A Factory Experience in the Forest Story by Victor Seow Pix by Darwina Mohd Daud
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GONG XI FA CAI 全球第2最佳旅游胜地 TO ALL OUR 全球最佳国家医疗中心之一 READERS 槟享誉国际获赞 pg 20-21 第1页《珍珠快讯》 FREE buletin Compe- Accountabil- Transparency http:www.facebook.com/buletinmutiara January 16 - 31, 2017 http:www.facebook.com/cmlimguaneng A factory experience in the forest Story by Victor Seow Pix by Darwina Mohd Daud ONE can easily mistake Paramit Corporation’s new US$16 million manufacturing plant at Penang Science Park in Bukit Minyak for a Balinese spa due to its surrounding greenery – the result and effect of 1,500 trees strategically planted around the 162,000 sq ft building. Moreover, its Penang site is also designed from the ground up to replicate the corporation’s unparalleled facility in California and addresses the unique characteristics of the Malaysian climate to create maximum energy efficiency, thus creating what is being called an experience of a “factory in the forest”. The site uses canopies of trees to create shade and in- slab cooling to reduce power requirements. In addition, it incorporates gardens and waterfalls on multiple levels throughout the building to help cool its surroundings. With an interior like this, Paramit is encouraging the culture where manufacturing plants can be equally green as well in terms of the environment. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who officiated the US$40 million and exports previous Penang capacity be its largest manufacturing base. manufacturing plant on Jan of US$250 million and other with the current employment facility in the region for Also present were Seberang 11, noted the employment long term plans to start of 530 employees which complex medical devices and Perai Municipal Council opportunities provided development work will surely will ultimately expand to life sciences instruments, (MPSP) president Datuk by Paramit as well as the bring incredible opportunities a workforce of 800,” Lim realising sophisticated Maimunah Mohd Sharif, corporation’s confidence to Penang and Malaysia in the added. systems for genetic and United States Embassy deputy towards the state when it made medical devices industry and According to Paramit molecular testing, robotic chief of mission Edgard its investment decisions. medical innovations,” he said. chief executive officer Billoo surgery, cancer treatment and Kagan and Paramit Malaysia “The total investment of “Today’s Penang Science Rataul, the corporation’s site will also serve its current country manager Michel Van Paramit in Penang of around Park doubles the corporation’s at Penang Science Park will industrial products customer Crombrugge. 2 January 16 - 31, 2017 Poser over police probe Story by Chan Lilian owns. What is important is to Pix by Darwina Mohd. own 100%, if not, they cannot . Daud This is law in Malaysia. That’s why we did not allow any land POLICE from Ampang, Selangor transactions. Moreover, there is were at the office of Chief Min- no application for development ister Lim Guan Eng to record a of low-cost homes. There are statement from the CM regarding almost 3,000 people living on the a press statement issued by Lim land and we have to ensure their in his capacity as the DAP secre- interests are protected,” he said. tary-general and Bagan MP on Meanwhile, Lim said the lat- Nov 23, 2016. est speedy investigation by the “It is clear when this statement police on Jan 13 against him was towards MCA, MIC, Gera- under the Sedition Act based on kan and SUPP and is political. a police report lodged on Nov 24, Usually we receive a lot of re- 2016 raises very serious ques- ports and even the Prime Minis- tions why such similar action was ter also receives many reports. not taken against BN leaders Rarely do the police take our when police reports are lodged statements. If not, we will have Lim (second from left) and his lawyer RSN Rayer (left) with the police officers who are taking Lim’s against them. to record statements all day statement. “Even when I as Penang Chief long,” Lim said. made against me,” Lim told give freedom to lie or freedom to freeze all transactions made by Minister am threatened or my “This gives the impression members of the press. print one side and not the other,” 1MDB related to the RM1.3 bil- family members falsely accused like it is to save MCA, Gerakan, “Why is calling for MIC, Lim quipped. lion land in 2013 just before the of non-existent crimes, no quick MIC and SUPP because they are MCA, Gerakan and SUPP to Lim was accompanied by his elections that year. The state will action is taken by Federal gov- together with Umno and BN. I withdraw from BN, if they are lawyer, RSN Rayer, who said freeze all land sales until 1MDB ernment authorities against the did not criticise nor condemn principled and sincere, deemed that the punishment under the has cleared Malaysia’s name. perpetrators. Umno. I only called for MCA, seditious when we have done so Section is RM5,000 fine or three Now 1MDB is being investi- For instance my then 15-year- Gerakan, MIC and SUPP to with- many times? They have also years imprisonment. gated by Department of Justice,” old son was accused six years draw from BN. Therefore clearly, called for us (DAP) to leave “I ‘went in’ once before under he added. ago of sexually molesting his MCA, Gerakan, MIC and SUPP Pakatan Harapan. Therefore, this Section 4,” Lim responded. “UMNO blogs are accusing female classmate in a secondary have lost their direction,” Lim is a frivolous report, a frivolous In the same press conference, that we did not approve the land school in Penang. This was given said. investigation, but it is up to the Lim also said: “The next issue sale because we did not allow wide publicity nationally. The Two police officers recorded police to decide whether they may or may not have any links. development of low-cost homes picture of the alleged victim was Lim’s statement at his office in want to pursue it and for whose I don’t know. In our pursuit of under PRIMA. There is no ap- even posted on the internet by Komtar. benefit. That question answers 1MDB, when we oppose 1MDB, plication made to the state to pro-Umno bloggers. Till now “I had my statement recorded itself,” he added. we see many investigations were build low-cost homes. Even if these bloggers are not punished under the Sedition Act Section 4 He also asked the BN-friend- brought against us.” there is, we cannot approve be- despite being clearly identified (1) related to (a), (c) and (d). This ly media to print the statement in Lim raised the matter on the cause 1MDB did not have 100% as the perpetrators for this bar- is not the first time I had been question in full so that there is no land transactions in Air Itam. ownership of the land. This is baric crime against my child, investigated and they are trying attempt to twist and demonise. “The state government will very unusual. We do not know who was a minor at that time,” again. There are five reports “Freedom of press does not not budge from the decision to how much of the land 1MDB Lim said. Call to abolish Bank Negara measure PRIME Minister and Finance Minister Lim in the letter said the measure has “Exporters also similarly use foreign tronics industry about the FMC ruling. Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has been the potential to harm the investment currencies in cost hedging to reduce “Whilst none of the foreign multi-na- alerted about Penang’s concerns on climate and reduce Foreign Direct In- their cost and import input prices. While tional corporations have indicated that measures by Bank Negera to develop the vestments (FDI) into Malaysia because exporters receive their export proceeds they will leave Malaysia because of this onshore financial market as announced it indirectly increases the risk exposure in foreign currency, any foreign input new ruling, the Penang state government by the Financial Markets Committee of foreign exchange losses as well as for production which is imported is also is concerned that it will affect new in- (FMC) recently. transaction costs to those who trade paid in foreign currency,”he added. vestments coming in.” Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had actively using various foreign curren- Malaysia’s exports grew by a muted As such, he said, the state government written to Najib on Jan 10 to highlight cies. “This is particularly so in regards 0.5% year-on-year in 2016, only because proposes that this measure by FMC be that the initiative, in collaboration with to exporters being required to convert Malaysian exports saw a 7.8% year-on- abolished completely, or if still deemed Bank Negara Malaysia, has caused grave no less than 75% of their export pro- year increase in November 2016. necessary to impose some controls, be concern and hardship to businessmen, ceeds in foreign currency into ringgit “Why the electrical and electronics reduced to a lower percentage of 25% traders and exporters especially in the effective Dec 5, 2016,”he said. industry is so critical can be seen by it of export proceeds. electrical and electronics industry. Lim wrote that based on feedback recording a growth of 13.2% and ac- “The state government hopes that the Furthermore, the measures have been from the electrical and electronics in- counting for 36% of total exports in Prime Minister and Finance Minister ineffective to prevent the further decline dustry, this measure by FMC will further November 2016,”Lim said. will give due consideration to mitigate in the value of the ringgit vis-a-vis the complicate export transactions which are He also pointed out that the Penang this latest measure to safeguard both the US dollar which recently dropped to a usually conducted in foreign currencies, state government has received many investment climate and economic well- low of RM4.50.