Chua Soi Lek should listen to Ong Tee Keat’s advice by revealing who are the culprits responsible for his promote downfall in line with Ong Ka Ting’s healthy political culture
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Press Statement
by Lim Guan Eng
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(Petaling Jaya,
Saturday):
Former Health Minister and
MCA Vice President Datuk Seri
Dr Chua Soi Lek should listen
to his possible successor Ong
Tee Keat’s advice by
revealing who are the
culprits responsible for his
political downfall in line
with Ong Ka Ting’s healthy
political culture. There is
great public interest at who
within MCA was responsible as
Chua had identified internal
political rivalry and his
hard work leading to
speculation of him
challenging for higher posts
as the possible cause when he
had not received any
blackmail threats.
Johor MCA Deputy Chair and
Labis MCA Division Chair Tan
Kok Hong had earlier
complained that Chua was
“stabbed from behind by
certain parties who want to
destroy Chua politically” and
pointedly urged MCA (not the
police) to act against those
involved in the production
and distribution of the DVDs.
Only those political enemies
within MCA would have the
opportunity to stab Chua in
the back.
Deputy Higher Education
Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat
said he and the public would
like to know who was
responsible in ordering the
taping of the sex video tape.
DAP agrees with Ong that if
Chua revealed more details,
it could help to stop such
bad practices and this kind
of negative political culture
in the country.
Why should the Education
Ministry allow extra school
charges of up to RM 200 per
primary school student when
the Government pays for such
school maintenance costs,
unless they are Chinese and
Tamil primary schools?
DAP urges the Education
Ministry to review the
exorbitant extra school
charges which will negate the
impact and intent of
abolishing school fees of RM
4.50 per primary pupil and RM
9 per secondary school
student in September 2007 to
reduce the financial burdens
faced by parents. However the
abolition did not include
payments requested by the
schools and the Parent
Teachers Association (PTAs)
when they were asked to pay
RM 100 – RM 200 for
maintenance, co-curricular
classes, the school's sports
day, school magazines, and
security and insurance
services.
Such high charges are
contrary to the Education
Ministry’s own guidelines on
30 October 2007 placing
maximum extra school charges
of RM 38.50 for primary
schools and RM 55.50 for
secondary schools that can be
collected from parents. It is
ridiculous that there is even
a charge for using toilets in
school.
Why should the Education
Ministry allow extra school
charges of up to RM 200 per
primary school student when
the government pay for such
school maintenance costs,
unless they are Chinese and
Tamil primary schools? It is
normal for such extra school
charges to be collected in
Chinese and Tamil primary
schools to cover up the
neglect by the government of
such schools following the
overt discriminatory policy
in refusing to give fair
allocations. However no such
excuse is available for
national primary schools
which receive development
funds of RM 33.30 per student
per month as compared to RM
11 per student per month for
each Tamil primary school
student and only RM 4.50 for
each Chinese primary school
student a month.
(05/01/2008)
* Lim Guan
Eng,
Secretary-General of DAP |