(Pic by arte_ram / sxc.hu) A FRIEND of a mine, a schoolteacher, sent me this. It is related to a minor incident that caught my eye recently: To En Wan Hamid Abdul KadhirHeadmasterSekolah Menengah Tunku Azlan ShahIpoh, PERAK Dear Sir, DISCIPLINARY INCIDENT ON 7 MAY 2009 Pertaining to the matter above, I am replying to […]
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Rais mum over debate with Zaid
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 5 May 2009: After challenging former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim to a debate, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim is now keeping mum. Repeated attempts by The Nut Graph to contact Rais’s office for comment on the possibility of a televised debate have been met with […]
AgendaDaily can sponsor Rais-Zaid debate
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 29 April 2009: AgendaDaily is willing to sponsor a televised debate between Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim and former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim – provided both agree to it. “If Rais gives a clear indication that he is open to it, we are willing to […]
Umno assembly: debates continue
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2009: The Umno general assembly continues today with the main agenda being the debate on the motion of thanks for the presidential policy speech, and the motions on economy, education and religion. Twelve delegates will participate in the debate which began at 8.30am on the presidential policy speech. The debate would […]
Credibility of JAC appointee paramount
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: A backbencher said today the government has to ensure that the credibility of the four eminent persons to be appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission is beyond question. Barisan Nasional (BN) Member of Parliament for Rembau, Khairy Jamaluddin said the four people, to be appointed by the prime minister, should […]
Debate on DNA bill deferred
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: The debate on the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Bill 2008 at the committee stage has been postponed, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. He said the deferment was to make way for the tabling of several new and more important bills including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Establishment […]
Pointless chin-wagging
By Rom NainDESPITE the results of the 8 March 2008 general election, the mainstream Malaysian media still generally loathes crediting non-Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians, i.e. those from the Pakatan Rakyat. Hence the inaugural televised live debate on 15 July 2008 between opposition icon Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Information Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek, which was won by […]
