Buka puasa delicacies outside a PAS centre in Permatang Pasir “ALL this is just to create the setting,” Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution says. He waves his hand, gesturing towards a just-concluded press conference by PAS leaders in which they again harped on the disbarment of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Rohaizat Othman. […]
Archives for August 2009
The ethics of party hopping
By Shanon Shah“Bagi pihak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Kedah kita amat kesal dengan sikap yang tidak bertanggungjawab ini. Telah menjadi satu kebiasaan apabila ada pilihanraya kecil, akan ada isu-isu lompat parti. Kita menjangkakan ini adalah sebahagian daripada tindakan yang dirancang oleh Barisan Nasional (BN) untuk memanipulasi isu menjelang pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pasir pada 25 Ogos nanti … […]
The truth is out there!
By Zedeck SiewEditor’s note: On 23 Aug 2009, a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Nuri that was en route from Sungai Besi Airbase to Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a routine flight crashed in an oil palm plantation in Sepang. There were no survivors, and military authorities have insisted that recovered remains were “too damaged for identification”. […]
Celebrating Women’s Day
By The Joint Action Group for Gender EqualityTHE Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) welcomes the National Women’s Day celebration on 25 Aug 2009, and Independence Day on 31 Aug 2009. The celebrations this year is bittersweet. JAG was galvanised over the past few weeks in dealing with a seemingly intractable issue: violence against women. This is a form of discrimination […]
Bar: Abolish whipping
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Malaysian Bar is heartened to note that the authorities have apparently decided not to proceed with the sentence of whipping in Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno‘s case. As recently as at its 61st annual general meeting held on 17 March 2007, the Malaysian Bar resolved to denounce and reject whipping as a punishment for any […]
Islam kejam atau Islam rahmah?
Oleh Norhayati KaprawiSEBAGAI seorang Islam, saya tertanya-tanya wajah Islam bagaimanakah yang Malaysia mahukan? Negara Islam, Islam madani, Islam hadari, atau Islam “hududi”? Apa pun jenamanya, tentu yang kita mahukan adalah Islam yang adil, rahmah, berihsan, penyayang, mesra kepada orang perempuan, prihatin terhadap orang yang kurang bernasib baik, dan Islam yang sentiasa bersangka baik pada manusia. Akan tetapi, […]
Salleh Man’s role in Permatang Pasir
By Deborah LohPAS candidate Mohd Salleh Man THE fate of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Penang rests on the shoulders of one man, Mohd Salleh Man. If the PAS candidate in the Permatang Pasir by-election loses at the polls tomorrow on 25 Aug 2009, the alliance will have no co-operation to speak of within the state government. PAS […]
Tales from a Councillor: Taps
By KW MakTHIS instalment of Ampersand is on my experiences dealing with issues unrelated to my work as a councillor, but which get directed to me anyway. As always, there are no morals behind these stories, save the ones readers chose to interpret for themselves. Bath and taxes The call for maghrib prayers was still resounding when […]
A(H1N1): Still under control
By Dr David KL QuekWHAT are the current and potential problems doctors might be facing in combating the spread of the swine flu? It would be good if every doctor kept a constant and close tab on the H1N1 pandemic, and remained fully aware of the developments and changes, which are evolving daily. Logging on to the internet regularly […]
Mudslinging, Islam and betrayal
By Deborah Loh
WILL the Permatang Pasir by-election confirm that Malay Malaysian voters and the youth vote is returning to the Barisan Nasional (BN) just as they were believed to have in Manik Urai? Will it affirm PAS’s place as an Islamist party in the Pakatan Rakyat despite the recent flaps over beer sales in Selangor, and over […]
