Wanita KeADILan Rakyat Negeri Pulau Pinang

Are Our Existing Penang PKR Leaders Qualified?‏

2009-05-17T20:34:00.000-07:00

(Adapted from Kopitiam Chat, Malaysian Insider)

In this modern world, whether you like it or not, meritocracy is a must for the development of a party and a country. Let's analyze Singapore, how this little country without natural resources like tin, oil, rubber, palm oil, development land, emerged as developed country. We need to learn from them.

Let's look at the Singapore Cabinet:

PM Lee Hsien Loong
Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1974)
Harvard University - Masters (1980)

SM Goh Chok Tong
University of Singapore - First Class Honours (1964)
Williams College , USA - Masters (1967)

MM Lee Kuan Yew
Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1949)

Minister for Law Prof. S Jayakumar
University of Singapore - Bachelor of Law Honours (1963)
Yale Univerity - Masters (1966)

Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng
University of Singapore - Bachelor of Arts & Business Admin (1977)
London Business School - Masters (1979)

Minister for Foreign Affairs BG George Yeo
Cambridge University - Double First Class Honours (1976)
Harvard Business School - MBA w/ Distinction (1985)

Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
Cambridge University - First Class Honours w/ Distinction (1976)
Harvard University - Masters (1986)

Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean
University of Manchester - First Class Honours (1976)
Imperial College, London - Masters w/ Distinction (1977)

Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam
London School of Economics - Bachelor of Arts
Cambridge University - Masters
Harvard University - Masters

The above information is for reference… but in contrast, many of our Penang state leaders are only diploma holders, Form 6 and Form 5 levels or lower, and some even can’t speak English. With the present circumstances, can we effectively manage the party and govern the state, let alone rule the country?

As a matter of fact, we do have highly qualified people in the party. But those elites would either be blocked or be eradicated by the existing leaders before they could serve the party. Party leaders with less qualification refused to let go their positions to better qualified people and younger generation due to their personal interests. They always assume they are the old-timers, no one is better than them. They would normally select less qualified people as their cohort, so that they wouldn’t look incompetent, and therefore their positions wouldn’t be threatened. They would instigate baloney issues and sentiments to wipe out someone better qualified by ganging up other leaders with equally low qualification whom represent the majority. Some may even go to the extent of taking advantage of their spouses’ rapports with the dominant force within Penang PKR to destroy their perceived better qualified rivals.

It doesn't mean that those old and long serving party leaders cannot perform any more, they must know that no one is indispensable. They must retire and give chance to younger and better qualified people to lead the party with new concept. The young professionals are deprived of the chance to perform because of the selfishness of the existing party leaders. So, is this a success or a loss to our party?

We want good, genuine and competent leaders of principles, regardless of race to keep up with the changing times. We should learn by heart the Perak state incidents – it is time for the party to filter out those unqualified “CARI MAKAN” opportunists who may lead us to catastrophe. Please bear in mind that the pro- Pakatan Rakyat tide will go one day, if people start to have the perception that there are still many bad apples in our party, and we are not better than UMNO-BN.

Power Struggle in Penang PKR Heightens

2009-05-05T01:05:00.001-07:00

Malaysiakini

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | May 2, 09 12:09pm

For outsiders, the Penanti by-election may be a forgone conclusion, where PKR is expected to retain the seat regardless of whether Umno is contesting or not. However, for Penang PKR party insiders, it is the beginning of a new chapter in the power struggle within the party.

It is an open secret that Penang PKR is bitterly split into two factions.

The first group belonging to the 'pioneer' faction consists of mostly members from NGOs and civil society groups who help formed the party since the Reformasi period in 1998.

The second group, the 'former BN' faction, are largely defectors from Umno and BN component parties before and after the March 8 general election.

However, since those in the 'former BN' faction are seasoned politicians who are much more savvy in political manoeuvring, they end up as the dominant force within Penang PKR, and the Penang Pakatan government which came into power last year.

Meanwhile, the pioneer members saw themselves very much marginalised - their rumblings and grumblings has turned into backstabbings as undercurrent grows by the day.

An example is the events that led to the resignation of former deputy chief minister and Penanti assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, who quit under a cloud of corruption allegations linked to illegal quarry operators.

He was however subsequently cleared of any wrongdoings and has always maintained he was a victim of conspiracy and sabotage by his own party comrades.

As soon as Fairus resigned, the lobbying for the state PKR’s highest official post - DCM 1 - in the DAP-dominated Pakatan state government began.

The frontrunners are current Penang state chief and Bayan Baru parliamentarian Zahrain Mohamed Hashim and his deputy, Mansor Othman.

Anwar acted swiftly to name Mansor

Although both were former Umno members, Zahrain (left) is seen as the leader of the 'former BN' faction and Mansor is much more accepted by the 'pioneer' faction.

Some grassroot members suspected that the earlier move by the state party to nominate Mansor for the senator’s post is a move to prevent him from contesting in Penanti.

However, when Fairus formally vacated his seat, Anwar acted swiftly to name his former political secretary as the candidate and recommended him for the post of deputy chief minister.

Some viewed this as a strategic move to contain the 'former BN' faction, which was largely to blame for the fall of Fairus.

Members of the 'pioneer' group have big plans - they see Mansor as their new hope to regain the soul of the party.

They accused Zahrain and his protege, Abdul Malik Kassim, one of the two PKR executive councillors who seem very close to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, as practising political patronage and monopolising the state GLCs and local government positions.

Not surprisingly, many of the 'former BN' faction appointees were put in charge of land and development matters.

The most glaring example was the appointment of former Gerakan and MCA strongman Lim Boo Chang as Penang municipal councillor.

Lim created controversy after “defecting” from Gerakan to MCA in 1999 and it almost caused the regime change of the then Penang Gerakan state government.

He contested against DAP's Karpal Singh in the Gelugor parliamentary seat in 2004 and was defeated. He was not picked to contest in the March 8 general election, and Lim quit again - this time from MCA - under the pretext of being bored with internal party struggles.

Many party veterans were understandbly unhappy with Lim's appointment whose party membership is no more than one year old, and were particularly miffed by his habit of constantly changing his political shirts.

Using positions to buy loyalty

A leader from the 'pioneer faction' told Malaysiakini that such an appointment without taking into consideration the contribution by party veterans only goes to show the old BN political practices of using government positions and resources to buy loyalty.

However, there are concerns whether the academician-turned-politician who is seen as a “nice guy” would succumb to Zahrain's strong-arm leadership.

Although Mansor was Zahrain’s predecessor, and led Penang PKR for eight years before handling the post to Zahrain in 2006, the latter’s election record is much more impressive.

Meanwhile, another position that was said to be desired by both sides is the unofficial Chinese campaign coordinator’s post for the Penanti by-election.

The coordinator is responsible for capturing the crucial Chinese support in the by-election and his performance will be closely watched by Anwar and party leaders.

So far, four names has been mentioned as frontrunners for the post - Machang Bubuk assemblyperson Tan Hock Leong, supreme council member Cheah Kah Peng, state exco Law Choo Kiang (left) and Nibong Tebal parliamentarian Tan Tee Beng.

Cheah and Law has been with the party since its inception and are both classified as part of the 'pioneer group' while Tee Beng, a former Gerakan member is seen aligned to 'former BN' faction.

Hock Leong, although a former MCA member, is said to be a more neutral figure and accepted by both sides.

To date, no official decision was made for this “unofficial post” but party insiders believe Hock Leong will be the compromise candidate as his easy-going character won him more friends than foes. Moreover, he was appointed state deputy chief in the recent party reshuffle in January.

However, many party leaders believed tension within the Penang PKR will heightened after the by-election as the 'pioneer faction' is expected to launch a counter attack against the 'former BN' faction with the appointment of Mansor.

A 'pioneer group' leader sums up the whole scenario: “Instead of allowing the state party to turn itself into another form of Barisan Nasional, we would rather go through the pain of internal party struggle to clean itself. There is no other choice."

Don’t quit, northern region PKR women urge Wong

2009-04-27T09:49:00.001-07:00

(Malaysiakini)

Athi Veeranggan | Feb 19, 09 11:20am

The northern region PKR women movement has called on embattled Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong not to resign from her state executive councillor post and state assembly seat following her nude photographs controversy.

The group spokesperson, Dr Joyce Lee Yueh Choo, alleged that Elizabeth Wong was actually a victim of the Barisan Nasional political conspiracy to destroy PKR and the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.

“The conspirators are actually worse than animals,” she told a joint press conference at Permatang Pauh today.

The movement, comprising PKR women members from Penang, Kedah and Perlis, called on the Selangor Menteri Besar Abd Khalid Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat leadership not to accept Elizabeth Wong’s resignation.

She did not commit any wrong, the movement said.

“It was a gross violation of her privacy and human rights,” Dr Joyce Lee said, adding that Wong should not resign due to “her exemplary political commitment and performance” shown since becoming an elected representative.

She listed down several controversies that had surfaced in the country’s political scene, which justified the movement’s assertion that BN was all out to kill off Pakatan’s surge as a political force in the country.

Abuse of the Internal Security Act

Among the main controversies were the murder of Mongolian lass Altantuya Shaariibuu and the subsequent disappearance of private investigator P Balasubramaniam and his family after he had made a shocking two statutory declarations related to the murder case.

In the first statutory declaration, Balasubramaniam claimed that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had links with murdered Altantuya, only for him to deny it the next day with a fresh statutory declaration.

Then there is the Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan sodomy allegation on PKR supremo and Permatang Pauh parliamentarian Anwar Ibrahim.

Lee also cited the abuse of the Internal Security Act to clamp down on politicians, activists, bloggers and even journalists as evidence to prove that BN was bent on using all intimidating tactics to stem Pakatan’s rising tide as a viable alternative political entity.

The recent Perak political crisis triggered by the fall of the Pakatan state government, resignation of PKR’s Bukit Selambau assemblyperson and Kedah executive councillor V Arumugam and now Elizabeth Wong, are all creations of the BN’s political strategy, said Dr Joyce Lee.

“Najib and company have been violating the Federal Constitution, human rights and ethical political norms. It’s an unhealthy political trend testing public patience. This bad political culture must be stopped,” she said.

Majlis Meraikan Petugas-Petugas PRK N.25 Bukit Selambau Anjuran Wanita KeADILan Negeri Kedah pada 18 April 2009

2009-04-22T03:04:00.000-07:00

Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang bersama PKR Kedah di Sungai Petani.

Adun Bkt Selambau, Manikumar (kiri), Ahli MPT, Saiful, Exco Wanita Pusat, Dr. Joyce, Salma & YB Zamri.

Essah (kiri), Dr. Joyce, Zunaidah dan Noorly.

Ketua Wanita Bahgain Merbok, Wan Lela bersama Dr. Joyce Lee, Exco Wanita Pusat (kanan).

Baby Iffah bersama ibu, Nurin, Timbalan Ketua Wanita Kedah.

Ketua Penerangan Wanita Bahagian Balik Pulau, Rohaya (kiri).

Zunaidah (kiri), Noorly dan Wendy sedang menikmati sajian.

Adun Bukit Selambau, Manikumar bersama Ketua Wanita Kedah, Salma.

Pelancaran Bilik Gerakan Wanita Utama Oleh DSWA Pada 2 April 2009

2009-04-14T23:43:00.000-07:00

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah sampai Bilik Gerakan Wanita Utama di Bukit Selambau, Kedah.

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah & Exco Wanita Pusat, Dr. Joyce Lee

Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah meberi ucapan dalam Bilik Gerakan Wanita Utama di Bukit Selambau, Kedah.

Dr. Joyce Lee menikmati banyak makanan yang dihidangkan oleh Wanita PKR Negeri Kedah.

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah & Exco Wanita Pusat.

7 April 2009 Hari Mengundi Pilihanraya Kecil N.25 Bukit Selambau

2009-04-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

DM Taman Peruda - Hayati, Mazura & Dr. Joyce (kanan).

DM Taman Peruda - Mazura & Kak Aishah (kanan).

DM Taman Peruda.

Kak Aishah (kiri) di DM Taman Peruda.

Pondok Panas PAS di DM Taman Desa Aman.

Pondok Panas PAS di DM Taman Peruda.

Pondok Panas PKR di DM Bukit Lembu.

DM Taman Desa Aman - Pasukan Exco Wanita Pusat & Wanita Balik Pulau.

Pondok Panas PAS di DM Taman Desa Aman - Pasukan Wanita Batu Kawan.

DM Taman Desa Aman - Pasukan Wanita Balik Pulau.

DM Taman Desa Aman - YB N. Gobalakrishan.

Kempen Pilihanraya Kecil N.25 Bukit Selambau Pada 3 April 2009

2009-04-02T21:38:00.000-07:00

Exco Wanita Pusat & Wanita Negeri Pulau Pinang bersama Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah
di Bilik Gerakan PKR DM Taman Desa Aman.

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah sedang ditemuramah oleh pemberita.

Exco Wanita Pusat: Kak Yat, (kiri), Hasnah, Farah & Dr. Joyce (kanan).

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah sedang memberi ceramah.

Presiden PKR, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah, Ketua Wanita Negeri Kedah, Salma & Naib Ketua Wanita Parti, Kak Ann (kiri).

Parti Presiden, Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah dangan calon N.25 Bukit Selambau, Manikumar.

Ketua Wanita Bahagian Balik Pulau, Kak Ju mengira sumbangan bakul hadiah.

Pentas ceramah.

Calon PKR N.25 Bukit Selambau, Manikumar.

Para hadirin di Bilik Gerakan PKR DM Taman Desa Aman.

Bukit Selambau By-Election : The Nomination

2009-03-30T17:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfb6MwWkN5k

Hari Penamaan Calon DUN Bukit Selambau 20 Mac 2009

2009-03-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

YB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengumumkan S. Manikumar (di sebelah kanan DSAI) sebagai calon DUN Bukit Selambau.

Jamilah (kiri), Zakiah (tengah & belakang), Sauyah (kanan).

YB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan YB Gopalakrishnan semasa membuat pengumuman calon DUN Bukit Selambau.

Menteri Besar Kedah, YB Dato' Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

Mazura (kiri), Juninah dan Dr. Joyce (tengah)

Noorliah (di sebelah kiri Dr. Joyce) Dr. Joyce (tengah) dan Mazura (di sebelah kanan Dr. Joyce)

Majlis Makan Malam Anjuran PKR Bahagian Bagan Pada 7 Mac 2009

2009-03-19T10:06:00.001-07:00

Timbalan Ketua Wanita Negeri Pulau Pinang, Dr. Joyce Lee (tengah)
Naib Ketua Wanita Negeri Pulau Pinang, Juninah Man (kanan)
Naib Ketua Wanita Negeri Pulau Pinang, Rohayah Zakaria (kiri)

Naib Ketua Wanita Negeri, Juninah Man (kanan) & AJK Wanita Negeri, Rohaya Ismail

AJK Wanita Negeri, Essah Che Mat & Kak Long
Naib Ketua Wanita Negeri, Rohayah Zakaria (kanan)

Setiausaha Perhubungan Negeri, Pak Muss memberi ucapan (belakang).
Setiausaha Wanita Negeri, Latifah Varsay Ibrahim (tengah, depan)

Lawatan Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang Ke Mangsa Kebakaran di Sg. Chenaam, Nibong Tebal Pada 19 Mac 2009

2009-03-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

Timbalan Ketua Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang, Dr. Joyce Lee mengetuai rombongan Wanita PKR menziarahi mangsa kebakaran dengan memberi sumbagan dalam bentuk kewangan dan makanan di Sg. Chenaam, Nibong Tebal pada 19 Mac 2009.

Sajian yang disediakan oleh tuan rumah membuka selera Wanita PKR.

Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang di tapak kebakaran.

Tapak kebakaran.

Lawatan Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang Ke Balu di Nibong Tebal 19 Mac 2009

2009-03-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

Dr. Joyce Lee dan Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang melawati dan memberi sedikit bantuan kepada Saelah Bt. Bakar yang hidup keseorangan dan berjanda sejak suaminya meninggal sebulan dahulu di Jalan Sempadan Parit Kasa, Nibong Tebal.

Balu yang hidup keseorangan, Saelah Bt. Bakar

2009-03-14T04:18:00.000-07:00

Gambar kenangan ketika Konvensional Wanita di Kedah

Forum: Wanita Kerjaya, Keluarga & Politik - 13hb Disember 2008

2009-03-11T23:36:00.000-07:00

Forum wanita dalam masyarakat majmuk merupakan suatu program berterusan dianjurkan Wanita KeADILan Rakyat Negeri Pulau Pinang. Forum ini amat diperlukan untuk menyebarkan ilmu yang berguna bersama penceramah-penceramah yang berpengalaman.

Forum ini turut merangkumi pengetahuan tentang kehidupan wanita bekerjaya dan mempunyai keluarga serta turut terlibat secara aktif dalam politik. Usaha ini merupakan satu usaha untuk menjalinkan hubungan dengan pelbagai kaum untuk membuktikan amanah tugasan untuk kejayaan kehidupan wanita dalam masyarakat majmuk. Setiap tugasan dan kerja-kerja harian wanita perlu ada strategi dan usaha-usaha perlu berterusan demi masa depan kecemerlangan wanita. Usaha forum ini membantu perlaksanaan dan mengaplikasikan pengetahuan untuk semua lapisan masyarakat tanpa mengira kaum. Forum ini turut menjemput penceramah yang berpengalaman dan mendapat pengetahuan tentang fokus kehidupan wanita. Sejarah membuktikan majlis ilmu seperti forum amat berguna dalam perkembangan tamadun wanita tempatan. Pada masa kini peranan wanita semakin meluas dalam masyarakat. Wanita bukan sahaja berperanan dalam keluarga namun penglibatan wanita dalam bidang kerjaya semakin meningkat. Kecemerlangan wanita dalam bidang kerjaya amat membantu sektor ekonomi negara. Hasilnya, golongan wanita professional dan wanita sebagai usahawan berjaya menjadi mercu tanda kecemerlangan wanita tempatan. Wakil rakyat wanita amat diperlukan untuk membela nasib dan hak-hak wanita tempatan. Penglibatan wanita dalam politik turut membantu rancangan dasar-dasar negara kita. Kesinambungan peranan wanita dan pentingnya usaha wanita maka seharusnya wanita dididik dengan ilmu-ilmu yang berguna untuk merealisasikan matlamat kehidupan mereka.

Pengerusi Forum, Dr. Joyce (kiri) & Penceramah, Felicia (kanan)

Ahli Jawatankuasa Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang yang menjayakan
Forum Wanita, Kerjaya, Keluarga & Politik
pada 13.12.08 di Dewan Sri Pinang, Pulau Pinang

Penceramah Forum: Felicia Ling (dari kiri), Dato' Zahrain
Moderator Forum: Rohayah (tengah)
Penceramah Forum: YB Dr. Lo' Lo' & YB Chong Eng (dari kanan)

YB Reveentharan adun Batu Uban salah seorang hadirin

Majlis berjalan dengan lancar

Pengacara Majlis, Zakiah (kiri) memberi ucapan

Ketua Wanita Tanjong, Latifah meminta pendapat dari penceramah forum

Majlis diakhiri dengan penyampaian cenderahati oleh Ketua Wanita Negeri, Norhayati kepada penceramah forum

FORUM ini berjalan dengan lancar dan di hadiri oleh kebanyakan yb dari Parti KeADILan, juga di hardiri oleh beberapa muslimat PAS Pulau Pinang. Forum ini kurang mendapat kehadiran dari wanita yang luar dari Parti. Forum di rasmikan oleh TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI YB FAIRUS.

Majlis Hari Raya tahun 2008 wanita bersama perhubungan negeri Pulau Pinang

2009-03-11T23:23:00.000-07:00

Wanita KeADILan negeri Pulau Pinang telah bersama perhubungan negeri pulau pinang dalam menjayakan Majlis Rumah Terbuka Perhubungan Negeri Pulau Pinang di Bayan Baru pada tahun 2008.

Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang menyertai Konvensyen Wanita PKR Kedah di Alor Setar pada 27 Februari 200

2009-02-28T23:27:00.000-08:00

Ahli Panel: Profesor Dr. Lilis Surianti (kanan), YB Hazina Talha (Naib Ketua Wanita Parti),

YB Hajjah Zuraida Kamaruddin (Ketua Wanita Parti), YB Rodziah Ismail (Timbalan Ketua Wanita Parti)

& Felicia Ling (Ketua Biro Pembangunan Wanita PKR)

Wanita Bahagian Batu Kawan:
Dr. Joyce Lee (kanan), Zunaidah, Sauyah & Noorliah

Wanita Bahagian Batu Kawan

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Srikandi

Dr. Joyce Lee (Timbalan Ketua Wanita Negeri Pulau Pinang) & Zunaidah

Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang menyertai Konvensyen Wanita PKR Kedah di Alor Setar pada 27 Februari 200

2009-02-28T23:06:00.000-08:00

Wanita Bahagian Balik Pulau

Rohayah, Saudah, Sharipah, Juninah, Dr. Joyce, Noraliza, Aishah & Rohaya

SIDANG MEDIA WANITA PKR PP

2009-02-21T17:44:00.000-08:00

18 Februari- Sama Gagah,Permatang Pauh

Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang dalam majlis sidang akhbar pada 18 Februari 2009 bertempat di Dewan Pusat Khidmat Masyarakat Sama Gagah ,Permatang Pauh bersatu mengecam tindakan biadap yang dilakukan oleh seseorang yang bertujuan untuk menjatuhkan maruah Exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor,Elizabeth Wong dikalayak ramai.Wanita PKR NPP berdiri teguh menyokong beliau dan berharap beliau tidak mengalah dalam perjuangan. Dalam sidang akhbar berapa soalan diajukan mengenai pendirian WNPP. Dr Joyce sebagai Timbalan Ketua Wanita menegaskan bahawa pencerobohan hak peribadi seorang adalah perbuatan yang keji dan memalukan. Oleh itu semua Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang bersatu menyokong Y.B Elizabeth dan berharap beliau tidak melepaskan jawatan sebagai wakil rakyat.

Sokongan Wanita PKR Zon Utara Terhadap YB Elizabeth Wong - Kenyataan Media Dalam Bahasa Malaysia & Mandarin

2009-02-19T02:53:00.000-08:00

Sidang Akhbar Wanita PKR Zon Utara:

Timbalan Ketua Wanita Pulau Pinang, Dr. Joyce Lee & Ketua Wanita Perlis, Tuan Marja (kiri)

Wartawan yang menghadiri Sidang Akhbar Wanita PKR Zon Utara:

Sokongan Wanita PKR Zon Utara Terhadap YB Eli

Wanita Parti KeADILan Rakyat zon Utara menyeru supaya YB Elizabeth Wong menarik balik tawaran beliau untuk meletak jawatan dan terus menjalankan tugas beliau sebagai EXCO Selangor dan Ahli DUN Bukit Lanjan. Pada masa yang sama, Wanita KeADILan zon Utara juga menyeru kepada kepimpinan Parti supaya memberi pertimbangan berdasarkan rekod perkhidmatan YB Elizabeth Wong yang cemerlang dan hak ahli politik diberi perlindungan dari segi kebebasan diri serta keperibadian. Pihak kepimpinan hendaklah berusaha sedaya upaya untuk memujuk beliau menarik balik surat perletakan jawatannya.

Wanita KeADILan zon Utara berpendapat YB Elizabeth Wong yang masih bujang mempunyai hak untuk bercinta dan hak untuk menikmati kehidupan peribadinya. Gambar beliau diambil semasa beliau berada di rumahnya sendiri, maka kelakuan YB Elizabeth Wong di rumah sendiri bukanlah sesuatu yang bersalah dari segi undang-undang atau bercanggahan dengan kepentingan awam. Jika kita meninjau dari sudut practicality dan keperikemanusiaan, YB Elizabeth Wong yang rajin menjalankan tugas beliau sebagai seorang EXCO dan wakil rakyat tidak bersalah dan tidak perlu meletak jawatan. Lebih-lebih lagi kalau kita melihat keputusan bancian yang dilakukan oleh ntv7 pada malam semalam, terdapat lebih kurang 94% penonton yang menyertai bancian tersebut menyokong cadangan supaya YB Elizabeth Wong tidak perlu meletak jawatan.

Jikalau YB Elizabeth Wong meletak jawatan, maka dalang yang melakukan perbuatan pencabulan itu akan menang dan maka lebih menyemarakkan semangat golongan yang suka menggunakan taktik politik kotor dan gejala penggunaan taktik politik kotor terus berleluasa. Dalam perkara ini, YB Dr Lo' Lo', Ahli Parlimen Titiwangsa telah menyatakan sokongan beliau terhadap YB Elizabeth Wong dan mengutuk pihak yang menyebarkan gambar-gambar YB Elizabeth Wong sebagai orang yang kelakuannya lebih teruk daripada seorang pelacur. Saya pula berpendapat orang yang merancangkan dan melakukan perbuatan keji itu lebih teruk daripada binatang.

Pada 5hb Feb 2009, semasa rampasan kuasa Negeri Perak berlaku, saya berpeluang berbual dengan YB Elizabeth Wong sambil menjamu selera di satu gerai makan tidak jauh dari kediaman rasmi Menteri Besar Perak. Pada masa itu, YB Elizabeth Wong mengatakan betapa kecewanya beliau dengan taktik gangster yang dipakai oleh pemimpim UMNO BN untuk merampas kuasa. Beliau juga secara terharunya mengatakan tidak tahu berapa lama beliau masih boleh memegang jawatan EXCO Negeri Selangor dan mungkin malam itu adalah makan malam yang terakhir bagi beliau sebagai EXCO Negeri Selangor. Kata-kata beliau yang cuma berniat sebagai lawak kini telah menjadi kenyataan, dalam masa kurang daripada 2 minggu, YB Elizabeth Wong telah menjadi mangsa taktik politik kotor.

Dari kes pembunuhan wanita Mongolia, tuduhan liwat terhadap Anwar Ibrahim, kehilangan penyiasat persendirian Bala dan keluarganya, penyalahgunaan ISA oleh polis terhadap pemberita, EXCO Selangor YB Teresa Kok dan blogger MalaysiaToday Raja Petra, perampasan kuasa Negeri Perak, kes ugut atau cubaan untuk "membeli" ADUN Kedah sehinggalah kes terbaru iaitu insiden sebaran gambar peribadi YB Elizabeth Wong, rakyat berpeluang menjadi saksi kepada perbuatan UNMO BN yang mencabuli perlembagaan Negara dan Negeri serta mencabar kuasa rakyat untuk memilih wakil rakyat. Ini membuktikan sikap Najib yang masih enggan menerima ajaran dan mesej yang disampakan oleh rakyat kepada mereka semasa PRU 12 8hb Mac yang lepas, Pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh dan Kuala Terengganu. Mereka mengabaikan masalah ekonomi negara yang semakin genting dan masalah kehidupan rakyat yang semakin merosot. Beliau masih menggunakan taktik politik kotor sebelum beliau menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia. Ini juga membuktikan kini UMNO BN telah sampai penghujung hayatnya kerana mereka kebankrapan "modal" atau agenda politik yang berlandaskan agenda rakyat.

Sebagai kesimpulannya, Wanita KeADILan menyeru rakyat Malaysia bersatu untuk memberi sokongan padu kepada YB Elizabeth Wong dan menggesa pihak polis terus membuat tindakan cekap dan pantas dalam membuat siasatan rapi, menangkap dan terus mengheret dalang yang bertanggungjawab itu ke muka pengadilan. Marilah kita sama-sama menolak amalan atau budaya politik kotor yang menghalang proses pembaharuan politik di Malaysia.

Dr. Joyce Lee

Timbalan Ketua Wanita KeADILan Negeri Pulau Pinang

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北马人民公正党妇女组呼吁黄洁冰收回呈辞，继续留任雪州行政议员兼武吉栏樟州议员。同时也请求民联各政党领袖必须考虑到黄洁冰的政绩，及保障政治工作者的隐私权，以挽留她。

北马公正党妇女组认为单身的黄洁冰拥有谈恋爱的权力和个人的隐私权，而且偷拍裸照事件发生在她自己家中与公共利益没有抵触，从务实和人性的角度来探讨，尽责的黄洁冰更本没有错也无需呈辞。更何况昨日傍晚的ntv7华语新闻民意调查中，大约 94%的投选者表态支持受陷害的黄洁冰无需辞职。

如果黄洁冰坚持辞职，只会让幕后攻击者的阴谋得逞，也将会助长滥用道德理论的下流政治歪风。在此事件上，回教党的蒂蒂旺沙区国会议员洛洛医生表态支持黄洁冰, 及谴责流传有关裸照及短片的人士“比妓女更糟糕”。而本人却认为这些密谋者“连禽兽都不如”。

本人在2009年2月5日霹雳州政局开始变天的当时和黄洁冰及党同志在原任霹雳州州务大臣尼扎官邸外的小食摊吃晚餐。当时黄洁冰为巫统国阵领袖的不择手段为之汗颜，并感叹不懂自己能持续担任行政议员多久，还开自己玩笑说也许当晚是她当行政议员的最后晚餐。然而，这玩笑开不到两个星期，黄洁冰却已成为下流政治的牺牲者。

从蒙古女郎炸尸案、安华再次受鸡奸的诬告、私家侦探峇拉与家人的失踪、警方滥用内安法令先后逮捕女记者陈云清、雪州高级行政议员郭素沁和《今日大马》主编拉惹柏特拉、最近的霹雳州政局变天，吉打州的一系列绑架或贿赂民联议员的事件、再到近日黄洁冰的睡姿不雅照片曝光，这一系列的事件让我国人民目睹巫统和国阵的肆意践踏宪法及挑战人民的容忍底线。这显示出纳吉不但没有吸取308大选、峇東埔补选及瓜丁补选的教训，还继续忽略国家经济恶化和民生问题，甚至更在上台前选择走向卑鄙下流的政治路线。这一连串的下三滥政治手段其实也预示着巫统的穷途末路。

因此，人民公正党妇女组呼吁国人应该全力给于黄洁冰支持，同声要求警方马上采取行动调查与揪出幕后操纵者、提控任何刻意散播有关裸照的人士，及拒绝这种影响国家政治民主进程的不良政治文化。

李枂洙博士

槟州人民公正党妇女组署理主席

Wanita PKR Negeri Pulau Pinang

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