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Candidate vs party

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"I will meet Tan (Seng Giaw) to get acquainted with his contacts and grassroots."  Those were the words of two-term Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng who will be contesting in Kepong in the 14th General Elections, as reported by The Star . His DAP colleague Hannah Yeoh, who is Subang Jaya assemblyman, will contest in Segambut. Winning the Kepong seat will make Hannah an MP - elevating her political standing. Her response to the switch, as seen in The Star article: “It’s an urban area, so there are similar concerns about safety, infrastructure, and quality of education,” she said, adding that the constituents knew their rights, have critical thinking and want access to right information. And here's what a Segambut resident had to say: "It's come to a point where I no longer care who contests , Hannah or the BN candidate. Because I know Segambut is messed up due to over-development and these people won't do anything." It is without doubt the l...

'Condos for tuna'?

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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has pledged to follow up on the collapsed multi-million ringgit tuna port project in Batu Maung, Penang. PAC deputy chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw said the committee had investigated the matter and made several recommendations to the government at the last parliamentary session. However, nothing has come out of it since. Dr Tan was responding to a series of articles in The Malay Mail since Oct 1 over the failed tuna port project between the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) and the joint venture company Malaysian International Tuna Port Sdn Bhd (MITP). If the Subang company were to be appointed, it looks as though the company would build houses for tuna," said Dr Tan sarcastically. HD says: Condos for tuna? Lol!