YB Fong should not utter words that tantamount to treason -Karim

April 24, 2015

KUCHING: Sixteen questions and 20 supplementary questions were answered by a minister and assistant ministers during the question-and-answer session of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting yesterday.

All of them came from Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives except for five posed by See Chee How (PKR-Batu Lintang) and Fong Pau Teck (IND-Pujut).

The one-hour session went well without bickering while the only minister taking questions was Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, who replied on behalf of the chief minister.

Fong asked the chief minister about the number of Bangladeshi and Indonesian workers in the state. After Jabu responded to his question, Fong further queried how many out of the numbers provided were illegal workers.

Maintaining his cool, Jabu said the figures he told the House were based on the records of the Immigration Department, which would not indicate the number of those entering the state illegally.

When pressed, Jabu reiterated: “We do not know the figure on the illegal workers, that is why I asked Pujut to tell us.”

Earlier, instead of posing his question the usual way by reading out the number, Abu Seman Jahwie (BN-Jemoreng) stressed the importance of being given a hearty answer.

Karim criticised Meradong Ting for her attire

June 23, 2011

MERADONG assemblywoman Ting Tze Fui’s outfit in the august House yesterday came in for criticism by Asajaya assemblyman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

Ting’s cropped white blazer, which stood out from other dark attires during the sitting, seemed to have irked Abdul Karim.

“We follow the Westminster system, they (opposition elected representatives) are supposed to be properly attired,” he said.

Although obviously directing his comment at Ting, Abdul Karim however said he was not questioning the member of Meradong.

“I can see that she’s properly attired and she looks very beautiful today with a tight jacket. Unfortunately, Datuk Seri Speaker, I feel that she’s not properly attired for this august House.

“Because she should know, as a lawyer, if she were to appear before a court, the judge would have her taken off because of what she’s wearing today…that is in white.

“She should wear something solemn…black or dark grey. So, Datuk Seri Speaker, I would like to seek some kind of advice on this,” he said before continuing his debate on the Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) Amendment Bill 2011.