Pengkhianatan terbuka terhadap para pengundi bukan Muslim jika PAS bergabung dengan UMNO

UMNO kebelakangan ini beria-ia untuk berunding dengan PAS khususnya terhadap kemungkinan untuk bergabung dengan PAS. Tindakan UMNO ini berpunca daripada kekalahan teruk UMNO dan BN dalam pilihanraya umum yang lepas, menyebabkan UMNO sebagai sebuah parti yang berunsurkan perkauman perlu berbincang kemungkinan untuk bekerjasama, malahan bergabung dengan sebuah parti politk yang majority besar keahliannya orang melayu.

Sebagai sebuah parti politik yang mempunyai sejarah parti melebihi 53 tahun, adalah mustahil untuk PAS mengetahui agenda tersembunyi UMNO ini, bak pepatah ada udang di sebalik batu.

Oleh yang demikian, adalah tidak wajar untuk Peseruhjaya PAS Kedah merangkap Menteri Besar Kedah Dato' Seri Azizan Abd Razak untuk mengkritik DAP agar tidak campau tangan dalam urusan perbincangan di antara PAS dengan UMNO.

Apa yang perlu diingatkan di sini ialah perbincangan sulit di antara beberapa pemimpin kanan PAS dan UMNO bukan sahaja tidak dimaklumkan kepada rakan-rakan yang lain di dalam Pakatan Rakyat, malahan kebanyakan ahli akar umbi PAS, termasuk Ahli-ahli Parlimen dan ADUN-ADUN PAS yang turut tidak dimaklumkan terhadap perbincangan sulit ini. Ini termasuk bekas Ketua Pemuda PAS Mahfuz.

Tindakan beberapa orang pemimpin kanan PAS ini bukan sahaja telah menimbulkan kerisauan dan kemarahan ahli-ahli akar umbi serta penyokong-penyokong bukan Muslimnya, malahan mereka pula mempermainkan perkataan-perkataan seperti “muzakarah” dan “muqabalah”.

Biarpun DAP tidak berhak untuk bercampur tangan dalam urusan dalaman parti rakan, tetapi DAP mempunyai hak untuk bersuara jikalau sesuatu perkara yang berlaku di dalam parti itu akan memberi impak terhadap sokongan Rakyat terhadap Pakatan Rakyat.

Jikalau PAS bergabung dengan UMNO, maka ini telah membelakangi konsep “PAS untuk semua” yang selama ini dilaung-laungkan oleh PAS dan merupakan satu pengkhianatan terbuka kepada pengundi-pengundi bukan Muslim dan pengundi-pengundi Muslim yang tidak menyokong dasar-dasar perkauman UMNO.

Perlu diingat bahawa punca utama kekalahan besar UMNO dan BN dalam pilihanraya umum yang lalu adalah disebabkan dasar-dasar perkaumannya yang memudaratkan perpaduan nasional. Oleh sebab itu, UMNO bukan sahaja gagal memenangi kuasa kerajaan negeri Kelantan, malahan UMNO dan BN turut kehilangan kuasa kerajaan negeri di Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Selangor.

PAS tidak akan dapat mencapai keputusan yang sebegini cemerlang dalam pilihanraya umum yang lepas dengan memenangi 23 kerusi Dewan Rakyat di Parlimen dan 83 kerusi DUN dan sekaligus menjadi Menteri Besar di negeri Kedah, Perak dan Kelantan jikalau tidak mendapat sokongan padu daripada pengundi-pengundi bukan Muslim.

Sokongan yang dihulurkan oleh pengundi-pengundi bukan Muslim terhadap PAS bukan kerana mereka menyokong dasar negara Islam atau masalah perpaduan orang Melayu. Mereka menyokong Pas kerana mereka sudah jemu dengan hegemoni perkauman UMNO dan berhasrat untuk membawa satu perubahan dan pembaharuan.

Kesemua ini perlu dipandang serious oleh PAS. Jikalau tidak, PAS akan ditolak sebulat-bulatnya oleh pengundi bukan Muslim dalam pilihanraya yang akan datang.

Growing old waiting for a bus

New Straits Times, Halim Saad.

CHERAS: Time weighs heavily on the hands of hundreds of senior citizens and pensioners in as many as 10 housing estates in Cheras.

As if growing old isn't bad enough, they also have to suffer long waits for public transport and endure long journeys just to get to a post office or a bank.

The public transport system in areas in Cheras, including Taman Koperasi Cuepacs Batu 71/2, is pathetic, say some pensioners who live there.

To make matters worse, it's 10km to the nearest post office and bank where they collect their pensions every month.

Civil servant pensioner S. Mylvaganam, 67, said residents have been facing problems with the RapidKL bus services for three years.

"The RapidKL buses do ply our neighbourhood but we have to walk a long distance to the nearest bus stop. Once there, we have to wait for almost an hour for a bus.

"Even then the bus that plies our area (RapidKL U405) only stops at Taman Segar bus stop; we have to board another bus to go to the nearest bank or even to town," he said.

Mylvaganam, who moved into the area 10 years ago, said there are no banks or other public amenities near his housing estate and the other nine neighbouring areas.

"Is it too much to ask for these amenities to be provided nearer our homes? Many residents here are pensioners and elderly people. These amenities should be built nearby so people need not travel far."

He pointed out that some shoplots in Taman Alam Jaya, close to Taman Cuepacs, are vacant. "Why can't the authorities allow these premises to be used for post offices or encourage banks to move in there? It will make life so much easier for us who have served the government for a long time."

Mylvaganam said the nearest Bank Simpanan Nasional where civil servants' pension money can be withdrawn is in Taman Suntex, more than 2km from Taman Cuepacs.

There is no bus service to Taman Suntex and residents have to take taxis there. Mylvaganam said errant cabbies sometimes refuse to accept passengers because the journey was too short, and the fare too little.

"For old folks like us, 3km is not a short distance. Even the closest government clinic is about 3km from my taman.

"It is all right for those who have grown-up children living with them. The children can drive them to these places. But it is difficult for others who have to fend for themselves," he said.

In response, RapidKL official said the irregular bus service in certain areas was due to the traffic congestion in the city centre. "With such bad traffic conditions we cannot provide an accurate scheduling of bus services. We also need more buses to ply a wider area."

He said RapidKl was in the midst of rescheduling its bus routes and Cheras would be among the areas looked into.

Mylvaganam added that his neighbourhood was also badly affected by mosquitoes.

"Although the drains were cleared recently by the Kajang Municipal Council, this has not ended the mosquito menace.

"I hope the municipal council will carry out regular fogging in Taman Cuepacs. One never knows when dengue could break out," he said.

Council public relations officer Shahril Zapkah said council health workers had been conducting daily fogging in all areas under its jurisdiction.

"We have about 500 residential areas in Kajang and fogging has been scheduled for each area. However fogging itself is not the best solution; the mosquitoes will become immune if the pesticide is used too frequently."

He urged the residents to write to the council to organise gotong-royongs in their neighbourhood to deal with the mosquitoes.

刘永山：证实未曾有人申请‧非法佔地建筑物可依法拆除

星洲日报《大都会》

（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也）SS3第39路的小礼堂及巫统北干双溪威区部被指非法占用州政府土地，受促马上撤离。

根据甘榜东姑州议员刘永山向八打灵县土地局查询，经过调查，发现这2栋建筑物是建在空地上，而且没有任何人提出申请。

刘永山指出，有关占用的人士应该马上撤离，而且根据法律，非法建筑物应该马上被拆除。

要求开放善用建筑物

他表示会在州议会提出相关课题，同时要求州政府及相关单位开放该建筑物，让居民善用，并建议用作当地社团组织的活动地点。

若不是民联政府，也不会发现事实的真相，因此希望土地局执法组严加执法。

刘永山是在接获当地居民不满的投诉后，揭发此事，并在今天召开新闻发布会。出席的还有雪州行动党总部执行秘书柯林良及刘永山助理宁生等。

小礼堂周围长满野草

这间位于SS3/39的小礼堂（Dewan Respon）荒置已久，周围长满野草，已经许久无人进出，而建筑物入口处还掛了SS3睦邻计划的牌子。刘永山指出，这栋建筑物的一切税务也无人缴交。

此外，该睦邻计划还有一个货柜办公室在第33路，一样鲜少有人使用。刘永山对处冬眠状態的睦邻中心拥有2个办事处感到不解。

巫统区部被充幼儿园

另一栋较小的建筑物，標明是巫统北干双溪威区部，周围清洁，仅有一些落叶，虽然当时大门深锁，但是明显有人打理。根据在附近工作的人士表示，这栋建筑物已经有5年时间，而且被当作幼儿园。

较早前，莲花苑州议员李映霞及首邦市州议员杨巧双也同样揭发民眾会堂遭占用，不同的是，上述所指的2栋建筑物是非法占用土地。

要求俱乐部申请作幼儿园
“我们愿付一切相关费用”

针对这2栋建筑物，刘永山表示，他会正式向双溪威青年俱乐部提出，要求他们致函申请该建筑物作为幼儿园的地点。

他表示，该俱乐部是非营利组织，在当地相当活跃，而且急需物色適当地点。若成功申请，他们愿意缴付一切相关费用。

Watch out WQX8895 and WGV5571

I was driving along Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) on my way back from Kg Cempaka to my office in Paramount Garden and there when I stopped at the traffic lights at Taman Megah interchange, waiting patiently for the lights to turn green, here comes a few reckless drivers from my right trying to jump queue and cut into our lane.

I managed to take some snapshot at those vehicles. The first vehicle to cut the lane was a Toyota Innova 2.0 (Registration number WQX8895). No sooner after that, another red Perodua Kancil EX850 (Registration number WGV5571) popped up from behind. Their vehicles blocked cars from behind from making their u-turns.

No enough with that, when I looked at my right back mirror, a Toyota Hiace was also trying to cut his way in, blocking a lorry behind from continuing his way.

I hope with this post will let more people know that they are drivers around with their digital cameras taking snapshot of their rude driving behavior on the road.

Isu muzakarah-muqabalah: Ahli akar umbi mula gusar

Roy Rasul Harakahdaily.net
Tue Jul 29, 08 5:16:24 pm MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Julai (Hrkh) - Majoriti pemimpin PAS negeri dan kawasan begitu gusar dengan perkembangan dan kenyataan pemimpin PAS berhubung isu muzakarah atau muqabalah PAS dan Umno yang hangat diperkatakan sekarang.

Mereka bimbang isu berkenaan bakal mengundang salah faham dan tanggapan di kalangan ahli dan penyokong parti atas pelbagai pandangan pemimpin PAS yang terdedah kepada eksploitasi media.

Ketua Pemuda PAS Johor, Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil berkata ramai yang menyuarakan pandangan terutamanya di peringkat bawah mula berasa takut berhubung muzakarah PAS dan Umno.

Malah katanya, keresahan ini turut dicurigai Kelab Penyokong PAS apabila mereka mendengar berlakunya perbincangan mengenai muzakarah ataupun istilah baru muqabalah.

"Contohnya semasa saya ke Perak baru-baru ini kelab penyokong persoalkan kenapa PAS perlu bertemu dengan Umno sedangkan selama ini mereka lebih percayakan PAS," katanya semasa dihubungi Harakahdaily hari ini.

Bukan itu saja katanya, malah ada ahli-ahli yang mengugut mahu keluar parti gara-gara isu muzakarah tersebut.

Beliau berkata, isu muzakarah menampakkan Umno lebih menggembar-gemburnya.

Tambahan pula dakwanya, ia menjadi senjata untuk memecah-belahkan perpaduan dalam PAS.

Sehubungan itu, beliau berharap isu muzakarah hendaklah dihenti.

Katanya, biarlah Muktamar PAS ke-54 yang akan berlangsung pertengahan Ogos depan menjadi medan untuk perwakilan membincangkannya.

"Jika mereka mahu timbulkan isu ini dalam muktamar ini mereka membuat keputusan sama ada mahu meneruskan ataupun sebaliknya.

Sementara itu, Yang diPertua PAS (YDP) kawasan Batu, Ishak Surin berkata, secara umumnya beliau melihat ahli PAS tidak setuju sama ada muzakarah atau muqabalah kerana ia boleh menjerat PAS.

"Saya minta pemimpin PAS henti sama sekali dan bincanglah dalam muktamar di Perak nanti," katanya kepada Harakahdaily sebentar tadi.

Beliau berkata, perkara ini juga dikhuatiri akan mencemarkan nama parti.

"Saya harap kita semua membuat keputusan di muktamar kerana ini adalah isu besar dan sangat serius," katanya.

Apatah lagi katanya, orang-orang di peringkat pertengahan sepertinya selalu berdepan dengan rakyat.

Lebih-lebih lagi katanya, PAS sendiri mula dapat sokongan daripada orang bukan Islam.

"Ini yang penting dan kita sebenarnya boleh berdiri sendiri di atas sokongan rakyat yang terdiri dari pelbagai bangsa dan agama.

"Takkanlah begitu mudah PAS mahu bermuzakarah dengan Umno sedangkan sekarang ini PAS sudah jauh melangkah ke depan untuk maju seiring dengan sokongan padu daripada rakyat jelata," katanya.

Katanya, ini juga selari dengan sokongan rakyat terhadap perjuangan PAS yang berlandaskan Islam.

Dalam pada itu, seorang pesara dari Setiu, Terengganu, Che Man Che Mud yang menghubungi Harakahdaily pagi tadi menyifatkan tindakan bermuzarakah dengan Umno kurang profesional.

"Nampaknya apabila Umno sudah tenat barulah mereka hendak berbincang dengan PAS.

"Ini menjejaskan keyakinan ahli-ahli dan penyokong-penyokong PAS kerana tidak semua rakyat bersetuju langkah tersebut.

"Kita risau Umno hanya berlembut dalam keadaan mereka lemas tetapi selepas PAS menolong mereka akan menggigit kita pula," katanya.

Tambahan pula katanya, setelah penat penyokong parti bekerja dengan mudah pula pimpinan membuka ruang untuk Umno bermuzakarah.

Katanya, ini yang meragukan semua pihak.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Ketua Muslimat PAS, Selangor, Noraini Husain berkata, dalam suasana sekarang seeloknya muzakarah tersebut ditangguhkan.

Ini katanya, Umno sememangnya mencari kesempatan untuk mengeksloitasi segala isu yang timbul dan ini akan menyebabkan sokongan terhadap Pakatan Rakyat menjadi semakin goyah.

"Jika dilihat dalam suasana sekarang ia menyebabkan hubungan PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat akan renggang," katanya kepada Harakahdaily.

Katanya, walaupun muzakarah bukan ke arah pembentukkan permuafakatan di antara PAS dan Umno, keputusannya hendaklah diputuskan dalam muktamar nanti.

Bagaimanapun, beliau tidak menafikan pimpinan atas lebih nampak kesan dan akibatnya mengenai muzakarah tersebut.

Dalam pada itu, Timbalan Ketua Muslimat PAS Pahang, Salamiah Mohd Noor berpandangan semua pihak harus memahami usaha yang mahu dilakukan pucuk pimpinan tertinggi parti.

"Kita sangat percaya kepada pimpinan dan muzakarah itu diputuskan oleh Majlis Syura.

"Jadi saya mengambil sikap bahawa kita memberikan keyakinan dan kepercayaan terhadap keputusan yang dibuat oleh kepimpinan kita," katanya semasa dihubungi pagi tadi.

Dengan itu katanya, sebagai ahli bawah beliau mengikuti perkembangan dari semasa ke semasa untuk memastikan sumber yang sampai itu betul.

"Kita sangat bimbang berita-berita yang disampaikan itu dimanipulasi oleh pihak tertentu," katanya.

Menurutnya, sumber itu ada masanya apabila sampai kepada orang bawah, sumbernya tidak betul.

Ini katanya, ada dakwaan sehingga kepimpinan tertinggi PAS mahu masuk Umno dan sebagainya.

Katanya, muzakarah itu bukan mahu mengubah dasar parti dan apabila Umno menerima muzakarah tersebut ahli PAS tidak perlu melatah sebaliknya serah kepada pucuk pimpinan. - mks

马来西亚佛光山近千人参加佛学会考

【人间社记者 王依玲,古元佑 马来西亚 报导】一年一度的佛学会考再次在全马各佛光山道场展开！
　　
由马来西亚佛光山主办，马来西亚佛光山人间佛教读书会承办的「2008年佛学会考」，27日早上10时在全国各地13个考场同步进行，计有近1000人报考，报到人数达90%，参加年龄从最小的6岁至最年长为76岁。每一位报考生皆获一份精美纸製笔筒，以示鼓励！
　　
今年考试组别涵盖小学组、公开组以及英文组，出题方式包括选择题、是非题、简答题等，参加者只需要熟读大会所提供的《佛光教科书》内容即可参加。
　　
由于往年特别增设乐龄组的迴响良好，今年依旧安排此组别，让长者可以活到老学到老，共沾法喜。
　　
马来西亚佛光山文教中心当家如行法师在主持启封仪式时表示，学员们要以欢喜心、平凡心以及功不唐捐的心态来引接佛学会考，毕竟佛学会考是长远的目标以及净化身心，从中提升佛法知识的内涵及滋长法身慧命；即使在考试前要付出时间和精力来阅读，但是所付出的一切在未来的日子一定会有所收获。
　　
甘榜东姑区州议员刘永山受邀在佛光文教中心主持启封仪式时致词，即使社会上出现林林总总的民间宗教，但是他赞嘆佛光山扮演着正信佛教的角色，提倡佛陀的教育以及佛法的意义，让大家活出自己的人生。最后勉励所有的考生最重要之处是要将佛法生活化，厘清人生的意义和努力的实践佛陀的教导。

　　
雪州华人文化协会主席顏进明博士在东禪寺主持启封仪式表示佛光山不继推动终身学习教育理念，提升生命的价值观，进而发挥净化人心、改善社风气的功能。他说，价值观是每个人判断是非善恶的信念体系，它不但引导我们追寻自己的理想，还决定了人生的成败。他也认为用「活到老、学到老」这句说话来形容「终生学习」，就最适合不过。他希望大家找到属于自己的定位，进而能够建立正面的人生观与价值观，善化自己的内在本质。
　　
佛学会考成绩预计将于8月17日在各道场以及人间佛教读书会网站www.fgsreading.org.my公布。
　　
考生心得
　　
佛光山文教中心松鹤班学员尤福财（71岁）表示今年已是他第叁次参加佛学会考，最大的收获是让他在佛法的道路上持续的前进以及增加他对阅读的兴趣，尤其是透过考试让他更清楚自己对于佛法的认识有多深以及应该加强的地方。不仅如此，他也感言佛法是需要经常温故知新才能提升对佛法的认识。
　　
佛光山文教中心儿童班学生陈衍河（7岁）表示他是第一次来参加佛学会考，但是他一点儿都不紧张，而此次是父母亲鼓励他报名参加。他觉得佛光儿童班的教科书内容很有趣，而且很吸引他。为了这一次的考试，他也在家里和经常和哥哥一起温习。

Stop interfering in our affairs, Kedah PAS tells DAP

From The Star

ALOR STAR: Kedah PAS has hit out at the DAP for interfering in the Islamist party's affairs.

Kedah PAS commissioner and Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the party also had the right to hold discussions with anyone, including Umno.

He said PAS would not follow the instructions of anyone in its struggle and as such, the DAP, which was its ally in the Pakatan Rakyat, had no right to stop or determine the party’s actions.

“PAS, DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat only cooperated as Pakatan Rakyat to face the Barisan Nasional in the general election. (It is) not an alliance like Barisan,” he said.

“ Why must we follow others’ instructions?” Azizan asked.

He said this when asked to comment on DAP national chairman Karpal Singh’s statement that PAS’ participation in Pakatan should be reviewed following its action of having discussions with Umno on Malay unity.

Karpal Singh had said on Sunday that he considered PAS’ actions as being insincere as it raised doubts about its credibility in Pakatan.

The DAP politician's latest statement is seen as a sign of cracks in the Opposition coalition.

Azizan said Karpal Singh had no right to question any of PAS’ actions or ask PAS to refer to the DAP or Pakatan if it wanted to have discussions with Umno.

“Karpal Singh himself has said that it would be over his dead body if Pakatan ever talked to Umno. PAS has done so. Now it is up to him (to take further action),” Azizan said.

He said PAS actually welcomed the efforts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Umno president, to have the discussions as PAS had long hoped that the noble intention would be realised.

“The story of PAS urging Umno to hold discussions is not new, so there is nothing to be worried about by the parties in Pakatan,” Azizan said. – Bernama

改朝换代须靠实力

前马华妇女组署理主席兼前巴生区国会议员陈仪乔日前公布推出马华公会。

继民政党的李家全及陈记光等领袖以及前国大党青年团团长兼前哥打拉惹区国会议员威尼斯瓦兰纷纷推出各自之前所属政党之后，陈仪乔是最新一名退出国阵，也是第一名退出马华的重量级领袖。

在2008年2月国会解散前，陈仪乔是雪兰莪州巴生区国会议员，并出任国际贸易与工业部政务次长，但国会解散后就被除名，马华公会没有委派她参加第12届全国大选。

目前的巫统情况非常诡异，有人在言论和态度上已经缓和过去的种族霸权语调，但是也有一大部分依然忘不了过去种族霸权政治给他们带来的威风。

巫统巴西沙拉区国会议员达祖丁在国会大殿频频大发种族主义言论就是最好的例证。

‘怀小孩’京那巴丹岸区国会议员依然故我。看来308前后的巫统并没有什么改变。308之后的非巫统政党说话比较大声，但是来到国阵最高领导层会议、内阁会议等等，老百姓还听不到什么不同。

冰冻三尺非一日之寒。如果是一两个国阵前朝议员推出国阵，然后加入另一个政党，这是跳槽。但是如果一大群政党人士包括议员这么做，这已经超越‘跳槽’的定义，因为这是诸如‘出埃及记’（exodus）的大动作。

由此可见，我们可以预设国阵内有许多不满巫统的种族霸权政治，但是这些沉默的一群在过去二三年一直不敢出声。308过后，当在野党成功在五个州属夺下政权，间接激发这些人士的勇气。

但是，令人纳闷的是，退出国阵成员党人士毕竟只是前国会议员或政府高官，如前首相马哈迪等等。这些人士的退出在短期之内对国阵并不会造成巨大的伤害。

即使是胆敢向首相呛声的杨德利也只不过是一名前州首席部长，不是州议员，也不是国会议员，更没有在沙巴州政府机构出任任何职位。令人连想‘无官一身轻’的背后意义。反之，沙巴进步党斗湖国会议员蔡顺梅和署理主席陈树杰都是身居国会议员和副首长职位，讲话就不能太直接。

民联如要短期之内执政中央，则必要仰赖现任国阵国州议员的大动作。大动作的背后就是勇气，马来西亚要改革，需要的是有勇气的人，如果这些国阵议员连那一丁点的勇气都没有，那么改革始终事倍功半。民联则必须按部就班，以实力取胜，无需继续浪费时间挖角。

First batch of aid for Kg Tunku folks

KAMPUNG Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San and PJ Utara MP Tony Pua recently distributed the first batch of aid from the Selangor state government to the poor and representatives from welfare homes in Lau’s constituency.

Forty families and two welfare homes - Rumah Hope and Lovely Disabled Home - comprised the first batch of recipients. Lau said the remaining goods would be distributed in the coming weeks.

Each poor family received one 5kg bag of rice, 1kg of sugar and one can of sweetened creamer, while each welfare home received 50 units of rice, sugar and sweetened creamer.

“Each assemblyman will be given 700 units of the three items to be distributed in their constituencies. Most of those who will be receiving the aid in my constituency come from Sungai Way and Sri Aman,” Lau said, adding that the aid distribution to welfare homes was done on his own initiative.

“Those who qualified for the aid are mainly families who have a household income of less than RM1,500, but consideration is also given to families of school-going children with a certain income who are in need of the aid as well,” Pua said.

Lau said registration for the aid was still ongoing, and families who would like to apply need to attach a copy of documents like identity card, payslip and children’s birth certificates.

He cautioned that the assemblymen have the right to take back the aid should the applicants supply false information.

To register, call Lau’s service centre at 03-7875 4724 or Damansara Utama assemblyman Dr Cheah Wing Yin’s service centre at 03-7875 0555.

Meanwhile, Lau said that all Petaling Jaya city councillors’ committee meetings have started, or will be held within this month, including the One-Stop Centre committee meeting represented by councillors Derek Fernandez, Assoc Prof Dr Melasutra Md Dali, Robert Tan and Halimey Abu Bakar.

“The MPs and assemblymen have been invited to sit in on the meetings as observers,” Pua said.

“Now that we have a proper channel, a lot of the complaints that have been brought up over the past few months will be brought up again at the committee meetings,” said Lau.

“Most of the major issues will be channelled via the councillors, who have been assigned their respective zones in PJ and will be working closely with the assemblymen.”

He also welcomed the public to send him questions which he could submit for the next state assembly, which is scheduled to be held from Aug 20-22.

Each assemblyman is allowed to send in 10 oral and 10 written questions. Submission deadline is July 30. The questions should be sent via his email lauwengsan@gmail.com.

乐富门交通圈建交通灯‧年杪摆脱塞车苦

（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也）长年累月受乐富门交通圈塞车问题困扰的驾驶人士，可望在今年杪摆脱塞车的痛苦。

人民公正党八打灵再也南区国会议员许来贤披露，他目前正等待交通规划专家提呈报告。他说，一旦报告证实在乐富门交通圈设立交通灯是可行的短期措施，此计划便可在1个月内动工，然后在3个月内完成交通灯的建设工程。

他周四（24日）联同公正党国会议员蔡添强与罗国本拜访《光明日报》受询时指出，他拟定3项措施解决乐富门交通圈塞车问题，一是每天安排交警维持交通的短期方案；二是设立交通灯；叁是扩大当地的路段以纾解交通。

他强调，前国阵州政府计划在乐富门交通圈建立高架天桥是不可能实现的措施，因为一方面州政府没能力承担6000万令吉拨款；而在第九大马计划下，中央政府也没有拟定这笔款项。

他说，交通灯的拨款是20万令吉，交通规划专家将根据乐富门交通圈的车辆流量，作为设立交通圈的标准，并拟定2周内完成报告。

“初步了解，乐富门交通圈的车流量并不高，所以设立交通灯是可行措施，而八打灵再也市政厅已同意此建议。”

许来贤披露，他将在下周与发展商讨论加阔有关地区的路段面积，使道路增至两条车道，工程预计2年内完成，而总拨款是2000万令吉，其中一部分拨款由发展商负责。

“在短期措施下，警方目前安排两至叁位交警，每天在繁忙时段维持交通秩序。”

较早前，民主行动党甘榜东姑区州议员刘永山披露，为了纾缓交通流量，市政局推出“八打灵再也地方蓝图”，初步计划废除乐富门交通圈，改以交通灯取代，而附近的希望路（Jalan Harapan）、士马兀路（Jalan Semangat）、大学路（Jalan University）及19/1路也会全面加宽。（TKM）

灵市要道必经处（主
交通圈常现车龙

乐富门交通圈位于八打灵再也17区与《光明日报》及《星洲日报》八打灵再也总部通往SS2的交接点。由于位置不适当，一直以来出现严重塞车，在佳节前夕甚至会阻塞大半天，成为驾驶人士最头痛的塞车黑区。

乐富门交通圈是通往灵市各个地区的主要道路，从马大和马大医院、东南亚花园、灵市SS2、16区、17区、14区等，都需要经过这个交通圈。

一旦有车辆拋锚塞在单边路、发生车祸或因附近公司举行大倾销，都会造成交通圈在非繁忙时间出现车龙。此外，由于17区组屋和马大宿舍前的早市巴剎，使交通圈几乎每周四出现大塞车。

本月10日早上10点，乐富门交通圈又无故大塞车，由于一些车主不让路，单是在交通圈前就发生好几宗车祸，令塞车情况更严重。

Shop lots in place of parking lots

Tables and chairs of a restaurant occupy the motorcycle parking lots of the Sri Aman flats.

PETALING JAYA: Residents of Sri Aman low cost flats between Paramount Garden and SS1 are dismayed that their motorcycle parking lots have been turned into a business area.

A restaurant, a sundry shop and several other shoplots now stand on the grounds of their covered parking lot under their flats.

This has led to the residents having to park their motorcycles further from their homes, and resulting in many bikes being stolen.

The residents are upset with developer of the flats for turning their covered parking spaces into shop lots.


"Many of the motorcycles have also been vandalised," said one resident.

He claimed that the developer, Sri Aman Development, had gone against their Sale and Purchase agreement.

Resident Ruslan Basri, 48, said under the Sale and Purchase agreement, the developer could build only a maximum six shop lots, but now there are 13 shop lots.

"They have no right to turn our parking lot into shop lots. They have broken the regulation by allowing more than six shop lots in one premise," he said.

Ruslan pointed out that according to MBPJ guidelines for every 40 units, there should be one shop lot.

"There are 340 units here, so there should be nine shop lots and not 13," he said.

"We want our parking lot back. We feel that the developer has taken advantage of us," he said.

However, the residents were told by the developer that the shop lots were built with approval from the Petaling Jaya City Council.

Ruslan said the developer should have discussed the project with the residents first.

Kampung Tunku state assemblyman Lau Weng San said that the developer had no right to build shop lots unless the residents asked for it.

"What the developer did was not right," said Lau who promised to bring the matter up to MBPJ.

Meanwhile, Petaling Jaya Utara Member of Parliament, Tony Pua said that the developer acted without any regards for the residents.

"I just hope that in future the selection of developers is done in a proper manner. We don't want a few black sheep to tarnish the image of developers," he said.

爭取绕道官民起衝突

万挠新村高压电缆事件纷扰多年，村民於3年前开始爭取高压电缆绕道，事件从去年3月开始白热化。村民拒绝与土地局洽商赔偿数额，並多次提出绕道计划，而国能曾多次欲施工，惟皆遭到村民的抵抗，甚至曾因此爆发肉身挡神手、肢体衝突、村民被捕等事件。

当时的马华万挠州议员拿督邓诗汉多次与爭取绕道、反对逼迁的万挠新村工委会，以及国能代表进行会议，但最终仍无法达成协议。期间，曾出现“只要雪州政府拨地即可绕道”的说法，但最终也没有落实，过程中更出现“幽灵屋”的说法。

经过308大选，雪州政权易主，而士拉央国会议员及万挠州议员分別由公正党梁自坚及顏贝倪中选。在雪州政府和顏贝倪的紧密配合下，雪州大臣丹斯里卡立最终决定6月18日將作出是否绕道的定夺。

不过，卡立於6月18日与国能及工委会委任的专员进行会议后，以暂时无法解决技术性问题而初步决定根据国能提呈的建议图行事，令村民备感失望。不过，卡立將在6月26日再度拜访万绕新村，並在听取民意，才作出最后决定。

万挠电缆绕道风波‧传顏贝倪引咎辞职‧村民：不应辞职‧面对事实

《光明日报》2008-07-22 19:00

（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也）万挠新村高压电缆绕道课题经过多年纷爭，距离雪州大臣週六（26日） 到访新村作出最后决定还有数日的时间，但是万挠新村已经流传万挠区州议员顏贝倪指一旦无法兑现与人民爭取绕道的承诺，將引咎辞职之说，村民皆为此感到无奈和可惜。

当地村民在投选出新政府及代议士后，以为这起事件终露曙光之际，雪州政府却在最后一分钟“紧急煞车”，拋下“如无法解决技术问题，將以国能的建议作准”的初步决定，教村民失落无比。

万挠新村一名不愿具名的家庭主妇向《光明日报》透露，村民虽对大臣的初步决定感失望，但是，村民目前的情绪还是稳定，並爭取最后的努力。

不过，她声称，村民最近却接到消息，指公正党州议员顏贝倪如无法完妥善处绕道的问题，將自动引咎辞职，使心情低落的村民感到无奈。

村民；没有怪她

她坦承，她们並不能肯定顏贝倪最终是否真的引咎辞职，但是，他们可以了解到顏贝倪连日来忙於澄清谣言和安抚民心，並且採取行动反击敌对政党的打击，一定备感压力。

她提出，村民辛苦投选出新任代议士，无非想要一个有干劲肯奋斗的年轻人为村民爭取权益，但是，她无奈顏贝倪遇到一点点挫折就要意放弃。

“我们一起走过风风雨雨，努力爭取绕道，村民好不容易才看到一线曙光。如果她现在就要放弃，那么敌对人士不就拍手掌叫好了吗？”

她认为，村民不是“矇渣渣”（糊涂），他们从多年来的高压电缆绕道事件中，可以看得出谁真的为村民著想，而谁又是表面支持却暗地里泼冷水。

“我们是明白事理的人，万挠高压电缆绕道的问题不是一朝一夕就可以爭取，我们知道顏贝倪其实都在尽心尽力，所以我们都没有怪她。”

她劝勉顏贝倪说，村民並没有放弃，顏贝倪更不应该放弃。

吴亚九：村民情绪稳定
无人要顏贝倪下台

万挠新村爭取高压电缆绕道、反对逼迁工委会主席吴亚九受访时声称，顏贝倪一旦无法为民爭取绕道而將引咎辞职之说，他对此並不知情。他说，村民目前的情绪稳定，无人要求顏贝倪下台。

不过，他认为州议员有必要对无法兑现的承诺作出交代，至於是否有必要引咎辞职，他则表示不宜置评。

他认为，村民无论如何都会坚持要求绕道到底，如果雪州政府最终都无法顺从民意，他相信事情还是会继续被拖延下去。

受询顏贝倪引咎辞职会为村民带来的反应，他开始时表示將有许多村民作出挽留，不过，他过后却拒绝评论村民对顏贝倪的评价。

“我们没有权力叫她下台或著留下，这要看她个人的意愿，但是，她早期答应会替人民爭取，但是，她现在做不到的话，就要作出交代了。”

他认为，如果顏贝倪放弃，肯定会使敌对阵营“开香檳庆祝”，这是因为政治因素使然。

UMNO-Pas government is unviable, impossible and unsustainable

There have been disenchantments about the so called UMNO-Pas talks in the media lately.

Yesterday, there was a report in Malaysiakini.com that former Selangor Mentri Besar, Dato’ Seri Khir Toyo held talk with Selangor Pas leaders to jointly rule Selangor days after 3rd March political tsunami.

While leaders from various Pakatan Rakyat are quite open-minded towards similar talks held at the national level, it will be quite impossible for such idea to materialize in Selangor.

BN Selangor is basically reduced to UMNO alone as MIC, PPP and Gerakan are completely wiped out while MCA is reduced to a mosquito political party with only two state seats and one parliament seat, making it the one of the most irrelevant component parties in BN.

UMNO has 18 ADUNs and together with MCA’s two and PAS’ eight. Looking at the number alone, it is clear that the three parties are unable to form a stable state government as the total number is only 28 seats, half of 56.

PKR and DAP are holding 28 state seats in Selangor. Compared this line-up with the proposed BN-Pas line up, it will not be difficult to discover that if the latter scenario materialized, it will be a line-up which 90 percent of its assemblymen are Malay with only one female. This line-up fails to represent the racial breakdown in Selangor.

When UMNO proposed to have a coalition government with PAS, we can immediately foresee the ill intention of UMNO of having a monoethnic-dominant government which is unfeasible, unviable, impossible and unsustainable. It is hopeful that leaders of all Pakatan Rakyat can understand the true colour of UMNO.

巫统—回教党联合雪州政府不可行、不可能和不持续性

针对最近媒体频频报道巫统和回教党举行会谈，许多人士对此表达不满。

昨日，著名网络媒体当今大马刊登一则报道，即前雪州州务大臣拿督斯里基尔曾经在3月8日政治大海啸之后和雪州回教党领袖举行谈判，以便成立联合执政政府。

虽然民盟各成员党领袖对类似巫统—回教党的谈判抱持开放的态度，但是我认为巫统若要和回教党在雪州组成联合州政府是不可能的事。

经过308政治大海啸之后，雪州国阵基本上已经溃不成形。雪州民政党、国大党以及人民进步党在雪州全军覆没，而雪州马华已经沦为一个只有两个州议席和一个国会议席的蚊子党。因此如果我们所看到的雪州国阵基本上跟巫统是没有什么两样，因为在雪州，巫统一共赢得18个州议席。

巫统的18个州议席、马华的两个州议席，如果再加上回教党的8个州议席，总数是28个州议席。

雪州行动党和雪州公正党所赢的州议席总和也是28席。就数字上来说，国阵—回教党联合政府是不可能成立的。如果国阵（巫统）和回教党能够成立州政府，那么这将会使一个拥有超过90巴仙马来议员和只有一名女性议员的州政府。这根本无法反映雪兰莪州内的种族比例。

因此，当巫统建议要和回教党谈判成立联合州政府一事，我们可以立即看到巫统背后居心不良的真面目——要成立一个单一族群的政府——而这是根本不可行、不可能和不持续性的方案。希望民盟成员党的领袖能够真真看清巫统的真面目。

Flat dwellers seek MP’s help

RESIDENTS of the Sri Aman low-cost flats in Petaling Jaya are plagued with a host of problems, among them a lack of parking space for cars and motorcycles, and excessive number of shoplots.

Sri Aman Low-Cost Flats Residents Association chairman Ahmad Fauzi Mat Said and deputy chairman Ruslan Basri brought up the problems during a meeting with PJ Utara MP Tony Pua.

Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San and two Petaling Jaya City Councillors – Tiew Way Keng and S. Ramakrishnan – were also present at the meeting.

According to Ruslan, their sales & purchase (S&P) agreement stated that there would be only six shoplots at the flats, but the number had increased to 13 when they moved in the middle of 2006.

“We checked with the MBPJ (Petaling Jaya City Council), which said that the developer had requested to increase the number of shoplots. But the residents were never consulted on the request or informed of the reason for the increase,” Fauzi said.

“We want the additional seven shoplots to be emptied so the space can be used as parking space for motorcycles as per the original plan,” he said.

“Some of the flats are also leaking, while the large gap between the stairs poses a danger for the children,” he said.

“There is also a deep and wide drain parallel to the exit road which we want closed for safety reasons,” Fauzi said.

Ruslan said of the 340 flat units, 300 are occupied by former squatters of Kampung Taman Aman, while the remaining 40 were sold to outsiders or brokers.

“Priority to buy the 40 units should have been given to the residents’ children, as most would want to remain close to their families after getting married,” he said.

According to Pua. even though the MBPJ guideline states that there is a ratio of one shoplot for every 40 residential units, this is irrelevant because the contract signed between the developer and residents specifically states only six shoplots.

“If the developer wanted to make any changes to the contract, they should obtain the agreement of the buyers before revising it,” he said.

“What we have now is a breach of contract. A supplementary agreement should have been attached to the S&P if the developer wanted to increase the number of shoplots,” Pua said.

Ramakrishnan said he would highlight their problems at the next MBPJ sustainable committee meeting.

Tiew said a sub-committee under the economy, investment, industrial and privatisation committee would set up a task force to audit those who are qualified for low-cost flats.

Lau said he hoped the MBPJ would be able to resolve the problems soon, and that the council should be more careful in constructing and allocating low-cost flats in the future.

“On the state government’s part, it should be careful in the selection of developers for such projects because we don’t want the good name of the building industry to be tarnished by a few black sheep,” Lau said.

雪州政府点名观察 或撤换安邦市会主席

2008/07/20 18:24:35
●南洋商报

（莎阿南20日讯）《南洋商报》探悉，遭雪州政府“点名”被观察中，或被撤换的地方议会主席，极有可能是安邦再也市议会主席拿督莫哈末耶谷！

雪州行政议员刘天球昨日透露，雪州政府目前正在观察一名表现欠佳的地方议会主席，经过本报明察暗访，这个被点名的人，就是近来频频面对不利课题的莫哈末耶谷。

商家业者指处事不公

消息向本报指出，雪州内近来问题及投诉多多的市议会“嫌疑”包括安邦再也市议会、八打灵再也市政厅等。其中，安邦再也市议会主席被指与雪州政府的合作关系欠佳，嫌疑最大。

此外，月前在雪州政府公布州内的县市议员名单期间，爆发3名市议员人选有案底的风波，尽管最后其中2人签下宣誓书，另外一人自动退出，结束这场风波，然已让安邦再也市议会蒙上“阴影”。

而最近也有一群来自安邦再也的商家及业者们，联合炮轰安邦再也市议会主席，在处理许多课题上出现不公现象，并已针对此事求助雪州政府及要求撤换该市议会主席。

掌管地方政府及研究常务委员会主席刘天球受到本报询问时，始终不愿证实哪一个地方议会主席的表现欠佳，只表示的确有一个地方议会的主席正在受到州政府的“观察”。

循序渐进改变工作风气

他说，州政府的确有接获民众对于州内多个地方政府的各项投诉，当中有些有被报章报道的，不过州政府也接受市民私下的公函投诉。

“如果州政府接获许多相同地方议会的投诉，就会进行观察该地方议会的表现，及在必要时采取行动。”

他受询时说，许多地方议会的管理层，在过去国阵政府领导下的管理风气都已“根深蒂固”，雪州民联在执政雪州政府后，的确发现不少地方议会内存有弊病。

“要他们在一朝一夕间改变是很难的，因此州政府会以循序渐进的方式来进行，不会过于激进以免造成反效果，例如改变地方议会的工作风气、公务员的工作态度等等方面先开始。”

安邦市会主席若被撤换 部分市民乐意接受

2008/07/20 18:24:39
●南洋商报

（莎阿南20日讯）如果“嫌疑”最大的安邦再也市议会主席拿督莫哈末耶谷果真被撤换，部分安邦再也市民将会乐意接受。

做事敷衍塞责

一名与莫哈末耶谷共事一年多的知情者向《南洋商报》揭露，莫哈末耶谷喜爱摆“官爷架子”，做事向来敷衍塞责，经常以公务繁忙为由，拒绝参与亲民活动，令他与市民之间出现“代沟”，引起市民不满。

“区内举办过的多项居民对话会，他都是首位被受邀的，不过，他从来没有露面，对民生问题漠不关心。”

她指出，莫哈末耶谷一味将投诉的问题交予其秘书跟进，根本没有对区内的事情表示关心，好比最近因为网咖业者对前者不满而发动示威行动，声称要前者下台。

因此，她说，如果莫哈末耶谷真的是传闻中会被撤换的市议会主席，相信是该区市民“梦想成真”的时候，且值得高兴。

知情人士也直言，莫哈末耶谷可谓“最多人投诉”的市议会主席，因此如果将他撤换可会改善该区会的问题。

灵市政厅 11委员会成立‧近期展开服务

（雪兰莪‧八打灵再也）甘榜东姑州议员刘永山披露，八打灵再也市政厅11个委员会已正式成立，其中以市议员哈里梅、陈昌集、美拉苏特拉教授及德利费南德斯为首的一站式服务中心委员会，也会在近期展开服务。

他补充，就他所了解，一站式服务中心委员会已在数天前进行会议，并会在近期着手处理居民所投诉的民生问题。

促居民电邮方式提问题

他也针对雪州议会会议将在8月20至22日进行，而呼吁甘榜东姑选区居民在7月30日前把他们面对的问题以电邮方式告知他，以让他在以书面或口头提出有关问题。

他周六上午偕同八打灵再也北区国会议员潘俭伟于其服务中心，即雪州行动党总部派发食品给贫穷家庭时，如此表示。

收入少家庭可申请米粮

刘永山呼吁居住在甘榜东姑选区收入少于1500令吉的家庭，前往其服务中心登记，以取得雪州政府派送的米粮、白糖及炼奶。

他说，想申请有关食品的家庭，只要前往雪州行动党总部填写有关表格，并附上大马卡副本、孩子报生纸或大马卡副本及薪水单（或J表格），符合资格者就可以取得食品。

“如果家庭收入有2000令吉，但还有孩子在求学的家庭，也可以提呈有关申请，雪州政府将给予适当的考量。”


雪州政府派送食品予贫户

刘永山表示，由于生活不景气，所以雪州政府决定派送食品予贫户，以减轻雪州子民的负担。

他说，目前该选区已取得700包5公斤白米、白糖及炼奶，第一批受惠的为四十多户来自甘榜东姑的居民，其中希望之家和爱心之家分别各获得50包米、白糖及炼奶。

有疑问可拨服务中心热线

“我们也会到斯里阿曼廉价组屋及双溪威新村为居民进行登记手续，并派发食品给区内其余慈善中心如老人院、残障中心和孤儿院等。”
若有疑问者，可拨打电话致刘永山服务中心或百乐镇州议员谢永贤的服务中心查询，电话号码为7875 4724及7875 0555。

派食品给贫户政策
潘俭伟表示赞赏

另一方面，潘俭伟在会上赞赏雪州政府派发食品给贫户的政策，并认为有关方式是最直接协助贫户面对通货膨涨的方法。

他指出，虽然中央政府在调高油价后，有给予现金回扣，但有关回扣只能让拥有符合条件的车主申请，并不是所有贫户可以受惠。

“有些贫户家庭是完全没有能力购买车子，他们不但没有办法取得汽油涨价后的车子现金回扣，还要承担汽油涨价后，百物涨价的压力。”

询及区内的组屋问题时，潘俭伟说，目前灵市地区有3个廉价组屋计划在进行中，一旦组屋竣工，相信可以容纳更多之前无法申请到廉价组屋的居民，也可以让暂时被安顿在梳邦谷的居民搬迁至该处。

SS3 folks upset by Syabas’ action

By Star Metro OH ING YEEN

RESIDENTS of Taman Seaport in SS3, Petaling Jaya, were appalled by the sight of the bulldozed slope in Jalan SS3/51.

The residents had only wanted Syabas to trim the trees around the reservoir, said SS3 Taman Subang secretary Musa Abdullah.

“Syabas had promised to cut down only the trees that were growing within the gridline and to replant them, but as it turned out, they just cut down all the trees,” he said.

According to a letter from Syabas, it had received a complaint from residents in Jalan SS3/51 regarding soil erosion and fallen trees near their houses. It is also stated that the MBPJ landscape department had asked Syabas to cut down the trees that had fallen or were on the verge of falling, as the trees were of a species that was prone to rotting.

Musa said many of the trees that were felled were in good condition.

Denuded of trees: Musa (third from left) voicing his unhappiness over Syabas’ felling of trees near the reservoir in SS3/51 to Pua (second from left) and Lau (right). With them is Chang.

He also pointed out that this could lead to clogged drains and suggested that the authorities cover the drains.

“We want the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to have a landscaping proposal within a week and get the residents’ agreement as it affects us,” he said.

Resident Alfred Chang was worried that his garden would be demolished as part of Syabas’ project.

“It was designed by the previous owner and I continued tending the garden after I bought the house.

“Although the garden is part of the authorities’ land, I see no need for it to be demolished as there’s no problem of soil erosion because we have used concrete terracing,” he said, adding that it was ironic the issue was cropping up at this time, just after the celebration of International Green Day.

According to Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San, Syabas wanted to cut down the trees to insert ports to strengthen the stability of the soil.

“When we asked, Syabas said it had obtained a permit from MBPJ to do so but the latter denied it,” he said.

A stop-work order was issued on April 12, but work resumed after a month.

Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said even if Syabas owned the property it had to obtain the residents’ agreement as it affected them.

“Syabas resumed work, stating that none of the residents had objected to it.

However, everything should be in black and white.

“Syabas should submit landscape plans to the MBPJ,” he said, referring to the verbal agreements made by Syabas.

Also present was newly-appointed MBPJ councillor Tiew Way Keng, who promised to raise the matter during the council’s full board meeting.