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…
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 following is the transcript for the closing speech made by Deputy Defence Minister Liew Chin Tong at the ASEAN Security Symposium held in the Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 28 August 2018. While we have enjoyed relative peace in Southeast Asia, terror attacks in…
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…
Media statement by DAP Johor Chairman and Member of Parliament for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 19 January 2018 in Kluang A news report today quoted MCA Deputy President Wee Ka Siong explaining that the RM5 million annual allocation he received was not solely for education…
Parliamentary Speech during the committee stage debate on Budget 2018 by DAP National Political Education Director and Member of Parliament for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 20 November The 2018 Budget has been debated for nine days in the committee stage in parliament, and members…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 22nd September 2017 in Kluang The statement by Barisan Nasional Strategic Communications Team that the DAP did not want Uber and Grab legalised is a malicious attempt to shift…
Speech by REFSA Chairman and DAP MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong at the “Social City 2 Conference” on 19th September 2017 in Kuala Lumpur I would like to welcome all of you to the 2nd Social City Conference organized by REFSA which focuses on…
A DAP delegation met with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri on 11th July 2017 to discuss our views about the proposed amendments to the Land Public Transport Act 2010 and the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987. We presented findings from a…
Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Malaysia has the third highest road death rate among emerging markets, with 24 deaths per 100,000 population (per annum) according to the World Health Organisation. It is worth mentioning that according to the report, the average road death rate is 9.3,…