Kayveas says not contesting Taiping seat

Kayveas said the PPP is looking to make a strong comeback in the 13th general election. — Picture by Choo Choy May
SHAH ALAM, June 16 — PPP president Datuk Seri M. Kayveas has brushed aside talk that he will contest the Taiping parliamentary seat in the coming general election as the party has surrendered back the seat to Gerakan.
He said the PPP had not regarded the Taiping seat as a good seat as it was not given on good terms by Gerakan.

"I am not aiming for any seat at the moment and will leave it to the discretion of Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak to decide on the seat which I should contest in the upcoming elections.

"But I have decided not to contest in Taiping anymore," he told Bernama after attending the PPP Youth Convention which was opened by Barisan Nasional Youth chairman Khairy Jamaluddin here today.

Gerakan gave up the Taiping seat, a seat it has held since 1969, to the PPP in the 2004 general election. Kayveas contested and won the seat in 2004 but lost the same seat in the 2008 general election.

The Taiping seat was one of two (the other being the Pasir Berdamar state seat in Perak) which PPP lost to DAP candidates in 2008.

Kayveas, a former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said he was expecting a good parliamentary seat for his party in return of the Taiping seat.

"The party is also asking Gerakan to give back its Kota Alam Shah state seat in Selangor to PPP," he said, adding that the PPP was seeking to make a strong comeback in the 13th general election. — Bernama

 
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MB takes illegal settlers to task

IPOH: A GROUP of illegal land settlers from Slim River was given a dressing down by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir after the group brought placards when meeting the latter during a meet-the-people session at the Darul Ridzuan Building here recently.

The visibly upset Zambry was heard saying to the group that it was not the proper way to behave if they wanted to seek his help.

"Your action is rude.

"If you wish to ask for my assistance, please do it politely," he said.
The group had displayed placards with the words "Only the Menteri Besar can help us" written on them while their representative Mohd Zamri Jalil was waiting for his turn to meet Zambry.

Zamri and some of his group members were later heard apologising to Zambry while explaining that they did not have any intention of being rude to him.

The illegal settlers were seeking Zambry's help as they wanted the land title of the place they have been occupying since 1999.

According to Zamri some of the plots in the 504ha piece of land in Sri Keledang, Slim River, were given to a mining company instead of the settlers.

"The company had destroyed oil palm trees that were planted by some of the 299 settlers," he claimed.

In a press conference later, Zambry said he did not have any grudge against the group.

While admitting that there was nothing offensive written in the placards, Zambry insisted that it was not proper for the group to bring placards into a public meeting which was also attended by others.

"I have requested the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the complaint made by the group as it involves the clearing of state land.

"I want the MACC to investigate the matter and provide me with a report as I want to know the root cause of the issue," he added.
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Jangan lupa esok turun ramai-ramai sambut TPM

Program Jelajah Janji Ditepati oleh YAB TPM:

9.00 pagi - Menyambut YAB TPM di Lpngn Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh;

9.35 pagi - Program Walkabout Di Pekan Minggu Changkat Jering Diikuti Lawatan Gerai & Minum Pagi;10.45 pagi - Program Jelajah Janji Ditepati di Advance Technology Training Centre (ADTEC) Kamunting, Taiping;

1.15 ptg - Solat Zohor di Masjid Kurauwi, Batu Kurau;

1.40 ptg - Majlis Jamuan Rakyat di Padang Astaka Batu Kurau;3.00 ptg - Menghantar YAB TPM balik ke KL.
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