Heed grouses about Ngeh and Nga, DAP chiefs told

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:07

By S Rutra

KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent member of Perak DAP has called on his bosses at national headquarters to pay more attention to complaints about the leadership style of Ngeh Koo Ham, the party’s top official in the state.

But in the same breath, he asked local leaders to practise what he called “self regulation”.

Teluk Intan MP M Manogaran, commenting on the current quarrel between Ngeh and his deputy, M Kulasegaran, said he agreed with other critics of the Perak DAP chairman and his cousin, Nga Kor Ming, that they behaved like warlords in the state.

Nga is secretary of Perak DAP.

Manogaran did not go easy on Kulasegaran either, saying his recent outbursts were uncalled for.

Kulasegaran has been at odds with Ngeh and Nga over several leadership issues and have had disagreements on the formation of new branches in Perak.

Ngeh and Nga are accused of forming new branches without endorsement from the state committee while Kulasegaran is alleged to have illegally revived dead branches.

According to Manogaran, party leaders like Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh hardly interfere with issues that they feel can be resolved at local level, preferring to give room for self- regulation as long as no one goes against what the party stands for.

However, he added, the situation in Perak called for greater involvement from them.

Started with state DAP elections

Speaking to FMT, he said the current spat in Perak had its roots in the 2008 Perak DAP election, where Kulasegaran scored the highest number of votes for the 15 state committees available.

Ngeh was in fifth position and Nga was sixth.

Kulasegaran was firm in declining to take over the state chair, according to the Teluk Intan MP. “Let us not rock the boat," he quoted Kulasegaran as saying then.

He said he had expected the cousins to be fair and to give “room and space for everyone,” but that nothing of this sort happened in the 10 months that Pakatan Rakyat ruled the state.

"Favouritism and cronyism did take place,” Manogaran said. “It’s an open secret that the cousins actually behave like warlords in Perak."

He said this could be partly due to the leadership’s belief in self-regulation.

“Leaders like Kit Siang will just merely indicate that things are not right and need to improve," he said.

Referring to Kulasegaran's conduct in the past week, he said MP for Ipoh Barat was letting down the party members who had given him their mandate in 2008.

"I can't understand why he called off his press conference and on the next morning he landed in Nepal, apologising for his action," he said.

"He is a seasoned politician, not an amateur.”

Quit DAP, supporters tell Kula

October 06, 2010

Kulasegaran had reportedly wanted to relinquish his post in Perak DAP. — file pic

IPOH, Oct 6 — A group of DAP supporters today staged a demonstration demanding that Perak DAP deputy chairman M. Kulasegaran to quit the party.

Some 20 DAP Youth members of Indian origin gathered in front of the state DAP office at Medan Istana here carrying banners stating their support for Kulasegaran and of criticisms against the Perak DAP leadership.

Azman Mubarak, 24, who claimed to be the spokesman for the group, said a total of 300 DAP members from Buntung here were willing to follow Kulasegaran, who is also Ipoh Barat member of parliament, in quitting the party.

They were disappointed with the state DAP leadership for sidelining Kulasegaran and supporters of Indian origin, he added.

Another DAP member, Alex Raj, 22, said the gathering was held as a show of support for Kulasegaran and to condemn Perak DAP chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham for allegedly practising nepotism and cronyism in Perak DAP.

“We feel cheated by DAP. They only need our votes in the election,” he added.

Kulasegaran is now in Nepal and expected to be back in a week.

There have been reports of a tiff between Kulasegaran, Ngeh and Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming and that Kulasegaran has threatened to resign. — Bernama

With Kula away, Perak DAP choose nothing to say

By Clara Chooi

October 03, 2010

Kulasegaran threatened to quit as the state’s DAP chairman over an apparent power tussle in the party. — file pic

IPOH, Oct 3 — Perak DAP leaders have agreed to a gag order on its leadership crisis, pending the return of their deputy chairman M. Kulasegaran from his week-long sojourn in Nepal.

In a joint press statement this morning, state party chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham and vice-chairman A. Sivanesan stressed that the leadership quarrel should be resolved internally.

The duo further claimed that this decision was mooted by the party’s secretary-general Lim Guan Eng during his discussion with Ngeh.

“Lim, who was away for an official trip to Australia, spoke to Ngeh upon his return at the Penang International Airport.

“We agreed with Lim’s suggestion that matters involving Perak DAP should be handled internally.

“Thereby we will not be making any public statements or answer press queries on this issue,” Ngeh (right) and Sivanesan said in the statement.

They added that party leaders would await Kulasegaran’s return from Nepal before making any further decision on the matter.

“We will also wait for Lim to convene a meeting, which shall also be attended by (DAP advisor) Lim Kit Siang,” they concluded.

Perak DAP was plunged into crisis on Friday night when a special leadership meeting aimed at promoting unity ended on an ugly note, with Kulasegaran threatening resignation.

Although the Ipoh Barat MP has since indicated he would likely not follow through with his threat, his outburst through microblogging site Twitter has left his colleagues with a bitter aftertaste.

Ngeh, in his attempt to diffuse the situation, yesterday reprimanded Kulasegaran for washing the party’s dirty linen in public when he publicised his quit threat on Twitter.

The former senior state executive councillor also played down the allegations levelled against himself and his cousin Nga Kor Ming (left), both of whom have been blamed as the protagonists behind Kulasegaran’s outburst.

For months, trouble has been brewing in the higher echelons of the Perak DAP, in the wake of the impending party elections set for November 14.

The bickering between the two camps — Kulasegaran’s and the Ngeh-Nga camp — grew worse when both sides began to quarrel over the formation of new branches in the state.

On the one hand, Kulasegaran and his men have accused Ngeh and Nga of forming over 100 new branches without attaining endorsement from the state committee, while on the other, the cousins have charged that their arch rivals had been illegally reviving old branches to shore up support for themselves.

In an effort to soothe over the incessant bickering between the two feuding factions, a peace-making effort was mooted some three months back.

Friday’s meeting was held to discuss and resolve certain issues that had risen in recent weeks, including the existence of a circulating letter that Kulasegaran’s men are claiming had the ill-intention to damage his popularity.

When talks failed to promote a settlement, an angry Kulasegaran stormed out of the meeting, dangling a threat that he would leave the state committee.

Since then, Kulasegaran has also challenged Ngeh to an open debate on their grouses, throwing the Perak DAP into further chaos.

Ngeh and Nga, both of whom are MPs and state assemblymen as well as former state administrators when Pakatan Rakyat helmed Perak, have often been accused of being overzealous and dictatorial in their leadership.

Despite this, the duo have chosen not to go to the press with their denials or to rebut the accusations, insisting that such matters should be resolved via consensus and within the party leadership.

They have urged members to look at the bigger picture at hand, which was to prepare themselves to regain power in Perak in the next general election.

Ngeh flays Kula over quit threat

Ngeh flays Kula over quit threat

IPOH, Oct 2 – Perak DAP chief Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham, accused as one of the protagonists behind M. Kulasegaran’s outburst last night, indicated today that he would not kowtow to his deputy’s emotional threat to leave the state leadership.

Instead, the state party chairman chose to castigate the Ipoh Barat MP for washing the party’s dirty linen in public when he published damaging statements on microblogging site Twitter.

“I regret that he should announce his intended resignation through Twitter instead of informing the state committee.

“As a responsible leader, we should all follow proper procedures and keep all internal matters within the party,” Ngeh (picture) told The Malaysian Insider this afternoon.

Ngeh and his cousin, Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming, have been blamed for Kulasegaran’s emotional outburst during a special leadership meeting held last night at Kampung Simee near here.

The Malaysian Insider understands that what was supposed to be a discussion on unity, turned into a bitter quarrel between the two feuding factions – Kulasegaran’s camp and the Ngeh-Nga camp.

For months, the two teams have had several run-ins with one another but the climax of their bickering occurred last night when Kulasegaran, who is also the party’s national vice-chairman, stormed off in a huff, leaving behind a threat that he would resign from his state party post.

Ngeh confirmed today that Kulasegaran had indeed mentioned his intention to bail from the state committee during the heated meeting last night but was cajoled to stay by other leaders.

“It was just an informal meeting between a few leaders. In the midst of it... before he left, he expressed his intention to resign and the leaders pursuaded him not to.

“However, he tweeted about it anyway,” said an upset-sounding Ngeh.

After last night’s meeting, Kulasegaran wrote on his Twitter timeline: “Just finished DAP leadership meeting in Ipoh. Sad day as I will announce what is lacking in Perak leadership 2molo n why I have 2 leave 4good.”

Later in the night, he told The Malaysian Insider via SMS that he had no intention to leave the party but was tired of his ongoing charade with the Ngeh-Nga cousins.

“Leaving DAP no way. But going open on internal problems. I am being run down by Ngeh and I can’t take it any more,” he explained.

It was later announced that Kulasegaran would be organising a press conference at 10.30am this morning to go public with his grouses against the two cousins.

More tweets, however, were seen on Kulasegaran’s Twitter account prior to the conference this morning and this time, the leader’s tone had somehow mellowed.

“Very disturbed about having d pc latter. My mind is unsettled as I c factional fight is seeing its ugly head in Perak,” he said in one tweet.

Shortly after that, Kulasegaran cancelled the press conference.

He said in his Twitter message: “Members and supporters asking me to reconsider. I will be away for a week n will then tell all if the need arises.”

In his last tweet at about 2pm, Kulasegaran said: “If ever there comes a time and point where I am no longer able to play any meaningful role, I shall merely retire from politics.”

His words were a clear indication that the veteran leader had likely decided to stay in as the Perak DAP’s deputy chairman.

However, the party is also heading for its state elections this November, and the internal bickering between the two feuding camps is expected to rear its ugly head once again.

Today, Ngeh made it clear that should Kulasegaran still press on with his intention to leave the state committee, he would respect the leader’s decision.

“If he still persists in resigning, we will respect his decision and we would like to thank him for his past services,” he said.

Ngeh also refused to comment on allegations made by Kulasegaran’s camp that the he and his cousin Nga had been attempting to round up their branches to gang up against them.

“There is a proper channel of discussion and a problem-solving process. I hope all party members will abide by the rules to discuss all matters internally,” he said.

As such, Ngeh noted that it was “not true” that the Perak DAP was on the verge of self-destruction.

He acknowledged that there would likely be fierce competition during the coming state party elections but noted that this was healthy in any democratic process.

“Just because there is an election does not mean there is faction-fighting,” he said.

Ngeh added that despite Kulasegaran's outburst, the unity plan between the two camps would still press on through internal discussions.

“As a chairman, I always, at any point in time, want unity in the party. There may be issues sometimes but any issue can be resolved internally,” he said.

Posted by barred at 10/03/2010 07:06:00 AM

DAP crisis: Kulasegaran calls off PC, will go on leave

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:47

IPOH: Perak DAP deputy chairman M Kulasegaran today called off his press conference at Wisma DAP in Medan Istana, believed to have been persuaded by the party's top leadership.

The press conference was cancelled five minutes before it was scheduled to start at 10.30am.

Kulasegaran, who is Ipoh Barat MP, was reported to have wanted to hold the press conference to expose the efforts taken by the "Ngeh-Nga" cousins (Perak DAP chairman Ngeh Khoo Ham and secretary Nga Kor Ming) to weaken leaders who could not see eye-to-eye with them.

Kulasegaran was also expected to voice his dissatisfaction over the state DAP leadership and announce his resignation as state deputy chairman at the press conference.

When contacted by Bernama, he said he was advised to go on leave by the party's leadership.

Kulasegaran also gave a week for the relevant parties to solve the crisis as he left for a holiday overseas.

Meanwhile, Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir described the DAP crisis as "scabies which had turned into larger and ugly sores".

"What is happening in the party shows the true colours of the leaders, who, all this while, have been putting up an act in front of the people.

"They are only concerned about their personal agendas and not so much for the people who support them," he told reporters after opening the Third National Retired Malaysian Naval Officers Association Conference and Hari Raya do here today.

Perak DAP in crisis as Kula mulls resignation

By Clara Chooi

October 02, 2010

IPOH, Oct 2 — Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran has threatened to quit as Perak DAP deputy chairman in the climax of a leadership battle with the “Ngeh-Nga” cousins running the state chapter.

The veteran party leader, known to be the main arch-rival of the two famed cousins in the Perak DAP – state chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham and secretary Nga Kor Ming – had apparently stormed out of a “special meeting” held last night after an intense shouting match with the duo.

In his announcement on what transpired during the meeting, believed to have been held in Kampung Simee and not at the party’s state headquarters, Kulasegaran, who is also the party’s national vice-chairman, wrote on microblogging site Twitter, “Just finished DAP leadership meeting in Ipoh. Sad day as I will announce what is lacking in Perak leadership 2molo n whu I have 2 leave 4good.”

Kulasegaran (picture) did not offer more details but when contacted by The Malaysian Insider after midnight, he confirmed that he was not leaving the party entirely.

“Leaving DAP no way. But going open on internal problems. I am being run down by Ngeh and I can’t take it any more,” he explained in an SMS.

When pressed for a confirmation however, Kulasegaran remained silent and would not take calls.

The Malaysian Insider understands that the determined leader will now embark on a “tell-all” rampage to further discredit the two cousins through the media, beginning with a press conference to be held at 10.30am here today.

According to a state committee member who attended last night’s meeting, the discussion had been summoned as a part of the party’s efforts to unite the two feuding factions between Kulasegaran’s camp and the “Ngeh-Nga” camp.

“But the unity talks was just as it is called – talk only. They (Ngeh-Nga) never stuck to their claims, their promises,” said the leader.

The leader added that the “unity talks” mooted by leaders from both camps was aimed at ensuring that the party’s state convention and elections set to be held this November, would go on smoothly.

“There was a sort of agreement that both sides won’t try to finish off each other.... but they (Ngeh-Nga) went around everywhere to badmouth us (Kulasegaran’s camp),” said the leader.

The leader claimed that Ngeh-Nga’s men had intentionally been moving around the party’s branches, attempting to get its leaders to file complaints against branches in support of Kulasegaran.

“There is also a letter being circulated for this purpose. We know, because it comes back to us. We even know who signed those letters and so it is definitely people from Ngeh-Nga’s camp,” said the leader.

The leader however admitted that Kulasegaran’s shocking decision would cause larger ripples in the already turbulent waters of the Perak DAP.

“It will have its repercussions but what else can we do? Sometimes, you just cannot take it anymore and keeping quiet no longer becomes an option,” said the leader.

It is no secret that for years, there has been no love lost between Kulasegaran and the two cousins.

The faction-fighting had however let up momentarily when Pakatan Rakyat won Perak in the last general elections and the party had to concentrate on administering the state with its partners PKR and PAS.

With the two cousins both holding posts as MP, state assemblymen and state executive councillors however, the faction-fighting eventually began again.

The two were also accused of being puppet-masters in the state government by holding total control over former mentri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin of PAS.

This had allegedly been one of the reasons behind the abrupt resignations of three PR assemblymen last year, a move that caused Perak to fall to Barisan Nasional.

Following PR’s loss of Perak, the factional fighting in Perak DAP worsened.

During a function in September last year, the first-term assemblyman for Jalong Leong Mee Meng reportedly wept openly during her speech and later explained that her tears were born out of frustration from being sidelined by the cousins.

In recent days, the formation of new branches and the revival of defunct ones became the latest bone of contention between feuding factions.

According to one state committee member in Kulasegaran’s camp, both the Ngeh-Nga cousins have been establishing brand new branches without the knowledge of other state committee members.

But the Ngeh-Nga faction has accused their detractors of wrongfully reviving old ones.

Their arguments, having reached a boiling point, had apparently led to the recent decision by both camps to engage in a peace plan for the sake of facing the party elections in November.

Drop trumped-up DVD charges against Ong immediately :Teresa

Drop trumped-up DVD charges against Ong immediately :Teresa

Senior DAP leader Teresa Kok

Malaysia Chronicle

DAP leader and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has slammed Perak prosecutors for trying to charge Tebing Tinggi assemblyman Ong Boon Piow for possessing 23 DVDs of the Perak “tree assembly”.


"This case against Ong is clear-cut selective prosecution intended to intimidate BN’s political opponents. When illegal DVDs are commonly available in every corner, it is ridiculous that Ong Boon Piow be singled out for punishment," Teresa said in a media statement.

According to her, MCA Perak also distributed thousands of similar DVDs during that period and no charges were laid. As such, the rule of natural justice dictates there must not be any prosecution in Ong's case, Teresa added.

Ong Boon Piow

Ong was due to be charged for video-taping the Pakatan state assembly meeting held under a rain tree last year. On March 3, 2009, Pakatan lawmakers were forced to hold the emergency session after they were physically barred from entering the legislative hall in the Perak Darul Ridwan state secretariat building.

If convicted, the 31-year old first-time assemblyman faces jail of up to three years, fined between RM5,000 to RM30,000 or both. This means Ong could be disqualified from his seat and the state would have to hold its first by-election since the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election won by Nizar in 2009.

"I believe that this trumped up charge is yet another underhanded tactic by Barisan Nasional to takeover another seat in the Perak assembly as they did in 2009. The charge against Ong must be dropped immediately to retain any semblance of credibility for the government of Perak," said Teresa.

Nevertheless, in a surprise U-turn the Perak authorities deferred the charges to an unspecified date, sparking speculation that Putrajaya may have scuppered Mentri Besar Zambry Kadir's gung-ho plan.

Pundits believe Prime Minister Najib Razak, who orchestrated the 2009 coup d'etat against the Pakatan state government, had misgivings about the BN's chances and did not want to risk a loss, which would have severe negative consequences on his own position in his Umno party.


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Lim Kit Siang and Nizar “Brother Yong” Jamaluddin should be cited for contempt of court

As expected, the DAP who have the most to lose in this morning’s Federal Court judgement on Court of Appeal’s decision of over turning Kuala Lumpur High Court decision to grant the decision in favour of deposed DAP-puppet MB Nizar “Brother Yong” Jamaluddin’s suit for the Perak Menteri Besar’s seat, made disparaging remarks on the ruling. Ipoh Timur MP DAP-Emperor Lim Kit Siang describing the 5-0 unanimous decision by the Federal Court as “surprising”, made this uncouth remark to “It’s shameful for the Judiciary”.

That’s how KURANG AJAR, the Chinese Chauvinist DAP!

Lim should be cited for ‘contempt of court’ making such a despair remark on the Federal Court ruling. Not only he cannot respect the highest court decision, he even discredit the decision.

This proven the point that the power crazy DAP is only interested in assuming power, without respecting the law, Judiciary and the rights of others. Imagine how they will behave when they have power. Even as a minority, they are this KURANG AJAR towards the Judiciary, just because the decision is unanimous against their wishes.

DAP-puppet MB Nizar “Brother Yong” Jamaluddin cided the Federal Court decision “Will only make the monarchy have absolute power”. This should not be regarded anything less than seditious, suggesting that HRHs does not respect the Constitution and will abuse their power, despite Malaysian democracy is about ‘Constitutional Monarchy’.

Malaysian Insider has the story:

Verdict will lead

to absolute monarchy,

says Nizar

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid and Debra Chong

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — Toppled Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin said today’s Federal Court ruling that upheld Barisan Nasional (BN) as the rightful state government will lead to an “absolute monarchy.”

“If this decision goes on and becomes the law of the day, it will lead to an absolute monarchy,” Nizar said after the apex court declared Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir the rightful mentri besar.

“That means the Ruler can now dismiss the prime minister or the mentri besar at any time,” said the grim-faced PAS leader.

While Nizar accepted the court decision, he claimed the ruling had “neglected constitutional precedents” and ignored the wishes of the voters.

He slammed the BN government as an “illegitimate” one which had been supported by today’s decision. “It’s not right. It’s wrong. Everybody has a place — the judiciary, executive, sultan. Everybody has a place,” he stressed.

Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin (left) accepted the court decision but refuses to go away quietly. Sitting next to him is Perak DAP chief, Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham. – Picture by Jack Ooi

But Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail described the ruling as a “very clear judgment with very, very sound reasonings.”

“There’s no doubt about it. What it has done was to reaffirm the court decision that Datuk Zambry is the rightful mentri besar,” Abdul Gani said, referring to the Federal Court decision read by Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria upholding the earlier Court of Appeal decision.

The Court of Appeal ruled last May 22 that Nizar had lost the confidence of the majority of the Perak assemblymen and must resign after failing to get the Perak Sultan to dissolve the state assembly and pave the way for fresh elections when three PR lawmakers turned independent in early February 2009.

Abdul Gani appeared incensed when a reporter asked him if today’s decision would lead to an “absolute monarchy in Perak” as suggested by Nizar.

“No! How can you make such a statement?” he retorted.

“Have you read your constitution? Carefully?” he pressed the reporter asking the question, who replied he had.

Abdul Gani was unsatisfied with the reply however, and called the man “a disgrace” for asking that question.

The Pakatan supporters gather around Nizar as he explains the situation after leaving the courtroom. – Picture by Jack Ooi

“What we are known as is a constitutional monarchy system,” he added.

Lawyer Datuk Cecil Abraham, who acted for Zambry, later told reporters in court: “This decision is binding on the state government and the federal government.”

Zambry himself was absent in court and apparently attending a mentris besar and chief ministers’ meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Meanwhile, other PR leaders shared Nizar’s disappointment over today’s ruling.

DAP veteran and Ipoh Timur MP Lim Kit Siang blasted the verdict as the “legalisation of BN’s coup d’etat” and said today is a “sad day for parliamentary democracy.”

Gopeng PKR MP and party vice-president Dr Lee Boon Chye, on the other hand, remained optimistic, saying that the verdict is “a temporary setback” for PR and said they “may lose Perak today but will win it back in the next general election.”

Nizar concurred, saying PR’s focus for now would be winning the silver state back in the next general election which is slated to take place within three years.

The ousted MB also said that their lawyers will look at the prospect of further action once the written judgment is obtained.

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This is clear blatant contempt of court. The two should be cited and tried, in court even though they will never agree with the outcome whenever the result is not in their favour.

That is ‘fairness’, Pakatan Rakyat Primates style!

All good in Perak DAP ?

All good in Perak DAP ?

by Goh Wei Liang : A Piece of My Mind

I am not sure if Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh and Lim Guan Eng are aware of the "truth" in Perak DAP or not.

Many netizens do not know much about Perak DAP. In fact, many netizens seem to be supportive of Perak DAP in the power struggle here without knowing the facts on the leaders here.

Trouble started long time ago but began to gain media attention in early 2008 before the 12th General Election.

The problems in Perak DAP are kept under wraps as any "public showdown" of the State leadership will only lead to cracks in Pakatan Rakyat Perak's demo-crazy activities.




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PO KUAN CRIES OFF: Batu Gajah MP declines nomination (18 Feb 2008)
"Suffice for me to say that due to the development of internal party events in the Perak DAP over the last few years, as well as currently, which perhaps you are fully aware (of), it has become impossible for me to continue serving effectively, efficiently and wholeheartedly as a party leader as well as an elected representative of the people."


Malaysia: Fong Poh Kuan Quits (18 Feb 2008)
She refused to explain the reason behind her decision in the press conference but in her e-mail writen to Lim, she said it was because of the Perak DAP internal events.


Online sources more sympathetic to Fong Po Kuan's withdrawal (18 Feb 2008)
Referring to one of its previous reports, Malaysiakini recalled that Fong was allegedly being pressured by the state leadership to contest elsewhere and to relinquish the Batu Gajah seat to Nga Kor Ming. Malaysiakini and theSun both noted that Perak DAP chairperson, Ngeh Koo Ham, denied forcing out Fong.

DAP leadership must deal with internal conflicts (5 Feb 2009)
While accusing fingers are being pointed at DAP assemblyman for Jelapang Hee Yit Foong for deserting the party, DAP MP for Batu Gajah Fong Po Kuan(pix) says Hee's departure underlines the need for the party's central as well as state leadership to take a serious view of its internal conflicts.


Yit Foong: DAP Didn't Want Me (7 Feb 2009)
She said when she tried to find out something from other state assemblymen, they just said they knew nothing, especially the executive councillors. She said someone purposely replaced the city councillors in her constituency (Jelapang). She had asked to meet the menteri besar personally because of this matter, adding that there was black and white to prove this.


Jalong rep fights ouster by cousins (20 Sept 2009)

The latest is the outburst by state treasurer Leong Mee Meng, who complained of being sidelined by the party’s state leadership helmed by two cousins - chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham and secretary Nga Kor Ming.

A source in the party also claimed that branches had been set up by Nga in the Sungai Siput division recently in a bid to undermine Leong.

“The leadership hopes to drop Leong as a candidate in the next general election by claiming that she has lost the people’s support,” said the source, adding that Nga controlled 40% of the branches in Sungai Siput.


Ngeh wipes away rep's tear-stained woes (23 Sept 2009)
Perak DAP chairperson Ngeh Khoo Ham said he has spoken to Jalong state representative Leong Mee Meng over her claims of being marginalised by the party leadership and it was no longer an issue.

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Leaders have complained time after time about Ngeh Koo Ham - Nga Kor Ming

• Fong Po Kuan
  
• Hee Yit Foong
• Leong Mee Meng
• A Subramaniam (over EXCO positions)
  

Are the above articles sufficient for the National DAP organization to take action against Ngeh Koo Ham and Nga Kor Ming ?

Perakians must come to their senses too and see the real faces of Ngeh Koo Ham and Nga Kor Ming.

All the above are accusations and grouses raised by Elected Representatives and Loyalists of DAP. YB Lim (s), surely, something must be done and action has to be taken against Ngeh-Nga, no ?

No ..Let them Rot there and let them be rejected by the weaker sex in Perak : Justice 4 otk

The Arrogance of the DAP .

If they were to form the Federal Govt , they'll have a head so big just like the hot air balloon . Disgraceful behaviour Mr Royal Commission . Can we call a Royal Commission on acts like this ?

Delegates step on ‘frogs’ at Perak DAP convention

Ipoh Timor MP Lim Kit Siang steps on the ‘doormat’ as Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming (right) ushers him into the hall for the convention.

By Clara Chooi

IPOH, Nov 29 — A banner bearing the faces of the three political “frogs” that caused the fall of the Perak Pakatan Rakyat government was the source of much mirth for DAP delegates arriving for the party's state-level 15th convention here this morning.

The banner was conveniently placed like a doormat on the floor of the entrance into the convention hall at the Tower Regency Hotel, forcing delegates to step on the faces of the three — Barisan Nasional-friendly independents Hee Yit Foong (Jelapang), Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering).

The three defectors had left their respective PR parties last February and threw their support behind the BN, causing the controversial switch in government and the impasse that the state is still embroiled in until today.

Some delegates looked uncomfortable at the idea of stepping on the trio's faces and made a big show of avoiding the banner while others gleefully jumped on them, targetting Hee's face above the three.

Several state assemblymen, including Sungkai assemblyman A. Sivanesan and Tebing Tinggi assemblyman Ong Boon Piow, had no qualms over stepping on the banner as they made their way into the hall.

Others like ousted Speaker V. Sivakumar and Perak DAP chief Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham entertained requests from photographers to pose for pictures as they walked in.

Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who was invited to open the convention, however decided to avoid the banner as he stepped in.

The convention will go on until 6 this evening and will seek to pass resolutions including suggestions on policies for the PR as well calls on the BN government on matters involving politics, the economy, education, religion and the Perak power grab.