NST reported:
TELUK INTAN: DYANA Sofya Mohd Daud's confusing statements about her stand on hudud and her mother's affiliation with Malay rights group Perkasa show that her actions are controlled by the DAP leadership.
Penang Barisan Nasional chairman Teng Chang Yeow yesterday said although DAP was branding her as the party's candidate with three Bs (beauty, brain and bravery), Dyana Sofya's recent statements revealed her shortcomings.
"Basically, she has no integrity, no honesty and no sincerity.
"These labels are based on our observations on her response to key issues, including her mother's link with Perkasa and her stand on hudud," Teng said at the Gerakan operation centre here.
He said her confusing statements on the two issues showed the 27-year-old DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election was under full control of the party's top leadership.
"Her recent statements are confusing and this shows she is being coached by her party handlers. The party leadership has continuously guided her during press conferences. We are worried that she will be remote-controlled by the DAP leadership if she is elected."
Dyana Sofya was quoted as saying last week that she would not vote for Pas' proposed private members' bill that would pave the way for the implementation of the Kelantan Syariah Penal Code (II) 1993.
However, she had insisted that she was not against the Islamic penal code.
"I am not against hudud per se. I am against the implementation of hudud in this situation right now when we are practising selective persecution and also because we are in a multicultural, multireligious and multi-faith country."
On her mother's involvement with Perkasa, Dyana Sofya had, before this, denied knowledge about Yammy Sammat's involvement in it or that she was a member.
Last Monday, however, Dyana Sofya said her mother was once involved in Perkasa but had quit before its first annual general meeting.
Her statement came a day after Gopeng Wanita Umno head Datuk Hamidah Osman had revealed that Yammy had been involved in Perkasa.
"In her manifesto, Dyana Sofya raised the issue of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
"However, she should remember that opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim support GST."
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Thursday, 29 May 2014
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Penang BN chief: Dyana '3N' not '3B' candidate
TELUK INTAN Penang BN chairperson Teng Chang Yeow described DAP Teluk Intan by-election candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud as a "3N" candidate - "No integrity, No honesty and No sincerity".
Teng gave Dyana the "3N" label after chiding her for being inconsistent on her mother's Perkasa membership and hudud issues.
"Instead of the '3B' image (Beauty, Brains and Bravery) created of her by DAP, she has been turned into a '3N' frontline leader," he told a press conference at the Gerakan by-election operations centre in Teluk Intan today.
However, Teng clarified that he was not making a personal attack on Dyana (left), but blamed the DAP leadership.
"When people asked about her mother's Perkasa membership, Dyana was not the first who answered, but it was (DAP publicity chief) Tony Pua who snatched the microphone," he said.
DAP has been promoting Dyana with the "3B"
criteria, before she was criticised for flip-flopping on the controversy surrounding her mother Yammy Samat's Perkasa membership.
She was even called a "liar" by Gerakan and MCA Youth yesterday.
Teng also said Dyana was coached and guided in her replies to the media at press conferences.
"If she gets elected, she will be remote-controlled by the (DAP) leaders.
"Teluk Intan voters do not deserve to have a '3N' and remote-controlled leader," he said.
Malaysiakini
Teng gave Dyana the "3N" label after chiding her for being inconsistent on her mother's Perkasa membership and hudud issues.
"Instead of the '3B' image (Beauty, Brains and Bravery) created of her by DAP, she has been turned into a '3N' frontline leader," he told a press conference at the Gerakan by-election operations centre in Teluk Intan today.
However, Teng clarified that he was not making a personal attack on Dyana (left), but blamed the DAP leadership.
"When people asked about her mother's Perkasa membership, Dyana was not the first who answered, but it was (DAP publicity chief) Tony Pua who snatched the microphone," he said.
DAP has been promoting Dyana with the "3B"
criteria, before she was criticised for flip-flopping on the controversy surrounding her mother Yammy Samat's Perkasa membership.
She was even called a "liar" by Gerakan and MCA Youth yesterday.
Teng also said Dyana was coached and guided in her replies to the media at press conferences.
"If she gets elected, she will be remote-controlled by the (DAP) leaders.
"Teluk Intan voters do not deserve to have a '3N' and remote-controlled leader," he said.
Malaysiakini
‘Mah’s election manifesto has more substance’
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Mah Siew Keong has more substance in election manifesto than first time candidate DAP’s Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud for the Teluk Intan by-election.
Dyana’s national opinion maker manifesto appears to be short on details while it is obvious that Mah has the advantage in having a clear value proposition for the Teluk Intan voters, revealed NGO Kuasa today.
Kuasa focuses on organisational development for politicians, activists and their groups through engagement processes utilising social media and strategic messaging.
Comparing the manifestos of both the candidates, Kuasa chief executive Praba Ganesan said both manifestos were issued late.
Mah’s manifesto was launched on May 26, a day before early voting, while Dyana’s manifesto came out only midday yesterday, halfway through early voting.
Praba said the delay could only be attributed to being tactical and out-waiting each other, rather than allowing enough time for those promises to be dissected by the public and media.
Commenting further, while the BN manifesto for Teluk Intan leans on the 2013 state general election manifesto, it was still filled with more specific promises for the constituency, said Praba.
Mah, in his manifesto, has promised to turn the area into a manufacturing, agricultural and food hub for lower Perak.
“Perak BN last year listed Teluk Intan as one of the five areas earmarked as economic zones, therefore this appears to be a realisation of the previous promise which was largely not executed,” said Praba in a statement.
Praba then commented that Mah’s university pledge was reminiscent of Mahathirist thinking as BN has been known to promise and deliver universities as part of election pledges.
The promise on higher internet penetration on the other hand was populist, as state governments have had challenges in ensuring reliable WiFi zones in their urban areas.
“It would be interesting to see if Mah can come good with this promise considering the demographical realities of Teluk Intan.
“The listing of the Menara Condong as a Unesco heritage site does add to an interesting list of promises,” he added.
Similar sentiments
As for Dyana’s manifesto, Kuasa said her objection to the goods and services tax (GST), mismanagement of federal funds and corruption appear as the pillars of her manifesto.
“While they are admirable, there are enough DAP and other Pakatan Rakyat MPs in parliament echoing the same sentiment.
“While the problems caused by these issues were explained by Dyana, she did not detail how she offers a fresh or different dimension to the cause.
Praba said Dyana should have given grounds on why she would raise more awareness or inspire young people to participate in the fight against the three issues.
On her pledge to work with local businesses to create more jobs and opportunities for young people, Praba said this was possible since DAP does hold sway with small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
However, her promise to only live in Teluk Intan if she wins the by-election sends the wrong message, said Praba.
“Telling voters that she will only commit to the constituency if she is voted in suggests that the constituency is undesirable otherwise,” he said.
FMT
Dyana’s national opinion maker manifesto appears to be short on details while it is obvious that Mah has the advantage in having a clear value proposition for the Teluk Intan voters, revealed NGO Kuasa today.
Kuasa focuses on organisational development for politicians, activists and their groups through engagement processes utilising social media and strategic messaging.
Comparing the manifestos of both the candidates, Kuasa chief executive Praba Ganesan said both manifestos were issued late.
Mah’s manifesto was launched on May 26, a day before early voting, while Dyana’s manifesto came out only midday yesterday, halfway through early voting.
Praba said the delay could only be attributed to being tactical and out-waiting each other, rather than allowing enough time for those promises to be dissected by the public and media.
Commenting further, while the BN manifesto for Teluk Intan leans on the 2013 state general election manifesto, it was still filled with more specific promises for the constituency, said Praba.
Mah, in his manifesto, has promised to turn the area into a manufacturing, agricultural and food hub for lower Perak.
“Perak BN last year listed Teluk Intan as one of the five areas earmarked as economic zones, therefore this appears to be a realisation of the previous promise which was largely not executed,” said Praba in a statement.
Praba then commented that Mah’s university pledge was reminiscent of Mahathirist thinking as BN has been known to promise and deliver universities as part of election pledges.
The promise on higher internet penetration on the other hand was populist, as state governments have had challenges in ensuring reliable WiFi zones in their urban areas.
“It would be interesting to see if Mah can come good with this promise considering the demographical realities of Teluk Intan.
“The listing of the Menara Condong as a Unesco heritage site does add to an interesting list of promises,” he added.
Similar sentiments
As for Dyana’s manifesto, Kuasa said her objection to the goods and services tax (GST), mismanagement of federal funds and corruption appear as the pillars of her manifesto.
“While they are admirable, there are enough DAP and other Pakatan Rakyat MPs in parliament echoing the same sentiment.
“While the problems caused by these issues were explained by Dyana, she did not detail how she offers a fresh or different dimension to the cause.
Praba said Dyana should have given grounds on why she would raise more awareness or inspire young people to participate in the fight against the three issues.
On her pledge to work with local businesses to create more jobs and opportunities for young people, Praba said this was possible since DAP does hold sway with small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
However, her promise to only live in Teluk Intan if she wins the by-election sends the wrong message, said Praba.
“Telling voters that she will only commit to the constituency if she is voted in suggests that the constituency is undesirable otherwise,” he said.
FMT
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Huan Files Election Petition against DAP over Alleged Wrongdoings
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia will file an election petition against the DAP for alleged offences committed during the Bukit Gelugor by-election.
Its vice-president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan, who lost in the four-cornered fight won by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh, said he had evidence of wrongdoings committed by DAP on polling day.
Huan said he had already lodged a report with the Election Commission and that he would file a petition in the High Court within 21 days of results being gazetted. The court would then be required to hear and settle the petition within six months from the date of filing.
“I am not doing this because I am sore over the results. I have video clips and proof to show that the DAP broke all rules and regulations in this by-election,” he said at a press conference at the party’s premises in Air Itam, Monday.
“They claim their voluntary patrol unit members were not canvassing for votes on polling day, but I have video clips as proof,” he added.
Huan went on to claim that he had photographic evidence of a poster of Ramkarpal having been put up in front of a school, some 10m away from a polling station in defiance of the rule that no campaign material be placed within a 50m radius.
The PCM vice-president further questioned the state government for mobilising all its elected representatives, including state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh, to be stationed outside polling stations.
“Didn’t they have better things to do? These are the elected representatives of the people,” he said.
Huan secured 3,583 votes in the by-election won by Ramkarpal, who polled 41,242 and won by a whopping majority of 37,659 votes.
Two independent candidates, Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abd Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohd Zan, obtained 799 and 225 votes respectively.
Huan, Mohamed Nabi Bux and Abu Backer Sidek lost their RM10,000 deposit after failing to secure one-eighth or 12.5% of the total votes.
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Its vice-president Datuk Huan Cheng Guan, who lost in the four-cornered fight won by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh, said he had evidence of wrongdoings committed by DAP on polling day.
Huan said he had already lodged a report with the Election Commission and that he would file a petition in the High Court within 21 days of results being gazetted. The court would then be required to hear and settle the petition within six months from the date of filing.
“I am not doing this because I am sore over the results. I have video clips and proof to show that the DAP broke all rules and regulations in this by-election,” he said at a press conference at the party’s premises in Air Itam, Monday.
“They claim their voluntary patrol unit members were not canvassing for votes on polling day, but I have video clips as proof,” he added.
Huan went on to claim that he had photographic evidence of a poster of Ramkarpal having been put up in front of a school, some 10m away from a polling station in defiance of the rule that no campaign material be placed within a 50m radius.
The PCM vice-president further questioned the state government for mobilising all its elected representatives, including state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh, to be stationed outside polling stations.
“Didn’t they have better things to do? These are the elected representatives of the people,” he said.
Huan secured 3,583 votes in the by-election won by Ramkarpal, who polled 41,242 and won by a whopping majority of 37,659 votes.
Two independent candidates, Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abd Sathar and Abu Backer Sidek Mohd Zan, obtained 799 and 225 votes respectively.
Huan, Mohamed Nabi Bux and Abu Backer Sidek lost their RM10,000 deposit after failing to secure one-eighth or 12.5% of the total votes.
The Star
Huan To File Petition
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan will file a election petition alleging that DAP broke election rules in last Sunday’s Bukit Gelugor by-election.
Huan told newsmen today that he had plenty of evidence of wrongdoing by the victorious party, including video clips and photographs.
He lodged a report with the Election Commission (EC) yesterday.
“I did not provide much evidence to the EC when lodging the report,” he said. “I will produce them all in the election court.”
Huan alleged that state assemblymen, including executive councillors, actively campaigned for DAP on polling day and that they did so within the prohibited 50m perimeter of polling stations.
He accused Tanjung MP Ng Wei Aik of lying in an EC report alleging that he campaigned on polling day.
“Ng’s report was a malicious lie,” he said.
“What was he actually doing at the polling station during the balloting process? Was he a party polling agent?”
He also called on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to be thorough when investigating allegations by DAP representatives that their phones were hacked during the by-election.
He said the commission should charge the hackers regardless of which party they were from.
However, he expressed scepticism about the allegation “Why is it that allegations of phone hacking by DAP crop up only during elections?” asked Huan, who got 3,583 votes in the by-election.
DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo won the contest with a majority of 37,659 votes.
Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan got 799 and 225 votes respectively. They and Huan lost their election deposits.
FMT
Huan told newsmen today that he had plenty of evidence of wrongdoing by the victorious party, including video clips and photographs.
He lodged a report with the Election Commission (EC) yesterday.
“I did not provide much evidence to the EC when lodging the report,” he said. “I will produce them all in the election court.”
Huan alleged that state assemblymen, including executive councillors, actively campaigned for DAP on polling day and that they did so within the prohibited 50m perimeter of polling stations.
He accused Tanjung MP Ng Wei Aik of lying in an EC report alleging that he campaigned on polling day.
“Ng’s report was a malicious lie,” he said.
“What was he actually doing at the polling station during the balloting process? Was he a party polling agent?”
He also called on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to be thorough when investigating allegations by DAP representatives that their phones were hacked during the by-election.
He said the commission should charge the hackers regardless of which party they were from.
However, he expressed scepticism about the allegation “Why is it that allegations of phone hacking by DAP crop up only during elections?” asked Huan, who got 3,583 votes in the by-election.
DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo won the contest with a majority of 37,659 votes.
Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan got 799 and 225 votes respectively. They and Huan lost their election deposits.
FMT
The gamble with Dyana may backfire
The Bukit Gelugor by-election this Sunday is a forgone conclusion. There was no necessity for any other party or independent to stand against DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo. His late father’s reputation alone is more than sufficient to annihilate any competitor for the parliamentary seat. Period! It would have also saved tax payers their hard earned money.
But the Teluk Intan by-election on May 31, will be a different ball game altogether. Though it had been a DAP seat in the past two general elections, the outcome this time around may not be in its favour.
In trying to portray and justify itself as as a champion of all races, DAP believes that having a young Malay girl on its side will be enough to hoodwink the Malay voters.
DAP has and will always be a Chinese centric party. The non-Chinese holding key positions in the party are few.
Basically it is a family run political party with little room, especially for the Malay members. It is a pity that it is still in a state of slumber after all these years.
The Chinese in Teluk Intan are expected to vote for DAP as they are besotted with the ‘Rocket’ regardless of who stands in the by-election. It will be interesting to see if the Malay voters will be taken in by the DAP fielding greenhorn Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, 27.
Will the Malays be gullible and vote for her, rather than the party, just because she is a Malay?
The Malays must awaken to reality that DAP can never defend their rights in this country. All the DAP wants is an immediate umbrella of meritocracy implemented in all areas.
The Chinese are already in control of all major industries in Malaysia, from finance, manufacturing right up to retail. The economy is in their palms. Imagine the floodgates opening to them.
Other races will be brought to their knees as they will by default ‘fail’ to meet the financial strength of the Chinese.
The Malay voters in Teluk Intan must send a clear message to DAP that putting up a wall paper like Dyana will not be able to mask its cunning, hidden agenda.
After all, how much has DAP done for the Indians and Malays in Penang? The middle-class have been pushed further down the social stratum and the state economy is dominated by the Chinese.
From the voter composition point of view, if the Malays vote against Dyana, DAP will then be at the mercy of the Indian voters.
With 19% Indians, the Teluk Intan Indians will be the kingmakers. The only worry, as usual, with the Indians is that are unrealistically emotional and have a herd mentality.
They lack the political and business acumen to make decisions to their advantage. Thus DAP and its allies have for long had an easy way out with them. Throw them crumbs and they will shut up. They may well be drooling over Dyana, forgetting their political and economical struggles.
It will be another mistake if the Indians and a fraction of the Malay voters pick DAP.
The Teluk Intan people have a golden opportunity to right the two wrongs done over the past two elections. The voter composition in Teluk Intan is 42% Chinese, 38% Malays, 19% Indians and the rest, others.
FMT
But the Teluk Intan by-election on May 31, will be a different ball game altogether. Though it had been a DAP seat in the past two general elections, the outcome this time around may not be in its favour.
In trying to portray and justify itself as as a champion of all races, DAP believes that having a young Malay girl on its side will be enough to hoodwink the Malay voters.
DAP has and will always be a Chinese centric party. The non-Chinese holding key positions in the party are few.
Basically it is a family run political party with little room, especially for the Malay members. It is a pity that it is still in a state of slumber after all these years.
The Chinese in Teluk Intan are expected to vote for DAP as they are besotted with the ‘Rocket’ regardless of who stands in the by-election. It will be interesting to see if the Malay voters will be taken in by the DAP fielding greenhorn Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, 27.
Will the Malays be gullible and vote for her, rather than the party, just because she is a Malay?
The Malays must awaken to reality that DAP can never defend their rights in this country. All the DAP wants is an immediate umbrella of meritocracy implemented in all areas.
The Chinese are already in control of all major industries in Malaysia, from finance, manufacturing right up to retail. The economy is in their palms. Imagine the floodgates opening to them.
Other races will be brought to their knees as they will by default ‘fail’ to meet the financial strength of the Chinese.
The Malay voters in Teluk Intan must send a clear message to DAP that putting up a wall paper like Dyana will not be able to mask its cunning, hidden agenda.
After all, how much has DAP done for the Indians and Malays in Penang? The middle-class have been pushed further down the social stratum and the state economy is dominated by the Chinese.
From the voter composition point of view, if the Malays vote against Dyana, DAP will then be at the mercy of the Indian voters.
With 19% Indians, the Teluk Intan Indians will be the kingmakers. The only worry, as usual, with the Indians is that are unrealistically emotional and have a herd mentality.
They lack the political and business acumen to make decisions to their advantage. Thus DAP and its allies have for long had an easy way out with them. Throw them crumbs and they will shut up. They may well be drooling over Dyana, forgetting their political and economical struggles.
It will be another mistake if the Indians and a fraction of the Malay voters pick DAP.
The Teluk Intan people have a golden opportunity to right the two wrongs done over the past two elections. The voter composition in Teluk Intan is 42% Chinese, 38% Malays, 19% Indians and the rest, others.
FMT
Monday, 26 May 2014
Dyana admits mom involved with Perkasa
Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud today admitted that her mother Yammy Samat had been involved with the Malay right wing group, Perkasa.
The DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election, who had previously denied it, said she had helped her mother conduct a membership registration for Perkasa in 2008.
"I was not aware whether my mother was a member or not at that time, and at that time I was studying," she told a news conference.
Dyana said her mother (right) had asked her to help with the registration exercise.
"Yes, at that time she was involved with Perkasa but for few months; after that she left because she no longer believed in Perkasa," she said.
Dyana was asked to comment on the circulation of a photograph of her helping Yammy at the launch of the Perkasa website and a membership campaign in 2008.
On her mother's position as a committee member of Perkasa, she said her mother was a member of the pro-tem committee and had left the organisation before the first general meeting.
"I am not sure whether she was a registered member with Perkasa before the AGM or not ... my mother is an Umno member; I am not.
"Maybe she was involved in Perkasa, I was not. Maybe this should not be an issue," she said.
Previously, Dyana had denied that her mother was a member of Perkasa.
Meanwhile, newspapers today reported that Gopeng Wanita Umno head Hamidah Osman said Yammy was one of the pro-tem leaders of Perkasa and was its first head of the women's wing.
Hamidah said the information was gleaned from Perkasa secretary Syed Hassan Syed Ali who said that Yammy was on the pro-tem committee until the first annual general meeting in March 2010 before resigning.
She claimed that up to now there had been no record to show that Yammy had resigned as a Perkasa member. - Bernama
The DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election, who had previously denied it, said she had helped her mother conduct a membership registration for Perkasa in 2008.
"I was not aware whether my mother was a member or not at that time, and at that time I was studying," she told a news conference.
Dyana said her mother (right) had asked her to help with the registration exercise.
"Yes, at that time she was involved with Perkasa but for few months; after that she left because she no longer believed in Perkasa," she said.
Dyana was asked to comment on the circulation of a photograph of her helping Yammy at the launch of the Perkasa website and a membership campaign in 2008.
On her mother's position as a committee member of Perkasa, she said her mother was a member of the pro-tem committee and had left the organisation before the first general meeting.
"I am not sure whether she was a registered member with Perkasa before the AGM or not ... my mother is an Umno member; I am not.
"Maybe she was involved in Perkasa, I was not. Maybe this should not be an issue," she said.
Previously, Dyana had denied that her mother was a member of Perkasa.
Meanwhile, newspapers today reported that Gopeng Wanita Umno head Hamidah Osman said Yammy was one of the pro-tem leaders of Perkasa and was its first head of the women's wing.
Hamidah said the information was gleaned from Perkasa secretary Syed Hassan Syed Ali who said that Yammy was on the pro-tem committee until the first annual general meeting in March 2010 before resigning.
She claimed that up to now there had been no record to show that Yammy had resigned as a Perkasa member. - Bernama
Huan sees ‘victory’ in Bkt Gelugor humbling
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan sees a victory in his Bukit Gelugor by-election defeat.
He said the reduced majority obtained by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo was a ‘victory’ to him since the DAP wanted to match or better the late Karpal Singh’s majority win in the 2013 general election.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a stunning majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 13th general election.
Electoral debutant Ramkarpal polled 41,242 votes to become Bukit Gelugor MP with a majority of 37,659 votes, falling short by 4,119 votes to his late father’s majority.
Huan, who got 3,583 votes, recalled that he pleaded to voters to save his RM10,000 election deposit on nomination day but fell short of some 2,000 votes.
He said his loss of deposit showed that he was not an Umno or Barisan Nasional proxy as accused by the DAP.
“If Umno has supported me, I would not have lost my deposit,” Huan told a post-election press conference at his Air Itam election operations centre late yesterday.
Bukit Gelugor by-election was held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father Karpal in a fatal highway accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 votes and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46, garnered 225 votes in the four-cornered by-election battle.
The duo also lost their election deposits.
DAP ‘hit below the belt
Huan pointed out PCM was a small party that faced mighty DAP machinery and Pakatan Rakyat heavyweights.
He said DAP carried out an unethical and “hit below the belt” campaign tactic to smear his reputation, largely through the social media.
“Some pro-Pakatan online portals were whacking me from day one,” Huan said.
He accused Pakatan campaigners of abusing power and misusing their positions, like using the Election Commission’s logo in their polling booths and party volunteer patrol squad (PPS) to woo voters.
He said the Pakatan campaigners had also openly campaigned in prohibited areas near polling stations during balloting process.
He has already lodged reports to the EC and police on the issues.
“We have all the proofs. We urge the EC to investigate my complaints thoroughly,” said Huan, adding that DAP should learn to win with honour.
He however, congratulated Ramkarpal for his victory and hoped that the new MP would take care of his constituents.
“I wish to thank all my campaigners, media and voters for their support,” said Huan.
This will be third straight electoral defeat for Huan.
Previously he had lost in Batu Kawan parliamentary constituency in 2013 and Bukit Tambun state seat in 2008.
“Maybe I will create a record in losing elections,” he joked.
He said the reduced majority obtained by DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo was a ‘victory’ to him since the DAP wanted to match or better the late Karpal Singh’s majority win in the 2013 general election.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a stunning majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 13th general election.
Electoral debutant Ramkarpal polled 41,242 votes to become Bukit Gelugor MP with a majority of 37,659 votes, falling short by 4,119 votes to his late father’s majority.
Huan, who got 3,583 votes, recalled that he pleaded to voters to save his RM10,000 election deposit on nomination day but fell short of some 2,000 votes.
He said his loss of deposit showed that he was not an Umno or Barisan Nasional proxy as accused by the DAP.
“If Umno has supported me, I would not have lost my deposit,” Huan told a post-election press conference at his Air Itam election operations centre late yesterday.
Bukit Gelugor by-election was held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father Karpal in a fatal highway accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
Independent candidates Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, got 799 votes and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46, garnered 225 votes in the four-cornered by-election battle.
The duo also lost their election deposits.
DAP ‘hit below the belt
Huan pointed out PCM was a small party that faced mighty DAP machinery and Pakatan Rakyat heavyweights.
He said DAP carried out an unethical and “hit below the belt” campaign tactic to smear his reputation, largely through the social media.
“Some pro-Pakatan online portals were whacking me from day one,” Huan said.
He accused Pakatan campaigners of abusing power and misusing their positions, like using the Election Commission’s logo in their polling booths and party volunteer patrol squad (PPS) to woo voters.
He said the Pakatan campaigners had also openly campaigned in prohibited areas near polling stations during balloting process.
He has already lodged reports to the EC and police on the issues.
“We have all the proofs. We urge the EC to investigate my complaints thoroughly,” said Huan, adding that DAP should learn to win with honour.
He however, congratulated Ramkarpal for his victory and hoped that the new MP would take care of his constituents.
“I wish to thank all my campaigners, media and voters for their support,” said Huan.
This will be third straight electoral defeat for Huan.
Previously he had lost in Batu Kawan parliamentary constituency in 2013 and Bukit Tambun state seat in 2008.
“Maybe I will create a record in losing elections,” he joked.
Sunday, 25 May 2014
To the EC and Police He Goes To Reveal What is Happening
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan has lodged several reports with the police and Election Commission against the DAP for breaching election regulations by wooing voters on by-election day in Bukit Gelugor.
Huan showed video evidence of several DAP elected representatives, wearing party colours, talking to voters near polling stations.
He had a public row with DAP leader Phee Boon Poh on the campaigning by the party’s volunteer patrol squad (PPS).
The incident happened outside polling stations in Air Itam and Paya Terubong as the PCM leader was going on his rounds to observe the balloting process this morning.
Huan told Phee that the DAP leader and his PPS members that it was against the law to woo voters on election day.
“I told him that being a state executive councillor he should not be doing this.
“The rules are clear that there should not be any campaigning on polling day,” Huan told newsmen later about his quarrel with Phee.
Phee, however, denied that he and the PPS members were campaigning.
He said the PPS team was at the polling station to oversee a smooth balloting process.
Huan has already lodged a police report and plans to do same with the Election Commission tomorrow.
He said he had video, audio and photographic evidence to prove his claims.
Huan said the voting process was going on smoothly in other places.
Later, DAP candidate Ramkarpal Singh Deo, who visited SMK Air Itam at about 10am, said he was not aware about the PPS campaigning or PCM complaints.
He said he was confident of winning but remained concerned about the low-voter turnout, which would dent his chance for a big win.
“We have done our work and it is now up to the people to decide,” he added.
Ramkarpal said his team was keeping watch on probable election irregularities that might take place.
“So far I have not received any complaint,” he said.
He later shook hands with independent candidate Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63.
The other independent candidate in the four-cornered battle for Bukit Gelugor is lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan.
Abu Backer announced yesterday evening that he was pulling out from the race.
But EC had refused to accept it, pointing out that Abu Backer cannot do it under the election rules.
The voting process, which started at 8am, for Bukit Gelugor by-election is going smoothly in all 17 polling stations so far.
Many observers predicted a low-voter turnout of 65%, far lower than the all-time high of 86% during the 2013 general election.
Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 (74.33%) Chinese, 11,913 (14.46%) Malays, 8,848 (10.73%) Indians and 403 (0.49%) others.
The by-election is being held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father, Karpal Singh in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 in the 13th General Election.
Huan showed video evidence of several DAP elected representatives, wearing party colours, talking to voters near polling stations.
He had a public row with DAP leader Phee Boon Poh on the campaigning by the party’s volunteer patrol squad (PPS).
The incident happened outside polling stations in Air Itam and Paya Terubong as the PCM leader was going on his rounds to observe the balloting process this morning.
Huan told Phee that the DAP leader and his PPS members that it was against the law to woo voters on election day.
“I told him that being a state executive councillor he should not be doing this.
“The rules are clear that there should not be any campaigning on polling day,” Huan told newsmen later about his quarrel with Phee.
Phee, however, denied that he and the PPS members were campaigning.
He said the PPS team was at the polling station to oversee a smooth balloting process.
Huan has already lodged a police report and plans to do same with the Election Commission tomorrow.
He said he had video, audio and photographic evidence to prove his claims.
Huan said the voting process was going on smoothly in other places.
Later, DAP candidate Ramkarpal Singh Deo, who visited SMK Air Itam at about 10am, said he was not aware about the PPS campaigning or PCM complaints.
He said he was confident of winning but remained concerned about the low-voter turnout, which would dent his chance for a big win.
“We have done our work and it is now up to the people to decide,” he added.
Ramkarpal said his team was keeping watch on probable election irregularities that might take place.
“So far I have not received any complaint,” he said.
He later shook hands with independent candidate Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63.
The other independent candidate in the four-cornered battle for Bukit Gelugor is lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan.
Abu Backer announced yesterday evening that he was pulling out from the race.
But EC had refused to accept it, pointing out that Abu Backer cannot do it under the election rules.
The voting process, which started at 8am, for Bukit Gelugor by-election is going smoothly in all 17 polling stations so far.
Many observers predicted a low-voter turnout of 65%, far lower than the all-time high of 86% during the 2013 general election.
Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 (74.33%) Chinese, 11,913 (14.46%) Malays, 8,848 (10.73%) Indians and 403 (0.49%) others.
The by-election is being held following the death of incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father, Karpal Singh in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 in the 13th General Election.
So What? Bukit Gelugor Voters Please Watch this video before YOU VOTE!
According to this link:
Setting up a location for any candidate within 50 yards (50 m) of the voting centre is an offence. Similarly, loitering in this zone is also an offence. Only voters are allowed in this zone on voting day.
YB Phee may have breached subsections e (loitering) and f (ungazetted uniform) of Section 26 of the Elections Act and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment fora term not exceeding one year and/or fined up to exceeding RM5,000.
CLICK HERE to watch.
Setting up a location for any candidate within 50 yards (50 m) of the voting centre is an offence. Similarly, loitering in this zone is also an offence. Only voters are allowed in this zone on voting day.
YB Phee may have breached subsections e (loitering) and f (ungazetted uniform) of Section 26 of the Elections Act and shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment fora term not exceeding one year and/or fined up to exceeding RM5,000.
CLICK HERE to watch.
Bukit Gelugor Voters: Don't Forget To Remember
Today, Bukit Gelugor voters go to the ballot box. As you exercise your right to vote, please remember this:
1. Vote for the BEST CANDIDATE - NOT for the party he belongs to.
2. Vote for the candidate who has EXPERIENCE - not for one who is wet behind his ears and has little political experience or record of achievements.
3. Remember that you have many issues in Bukit Gelugor which have NOT been resolved such as:
* indiscriminate development leading to balding hills which pose threats to Bukit Gelugor residents in the area
* land reclamation for development of more condominiums etc which directly and indirectly affects your quality of life and the property market
* daily traffic jams which have WORSENED even though the state government has spent millions bringing in consultants from UK to give proposals
* continual environmental degradation of unknown proportions
* rising prices
* arrogance in current leadership
* sudden tarring of roads JUST before election day
* and a host of many other unresolved state problems
Is this the 'ini kali ubah' that you want?
Is this the 'ubah' you wanted when you voted in May 2013?
This time, please make it different.
1. Vote for the BEST CANDIDATE - NOT for the party he belongs to.
2. Vote for the candidate who has EXPERIENCE - not for one who is wet behind his ears and has little political experience or record of achievements.
3. Remember that you have many issues in Bukit Gelugor which have NOT been resolved such as:
* indiscriminate development leading to balding hills which pose threats to Bukit Gelugor residents in the area
* land reclamation for development of more condominiums etc which directly and indirectly affects your quality of life and the property market
* daily traffic jams which have WORSENED even though the state government has spent millions bringing in consultants from UK to give proposals
* continual environmental degradation of unknown proportions
* rising prices
* arrogance in current leadership
* sudden tarring of roads JUST before election day
* and a host of many other unresolved state problems
Is this the 'ini kali ubah' that you want?
Is this the 'ubah' you wanted when you voted in May 2013?
This time, please make it different.
VOTE FOR THE BEST CANDIDATE - NOT FOR THE PARTY.
VOTE FOR THE ONE WHO CAN SPEAK UP FOR YOU!!!
VOTE OR THE ONE WHO CARES - not for the one who is there because of familial ties.
VOTE WISELY FOR THE ONE WHO CAN BE YOUR VOICE!
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Urgent: Take Note Bukit Gelugor Voters
Tomorrow is voting day for Bukit Gelugor.
I would like to remind pro-DAP supporters that whether DAP have 38 or 37 seats in parliament does not make any difference to Penang govt or Federal govt. Nobody benefits - certainly not you.
38 or 37 doesn't Ubah govt and Ini Kali, it makes no difference.
This is the time to tell Penang govt to stop the increased arrogance, to honour their promises (which they didn't by raising water prices again), to arrest the declining foreign investment, to slow down the insane high-end real-estate development on the island, to protect the hills and water better and for DAP to stop PAS from tabling Hudud.
Not voting DAP doesn't mean you have to vote BN.
Voting Huan in as an independent voice will only mean that DAP state govt will only work much harder to listen to you and to serve you to try to regain your votes in GE14.
You have much to gain and little to lose.
Vote #1 Huan Cheng Guan, PCM.
The Day Before the Bukit Gelugor By-Election With Candidate Huan Cheng Guan
Undaunted by brickbats and attacks by opposition supporters, Datuk Huan Cheng Guan is working even more diligently on the last day of the election campaign before voters go to the ballot box.
The morning began with a meeting at Bilik Operasi in Air Itam followed by a tea reception where chinese dumplings were served.
The morning began with a meeting at Bilik Operasi in Air Itam followed by a tea reception where chinese dumplings were served.
Even though he has pains in his leg, Datuk Huan plods on to campagin regardless!
And he looks to the heavens for divine help...this time at the Hindu temple in Island Glades, praying for blessings and protection.
And he looks to the heavens for divine help...this time at the Hindu temple in Island Glades, praying for blessings and protection.
With an added boost in faith, energy after prayers, Datuk Huan continues his campaign trail at Mandarin Cafe, greeting people from all walks of life.
Citizen Times wishes Datuk Huan Cheng Guan the very best in tomorrow's by-election. May his campaign bear fruit and may he secure more than 12% of votes.
What Sort of CM? Judge for yourself!
CM pokes fun at May 21 Penang state assembly intruders
The Rakyat Post reported:
GEORGETOWN, May 24:
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng put a humorous spin on the May 21 intrusion into the state assembly by a mob, some of whom are believed to be Umno Youth members.
The mob had barged into the state assembly a day after DAP’s Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer had said Umno celaka (damn Umno).
Speaking at Pakatan Rakyat’s “Mega Ceramah” (Mega Speeches) in Han Chiang High School hall on Friday night, Lim claimed that the intruders had misjudged the seating arrangements in the state assembly hall.
“They entered the hall. They threw the flag onto the ground. They put their feet on the Speaker’s table,” Lim alleged in Bahasa Malaysia as the crowd booed disapprovingly.
“Then they went to look for my seat, but they did not know where I was sitting. They only knew I sit at the front, but they didn’t know if I was sitting on the left or on the right.
“They were looking for my bag. But I was not at the state assembly that day, so my bag was not there either.
“They saw a bag at a seat on the left. They took it and flung it along the hall.
“But I sit on the right. The bag they threw belonged to the leader of the Penang opposition, an Umno leader’s bag,” claimed Lim as the crowd burst into laughter.
“As Malays would say; padan muka! (in your face)” said Lim, who is also the DAP secretary-general.
However, he nonetheless called on the authorities to take stern action against the intruders.
Lim said the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General should charge them and ensure that the 12 people who were detained on May 21, are jailed.
He said that although those involved had claimed to be from Penang, Lim said the state government would not recognise them as Penangites as their actions were shameful.
Lim also called on voters to cast their ballots on Sunday for his party’s candidate in the Bukit Gelugor by-election, Ramkarpal Singh.
Many other speakers made the same call during the ceramah, claiming that a bigger majority would send a message to Barisan Nasional and create momentum for the Teluk Intan by-election next week.
Among the other prominent speakers were PR de-facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, as well as Ramkarpal himself who also sent words of support to DAP’s candidate there, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud.
“Dyana, tell yourself ‘I am Karpal Singh’,” said Ramkarpal, who predicted that the 27 year-old Malay female candidate would face harsher criticism from Barisan Nasional in the days running up to Teluk Intan’s polls.
(CT: That seems to be the favourite line from Ramkarpal Singh! Nothing else to say kah?)
However, Parit Buntar MP Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa of PAS may have received just as many laughs and cheers as any of the other PR leaders.
Mujahid had dubbed himself the temporary master of ceremonies (MC) and took over the introductions of most of the PR leaders as they coincidentally entered the school hall during his speech.
“The real MC has given me five extra minutes to talk since I’ve done such a good job with the introductions,” joked Mujahid near the end of his speech which mostly focused on how Umno’s behaviour did not reflect the behaviour of all Malays
The Rakyat Post reported:
GEORGETOWN, May 24:
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng put a humorous spin on the May 21 intrusion into the state assembly by a mob, some of whom are believed to be Umno Youth members.
The mob had barged into the state assembly a day after DAP’s Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer had said Umno celaka (damn Umno).
Speaking at Pakatan Rakyat’s “Mega Ceramah” (Mega Speeches) in Han Chiang High School hall on Friday night, Lim claimed that the intruders had misjudged the seating arrangements in the state assembly hall.
“They entered the hall. They threw the flag onto the ground. They put their feet on the Speaker’s table,” Lim alleged in Bahasa Malaysia as the crowd booed disapprovingly.
“Then they went to look for my seat, but they did not know where I was sitting. They only knew I sit at the front, but they didn’t know if I was sitting on the left or on the right.
“They were looking for my bag. But I was not at the state assembly that day, so my bag was not there either.
“They saw a bag at a seat on the left. They took it and flung it along the hall.
“But I sit on the right. The bag they threw belonged to the leader of the Penang opposition, an Umno leader’s bag,” claimed Lim as the crowd burst into laughter.
“As Malays would say; padan muka! (in your face)” said Lim, who is also the DAP secretary-general.
However, he nonetheless called on the authorities to take stern action against the intruders.
Lim said the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General should charge them and ensure that the 12 people who were detained on May 21, are jailed.
He said that although those involved had claimed to be from Penang, Lim said the state government would not recognise them as Penangites as their actions were shameful.
Lim also called on voters to cast their ballots on Sunday for his party’s candidate in the Bukit Gelugor by-election, Ramkarpal Singh.
Many other speakers made the same call during the ceramah, claiming that a bigger majority would send a message to Barisan Nasional and create momentum for the Teluk Intan by-election next week.
Among the other prominent speakers were PR de-facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang, as well as Ramkarpal himself who also sent words of support to DAP’s candidate there, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud.
“Dyana, tell yourself ‘I am Karpal Singh’,” said Ramkarpal, who predicted that the 27 year-old Malay female candidate would face harsher criticism from Barisan Nasional in the days running up to Teluk Intan’s polls.
(CT: That seems to be the favourite line from Ramkarpal Singh! Nothing else to say kah?)
However, Parit Buntar MP Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa of PAS may have received just as many laughs and cheers as any of the other PR leaders.
Mujahid had dubbed himself the temporary master of ceremonies (MC) and took over the introductions of most of the PR leaders as they coincidentally entered the school hall during his speech.
“The real MC has given me five extra minutes to talk since I’ve done such a good job with the introductions,” joked Mujahid near the end of his speech which mostly focused on how Umno’s behaviour did not reflect the behaviour of all Malays
Campaign gets nasty with defaced billboards
GEORGE TOWN: Election billboards have been defaced and negative campaign banners are sprouting as voters get ready to go to the polls for the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election tomorrow.
Independent candidate Datuk Huan Cheng Guan found his billboards slashed and his portrait smeared with red paint.
The Parti Cinta Malaysia representative was upset that his billboards at Jalan Yeap Chor Ee, Padang Tembak junction and around the Gelugor roundabout had been defaced.
“I don’t understand why this was done. I am an Independent candidate from a small party,” the 53-year-old lamented during a press conference in Air Itam.
“My banner that was put up outside the DAP headquarters was removed within 24 hours,” he added.
At least three banners in Chinese running down MCA were also put up.
Penang MCA deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng said they received a public tip-off over the matter at about 10am yesterday.
“This is an act of political cowardice. We condemn such an underhanded tactic to run us down,” he said.
Also at Lebuhraya Thean Teik to investigate the matter were Penang MCA secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong and Penang MCA new media bureau deputy chief Tan Khai Beng.
In another development, Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer lodged a report at the Jelutong police station after several inflammatory banners were found.
Rayer and a campaign assistant for by-election candidate Ramkarpal Singh collected four banners with inflamatory words.
Independent candidate Datuk Huan Cheng Guan found his billboards slashed and his portrait smeared with red paint.
The Parti Cinta Malaysia representative was upset that his billboards at Jalan Yeap Chor Ee, Padang Tembak junction and around the Gelugor roundabout had been defaced.
“I don’t understand why this was done. I am an Independent candidate from a small party,” the 53-year-old lamented during a press conference in Air Itam.
“My banner that was put up outside the DAP headquarters was removed within 24 hours,” he added.
At least three banners in Chinese running down MCA were also put up.
Penang MCA deputy chairman Tan Teik Cheng said they received a public tip-off over the matter at about 10am yesterday.
“This is an act of political cowardice. We condemn such an underhanded tactic to run us down,” he said.
Also at Lebuhraya Thean Teik to investigate the matter were Penang MCA secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong and Penang MCA new media bureau deputy chief Tan Khai Beng.
In another development, Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer lodged a report at the Jelutong police station after several inflammatory banners were found.
Rayer and a campaign assistant for by-election candidate Ramkarpal Singh collected four banners with inflamatory words.
Disgruntled Malay voters could spring a surprise on DAP
GEORGE TOWN: After 10 days of lacklustre campaign, voters in Bukit Gelugor will head to the polling booth tomorrow.
Although it was touted to be a walk in the park for political debutant Ramkarpal Singh, 38, events in the last few days may spring a surprise on the bachelor.
If he secures a win which is less than his late father Karpal Singh’s 41,778-vote majority, it will spell a blow for the party, especially since Barisan Nasional has stayed out of the contest.
Ramkarpal had publicly said that he wanted a bigger majority on the back of his father’s reputation as a fearless fighter and the wave of public sympathy upon Karpal’s sudden death.
But things have spiralled out of hand and some of the Malay votes which went to his father may now go to Independent candidates Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar who are championing the Malay cause and PAS’ hudud.
Provocative banners have come up in Malay areas targeting Seri Delima assemblyman
R.S.N. Rayer, asking Malays to reject Rayer for his “Umno celaka” remarks aimed at three Umno leaders.
The banners have also asked Malay voters to reject Ramkarpal for opposing hudud.
Malay voters comprised 14.5% of the 82,041 voters in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat.
Rayer’s Seri Delima seat is one of the three in Bukit Gelugor with others being Air Itam and Paya Terubong. All are held by DAP assemblymen.
Malay voters comprise 22.6% of the 23,891 voters in Seri Delima, with many of them staying in Kampung Gelugor and Taman Tun Sardon.
In Air Itam, 21.2% of the 18,451 voters are Malays with a big number staying in the Kampung Melayu flats. There are only 6.5% Malay voters in Paya Terubong.
Independent candidate Huan Cheng Guan of Parti Cinta Malaysia has appealed to voters to let him keep his deposit this time around after having lost it twice before.
He has put up billboards saying “I am not a tiger or a cub but the voice of the people”.
He has embarked on an aggressive campaign, launching many salvos against DAP for fielding a candidate who only recently joined the party.
The campaign has been heated with more illegal banners put up in several areas and the defacing of campaign billboards.
The Star
Although it was touted to be a walk in the park for political debutant Ramkarpal Singh, 38, events in the last few days may spring a surprise on the bachelor.
If he secures a win which is less than his late father Karpal Singh’s 41,778-vote majority, it will spell a blow for the party, especially since Barisan Nasional has stayed out of the contest.
Ramkarpal had publicly said that he wanted a bigger majority on the back of his father’s reputation as a fearless fighter and the wave of public sympathy upon Karpal’s sudden death.
But things have spiralled out of hand and some of the Malay votes which went to his father may now go to Independent candidates Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar who are championing the Malay cause and PAS’ hudud.
Provocative banners have come up in Malay areas targeting Seri Delima assemblyman
R.S.N. Rayer, asking Malays to reject Rayer for his “Umno celaka” remarks aimed at three Umno leaders.
The banners have also asked Malay voters to reject Ramkarpal for opposing hudud.
Malay voters comprised 14.5% of the 82,041 voters in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat.
Rayer’s Seri Delima seat is one of the three in Bukit Gelugor with others being Air Itam and Paya Terubong. All are held by DAP assemblymen.
Malay voters comprise 22.6% of the 23,891 voters in Seri Delima, with many of them staying in Kampung Gelugor and Taman Tun Sardon.
In Air Itam, 21.2% of the 18,451 voters are Malays with a big number staying in the Kampung Melayu flats. There are only 6.5% Malay voters in Paya Terubong.
Independent candidate Huan Cheng Guan of Parti Cinta Malaysia has appealed to voters to let him keep his deposit this time around after having lost it twice before.
He has put up billboards saying “I am not a tiger or a cub but the voice of the people”.
He has embarked on an aggressive campaign, launching many salvos against DAP for fielding a candidate who only recently joined the party.
The campaign has been heated with more illegal banners put up in several areas and the defacing of campaign billboards.
The Star
Friday, 23 May 2014
DAP copied my manifesto, claims Huan
BUKIT GELUGOR Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today claimed that his manifesto has been duplicated by DAP candidate for the Bukit Gelugor by-election Ramkarpal Singh Deo.
He said out of the six key points identified by DAP, five were in the PCM manifesto themed, ‘Bersama Kita Majukan Pulau Pinang Ke Hadapan’ (Together We Move Forward With Penang) which was announced on Wednesday.
Huan, who is PCM candidate in the by-election, also questioned why the DAP manifesto did not include their stand against hudud.
“About 60 percent of the DAP manifesto is similar to mine and I believe they have copied it as they only announced it three days before polling on Sunday,” Huan (centre in photo) told reporters at his operations centre in Air Itam, George Town, today.
He said among the points that were similar to the PCM manifesto were traffic improvement, building of recreational areas, upgrading the wet market, and on housing and the environment.
“All issues have been played up by DAP such as the missing MH370 and GST (Goods and Services Tax), but why is it they never speak even a word on hudud?” he added.
However, Huan denied having called Ramkarpal Singh a gay, saying it was spun by DAP in order to garner votes on Sunday.
“I never called him a gay, the media also never called him that, but it was their tactic to spin the issue in the social media to achieve their goal,” he said.
He also urged those contesting in the by-election to behave and contest in a civil manner after two of his billboards were found splashed with red paint this morning.
“We should contest in a civil manner. What is the point of damaging each other’s campaign material? If they like my billboard or banner so much, I could sent it to them after the by-election if they could give me their address,” he said.
The Bukit Gelugor by-election was called following the death of its member of parliament Karpal Singh, from DAP, in a road crash on April 17.
There will be a four-cornered fight for the seat, involving Huan, Ramkarpal and two independent candidates, Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar.
- Bernama
He said out of the six key points identified by DAP, five were in the PCM manifesto themed, ‘Bersama Kita Majukan Pulau Pinang Ke Hadapan’ (Together We Move Forward With Penang) which was announced on Wednesday.
Huan, who is PCM candidate in the by-election, also questioned why the DAP manifesto did not include their stand against hudud.
“About 60 percent of the DAP manifesto is similar to mine and I believe they have copied it as they only announced it three days before polling on Sunday,” Huan (centre in photo) told reporters at his operations centre in Air Itam, George Town, today.
He said among the points that were similar to the PCM manifesto were traffic improvement, building of recreational areas, upgrading the wet market, and on housing and the environment.
“All issues have been played up by DAP such as the missing MH370 and GST (Goods and Services Tax), but why is it they never speak even a word on hudud?” he added.
However, Huan denied having called Ramkarpal Singh a gay, saying it was spun by DAP in order to garner votes on Sunday.
“I never called him a gay, the media also never called him that, but it was their tactic to spin the issue in the social media to achieve their goal,” he said.
He also urged those contesting in the by-election to behave and contest in a civil manner after two of his billboards were found splashed with red paint this morning.
“We should contest in a civil manner. What is the point of damaging each other’s campaign material? If they like my billboard or banner so much, I could sent it to them after the by-election if they could give me their address,” he said.
The Bukit Gelugor by-election was called following the death of its member of parliament Karpal Singh, from DAP, in a road crash on April 17.
There will be a four-cornered fight for the seat, involving Huan, Ramkarpal and two independent candidates, Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan and Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar.
- Bernama
CAT given new meaning: C.O.P.Y.C.A.T.
Citizen Times says CAT has new meaning - CAT for COPYCAT!
Datuk Huan's manifesto was released LAST week. Ramkarpal's was released yesterday! You be the judge who copied who!
Huan: Ramkarpal’s manifesto mirrors mine
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today alleged that his rival Ramkarpal Singh Deo’s Bukit Gelugor by-election manifesto was just a carbon copy of his own.
“After going through Ramkarpal’s manifesto, it is clear that the contents are similar to mine. I have already highlighted all issues in his manifesto.
“It’s just a carbon copy. He can’t produce one with his own ideas. He should not be a copycat,” said Huan, who came out with his manifeto, ‘Love Penang’, last week.
Ramkarpal’s six-point manifesto, themed ‘Justice Principle Brave’, which was launched on Wednesday, generally mirrored issues raised by Huan.
Huan touched on fighting crime and corruption, checking on indiscriminate sales of state-owned land, and ensuring decent and sustainable quality life for Penangites, especially in Bukit Gelugor.
He said he would seek federal funding to build affordable, upgrade public amenities, ease traffic congestion, do away with midnight parking charges and seek punishment for environment destroyers.
‘No mention of hudud’
Huan said that Ramkarpal failed to mention PAS’ hudud bill, midnight parking charges, corruption or crime, and building affordable homes, particularly low and low-medium cost units in his manifesto.
Huan, 53, and Ramkarpal, 38, are in a four-way fight in the by-election. The others are independent Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46.
The by-election is being held following death of incumbent Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
Ramkarpal, who was travelling with his father, escaped with minor injuries while Karpal’s aide, Micheal, also perished in the accident.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a massive majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 2013 General Election.
According to the Election Commission’s data, Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 or 74.33% Chinese, 11,913 or 14.46% Malays, 8,848 or 10.73% Indians, and 403 or 0.49% others.
Datuk Huan's manifesto was released LAST week. Ramkarpal's was released yesterday! You be the judge who copied who!
Huan: Ramkarpal’s manifesto mirrors mine
GEORGE TOWN: Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan today alleged that his rival Ramkarpal Singh Deo’s Bukit Gelugor by-election manifesto was just a carbon copy of his own.
“After going through Ramkarpal’s manifesto, it is clear that the contents are similar to mine. I have already highlighted all issues in his manifesto.
“It’s just a carbon copy. He can’t produce one with his own ideas. He should not be a copycat,” said Huan, who came out with his manifeto, ‘Love Penang’, last week.
Ramkarpal’s six-point manifesto, themed ‘Justice Principle Brave’, which was launched on Wednesday, generally mirrored issues raised by Huan.
Huan touched on fighting crime and corruption, checking on indiscriminate sales of state-owned land, and ensuring decent and sustainable quality life for Penangites, especially in Bukit Gelugor.
He said he would seek federal funding to build affordable, upgrade public amenities, ease traffic congestion, do away with midnight parking charges and seek punishment for environment destroyers.
‘No mention of hudud’
Huan said that Ramkarpal failed to mention PAS’ hudud bill, midnight parking charges, corruption or crime, and building affordable homes, particularly low and low-medium cost units in his manifesto.
Huan, 53, and Ramkarpal, 38, are in a four-way fight in the by-election. The others are independent Nabi Bux Mohamed Nabi Abd Sathar, 63, and lawyer Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46.
The by-election is being held following death of incumbent Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal in an accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.
Ramkarpal, who was travelling with his father, escaped with minor injuries while Karpal’s aide, Micheal, also perished in the accident.
The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a massive majority victory of 41,778 votes against BN candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who garnered 14,061 votes in the 2013 General Election.
According to the Election Commission’s data, Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 or 74.33% Chinese, 11,913 or 14.46% Malays, 8,848 or 10.73% Indians, and 403 or 0.49% others.
Shame On All Vandals of Datuk Huan's Campaign Billboards and Banners!
See how jealous numbskulls are vandalising Datuk Huan Cheng Guan's by-election campaign billboards and banners! Disgusting!
And it is only targetted to Datuk Huan which only means ONE thing - he is gaining ground and enemies are SCARED!
And he is giving the right message, at the right time with the right spirit!
Vote (1)Datuk Huan Cheng Guan on May 25th 2014 to be your MP for Bukit Gelugor!
Citizen Times wishes Datuk Huan the very best in this coming by-election.
And it is only targetted to Datuk Huan which only means ONE thing - he is gaining ground and enemies are SCARED!
And he is giving the right message, at the right time with the right spirit!
Vote (1)Datuk Huan Cheng Guan on May 25th 2014 to be your MP for Bukit Gelugor!
Citizen Times wishes Datuk Huan the very best in this coming by-election.
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Can We Have An Honest Answer Please, Dyana?
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) should remain a Malay-only institution, said its pro-chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman was responding to a call by DAP's Teluk Intan by-election candidate, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, for equal access to public institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman argued that UiTM was set up based on Article 153 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and stressed that Bumiputera privileges should not be questioned.
This is clearly a move by DAP to court the Chinese voters who are said to be divided as to whether to vote for DAP or Barisan Nasional in the by-election. However, to touch sensitive matters such as UiTM and Article 153 of the Constitution is a very risky strategy because this just turns the campaign into a Malay versus non-Malay contest.
Dyana Sofya had also earlier made a statement regarding the Islamic Sharia law of Hudud. In that statement, which Malaysiakini published on Youtube, Dyana Sofya indicated that she is opposed to Hudud, as this is her party’s stand.
Today she refused to comment on the matter, probably realising that her earlier comment was counter-productive.
An election or by-election is the platform and opportunity for candidates to explain their party’s policy and ideology to the voters. This is where you inform the voters as to what your party’s stand is. You cannot tell the voters you refuse to comment about this or that when asked because that would mean you are not being open and are hiding certain things from the voters.
If DAP is opposed to Article 153 and UiTM as a Malay-only institution, plus you is opposed to PAS pushing for Islamic laws, then this must be very clearly stated so that the voters will know the stand of the party they are being asked to vote for.
It is dishonest for the party to ask the voters for their votes but then refuse to tell the voters what their stand is regarding very sensitive issues like Article 153, UiTM and Hudud.
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) should remain a Malay-only institution, said its pro-chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman was responding to a call by DAP's Teluk Intan by-election candidate, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, for equal access to public institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman argued that UiTM was set up based on Article 153 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and stressed that Bumiputera privileges should not be questioned.
This is clearly a move by DAP to court the Chinese voters who are said to be divided as to whether to vote for DAP or Barisan Nasional in the by-election. However, to touch sensitive matters such as UiTM and Article 153 of the Constitution is a very risky strategy because this just turns the campaign into a Malay versus non-Malay contest.
Dyana Sofya had also earlier made a statement regarding the Islamic Sharia law of Hudud. In that statement, which Malaysiakini published on Youtube, Dyana Sofya indicated that she is opposed to Hudud, as this is her party’s stand.
Today she refused to comment on the matter, probably realising that her earlier comment was counter-productive.
An election or by-election is the platform and opportunity for candidates to explain their party’s policy and ideology to the voters. This is where you inform the voters as to what your party’s stand is. You cannot tell the voters you refuse to comment about this or that when asked because that would mean you are not being open and are hiding certain things from the voters.
If DAP is opposed to Article 153 and UiTM as a Malay-only institution, plus you is opposed to PAS pushing for Islamic laws, then this must be very clearly stated so that the voters will know the stand of the party they are being asked to vote for.
It is dishonest for the party to ask the voters for their votes but then refuse to tell the voters what their stand is regarding very sensitive issues like Article 153, UiTM and Hudud.
________________________
BOLEHKAH DYANA SOFYA MEMBERI REAKSI YANG JUJUR?
Oleh SSK
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) perlu kekal sebagai satu-satunya institusi Melayu, kata Pro Canselor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman mengulas gesaan calon DAP dalam pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Teluk Intan Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud agar peluang samarata diberikan kepada semua untuk memasuki institusi pengajian tinggi awam di negara ini.
Justeru itu, Tan Sri Dr Rahman berhujah bahawa UiTM ditubuhkan berdasarkan peruntukan Perkara 153 Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia dan seterusnya menekankan bahawa hak atau keistimewaan Bumiputera tidak harus dipersoalkan.
Jelas sekali, ini merupakan taktik DAP untuk meraih sokongan pengundi Cina yang kini berada di persimpangan jalan sama ada menyokong DAP atau Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya kecil itu. Bagaimanapun, strategi kempen yang menyentuh isu sensitif bakal mengundang risiko kerana kemungkinan ia akan merubah senario kepada persaingan Melayu lawan Cina atau bukan Melayu.
Sebelum ini, Dyana Sofya telah membuat kenyataan mengenai Hudud -- Undang-Undang Syariah Islam. Dalam kenyataan itu, yang Malaysiakini muatkan di Youtube, Dyana Sofya menunjukkan dia menentang Hudud kerana itulah pendirian parti yang diwakilinya.
Hari ini Dyana Sofya enggan mengulas mengenai perkara itu mungkin kerana menyedari komennya sebelum ini tidak memberi impak yang diharapkan.
Pilihan raya atau pilihan raya kecil merupakan platform dan peluang untuk calon-calon untuk menerangkan dasar dan ideologi parti mereka kepada pengundi. Disinilah mereka memperjelaskan kepada pengundi tentang pendirian parti. Mereka tidak sepatutnya memberitahu kepada pengundi "tidak mahu memberi komen" apabila ditanya tentang sesuatu perkara kerana ia bermakna mereka tidak bersifat terbuka dan menyembunyikan sesuatu perkara dari pengetahuan pengundi.
Jika DAP tidak bersetuju dengan peruntukan Perkara 153 dan UiTM sebagai sebuah institusi Melayu, dan menentang usaha PAS menggunapakai undang-undang Islam, maka ini perlu dinyatakan dengan jelas supaya pengundi akan tahu pendirian parti yang mereka undi.
Adalah tidak jujur bagi parti untuk meminta sokongan daripada pengundi tetapi enggan menyatakan pendirian sebenar mengenai isu-isu yang sensitif seperti Perkara 153, UiTM dan Hudud.
By Salleh Said Keruak
Timbalan Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan Umno Sabah
Tan Sri Dr Rahman was responding to a call by DAP's Teluk Intan by-election candidate, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, for equal access to public institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman argued that UiTM was set up based on Article 153 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and stressed that Bumiputera privileges should not be questioned.
This is clearly a move by DAP to court the Chinese voters who are said to be divided as to whether to vote for DAP or Barisan Nasional in the by-election. However, to touch sensitive matters such as UiTM and Article 153 of the Constitution is a very risky strategy because this just turns the campaign into a Malay versus non-Malay contest.
Dyana Sofya had also earlier made a statement regarding the Islamic Sharia law of Hudud. In that statement, which Malaysiakini published on Youtube, Dyana Sofya indicated that she is opposed to Hudud, as this is her party’s stand.
Today she refused to comment on the matter, probably realising that her earlier comment was counter-productive.
An election or by-election is the platform and opportunity for candidates to explain their party’s policy and ideology to the voters. This is where you inform the voters as to what your party’s stand is. You cannot tell the voters you refuse to comment about this or that when asked because that would mean you are not being open and are hiding certain things from the voters.
If DAP is opposed to Article 153 and UiTM as a Malay-only institution, plus you is opposed to PAS pushing for Islamic laws, then this must be very clearly stated so that the voters will know the stand of the party they are being asked to vote for.
It is dishonest for the party to ask the voters for their votes but then refuse to tell the voters what their stand is regarding very sensitive issues like Article 153, UiTM and Hudud.
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) should remain a Malay-only institution, said its pro-chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman was responding to a call by DAP's Teluk Intan by-election candidate, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, for equal access to public institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman argued that UiTM was set up based on Article 153 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and stressed that Bumiputera privileges should not be questioned.
This is clearly a move by DAP to court the Chinese voters who are said to be divided as to whether to vote for DAP or Barisan Nasional in the by-election. However, to touch sensitive matters such as UiTM and Article 153 of the Constitution is a very risky strategy because this just turns the campaign into a Malay versus non-Malay contest.
Dyana Sofya had also earlier made a statement regarding the Islamic Sharia law of Hudud. In that statement, which Malaysiakini published on Youtube, Dyana Sofya indicated that she is opposed to Hudud, as this is her party’s stand.
Today she refused to comment on the matter, probably realising that her earlier comment was counter-productive.
An election or by-election is the platform and opportunity for candidates to explain their party’s policy and ideology to the voters. This is where you inform the voters as to what your party’s stand is. You cannot tell the voters you refuse to comment about this or that when asked because that would mean you are not being open and are hiding certain things from the voters.
If DAP is opposed to Article 153 and UiTM as a Malay-only institution, plus you is opposed to PAS pushing for Islamic laws, then this must be very clearly stated so that the voters will know the stand of the party they are being asked to vote for.
It is dishonest for the party to ask the voters for their votes but then refuse to tell the voters what their stand is regarding very sensitive issues like Article 153, UiTM and Hudud.
________________________
BOLEHKAH DYANA SOFYA MEMBERI REAKSI YANG JUJUR?
Oleh SSK
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) perlu kekal sebagai satu-satunya institusi Melayu, kata Pro Canselor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad.
Tan Sri Dr Rahman mengulas gesaan calon DAP dalam pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Teluk Intan Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud agar peluang samarata diberikan kepada semua untuk memasuki institusi pengajian tinggi awam di negara ini.
Justeru itu, Tan Sri Dr Rahman berhujah bahawa UiTM ditubuhkan berdasarkan peruntukan Perkara 153 Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia dan seterusnya menekankan bahawa hak atau keistimewaan Bumiputera tidak harus dipersoalkan.
Jelas sekali, ini merupakan taktik DAP untuk meraih sokongan pengundi Cina yang kini berada di persimpangan jalan sama ada menyokong DAP atau Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya kecil itu. Bagaimanapun, strategi kempen yang menyentuh isu sensitif bakal mengundang risiko kerana kemungkinan ia akan merubah senario kepada persaingan Melayu lawan Cina atau bukan Melayu.
Sebelum ini, Dyana Sofya telah membuat kenyataan mengenai Hudud -- Undang-Undang Syariah Islam. Dalam kenyataan itu, yang Malaysiakini muatkan di Youtube, Dyana Sofya menunjukkan dia menentang Hudud kerana itulah pendirian parti yang diwakilinya.
Hari ini Dyana Sofya enggan mengulas mengenai perkara itu mungkin kerana menyedari komennya sebelum ini tidak memberi impak yang diharapkan.
Pilihan raya atau pilihan raya kecil merupakan platform dan peluang untuk calon-calon untuk menerangkan dasar dan ideologi parti mereka kepada pengundi. Disinilah mereka memperjelaskan kepada pengundi tentang pendirian parti. Mereka tidak sepatutnya memberitahu kepada pengundi "tidak mahu memberi komen" apabila ditanya tentang sesuatu perkara kerana ia bermakna mereka tidak bersifat terbuka dan menyembunyikan sesuatu perkara dari pengetahuan pengundi.
Jika DAP tidak bersetuju dengan peruntukan Perkara 153 dan UiTM sebagai sebuah institusi Melayu, dan menentang usaha PAS menggunapakai undang-undang Islam, maka ini perlu dinyatakan dengan jelas supaya pengundi akan tahu pendirian parti yang mereka undi.
Adalah tidak jujur bagi parti untuk meminta sokongan daripada pengundi tetapi enggan menyatakan pendirian sebenar mengenai isu-isu yang sensitif seperti Perkara 153, UiTM dan Hudud.
By Salleh Said Keruak
Timbalan Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan Umno Sabah
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