What Can I do?
Organise meetings at the local level with yourLocal Council or
Residents' Association.SMS fo friends and to the Federal
Governmentobjecting to the Syabas Bail-Out.Fax to the Ministry of
Energy, Water andCommunications at 03-88893712 objecting tothe
Syabas Bail-Out and that of otherconcession companies.Write to fhe
press and online media expressingyour opinions.Blog about fhe issue
and post comments onother bloas.
The Minister of Energy, Water and Communications hasthe right to
terminate concession agreements under the
WSIAM6, but has refused to do so.
Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Selangor,Bangunan Sultan
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
40503 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.Tel: 603-5544700
Website: www.selan gor. gov.my
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SUPPORT THE SEI-ANGOR STATEGOVERNMENT IN TAKING OVERCONCESSION
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Water is a fundamental human right andshould not he transformed
into a
profitable commodity. Govern ments h avea responsibility to
realise this right.
By paying concession companies sky-high prices,
theFederalGovernment is privatising profits and
socialising /osses. Stop Federal Governmentfrom Bailing Out
CronyCompanies Today!
Stop Federal Governmentfrom Bailing Out Grony
Gompanies Today!Support the Selangor State Government in
takinq over concession companies for the sakeof the p6ople.The
economy is 6liOing into recession.By raising water tariffs, the
people will suffer further.
The Federal Government intends to pay a veryhigh price to water
concession companies to'take over their assets. This will result
in
higher water rates.
It starts in Selangor. lf we allow this to happen,the BN Federal
Government will practice this in
all other states too.
The concession companies are greedy.They say the State's offer
is too low.
Tlqey'ye_alrg_ady taken their millions of ringgit.Don't let them
run to the bank once again
with your money.
1. You will pay higher rates for water. No more Free Water for
20m3 Policy. lncrease in water tariff. lf State Government takes
over, it will lower
water rates:
Quality of water has deterioratedtremendously water smells bad
and is filthyPoor response to water problemsNo open tenders for
more than72%o ofcontracts worth RM600 millionWe pay RM50 for water
reconnection fees,compared with RM'l0 in the past
beforeprivatisationMore than RM325 million in discrepancy wasfound
between the summary of contractsawarded in 2005, 2006 and 2OO7 and
Syabas'sreview documentBetween 2005 & 2007, Syabas exceeded
itsceil ing of contract value by RM200 mil l ion.RM51.2 mil l ion
was spent to renovate theSyabas office when the Selangor
WaterRegulatory Depaftment (JKAS) only approvedRM23.2 mil l ion for
this in 2005Under Syabas' agreement ,25yo tariff hike isscheduled
for 2012, fol lowed by a20% hike in2015, a loo/o hike in 2019 and a
5% hike on2021, 2024, 2027 and 2030The Executive Chairman of Puncak
NiagaHoldings Berhad, was paid RMs.1 mil l ionDirector's Fees in
2007(RM425,000 a month!), one of the highestDirector's Fees in
MalaysiaHe is also Executive Chairman of Syabas, 70%of which is
owned by Puncak Niaga.Pipe scandal:a. Purchase of pipes from
Indonesian
companies of RM600 mil l ionb. These companies are also owned by
the
same person above!Why did the Federal Government give ahandout
of RM2.09 bi l l ion in grants and loansalthough Syabas is
privatized?Syabas is the monopoly distributor of water inSelangor
and Kuala LumpurDespite bad track records, the FederalGovernment
wil l continue to give the monopolyoperating license to Syabas
3 Reasons whythe Federal Government aa
must not take over
o Continued poor quality of water poor serviceunder Syabas
2. lt is a Backdoor Bail-Out. Federal Government will bail-out
its cronies
who are deeply in debt
a.Gurrent rate isb.By 10% in 2009 toc.By 2Oo/o in 2O11 tod.By
25oh in 2013 to
a. Puncak Niaga's debt:b. Syabas'debt:c. Splash's debt:d.
Abbas'debt:
TOTAL DEBT
RM1.33/m3RM1.33/m3RM1.18/m3RMl.11/m3
RM1.3 bi l l ionRM2.9 bil l ionRM1.6 bi l l ionRM640 million
RM6.4 bil l ion
r Federal Government will pay extremely highprices to concession
companies for their assets
o Money is taken from the masses and given tothe already
rich
. Corrupt practices will continue in the way it has
3. Syabas will Profit despite Bad TrackRecords. Syabas is the
monopoly distributor of water in
Selangor and Kuala Lumpure Federal Government will give the
monopoly
operating license to Syabas
