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| Sabah-S'wak gas pipeline akin to PLUS Posted: 22 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The RM4.6 billion Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline project linking Kimanis in Sabah and Bintulu in Sarawak, expected to be completed by the end of 2013, will be as successful as the North-South Expressway (PLUS) linking the Peninsular Malaysia states, said a Universiti Putra Malaysia academic. Faculty of Human Ecology deputy dean Prof Dr Jayum Jawan said the 512km pipeline, which will transport gas from the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal in Kimanis to customers in Sabah and Petronas' LNG complex in Bintulu, is the best example of a national project that could bring the people and business communities of Sabah and Sarawak closer to Peninsular Malaysia. "It is an effort that fits the concept of national integration and regional unity that we we have always wanted to promote. The project will meet these objectives," he told Bernama in an interview.
"I liken the gas pipeline project to a highway that would promote development and link the various regions in Sarawak and Sabah. In short, the long pipeline will bring the communities it passes through closer together," he said. Jayum added that Petronas activities in Sarawak should be seen more holistically than just a matter of the five per cent royalty the national petroleum company pays the state government.
"So when certain quarters call for higher royalty payments, it is as if they fail to see Petronas' contributions in other areas such as the direct economic development it brings when new fields are found. "If we take all this into consideration, it is more than five per cent," he said.
"We understand Petronas as a company emphasises meritocracy and is not bound by political or other constraints. "But sometimes in a plural society like ours, we need to involve as many ethnic groups from all levels and in all states as possible to satisfy all quarters," he said, adding Petronas should provide not just lower-level job opportunities but also management training for Sarawakians. "From time to time, we hear calls to involve Sarawakians at the highest management level. Perhaps Petronas should be thinking of how to provide opportunities for the people of Sarawak, which is also a main source of the resources it is developing," he said. -- BERNAMA
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| Opposition's double standards in Aziz Bari issue questioned Posted: 22 Oct 2011 09:41 PM PDT JOHOR BAHARU: Datuk Jaafar School Alumni president Datuk Syed Hussien Al-Habshee has asked the opposition to not practice double standards with regards to Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) constitutional law lecturer Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Bari's suspension. He said the management and rector of UIAM must be given a chance to resolve the matter and the opposition should refrain from making baseless allegations against the government. "When the Selangor government sacked three Universiti Selangor (Unisel) staff, following which its Vice Chancellor resigned we did not see any effort on the part of the opposition to defend their fate. Why are they acting like heroes only now," he said to Bernama today.
Abdul Aziz was suspended for seven days from Oct 19 for allegedly contradicting the Sultan of Selangor's statement on the State Religious Department church raid in Damansara Utama on Aug 3. Syed Hussien advised Abdul Aziz to focus on his career as a constitutional law lecturer by publishing more research papers in international law journals.
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