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South China Sea code Offering free durians
IN BRIEF

must have sharp teeth tantamount to polls
offence — Bersih 2.0

KUALA LUMPUR: An event
organised by a Selangor gov-
ernment cooperative where
guests will be treated to free
durians has been criticised
by election watchdog group
Bersih 2.0 as a possible elec-
Malaysia may take China to court if issue festers, says Saifuddin tion offence. Noting that PKR

candidate for the Sungai Kan-
dis by-election Mohd Zawawi
BY SANGEETHA AMARTHALINGAM Conduct of Parties in the South Ahmad Mughni and Selangor
& CHESTER TAY China Sea) has no teeth. We are not Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari
sure if CoC would have canines but will be attending the event on
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia hopes we hope to complete the process. Saturday in Shah Alam, Bersih
the Code of Conduct (CoC) for the If the situation exacerbates, we will 2.0 said the offer to treat voters

South China Sea has sharp teeth consider [filing] a suit,” he added. is tantamount to an offence

to resolve multiple claims over its However, Saifuddin assured the under Section 8 of the Elec-
waters, Foreign Minister Datuk Sai- House that Malaysia would not tion Offences Act. The event is

fuddin Abdullah said in Parliament send a naval armada for “no appar- being organised by Kohijrah, a
yesterday. ent reason” to the oceanic region to microcredit programme under
If the CoC fails to resolve mat- resolve matters with China. the Selangor menteri besar,
ters, Malaysia would consider a Responding to oral questions Bersih 2.0 said.
legal suit against China over the by three members of parliament
Pulau Layang Layang reef, Sai- on the set-up of a Chinese naval Liew: Only Zahid’s
fuddin said in reply to a question base fitted with missiles on the name being considered
from Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee Spratly Islands in the South China for PAC chairman post
(BN-Beluran). Saifuddin: The sea is claimed by many including China, which wants to play a bigger Sea, he said the CoC is expected to KUALA LUMPUR: To date, only
“The sea is claimed by many role geopolitically. Photo by Bernama take some time to fi nalise. the name of opposition leader

including China, which wants to The CoC would be a rules-based Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid
play a bigger role geopolitically. strengthening ways to deal with its “This is on the table of the Asean framework that all parties must Hamidi has been considered

There are no plans to take up a le- behaviour, hence the CoC, which leaders’ meeting in Singapore next abide by when implementing any for the post of chairman of the

gal case against China but we are needs to be expedited. week. The DoC (Declaration on the activity in the South China Sea. Public Accounts Committee
(PAC). Minister in the Prime
Minister’s Department Datuk
Warisan will not Sarawak has not taken up Liew Vui Keong, confirming
the matter, said the decision
stop pursuing was in the hands of Ahmad

Zahid on whether to accept
40% revenue autonomy offer, says Chong the post. “We have received a
recommendation from Dewan
for Sabah, says Rakyat Deputy Speaker Nga Kor
Ming and the matter is also an
Siambun BY SANGEETHA AMARTHALINGAM of gross value from oil extracted er affairs, said the federal govern- election promise by the Paka-

& CHESTER TAY within the state as royalties, plus ment is not able to devolve power tan Harapan,” he told reporters
50% of taxes collected in the state. to the state. when met at Parliament lobby
KOTA KINABALU: Parti War- KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak “In return, the state government Chong said the additional oil yesterday. — Bernama
isan Sabah will not stop pursu- government has not yet accepted will take up the responsibility and royalties of 15%, from 5% currently,

ing the 40% net revenue owed an offer from Putrajaya for auton- financial burden of the state minis- will amount to about RM4.5 billion NFC project site will be

by the federal government to omy, said the state’s Pakatan Hara- try of health and ministry of educa- to RM5 billion a year, and 50% of all redeveloped — Negeri

Sabah as specifically stated in pan chairman Chong Chieng Jen. tion in Sarawak. This has been our taxes collected in Sarawak would Sembilan MB

the Malaysia Agreement 1963 The state government did not proposal in our manifesto, meaning amount to around RM3.5 billion a SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sem-
(MA63) and Schedule 10, Ar- explain its stand on the matter, we pay for our own teachers, doc- year, as Sarawak contributes about bilan state government will
ticle 112 of the Federal Con- Chong told the media at the Par- tors and nurses, and medicine that RM7 billion in tax collection. redevelop the cattle-breeding
stitution. liament lobby yesterday. we procure,” he said. Hence, he said the total amount project previously run by the

Warisan treasurer-general “They did not give a reason, just “So it is a whole package, it is in to be paid to Sarawak will be ap- National Feedlot Corp (NFC),
Terrence Siambun said it was no response,” he said. line with the pursuit for more au- proximately RM8 billion. should the project move to Jo-
the absolute right of Sabah to Chong, the member of parlia- tonomy for the state government,” Chong said the Pakatan coali- hor. Menteri Besar Aminuddin
pursue the matter, but would ment for Stampin in Sarawak, said he added. tion’s member parties have signed Harun said that in the mean-
apply a different approach from Pakatan had in its manifesto stated Under these circumstances, an agreement on these promises, time, he would meet with Agri-

that taken by the Sabah Pro- that if the coalition took over Pu- Chong, who is also deputy minis- and have submitted the agreement culture and Agro-based Indus-
gressive Party (SAPP) and its trajaya, it would offer Sarawak 20% ter of domestic trade and consum- to the state government. try Minister Salahuddin Ayub

allies in Gabungan Sabah. in the near future to discuss

“This 40% entitlement for the matter. “This step is to en-

Sabah was agreed upon by all sure the supply of meat in the
during the formative years of Mujahid: Govt taking steps to eventually ban child marriages state is sufficient to meet the

the Federation of Malaysia and demand besides helping the
was put into an agreement. people, especially the livestock
Hence, there is no question on KUALA LUMPUR: The govern- “We are coming up with the SOP rary measure but the long-term breeders around Tampin,” he
this issue,” he said in a state- ment will put in place temporary to tighten [the current law] because [measure] is very important and told reporters yesterday. —
ment here yesterday. measures to curb marriages involv- as long as there is a provision with we should come to the point where Bernama
Siambun was comment- ing minors until such time that it the permission of the court, you child marriages should be banned,”
ing on a statement by SAPP bans child marriages altogeth- have to respect the law. he said at the Parliament lobby. Cuepacs to propose
president Datuk Yong Teck Lee er, Minister in the Prime “But let me just say here Mujahid said the government new salary scheme

“reminding” Warisan deputy Minister’s Department that this is just a tempo- was now facing a technical prob- LABUAN: The Congress of Un-
president Darell Leiking, who Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof lem in banning child marriages ion of Employees in the Pub-
is also International Trade and Rawa said. because it involved the process of lic and Civil Services Malay-
Industry Minister, of the 40% The standard operating Mujahid: We are coming amending the current law. sia (Cuepacs) is drawing up a

net revenue. procedure (SOP), which up with the SOP to tighten Mujahid did not rule out the pos- proposal for a new remuner-
He said that as a founding would be finalised this [the current law] because sibility of having an Act, either civil ation system for civil servants
partner of the Federation of month, is to have short- as long as there is a or syariah, amended in the long for submission to the govern-
Malaysia, Sabah should be term measures to provision with term to ban marriages of minors. ment, said its president, Datuk
practical in the matter like Sar- tighten the law un- the permission In that regard, he said, the gov- Azih Muda. He said the Cue-
awak’s approach and strategies til the government of the court, ernment was seeking the views of pacs wanted the government to
in regaining the state’s rights finds a concrete you have to all stakeholders, including Islamic implement the fi ve-year review
while maintaining a good re- solution to totally respect the scholars and Syariah Court judges, of the civil servants’ salaries
lationship with the federal gov- ban child mar- law. Photo by to study the matter before it was because it had not been done
ernment. — Bernama riages, he said. Bernama brought to Parliament. — Bernama since 2002. — Bernama