Category: DAP Ipoh

Vale projects could attract RM172bil in investments

Vale projects could attract RM172bil in investments

| April 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

IPOH: The construction of Vale International (Vale) iron ore distribution hub in Teluk Rubiah, Lumut could attract additional related industrial activities of up to RM172bil, 20 times the original amount of investment by Vale. State Industry Committee chairman, Datuk Hamidah Osman said the project could spin off new investment and business opportunities relating to steel [...]

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The plight of a blind man

The plight of a blind man

| February 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

A blind man who makes a living by selling tissue paper is frustrated that his application for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) was rejected despite earning less than RM3,000 a month. Bachelor Peter Pandian, 58, said he was surprised to receive a reply letter last month, stating that his application was rejected as he did [...]

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Large crowd at coffee shops in Kampar

Large crowd at coffee shops in Kampar

| February 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

While most coffee shops in Kampar new town were closed on Saturday, shops in Kampar old town were packed with folks with their eyes glued to the television to witness the debate between MCA president Datuk Seri coffee and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Lorry driver Chow Lip Sin, 45, said he and his friends [...]

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Tailoring contract row: Nga found not guilty

Tailoring contract row: Nga found not guilty

| February 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming has been found not guilty by the party’s disciplinary committee for influencing the Ipoh City Council in awarding a lounge suit tailoring contract to a company in which his wife has a stake. Nga is alleged to have used his position as a state executive councillor to gain the [...]

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Developed status for Perak by 2018, not 2015

Developed status for Perak by 2018, not 2015

| November 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said that the vision of Perak Amanjaya (peaceful and successful Perak) is expected to be realised in 2018, not 2015. Zambry said the reassessed target was based on the current erratic economic climate. “The economic situation has changed since we made the initial target estimation. “We estimate [...]

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Another three-way fight in Jelapang likely

| November 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

IPOH: The Jelapang state seat may see a three-cornered fight in the coming general election. In the 2008 election, the seat was contested by Barisan Nasional, and Pakatan Rakyat’s DAP and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). The winner was DAP’s Datuk Hee Yit Foong, who has since become a Barisan-friendly independent. PSM deputy chairman M. Saraswathy [...]

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MCA Youth lodges report against DAP’s ‘Superman’

| November 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

IPOH: MCA Youth has lodged a police report against the DAP’s “Superman” for insulting and making degrading remarks against MCA leaders. State MCA Youth secretary Tony Khoo Boon Chua accused DAP election publicity chief Hew Kuan Yau of using derogatory terms to describe MCA leaders during a DAP dinner here on Oct 13 to mark [...]

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DAP rep likely to be hauled up

| October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

IPOH: Pasir Bedamar assemblyman Seah Leong Peng is expected to be hauled up before the DAP disciplinary committee for organising an unsanctioned dinner in Teluk Intan last week. Sources told The Star that a complaint had been lodged against him over the Oct 9 event. It is understood that the complaint letter was signed by [...]

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Trouble in Perak DAP.

| September 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

IPOH: The Teluk Intan DAP division, at loggerheads with the party’s state headquarters, is going ahead with a planned dinner here next month against the advice of the state DAP. One reason given to the division to abort its dinner plan was that the date clashed with the Perak DAP convention, said division chief Seah [...]

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Protest out Of Balai Police Headquarters.

Protest out Of Balai Police Headquarters.

| August 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

IPOH : A group of protestors were seen today outside of the Balai Police Headquaters. The group, unsure whether PSM or DAP was seen at 10am this morning, carrying banners and some wore shirts that read “Mansuhkan ISA” while others were wearing a yellow ribbon on their wrist signifying Bersih. Recently a list of testimonies [...]

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