I have to blog this eventhough it may raise unhappiness on certain quarters...

After attending Bukit Gantang’s by-election’s Ceramahs for 4 consecutive nights, I have decided to take rest today.

At around 10pm just now, a constituent from Ipoh Garden South called me up and informing me of the on-going telco constructions works at the First Floor of a shop right opposite his house. I called up the Special Officer to the Mayor and informing him the same. I went to the site and negotiated with the supervisor in charge, En. Nizam, whom had finally agreed to stop the installation until Monday. Coincidently, he was the one I spoke to last week when I was attending another telco complaint in Laluan 3, Kg, Simee, of which stop-work-order was eventually issued.

This issue had been haunting me. I have received numerous complaints over Telco issue ever since the first day becoming the elected rep for Canning. The worst case can be seen in Kg Simee which almost all operators of tele-communications have installed their transmission towers.

I am not very much concerned of whether the transmission tower indeed brings harmful effect to the People. I am also not concerned whether the installation met the guidelines so set, as the guidelines seems so loose to the effect that “so long as it is not erected on top of a residential house, it is ok”

My concern is if there are complaints by the residents, the State Government and MBI have and ought to act on it. I am very angry on the Telco’s attitude, where:-

(i) They will still erect and install the tower even if there is no prior approval from MBI;
(ii) They will do the works at off-office hours, at night, on off-day and it makes me find

very hard to mobilize MBI’s enforcement to act immediately.

However, whose fault is that? I have raised it in the State Assembly. I have written to all the EXCOs including the EXCO in charge. I have spoken personally to the Mayor. And I have only one conclusion: The Pakatan State Government may have succeeded in most of the issues and delivered some must awaited changes and reforms, but we have failed to deliver on the issue of Telco tower.

I have suggested for a new guidelines be drafted as the current guidelines by MCMC will never serve its purpose. I have suggested for the State Government to impose daily fine on illegal towers as what the Local Government did in some cases like the illegal restaurant operators. I have suggested for the State Government to pull down the illegal towers erected so as to give the Telco a warning. But it seems that the State Government especially the EXCO in charge was not interested in the issue. Failure to act even since the BN’s time until now the Pakatan’s time had resulted in Telco being arrogance and act ignorance of law.

I am so angry where there were remarks made by certain leader (some of my blog followers will know who) in the Party and State Government had told the complainants that “if you don’t want Telco tower, then you don’t use your mobile phonelah!

What an irresponsible and BN style's statement!

We have missed the golden opportunity to do something great for the People on this issue.

Bukit Gantang: Tonight in Malay Rural Areas

I will be speaking at one or two Ceramahs in Bukit Gantang’s Malay rural area tonight. I personally requested the co-ordinator for that as i see it is pertinent on us, DAP and Chinese, to clear Nizar’s name from the unfair attack of being labelled as a "boneka" to DAP and Chinese by UMNO.

The difference between Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera?

I was at my legal office this morning to clear some of the files before going to Bukit Gantang. My staff transferred a call to my line that had some inquiries regarding the application of MB Consent for one of my client’s Property in Ipoh Garden East.

To my surprise, the question posed to me was whether there are Bumiputera or Non-Bumiputera staying at the neighbouring area of the house. I asked her whether it is material? She just replied “Saya tengah proses dan boss saya tanya berkenaan dengan ini”.

How long more do we have to endure the dichotomy of this Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera? All of us are born here, we treat each other as brothers and sisters. Why is the authority keep dividing us into different sects to the extent that when People use their hard earn money to buy a house, the authority has to question who is staying beside him/her.

I stayed with 2 Malay and 1 foreign students in the student hostel for 4 years. I was in a class of 200 law students with 2 chinese. I was happy and still feels no disatisfaction about it. My Malay and Muslims friends feel comfortable. What’s wrong with the authority now?

I learned during my university days and could still remember and appreciate that Al-Quran says in Surah 49 Ayat 13: “O mankind! We created you from a single man and woman, and put you into tribes and nations, that you may know each other.”

Change, a change which is much awaited for.

Bukit Gantang: 一票不能少 全家投民联

民主行动党社青团全国副团长兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年4月1日（星期三）在武吉干当选区十八丁新村政治座谈会新闻稿：

（十八丁2日讯）民主行动党社青团全国副团长黄家和律师表示，在巫统在马来选区玩弄两大种族课题的情况下，十八丁的选民在4月7日投票当天一票都不能少，全家全力投票支持民联并确保拿督斯里尼查中选为武吉干当国会议员。

也是桂和区州议员的黄家和在十八丁的一场政治座谈会上表示，国阵巫统继续玩弄种族主义手段，在马来选区内使用攻击拿督斯里尼查忤逆霹雳州苏丹指令、以及指责尼查是行动党以及华人的傀儡两大课题，民联的讯息在马来主流媒体被封锁的情况下，已经使到民联在获取马来友族选票上面对一定程度的困难。

黄氏说，选民千万不可以轻信武吉干当民联尼查稳操胜卷的流言，毕竟民联所面对不单是巫统的候选人伊斯迈，而是整个庞大的竞选机关以及金钱攻势。如果民联尼查在这一场公投落败的话，国阵巫统就可以顺利成章的表示2月5日的“抢权”计划获得人民的认同。

黄氏表示，在民联执政的10个月内，民联成功在没有调高任何税务的情况下将霹雳州财政预算案赤字从2008年的3999万减低至2500万，在推行的种种政策下都以民为本，不分种族、宗教或政治背景，这也让人民了解到如何在各族间和睦共处，将霹雳州各族团结基础达到独立以来的最高峰，这些政绩都是国阵51年来没有做到的。

Bukit Gantang: Simpang and Sepatang

I was at Simpang and Sepatang Ceramahs yesterday, both organized by PR-DAP with Chinese crowd as majority. I reached home for the second consecutive nights at 2.00am.

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The Simpang’s one is less impressive, partly due to the location which is situated inside a Taman and also a heavily rain pour shortly after the Ceramah started. There were around 200-300 people. It is below our expectation.
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The Kuala Sepatang one was impressive. A small hall which can accommodate 200 people was packed. There were a lot more standing surrounding and outside the hall to listen to the leaders’ speech. I have spoken for 35 minutes before our Penang CM Sdr. LGE arrived. The response from the crowd was fantastic. The wind of Pakatan has already started, for sure, in Kuala Sepatang. Let’s keep it up, let’s keep it on.

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Due to UMNO’s non-stopping attacks on Nizar on the “derhaka” and “boneka” issues, each and every vote from the non-Malay voters counts. We cannot afford to lose or give away any of these votes.

Bukit Gantang: 马华技穷炒冷饭维生

民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年4月1日（星期三）在武吉干当所发表的声明：

（武吉干当1日讯）民主行动党霹雳州宣传秘书黄家和律师表示，国阵马华在华人选区中炒作回教国课题，显示出国阵在华人选区内已经技穷，没有其他课题可以向人民交代与宣扬。

也是桂和区州议员的黄家和今天发表文告表示，国阵马华在每次大选都使用同样的恐吓手段，提出回教法、断肢法之类的言论，企图恐吓非回教徒选民捞取选票。

“但是，308大选的成绩已经证明人民已经不再受国阵这一套所蒙骗，而民联在拿督斯里尼查作为州务大臣期间所带来的改变、所落实的许多政策，包括新村永久地契、独中以地养校、施增贫苦的政策上都以全霹雳州人民利益作为出发点，没有任何的宗族、宗教背景色彩。巫统主导下的国阵在过去的51年来都以种族性政策为施政方针，玩弄宗族情绪，相比其民联短短10个月的政绩简直是相形见绌。”

黄氏表示，民联的执政成绩使到国阵马华在华裔选区技穷，必须以炒作回教国课题冷饭维生，实在是可悲。

黄氏表示，马华在为巫统全力助选的时候，必须向霹雳州人民明确交待立场，是否能够保证延续民联利惠全民的政策，尤其是在变天事件后已经被完全搁置申请的新村永久地契事项，而不是在这些课题上继续保持沉默。

Bukit Gantang: It is not an easy battle...

I was at Simpang PR-DAP ceramah yesterday with 300 people attending. The atmosphere is worrying in the sense that the Public are too confident of a Nizar’s victory while in fact that is not the case. Not to forget, Barisan is also having free dinners here and there to buy votes, more particularly there were 2 free dinners of 180 tables each just nearby our Ceramah yesterday.

The crowd attended our Ceramahs play a very important role. It is not only that they have to be convinced to vote for Pakatan-Nizar. They all must also help to convey message to the rest, to the fence sitters on how to ensure a Pakatan-Nizar’s victory.

Let’s start the war of phone calls and sms-es at Bukit Gantang. Call and text everyone you know in Bukit Gantang. Get all of them involve in this run for justice for the Perak People, come back, turn up and vote Pakatan-Nizar.

I will be there tonight, for Ceramahs in Simpang and Sepatang.

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Apology to my constituents in Canning, i may be spending less time with all you you until after the by-election.