Apakah tujuan Mata-mata ?
Menyusahkan kami yang cintai alam
Mata-mata oh Mata-mata,
Jangan ingat kami tak ada mata,
Tarik balik permit suka-suka,
Tapi beri kepada orang lain pula,
Cuba halang kami berkumpul di Gelora,
Sampai juga kami ke sana
Tutup jalan-jalan ke taman
Ramai juga datang dengan teman-teman
Dapat juga kami bersatu dan berikrar
Demi menjamin hidup yang sihat untuk anak dan cucu
Kami berbangga dengan 'Negara Ku'
Kami bersatu dengan 'Rasa Sayang'
Kami sedia tumpahkan darah
Untuk menpertahan tanah ini di cemar
Monday, October 10, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
A Tribute To Malaysia's Lady Of Liberty
She was an unknown to most of the Malaysians before the 9th July 2011.
And on that eventful morning, she woke up early, packed with a bottle and headed into the city centre.
The bus she took was stopped half way by the police and she decided to continue the journey by walking.
Along the way, she was questioned by the police on why she wore a yellow t-shirt. She retorted back, 'Why Not'.
She stood face to face with the water canon, endured the water jets and survived the tear gas attacks.
The rest was history as the 'rakyat' took to the street in a peaceful demonstration to demand for a clean and fair electoral system.
The bold and brave who walk their talks will be remembered forever by our future generation.
Thank you, Annie Ooi for your courage acts that deeply inspired many of us, the 'rakyat' of Malaysia ! You are truly a Anak Bangsa Malaysia.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Letter To Dr Tero And IAEA Expert Panel
To Dr Tero And The IAEA Expert Panel - 31/5/2011
Dear Dr Tero Varjoranta and team, welcome to this beautiful city of Kuantan. We trust that our government has bestowed upon you all the warmest Malaysian hospitality during your short stay in Malaysia. I hope you have enjoyed the clean fresh air, cool pure water, beautiful beaches and not forgetting the delicious seafood in town.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and our government for organisating this meeting.
We believe our government would have briefed you and your team thoroughly on the events leading to the setting up this expert panel.
Yes, we were hopeful when our Prime Minister reiterated that safety and health of the people cannot be compromised in the review.
Allow me to briefly relate to you our side of the story on the events leading to this meeting today. Why we happened to meet here, We believe it is not by coincidence but because of the grave concerns expressed publicly by all the stakeholders.
It all started on 8th March 2011 by a New York Times report, titled “Taking A Risk On Rare Earths” by Keith Bradsher. It was reported that, “ For Malaysia and the world's most advanced companies, the plant is a gamble that the processing can be done safely enough to make the local environment risks worth the promised global rewards”.
On 20th March 2011, the Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas committee was formed to create awareness among the public and to gather signatures from all the stakeholders. The petition of more than 4,000 signatories was subsequently presented to the Parliament on the 29th April 2011.
Concurrently, a Facebook page “Pahang Does Not Need Hezadous Projects” was created and have garnered close to 30,000 fans to date, and it is still growing by the day. Please note that the majority of these supporters are children of Kuantan and Kemaman residents who live in other parts of Malaysia or oversea. They are voicing their concerns on behalf of their parents who are IT illiterate.
In early April, the Pahang government organised two town hall meetings to brief the public and stakeholders on the Lynas Lamp refinery. But the panel from the Atomic Agency and AELB of MOSTI and Department Of Environment, Pahang has failed miserably to convince the public and stakeholders on the safety and health aspect of the refinery.
During the meeting, only the EIA report was briefly explained by the Department of Environment but the most important Radioactive Impact Assessment report was not even mentioned by AELB.
The Atomic Agency of MOSTI, who acted as the consultant for Lynas Lamp may have contravened the rule of good practice and guilty of conflict of interest.
To our greatest disappointment, Lynas Lamp’s representative as the other stakeholder was not even present to answer our questions and concerns.
The key issues in contention are the large amount of the imported radioactive waste and its work-in-progress Waste Management Plan.
With due respect, correct me if I am wrong, please allow me to ask 7 questions here :-
1)Does IAEA permits the dumping of large amount of low level radioactive material from one country to another ?
2)In this case, Lynas may be technically legal to bring in low level radioactive rare earth, but is it morally right to allow the accumulation of such a huge amount thorium waste, estimated 106 tonnes per year ?
3)Is it the international practice of IAEA to allow building of rare earth refinery with work-in-progress Waste Management Plan ?
We were told by the DG of AELB during the town hall meeting on the 5th April 2011, that Malaysia will impose the highest international licensing standard for rare earth refinery as a result of the bad experience with Asian Rare Earth in Perak.
My next question is, “ Is Malaysia imposing the strictest international licensing standard for the Lynas Lamp refinery ?' as claimed by the DG of AELB.
Sadly, based our observations, AELB has failed in this respect. Apparently AELB allowed Lynas to rush ahead to build the plant without a RIA report...Malaysiakini, 23/5/2011
But we are in totally agreement with Western Australia MP Robin Chapple's statement that “We should have stripped the material out here in Western Australia, returned it to the pit and not exported to Malaysia where it becomes a problem for the Malaysian people.”..........ABC News May 22, 2011
Our fear on the hazardous radioactive waste were confirmed with the latest reports by Dr Chan Chee Koon, Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Malaya and Dr David KL Quek, President MMA.
Dr Chan said Lynas has conveniently ignored the deliberations of the Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal emitters (Cerrie), an independent committee established by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Health (2001-2004) following concerns over risks of internal irradiation (www.cerrie.org) when he responded to Lynas chairman's claim that the plant is safe and the stakeholders' irrational fear of non-existent threat.
'While the committee did not arrive at a consensus on the severity of health hazards from internal emitters, 'all but one member of the committee believe that the low level intake of radio nuclides leads to some increased risk of adverse health effects as a result of internal irradiation of organ and tissues.'...Report of the Committee Examining Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters, 2004, p117, para22.
The intensity of radiation from a radioactive particle a metre away from a human body is increased a trillion fold when it is ingested or inhaled and sits within a micron of the body's organs and tissues.”............The Sun 23/5/2011
My next question is, “ Is the Lynas Lamp refinery so impregnably designed that it can absolutely prevent any suspended, respirable dust particulates of both the raw materials and residual solid wastes from leaking into the air space ?
In the article by Dr KL Quek, President of MMA, “No dose of radiation is safe”, it is found that there is no safe level of residual thorium, particularly if the isotope is unstable. Even when about 0.02-0.05% of ingested thorium is absorbed into the blood stream it is quickly deposited in : bone (70%, biological half life 22 years), liver (4% biological half life 700 days), other organs and tissues (16%, biological half life 700 days) with only 10% excreted. This internal emission gives rise to continued harmful effects of internal radiation which can lead to possible cancers, leukaemias and other genetic mutations and organ damage.
“Low level radiation is certainly not harmless. The US National Academy of Science BEIR VII report has concluded that no dose of radiation is safe, however small, including background radiation; exposure is cumulative and adds to an individual's risk of developing cancer.”...The Sun..27/5/2011
My next question is, “Does this IAEA expert panel concurred with the finding of the US National Academy of Science that NO DOSE OF RADIATION IS SAFE ?”
It is ironic that the lives of the estimated 575,000 residents of Kuantan and Kemaman now lie your hands, the nine members IAEA expert panel. And we can understand the heavy responsibility upon all of you when deliberating ton his decision of grave importance. I beseech you to listen to your inner hearts on top of the arguments and facts presented from both sides of the divide.
My final question will be, “With due respect, we noted that in this IAEA expert panel, independent experts from public health, radiation safety, medicine, environment, law and social science are conspicuously missing. Will your report provide an all encompassing and holistic conclusion to the safety and health of the stakeholders ?”
As stakeholders, we hope the IAEA expert panel and the government will recognise our right to choose the air that we breath, the seafood that we partake, the clean water that we drink, the radiation-free sea that we swim in and the uncontaminated foods that we consume every day.
Without a shadow of doubt, we absolutely object to the Lynas Lamp refinery in our city as it has already threatened the livelihood of the most of the stakeholders. Workers around Gebeng area are already thinking of leaving their jobs. Businesses and tourism industry are directly and indirectly affected. Property prices within 20 km of the refinery have already dropped by 20%. Many residents in Kuantan and Kemaman are fearful of the adverse effect on airborne radiation should any human errors or natural disasters happened to the refinery.
As our Prime Minister has promised us that the safety and health of the people cannot be compromised in this review, therefore Lynas Lamp refinery must be relocated back to Australia.
We urge you, the expert panel, please do not start the clock that begins the count down to disaster ! Our bloods will be in your hands should any untoward radioactive disaster happen to the Lynas Lamp refinery. May your God guides you in the decisions making, for men can plan, but God will decide.
From, PH Chin & Richard T'ng & family members
Dear Dr Tero Varjoranta and team, welcome to this beautiful city of Kuantan. We trust that our government has bestowed upon you all the warmest Malaysian hospitality during your short stay in Malaysia. I hope you have enjoyed the clean fresh air, cool pure water, beautiful beaches and not forgetting the delicious seafood in town.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and our government for organisating this meeting.
We believe our government would have briefed you and your team thoroughly on the events leading to the setting up this expert panel.
Yes, we were hopeful when our Prime Minister reiterated that safety and health of the people cannot be compromised in the review.
Allow me to briefly relate to you our side of the story on the events leading to this meeting today. Why we happened to meet here, We believe it is not by coincidence but because of the grave concerns expressed publicly by all the stakeholders.
It all started on 8th March 2011 by a New York Times report, titled “Taking A Risk On Rare Earths” by Keith Bradsher. It was reported that, “ For Malaysia and the world's most advanced companies, the plant is a gamble that the processing can be done safely enough to make the local environment risks worth the promised global rewards”.
On 20th March 2011, the Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas committee was formed to create awareness among the public and to gather signatures from all the stakeholders. The petition of more than 4,000 signatories was subsequently presented to the Parliament on the 29th April 2011.
Concurrently, a Facebook page “Pahang Does Not Need Hezadous Projects” was created and have garnered close to 30,000 fans to date, and it is still growing by the day. Please note that the majority of these supporters are children of Kuantan and Kemaman residents who live in other parts of Malaysia or oversea. They are voicing their concerns on behalf of their parents who are IT illiterate.
In early April, the Pahang government organised two town hall meetings to brief the public and stakeholders on the Lynas Lamp refinery. But the panel from the Atomic Agency and AELB of MOSTI and Department Of Environment, Pahang has failed miserably to convince the public and stakeholders on the safety and health aspect of the refinery.
During the meeting, only the EIA report was briefly explained by the Department of Environment but the most important Radioactive Impact Assessment report was not even mentioned by AELB.
The Atomic Agency of MOSTI, who acted as the consultant for Lynas Lamp may have contravened the rule of good practice and guilty of conflict of interest.
To our greatest disappointment, Lynas Lamp’s representative as the other stakeholder was not even present to answer our questions and concerns.
The key issues in contention are the large amount of the imported radioactive waste and its work-in-progress Waste Management Plan.
With due respect, correct me if I am wrong, please allow me to ask 7 questions here :-
1)Does IAEA permits the dumping of large amount of low level radioactive material from one country to another ?
2)In this case, Lynas may be technically legal to bring in low level radioactive rare earth, but is it morally right to allow the accumulation of such a huge amount thorium waste, estimated 106 tonnes per year ?
3)Is it the international practice of IAEA to allow building of rare earth refinery with work-in-progress Waste Management Plan ?
We were told by the DG of AELB during the town hall meeting on the 5th April 2011, that Malaysia will impose the highest international licensing standard for rare earth refinery as a result of the bad experience with Asian Rare Earth in Perak.
My next question is, “ Is Malaysia imposing the strictest international licensing standard for the Lynas Lamp refinery ?' as claimed by the DG of AELB.
Sadly, based our observations, AELB has failed in this respect. Apparently AELB allowed Lynas to rush ahead to build the plant without a RIA report...Malaysiakini, 23/5/2011
But we are in totally agreement with Western Australia MP Robin Chapple's statement that “We should have stripped the material out here in Western Australia, returned it to the pit and not exported to Malaysia where it becomes a problem for the Malaysian people.”..........ABC News May 22, 2011
Our fear on the hazardous radioactive waste were confirmed with the latest reports by Dr Chan Chee Koon, Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Malaya and Dr David KL Quek, President MMA.
Dr Chan said Lynas has conveniently ignored the deliberations of the Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal emitters (Cerrie), an independent committee established by the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Health (2001-2004) following concerns over risks of internal irradiation (www.cerrie.org) when he responded to Lynas chairman's claim that the plant is safe and the stakeholders' irrational fear of non-existent threat.
'While the committee did not arrive at a consensus on the severity of health hazards from internal emitters, 'all but one member of the committee believe that the low level intake of radio nuclides leads to some increased risk of adverse health effects as a result of internal irradiation of organ and tissues.'...Report of the Committee Examining Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters, 2004, p117, para22.
The intensity of radiation from a radioactive particle a metre away from a human body is increased a trillion fold when it is ingested or inhaled and sits within a micron of the body's organs and tissues.”............The Sun 23/5/2011
My next question is, “ Is the Lynas Lamp refinery so impregnably designed that it can absolutely prevent any suspended, respirable dust particulates of both the raw materials and residual solid wastes from leaking into the air space ?
In the article by Dr KL Quek, President of MMA, “No dose of radiation is safe”, it is found that there is no safe level of residual thorium, particularly if the isotope is unstable. Even when about 0.02-0.05% of ingested thorium is absorbed into the blood stream it is quickly deposited in : bone (70%, biological half life 22 years), liver (4% biological half life 700 days), other organs and tissues (16%, biological half life 700 days) with only 10% excreted. This internal emission gives rise to continued harmful effects of internal radiation which can lead to possible cancers, leukaemias and other genetic mutations and organ damage.
“Low level radiation is certainly not harmless. The US National Academy of Science BEIR VII report has concluded that no dose of radiation is safe, however small, including background radiation; exposure is cumulative and adds to an individual's risk of developing cancer.”...The Sun..27/5/2011
My next question is, “Does this IAEA expert panel concurred with the finding of the US National Academy of Science that NO DOSE OF RADIATION IS SAFE ?”
It is ironic that the lives of the estimated 575,000 residents of Kuantan and Kemaman now lie your hands, the nine members IAEA expert panel. And we can understand the heavy responsibility upon all of you when deliberating ton his decision of grave importance. I beseech you to listen to your inner hearts on top of the arguments and facts presented from both sides of the divide.
My final question will be, “With due respect, we noted that in this IAEA expert panel, independent experts from public health, radiation safety, medicine, environment, law and social science are conspicuously missing. Will your report provide an all encompassing and holistic conclusion to the safety and health of the stakeholders ?”
As stakeholders, we hope the IAEA expert panel and the government will recognise our right to choose the air that we breath, the seafood that we partake, the clean water that we drink, the radiation-free sea that we swim in and the uncontaminated foods that we consume every day.
Without a shadow of doubt, we absolutely object to the Lynas Lamp refinery in our city as it has already threatened the livelihood of the most of the stakeholders. Workers around Gebeng area are already thinking of leaving their jobs. Businesses and tourism industry are directly and indirectly affected. Property prices within 20 km of the refinery have already dropped by 20%. Many residents in Kuantan and Kemaman are fearful of the adverse effect on airborne radiation should any human errors or natural disasters happened to the refinery.
As our Prime Minister has promised us that the safety and health of the people cannot be compromised in this review, therefore Lynas Lamp refinery must be relocated back to Australia.
We urge you, the expert panel, please do not start the clock that begins the count down to disaster ! Our bloods will be in your hands should any untoward radioactive disaster happen to the Lynas Lamp refinery. May your God guides you in the decisions making, for men can plan, but God will decide.
From, PH Chin & Richard T'ng & family members
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Open letter to YAB Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister Of Malaysia
Open letter to YAB Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister Of Malaysia
Salam in the spirit of 1 Malaysia from all of us in Kuantan,
We applaud your vision of a 'People First, Performance Now' government of the day.
We write in response to you as the Prime Minister of this beloved nation
We are but ordinary 'rakyat', living simple lives in this beautiful city,
Blessed with pure clean air, golden sandy beaches and healthy environments,
The matter in contention is the Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng,
The MITI minister granted the pioneer status and 12 years tax breaks,
The MB approved the site in Pahang, and the Exco passed the EIA report,
The AELB approved the building of the plant and now it's nearing completion,
All this while, as stakeholders in this matter, we were kept in the dark most of the time,
What the New York Times revealed in March was a shock to most of us,
And the briefing by MP of Kuantan shed more lights on the hazardous nature of the radioactive wastes.
All of a sudden, we were awaken to the nightmare before us,
And the non-partisan Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas committee was formed to voice our concerns
But alas, our petitions and memorandum stop short of reaching you in the Parliament,
Thank God, we the Kuantan folks never give up on this just and noble cause,
Wave after wave of initiatives were launched to create public awareness,
We have forums, peace doves origami, 1000 Mothers Day gathering, Solidarity Walk and more
From a ripple and now turning into a storm, reaching even the Australia shore
Sadly your servants in MOSTI and Pahang State failed miserably to convince us,
In fact most pertinent questions were left unanswered during the first two town hall meetings,
More irresponsibly the remaining scheduled town hall meetings were canceled at the last minutes,
Under tremendous pressure, the Minister of MITI finally announced an international panel to look into all aspect of health and safety.
You confirmed that safety and health of the 'rakyat' will not be compromised in Pekan last month
Now our fate lay in the hands of the IAEA members, of which we do not even have a say.
The bug has been passed from MIDA to AELB to MB to Ministers of MOSTI and MITI,
Dear Mr Prime Minister, as the Numero Uno of this nation, surely this bug must stop at your desk
Give us an offer we cannot refuse,
And forever we'll hold our peace in this Lynas issue.
Leave us a legacy that our children and children's children can be proud of you
Happy Father's day !
Salam in the spirit of 1 Malaysia from all of us in Kuantan,
We applaud your vision of a 'People First, Performance Now' government of the day.
We write in response to you as the Prime Minister of this beloved nation
We are but ordinary 'rakyat', living simple lives in this beautiful city,
Blessed with pure clean air, golden sandy beaches and healthy environments,
The matter in contention is the Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng,
The MITI minister granted the pioneer status and 12 years tax breaks,
The MB approved the site in Pahang, and the Exco passed the EIA report,
The AELB approved the building of the plant and now it's nearing completion,
All this while, as stakeholders in this matter, we were kept in the dark most of the time,
What the New York Times revealed in March was a shock to most of us,
And the briefing by MP of Kuantan shed more lights on the hazardous nature of the radioactive wastes.
All of a sudden, we were awaken to the nightmare before us,
And the non-partisan Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas committee was formed to voice our concerns
But alas, our petitions and memorandum stop short of reaching you in the Parliament,
Thank God, we the Kuantan folks never give up on this just and noble cause,
Wave after wave of initiatives were launched to create public awareness,
We have forums, peace doves origami, 1000 Mothers Day gathering, Solidarity Walk and more
From a ripple and now turning into a storm, reaching even the Australia shore
Sadly your servants in MOSTI and Pahang State failed miserably to convince us,
In fact most pertinent questions were left unanswered during the first two town hall meetings,
More irresponsibly the remaining scheduled town hall meetings were canceled at the last minutes,
Under tremendous pressure, the Minister of MITI finally announced an international panel to look into all aspect of health and safety.
You confirmed that safety and health of the 'rakyat' will not be compromised in Pekan last month
Now our fate lay in the hands of the IAEA members, of which we do not even have a say.
The bug has been passed from MIDA to AELB to MB to Ministers of MOSTI and MITI,
Dear Mr Prime Minister, as the Numero Uno of this nation, surely this bug must stop at your desk
Give us an offer we cannot refuse,
And forever we'll hold our peace in this Lynas issue.
Leave us a legacy that our children and children's children can be proud of you
Happy Father's day !
Monday, May 9, 2011
Guns and Roses On A Blessed Mother's Day!
Guns and Roses At Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan.
They brought men in uniforms, we brought carnations,
They brought pistols, we came with more roses,
They brought machine guns, we responded with more candles,
In the end, the flowers overwhelmed the guns !
And the Mother's love conquered all,
Well done, the peace loving mothers of Kuantan !!!
They brought men in uniforms, we brought carnations,
They brought pistols, we came with more roses,
They brought machine guns, we responded with more candles,
In the end, the flowers overwhelmed the guns !
And the Mother's love conquered all,
Well done, the peace loving mothers of Kuantan !!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Easter 2011
Woke up early and went to attend the sunrise service at Taman Gelora.
The sun was shinning, the sea calming and the breeze soothing to my soul.
The Spirit within peaceful yet rejoicing when the Word was shared by Pastor Joshua Kong.
And my eyes welled up when this Lamb of God video was shared in the church service.
Hallelujah ! Hellelujah ! Hellelujah to the Lamb of God !
The sun was shinning, the sea calming and the breeze soothing to my soul.
The Spirit within peaceful yet rejoicing when the Word was shared by Pastor Joshua Kong.
And my eyes welled up when this Lamb of God video was shared in the church service.
Hallelujah ! Hellelujah ! Hellelujah to the Lamb of God !
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
An Open Letter To Datuk Seri Adnan Yaccob – MB Of Pahang
Salam from the Kuantan folks,
Thank you for organising the forum,
And the opportunity to hear your talks, opinions and outbursts in the news,
You say, we are blindly following the opposition,
We say, you have insulted the intelligence of Kuantan folks. In fact we are so cool that the forum panel can't answer our questions.
You challenge us to gather 1000 folks to the forum and you will bring in 10,000
We say, it sounds like a threat, only gangster do that.
You say, only the Chinese object to this project,
We say, all the 'rakyat' reject Lynas, regardless of race, religion and region.
You throw a tantrum in the State Assembly, threatened to close up all the factories in Gebeng,
We say please go ahead for we know even if you want to, Pahang has no money to compensate them.
And now you say, you can't close down Lynas, it's Federal Government's call,
We say, you must have mastered the art of Tai Chi, passing the bug to Federal,
You say, you will bring in more experts from all over the world to convince us,
We say, look no further, the victims and experts from Bukit Merah had more than convinced us,
Well, let us tell you this,
As long as the Lynas issue is not resolved,
We'll never give up in our efforts to STOP LYNAS and SAVE KUANTAN,
We'll stay the course till our objective is achieved.
For we do not want to inherit any radioactive waste from Australia,
Thank you for organising the forum,
And the opportunity to hear your talks, opinions and outbursts in the news,
You say, we are blindly following the opposition,
We say, you have insulted the intelligence of Kuantan folks. In fact we are so cool that the forum panel can't answer our questions.
You challenge us to gather 1000 folks to the forum and you will bring in 10,000
We say, it sounds like a threat, only gangster do that.
You say, only the Chinese object to this project,
We say, all the 'rakyat' reject Lynas, regardless of race, religion and region.
You throw a tantrum in the State Assembly, threatened to close up all the factories in Gebeng,
We say please go ahead for we know even if you want to, Pahang has no money to compensate them.
And now you say, you can't close down Lynas, it's Federal Government's call,
We say, you must have mastered the art of Tai Chi, passing the bug to Federal,
You say, you will bring in more experts from all over the world to convince us,
We say, look no further, the victims and experts from Bukit Merah had more than convinced us,
Well, let us tell you this,
As long as the Lynas issue is not resolved,
We'll never give up in our efforts to STOP LYNAS and SAVE KUANTAN,
We'll stay the course till our objective is achieved.
For we do not want to inherit any radioactive waste from Australia,
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