Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir, BN Menteri Besar for Perak confirms that Dato’ Mah Hang Soon is not authorized to represent BN Perak Government to debate with Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham. It also confirms the fact that Dato’ Mah has no say in the BN Perak State Government.

Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir, BN Menteri Besar for Perak has confirmed in his statement to the media that the debate between Dato’ Mah Hang Soon and me does not concern him at all implying that Dato’ Mah does not represent the BN State Government in the debate.

His statement confirms my early assertion that Dato’ Mah Hang Soon does not have any say over Perak BN policies and does not have the authority to represent the Perak BN Government.

Dato’ Mah Hang Soon must apologise to the public for giving the impression that he can represent the BN Perak Government to debate with Perak PR.

I have wanted to debate with him the policies of BN and PR that have been implemented and also the proposed programs that BN and PR will be carrying out for the people of Perak

The people are not interested in what Dato’ Mah Hang Soon or I have to say. They would like to see how the policies of BN and PR will benefit them.

Dato’ Mah is now trying again to find the an excuse to avoid the debate. He is now saying that the venue, time and moderator appointed for the 1st November debate are not suitable.

I would like to remind Dato’ Mah that when he put forth his challenge he had stated that he was ready to debate anytime anywhere. PR Perak accepted the challenge and has authorized YB Nga Kor Ming to take up the challenge and fixed 8.00 pm 1st November 2010 for the debate at Kwantung Association Hall at Taiping with NTV 7 Miss Lee Siad Huey as the moderator.

Dato’ Mah Hang Soon then give an excuse that he will only debate with me and not YB Nga Kor Ming. He had never objected to the time, venue or the moderator.

I will wait for Dato’ Mah at time and venue that has been fixed and hope he with get the mandate from BN Perak State Government to debate with me.


Dated this 26th day of October 2010.



NGEH KOOHAM
- Chairman of DAP Perak
- MP for Beruas &
- State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham accepts the challenge by Dato’ Mah Hang Soon to debate on the policies of Pakatan Rakyat and the BN Perak Government. Mah Hang Soon must come with the mandate from the BN Perak State Government as he has no say in the BN Perak State Government.

Dato’ Mah Hang Soon, a member of the BN Perak State Government Executive Councillor has recently thrown a challenge to the Pakatan Rakyat Perak to debate on the policies implemented by Pakatan Rakyat during its 11 months’ reign in Perak before the power grab by BN on 6/2/2009.

Dato’ Mah asserts that the policies of BN are better than PR which the latter disputes.

PR Perak has authorized one of its then PR Perak Government Executive Councillor, YB Nga Kor Ming to represent PR to debate with Dato’ Mah Hang Soon. Dato’ Mah Hang Soon however, chicken out giving the excuse that he will only debate with me. I did not accept then because Dato’ Mah Hang Soon like many other Executive Councillors and Ministers of MCA does not have a say over the policies of BN which are dominated by UMNO and therefore, they cannot represent BN.

I had then suggested that since it is a debate over the policies of BN and PR State Governments, Dato’ Seri Zambry Bin Abdul Kadir as BN Menteri Besar should take on Dato’ Seri Nizar Bin Jamaluddin the PR Menteri Besar in the debate. My suggestion has not been taken up by BN as I sincerely believe that Dato’ Seri Zambry does not dare to take up the challenge because BN policies pale in comparison with the PR policies.

In order not to give an impression that the PR Government cannot defend its policies, I hereby declare that I will take on Dato’ Mah Hang Soon to debate on the policies of PR and BN Governments of Perak. I would however, like him to get the mandate from the BN Government of Perak that he represents the BN Government of Perak. I will await the announcement from Dato’ Seri Zambry that his government endorsed Dato’ Mah as his government’s representative. The reason why I insist that Dato’ Mah must get the endorsement from BN Perak Government is because it has been proven that he has no say in the BN Perak Government.

When PR Government approved the freehold titles for Kg Tersunsun and New Villages, Dato’ Mah had asked that the premium discount should be 90% instead of the 80% (of the enhanced value of the property) given by the PR Government. Now, that he is in government he cannot influence the BN Government to give the 90% discount proposed by him. He could not even get the BN Government to continue approving freehold title to the residents of Kg Tersusun and New Village.

I do not want Dato’ Mah to come to the debate delivery the policies of BN which are in fact not that of BN.

I am awaiting to meet Dato’ Mah Hang Soon at Kwantung Association, Taiping at 8.00 pm, 1st November 2010 (Monday).

Dated this 23rd day of October 2010 (Saturday).

NGEH KOO HAM.
DAP Perak Chairman
Member of Parliament for Beruas
and State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

NGEH KOO HAM : BN Perak Menteri Besar, Dato’ Zambry and BN must not divert people’s attention from their involvement in transferring voters from one constituency to another

Dato’ Seri Mohd Nizar Bin Jamaluddin and I have raised our concern that BN is probably behind the transfer of voters who are supporters of PAS/PR from the Pasir Panjang Constituency (Nizar’s constituency) to my constituency of Sitiawan. This is to undermine Dato’s Seri Nizar’ success in the coming 13th General Election in his constituency when he won with 4,474 majority votes in 2008 (11,994 v. 7,520) while allowing DAP to continue to win the Sitiawan Seat. This is because the BN feels is unlikely to be reversed the result of the Sitiawan seat which DAP won by 8529 votes in 2008 (12,381 v. 3852). We have also raised the issue of BN behind removing PAS/PR supporters from the Pengkalan Baharu seat where BN won the seat by only 14 votes.

The media has on 16/10/2010 quoted Dato’ Seri Zambry, the BN Menteri Besar of Perak as saying that Dato’ Seri Nizar and I are probably behind the transfer of voters from Ipoh Timur, Ipoh Barat and Batu Gajah to Sungai Rapat (Dato’ Hamidah’s Constituency).

Dato Seri Nizar and I would like to categorically deny that we are involved in the shifting of voters as alleged by Dato’s Seri Zambry. I have also checked the DAP representatives of Ipoh Timur, Ipoh Barat and Batu Gajah and they are also not involved in the shifting of voters.

I call on Dato’s Zambry to answer specifically if BN is involved in the shifting of voters in the Perak as many have reported to us that BN is involved and will play dirty in this coming General Election. Zambry must not divert the people’s attention from their wrong doings.

Dato’ Seri Zambry and Dato’ Hamidah are involved in a show play (sandiwara). I have news that Dato’ Hamidah is no longer popular with the voters of Sg Rapat and is finding an excuse to move out and contest in Hulu Kinta. Dato Zambry is trying to help her. I understand that the present elected representative of Ulu Kinta (Dato Rosnah) is very upset by this move and there is an upheaval in UMNO. I hope Zambry and Hamidah will clarify the happenings in UMNO rather than shifting the people’s attention to other people.

NGEH KOO HAM.
DAP Perak Chairman
Member of Parliament for Beruas
and State Assemblyman for Sitiawan


19th October, 2010 (Tuesday)

“Walk For Sight” Event – Jointly organized by Lions & Lioness Clubs of Kinta Valley and Batu Gajah - 10-10-2010

Left to right: Ms Yee Yoke Ching – President of Lions Club Ipoh Central (host),

Mr Oon Peng Lam - Past District Governor – Special Guest,

Mr Lam Poo Yoong – Organising Chairman, YB Yee Seu Kai – Adun Pokok Assam

Jointly organised by:

Lions Club of Ipoh Central (host), Ipoh Host, Batu Gajah, Ipoh City,
Kinta, Ipoh Bougainvillaea City, Ipoh Evergreen, Ipoh Greentown &
Lioness Ipoh

Venue Sponsor: Ipoh City & Country Club

Speech by YB Yee Seu Kai

Protocol & Greetings:

Thank you master of ceremony – Ms Debby Lam & Mr William Wong

Mr Lam Poo Yoong – Organising Chairman

Mr Woon Peng Nam – Past District Governor – Special Guest

Mr Yu Yoke Ching – President of Lions Club Central

All Presidents & committee members of Lions Club of Ipoh Host, Ipoh Central, Ipoh Evergreen, Kinta, Ipoh Greentown, Ipoh Bougainvilleae City, Ipoh Lioness Club, Representative of Ipoh City and Country Club,

Leaders and representative of Clubs and Associations
Media Friends
Distinguished Guest
Ladies & Gentlemen

First and foremost THANK THE ORGANISING CHAIRMAN & THE JOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR YOUR KIND INVITATION and the PRIVILEGE to give a speech and flag-off this morning’s event.

Well done and congratulations for organizing this meaningful event to create the Awareness of the importance of sight and learn to treasure and protect our sight.

Further it is an event held jointly by 8 Lions and One Lioness Club in Ipoh and Batu Gajah, this is very good rather than individually and in isolation to create the necessary IMPACT !

More NGOs should adopt the approach of jointly organizing events to create the critical mass and IMPACT !


SUBJECT MATTER -

Facts from The World Health Organisation (WHO) :

• Approximately 314 million people are visually impaired worldwide and 45 million of them are blind.

• Every 20 seconds, someone in the world becomes visually impaired.

• Most people with visual impairment are older, and females are more at risk at every age, in every part of the world.

• Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness globally, except in the most developed countries.

• Correction of refractive errors (short and long sightedness) could restore normal vision to more than 12 million children between the ages of 5 to 15.

• About 85% of all visual impartment is avoidable

Information obtain from Article “The Right To Sight” in the latest issue of
IPOH ECHO.

I hereby make an earnest appeal to the Welfare Department to expedite the processing of application for welfare aid for for INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL); i.e to shorten the turn-around time instead of the present 6 months!

Ladies & Gentlemen

I like to share something I downloaded from the Internet:

A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “ Seven Wonders of the World”

Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:

1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter’s Baslica
7. China’s Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied,

“Yes, . little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.”

The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”

The girl hesitated, then read, “ I think the “Seven Wonders of the World” are:

1. To See
2. To Hear
3. To Touch.
4. To Taste
5. To Feel
6. To Laugh
7. To Love

Ladies and Gentlemen.

The moral of the story. The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous! A gentle reminder – that the most precious things in life cannot be built by hand or bought by man.

Lastly a note on politics – I believe everyone present here this morning will remember our former Health Minister – Dr Chua Jui Meng who was stripped of this Datukship a few months ago, after he left MCA and joint PKR !

I have much respect for a politician like Dr Chua Jui Meng who announced a few days ago that he will not contest in the next general election, he joined PKR not for position as he has been an MP and ex-Minister for 15 years but merely wants to see a Change in the country politics.

With that I wish everyone present Good Health and take good care of your eyes.

Thank you, terima kasih, number nanthi, say say!

Yee Seu Kai
Adun Perak Kawasan Pokok Assam

Speech by Ngeh Koo Ham, Perak DAP Chairman at DAP Bidor dinner on 10/10/2010

Agreement has been reached with M Kulasegaran to settle all differences through internal discussion. Our differences not because to seek position, glory or benefit but differences in opinion which occur in any organisation

I am happy to note that this afternoon I have reached an agreement with Sdr M Kulasegaran to settle all differences through internal discussion.

I would like to emphasise that our differences was not because we were seeking personal position, glory or benefit as some have tried to imply when our differences were exposed in the media.

Sdr M Kulasegaran and I have joined the DAP for more than 20 years ago at a time when joining the DAP means only sacrifice and risked being arrested (just after the 1987 Operation Lallang). We joined out of a duty to our nation and a call to contribute to our society.

I would like the public to realise that in any organisation be it in a Parents Teachers Association, a School Board, Chamber of Commerce, a committee of a religious organisation or a non-governmental organisation, there will be differences in opinion as they are made up of individuals. All the more, in a political party where more contentious matters will have to be dealt with.

Very often a decision made will inevitably make some unhappy. For example, when there are three qualified potential candidates for a constituency, only one candidate can be selected to contest on behalf of the political party. When a candidate is selected the other two will probably be unhappy. The public must realise that some unhappiness will be unavoidable in certain political decisions.

Similarly in the democratic system which we all subscribed to, there will be a winner and a loser in a contest.

What is important is that the party chose a candidate base on his merits and suitability. Similarly, leaders in a democratic process is elected to carry out the work that he has been elected to perform. Those who lost are also to help those elected to ensure the tasks ahead are successfully carried out.

Politicians very often have to make a decision in a non-ideal circumstances but the people will judge us with an ideal mind.

I hope the public will not see any differences in opinion as a split, a fractional or factional politicking.

Ngeh Koo Ham
DAP Perak Chairman,
MP for Berusa &
State Assemblyman for Sitiawan

Joint Press Statement By Perak DAP Chair Ngeh Koo Ham and Perak DAP Deputy Chair M Kulasegaran In DAP Perak Headquarters Ipoh. On 9.10.2010

Joint Press Statement By Perak DAP Chair Ngeh Koo Ham and Perak DAP Deputy
Chair M Kulasegaran In DAP Perak Headquarters Ipoh. On 9.10.2010

Urge All Party Leaders To Refrain Issuing Statements Or Making Comments On
Perak DAP Issues Which Shall Be Resolved Internally, To Prevent
BN-Controlled Media Employing Stratagems To Provoke A Split In DAP Perak
Which Shall Only Benefit BN.

Both of us had discussions with DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng today and
reaffirm our stand that we shall not speak to the press, but use internal
party channels, to resolve any issues pertaining to Perak DAP. Whilst we do
not deny that there are matters in DAP Perak that requires attention, we
believe that these matters can be resolved internally and with consultation
from national leaders.

We thereby urge all party leaders to refrain from issuing statements or
making comments of Perak DAP matters which shall be resolved internally.
This is to prevent BN-controlled media from employing stratagems aimed to
provoke a split in DAP Perak which shall only benefit BN.

Any statements issued by any party leader or member or even purportedly by
either one of us do not represent our joint and common stand that party
matters be resolved internally and not be openly discussed in the press.



NGEH KOO HAM                          M. KULASEGARAN
DAP PERAK CHAIRMAN             DAP PERAK DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Deeply regret that media will give coverage to a poison pen letter which was obviously false and a piece of rubbish.

I refer to the media coverage concerning a poison letter which has been circulating even before 1/10/2010. I deeply regret that the media should give coverage to such a piece of rubbish.

The letter has no author, no date, no address or contact number and its contents obviously false.

It was addressed to 19 DAP State elected representatives and 6 DAP MPs in the Perak State. (Note:The DAP has only 18 State elected representatives in the State of Perak).

It alleges that all the 6 MPs and 19 State elected representatives were given timber concessions and each of them were paid RM500,000-00 for each of timber concession. No one in his right mind would ever believe that YB Lim Kit Siang, myself, YB M. Kula, YB Nga Kor Ming, YB Fong Po Kuan and YB M. Manogaran and all the other State Assemblymen/women of the DAP would be involved in such a scandal.

If anyone has any evidence of any corrupt practice, against any DAP elected representative, he can easily sell it to UMNO/BN for a million ringgit each. The evidence will ensure that DAP/PR will not get the trust of the people and therefore, the mandate to lead the State in the next General Election.

The records of PR’s administration are in the hands of the BN Perak Government and BN has taken control the Perak State since 6/2/2009. If there is evidence of corruption, they would have exposed it long time ago. The police and the MACC would have been after us a long time ago. Imagine how the MACC went after PR leaders in the Teoh Beng Hock case when the alleged (which is not true) misuse of fund was only about RM2,400.00.

On the contrary, the Auditor General’s office which is a department of the Federal Government has given the PR Perak Government an unprecedented 4 Star excellent performance rating for PR’s short administration of Perak.

I believe the poison letter is not an inside job as speculated by some because it implicates all MPs and State Representatives of the Perak DAP. It was circulated before the outburst of Sdr M. Kulasegaran on the night of 1st October, 2010 when he announced his intention to leave the Perak DAP.

I believe, just like the demonstration by a group of protestors ( who claimed to be DAP members but are not ) infront of DAP Perak on 6/10/2010, it is the work of BN or its supporter. SATU LAGI PROJEK BN.

Dated this 8th day of October 2010.


NGEH KOOHAM
- Chairman of DAP Perak
- MP for Beruas &
- State Assemblyman for Sitiawan