RM570mil transport hub may start operations by July, says Ong

By YENG AI CHUN

KUALA LUMPUR: The Southern Integrated Transportation Terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan could be ready by July, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

He said the developer had hinted of an early completion date for the project although it was originally scheduled to be completed in November.

“The terminal will cater to all types of transportation. We will have the bus services, taxi and rail services including the light rail transit, Keretapi Tanah Melayu’s commuter train service and Express Rail Link under one roof.

Site inspection: Ong (right) checking on the terminal’s progress at Bandar Tasik Selatan yesterday.

“This terminal is also connected to the Sungai Besi Highway, Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, and the Middle Ring Road II,” he told newsmen after visiting the project site in Bandar Tasik Selatan here yesterday.

The RM570mil terminal is located on 19.8ha site adjacent to the Tasik Selatan’s LRT station and the Tasik Selatan KTM Komuter station. It has the capacity of handling about 40,000 passengers a day.

It will also manage all express buses serving the southern part of peninsular Malaysia. Ong said the terminal would help divert express buses from the city and ease traffic congestion in the process.

“The southern sector receives nearly 550 departures and arrivals a day. There are more than 170 movements in an hour during peak hours,” he said.

Ong said the comfort level for passengers would be similar to an airport terminal.

“There is 2.8 sq m per person in the terminal. In an airport, there is 2.3 sq m per person,” he explained.

Ong added he was optimistic the terminal and other measures such as the streamlining of bus stops, increasing the number of carriages for the LRTs as well as the impending introduction of new rail services, would increase the use of public transport in the city from 16% to 25% by 2012.

Asked if the terminal would eventually take over the south-bound express buses in Puduraya, Ong replied that it would be up to the Federal Territories Minister to redesignate the movement of buses.

However, he said all south-bound public transport would be centred at the new terminal. The terminal will be equipped with ICT facilities and be disabled-friendly. It will also have 16 bus platforms for city routes, 100 bus parking bays, 150 taxi bays and 1,000 public parking bays.

No proposal to raise maximum fine for traffic offences

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no proposal to increase the maximum fine for traffic offences even when the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill is re-tabled in Parliament in June.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said there had been reservations over the proposed RM1,000 maximum fine and there would have been further discussions during the second reading in Parliament if the Bill had not been withdrawn.

“I see no reason why the fine cannot be maintained at RM300. We just need to beef up enforcement.

“Why is there a penalty? A penalty of RM300 or RM200 or even RM100 acts as a deterrent but it will defeat the purpose if it is overly burdensome. We do not want to burden the people,” he said after visiting the mobile clinic organised by his service centre in Cheras Indah yesterday.

The Bill, which had proposed that compound fines for traffic summonses be increased from the present RM300 to RM1,000, was withdrawn last week following complaints from backbenchers that it was not “people-friendly”.

Social service: Ong looking at a constituent who was having a health check in the mobile clinic yesterday.

Ong said the Bill was also withdrawn because the ministry would like to look into other proposed clauses.

“I have agreed for the Bill to be withdrawn so that we can obtain further feedback from the people, non-governmental bodies and stakeholders on other clauses in the Bill.

“It is to further improve the Bill before the Parliament sitting in June,” he said.

Ong also denied DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang’s statement that the Bill was withdrawn because of the Hulu Selangor by-election and that it had gone ahead without the Cabinet’s approval.

“I am appalled and disappointed with his gimmick of pulling wool over the public’s eyes. It is impossible that the Bill can be unilaterally tabled by a ministry without the Cabinet’s approval. Don’t tell me that a veteran politician like him does not understand the procedure,” he said.

However, Ong said the Bill’s proposed Automated Enforcement System, which would have video surveillance on roads, would remain and that the ministry would start an advocacy programme “as soon as possible” to familiarise the public with the system.

“The system will help curb accidents, speeding and breaking of traffic laws. The cameras will also help curb corruption,” he said. The Bill also seeks to introduce the serving of notice of camera-recorded offences to registered vehicle owners.

Dr M regrets fall in Chinese support for BN

Banana Chua , please answer me , why are we losing all the Chinese votes to the opposition ? and where is the 8000 MCA votes ? Talk cock only , more like 80 votes . What shit is this ? An MCA president campaigning with three of his Ministers cannot even get 2000 votes from the MCA members ? and boasted to the whole world can get 8000 votes ? Better go to that Hotel in Batu Pahat and take a good rest there .

UPDATED

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed claimed today that race politics played a major part in the Hulu Selangor by-election, as Barisan Nasional was denied a majority win due to the lack of Chinese support.

He told reporters at a forum here on Malaysia-China relations any notion that politics would be less race-based after the 2008 general elections was a misconceived one, as purportedly seen with the fall in Chinese backing for BN despite attempts made to improve the living conditions of the Chinese community in Hulu Selangor.

“I see Datuk Seri Najib is bending backwards to appease the Chinese, in the process of course he has antagonised quite a lot of Malays.”

“So in this country although people say with results of 2008 election this country is going to be less race based politics, but race politics is now much stronger than before,” said Dr Mahathir.

The former prime minister also conceded that what he called the smear tactics of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) labelling him and BN as “racist” had some effect on BN being denied a bigger win yesterday.

Rethink aid to Chinese areas, says Perkasa

Hung pergi makan tahi lembu I-Bra him . Pergi lah perkosa lembu !

By Adib Zalkapli

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Malay rights group Perkasa wants the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to review election pledges made in Chinese areas in Hulu Selangor because of the community’s poor support for the coalition.

Its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said despite BN’s success in winning the semi-rural seat from PKR, the Chinese voters had largely chosen to back the federal opposition.

“It is necessary for the government to delay any allocation and approval of projects for the Chinese community,” said Ibrahim in a statement responding to the by-election result.

Ibrahim added that the government should also ignore all the demands made by BN members, MCA and Gerakan, as the Chinese of Hulu Selangor had rejected the ruling coalition.

“They show no appreciation to BN government’s efforts, even though the BN government had to hurt the feelings of the Malays and the natives,” said Ibrahim.

“All their demands are fulfilled by the government but they do not know how to be grateful,” he added.

Ibrahim, an independent MP, had actively campaigned for BN during the campaign.

His Perkasa is fighting for affirmative action policies favouring Malays to be retained permanently.

In the by-election which saw BN’s P. Kamalanathan defeating former Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim by 1,725 votes, the ruling coalition lost badly in Chinese dominated polling districts.

During the final campaigning days for the Hulu Selangor by-election Datuk Seri Najib Razak promised an allocation of RM3 million for a Chinese school near in new village.

The BN chairman also promised RM90,000 for the Ulu Yam Kwang Tung cemetery and more allocations for Hokkien and muhibbah associations in the area.

However the support level from the Chinese voters was reduced from about 35 per cent in Election 2008 to less than 30 per cent yesterday.

What I learned from the HS buy-election — Art Harun

APRIL 26 — Okay guys. The by-erection is over.

As many of you might notice, I am a history freak. I just love history. I don’t know why. But one thing for sure, I like to look at how people behaved or acted before so that I could learn a lesson or two from them in order to enable me to predict how people will behave in the future. I think that’s part of the reason why I love history.

I also learned that the Chinese people don’t give two hoots to the Barisan Nasional or MCA. To them, the BN or MCA can do or say what they like and they just could not care bloody less. If Pakatan Rakyat had put a chimpanzee as a candidate, the majority of the Chinese people would vote for that chimpanzee. Even if Chua Soi Lek was the challenger.

Then I learned that the Indians however are a predictable lot. They would follow whatever the Barisan Nasional say. Even if Umno rejected their own party’s preferred candidate, the Indians would still support BN. MIC had wanted Palanivel. Local Umno boys preferred Mugilan. Umno head honchos put in he-whose-name-is-truly-1Malaysia. And the Indians still supported him.

The next thing I learned is the fact that Hindraf is now more complicated and dynamic than middle-east politics. They have right winged Hindraf. Then the left. Then the right-leftist and also the left-rightist. Then they have the true Hinfraf. Also the true right, left, right-leftist as well as the leftist-right. Which makes all the other Hindraf, whether right, left, rightist-right and leftist-right untrue. Then they have the extreme right, which in other word is known as right-right Hindraf. As well as left-left Hindraf.

I don’t even know who they support. Or whom they are against. I think they should change their party’s name to HUH?DRAF instead.

This buy-erection has also taught me that Ibrahim Ali is, at the very least, mildly schizophrenic. One minute he wears an Independent MP hat. In this mode, he is an independent MP who is not aligned to anybody or any party. The next minute, he is the Perkasa leader. In this mode, he fights for the Malay rights, kiss his short Keris in public and waves it about town.

Sometime he fights for Islam, or so he says. Of course he forgets that under Islam, human beings are all equal and the only thing which differentiates people in the eyes of God is piety and how he or she adheres to His wishes.

Then he went to Hulu Selangor and campaigned for Kamalanathan, whom, the last time I checked was not a Malay. On this, Ibrahim Ali said he was in Hulu Selangor not as Perkasaleader but as an independent. Now, if he was an independent who is not aligned to anybody or any party, why was he campaigning for the Barisan Nasional’s candidate? Didn’t that make him aligned to the BN?

Apart from Ibrahim Ali, I also learned that Kamalanathan is also probably a schizo or a very forgetful boy. When Nasir Safar made some statements which he (Kamal boy) deemed racist, he shouted and screamed on his blog that “the authorities should take the strongest possible steps by charging him with sedition.”

However, during the bye-erection, he refused comment when asked about Nasir Safar. Not only that, he mentioned that Perkasa’s fights for Malay rights is a-okay by him. And this coming from an Indian, who, in the eye of Perkasa, is “second class citizen.” Classicus confuse-ious.

In the same blog entry, he also proclaimed that “I think I am more Malaysian than he is.” But when he was asked whether he is an Indian first or Malaysian first, if I remember correctly, he refused to answer. (I stand corrected on this as I am writing this purely from memory).

Be that as it may, I am really proud that YB Kamalanathan has mastered and in fact practised one of the sacred act in the Malay culture. That is the act of respecting our leaders and elderly persons by kissing his or her hand. YB, I am proud to call you a brahder Bro. And you speak Bahasa Melayu well too. Even better than Zaid Ibrahim. If we ever meet YB, I expect you to kiss my hand okay. After all I am older than you.

Hulu Selangor bai-elecsyen had also given me a peek into the Malay Muslim psyche. Alhamdulillah. And that is, alcohol is a big no no. Yea. Nope. Alcohol consumption is a sin. A very big sin. And repentance is not enough to wash you off that sin. Because alcohol consumption my friend, is drunkenly sinful.

You can plunder the country. Commit adultery with children. Commit murder. Commit breach of trust. Have sex with some sex worker from China or where ever. Marry a nice trophy wife without telling your first wife. Lie to your wife. Be a hypocrite all the way.

Yes. But drink alcohol? Wooooo, that’s sinful Bro. It is sinful unless you did it when you are in Barisan Nasional. HUaHAHaHAHAHaHa... kayu!

The next thing I learned is that Mirzan Mahathir is very clever. All the board members of San whatever parent company had wanted to diversify into some other business rather than concentrate in the business of manufacturing and selling beer (although why they would want to do so is beyond my comprehension when they earn a hell lot of pesos doing so) but they did not know how to do so or what to do.

They then brought in Mirzan to help them to diversify. Perhaps they had wanted to diversify into car manufacturing la kot. That’s why. But then again, Mirzan must have been one of the smartest diversification strategist around. Caya lu la Bro. You make me stand proud as a Malaysian.

The most important thing that I learn from the Hulu Selangor be-elektion is that the Chinese would get to see the Prime Minister and demand 3 million clams only if the Barisan wins.

Hmmm...Saiful whatever is better than the whole Chinese community in Hulu Selangor then. Why?

Because he got to see the Prime Minister in his house and there wasn’t even a buy-erection. Oh sorry, I mean, by-election, not erection.

BN wins but slips up on Chinese support

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Rasa Chinese primary school is RM3 million richer today from a campaign promise after Barisan Nasional (BN) won yesterday’s Hulu Selangor by-election but the ruling federal coalition is concerned that it failed to garner greater Chinese support.

BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said it might have won the seat with a 1,725-vote majority but the coalition has to improve support from the Chinese community, which again turned its back on the BN this by-election and in Election 2008.

“We have to see where we are going wrong. I will meet other component parties to discuss this matter but we are glad that the Indian votes are coming back. The Malays too have backed the BN,” he said last night after the results were announced.

“The support among the Chinese still has not improved. When we started to campaign here, the level of support was just about 12 to 15 per cent. After the Prime Minister went to the ground it improved to about 25 per cent,” he said. 25% only support from the Chinese ?

MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the party needed a paradigm shift in its approach towards the Chinese community as the community was not very concerned with basic needs and amenities.

“This paradigm shift must come from MCA leaders. Apart from that Hulu Selangor also has got its own internal problems. For me and other party leaders, there is a lot of work to do.

“This is another wake-up call. If they do not know how to put aside their differences then MCA would become a political dustbin or a political dinosaur,” said the newly-elected party president.

He noted the party had to be more assertive to voice out concerns of the Chinese community.

Yen Yen , what happen to the Chinese support ?

MCA confident or rising BN support in new village

2010-04-24 18:12

HULU SELANGOR, April 24 (Bernama) -- The MCA believes that support from the Chinese voters in Hulu Selangor for the Barisan Nasional (BN) is increasing as they have responded warmly to the 1Malaysia concept and the Government Transformation Programme, said MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

She said the support from Chinese voters in Kampung Assam Kumbang was estimated at about 18 percent when she first started campaigning there two weeks ago but "after meeting with them many times", it has now increased to 25 percent.

There are 16,964 Chinese voters in the Hulu Selangor constituency, making up 26.3 percent of the 64,500 registered voters. read more

Something very wrong lah MCA ! even with promise of $3 million aid for the rebuilding of the Rasa Chinese School and the promised to the Chinese-majority voters in Kampung Hassan that the BN government would build 200 low-cost houses for them have not swung the Chinese votes . Something is very wrong with the present MCA leadership when in Serendah , Ong Tee Keat could swing the Chinese voters there from a previous 69 votes for BN to a 626 votes votes for BN .

Either they ( the MCA big wigs ) have not done their job or simply in view of the wide coverage given by the Chinese presses to them , THEY have been REJECTED by the Chinese Community for being a tainted President as the MCA president and Brutuses into the leadership .

So Mr Banana Chua , what's your paradigm shift that you are talking about ? simple ... You should NOT contest again next year when the Party has its Party election . The Chinese Community has REJECTED YOU unless if you want to see a repeat of 308 where even us MCA members voted to reject your candidates like we rejected Ka Ting's candidates , then do as you please next year !

Let's make a police report on this NINCOMPOOP

Another Idiot of the highest order ! talking thru his rotten arsehole !

Lets make a police report on this bastard who thinks he is very smart !

Hello Apache ! Lanchau to you ! Read the Federal Constitution first before you open your fucking mouth ! This is the only language that you can understand .

SILA TANGKAP DIA DI BAWAH ISA

TUNTUTAN BUAT KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

Apache

Naib Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO Bahagian Maran sesi 2008-2011

http://aminchenor.blogspot.com

KEPADA DATUK SERI NAJIB DAN TAN SRI MUHYIDDIN YASSIN, SAYA SEBAGAI RAKYAT MALAYSIA, BERAGAMA ISLAM, BERBANGSA MELAYU INGIN MELUAHKAN KEAMARAHAN SAYA INI SEBAGAI BUMIPUTERA DI TANAH MELAYU INI.

TUNTUTAN SAYA TERHADAP KERAJAAN MALAYSIA


1) HAPUSKAN HAK MENGUNDI KAUM BUKAN BUMIPUTRA

(MEREKA SEMEMANGNYA TIDAK LAYAK MENGUNDI DI MALAYSIA INI KERANA MEREKA HANYA MENGUNDI BERASASKAN KAUM SAHAJA.)


2) BATALKAN SEMUA PARTI POLITIK YANG BUKAN MILIK KAUM BUMIPUTRA DI TANAH MELAYU INI.

( PARTI MEREKA INI AMAT RACIST DAN JIKA MEREKA KOMPONEN SEKALIPUN MEREKA TIDAK MEMBANTU KITA BUMIPUTERA, SEBALIKNYA MEREKA MENUNTUK HAK MILIK KITA KAUM PERIBUMI)


3) KEMBALIKAN SEMULA HAK-HAK MELAYU YANG TELAH DILIBRALISASIKAN BULAN LEPAS.


4) RUNTUHKAN PATUNG DEWA HINDU BERDIRI DI BATU CAVES DAN PATUNG BUDDHA DUDUK DI TUMPAT KELANTAN.

( INI MERUPAKAN PEKARA YANG TERPENTING!!! BAGAIMANA KITA MALAYSIA INI YANG MANA SEBUAH NEGARA ISLAM DAN AGAMA PERSEKUTUANYA ISLAM TELAH MEMBINA PATUNG-PATUNG YANG BEGITU TINGGI SEHINGGAKAN LEBIH TINGGI DARI KUBAH MASJID!!!

TUNTUTAN INI BUKAN MERUPAKAN SUATU YANG RACIST, SEBALIKNYA IANYA MERUPAKAN LUAHAN KAMI YANG BERADA DI BAWAH INI. KAUM BANGSA PENDATANG YANG LAIN TIDAK AKAN BERKOMPROMI DENGAN KERAJAAN YANG ADA SEKARANG INI. MEREKA AKAN MENUNTUT HAK YANG ADA PADA BUMIPUTERA!!!



DAN KAMI MINTA SEBELUM TERJADI APA-APA MAKA PERMINTAAN YANG EMPAT NI DITUNAIKAN KERAJAAN MALAYSIA.

SEKALI LAGI SAYA MENYAMPAIKAN
AMARAN KEPADA KERAJAAN MALAYSIA!!!

BAHAWA MEREKA KAUM PENDATANG INI TIDAK AKAN MENYOKONG BUMIPUTERA!!! MEREKA AKAN MENYOKONG PUAK MEREKA SAHAJA!!! MEREKA AKAN MENINDAS BUMIPUTERA SECARA HALUS DAN SULIT!!! SEHINGGAKAN PERJUANGAN KOMUNIS YANG MEMBUNUH UMAT ISLAM DAN MELAYU JUGA MEREKA PERJUANGAKN, APATAH LAGI SELEPAS INI!!!

http://www.gomounited.com/2009/05/tuntutan-kami-buat-krajaan-malaysia.html

http://www.ruangbicarafaisal.com/2009/05/kata-dua-dari-rbf-kepada-najib-dan.html

Here's my update

According to my sources , BN has won by about 2000 over votes .

In the areas that DS Ong Tee Keat was responsible , the Chinese came out to give their support , turning around what was used to be a black area , losing by over 6oo votes to a win of over 17 votes .

Serendah polling area where DS Ong Tee Keat went four times to give speech in two big functions recorded an increase of Chinese voters who voted for BN from 69 in the last GE to 626 votes . This is the only Chinese area that saw an increase in Chinese voters voting for BN .

For the rest of the other areas where all the MCA big wigs were campaigning , they all lost the Chinese votes heavily .

What else is there to say ? Mr Banana Chua ?

Wooing the Chinese voters

Almost end of campaign , Banana Chua only shows his face , when everyone has already made up his mind . Better don't go , he's going to lose votes with his ham sap face around . Look at the picture below ? do you see a superstar , celebrity status welcome ? Nay ... the old man say drink this tea to keep your x*?@ stay longer and better performance !

By FOONG PEK YEE
pekyee@thestar.com.my

The Chinese vote in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be crucial to the outcome. With that in mind, the MCA has been going all out to help ensure a Barisan Nasional victory.

THE ball is in your court now – that’s the message from Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek to the Chinese community after almost a week of heavy campaigning in Hulu Selangor.

By now, Hulu Selangor residents perhaps are more well-versed with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia concept and the New Economic Model (NEM) than many others, he said, before pointing out that it was just the beginning.

Dr Chua said Barisan campaigners have been explaining these policies to Chinese voters in simple and easy to understand terms.

Citing examples, he said, the Chinese have always asked for fairness and Najib had stated that the NEM would be “merit and not race-based.”

Tea break: Dr Chua being offered tea by a resident of Kampung Baru Kalumpang Friday morning. With him are Wong (left) and MCA Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

“Isn’t this what the Chinese have been asking for all this while?,” he asked.

The forthright MCA president has told the Chinese that it is really up to them to put Najib on the path to delivering his promises.

“He cannot do it alone,” said Dr Chua.

Chinese voters comprise 26% of the 63,953 electorate and are regarded as crucial. In the last general election, PKR won by a 198-vote majority and no one has dared to predict the outcome of the race this time.

Chinese voters are perceived to be more inclined towards Pakatan Rakyat with the MCA pushing hard to win them over with just 24 hours to go before voting.

Yesterday, Najib and Dr Chua met Chinese voters from new villagers. Dr Chua said much time has also been spent to counter the many accusations and empty promises made by the Opposition.