歡樂旅行團變死亡之旅 2家庭靠勇氣療傷

《中国报》報導：梁國俊

歡樂家庭旅行團變死亡之旅，儘管自己逃過死劫，至親卻永無歸期，原本骨肉相連，卻被分開，這種切膚之痛需要勇氣和決心來治療。

前年開齋節假期發生的刁曼島渡輪起火事故，拆散多個幸福家庭，尤其對小孩更造成極度傷害。

9歲的小永鐿與家人出遊，卻送走了父親鍾榮金，年紀小小的他面對如此沉重打擊，一度從活潑開朗變得沉默寡言，讓家人十分擔心。

永鐿在事發后性情大變，身為母親的黃素清喪夫之痛未癒，又得擔心兒子的心理狀況，這段日子對母子倆而言是苦澀無味的。

慶幸永鐿在家人關心下，情況逐漸改善，不再像起初時般封閉自己；記者到訪時，也發現他不再像上回採訪時般沉默。

母親黃素清說：“跟一年前相比，永鐿已變得開朗許多，看到他那么懂事，我也很欣慰。”

她說，幸好兒女都很听話，不但不會叛逆，也沒有什么過分要求。

黃素清和另一名死者黃雙龍的遺孀成美英，為了撫養孩子，目前已重返社會工作。

“我們也不知這樣做是對或錯，但為了孩子，我們別無辦法，只是遺憾，為了工作，沒什么時間陪伴孩子。”

她們說，很多時候以為自己支撐不下去，但想到孩子，總會咬緊牙關走下去，活著就要堅強，才不會辜負已離逝的丈夫。

這起不幸事故于2007年10月13日開齋節早上發生，一艘載有103名乘客的渡輪，從豐盛港碼頭往彭亨州刁曼島出發，詎料行駛約一小時半后，在距離刁曼島7海哩處冒煙起火，乘客紛紛跳海逃生，釀7死8傷悲劇。

死者黃雙龍與黃素清是姐弟，而素清的丈夫鍾榮金也在意外中逝世。

傷痛中互相扶持

兩家人感情更融洽

前年開齋節假期發生的刁曼島渡輪起火事故，拆散多個幸福家庭，尤其對小孩更造成極度傷害。

生活雖苦、記憶雖痛，兩家人仍互相扶持互相鼓勵，勇敢走過悲傷。

小永鐿每逢週末就吵著要見表哥們黃偉願及偉宏（死者黃雙龍的孩子），兩家人的感情比之前來得更融洽。

至親在渡輪失火事故中身亡，兩家人無法即時忘記傷痛，有時看到煙火、出門遊玩、焚燒垃圾的煙霧或到購物中心逛街，都會使他們無端害怕哭泣。

這一路走來不易，兩家人在傷痛中互相扶持，雨后撥開烏雲見青天，明天的路依然相信會更好走。

今年的農曆新年，兩個家庭似乎缺少了什么，不過，作為母親的她們身兼父職，已代亡夫為孩子添置新衣新鞋，讓孩子感受新年氣息，開心過新年。

遺憾當局未認真處理

盼船難悲劇 沉冤得雪

黃鍾兩家的新年願望，就是希望釀7死8傷的刁曼島船難悲劇，得以沉冤待雪﹗

她們說，此事已相隔了一年余，迄今沒有任何一方對事件負責。

“將心比心，如果悲劇是發生在政府官員身上，情況和結局將會如何﹖”

她們要求政府和相關單位，包括交通部長拿督斯里翁詩傑，認真處理此事，給于她們清楚交代、賠償和道歉，以慰死者在天之靈。

“7條寶貴性命絕不能白白犧牲，各方需要吸取教訓，確保類似事件不再重演。”

I declare

Sprint Highway sent me a small box-type hamper a few days ago.

Sunway Sdn. Bhd also sent me a huge hamper one week before Chinese New Year. I guess the hamper worth close to RM500.

I sincerely thank those from the corporate world who appreciate our work for the past one year by sending gifts to my office.

For those who wish to support us, gifts are not necessary next year as it is already good enough by giving your vote to DAP.

As for gifts and hampers given to my office, I foresee very little use for myself. the gifts and hampers will be donated to the my lucky draw program in my Chinese New Year open house in the names of the donours.

Pakatan Rakyat report card roadshow

By The Sun Maria J. Dass

PETALING JAYA (jan 27, 2009): The public in Selangor will get a chance to evaluate the performance of the local authorities and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government during a road show in March.

The road show will be held at every local council and will be open to the public, said state executive councillor in charge of local government, research and development Ronnie Liu.

“All local council presidents, councillors, officers and I will attend the hearings,” he told theSun recently.

“This is how we will be evaluating our performance since Pakatan Rakyat took over last year.
“It is the people who will be giving us our report cards,” Liu added.

This will be a good avenue for the public to voice out their problems and grouses and to give suggestions on how to improve the administration.

“We have to be bold enough to face criticisms hurled at us,” Liu said.

He said the state will also conduct a survey on the quality of services delivered by the local authorities to determine areas that need improvement.

The PR has had a few hiccups during the start of its administration when there was much displeasure over the appointment of several local councillors, whose appointments were viewed as payback for their loyalty to their respective parties.

Even Liu has come under fire recently for what was perceived to be his interference in local councils. His predecessor, Datuk Teh Kim Poo, has accused him of collecting money from traders for the Chinese New Year market in Pandamaran to help them get a space to trade from the Klang Municipal Council – a practice which Liu accused Teh himself of initiating.

Zero tolerance against crooks in police

I read Raja Petra Kamaruddin's second open letter to Pak Lah.

What is alarming to me is the fact that Pak Lah once tried to implement the IPCMC but were prevented from doing so because the police, whom represent the major portion of postal voters, threatened to vote opposition.

RPK continues that "In the March 2008 general election, the opposition needed only 300,000 more votes to form the federal government. Therefore, if the postal votes had gone to the opposition, Barisan Nasional would have been out of power. To ensure that the postal votes remained with Barisan Nasional you succumbed to the threats and agreed to compromise on the IPCMC."

What is alarming me is this: if Pakatan Rakyat ever takes over the Federal Government, is the Pakatan-led Federal Government succumbs to the threats of the police forece?

I hope we will not, instead we should start cleaning up the police force. We have to tell the police that this country is run by a group of credible representatives from the police, entrusted by the people to run this country, and not the police. The police, just like other civil servants, are meant to listen to us, to implement our policy. The police has to know that we are running this country, not them.

And we have to ensure them that they will not longer able to threaten us. Now the police is very good at that. The Selangor CPO Khalid Abu Bakar has recently slammed the Pakatan Selangor State Government for not interesting in fighting crimes with the police. You see that the CPO is making political statements which are so unbecoming for a high ranking police officer to say that. A few days ago, the CPO made another statement against two other non-UMNO deputy ministers on the case of Kugan.

I am very sad that the police does not understand the message that people want to convey in March 8 election, August 26 Permatang Pauh by-election and January 17 Kuala Terengganu by-election. I am very sad that the police still operate in the very same way they did before these elections. My Chinese New Year mood was disturbed due to the death of A. Kugan, another death case under police custody.

Therefore, I am saying here, the Pakatan Rakyat government should exercise zero tolerance against those crooks in the police force. Let the police personnel vote freely, they do not need postal votes if they are not on duty on polling day. If a polling station is just a stone thrown of from their house, let them line up and vote in that polling station instead of giving them postal ballot papers.

That will reduce the number of postal votes, and thus reduce the level of foulplay. Postal vote is meant to help those who are on-guard on the polling day to cast their votes, it is not an instrument for the police and the military to threaten anybody.

Secondly, remove those thugs and crooks who are not cooperating. We have a lot of experiences in running the Selangor state government. There are officers who are unwilling to work with us. We are too generous by giving them one full year to adjust themselves but some of them seem to be reluctant.

Well, you can expect big actions from the state government against this group of civil servants. We will not wait. After one long year, you do or you die. And since we have this experience in running the state government, therefore the "grace period" we give to those officers in the federal government, especially the police force will be shorter.

We are going to form IPCMC, repeal ISA, reform the ACA and the MACC (if the recent reforms are deemed to be insufficient). So my words to the police force, do not ever try to stop us. Do as what we order because this is an ORDER!

21 charged with illegal assembly

By The Sun Tan Yi Liang

PETALING JAYA (Jan 23, 2009) : Authorities today charged 21 people at the Sessions Court here with one count of illegal assembly and one count of defying a police order to disperse during an anti-ISA candelight vigil last year.

The group, which included PJ Utara MP Tony Pua, Pandamaran assemblyman Ronnie Liu, Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San, MPPJ councilor Tiew Wei Keng, and Catholic priest Fr Paulino Francesco Miranda, all claimed trial to the charges.

They were allegedly to have committed at an anti-ISA candelight vigil at the MBPJ compound in Petaling Jaya between 9pm to 10.10pm on Oct 9 last year.

The participants of the vigil, which was organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih), were charged under Section 27 of the Police Act.

If found guilty, they can face up to one year in jail, RM 10,000 in fines or both.

In making submissions for bail, Deputy Public Prosecutor Noordin Badaruddin asked the court to set RM5,000 as bail for each accused, and requested for their travel documents to be impounded by the court.

However, this was rejected by the defence, led by Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo, who called them to be released on personal bond or for a lower bail of RM500 to be set as there was no violence or property damage caused by the accused.

"What is their offence? Their offence was taking part in an assembly, and ignoring the orders of Supt Mohd Shukor to disperse. There was no mention of violence in the offence," said Gobind

"What was done by the accused was their right under the Federal Constitution," said Gobind, who said the charging of the 21 was a black mark in the Malaysian legal system.

"These people merely exercised their constitutional rights to freely assemble, and they are now charged. What is so serious about this offence that it requires such a high bail? They have done nothing which deserves punishment by a high bail amount," said Gobind.

He told the court that the accused posed no flight risk.

"All of them made themselves present today in court, with no problem, and they are prepared to face the prosecution," said Gobind, who then cited authorities to show that there was no legal provision to detain the passports of the accused.

This view was shared by the other defence counsel, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng, Salim Bashir, Sreekant Pillai, Francis Pereira and Chetan Jemwany, who each cited authorities to persuade the court to allow a lower bail of RM500 for the accused.

This was countered by Noordin, who argued that the court had the jurisdiction to impound the passports of the 21 accused as a bail condition and set a bail of RM 5000, and cited case law saying that such actions were an "assurance" to guarantee the attendance of the accused for trial.

"What I wanted to say, is that the request for bail is to ensure that their presence in court is ensured. That is the most important consideration that the court must consider," said Noordin.

After hearing submissions, Sessions Court Judge Balqis Aini Mohd Ali set bail at RM1,500 with one surety and set March 10 for mention.

Pengambilan Rekrut Baru

Kekosongan Jawatan Bagi Konstabel Sukarelawan Polis Lelaki dan Wanita di dalam Pasukan Sukarelawan Polis Kontinjen Selangor.

Warganegara Malaysia Lelaki dan Perempuan yang berkelayakan adalah dipelawa untuk menjadi Konstabel Sukarelawan Polis di dalam Pasukan Sukarelawan Polis Kontinjen Selangor. Mereka yang berminat boleh mendapatkan borang-borang permohonan di mana-mana Pejabat Sukarelawan Polis Daerah Kontinjen Selangor atau di Ibu Pejabat Sukarelawan Polis Kontinjen Selangor, Shah Alam atau boleh dimuat turun dari Halaman Web Site.

Borang permohonan yang lengkap hendaklah dihantar kepada Ketua Sukarelawan Polis Daerah Kontinjen Selangor yang berdekatan ataupun terus kepada Ibu Pejabat Sukarelawan Polis Kontinjen Selangor, Shah Alam.

Tarikh Tutup Permohonan adalah pada 31hb. Mac 2009. Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila layari http://www.spdrmselangor.org.my/

Happy Chinese New Year / 农历新年快乐

火箭年初六大团拜‧欢迎公众踊跃参与

（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也）民主行动党将于大年初六（31日）举行新春大团拜活动，欢迎各界人士踊跃参与其盛。

此活动的筹委会主席李映霞指出，大团拜将在早上11点至下午1点，在隆雪华堂举行。

她在记者会上说，这也是行动党这么多年来，第一次举办如此大型的团拜活动。

她说，除了行动党的议员，非政府组职如华团、大使馆代表、民联政府领袖都受邀出席。

她披露，在团拜活动中也有一些节目如舞狮表演、华乐、舞蹈、排舞及合唱等。

“当天的活动也会派红包给小孩，槟州首长林冠英也会出席。”

Agree to RPK

RPK is proposing a change of strategy to repeal ISA after having candle light vigils almost every weekend.

I think his idea is a good idea, particularly when we need to spread the message to the general public. Certainly, we cannot afford to lock the message among the 200 people who attend the vigil.

RPK proposes that the five state Pakatan Rakyat state governments should put the money where their mouths are. He even goes ahead to propose to put up signboards or billboards in the state to spread the message.

I agree with him. It is time for us to be on the offensive side. After all, to be offensive is always the best defense. This is even true when Pakatan Rakyat won the Kuala Terengganu by-election, we need to deepen our charges against UMNO and BN.

Let's work harder to deliver the final nail into their coffin. As I always said, their days in Putrajaya are numbered.

希望今年多点补选

去年过年，刚好是2月上旬，首相在年还没有过完就解散国会。他在2月12日，也是我生日那天当着媒体面前说明天（13日）不会解散国会，结果国会真的在13日解散。

当时我还当向友人开玩笑说，首相说不会发生的事，就会发生；首相说不是，其实就是‘是’。

去年的农历新年前后是一个发生许多大事的新年。没有想到今年的农历新年也是如此。

中选一年之后，很意外地当上政府，也很‘不辛’地被另外一个政府控上法庭。我是有喜有忧的。

喜的就是今年的农历新年依然是多事之秋，忧的就是联邦政府还是没有把执政焦点放在正确的地方。

警方说他们面对警力不足。既然人手不足，就应该聪明一点，不管他们的事，就尽量少干涉，把人手拿来打击罪案，多些巡逻、多点路障。

人家和平集会，地方是在自己的场合，又不是什么恐怖分子，没有必要每次都出动两百人监督。这里出动的不是人手，还有加班津贴、膳食、车油等等。加起来每次都得花上数万块。这个数字不是我发梦梦见，是警区高级警官告诉我的。

联邦政府已经不能像正常人思考。我通俗一点，说联邦政府‘short’了，因为我左想右想，想不到任何比这个更好的字眼了。

如果他们不是‘short’了，为何他们一年的时间还醒不过来？

国阵实在太多弱点。我无法在这里一个一个讲。我认为他们已经病入膏肓，救不了。

兴都教有一个神，称为西华（Siva），意思是摧毁之神（God Of Destruction）。兴都教笃信西华能够摧毁万物，让万物重生。

国阵如果要重生，他们必须失去政权。一旦失去政权，国阵才有机会清楚身上的毒瘤。

新年伊始，我希望今年能有更多补选，更多让民联胜利的补选，以及民联能够向布城向前迈进一步。

参与“黄潮日”一周年烛光晚会 被控

因为在去年11月9日参与纪念公平与干净选举联盟“黄潮日”一周年烛光会兼反对内安法令集会，而遭警方镇压扣留的21名人士，今日正式被控上八打灵再也地庭，罪名是非法集会与违抗警方的解散命令。

21名被告的年龄介于25至62岁，其中包括3名民主行动党的国州议员，即八打灵再也北区国会议员潘俭伟、雪州行政议员刘天球、雪州甘榜东姑州议员刘永山，以及来自莎亚南天主教会的神父保罗力诺（Paulino Miranda）。

其他还有公选盟负责人黄文强、行动党八打灵再也市议员张菲倩，以及律师阿索（Ashok Kandiah）。其中一名25岁的被告安德鲁（译音）还在国民大学念书。

牧师修女部落客皆出席声援

他们今早9点现身八打灵再也地庭时，获得约70名支持者的声援，包括著名部落客拉惹柏特拉、律师公会主席安碧嘉，以及人权律师哈里斯。许多支持者身穿印有“与柏特拉同在”的T恤，并佩戴反对内安法令的徽章。


值得一提的是，由于其中一名被告是神父保罗力诺，因此支持者当中不乏天主教友、多名牧师与修女，他们都穿上制服为保罗力诺打气。

狭小的八打灵再也地庭因此而爆满，一些支持者无法进入法庭内，只好站在烈日下等待两小时的审讯结束。

被控非法集会违抗警方命令

警方是在11月9日当晚强硬镇压在八打灵再也市民众会堂（Civic Centre）前的广场上，所举办的的“黄潮日”1周年庆烛光会。警方不仅事先封锁所有进入活动地点的公路，更以粗暴手段逮捕23名人士，包括《当今大马》录影记者苏克里（Shukri Mohamad），不过苏克里并没有被控。

第一项控状指他们在2008年11月9日晚上9点至10点10分，在八打灵市议会广场参与一项非法集会，触犯警察法令第27(5)(a)条文。若罪名成立可在相同法令第27(8)条文下，罚款2000至1万令吉或监禁不超过1年。

第二项控状指他们在2008年11月9日晚上9点50分至10点10分，作为一名参与非法集会的人士，违抗警方的指示解散，触犯警察法令第27(4)条文。若罪名成立可在相同法令第27(8)条文，罚款2千令吉至1万令吉或监禁不超过1年。

控方要求5千保释扣留护照

行动党、天主教会与律师公会共派出7名辩护律师，另外雪州律师公会与全国律师公会也分别派一名律师进行观察。主要与控方争论的是哥宾星，他也是行动党蒲种国会议员。

领导控方队伍的是副检察司诺琳（Noorin Badaruddin），她也是轰动全国的蒙古女郎炸死案的主控官之一。她要求法庭允许每名被告以5000令吉和一名担保人作为保释，同时扣留他们的护照，以确保他们出席下次审讯，不过却遭辩方反对。

辩方律师要求法庭不设条件与保释金，让被告以个人担保保释外出，因为他们收到警方的电话通知后，都给予合作在今早出庭，完全没有潜逃的可能性，而且其中4人还是拥有社会地位的国州市议员。

非议控方选择春节前夕提控

哥宾星在陈词时强调，这21人只是履行他们和平集会的宪赋权利，完全没有使用暴力致伤任何人或破坏任何财务，最后却遭警方逮捕，警方的这项行动已经激怒人民。

由于其中13名被告是华裔，哥宾星因此非议控方选择在农历新年前夕进行提控的做法，“他们当中许多是华裔，控方难道不能选择一个更好的时间？却选择在春节前一周把他们拖上法庭提控，为什么不能在春节后才这么做？为什么要这么匆忙？”

他进一步表示，被告们必须为春节来临而增加消费，因此5000令吉的保释金过高，一些被告可能无法负担。

“如果法官还是认为应该设下保释金，那么我建议500令吉。”

也是辩护律师的行动党泗岩沫国会议员林立迎在陈词时指出，潘俭伟、刘天球、刘永山与张菲倩都属于雪州政府的一部分，而是发地点也是属于雪州政府管辖的八打灵再也市议会广场。

“他们是在本身的产业上处理本身的事务，却因此而被逮捕。”

1500令吉加担保人保释外出

不过，诺琳坚持法庭必须设下保释金与扣留被告护照，以确保他们出席下次的审讯。地庭法官罗兹娜最后决定，各被告以1500令吉与一名担保人保释外出，不过却拒绝扣留护照的要求。

法官也宣布此案定在3月10日过堂。

诺琳告知法庭，此案可能会增加多一名被告，目前控方正在确定对方行踪，之后将与今早的21名被告一起带上法庭审理。

庭外的支持者在听闻判决后，自发发起筹款运动，结果当场筹获2510令吉，充作被告们的保释金。

“雪隆人灭蚊不积极”回响

(吉隆坡22日讯）雪隆一带居民并非对扑灭黑斑蚊行动漠不关心，而是抱有自扫门前雪的心态，对于公众场所，他们认为不是他们的负责，而不关心是否有积水。

《中国报》记者今日电访数名州议员和市议员时，他们一致认为，居民不是对扑灭黑斑蚊和预防骨痛热症运动漠不关心，只是自扫门前雪。

他们是回应卫生部副部长拿督阿都哈迪指政府推行扑灭黑斑蚊和预防骨痛热症运动国人反应不积极，尤其是雪隆区居民最“漠不关心”。

积极打扫家居

受访议员指出，他们不认同阿都哈迪言论，居民非常积极为家居打扫，惟若要让他们自动清理公众场所清洁，会较困难，因他们认为维持公众场所清洁不是他们的责任，而是地方政府。

他们指出，在各区举办上述扑灭运动，居民都会积极参与，由此可证明，他们不是对防范骨痛热症一事漠不关心。

需靠各方面配合
★刘永山（甘榜东姑区州议员）

居民不是不关心骨痛热症一事，他们非常自动清理和维持自己家居的清洁。

雪隆区为骨痛热症病例最多的州属，扑灭黑斑蚊行动需更全面，也需靠各方面配合，不仅是居民责任而己，也包括州政府和地方政府的配合。

A letter from a worrying parent from SS1

I received a letter from Puan NorXXXXXXX KamaXXXXXX to complain about the worsening illegal gaming shops in Sungai Way new village.

The most shocking point is that while it is expected that these gaming shops pollute the hearts and minds of our children in the village, it seems like the pollution has spreaded to other areas like SS1.

I am not going to allow these shops to exist in my area and I will go all out with the Police and the council enforcement to close down all these illegal gaming outlets.

Dear YB Lau Weng San

ADUN Kampung Tunku, PJ

No.77, Jalan 20/9,Tmn Paramount,

46300 PJ.

I’m NorXXXXXXXX KamaXXXXXX from Jalan SS1/XX of Kg Tunku. I’m a mother to four adolescences. For over 2 decades I’ve seen lots of changes and improvements in Petaling Jaya specifically in Kg Tunku and Sg Way. But Lately, I observed that the negative culture is growing fast than the positive one. Our surroundings give big impact to the future and nation especially the youngsters. Many bad activities likes gamble, illegal game machine, prostitution, drugs and robbery are cause by poor monitoring especially from police. They are not only failed to control but even some of them were support or involve in those bad/illegal activities.

It’s happen to my own 14 yrs old son who spends lots of time and money to the video game shop although with school uniform. After receive complain from his school, I spied him for a week and get the answer that bring me to Sg Way. I saw many people especially students entering one video game shop at No 291, Jalan SS9A/2 Sg Way. I took initiative to interview few of them and tried to frighten them but they said ‘no worries, police are their friends and also the regular custormer to come. They did mention few names like policeman Kamarul, Jamil, Azman and Shamsul (known as Panjang) and they are from Sg Way Police Station. Therefore, I confuse either to make police report or not and also worry if they mark me.

I’m Sure many parents in Sg Way, Kg Tunku and Kelana Jaya, no matter race and level have faced the same problem like me. The activity at video game shop can leads to more negative activities such as stealing, rape and swindle. Who to be blamed? Of cause parents are fully responsible for their kids and teachers responsible for their students but this will not happened if police also do their job and be more responsible. People lost respect to Police because of all the negative attitude and mentality show like selfish and irresponsible. They abuse the authority given to them.

YB, I beg you to take this matter and problem seriously before more students get spoil and more parents will suffer because of irresponsible policeman and video game business owner. Your prompt action is appreciated.

Thank you and regards,

NorXXXXXXX KamaXXXXXX.

Kg Tunku, Petaling Jaya.

Cc

Ketua Polis Negara

Badan Pencegah Rasuah

Syarikat telekomunikasi degil

KUALA LUMPUR: “Mereka masih degil,” kata Ahli Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ), Lau Weng San yang berang dengan sikap berlengah syarikat pemilik menara pemancar telekomunikasi di Jalan SS 3/49, Taman Subang di sini, yang belum menghantar pelan pembinaan menara baru di kawasan itu walaupun sepatutnya berbuat demikian dua minggu lalu.

Katanya, syarikat terbabit juga tidak memaklumkan mengenai sebab kelewatan menghantar pelan berkenaan sekali gus menimbulkan tanda tanya mengenai komitmen mereka untuk membina menara baru seperti yang dipersetujui, baru-baru ini.

“Saya pun tak tahu apa masalah mereka, tapi nampaknya syarikat itu seperti tidak bersungguh-sungguh berhubung hal ini. Dalam perbincangan bulan lalu, mereka bersetuju kemukakan pelan menara baru sebelum 5 Januari, tapi sehingga kini belum menghantarnya.

“MBPJ tidak akan berkompromi mengenai perkara ini dan sekiranya mereka gagal menyiapkan menara baru seperti dijanjikan Mac nanti, kami tidak teragak-agak untuk menghentikan operasi mereka di kawasan berkenaan,” katanya ketika dihubungi, semalam.

Harian Metro 20 Disember lalu, melaporkan mengenai tempoh dua minggu diberikan kepada syarikat pemilik menara pemancar telekomunikasi di Jalan SS 3/49, Taman Subang, Kelana Jaya di sini untuk menghantar pelan pembinaan menara baru kepada Konsortium Jaringan Selangor (KJS) sebelum diserahkan kepada Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) untuk kelulusan permit.

Lokasi menara baru juga ditetapkan mesti mempunyai ketinggian dan berkedudukan 30 meter dari kediaman penduduk selain perlu disiapkan Mac tahun ini.

Keputusan muktamad itu diputuskan dalam mesyuarat sejam setengah antara MBPJ, KJS, Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (SKMM), syarikat telekomunikasi terbabit dan wakil penduduk di sini, sehari sebelum itu.

Sementara itu, Setiausaha Persatuan Penduduk Taman Subang, Musa Abdullah, ketika dihubungi berkata, dia kesal dengan kelewatan syarikat terbabit menangani perkara berkenaan.

雪总警长不应该发表政治性言论 / Selangor CPO should not make political statement

雪州总警长拿督卡立巴卡日前炮轰雪州民联政府漠视州内治安，也不同警方配合，包括拒绝听罪案匯报。

第一，雪州总警长卡立巴卡身为一名公务员，不应该发表偏袒一方的政治言论。他的言论已经抵触公务员守则。如果卡立巴卡对州政府有任何不满，卡立巴卡应该直接致函州务大臣，或者是要求会面，而不是公开在媒体抨击州政府。这不是专业的做法。

第二，卡立巴卡不能仅仅因为本身没有受邀列席州行政会议而直接抨击州政府，而以偏盖全诬告州政府漠视州内治安。民联各地区的国州议员经常和地方上的警局、居民协会、警区主任和各级主管不定期举办汇报会、对话会等等。卡立巴卡的这番言论并不符合事实。

我本身以及其他八打灵再也民联国州议员在上任不久之后就已经多次和八打灵再也警区进行对话会，了解警方所面对的问题。灵市政厅更在不久前成立安全城市行动委员会，并由本人出任委员会主席，而且在去年12月就已经召开第二次会议。在上个礼拜，我们还带团拜访警区主任，听取汇报。

虽然双方在涉及集会自由等课题持有不同立场，但是我在会议上一再表明市政厅和民联人民代议士在解决治安问题方面的目标和决心与皇家警察是一致的。

我甚至在会议上一再表明警方所推行的‘社区警察’计划的可行性非常高，并且应该予以推广，减轻警方的负担。

我们经常在居民对话会上与警方碰头，从中了解并同情警方的局限与难处，尤其是警方所面对的人手短缺问题。我们也了解人手问题并非是警区主任和州警察总长的范围之内，因此我们必须向全国警察总长和联邦政府施压，要求增加警力。

我呼吁卡立巴卡能够以专业和公平的态度面对民联州政府，而不是以双重标准的方式行事。在过去数个月，我观察到，若巫统在雪州地区召开的示威游行活动都获得警方友善对待，甚至没有派员到场驻守，反观民联举办的各项“反内安法令”和平集会，警方似如临大敌，甚至向民联议员动粗。

如在昨天，八打灵市议员在市政厅办公室召开会议，却突然面对警方阻止“反内安法令”和平集会行动，反遭强行驱赶。在这之前，警方也以高压的手段前往莎亚南州政府大厦强行逮捕正在赶往开会的州行政议员刘天球。民联议员在本身办公室无理遭驱赶，这是非常不可理喻的。

在国际山庄事件上，皇家警察必须知道，州务大臣也是州安全理事会（Jawatankuasa Keselamatan Negeri）的主席。任何关系州安全事务的问题，州警察总长应该辅助联邦和州政府机构，最后的报告应该由出任州安全理事会的州务大臣公布。卡立巴卡身为高级公务员，不可能连这最基本的礼仪（protokol）都不懂。

到底谁在搞政治，谁在做事情？我希望公众人士和媒体朋友能够分辨是非对错。

马华公会应该质问凯理巫统是否也准备推行回教法？

马华公会最近在多个场合针对回教刑事法（Hudud）向行动党和公正党发难。

这是马华公会转移视线的手段。

回教党并不是第一次针对回教刑事法表明立场， 为何马华公会要乘瓜拉登嘉楼补选挑起这个课题？

更何况，这个课题是巫青团署理团长凯里在一场座谈会向回教党全国副主席胡桑所发出的挑战。

到底凯里发出这个挑战的动机是什么？是不是巫统已经准备和回教党在推行回教刑事法和回教党一比高低？更严重的是，当凯里这么做的时候，巫统有十足的把握获得国阵非巫统成员党的支持，尤其是马华公会接受巫统的回教政策？

当凯理向回教党发出挑战，这是否意味巫统已经准备和回教党在推行回教化政策上一比高低，？

如果是这样的话，马华公会反而更应该有责任质问巫统。但是为何马华公会不这么做？

回教党针对回教刑事法的立场并不是新鲜事，但是为何非穆斯林选民在上届大选给回教党候选人大力支持？

看来马华公会还没有从308政治大海啸之中苏醒过来，因为马华公会还是沉迷于玩弄种族和宗教情绪。

再者，当前首相马哈迪医生于2001年9月29日公开宣布马来西亚是回教国的时候，马华公会的领导人去了哪里？翁诗杰和李伟杰当时为何不敢发言？

我奉劝马华公会的国州议员和领导层拿出真本事在国家政策上和民联政府一比高低，而不是一再自爆其短，一味以宗教和种族主义来拉票。

Announcement On Leave - 24-27th January 2009

Ingin dimaklumkan bahawa Pusat Perkhidmatan ADUN Kampung Tunku Lau Weng San akan tutup sepanjang 24-27 Januari 2009 sempena Tahun Baru Cina. Sebarang aduan boleh diemelkan kepada beliau di lauwengsan@gmail.com.

谨此通知，配合农历新年的到来，州议员刘永山服务中心将在2009年1月24日至27日休假。任何投诉请直接电邮至lauwengsan@gmail.com。

Please be informed that Kampung Tunku State Assemblyman Lau Weng San's Service Center will close during 24-27 January 2009 due to Chinese New Year Celebration. Please email him directly at lauwengsan@gmail.com for any complaint.

Terima kasih. / 谢谢。/ Thank you.

LWS in Kuala Terengganu By-election

I am now blogging from Kuala Terengganu Mingstar Hotel, a place where all bloggers stayed and campaigned for Pakatan Rakyat candidate during Kuala Terengganu by-election.

I arrived here early morning at about 6am and will be back to Petaling Jaya tonight to attend an official function tomorrow morning.

Kuala Terengganu is a peaceful and clean town. I heard that the Malay votes are splitted 50-50 and there is at least a minimum of 60 percent Chinese votes swing to Pakatan Rakyat.

Anyway, anything can happen and it is very important for the campaigners to get Kuala Terengganu young voters working or studying at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to return home to vote.

The battle for Kuala Terenggan is a significant battle in the history of Malaysia as if it turns to be a victory for Pakatan Rakyat, it will be a step further towards taking over the Federal Power.

So, let's work harder and pray for victory for our candidate.

马国华人新村首次民选

虽然霹雳州政府对村长选举有看法，不过行动党雪兰莪州议员刘永山则肯定此次的选举，并将以昆仑喇叭村长选举作为推动雪州地方议会选举的重要参考。他指出，村长选举涉及的村民人数不多，村长可以使用的资源也不大，因此较不会有争议性，县市议会选举则涉及较广的层面，关系到地方发展的决策，掌握的资源也较大，所以必须更谨慎研究。刘永山表示将写信给州行政议会，要求设立专家团研究地方议会选举的可行性。

昆仑喇叭村长选举也许不会改变朝野的势力，不过将对马国政治生态产生发酵的作用。由国阵执政的州属正面对民意要求地方选举的压力，民联控制的州属则吸取昆仑喇叭村长选举的经验，考虑在其他新村推行村长选举。雪兰莪新村发展及非法工厂事务常务委员会主席欧阳捍华表示，雪州政府将在今年内在州内一个新村试验性推行村长选举，以确定村长选举的可行性。他说，州政府已成立了一个专家团研究相关的法律及选举操作事务。

八打灵北区民主行动党筹款晚宴将被展延

至各位支持者，

在此通知各位原定于2009年1月15日（星期四）晚上七时三十分在哥打白沙白沙罗皇宫酒楼举行的八打灵北区民主行动党中文筹款晚宴将被展延至2009年3月13日。待详情确定后会于本部落通知各位。

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再次感谢您对我们的持续支持！

DAP: PLUS stands to make RM25 billion

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6- Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament Tony Pua said today that PLUS, the concession holder for the North-South Expressway stands to make a staggering RM25 billion in profits, in the next 20-years.
Pua, who spoke to reporters after scrutinising declassified toll concession agreements at the Works Ministry here, said PLUS made a profit of RM1.2 billion last year and the amount will increase annually till the concession ends, in 2038.
"Under the agreement the concessionaire has all to gain and nearly nothing to lose."
Pua, who was at the Works Ministry, with Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching and Kampung Tungku Assemblyman Lau Weng San, said PLUS is also exempted from paying taxes on its profits.
As such, he said DAP was justified in objecting to the privatisation of PLUS to United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) in 1988.
"It was a hot issue, which was used as one of the justifications by the Government to detained 16 DAP national leaders, including Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh, under the ISA, during Operation Lalang."


Teo, who got a first look at the concession agreement this morning describe it as a 'profit guaranteed' contract, which favours the concessionaire.
Under the agreement, the company can impose higher toll charges if traffic volume is less than what is projected, while the government will have to provide compensation if it objects.
She said the original 30-year-concession, signed in 1988, had already been extended further by 20-years, as a form of compensation.
Teo said terms in a supplementary agreement, signed in 1999, made it virtually impossible for the government take over the concession.
"Besides having to pay the cost of construction, which was just RM5.94 billion, and any outstanding loans owed by the company, the Government would be forced to pay an amount equal to future profits."
Teo questioned the Government's rationale in entering into the agreement in the first place.
"Why privatize the highway, when they could have built it and run it themselves."
Meanwhile Pua also dismissed assertions by Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed yesterday that buying back some of the concessions, such as Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), would be too expensive.
He said the LDP was constructed at a cost of only RM1.327 billion but to date the company had received RM630 million in compensation for not raising toll charges and would continue to receive RM75 million annually.
"The numbers are stark and it is obvious that it would be better for the Government to buy back the concession rather than continuing to pay compensation."

着重大道素质

（吉隆坡6日讯）民主行动党雪州秘书兼甘榜东姑州议员刘永山指出，大道经营合约完全没必要，限制承包商和供应商是土著，反之应先决考虑价格和素质等问题，这才对纳税人及大道使用者公平。

他认为，其他大道合约皆没提及土著的参与程度，仅有精明隧道的合约详细注明特许经营公司在整个承建和管理的过程中，需聘请不少于30%的土著承包商和供应商。

「若这项条款无法让政府以更低廉的价格，获得同样品质的材料或项目，对纳税人是非常不公平的。这会否是政府在接下来的几项私营化大道合约当中，所继续援用的一个趋势呢？」

刘永山于今早前往工程部图书馆查阅大道合约后，召开记者会表示，该合约显示，一旦大道真实车流量比预期的少，政府就须作出赔偿，但若真实的车流量超出预期，政府却仅可获40%的盈余，并认为这是非常不公平的。

大道公司稳赚，政府赔偿无底洞

大道特许经营合约对外解密的次日，争议性的条款仍层不出穷。民主行动党今日再出击，揭露新的3条大道合约，存有“怪”条款，不但让大道公司稳赚不赔，反之中央政府的亏损和赔偿却犹如无底黑洞。

以全国宣传秘书潘俭伟为首的行动党国会议员，已率先在昨日揭露4条大道的合约弊端，即白蒲大道（LDP）、沙亚南大道（Kesas）及蕉赖加影大道（Grand Saga）、槟城大桥。

他今早9点联袂沙登国会议员张念群及甘榜东姑州议员刘永山，再到工程部图书馆参阅大道合约，又继续揭露私营化政策的种种纰漏。

他们今日查阅的大道合约分别是，拥有最多使用者的南北大道、马新第二通道及精明隧道。

以下是行动党揭露，这3条大道的主要争议之处：

南北大道：
--南北大道兴建成本60亿令吉，至2006年的累积过路费收益达180亿令吉。张念群质疑，政府为何要把一门如此“好赚”的生意，交给一家私人公司。
--合约阐明，一旦车流量少于预计的数目，政府必须赔偿大道公司金钱，或以延长收费期限代替赔偿金。这意味着，大道公司笃定“稳赚不赔”。
--政府若要中止大道公司的特许经营权，就必须偿还大道的兴建成本、大道公司股东的兴建成本贷款、股东贷款利息、以及大道公司未来的盈利。
--过路费翻倍增长，涨幅惊人。好比1988年至1996年，第一级车辆的过路费便从每公里5令吉，涨至9年后的10令吉。

马新第二通道：
--潘俭伟指过路费的调涨方式非常怪异，因为若汽车流量增多，涨幅没减少，反而更高。比如，若在2008至2012年，每年车流量平均增加5%，过路费涨幅将达27.6%；若这5年车流量平均增加8%，涨幅不下反而将达46.9%。

精明隧道：
--合约也阐明，在承建、维修和管理精明隧道的工作上，必须具有至少30%的土著承包商及供应商。
--大道旁保留地设立的广告，其收益将作为抵消政府赔偿给大道公司的金额。

赔偿南北大道13亿7416万

另一方面，根据记者翻查南北大道合约所得，政府至少已赔偿南北大道公司13亿7416万令吉，作为拆除一个收费站，及扩建某一路段的代价。

合约指出，由于政府在2004年3月1日，要求南北大道公司拆除士乃收费站，因此必须赔偿大道公司3亿3168万令吉。

这笔款项的偿还方式包括：
（一） 把芙蓉——波德申大道经营权，交给南北大道公司，作为近等于5027万令吉的赔款。
（二） 剩下的2亿8141万令吉，则会以预付辅助贷款的方式抵消。

另外，政府也必须赔偿大道公司10亿4248万令吉，作为在2003年12月17日，要求大道公司扩建九洞收费站至怡保南部收费站之间路段的费用。

政府以另两种方式，赔偿这笔款项：
（一） 两项辅助贷款，分值4亿6859万令吉及2亿1200万令吉。
（二） 延长南北大道公司的经营期限8年7个月，至2038年12月31日，作为剩余的3亿6189万令吉代价。

合约附加文件才是争议之处

这两次的赔偿，总和为13亿7416万令吉。至于政府是否曾做出其他赔偿，目前则仍无法确定。

潘俭伟指出，据他这2天翻查大道合约所得，一般上合约的初本都没多大问题，反而是接下来签署的附加文件，却出现越来越多的争议。

对于政府为何以这种方式，把大道特许经营权交给私营化公司，他直接笑言说：“记者应该去问工程部长”。

精明隧道三成承包商须是土著 担忧或成为新合约蓝本

民主行动党甘榜东姑州议员刘永山今日揭露，吉隆坡精明隧道的特许经营合约列明，该大道的承包商与供应商，必须有至少30%是土著。

“合约阐明，在承建、维修和管理精明隧道的工作上，必须具有至少30%的土著承包商及供应商。”

他说，土著承包商必须是，在承包商服务中心（PKK）或建筑业发展局（CIDB）注册下的土著承包商；而土著供应商则是必须受财政部的注册承认。

刘永山是在前往工程部图书馆，参阅精明隧道的特许经营合约后，揭露此事。他相信，精明隧道也是首个具有土著承包商限制的大道合约。

兵分三路翻读大道合约

刘永山是联袂八打灵再也北区国会议员潘俭伟和沙登国会议员张念群，继昨日后再度前来查阅大道合约。

由于受每人只许参阅一份大道合约所限，这3名行动党新生代领袖被迫兵分三路，由刘永山翻读精明隧道合约，潘俭伟负责北海外环公路合约，而张念群则“主攻”南北大道合约。

促部长交待是否新模式？
也是行动党全国宣传秘书的潘俭伟担忧，精明隧道合约的土著承包商限制，将成为日后签署的新合约蓝本，再掀一宗土著股权争议。

“精明隧道是目前最新的大道合约，我们要询问工程部长（莫哈末再因），是否这已成了2004年以后签署的大道合约模式之一？”

他说，由于政府在2004年后，又再签署了数个新的大道合约，包括沙亚南北部大道合约，到底这些新合约是否沿用精明隧道的合约模式，备受关注。

刘永山也补充，大道经营合约完全没必要，限制承包商和供应商是土著，反之应先决考虑价格和素质等问题，这才对纳税人及大道使用者公平。

广告收益全归大道公司

此外，他也举出另一项精明大道合约的争议性条款，再次印证大道公司在获得特许经营权后，将会牟取暴利的说法。

他说，合约规定，所有在大道旁保留地设立的广告，其收益将作为抵消，政府赔偿给大道公司的金额。

“这意味着，如果广告收益高的话，政府就可减少赔偿大道公司的金额。”

“在2006年，八打灵再也市政厅曾向中央政府要求，索回属下大道的广告收益，但是工程部却非常抗拒。”

“我不清楚精明隧道合约的广告收益条款，是否与其他大道合约类似。但如果有，将成为另一项争议性课题。”

刘永山举例，单就联邦大道而言，沿路而上的整排广告牌，至少将带来数千万乃至数亿令吉的收益，很可能全落入大道公司的口袋。

精明渠道设30%土著限制

（吉隆坡）甘榜东姑州议员刘永山指出，精明渠道防洪计划（SMART）合约详细且清楚地注明，在整个大道的承建、维修和管理过程中，有关大道公司必须委任或使用至少30%的土著承包商和供应商。

他说，其他19条大道的解密合约中都没有阐明土著承包及供应商的参与程度；精明渠道防洪计划是在这之中最新签署的合约，因此，他担心未来的大道合约将沿用此条件，设下土著参与的规定。

他今日（周二，1月6日）在工程部图书馆查阅大道合约后表示，精明渠道防洪计划合约中提到，除非无法从本地市场取得人力或材料，否则整个工程都必须使用本地员工、产品和港口。

“土著承包商指的是向大马建筑工业发展局（CIDB）注册，而土著供应商则是指向财政部注册的公司，但一般上大马建筑业的承包商都会聘用外劳工作，这是否表示大道公司毁约？”

“我们认为大道工程应以最好的价格公开招标，没有必要制定这些规定；如果之前的合约没有这样的规定，为什么这个要有？如果这不能让政府以更低廉的价格获得相同品质的材料，对纳税人是不公平的。”

大道公司若亏损
政府须全数赔偿

刘永山表示，精明渠道防洪计划合约阐明，若大道收益比预期中少，即出现亏损时，政府必须作出100%赔偿，但若收益比预计高，政府只能从中收取40%盈利。

“这对纳税人不公平，赚钱时就你六我四，亏损时就我负责全部；加上政府出资了13亿令吉，盈余分配却不公，这完全是偏袒一方的争议性合约。”

他指出，根据合约，政府于2004年6月2日宣布精明渠道防洪计划成本共19亿3300万令吉，其中13亿令吉是由政府出资承建。

他说，合约中确有记录这笔款项，但合约中另出现一笔12亿令吉的成本费用，并注明这是政府通过发放信用担保证书的方式让银行出资给大道公司承建有关大道，惟碍于查阅时间的限制，他未有时间了解有关款项的详情。

100 up Uncle Naraya still on the go

PETALING JAYA: Most people, rich or poor, don't get to welcome the New Year like Uncle Naraya.

Uncle Naraya, whose full name is K.S. Naraya Iyer Subramania Vidhyar, has just ushered in the New Year at the grand age of 100.

The centenarian, who still hops on buses in PJ, attributes his longevity to long walks and a strict diet.

Uncle Naraya, who was born on Nov 5, 1908 in Kerala, India, came to Malaya in 1924.

In 1934, he married S. Mangalambal and fathered three boys and three girls. His wife died in 1977.

Vijaya, 64, the youngest of Naraya's children, said his father led an active life. Naraya stopped driving when he was 70 years old.

"He would have his morning walks near his home and walk as far as 2km before having a breakfast of vege diet. My father still shaves himself," said Vijaya.

Naraya's daughter-in-law S. Jeya, who looks after him at her home in Petaling Jaya, said he has no health problem.

"He has been a vegetarian since young. His only problem is his eyesight as he is partially blind. He had to quit his morning walks as age has weakened his movements," she said.

"He was also active in the stock market and was once a stock consultant," she said.

Naraya retired in 1968 as an assistant engineer in the Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San visited Narayana recently and registered him under the Selangor state "Mesra Usia Emas'' scheme. The scheme offers the registrants' next-of-kin RM2,500 for funeral expenses.

Rodziah Ismail, who is in charge of state welfare, women affairs, science, technology and innovation, said the Mesra Usia Emas scheme started last October and 60,000 old folks have registered.

"The scheme is designed in such a way to give proper burial and respect to the deceased. There are cases when families have to borrow money for the burial costs.

To avoid abuse of the fund, Rodziah said village chiefs or state assemblymen will get details of the deceased as well as of the beneficiaries.

"Proper documents need to be looked into. As the death certificate will take some time to be issued, documents like police reports and burial certificates will be sufficient," she said.

Rodziah said relatives of registered Selangor residents who die in other states while travelling and are buried outside Selangor, are also eligible for the fund.

The Mesra Usia Emas scheme applies to those aged 60 and above, those born in Selangor or the Federal Territory before Feb 1, 1974 or those who have been residing in Selangor for at least 15 years.

The beneficiaries will have to produce original death certificate of the deceased to collect RM1,000 from the state assemblymen. The assemblymen will then stamp the certificates to prevent people from collecting more than once. The remaining RM1,500 will be issued within 60 days.

To register for the scheme, senior citizens must bring along two photocopies of their IC, two photocopies of the beneficiaries' IC; and two photocopies of their caretakers' IC (if he/she is not the beneficiary).

For details, call 03-5544 5578/ 03-5544 5579.

工程部图书馆场面混乱

工程部周一展示17条大道合约供公众翻阅，但因为安排不当，场面一度混乱。

工程部图书馆虽然在上午９时开放，不过公众反应冷淡，只有媒体和反对党议员一早蜂拥而至。

基于翻阅大道合约有许多限制，媒体为了抢先翻阅，早在８时前便已纷纷抵达图书馆外等候。

执行采访工作的媒体以中文报为主，几乎各中文报馆都委派数名记者，以便轮流进入阅读室为读者摘要报道合约内容。

工程部上周五只公布16条大道合约，今日增加另一条大道，即东海岸大道合约。

记者获准进入阅读室前，必须填妥翻阅合约申请表格，表格条文限制每人只能翻阅一份大道合约，而且最多只能在阅读室内逗留两小时。工作人员在约９时进入图书馆柜台，媒体一窝蜂守在门前，准备第一时间提呈申请表格，不过，工作人员似乎缺乏经验，以至场面混乱。

民主行动党八打灵再也北区国会议员潘俭伟、泗岩沫区国会议员林立迎、沙登区国会议员张念群及一名律师也到场，最终由于条例限制最多５人同时进入阅读室，只有一名本报记者先拔头筹，与议员们一起入内翻阅大道合约。

电流两度中断

等候第二轮翻阅合约之际，图书馆范围两度电流中断，众人愕然，担心影响进度，不过电流很快就恢复正常。

在媒体要求下，当局拓图书馆外饭厅为临时媒体室，提供插座让媒体传新闻。

较后，陆续有朝野政党代表到场欲翻阅大道合约，包括行动党甲洞区国会议员陈胜尧、甘榜东姑区州议员刘永山、马青法律事务及国会法令研讨专案局主任王乃志及数名法律局成员，结果所有名额都让给他们。

政党代表翻阅大道合约内容后，在图书馆外召开记者会，为媒体解读合约内容，并发表意见。

根据每两小时只允许5人进阅读室的进度，相信今天只有20人获准翻阅大道合约。

工程部必须立即开放南北大道以及其他隶属该公司管辖大道的特许经营合约

我对联邦工程部以诸多手续和理由百般阻扰传媒和公众人士阅读17条大道合约感到不满。

既然工程部已经依据1972年官方机密法令第2C条文解密这17分合约，但是工程部却百般阻扰媒体和公众人士前往参阅这些文件，包括限定每次只让5人参阅、参阅者必须填表格、同时不能参阅超过2个小时。工程部也限制参阅者携带手机或相机进入，避免参阅者偷摄合约内容。

此外，工程部也不打算把合约内容通过网路下载。工程部如此严厉的做法和没有解密有什么分别？

此外， 工程部援引1951年收费法令来作为理由，暂时不让人民获取有关合约的副本是绝对说不过去的。

我们已经踏入网路时代，为何工程部不能把所有的合约在网路供人参阅和下载？难道这不会为工程部省下许多金钱和时间吗?

我对工程部迟迟不公布南北大道以及其他隶属该公司管辖大道的特许经营合约感到非常不满。

南北大道有限公司除了经营南北大道之外，也同时经营中环大道（Elite）、新巴生谷大道（NKVE）以及第二联邦高速大道。

工程部今日在开放17条大道合约，既然有一批官员声称南北大道的合约没问题，那么工程不久应该一起公开公众翻阅。

Bus woes for Sungai Way residents

PETALING JAYA: Most residents in Sungai Way rely on public transport especially buses. However, they often have to wait for hours.

Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said the existing public transport system left much to be desired.

"We received complaints from residents that it takes them two hours to reach Kelana Jaya LRT from Sungai Way. The waiting process is just too long.

"Only Rapid KL provides bus services here. However, there was a period when Metro was also providing bus services but it stopped due to unknown reasons. More bus services are needed in the area," said Pua during a donation ceremony.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San and Pua gave RM1,500 worth of food items to Rumah Sejahtera Seri Setia also known as Rumah Orang Tua Kampung Baru Sungai Way.


The old folks home has 60 tenants and most are above the age of 60. The home was launched in 1966 by the late Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.

The operational cost of the home is RM15,000 every month and it runs solely on public donations..

"We hope for contributions from the public, government and private sectors. In times of economic crisis, our funds will dry up and we hope the public will always remember to do their share for the needy," said Tee Yoon Ming a committee member of the home.

A controversial Chinese school reopens, with multinational feel

PETALING JAYA, Jan 3 — A morning downpour failed to dampen the spirits of parents gathered for orientation day at the SJK(C) Chung Hwa Damansara here this morning where renovation work is still going on.

Eight years after its closure, igniting furious protests and becoming a symbol in the Chinese education cause, it is finally reopening its doors.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San, who donated 160 books to the school library, pointed out that the hall was incomplete and the school was "cut off from the world" because phone lines were not yet installed.

While the DAP man would like to see MCA leaders and the Education Ministry taken to task over this, parents of the 74 children who attended the orientation shrugged off the shortcomings.

They peered through doors and windows as their children, the first in eight years to sit in these classrooms, displayed everything from regular first-day blues to cheeky smiles as they fidgeted with new uniforms.

"If you do not want to study, then we go home now," one grandfather fumed as his grandson refused to enter a classroom.

On the other end of the spectrum, a son of a nearby florist had to drag Whoopi, his pet dog, out of his classroom after his best friend had followed him all the way from home.

Across the board, parents were unfazed that the science lab was still empty, or that a dead tree still threatened to fall at any time.

Even a Korean expatriate is sending his three children to the school.
"I want a Chinese school so that my children can learn Mandarin, English and also Malay," said Kim Hee Tae, the CEO of a construction company.

The children line up to enter their classroom under the watchful eyes of their elders.

Like Kim, Australian Stefan Gigacz selected this school for his daughter Kiara because of the good student-to-teacher ratio.

"I want a Chinese school but not the strict and disciplinary culture. I sent Kiara to the school when it was still in the temple because it would be more personal.
Gigacz, who is married to a Chinese Malaysian, said that Kiara was two years behind on her Mandarin because she was only taking weekend classes when the family was living in France.

"But when she started at the temple two years ago the teachers got her up to speed with the rest of her Standard Five peers today," he said.

Then known as SJK (C) Damansara, it was closed down at the beginning of the 2001 school year as the government decided to move the school to Tropicana.

However, residents of Kampung Baru Damansara decided to keep the school going at a nearby temple as they lobbied for the reopening of the school which they insisted is the right of the Chinese community in the area.

Another parent, who only wanted to be known as Lee, said his two daughters had also naturally progressed from the temple school and, like Gigacz, preferred the less regimented style.

Even though this might be a thing of the past as the school is now run by the government, he is still happy with the student-teacher ratio.

Some had more sentimental reasons to send their children here.

The school has reopened just in time for Chen Ashlyn to enrol for Standard One. Her mother studied at the school before it closed down and was determined to see her daughter being part of the alumni.

刘永山送书给白沙罗中华小学

甘榜东姑区州议员刘永山，今早亲自把逾160本课外参考书，送到白沙罗中华小学，并即场派发给该校学生。

他强调，他今早前来白沙罗中华小学，并非搅局及搞破坏，而是来查看学校建设，并把冀各界人士别误会。

“我今早把参考书送来是协助学校建设，希望不会造成他人误会。”

刘永山说，他本来在前天（1日），想把探访信函传真给校方，惟后来发现校方仍未有电话及传真号码，唯有亲自把参考书送来。

刘永山今早前往巡视白沙罗中华小学学时，如是指出。

他续说，虽然学校设施未齐全，但他对学校目前现况感到满意。最重要的是，学生上课的教室及最基本设施已完成，让学生上课。

他说，至于其他目前尚欠的设施，如图书馆等的维修工程，可在学校开课后，继续进行。

Centenarian gets special visitor

Saturday January 3, 2009

Centenarian gets special visitor

By Star Metro YIP YOKE TENG

CENTENARIAN K.S. Narayana Iyer Subramania Vadhyar is the epitome of patriotism.

Having migrated from South India at the age of 16, he considers Malaysia his home country and is very proud of the fact that he was a government servant.

He studied at a technical college before joining the Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department as an engineer, and held the job until his retirement at 60.

Gesture of respect: Lau (right) explaining to Narayana the benefits of the Mesra Usia Emas scheme. With them are (from left) Vijaya Sundramoorthi Mohan and Jaya.

“He has always been thankful to the government for the pension he receives punctually every month,” said his daughter Vijaya Narayana, 64.

According to his children, he used to read the newspapers almost word by word to keep himself abreast of the goings-on around the world, and he liked to be at the stock market every morning — not to make money but to have a good understanding of the country’s economy.

“He never wants to go to just any clinic or hospital; he always asks us to take him to either the University Malaya Medical Centre or other public hospitals because he only trusts the doctors there,” Vijaya added.

In fact, Narayana hardly needs to visit the hospital as he has been free from health problems, including diabetes and even high blood pressure.

And, the affable man was born on Aug 31, 1908!

These days, he walks with some help. He could still have morning walks and exercises when he was 90, but a few years ago, he had a fall, and his movements have been since then.

“I shave every morning,” he told Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San, who paid him a courtesy visit yesterday (Jan 2) at his house in SS3, Petaling Jaya, where he lives with his son Sundramoorthi Mohan and daughter-in-law S. Jaya.

“I’m quite well; I can walk, I’m living my life happily, I don’t need help,” he said when Lau helped him to fill up a form for the Selangor state government’s Mesra Usia Emas scheme.

Narayana appeared slightly ner­vous when he saw the large group of visitors, comprising Lau’s assistants, pressmen and MBPJ councillor Tiew Way Keng, but soon started to enjoy the company.

“He loves it when his children and grandchildren come to visit him on weekends; all the children are very close to him,” Jaya said.

He has six children (his eldest daughter passed away at the age of 70), 17 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

His wife passed away in 1977, and he never remarried.

The key to his long life apparently lies in a vegetarian diet and wholesome lifestyle. “The family observes a vegetarian diet for religious reasons, and he never indulges in unhealthy food. Even on his birthday, he takes only a pinch of cake,” Vijaya said, adding that he did not smoke or drink.

Lau said the Mesra Usia Emas scheme would entitle the family to a sum of RM2,500 upon the death of the senior citizen to help out with funeral expenses. Senior citizens aged 60 and above, who were born in Selangor or have lived in the state for more than 15 years, are eligible for the scheme.

“There are plans to increase the sum to RM3,500 while a proposal to give RM1,000 to senior citizens as medical allowance is still under review,” he said.

He said the electoral roll showed that Petaling Jaya had the highest number of senior citizens in Selangor as the city houses many government quarters for pensioners, particularly in Section 1, Section 5 and Kampung Tunku. There are 10,000 senior citizens in Damansara Utama, 9,000 in Bukit Gasing and 8,000 in Kampung Tunku.

“I brought up in the state assembly a proposal that Petaling Jaya should thus have a dedicated government hospital or clinic for senior citizens. The proposal is still being studied,” he said.

He added that the Mesra Usia Emas scheme was on-going and there was an average of 20 applicants every day.

Those who want to apply for the scheme can call 03-7875 4724 for details.

Easing Seri Setia’s traffic problem

MORE parking space will be built in Seri Setia as part of efforts to ease traffic problem in the area.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San said projects were being carried out to reduce the traffic problems faced by the residents in the new village.

He said the projects included providing more basement parking lots and creating more parking bays in the area.

“We are levelling a field in the neighbourhood to be turned into a parking area. Once completed there will be ample parking place for motorists here,” Lau said.


He was speaking to the press after presenting New Year goodies worth about RM1,500 to the residents of Seri Setia Old Folks Home recently. Also present was PJU MP Tony Pua.

“Basically it goes back to the issue of public transportation. We need an efficient system,” he said.

Passing by the area might be a scary experience for some, especially those who are not familiar with the area or new to driving.

Narrow one-way road system between the houses, made it akin to driving through a labyrinth.

It does not help that residents park their vehicles along the road and the situation is much worse at the commercial area where the shops and the wet market are located.

Lau said nothing much could be done to improve the road system in the area, but there is still room for improvement in terms of parking.

Meanwhile, the Seri Setia Old Folks Home is a shelter for homeless senior citizens aged 65 years and above.

The home provides them with basic necessities including daily meals and accommodation.

Currently it is home to more than 60 residents.

Lau seeks to open new service centre for SS1 and SS3 residents

For you: Lau giving presents to children who attended his Christmas open house. Sweet voices: Carollers from the Megah Methodist Church Care Group performing during the open house. Food, glorious food: Guests helping themselves to the buffet spread. Lau seeks to open new service centre for SS1 and SS3 residents By TAN KARR WEI karrwei@thestar.com.my THE Sungai Way new village in SS9A, Petaling Jaya, needs more attention because there are a lot of problems there. Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San said that he had applied to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for a small area in the Medan Selera Wawasan in SS3 which he could use to service his constituents. “I have a service centre in SS9A but because of the large number of complaints I receive there, I have to separate the SS1 and SS3 areas from SS9A,” Lau said during his Christmas open house at the SS3 multi-purpose hall. He has another service centre at 77, Jalan 20/9, Taman Paramount. Lau said that his main focus as an assemblyman

THE Sungai Way new village in SS9A, Petaling Jaya, needs more attention because there are a lot of problems there.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San said that he had applied to the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for a small area in the Medan Selera Wawasan in SS3 which he could use to service his constituents.

“I have a service centre in SS9A but because of the large number of complaints I receive there, I have to separate the SS1 and SS3 areas from SS9A,” Lau said during his Christmas open house at the SS3 multi-purpose hall.

He has another service centre at 77, Jalan 20/9, Taman Paramount.

Lau said that his main focus as an assemblyman was to see to the welfare of the poor and the elderly.

So far, more than a thousand senior citizens in Kampung Tunku have registered for the Mesra Usia Emas programme, under which the state government would pay RM2,500 to the next-of-kin of senior citizens who passed away.

He said that about 8,000 of the 30,000 registered voters in Kampung Tunku were senior citizens.

Lau said the state government would look into providing medical benefits worth RM1,000 for senior citizens.

More than 200 people turned up at the Christmas gathering, including children from Rumah Hope.

The Megah Methodist Church Care Group carollers entertained guests as they tucked into the food.

Lau also handed out Christmas gifts to children below 12 years old during the open house.

双溪威村问题多

刘永山透露，为了双溪威新村长期扰人交通阻塞问题，除了改善及增设区内的停车场，也必须增加公共巴士川行该区。

“村民较多选用巴士代步，惟目前村内的巴士服务被一家巴士公司垄断。”

尽管如此，他指出，目前已有计划在双溪威新村的大草场改善为多用途广场，其中包括停车场，惟目前有待一些土地转换的问题解决，才能动工。

福利中心善款减少 雪政府依需求援助

（八打灵再也31日讯）雪兰州政府将依据州内福利中心的需求，尽力提供经济上的援助，以协助这些中心度过经济不景。

甘榜东姑州议员刘永山指出，目前全球经济放缓，热心人士都纷纷采取自保的措施，进而渐渐减少捐献善款予福利中心。

“区内大部分的福利中心都是靠公众的捐献维持开支。”

他指出，以目前的经济情况，州政府虽然不可能全面提供福利中心经济上的援助，不过，还是可以依据一些福利中心的需求，尽力提供援助。

“不过，我们会筛选一些规模较大及系统化的福利中心，以提供援助。”

他星期三上午在双溪威老人院分发新年礼品予老人们后，这样指出。

出席者还包括八打灵再也北区国会议员潘俭伟、双溪威新村村长陈有财、老人院福利委员会理事郑永明、叶观清以及曾桂梅。

刘永山今天共分派了价值1500令吉的日常用品与食品予60名老人，并祝他们有个快乐的2009年。

此外，由于福利局没有定时分发津贴予该老人院，刘永山将协助致函予福利局，希望当局关注分发津贴的问题，以解燃眉之急。