Ahad, Disember 06, 2009

DR NG NAFI BERGESER DENGAN SULAIMAN


Menteri Pelancongan Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen meminta media tidak membuat spekulasi kononnya terdapat pergeseran antara beliau dan timbalannya, Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib sehingga Sulaiman menzahirkan hasratnya untuk meletakkan jawatan kepada Perdana Menteri.

"Itu (pergeseran) spekulasi. Adakah ia datang dari mulut dia (Sulaiman)? Tak ada. Apa pun itu spekulasi dan bukan dari mulut dia," kata Ng ketika ditanya pemberita sama ada benar terdapat pergeseran antara beliau dengan timbalannya itu.

"Spekulasi ni macam-macam jenis, kata saya dengan Azalina (Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, bekas Menteri Pelancongan). Ini tidak adil. Selagi tidak keluar dari mulut dia (Sulaiman), jangan buat spekulasi," katanya pada sidang media selepas pelancaran Pesta Tarian Cuti-Cuti 1Malaysia di Dataran Merdeka, di sini pada Ahad.

Ng ketika diminta mengulas hasrat timbalannya itu berkata keputusan yang dibuat Sulaiman adalah kehendak peribadinya.

"Perdana Menteri (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak) telah memaklumkan kepada saya bahawa timbalan menteri ada memberi surat kepada beliau dan beliau (Najib) belum lagi membuat keputusan. Apa maksud surat itu, kita tak tahu lah. Ini memang personal. Jadi saya haraplah media jangan buat spekulasi," katanya.

Beliau bagaimanapun berkata bahawa selama tujuh bulan bekerjasama di kementerian, hubungan beliau dan Sulaiman adalah baik.

Ketika ditanya sama ada Sulaiman ada memaklumkan mengenai hasratnya itu kepada beliau, Ng berkata: "Tiada..ini personal dialah."

Semalam, Perdana Menteri mengesahkan telah menerima surat perletakan jawatan Sulaiman sebagai Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan.

AHMAD SAID EXPLAINS HIS EARLY RETIREMENT


The Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, has denied that his early retirement from the post was due to pressure from political parties or other groups.

He said his retirement was due to personal reasons and his own wish after having served in the agency for so long, and not because of other people.

When contacted here on Saturday, Ahmad Said said he had decided on an earlier retirement to make way for his successor and to spend time with his family.

"I had planned to retire for a long time but was waiting for a suitable time (to do so). Previously, I was busy with work, so now I want to spend more time with the family," he said.

Yesterday, Ahmad Said, who has served the MACC for almost 34 years since 1975, submitted his notice to the Prime Minister's Department to shorten his service to Dec 31 instead of May 25, next year.

Deputy Chief Commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed has been appointed to succeed him effective Jan 1, next year.