From rubber estate to parliament

Social activist: Serving the people has been Dr Wee’s main priority even from his days as a budding policitician in Johor Baru, when he financed his service centre with some of his scholarship money.

IF Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok wishes to advise the poor rubber-tappers on how to harvest latex in the coming dry spell when the “wintering of leaves” takes place, she might have to think twice before speaking.

For lurking around is opposition MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, who started life at six as a rubber tapper in Jasin to help supplement the income of his family.