AFTER 5 DECADES, CAN BN SEREMBAN GET DOWN TO BASICS?

WE are hardly out (albeit Zeti says we are) of the economic gloom and on the eve of the Bagan Pinang by-elections the PM unveiled grand plans of our own F1 team. Even the Singapore F1 show has seen a drastic trimming down of spendings by corporate sponsors and we are pumping millions into the Malaysian F1 dream team. Has the PM gone NUTS? (as in areca nut aka pinang) Areca nuts are chewed with betel leaf for their effects as a mild stimulant, causing a mild hot sensation in the body and slightly heightened alertness, although the effects vary from person to person.

The F1 money should be used for the rakyat of Bagan Pinang and Seremban. For 5 decades of rule they have done little. They have sidelined Bagan Pinang where the infrastructure is wanting. Buses ply the town, but getting out of the village to come into PD town can be a shore. And who lives outside PD? We are not asking for an F1 t4ack to be home for our dream team. Do what Selangor did for its citizens, hardly 6 months after taking over. The Selangor Government gave its citizens BENEFITS, and non-taxable benefits at that. Here is what they got!

3 Exciting Benefits

for SelangorCitizens!

TAWAS PROGRAM (NEWBORN BABIES)

Babies born 01 Jan 2008 onwards

eligible to apply to the Selangor Govt. for an account to be opened .

RM100 per year till 18 yrs. (Approx: RM 1,800)

CONDITIONS:

a) Either mother/father’s IC with code ’10’ in the middle or

b) Lived in Selangor for more than 10 yrs.

NEED:

a) IC of both parents

b) Baby’s birth cert & MyKid Card

TABUNG USIA (60+ & DEAD)

Upon Death- Those aged above 60 yrs who passed away from

Jan 2008-30 Sept 2008, his or her beneficiary can claim RM2,000

NEED:

a) Deceased must be Selangor state citizen

b) To present IC of deceased-showing Selangor address

c) To present burial permit

d) Present beneficiary’s IC (immediate family only)

e) Present birth cert of beneficiary

MESRA USIA EMAS (60+ & ALIIVE)

From 01 Oct 2008 onwards –All Selangor citizens aged 60+

can register for Mesra Usia Emas Scheme, where upon death,

the beneficiary is entitled to RM2,500 for funeral expenses

REGISTER:

a) At ADUN DAP office, Selangor with 2 copies of beneficiary’s IC &

2 copies of the deceased’s IC

QUALIFICATION:

a) Those who stayed more than 15 years in Selangor can also

apply, but IC must show Selangor address (i.e. Those born in other states.)

PAYMENT:

a) Within 7 days, RM 1,000 to be paid

b) Within 90 days, RM 1,500 to be paid

APPLICABLE TO BENEFICIARY TOO

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Kudos to the Selangor

State Government

Posted by Malaysian Medical Resources

Thank you Selangor for taking steps the Federal Government should have taken. Maternity leave is now 90 days and the health of senior citizens is being looked after:

Female civil servants with the Selangor Government are now entitled to 90 days maternity leave starting this year. Announcing this yesterday, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the extra days of leave was part of the state’s economic welfare programme.

“Husbands whose wives gave birth will also enjoy a 14-day paternity leave, up from a week previously. Female staff whose husbands pass away, will also get 30 days’ leave, compared to three days emergency leave in the past,” he told reporters after presenting appointment letters to more than 6,000 village committee members here yesterday.

The Pakatan Rakyat state government had proposed the extra days after it came into power last year.

On another matter, Khalid said Selangor was meeting with various groups, including insurance companies, to work out a plan to help the 300,000 to 400,000 senior citizens in the state to cope with their medical expenses.

Under the programme, senior citizens might only need to pay a maximum of RM5 each time they received treatment from a clinic, he said, adding that the elderly must, however, be registered with the state government.