Illegal connection in Sandakan 山打根的非法接驳水源

The Sabah DAP chairman of Batu Sapi branch George Hiew Vun Zin was brought to inspect the multiple illegal water connection in the Sandakan BDC illegal squatter area opposite the SESB power supply installation.

It is shocking to see so many water pipes which looks like a spider web connected to the water main pipe. This is definitely illegal connection. These water pipes are being connected to the illegal squatters in the BDC area. George said why Jabatan Air never border to disconnect these illegal connections but choose to chase after us and disconnect our meter while we only late in paying the few ringgits on our bills. The illegal squatters are foreigners and yet they enjoyed our precious water for free. Sandakan is already very short of water and we even have to consume low quality and salty water.

Just imagine how many millions of gallons of our water are being used by these foreigners through these illegal water connections. Jabatan Air could not have missed these illegal connections, because it is just next to the main road and can be easily spotted. If they still can not find them, they can always contact DAP to show the location.

All these illegal connection must be cut off, and this is the way to stop illegal squatters housing. It is learnt that the BN government is giving these foreigners a ‘special privilege’ by not demolishing their illegal home and at the same time closed their eyes on illegal connection of water and even electricity.

George Hiew Vun Zin

Pic: George inspecting the illegal water connection in BDC, Sandakan.

山打根的非法接驳水源

沙巴民主行动党山打根三脚石支部主席 邱文正前往山打根BDC的非法木屋区，发现该处违法装置水管盗水猖狂。

令人震惊地看到这么多如蜘蛛网似的大小水管被驳接到政府的输水管。这些水管肯定是非法盗用水源。 这些水管都连 接到BDC的非法木屋区里。 邱氏说，为什么水务局没有采取行动阻止这些非 法驳接及前往切断水源，反而却选择百般挑剔山打根市民，为了一点未支付的水费就实行切水行动。 该处的非法木屋区全都是非法入境的外国人，但他们却能够自由的享 用我们宝贵的水源。 山打根已经 面对严重缺水的问题，甚至要减低用水量或迫用有咸味的水。

只 要想像这些外国人透过非法驳接水源，每天免费使用了数百万加仑的水。 水务局不 可能没有注意到这些非法驳接的 问题，因为这些就在大路旁，很容易被发现到的。 如果他们仍然无法找到该处，他们可以随时联络行动党以取得正确的位置。

当局必须即刻阻止这些非法驳接，同时也要阻止非法入境者在该处居住。 据了解国阵政府给予这些非法移民一项特殊的‘优待’，除了没有进 行拆除该些非法木屋区， 同时对于他们非法驳接水电供应也一只眼闭一只眼开。

图：邱文正视察非法水管驳接

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RC Church unhappy no action taken against magazine duo

Reported by Daily Express dated 6th March 2010 (Saturday) Page 7

KUALA LUMPUR.

The Catholic Church has expressed regret that the Attorney-General would not take further action against two reporters from the Al-Islam magazine who allegedly desecrated a holy Catholic ritual last year.

Kuala Lumpur Roman Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam said the church would not pursue legal action against the magazine and its reporters if a public apology was offered.

"Forgiveness is in our blood. Everyday, we pray for God to forgive us, and for forgiveness for those who have sinned against us," he said his office.

The two journalists, had posed as Christians and took part in a mass to probe allegations that Muslims were being converted. They were said to have admitted to receiving the Holy Communion then spitting it out, an act Catholics consider a desecration.

Citing the case of Tamil newspaper Makkal Osai, which published a caricature of Jesus Christ clutching a cigarette and a can of beer in 2007, Pakiam said the church considered the matter closed after the editor publicly apologised.

The reaction, Pakiam said, would be similar if Al-Islam apologised. He said the "modest act" of an apology by the journalists, editor and publisher of the magazine would go a long way towards healing the "wound" in the Catholic community.

Pakiam held the press conference to "express his disap­pointment” over Gani's decision to drop the case against the Al-Islam reporters.
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''We Catholics believe that during mass, the host is trans­formed and becomes the body of Christ. In this form, it is sacred. Its desecration is a most heinous offence" he said, adding that the incident showed contempt for the Catholics' beliefs.
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He added that the decision not to take action against the reporters and the magazine implied that no crime was com­mitted despite sufficient provisions in the Penal Code for that purpose. Gani had said that the desecration of the communion wafer was an act of ignorance and not malice. Gani said while the two Al-Islam reporters might have hurt people's feelings, he was satisfied that they did not intend to offend anyone.

"It was an act of sheer ignorance," he said.

"In view of the circumstances at that particular time, and in the interests of justice, peace and harmony, I decided not to press charges against them."

Several months earlier, a pig's head was found wrapped in a PAS flag at a surau in Universiti Malaya.

Gani said he had made similar decisions (not to prosecute) in previous cases involving other religions.

The incident involving the Al-Islam reporters occurred at the St. Anthony's Church in Jalan Robertson near Puduraya in May last year. The reporters went to the church to verify alle­gations that Muslims were being converted into Christianity. "Their observation showed that the allegations were not true," Gani said. The reporters then took part in the ritual of Holy Communion, one of the most sacred Catholic rites. One of them consumed the communion wafer, spat it out, took some pictures and published them in the magazine.

"They did not know the significance of the 'white bread' (communion wafer)," Gani said.

市民說保險公司僅賠. 每盞街燈最高二千五.

Asia Times.

(本報山打根十三日那) 市民對於仍未正式竣工的北環大道街燈工程耗資超過四百萬令吉表示驚訝的同時,形容為不可思議,若果民主行動黨的揭發是正確的話.

民主行動黨山打根的協調員安東尼張衍文與加拉敏汀區部主席西門卓觀德,昨日表示依據可靠消息來源,北環大道的269聾街燈工程耗資逾四百萬零吉,平 均每蓋一萬六千令吉.

市民今日對有關揭發作出反應時表示,根據一般保險公司的規定,投保汽車若撞毀街燈,每盞燈連同柱及其他僅賠出一千五百至二千五百令古之間.

他們說,若果北環大道的每蓋街燈耗費一萬六千令吉的話,政府豈非虧大本?如果該大道的街燈被摟倒毀壞的話.