这是否意味着政府高官的言论也是毫无诚信可言?到底政府又如何达到‘只有42%的用户每月用水量不超过20立方米’的结论?林敬益是否愿意公开背后的计算方程式,以示透明?

林敬益表示虽然雪州水供有限公司已经成功把无效益用水率从42巴仙降低至37巴仙,盈利也从一年前的9亿令吉提高至11令吉,但是我们不明白为何雪州水供有限公司还是必须提高水费来缴还债务?林敬益是否能够公开其部门是如何计算这笔帐?林敬益是否也能够告诉我们,如果雪州水供有限公司要在无需提高水费的情况之下承担这笔债务,那么该公司的盈利应该要达到哪一个水平?

雪州水供有限公司也必须在30年之内花费117亿令吉来安装1万2000公里长的水管,而且和约必须通过公开招标的方式颁发出去。第一期的工程耗资1亿5000万令吉已经在去年1月1日开始实行,主要更换巴生谷河流域长达4千4000公里水管网络中500公里的水管。当局必须针对这些计划给予一一的交代,方能合理化水费上涨措施。

Saturday, October 14, 2006

政府必须解释不降低石油产品价格的原因

副财政部长拿督阿旺哈迪昨日向报章表示,即虽然国际原油价格从今年年中开始往下滑,但是政府不会在现阶段针对石油产品价格作出调整。

在国际原油价格连续下滑三个月之后,阿旺哈迪的言论并没有解释为何政府不体恤人民越来越沉重的生活负担,调低石油产品价格。

在今年2月28日,政府宣布所有石油产品价格每公升/公斤一律调涨30仙。政府的调涨立即引起人民的不满和反弹,尤其是当马来西亚还是一个原油出口国的当儿,马来西亚人民理应幸免于国际原油价格居高不下的霉运,可是事实却与愿违。

虽然国际原油价格过后在6月下旬、7月上旬一读冲破每桶70美元大关,引发激烈的通膨效应,但是原油价格却在接下来的数个月一直下滑。

如果政府能够因为国际原油价格上涨而把马来西亚境内的石油产品价格调涨,为何政府不能够在国际原油价格下滑时同样调低石油产品价格?


政府必须知道,当国家原油价格上涨的时候,马来西亚作为原油净输出国所获得盈利肯定上升。这可以从2007年和2006年的财政部的经济报告书中看得出来。

在2005年,联邦政府的实际石油收入是309亿令吉。由于国际原油价格的高涨,联邦政府在2006年被迫重估石油收入。调整后的数字是450亿令吉,比2005年的309亿令吉还要高出45.7巴仙。至于2007年,联邦政府预计从石油方面的收入将会高达535亿令吉。

2005年实际收入 2006年重新估计收入 2007年估计收入
(亿令吉) (亿令吉) 更动巴仙率 (亿令吉) 更动巴仙率
石油收入税收 145.660 204.040 40.1% 246.930 21.0%
原油出口税收 20.290 24.930 22.9% 24.620 -1.2%
石油和天然气税收 32.930 41.050 24.7% 43.920 7.0%
国油花红 110.000 180.000 63.6% 220.000 22.2%
总数 308.880 450.020 45.7% 535.470 19.0%

以此类推,我们相信政府过去在国际原油价格上涨之际所获得盈利比必须付出的还要多,再加上政府屡次跳高石油价格,政府的补贴负担无形中已经降低许多,因为这些负担都转嫁到人民的身上。

虽然国际石油价格正在下滑,政府从石油方面的收入必然会降低,但是如果政府不顺应局势调低石油价格,国内的工商业者必然无法从中受惠,最终导致我国的商家在国家工商业舞台上印高成本而失去竞争能力。只有降低石油价格,国内的经济活动才能获得机会喘一口气。

如果有人企图为政府辩护,即政府不能贸然降低石油价格,因为国际原油价格飘浮不定。我们认为这种言论是不能为信的,就好比政府到现在还没有列出经济策划单位计算土著股权的方程式一样。

如果政府认为已经连续三个月在下降的国际原油价格还可以被理解成为‘飘浮不定’,那么政府必须交待,为何当初国际原油价格在节节上升的时候,政府为何不静观其变,反之却‘贸贸然’提高石油产品价格?政府是否能够出示他们的证据和方程式来说服国民吗?

土著股权问题—马青总团的最高领导必须站出来讲真话

针对土著股权的问题,马青总团团长以及其他该层领导必须站出来表示立场,而不是一直逃避问题,只让二三线的领袖发表文告模糊华社的视线。

马青经济局主任黄达柱是在今日发表文告,敦促政府以开放的态度接受亚洲策略与领导研究院(Asli)的《企业股权分配:过往的趋势与未来的政策》作为一份科学性研究报告。

虽然我们欢迎黄达柱的立场,但是身兼青体部副部长的马青总团团长拿督廖仲莱必须针对土著股权的问题以及亚洲策略与领导研究院的报告书向各语文报章发表正式立场,并且呼吁政府已开放的心态面对异议。


社青团认为,如果马青一直回避这个问题,并且尝试以二三线领袖来回应这个问题,或者是以选择性的方式向媒体说话,华社将无法理解到底马青以及马华的立场是什么?

这尤其是外交部长拿督赛哈密昨日已经向报界表示内阁已经接受ASLI的抱歉,由于马华拥有四名内阁部长,那么马青经济局主任黄达柱的呼吁与母体的立场岂不是自相矛盾?

有鉴于此,马青的最高领导,即总团长廖仲莱、林熙龙以及魏家祥必须发表正式的立场,而不是以漠不关心、不了了之的方式来处理。

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Write to Rapid KL to seek for an appointment to discuss LRT breakdown

I have written a letter to Katherine Chew, The Head of Corporate Communications Division of Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd to seek for an appointment with her with regards to the latest PUTRA LRT service breakdowns last week. Below is my letter:

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12th October 2006

Katherine Chew
The Head of Corporate Communications Division
Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd
No. 1, Jalan PJU 1A/46
Off Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang
47301 Petaling Jaya
Tel : 03 - 7650 7788 extension 1065, Fax : 03 - 7625 6667

Seeking for an appointment to discuss on the recent breakdowns of PUTRA LRT System

On behalf of DAP Selangor, I would like to write to you to seek for an appointment to discuss on the recent breakdowns of PUTRA LRT System.

2. The appointment is not only to discuss on the breakdowns but also to understand the operation difficulties faced by the company, as well as the future public transportation planning in which RM10 billion was allocated under the 9th Malaysia Plan to improve public transportation in Klang Valley with LRT services spearheading the agenda to improve public transportation.

3. We would like to have the appointment any date, time and venue to your convenience. We will be grateful if you can reply us as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Lau Weng San
DAP Selangor Publicity Secretary
016-3231563

Full house...again

These are the photos taken during the forum organised by the DAP entitled "Young Malaysian Forum: How To Set Pak Lah Free?" at KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

要求与吉隆坡综合交通网络有限公司对话

布特拉轻快铁在10月6日星期五再次出现故障,一辆正驶往达迈轻快铁站的布特拉轻快铁车厢于今早6时30分左右突然故障。

导致只有一条轨道可使用,最后更造成原本在高峰时段,每3分钟一趟列车,却变成每半小时至45分钟才有一趟。上万名乘客被逼苦等最长2小时半,怨声载道。

这是布特拉轻快铁服务今年所发生的第五次故障,距离上一次的故障(7月24日)仅仅只有两个月。

无可否认,是次事件肯定再次影响公众人士对布特拉轻快铁以及巴士服务的信心。公共交通服务的成功与否与其可信赖度有直接关系。高效率、准时以及舒适的公共交通服务肯定会赢得公众人士和搭客的信心;反之,不准时、服务态度恶劣以及经常发生故障的公共交通服务不仅将打击搭客的信心,也将会打击政府鼓励公众人士多使用公共交通工具的努力。


虽说这一次事件和上一次所发生的故障是两回事(上次是基于轻快铁的电脑控制系统发生故障,这一次则是单一车厢运行发生故障所致),但是在距离短短两个月之内发生严重服务故障是非常难于令人接受。

在上一次的事件,虽然吉隆坡综合交通网络有限公司总执行长雷恩威斯特已经公开向搭客道歉,但是服务故障依然发生。这一次事件,虽然吉隆坡综合交通网络有限公司高级公关经理周庭亦也向搭客公开致谦,但是他们的致谦是没有公信力的,因为他们无法担保服务不会出现故障。

虽然政府在今年2月28日宣布石油产品价格一律上涨30仙,并呼吁公众人士改变生活习惯,以应付逐渐上涨的石油价格和生活费,但是政府在做出这样呼吁的同时也应该逐渐改善巴生谷河流域的公共交通系统。

雪州行动党认为,如果我们要确保马来西亚的公共交通系统能够为我国的都市生活增值,那么政府除了大力推动公众多使用公共交通系统之外,也应同时改进该系统,吸引公众人士使用。只有通过这种双管齐下的方式,大马公共交通系统才能成功。

其中一个有关方面必须迫切解决的就是公共交通系统的准时程度。公共系统如果要取信于搭客,那么其准时成都扮演非常重要的角色。可悲的是,目前巴生谷河流域大多数的公共交通系统,尤其是马来亚铁道局提供的电动火车服务的行程除了经常耽误,导致上班一族和学生无法准时抵达目的地之外,有时甚至在最后一分钟取消整个火车行程,加剧搭客对该服务的信心。

在过去数年,雪州行动党接获无数次的投诉,有些投诉者更苦诉马来亚铁道局对他们所作出的正式投保无动于衷。

我们非常严重和认真看待这些事件,因为这反映雪州虽然贵为一个先进州,但是州内公共交通系统经常耽误,已无形降低州民的生活素质。这就是为和民众对政府‘改变生活习惯’的呼吁无动于衷的原因。

显而易见,我国的公共交通系统必须尽快动一场大手术。为了挽回布特拉轻快铁公司的信誉,雪州行动党呼吁该公司除了必须提呈一份详细报告给交通部之外,也必须把有关报告公开予大众阅读检讨。在上次事件中,吉隆坡综合交通网络有限公司仅仅把在事件发生后三天召开记者招待会,发表一份简略的报告书。这份报告书指出该公司将会在30天之内向交通部提呈一份详细报告书。

雪州行动党当时曾经呼吁该公司和交通部不应该黑箱作业,而应该把该份详细报告书公开示众。我们现在也向该公司和交通部作出同样的呼吁,并呼吁交通部正视这项问题。如果这问题一再发生,我们将会把这问题通过直辖区行动党的国会议员带上国会,要求交通部在国会正面回答我们的提问。

此外,我们也将致函吉隆坡综合交通网络有限公司,要求与该公司高层针对一连串轻快铁服务发生故障展开对话。

翁诗杰还没有公布拨款

马华副总会长兼班丹区国会议员拿督翁诗杰在9月17日星期日通过报章宣布,他将于本月内透过个人网站,公布本身选区200万令吉国会议员拨款的用途,以示透明化。

虽然雪州行动党在翌日发表文告,对翁诗杰这么做表示欢迎,因为这200万令吉的国会议员拨款的用途是纳税人的血汗钱,任何领取、处理或分发拨款的人士或机构应该公布拨款的用途,但是我最近浏览翁诗杰的网站,却发现翁诗杰依然还没有公布本身选区200万令吉国会议员拨款的用途。

我们呼吁翁诗杰不要信口开河,反之必须严守承诺,立即公布本身选区200万令吉国会议员拨款的用途。

雪州国阵国会议员拨款的运用必须透明化

无论是基于什么理由,雪州国阵国会议员拨款的运用必须透明化,因为这笔钱是纳税人的金钱,不是雪州国阵国会议员的私人拨款。

雪州马华格拉那再也区国会议员卢诚国曾经表示国会议员的拨款没有必要透明化,因为拨款在有关政府部门批准后,直接转交给受惠单位。

他也说,在整个拨款程序,国会议员只是发推荐书给拨款申请人,方便他们向政府申请拨款,至于申请拨款获不获得批准则不是国会议员能够控制的。


雪州行动党不能苟同这看法。作为一个负责任的国会议员,尤其是其推荐书能够在 拨款申请方面发挥重大作用的国会议员,我们认为他们是有责任监督拨款的发放,而不是以放任的态度来处理拨款申请。

雪州国阵,尤其是马华公会和民政党经常在大选时以拨款作为其中一种大选红包,利诱选民把票投给他们。为何现在当议员和政府拨款被不负责任人士干捞之后,他们才赶紧澄清这笔拨款并不是由他们自己本身发放。

卢诚国这么说,是否表示在来届大选,雪州国阵候选人,尤其是马华公会和民政党的候选人不应该以这两百万令吉的选区拨款来换取选民的支持?

Friday, October 06, 2006

烟霾事件-政府应立即与印尼政府展开对话

政府应该既刻与印尼政府展开对话,以把印尼烧芭的霾害,降至最低点,并确保它不会影响我国空气污染指数之健康水平。

之前侵袭东马砂沙二州的烟霾事件卷土重来。烟霾昨天从东马飘到巴生河流域上空,导致巴生和沙亚南整座城市顿时笼罩在一片迷雾中,能见度一度降到3公里。布城和吉隆坡国际机场的能见度也非常低,以致车辆必须在白天开灯驾驶。

根据雪兰莪气象局公布的“空气污染指数”数据中显示,截至10月4日早上11时为止,雪州6个地区的空气测量站都处在中等指数,而最为严重的地区则是瓜雪一带,空气污染指数达52点。


虽然气象局“空气污染指数”数据显示大多数地区的空气污染指数未达到100点,但是政府应该采取积极行动,避免霾害重临,最实际直接的方式就是立即与印尼政府展开对话,积极要求印尼政府解决国内公开烧芭的活动。

除非政府采取行动向印尼当局施压,要求印尼接受和履行它作为一个友善邻国的责任,维护本区域上空空气的素质,那么我国人民还是每年必须忍受霾害的痛苦。

我国人民不想看到,当每年烟霾来到的时候,政府只是让人民默默承受霾害。烟霾除了造成严重的经济损失,许多行业也都受影响。饮食业和娱乐业也不例外,还有旅游业。更糟的是它对我们身体的害处,严重的影响到人民的健康。

除了公开空气污染指数之外,以及严厉取缔国内的公开烧芭活动,政府接下来也应该在国际场合和论坛与印尼当局展开对话,以根除问题。

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

马青民青向巫青妥协?

马青民青应该摒弃阿Q精神,交待他们到底是否已经向巫青团的压力妥协,以致他们不再追究凯里所发表的‘边缘化’言论。这是因为马青总团和民青团昨日在巫青团团长希山慕丁所举办的记者招待会上完全不能抒发己言。巫青团团长希山慕丁更是说这场记者会是他的记者会,因此只有他才能发言和回答媒体的问题。

最后,马青和民青只能眼睁睁看着凯里受到希山的‘照顾’。凯里不但免受媒体的追问,更在希山的“掩护”下离席,这导致马青和民青被迫在这场名存实亡的‘国阵青年团记者会’记者会后,再次召开自己的记者会。

我们对马青民青领袖的态度和言论表示极大的失望,因为这暴露国阵权力分享的虚伪,也一再显示马青和民青在国阵里一再被边缘化的悲哀。


马青总团长廖中莱在第二场记者会上不停强调,马青已经把华社和党代表的心声反映给凯里知道,这也受到后者的‘良好接受’。

国青团议决凯里在会议上的解释不得外泄,并且以“遭错误诠释”作为藉口,这也难怪廖中莱在受到记者追问时,招架无力地回应“我有必要告诉你吗?”,完全无法答覆“到底凯里作了什么解释”。

廖仲莱的谈话是不廉正且没有公信力的谈话。马青和民青应该在会议之前向巫青团澄清,即有鉴于巫青团署理团长凯里一直发表的种族性言论已经严重破坏大马的国民团结,因此诗词国阵青年团最高理事会的会议应该清清楚楚、踏踏实实、堂堂正正地交待凯里的解释。

令人遗憾和失望的是,马青和民青不仅没有这么做,反之还允许巫青团团长希山慕丁垄断国阵青年团记者招待会的发言权,过后还变本加厉,不愿意就凯里在会议里的解释作完整详细的交代,只是以‘解释不得外泄’为由来敷衍记者和全国人民。

因此此事件并不能因为国阵青年团的几个大头说解决就解决,因为他们还没有针对问题的数个疑点,尤其是凯里到底在会议上做出怎样的解释。

简单的说,马青和民青还欠我们一个解释。

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

马华中宣局应直接回答问题,而不是顾左右而言它

马华公会中央宣传局于2006年10月2日发表‘行动党为诺奥玛呼冤的背后议程’,并指责行动党中央宣传局企图以马华领导没有即时遣责诺奥玛,偷换慨念来咬定“不建华淡小”是政府的政策,旨在为诺奥玛呼冤。

马华公会中央宣传局更含血喷人,指责“行动党最怕的是政府的政策没有偏差”,以及发表不负责任的言论,即“对行动党而言,人民的福祉、利益不重要,重要的是该党的利益,只要政府的政策引起华社不满,只要任何敏感问题没有获得解决,继续拖延下去,行动党就有机会以激动人心的种族对抗言论去煽动种族情绪,挑起种族对抗的火头,拿人民的安危作赌注,妄图从中取得廉价政治宣传利益,为该党累积政治筹码。”

行动党中央宣传局表示失望的就是,马华中央宣传局并没有直接回应我们在2006年9月29日所发表的文告中的问题,即一、如果诺奥玛的言论是错误以及具误导性的?为何马华衮衮诸公没有在诺奥玛的言论见报后立即谴责、驳斥以及纠正诺奥玛的言论?、二、为何当诺奥玛在国会发表这项‘错误’言论时,非巫统的国会议员,尤其是包括马华和马青的国会议员,没有立即打岔要求副部长纠正或澄清他的言论?

针对这两个问题,马华中央宣传局一直没有做出有力答复。除了没有做出有力答复之外,马华中央宣传局却顾左右而言它,仅以“马青及马华妇女组已及时表达反对诺奥玛的言论”来草草回应行动党中央宣传局的问题,甚至还必须搬动“假期师训班”来为韩春锦护航。


如果马华中央宣传局要堂堂正正做人、踏踏实实做事、清清白白做官,那么中央宣传局应该直接回答行动党中央宣传局以上的两大问题。马华中央宣传局一直回避这两个最重要的问题,只是现实他们理亏的一面。

当诺奥玛发表有关言论后,我们在报章上看不见马华公会衮衮诸公(包括马青以及马华妇女组)在第一时间之内驳斥诺奥玛的言论。要知道,马华不仅是当权者,也是两大华文报章(《中国报》和《南洋商报》)的拥有者,因此马华中央宣传局可不好告诉我们《中国报》和《南洋商报》封杀他们的新闻。

诺奥玛是在2006年9月20日在国会下议院发表有关言论,如果我们阅读2006年9月21日的《南洋商报》和《中国报》,我们看不到马华公会的任何人士驳斥诺奥玛的新闻。只有在9月22日的《中国报》和《南洋商报》,我们才看到韩春锦发表谈话,表示教育部和马华正在积极处理在华人人口稠密的地区兴建华小。韩春锦的谈话其实没有直接针对诺奥玛的言论作出回应,更不用说驳斥诺奥玛的言论。

马青总团团长廖仲莱在同一天的《南洋商报》中也仅仅表示1996年教育法令保障各源流小学。廖仲莱至多也只是对诺奥玛的言论表示惊讶和不解,连‘不满’的程度也到不到,更不用谈‘驳斥’。

在这之下,行动党对马华中央宣传局的言论,即“马青及马华妇女组已及时表达反对诺奥玛的言论”的可信度有所怀疑和保留。

另外,我们也非常质疑马华中央宣传局衮衮诸公的理解能力,因为马华中央宣传局竟然认为行动党替诺奥玛喊冤。我们认为这个课题与喊冤不喊冤从来扯不上关系。我们只是认为诺奥玛的言论表达了政府一向以来的政策,只是诺奥玛是第一个把第九大马计划不增建华淡小的政策讲出来,因为行动党国会议员一直要求教育部长正面回答:到底教育部将会在第九大马计划下会增建多少建华淡小,但是教育部长以及没有正面回答这个问题。

这不是第一次马华中央宣传局因为他们低落的理解能力而献丑,因为当行动党认为政府‘增建’两所华小试杯水车薪一事时,马华中宣局竟然指责行动党居功!

至于韩春景的去留,马华中宣局更应该支持行动党的立场,那就是韩春锦应被革除他的副部长职位,因为他竟然花费10个星期的时间来发现教育部长希山幕丁所谓的两间新华小已经被列入7月份公布的第九大马计划第一轮880项工程的名单之中。

如此天大的喜讯,韩春锦竟然要让全体华社和马华公会在10个星期后才知道,如果这不是因为韩春锦办事能力低,那还会是什么原因呢?马华中宣局应该把矛头指向韩春锦,而不是行动党,因为如果不是韩春锦的低效率,马华衮衮诸公也不必浪费口舌之力向华社和董教总解释。

我们认为,在辩论任何课题时,各政党应该秉持着讲事实、摆道理的正确态度。马华公会随意抹黑行动党为“最怕政府政策没有偏差”、“煽动种族情绪,挑起种族对抗的火头,拿人民的安危作赌注,妄图从中取得廉价政治宣传利益,为该党累积政治筹码” 。

马华公会经常指责行动党是‘为反对而反对’,但是最近马华中宣局的文告却一再不能容忍在野党的看法,凸显他们为反对反对党而反对的否定症候群。针对这点,马华中宣局应该自我反省。

Monday, October 02, 2006

DAP Mandarin Forum
"The Coming General Election: The Only Way Out for Pak Lah?"

Date: 4 October 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall 403, New Era College (Lot 5, Seksyen 10, Jalan Bukit, Kajang)

Speakers:
1. YB Lim Kit Siang (Parliamentary Opposition Leader),
2. Dr. Oh Ei Sun (Scientific & Legal Consultant for Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications, United Nations),
3. Wong Chin Huat (PhD Candidate of Essex University, United Kingdom),
4. Lim Guan Eng (DAP Secretary-General)

Admission is FREE!

For queries, please contact DAP HQ (03-79578127/8022), Ng Wei Aik (019-2459305) or Lau Weng San (016-3231563)
民主行动党主办
"来届大选:拉伯唯一出路?"华语讲座
日期:2006年10 月4 日(星期三)
时间:晚上7 时30分
地点:加影新纪元学院403 讲堂
(Lot 5, Seksyen 10, Jalan Bukit, Kajang)

主讲者:
林吉祥 (国会反对党领袖)、
胡逸山博士 (联合国紧急通讯工作组科学与法律顾问)、
黄进发 (英国艾塞客思比较民主化博士候选人)、
林冠英 (民主行动党秘书长)

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From a frightened Malaysian abroad...

I have received an email from A Very Frightened Malaysian Abroad. Although I do not know him personally, but I think the points he raised in his email are close to reality.

He's 31 and I can consider him my peer because I am only 28 this year.

After reading his email, I have nothing to say except to agree on him. Many of his past experience are quite similar to me, especially the thinking he had during secondary school. The school I attended, is also a missionary school despite it was a male Catholic Chinese secondary school.

Below is his email:


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I have been meaning to pen some thoughts for some time now, to let people actually read the views of the typical 'overseas Malaysian' who is kept away. I realize that my email is rather long, but I do hope that you would consider publishing it (and also keep my name private!).

I shall start by telling a little about my background. Mine is a rather sad tale of a young Malaysian full of hope and patriotic enthusiasm, which is slowly but surely trickling away.

I am very different from many other non-bumiputeras, as I was given tremendous opportunities throughout my childhood. Born into a middle-class Chinese but English-speaking family, I grew up with all the privileges of imported books, computers, piano/violin lessons and tuition teachers.

My parents insisted that I should be exposed to a multi-racial education in a national school. In my time, my urban national school (a missionary school) was a truly happy place where the Malays, Chinese and Indian students were roughly equal in proportion. We played and laughed with each other, and studied the history of the world together during Form 4, with one interesting chapter dedicated to Islamic history.

Though 75% of my teachers were Malays, I never really noticed. My Malay teachers were the kindest to me teaching me well and offering me every possible opportunity to develop. I led the district teams for English and Bahasa Malaysia debating competitions. I was the only non-Malay finalist in the Bahasa Malaysian state-level elocution competition. My Malay teachers encouraged me to transfer to a government residential school (sekolah berasrama penuh) so as to enable me to maximize my academic potential. I refused because I was happy where I was, so they made me head prefect and nominated me as a 'Tokoh Pelajar Kebangsaan'. Till this day, I am absolutely certain that it was the kindness of all my Malay teachers which made me a true Malaysian.

I excelled at school and was offered a Singaporean government scholarship to study overseas. I turned them down because I wanted to ensure that I would remain a 'true Malaysian' in the eyes of Malaysia.

So I accepted a Malaysian government scholarship to study at Oxford University. Throughout my three years as an undergraduate, the officers at the MSD looked after me very well, and were always there to offer support.

I graduated with first class honors, and was offered a job with a leading investment bank. The JPA released me from my bond, so as to enable me to develop my potential. I shall always be grateful for that. I worked hard and rose in rank. My employer sent to me to Harvard University for postgraduate study and I climbed further up their meritocratic ladder.

Now I am 31 years old and draw a comfortable monthly salary of US$22,000. Yet, I yearn to return home. I miss my home, my family, my friends, my Malaysian hawker food and the life in Malaysia. I have been asked many times by Singaporean government agencies to join them on very lucrative terms, but I have always refused due to my inherent patriotism.

I really want to return home. I have been told by government-linked corporations and private companies in Malaysia that at best, I would still have to take a 70% pay cut if I return to Malaysia to work. I am prepared and willing to accept that. My country has done a lot for me, so I should not complain about money.

But of late, my idealistic vision of my country has really come crashing down, harder and faster than ever before.

I read about the annual fiasco involving non-bumiputera top scorers who are denied entry to critical courses at local universities and are offered forestry and fisheries instead. (My cousin scored 10A1's for SPM and yet was denied a scholarship).

I read about UMNO Youth attacking the so-called meritocracy system because there are less than 60% of Malay students in law and pharmacy, whilst conveniently keeping silent about the fact that 90% of overseas scholarship recipients are Malays and that Malays form the vast majority in courses like medicine, accountancy and engineering at local universities.

I read about the Higher Education Minister promising that non-bumiputera Malaysians will never ever step foot into UiTM.

I read about a poor Chinese teacher's daughter with 11A1's being denied a scholarship, while I know some Malay friends who scored 7A's and whose parents are millionaires being given scholarships.

I read about the brilliant Prof. K.S. Jomo, who was denied a promotion to Senior Professor (not even to Head of Department), although he was backed by references from three Nobel Prize winners. Of course, his talent is recognized by a prestigious appointment at the United Nations.

I read about UMNO Youth accusing Chinese schools of being detrimental to racial integration, while demanding that Mara Junior Science Colleges and other residential schools be kept only for Malays.

I read about the Malay newspaper editors attacking the private sector for not appointing enough Malays to senior management level, whilst insisting that the government always ensure that Malays dominate anything government-related.

I read that at our local universities, not a single Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor is non-Malay.

I read that in the government, not a single Secretary-General of any ministry is non-Malay. The same goes for all government agencies like the police, armed forces, etc.

I read about UMNO screaming for the Malay Agenda, but accusing everyone else of racism for whispering about equality.

I read about a poor Indian lady having to pay full price for a low-cost house after being dispossessed from a plantation, whilst Malay millionaires demand their 10% bumiputera discount when buying RM2 million bungalows in a gated community.

I read about my beloved national schools becoming more and more Islamic by the day, enforced by overzealous principals.

I read about my Form 4 World History (Sejarah Dunia) syllabus, which now contains only one chapter of world history, with Islamic history covering the rest of the book.

As I read all this, I tremble with fear. I love my country and long to return. I am willing to take a 70% pay cut. I am willing to face a demotion. I honestly want to contribute my expertise in complex financial services and capital markets. But really, is there a future for me, for my children and for their children? I am truly frightened.

I can deal with the lack of democracy, the lack of press freedom, the ISA, our inefficient and bureaucratic civil service, our awful manners and even a little corruption. But I cannot deal with racism in my homeland.

I think this is the single biggest factor which is keeping people like me away. And bear in mind there are so many of us (researchers, scientists, bankers, economists, lawyers, academics, etc.). What people read about in Malaysia (like Dr Terence Gomez) is but the tiniest tip of the iceberg.

You will be amazed to know about Malaysians denied JPA scholarships (which would have made them Civil servants) took loans to attend Ivy League universities, but who are later asked to advise our government (on IT, economics, etc.) at fees running to millions of US dollars. Such information will never be published because it is politically incorrect.

As a Christian, I pray for God's blessing on this great country of ours. I pray that He blesses our leaders with the foresight and humanity to see that this will not work and cannot continue. I pray that they will have the strength to make our country a home for all Malaysians and that they will have mercy for the poor, including the non-Malays. I pray for true racial harmony and acceptance (not just tolerance) in Malaysia.

Yours sincerely,

A very frightened Malaysian abroad