Liew Chin Tong

M’sia can and should be choosy on investments from China

M’sia can and should be choosy on investments from China

MP SPEAKS | What M’sia needs from China are investments that transfer technology and skills.

BR1M no substitute for holistic economic policies for bottom 60pct

BR1M no substitute for holistic economic policies for bottom 60pct

MP SPEAKS | Handouts can never be a substitute for dignified jobs with decent pay - and I am confident Malaysians know this.

Why the Harapan-Bersatu tie-up matters

Why the Harapan-Bersatu tie-up matters

COMMENT | New political realignment foils Najib Abdul Razak's attempt to win GE14 by default.

Why such a huge sum of RM15.94b for PM’s Department?

Why such a huge sum of RM15.94b for PM’s Department?

MP SPEAKS | Much of this 2017 allocation can be spent on better healthcare, transport, crime prevention and education.

Riding on economic disparity - what Trump’s rise means for M'sia

Riding on economic disparity - what Trump’s rise means for M'sia

MP SPEAKS | Lessons from the anti-establishment uprising centred around jobs that propped his win.

PM’s ostrich response to multiple crises in 'Budget Season 2017'

PM’s ostrich response to multiple crises in 'Budget Season 2017'

MP SPEAKS | Najib served up jokes and cheap shots aplenty in the made-for-TV budget show, but little else.

Will DAP really 'benefit' from EC redelineation exercise?

Will DAP really 'benefit' from EC redelineation exercise?

MP SPEAKS | The truth is that Umno is in trouble, and worried whether it can continue to hold on to power.

Time for clarity on political realignment

Time for clarity on political realignment

MP SPEAKS | An Umno-PAS pact will put tens of thousands of PAS members in a quandary.

Abolish archaic Moneylenders Act 1951

Abolish archaic Moneylenders Act 1951

MP SPEAKS | All financial institutions should be placed under the watch of Bank Negara.

Catchment areas needed to solve Johor’s looming water crisis

Catchment areas needed to solve Johor’s looming water crisis

No one can deny that there is a looming water crisis in Johor.

If I were the Transport Minister

If I were the Transport Minister

MP SPEAKS | 'My core policy would be to pay people to take the bus.'

Malaysia does not need more than 20 ministers

Malaysia does not need more than 20 ministers

COMMENT | Cabinet reshuffle is chance to reduce its size, make transformative changes.

The twin by-elections and political realignment

The twin by-elections and political realignment

MP SPEAKS | The outcome will help clarify the muddied current situation.

A New Deal for Sarawak

A New Deal for Sarawak

MP SPEAKS | Devolution of federal power to states must take spotlight this state election.
Ku Li, we know what you did last August

Ku Li, we know what you did last August

MP SPEAKS | The statutory declaration was to be an alternative to the no-confidence vote.
Dangerous weeks ahead for Malaysia

Dangerous weeks ahead for Malaysia

MP SPEAKS | Attacking Lim Guan Eng actually has a lot to do with Najib Abdul Razak.
DAP@50 - the struggle continues

DAP@50 - the struggle continues

COMMENT | The party has come a long way and survived the road of political hard knocks.
What's next - people's uprising, Umno rebellion or crackdown?

What's next - people's uprising, Umno rebellion or crackdown?

MP SPEAKS | Chin Tong outlines three outcomes after Citizens' Declaration.
Zahid, Umno will pay for 1.5m Bangladeshi workers in GE14

Zahid, Umno will pay for 1.5m Bangladeshi workers in GE14

MP SPEAKS | The government’s priority should be to ensure Malaysia’s economy doesn’t crash.
Sadly, even intellectual Khairy can’t think straight

Sadly, even intellectual Khairy can’t think straight

MP SPEAKS | His line of thinking on Bangladeshi workers is shallow.
Hisham’s responses on China vessels most bizarre and puzzling

Hisham’s responses on China vessels most bizarre and puzzling

MP SPEAKS | Defence and foreign policies are clear-cut federal/central gov’t domains.
The case against the TPPA

The case against the TPPA

MP SPEAKS | There is nothing in a trade deal that promotes 'free' trade.
In times of crisis, we shall unite and not divide

In times of crisis, we shall unite and not divide

MP SPEAKS | DAP must transcend the old society barriers to offer a new hope for Malaysians.
1MDB sales to China may undermine M'sian neutrality

1MDB sales to China may undermine M'sian neutrality

MP SPEAKS | M'sia compromising strategic position to rescue 1MDB?