Merdeka message by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek

August 29, 2011 - As we embark on our journey in the next four months into the new year, we are reminded of the successes that we have achieved.

The milestone that we have attained is a remarkable feat and this goes without saying that without the people support, it would not have been possible.

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Hari Raya message by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek

August 29, 2011 - The MCA wishes all Malaysians of the Muslim faith a Happy Hari Raya Puasa.
This is the time of the year again where Malaysia brightens up to a kaleidoscope of flickering lights around each neighbourhood.

The air of festivity lends much reprieve after the month-long of fasting and abstinence during the holy Ramadan period.

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MCA helps bring Halal issues to Minister’s attention

August 25, 2011 - MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today led a delegation of representatives from SMI Malaysia and other halal food industry players to meet with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Religious Affairs Dato’ Seri Jamil Khir Baharom together with officials from Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) as well as officials from the Department of Chemistry, Malaysia.

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“MCA is the choice of the Chinese community” – Binary University College

August 25, 2011 - “MCA is the choice of the Chinese community” – these were the words uttered by Binary University College Chief Executive Dato’ Prof Joseph Adaikalam during a poser from a journalist at the press conference after MOU Signing Ceremony between Binary University College and MCA Youth as to why Binary had opted to co-ordinate with MCA Youth in resourcing for students to apply for Binary University College 1 Malaysia Scholarship.

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Teacher postings for IPG graduates to be resolved

August 25, 2011 - Speaking on the issue of students from Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG) not obtaining any postings, MCA National Youth Chairman Datuk Dr Ir Wee Ka Siong said that this was due to an exercise which was currently being done by the Ministry of Education to absorb all the temporary teachers, therefore time was needed to place the new graduates.
Ka Siong was speaking on certain letters being circulated to the media complaining that student teachers who have graduated from IPGs a while ago have not received any postings to their schools.

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MCA helps traders keep their land

August 24, 2011 - MCA yesterday pulled through on its promise to help the 31 traders along Jalan Sultan after a dialogue session between the representatives of the 31 traders with officials from Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana), which is the project owner of the Klang Valley MRT .
The dialogue was brokered by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek after he was approached by the traders who sought his help. Pulling through on his word, Soi Lek had arranged the dialogue on 23 August 2011 whereby a compromise was agreed upon by both sides in what was described as a “win-win situation”.

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MCA listens to woes of local glass industry players

August 24, 2011 - Representatives from the manufacturing and processing glass industry today met up with MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek at the Party’s headquarters in order to seek MCA’s help.
The representatives brought to Soi Lek’s attention on the arrival of an overseas glass consultant who had recommended that Putrajaya Holdings cease to use local products, thus threatening the local glass industry which may eventually lead to its potential destruction.

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Kelas Peralihan Perlu dikekalkan dan Penambahbaikan

August 23, 2011 - MCA berpendapat bahawa kelas peralihan di Sekolah Menengah perlu dikekalkan memandangkan masih terdapat sebilangan lepasas SJKC yang perlu memperkukuhkan penguasaan Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris.
MCA menyarankan agar Kementerian Pelajaran mengkaji keberkesanan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran (P&P) termasuk pedagogi, kuantiti guru dan sukatan pelajaran untuk memastikan lepasan SJKC yang mengikuti kelas peralihan dapat menguasai Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris di samping menyesuaikan diri dengan suasana pembelajaran di Sekolah Menengah.

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Discrediting Liow a distraction against DAP’s failures – MCA Youth

August 23, 2011 - The incessant attacks by DAP’s information chief YB Tony Pua against the MCA Deputy President cum Minister of Health Dato’ Seri Liow Tiong Lai yet turning a blind eye on the problems plaguing the Selangor state government are a feeble attempt to divert attention on DAP’s incompetence.
Dato’ Seri Liow has already given the assurances that the formation of a high profile select committee will investigate the issue if water cannons and tear gas were fired into Tung Shin Hospital during the outlawed Bersih rally on 9 July 2009.

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Fed Govt’s RM100mil special loan scheme will improve socio-econ conditions of 607 Chinese New Villages

August 23, 2011 - Speaking to reporters after chairing the MCA Presidential Council meeting, MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek acknowledged the RM100 special loan scheme launched by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government of which the Barian Nasional federal government has allocated for the development of the 607 Chinese New Villagers throughout the country from 2011~2015.

 

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158 students to receive Taiwan vocational education scholarships

August 23, 2011 - In further development of the MCA vocational education programme which will see selected students by MCA studying vocational courses in Taiwanese universities for 2 years, MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today announced that as of today there were 158 students who had applied.

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MCA – Govt should look after lower income groups

August 23, 2011 - In response to Budget 2012 due to be announced by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Razak in his capacity as the Minister of Finance I, Party President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek called for attention to be focused on helping lower income families.
After chairing the Presidential Council meeting, the President said that “MCA feels that the government should look seriously at helping those lower income families because it is important to reduce their burden.”

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Big Pothole Endangers Motorists in Persiaran Mohogani - 2nd Jul, 2011

2nd Jul, 2011 - Along Persiaran Mohogani without streetlights, a motorist tripped and fell down and broke his toes. According to the local residents, the big pothole already there few months ago. MCA 1Malaysia Task Force Team went and surveyed the area, team leader Banie Chin contacted the authorities to follow up the case.

1Malaysia Medical Fund Helps Old Lady To Cure Vision - 1st Jul, 2011

1st Jul, 2011 - An old lady's vision worsened and she had to bear the high medical costs. Altogether 3 injections were needed for the treatment, the first injection was borne by SOCSO, and the remaining she had to bear herself. Under the recommendation, she went and applied the 1Malaysia Medical Fund. And within a week, the MCA 1Malaysia Task Force Team - FT presented the cheque to her. According to the deputy leader Frankie Gan, 1Malaysia Medical Fund is open for all races, to get more info please ring 03-2161 8044.

Party President Confident of Retaking Selangor

August 8, 2011 - In a press conference today after presenting cheques worth RM RM163,596.21  to 19 recipients of the 1MCA Medical Foundation today, MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek expressed his confidence that Selangor will return to Barisan Nasional in the next General Elections.
“Normally, political leaders will want to portray confidence to their people. So they will say that they are confident of winning. When you ask a BN candidate, he will say he can win. When you ask the opposition candidate in that constituency, he will say he can win also,” said Soi Lek.

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MCA’s gift of life continues – 5th 1MCA Medical Foundation Cheque Presentation Ceremony

August 8, 2011 - To the Chinese, number 8 is said to symbolize prosperity. Considering that number 1 and 1 when read in Cantonese denotes “everyday”, coupled with a double-8 which in turn reads double the prosperity, for 19 needy successful applicants of the 1MCA Medical Foundation, the 8^th of August 2011 will be etched in their minds considering that RM163,596.21 was disbursed to them. Since the formation of the Foundation, a total of RM2,239,838.99 has been distributed benefitting 293 multiracial patients from lower income groups.

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MCA has raised new halal testing method with PM

August 8, 2011 - The new method introduced by JAKIM using DNA to test if a product could be certified halal or not has raised concerns among operators whose products require halal certification, of which MCA was asked for our party’s position.

This question was posed by a reporter to the MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek at a press conference held after cheques valued at RM163,596.21 were disbursed to 19 patients at the 5th 1MCA Medical Foundation Cheque presentation ceremony.

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Anwar’s strategy to prolong trial

August 8, 2011 - At a press conference chaired by party President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek upon the completion of disbursing RM163,596.21 benefitting 19 patients at the 5^th 1MCA Medical Foundation Cheque Presentation Ceremony, reporters had inquired for Soi Lek’s comments on the court trial of Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim whereby the leader of the Opposition had declared his intention to petition the Prime Minister and the First Lady of Malaysia to be witnesses at his second sodomy trial.

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Changkat Thambi Dollah’s Sidewalk Expansion – 30th Jun, 2011

30^th Jun, 2011 – The sidewalk expansion by DBKL in Changkat Thambi Dollah has caused problems to the business operators, parking lots were removed and other roadwork to facilitate the construction of the new underground tunnel. The affected business operators held a meeting with The MCA 1Malaysia Task Force Team – FT to resolve the issue, Team Lead Banie Chin, Deputy Leader Frankie Gan, member Daniel Ling and others were present. Banie Chin proposed a meetup with DBKL to discuss and find the solutions.

 

20% Bukit Bintang Shoplots Without Dustbin – 29th Jun, 2011

29^th Jun, 2011 – DBKL reported 20% of shoplots in Bukit Bintang area were without dustbin for rubbish collection, and most of the 80% shoplots had their the dustbins placed inside their compound. This has caused difficulty for the daily rubbish collection. The MCA 1Malaysia Task Force Team – FT went and surveyed the area, after talking to DBKL, they were granted 2 week period to purchase and place the dustbin for rubbish collection.

Wanita MCA Penang: Lim Guan Eng and Ng Wei Aik still yet to clarify

August 4, 2011 -
Press Statement by Wanita MCA Penang State Liaison Chairman Sdri Tan Cheng Liang
Wanita MCA Penang: Lim Guan Eng and Ng Wei Aik still yet to clarify.

Lim Guan Eng had boasted “Penang Boleh” due to the state’s decision to adopt an open tender system as part of its move towards an international city. But since 2008, out of the 968 projects totaling RM 125 million worth, only 2 were awarded to non-Bumiputeras, one in 2008 (worth RM700,000) and another in 2009 (worth RM15,000). Ever since the 308 General Elections, despite being voted in by the majority of Chinese, he has since weakened the competitiveness of the non-Bumiputera contractors, who had only manage to obtain less than 0.2% of the total projects worth.

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Education Leads to a Better Malaysia

August 3, 2011 - The launching of the Vocational Education Programme between MCA and 6 Taiwanese universities was described by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as a programme to “fill in the gap of efforts by MCA in the field of education”.
MCA’s negotiation with Taiwan to waive the tuition fees of RM 20,000 and to provide loans via KOJADI is one way by MCA to help secure quality education for those who cannot afford it.

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MCA Penang – Jeff Ooi setting up database on Penang housing shows incompetency of Penang state govt

August 3, 2011 - MCA Penang – Jeff Ooi setting up database on Penang housing shows incompetency of Penang state govt.
While steps taken by Jeff Ooi to set up his own housing database can be acknowledged, his individual effort is a biting conviction against the Penang state government’s incompetence to resolve the lack of low-medium cost housing for lower income families.

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PAS Youth supports church raid

August 10, 2011 - PAS Youth said the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) had used its prerogative to raid a function at the Damansara Utama Methodist Church last week, adding that the movement backs the action.

PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan said it supported the Jais action on the principle that the department was keeping the akhlak (conduct) of the Muslims in check.

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Ready-To-Give-Birth Teacher Dies in Private Hospital – 16th June 2011

16th June 2011 – A ready-to-give-birth Teacher passed away due to possible negligence of the private hospital. She was admitted to a private hospital in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur at 3.30pm and pronounced dead at 11.00pm the same day. The situation became worse when a nurse injected pain-killer into the body without a doctor at the scene, and she vomited and fell into comma. In less than 2 hours, she was pronounced dead by a doctor. The MCA 1Malaysia Task Force Team – FT came forward to the victim’s husband, and leader Banie Chin has promised to bring the issue to the Health Ministry.

Press statement by MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek on the deafening silence of DAP leaders with regards to the raid by the Selangor state religious department (Jais) on the Damansara Utama Methodist Church

August 5, 2011, The DAP is always the quickest to condemn the government over the smallest mistake. Its leaders are notoriously famous for calling on Barisan Nasional leaders to resign over the most flimsiest incident.
They are also consistently famous for calling for the setting up of the Royal Commission of Inquiry over every incident.
But the DAP leaders have been strangely silent over the past 24 hours. Why have they not spoken up against the Pakatan Rakyat state government which has authority over the state religious department (Jais)?

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MCA VP – Mutual Respect needed in Malaysia

5 August 2011 - I do not understand the intentions of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) authorities in their raid on the muhibbah thanksgiving dinner charity event held at Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) which they had claimed was being used to convert Muslims
According to reports, the muhibbah dinner was held in a Christian building which was organized for people to attend it in the spirit of 1Malaysia and to appreciate and commemorate the efforts of all Malaysians. In my opinion, it does not make sense why an event which promotes the values of love, peace and harmony must be brought to the attention of JAIS.

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Press Statement by MCA Central Committee member Sdr Loh Seng Kok (Deputy Chairman of Publicity Bureau)

August 5, 2011, The actions of PAS state assemblymen Hasan Ali, EXCO in charge of Islamic Religious Affair, in endorsing the raid reflects the implementation of Islamic laws onto the rakyat is an act of cruelty and inhumanity. They have abused the name of religion to serve the agenda of PAS. This is unacceptable to the overwhelming majority everywhere. Sadly, the actions of DAP in drawing support for PAS has only succeeded in more blatant violations and abuse  of the freedom of non-Muslims in this peace loving nation.

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Press statement by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek on the disruption of Muhibah dinner held in a Church

August 4, 2011, The raid by enforcement officers from the Selangor State religious department (JAIS) at a muhibah thanksgiving dinner at Damansara Utama Methodist Centre (DUMC) is most uncalled for and disrespectful.
Even if there were suspicions or complaints, the JAIS enforcement officers should have waited until the event was over.

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Chua dares DAP leaders to speak up over church raid

PETALING JAYA: DAP leaders were lambasted for their initial silence over the Selangor Islamic Religious Department's (Jais) raid on a multi-faith dinner held at the Damansara Utama Methodist Church Dream Centre.
MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who had challenged DAP to show political courage by condemning the raid, described its silence as a letdown for the Christian community.

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MCA does not take votes for granted

August 2, 2011 - “MCA unlike DAP, does not take voter support as automatic.” MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek did not mince his words in his reply to a reporter’s question on how many Parliament does MCA view as winnable at the 13^th General Elections (GE13). He said this after chairing the MCA Presidential Council meeting.

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MCA Calls for Uniform System to Ensure Bird’s Nest Quality

August 2, 2011 - The MCA Presidential Council calls for the implementation of a uniform system to ensure the quality of bird’s nests exported to China.


 MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had said that China had alleged that bird’s nests imported from Malaysia contained high level of nitrate. As such, this affects the exportation of the product and the price which has dropped drastically from RM 4,400 per kg to a mere RM1,000 to RM 2,000 per kg.

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MCA Education Loan to be Launched Next Month

August 2, 2011 - In a press conference this evening after chairing the Presidential Council meeting, MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek announced that the Party’s Education Loan scheme will be launched next month.

The Education Loan is one of MCA’s initiatives to ensure quality education at affordable levels. Similar to the 1MCA Medical Foundation, it is open to all Malaysians and not only Chinese, regardless of race and religion, so that they may have access to an education which can turn their lives around for a better future.

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Advertisements should not poke fun – MCA

August 2, 2011 - During a Q&A session at a press conference hosted by the MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek upon completion of the MCA Presidential Council meeting, the party chief was asked on 8TV’s puasa month advertisement which was a public service announcement allegedly informing non-Muslims on the appropriate behaviour to undertake during Ramadan.

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Wanita MCA Penang: Who is lying now? Penang DAP should stop playing “hide and seek”

August 1, 2011 - The contradicting statements made by the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his political secretary Ng Wei Aik is proof that the DAP state government still has no intention to be honest to the people and only wants to confuse Penangites. Normally, DAP would have their statements coordinated. But this round their “scripts” contradict each other.

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Wanita MCA Penang- DAP playing word games: Covers its pitting Chinese against Chinese to please other races

During the Barisan Nasional administration of Penang state, DAP had vigorously attacked the 30% Bumiputera quota. But now when DAP is in power in Penang, not a single state government project for the Drainage and Irrigation Department in the five districts has been awarded to a Chinese bidder. Is this not a form of pitting the Chinese against the Chinese?

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MCA Penang to DAP Penang –Forget your internal feuds; Attend to the housing needs of Penang’s poor

28 July 2011 - When Barisan Nasional helmed Penang state, there never was a need to hold press conference condemning fellow party comrades publicly. DAP had criticized the existence of Little Napoleans when they were still in the Opposition vowing to rid the state administration of cronyism. But now that they are in power, not only are they unable to remove Little Napoleans, DAP state government office bearers are also steeped in bureaucratic red tape.

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Wanita MCA Penang-DAP gains power at the expense of Chinese interests

29 July 2011 - Penang state government, not a single Chinese contractor in all the five districts were awarded contracts for the state’s Drainage and Irrigation Department project. This is proof that despite the support from the Chinese for Lim Guan Eng and DAP, the interests of the Chinese have been threatened after DAP came into power.

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MCA Selangor – No grounds for PAS to object MTV concert

20 July 2011 - As observed in Afghanistan when hardline religious edicts by the Taliban outlawed all forms of entertainment like theatres, concerts and television sets, PAS intends to regress Malaysia back to the Dark Ages. This will send a worrying message to international tourists and foreign investors to stay away from Malaysia just like how international communities shun investing in Afghanistan.

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Media Statement by MCA Vice-President YB Senator Gan Ping Sieu on the censorship of “The Economist”

20 July 2011 - The Home Ministry’s decision to censor the latest edition of “The Economist” by blacking out parts of an article with black ink reeks of a knee-jerk reaction that does the country’s image more harm than good. The authorities should know that doing so will only invite adverse publicity to the country, at a time when we are battling bad press in the international media following the Bersih 2.0 rally.

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“Seeking a better solution to residents’ complaints” – Wanita MCA Secretary General

20 July 2011 - MPs and the people of Malaysia are perfectly within their right to oppose an event, especially if there are legitimate complaints. When problems arise, it is the job of those in power to find a mutually beneficial solution that satisfies all parties. The complaints of the people should not be a platform in which a politician twists the message into an assault against any party (government or commercial entity) as PAS has done with their opposition of the MTV World Stage concert.

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