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BR1M is no substitute for holistic economic policies for the bottom 60%
BR1M (one Malaysia assistance programme) is no substitute for holistic economic policies that improve the welfare of the bottom 60% and the overall economy. It is foolish of UMNO ministers…
Call on the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry on Long Distance Bus Industry
The 14 deaths of the Pagoh Bus Crash on 24th December 2016 shall not die in vain like all those involved in bus crashes before them. Life and death is…
The Independent Advisory Panel’s Report on Genting Highlands Bus Crash
The Independent Advisory Panel to The Minister of Transport Malaysia Report on Genting Highlands Bus Crash at KM 3.6 Genting Highlands-Kuala Lumpur Road on 21 August 2013 Full Report: https://liewchintong.com/lctwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Genting-Accident-2013-Report.pdf https://liewchintong.com/lctwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Genting-Accident-2013-Report.pdf
Deeply saddened by another fatal bus crash
On Christmas eve, Johoreans and Malaysians wake up to the news of another fatal bus crash. An express bus travelling north plunged into a ravine of the North South Expressway…
How economic disparity fueled Trump’s rise, and what this means for Malaysia
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States is probably the most important watershed event globally since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.…
The government is finally committed to amend laws that gives discretionary powers to judges on the imposition of the death penalty and to expedite the implementation of a moratorium on all executions.
The 2017 Budget speech, once again saw Members of Parliament in the House reminding the government on its pledge to abolish the mandatory death penalty by amending the existing…
DAP Johor in 2017
2017 may turn out to be the most important year in Malaysia’s 60 years of nationhood. For change to happen, Johor will be the most important battleground in Semenanjung Malaysia. And DAP Johor shall…
PM’s ostrich response to multiple crises in ‘Budget Season 2017’
Budget 2017 presented by Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Najib Razak feels like an ostrich’s response to the multiple crises facing the nation. Instead of taking the bull by its horns, Najib…
DAP Johor is ready for separate state polls
The Star reported yesterday that the majority of UMNO Johor elected representatives had supposedly expressed support for a separate state election in an internal chat group as UMNO Johor is…
Death penalty: call on Azalina and Apandi to act
May I congratulate Amnesty International Malaysia for organising this year’s World Day Against Death Penalty with Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. I apologise for not being able to…
The Battle of Kluang (Day 3) – Zero illegal gambling centres
Ensuring that Kluang and Johor is free of illegal gambling centres will be one of the campaign issues in the Battle of Kluang. The Battle of Kluang begun three days…
Looming water crisis in Kluang, Mersing and other parts of Johor
No one can deny that there is a looming water crisis in Johor. Residents in Kluang have been facing water rationing since 16th August while Mersing has been facing rationing…