Kua Kia Soong Explained

Native Name Lang:	zh
Parliament1:	Malaysian
Constituency Mp1:	Petaling Jaya
Predecessor1:	Eng Seng Chai
Successor1:	Constituency abolished
Term Start1:	1990
Term End1:	1995
Majority1:	15,950
Party:	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Occupation:	Social activist, researcher
Alma Mater:	University of Manchester

Kua Kia Soong (born ; Chinese: Chinese: 柯嘉逊) is a Malaysian social activist, researcher and former member of parliament for Petaling Jaya (1990–1995).^{[1] [2]} He is a director of the human-rights organisation SUARAM.^[3]

Family

Kua's grandfather, Kua Kim Pah, was an immigrant from Chaozhou China and founder of a bank in Batu Pahat, Johor. His brother is Kua Ee Heok, a psychiatrist based in Singapore.^[4]

Education

Kua was educated at SRJK(C) Lim Poon and SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat. He then received a BA and MA in economics from the University of Manchester. He holds a PhD in sociology. He served as principal of New Era College, Kajang, Selangor.^[5]

Election results

Year!

Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	P090 Petaling Jaya, Selangor			Kua Kia Soong (DAP)	40,685	62.19%			Soh Chee Wen (MCA)	24,735	37.81%	66,581	15,950	67.68%

Published work

• Questioning Arms Spending in Malaysia :Gerakbudaya, 2010.
• New Era College controversy : the betrayal of Dong Jiao Zong : Oriengroup, c2009.
• : Suaram Komunikasi, c2007.
• Policing the Malaysian police / editor Kua Kia Soong. :Suaram Komunikasi, 2005
• The Malaysian : civil rights movement :SIRD, 2005.
• Malaysian political realities :Oriengroup, 1992.
• Malaysian cultural policy and democracy / compiled & edited by Kua Kia Soong. :The Resource and Research Centre, 1990.
• Of myths and mystification, 1986
• Malaysian political myths, 1990
• 445 days behind the wire, 1989
• Reforming Malaysia, 1993
• Malaysia's energy crisis, 1996
• 445 days under Operation Lalang, 2000
• Malaysian Critical Issues, 2002
• Xin ji yuan jiao yu
• 20 years defending human rights
• The Chinese schools of Malaysia, 1990
• Inside the DAP, 1990–95 (1996)
• Protean Saga: The Chinese Schools of Malaysia
• 13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. Buku ini terbit pada 2007 oleh SUARAM.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 July 2021. Bersih hits back at 'slanderous claims' by Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong. 2022-02-10. The True Net. en-US.
2. Web site: 8 September 2021. Kua calls it a day after 30 years in Suaram. 10 February 2022. freemalaysiatoday.
3. Web site: 15 January 2009. I do not have an identity crisis. 2022-02-10. The Nut Graph. en-US.
4. 10.1111/amet.12126 . Cutting a controversy down to size . Fischer, Michael M. J. . American Ethnologist . 212, 214 . 42 . May 2015 . 2 .
5. Web site: asia. VOIZ. 19 April 2018. Malaysia's 14th General Election: The Big Issues. 2022-02-10. VOIZ asia. en-US.