PUTRAJAYA, 7 May 2009: Mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) are now eligible to participate in the government’s trade training scheme for youths, and are guaranteed employment once they complete the courses, Director-General of Labour Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. He said the government had allocated RM50 million for the training scheme, which was being […]
Ganesan takes the speaker’s chair (Updated 7pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 7pm on 7 May 2009Corrected at 4.05pm, 7 May 2009 Sivakumar being dragged out of the House (Pic courtesy of Sinar Harian) IPOH, 7 May 2009: A historic state assembly sitting in Perak today fell into pandemonium in an ongoing tussle for power between the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and the Barisan Nasional (BN). Security […]
“Harmony is a myth”
By Zedeck SiewA LESSER-KNOWN fact about Malaysian film director and television series creator Bernard Chauly is that he spends much of the year outside Malaysia. “Not many people realise that I’m not here the whole time,” Chauly says. “Thank God for the internet!” While his work — including the futsal-and-romance Gol & Gincu, coming-of-age Goodbye Boys, and […]
PAS’s Mat Sabu detained
By Gan Pei Ling and Shanon ShahUpdated 8.00pm, 6 May 2009 Mat Sabu (Source: mohamadsabu.com) KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu was arrested by the police at 3.10pm today. Mat Sabu, as the PAS leader is better known as, was detained for inciting members of the public and party supporters to assemble in Ipoh in conjunction with the […]
Gerakan offers to help Manoharan
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 6 May 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) component Gerakan today urged DAP Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan not to resign his seat, and offered to assist his wife Pushpaneela in serving the constituency. “Selangor and Malaysia can ill afford a by-election at this time, and the focus should be returned to strengthening the […]
Sedition
By The Nut Graph teamBARELY a month after taking office, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration has wielded the Sedition Act — this time on academic and The Nut Graph columnist Wong Chin Huat. Few details have been released on the reasons and details of Wong’s arrest. As of today, he has been remanded for a day and […]
What will Sivakumar do?
By Deborah LohWILL tomorrow, 7 May 2009, mark the end of the road for Perak Speaker V Sivakumar? Will he allow a motion to remove him as speaker and to appoint or elect a new one for the state legislative assembly? Will he uphold the suspensions of Barisan Nasional (BN)-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul […]
Resolving Manoharan’s dilemma
By Zedeck Siew“I tried my very best in appealing to the authorities and by way of applications to call for my freedom in order for me to effectively serve the public and my constituents in particular. I have exhausted all avenues for my release.” KOTA Alam Shah state assemblyperson M Manoharan, on trying to do his job. […]
PAS at the crossroads
By Wong Chin Huat(Crossroads pic by Lostmyheadache @ Flickr) PAS is now at the most important historical juncture in its 58-year life. Partnering Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the DAP, the Islamists are now only 29 seats away from taking over the federal government. Winning nearly 80% of Chinese Malaysian support in the recent Bukit Gantang by-election, PAS […]
Democracy defends apostasy
By Shanon ShahKUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Muslims in a truly democratic country would allow other Muslims the freedom to leave Islam if they wished, said Muslim Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol. “We are happy when non-Muslims like Cat Stevens embrace Islam, but what if a Muslim wants to become a Christian?” asked Akyol at a public seminar […]
