THE following Members of Parliament (MPs) have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Thursday, 27 May 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (pics: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Noriah KasnonConstituency: Sungai Besar Party: UmnoYears as MP: Since 2004 Government position: […]
Archives for May 2010
Whose interest does the UUCA serve?
(© lumaxart.com | Flickr) AS an editor, I’ve sometimes had to remind journalists who merely copy and paste from a press release that they are paid to think, question, and make sense of the issues they are writing about. A journalist’s role is not to be a stenographer. It’s to be a public intellectual that […]
Class vs ethnic politics
IT would be a mistake to think that Datuk Ibrahim Ali is a true champion of the Malay Malaysian poor. But it would be equally silly to think that the Malay Malaysian poor do not support or sympathise with his call. After all, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s failure to increase support in Malay Malaysian rural […]
Nasihat Kak Nora tentang dakwah
SAYA seolah-olah tidak percaya dengan kolum Kak Nora kali ini. Baru-baru ini, saya juga telah dihantar e-mail tentang Interactive Dakwah Training di Kuala Lumpur, seperti pembaca yang bernama Jiwang klasik ini. Jadi di sini saya lampirkan respons Kak Nora tentang isu berdakwah secara hikmah. Assalamualaikum Kak Nora, Harap-harap kak sentiasa sihat walafiat. Saya seorang mahasiswa […]
Who qualifies as a syariah lawyer?
Can non-Muslims practise in the syariah courts?LAWYER Victoria Jayaseelee Martin made headlines in mid May with her quest to be admitted as a syariah lawyer in the Federal Territory. The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council had refused admission to Martin because she was not a Muslim. On 14 May 2010, she was granted leave to have […]
MCA’s Malaysian dilemma
Chua Soi Lek ALL anyone might remember now from news reports on MCA’s 100-page proposal to the government for the 10th Malaysia Plan was its request for RM1 billion to support Chinese vernacular education. This is triple the RM320 million allocation for the same purpose under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. It is a sensational angle, […]
Che Rosli Che Mat (Hulu Langat)
HULU Langat Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Che Rosli Che Mat’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (pic: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Dr Che Rosli Che Mat Constituency: Hulu Langat Party: PAS Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: None Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: None Blog/Website: http://www.hululangat.net/ […]
Dreaming about different Malaysias
ONLINE media followers might recognise Fahmi Fadzil as the host of PopTeeVee‘s The Fairly Current Show on “quirky and current affairs in Malaysia”, uploaded every Thursday. Apart from this, Fahmi is also an award-winning performer, writer and design studio operator. An active member of Five Arts Centre, he was named Most Promising Artist at the […]
UKM is “penalising” students
Letter to Prof Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) vice-chancellor Dear vice-chancellor, I am writing to you with regards to the persecution of four UKM students for taking part in the Hulu Selangor elections. Come 2 and 3 June 2010, the four will be charged under Section 15 of […]
No replies for 25 May 2010
THE following Members of Parliament (MPs) have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Tuesday, 25 May 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. Name: Yong Khoon Seng Constituency: Stampin Party: SUPP Years as MP: • 1990-1999 (Padawan) […]
