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Is govt revenue haram?

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | October 11, 2010 12 Comments

THE Penang government has come under fire from Umno for allegedly distributing government aid for senior citizens from “haram” sources. But is Umno missing something in its own argument? And whether money from gaming activities was really distributed to Muslims or not, is such aid really “haram” in Islam?

Promoting the constitution = seditious?

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | September 13, 2010 2 Comments

A POLICE report was lodged recently by a society, of which the prime minister is the patron, against the Bar Council’s MyConstitution campaign. The society said the MyConstitution booklets were “seditious” because it explained how the constitution could be amended. But doesn’t the constitution expressly state that it can be amended? And since when did educating the public about the constitution constitute a crime?

Who’s a traitor?

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | August 25, 2010 8 Comments

LEMBAH Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar may have been disingenuous when she repeated a minister’s Parliamentary statement about Malaysia’s submarines to a foreign newspaper. But does her speaking to a foreign audience constitute being a traitor as she has been called?

Still unclear about “Allah”

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | August 6, 2010 28 Comments

THE home minister expresses “regret” over the “Allah” ban. But any attempt to rationally address the issue of protecting the legitimate rights of all Malaysians is quickly shut down by the Umno-led government.

Averting Selangor’s water crisis

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 29, 2010 6 Comments

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POPULATION growth and development certainly drives higher water consumption. In Selangor, when a water crisis will happen appears to depend on who you ask. But it appears that there is more political rhetoric behind answering the question and not enough science.

Guan Eng vs Nik Ali: A chronology

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | July 28, 2010 4 Comments

WHAT exactly is the fight between Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and the state development officer Nik Ali Mat Yunos all about? Is it about public accountability or just a schoolyard fight between big boys?

The cost of losing credibility

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 25, 2010 3 Comments

File pic of jet engines

ON 17 June 2010, a startling accusation was made against the Malaysian armed forces. The father of Sergeant N Tharmendran said in a police report that his son, who has been charged with stealing two jet engines from the Sungai Besi air base, was tortured by officers to confess to the theft. The Royal Malaysian […]

Suhakam nails it

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | June 8, 2010 1 Comment

“The Malaysian government appears to be more interested in pursuing short-term political advantage rather than safeguarding rights,” says Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director Phil Robertson. But the government begs to differ…

Najib’s version of media freedom

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | March 23, 2010 4 Comments

“As long as the reports do not run foul of our existing laws, the press is free to report on pretty much anything.” PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, denying that Malaysia lacked press freedom and saying that such accusations were grossly unfair. Najib said this to journalists and the business fraternity before giving out […]

BTN promotes racial unity?

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 2, 2009 8 Comments

“The courses promote racism and my own children who have attended BTN have been given booklets that encourage hate towards the opposition.” “The programmes are not positive to young minds, and are a waste of money which could have been used to foster real unity.” SELANGOR executive council member Dr Halimah Ali, announcing the state […]

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