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 20/04/2008:
Tiong is Backbenchers Club chairman |
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Seri Tiong King Sing JP, Member of Parliament for P217 Bintulu, also a
Justice of Peace (JP)
beside, Tiong also the Treasurer General, Youth Chief cum Central Region Liaison Chief for Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party SPDP. |
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JAYA: The Member of Parliament for Bintulu Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and
MP for Kinabatabangan Bung Mokhtar Radin have been named as the Barisan
Nasional (BN) Backbenchers Club (BBC) chairman and deputy chairman respectively.
Confirming this to Bernama last night, Tiong said he was notified of the decision yesterday when the BN backbenchers held a retreat at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. “Yes, that’s true. They informed me that I was elected to the position. I was not there when the election took place… It is something that I did not expect. However, I will carry out the duty and I will do my best. I thank all my colleagues for their trust in me,” he said. Tiong said BN MPs also elected Bung Mokhtar, who has been the MP for Kinabatangan for three terms, as his deputy. Tiong shot to fame after he highlighted the problem of gangsters in his home state of Sarawak in the Dewan Rakyat. This prompted the police to launch Ops Cantas to track down and arrest most of the gang members. Tiong takes over from Datuk Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar as the BBC chairman while Bung Mokhtar is replacing Datuk Chor Chee Hueng. In the March 8 general election, Raja Ahmad contested the Kubu Gajah state seat in Perak while Chor has been appointed Deputy Home Minister. Bung Mokhtar could not be contacted for comment. —
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