PM receives warm welcome in Perak - The Star

By SYLVIA LOOI & CHERYL HEW
metroperak@thestar.com.my

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to Perak is always an event Perakians look forward to.

Since January, Najib had visited Perak five times, each time coming out with allocations to make life better for the people.

Besides speeding up approvals for projects for the people’s benefit, Najib also provided financial relief to those in need.

VIP presence: Najib is received by various orang asli communities at Kampung Kuala Woh.

On Saturday, he made another tour of the state, which saw him crisscrossing from its northern part in Beruas to Tapah in the south, before ending in Ipoh.

At each stop, Najib received warm welcome from locals where thousands turned up to get closer to the Prime Minister.

In his stop-over in Beruas, Najib approved an allocation of RM2mil each for the Changkat Cermin mosque, SJK (C) Tit Bin and a hall for the Indian community.

Kind gesture: Najib presenting a mock cheque to SJKC Wan Hwa 2 representative Hwang Jit Yuen (third from right) as Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (second from right), Perak exco Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (right), Datuk Chang Ko Youn (left) and the school’s committee members look on.
He also presented wheelchairs and food items to 12 poor and disabled people in the area.

During his meet-the-people session for the orang asli community at Kampung Kuala Woh in Tapah, he was welcomed by the biggest gathering of orang asli.

An estimated 10,000 orang asli from the country converged on the field in the village to listen to his speech.

A gift: Najib handing over the grass cutting machine to the orang asli community at the meet-the-session affair with the orang asli at Kampung Kuala Woh.

During the event, he announced RM30mil additional allocation for the community, to be disbursed through the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.

“You want a bridge, road or house, we will do it for you,” said Najib to the loud applause from the floor.

During his visit to SJK (C) Wan Hwa 2 in the afternoon, the Prime Minister opened the school’s four-storey block.

Young and eager: SJK (C) Wan Hwa 2 students waving the Jalur Gemilang welcoming the Prime Minister during the opening ceremony of the school.

He also allocated RM300,000 to construct a carpark for the school.

In his visit to Kampung Kacang Putih, Buntong later, a sea of people greeted the Prime Minister.

Due to the huge crowd, Najib needed some time to wade through them before being able to reach the main stage, which was located a mere 500m from where he had alighted from the car.

Following tradition: An orang asli performing a traditional seweng dance at Kampung Kuala Woh.

In his speech, Najib said the huge turnout had given him the much needed encouragement.

“With such strong support, Barisan Nasional will win in the coming general election, which is expected anytime soon,” he said.

He announced RM5mil for the construction of infrastructure for a housing project to relocate squatters in Buntong and increased the Indian community’s education fund from the present RM1mil to RM2mil.

Najib’s visit to Perak ended with a dinner with the Associations of Chinese Religions where an estimated 15,000 people attended the event at SMK Yuk Choy.