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- All eight DAP Malay leaders lose badly in CEC polls
- Welfare home staff finds baby in a box
- Kit Siang, Guan Eng, Karpal take top spots in DAP polls
| All eight DAP Malay leaders lose badly in CEC polls Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:22 AM PST GEORGE TOWN: All eight Malay DAP leaders who contested for central executive committee (CEC) posts lost badly at 16th DAP Congress here. The results show that the party, dominated by the Chinese, does not make room for Malay candidates including Zairil Khir Johari who served as political secretary to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Zairil only received 305 votes while his boss, Lim garnered 1,576 votes. A total of 1,823 delegates voted to choose 20 DAP leaders for the 2012-2015 term. The other Malay candidates who lost were Penang DAP committee member Zulkifli Mohd Noor (216 votes), Senator Ariffin SM Omar (748), Johor DAP vice-chairman Ahmad Ton (347 votes), Pahang DAP deputy chairman Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (121), Desa Manjung DAP branch chairman Solaiman Op Syed Ibrahim (98), Roseli Abdul Ghani (39) and Harun Ahmad (28). Zulkifli Mohd Noor, one of the DAP Malay candidates said he fought for 25 years for the Malays to be elected as CEC members but failed. "When we say 'Malaysian Malaysia,' we must represent all religions, all races...balance. The message I conveyed did not reached the grassroots. They are still choosing leaders based on race," he told Bernama. He said that the election was also not based on ability and experience of the candidates in fighting for the party. "There is no change. The results is a setback for Malay candidates. Perhaps the top leaders who contested want to take care of their own interests, not the party's interests." - BERNAMA |
| Welfare home staff finds baby in a box Posted: 15 Dec 2012 06:48 AM PST KLANG: A female staff of a welfare home in Batu 3, Taman Mewah in Kapar, here, received a big shock when she opened a box she thought was filled with trash and found a baby girl. According to a police source, the woman arrived for work at 4am when she found the the box with the baby and items including milk, medicine, clothes and a note written in Chinese. "The woman first thought there was trash in the box, but when she tried moving the box it felt heavy. Upon opening the box she found a baby inside," the source said. When she realised the baby was still alive, the woman immediately lodged a report at the Bukit Raja police station here. The source said the police had viewed closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings which showed a woman leaving the box in front of the premises. The baby, believed to be nine days old, is now placed at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) here. Klang Utara deputy police chief Supt Jani Ahmad confirmed the report. - Bernama |
| Kit Siang, Guan Eng, Karpal take top spots in DAP polls Posted: 15 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST GEORGE TOWN: It was a family affair as DAP adviser and Ipoh Timur MP Lim Kit Siang and his son, party secretary general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, took the top two slots at the central executive committee (CEC) elections held here on Saturday. Kit Siang garnered the most votes from the delegates - 1,607 while Guan Eng received 1,576 votes. Party chairman Karpal Singh's strong stance on issues held him in good stead as he emerged with the third most votes - 1,411. In the elections in 2008, Karpal only received 471 votes placing him in ninth spot. The others selected into the 20-member CEC are Chong Chieng Jen, Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Vincent Wu Him Ven, Tan Kok Wai, Gobind Singh Deo, Tony Pua, Teng Chang Khim, Fong Kui Lun, Nga Kor Ming, Chong Eng, Chow Kon Yeow, Liew Chin Tong, M Kulasegaran, Boo Cheng Hau, Teresa Kok, Teo Nie Ching and Ngeh Koo Ham. More in The Sunday Star |
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