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Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:53 AM PDT

Lim Lip Eng

Jurugambar ditikam kesal tiada tindakan polis

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:23 AM PDT

Source: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/03/31/jurugambar-ditikam-kesal-tiada-tindakan-polis/ (Jamilah Kamarudin, 31/3/2011)

Tindakan seorang jurugambar yang pergi menuntut baki bayaran di rumah pelanggannya membawa padah apabila ditikam dan dikelar di beberapa bahagian badannya pada 6 Mac lalu.

Lee Poh Chai, 37, yang juga pemilik kedai gambar di Jalan Ipoh, di sini, ditikam dengan pisau pemotong kertas dibahagian lengan dan pinggang kanannya selepas pelanggannya itu enggan membayar bayaran album gambar ulang tahun kelahiran anak lelakinya yang pertama berbaki sejumlah RM 462.

"Pada 20 November tahun lalu, lelaki itu datang ke kedai saya dan mahu gambar anaknya diambil dalam studio untuk dimuatkan dalam album. "Lelaki itu yang berpuas hati dengan hasil kerja saya membayar wang pendahuluan RM50 daripada jumlah RM512 yang dikenakan dan menyuruh saya datang ke rumahnya di Pandan Perdana untuk mengambil baki bayaran. "Seminggu kemudian saya datang kerumahnya dan beliau menjelaskan bayaran tersebut melalui sekeping cek," katanya ketika ditemui di Pusat Khidmat DAP Segambut di sini hari ini. Namun Lee mendapati dirinya ditipu apabila pihak bank menghubunginya memberitahu bahawa cek yang digunakan itu cek tendang dan bukan milik pelanggan tersebut. Pelangganya itu yang mengakui kesilapan tersebut selepas dihubungi Lee pada mulanya berjanji akan menjelaskan bayaran akhir dengan meminta nombor akaun Lee, tetapi menukar fikiran beberapa hari kemudian dan enggan membayarnya atas alasan tidak berpuas hati dengan hasil kerja Lee. Setelah beberapa kali cuba menghubungi dan menuntut bayaran, Lee akhirnya mengambil keputusan pergi ke rumah pelanggannya itu pada hari kejadian. "Beliau yang berang melihat kehadiran saya di perkarangan rumahnya terus mencapai pisau pemotong kertas dalam keretanya lalu menikam dan mencederakan saya," katanya.

Beliau yang cedera sehingga menerima jahitan kira-kira 25 jahitan kemudiannya membuat laporan di balai polis Pandan Indah pada keesokan harinya. Namun Lee mendakwa setelah hampir sebulan berlalu, sehingga kini masih belum ada apa-apa siasatan dijalankan malah tiada seorang pun pegawai polis yang datang mengambil keterangannya. "Saya mengenali wajah dan tahu alamat rumah lelaki itu. Tapi saya kesal kenapa masih tiada tindakan mahupun tangkapan dikenakan terhadap individu yang mencederakan saya,."Saya takut jika lelaki itu sekali lagi datang dan menyerang saya atau mengapa-apakan kedai saya jika tiada jaminan daripada polis," katanya.

Sementara itu, Ahli Parlimen Segambut Lim Lip Eng mempersoalkan tindakan polis walaupun situasi yang dihadapi Lee merupakan satu kes jenayah berat. "Mengikut Seksyen 324 Kanun Keseksaan sesiapa yang menembak, menikam, atau memotong dengan apa-apa senjata dengan niat mahu membunuh akan dihukum penjara sehingga tiga tahun atau denda, atau sebatan. "Tetapi saya dapati dalam laporan Lee ini tertera cop bahawa ia hanya sah untuk kegunaan tuntutan sivil dan bukannya jenayah, mungkin ini yang menjadi masalah," katanya.

Sehubungan itu, Lim berkata pihaknya telah menulis surat kepada Ketua Polis Selangor Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah pada 17 Mac lalu bagi meminta penjelasan namun tiada respon. "Saya kesal dengan pengurusan polis yang boleh membiarkan kes jenayah ini berlaku…saya mungkin akan panjangkan perkara ini kepada Ketua Polis Negara nanti," katanya.

魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:32 AM PDT

魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan

SOALAN-SOALAN BERTULIS YANG DITANYA OLEH YB GWEE TONG HIANG DI MESYUARAT KEEMPAT PENGGAL PERSIDANGAN KETIGA DEWAN NEGERI JOHOR KE-12 PADA 17 MAC 2011.

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:57 AM PDT

Lim Guan Eng

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:10 AM PDT

Lim Guan Eng

BN is practicing selective criticism and missing the wood from the trees

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Penang PR CAT Governance Is Based On Open Tenders But PR Is Being Transparent By Stating That There Is No Open Tender When Only One Listed Company Apply And Qualify.

The "Penang PR for all, Wifi for all" to make Penang the first wifi state in Malaysia is a bold and innovative initiative to broaden digital intelligence for all Penangites. As the first state in Malaysia to provide free wifi for all in public areas, there is a need for further explanations of the approach taken to implement this novel concept.

The Penang state government wishes to stress that we are willing to consider other listed companies on Bursa Malaysia licensed to provide ICT services, the same terms as that offered to Redtone International Bhd. In other words these listed companies must be willing to install and maintain 1,500 free wifi hotspots for all Penangites for a period of 5 years at a cost of RM8.5 million funded by the state.

As an indication of the listed company's commitment to Penang's free wifi initiative they must follow Redtone's lead in installing and maintaining the first 750 free wifi hotspot free of charge at their own cost. Then only can these listed companies qualify for the second phase to bid for the additional 750 free wifi hotspots funded in part by the state government.

The Penang PR state government regrets the irresponsible attempts by BN to confuse policy with practice by claiming that the Pg PR state government has abandoned our open tender policy. Clearly, BN is hypocritical for criticising PR for not practicing open tender when BN completely fails to do.

I wish to reiterate that the open tender policy is one of the hallmarks of Penang PR state government's CAT governance of Competency, Accountability and Transparency. For the first time in Malaysian history Penang became the only state government to be praised by Transparency International because of our CAT governance and open tender.

Penang PR CAT governance is based on open tenders but PR is being transparent by stating that there is no open tender when only one listed company apply and qualify.

Listed Companies On Bursa Malaysia Licensed To Provide ICT Services Will Be Offered The Same Terms As Redtone International Bhd To Install And Maintain 1,500 Free Wifi Hotspots For All Penangites For 5 Years At RM 8.5 Million.

The Penang free wifi initiative is divided into two phases. The first phase consists of listed companies providing 750 free wifi hotspots in public areas at its own cost without charging the state government a single cent. Its investment is to be recouped from advertising revenues.

In this first phase, the state government merely provides facilitation in securing local government approvals for installation. Only one company (Redtone) stepped forward to provide the 750 free wifi hotspots in public areas at its own cost. No other listed companies expressed any interest in providing the 750 free wifi hotspots at its own costs.

As this first phase is commercially driven, the state government can not forcibly compel Redtone to install the first 750 free wifi hotspots in all areas in Penang. This is why some areas were left out, including the parliamentary constituency of Bukit Glugor belonging to DAP National Chair Karpal Singh.

To ensure that free wifi is for all, the state government has to fund the second phase of installing and maintaining another 750 free wifi hotspots in public areas at a cost of RM8.5 million for 5 years. This second phase will not only increase the number of free wifi hotspots in public areas to 1,500 but also ensure that all state constituencies in Penang are covered by some free wifi hotspots. It is this second phase that BN is criticising the state government for not practicing open tender.

BN is practicing selective criticism and missing the wood from the trees. Instead of taking the whole 1st and 2nd phase together, BN ignores the first phase and concentrate only on the second phase. This is wrong. To qualify for the second phase, the listed company must first fulfil the first phase by providing the initial 750 free wifi hotspots at its own cost without a single cent from the state government. Then only can it qualify to be funded by the state government for its second phase.

When we first approached the listed companies in Bursa Malaysia licensed to provide such services, none was interested except Redtone. To date no listed company is interested. As only Redtone qualified by complying with the first phase, it is not possible to conduct an open tender with only one company under the second phase.

The Penang state government is still willing to consider the same terms offered to Redtone, ALSO to other listed companies provided that like Redtone, these listed companies carry out the first phase of providing the first 750 free wifi hotspots at its own cost. The terms of Phase 2 with Redtone are as follows:

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Key Points Of Collaboration Agreement for the Deployment of Wireless Broadband between PDC Telecommunications Services Sdn Bhd(PDCT) and Redtone International Berhad(Redtone)

Penang Pakatan Rakyat(PR) State Government For All; Free Wifi For All

General Terms – Salient Points

· Agreement is for an additional 750 free wifi hotspot in public areas to the public funded by the Penang state government through PDCT.
· There are currently 750 existing free wifi hotspots in public areas that Redtone International Bhd ("Redtone") has provided and maintained free of charge. With the additional 750 free wifi hotspots funded by the Penang state government, there will be a total of 1500 units.
· Redtone shall also provide an additional 50 Sites on top of the 750 contracted under the second phase of which PDCT shall not be required to make any further payments (for installation or maintenance whatsoever).
· The installation at the proposed 750 Sites and the additional 50 sites provided free of charge shall be completed within 12 months from the date hereof.
· Redtone shall provide 50 Mbps as backhaul to the Internet for the existing 750 Sites AND the new proposed 750 sites

Payment Terms

· This agreement shall be for 5 years and have a value of RM 8,490,000. After 5 years both PDCT or the state government have the option of continuing the service annually at the cost of RM900,000/- per annum.

· Maintenance of the existing 750 Sites already installed by Redtone shall be free of charge. In the event Redtone fails to maintain the Sites, Redtone shall be deemed to have been in breach of the Agreement.

· In the event of a breach, PDCT shall have the absolute rights to claim full ownership over the existing 750 Sites and the proposed new 750 Sites and additional free 50 sites in addition to further compensation/damages from Redtone.

Location

· All the 40 state constituencies in Penang shall be provided with at least Ten (10) WiFi Hot Spots.

Apportionment of Revenue

· All net revenue generated from the advertising services shall be apportioned between PDCT and Redtone equally.

Technological Upgrades

Each user of the Penang Free Wifi hotspots is given 1 mbps of internet connection and when the need arises, the user can be upgraded to 5 mbps, 10 mbps or even up to 54 mbps by Redtone International at no additional cost.

Lim Kit Siang

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Lim Kit Siang

Longing For A Free Mind (Part 4 of 13)
Rahim not prosecuted for RM40 million corruption in the nineties in return for relinquishing all government, statutory and party positions?
As Lynas plant looms, man begs PM for kids’ future
Chinese groups weigh in on Interlok

Longing For A Free Mind (Part 4 of 13)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PDT

By M. Bakri Musa [In the first three parts I asserted that for Malaysia to achieve her Vision 2020 goals, both her leaders and citizens must have free minds. Those cooped under their coconut shells are unlikely to achieve greatness. To topple that shell we must first be dissatisfied with our present situation.] Liberation Through [...]

Rahim not prosecuted for RM40 million corruption in the nineties in return for relinquishing all government, statutory and party positions?

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:20 AM PDT

In Parliament yesterday, I had asked for the government response to Monday's Open Letter to the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar by former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Mat Zain Ismail who had expressed lack of confidence that Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik would be prosecuted over the Carcosa sex video scandal [...]

As Lynas plant looms, man begs PM for kids’ future

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:52 AM PDT

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — A Kuantan man made an impassioned plea today for Datuk Seri Najib Razak to halt the construction of a controversial rare earths refinery near his home town, after an attempt to protest the project was snubbed earlier by the Prime Minister's [...]

Chinese groups weigh in on Interlok

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:49 AM PDT

Malaysiakini A number of prominent Chinese groups are among 45 organisations which inked a joint statement criticising the government’s decision to retain the controversial novel ‘Interlok’ as a compulsory textbook for secondary schools. In a strongly-worded statement, the civil society groups ticked off the novel for attempting to indoctrinate Form Five students with the ‘Malay [...]

Charles Santiago

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Charles Santiago

Set-up Commission to Address Household Dual Crisis – Cost of Living & Debt.

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:44 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin indicated that the government will soon introduce measures to counter inflation in the country.

While one welcomes the DPMs statement but it needs to be pointed out that Malaysian's, especially the middle and lower middle classes including the working classes are confronted with a deep structural dual crisis: cost of living coupled with a debt crisis.

At present, the nation is faced with an indebted middle and working class that is unable to support families with their present wages and remuneration. In fact, families are borrowing to finance their quality of live and standard of living.

Wage trends in Malaysia indicate 2.6 percent growth annually during the past 10 years compared with the increasing cost of living during the same period. Also, a World Bank study showed that about 34 percent of all Malaysian workers earned less than RM700 a month, levels below the poverty line of RM720 per month.

The National Economic Advisory Council indicates that “the bottom 40 per cent of households have experienced the slowest growth of average income, earning less than RM1,500 per month in 2008.

Put differently, wage stagnation faced by the middle and working class has failed to keep pace with wider economic growth since the last 10 years.

Also, the middle and working classes have not benefited from the country's growth but in fact are forced to absorb the increasing cost of living through debt. Thus the economy is not working in favour of the middle and working classes.

Household debt has spiralled out of control for the same ten year period. Household debt to GDP in increased from 69.1 percent in 2004 to 76.6 percent in 2009. These debt figures will be much higher if we include borrowing from middlemen and Ah Longs.

Bank lending to households increased by 12 percent in 2010 and is expected to increase by 5 percent in 2011. In 2010 household borrowing from banks amounted to 55 percent of total lending by banks.

Households incur debt to pay for the purchase of homes, vehicles including credit card repayments. .

The decade old wage stagnation coupled with government subsidy cuts together with recent high food prices including other commodities has further squeezed the living standards of the middle and working classes in the country.

A recent study by the Consumer Research and Resource Centre (CRRC) on 6 types of vegetables bought by households indicate a price increase between 40-50 percent. These vegetables include kangkung, kachang buncis, sawi, tomato, kacang panjang, and cabagge.

Thus, it is urgent that the government establish a high level commission to study and recommend policies in order to stop the deterioration in the quality of live and standard of living of the squeezed middle and working classes.

The high level commission needs to investigate and propose ways to deal with the imbalance in income distribution with a view of establishing a living wage for Malaysian workers. And as matter of principal the living wage should be far higher than the poverty cut-off point.

Charles Santiago

Member of Parliament, Klang.