VICTIMS of sexual harassment are not likely to receive meaningful recourse for their complaints if they go to the Labour Department. This is because the Labour Department director general, Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim, does not seem to understand what sexual harassment is. In fact, he made light of the issue at a recent seminar on […]
Letters to the Editor
JAIS perlu professional
Oleh Zuraida KamaruddinPENAHANAN Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin bekas Mufti Perlis oleh pihak Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Selangor (JAIS) telah menimbulkan kekeliruan dikalangan masyarakat Islam terutama di Selangor. Selaku individu yang berada ditempat berlakunya majlis ilmu berkenaan, saya rasa terpanggil untuk menjelaskan beberapa perkara yang mengelirukan berdasarkan kepada beberapa laporan akhbar yang saya rasa telah memetik […]
Arresting Asri an act of injustice
By Dr Chandra MuzaffarTHE arrest of former Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin raises disturbing questions: Isn’t it unjust to arrest a person and take him [or her] to court while investigations on him [or her] are still ongoing? Doesn’t this smack of arbitrariness and high-handedness, and doesn’t it erode established judicial norms and the rule of […]
Return bibles, govt told
By The Christian Federation of MalaysiaThe Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) calls for the immediate release of the 15,000 bibles in Bahasa Malaysia currently being withheld by the authorities. To withhold the use of the Bahasa Malaysia bibles is an infringement of Article 11 of the Federal Constitution which gives every Malaysian the right to profess his or her faith […]
Police injunction undermines fundamental rights
By Amnesty International MalaysiaAMNESTY International Malaysia (AI) is deeply concerned over the use of a blanket injunction reportedly obtained by the police for the 28 Oct 2009 Perak state legislative assembly. Such restraining orders allow for abuse of police powers, as any person within a stipulated range can be arrested without due process and proper examination of facts. […]
Who is Mautik Hani?
By Katrina Jorene Maliamauv
WHO is Mautik Hani? Do we care? This is who she is not: She is not a “statistic”. She is not an “isolated incident”. Mautik Hani was a woman. She was a daughter; she was someone’s friend. Somebody called her “my neighbour”; another called her “my sister”. Mautik Hani had dreams to chase; questions to […]
Isu Kartika: Cabaran pemimpin menterjemah keadilan
Oleh Norhayati KaprawiBISMILLAHIR 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 […]
Allow open discussion on Kartika case
By Datuk Ambiga SreenevasanIn the past, lawyers were largely at the forefront of such criticisms. However, with the information age and globalisation, there is a rising tide of awareness among the public in Malaysia. It is heartening to see the public join in the outcry against injustice and unjust laws. It is stimulating to read arguments for and […]
Does Obama deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
By David AnthonyWORLDWIDE congratulations have poured in to the White House for President Barack Obama having won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Obama himself has said he does not deserve it, even though he accepted it. A prize is usually given to a winner, and not awarded to a potential winner. What has the world’s most powerful […]
Better to lose battle than lose war on corruption
By Tengku Razaleigh HamzahMUCH as the likely win by Tan Sri Isa Samad in Bagan Pinang today would be welcomed by the leadership after the string of losses Umno has suffered, I am afraid what the nation needs is for Umno to lose again. This is because again we have fielded a candidate proven to be corrupt. A […]
