Don’t Cover Up RM5.4 million False Claim Scandal in the Contruction of the RM65 million Swettenhem Pier Redevelopment Project

Press Statement by Y.B. Ng Wei Aik, the Political Secretary to Penang Chief Minister on 25th of April, 2010 in George Town, Penang:

The Penang State Government is calling upon the Attorney-General's Chambers, the Transport Ministry and the Penang Port Commission to reveal what transpired in the RM5.4million progressive payment fraud two years ago in the construction of the RM65 million Swettenhem Pier redevelopment project and not try to cover it up.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was only highlighting the inaction of the RM5.4 million false claim scandal even though it was exposed by Transport Minister, Datuk Ong Tee Keat himself on 16th August 2008. Ong said himself that the matter was already referred to the Attorney-General Chambers for action.

Penang Port Commission (PPC) Chairman, Tan Cheng Liang was reported to have said the authorities had discovered that it did not involve the Government's money. She said that the authorities could also not trace the person who falsified the claims and insinuated that the matter was only brought up now for political expediency.

The Penang State Government is concerned over how the issue could seem to be dismissed so summarily by the PPC chairman herself. It is shocking that the PPC appears not to want to get to the bottom of the matter but is making baseless allegations instead that it is a police matter when Ong had said it is referred to the Attorney-General Chambers. There has nothing more to do with the police. If Tan Cheng Liang cannot see the difference between the role of the police and Attorney-General then she should resign as she is unfit to be PPC chair. Rather than trying to shift attention, the PPC, Transport Ministry and Attorney-General's Chambers should be focusing on trying to uncover what took place, who was responsible and to take action against these parties.

The Penang State Government would also like to question why the Transport Ministry did not pursue the matter to the end when it was Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat himself who revealed the scandal. The Attorney-General's Chambers, Transport Ministry and PPC should not be evasive but come clean over the scandal to explain if any money was recovered and the apparent inaction. The authorities should take the matter seriously and be accountable and transparent to protect the public interest.

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勿掩饰瑞典咸码头重建工程承包商虚报540万令吉丑闻的真相

槟州首席部长政治秘书黄伟益于2010年4月25日（星期日）在槟城乔治市发表的声明：

槟州政府促请总检察署、交通部与槟州港务局全面公布，而不是掩饰瑞典咸码头6千500万令吉重建工程承包商在两年前虚报540万令吉丑闻的真相。

虽然这个丑闻是由交通部长拿督斯里翁诗杰在2008年8月16日亲自揭发，但是槟州首席部长林冠英所关注的是，为何当局迄今没有针对这笔牵涉540万令吉虚报账目的丑闻采取行动。当时，翁诗杰指这个事件交由总检察署去采取行动。

根据报道，槟州港务局主席陈清凉指当局发现这笔虚报的账目没有牵涉公帑。她指有关当局无法追踪到虚报账目的始作俑者，并影射此时此刻才来炒作这个课题乃具有政治议程。

槟州政府高度关注，为何槟州港务局主席本身竟然只以三言两语，就要尝试把整个课题给推开掉。更让人震惊的是，槟州港务局看来无意彻查整个事件，反而还要作出各种没有根据的指责，包括指这个事件交由警方来调查。然而，翁诗杰却透露整个事件已交由总检察署去采取行动。

因此，这件事情不再跟警方有关系。如果陈清凉无法清楚分辨警方与总检察署的角色，那么她不适合担任槟州港务局主席并应立即辞职。与其转移人民的视线，槟州港务局、交通部与总检察署有必要深入调查整个事件，包括整个事发过程、哪一些方面的人物必须负责任，同时对这些人物采取行动。

槟州政府质疑，既然这个丑闻是由交通部长拿督斯里翁诗杰亲自揭发，交通部如今又为何不要追究到底呢？总检察署、交通部与槟州港务局不需要闪闪烁烁，反之必须向公众交待整个丑闻的真相，包括交待是否取回这笔虚报的开销，以及为何没有采取行动的原由。有关当局必须认真看待这个事件，同时秉待公信与透明的原则来调查及采取行动，从而保护公众的利益。

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Coastal Cleanup at Tg Bungah Beach Hotel

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Big cleanup of Penang’s beaches on April 18

THE public are invited to help clean up Penang’s beaches on April 18.

State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Com-mittee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the ‘Earth Day 2010 — Coastal Cleanup: Say Yes to Cleanliness’ campaign would be held from 6.30am to 11am.

The areas involved are Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and Gurney Drive.

“The objective is not just to clean up the beaches but also to increase public awareness on caring for the environment.

“We are targeting a total of 2,000 participants.

“We hope to turn the cleanup into an annual affair involving an even larger crowd in the future,” he told a press conference recently.

Among the participants of the state-organised programme are the Lions Club, JCI Bayan, various ADUN service centres and Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Hotels, learning institutions, associations and factories have also been invited to participate.

Participants are to gather at Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel (Tanjung Bungah), Restaurant Oriental (Gurney Drive) and Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa (Batu Ferringhi) for the clean-up.

The registration form can be downloaded from www.penang.gov.my (under the announcement segment) or e-mail cleaningbatuferringhi@hotmail.com or cleaningtanjungbungah@hotmail.com or cleaninggurney@hotmail.com.

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Official Assurance of Liberties and Safety Sought for Dr. Pornthip’s Testimony

Statement by Y.B. Ng Wei Aik, DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) National Publicity Secretary and the State Assemblyman for KOMTAR on 11th of April, 2010 (Sunday) in Georgetown, Penang:

DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) feels extremely shock after learning that Dr. Pornthip Rojanasunand, the renowned Thai pathologist will not be able to testify at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest when it resumes hearing on April 20 citing “political pressure” from the Malaysian government.

Thus, DAPSY seeks for government’s official assurance that Dr. Pornthip’s personal safety and her presence at the inquest as well as her work in the three troubled southern Thailand provinces where thousands have died in a Muslim separatist insurgency will not be jeopardized in order for us to get to the bottom of Teoh’s tragic demise.

According to Dr. Pornthip, the Thai Foreign Ministry had received “signals” from the Malaysian government through “informal channels” suggesting that her presence at the inquest later this month would not be welcomed.

She said that the Justice Ministry had received information from the Thai Foreign Ministry that she may face problems should she go, including the possibility of being stopped from entering the country.

This shows that there is an unseen “political black hand” tries its all out in interfering Teoh Beng Hock’s inquest as well as its final judgement. Why should the Malaysian government extremely afraid of Dr. Pornthip’s testimony if MACC alluded that Teoh might have committed suicide?

Following the latest revelation of Dr. Pornthip, we are now in dire need of the Prime Minister’s fullest commitment to its open assurance when meeting Teoh’s family on 28th of July, 2009 that every effort would be made to find out the cause of the political aide’s death.

Najib was also reported as saying, “No stone will be left unturned in finding out the real cause of death. And, if there is any foul play, action will definitely be taken.”

We also need Najib to give his immediate instruction for the police and the Immigration Department to give their fullest co-operation in making sure that Dr. Pornthip could arrive in Malaysia without any unwarranted interruption for her extremely important testimony at the controversial inquest and her presence will not impinge on her work in southern Thailand.

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促官方全面保证普缇的人身安全与供证自由

民主行动党社青团全国宣传秘书兼光大区州立法议员黄伟益于2010年4月11日（星期日）在八打灵再也发表的声明：

泰国著名法医普缇通过《当今大马》揭露，目前正有一股“政治压力”尝试阻止她在下周到我国为赵明福验尸庭供证，无疑让人感到震惊！

有鉴于此，民主行动党社青团严正促请我国官方公开保证普缇的人身安全与供证自由，同时保证不影响其调查泰南动乱的验尸工作，让普缇能够顺利且如期在验尸庭完成供证。

根据普缇说法，我国政府通过“非正式管道”向泰国外交部传达“讯息”，指我国政府不欢迎普缇出席赵明福验尸庭；泰国司法部则接到泰国外交部讯息，指普缇若坚持成行必会遇到麻烦，包括被禁止入境。

这显示目前正有“政治黑手”尝试影响赵明福案件的审讯，包括影响验尸庭最终的裁决。如果赵明福死因真如官方指控属于自杀，那么我国政府为何对普缇即将出庭供证感到如此恐慌？

因此，这显示赵明福的死因可能非比寻常。那么，我国首相纳吉更应该严守其在2009年7月28日会见赵明福家属时所作的承诺，即“我们将会想尽方法鉴定死因，以及若发现涉及刑事成分，一定会采取行动。”

在这种情况下，首相应该公开指示警方与移民厅全面配合，给予普缇最高层级的人身保护，同时公开保证不影响其调查泰南动乱的验尸工作，确保普缇能够在不受干扰的情况下到我国供证。

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马华对华社多年诉求交白卷

民主行动党社青团全国宣传秘书兼光大区州立法议员黄伟益于2010年4月11日（星期日）在八打灵再也发表的声明：

华总社会事务委员会主席张国安指民主行动党秘书长侮辱华总会长方天兴，而且严重误导民众，这根本就是“欲加之罪，其无辞乎”！

张国安还指若林冠英连“出席”与“列席”都分不清楚，绝对没有资格出任一州之长。但是，整个事实就是华总为何曾考虑要自我降格，通过列席马华会长理事会会议让本身变成马华的附庸组织？

如今，从隆雪中华大会堂、柔佛州华总、森美兰中华大会堂与槟州华人大会堂相继反对华总列席马华会长理事会会议，证明了林冠英要华总拒绝列席上述会议所提出的观点能够获华社认同，而这绝不只是民主行动党的自家论调。

如果华总认不清列席马华会长理事会所会构成的深远影响，并且严重违背华团向来所强调“超越政党不超越政治”的原则，方天会如今也不会表明拒绝代表华总列席马华会长理事会会议。

林冠英所提出的论调有根有据，而且其观点只是要华总扮演主导与领导的角色，并在平等与对等的基础上跟马华或其他朝野政党展开对话，以便寻求政党共识，这难道有错吗？

反观华总内部若有像张国安这类尽情用言语粉饰马华伟大的人物，却无法稳守华团向来所秉持及强调的大原则，这岂不是华社最大的不幸吗？林冠英有无资格担任一州之长，这要交由槟州人民来评断，绝不是张国安一个人说了就算。

马华一直强调其代表华社的正当性，但多年来却对华社所提诉求，包括制度化拨款及增建华小交白卷，如果华总还要一头栽进马华大怀抱，这岂不是让整个华社毫无尊严可言？如今，方天兴知错能改，而张国安却显得执迷不悟，真是让人呜呼哀哉！

当我们今天正面对种族极端分子狂热叫嚣的攻势底下，我们更需要整个华社凝聚共识来抗衡整个局面。如果张国安认为只要华总列席马华会长理事会会议，就能解决整个华社所面对的问题，这根本是张国安个人所发的千秋大梦。

要解决这些问题，我们不能单以华社的利益角度出发，反而要以多元种族的角度来考量整个局面，并制订相应策略来应对及抗衡之。通过列席马华会长理事会就妄想要解决整个华社的问题，纯粹只是马华领袖或华总一小撮领导人一厢情愿的看法。

因此，华总应在站在另一个制高点来代表华社利益，并通过朝野政党内外争取来纠正当下的局面。否则，一旦华总沦为马华的附庸组织之后，再回头已是百年身了！

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WACANA GENERASI PERUBAHAN: "DASAR BERSAMA PAKATAN RAKYAT DAN MASA DEPAN POLITIK MALAYSIA"

Tempat: Hotel Sunway,Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang
Tarikh: 10 April (Sabtu)
Masa: 2.00 Petang - 5.00 Petang
Kemasukan adalah PERCUMA!

Panelis @ Pembentang:
1) Y.B. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Setpol MB Selangor),
2) Y.B. Amirudin Shaari (Naib Ketua AMK Pusat),
3) Y.B. Sim Tze Tzin (Timbalan Ketua AMK P.Pinang),
4) Sdr. al-Fadhil Ustaz Zakaria Hamzah (Naib Ketua Dewan Pemuda Pas P.Pinang)
5) Sdr. Steven Sim (Bendahari DAPSY P.Pinang)

Moderator:
Syed Mikael Rizal Aidid, Setiausaha AMK P.Pinang

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