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Loh Gwo Burne ( zh, t=羅國本, s=罗国本, p=Luō Guóběn; born 26 February 1974) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the
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for
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,
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for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the
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(PR) opposition coalition then. Loh first gained fame when a video that he shot lead to a
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into the manipulation of judicial appointments. In the 2008 election, he was named by
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to contest the seat of
Kelana Jaya Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
, and subsequently defeated
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candidate
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and independent Billi Lim Peng Soon. Loh attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school at Poi Lam as well as ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China.Gwo Burne: Our Man in Kelana Jaya
from Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger. 28 March 2008


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1974 births Living people Politicians from London Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Anglo-Chinese School alumni Alumni of the University of Hull China University of Political Science and Law alumni Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 {{Malaysia-MP-stub