Press statement by Teresa Kok, MP for Seputeh and Vice Chairperson of Democratic Action Party on 17 February 2013 at Kuala Lumpur ——————————————— I am appalled that Australian senator Nick Xenophon was detained at LCCT and deported when he tried to enter into Malaysia yesterday. Elections Commission Deputy Chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad is again showing…
Establish IPCMC, NGOs tells govt
By G Lavendran Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Feb 15, 2013 There is an urgent need for the government to establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) in view of the high number of deaths in police custody. In making this call, a coalition of 42 NGOs dubbed “Stop State Violence Movement”,…
Selangor mahu SPR umum tarikh pilihan raya
By Fazy Sahir Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Feb 15, 2013 Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim menegaskan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) perlu mengumumkan tarikh pilihan raya umum dalam tempoh 60 hari selepas beliau mengumumkan keputusan pembubaran Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor itu nanti. Abdul Khalid berkata, menjadi tugas badan bebas itu…
Selangor Mencapai Pelaburan Perindustrian Paling Tinggi di Seluruh Malaysia Daripada Januari – Oktober 2012
Kenyataan akhbar Teresa Kok, Exco Kerajaan Selangor merangkap Pengerusi Tetap Jawatankuasa Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pelaburan, Perindustrian & Perdagangan Selangor Pada 13 Februari 2013 di Shah Alam Bagi tempoh Januari hingga Oktober 2012, Negeri Selangor mencatatkan prestasi pelaburan yang cemerlang di mana Selangor mendahului mendahului negeri-negeri lain dari segi bilangan projek yang diluluskan dan nilai…
Gong Xi Fatt Chai – KLSCH Chinese New Year Open House
Today is the first day of Chinese New Year. As usual, I went to church for CNY mass, then went to KL Sgor Chinese Assembly Hall for the CNY open house. When I arrived, I was surprise to see Mat Sabu was there earlier than me, this is the first time I saw him…
It’s over for MCA
By Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Feb 7, 2013 If only 30% of the Malay electorate in each of the parliamentary seat where MCA is the incumbent vote for PKR, then MCA is wiped out. But Umno wants to save its Islam-bashing partner at all costs even if it means…
Teresa Kok’s 8th Podcast: Food Price Skyrocketed but the existing government failed to ensure we have enough food without relying to imported food
Food prices have increased tremendously for the past 10 years and it reached its peak in 2008 and 2009 when the world was struck with a food crisis. In Malaysia, RM34.5billion was spent on imported food in 2011. Without paying proper attention to resolving the issue of low food self-sufficiency, Malaysians will face the greatest…
‘Probe Mahathir’s citizenship’
By Leven Woon Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Feb 2, 2013 Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad should have his citizenship probed by the authorities, if he thinks that the granting of citizenship to Chinese and Indian prior to independence was wrong , said a PKR leader. R Suresh Kumar, the special assistant to…