Bung Mokhtar Radin

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Bung Mokhtar bin Radin (born 15 September 1959) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and also Member of the Malaysian Parliament for the constituency of Kinabatangan, Sabah.

Controversial remarks in Parliament

"Bocor" remark

Bung Mokhtar became known as the MP who uttered sexist comments in Parliament during the 11th Malaysian Parliament sitting on May 9, 2007. During a heated argument with Fong Po Kuan, the MP of Batu Gajah at that time, over ceiling leakages in the Parliament Houses, Bung Mokhtar, following Jasin MP at that time Mohammad Said bin Yusof,cite news | first = | last = | coauthors = | title = Jasin MP denies making ‘bocor’ comment | date = 2007-05-16 | publisher = | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/16/nation/17736594 | work = The Star | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-05 | language = ] suggestively referenced menstruation in Malay:cquote|"Mana ada bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor tiap-tiap bulan juga." (Where is the leak? Batu Gajah leaks every month too.) During the Parliament meeting, an MP shall be referred by his constituency instead of his name.

Both Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar's remark led to an uproar among women's groups, leading to their formal apology to all Malaysian women on May 18, 2007, following the script given by Sharizat Abdul Jalil, the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development at that time. But their apology was rejected by Fong Po Kuan because she found the apology not sincere, as they apologised under pressure.cite news | first = Jane | last = Ritikos | coauthors = | title = MPs say sorry | date = 2008-05-19 | publisher = | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/19/nation/17778132 | work = The Star | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-05 | language = ]

Karpal Singh

Bung Mokhtar came into the spotlight again as early as the first day of the 12th Malaysian Parliament sitting on April 30, 2008 after being called the "Bigfoot of Kinabatangan" by Karpal Singh. Bung Mokhtar retaliated by calling Karpal a "Big Monkey". [cite news|publisher=Taipei Times|date=May 1, 2008|title=New Malaysian parliament’s first debate gets ugly|accessdate=2008-05-21|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/05/01/2003410742]

During another 12th Malaysian Parliament sitting in May, Bung Mokhtar became involved again in another controversy involving disabled people. He and Ibrahim Ali, the MP of Pasir Mas at that time, have asked a wheelchair-bound Karpal Singh to stand up and show respect to the speaker. [cite news|title=Disabled `storm' Malaysian parliament|publisher=India eNews|date=May 9, 2008|accessdate=2008-05-21|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/asia/20080509/116907.htm]

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