Sassy MP

Pada bulan yang lalu, saya telah menerima jemputan untuk menyertai perayaan Ponggol oleh penduduk di Puchong. Di sini, saya menunggu sehingga susu di dalam periuk mendidih sehingga melimpah keluar dari periuk. Tradisi ini membawa maksud bahawa hasil tanaman pada tahun itu akan  membuahkan hasil yang lumayan sekali.

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Last month, I was at Bible College of Malaysia at Jalan Gasing, PJ to officially launch their 50th anniversary celebration. In my speech, I praised the school for contribute towards nation-building by training so many ministers who serve their communities, irrespective of race or creed, through the years.

I also presented BCM with a RM3,000 cheque to help kick off their celebration events.

Also at the launch were YB Tony Pua, MP for Petaling Jaya Utara, YB Edward Lee, ADUN for Bukit Gasing and Mr Richard Yeoh, Petaling Jaya City Councillor.

The chapel was packed with people and well-wishers. Continue Reading »

Our political enemies are not only creating websites, Facebook accounts/groups, Twitter accounts to impersonate DAP or DAP leaders but also using email addresses.

The latest case which came to our attention involves the following email address “dap.watch@rocketmail.com“. For your information, rocketmail.com is owned by Yahoo.

DAP is not in anyway affiliated with rocketmail.com.

Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (MMKN) hari ini telah mendengar pembentangan oleh pengarah Pejabat Tanah dan Galian dan Pejabat Daerah Hulu Selangor berkenaan tanah di Serendah yang telah diberimilik kepada Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK).

MMKN telah diberitahu pada pemberimilikan 33 lot tanah seluas 876 hektar (2,164 ekar) kepada YBK telah dibuat oleh kerajaan yang terdahulu pada 24 Oktober 1994. Pada November 1995, MMKN pada waktu itu telah meluluskan untuk mengurangkan bayaran premium dari RM10,000 seekar (23 sen satu kaki persegi) kepada RM1,000 per lot (RM 15 seekar atau 0.035sen satu kaki persegi)

Pembayaran cukai tanah tidak pernah dijelaskan selama 13 tahun hinggalah pada Ogos 2009 yang lepas dimana YBK telah cuba membuat pembayaran untuk sebahagian daripada jumlah cukai yang tertunggak. Continue Reading »

Press Statement by Teresa Kok, Selangor State Senior EXCO and Member of Parliament for Seputeh on 3^rd February 2010 at Shah Alam

Demand that Najib Razak apologise for and condemn Nasir Safar’s racist remarks and sack Nasir Safar for insubordination

I wish to unreservedly condemn the incendiary, inflammatory and outright racist remarks made by Nasir Safar, political aide to Najib Razak, when he more or less called Indians beggars and Chinese women prostitutes and threatened to revoke citizenships. (Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/51737-pms-aide-t o-quit-over-racist-remark)

To add fuel to the flames, Nasir Safar had the gall to spout his racist spiel in his official capacity at a 1Malaysia seminar of all places. His actions made a complete mockery of 1Malaysia and revealed his utter ignorance, or more likely total contempt, for the 1Malaysia which his superior Najib has been trying so hard to sell.

The fact that Najib’s own political aide could harbour such venom brings to question the integrity of the company that Najib keeps and creates serious doubts of Najib’s own character. As the saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.”

If Najib wants to bring any credibility to himself and 1Malaysia, Najib must apologise for Nasir Safar’s remarks, condemn the remarks in no uncertain terms and sack Nasir Safar for insubordination. To let Nasir Safar off with a resignation letter makes light of the gravity of his offence.

As for Nasir Safar, I demand that he make a public apology for causing such offence to all Malaysians and bringing disrepute to our nation’s international image as a peaceful multi-ethnic country.

Teresa Kok

Selangor State Senior EXCO

MP for Seputeh

雪兰莪州高级行政议员及士布爹区国会议员郭素沁于2 009年1月25日在沙亚南发布的新闻稿。

选委会必须阐明实施提前投票制度和在投票前落实两� ��的冷静期的机制。

我想对选举委员会副主席拿督威拉旺阿末的建议，即� ��实的提前投票制度和两天的冷静期表达我的疑虑。� �资料来源：http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/25/n ation/5539994&sec=nation）

在这两项提议被接受落实之前，选委会必须回答一些� ��重的问题，而且是详细的回答。

首先，警察部队成员，军事人员和选委会职员都可提� ��在选举日前行使邮寄选票的权力。选委会有没有打� �赋予其它行业提前投票的权力？和以怎样的标准来辨 识这些行业的职员？在延长的投票期间，选委会要如� ��确保投票箱内的选票不会被篡改？

第二，一旦实施较长的冷静期，这将会为国阵候选人� ��造不公平的优势，相对的这对民联候选人和独立人� �将会是一项障碍。因为国阵会有更多的时间利用政府 操控的主流媒体来拉票。

众所周知，政府控制的主流媒体并不独立，它们不但� ��为非国阵候选人提供公正的报道，而且还扭曲和掩� �事实。一个明显的例子是在308大选时，国阵候选人落 选而民联候选人获胜时的成绩总是延迟公布。

选委会将如何确保较长的冷静期不会让国阵有更大的� ��间滥用政府媒体，和侵占政府资源来为他们竞选？� �况过去选委会也不曾采取任何措施防止这些事情发生 。

除非拿督威拉阐明选委会打算如何实施提前投票制度� ��和如何以不影响选举进程的完整性来落实两天的冷� �期，否则大马公民将会对选委会的公正性，和其对自 由及公平选举的承诺产生严重的怀疑
郭素沁

雪兰莪州高级行政议员

士布爹区国会议员

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DS 3101 – SUKANEKA RAKYAT

Ahli dewan undangan negeri Kinrara, Teresa Kok Suh Him menyeru rakyat mengamalkan cara hidup yang sihat dan mengikat persaudaraan melalui program kemasyarakatan.