Malaysia? BACK when he was deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pledged that Malaysia would become “a role model to the Islamic world”. He said this in the middle of the 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election, which Najib’s Barisan Nasional (BN) eventually lost to Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Najib’s pledge was poetic, since a “role model” […]
Archives for March 2010
Ibrahim Ali (Pasir Mas)
By Ding Jo-AnnPASIR Mas Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Ibrahim Ali Constituency: Pasir Mas Party: Independent Years as MP: 1986 – 1990 (Umno) 1990-1991 (Semangat 46) 1991 – 1995 (Umno) 2008 – (Independent) Government position: None Party position: None Membership […]
Local council elections possible
By Suaram PenangSUARAM Penang is disappointed with the Election Commission (EC)’s decision regarding local elections. We urge the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to amend the law to allow nationwide local government elections as soon as possible. Local elections are a cornerstone of democracy and good governance, and the BN would be showing its commitment to this by […]
Who is Najib Razak?
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(pic courtesy of theSun) IN just a week, Datuk Seri Najib Razak would have been prime minister of Malaysia for exactly a year. Twelve months down the line and all I really want to ask him is, “Will the real Najib please stand up?” After all, we know that the sixth premier of Malaysia is […]
“Bukan Melayu betul”
By Ding Jo-AnnBilqis Hijjas (all pics below courtesy of Bilqis Hijjas) BILQIS Hijjas has come a long way since her first dance lessons. “My mum sent me for ballet lessons with a girl up the road, who ended up as Linda Jasmine [Hashim] from Akademi Fantasia,” she says. “[Linda] was 14, I was six, and our lessons […]
Hee Loy Sian (PJ Selatan)
By Ding Jo-AnnPETALING Jaya Selatan Member of Parliament (MP) Hee Loy Sian’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Hee Loy Sian Constituency: Petaling Jaya Selatan Party: PKR (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Selangor vice-chairperson Central leadership council member Membership […]
Creating a level playing field
By Ding Jo-Ann(Silhouettes by mzacha / sxc.hu) PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is all set to role out a new economic model for growth in Malaysia. The indications are that the subsidy regime and price controls will be abolished once the new economic model is in place. This would be in line with Najib’s other efforts […]
Can children marry?
By Ding Jo-Ann“If the syariah court grants the marriage, there is no reason for anyone, not even the civil courts, to question the sanctity of the marriage.” SELANGOR mufti Datuk Mohd Tamyes Abdul Wahid, stating that syariah courts could hear applications to approve marriages involving Muslim girls under 16. Currently, Islamic family law allows girls 16 and […]
Lim Lip Eng (Segambut)
By Ding Jo-AnnSEGAMBUT Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Lip Eng responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Lim Lip Eng Constituency: Segambut Party: DAP (Opposition)Years as MP: Since 2008 Government post: None Party position: Federal Territories publicity secretary Membership in parliamentary committee or caucus: Asean Inter-Parliamentary […]
The BN’s ISA dilemma
By Shanon ShahHOME Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein announced in August 2009 that amendments to the Internal Security Act (ISA) would be tabled during the following October Parliament sitting. This was just after the massive anti-ISA protest in Kuala Lumpur. That amendment, however, never materialised. Hishammuddin then said in December 2009 that the ISA amendments would be […]
