Stick with your Manifesto & keep Penang green – Wanita MCA Penang

As a Penangite, I read with sadness news reports from The Star, 31 January 2012 where at least 20 beautiful and shady Angsana trees had their main trunks “girdled”, effectively killing these trees as the main trunk is left unable to regrow from its wound.

Can the state Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh care to enlighten Penangites if the Penang Municipal Council has conducted any investigations or taken action against these tree-destroyers considering that he had initially confessed that he knew nothing about the matter.

The Star (31 Jan 2012) had also reported that the local authorities had carried out “a ‘hack job’ of pruning Penang Island’s trees.”

The majestic Angsana trees take more than 30 years to reach their height and size. Not only are they an aesthetic sight to behold, they provide shade and a cooling effect to pedestrians and motorists given our Malaysian tropical climate where heat and humidity are the norm. These Angsana and other trees effectively improve the quality of life for the Penang populace.

The DAP election manifesto of 2008 campaigned on “A Healthy Environment for the Future Generation” where among others, the Rocket pledged to “Preserve our bio-diversity” and “Provide and protect green lungs for densely populated urban areas.”

But actions and ignorance of the local councils prove otherwise. They seem more bent on environment carnage than preservation.

Pakatan Manifestos a ploy

This proves that Pakatan Rakyat is only playing a political game when introducing the Common Policy Framework in 2009.

DAP candidates in 2008 and their manifesto had promised many things, such as the removal of carpark charges during the weekend and the abolition of the Sg Nyiur toll, neither of which have been fulfilled. Instead, in the case of carpark charges, Pakatan Rakyat has allowed car park charges to be extended until night time.

The much brandished Buku Jingga completely obliterates mention of environmental protection – perhaps this explains why the Angsana trees in Penang are being “killed off.”

Other failures of the DAP-led state govt

The incompetency of the Penang government under Pakatan Rakyat stretches from small issues such as looking after 20 Angsana trees to bigger ones such as failure to maintain the Bukit Bendera tram which has broken down time and time again and the newly built but unusable ‘Kancil’ car park, costing the state millions of Ringgit. If looking after 20 trees can prove to be too much for them to handle, what more the welfare of the Penangites? How do they expect us to trust them with our future when they have proven themselves incompetent countless of times?

Thus, I urge the DAP-led state government to keep to their promise of looking after the environment for the benefit of all Penangites and that domestic and foreign tourists visiting the Pearl of the Orient will be awed by the beauty and splendor of Penang trees which contribute to a better quality of life to urbanites.

As a heritage Angsana tree was also found “girdled” outside a luxury condominium project in Jalan Kelawei and not be by developers, the state government must also ensure development projects must not go overboard till they destroy the environment thereby jeopardising the comfort of much-sought after urban-living surrounded by lush greenery which Penang is known for.

Tan Cheng Liang
Wanita MCA Penang Chairman

DAP’s intervention in the administration of Penang is eroding the state’s power

DAP Secretary-General and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s silence over the issue where DAP National Chairman Karpal Singh had asked for Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P Ramasamy to resign is akin to the ostrich mentality of hiding its head whenever a problem arises.

As National Chairman of DAP, Karpal Singh has made his position very clear, that is he wishes Ramasamy to resign as DCM II of Penang, but Lim Guan Eng, who has yet to respond to the issue of allegations of corruption among Penang Pakatan Rakyat state assemblymen as it might reflect badly on his administration, tries to avoid responding to the issue.

In any incident involving the Penang state government, Lim Guan Eng has the responsibility to give an explanation to the people of Penang as their Chief Minister. He must immediately provide a clarification after the incident and explain the circumstances surrounding it. The people believe that Karpal Singh and Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer will not make any accusations without proof, and Ramasamy’s speech has also clearly pointed out that DAP and the Penang state government are involved in corruption. Therefore, Lim Guan Eng’s silence on the issue makes it seem like something is wrong.

Why is it that Karpal Singh, who has nothing to do with the Penang state government, can determine that Ramasamy should resign from his position? Karpal Singh’s interference in the operation of the state’s administration is irrational and cannot be accepted, and it also proves that the Penang state government cannot make decisions independently as the decision-makers are outside from the state’s control.

We must remind Lim Guan Eng that it is the time for him to respond and to explain to the people how he is going to handle the situation. This is because it is not just an internal dispute within DAP, but more importantly, it involves the administration of the state which will affect the people of Penang.

I hope that Lim Guan Eng will not evade and ignore the seriousness of this problem. Wanita MCA Penang will not sit quietly by and we will remind Lin Guan Eng from time to time that he must provide an explanation for the sake of the people.

Tan Cheng Liang

Wanita MCA Deputy Secretary General

Wanita MCA Penang State Liaison Chairman

（吉隆坡29日讯）槟州马华妇女组主席陈清凉揶揄林冠英还是针对拉玛沙米和卡巴星相互公开吭呛事件默不作声，坚持以鸵鸟心态来回避问题。

她表示行动党全国主席卡巴星已经非常明确的表面自身立场，坚持要求拉玛沙米辞职，反而身为总秘书的林冠英却完全不做回应，事关民联州议员是否涉及贪污舞弊指责却得不到州首长的回应，整个事件的来龙去脉视乎没有那么单纯才会导致林冠英必须以回避来谈化整个事件。

“在任何涉及槟州政府的事件上，林冠英有责任向槟州人民做出解释，身为槟首长，他必须在事件发生后立即阐明本身立场，并清楚交代事件的来龙去脉，他们相信卡巴星和雷尔不会在没有充分的理由下，胡乱的做出指责，而拉玛沙米的言论也非常的明确道出行动党和槟州政府里的贪污腐败现象，因此林冠英的沉默将让整个事件更加引人遐想”。

她也质疑为何在槟州没有担任任何职位的卡巴星可以肆无忌惮的要求身为槟第二首席部长拉玛沙米辞职，卡巴星以党的名义干涉州政府的运作是非常不理智和完全不能被接受，也开启党政不分的危险例子，这将威胁到槟州政府的独立决策权力，进而削弱州政府的独立性，增加政党对州政府决策权的控制。

“我们必须一再的提醒林冠英是时候回应和向人民交代如何处理有关事件，这不单是涉及行动党内部纠纷，但更重要的是影响槟州人民对州政府的处事态度和州政府行政规范是否被干预和侵蚀”.

她希望林冠英不要再逃避问题，轻视问题的严重性，槟州马华妇女组不会坐视不理，将会不时对林冠英加以提醒，为求他能够立即的向人民做出明确的交代。

林冠英隐瞒槟债务真相 陈清凉：6亿州债转中央

马华槟州妇女组主席陈清凉驳斥林冠英声称槟州自从民联执政以来，已经成功削减6亿令吉或高达95%的州债务，全是误导人民的谎言，其目的是要让人民以为民联执政之后就成功减低州的债务。

“在2011年6月2日，隶属于槟州政府的槟州水务机构（PBAPP）通过财政部旗下的水务资产管理有限公司（PAAB）向中央提出水务重组协议。通过这项协议，双方同意针对槟州政府拖欠的水务相关联邦贷款进行全面性重组，让6亿5524万令吉的联邦贷款以免息方式偿还。”

“简单来说，就是槟州政府的上述债务已经由中央政府所承担。这也意味着，槟州政府把债务的问题都抛给了中央政府。民联一方面谴责中央政府负债205亿令吉，却选择性的不透露，实际上有6亿令吉是槟州政府造成的。”

槟城州政府声称他们拥有全国最高的债务削减幅度，但事实上这完全都是一个误导性的信息。

相反的霹雳在国阵的治理下是拥有全国最高的债务削减幅度。槟州政府把其债务从6亿令吉降至2900万令吉而大肆宣传，而霹雳州政府成功把其债务从9亿7千万令吉降至7千800万令吉，却没有夸张的自我吹嘘。

槟州政府不断声称槟城之前从未取得财政盈余。但是根据该州数年间的财务报告，2008年之前由国阵执政槟城都享有财政盈余，数据如下：

2004年是2800万令吉财政盈余

2005年是8300万令吉财政盈余

2006年是1000万令吉财政盈余

2007年是4300万令吉财政盈余

打着“能力、问责及透明”施政口号的槟州猫政府本应削减政府的开销，可是，槟州的行政开销从2007年的2.52亿令吉飙涨至2009年的2.99亿令吉。

民联也宣称他们要废除预付手机服务税，可是我们不见他们把此承诺白纸黑字纳入橙皮书或民联的替代预算案。

13 December 2011

Press Statement by Wanita MCA Penang Chairman Sdri Tan Cheng Liang on the internal fighting in Penang DAP

Wanita MCA Penang - DAP owes Penangites an explanation regarding the internal fighting

The internal conflict among DAP Penang over the phrase “godfather” and “warlord” has greatly affected the harmony among the different races in Malaysia, and DAP should control the emotions of their party members to avoid the issue from becoming more serious.

During the DAP Penang convention last week, Penang DAP Socialist Youth Soon Lip Chee had attempted to appease the supporters who had gone out of control and had almost started a fight, and after the convention he had noticed that his car tyres had been punctured. These incidents show that inappropriate actions had been taken by DAP members and Soon Lip Chee had had to lodge a police report to avoid further harassment.

Ever since DAP had gained control of Penang, their party members have been embroiled in internal conflicts with each other, and this is not what the people of Penang want.

Because of power and status, Penang DAP has been involved in serious in-fighting and these issues are always reported heavily in the media. Why has the DAP leadership not taken any action? They have been appointed by the people to govern Penang so it is necessary for them to give an explanation to Penangites.

This internal conflict is also bound to affect the administration of the state government, therefore the DAP leadership needs to solve this problem among their members.

Tan Cheng Liang
Wanita MCA Penang Chairman

行动党「教父与军阀论」引内讧 加剧族群分裂 陈清凉：控制情绪免更严重

（槟城14日讯）马华槟州妇女组主席陈清凉发文告指出，槟州行动党因“教父与军阀论”所引发的内讧，已经加剧族群之间的分裂，因此，行动党有必要控制党内的不满情绪，以免事情越演越烈。

“在上周行动党大会，孙意志试图安抚一名情绪失控的支持者，却险些引发肢体冲突，当他在大会结束后前往取车时，却发现车前后的两条轮胎被蓄意以利器刺破，种种手法已显示这牵涉了不当的行为，孙意志必须报警以避免再次受到骚扰。”

陈清凉认为，行动党在得到槟州政权之后，党内成员就因为权力斗争而陷入内讧，这也是槟州子民非常不愿意看到的局面。

她指出，行动党的内讧势必对州政府的运作有所影响，因此，行动党领袖更应该发挥高度的政治智慧，来平息党内的纷争。