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IGP Fuzi must start investigation against former IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and to determine the authenticity of the two draft charge sheet against former Prime Minister Najib Razak. Continue reading “Chong Zhemin : Investigate former IGP Khalid Abu Bakar and determine the authenticity of the two draft charge sheet against Najib Razak”
（图）：（右八起）张哲敏和添仁耐都发起“救救民政党、反对选区划分”运动，促请马袖强在国会投下反对票反对选区划分。
（安顺23日讯）
安顺民主行动党今天发起”救救民政党、反对选区划分”运动，促请民政党全国主席马袖强在国会反对选区划分，以行动捍卫民政党的议席！
巴硕伯打马州议员添仁耐都和行动党副秘书长倪可敏政治秘书张哲敏发表联合文告促请马袖强不要屈服于巫统的压力而典当民政党自身的利益。
文告说选区划分建议一旦被通过，实兆远(易名后为阿斯达卡）州议席将从红土坎国会划入木歪国会议席。由于实兆远州议席属于行动党的强区，选区划分后木歪国会将从民政党的灰区变成黑区。
“选区划分后预料巫统会上阵马来选民居多的红土坎国会。这个选区划分建议明显是牺牲民政党，让巫统得益。马袖强身为民政党全国主席不可坐视不理，应该以行动向巫统表达最强烈的抗议，在国会投下反对票。”
文告表示这次选区划分也把位于新板的3千714票从章卡遮令转移到后廊州议席。这些选票当中上届大选投给在野党高达84%。这项举动是为了增加巫统在章卡遮令州议席的胜算而牺牲民政党上阵的后廊州议席。
“此外有高达3千329票将从桂和区转移到乌鲁近打，这些选票在上届大选高达85%都是支持国阵。此举将巩固巫统在乌鲁近打的议席而牺牲民政党上阵的桂和区。”
“这次的选区划分一旦被通过，民政党在这一国二州的胜算将大受打击。安顺行动党促请马袖强凭良心投票，不要臣服于巫统，救救民政党，反对这次的选区划分。”
他们说假如马袖强连自己的党利益都无法捍卫，马来西亚人尤其是安顺人要如何相信马袖强能够捍卫人民和安顺人的利益。
Teluk Intan DAP has today launched a “Save Gerakan, Vote Against Redelineation” campaign in Teluk Intan, urging Gerakan President to vote against the redelineation proposal in Parliament and save Gerakan in at least 1 parliament and 2 state seats in Perak.
Continue reading “Launching of the “Save Gerakan, Vote Against Redelineation” campaign in Teluk Intan – Call for Mah Siew Keong to put Gerakan Interest above personal interest to save Gerakan and vote against the redelineation proposal in parliament”
Malaysians may have to pay more than RM2.30 by midnight today due to the rising global oil price. The Brent Crude Oil price have risen for 14.65% over the past month from USD55.62 to USD63.77.
When the government introduced the mange float system for Petrol prices in Nov 2014, RON95 price is at RM2.30. Since then, RON95 price has never hit above the psychological price point of RM2.30.
I call on the government to reintroduce petrol subsidy for RON95 especially for the B40 group as the poor will be hit the most in the scenario of a petrol price driven inflation.
In a report three days ago, Bloomberg reported that OPEC is eyeing a USD70 crude oil price. Should the crude oil price hit USD70, Malaysia as an oil producing country will be able to collect more profits from the sale of oil.
Will Putrajaya use the additional profits from the rising oil price to subsidise petrol? If not, Putrajaya need to explain to Malaysians where does the additional profits from the rising oil prices go?
Pakatan Harapan has already pledged to reintroduce petrol subsidy for the B40 group if we win federal power. Will BN follow suit?
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Economic Development Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 8 Novermber 2017
Two days ago, Bernama reported that Putrajaya is mulling to introduce a new policy on the lifespan of vehicles in the country. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai also said that this proposal included a cash incentive for the owners to replace old vehicles.
This new policy if reintroduced represent a double flip-flop by the BN government. Putrajaya had in Nov 2013 killed off a proposal to set a 12 year-age limit on cars after receiving opposition from the rakyat.
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi was quoted saying the below in 2013.
“I want to stress we have no plans to impose a lifespan on cars for disposal purposes and we do not want to burden the public.”
If Putrajaya doesn’t want to burden the public in 2013, why in the world has Putrajaya decided to burden the public in 2017 by imposing a lifespan on cars?
I urge Putrajaya to immediately call off this proposal which will burden the public, especially the lower income group and fresh graduates. Many fresh graduates are still driving their parents’ old cars. Instead of proposing age limit on cars, BN should fulfil their election promise in GE 13 to bring car prices down by 30% by 2018.
By bringing down car prices, Malaysians will be able to enjoy better quality cars at a cheaper price. Those who can afford new and better quality cars will automatically replace their old cars and at the same time, this would also not burden people in the lower income group with the pressure to replace their old car which is still working perfectly.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Azalina Othman had as recent as 2016 said that car prices will come down by 30% by 2018. We are now only two months away from 2018 but there is not a single sign that car prices will come down. In fact, car prices had gone up by 10-20% since 2013 due to the falling Ringgit.
I call on BN to immediately bring down car prices by 30%, failure in which BN will be booted out from Putrajaya for their failure to fulfil their election promise.
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Publicity Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 31 October 2017
MCA Publicity Bureau Chairperson Chai Kim Sen has attacked Lim Guan Eng’s offer to sponsor Liow Tiong Lai a wheelchair to help him through the last mile as “uncouth behavior”.
Chai Kim Sen is barking up the wrong tree, MCA has time and again promise the Chinese community that the journey towards UEC recognition is only a mile away. Why is MCA taking so long to finish the last mile of journey?
Clearly Chai Kim Sen cannot understand a simple figure of speech of “wheelchair” and take the word literally. It simply means that the journey towards recognition of UEC has been stalling since MCA made the “last mile” promise.
I urge MCA to train their guns on UMNO government for their refusal to recognize UEC, a certificate which is equivalent to A-levels which is recognised by top international universities including California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Cambridge, University of Toronto, University of Tokyo, National University of Singapore, University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne, Peking University and Kyoto University.
MCA must also explain to the Chinese community why the 10 new Chinese primary schools which was announced a day before the budget 2018 were not included in budget 2018? Who is going to fund the construction of these 10 schools?
Do the Chinese community need to fork out money again even after paying income taxes and GST? This is akin to triple taxing the Chinese community as the Chinese would need to pay for income tax, GST and “education tax”.
MCA must also explain why are there no allocation to Chinese Secondary schools and Chinese Independent schools in budget 2018. In budget 2013, a year before GE 13, Chinese Primary schools get an allocation of RM100 million while Chinese Secondary schools get RM30 million. This figure is slashed by half to RM50 million for Chinese Primary schools in budget 2018 while Chinese Secondary schools and Chinese Independent schools get nothing.
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Publicity Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 29 October 2017
Prime Minister Najib has announced in the tabling of budget 2017 in parliament last year that internet service provider(ISP) will double the internet speed by 2017 and half the subscription price by 2018.
The promise made by Najib is nothing but a smokescreen to hoodwink Malaysians that we are going to receive fast internet speed at an affordable price.
Tmnet did roll out a “Thank You Surprise” campaign to double the existing user internet speed early this year, however this campaign was only limited to home users (excluding business users) and only for a limited period of time (3-months period), which has now been discontinued.
Other ISP such as Maxis, Time Broadband, Yes and P1 did not follow up with any campaign to double up the user’s internet speed during the whole year.
Malaysians demand to know when can we receive the “double broadband speed at half the price” as promised by Najib in budget 2017.
Three days ago, Lowyat.net reported a new Unifi lite plan at RM99 for 10Mbps download speed for a limited time. However, checks with tmnet that this plan has been delayed indefinitely. I urge Najib to clarify whether his ministry interfere with tmnet to roll out this unifi lite plan so that Najib can repackage this RM99 unifi lite plan and announce it during budget 2018 this Friday as affordable broadband to all Malaysians.
This watered down unifi lite plan(10Mbps) at RM99 even if announced by Najib is still a more expensive broadband plan at 6 times slower the speed as to what promised by Najib last year!
Tmnet has been offering Unifi Advanced plan with the speed of 30Mbps at a monthly subscription of RM199 when Najib announced the “double broadband speed at half the price” offer last year. If Najib were to keep his promise, Malaysians would be able to enjoy a 60Mbps broadband at only RM99.50!
At this information age where Malaysians rely heavily on broadband speed, we deserved faster broadband packages at a lower price. I urge Najib to make good his promise made in budget 2017 to offer Malaysians “Double broadband speed at half the price”! Can he deliver?
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Publicity Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 24 October 2017
I find it shocking and amusing that Gerakan Vice President Dominic Lau find it offensive with the remark Jho Low won the gold medal in the “running away with money” category.
Did Dominic Lau read the entire 251 pages of the latest court filing by Department of Justice(DOJ) in relation to 1MDB scandal that Jho Low has stolen Billions of Malaysian Taxpayers money?
No Malaysian would expect Gerakan to speak up against the 42 Billion Mega 1MDB scandal. However, Gerakan should at least have the decency not to defend the indefensible.
In his statement, Dominic Lau said the following,
“From the beginning, Gerakan’s stance on the 1MDB issue has been neutral. We trust the outcome of investigations by the law enforcement agencies and insist those who have broken the law to face punishment.”
Dominic Lau’s statement that Gerakan is neutral on the 1MDB issue is an inference that Gerakan will stay silent and condone the robbers and thieves to rob Malaysian taxpayers’ money. How can Gerakan trust the law enforment agencies when key personnels investigating the 1MDB scandal has been ousted or forced to retire early? These key personnels include the former AG Tan Sri Apandi, former Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Zeti and former MACC Chief Tan Sri Abu Kassim?
Let me reply Dominic Lau with a famous quote by Desmond Tutu,
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
The DOJ legal document in Paragraphs 339 to 348 allege that US$681 Million was transferred from the Tanore account to an account belonging to Malaysian Official 1.
The Tanore account belongs to Eric Tan Kim Loong, a known alias by Jho Low. UMNO Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan in a BBC interview has also confirmed that Prime Minister Najib is MO1. He has also said anyone that doesn’t know who is MO1 is an idiot.
The allegation by DOJ that the US$681 Million was transferred from the Tanore account has torn the lies by Najib about the 2.6 Billion donation into pieces.
I challenge Dominic Lau to openly state Gerakan’s stand in relation to the US$681 Million transferred into Prime Minister Najib personal bank account which originated from 1MDB funds.
Will Dominic Lau pretend that he doesn’t know who is MO1, thus becoming the idiot that Abdul Rahman mentioned?
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Economic Development Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 22 August 2017
I find it astonishing and shocking that Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani told off the customs department that they cannot impose GST on items without the approval from the cabinet.
Johari is quoted saying the below by a bernama news report,
“The items are not supposed to be subject to GST at the moment. I have to tell it to the Customs authorities that each item to be subjected to the GST should be brought to the level of the Ministry of Finance and we will bring it to the cabinet.
“It (Customs department) cannot impose (GST) without the approval of the cabinet,”
Under the GST Act 2014 Section 17(4), only the minister has the power, by order published in the gazette to determine which goods are zero-rated.
The Goods and Services Tax (zero-rate supply amendment No.2) Order 2017 which was gazetted on the 2 June and will come into effect on 1 July 2017 was signed off by none other than Johari himself.
Did Johari sign the GST zero-rate supply amendment order without understanding what he is signing? If so, do we have a puppet finance minister who will sign whatever order being put on his table?
Or, is Johari trying to put the blame on the customs department after the decision to collect GST on necessity items such as vegetables, fruits and noodles earn the wrath of netizens?
There must be a due process before deleting items from the zero-rate supply order. The government must first seek public consultation especially from the business and consumer groups which will be directly affected.
I urged Johari himself to clear the air and explain how the zero-rate supply amendment No.2 order fiasco can happen since he is the one who signed off the order!
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin DAP Perak Economic Development Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to MP Taping on the 20th June 2017
Malaysians are shocked to find out that this week fuel price will see its third consecutive increase. RON 95 has been hike 3 cents and RON 97 will go up 2 cents.
The world crude oil price in the past week has go down by a dollar and the Ringgit has strengthened marginally against the dollar. The government must explain on what basis it has hike the fuel price once again.
According to a report by Reuters, March inflation has hit an eight-year high at 5.1%. Has Putrajaya been quietly collecting hidden fuel tax which has cause the inflation to shoot up in recent months?
When Putrajaya abolish the fuel subsidy in November 2014, RON 95 was retailing at RM2.27. The price for RON 95 has gone down since then due to the fall in world crude oil price.
When Government implemented GST in April 2015, RON 95 was priced at RM1.90 per litre, which is lower compare to today’s price. It is not a surprise that Inflation in March has shoot up to 5.1% since the price of RON 95 has gone up to the price of pre abolishment of fuel subsidy and GST has been implemented now.
Government has collected an additional RM 18 Billion under GST compare to SST. The government has also saved an estimated RM20 Billion annually since the abolishment of fuel subsidy.
Malaysians have to bear the burden of this total of RM 38 Billion in tax collection and subsidy saving by the government.
I call on Putrajaya be transparent and immediately release the formula and calculation for the weekly fuel price to prove that it has not been quietly collecting hidden fuel tax from the rakyat.
Media Statement by Chong Zhemin, DAP Perak Economic Developement Bureau Chief and Political Secretary to Taiping MP on 19 April 2017