SARAWAK LIVE: Alan Ling Sie Kiong

Harapan Squabbles Ahead Of S’wak Polls, Now Over Senadin

(Malaysiakini) – PKR today told off Sarawak DAP secretary Alan Ling for purportedly giving the impression that the former’s machinery in Senadin exists only to assist DAP.

PKR Senadin election director Lee Chean Chung (pic) said Ling’s response to speculation that he might contest the state seat was “uncalled for”, thus marking squabbles in Pakatan Harapan ahead of the imminent state election.

“I feel that the statement he made was uncalled for because as Sarawak DAP secretary, Ling should have raised the issue at the Pakatan Harapan secretariat.

“Ling also congratulated PKR over the officiating of its Senadin operations centre, saying it will strengthen DAP when the party contests there.

“This is confusing and belittles PKR’s efforts in Senadin all this while,” Lee, who is also Semambu assemblyperson, said in a statement.

“This operations centre is not meant to assist DAP, but is for the rakyat,” Lee emphasised.

Ling was reported to have said this in an article by Sin Chew yesterday.

Lee said PKR has repeatedly contested in Senadin, and had even – in 2011 – narrowly missed winning by a mere 58 votes.

Senadin is located in the Miri parliamentary constituency, he added, and PKR’s Miri MP Teo Yu Keng has already committed to ensuring a win for the party there.

The majority of Miri voters are Chinese (57 percent), 26 percent Muslim bumiputera and 17 percent non-Muslim bumiputera.

“I urge all to unite in fighting BN’s cruelty in the upcoming Sarawak election,” Lee stressed.

The Sarawak elections must be called by June, or the state assembly will be dissolved automatically.

In the 2011 state polls, PKR won three out of the 49 state seats it contested, while DAP won 12 out of 15 seats – almost all in urban Chinese-majority areas.

Sarawak DAP and PKR leaders had a public spat earlier over seat allocations, with PKR announcing that it will contest the same seats as it did in 2011.-Malaysia Today

Cubaan Menipu Adun DAP

Alan Ling membuat laporan polis mendakwa ada pihak cuba menipunya menerusi panggilan telefon

MIRI: Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Piasau Alan Ling tampil membuat laporan polis dengan mendakwa ada pihak cuba menipunya menerusi panggilan telefon.

Beliau ditemani beberapa rakan daripada Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) tiba di Balai Polis Pusat Miri sekitar jam 2.40 petang semalam.

Dalam aduannya, Alan mendakwa antara jam 8.25 hingga 9.15 malam kelmarin, beliau menerima ‘panggilan tidak berjawab’ (miss call) daripada satu nombor tidak dikenali.

Selang beberapa minit, beliau turut menerima SMS daripada nombor sama yang ditulis dalam bahasa Mandarin bermaksud ‘sila telefon balik’.

Selepas itu, Alan terus menghubungi nombor tersebut dan kedengaran seorang lelaki menjawab sambil bertanya adakah ini ‘Alan Ling’.

“Setelah saya jawab ya… lelaki terbabit terus memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai ‘Coco’ dari Kuala Baram sambil bertanya sama ada saya dapat membantunya keluar dari tahanan reman di Balai Polis Marudi.

“Saya terus bertanya kenapa dia ditahan di Marudi dan lelaki itu memberitahu kerana terlibat dalam kegiatan pembalakan haram dan direman tujuh hari,” katanya ketika ditemui selepas membuat laporan polis semalam.

Berikutan itu, Alan berkata kepada lelaki terbabit akan menghubungi Ketua Polis Daerah (KPD) Baram di Balai Polis Marudi keesokannya untuk bertanya lebih lanjut tentang kes itu dan bersedia memberi nasihat perundangan sekiranya diperlukan.

Bagaimanapun, lelaki itu berkata dia tidak mahu orang Miri tahu kegiatannya terlibat dalam pembalakan haram dan serentak dengan itu menghentikan perbualan mereka.

“Pagi ini, saya menghubungi KPD Baram dan diberitahu tidak ada sebarang tangkapan atau reman berhubung kes pembalakan haram di Marudi buat masa ini.

“Justeru, saya membuat laporan untuk rujukan polis kerana saya percaya lelaki terbabit cuba menipu saya dengan meminta bantuan membebaskannya yang kononnya dalam reman polis,” ujar beliau.

Sehubungan itu, Alan turut menasihati orang awam agar segera membuat laporan polis sekiranya menerima panggilan telefon atau SMS berbaur penipuan.

Katanya sekiranya ada yang menghubungi dalam keadaan terburu-buru sambil meminta bantuan segera, jangan panik sebaliknya beritahu rakan-rakan tentang kejadian itu dan cuba minta pendapat daripada orang lain.

“Kalau tidak kemungkinan kita akan mudah menjadi mangsa penipuan golongan sebegini yang sengaja memanfaatkan kelemahan seseorang.

“Dalam kes ini, saya sudah masak dengan panggilan sebegini sebab itu saya kata akan menghubungi polis untuk mendapatkan butiran kes dan dia segera menghentikan perbualan.

“Sungguh tidak logik seseorang berada dalam tahanan reman boleh membuat panggilan telefon menggunakan telefon bimbit,” katanya.

- Borneo Post Online

Dusty roads a bane for Taman Cahaya folk

MIRI: The dirty and dusty condition of public roads here, especially in neighbourhoods such as Taman Cahaya in Lopeng, is causing major discomfort to residents and worse, it can also become a health hazard to the community.

Piasau assemblyman Alan Ling attributed the situation to the negligence on the part of developers of nearby constructions.

“The trucks coming from and going to the sites bring with them dirt and mud in their tyres. This is clearly a non-compliance with the Local Authorities (Cleanliness) By-Laws 1999, which orders contractors to clean their trucks before entering public roads,” he said when met after an inspection at Taman Cahaya recently.

The visit came following a complaint lodged by one of the residents there, where Ling was accompanied by DAP members Dr Ting Tiong Choon and Dr Bob Baru Langub, and also lawyer Harrison Ngau.

The assemblyman also spoke to Miri City Council (MCC) enforcement officer Halwis Tair regarding the issue.

Ling, who is also state DAP secretary, described the affected road as a health and safety hazard to both residents and motorists.

“Maybe it’s the lackadaisical attitude of these contractors who think that it’s not important to clean the wheels of their trucks before entering public roads; or perhaps there’s no enforcement of the by-laws all this while.

“Whatever the reason, the public suffers.”

As such, Ling urged for immediate clean-up of these affected roads and also action to be taken by the MCC.

“Based on feedback, residents say their houses are always covered in dust. Even the clothes hung outside to dry are covered in dust. They have lodged complaints at MCC several times but until now, the problem has yet to be solved.

“The city council should not hesitate in enforcing the existing by-laws to safeguard residents and also the city’s image. Developers must comply (with the by-laws); otherwise they should be stopped from carrying out construction works, like earth-filling in this case,” he said.

According to the Local Authorities (Cleanliness) By-Laws 1999, it is an offence to spill earth, gravel and other foreign materials from any vehicle onto public roads, and that contractors must make sure that the earth, mud, dirt and dust spilt onto the road surface are cleaned by way of flushing them with water.

They must also maintain that the road surfaces are clean at all times during the course of transportation.-Borneo Post

Piasau rep slams gang attack on village chief

MIRI: Piasau state assemblyman Alan Ling Sie Kiong has slammed the attack on a village chief, Tuai Rumah Jambai of Bekelit in Niah, by a group of gangsters on Thursday.

It is believed that the assault on Jambai was over a protest against the alleged encroachment by an oil palm plantation company on the villagers’ native customary rights (NCR) land in Bekelit, Niah.

In a press statement on Saturday, Ling, who is also DAP state secretary, urged Bukit Aman federal police headquarters to step in to help solve the long standing land dispute between the community in Bekelit and the plantation company.

“We learnt that the local community who have been embroiled in long standing land disputes with a plantation company there have somehow lost trust in the local police force, so we would like to call for Bukit Aman to step in,” Ling said.

In the statement, Ling also called on the police to carry out their investigation without fear or favour.

He further said no one should act violently and be confrontational by taking the law into their own hands.

“Whoever is wrong or right in the claim of the disputed land, it is best to be adjudged by way of law and let the law take its course,” he said.

However, Ling maintained that the state government has the duty to settle issues over NCR land, because very often the issuance of provisional lease (PL) to plantation companies resulted in encroachment into NCR territory and the companies would have an upper hand because of the PL.

“Whereas for rural folks, they are making claims based on customs and history without proper land title to safeguard actual ownership. This often resulted in weaker position in making the claim, that explains why rural folks have to resort to self help way of defending land, many may not be proper in the eyes of law but that is the predicament faced by the rural folks,” Ling argued.

He further stressed that PLs issued to companies must be revoked should there be claims of NCR on the concerned land, just like what had happened to Rumah Jambai.

Ling said DAP would assist with the case so that it would get the attention of the police headquarters.-Borneo Post

Ketegal enda pechayaka polis nengeri, Ling minta Bukit Aman mutarka kes TR Jambai

MIRI: Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) Piasau Alan Ling Sie Kiong ngutuk ulah seraban gengster ke nyamah Tuai Rumah (TR) Jambai ari Bekelit Niah ditu kena Hari Empat tu tadi.

Penerang madah, TR Jambai dijamah ketegal iya ngarika sida semenua ningkah ulah sebengkah kompeni kebun sawit dandang besai ngachau sereta ngeruga tanah Adat Bansa Asal (NCR) sida di Bekelit, Niah.

Ling ke mega Sekretari Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) Sarawak dalam jaku ke bisi dibantaika iya ba mua pengarang berita ditu kena Hari Enam tu tadi, ngansak Ketuai Polis ari Indu Opis Polis Bukit Aman nyaup mutarka penangul bekaul tanah nya entara raban komuniti di Bekelit enggau raban kompeni sawit nya.

“Kami beratika raban komuniti menua tu (TR Jambai) udah lama betapi enggau petalat tanah enggau sebengkah kompeni sawit nya, enda nemu nama kebuah tau lenyau pechaya ngagai raban polis di nengeri tu, nya alai, kami minta saup raban polis ari Bukit Aman,” ku Ling.

Dalam jaku iya nya, Ling mega minta raban polis ngambi nadai ngembuan ati takut tauka bechiping maya bejalaika pansik.

Ku iya nandu, nadai seiku pan orang patut dijamah sereta ngena atur sida empu.

“Barang sapa ke salah tauka betul dalam pengawa betalatka tanah nya, iya patut diputus nitihka undang-undang lalu tejuka ngagai undang-undang negika iya,” ku iya.

Taja pia, Ling meruan minta pekara bekaul enggau tanah NCR nya bepanggai ba bau perintah nengeri tu, laban kelalu mayuh pekara bekaul enggau pengawa ngeluarka Lisin Provisional (PL) diberi ngagai kompeni sawit dipadahka ngelui ari bungkur tanah NCR lalu baka kompeni tu bisi pengelui laban PL nya disimpan sida.

“Berebak enggau nya, peranak menua pesisir ke semina bepelasarka adat enggau sejarah ke nadai diberi hak ngempu tanah ke bendar tau nyaga orang ke amat ngempu tanah nya. Tu suah ngujungka peranak menua pesisir ngena jalai diri empu ngetanka tanah, nyangka mayuh agi sida tu salah ba mata undang-undang tang ke bendar, tu mih pekara ke ditapi peranak menua pesisir,” ku Ling nambah.

Ku iya nandu, pekara bekaul enggau pengawa ngeluarka PL ngagai sebarang kompeni patut diketu enti sema bisi petalat minta pala tanah ba tanah NCR nya lalu tu dikena ngurangka kes baka ke nuntung TR Jambai.

Piak DAP ku Ling, deka mantu pejalai kes tu ngambika iya dipending sereta dikemeratka piak indu opis polis.

- Borneo Post Online

DAP rep predicts early state polls

MIRI: In light of the Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Tuesday, state DAP expects the state polls to be called some time during school holidays in September.

DAP Sarawak secretary Alan Ling Sie Kiong said he would not be surprised if the prime minister gives the nod to a snap election in view of the latest developments.

The term of the State Legislative Assembly expires in June next year and the state election must be held latest by Aug 20.

But many believe that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem would call a snap election before the term runs out.

Ling believes that it is likely to be sooner rather than later as the federal political scene would impact the state.

“This will enable him (Najib) to drop all his critics and pick his ‘own people’ to safeguard his weak position within BN-Umno,” he said.

He was commenting on the dropping of Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and four Cabinet ministers in a reshuffle announced by Najib yesterday.

In the reshuffle Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal was replaced by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G Palanivel was replaced by Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek was replaced by Datuk Hamzah Zainudin while Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin was replaced by Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Alan doubted if Najib is confident of BN retaining power if a snap general election is held.

“The opposition pact though currently loose may see a possible materialisation of a post-BN and post PR model of federal government after the national polls,” he opined.

He said the nation needs a new government to take charge and rescue its deteriorating economy and financial position, and to execute total revamp.

Alan, who defeated former deputy chief minister Datuk Patinggi Dr George Chan Hong Nam in Piasau in the last state election, said this was a crucial period for the country to ring in wholesale changes.

He suggested that Adenan as chief minister and Sarawak BN chairman call all the 25 Sarawak BN MPs for an urgent meeting to discuss the future of the country.-Borneo Post

DAP rep distributes Raya goodies to Muslim supporters

MIRI: Despite his party having severed ties with former PR ally PAS, DAP Sarawak secretary Alan Ling Sie Kiong is now actively on the ground to send out Raya goodies to Muslim supporters and families here.

He, however, said distributing the goodies was just one of his annual outreach programmes during the holy month of Ramadan.

“It is not only to show care to my Muslim comrades but as part of my door-to-door visit to greet Muslim families selected to receive the Raya goodies ‘Selamat Hari Raya’ in advance,” he said.

Ling, who is also Piasau assemblyman and branch chairman, said it was also a way of thanking them for accepting and supporting him as an elected representative.

According to him, there had been greater awareness and acceptance of the party among the Malay community in his constituency.

“Compared to many years back, the Malays in my constituency and in Miri are more aware of our presence and are more matured by recognising and inviting opposition YBs to various programmes like wedding, open house and other activities.”

Ling said it had been a practice for him and his party members to visit Ramadan bazaars every year to greet the traders and people who patronise the bazaars.-Borneo Post