Forest to be gazetted by end of the year
THE KOTA Damansara forest will be gazetted as a permanent forest reserve by the year-end at the latest.
In a reply to Kota Damansara assemblyman Dr Nasir Hashim, tourism, consumer affairs and environment chairman Elizabeth Wong said that the state executive council had on May 27 approved for the forest to be gazetted.
“We have started the process through the Selangor Forestry Department (JPNS) by giving the approval plans to the Mapping and Survey Department (Jupem) to prepare a gazette plan,” said Wong.
She said the process was expected to be completed before September but no later than the end of 2009.
At the same time, the forest area would be gazetted as a forest reserve, educational forest and research forest under Section 10(1) of the National Forestry Act 1986.
“This would open up possibilities for the state to have a suitable forest management plan for the area, including its potential as a recreation and forest biology education area,” she said.
Wong added that the state government would focus on making forest reserves and state parks a destination for eco-tourism.
“The state, through the JPNS, continually works with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to protect and preserve the environment, especially forest areas in the state,” said Wong.
The state was in the midst of having a memorandum of understanding with the Global Environment Centre to implement a two-pronged programme that would save cost for the state government while creating awareness among the community about environmental conservation.
Meanwhile, the Selangor government has barred the State Forestry Department from issuing logging permits in a move to end indiscriminate logging in the state.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said only the Selangor State Executive Council had the power to approve applications for logging.
In the past, he said the state Forestry Department director was empowered to issue logging permits.
“The change is to ensure the forest reserves are protected and the state takes full responsibility,” he said.
He said the state had not only lost millions to the illegal loggers but the activity had also damaged the environment.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Shadow Cabinet? - The next best thing....
Kenyataan Akhbar Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat – 2 Julai 2009
Pada hari ini kami ingin mengumumkan Senarai Jawatankuasa Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat mengikut Kementerian.
Matlamat Jawatankuasa ini adalah untuk menyediakan Ahli-ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat bagi sesi perbahasan di Parlimen termasuk perbahasan Rang Undang-undang dan sesi soal jawab. Ini adalah bagi meningkatkan kualiti perbahasan dengan bersandarkan rujukan secara khusus berdasarkan kementerian masing-masing.
Jawatankuasa ini dibentuk mengikut 25 Kementerian dalam kerajaan Barisan Nasional dan dipengerusikan secara bersama oleh seorang wakil dari setiap parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Keanggotaan Jawatankuasa ini melibatkan beberapa Ahli Parlimen lain dan juga boleh melibatkan pakar dari luar dalam bidang masing-masing bagi membantu Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat.
Dikeluarkan oleh:YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen PKR, YB Tan Seng Giaw Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen DAP dan YB Salahuddin Ayub, Naib Presiden PAS
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERIYB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, YB William Leong, YB Ahmad Kasim, YB Fuziah Salleh daripada PKR.
YB Dato’ Seri Hj Abdul Hadi Awang, YB Ust Nasharudin Mat Isa, YB Salahuddin Ayub, YB Dr Hatta Ramli, YB Dr Dzulkifli AhmadYB Taib Azamuddin, YB Khalid Samad daripada PAS.
YB Lim Kit Siang, YAB Lim Guan Eng, YB M Kulasegaran YB Ngeh Koo Ham, YB Gobind Singh Deo, YB M Manogaran daripada DAP.
KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERIYB Dato’ Johari Abdul, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Karpal Singh.
KEMENTERIAN KEWANGANYB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad dan YAB Lim Guan Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTANYB Dato’ Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, YB Khalid Samad dan YB Tan Kok Wai
KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAYAYB Dato’ Kamarul Bahrin Abbas, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Omar dan YB Gobind Singh Deo
KEMENTERIAN PERUSAHAAN PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITIYB Dato’ Rashid Din, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Er Teck Hwa
KEMENTERIAN TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIRYB Chua Tian Chang, YB Nasir bin Zakaria dan YB Charles Anthony Santiago
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRIYB William Leong, YB Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli dan YB Teresa Kok
KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANIYB Ahmad Kassim, YB Taib Azamuddin Md Taib dan YB Sim Tong Him
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI DAN HAL EHWAL PENGGUNAYB Azan Ismail, YB Dr Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut dan YB Jeff Ooi
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARANYB Yusmadi Yusoff, YB Che Uda Che Nik dan YB Chong Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENERANGAN KOMUNIKASI, KESENIAN DAN KEBUDAYAANYB Amran Abdul Ghani, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Haji Omar dan YB Teo Nie Ching
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIAYB Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, YB Muhammad bin Husin dan YB M Kulasegaran
KEMENTERIAN SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASIYB Nurul Izzah Anwar, YB Dr Che Rosli Che Mat dan YB Chow Kon Yeow
KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATANYB Hee Loy Sian, YB Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud dan YB Nga Kor Ming
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANANYB Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, YB Dato’ Seri Muhammad Nizar Jamaluddin dan YB Liew Chin Tong
KEMENTERIAN KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAHYB Ab Aziz Ab Kadir, YB Dato’ Ab Halim bin Ab Rahman dan YB M Manogaran
KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YB Dato’ Kamaruddin Jaffar dan YB P Ramasamy
KEMENTERIAN BELIA DAN SUKANYB Tan Tee Beng, YB Mohd Firdaus bin Jaafar dan YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook
KEMENTERIAN KESIHATANYB Dr Lee Boon Chye, YB Dr Mohd Hayati Othman dan YB Dr Tan Seng Giaw
KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKATYB Zuraida Kamaruddin, YB Siti Zailah bt Mohd Yusuf dan YB Fong Po Kuan
KEMENTERIAN PELANCONGANYB Manikavasagam a/l Sundaram, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Fong Kui Lun
KEMENTERIAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUANYB Wee Choo Keong, YB Dr Lo’ Lo’ Haji Mohd Ghazali dan YB Lim Lip Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGIYB Zulkifli Nordin, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Tony Pua
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITARYB Gobalakrishnan a/l Nagapan, YB Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa dan YB Chong Chien Jen
Pada hari ini kami ingin mengumumkan Senarai Jawatankuasa Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat mengikut Kementerian.
Matlamat Jawatankuasa ini adalah untuk menyediakan Ahli-ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat bagi sesi perbahasan di Parlimen termasuk perbahasan Rang Undang-undang dan sesi soal jawab. Ini adalah bagi meningkatkan kualiti perbahasan dengan bersandarkan rujukan secara khusus berdasarkan kementerian masing-masing.
Jawatankuasa ini dibentuk mengikut 25 Kementerian dalam kerajaan Barisan Nasional dan dipengerusikan secara bersama oleh seorang wakil dari setiap parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Keanggotaan Jawatankuasa ini melibatkan beberapa Ahli Parlimen lain dan juga boleh melibatkan pakar dari luar dalam bidang masing-masing bagi membantu Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat.
Dikeluarkan oleh:YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen PKR, YB Tan Seng Giaw Ketua Whip Ahli Parlimen DAP dan YB Salahuddin Ayub, Naib Presiden PAS
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERIYB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Mohamed Azmin Ali, YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, YB William Leong, YB Ahmad Kasim, YB Fuziah Salleh daripada PKR.
YB Dato’ Seri Hj Abdul Hadi Awang, YB Ust Nasharudin Mat Isa, YB Salahuddin Ayub, YB Dr Hatta Ramli, YB Dr Dzulkifli AhmadYB Taib Azamuddin, YB Khalid Samad daripada PAS.
YB Lim Kit Siang, YAB Lim Guan Eng, YB M Kulasegaran YB Ngeh Koo Ham, YB Gobind Singh Deo, YB M Manogaran daripada DAP.
KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERIYB Dato’ Johari Abdul, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Karpal Singh.
KEMENTERIAN KEWANGANYB Mohamed Azmin Ali, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad dan YAB Lim Guan Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTANYB Dato’ Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, YB Khalid Samad dan YB Tan Kok Wai
KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAYAYB Dato’ Kamarul Bahrin Abbas, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Omar dan YB Gobind Singh Deo
KEMENTERIAN PERUSAHAAN PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITIYB Dato’ Rashid Din, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Er Teck Hwa
KEMENTERIAN TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIRYB Chua Tian Chang, YB Nasir bin Zakaria dan YB Charles Anthony Santiago
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRIYB William Leong, YB Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli dan YB Teresa Kok
KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANIYB Ahmad Kassim, YB Taib Azamuddin Md Taib dan YB Sim Tong Him
KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI DAN HAL EHWAL PENGGUNAYB Azan Ismail, YB Dr Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut dan YB Jeff Ooi
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARANYB Yusmadi Yusoff, YB Che Uda Che Nik dan YB Chong Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENERANGAN KOMUNIKASI, KESENIAN DAN KEBUDAYAANYB Amran Abdul Ghani, YB Dato’ Mahfuz Haji Omar dan YB Teo Nie Ching
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIAYB Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, YB Muhammad bin Husin dan YB M Kulasegaran
KEMENTERIAN SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASIYB Nurul Izzah Anwar, YB Dr Che Rosli Che Mat dan YB Chow Kon Yeow
KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATANYB Hee Loy Sian, YB Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud dan YB Nga Kor Ming
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANANYB Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, YB Dato’ Seri Muhammad Nizar Jamaluddin dan YB Liew Chin Tong
KEMENTERIAN KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAHYB Ab Aziz Ab Kadir, YB Dato’ Ab Halim bin Ab Rahman dan YB M Manogaran
KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI YB Sivarasa Rasiah, YB Dato’ Kamaruddin Jaffar dan YB P Ramasamy
KEMENTERIAN BELIA DAN SUKANYB Tan Tee Beng, YB Mohd Firdaus bin Jaafar dan YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook
KEMENTERIAN KESIHATANYB Dr Lee Boon Chye, YB Dr Mohd Hayati Othman dan YB Dr Tan Seng Giaw
KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKATYB Zuraida Kamaruddin, YB Siti Zailah bt Mohd Yusuf dan YB Fong Po Kuan
KEMENTERIAN PELANCONGANYB Manikavasagam a/l Sundaram, YB Dato Wan Abd Rahim Wan Abdullah dan YB Fong Kui Lun
KEMENTERIAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUANYB Wee Choo Keong, YB Dr Lo’ Lo’ Haji Mohd Ghazali dan YB Lim Lip Eng
KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGIYB Zulkifli Nordin, YB Salahuddin Haji Ayub dan YB Tony Pua
KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITARYB Gobalakrishnan a/l Nagapan, YB Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa dan YB Chong Chien Jen
Thursday, July 2, 2009
TREE PARTY 2009
Pada 21 Jun lalu, YB R. Sivarasa bersama-sama kakitangan Pejabat Ahli Parlimen Subang telah menyertai TREE PARTY 2009 yang diadakan di Hutan komuniti Kota Damansara.
Dr. Nasir Hashim juga antara jemputan yang hadir. 
Ramai yang hadir memberi sokongan....
Menandatangani "I pledged today for a greener future..."
Anda boleh terus menyokong kempen ini dengan menanam pokok untuk memastikan bumi ini terus menghijau dan selamat untuk didiami................
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Merdeka Center poll: Youth well informed but politically disconnected
Malaysian youth in general seem to be well informed on current issues but they
remain politically disconnected as found in a nationwide opinion poll released today.
The poll also found out that the youth of Malaysia feel that government decisions have a lot of impact in their daily lives but there is little that their votes can do to influence the government.
The opinion poll, National Youth Survey 2008, was conducted by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, with funding support from The Asia Foundation, to gauge youth perceptions of lifestyle, current issues, values, politics, and their own levels of civic and social involvement.
The poll was carried out between 13th November and 9th December 2008 and a total of 2,518
randomly selected Malaysian youth between the age of 20 and 35 years old were interviewed by
telephone. Respondents were selected on the basis of random stratified sampling along the national population profile and specifically proportional to gender, ethnicity and state of residence.
“This is the third consecutive year we have conducted this poll and we hope the data will help
policymakers, grassroots advocacy groups and youth organizations to understand the needs of young people and address their concerns based on factual findings,” said Ibrahim Suffian, the Programs Director of Merdeka Center for Opinion Research.
“These youth will shape Malaysia’s future so it is critical that we look at their attitudes towards their role in the community, in politics or simply to understand how they think,” he added.
Self-efficacy and politics
The poll identified 74% of youth as having low and moderate level of self-efficacy. Although the
perceived impact of government has on their daily lives increased from 72% in 2007 to 77% in 2008, the confidence that the youth have in elections declined by 16% when 80% of youth in 2007 said their votes could make some difference compared to 64% in 2008.
Ethnicity and their backgrounds contribute to significant differences in the level of self-efficacy
among Malaysian youth. For instance, the majority of ethnic Chinese, who attended Chinese school and Mandarin-speaking, were found to express lower levels of self-efficacy where some felt that there was not much that they can do for the community.
On the other hand, Indian respondents who attended Tamil school and embraced Hinduism have the highest level of self-efficacy. They seem to be energized and feel there is much that they can do.
The Malays and other Bumiputras held moderate views over the efficacy of their votes and their
abilities to influence the government.
If voter registration is taken as an indicator of political involvement, the poll shows that such
involvement is considered moderate as only 55% of the youth interviewed were registered voters.
remain politically disconnected as found in a nationwide opinion poll released today.
The poll also found out that the youth of Malaysia feel that government decisions have a lot of impact in their daily lives but there is little that their votes can do to influence the government.
The opinion poll, National Youth Survey 2008, was conducted by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, with funding support from The Asia Foundation, to gauge youth perceptions of lifestyle, current issues, values, politics, and their own levels of civic and social involvement.
The poll was carried out between 13th November and 9th December 2008 and a total of 2,518
randomly selected Malaysian youth between the age of 20 and 35 years old were interviewed by
telephone. Respondents were selected on the basis of random stratified sampling along the national population profile and specifically proportional to gender, ethnicity and state of residence.
“This is the third consecutive year we have conducted this poll and we hope the data will help
policymakers, grassroots advocacy groups and youth organizations to understand the needs of young people and address their concerns based on factual findings,” said Ibrahim Suffian, the Programs Director of Merdeka Center for Opinion Research.
“These youth will shape Malaysia’s future so it is critical that we look at their attitudes towards their role in the community, in politics or simply to understand how they think,” he added.
Self-efficacy and politics
The poll identified 74% of youth as having low and moderate level of self-efficacy. Although the
perceived impact of government has on their daily lives increased from 72% in 2007 to 77% in 2008, the confidence that the youth have in elections declined by 16% when 80% of youth in 2007 said their votes could make some difference compared to 64% in 2008.
Ethnicity and their backgrounds contribute to significant differences in the level of self-efficacy
among Malaysian youth. For instance, the majority of ethnic Chinese, who attended Chinese school and Mandarin-speaking, were found to express lower levels of self-efficacy where some felt that there was not much that they can do for the community.
On the other hand, Indian respondents who attended Tamil school and embraced Hinduism have the highest level of self-efficacy. They seem to be energized and feel there is much that they can do.
The Malays and other Bumiputras held moderate views over the efficacy of their votes and their
abilities to influence the government.
If voter registration is taken as an indicator of political involvement, the poll shows that such
involvement is considered moderate as only 55% of the youth interviewed were registered voters.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Death in Custody
Friday June 26, 2009
Woman goes to Parliament over hubby’s lock-up death
KUALA LUMPUR: A mother of seven, M. Manimalai, wants an inquest into the death of her husband A. Gnanapragasam, who was found dead in a police lock-up earlier this month.
She said Gnanaprasagam, 53, a wireman, who was arrested on June 10 for allegedly breaking into a house in Sg Buloh, had never complained of illness to her or felt ill when he was alive.
“A few days after he was detained by the police, he was dead. Who is going to take care of us now?” she asked at the Parliament lobby here yesterday.
She was speaking to the press after handing over a memorandum to Deputy Home Minister Jelaing Mersat, accompanied by Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong and Subang MP R. Sivarasa.
Manimalai, 40, claimed that when she last visited her husband at the Damansara Damai police station, his right eye was bruised.
“He told me the police had beaten him up. He said he had complained to the magistrate about the beating but no action was taken,” she said.
A post-mortem by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre pathologist Dr Prashant Samberkar found that Gnanaprasagam died of “toxaemia secondary to spontaneous peritonitis” – poison in the blood from bacterial infection in the intestines.
Sivarasa said that although Manimalai would not dispute the findings of the post-mortem, she wanted to know why her husband had not been given care while in detention.
He said that under the Criminal Procedure Code, an inquest should be held immediately after a detainee’s death.
“However, in Malaysia, the inquest is usually held months or even years after the death. We want an inquest to be held immediately,” he said, adding that the probe into Gnanaprasagam’s death should be carried out by an independent body and not by the police.
Woman goes to Parliament over hubby’s lock-up death
KUALA LUMPUR: A mother of seven, M. Manimalai, wants an inquest into the death of her husband A. Gnanapragasam, who was found dead in a police lock-up earlier this month.
She said Gnanaprasagam, 53, a wireman, who was arrested on June 10 for allegedly breaking into a house in Sg Buloh, had never complained of illness to her or felt ill when he was alive.
“A few days after he was detained by the police, he was dead. Who is going to take care of us now?” she asked at the Parliament lobby here yesterday.
She was speaking to the press after handing over a memorandum to Deputy Home Minister Jelaing Mersat, accompanied by Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong and Subang MP R. Sivarasa.
Manimalai, 40, claimed that when she last visited her husband at the Damansara Damai police station, his right eye was bruised.
“He told me the police had beaten him up. He said he had complained to the magistrate about the beating but no action was taken,” she said.
A post-mortem by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre pathologist Dr Prashant Samberkar found that Gnanaprasagam died of “toxaemia secondary to spontaneous peritonitis” – poison in the blood from bacterial infection in the intestines.
Sivarasa said that although Manimalai would not dispute the findings of the post-mortem, she wanted to know why her husband had not been given care while in detention.
He said that under the Criminal Procedure Code, an inquest should be held immediately after a detainee’s death.
“However, in Malaysia, the inquest is usually held months or even years after the death. We want an inquest to be held immediately,” he said, adding that the probe into Gnanaprasagam’s death should be carried out by an independent body and not by the police.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
USUL TERGEMPAR - PENYELUDUPAN MANUSIA
YB SIVARASA telah momohon untuk mencadangkan:
“BAHAWA PARLIMEN MALAYSIA MENDESAK KERAJAAN MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN SEGERA MENYIASAT PERKARA PENYELUDUPAN MANUSIA SEPERTI YANG DIDAKWA OLEH LAPORAN PENYELUPAN MANUSIA 2009 YANG DIAUDITKAN OLEH JABATAN NEGARA AMERIKA SERTA MENCADANG MENUBUHKAN SURUHANJAYA SIASATAN BEBAS UNTUK MEMULIHKAN KEDUDUKAN MALAYSIA DI TAHAP PERTAMA.”
Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua,
Pada 16 Jun 2009, Jabatan Negara Amerika telah mengemukakan Laporan Penyeludupan Manusia 2009. Dalam laporan tersebut Malaysia telah disenarai-hitamkan dan diturunkan ke ‘tahap 3’ berbanding dengan tahun 2008 berada di ‘tahap 2’ senarai pemantauan.
Pendakwaan ini telah menjadikan Malaysia menjadi satu daripada lima negara ASEAN yang disenarai-hitamkan yang setaraf dengan Cuba, Burma, Zimbabwe dan Fiji. Dalam laporan tersebut mendakwa bahawa Malaysia menjadi destinasi dan negara transit bagi penyeludupan wanita dan kanak-kanak untuk tujuan perdagangan seks dan penyeludupan lelaki, wanita dan kanak-kanak untuk dijadikan buruh paksa.
Richard Lugar, Senator Amerika turut memberi dakwaan yang sama bahawa kegiatan pemerdagangan manusia di Malaysia melibatkan pegawai kerajaan. Walaupun pelarian-pelarian telah didaftarkan di bawah United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) turut dibawah ke Sungai Golok, Thailand dan Padang Besar, Malaysia untuk kegiatan perdagangan.
Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua,
Pemandangkan perkara ini perlu disegerakan kerana melibatkan ribuan nasib manusia dan imej Negara kita dalam menangani penyeludupan manusia.
Kerajaan dan Kementerian berkenaan harus menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Bebas yang melibatkan pelbagai pihak termasuk Badan-badan Bukan Kerajaan dan wakil-wakil rakyat supaya menunjukkan siasatan yang lebih telus di peringkat antarabangsa supaya memulihkan imej negara dan seterusnya mengembalikan kedudukan yang lebih tinggi.
Atas perkara yang tertentu ini yang melibatkan kepentingan rakyat umum yang perlu disegerakan, saya mohon usul ini dibincangkan.
“BAHAWA PARLIMEN MALAYSIA MENDESAK KERAJAAN MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN SEGERA MENYIASAT PERKARA PENYELUDUPAN MANUSIA SEPERTI YANG DIDAKWA OLEH LAPORAN PENYELUPAN MANUSIA 2009 YANG DIAUDITKAN OLEH JABATAN NEGARA AMERIKA SERTA MENCADANG MENUBUHKAN SURUHANJAYA SIASATAN BEBAS UNTUK MEMULIHKAN KEDUDUKAN MALAYSIA DI TAHAP PERTAMA.”
Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua,
Pada 16 Jun 2009, Jabatan Negara Amerika telah mengemukakan Laporan Penyeludupan Manusia 2009. Dalam laporan tersebut Malaysia telah disenarai-hitamkan dan diturunkan ke ‘tahap 3’ berbanding dengan tahun 2008 berada di ‘tahap 2’ senarai pemantauan.
Pendakwaan ini telah menjadikan Malaysia menjadi satu daripada lima negara ASEAN yang disenarai-hitamkan yang setaraf dengan Cuba, Burma, Zimbabwe dan Fiji. Dalam laporan tersebut mendakwa bahawa Malaysia menjadi destinasi dan negara transit bagi penyeludupan wanita dan kanak-kanak untuk tujuan perdagangan seks dan penyeludupan lelaki, wanita dan kanak-kanak untuk dijadikan buruh paksa.
Richard Lugar, Senator Amerika turut memberi dakwaan yang sama bahawa kegiatan pemerdagangan manusia di Malaysia melibatkan pegawai kerajaan. Walaupun pelarian-pelarian telah didaftarkan di bawah United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) turut dibawah ke Sungai Golok, Thailand dan Padang Besar, Malaysia untuk kegiatan perdagangan.
Tan Sri Yang di-Pertua,
Pemandangkan perkara ini perlu disegerakan kerana melibatkan ribuan nasib manusia dan imej Negara kita dalam menangani penyeludupan manusia.
Kerajaan dan Kementerian berkenaan harus menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Bebas yang melibatkan pelbagai pihak termasuk Badan-badan Bukan Kerajaan dan wakil-wakil rakyat supaya menunjukkan siasatan yang lebih telus di peringkat antarabangsa supaya memulihkan imej negara dan seterusnya mengembalikan kedudukan yang lebih tinggi.
Atas perkara yang tertentu ini yang melibatkan kepentingan rakyat umum yang perlu disegerakan, saya mohon usul ini dibincangkan.
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