THE following Member of Parliament (MP) has not replied to the six questions under the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project as of Monday, 13 Dec 2010, the end of a two-week deadline.
Name: Linda Tsen Thau Lin
Constituency: Batu Sapi
Party: Parti Bersatu Sabah
Years as MP: Since 4 Nov 2010 (won through a by-election, succeeding Edmund Chong Ket Wah)
Government position: None
Party position: Deputy Wanita chief, Elopura division
Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: None
Blog/website: None
Response to MP Watch questions: No reply
Would you support the abolition/review of the Internal Security Act, in particular the provision that allows for detention without trial?
Do you think Malaysia should be a secular or an Islamic state? Why?
How do you define your role as an elected MP? Does Parliament provide you with the necessary infrastructure and support to fulfill your role?
Would you support a Freedom of Information Act? Why or why not?
If there was one thing you could do to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Malaysia, what would it be?
Do you believe in separation of powers between the government, Parliament and judiciary? Why or why not?
For other MP responses, see Full MP list
Andrew I says
Isn’t she the Amazon? She certainly came across as one on TV. Wouldn’t want to mess with her. Now it’s all silent on the eastern front.
The sympathy vote for the wife. If it has worked before, chances are, it will work again.
feistgeist says
I don’t know if this counts for anything but she’s a new MP and not many East Malaysians know about The Nut Graph. I keep having to explain it to people here.
[Editor’s note: YB Datin Linda Tsen was contacted personally by The Nut Graph and given the usual 2 weeks to reply.]
Ding Jo-Ann
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