Highlights (English)

UBAH: BERSIHKAN MALAYSIA
I would like to thank you, the people of Klang, for giving me
the opportunity to serve as your Member of Parliament.
cost of living, education, healthcare, crime, cronyism, electoral
fraud, environment, and many more.
In this leaflet, I share with you our highlights over the past
five years.
Yet, this crisis provides an opportunity for Malaysians to demand for a better nation: A nation where wealth is more fairly
distributed, a nation where environmental, health, housing, and
transport and employment concerns take priority over profits, a
nation where the government is accountable to its people.
Early on, I decided to adopt a balanced approach to my responsibilities – between servicing the Klang constituency and
pushing for structural and policy reforms at the national level.
Both are equally important if we are to improve the quality of
life and promote democracy in Malaysia.
I believe our achievements should be celebrated and
acknowledged, but at the same time we apologise for our
weaknesses.
Malaysia is in a crisis after five decades of poor governance
by the country’s political and economic elite. The depth of the
crisis of governance is evident in so many ways: corruption,
On election day, I call upon the people of Klang to vote for
change.
It is time to UBAH and BERSIHKAN MALAYSIA.
I look forward to working with you in building a better Malaysia
in the next five years.
Charles Santiago
Incumbent MP and DAP candidate for P110 Klang
Free and Fair Elections in Klang
• Investigated cases of fraud & irregularities in the Klang electoral roll
such as voters being transferred out of their constituency, names deleted; voters registered without their knowledge; and ‘boundary corrections’ without parliamentary approval.
• Filed two lawsuits against the Election Commission to compel them to
clean up the Klang electoral roll. The court rejected the cases on the
grounds that it has no legal jurisdiction over the EC to hear the case.
Serving local constituents
Filing a court case against the EC, after discovering
that Mr. Dinesh Kumar was fraudulently registered as
a voter without his knowledge
• Held “meet the rakyat” sessions every Thursday at my service centre and addressed an average of 50 complaints per month
relating to infrastructure, financial difficulties, crime, residential problems, and welfare .
• Worked closely with Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK), local residents’ associations (RA) and rukun tetangga (RT), NGOs,
the Selangor state government and other authorities in responding to the issues.
• Lobbied for the construction of the third Klang bridge. The Selangor state government allocated RM300 million from its reserves funds to build the bridge, which is expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months.
Demanding justice for the family of Pua Bee Chun, who was killed
after the police fired 24 shots at her
Distributing face masks during a health campaign at
Masjid Kampung Raja Uda
Parliament
Raised local and national issues in Parliament to generate debate
and public attention. Among the issues raised are:
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more federal funds for flood mitigation in Klang
restructuring of police force to reduce crime
the need for a third bridge for Klang
dangers of free trade agreements
Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal
opposing water privatisation
The need for a more efficient transportation system between
Klang and Kuala Lumpur
promotion of mother tongue education
workers’ rights and a supporting minimum wage
environmental sustainability
dangers of healthcare privatization
the need affordable medicine
the country’s economy, especially on debt management
Tabled an emergency motion in Parliament to urge the
federal government to urgently allocate RM50 million for
a comprehensive flood mitigation programme.
Worked with the Selangor state government to allocate
RM5 million for nine flood mitigation projects in Klang
and RM500 aid for flood victims
Right to Water
• Used previous expertise as an NGO activist and campaigner to advocate for the right to water to be returned
to the people.
• Mobilised against water privatization to SYABAS in
Selangor.
• Part of the Selangor Water Review Panel that advises
the Menteri Besar on water restructuring in Selangor.
• Spearheaded a longstanding legal case to force the
federal government to publicly disclose the water
concession agreement and audit report that justified a
15 per cent hike in water rates in Selangor in 2007.
The court case against SYABAS promotes transparency,
good governance, and the right to information, and is currently
pending in the Federal Court
Crime and Safety
• Initiated crime prevention efforts and worked closely with key stakeholders – the police, Residents’ Associations (RA) and
Rukun Tetanga (RT), business owners and the general public.
• Organised dialogues between local areas and the police and held meetings with the Klang Officer-in-Charge Police District
(OCPD) to press for more patrols and safety measures in hotspots.
• Advocated in Parliament for the restructuring of the police force (Currently, only 14 per cent of the uniformed police force is in
crime-related departments while 86 per cent of police personnel are in non-crime related sectors.)
Meeting the security force during a public safety programme
Distributed over 20,000 brochures as part of the Klang crime
awareness campaign
• stood in solidarity with the
anti-Lynas movement to oppose
the rare earth plant in Kuantan.
• wrote extensively on the environmental impact of the Lynas plant.
Spearheaded an anti-nuclear protest in
Klang and launched the Klang Declaration
• debated on the report of the
Parliamentary Select Committee
on Lynas in parliament
• opposed the government’s plan
to build two 1000-MW nuclear
plants by 2022, where Klang was
suspected as one of the potential
sites.
Mobilizing crowd from Klang for BERSIH
Education
Public awareness
• Advocated strongly for the Federal Government to allocate more funds to
vernacular schools. (The
national budget presently allocates only 3.1 per cent
for Chinese schools and 2.6 per cent for Tamil
schools).
• Ran various campaigns in Klang to raise awareness on issues like:
dengue, crime, voter rights, water, 1Care, anti-GST, Interlok, H1N1,
haze, flood, state violence, environment sustainability, and free
trade
• The Selangor state government created history in
2008 by disbursing RM4 million ringgit in aid to Tamil
schools, RM6 million to Chinese schools, and RM6
million to Sekolah Agama Rakyat. This is the first such
action taken by a Selangor state government.
• Written and featured in alternative media on important issues like:
electoral reform, death in custody, environment and LYNAS, economic issues including poverty, income and wealth distribution, and
national/household debt, statelessness, crime, and corruption.
• Urged the government to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) in university and civil service
applications.
• Established MP Klang Training Centre which
organised more than 100 programmes in the past 5
years to train and develop skills and capacity of Klang
constituents.
Established MP Klang Training Centre which runs community programmes like: business training for single mothers, youth career
development, education workshops, human rights and citizenship
awareness, women’s development, and inter-faith dialogues
Attending a community programme at
Surau Darul Ehsan
Discussing with Hawkers from Taman Chi Lung
regarding their relocation issues
Managed to push through RM24 million of allocation from the
Selangor government to improve the roads and drainage system in
Teluk Gong. RM 6.3 million has been approved for the First Phase
of the project (2012-2014). Phase Two is in the process of being
awarded.
Assisting residents of Taman Palm Grove (whose homes were
damaged due to a burst pipe) to claim compensation from SYABAS
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