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Wong back
Proper procedures followed at work
in transactions: NUBE
by Giam Say Khoon
newdesk@thesundaily.com

SHAH ALAM: Selangor execu-

tive councillor and Bukit Lanjan
assemblyman Elizabeth Wong
reported for duty yesterday
PETALING JAYA: The purchased for more than RM5 17 last year. fully cooperated and neither after deciding to stay on in her
National Union of Bank million. Solomon said the NUBE hindered nor refused to hand posts following advice from the
Employees (NUBE), which “There had been no failure had agreed to an inspection over any document. state government.
had a run-in with the Human to hand over documents, by but not on the said date, and The NUBE further exten- Wong (pix), clad in a black
Resource Ministry’s Trade anyone in the NUBE,” he said. following subsequent corres- ded its cooperation when the suit and wearing her hair in a
Union Affairs Department Solomon said the two pondence between both par- department informed it of bob, arrived at her office in the
recently, said a plot of land transactions were supported ties, Aug 26 was agreed. another inspection on Sept 10, state government building at
in Country Heights Kajang by a valuation report and all He said, however, that he said. 9.30am and was immediately
was sold at a market rate of proper procedures followed. officers from Putrajaya had Solomon said the depart- surrounded by more than 20 executive councillor Ronnie Liu
RM1 million and two units He also said the depart- turned up rather than officers ment’s officials interviewed reporters who had been wait- and two supporters bearing
of a four-and-a-half-storey ment’s Selangor office had of the department. the NUBE president and ing for her since 8.30am. bouquets of yellow roses.
office building in Brickfields notified the union on Aug 11 “The officials conducted an treasurer on Sept 9, after She appeared calm and Senior executive council-
purchased for RM4.2 million. last year that it would conduct inspection of NUBE files and which the union was asked to smiled at the press, saying: lor Teresa Kok also called
Its general-secretary J. an inspection of records, docu- documents. Voluminous pho- submit documents pertaining “I just want to go back to my on Wong with a box of choco-
Solomon in a statement ments and files at the union’s tocopies of documents were to its Benevolent Fund. office, concentrate on my work lates at 10.45am and stayed
denied reports that the land offices in Kuala Lumpur on made upon request and handed He said the union had req- as advised by the mentri besar for 30 minutes. On her way
had been valued at RM1.5 Aug 19 – notwithstanding a over on Aug 26 and 27.” uested a copy of the notes of (Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim) and out she told the press: “She
million and the office units previous inspection on March Solomon said the union interview but was refused. (Opposition Leader) Datuk Seri (Wong) is okay and we will
Anwar Ibrahim. help her get through this dif-
“Thank you very much. ficult time.
Please allow me to get back to “To many people, Elizabeth
Sarawakian wins work and serve the people.”
Wong had been on leave
has contributed a lot and she
is an asset to the state govern-
RM11m jackpot since mid-February after giv-
ing notice to resign from both
ment. Let bygones be bygones
because the people will see (if
her posts over intimate photos she can perform).”
PETALING JAYA: The ages of a circulated over the internet. On Wednesday, Khalid
Sarawakian businessman’s family The state government dec- told a press conference that
members turned out to be lucky for ided on Wednesday that she the executive council had
him, when he bagged the RM11.69 should resume her duties. unanimously decided to retain
million Mega Toto 6/52 jackpot earlier When asked if she was Wong.
this month. worried that the issue would “The state government
His winning set of numbers 1, 9, continue to be played up by believes this is an appropriate
20, 21, 30 and 35 won the jackpot on state opposition leader Datuk and fair decision after taking
April 4. Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, Wong into consideration the views
The businessman, in his 30s, re- said: “I am interested only in of all quarters, public inter-
alised he had won when he checked doing my work. I have a meet- est and the fact that police
the results of the draw in a daily. In ing with state tourism officers investigations have to date
disbelief, he called his elder brother and they will be my priority.” failed to reach a conclusion,”
to verify his winning numbers and She was welcomed by he said.
then broke the news to his wife who is
expecting their first child. She thought
he was pulling her leg.
The winner, who came to Sports
Toto’s head office with his wife and See the light ...
Hilmi cannot be
brother to claim his prize, could hardly
conceal his joy. READERS of theSun yes
terday background, and a stri
traced: CID chief
He described his new-found held the paper at arm’s pped solid Exora exterior, allo
length, down version of the car KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala alert,” Ku said yesterday.
fortune as timely in view of the cur- squinting at the light.
reverse page with text
on the the reader to simultaneowing Lumpur CID chief SAC II Datuk Hilmi, 32, went missing
Was this a new printed admire the inside and usly
rent economic situation, and said to read a newspaper way in mirror-image.
of
outside Ku Chin Wah said Hilmi Malek, on Feb 9 after he was linked
he planned to settle his financial ? No, Some readers though the nat ion’s first locally
readers were just checkin a former boyfriend of Selangor to intimate photos of Wong
commitments as well as those of his an innovative advertise g out mirror-image text was t the manufactured Multi-P
urpose exco member Elizabeth Wong, posted online. He was said to
ment a mis- Veh icle.
family members. published yesterday to print. But those who “sa
mark w the “At firs t I wondered if has yet to be traced to assist be in Batam, Indonesia.
the launch of the Proton light” praised the concep
He said he had played the set of Exora When the jacket was
t. page had been misprinted the in police investigations. Wong, 37, lodged a police
numbers for about a month. A regular on Wednesday. hel d , then
against the light, the I rea d the inst ructions. I held it “He has not returned but I report in Petaling Jaya two
Toto player, he said he would spend The jacket ad featur interior, up to
the Exora against a ed engine and chassis app the sun and was amazed. am confident he will be back days after offering to resign as
within his means – about RM50 in white eared It’s simply brilliant!” one
through the page aga reader in Malaysia soon. There is a state exco member and Bukit
each Mega Toto 6/52 and Toto 6D inst the said.
warrant out for his arrest. All Lanjan state assemblyman.
draw, which are his favourites. entry points have been put on – Bernama