The People's Action Party is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and one of three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament,alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and Progress Singapore Party (PSP).
The Democratic Action Party is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition,it formed the federal government after defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2018 Malaysian general election,ending the party's 53 year-long stay in the opposition. However,before the coalition finished its first term,defections from partnering parties caused it to lose power after 22 months,culminating in the 2020 Malaysian political crisis. At the 2022 Malaysian general election,the PH coalition which the DAP was part of was returned to power again,albeit without a majority,leading it to form a unity government with political rivals.
Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang is a retired Malaysian politician. He was the longest-serving opposition leader in Malaysia,having held the position for a total of 29 years on three separate occasions,as well as the second longest-serving member of parliament. He was also the former Secretary-General and National Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),which is a component party of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
Barisan Sosialis was a political party in Singapore. It was formed on 29 July 1961 and officially registered on 13 August 1961 by left-wing members of the People's Action Party (PAP) who had been expelled from the PAP. The prominent founding members of the Barisan were Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. It became the biggest opposition party in Singapore in the 1960s and the 1980s.
Lim Chin Siong was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP),which has governed the country continuously since independence. Lim also used his popularity to galvanise many trade unions in support of the PAP.
Operation Coldstore was the code name for a covert security operation executed in Singapore on 2 February 1963 which led to the arrest of 113 people,who were detained without trial pursuant to the Preservation of Public Service Security Ordinance (PSSO). In official accounts,the operation was a security operation "aimed at crippling the Communist open front organisation," which threatened Singapore's internal security. The operation was authorised by the Internal Security Council which was composed of representatives from the British government,Singaporean government,and the Malayan Federal government.
Lim Guan Eng is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan,Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Air Putih since March 2008 and 5th National Chairman of DAP since March 2022. He served as the Minister of Finance in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020,4th Chief Minister of Penang from March 2008 to May 2018,MP for Kota Melaka from August 1986 to November 1999 and 4th Secretary-General of DAP from September 2004 to March 2022.
The Batu Talam by-election was held on 28 January 2007. The seat of Batu Talam in the state assembly of Pahang,Malaysia,fell vacant after the death of the incumbent,Tengku Paris Tengku Razlan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),the leading party of the ruling Barisan Nasional. Nominations were held on 16 January,with two candidates filing to contest —Abdul Aziz Mat Kiram of UMNO,and independent candidate Ng Chee Pang.
Goh Leong San is a Malaysian politician. Goh is a former Malacca State Legislative Assemblyman (MLA) for several Malacca state constituencies;Tengkera (1995-2004),Bandar Hilir (2004-2008),Kesidang (2008-2013) and Duyong (2013-2018).
Dato' Ngeh Koo Ham,also known as James Ngeh,is a Malaysian politician,advocate and solicitor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beruas since March 2008. He served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly from July 2018 to May 2020,Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration under former Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR administration in February 2009 and Member of the Assembly (MLA) for Sitiawan from March 2004 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly PR,Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions. He was also Deputy Secretary-General of DAP,Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP and State Chairman of DAP of Perak.
The Malaysian Insider was a Malaysian bilingual news site. During its peak,it ranked consistently as one of the country's 100 most popular websites. In June 2009,Alexa ranked it as Malaysia's 57th most popular website. Compete.com estimated that it had almost 19,000 unique visitors in April 2009.
Chow Kon Yeow is a Malaysian politician,lawyer and journalist who has served as the 5th Chief Minister of Penang since May 2018,Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Kota since March 2008 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Kawan since November 2022. He served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to his promotion to Chief Ministership in May 2018,MP for Tanjong from November 1999 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 and the MLA for Pengkalan Kota from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. He has also served as the State Chairman of PH and DAP of Penang since May 2019 as well as the National Vice Chairman of DAP since September 2004. He is presently the only non-Muslim and Chinese head of state government among the 13 Malaysian states.
Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa,is a Malay supremacist non-governmental organisation (NGO) that was formed by Ibrahim Ali in the aftermath of the 2008 general election (GE12). This conservative,extreme-right,ethnic Malay organisation is led by its president Ibrahim Ali to influence the unity of Malaysian by refusing to accept any decoration of other ethnic group except Malay decoration. The group is reported to have a membership of 700,000.
Dr. Boo Cheng Hau is a Malaysian politician of Democratic Action Party (DAP). He has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Skudai for two terms from March 2008 to May 2018.
Padang Kota is a state constituency in Penang,Malaysia,that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers George Town's historic city centre,including its old administrative core and the central business district (CBD) at Beach Street.
The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly,the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state's Governor,Abdul Rahman Abbas,on the advice of the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng,who also led the state's ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
The 12th Penang election was held on 8 March 2008. Polling took place in 40 constituencies throughout the State of Penang,with each electing a State Assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The election was conducted by the Malaysian Election Commission.
Tey Kok Kiew is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Chief Minister Adly Zahari from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 as well as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar Hilir from March 2008 to November 2021. He is a member from Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as State Chairman of DAP of Melaka for the second term since January 2023 and served the first term from December 2015 to his resignation in November 2021 following a huge defeat of DAP in the 2021 Melaka state election.
Wong Fort Pin is a Malaysian politician and medical doctor who served as Deputy Speaker of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly from July 2018 to May 2020 and Member of the Melaka Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bemban from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
