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Media Statement
by Lau Weng San  
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(Petaling Jaya, Monday) : DAP Petaling Jaya Action Team (PJAT) had on 23^rd December 2006 officially launched an online petition to register our strongest protest against it. The petition in English is accessible through http://www.petitiononline.com/notolle/petition.html while the Malay version is accessible through http://www.petitiononline.com/notollm/petition.html.

The UMNO-led Government had announced tolls will be increased in five main highways in Klang Valley with effective from 1^st January 2007.

These five highways are Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), Shah Alam Highway (KESAS), Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP), Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway and Cheras-Kajang Highway.

The recent 20%-60% toll rates hike must be condemned as it is of no difference from “highway robbery in broad daylight that sells out” the rights of motorists, consumers and ordinary Malaysians to big corporations, especially when the construction cost does not appear to justify the toll rates to be paid as follows:-

As of 11am today, 1598 peoples had signed the English petition while there are already 157 signatures collected on the Malay petition, which content is exactly the same as the English petition. Therefore, the total signature collected is 1755.

We hope to collect more signatures and thus urge those who had signed the petitions to mobilize more motorists and friends to sign this online petition. Therefore, the campaign will be extended to protest against the unfair toll hike. Both petitions will be printed together with the signatures to be submitted to the Works Minister, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu after the massive peaceful demonstration in front of Sunway Pyramid on 7^th January 2007.

(1/1/2007)