The day when EC became almighty !!!

“Even if the speaker has sent us the letter, the power to establish whether there is a casual vacancy or not is by the EC. Even we have received the letter by the Speaker, we will study and hold a special meeting to decide if we are going to accept the resignation. In the case of Perak, we rejected the resignations - Malaysian Insider (24/3/2010).

This is the price we are paying when suddenly EC became so powerful that democratic right of Malaysian is compromised when a Civil Servant can decide whether a seat becomes vacant or not. This is the dire price and consequence we are now facing when EC becomes too almighty.

When our PR Speaker, YB Sivakumar announces the resignations of the three kataks in Perak, the EC refused to accept the Speaker decision and held that they have not resigned. However in this case, the Perlis Speaker himself admitted that he has received the resignation letter from Titi Tinggi and yet, the EC refused to accept the fact !!! Is it simply because the EC knows that the BN, especially the PM is trying very hard to persuade the elected rep to retract his resignation. How long do we have to wait until EC accepts the resignation ?

What if Yip Sau Onn is adamant and his decision is final ? Will the Chairman of EC, Tan Sri Dato Seri Aziz bin Mohd Yusof take and accept full responsibility for it ?

When an ADUN resigns, he/she can not retract the decision because the resignation has taken effect and the only decision the Speaker can made is to declare the seat as being vacant. If he is allowed to retract, and serve as elected rep, illegality can be challenged in Court of Law as from the moment of his resignation he/she is no longer an elected rep.

We need to stand up and correct the wrongdoing of the EC and BN. We cannot allow them to trample and interfere with the democratic process and rightfully, this democratic right must be given back to the rakyat.

Let us kick BN out in the coming GE-13.

ADUN for Titi Tinggi resigns

It is reported in Malaysiakini that MCA's Assemblyman Yip Sun Onn has resigned with immediate effect citing irreconcilable different with certain party leaders and this was confirmed by the Speaker. A by-election would have to be held within 60 days.

Yip Sun Onn would be the first ADUN to resign paving way for a by-election in this current term. This is an honourable act to do since he was elected on MCA ticket rather than hopping to become an independent.

We are ready for the by-election and I believe we have a good chance of winning the seat. We in Pakatan Rakyat shall work together to ensure victory to PR !!

Hidup Pakatan Rakyat !! Hidup Rakyat !!

Question for the coming Dewan sitting

Soalan Lisan


1. Pada bulan April 2009, Kerajaan Negeri telah mengumumkan kelulusan kawasan perlombongan seluas 34,000 ekar di Pengkalan Hulu kepada sebuah Syarikat iaitu Rahman Hydraulic. Oleh itu, meminta YAB Menteri Besar menjelaskan :-

a) Jumlah premium yang telah dan/atau akan di terima oleh pihak Kerajaan Negeri daripada aktiviti pembalakan yang bakal di jalankan di kawasan tersebut;

b) Apakah rasional Kerajaan Negeri untuk memberi kelulusan kawasan yang sebegitu luas kepada satu Syarikat sahaja;

c) Apakah langkah-langkah ataupun tindakan yang telah dan/atau akan di ambil untuk menjamin kepentingan penduduk Orang Asli di kawasan tersebut dari segi sumber keperluan asas dan ekonomi;


2. Ada terdapat banyak rumah-rumah kediaman dan kedai di seluruh Negeri Perak, terutamanya di kawasan Taman Perumahan sedang mengalami masalah kecurian meter LAP sejak kebelakangan ini. Oleh itu, menanya YAB Menteri Besar menjelaskan :-

a) Apakah rancangan oleh Kerajaan Negeri untuk mengatasi masalah kecurian meter LAP ini ?

b) Kenapa pengguna-pengguna LAP perlu di kenakan caj sebanyak RM 100.00 untuk menggantikan setiap meter LAP yang telah di curi ?

c) Senaraikan Kontraktor-kontraktor yang telah di lantik oleh LAP untuk menjalankan kerja-kerja mengantikan meter LAP yang di curi dengan caj sebanyak RM 40.00 setiap satu meter.



3. Kerajaan Negeri telah mengumumkan dan melancarkan Projek Amanjaya untuk merangsangkan ekonomi Negeri Perak. Oleh itu menanya YAB Menteri Besar :-

a) Berapakah anggaran peruntukan yang diperlukan untuk menjayakan Projek ini ?

b) Apakah Kerajaan Negeri dibawah pimpinan YAB Menteri Besar akan memastikan projek ini dapat mencapai matlamat yang di rancang ?

c) Adakah ini bermakna Projek Koridor Utara yang di lancarkan oleh bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia adalah dengan ini tidak lagi menjadi teras pembangunan Ekonomi Negeri Perak.


Soalan Bertulis

1. Menanya YAB Menteri Besar Perak :-
a) Sila nyatakan projek-projek yang telah dijalankan dengan peruntukan pembangunan kawasan DUN Pasir Pinji (N 27) sejak tahun 2009.
b) Sila nyatakan keseluruhan kos projek-projek tersebut
c) Sila nyatakan kedudukan projek-projek tersebut.

2. Pembangunan pesat perumahan dan perdagangan di kawasan Pengkalan telah menjadikan jalanraya di sepanjang Jalan Pengkalan ke Lahat amat sibuk dan sesak di kawasan tersebut. Keadaan sedemikian amat menyusahkan penduduk-penduduk sekitar dan pengguna-pengguna jalanraya tersebut yang menggunakan jalaraya tersebut yang terpaksa mengharungi masalah ini setiap hari. Kerja menaik-taraf jalanraya tersebut kepada jalanraya dua laluan (dual carriageway) adalah amat perlu dan patut dijalankan oleh Kerajaan Negeri dengan kadar segera untuk kesenangan pengguna-pengguna lalulintas kawasan tersebut. Oleh itu, menanya YAB Menteri Besar Perak :-
a) Apakah rancangan Kerajaaan Negeri untuk menaik-tarafkan jalanraya tersebut ?
b) Berapakah kos anggaran untuk menaik-tarafkan jalanraya itu kepada jalanraya dua laluan (dual carriageway) ?
b) Jika tiada rancangan untuk menaik-taraf jalanraya tersebut, kenapa ?


3. Kerajaan Negeri telah lantik empat (4) orang sebagai Penasihat kepada YAB Menteri Besar dengan elaun dan imbuhan setaraf EXCO Negeri. Menanya YAB Menteri Besar Perak

a) Apakah keperluan untuk perlantikan sedemikian ?

b) Berapakah jumlah pembayaran elauan dan imbuhan setahun untuk membayar empat (4) Penasihat kepada YAB Menteri Besar ini ?

c) Kenapa YAB Menteri Besar tidak mengisikan kekosongan empat (4) kerusi EXCO sehingga hari ini ?


4. Kerajaan Negeri masih belum menyelesaikan pemberian tanah-tanah seluas 1000 hektar kepada sekolah SUWA sejak tahun 2009. Oleh itu, menanya YAB Menteri Besar Perak

a) Kenapakan pemberian milikan tanah-tanah seluas 1000 hektar tidak dapat diberikan kepada sekolah-sekolah SUWA di Negeri Perak sehingga hari ini ?

b) Adakah benar Kerajaan Negeri tidak berhasrat untuk menberikan pajakan tanah diberikan kepada sekolah-sekolah SUWA di Negeri Perak ?

c) Bilakah masalah Pajakan Tanah ini akan di selesaikan ?


5. Sila Kerajaan Negeri Perak nyatakan kedudukan dan status pemberian Geran selama-lamanya kepada pemilik-pemilik di Kampung Baru dan Kampung Tersusun di Negeri Perak ?

Bertarikh pada 14 hb Mac, 2010



Yang benar,




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YB En Su Keong Siong
ADUN Kawasan Pasir Pinji

I'm Back !!!

Yes, i have not been blogging for 6 months and so many things happened during that period...BN's grabbed power through illegal and unconstitutional means in Perak was notably the biggest event.

Sdr Teoh's senseless and needless death shocked and stunned us all. We will continue to fight for JUSTICE to be served and a better Malaysia. It will be long and arduous task but we shall be relentless and persevere till we achieve our aim. The road to Putrajaya beckons come this GE-13.

In Perak the political struggles continues and i salute our YAB Nizar for his bold and steadfast manner in facing all the adversities. Not forgetting my fellow comrades and friends in Pakatan Rakyat !!!



It has not been easy with many setbacks but i believe we will win this WAR ultimately. We know for sure that the Rakyat is with us and support us through this unprecendented constitutional crisis. Stay with us...HIDUP RAKYAT, HIDUP PR !!!


I will try to update my blog more frequently.

Service Center Pasir Pinji

*LEGAL EAGLE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SERVE *
Date :12 January 2009


*TWO*-term Pasir Pinji assemblyman Thomas Su Keong Siong is well known for his strong commitment to the needs of his constituents.

He is a leader who is more concerned with keeping his house in order rather than politicking and due to this has earned great respect from his constituents regardless of race.

A lawyer by profession, the 42-year-old DAP politician is also very popular with his voters due to his vast legal knowledge. He is the main source of reference for those seeking legal advice which he usually provides for free during meet-the people sessions at his service centre along Jalan Sultan.

As for Su, he is glad that his legal knowledge has helped him perform his duties as well as developing personal contacts with those who had voted for him.

Speaking to Perak News Online recently, Su who is also state Higher Education, Science, Technology and Communications Committee chairman said an immediate solution was needed to solve the flash flood problem affecting 50 homes in Kampung Baru Pasir Pinji.

He said the affected residents were losing their patience as they have been putting up with the problem for quite sometime and incurred a lot of losses in terms of damage to their property.

He urged the state Drainage and Irrigation Department to speed up deepening Sungai Pinji to stop water from overflowing to the nearby housing estates whenever it rains.

Besides being heavily silted, he said Sungai Pinji was also facing serious clogging problems due to the attitude of the residents who tend to throw rubbish into the river.

Being one of the urban constituencies, issues such as irregular collection of rubbish and clogged drains are among the mounting complaints Su has to deal with. He said the problem would not be tackled unless the Ipoh City Council bucked up and provide a more efficient service to the people.

Touching on other matters, Su said the decision by the state government to allow the conversion of land titles from leasehold to permanent status was well received by the Pasir Pinji New Village residents.

So far, more than 1,000 villagers in his constituency have applied for the conversion, said Su who won with a thumping 6,993 vote-majority in the March 8 general election.

He said voters in his area had requested for the Pasir Pinji market to be upgraded, adding they were unhappy with the RM200,000 upgrading work carried out by Barisan Nasional. The residents, he said, claimed the contractor had carried out a sloppy job.

Su said he had tackled some of the minor issues affecting the market such as frequent power failures by replacing the old wiring system using the allocation he received from the state government.

He also lamented at the absence of a proper public transport system in Pasir Pinji, adding that he hoped the problem would be solved with the state government's proposal to introduce a more efficient bus service.

Meanwhile, several voters when met expressed confidence in the ability of the Pakatan Rakyat state government to administer and develop the state.

Former teacher Hoh Chak Shon, 68, from Taman Melor said he believed Su would continue being a good wakil rakyat based on his excellent track record. He said Su's humble and friendly character has made it easy for people to work with him.

Koh Toh Long, 62, from Pasir Pinji New Village said the Pakatan Rakyat state government has done a lot of good to the people by issuing permanent land titles to them. He said the new land policy has ended his 40-year long wait to get a permanent land title.

PERAK NEWS ONLINE

BN must kick Hamidah out of the party for her racist remarks !

It is a shame that after 51 years of independence, we still see racial remarks being made by Assemblyman in the just concluded Perak State Assembly sitting. I must say that i was bitterly ashamed that such an offensive remarks were made by a BN State Assemblyman and immediately protested against such racist remarks !

It is rather hypocritical that the BN Government should spend billions of Ringgit to instill racial harmony and understanding amongst the the teenagers through the National Service Program (PKLN) but its leaders continues to harp on racial issues. It makes me wonder whether the BN Government is serious in promoting racial harmony and unity when we can still have BN Assemblyman uttering such racist remarks in the August house, whether intentional or not.

The BN party must take immediate action against the said Assemblyman to restore credibility and clearly, the BN party has not learn from the March 08 election that racial sentiments no longer have any place in Malaysian politics. They must show that BN has really changed from the old ways of racial politics if they are to stay relevance in Malaysian poltics.

Even though Hamidah Osman has apologised for her racial slur, the rakyat demand to see that BN take a stern action against her to ensure that such racist remarks are not tolerated at all. In my mind, a mere apologies is insufficient to repair the damage and hurt done to the Indian community. Therefore, BN should immediately take appropriate step to kick her out of the party or at least suspend her from BN. Remember that Devamany was given a stern warning for trying to raise the problems faced by the Indian Community and also Sothinathan's suspension over the Ukraine medical students issue ? I call upon the other component party like MIC MCA Gerakan and PPP to take up the challenge and have Hamidah kicked out or suspended from the BN party. Please prove that you are equal partner and worth your salt in the BN component party !

I am also saddened by the Opposition Leader for trying to defend Hamidah by saying that such fable exists in the Dewan Pustaka's Dictionary. Please correct me if i am wrong but i dare say that no such fable exist in the Dewan Pustaka' Dictionary. Even if it does, Hamidah should know that such a racist remarks should not be uttered in the August house. It is utterly irresponsible and arrogant.

Now over to you - MIC MCA Gerakan and PPP ! The ball is in your feet.

PERAK STATE ASSEMBLY SITTING

The recently concluded Perak State assembly sitting saw us answering Q & A session for the first time. I append herebelow one of the question that was answered by me during the Q & A session :



YB. ENCIK CHAN MING KAI (SIMPANG PULAI)

Isu Menara Telekomunikasi

Baru-baru ini, ramai penduduk mengadu bahawa banyak pemancar telekomunikasi jenis atas bumbung (roof top) telah giat ditubuh di kawasan perumahan khususnya di kawasan Ipoh. Akan tetapi, penubuhan pemancar jenis atas bumbung tidak dihadkan dengan jarak minimum seperti penubuhan menara (tower) telekomunikasi.
Maka, minta Y.A.B. Menteri Besar menjawab :

(a) Adakah Kerajaan Tempatan Negeri Perak bercadang untuk mewujudkan syarat jarak minimum sebagai syarat tambahan atas panduan pemasangan pemancar telekomunikasi atas bumbung (roof top) yang disediakan oleh Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) ?

(b) Apakah tindakan yang akan diambil atas syarikat telekomunikasi yang memasang alat pancaran atau menara telekomunikasi tanpa kelulusan Kerajaan Tempatan ?

(c) Berapakah permohonan pemasangan alat pancaran telekomunikasi di kawasan Simpang Pulai yang masih belum di luluskan.



Jawapan : YB Encik Su Keong Siong :
Buat masa ini, Kerajaan Negeri sedang berusaha untuk menseragamkan kepatuhan syarat-syarat yang telah dikeluarkan oleh Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM). Kesemua menara yang dibina hendaklah mematuhi garis panduan yang dikeluarkan oleh SKMM.

Bermula dari tahun 2005, semua menara dan struktur pemancar di Perak telah melalui program pemutihan iaitu menara yang tidak mematuhi syarat telah dikenalpasti dan syarikat telekomunikasi yang berkenaan akan diminta untuk mengemukakan permohonan permit kepada Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan dengan mematuhi syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan oleh SKMM. Sekiranya arahan ini tidak dipatuhi dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan, PBT akan mengeluarkan notis dan arahan meroboh ke atas menara tersebut.

Bagi kawasan Simpang Pulai, sehingga kini terdapat lima (5) buah menara yang masih belum diluluskan sepenuhnya iaitu empat (4) menara masih berstatus lulus bersyarat dan satu (1) menara masih dalam pembinaan.