Dr. Ong Kian Ming Member of Parliament for P102 Serdang
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Annual Newsletter FOR YEAR 2013 Dr. Ong Kian Ming Member of Parliament for P102 Serdang Change is only possible if we have the necessary political will to undertake bold & far reaching reforms. CONTENTS 1. National Issues 3. Community Funds 02 & Allocations 16 2. Community News & Events 10 Almost one year after the 09 release of the preliminary report SEP of the Malaysian Education “ the Minister... Blueprint 2013-2025, the finalized document shows very little does not inspire substantive changes and fails to address the concerns and incorporate confidence that a National the feedback of many stakeholders substantive renewal >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/09/09/ press-statement-almost-one-year-after-the- & reform of our Issues release-of-the-preliminary-report-of-the- malaysian-education-blueprint-2013-2025- education system EDUCATION the-finalized-document-shows-very-little- The Minister of Education substantive-changes-and-fails-to/ will take place. ” 30 should put an immediate stop Minister of Education, Tan Sri AUG to the sale of Dimensi 108 food Why did the Minister of Education 27 Muhyiddin Yassin needs to supplements in national schools 24 spend RM20 million on hiring JUN explain why he approved by Headmasters / Deputy Headmasters SEP management consultants a RM27 million program and suspend the Headmasters / Deputy McKinsey & Co to prepare the to train 1000 teachers in Physical Headmasters who are involved in selling National Education Blueprint? Education (PE) at a cost of RM27,000 and marketing this product in schools for a six month ‘diploma’ that is only >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/09/24/ a Certificate Level training program >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/08/30/ press-statement-why-did-the-minister- press-statement-the-minister-of-education- of-education-spend-rm20-million- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/06/27/ should-put-an-immediate-stop-to-the- on-hiring-management-consultants- press-statement-minister-of-education-tan- sale-of-dimensi-108-food-supplements-in- mckinsey-co-to-prepare-the-national- — Dr. Ong Kian Ming on the finalized sri-muhyiddin-yassin-needs-to-explain-why- national-schools-by-headmasters-deputy- education-blueprint/ National Education Blueprint 2013-2025 he-approved-a-rm27-million-program-to-train- headmasters-and-suspend-the-headmasters/ 1000-teachers-in-physical-education-pe-at-a- cost-of-rm27000-for-a/ ECONOMY & BUDGET The Prime Minister EMGS should be dismantled 29 should walk the talk by 20 immediately because it restricts Prime Minister Najib’s newly OCT cutting expenditure in the AUG competition, increases costs 17 announced Bumiputera Agenda Prime Minister’s Department and inefficiency and creates SEP overturns the New Economic and by not creating new, expensive disincentives for foreign students to Model (NEM), the Economic agencies study in Malaysia Transformation Program (ETP) and the Government Transformation Program >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/10/29/ >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/08/20/ (GTP) press-statement-the-prime-minister- press-statement-emgs-should-be-dismantled- should-walk-the-talk-by-cutting- immediately-because-it-restricts-competition- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/09/17/ expenditure-in-the-prime-ministers- increases-costs-and-inefficiency-and-creates- press-statement-prime-minister-najibs- department-and-by-not-creating-new- disincentives-for-foreign-students-to-study- Dr. Ong Kian Ming (right) and Tony newly-announced-bumiputera-agenda- expensive-agencies/ in-malaysia/ Pua (left), MP for Petaling Jaya Utara, overturns-the-new-economic-model- urging the Minister of Education, Tan Sri nem-the-economic-transformation- Muhyiddin Yassin, to put a stop to the program-etp-and-the-government- sale of Dimensi 108 food supplements in transformation-p/ national schools. 2 3 ELECTION “ If the Prime Minister Deputy Chairman of the 13 Election Commission, Datuk MAY Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, is is serious about asking not qualified to talk about a ‘transparent’ re-delineation exercise ordinary Malaysians to >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/05/31/ press-statement-deputy-chairman-of- Dr. Ong Kian Ming commenting on the the-election-commission-datuk-wan- problems of the Election Commission (EC). change their lifestyles ahmad-wan-omar-is-not-qualified- to-talk-about-a-transparent-re- Malaysia among the most delineation-exercise/ 19 malapportioned countries in to adapt to rising prices JUL the world Public Protests, Election 23 Petitions and Parliamentary >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/07/19/ as subsidies are withdrawn JUN Pressure are all actions press-statement-malaysia-among-the- consistent with the ongoing most-malapportioned-countries-in-the- struggle to create a more transparent, world/ and the GST is introduced, fairer and cleaner electoral system 49,159 ‘problematic’ IC holders >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/06/23/ 23 on Sabah electoral roll used in he should also walk press-statement-public-protests- JUL GE13 election-petitions-and-parliamentary- pressure-are-all-actions-consistent-with- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/07/23/ the talk by reducing the-ongoing-struggle-to-create-a-more- press-statement-49159-problematic-ic- transparent-fairer-and-cleaner-electoral- holders-on-sabah-electoral-roll-used-in- expenditure in his own system/ ge13/ ENVIRONMENT department. ” The Minister of Natural 29 Resources and Environment, Urban Wellbeing, Housing and NOV G. Palanivel, needs to answer 19 Local Government Minister Dato’ serious issues raised by the Al- NOV Abdul Rahman Dahlan must Jazeera 101 East Program “The Return clarify that an incinerator is only of the Lizard King” one of many waste disposal options at the Taman Beringin transfer station in Kepong >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/11/29/ press-statement-the-minister-of-natural- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/11/19/ resources-and-environment-g-palanivel- press-statement-urban-wellbeing-housing- needs-to-answer-serious-issues-raised- — Dr. Ong Kian Ming on reducing and-local-government-minister-dato-abdul- by-the-al-jazeera-1010-east-program-the- expenditure in the PM’s Department rahman-dahlan-must-clarify-that-an-incinerator- return-of-the-lizard-king/ is-only-one-of-many-waste-disposal-options-at- the-taman-beringin-transfe/ 4 5 Contracts to build Incinerators Why was the contract to HUMAN RIGHTS 23 in Langkawi, Pangkor, Cameron 24 manage the Taman Beringin DEC Highlands and Tioman were DEC landfill in Kepong given to a awarded to a company company owned by the former Call on the governments of controlled by a former Navy chief which Batu Kawan UMNO division chief and 19 Malaysia and Singapore to used an unproven technology his family and which doesn’t have any MAY work together to further prior experience in managing landfill human rights in ASEAN >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/12/23/ operations? press-statement-contracts-to-build- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/05/19/ incinerators-in-langkawi-pangkor-cameron- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/12/24/ press-statement-call-on-the-malaysian-and- highlands-and-tioman-were-awarded-to- press-statement-why-was-the-contract- singapore-governments-to-work-together- a-company-controlled-by-a-former-navy- to-manage-the-taman-beringin-landfill-in- to-further-human-rights-cooperation-in- Dr. Ong Kian Ming calling on Prime chief-which-used-an-unproven-technology/ kepong-given-to-a-company-owned-by-the- asean/ Minister Najib to address the needs of former-batu-kawan-umno-division-chief- marginalized Bumiputera communities. and-his-family-and-which-doesnt-have- If Najib is serious about any-prio/ 18 improving the welfare of SEP Bumiputeras in Malaysia, he should implement the 18 “If Najib & his TRANSPARENCY recommendations given by SUHAKAM agencies-glcs-publicly-listed-private- on Land Rights of the Indigenous cabinet continues companies/ Peoples including the setting up of a PEMANDU should be open National Commission on Indigenous to ignore the 31 and transparent about how Despite millions of ringgit Peoples OCT much its staff are being 04 spent on anti-corruption report, it will be paid and whether they hold DEC measures, Malaysia’s ranking >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/09/18/ directorships in other government on the 2013 Corruption press-statement-if-najib-is-serious-about- proof that he and agencies / GLCS / publicly listed / Perception Index (CPI) only improved improving-the-welfare-of-bumiputeras-in- private companies marginally malaysia-he-should-implement-the-18- his government recommendations-given-by-suhakam-on- >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/10/31/ >> http://ongkianming.com/2013/12/04/ land-rights-of-the-indigenous-peoples-inclu/ is not serious press-statement-pemandu-should-be- press-statement-despite-millions-of-ringgit- open-and-transparent-about-how-much- spent-on-anti-corruption-measures- about addressing its-staff-are-being-paid-and-whether-they- malaysias-ranking-on-the-2013-corruption- hold-directorships-in-other-government- perception-index-cpi-only-improved-marginally/ the true needs of the marginalized Bumiputera “Malaysia still lags communities...” behind our neighbours in Asia & the Middle East...” — Dr. Ong Kian Ming on the Report of the — Dr. Ong Kian Ming on Malaysia’s Ranking National Inquiry into the Land Rights of on the 2013 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) Indigenous Peoples 6 7 HERITAGE has-confirmed-that-it-is-within-the-buffer- zone-of-stadium-merdeka-and-negara/ Why is Menara Warisan “ Parliamentary reform is 10 allowed to be built on the OCT site of Taman Merdeka Negara when the Tourism about making our parliament Minister has confirmed that it is within