MCA Youth urges Information Ministry to continue airing “What Say You” or similar talk show over RTM ...

7/11/2008

MCA Youth National Chairman Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong chaired its first 2008-2011 Central Committee meeting today at Wisma MCA. During the press conference to the media after the meeting, Ka Siong announced that after a thorough discussion, the meeting has unanimously decided to set up additional bureaus in the wing to strengthen and improve the efficiency of the mechanism and operation in the wing. The new bureaus are Political Education Bureau, Legal Affairs & Parliamentary Legislature Research Bureau, Anti Drugs & Environmental Affairs Bureau, Vocational Training Bureau and NGO Liaison Bureau.

Next, Ka Siong expressed that the meeting has also decided to set up a Monitoring and Public Delivery Working Committee to be headed by the wing’s Deputy Chairman Dr Mah Hang Soon. The committee will be entrusted with the responsibilities to monitor and study the formulation of government policies or any bills to recognize any weaknesses before it is going to be presented in the Parliament for approval.

On another matter, Ka Siong announced that a working committee to be headed by the wing’s Vice-Chairman Sdr. Wilfred Yong Chen Leong and Sdr. Wyman Yoo Wei How together with seven other Youth Under 35-years old committee members to conduct discussions with Wanita MCA on coming out with concrete measures to attract more youths regardless of gender to join any wings that they prefer.

Lately, Ka Siong told the media that the wing had received many complaints over the problems faced by local suppliers in supplying their goods to the hypermarket operators. He added that local suppliers had been forced by some hypermarket operators to contribute a substantial sum of money of RM5,000 towards the printing fee of their publicity materials such as brochures and flyers. He added that the local suppliers had no choice but to obey the instructions given by such operators in exchange of receiving the balance of the payment for providing goods to them.

Ka Siong reiterated that MCA Youth will not tolerate such actions and therefore urged the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry look into this matter on any abuse of power by the hypermarket operators on local suppliers. Such action will only hurt the businesses of local suppliers and small traders in the country.

Referring to the talk show “What Say You” being taken off from RTM2 last Sunday, Ka Siong told the media that he had discussed the issue with Information Minister Dato' Ahmad Shabery Cheek and he was being informed that RTM is currently undergoing restructuring and rebranding process and the show will be given a new facelift. During the discussion, he urged the Information Minister to continue airing the talk show or similar programs in view of the strong viewership and support from the Chinese community. Through the talk show, Ka Siong added that it provides a good platform for different people from various walks of life including politicians with different ideologies to gather together to discuss and debate on various issues affecting the interest of the people. The public could also through this program shares and exchanges their views on various topics as presented in the show weekly.

- MCA Online -