Former transport ministers Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy issued four support letters to the Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Bhd, Pacific Trustees Bhd and Malaysian Rating Corporation confirming the purchase of land by Port Klang Authority (PKA) and four development agreements.

The issuance of these letters had been questioned in Dewan Rakyat by members of parliament who asked whether it was proper conduct for ministers.

Ong reiterated yesterday that a letter of support merely confirmed that a contract exists and was not a letter of guarantee.

“You are asking me to comment on my predecessors. In all fairness, this was at their discretion at that time, perhaps due to whatever reasons or circumstances.

“If you were to ask me, I might have my own views. I might not do it but that doesn’t mean that what I said or what I chose is the Gospel truth,” Ong said.

On May 28, 2003, Dr Ling issued a letter of support confirming the purchase of land by PKA for Mega Distribution Hub project to the Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Bhd and Pacific Trustees Bhd.

Chan issued three support letters from 2004 to 2006 to the Malaysian Rating Corporation to confirm the development agreement.

“Like I said in Parliament, a support letter is just to confirm that there is such a project.

“My job is not to comment on past value judgments but to enumerate exactly what had taken place,” he said.

PKFZ executive chairman Lim Thean Shiang said: “Having gone through the letters, they basically confirmed the contract entered into by relevant parties and gave no guarantee at all.

“I’m sure only the Finance Ministry has the authority to do so (issue letters of guarantee).”

PORT KLANG: After nearly 20 months of silence, Port Klang Free Zone yesterday defended the “high” purchase price of land and the termination of the previous managers, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).

PKFZ executive chairman Lim Thean Shiang said at a press conference here that the price of RM25 per square foot paid to Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd for the project’s 404.7 hectares was “justified”.

Kuala Dimensi had reportedly bought the land for RM3 from a fisherman’s cooperative.

“The initial offer was RM28 per square foot but we brought it down to RM25.

“We feel that it is a reasonable price as it includes infrastructure and given the holding period.

“If you look at the land price in the surrounding area, it is about RM21 per square foot,” Lim said.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, who was at the press conference, said whether the government paid too much for the land would only be known once PriceWaterhouseCooper’s (PWC) cost analysis was done.

PWC was appointed independent auditor for the PKFZ project, including the land purchase, whose pricing became an issue when it became public.

On the termination of Jafza as project managers, Lim said it was due to “different expectations” between the Dubai company and Port Klang Authority.

Jafza, he said, was hired to help promote and market the PKFZ, and to capitalise on its expertise and contacts to bring in investors.

“Sadly, the investors did not come in even after two years and we decided to take over promotion and marketing.”

He said Jafza was also not aware of the government’s policies.

“For example, they wanted to give a tax holiday of 50 years to investors but Malaysia’s policy is only to give 10 years.

“They also wanted full autonomy to run PKFZ but this clashed with the government’s intentions as we are subject to certain procedures, such as going through the Customs Department and other agencies.

“Jafza thought that they could duplicate Jebel Ali (in Dubai) here at PKFZ but that cannot happen so we decided to terminate our contract with them.”

He denied accusations that the project was hamstrung by political interference, excessive red tape and vested interests as alleged by Jafza.

Lim insisted that they parted ways amicably.

Ong said claims of tax evasion attempts, and abuse of power by politicians and officials overseeing the project would also only be answered after PWC submitted its report.

He, however, defended the conduct of his predecessors, Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.

To counter accusations that PKFZ was a white elephant which tax payers had had to bail out, he released figures to show that it had been steadily getting investors since March.

Ong said his ministry was confident that the project would re-coup its RM2.94 billion cost (for land and construction) and that PKFZ could service its RM4.632 billion loan.

After a change of management in May and up to last month, he said, PKFZ had signed on 58 clients who had brought in RM974 million in investments.

KLANG: The Government was not able to acquire land for the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) at a cheaper price because a development order had already been issued on the land.

As a result, the 404ha piece of land had to be bought at RM25 per sq ft (with infrastructure) as opposed to RM10.16 per sq ft (barren land) from Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB).

According to the report on the chronology of PKFZ development released Sunday, the Finance Ministry had instructed the Port Klang Authority (PKA) and the Transport Ministry to acquire the land using the Land Acquisition Act as the initial offer of RM25 per sq ft was too high.

However, the Selangor state government, then under Barisan Nasional rule, rejected in Aug 2001 the application to acquire the land because of an existing development order issued to KDSB in 1997.

The valuation in both instances was done by the Valuation and Property Services Department.

The infrastructure to be built by KDSB, according to the chronology, consisted of land filling works, building drains, roads, bridges, pipes and providing water supply.

KDSB’s first proposal to the government was in Jan 1999 for a price of RM28 per sq ft (with infrastructure).

The Government had agreed then that the land was needed to further improve Port Klang and negotiations continued until Nov 2002 when the land was bought at RM25 per sq ft.

The total paid by the PKA to KDSB for the land eventually amounted to RM1.088bil to be paid over 15 years.

A support letter was issued later by former Transport Minister Tan Sri Ling Liong Sik to Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Bhd and Pacific Trustees Bhd confirming the land purchase.

Former Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy also issued three support letters to the Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd at each stage where PKA signed agreements with KDSB.

These agreements were for KDSB to develop PKFZ and amounted to RM2.25bil.

When asked about these letters, PKA general manager and chief executive officer Lim Thean Shiang, who had seen the letters, said one of the clauses in the letters said that it was “explicitly or implicitly not a guarantee letter.”

The last entry of the 22-point chronology was that PKA has since paid RM1.378bil to KDSB for the PKFZ project.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hasil penemuan siasatan berhubung kronologi peristiwa yang mendakwa berlaku penyelewengan membabitkan pelaburan bernilai RM4.6 bilion bagi projek Zon Bebas Pelabuhan Klang (PKFZ), akan diumumkan bulan ini.

Perkara itu disahkan Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, semalam yang menjelaskan siasatan bagi aspek berkenaan sudah memasuki peringkat akhir iaitu proses membuat rumusan.

Bagaimanapun, masih belum ada sebarang tempoh pengumuman ditetapkan mengenai siasatan bagi status kewangan projek itu yang dilakukan firma perakaunan dan percukaian global, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mengulas mengenainya, Ong berkata, siasatan tidak dapat disiapkan dalam tempoh diminta kementeriannya kerana masih belum mendapatkan keterangan daripada beberapa individu yang pernah terbabit dengan entiti itu (PKFZ)

“Keterangan belum diperoleh kerana difahamkan individu itu tiada di dalam negara. Jadi, proses mengambil keterangan mereka tidak dapat dilakukan dan secara tidak langsung siasatan juga tergantung.

“Semua aspek siasatan mengenai status kewangan sudah dilakukan, cuma ini (mengambil keterangan daripada beberapa individu) saja belum. Bagaimanapun, saya jamin ia tidak akan mengambil masa lama,” katanya di sini, semalam.

Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang media selepas merasmikan persidangan bertajuk `Kemalangan Jalan Raya, Cabaran Kepada Bidang Perubatan’ anjuran Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) di sini, semalam.

Kerajaan mengarahkan siasatan penuh terhadap projek di Pulau Indah itu berikutan dakwaan wujudnya penyelewengan dalam pelaksanaan PKFZ bernilai RM4.6 bilion, sekali gus menyebabkan projek itu gagal dan menjadi `gajah putih’.

Pembangunan itu menimbulkan kontroversi apabila projek yang pada mulanya dikatakan hanya bernilai RM1.1 bilion meningkat kepada RM4.6 bilion serta dianugerah kepada sebuah syarikat tanpa melalui proses sepatutnya.

Sebelum ini, spekulasi tersebar mengatakan bahawa bekas Menteri Pengangkutan, Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy terbabit dengan skandal berkenaan. Beliau yang juga bekas Timbalan Presiden MCA bagaimanapun enggan mengulas mengenainya.

TEKA-teki mengakhiri segala tanda tanya membabitkan tokoh tertentu beberapa parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) apabila MCA dan Gerakan mengumumkan senarai calon untuk ditampilkan pada pilihan raya umum kali ini.

Selain pengunduran mengejut Timbalan Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy yang juga Menteri Pengangkutan, bakal calon Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang pula kini disenarai pendek kepada dua nama.

Bagaimanapun, kedudukan Chan sebagai orang nombor dua dalam MCA, suatu jawatan yang cukup tinggi, untuk tidak bertanding dalam pilihan raya mengundang lebih banyak persoalan belum terjawab.

Chan, 53, sebenarnya boleh dianggap masih muda, memberitahu kesihatan adalah satu-satunya alasan menyebabkan beliau tidak mahu bertanding.

Beliau menyatakan perkara itu dimaklumkan kepada Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting sejak lapan bulan lalu. Chan bertegas tidak mahu namanya dicalonkan meskipun turut berada dalam senarai yang dikemukakan kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Bagaimanapun, ini tidak menghalang kepada pelbagai andaian seperti dikaitkan dalam isu kontroversi membabitkan Zon Bebas Port Klang (PKFZ) di Pulau Indah.

Chan bingkas menolak andaian itu dengan mengatakan ia bersifat spekulatif dan tidak mahu melayan persoalan itu.

Di kalangan ahli MCA, ada yang membuat andaian bahawa berlaku pergolakan dalaman di kalangan pemimpin parti itu dengan mengaitkan pemilihan parti yang dijangka selepas pilihan raya umum nanti.

Isu klip video lucah membabitkan bekas Naib Presiden, Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek, dikatakan adalah antara buktinya. Keputusan tidak bertanding ini dikatakan adalah hasil paksaan terhadap Chan.

Tanpa jawatan dalam kerajaan, Chan bakal berdepan laluan sukar jika dicabar dalam pemilihan parti. Bagaimanapun, perkara ini dinafikan oleh Ong.

Ong yakin ahli dan pemimpin MCA cukup matang untuk menolak tohmahan begitu, malah beliau berkata keputusan itu tidak bermakna Chan meninggalkan sehala-galanya. Timbalannya adalah pemimpin yang disayangi ahli parti semua peringkat.

Hakikat kesediaan Chan berkempen untuk MCA dan BN mampu memadamkan api yang cuba dimarakkan bahawa MCA ada masalah. Yang menarik juga ialah semua calon Parlimen di Pulau Pinang adalah muka baru iaitu Song Choy Leng yang bertanding Parlimen Bagan, Ong Tang Chuan (Bukit Mertajam), Datuk Koay Kar Huah (Bukit Gelugor) dan Oii Siew Hon (Bayan Baru).

Bagi Gerakan pula, yang hampir pasti, Pemangku Presiden, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon dijangka berpindah ke Kabinet Persekutuan selepas ini apabila bertanding di Parlimen Batu Kawan. Beliau sudah memegang jawatan Ketua Menteri Pulau Mutiara itu sejak 18 tahun lalu.

Pengumuman dalam sidang akhbar ringkas itu mengakhiri khabar angin kedudukan Setiausaha Agungnya, Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye yang disebut-sebut sebagai seorang daripada calon Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, apabila disahkan terus bertanding mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen Bukit Bendera yang disandangnya sejak 1995.

Dengan pencalonan Chia di kerusi Parlimen, calon Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang boleh disenarai pendek kepada dua nama atau lebih dilihat sebagai ‘persaingan’ dua penjuru antara Timbalan Setiausaha Agung, Datuk Lee Kah Choon dan Naib Presiden, Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan.

Lee, 48, yang juga Setiausaha Parlimen Kementerian Kesihatan disahkan beralih dari Parlimen Jelutong ke kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Machang Bubuk, seakan menguatkan lagi spekulasi yang dirinya bakal pengganti Dr Koh. Dr Teng, 63, yang juga pemimpin lama Pulau Pinang pula akan terus bertanding mempertahankan DUN Pulau Tikus.

Ditanya mengenai perkara itu, Dr Koh enggan menjawab sebaliknya meminta supaya semua pihak menunggu selepas pilihan raya selesai dijalankan.

“Biarlah mereka bertanding pilihan raya dan menang terlebih dulu sebelum kita bercakap mengenai perkara itu,” katanya ringkas seolah tidak mahu tumpuan calon terganggu dengan pelbagai spekulasi mengenai perkara itu yang boleh menjejaskan persediaan pilihan raya nanti.

Pengumuman Dr Koh semalam turut menyaksikan 11 muka baru diketengahkan – lima Parlimen dan enam DUN di sembilan negeri pada Pilihan Raya Umum 8 Mac ini. Muka baru itu termasuk Timbalan Ketua Pemuda Gerakan, Lim Sim Pin yang juga anak lelaki tunggal Penasihat parti, Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, bagi Parlimen Batu, Wilayah Persekutuan.

Dr Koh yang sebelum ini penyandang kerusi DUN Tanjong berkata, sembilan calon digugurkan membabitkan tiga Ahli Parlimen dan enam DUN.

Mereka ialah bekas Timbalan Presiden Gerakan, Datuk Kerk Choo Ting; Naib Presiden yang juga Pengerusi Gerakan Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong; Naib Presiden, Ng Lip Yong manakala enam DUN ialah Yap Soo Sun, Cheung Khai Yan, Chua Peng Song, Toh Kin Woon, Lai Chew Hock dan Ng Chii Fa.

Kerusi Parlimen Beruas, yang dikosongkan Dr Lim selepas mengumumkan persaraannya sebelum ini bakal ditandingi Naib Presiden, Datuk Chang Ko Youn.

Senarai calon kali ini juga menyaksikan hanya tiga wanita dicalonkan untuk kerusi Bukit Tengah, Pulau Pinang yang ditandingi Ng Siew Lai, Yong Dai Ying di Bukit Lanjan, Selangor dan Ngo Kim Hua di Bachang, Melaka, iaitu satu-satunya kerusi yang ditandingi Gerakan di negeri itu.

Sementara itu, pengakuan Presiden MIC, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu sendiri mengenai kesukaran mempertahankan semua sembilan kerusi Parlimen dan 19 kerusi DUN yang dimenangi parti itu pada 2004 sudah cukup untuk membayangkan kehebatan cabaran bakal dihadapi calonnya kali ini.

Hanya dua pertukaran dibuat dalam senarai calon Parlimen, tetapi 13 muka baru diperkenalkan bagi DUN, hampir semua bertanding buat pertama kali dalam usaha menggamit semula sokongan kaum India yang semakin terhakis sejak kebelakangan ini.

Tindakan menukarkan penyandang kerusi Parlimen Tapah, Datuk S Veerasingam bagi bertanding di DUN Sungkai dan meletakkan Ketua Penerangan MIC, Datuk M Saravanan, sebagai ganti menimbulkan tanda tanya pelbagai pihak mengenai percaturan Samy Vellu.

Pengguguran penyandang kerusi DUN Kahang, S Ramis, turut menjadi kejutan, seperti mana penambahan seorang lagi wanita, S Thangasvari (DUN Hutan Melintang) menyertai Datin Paduka Komala Devi (Parlimen Kapar) dan Kamala Ganapathy di DUN Seri Andalas.

MIC kali ini bukan saja terpaksa bertungkus lumus meraih sokongan masyarakat India bagi calon parti itu, sebaliknya harus memastikan tradisi sokongan mereka kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) terus berkekalan berikutan beberapa perkembangan terkini membabitkan tunjuk perasaan di kalangan anggota masyarakat yang mendakwa kepentingan mereka diabaikan.

Kerusi Parlimen Kota Raja dan Subang di Selangor; Tapah, Perak; Teluk Kemang, Negeri Sembilan dan Cameron Highlands, Pahang di jangka menghadapi pertandingan sengit.

DUN Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan; Perai dan Bagan Dalam di Pulau Pinang; Batu Caves, Selangor serta Lunas dan Bukit Selambau di Kedah turut menghadapi laluan getir kerana difahamkan beberapa nama besar di kalangan pemimpin pakatan pembangkang mengintai kerusi berkenaan.

KUALA LUMPUR: For only the second time in its history, an MCA deputy president will not be seeking re-election.

Nine years ago, Datuk Seri Lim Ah Lek did not contest the Bentong seat because he “wanted to retire from public life”. But it became known later that the retirement was forced on him due to differences with the then party president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik.

Yesterday, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy, who counts Lim as his mentor, cited health as the reason for not offering himself as a candidate for the Selayang parliamentary seat.

“It has nothing to do with the PKFZ (Port Klang Free Zone),” he said, adding that he made the decision eight months ago.

“I could not announce it sooner as I was the election committee chairman.”

Selayang division vice-chief Lee Li Yew will replace Chan.

Chan felt it would have been remiss on his part to announce his plan earlier when the party was counting on him to prepare the party machinery.

Chan vowed to work hard to ensure that the party did well at the general election.

MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said he accepted Chan’s decision “with a heavy heart”.

“I tried to persuade him to stay but he was adamant,” he said during a press conference to announce the party’s parliamentary candidates yesterday.

Ong said up till yesterday, he had put down Chan as a candidate for the Selayang constituency.

“But he told me that even if the prime minister endorsed his candidature he would not stand,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ong announced that the party would contest 40 parliamentary seats, of which 22 will be by new faces.

“We are retaining 16 incumbents. There are 12 newcomers, 10 who are moving up from state to parliament and two who had lost in the previous contest.”

Ong said the candidates were a mix of experience and youth as part of the party’s rejuvenation programme.

Among the new faces are Carol Chew Chee Lin (Seputeh), Professor Hou Kok Chung (Kluang), Song Choy Leng (Bagan), Ong Tang Chuan (Bukit Mertajam), Datuk Ling Hee Leong (Gopeng), Liew Mun Hon (Ipoh Timur) and Cheah Yoke Can (Batu Gajah).

Among those moving up from state to parliament seats are Datuk Lee Hwa Beng (Kelana Jaya), Ch’ng Toh Eng (Klang), Wee Jeck Seng (Tanjung Piai) and Hoo Hee Lee (Serdang).

Those making a second attempt are MCA secretary-general Datuk Ong Ka Chuan (Tanjung Malim) and Datuk Dr Lee Chong Meng (Bukit Bintang).

Chan memberi kesihatan sebagai alasan tunggal dan menyatakan perkara itu dimaklumkan kepada Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting sejak lapan bulan lalu.

“Keputusan ini tidak boleh diumumkan lebih awal kerana saya adalah Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pemandu Pilihan Raya Umum MCA menyebabkan banyak perkara perlu diselesaikan untuk memastikan semua berjalan lancar.

“Saya mencari masa sesuai mengumumkan perkara ini dan hari ini (semalam) masa yang sesuai,” katanya pada sidang akhbar semalam.

Sidang akhbar itu sebenarnya untuk MCA mengumumkan calon tetapi Ong memecah teka-teki berhubung kedudukan Chan dengan berkata timbalannya ingin membuat pengumuman mengenai suatu perkara terlebih dulu.

Chan yang juga Menteri Pengangkutan memulakan pengumuman dengan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi serta Timbalannya, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan Ong.

Beliau juga berterima kasih kepada pengundi Selayang, ahli MCA, kakitangan Kementerian Pengangkutan serta keluarganya yang menyokong dan memahami kerjaya dalam kerajaan dan politik.

Walaupun tidak bertanding, Chan memberi jaminan akan terbabit sepenuhnya dalam kempen pilihan raya dan menggesa semua ahli parti berkempen sepenuh hati supaya BN mendapat keputusan cemerlang.

“Moral dan semangat ahli sangat tinggi. Saya tidak fikir keputusan ini akan memberi kesan terhadap MCA,” katanya yang membuat pengumuman dalam nada yang sedih. Beberapa pemimpin MCA tidak menyembunyikan perasaan sedih mereka dengan menitiskan air mata.

Sementara itu apabila ditanya sama ada keputusan itu mempunyai kaitan dengan isu Zon Bebas Port Klang (PKFZ) di Pulau Indah bernilai RM4.6 bilion, Chan berkata soalan itu adalah spekulasi dan tidak mahu menjawabnya.

Pembangunan PKFZ menimbulkan kontroversi apabila projek yang pada mulanya dikatakan hanya bernilai RM1.1 bilion meningkat kepada RM4.6 bilion serta dianugerah kepada sebuah syarikat tanpa melalui proses sepatutnya.

PORT Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) revealed a new logo on Nov 28 to refresh its image, symbolising a renewed commitment to making the initiative a national success story.

The new logo constitutes three green waves, symbolising PKFZ’s connection to the surrounding maritime ports and each representing the key benefits of Speed, Integration and Connection. Forming a circle, the logo’s shape represents continuous trade, global reach and endless connections.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy, who unveiled the logo, said `the new logo is about the opening of a new chapter for PKFZ. It’s about change, about adapting to a dynamic business environment.’

Since its opening in November last year, 39 companies involved in manufacturing, distribution of equipment and parts for various industries, trading and logistics have invested RM729 million in PKFZ, generating 888 job opportunities. PKFZ is in further negotiations with 55 companies with a potential investment value of RM610 million. This is targeted to be achieved by the end of 2008 and is expected to create some 20,000 new jobs.

“The life span of the project is long enough, between 50 and 60 years, but definitely we won’t take that long (to repay the loan),” Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said after the launch of the free zone’s new logo in Subang yesterday.

He said his confidence was bolstered by the fact that in such a short period, PKFZ has managed to bring in 39 investors who have invested RM729 million in the free zone so far.

“In my mind, the controversies surrounding PKFZ have been resolved and it is now time to move on and not talk about the past,” Chan said.

He said in his speech during the launching ceremony that PKFZ is a bold and visionary concept and the government is committed to making PKFZ a success.

PKFZ chairman and Port Klang Authority general manager O.C. Phang said the new logo is to comply with intellectual property rights laws, with the withdrawal of Jebel Ali Free Zone from the project, and to reflect the new management vision for the free zone.

PKFZ also signed agreements with EFE Expo Sdn Bhd and the Small and Medium Industry Association Malaysia.

Under the agreements, EFE Expo is committed to taking up a 200,000 sq ft commercial space in PKFZ and the SMI Association agreed to jointly promote the free zone among its members.

EFE Expo is a Johor-based company which manages the annual export furniture exhibition for the Malaysia Furniture Entrepreneur Association.

Meanwhile, Chan said the government is close to awarding the Ipoh-Padang Besar double-track railway project. He declined to elaborate further.

Market talk values the project at close to RM15 billion.

Beliau berkata, konsep pembangunan PKFZ membabitkan tiga matlamat utama iaitu sebagai hab perkilangan, perdagangan dan pengedaran di Asia; pemangkin kepada pembangunan Pelabuhan Klang secara keseluruhannya; selain menarik pelaburan langsung asing dan membuka lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan kepada rakyat tempatan.

“PKFZ menguasai 30.8 hektar kawasan terbuka di zon bebas itu dengan opsyen mengambil tambahan 37.2 hektar lagi tahun depan, 20 unit industri ringan dan keluasan pejabat lebih 6,000 kaki persegi.

“Perniagaan berdasarkan TEU (unit bersamaan 20 kaki) pula meningkat kepada 1,111 TEU setakat ini berbanding hanya 67 TEU pada Mei lalu,” katanya.