Chris Lee Chun Kit

LETTER | The time has come to put it out of its misery.

LETTER | Stop all speculations to ensure that Malaysia will not return to the dark ages of absolute BN rule. 

I remember once driving along the North-South Expressway and seeing a huge banner of the menteri besar of a particular BN-ruled state welcoming the diaspora population back home for the festivals. On first glance I thought, “Well, he is trying hard to increase his public profile.” Then I realised, “Wait a minute, instead of welcoming the diaspora back for the holidays like it is a norm, shouldn’t he be doing something to stop or even to reverse it?”

Since the political tsunami of 2008, Umno has been in a dilemma. On one hand, they want to continue their business as usual; on the other, they know that in the age of the Internet, it is becoming increasingly difficult due to increased scrutiny on even the tiniest detail of their business affairs.

What is with the BN and their obsession with centralising almost everything to the federal government? It is as though the democratic process is merely an inconvenience to them and if it can be done away with, they would be even better.

First of all, let me clarify that I am not representing the state government when I speak but rather in my own capacity as a citizen and a DAP member. The Penang state government is well capable of explaining the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) to anyone who approaches them directly. It is regrettable that some would rather go to the press first.

There were some who seem to feel that the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) will only benefit the elites of society and not those from the lower economic groups due to the lesser abilities of them owning a car.

Has Gerakan learned their lesson since 2008?

It is no secret that Barisan Nasional (BN) has failed to inspire Malaysians. The increasing debt and the continuous unkept promises to Malaysians have indeed taken a toll on the overall confidence in the country. Not to mention it is the general perception that the BN had no intention to change and their sole reason of trying to recapture lost ground is to ensure that they can go back to ‘business as usual’ before the political tsunami of 2008 shook their foundations.

This is an open letter in reply to Dr Dorina Pojani’s opinion that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would work better for Penang.

When I became a councillor with the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) in 2013, one of the areas I really wanted to work on was on how to improve the lives of people with disabilities (PWDs or OKU for Orang Kurang Upaya in Bahasa Malaysia).

I make this statement is in response to Dr Lim Mah Hui's statement published on Sept 20, 2016.

Dr Lim Mah Hui and the Penang Forum should stop labelling the Penang state government’s criticisms of their methods and justification as an attack on civil society.

Dr Lim Mah Hui and his colleagues from the Penang Forum who sent the letter to the Unesco World Heritage Centre in Paris, France without first going through the local and regional heritage conservation authorities must understand one thing. Dialogue is always open to all NGOs as well as the public for feedback to the government of the day on matters of the state.

I have many friends who are all over the world today. We were friends from school as well as college. I often see them only for Chinese New Year where we would catch up over a meal and find out on the latest happenings in our lives.You see, many of them have left Penang for over a decade not because they wanted to, but they had found it difficult to be able to live the lives they want with the earning power here back then.