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- Ex-Terengganu Mentri Besar Ahmad Said quits Umno
- ETP and GTP on track in developing Malaysia, says Najib
- Ahmad Razif sworn in as new Terengganu MB
| Ex-Terengganu Mentri Besar Ahmad Said quits Umno Posted: 12 May 2014 10:24 AM PDT KUALA TERENGGANU: Datuk Seri Ahmad Said has quit Umno hours after he was replaced by Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman as Terengganu Mentri Besar. Ahmad, who is Kijal assemblyman, is joined by Umno's Ajil assemblyman Ghazali Taib in quitting the party to become independent assemblymen. This is confirmed to The Star by an aide of Ahmad. The aide said that Ahmad would call for a press conference on Tuesday. This puts Barisan Nasional equal in number of assemblymen with Pakatan Rakyat with 15 representatives each in the 32-seat assembly. In the 13th General Elections, Barisan won 17 state assembly seats against Pakatan Rakyat's 15, and managed to win half of the eight Parliamentary seats in the state. On Monday, Seberang Takir assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman, 49, took his oath of office before Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Syarqiyyah in Cendering here at 9.25pm. This came hours after Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor officially confirmed the resignation of Ahmad as Mentri Besar. |
| ETP and GTP on track in developing Malaysia, says Najib Posted: 12 May 2014 08:05 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and Government Transformation Programme (GTP) are still on track in developing Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "One hundred and ninety six projects have been launched under the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA), with RM219.3bil in committed investments to generate RM144bil in gross national income (GNI) and create 440,000 new jobs," said the Prime Minister, who delivered the 2013 ETP Progress Report speech on Monday. Twelve NKEA have been identified under the ETP which was launched on Sept 25, 2010. The NKEA, which include sectors such as oil, gas and energy, palm oil and rubber and tourism, among others represent economic sectors which account for significant contributions to GNI. "The GNI per capita grew by 42.5% from US$7,059 (RM22,815) in 2009 to US$10,060 (RM32,556) in 2013 under the ETP. The Government will aim towards making Malaysia's per capita income as much as US$15,000 (RM48,543) by 2020,"said Najib. Najib added that foreign investment had also gone up under the ETP. "InvestKL attracted 15 multinational corporations from North America, Europe and Asia to set up regional offices in greater Kuala Lumpur. Under the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index, Malaysia has been at the top 10 position for both 2013 and 2014," said Najib. Najib added that under the ETP, the Minimum Wages Order 2012 and the Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 were enforced in January 2013. He also spoke of the ETP public infrastructure projects currently under development, such as the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line. "In 2013, 35% of the MRT Sg Buloh-Kajang line was completed. It's right on track," said Najib. Meanwhile, on the GTP, Najib said the National Key Resource Areas (NKRA) under the GTP have benefited over 4.8 million low-income households through BR1M 2.0, worth a total RM 2.9bil, and that in 2013, a total of 5.2 million primary and secondary school students received RM100 in monetary aid. "The GTP has succeeded in achieving 104% of our overall goals in 2013," said Najib. He also pointed out improvements made under the GTP to public amenities such as the KTM Komuter system and rural roads. "The KTM Komuter is now on time, at a success rate of 94.6% - commuters only need to wait 15 minutes for the next train at peak hours. From 2010 to 2013, we built 4068km of rural roads, five times the round trip distance between Johor Bahru and Perlis," said Najib. He added that the Government had allotted RM2.1bil in 2014 under the GTP to build 133,000 units of affordable homes, and in the health sector had handled over 10 million medical cases through the 254 1Malaysia clinics nationwide. Najib said that efforts under the GTP had also succeeded in curtailing corruption and crime. Najib pointed out the violent crime rate was reduced by 30% in the first 52 days of Ops Cantas Khas, which began in August 2013, and that the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission had opened 17 new investigation papers based on the 2012 Auditor-General's Report which was presented in October 2013. He added that the GTP had also improved employee productivity by 2.3% in 2013, a figure which he said could be increased further. "There is room for the country's employers to structure wages in Malaysia so they are more equitable and proportionate," said Najib. |
| Ahmad Razif sworn in as new Terengganu MB Posted: 12 May 2014 06:07 AM PDT KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu has a new Mentri Besar in Seberang Takir assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman. Ahmad Razif, 49, took his oath of office before Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Syarqiyyah in Cendering here at 9.25pm Monday night. This came hours after Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor officially confirmed the resignation of Datuk Seri Ahmad Said as state Mentri Besar. "There will be not be any drastic changes to the current state administration or the exco lineup or portfolios. We will carry on with the work that has been spearheaded by the previous Mentri Besar. "All of us will work together as a team in governing Terengganu and serving the rakyat," said Ahmad Razif after the ceremony. Present at the ceremony were all state exco members. Ahmad Said, however, did not attend the swearing-in ceremony. Other exco members expressed their full support for Ahmad Razif. "Although most of are still shocked by how swift the change was done, we pledge our full support to the new Mentri Besar. "Tengku Adnan had given an explanation on why the change was necessary and we understand and accept it," said state exco chairman Tengku Putera Tengku Awang. Ahmad Razif, who currently holds the Science and Technology, Environment, Energy, Green Technology and Water portfolios, is also the Kuala Nerus Umno division chief. The appointment confirmed speculation that Ahmad Said would be replaced, following a supposed agreement with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that he would stay on for only a year after Barisan almost lost the state in the 13th general election last year. Barisan won 17 state assembly seats against Pakatan Rakyat's 15, and managed to win half of the eight Parliamentary seats in the state. Related stories: |
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