THE recent events relating to the death of Kugan Ananthan while in police custody have revived public concern and outcry over the ways police carry out their investigation, especially in interrogating suspects. Death in custody further complicates the situation, and in this case the family, community and general public have lost confidence in the independence […]
Letters to the Editor
Umno’s disciplinary problems
By Datuk Zaid Ibrahim(© Kriss Szkurlatowski / sxc.hu) THE call by Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail, chairperson of Umno’s disciplinary tribunal, for the party to disband its youth, wanita and puteri wings, has drawn much flak. Even though Rithauddeen made this suggestion as a measure to curb corruption, the party’s senior leaders, including president-elect Datuk Seri Najib […]
Policing must change
By Josef Roy BenedictTHE alleged murder of Kugan Ananthan clearly illustrates that policing in this country must change once and for all. There have been too many cases of police misconduct and abuse where internal investigations fail to bring perpetrators to justice. A frequent response to inquiries about the investigation of a complaint of police abuse, particularly when […]
Where are the police?
By R GaneshPolice personnel watching traffic go by in Dun Bandar, Kuala Terengganu (all pics by Lainie Yeoh) I AM amazed how the police sometimes have so many personnel for certain events. I refer to the current Kuala Terengganu by-election. Besides truckloads of police personnel, there is even a chopper flying. A few days ago, a baby […]
What about women?
By Women's Candidacy InitiativeTHE Women’s Candidacy Initiative (WCI) notes with concern the manner in which the Kuala Terengganu by-elections were run by both the Barisan National (BN) and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidates. There was so much focus on race, hudud laws, and distributive justice vis-a-vis the state of Terengganu and the Federation of Malaysia. Voter on polling […]
Hudud and democracy
By Khalid SamadSOME claim PAS faces an internal dilemma with the “outdated” hudud issue. I, of course, disagree with this assessment, as I believe PAS is and has always been clear on this issue. I believe it is democracy that faces a dilemma when confronted with the hudud issue. I have always wondered how a democracy would […]
Let Catholic weekly run in Malay
By Khalid SamadEVEN though the Home Ministry recently approved the publication permit for the Herald – the Catholic Weekly, only publication in English, Tamil, and Chinese is allowed. Publication of the weekly’s Malay language version has been held back, pending a court decision on the use of the word “Allah”. While my Christian friends applaud the decision […]
Religious freedom undermined
By Josef Roy BenedictONCE again Malaysians are faced with politicians who seek to repress and undermine the religious freedom of minorities in this country. Firstly, we have the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, which has ordered the Catholic Church to cease its Malay-language edition of the Herald until the courts resolve a ban on the paper’s use of the […]
Recognising the Lasallians
By David CE TnehPERHAPS it is timely that the Education Ministry revamps its policies on non-civil servant teachers in Malaysian primary and secondary schools. Case in point would be the missionary schools, because such institutions still need the services of its lay people or Christian Brothers. St Xavier’s Institution (Public domain; source: Wikipedia)One example would be St Xavier’s […]
Accomplishments have no colour
By Munira MustaffaWHEN Barack Obama first broke into the US presidential race, there were mixed reactions. Many people were entertained by his personality, charisma and progressive ideas of change. Some were turned off by his flashiness and pop-star quality. There were those who believed that an [African American] president would never happen. I was one of those […]
