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Leading Penang’s Future By Embracing Moderation, Rule Of Law And A Government Trusted By The People.

Published on December 12, 2010, 12:07 pm in Party. 0 Comments

The venue of the Penang State Ordinary Convention, the seat of power of the Penang state government, reminds all DAP leaders and members how far we have come from being an opposition party since 1966. However there is no time to lose if Penang DAP is to maintain the hard-earned gains of democracy, freedom and dignity.

Two years from now, the next DAP Penang State Ordinary Convention will be either celebrating in here again with PR winning a second term; or meet in some other place both defeated and miserable as a one-term wonder.
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5 Core Principles Of Middle Malaysia

Published on November 14, 2010, 2:01 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Speech By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng During The Perak DAP State Ordinary Convention In Ipoh On 14.11.2010.

Two years ago, the last Perak State Ordinary Convention was a moment of triumph as we celebrated the extraordinary achievement of being a partner in power with the historic victory of the Perak state government. Now, Perak voters have lost their freedom to elect the government of their choice following the coup de’tat by BN that negated the mandate of the people.

Two years ago, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung Sang Syu Kyi was still detained by the Myanmar military junta. Today she is finally free after spending 15 years in detention. Let us extend our congratulations and applaud her quiet courage and determination to persevere in her historic struggle to bring democracy, freedom and dignity to her people.

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Malaysians Must Embrace The Future By Practicing Good Governance, Balanced Development, Integrity, Shared Society And A Culture Of Innovation.

Published on October 3, 2010, 1:03 pm in Party. 0 Comments

I wish to congratulate the DAP FT State Ordinary Convention for holding its first ever meeting for the new DAP Headquarters. This is a new beginning for DAP and we hope also the promise of a better future for all Malaysians.

Malaysians have been stuck in the past far too long with primitive thinking of racial supremacy, tolerance of corruption and hostility towards democracy and freedom. Instead of focusing our resources on how to move forward, we are dissipating our energies by protecting civil servants and school principals that calls the Chinese prostitutes, mata sepet and balik China or the Indians beggars, si botol kicap and even dogs. We do not pay our civil servants to insult and denigrate us but to give us good service. How do we reward good if we do not punish bad?

47 years after the formation of Malaysia the time has come for Malaysians from Peninsular Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak to embrace the future. Malaysians can embrace the future of prosperity for all by practicing good governance, balanced development, integrity, shared society and a culture of innovation.

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DAP mengutuk dengan sekeras-kerasnya kejadian yang berlaku ke atas sebuah surau di Seremban

Published on August 23, 2010, 3:38 pm in Party. 0 Comments

DAP mengutuk dengan sekeras-kerasnya kejadian yang berlaku ke atas sebuah surau di Taman Pulai Impian Seremban yang disimbah cat merah pagi ini. Mengikut Pengerusi DAP Negeri Sembilan dan Ahli Parlimen Rasah Anthony Loke, yang melawat surau tersebut, terdapat beberapa cebisan botol arak yang mengandungi cat merah di kawasan tersebut.

Kejadian tersebut bukan sahaja tidak bertanggungjawab dan jahat tetapi juga adalah suatu perbuatan khianat yang tidak boleh diterima dalam sebuah masyarakat demokrasi berpelembagaan, bertamadun dan madani. Pihak yang bertanggungjawab mungkin rasa provokasi ini akan lebih berkesan dalam bulan Ramadan yang mulia ini.

DAP harap polis boleh bertindak cepat menangkap mereka yang terbabit agar boleh dibawa ke muka pengadilan dengan segera. Saya meminta semua rakyat Malaysia berdoa untuk keamanan dan menghindar daripada budaya kebencian dan keganasan yang tentunya akan menggugat harmoni dan perpaduan negara.

Hulu Selangor by-election was a great fight

Published on April 27, 2010, 4:56 pm in Party. 0 Comments

I wish to express my highest appreciation to the 13 DAP branches and all our cadres in Hulu Selangor for their fantastic spirit and contribution during the Hulu Selangor by-election. It was a great and memorable fight, a historic PR and DAP battle which will pave the way for our future development in the constituency.

From the result, we have in fact won the Kuala Kubu Baru state seat and Batang Kali is most fightable. This will ensure two extra state seats to be won by PR and DAP in the next general election, to further strengthen the PR Selangor Government.

Therefore, although we are all disappointed that PR candidate, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim did not win, the future is clearly with the PR.

DAP’s Covenant With Middle Malaysia

Published on January 17, 2010, 11:18 am in Party. 1 Comment

Speech By DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng During The 15th DAP National Conference In Ipoh On 17 January 2010:

When I first took over as DAP Secretary-General in 2004, my colleagues and I were determined to lead a party that aspires not to be in perennial opposition but to be in government. A political party that has no aspirations for political power to implement programs beneficial to the people has no right to exist.

When DAP first put forth this vision in 2005 on being a full partner in power within 10 years, few shared our hopes. But we had pinned our hopes on ordinary Malaysians yearning for change. DAP had persevered since 1966 due to our faith in Malaysians whether Muslims or non-Muslims wanting a fair deal, live in peace and harmony, prosper together and their children to grow up in a better world than they lived in.

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A Royal Commission Of Enquiry Must Be Established Into The RM 50 Million Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) F-5E Fighter Jet Engine Theft, Integrity Of Arms Purchases And Security Of Our Military Bases.

Published on December 20, 2009, 2:30 pm in Party. 0 Comments

PR must gear up to face the 13th General Elections after yesterday’s unprecedented success of the first Pakatan Rakyat(PR) Convention, complete with a PR Common Policy Framework(CPF) endorsed by all 3 parties of PAS, DAP and PKR. The DAP expects the next general elections to be held the latest by the middle of 2011 as this is the time frame announced by the Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah for the proposed implementation of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 4%. The BN government would not risk holding the 13th general elections when the GST is imposed fully as this may incur the wrath of the voters.

In view of the differences between all 3 parties, the PR CPF paper is a remarkable achievement and reflects the mutual commitment of the 3 parties to each other and our common goal of replacing the present BN government in Putrajaya. For instance after intense last-minute discussions, DAP was willing to agree to our allies’ request to replace of the term “local government elections” with “strengthening local government democracy”, after we extracted a commitment that strengthening local government democracy would also include holding local government elections.

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Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Ad’ha

Published on November 27, 2009, 9:06 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Sekiranya RM 628 Juta Untuk Sebuah Pusat Pameran Dibolehkan Mengapa Kerajaan Pusat Tidak Memperuntukkan Sekurang-kurangnya RM 10 Bilion Untuk Mengatasi Masalah Banjir.

Dengan penuh rasa rendah diri, saya mengucapkan selamat menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Ad’ha serta selamat menyempurnakan ibadah haji kepada semua umat Islam di Malaysia.

Saya berasa amat sedih kerana ada antara kita yang terpaksa menyambut hari yang mulia ini dengan keadaan serba kekurangan dan daif berikutan banjir besar di Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu dan Pahang. Saya berharap ribuan rakyat Malaysia yang terpaksa dipindahkan kerana banjir supaya bersabar dan cekal menghadapi bencana alam ini.

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Thief falsely shouting thief

Published on November 17, 2009, 3:57 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Media Statement by Y.B. Ng Wei Aik, Political Secretary to Penang Chief Minister, State Assemblyman for KOMTAR on 17th of November, 2009 in Georgetown, Penang:

Penang’s UMNO is running scared following the decision by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to declassify decisions made by the Penang State EXCO and Land Committee minutes on PDC Heritage Hotel Sdn Bhd (PHH) status following UMNO false and baseless attacks to try to undermine the Pakatan Rakyat state government’s credibility. Instead of welcoming this declassification in line with the state government’s CAT principles of competency accountability and transparency, Pulau Betong assemblyman Muhamad Farid Saad is not interested but continues to harp on false allegations whether Lim had lied.

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30 Policy Measures Beneficial To The Rakyat That Highlights The Difference Between PR and BN

Published on October 11, 2009, 12:21 pm in Party and Penang. 0 Comments

30 Policy Measures Beneficial To The Rakyat That Highlights The Difference Between PR People-Centric Government And BN’s Crony Government.

The focus on cronies by BN and not the people was one of the principal causes of the political tsunami in 2008 that brought in the PR government in Penang with a 2/3 majority. A people-centric government with the following governing framework can succeed in transforming Penang into an international city that is democratic, socially cohesive and inclusive, knowledge seeking and prosperous society.

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Malaysia Can Only Achieve The 6% Annual Growth Rate Needed From 2010 To Achieve Developed Nation Status By 2030 And Not 2020 By Wiping Out Corruption.

Published on October 4, 2009, 12:56 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said voters in Bagan Pinang should choose wisely and pick the candidate who would be best able to serve them because the seat would not affect the Negeri Sembilan state government. However, service to the people is not limited to drains, roads and money but also in establishing political morality, integrity in administration and CAT(competency, accountability and transparency) governance.

The choice of BN and UMNO candidates for the two by-elections of Permatang Pasir and Bagan Pinang shows that for BN, winning power at all costs is the only criteria for leadership. Private scandal, public misconduct or issues relating to money politics and integrity are irrelevant as long as victory is assured.

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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT BY PERAK PAKATAN RAKYAT LEADERS

Published on August 21, 2009, 3:20 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Dato’ R. Ganesan is not the Legitimate Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly. Even if he had been legitimately elected, he is now disqualified by virtue of the Perak State Constitution as Dato’ R. Ganesan continues in his profession as an Advocate & Solicitor

We all know that Dato’ R. Ganesan was never properly elected as the Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly at the sitting on 7/5/2009 where the lawful and legitimate Speaker YB V. Sivakumar was illegally and forcibly removed from the State Assembly.

The purported election of Dato’ R. Ganesan by the BN elected representatives holding a sub-assembly within the Assembly was carried out before the opening of the session of the Legislative Assembly i.e before the opening speech of his Royal Highness the Regent of Perak. How can a proceeding or a decision made prior to the commencement of a meeting be valid? Moreover, at the material time the legitimate speaker YB V. Sivakumar was still holding the chair of the Speaker at the State Assembly sitting.

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Political Power Is All About Public Interests Above Private Benefit.

Published on June 6, 2009, 12:27 pm in Party and Penang. 0 Comments

DAP Penang state leaders and members will not seek state awards of titles and medals in this year’s state honours list. Penang DAP will only recommend the state awards and medals to civil servants, NGOs and those actively contributing to society and not to DAP leaders and members who are active politically.

This internal DAP policy was instituted last year to highlight that serving the community is the basis of joining the DAP and not the expectation of rewards of titles or medals. To highlight the difference between DAP and other political parties especially BN, this policy by DAP will be continued to be applied this year. However those DAP members who are also active or serving as leaders in NGOs that serve the community can qualify if they are recommended by NGOs on their basis of community service and not political involvement.

As Penang Chief Minister I wish to record my appreciation to Penang DAP State Chair Sdr Chow Kon Yeow for making this recommendation to the state government for this year’s Governor’s state awards. Clearly this selfless approach by DAP leaders and members conforms with DAP’s credo of public service of “Public Interests above Private Benefit”.

In the one year that DAP has been in the Penang state government, no DAP leaders have approached or harrassed me for state awards, medals or lobbied directly or indirectly to be made the YDP of MPPP or MPSP. I wish to records my gratitude to all DAP members and leaders for making this sacrifice again this year who has made not only the party but all our supporters proud; in realising DAP’s ideals, ideas and principles that political power is not about posts nor about medals/awards but about the placing of public interests over private benefit.

The DAP’s socialist streak (Press Comment by Himanshu Bahtt, The Sun)

Published on April 16, 2009, 3:11 pm in Party. 0 Comments

Press Comment by theSun’s Penang bureau chief, Himanshu Bhatt on 16 April 2009:

WHEN the Penang government announced late last month that it had eradicated hardcore poverty within its borders, the news raised quite a few eyebrows. It seemed an incredible, if not impossible, task to achieve. On hindsight, however, when one looks at what the Pakatan Rakyat government executed, the solution seems common-sense.

But though it may appear simple, the move was instituted with such impudence and guts it could only come from a political element that is part of the origins and makeup of the DAP – its democratic socialism.

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DAP Reaffirms Support For PR To Establish An Alternative Government That Is Democratic, People-Centric And With An Ethical Leadership

Published on February 9, 2009, 10:49 am in Party. 0 Comments

DAP’s commitment towards a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural Malaysia is not only an article of faith but a deep conviction in Bangsa Malaysia. DAP is inclusive of all races and religions. We represent the interests and fight for the rights every Malaysian.

In the effort of being representative of all Malaysians, including both Malays and non-Malays, the party is willing to undertake a transformational process that may be painful but necessary. We have no alternative but to grow without compromising our basic principles.

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