UMNO cabar Guan Eng tarik balik kenyataan hapus DEB - Utusan

Oleh: Suwarni Mokhtar

BUTTERWORTH 15 Mac – UMNO Pulau Pinang hari ini mencabar Ketua Menteri, Lim Guan Eng supaya membentangkan secara terbuka perancangan untuk membangunkan orang Melayu dan rakyat termiskin di negeri ini.

Kerajaan negeri baru pimpinan DAP-Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) itu juga didesak supaya menarik balik kenyataan berhubung penghapusan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB).

Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan UMNO Pulau Pinang, Datuk Azhar Ibrahim berkata, kenyataan Guan Eng mengenai tindakan membebaskan pentadbiran negeri daripada DEB menyinggung perasaan orang Melayu di negeri ini dan di Malaysia.

‘‘Memang wajar orang Melayu berasa marah terhadap kenyataan itu kerana jika DEB dihapuskan, orang Melayu akan menerima kesannya dan nasib mereka tidak akan dibela oleh kerajaan negeri itu,’’ katanya.

Beliau menyatakan demikian kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri perjumpaan tertutup antara 11 wakil rakyat UMNO yang memenangi Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12 dengan Ahli Parlimen Tasek Gelugor, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop di sini hari ini.

Azhar berkata, setelah melihat kebangkitan orang Melayu memprotes kenyataan itu, Guan Eng kini tidak lagi menyebut tentang DEB sebaliknya cuba mengubah topik dengan menyatakan kerajaan negeri mahu mengadakan tender terbuka terhadap projek dan perolehan kerajaan serta memerangi rasuah.

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UMNO Pulau Pinang, Selangor kutuk Mukhriz - Utusan

PULAU PINANG 15 Mac – UMNO Pulau Pinang hari ini mengutuk tindakan Exco Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir dan mahukan beliau dipecat kerana mendesak Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meletak jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri.

Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan UMNO negeri, Datuk Azhar Ibrahim berkata, tindakan Mukhriz itu amat tidak wajar dan memaparkan pendirian pemimpin itu yang tidak tetap dan mahu Ketua Pemuda UMNO Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein memecatnya.

Azhar berkata, Mukhriz telah mengeluarkan kenyataan berbeza semasa sidang akhbar di Butterworth dengan menyokong kepimpinan Perdana Menteri sebelum menghantar surat meminta Abdullah bertanggungjawab ke atas keputusan pilihan raya umum 8 Mac lalu dan menggesa nya meletakkan jawatan.

Di SHAH ALAM, Pemuda UMNO Selangor menyifatkan tindakan Muhkriz sebagai perbuatan biadap dan menyerahkan kepada Hishammuddin untuk membuat keputusan.

Ketua Pemuda UMNO Selangor, Abdul Shukur Idrus menganggap tindakan Mukhriz itu dibuat sendiri tanpa mewakili mana-mana pimpinan Pemuda.

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Kerajaan Selangor nafi jadi boneka DAP - Utusan

SHAH ALAM 15 Mac – Menteri Besar Selangor yang baru, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim menafikan pentadbiran kerajaan campuran negeri itu yang diterajui Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adalah boneka DAP.

Menurut beliau, sepatutnya perkara itu tidak dijadikan isu selagi barisan Exco kerajaan negeri belum diperkenalkan.

Katanya, Selangor akan membariskan golongan profesional dalam pentadbiran kerajaan negeri bagi menyediakan khidmat terbaik kepada rakyat.

"Itu adalah isu yang sengaja diada-adakan, kita memerintah Selangor untuk memberi khidmat kepada semua rakyat tanpa mengira kaum atau agama.

"Tengok saja nanti siapa yang dilantik dalam barisan Exco, kemudian baru tahu bentuk atau konsep pemerintahan kerajaan negeri Selangor," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini, hari ini.

Semalam, sekumpulan penyokong sebuah parti politik berhimpun secara aman di depan pusat pentadbiran kerajaan negeri Selangor iaitu Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) di sini.

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Ruler picks Md Isa as Perlis MB - The Star

Reports by Sira Habibu, Manjit Kaur, Raphael Wong, R.S.N. Murali and Teh Eng Hock

KUALA LUMPUR: The Raja of Perlis Raja Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail has named Bintong assemblyman Datuk Dr Md Isa Sabu as the new Perlis Mentri Besar.

Md Isa's appointment came as a surprise because Perlis Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim had received the letter of appointment to be mentri besar from Barisan chief Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

In a statement, the Ruler said Md Isa's appointment was in accordance with Article 39(2) of the Laws of the Constitution of Perlis which required him to appoint someone who commanded the trust of the majority of the members of the state assembly to become Mentri Besar and head the state executive council.

The announcement was made at the Istana Siraj in Jalan Eaton here. Abdullah had given Shahidan his letter of appointment on Tuesday.

When contacted, Dr Md Isa said he had no idea of the decision prior to yesterday's announcement.

“It is a surprise, but a pleasant one. I am grateful, and it is an honour. I never lobbied for it. I never lobbied to be a state assemblyman, nor Mentri Besar, but I accept it,” he added.

[More at http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/3/15/election2008/20653633&sec=Election2008]

Anwar: I’ll make sure plight of Malays not ignored - The Star

PENANG: PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that, being a Penangite, he will not allow the DAP-led state government to ignore the plight of Penang Malays.

Dismissing allegations that he was a traitor to the Malay race, Anwar said he would ensure that Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng stuck to his pledges and did not marginalise the Malays.

“Some irresponsible people are trying to fan the fire alleging that I have betrayed the Penang Malays whose plight was not looked into under the previous administration.

“We will not overlook the problems of Malay petty traders,” he said after paying a courtesy call on Lim at the Chief Minister’s office in Komtar yesterday.

“Those who made allegations against me actually want the Malays to feel uneasy so that they can fulfil their agenda,” he said.

“These people are merely sore losers, he said, and urged them “not to stir up the hornets’ nest.”

[More at http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/3/15/election2008/20656500&sec=election2008]

Lim’s remarks spark protest - The Star

PENANG: A big crowd, comprising mostly Umno members and supporters, took to the streets around Komtar after Friday prayers yesterday to protest against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s remarks on the New Economic Policy (NEP).

Chanting slogans, the protesters marched towards Komtar in Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong at about 2.30pm.

The protest was held in response to Lim’s statement that DAP-PKR would run the government “free from the NEP that breeds cronyism, corruption and systemic inefficiency.”

Speaking to reporters, Bukit Mertajam Umno division chief Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir said the state Umno would hand over a four-point memorandum to Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas next week in protest of Guan Eng’s statement.

Tanjung Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar denied the protest was led by the state Umno and claimed the Malays had gathered in response to Short Message Service texts which were circulated yesterday.

He said the DAP-led government had not respected the rights of the Malays and that the Penang Malays “wanted them out.”

[More at http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/15/nation/20651270&sec=nation]