Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Sarawak BN To Meet For Early Election?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- An unannounced Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) meeting this weekend has given rise to speculation that the state is possibily gearing up for an early election before its term ends in July, next year.

Several BN leaders, when contacted, confirmed that a meeting called by Chief Minister and state BN chairman Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud would take place this weekend.

But they remain tight-lipped on the agenda of the meeting.

"Yes, we have a meeting this weekend but sorry, it's not for media coverage," a state leader, who did not want to be identified, told Bernama.

Party insiders said the meeting was mainly to discuss preparations in the event of an early state election this year, after the Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB), the biggest state BN component, completes its five-day retreat session in Mulu on Friday.

PBB holds 34 state seats, followed by Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) with 11, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) nine and the Sarawak Progresive Democratic Party (SPDP) eight.

Only SUPP and PRS have lost the seats they contested to the Opposition, in the last state election in 2006, while PBB and SPDP won all.

SUPP was allocated 19, but lost eight seats to the opposition, particulary DAP, while PRS, which was allocated 10 state seats, lost the Ngemah seat to an independent.

The state has 71 constituencies.

According to the grapevine, of late, the state election might be held this year, despite the BN's recent setback in the Sibu parliamentary by-election where its SUPP candidate failed to defend the seat which was won by DAP.

Such talk became intense after Taib last week openly said that he had decided the next state election would be held on "a Saturday".

"I have decided that the state election will be held on a Saturday," he said, without providing any other hint when asked by a reporter during a function at his office.

However, Taib dismissed speculation that the state election will be held in October, following suggestions from Fengshui experts who believed that 10/10/10 (Oct 10, 2010), a Sunday, was an auspicious day for the election.

-- BERNAMA

Penyerahan Memorandum Isu Lesen Judi

Ditulis oleh GMJ
WEDNESDAY, 23 JUNE 2010 01:38

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55 juta untuk PRK, PAS mahu PDRM berjimat

Ditulis oleh Ustaz Idris Ahmad
WEDNESDAY, 23 JUNE 2010 01:34


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55 JUTA UNTUK PRK, PAS MAHU PDRM BERJIMAT

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) mahu pihak Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) membuat kajian terhadap wang rakyat yang digunakan mereka dalam 11 pilihanraya kecil sejak 2008. PAS menganggarkan bahawa PDRM telah membelanjakan sekurang-kurangnya RM 55 juta bagi 11 pilihanraya itu.

Tahun lepas Parlimen mendedahkan bahawa PDRM belanjakan RM 31 juta untuk 5 pilihanraya (Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Gantang, Batang Ai, Bukit Selambau). Itu baru 5 pilihanraya kecil. Bagi baki 6 Pilihanraya kecil, PAS anggarkan PDRM belanjakan sekurang-kurangnya RM 5 juta setiap tempat.

Ini jauh berbeza dengan laporan Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (SPR) yang mengumumkan perbelanjaan mereka bagi 11 pilihanraya kecil (Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu, Manek Urai, Bukit Gantang, Batang Ai, Bukit Selambau, Bagan Pinang, Penanti, Permatang Pasir, Hulu Selangor, Sibu) iaitu sebanyak RM6,451,285 sahaja.

Jumlah yang digunakan SPRM sama banyak dengan jumlah yang digunakan oleh PDRM bagi satu kawasan pilihanraya. Ini menunjukan PDRM belanja 11 kali ganda lebih banyak dari SPR yang menganjurkan pilihanraya.

PAS berharap agar siasatan terperinci dibuat terhadap perbelanjaan yang dibuat oleh PDRM kerana ini melibatkan wang rakyat. Ketua Audit Negara dan Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) perlu tampil menyiasat perkara ini.

Bagi PAS, jumlah lebih RM 55 juta itu cukup untuk membina kuaters baru Polis atau membeli peralatan baru, tetapi rakyat tidak melihat apa-apa yang baru terhadap kelengkapan yang dibawa ketika mereka bertugas menjada Pilihanraya.

PAS tidak menafikan bahawa wujud keperluan untuk wang rakyat digunakan bagi mengawal keselamatan, namun jumlah perlulah releven. Penyewaan banyak peralatan juga perlu dinilai keperluannya dan pembaziran harus dielakan.

Ustaz Idris Ahmad
Ketua Penerangan PAS Pusat