Warlau eh, ada editor of English paper, how to get the people to upgrade the English language in Malaysia ?
Kawan, kalau bahasa Inggeris tidak bagus, memang tidak bagus, tidak perlu tulis dalam bahasa Inggeris lah, tulis dalam bahasa Malaysia.
Lebih baik, tulis bahasa Esperanto.
Buat malu aje, siapa nak baca di London ?
Kali ini salin semua, nanti malaysiakini hapus aje.
Baca saja lah. Blog ini ramai dari USA, siapa dia, tak tahu lah.
Dear YB Datuk Teng Chang Khim,
It seems both I and The Sun editor Nadeswaren have caught your attention on the PKNS field.
Nadeswaren has already penned his reply, and like him, I will declare that I will make a correction and offer an apology if I had erred in my comments.
Here are my comments as well on the issue:
You said, “(Selcat) had categorically pronounced that the officers in the Development Planning Department of the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) were reckless, incompetent and unprofessional. This means that officers involved were found ‘guilty’.
Despite finding them ‘guilty’, the Selangor government did not take steps to prevent the problem from recurring.
In fact, the problem of officers amending the local plan without consulting the public happened again in July 2014 when MPSJ officers included mention of the Serdang-Kinrara-Putrajaya Expressway (SKIP) into the Subang Jaya Local Plan when nothing was presented to the public on the development, as attested by Bukit Gasing assemblyperson Rajiv Rishyakaran.
Your response then was that the plans could be amended by calling for yet another public hearing but makes no mention of investigating and punishing those responsible for making the changes. I called you out on this in a letter published on July 26, 2014 in The Malay Mail.
Secondly, in finding the officers ‘guilty’, Selcat did not speak up against the promotion of Noraini Roslan that was done by the Selangor government. Someone is either guilty or innocent to the layperson, not an ambiguous ‘guilty’ that comes with no prescribed disciplinary action.
You also said, “Section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) expressly prohibits the use of land or building for purposes not in accordance with the local plan. As such, despite the wish or the predicament of the landowner, the land cannot be approved for any development under the law.”
The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) did not bother what Section 18 of the TCPA says when the SS2 Mall was developed in 2009. Part of the area for that mall was zoned residential, and the surrounding residents argued it as such, yet full rights were given to the developer to build a commercial building because the land title says it is commercial land.
Is that too not the case for the PKNS field? Did the Selangor government not issue PKNS land titles with the terms ‘commercial use’ on said land title? So, which law is the Selangor government going to use to resolve the issue?
As a Selangor exco member, you have the resources of a state government at your disposal. You can put this considerable power to use and put right what is wrong with the Selangor government administration that is riddled with inconsistencies.
Thank you.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/295613
Dear YB Datuk Teng Chang Khim,
On the outset, let me declare that I will make a correction and offer an apology if I had erred in my comments. This can be evidenced if you look at my past records.
Your letter is addressed to both The Sun and Malaysiakini. It refers to another article by KW Mak which I have no right to and thus, will not address on the points raised.
As for my comments:
I was physically present at the hearing when Faiwos “confessed” that Noriaini had asked her to do the changes.
I mentioned that Noriaini was NOT censured and was promoted as YDP of Kuala Selangor District Council. I stopped there and never inferred that you or Selcat is responsible for it.
My commentary NEVER inferred nor intended to infer any wrongdoing or weakness with Selcat. On the contrary, I am fully aware of the functions and powers of Selcat.
It was just my sarcastic observation that in the civil service, people get promoted for dereliction of duties.
On the PKNS land and its status, I never inferred nor mentioned anything on Selcat. Other than that, the commentary read in totality and entirety will show that I had never at any instance made any disparaging remarks about your goodself or Selcat.
I hope the above puts the matter in the proper perspective on what I wrote. As for Malaysiakini and Mak, I cannot reply for them.
Thank you.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/295561
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