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Is MCA so short of talents it cannot find different persons to hold the posts of MCA Secretary-General and Senate President? Lim Kit Siang Tomorrow DAP National Vice Chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz will be sworn in as a Senator, the first DAP Senator in the party’s 43-year history.
Tomorrow is also the last day for Tan Sri Dr. Hamid Pawanteh as two terms for six years as Senate President. He was Deputy Speaker from 1983-1986 and I found him a level-headed, fair and just political leader who could distinguish between right and wrong, what are national interests as distinct from party and personal interests – a rare quality among those who walk the corridors of power in Putrajaya. Hamid, 65, will be a loss to Malaysian politics as he is retiring from Malaysian politics after 31 years, which have included two terms as Perlis Mentri Besar from 1985 to 1995. Replacing Hamid as Senate President will be the Deputy Senate President, Datuk Wong Foon Meng, which is a surprise for three reasons: Firstly, Wong is also MCA Secretary-General and he has announced that he will not relinquish this post. READ MORE HERE
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