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| The Real Heroes in the KR1M Exposé Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:45 PM PST By Tony Pua via Malaysian Mirror Pakatan Rakyat members of parliament have over the past 2 weeks exposed the fact that many of the goods sold in Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) were not only substandard, illegal and unhealthy, many of these products were also not cheaper than products sold in existing hypermarkets. We were criticised by the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister, Ismail Sabri as being unfair by not comparing "apple to apple", that is we should not be comparing 1Malaysia products with house-branded products from Tesco, Giant or Carrefour. However, we have proven that the comparison was indeed not "apple to apple" for products such as the "oyster sauce" because the sauce from Tesco contained real oyster extracts, the 1Malaysia product had only flavouring and no oysters. At the same time, the comparison of 1Malaysia milk powder with that of Nestlé's Nespray 1+ demonstrated not only that the former is a far inferior product but also the fact that the latter was 24% cheaper. The 1Malaysia milk powder was short of at least 15 legally required vitamins and minerals, deficient in calcium and iron and provided a 802% overdose of Vitamin A, putting at real risk our very young children. Instead of facing up to the problems, IsmailSabri has chosen to go on an inflammatory rant calling Pakatan Rakyat MPs, DAP and myself racists for allegedly being anti-Malay in our exposés. Ismail Sabri said on his Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday 15th November 2011 that "tony phua DAP ni masih tk habis2 menfitnah KRIM. kini dgn tuduhan tdk berkualiti. semlm isu ini tlh dijwb oleh Mydin & pembekal IKS. jelas agenda DAP yg ingin menguburkan KRIM yg rata2 supplier nya terdiri dari IKS bumiputra. Rata2 pembeli nya terdiri dari gol berpendapatan rendah bumiputra. Mydin pun bumiputra. malangnya ada bumiputra spt nurul izah & zulkifli 'menyalak' bagi pihak DAP.." The racist accusations made by the Minister is not only completely baseless, it is the complete opposite of what the Pakatan Rakyat MPs are trying to achieve. By exposing the list of poor quality and illegal products which do not meet the minimum legal standards set out in the Food Act 1983 and Food Regulations 1985, it is Pakatan Rakyat that is truly fighting for the interest of the mostly Malay consumers at KR1M as well as other poor Malaysians. If not for our exposés, many Malays and poor Malaysians will still be consuming poor quality oyster sauce, evaporated millk, ice-cream,sardines and fruit jam sold at KR1M. What is worse, if not for Pakatan Rakyat highlighting the shocking deficiencies of the 1Malaysia children's milk powder which resulted in the product's withdrawal yesterday, a whole generation of Malay and poor Malaysian children might end up suffering from malnutrition, disease and poor physical development. It is the BN Ministers like Ismail Sabri who are more than willing to sacrifice the interest of ordinary Malays and Malaysians by giving unsubstantiated "guarantees" on the quality of KR1M products and pander to the monetary and vested interest of certain businessmen. The fact that Ismail Sabri's ministry is going to subsidize theKR1M stores to the tune of RM40 million in 2012 to sell some of these productsto ordinary Malaysians without first ensuring strict quality control over the products shows that BN Ministers are only keep to score political goals with KR1M. They are not at all interested in the welfare of Malaysians, especially the Malays, who will suffer the most. |
| Petisyen Rakyat Tuntut Pilihanraya Bersih Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:23 PM PST The power given to His Majesty under the Constitution to refuse to consent to the dissolution of parliament, if so requested, is a power to be exercised for the well-being of the rakyat. Now, more than ever before, His Majesty must act in the best interest of the rakyat and the nation. By Anne Ooi [Aunty Bersih] The Rakyat are not happy. We know things are not right with our country. We want all the wrongs set right. We want a change. We want to see change. And the only way is through a fair and a clean election. We want a fair contest. Every Malaysian above the age of 21 must have the right and the opportunity to vote. This must include our rakyat who are overseas. In fact, they are the ones who truly understand the pain we are suffering. We must have the indelible ink. In fact, we must have all of our 8 demands met before we, as a nation go to the the 13th General Election. These are very simple demands from the rakyat. The Agong must know by now all the 8 demands for reforms to our electoral process that the rakyat presented to the government on 9th July, 2011. The power given to His Majesty under the Constitution to refuse to consent to the dissolution of parliament, if so requested, is a power to be exercised for the well-being of the rakyat. Now, more than ever before, His Majesty must act in the best interest of the rakyat and the nation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. We, all Malaysians, fully committed to the principle of governance of our nation for and by the Rakyat, wish to draw the attention of His Majesty, the Yang DiPertuan Agong, to the following: 3. Despite the setting up of the PSC, the Prime Minister had, through statements made publicly, intimated that the 13th General Elections could be held any time soon 4. Reacting to those statements, a group of Malaysians had, on 3rd November, 2011, warned that if a snap election was called without a prior and thorough reform to our electoral processes, a huge rally throughout the country would be mobilised to prevent such an election proceeding and that the toppling of the present government could not be ruled out 5. Pursuant to Article 40 (2) (b) of the Federal Constitution, His Majesty has the absolute discretion to withhold consent to a request to dissolve Parliament. Now we, all Malaysians, call upon His Majesty, if presented with a request for consent to dissolve Parliament:- ► before the PSC has completed its work; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Kami, rakyat Malaysia yang komited dengam prinsip di mana tadbir urus negara kita adalah oleh rakyat dan demi rakyat, ingin membawa kepada perhatian Yang DiPertuan Agong perkara yang berikut: ● bersihkan senarai undi 3. Walaupun JPK tersebut telah ditubuhkan, Perdana Menteri menerusi kenyataan-kenyataan yang telah dibuat secara umum, telah memberi bayangan bahawa Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 mungkin akan diadakan dalam masa yang terdekat. 4. Sebagai tindak balas atau reaksi terhadap kenyataan-kenyataan tersebut, pada 3 November 2011, sekumpulan rakyat Malaysia telah memberi amaran bahawa demonstrasi besar-besaran di seluruh negara akan dijalankan bagi menghalang pelaksanaan pilihan raya sedemikian rupa sekiranya parlimen dibubarkan tanpa pembaharuan dan reformasi yang menyeluruh terhadap proses pilihan raya. Tambahan, kata mereka, penggulingan kerajaan berkemungkinan berlaku. 5. Mengikut Artikel 40 (2) (b) Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Yang DiPertuan Agong boleh menggunakan budi bicara baginda secara mutlak untuk tidak memperkenankan permintaan bagi membubarkan Parlimen. Kini, kami sekalian rakyat Malaysia, memohon Tuanku, jika pembubaran Parlimen diminta: |
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