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Today, The Nut Graph published my response to the 6 questions which they are asking all 222 MPs in their “MP Watch: Eye on Parliament” project. Read on for my stand on ISA, Islamic or secular state, Freedom of Information Act and others.
Teresa Kok (Seputeh)
11 Feb 10 : 8.00AM
By Deborah Loh
deborahloh@thenutgraph.com
SEPUTEH Member of Parliament Teresa [...]

Defending the rights of innocent tourist detained by PDRM

Yesterday morning, I held a press conference at Parliament to defend the rights of Ma YanHong, a tourist from China, who was arrested by the police, put in police lock-up and treated with a lack of human dignity. All this despite her having the genuine legal visa and passport to be in Malaysia!
Here is MalaysiaKini’s [...]

Press Statement by Teresa Kok, Selangor State Senior Exco and Member of Parliament for Seputeh on 21st November 2009 at Kuala Lumpur

AG Gani Patail’s intention to appeal High Court ruling lacks common sense and common decency
It is appalling that Attorney General Gani-Patail wants to appeal the landmark ruling by the High Court that it is [...]

I was a member of  the USM Mandarin debate team 20 years ago. I was among the best during that time.
Few years ago, I noticed that there is a great interests in debate among the Chinese speaking university students. Many students like to get involve in organising the debate competition or participate in the debate, [...]

Who is the ISA protecting? (101 East)

Part 1

Part 2

I found this very interesting Note on Facebook, written by ‘Sun Line‘.
Beng Hock’s death and the Pandora’s Box
Teoh Beng Hock is dead.
Unlike Jesus Christ, he will not rise again.
But from the ashes of his body will give rise to a new conscientiousness among Malaysians that no one on the ‘wrong’ side of the political divide [...]

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