Our laws must keep pace with advanced and professional cybercrimes

Gerakan supports proposal to amend laws to tackle online gambling

Cheah Soon Hai: Our laws must keep pace with advanced and professional cybercrimes

Press statement by

Gerakan Deputy Chairman

Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai

27 November 2015

Gerakan Deputy Chairman, Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai has voiced his support on the proposal by the Home Ministry to amend laws to tackle online gambling. Cheah noted that online gambling has become an increasingly popular form of gambling among Malaysians. He was concerned that the explosion of online gambling may exacerbate social problems and encourage pathological gambling.

Cheah pointed out that earlier in July the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked access to 310 online gambling websites in the first six months this year out of 940 applications made by the police and various authorities, while 325 online gambling websites were blocked last year out of total 538 applications.

He said the sprouting of online gambling websites and the use of SMS by gambling operators to reach the public via text messages (SMS) is changing the way illegal gambling is operating traditionally in gaming houses or cyber cafes. He believed it is high time that the existing laws are reviewed to better address the new modus operandi.

“The instant gratification of virtual games, easy accessibility and high level of privacy have made illegal gambling popular and a big business. Our laws must keep pace with “very intelligent and professional” online gaming syndicates, it is important that we react proactively by having up-to-date law to give more bite to the authorities to fight online gambling,” said Cheah

Cheah also raised a number of issues surrounding online gambling that warrant attention and consideration from authorities such as the growth in the use of mobiles and wireless devices for gambling or betting and the possibility of money laundering across borders on the internet. As such, he suggested that the government should conduct a thorough study on online gambling and associated cybercrimes before proposing amendments to the existing laws. He opined that it is necessary for the authorities to take into account the broad diffusion and complex operations of cybercriminal activities including various forms of online gambling.

吉打州民政党协助红登记持有者

吉打州民政党协助红登记持有者

吉打州民政党联委会主席

拿督谢顺海医生

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2015年11月4日

吉打州民政党州主席拿督谢顺海医生指出，民政党目前正努力协助红登记持有者申请为公民，尤其是那些超过50岁和在独立前出生的红登记持有者。民政党将把这些名单提交予内政部和国家登记局。在吉打州接获很多案例后，谢顺海医生非常关注红登记持有者的福利和权益，他希望所有受影响的各族人士可以前往吉打州民政党党所求助，以能解决所面对的问题。

同时也是民政党署理主席的谢顺海医生表示，民政党在9月已设立一个由全国服务及投诉部主任刘开强所领导的特别工作团队，以收集个别案例、探讨，并提交合格的申请者予国家登记局。他希望这能帮助解决很多受影响申请者所面临的程序混淆和缺少适当文件的问题。同时，他也希望国家登记局可以削减申请过程中不必要的繁文缛节和官僚作风。

谢顺海医生指出，全国拥有将近300万的红登记持有者，他们的福利和公民权长期被忽视和削弱。他关注到这些“被遗忘的群体”所面临的长期烦恼，并表示民政党将尽力协助那些受影响者，尤其是在独立前已出生，并一直在这里生活的红登记者。

为配合全国的收集活动，谢顺海医生表示吉打州民政党已加紧努力，以协助州内受影响的红登记持有者。他欢迎需要协助的人士前往亚罗士打的民政党总部或双溪大年的民政党区部寻求协助：

Kedah Gerakan State Headquarters

A89, Bandar Baru Mergong, Alor Setar, Kedah.

Kedah Gerakan Sungai Petani Division Office

No. B77, Tingkat Satu, Jalan Mutiara,

Taman Mutiara Indah, 08000, Sungai Petani, Kedah.

是时候让旺阿兹莎休息

民政党吁选民投选国阵

谢顺海：是时候让旺阿兹莎休息

民政党署理主席

拿督谢顺海医生

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2015年5月5日

峇东埔补选投票日落于5月7日，国阵候选人苏海米和公正党候选人旺阿兹莎都决心在这次补选中赢得胜利。民政党署理主席拿督谢顺海医生指出，若选民真正关心旺阿兹莎，他们应投选国阵候选人苏海米。

谢顺海医生指出，旺阿兹莎一直以来都在收拾安华的烂摊子，现在是时候让旺阿兹莎休息。自1999年起，旺阿兹莎被迫负起公正党领袖的担子，同时只要每次安华无法上阵的时候，她就被迫代夫上阵，如2014年加影补选和此次的补选。

“旺阿兹莎是一个充满爱心和关怀的母亲，随着年龄的增长，我认为她应该和家人共度时光，而不是被迫当一个政治家。我认为马来西亚的选民都是富有同情心和善解人意的，他们可以目睹旺阿兹莎已年老，却还需要为丈夫、党和国家服务。如此的压力可以击垮任何人。”

随着母亲节的临近，谢顺海医生认为，选民可以通过投选国阵，让旺阿兹莎可以有喘息的机会，远离来自其党内的不必要关注和压力。

 “母亲节让我们有机会表现对母亲情感。尽管我的母亲已经75岁，但他依然乐于为我烹煮食物。我们有责任让世上所有母亲在这刻和亲爱的人享受美好时光。如此利用母亲的爱意是非常不孝顺的。”

Gerakan calls for voters to choose BN if they love Wan Azizah

Gerakan calls for voters to choose BN if they love Wan Azizah

Cheah Soon Hai: Time for her to rest and stop picking up mess of her husband

Press statement by

Gerakan National Deputy President

Dato Dr Cheah Soon Hai

  

5 May 2015

With the Permatang Pauh by-election’s polling day edging nearer towards May 7^th pitting Barisan Nasional’s Suhaimi Sabudin against PKR’s Datin Wan Azizah Ismail reaching the penultimate stage where both sides are determine to emerge victorious, Gerakan’s Deputy President, Dato’ Dr Cheah Soon Hai called for voters to choose Barisan Nasional’s candidate Suhaimi over Wan Azizah if they care for the wife of Anwar Ibrahim.

He said that it is enough for Wan Azizah of needing to pick up the pieces and mess made by her husband all this while without having a respite. Wan Azizah was forced to pick up the mantle of PKR’s leader since 1999 and become the alternative of her husband every time he is unable to contest an election such as the 2014 Kajang by-election and now once more.

“Personally Wan Azizah is a loving and caring mother, with age catching up I think that she deserves to have a good time with her family instead of bearing the brunt of a reluctant politician. I believe that Malaysian voters are compassionate and understanding so they can see with their own eyes how much Wan Azizah has aged over the years having need to serve her husband, party and country. The stress could break any individual.”

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, Dato Dr Cheah continued that the voters can play a part by giving her a perfect present by voting for Barisan to give her a respite from all those unwanted attention and pressure from selfish individuals within her party.

“Mother’s Day is about us showing our affection towards our mother, the individual that brought us into this world, despite my mother is 75 years old, she is always more than willing to cook for me for the sake of mother’s love and it is our responsibility to let every mother in this world to have their moment to enjoy time with their loved ones. It is un filial for us to abuse the love shown by our mother.”

秉持更大的宗教容忍精神

民政党吁秉持更大的宗教容忍精神

谢顺海：所有宗教都必须被尊重

民政党署理主席

拿督谢顺海医生

文告

2015年4月20日

针对美旦花园的穆斯林担心在穆斯林多数区的教堂外挂上十字架将会影响青少年和冒犯了他们的宗教，而要求移除该十字架，民政党署理主席拿督谢顺海医生大表关注，并认为该示威过度反应，已冒犯了基督教徒。同时，他也呼吁不同宗教信仰的民众秉持更好的宗教容忍和中庸态度。

“马来西亚是一个多元宗教国家，并以伊斯兰教作为国家宗教。我相信没有任何宗教企图挑战伊斯兰教在国家的地位。我们尊重伊斯兰教作为国教，但接受他人自由、公开和有尊严地实践自身宗教信仰也同等重要，而这也是联邦宪法所保障的。宗教容忍对于在马来西亚多元社会中能够和平及和谐相处是非常重要的，“谢顺海医生表示。

谢顺海医生认为，在教堂外墙上挂上十字架是合法的，并不存在任何煽动和传教的意图。在马来西亚，穆斯林和非穆斯林密切地生活在一起，因此理解和尊重其他宗教是更为重要的，以维持国家的和谐。

Greater religious tolerance over the recent church protest

Gerakan called for greater religious tolerance over the recent church protest

Cheah Soon Hai: All religions must be equally respected to maintain social harmony

Press statement by

Gerakan Deputy President

Dato’ Dr. Cheah Soon Hai

20 April 2015

Gerakan Deputy President Dato’ Dr. Cheah Soon Hai expressed his concern over a recent church protest at Taman Medan, where a group of Muslims demanded for the removal of a cross on the building façade, out of the worry that the sight of the cross in a Muslim-majority area could influence the young and be an affront to their religious faith. Cheah believed that the protest was overzealous and called for greater religious tolerance and moderation among people of different faith.

“Malaysia is a multi-religious country with Islam as the official state religion. I believe no religion is challenging the position of Islam in the country. We all respect Islam as the official religion but it is also important that we accept the freedom of other religion to practice their own faith freely, openly and with dignity as guaranteed in the Federal Constitution. Religious tolerance is paramount to the peaceful co-existence and harmonious living of a diverse Malaysian society,” said Cheah  

Cheah maintained that putting a cross on the church façade was well within the ambit of the law with no element of sedition or proselytization existed. In Malaysia where Muslims and non-Muslims brothers lived shoulder-to-shoulder, it was even more important to understand and respect the existence of other religion to maintain the harmony of the country