Updated 4:45pm, 11 Feb 2010 SUNGAI Siput Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj‘s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj Constituency: Sungai Siput Party: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM, opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Founding […]
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Putting my assets on the line
By Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj(Car images by Two Hundred Percent, source: Wikipedia; background image source: Dreamstime.com) I PERSONALLY find declaring one’s assets, as the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) did at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on 11 Mar 2009, a little embarrassing. Personal income and wealth are normally considered one’s private domain. Most people would consider it intrusive […]
Handlebars and police handling
By Michael Jeyakumar DevarajEVEN as we look forward to 2009, I would like to recount the events of 15 December 2008, when I got arrested for the second time within one week. It began at about 4pm with SMSes from coordinators of Jerit’s bicycle campaign reporting that the police in Rawang were moving in aggressively on the group. […]
“Sungai Siput is a PKR seat”
By Elizabeth LooiCorrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 11.30am PETALING JAYA, 3 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is staking its claim on the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat in Perak and the Kota Damansara state seat in Selangor although the elected representatives are from Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). Dr Syed Husin AliPKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin […]