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Pada November tahun lalu, Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak telah melancarkan suatu pelan masa depan yang baru, sekaligus membelakangi Visi 2020 yang dicetuskan oleh bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad sebelum ini. Pelan baru tersebut melihat kepada tahun 2050; ada lebih kurang 33 tahun lagi untuk kita ke sana. Perdana Menteri menggelarnya TN50. … Continue reading
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Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 05 JUNE 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM, PULAU PINANG Waves of terror are hitting our world. Hate crimes whether driven by racial, religious or political ideology or any sorts of prejudices are breeding violence everywhere. From terrorist incidents in London and Manchester to Daesh attack in the … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP of Bukit Mertajam 30 MAY 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM I refer to the special report by NST on how Malaysia has become dumping ground for would-be Daesh fighters who were arrested in other countries for attempting to join the terrorist group in Syria. (Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/239653/exclusive-threat-unwanted-tourists)The report implied that the … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 10 MAY 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM, PULAU PINANG Malaysians should be worried about the stance of the federal government in dealing with undocumented migrant workers from China working in the Johor Forest City project. After it was exposed in the media that the said development employed … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 08 MAY 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM, PENANG The latest Labour Force Survey Report 2016 is referred. The report clearly shows that only 27.5 percent of those who are working in Malaysia have tertiary education. If excluding migrant workers at that level, the percentage for Malaysians is … Continue reading
Saya sudah banyak kali membangkitkan isu imigresen dan pekerja migran di negara kita. Pendirian saya terhadap masalah ini jelas: kerajaan perlu merombak semula dasar imigresen yang hanya menguntungkan kroni serta merangka satu pelan sumber manusia komprehensif agar negara kita boleh memaksimakan tenaga kerja tempatan. Sempena Hari Buruh ini, saya ingin mengetengahkan nasib pekerja migran di … Continue reading
Kenyataan media Steven Sim, Ahli Parlimen Bukit Mertajam 13 APRIL 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM Pada jam 3pm tadi, saya hadir ke Balai Polis Tanjong Tokong untuk memberi keterangan siasatan satu kes di bawah s 9(5) Akta Perhimpunan Aman. Ini berikutan penyertaan saya dalam forum “Selamatkan Malaysia” di Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang pada 12 April 2016, genap … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 29 MARCH 2017 | KUALA LUMPUR I read with deep anger and frustration the three-part Special Report by Malaysiakini journalist Alyaa Alhadjri, who worked with her counterparts from the Indonesian Tempo magazine on human trade and trafficking in Malaysia. As much as I am angry, I … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 22 MARCH 2017 | KUALA LUMPUR On 7 February, it was reported that the Director General of Immigration Department, Mustafar Ali announced that undocumented migrants (PATI) will be able to register for a temporary card called “Enforcement Card” or E-Kad with the Department from 15 … Continue reading
Media statement by Julian Tan MP for Stampin and Steven Sim MP for Bukit Mertajam 07 MARCH 2017 | KUALA LUMPUR March 8, 2017 marks the third anniversary of the fateful flight of MH370. After three long and painful years, for both the victims’ family as well as for the aviation industry, MH370 still remains … Continue reading
08 MARCH 2017 | KUALA LUMPUR Happy International Women’s Day. In my International Women’s Day message last year, I urged the government to redirect subsidy for migrant workers to empower Malaysian women in the economy, including expanding our workforce instead of hiring migrant workers, increasing female labour participation rate, as well as providing better social … Continue reading
US President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to ban immigrants from seven Muslims majority country provoked reactions in USA and worldwide, not least in Malaysia. While the debate on border control is still hot, I want to bring our attention to the immigration question in Malaysia. We must not forget that we have our … Continue reading
Steven Sim’s speech at the launch of Tsai Chen Yin solo exhibition at Galeri Seni Mutiara (Painting of our colourful world) 12 FEBRUARY 2017 | GEORGE TOWN, PENANG I don’t know about art. I’m here today solely by the grace and generosity of my former teacher Mr Koay Soo Kau, himself a prominent name in … Continue reading
Kenyataan media Steven Sim, Ahli Parlimen Bukit Mertajam 03 FEBRUARI 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM Saya merujuk kepada kenyataan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor untuk “mengambil Langkawi, Pulau Pinang dan Melaka” sebagai Wilayah Persekutuan. (Sumber: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/tengku-adnan-hopes-to-expand-federal-territories-to-penang-langkawi-and-par) Kenyataan Tengku Adnan tersebut bukan sahaja tidak bertanggungjawab serta melanggari undang-undang malah merupakan percubaan untuk memusnahkan sistem demokrasi … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 03 FEBRUARY 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM I refer to Federal Territories Minister, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s statement “to take Langkawi, Penang and certain parts of Malacca” to be Federal Territories. (Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/tengku-adnan-hopes-to-expand-federal-territories-to-penang-langkawi-and-par) Tengku Adnan’s latest remark is not only highly irresponsible and unlawful but undermines the … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 120117 | Bukit Mertajam I refer to the statement by Immigration Department director-general (DG) Mustafar Ali reported by the press that there are still corrupt “traitors” within the department. (Source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/368748) I applaud Mustafar’s frank admission on this matter. “Corrupt traitors” are not just immigration staff but also private … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 070117 | BUKIT MERTAJAM Gerakan MP for Simpang Renggam, Liang Teck Meng attempted to malign the state government of Penang by claiming that Penang state budget surplus came from sale of land instead of good governance. This is not the first time UMNO and its cohorts … Continue reading
Kenyataan Media oleh Steven Sim, Ahli Parlimen Bukit Mertajam 2 Januari 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM Pada sidang Parlimen yang lepas, saya dimaklumkan oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri bahawa Bestinet Sdn. Bhd., syarikat IT swasta kontroversial yang didakwa milik pemimpin UMNO, yang telah digantung sebelum ini, kini telah beroperasi sepenuhnya. Menteri menyatakan bahawa Bestinet kini bertanggungjawab ke … Continue reading
Media statement by Steven Sim, MP for Bukit Mertajam 02 JANUARY 2017 | BUKIT MERTAJAM In the last parliament sitting, I was informed by the Home Minister that the previously suspended Bestinet, a controversial company said to be owned by UMNO leaders, is now in full-fledge operation. The Minister said that Bestinet is in-charge … Continue reading
Opening speech at the George Town Roundtable on Local Democracy On the evening of 1 December 1951, there were flash floods in several areas in George Town. The rain started with a drizzle at about 6.30pm and then within one hour, it was pouring heavily. It was an evening not unlike some of the evenings … Continue reading
From my column in Penang Monthly: Oddly Enough Parliament must appear very strange for the uninitiated. After all, the Westminster system that Malaysia models itself after is an old and quaint one. There are many weird practices involved, such as the thumping of tables, addressing MPs by their constituencies instead of their actual names and … Continue reading
A year ago, in December 2015 Playboy magazine released its January/February 2016 issue. It featured 48-year old every-pubescent-boys-fantasy-lifeguard Pamela Anderson on its cover. This is a historic issue to say the least. It marked the end of an era spanning more than six decades, a magazine as infamous as the nude photos it carried in … Continue reading
In a democracy, we always say that the people are the boss. But if the people are the boss, what is the most important power they should have? We can talk about equality, justice, human rights – don’t get me wrong, all these are very very important – but when it comes to money, if … Continue reading
I see our Malaysian Auditor-General as the Joker. Now before you think I meant any contempt against one of the most respected civil servants in Malaysia, allow me to explain myself. How many of you have watched Christopher Nolan’s 2008 very dark version of the Dark Knight, the one where Heath Ledger played the Joker … Continue reading
