“MY family and I have lived all these years in Malaysia, and my identity is precisely that – it’s precisely Malaysian. I speak and dress Malay more comfortably than Chinese, and again, it’s not something I should be ashamed of because that’s who I am.” Tricia Yeoh tells her story in Found in Malaysia.
Archives for June 2010
Fifa, reserve place for Malaysia!
By Ta' Melayu Hilang Di-Dunia
I’M upset that the Malaysian football team is not playing in the Fifa World Cup in South Africa. In fact, Malaysia has never made it to the Fifa World Cup. Ever. Doesn’t the rest of the world realise that they cannot expect the Malaysian team to compete on an even playing field? Don’t they realise that they need to […]
Young politicians speak up
By Gan Pei Ling
ON 20 June 2010, The Nut Graph kicked off its first Found in Conversation event titled Creativity and Innovation in Politics. Around 80 guests attended the Sunday evening event at Leonardo’s Dining Room and Wine Loft, Bangsar, which was the venue sponsor. At the event, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, DAP national publicity secretary Tony […]
No replies for 22 June 2010
By Koh Lay ChinTHE following Members of Parliament (MPs) have not replied to the six questions under the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project as of Tuesday, 22 June 2010, the end of a two-week deadline: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, constituency: Bagan Datok; and Jacob Dungau Sagan, constituency: Baram.
No replies for 21 June 2010
By Koh Lay ChinTHE following Members of Parliament (MPs) have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project as of Monday, 21 June 2010, the end of a two-week deadline: Jelaing Mersat, constituency: Saratok; and Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, constituency: Jeli.
Khairy: Yes, Umno can change
By Ding Jo-Ann
“IS Umno its own worst enemy? Does it need to lose power before it can reform?” These questions and more were posed to Members of Parliament (MPs) Khairy Jamaluddin, Tony Pua and Nurul Izzah Anwar at The Nut Graph’s recent forum, Found in Conversation: Creativity and Innovation in Politics. “Why does our prime minister have […]
“Tian Chua keeps seat if EC stays mum”
By Ding Jo-Ann
PETALING JAYA, 23 June 2010: Batu Member of Parliament Chua Tian Chang will keep his seat if the Election Commission (EC) refuses to declare it vacant, said constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas. This is despite Thomas’s view that Chua was disqualified as an MP when the High Court fined him RM2,000 for biting a police officer. […]
Dilemma over Batu
By Gan Pei Ling
Confusion reigns over the status of Batu MP Tian Chua because of a lack of understanding about what the constitution says. Found in Quotation says it all.
Demolishing Pudu Jail: Erasing our history
By Badan Warisan Malaysia
BADAN Warisan Malaysia has for the past several years been advocating against the demolition of Pudu Jail. We have been led to understand that a small concession has been made to preserve a small section of the wall flanking the main gate, although we do not have any details about this particular plan. This token […]
Objections to PJ Sentral
By Johan Tung Abdullah
I AM writing on behalf of the Coalition of Residents Associations of Petaling Jaya (Apac) to voice our concerns and objections to the proposed “PJ Sentral” development in Section 52 of Petaling Jaya. On its own, this is a massive development of eight tower blocks of up to 27 floors each, and that’s just Phase […]
