KOTA KINABALU - Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the door for discussion on state-federal seats ratio with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is still open.
SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul said his party supports President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee's stand that Sabah-based parties must contest the majority of seats in the state legislative assembly to put an end to the state being a puppet administration.
He said it is in line with SAPP's struggle to form a state government with autonomy as enshrined in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement.
"SAPP is willing to relent to PR contesting a majority of the state's parliamentary seats, allowing the federal opposition pact a better chance to claim power in Putrajaya.
"However, administrative power over the state must stay in the hands of parties with roots in Sabah," he said.
On reports that seat talks between SAPP and PR have come to temporary halt according to PR ally Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing, Dagul said, "Our party was waiting for PR to decide on its own seat sharing formula among its three parties, Bumburing's Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS) and Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin's Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPPS)."
"The door for discussion is still open. It could be that Bumburing's now locked inside PR and the key is outside," added Dagul.
He said SAPP have repeatedly stated that the coming 13th General Election is about restoring the autonomy of Sabah as well as Sarawak as promised in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the spirit of the formation of Malaysia.
Dagul also said that Pakatan's Kuching Declaration that says Sabah and Sarawak have equal status as Malaya is relevant.
Key among the seven-point declaration was a pledge to restore the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement and the position of Sabah and Sarawak as equal partners within Malaysia, "by restoring autonomy to Sarawak and Sabah within the framework of the Federal Constitution".
"Consistent with these promises and principles, local parties should contest a majority of state assembly seats," he pointed out.
Both Bumburing and Lajim were former strongmen in Sabah BN but left their respective parties UPKO and Umno last year to form the two PR-friendly political NGOs.
"SAPP are waiting for PR or PKR to make their formula official and to announce it because we are accountable not only to our parties but also to the rakyat.
"We would also like to know the formula for Sarawak and for Malaya as well," he added.
Dagul added that prior to forming APS, Bumburing was Chairman of Amanah Sabah, an NGO headed by Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
He said the official launching of Amanah Sabah was also attended by Datuk Ong Tee Keat (Deputy President) Datu Amir Kahar Tun Mustapha (Deputy President), Tan Sri Simon Sipaun (Vice President) and Mohd Lukhman Ghani (Vice President).
Veteran politicians like former Chief Minister Datuk Osu Sukam, Lajim Ukin, Datuk Mijul Mahap and Datuk John Ghani were also linked to Amanah.
pandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteWiramuda (Youth) Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah mempersoalkan apakah sebenarnya peranan Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing dalam bersekongkol dengan PKR; tetapi tidak pula menyertai terus parti Semenanjung itu.
Nampaknya semakin bermasalah Bumburing sekarang ini selepas keluar daripada BN.
DeleteItu pilihan mereka. Sekarang ini nampak sangat yang mana Bumburing semakin hilang arah dalam politik.
DeleteRasanya juga SAPP tidak ingin berkerjasama dengan Bumburing dalam penyatuan pembangkang Sabah.
DeletePembangkang Sabah masih bercakaran mengenai pembahagian kerusi. Contohilah Barisan Nasional, walaupun terdiri dari 13 parti komponen, namun tidak pernah berhadapan dengan masalah pembahagian kerusi sebagaimana yang dilalui oleh pembangkang Sabah hari ini.
DeleteJika tujuh parti pembangkang di Sabah tidak mampu mewujudkan satu gabungan yang mantap seperti BN, baik jangan mimpi membentuk kerajaan baru di negeri ini.
DeleteEloklah Bumburing terus menjadi batu api untuk merenggangkan hubungan antara PR dan SAPP.
DeleteIni semua kerana Bumburing juga yang menyebabkan PR dan SAPP bermasalah. Baguslah juga Bumburing hadir dalam PR.
DeleteBukan itu saja, tambahan lagi kes STAR pun begitu juga yang kurang senang dengan Bumburing.
DeleteApa sudah jadi dengan bumburing sebenarnya sekarang ini.
DeleteWalau apapun yang diperkatakan oleh pemimpin spesis katak ini, yang pasti beliau telah membuktikan bahawa beliau sememangnya mahukan kuasa untuk memerintah negeri ini, bukan untuk membela nasib rakyat...
DeleteHinggakan SAPP yang cuba untuk bekerjasama dengan PR dilihatnya sebagai musuh...
DeleteTakut sangatkah Bumburing bahawa tidak ada "bahagian" untuk dia jika kerjasama ini berjaya? atau Bumburing takut dianak-tirikan oleh Anwar Ibrahim?
DeleteRakyat Sabah perlu lihat sendiri betapa TAMAKnya pemimpin-pemimpin pembangkang hari ini yang hanya mementingkan pembahagian kerusi berbanding dengan agenda menumbangkan kerajaan BN.
DeleteSikap bertelagah dikalangan mereka adalah gambaran awal bahawa perjuangan mereka untuk membela nasib rakyat hanya dusta semata-mata.
DeleteMisi utama mereka hanya untuk membolot jawatan-jawatan kabinet negeri dan persekutuan.
DeleteOleh sebab itu, Bumburing lebih dulu melenting ekoran tindakan SAPP yang cuba mewujudkan kerjasama dengan PR dikala Bumburing sedang mabuk membayangkan jawatan yang bakal diberikan oleh Anwar kepada beliau sekiranya PR berjaya merampas kerajaan.
DeleteJika konflik dikalangan parti pembangkang sendiri tidak mampu diurus dengan baik, bagaimana parti yang kononnya alternatif terbaik untuk kerajaan BN ini mampu mengurus negara dengan baik??
DeleteSebab itu rakyat sering diingatkan supaya tidak memperjudikan masa depan negara dengan meletakkan pemimpin-pemimpin bodoh, sombong dan tamak ini di Puterajaya.
Deletepandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteAPS baru muncul semalam tetapi terus mendakwa berjuang yang sama sedangkan perjuangan yang dilaungkan APS hanyalah mengulang lidah perjuangan pemimpin Star, Dr Jeffrey Kitingan yang amat konsisten dengan perjuangannya sejak tahun 80-an.
Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) seat talks with the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) have come to a temporary halt, PR ally Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing has said, in yet another indicator that it may be a fractured opposition front that will face Barisan Nasional (BN) in Election 2013.
DeleteOn the outset, leaders from both sides have put on nonchalant fronts, each claiming that their “doors are always open” but the drama behind closed doors appears to be showing otherwise.
DeleteAccording SAPP information chief Chong Pitt Fah, his party chief Datuk Yong Teck Lee had told a Sunday press conference in Sabah that seat talks with PR have yet to come to a deadlock.
DeleteBut when queried on the progress of the negotiation recently, ex-BN strongman Bumburing claimed the opposite.
DeleteIn as far as SAPP [is] concerned, Pakatan [is having] difficulty in accommodating the number of seats that they demand and it seems that seat nego (negotiation) with them [has] come to a halt as of now.
Deleteunderstands that PR is unwilling to cede seats to the Sabah-based SAPP despite its claim to have greater appeal with locals in the east Malaysian state, insisting that theirs is a more Chinese-dominated party.
Delete“The strength of SAPP used to be limited in the town areas. Now the Chinese voters are putting their support to DAP to fight for their rights,” Bumburing said.
Delete“SAPP is mainly a Chinese-based party… so who would represent the KDMs (Kadazandusun and Murut)? Of course they claim they are a multiracial party…. but then again, their base is Chinese,” he said.
DeleteAzmin said that SAPP’s first demand to contest in a whopping 40 of the state’s 60 seats was too unreasonable as it would leave the remaining opposition parties just 20 seats to share among themselves.
Delete“Initially, they wanted 40 seats, and that is not acceptable to PKR, because we have PAS, DAP, APS, PPPS… we must all work together.
Delete“Then they said they were willing to reduce their numbers but the final figure, the most they could concede was just about five seats… again, that is still very big,” he said.
DeleteHe acknowledged SAPP’s argument that the contest for Sabah should be among locals but said the “Sabah for Sabahans” war cry was “no longer applicable after over 50 years of independence”.
DeleteEven though PKR, DAP and PAS are national parties, we also include our friends in Sabah and Sarawak. “We believe in this autonomy for Sabah and Sarawak but that does not mean that PR cannot contest in Sabah — every single one of our candidates are Sabahans,” he pointed out.
DeleteBut observers believe that SAPP is an important component in PR’s struggle for Sabah as without the party on their side, the opposition’s contest could result in three- or even four-cornered fights, which would split the opposition vote and give BN its much needed edge.
DeleteAzmin said SAPP initially wanted to contest a whopping 40 of the state’s 60 seats, leaving the remaining opposition parties just 20 seats to share among themselves.
Delete“If SAPP and STAR stay outside of Pakatan there is some concern from the voters. How we know their strength and we believe that in the GE13, the voters will only have a choice between Pakatan and BN,” Bumburing said, agreeing.
DeleteBut he added that both parties would likely be on yet another collision course when trying to divide seats among themselves as either side believes they should take the lion’s share. “If both parties are unwilling to concede majority state seats to Pakatan, then I cannot see how they could concede to each other.
DeleteThe respective leaders of SAPP and STAR are well known for being ambitious,” he said, referring to Jeffrey and Yong.
DeleteDari sini kita dapat lihat yang mana SAPP dan PR dan STAR tidak begitu sefahaman dalam pemberian kerus. Kerana SAPP inginkan kerusi 40 sedangkan cuma ada 60 kerusi Sabah. Jadi ini menampakkan SAPP begitu tamak.
DeleteTapi bagaimana pula dengan STAR yang ingin bertanding disemua kerusi. Ini bermakna 1 lawan 1 agak sukar dicapai.
DeleteAPS/wilfred ni adalah pemimpin di hujung senja...makin tidak relevan...sekarang berdampingan dengan PKR/PR dengan harapan akan diberi keistimewaan berbanding dengan ahli2 rasmi PKR/PR...kalau wilfred masuk dengan rasmi ke dalam PKR/PR dan diberikan kedudukan yang tinggi dalam parti sudah pasti ahli2 parti yang lebih senior tidak akan berpuas hati dan 'perang saudara' dalam PKR/PR akan berlaku..apa yang pasti, wilfred mengambil kesempatan atas kapasitinya sebagai MP tuaran...
Deletepandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteJika Bumburing benar-benar jujur membantu Pakatan Rakyat, mengapa dia tidak terus menjadi ahli PKR saja? Bahkan Bumburing pernah berkata jika tidak dilayan PKR kelak sesudah menang, dia akan keluar, jadi keluar ke mana? Ke BN kembali?
bumburing ada agenda politiknya sendiri...pemimpin macam ni hanya pentingkan diri...ingat diri sudah terlalu hebat dan bernilai..
Deletepandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteTidakkah Bumburing sedar sebenarnya beliaulah pemecah yang nyata bukan hanya dalam pembangkang tetapi juga dalam PKR Sabah sendiri.
pandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteSeluruh rakyat tahu Bumburing kini menentang rakan sebantal dan seselimutnya puluhan tahun ini hanya kerana tidak lagi dicalonkan oleh Upko-BN pada pilihanraya akan datang ini.
pandangan Wiramuda Parti Reformasi Negeri (Star) Sabah berkenaan dengan WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteJadi siapa sebenarnya yang cari makan? Pernah bermaharajalela sebagai ejen BN dan kini jadi ejen PR, sebuah lagi parti besar dari Semenanjung, untuk memecahbelahkan orang Sabah termasuk mereka yang sudah pun mula berkumpul di bawah naungan Star dan Pakatan Borneo.
pandangan Daniel John Jambun mengenai WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteAPOLOGISTS and sycophants for Tuaran MP Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing have been flooding the local media in recent days with distractions and disruptions to get cheap publicity for their so-called Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS) or whatever at our expense and to take potshots at us.
pandangan Daniel John Jambun mengenai WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteTo add insult to injury, Beaufort MP Lajim Ukin and his Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPPS) have jumped on the bandwagon as well to mislead the Orang Asal in particular Murut and Dusun including the Kadazan or urban Dusun and Sabahans in general.
pandangan Daniel John Jambun mengenai WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteAs Orang Asal, both Lajim and Bumburing are utterly shameless creatures making a spectacle of themselves for the proverbial 30 pieces of silver. Lajim, as a Muslim, is the local proxy of Anwar Ibrahim and his Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Bumburing, as a non-Muslim, is willing to be a stooge to Lajim and his PPS who are local proxies to the Orang Malaya.
pandangan Daniel John Jambun mengenai WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteThe fact that both Lajim and Bumburing are not together in one organisation shows that one is a proxy and the other is his stooge. Lajim, as the proxy, is Bumburing's master. Bumburing, as Lajim's stooge, is his slave.
pandangan Daniel John Jambun mengenai WildFrog Bumburing
ReplyDeleteBoth are traitors willing to betray our people to the Orang Malaya for their nefarious self-serving purposes. This desperate duo, political slaves of the Orang Malaya, can't see beyond their noses in politics. They are only interested in keeping their pockets full and their stomachs full with what is haram. This is their Hidden Agenda fuelled by rotten politics.
Both former Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders, Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin and Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Bumburing, are not sincere in their political struggle as they have not officially announced which party they are joining in Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
ReplyDelete“How can the people in Tuaran give their trust to these leaders when they themselves are not believing in any political parties in PR? They have announced their movement and it is obvious that they are aiming for position, which will only benefit themselves, not the people.
ReplyDeleteThey are claiming for changes in Sabah, whereas BN has been working very hard to change the living standards of the people in Sabah, even the systems have been changed into better systems..
ReplyDeleteHajiji said while Lajim and Bumburing dreamed of chasing their personal goals, BN would continue to work hard in implementing its policies and giving assistance to the needy to improve their standard of living.
ReplyDeleteAfter quitting from BN, Hajiji said Lajim and Bumburing condemned BN non-stop and badmouthed the leaders who had been supporting them all this while, without even thinking how BN had changed Sabah into a better place to live in.
ReplyDeleteBumburing is so proud that he has served the best for the people in Tuaran, but he might have forgotten that Kiulu and Tamparuli assemblymen Datuk Louis Rampas and Datuk Jahid Jahim have also worked hard to achieve the best development in Tuaran.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Lajim who has been with BN for so long and holding various positions in the government should know better what he had done before. He should answer the controversial issues about the land along Kota Kinabalu Waterfront, Atkinson Clock Tower when he was still deputy minister for housing and local government..
ReplyDeleteHe admitted that the BN is not a perfect coalition and Hajiji stressed that a human is not perfect, but the people of Sabah, especially in Tuaran, should be thankful for the effort of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who has been very committed to change the country into a developed nation, while the people live in harmony.
ReplyDeletePilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13) yang semakin hampir menyaksikan perebutan pembahagian kerusi antara penjuru pada semua kerusi yang dipertandingkan terutama bagi pihak pembangkang di Sabah.
ReplyDeletePerbalahan antara parti pembangkang nasional dan tempatan untuk bertanding satu lawan satu adalah tidak mungkin, dan situasi ini dijangka memberi peluang yang besar untuk Barisan Nasional mengekalkan Sabah.
ReplyDeleteRundingan antara Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) yang diketuai oleh Datuk Yong Teck Lee dan Star Sabah, Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan dengan Pakatan Rakyat menemui jalan buntu.
ReplyDeleteSemua tanda-tanda menunjukkan bahawa SAPP dan Star Sabah mungkin akan melakukan perjanjian untuk memberi perhatian kepada agenda Sabah manakala Pakatan Rakyat dengan sekutu tempatan Ahli Parlimen Tuaran, Datuk Wilfred Bumburing dan Ahli Parlimen Beaufort MP, Datuk Lajim Ukin akan bertanding bersendirian di 60 negeri dan 25 kerusi Parlimen .
ReplyDeletejadi ramalan tidak akan berlaku pertandingan 1 lawan 1 semakin menjadi kenyataan...
DeleteBumburing berkata bahawa tradisi pengundi Sabah hanya akan memilih antara dua pihak.
ReplyDeleteKetika dihubungi, Dr Jeffrey, yang mana partinya akan disertai oleh seorang pemimpin DAP Sabah, berkata bahawa ia adalah terbuka kepada semua dalam pakatan tetapi perbincangan akan dilakukan di kawasan pertandingan satu lawan satu di 12 daripada 25 kerusi Parlimen.
ReplyDeleteYong berkata bahawa Pakatan Rakyat telah menyampaikan tawaran kerusi SAPP itu melalui surat tetapi dia tidak mahu membuat pengumuman awam sebelum majlis tertinggi SAPP memutuskan terlebih dahulu.
ReplyDeleteYong tidak mahu mendedahkan butiran formula perkongsian kerusi Pakatan tetapi spekulasi meluas mengatakan bahawa 85 kerusi Parlimen di Sabah akan dikongsi bersama antara enam entiti - PKR, DAP, PAS, SAPP, Lajim dan Bumburing.
ReplyDeleteapa yang pasti ialah pembangkang2 di sabah masih belum dapat membentuk satu kerajsama yang kukuh seperti mana yang dilakukan oleh parti2 komponen BN sabah...
DeleteTawaran Pakatan mungkin akan ditolak oleh SAPP kerana kedua-dua Lajim dan Bumburing telah merancang untuk menggunakan simbol PKR dan ini akan memberikan parti sebahagian terbesar kerusi di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteAll these political tussles are good for UMNO/BN.Keep on arguing,fighting,scrambling for seats,biting each other ears and whatever they think they can do best.Show Sabahans your greed for power,show them how far your personal and political differences can be,show us why the opposition cannot sit on the same table and show us how greedy you are for power.At the end of the day people will realise that only UMNO/BN will rightfully deserve their votes.After this GE all the opposition leaders will be buried under avalanche of total and undisputable defeats in every nook and corner of Sabah that I am not surprised if few leaders will be contemplating of jumping down from the car park of Centre Point.
ReplyDeleteDalam keghairahan Pakatan Rakyat untuk menurunkan harga kereta, mereka terlupa untuk memberi maklumat kepada rakyat Malaysia apakah impak cadangan tersebut terhadap kualiti alam sekitar dan kenaikan sisa karbon serta kesesakan lalu lintas di jalanraya.
ReplyDeleteSudah tentu ratusan ribu kereta baru yang bakal dibeli ini akan menambah implikasi buruk kepada alam sekitar dan kesesakan jalanraya yang sekarang ini pun sudah begitu kronik di bandar-bandar utama di negara kita.
ReplyDeleteApakah kita akan terpaksa membelanjakan berbillion ringgit lagi untuk membina lebih banyak jalan dan lebuhraya bagi menampung lebih banyak kereta yang murah ini?
ReplyDeleteAtau haruskah kita belanjakan duit berbillion itu untuk perkara lain seperti sekolah, hospital dan balai polis, termasuk penambahbaikan sistem pengangkutan awam, bagi mengelak impak negatif bertambah terhadap alam sekitar dan kesesakan lalu lintas yang kronik.
ReplyDeleteRamai orang merasakan cadangan mengurangkan harga kereta ini bercanggah dengan tindakan kerajaan untuk menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) yang dipertangggungjawabkan untuk mereformasikan sistem pengangkutan awam di negara kita.
ReplyDeleteSeperkara lagi, orang kampung di luar bandar tidak akan mampu untuk membeli kereta walaupun harga kereta diturunkan. Tetapi mereka akan merasa implikasi dari cadangan ini.
ReplyDeleteBesar kemungkinan mereka terpaksa berkorban kerana sekolah dan klinik di kawasan pendalaman terpaksa di kurangkan akibat kekurangan peruntukan pembangunan disebabkan cukai kereta berbillion ringgit yang dipungut oleh kerajaan sudah berkurangan.
ReplyDeleteni belum lagi membicarakan tentang komitmen negara kita untuk mengurangkan intensiti karbon negara sebanyak 40% sepertimana yang diperakui oleh Malaysia dalam Protokol Kyoto.
ReplyDeletekita lihat kepada salah urus yang besar dalam Program Ladang Rakyat oleh Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan.
ReplyDeleteProgram ini bukanlah sebuah program yang kecil. Ia melibatkan sejumlah 19 buah projek kesemuanya, dan meliputi kawasan seluas 81,095 ekar (satu setengah kali keluasan Kuala Lumpur sebenarnya!).
ReplyDeleteProjek ini pada mulanya telah dirancang untuk membantu golongan miskin negeri Kelantan dengan menjanjikan dividen dan gaji bulanan sebanyak RM200 dan RM700.
ReplyDeleteSelain daripada itu, projek ini mensasar untuk menyediakan tempat tinggal percuma dan merangsang kadar guna tenaga tempatan. Namun pastinya, janji-janji ini tidak ditepati.
ReplyDeleteGolongan miskin yang meletakkan harapan yang tinggi ke atas program ini masih lagi hidup dalam status quo.
ReplyDeleteApabila dua buah projek di bawah program ini gagal mencapai sasaran, Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan melalui Perbadanan Pembangunan Ladang Rakyat (PPLRK) telah memajak 17 buah projek yang selebihnya (keluasan tanah terlibat adalah 76,780 ekar) kepada 16 buah syarikat yang terpilih.
ReplyDeleteNamun seperti yang telah dijelaskan secara terperinci dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara, tiada jawatankuasa khusus telah ditubuhkan untuk menilai kebolehan atau prestasi silam 16 buah syarikat tersebut.
ReplyDeleteApa yang lebih teruk lagi adalah apabila kesemua 16 buah syarikat tersebut telah dicadangkan oleh tidak lain tidak bukan CEO PPLRK sendiri! Alangkah seronoknya dapat menguasai empayar sendiri – pada hematsaya.
ReplyDeletehairan juga wilfred bumburing mengetahui semua apa yang berlaku antara rundingan PR-SAPP mengenai peruntukkan kerusi sedangkan wilfred bukannya ahli parti PKR/PR...adakah wilfred cuba melobi?
ReplyDeleteBumburing ni mcm apa2 pun tau konon.
ReplyDeleteHe locked up in his shelf.
ReplyDeleteInilah bukti keikhlasan kerajaan kita yang sentiasa prihatin terhadap apa jua keperluan rakyat jelata dan pemberian BR1M 2.0 untuk kali kedua ini telah menggembirakan semua orang
ReplyDeleteDeputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin believes the people will continue to support Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th general election as confidence of the people has grown with the steps taken by the government since 2008.
ReplyDeleteMuhyiddin said based on his visits throughout the country, there was a sense of confidence and feel good feeling among the people, giving BN a new strength of trust.
ReplyDeleteHe said in the past two years, the government had listened to the grouses of the people and understood their aspirations
ReplyDelete“We received the signal and message from the last election (2008) that sometime big, efficient and more effective steps needed to be done, to overcome the fundamental expectation of the people.
ReplyDeleteThat is why we implemented the government transformation programme and economic transformation programme.
ReplyDeleteMuhyiddin said three or four years ago, the people were not clear about the programmes meant for them and stayed away but now they have joined such programmes in earnest.
ReplyDeleteThe Prime Minister had taken a number of initiatives that showed a major impact in effectively rebuilding the confidence of the people. Since last year we have gone to the ground and introduced programmes to ease the burden of the people, through the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M), RM200 Youth Smartphone Rebate, ‘Sentuhan Kasih’ and 1Azam.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia is a peaceful country and business people need a stable government with a strong economic growth and conducive for investment and business opportunities. These are all strong points of the current government
ReplyDeleteHe added that investors are coming here to invest in all sectors… oil, gas, hotel, education and others and that is a sense of confidence
ReplyDelete“It is important that they do not obstruct the election process but they can take action if they see something wrong. If it is something immediate, something obvious like bribery or other criminal elements that should be stopped they can act accordingly.
ReplyDelete“However, it should be done through the proper channel, by informing the operation room, apart from documenting the incident in their own reports, stating clearly the important details like the time and place and so on,” he told reporters after presenting letters of appointments to the NGOs here yesterday.
DeleteIn his speech earlier, Abdul Aziz said eight NGOs have been appointed in Sarawak and the remaining five will be monitoring the elections in Peninsular Malaysia.
DeleteHe explained that the NGOs could appoint up to three members as local observers in each parliamentary constituency, meaning 225 volunteers will serve across 25 constituencies in Sabah.
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Delete“This appointment of independent monitoring bodies is among the many new mechanisms we have adopted to further improve the election process to ensure that the coming 13th GE is the cleanest yet,” he said.
He said the government had allocated RM400 million for the coming election, out of which RM52 million would be spent in Sabah, mostly for logistics purposes.
DeleteOn a related development, Abdul Aziz said 1,574 Malaysian overseas, not including government officers and full time students, had registered as postal voters as of 8.30am yesterday (Wednesday).
DeleteHe said an average of 100 individuals were listed daily since the EC introduced the registration for Malaysians abroad last month, with those residing in Australia representing the biggest number at 350, followed by the United Kingdom with 258, US (108), China (88) and Qatar (86).
Delete“The decision by EC to allow Malaysians overseas to register as voters via online, fax and emails has been very effective. No objections or complaints have been received so far and there has been no mistake on the online registration forms we have received so far. This shows that the registration is very simple and easy to do,” he said.
DeleteHe said Malaysians living abroad needed to meet only minimal conditions to qualify as voters, including having been in Malaysia for an accumulated 30 days within the five years period before the voting days.
DeleteTo avoid any discrepancies and abuse, he said the voters must come to collect their individual voting slips at the Malaysian mission or consulate, where they could decide to fill the slip and place it in the ballot on the spot or cast their vote later.
DeleteThe slips that are not collected in time by their owners would be sent by the mission to their addresses, and the individual is responsible to fill it in and send back to Malaysia in time, either on their own or via the mission.
Delete“Their votes will be carried back to Malaysia in a secure package by the appointed officers. Our commitment is to get the votes back here through the Malaysian missions in the respective countries before the voting day so that they can be included in ballot counting.”
DeleteOn another note, Abdul Aziz advised registered voters not to wait until the last minute to check their status and details with the EC.
Delete“Don’t wait until the parliament is dissolved to check your voting status. We don’t want voters only finding out their names have been removed from the list or their voting centres have been moved to a different area when they come to cast their votes,” he said.
Deleteselama Bunburing dalam BN, tak nampak sangt sumbangan dia pn.
ReplyDeletedia sertai pembangkang tak bri sebarang kesan pn.
ReplyDeleteState expenditure for youth development has increased annually since 2008 as the government viewed the young generation as an important asset.
ReplyDeleteState Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin said the government was concerned with youth development and would come up with creative and innovative ideas to spur youth development.
ReplyDelete“We view our young generation as an important asset and will go the extra mile to see to it that their needs and development are looked into,” he said.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking at the launching of Barisan Nasional Youth election machinery in Batu Sapi, Peter said that youth and sports development would go in tandem to keep youths active.
ReplyDeleteIn 2007, he said the State Government allocated almost RM37 million for youth cause, before increasing it to RM52m the following year and RM69m in 2009.
ReplyDeleteLast year, the government under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman set aside RM80.3m and this year, it again increased the allocation to almost RM88m.
ReplyDelete“We have improved and upgraded sports facilities in various sports complexes around the State so that our youths can enjoy sporting events better.
ReplyDelete“And we also hope that more sports talents will be unearthed with these improvements,” he said.
ReplyDeleteOn facilities in Sandakan Sports Complex, Peter said it now has facilities for lawn ball, archery and recently, a rock climbing wall.
ReplyDeleteSabah has 12 sports complexes now with 15 more to be built under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
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