PETALING JAYA, 2 Feb 2009: It will be hard for the two former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblypersons in Perak to challenge their own pre-signed, undated resignation letters, a constitutional lawyer said today. Jamaluddin Mat Radzi, the assemblyperson for Behrang, and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, the assemblyperson for Changkat Jering, can deny having sent the […]
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BN will not win from Perak defections
By Wong Chin HuatEVENTS are moving so fast in Perak that by the time this column is published, the Barisan Nasional (BN) may be in control of the state legislative assembly if there are enough defections to its side from Pakatan Rakyat. Even though the two Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives who were tipped to cross over to the […]
The future of Hindraf
By Tricia YeohMORE than one year after Hindraf supporters stormed the streets of Kuala Lumpur, the question remains: has the plight of Indian Malaysians been successfully addressed? Despite Hindraf leaders taking the forefront in anti-ISA (Internal Security Act) vigils, making international headlines, and creating awareness, are Indian Malaysians any closer to achieving their goals than they were […]
Umno div head suspended for sabotaging party (Updated)
Updated 22 Dec 2008, 5.45pm KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: The Umno disciplinary board suspended the membership of Pokok Sena Umno division head Datuk Ahmad Lebai Sudin for two years effective 17 Dec, after finding him guilty of sabotaging the party in the 8 March general election. Disciplinary board chairperson Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen […]
Human rights: what’s stopping Malaysia?
By Elizabeth Looi and Shanon ShahEleanor Roosevelt reading the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Spanish text (source: wikipedia.org) “MALAYSIA has only signed two out of the eight core international human rights treaties,” says Alice Nah, National Human Rights Society (Hakam) executive committee member. “As time goes on, however, Malaysia’s reluctance to sign these treaties will become more […]
Tunku Imran resigns from Petra Group
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Dec 2008: Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar today announced his resignation as director of all Petra Group companies and as group chairperson, saying “enough is enough”. “I am resigning due to a number of reasons, the latest being the recent lawsuit brought against me and the Petra Group by Hollywood star Bruce Willis […]
Where is Anwar’s shadow cabinet?
By Wong Chin HuatSINCE the 8 March elections, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been dubbed a prime minister-in-waiting by many. This never happened with Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Lim Kit Siang, Datuk Fadzil Noor, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, or Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah. Such recognition shows how far Malaysia has come in readying for an end to […]
“There is no compulsion in religion”
By Shanon ShahIN part two of this exclusive interview, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim-Bandar Baru, Zulkifli Nordin, shares his views with The Nut Graph about the position of Islam in Malaysia. Although he remains staunch about defending Islam’s position, Zulkifli was surprisingly candid in his asides regarding Islamic laws in Malaysia. On […]
Pitfalls in regulating race relations
By Deborah LohWill the proposed Race Relations Act outlaw discrimination? (Source: jpnin.gov.my) IS the proposed Race Relations Act doomed to fail even before it has been drafted? Human rights advocates, lawyers and academics who recently attended a roundtable on the proposed act seem to think so. The act, which was proposed by the government in September 2008, […]
Abdul Razak can be rearrested if prosecution appeals
PUTRAJAYA, 3 Nov 2008: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda faces the possibility of being re-arrested and remanded pending the outcome should the prosecution appeal to the Court of Appeal against his acquittal. Lawyer Karpal Singh said the prosecution could make such application under Section 56A of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 to prevent Abdul […]
