The death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim is a dark moment for the fledging New Malaysia movement. An innocent life has been lost. All Malaysians are keen to see the law deal with those guilty of the crime, and for justice to prevail. What…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong on his visit to DAP Triang branches on 17th December 2018 I am touched to know that DAP members from Triang made a long trip, which took them hours, to Ayer Hitam, Johor, on 18…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong at the opening of DAP Ayer Keroh Centre, Malacca, on 1st December 2018 MCA Youth at its general assembly today attempted to ignite ethnic sentiments among Chinese by claiming that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng…
Despite the hope for a New Malaysia, the Old Malaysia still lingers on. With it, DAP is sandwiched between an extreme Malay fringe calling for its destruction and a non-Malay electoral periphery demanding to fight fire with fire. Pakatan Harapan has an historic mission to…
I want to start by offering a vision for Malaysia’s future: Society’s income distribution will transition from its current triangle shape, which is large at the bottom, into a more equitable diamond structure, anchored in the centre by a strong and stable middle class. Each…
Empathy should be at the center of economic policies – it makes good political and economic sense. We must always remember that, at the ballot box, a billionaire and a citizen who earns the minimum wage each have a vote equal to that of the…
The recent announcement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s department Datuk Liew Vui Keong that the government is looking to abolish the death penalty had created a public controversy. I would like to share my thoughts on the issue, as someone who has been directly…
The announcement by Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in Beijing that the East Coast Rail Link was cancelled drew adverse comments from UMNO, MCA, Gerakan and PAS. Why I opposed ECRL and HSR As one of the very few politicians who had opposed to…
The following is a speech by Liew Chin Tong at the International Malaysia Law Conference (IMLC) 2018 in Royal Chulan Kuala Lumpur on 14 August (released on 17 August 2018). The idea of the first 100 days of a government originated from Franklin D.…
Speech by DAP National Political Education Director Liew Chin Tong at the GE14 thanksgiving event at Lam Lee, Yong Peng, on Sunday 27th May 2018 I would like to thank the voters in Lam Lee, Yong Peng, who have voted overwhelmingly for change on…