NOTHING could be more wrong than to think there is a pro-Umno faction in PAS. Rather, we need to notice nuances in the debate on a possible unity government with Umno and the notorious resolution for the National Fatwa Council to investigate and possibly ban Sisters in Islam (SIS). These issues are symptomatic of two […]
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Enter Islamism
By Shanon ShahA CORRUPT and lavish ruling elite. A police force with unlimited powers. An unpopular, despotic leader who uses the constitutional monarchy to subvert the democratic process. An increasingly angry population that rallies around a charismatic, religious opposition leader who espouses the ideals of democracy and justice. Sounds like Malaysia? Well, it’s not — this was […]
Bintang rock masa kini
Oleh Shanon ShahBERIBU-RIBU penonton sudah berkumpul di depan pentas persembahan, menanti-nanti ketibaan bintang pujaan mereka. Apabila diumumkan ketibaan bintang pujaan tersebut, gemuruh tepukan tangan dan sorakan dari penonton seolah-olah tiada tandingannya. Bunyi tepukan dan sorakan ini tidak surut sehinggalah bintang pujaan mereka naik ke pentas. Setelah mengucapkan terima kasih, bintang pujaan ini mula bersuara. Para penonton kesemuanya […]
Ke arah “perundingan dan persefahaman”
Oleh Zedeck SiewPERHATIAN kini tertumpu kepada muktamar PAS ke-55. Walaupun terdapat saingan yang mungkin sengit untuk jawatan timbalan presiden parti, di peringkat Dewan Pemuda PAS, keadaan nampaknya tenang. Jawatan ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS dimenangi tanpa bertanding oleh Nasrudin Hassan at Tantawi. The Nut Graph sempat berbual dengan Nasrudin, menerusi e-mel, untuk mengetahui corak kepimpinannya kelak, serta perasaan […]
The epidemic of conspiracy theories
By Marina MahathirTHERE are epidemics. And then there are conspiracy theories about epidemics, which become endemic in themselves. There has long been a conspiracy theory that HIV is a plot by white people to annihilate black people. This, apparently, is the reason why AIDS is so endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and in other black-majority countries such as […]
Short-sighted politics
By Wong Chin HuatThe road ahead is long and winding – but who will lead the way? (Background image by Monica Arellano-Ongpin @ Flickr; stop sign images by Mateusz Stachowski /sxc.hu; Najib image public domain, source: Wikimedia commons) SO another by-election is over — the sixth since 2008. Garnering 85% of the total votes cast, Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
Communist sympathisers, beware!
By Zedeck Siew(TV image by Konrado Fedorczyko / sxc.hu; communist star image public domain, source: Wiki commons)WHILE there has been a lot of press coverage regarding the establishment of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Unpatriotic Activities (SPCUA), I’m baffled as to why more hasn’t been written on the SPCUA’s televised hearings. As we know, the SPCUA was […]
Been arrested yet?
By KW MakArrests starting to become badge of honour amongstsome (all pics ©Arte_Ram/sxc.hu) WEARING black, lighting a candle or simply putting up a tent is an offence that can get you arrested these days. The target of these arrests are Pakatan Rakyat (PR) politicians, lawyers, general workers and members of the public who simply want to make […]
The terror of government silence
By Jacqueline Ann SurinPenan child (© Robin Hanbury-Tenison/Survival, pic courtesy of Survival International) DATUK Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was the perfect picture of concern and care on the front page of The Star newspaper on 28 May 2009. The newly re-appointed women, family and community development minister was photographed at the Serdang Hospital with a five-year-old child who […]
Protecting kids in cyberspace
By Cindy ThamMANY people would cringe at the idea of being friends with their parents on social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster and MySpace. Not that we have anything to hide. The posts can be viewed by all our friends anyway, and sometimes by their friends as well. Such sites aren’t exactly known for privacy. (©Michal Zacharzewski/sxc.hu) […]
