Rombongan kecil Ahli Parlimen DAP yang diketuai oleh YB Lim Kit Siang telah mengadakan lawatan ke Indonesia untuk belajar tentang politik Islam di Negara itu. Kami bertolak pada 19 September dan balik pada 23 September 2016. Rombongan ini termasuk YB Zairil Khir Johari, YB Steven Sim, Cik Foo Yueh Chuan dan saya. Dalam beberapa hari…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Selangor government rejected today the DAP’s call for early elections in the state, saying that it intends to continue its mandate to the people. The office of Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, who is from PKR, said the MB was looking at legal avenues to object to…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 ― The DAP wants state polls to be held in Selangor before the Election Commission (EC) gains approval for its recent controversial proposed redelineation exercise. Selangor DAP chairman Tony Pua said the party “unanimously” agreed to early elections in the state during an emergency meeting yesterday, but will wait for its…
KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Jamal Yunos today said he would ignore any advice given by the police when organising a counter-rally against the upcoming Bersih 5 gathering. Jamal, who is also the Sungai Besar Umno division chief, said last year the group had heeded the advice of the men in blue. But this time…
The Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said today that Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi should turn himself in over his insensitive remarks on Twitter. This was in reference to the DAP lawmaker’s “adios” tweet following the death of PAS spiritual leader Haron Din. Of course, Ooi has his defence that saying “adios” is somehow polite….
KUCHING, Sept 19 — Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) will remain opposed to PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s private member’s Bill on the Shariah courts when he re-tables it in Parliament, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Openg said today. “Our previous position in opposing the Bill still stands. We have not changed…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Lim Kit Siang suggested today that Pakatan Harapan consider holding snap elections in Selangor, claiming that the Election Commission’s (EC) constituency redelineation proposals have “butchered” the state’s map. The DAP parliamentary leader said the current fifth constituency redelineation was making voter disparity in electoral constituencies greater than ever before.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will be re-tabling his Private Member’s Bill which seeks to amend the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 in the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting next month. The Star Online reported the Islamist party president confirmed that he will once again put in the…