Penang MCA raises RM1m for foundation
The Star, Monday 28 March 2011
GEORGE TOWN: Penang MCA has raised RM1mil over the past month for the national 1MCA Medical Foundation.
State MCA chief Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, who announced this, said the amount was significant as it would be used to treat the poor who were suffering from acute ailments.
“The MCA has raised RM10mil so far for the fund and we expect to spend RM5mil within the year. As such, we need to keep the funds rolling,” she said, adding that the funds were not meant for long-term treatment of chronic illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension.
The Tourism Minister, who is an MCA vice-president, was speaking to reporters after a fund-raising dinner organised by the Penang MCA on Saturday in aid of the foundation.
On Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz’s distasteful remarks against the MCA, Dr Ng said the party was not going to waste its time and energy on the issue.
She said Nazri and everybody had the right to their own opinion but the most important to the MCA were that of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Our Prime Minister has said that this is the time for us to get ready to face the Opposition for the general election. He said this is not the time to fight among ourselves,” Dr Ng added.
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MCA to hold charity dinner
Proceeds will fund medical treatments for the poor
StarMetro, Tuesday 22 March 2011
Party vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the fund was meant to assist the poor, who are suffering from chronic ailments which can be effectively treated.
Calling on the local residents to support the foundation, she said the effort was important as the money raised was to help the poor.
“To date, MCA has raised (about) RM500,000. We are hoping to collect more. I believe Penangites can put politics aside for a good cause.
“We have helped cases ranging from providing prosthetic limbs and hearing aides to cataract operations and major heart surgery,” she said.
“Penangites in need of medical aid can contact our divisions here. All cases will be referred to our national headquarters for selection,” she said after presenting cheques to three religious associations at the Bukit Bendera MCA division service centre recently.
“Sometimes, the waiting list for government hospitals is long so if it is a deserving case, we will help take it to a private hospital for treatment,” she said, adding that such hospitals would be required to charge only for the actual cost of treatment and not to make a profit.
The dinner will be held on Saturday at the Sunshine Square hall in Bayan Baru. Tickets are priced at RM300 per table.
Party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is expected to attend the event. For more details about the dinner, call 04-2267827/2267830.
Dr Ng also said that the party had secured RM100,000 from the Prime Minister’s Department for small projects in the state including providing allocations for religious organisations.
“We have given out the money in stages to 38 bodies,” she said. The three recipients were Taman Tun Sardon Por Thor Association, Persatuan Penganut Dewa Snuah Sin Seng and Pertubuhan Pera- yaan Teong Guan Taman Lone Pine. They received RM3,000, RM2,000 and RM1,500 respectively. Por Thor association chairman Teoh Say Leong said MCA had been helping the association for many years. “We are grateful for the assistance as it will enable us to buy prayer paraphernalia for our religious events,” he said.
The 1MCA Foundation is for everyone, regardless of their political leanings, Dr Ng said.
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All set to soar uphill Handover of refurbished funicular train today
The Star, Sunday 20 March 2011
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen will officiate at the handover ceremony, which is scheduled to be witnessed by Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman AbbasThe 87-year-old historic funicular train service was halted February last year to facilitate upgrading works by the ministry, which had reportedly spent a total of RM73.8mil on the project. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is also the head of the corporation’s board of directors, said residents would be able to buy monthly passes at RM24 for unlimited rides once the service reopened.
“Ticket prices for non-residents will be revised and announced at a later date,” he said at a press conference in Komtar yesterday.He added that the expected launching date when the train service would be open to the public would be announced after the official handover today.
Lim also announced that a four-man Technical Advisory Panel had been set up to ensure a smooth running of the new Penang Hill train.
The committee comprises engineers Ahmad Chik, Datuk Dr Lee Yow Ching, Lim Kok Khong and Soo Kin Hei @ Saw Kean Thai.A visit to the Penang Hill ground station yesterday showed preparations in full swing for today’s handover ceremony.
The plush, new, blue-coloured air-conditioned coaches, capable of ferrying up to 100 passengers at one go, were also seen making their way up and down the hill ferrying residents at regular intervals.
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VIP visitor: Dr Chua visiting Kek Lok Si in Ayer Itam, Penang, yesterday. With him are the temple’s abbot Rev Seck Jit Heng (right) and Penang MCA adviser Datuk Koay Kar Huah (centre).
MCA chief pledges to get RM8.6mil for Kek Lok Si
GEORGE TOWN: The MCA will try to get special funding from the Federal Government to further develop the Kek Lok Si Temple in Ayer Itam near here.Its president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the temple required RM8.6mil to build a car park and for landscaping.
“I have given the undertaking that I will talk to Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, and if the need arises, I will talk to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for some special help.
“When I met the Prime Minister on Tuesday, other than talking about educational issues, we also spoke about funding for non-Muslim places of worship.
“The Prime Minister was very receptive and he said that there is special funding, and that I can go and see him on a case-by-case basis,” he said at a press conference after visiting the temple yesterday.
He was accompanied by temple abbot Rev Seck Jit Heng and its trustees.
In Bukit Mertajam on Wednesday night, Dr Chua called on the Opposition to stop harping on the racial divide in the country and instead find ways to resolve problems.
He said Pakatan had not achieved much in the last three years as it was constantly opposing everything and as a result of this, it was not addressing the problems of the various communities.
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Special fares for funicular train
The Star, Monday, 1 March '2011
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The state government should consider having special fares for the disabled, senior citizens, students, MyKad holders and frequent users who travel on the newly-refurbished Penang Hill funicular train.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the state should not overlook these groups of people when planning the fare list.
“We leave it to the state to decide, but I would like to suggest that they consider various tiers to ensure that the service is fully utilised,” she told reporters at the ground-breaking ceremony of SJK(C) Beng Teik Pusat in Kota Permai here yesterday. “We have fixed March 19 for the train service’s official handing-over ceremony to Penang Hill Corporation, following its request to postpone the ceremony from the original date on March 3,” she added.
She also told the state tourism committee to counter the issue of the water scooter incident where a Chinese tourist had broken her legs. “I was very sad when I read a report which quoted the particular tourist as saying that she did not want to come back to Malaysia.” On Feb 5, Zhu Li, 47, from Liao Ning, China, broke her legs when two Myanmar nationals on a water scooter rammed into her while she was taking a stroll on the Batu Ferringhi beach with five family members.
Later, Dr Ng, who is also Penang MCA chairman, gave out grants worth RM100,000 to 38 Penang-based non-Muslim religious organisations at the Bukit Mertajam MCA division office in Jalan Asmara.
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School moves to mainland
The Star, Tuesday, 1 March ,2011
BUKIT MERTAJAM: From an enrolment of merely eight pupils now, SJK (C) Beng Teik Pusat hopes to register about 500 pupils when its new building opens here in January next year. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said work on the RM4.1mil school building located in Taman Kota Permai, was expected to be completed by October.
“We hope the school will be ready in time for the new school term, which begins on Jan 2 next year.
“We are thankful to Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for giving the school RM3.5mil for the project,” he said before handing over the cheque to the school board and performing the project’s ground-breaking ceremony yesterday. Dr Wee said the Federal Government had earlier given the school RM500,000, while Penang MCA had raised RM307,000 through public donations for the project.
He said the school, which could take up to 1,000 students, would cater to the growing population in Bukit Mertajam. Dr Wee added that the school’s current single-storey pre-war building in Lebuh Katz on the island that was built in 1945, had recorded a dwindling enrolment due to changes in the demographic pattern in George Town. He said those keen on sending their children to the school should register them by August.
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