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I have just received my sms news alert from The Star which reads as follows: Debate on Government motion on price increases now underway in Dewan Rakyat, both SAPP MPs are not present.
This means that the Q&A time is over and that the first business proper of the day is the tabling of the motion on price increases by the Minister of Internal Trade and Consumber Affairs, Datuk Shahrir Samad, whose brother, ironically, is an Opposition MP!
However, the sms did not answer the anxiously-awaited question of whether the two SAPP MPs were not present from the start at 10am or if they left after question time. And if they were present, did they make an attempt to table the motion of no-confidence? I'll keep you posted.
Meanwhile, The Star Online reported a short while ago that 4 opposition MPs from Keadilan (PKR) cycled to Parliament this morning as a mark of protest against he recent fuel price hike. The four were Tian Chua (MP for Batu), Hee Loy Sian (PJ Selatan), N. Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai) and Zulkifli Nordin (Kulim-Bandar Baru).
Tian Chua said the move was also to "appeal to the Cabinet Ministers to understand the difficulty or public transport" in the country. "Changing o lifestyles is not as easy as what the government claims," he told reporters.
He said he and the 3 others had taken about 20 minutes to cycle from Bank Negara to the Parliament building (which would take about 5 minutes by car).
"It's a difficult task because the road transport system here is not designed for bicycle use and cyclists will face problems cruising around town," he said.
Asked if he cycle to Parliament again, he said the MPs would discuss it further.
"Today, because of the debate on petrol price hike, we rode our bicycles here to make a point," he said.
This means that the Q&A time is over and that the first business proper of the day is the tabling of the motion on price increases by the Minister of Internal Trade and Consumber Affairs, Datuk Shahrir Samad, whose brother, ironically, is an Opposition MP!
However, the sms did not answer the anxiously-awaited question of whether the two SAPP MPs were not present from the start at 10am or if they left after question time. And if they were present, did they make an attempt to table the motion of no-confidence? I'll keep you posted.
Meanwhile, The Star Online reported a short while ago that 4 opposition MPs from Keadilan (PKR) cycled to Parliament this morning as a mark of protest against he recent fuel price hike. The four were Tian Chua (MP for Batu), Hee Loy Sian (PJ Selatan), N. Gobalakrishnan (Padang Serai) and Zulkifli Nordin (Kulim-Bandar Baru).
Tian Chua said the move was also to "appeal to the Cabinet Ministers to understand the difficulty or public transport" in the country. "Changing o lifestyles is not as easy as what the government claims," he told reporters.
He said he and the 3 others had taken about 20 minutes to cycle from Bank Negara to the Parliament building (which would take about 5 minutes by car).
"It's a difficult task because the road transport system here is not designed for bicycle use and cyclists will face problems cruising around town," he said.
Asked if he cycle to Parliament again, he said the MPs would discuss it further.
"Today, because of the debate on petrol price hike, we rode our bicycles here to make a point," he said.
3 comments:
yeah..u can see the pic in this blog
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good day
I WOULD SUGGEST IF THE GOVT WILL EXPAND THE ROADS TO ACCOMODATE BICYCLE BETTER INCLUDE ALSO LANE FOR HORSE CART, TRISHAW AND KERETA LEMBU. WE NEVER KNOW NEXT TIME, THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION.
amacam sudah tu kes SAPP? Smlm kau bilang mau bikin blog. No news sudah?
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