Calling support for non-favourism of football players by Khairy

Calling support for non-favourism of football players by Khairy

Cheah Soon Hai: An exemplar for all

Press statement by

Gerakan Deputy President

Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai

28 January 2014

Gerakan Deputy President Dato’ Dr. Cheah Soon Hai supported Minister of Youth and Sports, Khairy Jamaluddin’s claim that non-favourism action should be taken against the football players. Khairy had urged Malaysian Football Association earlier that they should not favour the football players under any circumstances and should take immediate disciplinary action against players who were found to violate the ethics of conducts.

“Khairy’s request demonstrates a good start that all government departments should follow, especially regarding the Auditor General (AG) report last year, to take legal actions and to claim liability of any parties that were involved in misconducts.”

Cheah pointed out that, taking fair and appropriate disciplinary actions are the only mean to achieve the transformation programs that were implemented by PM Najib, namely transparency, accountability and integrity.

He also added that all government departments should be refrained from their own internal investigations as these often ended in fruitless results without sufficient transparency, eventually leading to popular grumbles. Meanwhile, further actions should be taken to prevent similar things from happening again.

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民政党赞凯里不偏帮足球员言论

谢顺海：各部门应效仿该行动

民政党署理主席

拿督谢顺海医生

文告

2014年2月12日

针对青年及体育部长凯里促请大马足总在任何情况下都不能偏帮足球员，若发现足球员违反操守，应立即采取公正的纪律行动，民政党署理主席拿督谢顺海医生表示支持。

“凯里对于大马足总的这番言论是个好的开始，我希望其他政府部门也能效仿，尤其是去年的稽查司报告，应向他们学习，采取行动对付任何涉及犯错的人士，进行问责态度。”

谢顺海医生指出，采取公正的纪律行动才能真正达致首相纳吉一直所推行的转型运动，即透明化、负责任和诚信。

谢顺海医生表示，所有政府部门应避免进行内部调查，因为这往往到最后都是无疾而终，结果未透明化，最终只会引起民众的不满。同时，我们也必须阻止类似不公的事件再次发生。

民政党支持跨政党对话以达全民共识

民政党支持跨政党对话以达全民共识

谢顺海：这是政治领袖展示其领导的时候并引导更健康政治文化

民政党署理主席

拿督谢顺海医生

2014年1月28日

民政党署理主席拿督谢顺海医生对于朝野双方针对近日种族和宗教关系紧张，多次呼吁在国家发展课题上进行跨政党对话，表示支持。他相信突破性的国阵民联两党合作是有必要的，以制止更进一步的政治两极分化，并促进更健康的政治文化。

“遗憾的是，在过去的几年里，马来西亚的政治局势已经倾向两极化，尤其是在2008年第十二届的全国大选后，更为显著。第十二届大选之后，我国见证了过多的政治活动和不必要的争论，朝野双方都尝试打击对方，致使社会和谐和政治诚信沦为牺牲品，进一步导致社会分裂，令人深感失望。”

谢顺海表示，我国不能在经历了两次全国大选后，停止更新和改革的动力和步伐。国家目前面对着许多紧迫的问题，需要以务实的方法，机智的解决方案和跨政党的合作来解决，这也说明了国阵与民联双方对话以达全民共识这一建议的必要性。他也举出当下泰国正在面对的政治动荡，群众集会和泰国社会的政治两极化为例子，严肃地提醒我们所有人，一个国家的稳定必须优先于一切的利益。

“朝野双方政治领袖应该在这一艰难时刻展现他们的真正领导，带领国人走出当下的社会困境。民政党赞同进行跨政党对话以达全民共识，因为这项建议符合我党一贯倡导的中庸和包容精神。我们坚信中庸的声音，在两线制下不应该遭到仇恨和恐吓所掩盖。我们必须一致拒绝不良政治，而突破性的朝野跨政党对话以达全民共识，它将为马来西亚掀开新的一页，促使更健康的政治文化，”谢顺海说。

Gerakan supports calls for bipartisan dialogue on national consensus

Gerakan supports calls for bipartisan dialogue on national consensus

Cheah Soon Hai: It is time for political leaders to show true leadership and induce a healthier political culture

Press statement by

Gerakan Deputy President

Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai

28 January 2014

Following calls were made from both sides of the political divide for a national consensus on nation-building amid rising racial and religious tensions, Gerakan Deputy President, Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai supported the idea of having a BN-PR dialogue on national issues as he strongly believed that unprecedented bipartisan efforts are needed to stop further political polarization and induce a healthier political culture in Malaysia.

“It saddens me to say that over the last few years, Malaysia has become increasingly polarized especially after the 12^th General Election (GE) in 2008. The post GE-12 era has seen a surge of excessive politicking and unnecessary polemics over a string of issues, both sides of the political divide are in a bid to outdo one another at the expense of social harmony and political integrity which leads to greater social divergence much to our disappointment.”

Cheah cautioned that the nation cannot afford to lose its traction on progressive renewal and reform after the two divisive GEs. He noted that there are many pressing issues that require pragmatic approaches, resourceful solutions and bipartisan collaboration which clearly spells the need for the proposed BN-PR dialogue in order to reach national consensus. He cited the example of the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand that negatively characterized by mass rallies and bitter polarisation of Thai society which serves as a solemn reminder to all of us that the stability of a country must be the priority above all interests.

“It is now time for political leaders from both sides of the political divide to show true leadership in these trying times and lead the nation out of the current social dilemma. We at Gerakan support the proposed bipartisan dialogue to reach national consensus which is in line with our consistent advocacy of moderation and inclusiveness. We strongly believe that moderate voices in a two-front political system should not be drowned neither by intimidation nor hatred. It is important that we reject gutter politics and the proposed bipartisan dialogue on national consensus will be the groundbreaking moment that opens a new chapter of healthier political culture in Malaysia,” said Cheah.

Gerakan agrees with call to cut red tape in government departments

Gerakan agrees with call to cut red tape in government departments

Cheah Soon Hai: Monitor the operation of local governments

Press statement by

Gerakan Deputy President

Dato’ Dr. Cheah Soon Hai

23 January 2014

With regards to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statements in his blog that point out the lack of transparency is the main cause that leads to corruption and he felt that government departments should cut red tape as a measure to fight corruption, Gerakan Deputy President Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai threw his support behind the former Prime Minister and hoped that all government institutions can fully cooperate on that especially state governments and local governments and be more serious on cracking down corruption.

Cheah pointed out that all government departments should cut red tapes, if they fail to handle the applications and problems from the public in time, then they should provide a reasonable excuse so that the people are informed of the circumstances.

“It is important that civil servants are accountable and handle the application procedures impartially. The government should not give too much discretion power to the civil servants as this will open to power abuse and corruption. The Public should be educated on their entitled rights and the standard operating procedures of each department. It is undeniable that some of the government departments or institutions have shown efficiency in works under the Key Performance Index (KPI), the Immigration Department for instance has set a target of issuing a certain number of passports within a limited time frame. Therefore, the government should strengthen the KPI Index to ensure that all departments can meet the standards.”