Perakians are mourning. Do not force us to celebrate. If forced to fly the flag, can we fly half mast?

I refer to the statement by the Mayor of Ipoh, Datuk Roshidi Hashim that shops that do not fly the national flag on National (Independence) Day, or the state flag on the Sultan’s birthday will risk their licences withdrawn.

Perakians are mourning as they can no longer choose their own government just like colonial days. Democracy is dead in Perak. Hundreds of police surround and take hold of the Perak State Assembly building whenever the Assembly sits. The legitimate speaker, Mr.V.Sivakumar was forcibly removed by the police from the State Assembly on the bidding of BN. The police broke laws with impunity because they carry out their actions according to BN’s instructions. Perak in virtually a police state. State Assembly is no longer a place to debate and discuss the affairs of the state. Elected representatives are no longer allowed to speak freely. Annual Budget is approved within 20 minutes and State Assembly is over within a day. For Perakian and Malaysians who symphatise with us, there is nothing to celebrate on this 31st August our national independence day.

Allow Perakians to mourn for this may be soothing to their souls. Allow them to wear black coloured shirts or even fly black coloured flags on 31st August, if that will help to alleviate the injustice that they are subjected to.

Has the Mayor of Ipoh been directed by BN Government of Perak to enforce the above said ruling? It sounds like imperial masters of the past forcing patriotism on the conquered subjects. It is like the Japanese who conquered the then Malaya and using force on the people of Malaya to host the Japanese flag and swear allegiance to the Imperial Japanese Government.

If the BN government and the Mayor of Ipoh insist that shop owners must fly the flags, may I ask if they are allowed to fly half mast?

Dated this 17th day of August 2010.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
(MP for Beruas  &  State Assemblyman for Sitiawan)

Dato’ R. Ganesan, the chairperson of the Perak State Assembly sitting on 3/8/2010 acted against the fundamental purpose of a legislative assembly and breached the legislative assembly convention when he ordered Dato’ Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin out of the State Assembly.Dato’ Seri Zambry, BN Perak Menteri Besar does not want the State Assembly to function properly.

The media were not aware of the events in the Perak State Assembly before Dato’ Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin, as opposition leader stood up to speak during the 3/8/2010 sitting. This is because they were not allowed into the State Assembly (except the pro BN media) and were placed in a glass enclosed area where they cannot hear the proceedings unless BN appointed technicians turn on the microphone in the State Assembly. 

Dato’ R. Ganesan had ruled that Dato’ Seri Nizar as opposition leader be given 15 minutes to speak and the other elected representatives be given only 10 minutes to speak. He also ruled that the sitting will only be for one day. This has sparked protest and objection from Dato’ Seri Nizar and PR elected representatives as this ruling make a mockery of the legislative assembly. The microphones were switch off so that the media cannot hear the protests and the hansard will not record the request by the PR elected representatives to have at least 4 to 5 days’ sitting. 

The fundamental purpose of a legislative assembly is to allow elected representatives total freedom to speak before any enactment or bill is passed. The elected representatives are also expected to bring out all issues that affect their constituents. This is the place where elected representatives are expected to speak their minds. Laws have even been passed to protect elected representatives from being sued so that they are free to speak. Dato’ Ganesan’s rulings go against the fundamental purpose of the legislative assembly.

By convention, the Perak State Assembly does not limit the time an opposition leader can address the house. The only limitation the State Assembly imposed is that the speech of the elected representatives must be relevant and relate to the State of Perak.

In 2004 when I was the opposition leader, Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tajol Rosli of Barisan Nasional who was then the Perak Menteri Besar allowed me to speak as long as I like and my speech normally takes about 3 hours to cover the various issues affecting the people and the State of Perak.

In 2008, when Pakatan Rakyat was in government with Dato’ Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin as Menteri Besar we also did not limit the time Dato’ Seri Tajol Rosli who was then the opposition leader to speak and he took about 2 ½ hours to deliver his speech.

It is the duty of Dato’ Seri Nizar and Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives to protest and object to the ruling by Dato’ R. Ganesan to limit speeches to 10-15 minutes which is ridiculous.

The Pakatan Rakyat representatives would have failed in their duty if they allow this ruling to stand as the people who elected them expect them to discuss and debate all issues affecting the people.

Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives have submitted more than 200 questions for the BN Government to answer. The 1 ½ hours allocated for Question and Answer session per day of sitting normally see only about 10 questions being answered. It is the intention of the BN Government not to answer the questions submitted by PR elected representatives.

The BN Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Zambry and his Exco must be willing to be questioned like the Prime Minister and his cabinet in Parliament. If they do not want to be accountable to the people, then they should resign honourably. They cannot be allowed to take high pay and enjoy all the perks which are paid by the people and yet not be accountable to the people.

The 3/8/2010 sitting clearly show that Dato’ Seri Zambry, the Menteri Besar together with his Exco who were rejected by the people but gain power through despicable means and assisted by the court do not actually want the State Assembly to function.

The majority of the people who do not trust Dato’ Seri Zambry and his Exco have been proven right as Zambry and his Exco do not want an open debate which will expose them.

To the small group of the people who have asked us to give BN a chance to operate, the events on 3/8/2010 sitting and the earlier sittings clearly show that BN Perak does not want the Perak State Assembly to operate.

Dated this 6^th day August 2010.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
MP for Beruas and
State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

 Perak Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Zambry and the Perak State Secretary, Dato’ Dr Abdul Rahman must explain who instructed the State Assembly doors be pad locked and who gave instructions to  prohibit laptop computers from being brought into the Perak State Assembly when Dato’ Ganesan a/l Retanam who chaired the State Assembly yesterday has stated his stand otherwise

Dato’ Ganesan a/l Retanam who chaired the Perak State Assembly yesterday upon my query ruled that laptop computers can be brought into the State Assembly and he also ordered that the doors on the opposition side that were pad locked be unlocked. 

Prior to the sitting yesterday, the Perak State elected representatives had received a notice from Rumaizi Bin Baharin @ Md Daud, the secretary to the State Assembly that laptop computers and video cameras cannot be brought into the State Assembly. Rumaizi Bin Baharin @ Md Daud unfortunately is a civil servant employed by the state government seconded to the job. 

I have queried Dato’ Ganesan why when it has been the policy of the State Assembly to encourage elected representative to bring laptop computers to the State Assembly have now been prohibited from doing so. In fact the State Assembly has in 2004 and 2008 budgeted and gave each elected representative a new laptop computer to enable State Assemblyman/ women quick access to information. The State Assembly has wireless internet connection for easy access to internet information. Dato’ Ganesan replied that laptop computers are allowed in the house. 

I also queried why when the letter from Rumazi stated that video cameras are not allowed, BN has position people to openly video shoot the whole proceedings to which Dato’ Ganesan has no answer. When I complained that the doors of the State Assembly on the opposition side are pad locked, Dato’ Ganesan ordered the doors to be unlocked. 

In the last sitting the doors on the opposition side were also pad locked and the opposition elected representatives have no choice but to walk across the Assembly hall to the other side to exit from the House. Some pro BN media have labeled us as rude and uncivilized for walking across the hall. I believe it is BN’s strategy to use this method to produce materials to paint PR elected representatives in a bad light. 

Media representatives (except those appointed by BN) have no access to the Stated Assembly. They were quarantined in an glass ‘aquarium’ where they can hear only what BN wants them to hear i.e the microphone is swith on or off at the dictate of BN employed technicians. 

Unless Dato’ Ganesan dare to cite Dato’ Seri Zambry and the State Secretary, Dato’ Dr Abdul Rahman for contempt of the august house, he should step down immediately rather be humiliated like a cow with its nose hooked and led by Zambry and Abdul Rahman. 

Zambry and Abdul Rahman must answer to the public for the contempt they showed to the Perak State Assembly and putting it into disrepute.

 Dated this 4^th day of August 2010.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
MP for Beruas 
State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

See the original post here:
Zambry & Abdul Rahman control Perak State Assembly‏

Media Statement

 Pakatan Rakyat 10 months’ rule saw Perak revenue touch historic high with additional RM103 Million Ringgit. 10 months’ Barisan Nasional rule see Perak facing highest deficit in history with RM104 Million in deficit.Request by BN Perak Government for an additional RM80.0 Million proves PR governs the Perak State better that BN.

1) Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) government had presented a deficit budget of RM39,998,870 for 2008. It had also  
     presented deficit budgets for many years prior to 2008.

2) When Pakatan Rakyat (PR) took over the administration of the Perak Government, it collected an additional 
      revenue of RM103 million without increasing any form of tax or charges on the people. Therefore, there was a
      surplus amount of about RM63 million for the year 2008.

3) Pakatan Rakyat when presenting the 2009 budget at the end of 2008, has no knowledge yet that it will be collecting
     an additional sum of RM103 million for 2008. So, PR being prudent, presented a budget with a reduced deficit of
     RM25 million.

4) In view of the increased in revenue in 2008, PR believes that had it been given the opportunity to  continue to
     administer Perak it would also have been a surplus for the year 2009.

 5) Unfortunately, we see BN undemocratically grabbed power in Perak on 6/2/2009. Perak under BN continued to be
      a year in deficit for 2009.

 6) BN had again presented a deficit budget for 2010 with a deficit of RM23,890,000. As expected with its corrupt and
      non transparent administration, BN Perak State administration chalked up additional expenditure. It has now
      asked the State Assembly sitting on 3-8-2010 to approve another RM80 million for its administration.

7) In the circumstances, BN Perak State Government is expected to register RM103,890,000 in deficit for 2010 which
      is the highest in the history of Perak.

8) BN Perak Government is paying and giving benefits to Dato’ Chan Ko Youn, Dato’ Veerasingham, Dato’ Hamdi Bin 
     Abu Bakar for holding posts without a job. Why does the government need to pay Dato’ Chan Ko Youn and Dato’
     Veerasingham as state advisors with Exco pay and benefits? Is Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir the BN Menteri
     Besar admitting that he is not competent to government the State or is he just trying to benefit BN candidates who 
     have lost in elections? These are public funds and not his personal money.

9) BN Perak State Government has announced giving RM50,000 to each MCA division. We believe secretly it is also
     doing so for UMNO divisions. 

 10) Zambry has spent huge amount of State money to put up thousands of posters to promote himself.

11) Perak BN government also wasted State fund to promote itself by advertising in the media and sending ‘Teachers’
       Day’ cards every teacher.

 12) The public demands that BN stop wasting public funds. Public funds are meant for the public and not to promote
        BN or Zambry.

 13) PR once again calls for open tender of government projects which will save Perak State Government money and
         also open tender of awarding timber concessions which has proven to bring in huge increase of revenue to the
         State Government.

14) I call on the Dato’ Seri Zambry to itemize what the proposed to use the additional RM80 Million for.  The people
        has the right to know the details to avoid it going to dubious projects.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
- MP for Beruas
- State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

Investment was the highest in Perak during the reign of Pakatan Rakyat (PR). 

1) The figures released by Malaysian International Trade and Industry (MITI) for the last 10 years from 2000 to 2009
     show that the investment in Perak was the highest when PR ruled Perak.

2) The investment in Perak in 2008 was RM3,130,017,250. This was despite the fact that PR took over power only
     after March 2008 and the uncertainty that surrounds the first 2 months of the change of Government after more
     than 50 years of BN rule. It was also despite the fact that the United States of America and Europe were facing
     economic crisis in 2008.

3) Investors were having great confidence in PR after just a short period of its administration. I believe investments
     would have increased further had it not for the undemocratic grab of power by BN on 6-2-2009.

4)  Due to the grab of power by BN, investments drop drastically in Perak by 71.5% to only RM893,872,874 million in
      2009.

5) Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Najib Bin Tun Razak and Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir are to be blamed for dashing
     to pieces the new hope that PR was bringing to the people of Perak. They killed the economic prosperity that was to
     follow due to the exemplary rule of Pakatan Rakyat Government which was highly praised by the Auditor General’s
     office.

6) Unemployment and low paying jobs continue to dominate the job market in Perak. The people must teach BN 
     leaders a lesson in the coming 13th General Election for putting personal powers and interests above the welfare of
     the people of Perak.

Dato Ngeh Koo Ham
Assemblyman for Sitiawan
MP for Beruas

1) Ngeh Koo Ham giving a speech to the fishermen. On his right from far left are  En. Rosli , Capt Ang ( both from maritime dept ) andMr.Liew ( Fishery Dept),
    

2) Pantai Remis Fishermen

3) The hall was filled to the brimwith some fishermen having to  stand at outside the hall

Ngeh Koo Ham
Assemblyman for Sitiawan
MP for Beruas

“总稽查司已经肯定了霹雳州民联政府在短短的11个月的执政期间，各部门及机构的表现都有显著的进步。民联政府在短时间内已经达到了历史性的成就。无可否认的，民联是人民的希望，同时也符合了人民2008年3月8日投票所要带来的改变。”

1. 辜负与背叛

自从国阵在2009年2月7日非法及不民主地夺权后，霹雳州在这一年来，几乎都处在骚乱的情况中。

我们看见其中一个来自我们队伍的许月凤，出卖自己靠向国阵，以及其余两个来自公正党的奥斯曼和嘉马鲁丁同样出卖自己给国阵，直接导致了民联霹雳州政府垮台。他们将会被后代子孙所唾弃。当他们对国阵没有太大的帮助时，国阵就会垂弃他们。事情才刚发生不久，同志们一定要记得，历史是不会善待那些出卖自己灵魂换取利益的人。

为了证明我的论点，我挑战许月凤、奥斯曼及嘉马鲁丁要求国阵承诺他们在来届大选依旧成为各自选区的候选人，并等待看国阵如何回应他们。无论如何，在历史还未对他们做出残酷的判决时，我强烈要求他们悔恨并且澄清不再支持国阵，同时支持将选择权利交还给人民，在各自的选区进行补选或解散霹雳州议会。

2. 非法及不民主地夺权所带来的影响

我们更为关注的是，在我们深爱的霹雳州发生的这一次政治危机，对国家带来怎样的影响。

我们看到作为执法人员的警察部队如何沦落到成为听命于国阵的工具；理应作为宪法捍卫者的司法机构就如退休上诉庭法官拿督NH CHAN 口中所形容的作出违反法律的判决；而霹雳州苏丹殿下也在原任霹雳州务大臣拿督斯里莫哈末尼查要求解散州议会时也采取与殿下本身著作“君主立宪、法律之上及良好施政”中的立场：

“在一般的情况下，最高元首（苏丹）不会拒绝解散国会（州议会）的要求。殿下的职责只是表面上的程序。”

警察在2009年5月7日侵入霹雳州议会厅并且强行拖走议长西华古玛，同时协助国阵在州议会开幕前选出的假议长就职。

这些都是霹雳州乃至马来西亚的灾难。这是我们所有爱马来西亚的人一定要去携手抢救，将宪法重新归位及维护法律的规则。

下一步，就是要夺取布城，因为在警队重组及司法改革上，只有联邦政权才能处理，没有其他管道。让我们一起携手誓言，迈向布城以拯救我们的国家。

3. 我们应该如何表现？

人民是否信任我们？在我们执政霹雳州的11个月以来，一直被国阵50年来的宣传伎俩破坏，指反对党没有能力执政；然而我们已经证明了他们是错误的，甚至在任何领域，我们的表现都比他们优越。

总稽查司已经肯定了霹雳州民联政府在短短的11个月的执政期间，各部门及机构的表现都有显著的进步。民联政府在短时间内已经达到了历史性的成就。无可否认的，民联是人民的希望，同时也符合了人民2008年3月8日投票所要带来的改变。

在2008年的总稽查司稽查了霹雳州政府的7个政府部门及6个州级机构，发现所有被稽查的部门的表现都在民联政府的领导下有所进步，例如州政府的财务部门的经济管理被授予4星级的卓越肯定，更获得90.33分，这都是出乎大家所预料的。同时，我们也知道州经济发展局（SEDC）及霹雳州回教理事会及马来人传统事务局也同样获得进步的标签。

州经济发展局（SEDC）在国阵的管理下，其帐户甚至10年都无法进行查账（1997年至2006年），而最终在民联执政时，进行最后的整理并审计，包括2007年的帐户都能及时准备好以接受稽查。

想象，如果我们能有更多的时间，将对这个州带来多大的影响？想象一下，如果我们能够控制联邦每年2千亿的财政预算，也就是霹雳州7亿财政预算的近300倍数额，我们可以带来如何巨大的改变。

我们已经提高霹雳州的收入总额超过1亿令吉，从2007年的5亿3千876万1千1百78令吉提高至2008年的6亿3千942万5千1百43令吉，这当中并没有通过提高人民的任何税收，反而还给予非营利组织1000令吉的固定土地用途转换差价及每年40令吉的地价。我们从勤劳务实、公开招标系统及零贪污的方式来提高了政府的收入。

我们执政时的其他政策，例如给予重组村及华人新村永久地契；批准土地给学校及教堂、庙宇；支持独中办学，批准了1000公顷的土地给他们以地养校等，这些都让人民对州政府感到满意。此外，通过政策管道确保全民居有其屋，尤其是从园丘迁出的印裔同胞，提供他们屋地、特别优惠价格的住房。

在福利政策方面，贯彻落实扶贫政策，帮助社会中贫困及弱势团体，也基本到位。

4. 坚持并真诚地服务

我在这里呼吁所有民联的议员们，要继续真诚地服务而不要沮丧放弃。

虽然我们对司法机构朝令夕改的决定失去信心，但是我们要坚持相信，正义将会战胜邪恶。如果议长西华古玛针对选举委员会及3个跳槽议员的案件胜出，我们将能够迎来三场分别在九洞区、章卡遮令区及美冷区的州议席补选；如果拿督斯里尼查针对拿督赞比里的案件胜出，那我们将迎来全州改选的局面。

民联领导层将会尽力尝试所有可行的方法，特别是通过法庭来审判，同志们也必须要时刻影响群众的意见及看法，以获取人民坚持继续与我们站在一起。

我相信，人民将会继续与我们站在一起，迈向布城，仍然是可以实现的梦想。

民主行动党霹雳州主席

倪可汉同志

Originally posted here:
Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives’ respond to 3-8-2010 Perak State Assembly sitting‏

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