Abdul Rahman Pelawa Pembangkang Sumbang Idea

KANGAR: Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan Selasa mempelawa pakatan pembangkang menyumbang idea bagi menangani isu berkaitan kementeriannya.

Beliau berkata mereka boleh duduk bersamanya tanpa komitmen rasmi untuk bersama-sama mencari jalan mengatasi isu berbangkit, tanpa perlu berbahas di Parlimen.

"Elakkan Parlimen jadi tempat percakaran. Ada isu yang boleh diselesaikan di luar Parlimen atau peringkat kementerian," katanya kepada pemberita, selepas menghadiri perasmian bangunan baharu Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Perlis, di sini.

Katanya cara itu juga dapat mengurangkan pembaziran masa ketika persidangan Parlimen kerana pembangkang tidak perlu lagi membangkitkan isu yang sudah selesai.

Mengulas isu lain, Abdul Rahman menyarankan JBPM mewujudkan pusat sehenti di setiap balainya dengan tujuan memberi bantuan kemanusiaan kepada mangsa kebakaran khususnya.

Bantuan kemanusiaan yang dimaksudkan ialah membantu mangsa mendapat dokumen penting yang musnah dalam kebakaran dan sebagainya, kata Abdul Rahman.

Turut hadir Timbalan Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Datuk Halimah Mohd Sadique dan Ketua Pengarah JBPM Datuk Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim.

-- BERNAMA

DARIPADA MELAKUKAN KERJA-KERJA YANG HANYA BERTUJUAN UNTUK MEMUASKAN NAFSU POLITIK ANWAR IBRAHIM, BAIK PEMIMPIN-PEMIMPIN PEMBANGKANG SAHUT SERUAN DATUK ABDUL RAHMAN DAHLAN SUPAYA MENYUMBANG IDEA BAGI MENANGANI ISU BERKAITAN KEMENTERIAN BELIAU. LEBIH BERBALOI UNTUK SEMUA LAPISAN DAN GOLONGAN MASYARAKAT BERBANDING DENGAN MENGAJAK RAKYAT MEMBUANG MASA MENDENGAR SANDIWARA PEMBOHONGAN ANWAR.

SAMPAI BILA PEMBANGKANG MAHU MEMPERKUDAKAN RAKYAT UNTUK KEPENTINGAN ANWAR IBRAHIM? SEMUA PERSOALAN DAN KEMUSYKILAN PEMBANGKAN SUDAHPUN TERJAWAB.  SALURAN YANG DISEDIAKAN, TIDAK PULA DIGUNAKAN...

MENGENAI DAKWAT KEKAL; SPR SUDAH TUBUHKAN PASUKAN KHAS UNTUK MENYIASAT KENAPA DAKWAT ITU TIDAK KEKAL. MUNGKIN SELEPAS INI PAKATAN BOLEH CADANGKAN SUPAYA SPR MENGGUNAKAN INAI ATAU TATU SUPAYA TANDA ITU KEKAL UNTUK TEMPOH YANG LAMA. BERANI??

MENGENAI PENGUNDI HANTU; PETUGAS-PETUGAS MEREKA SENDIRI MENG"KANTOI"KAN PAKATAN SELEPAS MEREKA GAGAL MENJEJAKI 40 RIBU PENGUNDI HANTU YANG KONONNYA DITERBANGKAN KE SEMENANJUNG DARI SABAH DAN SARAWAK. BILA PENGUNDI HANTU ITU GAGAL DIKESAN, AKHIRNYA YANG MENJADI MANGSA IALAH RAKYAT TEMPATAN SEPERTI CHUA LAI FATT HANYA KERANA BELIAU BERKULIT GELAP. 

INILAH AKIBATNYA TERLALU TAKSUB MAHU MEMBUKTIKAN KONONNYA BERLAKU PENIPUAN DALAM PILIHANRAYA UMUM KE-13, AKHIRNYA PEMIMPIN PAKATAN SENDIRI MELUTUT MEMOHON MAAF.

MENGENAI PENGAKUAN SEORANG "PELAKON" TAJAAN PAKATAN RAKYAT, KONONNYA BELIAU BOLEH MENGUNDI DUA KALI, JUGA HANYA PEMBOHONGAN SEMATA-MATA KERANA INDIVIDU ITU SENDIRI MENGAKUI BAHAWA BELIAU TIDAK MENGUNDI UNTUK KALI KEDUA, SEBALIKNYA HANYA MENGAMBIL NOMBOR GILIRAN SEBAGAI BUKTI..

JESTERU, RAKYAT YANG SELAMA INI TERLOPONG MENDENGAR SANDIWARA RAJA DRAMA ANWAR IBRAHIM, HENTIKANLAH MENGAGUNG-AGUNGKAN ORANG INI JIKA MAHU TERUS MENIKMATI KEAMANAN SEPERTI SEBELUMNYA. DAN JIKA PEMBANGKANG BENAR-BENAR MAHU MEMBANGUNKAN NEGARA, BERILAH KERJASAMA DENGAN KERAJAAN BN SEBAGAIMANA YANG DISUARAKAN OLEH DATUK ABDUL RAHMAN DAHLAN.

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Blame Yourself For Defeat

GEORGE TOWN: Pakatan Rakyat lost the recent general election because its campaign strategy was faulty, not because it was the victim of fraud, according to the Malaysian Election Observers Network (Meonet). 

Meonet Chief, Ong Boon Keong said today that his organisation’s ground study found Pakatan did not have an effective strategy to penetrate Barisan Nasional’s rural vote bank, especially in Sabah and Sarawak. 

He noted that virtually all of Pakatan’s claims of fraud involved urban constituencies, where it was more successful than BN. 

“Strategically, Pakatan’s claim that fraud robbed it of victory is misplaced,” Ong told FMT. 

Meonet’s team of volunteers monitored the election in Sabah and Sarawak. 

Ong said BN effectively engaged the local chieftains and power brokers in the two states to secure the rural votes. He urged Pakatan to take a good look at its own campaign strategy, saying it would not be able to take over Putrajaya until it could penetrate BN’s rural vote bank. 

Meanwhile, Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek has described the Pakatan protest rallies as a “crazy fiesta” held by disenchanted groups who could not accept defeat. A total 11,054,577 votes were recorded for the parliament contest in the May 5 election. 

Pakatan garnered 5,623,984 of the popular votes (60%) against BN’s 5,237,699 (47.4%), and leaders of the opposition alliance have been citing these figures to claim that they were the rightful victors. 

The three parties in Pakatan collectively won 88 parliament seats against BN’s 133. Pakatan-friendly PSM won the Sungai Siput seat to make it 89 for the opposition. 

What the Pakatan leaders have not highlighted is that Umno won the most popular votes among individual parties. Umno secured 29.3% popular votes and won 88 federal seats, leaving the second biggest party, DAP, far behind with 15.7% and 38 seats. 

Penang Gerakan leader Baljit Singh has called on opposition leaders to accept their defeat gracefully. Using the analogy of a football match, he said the opposition should realise that the team that scored more goals would win a match, not the team with the most fans in the stadium. 

“Likewise, under the country’s first-past-the-pole election system, a party needs to win more seats, not just popular votes, to triumph,” said Baljit.

--FREE MALAYSIA TODAY

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Dalang Pencerobohan Lahad Datu Tidak Akan Didedah

KUALA LUMPUR: Tiga pemimpin pembangkang yang didakwa terlibat dalam insiden pencerobohan bersenjata di Lahad Datu, Sabah tidak akan didedahkan untuk mengelakkan prasangka atau prejudis apabila kes itu dibawa ke mahkamah, kata Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Katanya, semua dokumen dan maklumat terperinci yang telah diperoleh akan diserahkan kepada Pejabat Peguam Negara untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap individu terbabit.

"Semua dokumen dan maklumat terperinci telah diperoleh dan penelitian dari segi undang-undang untuk kuatkan hujah di mahkamah sedang diteliti... kami iaitu Polis DiRaja Malaysia dan Kementerian Pertahanan akan adakan mesyuarat dengan pihak peguam negara untuk serahkan dokumen tersebut untuk tindakan selanjutnya.

"Saya tidak berhajat untuk menamakan individu terlibat iaitu dua dari semenanjung dan seorang dari Sabah sebab saya tidak mahu berlakunya satu keadaan prasangka atau prejudis bila kes ini dibawa ke mahkamah," katanya pada sidang media selepas melakukan lawatan kerja pertama ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Bukit Aman di sini, Isnin.

Turut hadir, Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi dan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Bekas Ketua Menteri Sabah Yong Teck Lee semalam, yang mendesak agar tiga pemimpin pembangkang yang didakwa terlibat dalam insiden pencerobohan di Lahad Datu, didedahkan.

Sebelum ini, Ahmad Zahid ketika menjadi Menteri Pertahanan berkata kementeriannya telah mengenal pasti tiga pemimpin pembangkang yang menjadi dalang kepada insiden pencerobohan kumpulan bersenjata di Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Ahmad Zahid juga sebelum ini dipetik sebagai berkata, masa yang terbaik untuk mendedahkan dalang tersebut adalah selepas pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13) kerana jika pendedahan dibuat sebelum PRU13, ia seolah-olah mempunyai tujuan politik.

-- BERNAMA

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Ahmad Shabery Beri Keutamaan Kurangkan Caj Internet

PUTRAJAYA: Mengembangkan infrastuktur komunikasi dan caj internet lebih murah antara fokus utama Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, bagi memastikan pendemokrasian komunikasi di kalangan rakyat di negara ini. 

Beliau berkata perbincangan awal mendapati pengurangan caj boleh dilakukan yang dapat memberi manfaat kepada pelbagai pihak termasuk peniaga kecil dan untuk itu kajian mengenai perbandingan caj dengan negara-negara lain akan dilakukan. 

“Kemudahan komunikasi sudah menjadi suatu perkara asas. Dulu asasnya jalan raya, api (elektrik) dan air tetapi sekarang liputan telefon dan broadband (jalur lebar)” katanya kepada pemberita di sini kelmarin. 

Ahmad Shabery sebelum itu menghadiri majlis serah tugas antara bekas Menteri Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim dengan beliau dan Menteri Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz. Turut hadir Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia Datuk Jailani Johari dan Ketua Setiausaha kementerian Datuk Seri Kamaruddin Siaraf. 

Ahmad Shabery berkata undang-undang untuk melindungi rakyat turut diberi perhatian termasuk mengenai masalah panggilan terputus atau ‘drop call’ serta caj jalur lebar sekiranya perkhidmatan itu terputus selama beberapa hari. 

Katanya beliau juga komited untuk meneruskan pelaksanaaan ideologi berasaskan kebebasan bersuara melalui kementerian, dengan perbincangan akan diadakan dengan semua pihak bagi mengenal pasti dan memperhalusi maksud kebebasan bersuara dan hadnya bagi individu, kepentingan nasional dan kepentingan awam. 

“Ada negara yang mungkin kebebasannya membenarkan setiap sesiapa mempunyai stesen televisyen, setiap parti politik dan kumpulan etnik. Apakah ianya memberikan kesan dan impak positif kepada negara dan sebagainya? Ini perkara yang perlu dihalusi dan diteliti,” katanya. 

Mengenai liputan yang adil dan saksama terhadap parti pemerintah dan pembangkang melalui media milik kerajaan, Ahmad Shabery berkata ia bukan soal pemerintah atau pembangkang sebaliknya yang penting adalah rakyat. 

“Dalam soal ini saya lihat ada beberapa perkara yang perlu dilihat kembali misalnya tentang liputan secara langsung soal-jawab di Parlimen (Dewan Rakyat)...apakah perlu dikembangkan selepas ini dengan cara yang lebih lagi, dan perkara-perkara yang membolehkan rakyat mendapat akses. 

“Sebab itu perlu kita percepatkan pelaksanaan televisyen digital supaya jumlah saluran lebih banyak seperti saluran berita yang lebih efektif yang bukan saja mengutarakan pendapat tetapi membuat liputan berkaitan rakyat, lebih banyak berita terkini berkaitan soal kepentingan awam dan sebagainya,” katanya. 

Mengenai pengguguran perkataan ‘penerangan’ daripada kementerian itu, Ahmad Shabery berkata ia sebahagian daripada transformasi kerajaan kerana perkataan ‘penerangan’ itu sendiri menggambarkan kaedah lama bagaimana kerajaan berkomunikasi dengan orang ramai. 

“Penerangan lebih dikaitkan sebagai sebagai alat penyebaran maklumat, hiburan, mungkin sedikit sebanyak membentuk pemikiran masyarakat menurut hala tuju yang dikehendaki oleh kerajaan dan ia lebih bersifat atas ke bawah pada waktu itu dan ia juga memberi konotasi kementerian yang lapuk di mana banyak negara dunia sekarang sudah tidak ada lagi kementerian penerangan,” katanya. 

Sementara itu, Rais dalam ucapannya sebelum itu berkata sembilan jabatan di bawah kementerian terdahulu akan diletakkan di bawah teraju Ahmad Shabery manakala 10 lagi di bawah Mohamed Nazri. 

“Kita bersyukur kerana kita dapat kesinambungan menerusi pelantikan kedua-dua pemimpin ini yang saya kira akan menegaskan lagi perjuangan kita menerusi pentadbiran kerajaan dan juga ke arah pencapaian dalam bidang-bidang yang telahpun kita ketahui,” katanya.

--NEW SABAH TIMES

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lower percentage of GST for Sabah and Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU: Implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is only fair under ‘one country one price’ situation, or else people in Sabah will end up paying more than our counterparts in Peninsular Malaysia due to the higher cost of goods here.

Federation of Sabah Manufacturers Association (FSM) president Datuk Seri Panglima Wong Khen Thau suggested the government impose a lower percentage of GST for Sabah and Sarawak if they decided to implement the proposal.

Wong pointed out that the goods in Sabah were 20 to 30 per cent more expensive than the peninsula, thus the seven per cent GST paid would certainly be higher than our West Malaysian counterparts.

Furthermore, people in the Interior will suffer more as the goods there were more expensive, he said when contacted yesterday.

If the government really wants to implement the GST, Wong suggested the government impose seven per cent in Kuala Lumpur, four to five per cent in Sabah and probably three percent in the Interior.

He said implementing GST of seven per cent would rake in an additional income of up to RM27 billion for the government, as stated by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala.

He said it was implemented in most developed countries.

“But Malaysia is a third world country, it will only be fair if we have ‘one country one price’, like Singapore and Australia.”

In this respect, Wong pointed out that the government has to balance the price differentials between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and the rural areas. He said it was a good policy so that people could not evade tax but it had to be fair to everyone.

Whilst the GST would affect consumers, Wong said it would indirectly be good for manufacturers or some in the business community as manufacturers no longer had to pay sales tax.

Wong added that it was not known yet how the government would implement the GST or whether there would be differential in percentage. However, FSM had submitted a memo to the government some time ago highlighting the issues affecting Sabah as well as suggesting recommendations.

--THE BORNEO POST

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Terima Kasih Pengundi: Anwar perlu contohi Jeffrey Kitingan

Keningau: Bingkor Assemblyman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan agrees that everyone should move on and strive to resolve the people's problems, now that the general election is over. 

He said the election is akin to a football match where there is an end to it. Thanking the voters in Bingkor, he promised to help the people resolve their problems. 

"I will also be opening up an office in Bingkor that will be officiated on May 24 so as to enable the people meet with me and channel their problems," he said when officiating at the Apin-Apin level Tadau Kaamatan on Saturday. 

On the Kaamatan celebration, he said it is unique and an asset to strengthen unity as well as to enhance the Kadazan, Dusun and Murut culture that provides an identity to the community as a native. Various programmes were held such as Sugandoi, tug-of-war and Unduk Ngadau.

--DAILY EXPRESS

SEMUA PEMIMPIN POLITIK JUGA PASTI MEMPUNYAI ANGAN-ANGAN UNTUK BERADA DI PUNCAK KUASA. NAMUN PERJUANGAN YANG IKHLAS IALAH APABILA PEMIMPIN POLITIK TERSEBUT TIDAK TERLALU TAKSUB DENGAN JAWATAN ATAU KUASA SEHINGGA MEMAKSA RAKYAT UNTUK BERHADAPAN DENGAN SITUASI HURU-HARA, SEKALIGUS MELETAKKAN NEGARA INI DALAM KEDUDUKAN BAHAYA.

JIKA JEFFREY KITINGAN, YANG MANA PARTI BELIAU HANYA MEMENANGI 1 KERUSI DUN, BOLEH BERTERIMA KASIH KEPADA PENGUNDI-PENGUNDI BELIAU TANPA PERLU MENGANJURKAN PERHIMPUNAN BESAR-BESARAN, KENAPA ANWAR YANG SUDAH MEMENANGI BANYAK KERUSI DI SELURUH NEGARA, MASIH TERLALAK-LALAK MENGEMIS SIMPATI RAKYAT SUPAYA BELIAU DIBERIKAN JAWATAN PERDANA MENTERI??

APA MOTIF ANWAR MENGUMUMKAN AWAL-AWAL KONONNYA AKAN BERSARA DARI POLITIK SEDANGKAN PADA HARI INI TIDAK NAMPAK PUN KESUNGGUHAN ATAU PERSEDIAAN BELIAU UNTUK MENINGGALKAN ARENA POLITIK TANAHAIR?? SOAL BERSARA DARI POLITIK PUN MAHU BERDRAMA JUGA KAH??

SEBELUM ANWAR BENAR-BENAR HILANG KEWARASAN AKAL FIKIRAN, ELOKLAH PENYOKONG-PENYOKONG BELIAU NASIHATKAN SAHAJA ORANG TUA INI SUPAYA MELUPAKAN CITA-CITA BELIAU MENJADI PERDANA MENTERI. KALAU TIDAK MAHU BERSARA PUN, TIDAK PERLULAH BERDEMO SANA-SINI.. TUNGGU SAJA PRU14.. BUAT MASA INI, BERILAH LALUAN KEPADA KERAJAAN BN UNTUK MELAKSANAKAN MISI MEMBANGUNKAN NEGARA.

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Abdul Rahman wants more homes to be affordable

Kota Kinabalu: More affordable homes for Malaysians everywhere is among the priorities of Datuk Dahlan, the Minister of the renamed Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry. 

"Our concern is to see these housing projects take off and completed without any hitches," he said. 

The Ministry is a merger of two previous ministries Housing and Local Government Ministry and the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry (FT).  Abdul Rahman, who is Kota Belud MP and Sabah Barisan Nasional secretary, said another of his concerns was improving solid waste management nationwide. 

"We need to look into this and work it out with the various states as well as the stakeholders," said Abdul Rahman, adding that he needs to convince certain states of the necessity to collaborate with the Federal Government on this issue. 

He said his Ministry will also be looking into issues of poverty and will be working with related ministries in tackling the problem. Meanwhile, his colleague Energy Minister Datuk Dr Max Ongkili would look at long-term planning for the provision of water and electricity. 

"We will do whatever is necessary to address this matter," Dr Maximus, who is Kota Marudu MP, said. 

Sufficient water supply was among the key concerns in Sabah. He said his Ministry would find ways to work closely with the state government on the matter. He added that his Ministry would also work on long term solutions for Sabah's power supply. 

"This will have to involve the government, private sector and various groups," Dr Maximus said, adding that state officials would brief him about Sabah's power supply next week. 

Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said he was fully prepared to carry out duties assigned to him by the Prime Minister. For the time being, however, the Pensiangan MP said he was drawing up immediate, medium and long-term plans for his remote constituency of less than 100,000 people. 

"We are looking at a plan of action for the next 100 days and over the long-term," he said. 

He also added that the Pensiangan folk want more infrastructure such as roads, clinics and schools.

--DAILY EXPRESS

PARA MENTERI DI KABINET BARU NAJIB SUDAH PUN MERANCANG DAN ADA JUGA YANG SUDAH MULA MELAKSANAKAN MISI MEMBANGUNKAN NEGARA.. DIPIHAK PEMBANGKANG PULA MASIH DENGAN MISI ANWAR IBRAHIM MENYALAK TAK KIRA SIANG MALAM SEMATA-MATA MAHU MENGHASUT RAKYAT SUPAYA MENGGULINGKAN KERAJAAN DENGAN CARA PALING TIDAK BERTAMADUN.. ENTAH APALAH GUNANYA AHLI PARLIMEN PEMBANGKANG YANG BARU DILANTIK RAKYAT MELALUI PRU13 JIKA KETUA MEREKA MASIH MENGGUNAKAN JALAN RAYA BAGI MELAKSANAKAN TUNTUTAN RAKYAT.......

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INFO: Driving licence similar to MyKad from August

KOTA KINABALU: The Road Transport Department (RTD) will issue a competent driving licence (CDL) which is similar to the MyKad, beginning this August.

Its director-general Datuk Ismail Ahmad said the initiative was a continuous transformation by the department to improve the quality and durability of drivers’ licences.

He said the move was aimed at addressing problems raised by licence owners, including forging and the quality of current driving licences.

“The introduction of the new design will see a couple of safety features which are not easy to duplicate as well as quality and durability of the card.

“The public who will be renewing their driving licences in August will be the first batch to receive this new CDL card,” he said at a recent meet the public event at the RTD complex in Bundusan.

Also present was Sabah RTD director Mohd Shuhaili Mohd Taufek.

According to Ismail, existing licence card holders are not required to change to the new card, but may do so for security purposes.

“All the security features of the new driving licence card is similar to the present MyKad,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ismail said RTD had also launched the Malaysian Vocational Licence (MVL), which combines three types of licence into a single licence, namely Public Service Vehicle (PSV), Goods Driving Licence (GDL) and Conductor Licence (CL).

He said through this new system, MVL holder only needs to pay RM20 for all the three licences, compared to RM20 for each licence previously.

“This will benefit more than 149,909 vocational licence holders who have both the PSV and GDL licences,” said Ismail.

--THE BORNEO POST

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Look at yourself first before accusing

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Democratic Action Party (DAP) should look in the mirror before making baseless allegations and accusing Barisan Nasional (BN) of being racist.

Sabah Umno Wanita assistant secretary Datuk Jainab Ahmad said it was shameful that DAP was still continuing with its cheap tactic of playing on racial sentiments and trying to disunite the people of Sabah in its quest to gain power.

“In the first place, the people know that we in BN stood for the election under one ticket and not based on race or individual component parties. This is unlike the opposition pact Pakatan Rakyat (PR); they are not even in power but they already could not unite under one logo.

“Secondly, before it accuses BN, why doesn’t DAP look at its own PR governments in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan? Even they have their own quota. In BN, whoever is the minister or assistant minister, our role is to serve the rakyat as a whole,” said Jainab.

The Karambunai assemblywoman was commenting on recent remarks by Sabah DAP assistant secretary cum Likas assemblyman Junz Wong who said Sabah BN leadership appeared to be marginalizing the Chinese community.

Junz had questioned if Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman purposely reduced the number of Chinese representation in the state cabinet to punish the community for backing the opposition in the 13th general election.

Jainab, who has been promoted to Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister under the new cabinet line-up, said both the Prime Minister and Chief Minister had taken conciliatory and dignified tones on the issue of the Chinese representation.

“They tell all the YBs to work and serve the rakyat and fulfil the promises made by BN, because our manifesto is a promise, ‘Aku Janji.’ The opposition on the other hand said their manifesto is just

a manifesto, not a promise that must be kept.

“I sincerely hope the people, young and old, know how to differentiate what is right and not be suck in by the lies and hatred the opposition continuously gives to them, especially through the Internet,” she said.

BN managed to retain power after securing a simple majority in the highly anticipated GE13, which saw a further decrease in the number of seats the coalition has in parliament.

The state BN government started a new term with only two ethnic Chinese in its federal cabinet after both MCA and Gerakan, who recorded their worst ever election performance on May 5, decided not to take up any ministerial or other posts.

In Sabah, BN maintained its overwhelming dominance, despite losing a higher number of seats to PR.

DAP took a swing at the state BN leadership after it appointed only two ethnic Chinese as full ministers in its state cabinet, as compared to three in the previous term.

Jainab, as well as another Sabah Umno leader Datuk Bolkiah Ismail, rejected DAP’s accusation as baseless and a mere attempt to gain political mileage.

“In Semenanjung, even when MCA did not want to be appointed, the PM said BN serves all irrespective of race or religious background. The decrease in Chinese representation is a non issue.

“My advise to DAP is to stop politicising matters we are not interested in. We want to work but they are only interested in pointing fingers and complaining, not resolving issues. It is BN’s YBs who resolve issues faced by the people.

“What I see is that when people want their problems solved, they go to BN because they know only BN has the sincerity and political will to bring about real changes. Sadly however, some of them turn around and voted along racial lines comes the election, rejecting BN when it was us who seriously worked for them,” she said.

--THE BORNEO POST

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Lebih 30 Pemimpin Sabah Sertai Kabinet Persekutuan Jika PKR Memerintah?

MANTAN Calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Parlimen Tenom (2008) Adris Taripin, menyifatkan perlantikan enam pemimpin daripada Sabah membarisi kabinet Persekutuan suatu keputusan yang bijaksana setakat ini; namun berpendapat masyarakat Murut berada di persimpangan jalan setelah Kabinet Malaysia meminggirkan pemimpin yang mereka pilih melalui PRU-13. Perlantikan tiga pemimpin KDM ke dalam Kabinet Persekutuan iaitu Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup dan Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin tidak boleh disifatkan mewakili masyarakat Murut, sekalipun dalam rumpun KDM. - SABAHKINI

Sebelum PRU13, Sabahkini ada memainkan spekulasi kononnya pucuk pimpinan telah menggugurkan Datuk Raime Unggi dan memilih Jamawi sebagai calon di Parlimen Tenom. Dengan hanya berpandukan spekulasi tidak berasas tersebut, lantas artikel itu menuduh pucuk pimpinan BN telah meminggirkan kaum Murut di negeri ini.

Namun apabila spekulasi tersebut berjaya dibuktikan TIDAK BENAR, dan apabila calon BN Datuk Raime Unggi berjaya mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen Tenom, tidak ada pula kenyataan-kenyataan dari pihak yang berkenaan memuji langkah pucuk pimpinan BN mengekalkan Raime di kerusi tersebut. Dan tidak ada pula kenyataan mana-mana pihak terutamanya yang pro pembangkang, tampil mengakui bahawa kaum Murut di negeri ini tidak dipinggirkan.

Sebaliknya, mereka terus meracuni pemikiran rakyat dengan menuduh pucuk pimpinan BN telah meminggirkan kaum Murut sedangkan mereka sedar bahawa perkara itu tidak pernah berlaku. Namun disebabkan nafsu telah menguasai diri, maka usaha membangkitkan emosi perkauman terus disemarakkan agar kaum tersebut bangkit menentang kerajaan BN.

Peranan ahli parlimen sebenarnya sudah cukup untuk mewakili suara kaum tersebut diperingkat persekutuan. Jesteru, kaum Murut tidak perlu rasa terpinggir hanya kerana calon yang mereka pilih tidak dilantik ke jawatan menteri Persekutuan. Memadai kabinet yang diumumkan oleh Datuk Seri Najib baru-baru ini TIDAK meminggirkan mana-mana negeri, terutamanya bagi negeri yang banyak menyumbang kepada kemenangan Barisan Nasional.

Adalah tidak masuk akal apabila mantan calon PKR Tenom, Adris Taripin membuat kenyataan seolah-olah Kabinet Persekutuan perlu diwakili oleh pemimpin-pemimpin berasaskan kaum. Jika itulah maksud beliau, bermakna Kabinet Najib perlu ada lebih daripada 30 pemimpin dari Sabah untuk dilantik sebagai menteri penuh atau timbalan menteri di peringkat Persekutuan??? Adris perlu ingat, jika ada mana-mana kaum yang berjaya melobi supaya pemimpin mereka diberikan peluang menganggotai Kabinet Persekutuan, sudah tentu kaum lain juga akan melobi perkara yang sama..

Sebelum mengkritik keputusan yang dibuat oleh pucuk pimpinan BN, sepatutnya Adris Taripin mengkaji dahulu keputusan-keputusan yang pernah dibuat oleh pucuk pimpinan parti beliau sendiri. Ketika pemilihan calon PKR untuk PRU13, bukankah pucuk pimpinan PKR juga telah mengabaikan suara-suara akar umbi yang mahukan calon pilihan mereka dipertimbangkan??? Berdasarkan keputusan-keputusan yang berat sebelah oleh Anwar Ibrahim, apa jaminan bahawa semua kaum di negeri ini akan diberikan hak sama rata di peringkat persekutuan???

SEPERKARA LAGI YANG PERLU DIJAWAB OLEH ADRIS TARIPIN IALAH, BAGAIMANA PUCUK PIMPINAN PKR (SEKIRANYA MEMERINTAH) MAMPU MEMBERIKAN JAWATAN MENTERI DIPERINGKAT PERSEKUTUAN UNTUK SEMUA KAUM DI MALAYSIA???.....

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