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THE RED YEAST, A CHINESE HERBAL RESTAURANT IN BUKIT SRI BINTANG, KEPONG, STANDS FIRM: NO MCA UNIFORM ALLOWED!

The owner, Ngiam Chee Jieh, is a courageous man.

http://when2meets2.blogspot.com/2011/09/red-yeast-restaurant-kepong.html

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Malaysiakini

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s support for a restaurant which bans MCA members in party uniform will create political divide and hatred, said MCA vice-president Gan Ping Sieu.

At a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today, Gan said Lim’s behaviour was unbecoming of a Penang chief minister.

“We have one remarkable chief minister of Penang who openly said it was done in the name of freedom of expression, but in actual fact it is creating political divide.

“I expected him to do better than that as the chief minister of Penang,” said Gan, who held a press conference after submitting in his nomination form as a candidate for the MCA presidential election.

He said that Malaysians should cultivate a healthy environment for rational politics instead of hatred and divisions.

“If anymore stores put up sign that goes against any political party, I will tell them off,” said Gan.

Guan Eng rapped for backing ‘anti-MCA’ restaurant

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MCA Youth member Alex Lee was one of those from the party who cried discrimination as a result of the restaurant’s action  and he had called on the owner to apologise for insulting MCA members.

Ngiam Chee Jieh, the 40-year-old businessman, said that the public’s reaction had been positive thus far and that the social media attacks against him, which among others things, accused him of being a homosexual and paedophile, do not bother him.

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The restaurant got a surprise visit from Lim Guan Eng.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who was in Shah Alam today to officiate the Selangor DAP congress, came for his meal at the restaurant late this afternoon, with three other MPs from the party, as a sign of support for Ngiam’s right to freedom of expression.

Ngiam, who admitted to being worried by his action and the criticism hurled at his food outlet, said Lim’s presence had somehow soothed his fears.

Asked whether he would take the notice down again, or if it would be a long-term move, Ngiam said it depended on whether people came to his restaurant to cause trouble.

Restaurant’s ban on those wearing MCA uniform to stay

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Ngiam Chee Jieh

12 hours ago via mobile

如果你要支持人民心聲的呼喚，就以行動表態，我們還是很客氣的說話，暫時不需要暴力語言，也不需要刻意來光顧，我生活夠吃夠用。

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Malaysiakini

A Chinese herbal restaurant in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, has reinforced its ban on those wearing the MCA party uniform, saying it was just giving voice to the people who do not want to confront but live a happy life.

Named Red Yeast and located in Bukit Sri Bintang, the restaurant put up a fresh notice at its premises yesterday, as a sign of protest against MCA secretary-general Kong Cho Ha’s statement urging the Chinese stop their confrontational attitude.

The operator of the popular herbal food outlet first put up a notice on Dec 6, telling those in MCA party uniform to stay away, but took it down last Tuesday, after its action went viral in the social media, especially on Facebook, and invited criticism from MCA members.

The fresh notice that was put yesterday says: “The restaurant doesn’t serve those who don MCA uniform. Chinese do not confront, but want to live a happy life. This is the voice of the people.”

Kong was reported as calling on the Chinese stop their attitude of confrontation, to know that politics is a game of statistics and with Chinese Malaysians making up only 22 percent of the population, they should realise their status and work with the other races.

His statement was the reason for the restaurant banning those donning the MCA uniform, restaurant owner Ngiam Chee Jieh said.

Ngiam said he did not want the issue to be exaggerated and took down the notice.

Lim: It’s his right to freedom of expression

However, upon finding out later that his notice has already been spread widely online, he decided he to persist with the matter and put up the fresh notice yesterday.

Restaurant’s ban on those wearing MCA uniform to stay

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我唯一能回應的是如此，我堅持我的權力！

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