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    March 2012: Issue 2/03 Edisi Bahasa Inggeris, Tamil dan Ci

    As a people-centric government, PR

    Penang has consistently held on toour fundamental principle of NOTallowing any land that has been allocatedor marked for schools, places of religiousworship, mosques, suraus, churches,

    Chinese, Hindu or Buddhist temples todisappear.

    Penangites have been misled with liespublished by certain newspapers and TVchannels which have caused much confu-

    sion. Concerned Penangites have writ-ten, called and asked about some of thecurrent issues they read in the newspa-pers. Some of the previous issues werethe purportedly spat with CAP (Con-

    sumer Association of Penang) with Pen-ang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. The

    other issue was about the so-calleddanger posed by Bosch factory in BatuKawan. (Statement by InvestPenang on

    Page 7)The most recent lie is regarding the

    land in Bayan Mutiara. CM Lim has is-sued a press statement which gives strongwarning to the parties who spin these lies

    or conveniently ignore facts and publishonly lies.

    Press Statement By Penang Chief

    Minister Lim Guan Eng At Komtar,

    George Town On 4.4.2012.

    The Penang PR State Government shall

    expose UMNO Penang as a racist partythat clearly does not want non-Muslim

    votes in the next General Elections, for itis only questioning why mosque land hasdisappeared but does not bothered non-Muslim land in the Bayan Mutiara project.UMNO Penang has stoked a re of reli-

    gious hatred against me as a non-Muslimleader by spreading dangerous lies that Ihave sold or caused mosque and schoolland to disappear when 102.6 acres ofBayan Mutiara land was sold by opencompetitive tender to Ivory Property

    Group Bhd (Ivory).

    When the 102.6 acres of Bayan Muti-ara land was sold by open tender, therewas no sub-division of title but the entirepiece of land was to be sold. BN had notmade any sub-division of title on the land

    when they were in power. Ivory will onlydo sub-division of title after submittingnew plans to MPPP and the Land Ofce

    for approval. The new plans and sub-division of title have not even been

    submitted by Ivory to the relevant au-thorities, how can UMNO claim that the

    mosque or school land had been sold ordisappeared?

    UMNO should be ashamed if its mem-bers are indeed ignorant of Local Council

    requirements that any development pro-ject requires land to be allocated for pub-lic purpose such as mosques, roads, parks,low medium cost housing, schools andnon-Muslim places of religious worship.

    These requirements are standard for allLocal Councils throughout Malaysia. Us-ing UMNOs perverse logic that mosque

    land had disappeared just because thewas sold to Ivory and Ivory has not submitted plans to MPPP. If mosquehad disappeared then land for non-Mu

    places of religious worship would have disappeared.

    Why then is UMNO not highlighthat non-Muslim land for religious ship had disappeared. Is it because

    Muslims are of no value to UMNO

    Reverend Brother Anthony Rogers of the De La Salle Brothers Malaysia with CM Lim at the 160th Anniversary of the

    rival of the De La Salle Brothers and Establishment of St. Xaviers Institution Penang.

    Pakatan Rakyat Penangprotects

    TURN TO PAG

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    CHIEF Minister Lim Guan Eng who attended (BIM)Balai Ikthisas Malaysia (Malaysian Professional Fo-rum) remarked to a group of professionals that Pen-

    angs strong internal control system has preventedcorruption. He was glad to hear from MACC that al-though 57 people were arrested in Penang in 2011 forcorruption, only one person was from the State Gov-ernment while 37 other people were from the Federal

    Government agencies.He also attributed Penangs dynamic growth to the

    fact that only professionals with technical or sciencebackgrounds were engaged by the State Government.Since Pakatan Rakyat took over Penang State admin-

    istration, there has been budget surpluses. Expenditure

    was controlled,however these re-duced costs hadnot caused ser-

    vices to suffer.This depar-

    ture from pastpractice was theresult of Penang

    Municipal Coun-cil (MPPP) beingheaded rst by Sr

    Tan Cheng Chui,a registered valu-er before he re-

    tired. MPPP isnow headed by

    Ar Hajjah Patahi-yah Ismail and Ir

    Ang Aing Thye is the secretary. Meanwhile, SeberangPerai Council (MPSP) is led by Maimunah Shariff, atown planner while surveyor Rozali Mohamud is thesecretary, CM Lim told the members of BIM who

    attended the forum on March 28, 2012.Getting the right person for the right job is impor-

    tant. So is rules-based system, clean administration

    with intergrity and good governance that ensures ef-fective delivery. At the same time, a strong internal

    control system will ensure a clean Government becpeople will not dare try any hanky-panky businCM Lim continued.

    BIMs President Sr John Loh said BIM was for

    in 1973 and has 23 institutions as members repreing 4 types of surveyors of property and real esall categories of doctors, architects, lawyers and e

    neers. The BIM forum was held for the rst timPenang.

    Strong internal control

    prevents corruption

    MPSP Chief Maimunah Shariff.MPPP Chief Patahiyah Ismail .

    Tan Cheng Chui, former MPPPChief.

    LYDIA Ong Kok Fooi and YB Chong Eng, two wom-

    en leaders in Penang had been relentless in pushingfor the establishment of a state institution specically

    on womens development and empowerment. PenangWomens Development Corporation (PWDC) which isa state-run body is the fruit of their labour.

    The State Government established PWDC to further

    advance the position of women and men in Penang,with the aim to mainstream gender into the policies andprogrammes of the public and private sector and towork towards gender and social justice. PWDC will

    function to advice the State Government in formulatingpolicies to realise gender and social equality, as wellas to undertake advocacy to promote substantive equal-ity and good governance. It will monitor laws andpolicies, which are gender discriminatory. It will also

    conduct programmes to empower women in the varioussectors in society as well as commit itself to raising theconsciousness of women and men in Penang on genderequality/justice, human rights and good governance.

    At a press conference at Komtar on 7th March, 2012Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced thatRM1,500,000 has been allocated for PWDCs pro-grammes and operation in 2012. This shows the StateGovernments serious pledge to the development and

    empowerment of women in Penang, and this amountis on top of the RM800,000 allocation channelled

    through the State Committee for Women, Family andCommunity Development (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Wanita, Keluarga dan Pembagunan Komunit i), CM

    Lim said.CM Lim added, Dr. Cecilia Ng, an eminent expert

    on gender, works hard hand in hand with both Lydiaand Chong Eng in developing the concept and frame-work for the proposed institution. Women leaders and

    committed men who sit on PWDCs Board of Direc-tors played instrumental role in convincing me that itis timely for Penang to establish this state body. I hopeyou will continue to walk with the State Governmenton this journey.

    Empowering Penangs women

    Dr. Cecelia Ng, PWDCs Director andAdviso r

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    Some Malay contractors from the Malay ContractorsAssociation, Malaysia (PKMM) have voiced theirtheir support for the Penang Pakatan Rakyat StateGovernment for the proposed undersea tunnel project

    and three other infrastructure projects.Dato Izham Bin Dato Omar Merican, the Vice-

    President of PKMM was in Komtar with severalmembers of PKMM on 15 March 2012. We wel-come the four infrastructure projects which are in-

    tended to reduce traffic congestion in Penang. Theseprojects will also spearhead economic developmentof Penang, especially in SPU (North Seberang Per-ai), Dato Izham said.

    The four infrasture projects are :

    1. Undersea tunnel measuring 6.5 KM from

    Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam.2. 15 KM road connecting Tanjung Bungah withTelok Bahang.

    3. 5 KM bypass from Gurney Drive to Lebuhraya

    Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.4. 5 KM bypass from Bandar Baru Air Itam to

    Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.Dato Izham added, This undersea tunnel will

    ensure that Malays in SPU get to enjoy the develop-

    ment like the rest of Penang. Moreover, we do not

    feel that this undersea tunnel will cause any adverse

    effect to the residents living in the surrounding ar-

    eas. In fact, we feel it will bring development

    them.

    Malay contractors

    support tunnel project

    Dato Izham Bin Dato Omar Merican, the Vice-President of PKMM (with tie) together with members ofPKMM at Komtar meeting the Chief Minister.

    HE owner o the illegal treetop stall Doremi, Johar BinIsmail 36 years old issued an apology or dragging thePenang Pakatan State Government into an inamousdemolition fasco. Te structure was illegal and the saleo ood and drinks made the residents in the neighbour-hood to complain.

    On 22nd March, 2012 Johar apologised. He said, Iregret my action had caused much negative publicity

    which was then taken advantage o by individuals and

    certain organisations. oday, I am thankulto the Chie Minister and Deputy ChieMinister I or their contribution o RM20,000. I alsothank Exco Member Abdul Malik Kassim or giving megood advice to vacate the illegal structure.

    Johar was given a stall at Bayu Senja in Batu Feringghibut he did not fnd the location suitable or his ood anddrink business. However, he thanked the Penang PakatanRakyat State Government or its concern.

    Regrettably, the news o Johar being helped by thState Government was not eatured prominently in thMalay press. CM Lim voiced his disappointment a weelater and pointed out how the bad publicity durinMPPP enorcement received headlines but when aamicable and good solution was made, this news was noreported.

    Illegal tree-top stall owner apologises

    Johar and his wife receiving a cheque for RM20,000 from CM Lim, DCM 1 MansorOthman and Exco Member Abdul Malik Kassim.

    An archieve photo of the il legal structure, Doremi.

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    LIKE its nickname sore thumb the stretch of beachat Tanjung Bungah behind the four blocks of luxuryhigh rise, The Cove has been an issue with the NGOs,residents in Tanjung Bungah and nature lovers. Effortsby NGOs and activists to prevent the area from being

    reclaimed and turned into more high rise buildingshave finally borne fruit.

    Under the Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Govern-ment which adopts a Cleaner, Greener, Healthier andSafer Penang and with the untiring effort s of TanjungBungah Assemb lymember Teh Yee Cheu, the formersore thumb will now be gazetted into a green thumb.Teh told a group of residents, students, Village Com-mittee (JKKK) members and other volunteers at agotong-royong recently that the proposal to gazettethe strip of land has been accepted by the State Gov-ernment after the matter was brought up in the StateAssembly meeting. Currently he is working with theLand Office and MPPP to get the land officiallygazetted.

    The gotong-royong was attended by Exco Member

    for Local Counci l and Traffic Management Chow KonYeow, Assemblymember Teh Yee Cheu, MPPP ChiefHajjah Patahiyah Ismail, other MPPP directors, resi-dents and students from several schools like Dalat,Uplands and Tenby.

    We must take care of the eco-system. We have tomaintain our b eaches ourselves to ensure that TanjungBungah continues to remain a tourist attraction, Tehsaid in his speech. He hopes there will be more greenlungs like the Pearl Hill Re creation Park and the soon-to-be gazetted Tanjung Bungah Coastal Park. Thestakeholder, NGO and State Government must coop-erate under the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) programmeto make this happen.

    Tehs effort was commended by Exco Member ChowKon Yeow in his speech. However, Chow remindedthe Local Council, Be careful when selecting thecontractors and see that they do not destroy the charmof Tanjung Bungah.

    Tanjung Bungah gets over 1 million local and for-eign tourists annually. It is also the preferred locationfor those who opted to retire in Penang under theMalaysia My 2nd Home programme. Recently, Ber-nama reported that Malaysia is the 18th most idealcountry to retire. Therefore, the State takes intocognizance the importance of having a clean and greenenvironment.

    Chow also told members of the media that talks areon-going with the Malaysian Hoteliers Association forhotels to adopt the surrounding beaches to ensurecleanliness.

    In his parting note, Chow said that everyone mustbe united in spirit to care for the environment. He

    praise d the students and re sidents for sweating it outunder the hot sun, cleaning up the beaches. I hope

    that at the end of this gotong-royong, everyone willfeel good knowing that they have done a little bit fora cleaner environment.

    A committee member of the Tanjung BungahResidents Association, Helen Ashkin who was theresaid, We help the State Government to help us.

    Meanwhile, 16-year old student from Dalat School,American Joseph Hawthorne who was born in Malay-sia helped to plant a Penaga Laut tree with his friends.He wants the State to make the place safer for the

    youths and children to run around and play. We wanta safe place to roam and a clean and gre en environment.Thats why we came out to do our bit today, Josephtold Buletin Mutiara.

    Sore thumb becoming

    green thumb

    Participants gathering at the beach for the clean-up

    Four Penaga Laut trees were planted by several gro

    Participants warming up with aerobics before the beach clean-up.

    Joseph Hawthorne (in black T-shirt) joining in the fuwith aerobic dance.

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    PENANG Hill is seeing exciting development. Tour-ist arrival have increased tremendously since theopening of the new Cliff Cafe which offers a varietyof delicious local Penang dishes. The other attractionsare the only Owl Museum in South-East Asia and the

    unique Monkey Cup Garden .The Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Government,

    through Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) has adopteda proactive, pre-emptive and preventive approach inensuring that this scenic tourist destination remains

    in its pristine condition.On 28 March 2012, PHC announced the commis-

    sioning of IKRAM Sdn Bhd to carry out a system-atic inspection and survey of four hill slope locationsat the Penang Hill Upper Station and along the fur-

    nicular and jeep tracts. IKRAM is the countrys cen-

    tre of excellence for total infrastructure solutions anda concession company appointed by Finance Minis-try.

    According to former PHC acting General Manager,Datuk Lee Kah Choon, this is the frst time that Pen-ang State has taken steps to do a complete slopesafety study. There is no indication of any slope dan-ger but PHC does not want to take any risks. Routineslope maintenance and inspections related to the

    implementation of the landslip prevention and mitiga-tion work is essential to ensure the safety of the slopes.

    Failure to deal with slope behaviour is not an op-tion. Therefore, PHC is spending RM2 millions for a

    complete study of any threat to slopes on high-risk

    areas, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who is also theChairman of PHC announced at a press conference.

    He also announced the appointment of Dato Ir AngChoo Hong, 58 years old as Technical Consultant for

    PHC. Dato Ir Ang was the Director of Mechan

    Engineering of Public Works Department (JKR)head of design team for the Penang Hill Funicsystem. He has also authored a book, MechanEngineering Practice in Public Works.

    Penang Hill : proactive, preemptiveand preventive measures

    Left to Right - Lee Kah Choon, CM Lim Guan Eng, Ang Choo Hong and Maklen Ali.

    IT is no small feat that this little islandof Penang is recognised and awardedthe UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Penang is weaved from yarns of his-torical events. Penang has rich livingheritage from 180-year history as aBritish trading port.

    A hundred years ago, in 1914 our

    people had rendered help to injuredsoldiers during the WW1. Two Alliedships, the Imperial Russian ship Zhem-chug, and the French ship Mousquet,were sunk and hundreds were dead or

    wounded. This event is written downin a book, The Battle of Penang by

    Dr. John R Robertson. Dr. Robertsoncomes from a naval background andspends winter months in Penang after

    he retired in 2002.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was

    amongst the distinguished guests at thebook launch at The E&O Hotel on 17March, 2012. The other dignitarieswere Russian Federation Ambassador,

    H.E. Madame Lyudmila Vorobyeva,French Ambassador Madame MartineDorance, German Ambassador H.E.Dr Guenter Gruber and others.

    CM Lim called for a minutes si-lence in memory of those who died inthe Battle of Penang. It was followed

    by his speech. CM quoted Kipling,We have strawed our best to the

    weeds unrest.To the shark and the sheering gull.If blood be the price of admiralty,

    Lord God, we ha paid in full!CM Lim also told the guests that

    discussions are now underway with

    the Government of the French Repub-lic to have a memorial set up inGeorge Town to commemorate thenames of many French sailors whoperished at sea. He said, I hope that

    with this memorial we will be able

    plug a lacuna in our historical memory. The Russians have a memorilocated at the Western Road cemetewhich is regularly visited on an anual basis by representatives of t

    Russian Navy.The terrible tragedy of war mu

    never be repeated. Countless livwere lost and injured and accompaniwith unimaginable cruelty and suffeings. This provides a stark remind

    that peace should always be pursuedCM said.

    All who gathered at the book laun

    were reminded, We remain steadfafriends who have turned our backs o

    violence and war. I thank you all fmaking the effort to come. It meanlot to us in Penang to be able to attrayour interest and attention in this waIt is the hope of the Government

    Penang that on the 28th of Octob2014, we will be able to have a suitabhistoric gathering to commemorathat day, 100 years ago, when GermaRussian and French ships and seam

    fought in the Battle of Penang.

    The Battle of Penang

    Guests observed a minutes silence in memory of those who died in theBattle of Penang.

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    it because non-Muslims have no rightto have their own land for religious

    worship? The PR State Governmentwill target UMNO areas, especially theparliamentary seat of Nibong Tebal, tolet the non-Muslim voters know thatUMNO has no qualms in allowing non-

    Muslim land to disappear.

    Clearly UMNO is taking a very racistand dangerous approach in pitting raceagainst race, religion against religion intheir desperate lies to undermine my

    leadership and the PR State Govern-ment. The PR State Government willexplain to the people that these are liesby UMNO and also expose to the non-Muslims that UMNO does not need their

    votes in the coming General Elections.

    Defamatory Action In Court Against Penang UMNO

    Youth Leader, Utusan Malaysia And Berita Harian

    For These Lies.

    Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian are condemned

    for refusing to print denials by the PR Penang State

    Government and Ivory Deputy Chairman Dato SeriNazir Ariff on this matter. Due to their refusal, I am leftwith no choice but to sue the two papers and also Pen-ang UMNO Youth chief Shaik Hussein Mydin for

    defamation that I have caused mosque land to disappear.I tried to be patient when UMNO had used racial

    and religious rhetoric to undermine my leadership ofPenang and the PR State Government. But such danger-

    ous games of exploiting religion have crossed thelimit with lies that I have caused the disappearance orsold off mosque land.

    Before that Shaik Hussein together with other UMNO

    leaders had attacked me with lies that I did not sell 102.6acres of Bayan Mutiara land by open tender. He had

    continued with such lies even though the Penang StateGovernment and the developer had shown proof thatthe land was sold by open tender.

    Shaik then continued with his lies that I had said thatI did not need the support of Indians. When his lie wasexposed, Shaik not only refused to apologise as prom-ised but changed to another lie that I had caused mosqueland to disappear. This time, the lie is explosive because

    it touches on religious sentiments and designed toate hatred of Muslim against non-Muslim and Muhatred against me as a non-Muslim leader.

    UMNO can only say that the mosque or schoeven non-Muslim land has been sold or disappearthe new plans by Ivory are approved by MPPP wi

    any mosque, school or non-Muslim land. As a peocentric government, PR Penang has consistently

    on to our fundamental principle of NOT allowingland that has been allocated or marked for schplaces of religious worship, mosques, suraus, churChinese, Hindu or Buddhist temples to disappear.will be made clear in court when the defamatory ais fled.

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    AIR ITAMYB Wong Hon [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 828 0926(F) 04 - 828 0926

    BERAPIT

    YB Ong Kok [email protected] (T) 04 - 530 8476

    DATO KERAMATYB Jagdeep Singh [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 226 2464(F) 04 - 227 2464

    PANTAI JEREJAKYB Sim Tze [email protected]

    (T) 019 - 443 2088(F) 04 - 641 3088

    MACHANG BUBOKYB Dato Tan Hock [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 552 1366(F) 04 - 552 1366

    TANJONG BUNGAHYB Teh Yee [email protected]

    (T) 017 - 472 9990(F) 04 - 228 8514

    JAWIYB Tan Beng [email protected]

    (T)04 - 598 1877(F)04 - 598 1877

    PENGKALAN KOTAYB Keng [email protected]

    (T)04 - 250 152104 - 2501522

    (F)04 - 2501523

    BAGAN DALAMYB Tanaseharan a/l [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 538 1162(F) 04 - 537 1163

    KEBUN BUNGAYB Ong Khan [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 818 2008(F) 04 - 818 2008

    SUNGAI BAKAPYB Hj. Maktar Hj. [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 582 7549(F) 04 - 582 8648

    KOMTARYB Ng Wei [email protected];[email protected]

    (T) 04 - 227 0215(F) 04 - 227 8215

    PADANG LALANGYB Tan Cheong [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 502 5071(F)04 - 508 9711

    PAYA TERUBONGYB Yeoh Soo [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 229 2105(F) 04 - 226 2550

    PULAU TIKUSYB Koay Teng [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 226 3227(F) 04 - 226 3227

    PERMATANG PASIRYB Dato Hj. Salleh Man

    [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 398 4226

    (F) 04 - 398 4226BUKIT TENGAHYB Ong Chin [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 508 3977(F) 04 - 508 3677

    SUNGAI PINANGYB Koid Teng [email protected]

    (T)010 - 464 3308(F) 04 - 282 8322

    BATU UBANYB Raveentharan a/l [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 659 6007(F) 04 - 658 6007

    04 - 2628188

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    (T) 04 - 659 5611(F) 04 - 659 5611

    DAP PENANG [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 228 848204 - 227 139704 - 227 7068

    (F) 04 - 228 8514

    NAMA ADUN No Tel/ No Faks

    PENAGAYB Dato Haji Azhar Ibrahim (T) 04 - 310 3100

    (F) 04 - 323 8017

    BERTAMYB Hajah Zabariah Wahab (T) 04 - 575 8670

    PINANG TUNGGALYB Dato Haji Roslan Saidin

    PERMATANG BERANGANYB Haji Shabudin Yahya (T) 04 - 573 4630

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    SUNGAI DUAYB Dato Haj i Jasmin Mohamed (T) 04 - 575 7454

    TELOK AIR TAWARYB Dato Hjh. Jahara [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 351 3675(F) 04 - 351 4389

    SEBERANG JAYAYB Datuk Arif Shah Haji Omar [email protected]

    (T) 04 - 398 0185

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    (T) 04 - 593 3100(F) 04 - 593 9529

    BAYAN LEPASYB Syed Amerruddin Dato SyedAhmad

    PULAU BETONGYB Sr. Haji Muhamad Farid Saad

    TELUK BAHANGYB Dato Seri Dr. Haji Hilmi Hj Yahya (T) 04 - 866 1760

    (F) 04 - 866 1821

    Talian Kecemasan & Perkhidmatan Awam

    POLIS & AMBULANS 999BOMBA 994DIREKTORI TELEFON 103OPERATOR ANTARABANGSA 101PENYELAMAT 991

    BIRO PENGADUAN AWAM 04-263 6893SEKRETARIAT KERAJAAN 04-262 1957NEGERIKASTAM 04-262 2300IMIGRESEN 04-250 3419INFORMASI PENERANGAN 04-643 0373WWC 04-228 0342

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    ( BUTTERWORTH) 04-310 2377JAMBATAN PP 04-398 7419STESEN KERETAPI BUTTERWORTH 04-261 0290

    PERSATUAN PERUNDUNGAN 04-829 4046KANAK-KANAKCAP 04-829 9511JABATAN BURUH 04-262 5536PERPUSTAKAAN PP 04-229 8555

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    N2 Bertam : 012 - 490 6546 - Abd RashidN3 Pinang : 019 - 437 2887 - Muhasdey

    TunggalN4 Permatang : 019 - 510 2633 - Arshad

    Berangan Md. SallehN5 Sungai Dua : 019 - 477 6740 - Md. Fahmi

    Abd. WahabN6 Telok Air : 017 - 427 1581 - Salehin

    Tawar MohamedN7 Sungai Puyu : 012 - 528 8411 - Ng Ya LingN8 Bagan : 013 - 449 0366 - Yeap Choon

    Jermal KeongN9 Bagan Dalam : 016 - 473 1963 - GesanN10 Seberang : 013 - 489 3227 - Abdul Jalil

    Jaya Che RosN11 Permatang : 019 - 412 8442 - Kamal

    Pasir

    N12 Penanti : 04 - 522 1463 - Suhaimi BinMansorN13 Berapit : 019 - 481 7823 - Ong Kee

    SeongN14 Machang : 019 - 546 3257 - Rynu

    BubukN15 Padang : 04 - 502 5071 - Ooi Zhen

    Lalang CheeN16 Perai : 012 - 339 3479 - Pn.

    RajaletchumiN17 Bukit Tengah : 016 - 469 5343 - AmizuddinN18 Bukit Tambun : 016 - 442 0820 - Ong Eu LeongN19 Jawi : 017 - 408 4784 - Abdul Halim

    YunusN20 Sungai : 012 - 415 2905 - Munir Bin

    Bakap MakhtarN21 Sungai : 012 - 473 5774 - Hj M. Kamil

    Acheh A.Bakar

    N22 Tanjong : 012 - 232 6101 - CarolBungah

    N23 Air Putih : 04 - 829 0614 - Chiam HengHock

    N24 Kebun : 04 - 829 3691 - Nancy LimBunga

    N25 Pulau Tikus : 012 - 488 3227 - JoeN26 Padang Kota : 012 - 431 7015 - Johnny

    CheeN27 Pengkalan : 012 - 437 1522 - Wang Lai Kin

    KotaN28 KOMTAR : 012 - 412 6284 - AdreenaN29 Datok : 012 - 410 6566 - A. T. Ong

    KeramatN30 Sungai : 010 - 464 3308 - Anna

    PinangN31 Batu : 012 - 480 3885 - Ooi Soo

    Lancang ChuanN32 Seri Delima : 012 - 486 2552 - Mr. Lingam

    N33 Air Itam : 012 - 493 3648 - Teh ChoongKongN34 Paya : 012 - 484 1963 - Toon Hoon

    Terubong LeeN35 Batu Uban : 012 - 409 7507 - A.Francis

    Xavier010 - 562 2004 - M. Sri

    JaimuralydasanN36 Pantai : 019 - 443 2088 - Victor

    JerejakN37 Batu Maung : 013 - 510 1968 - LatifahN38 Bayan Lepas : 019 - 472 6956 - Asnah Bt

    HashimN39 Pulau : 019 - 570 9500 - Hj Md Tuah

    Betong IsmailN40 Telok : 016 - 400 6462 - Halil Sabri

    Bahang

    PROGRAM PENGHARGAAN WARGA EMAS/OKU/IBU TUNGGAL/PROGRAM ANAK EMAS/ PROGRAM RAKAN ANTI KEMISKINAN

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    Nama Telefon

    En. Sim Chee Keong (DAP)[email protected]

    012-590 75 07

    En. Teoh Seang Hooi (DAP)[email protected]

    019-412 99 9604-594 1231

    En. Soon Lip Chee (DAP)[email protected]

    012-4290 163

    En. Visvanathan a/l Kumaran(DAP)[email protected]

    012-477 646804-398 3242 (Tel)04-502 1667 (Fax)

    Cik Tan Xin Ying(DAP)

    016 - 553 1987

    En. Mohd Shaipol Bin Ismail(DAP)

    012 - 571 2250

    En. Guanalan a/lSengalaney(DAP)

    013 - 485 3128

    En. Chandrasekeran a/l S.Maniam (DAP)[email protected]

    012-5619870

    En. Mohamad Zainudinbin Othman (PKR)

    [email protected]

    013-45 47 009

    En. Ahmad Farid bin Md.Arshad (PKR)[email protected]

    019-540 939604-3979796 (Fax)

    En. Johari bin Kassim (PKR)[email protected]

    019-449 1450

    Abdul Latif bin Abdullah(PKR)[email protected]

    019-560 57 55

    En. Bahktiar Appanai binYahya(PKR)[email protected]

    017-568 377804-977 3982

    En. Lim Eng Nam(PKR)[email protected]

    016-411 44 0004-588 0818 (Tel)04-588 0885 (Fax)

    Puan Kusala Kumari @ Rynua/p A. Shanmugam (PKR)[email protected]

    019-54 63 257

    En. Amir bin Md. Ghazali(PKR)[email protected]

    013-584 838604 - 521 1987 (Fax)

    En. Ahmad Kaswan binKassim(PAS)[email protected]

    019- 408 4899

    En. Lim Tau Hoong(NGO)[email protected]

    019-446 35 51

    Dr. Tiun Ling Ta(NGO)[email protected]

    013-430 209604-508 0039 (Tel)04-657 0918 (Fax)

    En. Ahmad Tarmizi BinAbdullah(NGO)

    013 - 414 4822

    En. Loh Joo Huat(DAP)[email protected]

    012-4221133

    En. Ong Koon Liak(DAP)[email protected]

    012-427786804-530 0363 (Tel)04-538 6950 (Fax)

    Puan Sarina binti Hashim(PKR)[email protected]

    013-50 00 155

    En. Md Jamil Bin AbdRahmanPAS)[email protected]

    019-4490007

    SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLIS

    MPSP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012)

    Nama Telefon

    Zulkii bin Mohd. Noor (DAP) 012 - 483 0878

    Harvindar a/l Darshan Singh(DAP)

    012 - 42822 50

    Tay Leong Seng (DAP) 019 - 321 9392

    Lim Siew Khim (DAP) 016 - 531 6026

    Lim Cheng Hoe(DAP) 016 - 438 4809

    Tan Hun Wooi (DAP) 012 - 488 0409

    En. Ong Ah Teong(DAP)

    012 - 410 6566

    Ooi Keat Hin(PKR)

    016 - 417 1331

    Francis a/l Joseph (PKR) 012 - 474 3321

    Cik Ramlah Bee BintiAsiahoo (PKR)

    016 - 422 2142

    En. Mohamed Yusoff BinMohamed Noor (PAS)

    04 - 657 7464 (Tel)012 - 472 8114

    Encik Iszuree Bin Ibrahim(PAS)

    016 - 443 3205019 - 450 7890

    Sr. Mohd. Zahry bin Shaikh

    Abdul Rahim (NGO)

    012 - 472 6725

    Encik Teh Lai Heng (DAP) 016 - 445 9808

    Encik Gooi Seong Kin(DAP)

    016 - 457 1271

    Encik Prem Anand a/l

    Loganathan(DAP)

    012 - 412 2558

    Encik Tan Seng Keat(PKR)

    012 - 438 6191

    Tuan Haji Mohd Rashid BinHasnon(PKR)

    019 - 456 0077

    Muhammad Sabri Bin MdOsman(PKR)

    013 - 432 0207

    Mohd Taufk Bin sulong(PKR)

    012 - 438 0873

    Tahir Jalaluddin Bin Hussain

    (NGO)

    012 - 463 5959

    Dr. Lim Mah Hui

    (NGO)

    012 - 422 1880

    Encik Sin Kok Siang (NGO) 016 - 422 2255

    Ng Chek Siang (PKR)

    [email protected] - 470 7089

    SENARAI NAMA AHLI MAJLIS

    MPPP 2011 (1 JAN. 2012 - 31 DIS. 2012)

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    From: Imm Gaik

    Subject: buletin mutiara

    Thank you very much to come up with Buletin Mutiara.

    At least we are kept abreast with what our State Govt.is doing for the people, as the main media are silent.

    I didnt know that the labourers of MPPP were given a

    5kg pkt.of rice for CNY. Though this is a small gesture

    of appreciation, I am sure it will touch their hearts and

    the hearts of their families, when the rice is brought

    back home. Has BN ever done that? No way!

    Thank you.

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    CHIEF Minister Lim Guan Eng described PhisonsChairman and CEO, KS Puas decision to set up anengineering centre in Penang as the first step inbrain gain versus the brain drain situation cur-rently faced by our country Malaysia. According toa World Bank report titled Malaysia EconomicMonitor : Brain Drain and reported by The Malay-sian Insider, the number of skilled Malaysians livingabroad has tripled in the last two decades with twoout of every 10 Malaysians with tertiary educationopting to leave for either OECD (Organisation forEconomic Cooperation and Development) countriesor Singapore.

    CM Lim told reporters at his office on 22 March

    2012, We are very pleased that KS Pua has de-cided to come back to Malaysia. He has chosenPenang. We think this is a first, at least we get braingain and not brain drain.

    Phison is setting up its engineering developmentand design centre in Penang. The centre will beengaged in the development and design of chip,system design as well as marketing. An initial invest-ment of USD3 millions will be mainly on transferringtalent and design technologies.

    CM Lim is pleased that the efforts of PenangPakatan Rakyat State Government has borne fruit.He said, Phison will train more engineers whichgives a boost to talent and technologies transfer. Inthe last two years, I have made several trips to Tai-wan. Penang is proud to be able to partner Pua andPhison for research and development.

    Phisons investment in Penang involves a tripar-tite partnership with Phison doing the design, Sil-terra doing the wafer fabrication and Index Diversi-fied being responsible for sales and distribution.This project is supported by MIDA as one of keyfocuses under the Economic Transformation Pro-gramme.

    Phison, established in Taiwan in November 2000,is a NAND flash application solution provider thatalso designs controller IC (integrated circuit) andsystem integration. It is a US$1Billion company thatcurrently employs 500 employees, of which 300 areengineers. Of the 300 engineers, 50 are Malaysians.

    Penang hopes Phisons decision to set up an eneering centre in Penang will attract scientificengineering talents that will not only lead to techogy and talent transfer to Penang but also proeconomic convergence of manufacturing and vices sector.

    A first step

    towards brain gain

    KS Pua with Loo Lee Lian of InvestPenang.

    PENANG, in support of the FederalGovernments vision of making Ma-laysia a global photovoltaic (PV) hub,has attracted Bosch Solar Energy toshowcase the latest PV technology andsafe manufacturing process.

    Penang is a Green State, and sowill ensure that initiatives and activi-ties carried out in the State complywith environmental, safety and healthobligations. A careful examination ofBoschs Solar Project in Penang byrelevant authorities shows that the

    process, usage of raw materials, as wellas wastes generated are radioactivefree. The site identified for the projectby Bosch has been approved by theDepartment of Environment (DOE).Bosch is permitted to build a factoryat the Industrial Park in Batu Kawan.

    An Environmental Impact Assess-ment (EIA) is required for all newdevelopment areas, including indus-trial parks, which will be evaluated bythe Department of Environment, underthe Ministry of Natural Resources and

    Environment. The EIA identifies zonfor different activities and providstringent environmental control meaures according to current regulatiounder the Environmental Quality A1974, which include buffer zones.

    Boschs crystalline PV plant, whin operation, will join the ranks of tother PV companies that operates Malaysia, such as First Solar and Pnasonic in Kedah, Q-Cells in SelangoAUO SunPower in Melaka and MEMin Sarawak.

    Lee Kah Choon, Chairman of ExcoCommittee, InvestPenang.

    Press statement by the Chairman of the Executive Committee Of InvestPenang -Dato Lee Kah Choon in Penang on 27.3.2012

    Boschs Project in Penang is radioactive free

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    Story by Chan Lilian

    Pix by Law Suun Ting, Alissala Thian and Hafz

    Tajuddin

    THE Penang Golden Child programme took place for

    the third time in 2012. Several events took place in themiddle of March 2012 where new par-ents with babies born after January 2011received RM200.

    The Golden Child programme does

    not discern race, religion, financialbackground of the parents and does notdiscriminate against political leanings.The only condition is one parent mustbe a registered voter of Penang. It is a

    one-off RM200 for all babies born inPenang. Parents just need to contact

    their JKKK, Assemblymember servicecentre or come to Komtar to registertheir child. The contact numbers areavailable on page 12 and 13 of the Bu-

    letin Mutiara.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who

    was at one of the several functions toldthe parents, As a people-centric Gov-ernment, we hope this RM 200 will contribute to the

    needs of nurturing your precious baby so that yourchild can grow up to be healthy and active.

    When the Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Governmentlaunched the Golden Child programme on 1st January,2011, parents told the Chief Minister that the RM200

    will help them to buy milk for 3-4 months.Now, parents tell me that the RM200 will last only

    1-2 months. Such is the harsh effect of ination, CMLim said. Ination rose by 3.2% between Jan 2011-Nov2011. In November 2011, food prices escalated by

    4.7%, transport by 4.6% and prices in restaurants andhotels rose 5.8%.

    Ination is a serious problem. \60% of the lowerincome group has a combined household income ofRM3,000 per month. 40% of the lowest income has

    to survive with only RM1,500 per month. What ismore worrying is Bank Negara Annual Report 2010which reveals that Malaysias household debt at endof 2010 was RM 581 billions or 76 per cent of GDP(Gross Domestic Product), CM Lim revealed in his

    speech.

    Penangites know the hard fact that basic foodseither get more expensive or get smaller in amount.CM Lim also made a comparison of the prices ofdaily needs like milk powder with 50% of increase inprice within a year

    while sugar pricerose 58% within 18months.

    However, CMLim confidently

    said, Penang PRp e o p l e - c e n t r i cGovernment whichholds rmly to theprinciples of pru-

    dent spending andsavings coupledwith the CAT (com-petent, accountableand transparent) ad-

    ministration willproactively carry

    out programmes and help the welfare of its peThis will ensure a harmonious lifestyle for all.

    Based on record at the State Health Departm20,222 births were recorded in Penang in 2011

    New parents feel the pinch of

    inflation

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    I am mimicking the late President John

    F. Kennedy of the United States. These

    words came to my mind after I had cov-ered several assignments and amtouched with the hardworking leadersworking behind the scenes. They workhard not because of the limelight nor do

    they expect any returns. They do it toserve Penang State.

    As someone attached to the top lead-ers ofce, I am used to all the ofcial-dom, pomp and pageantry. The grand

    ribbon cutting, gold and silver satin rib-boned chairs, praises heaping upon the

    person and ashing media cameras.

    However, unseen by many, and often

    not featured in the media are the timeswhen Members of Parliament, Assem-

    blymembers, Councillors (who are mem-bers of political parties) and top Civil

    Servants get down and work. Trudgingthrough mud and ood waters, cramped

    up in smelly shacks, working under hot

    sun and getting scolded due to misunder-standing. Often, they do this because

    they believe they can make a difference.They know they are the hope of the peo-ple. They are the elected MPs, Assem-blymembers or Councillors or appointed

    Civil Servants chosen to serve the people

    and the State.Something Exco Member Lydia Ong

    said struck me, this is a Government by

    the people, for the people. We are now

    living in a State where people have the

    voice because they are now representedby leaders they have access to. We are

    the Government.

    We have to stop asking what our State

    can do for us. Instead, we must ask what

    we can do for Penang. We are empow-ered to make the change through the

    choice we made on 8 March 2008. Andif our voices are not heard, there are chan-nels we can go to make sure that we areheard.

    As my ofce phone number is made

    available on the Buletin Mutiara, I often

    get calls. And being the Chief Ministers

    Facebook page administrator, I deal with

    online complaints and enquiries on a

    daily basis. Sometimes, the demand canbe so frustrating. Very often, they repeat-ing themselves. Leaky pipes, trafc jams,

    smelly neighbourhood, irresponsive

    service centers etc. These are thingspeople bring to the attention of the Chief

    Ministers ofce.

    I like to guide people where to lodgetheir complaints. Unfortunately, some

    accused me of trying to pass the buck.I am not. I believe each of us have thepower to deal with the problems. We

    that adopts the bottom-up leadership.We no longer need to run to the highest

    level to get the bottom rung people tohelp us.

    It is time we shed the master-rakyatmodule of governance. We have the

    voice and the power to make the differ-ence in our daily lives. Leaky pipes?Call PBA. Trafc lights not synchronised

    or smelly rubbish? Call MPPP or MPSP.

    Service centers not responsive or As-

    Find out if the number is working and ifindeed you are being ignored, then, of

    course, you have every reason and right

    to tell the top leader.

    The time has come for us to realisethat Penang will always be part of us.Politicians will come and go. But weare here to take ownership of our be-loved State.

    Few weeks ago, while I was on my

    way to Kuala Lumpur with my children,

    denly asked me, Mom....are you g

    to work in Putrajaya if Lim Guangoes? I burst out laughing. I told

    Of course not, darling. Penang bel

    to us. If I go, and everyone go

    Putrajaya, who is going to take ca

    Penang? Mommy must take carPenang so that it is still nice for you wyou grow up.

    I suppose like many Penangites

    have that sense of ownership and

    ously guard our beloved State. We

    go the extra mile to make sure that ang remains the State we love. It isting better and better under the PakRakyat State Government and we

    proudly say that we are part of ma

    the change. We do not ask what Pecan do for us but we ask what we cafor Penang.

    As for the question about Putra

    many people have asked the Chief M

    ister if he will go to Putrajaya if Pak

    Rakyat wins the Federal Governm

    He has often humbly replied that hewant to be the Chief Minister of Pe

    and has no plans to do so. Of course

    answer to that question will remamystery until it happens.

    Ask not what Penangcan do for you