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How legitimate is our elected government?

In A Nutshell by Andrew Khoo | April 2, 2012 10 Comments

IF rumour holds true, the 13th general election, due by March 2013, will be held sometime this year. Once again, Malaysians will cast their votes and the party that wins the most number of parliamentary seats will govern federally. But how legitimate is the government that eventually gets into power? Does the party in power […]

Malay Malaysians under siege? Utusan Malaysia reports

By Ding Jo-Ann | July 9, 2010 14 Comments

Are Malay Malaysians really under siege? Are non-Malay Malaysians becoming the majority? Read what Utusan Malaysia has to say about this in Found in Quotation.

Who qualifies as a syariah lawyer?

By Ding Jo-Ann | May 27, 2010 23 Comments

Can non-Muslims practise in the syariah courts?LAWYER Victoria Jayaseelee Martin made headlines in mid May with her quest to be admitted as a syariah lawyer in the Federal Territory. The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council had refused admission to Martin because she was not a Muslim. On 14 May 2010, she was granted leave to have […]

What about keeping promises?

By Women's Candidacy Initiative | April 23, 2010 2 Comments

Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor doggie a bone But when she got there The cupboard was bare So her poor little doggie had none – Old nursery rhyme The Women’s Candidacy Initiative (WCI) notes that each time elections come around, whether it is parliamentary, state or by-elections, parties fielding […]

Siti Mariah Mahmud (Kota Raja)

By Ding Jo-Ann | March 15, 2010 Leave a Comment

KOTA RAJA Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Siti Mariah Mahmud  Constituency: Kota Raja  Party: PAS (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008  Government position: None Party position:   Central committee member   Muslimat central committee member  […]

PKR Wanita challenges Shahrizat

By Zedeck Siew | June 23, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 June 2009: PKR Wanita has challenged Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to enact a policy that ensures 30% women’s representation in government within six months, or resign. PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin also pointed out that Shahrizat’s claim that the idea of a 30% quota for women’s representation was hers was factually inaccurate. […]

Why class matters

By Farish Noor | June 19, 2009 14 Comments

A class successfully avoided (©Tiffany Szerpicki / sxc.hu) AS a teacher, I can tell you that students can and will find any excuse under the sky in order to escape classes, and to not study. What is odd for me is that in Malaysia, there are also politicians, political activists, ideologues and public commentators who […]

PKR: Clearer policy needed on gender representation

By Zedeck Siew | June 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 June 2009: The women’s wing of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) wants Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to come up with a clearer national women’s policy on gender representation. “This issue needs political will. We want to see that from the government,” PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin said at […]

S’gor aims for 30% women representation

By Gan Pei Ling | April 30, 2009 1 Comment

SHAH ALAM, 30 April 2009: The Selangor government is aiming for better gender representation in leadership positions through a soon-to-be-launched youth movement known as Penggerak Belia Negeri Selangor. “To ensure that young women are not marginalised from this programme, the movement’s zone-level committees must comprise a minimum of 30% women. If the chairperson is a […]

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