THIS week, The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat to comment on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Azmin Ali’s supposed party tussle with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. TNG: What is the significance, if any, of Azmin Ali replacing Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim as PKR Selangor chief? Does this indicate that […]
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Hindus first, before becoming Muslim
BEFORE Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim became a politician, he was far better known as a Malaysian champion of transparency, integrity and good governance. Indeed, it was no coincidence that Tunku Aziz, together with like-minded individuals, founded Transparency International Malaysia (TI-Malaysia) in 1998. He was TI-Malaysia president until December 2004. Even after setting up TI-Malaysia, […]
Saifuddin Abdullah (Temerloh)
TEMERLOH Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Saifuddin Abdullah; constituency: Temerloh […]
“Is Chinese penis really that good?”
IN part two of stories about those who have encountered the religious police, freelance writer Nabila Nasir, 25, recounts the harassment and extortion she and a now ex-boyfriend experienced at the hands of moral guardians in mid-2007.
Ismail Kasim (Arau)
ARAU Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ismail Kasim’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Ismail Kassim Constituency: Arau Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: • Arau division deputy head Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: None Blog/Website: Facebook […]
Updated – Hasan Malek (Kuala Pilah)
KUALA Pilah Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Hasa Malek’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Hasan Malek Constituency: Kuala Pilah Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: • Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Party position: • Kuala Pilah division deputy […]
Rashid Din (Merbok)
MERBOK Member of Parliament (MP) Rashid Din’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions.
P Kamalanathan (Hulu Selangor)
HULU SELANGOR Member of Parliament (MP) P Kamalanathan’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: P KamalanathanConstituency: Hulu Selangor Party: MICYears as MP: Since 25 April 2010 (won through a by-election) Government position: None Party position: • MIC information chief Membership in parliamentary committees […]
Che Rosli Che Mat (Hulu Langat)
HULU Langat Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Che Rosli Che Mat’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (pic: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Dr Che Rosli Che Mat Constituency: Hulu Langat Party: PAS Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: None Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: None Blog/Website: http://www.hululangat.net/ […]
Understanding ethical journalism
Bob Woodward (left) and Carl Bernstein (Woodward pic © Kat Walsh; Bernstein pic © Larry D Moore | Wiki Commons) JOSHUA Wong Ngee Choong, 42, quit his job as a producer at ntv7 on principle — he is opposed to self-censorship and political interference in the media. No wonder, then, that one of his favourite […]
