Blogger Ooi unperturbed about being an ‘outsider’

PENANG: Blogger Jeff Ooi, listed as a DAP candidate in the state, felt that talk of his being a Kedahan contesting in the state is a “non-issue.”

“It does not matter where one is from. I have been keeping close tabs on the economic development in Penang since 2003 and have a good grasp of what's happening here, especially on the hi-tech industries and the SMI and SME supply chain in the state,” he said.

“Voters are smart, they will vote for those who they think can get the job done,” he said, adding that he would publish a book on how to transform the state's economy as soon as Parliament was dissolved.

“The book is titled I Witness is a compilation of my articles from 2003 to 2007. It is about a knowledge economy,” said Ooi, an information technology consultant. When contacted, state party chairman Chow Kon Yeow reminded party members of the gag order.

“I hope all DAP members will refrain from discussing the candidate's list in the media and stop commenting on the names we have announced,” he said, adding that the proposed non-Penangite candidates as “brain gain” move.