YB. R.S.N RAYER - A.D.U.N. SERI DELIMA, PENANG

GEORGE TOWN: Residents living at Kampung Buah Pala, an Indian village in
Bukit Gelugor here, are entitled to live there as the land had not been
lawfully transferred to a co-operative, said Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh.
He said the land on which 350 residents lived was still a subject matter of
a housing trust created in 1953.
"The co-operative cannot be the owner of the land. The registration of land
ownership does not make them the lawful owner," Karpal said at a press
conference at the village yesterday.

Present were Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer and Batu Uban assemblyman
S. Raveentharan.

Citing the incident on Thursday where the developer attempted to evict the
families from their houses, Karpal said the developer could only do so with
a court order.
"What it did on Thursday amounts to criminal intimidation and I urge the
police to study the report that we have lodged."
He also hoped the police would not be a part of attempts to evict the
villagers as "they had no business or court order to do so".

VILLAGERS of Kampung Lorong Buah Pala in Bukit Gelugor, Penang, had a rude shock when a contractor threatened to demolish their homes yesterday morning.

PENANG: DAP will support Barisan Nasional’s anti-hop law proposal if it is tabled in Parliament, its national chairman Karpal Singh said.
“Barisan just needs the support of eight more MPs to pass the proposal. We have 28 MPs.”

In 1992, the High Court ruled an anti-hop law unconstitutional as it contravened the freedom of association provision enshrined in the Federal Constitution. A constitutional amendment, needing two-thirds majority, will be needed to pass such a law.
“We also don’t welcome renegades defecting to DAP,” said Karpal Singh. “The trust of the voters is sacred. There must be honour among the representatives who won under the Barisan ticket.”

Saying thank you: Karpal Singh and Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer (left) thanking voters at the Air Itam market yesterday.

Party-hopping should be outlawed as a criminal act as it was tantamount to cheating and deception, he told newsmen before thanking voters at the Air Itam market here yesterday.

PENANG: With Dr P. Ramasamy as the first Indian deputy chief minister in the country, Penang could have become the only state with two Indian executive councillors.
A second spot on the exco was offered to two assemblymen, both lawyers. Both turned it down.

Other interests: Jagdeep Singh (left) and Rayer celebrating their wins in the general election on Saturday. Both rejected the offer to be state executive councillors.

Sources said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is party secretary-general, first offered the post to Datuk Keramat assemblyman Jagdeep Singh Deo and later to Sri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer during a special party meeting here yesterday.
However, both rejected the offer, as they preferred to remain in legal practice.

Bagan Dalam assemblyman A. Tanasekharan, who is also a lawyer, was then sounded out but he was non-committal, saying it was the chief minister's prerogative to appoint anyone.
Tanasekharan, however, denied that Guan Eng offered the post directly to him.
“Other assemblymen asked me whether I was interested and I told them that I will abide by whatever decision the party makes.”

The post was subsequently given to another leader of the party.
Social activist and Berapit assemblyman Lydia Ong Kok Fooi is among seven DAP assemblymen who will be sworn in as state executive councillors today.

The others are deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy (Prai), lawyer Wong Hon Wai (Air Itam), businessman Phee Boon Poh (Sungai Puyu), full-time politicians Chow Kon Yeow (Padang Kota), Lim Hock Seng (Bagan Jermal) and Danny Law Heng Kiang (Batu Lancang)
The three PKR assemblymen who will join the state exco are Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, full-time politicians Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim (Batu Maung) and Law Choo Kiang (Bukit Tambun).

Nine of them, except for Hock Seng, were present at the swearing-in rehearsal held at Dewan Sri Pinang yesterday.
Party insiders said Dr Ramasamy's portfolio would include Science, Technology, Innovation, Research and Human Resources.
Sources also said PKR's Abdul Malik would handle the portfolio that include Trade and Consumer Affairs while his counterpart Choo Kiang, would head the portfolio that includes Agriculture and Agro-based Industries.

DAP chairman Karpal Singh has retained the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat in Penang after beating Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Koay Kar Huah with a bigger majority of 21,015 votes.
Karpal Singh received 35,140 votes while Koay attained only 14,125.

In Seri Delima, DAP’s R.S.N. Rayer received 8,402 votes, beating Barisan’s Loh Nam Hooi who obtained 6,274 votes.

In Paya Terubong, DAP’s Yeoh Soon Hin edg-ed out his Barisan opponent Koh Wan Leong. Yeoh received 16,848 votes while Koh obtai-ned 5,727 votes.
In Air Itam, DAP candidate Wong Hon Wai won, obtaining 7,401 votes, to defeat Barisan’s Cheang Chee Gooi who received 4,674 votes.
Koay said he was surprised with the defeat but accepted the people’s verdict.

“The Barisan needs to change its strategy,” he said.
Yeoh thanked the people for believing in people’s power.
“I did not expect to win by such a large margin,” he added.
Koh said he respected the people’s decision.
“I will still stick to MCA and find a way to serve the people. I also have to find a new job as I have resigned from my teaching post to contest in the election. But I have no regrets,” he said.

Cheang said he was shocked by the result.
“I will take a short break and ponder on my political career,” he said.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
YB. R.S.N. RAYER
WIN FOR SERI DELIMA

RAYER - 8402
LOH NAM HOOI - 6274
Majority = 2128

A FEW hawkers and patrons at a coffee shop clapped when they saw incumbent Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh approaching in his wheelchair on his first rounds in his constituency.

Karpal Singh, who insisted on visiting constituents at the shophouses in Island Glades on Thursday despite the rain, was touched by the positive reaction during his 45-minute visit.

“The response was encouraging. I really did not expect it. I am surprised at their understanding, as they had not seen me here for a long time. It is unfortunate that I cannot walk around like I used to,” he said.

Karpal Singh said he was still able to serve his constituents, and they knew how to find him.

Karpal Singh (in wheelchair) and Rayer (centre) chatting with residents during their rounds at Island Glades, Penang.

He said DAP recently opened a new service centre in Tingkat Tembaga, Island Glades, in addition to the existing one in Bandar Baru Air Itam, and he could also be reached through his legal firm at Green Hall.

He added that if the three DAP candidates for the state seats in Bukit Gelugor were all elected with him, they could play a major role in assisting him to serve the constituents.

The three are R.S.N. Rayer for Seri Delima, Wong Hon Wai for Air Itam and Yeoh Soon Hin for Paya Terubong.

Rayer accompanied Karpal Singh on his rounds as the area was within the Seri Delima constituency in Penang.

Earlier, at a press conference, Karpal Singh called on the Government to allow the opposition equal airtime on the radio and television, and mass media coverage, and to do away with campaigning through the press.

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MENYEDARI ‘Harimau Jelutong’, Karpal Singh akan tiba bila-bila masa ke lokasi ceramah di Seri Delima, Pulau Pinang, ratusan penyokong DAP tidak berganjak walaupun hujan lebat selama setengah jam sebelum ketibaannya.

Kesabaran mereka yang menunggu sejak pukul 8 malam, nyata berbaloi apabila Karpal, calon bagi kerusi Parlimen Bukit Gelugor tiba di lokasi pada kira-kira 9.25 malam.

Ketibaan beliau diikuti dengan hujan renyai yang kemudiannya berhenti.

“Nampaknya, hujan pun takut Harimau Jelutong,” umum pengerusi majlis yang juga calon DAP bagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Seri Delima, R.S.N. Rayer yang kemudian disambut dengan sorakan ratusan penyokong di situ malam semalam.

MCA candidate Datuk Koay Kar Huah’s first step to move to federal politics would not be an easy task as he is facing DAP stalwart Karpal Singh at the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat.

The three-term incumbent Seri Delima assemblyman said the fight would be a tough one.

“I don’t know my chances but I am going to do my best to serve the people there,” he said.

Koay said he had proven track records in the constituency and would continue to work for the voters there.

For Karpal, the constituency held a sentimental value for him, especially when it was the only seat captured by the opposition when 17 new seats were created in a delineation exercise for the 2004 election.

“This is the reason I wanted to present myself once again to the people, hoping they will reconsider me as their MP,” he said.

The 68-year-old lawyer, who was wheelchair-bound after an accident, said his physical condition would not hamper his ability to continue serving the people there.

DAP candidates (right to left) Wong Hon Wai (Air Itam), R.S.N. Rayer (Seri Delima), Karpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor) and Yeoh Soon Hin (Paya Terubong) at the nomination centre.

“Datuk Koay Kar Huah is a formidable opponent with good experience. I can promise him a clean fight and may the best man win,” he said after the nomination yesterday.

DAP is playing ‘professional’ cards in their Bukit Gelugor battle, fielding four lawyers – Karpal, R.S.N. Rayer (Seri Delima state seat), Wong Hon Wan (Air Itam state seat) and Yeoh Soon Hin (Paya Terubong state seat).

Wong said they would use their professional knowledge to help the people in the constituency.

However, Paya Terubong MCA candidate Koh Wan Leong said a full-time assemblyman would help serve the constituency better.

The former teacher, who resigned recently to concentrate on his political career, said he would be contributing his time for the constituents, helping them to solve their problems effectively.

Earlier yesterday, hundreds of supporters from both Barisan Nasional and DAP gathered outside SM Chung Hwa Confucian to support their candidates. They waved flags and shouted slogans.

Although processions were not allowed, the candidates and their supporters had taken part in a short march on the road leading to the school compound.

The Barisan team – Koay, Loh, Koh and Air Itam Gerakan candidate Cheang Chee Gooi – arrived at the school at 8.50am. They were flanked by supporters chanting “Barisan Nasional wan sui (long live Barisan Nasional), Koay Kar Huah wan sui (long live Koay)”.

They were subsequently followed by the DAP all-lawyer team with their supporters carrying party flags and eye-catching Rocket Kid placards.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) closed its file on Datuk V.K. Lingam in 1998 because the case involved senior government officials, the Royal Commission of Inquiry heard.

G. Jayanti, a former secretary of the lawyer, made this startling revelation yesterday on Day 15 of the inquiry.

Testifying as the 19th witness, the 45-year-old self-employed estate agent said she had given her statement to the ACA three times in April 1998.

Her statements were regarding Lingam's dealings with judges.

“Three months later, the ACA called and told me that the file had to be closed because it involved many high-ranking people in the Government. I was given a RM3,000 'award' after that,” she said, to gasps from the courtroom.

Commissioner Tan Sri Steve Shim immediately asked: “Award or reward?”

Jayanti: It was in cash. I just took the voucher.

Chairman Tan Sri Haidar Mohd Noor: You took it?

Jayanti: Yes.

(At the end of the proceedings, Jayanthi's counsel R.S.N Rayer asked her again whether the RM3,000 was a reward or if it was meant for her to keep quiet. She replied that nothing was mentioned about it.)

Rayer: Do you remember which officer it was who contacted you?

Jayanti: A Mr Wong. It was a Chinese man.

Rayer: Was it a Wong Chee Kiong?

Jayanti: Yes, I think so.

The witness also confirmed that she had withdrawn money for Lingam in a lump sum before. However, she said she did not know to whom it was handed to.

Jayanti said W. Satchithanandhan, who had complained to her about Lingam not recommending him to the Chief Justice for a judicial commissioner appointment, had indicated to her that he had knowledge of her statement to the ACA.

“He asked me why I gave his name to the ACA. He managed to see my statement,” she said, adding that he also indicated that Lingam had access to her statement.

THE family of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) trainee K. Yogeswaran who reportedly died of pneumonia is demanding for an in-depth investigation into his death.

His father K. Kannan, 44, said many of their queries, including the cuts and bruises on the deceased’s body, were not answered satisfactorily.

Yogeswaran, 21, was found dead on Aug 4, while undergoing commando training at the Jugra camp in Banting.

The RMAF had ruled out foul play and its air operations commander Lt-Gen Datuk Rodzali Daud was quoted as saying the bruises and cuts could have been sustained during the jungle training.

Kannan, who revealed 22 photographs showing the bruises and cuts on his son’s body taken before the post mortem, however, alleged there was foul play.

“I strongly believe my son did not die of pneumonia as reported. There are too many stories told. I want to seek justice for my son,” he told a press conference at the office of his counsel Karpal Singh in Penang yesterday.

“We went to Banting Hospital on Friday as we were informed that the post-mortem report was ready. But hospital director Dr Anisah Mohd Tahir told us they could only release the report in three weeks.

“Our request to talk to Dr K. Girija who carried out the post-mortem was also denied,” he said.

Yogeswaran’s mother T. Rajeshweri, 41, who was in tears, said they were confused with the many reasons given pertaining to the cause of her son’s death.

Karpal Singh called on Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail to order an inquest into the death of Yogeswaran, saying Section 339 of the Criminal Procedure Code empowered the AG to direct a magistrate to hold such an inquest.

“We also want the public prosecutor to direct the body to be exhumed,” he said.

Karpal Singh, together with fellow counsel R.S.N. Rayer, would file a civil suit proceeding against those involved and the government.

“It is important for us to know exactly how he died, and under what circumstances,” he said.

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PENANG: A car accessory shop co-owner and his worker are crying foul that plainclothes po-licemen manhandled and detained them over a ‘minor misunderstanding’ with some enforce-ment officers.

Hoo Chuan Beng, 33, said he and his worker Richard Teh Wei Ling, 23, were detained for allegedly obstructing two Seberang Prai Mu- nicipal Council (MPSP) employees and a po- lice volunteer reserve (PVR) member from carrying out their duties at their shop in Jalan Prai Jaya 2 in Butterworth around noon on Tuesday.

Teh said they had wanted to clamp the wheel of a customer’s car and he hurriedly shif-ted the car away.

He said the incensed PVR member scolded him ‘kurang ajar (rude)’, banged the car’s bon-net and announced that he wanted to clamp and tow away all the cars there.

Chuan Beng said that after the three men had left, three council staff members and four plainclothes policemen came to the shop about 6pm that day.

He said the policemen shouted and pinned him to the floor and handcuffed him without showing their identification.

Teh said he was punched in the sto- mach.

“We are considering legal action against the police,” they said at a press conference called by the state DAP here yesterday.

Chuan Beng’s brother Chuan Oon, 31, who is the shop’s co-owner, lodged the police report at the Bukit Mertajam police station on Tues-day evening.

State DAP legal aid bureau member R.S.N. Rayer said the police arrested the duo without following proper procedures.

Bukit Mertajam deputy OCPD Supt Mohan Singh confirmed the police report.

He said Chuan Beng and Teh were released on police bail 17 hours after their arrest.

The case would be referred to the deputy pu-blic prosecution’s office, he added.