Posted on 13 May 2013 By Ding Jo-Ann.
AND so the BN is still in power. Those hoping for a change in government are still coming to terms with the results of GE13. The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat how the BN won, why it would racialise the poll results, and what needs to happen next.
Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Chinese tsunami, EC, GE13, Kelana Jaya Stadium, Najib Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, Umno, Utusan Malaysia, Wong Chin Huat, gerrymandering, uncommon sense, voters
Posted in Columns, Current Issues, Lead Story
Posted on 03 May 2013 By Andrew Khoo.
TO what extent have Bersih 2.0’s demands for a clean, free and fair election been met? What new measures have been introduced thus far as Malaysia heads to the polls on 5 May 2013 and are they good enough?
Tags: Ambiga Sreenevasan, Andrew Khoo, Barisan Nasional, Bersih 2.0, GE13, Najib Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, Registrar of Societies, The Star, Tindak Malaysia, dap, pas, reforms, voters
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Posted on 29 April 2013 By Jacqueline Ann Surin.
WHAT ought to happen should there be a change in government after the general election? How is the transfer of power from the caretaker prime minister to the prime minister-in-waiting meant to happen? Constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas explains.
Tags: Agong, Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, GE13, General Election, Jacqueline Ann Srin, Mohd Adnan Robert, Mustapha Harun, Najib Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, Tommy Thomas, prime minister
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews
Posted on 27 April 2013 By Andrew Khoo.
AS we head into the 13th general election since independence, it is time to review Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s human rights record. Many bold promises have been made since he took office in April 2009. Have they come to pass? Or have we gone two steps forward and two steps back and remained in the same place?
Tags: Allah, Banishment Act, Harakah, ISA, Klang Valley, Najib Razak, Police Act, Pope Benedict, Printing Presses and Publications Act, Restricted Residence Act, Sharifah Zohra Jabeen, Suara Keadilan
Posted in Columns
Posted on 01 April 2013 Shape of a Pocket by Jacqueline Ann Surin.
THE Barisan Nasional government has been making a lot of promises as a decisive general election looms. Of all the promises the Umno-led coalition has made, which should citizens be most concerned about?
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Bersih 2.0, Gerakan Mahasiswa PRU13, Hishammuddin Hussein, Jacqueline Ann Srin, M Manogaran, Najib Razak, Saifuddin Abdullah, Shape of a Pocket, Tian Chu, general elections, nurul izzah
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Posted on 25 March 2013 Asam Pedas oleh Norhayati Kaprawi.
Pengundi-pengundi tidak lama lagi akan diberi kesempatan untuk mengundi apabila Parlimen dibubarkan. Persoalannya, nak mengundi untuk siapa? Barisan atau pakatan politik yang manakah yang pasti akan menegakkan hak rakyat, terutamanya hak wanita?
Tags: Asam Pedas, Hudud, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, Manifesto Rakyat, Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism, Najib Razak, Norhayati Kaprawi, Pakatan Rakyat, Sisters in Islam, Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar, book banning, jakim, manifesto, syariah
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