The people of Perak have been cheated in broad day light. Majority of the Perakian feel that the royal household and the BN make their decision against the will of the people. Perakian would rather want their state assembly to be dissolved and a new state election held to elect a true people-endorsed government.
BN taking over of the state government from the Pakatan Rakyat has basically robbed the democratic privilege of the people in Perak. Clearly they have been short-changed.
From The MalaysianInsider
IPOH, FEB 12 — If the Barisan Nasional and the Perak royal household had any lingering doubts about negative public sentiment towards the change of the state government, here is a message: doubt no more.
A survey of registered voters in Perak on Feb 8 showed that:
• 74 per cent of the respondents feel that the state assembly should have been dissolved after the defection of the three Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers
• 76 per cent of the respondents felt that the "people, through elections, should decide on who forms the government"
• 62 per cent of the respondents felt that the "role of the palace in this decision" means it does not recognise the will of the people
• 66 per cent of the respondents do not accept state governments formed through the defection of state assemblymen
• 59 per cent of the respondents feel that the political crisis in Perak would decrease support for Barisan Nasional.
Taken together, the poll by the Merdeka Centre suggests that Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and the BN may occupy the seat of government but a significant number of Perakians may not accept their legitimacy to hold power.
The political crisis unfolded in Perak when three Pakatan Rakyat legislators became independents and said that they would back the BN.
This wiped away the three-seat majority which enabled Pakatan Rakyat to rule the state since March last year.
After interviewing the three and the 28 BN representatives, Sultan Azlan Shah decided that BN had the majority in the state assembly. This was a controversial decision given that Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin and Pakatan Rakyat felt that the correct decision should have been for the Ruler to allow for the state assembly to be dissolved for fresh elections.
There is a roiling debate even among lawyers on the Sultan's decision, with the majority saying that he should have either agreed to the dissolution of the House or held off making any decision until a vote of no confidence against Nizar was taken in the assembly.
The survey findings indicate that many Perak voters also feel that the Ruler may have erred.
Some 507 registered voters were interviewed by telephone and the sampling was done randomly. The margin of error was about 4.5 per cent.
It was reported that hundreds of fish surfaced in the Batang Rajang as they struggled for air, some already dead. There also have been several reports of such incidents in Belaga and Kapit since late last year which was cause for much worry for the people there. Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) had found that the fish had practically suffocated to death and not poisoned.
The cause of the incident is very simple. Rajang River became too shallow due to heavy siltation. Siltation was caused by heavy and uncontrolled deforestation in upriver areas.
Now for the blaming game. Land Development Minister, James Masing said the local people for carrying out shifting cultivation have always been blamed for causing erosion but this (fish dying in large numbers) has not happened until recently.
We all know that the erosion is due to uncontrolled logging in upper Batang Rajang. The culprits (who happen to be associate of Taib Mahmud, the Chief Minister of Sarawak) are the timber companies. They rape the virgin jungle of Sarawak which resulted in massive deforestation and erosion and siltation which eventually make the Batang Rajang proned to flooding (which severely affected Sibu town) and hindering water nagivation due to shallow river. And now, the fishes are dying.
Who is going to enforce new policy to manage the environment in Sarawak or who is going to implement whatever corrective measures when the culprits are best friend to powerful politicians in Sarawak?
Related posts:
* Mighty Rajang River too shallow
* Siltation in Rajang River due to heavy deforestation
* Sarawak logging industry - one of the culprit
* Who's protecting Sarawak virgin jungles
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From TheBorneoPost
Not poison but silt that killed fish: NREB
By Raynore Mering and Florence Mervyn
KUCHING: The mysterious death of fish in Belaga and Kapit may have been solved and experts say it was not due to poison.
Initial investigations carried out by the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) had found that the fish had practically suffocated to death.
NREB controller Dr Penguang Manggil told The Borneo Post yesterday that the dead or dying fish were found with their gills clogged with mud.
Water sampling and test were carried out on the tributaries of the rivers leading to Bakun or Belaga and Kapit, and except for Murum river, the Balui, Belepeh and Linau rivers were all very murky.
“The water turbility (murkiness) was very high and there was high total suspended solid content. This could have been caused by erosion upstream. The gills of the fishes were found to be blocked by silt, and they are believed to have suffocated,” said Penguang.
According to Penguang, as the rivers’ water level subsided, the current of the rivers became stronger and this would also stir up more sediment.
Penguang said it was very unlikely that the fish had died because of poisoning or chemical contaminants in the rivers. Nevertheless, he said NREB had sent samples to the Chemistry Department for tests.
In Belaga yesterday, hundreds of fish surfaced in the Batang Rajang as they struggled for air, some already dead. There have been several reports of such incidents in Belaga and Kapit since late last year which was cause for much worry for the people there.
Penguang said the erosion of the rivers was caused by human activities upstream and he agreed that it would have long term consequences on the rivers as well as aquatic life. He said the death of the fish emphasized the importance of environmental impact assessment studies and the cooperation as well as awareness of all parties, including the local communities and the industries.
“We would like to call on everyone to ensure that whatever we do, it will have minimal impact on the rivers,” said Penguang.
Pengaung yesterday revealed that NREB had submitted a request for RM4 million from the federal government during the mid-term review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan to implement an ‘Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Bakun Catchment Area’.
However, he said the request was not approved and NREB had again submitted a fresh request for funds under the coming 10th Malaysia Plan.
“The management plan is important due to the sensitivity of the area. It will be a blueprint for what we can and can’t do there. We hope that with this plan, we can better protect the Bakun catchment area,” Penguang.
Earlier yesterday, Land Development Minister Dato Sri Dr James Masing took NREB to task for the length of time it took the agency to find out what was causing the death of the fish and it stopping a recurrence.
In pointing out that the massive death of fish had already occurred twice, he fumed: “It’s been more than two months since NREB said it will investigate this and they have still not made their findings public.
“If the findings say that it is because of the mud suffocating the fish then the kampung people are just as good as these scientists who are paid so much.”
Masing, who is the assemblyman of Balleh, one of the affected areas, said that to his knowledge, the NREB was required to enforce a green area or buffer zone along the river banks to minimise erosion caused by human activities.
“The people carrying out shifting cultivation have always been blamed for causing erosion but this (fish dying in large numbers) has not happened until recently.
“NREB should find out who, or what, is causing this severe erosion and it should take action against the responsible parties without fear or favour. That is what they are there for,” said Masing.
Belaga police chief DSP Bakar Sebau told The Borneo Post’s sister daily, Utusan Borneo, that his station had received calls from the public about 10.30am and he had sent his officers to the ground to investigate.
“When they reached the river, my officers saw hundreds of fish, including baung and labang, floating on the surface. We found that their gills were full of mud and we believe the muddy water in the Batang Rajang is causing this,” he said.
UMNO, the party that can't seem to do well in elections lately scores its first "victory" in a long while.
No wonder politics has such a dirty name. The overwrought drama taking place in Perak boasts everything people find distasteful in politics.
Alleged buying over of elected officials. Outright lies told with straight faces. People suddenly disappearing before reappearing to make incoherent press statements. Backroom manoeuvrings, party hopping and re-hopping a few days later.
From The MalaysiaInsider
A new low in Malaysian politics
FEB 5 — So, the party that can't seem to do well in elections lately scores its first "victory" in a long while.
No wonder politics has such a dirty name. The overwrought drama taking place in Perak boasts everything people find distasteful in politics.
Alleged buying over of elected officials. Outright lies told with straight faces. People suddenly disappearing before reappearing to make incoherent press statements. Backroom manoeuvrings, party hopping and, in a feat that surely deserves to be recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records, re-hopping a few days later.
If March 8 is considered a big leap forward for Malaysian democracy, then yesterday's events signal a new low. The only consolation to be hoped for is the end of the political careers of the four Perak assemblypersons involved.
Of course, the orchestrated fall of a state government has been done before. As many would no doubt bring up, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim himself is known to have orchestrated a similar coup in Sabah in 1994.
And no doubt, many would bring up the PKR leader's Sept 16 attempt, which would have been a far larger operation, involving more than 30 MPs crossing over to form a new federal government.
Which naturally begs the question, if one side can do it, why can't the other? All's fair in love, war and politics, and if our laws and constitution allow for these political moves, then Malaysians shouldn't be outraged, right?
But let's not be fooled by false equivalencies, which I certainly expect BN leaders and the mainstream media to propagate.
Consider what has just happened:
A reasonably popular menteri besar and state government are being replaced not because of any failure on their part nor because of the people's wishes, but rather, to benefit politicians from a party that is evidently unpopular. Not one person so far has even bothered to convince the public that Datuk Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin's administration was in any way unfit to govern nor was Datuk Ngeh Hoo Kam accused of sodomy. In other words, there's little pretence that this wasn't a power grab for the sake of power alone.
Two of the crossover assemblypersons are facing corruption charges. Surely this is a huge red flag. If the two walk, deservedly or otherwise, it would be more than enough proof for the public that their exoneration was part of the deal. And if they are found guilty, then what does that say about BN's standards when it is willing to tolerate corruption just to gain power?
An inclusive state government that is conscious of Perak's diversity and also appointed the state's first Indian speaker and first female deputy speaker will have to give way to one that will be overwhelmingly Malay and male. This does not necessarily prevent them from serving all Perak folk, but is surely a step backwards.
Should a new state government be formed by BN, it will also not enjoy a significant majority over the opposition. So all this jumping around doesn't change the precarious balance of Perak politics, nor does it prevent a reversal of fortune several months down the line. Which could mean more tiresome drama.
At a time of great uncertainty, particularly in the economy, the last thing the people of Perak needed was political games to distract from getting the job done. And that was exactly what they got.
Until we change the laws, party hopping remains a legal move, albeit one considered by many as unethical. Regardless of your opinion on Pakatan Rakyat's attempt to secure the federal government via crossovers, it's important to look at the overall picture when comparing it with the Perak coup. We cannot be misled to thinking that they are equal, only that Datuk Seri Najib Razak succeeded where Anwar didn't.
At a time of such global change and uncertainty, it's certainly sad and unfortunate that the incoming Prime Minister would put Malaysians through all of this. Instead of convincing Malaysians that he will make a good Prime Minister, Najib has curiously chosen to score short-term partisan points by orchestrating the downfall of a legitimately elected government. Whatever the outcome of this Perak fiasco, one thing is certain: it will be yet another blow to the public perception of Umno and BN.
Pangkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir will be the new Perak Mentri Besar.
Meanwhile, former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin was escorted out of his office by Ipoh OCPD Azisman Alias, while other Pakatan Rakyat state executive councillors were also asked to leave their offices, as the state's political impasse continued to take a turn for the worse in what is now a major constitutional crisis.
From TheStar
Zambry to be sworn in as new Perak MB
PETALING JAYA: Pangkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir will be the new Perak Mentri Besar, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Abdullah, who is Barisan Nasional chairman, announced this after returning from his official visit to Istana Kinta in Ipoh yesterday evening, where he had an audience with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah.
“Sultan Azlan Shah has consented to Zambry being appointed the Mentri Besar. He will be sworn in at 3.30pm tomorrow (today) at the Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar,” he said.
Abdullah added that the new state executive council would be sworn in at 10am the day after.
Zambry, meanwhile, thanked the Sultan, the Prime Minister and his deputy for trusting him to carry out the responsibility.
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Umno leadership is 'stooping low' in accepting two former PKR assemblypersons who have been charged with corruption. In fact, former PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has asked Umno to consider all views before accepting the errant PKR duo that has set off the political impasse in Perak state assembly.
Is Umno so desperate that it cannot wait for the criminal court decision against them before accepting them," the acerbic veteran politician wrote in his blog today, referring to the duo's favours-for-sex corruption hearing soon.
"If they are accepted now and then found not guilty, the so-called Umno-led government will be accused of influencing the court. True or not does not matter as the public's perception is such. It will have an effect in the 13th general election," said Dr Mahathir, a trenchant critic of outgoing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Writing that Umno is already seen as corrupt, breaking promises and giving priority to Abdullah's crony in Terengganu, he said: "If we add to all this by accepting those accused of sexual bribery, Umno's image will get worse."
The Barisan Nasional (BN) made its case for taking over the Perak state government today when a PKR state assemblyman defected back to Umno while three independents pledged their support for the coalition.
Jamaludin Mohd Radzi, Osman Jailu, Hee Yit Foong will back a BN government while Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, who had just two weeks earlier defected to PKR returned back to Umno.
“BN now has the majority to form the next government. We will seek an audience with the Perak Sultan.
“BN has 28 seats now, which is equal with Pakatan Rakyat, but we have three extra who are friendly to Umno and BN,” Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.
All four assemblymen appeared at the press cobnference with Najib.
Jamaluddin, Osman and Hee had earlier turned independent while Nasarudin had defected to PKR less than two weeks ago.
With their defections, it is looking likely that BN will get to form the state government.
More PKR lawmakers are expected to defect to BN.
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* tic-tac-toe game in Perak State Assembly
From TheStar
Perak govt falls, BN claims majority
Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has just left Istana Kinta and told reporters that it was up to Sultan Azlan Shah to choose to dissolve the State Assembly or not. He will be holding a press conference at 6pm.
Barisan Nasional now commands the majority to form the state government in Perak with the return of Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim and the support of three independents -- Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Changkat Jering assemblyman Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, DAP’s Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Najib said he would be seeking an audience with Sultan Azlan Shah in a day or two to inform him of Barisan's ability to form the new state government. Barisan and Pakatan now have 28 seats each. The three independents support Barisan, Najib said.
Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is still in audience with Sultan Azlan Shah to seek his consent to dissolve the state assembly. He was seen entering Istana Kinta at 3:50pm.
Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Changkat Jering assemblyman Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, DAP's Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong and Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim spotted at the office of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
IPOH: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin left Istana Kinta at 5.40pm and told reporters that it was now up to Sultan Azlan Shah to decide if the state assembly is to be dissolved.
Perak assemblymen Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering)have quit PKR and Jamaluddin said on Wednesday that they were on the way to Putrajaya to join Umno.
Speculation is also rife that DAP’s Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong has defected or at least quit the party.
In the March 8 national polls, PKR won Perak with 32 seats against 27 Barisan seats.
On Tuesday, Nizar had reiterated that he would not be calling for state elections given the political developments of the past week but was prepared for any by-election.
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From MalaysiaInsider
BN set to form Perak govt as Sultan defers decision on dissolution
IPOH, Feb 4 – A Barisan Nasional (BN) government in Perak is looking all but certain after a PKR state assemblyman defected back to Umno while three independents pledged their support for the coalition.
Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin also failed to secure consent from Sultan Azlan Shah to dissolve the state assembly in his last ditch attempt to have fresh polls and head off BN's attempt to seize power.
“The decision is now with the Sultan,” Nizar told reporters after an audience with Sultan Azlan Shah.
At a press conference in Putrajaya earlier, Deputy Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced to reporters that Jamaludin Mohd Radzi, Osman Jailu and Hee Yit Foong would back a BN government while Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, who had just two weeks earlier defected to PKR, would rejoin Umno.
“BN now has the majority to form the next government. We will seek an audience with the Perak Sultan.
“BN has 28 seats now, which is equal with Pakatan Rakyat, but we have three extra who are friendly to Umno and BN,” Najib said
He added that the three independent lawmakers had also informed the Sultan in a letter sent yesterday that they had quit their parties.
All four assemblymen appeared at the press conference with Najib.
Jamaluddin, Osman and Hee had earlier turned independent while Nasarudin had defected to PKR less than two weeks ago.
“The situation in the state is critical. I have to make sacrifices,” Nasarudin said when asked why he had decided to rejoin Umno.
The other three did not speak to reporters.
With their defections, it is looking likely that BN will get to form the state government.
More PKR lawmakers are also expected to defect to BN.
Najib said BN representatives would meet the Sultan as soon as possible to seek his consent to form the next state government.
With the defections to BN, the Pakatan Rakyat will only have 28 seats to Barisan Nasional’s 31 in the 59-seat assembly.
Nizar is now resting PR’s hopes on the Sultan in the hope that consent will still be granted for fresh polls.
The PR alliance of PKR, Pas and DAP are confident of winning fresh polls with a bigger mandate.
But with a four seat majority, and more defections likely, the Sultan looks likely to accept BN’s offer to form the next government.
I'm sure you are very familiar with the game of tic-tac-toe, which is a game where nobody win and can be very boring. Now, Perak is facing the same situation with her state assemblymen.
Days ago, an UMNO assemblymen defected to PKR and today, it has been officially revealed that two PKR assemblymen have resigned from the party and likely to join UMNO. It's clearly a game of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" between Anwar and Najib. The last count for the 59 Perak State Assembly is that Pakatan Raykat hold 30 state seats and Barisan Nasional hold 27 state seats with two seats up for grabs in if by-elections are called.
From TheStar
Perak on the brink
IPOH: The Perak government is teetering on the edge with the resignation of two PKR representatives announced by the state assembly speaker V. Sivakumar earlier Sunday being challenged.
Sivakumar said he had received two faxed letters stating that Jamaluddin Mat Radzi and Mohd Osman Jailu had resigned their posts as assemblymen of Behrang and Changkat Jering respectively.
Their resignations are effective 5:45pm Sunday, he said in a statement, adding that this paved the way for by-elections in the two constituencies within 60 days.
He said he would inform the Election Commission officially Monday morning.
The Commission would then deliberate if and when by-elections are to be called.
However Jamaluddin denied vacating his seat. He said the resignation letter that was supposedly sent to Sivakumar was actually an old, undated “resignation letter” that he and the other six PKR assemblymen were forced to sign in late March last year.
“I am still the state assemblyman for Behrang. I have not resigned. I will challenge the validity of the letter as it was signed under duress,” he claimed, adding that he was discussing with his lawyers as to his next course of action.
He said there was no reason for him to resign his post just because he had problems with PKR leaders.
“My problems are with PKR leaders, not with the people of Behrang. I will not simply shirk my responsibilities to them,” he said.
He also denied rumours that he would be crossing over to Umno and Barisan Nasional, but confirmed that he would quit PKR and remain as an independent.
Mohd Osman could not be reached for comments as at press time.
Their resignations, whether valid or not, come after days of speculation that they were going to defect to Umno.
The Pakatan Rakyat state government is holding on with a razor-thin margin. It now holds 30 state seats against Barisan Nasional’s 27, with two seats up for grabs in the 59-seat State Assembly if by-elections are called.
Worse, rumours are also rife that Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Fong, the DAP representative for Jelapang, is going to resign as well and join MCA.
When contacted at her home Sunday night, Hee declined to comment.
Missing in action
Earlier Sunday, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said that neither the state nor family members had been able to reach the two Perak state executive councillors.
He even said the state government would lodge a police report after consulting with their families.
Jamaluddin, 52, was the Perak Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman while Mohd Osman, 57, headed the State Tourism and NGO Committee.
They were charged in a Sessions Court on Aug 25 last year with allegedly receiving bribes over the application for a RM180mil housing project in Sri Iskandar in Perak Tengah. Their case comes up for hearing on Feb 10.
After Umno’s Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasarudin Hashim crossed over to PKR last week, PKR and Umno have been involved in a psychological war, with both accusing each other of trying to pinch their assemblymen.
Jamaluddin and Mohd Osman have not been seen in public since Nasarudin crossed over to PKR last Sunday, with the media also failing to reach them for comments.
Speculation had been rife in Perak that the exco duo were going to resign from PKR and become Independents before joining Umno later.
No worries
PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa said he only knew about the resignation Sunday night and had yet to receive a full report on the matter.
“I do not think that there would be more (people resigning or defecting). As it is, we are calling for a meeting to discuss the matter.
“More will be known on Monday morning,” he said, adding that the decision on who would contest in the by-elections had yet to be reached.
PKR information chief Tian Chua said that PKR is confident that it would be able to retain the seats in Behrang and Changkat Jering.
“We’re not worried -- we have succeeded in taking over the two seats from Barisan in the past, let alone retaining what we already have,” he said.
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From MalaysiaInsider
Missing Pakatan lawmaker denies resigning, Perak in chaos
By Leslie Lau
IPOH, Feb 1 — Perak was thrown into a state of confusion tonight after at least one of two missing PKR state legislators denied resigning, hours after the state legislative speaker declared their seats vacant.
Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mat Radzi said tonight that the “resignation letter” received by the speaker this evening was an undated document he was made to sign last March.
His “denial” will throw up questions on the legality or legitimacy of undated resignation letters, and also puts the focus on whether it will be the speaker, the Election Commission or even the courts which will decide such issues.
It is also the latest act in a power struggle which has lasted for weeks for control of the state government.
Earlier the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government in Perak appeared to have turned the tables on Barisan Nasional (BN) after the state legislative speaker declared vacant the two state seats held by the two PKR lawmakers who were expected to defect.
This would pave the way for by-elections for the two seats within 60 days.
Talk is also rife that a number of Umno state assemblymen are in talks to defect to PR.
The Speaker V Sivakumar said in a statement this evening that he had received resignation letters from the two PKR men had.
Sivakumar said he had received the letters by fax at his house.
He added that the Election Commission would be informed of the vacancy tomorrow.
The announcement capped a dramatic day which began when Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin said he would lodge a police report over the disappearance of Jamaluddin and Changkat Jering assemblyman Osman Jailu.
There have been swirling rumours that Jamaluddin and Mohd Osman, who were charged in a Sessions Court on Aug 25 last year with allegedly receiving bribes over the application for a RM180mil housing project in Sri Iskandar in Perak Tengah, may have decided to defect to Umno in the hopes of getting off the charge.
Their case comes up for hearing on Feb 10.
It appears now that the resignation letters from the two men were undated documents submitted to party leaders immediately after the March general elections.
PR officials in Ipoh say they are confident of retaining the two vacant seats and have indicated that they are also optimistic of a number of defections from BN to strengthen their hold on the state government.
This latest political drama had been sparked by the defection of Umno’s Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasarudin Hashim to PKR.
Following Nasarudin’s defection, the two PKR men disappeared.
Besides the two PKR men, there had also been rumours that that Hee Yit Fong, the deputy state assembly speaker and a DAP assemblyman is considering a defection to MCA.
The Malaysian Insider understands she wants to leave DAP because she does not get along with Nga Kor Ming, a DAP state exco member and Ngeh Koo Ham, the Perak DAP boss and senior exco member.
