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DAP is slowly but surely transforming into a similar political animal as the MCA, after its CEC elections today.
Beginning of a ‘MCA’ in PH?
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16, 2025: DAP veteran Lim Guan Eng today survived a fierce onslaught by a “Minister Cluster” to oust him from the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC).
Lim, the only leader in the CEC who still refuses to become a puppet of the racial and religious bigoted Umno and PKR, will surely have his hands full in trying to win back some lost political dignity for the DAP.
The new CEC’s decision to appointment Gobind Singh as its chairman, ousting Lim to just a party adviser clearly shows the DAP is now in the control of “Cluster Minister political lapdogs”.
The “Cluster Minister” in the DAP are all puppets of Umno and PKR and are now seen by voters as political lapdogs of Umno and PKR - just as MCA and MIC were political lapdogs of Umno in the Barisan Nasional (BN).
(see a Finance Twitter report below on the fate of DAP becoming another “MCA” in Pakatan Harapan - PH)
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The future of DAP looks bleak as the “Cluster Minister” in DAP works towards DAP’s political demise like the MCA.
Now the interesting question: Will Lim be forced to leave the DAP and form his own political party and coalition with mosquito parties to replace the DAP in the next general election?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports on the DAP elections and the Finance Twitter analysis of the dire straits of the DAP, and what Prof Dr James Chin thinks of the party elections:
Guan Eng re-elected to DAP’s top leadership
-16 Mar 2025, 07:14 PM
He survives a campaign to oust him from the party’s central executive committee, although his fate as party chairman has yet to be determined.
Several DAP leaders and members had called for Lim Guan Eng to give way to younger leaders.
SHAH ALAM: Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has been re-elected to DAP’s 30-member central executive committee (CEC), staving off a sustained campaign to boot him from the party’s top leadership.
Lim, a former finance minister and two-term Penang chief minister, was most recently the party’s national chairman. The seven-term MP previously served as DAP secretary-general for 17 years before handing over the post to Loke Siew Fook in 2022.
Lim placed 26th in the top 30, garnering 1,719 votes.
Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow, who has been speculated as being pushed to take over the DAP chairmanship from Lim, received 2,101 votes to finish in 19th place.
In the run-up to the election, a campaign to oust Lim appeared to take shape, with several veteran leaders and members publicly calling for him to make way for younger leaders.
However, it remains to be seen if he will retain the chairmanship of the party. The 30 newly elected CEC members will now elect the party’s office-bearers for the 2025-2028 term from among themselves.
Gobind takes over as DAP chairman, Guan Eng becomes advisor
-16 Mar 2025, 08:10 PM
Meanwhile, Loke Siew Fook will serve a second term as DAP secretary-general, the party’s most influential position.
SHAH ALAM: Damansara MP Gobind Singh Deo is DAP’s new national chairman, taking over the post from party veteran Lim Guan Eng.
Gobind was named to the top post by the party’s newly elected 30-member central executive committee (CEC), following elections conducted here today in which the digital minister secured top spot.
Lim had successfully staved off a campaign to oust him from the party’s top leadership after he was re-elected to the CEC earlier today.
The former finance minister will instead take on the post of advisor, a position previously held by party veteran Tan Kok Wai, who decided not to contest in today’s election.
Meanwhile, Loke Siew Fook will serve a second term as DAP secretary-general, the most influential position in the party.
There had been speculation in the lead up to the election that Lim may not secure enough votes from within the CEC to retain the chairmanship of the party.
Lim became DAP chairman in 2022 after handing over the DAP secretary-general’s post to Loke. He was the party’s secretary-general for the preceding 17 years.
At a press conference, Loke said the newly elected CEC members spent 30 minutes discussing the makeup of its new working committee, and that the final lineup was a unanimous decision.
Why Are The Chinese Community, Despite Giving 95% Votes For PMX , Is Still The Punching Bag & Still Has To Beg For Financial Allocations ?
16 March, 2025
With control of 40 parliamentary seats in the 222-seat Parliament, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) is the second-largest after the opposition extremist Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), which won a stunning 43 seats in the November 2022 General Election. Prime Minister Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has just 31 seats, but gobbled the lion’s share of ministers, including key portfolios such as finance, home affairs and education.
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke returned to his Transport Ministry post, but party chairman Lim Guan Eng, who is the son of veteran firebrand politician Lim Kit Siang, vanished without any minister portfolio. Mr Lim was Malaysia’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020 under the previous PM Mahathir Mohamad, who led Pakatan Harapan to defeat the ruling Barisan Nasional government for the first time since independence.
As a key component in Anwar Ibrahim’s multi-coalition government called the Unity Government, DAP should receive the respect it deserves in enabling the PKR president to be finally installed as the 10th Prime Minister. At the very least, the minority Chinese ethnic should not be bullied, discriminated or oppressed like during the 60 years under the corrupt and racist Barisan Nasional regime.
Yet, for two years since Anwar leading the country and Loke leading DAP, it has been business as usual as if the old notorious Barisan Nasional is back in the driver seat. In fact, it’s not an exaggeration to say extremism, racism and radicalization has gotten worse now than four years ago when the country fell under the control of un-elected UMNO-Bersatu-PAS Malay-Muslim backdoor regime (2020-2022).
Lim Guan Eng had kept quiet during those two years, leaving Anthony to run the show. But the ethnic Chinese continue to be targeted. The KK Mart “Allah” socks, the chicken ham sandwich, the Vern’s high heel logo, the beer companies sponsoring Chinese schools, the halal certification, the review of vernacular schools, and the new guidelines for Muslims participation in non-Muslim celebrations are just some examples.
Why are the Chinese community, despite giving 95% votes for DAP and PKR in the 2022 election, is still the punching bag of not only the PAS radicals, but also being bullied by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), supposedly an ally in the Unity Government? What’s the point of DAP having 40 MPs and more than 100 elected representatives if it can’t defend and protect Chinese basic interests?
If DAP under the leadership of Loke chooses to keep quiet 99% of the time when UMNO bullies and oppresses the Chinese, then what’s the difference between DAP and MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association), the political party which was once the guardian of ethnic Chinese until the same community it claims to represent started deserting the arrogant and out-of-touch MCA?
Yes, DAP today is at a crossroad as the high-stakes battle for the leadership of DAP is set to take place on March 16, 2025 (tomorrow). The contest for the DAP’s all-powerful Central Executive Committee (CEC) will shape the party – and its supporter base – in the next general election that must be held before February 2028, but could be called as early as next year (2026) as PM Anwar struggles with plunging popularity.
While the elder Lim retired in March 2022 after 56 years in active politics, his son – Guan Eng – is being challenged by a faction led by highly ambitious secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook to the extent that the Transport Minister reportedly tried to “persuade” the junior Lim to surrender his chairmanship. Apparently, Loke has formed a powerful alliance with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to control the entire party.
Joining the bandwagon to dislodge Lim Guan Eng – a plot which some insiders said is betrayal of the power-hungry young politicians – are DAP vice-president Nga Kor Ming, a powerful party warlord from Perak, Penang DAP chairman Steven Sim Chee Keong (who is also Human Resources Minister), and Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo (the son of the late DAP leader Karpal Singh, who was known as the “Tiger of Jelutong”).
Essentially, it is an internal war between the powerful “Minister Cluster” and the powerless Lim Guan Eng. Already, several senior party veterans who are Lim loyalists, including Tan Kok Wai, an MP since 1995, Fong Kui Lun, a seven-time Member of Parliament, and deputy minister M Kulasegaran, have announced their withdrawal from the CEC race – dealing a blow to Mr Lim.
Make no mistake – “Lone Ranger” Guan Eng has no plan to surrender without a fight. The Young Turk’s disrespectful move to humiliate the Lim family could backfire spectacularly. The ideal formula is to have both Lim Guan Eng and Anthony Loke leading the party, playing bad cop good cop respectively to lock in Chinese supporters whilst trying to win over Malay voters at the same time.
When Guan Eng recently lectured at the DAP national veterans club dinner gathering that “DAP was never bossed around by UMNO when we were in opposition and will not be bossed around when we are in government”, his attack was not only primarily aimed at UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (who had mocked Lim that his time has passed), but was also targeted at Loke and his band of Minister Cluster.
Urging DAP veterans to come together to be the conscience of the party, Lim was sending a powerful message that the current alliance between DAP and UMNO isn’t permanent, but merely a “friendship of convenience”. True, the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional has 30 MPs, without which neither Pakatan Harapan (82 seats) nor Opposition Perikatan Nasional (73 seats) can form a government.
But it’s also true that without DAP’s 40 MPs, the Anwar Madani Government will surely collapse as DAP has enough numbers to form a new, simple-majority government with the Opposition – theoretically speaking. Therefore, when push comes to shove, the party which constitutes half of Pakatan Harapan’s 82 MPs and is the largest party in the government is the real kingmaker and all hell will break loose if it withdraws support.
Crucially, the hidden message from Lim was that DAP is being led by the nose under the weak leadership of Loke, who had cowardly called for cool heads to prevail when crooked Najib Razak’s jail sentence was slashed by half. For decades, the party has been vocal against corruption and education issues particularly in the Chinese community, and in pushing for a more even distribution of economic opportunities.
Mocked and ridiculed as “Number Plate Minister” who pretended to “see no evil, hear no evil” when Chinese education and economic interest were under attack, not to mention corruption and bailout continue to flourish under Anwar administration, Anthony Loke is projected as a lame DAP leader who chose to play a subservient role in government just to cling to power in Guan Eng’s stinging message.
Do not underestimate Lim’s ability to make Loke runs for his money. After warning that the untrustworthy nemesis-turned-ally UMNO is bossing DAP behind the scene, thanks to Anwar and Zahid working hand-in-glove to weaken DAP, Guan Eng unleashed another bombshell which Anthony Loke would not even dare to whisper – requesting a more equitable allocation – RM1 to non-Bumiputera for every RM10 to Bumiputera.
More importantly, 64-year-old Lim Guan Eng’s strategy is not to topple 47-year-old Loke Siew Fook (who is a good manager but not a good leader), but to rally for support to retain him as the party chairman to “check and balance” the current young crop of leaders susceptible to power and corruption. After all, none of the Minister Cluster had gone to jail during the party’s struggle, unlike the Lim family.
It’s of utmost importance that DAP does not end up like “castrated” eunuch MCA. Sadly, after just two years in power, the party appears to resemble MCA 2.0. And it was not too long ago when Chinese voters abandoned MCA in droves. The wheel of fortune started to spin in the 2008 General Election, when for the first time since the 1969 election, Barisan Nasional under then-PM Abdullah Badawi lost its traditional two-thirds supermajority.
MCA lost more than half of its federal seats, losing 16 seats and retained only 15 in 2008 (it was left with only 2 parliamentary seats in the Nov 2022 election). The strong undercurrent of disgruntlement and disillusionment was due to the weak leadership of MCA president Ong Ka Ting. He was compared to the golden era helmed by Lee San Choon (mid–1960s), Tan Koon Swan (mid–1980s) and Ling Liong Sik in the 1990s.
While Mr Lee was noted for his courageous public remark “Swim or Sink with Chinese Schools”, Mr Tan was popular for his charisma, political vision and unifying efforts in bringing dignity and respect to the party. Mr Ling showed (or at least pretended) he was not spineless when he took a three-month leave of absence to protest discriminatory policies against the Chinese community.
This is where it appears Loke Siew Fook is similar to Ong Ka Ting. Like DAP today, MCA back in 2008 was increasingly being criticised as a “marginalised party” within Barisan Nasional, and seen as suffering from political impotence due to the hegemony of the UMNO leadership and Malay supremacy. DAP is worse because it willingly bullied by UMNO even though it is not part of Barisan.
The Chinese community was both furious and disappointed with Ong for his lack of political vision and being an errand-boy of the Barisan, not much difference from Loke, who was as quiet as a church mouse when UMNO extremists like Akmal Saleh attacked the Chinese. Worse, revenues from selling number plates hardly benefit the Chinese, but used to bailout Malay cronies like Sapura Energy instead.
Interestingly, many Chinese voters had questioned Mr Ong’s cowardice despite being given overwhelming support in the 2004 general election. Obviously, this is similar to Mr Loke’s cowardice despite DAP given 40 seats in the 2022 general election.
Ong’s favourite reply has been – “The MCA has its constraints because, on one hand, we have to safeguard the interests of the community, and on the other, we have to maintain racial harmony and national unity.”
In the case of Anthony Loke, he uses Ong’s same pretext of maintaining racial and inter-religious harmony among Malaysian society to not rock the boat – even though it means Chinese education and economic interests are constantly under UMNO’s threat. Rubbing salt into the wound, spineless PM Anwar Ibrahim did not even bother to defend DAP or the Chinese voters who gave him power.
So, the Chinese community is asking a simple question – if DAP is no different from MCA, wouldn’t it better to split their votes for both parties in order to hedge their bets? The reason why they put all the eggs in a basket is to empower and entrust DAP with firepower to protect the interests of Malaysian Chinese. But if DAP fails to live up to the expectation, it might be time to reconsider the blind support for the party.
Why, despite given 40 MPs, DAP still has to “beg” for financial allocations for Chinese schools when, under the Federal Constitution, the community has the right to study its mother–tongue? Besides becoming apologists for PKR, the DAP (like MCA) is seen as a tool used by PKR – as well as UMNO – to garner Chinese Malaysian votes. So, while MCA was screwed by UMNO, DAP is being screwed by both UMNO and PKR.
Even if the Chinese’s hatred for MCA is still burning, they have the option to boycott DAP in the coming election and stay at home. Some said “Tokong Guan Eng” was cocky and abrasive. But do the Chinese want an arrogant Tokong who consistently defends the interests of the community, or an obedient Eunuch who keeps quiet when UMNO-Malays bullies the community?
It’s not part of Chinese culture to chase him out of office after what the so-called “Lim Dynasty” had done for the party since the 1960s. Without the Lim family, Anthony Loke and his gang would not have been able to taste the fruits today. Arguably, Guan Eng is the only DAP leader left willing to speak out about the shortcomings in government and other issues which the Minister Cluster dares not voice out for obvious reasons.
There’s a reason why Lim Guan Eng’s corruption trial is still ongoing, despite overwhelming loopholes in the charges, while all the corruption charges against UMNO crooks like ex-PM Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor, stepson Riza Aziz, and UMNO president Zahid Hamidi have been thrown out. That’s because Lim refuses to become puppet of UMNO and PKR.
Source : Finance Twitter
This is what Prof Dr James Chin thinks of the DAP CEC elections:
James Chin
My initial thoughts:
1) DAP delegates favor Gobind as Chairman, likely pushing him to the top with the highest votes. This could be a nod to his father’s past role as Chairman and a strategic signal to the Indian community, especially as DAP seems to be losing support among Indians to PKR. The fact that he was fairly neutral this round gave him an advantage.
2) Anthony Loke emerged as a major winner with his call for significant reforms and reset. While many delegates had likely made up their minds before his speech, it reinforced their confidence in the choices they’d already made.
3) A clear generational shift was evident—most of the top vote recipients joined DAP after 2008 and 2018, marking a new wave of leadership- so called 3G
4) East Malaysia performed impressively, with key leaders securing high ranks like 2, 9, 12, and 16, etc. This is a strong boost for the party’s presence in the Borneo region and good for the party in the long term.
5) The Perak faction continues to stand out as the most united and cohesive group within DAP.
6) Two Malay candidates secured positions without needing appointments, which is a very positive development. Now, they need to appoint more Malays to the top
7) Could this generational shift in DAP signal similar changes in the upcoming PKR and Amanah elections?
Gobind tops DAP polls, Teresa and Rayer lose out
-16 Mar 2025, 07:23 PM
Deputy finance minister Lim Hui Ying also fails to make the party’s 30-member top leadership.
Gobind Singh Deo (left) secured the highest number of votes, but Teresa Kok and RSN Rayer were surprise losers.
PETALING JAYA: Damansara MP Gobind Singh Deo secured the top spot in the election of DAP’s 2025-2028 central executive committee (CEC) today with 2,785 votes.
Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen finished second with 2,631 votes while deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching was third with 2,585.
They were followed by Selangor executive councillor Ng Suee Lim (2,563), transport minister Loke Siew Fook (2,508) and Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin (2,503).
Also making it into the top 10 were Selangor DAP chief Ng Sze Han (2,437), Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong (2,390), deputy agriculture and food security minister Chan Foong Hin (2,362) and deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh (2,265).
Among the biggest upsets were firebrand Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and deputy finance minister Lim Hui Ying, who all failed to make it into the party’s 30-member CEC.
Other big names who failed to make the cut were former human resources minister V Sivakumar, former youth chief Dr Kelvin Yii, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng and Klang MP V Ganabatirau.
Representatives from Selangor top the CEC lineup with six, followed by Penang and Johor (four each), Negeri Sembilan and Perak (three each), Sarawak (two) and Sabah, Pahang and Melaka (one each).
The incoming CEC is a mix of veterans and new faces. They will now elect the party’s office-bearers for the 2025-2028 term from among themselves.
The following is the full list of DAP’s CEC for the 2025-2028 term.
1. Gobind Singh Deo – 2,785
2. Chong Chieng Jen – 2,631
3. Teo Nie Ching – 2,585
4. Ng Suee Lim – 2,563
5. Loke Siew Fook – 2,508
6. Yeo Bee Yin – 2,503
7. Ng Sze Han – 2,437
8. Khoo Poay Tiong – 2,390
9. Chan Foong Hin – 2,362
10. Wong Kah Woh – 2,265
11. Steven Sim – 2,262
12. Vivian Wong – 2,244
13. Nga Kor Ming – 2,215
14. Lee Chin Chen – 2,172
15. Hannah Yeoh – 2,169
16. Alice Lau – 2,165
17. Liow Cai Tung – 2,139
18. Teo Kok Seong – 2,107
19. Chow Kon Yeow – 2,101
20. Syahredzan Johan – 2,065
21. Young Syefura Othman – 1,943
22. Liew Chin Tong – 1,929
23. Ramkarpal Singh – 1,917
24. J Arul Kumar – 1,747
25. Kasthuri Patto – 1,722
26. Lim Guan Eng – 1,719
27. Howard Lee – 1,703
28. Wong Shu Qi – 1,655
29. Tan Hong Pin – 1,585
30. Ngeh Koo Ham – 1,584
The End Of Lim Dynasty – Lim Hui Ying , Teresa Kok & Rayer Lost In Latest DAP Election – Lim Guan Eng Almost Crumble
16 March, 2025
DAP strongman Lim Guan Eng only emerged number 26 among 30 candidates selected to the party central executive committee (CEC).
It is among the lowest rung, the former secretary-general had placed in.
Speculations are now rife whether Lim would be reappointed as party chairman or given another position.
Gobind Singh Deo topped the list, followed by Chong Chieng Jen, Teo Nie Ching, Anthony Loke Siew Fook and Yeoh Bee Yin.
DAP vice-chairman Teresa Kok and Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying failed to secure a spot in the CEC.
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, and incumbents Vincent Wu and Thomas Su also failed to make the cut.
DAP 2025 Election TOP 30 RESULTS
1.GOBIND SINGH DEO L 2,785
2. CHONG CHIENG JEN L 2,631
3. TEO NIE CHING P 2,585
4. NG SUEE LIM L 2,563
5. LOKE SIEW FOOK (ANTHONY) L 2,508
6. YEO BEE YIN P 2,503
7. NG SZE HAN L 2,437
8. KHOO POAY TIONG L 2,390
9. CHAN FOONG HIN L 2,362
10. WONG KAH WOH L 2,265
11. SIM CHEE KEONG (STEVEN) L 2,262
12. VIVIAN WONG SHIR YEE P 2,244
13. NGA KOR MING L 2,215
14. LEE CHIN CHEN L 2,172
15. YEOH TSEOW SUAN(HANNAH) P 2,169
16. ALICE LAU KIONG YIENG P 2,165
17. LIOW CAI TUNG P 2,139
18. TEO KOK SEONG L 2,107
19. CHOW KON YEOW L 2,101
20. SYAHREDZAN BIN JOHAN L 2,065
21. YOUNG SYEFURA BINTI OTHMAN P 1,943
22. LIEW CHIN TONG L 1,929
23. RAMKARPAL SINGH A/L KARPAL SINGH L 1,917
24. ARUL KUMAR A/L JAMBUNATHAN L 1,747
25. KASTHURIRAANI A/P PATTO P 1,722
26. LIM GUAN ENG L 1,719
27. LEE CHUAN HOW (HOWARD) L 1,703
28. WONG SHU QI P 1,655
29. TAN HONG PIN L 1,585
30. NGEH KOO HAM L 1,584
Apparently, a fusion ‘cai dan’ (fusion menu) has been drawn which has gotten the blessings of leaders from Perak, Selangor, Penang and Johor.
Under this fusion menu agreement, insiders say there is a strong possibility that Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying may not make it to the CEC.
Instead, the compromise is that she be later reappointed into the CEC under the DAP Wanita quota.
“There are four major factions in the party now. One led by Lim Guan Eng, the others by Nga Kor Ming, Anothony Loke and Steven Sim.
“All these leaders want their man in the CEC and there must be sacrifices.
“So, as a last minute compromise, there are some casualties who have been promised to be rewarded later,” revealed the insider.
He claimed that this fusion menu was a last minute compromise to ensure there is no serious infighting within the party.
“The stakes are extremely high this time around mainly because DAP is now part of the ruling government.
“Back then, when it was in the Opposition, there was not so much intensity and focus on the CEC,”.
Another insider also said there has been some last minute power brokering which may work out well for the party.
However, he said the odds were still stacked against Guan Eng as many members were determined to see a ‘diety send-off’.
“Guan Eng has overstayed … he was secretary-general for 18 years, then chairman and is now embroiled in some court cases.
“The delegates want changes and in their minds, only names like Loke, Nga and Sim are the future.
“There are also many other capable, young leaders in the party and they should be given a fair chance also,” added the insider.
He said the delegates respected and appreciated the decision by several older DAP leaders who opted to withdraw from the CEC race to make way for the younger ones.
4,203 delegates from 1,650 branches are eligible to participate in the vote for the CEC. The CEC members will then separately cast their vote for leadership positions with three-year terms.
Source : The Vibes
Adviser — Lim Guan Eng
Chairman — Gobind Singh Deo
Deputy chairman — Nga Kor Ming
Vice-chairmen — Chong Chieng Jen, Teo Nie Ching, Ng Suee Lim, Syahredzan Johan, J Arul Kumar
Secretary-general — Loke Siew Fook
Deputy secretaries-general — Steven Sim, Hannah Yeoh, Ramkarpal Singh
Treasurer — Ngeh Koo Ham
Assistant treasurer — Ng Sze Han
Organising secretary — Khoo Poay Tiong
Assistant organising secretaries — Lee Chin Chen, Tan Hong Pin
Publicity secretary — Yeo Bee Yin
Assistant publicity secretaries — Young Syefura Othman, Wong Shu Qi
International secretary — Kasthuri Patto
Assistant international secretary — Alice Lau
Political education director — Howard Lee
Assistant political education director — Vivian Wong
Strategic director — Liew Chin Tong
Policy director — Chan Foong Hin
Election director — Wong Kah Woh
Committee members — Teo Kok Seong, Chow Kon Yeow
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