Annyeonghaseyo. I am delighted to be invited to say a few words at the Malaysia-Korea Look East Policy Business Summit and to join you in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Look East Policy. Building lasting friendships Let me begin by sharing my personal story with…
A year ago, Malaysians boldly voted despite not knowing the fate of the nation in the most unpredictable general election ever. All three coalitions had at some point been part of the federal government. Each had its merits but almost everyone in town had concluded…
A fresh look at the immense potentials of Greater Johor Bahru, also known as the Iskandar region, would serve as the catalyst for Malaysia’s second economic takeoff. Greater Johor Bahru should be positioned as the nation’s second metropolitan after the Klang Valley, and to achieve…
SEPT 2, 2008 — A decade ago today, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was dismissed by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. From the halls of power, as Anwar puts it in one of his earliest prison letters, he descended into “the labyrinths of…
In the aftermath of the six state elections in Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, at a glance it seems that Perikatan Nasional has gained ground at the expense of Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional. But there is more than meets the eye.…
Speech by Liew Chin Tong, Johor DAP Chairman, at Johor DAP State Convention 2022, in Muar on Sunday 7 May 2023 May I first thank DAP Secretary-General Sdr Anthony Loke Siew Fook, DAP’s most treasured veteran leader Sdr Lim Kit Siang, and everyone of you…
The Unity Government, led by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional with the support from Sabah and Sarawak parties, was born out of an unprecedented hung parliament. Despite its messy beginning, the Anwar Ibrahim-led government has the potential of becoming a new political order that could…
This 15th general election is an election to elect a new government. It is also to determine a future that we can all be proud of for Malaysia. All elections before 2018 were always about electing a stronger opposition. Barisan Nasional was always the only…
In the final lap before polling day this Saturday, most pundits have now agreed that Pakatan Harapan has the best chance among three competing coalitions to secure the most number of seats in Parliament. What is not certain however is the extent of Pakatan Harapan’s…
During my visit to Sibu and Sarikei, Sarawak, with Johor DAP State Secretary and DAP Party Whip in the Johor State Assembly Sdr Andrew Chen, I urged the voters of Sibu and Sarawak to vote for Pakatan Harapan candidates in GE15. I have been campaigning…
To all Malaysians who created the GE14 miracle, keep fighting. We will be back stronger.