SMS from YB Nga Kor Ming to YB Keshvinder

Dear Kesh, your defection had made all of us very sad today. DAP is our family and u were part of it before.we went through a lot of happiness and of course as much of hardship & even sorrow but most important we never give up. We take pride & Glory in whatever we do because we believe our struggle is to pursue justice and equality for a better Malaysia. DAP is for the people and never for personal gain. Money is not everything but integrity & principle is everlasting.For the sake of Sikh community & your family name, pls return to DAP and this is fr the bottom of my heart.-Best rgds,Nga Kor Ming.

Press Statement by Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham

1. DAP calls on the Government to consult all stakeholders before implementing the proposed new scheme by Bank Negara Malaysia to cover third party bodily injury and death.

2. DAP calls on the Government to review the limits imposed by the Civil Law (Amendment) Act 1984 on the quantum of damages for personal injury claims which does not reflect the actual loss suffered by the victims or their families.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has proposed to introduce a new scheme to cover third party bodily injury and death which it hopes to implement in the second half of 2010.

Several DAP MPs had a meeting with representatives from the Bar Council led by its President, Mr Ragunath Kesavan yesterday. Having studied the proposed scheme, DAP MPs are of the view that the proposed scheme has wide implications and ramifications.

The DAP calls on the Government to be transparent on the proposed scheme and allow all stakeholders’ views to be taken before any decision to implement the said scheme is made. A committee where all stakeholders are represented must be formed to study the proposed scheme before the Government makes any decision.

Meanwhile, the DAP calls on the Government to immediately review the limits imposed by the Civil Law (Amendment) 1984 where only a sum of RM10,000-00 is paid for a death purportedly for bereavement and no loss of income is allowed if one has reached the age of 55. It also does not allow a victim to claim for any loss of income though he is highly qualified and has the potential of high earnings if at the time of accident he is not gainfully employed. The limits imposed are grossly unfair and unjust as they do not reflect the actual loss suffered by the victims.

Dated this 10th day of June 2010.

DATO’ NGEH KOO HAM
MP for Beruas

Call on Government to increase JPA overseas scholarships to 2000.

Media Statement by M.Kula Segaran National Vice Chairman DAP, MP Ipoh Barat in Ipoh on 5th June 2010

Every year many top students will fail to get scholarships. Year in year out, many will appeal against the JPA decisions.

Many think that MCA is able to help them win their appeals, but finally many will be disappointed.

Deputy Education Minister Dato Wee Ka Siong said in today that “it is not possible for JPA to award scholarships to all of the straight A students because there are too many of them.

He said 7800 students obtained straight As and JPA could only afford 1500 students. He also revealed that MCA has recently brought up 1304 appeal cases from top students with the JPA.

There are two issues here.

Firstly, whether the JPA is transparent and fair in awarding scholarships

Secondly, why has JPA reduced the number of scholarships by 500 for this year?

JPA claims that it awards scholarships according to some criteria like an applicant’s academic performance, social economic background, extra-curriculum activities and interview performance. If the JPA is transparent and fair, I don’t think their will be so many year in year in appeals.

The question is not just that there are too many applicants but there is the more important question of JPA having to be transparent and fair as many students have also complained about JPA’s fairness in awarding scholarships.

Why can’t JPA reveal the overall minimum mark to be obtained by successful students for a particular programme (based on the overall criteria) and inform each applicant their marks? Last year, JPA gave out 2000 JPA overseas scholarships, but this year it has been reduced to 1500, why?

Have we become so poor that the government must also save on scholarships?

Talent must not be wasted. Many poor parents will tighten their belts just to ensure their children will get their education.

Also at the same time hundreds if not thousands of scholarships are given by numerous government agencies and GLC's. What is the criteria used to select the successful applicants and how many were chosen?

There can be no justification for Government to reduce the number of scholarships.

M. Kula Segaran
012-5034346

DAP veteran members Tuan Haji Ibrahim Singgeh passed away

 (1) Ibrahim Singgeh cutting his 75th birthday cake in the presence of YB Lim Kit Siang, Dr Chen Man Hin and the late P. Patto.

 

 (2) YB Ngeh Koo Ham (Deputy SG and DAP Perak Chairman), YB Keshvinder Singh (Assemblyman for Malim Nawar) and YB Chen Fook Chye (Assemblyman for Keranji) representing the Party at the funeral of the late Tuan Haji Ibrahim Singgeh).

 

 (3) Ngeh Koo Ham conveying party's condolence to Tuan Haji Ahmad Murad Bin Ibrahim Age 73 (far right) the eldest son of Ibrahim Singgeh.
 

(1/6/2010)

DAP mourns the lost of one of its veteran members Tuan Haji Ibrahim Singgeh who passed away at 7.40pm on Monday (31/5/2010) aged 92 leaving behind a wife, Puan Hajjah Jamilah Bt Sham, 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was buried today (1/6/2010) at the Kg Sekolah Banir Muslim cemetery in Perak. The late Ibrahim Singgeh was the State Assemblyman for Tapah Road (now Air Kuning) in 1969. He was also a former Deputy Secretary of the DAP. Two years ago DAP Perak held a birthday party at the Dewan Merdeka Tapah to celebrate his 90th birthday.The DAP would like to put on record its appreciation for the services rendered by him to the party and the nation. The Party would like to extend its deepest condolence to the bereaved family of the late Tuan Haji Ibrahim Singgeh. He will be greatly missed by all.

Submitted by DAP Perak