Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Our protest news in Star Metro 8 May 2007
Residents dead set against cemetery
Story and photo by DEBBIE CHAN
SAUJANA Puchong residents are getting more frustrated by the day as their campaign to stop a neighbouring forest reserve from being turned into a cemetery seems to be falling on deaf ears.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/8/central/17651673&sec=central
Story and photo by DEBBIE CHAN
SAUJANA Puchong residents are getting more frustrated by the day as their campaign to stop a neighbouring forest reserve from being turned into a cemetery seems to be falling on deaf ears.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/8/central/17651673&sec=central
Sunday, May 6, 2007
MPSJ Disrespects Court Order And Starts work on the cemetery
On Saturday, 5 May 2007, one resident in Saujana Puchong saw a few workers doing some boundary measurements at the cemetery site. The witty lady immediately asked the workers what they are doing and requested for the authorization letter. To her surprise, it is a letter by MPSJ authorizing MRI Consultancy to do the boundary survey for the cemetery.
A copy of the letter is attached here:
She immediately photocopied the letter and contacted SCT Secretary, Mr. Yew Mun Kong.
Mr. Yew immediately instructed our lawyer Mr. T. J. Chin to file a complain to the Shah Alam Court on the next Monday.
Mr. Yew alerted the SCT committee about this and we immediately swung into full alert because many of our members who are contractors tell us that once they have the boundary marking, they can send their bulldozers to clear the land very fast.
On 6 May 2007, a beautiful Sunday, at about 10 am, Mr. Soon came and knocked on my door and informed me that the surveyors are here again.
Both of us immediately went to the site and took photos with the workers and their activities as evidence. We also took their contact number in case we need their help to testify.
As you can see in the picture, our good neighbour, Koh immediately join us when he saw what happened.
Since it is the last day of the survey and we need to catch MPSJ red-handed before they deny it or give some lame excuses, Mr. Koh suggested that we immediately call Mr. Yew to contact the press and set a time in the afternoon for a protest.
Mr. Yew then informed us that China Press, Nanyang, Sin Chew, Kong Ming as well as The Star are coming at 3 pm, the same day and we need a strong turnout during the protest to show MPSJ that the residents are very dissappointed with such unlawful behaviour.
Because of the lack of time, we are able to gather about 50 residents for the protest.
As a summary, we would like to inform the residents that although we have already got a no-work order from the court, the local government does not follow the law and even with a no-work order, we are not protected.
They are so despicable that they won't be ashame or hesitate to bully us using taxpayer money.
To safeguard our own interest, we, the residents of Saujana Puchong (or generally Malaysians) must be united closely as we in SCT has learned again and again that to protect ourselves, we must present a strong and united front as the authority is practising Law of the Jungle.
Next article we will be informing all our neighbours the happenings during the protest.
A copy of the letter is attached here:
She immediately photocopied the letter and contacted SCT Secretary, Mr. Yew Mun Kong.
Mr. Yew immediately instructed our lawyer Mr. T. J. Chin to file a complain to the Shah Alam Court on the next Monday.
Mr. Yew alerted the SCT committee about this and we immediately swung into full alert because many of our members who are contractors tell us that once they have the boundary marking, they can send their bulldozers to clear the land very fast.
On 6 May 2007, a beautiful Sunday, at about 10 am, Mr. Soon came and knocked on my door and informed me that the surveyors are here again.
Both of us immediately went to the site and took photos with the workers and their activities as evidence. We also took their contact number in case we need their help to testify.
As you can see in the picture, our good neighbour, Koh immediately join us when he saw what happened.
Since it is the last day of the survey and we need to catch MPSJ red-handed before they deny it or give some lame excuses, Mr. Koh suggested that we immediately call Mr. Yew to contact the press and set a time in the afternoon for a protest.
Mr. Yew then informed us that China Press, Nanyang, Sin Chew, Kong Ming as well as The Star are coming at 3 pm, the same day and we need a strong turnout during the protest to show MPSJ that the residents are very dissappointed with such unlawful behaviour.
Because of the lack of time, we are able to gather about 50 residents for the protest.
As a summary, we would like to inform the residents that although we have already got a no-work order from the court, the local government does not follow the law and even with a no-work order, we are not protected.
They are so despicable that they won't be ashame or hesitate to bully us using taxpayer money.
To safeguard our own interest, we, the residents of Saujana Puchong (or generally Malaysians) must be united closely as we in SCT has learned again and again that to protect ourselves, we must present a strong and united front as the authority is practising Law of the Jungle.
Next article we will be informing all our neighbours the happenings during the protest.
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