Media statement by DAP MP for Bukit Bendera Liew Chin Tong on Tuesday 30th November 2010 in Parliament House Chua’s first task as PPC’s chairman: merge PPC and PPSB To merge Penang Port Commission (PPC) and Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) should be the first…
The Prime Minister’s wife does not have regular staff or contract employees working for her. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told Liew Chin Tong (DAP-Bukit Bendera) in a written reply that officers from the Prime Minister’s Office would occasionally assist her in carrying…
PEMBERITAHUAN PERTANYAAN DEWAN RAKYAT PERTANYAANLlSAN TARIKH25 NOVEMBER 2010 DARIPADAYB TUAN LlEW CHIN TONG-BUKIT BENDERA SOALAN Tuan Liew Chin Tong [ Bukit Bendera ] minta PERDANA MENTERI menyatakan bilangan kakitangan kontrak dan tetap, peruntukan tetap, peruntukan kunjungan luar negeri dan kemudahan lain yang diperuntukkan untuk Isteri…
Pakatan Rakyat leaders think they have a better chance of winning if they separate their state elections from the general election. The funny thing is that the Barisan Nasional side also thinks that will be to their benefit. THE confetti rained down and heart-thumping music…
Saya ingin mengalukan-alukan pelantikan presiden MCA, Dato Seri Chua Soi Lek ke Majlis Ekonomi Negara (National Economic Council) yang diumumkan oleh beliau sendiri pada Sabtu yang lalu. Keputusan kerajaan tersebut jelasnya adalah respon kepada desakan saya bahawa Majlis tersebut merupakan Kabinet UMNO dalam Kabinet Malaysia…
The Speech of YB Liew Chin Tong, Executive Director of REFSA at the book launch of ‘Overcoming Corruption: The Essentials’, 15 Nov 2010 Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Abu Kassim, YBM Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz, Distinguished guest from the Embassies, guest from the media, ladies and gentlemen,…
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will call for only a parliamentary snap election instead of holding the state polls simultaneously, predicted DAP strategist Liew Chin Tong. According to Liew, this first of its kind move is to ensure that Barisan Nasional scores a “handsome win”…
Anti-corruption authorities like the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com mission (MACC) need not be given prosecution powers as certain quarters in Malaysia have suggested, said former Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption commissioner Bertrand de Speville. He feels the tradition of the separation of powers within the…
There are think tanks, and there are think tanks. Penang’s own think tank, the Socio-Economic and Environment Research Institute (SERI), is seeking to differentiate itself by playing a role as not just the state’s preminent think tank but also as “devil’s advocate”. Set up in…
THREE books on Muslims and Islam were relaunched in George Town to mark the city’s status as a former printing and publishing hub. Prof Datuk Dr Wazir Jahan Karim, who is the granddaughter of the late Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar, a much-respected mathematician, philosopher and philologist,…
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