After I posted “Malaysia Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo fails to do justice to Malaysia’s image” on my blog two days ago, I received a long comment from one anonymous “Thumb logic” who strongly disagreed with me. This is my response: Dear Thumb Logic, I believe you are either the contractor or management head of…
Meeting existing and future investors in Germany and Netherlands, Part 1
I am leading a small delegation to Germany and Netherlands to visit some targetted companies to introduce investment opportunities in Selangor state to them. This is the first time for me to come to Europe to promote investment promotion opportunities in Selangor. The reason I have not come to Western countries to promote Selangor in the past…
No jobs for refugees and no education for refugee children, says Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry’s response to my Parliament question shows us how little the Government cares for the refugees in Malaysia. Not surprising that just three days ago, a report released by Amnesty said that Malaysia is a “dangerous” place for refugees who were often often abused, arrested and “treated like criminals”. Once again, I urge…
Malaysia Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo fails to do justice to Malaysia’s image
No dazzle for Teresa Kok at Malaysia Pavilion http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/134848 by Regina Lee Jun 17, 10 5:45pm The Malaysia Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, has failed to impress Seputeh MP Teresa Kok. The exhibit, which comes at a RM35 million price tag, has been plagued with one embarrassing bungle after another, not…
MITI issued 33,492 Approved Permits in 2009 and 18,320 in 2010 Q1 alone
Pertanyaan: Lisan Daripada: YB Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim Kawasan: Seputeh Tarikh: 08.06.2010 (Selasa) YB Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim [SEPUTEH] minta MENTERI PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI menyatakan bilangan AP untuk mengimport kereta yang dikeluarkan oleh Kerajaan dalam tahun 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 dan suku tahun pertama 2010. Jawapan Tuan Yang Di-Pertua, Jumlah Lesen…
Malaysia currently short of 50,000 workers in the manufacturing sector alone
This is the Parliament answer which I cited when I addressed industrialists at the Labour Shortage workshop organised by Selangor State Government and Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers last week. Pertanyaan: Lisan Daripada: YB Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim Tarikh: 10 Jun 2010 Soalan: Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim [ Seputeh ] minta MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA…
Crime on the rise in Salak South, please be vigilant
Crime is on the rise. Recently, I held a press conference with victims of robberies in Salak South to urge Polis to take action against crime. Please be vigilant and report any and all suspicious activities to the police. Armed gang robbed four shops in less than hour by Leven Woon on 15 June 2010…
Prime Minister Najib spent a whopping RM1.9 million on a single trip to US and Japan
It is unconscionable that Najib dropped RM1.9 million of our taxpayers’ money on a 7-day working visit to America and 3-day state visit to Japan two months ago, and yesterday, have the gall to have his minister Nazri Abdul Aziz tell us that the Cabinet had decided to scrap the 1,500 scholarships offered to students…