Media Statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament Seputeh, 12 June 2012 I am disappointed to receive two rejection letters from the Parliament Secretary, at the start of this Dewan Rakyat sitting, on questions I submitted for the current session. These rejections were based on the Parliament Standing Order 23(1)(h) and 23(1)(g) whereby it…
Jawapan Parlimen mengenai intimidasi terhadap Pengerusi Bersih – Dato Ambiga
Soalan No. 52 PEMBERITAHUAN PERTANYAAN DEWAN RAKYAT PERTANYAAN : LISAN DARIPADA : YB PUAN TERESA KOK SUH SIM (SEPUTEH) TARIKH : 11 JUN 2012 SOALAN : Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta MENTERI DALAM NEGERI menyatakan sama ada YB Menteri puashati terhadap cara DBKL dan polis menangani…
Invitation to Public Forum “Section 114A Evidence Act: Crime-busting or Online Control?”
Dear friends, Invitation to Public Forum “Section 114A Evidence Act: Crime-busting or Online Control?” Date: June 12, 2012 (Tuesday) Time: 8pm – 10:30pm Venue: KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Auditorium, 1st Floor The latest amendment to the Evidence Act 1950 is a threat to our right to freedom of expression online in Malaysia. If you…
Teacher is unconscious, seriously injured after brutal attack
Member of Parliament for Puchong Gobind Singh , MCA Puchong Division Chairman Wong Hock Aun (second left) and I with Teoh’s husband Tan Lee Ming (third left) at Sungai Buloh Hospital . Gobind and I consoling Teoh’s son. Today Gobind Singh and I visited abduction victim, teacher Teoh Soo Kim, at Sungai Buloh Hospital after we became aware…
Malaysia: UN experts call for protection of civil organizations seeking electoral reforms
7 June 2012 – United Nations independent experts today called on the Malaysian Government to protect the members of a group of civil society organizations campaigning for electoral process reform, who have been the target of harassment and intimidation.The members of the umbrella group Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (also known by the Malay name Bersih) have…
Inconsistent statements by Road Transport Department (RTD) & Liow Tiong Lai
Media Statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh, 7th June 2012 Inconsistent statements by Road Transport Department (RTD) & Liow Tiong Lai The controversial WWW 15 plate of Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai which is now a freebie from the Road Transport Department (RTD) shows that the “open tender system” isn’t transparent and is fatally flawed. The…
Liow Tiong Lai is urged to answer the public’s query with honesty over buying the car registration plate “WWW 15”
Media Statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh, 6th June 2012 Liow Tiong Lai is urged to answer the public’s query with honesty over buying the car registration plate “WWW 15” Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai must respond to the public demand for transparency over his mysterious action behind the RM24,200 bid…
Come and participate in the ‘Street Songs’ (Lagu Jalanan) Writing Competition
This is a first time ever ‘street song’ – composing/ making – contest in Malaysia. The contest aims to encourage and promote more creative and patriotic songs to be composed and aired in Malaysia. At the same time, one of its important goals is to bring our various values – such as ‘unity’, ‘democracy’, ‘anti…