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January 2012: Issue 2/01 Edisi Bahasa Inggeris, Tamil dan Cina

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THAIPUSAM is celebrated not only by Hindus, but also by non-Indians as a victory of good over evil as well as the enlightenment of wisdom and knowledge. Many non-Hin- dus carry the kavadi in fulfil- ments of their vows. This is the spirit of harmony and mutual respect essential in any peaceful multi-cultural and multi-religious society. The Penang state govern- ment wishes all Hindus a Happy Thaipusam festival. It hopes that the message of good over evil, wisdom and knowledge will reinforce our commitment to fight en- demic corruption and crony capitalism. has lost hun- dreds of billions in US dol- lars from corruption. In the latest Global Financial Integ- rity Report, a shocking RM1,077 billion of illicit (mainly corruption money) was estimated to have been Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Deputy Chief Minister II Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy, assembly member of A. Tanasekharan vis- secretly taken out of Malay- ited the panthal (refreshment stalls) along Western Road on the eve of Thaipusam. He dropped by the DAP panthal and met Member sia from 2000 to 2009. The of Parliament for Karpal Singh and assembly member for Datuk Keramat . trillion ringgit losses made the first 10 years of the 21st century the lost decade of corruption. No action has been taken on the RM52 billion bumi share scandal that was supposed to be distributed to poor bumis, but just disappeared nor the Perwaja scandal and the Bank Negara forex losses amounting to nearly RM20 Let the light shine billion. No wonder Malaysia’s ranking in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index plummeted to its worst ever in history of No. 60. The refusal of the BN federal government to follow the Penang state government’s historical initiative of publicly disclos- ing the assets of the Chief Minister and state executive councillors does not lend confidence to the BN pledge of commitment to integrity in leadership and public accountability. The BN has also failed to implement an open ten- der system resulting in crony capitalism. For instance, the recent RM7.07 billion West Coast Highway for the longest concession period of 60 years and the refusal to abolish toll for the North-South Highway and the even though the toll operators A kavadi bearer on his way up to the Lord Murugan A student from the Temple of Fine Arts performing a • TURN TO PAGE 2 Hilltop temple. traditional dance at the Nattukottai Chettiar Temple. 2 16 - 31 January 2012

• FROM PAGE 1 income of less than RM3,000 a month, while the bottom 40% live on less than RM1,500 have earned more than 100% profits over their a month. capital investment, shows how crony capital- Rising inflation has made life more dif- ism benefits the few at the expense of 28 ficult for Malaysians and their children million Malaysians. These social programs may cause billions A welfare state that ensures the poor and of ringgit but not the magnitude of RM1,077 weak are not left behind will not result in billion of illicit money taken out of the Malaysia becoming bankrupt. It is corruption country. and crony capitalism that will make Malaysia There is no reason for Prime Minister Da- bankrupt. tuk Seri Najib Razak to be opposed to a The time has come to wipe out poverty, welfare state which will make nearly all impose a minimum wage and reduce the fi- Malaysians winners, especially the poor, un- nancial burden of the bottom 60% of our less he is concerned about the few capitalistic CM Lim, Prof. P. Ramasamy, A. Tanasekharan and members of population who have an average household cronies who will be the real losers. the Hindu Endowment Board at the Sree Ganesha temple. 16 - 31 January 2012 3 Lydia and good smaritans help single mum IT certainly takes a lot of love, faith and hope for a single mother with seven young children Lydia Ong with McLeo Wong and Jean Khoo showing soaps to survive without a proper job and minimal made by Anne and her eldest welfare help. Her plight caught the attention of daughter. They learned the skills of the media and also the Penang state executive soapmaking from McLeo. councillor Lydia Ong Kok Fooi. The family’s story was featured in the Buletin Mutiara in December 2011. A Buletin Mutiara team visited the two-room flat where Anne lives with her seven children. Her children are aged from 3 to 15 years old, with 5 of them attending school. Three of the younger ones are still clutching milk bottle filled with Milo. It is quite sad to think that at one point in time, the youngest child Aron had to drink diluted coffee because there was no food to fill his little stomach. But these hardships are far from over because, according to Anne, she doesn’t receive much financial assistance or welfare help and the future is full of uncertainties. “My expenses per month include RM400 for transport for the children to go to school, RM100 in utility bills, and RM450 in rental. However, I receive only RM450 from welfare and RM200 from St Vincent De Paul, a Catho- lic church organ- isation to help poor family. For our food, we are lucky that we do get some gener- ous donations on and off to tide us over,” Anne re- lated to the Bule- tin Mutiara. Lydia went to the Anne’s house with some good news. First, three generous The three younger children with their bottles. and successful women -- Lena Leong, Daisy Ooi and Joyce Lee “The welfare depart- -- have came forward to help Anne pay her rental ment has warned me, if for a year. They will bank in the rental for Anne anything happen to the every month. children if I leave them And to illustrate the adage, “Give a person a fish alone, they will take away and you feed him or her for a day. Teach a person to my children. I have feel- Lydia bringing good news to Anne. fish and you feed him or her for a lifetime”, two good ings, I love them, I cannot samaritans did just that. Jean Khoo, 40, and McLeo afford to allow that to happen. So, I have to stay Lydia is referring to the federal welfare department Wong, 32, empathise with Anne and decided to teach home with them, hence I cannot go out to make a which Lydia claims is slow in responding. “Once, I her to make organic, homemade, special soaps and lip living,” Anne said. have another case and eventhough the penghulu tried balms. Both can understand the dilemma Anne is go- Lydia has come across many of such cases in her to help this poor single mother, it took them six months ing through because they too had experienced domes- capacity as the state executive councillor in charge of to respond.” tic violence. the Youth and Sports, Women Development, Family Anne harbours hopes for good samaritans to help According to Wong, Anne will be able to earn about and Community. “Where welfare is concerned, the her children so that they can continue their studies as RM400 to RM500 a month and she can works from Malaysian system has failed. Now, many depended education is very important to her. In the meantime, home. Anne had been steadfast to keep her children on NGOs to help these women. For example, Anne she shall fall back on her faith and prays that her by her side despite of the hardship in bringing them was helped by the Women Crisis Centre when no one children do not have to go hungry although she can’t up single-handedly. else is willing to help her,” Lydia said. afford much to give them. 4 16 - 31 January 2012 An excellent start for Penang THE new Year of the Dragon has given Penang a good start as far as investments are concerned. One inter- national multi-national company has expanded and opened a new plant in January. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was guest-of-honour at the grand opening of the IHS Centre of Excellence (COE) on 17 January 2012, a moment that he was seen visibly very pleased and proud of. The launching of the US$8 million IHS investment marks a new milestone for Penang in promoting the modern service sector, specifically in the areas of shared services in research. In his speech, CM Lim said, “This COE, deemed the largest centre in the world for the IHS will be staffed and led by Malaysians. It will open wider and greater opportunities for Penangties to be trained in the fields of oil and gas, design and supply chain; defence; risk and security; environment, safety and health; finance and legal as well as country and in- dustry forecasting to remain in Penang rather than work outside of Penang and Malaysia.” “Furthermore, Penang must develop our services sector so that we can seek convergence with products, technology and services. The traditional model of excelling in products and technology is no longer sufficient, modern companies must adapt to the ser- vices sector to survive,” CM Lim said. He cited the example of Apple’s success. “The success of Apple is not just in its products and tech- nology but also in its ability to exploit the Apps store in the services sector. CM Lim with Ms Kerri Nelson, SVP Customer Care of IHS at the official opening of IHS Centre of “This convergence requires companies and govern- Excellence on 17 January, 2012. ments not only to create new eco-systems, but also adapt to changing eco-systems to survive,” CM Lim the entire IHS operation, after the one in Englewood tions in the US, the UK, Switzerland, India, Aus- said. at Colorado in the US and Bracknell in the UK. tralia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The IHS The IHS COE in Penang will be the third COE for The activities in Penang will serve the IHS opera- employs 5,500 employees in more than 30 countries. Another thumbs-up for investment in Penang Steel and represents Air Penang state government, InvestPenang, and Product’s largest ASU and MIDA to realise Ann Joo’s new plant which will continued investment in create 640 new jobs to make up a total of 1,500 Malaysia. employees. “Without the support of Penang will continue to play a critical role for the Penang state govern- both domestic and overseas investments. In 2010, ment, we wouldn’t be able investments for Penang topped RM12.24 billion to celebrate this day,” making Penang the top investment state in the Douglas Hayes, vice- country for the first time in history. president of Air Products “More impressively, despite having 6% of the said in his speech at the country population, Penang contributed 36% of the opening ceremony. Malaysian FDI,” CM Lim said in his speech at the Air Products has been ceremony. serving the Malaysian “Penang continues to promote its high tech hubs market for nearly 40 at the nearby Penang Science Park and the Bukit years. Today, the compa- Mertajam Industrial Estate. With almost full take- ny has grown into a lead- up, Penang has expanded its industrial thrust to Douglas Hayes, vice-president of Air Products delivering his speech at ing supplier in the Malay- where we have the ambitious plan to the official opening. sian market with more build the largest technology and industrial park in than 15 production facili- Malaysia of nearly 4,000 acres,” CM Lim said. THE new Air Separation Unit (ASU) plant of Air ties and deports all over Malaysia. In view of CM Lim’s visionary and pioneering Products Malaysia Sdn Bhd at Seberang was Hayes’s view is echoed by Ann Joo Steel ex- spirit, Penang will certainly continue to play a officially opened by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng ecutive director (operation) Lim Hong Hock, who critical role for Malaysia with all the marquee on 19 January 2012. The plant is built for Ann Joo commended the great support provided by the names having major investments in the state. 16 - 31 January 2012 5

Maulidur Rasul MUSLIMS in Penang celebrated the Mauli- dur Rasul (Prophet Muhammad’s birth- day) on Sunday 5th February, 2012 with a parade at the Espla- nade. Fifty teams took part in the parade and more than 2,500 people were involved. In conjunction with the celebration, the State Government or- ganised various activi- ties with the objective of celebrating the his- tory of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.’s teach- graced by the presence of TYT Tun Dato Seri ings. The Maulidur Rasul Celebration started Utama (Dr) Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas, with programs and prayers held at the State the Governor of Penang. Mosque. The theme for this year is ‘Rasulullah SAW The Yasin and Tahlil reading ceremonies were Pencetus Perubahan’. 6 16 - 31 January 2012 State acts to resolve traffic

CM Lim with Ms Kerri Nelson, SVP Customer Care of IHS at the official opening of IHS Centre of Excellence on 17 January, 2012. woes ALMOST every Penangite has experienced the hor- rible traffic crawl at the Lebuhraya Tun Dr during peak hours, especially those who go to work at the factories in or on the main- land. This is a ten-year-old problem of the 2km traffic bottleneck where the highway narrowed from three lanes to two lanes. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng went on a site in- spection on 20 January 2012 to see the upgrading of the U-Turn at Persimpangan Bertingkat Gelugor, Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, and the road wid- ening work at to ease traf- fic conges- tion. The CSR project is un- dertaken by IJM to ease traffic con- gestion into the Bayan Lepas Indus- View of the Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. trial Estate. “Many tions,” CM Lim told reporters. issue,” CM Lim said. employees L-R : A.S. Ching - Secretary of Frepenca; Neoh Soon “However, the Pakatan Raky- The Penang state government thanked IJM Corpo- working in Ee - Managing Director of AMD; Horst Rosenmueller - at Penang state government is ration for taking the proactive measure in assisting the Bayan President of Frepenca, Toh Chin Leong - General Manager one which listens to the people, the state which has also helped almost 200,000 em- Lepas Indus- for IJM Land, State Exco members Lim Hock Seng and does the people’s work and ployees working in the Bayan Lepas industrial area Abdul Malik Kassim with CM Lim at the groundbreaking trial Area ceremony. gives hope to the people. So, the to reduce the stress of travelling in traffic congested have com- Penang state government acted road. plained about the problem to the previous Barisan to resolve the matter, and IJM has been tasked to This project is just one of the many other road Nasional state government, channeling their sugges- undertake the project which costs RM3.7 million. widening projects carried by the Penang state govern- tions through Frepenca, the FMM and other NGOs. The project takes only six months to complete, and ment with the Municpal Council But no one responded. There was no concrete solu- will give additional lanes to resolve the bottleneck (MPPP) to ease the traffic woes. Penang government website – your source of vital information THE Penang state government website is your 2. Links to useful websites 4. Information on state policies source of information on all matters related to the The website also have links to various govern- There are many state policies that benefit the state administration, and also on issues of public ment websites like the Penang Development Cor- people. To have access to the various policies and interest. You can select the preferred language, i.e. poration (PDC), the Penang Island Municipal programmes, go to http://www.penang.gov.my/ Bahasa Malaysia or English. Council (MPPP), the Sebarang Prai Municipal index.php/dasar, and learn what the state has to The website at http://www.penang.gov.my/ con- Council (MPSP), the state museum, libraries, dis- offer. For example, the site show how one can ap- tains among others : trict offices and others to enable the public to get ply for the senior citizen programme, apply for information, make complaints, comments, sugges- micro-credit loan, etc. 1. Complaints Section tions and enquiries directed to them. The Penang Information and Complaint System 5. Online payment services (ePINTAS) is a one-stop complaints channel where 3. Downloading the Buletin Mutiara The https://ebayar.penang.gov.my/ offers quick the public can forward their complaints regarding The Buletin Mutiara and other state publications and easy payment online. the services provided by the state government and can be downloaded from the Penang state govern- So, visit the Penang state government official its departments and agencies, give suggestions for ment website. To access, go to Pusat Media > website and learn how it can help to bridge the improvements or make enquiries. URL: http:// Penerbitan > Buletin Mutiara. information gap between the state government and epintas.penang.gov.my/ its people. 16 - 31 January 2012 7 car park and viaduct open

The Owl Museum is opening soon.

PENANG is proactive and sensitive to the people’s concerns. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has mooted the idea to overcome the parking woes faced by visitors by creating 86 parking bays at the Thee Kong Thua Temple in Jalan Pokok Ceri. A special nature trail is also opened for the public to enjoy the landscape climb through hundred years old trees and green jungle. This trail, call The Viaduct is created to connect the newly opened car park which was divided by a small ravine with the Penang Hill CM Lim with Penang State Secretary Datuk Farizan Darus, Deputy State Secretary Datuk Yusoff Wazir, bottom station. The trail is 1.37 km long and costs MPPP Secretary Ang Aing Thye and other MPPP and Penang Hill Corporation staff members at the Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) RM193,000 while Viaduct. the cost to carry out the necessary work at the temple car park is approximately RM40,000. venture starts the moment they park their cars. Visitors can park their cars and then, take a short “The Thee Kong Thua is not profit oriented and hike to enjoy the flora and fauna before getting their had leased out the land to PHC for RM2,000 per tickets for the furnicular ride. One can say the ad- month. PHC will let PDC subsidiary company to manage the car park and charge reasonable rates because PHC is also not profit oriented,” Lee Kah Choon who is the General Manager of PHC told press. Meanwhile, PHC has plans to build another 86 parking bays at their staffs quarters not far away to further ease the parking problems face by residents in the nearby area and visitors to Penang Hill. The infamous ‘Kancil Carpark’ built by the Federal Government will be demolished around April and complete by July 2012. Thereafter, another tender will be called to build a 300 park- The parking bays. ing bays car park complex on the same same spot. With these solu- tions to parking problems, Penang Hill is ready to soar as a tourist destination with of the recent opening of The Cliff Cafe by the MPPP which will also house the one and only Owl Museum Pathway from the carpark to the train station. in Malaysia. View from the top. 8 16 - 31 January 2012 a vibrant countryside township ONCE a sleepy town far away from the hustle and bustle of George Town, Balik Pulau is slowly turning into a vibrant countryside township within the city limit. The Penang state govern- ment has plans to make the once hal- low township into an education hub with colleges and international schools. Development projects are booming in Balik Pulau and new residential houses are being snapped up fast. The population in Balik Pulau is also fast increasing too. Balik Pulau boasts of having the best Balik Pulau Assam Laksa, Laksa Jang- gus, pickled nutmegs and mangoes and local ethnic foodstuffs like the belacan and dried seafoods. The Penang state leaders, especially Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, are committed and passionate to turn Balik Pulau into the hub of tourist destina- tion as it has a lot to offer in terms of foods, traditional arts, eco-tourism products, and heritage values. The greeneries, quaint kampungs and paddy fields are natural tourists attrac- tions. A truly pleasant countryside resort town. Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff and Penang State Assembly Speaker Datuk Abdul Halim Hussein are both kam- pung boys at heart who work tirelessly to make Balik Pulau renowned. Halim was recently spotted sweating with the people of Balik Pulau in an early morning aerobics. The event or- ganised by the Penang Island Municipal Coun- cil (MPPP) at the Data- ran Muafakat in Balik Pulau is to gather the Balik Pulau folks for a group exercise and fel- lowship. It is not only a healthy activity, it also helps to foster closer ties between the various rac- es in the community. Joining Halim are his wife and children, MPPP president Patahiyah Is- mail, several MPPP coun- cillors, Village Committee (JKKK) members, tai chi group members, and the old and young folks of Balik Pulau. 免费

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2012年1月刊 兑现承诺公布行政议员资产 民联讲到做到 槟州民联政府讲到做到、兑现308大 选前承诺，那就是史无前例公布行政 议员资产，以行动来证明民联秉持的 廉政及透明化执政方针。 民联在2008年全国大选时承诺实施 财产申报制度，以增加执政透明度及 利于人民监督。于是，槟州首长林冠 英讲到做到，于1月12日率领众行政 议员公布资产，而这行动符合了民联 领袖和槟州民联政府的政治意愿，也 与民联领袖坚持奉行能干、公信及透 明的廉政原则相一致。 资产申报资料中列出众行政议员在 当官前后的资产，那就是除了首长本 身之外，尚有槟州第一副首长拿督曼 梳、第二副首长拉玛沙米博士、曹观 友行政议员、林峰成行政议员、彭文 宝行政议员、阿都玛烈行政议员、黄 汉伟行政议员、王国慧行政议员、刘 子健行政议员以及罗兴强行政议员。 林冠英指出，这是马来西亚历史 上，这项公开行政议员财产不是由州 政府进行，而是由独立的稽查公司进 行。 “槟州政府选择了国际著名的会计 公司毕马威（KPMG）及其资深会计 师黄国成，进行查证及设计公布财产 的格式并公布给公众。做为独立的稽 以林冠英（前排中）为首的槟州民联政府以具体行动兑现308大选前承诺，那就是史无前例公布行政议员资产，证明民联秉持的廉政及透明化执政方针。前 查公司，毕马威在接下任务前，必须 排左2为国际著名的会计公司毕马威资深会计师黄国成。 维护其最高的专业水平，以确保其工 作符合目标与原则，保有独立性及没 所提呈的贪污印象指数及国际竞争指 法令中可以查知。 允许少数人赚取惊人利润的不公平 有利益冲突。” 数，马来西亚从前首相敦阿都拉刚执 值得一提的是，就在槟州首长公布 合约，如牺牲2700万百姓利益的独 他说，槟州行政议员公布资产就是 政的2003年排名第37，至降至2011 了槟州政府公开行政议员资产的隔 立发电厂和大道特许经营权。 履行了槟州政府的政治承诺和个人责 年的第60名。相反的，槟州的实施 天，槟州政府正式将有关资料上载 3. 槟城自由资讯法案确保透明度，允 任，而他也建议6项完整措施以确保领 公开招标就获得国际透明组织的赞 至槟州政府官方网站（http://www. 许公众检查政府工程合约。 袖的清廉，即符合能力、问责、透明 扬。” penang.gov.my/ ）。而且槟州首长 4. 公职官员需申报个人资产，以获得 的原则。 “现在，槟州政府证明我们不只是 在公布了行政议员资产后也建议6项措 公众信任。 他续称，马来西亚人悼念“因贪污 身体干净，行政管理更加干净和透 施来确保领袖的清廉。 5. 毫无条件接受和实施皇家委员会于 失去的十年”，设在华盛顿的金融观 明。通过公开行政议员的个人财产， 2005年的建议，即执行125项建 察机构全球金融廉正机构（GFI） 估 我们以行动证明廉政和管理更加透 6措施确保领袖清廉： 议，尤其是成立警察投诉及违例行 计，我国的非法外流资金在2000至 明。去年，槟城州议会已通过槟城自 为独立委员会（IPCMC）,防止警 1. 禁止政党涉及造成利益冲突的商业 2009年期间高达1兆7700亿令吉的黑 由资讯法案，而槟州实施的公开招标 方滥用权力及腐败。 活动。政治旨在维护公益公共利 钱外流（包括贪污钱），而家庭及社 制度也赢得了国际透明组织和总稽查 6. 选举委员会需要受到惩罚，因为 益，商业为了追求私利。涉及商业 会发展部长莎丽扎家人涉及的高达2 司的称赞。” 无法对付在选举中的行贿者，尤 的马华已是富裕政党，这可从马华 亿5000万令吉“公寓养牛”丑闻，结 槟州行政议员要强调，除了身为公 其无法遵守《1954年选举犯罪法 每年派钱给党员看出。 果被揭发在合约签署前就获得资金发 职人员及州议员的津贴，他们没有其 令》的规定，即限制每个国会选区 放，而这一切证明国阵拒绝改变。 它收入来源。而他们的津贴详情可以 2. 禁止政治与商业挂钩，坚持公开招 竞选开销最高20万令吉和每个州议 “难怪在最新的国际透明组织（TI) 从1980年行政议员及州议员（津贴） 标制以杜绝裙带资本主义，避免 席10万令吉。 2 时事2012年1月刊 再指示州法律顾问宪报颁布通令 槟州民联政府坚持恢复地方选举制 槟州政府已经指示州法律顾问在宪报上颁布通 正），举行地 当时的首相东姑阿都拉曼在国会中承诺，一旦马 令，让槟州所有地方政府可以免于实施1976年地方 方议会选举。 印对抗结束，政府将恢复地方议会选举，他说： 政府法令第15条文，并且进一步申请庭令，迫使选 “2010年3 “只要和平与宁静的时刻到来，我们会即刻筹备 举委员会必须执行地方政府选举。 月4日，我代 地方政府选举… ..一旦和平到来，我向国会保证， 房屋及地方政府部长拿督斯里曹智雄声称槟州政 表槟州政府写 我们将重新举行地方政府选举… …” 府在宪报上发出通令，让槟州所有地方政府免于实 信给选举委会 “马印对抗于1966年结束，但是，当年联盟（ 施地方政府法令第15条文之前，应该咨询国家地方 员，要求选委 后来的国阵）所承诺的地方政府选举至今还没有恢 政府理事会，而第15条文宣判所有与地方政府选举 会执行槟岛市 复。1968年，由上议员阿迪纳哈班所率领的地方政 有关的法令皆为无效。 政局及威省 府皇家委员会曾提议恢复地方政府选举，但是联邦 槟州首长林冠英是针对曹智雄的该番言论发表文 市政局的地 政府却拒绝他的建议。” 告反驳说，部长应该知道，槟州政府已经咨询过国 方议员选举， 他表示，到了2011年底，国会通过废除我国现有 家地方政府理事会有关恢复地方选举的课题。 但是选委会 的紧急条例，但是，由于1976年地方政府选举第15 他表示，槟州地方政府委员会主席曹观友行政议 却拒绝这项要 条文尚存，地方政府选举不能恢复执行。 员于2009年7月14日就此致函房屋及地方政府部（ 求。2010年3 然而，在联邦宪法底下，地方政府属于州管辖事 国家地方政府理事会秘书处），但州政府于2009年 月12日，我再 务，而州政府有权力在1976年地方政府法令第1（4 8月3日接获当局的答复，说明联邦政府并没有计划 次致函首相， 林冠英表示，槟州行政议员决定在宪报上颁布 ）条文下，免除地方政府遵从上述法令中的任何一 恢复地方政府选举。 要求与他见面 通令，让槟州所有地方政府可以免于实施1976 项或所有条文。槟州政府决定，马印对抗已经结束 阐明州政府的 年地方政府法令第15条文，而一旦通令颁布， “2009年8月11日，槟州州议会动议并通过，要 州政府将在法庭上与选举委员会解决在地方选 了45年，是时候由州政府把槟岛市政局和威省市政 求联邦政府恢复地方议会选举。曹观友再一次于 立场，依旧是 举课题上产生的争论。 局从阻碍地方政府选举、反民主的法律条文中解放 2009年8月24日致函部长，说明有关州议会的动 石沉大海。” 出来。 议，并要求在第62次国家地方政府理事会议上提呈 他表示，在1951至1965年期间，当时的马来亚及 “因此，槟州行政议员决定再宪报上颁布通令， 及讨论。但是，房屋及地方政府部于2009年9月14 后来的马来西亚曾经实施过地方议会民选制，让居 让槟州所有地方政府可以免于实施1976年地方政 日，再一次拒绝将有关动议列为讨论事项。” 民选出县市议员，并且在1961年，联邦政府废除吉 府法令第15条文。州法律顾问受指示颁布通令，并 他续称，州政府也找来三名律师拿督杨文波、汤 隆坡民选的市政府，1965年颁布紧急条例，宣布中 发出委任指令，由汤米汤姆斯成为州政府的代表律 米汤姆斯、玛力英迪亚斯，而他们建议行使州政府 止全马各地的地方政府选举，理由是当时正值马印 师。一旦通令颁布，我们将在法庭上，解决与选举 的权力，重新根据1960年地方政府法令（1991年修 对抗。 委员会在地方选举课题上产生的争论。”

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耗时6个月的敦林苍祐大道提升工程将于农历新年后动工，并预料将于9月竣工。

槟州首长林冠英宣布进行3项敦林苍祐大道提 问题，随着 升工程，该耗时6个月的工程将于农历新年后动 双向车道扩 工，并预料将于9月竣工。 建后，相信 该3项提升工程包括在牛汝莪高架公路及敦林 能减轻驾车 苍祐大道交界处设立U转、加宽大道峇都蛮路段 人士在过去 林冠英为敦林大道提升工程主持动土仪式，出席该仪式的尚包括林峰成行政议员及阿都玛烈行政议员等人。 （N-Park公寓前）的双车道，从原本的4条车道 10年来所面 U转道路，以便缩短从乔治市通往特易购霸市及 增加至6条车道，以及重建该处的行人天桥。 对的交通阻塞，尤其是在峇六拜工业区工作的民 青草巷路程，那就是驾车人士无需到峇央珍珠U 槟州首长林冠英表示，原本计划只是打算在市 众。” 转，届时将缩短至少7公里的路程，更能舒缓哈 区前往峇六拜的方向增设多1个车道，不过经过 他也说，这项企业社会责任工程是由怡保工程 查惹玛路和日落洞的繁忙交通。 再度计划及商量后，最后决定将该处来往方向车 置地负责，总耗资预料达370万令吉，而受影响 林冠英是于1月20日在敦林大道峇都蛮路段主 道，从原本4个车道增设至6条车道。 路段上的行人天桥。 持动土仪式，出席该仪式的尚包括林峰成行政议 “相信这项工程能舒缓从敦林大道的交通瓶颈 另外，该提升工程尚包括在牛汝莪分叉路建造 员及阿都玛烈行政议员。 3 2012年1月刊 时事

难得趁着佳节可以心无旁骛地聚在一起，槟州首长林冠英开心地 与其挚爱的家人，那就是父亲林吉祥国会议员、母亲梁玉治及夫 人周玉清州议员（左起）庆新春。

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槟州首长夫人周玉清在团拜中派发红包给在场 12岁以下孩童，为小孩们增添喜乐。 暂时搁下繁重的政务，槟州首长林冠英开心地抱着小儿子炜程与舞狮玩耍，逗 外国游客也齐来欢庆新春佳节。 得儿子乐开怀。

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10万人挤热龙年新春庙会 4年内口碑愈办愈出色 6 时事2012年1月刊 “请发给我公民权， 好吗？” 在投入服务民众的这段时间，我发现，前来求助的民众越来越多，什 么奇难杂症都有，其中最叫笔者头痛及为难的非登记局部门莫属，尤其 是公民权问题。 由于申请程序困难，我们唯有依照当局的指示，见招拆招，相信要获 得公民权的人，还是有希望的。 在我的记录当中，成功协助申请获得公民权的华裔少之又少，尽管这 几年来不断为他们到登记局查问，不过成功的比率，与其他的种族相 比，还是属于偏低的。 究竟问题出在那里？难道那些要申请公民权的人真的有那么难吗？ 记得，在2010年，我曾经到访一名75岁年迈老人的住家，为她收集资 料申请公民权。不过，遗憾的是，至今她仍未获得内政部批准，成为大 马公民。 理由很简单，因为她不会说国语，所以面试不被通过。 根据联邦宪法的规定，申请公民权者必须掌握国语及通过内政部的面试。 通常，在面试过程中，申请者必须以国语回答内政部所发问的问题， 其中对国旗的意义、唱国歌或念国家原则、国家元首的名字以及国家的 政治概况等问题。 据这位老人家透露，就因为她听不懂国语，无法回答上述问题，所 以，当面试进行时，她很快的就被当局“请”出来。 为了不让这位老人家失望，我还是为她重新向内政部提出申请。 另外，若面試成功的申請者，他們将在1年内收到由内政部所发出的 信件，以通知他们前往登记局办理大马卡的消息。 而对于一些刚刚向登记局提呈申请公民权表格的人士，必须确保自己 获得当局给予的查询编号（Nombor Rujukan），以作为跟进用途。 如果申请者无法顺利通过面试，国民登记局将会发信通知其申请失 败，而他们就必须在30天内提出上诉。如果申请上诉已超过2年至5年都 没有下文，则应该重新提出申请。

如何向国民登记局申请大马公民权？ 民众常常向我抱怨，当他们前往国民登记局向服务柜台官员索取申请 大马公民权的表格时，往往都会遭到官员们的刁难。尤其官员都会故意 要求他们出示各种文件，以索取申请表格。 若申请者缺少其中一项文件，或者文件不齐全时，当局则会要求他 们“下次再来”。 针对上述问题，我曾向当局官员反映，并要求他们给予关注。不过， 根据当局的解释，其官员这么做，是有原因的。 他说，登记局之所以要求申请者出示各种文件，主要是因为官员必须 确定，他们该给予申请者那一种的申请表格。 官员继续向我解释说，由于申请大马公民权的表格和种类繁多，若申 请者没有出示各种文件，当局就无法依据申请者的个案，给予正确表 格。 他说，在我国，公民权的申请共分为以下几种，其中：- 槟州行政议员林峰成特别助理叶晋仰新书：《光大52，助理一笔之力》

我国独立前申请公民权： 孩子／外籍孩子21岁以下申请公民权： 特别情况申请公民权： (Sebelum Merdeka – Permohonan Ke- (Anak Kurang 21 Tahun - Permohonan ke- (Keadaan Khas -Permohonan Ke- warganegaraan Perkara 16 - Seseorang warganegaraan Perkara 15(2) – Anak ke- warganegaraan Perkara 15A - Pendaftaran yang Lahir di Persekutuan Sebelum Hari pada Warganegara yang berumur kurang Kewarganegaraan di dalam Keadaan Khas) Merdeka, 31 Ogos 1957) 21 tahun.) 而申请者必须按照上述联邦宪法所指定的条 太太／外籍太太申请公民权： 21岁或以上者申请公民权： 例，作出申请。 (Isteri Warganegara - Permohonan ke- (21 Tahun Atau Lebih - Permohonan ke- 有鉴于此，当局希望，申请者能够体谅他们的 warganegaraan Perkara 15(1) – Isteri ke- warganegaraan Perkara 19(1) dan 19(2) – 处境，尽量与他们配合，以完成申請手續。 pada Warganegara.) Berumur 21 tahun atau lebih.)

（注：本文乃轉載自槟州行政议员林峰成特别助理叶晋仰新书《光大52，助理一笔之力》：“國民登記局”-《大馬公民權》篇。欲购买此书者可到大众书局或各报摊购买，谢谢！） 16 - 31 January 2012 9

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1. Balai Seni Lukis Negeri Pulau Pinang 16. Sunshine (Suiwah) 2. Billion Shopping Centre, Butterworth 17. Sunshine 3. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Balik Pulau 18. Sunshine Square, Bandar 4. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA 19. Sunshine Taman Lip Sin, 5. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Jawi 20. Sunway Carnival Mall 6. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Kepala Batas 21. The Store, Plaza Bukit Mertajam 7. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Perai 22. Hospital Swasta di Pulau Pinang 8. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Riffle Range 23. Tingkat 1, Komtar (berdekatan dengan Maybank) 9. Kaunter Perkhidmatan PBA Taman Selat 24. Tingkat 3, Komtar 10. Kaunter Perkhidmatan Perbadanan 25. Edaran rumah ke rumah Bekalan Air (PBA) KOMTAR 26. Pejabat NGO 11. Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang 27. Bukit Bendera 12. Majlis Perbandaran 13. Muzium Negeri Pulau Pinang Atau boleh menghubungi Editor Buletin Mutiara, Tingkat 47, 14. Perpustakaan Awam Negeri KOMTAR, 10503 Pulau Pinang di talian 04-650 5550, 04-650 5375, 15. Prangin Mall, Georgetown 04-650 5181 atau melalui emel [email protected] 10 16 - 31 January 2012

Nama ADUN No Tel/ No Faks NAMA ADUN No Tel/ No Faks PEGAWAI PENYELARAS KADUN No Tel/ No Faks AIR PUTIH PENAGA PENAGA YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng (T) 04 - 829 0614 YB Dato’ Haji Azhar Ibrahim (T) 04 - 310 3100 Hj Rosidi Bin Hussain (T) 04 - 575 6577 [email protected] (F) 04 - 323 8017 [email protected] 04 - 575 8578 019-4704 800 (F) 04 - 575 8578 BERTAM YB Tuan Mansor Othman (T) 04 - 522 1463 YB Puan Hajah Zabariah Wahab (T) 04 - 575 8670 BERTAM [email protected] (F) 04 - 522 1463 Asrol Sani Bin Abdul Razak (T) 013 - 580 6981 [email protected] PERAI YB Tuan Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy a/l (T) 04 - 650 5134 YB Dato’ Haji Roslan Saidin PINANG TUNGGAL Palanisamy (F) 04 - 261 8715 Muhasdey Muhamad (T) 019-437 2887 [email protected] PERMATANG BERANGAN [email protected] YB Tuan Haji Shabudin Yahya (T) 04 - 573 4630 (F) 04 -570 1997 PERMATANG BERANGAN PADANG KOTA Arshad Bin Md Salleh (T) 019 - 510 2633 YB Tuan (T) 04 - 226 0218 SUNGAI DUA [email protected] [email protected] (F) 04 - 228 8514 YB Dato’ Haji Jasmin Mohamed (T) 04 - 575 7454 SUNGAI DUA Mohd. Fahmi Abd. Wahab (T) 04 - 575 1085 YB Tuan Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (T) 04 - 626 1968 TELOK AIR TAWAR [email protected] (F) 04 - 575 1085 [email protected] (F) 04 - 626 5496 YB Dato’ Hjh. Jahara Hamid (T) 04 - 351 3675 [email protected] (F) 04 - 351 4389 TELOK AIR TAWAR BAGAN JERMAL Salehin Mohamed (T) 017-427 1581 YB Tuan Lim Hock Seng (T) 04 - 331 7175 (T) 04 - 398 0185 [email protected] [email protected] (F) 04 - 331 7175 YB Datuk Arif Shah Haji Omar Shah [email protected] SEBERANG JAYA (T) 04-390 5109 Abdul Jalil Che Ros YB Tuan Law Heng Kiang (T) 04 - 282 6419 SUNGAI ACHEH [email protected] [email protected] (F) 04 - 282 6419 YB Dato’ Mahmud Zakaria (T) 04 - 593 3100 [email protected] (F) 04 - 593 9529 SUNGAI ACHEH SUNGAI PUYU Hj Mohd Kamil Bin Abu Bakar (T) 012 - 4735774 [email protected] YB Tuan Phee Boon Poh (T) 04 - 262 0860 BAYAN LEPAS [email protected]; 012 - 480 5495 YB Tuan Syed Amerruddin Dato’ Syed [email protected] (F) 04 - 261 8745 BAYAN LEPAS Ahmad Asnah Binti Hashim (T) 019 - 472 6956 [email protected] YB Tuan Law Choo Kiang (T) 04 - 588 0818 PULAU BETONG PULAU BETONG [email protected] (F) 04 - 588 0885 YB Tuan Sr. Haji Muhamad Farid Saad Hj Mohd Tuah Bin Ismail (T) 019 - 570 9500 AIR ITAM [email protected] YB Tuan Wong Hon Wai (T) 04 - 828 0926 TELUK BAHANG [email protected] (F) 04 - 828 0926 YB Dato’ Seri Dr. Haji Hilmi Hj Yahya (T) 04 - 866 1760 Halil Sabri Hamid (T) 016-400 6462 (F) 04 - 866 1821 [email protected] BERAPIT YB Puan Ong Kok Fooi (T) 019 - 481 7823 [email protected] (T) 016 - 401 3507 Talian Kecemasan & Perkhidmatan Awam DATO’ KERAMAT YB Tuan Jagdeep Singh DEO (T) 04 - 226 2464 [email protected] (F) 04 - 227 2464 POLIS & AMBULANS 999 JPJ 04-658 1122 BOMBA 994 04-398 8809 PANTAI JEREJAK DIREKTORI TELEFON 103 JABATAN PENDAFTARAN 04-226 5161 YB Tuan Sim Tze Tzin (T) 019 - 443 2088 [email protected] (F) 04 - 641 3088 OPERATOR ANTARABANGSA 101 PENYELAMAT 991 PUSAT INFO PELANCONG 04-261 4461 YB Tuan Tan Hock Leong (T) 04 - 552 1366 KERETAPI BUKIT BENDERA 04-828 8880 [email protected] (F) 04 - 552 1366 BIRO PENGADUAN AWAM 04-263 6893 FERI (GEORGETOWN) 04-210 2363 TANJONG BUNGAH SEKRETARIAT KERAJAAN 04-262 1957 ( BUTTERWORTH) 04-310 2377 YB Tuan Teh Yee Cheu (T) 017 - 472 9990 NEGERI JAMBATAN PP 04-398 7419 [email protected] (F) 04 - 228 8514 KASTAM 04-262 2300 STESEN KERETAPI BUTTERWORTH 04-261 0290 JAWI IMIGRESEN 04-250 3419 YB Tuan Tan Beng Huat (T)04 - 598 1877 INFORMASI PENERANGAN 04-643 0373 PERSATUAN PERUNDUNGAN 04-829 4046 [email protected] (F)04 - 598 1877 WWC 04-228 0342 KANAK-KANAK PENGKALAN KOTA (T)04 - 250 1521 04-397 1058 CAP 04-829 9511 YB Tuan Lau Keng Ee 04 - 2501522 [email protected] (F)04 - 2501523 EPF 04-226 1000 JABATAN BURUH 04-262 5536 SOCSO 04-238 9888 PERPUSTAKAAN PP 04-229 8555 BAGAN DALAM YB Tuan Tanaseharan a/l Autheraphy (T) 04 - 538 1162 [email protected] (F) 04 - 537 1163 PROGRAM PENGHARGAAN WARGA EMAS/OKU/IBU TUNGGAL/ PROGRAM ANAK EMAS/ PROGRAM RAKAN ANTI KEMISKINAN KEBUN BUNGA YB Tuan Ong Khan Lee (T) 04 - 818 2008 [email protected] (F) 04 - 818 2008 N1 Penaga : 019 - 470 4800 - Rosidi N22 Tanjong : 012 - 232 6101 - Carol Hussain Bungah SUNGAI BAKAP YB Tuan Hj. Maktar Hj. Shapee (T) 04 - 582 7549 N2 Bertam : 012 - 490 6546 - Abd Rashid N23 Air Putih : 04 - 829 0614 - Chiam Heng [email protected] (F) 04 - 582 8648 N3 Pinang : 019 - 437 2887 - Muhasdey Hock Tunggal N24 Kebun : 04 - 829 3691 - Nancy Lim KOMTAR YB Tuan Ng Wei Aik (T) 04 - 227 0215 N4 Permatang : 019 - 510 2633 - Arshad Bunga [email protected]; nweiaik@ (F) 04 - 227 8215 Berangan Md. Salleh N25 : 012 - 488 3227 - Joe gmail.com N5 Sungai Dua : 019 - 477 6740 - Md. Fahmi N26 Padang Kota : 012 - 431 7015 - Johnny PADANG LALANG Abd. Wahab Chee YB Tuan Tan Cheong Heng (T) 04 - 502 5071 N6 Telok Air : 017 - 427 1581 - Salehin N27 Pengkalan : 012 - 437 1522 - Wang Lai Kin [email protected] (F)04 - 508 9711 Tawar Mohamed Kota N7 Sungai Puyu : 012 - 528 8411 - Ng Ya Ling N28 KOMTAR : 012 - 412 6284 - Adreena YB Tuan Yeoh Soo Hin (T) 04 - 229 2105 N8 Bagan : 013 - 449 0366 - Yeap Choon N29 Datok : 012 - 410 6566 - A. T. Ong [email protected] (F) 04 - 226 2550 Jermal Keong Keramat PULAU TIKUS N9 Bagan : 016 - 473 1963 - Gesan N30 Sungai : 010 - 464 3308 - Anna YB Tuan Koay Teng Hai (T) 04 - 226 3227 N10 Seberang : 013 - 489 3227 - Abdul Jalil Pinang [email protected] (F) 04 - 226 3227 Jaya Che Ros N31 Batu : 012 - 480 3885 - Ooi Soo N11 Permatang : 019 - 412 8442 - Kamal Lancang Chuan YB Tuan Hj. Salleh Man (T) 04 - 398 4226 Pasir N32 Seri Delima : 012 - 486 2552 - Mr. Lingam [email protected] (F) 04 - 398 4226 N12 Penanti : 04 - 522 1463 - Suhaimi Bin N33 Air Itam : 012 - 493 3648 - Teh Choong Mansor Kong YB Tuan Ong Chin Wen (T) 04 - 508 3977 N13 Berapit : 019 - 481 7823 - Ong Kee N34 Paya : 012 - 484 1963 - Toon Hoon [email protected] (F) 04 - 508 3677 Seong Terubong Lee N14 Machang : 019 - 546 3257 - Rynu N35 Batu Uban : 012 - 409 7507 - A.Francis YB Tuan Koid Teng Guan (T)010 - 464 3308 Bubuk Xavier [email protected] (F) 04 - 282 8322 N15 Padang : 04 - 502 5071 - Ooi Zhen 010 - 562 2004 - M. Sri Lalang Chee Jaimuralydasan BATU UBAN YB Tuan Raveentharan a/l (T) 04 - 659 6007 N16 Perai : 012 - 339 3479 - Pn. N36 Pantai : 019 - 443 2088 - Victor Subramaniam (F) 04 - 658 6007 Rajaletchumi Jerejak [email protected] 04 - 2628188 N17 Bukit Tengah : 016 - 469 5343 - Amizuddin N37 Batu Maung : 013 - 510 1968 - Latifah SERI DELIMA N18 Bukit Tambun : 016 - 442 0820 - Ong Eu Leong N38 Bayan Lepas : 019 - 472 6956 - Asnah Bt YB Tuan Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer a/l (T) 04 - 659 5611 N19 Jawi : 017 - 408 4784 - Abdul Halim Hashim Rajaji (F) 04 - 659 5611 Yunus N39 Pulau : 019 - 570 9500 - Hj Md Tuah [email protected] N20 Sungai : 012 - 415 2905 - Munir Bin Betong Ismail DAP PENANG HQ (T) 04 - 228 8482 Bakap Makhtar N40 Telok : 016 - 400 6462 - Halil Sabri [email protected] 04 - 227 1397 N21 Sungai : 012 - 473 5774 - Hj M. Kamil Bahang 04 - 227 7068 (F) 04 - 228 8514 Acheh A.Bakar 16 - 31 January 2012 11

SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLIS SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLIS MPSP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012) MPPP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012) Kalender Pelancongan Nama Telefon Nama Telefon Pulau Pinang 2012 En. Sim Chee Keong (DAP) 012-590 75 07 Zulkifli bin Mohd. Noor (DAP) 012 - 483 0878 [email protected] Harvindar a/l Darshan Singh 012 - 42822 50 En. Teoh Seang Hooi (DAP) 019-412 99 96 (DAP) During Chinese New Year [email protected] 04-594 1231 Tay Leong Seng (DAP) 019 - 321 9392 Chinese New Year Celebration Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam En. Soon Lip Chee (DAP) 012-4290 163 Lim Siew Khim (DAP) 016 - 531 6026 [email protected] Lim Cheng Hoe 016 - 438 4809 En. Visvanathan a/l Kumaran 012-477 6468 (DAP) 28hb Januari, 6 ptg - 11 mlm (DAP) 04-398 3242 (Tel) Tan Hun Wooi (DAP) 012 - 488 0409 [email protected] 04-502 1667 (Fax) Sambutan Rumah Terbuka Tahun Baru En. Ong Ah Teong 012 - 410 6566 Cina Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang Cik Tan Xin Ying 016 - 553 1987 (DAP) Padang MPSP (DAP) Ooi Keat Hin 016 - 417 1331 (PKR) En. Mohd Shaipol Bin Ismail 012 - 571 2250 Francis a/l Joseph (PKR) 012 - 474 3321 28hb Januari, 7 mlm - 11mlm (DAP) Cik Ramlah Bee Binti 016 - 422 2142 ‘Chor Sor Kong’ Deity Birthday Asiahoo (PKR) Snake Temple En. Guanalan a/p 013 - 485 3128 Sengalaney En. Mohamed Yusoff Bin 04 - 657 7464 (Tel) (DAP) Mohamed Noor (PAS) 012 - 472 8114 28hb Januari, 3 ptg - 12 mlm En. Chandrasekeran a/l S. 012-5619870 Encik Iszuree Bin Ibrahim 016 - 443 3205 Chinese New Year Cultural & Maniam (DAP) (PAS) 019 - 450 7890 Heritage Celebration chanderasekeran@mpsp. Sr. Mohd. Zahry bin Shaikh 012 - 472 6725 UNESCO World Heritage Site gov.my Abdul Rahim (NGO) En. Mohamad Zainudin 013-45 47 009 Encik Teh Lai Heng (DAP) 016 - 445 9808 bin Othman (PKR) 30hb Januari, 7 mlm - 12 mlm mohamadzainudin@mpsp. Encik Gooi Seong Kin 016 - 457 1271 Hokkien New Year gov.my (DAP) Chew Jetty En. Ahmad Farid bin Md. 019-540 9396 Encik Prem Anand a/l 012 - 412 2558 Arshad (PKR) 04-3979796 (Fax) Loganathan [email protected] (DAP) 6hb Februari En. Johari bin Kassim (PKR) 019-449 1450 Encik Tan Seng Keat 012 - 438 6191 Chap Goh Meh Celebration [email protected] (PKR) Padang Kota Lama Abdul Latif bin Abdullah 019-560 57 55 Tuan Haji Mohd Rashid Bin 019 - 456 0077 (PKR) Hasnon [email protected] (PKR) 6hb - 8hb Januari, 6 pg - 11 ptg En. Bahktiar Appanai bin 017-568 3778 Muhammad Sabri Bin Md 013 - 432 0207 Thaipusam Yahya 04-977 3982 Osman From Little India to Waterfall (PKR) (PKR) bahktiarappandi@mpsp. Mohd Taufik Bin sulong 012 - 438 0873 gov.my (PKR) En. Lim Eng Nam 016-411 44 00 Tahir Jalaluddin Bin Hussain 012 - 463 5959 (PKR) 04-588 0818 (Tel) (NGO) [email protected] 04-588 0885 (Fax) Dr. Lim Mah Hui 012 - 422 1880 Puan Kusala Kumari @ Rynu 019-54 63 257 (NGO) a/p A. Shanmugam (PKR) Encik Sin Kok Siang (NGO) 016 - 422 2255 [email protected] Ng Chek Siang (PKR) 016 - 470 7089 En. Amir bin Md. Ghazali 013-584 8386 [email protected] (PKR) 04 - 521 1987 (Fax) [email protected] SIDANG REDAKSI BULETIN MUTIARA En. Ahmad Kaswan bin 019- 408 4899 Kassim YAP LEE YING AINUL WARDAH (PAS) ZULIANA AZIZ ZAINULFAQAR [email protected]. NORSHAHIDA YUSOFF my Jurugambar: En. Lim Tau Hoong 019-446 35 51 CHAN LILIAN LAW SUUN TING (NGO) ALISSALA THIAN MOHD. HAFIZ [email protected] Dr. Tiun Ling Ta 013-430 2096 sertai kami melalui “sms blast”, (NGO) 04-508 0039 (Tel) taip “ADD ME” [email protected] 04-657 0918 (Fax) En. Ahmad Tarmizi Bin 013 - 414 4822 019 357 9726, Buletin Mutiara boleh diperoleh di : Abdullah Talian Pejabat 04-650 5550, 04-650 5375 - Pejabat-pejabat ADUN (NGO) - Pejabat-pejabat Kerajaan Negeri En. Loh Joo Huat 012-4221133 sertai kami melalui “emel blast” - Pejabat-pejabat PBA (DAP) - Bukit Bendera [email protected] [email protected] - Pasaraya-pasaraya sekitar Pulau Pinang En. Ong Koon Liak 012-4277868 [email protected] - Hospital-hospital Kerajaan dan Swasta (DAP) 04-530 0363 (Tel) - Pejabat-pejabat NGO [email protected] 04-538 6950 (Fax) - Edaran rumah ke rumah Bagi sebarang maklum balas, sila hantar ke Puan Sarina binti Hashim 013-50 00 155 Bagi Maklumat Lanjut, Sila Hubungi : (PKR) Shawal Ahmad: [email protected] 04 - 650 5550, 04 - 650 5256, 012 - 424 9004 Editor BULETIN MUTIARA, [email protected] atau [email protected] En. Md Jamil Bin Abd 019-4490007 Tingkat 47, Komtar, Rahman 10503 Pulau Pinang. Bagi sebarang maklum balas sila hubungi : PAS) [email protected] Emel: [email protected] 04 - 650 5559, 04 - 650 5561, 04 - 650 5705, 04 - 650 5256 12 16 - 31 January 2012 MPPP labourers not forgotten THE 24 councillors of the Penang Is- the Urban Service Department. land Municipal Council (MPPP) were For the Chinese New Year, they sworn in recently at the Penang City have given away 732 packets of rice Hall. Of the 24 councillors, 23 were worth RM12.50 per 5kg packet. reappointed and had served as council- Ong Ah Teong of the DAP, a three- lors for more than two terms. Hence, term councillor, told the Buletin Mu- they should be familiar with the impor- tiara, “These unsung heroes play very tant roles played by the labourers who important roles. Without them, our are the unsung heroes in our society. plans and work cannot be carried out. These are the people who sweep the So, we want to show them we appreci- streets clean while we sleep at night, ate their contributions by giving them water the plants, clear clogged drains, something for the Chinese New Year. remove debris, ensure no mosquitoes Last year, we also organised a durian breeding and other heavy tasks to en- party for them.” sure Penang remains cleaner, greener Many of the labourers turned up to and safer and did all those things we collect their bags of rice while those probably never take notice of. who are on duty will get theirs when Twelve of the councillors have done they finished work. Their faces show the noble thing of appreciating the how happy they are touched with this labourers in job grade R1 and R3 from gesture by the councillors.

BULETIN MUTIARA

Level 47, Komtar 10503 Penang Phone : 04-650 5468 Fax : 04-261 5923 Email : [email protected]

EDITORIAL Editor : Yap Lee Ying

Assistant Editors : Tam Poh Guek (Chinese) D. Bhavaneswari & N. Senthil Kumar (Tamil) Chan Lilian (English)

Photographers : Chan Lilian, Law Suun Ting, Mohd. Hafiz Tajudin and Alisssala Thian

Graphic Designers : Loo Mei Fern, Idzham Bin Ahmad 16 - 31 January 2012 13 MPPP to ensure safety and security of pre-schools operator is found guilty, the penalty is fine up to RM500,000 or a jail term up to two years or both. A newspaper cuttings showing MCA’s The MPPP has carried involvement and exploiting the issue. out several operations cipal published on the front page of a since 2009 to ensure that Chinese newspaper to alleged that the the kindergartens and nurs- MPPP action was unfair and unjust. eries have obtained the Ong, a father of two children himself, necessary change of status condemned the action of the MCA and of premises. the kindergarten administration for us- “We have duly informed ing the innocent children to participate all the kindergartens and in such protests. nurseries to obtain the He said parents should check wheth- necessary licences. We fol- er the daycare and kindergarten they low a standard operating send their children to have proper li- procedure in which the cences. operators are duly warned Previously, the MPPP does not have before the MPPP moves authority over the operations of kinder- into take action,” Ong told gartens and nurseries, but from 2012, a press conference. the MPPP will be able to monitor these On 11 January 2012, the premises. MPPP enforcement officers removing some cabinets, tables and chairs. MPPP raided a kindergar- For example, the MPPP is now able to ten in Jalan Goh Guan Ho ensure that the premises used fulfil the A routine enforcement exercise by the that if the MPPP does not regulate and and seized some cabinets, Building and Drainage Act 1976 (172). Penang Island Municipal Council issue licences to these operations, the tables and chairs. The operation was The MPPP will also be able to monitor (MPPP) to regulate the operation of MPPP has no control over these prem- carried out because the kindergarten had the hygiene of food preparations at the nurseries and kindergartens in the state ises? When a tragedy happened, we failed to obtain the change of status of childcare centres and kindergartens. have turned political with the MCA cannot even enter the premise to inves- premise and also defied the MPPP or- Statistics by the MPPP showed that exploiting the matter to disrupt the tigate. The public then condemned the ders to cease operation. there are 138 nurseries on the island, safety and security measures the MPPP MPPP for not doing anything. That’s During the operation, the MPPP has but only 38 have obtained the approval wants to implement in the pre-schools. why it is essential and important to sent a woman’s officer to approach the for the change of status of the premise. The Chinese press regulate and monitor kindergarten operator and requested Meanwhile, of the 245 kindergartens have been used to fea- these operations as that all children be moved to the upper operating in Penang island, only 55 are ture kindergarten chil- precious children’s floor. After ensuring that the children approved while 190 applications for the dren participating in lives are involved are in their respective classrooms and change of status of the premises were demonstration against and we want to min- within the safe confines of closed doors, rejected, mostly due to objections from what has been claimed imise the risks.” the MPPP enforcement personnel then the residents in the area and the unsat- unfair action by the To put it briefly, move in to remove only a few pieces of isfactory location. MPPP. The front page kindergarten and tables, chairs and cabinets. Ong urged parents to call the MPPP of a Chinese newspaper nursery operators However, on the same day, the MCA complaint hotline at Tel: 04-2637637 or was splashed with pho- must first ensure that tried to play hero in the matter, and used email to [email protected] if they tos of kindergarten chil- their premises have children from the kindergarten in a have any complaint about their chil- dren protesting with received the approv- group photo with the kindergarten prin- dren’s kindergarten or nursery. their teachers. al under the State MPPP Public Health Drainage and Build- Standing Commitee ing Ordinance for alternate chairman Ong the change of status Ah Teong had called a from that of residen- press conference to ex- tial building to that plain how the MPPP is Councillor Ong Ah Teong who is of a childcare centre. also DAP member and a father trying to regulate the of two children condemned Ong reminded the operation of kindergar- the action of the MCA and the kindergarten and tens and nurseries in the kindergarten administration for nursery operators to state to ensure the safe- using the innocent children to apply for the change ty, security and health participate in such protests. of status of the of the young ones. premise before they Citing the example of a recent trag- start their operations. edy where a four-year-old girl was He warned that those operators who drowned while in a daycare centre in failed to do so are taking a big risk. If Farlim, Ong explained, “Do you know the matter is brought to court and the The empty classroom when MPPP enforcement officer carried out their task of removing some loose furniture from the kindergarten. 14 16 - 31 January 2012 EVENTS

WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK

Date : 18 February, 2012 Venue : Gurney Hotel, Persiaran Gurney, Penang Time : 8.30 am to 1 pm

The World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just under a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN and henceforth the first week of February will be observed as a World Interfaith Harmony Week. In conjunction with World Interfaith Harmony Week, an assembly on ‘True Moderation’ will be held in Penang. Amongst the speakers are Prof. Dr. Din Syam- suddin (Ketua Umum Muhammadiyah) from Indonesia, Hindu Endowment Board Chairman Prof. Dr Ramasamy, Cheng Ho Multi-cultural Education Trust Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Dato’ Dr. Siddiq Fadzil (President of WADAH), Bishop Antony Selvanayagam (Chairman of Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Tao Penang) and Prof. Aziz Bari, former law lecturer of UIAM. This event is open to public. Please call Exco Member Abdul Malik Kassim office at 04-650 5135 for more information.

FREE SEMINAR ON SAFE DRIVING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

Date : 26 February 2012 Venue : Gurney Hotel, Persiaran Gurney, Penang Time : 9 am to 3 pm

A free seminar for senior citizens above 60 years old who possess valid driving licence will be held at The Gurney Hotel on 26 February, 2012. Those who are interested may contact Exco Member Chow Kon Yeow’s office during office hours at 04-2619888. 16 - 31 January 2012 15

• FROM PAGE 16 has told them earlier how the Penang state gov- ernment appreciated their contribution to Penang As a photographer, I have a habit of observing and gave them money yearly. CM Lim gave them people’s expression. And at the 2,000-people hopes too – that is if the takes Penang DAP open house, I saw hopes in the eyes over the Federal Government, they will get of the people. Some of these were senior folks, RM1,000 each year in appreciation of their con- with lots of wrinkles on their faces. Their gnarled tribution to the country. hands from hard labour clapped during the While many people can afford to throw lavish speeches. They listened attentively to veteran open houses and give ang pows, not many have DAP leader Lim Kit Siang, they cheered when the ability to give the poor and the hungry dig- CM Lim talked, they have hopes because they nity and respect. believed and trusted in these leaders. As I am writing this, I am appalled by the The foods served were not lavish, there was manner which distribute ‘white ang Exco member Law Heng Kiang with Member of Parliament no ang pow, but there was dignity and respect pows’. We can give money, but we can’t buy for Jelutong Jeff Ooi and MPPP councillors sharing a jar of for them to take back because the Chief Minister respect. cookies at the open house. 16 16 - 31 January 2012 The significance of open house

I am reeling from the Chinese New Year open house circuits I have to cover as a press photographer. My big toe is still blue-black after getting stepped by a burly man during the Prime Minister’s open house in Penang. Ironically, I have never attended a single open house hosted by state lead- ers in my life. I mean getting out of my way to dress up, travel and queue up to meet any leaders at their open houses. I am definitely not into these things. Previously, I have the misconception that only hungry people will line up for the free makan. Now, as a photographer, I have plenty of opportunities and time to observe why people go to open houses. Things get more interesting when I have to go to different types of open houses. There are the lavish foods and goodies bag ones, the moderate official ones, and the smallish but sincere ones. Without mentioning the names of the CM Lim and his wife, greeting guests at the open house. hosts, I shall unravel each category. how people head The lavish foods with goodies bag straight to the queue open house when they got down I arrived at the location and was from their cars though greeted by blue flags flying furiously they don’t quite know along the road. I quickly sent a short where it heads to. I text message to my colleague, “Alamak, told them, “CM Lim tak ada orang pun, satu jalan kosong”. Guan Eng wants to The road was deserted because the meet everyone, to whole stretch has been closed for the shake hands with eve- major event. However, I could see fac- ryone, so it takes a bit tory and school buses parking by the of time, sorry ya, have side. to wait a bit.” When I get near the open house loca- When I see how People eager to join the Chief Minister’s Chinese New tion, then only did I find people grab- Year open house held on the first day of Chinese New Year people excitedly and bing the free foods and collecting their at the PISA. patiently wait for their bags of goodies. Much later, one of the turn to enter PISA and ministers claimed that there were spend with their families, I have to shake hands and greet the Chief Minis- 20,000 people at the event. Whether work. I do not mind spending half a day ter, his wife, state exco members, and there were really 20,000 people or not working because it is already a tradition state assembly members, I know that A guest at DAP Chinese New Year open house enjoyed listening to the remains a mystery. What I do know is for the Chief Minister to host the open people did not come just for free foods. speeches. several of our Penang state exco mem- house. He has done it after he took of- Many of these are friends, church mem- bers, MPs, state assembly members, and fice in 2008 and held it for the first time bers, corporate figures and they did it we did not expect many people since it councillors were left without proper in 2009. because they wanted to spend their was a working day. seating, and that is not a very nice thing. Throngs of people started to pour in Chinese New Year morning in the com- Much to my surprise, I saw people At the open house, party song and from as early as 9am although the of- pany of friendly faces. walking under the hot sun to the Penang party flags were waved along with Ma- ficial event is to start at 10am. By Chinese Town Hall. A friend who drove laysia flag. It is more like a gathering 10.30am, my colleagues and I were The smallish but sincere open house me there had to make several rounds of a political party during a National already a bit worried and nervous be- Our Bahagian Penerangan (Commu- around town before he could get a park- Day celebration than a Chinese New cause we had gone out of PISA (Penang nications Division) staff members were ing spot. I felt excitement rising because Year open house. International Sports Arena) and found at the DAP open house to distribute there was an air of festivity and gaiety that people are queuing up under the hot the Buletin Mutiara. It is a hot afternoon when there were many people heading The moderate, official open house sun, at least half a km long. on a working Thursday. We were not to the same venue. On the first day of the Chinese New A few senior ladies asked me, “What sure how many copies of the Buletin Year, when most Chinese will want to are we queuing up for?” It is amazing Mutiara to take along to the venue as • TURN TO PAGE 15