KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: The Abolish ISA Movement or Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) has challenged Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris) to a debate on the Internal Security Act (ISA). E NaliniGMI secretary E Nalini said GMI organised the debate, titled Debat ISA: Halal atau Haram, to challenge Pewaris’s view that the ISA is needed to […]
Whipping up Muslims
By Shanon Shah“The perception is that punishments meted out by the syariah court are too light and most of the time only apply to fines and never whipping. That is the contributing factor to the increase in syariah-related crimes each year, as the people think the laws are too trivial. Despite efforts carried out by various parties […]
Will BN be replaced?
By Deborah LohDESPITE his own dilemma about remaining in the MCA, party deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek believes the Barisan Nasional (BN) has a chance at regaining voter confidence, but not if it doesn’t muster the political will to change. He thinks the BN has a shot at reform under new Prime Minister Datuk […]
Chua Soi Lek
By The Nut Graph teamWE’RE starting a new section today. Inspired by Ernest Hemingway‘s genius, the Six Words On… section challenges readers to give us their comments about a current issue, contemporary personality or significant event in just six words. The idea behind the section is to get readers engaged in an issue that The Nut Graph identifies, while […]
Pak Lah: PKR candidate not the most popular
KEPALA BATAS, 30 April 2009: PAS’s intention to field a candidate in the by-election for the Penanti state constituency on 31 May shows that the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is not the most popular party in the area, said former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Abdullah said although the Penanti state constituency, located in […]
Manoharan resignation “mere speculation”: Khalid
SHAH ALAM, 30 April 2009: Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim described as “mere speculation” an online news report which states that Kota Alam Shah state assemblyperson M Manoharan is thinking of vacating his seat, thereby necessitating yet another by-election. Khalid said the speculation could have been the result of heavy pressure on Manoharan’s […]
PR assemblypersons in Perak to attend 7 May sitting
IPOH, 30 April 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Perak today decided that all its assemblypersons would attend the state legislative assembly sitting on 7 May, said former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. He said the decision was final although previously there had been speculation that the PR would boycott the assembly […]
Laila Taib buried
KUCHING, 30 APRIL 2009: Puan Sri Laila Taib, Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s wife who died yesterday from cancer, was buried in the Demak Jaya Muslim cemetary in Jalan Bako today. Her remains were lowered into the ground at 1pm next to the grave of her mother-in-law Hamidah Yakub, who died on […]
Chin Peng fails in last bid to enter M’sia
PUTRAJAYA, 30 April 2009: Former communist leader Chin Peng today failed in his last bid to live in Malaysia after the Federal Court here upheld two lower courts’ decisions compelling him to produce his identification documents before he can be permitted to enter this country. Chin Peng (Pic extracted from the cover of his book […]
Bar Council: More must be done for Orang Asli
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Bar Council is heartened by the Selangor government’s decision to withdraw its appeal to the Federal Court with respect to the Sagong Tasi case, which involves the 1995 acquisition of 38.477 acres of customary land in Bukit Tampoi, Dengkil that belongs to the Temuan tribe. Sagong Tasi of the Temuan (Pic courtesy of Suaram); […]
