Kua Kia Soong

Kua Kia Soong is a Malaysian social activist, researcher and former member of parliament for Petaling Jaya. 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 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.

Published work

Questioning Arms Spending in Malaysia :Gerakbudaya, 2010.
New Era College controversy : the betrayal of Dong Jiao Zong : Oriengroup, c2009.
May 13: 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
Protean Saga: The Chinese Schools of Malaysia
13 May: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. Buku ini terbit pada 2007 oleh SUARAM.