Month March 2015
Seeing through the hudud controversy
First of all let me stress that Muslim has the right to believe in hudud law. I respect that right, as much as I believe Muslims respect the rights of people of other faiths. However in the case of the Kelantan hudud enactment, it is…
If the Government can buy a new private jet, why can’t it subsidise public buses
Media statement by DAP MP for Kluang and National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong on 21st March 2015 We now see a spectacular drama in full display: that Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai and Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi didn’t know about the…
Driving the hudud wedge: The real story behind the Kelantan hudud move
To drive a wedge is to cause hostility or disagreement between two parties. In Malaysia, the implementation of the Islamic criminal law or hudud is one such wedge that is designed to break Pakatan Rakyat, and to bolster the position of the pro-UMNO elements in…
Najib should stand down as Finance Minister
Media conference statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong in Kluang on 7th March 2015 In light of the statement on 1MDB by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should stand…
Pilihanraya kerajaan tempatan dan kuasa lebih besar untuk negeri
Lima puluh tahun lalu, pada 1 Mac 1965, kerajaan Perikatan di bawah pimpinan Tunku Abdul Rahman telah menggantung semua pilihanraya kerajaan tempatan untuk “sementara” sebagai sebahagian daripada respons terhadap Konfrontasi yang dilancarkan oleh kerajaan Indonesia di bawah Sukarno. Tunku juga telah berjanji untuk mengembalikan pilihanraya…
Why we need local elections, why states must have more power and resources
Speech by DAP Johor Chairman and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong at DAP Bakri Chinese New Year Open House in Bukit Bakri on 1st March 2015 Fifty years ago, on 1st March 1965 Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Alliance Government “temporarily” suspended all local elections ostensibly…
GST registration – halt enforcement, take an educational approach
Speech by DAP Johor Chairman and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong at the DAP Forum Kedai Kopi/SSS Anwar Talk in Labis on Sunday, 1st March 2015 Yesterday, I spoke to a crowd of 300 in Labis town together with DAP Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit…
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