BATANG Sadong Member of Parliament (MP) Nancy Shukri’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Nancy Shukri Constituency: Batang Sadong Party: PBB Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Assistant secretary-general Wanita secretary-general Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: Women Parliamentary […]
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Holding MPs accountable
By Patrick KratzensteinPETALING JAYA, 12 Feb 2010: The Nut Graph‘s MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project is similar to a German web-based initiative where people can pose questions to their elected representatives in the national parliament or Bundestag. Abgeordnetenwatch.de, which literally means “watching Members of Parliament”, was a grassroots effort started in Hamburg in 2004. The […]
Teresa Kok (Seputeh)
By Deborah LohSEPUTEH Member of Parliament Teresa Kok’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Teresa Kok Constituency: Seputeh Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 1999 Government position: None Party position: DAP national organising secretary Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar […]
Shahrir Samad (Johor Baru)
By Deborah LohTHE following are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who did not reply to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Tuesday, 9 Feb 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad Constituency: Johor Baru Party: Umno Years as […]
Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Kemaman)
Lilah Yasin (Jempol)
Marcus Makin Mojigoh (Putatan)
By Deborah LohTHESE are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who did not reply to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Friday, 5 Feb 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. Name: Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek Constituency: Kemaman Party: Umno Years as MP: […]
Liow Tiong Lai (Bentong)
By Deborah LohBENTONG Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Liow Tiong Lai Constituency: Bentong Party: MCA Years as MP: Since 1999 Government position: Health minister Party position: MCA vice-president Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: None Blog/Website: […]
Chong Eng (Bukit Mertajam)
By Deborah LohBUKIT Mertajam Member of Parliament (MP) Chong Eng’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Chong Eng(source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Chong EngConstituency: Bukit Mertajam Party: DAP (Opposition)Years as MP: Since 1999Government position: None Party position: Wanita DAP chief Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: Women’s Parliamentary Caucus […]
Disability, sensitivity, and equality
By Deborah LohKarpal SinghTHERE was one awkward moment when I interviewed DAP national chairman Karpal Singh on 20 Jan 2010. He had not printed out the list of questions I had sent in advance, and wanted to see my list on a paper in front of me. He asked me to slide the paper across the table […]
Consider proxy voting in Parliament
By Tan Keng LiangI REFER to the incident in Parliament on 14 Dec 2009 whereby a substantial number of Members of Parliament (MPs) failed to turn up for an important debate and the voting of the 2010 Budget. As a result, the budget was passed by a thin majority of 66-63. However, the pertinent issue is not the […]
“Declassify all PKFZ-related documents”
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2009: The government was today asked to declassify all documents related to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) to provide a clearer picture on the scandalous mega project. PKR strategic director Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) and William Leong (PKR-Selayang), in calling for the declassification, said the real culprits behind the scandal might […]
