Monthly Archives: September 2009

Questions for Parliamentary Session starting 19 Oct 2009

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Soalan-soalan untuk Sessi Parlimen mulai pada 19 Oktober 2009

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– Questions for oral answers –

1. YB Tuan Wee Choo Keong [WANGSA MAJU] minta Menteri Kementerian Sains, Teknologu dan Innovasi menyatakan tindakan-tindakan yang telah dan akan diambil terhadap Venturepharm Asia Sdn Bhd atau lembaga pengarahnya yang mengelirukan kementerian untuk berurus dengan XLW Inc daripada Amerika Syarikat yang tidak wujud, dan telah membayar RM2,264,800 daripada jumlah peruntukan RM5.36 juta gran Tecnofund untuk penyelidikan biofeed.

YB Tuan Wee Choo Keong [WANGSA MAJU] asks Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation to state what actions have been taken or will be taken against Venturepharm Asia Sdn Bhd or its directors for misleading the Ministry into believing that it was tied up with a company known as XLW Inc from USA, which was non-existent, to grant the Technofund for research into bio-feed totaling RM5.36 million and out of which RM RM2,264,800-00 had been paid to-date?

2. YB Tuan Wee Choo Keong [WANGSA MAJU] minta Menteri Pelancongan menyatakan sebab pembatalan tender pertama pembinaan pavilion Malaysia di Expo Dunia 2010 di Shanghai, di mana Venturepharm Asia Sdn Bhd (Venturepharm), yang diperbadankan pada Ogos 2005, tidak berserta dan mengapakah dalam tender kedua, Venturepharm yang tidak berpengalaman berkenaan diberikan kontrak bernilai RM20 juta dengan kemungkinan pertambahan (variation order) RM10 juta walaupun terdapat peserta lain yang lebih berpengalaman?

YB Tuan Wee Choo Keong [WANGSA MAJU] asks the Minister of Tourism to state why, and on what basis, was the first tender for the project to build the Malaysian Pavilion in Shanghai World Expo 2010, which Venturepharm Asia Sdn Bhd (Venturepharm), incorporated in August 2005, did not take part, was cancelled? And when the project was subsequently re-tendered why, and on what basis, was Venturepharm, which had no previous experience in the building industry, was selected against other experienced companies to build the same pavilion costing RM20 million with a possible variation order of RM10 million?

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AirAsia needs fund to reduce debts!

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According to the Reuters report of 14 September 2009 …

“AirAsia is trying to raise fund of up to RM560 million by selling 400 million new shares via private placement to reduce its debts. Analysts in Malaysia said last month that AirAsia’s tight cash flow and high debt level was worrying given its commitment to fund aircraft deliveries. Last month it deferred the delivery of eight Airbus A320 aircrafts to 2014 from 2010, which analysts said signals potential over-capacity in the future.” Continue reading →

Buka Puasa at yangBerkhidmat Service Centre

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This time it’s Buka Puasa with the leaders and members of PKR Wangsa Maju on Sunday, 13 September 2009, at the service centre. This function was jointly organised by PKR Wanita and Angkatan Muda of Wangsa Maju.

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Young and old having a great time helping themselves to the spread of food.

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Sdr Syed Hamzah, secretary of PKR Wangsa Maju, making a short speech welcoming the members to the Buka Puasa function.

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Handing out “duit raya” to the children.

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Sdr Buhairy, the Deputy Chairman of PKR Wangsa Maju handing over goodies to a single mother. Looking on in the center is Kak Rosmah, the Wanita Chief of Wangsa Maju.

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Group picture of some of the single mothers and their children, members and leaders of PKR Wangsa Maju.

Buka puasa at Rumah Anak Yatim Shifa in Taman P Ramlee, Setapak

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I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to Mak Tom for giving me the opportunity to attend the Buka Puasa Session on 06 September 2009 with the orphans at the Rumah Anak Yatim Shifa in Taman P. Ramlee, Setapak.

This is the second year as the MP for Wangsa Maju that I had the opportunity to attend the Buka Puasa Session with the girls, who are hospitable and well-mannered. This wellfare home caters for girls from the age of 3 to 15 years old. This orphanage also relies solely on public donations and help for its survival. Those who want to help in any way may contact Kak Tom at 017-3387959.

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The band by the members of the Rumah Anak Yatim Shifa

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Serving the anak-anak yatim under dim light condition during the “candle light dinner”

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L-R: Tuan Syed, Kak Ros and Saudara Hamdi — PKR leaders of Wangsa Maju and  organisers of this Buka Puasa function

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Buka puasa under “candle light conditon” with the advisers of Rumah Anak Yatim Shifa

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Handing over part of the 30 packets of rice to En Mohd Ali, husband of the Pengarah of Rumah Anak Yatim Shifa


Malaysia's pavilion potentially invites another backlash by promoting Indonesian heritage in its design!

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I reproduce below a comment by a reader of this blog called Choon who may be spot on with his observation …

“Recently, there was an Indonesian Student protest reported in the Star where rotten eggs were thrown at our embassy just because Discovery Channel used an Indonesian Bali dance to represent Malaysia. The Minister explained that this is discovery Channel’s mistake and not ours and Discovery channel has apologised. However, in spite of such experience, the Ministry of Tourism is still going ahead with the Indonesian Minagkabau design, therefore inviting another reason for such a protest and Ng Yen Yen  will not be able to get out of this as she still go ahead with such a design by foreigner inspite of having been warned that it is not Malaysian. This will harm Malaysia’s good reputation.One other thing I just cannot understand is why include a miniature golf course in the Malaysian Pavilion? Why Golf? Golf has no Malaysian identity and is not part of  the Malaysian culture! In fact if you need to add in a sports we are certainly better known for our Badminton achievements. Ng Yen Yen’s website showed there is “no comments” after her reports on expo’s matter. This is because she has rejected comments from viewers as efforts to make een very mild comments have been rejected.”

Read my earlier posts related to this subject by clicking on the links here, here, here and here.

9th by-election is on the card!

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The Bagan Pinang (Negeri Sembilan) assemblyman (BN), the late YB Azman Mohd Noor (55 years old), passed away this afternoon due to blood infection. During the last General Elections in March 2008, he won this seat with a majority of 2,333 votes.  Another by-election is on the way.  The nation is having by-elections fatigue.  Whatever the outcome of this by-election will not affect the political equation in Negeri Sembilan.