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Penang Government under fire Penang Government under fire
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:11am (30 weeks 19 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 19 hours ago]
[author: christina chin] [site: http://thestar.com.my] [source]
tags: penang : fire : political representatives : non-governmental organisations : ngo : local council : koris : federation of malaysian consumers associations : fomca : indian community : r guna segaran :
wikiops: christina chin : federation of malaysian consumers associations : fire : fomca : indian community : koris : local council : ngo : non-governmental organisations : penang : political representatives : politics : r guna segaran :

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: The state government has come under fire for appointing more political representatives than non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the local councils.

Commenting on the appointment of 48 new Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) and Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) councillors, Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) vice-president K. Koris said the state was the “birthplace” of NGOs.

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