UNIVERSITI Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) has obtained the approval from the Education Ministry to train non-graduate teachers of Chinese schools to attain the status of graduate teachers under a special programme. MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek announced this at the party’s AGM here yesterday. Dong Zong (United Chinese School Committees Association) deputy [...]
DONG Zong (The United Chinese School Committees Association) welcomes the Education Ministry’s decision to pay a portion of the utility bills of Chinese primary schools. Nevertheless, it hoped the ministry could help settle the full amount because water and electricity were basic amenities, said its deputy president Chow Siew Hong. MCA president Datuk Seri Dr [...]
THE Prime Minister’s statement that Malaysian Chinese should not be called immigrants should also be applied to other races whose families have made Malaysia their home for generations, said a Barisan Nasional component party leader. More leaders should stand up and say that the fourth and fifth generation, born of immigrants, were not immigrants anymore, [...]
A total of 20,111 people have been successful in their applications for citizenship, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong. They made up 61% of 32,927 applicants who applied since 2006 or earlier, said Lee in his reply at MCA’s 57th annual general assembly. “Based on the percentage, the chances of getting citizenship is [...]
MCA condemns organisations or individuals who utter racist and extremist remarks that cause racial and religious disharmony. The party also wants the Government to strengthen religious education to strengthen understanding and respect for all religions. This is among the 14 resolutions passed at the 57th annual general meeting here yesterday. The AGM also supported the [...]
THE MCA will be doomed if it continues to bar the younger generation from “moving up”, Pandan MCA central delegate Chong Sin Woon cautioned. He said this in reference to central delegates voting out the proposed amendment to the party constitution to elect a Youth delegate from every division to the parent body’s assembly. MCA [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA may take a different stand from Umno when highlighting certain issues concerning the rakyat, but this should not be construed as being disloyal to Barisan Nasional. MCA had only one agenda – to make Barisan the party of choice by the people, said party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. “However, [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA has had a good start in its party revival since the leadership crisis was resolved in March, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Saying he had confidence in the new MCA leadership, he called on the party to remain committed and united ahead of the next general election. “I have, [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Chinese are loyal citizens of Malaysia and should not be perceived as immigrants, said the Prime Minister. “Yes, they were at one time, but that was three, four, five generations ago. Now, they are loyal citizens of Malaysia. “We should not look backward with sentiments of the past. We must look forward [...]
Presidential Address at the MCA’s 57th Annual General Assembly by MCA President Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek
October 10, 2010 First of all, I would like to convey my deepest appreciation to the honorable Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for being with us this morning to officiate the MCA’s 57th annual general assembly. My sincere thanks also go to all leaders of the various Barisan Nasional component parties for your [...]
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