Media Conference by Beruas MP & DAP Malaysia Deputy Secretary General at 11.00 am on 12 July 2014 at DAP Perak HQ, Ipoh Why Malaysia Human Trafficking Index downgraded - its immigration dept victimised the victim & refused to act against the perpetrator.‏

Immigratn not act perpetrator but arrested his innocent fiancée

Nguyen Thi Tuyen, aged 24, Vietnam Passport No. B8507915 came to Malaysia in 2013. She met and fell in love with a Malaysian, Mr Siaw Yong Chuong, aged 33 and they have decided to get married. The Malaysia National Department, Manjung office has fixed 16 July 2014 for their official wedding ceremony to be performed. Nguyen Thi Tuyen is now 7 months pregnant.

On 2.7.2014, Nguyen Thi Tuyen went to the Manjung District immigration department to extend her visitor's pas but was told to come back the next day as the officer in charge was not in.

The next day (3.7.2014 ), she went again to apply for the extension of her visitor's pas. She was arrested and detained and put in a police lock up on the ground that her earlier extensions of her visitor's pas were fraudulent ones and therefore, not valid.

Both Nguyen Thi Tuyen and her fiance were shocked. They realised that they have been deceived and cheated by one Siau Yu who had been doing the applications for the extension of the visitor's pas for Nguyen Thi Tuyen. Monies were paid to Siau Yu for the application fees & for the services rendered by him.

Mr Siaw recognised Siau Yu and knows where he stays and Siau Yu can be easily traced.

Mr Siaw informed the immigration investigation officer, one Encik Mohd Ridzuan but he refused to act. He then approached me for help. I contacted Encik Mohd Ridzuan and the immigration head of the Manjung immigration office, one Encik Mohd Faizal bin Zaidin on different ocassions and I was surprised despite my request they still refuse to act against Siau Yu.

Siau Yu can be easily traced. Mr Siaw has confronted Siau Yu to resolve the problem but he was unable to do so.

Yesterday (11.7.2014 ) Nguyen Thi Tuyen was sent to the detention centre in Langkap with a view to have her deported to Vietnam.

Mr Siaw show the picture of his fiance Nguyen Thi Tuyen

The following questions arise :

1.Why the immigration officers refused to act against the perpetrator ?

2.Nguyen Thi Tuyen is an innocent victim yet the immigration officers refused to help her.

3. Why the immigration officers refused to investigate but insisted that she has committed an offence and must be deported ? Nguyen Thi Tuyen has been cheated by Siau Yu & therefore, in law she is not guilty of the lapse in her visitor's pas and the fraudulent extensions as she had been cheated and she did not have the mens rea ( intention ) to commit the offences.

4. Is the deportation of Nguyen Thi Tuyen intended to prevent evidence from being adduced to prove some corrupt practices or people implicated with some syndicates involved in approving fraudulent extension of visitor's pas or some other approvals ?

With the treatment that Nguyen Thi Tuyen received from our immigration officers , one can imagine why foreign workers and those not so educated or well off foreigners who comes to Malaysia suffer in the hands of human traffickers.

The US State Department has on 20 June 2014 downgraded Malaysia to its list of the world worst centers of human trafficking i.e. Tier 3 category placing our beloved country in the same category as Zimbabwe, North Korea and Syria.

In view of the downgrade, our country may face possible sanctions. We could lose US non - humanitarian and non-trade related aids. We could face US opposition to help from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The downgrade could also cause multi national companies to reconsider their investments in Malaysia.

I call on the Home Minister to intervene immediately in the case of Nguyen Thi Tuyen to show that the Malaysian Government does protect helpless foreigners sojourning through our land. Of immediate importance, that Mr Siaw Yong Chuong and Nguyen Thi Tuyen will not be denied their right to get married on 16 July 2014 and their child will be born a Malaysian citizen and not Stateless.




NGEH KOO HAM
MP for Beruas &
Deputy Secretary General
DAP Malaysia

DAP Mengedarkan Buah Kurma, Mendapat Sambutan Hangat di Beruas, Pantai Remis dan Ayer Tawar‏

DAP telah menyediakan 1,000 kotak buah kurma untik diagihkan kepada umat Islam.

Sempena bulan Ramadhan ini, Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) telah menyediakan 1,000 kotak buah kurma untuk diagihkan kepada sahabat Muslim. Sambutan daripada rakyat adalah amat menggalakkan and buah kurma telah habis diagihkan di pasar Ramadhan Beruas, Pantai Remis dan Ayer Tawar pada hujung minggu yang lalu.

Ahli Parlimen Beruas Y.B. Dato’ Ngeh Koo Ham berkata bahawa Malaysia merupakan sebuah negara yang terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum dan agama. Setiap kumpulan etnik mempunyai budaya yang unik and warisan budaya tersendiri. Namun begitu, hal ini tidak menjadi halangan untuk kita untuk meraikan perayaan bersama-sama.

Sebagai parti politik yang menghargai kepelbagaian budaya, DAP telah mengambil inisiatif untuk meraikan bulan Ramadhan bersama-sama muslimin dan muslimat negara ini dengan mengagihkan buah kurma kepada sahabat warga Islam yang berpuasa. Y.B. Dato’ Ngeh juga berkata buah kurma selalu dijadikan juadah berbuka puasa sempena bulan Ramadhan. Buah kurma mengandungi kandungan gula yang tinggi dan zat-zat gula dalam kurma dapat diserap dengan cepat oleh sel-sel tubuh. Oleh itu pengambilan buah kurma boleh memulihkan tenaga dengan cepat. Di samping itu, buah kurma boleh mengurangkan kelaparan dan keinginan untuk makan. Hal ini boleh mengelakkan seseorang daripada makan berlebihan ketika berbuka puasa dan mengakibatkan kesan-kesan negatif.

Y.B. Dato’ Ngeh and Y.B. Wong mengagihkan buah kurma kepada sahabat Muslim di Pasar Ramadhan

ADUN Pantai Remis Y.B. Wong May Ing berkata bahwa DAP telah menyediakan 1,000 kotak buah kurma untuk diagihkan di Pasar Ramadhan. Nombor telefon dan alamat Pusat Khidmat DAP Beruas, Pantai Remis dan Ayer Tawar juga diletakkan di atas kotak-kotak tersebut untuk memudahkan orang ramai menghubungi staf pusat khidmat ketika mereka menghadapi masalah. Hal ini mendapat sambutan hangat dalam kalangan sahabat Muslim dan semua buah kurma telah diagihkan kepada mereka dalam masa dua hari.

行动党斋戒月派发1000盒甜枣，木威班台和爱大华三地反应热烈‏

行动党预备了1000份甜枣准备分发给穆斯林

配合穆斯林斋戒月的到来，民主行动党预备了1000盒甜枣（Kurma）到斋戒月市集派发给穆斯林，短短一个周末在木威、班台和爱大华三地一扫而空，反应热烈。

倪可汉和黄渼沄到斋戒市集分发甜枣给穆斯林

木威区国会议员拿督倪可汉今日发表文告说，马来西亚是个多元文化的国家，每个种族除了在庆祝各自的佳节的同时，都会邀请各族到来一起与他们庆祝。身为全民政党，行动党决定参与穆斯林的斋戒月，分发甜枣好让他们在开斋时可以享用。倪可汉指出，穆斯林在斋戒了一整天后，通常都会习惯性先吃甜枣来开斋。这是因为甜枣的含糖量高，可让斋戒了一整天后产生头晕和虚脱症状者尽快补充糖分。另外，甜枣能缓解并镇定饥饿者对食欲的强烈欲望，从而解决了空腹暴饮暴食的负面效果。

班台区州议员黄渼沄说，行动党预备了1000份甜枣在周末到斋戒市集分发给穆斯林，受到热烈的欢迎。她说，行动党在甜枣的盒子上贴上了国州议员在木威、班台和爱大华服务中心的地址和电话号码，好让友族同胞在遇到问题时可以更方便联络行动党。令人意外的是，1000盒甜枣受到大家都热烈欢迎，在短短两天在三地分发完毕。

倪可汉也自掏腰包，向商家购买食物准备回去开斋