KOTA MELAKA Member of Parliament (MP) Sim Tong Him’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Sim Tong Him Constituency: Kota Melaka Party: DAP Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: • Malacca DAP committee member Membership in parliamentary committees or […]
Archives for May 2010
Reporting on Sibu
By Ding Jo-AnnInvestigating frontpage stories after the Sibu by-election… (© clarita | morguefile.com) (Corrected at 5.55pm, 18 May 2010) THE day after Sibu fell to the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in a closely-watched and fought by-election, what kind of frontpage stories greeted Malaysians in the press? With some newspapers relegating the news of the week to a second […]
Buy me an election?
By Deborah Loh“Please, I help you, you help me. That way we have a very fair and happy relationship….It won’t cost you anything to give us what we want. We will do what we should to give you what you want. And you know what I want.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak handing over federal funds […]
Third vote conundrum
By Deborah LohTHE Penang government has started removing hurdles in the way of restoring local council elections, and its next stop could be the Federal Court. Lawyers consulted by the state assert that local polls are possible because: • The federal law which governs the polls was never abolished. This law is the Local Government Elections Act […]
Nasihat Kak Nora tentang poligami
Oleh Shanon ShahKALI ini, saya mahu muatkan di sini nasihat penulis kegemaran saya dari laman Malaysiabegini.com tentang isu yang sangat relevan bagi wanita beragama Islam di Malaysia — poligami. Sebenarnya, saya tengah curi tulang tempoh hari dan cuba mencari maklumat tentang filem Iron Man 2 yang dibintangi oleh Robert Downey Jr. Tiba-tiba tersesat pula ke kolum Kak […]
Allegations of low-cost flat abuse continue
By KW MakTHE following is my second press statement on the matter of improper ownership of low-cost flat units. My first press statement dated 24 Feb 2010 revealed that I had found several senior Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) staff owning low-cost apartment units. This was despite them drawing a salary of more than RM2,500 at the […]
No replies for 13 May 2010
By Koh Lay ChinTHE following Members of Parliament (MPs) have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Thursday, 13 May 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. Name: Douglas Uggah Embas Constituency: Betong Party: PBB Years as MP: Since 1986 Government […]
Sibu – another referendum
By Wong Chin HuatDATUK Seri Najib Razak called the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election a referendum on his premiership. The justification was rather obvious as it was formerly a Barisan Nasional (BN) stronghold with an ethnic composition mirroring Peninsula Malaysia’s. The campaign was largely fought by Umno, even though the BN’s candidate was from MIC. Sibu has also been […]
“Love the PM. Any PM”
By Shanon ShahYB (Pic courtesy of Instant Cafe Theatre) THOUGH difficult to track down, the infamous YB (just “YB”, like “Madonna” or “Sting” or “Prince”) finally agreed to an exclusive with The Nut Graph. In this interview on 12 May 2010, YB shares his views with us on things Malaysian and current. YB is currently Deputy Minister […]
Why freedom of expression?
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(pic courtesy of theSun) WHEN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak first came into office, he declared that under his administration, there would be greater freedom of expression and the press. Regrettably, “little concrete action has followed” his promise, according to an annual review of freedom of expression in Malaysia in 2009. Indeed, according to […]
