PETALING JAYA, 24 Oct 2008: Pakatan Rakyat will continue to seek signatures from Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MP) for its anti- Internal Security Act (ISA) petition. DAP’s MP for Batu Gajah Fong Po Kuan said they have approached 23 BN MPs so far, including two ministers. “But most of them said ‘no’, some […]
Archives for October 2008
Media must be accountable
By Elizabeth LooiKUALA LUMPUR, 24 Oct 2008: Writers and media organisations should not exploit press freedom to send out messages that incite hatred and violence, panellists at a DAP-organised forum said last night. They said the media must be responsible and held accountable for their reports. Citing the controversial short story Politik Baru YB J, in which […]
The prison of history
By Aloysious MoweI TOOK a look at the New York Times this morning before setting off to work. I found myself very moved by Maureen Dowd’s op-ed article about Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama. Powell’s “Aha!” moment happened as a result of seeing a photograph of a mother hugging the tombstone of her son, a young […]
Deconstructing the social contract
By Elizabeth Looi and Khairil AnharCorrected on 24 Oct 2008 at 2.45pm THE recent statement released by the Conference of Rulers on the social contract has generated much discussion. Among others, the statement emphasised the provisions in the Federal Constitution that make up the social contract. The rulers also announced that “it is not proper to dispute and question this […]
Making history sexy
By Jacqueline Ann SurinWHO would think that young people, some only in their late teens, would be interested in history? Specifically Malaysian history, which, as I knew while surviving the Malaysian education system, was dry and boring. My school history lessons definitely did not inspire or engage me. The syllabus did little to help me feel connected to […]
One BN MP signs anti-ISA petition
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Seventy seven Members of Parliament (MPs), including a Barisan Nasional MP, has signed a petition to bring forward a debate in the Dewan Rakyat on the Internal Security Act (ISA). DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang said through the “End the ISA” campaign, the Parliamentary Caucus secretariat had collected 77 signatures […]
PM: March transition plan stays
BEIJING, 23 Oct 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is not seeking re-election as Umno president at the next party elections, said the March 2009 timeline for the power transition to his deputy remains unchanged. “We already have a transition plan. The transition plan will be in March next year,” he said […]
Umno to announce anti-money politics measures
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said Umno’s disciplinary committee would be announcing several measures to curb money politics in the party very soon. He said Umno had left it to the committee chaired by Tengku Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail to take the necessary action against […]
Zulkifli Nordin chides MPs for insulting Islam
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: An opposition Member of Parliament ticked off those who had insulted Islam, including his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues. Zulkifli Nordin (PKR-Kulim Bandar Baru) said in the Dewan Rakyat today there were some who questioned Jawi writings and supported apostasy. “Our political believes might be different but our responsibility towards upholding the […]
National Fatwa Council forbids tomboyism
KOTA BARU, 23 Oct 2008: The National Fatwa Council has ruled that tomboyism, where a girl behaves or dresses in a boyish manner, is forbidden in Islam. Its chairperson, Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, said the decision was prompted by recent cases of young women behaving like men, and indulging in homosexuality. Parents must guide […]
