2012 Chinese New Year Message (Penang)

Published on January 21, 2012, 3:44 pm in Penang. 0 Comments

2012 Chinese New Year Message By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng On
21.1.2012 In Komtar, George Town.

Putting Penang First – The RM500 Million Affordable Housing Fund, The RM8 Billion Road Projects And Transforming Penang’s Civil Service That Is Competent, Accountable and Transparent Will Help Make Penang Cleaner, Greener & Safer.

The year of the water dragon holds much promise of making Penang cleaner, greener and safer, which is essential to Penang’s long-term vision of an international and intelligent state. To succeed the state government must retain the rakyat’s faith in our ability and will as well as encourage their unique spirit of creativity and innovation.

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Elected Public Officials Should Put Their Country First And Not Endanger Malaysia By Taking The First Necessary Step To Publicly Declare Their Assets To Promote Transparency And Accountability(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 20, 2012, 11:16 am in Corruption. 0 Comments

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister And DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 20.1.2012

Elected Public Officials Should Put Their Country First And Not Endanger Malaysia By Taking The First Necessary Step To Publicly Declare Their Assets To Promote Transparency And Accountability

DAP urges BN to take a bipartisan approach towards promoting transparency and accountability in Malaysia by publicly declaring their assets. Whilst revealing the asset declarations of ministers and their immediate family members to the public may endanger the individuals concerned, as a first step those holding public office should disclose their assets publicly.

In the interest of bipartisanship, DAP is willing to start only with Ministers, Deputy Ministers or state excos publicly declaring their assets instead of their family members. Declaring to the Prime Minister alone or only to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission(MACC) is not enough.
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The Royal Malaysia Police Should Explain Why It Did Not Contact INTERPOL (en/cn)

Published on January 19, 2012, 12:50 pm in Federal government. 0 Comments

Press Statement by the Hon. Lim Guan Eng, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan, on 19 January 2012:

The Royal Malaysia Police Should Explain Why It Did Not Contact the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to Apprehend the Fugitive Suspect in the Brutal Rape and Murder Case of Chee Gaip Yap, 25, Who Was Found Murdered in Sungai Petani in January 2006, but Instead Took Six Years to Bring Him to Justice

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The Penang State Government Has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting Local Authorities in Penang from Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 18, 2012, 2:27 pm in Election. 0 Comments

Press Statement by the Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang, on 18 January 2011:

The Penang State Government Has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting Local Authorities in Penang from Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 as a Precursor to Seeking a Court Declaration to Compel the Election Commission to Conduct Local Government Elections

The Penang State Government has Instructed the State Legal Adviser to issue a gazette notification exempting local authorities in Penang from section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 as a precursor to seeking a court declaration to compel the Election Commission to conduct local government elections.

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Chua Soi Lek Should State Which Seat He Is Standing In The Next General Elections （en/cn）

Published on January 18, 2012, 1:28 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 18.1.2012

Chua Soi Lek Should State Which Seat He Is Standing In The Next General Elections So That We Can See His Response If DAP Does A “Liow Tiong Lai Act” By Declaring Confidence Of Beating Chua.

MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek should state which seat he is contesting in the next general elections so that we can see his response if DAP does a “Liow Tiong Lai act” by declaring confidence in defeating Chua. DAP is not interested in playing the boastful games of MCA, when the only one making political challenges is the MCA and not DAP.

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Happy Chinese New Year

Published on January 17, 2012, 11:16 am in Federal government. 0 Comments

Pongal Festival Message

Published on January 14, 2012, 12:31 pm in Corruption. 0 Comments

Pongal Festival Message By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 14.1.2012

On behalf of the Penang State Government, I would like to wish all our Hindu friends a very auspicious and prosperous Pongal Festival.

The Pongal Festival was traditionally celebrated by farmers to give thanks for the harvest. Today, we share in the spirit of Pongal to celebrate the rakyat who work hard and with honesty to earn a living for their families.

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Proposing To Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting All Local Authorities In Penang From Applying Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 (en/cn)

Published on January 13, 2012, 1:03 pm in Penang. 0 Comments

Press Conference Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 13 January 2012.

Proposing To Issue a Gazette Notification Exempting All Local Authorities In Penang From Applying Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 Before Seeking A Court Declaration To Compel Elections Commission To Conduct Local Government Elections.

In 1956, George Town became the first local council in the country to have a fully elected council with the president elected from among the councillors. In 1965, local government elections in Malaysia were suspended. The official reasons given was that the country was facing the threat of Confrontation initiated by Indonesia.

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Asset declarations for public officials(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 13, 2012, 11:48 am in Penang. 0 Comments

Press Conference Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 13 January 2012.

Yesterday the Penang state government publicly declared the assets of Penang State EXCO members. Today, the Penang state government officially uploads the information of their assets on our government website: http://www.penang.gov.my/. Penang State EXCO members holding positions of public trust believe that the rakyat has a right to demand accountability from public officials.

The public declaration of assets fulfils the personal obligation of PR leaders and political commitment of the Penang PR State government towards reinforcing leadership with integrity in line with the CAT principles of Competency, Accountability, Transparency principles.
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Penang State EXCO members publicly declared their assets (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 12, 2012, 6:30 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 12.1.2011.

Today, the Penang State EXCO members (excluding ex-officio of State Secretary, State Financial Officer and State Legal Advisor) publicly declared their assets. This fulfils the personal obligation and political commitment of the Penang PR State government. I had proposed 6 integrity measures to ensure a cleaner leadership with integrity in line with the CAT (Competency, Accountability, Transparency) principles.

The 6 integrity measures are as follows:
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Confirmation By Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) That Malaysia Will Go Bankrupt By 2019 (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 11, 2012, 3:21 pm in Economy. 0 Comments

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 11.1.2012

Confirmation By Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) That Malaysia Will Go Bankrupt By 2019 With Debt To GDP Ratio Of 100% Demonstrates The Importance Of Change Of Government At The Next General Elections For PR To Save Malaysia From Bankruptcy

Malaysia will become a fully indebted nation before the end of the decade at the current rate of massive borrowing and irresponsible spending by the BN Government.

The Federal government debt to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio has increased yearly from 53.1% in 2010, 53.8% in 2011 and 54.8% in 2012. This is extremely alarming and nearly touching the national debt ceiling of 55%.
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Ubah Sekarang, Bersihkan Malaysia!

Published on January 9, 2012, 1:56 pm in Federal government. 0 Comments

THE MALAYSIAN DREAM OF CHANGE, MODERATION AND HOPE (en/bm/cn)

Published on January 8, 2012, 11:46 am in Party. 0 Comments

Opening Speech By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng During The DAP National Conference In Shah Alam, Selangor On 8 January 2012.

THE MALAYSIAN DREAM OF CHANGE, MODERATION AND HOPE

After nearly 4 years since the political tsunami of 8 March 2008, we now stand on the horizon of a General Election that is set to become the most critical General Election in the history of Malaysia.

For the first time, we will be contesting as part of a grand coalition called Pakatan Rakyat. For the first time, we will be contesting not merely to deny Barisan Nasional’s two-thirds majority but to win power. For the first time, Malaysians will have an alternative that is united, viable and proven.

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Kerajaan Persekutuan Bermain Politik Dengan Tidak Salurkan Semua Projek Pembangunan Kepada Pejabat Daerah Negeri Tetapi Kepada Pejabat Pembangunan Negeri Persekutuan

Published on January 5, 2012, 11:38 am in Penang. 0 Comments

Kenyataan Akhbar Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng di Komtar, George Town Pada 4.1.2012

Adalah dikesali bahawa kerajaan Persekutuan bermain politik dengan wang rakyat dengan tidak salurkan semua projek pembangunan kepada pejabat daerah negeri tetapi diberikan kepada Pejabat Pembangunan Negeri Persekutuan(PPNP). Pemberian wang kepada PPNP bercanggah dengan semangat dan prinsip demokrasi kerana PPNP yang dikuasai oleh BN tidak dipilih oleh rakyat sebaliknya BN ditolak oleh rakyat pada pilihanraya besar 2008.

Bukan sahaja PR telah menangi majority 2/3 dengan 29 daripada 40 buah kerusi negeri tetapi juga menang 11 daripada 13 buah kerusi Parlimen di Pulau Pinang. Jelas sekali wang sumbangan oleh Pulau Pinang dalam bentuk cukai pendapatan dan kastan tidak diberikan balik kepada rakyat Pulau Pinag. Sebaliknya semua wang sumbangan dikuasai penuh oleh BN sungguhpun telahpun ditolak peringkat negeri dan Parlimen oleh rakyat Pulau Pinang.
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2012 New Year Message(en/bm/cn)

Published on January 3, 2012, 1:06 pm in Penang. 0 Comments

2012 New Year Message By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 31 December 2011.

Let Us Embrace A Future Of A Cleaner, Greener & Safer Penang That Rewards Those Who Works Hard, Works Honestly And Works Smart.

For nearly 225 years since Penang first appeared on the world map, the fortunes of Penang has risen and fallen. Penang has prospered when we realise that for a state without any natural resources, we need to rely our human resources and develop human talent. Penang has declined when we forget that it is the energy, expertise and entrepreneurship of our people that makes Penang so unique.

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