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Kua Kia Soong (born c. 1950; Chinese: 柯嘉逊) is a Malaysian social activist, researcher and former member of parliament for Petaling Jaya (1990–1995). He is a director of the human-rights organisation SUARAM.

Family

Kua's grandfather, Kua Kim Pah, was an immigrant from Chaozhou China and founder of a bank in Batu Pahat, Johor. His brother is Kua Ee Heok, a psychiatrist based in Singapore.

Education

Kua was educated at SRJK(C) Lim Poon and SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat. He then received a BA and MA in economics from the University of Manchester. He holds a PhD in sociology. He served as principal of New Era College, Kajang, Selangor.

Election results

Published work

• Questioning Arms Spending in Malaysia :Gerakbudaya, 2010.
• New Era College controversy : the betrayal of Dong Jiao Zong : Oriengroup, c2009.
• 13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969: Suaram Komunikasi, c2007.
• Policing the Malaysian police / editor Kua Kia Soong. :Suaram Komunikasi, 2005
• The Malaysian : civil rights movement :SIRD, 2005.
• Malaysian political realities :Oriengroup, 1992.
• Malaysian cultural policy and democracy / compiled & edited by Kua Kia Soong. :The Resource and Research Centre, 1990.
• Of myths and mystification, 1986
• Malaysian political myths, 1990
• 445 days behind the wire, 1989
• Reforming Malaysia, 1993
• Malaysia's energy crisis, 1996
• 445 days under Operation Lalang, 2000
• Malaysian Critical Issues, 2002
• Xin ji yuan jiao yu
• 20 years defending human rights
• The Chinese schools of Malaysia, 1990
• Inside the DAP, 1990–95 (1996)
• Protean Saga: The Chinese Schools of Malaysia
• 13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. Buku ini terbit pada 2007 oleh SUARAM.

References

1. "Bersih hits back at 'slanderous claims' by Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong". The True Net. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
2. "Kua calls it a day after 30 years in Suaram". freemalaysiatoday. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
3. "I do not have an identity crisis". The Nut Graph. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
4. Fischer, Michael M. J. (May 2015). "Cutting a controversy down to size". American Ethnologist. 42 (2): 212, 214. doi:10.1111/amet.12126.
5. asia, VOIZ (19 April 2018). "Malaysia's 14th General Election: The Big Issues". VOIZ asia. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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