Thursday, August 2, 2012
Politic!
If a person enters into politic for the sake of self wealth enrichment at the expense of the People, THEN...please don't join politic.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Poser over delay in Donggongon mart despite promise
Published on Daily Express: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
However, many problems have since cropped up such as at the pork section, which was provided only a shelter and drainage but without water and electricity supply.
Since the stalls, which the hawkers claimed cost RM50,000, were located outside a building, the meat dried quickly under the hot sun and when they used ice cubes to cool it off, their customers complained that they were not selling fresh meat.
The hawkers claimed having to spend up to RM20 a day just to buy ice cubes or blocks.
Other hawkers selling vegetables and other products were placed at the tamu ground but forced to stop selling on Thursday and Friday because of the weekly Tamu hawkers using the area.
Another problem was theft and the hawkers had to employ security guards and pay them RM40 per night to watch over their goods.
Chong said all these problems would not have arisen if the Government did not dilly-dally on the rebuilding of the market.
"They don't want a super luxurious market, they only want a standard market with all the basic facilities in place. That's all. It is common knowledge that in every locality market is not something the local authority can bank on to make money.
"It is a liability but it is an important facility for the public," said Chong, who is former Penampang District Council deputy chairman.
The so-called temporary facility provided for the hawkers was totally inadequate "and even the UNHCR market is better than here," he said.
Chong urged all quarters concerned not to take advantage of the fire incident to make money.
"I was made to understand that many quarters in the BN are queuing up to get their hands on the project," he said.
Chong said the District Office had announced that the market would be rebuilt to a tune of RM1 million but until today nothing seemed to have been done.
"If this was a private company's property, it would have been completed by now lest the authority will take action against them. But what about the Government, who is going to take action against them for delaying works?" he asked.
The burnt market, Chong said, was also not properly fenced up and there had been reports of illegal immigrants using the premises to take drugs, while the metals there were also stolen.
"How long more will the people, especially the hawkers, have to suffer?" he asked.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
PBS officially names them as having forced Pairin's hand in BN pullout
Published on Daily Express: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
And for the first time, the party has officially put on record that it was three former high-ranking PBS leaders who forced Pairin's hand into making that fateful decision to pull out from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition on the eve of the 1990 general elections.
The pullout decision announced at 8pm at the KK Community Centre, here, was what led Tun Dr Mahathir to convene an urgent Umno Supreme Council meeting at midnight the same day in Kuala Lumpur to make an even more important decision that would change Sabah's political landscape forever - Umno's historic expansion to Sabah.
"Until then, it had been our policy not to undermine the pro-BN indigenous parties in Sabah and Sarawak by starting Umno there.
"Now to counter the PBS defection, we had to assert our presence in Sabah to maintain the BN's position," Dr Mahathir said in his book.
"Although Pairin was already pushed to the wall, he remained loyal to BN until an emergency PBS Supreme Council meeting held on Oct. 15, 1990 where he was forced to agree to pull out from BN by Datuk Yong Teck Lee and Datuk Tham Nyip Shen, supported by Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
"These three people were very adamant to get out from BN," said Radin, in a statement.
Commenting on Dr Mahathir's comment that Pairin lost the opportunity to develop Sabah the moment he decided to pull out from the Barisan Nasional just before the 1990 General Election, Radin said:
"The indifferent attitude and unfair treatment by the Federal leadership then towards Pairin created the whole problem in terms of development funds and projects."
Radin, who is also Melalap Assemblyman, said the Federal leadership then did not recognise the PBS Government as they could not accept the defeat of Berjaya.
This was obvious when Dr Mahathir said "he didn't know who is the Chief Minister" when Pairin was sworn-in as the legitimate Chief Minister while the late Tun Mustapha had been "illegally sworn-in as Chief Minister at a predawn event on April 23, 1985 immediately just after the state election," he said.
The Federal leadership, according to him, was too engrossed and as if being charmed by (ex-CM) Datuk Harris Salleh, as admitted by Dr Mahathir in that he was very close to the latter, as the former had said that "he would swim and sink" with Berjaya.
Radin said the Federal leadership did not even take any punitive action against those perpetrators in a demonstration on the streets in 1986.
When Dr Mahathir visited Sabah on Oct. 13, 1990, during the elections at the Padang Merdeka, here, he did not respond at all when Pairin in his speech requested for development funds to be channeled to Sabah so that projects including building a university could be implemented.
"Things should be put in their proper perspectiveÉif not for (now Tun) Musa Hitam, PBS would not have governed Sabah though it had won the elections with simple majority but had first past the post albeit a rough journey throughout," he said.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Ensure SESB will not have to bear any costs: SAPP
Published on Daily Express: Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
"Costs and compensation - what are the costs incurred by TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) and SESB so far, and what is the quantum of compensation to be paid to the China contractor?
"Or will the China contractor simply walk away quietly without any compensation for the cancellation of the contract signed with TNB in February 2008?" Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee asked.
He said the State Government, which is a 30 per cent shareholder in SESB, must make sure that SESB does not bear any of the costs and compensation.
"If SESB were made to bear part of the costs and compensation, then such costs will inevitably be passed on to Sabah consumers.
This we will fervently object," he said in a statement, Saturday.
He said as the people of Sabah heaved a sigh of relief that "Sabah people power" has defeated the "bullying tactics" of the BN government over the coal-fired power plant proposal in Sabah, some remaining matters need to be addressed by the Government.
He said the controversial coal plant was one of two coal electricity generation plants announced by the Prime Minister when tabling the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011 to 2015) in Parliament on June 10 last year.
"Therefore, at the coming parliamentary sitting, the people of Sabah expect a supplementary budgetary provision to be made for the laying of a natural gas pipeline from Kimanis to Sandakan and the construction of a 300MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Sandakan.
"If there is no such financial provision and no alternative power generation for Sabah, then the people are entitled to believe that the BN will revive the coal power plant project after the general election," he said.
Yong said SAPP hoped the Sabah BN elected representatives had learnt their lesson not to blindly support anything that comes from their Kuala Lumpur bosses "because these BN YBs have been exposed as ignorant sycophants seeking to please their bosses instead of fighting for the people."
He said the Prime Minister had, in September 2009, declared in Tawau that, as "Menteri Felda", he had decided that the coal plant would be sited in Felda Sahabat at Tungku in Lahad Datu.
That was after the coal plant project had faced massive people power protests in Sandakan after having been kicked from Silam in Lahad Datu to Seguntur in Sandakan in 2008.
"Taking the cue to please the Prime Minister, several Sabah BN YBs hurled abuses at SAPP's assembly persons in the Sabah Legislative Assembly during the debate on the coal plant issue.
While in Parliament, SAPP's two MPs debated not less than 10 times on this issue.
SAPP, he said, would henceforth continue its solidarity with the campaign against the Kaiduan and Tambatoun mega dams proposals until similar success is achieved.
The rejection of the coal-fired power plant proved that when the Sabah people are brave and united in purpose and committed, then the people can win and not be taken for granted like fixed deposits by the BN.
Membakut bridge leading to nowhere
Published on Daily Express: Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
The bridge constructed to span over the river in Kg Brunei, started in 2006 and was completed in 2008 to replace a low laying timber-bridge which was subjected to constant flood in the area.
Traffic flow will be cut off when flood occurs so the new bridge was then constructed for the river crossing, but very surprisingly it is not connected by road.
"The new bridge just sits there on its own and looks like a sculpture," he said in a statement.
"The whole project seems uncompleted and looks strange, how can you build a bridge to cross a river without any connecting road?
There must be something wrong to the implementation and on the planning of the particular road upgrading project," he said.
The construction of the bridge and the approach road must be carried out simultaneously in order to complete the job of providing an access to get across the flooded river, he said.
"It doesn't make sense that the bridge was completed in 2008 and it stood there for three years to wait for the coming of the approach road to be built. This is a real case of bad planning and management by the government," he said.
Hiew reminded the government to be more reliable and responsible at all times and show some transparency and efficiency in the administration.
Decision a big angpow to Sabahans, says Sepa
Published on Daily Express: Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
He said the decision was also a clear reflection that the Federal and State governments led by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Datuk Seri Musa Aman were really practising the 'People First' concept, and truly sensitive towards grouses of the people.
"They listen, analysed and made the final decision on what is best for the people.
I am now really convince and have confidence in the BN government, particularly in Musa's leadership who managed to accumulate the state fund from a deficit to a surplus of RM2 billion today,".
According to him, he met Musa recently in Sigundul, Sandakan and had a one-to-one discussion on the impact of coal-fired power plant on the environment and marine life, which he described, would destroy the marine-based industries and fishermen livelihood.
Loh hoped the people of Sabah would give the BN government continue support.
"Lets us all join hand to give our full support to Musa and BN in the coming 13th General Election and ensure BN achieve a huge win in expressing our gratitude toward this decision."
Police need more time to probe the Sulu Sultan case
Published on Daily Express: Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
"Investigation into the case is being carried out. We have taken statements from those involved, so give us more time to look into it thoroughly.
"We will inform once everything is completed," he told reporters during a working visit by Bukit Aman Narcotics Department Director Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim, who was former Sabah Police Commissioner, at the Sabah police headquarters in Kepayan, here, Saturday.
To a question whether Akjan has been called or detained by police, Hamza refused to comment, saying, "let the police investigate."
It was reported that Akjan, who is Islamic Da'wah and Welfare Association (Pekida) Sabah Division Chairman, had been ceremonially installed as the 33rd reigning Sultan of the Sulu Sultanate.
It was said that he took his oath of allegiance in a private ceremony held in Kg Likas on Feb 2.
Groups of people, including officials from the Sulu Sultanate, were reported to have attended the ceremony. It was claimed that Akjan had also asked the Suluk community to pledge loyalty to him.
However, it was reported that the recent ceremony was actually a majlis doa kesyukuran (thanksgiving ceremony) for Akjan's acceptance of the offer and mandate to be the so-called Sultan of Sulu.
The "Prime Minister of the interim government of the Sulu Sultanate", Datu Albi Ahmad Julkarnain, said the proper coronation would be conducted on a date and venue to be announced later.
Police put up investigation papers on the case following several police reports lodged by concerned individuals who claimed that the Sulu Sultan issue has threatened the sovereignty of the country.
The case would be investigated under Security Act (ISA) 1960 for dissemination of false reports, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for contributing to public mischief and Section 130C(2)(b) of the Penal Code for committing terrorist acts that could jeopardise safety of the country.
Under Section 28 of ISA, it is stated that any person who, by word of mouth or in writing or in any newspaper, periodical, book, circular or other printed publication or by any other means, spreads false reports or makes false statements likely to cause public alarm shall be guilty of an offence.
Meanwhile, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code states that whoever makes, publishes and circulates any statement, rumour or report with intent to cause or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity, is punishable with two years' imprisonment or with a fine, or both.
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