Chow Kon Yeow: 曹观友

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4.00 ptg.
Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong]: Terima kasih kepada Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Saya
akan memberi sedikit pandangan mengenai Rang Undang-undang Biokeselamatan yang…
Timbalan Yang di-Pertua [Datuk Lim Si Cheng]: Yang Berhormat saya akan buat
keputusan. Selepas Tanjong kemudian Pasir Mas dan Yang Berhormat Menteri boleh jawab.
Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong]: … sedang dibahas dalam Dewan yang mulia ini.
Tuan Yang di-Pertua, dengan Undang-undang Biokeselamatan ini saya berharap
kerajaan dapat memastikan Undang-undang Biokeselamatan ini dapat memainkan peranan
untuk mengimbangkan antara dua objektif iaitu menggalakkan penyelidikan sementara
melindung alam sekitar dan kesihatan rakyat jelata di negara ini. (more…)

PROJEK PERUMAHAN TERBENGKALAI DI PULAU PINANG
5.41 ptg.
Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong]: Terima kasih, Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Tuan Yang di-
Pertua, pada masa ini terdapat sembilan projek perumahan yang terbengkalai di negeri Pulau
Pinang yang membabitkan ribuan pembeli yang menjadi mangsa. Misalnya projek Desa Aman di
Mukim 13, Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang, blok A mengandungi 266 unit dan blok B 126 unit. Ianya
sebuah projek perumahan kos sederhana rendah yang diluluskan oleh kerajaan negeri dan
dikendalikan oleh pihak pemaju swasta. Ia sepatutnya siap pada tahun 2004 tetapi sehingga kini
projek ini masih belum disiapkan. Tambahan pula pembeli-pembeli projek ini juga dipaksa untuk
menandatangani satu perjanjian tambahan untuk membayar kerja-kerja pembaikan rumah.
Pembeli-pembeli kini terdesak kerana mereka perlu membayar ansuran pinjaman bank dan juga
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sewaan rumah tetapi tidak dapat menduduki rumah yang dibeli. Apakah Kementerian
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan telah mengambil tindakan atas kes ini.
Selain projek ini, projek-projek yang masih terbengkalai termasuk Majestic Heights fasa 2
dan 3 di Paya Terubung, Fettes Villa di Mount Erskine, Taman Cemerlang di Jalan Thean Teik,
Taman Pekatra Indah di Simpang Empat, Taman Kristal Blok C, Taman Suria di Nibong Tebal,
PPH Resort di Bayan Lepas, Penang Jaya di Bayan Baru dan Taman Abdullah Fahim di Kepala
Batas. Saya ingin kementerian menyatakan apakah tindakan yang sudah diambil untuk
memastikan projek-projek ini dapat disiapkan dan apakah tindakan yang sudah diambil terhadap
pemaju-pemaju yang terlibat. Sekian, terima kasih. (more…)

This morning a bill was tabled for first reading to enact an act to provide for legal recognition of electronic messages in dealings between the Government and the public, the use of the electronic messages to fulfill legal requirements and to enable and facilitate the dealings through the use of electronic means.

It deals with the affirmation of the legal effect, validity or enforceability of an electronic message.

It also contains provisions relating to the removal of legal obstacles to electronic dealings.

Debate on the bill to amend the Explosives Act on Thursday, 21 June 2007

Timbalan Yang di-Pertua [Datuk Dr. Yusof bin Yacob]: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat,
masalah di hadapan Majlis ialah Rang Undang-undang bernama Suatu Akta untuk meminda Akta
Bahan Letupan 1957 dibaca kali yang kedua sekarang dan terbuka untuk dibahas. Ya, Tanjong.
11.40 pagi
Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong]: Terima kasih, Tuan Yang di-Pertua. Sukacita saya
menimbulkan sedikit-sebanyak untuk mendapatkan jawapan daripada pihak kementerian
berhubung dengan bahan letupan yang ingin kita pinda ini.
Saya ingin tahu daripada kementerian, di bawah Obligasi Montreal Convention ini, kita
perlu mengambil langkah-langkah untuk melarang pembuatan plastic explosive yang tidak
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ditandakan. Saya ingin tahu daripada kementerian, setakat ini di negara ini, apakah kementerian
ada membuat pemantauan terhadap pembuat-pembuat plastic explosive di negara ini, sama ada
di negara Malaysia ada kilang-kilang yang mengeluarkan plastic explosive yang ingin dilarang
ini? (more…)

Debate on Thursday 21 June 2007 on the bill to enact the Evidence of Child Witness 2007.

Timbalan Yang di-Pertua [Datuk Lim Si Cheng]: Yang Berhormat Tanjong sila.
3.16 petang
Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong]: Terima kasih Tuan Yang di-Pertua kerana memberi
kesempatan untuk membahaskan Rang Undang-undang Keterangan Saksi Kanak-kanak 2007.
Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengalu-alukan pembentangan Rang Undang-undang ini yang
mengambil kira tentang keperluan untuk mengadakan keterangan saksi daripada kanak-kanak.
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Akan tetapi Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya cuma akan ambil satu dua perkara yang saya
anggap penting di mana di bawah Rang Undang-undang ini, di bawah Bahagian Tafsiran dan
juga di Fasal 11, 12 dan juga 13 perkataan berhubung dengan kanak-kanak. Mengikut tafsiran di
bawah Rang Undang-undang ini, kanak-kanak ditafsirkan sebagai seseorang yang di bawah
umur 16 tahun.
Itulah tafsiran bagi Rang Undang-undang Keterangan Saksi Kanak-kanak. Saya rasa
tafsiran ini jika berbanding dengan undang-undang yang sedia ada berhubung dengan kanakkanak-
kanak, terdapat percanggahan dan inconsistency berhubung dengan apa yang boleh
ditakrifkan sebagai kanak-kanak. (more…)

Malaysiakini and theSun have quite good coverage of the incident at Parliament yesterday morning. I must say I was quite taken aback by the hysterical responses from the Umno backbenchers. They must have put up a show that they were angered by my remark that the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was ” talam dua muka” in dealing with the inter-religious dialogue issue.

What prompted me to ask this question was that I was unhappy that the PM was signing a different tune for the international arena and the local audience. He asked the West to respect Islam and get to know Islam better. But back in the country, he called off the Building Bridges Seminar and did not want an inter-faith dialogue between the various religions. Non-Muslim Malaysian who are concerned with the latest development would want to know more about Islam and vice-versa. But all this would not come about because the PM sings a different tune here.

Well the answer by Nazri more all less confirmed that Pak Lah adopted different approaches for the international forum and the domestic audience. The fact is Malaysia has little voice in the international forum despite being the chair for the OIC.

Although the Umno MPs were jumping mad with the term “talam dua muka”, they were willing to accept the English equivalent “double standard”. Whatever terms, it means the same in that the PM do not practice what he preaches. Imagine the reaction if I have used “lidah bercabang dua”.

Read theSun report:
Nazri: M’sian Muslims not ready for religious dialogue
Pauline Puah
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21, 2007): The majority of Muslims in the country are not ready for open dialogue on religious issues, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said.
“Our intention is to have dialogues. However, religious issues are something sensitive. Dialogues need (the communication) of both sides. (more…)

Scomi Engineering Bids For Monorail Projects Worth Billions

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — Scomi Engineering Bhd has submitted bids worth billions of ringgit for monorail projects in Iran, Vietnam, Madinah and Penang, its senior vice president Hilmy Zaini Zainal said Thursday.

The company’s bid for the project in Iran is worth RM2.5 billion, in Vietnam it is RM1.2 billion, in Madinah US$500 million (US$1=RM3.44) and in Penang about RM1.2 billion.

“Basically these are the projects that we are actually waiting for quite a while. But we are ready to implement the projects,” Hilmy told reporters after the company’s annual general meeting here today.

He said Scomi Engineering, which is involved in energy and logictics engineering, had completed the feasibility, environmental impact and alignment studies for the monorail projects.

However, he said, the announcement on the bids would take a while as it involved various governments.

“The proposals have been given to the respective governments but no award yet. It will take time. There are many processes involved,” he said.

Scomi Engineering expects to know the outcome of the four bids in the next six to 12 months.

Hilmy also hoped that the result on the Penang monorail project would be announced by end of the year.

He said the potential project would be undertaken by its new wholly-owned subsidiary Mtrans Transportation Sdn Bhd.

Scomi Engineering now owns the entire stake in MTrans, an urban transit system provider, following the completion of its acquisition of the remaining nine percent stake in Mtrans for RM5.625 million from Azam Kirana (M) Sdn Bhd today.

Hilmy said Scomi Engineering was in the midst of completing its second generation monorail prototype.

The new monorail which is expected to to be completed by July will have enhanced performance, a new body system, composite body and will be also lighter and much cheaper, he said.

Millions of ringgit was involved in the research and developement for the new monorail, he added.

He said that Scomi Engineering was also planning to build two new monorail manufacturing plants.

For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2006, Scomi Engineering posted a pre-tax profit of RM41.09 million on the back of RM324 million in revenue.

— BERNAMA