I am inviting the public to supply me with questions they want me to ask in the next sitting of Parliament.
Each question is limited to 40 words (their rules, not mine). 🙂
The absolute deadline is June 1.
You can either put your questions in the comment section of this post only, or email to teresakok AT yahoo.com.my.
Hope to get some questions that will rock Parliament. 🙂
Not every question will be used.
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Dear YB Teresa,
TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
a) Reference to the people writting to Stars Newspaper, WHY CANT education preferences be color blind? People scoring so many As cant get into education.
b) Please ask the former Selangor State Government to publish what they have spent for on 27 Million before the election and now left almost Nothing for the current Pakatan Govt.
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Why is the Malaysian minimum voting age 21 when in most of the world it is 18 and many countries are working towards lowering it to 16?
Hi,
PRICES of essential foodstuff in Malaysia are increasing daily. Rice and oil prices have skyrocketed. Those from the lower income groups are finding it very hard to feed themselves. As this is strongly affecting the course of events for the ordinary people, please
do something about it in Parliament. We have faith in you.
Hi Teresa,
From global anaysts report, they forecast oil price to increase to US$200-300/barrel, what are the government plans to counter inflation, control fuel price especially when Malaysia become net importer of oil ?
Regards
Esther Lee
Teresa, you now have plenty of questions to ask by June1 and those that you do not have the opportunity to ask, you can reserve them for future Parliamentary sessions.
What is the govt’s plan to protect the malaysian households who employ foreign maid, in the light of the increasing run away cases (according to the police officer I met in Brickfields police station, there were reporting cases of maid run-away practically EVERYDAY!), the crimes committed and the unreliability of the medical report from FOMIMA and the maid supplying country? I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION AS MANY MALAYSIAN HOUSEHOLDS ARE FACING THESE PROBLEMS AND IF YOU CAN BRING THIS UP AND SOLVE IT, THE LADY VOTERS WILL REALLY LOOK UP AND BE THANKFUL TO YOU.
Dear YB Teresa,
As we know all know from various forum discussion and newspaper report, the way the land where Palace alike Mansion built by late Datuk Zakaria is questionable. Eventhough he already passed away, but as long as the land are obtain illegaly and power abuse involved, action should be taken to correct the thing.
Thus my following question:
“What action government will be taken to investigate on the legally of land obtain by late Datuk Zakaria to build the Palace like Mansion in Selangor? Why there seems to be no ACA investigation on it?” [36 words]
Teresa, the BN govt leaders like to boast that we have the world class education system, but I don’t think it is so. Education is too important a matter to be left in the hands of government leaders alone since they are not all experts in the field of education. We have to develop our human capital for our petroleum resources is running out, and we need to find other sources of income. The best bet lies in our human resource. Ask the government: In view of the paramount importance of education, why not the government engage foreign experts to help us in revamping and reviewing our education system so that the chances of the country emerging as a technological and economic power, like Taiwan and S Korea, is more assured? Frankly, we cannot solely rely on the ‘experts’ in the education ministry to chart the country’s future. The PM often laments that we Malaysians are the consumers of technology, not the pioneers of technology. This clearly shows that the PM himself is complaining about the poor education system in our country. Without a really sound education system, Malaysia can forget about joining the ranks of newly-advancred countries like Taiwan,
S Korea, Singapore, China, India, etc. Instead, what I see is our country is fast becoming one of the many Latin American countries where development is stifled by mal-administration and limited literacy in the English language. Countries like Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, etc.
A while back, there had been report on the possibility of building of bullet train which linked up KL and Singapore. A lot of studies seem to be take place too, and quoted that it is feasible. However, according to the latest news, the project will be scrapped as government funding will be needed.
However, according to rumour and news report, apart from the reason of government funding might be involved, there seems to be other reason:
1. voices from other parties on objection of having such bullet train to linked to Singapore, as it was quoted that this might benefit singapore.
I beg to differ on such argument. As we all know, there a a huge population of Malaysian working in Singapore. Quantity wide, a huge group of them travel back to malaysia weekly. However, another huge group prefer not to going back to hometown due to the long travel hour. Thus, if such service can provide comfort of travel with reasonably cheaper price, they will be willingly travel back to their hometown respectively or probably have their weekend in KL, which will then spend in Malaysia and support for malaysia economy. Similarly, tourist who visited Singapore can also make good use of such facility to visit malaysia which increase the tourist who opt to visit malaysia during their tigh schedule as time spend in travel will be limited.
2. Availability of such facility might become a serious competition to MAS
This should not be a reason, as the benefit of rakyat comsumer should be put on higher priority.
Thus, My question:
“Can the government give clear signal on whether it will be giving the greenlight to company which able to put up proposal for such project where government funding are not needed?” [31 words]
If I’m not mistake, the Ong Ka Ting did mentioned that the case register at Tribunal Dropped and commented it was the success story of tribunal Tuntutan Perumahan.
As far as I’m concern, there are Pemaju was not respect the award by not paying the Purchaser according to the award. My questioned is
a) Either the drop on the case due to success story or the pruchaser feel they are cheated when the dveloper did not pay them.
b) How many percent the developer did not pay the purchaser according to the award?
c) What happened to the owner of the developer..if they are not pay to the purchaser.
On my case, award given in 2005, until today Bukit Cerakah development still not yet pay me the money. Report to Tribunal, they said to bring to civil court, Until today yet to hear any news.
Follow up-they just said..biasalha kes mahkamah. Better you bring this issue especially the owner of the project.. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail-may he will listened if you bring this issue not like me when I demanding my money.
Thank you.
world class goof ups & suck ups more likely
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“This clearly shows that the PM himself is complaining about the poor education system in our country.” – Leguan
The PM complained about the poor education system?
He is the PM! Isn’t it within his capability to right the situation? He just complained, that’s all?!!
That’s why our country is in such deep shit!
The very person who can do something about it or for that matter anything that is not right, is COMPLAINING?
Isn’t it time to give his job to someone who can PERFORM, LIKE THE PR?
Many Malaysians are still naive enough to believe that the BN can bring about reforms after the May 8th tsunami, but are they not deluding themselves?
Thank Teresa for giving the rakyat a chance to raise questions to the government. However I do not have anything to ask the government as at the end of the day it will not get any satisfying answer.
Lost hope in this government.
I have been reading several news on outstanding students achieving more than 9As in their exam but yet unable to get a government scholarship. These students will one day be the “brains” of the country. But what does our BN government do???? Rather than ensure they have a future in this country, they indirectly discourage them to serve and contribute to our society by not looking after their future. The normal excuse is not able to offer all of them scholarships. The question is why not? The BN government is willing to sponsor an astronout to space but not willing to ensure we churn out brains to build our future. This is just one example of the wastefulness of our funds by the BN government. I have a son who has done pretty good in his exams but I do not forsee a future for him in this country if the BN continues to run this way.
It is this same mentality that has led to the decline of our sporting activities. Our national football team for eg a laughing stock and a disgrace!
In order to build our future, we must start with our children now. But it does not look like the BN goverment is doing this as a top priority, sad to say.
Malaysia has progressed economically. But as a society, a lot more improvements are needed. It is not a democracy. There is no freedom of speech. Corruption is getting worse.
Questions:
1) what plans does the Prime Minister have to create a better society where people are identified as Malaysians, not by ethnicity? Will it amend the NEP to include all Malaysians who need assistance?
2) what plans does the PM have to eradicate corruption? Will the PM ban all political parties and government ministers from having business interests? Will the government offer amnesty to people who have benefitted from corruption and start the country off on a clean plate?
Criticisng the government or politicans is an essential part of democracy. It does not mean the person is any less loyal then the Prime Minister himself.
The PM should encourage participative democracy and encourage the people to learn to engage in robust debates on policies. Violent resolution and threat of arrest should never be used if one’s way is rejected.
Will the PM consider replacing the Internal Security Act and not use it as a tool to silence people who are practising democracy, criticising government policies, offering a different opinion?
Will it free all current detainees if the government is not able to lay any charge against them?
Oops, typo error, I meant Mar 8.
i would like 2 ask…why has the government recently set new visa rules for indians and bangladeshi’s and not for the indonesians ?
for my question..why has the government recently set new visa rules for indians and bangladeshi’s and not for the indonesians ? …based on the article from http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=38691 …there are 2.1 million foreign workers in Malaysia..half of them Indonesians. About 140,000 are Indians, 330,000 are from Bangladesh and 260,000 Nepalese according to the article..isn’t it obvious that there are more indonesian illegal immigrants then any other country…i mean,just look at chow kit!!…shouldn’t the new visa rules be applied on the indonesians as well??
1. New Voters Re-registration exercise.
Can’t the EC just learn from countries which have proven models of “automatic registration”? All Malaysians have an IC, whose data can be transferred into electoral roll, unless there is a hidden agenda.
2. Incentive to car pool.
Government to fund the MP and ADUN to set up a standard website to cater for the transport needs and car pool exchange. (Hope that this will ease the morning crawl at the Puchong end of the LDP)
3. Polis brutality and battered image.
In the 50’s and 60’s we respect the hardworking “datuks” and see them as saviours. Now we see them as corruption, lapdogs, uniformed thugs because all these are condoned by the higher ups. When will the ICPMC be set up?
1. New Voters Re-registration exercise.(hkh)
I think it’s not hard to fathom why the EC can’t learn from countries which have proven models of ‘automatic registration’. Perhaps the EC is under certain constraints. My personal view is that the 4 million plus Malaysians who are 21 and have not registered as voters are classified by certain politicians as not worth wooing them to register as voters since they can’t count on them as potential supporters, that’s why we haven’t read of MPs and State Assemblymen’s service centres used as new voters registration centres. I remember years back Gerakan and MCA members in Penang went out of their way to help register youngsters who hadn’t registered as voters. Little did they realise that they were in fact digging their own graves then.
Rising price of petrol
Pertaining to the subject above, I supposed you understand my concern about the consequences of the high petrol price in the country. I understand that this is one of the remedies that our government in mitigating the pressure from the escalating price of the oil in the market.
Here I suggest another alternative that may be an effective way to curb the problem – Improve the public transport system and expand the transit network as thoroughly as possible to every corner in the country. Malaysians are too relying on their own cars instead of public transport due to the rotten public transport system in the country. If every citizen in the country chose to use public transport, which is fuel economy and energy-efficient, this can help to reduce the petrol subsidy that have been taxing our government for a long time.
I speculate that the rotten public transport system is a legacy produced by our government for protecting the local car industry. It is time to get rid of the protection for the Proton Car Industry and she should go expand the market in oversea rather than depending on local market.
It is time for BN-led government to decide to continue unwisely protecting local car industry which only benefit a small group of people or to improve our local public transport system that will not only benefit most of the citizens but also ease the longstanding and escalating petrol subsidy problem.
Livar
YB Teresa Kok,
The world, including Malaysia, is heading towards severe economic recession caused by the unprecedented rising oil and food prices. The rise of China, India and other populous countries cause the global demand for oil to surge, and depleting farmland caused by climatic changes and rapid industrialisation are among obvious factors that contribute to the problems today. By right, we in Malaysia should not be facing these problems this bad had our leaders, past and present, adopted sound policies in developing the country. Some twenty years back, our leaders took the issue of food security for granted, even when the then deputy agriculture minister Dr Goh Cheng Teik reportedly cautioned to the government to the effect that the aim of the government had to be self-sufficiency in food so that all Malaysians would at least have ample food even we were to face the worst of economic disaster. His (Dr Goh) worst fears could happen soon.
Ask the government: Has the federal government devised any felda-like plans to cultivate food which involve Malaysians of all races? Has the federal government come up with plans to provide cheap and efficient means of transport for people in major urban centres like JB, Penang, Ipoh, Klang etc besides KL?
Regards
The Prime Minister currently enjoys a monthly entertainment allowance of RM18,865 while his deputy gets RM15,015. Other ministers and deputy ministers are given RM12,320 and RM6,000 respectively.
For the paid holidays, Cabinet members will not be allowed to claim for more than a week’s holiday.
why is so much needed per month? is this for national interest or personal entertainment allowance?
The recent report by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) on country performance on Social Protection, Malaysia was ranked below the Asia Average (0.35).
Any reasons for this performance are yet to be understood, how could the present government improvement the ranking?
As concluded in the report, generally wealth of a nation does help to sustain good social protection, but not necessarily.
referece:
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Social-Protection/Volume2/Part5.pdf