Tag: Land

Rafizi Asks Selangor To Issue A Land Acquisition Notice To Raja Ropiah

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PETALING JAYA, 26 FEB: PKR Strategy Director, Rafizi Ramli today urged the Selangor State Government to issue a Land Acquisition notice under the Land Acquisition Act 1960, for the land which is currently owned by the Federal Government.

The action should be taken to avoid the 223 acres of land to be handed over to the Selangor Wanita Umno Chief, Raja Ropiah Raja Abdullah, through Jendela Hikmat Sdn Bhd, a company owned by the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT).

According to Rafizi, Article 3.2 of the agreement between Awan Megah and Bakti Wira Sdn Bhd, companies owned by Raja Ropiah, Awan Megah will sign a land partnership agreement with Jendela Hikmat.

“I have written a formal letter to the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

“If this notice is issued, automatically Article 8.2 in the agreement will be effective and it is only appropriate for this whole transaction to be cancelled as provided in the agreement,” said Rafizi in a press conference which was held at the PKR headquarters in Merchant Square, Tropicana today.

Previously, the State Government surrendered the land to the Federal Government before the Federal Government gave the land to LTAT to build military camps and to fund various activities.

However, LTAT through several of its subsidiary companies, apart from failing to meet the required land developments, LTAT also tried to surrender the land to a company owned by the Selangor Wanita Umno Chief, altogether causing losses to soldiers and to the people.

In the 1960 Land Acquisition Act, the State Government has the power to take back the land if the involved parties are found to have breached the terms of the land acquisition or is detrimental to public interest.

Attack On Mazlan, Selangor PAS Regrets Police Failed To Act

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SHAH ALAM, 8 FEB: Gangster-style attacks and provocations committed by Perkasa towards Mazlan Aliman who organised a talk at the Sungai Tinggi Felda last Monday proves that government institutions are still being used for the political interests of the ruling party.

According to the Selangor PAS Deputy Commissioner, Khalid Samad, this is because until now, the police have not acted on the issue of the attack made against the Chairman of the National Felda Settlers’ Children Association (ANAK).

“Until now, no action has been taken by the police, (not) when the incident occurred or after it happened.

“Although a police report has been made, the police has yet to do anything and this is not the first time this has happened.

“This culture is clearly indeed blessed by Umno leaders, therefore the police seems to be afraid to take action,” said Khalid with regret.

He added that the police seemed to act according to what Umno-BN commands of them instead of being an independent body that protects the people regardless of background or political leaning.

“As long as Umno/BN holds the reins of administration, it is that long that this kind of gangster culture will continue to grow.

“Therefore, it is important for us to change this situation for the better by making changes to the new government at the federal level,” said Khalid in a press conference at his office yesterday.

In relation to that, the Selangor PAS condemned and opposed the attacks perpetrated by Perkasa by disrupting Mazlan’s talk (ceramah) last Monday.

Mazlan who is also a Federal PAS committee member claimed to have been pelted with bottles, chairs and other objects when he was about to begin the talk regarding the issue lies by Felda.

Special Allowance Proposal For Land Affairs Specialists

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SHAH ALAM, 7 FEB: The Selangor State Government will be asking the state Land and Mines Office (PTG) to provide special allowances to employees who are experts on land affairs.

Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said that the allowance should be given after PTG held a skills and education course, accompanied by a certificate, to employees.

“I want civil servants to have broad skills and capabilities. We provide them with knowledge and with that knowledge, they can carry out a variety of tasks.

“If they pass, we provide allowances. In Selangor, we govern transparently, even more so in matters concerning land.

“We have resolved many issues raised concerning land. For example, we managed to complete the abandoned housing projects in Bukit Botak and Alam Perdana at Puncak Alam. Also, (we have solved) the problem of failure to settle premium payments by a handful of developers within the prescribed period.

“Therefore, they need to learn how we govern an solve these problems. They should also learn something new, for example, the usages of technology and so on,” he said when officiating the state Land Management Workshop, 2008-2012.

Also present were; the Director of PTGS, Datuk Kamarulzaman Jamil and Selangor’s Welfare, Women’s Affairs, Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture Exco, Rodziah Ismail.

He added that with this approach, employees can learn and change administrative ways practiced by the previous State Government.

“Now, we have entered into the stage of fully solving problems of land ownership and land administration as a whole, not just partially.

“Although it is not easy for the to understand land law, it is a criteria that will enable them to carry out duties systematically,” he said.

The Future Of The People Of Selangor In The Hands Of The EC Electoral Roll

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COMMENTS: If voters in Selangor takes the performance of the current State Government as the determining factor of to vote, it is not difficult to predict which party will administer the state after the 13th General Elections (GE-13).

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Put simply, victory in the GE-13 can be considered to be definitely in the hands of Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

From terms of administrative efficiency, right up to the policies introduced, the Selangor PR administrative government is well ahead of the 50 years when Umno-BN led the previous administration.

Even the Auditor General’s report praised the financial management of Selangor.

The Selangor state reserves jumped from RM400 million left by BN in 2008 to RM2.5 billion when the 2013 Budget was tabled last November.

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The increased amount of reserves has enabled the State Government to implement projects for the welfare of the people, including the construction of the third bridge in Klang which was previously a promise that Umno-BN failed to fulfill.

The efficiency of the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim in solving issues that BN had failed to solve for decades should also open the eyes of voters in this state.

These include the success of collecting bad debts of RM392 million from Talam Corporation, which BN had failed to do previously.

Completing Abandoned Housing Projects

Also, in less than four years, the State Government has managed to end the decades of suffering of the unit buyers of abandoned housing projects in Selangor.

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For 707 urban settlers who were promised land in the Bukit Botak resettlement scheme by Umno-BN but was resolved by the PR State Government, they would certainly not forget the agony of the 30-year-long wait under the Umno-BN administration.

This is similar for the 260 low-cost house buyers of Block E, Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS) 1, who were also relieved when the project that was abandoned for nine years was taken over by the State Government.

More than 7,000 land settlers were also relieved when their decades of anticipation was ended when the State Government presented to them their land grants.

Recognising the burden of premium payments borne by applicants, the State Government had also taken steps in fixing the premium payment at only RM1,000 compared to the previous amount which was 20 percent of the value of the land.

Under PR, the people of Selangor are also considered lucky compared to states under BN when they were given the opportunity to enjoy the wealth of the state through various contributions from the 16 Merakyatkan Ekonomi Selangor (MES – Localising the Selangor Economy) schemes.

Beginning from the Free Water Scheme, the Selangor Children Heritage Fund (Tawas), Senior Citizens Scheme (SMUE – Skim Mesra Usia Emas), right up to the Kindergarten Assistance Scheme; all of which is for the people of Selangor with very reasonable conditions.

Electoral Roll Ghosts

However, the excellent track record of the PR State Government is difficult to bet on when dealing with the Electoral Commission’s (EC) Electoral Roll which is disorderly.

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As of November last year, the Selangor Democratisation Project report revealed that there were 134,675 unidentified voters who were registered in this state, an amount sufficient to topple the PR State Government.

BERSIH Chairman, Datuk Ambiga also informed that the Malaysian Electoral Roll Analysis Project (MERAP) had also detected the same illegal activity in the electoral roll for the fourth quarter of 2012.

Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had raised various doubts in the EC electoral roll such as finding that the birthdate of voters were the same date as the application to vote and other such issues in the House of Representatives.

However, his revelation did not get any response from the EC, a commission which is considered a ‘deaf’ body by certain groups of society.

Meanwhile, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) regarding the IC project issue in Sabah, revealed that BN had given citizenship easily to foreigners to overthrow the Sabah State Government which was led by the Sabah Uniter Party (PBS) at that time.

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The IC Project in Sabah allegedly involves several political parties, government agencies and independent bodies such as the EC, the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Immigration Department.

According to witness in the RCI investigation lately, Datuk Abdul Rauf Sani, who was the former director of the Sabah NRD, estimated more than 100,000 to 200,000 identification for foreigners were signed by him.

Apart from Abdul Raud, the investigation also brought forward the Sabah NRD Registration Senior Assistant, Yakub Damsah and other witnesses to testify before the RCI.

Statements of several witnesses clearly mentioned the involvement of the EC in this IC project issue, altogether proving the inferiority of this commission’s integrity to conduct the elections in this country.

Back to the political context of Selangor, it is not impossible that at this moment, Umno-BN, with the cooperation of the EC and other government departments are working to ensure that victory is in Umno-BN’s favour in the upcoming general elections.

In fact, it would not be surprising that with assistance of a dirty electoral roll, Umno-BN manages to comfortably win with a two-third majority at the Selangor State Assembly stage.

The Selangor Government is of course aware, that to defend a State Government as rich as Selangor, it is not enough to just give the best service to its citizens alone.

Hence, the State Government with the help of friends from PR is finding a different formula to implement greater pressure on the horses ridden by Umno-BN.

The fate and future of the people lies in the hands of the people themselves, do not let the EC take it away by cheating by means of a dirty EC electoral roll.

Sports Complex Land Made Into Luxury Apartment

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SHAH ALAM, 24 JAN: In the past, the community around Section 25, Taman Sri Muda should have gotten a Sports Recreation Complex and a Community Centre for the purpose of leisure and gatherings.

However, as a result of political interference during the Umno-BN administration era, the seven acres of land for these projects have been used to build a 691-unit luxury apartment.

The development project of five apartment blocks with seven to 14 floors began after obtaining consent from the State Executive Council (MKNN) in 2007.

DAP Deputy State Secretary, Ng Suee Lim claimed that the land title was given to the Kota Raja Umno Division with a nominal price of only RM1,000 compared to the market price of almost RM10 million.

He said that the land involved is one of the 24 pieces of land throughout the state that was purchased at a very cheap price; a premium of RM1 per square metre, by the Umno-BN party.

The Sekinchan Assemblyman also claimed that the land in Taman Sri Muda was supposed to have been divided between the Kota Raja Umno Division and the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA).

“The Klang District Land Office committee fixed that 4 acres of land were to be given to MBSA and three acres to be given to the Kota Raja Umno Division at current prices.

“However after the MKNN meeting, 4 acres were given to Umno and 3 acres were given to MBSA at a nominal price of only RM1,000.

“But from what we have observed and according to development plans obtained, almost all of the seven acres are owned by the Kota Raja Umno Division.

“MBSA was only given a hall with an area of less than an acre,” he said in a press conference at the project development site.

Also present was the PKR Chief of Information, Shuhaimi Shafei.

Suee Lim added that in 2005, there was a total of 11 applications from private companies to build residential or business buildings.

However, applications to build the sports complex were also received from the former Seri Muda Assemblyman, Datuk Amzah Omar.

“Because the Kota Raja Division Umno Chief was also one of their (Umno-BN) cronies, they gave it to him,” he said.

Meanwhile, Shuhaimi said that the scandal he dubbed the ‘1Malaysia Land Grab’ or ‘Sapu Tanah 1 Malaysia’ (SaT1M) was another evidence of improper conduct by Umno-BN.

“The SaT1M scandal is being questioned when we see Local Authorities (PBT) being used by their (Umno-BN) political party.

“Through the cooperation of Umno-BN and developers, the party is able to gain millions of Ringgit. The price of a single unit of this apartment is now more than RM250,000,” he said.

In relation to the issue, he recommended that all parties involved in the matter to pay a sum of money to MBSA as the land owned by MBSA was also taken for the purpose of the said development.

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Tanjong Karang Paddy Farmers Disappointed With Expensive and Poor Quality Paddy Seeds

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TANJONG KARANG, 11 Jan: Paddy farmers at Sawah Sempadan here are disappointed when the price of paddy seeds which were supplied to them have been claimed to be expensive and of poor quality.

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Paddy farmer Ahmad Mukti, 60, claims that the price of type CL2 paddy seeds or known to farmers as ‘invincible seeds’ (benih kebal), costs RM115 for 20 kilogrammes (kg) including expensive pesticides .

Such prices are not profitable to farmers because the selling price of paddy has yet to increase.

He claimed that the factory price for 20kg of type CL2 paddy seeds is only RM28.

This means that the price of 30 millilitre (ml) of quality pesticides included in the package of paddy seeds, at RM87, is too expensive.

“One plot of paddy field with an area of three acres requires eight bags of 20kg seeds and if the overall cost of rice cultivation is calculated, it is too expensive and it completely does not profit paddy farmers,” said Ahmad, who lives in Block C, Sawah Sempadan.

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Ahmad said that the paddy seeds were not too expensive in the past as the price was monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture, however because of reasons such as delays in receiving the paddy seeds by farmers has resulted in the privatisation of paddy seeds to certain companies.

Previously, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry allegedly provided the paddy seed subsidy processing quota of 80,000 metric tonnes per year to Syarikat Seri Merbok Sdn Bhd, which is claimed to be owned by Datuk Rais Zainuddin, a former Negeri Sembilan Exco member and Syarikat Haji Mohd Nor, which allegedly has close ties with minister, Datuk Seri Noh Omar.

In the meantime, the Permatang district Coordinator, Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri said that the prices regarding this paddy seeds should be fully regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and not to take the easy way of privatising it and eventually burdening farmers with a variety of problems.

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Meanwhile, the Head of Block T1 Sawah Sempadan, Mohd Faizal Sali, 32, said that the selling price of paddy is still low at RM1250 per tonne and farmers will have to suffer losses if the seeds supplied are poor in quality and are not able to fight off diseases and pests.

“The price of paddy seeds are expensive, it is not guaranteed that all these seeds will grow and farmers will have to burden to cost of buying pesticides to curb the problem of pests such as rats and snails that feed on paddy seeds,” he added.

Another paddy farmer Sahril Salimon, 28, asks for the price of paddy seeds to be further reduced to cover the cost of rice cultivation, which is on the rise.

Sahril claimed that the retail prices of paddy seeds should be monitored because there are a handful of people who are hiking up the prices to their fancy and farmers have the right to know the real price of paddy seeds produced by Seri Merbok Sdn Bhd.

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CM: Selangor Wants Every Piece Of Land To Benefit The People

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SHAH ALAM, 9 Jan: The Selangor Government wants a parcel of land in Bukit Raja, Klang, which was allocated to be an army camp, to be used for that purpose and no to gain profits.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said that this does not mean that Selangor is thwarting development, but Selangor wants every piece of land taken for public use, to benefit the people.

He said this to refute Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who claimed that Selangor is preventing any development on the land.

“Ask him (Ahmad Zahid) to show evidence of prevention,” said Abdul Khalid today in a press conference after the Exco Meeting here.

“We told them that we will not approve until we are presented with a plan that provides the State Government opportunity to benefit from the land project,” he said.

Prior to this, the State Government decided to disallow any commercial development on the 200 acres of land which was taken in the 1980s for the construction of the 8 Brigade military camp.

In 2009, the Federal Land Commissioner requested that the military camp project be changed to a commercial development project, thus, the request was rejected by the State Government.

He said that any arrangements of the sale of the land also has nothing to do with the State Government, but his office is responsible for the development in the area.

It was reported that the status and use of the land in the Bukit Raja Industrial area in Klang appeared in a scandal that involves the company of Selangor Wanita Umno Chief, Senator Datuk Raja Ropiah Raja Abdullah, Awan Megah Sdn Bhd.

The land has already been acquired by Boustead Holdings Berhad when a payment of RM130 million was paid to Awan Megah.

Boustead Holdings is an investment by the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) that keeps contributions and pensions of military personnel.

Raja Ropiah Should Answer to Involvement in Land Scandal

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DAMANSARA, Jan. 4: Senator Datuk Raja Ropiah Raja Abdullah should come forward to explain the latest land scandal in Selangor which ties her to a windfall worth millions of ringgit.

The insistence was made by the Chief of Wanita PKR, Zuraida Kamarudin this morning at a press conference which was also attended by PKR Strategic Director, Rafizi Ramli, and Selangor State Exco, Rodziah Ismail at the PKR headquarters.

“She should clarify whether the profits will be used for herself or to become a fund for the benefit of Wanita Umno Selangor.

“Whatever the answer is, this is a form of fraud which is not acceptable, especially when it involves Malaysian military pension contributions,” said Zuraida, who is also Member of Parliament for Ampang.

According to Zuraida, the Selangor Wanita Umno Chief’s misconduct just adds to the collection of scandals triggered by high-profile women in the Federal Government, including the Prime Minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Wanita Umno Chief, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil.

“Rosmah with her expense in jewellery and luxury bags, and Shahrizat with her NFC scandal (National Feedlot Centre), all of which have so far gone unanswered by them.

“Now, Raja Ropiah appears with the latest scandal while before this, she had allegedly championed the single mothers in Selangor.

“Is this the face of Umno women leaders? I hope that an investigation can be carried out immediately on her,” insisted Zuraida.

She added that if Raja Ropiah still remains silent on the issue, a continuous motion will be made to provide pressure and insistence on the Selangor Wanita Umno Chief.

Previously, Rafizi exposed Raja Ropiah through the 223 acres of land granted free of charge to Alam Megah by Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2005 as a response to the work of designing and building a military training college.

The land, which is located in the ‘prime land’ between Bukit Bandaraya Shah Alam and Bukit Raja, was originally acquired by the Federal Government and gazetted for the purpose of establishing a military camp.

Raja Ropiah had allegedly been trying to sell the land via her company, Alam Megah to Bakti Wira Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned company of Bousted Holdings Berhad.

Bousted is a unit investment of the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) which is responsible for maintaining payroll deduction contributions from military personnel.

2013: Efforts Doubled to Meet The People’s Ideals + CM Video

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SHAH ALAM, 31 Dec: For four years since March 2008, the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor Government has successfully governed the state well and with satisfaction.

As noted in the National Audit Department Report, particularly on the state’s finances which have been managed efficiently and prudently.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said that the Selangor government has successfully managed to increase government cash reserves from RM400 million in 2008 to RM2.5 billion as of October 2012.

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“Around RM800 million has been given back to the people through more than 20 welfare programmes in the ‘Merakyatkan Ekonomi Selangor’ (MES or Localising the Selangor Economy) policy,” said Abdul Khalid in his 2013 New Year’s address.

He explained that the State Government is working hard to improve the standard of living of every citizen without practising discrimination.

“It is fair that my thanks go out to the people of Selangor for giving their support to the Pakatan Rakyat-led State Government since March, 2008.

“The Selangor State Government prioritises the people’s welfare of all races, all religion, every culture and regardless of their political affiliation,” said Abdul Khalid.

He added that the people and Selangor is fortunate to be ruled by a Sultan who is caring and concerned about the welfare and problems of the people.

For the Muslim people, His Royal Highness the Sultan, as the Head of Islam, always reminds Muslims to implement Islamic teachings.

For non-Muslims, from 2009, the State Government has allocated an amount of RM3 million and since 2010, a total of RM4 million (has been allocated) each year to assist non-Muslim places of worship.

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“The Selangor Government administration is now showing a good level of administrative reform and with the reform, various achievements can be seen.

“In maintaining this success, I wish to convey a message to all people that this state belongs to all of us and the ‘Selangorku’ logo which we use, symbolises; “Selangor is always at the heart of the people”,” said Abdul Khalid.

He explained that Selangor is now trying to fulfil the needs of the people according to priority and ability.

This will be revealed in 2013, the State Government is preparing to start the construction of the third bridge in Klang which is over 2 kilometres with six lanes which before this, has been failed to be fulfilled by BN.

“By absorbing the cost of RM300 million, which will be fully using the State Government’s provisions,” he said

Abdul Khalid said that to meet the demands of various groups in owning their own homes, 6,470 low-cost housing units have been provided.

It was built with RM42 thousand and below per unit and has been successfully completed in the Petaling district, Hulu Langat, Gombak, Sepang and Kuala Selangor.

This amount does not include the 12,481 units that are currently under construction and are being planned.

For medium-cost houses, from RM100,000 and below, a total of 3,925 units have been completed in districts in Petaling, Klang, Hulu Langat, Gombak, Sepang, Kuala Selangor and Kuala Langat.

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“The Selangor Government extends our heartfelt gratitude to the people, of all walks of life for cooperating, allowing for Pakatan to bring about improvements for the welfare of the general public.

“I hope that the people’s support will continue up to five years, which is after the 13th General Elections.

“This is so that the current State Government will be able to double its efforts to meet the aspirations of the people through other programmes for the collective prosperity and well-being,” said Abdul Khalid.

2012 Curtain Closes: Selangor Government Further Strenghtens, the Envy of Umno-BN

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COMMENTS: As the 2012 curtain comes to a close, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) continues to prove its ability to govern states under its leadership with many resounding successes throughout its reign.

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Among the achievements that are considered as major milestones of PR in 2012 includes the acknowledgement of the Auditor General, headed by Tan Sei Ambrin Buang, towards good fiscal management by Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan Governments.

According to the Auditor General’s 2011 Report (LKAN) which was tabled in Parliament on October 15, it clearly demonstrates the financial management of states under PR are far better, leaving behind states administered by Umno-BN.

Among the acclaimed in the LKAN report was that the monies raised by the Selangor Government has increased by R62.5 million compared to the previous year.

Selangor also recorded its own history when, for the first time, the State Government reserves reached more than RM2.5 billion.

Apart from that, the response of the people of Selangor towards various agendas under the ‘ Merakyatkan Ekonomi Selangor’ by the State Government has also been the envy of Umno-BN.

Until September 30, 2012, the State Government has spent RM766,913,379 for the success of 16 assistance programmes or assistance schemes, for the people of Selangor since the programme was launched.

At the same time, a total of 166,441 people of Selangor and 1,303,601 households have received various benefits from the programmes.

Among the programmes introduced are Free Water Supply, Selangor Microcredit Scheme (SkimSel), Children’s University Entrance Gift, Golden Age Friendly Scheme (SMUE), Selangor Children Heritage Fund (TAWAS), People’s Tuition Centre, Urban Microcredit Scheme (MiMBAR), Selangor Kindergarten Assistance Scheme (TUNAS) and People’s Care Assistance Scheme (SiKembar) as well as others.

Umno-BN Fights With Slander

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Thus, it is not surprising when Umno-BN madly attacked and defamed the Selangor State Government to ensure that the richest state returns to to them.

Among the insane actions taken by Umno_BN includes the fictitious ‘Selangor Water Crisis’ advertisement project which was held at an apartment in Petaling Jaya on September 24.

However, this immoral political game shattered when several media, including TV Selangor itself, managed to sniff out the such activities.

On location of the filming, TV Selangor managed to be informed by several actors that they had paid RM50 for the success of several profanities describing ‘Water Crisis in Selangor’.

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The filming also became hilarious when tankers supposedly supplying water to ‘victims of water crisis’ did not only no carry a drop of water, but the ‘victims’ themselves took tap water before filling it into buckets which were brought as filming props.

The residents were unhappy with the action and also notified that their homes have never experiences water outages as the fictional film was trying to depict.

Meanwhile in October, residents at Taman Medan Cahaya also became victims of Umno-BN’s dirty politics when they were manipulated to participate in a demonstration demanding 20 cubic metres of free water from the State Government.

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However, the Block B Resident’s Association Chairman, Mohamad Fuad Jam Jam and a resident of Block H of the apartments involved, A Ramlee Yahya, informed that the involved apartment had already received free water supply since 2011.

In addition to that, Mohamad Faud also informed that before the demonstration was held, the association was informed by the demonstration organisers that the main purpose of the demonstration was to protest the publication of a film that insulted Prophet Muhammad, thus causing confusion among the residents.

Ever-Increasing Political Violence

Due to mounting pressure to return to power in PR states and to maintain power in Putrajaya, Umno-BN has been continuously acting insanely by violently hindering PR’s advancement.

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Several violent incidences involving Umno-BN supporters against PR supporters at a ‘ceramah’ site, either in Selangor or other states, have become among the heated topics of 2012.

Lately, at an incident at Negeri Sembilan, ANAK Information Chief, Naraza Muda was wounded in the head and passed out after being beaten with a sharp stick by Umno-BN supporters in the Orange Travel Convoy on December 23 recently.

Meanwhile, two PR supporters also suffered injuries after being attacked by a sharp weapon by Umno-BN supporters at a PR ‘ceramah’ in Gombak on December 4.

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Another most talked about Umno-BN violent incident in 2012 was the series of attack on the ‘People’s Freedom Tour’ (Jelajah Merdeka Rakyat) convoy including the ‘Independant People’ (Merdeka Rakyat) bus which PKR Opposition Leader, Datuk Anwar Ibrahim, was travelling in.

What’s more unfortunate was that the the police themselves did not show eagerness to overcome these violent political issues, thus letting it continue.

Malay Reserve Land Mortgaged

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Apart from violent actions against supporters of the opposition party, Umno-BN also shamelessly plays the race card to scare Malay voters into thinking that they would lose their political power.

However, unfortunately for Umno-BN, their efforts did not cause the maximum impact that they expected when their violent acts were also ridiculed by the general public.

In addition, Umno-BN’s patriotic action was also wasted with the expose of the old party’s betrayal of selling State Government-owned land and Malay reserve lands.

Inn Selangor alone, from 1999 to 2008, an estimate of 24 land lots belonging to the State Government, with an estimated value of RM300 million, which was obtained by Umno-BN in the Umno-BN administration era, was sold at a low price or were transferred to third parties.

Umno-BN was also smart in easily making money by inserting their interests in every transaction of the sale of land to third parties.

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Thus, the people of Selangor should make a wise decision in the upcoming elections in 2013.

If measures in terms of performance, it is not a difficult choice for the people of Selangor because performance records of over four years under the Selangor PR administration and the Umno-BN’s administration records of 55 years, tells everything.

The People’s Hope for 2013: Additional Assistance Programmes, Solve Infrastructure Problems

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SHAH ALAM, 26 Dec: The people of Selangor are satisfied and have benefited from programmes offered throughout 2012 by the State Government such as school assistance (Back to School), TAWAS Selangorku Bonus and Free Water Scheme.

In addition, it is hoped that assistance for lower groups will increase and be continued next year, they also hope that Selangor will improve and provide infrastructural facilities under its control.

For example Nasaruddin Mohd Yusof has not paid a single water bill since the State Government introduced the 20 cubic metre free water scheme four years ago.

“Hopes for 2013 are that PR remains administering Selangor and would win at Putrajaya so as to focus programmes to care for the plight of low-income, private sector workers like me,” said the 39 year old security officer.

He also hopes that the State Government will increase more religious schools and will be more stringent in combating gambling machine activities throughout Selangor.

Apart from benefiting from the free water scheme, Sembagavalli Kaniapan, 35, also benefited from the ‘Back to School’ programme which was created by the State Government.

“‘The ‘Back to School’ programme helped lessen by burdens by a lot, especially with the increase in price of goods, and with this savings, I am able to finance my other needs,” said Sembagavalli.

Several senior citizens from Sembagavalli are also participants in the ‘Jom Shopping’ and ‘Case of Deaths’ programmes under the Golden Age Friendly Scheme (SMUE).

Sembagavalli hopes that the State Government will intensify efforts to help low-income earners in 2013.

Hamidah Salam from Batu Tiga, Shah Alam, also hopes that the State Government will endeavour projects to overcome flood problems that often happens in her residential area.

“Hopefully, in 2013, the State Government will able to provide assistance to flood victims and promptly overcome the flooding problem in Kebun Bunga,” she said, who is also a recipient of school assistance programmes from the State Government this year.

In addition, Hashim Bulat said that he hopes that the State Government will increase information programmes explaining state policies so that more people will know and apply for assistance.

“The State Government has already established various programmes to ensure that people from all walks of life in Selangor benefit from the State Government’s revenue,” he said.

Selangor Chief Minister’s Christmas Day Message

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Malaysians are famous for multiple celebrations. Its trait as a plural society has made Malaysia among the unique countries in the world in terms of culture and beliefs of its citizens. And Christmas is one of the compositions of that faith.

If we observe the positive spirit infused in this celebration, Christmas brings the symbol of friendship and unity of the various races in this country. In fact, the culture of visiting each other and helping each other has become a tradition in our society and has been embedded as a compulsory agenda in the process of appreciation across religions and cultures.

Not only that, the festival highlighted with a public holiday has brought tremendous joy to most people. Although it is not celebrated on the factor of different beliefs, the holiday has certainly become an indirect platform for solidarity between Christians and non-Christians in this country.

Which is why Selangor has always made harmonious relationships between races and the well-being of the religious community a strong peg that must be followed by every state government agenda.

Every progress and improvement of the people’s quality of life has been lit till its roots so that implementation of positive values instilled in every belief and religion remains preserved.

It is not surprising that under the current government administration, apart from providing assistance to the development of Islam, we are also providing special provisions to help the management of worship places such as Christian churches, Buddhist and Hindu temples as well as other religions.

This matter is important so that every citizen in the state of Selangor will obtain fair and impartial assistance. This mechanism has been used throughout our given mandate. Hopefully, this will continue to be accepted by the people and will continue to be trusted by the people, especially in Selangor.

Therefore, as a representative of the Selangor State Government, I am pleased to wish everyone Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to the Christian citizens of Selangor.

Thank you.

TAN SRI DATO ‘ABDUL KHALID BIN IBRAHIM
Chief Minister of Selangor