TKM sampai awal, YDP Perbandaran tak nampak muka

Abdul Halim Mohd Rashid Sat | Mar 22, 08 | 4:38:36 pm MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Mac (Hrkh) - Apabila mendapat tahu 12 pam yang tidak berfungsi mengakibatkan banjir kilat yang terburuk sejak beberapa tahun lalu di Zon Perindustrian Seberang Prai, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Dr P Ramasamy bergegas ke tempat kejadian dan sampai seawal pukul 8.30 pagi. Malangnya, Ketua Jurutera Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) tidak kelihatan langsung sehinggalah jam 10 pagi. Lebih hebat lagi, Yang Dipertua MPSP pula langsung tidak dapat dihubungi sehinggalah pukul 12.30 tengah hari. Sambil menyatakan kedua-duanya perlu menyatakan apa yang sebenarnya berlaku kepada mereka, perkara itu didedahkan oleh Ahli Parlimen Jelutong, Jeff Ooi dalam blognya, www.jeffooi.com Ketika itu, Dr Ramasamy, Jeff dan pembantu-pembantu sedang menyelaraskan usaha untuk mendapatkan maklumat dari pihak yang sepatutnya bertanggungjawab mengenai banjir kilat itu. Beliau menyatakan kekecewaanya pihaknya terhadap dengan apa yang berlaku itu. Lebih malang lagi, katanya, Timbalan Pengerusi Persekutuan Pengilang-Pengilang Malaysia (FMM) cawangan utara, Datuk Muhammad Ismail mengadu, masalah itu telah lama berlaku dan pihak MPSP telah diberitahu mengenai perkara itu dalam beberapa pertemuan. Jeff yang juga seorang blogger terkenal membayangkan pihaknya akan mendedahkan segala-galanya. Dr Ramasamy pula dipetik oleh sebuah akhbar tempatan sebagai berkata: "Saya telah mengarahkan MPSP mengambil tindakan-tindakan pemulihan kerana banjir tersebut akhirnya mungkin akan menjejaskan keyakinan para pelabur".

Selangor exco: 5 non-Malay, 4 women

Andrew Ong and Ng Ling Fong | Mar 21, 08 1:00pm

Selangor's 10-member state executive council looks likely to open a new historical chapter with half of its line-up being non-Malays. Also the council - which is the administrative body of the state - will also make history with the inclusion of four women in the team. Malaysiakini has learnt that Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim has submitted the final list of state exco members to the palace this morning. Of the 10 executive councillors, PKR will have four posts, DAP (3) and PAS (3). It is understood that PKR have been allocated four exco positions in which two members - Dr Xavier Jayakumar (Seri Andalas - right) and Elizabeth Wong (Bukit Lanjan) - are non-Malays. Three more non-Malays in the list are Ronnie Liu (Pandamaran), Teresa Kok (Kinrara) and Ean Yong Hian Hua (Seri Kembangan) from DAP. Earlier, it was reported that the palace would prefer that there be a minimum six Malay exco members, to reflect the state’s racial composition, but would however accept an exco with five Malays and five non-Malays. Four women in exco Two Malays expected to represent PKR in the exco are Yaakob Sapari (Kota Angerik) and Rodziah Ismail (Batu Tiga). PAS, which has been given three exco positions, is expected to be represented by Dr Hassan Ali (Gombak Setia), Dr Halimah Ali (Selat Kelang) and Iskandar Abdul Samad (Cempaka). The swearing-in for the state exco members is expected to take place on Monday. A rehearsal to take place later this afternoon. Four of the executive councillors will be women. The last exco line-up had only one woman. The exco line-up however, is expected to be without veteran Selangor opposition leader Teng Chang Kim (right) who is the most experienced member in the Selangor legislature. Teng had served as state assembly opposition leader since 1995 when he won the Bukit Gasing seat. In 1999, he was elected Bandar Kelang assemblyperson and later the Sungai Pinang assemblyperson in 2004. During the recent general election he retained the Sungai Pinang seat with a higher majority. It is learnt that Teng will be made speaker of the state assembly. However, this will require prior approval from the Selangor sultan. It is also not clear whether Khalid will be naming either one or two deputy mentri besars, if at all. The sultan has expressed his wish to see a Malay deputy MB, while predominantly Chinese DAP - being the second biggest party after PKR - is pressing for its representative to be picked as Khalid's deputy. Hindraf wants Mano as MB Meanwhile, four Hindu Rights Action Force leaders presently being detained under the Internal Security Act in Kamunting today urged that their fellow detainee and Kota Alam Shah state representative M Manoharan is appointed as a deputy menteri besar in Selangor. The four - P Uthayakumar, R Kenghadharan, V Ganabatirau and T Vasantha Kumar - said they unanimously believed that Manoharan (left) should represent the Indian community in the new state government. The five of them were arrested under the ISA on Dec 13 for allegedly being a national threat in mobilising the Indian community to air their grievances against the government. “Hindraf has contributed enormously in the last election to ensure the victory for DAP, PKR and PAS,” they said in a March 19 joint-statement which was smuggled out of the detention centre. “Manoharan, being a Hindraf leader and a DAP stalwart should be given due recognition by appointing him to the post of deputy menteri besar,” they said, adding that the appointment would make “his unlawful detention less painful”. Manoharan won the Kota Alam Shah seat with a 7,184 majority while remaining under detention.

The Barisan Rakyat Category

The Barisan Rakyat Category

Most Popular Victory
Undoubtedly, the Subang Jayan's Most Popular Victory Award winner is none other than our very own Hannah Yeoh (DAP), newly elected 29-years old ADUN for N31 Subang Jaya constituency, who has won with a great majority of 13851 votes. We now have a young, clean and crime-fighter ADUN representing us in Selangor State Assembly!

Most Unbelievable Victory
The made-popular candidate from Lingam's video, Loh Gwo-Burne (PKR) has defeated former ADUN of Subang Jaya, Lee Hwa Beng (MCA), with a majority of 5,031 votes in P104 Kelana Jaya constituency. Despite of inexperience in politic (and corruption), the man of integrity has won the Parliamentary seat which many claimed impossible for him to defeat the long-rooted, widely-known Lee Hwa Beng.

Most Glamourous Victory
Incumbent Teresa Kok (DAP) is again elected MP for P122 Seputeh constituency with a great majority of 36,492 votes (the highest in the nation), defeating new candidate Carol Chew Chee Lin (MCA) who insulted all Malaysian women with her sexist election posters. Terasa is also elected ADUN for N30 Kinrara constituency which also covers part of USJ area (USJ 16 onward). While she is marching in with the rest of the Opposition MPs into the Parliament, she is also marching in to the Selangor State Assembly as the Ruling Coalition.

Most Difficult Victory
Undeniable, one of the toughest battles of this election is at the P106 Petaling Utara battlefield where new candidate Tony Pua (DAP) is facing incumbent Chew Mei Fun and the heavy machineries of BN (especially MCA). Despite all the BN's promises, big gun's visits and jamuan makan malam, the Petaling Jayans have elected Tony Pua as their new MP! A day before the Election, we were even told that Tony Pua might not be able to make it due to BN / MCA unstoppable, continuous bombing! But he made it with a large majority of 19,972 votes.

Most Challenging Victory
The most-big-guns-visited and most-celebrities-visited constituency should be none other than P121 Lembah Pantai - for a simple reason : Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR) was the Candidate for its MP, and she is the daughter of former Deputy PM Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Both PM and Deputy PM plus many artists including Mawi have visited Lembah Pantai to help incumbent Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Minister for Women, Family and Community Development). Nurul has to face lots of challenges as UMNO was doing all it could to stop Anwar and family to step foot in Parliament. Despite all the efforts, Nurul won by a majority of 2,895 votes.

Most Heart-Warming Victory

The Most Heart-Warming Victory Award must go to Manoharan Malayalam, the newly elected ADUN for N48 Kota Alam Shah. Despite of his absence from the constituency due to being unlawfully detained under ISA since Hindraf movement, the Rakyat of Kota Alam Shah have bravely stood up for him and voted him as their representative to the State Assembly with a significant majority of 7,184 votes! We salute to Kota Alam Shah!

Most Lonely Victory
Incumbent Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) is again elected MP for P195 Bandar Kuching constituency with a majority of 9,952 votes. However, he is the only Opposition Candidate that won a Parliamentary Seat in the state of Sarawak, that made him loneliest winner in Sarawak .

The Barisan Nasional Category

Nonetheless, there are some awards to be awarded to BN Candidates too, as Subang Jayans are always generous, not selfish and not stingy.

Most Popular Defeat
Incumbent Samy Velu (8-term MP, MIC President, Work Minister) was defeated on his birthday by new candidate Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (PKR) with a majority of 1,821 votes in P62 Sg Siput constituency. Undoubtedly, all Subang Jayans (might be all Malaysians too) are cheering and celebrating for his defeat now. "Finally, he is gone!" Some would said. Unfortunately, he has just stated today that he'd not resign from MIC President post.

Most Unwanted Victory
Khairy Jamaluddin (Deputy Chief of UMNO Youth, Badawi's son-in-law) was elected MP by a small majority of 5,746 votes in P131 Rembau constituency (48,390 voters). With his corrupt reputation and arrogant attitude, what a great disaster to the Nation to have him in the Parliament! We wander who'd he jump at next?

Most Gentleman Defeat
Koh Soo Koon (former Penang Chief Minister, Gerakan Acting President) was defected by new candidate Ramasamy Palanisamy (DAP) with a majority of 9,485 votes in P46 Batu Kawan constituency. Also, Gerakan has lost all the seats contested in Penang . Yet, he has acted as a great gentleman by congratulating his opponent and DAP Penang State Chief openly also willing to take the responsibility by offering to step down. He also performed very steady and gentleman when he invited the press together with new Penang CM-to-be YB Lim Guan Eng in his office yesterday.

Here are the 10 Awards from us. If you have any other suggestion / proposal, please feel free to leave a comment.