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Social reform is an on-going process as people are always on a look out for improvement. Hence constant social reform is the motto of this blog! Let’s be frank and open in our discussion for the betterment of mankind!

By the Administrator

The Parti KeADILan Rakyat (PKR) Bukit Gelugor Division will have its nomination of posts for the next official term on 4th September, 2010 (Saturday) from 10am to 4pm at JKKK Taman Brown’s Hall.

The Division’s Annual General Meeting and Election will be held on 3rd October, 2010(Sunday), also from 10am to 4pm, at the Community Hall on top of the Taman Tun Sardon Market.

Division members are expected to ecercise their democratic rights to choose a new Commiittee to serve their interests best and to promote of the party’s goals of struggle.

However, Division members are yet to be notified by way of official Notice as prescribed under the party constitution as at today.

By the Administrator

On 23rd August, the Penang State Government hosted a ‘Buka Puasa’ (Opening of fast for Muslims) event at Komtar 5th Floor. Chairing of the event was by Dato Halim, the Speaker of the Penang State Assembly, whereas Lim GuanEng, the Chief Minister, together with his Deputy Dato Mansor Othman delivered their speeches, before the dinner at 7.35pm.

A representative from the Malaysian team which just returned from its visit to Laza gave an eye-witness account of the plight of the Palestinian people in Laza.

The participants were also briefed of the latest unscrupulous tactics by UMNO/BN to use the issue of race, religion, and the Royalty to fan up for their support. The latest twist of their wrong- doings was to smear Guan Eng as allegedly wanting to replace the Yang di Pertuan Agong (the Malaysian King) as headlined in Utusan Malaysia, an UMNO/BN controlled Malay daily, which was nothing but a total falsehood. 

Bdelow are some photographs of the event.

Dato Halim (left) sharing his thoughts with Guan Eng

Dato Mansor hit out at the dirty tactics of UMNO/BN to smear Guan Eng

Guan Eng siad it was the first time that the Penang state government gave RM400 each to civil servants during the ‘Puasa Month’, which had now put pressure on the Federal Government to do more, though it was in a tight financial situatiuon.

About 140 people were invited to the event

By the Administrator

At the opening ceremony of a new PKR Bayan Baru Division Office, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised on the importance of working together of 2 types of party members.

He said, one type like Dr. Ron Tan Kee Kwong, son of the late Dr. Tan Chee Khoon and a former Deputy Minister from Gerakan, is commiitted to work for PKR, and it includes numerous other individuals for which he could not name all.

The other type, according to him, are members who have been in the party since its formation, and they are also actively working for the party too.

The above remark was made timely by the PKR’s de facto leader against the background of attempts by some people to create a conflict within the party by stereotyping party members.

The opening of the Bayan Baru new office  marked the beginning of the division in the post Zarain period. Dato Zarian, the current Bayan Baru MP  and the previouly the Division Chairman who left the party not long ago by declaring to be independent, managed only to get one  Division Committee member to leave with him. The vast majority of the Division members remain intact and loyal to the Party. Lately, the Division membership has shot up about 10 folds to become more than 15,000 members. That speaks loudly for the present strengh of PKR in Bayan Bary.

Dato Mansor Othman, the PKR Penang State Chairman who is also the First Chief Minister of Penang, Tan Seng Keat,  the Division’s Acting Chairman, Senator Dato Pak Muss and Nyarasegeran, both are the DivisionVice-Chairmen, Wanita and Youth leaders, and many others were all there too.

By the Adminitrator

On 8.8.10, the Opposition Leader Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim spoke at a Ceramah in the Pesta Hall of Sungai Nibong that was organised by the PKR Bayan Baru Division,Penang.

Anwar commented that party Division Chairmen are not necessarily will be the next candidates in the next general election.

He also said that because the party was new, many of the candidates it put in the last elections were not p to standard, and it will scrutinise for the best ones to stand in the next round.

He also warned those people’s representatives who tried to’ hold the party at ransom’ by virtue of their seats or positions.

He queried the corruption charge against Tun Ling Liong Sik, the former Minister of Transport and the ex-President of MCA, for allegedly ‘misled the Cabinet’ which was led by Tun Dr. Mahathir on the government’s billions of ringgits wrong investment in the PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone). He said normally fools only could be misled under such circumstances.

By the Adminitrator

On 8.8.10, JKKK Sungai Dua (the Village Development and Security Committee) and MPPP (the Penang Island Municipal Council) jointly organised a community self-help cleaning programme which attracted the participation of more than 100 local residents.

Problems were identified in the process of the operation and more effort will be brought in to improve on the living standard of our folks there.

By the Administrator

These words were carved on a stone depicting the “Nan Hai Association”, a Cantonese sub-clan in Penang island.

By the Administrator

Yesterday, the South West District Office of Penang Island was ticked off by Councillor Ismail Ibrahimsa for its poor maintenance of public toiltests.

Ismail said this in his adjournment speech at the monthly Full Council Meeting of the Penang Island Municipal Council. At first, he was prevented from doing a slide presentation on the toilet condition by the presiding chairman Felix Ooi on technical ground, as he failed to give earlier notice, but after Councillors Kar C heng and Boo Chang stood up to urge the Chairman to waive that strict requirement, he was allowed to do so.

The condition  of a public toilet on Golden Sand was then shown, to the disgust of those who were watching.

Some public toilets in Penang were constructed by the Federal controlled Penang State Development Office, which then passed on to the District Office to maintain. Ismail quoted a letter from the District Office stating that  they never constructed (SDO) and were not responsible to maintain these public toilets. It is given to understand that maintenance works of these toilets is to be passed on to the Council as proposed by the SDO lately.

The Chairman wanted the related Offices to take action to maintain these toilets first.