Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa (Background image source: Wiki commons) CAN Muslims and non-Muslims question or critique Islamic laws? Are Islamic laws inherently unjust? Should Malaysia be an Islamic state? Does one need to be an Islamic “authority” in order to figure these issues out? Islamic Renaissance Front founder and chairperson Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa shares […]
Tan Ah Eng (Gelang Patah) [Updated]
By Deborah Loh and Ding Jo-AnnUpdated 11.15pm, 9 April 2010 (source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Tan Ah EngConstituency: Gelang Patah Party: MCA Years as MP: Since 2004 Government post: None Party post: Johor Wanita chairperson Wanita deputy chief (as of 8 April 2010) Membership in parliamentary committee or caucus: Public Accounts Committee member Barisan Nasional Backbenchers’ Club committee member Blog/website: None […]
Chow Kon Yeow (Tanjong)
By Ding Jo-AnnTANJONG Member of Parliament (MP) Chow Kon Yeow responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Chow Kon YeowConstituency: Tanjong Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 1999 Government position: None Party position: Penang DAP chairperson Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: None Blog/website: http://chow.blogsome.com Would you support the abolition/review of the […]
Better Malaysia, worse Malaysia
By Ding Jo-AnnPerforming in Bunga Manggar Bunga Raya; Five Arts Centre, 2007 (Pic by Phillip Craig; all pics courtesy of Mark Teh) INTRODUCING Mark Teh with a short sentence is not easy. The director–educator–producer–performer–researcher says he tries not to place his various pursuits in a hierarchy. “I suppose I function more like a historian, more than anything […]
A front for Islamic renaissance
By Shanon ShahDr Ahmad Farouk Musa; background: the launch of the Islamic Renaissance Front on 12 Dec 2009 (Background pic courtesy of IRF) DR Ahmad Farouk Musa, cardiothoracic surgeon and academic, is also founder and chairperson of the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF). With the many Islamic groups already flooding the Malaysian landscape, do we need more Islamic […]
Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff (Balik Pulau)
By Ding Jo-AnnUpdated at 4:25pm, 7 April 2010 BALIK Pulau Member of Parliament (MP) Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Mohd Yusmadi Mohd YusoffConstituency: Balik Pulau Party: PKR (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: PKR Youth International Bureau chairperson PKR Youth executive […]
Testing the MBPJ
By KW MakLOCAL government elections seems to be a hot topic in Malaysia’s current political landscape. The belief is that a local council would be more accountable to the taxpaying public if elections are held. The Election Commission, however, will not conduct local government elections because it violates the Local Government Act. So while we are stuck […]
Why fight?
By Wong Chin Huat(Boxing gloves by januszek / sxc.hu) DOES it matter if the MCA stops fighting after the 28 March 2010 party election? On one level, I don’t think so. After all, just 10 days after its elections during which Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek made a remarkable comeback as party president, the MCA’s newsworthiness has […]
No reply for 5 April 2010
By Ding Jo-AnnTHE following Member of Parliament (MP) has not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Monday, 5 April 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. His responses will be updated if and when he replies. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ooi Chuan Aun @ Jeff Ooi Constituency: Jelutong Party: DAP (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: NoneParty […]
Karpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor)
By Deborah Loh(Updated 6 April 2010, 1:25pm) BUKIT Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP) Karpal Singh’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Karpal Singh Ram SinghConstituency: Bukit Gelugor Party: DAP (Opposition)Years as MP: 1978-1999 (Jelutong) 2004-present (Bukit Gelugor) Government position: None Party position: DAP chairperson […]
