Tag: Mohamed Azmin Ali

BY HAFIZAN TAIB

SHAH ALAM, NOV 4: The State Government will not repeat the previous administration’s practice in conducting matters related to the water services industry in the state.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato ‘Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that prior to this, the State Executive Council was never informed of the business dealings between the State Government and Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor (Splash), something that is against state administration practices.

“I would like to emphasise that the State Government does not want to repeat the past practices.

“The administration had previously said the takeover offer on Splash was RM250 million and this figure was touted throughout the world, but the same person has never informed the assembly regarding the RM2.975 billion offer made to Splash in a letter dated June 25, 2009 and onwards July 19, 2009.

“It is with the following breakdown of the equity value worth RM1.579 billion and the value of liability worth RM1.396,” he said when winding up the State Budget 2017 at the Selangor State Assembly.

He stated that after the matter was raised by Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (Port Klang – Independent) and repeated the statement made when asked by Datuk Sulaiman Razak (Permatang – BN) who was not in time to take the notes.

Based on the bids made by the administration in 2009, he said, Splash has informed the State Government to accept the offer and the matter was also expressed to the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) by a letter dated 15 October 2009.

“Administration before this said that the offers made to all holders of concessions were based on the method of ‘return on equity (ROE) of 12 percent,” he said.

Commenting further on the question raised by Sulaiman, Mohamed Azmin said, whether the matter meets the provisions of the law or not, the main thing is that it is regarding the transparency as the administrative head of state that must report to the DNS on the matter.

“And because of that the matters regarding Splash takeover process have been brought and discuss in EXCO as it is stated that we do not want to repeat past practices.

“Whether Port Klang will be referred or not (to the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (SELCAT)), that was under the jurisdiction of the council and I will not be making recommendations to the board because this space is to provide facts alone.

“Whereas all proposals and discussions regarding the takeover of Splash, I took it to the Exco and when it was suggested then I am ready to debate on it in this hall,” he said.

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BY NORHAYATI UMOR

SHAH ALAM, NOV 3: The appointment of the former Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman as Vice President of Bumiputera Bersatu Malaysia party (BERSATU) seems able to help uncover Barisan Nasional’s (BN) election conspiracy in the previous election.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali believe the fraudulent scheme by BN will be exposed to the public.

“Among tactics used by the concerned party via EC was re-delineation of electoral borders. It’s as though the EC received orders from BN to create a safe zone for them,” he said at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.

In answering a question presented by Dato’ Rosni Sohar (Hulu Bernam-BN) that demanded evidence of BN involvement in election tampering, Mohamed Azmin questioned the appointment of Tan Sri Mohd Hashim as EC Chairman, as he was a former Private Secretary to Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

“How can the EC act independently and professionally if an Umno senior officer is elected the EC Chairman?

“Three weeks ago, a name was raised to be appointed as EC Deputy Chairman. However, he was the General Secretary to the Prime Minister.

“I am grateful that the suggestion was rejected by the Conference of Rulers. This is evidence that the EC has been manipulated by BN. The EC cannot appoint any political party members,” he said.

In relation to this, he urged everyone to support Bersih for a free and fair election.

BY: LIZAWATI MADFA

SHAH ALAM, OCT 31: The allocation to control and prevent dengue and zika is raised to RM5 million compared to RM1.5 million in 2016.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the allocation will be used to increase control activities and the use of Pest Controller Operator by local authorities.

“Enforcement will also be increased against irresponsible parties who contribute to the spread of these diseases.

“Responsibility must be shared by all parties including society leaders such as assemblymen, council members and locals to ensure there are no Aedes mosquito breeding grounds,” he said while tabling the 2017 Selangor Budget on October 31.

BY: LIZAWATI MADFA

SHAH ALAM, OCT 31: Almost 10,000 participants provided opinions and feedback for the Smart Selangor Blueprint and helped develop Smart Solutions for four domains.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the four domains were Smart Governance, Smart Waste Management, Smart Transport and Mobility and Smart Digital Infrastructure.

He said that the participants were officials from state agencies, the private sector and other related parties, including the rakyat.

“The Smart Selangor concept is the main core that drives the development of the state to achieve Smart State status.

“It not only focusses on smart infrastructure development initiatives but also instills good humanitarian and spiritual values and ensures social justice for all layers of society,” he said while tabling the 2017 Selangor Budget at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly on October 31.

Mohamed Azmin said among the most important administrative aspects is the ‘Open Government’ concept.

“The Smart Selangor initiative  is aimed to realise this objective besides providing sustainable economic development and a more effective delivery system to ensure a higher quality of life for the rakyat,” he said.

BY: AFIX REDZUAN

DENGKIL, OCT 28: Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali visited two veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) at Meet-and-Greet event in Sepang on October 28.

He spent about 10 minutes visiting Kamarulzaman Mohd Said, 55 in Kampung Jenderam Hulu.

Kamarulzaman is a soldier who had suffered an accident during his 21 years of service.

The father of three children, who retired from service in 2002, had also been hurt by a booby trap while on duty.

Before Friday prayers at Masjid Kampung Dato ‘Ahmad Razali, Mohamed Azmin visited another army veteran, Zainal Abidin Sanusi, 69, in Taman Mutiara.

During the respective visits, each veteran received a donation of RM10,000 in honour of their service to the country.

BY: NAZLI IBRAHIM

KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 24: The Semenyih River Water Treatment Plant pollution case will be suspended temporarily as it is now a police investigation.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said this following a police report lodged by the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS).

“LUAS is a state government agency. All these incidents happened outside of Selangor. The most recent case is in Nilai, before this in Semantan, Pahang.

“So LUAS took the initiative to lodge a police report and we will allow the police to investigate,” he said at the Parliament lobby during a break in the Dewan Rakyat sitting recently.

Mohamed Azmin also hoped that those who are responsible for the water pollution will be brought to justice.

BY LIZAWATI MADFA

SUBANG JAYA, OCT 20: The Selangor International Expo (SIE) plays an important role in forging this country into a regional hub for trade, industry and innovation.

Dato’ Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said SIE also functions as an entrance to global markets in South East Asia (ASEAN).

He said there are five economic clusters outlined as the main focus in SIE, namely halal products and services, e-commerce, life sciences, transportation equipment and machinery.

“However, this year we are focusing on three economic sectors, namely halal products and services, e-commerce and life sciences,” he said in his 2016 SIE opening speech at the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MEICC) on October 20.

Organised by INVEST Selangor Berhad (INVEST), SIE 2015 succeeded in bringing returns of RM50 million to Selangor.

In 2015, SIE received a total participation of 410 booths, with 167 booths being participants from abroad.

Entering its second year, SIE saw a 40% increase in number of booths, with a total of 565 booths this year.

BY: ERMIZI MUHAMAD

SABAK BERNAM, SEP 2: The State Government has approved the proposed site for the Bagan Sekinchan Fish Collection Centre here as the old facility is too run down.

Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the approval came after reviewing several fishermen’s applications for a new site.

“The old site can no longer accommodate the volume, therefore with the focus on peoples’ welfare, the State Government approves the project.

“We want to help build a new centre to generate income and economic power for the fishermen in this state,” he said.

He was speaking at the Meeting with Dato’ Menteri Besar with the fishermen in Jalan Bagan Sekinchan JPT, this morning.

The decision is expected to bring long-term benefits thus welcomed by the fishermen here.

Full report to follow.