Press Statement by Teresa Kok, MP for Seputeh and DAP National Publicity Secretary on 8th October 8, 2007 in Kuala Lumpur I am appalled to read the statement made by Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz that the informants of “Linggam” video clip can be accorded full government protection, including change of identities as stipulated under the…
Author: Teresa
Illegal temples in residential areas
The following is the contents of a email to me. The writer shall remain anonymous. Hi Teresa, Hope to find you in good health but am sorry to have to bring up some grouses regarding temples in residential areas. The example I am going to use is Oversea Union Garden which is your constituency and…
缅甸僧侣适时的回返红尘行动
自1988年缅甸僧侣与学生起义失败,而1990年的大选成绩又不受缅甸军人政府承认后,缅甸军人政府以武力制裁国家的政治僵局,便一直持续到现在。 数十年来,该国老百姓纷纷逃离该国,而该国在野党领袖昂山舒吉十多年来都因坚持政治立场,而徘徊在自由与软禁之间。 多年来,国际社会对于如何协助缅甸的人民脱离困境的立场都不一致。当西方国家对缅甸实施经济制裁时,亚洲经济强国与东盟国家便纷纷与该国军事政权合作,前往缅甸投资,唯恐分不到该国的经济杯羹的时候,破坏了西方国家经济制裁缅甸的效应。 在利字当头下,许多外国人都被缅甸军人政府的经济幌子所蒙骗,他们甚至合理化缅甸军人政府的许多霸权与滥权的做法。 记得今年中,“东盟关怀缅甸民主化的国会议员核心委员会”(AIPMC)组织东盟国家的国会议员拜访泰缅边界的难民营,笔者成功地说服本国一位上议员参与此行。这位仁兄与国内的缅甸高僧与大使的关系良好,还多次进出缅甸,并曾在经济上资助该国的建校与建筑庙宇的费用。
Please sue me now if you have the nuts
I was informed that Khong Chee Seng called a press conference on United Garden strata titles issue again. My God, he can fry the same old issue again and again like ikan billis. He has harped on this topic and came out in the press once in past two or three months in the past….
从缅甸僧侣走上街头谈起…
缅甸继1988年由僧侣及民主派人士率领要求民主化的起义以致流血事件后,缅甸的僧侣便似乎与政治运动保持距离。没想到经过19年的沉寂后,缅甸的僧侣又再上街示威,要求恢复民主,令世界各地同情缅甸的人们,又再次对缅甸的民主掀起新希望。 去国缅甸与柬埔寨等佛教国家的人都知道,这些国家的人们对宗教的热诚。这些国家的人们生活得再清苦,他们也会把积蓄捐献给庙寺。因此,在缅甸和柬埔寨的郊区,我们往往会看到在简陋的亚答屋社区里,每个数公里便出现一间堂皇的佛庙,而街上往往出现许多为神庙筹款的活动,由此可见佛教和僧侣在缅甸等国人们心目中的地位。 也因为如此,因此当这些脱离凡尘的僧侣,成群结队的离开寺庙,愤而走上街头请愿的时候,他们也激发和带动全国饱受独裁军事政权镇压的人民走上街头,向政府施压要求民主了。 缅甸僧侣的民主行,不禁令人省思宗教领袖与政治的关系。两个星期前,八打灵一个新冒起的基督教组织主办了一个题为《耶稣政治化吗?》的英语讲座会,请来多个基督教的牧师和平信徒分享观点。
Meeting Between Residents of United Garden & The Developer
My volunteer assistant, Emily, started to raise her voice to correct him and repeat the same thing to him. I was very surprised to see Emily react in such a manner as she is usually timid.
Situation vacant
Executive Coordinator for community service organisation A community service organisation in Kuala Lumpur seeks an executive coordinator. Education requirement: STPM/form six school leaver, preferably graduate from college or university. Ability to read, write and speak in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese essential. Computer skills important. Must be able to work with minimum supervision and have…
Express Bus
Dear YB, I bought a ticket to board an express bus from Penang to Kuala Lumpur yesterday (18th September). My bus was scheduled to leave at 9am. I paid an additional RM2 for a van to take me from Komtar to Sg Nibong bus terminal. I reached the terminal at 8.45am. There were less than…