BISMILLAHIR Rahmannir Rahim. Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Rahman dan Rahim. Dua dari 99 nama Tuhan yang sentiasa disebut oleh umat Islam. Allah mahu kita semua ingat dua sifat ini, lebih dari yang lainnya. Namun, nampaknya sifat Allah yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang ini yang sering dilupakan dan tidak dijiwai […]
Lessons from Manohara
By Deborah LohBeware the big bad wolf (Ralf Kraft / Dreamstime) BACK in May and June this year, the story of Indonesian teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot and her escape from her Kelantanese prince husband dominated headlines for its sensationalism and high drama. Who could resist a real-life soap opera with allegations of mental and physical abuse […]
Game over for PR in Perak?
By Wong Chin HuatSIX months ago, when Datuk Seri Najib Razak first took over as prime minister in April 2009, no one would have expected him to be able to draw a mass rally numbering between 30,000 and 50,000 people in Perak. Indeed, he even avoided the campaign in the Bukit Gantang by-election a few days after his […]
Land rights key to survival
By Koh Lay ChinTHE problems the Penan and other indigenous communities face can sometimes seem overwhelming and complicated. In this interview with The Nut Graph conducted via e-mail in late September 2009, Koh Lay Chin speaks to anthropologist Kelvin Egay, whom she met while visiting the Orang Ulu in Sarawak. She asks Egay, who has researched these communities […]
Tales from a Councillor: Residents, developers and mechanics
By KW MakPART of my work as a Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) councillor involves mediating disputes between resident groups and various parties. From experience, things are not always what they appear to be. There are no morals to these stories, save those that readers interpret for themselves. (Lamp by Dan Edwards; yin-yang by hisks / sxc.hu) […]
MCMC: “We’re just doing our job”
By Ding Jo-AnnMohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi IT has been more than a month since the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) investigated Malaysiakini for putting up two video reports — one about the 28 Aug 2009 cow-head protest and the other depicting the home minister’s defence of the protesters in a press conference. No charges have been […]
Police refer reports on Liow’s wife to MACC
PUTRAJAYA, 19 Oct 2009: Police have referred to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) the report lodged against the wife of Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai pertaining to allegations contained in a letter published on the internet. MACC deputy chief commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed confirmed today that police had referred the case to […]
M’sia Day a public holiday from 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Oct 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has declared that Malaysia Day which falls on 16 Sept annually will be a national public holiday from next year. He told the Dewan Rakyat today that the formation of Malaysia as an independent and sovereign country was an important chapter in the nation’s […]
Teoh’s family postpones psychiatric evaluation
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Oct 2009: The family members of the deceased political aide, Teoh Beng Hock, have decided to postpone a psychiatric evaluation scheduled for today as their lawyer was not allowed to accompany them. Lawyer Lim Lip Eng, who is holding watching brief for Teoh’s family, said the family was instructed by the police […]
MCA CC to discuss vacant VP post
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Oct 2009: Newly appointed MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today the party’s central committee (CC) would discuss the filling of one of the four posts of vice-president at its next meeting. “It (the post) has to be discussed at the CC level. We do not know when the […]
