KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2009: Former Perak Speaker V Sivakumar and six others will know on 29 Sept whether they can challenge the Election Commission (EC)’s decision not to hold by-elections for three state seats in Perak. Justice Lau Bee Lan fixed the date after both Senior Federal Counsel Datuk Kamaludin Md Said and Sivakumar’s […]
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Penan girls and women were sexually violated
By Ding Jo-AnnShadowy interior of a Penan home (Pics courtesy of Sofiyah Israa @ Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 9 Sept 2009: Nearly a year after, a government task force report has confirmed that Penan women and children in Sarawak were raped and sexually abused by timber workers. The report by the national task force set up in October […]
Muddying the cow-head protest
By Deborah Loh“They should have listened to the residents first. It would not have come to this if they had a dialogue with them about the relocation.” HOME Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, blaming Selangor’s Pakatan Rakyat-led government for the 28 Aug 2009 cow-head protest against the relocation of a Hindu temple in Section 23, Shah Alam. […]
Black Eyed Pea soup
By Ding Jo-Ann“Muslims cannot attend. Non-Muslims can go and have fun.” AN Information, Communication and Culture Ministry official on Guinness’s 25 Sept 2009 Arthur’s Day celebrations at Sunway Lagoon, where music group the Black Eyed Peas is due to perform. The ministry had set out conditions for the organisers, including one stating that Muslims were not allowed […]
Prefix “Mc” not exclusive to McDonald’s
PUTRAJAYA, 8 Sept 2009: The battle by fast food chain McDonald’s Corporation for exclusivity to use the “Mc” trademark ended today after it failed to stop local Indian restaurant McCurry Restaurant (KL) Sdn Bhd from using the prefix. The Federal Court, comprising Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria and Federal Court Judges Datuk […]
AG ordered to reply to S’gor govt’s affidavit
SHAH ALAM, 8 Sept 2009: The High Court here has ordered the Attorney-General (AG) to reply to an affidavit-in-response filed by the Selangor government relating to his (the AG’s) application to have a circular, which directed officials and staff of the state government to assist in Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigations during office hours with […]
12 cow-head protesters to be charged tomorrow
SHAH ALAM, 8 Sept 2009: Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said 12 cow-head protesters would be charged under the Sedition Act tomorrow. “Police will find and record their statements today. They will be charged in court tomorrow,” he said. When asked by the media why they were not charged today, Khalid said the […]
Send signature list: MCA sec-gen to Chua supporters
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Sept 2009: MCA secretary-general Datuk Wong Foon Meng wants supporters of sacked party deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek to submit the list of signatutes of one-third of the delegates, and state why an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) should be called. “The faster they can do this, the better, then […]
Nik Aziz: No need for discussion with Umno
KOTA BARU, 8 Sept 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said there was no need for discussions with Umno as long as the party’s struggle was not for the Islamic cause. He regarded a statement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday on Umno’s willingness to discuss issues concerning Islam […]
Do secular laws benefit Muslims?
By Shanon Shah“IN order for me to embrace, fully and publicly, my African-American, feminist lesbian identity, I didn’t believe I could simultaneously embrace, fully and publicly, my Muslim identity,” Aishah Shahidah Simmons tells The Nut Graph. “But given all the repression I’ve faced as an African-American, feminist lesbian, I have so many privileges in the world as […]
