Updated 6.40pm, 16 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: The MIC said today it has no intention of withdrawing its minister and two deputy ministers from the government as had been speculated in the media recently, purportedly over the lack of deserving treatment. Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said the party wanted […]
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PKR’s moment of truth
By Wong Chin HuatPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will face its moment of truth tomorrow, 15 April 2009. The party will decide whether it will accept Selangor executive councillor (exco) Elizabeth Wong‘s offer of resignation following the distribution of intimate photos of her. Wong has done the honourable thing by offering her party a choice about whether to retain […]
No politicians in Penang Appeals Board
PENANG, 10 April 2009: The Penang state government today appointed 13 professionals to the Penang Appeals Board. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the board, chaired by Penang High Court judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda, comprised lawyers, academicians and engineers. “The board is an independent body and its members are professionals, not politicians,” he said […]
MIC politicians retain posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: MIC politicians under the previous cabinet have been retained and not moved to other ministries in the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. However, senator A Kohilan Pillay of Gerakan, who was previously the Plantation and Commodities deputy minister, has been moved to the Foreign Ministry. MIC secretary-general […]
Islamic authorities in crisis?
By Shanon ShahWHEN the National Fatwa Council issued two successive fatwas in late 2008 banning tomboys and yoga, outcry from the Malaysian public was palpable. Tomboys sneered, youth collectives protested, and Muslim yoga practitioners posed in defence. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the National Fatwa Council, and even Inspector General of […]
Corrupting influence
By Zedeck Siew“Corruption disrupts the entire governmental process, underminds morality and erodes ethical behaviour.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in an address at the 5th Developing Eight (D8) Summit, on 13 May 2006. The call was aimed at Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states (Source: PM: Muslim nations must check corruption, Star, 14 […]
Netizens battle on Perak
By Cindy ThamPETALING JAYA, 6 Feb 2009: Reaction to the political crisis in Perak has been all over the internet. On 5 Feb 2009, the day it became official that the Barisan Nasional (BN) had succeeded in booting out the Pakatan Rakyat state government, people of different political leanings and convictions blogged furiously about it. Some, however, […]
R for Run
By Amir MuhammadRun if you want toRun across the worldRun if you want toWithout wings, without wheels. Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and moviemaker who lives in Damansara, which is more of a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will not be presented in order, as he was never a […]
Getting the message across in KT
By Deborah Loh
ELECTION ceramahs are always interesting to attend not just to listen to the speakers, but to see who else shows up. Chinese Malaysians attending a PAS event always raise eyebrows, because they are traditionally seen as Barisan Nasional supporters. Their presence is even more interesting in the Kuala Terengganu by-election where they are said to […]
Penan about-turn
Compiled by Khairil Anhar“Hearsay and sweeping statements are unfair to Sarawak” Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, dismissing allegations by the Bruno Manser Foundation about Penan women and girls being sexually abused by loggers. In an interview on 24 Sept 2008, he also urged the foundation not to paint a negative picture of Sarawak and to […]
