PETALING JAYA, Jan 6 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will immediately renegotiate all “lopsided” agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) and revamp national land development authority Felda once it is elected into federal power, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said.
The PKR de facto leader said that these would be one of PR’s immediate priorities, and charged that wastage of federal funds had reached an alarming level.
The federal opposition has accused Putrajaya of lopsided deals with IPPs, and has alleged the move favoured private energy companies.
But Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has insisted IPPs would not benefit from the increase in electricity tariffs.
Putrajaya had in June last year raised electricity prices by an average 7.12 per cent in an effort to trim its burgeoning subsidy bill, but promised the hike will not affect some 75 per cent of domestic consumers.
But public anger ahead of an expected general election has been fuelled by rising cost of living as inflation has persisted at over three per cent since March, a two-year high.
The government had said back then that despite the tariff hikes, it will still spend some RM26 billion in subsidies.
Anwar claimed that there was a need to revamp the current management board of Felda (Federal Land Development Authority), saying that it must be led by “credible professionals” to avoid “undue political interference”, alluding to former minister Tan Sri Isa Samad’s current tenure as its chairman.
PR leaders and some Felda settlers have questioned the appointment of the former Negri Sembilan mentri besar as Felda Investment Co-operative (KPF) chief, pointing out the clashes between the Prime Minister’s Office and Co-operatives Commission of Malaysia (CCM).
The appointment of Isa as KPF chairman is being challenged on the grounds that the former Umno vice-president is a “contract worker” and not a member of the co-operative whose membership is limited to settlers and permanent Felda staff.
The profitable Felda Holdings has a workforce of some 19,000 employees, with a labour force of 46,795 workers at 300 estates, 70 palm oil mills, seven refineries, four kernel crushing plants, 13 rubber factories, manufacturing plants and several logistic and bulking installations spread throughout Malaysia and several locations overseas.
Anwar also touted the various successes of PR states as reasons why voters should back the opposition in the next general election. The pact rules Kelantan, Kedah, Penang and Selangor.
“Compared to 50 years of Umno rule, look at the progress we have brought to the states under our rule.
“We have more credible leaders, and we will put an end to racism and race-based politics,” the Permatang Pauh MP said.
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Dr.Jeffry, in the past, was detained under the infamous ISA. Many Hindu Malaysians, in the past, have also been detained under the ISA.
Dr.Jeffry Kitingan is a Christian, and thus, a non-Muslim. Hindu Malaysians are also non-Muslim Malaysians. That is, both Dr.Jeffry and Hindu Malaysians are non-Muslims.
Hindu Malaysians have tried many political parties to seek better representation. Dr.Jeffry Kitingan also has tried many political parties before bringing together his Borneo Agenda/United Borneo Front and Third Front in Malaysian politics.
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Dr.Jeffry Kitingan has often been called a frog because he has hopped from one political party to another. He most certainly is a frog. There are advantages at hopping from one political party to another. Being branded a frog is sometimes the best thing. Each time you move from one political party to another, you gain experience. Thus, he has gained a lot of experience. Through trial and error he has learned a lot.
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Failure is success if we learn from it. I am sure Dr.Jeffry Kitingan has learned a lot. I hereby would like to ask all Hindu Malaysians to give their support to Dr.Jeffry Kitingan. . I hereby would like to ask all Hindu Malaysians to form an alliance with Dr.Jeffry Kitingan. May he help to create a Malaysia where Malaysian citizens will put Malaysia first. May he help to create a Third Front in Malaysian politics. May all Malaysians who believe that changing faith is an involable human right to be supportive of Dr.Jeffry Kitingan.
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