tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35466913359120755032024-03-13T07:24:53.162+08:00LOKE for RASAHMember of Parliament for RasahLoke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-25764803474846952042009-08-18T16:14:00.002+08:002009-08-18T16:17:34.765+08:00Hisham cleared my name!Monday August 17, 2009<br />Hisham: We’ll act against those who incite hatred on the Net<br /><br /><br />PETALING JAYA: Those who use the cyberspace to incite hatred or insult any race or religion or the monarchy, will soon find it increasingly difficult to hide behind the ‘mouse’.<br /><br />Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said: “If we allow it to go unchecked, the attack on these pillars may jeopardise the safety of all Malaysians. It will then be too late if we act after a clash.<br /><br />“We are not clamping or censoring the Internet. But when it comes to issues involving race, religion and our royalty, the Internet cannot be allowed to go on to de-stabilise the country and do whatever they like,” he said.<br /><br />He added that three ministries, including his, plus the relevant agencies, including the police, the Attorney-General and Multimedia Commission personnel would meet and discuss this on Wednesday.<br /><br />“What we are trying to do is to ensure that there are enough provisions for the authorities to take action, and not just the police,” he said yesterday after opening the Lembah Pantai Umno division meeting.<br /><br />Hishammudin said a template would be created to protect the innocent and warned those who used the cyberspace to hide behind accusations that incite anger that action would be taken against them.<br /><br /><strong>“We do not want the innocent to be prosecuted. For example, we did not take action against DAP’s Loke (DAP Socialist Youth head Anthony Loke Siew Fook) as he reported that the blog (which insulted Islam and Perak royalty) is not his,” he added.</strong><br />On another note, Hishammuddin said they had yet to decide whether Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan’s contract would be renewed, adding that it was more important to ensure that the public accepted the police force.<br /><br />“Whether it is extended for one year or not, to me it is not as important as getting the police force to be accepted in the minds of the public. And that is not just dependent on the position of one man,” he added.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-51644846800951422722009-08-11T12:25:00.001+08:002009-08-11T12:27:41.106+08:00Laporan Sinar Harian 11 Ogos 2009Itu bukan kenyataan saya: Siew Fook <br /><br />SEREMBAN – Ketua Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY), Loke Siew Fook menafikan beliau telah mengeluarkan sebarang kenyataan menghina Islam, sebaliknya mengakui menjadi mangsa laman blog yang tidak bertanggungjawab. <br /><br />Beliau berkata, kenyataan yang tersiar dalam laman blog www.sjsandteam.wordpress.com ternyata sengaja mahu menimbulkan api kemarahan masyarakat Islam terhadap dirinya, sekali gus untuk mengaibkannya. <br /><br />“Memang saya terkilan kerana perkara itu saya tidak pernah cakap. Saya menafikan sekeras-kerasnya. Saya tidak pernah keluarkan kenyataan yang menghina Islam atau agama lain. <br /><br />“Saya rasa ada pihak yang cuba mahu memburukkan dan mengapi-apikan keadaan kononnya saya anti Islam,” katanya. <br /><br />Beliau berkata, laman blog berkenaan bukan miliknya, tetapi dibangunkan oleh mereka yang tidak bertanggungjawab dan sengaja mahu mencetuskan keadaan huru-hara. <br /><br />“Itu bukan lama blog saya dan saya tidak boleh kawal dan bertanggungjawab terhadap laman blog itu. Tetapi yang jelas, perkataan keterlaluan menghina Islam itu sebenarnya adalah daripada komen pembaca laman blog berkenaan yang saya tidak tahu siapa,” katanya ketika dihubungi Sinar Harian, di sini semalam. <br /><br />Siew Fook berkata demikian ketika ditanya mengenai dakwaan Ahli Parlimen Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Zulkifli Noordin yang kesal dengan kenyataan Pengerusi DAP Negeri Sembilan itu menyerang peribadi pendakwah Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah secara keterlaluan, biadab dan boleh mencetuskan ketegangan agama di dalam laman blog berkenaan. <br /><br />Bagaimanapun, Siew Fook menafikan perkataan mencaci keterlaluan itu adalah kenyataannya, sebaliknya ia adalah komen-komen daripada pembaca laman blog berkenaan dan tidak menolak kemungkinan pihak tertentu cuba memutarbelitkan fakta. <br /><br />Difahamkan, laman blog berkenaan telah pun ditutup sejak semalam. <br /><br />Berikutan tersiarnya laman blog berkenaan, Siew Fook yang juga Ahli Parlimen Rasah membuat laporan polis di Balai Polis Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur kira-kira 3 petang semalam. <br /><br />“Saya mengutuk siapa yang membuat komen sebegitu. Saya harap orang ramai menyiasat dulu fakta berkenaan dan jangan terpengaruh dengan dakwaan palsu yang berniat jahat,” katanya.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-56616023272113642532009-08-10T18:41:00.002+08:002009-08-10T18:44:57.373+08:00Laporan Polis Menafikan dakwaan palsuMedia Statement by DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) National Chairman and MP for Rasah Loke Siew Fook on Monday, 10 August 2009 in Kuala Lumpur.<br /><br />POLICE REPORT TO DENY UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS AND LIES THAT I HAVE INSULTED ISLAM AND THE SULTAN OF PERAK<br /><br />I’ve just lodged a police report at Dang Wangi Police Station to deny unfounded allegations and lies which was spread by certain blogs and SMS circulation claiming that I have made statements insulting Islam and the Sultan of Perak. <br /><br />I wish to deny strongly that neither DAPSY nor I have ever issued any statements that insult Islam or the Royalty. Those are lies spread by certain irresponsible parties out to tarnish the image of the DAP and tried to paint DAP as anti-Islam and anti-Malays. <span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />My police report as below:<br /><br />LAMPIRAN LAPORAN POLIS<br /><br />Saya datang ke Balai Polis IPD Dang Wangi pada hari ini 10 Ogos 2009 untuk membuat satu repot polis untuk MENAFIKAN dengan sekeras-kerasnya bahawa saya pernah menulis beberapa artikel yang dikatakan menghina agama Islam dan DYMM Sultan Perak serta Raja Nazrin Shah. Dalam 2 hari ini, beberapa blog dalam internet dan sebaran SMS telah menuduh saya menulis tulisan yang dikatakan menghina Islam dengan kata-kata lucah dan kesat dan yang terbaru menuduh saya menghina Sultan Perak.<br /><br />Mereka mendakwa saya telah menulis artikel-artikel tersebut dalam sebuah laman blog http://sjsandteam.wordpress.com/. Saya ingin menegaskan bahawa saya tidak tahu-menahu tentang kewujudan blog ini dan tidak tahu siapa pemunya blog tersebut. Saya hanya mengetahui bahawa ada orang yang tidak bertanggungjawab yang telah meletakkan satu kenyataan akhbar saya yang bertajuk “Ridhuan Tee must apologize to Teoh Bneg Hock’s family” ke dalam blog tersebut. Selepas itu, ada pemberi-pemberi komen yang saya tidak tahu siapa telah menulis beberapa ayat yang kesat terhadap Ridhuan Tee dan agamanya. Saya langsung tidak bertanggungjawab terhadap komen-komen tersebut. <br /><br />Dalam blog yang sama, terdapat satu lagi artikel yang dikatakan saya menghina Sultan Perak dan Raja Nazrin yang didakwa oleh dua blog iaitu marahku.blogspot.com dan kitaanakmelayu.blogspot.com. Saya menafikan sekerasnya-kerasnya dakwaan tersebut. Saya TIDAK pernah menulis apa-apa tulisan berkenaan dengan Sultan Perak. Ini adalah satu dakwaan yang palsu dan fitnah terhadap saya. <br /><br />Saya membuat laporan ini untuk menafikan dakwaan-dakwaan tersebut dan mengharapkan tuduhan yang palsu itu dapat diberhentikan. <br /><br />Sekian laporan saya. </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-1968357845215228892009-08-07T17:25:00.003+08:002009-08-07T18:10:06.943+08:00Saya hina Islam?Saya mendapat tahu bahawa ada beberapa pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab termasuk seorang Ahli Parlimen PR yang cuba menghentam saya kononnya saya menghina agama Islam. Mereka menggunakan pelbagai saluran; komen dalam blog saya, emel dan sebagainya untuk mencaci saya dengan perkataan-perkataan rasis dan menjijikkan.<br /><br />Ya, memang saya mengeluarkan satu kenyataan beberapa hari lepas untuk mengutuk seorang penulis dalam Utusan Malaysia yang bernama Mohd Ridhuan Tee berkenaan dengan isu apa yang dikatakan olehnya sebagai "anak luar nikah" Teoh Beng Hock. Saya merasakan tulisannya cukup tidak sensitif terhadap perasaan keluarga Beng Hock dan tidak adil terhadap bayinya yang tidak berdosa. Yang pertama, Beng Hock bukan seorang penganut Islam dan beliau tidak tertakluk kepada hukum agama Islam. Saya tidak mempertikaikan hukum agama Islam tetapi adalah tidak adil untuk Ridhuan Tee untuk mengenakan "moral judgement" ke atas Beng Hock.<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />Yang keduannya, kenyataan daripada Ahli Parlimen tersebut mengatakan bahasa yang digunakan oleh DAPSY mencaci agama Islam (petikan daripada sebuah blog). Saya ingin menegaskan bahawa bahasa-bahasa yang tidak senonoh tersebut BUKAN sebahagian dari kenyataan saya tetapi adalah komen-komen daripada pembaca blog tersebut yang saya tidak bertanggungjawab. Saya tidak tahu samada YB tersebut sengaja memutarbelitkan fakta atau tidak faham baca kenyataan akhbar. Memang kita menyedari bahawa ada sesetengah pihak yang kerja mereka saban hari ialah cuba mengambarkan DAP sebagai parti anti-Islam. Agenda mereka cukup diragui dan sememangnya ada "udang di sebalik batu".<br /><br />Rakan-rakan dan para penyokong PR khasnya dari PAS di NS yang pernah mendengar ceramah saya mengenali siapa saya dan cara pemikiran saya. Saya menghormati semua agama dan kaum. Saya tidak akan membalas orang yang menggunakan perkataan yang cukup rasis terhadap saya dengan perkataan yang sama. Kalau kita dalam PR mempunyai fikiran begitu, kita hanya akan jatuh dalam perangkap UMNO! Saya yakin majoriti orang Muslim di Malaysia menolak cara pemikiran yang rasis seumpama itu. <br /><br />Saya "reproduce" kenyataan saya di bawah ini dan terpulanglah kepada orang ramai untuk menilai kenyataan tersebut. <br /><br /><br />Media Statement by Loke Siew Fook in Petaling Jaya on Tuesnesday, 4th August 2009:<br /><br />Mohd Ridhuan Tee must apologize to Teoh Beng Hock’s family and two chinese language dailies!<br /><br />It is sickening to see that a person with supposedly strong academic credentials and high religious stature can produce such cruel and heartless remarks over the issue of Teoh Beng Hock’s unborn child.<br /><br />By twisting a dreadful tragedy with his zealous agenda against “bastard children” in his Utusan Malaysia article, Dr. Mohd Ridhuan, the vice-president of the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association, has caused immense emotional damage to Teoh’s family.<br /><br />Whatever superficial sympathy Dr. Mohd Ridhuan has for Teoh’s family is lost when he chooses to harp on the status of the child, whom he labels as an illegitimate child. Dr. Mohd Ridhuan has also compared Teoh’s child to the children of “Malay-Muslim girls who have sex with Muslim or non-Muslim partners with or without consent”, who are born without taking their father’s names. <br /><br />By comparing, with blatantly racist language, an unborn child of an engaged couple who is painfully separated by the fiance’s mysterious death, to children who are results of unplanned conception, Dr Mohd Ridhuan has shown everyone how low he can go to hurt other human beings with broken logic.<br /><br />As if that wasn’t enough, Dr. Mohd Ridhuan produced another hurtful article to slam his critics, labelling two Chinese language dailies – China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau – as racist, for highlighting his own racist outbursts. You can’t get more hypocritical than that. <br /><br />DAPSY condemns in the strongest possible terms, the decision by Dr. Mohd Ridhuan to produce such insensitive, racist, zealous and hypocritical writings and the decision by Utusan Malaysia to publish them. DAPSY calls on Dr. Mohd Ridhuan to immediately apologize to Teoh’s family and to China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau, for all they have done is to reveal and reject his nasty character</span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-92197109121165112322009-07-10T15:19:00.004+08:002009-07-10T15:43:23.135+08:00Scrapping of PPSMI - What say you?The scrapping of PPSMI - teaching of Science and Mathematics in English has sparked off another round of public discourse. It's a contentious issue from Day 1 and there are contrast opinions on this subject. Language activists irrespective of Chinese and Tamil mother tongue education groups or the nationalist Bahasa Malaysia "defender" hailed the decision as a moral victory as they have launched massive opposition to the policy in the last few years. <br /><br />However, many urban parents seemed dissapointed with this flip-flop policy as they preferred the current method of using English in both subjects. DAP's position on this issue has always been clear. We opposed it, not that we are against the mastery of English but we do not believe that this approach is workable. We must strive to return to the standard of our English in the 70s, no doubt about that. But if even the teachers who teach Maths and Science can't master English, can we expect any success in such policy? <br /><br />The other option is to let some selected schools which are well-prepared to continue the current method and give the parents a choice. <br /><br />Well, we would like to hear your views on this issue.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-56786060586969394092009-07-08T16:33:00.003+08:002009-07-08T16:42:51.610+08:00Office Assistant urgently neededI'm urgently looking for an Office Assistant to be based in my service center in Jalan Tuanku Munawir (junction to Lobak). The tasks are manning the service center from 9-5 daily (Mon- Fri, Sat 9-1), handling public complaints and general office admin. <br /><br />If you are looking for an office job, well-versed in spoken and written BM, computer- literate and most important of all willing to listen and friendly, please contact me at 016-668 6165 for an immediate interview or email siewfook@gmail.com<br /><br />If you have friend or relatives who are interested, please pass them this message.<br /><br />No gender bias here, but I think a female can handle this job better.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-19687570115132817542009-07-08T14:40:00.003+08:002009-07-08T14:43:43.119+08:00DAPSY's resolution on Kedah and UMNO YouthMedia statement by DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) National Chairman and MP for Rasah Loke Siew Fook on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, at Petaling Jaya:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kedah State Government and Kedah DAP Must Find the Best Reconciliatory Solution; UMNO Youth Reaffirms its Status as the De-facto Party of Hooligans</span><br /><br />DAPSY National Executive Council in its meeting last night at DAP headquarters discussed at length various current political issues and resolved that;<br /><br />1) The DAPSY national leadership urges the Kedah Pakatan Rakyat state government to be serious about finding a reconciliatory solution for the ongoing rift between itself and DAP Kedah.<br /><br />DAPSY understood the circumstances that led to DAP Kedah pulling out of the state Pakatan Rakyat but we are of the opinion that both sides shall seek the best solution to resolve their problems with each other, and that breaking up the coalition is not a solution. <span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />DAPSY wishes to remind Pakatan Rakyat governments that they have been entrusted by the Rakyat to serve people of all religious, cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds as an effective coalition. Therefore, Kedah state government must be sensitive to the needs of the non-Malays community in Kedah. <br /><br />2) The DAPSY national leadership also passed a unanimous resolution to condemn in the strongest possible term the UMNO Youth hooligans who assaulted a number of people including DAPSY NEC member and State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh Khoo Poay Tiong, DAP Malacca Chairman and State Assemblyman for Kesidang Goh Leong San and a bystander at a DAPSY voter registration booth in Malacca when trying to stop the activity.<br /><br />UMNO Youth members have no right to stop other parties from providing voter registration services and to resort to violence when they don’t have it their way. DAPSY will not bow to such barbaric act. We fully support DAPSY Malacca and all other state DAPSY to be even more active in our voter registration campaign as we are doing a national service for our democracy. <br /><br />After rudely confronting Karpal Singh in Parliament, UMNO Youth members were once again putting their gangster roots on display in Malacca. UMNO Youth has hence reaffirmed its status as the de-facto party of hooligans in Malaysia.<br /><br />UMNO Youth Chief Khairy Jamaludin should make an open apology for its members’ unruly behavior and the police should immediately charge the culprits. <br /><br />-Loke Siew Fook-</span>Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-77334149711852702682009-07-06T18:44:00.007+08:002009-07-06T19:21:10.437+08:00MCA = sour grapes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u42U9w7wn9SQlU-DvwuifsVQ0HPi9ops0FcWyjOPXiSLX1-8GWFYwlYdC1M51BM3xMIqq-i5AuteyqGsqFmcI7wTWQlWQSOCetyepx1DOLhZG4AeXln6uXbb8TOISVMhv5JPnOhCqpc/s1600-h/Sour+Grapes04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u42U9w7wn9SQlU-DvwuifsVQ0HPi9ops0FcWyjOPXiSLX1-8GWFYwlYdC1M51BM3xMIqq-i5AuteyqGsqFmcI7wTWQlWQSOCetyepx1DOLhZG4AeXln6uXbb8TOISVMhv5JPnOhCqpc/s400/Sour+Grapes04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355302161451400098" /></a><br /><br />When I hold the press conference 3 days ago regarding the top SPM scorer who got JPA scholarship, I knew our friends in MCA will jump. They have always thought that they have the monopoly over the issue of JPA scholarship and gave the impression that all Chinese students who failed to get one must go through them to have any chance to appeal for it. Well, somehow when a parent came out openly to thank the DAP for helping her daughter, this must upset MCA people.<br /><br />The local edition of Chinese press today reported that my counterpart from MCA who was also my rival in the last GE, Dr. Yeow Chai Thiam claimed that it was MCA who helped Mo Ye Vonn to get the JPA scholarship. He said that it was MCA's "effort" of fighting in the Cabinet to increase the number of scholarships and "systematically" placed those who failed to get overseas scholarship to study locally. In short, it was MCA's effort who helped the student. DAP and me has nothing to do with it. We were just out there to claim "cheap political mileage". Sour grapes, isn't it?<br /><br />I held a press conference to rebut him and told him that if he wants to claim credit for it, then I can give him all the credits he wants. Take it. But don't pressurize the student and her poor mother for not thanking the MCA. This is MCA. They have yet to realize why the voters dumped them in the last GE! <br /><br />And for the information of Dr Yeow, I actually helped another student who was in the same predicament like Mo Ye Vonn and she also got JPA scholarship to study medicine in AIMST university. Her father is a MCA member in Yeow's Rasah division. And he just treated me lunch this afternoon with his wife and daughter as a kind gesture to thank me :)Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-29287145966532827442009-07-03T19:03:00.004+08:002009-07-03T19:26:07.197+08:00JPA scholarshipAs an elected rep, the biggest satisfaction is when we are able to give hope to someone. Well, I held a press conference this morning with a JPA scholar Mo Ye Voon and her mother as she succeeded in getting a scholarship from JPA to study medicine in AIMST university. She was one of the many top students nationwide who failed to get JPA scholarships in the first round. She appealed through various channels but did not get it too during the appeal period. <br /><br />However, she was very determined to be a doctor and did not give up for the scholarship and came back to seek my help. Again, I wrote and brought her to meet the JPA director in-charge of scholarship and even brought her to meet up with Minister in the PM's department Datuk Seri Nazri. Her determination paid off and finally she got an offer from JPA to read medicine locally. She's quite happy with that. <br /><br />I'm happy for being able to help a young girl to be on the right path to realize her own dream - to become a doctor! Now, it's all depends on her own hard work in the years ahead to pass in all the exams and serve the society one day.<br /><br />Even though i feel satisfied, i really hope that i need not do all these "appealing" work for top students in the coming years. If they deserved it, they should get it right away. <br /><br />Our dear PM, it's time for you to show your political will to implement the "National Scholarships" based on merit now! Good luck to all the scholars.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-89031776091523872212009-07-01T18:02:00.004+08:002009-07-01T18:12:54.812+08:00DAP NS building<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBhmv8V9N8M7dlyR-YkBQqEVXMootjckk7ZrD20_s9obj3x7aYuKWbqqRIy4-NoJzkl4jzAHo-BA1co5HpY8YMmWnZcTfNQtbXPqyDEgUp9Cl7vaQtP1UAD985argw2l11688yBLnjW4/s1600-h/dapns.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBhmv8V9N8M7dlyR-YkBQqEVXMootjckk7ZrD20_s9obj3x7aYuKWbqqRIy4-NoJzkl4jzAHo-BA1co5HpY8YMmWnZcTfNQtbXPqyDEgUp9Cl7vaQtP1UAD985argw2l11688yBLnjW4/s400/dapns.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353432081724303090" /></a><br />Finally, we have officially launched our DAP NS building last Sunday. This is a dream comes true for many DAP comrades and supporters in NS. We have launched the fundraising for the building 3 years ago and we managed to raise about RM400k. The cost of the building in Kemayan Square was RM345,000 and we have fully paid it. The balance was spent for some renovation, furniture, fittings and expenses for the opening ceremony.<br /><br />Well, it was considered a grand ceremony for our standard. I saw many of you that day especially regular readers of this blog like wee tak, P130, etc. I'm sorry for not able to say hello to each and everyone of you. However, many thanks for your support. <br /><br />I'm down with bad flu in the last few days and hopefully not that la...Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-20444162167551592102009-06-18T17:34:00.003+08:002009-06-18T17:56:59.465+08:00Parliament: Old car owners can still buy 3rd party insuranceI have received many complains from the public especially old car owners in the last few months that they faced difficulties to renew their road tax as many insurance companies they approached refused to provide them with 3rd party insurance coverage. This is a problem for many car owners as they have to pay more for comprehensive insurance policy for their old cars. <br /><br />I have brought up this issue in Parliament and the answer is below:<br /><br />SOALAN:<br /><br />Minta MENTERI KEWANGAN menyatakan mengapa syarikat-syarikat insurans tempatan enggan menawarkan perlindungan insurans kelas ketiga kepada pemilik-pemilik kenderaan lama dan apakah dasar Kerajaan terhadap insurans untuk kereta lama dan langkah-langkah untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini untuk meringankan beban pengguna.<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />JAWAPAN:<br /><br />Untuk makluman Yang Berhormat, kadangkala penanggung insurans menolak risiko-risiko tertentu termasuk kenderaan lama, yang dianggap berisiko tinggi memandangkan pengalaman tuntutan yang buruk bagi kategori kenderaan jenis ini. Walau bagaimanapun, memandangkan insurans motor adalah diwajibkan di bawah Akta Pengangkutan 1987, industri insurans am telah menubuhkan "Malaysian Motor Insurance Pool" (MMIP) yang bertindak sebagai penanggung insurans terakhir. Sebagai penanggung insurans terakhir, MMIP wajib menawarkan perlindungan insurans seperti yang diminta oleh pemilik kenderaan. Pemilik kereta boleh mendapatkan perlindungan insurans daripada MMIP melalui cawangan-cawangan dua penanggung insurans, iaitu sama ada melalui Multi-Purposes Insurans Berhad ataupun Uni. Asia General Insurance Berhad. Industri insurans sedang dalam proses mengkaji penambahan jumlah penanggung insurans yang menyediakan khidmat MMIP. <br /><br />Bank Negara Malaysia tidak membenarkan penanggung insurans memaksa pemilik kenderaan untuk membeli perlindungan insurans yang tidak diingini oleh pemilik kenderaan, sama ada perlindungan Komprehensif mahupun Pihak Ketiga. Pemilik kenderaan yang menghadapi masalah ini bolehlah berhubung dengan Pusat Hubungan Bersepadu Bank seperti di bawah:<br /><br />Alamat:<br />Pusat Hubungan Bersepadu<br />Jabatan Komunikasi Korporat<br />Bank Negara Malaysia<br />Tingkat 14, Blok B,<br />Jalan Dato' Onn,<br />50480 Kuala Lumpur<br /><br />Telefon: 1-300-88-5465<br /><br />emel: bnmtelelink@bnm.gov.my </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-68199874766533203142009-06-18T15:26:00.003+08:002009-06-18T15:35:38.318+08:00Parliament: RM1 million yearly allocation for each Parliamentary constituencyMinta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan sama ada pentadbiran baru akan mengubah dasar dalam pengendalian peruntukan khas kawasan Parlimen termasuk kawasan yang diwakili pembangkang dan berapakah peruntukan yang diberikan untuk setiap kawasan Parlimen untuk tahun 2009.<br /><br />JAWAPAN: YB TAN SRI NOR MOHAMED BIN YAKCOP<br /><br />Secara dasarnya, Peruntukan Khas YAB PERDANA MENTERI bagi kawasan Parlimen diberi pada setiap tahun kepada semua kawasan Parlimen walaupun kawasan tersebut merupakan kawasan Parlimen pembangkang. Jumlah peruntukan bagi setiap tahun adalah berbeza bergantung kepada kemampuan kewangan Kerajaan dan keperluan rakyat pada tahun tersebut.<br /><br />Bagi tahun 2009, kesemua 222 kawasan Parlimen diperuntukan sebanyak RM1.0 juta oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk dibelanjakan bagi faedah rakyat di kawasan berkenaan.<br /><br />For further reading and debate on this issue, pls click <a href="http://www.thenutgraph.com/funding-our-mps">here </a>Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-59589731874511011112009-06-08T14:12:00.002+08:002009-06-08T14:20:54.362+08:00Letter to PSD Director GeneralI went to the Public Service Department headquarters in Putrajaya this morning to submit one specific appeal case from Seremban and submit another letter to the DG to solve the PSD Scholarship's problem. I felt great injustice to top students who failed in their application especially those who scored 12 A1 and yet did not able to get the scholarships. <br /><br />To our dear Prime Minister, please prove us wrong that your "One Malaysia" slogan is just mere rhetoric! <br /><br />My letter as below:<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />8 Jun 2009<br /><br />Tan Sri Ismail Adam<br />Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia<br />JABATAN PERKHIDMATAN AWAM MALAYSIA<br />Blok C1-C2, Kompleks C<br />Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan<br />62510 W.P Putrajaya<br /><br />Tan Sri,<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ISU BIASISWA PROGRAM IJAZAH LUAR NEGARA (PILN) JABATAN PERKHIDMATAN AWAM 2009</span><br /><br />Dengan segala hormatnya saya merujuk kepada perkara yang tersebut di atas.<br /><br />2. Seperti yang Tan Sri sedia maklum, isu biasiswa PILN JPA pada tahun ini telah menimbulkan pelbagai reaksi daripada ibu bapa dan pelajar-pelajar yang mendapat keputusan cemerlang dalam SPM 2008 namun gagal mendapat biasiswa JPA. Walaupun saya sedia maklum bahawa keputusan untuk kes-kes rayuan telah diumumkan beberapa hari yang lalu, namun masih terdapat ketidakpuasan hati dan keraguan dalam isu biasiswa ini.<br /><br />3. Isu yang paling meragukan ialah mengapa ada di kalangan pelajar-pelajar cemerlang yang mendapat 12 A1 gagal mendapat biasiswa tersebut. Keraguan ini disebabkan bahawa pihak JPA telah mengumumkan 20% daripada 2,000 biasiswa PILN atau 400 biasiswa ditawarkan berdasarkan meritokrasi iaitu melihat keputusan akademik yang paling cemerlang dan tidak mengambil kira faktor-faktor lain. Namun, mengikut statistik Kementerian Pelajaran, pelajar SPM 2008 yang mendapat 12 A1 ke atas adalah kurang daripada 300 orang pelajar. Jadi, mengapakah masih terdapat pelajar cemerlang 12A1 yang gagal mendapat biasiswa tersebut dalam kategori merit? Kita menyeru pihak JPA mengumumkan penjelasan dalam perkara ini dengan sejelas-jelasnya. <br /><br />4. Pergerakan Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) ingin membuat 2 cadangan kepada pihak JPA untuk menyelesaikan isu biasiswa pada tahun ini iaitu:<br /><br />a) Menyiasat semula semua kes pelajar yang mendapat sekurang-kurangnya 12 A1 yang gagal mendapat biasiswa PILN dan menawarkan biasiswa PILN kepada semua pelajar tersebut yang masih tidak berjaya dalam rayuan mereka.<br /><br />b) Semua pelajar cemerlang yang mendapat sekurang-kurangnya 9 A1 ke atas yang gagal mendapat biasiswa PILN 2009 ditawarkan biasiswa Program Ijazah Dalam Negara supaya mereka boleh terus menyambung penggajian di IPTA atau IPTS tempatan. <br /><br />5. Kami amat berharap pihak JPA akan menerima cadangan-cadangan ini untuk menyelesaikan isu biasiswa JPA ini yang telah menimbulkan pelbagai reaksi negatif daripada pelajar-pelajar dan ibubapa mereka. <br /><br />Sekian dimaklumkan. Terima kasih.<br /><br /><br />Berkhidmat untuk rakyat,<br /><br /><br />LOKE SIEW FOOK<br />AHLI PARLIMEN RASAH merangkap<br />KETUA PEMUDA SOSIALIS DAP <br /><br /></span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-39538195210566675632009-05-28T15:26:00.001+08:002009-05-28T15:30:02.075+08:00Satu Malaysia dan Malaysian MalaysiaApabila setiap Perdana Menteri baru mengambil alih tampuk pemerintahan negara dan menduduki Seri Perdana, maka sudah pasti ada satu slogan baru yang dilafazkannya dan slogan tersebut akan digembar-gemburkan oleh agen propagandis Barisan Nasional seperti RTM dan Utusan Malaysia sebagai panduan falsafah pentadbiran baru. Sekiranya diimbas kembali, Tun Dr Mahathir mempopularkan slogan “Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah” yang ingin menyakinkan rakyat Malaysia bahawa pentadbirannya akan bebas daripada rasuah dan kecekapan jabatan kerajaan akan dipertingkatkan. Pak Lah pula menggunakan slogan “Cemerlang, Gemilang dan Terbilang”. Katanya, Malaysia mempunyai “Infrastruktur Kelas Pertama tetapi Mentaliti Kelas Ketiga” jadi adalah menjadi harapan beliau untuk memacu negara kearah kecemerlangan dalam semua perkara dan melahirkan “Towering Malaysian”. Semuanya slogan yang begitu sedap didengar tetapi hakikat samada slogan tersebut dapat direalisasikan dalam erti kata yang sebenarnya dapat dijawab dalam hati setiap rakyat Malaysia.<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />Apabila Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang keenam pada 3 April yang lalu, maka sudah tentu syarikat-syarikat “billboard” ada projek yang baru untuk menukar “billboard” di seluruh negara untuk menggantikan gambar Pak Lah dengan gambar Najib. Selain gambar, slogan pun kena diganti dari “Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang” dengan ayat baru “Satu Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Prestasi Diutamakan”. Namun, setelah 2 bulan berlalu tidak ramai rakyat Malaysia yang faham atau mengerti apa yang dimaksudkan “Satu Malaysia” ini. Adakah sebelum Najib menjadi Perdana Menteri terdapat dua atau tiga Malaysia di bumi ini? <br /><br />Najib belum lagi memperincikan apa sebenarnya yang ingin dikecapi oleh beliau menerusi falsafah “Satu Malaysia” ini. Sehingga kini tiada seminar kebangsaan mahupun ucapan rasmi yang dibentangkan oleh Najib bagaimana rakyat Malaysia boleh bergerak seiring untuk mencapai destinasi “Satu Malaysia”. Yang telah dibuat ialah pertandingan fotografi “Satu Malaysia” dan pertandingan mencipta lagu “Satu Malaysia”. Sekali lagi, kita memperlihatkan Barisan Nasional mementingkan rupa (forms) daripada isi (substance).<br /><br />Dengan kekurangan taksiran dan intipati kandungan apa itu “Satu Malaysia” maka janganlah Utusan Malaysia menyalahkan DAP dan pihak-pihak lain untuk cuba memberikan pengertian masing-masing bagaimana boleh mencapai objektif tersebut. Bagi DAP, pengertian “Satu Malaysia” agaklah mudah. Ia adalah manifestasi apa yang diperjuangkan dan dilaung-laungkan oleh DAP selama ini iaitu konsep “Malaysian Malaysia” atau Malaysia untuk rakyat Malaysia. <br /><br />Sebenarnya konsep “Malaysian Malaysia” adalah agak mudah difahami. Ia memperjuangkan bahawa setiap rakyat Malaysia mempunyai tempat di bumi Malaysia ini. Setiap rakyat Malaysia tanpa mengira latar belakang kaum, agama dan taraf sosial perlu mempunyai hak dan peluang yang sama rata untuk belajar, bekerja, berniaga dan mengejar impian mereka dalam kehidupan tanpa apa-apa batasan dan diskriminasi. <br />Impian ini perlu diterjemahkan dalam bentuk dasar-dasar kerajaan yang bersifat adil dan memberi peluang saksama kepada semua rakyat Malaysia. Prinsip ini tidak sesekali bertujuan untuk mengorbankan hak dan kepentingan orang Melayu. Apa yang dititikberatkan ialah sekiranya ada golongan yang tidak mempunyai kapasiti untuk bersaing dengan golongan yang lain maka syarat untuk mendapatkan bantuan kerajaan ialah menggunakan indikator taraf sosio ekonomi orang tersebut dan bukannya latarbelakang kaumnya. <br /><br />Sebagai contoh, geran bantuan daripada kerajaan untuk usahawan. Sekiranya seorang anak muda yang tidak ada modal tetapi beliau mempunyai satu idea yang baik atau menemui satu hasil penyelidikan yang boleh dimajukan secara komersial, maka beliau sepatutnya mempunyai peluang untuk mendapatkan geran daripada kerajaan. Samada dia seorang Melayu, Cina atau India adalah tidak penting. Sekiranya ada 2 pemohon yang mempunyai idea yang sama baik, seorang Melayu yang tiada modal dan seorang lagi pemohon Cina dari syarikat besar, maka orang yang sepatutnya mendapat geran itu ialah pemohon yang pertama. Begitu juga sekiranya keadaan sebaliknya dimana seorang anak muda India tiada modal dan pemohon Melayu tersebut pula dari syarikat korporat, maka geran tersebut sepatutnya diberikan kepada anak muda India tersebut. <br /><br />Ini yang dinamakan sebagai “kesamarataan peluang” iaitu semua orang mempunyai peluang yang sama rata dalam semua bidang. Peluang bukan hanya diberikan atas dasar kebolehan seseorang itu tetapi juga melihat kepada latar belakang sosio ekonominya. Kemiskinan tidak boleh dilihat sebagai tembok kepada seseorang untuk mendapatkan peluang untuk maju ke hadapan. <br /><br />UMNO sejak dulu lagi ingin meracuni minda orang Melayu bahawa konsep Malaysian Malaysia yang diperjuangkan DAP bertujuan untuk menyekat kemajuan anak-anak Melayu. Ini adalah tidak benar sama sekali. Dalam Perisytiharan Setapak 1967 lagi, (dokumen dasar DAP yang pertama) DAP telah mengkritik Perikatan pada ketika itu dalam kegagalan mereka memajukan masyarakat Melayu. Saya memetik satu perenggan dokumen tersebut seperti di bawah:<br /><br /><em>“However, the economic and educational imbalance as between the urban and rural areas does lend itself rather easily to being clothed in a communal garb, and it must be part of any enlightened socio-economic policy to remove this imbalance.<br /><br />The DAP charges the Alliance government with not doing anything significant towards this end. Indeed, one of the most striking commentaries on Alliance in this respect is the fact that the great majority of Malay students in our university do Malay language and religious studies, whereas the crying need is surely for more and more Malays to become qualified in the modern disciplines of science, medicine, technology, economics, etc, so that Malays may be able to compete on equal terms with their fellow-Malaysians of Chinese or Indian origin, who are not in the habit of sending their offspring to centers of higher learning in order to become experts in Buddhism or the Bible or the Bhagavad Gita.<br /><br />But apart from occasional lip service, the Alliance leadership has been gravely delinquent in regard to the positive encouragement of Malay students to qualify themselves in the more productive and sophisticated disciplines of modern knowledge.” </em><br />Ini adalah pemikiran pemimpin-pemimpin DAP pada tahun 1967 lagi. Adakah DAP tidak ingin melihat orang Melayu maju? Sekiranya pemimpin UMNO menerima teguran DAP pada ketika itu, maka negara kita mungkin tidak perlu melalui sejarah hitam Mei 13 untuk mengetahui ketidakseimbangan antara kaum dan wilayah. <br /><br />Secara kesimpulannya, konsep Malaysian Malaysia yang diperjuangkan DAP bertujuan untuk memajukan negara dan memberikan kesaksamaan kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia. Kita ingin melihat semua kaum maju ke hadapan terutamanya masyarakat Melayu. Objektif murni Malaysian Malaysia tidak akan tercapai sekiranya majoriti rakyatnya mundur di belakang. Sudah sampai masanya negara kita bergerak ke hadapan daripada retorik-retorik lampau yang melaga-lagakan perasaan dengki antara kaum. Kalau benar Najib ingin memacu negara kita ke arah “Satu Malaysia yang bersatu-padu dan setiap rakyatnya berasa bangga sebagai rakyat Malaysia”, maka beliau harus mengiktiraf dan menerima perjuangan DAP selama ini. <br /><br /><br />Loke Siew Fook, Ahli Parlimen Rasah dan Ketua Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY)<br />Emel: siewfook@gmail.com </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-10227336512677352882009-05-26T18:15:00.001+08:002009-05-26T18:15:45.200+08:00PSD Scholarships forum<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjmHdfgnMTQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NjmHdfgnMTQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-74174460692303752452009-05-26T17:08:00.002+08:002009-05-26T17:12:43.742+08:00Parliamentary Questions for June sittingSOALAN-SOALAN LISAN<br /><br />1)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI KEWANGAN menyatakan mengapa syarikat-syarikat insurans tempatan enggan menawarkan perlindungan insurans kelas ketiga kepada pemilik-pemilik kenderaan lama dan apakah dasar kerajaan terhadap perlindungan insurans untuk kereta lama dan langkah-langkah untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini untuk meringankan beban pengguna. (15 Jun 2009)<br /><br />2)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan bilangan penerima Biasiswa Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam untuk Program Luar Negara tahun 2009 mengikut latarbelakang kaum, negeri, bidang penggajian dan negara yang dihantar. (16 Jun 2009)<br /><span class="fullpost"><br />3)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan apakah langkah-langkah kerajaan untuk merombak sistem pemilihan penerima Biasiswa Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam dan samada kerajaan bercadang untuk menubuhkan satu Jawatankuasa Pemilih Parlimen (Parliamentary Select Committee) untuk mengkaji dan mendapatkan pandangan umum dalam isu tersebut. (17 Jun 2009)<br /><br />4)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan samada pentadbiran baru akan mengubah dasar dalam pengendalian peruntukan khas kawasan Parlimen termasuk kawasan yang diwakili pembangkang dan berapakah peruntukan yang diberikan untuk setiap kawasan Parlimen untuk tahun 2009. (18 Jun 2009)<br /><br />5)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI PELAJARAN menyatakan berapakah peruntukan pembangunan yang diberikan kepada SJKC Ladang Hillside, Batu 4 Labu, Negeri Sembilan setiap tahun dari tahun 2000 hingga 2009 dan samada kerajaan memberikan apa-apa bantuan kewangan kepada sekolah tersebut untuk menyelesaikan masalah bangunan diserang anai-anai putih baru-baru ini . (22 Jun 2009)<br /><br />6)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI KERJA RAYA menyatakan samada kementerian mempunyai rancangan untuk membina “flyover” di hadapan persimpangan tol Seremban sedia ada untuk menyelesaikan masalah kesesakan di antara Bandar Seremban dengan Seremban 2 dan sekiranya ada, bilakah projek akan dimulakan, kos projek dan butir-butirnya. (23 Jun 2009) <br /> <br />7)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI KEWANGAN menyatakan secara terperinci berapakah lesen yang telah dikeluarkan kepada syarikat-syarikat 4D untuk menjalankan "Special Draw” sepanjang tahun 2009, jumlah kutipan cukai untuk setiap “draw” yang telah diadakan dan rasional kerajaan membenarkan “special draw” ini. (24 Jun 2009) <br /><br />8)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN menyatakan samada kementerian akan memberikan peruntukan untuk menaik taraf jalan di Kampung Baru Rasah dalam Parlimen Rasah dan sekiranya ada, berapakah peruntukannya dan bila ia dapat dilaksanakan. (25 Jun 2009) <br /><br />9)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI PELAJARAN menyatakan samada kerajaan bersedia untuk mengiktiraf kelayakan “Unified Examination Certificate” (UEC) yang diduduki oleh pelajar-pelajar Sekolah Persendirian Cina. Sekiranya ya, bila dan sekiranya tidak, apakah rasionalnya . (29 Jun 2009) <br /><br />10)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN PERINDUSTRIAN menyatakan jumlah pelaburan asing dan tempatan yang telah dilaburkan di Negeri Sembilan dari bulan Januari 2009 hingga Mei 2009 mengikut sektor, nilai setiap pelaburan tersebut, lokasi dan nama syarikat yang membuat pelaburan tersebut (30 Jun 2009) <br /><br /> <br />SOALAN-SOALAN BERTULIS<br /><br />1)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan senarai penuh semua pemohon yang berjaya memperolehi biasiswa Program Luar Negara Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) untuk tahun 2009 mengikut nama, keputusan peperiksaan, nama universiti, nilai biasiswa dan jumlah markah yang diperolehi dalam permohonan tersebut.<br /><br />2)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan indeks jenayah secara terperinci setiap bulan dari bulan Januari 2008 hingga Mei 2009 untuk kawasan di bawah kawalan Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Seremban. <br /><br />3)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI PELAJARAN menyatakan secara terperinci pecahan butir-butir dan amaun peruntukan pembangunan bagi tahun 2009 untuk setiap Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina dan Tamil di seluruh Negeri Sembilan.<br /><br />4)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan secara terperinci senarai projek yang telah dilaksanakan di kawasan Parlimen Rasah untuk tahun 2008 di bawah peruntukan khas Parlimen yang berjumlah RM500,000 dan senarai penerimanya serta nilai setiap peruntukan tersebut. <br /><br />5)Tuan Loke Siew Fook (Rasah) minta MENTERI BELIA DAN SUKAN menyatakan senarai semua program bantuan yang ditawarkan kepada usahawan belia, jumlah peruntukan untuk setiap program pada tahun ini, jumlah yang telah diluluskan kepada pemohon mengikut program serta jumlah peserta dalam setiap program mengikut pecahan kaum. </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-63937222305841436962009-05-18T16:02:00.004+08:002009-05-18T16:07:59.230+08:00Memo to PM on PSD scholarships<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0QbUuguatVX-oyjQQ2TcKollVjT4Xt1biRQgu12TlOXEvb7EEfyyJe5_e5zDIy8PdxtCPjhm-p8uu3jqHoelv9gxKt_xl6xIsqvtMG7SkNpZcJ2gcz5q791blu7UU55CpelVr2qpc1Q/s1600-h/psd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0QbUuguatVX-oyjQQ2TcKollVjT4Xt1biRQgu12TlOXEvb7EEfyyJe5_e5zDIy8PdxtCPjhm-p8uu3jqHoelv9gxKt_xl6xIsqvtMG7SkNpZcJ2gcz5q791blu7UU55CpelVr2qpc1Q/s400/psd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337072434510569954" /></a><br />18 Mei 2009 <br /><br />YAB Datuk Seri Najib bin Tun Razak<br />Perdana Menteri Malaysia<br />PUTRAJAYA. <br /><br />YAB Datuk Seri, <br /><br /><strong>PEMBERIAN BIASISWA JABATAN PERKHIDMATAN AWAM KEPADA PELAJAR CEMERLANG</strong><br /><br />Dengan segala hormatnya saya merujuk kepada perkara yang tersebut di atas.<br /><br />2. Seperti yang YAB sedia maklum, terdapat ramai pelajar cemerlang SPM 2008 yang gagal mendapat tawaran biasiswa JPA untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke luar negara mahupun dalam negara pada tahun ini. Masalah ini yang telah menjadi satu isu tahunan di negara kita amatlah mendukacitakan kepada pelajar-pelajar cemerlang ini yang secara keseluruhannya mendapat 10A ke atas.<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />3. Isu ini sekiranya tidak diselesaikan dengan cepat dan berkesan akan memberikan impak negatif kepada falsafah “SATU MALAYSIA” yang dilaungkan oleh YAB dan menampakkan bahawa kerajaan seolah-olah tidak menghargai modal insan yang cemerlang dalam negara kita.<br /><br />4. Justeru itu, saya selaku Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) dan seorang Ahli Parlimen yang mewakili suara rakyat Malaysia ingin menyeru kepada pihak YAB untuk mengambil beberapa langkah untuk menyelesaikan isu ini seperti:<br /><br />a) Kabinet pada Rabu ini perlu membuat satu ketetapan untuk menubuhkan satu jawatankuasa khas yang diwakili oleh beberapa Menteri Kabinet untuk mengkaji semula dan mempertimbangkan setiap kes rayuan yang telah dikemukakan oleh pelajar cemerlang SPM 2008. <br /><br />b) Kabinet perlu memastikan pelajar yang mendapat 10A1 ke atas mendapat pertimbangan yang sewajarnya dan sekiranya perlu kerajaan perlu menambahkan bilangan biasiswa luar negara JPA untuk tahun ini. <br /><br />c) Kerajaan perlu membuat satu keputusan dasar untuk mengkaji semula keseluruhan sistem pemilihan penerima biasiswa JPA termasuk menubuhkan satu badan bebas untuk mengendalikan program biasiswa ini, kriteria-kriteria yang diambil kira, sistem temuduga dan setiap pemohon diberikan satu laporan yang lengkap samada mereka berjaya atau sebaliknya untuk memastikan ketelusan dalam keseluruhan proses pemilihan dan intergriti badan yang melaksanakan program ini berada pada tahap yang paling tinggi.<br /><br />d) Kerajaan melalui Kementerian Pelajaran perlu membuat keputusan yang tegas dengan menghadkan setiap pelajar yang menduduki peperiksaan SPM untuk mengambil hanya 10 matapelajaran supaya semua pelajar dinilai dengan keputusan yang samarata dan tidak timbul masalah penilaian seperti mengapa yang mendapat 13A gagal berbanding dengan 9A dan sebagainya. <br /><br />5. Kami amat mengharapkan pihak YAB akan menimbangkan beberapa cadangan ini untuk mengembalikan keyakinan rakyat Malaysia terhadap intergriti dan keadilan dasar-dasar kerajaan. Kami juga berharap YAB akan memberikan perhatian peribadi ke atas perkara ini kerana ia melibatkan soal masa depan anak-anak muda kita bersama.<br /><br />Sekian. Terima kasih.<br /><br /><br />Berkhidmat untuk rakyat,<br /><br /><br /><br />LOKE SIEW FOOK<br />KETUA PEMUDA SOSIALIS DAP <br />Merangkap AHLI PARLIMEN RASAH</span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-39002281321094812002009-05-16T00:31:00.000+08:002009-05-16T00:33:19.334+08:00Public Forum on JPA ScholarshipRead about all the renewed controversy over the JPA scholarships recently?<br /><br />Well, in the light of the neverending controversy over the award of government scholarships by Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) of the Prime Minister's Department, DAP will be holding a forum/dialogue session to obtain feedback from:<br /><br /> * aggrieved students<br /> * current and former local and overseas scholars<br /> * academics<br /> * the general public<br /><br />The forum/dialogue will be held as follows:<br /><br /> JPA Scholarships – Seeking A Fair & Equitable Policy<br /> Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall<br /> Date: 19th May 2009 (Tuesday)<br /> Time: 8.00 pm<br /><br />The panelists will include:<br /><br /> * Lim Kit Siang, DAP Parliamentary Leader and MP for Ipoh Timor,<br /> * Anthony Loke Siew Fook, MP for Rasah and DAPSY Chief,<br /> * Tony Pua, MP for Petaling Jaya Utara,<br /> * Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad, PAS Research Centre Director and MP for Kuala Selangor<br /> * Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Selangor ADUN for Seri Setia<br /><br />Dr Goh Cheng Teik, eminent academic, former deputy minister and interviewer for Harvard University admission programme in Malaysia will also be a special guest for the evening.<br /><br />In addition, for students and scholars who are not able to make it for the forum (e.g., if you are overseas or if you live outstation, you are welcome to submit written submissions to the panel. Please write to: dapscholarship (at) rocketmail (dot) com.<br /><br />Please forward details of the above forum to all parties concerned, especially those who have failed to secure scholarships despite outstanding results. We will be making a compilation of the complaints, appeals and suggestions made during the evening.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-20607444111080136972009-05-12T15:06:00.003+08:002009-05-12T15:33:10.592+08:00The season of "appeal"!Dear folks..how are you guys doing? Am very sure many were elevated by joys of hearing the KL High Court judgement that Nizar is the rightful MB for Perak! Bravo...victory for democracy. Although Zambry just got a stay of execution this morning, the momentum for change is on our side. No matter what they do now, they just can't stop that momentum from the people. Just one way out - go back to the ballot box...period! Win or lose, Perakians should decide. BN should be thankful that they have a chance to be the rightful government again, if they can convince the people.<span class="fullpost"> <br /><br />Put the Perak issue aside, there are many other issues that need our attention. Starting yesterday, it's the time again of the year - the season of "appeal" for top SPM students who failed to get the PSD scholarships. I used to joke that after you scored straight As in your SPM, you still have to sit for another paper - the paper to appeal! The "season" was "launched" by a complaint by 5 top SPM students from Malacca who told that one of the interviewer who interviewed them said the new policy is to keep the cream of the crop within the country. It means that if you are the top scorer, you will probably not get an overseas scholarship. I'm not sure is that the new policy but i'm pushing for an official answer from the government.<br /><br />I highligted the plight of one of the top scorers from KGV Seremban through the media this afternoon. She scored 10 A1 and 1 A2, very active in extra curicular, went for National Service, her father served in TUDM before and answered confidently in the interview and yet she failed. Not even an offer to study in local universities. She reported for Form 6 but the school felt strongly that she should not be there doing Form 6. <br /><br />I feel strongly for those students and are very willing to voice up their plights. I went through STPM and i know the pressure of it. I will personally bring up the cases to Nazri who is the Minister in-charge of PSD. </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-24219205269492194162009-05-04T18:23:00.005+08:002009-05-04T19:11:19.703+08:00State Assembly sitting report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1zEum9rz7isy0SBYEbexlIM4gbiwomOIkyeiI99f3TG-WU078RjqrK9CyUWirIYG67qVnEFjtmDJkLdCJ4jWWhYr_-EMmPDntt-LICcoeAw2HWngl6yEH5IaA5ntPthF1bXCf2yU0Bs/s1600-h/dun+photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1zEum9rz7isy0SBYEbexlIM4gbiwomOIkyeiI99f3TG-WU078RjqrK9CyUWirIYG67qVnEFjtmDJkLdCJ4jWWhYr_-EMmPDntt-LICcoeAw2HWngl6yEH5IaA5ntPthF1bXCf2yU0Bs/s400/dun+photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331924646297378210" /></a><br />First of all, i would like to apologize for not updating my blog for more than a week. Was a bit busy attending the assembly and running around. Even went all the way to Pekan last Saturday for a PAS ceramah. Unlike Parliament where i can easily update my blog during the proceeding, i can't do that in the state assembly for the simple reason that the chambers are not equipped with WIFI. Internet is still quite alien to most of the BN chaps. When i spoke on the need for the state government to make the proceeding live over the internet, i doubt few have any clues on what i was talking about. <span class="fullpost"><br /><br />I also like to thank all of you who have given your comments on the previous post. I have read every comment and took note of it. <br /><br />Well, in this sitting, we scored a moral victory when we succeeded to force the Speaker to accept our proposal to have a rotation system for the Q&A. We have walked out twice in the past to protest the unfair system where non of us got a chance to pose question in the one and a half hour session. At last, they felt the pressure and make some changes.<br /><br />I made a few points in my debate to thank the Royal Address. <br /><br />1) The state have to diversify our economic sectors as we can't be over-dependent on the manufacturing sector anymore as demands for our exported goods have gone down due to the current economic climate. There are a lot of talks on the bio-technology and pharmaceutical industry in the Nilai area. Well, these are new sectors which we should develop. I stressed on the need to develop new supporting industries for this sectors among our locals. The state government should find ways to encourage more R&D to promote innovations and creativity among NS folks. We should not just be users of technology but we must strive to be creator of technology. <br /><br />2) The state should create a job-matching center in all districts to make it easier for unemployed to register themselves with the Labour Department. I also acknowledged the dilemma faced by the government, ie; although we want to reduce the numbers of foreign workers but at the same time many locals refused to take up "dirty jobs" even jobs like restaurant workers. <br /><br />3) I also called on the state government to liberalize the housing sector as it is an important sector in the economy. I urged the government to put in place an "auto-release" mechanism for unsold Bumiputra lots. That means after one year a project was launched, if there are still unsold Bumi lots, it should be opened automatically to other buyers. This is to speed up transactions in the industry and the faster the sales can be executed, the better for the government as there are revenues to be collected and the revenue can be channelled for welfare purposes for the needy. I mentioned that the government should look at the proposal as a "win-win" situation and not as a "zero-sum game" perspective at the expense of the Bumiputra. <br /><br />As Opposition leader, I focused my debate more on policy issues and let my other colleagues to raise up problems faced on the ground and the poor delivery system. Of course, many of my colleagues gave a bashing to the various front line departments such as the Majlis Perbandaran Seremban, JKR, Syarikat Air NS and the Welfare Department. <br /><br />The Royal Address is a policy speech to give a general view of the direction of the state government. Hence, the motion to thank the Royal Address is a forum for ADUN to debate on policy matters and criticize the government of the day on their various weaknesses. After hearing our debates, one new ADUN from UMNO (YB Chembong) started off his debate with the remark that he just want to focus on "thanking" the state government as it is a motion of thanks! Can you imagine the standard of BN YBs? <br /><br />I'm taking a short break to Krabi, Thailand for 3 days starting tomorrow. Will be back by Thursday. Will give your more info from the assembly when i'm back. </span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-16315217794076552332009-04-24T19:33:00.003+08:002009-04-24T19:38:45.248+08:00Negeri Sembilan DUN sittingThe Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly sitting for 2009 was officially opened by the new State Ruler Tuanku Muhriz this morning. Today's sitting was just for the opening ceremony and there was no Q&A session nor debates. Actual sitting will take place on Monday and Tuesday next week, 27-28 April. <br /><br />If there are any issues that you want us to raise up in the DUN, please give your comment here or alternatively, you can email me at siewfook@gmail.com . Specific issues are most welcomed. <br /><br />thank youLoke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-19298158887302290052009-04-20T15:17:00.006+08:002009-04-20T15:25:23.979+08:00Point of View: National ServiceI was invited by NTV7 to appear on the programme "Point of View" hosted by Florence Looi. The recording was done about 3 weeks ago and the show went on air last Sunday. The topic was about National Service Training programme and whether it shoud be scrapped. I have always taken a middle position on this matter that it should be reviewed throughly whether it is worthwhile to spend RM600 million a year on the programme. Is it the only way to achieve national unity? Is there no more problem of racial polarization among our youth after 5 years the programme was implemented? Well, catch my point of view on this subject by clicking here:<br /><br />http://www.ntv7.com.my/Shows/Watch-Episodes.aspx?param=Lyu%2bzAUJzuEIAMmcdDTiESgDu%2bQ%2bA3HvGCruXEvdS%2bCas23z3FRPCvLM7eSbIM%2fz<br /><br />source: www.ntv7.com.myLoke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-59873807093441338402009-04-17T14:31:00.002+08:002009-04-17T14:44:32.940+08:00DAP NS Public Consultation and DialogueIn line with our aims to promote a more participatory democracy, DAP Negeri Sembilan is organizing the 2nd Public Consultation and Dialogue with the people of Seremban since last year's general election. This is an avenue for us to update the public regarding the various important issues facing the country today especially the scenario under Najib's administration and the "One Malaysia" agenda. It's also a forum for the public to give us feedback or criticism to the performance of our elected representatives. DAP Parliamentary Leader Sdr Lim Kit Siang will be the keynote speaker. Admission is free and open to the public. Details as below:<br /><br />Date: 21st April 2009 (coming Tuesday)<br />Time: 7.30 p.m.<br />Venue: Neighbour Grace Assembly hall, Jalan Temiang, Seremban<br /> (opposite former Odeon cinema)<br /><br />For enquiries, pls contact 06-7634525.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-44484013385253240722009-04-17T12:48:00.002+08:002009-04-17T12:51:55.131+08:00My ceramah speech in Bukit Gantang (2)Part 1<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2c3Xpj9H8Ko&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2c3Xpj9H8Ko&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFlNGMYt5Tg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFlNGMYt5Tg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546691335912075503.post-87237728008471729422009-04-16T18:34:00.003+08:002009-04-16T18:59:04.731+08:00DAP's social democracy at work!Would like to share with you this interesting article in The Sun. I thought it was well written and someone who understood the DAP's history and its ideological roots. It's precisely what we as social democrats can offer to the Malaysian people. Not many, our own leaders and members included, can claim to understand the essence and values of the social democracy ideology. I think this article articulate it in a very practical way. A lot of people misunderstood the word "socialism". Many thought it is a "dirty word", outdated and linked it to communism. Being in the Left does not mean we have to kill off all private enterprises nor we have to be seen as the No 1 enemy of the capitalists. We only strive for a more just and fair society and reduce the gap between the rich and the poor! Happy reading!<span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The DAP’s socialist streak</span><br /><br />WHEN the Penang government announced late last month that it had eradicated hardcore poverty within its borders, the news raised quite a few eyebrows. It seemed an incredible, if not impossible, task to achieve. On hindsight, however, when one looks at what the Pakatan Rakyat government executed, the solution seems common-sense.<br /><br />But though it may appear simple, the move was instituted with such impudence and guts it could only come from a political element that is part of the origins and makeup of the DAP – its democratic socialism.<br /><br />What the state did was to directly uplift every one of the 726 households registered with the welfare department as being in the hardcore poor category by giving them the money. Affected families were literally funded to ensure their incomes are topped up so that they get at least RM500 every month.<br /><br />These poor souls whose lives, and statistics, seemingly changed overnight must owe their new fortunes to a political decision made way back in 1966. It was then that the DAP was first registered, following the Setapak Declaration, as an offshoot of the Singapore-based People’s Action Party (PAP). What marks the event as significant today is not just its history, but the fact that the party was registered as a democratic socialist entity.<br /><br />Penang’s success in eradicating hardcore poverty is a fruition of a progressive post-modern socialist ideology. In fact, much of the state’s economic and social policies today can be attributed to a highly-evolved socialist streak in the DAP.<br /><br />By socialism we do not necessarily mean the radical, anti-capitalist school that emerged in the early 20th century, influenced by the works of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx. Democratic socialism surfaced as a splinter movement that envisioned the attainment of socialism not through a revolutionary process, but through an embracing, evolutionary one. It embraced civil liberties, free elections, parliamentary democracy and transparency in governance.<br /><br />It is no coincidence then that the DAP is a long-time member of the Socialist International, whose origins can be traced to early international labour movements.<br /><br />Now, some 43 years after the DAP was founded, Penang has to some extent become a test-bed of sorts for a modern socialist experiment in Malaysia. Hints of this new wind, blowing along a distinctly proletarian agenda, was already felt on the first day that the DAP took helm of the state by assuming the chief minister’s post, with Lim Guan Eng ordering all summonses for hawkers and parking be waived.<br /><br />Lim had later even proposed to the federal government an “economic stimulus” plan worth RM48 billion that he said would have a “tidal effect” in directly benefiting 27 million Malaysians during the financial crisis. The plan included giving a RM6,000 annual “oil bonus” to all families earning less than RM6,000 a month, or a RM3,000 annual bonus to bachelors earning less than RM3,000 a month. The amount, Lim said, would cost RM35 billion or one third of Petronas’s 2007 gross profits of RM107 billion.<br /><br />The idea to use national coffers in a massive way to alleviate the people’s burden is perhaps something that could only have come out with such brazen confidence from the DAP, due to the socialist element in its set-up.<br /><br />For democratic socialism seeks to improve the rights and standards of the majority by directly increasing the powers of workers and consumers. It does place social welfare as a prime component in the governance of a society.<br /><br />Any aid or subsidy, however, is not meant to be dished out as dole benefits to passive citizens without resourcefulness or personal enterprise; the aid is deemed necessary to empower people, by giving them impetus to be active participants in the greater economic community.<br /><br />In one of the Penang government’s boldest moves, for example, all residential landed properties on state land were made freehold, and all industrial and commercial property owners had their leaseholds converted to the maximum 99 years. “We want to give ownership of land back to the people,” Lim had said.<br /><br />Of course, in practice, the DAP’s style of administration is not so purely egalitarian; but its socialist roots do hold significant sway in how the administration has caught people by surprise, by making sweeping changes with unassuming audacity.<br /><br />It remains to be seen then how many more surprises the DAP-led government will dish out, and exactly how well its socialist inclinations will work for the state over the remaining duration of its term in power.<br /> <br /><br />Himanshu is theSun’s Penang bureau chief. Comments: letters@thesundaily.com</span>.Loke Siew Fookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547609249365818970noreply@blogger.com6