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Dato’ Mustafa Kamal, Director of Elections for PKR Pulau Pinang successfully gathered about 500 election workers at several meeting points all around the Bayan Baru (P52) parliamentary district last Sunday. Dato’ Mansor Othman, the Deputy Chief Minister addressed the 300-strong crowd at its main site at Dewan JKKK Taman Pekaka, Batu Uban, together with several other personalities like YB Sim Tze Tzin (ADUN Pantai Jerejak), Dato’ Malik Kassim (ADUN Batu Maung) and YB Raveen (ADUN Batu Uban). The air of excitement was further enhanced when a motorcycle convoy of about 30 bikes arrived at Taman Pekaka along with a decorated trailer behind blasting the Parti Keadilan song. After a short briefing, all volunteers participated in a house-to-house exercise to meet the voters in the three state constituencies in Bayan Baru. When the crowd were asked: “Are you ready for Pakatan Rakyat?” the crowd replied in a very spirited ‘Yes!’ The overall response from the ground was very ...

Sim Tze Tzin, ADUN Pantai Jerejak visited the Lengkok Mahsuri flats today with PDC engineers and officers to inspect the slant as claimed in Bernama News yesterday. During the inspection, it was found that the apron in the corridor had cracks in them as the building was built over what used to be a padi field, and has underground stream running below the ground, causing certain parts of the ground to sink. However, Sim reassures the residents that the building was structurally safe.The sinking involved three units in that apartment block. The sinking involved three units in that apartment block. Sim directed PDC personnels to engage the engineering unit of JKR to do further inspection.

Sim Tze Tzin visited the Bayan Baru market with Mohd Rashid bin Hasnon, the Penang Municipal Council officers and JKR personnels on a walkabout to receive complains from the hawkers at the market complex. “The state government is applying for funds from Kementrian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) for upgrades to make the market more disabled friendly,” Mohd Rashid said. Sim also revealed that some hawkers had requested for lower stall rental and that Mohd Rashid will raise this issue in the next council meeting. Sim said that the cleanliness level has improved, but encourages the public to cooperate and take care of public facilities, referring especially to blockages in the drainage. “This will help keep the costs down,” he said. He also proposed that the hawkers start selling organic food as those who lived or shopped in the vicinity have better income now. After the walkabout, Sim donated 3000 books to the library situated at the top floor of the building. He ...

Press Statement in response to Mr. Wong Mun Hoe’s Press Conference 11 May 2011 Mr Wong Could Not Deliver Promises, Now He Must Stop Politicking. Yesterday, Mr Wong Mun Hoe and his Gerakan party leaders held a press conference to condemn the State Government regarding repainting of PDC and State Government built flats. He was quoted in Chinese Press as saying “Mahsuri Apartment (M3-M5) is privately managed and not under the management of PDC or State Government. They do not qualify to get repaint. How could they get to be the first to repaint?” His statement has angered many of the residents of the Mahsuri Apartment. Mr. Wong has politicized the issue and made the innocent residents as scapegoats. I would like to response to this matter by giving facts nothing but the facts. In March 2004, Mahsuri Apartment 3, 4 and 5 was approached by PDC to set up Management Corporation. During the formation meeting in August 2004, pro-tem committee requested to repaint the buildings, as par...

PRESS STATEMENT BY MR WONG MUN HOE, VICE CHAIRMAN OF PENANG STATE GERAKAN, ON BEHALF OF BARISAN NASIONAL PENANG On 3rd May, 2011 after the memorandum to appeal to the Penang State Government for the repainting of 53 blocks of flats and apartments was submitted to the Chief Minister, two important points were immediately made by the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, YB Ng Wei Aik 1. Private high rise management including repainting is the responsibility of the developer or the management committee. 2. The State Government will only consider the repainting for PDC, MPPP, MPSP and State Government low cost flats. Following his response, I have 3 questions for YB Ng Wei Aik to answer. 1. Is YB Ng Wei Aik aware that the first apartment to be announced to be given this repainting ‘grant’ is the M3,4 and 5 apartments in Mahsuri, Bayan Baru and that this announcement is made by his boss, the Chief Minister himself? 2. Is YB Ng Wei Aik aware that the M3, 4 and 5 apartments...

Draft Ucapan ADUN Pantai Jerejak YB Sim Tze Tzin dalam sidang DUN 4hb May, 2011. 1.0 Terlebih dahulu, saya ingin mengucapkan selamat hari pekerja dan juga selamat hari kebebasan akhbar. Para wartawan memperjuangkan kebenaran dan melaporkan berita dengan jujur, dan saya menghormati professionalisme para wartawan. Penghormatan saya tidak termasuk editor TV3, Utusan Malaysia dan Awang Selamat. 2.0 Para pekerja adalah tunggak pemacu ekonomi di negeri Pulau Pinang. Setiap hari ratusan ribu pekerja collar biru dan collar putih begitu juga pegawai kerajaan, menjalankan tugas mereka secara jujur dan disiplin. Sumbangan mereka amat besar kerana merekalah yang memajukan ekonomi mereka. 3.0 Saya ucapkan syabas kepada kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang kerana Berjaya menarik FDI sebanyak 12.2 billion tahun 2010. Ini adalah pencapaian yang cukup membanggakan. Ini adalah hasil usaha para pekerja di kawasan-kawasan perindustrian di FTZ, yang menyakinkan para pelabur bahawa melabur di Pulau Pinang a...

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, selep...