Posted on 25 July 2011 By Ding Jo-Ann.
The Bersih 2.0 9 July 2011 march drew thousands of Malaysians onto Kuala Lumpur’s streets to call for clean and fair elections. But according to Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders, the government-controlled press and the authorities, that’s not what the march was really about. In the aftermath of the Bersih march, The Nut Graph summarises some of the more popular theories by Bersih’s detractors of why it actually organised the march.
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Posted on 21 March 2011 By Jacqueline Ann Surin.
YET again, in the tussle over “Allah” and Malay-language Bibles, the Umno-led Barisan Nasional government shows how unclear it is about what it means to respect the religious rights of non-Muslims.
Tags: Alkitab, Allah, Barisan Nasional, Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM), Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing, Bishop Ng Moon Hing, CFM, Christian Federation of Malaysia, Chua Soi Lek, Elizabeth Wong, George Chan, Hishammuddin Hussein, Home Ministry, Idris Jala, Jacqueline Ann Surin, KDN, Kuching Port, Nazri Aziz, PKR, Publications Control and Quranic Text Division, SUPP, Sarawak, Tony Pua, Zaitun Ab Samad, bible, catholic herald, censorship, discrimination, loh seng kok
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Posted on 13 September 2010 By Deborah Loh.
IN the almost six months since being elected MCA president following bitter infighting, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has marshalled the party rank-and-file to begin reclaiming the Chinese Malaysian vote. How is he attempting to do this? Chua believes that a more outspoken MCA, which shows it won’t cower under Umno’s shadow, is one [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Chinese Malaysians, Chua Soi Lek, Donald Lim, Gan Ping Sieu, MCA, Muhyiddin Yassin, Ong Tee Keat
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Posted on 13 September 2010 By Deborah Loh.
IN the first part of his interview with The Nut Graph, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek spoke about the need for the MCA to be more assertive in voicing the concerns of Chinese Malaysians. But the things the MCA supports – a secular state, a liberalised economy – puts it at odds [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Chinese Malaysians, Chua Soi Lek, Deborah Loh, MCA, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Umno, secular state
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Posted on 25 August 2010 By Ding Jo-Ann.
WHEN racist remarks are made against non-Muslim non-Malay Malaysians, Umno leaders call for calm and for these citizens not to be “clouded by emotions”. But when non-Malay Malaysians raise legitimate demands for fair and equitable treatment, they are told that Malay Malaysians are “sensitive”, prone to “uneasiness and anger”, and should not be provoked. Is Umno saying that non-Malay citizens’ feelings are less important, and that Malay citizens are less capable of restraint?
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Posted on 06 August 2010 By Ding Jo-Ann.
THE home minister expresses “regret” over the “Allah” ban. But any attempt to rationally address the issue of protecting the legitimate rights of all Malaysians is quickly shut down by the Umno-led government.
Tags: Allah, Barisan Nasional, Chua Soi Lek, Ding Jo-Ann, Found in Quotation, Hishammuddin Hussein, MCA, Malaysiakini, Muhyiddin Yassin, bernama, malaysian insider
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