Archive for January, 2007
Musa and Christopher Wan must take personal attention on high crime rate in PJ
Assistant Officer of Command for Police District (AOCPD) of Petaling Jaya Superintendent Sugu yesterday claimed that crime rate in Petaling Jaya rose 22.6% with snatch theft increased from 633 cases in 2005 to 680 cases in 2006, while other serious criminal activities like burglary and murder cases rose from 1,860 in 2005 60 2,818 in 2006.
The seriousness of the rising crime rate is only highlighted by serious snatch theft on women walking on streets in Petaling Jaya but also by openly robbing and carting away the entire ATM machines from banks which are supposed to be very well-guarded. Many Malaysians already have no sense of security and are afraid to walk out in their streets and neighbourhoods as well as feel unsafe in their own homes.
Such pessimism and distrust in the performance and competence of the police is borne out by the latest national crime index rising by 12.6% over the first nine months this year. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili revealed that there were 170,481 crimes reported from January to September 2006 as compared to 151,444 crimes reported for the same period last year. As for Petaling Jaya, the increment of crime rate of 22.6%, a percentage even higher than the increment percentage of national crime rate on the first nine months clearly shows that PJ is already a city of crime.
The 22.6% increase in the national crime index is alarming in that it shows that police efforts to fight crime have not achieved any success. Musa had even made a commitment to the public to fight crime especially the 3 priority areas of snatch thefts, armed robberies and drug trafficking. He had even attended a dialogue with PJ residents last year but unfortunately nothing effective took place after the dialogue to enhance social security in PJ.
What DAP does not understand is that why is the police is so reluctant to increase its manpower to fight crime?
When Christopher becomes the CID Director he will take charge of only 8,000 criminal investigation department officials protecting the public from criminals throughout the country. Re-Deploying 800 police personnel doing desk duties to augment the present 7,000 criminal investigation department officials is insufficient to fight crime when 35,000 more police personnel is recommended by The Royal Commission Of Police to make our streets safe for 26 million Malaysian throughout the country.
With only 8000 CID officers, how many of them are deployed to safeguard PJ folks? With crime spiraling out of control in our cities where students are killed on the streets for their handphones or slashed with parangs for RM 2, how much can 8,000 (after the extra 800 men) police personnel do?
In other words, the ratio of 1 policeman for every 3,250 Malaysian is too low. Such ratio is far too low as compared to international standard of 1 policeman for 250 citizens. As for PJ, the statistic is even worst since we have only 1 policeman to cater the needs of 5,500 citizens. This is not only lower than international level but is also lower than national average level.
The Royal Commission of Police agrees that this is inadequate for the police to carry out its primary duties of maintaining law and order as well as fighting crime. It had suggested that an extra 35,000 men be redeployed for crime fighting purposes. This will beef up the crime-fighting unit to 42,000 men or almost 46% of the present police force of 92,000 men. With 42,000 men fighting crime the ratio would be 1 policeman for every 619 Malaysian, a much more reasonable ratio for the police to effectively fight crime.
With only 8,000 policemen fighting crime, the public is unhappy that they are paying for 92,000 policemen but 84,000 policemen do not carry out their primary duties to catch snatch thieves, robbers and drug traffickers. Only by increasing police personnel in crime prevention from 7,000 to 42,000 or 46% of the police force, can the people feel safe that the police are serious in catching criminals
Neither Christopher Wan nor any police officer can check the crime index in PJ which rose by 22.6%. The time has come to increase the number of policemen to fight crime so that there will be 42,000 policemen nationwide on the streets working to catch criminals and make our towns and streets safe for us, especially women and children.
If the IGP wants Christopher or any crime-fighting police officer to succeed, Tan Sri Musa must give the tools and provide adequate men to successfully carry out their duties. No general would lead his army into a charge in a battle when he has insufficient men and is outnumbered by the enemy.
For the same reasons, Tan Sri Musa must commit himself and convince the government to increase the police personnel in crime prevention not by 800 but by 35,000 extra men. It is a crime in itself if Malaysian citizens are protected by a too small police force from criminals or police lives endangered by having too few policemen.
Add comment January 28, 2007
慕沙和尹树基应该关注八打灵再也的高罪案率
八打灵再也副警区主任苏古警监昨天表示，灵市在2006年的罪案率飙升22.6%，其中掠夺案从前年的633宗增加至680宗，主要案件如谋杀、偷窃案则从前年的1千860宗飚增至2千818宗，增长幅度非常惊人！
歹徒最近频频向灵市的妇女下手掠夺抢劫，甚至公开打枪银行提款机，可见灵市罪案程度之严重。目前许多国人缺乏安全感，上街及在社区内走动时，甚至在自己家中都担心安全受到威胁。
这种悲观与不信任警方能力，是源自今年首9个月的全国罪案发生率上升了12.6％。首相署部长拿督麦西慕博士揭露，今年1月至9月，国内有17万481起罪案记录，而去年同时期仅有15万1444起。八打灵再也去年全年的罪案率增长竟然比全国首九个月的巴仙率还要高，显示灵市已经成为犯罪重都。
罪案率上升22.6％是异常令人可怕的，它显示出警方打击罪案的努力未取得成效。全国总警长慕沙虽然曾经向公众承诺，要打击攖夺、持械抢劫及贩毒3大领域的罪案，而且在去年也曾经亲临八打灵再也再也出席一场警民对话，但是对话过后警方依然无法增加人手，加强八打灵再也的治安。
我们感到疑惑的是，为何大马皇家警察部队一直不能加强刑事调查组的警力呢？
当尹树基去年出任全国刑事调查主任时，他表示他领导的是一个只有8000名人员的刑事调查部。试问只有8000名警力的刑事调查部又如何能够有效防范罪案？
8000名警员之中又会有多少位能够派往治安黑区，如八打灵再也警区来协助打击罪案？虽然慕沙曾经表示将会增派800人支援现有7000名刑事调查警员，但是这形同杯水车薪。
警察皇家调查委员会就曾经建议，必须增多3万5000名警员来打击罪案，以确保2600万国人的安全。罪案在国内各大城市猖獗，我们看到一些学生因劫匪看中的只是他的手机而被杀被砍，区区的8000名警员（增加800人之后）能有什么作为？
如果以8000名警员来对比2600万人民，其警民比例是1对3250，这个比例比起国际警民比例，即1对250来的低。在八打灵再也，其情况更为严重，因为八打灵再也的警民比例是1对5500人，除了比国际警民标准比例低之外，也比起全国的警民比列还要低。
这是非常不合理的，因为全国如果只有8000名警员负责调查刑事案，那么其他8万4000名到底在干什么？
人民不满的是，他们支薪给9万2000名警员，却只有高达92%的警察，也就是8万4000名警察不履行捉拿攖夺匪、劫匪或毒贩的基本警员任务。
我们建议，只有将进行刑事调查的警员人数从7000人增至4万2000人或占总警员人数的46％时，人民才会有安全感及认为警方是认真的在打击罪案。
在警民比例远远低于国际标准之下，任何警官包括尹树基都无法遏止灵市的罪案率以22.6％幅度上升。
如果慕沙和尹树基要求任何打击罪案的高级警员有所表现，那么我们希望慕沙和尹树基提供工具及足够的人手给他们的下属履行任务。
在战场上，任何将军都不会让下属处在人手不足或人数和敌人悬殊的情况下上阵打战。有鉴于此，慕沙必须说服政府将从事刑事调查的警员人数。
提供太少的警员保护国人的安全，或者太少警员执行任务，导致警员本身的性命安全也受到威胁，其本身就是一种罪行。
Add comment January 28, 2007
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EYE ON MALAYSIA – No accountability, Ministry of Tourism wants Malaysians to close one eye?
Is the UMNO-led BN government embarking on another mega project without proper public consultation and accountability?
For the past one week when Malaysians nationwide busy celebrating Malaysia’s 50-year nationhood and Visit Malaysia Year 2007 (VMY2007), mainstream media have started promoting various tourist spots for VMY2007. Among others a 60-metre high structure ‘Eye on Malaysia’, similar to the ‘London Eye’, which will be unveiled at the launch of VMY2007on Jan 6 at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur.
Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan said it would cost RM30 million (According to Oriental Daily dated 3rd January 2007, the cost is RM43 million) to set-up the wheel and discussions were still ongoing whether the structure would remain a permanent feature after VMY 2007, indicating that the structure could be dismantled after 2007 and there is no pre-planning at all on this project.
Piling work has begun at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa where a 60m-high Ferris wheel with 42 gondolas will be installed as one of the major attractions for VMY2007. Each of the Ferris wheel’s air-conditioned gondolas can carry eight adults. “Eye On Malaysia” will provide city folks with a view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline. The Ferris wheel is of Swiss technology and will be specially brought in as one of the main attractions for VMY 2007.
Malaysians are surprised as to why such huge project which involved a whopping RM30 million minimum is not made known to the public earlier for public scrutiny when country’s economy is not performing as it should be, crippled with billion ringgits of losses due to the gigantic flood in southern Peninsula.
Will it not be better for tourist to take the KL Tower amidst the city of Kuala Lumpur at 515m above sea level, which is majestically poised at a breathtaking height of 421 metres to grasp a full view of KL at a greater height and a cheaper entry ticket (RM10 per adult) for a longer time as compared to only 60 metres of Eye On Malaysia at RM15 per entry? Even if you want to enjoy a free view, then Bukit Ampang (nicknamed “Little Genting”) can be a good choice also.
If the cost of construction of RM43 million as reported in Oriental Daily with an estimation that two million tourists will tour the Ferris wheel, then the whole project could end up in a loss of RM 13 million based on RM15 entry ticket per person. What is the point of running a losing business? Even if the cost is on RM0 million, what is the point of running a breakeven business, without making any money?
The whole argument is that such wastage of public fund could be avoided again if the government is sincere to walk the talk by having proper public consultation first before putting the cart before the horse by informing the public only when the construction of the project started.
Add comment January 11, 2007
公布选区拨款——周美芬，你还等什么？
雪州马华班丹区国会议员翁诗杰在2006年12月5日在其网站（http://www.ongteekeat.com/Politic/SENARAI%20PROJEK%20PEMBANGUNAN%20DAN%20PERBEKALAN%20-%20Pindaan.doc），公布其向雪兰莪州经济规划局推荐的选区发展计划。
随着翁诗杰的这项宣布，翁诗杰已经成为雪州马华（可能也是全马国阵国会议员中），第一名公布选区拨款计划的国会议员。翁诗杰是在2006年9月初旬曾经宣布将会通过他的个人网站公布这200万令吉拨款的下落。
雪州行动党当时除了欢迎翁诗杰的这项做法，也呼吁雪州国阵国会议员做同样的公布，以示透明。
既然这200万令吉国阵国会议员选区拨款是出自人民的口袋，那么也理所当然的花在人民的身上。公布拨款的下落是为了确保有关拨款不会遭不负责任的人士干捞，因为这笔拨款是人民的钱。虽然翁诗杰的公布比原有的日期迟了整整三个月，但是我们欢迎翁诗杰最终能够履行他的诺言。
我们特别呼吁灵北区国会议员周美芬，也是本区国会议员能效放翁诗杰，本着透明廉洁的从政态度，公布这200万令吉拨款的去向。
其实，我们已经通过报章向周美芬作多次呼吁，但是周美芬迄今依然不作任何回应。我们除了谴责不负责任的做法之外，也要求周美芬能够在新年前夕能够在她的个人网站（http://chewmeifun.org/）公布这些计划。
与其花费一笔钱重新设计她的个人网站（周美芬网站的新设计是在2006年3月初旬使用），再加上没有定期更新，周美芬何不向翁诗杰看齐，让她的网站成为推动廉政的典范工具之一？
Add comment January 11, 2007
An engineer robbed of his BMW in SS24.
An engineer was robbed of his RM350,000 BMW in a pasar malam in PJ SS24 on 9th January 2007.
The 35-year-old engineer was also cut in his left hand by these two Chinese robbers, before they forced him to hand over his car key to them.
Below is a newspaper report in Nanyang. Crime rate in PJ has risen to a worrying level and certainly, the inefficient police force is the main cause of the problem, even when the community also play a major roles in fighting crime.
The worst has come, it seems that nowadays in Malaysia nobody is safe. Even houses of pur Cabinet Minister in Putrajaya can be broken in. I wonder whether there are any law and orders in this country anymore.
刀匪夜市抢名车 2007/01/09 19:11:54
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（八打灵再也９日讯）两名华裔匪徒前天晚上持两把巴冷刀及一把枪，在夜市场割伤并抢走一名工程师价值３５万令吉的宝马豪华车逃走。
宗抢车案是于本月７日晚上９时４５分，在ＳＳ２４的夜市发生。事主为３６岁的华裔工程师，来自万达镇。
警方消息指出，事发时，事主携带５岁的儿子逛了夜市前往停车位取车回家时，突然两名持械的华裔男子趋前，事主发现情况不妙，于是踢了其中一名匪徒一脚。
消息指出，在混乱中其中一名匪徒割伤事主的左手，之后也抱着事主的5岁儿子，并亮枪要胁事主交出车匙。
事主无奈，被迫交出钥匙后，两名匪徒过后分别驾走事主的豪华车，以及本身所驾驶的丰田车逃走。
消息说，匪徒在离去前，已放走男童，并将事主和男童弃在现场。
Add comment January 10, 2007
