Together, Building
a Better Petaling Jaya

It has been an extraordinary journey serving the people of Petaling Jaya for the past two years.

While I’ve actively participated in parliamentary debates and taken clear positions on national issues, my unwavering focus remains on tackling challenges on the ground. I am deeply committed to solving local problems—from improving public transportation and youth training to addressing the needs of our aging society and strengthening community engagement.

Every day, I strive to enhance public service delivery, not through rhetoric but through persistent, hands-on efforts.

My aspiration is to work alongside you—to drive change from the grassroots, through our constituency, and all the way to the national level.

As I’ve always said: Let’s ensure Petaling Jaya remains a sustainable, prosperous, and liveable heart of the Klang Valley!
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𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟲% 𝗦𝗦𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

The MADANI Government is considering a more progressive tax framework that could incorporate certain elements of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) into the existing Sales and Service Tax (SST) system.

If the Government itself sees the need to review the current tax framework, then it must also confront a more immediate question: is the expansion of SST creating multiple layers of taxation and adding unnecessarily to the cost of doing business?

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that he does not want to introduce a broad-based tax that affects everyone. I understand that consideration. But at the same time, the continued expansion of SST into different areas of business operations is imposing new costs on businesses across various sectors. Is this really the outcome the Government intends?

I have been approached by businesses and industry representatives who are concerned about the practical impact of the expanded SST. With some of these measures taking effect in September, businesses are finding that more components of their day-to-day operations are now subject to service tax, resulting in costs being layered one on top of another.

One clear example involves tenants operating in shopping malls. Apart from paying 6% service tax on rental, utilities such as electricity and water that are billed through mall management are also being treated as part of the rental or leasing service and subjected to another 6% service tax.

For a commercial tenant, monthly electricity bills can range from RM1,000 to more than RM10,000. Six per cent may not appear substantial when viewed in isolation. But for businesses operating dozens or even hundreds of outlets, these additional charges across every location can quickly add up to a significant operating cost.

The issue of SST being imposed on utilities paid by commercial tenants has also been reported in detail by The Edge Malaysia. In my capacity as a Friend of the Ministry of Finance, I have raised the concerns expressed by the business community with the relevant parties, including the Ministry of Finance.

The Cabinet has now given the Second Finance Minister time to study options for the country's tax system. If a broader review is already underway, it makes little sense for the Government to continue implementing measures in September that could further increase costs and uncertainty for businesses while that review is still ongoing.

𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐒𝐓 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐒𝐓 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬.

Tax reform should ultimately deliver a system that is fairer, more transparent and more predictable. Businesses should not have to constantly adjust to one new taxable item after another as rules and interpretations continue to change.

The Government must also avoid creating the impression among the business community that raising revenue simply means repeatedly asking businesses to shoulder more taxes.

If we have already decided that Malaysia's tax system needs another look, then this is the right time to address these issues comprehensively rather than adding more costs before the review is even completed.

LEE CHEAN CHUNG
Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya
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𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔

Sudah sebulan perkara ini berlarutan tanpa sebarang maklum balas.

Tidak wajar jika hanya segelintir ahli parti mengeluarkan kenyataan untuk mendakwa bahawa saya tidak menghadiri mesyuarat, atau terus menghukum saya hanya kerana saya menghadiri program pihak lain.

Apa yang masih belum ada sehingga hari ini ialah pendirian rasmi parti.

Saya telah pun memberikan jawapan kepada surat daripada Lembaga Disiplin. Namun, mengapa sehingga kini masih tiada sebarang keputusan atau maklum balas rasmi?

Justeru, saya akan mengutuskan surat kepada Lembaga Disiplin supaya diberikan tempoh satu bulan untuk menyampaikan maklum balas dan mengadakan pendengaran, apakah kesalahan saya yang telah melanggar tatacara disiplin.

#PKR #lembagadisiplin #leecheanchung
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Sudah sebulan perkar

𝗦𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗞𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿 “𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗻” 𝗝𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗨𝗷𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿

Saya menyambut baik gesaan Pengerusi DAP, Gobind Singh Deo agar Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kembali melaksanakan janji dalam Manifesto Pakatan Harapan (PH) pada PRU15 menyediakan Dana Pembangunan Kawasan Pilihan Raya (CDF) kepada semua wakil rakyat parlimen tanpa mengira parti.

Namun, persoalan yang lebih penting ialah sama ada Anwar bersedia mendengar gesaan tersebut dan “membetulkan keadaan”, atau akhirnya ia sekadar menjadi gesaan politik DAP tanpa sebarang perubahan pada peringkat kerajaan.

Saya berpandangan bahawa tindakan DAP untuk sekali lagi membangkitkan janji PH mengenai peruntukan sama rata, termasuk menggesa supaya perkara ini diperundangkan bagi memastikan setiap kawasan Parlimen menerima peruntukan secara adil, merupakan satu perkembangan yang baik.
Namun, isu peruntukan kawasan hari ini tidak lagi boleh dilihat semata-mata dari sudut “sama rata”. Persoalan yang lebih penting ialah bagaimana peruntukan itu diuruskan dan siapa yang diberikan kuasa untuk menguruskannya.

Ambil contoh Parlimen Petaling Jaya, Ampang dan Subang. Pendekatan terbaru Anwar adalah untuk tidak lagi menyalurkan peruntukan melalui Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih rakyat, sebaliknya menggunakan saluran atau mekanisme penyelarasan lain untuk melaksanakan projek rakyat.

Ini bermakna, walaupun kerajaan melaksanakan peruntukan sama rata, Anwar masih boleh menggunakan sistem “proksi” untuk mengetepikan peranan Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih rakyat.

Sekiranya kerajaan mengatakan bahawa sesebuah kawasan masih menerima peruntukan, tetapi kuasa terhadap peruntukan tersebut kekal di tangan Perdana Menteri atau pihak eksekutif yang boleh melantik penyelaras atau proksi pilihannya untuk menguruskannya, maka apa yang disebut sebagai “peruntukan sama rata” itu masih merupakan reformasi palsu.

Peruntukan kawasan ialah dana awam. Ia tidak sepatutnya menjadi alat kerajaan untuk memberi ganjaran kepada sekutu, menghukum mereka yang berbeza pandangan, ataupun membina sistem proksi politik.

Justeru, inti pati peruntukan sama rata tidak seharusnya terhad kepada persoalan berapa banyak yang diterima oleh setiap kawasan. Kita juga perlu menentukan sama ada peruntukan tersebut harus diuruskan oleh Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih rakyat, atau terus diserahkan kepada penyelaras dan proksi politik yang dilantik kerajaan.

Saya juga ingin membangkitkan pengumuman Anwar ketika Kongres PKR baru-baru ini mengenai tambahan peruntukan RM1 juta, yang menurut beliau akan memberi manfaat secara langsung kepada rakyat.

Namun, sekiranya peruntukan tersebut akhirnya masih disalurkan melalui penyelaras atau proksi yang dipilih kerajaan, ia bukan sahaja gagal menyelesaikan persoalan utama mengenai akauntabiliti dalam sistem sedia ada, malah boleh memburukkan amalan proksi politik menguruskan wang pembayar cukai.

Pengumuman tambahan peruntukan dalam sebuah kongres parti itu sendiri mempunyai unsur ganjaran politik yang cukup ketara. Lebih penting, ucapan tersebut juga tidak menyatakan bahawa peruntukan berkenaan akan disalurkan melalui Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih rakyat.

Oleh itu, peruntukan yang secara keseluruhannya mencecah ratusan juta ringgit ini berkemungkinan disalurkan melalui proksi politik. Jika ini berlaku, ia hanya akan memperluaskan amalan pihak yang tidak mempunyai mandat rakyat menguruskan peruntukan awam, dan jelas bertentangan dengan reformasi yang pernah dijanjikan PH.

Bagi saya, reformasi sebenar ialah apabila kita memperundangkan perkara ini dengan jelas termasuk peranan Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih rakyat, mekanisme kelulusan dan penyaluran peruntukan, sistem penyelaras politik, serta kuasa pihak eksekutif dalam menentukan peruntukan kawasan.

DAP kini telah menyatakan bahawa mereka mahu membawa reformasi ini. Maka, apa yang berlaku selepas ini akan menjadi satu ujian yang sangat nyata.

Sebagai salah satu sekutu terpenting Anwar dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan, persoalan akhirnya kembali kepada Perdana Menteri:

𝐉𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫-𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧, 𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐤 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐬𝐢 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐡𝐥𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚?

𝐉𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐤, 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐀𝐏?

LEE CHEAN CHUNG
Ahli Parlimen Petaling Jaya
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𝗦𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗻

Had a meaningful conversation with TARUMT Master’s student Si Ning, who interviewed me for her dissertation on media freedom in Malaysia.

It was an insightful exchange. Besides sharing my own observations, I also had the opportunity to hear how a Gen Z postgraduate views Malaysia’s media landscape and press freedom. An interview is not always just about answering questions, it can also be a space to exchange perspectives and learn from one another.

I was told that it is not always easy for Master’s and PhD students to get politicians to “layan” their interview requests. As a PhD student myself, I can definitely relate to the struggle of finding the right interviewees. Academic knowledge also grows through the willingness of others to share their time, experience and perspectives. So whenever students knock on my door for their research, I will try my best to say yes whenever time permits. Because trust me, completing a thesis is not easy! 😆

All the best, Si Ning,wishing you a smooth journey towards graduation! 🎓

#interview #mediafreedom #LeeCheanChung #PJLestari
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Had a meaningful con

She sings better Chinese songs than me! Very talented, multi-lingual young artist.

👍🏼Layla Sania 蕾拉 莎妮娅 #petalingjaya #海阔天空 #leecheanchung
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She sings better Chi

UPU results are out, did you get the course you were hoping for?

I received a rather puzzling case today involving two high-achieving STPM students.

Both took the same combination of subjects, including Economics, Accounting and Mathematics, and both scored 4As. They also shared the same first choice — Quantity Surveying (QS) at Universiti Malaya (UM).

There was only a 0.5% difference in their merit scores, but the admission outcomes could not have been more different.

The student with a 100% merit score missed out on all three top choices and was instead offered the sixth choice, Building Surveying at USM.

Meanwhile, the student with a 99.5% merit score successfully secured the first choice — QS at UM.

Naturally, this raises questions about how two students with such similar academic profiles could end up with such different outcomes.

It also brings us back to the concerns raised last year over public university admissions for top-performing STPM students. There were calls for students who achieved a perfect 4.0 CGPA to be guaranteed admission into their first-choice public university and programme.

Over the past year, several MPs and leaders have continued pushing for improvements to the public university admission process. We had hoped to see better outcomes this year, but cases like this suggest that there are still questions that need to be addressed.

I will be reaching out to the Director-General of the Ministry of Higher Education as soon as possible to understand what happened in this particular case, and to assist the student in appealing for one of the first three choices.

#STPM #UPU #KPT #leecheanchung #PJLestari
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Saya menziarahi Saudara Arumugam di Hospital Shah Alam, Seksyen 7. Beliau orang lama Ladang Glenmarie dan juga seorang sukarelawan #PJLestari yang sentiasa rajin membantu kita semua.

Beliau kini sedang menerima rawatan selepas mengalami serangan strok.Mendoakan agar Saudara Arumugam kembali sihat dan dipertahankan kesihatannya.

#ziarah #leecheanchung
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SUKMA Selangor 2026 dah nak bermula! 🔥💪

Kepada semua atlet yang bakal turun beraksi — inilah masa untuk berikan yang terbaik!

Setiap latihan, setiap titik peluh dan setiap pengorbanan selama ini membawa anda sampai ke pentas SUKMA. Menang atau kalah, berjuanglah habis-habisan, pecahkan rekod peribadi dan kejar pencapaian terbaik anda. 🏅

Kepada rakyat Selangor dan seluruh rakyat Malaysia, jom kita sama-sama beri sokongan dan sorakan kepada semua atlet yang bertanding. Mereka bukan sahaja mengejar pingat, tetapi turut membawa semangat, impian dan kebanggaan negeri masing-masing.

All the best kepada semua atlet SUKMA Selangor 2026!

Berikan yang terbaik, nikmati setiap detik pertandingan dan buat kami bangga! 💪🔥

Korang rasa negeri mana bakal jadi juara keseluruhan kali ini? 👀🏆

#SUKMA2026 #selangor #pahang #leecheanchung #badminton
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Who watches over Tabung Haji? Who is protecting investors from risky cash trusts? And why are some MPs still fighting for fair constituency funding?

From financial accountability to political power struggles, the tough questions are piling up. Is Malaysia’s system really working for the people or is it time for a serious reset?

Tomorrow we address these issues with Petaling Jaya MP, who is also in the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy, Lee Chean Chung.

Watch LIVE on Sinar Daily platforms tomorrow at 1pm!

#LeeCheanChung #PJ #SinarDaily
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