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More moderate DAP? More like consolidation of ‘lapdog politics’
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18, 2025: Many are now quick to praise DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook and his supporters in the Central Executive Committee (CEC) as building a more moderate party.
Is that so? More like consolidating “lapdog politics”! No?
Have you heard any DAP leader condemning the slapping of a Chinese university boy in a Family Mart in Johor for eating in public during this puasa month?
Have you heard any DAP leader condemnng the Astro radio deejays for insulting Hinduism?
Instant citizenship for racial and religious bigotry while many who had lived loyally in Malaysia for decades are still unable to secure citizenship.And many more.
The Loke-led DAP is expected to operate like what the MCA and MIC did in Barisan Nasional (BN). Tolerating racial and religious bigotry to protect their government positions, that is what the so-called DAP “Cluster Ministers” is all about.
So, do not expect the DAP to champion your democratic rights and freedom like when they were in the Opposition. Their mouths are zipped by government positions. Period.
And DAP members think the new CEC is their saviour. But the ordinary citizens who cast their ballots in general elections surely do not think like them.
Loke has also told the media that the outcome of DAP’s CEC elections would not affect the positions of ministers or deputy ministers from the party. Let' observe how how long this will hold true.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report that heralds a moderate DAP:
A more moderate DAP in the offing, say leaders
-18 Mar 2025, 07:00 AM
They say, without Lim Guan Eng, the party’s new leadership is likely to be more compromising and less aggressive.
With Lim Guan Eng no longer in control, Loke Siew Fook, Gobind Singh Deo and Nga Kor Ming can reshape DAP into a more multi-racial party, says Charles Santiago.
PETALING JAYA: Delegates from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) sent a clear message during Sunday’s party election, signaling a desire to shift away from the dominance of senior members in leadership roles.
This sentiment was underscored by the poor performance of outgoing DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, who ranked 26th in the party’s 30-member central executive committee (CEC).
The outcome is said to reflect a push by younger leaders to transform the party, previously known for its “street fighting” political style.
Party insiders suggest that Guan Eng’s appointment as advisor was a respectful way to ease him out of the chairman’s role and also honours his father Kit Siang’s lifelong dedication and sacrifices to building the party.
Charles Santiago.
“The move to make sure Guan Eng does not become the chairman went according to plan. They did not want him voted out to save his face.
“Coming in at No 26 is enough to show the DAP wants a new and less arrogant leadership style,” said one senior leader.
He attributed Guan Eng’s poor showing to his open attack on Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow, which many perceived as an unnecessary use of strong-arm tactics.
No longer the party’s chairman, Guan Eng will not be in the five-man committee that selects electoral candidates and negotiates with component parties for seats. That role now goes to his successor, Gobind Singh Deo.
Two other members of that high-powered committee will be secretary-general Loke Siew Fook and deputy chairman Nga Kor Ming, who retained their positions for another three-year term.
Another senior party leader said there is also a likelihood that Guan Eng will be asked to stand down in the next general election (GE16), due by February 2028, which would likely end his political career.
“This is to avoid fielding him, with pending court actions not expected to be resolved before GE16. And this is what DAP’s partners PKR and Umno prefer,” he said.
Guan Eng is currently Bagan MP and assemblyman for Air Puteh in Penang.
However, he said there is also a remote possibility of the party offering him a parliamentary seat for one last term as a show of respect for the sacrifices Kit Siang and he have made for the party.
A new DAP emerging?
With sister Hui Ying also voted out, the new CEC, now free of the Lim family’s influence, is primed to steer DAP in an entirely different direction, one which could see it becoming more amicable and acceptable, especially to the Malays.
Former Klang MP Charles Santiago said a clear mandate has been given to Loke, Gobind and Nga to show Malaysians that the DAP is truly a multi-racial party which will start listening to the people on the ground.
“Without Guan Eng in the mainstream, Loke can focus on his executive leaders without any interference. This is the best opportunity for DAP to project itself as a multi-racial party.
“People say this may make DAP weaker in terms of negotiating with Umno and PKR, but the party has already been in the federal government twice and state governments many times and they have been handling this.
“The idea is not to be arrogant as that style of leadership is not going to work,” he told FMT.
Santiago said the new team has huge challenges ahead as they have to win back the support of a large number of Indian voters who have lost faith in the party.
They must also contend with the loss of some Chinese support and an increasing number of Malay voters who perceive the party to be a Chinese party.
“The election of four Indians and two Malay members into the CEC may not appear convincing but the new faces give much hope. I believe a new DAP is emerging,” he added.
Outcome of DAP polls won’t affect govt positions, says Loke
-17 Mar 2025, 11:01 PM
The party secretary-general and transport minister says he will not propose any Cabinet reshuffle to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook said he will not propose any Cabinet reshuffle as yesterday’s CEC elections were part of the party’s internal affairs.
PETALING JAYA: The outcome of DAP’s central executive committee (CEC) elections yesterday will not affect the positions of ministers or deputy ministers from the party, says its secretary-general, Loke Siew Fook.
Loke, who is also the transport minister, said he will not propose any Cabinet reshuffle as the elections were part of the party’s internal affairs.
“DAP leaders still represent the party, so the ministers or deputy ministers will continue to serve in their current positions whether they are CEC members or not,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
“The party will not propose any changes to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. If the prime minister wants to make a reshuffle, he will ask the party for its views as well.
“As the party secretary-general, I will not make any proposal to the PM to make any changes.”
Yesterday, 30 members were appointed to the CEC after DAP’s 18th national congress in Shah Alam.
Damansara MP Gobind Singh Deo secured the top spot in the elections with 2,785 votes, while Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen finished second with 2,631 votes, and deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching was third with 2,585.
They were followed by Selangor executive councillor Ng Suee Lim (2,563), Loke (2,508) and Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin (2,503).
Among the biggest upsets were deputy finance minister Lim Hui Ying, firebrand Jelutong MP RSN Rayer and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, all of whom failed to make it into the party’s 30-member CEC.
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Johor police probe viral slapping incident involving Chinese man accused of not fasting
The video clip of the incident has since gone viral, sparking a heated debate on moral policing and minority rights. — Picture via X
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Monday, 17 Mar 2025 2:11 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Johor Bahru Utara police have opened an investigation into an incident involving a Chinese man who was slapped by a stranger at a mall in Johor Bahru.
The victim alleged that the middle-aged man slapped him twice after the two argued over his identity. The assailant had reportedly suspected that the victim was a Malay-Muslim openly eating during Ramadan.
When the victim refused to show his identification card, an argument ensued before he was slapped. The entire incident was recorded and later shared on social media.
Johor police said the case is being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code.
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