WHAT was 7 May in Perak about? For the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), it was the last stand in the face of might that left them with little option but to go down holding their ground. For the Barisan Nasional (BN), it fulfilled the goal of ejecting Speaker V Sivakumar and replacing him with someone friendly, […]
Archives for May 2009
What drives the PM?
By Shanon ShahWOMEN’s rights activists have long argued that most cases of abusive relationships conform to a specific cycle of violence. In Stage 1, the abusive partner starts getting angry and communication seems to break down. In Stage 2, violence starts to manifest, often in physical form, and the victim sustains serious injuries. In Stage 3, the […]
Perak
By The Nut Graph teamAND so it has come to this. Heckling and shoving in the august house of the Perak state assembly. Police and special branch officers encroaching into the business of the state legislature. Arrests of politicians and civilians dressed in black. As expected, the Perak state assembly yesterday on 7 May proved to be a messy […]
Where’s the BN’s commitment?
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(Source: un.org) THERE was some cheer for me on World Press Freedom Day this year. It was provided by a press release from the Selangor government. To commemorate the annual celebration on 3 May, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim spelt out clearly what his government was doing to promote press freedom. In early […]
Lawyers say appointment, motions passed valid
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Despite the chaos that reigned at the six-hour Perak assembly sitting today, a new speaker was appointed and four motions were passed. And the appointment as well as the motions passed was all valid, according to Umno Legal Advisor Datuk Hafarizam Harun and lawyer Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah who represents […]
Hishammuddin thankful no serious incidents in Perak
PUTRAJAYA, 7 May 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he was glad that there were no incidents that jeopardised public order in the vicinity of the state government buildings in Ipoh during the first day of the Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting for the second term today. He said the situation could have […]
Special programmes for minority ethnic women
KUCHING, 7 May 2009: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will identify special dedicated programmes for the minority ethnic women’s groups in the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, said members of the Women and Family Development Councils (MPWK) in the respective states would go to the ground to identify programmes which […]
BN-PR at odds over assembly sitting
By Deborah LohIPOH, 7 May 2009: The stand-off continues. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) considers the Perak assembly sitting today as never having taken place, while the Barisan Nasional (BN) claims it did everything by the book. The PR said it would discuss possible legal action against the actions by BN assemblypersons today which resulted in speaker V […]
Khairy slams “jungle culture” of PR reps
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin blasted the Pakatan Rakyat’s Perak assemblypersons for bringing “jungle culture” into the state assembly sitting today. “Haven’t the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state reps and supporters trivialised our political system enough by convening the state assembly sitting under a tree? Now they have created havoc by […]
Call for harsher penalty against snatch crime
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Wanita Gerakan has proposed that the government amend the Penal Code in order to impose harsher punishment against snatch thieves. Its chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe also called for a holistic approach in tackling crime and urged bodies such as the Rukun Tetangga (RT) and village development and security committees […]
