Acknowledge the hurt caused against the media fraternity

MCA Youth Perak to DAP Perak – Act responsibly, acknowledge the hurt caused against the media fraternity

It becomes more and more apparent each day that the “sorry” offered by DAP elections preparations chief Hew Kuan Yau following the storm of indignation against his facebook posting referring to reporters as prostitutes was half-baked at best.

New Straits Times (16 Feb 12) reported of Perak DAP Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham coming to Hew’s defence reasoning that “Hew was merely referring to several reporters and not all.”

Please be precise YB Datuk Ngeh. Are you openly implying that there are reporters in the flesh trade? If so, care and dare you identify which ones? What authority has been bestowed to you that you may cast aspersion against journalists by categorizing the ones whom DAP does not favour as being involved in vice?

Rather than chastising Hew, Ngeh has also resorted to the oft-used excuse of “statement was taken out of context,” thereby choosing to overlook the sully.

As the National Union of Journalists has rebuked Hew, I urge YB Datuk Ngeh to empathise with the press corp who in the course of performing their duties to earn an honest living have to endure the bigotry and insults which DAP hurls at them.

All of DAP’s claims of championing press freedoms are sheer hypocrisy as they violate the very occupation they claim to fight freedoms for.

Why are DAP female elected representatives mute?

I am astonished that DAP women wakil rakyats like Fong Poh Kuan, Chong Eng or Teo Nie Ching still have not rebuked Hew. Does “dignified” silence imply acceptance of Hew’s insults?

DAP Perak never owns up to mistakes

This is not the first time that Ngeh conveniently overlooks bigoted slurs uttered by his DAP members. Back in November 2011, when his cousin cum Perak DAP Secretary Nga Kor Ming was recorded stereotypically labeling dark complexion people as “black metallic b-st-rd” only to offer another half-baked apology in face of mounting pressure, Ngeh added insult to injury via his twitter message that “Indians not as stupid.”

Ngeh is a lawmaker at both federal and state levels. Carrying such an exalted responsibility, he should know that when a mistake has been done, he should acknowledge it rather than spurting out other forms of excuse to cover up such derogatory remarks.

Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon
MCA Youth National Deputy Chairman
MCA Youth Perak Chairman
State Assemblymen for Chenderiang
Perak Executive Councillor for Health, Local Government and Environment