Teresa Kok

DEWAN RAKYAT MALAYSIA
PERTANYAAN LISAN

PERTANYAAN: LISAN

DARIPADA : PUAN TERESA KOK SUH SIM (SEPUTEH)

TARIKH: 4 JULAI 2006

SOALAN:

PUAN TERESA KOK SUH SIM (SEPUTEH) MINTA MENTERI SUMBER ASLI DAN LAMA SEKITAR MENYATAKAN

PEJABAT TANAH DAN GALIAN DI NEGERI MANAKAH YANG TELAH MENUBUHKAN LEMBAGA HAK MILIK STRATA DAN APAKAH SEBAB KELEWATAN PENUBUHANNYA SERTA LANGKAH YANG AKAN DIAMBIL OLEH KEMENTERIAN UNTUK MEMBETULKAN KEADAAN INI.

JAWAPAN:

TUAN YANG DIPERTUA,
1.UNTUK MEKLUMAN AHLI YANG BERHORMAT, SETAKAT INI HANYA NEGERI PULAU PINANG YANG TELAH PUN MENUBUHKAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA. PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIKSTRATA ADALAH MERUPAKAN SIDANG KUASA PENTADBIRAN TANAH KERAJAAN NEGERI. KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR (NRE) SEDAR BAHAWA TERDAPAT KELEWATAN DARI SEGI PEMBENTUKAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA OLEH KERAJAAN NEGERI.

2.SEBAB-SEBAB KELEWATAN ADALAH SEPERTI BERIKUT:

I)PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA MEMERLUKAN KELULUSAN MAJLIS MESYUARAT KERAJAAN NEGERI DAN SETERUSNYA DIWARTAKAN PENUBUHAN DAN LANTIKAN AHLI YANG AKAN MENGANGOTAI LEMBAGA TERSEBUT.

II)PERLUNYA KEWUJUDAN PERJAWATAN BERASINGAN UNTUK SEKRETARIAT BAGI LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA. SEBAGAI MAKLUMAN, PERJAWATAN BARU INI DIWUJUDKAN KHUSUS UNTUK MENJALANKAN URUSAN SEKRETARIAT SEBELUM LEMBAGA TERSEBUT DAPAT DIBENTUK.

III)KESUKARAN UNTUK MENCARI CALON-CALON YANG SESUAI BAGI MEMBENTUK LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA TERUTAMANYA BAGI JAWATAN PRESIDEN DAN TIMBALAN PRESIDEN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA. PERLANTIKAN DAN SETEREUNYA PELAKSANAAN TUGAS-TUGAS OLEH AHLI-AHLI LEMBAGA INI AKAN MEMBERI IMPLIKASI KEWANGAN KEPADA KERAJAAN NEGERI. IANYA AKAN MENYEBABKAN NEGERI-NEGERI PERLU MENANGGUNG BEBAN KEWANGAN YANG BERAT.

3.NAMUN DEMIKIAN, PADA MASA YANG SAMA NRE JUGA BEDAR DAN PRIHATIN AKAN KEPERLUAN PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA UNTUK DILAKSANAKAN DENGAN KADAR YANG SEGERA. BAGI MAKSUD ITU, SATU PINDAAN KAEDAH HAKMILIK STRATA YANG DIRANGKA OLEH KEMENTERIAN INI TELAH PUN DIEDAKAN KEPADA KERAJAAN NEGERI UNTUK DIBEBUAIKAN DENGAN KEHENDAK NEGERI MASING-MASING. IANYA DIHARAP DAPAT MEMPERCEPATKAN LAGI PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA TERSEBUT DAN SETERUNYA MEMBANTU UNTUK MENYERAGAMKAN PERLAKSANAANNYA.

4.NRE SENTIASA MEMBIMBING DAN MEMBANTU KERAJAAN NEGERI UNTUK MELAKSANAKAN PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA DENGAN MEMBUAT PENDEKATAN ATAU “APPROACH”SECARA PERBINCANGAN DAN KHIDMAT NASIHAT. PEMANTAUAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA OLEH NEGERI-NEGERI JUGA SENTASA DIBUAT DARI MASA KE SEMASA UNTUK MEMASTIKAN IANYA BERJALAN SECARA LANCAR DAN DAPAT MEMENUHI ASPIRASI KEPADA PENTADBIRAN TANAH YANG PROGRESIF DAN DINAMIK.

5.UNTUK MAKLUMAN AHLI YANG BERHORMAT JUGA, KEMENTARIAN INI TELAH MENGAMBIL TINDAKAN PROAKTIF UNTUK MENGKAJI AKTA HAKMILIK STRATA 1985 BERKAITAN PENUBUHAN LEMBAGA HAKMILIK STRATA.

SEKIAN, TERIMA KASIH

PEMBERITAHUAN PERTANYAAN DEWAN RAKYAT

PERTANYAAN : JAWAB LISAN

DARIPADA : YB.PUAN TERESA KOK SUH SIM (SEPUTEH)

TARIKH : 3.7.2006

SOALAN:

YB.PUAN TERESA KOK SUH SIM (SEPUTEH) minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan jumlah rakyat miskin di Malaysia mengikut negeri dan kumpulan etnik dan apakah benar bahawa kiraan ekuiti/kekayaan negara hanya berasaskan pemilikan saham tanpa mengambilkira sumber kekayaan/pendapatan yang lain seperti pemilikan tanah, bangunan dan sumber pendapatan yang lain.

CADANGAN JAWAPAN:

Tuan Yang di-Pertua,

Bedasarkan Pendapatan Garis Kemiskinan yang baru dan perangkaan daripada Penyiasatan Pendapatan Isi Rumah terkini, tahun 2004, bilangan isi rumah miskin mengikut negeri adalah seperti berikut:

Tuan Yang di Pertua,

Bilangan isi rumah miskin mengikut kumpulan etnik pula adalah seperti berikut:

Tuan Yang di-pertua,

Pemilikan kekayaan negara adalah luas dan ianya meliputi bukan sahaja pemilikan dari segi modal saham syarikat sahaja malah juga meliputi sumber kekayaan lain seperti tabungan, tanah, bangunan dan sumber-sumber lain yng boleh digembleng dan dapat menjana pendapatan. Maklumat mengenai pemilikan ekuiti saham syarikat seperti yang disiarkan dalam dokumen rancangan pembangunan negara digunakan sebagai indikator umum untuk memberi pemilikan kekayaan negara mengikut kumpulan etnik. Walau bagaimanapun, dokumen Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan juga menyiarkan maklumat mengenai pemilikan bangunan komersial di bandar-bandar utama.

Hello friends,

Below are questions which I have submitted to Parliament last week. I will take note of some of the issues that sent by you all earlier and try to raise them in next sitting.

There is a format in drafting Parliament questions, the question cannot exceed 40 words and we cannot ask more than 2 issues in a question. Of course sometimes we did not follow the format exactly and the Parliament staffs “close one eye” and approve our questions, sometimes, they will help us to re-write the question and word them with better grammar, but sometimes, they will turn down our question with the excuse that our questions did not fulfil the question format, particularly when our question touch on sensitive issues.

Each MP only allowed to ask 10 oral questions and 5 written questions, the oral questions will have chance to surface and to be replied orally by the Ministers during Q & A time, as for written questions, we always get the answers at the end of the sitting because it takes time for officers to look for statistics to reply to us.

So, you may help me to draft Parliament questions in next sitting if you have any particular issues for me to raise in the Parliament )

teresa

Soalan Lisan dan Soalan Bertulis Yang dibentangkan oleh YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Ahli Parlimen Kawasan Seputeh) Untuk Sidang Dewan Rakyat Jun – Julai 2006

SOALAN LISAN
1) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan komposisi kaum di Sabah setakat Mac 2006. Sila nyatakan rancangan kerajaan untuk menangani pendatang asing tanpa izin di Sabah. (26-6-2006)

2) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan bilangan pengundi hantu yang masih berada dalam Daftar Pemilih dan bilangan pengundi hantu yang telah dikeluarkan daripada Daftar Pemilih dalam 3 tahun yang lepas? Apakah langkah yang diambil oleh SPR untuk memastikan Daftar Pemilih bebas daripada pengundi hantu supaya kita boleh mempunyai pilihan raya yang bebas dan adil?
(27-6-2006)

3) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan kenapakah carta Pendapatan Rumahtangga Bulanan Kasar (Distribution of Households by Monthly Gross Household Income) telah hilang daripada RMK-9 manakala ia wujud dalam RMK-8? Apakah pendapatan rumahtangga bulanan kasar mengikut kajian yang terbaru? (28-06-2006)

4) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan kenapakah kerajaan masih belum mengambil tindakan terhadap Mastek Sdn Bhd yang telah memberi US$10 juta kepada rejim Saddam Hussein sebagaimana yang dinayatakan dalam laporan jawatankuasa inquiri bebas Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu pada 27 Oktober 2005?
Apakah ini kerana syarikat tersebut dipunyai oleh keluarga mertua Noor Asiah Mahmood dan Faek Ahmad Shareef? (29-6-2006)

5) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan jumlah rakyat miskin di Malaysia mengikut negeri dan kumpulan etnik. Apakah benar bahawa kiraan ekuiti/kekayaan negara hanya berasaskan pemilikan saham tanpa mengambil kira sumber kekayaan/pendapatan yang lain saperti pemilikkan tanah/bangunan/sumber pendapatan yang lain?(3-7-2006)

6) YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Menteri Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar menyatakan Pejabat Tanah dan Galian di negeri manakah yang telah menubuhkan Lembaga Hak Milik Strata? Apakah sebab kelewatan penubuhan Lembaga Hak Milik Strata dan apakah langkah yang akan diambil oleh kementerian untuk membetulkan keadaan ini? (4-7-2006)

Is there any question or issue you want me to raise in Parliament? Please give me your question by tonight, 1st June 2006. Tomorrow is the dateline )

The Sun says: A missed opportunity to reform Parliament
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 09:27

A window of opportunity to reform Parliament and to make it a world class legislature closed on Monday with the rejection of a plea by Barisan Nasional MPs that they be allowed to vote according to their conscience on matters unrelated to major policy issues and political programmes.

Other windows may open in the near future and it is hoped that this administration will take the chance to make good what it declared earlier on to reform Parliament and make it truly an institution with integrity.

It must walk the talk and demonstrate its commitment to the ideals of democracy and openness it proclaimed before, during and after the March 2004 general election where it won a massive show of faith in it.

And this is what puzzles us. One would have thought that with the overwhelming majority it won, largely on a promise to reform our national institutions, the BN government would be confident to relax much of the top-down style of administration that we have witnessed in the last two decades.

The plea for the whip to be relaxed and cracked only on policy issues and political programmes including the budget and amendments to the constitution is not unreasonable as it is practiced in other parliaments especially where the parties in power command comfortable majorities.

The reality is we don’t expect BN MPs to start acting like independent operators and go their own way, especially on major policy votes. That would be political suicide. But a small amount of space should be given to them to vote according to their conscience, even on those occasions when it means a meeting of minds with the Opposition.

We will say the same to the leadership of the opposition parties which are making a big deal out of the whole Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad affair. Leader of the Opposition Lim Kit Siang should also walk the talk. Indeed he should lead the way by allowing the DAP MPs to vote according to their conscience and not have its own whip in place all the time.

If both sides of the House practice this, it will be one step forward to restore the integrity and independence of the Dewan Rakyat. More importantly it will be accepted once again as an institution that is relevant to the rakyat – a legislature where their voices, through their representatives, are heard.

Thus, it is unfortunate that Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to end the manoeuvrings within the BN front and backbenches, had to declare that BN MPs must toe the party line at all times and are not free to vote according to their conscience in any motion moved in Parliament.

He may have his reasons for sounding unbending and unduly harsh, almost

uncharacteristic of the man who only 30 months ago unveiled his reform pledge and agenda. Maybe he had to enforce party

discipline before any power play within the benches of the BN gets out of hand. But we do hope that when the window to reform Parliament opens again, perhaps under

better circumstances than what transpired last week, he will rise to the occasion.

As Shakespeare said: “There is a tide in the affairs of man, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/50588

Shahrir quits as BBC chief in a huff
May 4, 06 11:56am

Backbenchers Club (BBC) chairperson Shahrir Abdul Samad announced his
resignation abruptly outside Parliament this morning.

Earlier, Shahrir who is also Johor Bahru MP, had walked out of the House
after his fellow backbenchers did not join him in supporting Opposition
Leader Lim Kit Siang’s motion to refer a member of parliament to the
privileges committee.

The MP concerned, whose identity was not disclosed, was reported to have
allegedly asked the Customs and Excise department to ‘close one eye’ in a
case involving the import of illegal sawn timber in Malacca.

According to a report in New Straits Times today, the MP was said to have
gone to the Malacca Customs Office last month to ask the department showed
leniency for a company which had imported sawn timber in breach of regulations.

The company had tried to bring in sawn timber with a cross-section of more
than 60 inches when only timber below such measurement is allowed into the
country.

The report said that Custom officials had rejected the MP’s request, seized
the consignment of timber and fined the errant company.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/50588

Saladin (http://www.saladin.tv/)

Press Statement By YB Teresa Kok, MP For Seputeh On 26th April 2006 At Kuala Lumpur

Jarmaluddin Jarjis Did Not Give A Satisfactory Reply To My Series of Questions On “Why The Saladin Project Took 6 Years To Produce A 6- Minute Trailer?”

I am not satisfied with the reply given by YB Dato’ Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on my queries over why it took 6 years for Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) to produce a 6- minute trailer ?

Jamaluddin Jarjis gave me a short reply due to the limitation of time in the Dewan Rakyat, and he said the trailer of Saladin only costs RM400,000 only and not RM20 million as pointed by me (more…)

Today is the last day for MPs to speak on 9th Malaysian Plan. All MPs were given 10 minutes to speak today and the Parliament sitting is extended to let all MPs to have a chance to air their views. I have been so busy in the past one week doing other things that need to be done, this include preparing for my speech in a Urban Transport Seminar organised by MSRC last week, participating in the Parliament Select Committee meeting to review Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, preparing for my speech on Thai elections organised by Sin Chew Jit Poh on Monday night, and preparing for my emergency motion speech on pollution of Semenyih River yesterday. I only have chance to write my speech for RMK-9 today.

Thank God that I was given a chance to speak at about 4.30pm for ten minutes. After I delivered my speech, the naughty boy MP from Jerai raised his thumb up to me and said it was a good speech. I wonder why he said so as he always disturb opposition MPs when we delivered our speeches. When I passed my speech to the media, they seemed very interested in the story on the animated film Saladin, let’s see whether this will be published in tomorrow’s papers.

I saw a comment in my yesterday posting that I was not well prepared for my emergency motion on polluted water. Fyi, most of our application for emergency motion is rejected by the Speaker (after he consulted the minister concerned), so it is no point to prepare our speech before the Speaker approves it. That’s why when the Speaker approved my emergency motion to be opened for debate yesterday, it was a surprise to me, like lottery striking, that’s why I have to seek help from journalists to get pointers to write my speech, and I have to entertain those Royal Commissioners on Police whom I have invited to dialogue with the MPs during lunch time. That’s why I have limited time to work on my speech. )

OK, below is my speech today:

Ucapan YB Teresa Kok, Ahli Parlimen Seputeh Dalam Perbahasan Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9 Pada 19 April 2006

Peruntukan Pengangkutan Bandar Tidak Ditunjukkan Dalam RMK-9

Isu pertama yang saya ingin bangkitkan dalam perbahasan saya ialah tentang pengangkutan bandar. Selepas kerajaan menaikkan harga petrol sebanyak 30 sen seliter, kita diberitahu bahawa kerajaan akan menggunakan RM4.4 billion yang dijimatkan setiap tahun ini untuk memajukan pengangkutan bandar. Ini bermaksud kerajaan akan menggunakan RM22 billion dalam 5 tahun yang akan datang untuk memajukan pengangkutan bandar. Malangnya, peruntukan ini langsung tidak muncul dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9. Dalam mukasurat 412 dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9, Jadual 18-8 menunjukkan kerajaan hanya memperuntukkan RM1,565.5 juta ataupun lebih kurang RM1.5 billion bagi pengangkutan bandar, dan bukannya RM22 billion sebagaimana yang dijanjikan oleh kerajaan.

Sekiranya kita baca perenggan di bawah tajuk Pengangkutan Bandar dalam mukasurat 404, kita akan mendapati bahawa selain daripada rancangan memanjangkan LRT di kawasan Bandar, peruntukan tersebut juga akan digunakan untuk membina beberapa jalan di Bandar utama, ini termasuk di Georgetown, Seremban dan Johor Bahru. Sekiranya RM1.5 billion ini digunakan untuk membina begitu banyak projek termasuk membina jalan raya, kita tahu ianya tentu tidak mencukupi, dan kata-kata Timbalan Perdana Menteri untuk memajukan pengangkutan bandar ini pun tentu akan gagal.

Dalam perenggan 18.31 dalam mukasurat yang sama, kita lihat objektif yang ingin dicapai oleh kerajaan dari segi peningkatan penggunaan pengangkutan awam berbanding dengan kenderaan persendirian adalah nisbah 30:70. Sebenarnya matlamat ini adalah agak rendah sekiranya kita berbanding dengan negara-negara maju di mana nisbah di antara penggunaan pengangkutan awam dan kenderaan persendirian ialah 50:50, dan nisbah 50: 50 sepatutnya dijadikan sasaran bagi Malaysia, khususnya di Lembah Klang sekiranya kerajaan berikhtiar untuk mengurangkan penggunaan petroleum dan mengurangkan kesesakan lalu-lintas di kawasan bandar.
Perenggan 18.32 dalam RMK-9 berbunyi: “Satu suruhanjaya akan ditubuhkan bagi mengawal selia sistem pengangkutan awam di Lembah Klang. Suruhanjaya ini juga akan bertanggungjawab ke atas perancangan, penyelarasan dan pelesenan semua mod pengangkutan awam di Lembah Klang.” Soalan saya ialah: saya telah baca tentang cadangan untuk menubuhkan “Urban Transport Authority” yang mempunyai fungsi yang disebutkan di atas dalam kenyataan Menteri Pengangkutan dalam dua tahun yang lepas, tetapi nampaknya suruhanjaya ini belum ditubuhkan dan kerajaan tidak mengambil apa-apa langkah untuk menyelaras dan menangani masalah pengangkutan awam sehingga ia disebutkan sekali lagi dalam RMK-9. Saya ingin tanya apakah tarikh tamat ataupun “deadline” bagi penubuhan suruhanjaya ini supaya masalah pengangkutan awam di Lembah Klang boleh ditangani dengan secepat mungkin.

On Sunday the press carried a report on water cut on 15th April that affected 2 million people. I was asked by Ronnie Liu to move an emergency motion on this issue, so that I can take the opportunity to raise the problem of the proposed incinerator in Semenyih.

I followed his advice and I submitted an emergency motion under 18(1) of Standing Order to the speaker yesterday. I was very surprised that the speaker approved my application and let my motion to be debated today at 4.30pm. I thought this motion will only be allowed to be read out but it will be rejected for debate under the excuse of “it doesn’t need to speed up”. So, I was caught by surprise and have to start doing reading and sought help from journalists in Parliament for pointers and materials for my speech. Thank God that the journalists have been very kind to me by forwarding some related reports for me.

I only started to work on my speech at 3pm as I was busy attending the dialogue with ex-Royal Commissioners of Police whom the human rights caucus invited to meet with MPs during lunch time. I managed finish writing my two pages speech and rushed to the Dewan Rakyat at 4.27pm, and started to deliver my speech at 4.30pm.

My speech is as follow:

Ucapan YB Teresa Kok Dalam Perbahasan Usul Tergempar Mengenai Pencemaran Sungai Semenyih Oleh Ammonia Yang Melibatkan 2 Juta Penduduk Di Kawasan Lembah Klang Pada 18 April 2006

Terlebih dahulu saya ingin berterima kasih kepada Speaker Dewan Rakyat kerana memberi kebenaran bagi usul tergempar yang berkenaan dengan pencemaran air busuk ammonia di Sungai Semenyih yang telah menyebabkan loji rawatan air di Semenyih terpaksa ditutup lebih daripada 12 jam pada 15 April dibuka untuk dibahas, kerana lebih kurang 2 juta penduduk di 239 kawasan telah menghadapi masalah pemotongan air, ini termasuk penduduk di Semenyih, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Bangi, Salak Tinggi, Tampoi, USJ, Pulau Meranti, Seri Kembangan, Petaling, Sepang dan KLIA.

Hi guys,

I’ve managed to participate in the debate of motion of thanks to the King yesterday afternoon.

I touched on a few issues in my speech, namely:

A) the abuse of power of the BN-component branches in Federal Territory,

B) the stand of Ministry of FT on setbacks from highway to houses in Sri Petaling

C) the closure of pig farms in Malacca

D) the need of setting up IPCMC for balance and check on the police force

E) “double standard” of the Ministry of Internal Security on action taken against the mistakes made by China Press

I also managed to pose two questions to the Housing and Local Government Minister. (more…)

I feel very sad today and yesterday when I heard the speeches of UMNO MPs in Dewan Rakyat opposing the establishment of a Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).

When these guys were giving their speeches, they also whacked me for allegedly defaming the police force and tarnishing its reputation.

Sri Gading MP, Mohamed Aziz, on Monday said that we should be grateful for the contribution made by the police and whacked me for exposing the Squatgate scandal which discredited the police. (more…)

The parliamentary opposition leader will be convening a Parliamentary Roundtable on Police Squatgate Scandal on police respect for the dignity and human rights of detainees in custody, which can serve as reference to the Dzaiddin Commission of Inquiry in preparing its report after its four days of public hearing.

It is open to all political parties, human rights organizations (including Suhakam), women organizations, NGOs and Malaysians concerned about police abuses and human rights violations of detainees in custody.

In view of the shortness of time, this announcement will serve as an open invitation to all to the Parliamentary Roundtable.

Details;
Time: 10.30 am
Date: 20th December( Tues)
Venue: Bilik Jawatankuasa 1, Parliament,
Contact: Lau Weng San( 016-3231563), DAP HQ (03-79578022) or any DAP Member of Parliament for confirmation.

The Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid and the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz are also specificially invited.

(Please pass this info on to your friends and family)

Some people like to describe politicians as people who cannot be trusted as they change according to circumstances. I think it’s very true sometimes. It is particularly true of BN MPs in the Squatgate scandal.

I remember clearly that when I first showed the visual clips on my computer to the BN MPs and ministers like Nazri and Azmi Khalid during lunch break at the MPs’ lounge, both Nazri and Azmi Khalid, the in the presence of the media, immediately, consciously, strongly criticised the manner the police meted out punishment as shown in the clip. The BN reps were quite appalled by what they saw. They viewed it again and again. After watching, they shoke their heads, they expressed shock and regret, and they reprimanded the police for the abuses that were happening in the police lock-ups. They even invited every MP who walked into the lounge to have a look at the visual clip. (more…)