By : G VINOD
SHAH ALAM: Pakatan Rakyat
today unveiled its election manifesto, giving more 'goodies' to the people of
Sabah and Sarawak. The manifesto was launched at the fourth Pakatan convention
here.
DAP Vice-Chairman M
Kulasegaran told the nearly 1,000 participants at the Shah Alam Convention Centre
that Barisan Nasional had neglected the East Malaysians for far too long.
“Therefore, if elected to
federal power, we will set up two second level national oil companies in Sabah
and Sarawak. These companies will serve to safeguard the interest of our East
Malaysian brothers and provide employment to them,” he said.
Also present were PKR
director of strategy Rafizi Ramli and PAS central working committee member
Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Kulasegaran, who is also
Ipoh Barat MP, said that the Pakatan government would also implement a mammoth
highway project in East Malaysia, currently named the Pan Borneo Highway.
“The highway will link
Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Kudat. This is one of our measures to implement
infrastructure projects equally in both East and West Malaysia,” he said.
He also reiterated Pakatan’s
earlier promise to increase oil royalty from 5% to 20% if elected to power.
On reforms of public
institutions, Kulasegaran said the Pakatan government would introduce the
National Anti-Corruption Policy, or Debaran, that will be tasked with coming a
comprehensive solution to combat graft.
Under Debaran, the Malaysian
Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) would be given powers to haul up and
prosecute corrupt officials in court.
Chipping in, Dzulkefly said
that other institutions such as the police force would also be strengthened in
order to combat crime.
“We will also set up the
Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission [IPCMC] to monitor the
police force,” he said.
Rafizi said the Pakatan
government would also deal with the menace of monopoly in the economy by
forming the Anti-Monopoly Commission.
He added that a Public
Contracts Commission would also be set up to revise and study all public
concessions for the benefit of the public.
“We need to ensure that
those who control the telecommunications, pharmaceutical and other industries
do not form a cartel.
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