Selasa, 6 Disember 2011

Pakatan Rakyat

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:51 PM PST

Sinar Harian (Digunakan dengan kebenaran)

oleh SYAHREDZAN JOHAN

Selasa, 29 November 2011 tempoh hari, saya bersama-sama dengan lebih kurang 1,000 peguam dan orang awam berarak ke Parlimen. Perarakan tersebut dikenali sebagai Walk For Freedom untuk membantah Rang Undang-undang Perhimpunan Awam 2011 yang telah dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat (PA2011).

Perarakan itu bermula dari pintu masuk Kelab Taman Perdana Diraja dan berakhir di Parlimen. Perarakan itu dipelopori Majlis Peguam dan diketuai Presiden Badan Peguam, saudara Lim Chee Wee. Ketika di Parlimen, Majlis Peguam menyerahkan memorandum dan rang undang-undang alternatif yang dirangka oleh Majlis Peguam kepada Timbalan Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk V K Liew.

Kausa kami adalah PA2011. Pada kami, PA2011 penuh dengan cacat dan cela. Ia tidak dirangka dengan teliti dan ada begitu banyak percanggahan dan kekhilafan. Ia juga mempunyai peruntukan yang lebih regresif berbanding undang-undang sedia ada.

Antara kelemahan PA2011 adalah berkenaan dengan 'protes jalanan' yang tidak dibenarkan sama sekali. Definisi 'protes jalanan' begitu luas sehinggakan apa-apa jenis perhimpunan bergerak atau perarakan boleh diklasifikasikan sebagai 'protes jalanan'.

Di samping itu, terdapat juga larangan yang tidak masuk akal. Contohnya, PA2011 memperuntukkan beberapa tempat larangan berhimpun, antaranya, sekolah dan tempat ibadat. Seseorang itu melakukan kesalahan sekiranya dia menganjurkan atau menyertai perhimpunan di tempat larangan.

Oleh itu, mengikut PA2011, adalah menjadi satu kesalahan jika seseorang itu berhimpun di sekolah. Bagaimana pula dengan acara seperti hari kantin? Di bawah PA2011 kenduri di pekarangan masjid juga dilarang.

PA2011 juga memberikan polis kuasa yang luas untuk mengenakan sekatan dan syarat ke atas mana-mana perhimpunan yang dikenakan. Dikhuatiri, sekiranya sekatan dan syarat ini tidak diperincikan, ia boleh disalahgunakan oleh pihak berkuasa.

Atas sebab-sebab ini, dan sebab-sebab lain, Majlis Peguam menentang PA2011. Ini bukan tentang politik, bukan tentang barisan atau pakatan apa-apa. Ini tentang sebuah rang-rang undang yang begitu cacat dan dipantaskan kelulusannya.

Harapan kami mudah sebenarnya. Jika tidak mahu menarik balik PA2011, sekurang-kurangnya rujuk kepada Jawatankuasa Terpilih Parlimen. Biar jawatankuasa ini perhalusi dan periksa peruntukan-peruntukan rang undang-undang ini satu persatu dan berunding dengan masyarakat awam. Mengapa perlu bergegas? Kita semua inginkan undang-undang yang dapat menjamin hak berhimpun, dan memberi makna kepada ucapan Perdana Menteri di ambang Hari Malaysia.

Ramai yang bertanya, mengapa peguam perlu berarak? Bukankah ia menyusahkan orang ramai? Tidak ada cara lain untuk menunjukkan bantahan? Mengapa Majlis Peguam perlu 'berpolitik'?

Majlis Peguam telah cuba berunding. Tetapi menemui jalan buntu. Perarakan itu adalah jalan terakhir yang simbolik supaya kami dapat dipertimbangkan. Lebih-lebih lagi apabila dilaporkan bahawa PA2011 akan diluluskan oleh Parlimen pada hari yang sama.

Badan peguam dan Majlis Peguam tidak berminat dengan politik. Kami bukan anti-kerajaan mahupun pro-pembangkang seperti sering dituduh. Kami pro-keadilan (justice) dan mendukung Perlembagaan. PA2011 adalah bertentangan dengan prinsip-prinsip ini. Atas dasar inilah saya berarak pada hari itu.

Malangnya, walaupun dengan perarakan tersebut Dewan Rakyat telah meluluskan PA2011 tanpa undi bantahan. Ahli Parlimen pembangkang telah bermain politik dengan keluar Dewan.

Maka pada hari itu, kesemua ahli Dewan Rakyat pada saya telah mengecewakan rakyat. Selepas peguam dan rakyat berarak, rang undang-undang tersebut tetap diluluskan oleh ahli Dewan Rakyat.

*Penulis, peguam muda yang mengamal undang-undang sebagai rakan kongsi di sebuah firma guaman di Kuala Lumpur.

Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Biaqpila

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 03:36 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Dis: PAS dan Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) mengecam kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek (gambar), yang memperlekehkan hukum Hudud dan menuntut beliau meminta maaf dari seluruh umat Islam.

Setiausaha Agung Abim, Mohamad Raimi Ab Rahim juga melahirkan rasa "kecewa di atas kegagalan pihak-pihak yang berkenaan untuk memberikan kefahaman yang sepatutnya kepada beliau."

Ini bukanlah kali pertama presiden MCA yang pernah tertangkap dalam video seksnya itu menghina Islam bahkan telah beberapa kali.

Kali ini di dalam sebuah forum "Hudud and its Implications on non-Muslims" yang dianjurkan semalam.

Kenyataan Soi Lek ini dibuat ketika rakan karib MCA itu, Umno, terus-terusan mendakwa kononnya DAP cuba mengkristiankan umat Islam padahal kebanyakan pemimpin DAP sendiri bukan beragama Kristian.

Abim menilai kenyataan biadap itu sebagai indikasi kepada perasaan kurang hormat beliau terhadap ajaran Islam itu sendiri, kata Mohamad Raimi dalam kenyataannya.

Di samping itu, katanya, Abim berpandangan kenyataan tersebut yang itu berniat jahat serta bersifat dangkal dan boleh mencetuskan ketegangan politik serta agama yang sama sekali tidak diingini.

Ini memandangkan hukum Hudud serta ajaran Islam secara keseluruhannya menghormati serta memartabatkan hak asasi manusia.

Kenyataan Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek tersebut juga merupakan kesinambungan daripada sentimen Islamophobia yang berkembang pesat di seluruh dunia, tambah beliau.

Abim, katanya, merasa amat kecewa di atas kegagalan beliau mendalami serta memahami Islam secara keseluruhannya, di samping kecewa di atas kegagalan pihak-pihak yang berkenaan untuk memberikan kefahaman yang sepatutnya kepada beliau.

Memandangkan ia bukanlah kali pertama beliau mengeluarkan kenyataan yang bersifat begitu (menghina hukum Islam), Abim menggesa permohonan maaf secara terbuka dibuat oleh beliau kepada seluruh umat Islam di negara ini.

Abim juga, katanya, menggesa tindakan serta peringatan tegas dikemukakan ke atas beliau untuk mengelakkan insiden-insiden ini daripada berulang kembali.

Umno sekongkol dengan MCA

Sementara itu, Ketua Penerangan PAS, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man melahirkan rasa kesal kerana Umno terus bersekongkol dengan MCA mengkritik hukum Allah.

Tindakan terbaru Presiden MCA, Dr chua Soi Lek mengkritik hukum hudud bukan perkara baru, walaupun kenyataan ini dikritik oleh pelbagai pihak.

"PAS menyedari bahawa tindakan berterusan beliau sekadar untuk menutup kegagalan pentadbiran beliau dalam MCA sehingga pelbagai masalah dalaman masih belum berjaya diatasi.

"Kegagalan beliau meyakinkan masyarakat cina terhadap BN cuba ditutup dengan menimbulkan kritikan trhadap isu hudud. Namun apa yang dikesalkan ialah sikap diam membisu UMNO terhadap penghinaan berterusan ini," kata Tuan Ibrahim.

Bagi beliau, Ketakutan Umno untuk menegur tindakan biadap Chua Soi Lek ini membuktikan kepada umum siapa jadi kuda tungangan sebenar.

Kebiadaban MCA ini tentunya lahir dari rasa besar kepala akibat tiadanya teguran atau bantahan oleh mana-mana perwakilan sewaktu PAU lalu.

Bahkan apa yang diluah ialah kritikan terhadap enekmen hudud di Terengganu dan Kelantan, yang kononnya bertentangan dengan hudud sebenar.

"PAS telah berulang kali menyatakan kalau apa yang dibentang tidak tepat dengan hudud sebenar, UMNO seharusnya membentang hudud yangh sebenar dan PAS. Akan pasti meyokongnya.

"Jangan hanya tahu kritik, bila diminta sampai kini gagal kemukakan yang sebenar menurut perspektif Umno," katanya.

KONGSI CERITA INI MELALUI FACEBOOK

Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Rumah rakyat Pahang nak diroboh, jambatan pula daif

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:43 PM PST

Beginilah nasib penduduk di Pahang, negeri pemimpin pejuang bangsa Melayu yang tersohor seantero dunia dengan sokongan kuat Pekida. Sampaikan ada rakyat yang rumah mereka akan dirobohkan, minta rumah PPRT tak lulus-lulus. Sampai ada rakyat bergadai nyawa menggunakan jambatan yang hampir roboh. Hidup Pengundi Tegar di Pahang !

Koleksi artikel-artikel serta laporan-laporan akhbar betapa terbelanya rakyat Pahang di http://amkns.blogspot.com/2011/11/jeti-di-pahang-semakin-uzur-malu-kat.html

Rumah empat keluarga miskin bakal diroboh

AHMAD Khalizam Mohamad (kanan) bersama keluarganya di hadapan rumah sewa mereka di 73, Jalan Lipis - Benta di Taman Pacu Lama, Kuala Lipis, baru-baru ini.

KUALA LIPIS 5 Dis. 2011 - Kerajaan negeri diminta campur tangan dalam menempatkan empat keluarga yang tinggal di pesisiran Sungai Lipis, berikutan kediaman mereka akan dirobohkan bagi memberi laluan kepada projek perumahan baharu.

Empat keluarga terdiri daripada Melayu dan India yang tinggal di situ, telah menduduki tanah milik seorang pengusaha tempatan sejak 13 tahun lalu.

Selain itu, mereka juga kesal kerana sudah beberapa kali memohon rumah Projek Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) tetapi tidak diendahkan oleh pihak berwajib.

Seorang penduduk, Ahmad Khalizam Mohamad, 53, berkata, fikirannya buntu apabila pemilik tanah berkenaan memberi tempoh singkat supaya mereka berpindah segera.

"Ke mana lagi saya dan empat ahli keluarga lain hendak menetap, lantaran kami tidak mempunyai tapak rumah serta wang untuk membina penghidupan di tempat lain.

"Saya kerap kali mengajukan masalah ini dan memohon rumah di bawah PPRT menerusi wakil rakyat di sini dan pihak tertentu, malangnya tidak ada jawapan sehingga kini," katanya kepada pemberita di sini, baru-baru ini.

Menurutnya, pemilik tanah tersebut yang cuma memiliki kelulusan berstatus Tanah Pemilikan Sementara (TOL) mengarahkannya bersama tiga keluarga yang tinggal di situ keluar segera dari kawasan berkenaan.

"Alasan yang diberikan oleh pemilik tanah ini, iaitu merobohkan segera rumah kayu yang sedia ada bagi dimajukan projek perumahan baharu," ujarnya.

Isterinya, Sharipah Ismail, 48, berkata, mereka tidak mampu menyewa rumah di bandar itu kerana kadarnya mahal.

"Pendapatan saya yang bekerja sebagai tukang sapu di sebuah agensi kerajaan, mana mampu menyewa rumah di bandar ini, malahan belanja dapur dan persekolahan juga kian terhimpit," katanya.

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=1206&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Pahang&pg=wp_05.htm

Jambatan perangkap maut
2011/12/06

PENDUDUK Kampung Kurnia, Kuantan menunjukkan jambatan kayu yang menunggu masa untuk roboh. Tunggu masa roboh bahayakan pengguna terutama kanak-kanak

KUANTAN: Sebuah jambatan kayu di Kampung Kurnia di sini, tidak ubah seperti perangkap maut apabila hanya menunggu mangsa untuk roboh, sekali gus mengundang bahaya kepada pengguna terutama kanak-kanak.

Difahamkan, jambatan sepanjang kira-kira tiga meter melintasi tali air itu dahulunya menjadi laluan utama penduduk kampung termasuk pelajar Sekolah Rendah Agama Al-Irsyad, namun terbiar usang sejak beberapa jambatan baru dibina.

Bagaimanapun, dikatakan masih ada penduduk yang menggunakan jambatan berkenaan sebagai jalan pintas termasuk pelajar sekolah yang berbasikal dan berjalan kaki walaupun menyedari keadaan jambatan berkenaan berisiko untuk digunakan.

Seorang penduduk, Saidi Ismail, 45, berkata ada tiga jambatan utama yang dibina di kampung berkenaan untuk melintasi tali air, namun dua daripadanya kurang selamat untuk digunakan berikutan kerosakan teruk serta tiada penghadang.

Katanya, satu daripadanya adalah jambatan lama yang dibina daripada kayu, namun ia sudah lama dibiarkan rosak dan hampir roboh serta tidak lagi selamat untuk digunakan.

Beliau berkata, meskipun hanya segelintir penduduk yang masih menggunakan jambatan kayu itu, ia tetap dikhuatiri akan membahayakan pengguna dan langkah membaiki atau merobohkannya perlu dilakukan segera sebelum ada yang menjadi mangsa.

"Jambatan itu tidak sepatutnya dibiarkan dalam keadaan begitu kerana ia boleh mengancam keselamatan orang ramai dan selagi ia wujud di situ, selagi itulah masih ada orang yang akan menggunakannya.

"Lebih baik ia dirobohkan terus jika tidak mahu membaikinya kerana langkah itu boleh mengelak penduduk terutama kanak-kanak daripada terus menggunakan jambatan uzur berkenaan," katanya ketika ditemui di kampung berkenaan, baru-baru ini.

Seorang lagi penduduk yang hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Mohd Khairul, 29, berkata sebuah lagi jambatan konkrit di kampung terbabit yang dibina tanpa besi penghadang di kiri dan kanannya turut menimbulkan keresahan penduduk.

Katanya, langkah menggantikan jambatan lama dengan jambatan konkrit beberapa tahun lalu menggembirakan penduduk di sini, namun mereka kecewa apabila ia tidak dibina dengan sempurna iaitu tanpa besi penghadang.

"Keadaan ini membahayakan pengguna, malah pernah ada kereta tergelincir sehingga tayarnya tersangkut sebelum dibantu penduduk berhampiran mengangkatnya beramai-ramai," katanya.

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Jambatanperangkapmaut/Article

Pelatih Komando meninggal dunia penyakit biologi

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:42 PM PST

Salah seorang dari 32 orang pelatih Komando PASKAU TUDM di Kem Bukit Jugra, Selangor telah meninggal dunia pada 3 Disember 2011 akibat serangan penyakit biologi Leptospirosis. Adakah ianya serangan biologi semulajadi atau serangan senjata biologi?

Beberapa kes penyakit biologi yang melanda kem tentera, polis dan PLKN yang dilaporkan sebelum ini di http://amkns.blogspot.com/2011/04/persiapan-serangan-senjata-biologi-di.html

Trainee commando dies

December 5th, 2011
Leptospirosis claims fi rst victim, others in stable condition

PETALING JAYA: One of the two trainee commandos attached to the Bukit Jugra Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base who was suffering critical leptospirosis infection died last Saturday.

Last Friday, The Malay Mail reported that 24 trainee commandos had been admitted to Banting Hospital on Nov 28 due to the disease that is commonly associated with rat's urine.

However, RMAF public relations officer Major Kamarulzaman Ali yesterday clarified that the actual number of trainees admitted was 32.

He also confirmed the trainee's death at Klang Hospital, where the critical duo were admitted.

"On Nov 28, 32 trainee commandos from RMAF Special Air Service (Paskau) were admitted to the hospital, believed to be due to 'leptospirosis infection'.

"The disease was detected after the trainees complained of coughs on Monday morning during their daily medical check-up with our doctor.

"Following that, 32 trainees were rushed to Banting Hospital. Out of that total, two were deemed in critical condition and were transferred to Klang Hospital," he said.

Kamarulzaman said 13 trainees were discharged last Thursday and another 13 the next day.

"The 26 discharged trainees were sent back to Bukit Jugra RMAF base to be quarantined and fully monitored by our doctor."

He said it was believed that the trainees were infected in their training area, which has been closed down since.

"We are not locking down the entire Bukit Jugra RMAF base because the infection area is not in our base camp," said Kamarulzaman.

Meanwhile, he said currently there are another four trainees in Banting Hospital and another in Klang Hospital, with all reported to be in stable condition.

"We are also updating their family members from time to time on their condition.

"We are awaiting the full report from the army's Health Corps. So far, no new cases have been found," said Kamarulzaman.

Last Thursday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed the soldiers had been infected by leptospirosis.

Health Ministry officers had conducted checks at the RMAF base, including scouring the Bukit Jugra jungle area where the victims were believed to have undergone final training. The training was supposed to have ended on Dec 1.

Health Ministry officials have since descended on the army base to ensure there was no outbreak.

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/86956-trainee-commando-dies

Lim Kit Siang

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:07 AM PST

Lim Kit Siang

PR mesti ingat: ‘The darkest part of the night is just before dawn’
UMNO General Assembly: Beating the drums for another May 13
TI CPI 2011 on Malaysia’s worst-ever 60th ranking and lowest-ever 4.3 score in 17 years cannot continue to be “the elephant in the room”
Bring it on, Pakatan tells Umno

PR mesti ingat: ‘The darkest part of the night is just before dawn’

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST

— Aspan Alias The Malaysian Insider Dec 06, 2011 6 DIS — Perhimpunan Agong Umno yang baru selesai ini menampakkan kepada kita segala niat dan matlamat Umno serta pimpinannya yang sebenar. Bermula dari ucapan Timbalan Presidenya semasa perhimpunan 3 sayap parti pada selasa lepas membawa kepada ucapan dasar presiden dalam Perhimpunan Agong Umno sehinggalah kepada [...]

UMNO General Assembly: Beating the drums for another May 13

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 07:56 PM PST

Dr. Lim Teck Ghee CPI 6th Dec 2011 Commentary The UMNO General Assembly has come and gone. Most political observers had expected it to be the usual rah-rah event aimed at rallying UMNO members ahead of the coming elections and in support of the leadership of Najib Razak, the party president. They were right. The [...]

TI CPI 2011 on Malaysia’s worst-ever 60th ranking and lowest-ever 4.3 score in 17 years cannot continue to be “the elephant in the room”

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:51 PM PST

It is most shocking and outrageous that up to now, neither the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak nor the Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has responded to the worst international report card for Malaysia in the 32-month Najib premiership. This worst international report card for Malaysia was delivered on the same day [...]

Bring it on, Pakatan tells Umno

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:37 AM PST

by Nigel Aw Malaysiakini Dec 5, 2011 A day after the Umno general assembly concluded with the beating of war drums and vows to wrest back Pakatan Rakyat-held states, the federal opposition went on the offensive as well. PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim, the star at a rally of 5,000 in Shah Alam last night, said [...]

Charles Santiago

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:15 PM PST

Charles Santiago

The Observatory – Press Release – Malaysia: Peaceful assembly bill inconsistent with international human rights standards
Selangor Lantik Perunding Antarabangsa Siasa Punca Pencemaran Loji Syabas
PKFZ embroiled in corruption poser again
Register and vote or don’t complain, says MCCBCHST

The Observatory – Press Release – Malaysia: Peaceful assembly bill inconsistent with international human rights standards

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:08 PM PST

PRESS RELEASE – THE OBSERVATORY

Malaysia: Peaceful assembly bill inconsistent with international human rights standards

Paris-Geneva, December 6, 2011. The peaceful assembly bill passed by the lower house of the Malaysian Parliament on November 29 contains a number of defects that render the legislation restrictive, discriminatory and inconsistent with international human rights standards. If promulgated in its current form, the bill will gravely undermine freedom of peaceful assembly guaranteed by domestic and international standards and instruments, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), said today.

The bill was tabled on November 22 and the text was not made available in advance for input from civil society groups. Although the Government consulted with the Malaysian Bar Council on this bill, the version the Council was consulted on differed from the version tabled later in Parliament. The Malaysian Senate is due to review the bill on December 7.

Article 10(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia guarantees the freedom of peaceful assembly, which is also enshrined in Article 20 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Articles 5 and 12 of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Governments have an obligation to protect and promote the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and any restrictions on this right must meet the strict requirements necessity and proportionality.

The Observatory is deeply concerned that a number of provisions of the bill restrict, rather than promote and protect, the constitutional right to peaceful assembly. Most glaringly, Article 4 in Part II of the bill expressly prohibits "street protest" which is defined by the bill as an assembly in motion. This provision contradicts Part IV of the bill itself regarding notification procedures which recognises assembly in the form of a procession (Article 10(e)(viii)).

In addition, the bill prohibits anyone under the age of 21 to participate in an assembly, in contravention of the protection of freedom to peaceful assembly provided for by Article 15 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Malaysia ratified in 1995.

Part IV of the bill also grants significant power to district police chiefs to impose restrictions and conditions on an assembly. The Home Minister is given the ultimate authority to approve or reject appeals of restrictions and conditions. Granting the Home Minister exclusive discretionary power to decide on appeals precludes recourse to meaningful and adequate judicial safeguards against arbitrary denial of the freedom of assembly. In her commentary on the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defender urges States to "ensure access to courts to appeal against any decision to restrict an assembly"[1].

"The hasty tabling of such a restrictive bill without any meaningful consultation with civil society contradicts recent announcement of legal reform by the Prime Minister and bolds ill especially for the work of human rights defenders, who have been victims of preventive detention, arbitrary arrest, and excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel, especially in recent months before and during the peaceful Bersih rallies calling for electoral reform", said Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, President of FIDH.

"Malaysian civil society and human rights lawyers have pointedly laid out the defects of this bill. The authorities should heed their concerns and recommendations, and delay its promulgation until it is brought into full compliance with the Constitution and international human rights standards", said Gerald Staberock, Secretary General of OMCT.

For more information please contact:

· FIDH: Karine Appy, Arthur Manet: + 33 1 43 55 25 18

· OMCT: Delphine Reculeau: + 41 22 809 49 39

Selangor Lantik Perunding Antarabangsa Siasa Punca Pencemaran Loji Syabas

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:32 PM PST

Kerajaan Negeri Selangor bimbang dengan kenyataan Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) tentang kemungkinan berlakunya gangguan bekalan air di lapan wilayah Syabas di seluruh negeri dan Kuala Lumpur akibat kandungan kekeruhan luar biasa di Sungai Selangor.

Empat loji yang terlibat air Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 1 (SSP1), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 2 (SSP2), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 3 (SSP3), dan Loji Rawatan Air Rantau Panjang sehingga mengakibatkan pengurangan pengeluaran air bersih kepada pengguna.

Sehubungan itu, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim telah mengarahkan pengawal selia air negeri serta juruaudit operasi dari perunding antarabangsa Halcrow untuk memeriksa empat loji rawatan bersama pegawai operasi Syabas bagi menyiasat punca pencemaran yang menyebabkan kekeruhan berlaku di empat loji berkenaan.

Satu laporan juga akan disediakan untuk dibentangkan pada mesyuarat majlis kerajaan negeri (MMKN), Rabu ini.

Lembaga Urusan Air Selangor dan Jabatan Alam Sekitar Negeri Selangor juga akan dipanggil untuk memberi penjelasan penuh tentang kejadian ini serta mencari jalan penyelesaian supaya perkara ini tidak berulang.

Kerajaan Negeri tidak teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap mana-mana pihak yang cuai sehingga menyebabkan pencemaran ini berlaku.

Kerajaan Negeri menyeru agar Syabas membuat persediaan yang secukupnya sekiranya berlakunya gangguan bekalan air dan menasihatkan pengguna supaya berjimat cermat menggunakan air.

Dikeluarkan oleh

SEKRETARIAT AKHBAR

PEJABAT DATO’ MENTERI BESAR SELANGOR

PKFZ embroiled in corruption poser again

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 06:14 PM PST

Source: Malaysiakini

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng
5:07PM Dec 5, 2011

Fresh allegations of corruption have risen over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), with Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairperson Teh Kim Poo saying the corruption allegations hurled at him are the work of a PKFZ senior manager who has been receiving bribes. NONE

Teh (left), an MCA politician who took over the helm of PKA, the statutory body governing PKFZ, accused the senior officer of making at least RM18,000 in "under-table money" every month from his cronies, over the past five years .He said the officer has been overseeing the PKFZ tender board and granting tenders to his proxies at higher prices.

"He earns a monthly salary of RM6,000 to RM7,000, but owns a big bungalow and drives a Mercedes Benz," Teh told Malaysiakini when asked about the corruption allegations against him.

Recently, several media organisations received an anonymous email saying Teh had breached the tender procedures in granting landscaping and housekeeping work to two unqualified companies.

The companies were said to have been formed this year, and allegedly had no experience in landscaping and housekeeping and had been absent during the site visit, which is a tender condition.

Other allegations include that the companies belong to the same owner, who has close relationship with Teh, and the tender prices offered were too low to allow for decent work to be carried out.

port klang free zone pkfz audit Teh, who is now overseas, vehemently denied the allegations and stressed that his decision to grant the tenders had significantly reduced PKFZ's costs.

"I'm very clean, I'm a big time businessman, why do I want this kacang putih (peanut) thing?

"How can he accuse me of corruption when I made a decision that saves PKFZ RM1.2 million every year?"

Teh admitted that the owners of the two companies were his friends. As a former Pandaraman state assemblyperson whose constituency includes the area where PKFZ operates, he added, he knew many local people there.

'They are all local people'

"They are all local people. The price they tendered is so much lower than his (the senior officer's) proxies and cronies… (I gave the tender) as long as they can do the job at a low price. I don't have any personal interest in the companies.

"I won't get myself involved with any corruption. There had been a scandal before, so I don't want to to be involved in any scandal," Teh said, stressing that he could show this reporter all the relevant documents to prove his words.

Teh also said that a special board meeting would be called next Monday to discuss the action to be taken against the senior officer over the alleged bribery and for making false allegations against him.

PKFZ made headlines in 2007 when it was reported that the cost of the mega project could balloon to RM7.5 billion, and eventually to RM12.5 billion.

An investigation into the scandal was launched when the then MCA president, Ong Tee Keat, took over the Transport Ministry in 2008, which led to charges being brought against several key personnel, including former PKFZ general managers and two former transport ministers. The trials are still going on.

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 05:39 PM PST

Source: Free Malaysia Today

By Clara Chooi

December 05, 2011

File photo of a voter registration exercise in a church compound in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — If you do not register and vote in the election, you have "no right" to complain about unfavourable government decisions, the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) said today.

The non-Muslim inter-faith body added a person's failure to participate in the election was tantamount to saying he or she does not care about how the country is run.

"If you don't care, what gives you the right to complain when something happens that you don't like?" MCCBCHST president Daozhang Tan Hoe Chieow said today in a press conference.

He said in Election 2008, of the 15 million eligible voters in Malaysia, only eight million turned up to cast their voters. A total of 11 million were registered voters.

"Seven million (voters) were missing in action," he said.

Tan said the council plans to embark on a nationwide voter registration drive on Sunday, December 11, at places of worship in 11 states and one Federal Territory.

"Just from the statistics, we know there are 4.384 million eligible voters who are not registered.

"We hope we can choose a government that is clean and transparent and people-centric, a government that can continue this prosperity, stability and harmony," he said.

Tan denied the council's registration drive was politically-driven, saying that as a non-governmental organisation it was duty-bound to ensure voters are registered.

"This is non-political. It is more about awareness," he said.

MCCBCHST Rev Dr Thomas Phillip agreed, saying religious leaders had a duty to help raise awareness on the importance of ensuring the country is led the right way.

"Our involvement is as religious leaders. It is our civil duty and responsibility to help people to be aware," he said.

"To add, I think all religions teach us two things — duty and responsibility. And this is what we want to encourage," said MCCBCHST secretary-general Prematilaka KD. Serisena.

The council, a signatory to Bersih 2.0, the election watchdog that staged the July 9 march for free and fair elections, also urged the government to implement the first round of recommendations made by the parliamentary select committee (PSC) for electoral reforms before the coming 13th general election.

The council's nationwide drive will be held from 9am to 2pm at Pertubuhan Buddhist Perlis, Perlis; Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Sungai Petani, Kedah; Malaysia Buddhist Association, Ipoh, Tokong Hock Soon Keong, Teluk Intan, and SMK Perempuan Perak, in Perak; Kelantan Buddhist Association, Kelantan; Punjabi Language Centre, Seremban, Negri Sembilan; St Peter Church, Malacca; Sacred Heart Church, Taman Sri Tebrau and Sri Mariammaman Temple, Batu Pahat in Johor; Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Jalan Beringin, off Jalan Temerloh, Pahang; and Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya.