MCA Land Grab in PJ and Its Perverted Definition on “Public Service”

Media Statement by Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN for Damansara Utama on Friday 29 September 2017 in Petaling Jaya.

MCA Land Grab in Petaling Jaya (PJ) and Its Perverted Definition on “Public Service”

Since our exposé on MCA land grab in Petaling Jaya on 14 September, three MCA leaders - MCA Selangor vice-chairperson Tang Chong Sang, former Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara (PJU) Chew Mei Fun and the now MCA PJU division chief Tan Gim Tuan, has come forward to justify the 1 acre land grab in PJ at RM1 per sq ft on the ground that MCA will use it for “public service”.

The question is, if MCA really intended the land for "public service", there's absolutely no need for MCA to "own" the land. If fact, if it is for public service, the land should be owned by the state government.

The question Malaysians would like to ask MCA is, what guarantee can they provide that the piece of land will be used for public service?

In fact, why is it that MCA is now in applying for the land to be rezoned and converted from “water body” to “commercial" land?

马华在八打灵再也的抢地，以及它对于“公共服务”的歪曲定义

百乐镇州议员杨美盈于2017年9月29日（星期五）在八打灵再也所发布的媒体文告。

马华在八打灵再也的抢地，以及它对于“公共服务”的歪曲定义

自从我们在9月14日揭发马华在八打灵再也抢地，马华的三位领袖，即马华雪兰莪副主席陈章成、前八打灵再也北区国会议员周美芬以及现在的马华八打灵再也北区区部主席陈锦传都纷纷出来辩解，马华以每平方英尺1令吉的价格购下在八打灵再也的1英亩的土地，是因为马华将会把这个地段用在“公共服务”上。

这里的问题是，假如马华真的要把地用在“公共服务”上，它是绝对没有必要要“拥有”这块地的。事实上，假如它是用在公共服务上的话，这块地应该是由州政府所拥有才对。

马来西亚人民想要问马华的是，他们可以如何保证这块地将会用在公共服务上？

MO1妻子应该将粉红钻石归还

百乐镇州议员杨美盈于2017年8月8日（星期二）在八打灵再也所发布的媒体文告。

MO1妻子应该将粉红钻石归还，以增加学前教育和关怀的政府投资额。

读到罗斯玛哀叹国家学前教育计划缺乏资金的报导，实在令人觉得好笑[1].

美国司法部在它最新一轮的民事充公诉讼里指控，一马公司被挪用的资金有一部分用来购置价值2730万美元的22克拉的粉红钻石吊坠，以及价值130万美元的27种不同的18克拉的金项链和手镯给马来西亚一号官员（MO1）妻子。

根据首相纳吉的财政预算案演词，政府已经在2017年拨款8500万令吉给国家学前教育计划[2]。 但粉红钻石的价值就已经达到1亿2000万令吉了，超过国家学前教育计划一年的拨款！

Isteri MO1 mesti pulangkan Permata Merah Jambu

Kenyataan media Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN Damansara Utama pada hari Selasa 8 Ogos 2017 di Petaling Jaya.

Isteri MO1 mesti pulangkan Permata Merah Jambu demi mempertingkat pelaburan awam dalam pendidikan awal kanak-kanak

Membaca laporan berita tentang bagaimana Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor begitu sedih tentang kurangnya duit untuk PERMATA amatlah menggelikan hati.

Dalam saman sivil pelucuthakan yang terbaru, Jabatan Kehakiman Amerika (DOJ) telah mendakwa bahawa sebilangan wang yang dicuri dari 1MDB telah digunakan untuk membeli seutas rantai dengan loket berlian merah jambu 22 karat, bernilai US$27.2 juta, selain 27 gelang tangan dan leher 18 karat yang bernilai US$1.3 juta, untuk isteri Malaysian Official 1 (MO1).

Menurut ucapan belanjawan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak, pihak kerajaan memperuntukkan RM85 juta untuk program PERMATA bagi tahun 2017. ‘Permata’ Merah Jambu itu sahaja nilainya RM120 juta, lebih daripada peruntukan PERMATA selama setahun!

The Wife of MO1 should return pink diamond

Media Statement by Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN for Damansara Utama on Tuesday 8 August 2017 in Petaling Jaya.

The Wife of MO1 should Return Pink Diamond to Increase Public Investment in Early Childhood Education and Care.

It is amusing to read news report that Rosmah Mansor lamented on the lack of funding for PERMATA [1].

In the latest civil forfeiture suit filing, the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the United States alleged that some of the money misappropriated from 1MDB was used to purchase 22-carat pink diamond pendant, which worth USD 27.3 million, and 27 different 18-carat gold necklaces and bracelets, which worth USD 1.3 million, for the wife of Malaysian Official (MO1).

According to the budget speech made by Prime Minister Najib Razak, the government allocated RM 85 million for PERMATA program in 2017 [2]. The pink diamond itself worth around RM120 million, which is more than one year of PERMATA allocation!

Putrajaya should heed Nazir Razak’s advice on ECRL

Media Statement by Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN Damansara Utama, on Friday 21 July 2017 in Petaling Jaya.

Putrajaya should heed Nazir Razak’s suggestion to thoroughly scrutinize East Coast Rail Line (ECRL).

The Edge Financial Daily reported that Nazir Razak has called for government scrutiny on China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiatives, particularly the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project at the roundtable on “China’s Belt and Road Initative in ASEAN: Economic Opportunities and ASEAN Centrality”.

We have repeatedly raised concerns regarding the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) but all seem to have fallen into deaf ears. Now even Nazir Razak, who is a prominent banker, raised concerns over the value proposition of the project as well as the debt implications, we hope that Putrajaya will heed his suggestion to thoroughly scrutinize the deal.

ECRL - learn from Sri Lanka before it's too late.

Media Statement by Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN Damansara Utama, on Friday 21 July 2017 in Petaling Jaya.

Putrajaya should heed Nazir Razak’s suggestion to thoroughly scrutinize East Coast Rail Line (ECRL).

The Edge Financial Daily reported that Nazir Razak has called for government scrutiny on China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiatives, particularly the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project at the roundtable on “China’s Belt and Road Initative in ASEAN: Economic Opportunities and ASEAN Centrality”[i].

We have repeatedly raised concerns regarding the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) but all seem to have fallen into deaf ears. Now even Nazir Razak, who is a prominent banker, raised concerns over the value proposition of the project as well as the debt implications, we hope that Putrajaya will heed his suggestion to thoroughly scrutinize the deal.

ECRL project is awarded to China Communication Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) without open tender. At RM 55 billion price tag, it is deemed the most expensive railroad of its kind by The Edge Weekly after benchmarking it against other rail projects around the world. The project is going to be financed by a loan from China via Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China. Putrajaya has repeatedly said that the loan is offered at low interest rate, but how “low” is the “low interest rate” ? What are the terms and conditions?

In short, it seems like with ECRL deal, most of the money that come from China via Exim bank will go back to China via CCCC, what’s left for Malaysians is an overpriced infrastructure and huge debt, only to be paid by the people in the future.

There is risk that reckless mega infrastructure constructions will send Malaysia into deep debt trap.  What happen to the troubled Sri Lanka offers a good glimpse into how mega infrastructure financed by debt without proper framework to benefit local economies through the construction and completion of the infrastructure, is not development but debt disaster in the making.

布城应该听从纳西尔拉萨的建议，全面审查东海岸铁路工程（ECRL)

百乐镇州议员杨美盈于2017年7月21日（星期五）在八打灵再也所发布的媒体文告。

布城应该听从纳西尔拉萨的建议，全面审查东海岸铁路工程（ECRL）

《The Edge财经日报》报导说，纳西尔拉萨在“中国在东盟的一带一路计划：经济契机和东盟中心”圆桌讨论上呼吁政府审查中国的一带一路计划，尤其是东海岸铁路工程（ECRL）.

我们一直重复表达我们对东海岸铁路工程（ECRL）的关切，但有关方面却似乎对此充耳不闻。现在，连重要的银行家纳西尔拉萨也对这项工程的利益价值以及我国因此亏欠中国巨额债务的影响表达关切，所以我们希望布城不要再漠视这些关切，听从建议，并全面审查这项工程。

ECRL工程是在没有公开竞标下，以550亿令吉颁授给中国交通建设公司（CCCC）。这是非常高的价格。《The Edge周报》在把这项工程和世界其他铁路工程进行国际标准衡量后，将它誉为世界上造价最昂贵的铁路。而中国出入口(Exim)银行将提供贷款来承担该工程的建筑费。交通部部长拿督斯里廖中莱重复表示，Exim银行以低利息提供这笔贷款。但是，这“低利息”究竟有多“低”呢？还有什么其他的条款吗？

总而言之，看起来在ECRL协议里，大部分透过Exim银行的来自中国的钱最终仍会透过CCCC回到中国去，而马来西亚人所获得的是一个过份昂贵的铁路和庞大的债务，这笔债务最终还是会由人民买单。