PETALING JAYA, 16 Feb 2009: The legal amendments that made it possible to prosecute the Malay Rulers originated from an Umno-led government in 1993, Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has pointed out. Razaleigh (Public domain; source: Wikipedia) Commenting on Karpal Singh’s call to bring the Perak Sultan to court and the charges that have been […]
Man responsible for exco’s nude pics not identified (Updated)
By Zedeck Siew(Updated 7:52pm, 16 Feb 2009) Corrected 7:52pm, 16 Feb 2009 PETALING JAYA, 16 Feb 2009: Police have (corrected) yet to identify the person behind the circulation of nude photographs of Selangor executive councillor (exco), Elizabeth Wong. Petaling Jaya OCPD, ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said police would record statements from a man soon and initial investigations revealed […]
Puisi untuk Perak
Oleh Shanon ShahKEMELUT politik di Perak telah mencetuskan pelbagai reaksi: marah, takut, terhina, tidak percaya, “padan muka”, riak, dan sebagainya. Ada yang sanggup meluahkan perasaan ini dengan cara menyerang pemimpin-pemimpin yang terlibat secara peribadi. Puak yang pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) mengecam Menteri Besar Perak yang asal, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, sebagai pengkhianat dan penderhaka kerana enggan melepaskan […]
PPPA bad for business
By Zedeck SiewTHE recent seizures of Suara Keadilan and Harakah have once again highlighted inherent difficulties posed by the Printing and Publications Act (PPPA) and its impact on our publishing industry. One aspect that has fallen by the wayside in the rush to speculate on the seemingly arbitrary confiscation — if they were part of a routine […]
Umno’s resistance to change
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Shanon ShahWHO would be envious of Khairy Jamaluddin? Despite his meteoric rise within Umno and the doors that were presumably opened to him as the prime minister’s son-in-law, the changing political tide means the 33-year-old now has to swim against currents. And swim he does. With Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s exit as premier and Umno […]
For the love of the sultan
By Wong Chin HuatSultan Azlan Shah (Source: sultan.perak.gov.my) AS in most other monarchies, Malaysians have been taught to love king and country. But rarely have we asked or been told why. This appeared to be okay until innocence was lost. For some of us, this occurred during the recent Perak crisis; for others, it could have occurred earlier. […]
Selangor Sultan saddened by Perak developments
By BernamaKLANG, 13 Feb 2009: Following is the special press statement by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, released by Istana Alam Shah, here today: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (Source: Wikipedia)Political developments, instances of street demonstrations, and disputes between various parties relating to the recent appointment of the new Perak state government, to […]
Busy Parliament ahead
By Sharon Tan and Yong Min WeiKUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament (MPs) have their work cut out when they return on Monday (16 Feb 2009) for the first sitting of the second session in the 12th Parliament with bills, a mini-budget, and by-elections to keep them busy. The 20-day session ending on 19 March would begin with the opening by the […]
The pastor for Palestine
By Shanon ShahTHE protests in Malaysia against Israel’s attacks on Gaza have taken on an overwhelmingly Islamic hue. From PAS‘s public demonstrations to the Muslim Consumers Association’s campaign to boycott all Jewish products, the crisis in Gaza has been painted as a proxy war between Muslims and Jews. Some prominent Malaysian Muslims have spoken up against this […]
Hate speech is not patriotism
By Dr Farish A NoorNOTHING stirs the humbug soup better than spurious talk of patriotism and loyalty. The saddest thing of all is that more often than not, whenever there is the rallying call to demonstrate one’s patriotism and to show one’s love for the nation, it comes from the most narrow-minded, chauvinistic and intolerant quarters of society. This […]
