Cha Kee Chin ( zh, s=谢琪清, t=謝琪清, poj=Chiā Kî-chhiⁿ, p=Xiè Qíqīng; born 20 November 1974) is a Malaysian

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who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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since May 2018. He served as Member of the

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(MLA) for Bukit Kepayang from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Secretary of

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of the

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(DAP), a component party of the

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(PH) and formerly

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(PR) coalitions.

Request for probe into distribution of food baskets

On 25 April 2020, Cha wrote a letter to then Prime Minister

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to request him to order a probe into the distribution of food baskets to lower-income (B40, meaning Bawah 40%, the 40% bottom, describing the 40% people with lowest income) group affected by the

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to ensure transparency and prevent abuse. Cha questioned the costs of food baskets, which he claimed they only costed RM 35, in strong contradiction with the guidelines of the

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which outlined that they cost RM 100 and each MP would receive 1,000 baskets. Cha also shared that prior to writing Muhyiddin the letter, he had checked with the State Welfare Department of

on the remaining and unsent 850 food baskets and the department was unable to provide him a satisfactory reply.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII ribbon

Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)

References

Living people 1974 births Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent 21st-century Malaysian lawyers Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Malaysian MPs 2018–2022 Malaysian MPs 2022– {{Malaysia-MP-stub