KLANG, Jan 11 – MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the party would take advantage of the Kuala Terengganu by-election campaign until polling on Jan 17 to identify the needs of Chinese voters in the parliamentary constituency.
Although the Chinese voters there numbered only 8,375 or about 11 per cent of the total in the constituency, he said they could still determine the outcome of the by-election.
“Based on MCA's experience in several by-elections before, each state has its priorities which may reflect the needs of voters, which can also be influenced by the kind of local and national issues raised during the campaign period.
“Therefore, the MCA needs to identify the concerns and priorities of the Chinese voters to enable the party to provide the feedback on the issues raised,” he told a news conference here after officiating a Klang MCA division motivational programme today.
Asked about the by-election campaign, Ong said it was still early to ascertain which party had the most support since anything could happen at the last minute.
“But what is important is for the Barisan Nasional (BN) by-election machinery to work harder to win the hearts of the constituents.
The by-election will see a three-cornered fight involving BN's Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut from PAS and independent Azharudin Mamat. – Bernama
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MCA can't do it
written by hope for all, January 11, 2009
written by hope for all, January 11, 2009
1) Can we have permanent land title?
2) Can we have annual allocation of RM1 mil for each Chinese school?.....not the pittance given only during election.
2) Can we have annual allocation of RM1 mil for each Chinese school?.....not the pittance given only during election.
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Unbelievable
written by cty, January 11, 2009
written by cty, January 11, 2009
BN, the coalition which MCA is a partner have been ruling the country and state for umpteen years. Yet during all those years MCA does not know the needs of the KT Chinese. Absolutely unbelievable!
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written by Citizen, January 11, 2009
written by Citizen, January 11, 2009
MCA only do work when there is a by election. Otherrwise, they just don't care about the people.
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OTK NOT SINCERE
written by Chin Lee USA, January 11, 2009
written by Chin Lee USA, January 11, 2009
Common OTK,MCA will never ever take care of the needs of the Chinese people in Malaysia. MCA were given the chance but the present leaders have failed to do so. People rejected MCA in the last election. You can fooled the people some of the time but you can never fooled all the people ALL the time.
Politics in the MCA is about ELITES and their struggle for power and money against each other. Why you left out Dato Chui when he was elected by the members of MCA to be the Deputy President. You not only cheated Dato Chui but also you also CHEATED the members who elected him. Why you never drop Ong Ka Chuan from the Cabinet who lost in the election and rejected by the people?
Politics in MCA has becomes a power game for ELITES who literally buy support through handouts The fact that newspapers in political parties does not argue well for the media's role as defender of truth and democracy. What did you do to your STAR newspaper.? Changed everyone who does not follow your way. Thats not right.
When are you going to tell the TRUTH about the PKFZ scandal? Provided you tell the truth maybe the people will give you a chance and listen to you or esle it is better for you to keep your mouth shut. Remember silence is golden. Corruption results in the decline of morale and leads inevitably to inefficiency within the public sector. l dont think that you are prepared to fight for truth.
If Malaysian elected leaders in the BN could emulate and follow the qualities of integrity, clear sightedness and humility then Malaysia would be a better place to live in.
Politics in the MCA is about ELITES and their struggle for power and money against each other. Why you left out Dato Chui when he was elected by the members of MCA to be the Deputy President. You not only cheated Dato Chui but also you also CHEATED the members who elected him. Why you never drop Ong Ka Chuan from the Cabinet who lost in the election and rejected by the people?
Politics in MCA has becomes a power game for ELITES who literally buy support through handouts The fact that newspapers in political parties does not argue well for the media's role as defender of truth and democracy. What did you do to your STAR newspaper.? Changed everyone who does not follow your way. Thats not right.
When are you going to tell the TRUTH about the PKFZ scandal? Provided you tell the truth maybe the people will give you a chance and listen to you or esle it is better for you to keep your mouth shut. Remember silence is golden. Corruption results in the decline of morale and leads inevitably to inefficiency within the public sector. l dont think that you are prepared to fight for truth.
If Malaysian elected leaders in the BN could emulate and follow the qualities of integrity, clear sightedness and humility then Malaysia would be a better place to live in.
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MCA to identify needs of KT Chinese
written by htsaw, January 11, 2009
written by htsaw, January 11, 2009
Eureka! Finally MCA have identified KT Chinese' needs. They are RM10,000/= allocation for each Chinese school in KT, Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) for new villages, resurfacing of new villages' roads, free schoolbags for their children, angpows for the elderly since Chinese New Year is just around the corner, get closer with lower income Chinese by posing for journalists while frying kueh tiaw at a hawker stall ...........
These are the only things MCA can do for the Chinese not only in KT but all over Malaysia.
For heaven's sake OTK the Chinese have been hoodwinked by MCA for far too long. Just keep quiet and direct all your party members not to go to or to campaign in KT.
These are the only things MCA can do for the Chinese not only in KT but all over Malaysia.
For heaven's sake OTK the Chinese have been hoodwinked by MCA for far too long. Just keep quiet and direct all your party members not to go to or to campaign in KT.
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MCA the Fixer In Never Never Land
written by fixer, January 12, 2009
written by fixer, January 12, 2009
Promises, promises, promises. Once the election is over, they will turn round and say "What Needs?" They will plea short memory. How gullible does the MCA think Malaysian voters are? But, come to think of it, we have been fooled for the last 51 years. What's another year? Big fat cats(BFA=MCA) making a fool out of Malaysian simpletons.
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written by Bigjoe, January 12, 2009
written by Bigjoe, January 12, 2009
Now you want to identify the need of the Chinese community? Its about 40 years too late, don't you think? The Chinese settled in KT over a hundred years ago. In the past they lived among the Malays in villages, farmed, fished, industries, conduct commerce, inter-marry freely, no problems with languages, religion, race. Those who knows Terengganu well, will know there were Chinese enclaves all over Terengganu with tombstones, houses, temple remains. Now either they want leave KT or they just stay within the small urban community and do whatever they can. It takes an idiot to not know what the KT Chinese community needs are....
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Keep on "fighting" for the Chinese?
written by ktteokt, January 12, 2009
written by ktteokt, January 12, 2009
What is there for MCA to fight for when it is part of the ruling coalition? If MCA has to "fight" even as part of the ruling coalition and the government, then it is telling the whole world it is the "opposition" within the ruling coalition! Then it might as well get out of BN and stand as an OPPOSITION party in Malaysia! The Chinese voted MCA in past elections because they wanted "representation" in Parliament to help them get what they are entitled to, not to fight for them! But MCA has failed in this respect and it comes back begging for more! What a whole lot of BEGGARS!!!!
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written by Cinakueh, January 12, 2009
written by Cinakueh, January 12, 2009
More precisely, the need to identify where to korek wealth for MCA top dogs in Terengganu !!!
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What is there to identify?
written by ktteokt, January 12, 2009
written by ktteokt, January 12, 2009
MCA has been selling out Chinese rights since the days of Independence and now OTK wants to "identify" the needs of the Chinese? The very first thing the Chinese in Malaysia wants is for MCA to stand up like a gentleman and be a responsible political party for the Chinese! All these closed door negotiations only cause the rights of the Chinese in Malaysia to deteriorate and be classified as Class #2 citizens with the Malays claiming "ketuanan" thereby making the Chinese and other races in Malaysia "HAMBA"!
If there is anything MCA need to identify, it is the party's policies! Are the actions taken by the many Chairmen of MCA all along after Tun Tan Cheng Lock doing what Tun Tan had originally planned for MCA? Tun Tan never propose that MCA get into business, set up KSM, Kojadi, Multi-purpose and all the business organizations of MCA and take over China Press!
By diverting into the commercial field, just how much time and effort is left with MCA to deal with the problems of the people, especially the Chinese in Malaysia? Has OTK identified all these yet? If not, then where the hell he has the time to go all the way to KT to identify the needs of the Chinese in Trengganu?
If there is anything MCA need to identify, it is the party's policies! Are the actions taken by the many Chairmen of MCA all along after Tun Tan Cheng Lock doing what Tun Tan had originally planned for MCA? Tun Tan never propose that MCA get into business, set up KSM, Kojadi, Multi-purpose and all the business organizations of MCA and take over China Press!
By diverting into the commercial field, just how much time and effort is left with MCA to deal with the problems of the people, especially the Chinese in Malaysia? Has OTK identified all these yet? If not, then where the hell he has the time to go all the way to KT to identify the needs of the Chinese in Trengganu?
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OTK, what is MCA's stand in hudud?
written by amoker, January 12, 2009
written by amoker, January 12, 2009
OTK, what is MCA's stand in hudud?
Keep on asking NST and Star to challenge DAP to reveal their stand, which they have. What about MCA?
YOu are keeping quiet.
Keep on asking NST and Star to challenge DAP to reveal their stand, which they have. What about MCA?
YOu are keeping quiet.
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Barking dogs
written by Mat NantiRasuah, January 12, 2009
written by Mat NantiRasuah, January 12, 2009
M C Anjings will only bark during election campaigns. Most days, only kamcheng-yumseng party makan sharkfin-minum XO with big towkays, developers and VViPigs!
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written by Penyokong PAS Cina., January 12, 2009
written by Penyokong PAS Cina., January 12, 2009
OTK WHAT IS MCA STAND ON DR MAHATHIR DECLARATION MALAYSIA IS AN ISLAMIC STATE.????
OTK WHAT IS MCA STAND ON NAJIB SAYING MALAYSIA IS AN ISLAMIC STATE ???
OTK WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON DR.CHUA SOI LEK YOUR DEPUTY ????
I WILL VOTE PAS (PAKATAN RAKYAT ) ANYTIME HUDUD OR NO HUDUD.
OTK WHAT IS MCA STAND ON NAJIB SAYING MALAYSIA IS AN ISLAMIC STATE ???
OTK WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON DR.CHUA SOI LEK YOUR DEPUTY ????
I WILL VOTE PAS (PAKATAN RAKYAT ) ANYTIME HUDUD OR NO HUDUD.
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ANOTHER NATO from MCA
written by dot com dot my, January 12, 2009
written by dot com dot my, January 12, 2009
everybody knows needs of malaysia chinese. not only MCA. but what have they done besides identifying problems? i am disappointed with those MCA ministers. just know where to bark. but no actual work. there are still lots of canned food from china need to be identified. but what has he done? there are still lots of improvement can be done in general hospital, what has been done? i don't agree with dr choy SL behaviour, but at least he has done lots of things during his minister time. now MCA leader knows only to find needle in other people eyes but not even notice a big log in their own eyes. hopeless party only suite for hopeless people.....don't be a hopeless people so better do a correct decision.
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The whole MCA is a pot of shit and scandals!
Please do all of us a favour and just go away. You do not speak for the Chinese Malaysians.