Construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 (Public domain; Wiki commons) WALKING can be political. East Germans tried crossing the Berlin Wall for the 28 years that it existed. Many eventually moved to the West through Hungary and Czechoslovakia after August 1989, and took to the streets in East Berlin en masse three months later. […]
Archives for November 2009
Divorce, PAS style
By Shanon Shah“It is a verbal oath. Under the oath, a candidate promises not to sell out the party or hop to another party. If the candidate does it, he will have to divorce his wife.” SHAH Alam PAS Member of Parliament (MP) Khalid Samad, explaining a loyalty oath imposed on PAS legislators. Under the oath, PAS’s […]
Report on MACC pay rise “untrue”
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2009: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has refuted a news report that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will propose to the government that the salaries of ministers, deputy ministers and elected representatives be increased. He said that a MACC officer had contacted him this […]
Abu Hassan no longer assemblyperson: Kedah speaker
YAN, 10 Nov 2009: Kedah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Abdul Isa Ismail reiterated today that Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif of the Barisan Nasional was no longer a member of the Kedah state legislative assembly although the matter is pending in court. He insisted that Abu Hassan had disqualified himself as the assemblyperson for Kota […]
Penans yet to enjoy subsidised fuel
MIRI, 10 Nov 2009: The price of petrol Penans in the remote settlement of Long Lamai in the Baram district have to pay is RM3 per litre, Long Lamai Penan chief Wilson Bian said. He said his people have yet to enjoy the subsidised price for the fuel even though the government had announced it […]
PAS “ridicules marriage”
By The National Council of Women's OrganisationsAS a national organisation representing about 120 women’s organisations in the country, the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO) is concerned with the ruling within PAS that all Selangor PAS elected representatives will have to divorce their wives if they were to jump ship. NCWO would like to state categorically that this is certainly the […]
Becoming a Muslim radical
By Deborah LohMaajid Nawaz (Pic courtesy of Quilliam Foundation) BRITISH-BORN Pakistani Maajid Nawaz , 31, is director and co-founder of the London-based Quilliam Foundation, which describes itself as the world’s first counter-extremism think-tank. Based in London, the foundation was founded by “former leading ideologues of UK-based extremist Islamist organisations”. Once a member himself of the international pan-Islamist […]
The critic’s critic
By Nick Choo“Criticism, positive or negative, should be substantiated … Often a theatre production’s worth rests upon critical feedback. Future projects are sometimes at stake because of ‘bad feelings’ as a result of negative reviews … The worst thing is when the reviewer knows nothing about theatre.” – Jerome Kugan PEOPLE tend to observe something and make […]
Hurdles for local govt elections
By KW MakTHE promise by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to have local government elections has been made yet again, this time by their politicians from Perak. The PR in Penang made a similar pledge during one of the state assembly sittings, while the PR in Selangor has largely kept mum about the manifesto. Hurdles (Pic by Foxtongue […]
MACC special team to provide guidelines
PUTRAJAYA, 9 Nov 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the setting up of a special team by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is meant to provide clear guidelines to elected representatives in discharging their duties. The setting up of the committee would also allow the MACC to understand the requirements of Members of […]
