As today news, you mentioned that you want to meet up with EC, before EC decide to call or not to call the local councils election.

That is really a good move and proactive, if they are independent enough, they should let you have the chance to tell them why the local councils elections is so important to rakyat.

I wonder, is it hard to make an appointment with Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abdul Aziz Bin Mohd Yusof???

Tuan Lim, can you or your secretary please contact me as I got something regarding PBA Holdings Bhd to discuss with you.

Thank you.

May you be well & happy always.

TL Ong

A good move to give back RM100 per year to senior citizen, but I would say that this is not the best way.

The state government come out the way for giving RM100/year back to senior citizen as an appreciation of the senior contribute to Penang state. Other political parties may claim this is a corruption, why they say so? I disagree with the corruption accuse.

Corruption should be something offer & acceptance. Do you mean those senior citizen who receive the money to be charge??? What a funny accuse. Up to today, do any person make a formal report to MACC? Please refer to Section 17, Anti-Corruption Act 1997.

My opinion, what is the impact for the RM100 per year to the senior citizen? Could this help the senior citizen to increase their purchasing power, do this make them more comfortable in their life, or this is just a way of gift and appreciation?

I just would like to know the cause and effect of this money the Penang government spend, if according to the news I read, that is 132,000 senior citizen in Penang that mean Penang government have to spend around RM13.2million per year ? As I mentioned, what benefits and effects bring toward the senior citizen? Others may think that, existing government give “sweet” to rakyat in return for votes. You may not agree!

Last time PR criticise a lot, that BN pre-elections will give “sweet”, I still remember YB Nga Kor Ming even sing a song to satire the BN, which I watched from youtube.

Let talk about the RM13.2million for senior citizen, I would dare to say that a number of the citizens really not need the RM100, as their saving and investment would be able to let them have a comfortable life, this maybe the cause why they do not sign up for this scheme.

I would suggest that, the state government come out grants, cost of living adjustment subsidy, social security, medical aid and etc to the citizen of Penang. And highly promote on that, clearly stated the criteria to apply and duration of approve. This may help those who really really need assist, this should include single mother/father, senior citizen, children, OKU and etc. If situation allow, together organise with JKM.

Make Penang is a state full of care & love. Help those who need without compare their race, religion, origin, political parties, gender….

Above is just my opinion… …

May you be well & happy!

Happy to know that, Penang government is so sincere about the local councils election.

May this election come true, and hopefully my home-town Johor can have this local councils election as well.

All the best to Penang Government, for the meeting with our Prime Minister.

Support in LOCAL COUNCILS ELECTION.

Are you sure you can trust the service of the post-office to deliver the rm100? do you mean to send cash? i’m sure many will be rob or envelope send will be missing….pls take care!!!

I am so anxious to know the outcome of local councils election.

Disappointed with our PM YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak outright on rejection of local councils election.

Election is politic, we can not evade from that, moreover we must participate on that. Are election of MP or “ADUN” not politic? Should we “demolish” that, so that our MPs and “ADUNs” can concentrate on what they are doing???? Muahaha….

If I can only have 1 vote out of MP, ADUN and local council, I will choose “local council”. Because local council are those involve me the most. Whether they come to collect the rubbish, cut the glass of the housing areas, clean-up the drainage, fill-up the road potholes and etc.

And the local councils is the fundamental of a government. Just to refresh back the history, how the local councils act? You still remember they demolish the peoples temple without proper notice?

I strongly believe, if the local councils is choice by the rakyat, they will act accordingly. They will think carefully before act.

Sincere hope that EC can assist in held the local councils election.

May those who read this be well & happy always.

Yeah, March 8 International Women’s Day.

Women play an important role in our life, we all born my our mother and our mother is a woman.

My opinion, we should give equal and ample opportunities to human, not matter gender, race, religion or background.

I personally would also like to serve the “rakyat”, if given the opportunity.

We together toward a better tomorrow.

TL Ong

Salute to your moved that write the letter to SPR. I strongly believe, SPR will reply to YAB letter soon.

Happy to know that, PR is going to fulfil the promise.

There is much obstacles in front, but you keep on moving. At least now we know that we are on the move for local councils election.

Fully support with the above move.

Regards,

TL Ong

Congratulation to Yang Di Pertua Puan Hjh Patahiyah Bt Ismail.

Whoever can perform not matter what race or gender should give the equal opportunity to promote. And hope that the new mayor may do the best and act according to her role & responsibility.

Pakatan Rakyat previous general election promise that is held local government election, what is the status now? Do Penang government have a feasibility studies about the local government election? Will this contradict with our Malaysia law?

My recent reading to The Sun Columnists Dr. Goh Ban Lee, as my understanding from the article, the local government election may not be success without the support of Federal government.

As I am happy to know that the MPPP had the above agendas, but how long it take to implement? The sooner to implement, the most costly we have to bear.

Do the State government have a reasonable KPI toward the local council? And the emolument should be reward to those who can perform and vice-versa. And hope that Penang can soon over come the 3C issues.

Thank you.

TL Ong

Good points to support your points on Form A. As the contractors also have no complaints, I assume PDC should doing the right things. Moreover PDC do have their own tender board to resolve the issues.

As long as anything is according to laws & orders, we should respect on it. And the most important is, “protect PDC from possible manipulation, malpractice or even corruption”

Thank you.

TL Ong

Is happy to see this article, as the tender process is according to CAT.

We should rather focus on those who need help or assist as long as there are Malaysian. Some of the Malay even more competitive than non-Malay in term of education, skill, knowledge & etc.

Only with competitive, then only we can improve. If everyday we stay in the comfort zone, we will soon become more “lazy” and “Orang sakit”.

Together we live in peace, harmony and prosper Malaysia, Malaysia in on our own hand.

TL Ong

I am concerned with some of the statements in your speech for the following reasons.

1. This scheme does not appear to differentiate between Science and Engineering. In universities, Engineering faculties and Science faculties are different because these are very different disciplines with different aims and work culture; They feed off each other, but are different by necessity. If Penang is to have a ‘Penang Science Council’ that is has significant focus on and is predominantly supported by people from the engineering industry, then where does that leave science in Penang? This encourages a grave misunderstanding of science and is *not* helpful for our youths.

2. Comparison of percentages of students taking up science in the 3 schools cited is unhelpful. 1stly, anyone who knows Chung Ling will know that students in that school really have *no option* but to choose science or leave that school if they want to genuinely pursue “Arts” (inverted commas for a reason). 2nd and IMPORTANTLY, it is a step BACKWARDS for the State to any way imply that students *should* choose science. DAP tries to portray itself as forward thinking. Hence, it must realise that Arts has value too and it is NOT RIGHT for Malaysian students to blindly choose science subjects. A developed society where its people are best utilised is one that is able to match it’s people’s skills to their aptitude. Students who are suited for arts subjects should not feel pressured to study science.

3. The best scientists (I don’t mean engineers) are ones who have a variety of interests. You’ll find that many scientists are intelligent and able to comment on a variety of topics even outside of science. Using different parts of their brain and being able to see and analyse observations from different angles make the best scientists and (engineering) innovators. This means that if the State wants to encourage science and innovation, it must provide a *diversity* of stimulation (including arts, cultural, social & humanities) and *not* just narrowly in the direct field of science or engineering-related activities organised by industry players.

Even though Penang currently houses many engineering companies, we are not generally viewed as the place where innovation and cutting-edge design occurs. We are merely the place between cheap Chinese labour and American/Japanese/European innovation. The companies only need us to be good enough to maintain, work with and perhaps improve technology developed in their own country. As China catches up and Malaysia’s education fails us, we will lose our niche. We must aim higher! We can be the ones who innovate! But to do that, we must move beyond our primitive understanding of science & research. Even some of the people who are currently within the engineering industry in Penang were trained and molded to fulfill a primitive purpose.

I laud your government’s initiative to do something about the lull in Penang, but caution that doing things the old-fashioned way doesn’t cut it anymore. Your speech doesn’t convey that Penang is going to be dynamic, interesting, with things happening at every corner every day! THAT is what we need to make us innovative. I hope the Penang Science Council is of the calibre necessary to spark Penang.

Unless it is a Penang Engineering Council…

With warm regards,
Soo Huey
A molecular biologist who was one of <10% of science students in CPT… and my science was better than my college mates from Chung Ling, so percentages you quote don't matter!

Good Days.

I suprise why is that the DPMM & NGO Islam will get so angry and try to spoilt the image of YAB Lim. Do they have misundersand or what is the agenda behind?

For any orginasation before you do a press conference or demostration, you should understand from both side the so-call victim & the local government. Do the organisation formally write-in? If yes, do the local governmnet reply on that?

Another issue that I think YAB Lim and the local government should look into is why do the ‘illegal stall” will operate on the government land? At this mean time, can the local government allow them to use by condition until the government really need to utilise the land.

As people will unhappy, after local government demolish the “gerai-gerai” the place let it empty, their prespective is waste and local govrnment do it without tolerance & maltreat the poor. Of course proper safety & cleanliness of the “illegal stall” should be consider.

I do support to demolish of illegal stall but with proper way & consideration. Sometime I really pity them, let look from their angle.

Beside law, we human do have the feeling of love.