Malay Contractors defend Penang Pakatan

Very interesting turn of events.

Not so long ago, Penang Umno accused Penang Pakatan of being anti-Malay/Bumi.

Recently, Penang Mca accuses Penang Pakatan of being anti-Chinese.

All these commotions because of the awarding of contracts by the Penang Pakatan government.

With the 13th election fast approaching, is the Mca trying to portray the Penang Pakatan as anti-Chinese and therefore itself, pro-Chinese? All this to gain some brownie points?

Penang Mca went to town, even alleging that a teen contractor who happens also to be a college student was awarded a RM1million project. Also highlighted was that non-bumis only obtained two contracts - a maintenance project for the Penang Hill cable car (2008) worth RM700,004 and another, awarded in 2009, that was worth RM15,000.

Now for the truth of the matter and this comes from the father of the said teen contractor :: "The project was won by Syarikat Syamir, a company managed by my wife Rozidah Omar (mother of the teen contractor). It is worth RM500,000 and not RM1mil as reported by a newspaper". He further explained that his son, the teen contractor, was actually the project manager, a job given him to provide him with business exposure.


Meanwhile, it is good that the Malay contractors of Penang have come out to defend the Penang Pakatan government and strongly rejecting Mca's racial sentiments which insult Malay contractors. The acting chief of the Malay Contractors Association of Malaysia’s (PKMM) Penang branch heaped praise on Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for his professionalism and willingness to help Penangites of all races, including Umno-dominated PKMM, despite criticism from “those who do not understand the state government’s policies”.


Hopefully, the Penang Wanita Mca chief Tan Cheng Liang is reading all these reports and will be giving another press release to celebrate transparency and accountability and celebrate youthful enterprise and ability. Hey, even a Bn component has come out supporting the getting of contracts "based on merits". Don't you think the Mca should be on the same same page.