Sunday, March 20, 2011
Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, YAB Lim Guan Eng pada 20.3.2011 di Komtar, Georgetown.
Pemimpin BN Harus Memberhentikan Penyalahgunaan Media Massa Bernama dan News Straits Time untuk Terus Menghentam Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang Dengan Fitnah Bahawa PR Tidak Adil Dalam Pelaksanaan Wifi Percuma di Seluruh Pulau Pinang Kerana Ketepikan Kawasan Parlimen Barisan Nasional (BN).
Pemimpin BN harus memberhentikan penyalahgunaan media massa Bernama dan News Straits Time untuk terus menghentam Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang dengan fitnah bahawa PR tidak adil dalam pelaksanaan Wifi percuma di seluruh Pulau Pinang kerana ketepikan kawasan parlimen Barisan Nasional (BN). Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang tidak merasa terkejut dengan serangan berterusan akhbar seperti New Straits Times yang tidak pernah bercakap benar kerana mendakwa Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang melakukan sesuatu pekara yang tidak pernah dilakukan sebaliknya cuba membetulkannya.
Tetapi, bagi agensi media massa kebangsaan seperti Bernama yang tidak melaporkan penjelasan Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang bahawa inisiatif wifi secara percuma adalah untuk semua termasuklah kawasan Parlimen BN menunjukkan bahawa Pilihan Raya Umum sudah semakin hampir dan Bernama seharusnya dikenali sebagai BNnama.
Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang adalah adil kepada semua rakyatnya tanpa mengira bangsa, agama, gender dan juga fahaman politiknya. Kerajaan PR Pulau Pinang adalah sebuah kerajaan untuk semua rakyat Pulau Pinang termasuk penyokong BN. Oleh itu semasa Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang melancarkan inisiatif wifi secara percuma pada tahun 2009, kami mahukan liputan merangkumi keseluruhan Pulau Pinang termasuklah kawasan Parlimen BN iaitu Kepala Batas dan Tasek Gelugor. Inisiatif wifi secara percuma ini adalah usaha Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang untuk mempertingkatkan penggunaan jalur lebar dan ”Kepintaran Digital” untuk kawasan bandar dan juga luar bandar sebagai langkah memajukan Pulau Pinang ke arah sebuah negeri ekonomi berpengetahuan.
Kerajaan Negeri PR Pulau Pinang telah berjaya mendapatkan khidmat syarikat swasta Redtone, untuk membekalkan khidmat wifi secara percuma tanpa bayaran walau sesen pun. Redtone telah berjanji untuk membekalkan 750 kawasan hotspot wifi secara percuma dengan hanya bergantung kepada pulangan pengiklanan bagi mendapatkan balik nilai pelaburan dan pengeluaran modal mereka. Kerajaan Negeri hanya membantu memudahkan Redtone dengan mengecualikan beberapa peraturan dalam pemasangan alat wifi ini.
750 kawasan hotspot wifi secara percuma ini telahpun dipasang sepenuhnya pada tahun ini di Pulau dan juga di Seberang Perai. Walau bagaimanapun Kerajaan Negeri amat menitik beratkan beberapa kawasan yang tidak diliputi dengan inisiatif wifi secara percuma ini seperti kawasan Parlimen Bukit Gelugor, Nibong Tebal, Kepala Batas dan Tasek Gelugor. Bukit Gelugor dan Nibong Tebal adalah kawasan Parlimen PR kedua-duanya.
Redtone menjelaskan bahawa keperluan komersial telah memaksa mereka memasang 750 kawasan hotspot wifi percuma hanya di kawasan yang boleh membawa keuntungan komersial (viability). Oleh kerana ini adalah tawaran pemasangan secara percuma oleh sebuah syarikat swasta, Kerajaan Negeri tidak dapat memaksa Redtone untuk meliputi seluruh kawasan di Pulau Pinang.
Untuk memperbaiki ketidakseimbangan ini dan memastikan liputan wifi merangkumi semua kawasan, Kerajaan Negeri telah berbincang dengan Redtone untuk mengadakan satu usaha sama denganya termasuk kawasan-kawansan yang tidak diberikan liputan wifi percuma sebelum ini. bagi pemasangan 750 kawasan hotspot lagi yang mana akan merangkumi semua kawasan di Pulau Pinang, termasuk kawasan-kawasan yang tertinggal yang disebut sebelum ini. Dalam kata lain, tambahan 750 kawasan hotspot wifi menjadikannya berjumlah 1,500 kawasan hotpsot wifi secara PERCUMA akan disediakan di Pulau Pinang apabila ianya siap sepenuhnya.
Niat baik Kerajaan Negeri untuk memastikan kesemua kawasan mendapat wifi secara percuma telah ditukar dan diputar belitkan dengan mengatakan bahawa Kerajaan PR telah mendiskriminasikan penyokong BN. Bagaimanakah Kerajaan PR dikatakan mendiskriminasikan penyokong BN sedangkan kawasan Parlimen Karpal Singh juga tidak diliputi oleh pemasangan wifi secara percuma pada peringkat pemasangan yang pertama? Adalah menjadi perkara lazim kepada media massa BN dan pemimpinnya yang mengamalkan ”double standard” dan suka membuat propaganda apabila Kerajaan PR dituduhkan mendiskriminasikan penyokong atau kawasan BN sedangkan niat Kerajaan PR adalah baik dan untuk memastikan semua kawasan mendapat wifi secara percuma.
LIM GUAN ENG
Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Press Statement by Abdul Malik on Queensbay Hawkers
KENYATAAN MEDIA
16 MAC 2011
PENIAGA PESISIR PANTAI QUEENSBAY AKAN DIBANTU, TIDAK AKAN DIANIAYA
Sebagai sebuah kerajaan berjiwa rakyat, adil untuk semua kaum, kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang akan membantu mana-mana pihak tanpa mengira kaum dan fahaman politik. Tiada dalam kamus kerajaan negeri untuk menganiaya mana-mana pihak, kerana itu bertentangan dengan prinsip pentadbiran kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang.
Namun, terdapat pihak-pihak tertentu mengambil kesempatan memutarbelit fakta, menabur fitnah dan memainkan isu perkauman sempit bertujuan memburukkan imej kerajaan negeri. Kejadian yang berlaku kepada peniaga dan penjaja van bergerak sekitar Pantai Queensbay, Bayan Baru, pada 15 Mac lalu sebagai contohnya .
Media Utusan Malaysia, menggambarkan berlaku penganiayaan kepada peniaga berkenaan, apabila pihak Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) melarang mereka menjalankan aktiviti perniagaan di sepanjang jalan pesisir pantai Queensbay.
Hakikatnya, selepas mendapat beberapa aduan daripada pengurusan Queensbay Mall dan orang ramai, mengenai kesesakan yang teruk berlaku di sepanjang jalan pesisir pantai Queens Bay, antara lain disebabkan oleh kebanjiran peniaga van bergerak, pihak MPPP telah menempatkan 10 anggota penguatkuasanya setiap hari bermula 1 Mac lalu.
Bukan bertujuan untuk menyaman atau merampas barangan peniaga, tetapi bagi memastikan kelicinan lalu lintas, di samping menjaga kebersihan persekitaran. Pihak berkuasa sememangnya tidak membenarkan sebarang bentuk perniagaan di sepanjang pesisir jalan berkenaan. Lebih-lebih lagi musim cuti sekolah di mana Pulau Pinang dibanjiri pelancong dari dalam dan luar negara yang akan menyumbang kesesakan yang sedia ada.
Saya difahamkan pada 2009, pihak MPPP telah mengedarkan borang kaji selidik kepada para peniaga terbabit, bertujuan untuk menempatkan mereka di sebuah kawasan tertentu, tetapi tidak mendapat maklum balas positif daripada peniaga.
Namun, sebelum kejadian 15 Mac lalu, saya bersama ADUN Pantai Jerjak YB Sim Tze Tze sedang mengadakan perbincangan dengan pihak tertentu untuk membantu menyelesaikan masalah para peniaga tersebut. Setakat ini, perbincangan masih berjalan dengan beberapa alternatif sedang diperhalusi.
Berhubung kenyataan fitnah oleh Aminah Abdullah terhadap saya, dalam Utusan Malaysia 16 Mac 2011, saya mengakui ada menerima panggilan telefon daripada beliau mengenai perkara itu. Sebelum itupun saya telah dimaklumkan oleh salah seorang pegawai saya . Ekoran itu, saya telah menghubungi Setiausaha MPPP, Ir Ang Aing Thye meminta pihaknya menangani perkara itu secara berhemah dan seperti biasa menasihati para peniaga di situ.
Saya menafikan sekeras-sekerasnya, fitnah oleh Aminah yang kononnya saya mengarahkan para peniaga hadir ke Bahagian Pelesenan MPPP semalam ( 15 Mac 2011) untuk menyelesaikan masalah mereka. Saya mempunyai pegawai yang komited dengan tugas membantu rakyat, dan tidak memerlukan seseorang seperti Aminah yang cuba berlagak menjadi hero rakyat, tapi sebenarnya hanyalah seorang yang ‘bancrupt’ politik.
Sebagai sebuah kerajaan berjiwa rakyat, kerajaan negeri tidak akan menganiaya rakyat. Saya akan membantu para peniaga tersebut, dan akan mengadakan pertemuan dengan mereka dalam masa yang terdekat. Ini janji saya dan tekad saya sebagai hamba rakyat Pulau Pinang.
Hj Abdul Malik Kassim
16 MAC 2011
PENIAGA PESISIR PANTAI QUEENSBAY AKAN DIBANTU, TIDAK AKAN DIANIAYA
Sebagai sebuah kerajaan berjiwa rakyat, adil untuk semua kaum, kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang akan membantu mana-mana pihak tanpa mengira kaum dan fahaman politik. Tiada dalam kamus kerajaan negeri untuk menganiaya mana-mana pihak, kerana itu bertentangan dengan prinsip pentadbiran kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang.
Namun, terdapat pihak-pihak tertentu mengambil kesempatan memutarbelit fakta, menabur fitnah dan memainkan isu perkauman sempit bertujuan memburukkan imej kerajaan negeri. Kejadian yang berlaku kepada peniaga dan penjaja van bergerak sekitar Pantai Queensbay, Bayan Baru, pada 15 Mac lalu sebagai contohnya .
Media Utusan Malaysia, menggambarkan berlaku penganiayaan kepada peniaga berkenaan, apabila pihak Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) melarang mereka menjalankan aktiviti perniagaan di sepanjang jalan pesisir pantai Queensbay.
Hakikatnya, selepas mendapat beberapa aduan daripada pengurusan Queensbay Mall dan orang ramai, mengenai kesesakan yang teruk berlaku di sepanjang jalan pesisir pantai Queens Bay, antara lain disebabkan oleh kebanjiran peniaga van bergerak, pihak MPPP telah menempatkan 10 anggota penguatkuasanya setiap hari bermula 1 Mac lalu.
Bukan bertujuan untuk menyaman atau merampas barangan peniaga, tetapi bagi memastikan kelicinan lalu lintas, di samping menjaga kebersihan persekitaran. Pihak berkuasa sememangnya tidak membenarkan sebarang bentuk perniagaan di sepanjang pesisir jalan berkenaan. Lebih-lebih lagi musim cuti sekolah di mana Pulau Pinang dibanjiri pelancong dari dalam dan luar negara yang akan menyumbang kesesakan yang sedia ada.
Saya difahamkan pada 2009, pihak MPPP telah mengedarkan borang kaji selidik kepada para peniaga terbabit, bertujuan untuk menempatkan mereka di sebuah kawasan tertentu, tetapi tidak mendapat maklum balas positif daripada peniaga.
Namun, sebelum kejadian 15 Mac lalu, saya bersama ADUN Pantai Jerjak YB Sim Tze Tze sedang mengadakan perbincangan dengan pihak tertentu untuk membantu menyelesaikan masalah para peniaga tersebut. Setakat ini, perbincangan masih berjalan dengan beberapa alternatif sedang diperhalusi.
Berhubung kenyataan fitnah oleh Aminah Abdullah terhadap saya, dalam Utusan Malaysia 16 Mac 2011, saya mengakui ada menerima panggilan telefon daripada beliau mengenai perkara itu. Sebelum itupun saya telah dimaklumkan oleh salah seorang pegawai saya . Ekoran itu, saya telah menghubungi Setiausaha MPPP, Ir Ang Aing Thye meminta pihaknya menangani perkara itu secara berhemah dan seperti biasa menasihati para peniaga di situ.
Saya menafikan sekeras-sekerasnya, fitnah oleh Aminah yang kononnya saya mengarahkan para peniaga hadir ke Bahagian Pelesenan MPPP semalam ( 15 Mac 2011) untuk menyelesaikan masalah mereka. Saya mempunyai pegawai yang komited dengan tugas membantu rakyat, dan tidak memerlukan seseorang seperti Aminah yang cuba berlagak menjadi hero rakyat, tapi sebenarnya hanyalah seorang yang ‘bancrupt’ politik.
Sebagai sebuah kerajaan berjiwa rakyat, kerajaan negeri tidak akan menganiaya rakyat. Saya akan membantu para peniaga tersebut, dan akan mengadakan pertemuan dengan mereka dalam masa yang terdekat. Ini janji saya dan tekad saya sebagai hamba rakyat Pulau Pinang.
Hj Abdul Malik Kassim
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Dr. Joyce Lee's Response to Show Cause Letter
8 March 2011
Dear Disciplinary Committee Chairman Dato’ Dr. Tan Kee Kwong
RE: Response to Show Cause Letter
Your Ref: SUA2011/SKR/JKD/0356
In response to your show cause letter dated 7 March 2011 about the alleged statements I made on Facebook that hurt the image of Party, Ketua Umum, Deputy President and Central Leadership Council (MPP).
Facebook
First of all, Facebook is a social network site for friendship, common interest, beliefs, knowledge sharing, and Facebook friends are by invitation only. The conversations I had on my Facebook wall with families and friends are similar to the private conversations I had at my house. Is it logic for PKR to ask all its members to officially explain every private conversation they had at their houses eavesdropping by someone outside the window? In which eavesdropper seldom hear anything good of themselves.
Statements I made on Facebook
“Azmin is anak angkat Mahatir, he has never stayed away from UMNO in terms of connections, so to enjoy “money” dropping from the sky…”
This is a fact that Azmin Ali is the adopted son of Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali (the wife of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad), and there is closed tie between the family of Azmin’s father and the family of Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali. Can Azmin Ali explain his imported car business which is still in operation till now, in which APs are only given to the selected few in UMNO? Why there is no one (even UMNO) makes noise about Azmin to continue enjoying APs and to continue with his imported car business?
“90% of MPP are without credibility that won because of jumped on the dirty bandwagon of Azmin. Anwar could turn 2010 PKR election as a milestone in the Malaysian political history, but he choose to make it an universal laughing stock because of Azmin. Big price to pay!”
The fact that there is fraud renders the whole election process a sham. MPP Christina Liew mentioned the irregularities in the polls in several Sabah divisions (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147996). Press conferences were hold and memorandums were submitted by Mustaffa Kamil Ayub, Chegubard (Badrul Hisham Shaharin) and Dato’ Zaid Ibrahim (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147995), in which President Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah promised malpractices in the party elections conduct would be thoroughly probed (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/148083). Even Ketua Umum Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim admitted flaws in polls and vowed sweeping probe (Malaysiakini dated 28 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/149361). During the PKR congress in November 2010, Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution said that the report on the investigations on the allegations would be made two weeks after the congress (The Sun Daily dated 27 December 2010, http://www.thesundaily.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=55605), in which we’re still waiting for the report.
“Why should PKR members bother about their KPIs? Seeing the fact that PKR Deputy President “menang by tipu”, PKR Election Director, PKR Parliamentarian Whip, ADUN Bukit Antarabangsa, MP Gombak, Ketua Cabang Gombak cum PPN Selangor didn’t even pass his KPIs.”
How can someone like Azmin Ali who flunked his own KPIs, accused of being aloof and lacking the grassroots’ touch be effective in constituency service and grassroots rapport, as well as be leadership by example? (Free Malaysia Today dated 21 February 2011, http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/02/21/azmin-and-six-others-flunk-kpi-test/). PKR has a pool of qualified leaders. We need rational explanation from top leader why non-performing Azmin is appointed with so many important party posts? Also, please study the feedback of many blog news readers, PKR members and Azmin’s constituents about the bad public perception he has.
Deterioration of Party Image
I would like to stress that as a member of ADIL since its inception, what I said/say is purely due to the love for our Party and Country, as well as the passion to bring about real change for the betterment of Malaysian politics. I am not against the Party, but I indignantly denounce the selfish and wicked individuals/leaders that damaged the party’s image and wrecked the Hope of the People. Can MPP make impartial and appropriate group decision when it contains so many individuals who played tag together each other in obtaining the MPP posts by fraudulent means during the party election? Therefore, the quality and credibility of the existing MPP and the so-called collective party leadership are seriously in doubt. This will definitely have a detrimental effect on PKR/PR, because we can’t expect the majority one-sided MPP to field vetted and credible candidates for GE13, especially if there is no proper implementation of Candidates Selection Criteria and KPI ratings. We can’t see the leadership lineup formed after the notorious party election can help to clean our Party’s name in producing many frogs and non-performing YBs.
To say again, the Facebook comment is similar to private conversation with friends, and my opinion was not targeting the general public. It should not, therefore be considered an offence as it would be if I gave a press conference, appeared on TV or wrote to a mainstream newspaper. So, on what ground I am accused to deliberately damage the image of Party?
Culprits who actually damaged the Image of Party and the unity of Members:
1) Zuraida Kamaruddin
Talking about Facebook, what action has been taken on Women Chief Zuraida Kamaruddin so far (she used MCMC, an UMNO agency to oppress our own PKR member by curbing freedom of expression on Facebook)? Ketua Umum Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his email reply dated 3 December 2010 suggested Zuraida to be referred to Disciplinary Committee (please find the attached copy of the email communication).
Also, what is the disciplinary action taken on Zuraida for instructing her agents to unethically “misplace” many MATWC Meeting Minutes and MPWP 2010-2013 candidates’ nomination forms (please find the attached complaint letter of Wanita Cabang Batu Kawan to Central Elections Committee Head Dr. Molly Cheah, c.c. Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution dated 14 October 2010)? Further to that, did Disciplinary Committee take action on Zuraida for openly sabotaging a free and fair party election and her blatant lies to the media that she won the Women Chief post without contest on 15 October 2010 (attached herewith copy of Nanyang Siang Pau) before the nomination dateline 16 October 2010? In actual fact there were four qualified Women Chief candidates and a 3-corner-fight for the top Women Wing post.
2) Azmin Ali
Azmin Ali has vowed to start his witch-hunt instead of calling all party members to close rank right after “winning” deputy presidency unofficially (Malaysiakini dated 22 November 2011, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/148818). What is the disciplinary action taken on Azmin for going to the media to openly damage the image of Party, as well as to demoralize and disunite the party members?
3) Mansor Othman
Vice President Mansor Othman told the media that PKR has started its spring cleaning to clear all the dissenting voices before the forthcoming general election (Nanyang Siang Pau dated 25 January 2011). Even my name and photo was published in the January’s paper suggesting I would be one of them to receive show-cause letter, in which I actually received it now in March. Is this the pre-planned witch-hunt as Azmin and gang vowed to? Also, it is another blatant example of going to the media to divide party members and to injure party’s image. Any stern action is taken on Mansor Othman?
All in all, it is no exaggeration for Party members to call Azmin and gang hypocrites and arrogant asses, after all the damages they have done to our beloved Party. Don’t tell us no action taken on the evildoers associated with the party election frauds, witch-hunt and disintegration of party forces before GE13 is a “deal” and an overture to push PKR/PR to electoral doom? I hope party leadership can also explain the alleged “deal” between PKR top leader with Prime Minister Najib Rajak to stand acquitted on the charge which is widely spreading now.
PS = I believe Dato’ Tan can understand the contents of Nanyang Siang Pau and can help to translate to the Disciplinary Committee Members.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Dr. Joyce Lee Yueh Choo
c.c. Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution
Dear Disciplinary Committee Chairman Dato’ Dr. Tan Kee Kwong
RE: Response to Show Cause Letter
Your Ref: SUA2011/SKR/JKD/0356
In response to your show cause letter dated 7 March 2011 about the alleged statements I made on Facebook that hurt the image of Party, Ketua Umum, Deputy President and Central Leadership Council (MPP).
First of all, Facebook is a social network site for friendship, common interest, beliefs, knowledge sharing, and Facebook friends are by invitation only. The conversations I had on my Facebook wall with families and friends are similar to the private conversations I had at my house. Is it logic for PKR to ask all its members to officially explain every private conversation they had at their houses eavesdropping by someone outside the window? In which eavesdropper seldom hear anything good of themselves.
Statements I made on Facebook
“Azmin is anak angkat Mahatir, he has never stayed away from UMNO in terms of connections, so to enjoy “money” dropping from the sky…”
This is a fact that Azmin Ali is the adopted son of Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali (the wife of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad), and there is closed tie between the family of Azmin’s father and the family of Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali. Can Azmin Ali explain his imported car business which is still in operation till now, in which APs are only given to the selected few in UMNO? Why there is no one (even UMNO) makes noise about Azmin to continue enjoying APs and to continue with his imported car business?
“90% of MPP are without credibility that won because of jumped on the dirty bandwagon of Azmin. Anwar could turn 2010 PKR election as a milestone in the Malaysian political history, but he choose to make it an universal laughing stock because of Azmin. Big price to pay!”
The fact that there is fraud renders the whole election process a sham. MPP Christina Liew mentioned the irregularities in the polls in several Sabah divisions (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147996). Press conferences were hold and memorandums were submitted by Mustaffa Kamil Ayub, Chegubard (Badrul Hisham Shaharin) and Dato’ Zaid Ibrahim (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/147995), in which President Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah promised malpractices in the party elections conduct would be thoroughly probed (Malaysiakini dated 12 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/148083). Even Ketua Umum Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim admitted flaws in polls and vowed sweeping probe (Malaysiakini dated 28 November 2010, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/149361). During the PKR congress in November 2010, Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution said that the report on the investigations on the allegations would be made two weeks after the congress (The Sun Daily dated 27 December 2010, http://www.thesundaily.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=55605), in which we’re still waiting for the report.
“Why should PKR members bother about their KPIs? Seeing the fact that PKR Deputy President “menang by tipu”, PKR Election Director, PKR Parliamentarian Whip, ADUN Bukit Antarabangsa, MP Gombak, Ketua Cabang Gombak cum PPN Selangor didn’t even pass his KPIs.”
How can someone like Azmin Ali who flunked his own KPIs, accused of being aloof and lacking the grassroots’ touch be effective in constituency service and grassroots rapport, as well as be leadership by example? (Free Malaysia Today dated 21 February 2011, http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/02/21/azmin-and-six-others-flunk-kpi-test/). PKR has a pool of qualified leaders. We need rational explanation from top leader why non-performing Azmin is appointed with so many important party posts? Also, please study the feedback of many blog news readers, PKR members and Azmin’s constituents about the bad public perception he has.
Deterioration of Party Image
I would like to stress that as a member of ADIL since its inception, what I said/say is purely due to the love for our Party and Country, as well as the passion to bring about real change for the betterment of Malaysian politics. I am not against the Party, but I indignantly denounce the selfish and wicked individuals/leaders that damaged the party’s image and wrecked the Hope of the People. Can MPP make impartial and appropriate group decision when it contains so many individuals who played tag together each other in obtaining the MPP posts by fraudulent means during the party election? Therefore, the quality and credibility of the existing MPP and the so-called collective party leadership are seriously in doubt. This will definitely have a detrimental effect on PKR/PR, because we can’t expect the majority one-sided MPP to field vetted and credible candidates for GE13, especially if there is no proper implementation of Candidates Selection Criteria and KPI ratings. We can’t see the leadership lineup formed after the notorious party election can help to clean our Party’s name in producing many frogs and non-performing YBs.
To say again, the Facebook comment is similar to private conversation with friends, and my opinion was not targeting the general public. It should not, therefore be considered an offence as it would be if I gave a press conference, appeared on TV or wrote to a mainstream newspaper. So, on what ground I am accused to deliberately damage the image of Party?
Culprits who actually damaged the Image of Party and the unity of Members:
1) Zuraida Kamaruddin
Talking about Facebook, what action has been taken on Women Chief Zuraida Kamaruddin so far (she used MCMC, an UMNO agency to oppress our own PKR member by curbing freedom of expression on Facebook)? Ketua Umum Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his email reply dated 3 December 2010 suggested Zuraida to be referred to Disciplinary Committee (please find the attached copy of the email communication).
Also, what is the disciplinary action taken on Zuraida for instructing her agents to unethically “misplace” many MATWC Meeting Minutes and MPWP 2010-2013 candidates’ nomination forms (please find the attached complaint letter of Wanita Cabang Batu Kawan to Central Elections Committee Head Dr. Molly Cheah, c.c. Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution dated 14 October 2010)? Further to that, did Disciplinary Committee take action on Zuraida for openly sabotaging a free and fair party election and her blatant lies to the media that she won the Women Chief post without contest on 15 October 2010 (attached herewith copy of Nanyang Siang Pau) before the nomination dateline 16 October 2010? In actual fact there were four qualified Women Chief candidates and a 3-corner-fight for the top Women Wing post.
2) Azmin Ali
Azmin Ali has vowed to start his witch-hunt instead of calling all party members to close rank right after “winning” deputy presidency unofficially (Malaysiakini dated 22 November 2011, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/148818). What is the disciplinary action taken on Azmin for going to the media to openly damage the image of Party, as well as to demoralize and disunite the party members?
3) Mansor Othman
Vice President Mansor Othman told the media that PKR has started its spring cleaning to clear all the dissenting voices before the forthcoming general election (Nanyang Siang Pau dated 25 January 2011). Even my name and photo was published in the January’s paper suggesting I would be one of them to receive show-cause letter, in which I actually received it now in March. Is this the pre-planned witch-hunt as Azmin and gang vowed to? Also, it is another blatant example of going to the media to divide party members and to injure party’s image. Any stern action is taken on Mansor Othman?
All in all, it is no exaggeration for Party members to call Azmin and gang hypocrites and arrogant asses, after all the damages they have done to our beloved Party. Don’t tell us no action taken on the evildoers associated with the party election frauds, witch-hunt and disintegration of party forces before GE13 is a “deal” and an overture to push PKR/PR to electoral doom? I hope party leadership can also explain the alleged “deal” between PKR top leader with Prime Minister Najib Rajak to stand acquitted on the charge which is widely spreading now.
PS = I believe Dato’ Tan can understand the contents of Nanyang Siang Pau and can help to translate to the Disciplinary Committee Members.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Dr. Joyce Lee Yueh Choo
c.c. Secretary-General Saifuddin Nasution
Thursday, March 3, 2011
'Teohlogy' arrives in Penang
Ex-Radio DJ Patrick Teoh was at Gurney Plaza, Penang last weekend to promote his newly launched book called “Teohlogy, the word according to Patrick Teoh”.
‘Teohlogy’ is a compilation of articles that Patrick wrote for the “Off-The Edge” column about six years back. Written from a first-person’s perspective ala Patrick Teoh, ‘Teohlogy’ is unabashedly penned with wit, sarcasm together with a liberal amount of stinging humour. A book reviewer described the book as ‘ascerbic’.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng dropped by to congratulate Patrick for his book. When the representative from Popular Bookstore pinned an orchid corsage onto the shirt of the CM, the100-odd crowd responded just as directed and rehearsed by Patrick: “Huwah… so cute!”
During his speech, Patrick commented that Penang had become so clean and nice that he felt like he was in a different country the moment he crossed the Penang Bridge. Just as Patrick was praising the Chief Minister for his good management, the crowd rose to give the CM a standing ovation.
Patrick also expressed wishes to sell enough books so that he could purchase a piece of property here in Penang.
“Penang property prices are so expensive,” he quipped.
Comparing his sales to a book that Dr. Mahathir just released, he revealed that Dr. M had managed to sell 40,000 copies to date, whereas he targets to make the millionth mark.
‘Teohlogy’ is a fun read to those who are interested in the local political scene.
“As you read page to page, there is a familiarity about this book. In each article, that familiarity comes off the pages because they are the everyday concerns of everyday Malaysian,” said Lim Guan Eng.
The 303-pages book is priced at RM38.00 each and is available in bookstores nationwide.
‘Teohlogy’ is a compilation of articles that Patrick wrote for the “Off-The Edge” column about six years back. Written from a first-person’s perspective ala Patrick Teoh, ‘Teohlogy’ is unabashedly penned with wit, sarcasm together with a liberal amount of stinging humour. A book reviewer described the book as ‘ascerbic’.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng dropped by to congratulate Patrick for his book. When the representative from Popular Bookstore pinned an orchid corsage onto the shirt of the CM, the100-odd crowd responded just as directed and rehearsed by Patrick: “Huwah… so cute!”
During his speech, Patrick commented that Penang had become so clean and nice that he felt like he was in a different country the moment he crossed the Penang Bridge. Just as Patrick was praising the Chief Minister for his good management, the crowd rose to give the CM a standing ovation.
Patrick also expressed wishes to sell enough books so that he could purchase a piece of property here in Penang.
“Penang property prices are so expensive,” he quipped.
Comparing his sales to a book that Dr. Mahathir just released, he revealed that Dr. M had managed to sell 40,000 copies to date, whereas he targets to make the millionth mark.
‘Teohlogy’ is a fun read to those who are interested in the local political scene.
“As you read page to page, there is a familiarity about this book. In each article, that familiarity comes off the pages because they are the everyday concerns of everyday Malaysian,” said Lim Guan Eng.
The 303-pages book is priced at RM38.00 each and is available in bookstores nationwide.
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