ON 25 Jan 2010, High Court Justice Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof quashed the Home Ministry‘s ban on Muslim Women and the Challenges of Islamic Extremism. The book, published by Sisters in Islam (SIS), is a compilation of essays based on research by renowned international scholars and activists. SIS’s challenge of the ministry’s act of book […]
Archives for March 2010
“A country that works for everybody”
By Deborah LohHannah Yeoh (all other pics courtesy of Hannah Yeoh) LIKE many young politicians in Pakatan Rakyat, Hannah Yeoh became one out of necessity. Opposition parties needed young professionals to stand as candidates in the 2008 elections, and Yeoh, then 29, felt she had a duty. Political life and work as DAP’s state assemblyperson for Subang […]
Debunking “politicking”
By Wong Chin HuatMY previous column, which analysed the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s aversion to local government elections, drew one particular reader’s comment that amazed me. KIM GAN wrote: “To avoid the politicking that may impinge on racial [sensitivities], perhaps the campaigning can be minimal and voting can be carried out electronically through the net, sanctioned and monitored by […]
Hiew King Cheu (Kota Kinabalu)
By Deborah LohKOTA Kinabalu Member of Parliament (MP) Hiew King Cheu’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Hiew King CheuConstituency: Kota KinabaluParty: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008Government post: None Party post: Central executive committee member Sabah state committee chairperson Membership in parliamentary […]
Ngeh Koo Ham (Beruas)
By Deborah Loh and Patrick KratzensteinBERUAS Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ngeh Koo HamConstituency: Beruas Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government post: None Party post: Deputy secretary-general Perak division chairperson Membership in parliamentary committee […]
Keeping Perkasa on track
By Deborah LohIT just has to juggle it all, Perkasa pro-tem president Datuk Ibrahim Ali says of the government and its duties. These include protecting Malay Malaysian privileges, maintaining subsidies while managing depleting oil resources, and providing for other poor communities. In the second of a two-part interview on 9 March 2010 with The Nut Graph in […]
Democratic parties are possible
By Shanon Shah(Pic by Jirikabele / Dreamstime) WHEN the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government dismissed local government elections and school elections on the grounds that these involve “politicking”, it was telling us that it either misunderstands democracy, or holds it in contempt. But when the Selangor and Penang Pakatan Rakyat (PR) governments pushed to restore local government […]
The real deal with Perkasa
By Deborah LohWHY interview Datuk Ibrahim Ali? Because his nationalistic non-governmental organisation (NGO) Pribumi Perkasa Negara (Perkasa) isn’t a force to be dismissed lightly. The independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Mas started Perkasa in reaction to political rhetoric about equality and meritocracy following the 2008 general election. Today, in Perkasa’s ranks defending “threats” to the […]
Outspoken doctor persistently “sidelined”
By Ding Jo-AnnCorrected at 12:20pm, 22 March 2010 PETALING JAYA, 16 Mar 2010: An outspoken doctor has charged that her attempts to highlight the mismanagement of an Orang Asli hospital in Gombak were persistently undermined by the authorities. Dr Selva (Courtesy of Bar Council) Dr Selva Vathany Kanapathi Pillai, who went public recently with serious allegations of […]
William Leong Jee Keen (Selayang)
By Ding Jo-AnnSELAYANG Member of Parliament (MP) William Leong Jee Keen’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: William Leong Jee Keen Constituency: Selayang Party: PKR (Opposition)Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Treasurer-general Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: Public Accounts […]
