Teresa Kok

Seputeh DAP is on yet another fund-raising drive. It’s been terribly hard to make ends meet. We don’t have rich cronies nor do we get kickbacks to keep our service centre going. Out of desperation, we have decided to appeal to the public for financial assistance. The following is the content of a letter that will be sent to some business people. I’ll be happy if readers could help out in anyway possible. No amount is too small; every sen is appreciated.

Service Center Building Fund

We are very grateful the voters of Seputeh have been electing DAP candidates into Parliament continuously for the past four decades.

Ever since I became your MP in October 1999, I have done my best to serve the people of this constituency.

While my services have always been free, the costs of running the service centre have skyrocketed to RM8,000 per month, of which RM1000 is for rent. (more…)

Dear friends,

I forgot to let you know the outcome of a case which was handled by me last month, i.e. the doctor who was abducted by her father who strongly opposed her marriage to a car sales executive. I was too busy at that time so I have no time to do it.

Credit should be given to YB Dato’ Seri Nazri who lent a helping hand to them by writing to the OCPD of all the police stations where the couple have lodged their police reports prior to and after the ‘abduction’ (more…)

Kit Siang, Betty Chew, Guan Eng and I admiring the cute little newborn piglet.

A DAP delegation headed by Lim Kit Siang visited a pig farm owned by Chin Nam Yee in Tanjong Minyak, Malacca last Friday.

Chin is the chairman of the Malacca Livestock Breeders Association. He led the campaign against the forced closure of pig farms in the state. (more…)

When I was about to leave the longhouse, I saw dried paddy at the corridor.

Paddy looks like oats that we see in advertisement. I then took a photo together with our Sarawak guys with paddy in our hand.

The Three Amigos: Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng (right) , Dr Ting Chek Ming and I checking out a logging yard.

Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng and Dr Ting Chek Ming took me on an eco-tour of the surrounding areas during our 3-hr drive from Bintulu to Sibu.

We stopped by a modern longhouse on the outskirts of Sibu. This was a new experience for me as I’ve never stepped into a longhouse.

There is a large corridor, each door that we saw along the corridor represents a household. (more…)

Hello guys,

Apologies for not updating my blog for 12 days. I know I have used this excuse a number of times, but really, and I mean really, work has been so busy till i didn’t even have time to check email.

I was busy with fund raising dinner for my service center which was held last weekend, and before that I was in Sarawak. I was also occupied with helping to organise this weekend’s party convention and party anniversary.

I have a little bit of time now, so I’ll try to summarise a little of this and a little of that. This is the first of two posts, the second one to be posted tomorrow.

I was in Sarawak from March 6-8 to attend a series of events organised by Sarawak DAP to celebrate International Women’s Day.

I was there to replace Fong Po Kuan who was there earlier, and who had successfully persuaded our Sarawak leaders to gift flowers to women in markets. Po Kuan promised them she’ll help them with this creative idea but later discovered she couldn’t make it as she had to attend the Parliament Select Committee meeting. That was how I became the party’s Flower Grrl. (more…)

I have had a few extraordinary peaceful and quiet days on the first three days of the Chinese New Year.

During that time, I refrained from doing anything that would make me work, and I avoided going into the office and I refrained from checking emails too.

I tried to spend those three days with family and rested. It’s my Chinese sabbath.

I watched TV and movies, I visited friends, I attended two open-houses by Chinese associations, I played with my niece, I swam, I slept as much as I could, I tried to reply to all the CNY sms-es that have been sent to my mobile phone (more…)

I’m sorry for the lack of updates to my blog. You see, I am in China on holiday. I’ve been here since Christmas and will be back to defend the fort next week.

If I thought I could have a good break, I was wrong. One day after my arrival, I was informed about Ahmad Shabery potshot.

Just a few hours ago I was told Sin Chew reported Radzi said the Squatgate victim could sue me if she wanted.

Why sue me? Give me a break. I am broke from all the shopping.

Finally, I thank Shahrir for linking to my blog. (more…)

The parliamentary opposition leader will be convening a Parliamentary Roundtable on Police Squatgate Scandal on police respect for the dignity and human rights of detainees in custody, which can serve as reference to the Dzaiddin Commission of Inquiry in preparing its report after its four days of public hearing.

It is open to all political parties, human rights organizations (including Suhakam), women organizations, NGOs and Malaysians concerned about police abuses and human rights violations of detainees in custody.

In view of the shortness of time, this announcement will serve as an open invitation to all to the Parliamentary Roundtable.

Details;
Time: 10.30 am
Date: 20th December( Tues)
Venue: Bilik Jawatankuasa 1, Parliament,
Contact: Lau Weng San( 016-3231563), DAP HQ (03-79578022) or any DAP Member of Parliament for confirmation.

The Home Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid and the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz are also specificially invited.

(Please pass this info on to your friends and family)

Today I went to the police station to make a witness statement. I was asked to make statement under section 112 of Criminal Procedure Code. Apparently, there has been a police report lodged on the MMS video clip and an investigation has begun and as such I am called to make a witness statement.

I have asked the police turned-lawyer Sankara Nair to represent me as my legal counsel and he accompanied me to the Petaling Jaya police. It just took about 30 minutes for the police to record my statement. The police just wanted to know how I got the MMS clip and I just repeated the story that I had told the media before.

After that I held a press conference together with Ronnie Liu, the former International Secretary of DAP and also Sankara Nair. I commented on the statement made by Musa Hassan that the police’s investigation will focus on the person who took the MMS visual (the whistle blower) and not the policewoman who made the naked lady to do ear- squats. I said this is another incident where the police go after the whistle blower and not the culprits who ordered the naked woman to do ear-squat. I said most people who had watched the visual will think that the policewoman is disgusting. (more…)

Sin Chew reported today that the deputy OCPD of PJ police station admitted that the policewoman in the MMS clip is their officer, whereas the TV3 news last night (mid night) reported that the OCPD of PJ police station denied that the lady is their officer. Who is correct here?

I just glanced through the headline story of Chinese night papers. Deputy IGP Musa Hassan said that it is normal procedure for police officers to ask detainees to strip and do ear-squat. It is to check whether the detainees consist of any drugs or not.

I then called the former police officer-turned lawyer Sankara Nair for a legal opinion and he said there is no such provision in the Inspector General’s Standing Order (IGSO).

I can only assume the police are feeling very embarrass now and they are looking for excuses to justify an unlawful act.

Today is a very busy day for me. My mobile phone has been ringing non-stop since morning. I had to re-charge the battery twice in the afternoon.

Many journalists called and asked for the MMS visual but I was reluctant to give to them as I do not think it’s wise to court unnecessary trouble and give the authorities an excuse to take action against me. I’m not that blonde, you know?

I was unable to answer many of the calls as I was rushing to write my request to the Speaker to ask for an emergency motion in Parliament next Monday. Many people are very happy to see the misconduct of police being exposed. (more…)

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