I have submitted the below question because I was asked to raise it when I met a voter in Stadium Perak a few months ago. She walked to me and said that the report regarding the high number unreturned of postal votes (or posted ballot paper ?) was serious. I told her that I did not read about it and would check the news archieve. (more…)

This is the copy of controversial letter which is related to the protest of the media in Parliament. It was more than what was stated in the said letter. Certain public areas in the Parliament - No Entry- to the Media, on the ground of SAFETY.

Today’s session started with the motion by the government to seek support for the increase of fuel price and related measures. I heard interesting points raised with figures to support their arguments. If it was live telecast, it would be useful for all to assess the arguments, perhaps, then, you may not be so angry or angrier.

Indeed it was to some extend a very intellectual debate, for a person like me, who is not good at figures. (more…)

I have copied the proposed motion to be tabled on Monday, 23.6.2008 in Parliament by the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. Read below.

Why was not a motion be tabled earlier by the government to seek co-operation, support and solution to face the challenges before the fuel hike announcement on 5.6.2008? Why now? (more…)

I was going through some of the Parliamentary documents and found this piece. I would like to share with you. When the subsidy has been reduced with the increase of the fuel price for the consumer, where has the money gone to?

A sudden sharp increase of 78 cent is because of political reason, I believe. The BN wanted the votes of the people and decided not to increase the fuel price earlier, the election year for Pak Lah.

When the global crude oil prices dropped a little and we questioned in Parliament if our consumer would be getting a lower price fuel, we were told, ” unstable yet the global crude oil price”

Here is the question I raised in Parliament on 27.3.2007 and replied :-

Puan Fong Po Kuan minta Menteri Kewangan menyatakan kadar kenaikan harga petrol, gas dan diesel mengikut tahun, sejak 10 tahun dahulu hingga kini serta nyatakan harga minyak dunia pada ketika kenaikan harga tersebut dikenakan oleh Kerajaan. Pada harga minyak dunia berapakah, minyak dalam negara dijangka diturunkan semula.
Jawapan:

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Di Berhormat, harga petrol, diesel dan gas memasak (LPG) pada 1.1.1997 adalah seperti berikut:

Petrol RM 1.10 seliter
Diesel RM 0.651 seliter
LPG RM 1.18 sekilogram

Semenjak tahun 1997, harga runcit petrol, diesel dan LPG telah dinaikkan beberapa kali di mana kenaikan kali pertama dibuat pada 1 Oktober 2000 dan kali terakhir ialah pada 28 Februari 2006. Kadar kenaikan harga petrol, diesel dan gas memask (LPG) bagi tiap-tiap tahun berkaitan adalah seperti berikut:

Kadar Kenaikan Harga (sen/liter/kg)
Tahun- Petrol - Diesel - LPG

2000 - 10 - 5 - 10
2002 - 3 - 4 - 3
2003 - 2 - 2 - 2
2004 - 7 - 7 - 7
2005 - 20 - 22 - 5
2006 - 30 - 30 - 30

Harga purata minyak mentah pada tahun-tahun berkenaan adalah seperti berikut:

Tahun Harga Purata(USD/Barrel)

2000 - 28.14
2002 - 25.45
2003 - 28.84
2004 - 38.46
2005 - 56.60
2006 - 66.02

Mengenai bilakah dan pada tahap harga minyak mentah berapakah harga minyak akan diturunkan akan ditentukan oleh Kerajaan. Kerajaan sentiasa prihatin terhadap masalah yang dihadapi oleh rakyat walau bagaimanapun dalam masa yang sama aspek kemampuan kewangan Kerajaan dalam menampung kehilangan hasil perlu diberikan perhatian agar ianya tidak menjejaskan sumber pendapatan Kerajaan bagi tujuan pembangunan mereka.