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Tony Pua

Young politicians speak up

By Gan Pei Ling

June 23, 2010

Guests networking before the start of the event.

ON 20 June 2010, The Nut Graph kicked off its first Found in Conversation event titled Creativity and Innovation in Politics. Around 80 guests attended the Sunday evening event at Leonardo’s Dining Room and Wine Loft, Bangsar, which was the venue sponsor. At the event, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, DAP national publicity secretary Tony […]

Khairy: Yes, Umno can change

By Ding Jo-Ann

June 23, 2010

“IS Umno its own worst enemy? Does it need to lose power before it can reform?” These questions and more were posed to Members of Parliament (MPs) Khairy Jamaluddin, Tony Pua and Nurul Izzah Anwar at The Nut Graph’s recent forum, Found in Conversation: Creativity and Innovation in Politics. “Why does our prime minister have […]

Contradictions on sports betting licence?

By Deborah Loh

June 14, 2010

“[We] don’t want to appear as though we encourage gambling and gaming but it will arise, in any case. They (illegal bookies) will do it. So, the question is whether it’s a good idea to leave them on their own, unregulated, or if the government should try to regulate and do it in such a […]

Tony Pua Kiam Wee (Petaling Jaya Utara)

By Deborah Loh, Ding Jo-Ann and Patrick Kratzenstein

April 7, 2010

(source: parlimen.gov.my)PETALING Jaya Utara Member of Parliament (MP) Tony Pua Kiam Wee’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Tony Pua Kiam Wee  Constituency: PJ Utara  Party:  DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008  Government post: None Party position:   National publicity secretary Membership in any parliamentary committee or caucus:   Public accounts committee member   […]

No replies for 1 March 2010 [Updated]

By Deborah Loh and Patrick Kratzenstein

March 2, 2010

Updated 12pm, 7 April 2010 THE following are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Monday, 1 March 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (Pics source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Chong Chieng […]

Budget 2010: Goodbye credit cards

By Tony Pua

October 27, 2009

Corrected at 3:25pm, 27 Oct 2009 I MUST say that Budget 2010, announced by Datuk Seri Najib Razak on 23 Oct 2009, contained quite a few surprises for better or for worse. And my observation is from someone who has pored through the government’s budget over the past five years. (Source: babble.com) For one, I’ll […]

Police investigating death threat against MACC chief

August 5, 2009

SHAH ALAM, 5 Aug 2009: Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar today said police were investigating the death threat against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan. Khalid said police were investigating the matter under Section 506 of the Penal Code, Bernama reports. Ahmad Said received the death threat in […]

Will to review ISA waning?

By Tony Pua

July 31, 2009

DATUK Mukhriz Mahathir has defended the Internal Security Act (ISA) and lamented that the public fails to see the benefits of a controversial law that allows for preventive detention without trial. Once again, the influential Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy minister took the decades-old stance that the law ensures the country remains peaceful and harmonious. He said […]

Buy-back of privatised highway concessions more cost effective

By Tony Pua

July 6, 2009

RECENTLY, there has been a slate of reports by various investment banking research houses criticising proposed plans to buy back the highways from concessionaires — a proposal that has been criticised by the concessionaires themselves. The DAP has suggested that the government buy back all shares of PLUS Expressways Bhd that it does not already […]

PR unveils ministerial committees (Updated 4.30pm)

By Deborah Loh

July 2, 2009

Updated 4.30pm, 2 July 2009 PKR vice-president Azmin Ali, with PAS’s Salahuddin Ayub (left), DAP’s Chong Eng, and Tony Pua (standing) KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today announced its 25 parliamentary ministerial committees, each co-chaired by a Member of Parliament (MP) from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), PAS and DAP. Each committee will […]

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