PENGKALAN Chepa Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ab Halim Ab Rahman’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ab Halim Ab Rahman Constituency: Pengkalan Chepa Party: PAS Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: None Party position: Elections director Membership in parliamentary committees […]
Sketches of a councillor
By KW MakLOCAL council meetings can stretch on for four to five hours. Many issues arising from the non-adherence of the law by the previous government need the current administration’s attention. At times when the debate gets ridiculously long-winded or totally diverges from the topic at hand, I sketch. This drawing habit comes from my love for […]
Anifah Aman (Kimanis)
By Koh Lay ChinKIMANIS Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman Constituency: Kimanis Party: Umno Years as MP: 1999-2004 (Beaufort) 2004-present (Kimanis) Government position: Foreign minister Party position: Kimanis division chief Membership in […]
Pakatan Rakyat
By The Nut Graph teamPR leaders celebrating their victory during the Permatang Pauh by-election in Aug 2008 SO what is the deal with the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)? Is it merely experiencing the normal teething problems of a newly formed political coalition? Are all its problems engineered by the BN, or could some actually have been internally generated? After the […]
Questions about Khazanah’s investment
By Tony PuaKHAZANAH Nasional’s recent acquisition of a 10% stake in OUC for RMB300 million, or RM150 million, raises the question of what exactly Khanazah‘s investment role, strategy and philosophy are. Is Khazanah a strategic investor meant to play an active role in bringing about and developing key industries and technologies in Malaysia via mega developments such […]
Ahmad Lai Bujang (Sibuti)
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Gua Musang)
[Updated]
By Deborah Loh and Koh Lay ChinUpdated 2pm, 17 Feb 2010 THE following are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who did not reply to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, the end of their two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ahmad Lai Bujang […]
A slice of Tenggiri
Compiled by Nick Choo
SEKEPING Tenggiri in Kuala Lumpur is a guesthouse with a difference. Landscape architect Ng Sek San initially converted two houses at 46-48 Jalan Tenggiri in Bangsar into a warehouse to store his personal art collection. But a section of that space has now been transformed into a unique seven-room guesthouse. For between RM200 and RM250 […]
Ong Tee Keat (Pandan)
By Deborah LohPANDAN Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Ong Tee Keat Constituency: Pandan Party: MCA Years as MP: Since 1989 Government position: None (effective 1 June 2010) Party position: Membership in parliamentary committees or […]
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (Sungai Siput)
By Deborah LohUpdated 4:45pm, 11 Feb 2010 SUNGAI Siput Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj‘s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj Constituency: Sungai Siput Party: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM, opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Founding […]
Should offensive ideas be penalised?
By Wong Chin HuatI AM offended by Datuk Nasir Safar‘s “beggars and sex-workers” remark about non-Malay Malaysians. But I would not agree with those who have called for him to be charged under the Sedition Act, detained without trial or stripped of his citizenship. I am therefore pleased by the sober voices of DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit […]
