No question from YB Lau Yan Peng
on the future of SKLTS and when Puchong Bukit Nanas landfill will be
closed – Another dereliction of responsibility?
Media
Statement
by Lau
Weng San
(Petaling Jaya,
Tuesday):
I received a copy of the Order Paper of
the current Parliament Session which started yesterday to 13th
December 2006. The Order Paper is a print out of all written and oral
questions raised by MPs during this Parliament session. I am informed
that each MP is allowed to raise 10 oral questions and 5 written
questions which will be answered by the relevant Ministry. MPs are
allowed to raise any question based on their own discretion.
During the last Parliament session,
Gerakan MP for Puchong Lau Yan Peng raised a question on 4th
April 2006 on the future of Puchong Bukit Nanas Landfill. The question
was answered by Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and
Local Governments. Lau also put up a supplementary question on the
fate of South KL Transfer Station (SKLTS).
It was at that time that the
Parliamentary Secretary answered that the there is no exact date of
when the landfill will be closed and that the Ministry is merely
acting as technical consultant in SKLTS project. The decision of
whether the waste transfer station will be built in Kampung Bohol will
eventually be decided by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)
According to newspaper report of Nanyang
Siang Pau and China Press dated 13th August 2006, it was
reported that State Assemblyman for Bandar Kinrara, YB Kow Cheong Wei
announced in a press conference, which was attended by representatives
from No Sampah Station Pro-Tem Committee, that the proposed South KL
Waste Transfer Station (SKLTS) project will be scrapped based on
unofficial information he obtained from various government
departments.
This was further verified when reporters
contacted Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Federal Territories,
YB Datuk Yew Teong Lok, that the project is already cancelled.
What is most mind-boggling in this
incident is that nobody from the government, especially concerned
ministries, are capable to come out with a proper and official
black-and-white, not even Datuk Yew Teong Lok, to CONFIRM
that the project is scrapped, as the residents have been waiting for
an official answer from the government since months.
I would believe that it will be good if
Lau Yan Peng can put up an oral question to the Ministry of Housing
and Local Government or Ministry of Federal Territories to seek for a
more updated and authoritative answer with regards to the fate of
SKLTS. I am however disappointed that Lau Yan Peng had failed in
carrying out his responsibility when he did not put up any question on
this issue, as well as the final closure date of Bukit Nanas Landfill.
I would like to re-write Lau Yan Peng’s questions brought up in the
current Parliament session, as printed in the Parliament Order Paper
in Malay:
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22/8/2006, Soalan Ke-7, Tuan Lau Yan
Peng [ Puchong ] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan apakah
rancangan dan langkah-langkah positif kerajaan untuk mengekalkan
pertumbuhan ekonomi negara melebihi unjuran 5% bagi tahun 2006
berikutan penurunan prestasi ekonomi negara kesan daripada kenaikan
harga petroleum, tarif elektrik dan kadar faedah bank.
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24/8/2006, Soalan Ke-24, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan
apakah jaminan dan ‘contingency plan’ Kerajaan bahawa pelaksanaan
880 projek RMK-9 bernilai RM15 bilion yang diumumkan baru-baru ini
tiada kemungkinan terbengkalai dengan penubuhan Badan Bertindak
Pelaksanaan Negara (BBPN) yang telah diluluskan.
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28/8/2006, Soalan Ke-24, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM
SEKITAR menyatakan adakah Kementerian mempunyai program khas
untuk menaik taraf sistem pengairan dan salian terutamanya
membabitkan kawasan kampong tradisi memandangkan banjir teruk
melanda setiap kali musim tengkujuh. Jika ada, berapakah jumlah
projek dan kos yang diperuntukkan dalam RMK-9.
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30/8/2006, Soalan Ke-3, Tuan Lau Yan
Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI KERJA RAYA menyatakan
apakah punca utama masalah Projek Menaiktaraf Jalan Batu 12 hingga
Batu 16 Puchong di bawah kawal selia JKR Selangor yang dijadualkan
siap penghujung tahun 2005 tetapi gagal disiapkan hingga kini.
Adakah Kementerian tiada kuasa apabila suatu projek dijalankan oleh
JKR negero atau daerah.
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6/9/2006, Soalan Ke-3, Tuan Lau Yan
Peng [ Puchong ] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan apakah
pendirian Kerajaan berkaitan percanggahan pendapat antara
Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri
berhubung cadangan melanjutkan masa operasi pusat hiburan di
lokasi-lokasi tertentu yang menimbulkan kontroversi baru-baru ini.
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12/9/2006, Soalan Ke-25, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI TENAGA, AIR DAN KOMUNIKASI
menyatakan adakah Kerajaan bercadang untuk memperkanalkan
penggunaan meter air berasakan plastik sebagai langkah menangani
kecurian meter air besi, justeru adakah Kerajaan bercadang untuk
membuat pemasangan meter air secara berasingan bagi pangsapuri pada
masa akan datang.
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19/9/2006, Soalan Ke-3, Tuan Lau Yan
Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI
menyatakan statistic kes jenayah siber di negara ini membabitkan
transaksi perniagaan dan urusan Kerajaan bermula dari awal tahun
2005, justeru apakah persediaan Kerajaan untuk melaksanakan Institut
Kerjasama Pelbagai Hala Antarabangsa Memerangi Keganasan Siber
(Impact) dalam masa terdekat ini.
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7/11/2006, Soalan Ke-22, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI KERJA RAYA menyatakan
komitmen Kementerian berhubung cadangan pembinaan sebuah
‘interchange’ di laluan persekutuan 3215 Jalan Putra Permai dan
Lebuhraya Putrajaya – KL. Adakah kesesakan teruk di laluan antara
Pasar Borong Selangor dan Pasaraya Jusco menghala ke Pekan Sri
Kembangan tidak cukup untuk cadangan ini dipertimbangkan
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13/11/2006, Soalan Ke-21, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan
apakah langkah dan tindakan keseimbangan yang dilaksanakan oleh
Kerajaan untuk menyeimbangkan dasar-dasar ‘affirmative action’
seperti DEB dan dasar keterbukaan ekonomi negara dalam era
globalisasi supaya kepentingan dan kesejahteraan rakyat tanpa
mengira kaum terjamin.
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21/11/2006, Soalan Ke-7, Tuan Lau
Yan Peng [ Puchong ] minta MENTERI TENAGA, AIR DAN KOMUNIKASI
menyatakan adakah Kementerian mempunyai program khas untuk
mendidik rakyat untuk menjimatkan penggunaan tenaga elektrik dan
air. Adakah Kementerian bercadang untuk mengurangkan bayaran atau
diskaum ke atas tunggakan sedia ada bil IWK.
It is very clear that Lau Yan Peng did
not ask any question on the issue. If Lau Yan Peng would have asked
this question, then Kinrara folks who has been living in anxiety since
early 2006 could have know the answer before 2007.
Is this another classic example of
dereliction of responsibility?
(22/08/2006)
* Lau Weng San, DAP
Selangor Publicity Secretary
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