Penang Water Supply Holding CEO resigns, related to Umno pressure?
Press Statement by DAP Penang Chairman and MP for Tanjong Chow Kon Yeow on Wednesday 21 December 2006.
Resignation of Dato Liew Chook San as CEO of PBA Holdings Berhad due to UMNO pressure?
The Penang DAP expresses its regret over the sudden resignation of Dato Ir Liew Chook San as CEO of PBA Holdings Bhd and General Manager of Perbandanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang.
PBA Holdings Bhd Chairman and Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said that Dato Ir. Liew has decided to leave the company in early 2007 on his own accord.
In his resignation letter, Dato Ir Liew expressed his wish to spend more quality time with his family and pursue things which were of interest to him.
It is hard to believe that Dato Ir. Liew’s sudden resignation is not related to Penang UMNO’s pressure on Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon to get the non-bumiputera CEO replaced with a bumiputera.
Clearly Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has succumbed once again to UMNO’s political demand and has no choice but to sacrifice Dato Ir Liew despite the latter’s contribution to the PBA.
During Dato Ir Liew’s tenure the PBA Group has undergone corporatisation and public listing successfully.
Tan Sri Dr Koh owe Penangites and PBA shareholders an explanation as to why he has allowed UMNO’s political pressure to triumph over him.
IMHO, Liew Chook San “crime” is making PROFIT and supply the EFFICIENT and CHEAP water supply to Penang state.
That destroy many BN people opportunity to take from the gravy train, e.g. propose resources wasting water related project.
Comment by moo_t — Thursday, 21-12-2006 @ 21: 02.05
what the dap said two election ago…..is coming true!!! CM without power…..what next?…the chairmanship.
Comment by penangboy — Friday, 22-12-2006 @ 20: 14.56