Announcement: Public Forum on “Strengthen Local Democracy and Restore Local Government Election”

Invitation to Public Forum on “Strengthen Local Democracy and Restore Local Government Election”

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Penang Chinese Town Hall Youth Section cordially invite all residents to attend our public forum on “Strengthen Local Democracy and Restore Local Government Election” (in English) on .

The participation of the Penang Chinese Town Hall Youth Section in this event is in support of the project entitled “A 20 Year Plan of Action for Malaysia” by the Federation of Chinese Association of Malaysia (Hua Zong).

The panelists are:

1. Y.B. Chow Kon Yeow, Penang State EXCO for Local Government and Traffic Management;


2. Mr. Baljit Singh, Legal and Human Rights Bureau Chief of Penang State GERAKAN;


3. Mr. Jeffrey Phang, Vice President of Friends of Kota Damansara (FOKD), a coalition of 17 residents’ association in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya. FOKD is coordinating the “Sustainable Development and Environment Taskforce” within Coalition for Good Governance (CGG);


4. Maria Chin Abdullah, as a Chairperson of Coalition for Good Governance (CGG).

This is the second time Y.B. Chow has accepted SUARAM's invitation as a government spokesperson to exchange views with the people. This forum offers a golden opportunity for the present government, opposition and civil society to come together to exchange opinions, and make positive suggestions on how to improve good, democratic governance in Penang. This will help make Penang a much, much better place for us all.

Kindly to contact Mr. Ong Jing Cheng for further information at 012-7583779 or jingcheng85 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Warm regards,
Ong Jing Cheng
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM )
Penang Branch Coordinator,
63B-01-07, University Heights,
Jalan Sungai Dua,
11700 Penang.
Tel / Fax: 04-6582285
E-mail: suarampg (at)gmail (dot) com
Suaram Penang

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