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Tan Sri Lau Yin Pin
INSAP Chairman

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• Huaren chairman • Tunku Abdul Rahman College (KTAR) council member • TNB Director • MCA Treasurer-general • Koperasi Serbaguna Malaysia Berhad’s (KSM) chairman • MCA CC member cum Terengganu State Liaison Committee Chairman • MCA General Assemblies on 29th and 30th June 2002 – committee member • MCA HQ Elections Steering Committee • helps the Barisan Nasional regain Terengganu from PAS.
Academic Qualification: • A graduate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), United Kingdom. • Diploma in Commerce (with Distinction), Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman.
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Rita Sim Sai Hoon
INSAP Deputy Chairman

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• Actively involved in developing her family business which includes operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia for the past 20 years. • Has significant business experience in setting up joint venture companies with foreign partner in manufacturing and utility business. • First woman to sit on the board of BG Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd, an international energy and utility company. • Writes frequent commentaries in the Malaysian press on Malaysia politics and women’s affair. • Member of the National Association of Women Entrepreneurs, Malaysia. • Member of the National Advisory Council on the Integration of Women in Development. • Appointed to the board of Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad in year 2004 as an Executive Director, oversees operational departments such as ICT, Production and HR & Admin departments. In year 2006, her portfolio was extended to covering circulation, logistics and distribution, and marketing departments. • Sits on the Board of Yayasan Sin Chew as a trustee and holds directorship in several private limited companies involved in telecommunications and manufacturing of engineering and industrial products. • Moderator for “The second Thinking Women Series” lecture (in English) • Chairperson for “Political Islam as a Phenomenon” seminar on 11th Oct 2001
Academic Qualifications: • BSC (Honors) in Chemistry and Management, University of London • Post-Graduate Diploma in Chinese, Ealing College, London.
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Dato’ Ng Poh Tip
INSAP Board Member

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• Reporter in the New Straits Times (NST) in 1971. Later she became a feature writer and leader writer. Prior to leaving NST in 1981, she was Editor, New Straits Times Annual; and Editor, Malaysian Business. • Joined The Star in 1982 as an Associate Editor and was promoted to Deputy Managing Editor in 1988. A year later she was made the Managing Editor and served as its Group Chief Editor from December 1993 to December 2003. • Honorary board member of the Asia News Network (ANN), of which she served as chairman in 2000-2001. • Adjunct Faculty member of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and president of the Alumni Convent Light Street (ACLS). • Group Editorial/Education Advisor of Star Publications (M) Bhd. • The Star group chief editor and centre director • Asian Centre for Media Studies (ACMS) executive director
Academic Qualification: • B A. (Hons) in History, Universiti of Malaya • M.A. in Political Studies, University of Guelph, Canada.
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Senator Lee Sing Chooi
INSAP Board Member

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Upper House of Parliament Malaysia
• Appointed as Senator (1st Term: 2nd Oct 2003 – 1st Oct 2006) (2nd Term: since 17th Oct 2006) • Member of Senate House Committee since 2005 • Vice Chairman of Senator Club (2004 – 2006) One of the key person in Senator team in recent historic parliamentary amendment of a bill on “Pesticides Act 1974” (Akta Racun Makhluk Perosak 1974) in 2004 and withdrawal of a bill on amendment to “Aviation Offences Act 1984” (“Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Penerbangan 1984”) in 2005 in Dewan Negara
Political Activities • Chairman of MCA National Education Bureau and MCA Central Committee 2005-2008 • Invited Member to MCA Presidential Council 2005-2008 • Honorary Secretary of MCA National Education Bureau 1993-2005 • Chairman of Research/Education Bureau, Central Committee and Executive Committee of National MCA Youth 1981-1999 • Deputy Speaker of MCA Youth National General Assembly since 2005
Social Activities • Trustee and Council Member of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman since 2005 • Member of Kojadi Board and Kojadi Institute Committee, since 2005 • CEO of Kojadi Institute since 2007 • Board Member of Director, Institute CECE since 2006 • Committee Member of Majlis Pembakuan Bahasa Cina Malaysia since 2004 • Chairman of National subcommittee on Education and Human Resource, National Convention of Innovation and Reform for Chinese Community 1997-1998 • Committee Member of Chemical Engineering Section, Institute of Engineers Malaysia 1987-1996 • Board Member of Sri Sempurna Schools since 2005
Work and Career History • Colgate-Palmolive Malaysia and Asia Pacific in areas of supply chain including packaging design, planning, purchasing, warehousing and distribution, contract manufacturing, cross border sourcing, SAP supply chain & APO system and business-system design linkage.
Academic Qualifications: • Bachelor of Engineering (Hon) Chemical Engineer University of Malaya
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Benson Foo
INSAP Legal Advisor

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• An Advocate & Solicitor practicing under the style of T.H. FOO & ASSOCIATES providing legal services to Corporate Clients as well as providing pro bono (free) legal services to the communities through the service centres of the elected representatives, in particular, YB Yew Teong Look, MP for Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur and Parlimentary Secretary of the Ministry of Federal Territories as well as YB Chew Mei Fun, MP for Petaling Jaya Utara and Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development. The principal areas of the practice is Corporate Financial Engineering, Corporate and Civil Litigation. • Legal Advisor to the Crisis Relief Squad of the MCA (CRSM) and CRSM Foundation • Legal Advisor/ Committee Member of the MCA Legal Bureau • Legal Advisor/ Committee Member of the MCA ICT Bureau • Legal Advisor/ Committee Member of the MCA International Affairs Bureau • Legal Advisor to the PanGlobal Berhad Group of Companies and driving its Debts Restructuring Schemes • Legal Advisor to Polymate Holdings Berhad and driving its Debts Restructuring Schemes. • Worked with various financial institutions as a Manager such as First National Bank of Chigago (London), D & C Leasing Sdn Bhd, UMBC First Chigago Leasing Sdn Bhd and Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad (1978 – 1988) • Served as the Group General Manager of Tai Wah Garments Manufacturing Berhad and took it to the Main Board of the KLSE in 1991 (1988 – 1991) • Founder/ Director of the Jerasia Capital Berhad Group, a company quoted and listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia employing some 1,800 employees in Malaysia whose main activities were manufacturing apparel for export to the United States and at the local front retails MNG, Calvin Klein and other branded apparels. Currently still a substantial shareholder (1991 – 2000) • Director of Econstates Berhad (now known as RB Land Berhad), a company listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia engaged in property development and hospitality industry. Its flagship hotel is the Holiday Villa Hotel in Subang Jaya providing employment to more than 300 Selangor residents (1997 – 1999) • Managing Director of PanGlobal Berhad, a diversified group listed and quoted on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia with interests in coal mining, timber extraction, property holdings and general insurance (1994 – 1998) • Deputy Chairman of PanGlobal Insurance Berhad, a licensed general insurance company providing insurance services to the general public and Corporate Malaysia (1994 to present) • Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Milux Corporation Berhad, a company listed and quoted on the 2nd Board of Bursa Malaysia with extensive manufacturing operations in Selangor Darul Ehsan and Penang providing hundreds of employment opportunities. (2006 to present)
Academic Qualification: • B A. (Honours) Degree in Economics UK • LLB (Honours) UK • Certificate in Legal Practise , Legal Qualifying Board of Malaysia • Graduate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK • Called to the Malaysian Bar in 1999
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Fui K. Soong
INSAP Director

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• Deputy Chief Administration Director of MCA • Economist (June, 2002) American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce • Lecturer (part-time) (1998 – 2000) Kemayan ATC • Senior Analyst/ Fund Manager (1993-1998) M&A Securities Sdn Bhd/ M&A Fund Management Services Sdn Bhd • Analyst (1989-1993) PK Securities Pty Ltd, Hong Kong.
Academic Qualifications: • Master of Economics (2001) – major in Economics Universiti of Malaya • Bachelor of Economics (1988) University of Western Australia • Tertiary Admission Examinations (TAE), Western Australia (1984) St. Hilda’s School for Girls, Western Australia • GCE “O” Levels, Singapore (1982) St. Hilda’s Secondary School
Date joined INSAP: 1st January 2005
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Lee Weng Ken
Political Research Assistant
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• Survey Enumerator, New Villages Master Plan Study (Project from Ministry of Housing & Local Government (2002)
Academic Qualifications: • Degree of Bachelor of Multimedia (Honours) Media Innovation and Management Multimedia University
Date joined INSAP: 1st August 2006
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Markus Lim Han King
Media and Strategy Analyst

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• Journalist with Utusan Malaysia for 2 ½ years. Areas of focus were news translation and covering MCA events.
Academic Qualifications: • Bachelor of Arts (BA), majoring in International Relations and minoring in History University Malaya (2000-2004)
Date joined INSAP: 2nd February 2007
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Liew Ching Hoong
Economical Research Assistant

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Academic Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Applied Statistics University of Malaya
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics – major in statistics University of Malaya
Date joined INSAP: 18th June 2007
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Kek Mei Tzy
Research Assistant(Malaysian Chinese Studies)

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Academic Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Chinese Studies Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Date joined INSAP: 3rd September 2007
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Jess Lee Huey Ying
Legal Researcher

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Academic Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Laws ( Honours) University of London
Date joined INSAP: 15th December 2007 |
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