ONE year ago, on 16 July 2009, DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock was found dead at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Shah Alam. Teoh had been interrogated for almost 11 hours. The inquest into his mysterious death is still ongoing. More recently, the MACC summoned two Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Selangor […]
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“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 […]
PKA complaints to professional bodies about PKFZ consultants
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Oct 2009: The Port Klang Authority (PKA) today lodged complaints with the relevant professional bodies against three of its consultants involved in the scandal-hit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. The PKA said in a statement issued by chairperson Lee Hwa Beng that it had lodged a complaint with the Advocates & […]
Ong vs Chua
By Deborah LohStrong-headed: Ong Tee Keat (left) and Chua Soi Lek THERE are two heavyweights currently in the MCA ring. But what do party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his sacked deputy Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek represent? And what consequence will the fight between the both of them have? After all, the split […]
Najib & Co. (Part 1)
By Gan Pei Ling“Give me a chance. I will reform and I will make changes.” Then Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, speaking at a press conference at the Umno general assembly in April 2009, days before he was made prime minister. He said he was aware that some parties expected him to act in an authoritarian […]
Kit Siang wants Tee Keat referred to privileges committee
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 25 June 2009: DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has submitted a motion to refer Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to Parliament’s Privileges Committee. “This is for misleading Parliament in his eight-minute ministerial statement on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal on 22 June (2009),” Lim said in a press conference […]
DAP’s Tony Pua suspended from Parliament
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 24 June 2009: DAP Member of Parliament (MP) Tony Pua was thrown out of the Dewan Rakyat today after an extended argument on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. Deputy Speaker Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he decided to suspend Pua for the rest of the day because the MP for PJ […]
PKFZ’s RM12.5bil cost only “an estimate”
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 22 June 2009: The final cost to tax payers of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal has yet to be determined, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said today. Ong, who delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament, said that the ballooned figure of RM12.5 billion for the mismanaged PKFZ project was only […]
Motion to discuss PKFZ rejected
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 15 June 2009: A motion by DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang (Ipoh Timur) to debate the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal in Parliament was rejected this morning. Lim, in a press conference after Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin rejected his motion, also questioned the absence of Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee […]
