Posted in Activities, Party on Sep 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
I had not been to Langkawi for more than 10 years. The first time I landed on this mysterious island was a year after much promoted Visit Malaysia Year 1990.
I sensed an omen then. I discovered that barely a year after the official Visit Malaysia Year tourist industry was already suffering the problems of over-supply: […]
Posted in Human Rights, Labour, Migrant workers on Sep 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
I bumped into a few taxi company staff who recognized me when I was hanging around KLIA before boarding to Langkawi (11 Sept). As usual, they complained about the sluggishness of the economy. As persons involved in tourism industry, they spoke from direct experience that Visit Malaysia Year has been a total washout.
Todate, tourist volume […]
Posted in Activities, Labour on Sep 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
MTUC is fighting a new battle against the assault on their rights and livelihood.
In the last three years, workers have been under heavy inflationary pressure. MTUC was part of the coalition against petrol hike and toll hike.
In June, MTUC launched its campaign for the implementation of RM900 monthly minimum wage and RM300 cost of living […]
Posted in Politics on Sep 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
Just saw MCA Deputy President Chan Kong Choy at the airport as I was boarding to Langkawi.
He arrived KLIA about 18:00hr today (11 Sept), had a press conference while welcomed by 50 or so supporters including Youth Chief Liao Tong Lai and Fu Ah Kiow.
I went up to shake his hand and asked how is […]
Posted in Activities, Parliament Batu, Party on Sep 10th, 2007 No Comments »
Anwar attended two talk on Sunday (9 Sept) night.
He first went to Wangsa Maju. The talk was held in the party divisional office from 21:00hr. Anwar spoke there first before coming over to Batu.
The ceramah was held in a football field in Taman Batu Permai. The venue was surrounded by housing estates and government flats. […]
Posted in Activities, Parliament Batu, Party on Sep 10th, 2007 No Comments »
9 Sept was another busy Sunday.
KeADILan Batu Division organized a voter registration exercise from 09:00-13:00hr. We opened a counter in a coffee shop in Taman Mastiara. We chose here because there are quite a few new neighbourhoods that have emerged in the last ten years, eg. Taman Mastiara, Taman Tasik Indah, Taman Mutiara, etc.
Most residents […]
Posted in Parliament Batu, Party, Announcement on Sep 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Bahagian Batu will organize a “Menghayati Kemerdekaan” public meeting on Sunday 9 September. Speakers includes various local leaders from the division and myself.
Anwar will be the key speaker at 22:30hr. He will be at Wangsa Maju for another ceramah.
The venue:
Padang Bola Taman Batu Permai
Jalan 6/18B
Batu 5 Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur
To get to the field, please […]
Posted in Labour, Announcement on Sep 7th, 2007 No Comments »
MTUC will hold a public gathering on Saturday 8 September afternoon 14:30hr.
The gathering is to protest the amendments to Industrial Relations Act in the Parliament. The amendment was done in a rush and without consultation with the MTUC as well as the employers associations.
Among other things, the amendment limits the award given to workers who […]
Posted in Activities, Human Rights, Party on Sep 5th, 2007 3 Comments »
3 Sept: I had been receiving messages that tension was building in Paya Mengkuang Melaka since morning. In the afternoon, three pig rearing areas—Bukit Beruang, Man Lok and Bukit Bumbun—had turned into a war zone. The authorities had mobilized large troops of FRU, police and law enforcers of Alor Gajah Town Council to encircle the […]
Posted in Human Rights, International on Sep 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
I has been informed this morning (4 Sept), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Sec Gen Chee Soon Juan was sent to prison, starting his 3 weeks sentence. He was convicted on the charge of attempting to leave the country.
Chee is my good friend. He is an extremely committed democratic fighter who is facing a much more […]