One Family One Tree, educate our children the importance of Environment. Create a livable environment for our neighborhood.

The Residence Association together with YB Sim Tze Tzin jointly organize Tree Planting Family Day with Chief Minister of Penang YAB Lim Guan Eng

Date: 29-8-2010 (Sunday)
Time: 9 am
Venue: Taman Sunway Tunas FieldThis program is part of the Cleaner Greener Penang Program initiated by the State Gov. We would like to invite all families to come out and plant a tree with your children together! This will educate the young so that they will love the environment. You can also adopt a tree.

Details please call RA Chairman, Mr. Teh 012-4182699

All trees are sponsored by the State Government of Penang. Corporate sponsor is Sunway City Sdn Bhd.

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PAC is very serious in finding the truth behind all illegal sand mining activities and would recommend stronger check on these activities to the State Government.

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/21/nation/6694234&sec=nation

Allow me to clarify here. Low cost housing is still needed in Penang (including Penang Island), as well as other parts of the country. There are many low income families that still need it.

The idea that I want to expound here is “Affordable Home with Livable Environment”.

It is a trend nowadays that Developers are building homes way beyond the means of the general population. Young working adults find it difficult to even afford a home. The link houses in industrialized parts of Penang Island is selling at RM600,000 and above, Condos are selling at RM350,000 above. It is, without the slightest doubt, way beyond the means of around 70% of Penangites. However, these homes are still selling like hot cakes and therefore, driving the prices higher and higher.

Developers also continue to build Super-link house (3 storeys), Semi-D and Big bungalows. Prices are astronomical. The building size might be 3000 sq ft and above. I have no problem with developers building luxury homes, but generally for a single family (5 members average), we do not need such big floor space and Penang Island cannot afford to have these houses because of the scarcity of land. It is a wastage and environmentally unfriendly too. Imagine how many air-cond you need to install!

On the other end, developers are required to build cheap 600-700 sq ft low cost flats that are selling at RM 42k. It is very popular among young families, because many people can’t afford link house and this is affordable for most Penangites. When young people slowly move up their salary scale, they buy another house and they rent it out to others. Lack of maintenance and other issues quickly turn low cost flats into “unlivable” situations. That is the problem with low cost flats.

My suggestion is that we need to build something in between. We need more homes between the range of RM100,000- RM 300,000. It should be affordable and with a livable environment, having good amenities, perhaps a swimming pool, ample parking space, a garden etc. Land space is optimized and no wastage of our limited resources and environment. Low income groups can get help from Federal Government or State Gov for assistance in terms of financing it. Young people will have a choice of affordable homes with good living environment.

I do not think we can Ban low-cost homes, it is simply too far-fetched! Low cost homes should be sold strictly to families of the low-income group only.

We should make “Affordable homes” with livable environment the choice for majority of Penangites.

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308大选后迅速崛起的土著权威组织(Perkasa)，是令人头痛的非政府组织，它由国会独立议员依布拉欣阿里领导。如果土权只搞搞一般非政府组织活动还好，但是它发表的言论却是句句都挑起国内种族的神经线，让我国308政治的升温不少，种族政治气焰更加猖狂。

马华的领袖尤其咬牙切齿，因为土权有许多巫统领袖撑腰，影响力非常强大。上星期，财政部副部长林祥才提议华社组织华人权威组织，以牙还牙对付土权组织，立刻引起一片哗然。这显示林祥才思维简单，但也显示出马华领袖对土权毫无对策。到底华社需不需要华权组织来对抗土权？华社如何应对土权？

任何国家，任何社会在特定的政治环境下都会产生种族极端组织。开放自由的美国有（非法）白人至上的3K党，在澳洲也有排斥亚洲人的一个国家党（One Nation Party）。在种族政治浓厚的马来西亚，土权组织是种族政治的变种产品。其实，它的出现一点都不希奇，在马来西亚的种族政治历史上也有许多类似的政治人物与组织出现，早期的有马哈迪、巫青团。几年前的希山幕丁及凯里等等。土权之所以出位是因为经历了308大选，多元化政治抬头的当而，土权成功扭转政治版图，把马来西亚政治转向极端化发展。土权利用政治开放初期的不稳定状况，挑起马来人的不安全感。

大家其实都点不知所措，脑袋简单点的就提出以牙还牙的策略。这也是马华的种族思维框框，马来人这样做，华人就必须这样做。其实，只是把种族政治极端化，把马来西亚政治推向极端右派去，完全没有解决问题。

我们必须以多元政治来对抗种族政治。以多元开放的论述来化解极端保守。国阵中的马华、民政、国大党等如果想要扭转困境，其实应该结合多元种族力量，如非政府组织，甚至与多元温和的民联结合，让巫统发现自己日益孤立，那他们就被逼向中间政治(Centrist politics)靠拢。极端的巫统派系甚至会因为没有靠山而瓦解。马华民政必须善用自己日益有限的政治力量。

华社也必须坚定支持中间政治，绝对不可以让任何华人沙文主义政治人物有机会抬头。华社必须更加努力与多元民族，尤其是温和派的马来政治领袖结合，加强温和派政治力量，让中间政治成为主流思潮。华社、华团也必须走出华社，加紧接触更多不同民族的组织，加强谅解与合作，甚至结合，共同组织多元种族的组织。在多元政治成为主流后，极端的政治偶然会出现，但是最后，他们会发现没有市场而销声匿迹。

多元种族、中间政治是马来西亚唯一的出路。

22 June 2010

Read News:

http://malaysiakini.com/news/135265

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/politics/pakatan-rakyat/7145-second-penang-bridge-uem-making-outrageous-demands-

http://www.merdekareview.com/news/n/13859.html

In March, 2008, I revealed a letter written by UEM Managing Director Dato Ahmad Pardas Senin to Director of Economic Planning Unit of Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr. Sulaiman Mahbob. The letter dated August 2007, titled “Projek Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang – Analisa Kewangan” was sent to Parti Keadilan Rakyat by a whistle-blower. There were several main points in the letter.

• Concession period 45 years.
• UEM requested the Government to provide Soft Loan (GSL) at 4%.
• UEM asked as high as RM22,872 million government assistance from the Government including Investment Tax Allowance (ITA), Government Grant, JBIC Loan and Soft Loan.
• Construction price was RM4,068 million.
• Projected Toll charges would amount to RM7,065 million
• Penang 2^nd Bridge’s Beginning Toll rate to be RM9.40 (Class 2) with 2% every year till end of concession 2051, to be reviewed every 5 years.
• Penang First Bridge to be adjusted together with Second Bridge to RM9.40, and eventually reached maximum toll rate of RM11.50 and continue till 2051. (In fact concession ends in 2018, why till 2051?)
• No more 20% discount for Touch & Go cards.

Former Chief Minister denied my statement at that time. With recent developments, my revelations have proven to be true. Recently, first came the controversial cancellation of Touch & Go discounts. Under immense public pressure, the Gov flip-flop and announced that non-Penangites will no longer enjoy the discount. Last week, Prime Minister has confirmed that Penang Second Bridge Toll will be RM9.40, consistent with my revelation. Now, we are worried that the Government will just go along with whatever proposal the UEM in this letter.

Something is not right with Penang Second Bridge Project. At a time where federal minister warned that the country would go bankrupt, huge amount of money has gone to subsidized crony companies (please refer Government Assistance section). Federal Government gave Penangites various construction costs, the construction cost keeps escalating although material prices have come down significantly, the toll rates jump 34% from RM7 to RM9.40. The terms and conditions of the contract are shrouded with secrecy. All these have to stop. Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat demands accountability from the Federal Government.

Penangites have been short-changed for the first time when the Government proposed and selected the current alignment and design without consultation with the Rakyat. Then, the government again direct negotiated with UEM without open tender.

We believe open tender will bring the best deals for Penangites. Competitive bidding will bring the cost down significantly. Competition will also bring in the best expertise and technology to construct the bridge. Competition will benefit the Rakyat. Unfortunately, with the current Barisan Nasional usual practice, their crony companies “didahulukan”.

We need to put a stop to all these corrupt practices. Today, we are revealing the document that we got in 2008. This letter has not been disclosed to public before. It is an old document, we believe there will be more recent development. Under BN administration that has never practice transparency, this is the only financial analysis we have had. In the name of transparency, the rakyat has the rights to know.

Therefore, Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat call upon the Prime Minister to de-classified the Penang Second Bridge Toll contract between The Government of Malaysia with UEM. Penangites have the rights to know what is in for them. They are the people who will use it everyday. They are the people who pay for it for the next 40 years.

Failure to do so, Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat will intensify our campaign to halt the Toll Hike. We will mobilize the Rakyat to tell the Prime Minister, we don’t want toll hike. We want Competitive, Accountability and Transparency in Second Penang Bridge Project.

YB Sim Tze Tzin
Ketua Biro Komunikasi Parti Keadilan Rakyat Pulau Pinang
ADUN Pantai Jerejak

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