Najib reshuffles pack, Tee Keat dropped
UPDATED PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak today announced a cabinet reshuffle which saw former MCA president Ong Tee Keat being dropped and Deputy Finance Minister Chor Chee Heung being made a full minister.
The reshuffle also saw the appointment of two members of Parliament and four senators as deputy ministers.
The prime minister, in a statement, announced the appointment of Chor as Housing and Local Government Minister, replacing Kong Cho Ha who switched portfolio to the Transport Ministry.
Kong, who is also MCA secretary-general, takes over from Ong who lost to Dr Chua Soi Lek in the MCA elections in March. Also dropped was Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Wee Jeck Seng.
Ong and Wee were the only two dropped from the new "expanded" cabinet.
There were also two vacancies available from the resignation of Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister and former Wanita MCA chief Chew Mei Fun and the death of Deputy Transport Minister Robert Lau last month.
Three from MCA, additional post for MIC
Today's reshuffle sees the appoinment of six new faces, four of whom are senators. The cabinet changes will be effective from June 4.
Of the six new faces, three are from MCA – party president Chua's son and Labis MP Chua Tee Yong, and party vice-presidents Senator Donald Lim and Gan Ping Sieu, to reflect the changes in the party leadership following its polls in March.
MIC also has an additional face in the government, on top of a minister and two deputy ministers, with the appointment of party deputy president G Palanivel as a deputy minister.
PPP vice-president Senator Maglin Dennis D’Cruz has also been roped into the cabinet as a deputy minister, along with Serian MP Richard Riot Jaem.
The reshuffle also saw four deputy ministers switching portfolios.
They are Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Minister Rohani Abdul Karim who takes over as Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister; Deputy Home Minister Jelaing Mersat (Deputy Transport Minister); Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Chee Leong (Deputy Home Minister) and Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie (Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister).
Najib said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Zainal Abidin had given his consent to the appointments and the swearing-in would be held at Istana negara at 3.30pm on Friday.
Tuanku Mizan had also consented to the appointment of Lim, D'Cruz and Gan as senators effective today. They will be sworn in as soon as possible.
List of new ministers and deputies
Kong Cho Ha: Transport Minister (previous post: Housing and Local Government Minister)
Chor Chee Heung: Housing and Local Government Minister (previous post: Deputy Finance Minister)
Rohani Abdul Karim: Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister (previous post: Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister)
Jelaing Mersat: Deputy Transport Minister (previous post: Deputy Home Minister)
Lee Chee Leong: Deputy Home Minister (previous post: Deputy Foreign Minister)
Senator Heng Seai Kie: Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister (previous post: Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister)
Senator G Palanivel: Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister
Richard Riot Jaem (Serian MP): Deputy Foreign Minister
Chua Tee Yong (Labis MP): Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister
Senator Donald Lim Siang Chai: Deputy Finance Minister
Senator Maglin Dennis D'Cruz: Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister
Senator Gan Ping Sieu: Deputy Youth and Sports Minister.
The door is now open and it is now very clear what needs to be done . As for me , I will advise all Tee Keat's supporters to lie low and get all our supporters to be ready to jump ship . MCA as it is a rotten and sinking ship with a tainted president hell bent on parachuting his son into the MCA top heirachy and perhaps grooming his son to be the next President . It is now not Ong Sdn Bhd but rather Monkey Chua Associates .
Be ready to move when the time comes . It will be the same story as OKT , we will vote out all MCA candidates come GE13 and send them to Timbaktu . Perhaps we should stand as Independent or form a New Party as one of the options .
OTK is replaced by Kong Cho Ha, who is an incompetent nincompoop who cannot even talk properly. The ramification is that a bunch of leeches will be controlling the contracts and projects in MOT. A lot of this hanky panky was under control and now the bloody worms are back.
ReplyDeleteMCA is doing the country huge damages. This is what happen when you have an immoral person like Chua Soi Lek. He planted the seed of the devil.
Donald Duck (Lim) as deputy finance minister?? Big Joke. All he cares about is the % from projects. Good Lord. Chua Soi Lek is dispatching his troop of crooks to get his cuts.
ReplyDeleteat leas chua can not touch Health ministry...for the unfinished projects.
ReplyDeleteWith crooks, brutus and pornstar in charge, MCA is now a party of immoral. I am sorry for MCA members. You stupid people ask for it. Now what are you dumb idiots going to do about it.
ReplyDeleteI have mentioned earlier that the rumbles on teaching MCA a lesson in the next election. If you want to do something, spread this message to the Chinese associations and guilds and MCA memebers. Fan this rumbles. Make sure these crooks do not get elected. Make sure all MCA candidates loose their deposits.
ReplyDeletei guess they don't mind the party being immoral as they themselves are immoral.
ReplyDeleteVoters mentality reflects the voted positions mentality. As long as they stink together, all will be well for them.
politics stinks and will always stinks indefinitely...
Justice4otk,
ReplyDeleteForm a new multiracial party lah....to cater for those who stand at the middle. Those who reject BN as the same time does not agree with PR policies. At lease 40% of the people are in these group, is a good idea to approach CJM. PKR also cannot last long, don't waste your time there...
UMNO members are also not happy with the announcement. There are now so many chinese ministers and deputy ministers and crowding out UMNO people. I believe that this was the advise from Chua Soi Lek to Najib. That Chinese support will increase with more Chinese ministers.
ReplyDeleteWell he is wrong. This list of Chinese ministers are from the least respected lot. It is an insult to the Chinese to see these people appointed as ministers and deputy ministers. Pftui. How can the chinese be represented by these dirts.
As a result of Najib listening to Chua Soi Lek, MCA will loose even more Chinese votes.
The road to Putrajaya is now clear for PR, thanks to Chua Soi Lek.
Doesn't matter. I vote for PAS in the next election.
ReplyDeleteThat's the spirit J4! LEAD the way and the fraternity of this blog will follow suit. Barely three months into his pornsidency the situation is already in a shambles. MCA is done. What a shame! Najib's reshuffling is a 'gobsmacked' as Susan Boyle would rightly pronounce. Beginning today, let's all Malaysian Chinese hit the 'reset' button and consign the purposeless MCA to the dustbin and, have them hung out to dry. I'm all with you J4.
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yes, Najib is gone. We will all vote DAPin next GE. His reshuffling is stupid. Can you imagine we have minister like Kong and Donald. Cant even talk. My god. We will quit MCA and join DAP. I lost my respect for Najib. I though he will keep Ong Tee Kiat. Because most chinese likes him. Sorry BN will not support you.
ReplyDeleteYES! TEACH MCA A LESSON! VOTE PR!
ReplyDeleteStupid Najib. How can he listen to Chua Soi Lek? Now this is the beginning of the end.
ReplyDeleteNow PKFZ is confirmed 10KM deep down below the carpet.
ReplyDeletehaha~!!!
I guess many parties "donated" money to PM so he can pull OTK.
ReplyDeletecan we lambast treats on PM's facebook?
He is so screwed up that someone has to fcuk him hard to give him some sense.
Go ahead and form a new party. Don't just talk, do it. Or else you are just talking shit.
ReplyDeleteCorrect analysis J4, get out of MCA and start a new Party, MCA is really sinking and sink it already has denials time after time and again until now. Booting out OTK only shows how deep and burried BN is into corruption and cannot change or be cleansed. Come GE 13 snow under MCA and send them into oblivion. Plan carefully!
ReplyDeleteDato Tee Lian Ker also gone case lah;;hahaha
ReplyDeleteI agreed with what 12.45 has said, to pm najib, dont pretend you dont know the sentiments we have for the pornsident and his bunch of cahoots as otherwise all efforts for 1 m'sia shall be eroded thus render meaningless.
ReplyDeletewill otk resign his parliament seat and force a buy election ????
ReplyDeleteMany BN supporters have started to leave . BN fixed deposit is ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT + ARMY votes. One Malaysian voting is favoring Opposition.Selangor/Perak/Kelantan/Kedah/Malacca/Sabah/Sarawak will becoming opposition states in the next GE.MCA is a sinking ship. Tainted President love Party or love Power ?
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