(Pic by Spekulator / sxc.hu) COP15 was a failure. Does this mean Planet Earth is doomed? No. Planet Earth will survive even if we cross our climate system’s tipping point and trigger runaway climate change. In tackling climate change, it’s not the earth we’re trying to save. It’s ourselves and other species that could possibly […]
Archives for January 2010
“Stand up against violence”
By Christian Federation of MalaysiaTHE Christian Federation of Malaysia strongly and unreservedly condemns the violent attacks and attempted fire-bombing of several churches in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in the early hours of 8 Jan 2010. We are against such actions that seek to intimidate people and also to rend the country’s peace and fabric of goodwill. Thus far […]
“Attack on churches un-Islamic”
By Muslim Professionals ForumTHE cowardly and utterly senseless act of a group of misguided, chauvinistic bigots in torching at least three churches in the Klang Valley this morning must be condemned in no uncertain terms by all peace-loving Malaysians. This act of arson, committed presumably in the name of Islam, desecrates the very religion it purports to protect. […]
Knowing your MP
By Deborah LohIF you had a chance to ask just one question of all our MPs regarding how they view our democracy and what they would do about it, what would it be? Through a project called MP Watch: Eye on Parliament, The Nut Graph invites readers to better know the 222 Members of Parliament (MPs) and […]
Give space for all views on “Allah” issue
By Centre for Independent JournalismTHE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is surprised but heartened by the Home Ministry‘s nod to a rally against the recent court decision permitting the use of “Allah” by Christian publication Herald. The rally, organised by dominant Muslim organisations and will be held in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country, has been given […]
Pemuda BN mengecam pembakaran gereja
Oleh Khairy JamaluddinKhairy Jamaluddin dengan Rizalman Mokhtar, ketua Pemuda Umno Wilayah Persekutuan, berbual dengan polis di Gereja Metro Tabernacle (Sumbangan Shahril Hamdan) PEMUDA Barisan Nasional (BN) mengecam sekeras-kerasnya tindakan membakar Gereja Metro Tabernacle di Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur tengah malam semalam. Ada berita mengatakan beberapa gereja lain turut “diserang”, tetapi berita tersebut belum dapat disahkan pada waktu ini. […]
Protests can’t be stopped?
By Ding Jo-Ann“We cannot stop them if they want to congregate in mosques.” PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, saying the government could not stop people from protesting the 31 Dec 2009 High Court decision that lifted the ban on Catholic paper Herald from using “Allah” to refer to God. (Source: Najib: We can’t stop people from […]
“NEP must end”
By Ding Jo-AnnPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has been very busy for a 27-year-old. At 26, he was the youngest candidate in the 2008 general election, defeating the Umno incumbent in the Seri Setia state seat in Selangor by almost 3,000 votes. Nik Nazmi is now Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s political […]
Beyond Apcet II
By Jacqueline Ann SurinFOURTEEN years ago, I was arrested. I was among more than 100 local and foreign participants who were detained because we were involved in the Asia Pacific Conference for East Timor II (Apcet II) that was held in Kuala Lumpur in November 1996. Mind you, there was nothing illegal about Apcet II. Many would even […]
Accountability a la Malaysia
By Lainie YeohLainie Yeoh would like to see some accountability around here. The Nut Graph needs your support Please take our five-minute reader survey
