Penang has generally been overwhelmed by deep sorrow over the tragic loss of a teacher and 5 students of Chung Ling National Type Secondary School during the dragon boat training mishap in waters off Macallum Street Ghaut on Sunday 17 January 2010. These are no…
CENTURIES back, tribes in Arabia were said to have each consulted a gathering of elders and community leaders for guidance in making decisions for the people. The use of such a council, called the “shura”, was meant to act as a congenial forum for decisions…
Proposed Regulations For Private Dragon Boat Clubs On Safety Measures I support the suggestion by the Penang State Government that the Federal Government establish a formal inquiry into the dragon boat mishap at Gat Lebuh Macallum that caused the loss of 6 lives. Following the…
Is “Middle Malaysia” a new breed of voters who want more accountability from the government? Or is it merely political sloganeering? Last Sunday, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng told members of his party that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would have to take the middle ground and…
My young MP friend Liew Chin Tong from Penang has been reminding me to keep writing about hope. Hope. Hope because many in this country are again disillusioned about the recent events in this country. Chin Tong recently launched his book “Speaking for the Reformasi…
The DAP 15th national conference last weekend has provided some indications that the party and its partners in the opposition pact are adapting themselves to the latest political trend in the country. Political analysts believe that the “middle path” approach as announced by DAP secretary-general…
Central Executive Committee Resolutions The Ipoh Resolutions: MUAFAKAT TRANSFORMASI MALAYSIA PREAMBLE i) That the nation is waiting for a profound change is beyond doubt and that it is now a fact that the government-of-the-day is incapable of changing the intolerably arbitrary, self-serving, unjust, cruel and…
Central Executive Committee Report By The Secretary-General, Lim Guan Eng 1. The DAP National Delegates gathered here in Ipoh, Perak, on 17th January 2010, at the end of Malaysia’s Lost Decade and at the turn of a new decade amidst a time of a sustained…
Persidangan kebangsaan ke-15 DAP pada hujung minggu lepas telah membayangkan bahawa parti itu dan sekutunya dalam pakatan pembangkang akan berusaha menyesuaikan diri mereka dengan trend terbaru politik negara ini. Penganalisis politik percaya pendekatan “jalan tengah” seperti diumumkan Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng, yang juga…
Speech By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng During The 15th DAP National Conference In Ipoh on 17th January 2010.