PH Penang government into its 3rd term … it will be a folly to take Penangites’ support for granted!

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Chronology of landslides in Penang since 2017
Posted on 20 October 2018 - 11:36am
Last updated on 20 October 2018 - 01:48pm
GEORGE TOWN: Following is a series of landslides which occurred Penang in 2017 and 2018.
>> Sept 21 2017: Penang is hit by flash floods and heavy rain causing landslides and trees toppling in Jalan Tun Sardon-Jalan Bukit Baru, Paya Terubong resulting in the closure of several main roads to Balik Pulau and George Town.
>> Oct 21 2017: A landslide strikes an affordable housing project construction site in Lengkok Lembah Permai, Tanjung Bungah at about 8.57am. The incident claims the lives of 11 workers comprising a local, five Bangladeshis, two Indonesians, two Myanmar and a Pakistani after they were buried by earth from the landslide on a hill side.
>> Oct 5 2017: Continuous rain for almost 17 hours coupled with strong winds causes dozens of roads to be closed to traffic, while thousands of houses were inundated, hundreds of trees fell and landslides occured in several areas claiming seven lives.
More than one hundred landslides occurred in Penang Hill causing the railway service to the peak to be closed for a month.
>> Jan 5 2018: Heavy rain causes flash floods in 50 areas in the state as well as a landslide at a pepper farm in Tanjung Bungah resulting in four people being evacuated due to the landslide.
>> Oct 11 2018: Heavy rain and strong winds bring down 14 concrete beams measuring 25m each, collapsing on the hill side in the Bukit Kukus project.
>> Oct 19 2018: Rain lasting more than 10 hours results in a landslide at the Bukit Kukus project site for the paired road construction site linking Paya Terubong to Relau.
Three people have been confirmed dead following this latest incident. — Bernama/theSun

Above: Natural disasters or man (developer)-made disasters? Is the PH Penang government, into its third-term of governance, going about with BN’s business as usual in property development, giving excessive priority to private developers?

PH Penang government into its 3rd term … it will be a folly to take Penangites’ support for granted!

There is absolutely no such thing as honeymoon anymore for the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Penang government which is ruling for a third term.

The new Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, a former Chinese newspaper journalist, should know well not to allow his government become arrogant and ignore the pleas of Penangites.

Just like what his state exco in charge of housing, the Jagdeep ‘Talk Cock’ Singh Deo, who is now arrogantly ignoring the pleas of Majestic Heights (MH) house buyers, the state government is doing the same with the many environmental issues - mostly related to over development.

Like the previous garbage Barisan Nasional (BN) state government, the PH is continuing with business as usual like the BN - giving excessive leeway to developers who care a damn for environmental safety issues.

No News Is Bad News has in the past three blog postings highlighted the issues related to the Majestic Heights mixed township project that was abandoned in 2001.

Jagdeep had in a meeting with MH victims on Jan 12, 2016 assured the Persatuan Penduduk Taman Terubong Indah (TIMH) PPM-029-07-28012016, representing 212 buyers, “That is not a problem!” with regards to waiving the state’s affordable housing scheme conditions.

Today, after being elected for a third term in office, he is avoiding and ignoring the pleas of the MH victims who had been waiting for their dream home for some 20 years, fair treatment and justice.

Do the victims deserve such a treatment from the so-called New Malaysia PH state government that is only prolonging their misery?

Read these previous blog postings for context:
https://victorlim2016.blogspot.com/2018/10/this-is-how-shitty-penang-state.html (This is how shitty the Penang state government has become!)
https://victorlim2016.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-mind-boggling-penang-ph-government.html (A mind-boggling Penang PH government and the 20-year abandoned Majestic Heights housing project)
https://victorlim2016.blogspot.com/2018/10/not-so-majestic-after-all-20-year-woes.html (Not so majestic after all … 20-year woes of house buyers and a simply unreliable and uncaring Penang PH government)

Will he have the political will to lead and whip his state executive councillors to serve the rakyat?

There is a limit to the political patience of Penangites who have changed their state government twice due to ruling coalitions’ failure to respond to the rakyat (people) and, provide good and sincere government service.

Chow is reminded about Penang’s political and electoral history.

If Penangites can kick out the Alliance-MCA state government, replacing it with the then Opposition Gerakan in 1969 and then again giving the boot to Gerakan in the 12th General Election (GE12) in 2008, there is nothing to prevent them from doing the same to the current DAP-led PH Penang government.

So, no more honeymoon. Start responding to Penangites’ pleas and concerns! You are elected to govern and serve the rakyat!

The site that was abandoned by Majestic Heights Sdn Bhd for some 20 years and is today revived and re-branded as The Stone state affordable housing project.


Three members of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia will be part of the team probing the landslide which killed nine in Penang on Oct 19. (Bernama pic)