Progress for women is progress for all. No enduring solutions to society’s most pressing problems can be found without the full empowerment and participation of women.
For Penang, it is the commitment of the Pakatan Rakyat to give equal and ample opportunities to women, especially in the civil service.
The Penang state government does not only provide lip service on this but has given ample opportunities for women in Penang to hold senior positions and lead in the civil service.
UCAPAN YAB TUAN LIM GUAN ENG, KETUA MENTERI PULAU PINANG
DI UPACARA PENGAKUAN MENERIMA JAWATAN PUAN HJH PATAHIYAH BT ISMAIL SEBAGAI YANG DIPERTUA, MAJLIS PERBANDARAN PULAU PINANG PADA 1 MAC 2010
1. Bersyukur kita kepada rahmat yang diberikan yang membolehkan kita berkumpul di pagi yang berbahagia ini bagi upacara Pengakuan Penerimaan Jawatan Yang DiPertua Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang. Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk merakamkan ucapan tahniah dan syabas kepada Cik Hjh Patahiyah bt. Ismail yang dilantik untuk memegang jawatan Yang DiPertua Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang. Saya percaya beliau telah mencatatkan sejarah sebagai wanita pertama yang dilantik memegang jawatan Yang Dipertua bukan sahaja di dalam sejarah Kerajaan Tempatan di Pulau Pinang tetapi juga di Semenanjung Malaysia.
Continue reading ‘Gandingan Professional Sains Teknikal Yang Pertama Dalam Sejarah Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) Malaysia Berpeluang Membuktikan Prestasi Perkhidmatan Ala CAT’
Press Statement by Mr Baskaran Kunjamboo, Pengurus Kanan,Bahagian Khidmat Pengurusan, PDC– 1st March 2010
We refer to the article on the Star “Lim Blasted over tender clause” (“Article”), dated 1st March 2010 and wish to clarify our position on the matter. We are surprised at the actions of certain parties who wish to blow up completely out of proportion what is essentially a simple administrative matter.
Kenyataan akhbar oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang YAB Lim Guan Eng di George Town pada 24.2.2010
Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang menolak kenyataan Setiausaha Agung Cuepacs, Ahmad Shah Mohd Zin yang meluahkan kebimbangannya berikutan penguasaan penjawat wanita dalam perkhidmatan awam yang semakin meningkat sekarang.
Continue reading ‘Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang menolak kenyataan Setiausaha Agung Cuepacs’
(Karangan Asal telah diterbit dalam SinChew Yit Poh pada 30 Januari 2010)
Bagi kebanyakan rakyat biasa, sistem tender terbuka seolah-olah tidak ada kaitan dengan kehidupan seharian mereka. Tetapi ia telah menimbulkan kemarahan UMNO dan penyokong-penyokong parti itu.
Mereka marah apabila saya membuat pengumuman bahawa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang akan melaksanakan sistem tender terbuka bagi semua pemerolehan dan kontrak kerajaan selepas saya mengangkat sumpah jawatan sebagai Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang pada tahun 2008. Mereka menuduh saya cuba menidakkan hak-hak orang Melayu, mendakwa ia satu dasar pro-Cina untuk meminggirkan orang Melayu di Pulau Pinang.
Kenyataan Akhbar Setiausaha Sulit Pejabat Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Farida-Hani M.Yacob di George Town pada 19.02.2010
Kerajaan Negeri menyangkal dakwaan liar pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab yang telah membuat kenyataan palsu di dalam suratkhabar hari ini mengenai peruntukan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam bagi tahun 2008 yang kononnya adalah tipu helah Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat.
Adalah ditegaskan di sini bahawa laporan daripada Jabatan Kewangan Negeri jelas menunjukkan bahawa Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat tidak pernah berbohong semasa memberi kenyataan bahawa peruntukan Barisan Nasional untuk Hal Ehwal Islam tahun 2008 adalah sebanyak RM12,548,580.00. Jabatan Kewangan Negeri mengesahkan bahawa RM12,548,580.00 terdiri daripada RM7,548,580 untuk belanja mengurus dan RM5,000,000 untuk perbelanjaan pembangunan. Oleh itu, adalah tidak benar dakwaan pihak tidak bertanggungjawab ini yang menyatakan bahawa RM12,548,580.00 adalah semuanya untuk perbelanjaan pembangunan.
Peruntukan RM12.5 juta adalah di bawah Kerajaan Barisan Nasional, di bawah Mantan Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon. Kalau dibandingkan dengan Belanjawan pertama Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat pada 2009, peruntukan jelas bertambah kepada RM20.5 juta yang juga merangkumi perbelanjaan mengurus dan pembangunan.
Sekali lagi pihak yang bersekongkol dengan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional cuba untuk memutar belit fakta yang diberikan. Oleh yang demikian, Kerajaan Negeri menyeru agar badan-badan tersebut berhenti membuat tuduhan dan fitnah kepada kepimpinan Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat. Malah, berdasarkan fakta dan kebenaran, jelas menunjukkan bahawa lebih banyak peruntukan untuk Hal Ehwal Agama diberikan di bawah pemerintahan Pakatan Rakyat yang dipimpin oleh Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng berbanding dengan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional.
Amar Ma’aruf Nahi Mungkar!
Statement by Press Secretary to Penang Chief Minister Cheong Yin Fan:
I refer to the false and misleading report by Bernama today(attached below) which claimed that “Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is ready to face legal action for implicating family members of Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim in the RM40 million tender to manage Bukit Jambul Golf Resort(BJCC)”.
The Penang Chief Minister had never mentioned any family members of Datuk Zahrain when rebutting personal attacks made by Zahrain. Continue reading ‘False and misleading report by Bernama’
Bayan Baru member of parliament Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim’s reasons for leaving PKR is clearly due to his self-admitted private interests and personal unhappiness over my refusal to fulfil his requests in the Island Golf Properties Sdn Bhd(IGP). Zahrain had begun his statement outlining his reasons for quitting all positions in PKR and becoming an independent MP by repeating his false allegations that he was removed as Chairman of IGP even though I have immediately rebutted yesterday that this is not true. PDC has informed me that no letter has been sent by either PDC or IGP to any director of IGP, including Zahrain of any changes. Zahrain has been the Chairman and Director of Island Golf Properties Bhd since 9th July 2008.
Zahrain is clearly unhappy with me for refusing to accept his and IGP recommendation to approve a RM 2 company to operate and manage Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Club. PDC Board meeting on 10 February 2009 rejected Zahrain and IGP’s recommendation that the RM 2 company be selected. Instead the PDC Board agreed with my recommendation that a fresh open tender be called.
CAT Governance Especially In Education, Economy And Social Welfare Will Determine The Success Of Penang’s Efforts To Transform Itself Into An International City For All.
The Penang Pakatan Rakyat state government wishes all Penangnites a Happy Chinese New Year in the Year of the Tiger. Just as a tiger is part of the cat family, Penang PR government has adopted the CAT philosophy of Competency, Accountability and Transparency. CAT is an integrity and performance-based mechanism to drive the identified sectors of education, economy and social welfare, which will determine the success of transforming Penang into an international city for all.
Continue reading ‘“Tiger” Chinese New Year Message in Penang’
DAP urges all Malaysians to reject words and actions which preach hate, lies and violence, and instead adopt values based on knowledge, peace and compassion.
DAP seeks a Middle Malaysia Continue reading ‘Chinese New Year Message (National)’
PDC Board Has Awarded The Open Tender Of Managing The Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Resort(BJCC) That Is Worth More Than RM 40 Million.
The Penang Development Corporation (PDC) Board decided on 9 February 2010 to award the open tender of managing the BJCC to a company that is worth more than RM 40 million over 10 years. Full details of the tender award will be published after the Chinese New Year in accordance with CAT principles of Competency, Accountability and Transparency.
BJCC is run by Island Golf Properties Bhd(IGP), a PDC owned subsidiary company. At the present moment Bayan Baru MP Dato Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim is still the Chairman of IGP. Zahrain has been the Chairman and Director of Island Golf Properties Bhd since 9th July 2008. PDC has informed me that no letter has been sent by either PDC or IGP to any director of IGP of any changes.
Kenyatan Media oleh Y.B. Ng Wei Aik, Setiausaha Politik kepada Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang:
Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang ingin menjemput semua rakyat tanpa mengira kaum untuk menghadiri rumah terbuka Tahun Baru Cina yang dianjurkan oleh Y.A.B. Tuan Lim Guan Eng, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang pada 14 Februari 2010 (Ahad) jam 10.00 pagi hingga 1.00 petang di Komtar Walk, Jalan Dr. Lim Chwee Leong, Pulau Pinang.
Continue reading ‘Jemputan ke Rumah Terbuka Tahun Baru Cina oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang’
DAP expresses deep disappointment at the Federal Court’s unanimous decision that Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir is the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak following the defection of 3 Pakatan Rakyat ADUNs towards BN on 4 February 2009.
The Federal Court decision is contrary to the basic democratic principle that a government must be elected by the people. Any government that does not derive any directly elected mandate, not only violates the democratic principle of people’s power but also questions the legitimacy of a people-centric government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Whatever claims BN and Dato Seri Dr Zambry may make over the state government of Perak, there is no denying the fact that both were not democratically elected by the people of Perak in the 2008 general elections. To restore democracy and the constitutional right of the people to determine their government, DAP reiterates our call to BN to dissolve the Perak State Assembly and return power to the people by holding fresh elections.
