官商勾結導致洋灰缺貨

Collusion between the politician and the businessmen is the main reason to cause the shortage of the cement

Fong Pau Teck received complaint from the construction workers said that, they wanted to work, but due to the lack of cement, caused a stoppage at their work, the boss ordered them to stop working. The family's livelihood becomes the problem immediately. Moreover, PT Fong pointed out that because the construction industry is the locomotive of the economy, if this locomotive has stopped, many things will be stopping down too! Such as the hardware industry, shipping industry, dining industry, even the retail trade and so on!

There are two cement manufacturing factories in Sarawak, supply the entire market in Sarawak. One is located in Kuching, another is located in Bintulu.

The news has pointed out that, the cement shortage problem appeared at present, caused by two main reasons, the cement factory in Bintulu is still under repair, expected to restore supply at the end of the month; In addition, the cement suppliers put the blame on the big storm, the sailing shipment is unable to meet the arrangement is the main cause.

Some constructors believed that, big storm appears every end of the year, the person-in-charge of the cement factory should do the preparatory work well, for instance, arrange for the consignment earlier, store in the warehouses in different places.

The cement factory in Bintulu actually should plan early before its renovation, pay some hard work, ensure that there will be sufficient supply of the cement.

From the news, CMSB is the only cement manufacturer in Sarawak, and the company has a deal with Maybach investment company and the son of former PM Tun Dr. M.

Moreover, the chairman of the Malaysian construction union pointed out that, at present, the construction industry is facing the globalization cement and steel bar's pricing upsurge problem. He said, one of the cement factory in our country make guarantee to the trade union, the cement supply in the coming 10 years should not be a problem. Therefore, he thought that the cement problem as well as the shortage of the steel and iron should not occur originally, only because of some merchants stock the source privately with the aim of making high profit.

The cement shortage problem which appeared in Miri recent months, make many construction sites therefore lock-out, the construction workers have no work, and the livelihoods are affected. PT Fong pointed out that, this is the cause of the collusion between the politician and the businessmen.

If the two cement factories in Sarawak are unable to supply sufficient source of cement, the government should allow the cement suppliers to import cement from the neighbouring country in order to solve the pressing needs. Why can’t our government open up cement import? There is a very big question mark behind the story!

房保德日前接到建築工人的訴苦說，他們想要開工，但因洋灰缺貨的問題，導致他們的工作停工，老板叫他們暫時停工。一家好幾口的生計頓成問題，真是有苦自己知。不止如此，因為建築業為經濟的火車頭，這火車頭停了，很多東西都跟著停了下來！如五金業，運輸業，餐飲業，甚至零售業等！

在砂拉越有二間洋灰廠生產洋灰，供應整個砂拉越市場。其中一間是設在古晉，另一間則設在民都魯。

消息指出，目前出現洋灰短缺問題，源自兩大原因，即民都魯洋灰廠尚在維修中，料在月尾才能恢復供應；此外，洋灰供應商將問題歸咎為風浪大，船期安排不妥所致。

有建築商認為，每年年抄都會出現大風浪問題，洋灰廠負責人應該及早做足準備工作，比如提早托運貨源，儲藏在各地的貨倉。

民都魯洋灰廠在裝修之前就應該提早策劃，下些功夫,確保洋灰供應充足。

資料顯示,砂州日光是砂州唯一的洋灰生產商。砂州日光(CMSB, 2852)通過子公司CMS洋灰私人有限公司，和Maybach投資公司和敦馬哈迪的公子米爾佔馬哈迪簽署附帶條件的股權買賣協議。

另外，大馬建築業工會主席指出，目前建築業面對全球化洋灰及鋼條價格高漲問題。他說，我國一家洋灰廠向該公會保證，洋灰供應在未來10年都沒問題。因此，他認為洋灰或鋼鐵短缺問題本來就不該發生，只是一些商家私囤貨源牟利。

美里近月來出現的洋灰短缺問題，令許多建築工程因此而停頓，建築工友沒工開，生計受影響。房保德指出，這都跟集團控制和官商勾結有關。

如果目前砂州的2間洋灰廠無法提供足夠的貨源，政府應準許洋灰供應商從鄰國進口洋灰以解燃眉之急。為何我國的政府不開放洋灰進口？問題的背後發人深省！