Posted in Politics, Women's issues on June 24th, 2010 2 Comments »
This interview with Marie Claire made me remember how I entered politics in 1990. In a blink of an eye, 20 years have passed. Hope that more capable women will enter politics to play their part to create a better Malaysia. Marie Claire, June 2010 issue On the ground: Talking Teresa Kok, DAP Seputeh MP [...]
Posted in In the News, Women's issues on June 4th, 2010 3 Comments »
Kok sees red over Cabinet reshuffle http://www.malaysianmirror.com/nationaldetail/6-national/41794-kok-see s-red-over-cabinet-reshuffle Thursday, 03 June 2010 14:59 PETALING JAYA – Teresa Kok is questioning why there were no women appointed at Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle. The Seputeh MP said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s decision to fill six new deputy minister posts and three new senator posts with men showed [...]
Posted in Media Statements, Women's issues on June 3rd, 2010 8 Comments »
Press Statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh and Selangor State Senior EXCO on 3 June 2010 at Shah Alam 6 new deputy ministers, 3 new senators and not one of them female! Najib’s cabinet reshuffle shows utter contempt for women representation in government For all the propaganda spouted by BN-owned media, it [...]
Posted in News, Women's issues, religion, umno on May 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
Bung Mokhtar’s jail time for polygamy serves as a good lesson to all elected representatives and politicians that they must uphold the sanctity of marriage, respect the law and respect their wives of their first marriage. In the past, DAP women MPs have repeatedly argued with Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar and Sri Gading MP Mohamad [...]
Posted in Women's issues on March 25th, 2010 1 Comment »
Kenyataan Media Wanita Pakatan Rakyat 23 Mac 2010 MENYENARAIHITAMKAN AHLI PARLIMEN SEKSIS Wanita Malaysia tidak akan memilih calon-calon Ahli Parlimen yang seksis dalam pilihan raya akan datang. Anutan seksisme (sexism) membawa pemikiran bahawa satu gender adalah lebih inferior atau lemah dari yang lainnya. Ia juga bermaksud mendiskriminasi gender dan tidak mempeduli soal memelihara maruah dan [...]
Posted in Selangor state govt, Social, Women's issues on March 10th, 2010 1 Comment »
8 March 2010 was not just the anniversary of when Pakatan Rakyat won the 2008 general elections, it was also International Women’s Day! On that day, I was at National Union of Bank Employee’s (NUBE) House in Brickfields, to support the launch of their 1-million signatures campaign to extend maternity leave from current 2 months [...]
Posted in Parliament, Social, Women's issues on November 3rd, 2009 3 Comments »
Pertanyaan: Jawab Lisan Daripada: YB Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) Tarikh: 2 November 2009 (Isnin) Soalan: YB Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sim (Seputeh) minta Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat menyatakan statistik kes penceraian di kalangan kaum Cina, India, Melayu, Kadazan, Iban, Orang Asli dan lain-lain di negara kita pada 10 tahun yang lepas. [...]
Posted in In the News, Women's issues on August 31st, 2009 3 Comments »
by Honeymah Dylyani, Malaysian Mirror Friday, 28 August 2009 09:14 KUALA LUMPUR – Section 498 of the Penal Code has suddenly become a much-talked about number. Before the issue concerning glamorous TV celebrity Daphne Iking made media headlines, how many people – more pertinent, how many women – knew such a law exists? Simply put, [...]
