Thursday, 28 May 2015

The shocking reveals2952015

The shocking reveals 29/5/2014

It came as shocks to know that RM21million was allocated to a contractor to service 14 schools, just 14 schools in the rural schools for 2 years.

Lately, there have been complaints that this contracting company has not lived up to marks to serve the schools properly. In short, the generators, in SMk Katibas, broke down all the time.

Since last April, the generators of SMK Katibas had become an issue that had affected the students and the staff beyond words to tell their predicaments.

This had affected the life of students from 100 longhouses , staff and so on greatly as the school relies the generators for light and power to work on the pumps to draw water for the school.

Without light and water supply, life had become so difficult and intolerable that the student population staying in the hostels dwindled “from 350 to 20. in more than a week”.

Based on Phyllis Wong@theborneopost.com in her article "Let there be light" after deduction of the pay to CEO and other expenses, the said contract still can earn RM530K a month and a year, he can earn net RM6.3million in estimation a year.

Well, based on the practice of the Taib Mahmud and his cronies, I believe RM21million allocation may have shrunk so much after ????commissions to ministers and high ranking officers from PM's office to the CM's office and more. So how much funds in % reached the hand of the said contractor.

This contract should have been given during the reign of Taib Mahmud. You may guess how much he has taken from this contract.

Now the problem is when the contracted company failed to fulfil its duties whywhywhywhywhy…………no stern actions have been taken so far to punish the said contractor.

Why is it that no police report have been made so far? This is no doubt the most puzzling of all. Why don’t they adopt the spirit like the police catching traffic offenders?

To resolve the problem, SMK Katibas has to contract another company for generators. How ridiculous it is! Why did the authority concerned not make the police report? WhyX n?

Whywhywhywhy………didn’t the minister complain about these offences to the consumers association for the poor or irregular services of the contracted company? Why??????

Please read the following article to discover more shocking and puzzling facts of the BN government. Based on the report, not having constant supply of electricity and clean water is a common case.

James Masing blared that Baleh, his constinuency has been facing this problem for the past 15 over years! It is a kind of betrayal that the representative flirt on the fools.

The only way to resolve this rotten practice is to change the government for good. Flush out all those who fail to perform in deeds to upgrade and improve the lots.

James Masing said he had brought the matter to the authority concerned but to no avail. Thenthenthenthenthen.......why do the people still keep him, not kick him away? So the real problem rests on the people being so foolish and so are treated like fools.

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‘Power’ in the hands of contractor

Posted on May 12, 2015, Tuesday

SMK Katibas power-less due to lack of maintenance of generators resulting in no electricity and water
KUCHING: The power and water issues besieging SMK Katibas since last April 2 4 should not have happened because the government had given a contractor RM21 million to maintain the generators of 14 schools, including SMK Katibas, in Song.
Minister of Welfare, Women and Family Development Datuk Fatimah Abdullah disclosed that the contract period was from Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2016.

She told The Borneo Post yesterday that based on a report from the state Education Department, the contractor, with a Muara Tabuan (in Kuching) address, was informed of the electricity supply failure last April 28 and 30.
“The Education Department instructed the company to take action to ensure no interruption of power supply and to repair the broken generators. But the company still failed to provide electricity to the school.”

Since last April 24, the last of four generators powering SMK Katibas – a boarding school located about an hour’s boat ride from Song – broke down. Since that day, the school not only plunged into total darkness whenever the sun sets, but it had no clean water supply, too, as the water pumps needed electricity to work. Without electricity and water, SMK Katibas’s student population dwindled from 350 to about 20 on May 8. The rest of the students preferred to stay home in their longhouses rather than attending school.

Fatimah said the contractor failed to budge, adding the Education Department then instructed the Education District officer and the principal to identify other companies in Song or Sibu to rent generators as a temporary measure to solve the school’s problem.

“The Education Department has allocated RM15,000 for diesel and RM13,000 for the rental of the generators per month,” she said. Fatimah added that SMK Katibas Co-operative of Song then took the initiative to rent three sets of generator of 3,000kw, 4,000kw and 650kw, two pumps, and two filter drums for a fee of RM13,000 per month.

This enabled SMK Katibas to get back to its feet and to serve students from 140 longhouses in the area.

Meanwhile, commenting on predicaments besieging rural schools, Land Development Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing told The Borneo Post that what happened at SMK Katibas was not unique.

“Most rural schools in the state are facing the same problem. SMK Baleh in my area is facing that problem for the last 15 years.

“I have brought this matter up many times to the relevant authority, but to date, there has been no response.”

He believed there were other schools that are in similar need of clean water.
“We have no excuse not to provide clean running water for our students. Water authorities at federal and state levels should take this matter seriously.

“Rural schools must be looked after in the same vein as urban schools. There must be no discrimination.

“We have spent millions to supply water to urban areas, yet when it comes to rural areas, the problem is put in the back burner. This is most unacceptable,” said Mas

Monday, 4 May 2015

Garlics, an indispensible ingredient4May2015

Garlics, an indispensible ingredient

Before GST, when that sundry shop was around and in operation, they shopkeepers, all are the family members, I think, maintained the price of the garlics or all the items sold at that very small shop at the range that could attract and keep the buyers like me to return to the shop again and again. The garlics were always sold at RM3.50 – RM3.80 when the stalls at the central market were sold at RM5.00 -- RM 5.50 at more or less the same size.

In face of the impact of GST, the shopkeepers decided to close down for good. I almost always bought the garlics, onions big or small, green beans, red beans, peas, soya beans, flour, …….at the shop because the prices of these items were usually lower.

But for garlics, I bought a sack of 20kg for the first time in October last year hoping to get a better deal in terms of quality and price. However, I found that there was about 20% mixed up of the lower grade with the high grade. Besides, I found that the garlics had become soft towards the end. Hence I held on for the time being whether to buy the whole sack of 20kg or not.

Thus yesterday, I went to the central market and I remembered I needed some garlics. This humble herb was sold at RM6.00 – RM7.00 a kilo. Alamak! I would have scrapped off this herb if not because of its nutritional and medicinal values.

Besides, my husband sees taking a clove of garlic a must in a meal at least to take in a raw state as he believes it can kill the germs or worms that may exist in his digestive system. Since, I only had a few bulbs at home, I decided to buy some though I know the stallholders at the central market usually sell the goods at much higher price than that shop that has gone forever.

When I was small, my mother never cooked vegetables with garlic. She almost always cooked plain vegetables without adding any garlic or ikan billis. I only remembered she cooked brinjal which she grew herself with some pork and pork oil and the taste was fantastic/superb. I always miss this dish and have tried to cook as much like her.

Ya, after GST, the price of garlic have gone haywire as far as the garlic sold at the central market are concerned. I am not sure about the price of garlic in supermarket. To solve the problem, I might think of buying the whole sack again and share out with some friends if we can get better deal in terms of price and quality.

No matter how hard our political thugs bark about that GST would not affect the prices of the goods in general, we people know better the hard facts we have to face with the implementation. We know all the minister enjoy the better pay and allowances by n% to care about how many % of the price hikes of the endless number of items to count.

Friday, 10 April 2015

Air-conditioned hospitals 10April2015

Asking for air-conditioned hospitals, whether they are small or big, is it too much / high a request to be rejected? Let’s go around all the government offices to check and see.

Are all the government offices not so conditioned to create winter-like feel for these strong and healthy employees. Why are the wards as far as I know not giving the same treatment?

Imagine how the sick and weak patient suffer and how much more to endure the additional torture of humid and hot conditions. What a curse!

Ya, what a curse and shame of all these political thugs who blast and blast of how much they care for the people in words to fool the stupid and poor ones.

Don’t forgive these abusive and corrupt leaders. Flush them out once and for all. Be firm with your stance and know your plights and fight for our rights.

Think how many times the excess to provide air-conditioned service for all the hospitals in Sarawak if taxpayers’ money are not squandered and embezzled yearly by all the sharks.

Thursday, 9 April 2015

Good medical service 10April2015

To keep doctors and other medical staff to work in and be loyal to a hospital, the first condition is to pay them accordingly and strictly adhere to 8 working hours in the maximum.

The second condition is, of course, the physical environment which range from air-conditioned facility to well-equipped instruments for different medical purposes.

The third condition is the conducive psychological environment that doctors and other medical staff feel comfortable and good in and are willing to stay for good.

I believe Class A medical service is well-featured with these 3 conditions /3C for sure. So, when the medical staff are willing to stay for good, that means experienced and skilful staff are ensured.

I wonder how many experienced and qualified staff there are in Sibu General Hospital/SGH to date. Or is it just a training ground for young and inexperienced graduates?

I wonder if these young and inexperienced medical staff are well guided and helped along by the experienced and skilful ones.

The conditions of the hospital reflects the quality of the Ministry of Health and of course the quality of the government as a whole.

I believe if we want a better medical service in Sarawak, every Sarawakian must focus our minds and hearts in the spirit of Sarawak for Sarawakians.

We should not let any political thugs like Taib Mahmud and his ministry used to be and the BN government in general to lead us by the nose and abandon ourselves to them.

Ya, just as what the leaders in the cause> Sarawak for Sarawakians/S4S say everyone of us see ourselves the President to be to champion the cause.

I hope everyone of us is well-prepared and aiming for Sarawak for Sarawakians. It is only possible if we are determined and are self-willed enough for the cause.

Labahua

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