Media Statement by Chiew Chin Sing, Chairman DAP Bintulu Branch , DAP Sarawak Deputy Chairman and Sarawak State Assemblyman for Kidurong on 13th July, 2011
State Assemblyman for Kidurong Chiew Chin Sing said that it is most regrettable that the CT Scan at the Bintulu Divisonal Hospital is still non functional though it had been out of order for about six month already.
I really cannot believe why is it taking such a long time just to fix a problem like this. And what is the authority concerned up to anyway. The way this problem is handled is really of no help to any body but only bring more inconveniences and pain to the people.
So often life and death of a patient depends on the availability and correct information to the doctors and that is why no hospital should be without proper medical equipments , like for example a CT Scan in this case.
Yesterday I was at the hospital visiting a friend who was injured in a road accident. I understood that much time been spent by so many just to get him to the Emergency Ward of the hospital. And as he was in a coma and would need scanning to the head but was told that the CT Scan was not working. That was really shocking, hurting and totally unacceptable.
Although lately two new private medical centers had opened up in Bintulu, and the patients can take their scanning there but that is no reason for not giving priority to fixing the scanner at the hospital.
The authority concerned must remember that many of the patients who had come to the hospital for treatment are poor people who had spend money on transport, food, lodging etc etc already just to get to the hospital. They do not have the extra three to five hundred more ringgit to do scanning out side. Many had come from nearby and the rural areas. Being sick is already painful and there is no need to add on more trouble and burden to them anymore.
The government must empathize with the people, help them, be more caring and give them the best service there is and get the Bintulu Division hospital to be a well equipped hospital complete with the equipments and the personnel, doctors, specialists, nurses and others.
Bintulu had undergone more than 30 years of development but is still short of a fully equipped and fully staffed hospital. And whether the government is waiting for the so called second wave of development to finish before we can have a truly full, complete and well equipped, well staffed hospital.
Chiew Chin Sing.
砂罗越民主行动党署理主席，民主行动党民都鲁支部主席兼吉都隆区州议员周政新13.7.2011文告如下:
吉都隆区州议员周政新对民都鲁政府医院扫描机(CT Scan)坏了半年还未处理好表示遗憾。
我简直不感相信要解决一架扫描机的问题也要花上这么久的时间。有关方面到底是怎样搞的，这样做事情只是给人民带来许多的不便与心痛，一点帮助都没有。
许多时候生命延续就取决於医生们能够得到确实的讯息，所以一些医院的医疗仪器是决对不能没有的，就如一架扫描机。
昨天我到医院去看一名交通意外的朋友，各造都花了许多时间把他送到民省大医院的急诊室。他昏迷了，需要扫描脑部，然而仅被告知，扫描机坏了。真是叫人感到失落，伤心与难以接受。
虽然说最近民都鲁省加了两间私人医院，病人也可到他们那边去做扫描，不过那也不能作为没有把事件做为优先处理的理由。
有关当局千万别忘了许许多多到医院看病的人，很多都是那么的贫穷。一动身去看病，车费，膳食等都要花费许多，那里还有三，五百槐的钱再到外面去做扫描或是其他的。他们许多都是从郊区及乡下来的。生病本来就是痛苦的了，没有必再给他人增加困扰与负担。
政府应该也体恤一下人民的感受，帮助这些人，关心他们，好好的为人民提供最佳的服务。提供一间完整的省医院，不要等下有这个，又没那个。
民都鲁省都已发展了三十多年，然而一间完整的医院也没有辩法做好。感到讽刺的是，政府是否要等到所谓的第二波发展后才能完成。
周政新。
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Freedom of Association is a Constituional Right (English & Chinese Text)
Media Statement by Chiew Chin Sing, Chairman DAP Bintulu Branch , DAP Sarawak Deputy Chairman and Sarawak State Assemblyman for Kidurong on 7th July 2011.
State Assemblyman for Kidurong Chiew Chin Sing said that it is most unreasonable and unecessary for the Bintulu Police to arrest the 18 persons in yellow shirt while drinking tea at a coffee shop at Parkcity commerce square, Bintulu on the 9th of July.
Chiew said that what is wrong with the public pulling a few tables together in coffee shops and drinking tea and what is wrong with wearing yellow shirts ? The police ought to know that freedom of association is a right for all as enshrine in our constitution and all ought to respect that. As for what color shirt to wear, freedom of choice is also a basic right in our constitution.
The police is being over sensitive in this matter and this is indeed very disappointing. So what have been accomplished after spending so much time and energy arresting the 18 and all.
We know that the police are working under orders from the PM and the Home Minister. But the Honourable two had been busy opposing a proposal for clean election last week. I really cannot comprehend how anyone could be opposing proposal for clean election. I mean, do we really want to keep a bad election system only that they can use unfair and dirty tatics to win.
The Honorable two have been hiding behind the police using all the government machinery and resources oppressing and suppressing the Bersih people just so that they can hold on to be the government as long as they wish.
So what is so frightenting of the Bersih people afterall ? aren’t they all peace loving Malaysians working for the greater interest and love for Malaysia?
I am sure that the police is well aware of this also, just like the police in Kuching, they did not arrest any of the twelve DAP State Assemblyman taking breakfast with the supporters at coffee shop and later went around selling Rocket news and registering voters. This is because the police there understoodd and respect these basic rights and that the police must operate independently.
Therefore, I call on the Sarawak Police to cancell all summons issured with regard to the arrest and to immediate ly release all those still detained.
Chiew Chin Sing.
砂罗越民主行动党署理主席，民主行动党民都鲁支部主席兼吉都隆区州议员周政新11。7。2011文告如下:
吉都隆区州议员周政新说，民都鲁警方于709把一批十八名身穿黄衣，在民都鲁，城市商业中心咖啡店喝茶的人士捉走是不合理且完全没有必要的。
周氏说公众人士在咖啡店拉几张桌子一起喝茶有什么错。而且穿黄衣又错在那里。警方应该很清楚，结社是我国宪法给于我国人民的基本权力，所有的人士都应该给予尊重。而且要穿什么颜色的衣服，也是人民选择的自由与权力。
我对警方在这事件过度敏感的做法感到失望，劳民伤财，可是又做到了什么？
我明白警方的工作是受首相与内正部长的指示。但是他们两位於上星期对提倡我国廉洁选举的人士一直的都在反对且给予种种的刁难。我真不明白首相与部长是怎样想的，连人民在提倡选举要廉洁, 他们也要反对。难道是要我国的选举续继的腐败下去，为了是他们能用肮脏的手段来赢的选举？
他们大力的利用了国家的资源，躲在警察的背后，欺负人民，打压民主，无非只是在于巩固他们自己做政府的地位而已。
我不明白政府对洁选人士有什么可怕的？岂不知这些都是爰国的份子，而他们所做的一切都是以和平及广大人民的利益为出发点。
我相信对于这些，警方也都是很清楚的. 就好像古晋的警察，他们对行动党十二名议员与支持者在古晋吃早餐，之后又展开了活动，也都没有抓人，他们只是一直的在观察。因为他们了解及尊重他人的权力，而且他们也知道警方是不遍担任何一方的。
因此，我呼吁砂警方取消提控所有被捕的人士并把那些还在被扣留的人士即该译放。
周政新。
State Assemblyman for Kidurong Chiew Chin Sing said that it is most unreasonable and unecessary for the Bintulu Police to arrest the 18 persons in yellow shirt while drinking tea at a coffee shop at Parkcity commerce square, Bintulu on the 9th of July.
Chiew said that what is wrong with the public pulling a few tables together in coffee shops and drinking tea and what is wrong with wearing yellow shirts ? The police ought to know that freedom of association is a right for all as enshrine in our constitution and all ought to respect that. As for what color shirt to wear, freedom of choice is also a basic right in our constitution.
The police is being over sensitive in this matter and this is indeed very disappointing. So what have been accomplished after spending so much time and energy arresting the 18 and all.
We know that the police are working under orders from the PM and the Home Minister. But the Honourable two had been busy opposing a proposal for clean election last week. I really cannot comprehend how anyone could be opposing proposal for clean election. I mean, do we really want to keep a bad election system only that they can use unfair and dirty tatics to win.
The Honorable two have been hiding behind the police using all the government machinery and resources oppressing and suppressing the Bersih people just so that they can hold on to be the government as long as they wish.
So what is so frightenting of the Bersih people afterall ? aren’t they all peace loving Malaysians working for the greater interest and love for Malaysia?
I am sure that the police is well aware of this also, just like the police in Kuching, they did not arrest any of the twelve DAP State Assemblyman taking breakfast with the supporters at coffee shop and later went around selling Rocket news and registering voters. This is because the police there understoodd and respect these basic rights and that the police must operate independently.
Therefore, I call on the Sarawak Police to cancell all summons issured with regard to the arrest and to immediate ly release all those still detained.
Chiew Chin Sing.
砂罗越民主行动党署理主席，民主行动党民都鲁支部主席兼吉都隆区州议员周政新11。7。2011文告如下:
吉都隆区州议员周政新说，民都鲁警方于709把一批十八名身穿黄衣，在民都鲁，城市商业中心咖啡店喝茶的人士捉走是不合理且完全没有必要的。
周氏说公众人士在咖啡店拉几张桌子一起喝茶有什么错。而且穿黄衣又错在那里。警方应该很清楚，结社是我国宪法给于我国人民的基本权力，所有的人士都应该给予尊重。而且要穿什么颜色的衣服，也是人民选择的自由与权力。
我对警方在这事件过度敏感的做法感到失望，劳民伤财，可是又做到了什么？
我明白警方的工作是受首相与内正部长的指示。但是他们两位於上星期对提倡我国廉洁选举的人士一直的都在反对且给予种种的刁难。我真不明白首相与部长是怎样想的，连人民在提倡选举要廉洁, 他们也要反对。难道是要我国的选举续继的腐败下去，为了是他们能用肮脏的手段来赢的选举？
他们大力的利用了国家的资源，躲在警察的背后，欺负人民，打压民主，无非只是在于巩固他们自己做政府的地位而已。
我不明白政府对洁选人士有什么可怕的？岂不知这些都是爰国的份子，而他们所做的一切都是以和平及广大人民的利益为出发点。
我相信对于这些，警方也都是很清楚的. 就好像古晋的警察，他们对行动党十二名议员与支持者在古晋吃早餐，之后又展开了活动，也都没有抓人，他们只是一直的在观察。因为他们了解及尊重他人的权力，而且他们也知道警方是不遍担任何一方的。
因此，我呼吁砂警方取消提控所有被捕的人士并把那些还在被扣留的人士即该译放。
周政新。
Friday, July 8, 2011
DECLARATION OF SARAWAK DAP LAW-MAKERS for clean free and fair elections
DECLARATION OF SARAWAK DAP LAW-MAKERS for clean free and fair elections
We believe that Malaysia must become a true democracy.
But the “first to pass the post” electoral system in the country has been tainted by and besmirched with electoral fraud and corruption in the form of rampant vote buying practiced by the Barisan Nasional. However, the Election Commission does not have enforcement and prosecutorial powers.
We believe in equal and not disproportionate representation.
But, we have clear imbalance in representation because of unfair constituency delineation, so that some state constituencies are 4 to 5 times bigger than others, and some Parliamentary constituencies are more than 10 times bigger than others. For example, in the Sarawak State Election, N.70 BaKelalan has 6958 voters compared to N.10 Pending which has 29,488 voters. The BN won 25 constituencies with voters less than 10,000 in each constituency. Compare this with 10 seats that were won by the DAP with voters exceeding 20,000 each. Because of disproportionate weightage in the votes, the BN secured 55% of the popular votes in the Sarawak State election but won 77.5% of the seats. At Parliamentary level, Putrajaya has 8840 voters, whereas Kapar has 122011 voters (13 times that of Putrajaya). In 2010 general election Pakatan Rakyat won all 5 constituencies which had more than 100,000 voters each. There are 8 constituencies with less than 20000 voters, all won by the BN. A distorted and unbalanced weightage means unfair representation.
We believe that the Government machinery should not be abused to sway election results.
But we have seen the BN Government handing out projects before and during election times in order to hoodwink voters and fish for their votes, with the Prime Minister setting the most obnoxious example of vote fishing by his “You Help Me, I Help You” utterance at Rejang Park during the eve of Sibu by-election. We have also seen the federal and state government splashing goodies just to win votes for the state BN during the Sarawak state election.
We believe that the media must be left to remain neutral and be an important bastion in upholding democracy.
But the repressive requirement to renew publication licenses annually and BN control means that the media had little choice but to resort to imbalance reporting against the Opposition during the election time. In some newspapers, there had even been a total black-out of news concerning the Pakatan Rakyat during elections.
We believe that the electoral rolls should be clean and free from phantom voters.
But despite the insistence that the electoral roll is constantly being updated, we see in the electoral rolls thousands of centurian voters, and the deceased as eligible and unimpeachable voters, giving rise to suspicion of phantom voters. We should demand that there should be linkage to the data base of the National Registration Department so that all eligible Malaysians should automatically be registered as voters. The Election Commission should use indelible ink to avoid phantom voting.
We believe that the Election Commission, Police and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commossion must be fair and independent
But we see an Election Commission which has increasingly become the mouthpiece for the BN. It has no power to enforce election laws and is not able to ensure free and fair elections. Political parties should be allowed a longer campaign period than the present 8-10 days. The Police and the MACC must be independent.
We believe that postal votes should be transparent and allowed for all Malaysians working overseas.
But we see postal votes are issued to police and security personnel who have no connection to the State except by virtue of their temporary posting to Sarawak. We see non-Sarawakian army personnel voting to determine the destiny of the BN in Sarawak. We see eligible Malaysians working overseas being denied their voting opportunities. During every election we hear postal votes being the target of vote buying.
Against these flaws in the electoral system, we join Malaysians to demand for electoral reforms.
We believe that it is every citizen’s right to see that elections are free and fair.
We believe that the constitutional right of freedom of assembly and freedom of expression must be upheld by the Government, for a true Democracy entails a government of the people, by the people, for the people. It ensures that the people are the masters of the country.
We insist that all legitimate demands for electoral reforms must be taken cognizance of and not brushed aside as fanciful tricks to topple the Government.
We abhor the thought that the electoral system as practised now is perfect and beyond reproach.
We implore on the Government to cherish the goodwill of 62 NGOs which had demanded for electoral reforms through peaceful means. We believe such demand is for the betterment of the country.
It is the sacrosanct duty of all Malaysians to ensure that the country prosper and not sink to the pit. It is their bounden duty to ensure that Malaysia continues to subscribe and respect human rights.
We condemn the barrage of arbitrary arrests of electoral reform groups and political leaders and supporters in violation of their fundamental rights to freedom of association, expression, and peaceful assembly.
We call for their immediate release.
We urge the Prime Minister to pay regard to his pledge to uphold civil liberties and to pay regard for the fundamental rights of the people of Malaysia when he assumed his office as the prime minister in April 2009.
We condemn all those who pay no respect to the sanctity of the electoral process by drumming tension and orchestrating measures to sink legitimate demands for a clean free and fair election.
We appeal for restoration of public order and security. We believe that no measure can contain the civic mindedness of the Ubah generation of Malaysians to see change.
While we appeal to the electorates to rise to the occasion to express support for a just and legitimate cause and to demand for a clean, free and fair election, we also appeal to the acumen of the Government in this pivotal moment to rise to the occasion to support the call by implementing reform. There should be no procrastination, for electoral reform is vital to propel the nation forward to becoming a better and more vibrant democracy.
9th July 2011 at Stutong, Kuching
Chiew Chin Sing.
We believe that Malaysia must become a true democracy.
But the “first to pass the post” electoral system in the country has been tainted by and besmirched with electoral fraud and corruption in the form of rampant vote buying practiced by the Barisan Nasional. However, the Election Commission does not have enforcement and prosecutorial powers.
We believe in equal and not disproportionate representation.
But, we have clear imbalance in representation because of unfair constituency delineation, so that some state constituencies are 4 to 5 times bigger than others, and some Parliamentary constituencies are more than 10 times bigger than others. For example, in the Sarawak State Election, N.70 BaKelalan has 6958 voters compared to N.10 Pending which has 29,488 voters. The BN won 25 constituencies with voters less than 10,000 in each constituency. Compare this with 10 seats that were won by the DAP with voters exceeding 20,000 each. Because of disproportionate weightage in the votes, the BN secured 55% of the popular votes in the Sarawak State election but won 77.5% of the seats. At Parliamentary level, Putrajaya has 8840 voters, whereas Kapar has 122011 voters (13 times that of Putrajaya). In 2010 general election Pakatan Rakyat won all 5 constituencies which had more than 100,000 voters each. There are 8 constituencies with less than 20000 voters, all won by the BN. A distorted and unbalanced weightage means unfair representation.
We believe that the Government machinery should not be abused to sway election results.
But we have seen the BN Government handing out projects before and during election times in order to hoodwink voters and fish for their votes, with the Prime Minister setting the most obnoxious example of vote fishing by his “You Help Me, I Help You” utterance at Rejang Park during the eve of Sibu by-election. We have also seen the federal and state government splashing goodies just to win votes for the state BN during the Sarawak state election.
We believe that the media must be left to remain neutral and be an important bastion in upholding democracy.
But the repressive requirement to renew publication licenses annually and BN control means that the media had little choice but to resort to imbalance reporting against the Opposition during the election time. In some newspapers, there had even been a total black-out of news concerning the Pakatan Rakyat during elections.
We believe that the electoral rolls should be clean and free from phantom voters.
But despite the insistence that the electoral roll is constantly being updated, we see in the electoral rolls thousands of centurian voters, and the deceased as eligible and unimpeachable voters, giving rise to suspicion of phantom voters. We should demand that there should be linkage to the data base of the National Registration Department so that all eligible Malaysians should automatically be registered as voters. The Election Commission should use indelible ink to avoid phantom voting.
We believe that the Election Commission, Police and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commossion must be fair and independent
But we see an Election Commission which has increasingly become the mouthpiece for the BN. It has no power to enforce election laws and is not able to ensure free and fair elections. Political parties should be allowed a longer campaign period than the present 8-10 days. The Police and the MACC must be independent.
We believe that postal votes should be transparent and allowed for all Malaysians working overseas.
But we see postal votes are issued to police and security personnel who have no connection to the State except by virtue of their temporary posting to Sarawak. We see non-Sarawakian army personnel voting to determine the destiny of the BN in Sarawak. We see eligible Malaysians working overseas being denied their voting opportunities. During every election we hear postal votes being the target of vote buying.
Against these flaws in the electoral system, we join Malaysians to demand for electoral reforms.
We believe that it is every citizen’s right to see that elections are free and fair.
We believe that the constitutional right of freedom of assembly and freedom of expression must be upheld by the Government, for a true Democracy entails a government of the people, by the people, for the people. It ensures that the people are the masters of the country.
We insist that all legitimate demands for electoral reforms must be taken cognizance of and not brushed aside as fanciful tricks to topple the Government.
We abhor the thought that the electoral system as practised now is perfect and beyond reproach.
We implore on the Government to cherish the goodwill of 62 NGOs which had demanded for electoral reforms through peaceful means. We believe such demand is for the betterment of the country.
It is the sacrosanct duty of all Malaysians to ensure that the country prosper and not sink to the pit. It is their bounden duty to ensure that Malaysia continues to subscribe and respect human rights.
We condemn the barrage of arbitrary arrests of electoral reform groups and political leaders and supporters in violation of their fundamental rights to freedom of association, expression, and peaceful assembly.
We call for their immediate release.
We urge the Prime Minister to pay regard to his pledge to uphold civil liberties and to pay regard for the fundamental rights of the people of Malaysia when he assumed his office as the prime minister in April 2009.
We condemn all those who pay no respect to the sanctity of the electoral process by drumming tension and orchestrating measures to sink legitimate demands for a clean free and fair election.
We appeal for restoration of public order and security. We believe that no measure can contain the civic mindedness of the Ubah generation of Malaysians to see change.
While we appeal to the electorates to rise to the occasion to express support for a just and legitimate cause and to demand for a clean, free and fair election, we also appeal to the acumen of the Government in this pivotal moment to rise to the occasion to support the call by implementing reform. There should be no procrastination, for electoral reform is vital to propel the nation forward to becoming a better and more vibrant democracy.
9th July 2011 at Stutong, Kuching
Chiew Chin Sing.
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