24 Oct 2019

REF: YB RONNIE LIU – YB TUAN ANTHONY LOKE, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, YOU HAVE OVERKILLED THE ISSUE.


24th OCTOBER 2019

PRESS STATEMENT BY:-
TAN SRI DATUK ROBERT PHANG MIOW SIN.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
CHAIRMAN – SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION



It is really strange to note a practical statement made by YB Ronnie Liu, his opinion and comments on the leader of the country has been construed as discourteous and damaging.

Following the principles and wisdom of our Divine Rules of Democracy, that no man is an island, when you are a Public Servant, you will be bound to criticisms on the performance.

I hold my humble view that YB Ronnie Liu has shown his true commitments to practice and reflect his divine performance as a truly elected representative of the Rakyat. 

Why punish him? Do you want all people to be “YES-MEN” within the Pakatan Harapan?  Surely DAPs have their set of rules as they are also elected by the Rakyat. 

YB Tuan Anthony Loke, you have overkilled this issue.  In the first place, it is not necessary for YB to issue such a statement that YB Ronnie will be referred to DAP’s Disciplinary Committee. 

If YB has to do it, do it by all means as this is a “family squabble’.  Always remember, an elected Member of Parliament, the fundamental principle of the natural justice, the right to speak and to reflect the people’s plight etc. should always be welcome. 

Do not overkill the Divine Fundamental Principle.  By doing so it will reflect as if DAP is practising that there is no democracy in the DAP constitution.  

The Rakyat will feel that YB Ronnie Liu  being referred to the party’s disciplinary committee is a means of trying to threaten all Members of Parliament and other duly elected leader to become mere “PUPPETS” – ONLY SHOUT WHEN YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

This is not the way we want to live in.  Directly and Indirectly YB Anthony, you are making YB Ronnie a “HERO”.  I think the majority of the Rakyat will stand behind YB Ronnie, to speak out.  A lot of us are monitoring the situation closely.

YB Ronnie Liu, I will continue to pray and support you.

“HUMBLENESS IS A GOOD VIRTUE, ARROGANCE SHALL FALL AND THE MEEK WILL RULE THE WORLD”.


Tan Sri Datuk Robert Phang Miow Sin.
Justice of the Peace.           


11 Oct 2019

Penang to start building RM851m island highway project on Oct 31

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 11 — Construction of the much talked about RM851 million highway linking Thean Teik Expressway to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway here will begin on October 31 with a groundbreaking ceremony, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced today.
He said the project will take three years to complete.
“Once they start work on the highway, which is package two of the whole project, we can now work on the processes to implement package one, three and four,” he told a press conference at his office.
The highway is part of the RM6.3 billion project which consists of an undersea tunnel and three paired road packages.
Package one is a paired road between Tanjung Bungah and Teluk Bahang, package two is a highway linking Gurney Drive to the Central Business District in George Town to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway while the final package is the undersea tunnel linking Gurney Drive to Butterworth on the mainland.
The Penang government signed a preliminary agreement with Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) in 2013 after calling for an open tender for the project.
Today, the state government signed a sub-agreement with CZC for the construction of package two.
Chow said package two, covering 5.7km, will connect the Ayer Itam portion of Thean Teik Expressway to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway near the Marine Department.
He said 70 per cent of the highway will be elevated.
“The total cost of the project is RM851,040,000 and will be implemented on a lump sum contract basis,” he said.
He also said two plots of land had already been transferred to CZC for feasibility studies to be conducted and detailed design works of the undersea tunnel and highways.
“With this agreement, the state will wait for a claim by the consortium before the land from Gurney Drive reclamation will be ready to be transferred to the consortium,” he said.
Chow added that the first part of the claim is in relation to the land acquisition costs for the project.
CZC is still in the process of negotiating land acquisitions and could not reveal the total costs involved just yet.
Chow said a portion of Gurney Wharf has been identified for consideration as payment for the highway construction.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the highways was approved on November 7 in 2017.
Chow said the highway project has to commence first before the EIA expires which was why the state decided that package two must commence by the end of this month.
The Penang state exco approved the signing of the sub-agreement for package two on October 2.
Works on package two will start at the Thean Teik Expressway first and it will by-pass housing areas and go across the hill to connect to Bukit Gambir Road, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and ending at the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.
The highway is expected to resolve the daily traffic gridlock along the busy Air Itam Road and cut traveling time for those coming from the Penang Bridge towards Air Itam.