THE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned by the government’s latest move of confiscating two books, Where is Justice? and 1Funny Malaysia, published by online news site Malaysiakini.com. On 29 Jan, the news portal reported that 64 copies of the books had been confiscated from two retail outlets in Malacca and Penang. A Malaysiakini […]
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Kepala Batas)
By Deborah LohKEPALA Batas Member of Parliament Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Constituency: Kepala Batas Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 1978 Government position: None (Former prime minister 31 Oct 2003 – 3 April 2009) Party position: Kepala […]
Bernard Giluk Dompok (Penampang)
By Deborah LohPENAMPANG Member of Parliament Tan Sri Dr Bernard Giluk Dompok’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Bernard Giluk DompokConstituency: Penampang Party: UpkoYears as MP: Since 1990Government position: Plantation, industries and commodities minister Party position: Upko president Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: […]
Loke Siew Fook (Rasah)
By Deborah LohRASAH Member of Parliament Loke Siew Fook responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs the same six questions about parliamentary democracy in Malaysia. Three of the questions were selected by readers and three others by The Nut Graph. Name: Loke Siew FookConstituency: Rasah Party: DAP (Opposition)Years as MP: […]
Reaching the middle Malay Malaysian
By Deborah Loh(See-saw image by scusi/Dreamstime) THE DAP’s unveiling of “Middle Malaysia” couldn’t have been at a better time. But with the ongoing “Allah” debate and the defiance by Parti Keadlian Rakyat (PKR)’s Zulkifli Noordin, an apt question is, just who are Middle Malaysians? From party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng‘s description, Middle Malaysia indicates a state of […]
A pig-headed perspective
By Nick Choo(Pic by theodore99 / sxc.hu) JUST recently, pigs’ heads were left in mosques, after previous arson and vandalism attacks on churches, a Catholic school, a Sikh gurdwara and two surau. These attacks on places of worship are apparently related to the ongoing tussle over the “Allah” issue. In the last edition of Merely Playing, I […]
Chor Chee Heung (Alor Star)
By Deborah LohALOR Star Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Chor Chee Heung responds to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Three of the questions were selected by readers and three others by The Nut Graph. (Source: Wiki commons) Name: Chor Chee HeungConstituency: Alor Star Party: MCAYears as MP: Since […]
Who to believe in the PR?
By Deborah Loh“Enough is enough. You either toe the line, support the reform agenda, commit yourself to Pakatan and work together as a multi-ethnic, multi-religious entity or you leave or be kicked out. There are no two ways about it.” PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim takes a stand after long-standing complaints against troublemakers […]
February 2010
Forget the two-party system (Corrected 12pm, 24 Feb 2010) We originally published the first three paragraphs after the subheading What perils await? as follows: “Such a ‘two-party system discourse’ has two problems. The first is that there are still widespread misconceptions about what a two-party system really is. “Voters here can and should practise normal […]
Karpal on the DAP
By Deborah LohDAP chairperson Karpal Singh is not one to shy from criticising his own political comrades and allies. For him, principles come first. And because of this, the fiery veteran has had no qualms about putting his colleagues in their places, often giving fodder to media speculation that the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is on the verge […]
