Tuesday, November 15, 2011

NAJIB BAGUS

PIHAK admin US masih budak-budak ingusan ketika Datuk Harris menjadi Ketua Menteri Sabah. Tetapi melalui pelbagai bahan bacaan dan cerita politik, kami merasa sudah cukup kenal dengan dia. Apa pun, biarlah kenyataan beliau yang terbaru ini menjadi papan tanda dalam perjalanan politik kita semua. kihoiiiiiii

HARRIS: SABAH BE BETTER UNDER NAJIB
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Former Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh opines that Sabah will enjoy a bright future under the government of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said unlike his predeccesors, Najib was more open to transformation in all aspects for the good of the people, the state and the country.


"I can see Najib is a good man, kindhearted and honest. Of course other leaders are honest but Najib is more concerned about the well-being of the people and the country as can be seen (through his transformation programmes," he told a media conference, here today.


Withiout elaborating further, Harris said the people had placed high hopes on the Prime Minister to deliver the goods, especially in addressing some of the pressing issues facing the state.


"Najib should be able to do something about it...but it takes time because he inherited a lot of long-standing problems," he said.


Citing the issue of Borneonisation, which give priority to Sabahans to head Federal departments and agencies in the state, Harris said: "If the Prime Minister knows about this, surely he will do something to correct it".


"This is not a question of honouring the agreements (during the formation of Malaysia (in 1963) but the Federal govermnent must recognise the ability of Sabah people in the Federal civil service in the state.


"It has been more than 40 years now (since Sabah gained independence) and I believe many Sabahans by now are qualified to take up the posts of head of departments or agencies," he said.


In this respect, he urged the Federal government to increase by more than 50 per cent the number of Sabahans heading Federal departments and agencies in the state, next year.


On the request by state leaders including from opposition parties to the Federal government to revise the oil royalty from five percent to no less than 20 per cent, Harris, who supported it, expressed confidence that the issue could be discussed further with a view to finding a solution in an amicable way. -- BERNAMA

Sunday, November 13, 2011

NO GE THIS YEAR

PADA 11.11.11 yang lalu, segelintir orang, terutama daripada parti pembangkang meramalkan YAB Perdana Menteri akan membubarkan Parlimen dan mengadakan pilihanraya umum ke-13. Walau bagaimana pun, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, yang dikatakan meminati nombor 11, tidak berbuat demikian. Kami di US berpendapat tarikh PRU itu bukanlah yang terpenting. Yang lebih mustahak ialah tahap kesediaan BN terutama US untuk membantu memenangi Sepanggar, Inanam dan Karambunai. Dan US yakin, BN kekal segar dihati rakyat. Kihoiiiii

KUALA LUMPUR, 11.11.11: Speculation that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would announce the dissolution of Parliament today paving the way for the next general election, did not materialise.

The Umno president said the meeting only discussed measures to strengthen the national coalition so that it would emerge stronger to face the election.
"We have also discussed about the importance of us returning to the spirit and BN's principles of respecting one another," he said after the meeting at Menara Dato' Onn here.
He said the discussion also centred around issues of common interest "so that we can come up with consensus on how to tackle issues, either sensitive or otherwise."
The prime minister pointed out that there were statements on party matters or issues which could be made openly but not to the extend of touching the sensitivities of other parties.
He was also asked on the stand taken by the MCA which was reportedly against the proposal to allow Malaysians abroad to vote in the coming election on grounds that they have lost touch with the country for a long time.
Najib said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had explained the matter to him today.
The MCA was concerned over the implementation of such proposal as it involved logistics due to the fact that the voting process would involve about 800 parliamentary and state seats.
"So, BN is not opposed to it but BN wants to highlight the enormous difficulty in implementing it," noted Najib.
When met by reporters after the meeting, Dr Chua said if the proposals were implemented, it would involve sending about 800 ballot boxes abroad.
There would also be a need to send party representatives and observers to monitor the voting process and this would involve enormous cost, he said, adding
that the MCA was concerned that this could give rise to doubts or accusation on the validity of the process. -- BERNAMA