IT is a cardinal rule in the game of musical chairs that once someone has occupied a seat, no one else can validly sit in it. The Federal Court however, appears to think otherwise in declaring the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir the rightful Perak Menteri Besar. This is despite the […]
Archives for February 2010
How democratic are political parties?
By Shanon ShahSINCE the watershed March 2008 elections, intra-party spats and power struggles have become the norm in Malaysia. These problems seem to be an equal opportunity malaise, affecting both the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Do our political parties take and share power democratically? (© sanja gjenero | sxc.hu)It could just be that these […]
Teresa Kok (Seputeh)
By Deborah LohSEPUTEH Member of Parliament Teresa Kok’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Teresa Kok Constituency: Seputeh Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 1999 Government position: None Party position: DAP national organising secretary Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar […]
Nurturing the artist
By Ding Jo-AnnLee Su-Feh AWARD-winning dancer, choreographer and dramatist Lee Su-Feh is in the midst of questioning her art, asking why we dance and why people watch dance. At the same time, she believes everyone should be involved in dance. “I believe in the dancing body,” Lee says. “Everyone needs to dance and experience dance…It’s a way […]
Shahrir Samad (Johor Baru)
By Deborah LohTHE following are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who did not reply to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Tuesday, 9 Feb 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad Constituency: Johor Baru Party: Umno Years as […]
Should offensive ideas be penalised?
By Wong Chin HuatI AM offended by Datuk Nasir Safar‘s “beggars and sex-workers” remark about non-Malay Malaysians. But I would not agree with those who have called for him to be charged under the Sedition Act, detained without trial or stripped of his citizenship. I am therefore pleased by the sober voices of DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit […]
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (Sungai Siput)
By Deborah LohUpdated 4:45pm, 11 Feb 2010 SUNGAI Siput Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj‘s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj Constituency: Sungai Siput Party: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM, opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Founding […]
Ong Tee Keat (Pandan)
By Deborah LohPANDAN Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ong Tee Keat Constituency: Pandan Party: MCA Years as MP: Since 1989 Government position: None (effective 1 June 2010) Party position: Membership in parliamentary committees or […]
A slice of Tenggiri
Compiled by Nick Choo
SEKEPING Tenggiri in Kuala Lumpur is a guesthouse with a difference. Landscape architect Ng Sek San initially converted two houses at 46-48 Jalan Tenggiri in Bangsar into a warehouse to store his personal art collection. But a section of that space has now been transformed into a unique seven-room guesthouse. For between RM200 and RM250 […]
PKR’s strange disciplinary logic
By Shanon Shah(Stationary pic by ba1969 / sxc.hu) DISCIPLINE within political parties has been in the spotlight recently. In the headlines was PAS’s suspension of its Shah Alam Member of Parliament (MP) Khalid Samad. And then there is Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s trio of male Malay Malaysian leaders — Zulkifli Noordin, Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim and […]
