Nga Kor Ming

David Nga Kor Ming (Chinese: 倪可敏; pinyin: Ní Kěmǐn; born 11 November 1972), is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Teluk Intan, Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Aulong. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from July 2018 to his resignation in July 2020 for almost 2 years. Nga is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition.[1] He also serves as the party's Deputy Secretary-General.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Nga (倪).

Yang Berhormat Tuan Nga Kor Ming MP MLA
倪可敏
Perak State Executive Councillor for Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport
In office 28 March 2008 – 10 February 2009
Monarch	Azlan Shah
Menteri Besar	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Preceded by	Zambry Abdul Kadir (Education) Chang Ko Youn (Local Government, Housing and Public Transport)
Succeeded by	Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (Education) Mah Hang Soon (Local Government and Public Transport) Zambry Abdul Kadir (Housing)
Constituency	Pantai Remis
Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat
In office 16 July 2018 – 13 July 2020 Serving with Mohd Rashid Hasnon
Monarch	Muhammad V Abdullah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Muhyiddin Yassin
Speaker	Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
Preceded by	Ismail Mohamed Said
Succeeded by	Azalina Othman Said
Constituency	Teluk Intan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Teluk Intan
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan–BN)
Majority	11,179 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Taiping
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	M. Kayveas (PPP–BN)
Succeeded by	Teh Kok Lim (DAP–PH)
Majority	11,298 (2008) 11,745 (2013)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Aulong
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Leow Thye Yih (DAP)
Majority	12,064 (2018)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Kepayang
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Loke Chee Yan (DAP)
Succeeded by	Ko Chung Sen (DAP–PH)
Majority	4,604 (2013)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pantai Remis
In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Wong Chong Sang (MCA–BN)
Succeeded by	Wong May Ing (DAP)
Majority	2,447 (1999) 2,303 (2004) 5,706 (2008)
Personal details
Born	Nga Kor Ming (1972-11-11) 11 November 1972 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (1999-Present)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015-present) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999-2004)
Spouse(s)	Wong Seow Ching
Relations	Ngeh Koo Ham (cousin)
Children	3
Residence	Ayer Tawar, Perak, Malaysia
Alma mater	Universiti Malaya
Occupation	Politician
Website	Nga Kor Ming official
Nga Kor Ming on Facebook Nga Kor Ming on Parliament of Malaysia

Personal life

Nga Kor Ming was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia,[3][4] His family origin was of Fuzhou origin (his mother was from Kelantan) and stayed at Ayer Tawar when they came to Malaya. Him and his family are Methodists and was christened to David by the late Rev. Koh Gie Bing. His wife is also from Ayer Tawar; they have three children.

Education and professional career

Nga Kor Ming received a Bachelor of Laws from Universiti Malaya. Before his appointment to the Perak executive council, he practised as a lawyer in Ayer Tawar and also in Ipoh, Perak.

In 2007, he was recognised as one of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians by the International Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the category of 'Politics and Government'. This award was notable as it rarely goes to opposition politicians.[5]

Political career

Nga made his election debut and had been Perak State Assemblyman for Pantai Remis for three terms since the 1999, 2004 and 2008 General Elections. He became Member of Parliament for Taiping, Perak after defeating President of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), M. Kayveas with a majority of 11,298 votes in the 2008 General Election too on 8 March 2008. In 2008, with the formation of the Perak government by the coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS (known as Pakatan Rakyat) (PR), Nga was appointed to the state executive committee, with the portfolios of Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport. Perak had previously been ruled continuously by the Barisan Nasional (BN) (or its predecessor the Alliance) since the independence of Malaya (later Malaysia) in 1957. In the 2013 General Election, he was reelected in the Taiping parliamentary seat and won the Perak state seat of Kepayang too. In the 2018 General Election, he won the Parliament for the seat of Teluk Intan by defeating the incumbent, Mah Siew Keong of BN and the Perak state seat of Aulong concurrently.

Crisis and controversy

Racism Remarks

In 2011, Nga Kor Ming used the term "metallic black" to describe Mentri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir, during political rallies in Kamunting. Nga Kor Ming apologised for his racist remarks for calling Zambry a "metallic black person". It was obvious that he was referring to Dr Zambry's skin colour or Indians when he uttered the phrase in various ceramah as seen in YouTube, which he subsequently denied.[6]

The apology was accepted by DAP national chairman Karpal Singh, however, it is believed that no disciplinary action was taken although DAP was known as a multi-racial party and its leaders were not known to pass racist remarks against any community or race until the racial slur by Nga Kor Ming.[7]

Tailorgate

In 2012, Nga Kor Ming sued blogger sekupangdua, whose true identity is Ahmad Sofian Yahya at Ipoh High Court for exemplary damages, aggravated damages and an order of injunction against further publication of defamatory words.[8]

It has been revealed that his wife's company was previously awarded the contract to make lounge suits for the councillors of Ipoh City Council (MBI) when Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was ruling Perak.

DAP Perak stresses that MBI's award of tailoring contract was done by the council's tender board by way of open tender, it is claimed that Nga did not interfere in the committee overlooking the open tender process. The subject matter is a contract for 24 lounge suit for MBI councillors at the price of RM650 each and a total price of RM14,400.00.

Nga's wife's company, which submitted a bid for RM650 per suit, predictably ended up being awarded the job sometime in 2008. The open tender involved 4 other tailor companies and Nga's wife's company Ethan and Elton was awarded the contract despite being the most expensive at RM650, the lowest bidder Goodman Tailor having tendered for RM450.[9]

The DAP disciplinary committee cleared Nga Kor Ming of any power abuse in the awarding of a lounge suit contract to his wife's company.[10]

School's building named after him

In 2019, the naming of a new three-storey building of SJK (C) Sin Min, a Chinese primary school in Simpang, Perak, after Nga has raised a controversy.[11] The 3D Chinese characters for 'Nga Kor Ming Building' affixed on the new block to honour Nga for helping to secure a RM220,000 government grant for the school, was questioned and condemned by certain quarters.[12] Nga dismissed criticism over the polemic and pointed it was the school board's decision to pick his name and he did not make a request nor give instruction for the school to do so.[13]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N32 Pantai Remis		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	9,896	55.86%		Wong Chong Sang (MCA)	7,449	42.05%	17,716	2,447	64.09%
2004	N37 Pantai Remis		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	9,703	55.02%		Wong Chong Sang (MCA)	7,400	41.96%	17,635	2,303	66.18%
2008			Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	12,188	61.83%		Ooi Jing Ting (MCA)	7,112	36.08%	19,712	5.076	70.37%
2013	N29 Kepayang		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	10,948	62.32%		Chang Kok Aun (MCA)	6.344	36,12%	17,566	4,604	79.50%
2018	N18 Aulong		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	18,123	56.40%		Soo Kay Ping (Gerakan)	6,059	18.90%	24,182	12,064	75.24%

Parliament of Malaysia[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P60 Taiping, Perak		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	28,098	59.63%		M. Kayveas (PPP)	16,800	35.65%	47,123	11,298	71.52%
2013			Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	37,275	58.32%		Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)	25,530	39.94%	63,913	11,745	81.80%
2018	P76 Teluk Intan, Perak		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	29,170	54.57%		Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan)	17,991	34.13%	54,601	11,179	82.10%
							Ahmad Ramadzan Ahmad Daud (PAS)	6,494	12.10%

References

1. "Nga Kor Ming, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
2. "DAP: Leadership". Democratic Action Party. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
3. 倪可敏：心痛发展严重落后．-“重振火箭收服丹州”
4. Tan Sze Ming (6 December 2012). "Malaysian Representatives alpha : Nga Kor Ming". #MyMP UndiMsia! Sinar Project. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
5. "Nga kor Ming - About". www.ngakorming.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
6. "Nga says sorry over metallic black jibe". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
7. "Racial slur against Zambry uncalled for: Karpal". The Sunday Daily. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
8. "Nga filed RM10 million Libel suit against pro-umno's Blogger at Ipoh High Court". Nga Kor Ming's Blog. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
9. "Tailored for Abuse of Power". Stop The Lies. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
10. "DAP clear Nga of 'lounge-suit' corruption accusations". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
11. Manjit Kaur (22 May 2019). "Taiping folk baffled over decision". The Star. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
12. Kong See Hoh (22 May 2019). "Chinese primary school's name raises controversy". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
13. "Nga dismisses criticism over new school block named after him". Malaysiakini. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
14. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
15. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
16. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
17. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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