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The missing in action “Tourist” Minister!

Update:  03-11-2010 Translation into Mandarin is at the bottom. Thank you Sem for translating this posting – Tsieh Tsieh.

Last evening at about 8:30 pm, the “Tourist”  Minister, YB Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen was not present in Parliament to answer questions here on her “holiday trips” to 21 countries and 61 cities throughout her tenure as Minister of Tourism since 4th April 2009 and Homestay Programe. She has spent public fund totaling RM3.2 million for the “holiday trips”.  She left it to the Deputy Minister, YB Datuk Dawos to face the music on her behalf.

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The net profit for ASTRO as at 31-01-2010 was RM689 million!

None of the questions posed by me here regarding the monopoly by Astro regarding Pay TV when I was debating the 2011 Budget  debate last week have been answered by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Multimedia & Culture, YB Datuk Joseph Sallang Gandum.  We all know that Astro is a monopoly in the Pay TV industry and there was no or very little control over it. So far we can see that Astro is allowed to air tv commercials when other Pay TV compnaies were not allowed to do so.  Why the special privileges given to Astro and not others? 

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Only 123,000 units of netbook computers were given out

YB Datuk Joseph Sallang Gandum, the Deputy Minister of Ministry of Information, Multimedia & Culture, Culture informed Parliament in his reply as follows: First phase 8 companies were involved in the supplying of 123,000 units of notebook computers. The 8 companies were appointed by way direct negotiation! The names of the 8 comapnies (names not … Read more

Deputy Minister will tell us all about the famous “netbook” at 11:30 am tomorrow

At about 9:20 pm tonight, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Multimedia and Culture, YB Datuk Salang Gandum, took to the floor of Parliament to reply to the questions posed by MPs during the last week Budget 2011 debate.  He began with thanking MPs for bring up questions relating to his ministry. He said that he will be replying to the questions on IT/internet connectivity for the rural area, no reception of RTM TV programes in certain areas in Sarawak and Sabah, Astro and USP Fund.

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1-11-2010 Questions Time: 1Malaysia against the prevailing racism

TARIKH                  :         1 NOVEMBER 2010 (ISNIN)

SOALAN:

Y.B. TUAN WEE CHOO KEONG minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan apakah langkah yang telah diambil untuk menghentikan isu perkauman dan sifat anti-nasionalis daripada usaha menggugat kestabilan Negara dan apakah tindakan yang harus diambil dalam kerangka sedia ada untuk mencapai tujuan maksud dan memenuhi objektif program 1Malaysia.

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USP the “Cash Cow”! Left with RM400 million!

I am shocked to have read in Rockybru and the NST’s report that the latest balance in the USP Fund is only RM400 million! The Deputy Minister of Information, Multimedia and Culture YB Datuk Salang Gandum on 25-10-2010 said here that no USP Fund had been spent. one of them must be lying. The Deputy … Read more

The irresponsible Medan Idaman Sdn Bhd!

The angry residents of Idaman Sutera Condo

Despite the residents of Idaman Sustera Condominium (Wangsa Maju) pleaded to the developer, Medan Idaman Sdn Bhd, during their first AGM, today (31-10-2010) the developer ignored their plea and just sent its representative from a property management agent, Burgess Rawson Management Sdn Bhd, to solely conduct the meeting without addressing the outstanding issues, which have caused heartache to the residents.

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Beware of internet scam regarding your bank accounts!

There are emails purportedly sent from Maybnak Bhd with the following messsage: Attention!! Maybank detected a security problem in your account. For security reasons, we suspended access to your account pending your verification and reactivation. Please be informed that inactive accounts will be deactivated now. Sorry for the for the inconvenience inconvenience caused. Activate now … Read more

28 October 2010 Questions Time: “Tourist” Minister spent RM3.25 million for her 16 overseas trips!

Update 28-10-2010 @ 23:50: This is what the Auditor General Reports 2009 had stated about the Homestay Programe:

Objektif program Homestay tidak akan DICAPAI sepenuhnya jika kelemahan dalam perancangan, pelaksanaan dan pemantauan program ini tidak diatasi dengan segera, Oleh itu adalah disyorkan supaya Kementerian Pelancogan (Kementerian) dan Agensi pelaksana melaksanakan perkara-perkara berikut:

1. Kementerian perlu memastikan satu garis panduan yang menyeluruh dikeluarkan untuk menjelaskan peranan dna tanggunjawab setiap pihak yang terlibat dalam pengurusan Program Homestay. Selain itu, Kementerian perlu sentiasa memastikan garis panduan yang disediakan berhubung pengeluaran Sijil Pendaftaran dipatuhi sebelum mengeluarkan sijil tersebut kepada peserta Program Homestay

2. Reka bentuk bangunan yang akan dibina perlu diteliti dan dipastikan sesuai oleh pihak yang berkelayakan  dan berkemahiran setiap binaan adalah sesuai untuk digunakan. Agensi pelaksana juga hendaklah menjalankan pematauan yang berterusan bagi memmastikan kontraktor melaksanakan kerja mengikut spesifikasi yang ditetakpan.

“Tourist” Minister, YB Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen, has spent RM1.67 million on her overseas trips in 2009 and another RM1.58 million between January until October 2010.  She said that she has made 16 overseas trips (26 countries and 61 cities) since she was appointed in 2009.  She asserted that her “trips” have made Malaysia the most popularly visited countries in 2009. 

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25-10-2010 Questions Time: AirAsia

DARIPADA                  :         TUAN WEE CHOO KEONG

(WANGSA MAJU)

TARIKH                  :         25 OKTOBER 2010

SOALAN                  :          41

Tuan Wee Choo Keong (Wangsa Maju) minta MENTERI PENGANGKUTAN menyatakan kedudukan pembayaran cukai lapangan terbang AirAsia dan oleh sebab banyak perkhidmatan tembang murah di kebanyakan Negara telah ‘’bankrupt’’ termasuk di Amerka Syarikat, India dan baru-baru ini di Hong Kong yang melibatkan ‘Oasis’. Apakah langkah yang diambil untuk menjamin pengguna yang telah membeli tiket AirAsia lebih awal akan berlepas dan tiba pada tarikh dan waktu sebagaimana yang ditetapkan.

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