SPR diminta selesai isu daftar pemilih

Lagatah Toyos

TAWAU: Ahli parlimen Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui mahu Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) segera memperbetulkan semua isu dan permasalahan yang timbul dalam senarai pengundi di Sabah sebelum Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU - 13) berlangsung.

Tegasnya, sehingga kini isu-isu berkaitan yang disuarakannya di Dewan Rakyat masih lagi berlaku dan belum diselesaikan atau dibersihkan.

Katanya, beliau menerima aduan isu berhubung seorang guru kanan di sebuah sekolah di Tawau yang memiliki nombor dan pengenalan sama dengan seorang pengundi di Kota Belud.

"kita hendak tahu siapakah antara dua individu itu yang betul dan merupakan pemilik sah dokumen itu,” katanya yang sudah menyerahkan dokumen berkaitan individu berkenaan kepada SPR untuk disiasat dan diambil tindakan sewajarnya. 

“Sebelum ini, katanya, beliau sering menyuarakan isu ramai pengundi 'terlalu tua' berumur 126 tahun di Parlimen Tawau, nama pengundi hilang dari daftar pemilih walaupun pernah mengundi sebelum ini termasuk isu pusat mengundi ditukar ‘sesuka hati’ oleh SPR tanpa pengetahuan individu terlibat.

'Siasat Datuk S ada perempuan simpanan' Datuk S berbelanja besar demi wanita itu: SAPP

KOTA KINABALU: Pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan digesa menjalankan siasatan menyeluruh terhadap laporan berita kontroversi dalam portal berita dalam talian Sabahkini.net mengenai seorang pemimpin kanan Umno Negeri mempunyai perempuan simpanan Filipina.

 

Membuat gesaan itu, Ketua Penerangan Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) Chong Pit Fah berkata, laporan berita itu memerlukan perhatian segera dan siasatan menyeluruh kerana pemimpin kanan Umno negeri ini didakwa sebagai telah menyalah guna jawatannya sebagai seorang penggubal undang-undang semata-mata untuk memuaskan keinginan peribadinya mempunyai perempuan simpanan Filipina, yang dipercayai pada asalnya seorang pendatang tanpa izin.

Adun Negeri Umno yang dikenali sebagai 'Datuk S' (nama dikenal pasti) itu didakwa menyalahguna kedudukannya untuk mendapatkan kewarganegaraan Malaysia untuk perempuan simpanan Filipinanya itu.

Dilaporkan juga, wanita itu datang ke Sabah menggunakan Pasport dan Visa Filipina tetapi gagal memperbaharuinya membuatkannya menjadi pendatang tanpa izin tetapi ia terus tinggal di negeri ini sehingga "Datuk S" datang dan membantunya mendapatkan kewarganegaraan Malaysia dan kemudian menjadikannya perempuan simpanan.

Dilaporkan lagi, "Datuk S" itu juga dipercayai telah berbelanja besar untuk wanita itu dengan membelikannya antara lain hadiah-hadiah mahal, rumah mewah dan kenderaan.

Allowing Rela members to wear police uniforms will create more problems-SAPP

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has censured the federal government's proposal to allow the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) members to wear police uniforms, describing it as dubious.

Its information chief Chong Pit Fah, claimed that if implemented, such a move would create more problems rather than helping the security forces like the police to maintain law and order.

He said it would especially have a far-reaching impact on Sabah in view of the presence of a great number of 'dubious citizens' who are originally illegal immigrants from the neighbouring countries, who have obtained their Malaysian citizenship through dubious means.

Chong claimed to have reliably learnt that many of them had joined Rela.

"What will happen if this group of bogus citizens-turned-Rela members decline to apprehend illegal immigrants and start harassing the locals instead?

"Do we want these people to harass the locals in the near future? Only mindless leaders would allow this to happen," he pointed out. 

80 join SAPP with new hope

KOTA KINABALU: More than 80 people from Kampung Sembulan Lama joined Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and pledged their support for the party's struggle.

The leader of the group, Marali Isnain, did not hide his disappointment towards the Barisan Nasional (BN) government and the elected representatives of N.17 Tanjung Aru and P.173 Putatan for their failure to look after the welfare of the people in the area.

Marali said he had lost hope in BN and Umno for they had not bothered to ask about their livelihood and the problems they faced.

They expressed disappointment with the people's representative for not helping the poor and needy to obtain welfare assistance as some of them are elderlies and widows.

"We hardly get to see them for they rarely visit us. But after today's event maybe they will come to this poor village and all I have to say is that it is too late and we don't believe in promises which have been broken many times over in the past.

"We won't be taken for granted again and again," said Marali.

SAPP sets up new Mudanita wing

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has approved the setting up of a new wing called "Mudanita" for young women members aged between 18 and 35.

Supreme Council member, Philicica Tong, had been appointed as the wing chief.

According to her, Mudanita had formed its liaison committee during its inaugural meeting last Saturday.

"We invite young women to contribute their energy and ideas in fighting for the people," she said.

The rest of the Mudanita committee members are Siti Suryani Abdul Lamit and Khau Kha Wui (vice chiefs), Elsiavena Molly Sonny (secretary), Pathlyn Leosie M Mikat (treasurer), Penny Ginsu (information chief), Amy Amanda Ginsu (assistant organising secretary), Rosminie Ag Dami (assistant secretary), Allison Lo (assistant information chief) and members Sherine Chong, Wendy Chia, Phyllis Moluntang, Noranizah Mausar and Nur Fadilah Kassim.

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SAPP regrets rejection of NCR Land Tribunal

Mail Mathew

TENOM: Natives especially those who have an interest in Native Customary Rights (NCR) land are worried and anxious because the Government has rejected the proposed Native Land Tribunal.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Supreme Council member, Roger Stimin, said by rejecting the proposal, the Government is giving an excuse that the Sabah Land Ordinance (SLO) to determine NCR land claims is already sufficient and still relevant.

He said the Government should not depend on the SLO alone but transform NCR land management to be more conducive to resolve the issue rather than drag people to court.

"We sympathise with villagers who really have the rights to claim NCR land but were forced to go to court to obtain justice," he said, adding that these people are mostly poor and have no means to engage the services of legal counsel.

Projek RM4.6b sepatutnya sedia lebih 400 pekerjaan

SEMUA perkara baik disebut mengenai projek loji Samur (Sabah Ammonia Urea) bernilai RM4.6 bilion di Sipitang, upacara pecah tanah telah dilaksanakan oleh Perdana Menteri pada bulan lepas (13/0212012).

Projek itu dikatakan memberi manfaat kepada penduduk Sipitang dan setelah beroperasi sepenuhnya ia dijangka bakal menyediakan 400 peluang pekerjaan.

Ia dapat mewujudkan impak ekonomi kepada Sipitang sama ada pertanian, hotel dan katering, penyelenggaraan loji dan pengangkutan, sekaligus menyediakan pekerjaan, kepada masyarakat Sipitang, menurut pengurus besar Pejabat Wilayah Petronas,' Labuan, Joseph Podtung.

Podtung tidak menerangkan bagaimana dan sejauh mana aktiviti itu akan memberi kesan kepada pertanian, pengangkutan dan seumpamanya.

Persoalannya, kenapa projek bermagnitud sedemikian (RM4.6 billion) hanya mampu menyedi- akan 400 pekerjaan.

Saya hanya dapat membayangkan ia adalah projek yang khusus dan oleh itu memerlukan pekerja yang mahir. Jika begitu, masyarakat Sipitang bukanlah penerima manfaat yang utama.

SAPP akan tanding banyak kerusi DUN

LABUAN: Presiden Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP), Datuk Yong Teck Lee berkata parti itu akan bertanding dalam jumlah kerusi yang besar bagi Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 nanti.

Beliau berkata, parti itu juga telah membuat siri perbincangan dengan parti dari pihak pembangkang untuk menghadapi parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) dalam pilihanraya yang bakal tiba tidak lama lagi.

"Untuk kerusi parlimen, kami tidak akan bertanding dalam jumlah yang besar atas kesepakatan dengan parti lawan BN yang lain. Kami mahu satu lawan satu dengan parti komponen BN" katanya pada sidang media di sini, Isnin lalu.

Apabila ditanya sama ada parti itu berminat untuk meletakkan calon di sini, Yong berkata setakat ini SAPP belum lagi membuat sebarang keputusan mengenai perkara itu.

"Walau bagaimanapun, objektif kami di sini ialah untuk mengalahkan pihak BN dan kami akan menyokong parti lawan BN di sini dalam PRU akan datang," katanya.

Menyentuh isu cadangan pembinaan jambatan yang menghubungkan antara pulau ini dan Menumbok yang telah dibatalkan sebelum ini, Yong berkata pembatalan projek berkenaan satu tindakan yang mengecewakan penduduk Labuan.

SAPP sedia bantu calon pembangkang di Labuan, kata Yong

LABUAN: Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) bersedia membantu mana-mana calon pembangkang termasuk calon Bebas yang akan bertanding di Labuan dalam PRU-13.

Presidennya, Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee, berkata walaupun sehingga kini partinya belum membuat sebarang keputusan untuk bertanding di Labuan, namun apa yang pasti SAPP Labuan sudah diminta bersiap - sedia untuk membantu mana-mana calon parti pembangkang atau calon Bebas yang akan bertanding pada PRU- 13.

"Kita tidak menaruh harapan yang agak besar untuk bertanding di Labuan, tetapi objektif utama SAPP ialah mahu menumbangkan calon Umno ataupun BN di Labuan ... dan kita akan sedia memberikan sokongan kepada calon pembangkang atau Bebas yang kita rasakan calon itu boleh mengalahkan BN," katanya kepada pemberita dalam satu sidang media sempena lawatan beliau ke Labuan pada Isnin.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi SAPP Labuan, Ronny Tan; Ketua Pemuda SAPP, Edward Dagul; pemimpin aktivis Harris Ibrahim serta ahli jawatankuasa (AJK) SAPP Bahagian Labuan.

Katanya, SAPP telah mengenal pasti beberapa isu yang akan diketengahkan dalam kempen mereka menjelang PRU-13, antaranya kegagalan pemimpin BN Labuan menyuarakan kehendak rakyat tempatan mengenai jambatan yang menghubungkan Labuan dengan Menumbok di tanah besar Sabah, kenaikkan harga barang yang lagal ditangani oleh pemimpin BN di peringkat negeri dan pusat.

Treat Chinese education as a national issue – Chua

By Michael Teh

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should treat Chinese education as a national issue, said the MP for Tawau Datuk Chua Soon Bui.

She said this because 36% of students in Chinese primary schools in Sabah are non-Chinese or the Bumiputeras and this also existed in Sarawak.

"Even though there are less non-Chinese students in Chinese schools in Peninsular Malaysia, Chinese education should be handled as a national issue, as all Malaysians should be given a choice to be educated in the language of their choice,” she said.

She thus urged the Prime Minister to give more allocation to the Gaya and Kent teachers training colleges in  Sabah, citing that both have produced many qualified and capable teachers to teach in Chinese primary schools in both Sabah and Sarawak.

A committee member of the Sabah Progressive Education Fund (SPEF) Chua went on to note that since its inception in1996, the fund has assisted more than 1,000 teachers to complete the training course to help ease the shortage of trained Chinese language teachers, especially in Sabah.

Luyang YB storms out of Assembly

KOTA KINABALU: Luyang Assemblywoman Melanie Chia Chui Ket stormed out of the State Legislative Assembly hall yesterday after she cannot able to give her comments on the amendment made to Section 10A (2) of the Land Acquisition Ordinance.

The Land Acquisition Ordinance (Aamendment) Bill tabled by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Datuk Radin Malleh was passed by the August House yesterday.

Deputy Speaker Datuk Johnny Mositun explained that he didn't see her when she stood up as he was looking the other way.

Speaking to reporters outside the hall later, Melanie said the amendment seemed to be very straighforward and simple to many Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers but it could bring about repercussions.

She said she had wanted to object to the words “the person interested in the land" in Section 10A (2).

"These words should be comitted to protect public interest," she said.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Pembangkang bangkit Isu wakil Sabah dalam MPOB

Larry Ralon

KOTA KINABALU: Soal perwakilan Sabah dalam Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia (MPOB) ditimbulkan seorang ahli pembangkang semasa sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri di sini Selasa, yang bertanyakan sama ada Kerajaan Negeri akan meminta pertambahan oleh kerana Sabah adalah pengeluar terbesar minyak sawit di negara ini.

Adun Luyang Lemanie Chia, dari Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) menimbulkan perkara itu dalam soalan tambahannya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian Datuk Raymond Tan semasa sesi soal jawab di sini Selasa.

Tan dalam jawapannya berkata, bukan jumlah orang Sabah dalam MPOB yang penting tetapi sama ada ia boleh menyumbang terhadap pembangunan perindustrian ataupun tidak.

"Saya tidak tahu berapa ramai pegawai dalam MPOB tetapi terdapat mereka dari Sabah. Jadi kenapa? Apa yang penting adalah sama ada agensi ini boleh menyumbang terhadap industri itu atau tidak....tetapi adalah mudah bagi saya untuk meminta MPOB menambah perwakilan Sabah dalam agensi itu, itu tidak jadi masalah," katanya.

Terdahulu beliau menuduh Chia mempunyai perasaan sensitif terhadap agensi-agensi kerajaan Persekutuan, yang dijawab oleh Chia bahawa Tan cuba mempolitikkan perkara itu.

Tiga wakil pembangkang bertindak keluar dewan: 'Siapa orang itu?'

Chris Maskilone

KOTA KINABALU: Tiga orang wakil rakyat pembangkang bertindak keluar dewan pada hari terakhir sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri setelah mereka gagal mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan rang undang-undang Enakmen (Pindaan) Pemerolehan Tanah 2012.

Adun Luyang, Melanie Chia, Adun Likas, Datuk Liew Teck Chan dan Adun Sri Tanjung, Jimmy Wong keluar meninggalkan Dewan selepas berlaku perdebatan hangat dengan Timbalan Speaker Datuk Johnny Mositun yang mendengar rang unding-undang pindaan yang dibentangkan Pembantu Menteri kepada Ketua Menteri, Datuk Nasrun Datu Mansor itu.

Mositun tidak membenarkan Wong mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan rang undang-undang terakhir pada hari itu atas alasan yang beliau sepatutnya memohon untut mengambil bahaglian sebelum keputusan untuk meluluskan rang undang-undang itu dibuat.

Rakan pembangkang dari Luyang Chia berdiri menyokong hujah Wong yang beliau telah berdiri sebelum Timbalan Speaker itu membuat keputusan itu dan beliau memberitahunya yang beliau juga mahu mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan itu selepas giliran Wong.

Mositun mengekalkan keputusannya, menyebabkan tiga ahli itu meninggalkan dewan.

Menurut Nasrun sebelum itu, pindaan itu adalah untuk membolehkan tanah yang diperoleh kerajaan untuk tujuan awam bagi mengembalikan lanah itu kepada pemilik asalnya atau orang yang berminat daripada membiarkanya terbiar.

SAPP persoal peningkatan drastik kos jana eletrik

Oleh VITALIS G. BINGKASAN

 

KOTA KINABALU: Jawatankuasa Perhubungan Pusat (CLC) Inanam meragui kemampuan dan integriti Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) menangani peningkatan drastik kos penjanaan elektrik dua tahun beruturt-turut di negeri ini.

Pengerusi biro ekonominya, Chong Tet Loi berkata perkembangan itu dibimbangi akan dijadikan alasan oleh SESB untuk menaikkan lagi tarif elektrik di negeri ini.

Bercakap dalam satu sidang media di Inanam kelmarin, beliau berkata kajian berdasarkan laporan tahunan SESB bagi tempoh 2007-2011 menunjukkan perkembangan baik pada tahun 2007-2009.

"Kos penjanaan seunit selepas subsidi kerajaan berkurang dari 16.9 sen kepada 16.3 sen pada 2008 dan turun lagi kepada 15.9 sen pada 2009.

"Bagaimanapun, pada 2010 berlaku peningkatan drastik kepada 24.7 sen seunit iaitu meningkat 55 peratus dan ia terus naik kepada 25.0 sen pada 2011," katanya.

Menurut Tet Loi, apa yang berlaku pada 2010 itu menimbulkan persoalan kerana SESB mencatat keuntungan RM125 juta selepas cukai pada 2006 dan menunjukkan rekod baik pada tiga tahun berikutnya.

Don’t be a stooge, Yong tells Masiung

KOTA KINABALU: Kuamut assemblyman Masiung Banah should not allow himself to be used by other political parties to belittle his own party leaders, said Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee. 

He said United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Dusun Murut Organisation (Upko) had recently been rocking the Barisan Nasional (BN) boat by making noises and calling for the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to resolve the long standing illegal immigrants issue in Sabah.

"The Kuamut YB (Yang Berhormat) should be careful in not being used by Umno to belittle his party leaders (Upko president) Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and (deputy president) Datuk Wilfred Bumburing," said Yong in a statement yesterday when commenting on Masiung’s criticism of him (Yong) during the state assembly sitting on Monday.

Masiung had when debating the government policy speech questioned Yong's role over the approval of some 30,000 hectares of land to two grant companies, Corak Nakhoda and Asiatic, in Kuamut during his terure as the chief minister.

Seeking detailed information on the matter from the state government, Masiung stressed that the opposition are playing up the issue in an attempt to appear as heroes in championing the people's rights and welfare.

"On the companies approved in Kuamut, a major shareholder was the Kadazandusun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by Upko leaders, one or more of whom are directors of the company. These are the leaders who should speak up, not the current Kuamut newbie YB," explained Yong.

SAPP to defend Sepanggar, focus on

By Adrian Nandu

LABUAN: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the party would defend the Sepanggar parliamentary seat and Contest major state seats in the 13^th general election.

He said SAPP has held a series of discussions with other opposition parties in Sabah with the hope that SAPP can take on the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in one to one fight for the seats it is going to contest.

While the party would defend the Sepanggar "hot seat" against the BN, it would not vie for many parliamentary seats, he said after meeting SAPP members here.

“We will defend our Sepanggar seat and we are confident that SAPP will retain the seat," he said.

Asked about the party's cooperation with Sabah chapter of State Reform Party (STAR), Yong said the two parties would collaborate to win the general election.

He said the eight points in SAPP's 2008 declaration were parallel to the STAR Borneo Agenda struggle.

Asked if SAPP was interested in fielding a candidate in Labuan, he said the party had not decided about it.

There won't be any RCI: Yong

CONCERNING the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) Yong doubted it would be established soon as it may open up "a can of worms" He said that BN was confused about it with some leaders asking for it while others seem reluctant.

He said the demand for RCI was not confined to urban areas but also rural. If it was not held there would be backlash.

Yong was here accompanied by SAPP Youth Chief Edward Dagul to update himself on the current afffairs of the island and meet SAPP members.

Yong was methere by ABU (Anybody But Umno) movement leader lawyer-activist Haris Ibrahim who had been barred from entering Sabah since December 2011 for security reasons. Since the ban, Harris had made several trips here and met opposition leaders.

Daily Express

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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