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Selangor Government Disagrees To Higher Offer Price To Water Concessionaires

Sunday, 09 August 2009

SHAH ALAM, 9 August -  The Selangor State Government welcomes the statement made by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Peter Chin (New Straits Times, 4th August 2009) that it is important to conclude restructuring of the water services industry as soon as possible.
The State fully agrees that the matter should be resolved [...]



Selangor Government Disagrees To Higher Offer Price To Water Concessionaires

Sunday, 09 August 2009

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor State Government welcomes the statement made by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Peter Chin (New Straits Times, 4th August 2009) that it is important to conclude restructuring of the water services industry as soon as possible.
The State fully agrees that the matter should be resolved quickly in the [...]



Selangor Local Councillor’s Conference 2009/10 On Next Thursday

Saturday, 08 August 2009

SHAH ALAM, 7 August – The State Government of Selangor will be having the Selangor Local Councillor’s Conference 2009/10 on this coming Thursday, 13th August, from 9.45am to 5pm at Dewan Jubli Perak, Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS).
This is the second conference held under the Pakatan Rakyat Government’s rule, in conjuction with the [...]



The Selangor Musical Extravaganza 2009 – “Electric Mix of Rhythmic Sensation”

Thursday, 30 July 2009

The inaugural Selangor Musical Extravaganza 2009 ( SME 2009), aptly themed “Electric Mix of Rhythmic Sensation”, was first conceptualized by Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim awhile ago but is now brought to fruition by YB Elizabeth Wong as an annual musical event for the State of Selangor. The objectives for the event are to provide an [...]



Violence Against Peaceful Demonstrations Unacceptable

Friday, 17 July 2009

I condemn the heavy-handed action of the Selangor Police and FRU in their violent clampdown of peaceful demonstrators outside Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, this morning.
One of my staff, Loo Chuan Boon was beaten and dragged, resulting in him being sent to the hospital. YB Gan Pei Nei, the state assemblywoman for Rawang also suffered a [...]



MACC Responsible For Teoh Beng Hock’s Death

Thursday, 16 July 2009

I am shocked and outraged by the suspicious death of Teoh Beng Hock, political secretary of Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, who was taken in for questioning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday. As if the selective persecution of Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers by the MACC was not bad enough, this tragic incident [...]



Strong Support For Pakatan Rakyat Government And The Menteri Besar

Wednesday, 15 July 2009

SHAH ALAM – A survey by an independent organization found strong support from among the people of Selangor towards the state’s Pakatan Rakyat Government. The survey conducted by Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research also revealed high approval ratings for Selangor Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
The survey – carried out between June 5 and [...]



PKFZ: A Systemic Failure of Moral Courage

Monday, 15 June 2009

Shocking Scandal
Malaysians, long immune to scandals of corruption in the past two decades, have been shocked by the systemic failure in moral courage by those involved in the colossal losses of PKFZ. They are the very persons whose duties and job is to safeguard public interests. All corporations have procedures and safeguards to ensure that [...]



State To Set Up Audit Committee To Monitor Waste Management Contracts

Friday, 12 June 2009

SHAH ALAM, June 12 -  The Selangor Government will form a special audit committee to ensure that those awarded waste management contracts in Selangor are genuine operators.
The auditing committee will be coordinating closely with Alam Flora officials to ensure that those given the contracts are not brokers.
They will be conducting ground checks and inspect the [...]



World Environment Day Message

Friday, 05 June 2009

SHAH ALAM, 5 Jun – World Environment Day is a reminder for us to appreciate and protect the environment, not only in Malaysia, but also for the Earth as a whole.
I would like to take this opportunity to flag some of Selangor’s plans to improve environmental conditions in our state. We are in the process [...]