Updated 5:24pm, 27 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: The Penanti by-election will be held on 31 May, the Election Commission (EC) said today. Nomination day will be held on 23 May, its chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof announced at a press conference. “On 17 April, EC received a letter from the Penang […]
Archives for April 2009
“What do you mean by liberal Islam?”
By Shanon ShahDR Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab is a prime example of Indonesia’s political legacy post-President Abdurrahman Wahid: he is not only a politician, but an intellectual to boot. Abdurrahman was himself a leading scholar before being elected to lead Southeast Asia’s largest democracy, and the world’s largest Muslim country. Alwi is currently the President of Indonesia’s Envoy […]
Teater hanya untuk elit?
Oleh Shanon ShahTEMPOH hari saya ditanya dalam rancangan Hujah di rangkaian tv9, adakah teater itu bersifat elitis dari sudut kandungan karya mahupun kemampuan penonton untuk menghayatinya? Saya benar-benar merasakan tidak. Saya mula menghujah bahawa mana-mana naskhah teater, walaupun naskhah Shakespeare sekalipun, boleh dipentaskan dan dihayati oleh sesiapa saja yang boleh mencapai naskhah itu. Mungkin sekumpulan pelajar Tingkatan […]
Serving the BN
By Zedeck Siew“I will be looking at the role of television and radio stations in nation building. There are 34 radio stations under the government.” INFORMATION, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, who blamed the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s recent poor elections performance on private television and radio stations that did not “carry messages good […]
Appointment can resolve T’ganu crisis
KUALA TERENGGANU, 25 April 2009: The appointment of Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein as the new Terengganu Umno liaison committee chief is good to resolve the crisis of confidence in Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said. Former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the appointment would also resolve the matter of appointing a Barisan […]
Najib: Ease city congestion now
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 April 2009: Three weeks after Datuk Seri Najib Razak went down to the ground to visit three localities in the heart of the city, the prime minister today sprung another surprise when he had a walkabout at the bustling Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) and Puduraya here. However, he was not […]
Courts shouldn’t interfere in parliamentary matters
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 25 April 2009: The judiciary should not function as a court of appeal for matters of Parliament, as this would violate core democratic doctrines, a constitutional lawyer said today. Speaker V Sivakumar’s legal battles in relation to the Perak political crisis is “best proof that parliamentary matters should not be heard by the […]
New appointments will strengthen Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno leaders tonight hailed new appointments in the party, saying the move would consolidate Umno and restore the people’s confidence. While the newly appointed ones pledged to do their best, those who were not re-appointed vowed to continue serving to the party. New Penang Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad […]
Najib consolidates and compromises
By Deborah Loh and Gan Pei LingCorrected on 11:56pm, 24 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak appeared to strike compromises in his appointments of additional party supreme council (also known as Majlis Tertinggi, or MT) members today, striking a balance of old and some controversial faces with newcomers. In choosing the new Umno state […]
No decision yet on Penanti: Najib
By Deborah Loh and Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 24 April 2009: Umno is still undecided on whether it will field a candidate in the Penanti by-election. Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the matter would be discussed further by the Umno political bureau, which he chairs. However, he would not say when the bureau would meet and appeared to be […]
