DAP today welcomed a new member into the party, former diplomat Yeop Adlan Che Rose.

Party veteran Lim Kit Siang, in handing Yeop's his life membership card, said it was a "homecoming", as the latter's father, Che Rose Abdullah, contested under the DAP ticket in the Alor Pongsu constituency in Perak in the 1974 by-election.

"I remember my late father telling me that the only way to (promote the) position of Malays, was through a multi-racial party, Malaysians for all.

"In fact, I realise I should have come (into the party) a long time ago. But it is never too late to do the right thing. I want to make the rest of my life useful, and this is the most useful cause," the 74-year-old Yeop said...