time for khir toyo to go

just what the hell is the selangor state government doing?!?! after a series of humiliating news reports and controversies, selangor menteri besar, khir toyo, has found himself in the corner of the ring, desperately battling to save himself, his job and to improve his standings with badawi. the torrent of controversies now surrounding his adminstration just show how inept and insenstive they are to the needs of the rakyat and our pristine environment. is khir toyo just plain ignorant?? or is there more than meets the eye?? what was his motives?? was he driven by personal gains and power at the expense to the rakyat?? you decide.

i still remember when he was first appointed as MB of selangor by our then PM, dr M. many were suprised at his appointment and questioned his suitability cause of his relative young age. but dr M said the country needed more young leaders who are creative, progressive and dynamic to lead the country in the new millenium. Dr M logic were correct and far sighted and should be commended, but sadly the same cant be said bout the person he appointed. this the guy who wanted to ban all mamak stall cause he claims that its a breeding ground for all social ills and its the meeting point for all the inmoral ppl. he claims that selangor will be a better and safer place if the mamak stalls would to go. he also said that youth should be at home sleeping afer 11pm and not roaming around town. what the hell!!! its our constitiunal right to be where we want to be, at any time of the day as long as we do casue trouble. you call this progressive thinking?? after being bombarded by critisms and ridiculed by almost everyone only did he put a lid on his plans and shut his mouth. its safe to say he probably hates mee goreng and roti canai.

below are a list of controversies that has been surrounding him lately.

1) Bukit Cahaya Agricultural Park
the park was supposed to be a reserved park, intended for the benefit of the public. how the hell 16 construction firms managed to destroy thousands of trees without being detected by the state government baffles me.the MB said the reserved park was degazetted hence development was possible. but to degazette a gazetted land, why then was there no public inquiry being made prior to the degazetting of our national treasure as stated in the national land code?? is the MB and his entire exco members above the law??
Muhyiddin yassin, minister of agriculture and agro based indusrty ministry, said a team of auditors and technical personnel had estimated that the park had suffered RM4.2mil in environmental damage as a result of flooding in certain areas, felling of trees and damage to several vegetable plantations. over the years, the ministry had spend more than RM 150 million to developed the area. now everything is gone and the millions spend went down the drain. our PM, abdullah badawi, was visibily upset when he saw not even grass growing let alone trees and ordered for an immediate investigation. after intense pressure byt the public and the PM himself, khir toyo issued a stop work order to all developers till further notice. after the investigation was carried out and two firms was brought to court. the fate of the other 14 firms are still on the balance pending further investigation. to little to late dont you think so mr toyo. after the death of out pristine flora and fauna. after families had to endure flash floods. after millions were lost. after only all this did he do wat was right. not suprisingly, certain quarters were calling for the ACA to investigate the MB and his entire exco member. some also accused him of having interest in some of the developing firm. of course khir toyo denies any corrupt practice by him or his exco members.
a famous american-indain leader once said, "When the last tree has been felled, the last river polluted and the last fish dies, only then will man realise that money cannot be eaten."
can we continue to allow our leaders to make such mistakes??

2) Eviction of Ulu Yam vegetable farmers
they were nothing but poor farmers who worked hard to make a living. they were shocked when they were told to ship out cause the land is earmarked for development, a housing project, by the state goverment. The Selangor Exco member DatukChang Toh Eng who happens to be the advisor of the Selangor Vegetable Farmers Association have told the farmers to leave their farms within three weeks on 23 February 2005. a petition by the farmers was send to the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Industry thru DAP assemblyman for Bukit Mertajam Chong Eng. after inspecting the vegetable farms the official from the ministry concured that the farms indeed were worth saving. ulu yam farmers alone provide 80% of selangor's vegetable needs. but the Mb disagreed and persisted with the project. after heavy pressure from DAP, the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Selangor Chamber of Commerce and theFederation of Vegetable Farmers only did the khir toyo yealed. the continuous media converage by the chinese press also played a crucial role in highlighting the farmers' plight. the MB made the announcement that the project will be cancelled in ulu yam itself. the next day a local paper potrayed it as though it was only thru the wisdom and heroic deeds of the MB, that the farmers livelihood were saved. such is the extend of the media bias in our country.

3) Selangor exco village
this must be the most blatant use of public funds by the state government that i've ever came by. this project which cost more than RM40 million, consist of building 10 bungalows. the exclusive housing taman is equipped with 10 fully furnished houses, landscaped gardens, a perimeter wall to make it exclusive, swimming pools and even a club house smack in the middle of the 'village'. all for the benefits of the khir toyo and his entire exco members. and whose money isit?? the rakyat's money who else. your parents and my parents money. and for what?? so that the Mb and his exco members can all live near to each other facilitating meetings. thats the official reason given by a spokeman from the state government. and to add insult to the inteligence of the malaysian public, the spokeman also said that this will help to save the tax payers money as the exco members dont need to be paid housing allowances.
if each of the 10 exco member were paid RM2000 a month for housing allowance, that will mean it only cost RM20 000 a month and RM RM240 000 a year. now compared that to RM 40 000 000. even after ten years of paying the housing allowances it will not go anywhere near RM 40 000 000.


after all said, khir my man, just be man(or what is left of you) and just pack your bags and go. obviously you arent the progressive leader we've come to hoped for.