LOCAL council meetings can stretch on for four to five hours. Many issues arising from the non-adherence of the law by the previous government need the current administration’s attention. At times when the debate gets ridiculously long-winded or totally diverges from the topic at hand, I sketch. This drawing habit comes from my love for […]
Archives for February 2010
Ab Halim Ab Rahman (Pengkalan Chepa)
By Deborah LohPENGKALAN Chepa Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ab Halim Ab Rahman’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ab Halim Ab Rahman Constituency: Pengkalan Chepa Party: PAS Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: None Party position: Elections director Membership in parliamentary committees […]
Road to an absolute monarchy?
By Wong Chin HuatTan Sri Arifin Zakaria, one of the judges on the Perak menteri besar caseREMEMBER these names: Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin, Datuk Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk Abdull Hamid Embong. They have fundamentally transformed the nature and prospects of the Malaysian state with their 9 Feb […]
To donate or not to donate?
By Koh Lay ChinFOR some of us, a day without the internet would mean a day of semi-paralysis. We work and play, and learn and share news online. I shopped online this month for bus tickets, concert tickets and a book. But I have not donated a single sen to Haiti, even though watching videos of the earthquake […]
Pakatan Rakyat
By The Nut Graph teamPR leaders celebrating their victory during the Permatang Pauh by-election in Aug 2008 SO what is the deal with the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)? Is it merely experiencing the normal teething problems of a newly formed political coalition? Are all its problems engineered by the BN, or could some actually have been internally generated? After the […]
Anifah Aman (Kimanis)
By Koh Lay ChinKIMANIS Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman Constituency: Kimanis Party: Umno Years as MP: 1999-2004 (Beaufort) 2004-present (Kimanis) Government position: Foreign minister Party position: Kimanis division chief Membership in […]
Holding MPs accountable
By Patrick KratzensteinPETALING JAYA, 12 Feb 2010: The Nut Graph‘s MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project is similar to a German web-based initiative where people can pose questions to their elected representatives in the national parliament or Bundestag. Abgeordnetenwatch.de, which literally means “watching Members of Parliament”, was a grassroots effort started in Hamburg in 2004. The […]
Saiful Bukhari: A “real” victim?
By Dahlia MartinAS often is in cases of sexual assault, the accuser in Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s second sodomy trial has been subjected to much public scrutiny. Media outlets and other Malaysians have combed through so many details of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s private life. These range from details of his family and student life, […]
Questions about Khazanah’s investment
By Tony PuaKHAZANAH Nasional’s recent acquisition of a 10% stake in OUC for RMB300 million, or RM150 million, raises the question of what exactly Khanazah‘s investment role, strategy and philosophy are. Is Khazanah a strategic investor meant to play an active role in bringing about and developing key industries and technologies in Malaysia via mega developments such […]
Ahmad Lai Bujang (Sibuti)
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Gua Musang)
[Updated]
By Deborah Loh and Koh Lay ChinUpdated 2pm, 17 Feb 2010 THE following are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who did not reply to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ahmad Lai Bujang […]
