謠言無中生有‧羅志興：我沒辭黨職
雪隆（星洲日報／大都會）
2011-03-17 12:21
（吉隆坡14日訊）行動黨社青團總秘書羅志興澄清，邇來一直有謠言指他會辭掉全部黨職，是無中生有的事，此事也讓造謠者失望。
他發表文告說，英文《星報》在本月10日，在其地方版首頁大副度報導雪州蘇丹拒絕民聯提呈名單，以便委任吉隆坡市政局咨詢委員的新聞刊登之後，對他及家人造成莫大的傷害，因他是行動黨提呈的唯一人選。
“還好，我有良好的情緒智商管理，讓我及家人度過了一次又一次的挑戰。我和家人要衷誠感謝這幾天來致電，傳短訊和寫電郵給予我和家人精神上支持和對這件事情表達關注的全體人士、居協和黨同志。”
羅志興也是行動黨聯邦直轄區州財政和蕉賴區國會議員政治秘書。
他對於有關決定，深表遺憾，但他從不計較個人的得與失。但是行動黨的立場，價值觀和原則是不容妥協和受到任何的挑釁！”
他在文告中聲明，這是他最後一次回應雪州民聯政府就委任吉隆坡市政局咨詢委員一事做出的最後回應和澄清，以後絕口不提。
Selangor likely to pick doc for DBKL advisory board
By BAVANI M and PRIYA MENON 11.3.2011
metro@thestar.com.my
A DOCTOR, who is a well respected figure in the community, is expected to represent Selangor in the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Advisory Board.
His name has been submitted by the Selangor government for the Sultan of Selangor’s approval.
The rules and regulations that state the board must have 15 members, with the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Depart-ment having one representative each and the Selangor government having two.
The term of the previous two Selangor members on the board expired last May 31.
A source said many were also disappointed with Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim for not standing firm on his decision to maintain the original names.
Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai said the Federal Territory DAP state committee had a right to nominate their own people on the board and that they were adamant that his political secretary Loh Chee Heng was picked.
Tan said Loh, who was the former Federal Territory DAP state secretary, had the support of the Selangor DAP state committee as well.
“They believe they need someone like Loh who has worked with DBKL and is familiar with the issues in Kuala Lumpur.
“If the mentri besar thinks a replacement should be found then he should discuss this with our state committee.
“He can choose to replace the PKR candidate if he wants too, that is his prerogative.
“But when it comes to the DAP, let us decide for our slot,” Tan said.
Tan was commenting on the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s decree that a professional with no political leanings represent Selangor on the DBKL advisory board.
He said choosing someone with no political background might not be the best option because he or she would not have the people’s interest at heart.
Thursday March 10, 2011
Palace rejects Pakatan candidates shortlisted for advisory board
By BAVANI M
bavanim@thestar.com.my
ATEMPTS by Pakatan Rakyat to finally have representation in the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s Advisory Board hit a snag when the two candidates shortlisted by the Selangor government were rejected by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
According to a reliable source close to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, the Sultan did not want political appointees to represent Selangor, but instead wanted qualified professionals with the interest of the people at heart.
The source said this was the reason why there had been a delay in the appointment of Selangor appointees on the City Hall Advisory board.
The previous two Selangor appointees’ term on the board had expired last May 31.
Apparently the two candidates who were selected are affiliated to the DAP and PKR.
“The Sultan was firm on this matter and wanted only qualified individuals to sit on the board. He had requested the Mentri Besar to submit new names,’’ said the source, adding that heeding the Sultan’s request, Khalid had since withdrawn the original candidates and have submitted a new name to the Sultan.
When contacted, the Sultan’s private sec¬retary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani confirmed that the Mentri Besar’s office had submitted the name of a new candidate in accordance with the Sultan’s wishes of having only qualified professional candidates to represent Selangor.
According to the Rules and Regulations of the Advisory Board of the City of Kuala Lumpur 1989: the board must have 15 members, with the Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department having one representative each, and the Selangor state government having two representatives.
The remaining members must be individuals with knowledge on local government issues, professionals with expertise on commerce or industry to represent the needs and interest of the local community.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that DAP is standing firm on its decision to have Loh Chee Heng, who is Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai’s political secretary to sit on the board.
Loh, who was the former Federal Territory DAP state secretary was picked for his strong grassroots support.
“Loh is an excellent candidate for the board; he has vast experience in community service with local government knowledge.
“He is a resident of Selangor and can speak several languages,’’ said Tan.
“His political background is irrelevant as the current members of the DBKL board are political appointees from Umno, MCA, MIC and Gerakan anyway. I think what is important here is performance and Loh has proven that he is more than capable,’’ added Tan.
He also said the matter had been delayed too long as the appointment of Selangor reps should have been done last June.
“Even though Pakatan government took over Selangor in March 2008, we allowed the Selangor reps from the previous BN government to stay on despite having the right to replace them, “ he added.
When asked to comment on the delay of appointments recently, Khalid confirmed there was a delay, but added a suitable candidate had been selected and an announcement will be made soon.
“As to the other candidate, we have to look at it very seriously because there must be a consensus in regards to representation.
“The person must be politically affiliated to the PR government and professionally respected too,’’ said Khalid.
The said candidate will be recommended to the Selangor Sultan for his endorsement at the end of the month.
DBKL advisory board members are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the prime minister as stipulated in the Federal Capital Act 1960.
It is no secret that Selangor has been wanting to get on the board as it would enable the Pakatan-led government of Selangor to be represented on the board the first time in 30 years.
The current advisory board members
Chairman - Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail
1) Datuk Bakaruddin Othman - Federal Territories Ministry
2 Datuk Mustapa Kamal Mohd Yusof - Seputeh Umno
3) Datuk Yahaya Mat Ghani@Abbas - Batu Umno
4) Datuk Sharifah Aminah Syed Ahmad - Lembah Pantai Umno
5) Ramanathan Chinnu - Batu MIC
6) Lim Si Pin - Batu Gerakan
7) Datuk Ir Abdul Latif Mohd Som
8) Datuk Himmat Singh - EPU of Prime Minister’s Department
9) Datuk Micheal K.C Yam - Rehda
10) Siti Fatimah Daud
11) Chin Yen Foo@Banie Chin - Seputeh MCA
Thursday October 8, 2009
DAP, PKR reps may soon join the board
THE latest members of the DBKL advisory board may be political appointees from Umno, MCA, Gerakan and MIC, but Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai said that Pakatan Rakyat would soon have its own candidates on the board.
According to Tan, based on the Rules and Regulations of the Advisory Board of the City of Kuala Lumpur 1989, the board must have 15 members, with the Federal Territories Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department having one representative each, and the Selangor state government having two representatives.
“The terms for the current Selangor representative will soon expire, and we will be replacing them with our people,” Tan said. Tan added that there will be one rep from the DAP and another from PKR.
“The DAP has proposed Loh Chee Heng, who is my political secretary, as one of the members of the board,” Tan said.
According to Tan, Loh, who is also the Federal Territory DAP state secretary, is an excellent candidate and has worked well with the community and has close grassroots support.
The two current Selangor representatives are Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) chairman Datuk Setia Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa and lawyer Mah Hang Yew. They were appointed by the previous Barisan Nasional state government and their terms will expire in a few months time.
Once the Pakatan Rakyat-controlled state government replaces the two incumbent Selangor representatives with its own nominated members, it will be the first time that the opposition alliance will be represented on the board.
In February, Selangor MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim told StarMetro that the state was reviewing the situation and it was getting feedback from the current Selangor appointees.
Khalid, who is also the Bandar Tun Razak MP, said that the best people to represent the residents of Kuala Lumpur were the 11 MPs elected by the people.
Khalid also acknowledged the fact that the advisory board had not been as effective as it should be as members only met six times a year and the mayor could override decisions made by the advisors.
During the first meeting with the Pakatan Rakyat MPs in January, mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail rejected their request to be represented on the advisory board.
Their argument was that since the Opposition had won 10 of the 11 seats it was only logical that they be appointed as members of the board.
But, the DBKL has chosen to remain silent on this. The current line-up has been criticised for being pro-development and politically motivated.
