Saturday, November 29, 2008

Yakin rampas kerusi SAPP di Sepanggar

KOTA KINABALU 28 Nov. - UMNO Bahagian Sepanggar yakin dapat merampas kembali kerusi Parlimen Sepanggar yang diwakili Parti Maju Sabah (SAPP) dan kini menjadi parti pembangkang.

Ketua UMNO Bahagian Sepanggar, Jumat Idris berkata, beliau yakin kerusi Parlimen yang dipegang oleh Datuk Eric Majimbun itu akan kembali kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Katanya, melalui usaha berterusan dan pendekatan mendekati akar umbi yang dilakukannya, masyarakat Sepanggar akan terus memberi sokongan padu kepada UMNO dan BN.

"Persepsi yang kata Sepanggar kubu kuat SAPP adalah tidak benar kerana SAPP tidaklah kuat tanpa BN.

"Kita akan menyangkal persepsi kekuatan SAPP dengan pendekatan turun ke bawah bertemu akar umbi," katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat UMNO Sepanggar di Kampung Darau, di sini baru-baru ini.

Turut hadir, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Karambunai, Datuk Jainab Ahmad dan Ketua Pemuda Sepanggar, Mohd. Joh Wid.

SAPP yang sebelum ini merupakan komponen BN pada September lalu mengumumkan keluar dan bertindak sebagai parti bebas.

Jumat memenangi jawatan Ketua UMNO Bahagian Sepanggar selepas menewaskan penyandang, Datuk Uzair Yahya pada persidangan UMNO bahagian itu, baru-baru ini.

Menurut Jumat, pihaknya telah merancang pelbagai aktiviti dan siri pertemuan bersama rakyat bagi mendengar masalah rakyat akar umbi kawasan tersebut.

Justeru, beliau berharap usaha tersebut mendapat kerjasama semua pihak termasuk agensi-agensi kerajaan dan swasta.

Komen Daddy-wafiah:
Sebagai kakitangan kerajaan, seharusnya meyambut baik usaha ketua UMNO Bahagian Sepanggar tersebut. Siapa lagi kalau bukan kita yang membantu kerajaan yang sedia ada demi agama, bangsa dan negara kita. Pedulikan orang yang tidak pandai bersyukur dengan nikmat keamanan negara Malaysia yang tercinta ini. (Pembangkang Lah)

Friday, November 28, 2008

PM umum lagi insentif

PUTRAJAYA 27 Nov. – Lebih 40,000 kakitangan awam yang sebelum ini mengambil opsyen skim Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) boleh menarik nafas lega apabila mereka kini dibenarkan untuk bertukar kepada skim pencen, berkuat kuasa 1 Februari tahun depan.
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, kakitangan awam terbabit diberikan peluang selama sebulan untuk membuat pilihan berhubung skim tersebut iaitu dari 1 Januari hingga 31 Januari 2009.
Keputusan itu dibuat oleh Jawatankuasa Kabinet Mengenai Perjawatan dan Gaji Pekerja-pekerja Sektor Awam pada mesyuarat beliau baru-baru ini.
‘‘Ini tentunya memberikan kebaikan kepada mereka yang terbabit seperti kemudahan perubatan dan memperoleh semua kemudahan yang sama seperti dinikmati oleh para pesara.
‘‘Keduanya, kerajaan juga telah bersetuju untuk memberikan bayaran ex-gratia kepada ibu bapa anggota perkhidmatan awam bujang yang meninggal dunia dalam perkhidmatan dan ia mula berkuat kuasa pada 1 Januari tahun depan,” kata beliau.
Pada 1992, melalui Skim Saraan Baru (SSB), kakitangan kerajaan yang dilantik selepas 12 April 1992, ditawarkan skim KWSP sebagai alternatif kepada Skim Pencen seperti yang diperuntukkan dalam Seksyen 6A(1) Akta Pencen 1980 dan Akta Pencen Pihak-Pihak Berkuasa Berkanun dan Tempatan 1980.
Kakitangan awam yang memilih skim KWSP itu bagaimanapun kehilangan faedah gantian cuti rehat, faedah rawatan kesihatan sebagai pesara dan ganjaran persaraan.
Ekoran itu, ramai kakitangan awam merungut bahawa mereka tidak mendapat maklumat jelas semasa hendak membuat opsyen Skim Pencen atau KWSP disebabkan ketiadaan sesi penerangan oleh JPA.

Komen Daddy-wafiah :
Mudah-mudahan pegawai kontrak yang berkhidmat dalam kerajaan dapat diserap kepada jawatan tetap dan boleh juga mendapat keistimewaan seperti insentif yang akan diberi kerajaan Februari 2009. Kempunan lah kami di sini

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Oil royalty: SAPP not giving up

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) is not giving up its struggle for more oil royalty payment for Sabah even though the State Government stated it is not pursuing the matter since the Petroleum Development Agreement is not revisable.
"This is not the end of the story, we will continue to fight for it," said President Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee commenting on Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman's explanation during the recent Budget sitting that there is no provision in the agreement to review the five per cent oil royalty.
SAPP Luyang Assemblywoman, Melanie Chia and Sepanggar MP Datuk Eric Majimbun, had both raised the issue at the State Assembly and Parliament, respectively.
"Even the country's Constitution can be amended (so) why can't it be the same for the Petroleum Development Agreement?," said Yong, adding that even if it is stated that the agreement is not revisable, it is not final so long as both the Federal and State governments mutually agree to review.
"We will not be surprised if Kuala Lumpur declines to review because they are taking our resources but it is a surprise that our State Government is also reluctant to call for the review," he said.
Speaking to reporters after the soft opening of the SAPP Putatan Maju Centre near here, Saturday, Yong asked if it was wrong for Sabah and Sarawak to request for a revision on such a lop-sided agreement.
According to him, Parti Keadilan Rakyat de-facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also shared similar sentiment on this issue with SAPP.
"This morning (Saturday) we (SAPP leaders) had breakfast with him, to get to know each other and discuss several issues like the economic situation and the review of the petroleum agreement.
"Anwar's stand and (that of the) SAPP is the same on this issue," he said.
Asked if there was any official invitation from Pakatan Rakyat for SAPP to join them, he said there was none.
"But the components in the Pakatan Rakyat understand our position," he said, adding that SAPP is also not answerable to Pakatan Rakyat, especially in the context of its eight-point agenda, one of which is State autonomy.
"The question of whether Pakatan Rakyat agrees with SAPP or not, is not the issue because that is what we call State autonomy.
"We don't have to get permission from anyone outside Sabah to get autonomy," he said, when asked if he had spoken to Anwar about State autonomy.
Nonetheless, SAPP would be constructive and innovative in its relationship with PKR without compromising its autonomy, he said.
"Whether we will be opposing or supporting each other (in the election) our basis is in the eight-point agenda and one of them is State autonomy. So we cannot do anything that compromises our autonomy."
Earlier, Yong said the opening of the SAPP Putatan Centre at the former Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) headquarters in Putatan Square is a symbolic start for SAPP's struggle.
"I feel proud that SAPP now has gained a foothold in Putatan. As the first step to fight for the rights of Sabah we take over the State BN's office. Our re-branding process that started in October is beginning to show results.
"This is just the beginning (and) there are more great things to come," he said.
He added that so far the party had lost less than 200 members, including one in Tanjung Papat when Datuk Raymond Tan submitted his official resignation letter, but in the past few weeks SAPP had gained more than 1,200 new members.
He also disclosed that SAPP had approved the membership of academician and columnist, Haji Amde Sidek, who is also in the party's think-tank board.
Yong also commended the new members in Putatan led by Dullie Haji Marie, the former Political Secretary to then Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, for joining the party.
"It is very rare that a ruling coalition party component will leave the government of the day and fight for the opposition. It is even rarer that new members join this party knowing very well that the next elections is still a long way to go," he said.
Later, Yong together with SAPP Supreme Council members witnessed the planting of the SAPP flag at the centre by party adviser, Datuk Haji Murshidi Nambi. He also received 612 membership applications from the 10 SAPP branches in Putatan.

Komen Daddy-wafiah : Nampaknya Datuk Yong tidak akan bekerjasama dengan DSAI secara langsung..dengan join Parti Pakatan Rakyat..Mana dia mau share keuntungan Sabah dengan orang luar...PKR tatap berharap SAPP akan join pakatan rakyat semasa PIRU ke-13 nanti..masing2 ada kepentingan peribadi..