Here comes DAPSY for the anti-Lynas rally!

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Press Release by YB Wong Kah Woh, the State Assemblyman for Canning at Wisma DAP on 25/02/2012 (Saturday):-

Here comes DAPSY for the anti-Lynas rally!

(Ipoh, 25.02.2012)

A bus of 60 members, led by the Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) Perak chief, YB Wong Kah Woh headed to the Kuantan anti-Lynas assembly under the banner of DAPSY. DAPSY was open to the participation from all Perakians for the two-day trip.

Wong said, after much preparation and hard work by everyone of nearly three weeks, DAPSY succeeded in recruiting more than 60 party members and public to join in support and the response is very encouraging. In addition to the two buses arranged by DAPSY, many other members will be joining by car, which will bring the total number of members to anti-lynas gathering to more than a hundred.

Wong said that the People is left with no choice but a mass gathering and protest to put pressure on the BN government to listen to the People. The people are prepared to fight and defend their rights as well as the rights of the next generation as the government is bent on the construction of the controversial Lynas rare earth plants.

“At the first place, why should the plant be set up in Malaysia? We want to let the people of Kuantan know that they are not alone in the battle against lynas!”

Wong also pointed out that the DAPSY delegation to the huge rally is in order to give support and encouragement to the people of Kuantan. It is a show of action that DAPSY is very determined.

Democratic Action Party

YB Wong Kah Woh : a Dato’ was given RM500 under the BR1M scheme, however, a blind man’s M application was rejected

Press Release by YB Wong Kah Woh, the State Assemblyman for Canning at Wisma DAP on 18/02/2012 (Saturday) at 11am:-

After the case in Pahang whereby a Dato’ was given RM500 under the BR1M scheme was revealed, what followed was a totally different case. In Ipoh, a blind man was rejected the same amount of money.

YB Wong Kah Woh revealed this shocking case in a press conference. He said that the giving away of money needs to be flexible in order to ensure that all the money available are channeled to those in real need.

The blind man, Peter Padian, is currently staying in the Ipoh Garden East Flats. He is 58 years old and was informed in January 2012 by the Ministry of Finance that his application was rejected. Indeed, he was very frustrated.

Wong said that Peter’s friend attempted to check on Peter’s case at the counter set up in LHDN but was treated extremely rudely. Wong has checked with LHDN and was informed that the reason Peter was rejected the RM500 is because Peter is below 60 years old and has no dependant.

However, Peter is 90% blind and is supporting himself by selling tissues every day. Sadly, his case was rejected on a technical ground. Wong said that if the money is not given to every citizen, at the very least it should be channeled to those who are in need. The government needs to be flexible in order to avoid the cases such as the one concerning the Dato’ in Pahang and in Peter’s case.

“This is ridiculous, ludicrous and against any sense of logical mind!” Wong added.

He also said that the government needs to show sincerity at their same time. Right now, the giving away of money has become a political gimmick for BN’s local leaders before the general election. This has caused a lot of inconvenience to the people.

Wong will help Peter in his appeal and urged the government to act immediately. This matter will be raised by YB Lim in parliament if the matter is not resolved. We believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg and there are many more similar cases.

DAP

DAP urge the Perak State Govt to convene an emergency state assembly sitting to announce the result of investigation and measure to combat the epidemic due to the infection by rota virus

(15/02/2012)

More than 3,000 people had been admitted to Hospital & so far 2 dead case had been reported due to infection by rota virus citing the unknown reason in Perak. This epidemic had been happening in Perak for more than 30 days especially at Lower Perak and Batang Padang but no official report had been announced and no one had been held responsible for this imminent danger. Yesterday alone, 251 new cases had been reported making the total number of patient stand at 3068 cases.

DAP urge the Perak State Govt to convene an emergency state assembly sitting to announce the result of investigation and measure to combat this epidemic which if not handle in time, will cause further lives of the innocent people.    

Nga filed a defamation suit against blogger sekupangdua today

DAP PERAK  PRESS STATEMENT

Perak DAP  State Secretary Nga Kor Ming today filed a defamation suit against blogger sekupangdua, whose true identity is Ahmad Sofian Yahya at Ipoh High Court today.

In his suit against Ahmad Sofian, Nga claims  RM 10 Million general damages,  exemplary damages, aggravated damages and an order of injunction against further publication of defamatory words.

Nga, who is also the Member of Parliament for Taiping and State Assemblymen for Pantai Remis filed the suit at the Ipoh High Court registry through his solicitor, Messr Leong & Tan, while accompanied by his lawyers Leong Cheok Keng, Augustine Anthony and Nga Hock Cheh. Other prominent Perak PR Leaders including Dato Seri Mohd Nizar Bin Jamaluddin, Dato Ngeh Koo Ham, YB V Sivakumar, YB Zainuddin Bin Abdul Latif, YB Wong Kah Woh, YB A Sivasubramaniam, YB Ong Boon Piow, YB Lim Pek Har were also present to show their support and solidarity with Nga.

In his statement of claim, Nga claims that the blogger in his posting  meant for public viewing had posted numerous articles which contain defamatory remarks namely calling  Nga as" A Big  Robber of Perak”. The general public may now understand such words as meaning that Nga is a “corrupt person who had abused his  power whilst as a Perak state EXCO and is unfit to hold any public office”

These defamatory  words are aimed at undermining Nga’s integrity and calculated to lower his public image as a prominent leader.

DAP Perak stresses that MBI’s award of tailoring contract is done by the council’s tender board by way of open tender. The subject matter is only for 24 lounge suit for MBI councilors at the price of RM600 each and the total price is RM14,400.00.

That at all material time, Nga was not a member of the tender board, neither was he involved in the decision making process when the board members made the decision at their meeting. It is stressed that Nga was never informed of the meeting date and the decisions made during the meeting at all material times.

As such, the words published by the Defendant is not only libelous, but malicious with clear intention to undermine Nga’s integrity.

It  now raises serious questions that by his own admission, the blogger visited The Perak Menteri Besar's office before lodging a report with the MACC.

Speculation is rife that the 13th general election will be held very soon and the sudden and intense publications of these defamatory words of events that happened in 2008 raises curious questions, DAP Perak believes the publication of these defamatory words that is calculated to tarnish Nga's outstanding and impeccable public image is politically motivated and is aimed at destroying his political career.

As a young high achiever, Nga is the recipient of  TOP 10 Outstanding Youth Malaysian Award(TOYM) in 2007 and he is legal adviser to many Non Governmental Organisations and corporation.

DAP Perak condemns all forms of gutter politics that engages in character assassination that proliferate the spread of lies and falsehood.

DAP Perak also expresses full confidence in Nga’s leadership and integrity, the party vows to stand by him in his quest to clear his  name and reputation.

 

DAP Perak
3rd January, 2012

Zambry making a cartoon (joke) out of the State of Perak.

 

 

 Media Statement by YB Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham

Najib & Zambry supported by MCA & Gerakan guilty of making a cartoon (a joke) of the State of Perak. The people of Perak suffer in consequence. Inabilility to restore the telephone lines to the State Secretariate & the Director of land and mines buildings after 3 weeks is the latest joke Zambry create out of Perak.

Fresh from the ‘success’ of spinning the ‘Black Metallic Zambry’remark, BN appointed Perak Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Zambry bin Abdul Kadir in trying to split YB Nga Kor Ming’s one remark into 2 to try to score further political points. The remark made the YB Nga Kor Ming was ‘Hitam Metalik Zambry Menteri Besar Perak Darul Kartun’

‘Black Metallic Zambry’ was a humour adapted from the Black Metallic Camry which the BN opposed when the Perak PR government bought Black Metallic Toyota Camry cars to replace the ailing Proton Perdanas. The phrase was used because it rhymes.The skin colour of a person is never described as metallic. Zambry knew that Kor Ming was referring to the colour of the Camry car but played racial politics by twisting it to say it refers to the human skin colour. He makes a cartoon of himself when he twisted the remark to refer to darker skin people.This in the level BN appointed power crazy Menteri Besar will stoop.

Now Zambry in trying to spin and say that YB Nga Kor Ming is disrespectful of the State when he described the State as ‘Perak Darul Kartun’

Najib & Zambry supported by MCA & Gerakan are guilty of making the Perak State a cartoon (a joke) and yet Zambry is accusing  others of being disrespectful of the State.

I am astonished that Zambry still did not realize that he has made the Perak State a joke due to his actions. Unfortunately, the people of Perak became victims and suffered in misery.

The following incidences have made the Perak State a joke to many people : -

(i)            Democratically elected government ousted by non democratic means

(ii)          Refusal of BN to respect the wishes of the people by calling a fresh election.

(iii)        Not allowing the State Assembly Speaker (undisputed at that point of time) to convence a sitting at the State Assembly Hall and he was forced to conduct the sitting under a tree.

(iv)          The State Assembly Speaker was forcibly removed from his seat in the State Assembly and imprisoned in a room.

(v)            State Budget passed within 20 minutes without debate.

(vi)          Microphones of opposition elected representatives switch off so that their speeches will not he heard and also not  recorded in the Hansard.

(vii)        Using the Police to invade and control the State Assembly.

(viii)      Elected representation not allowed to enter the State Assembly without permission of the police & civil servants stationed at the locked doors of the Assembly.

(ix)         Elected representatives allowed into Assembly only if issued with a pass by the State Secretary. Even former BN Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Dato Seri Di Raja Tajol Rosli was offended and described it as demeaning.

(x)           Judges do not follow the law (precedents) when deciding on Perak crisis cases.

(xi)         Laws are selectively applied (especially Article 72 of the Federal Constitution prohibiting interference of the Judiciary in matters of the State Assembly)

(xii)       A court Registar can appoint a Court of Appeal Judge to sit and stay (suspend) the decision of the High Court judge who has declared Dato’ Sri Nizar Jamaluddin as the legitimate Menteri Besar when there were 2 other panel of 3 judges each of the Court of Appeal sitting on that day. The stay was granted within 24 hours!

(xiii)     The swearing in of Zambly as Menteri Besar was obstructed and spontaneously objected to by thousand of protestors.

(xiv)       BN Government refused to answer questions asked in the State Assembly without valid reason

and the list can continue.

Zambry should stop making a clown of himself and continue to make the Perak State a cartoon by continue to spin falsehood.

Many investors have expressed their unwillingness to invest in the State of Perak until the illeginate government of Zambry is replaced. The Perakeans are unfortunately the victims who continue to suffer in consequent of Zambry continuing to make a cartoon of the Perak State.

The latest joke Zambry created out of Perak is that the telephone lines to the State Secretariate and the Director of land and mines buildings (both buildings form the seat of administration of the Government of Perak) have yet to be restored despite having been down for the last 3 weeks.

Let the people of Perak be reminded of these black days of Perak after the grab of power by BN since February 2009 and be united to oust the undemocratically installed BN government in the coming General Election.

 

Dated this 8^th December, 2011.

YB Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham

State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

&

Member of Parliament for Beruas

Ipoh,Perak.

M Kula : New contract for temporary teachers is too unfair and must be reviewed.

Media Statement by M Kula Segaran, DAP National Vice Chairman and MP for Ipoh Barat in Ipoh on Thursday, December 08, 2011

New contract for temporary teachers is too unfair and must be reviewed.

There are roughly over 400 temporary teachers now in Perak. They are what it is called the Guru Sandaran Tidak Terlatih (GSTT). Many of these teachers have been teaching for 3-4 years. 

All these teachers who are teaching in Perak were recently asked to attend a briefing held on 25/11/11 in a school in Silibin, Ipoh.

At the briefing, they were told that all temporary teachers would be now employed on a “contract for service” basis instead of the traditional contract of service.

This change came as shock to the teachers present. The new contract entails new unfair terms which include among others:

1)      No payment of EPF by the Government;

2)      No payment of COLA;

3)      Restricted medical coverage;

4)      Daily paid instead of the previous monthly paid

Temporary teachers have made immense contribution to the nation, yet the government has decided to implement a new system which removes their right s, rather than protect them.

The change means the relationship of master and servant or employer /employee relationship is done away with and replaced with sort of a self employed relationship. 

With this new arrangement, effective 17th November( last day of school) all temporary teachers will cease to be paid till December 2011 unless the schools request the teachers to report to work and for that they will be paid daily. 

I have been given to understand that at the briefing, top education officers form Putrajaya and Ipoh were present. The meeting was very tense and the temporary teachers felt their years of service had not been appreciated. 

In fact during question time, many questions were posed by the temporary teachers who were shocked with the new terms and conditions. The meeting lasted for over 4 hours. 

At the meeting, a top officer from Putrajaya retorted that the teachers should be “grateful” to the offer as the government had the discretion in not even providing or offering any employment.

How could an officer make such an unfair and unacceptable comment?

He should be hauled up and given a tongue lashing by the Education Minister as not only the officer was rude but he had substantialily damaged the name of the Ministry of Education.  

Instead of asking the teachers to be grateful, the government should be thankful for their contribution to the nation.

To add insult to injury, the change was made without any prior consultation with the teachers.

It was recently reported that Deputy Education Minister Datuk Wee Ka Siong had revealed that about 7,000 temporary teachers were affected and that the move to restructure the contract of temporary teachers was because the Ministry had “insufficient funds”.

If truly the government is cash strapped, then the first thing it must do is for Ministers and Deputy Ministers to take pay cuts.

Wee‘s explanation is therefore unconvincing and in any case, insufficient funds cannot be a justification for introducing such unfair contract for the temporary teachers.

I urge the Ministry to review the unfair terms and to give appropriate opportunities for all the temporary teachers to be trained and be employed on a full term basis. 

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Issue on " Black Metallic" by YB Nga Kor Ming

PRESS STATEMENT BY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR TAIPING

First, ever since the illegal power grab of Perak in February, 2009, Pakatan Rakyat Negeri Perak had launched a campaign with the main theme known as “1 Black Perak” to express the people’s anger and frustration over the unlawful conduct by the Barisan Nasional to form government without mandate from the people.

As I always believe, the only legitimate government in the world is the : “ Government from the people, by the people and for the people.” Anything fall short of that shall not be legitimate and must be chastised.

In that context, I said that : “ Kini negeri Perak ada Menteri Besar Hitam Metalic yang haram dan masuk ke pejabat SUK menerusi pintu belakang menaiki kapal selam Najib.” In absolutely no circumstances that my speech was referred to skin colour or Indian race as it simply means the Menteri Besar is illegal and the state government is unlawful.

However, my speech was taken out of context, spinned & distorted by the BN cyber trooper coupled with some irresponsible media which play up the issue to inflame racial sentiments which is most regretted.

I wish to maintain that I am a Malaysian. All Malaysians are my brothers and sisters including Dato Seri Zamry bin Abdul Kadir. I have no hatred against him personally but I will never recognize him as Menteri Besar simply he did not have the mandate from the Rakyat.

I always cherished our country’s diversity and I believe diversity is our strength and all races must be united for our nation to march forward.

To all who feel offended by my abovesaid remarks, I wish to say sorry and apologize to them including Dato Seri Dr Zamry bin Abdul Kadir but I will continue to fight any form of undemocratic regime in this country. It must be emphasized that the above apology should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the illegal power grab by Barisan Nasional which all Malaysians must oppose and must never forget.

 

I will continue to soldier on.

 

YB TUAN NGA KOR MING

DAP PERAK

30-11-2011