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Don’t be ‘asabiyyah’ in light of Ramadan: Nga on continuous Chinese new village debate

Opposition MPs must not be parochial when dredging up the issue of Chinese new villages being nominated as Unesco World Heritage Sites, especially since Ramadan is just around the corner, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming (Teluk Intan-PH).

Navy veteran slams remarks linking Chinese new villages with communism

The behaviour of labelling the Chinese community in new villages as communists without knowing the history is disappointing, said former Port Dickson MP Datuk Danyal Balagopal Abdullah.

Threatening notes scattered around Nga’s mother’s home: Perak DAP

Threatening notes were found scattered at Nga Kor Ming’s mother’s home this morning. The Perak DAP committee, which announced the incident, condemned the act and said it would leave police to investigate the matter.

I love Chinese too, says PAS MP after Dewan spat over new villages, communists

PAS lawmaker Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib (Maran-PN) has expressed his affection for Chinese people, following a lengthy spat in the Dewan Rakyat earlier today over his comments linking Chinese new villages with communism.

Why link Chinese new villages with communists? Dewan erupts over PAS MP’s ‘historical claims’

Tensions first started to rise when PAS’ Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib (Maran-PN) claimed that plans to nominate Chinese new villages in Selangor as a Unesco World Heritage Site would be tantamount to the government acknowledging the “communist fight”. 

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