DAP councillor ingested paraquat

DAP councillor for Seberang Jaya, Teong Ai Ling, 33, who was dropped from her post ingested paraquat.

Teong, who is division chief of Nibong Tebal, is the only female division leader in Penang DAP.

It was reported that her one-year term as councillor was not renewed by the DAP-led state government for alleged incompetence.

It is believed that she was upset over a newspaper report quoting sources attacking her work. She was hospitalized at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur after she was found at a relative's house.

It was reported that her condition is stable, but family members banned all DAP leaders from visiting her.

This is a sad incident and shameful harassment of opposition politicians. It clearly shows that DAP lack strong and good characteristics politicians.

Nikko Penang Closed 950 Lose Jobs

The Nikko Electronics ceased its Penang factory operation in Prai, Penang shown the inefficiency of Pakatan Rakyat Penang state government.

Apart from Malaysia, the company also has operation in United States, China Japan, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom, Denmark and other countries, mainly in Europe.

Nikko Electronics, which ceased its Penang factory operation in Prai, Penang July 1st, 2008 operation, terminating the service of its 950 employees without notice. No compensation plan has been disclosed for the retrenched staff, if any, and this leaves the workers pondering about their wages and benefits.

Nikko, which is listed in the main board of Bursa Malaysia, decided to close its Penang operation after going through profitless years, and faced with increasing operation cost as well as decline in product demand.

The company produced wireless controlled toys, and has been operating the Penang factory for almost 20 years

Nikko has been losing money for 3 consecutive years, and increasing cost of operation as well as a slump in demand forced the company to close shop.